Chapter 203 (Second Update) (with comments)

203:

To Ye Qingxi's surprise, the orchard was larger than he had expected, and there was more fruit in it than he had anticipated.

Upon entering, you'll see a prominent grape trellis, laden with large, purple grapes that look incredibly tempting.

Further on, there was a watermelon field, with sweet potatoes one after another, oval and emerald green.

Behind the watermelon field, the fruit farmers planted many melons. These melons were white and round, like snowballs.

Further on, there are apples and pears, which have already borne fruit and are emitting an enticing aroma that makes one's mouth water.

As soon as Tao Tao saw the grapes, he immediately tried to run forward.

Fortunately, his cameraman was quick-witted and grabbed him.

Tao Tao: ? ? ?

Tao Tao turned his head in confusion.

The filming director coughed and said, "Two hours. You can eat or pick the fruit in the garden. If you pick fruit, just put it in your little baskets. Here are wet wipes, remember to wipe your hands before eating."

The filming director handed out wet wipes to each of the babies.

The babies then took off running forward.

Tao Tao pulled Ye Qingxi to the grape trellis.

"There really are grapes!" he exclaimed happily.

As he spoke, Tao Tao picked a bunch of grapes, took one for himself, and handed it to Ye Qingxi, saying, "You eat this."

Ye Qingxi also picked one off and wiped it clean.

Tao Tao squatted under the grape trellis, eating grapes one after another with great relish.

Ye Qingxi tried two and thought they were pretty good, so she picked them.

To make harvesting easier, the filming director provided each of them with a small pair of scissors and instructed them to use them carefully.

Ye Qingxi picked two bunches and gently placed them into her basket before heading to check out the other fruits.

"Tao Tao, are you going?" he asked.

Tao Tao shook his head. Now that he had finally eaten the grapes he had been longing for, he was reluctant to leave!

"I want to eat a little longer," Tao Tao said between bites.

"Then I'll go over to the watermelon area."

"Mm." Tao Tao nodded.

Live stream viewer: [?? Tao Tao, do you remember what your father said to you?]

Stay close to Xiaoxi! Did you forget your dad told you to stay close to Xiaoxi?!

Tao Tao: I forgot, I only remember the grapes.

Everyone enjoyed the meal!

Ye Qingxi looked up and saw that it was indeed the case. Zhang Ning was sitting under the grape trellis, and He Lei was picking grapes one by one, wiping them clean, and putting them into her mouth.

Huo Zinan and Yang Shu were quite dignified; they picked a bunch of fruit, held it in their hands, and stood up to eat it.

Right now, all five of them are eating with great enthusiasm.

Ye Qingxi then walked towards the watermelon field by herself.

Watermelons aren't as easy to taste as grapes, so Ye Qingxi gave up on trying them. She picked the smallest one from the watermelon patch, took out some grapes, put the watermelon in first, and then put the grapes in.

After picking the watermelons, he went to pick the cantaloupes.

Next came apples and pears.

When the small basket was almost full, Ye Qingxi turned back and picked some more grapes.

By this time, there were fewer babies under the grape trellis.

Zhang Ning and Huo Zinan had eaten their fill and went to eat something else.

He Lei and Yang Shu saw a kitten run past, so they went to find it.

Only Tao Tao was still focused on eating grapes.

Ye Qingxi: ...This is true love.

Tao Tao had been eating for so long that he couldn't squat any longer, so he simply sat down on the ground.

Seeing Ye Qingxi return, Tao Tao greeted him, "Do you want some?"

As he spoke, he handed over the grapes he was holding.

Ye Qingxi shook her head and began picking grapes.

Viewers in the live stream, watching him busily running around the garden, couldn't help but comment: "[Xiao Xi picked the most fruit, and the most diverse variety.]"

"That's right, everyone else was busy eating."

Leilei and Shushu are still busy petting the cat!

[Hahaha, he's still just a kid.]

Ye Qingxi carefully cut the grapes and put the picked grapes into her small basket.

Only when his small basket was full did he feel like picking a bunch of grapes and slowly eating them.

I wonder what his father is doing now?

What is Mu Shaowu doing?

Mu Shaowu is catching chickens!

Their task today is to be able to enter the hospital to catch chickens and go into the water to catch fish.

Currently, several fathers are in the yard, having a chicken-catching competition.

Mu Shaowu bent over, his knees bent, and tiptoed toward the rooster in front of him.

As soon as he walked up to the rooster, the rooster flew up and flew right past his face, its wing even scraping his face.

Mu Shaowu: !!!

Live stream viewers: !!!

[Hahahaha, did he get slapped in the face by a chicken?!]

[That's right! Mu Shaowu simply couldn't believe it!]

I can't believe it either [facepalm]

[This is hilarious! Hahaha!]

[Rooster: Here we go again, here we go again to slap your face!]

[I never dreamed that one day I would be watching Mu Shaowu get slapped in the face in a live stream!]

[Hahaha, everything's peaceful and serene on the baby's side, but on the dad's side it's complete chaos!]

[Mu Shaowu, keep it up!]

Mu Shaowu was unconvinced and turned back to continue catching chickens.

However, the rooster in front of him was very agile, running this way and that, running incredibly fast, and flapping its wings to jump up and down whenever necessary.

Mu Shaowu was busy catching chickens, his eyes fixed on them, and before he knew it, he had gotten into a fight with Hu Kai.

With a "thud," the two collided head-on.

"Excuse me."

"sorry."

They both said it at the same time.

After saying that, they both laughed.

"Teacher Mu, I'm catching chickens." Hu Kai said apologetically, with a slight headache.

Mu Shaowu had the same headache as him, "Me too."

The two instantly sensed each other's despair, patted each other on the shoulder, and continued their chicken-catching mission.

By the time the chickens were caught and the fish were caught, the fathers were all exhausted.

By this time, the babies had finished eating.

Yes, apart from Ye Qingxi, all the other children were already full after eating their fill of fruit.

Tao Tao touched his round little belly and felt relaxed and happy.

However, after five minutes, he was no longer feeling refreshed.

Because the director of the filming shouted, "Time's up. Now, let's see how much stuff is in each baby's little basket."

Upon hearing this, the babies all took off their little baskets.

Ye Qingxi had a full basket, Yang Shu and Zhang Ning each had half a basket, and He Lei had less than the other three, but still had a small half basket.

Huo Zinan and Tao Tao only had a shallow layer.

They were so busy eating that they only put two bunches of grapes and a few apples into their baskets, nothing else. Therefore, their baskets had the fewest items of all the children.

"You can take the fruit you pick today to the market to sell tomorrow, and use the money to buy things at the market!" the filming director said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

All the babies: !!!

The babies turned to look at Ye Qingxi's full basket.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed by their stares.

He figured that since the production team had given them this, they must be letting them use it, so he picked a lot more. He never expected it would be related to money.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi thought of Tao Tao and Huo Zinan's pitiful meager earnings.

He was mentally older than them all, and he looked at them like children, so he couldn't help but take care of them. He took out some apples and pears and gave them to Tao Tao and Huo Zinan.

Tao Tao: ? ? ?

Huo Zinan: ? ? ? !!!

"My little basket is too heavy, I can hardly carry it," Ye Qingxi said softly.

Upon hearing this, the viewers in the live stream were moved: "Baby, you're such a good baby!"

[How thoughtful of the baby! Even though they have the fewest things and I wanted to help them, she said her little basket was too heavy to carry.]

Xiaoxi is so considerate.

【Aaaaaah, Xiao Xi, how did you grow up like this?! Mu Shaowu, you should probably write a parenting guide!】

[Haha, Mu Shaowu: Me?]

Mu Shaowu never dreamed that he would carve out a path for himself in the parenting industry.

[Mu Shaowu: Thanks to my son! Thank you, my son!]

Tao Tao, looking clueless, said, "Then I'll carry it for you, and I'll give it back to you when we get back."

"No need." Ye Qingxi waved her hand. "These are for you, so I don't have to carry them, and you can sell more tomorrow."

Tao Tao: !!!

Tao Tao excitedly hugged Ye Qingxi tightly.

"Xiaoxi, you are such a good friend! I am so happy to have a friend like you!"

Zhong Yan, who is watching the live stream: ...

He turned to look at Pei Liang and Kang Cong, who had come to visit him, his little face puffed out, "It's this fat guy who always says he's Xiao Xi's best friend!"

Kang Cong pouted, "How long have they known each other?"

Pei Liang said, "He said it, not Xiao Xi."

“He can’t do it either!” Zhong Yan said domineeringly. “Once my foot is healed, I’m going to show them who Xiao Xi’s real best friend is!”

Kang Cong nodded repeatedly, "Mhm."

Pei Liang: ...

Pei Liang felt that his friends were overthinking things.

However, Ye Qingxi seemed to be having a lot of fun with the other children. Well, Pei Liang thought, with Ye Qingxi's personality, he was indeed suited to making friends. It was common for others to want to be friends with him—Chen Xiang from their class had a good relationship with Ye Qingxi.

Huo Zinan shared the same view.

Huo Zinan was different from Tao Tao. He knew from the fact that Ye Qingxi put apples and pears into his small basket that Ye Qingxi probably wanted to help him so that he could make more money at the market the next day.

"He's such a nice person," Huo Zinan thought. Even though he was an unlikable kid, Ye Qingxi would share things with him, help him, and even try to protect him several times.

Huo Zinan had always been clear that he was good-looking but had an average personality.

His parents have said more than once that if he weren't good-looking, no one would like him because of his personality.

As a result, Huo Zinan has always been very concerned about his own appearance and the appearance of the people around him.

He wanted to be the most handsome person in the room so that he could make up for his unlikable personality.

But Ye Qingxi was prettier than him, so he didn't like her at first sight.

He deliberately chatted with Zhang Ning, hoping to become good friends with Zhang Ning, the oldest child here, and then ignore Ye Qingxi.

He's actually quite cunning and has a wicked mind, but Ye Qingxi is so naive. She gives him potato chips, protects him while playing games, and now she's even giving him fruit to sell for money.

He's such a nice person, no wonder he's better looking than him.

At this moment, Huo Zinan felt incredibly envious of Ye Qingxi.

He's like the protagonist in an animated film—handsome, kind, and without a single flaw.

Wouldn't both adults and children like a child like that?

I wish he were like Ye Qingxi.

Unfortunately, he wasn't as good as Ye Qingxi.

“…Thank you,” Huo Zinan said somewhat awkwardly.

Ye Qingxi shook her head, "You're welcome."

Looking at the smile on his face, Huo Zinan felt as if he was radiating light.

He's such a nice guy, I think I'd be happy to be his friend, right?

However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Huo Zinan shook his head violently. What was he thinking?

But... he does seem to really want to be friends with Ye Qingxi.

Huo Zinan secretly glanced at Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Their eyes met, and Huo Zinan quickly looked away, put his hands in his pockets, and tilted his head slightly, pretending nothing had happened.

But after two seconds, he took his hand out of his pocket, lowered his head, and took out a bunch of the biggest and purplest grapes he had picked from his small basket.

"Here you go." Huo Zinan walked up to Ye Qingxi and put the item into his small basket.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi became increasingly puzzled.

Why are you giving it to me?

He did pick grapes.

Huo Zinan: !!!

Huo Zinan was too embarrassed to say that she wanted to be friends with him, so she said, "If you give me apples and pears, I'll give you grapes."

After he finished speaking, he awkwardly added, "Anyway, I still have some in my basket, so I don't need this."

Live stream viewer: [That darn tsundere vibe!]

This is probably the first time Huo Zinan has given something to someone on his own initiative!

Isn't this just returning the favor?!

[Haha, you gave me a papaya, I returned a precious jade. It wasn't just a repayment, but a token of lasting friendship! Nan Nan wants to be friends with Xiao Xi, right?]

Now that you mention it, it seems Xiaoxi gets along quite well with everyone, while Huo Zinan doesn't seem to be as close to anyone.

Tao Tao and He Lei clearly like Xiao Xi, and Zhang Ning and Yang Shu also chat and play with her. Huo Zinan seems to be closer to Zhang Ning.

[So, is Xiaoxi the group's darling? Everyone likes him!]

[The main thing is that Xiaoxi has a really good personality. She shares the snack gift bag with everyone, and when she notices Tao Tao and Huo Zinan have fruit, she at least gives them her own fruit.]

They would also ask if Leilei was eating enough and praise Yang Shu for her beautifully braided hair.

It's normal that everyone likes such a wonderful baby, right?

【This is perfectly normal!】