The on-site investigation of the orphanage library is nearing completion, and the live recording is also about to end.
After lunch, Du Xiaoruo sat on a recliner in the corridor, idly swinging back and forth, thinking about the future. The end of the live stream meant she would be unemployed and might have to live a life of just eating and lying around all day.
Thinking of this, she sighed softly, buried her head in her arms and laughed for a while. This kind of life couldn't be better, and she was full of anticipation for the future.
Mu Hua moved a small bamboo stool and sat down next to Du Xiaoruo. His handsome and composed face was full of gossip.
"Xiao Ruo, is Qiao Anzhen not Jin Xizhen's son?"
"Mm." Du Xiaoruo nodded.
Fan Yue groped her way to the other side and squatted down. She looked up and asked, "Wait a minute, he looks quite a bit like Kim Hee-jin."
In the live stream room,
Come quick! (Very loudly) We're here to watch the drama unfold online.
[Mu Hua and Fan Yue, I'm dying of laughter! Celebrities gossip just like us, hahaha...]
[Xiaoruo, you'd better be sensible and not hold back. Please shove the big juicy gossip from the Qiao family right into my mouth.]
This time, Du Xiaoru shook her head, indicating that she didn't know why Qiao An looked like Jin Xizhen. Today, Qiao An would be going to do a paternity test with Jin Jin and his wife, and the specific results were hard to say.
If Qiao An is indeed Jin Jin's child, then his appearance can be explained; if not, then there's really no way to explain it.
Fan Yue then asked, "Do you know who Qiao Qingmeng's biological father is?"
Du Xiaoruo knew nothing about these issues; she wasn't particularly interested in gossip and hadn't paid attention to them.
Mu Hua and Fan Yue were a little disappointed that they didn't get to see any gossip, so they turned to watch the children playing games. Several children from the orphanage were playing marbles.
Lele brought out a large plate of sliced watermelon from the kitchen, first giving a slice to each of Du Xiaoruo and the others, then walking over to Xiaotong and inviting the children to eat watermelon.
Everyone put down their marbles and ran over to eat watermelon, except for one little boy who acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued squatting down to play marbles.
The children all wore name tags on their chests. Lele stared at one child for a while, then called out,
"Hey, you yellow and black dog, do you want some watermelon?"
Everyone was taken aback, then burst into laughter from the children. Someone reminded them, "His name isn't Huang Heiquan, it's Huang Mo, hahaha."
The viewers in the live stream were laughing hysterically.
[It really is you, Lele, you yellow and black dog! I'm laughing so hard, hahaha!]
[Lele, you're so good at math, why don't you calculate the area of the psychological trauma felt by the yellow and black dog?]
The boy named Huang Mo was named Mo by Dean Huang because of his quiet and reserved personality. He was already insecure and sensitive, and when everyone laughed at him, he suddenly felt very angry.
He jumped up, rushed over and shoved Lele hard, then ran away.
Lele fell flat on her backside, scattering the watermelon she was holding all over the ground, and even the large porcelain plate that held the watermelon shattered into pieces.
Fearing that the shards of the porcelain plate might hurt the children, Du Xiaoruo and the others quickly got up and went over to evacuate the children present.
Lele hurt her bottom after falling and lay on the ground complaining pitifully, "I didn't mean to call her by the wrong name. Besides, if you call someone by the wrong name, you can just correct it. Why did you push her?"
Xiao Shu, munching on watermelon, chimed in, "Telling the dean to beat him up is simply too much."
Xiao Tong turned around and ran towards the dean's office, looking like she was going to complain to the dean.
Before they could complain, Dean Huang, having somehow learned of the incident, stormed over, carrying a large ruler and shouting as he went.
"Where is that little brat Huang Mo? I'm going to beat him up today."
Lele had just gotten up from the ground, shaking her wrist which was sore from the fall, when she saw Dean Huang's posture and was startled. She quickly ran over to stop Dean Huang.
"Dean Huang, I called him by the wrong name first, please don't hit him." As she spoke, she winked at Xiao Shu and the others.
Xiao Shu, munching on watermelon, mimicked Mu Hua's tone as she offered advice from the side.
"Never mind, kids are just immature. They'll be fine when they get older."
"No way!" Dean Huang roared, his voice booming. "We have to give him a good beating today. That little brat is trying to rebel."
Lele desperately tried to stop Dean Huang with her body, saying, "He won't go against the heavens, I promise."
Everyone in the live stream was amused.
[Hahaha, the three little ones seamlessly switch between tattling and mediating, it's so funny!]
Ultimately, these three children are kind-hearted. Even though they were wronged, they stopped the headmaster from hitting Xiao Mo.
I really love all the kids this season; no unruly children, yay!
Du Xiaoruo and the other adults stood aside watching the commotion.
Fan Yue smiled and said to Du Xiaoruo, "Lele is very kind. Qiao An has raised him very well. It's really not easy, especially in that kind of environment."
Du Xiaoruo didn't say anything on the surface, but she was quite proud inside, feeling a bit like someone who remained untainted by the mud.
Fan Yue went around in circles and ended up getting back to the previous gossip.
"You must know who Lele's biological mother is, right? You and Qiao An are so close, he must have told you these things, right?"
Du Xiaoruo knew nothing about Lele's biological mother, but thinking about the rumors circulating recently about her and Qiao An being a couple by agreement, if she didn't even know this, it would definitely be another round of gossip.
She pursed her lips, nervously fidgeted with her fingers, and mumbled,
“He did say that, but I think those are things of the past. The most important thing is that we are a family of three now.”
Although Fan Yue was a bit gossipy, she still knew her limits and didn't press further after hearing what Du Xiaoruo said.
In the live stream room,
[If Fan Yue hadn't brought it up, I would have almost forgotten that Xiao Ruo was Lele's stepmother. Their family of three is just so sweet.]
Although I'm also incredibly curious about Lele's biological mother, Xiaoruo is right; they're only a family of three right now.
[That bastard, Mr. Ha, already had such a grown son before he even met Xiaoruo! Humph!]
Meanwhile, in Joan's Rolls-Royce, Zhang Yanshu was also watching the live stream on a tablet.
Under Jin Jin's secret arrangement, the three went to a private hospital for gene sampling. Just to be on the safe side, they also brought Jin Qihuai's hair.
After the sampling is completed, the gene sample will be sent to a testing hospital in another city as soon as possible. There is too much interference in Wencheng, and Zhang Yanshu is not very at ease.
Because the matter required absolute secrecy, no driver was brought along, and Qiao An drove the entire way.
After completing the sampling, on the way back in the car, Zhang Yanshu took out his tablet from his bag and turned on the live stream of Beibei Restaurant.
Jin Jin was originally not interested in this kind of variety show, but when she saw Lele in the scenes, she couldn't help but watch it.
Seeing Lele call someone a yellow and black dog, get into trouble and get wronged, and then try to mediate the fight, Jin Jin and Zhang Yanshu laughed together.
After laughing, Jin Jin sighed again. The thought that such a smart and kind child might become her grandson made her feel like she had found a great treasure. If he didn't, she would be very disappointed and sad.
Seeing Fan Yue ask Xiao Ruo's question, Zhang Yanshu asked,
"Qiao An, how could you have given birth to Lele at such a young age? You were probably not even 20 back then, right?"
Qiao An was taken aback. This old lady really didn't treat her like an outsider. The test results weren't even out yet, and she was already asking about her private life.
Jin Jin saw the change in Qiao An's expression in the rearview mirror and nudged Zhang Yanshu with his elbow.
Zhang Yanshu wisely kept quiet.
After dropping Jin Jin and Zhang Yanshu off at home, Qiao An turned the car around and drove towards the orphanage.
The hospital's physical examination department has made arrangements; Mu Hua will have a full-body physical examination tomorrow morning. The problem now is how to persuade Mu Hua to go for the examination.
When they arrived at the orphanage, it was dinnertime. Du Xiaoruo was squatting against the wall outside the canteen, eating her meal, with a small stainless steel basin in her hand.
In the orphanage, people eat from these large bowls that look like small basins, with rice at the bottom and a layer of vegetables on top.
I was used to it, but seeing Du Xiaoruo obediently squatting in the corner, eating from a bowl that was almost bigger than her face, I found it a little funny.
Qiao An quickly walked over, squatted down next to her, and asked softly, "Why are you eating here?"
Du Xiaoruo handed him her bowl and said, "This chicken leg was saved for me by the old director. It's the only one I have, so I'm sneaking out to eat it."
In the live stream room,
[I knew Xiaoruo was sneaking out with that big bowl; turns out she was the only one who got a chicken leg. The old headmaster is so biased!]
Chicken drumsticks aren't expensive, so why can't everyone have them?
[I think it's because we had stewed chicken tonight, and all the other chicken legs were chopped into pieces, leaving only this one whole. The old director gave it to Xiaoruo; that's really spoiling her.]
With the cameras rolling, she couldn't say much about Mu Hua. Xiao Ru glanced into the cafeteria, her eyes asking, "Have things been arranged at the hospital?"
Joan nodded and gave an OK sign.
Xiaoruo pouted towards the kitchen, as if to say, "How do we convince Muhua?"
Joanne gave another OK sign, indicating, "Everything is under control. You can trust me with this."
In the live stream room,
What are you two doing? Is there anything we members shouldn't know? Why are you using sign language?
Have these two reached such a level of understanding that they can communicate with just their eyes?
[Hilarious! They're so sweet together, yet some people trying to ride the wave of their popularity are calling them a couple in a contractual relationship.]
Just then, Mu Hua finished eating, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and walked out of the cafeteria.
Upon seeing Qiao An, he gave a casual greeting, "Hey, you're here? Have you eaten yet?"
Qiao An had a guilty conscience. Upon seeing Mu Hua, she acted impulsively and blurted out a sentence.
"Come here and kneel down. I need your help."
Mu Hua paused for three seconds, then turned and called out to the kitchen, "Old Dean, can I borrow your ruler for a moment?"
Thirty seconds later, Mu Hua, holding a large ruler, chased Qiao An all over the yard. Due to her excessive speed, all that could be seen in the live stream were four long legs that left afterimages as she swung the ruler.
Amidst the afterimages, Joan's occasional sophistry could be heard.
"I misspoke, I really misspoke. I just wanted you to come with me to the medical check-up tomorrow."
Xiaoruo squatted against the wall, holding her large bowl in her hand, her face indifferent. Was this what he meant by having everything under control? What exactly did he control?
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