Chapter 12 The Fallen Child Star 12

The rain stopped, and the banana leaves in the corner of the yard were washed with an exceptionally emerald green. The grape racks were filled with bunches of green grapes, not yet ripe, and the faint sourness mixed with the sweetness of the grapes crept into the night.

The three of them ate up the pickled fish, and had Wangzai milk as a drink after dinner.

Zhang Qingyi cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.

Xu Weiheng bit the straw, fidgeting.

After posting on Weibo, the anger in his heart was vented, and shame and nervousness came over him belatedly.

In his sixteen years of life, the position of "mother" has always been absent.

After reuniting with Yao Rong, he tried to accept her and live with her.

However, during this period of time, he has never called her "Mom". Every time he needs to address her, he calls her "Ms. Yao", which seems a bit unfamiliar and polite.

When he was editing the text just now, he originally edited it as "Ms. Yao", but after hesitating for a long time, he changed it to "Mom".

But now, when he was asked to call her, he still couldn't say this word to Ms. Yao.

After drinking his drink, Xu Weiheng got up to throw away the garbage. He happened to see Ping An curled up under the table, and found an excuse to slip away: "I'm going to chop a piece of chicken breast for Ping An for dinner."

Yao Rong was the only one left in the spacious hall.

She watched Xu Weiheng leave and lowered her head to open Weibo.

As soon as Xu Weiheng's Weibo was successfully sent, the system told her about it.

After reading that sentence over and over again, Yao Rong took a screenshot and saved the picture in a special album.

[Host, how do you feel about raising a child?] The system that had been dormant was particularly active tonight.

The Epiphyllum placed in the corner suddenly bloomed a petal, with a rich fragrance.

Yao Rong was attracted by the blooming Epiphyllum.

"Raising a child feels like planting a tree and raising a flower."

After careful care for a long time, the tree gradually became strong and the flowers bloomed.

The cool shade of the trees, the rich fragrance of the flowers, and the beautiful flowers are all the harvests of the tree planters and flower growers.

She now feels the joy of harvest.

When she first received the invitation from the Space-Time Administration, she was very surprised.

However, an excellent tasker would not care about the identity and situation in each world, and would put the tasks issued by the system first, so she gladly accepted the invitation.

But because she had never taken care of a child, she would sometimes be negligent in her actions, and it was inevitable that there would be some shortcomings in her considerations.

Until this moment, Yao Rong really fell in love with this mission.

When she stayed in the female supporting group, every time she counterattacked, it was for herself.

But now, every time she counterattacks, it is not just for herself.

The system sensed Yao Rong's psychological activities, and there seemed to be a little more smile in the mechanical voice.

[I'm glad that the host thinks so.]

[There are many excellent taskers in the Spacetime Administration. Whether considering their abilities or their character, they are all worthy of the word "big brother". But after considering the ability, mentality and personality, our department unanimously agreed that the host is the most suitable candidate. 】

【Gentleness is a character, and it is also the most powerful force. Everything the host has done during this period of time is far beyond our expectations. 】

In fact, for the proposition of "how to save Xu Weiheng", even if the system has data far beyond this era, it cannot give a particularly standard answer.

But over this period of time, the system feels that it has seen the best solution from Yao Rong.

To save a person, in addition to saving his reputation, future and life, the most important thing is to save his heart, teach him courage, and let him dare to fight against injustice and suffering.

She stood in the light to protect him, allowing Xu Weiheng to slowly develop the belief to stand up again.

Because he also wanted to protect her, Xu Weiheng was no longer cowardly, and even dared to speak openly to his father, who was once afraid of him and was dignified and powerful.

The love between mother and child is not just one party's unconditional dedication to the other, but a two-way flow of emotion.

After speaking a few words, the system continued to dive. This is the first task taken on by the host, and its frequency of appearance has increased a little. Later, in addition to being responsible for transmitting the plot, it will basically not disturb the host.

One person and one unified It seems that they have been talking for a long time, but because they are communicating directly in their minds, only a few seconds of real life have passed.

The night-blooming cereus is slowly unfolding its second petal.

Yao Rong walked into the yard holding the Epiphyllum and shouted towards the kitchen: "The Epiphyllum is in bloom, do you want to come and see it?"

Hearing the good news, Xu Weiheng and Zhang Qingyi hurried out of the kitchen.

Zhang Qingyi also took out her mobile phone and recorded the whole process of the Epiphyllum blooming, saying that her son's summer camp was about to end and she could send it to her son. On weekdays, she watered the Epiphyllum from time to time, and the fact that the flower bloomed should also be attributed to her.

Yao Rong said happily: "That's the truth."

While they were chatting, Xu Weiheng sat quietly on a small bench, holding Ping An in his arms, staring at the Epiphyllum without a single mistake.

In a few minutes, the Epiphyllum bloomed to its fullest.

Quiet and cold, graceful as jade, a beauty under the moon.

It was so beautiful that it was beyond description.

Yao Rong thought that she would always remember this blooming of flowers.

After Zhang Qingyi finished recording the video, Yao Rong suggested taking a few days tour around D City.

The Xu family was investigated by the police for bribing a paternity appraisal agency, so they will definitely be more well-behaved in the short term. Such a happy event is certainly worth celebrating with a good trip.

"You have been in D City for so long, and you have been staying in Ying County, and you haven't been out much. I haven't traveled for a long time. When I finish the things at hand, we will set out to play around D City. What do you think?"

Travel?

Xu Weiheng thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he agreed.

Seeing that Xu Weiheng agreed, Zhang Qingyi nodded happily, and excitedly took out her camera, saying that she would take good tourist photos of Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng.

***

The first destination of the three people was a publishing house located in the city.

Yao Rong submitted Starry Sky directly to a local publishing house in D City. Now that the publishing house has approved the manuscript, and knowing that Yao Rong is from D City, they invited her to meet at a coffee shop in the city and sign the contract on the spot.

The journey was long, and at the request of Xu Weiheng and Zhang Qingyi, Yao Rong told the story she wrote.

Anyway, they specially hired a van to go into the city. In addition to the driver, there were only three passengers in the car, so there was no need to worry about disturbing others.

"Human beings are as small as dust in the vast starry sky, but since ancient times, humans have never stopped conquering the starry sky."

"The protagonist Hua is a starry sky explorer carefully selected by the Blue Star Space Agency. He followed the spacecraft to leave the Blue Star, but because of a storm, he lost contact with the spacecraft. From then on, he began to wander in the starry sky alone."

"Every time he turns in the starry sky, it symbolizes that mankind has taken another step forward on the road to conquering the starry sky. He used his eyes to see the boundless world for mankind, but as he grew older, his body decayed, and his ambitions were worn away, he just wanted to return to the Blue Star."

"But he didn't get his wish."

"Starry sky explorers ultimately belong to the starry sky."

Until the three arrived at the cafe, Xu Weiheng and Zhang Qingyi were still immersed in the world of stars described by Yao Rong.

Yao Rong ordered coffee for herself and Zhang Qingyi, and milk for Xu Weiheng: "Three more tiramisu."

The waiter quickly brought all the food and drinks they ordered.

"The ending is magnificent, romantic and tragic, and it is still fresh in people's memory." Zhang Qingyi forked a piece of tiramisu into her mouth, savored the story again, and said affirmatively, "Sister Yao, you will definitely be famous."

Although she is not in this industry, her family is well-educated and has a good sense of aesthetics.

Xu Weiheng's compliment was more direct: "I didn't expect it to be so good."

Because she has acted in "2050" and "2050", Xu Weiheng has a special preference for science fiction and apocalyptic novels, and has read many related books.

It's not that he has a filter for Yao Rong's novels, but he really thinks that this book is not lacking in plot, romance, or theme thinking.

At least he likes it very much.

Yao Rong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked the two with a smile: "Is it great?"

Zhang Qing also nodded vigorously, quite supportive: "Very great."

Xu Weiheng gave Yao Rong a thumbs up and answered with actions.

The three chatted for a while, and the editor-in-chief of the publishing house responsible for the book "Starry Sky" arrived, showing great enthusiasm.

"Such a science fiction novel that is not lacking in romantic fantasy or humanistic thinking not only balances the market's preferences, but also takes into account the aesthetics of industry insiders. It is likely to win both in terms of the market and word of mouth. I haven't seen such a refreshing science fiction novel for a long time."

What's more rare is that the writing is sharp and sophisticated, and every word is a pearl, which doesn't seem to be written by a newcomer at all.

The editor-in-chief of the publishing house took out the contract from his briefcase and handed it to Yao Rong: "Ms. Yao, you can take a look at the contract. Our publishing house is very optimistic about your book. In order to let you feel our sincerity, the royalties and first prints are not the treatment of ordinary newcomers."

He is very optimistic about Yao Rong.

The reason for giving such a loose contract is naturally to be able to cooperate with Yao Rong next time.

During this process, Yao Rong always smiled quietly and responded to the editor-in-chief of the publishing house from time to time.

Xu Weiheng sat diagonally opposite Yao Rong and couldn't help but keep looking at her.

He sensed a kind of indignity from Ms. Yao.

After signing the contract and chatting about the new book, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house said goodbye and left.

Zhang Qing also rushed to pay the bill.

Only Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng were left at the table.

Xu Weiheng picked up the milk cup with both hands, drank the last sip of milk, pursed his lips, wiped off the remaining milk on his lips, and asked curiously: "Why do you suddenly want to write a novel?"

Yao Rong put away the contract: "Do you remember that you gave me a bank card?"

She did not hide it and continued to talk.

"After the divorce, my condition has been very bad. I haven't found another job in these years, and I rely on the income from running a B&B to support my life."

"But after getting the bank card you gave me, I realized that I couldn't go on like this."

"You encountered a lot of bad things at that time, but you were still very young. I don't want you to learn from me and let yourself be trapped in the same place for more than ten years because of a failure."

Zhang Qingyi paid the bill and walked back from the front desk. Yao

Rong stood up with his backpack, walked to Xu Weiheng, pushed down the peaked cap on his head, and pulled him up from the sofa when he was confused.

"So I started to move forward and lead by example. Fortunately, I succeeded."

Xu Weiheng followed Yao Rong forward for several steps and adjusted the brim of his hat with his other free hand.

He heard the subtext of Ms. Yao's words.

She wanted to tell him that if she could move forward, he could do it even better.

Whether he decided to continue acting or choose a new career in the future, it would be fine. The most important thing was that his life must move forward.

After a long silence, Xu Weiheng opened his lips and uttered a breath.

"...Okay."

It was getting late when they left the cafe.

The three of them went shopping in the mall, bought a few new sets of clothes, had a hot pot for dinner, and booked two rooms in a nearby hotel.

In the evening, Yao Rong was sitting at the desk, thinking about his new novel, when Xu Weiheng suddenly visited.

He stuffed a bag directly into Yao Rong's hand and turned away.

"This is for you, go to bed early."

Yao Rong opened the bag and took a look.

There was a new mobile phone inside.

Her old phone had been used for three or four years. Not only was the screen cracked, but the memory was also insufficient. Whenever she used it frequently, the phone would freeze.

She had long wanted to change her phone, but she didn't expect that Xu Weiheng had already bought it for her before she could take action.

"Who's here?" Zhang Qingyi was brushing her teeth. When she heard the noise, she opened the door and asked.

Yao Rong turned around and closed the door: "Weiheng bought me a new phone."

Zhang Qingyi's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to take a look: "Hey, this is the same model as his, and the price is not cheap."

However, the shell of Xu Weiheng's phone is black, and the shell of Yao Rong's phone is light blue.

Yao Rong curled her lips, unpacked, and inserted the SIM card into the new phone.

After synchronizing the data, she sent a message to Xu Weiheng with the new phone: [I like this phone very much, it is much better than the one I used before]

The other party quickly replied: [I like it]

After staying in the city for a day, the three of them started to play around the next day.

D City has a unique landform, which is a karst landform.

The stone mountains formed by this are rugged and the river water is clear.

Summer is a good time for rafting. The three of them ate ice cream, admired the waterfall, and drifted all the way down from the waterfall.

Xu Weiheng was very involved in the game.

The Xu family would organize two family trips every year, but they would not take him along, and he would not think of going along to suffer.

After he debuted as a star, flying back and forth on planes became the norm, but it was only to keep up with the announcements.

This was his first time to enjoy the beautiful scenery with a leisurely attitude.

After three consecutive days of viewing the scenery, Yao Rong suggested going to the amusement park to ride the roller coaster.

When traveling, you always have to do something exciting.

Zhang Qingyi risked her life to accompany a gentleman, and Xu Weiheng was eager to try.

After queuing up to play all the roller coaster projects, Zhang Qingyi held onto a tree and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally over."

She was so hoarse from shouting.

What made Zhang Qingyi even more sad was that she was the only one who was screaming in fear from beginning to end, Yao Rong was calmly enjoying the scenery from beginning to end, and Xu Weiheng spoke a few times, all of which were because he was excited and laughed happily.

This is very angry.

Xu Weiheng helped Zhang Qingyi sit down, patted her on the back to calm her down: "You sit here for a while, I'll go buy some water."

The store was not far away, and a little Chou was wandering in front of the store with a dozen balloons in his hand. Xu Weiheng glanced at the little Chou, bought three bottles of water and walked back.

When he was about to walk back to Yao Rong and the others, Xu Weiheng realized that the little Chou had been chasing him.

He stopped and asked politely: "Hello, what can I do for you?"

The little Chou had a funny smile on his face, picked a balloon from the pile of balloons, stuffed it into Xu Weiheng's hand, and swung it away.

Xu Weiheng grabbed the balloon.

There was a big smiley face painted on the bulging balloon, as if saying: Smile often.

Xu Weiheng couldn't help but smile brilliantly, his narrow and bright eyes curved into a crescent shape.

With a "click", the shutter sounded.

Not far away, Yao Rong took Zhang Qingyi's camera and recorded this beautiful scene.