Chapter 263, Update 2631

263:

Mu Shaoting sat on the sofa at home, eating fruit and chatting with Qin Luan while waiting for her two brothers to bring their two nephews back.

"Are they close?" Mu Shaoting asked.

"Almost there, we've already gotten off the plane," Qin Luan said.

Mu Shaoting nodded, glancing out the window every now and then.

Upon hearing footsteps outside the door, Mu Shaoting and Qin Luan immediately stood up and walked towards the entrance.

Ye Qingxi and the others entered the room first and changed their shoes.

"Baby~" Mu Shaoting called to him.

Ye Qingxi raised her head, looked at Mu Shaoting not far away, and said with a smile, "Auntie."

Mu Shaoting ran over and rubbed his head, then very considerately rubbed Qin Cheng's head, who was being held in Qin Luan's arms.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng felt that it was actually unnecessary.

"Baby, are you tired from filming?" Mu Shaoting looked at Ye Qingxi's face again, looking her up and down. "I'm fine, I haven't lost weight."

After saying that, she reached out and pressed Ye Qingxi's soft little face, "I missed you so much."

Mu Shaowu: "You only care about your nephew? Is your brother invisible?"

Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?

Mu Shaoting looked at him with disdain, "What's wrong? Is filming tiring you out? Aren't you the one who loves filming the most?"

Mu Shaowu: ...Look at this smell! You really are your father's daughter! You're almost completely pickled!

As they were talking, Ye Qingxi saw Mu Shaoyan yawning and walking down the stairs in a daze.

He woke up from his afternoon nap and was about to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

He lifted his eyelids and turned his gaze, only to see Ye Qingxi peeking her little head out from in front of Mu Shaoting, waving at him and saying, "Uncle~"

Mu Shaoyan: !!!

Mu Shaoyan's eyes widened instantly!

No doubt about it, it really is his precious nephew!

"Xiao Xi!" Mu Shaoyan immediately walked over.

He walked up to Ye Qingxi and picked him up in a hug. "You're finally back! You had no idea..."

As Mu Shaoyan was speaking, he caught a glimpse of his elder brother out of the corner of his eye, and quickly took back what he was saying, picking up his little nephew and walking towards the kitchen.

Mu Shaowu: ...Very good, he's blind too, he didn't see him either!

besides!

Put my son down right now!

Where are you going with him in your arms?!

Did you get my permission?!

"I don't know anything about it?" Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled.

Once Mu Shaoyan was far away from his older brother, he said, "You have no idea how bad your uncle is. He's made it so I can't even visit you on set anymore."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

"ah?"

What happened to his uncle?

"He's my boss now!" Mu Shaoyan looked at him. "You forgot? I told you when we were video chatting that I'm interning under him now. When someone's younger brother interns with his older brother, the older brother is so doting and reluctant to let him do anything for him. But your uncle is so heartless and treats me like an animal!"

Oh~ Ye Qingxi remembered.

During the video call, Mu Shaoyan did mention that Duan Yi started tutoring and looking for part-time jobs as soon as he entered university. With the winter break finally here, he was planning to find an internship. So, based on the principle of keeping the benefits within the family, his uncle recommended Duan Yi to their group and directly recommended him to Mu Zheng.

Mu Zheng had always had a good impression of Duan Yi, so he agreed to Mu Shaoyan's request and also conscripted his younger brother to intern with Duan Yi.

In his uncle's words, "Anyway, you'll be spending your winter break with your friends, and Duan Yi is your friend too, so you might as well hang out with him here."

Mu Shaoyan felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said, and in addition, he vaguely felt that he could be more diligent and studious when he was with Duan Yi, so he agreed.

"Can you believe it? I haven't had a single day of peace since the start of my vacation," Mu Shaoyan sighed.

Ye Qingxi raised her hand and touched his hair. Her poor little uncle~

"But there are advantages too." Mu Shaoyan felt his loving touch and said to him, "He used me so much, but he gave me a huge red envelope for the New Year. I bought you several outfits, you can try them on later."

Ye Qingxi asked in surprise, "Uncle, you bought me clothes?"

Mu Shaoyan kissed his soft little face. "Of course you need new clothes for the New Year. I can't visit you on set, so I bought you some clothes. When you wear my clothes, it will be like I'm always by your side."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.

Mu Shaoyan took the opportunity to kiss him again.

After he finished his private conversation with Ye Qingxi, he put Ye Qingxi down, took some desserts that Aunt Zhang had baked before leaving from the freezer, and fed one to Ye Qingxi.

Mu Shaowu and the others had already sat down on the sofa.

Mu Shaoyan led Ye Qingxi over and placed the desserts on the table.

Mu Shaowu ate without any hesitation, and in the act of feeding Ye Qingxi, he brought her back into his arms.

She was finally in his arms!

As soon as he got home, his son became everyone's son!

After the siblings chatted for a while, Mu Shaowu took Ye Qingxi upstairs to put away their luggage and change clothes.

I had just changed my clothes when I heard a strange knocking sound—it sounded like someone was kicking the door.

Then came Mu Shaoting's voice, "Open the door quickly."

Mu Shaowu walked out in confusion, "You..."

He didn't say the rest, because Mu Shaowu looked at the countless bags his sister was carrying, and it seemed she really didn't have the hands to knock or open the door.

Mu Shaoting walked past him, carrying the bag in her arms, and went into the house.

She dumped all her bags onto the sofa, then looked at Ye Qingxi standing beside her, "Which one do you like?"

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi thought for a moment and pointed to the black backpack.

"You only like this one?"

“This one is quite cute too.” Ye Qingxi pointed to the white, fluffy backpack.

"Anything else?"

besides?

Ye Qingxi pondered for a while.

"This should be very convenient," he said, pointing to a large canvas bag that could be worn across one shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Mu Shaowu asked, puzzled. "Give him the one he chooses, and take the one you don't?"

“Of course not,” Mu Shaoting said. “These all belong to Xiaoxi.”

Ye Qingxi: !!!

What does he need so many bags for?!

He doesn't own a bag shop?!

"That's too much, Auntie."

"It's nothing," Mu Shaoting said nonchalantly.

“I signed an endorsement deal with this brand before the Lunar New Year, and they were going to send me a few bags to choose from, so I chose all of their children’s bags.”

Ye Qingxi: ...

"So they agreed?"

Brands send products to their spokespeople hoping they'll use them regularly and help promote sales. But Mu Shaoting only chose children's bags—how can she possibly help promote sales like that?

“Yes, I agree,” Mu Shaoting said. “They even asked if I chose them for you, and I said yes. They also asked me to pass on their message and ask if you would be willing to endorse their children’s brand.”

Ye Qingxi: ...

“However, I refused.” Mu Shaoting looked at Mu Shaowu. “Don’t worry.”

"At least you have some sense," Mu Shaowu said.

“So baby, you can carry it slowly. If you want a new bag, just tell your aunt. It doesn’t have to be this brand, and your aunt will buy it for you.” Mu Shaoting said generously.

Ye Qingxi: ...He only has one backpack, there are so many bags, he can't possibly carry them all!

Ye Qingxi immediately gave half of these to her brother, saying, "Give these to my brother, Auntie. You can take them to him; he's here too."

"Huh?" Mu Shaoting looked at him.

Ye Qingxi nodded, "Brother is also your nephew, Aunt. If you give me everything but not brother, he will be sad."

Mu Shaoting: ...

Mu Shaoting knew, of course, that he was biased.

But there was nothing she could do. Ye Qingxi lived with her, right under her nose. They had played games together, shared cakes, participated in shows together, and even lied to her second brother. Their experiences and memories were intertwined, and they were like a real family.

Qin Cheng, on the other hand, was more like a relative.

They are related by blood and share a common family, but they do not live together and only meet at certain times.

They had shared too little together, and her life seemed to exist without Qin Cheng, without any impact on her. Therefore, she naturally couldn't treat Qin Cheng the way she treated Ye Qingxi.

But she also prepared a red envelope for Qin Cheng, just like any aunt would give to her nephew.

Moreover, when she gave these bags to Ye Qingxi, she deliberately avoided Qin Cheng, not wanting him to know.

Mu Shaoting has a clear conscience. There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. Absolute fairness is unfair. If those who have contributed and those who have not contributed enjoy the same treatment, wouldn't that be unfair?

Ye Qingxi has invested his time, experience, and emotions in her, so he naturally deserves more in return.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Shaoting picked two pieces from the half that Ye Qingxi had given him.

"These two are fine. I'll take these two to your brother, and the rest are yours."

“I still have more,” Ye Qingxi said.

"Because you're Auntie's little darling~" Mu Shaoting said matter-of-factly, "Your brother is his parents' little darling, so they give him lots of love and gifts. But you're Auntie's little darling, so Auntie will give you lots of love and gifts~"

Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu laughed.

He looked at his son and said, "People are all biased. For example, Qin Yuan loves Xiao Cheng a little more, so baby, you don't need to worry about these things."

He patted Ye Qingxi's head. "Your brother won't hold these things against you. He's not as close to your aunt as you are to her, so his expectations of her and the joy he feels receiving her gifts won't be as high as yours."

“If your aunt isn’t there on your birthday, you’ll be sad. But if your aunt isn’t there on Xiao Cheng’s birthday, he won’t be sad.”

"He doesn't need your aunt as much as you do, so your aunt can't love him the way she loves you."

"You don't need to feel guilty."

Mu Shaoting nodded, "Yes, that's right."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi felt a little better.

Everyone was a child of the Mu family. It was fine before that Qin Cheng wasn't home, but now that Qin Cheng was downstairs, Mu Shaoting only gave him a gift, which made Ye Qingxi feel a little embarrassed.

I was afraid that Qin Cheng would feel sad after discovering it.

It's okay, Ye Qingxi thought. Anyway, he has money. He can buy a few more bags and give them to Qin Cheng, so that Qin Cheng can have many bags too.

He couldn't expect Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan to love Qin Cheng the way they loved him; that wouldn't be fair to Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan either.

But he could love Qin Cheng a little more, just like he had done before, so that Qin Cheng could make up for the love he lacked from Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan.

He received abundant love from the Mu family and felt joy and happiness, so he hoped that everyone in the Mu family could be happy, including Qin Cheng.

After delivering the bag and talking with Ye Qingxi for a while, Mu Shaoting went to deliver the bag to Qin Cheng.

The two of them were clearly more distant than she was with Ye Qingxi.

"Thank you, Auntie," Qin Cheng said politely.

"You're welcome," Mu Shaoting said with a smile.

The two aunt and niece didn't usually chat much. Qin Cheng was somewhat cold and taciturn when facing people other than his close relatives. Therefore, Mu Shaoting quickly switched from talking to him to talking to her older brother.

"I really should let her little nephew come and see, then he won't feel embarrassed," Mu Shaoting thought to himself.

As she walked out of Mu Zheng's room, she ran into Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu, who were coming downstairs.

"Did you send it to Xiao Cheng?" Mu Shaowu asked.

Mu Shaoting nodded and reached out to take Ye Qingxi's hand.

She squeezed Ye Qingxi's soft little hand.

Ye Qingxi raised her head in confusion.

Mu Shaoting smiled; the feel was too good, and he couldn't resist...

Ye Qingxi looked at her smile and let her be.

He walked down the stairs and immediately saw Mu Feng sitting on the sofa.

"Grandpa." Ye Qingxi smiled instantly and ran towards Mu Feng.