A swaying apricot, as if unable to bear the little dumpling's nagging any longer, fell from the branch with a "plop," bounced on the little dumpling's head, and then rolled to the side.
Startled after being hit on the head, Chaochao clutched her head and looked around with her big, watery black eyes.
Waaaaah, who attacked us?!
Lei Bao, who witnessed the whole thing, quickly picked up the apricot that had caused the accident and fled the scene. "Chao Chao, don't be afraid, it's just an apricot that fell."
"Does it hurt?" Lei Bao asked her worriedly.
When someone asked if it hurt, Chaochao felt even more aggrieved and pouted as if she was about to cry.
Seeing this, Lei Bao quickly said, "It's okay, Chaochao. After being hit by an apricot under the tree, he will become smarter."
The little dumpling stopped crying abruptly, its wet eyes filled with confusion: "Why?"
Seeing that it had worked, Lei Bao breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke eloquently: "I read in my elementary school textbook that there was a man named Newton who was sitting under a tree when an apple fell on him and he discovered... uh, universal gravitation."
Chaochao didn't understand: "What is that?"
This question stumped Lei Bao immediately. He scratched his head and said, "Let me think... Ah! I know! Newton said that he could use this force to lift the Earth."
Chaochao's almond-shaped eyes widened. "If the Earth is pried away, where will we live?"
Lei Bao, who couldn't answer: "..."
He didn't know either; he was still in preschool and wouldn't start elementary school until the second half of the year.
"...Anyway, this is a very important discovery." Lei Bao avoided the difficult question and patted Chao Chao's head. "So being hit by an apricot is actually a good thing, it can turn you into a genius."
Chaochao tilted her head: "Any kind of tree will do?"
Lei Bao nodded: "Look at the peach tree, the loquat tree, the banana tree, the durian tree..."
"If you get hit by a durian..."
Lei Bao pondered deeply.
A head popped out of the kitchen window, revealing Hao Guoli: "That could turn him into a genius."
Teacher Hao burst into laughter.
Anyway, I can't be a human anymore.
At this moment, Chaochao seemed to have forgotten about being attacked by Xingzi earlier. After hesitating for two or three seconds, she seriously waved her two little hands to indicate her refusal:
"Then I'd rather not become smarter."
The price of becoming smarter is too painful.
"Besides, I'm naturally very smart!"
When it came to the second sentence, the little dumpling's voice was strong and clear.
Because her dad is super smart!
Lei Bao: "..."
It's good that Chaochao has stopped crying.
Although Chaochao said her head didn't hurt anymore, Jiang Chi, still worried, took her for a quick check-up.
What if there's some internal injury?
The wealthy and powerful Huo family, as the largest investor in this season's variety show, also exclusively sponsored the medical rescue team accompanying the show.
Two ambulances and a bus were parked outside the recording venue at all times, equipped with various laboratory and CT equipment.
The doctors were all experts in the field. After looking at the child's brain CT scan, the first thing the experts did was to praise how beautiful the child's skull was. Based on their years of experience, they kindly told Jiang Chi that the child was fine.
Jiang Chi frowned: "Are you really alright? Could it be a mild concussion? Should we get another MRI?"
Doctor: "...Don't worry, the child's brain is very healthy."
Chaochao curiously tiptoed to peek at the black and white X-ray in the doctor's hand. "Is this my head? Uncle, can you tell if I'm smart or not?"
doctor:"……"
Hao Guoli had already prepared three dishes and a soup at home: stir-fried eggplant with soy sauce, braised small yellow croaker, stir-fried cucumber, and a bowl of seaweed and egg soup.
Chaochao, who had been carried home by Jiang Chi to his doorstep, was already starving.
Suddenly, the aroma of food wafting from the room startled the little dumpling, who seemed to have a sudden burst of energy before death. He jumped out of Jiang Chi's arms and ran into the room, waving his arms and shouting, "Brother Lei Bao! Daddy Lei Bao! Can we eat now?"
Jiang Chi, who had been left at the courtyard gate, heard a drooling exclamation coming from inside the house: "Wow—"
Jiang Chi: "..."
It's okay, this has always been my status in the family, I'm used to it.
After dinner, the adults led their children to the designated meeting point.
As night deepened, the continuous chirping of cicadas echoed through the dense foliage. Incandescent lights flickered on in front of every house, attracting mosquitoes that hissed and tentatively bumped into them.
Everyone gathered in the open space in front of a house, wondering what kind of trouble the production crew was up to so late at night.
Carrying a transparent plastic bag, Chaochao happily weaved through the crowd, grabbing a friend and giving them a washed apricot to eat. After giving them to the children, she gave them to the adults, proudly boasting as she did so: "They're really sweet, I'm not kidding."
After handing out the apricots, Chaochao happily returned to Jiang Chi's side, swinging the light plastic bag around.
Not far away, staff unloaded an antique-style dressing mirror from a car, along with a carved wooden table, and temporarily placed it in a corner of the courtyard.
This mirror is not a modern flat mirror made of glass, but rather resembles a bronze mirror polished smooth by ancient people.
The children had never seen such an ancient mirror before.
Leo: "Is this really a mirror? I can't see anything clearly."
After a moment's thought, Chaochao said with utmost seriousness, "I know, it's a magic mirror!"
The children immediately burst into a chorus of frog croaks.
The adults stood behind watching the children's antics.
Chaochao hid behind the bronze mirror with an air of seriousness, her childish voice deliberately becoming solemn: "Hello everyone, I am the Magic Mirror, and I can answer any of your questions."
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