Chapter 5
The program was filmed in a quaint village on the outskirts of Hangzhou. The houses with blue tiles and white walls are scattered among the green hills and clear waters, resembling a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Qiuqiu originally thought she would only see her mother when she arrived at the recording location, but unexpectedly, Jiang Xueru came to the welfare home to pick her up at the crack of dawn.
When that familiar figure appeared at the entrance of the orphanage, Qiuqiu could hardly believe her eyes.
"Mom!" She ran over like a happy little bird and buried herself in Jiang Xueru's arms.
Jiang Xueru's body stiffened visibly when she was suddenly hugged, and the tips of her ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Good morning." She coughed lightly, trying to appear calm, but her hands hung awkwardly in mid-air.
Yu Ling, who was standing to the side, watched with great interest and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Qiuqiu peeked out from Jiang Xueru's arms, curiously looking at the aunt who kept laughing.
Yu Ling took out a handful of beautifully packaged candies from her pocket. "Hello Qiuqiu, I'm your mother's good friend. You can call me Aunt Yu."
"Thank you, Aunt Yu!"
Qiuqiu immediately broke into a sweet smile, took the candy, and then turned around and handed it to Jiang Xueru, saying, "Mommy, have some candy!"
Yu Ling: "..."
This child, even if you're going to use someone else's flowers to offer to Buddha, you should wait until this "Buddha" leaves before you do it!
Jiang Xueru brought her live streaming equipment with her.
Although it was not yet 8 a.m., a lot of viewers had already gathered in the live broadcast room. However, because Jiang Xueru remained silent, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room was so quiet that even the haters were too lazy to speak.
Qiuqiu curiously approached the camera and waved confidently.
"Hello everyone, my name is Qiuqiu. I was born in autumn, so my name is Qiuqiu."
The live stream chat instantly exploded.
【Ahhh, Qiuqiu is so cute!】
Finally, someone responded to us! We're so touched!
Isn't Jiang Xueru a bit too cold?
[If you don't want to participate in variety shows, then don't come. Who are you trying to impress with that cold face?]
This was Qiuqiu's first time doing live streaming, and she was initially very excited, interacting with the audience like a happy little sparrow.
However, because she got up too early, she soon started to feel sleepy, her little head nodding off, and finally she fell asleep in her chair.
Jiang Xueru hesitated for a moment, then gently pulled Qiuqiu over and let her rest her head on her lap. She then took out a thin blanket that she had prepared in advance and carefully covered her with the blanket. Although it was her first time taking care of a child and her movements were a little awkward, she was exceptionally gentle and meticulous.
[Suddenly I feel so warm and cozy]
[It's not just heartwarming, it's incredibly touching!]
Where are the people who just said Jiang Xueru was cold? Come out and show yourselves!
[I've discovered that Jiang Xueru is only cold to us, but she's incredibly gentle with Qiuqiu.]
[Waaaaah, I really want to be Qiuqiu's soul!]
It takes more than two hours to drive from Haishi to the recording location, and Jiang Xueru remained in this position the whole way without moving.
When they arrived at their destination, Qiuqiu woke up right on time, as if she had set an alarm clock.
"Oops, I accidentally fell asleep," Qiuqiu said, rubbing her eyes with annoyance. "I wanted to chat with everyone a little longer."
Jiang Xueru gently ruffled her hair, her tone still calm, yet carrying a subtle tenderness: "You have a week to go, no need to rush."
【It's okay, my little Qiuqiu, watching you sleep is so therapeutic!】
Jiang Xueru is so gentle with Qiuqiu.
I don't know who to envy right now.
[You're putting on an act again, aren't you? [Applause]]
Qiuqiu is not very literate yet, but she is keen on interacting with the bullet comments. Jiang Xueru, who is responsible for relaying the bullet comments, completely ignored the last comment and looked away without changing her expression.
When Qiuqiu first arrived in the countryside, she was full of curiosity about everything and immediately turned into a walking encyclopedia of questions.
"Mom, what is this?"
"Foxtail grass".
"What about this one?"
"Rapeseed flowers."
What about that one?
"Newly hatched chicks."
Qiuqiu pointed to the pond in the distance and said confidently, "I know that, it's a swan!"
Just then, a little girl's excited voice came from not far away: "Look, what beautiful little swans! Shen Yi'an, look!"
The little boy whose name was called looked up, glanced at it, and sighed helplessly:
"Idiot...that's a duck."
The two little girls' faces fell instantly.
Jiang Xueru couldn't help but smile at the adorable scene, but quickly regained her serious expression: "It's okay, many children in the city can't tell the difference."
[Haha, the slap in the face came so fast!]
Was Jiang Xueru secretly laughing just now?
[I took a screenshot! She really smiled!]
[Her tsundere attitude is confirmed!]
Qiuqiu pouted and tugged at Jiang Xueru's sleeve: "Mom, are you laughing at me?"
"No," Jiang Xueru immediately denied, but couldn't help but curl her lips into a slight smile.
The Leng family of three arrived a little earlier.
Shen Yiyao, being naturally lively and active, couldn't stand being alone, so she dragged her brother Shen Yi'an around to wander around.
This brother-sister duo with their contrasting personalities attracted a lot of attention.
[Hahahaha, my brother's utterly dejected expression is hilarious!]
Shen Yiyao perfectly inherited her mother's personality; I've never seen such a mischievous child.
Shen Yi'an perfectly inherited his father's personality; I've never seen a child so aloof from a young age.
[Qiuqiu over there also said it was a swan; perhaps little girls all have some beautiful but misguided notions.]
[A swan is a swan, and if Qiuqiu and Yaoyao say it's a swan, then it's a swan!]
Qiuqiu spent the morning with a group of adults, and when she finally met two other children of the same age who were also participating in the program, she immediately flew over like a happy little butterfly.
"Hello everyone, my name is Qiuqiu, and I'm also here to participate in the show." She was slightly out of breath, her eyes sparkling.
"My name is Shen Yiyao, and his name is Shen Yi'an." The lively little girl leaned closer to Qiuqiu and asked mysteriously, "I'm six years old this year, how old are you, Qiuqiu?"
Qiuqiu proudly held up five fingers: "Five years old!"
Shen Yiyao was overjoyed and lowered her voice to say, "Then... can you call me sister?"
Although Qiuqiu didn't understand, she still nodded obediently.
"From today onwards, I am Qiuqiu's older sister!" Shen Yiyao turned to Shen Yi'an with a smug look on her face.
"Shen Yi'an, I'm not going to be your older sister anymore!"
Shen Yi'an calmly replied, "You were never my older sister. Although you've always wanted to be the older sister, you were born half an hour after me, so I am your older brother."
Shen Yiyao: "!"
Qiuqiu: "?"
She suddenly realized that they were just childish fools trying to outdo each other in being bigger.
There were plenty of these childish kids in the orphanage, but in the end, none of them could beat Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu was the undisputed queen of the kids in the entire orphanage.
It's childish, but strangely cute—just like a mother!
Qiuqiu leaned over Shen Yiyao and looked curiously at Shen Yi'an behind her: "You're so amazing! How did you tell that it's a duck and not a swan?"
The "100,000 Whys" baby is back online, his eyes sparkling with a thirst for knowledge.
Touched by this sincere thirst for knowledge, Shen Yi'an patiently explained, "Swans have much longer necks."
"Oh! I see!" Qiuqiu exclaimed in sudden realization, then launched into a series of questions:
"How long would a swan's neck be?"
"Aside from the longer neck, are there any other differences?"
Will ducks grow up to be as beautiful as swans?
Shen Yi'an's confident gaze began to waver, clearly bewildered by the barrage of questions.
[Curious little Qiuqiu is online.]
[The first time I met Shen Yi'an, he had a bewildered expression.]
Why treat Xiao Yi'an like this when he's only six years old?!
[Hahaha, it's tragic, but it's really funny.]
Before long, all the guests had arrived.
Besides Qiuqiu and her two friends, there were two other children. Luoluo is of mixed race and perfectly inherited Meng Han's oriental beauty and her foreign father's European-style double eyelids, making her look like a delicate porcelain doll.
Fang Ran and Ye Sisi are not that similar.
Shen Yiyao had a particular obsession with age. She asked all the children their ages and found that the two siblings were the oldest. She immediately and happily announced that she was everyone's big sister—only to be corrected by Shen Yi'an that he was the older brother.
Fang Ran and Qiu Qiu are both five years old, while the youngest, Luo Luo, is only four years old.
Qiuqiu pulled out the candies Aunt Yu had given her from her pocket and generously shared them with her friends. She carefully distributed them one by one: "One for you, one for me, one for Mom... one for him, one for me, one for Mom..."
When Fang Ran was given the candy, the little boy hesitated, looking at it with a struggle on his face, before finally reluctantly refusing it.
Qiuqiu: "?"
There are actually children in this world who refuse candy!?
"Really don't want it?" Qiuqiu asked, puzzled. She clearly heard Fang Ran say in her mind that she really wanted to eat it.
Fang Ran glanced at the candy, then at her mother in the distance, then back at the candy, and finally said, "I don't like candy," before running away without looking back.
However, what Qiuqiu heard was—
[Mom will be angry again if she finds out I accepted candy from other people.]
Qiuqiu looked in the direction Fang Ran ran off to and saw Ye Sisi looking at them with a stern face and displeasure.
Qiuqiu pouted angrily.
That Ye Sisi is definitely a bad person!
Adults who don't let children eat candy are terrible people!!
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