Chapter 183 (1833rd Update)

One hundred and eighty-three:

If someone were to ask He Yao, "What does Mu Shaowu mean to you?"

He Yao would answer without hesitation that it was his driving force, the embodiment of the injustice he hated, the abnormal existence of the entertainment industry that values ​​traffic over acting skills, and the person he could never forget and hated the most.

But if someone were to ask Mu Shaowu, "What does He Yao mean to you?"

Only after deep thought would Mu Shaowu utter the soul-searching question, "Who is this?"

Mu Shaowu truly doesn't remember He Yao, or rather, he doesn't know He Yao.

Standing at the top of the entertainment industry, he naturally cannot see how many people are at the bottom, nor does he know how many people dream or even fantasize about the roles that producers and directors are begging him to play.

He can only see what's in front of him. Those who can't become famous in front of him, cooperate with him, or earn his respect are naturally forgotten or unknown to him.

This may be cruel, but that's reality.

Just like now, when Mu Shaowu saw He Yao appear and see him standing next to Ye Qingxi, he didn't feel anything.

He Yao is one of the trainee dads this time, and he is also a colleague who is recording this variety show with him. Although Mu Shaowu does not know him, he will not be wary of him.

After all, Mu Shaoyan and Mu Shaoting hadn't told him about He Guang and He Han's situation.

Even Mu Shaoyan and Mu Shaoting themselves didn't know that He Yao was He Guang/He Han's older brother.

There are so many people in this world with the surname He. Take He Lei for example. She also has the surname He, but she is just a simple little girl who has no relation to He Guang or He Han.

Unless it's a rare surname like "Mu", most common, not-so-rare surnames don't evoke any association with kinship.

Of course, there are also those who know about their brother/sister relationship, such as Ye Qingxi, who is standing in front of He Yao at this moment.

"Who are you?"

When He Yao saw a child next to his intern daughter, although he had already guessed through the process of elimination that the child should be Mu Shaowu's adopted son, Ye Qingxi, he still pretended to be puzzled.

He can act, but Ye Qingxi can act better.

Ye Qingxi smiled sweetly and charmingly: "Hello, my name is Ye Qingxi."

"Hello, hello~" He Yao immediately put on his gentle smile, "Were you just talking to Lei Lei? Thank you, you're such a good kid."

Ye Qingxi replied cheerfully, "You're welcome."

"Uncle brought some snacks, do you want some?" He Yao said, pulling over his suitcase to find some snacks for Ye Qingxi.

"Uncle has cookies, potato chips, bread, and candy here. Which one do you like?"

Ye Qingxi feigned innocence, "Are either one okay?"

“Of course!” He Yao looked at him, “Any one is fine with you!”

Ye Qingxi tilted her head, looking as if she was having a hard time making a decision.

He Yao waited patiently for him.

Time ticked by, and Ye Qingxi slowly said, "I can't pick one out."

"This one, these cookies are really delicious. See if you like them. If you do, Uncle will bring you more next time," He Yao said solicitously.

Ye Qingxi immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle."

"You're welcome."

As He Yao spoke, he picked up a cookie and handed it to Ye Qingxi.

However, Ye Qingxi did not answer.

He Yao looked at him in confusion, then saw Ye Qingxi glance at He Lei beside her and say somewhat embarrassedly, "Uncle, why do you only ask me what I like and not Lei Lei?"

He said in a very childish voice, "That won't do. You're Leilei's temporary dad, not my dad. You should see what Leilei likes to eat first, and then see what I like to eat. Otherwise, it would be bad if I picked out what Leilei likes."

He Yao:......

Just as he was about to speak, Ye Qingxi took the biscuit from his hand, then took He Lei's hand and placed it in hers: "Leilei, you eat this. Your intern dad said it's delicious. Try it."

He Lei looked at him, then at her intern father.

She wasn't familiar with He Yao to begin with, and He Yao kept talking to Ye Qingxi after entering the room, his eyes fixed on him. Little He Lei stood beside him, her eyes filled with her intern father, but her intern father didn't look at her.

He Lei was already somewhat introverted, and being ignored by He Yao made her even more embarrassed. Now she didn't dare to eat anything on her own.

"Brother, you eat this." She handed the cookie back to Ye Qingxi. "This is from Dad."

"I'm not eating anymore," Ye Qingxi said with a smile. "I just ate some potato chips, so I'm not hungry. You haven't eaten anything yet, so you should have some."

Ye Qingxi leaned close to her ear and said, "We might have to wait a while before we can eat. You should eat now, or these snacks will have to be handed over and you'll go hungry."

Upon hearing this, He Lei blinked in surprise, "Really?"

Ye Qingxi nodded, "So hurry up and eat, sweetie~"

He Lei nodded, then turned to look at He Yao.

He Yao quickly laughed, "I'm sorry, baby. I was so busy thanking Ye Qingxi for talking to you that I forgot to ask you what you like to eat. What do you like to eat?"

"I'll just eat cookies," He Lei said softly.

"Okay, then you can eat it."

He Lei then started eating.

Ye Qingxi offered He Yao a cup of tea and then prepared to leave.

After all, he didn't intend to reveal his true feelings of dislike for He Yao.

"Then you eat first, I'll come find you to play later," Ye Qingxi said to He Lei.

Upon hearing this, He Lei couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to part with him.

From the moment she stepped into the courtyard, Ye Qingxi was the first person to approach her and talk to her, and even gave her candy. This bag of cookies was placed in her hand by Ye Qingxi.

He Lei felt his kindness for the first time and subconsciously became somewhat dependent on and trusting of him.

Now that Ye Qingxi is gone, and He Lei isn't familiar with He Yao, she can only lower her head and silently eat her cookies.

On the other side, Hu Kai was talking to Huo Zinan.

Huo Zinan looked at Hu Kai and felt increasingly dissatisfied.

He turned his head, his gaze sweeping around before settling on Mu Shaowu's face.

He was the most handsome adult in the courtyard.

Huo Zinan thought that someone like him should be his intern dad.

Instead of the one in front of him now.

"I'm sorry, baby, Daddy will arrive earlier next time," Hu Kai said earnestly.

Huo Zinan gave a perfunctory "hmm," showing no interest in him.

Hu Kai thought he was upset because he was late, so he scratched his head, not knowing what to do.

A short while later, the last pair, Yang Jin and her daughter, arrived, and all the guests for the recording were finally present.

The program's director and host checked the procedures before starting the live broadcast again.

Viewers who had been waiting in the live stream were excited when they saw the person reappear on the screen: [Here it comes! I've finally waited for this!]

[We've been waiting for this day and night, and you're finally live streaming again!]

【Ahhh, little Xi, Auntie's here!】

Where are Xi Bao and Shao Wu?

[I saw it! I saw it! Xi Bao is definitely the cutest among the kids!]

[That's right! Just like how our Shaowu is the most handsome among the dads!]

[Now that all the kids are gathered together, I realized that our little Xi is actually a bit short, haha.]

【Xiao Xi is small to begin with, so it's normal for her to be a little short~】

The oldest among them should be Zhang Ning and Yang Shu.

Yes, the youngest is He Lei, He Yao's intern baby.

Who is He Yao? I've never heard of him.

[An actor, not very famous, but the most famous one here is probably Mu Shaowu!]

[Currently, yes, but it's uncertain after filming. There have been cases of relatively unknown individuals becoming wildly popular after filming variety shows! Perhaps this show will produce a dark horse!]

[Impossible! Just look at Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi's looks, it's impossible!]

Let's wait and see.

The comments kept coming in one after another.

The host walked up to the guests and said, "Hello everyone, welcome to Lijia Gou. I am Liu Hang, the acting village chief. I will spend a happy time with all the fathers and children in Lijia Gou. Now, let's hand over the snacks and toys."

He Lei was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Did she really have to hand over the snacks?

Ye Qingxi was right!

She smiled, quickly opened her suitcase, and handed over the snacks and toys inside.

She couldn't bear to part with just one rabbit doll.

"I'm going to sleep with it at night, can I not pay for it?" she asked her filming director.

"Okay," the filming director replied.

He Lei happily put the little rabbit back in and closed her suitcase.

Ye Qingxi's snacks were all in her bag, so she poured them all into the basket.

Tao Tao is different from them; he doesn't have any snacks at all.

Thinking about this, Tao Tao felt like he was about to cry.

I thought that coming out to film a show would give me a chance to eat the other kids' food, but now everyone's gone, waaaaah~

After handing over the snacks, it was time for the classic house selection process.

Director Wang originally planned to work behind the scenes to exclude Ye Qingxi from the worst housing options—otherwise, if Ye Qingxi became unhappy, Chairman Mu would make him unhappy too.

When he called Mu Feng for instructions, Mu Feng refused, saying, "It's not necessary."

Ye Qingxi isn't the kind of kid who can't take a joke. He won't feel wronged just because he drew the worst house. If he feels wronged, it must be because of the people living in the house, not the house itself.

"Just follow the normal procedure, but be careful not to injure him."

"Okay, okay," Director Wang quickly replied.

Therefore, Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi joined everyone in choosing a house.

"Which one do you like?" Mu Shaowu asked, looking at the six houses pasted on the whiteboard.

Ye Qingxi pointed to the best one without hesitation.

Mu Shaowu shared the same idea as him.

Although he is now an all-rounder, a versatile fighter, he will certainly live well if he can.

"Okay, then Dad will try his best to win the best one for you."

"Go, Dad!" Ye Qingxi said.

"No problem," Mu Shaowu said confidently.

"Now, let's start the game!" the host said, leading everyone out of the courtyard.

He led everyone to an open space and said, "It's 200 meters from here to the marked position where our staff are standing. Now, all the fathers can carry their babies or put them on their backs and walk from here to the marked position, and then turn back."

"The first dads and babies to arrive will get to choose their houses first. Good luck, dads!"

Tao Rui: ? ? ? !!!

Tao Rui pointed to himself, then to his son, "Me? Him?! Should I just forfeit?"

The live chat erupted in laughter: "With Tao Tao's weight, it does seem a bit difficult for Tao Rui."

[Hilarious, I feel like I've already seen the last one.]

It's unclear who will be number one.

[He Yao is probably the lightest among these children, so He Lei is definitely the lightest, which gives He Yao a slight advantage.]

Mu Shaoyan, who was watching the live stream: ? ? ? !!!

Mu Shaoyan disagreed: It's just running, isn't it?

Their little Xi is so small, how much weight could she possibly weigh!

If even this brother can't do it, then he should just step down and hand over the reins to a more capable person!

Mu Shaoyan immediately commented in the live stream: "[I'm betting on Mu Shaowu. If he doesn't come in first, then he's a bad father!]"

Mu Shaowu's fans: ? ? ? Where did this hater come from!

Mu Shaowu's fans: [He's a terrible father? But you think you are?!]

Mu Shaoyan said proudly, "If it were me, I could easily carry Xiaoxi for 400 meters without any problem! For Xiaoxi's sake, I'd be number one in 2000 meters, or even 2000 meters!"

Mu Shaowu's fans: ? ? ?

Mu Shaowu's fans: ...Daddy Meng is here! Daddy Meng is really here!

The show has only just started airing, how come their Xi Bao already has such a passionate "dream dad"!

His ability to attract fans is terrifying! Just like his father!