Chapter 42 Xingxing's First Outing
"Mom?!" Xingxing immediately turned her head and looked at her mother behind her.
Liang Jinyu heard the surprise in his tone and saw his rare lively expression, so she followed Wanmei and smiled.
"Baby, do you like this little gift?" She squatted behind Xingxing and watched the little mushroom snowman outside the door with him.
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Xingxing nodded vigorously, held her mother's hand and squatted down steadily, then squatted at the door, stretched out her little hand to poke the little mushroom snowman in surprise.
The little mushroom snowman is not just a white mushroom, but is carefully painted. It is a beautiful blue mushroom with a small cute smiling face attached to the mushroom stem with thin grass leaves.
Xingxing poked the little mushroom snowman with her fingers. The cool touch made Xingxing open her mouth slightly in surprise. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at her mother again.
It was a completely subconscious action, but it directly revealed his closeness and dependence on Liang Jinyu.
"Baby, can we take the little mushroom into the house?" Liang Jinyu touched Xingxing's head.
The door was open. The air-conditioned room inside was kept at a constant temperature, but outside the corridor there was a howling cold wind. The temperature was alternating between cold and hot, and she was worried that Xingxing would catch a cold.
Xingxing nodded obediently to her mother's suggestion, stood up and watched her carefully carry the little mushroom snowman into the house.
Liang Jinyu placed the little mushroom snowman on the windowsill.
Xingxing tugged at her mother's clothes, and when she looked down at her, she raised her little face and said softly, "Thank you, Mom~"
Liang Jinyu was stunned, and then heard Xingxing continue to say: "And Aunt Linlin, thank you too~"
Coming back to her senses, Liang Jinyu leaned over and kissed Xingxing's fair and tender face with a smile, saying softly, "You're welcome. Mom and Aunt Linlin both hope Xingxing will always be happy."
Xingxing nodded, reached out and hugged her mother's legs, and said obediently: "Xingxing is happy!"
Today, after receiving the little mushroom snowman, Xingxing has been happy since morning.
For the whole morning, Xingxing stayed by the window, lying on a stool and looking at the little mushroom snowman.
After he had watched for more than ten minutes, Qiuqiu couldn't help but remind him: "Son, the snowman will melt. The temperature in the room is high. Maybe it will melt soon~"
Qiuqiu was afraid that Xingxing would be sad when he saw the snowman melt, so he decided to take precautions in advance.
Xingxing rested her chin on the back of her hand, nodded, and said with bright eyes: "Xingxing knows."
Uncle Hu also built a snowman for Xingxing, and Brother Zhou Xiaoya even used his supernatural powers to condense an ice ball for Xingxing. Of course, Xingxing knew that ice and snow would melt.
Xingxing actually wanted to secretly hide this little mushroom snowman in her own space.
But there would be a lot of people watching him during the live broadcast, so Xingxing didn’t do that.
He just lay there, looking at the little mushroom snowman carefully and quietly, as if he was guarding his own little treasure.
This is the first little gift that Xingxing received when he came to this world.
Although heavy snow was falling outside the window, the little mushroom snowman was melting into water little by little in the warm room.
The little mushroom snowman was placed in a small tray. Xingxing watched it slowly melt, but she did not feel sad or reluctant.
Liang Jinyu was actually afraid that Xingxing would be sad when she saw the snowman melt, so she had thought of many words to comfort him. However, Xingxing stayed by the snowman for a long time, but her emotions remained stable.
She was a little surprised, but later she couldn't help but find a stool to sit next to Xingxing and watch the little snowman with the child.
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed and said that the mother and son were just broadcasting live, but not many people left the room. Everyone was patiently chatting and accompanying the mother and son to watch the snowman melt.
Liang Jinyu was amazed to find herself feeling an unprecedented peace in this quiet atmosphere.
Perhaps it was Chen Lin's words last night that woke her up, or it could be that being with the stars always made her feel at ease. In short, even though she was emotionally sensitive, she did not feel sad at all when she watched the snowman melting. Instead, she calmed down and slowly emptied her mind.
Abbreviation: daze.
The melted snow gradually eroded the remaining snowmen. The mushroom snowman, which originally had a big head and a small body, soon fell crookedly in the tray, and the melting speed was accelerated.
Xingxing reached out and poked it gently again.
There were some cold water stains on my fingertips.
He retracted his finger, the white world outside the window reflected in his dark pupils, and he suddenly said to Qiuqiu in his heart: "Qiuqiu, it's snowing."
What he had said in the morning, when he said it again, was now filled with a bit more genuine joy.
For the first time, Xingxing was delighted by the changes in the outside world.
Qiuqiu noticed his changes and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that after the fusion of spirit and soul, Xingxing's emotions, which had been affected by little Liang Nanxing, had improved a lot with the company of Liang Jinyu and Chen Lin.
"Xingxing, do you want to go out and play?" Qiuqiu flew over and rubbed his little face.
Xingxing thought about it and didn't say anything.
Qiuqiu guessed why he was hesitant, so she comforted him: "Baby, what your mother said before about going to the mountains to pick mushrooms is impossible, because when it snows, the clever little mushrooms all hide. They have to wait until spring and summer, when the ice and snow melt and spring returns to the earth, before the little mushrooms secretly drill out of the soil to see the world~"
Qiuqiu didn’t know it before, but ever since Xingxing listened to Liang Nanxing and thought that he and Liang Nanxing were two little mushrooms, Qiuqiu has been collecting a lot of information about mushrooms.
Of course, it's not completely accurate, because the world is so big, it doesn't snow everywhere, and not all mushrooms don't grow in winter.
But it doesn’t matter, this little knowledge is enough to make Xingxing happy.
"Then go out~" Xingxing nodded.
Qiuqiu cheered softly and fell headfirst into Xingxing's arms, clinging to her and saying happily, "Baby, let's go see the little fish. After seeing the little fish, we can see many other things. There will be different happiness every day!"
Qiuqiu remembered the time on the family ticket, which was tomorrow.
There were also other parent-child tasks during these two days, and the rewards for completing them were toys or other things. Of course, this may also be related to the fact that their family’s scores were not very high.
But it doesn’t matter, Xingxing, Liang Jinyu and Qiuqiu are not the type of people who like to compete to be the first.
While Qiuqiu was cheering, Liang Jinyu held Xingxing's little hand and helped him wipe the snow off his fingertips. Then, she picked up the child who had been lying on the stool for a long time and asked him softly, "Are you hungry, baby?"
Xingxing lowered her head, touched her belly through her clothes, and shook her head.
He was not hungry. His eyes passed over his mother and fell on the drawing tools on the coffee table.
"Mom, raise mushrooms?" Xingxing pointed in that direction.
Liang Jinyu nodded obediently: "Okay, then let's raise the little mushroom first. Xingxing is not hungry, but the little mushroom may be hungry."
Hearing this, Xingxing smiled and did not refute her mother's words.
When he held the paintbrush and started to grow the little mushrooms, the whole cub became much more serious.
This time he drew the windows and windowsills again, and the flowerpots for growing small mushrooms were placed on the windowsill. Unlike yesterday, today snowflakes were falling outside the window in the star painting.
This time, Xingxing didn't ask her mother any more questions.
He lowered his head and painted seriously.
The audience watched with Liang Jinyu as a small umbrella-shaped mushroom slowly broke through the soil in the small flowerpot that was originally empty, revealing a little bit of the bright round mushroom top.
Then look at the stars and color this part of the mushroom.
It's a small blue mushroom.
Liang Jinyu was slightly stunned, feeling that the face looked somewhat familiar, and subconsciously turned her head to look at the little mushroom snowman on the windowsill that had almost melted.
Perhaps noticing her action, the child who was originally drawing seriously turned his head to take a look, then looked up and explained to her softly: "Mom, the little mushroom received a gift from the little snowman in its dream, so it secretly grew into a little mushroom of this color in the small flowerpot."
After that, he asked eagerly, "Does Mom like it?"
How could Liang Jinyu say she didn't like it! ?
She nodded heavily, and said firmly and solemnly: "Of course! No matter what color the little mushroom grows into, it must be the cutest and most beautiful little mushroom in the world!!!"
Hearing this, Xingxing silently opened her eyes wide, quickly picked up another paintbrush, lowered her head and started painting on the paper again.
This time, everyone saw him carefully painting a small pink star on the round top of the mushroom.
Xingxing tore off the drawing paper, smiled and handed it to her mother.
"Mom, the little mushroom is about to grow out. It heard mom praising it, so it is very happy~"
Xingxing seldom speaks such long sentences, but every time he speaks he carefully pronounces each word clearly. Although he speaks slowly, it sounds really soft and cute.
Listening to the content of his words and the joyful ending tone, those who heard it, especially Liang Jinyu, were almost melted by her son's cuteness.
Just like the little mushroom snowman on the windowsill, when coaxed by the stars, its heart melts into a pool of soft water.
Liang Jinyu took the drawing paper with care, then bent down and kissed Xingxing who was looking up at her little face.
"Mom is happy too." Her already sensitive emotions were made red by this little game.
The audience watched the mother and son interact in small games, and they seemed to be melted by the warmth.
[Ah… that little star was not drawn on paper, it was clearly drawn on Auntie’s heart by Baby Star herself~]
[The baby is really good and he draws very well. This mushroom-raising game really appeals to me. Is there any game manufacturer that can make it? I want to play it!]
[I want to play +1, and the stars are awesome. You can set the weather for the mushrooms, and you can have interactive relationships with them. The templates are all here, and the popularity is here. Is there really no game company interested?]
[So baby, you like the sacks with blue mushrooms painted all over them, right? Wait for auntie, I will go to the manufacturer to customize a small sack for you overnight!]
[Instead of drawing little hearts, I drew little stars, and they were pink! Oh my god, for the stars, I am willing to forgive the world for a whole day!]
[I suddenly envy Liang Jinyu, she takes good care of Xing Xing, I want to raise one too, so can’t you lend it to me for a few days?]
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Xingxing had no idea that his small action had touched so many viewers' hearts. He watched his mother carefully put the drawing paper away together with the previous ones. He put down his paintbrush, hugged the ball and ran back to the window to watch the melting mushroom snowman and the heavy snow outside the window.
at the same time.
Chen Lin hung up the two-minute call from the program director with a sullen face.
She began to regret letting Liang Jinyu take on this variety show.
At the beginning, they were very confident and showed great consideration for the guests' children during interviews and filming, but the director team could not win over the capital after all.
Capital has no humanistic care. What they want is traffic, money, and benefits. In the entertainment industry, these ultimately come down to exposure and topicality.
So how could they miss out on such a big gimmick as Xiao Yongyan also participated in a parent-child variety show as a flying guest?
Moreover, Chen Lin estimated that during the filming of the next episode, the production crew would try to allow families to interact with each other. Otherwise, if the former couple Liang Jinyu and Xiao Yongyan did not interact with each other in the show, what would they use to attract traffic?
Unfortunately, there were no clear restrictions in black and white in the contract signed at the beginning. Even if she wanted to breach the contract temporarily, Liang Jinyu could not afford the high penalty at the moment, and there was a high possibility that she would give up halfway if she withdrew from the program, and the reputation that she had worked so hard to reverse might return to the starting point.
Just like when they gambled everything on one throw, they still can't afford to take this chance now.
So I had to grit my teeth and continue recording the show.
Chen Lin was filled with anger, and even after hearing the director's explanation, she couldn't suppress it.
The thing she regretted most in her life was agreeing to let Liang Jinyu and Xiao Yongyan be together. If she had been a little more ruthless and had a tougher temper, she would not have been so soft-hearted at that moment, and she would not have let Xiao Yongyan step on Liang Jinyu to climb up.
Thinking of this, Chen Lin gritted her teeth and decided that after the recording of the program was over tomorrow, she would first let her go to the hospital for treatment, then take her and Xingxing to the temple to burn incense and get rid of the bad luck, and finally let Liang Jinyu go for the audition.
In her eyes, the three words "Xiao Yongyan" alone were bad luck that she wanted to avoid!
By the evening, Liang Jinyu finally learned the news from her.
After turning off her cell phone, Liang Jinyu sat by the bed for a long time.
It's not that he was disturbed by Xiao Yongyan's shamelessness, but he was worried that if Xingxing went out and met other families during the next recording, would she be stimulated and affected.
Although Xingxing's condition is much better now, Liang Jinyu is still very worried.
In her eyes, the stars are like the most fragile little sugar figures. A slight touch or drop may break them into pieces and they can never be put together again.
Liang Jinyu really didn't dare to gamble with the stars.
Compared to this, she didn't care whether Xiao Yongyan showed up or not. She was only worried about two things: Xingxing's state was affected by other families, and Xiao Yongyan would deliberately approach Xingxing after he showed up to irritate him.
This worry weighed on her mind, keeping her awake almost all night.
It was not until dawn that she fell into a restless sleep.
This is also the first time that Xingxing woke up earlier than her mother.
The child sat on the bed in a daze for a while, then lay down next to his mother's pillow and rubbed her cheek, then got up quietly holding the ball.
The cameras in the room were all mounted quite high, and Xingxing couldn't reach them even if he stood on tiptoe, so he didn't bother. He opened the door and quietly walked outside, found a short camera, and brought his unwashed fair face closer, his eyes curved into crescents to greet the invisible audience behind the camera.
"Good morning~"
Xingxing had just woken up and his little baby voice was soft, but he didn't notice anything. After saying hello obediently, he went to the living room to find toys to play with.
The audience looked at him wearing plush pajamas of a long-eared gray rabbit, sitting as a small ball on the equally plush carpet. His little face, which had just woken up, was white, clean and soft even without washing, and looked so white that people really wanted to take a bite of it.
The snow outside is a little lighter today. The world is still very quiet at six or seven in the morning. The stars are always quiet and sit quietly in one place, immersed in their own world.
But Qiuqiu will not forget today's itinerary.
It also remembered that this was Xingxing's first official outing.
That trip to the hospital doesn’t count.
So it couldn't help feeling anxious, and would sneak back to the bedroom from time to time to see if Liang Jinyu had woken up, fearing that she would get up late and miss the time to take Xingxing to the aquarium.
In fact, you can go all day, but if you go too late, you may see fewer fish under the stars, and you will have less happiness.
Qiuqiu is an impatient person. If he were in human form, he would probably be pacing around the bedroom door anxiously.
When Qiuqiu slipped away to see Liang Jinyu for the seventh time, Xingxing finally put down the toy in his hand.
He lowered his head and touched his stomach, feeling a little hungry.
When Qiuqiu flew back in frustration, he saw the child who had just been sitting on the ground was now carrying a small stool and standing on tiptoe in the kitchen to get his bottle.
Qiuqiu flew over and circled around Xingxing, reminding her worriedly, "Baby, be careful, don't fall, go slower, slower..."
If there wasn't a camera watching, Qiuqiu would have wanted to roll the bottle to Xingxing's hands by himself.
While it was muttering about its worries, Xingxing held the bottle firmly and slowly got down from the stool.
Qiuqiu and the audience watching the live broadcast all breathed a sigh of relief.
Babysitting for others is not an easy job...
They watched Xingxing find the milk powder bucket, and watched Xingxing skillfully stand on a small stool to collect hot water to make milk powder. The whole process went smoothly without any problems.
The water heater has a selectable temperature. Although the hot water at over 60 degrees is a bit hot, it is enough for Xingxing to endure the heat and screw the cap on the bottle.
In fact, he didn't tighten it very tightly because he didn't have that much strength. But Xingxing is not a picky eater and he can sit on a small stool and drink the tasteless and unkempt milk obediently.
The child confused his own stomach and sat on the carpet in a daze.
No one knows what's going on in his little head, but seeing him sitting there obediently, the audience gradually begins to realize that he is an autistic child.
When Liang Jinyu suddenly woke up from her sleep, there was no one on the small pillow beside her. She touched her back and it was empty and cold.
She panicked and got up hastily, threw back the quilt and ran away.
When she saw Xingxing sitting on the street with her back to her, playing a puzzle seriously, her empty and panicked heart suddenly felt at ease.
Only then did Liang Jinyu notice the camera and time.
It was already half past nine in the morning. She went back to the bedroom and quickly changed her clothes, then returned to the living room to apologize to Xingxing.
When Xingxing heard her mother say sorry, there was still a little doubt in her eyes.
Liang Jinyu apologized very seriously and did not give a perfunctory response. She felt guilty and annoyed about oversleeping and wasting time.
It seems like I always mess things up unconsciously.
Even though she didn't mean to do it, Liang Jinyu couldn't help but blame herself for being careless time and time again.
This is something that can be solved by setting a few more alarms...
Her sorrow ended in the embrace of the stars.
Xingxing hugged his mother, rubbing the plush rabbit ears on his head against her face. He said slowly, "Mom, don't be impatient."
Star looked at her mother's eyes full of annoyance and said softly, "Star waits for her mother, and the little fish will also wait for Star."
The little fishes will always be there, and the stars will always be with their mother.
Miraculously, all of Liang Jinyu's bad and panicked emotions were easily calmed down by Xingxing's words.
The child doesn’t know whether the little fish in the aquarium are free, and he also doesn’t understand the difference between himself and the little fish, but he knows that he will see the little fish, and he comforts his mother not to worry.
Liang Jinyu calmed down, put aside all the worries from last night and all the emotions just now, and prepared for today's itinerary seriously.
When she saw the bottle of milk with unmelted milk powder in the kitchen, her eyes were slightly sore, and she felt both distressed and proud.
Her little mushroom baby seemed to have grown a little secretly.
After washing Xingxing's face, putting on a thick, airtight children's cotton jacket, and putting on plush earmuffs and a cute scarf, Liang Jinyu almost wrapped Xingxing up into a chubby little ball.
Xingxing felt that if she took a step forward, she would fall into her mother's arms.
He moved his body uncomfortably, but when he heard his mother and Qiuqiu say that it was very cold outside and he should wear thicker clothes, he obediently let his mother wrap him up like a colorful little dumpling.
"Auntie Linlin, are you going to see the little fish too?" When they were about to leave, Xingxing asked one more question while lying in her mother's arms.
Liang Jinyu paused, then said regretfully: "She is too busy. If you want Aunt Linlin to see Xiaoyu, why not give her a video call later?"
Xingxing nodded and was carried out by her mother.
When they got into the car in the basement, Xingxing looked at her mother with curved eyes and praised her: "Mom is so awesome~"
Liang Jinyu was inexplicably praised. While she was happy, she couldn't help wondering, "What's so great about my mom?"
After she started the car, Xingxing sat in the child seat and counted them one by one:
"Mom holds the stars, the stars are very heavy."
"Mom carries a backpack, and the backpack is heavy."
Xingxing watched her mother put things into her backpack: bottles, diapers, warm water, tissues...
A big bag, full of star stuff.
My mother carries a bag and holds the stars in her arms. It’s not hard at all. She can also drive, act, do martial arts, and try her best to live...
Finally, Xingxing concluded: "Mom, you are strong and awesome!"
It’s just like Uncle Hu who carried me on his back and trudged through the apocalypse to find a safe zone.
Xingxing felt that both Uncle Hu and her mother were very strong, not only in terms of physical strength, but also in terms of character and inner strength.
This strength is what makes Xingxing feel at ease and trustworthy, and it is also the highest praise he gives to human beings.
Liang Jinyu didn't expect that even such a detail that she thought was ordinary would be praised by Xingxing. She was wearing sunglasses, and as the car drove forward steadily, the smile on the corners of her lips could not be reduced.
Powerful and awesome.
These four words of praise suddenly filled her with strength. Even the road ahead that was originally unclear seemed to be cleared away by the fog of stars, and became a smooth and broad road before her.
Perhaps this is the highest compliment for her, for a woman, and for a mother.
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