Chapter 20 What kind of father acts like a spoiled child with his son! ...

Chapter Twenty:

After finishing his meal, Mu Shaowu had just arrived in the backyard to check the equipment he had ordered when his phone rang.

Mu Shaowu picked it up, glanced at it, and saw it was his childhood friend Qiu Xuan.

"what?"

"I heard you're back. I'm free tonight, how about we have dinner together?"

"No," Mu Shaowu refused.

"Why?"

"I want to spend time with my child."

Qiu Xuan: ? ? ? ! ! !

"A child?! What child?! You have a child?!"

Mu Shaowu smiled, "Yes, I have a child."

"What the heck?! You like guys, don't you?! Mu Shaowu, when did you become such a jerk?!"

Mu Shaowu: ? ? ? !!!

"What are you talking about? How am I a jerk?"

"If you weren't a scumbag, how did this child come about? You could have given birth naturally, right? It's because some poor woman was deceived by you, you scumbag!"

Mu Shaowu: ...

"Is that all the fuck do you think I am?! I'm hanging up!"

"No, no, no!" Qiu Xuan slid to his knees at lightning speed. "I was wrong, Young Master Mu, Brother Mu, President Mu, it was my fault. Please give me a chance to make amends. Tonight, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"That's more like it, but like I said, I have to spend time with the kids."

"Why don't you just bring the child over?" Qiu Xuan asked curiously. "What kind of child is it? How old? Boy or girl? What's going on? Tell me!"

As Qiu Xuan spoke, he forked a piece of cantaloupe and began to eat it.

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu knew his brother's nature all too well. But Ye Qingxi was his child now, so it would be good to introduce him to his friends. That way, if they met, they wouldn't be strangers.

Besides, if he stays at home all the time, he'll inevitably think about yesterday's events and might feel upset again. Taking him out for a walk and to meet other people might make him happier.

“Bringing him along is fine, but since it’s our first meeting, shouldn’t you give my son a red envelope or prepare a gift?” Mu Shaowu said with a smile.

“I’ll seal it.” Qiu Xuan said without hesitation. “I’ll not only seal it myself, but I’ll also have Xi Yao and Ruan Hao seal it together. The three of us will give it to him together.”

"That's more like it."

"So what exactly happened?" Qiu Xuan was extremely curious.

"Nothing much happened, my dad just found me a son."

"Your dad?" Qiu Xuan was shocked. "Your dad is involved in this? And you actually agreed to it?"

"Why wouldn't I agree?" Mu Shaowu said smugly. "My son is good-looking, well-behaved, cute and smart, like a little swan. Even my own son couldn't be better. I'm overjoyed."

"That good?" Qiu Xuan didn't believe it. "The kids I've met are all troublemakers, each one more annoying than the last."

"That's because you haven't met our Xiaoxi yet. Just wait, tonight we'll purify your soul."

"That's great!" Qiu Xuan laughed. "I'll be watching closely!"

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Xuan immediately posted in the group chat: [Breaking News! Young Master Mu is pregnant! Young Master Mu is going to be a father!]

Xi Yao, a fellow member of the same group: [???]

Ruan Hao: 【！！！】

Mu Shaowu: [Are you fucking doing this on purpose? You're the one who's suddenly a father! You're the one who's pregnant!]

Qiu Xuan smiled and said, "[Tonight's dinner party is coming up. Young Master Mu is bringing his son. Remember to bring red envelopes!]"

Xi Yao: [!!! What do you mean, "his son"?! He's really become a father?!]

Ruan Hao: [Wow, everyone who sees this will say you're the boss's real brother!]

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu: [Ruan Hao, are you asking for a beating?! If your red envelope isn't big enough tonight, you just wait!]

Ruan Hao: [Don't worry, it'll be extra big! So, who is this son of yours?]

Since they were childhood friends, Mu Shaowu didn't mince words and said directly, "[He's my dad's friend's grandson. His father passed away early, and his mother remarried. The child has always lived with his grandfather. Now his grandfather is sick and can't hold on any longer, so he entrusted him to my dad. My dad then had him recognize me as his father.]"

Upon hearing this, the group immediately dropped their previous playful expressions.

Xi Yao: [That child is quite pitiful.]

Mu Shaowu: [Absolutely. The child has a really good temperament; he's quiet and doesn't cry easily, even in front of others. He's exceptionally well-behaved, which makes him even more endearing.]

Qiu Xuan: [Stop talking, I'll go prepare the red envelopes.]

Ruan Hao: [I'm going too! I'm going right now!]

Mu Shaowu: [Then you guys get ready, see you tonight.]

"Alright," the crowd said.

Mu Shaowu put away his phone, turned around, and saw Ye Qingxi push open the door and walk towards him.

He approached with a puzzled look. "Why did you come out?"

"I can't sleep," Ye Qingxi said.

Although this body really enjoys taking afternoon naps, Ye Qingxi woke up late today and couldn't feel sleepy at all while lying in bed.

Mu Shaowu had clearly thought of this as well, and said to him, "Then do you want to check out your future amusement park equipment with me?"

Ye Qingxi nodded, "Okay."

But as Ye Qingxi continued her inspection, she discovered that there didn't seem to be a slide inside.

Where's his elephant slide?!

Does Mu Shaowu not want this anymore?

Ye Qingxi hesitated for a while before finally asking tentatively, "Where's the slide?"

His voice was soft and his tone casual, as if he were just asking casually and didn't care at all.

"The slide isn't finished yet," Mu Shaowu explained. "I was planning to make it in the shape of an elephant for you, one big and one small. It will take some time to make, so I had them send these over first."

Ye Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Shaowu noticed his little expression and teased him with a smile, "Xiao Xi, you're also looking forward to the amusement park that Daddy built for you, right?"

"No, I didn't." Ye Qingxi retorted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Mu Shaowu smiled and said, "It's good to be looking forward to it. Your anticipation will motivate Dad even more! Come on, let's check the rest in one go."

Ye Qingxi nodded and began to examine the area again.

After inspecting it for a while, the two thought it was pretty good, so Mu Shaowu called someone to come and install it.

While waiting for him, Mu Shaowu took him back to his room and talked to him about dinner that evening.

"Me?" Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled.

"Of course." Mu Shaowu looked at him. "You are the important person at today's meal."

Ye Qingxi: Huh?

"My friends heard I had a baby and they're all eager to meet me. They even prepared red envelopes for it. You'll not only get a meal but also receive red envelopes. Isn't that great?"

Ye Qingxi: That's really good.

Moreover, Mu Shaowu accompanied him to the hospital yesterday, so it's not a big deal for him to accompany Mu Shaowu to meet his friend.

"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.

"Then thank you, Xiao Xi." Mu Shaowu touched his forehead.

"No need," Ye Qingxi said, looking at him. "No need to say thank you."

"ah?"

“You said yesterday, ‘You don’t need to say thank you to your father,’ and it’s the same with the children. You are my father, so no matter what you need me to do, you don’t need to say thank you,” Ye Qingxi said quietly.

His voice was soft and lacked emotion; it was as if he were simply stating a rule.

But Mu Shaowu found these words very gentle.

Gentle and heartbreaking

He hadn't expected Ye Qingxi to say that.

A five-year-old can say "thank you," "sorry," "Dad, I love you so much," and "I hate you," but he will never say, "You are my dad, so you don't have to say thank you no matter what you need me to do."

Because they are still too young, they do not yet have the awareness to empathize.

They couldn't have thought of these things.

However, Ye Qingxi had an idea.

This is certainly because he is intelligent, but it is also because he is not Ye Qingxi's biological father.

So he carefully treated himself the way he treated others, so that their relationship could remain close and friendly.

Mu Shaowu felt joy and tenderness at his desire to get close to him, yet also felt heartache at his excessive maturity and intelligence.

If Ye Qingxi had been a little more willful or a little more oblivious, he might have been happier.

But Ye Qingxi is precisely such a clever and perceptive child.

Extreme wisdom can be harmful, just like last night.

Mu Shaowu sighed inwardly, but smiled outwardly, "Okay."

He said, "Neither of us says thank you to the other, and we don't say anything no matter what we need from the other."

"Mm," Ye Qingxi replied.

"Good boy." Mu Shaowu patted his head. "You're so lovable. Xiao Xi, you've easily stolen Daddy's heart."

Ye Qingxi: ...I just finished eating, don't say such greasy things.

It's bad for your stomach and intestines.

Dinner was scheduled for six o'clock, but Mu Shaowu changed his clothes before four o'clock and prepared to take Ye Qingxi out.

"Isn't it too early?" Ye Qingxi asked him.

"No," Mu Shaowu said.

As he spoke, he put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a mask.

Ye Qingxi was puzzled. Why would a place to eat take more than two hours to open?

Are they going to eat in the next city?

However, since Mu Shaowu had already gotten ready, Ye Qingxi cooperated and got into the car with him.

To Ye Qingxi's surprise, Mu Shaowu did not park the car in the neighboring city, but in a large shopping mall.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

this……

Ye Qingxi looked at Mu Shaowu in confusion. "Is this what you meant by 'can't'?"

"Of course not." Mu Shaowu saw the doubt in his eyes. "Let's walk around first, and then go eat."

Shopping?

"What do you want to buy?" Ye Qingxi asked him.

"I won't buy it, I'll buy you some clothes and toys instead."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi quickly replied, "Grandpa has already asked Uncle Li to buy it for me."

“That was bought by your grandfather, not by me.”

Is there a difference? You're even competing with your dad?

Ye Qingxi had no choice but to accompany him into the mall and wander around the children's clothing store.

However, Mu Shaowu's purchase lasted for an hour.

Ye Qingxi watched as he didn't seem to mind the trouble, going into this store and browsing that store, finding this piece of clothing nice and that pair of pants good too.

Before long, Mu Shaowu had bags and packages in his hands.

"That's enough, that's enough," Ye Qingxi advised him. "Buying this much is sufficient."

If he keeps buying more, he won't be able to wear them all.

However, Mu Shaowu was still in a state of excitement and wonder when he bought clothes for his son for the first time, and he couldn't listen to any of his advice.

"How about this?" He showed Ye Qingxi a short-sleeved shirt.

Ye Qingxi felt exhausted. "Summer is almost over."

"You can wear it next summer too."

After Mu Shaowu finished speaking, he took out a long-sleeved shirt. "What about this one?"

“You’ve already bought long-sleeved shirts, at least seven.”

"Really?" Mu Shaowu recalled, "But I feel this one is cooler."

Ye Qingxi: ...

"And this one, do you think it's nice?"

"It doesn't look good." Ye Qingxi said without hesitation.

"That's perfect. You're so beautiful, you can salvage this dress."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

"This, this, this, and this, I'll take them all." Mu Shaowu walked to the front desk to pay the bill.

Ye Qingxi: "I haven't tried it yet!"

"Didn't you say you were tired from trying on clothes? It's okay, let's buy them first. If they don't fit when we get home, Dad will donate them for you."

Ye Qingxi: ...Donate, donate it?

You are so generous!

Therefore, after Mu Shaowu entered a children's clothing store again, Ye Qingxi began to slack off.

"How about this one?" Mu Shaowu picked up a denim jacket.

Ye Qingxi nodded, "Okay."

"What about this?" Mu Shaowu picked up a jacket.

“That’s fine too,” Ye Qingxi agreed readily.

"What about this one?" Mu Shaowu pulled out another baseball jersey.

"sure."

"Then this should work too, right?!" Mu Shaowu quickly pulled out a white cat-themed short-sleeved shirt.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? !!!

Ye Qingxi looked at the two cat ears on the hoodie and the cute little cat tilting its head on the hoodie, "This is not allowed."

"Why?" Mu Shaowu asked, puzzled. "This short-sleeved shirt is clearly very cute."

He's just too cute, which is why he's not suitable for an 18-year-old man.

"Anyway, I don't like it."

Mu Shaowu said with regret, "You really don't like it? What don't you like? Short-sleeved shirts or kittens?"

"kitten."

Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?

Mu Shaowu looked at the cute little white cat on his short-sleeved shirt, then at his adorable son.

How can anyone not love kittens?!

Kittens are so cute!

"Alright then," Mu Shaowu said to the sales assistant, "I'll take this one, this one, and this one, all three coats."

"Okay." After saying that, the sales assistant prepared to help him pack it up.

Ye Qingxi quickly said, "Wait, let me try."

Mu Shaowu: ?

"Weren't you tired of trying them out?"

Ye Qingxi: But I can't just watch you spend money like this!

"I'm not so tired now."

Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu picked up his coat and diligently helped Ye Qingxi put it on.

"I can do it myself," Ye Qingxi said.

He got dressed quickly.

As soon as I put it on, the sales assistant exclaimed in an aria, "It looks so good! It's so cool! I've been selling clothes for so long, and this is the first time I've seen something that looks so good on someone."

"That's right," Mu Shaowu said proudly. "My son is so handsome, what wouldn't he look good in?"

"Indeed," the sales assistant continued to flatter, "A father and son as handsome as you look good in anything."

Mu Shaowu: "I'm wearing a mask, how can you still tell I'm handsome?"

The sales assistant was very persuasive, saying, "Being handsome is a kind of temperament. Even though you're wearing a mask, your temperament can't be hidden."

Mu Shaowu: ...She's so good with words, she deserves to make money.

Ye Qingxi tried them on, and all three coats fit perfectly. Mu Shaowu quickly swiped his card, along with the kitten-patterned short-sleeved shirt.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Mu Shaowu smiled, "I think it looks nice, I'll buy it to display."

Ye Qingxi: ...You're not going to donate now?

Ye Qingxi turned and walked into the store, picked up an adult version of a cat-patterned short-sleeved shirt, "This is for display, it's bigger and prettier."

Mu Shaowu was surprised, "They even have an adult version?"

"Yes." The sales assistant smiled and said, "This is a matching set for parents and children. You can get a discount if you buy two together."

Matching outfits for parents and children!

Mu Shaowu immediately became interested; he had never worn matching parent-child outfits before!

Mu Shaowu glanced at the size and prepared to pay.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi stopped him, "You're really going to buy it?"

He was just teasing him.

"Of course, when the two pieces of clothing are hung together, it will be so cute to see the big cat with the little cat."

Ye Qingxi: ...No, you really think of me as just a decoration?

Ye Qingxi advised him, "Either forget it, or don't buy it if you're not going to wear it."

"I'd really like to wear them, but it's a bit awkward for me to wear matching outfits alone," Mu Shaowu bent down and leaned closer to him, saying, "How about Xiao Xi, you wear them with me?"

Ye Qingxi refused, "Don't even think about it."

"Please, please~" Mu Shaowu winked at him through his glasses, acting cute and coquettish.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Are you kidding me?!

You're the dad!

What kind of father acts like a spoiled child with his son!

Do you think I'll agree just because you're being cute?!

dream!

Three minutes later, Ye Qingxi, wearing a cat-patterned short-sleeved shirt, walked out of the children's clothing store with a blank expression.

Beside him, Mu Shaowu, wearing an adult version of a cat-patterned short-sleeved shirt, smiled brightly.

Ye Qingxi felt that she must have had a brain fart to agree to Mu Shaowu's coquettish act and dress up with him.

Wear it right now!

He walked away angrily when he heard someone say, "Look over there, they're wearing matching family outfits! That kid is so cute, he looks like a kitten."

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi silently put on her hat.

However, after walking only a few steps, someone else exclaimed, "Wow, what an adorable little kid! He's even wearing a cat-ear hat to look cute, so adorable!"

Who's being cute?!

You're the one trying to act cute!

Ye Qingxi had no choice but to put the hat down again.

Mu Shaowu almost burst out laughing as he watched him put the hat on and put it off repeatedly.

He tried hard to suppress his laughter, and just as he was doing so, Ye Qingxi turned around and caught him red-handed.

Mu Shaowu quickly straightened his lips, pretending nothing had happened, "What's wrong, baby?"

Ye Qingxi: ...Stop acting. With your acting skills, what's the point of acting?

"Do you still have any masks?" Ye Qingxi asked him.

Mu Shaowu: "Huh?"

"Or give me what you're wearing right now."

Mu Shaowu: ...His son really doesn't mind him!

I'd do anything for that!

“Xiao Xi, I’m so happy that you like Daddy so much, but I feel bad that Daddy has already worn this before.”

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi remained silent.

Who likes you?! Can you stop being so delusional?!

Ye Qingxi turned around and strode forward.

Only the area deep behind her ears turned red.