Chapter 20, Section 20: "Uncle, can I sell bread?"...
The grandmother and grandson, dressed in matching outfits, stood out like two juicy winter peaches in the crowd waiting to be picked up at the airport.
"Mom and Dad, this."
Yan Xingli, holding her child's hand, waved vigorously at a stylishly dressed couple.
The woman, wearing ultra-long black high-heeled boots and a beige coat, took off her glasses, revealing a face that bore a striking resemblance to Yan Xingli. She had phoenix eyes, a pert nose, and lips shaped like pearls. A few signs of aging at the corners of her eyes did not detract from her beauty.
"Xiao Xing." Yan Yuanqing opened her arms and hugged Yan Xingli. "Did you miss your mother?"
Yan Xingli, who is over 1.8 meters tall, was lifted up by Yan Yuanqing with both feet off the ground, just like a newborn chick.
In front of the camera, Yan Xingli's face turned red instantly.
"Mom, Mom, put me down first."
Father Su Yu coughed softly and said to his wife in a voice only his family could hear, "Yuan Yuan, the child is grown up and has a sense of pride. Outsiders are watching."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yuanqing belatedly realized that a young man carrying a camera was filming them intently.
She quickly put her son down and tidied her clothes and hair.
"Mom is just so happy to see you."
Don't let Yan Yuanqing's gentle appearance fool you; in her youth, she was a member of the national women's weightlifting team, with a muscular physique and incredible strength.
Qi Youyu tugged at Yan Xingli's clothes, peeking out from behind him with her dark eyes looking around curiously.
"Ouch."
Yan Yuanqing's eyes lit up.
The 1.9-meter-tall woman then noticed the little toddler on the ground. She squatted down with a smile, "Yuyu, I'm Grandma, hello there."
Qi Youyu looked at her giant grandmother, who was even taller than her uncle, and couldn't help but swallow hard before obediently greeting her.
"Hello, Grandma. Hello, Grandpa."
Su Yu: "Yuan Yuan, look how good this child is."
Without saying a word, Yan Yuanqing took off the gold bracelet from her wrist and gave it to the child: "Here, this is a gift from Grandma."
Qi Youyu visually compared the size of the gold bracelet and honestly shook her head: "Thank you, Grandma, but I can't wear it."
"It's okay, just toss it around for fun."
Yan Yuanqing's wealth and extravagance shocked netizens.
Nobody ever told me that Yan Xingli was a rich kid...
This gold bracelet looks really heavy, at least 100 grams. I checked the gold price today, it's 1010, I'm so jealous.
I consider gold bracelets the most flattering and elegant fashion item; I really want one!
"I've booked the hotel. Let me take you there to drop off your luggage first."
"Why are you staying in a hotel? Your dad and I have come all this way, and you're trying to push us away." Yan Yuanqing said, giving her son a light punch without any mercy.
Yan Xingli groaned.
Su Yu glanced at his son with a gloating look, then shoved the luggage into his hands: "Lead the way."
Yan Xingli drove in front, while Qi Youyu sat between the elderly couple like a sandwich filling, being looked at by them again and again.
Yu Yu's round little head was almost bald from being handled by Yan Yuanqing.
Even a baby cow can't resist such enthusiasm.
"Grandma, Grandpa, please stop touching me." The child covered his head with both hands, his chubby face scrunched up. "My head says it feels numb."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yuanqing laughed even harder.
As soon as you enter, the first person to greet you is Xiaohua, who is wearing a black tuxedo.
"Grandma Yuyu, Grandpa Yuyu, you must be tired from your journey. Please come inside and rest."
Yan Yuanqing and Su Yu were stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and accepted the bouquet from Xiao Hua's hand. Without saying thank you, they were sprayed with disinfectant spray.
The little flower made a cheerful "drip drip drip" sound.
"Congratulations! Tests have shown that you two are in excellent health, far exceeding 90% of your peers."
Yan Xingli frowned: "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
“My mom has high blood pressure and my dad has heart disease; they’ve both been taking medication for five or six years.”
Yan Yuanqing and Su Yu both gasped, their eyes meeting in mid-air. Su Yu, understanding the unspoken message, spoke with a stern face.
“We know our own bodies best.” He spoke a little quickly. “Alright, hurry up and take me and your mother to the room.”
Humans can read between the lines, but robots can't.
Especially for robots like Xiaohua who only cherish their offspring, hearing that their test results are not trusted is a shock.
It immediately said, "I am equipped with the most advanced medical system, which can detect three thousand diseases, five hundred terminal illnesses, and twenty thousand viruses in one second."
"Based on your mental state, gait, body temperature, hair, complexion, nails, tongue coating, teeth, saliva taste, and eye condition, the accuracy rate of judging your health is 99.9%."
Qi Youyu nodded with her hands behind her back: "That's right, that's right, Xiaohua is a professional."
This is such a ridiculous boast... it's beyond words.
The couple never expected that their carefully cultivated image of being sickly and weak would backfire so spectacularly here.
Yan Xingli's face was as red as a spilled paint palette: "Mom and Dad, you lied to me so badly."
Yan Yuanqing and Su Yu turned their heads away, choosing to be selectively deaf.
"The room is right up ahead, right? Let's go, let's go take a look."
Lunch was carefully prepared by Xiaohua, consisting of eight dishes and a soup, each a substantial meal, followed by a small dessert.
Yan Xingli gave a last-minute, hasty notice, and Yu Yu felt very bad that she couldn't prepare a gift for her uncle's parents.
She could only sacrifice herself and let her grandparents pet her to their heart's content.
The oldest person Yu Yu had ever met was her 120-year-old grandmother, and she knew that old people loved to play with children.
So after they had finished rubbing each other, she took them out for a walk.
In winter, the sun sets early; it's pitch black outside just after five o'clock.
The four of them, a grandfather, grandmother, and granddaughter, walked along the tree-lined path in the residential area. The path was filled with the reflections of branches and twigs. Yu Yu patted Yan Yuanqing's hand.
She pointed to the forked reflection on the wall and said, "Grandma, don't be afraid. The big tree is making a peace sign with you and asking if you've eaten yet."
Yan Yuanqing looked in that direction, a smile appearing on the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"With Yuyu around, Grandma isn't afraid. If it weren't for Yuyu, Grandma wouldn't even know it was greeting me."
The child at her feet was very short. Looking at her, Yan Yuanqing felt as if she were seeing the two siblings when they were young.
How I miss those days!
A thought struck her, and she bent down, her eyes shining: "Yuyu, do you want to play on Grandma's back?"
“No,” Yan Xingli said quickly. “You have high blood pressure, and my father has heart disease. We’re not suited for high-intensity activities like carrying a child on our backs.”
Yan Yuanqing's smile faltered for a moment. The brat still holds a grudge.
Next, whether Su Yu wanted Yu Yu to ride a horse or Yan Yuanqing wanted to show Yu Yu how to play on the horizontal bar, both were rejected by Hao Da'er.
The couple were so angry they were itching to bite.
However, Yan Yuanqing still carried Yu Yu for a short distance in the end.
Looking at the wider view, Qi Youyu asked with longing, "Grandma, will I be able to grow as tall as you when I grow up?"
"It's definitely possible," Yan Yuanqing said cheerfully. "Your uncle and your...your mother are both quite tall."
As soon as the live stream ended that evening, Yan Yuanqing immediately pulled Yan Xingli aside secretly:
“Xiao Xing, tell me honestly, where did you find this child? He looks so much like our child.”
Yan Xingli gave a vague answer: "The company found it, I don't know anything about it."
After spending only one day together, Yan Yuanqing was already reluctant to leave.
"How about after the show ends, let your sister adopt Yu Yu as her goddaughter?"
She couldn't fight for custody with a stranger, so she thought she could at least raise the child together. Yan Yuanqing came up with this compromise.
The words "god-daughter" immediately touched a nerve with Yan Xingli.
His parents really lacked imagination; they didn't realize that their beloved goddaughter had already appeared on Yan Shanyi's household registration.
Yan Xingli gave Yan Yuanqing a perfunctory response.
Looking at his appearance, Yan Yuanqing couldn't help but start nagging about the important matter of marriage for the two siblings.
"I wonder if there was something wrong with our ancestral graves, that we were born with two siblings like you who never date."
"Your father and I are both retired, and we haven't even had a granddaughter yet."
Yan Yuanqing looked worried, but Yan Xingli, with an indifferent attitude, added fuel to the fire by saying:
“Isn’t that great? You and Dad can travel around and enjoy yourselves. Maybe you’ll even have a third child.”
Yan Yuanqing glared, and the righteous slap arrived, though late.
After being hit, Yan Xingli became obedient.
"What's so good about it? Your grandma asks me every day why you and your siblings don't have partners yet. If we don't have children soon, the Yan family line will end here."
The next day, when the live stream started, all the netizens heard was Yan Xingli being pressured to get married and have children. When they heard the elderly couple talking about carrying on the family line, the netizens who were listening happily just a second ago suddenly became unhappy.
The comments section was filled with righteous indignation: "What era are we living in? They're still clinging to the idea of carrying on the family line! Don't they even know what freedom of marriage means?!"
[Exactly, they seem like a highly educated family, but I didn't expect their thinking to be so feudal. It's disgusting.]
Su Yu also glared at her son, saying, "You two siblings bear the heavy responsibility of carrying on your mother's family line. This is a big deal. Your mother has had a tough time, so don't let her worry about it."
[Wait, to carry on Mom's family line??]
The comments section immediately shifted its tone.
[Yan Xingli is so irresponsible! He doesn't even care about something as important as carrying on the family line!]
Passing on Mother's lineage and carrying on her legacy is truly important!!
The couple stayed at Yan Xingli's house for a total of three days.
During this time, the couple used their connections to try to contact Yu Yu's family in an attempt to gauge their opinion.
The result surprised them.
Yu Yu was like a child who appeared out of nowhere; they couldn't find any information about her.
Coupled with Yan Xingli's evasive and hesitant manner, the cunning Yan Yuanqing immediately sensed that something was amiss.
The couple didn't rush to alert the enemy, making an excuse that they had to leave for a few days due to unforeseen circumstances.
After seeing off the two great figures, Yan Xingli straightened his back again.
*
Given that Yan Xingli had performed exceptionally well in the previous tasks, the production team generously invited the grandfather and grandson to attend a concert by a superstar.
Yan Xingli was quite happy to receive the news, but as the show continued, the plot hole set by the production team began to unfold.
—Please work hard to earn 2,000 points to redeem two concert tickets for your baby.
Yan Xingli's smile froze on his face as he skimmed through the tiny print.
One point equals one dollar, so you still have to pay out of your own pocket.
The program team emphasized in bold at the end: It is forbidden to borrow money from fans, strangers, friends, or oneself.
Yan Xingli, with the camera behind his back, secretly rolled his eyes. What kind of reward is this? It's still a mission.
Fortunately, he had a lot of work experience, having worked as a waiter, flyer distributor, barista, and print model. Apart from the most basic waiter and flyer distributor jobs, print modeling was the highest-paying job.
However, the show's producers cunningly restricted Yan Xingli's use of her celebrity status. Whether she acted as an extra or a model, it was considered opportunistic and would be counted as invalid points.
Furthermore, it was emphasized that the uncle and nephew must participate in activities together.
After much deliberation, Yan Xingli concluded that only two viable options were to perform on the street or set up a stall to sell his unwanted items.
He roughly planned it out: he would sing in front, and Yu Yu would dance behind him, just jumping around a bit. Street performances would earn money based on their own abilities, which wouldn't be against the rules.
Upon learning of Yan Xingli's arrangements, Yu Yu offered her own thoughts.
"I don't want to dance, I want to go up the link on three, two, one."
Yan Xingli: "You want to sell products?"
The kid watches countless live-streaming sales events on his tablet every day and is already itching to try it himself.
"Yes, I have a lot to sell."
Yan Xingli asked warily, "What do you want to sell?"
"Selling emotion crystals!"
My uncle's brief business trip yesterday gave me a boost of energy: "You can put the mood crystal in your car so it won't smell and it'll save on fuel."
Qi Youyu never gets carsick when traveling on Cang'ai Planet. All the vehicles there, regardless of size, drive smoothly and there are no unpleasant smells inside.
There are plenty of energy-filled crystal fish available, so there's no need to worry about running out.
Yan Xingli: "No."
"Why not?"
Yan Xingli shifted slightly, subtly blocking the camera. "Have you forgotten what you promised me before you accompanied me to work?"
Technological products from the planet Cang'ai cannot be displayed in the live stream.
Qi Youyu scratched her face sheepishly: "Okay, I remember."
After a short while, Qi Youyu quietly asked, "Uncle, can we sell bread?"
"Selling bread requires money to purchase the goods, and we don't have any capital."
"You can make it yourself."
"You can do it?"
“I can,” Yu Yu said. “Xiao Hua knows how to bake, and I’ll learn to make bread from her.”
Yan Xingli looked at Xiaohua for confirmation.
Xiao Hua: "Master Yu Yu is not lying. It is the best human baby I have ever seen at making bread."
Yan Xingli: "...You talk as if you've seen a lot."
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Author's note: Good evening everyone! I feel like I'll be able to get over 1000 nutrient solution tonight, so I'll add an extra chapter tomorrow~ Thank you so much!
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