Chapter 19
Nan Tao chuckled.
Yu Zhengyang: "Are you in such a good mood today?"
Nan Tao: "Today, my mother, son and I went to the Feng Kai family's banquet. Guess what?"
Yu Zhengyang: “Hmm?”
Nan Tao exclaimed exaggeratedly, "I've just discovered something big! Feng Kai's daughter is a lesbian. But that's not the point. The point is that Feng Kai and his daughter are dating the same person, Lou Zhen. Do you know Lou Zhen?"
Yu Zhengyang: “I don’t know him.”
Nan Tao muttered, "How boring! Why aren't you surprised?"
Yu Zhengyang said seriously without any emotion, "I'm surprised."
Nan Tao laughed: "You are so fake."
Yu Zhengyang: "I bought you a necklace at the auction last night. Secretary Li will fly back to give it to you today."
Nan Tao rolled around on the bed happily, "What necklace? Do you have a picture? Send it to me."
After a while, I received a WeChat message. When I opened it, it was a royal blue diamond necklace. The necklace was surrounded by tiny crystal diamonds, and at the bottom of the necklace was a teardrop-shaped royal blue diamond, which was mysterious and elegant.
Nan Tao shook her fair legs and said, "Wow, so beautiful! I know this one. I saw it on the news before. It was worn by a European noble lady in the 19th century."
Yu Zhengyang: "Do you like it?"
Nan Tao was delighted, "I like it~"
The two chatted for a while, mostly Nan Tao talking and Yu Zhengyang listening.
I don’t know how long it took, but Nan Tao fell asleep while talking.
Yu Zhengyang listened to the gentle breathing on the other end of the phone, with a smile on his face.
In a blink of an eye, the second live broadcast of the third season of "Mom Takes Her Baby to Travel" officially started.
Nan Tao took Yu Ze off the plane and headed straight for the program crew's bus.
Jiang Hui was already on the bus.
Nan Tao greeted with a smile, and then she and Yu Ze sat in the last row of the bus, just behind Jiang Hui.
Nan Tao asked, "I heard the program team found an intern for you. How is it going? Have you met him in advance?"
Jiang Hui: "No, they found me temporarily from the orphanage and said they wanted to give me a surprise. I hope I won't be frightened when the time comes."
Nan Tao laughed heartily.
Afterwards, Zhou Mei took Yang Xuan onto the program bus.
Yang Xuan is wearing a pink puffy skirt, so cute.
Nan Tao's eyes lit up, and she left her seat, walked over to Yang Xuan, and squatted down. "Xiao Xuanxuan, do you still remember your aunt?"
Yang Xuan stared at Nan Tao with her big watery eyes, her head tilted. "Are you Aunt Taozi?"
Nan Tao excitedly kissed Yang Xuan's soft little face: "My little baby is so cute. Do you still remember Auntie Taozi?"
Yang Xuan shyly hugged Zhou Mei's thighs.
Nan Tao stood up and said enviously, "Your daughter is so cute."
Zhou Mei said coldly: "You can have another one."
Nan Tao: "I'd rather not. Giving birth is so painful. One is enough to make me tired."
After a while, Wen Manqing took Zhang Tong into the car.
Zhang Tong greeted everyone gracefully: "Hello, Auntie~"
"Hello, Tongtong~" the adults replied.
After all the guests arrived, the program team's bus drove towards the destination and arrived at the location after an hour and a half.
Yu Ze nudged Nan Tao: "Mommy, wake up. We're here."
Nan Tao opened her eyes blankly: "Are we there yet?"
After getting off the car, the fresh air makes people feel refreshed. The surrounding mountains and rivers are beautiful, with endless layers of mountains and various tall green trees. It is a beautiful place.
The guests stood in a row and listened to the village chief's introduction.
"This is Fenghuang Village, with its mountains and water, a nationally renowned scenic spot. It has a long history and culture, primarily..."
After the village chief finished his introduction, he moved on to the next step. "This time, you'll still need to complete a small game to decide where you'll live. You can take a look at the house first. There are four rooms in total. Here are the pictures of the rooms. The numbers marked on them are the rooms that the winners of the game will stay in."
When Nan Tao saw the pictures, she liked room number two the most. Although room number one looked the most luxurious, room number two had an independent small courtyard, and outside the courtyard were endless mountains, with excellent views.
Everyone had their favorite room and asked, "What kind of competition is this?"
The village chief kept the topic a secret. "Don't worry, let's introduce another little darling, Zhan Li. Welcome Zhan Li to join the family of "Mom and Baby Travel" Season 3."
After saying that, the village chief pulled out a little boy from behind him.
The boy was short and very thin, almost skin and bones, and it was obvious that he was malnourished. His hair was almost covering his eyebrows and eyes, and he lowered his head to look at the ground, as if he was shy.
The village chief encouraged, "Zhanli, little darling, say hello to everyone."
Zhan Li raised his head, revealing his eyebrows and eyes, which were surprisingly similar to Jiang Hui's. Even Jiang Hui was stunned.
Netizens chattered during the live broadcast.
[The production team is amazing! Where did they find this person? He looks so much like actress Jiang, much more than Xie Han.]
[It's so similar, especially the eyebrows and eyes. If I didn't know that the production team found this child from an orphanage, I would have thought it was Jiang Ying's biological child.]
[Could this really be such a coincidence? Wasn't actress Jiang's son sold to human traffickers by her adopted sister? I heard the trafficking gang was apprehended by the police.]
This child is so pitiful. He is one year older than Yu Ze, but looks even thinner than Yu Ze.
The moment Jiang Hui saw Zhan Li, her heart melted. She quickly stepped forward, took Zhan Li's hand, and said gently, "I'm your trainee mother, Jiang Hui."
Zhan Li didn't like physical contact with others and wanted to struggle to free his hands, but when he saw Jiang Hui's gentle and loving look, he hesitated.
Jiang Hui brought Zhan Li back to the main group and introduced him to the others, "This is my intern son. Come and meet him, kids. Brother Zhan Li might be a little shy~"
"Yu Ze."
"Brother Zhan, I'm Xuanxuan."
"Zhan Li, your eyes are so beautiful. I'm Zhang Tong, you can call me Tongtong."
The village chief coughed and said, "After everyone has said hello, let's start the competition. This game is very simple, a 100-meter race. Whoever reaches the destination first wins."
Nan Tao wailed, "It's over. I'm useless at sports."
However, Nan Tao underestimated herself. After all, her peers were relying on others to show off their abilities. Wen Manqing ran even slower than her, and could be said to be no faster than a snail.
All I heard was Zhang Tong shouting, "Mom, come on!", but Wen Manqing was still moving slowly without making any progress.
In the end, Zhou Mei came in first, Nan Tao and Jiang Hui tied for second, and Wen Manqing came in third.
Zhang Tong said angrily, "Mom, why are you so slow? You're not as good as me."
Wen Manqing smiled gently and said, "This is my fastest speed."
Zhang Tong was so angry that she ran off to play with her friends.
The netizens who watched the live broadcast were laughing to death because of this mother and son.
Since Nan Tao and Jiang Hui tied for second place, the village chief suggested that the children decide by playing rock-paper-scissors.
The village chief said to the two children, "When I say three, two, one, you all punch together."
Yu Ze: "Okay."
Zhan Li lowered his eyes and said nothing.
After the village chief finished counting, the two men threw punches quickly, Yu Ze used rock and Zhan Li used scissors.
Nan Tao praised: "Xiao Ze is really amazing."
Zhan Li pursed his lips, looking annoyed.
Jiang Hui comforted her: "It's okay, Xiaoli, the house we live in is also very nice."
After deciding on the room, each of them looked for a house according to the picture.
Nan Tao and Zhou Mei happened to be on the same route, so they went house hunting together.
As I was reaching the fork in the road, I suddenly heard cursing coming from the wall of the tile-roofed house in front of me.
"I gave birth to you and raised you to work, how do you do it?"
"If it weren't for you, this jinx, how could your brother become like this!"
"You were told to take good care of your brother. Look at the scratches on his hands."
"You are a heartless money-loser!"
"Is it easy for me to raise you? I gave birth to you, so you deserve to be filial to me!"
"Go, what are you still standing there for? If you don't hurry up and cook, and your brother is hungry, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
Rural women have very loud voices, and the neighbors in front, behind, and on both sides can hear them clearly.
When netizens who were watching the live broadcast heard it, their blood pressure soared.
[No, I can’t control my blood pressure! ]
[It's like this in rural areas, boys are favored over girls.]
[There are fewer girls and more boys in rural areas now, and the boys can hardly find wives, yet they still refuse to repent.]
[I'm so angry! Why are we women considered money-losing goods?]
[This woman is so pitiful, I don’t know how old she is.]
[Shouldn't the older brother cook for the younger sister? I'm the one who's always spoiled the most in my family.]
[It's not always the case that sons are favored over daughters. This phenomenon is more prevalent in economically disadvantaged rural areas. Rural areas within wealthy county towns, for example, don't have this situation.]
Nan Tao said to Zhou Mei, "Fortunately, my parents don't favor boys over girls. What about you?"
Zhou Mei: "An only child."
Nan Tao: "Oh, there are two of us in my family. I'm the youngest, and I have an older brother."
As she was talking, Nan Tao saw Zhou Mei's house and said, "Look, that's your house. It's exactly the same as in the picture."
Nan Tao and her son walked around Zhou Mei's house, rested for a while, and then left to continue looking for their own house.
After another fifteen or sixteen minutes, we finally found a house with a yard.
Nan Tao stood at the gate of the courtyard and said with satisfaction: "Haha, not bad, it looks better than in the photo."
The mother and son entered the room. The house was very clean and the bedding was complete. It was a world of difference from the last place they lived in.
Nan Tao rolled around happily on the bed: "It's so comfortable."
After resting for a while, they rushed to meet with the village chief.
The village chief said, "Today, the babies and their mothers will have to do their tasks separately."
Zhang Tong spun around happily after hearing this. Yu Ze was reluctant to be separated from his mother but was still able to accept the task alone. Zhan Li lowered his eyes with no expression on his face and probably didn't care. Only Yang Xuan was the youngest and pouted as if she was about to cry when she heard that she had to be separated from her mother.
Zhou Mei squatted down and raised her hand to stroke Yang Xuan's little head: "Be strong, your brothers and sisters will take care of you."
Yang Xuan's tears welled up in her eyes: "But, but I miss Mommy."
Zhou Mei kissed Yang Xuan on the cheek, "We're just separated temporarily. We'll meet again soon. Go play with your brothers and sisters."
Yang Xuan was very obedient and agreed after being coaxed.
The village chief said, "The children's task is to go to the villagers' homes to find sweet potato seeds, and the mothers' task is to fetch water. Tomorrow, when the new task comes, the seeds and water will come in handy. Only after completing all the tasks will you have dinner."
After the tasks were assigned, the adults watched the children leave with worry, and finally left to do their tasks.
Nan Tao held the bucket in her hand and said, "How far do we have to go to the river? We haven't reached it yet."
Jiang Hui: "I think it's almost there. The villagers just pointed out the way and said to turn here and go straight ahead."
Wen Manqing: "Can we bring it back?"
Everyone was silent. This is a question worth pondering.
I went to the river to fetch water when I suddenly heard screams not far away.
"Brother, stop hitting me, stop hitting me."
"I'm your sister, stop it."
“Ah, that hurts!”
“Is there anyone there?!”
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