Chapter 19, Section 19: "Uncle, the wind is so strong, it blew my kiss away..."
The fans were so enthusiastic that Yanxingli had to operate for a short while.
Qi Youyu, perched on her uncle's shoulder, waved her chubby hand and said to the fans surrounding her, "Take your pictures, take your pictures, take his pictures, then take yours."
The child's confident and commanding demeanor drew laughter from the crowd.
Yan Xingli glanced helplessly at Yu Yu; the little alien was surfing fast enough.
After all, it wasn't a special fan meeting; if the crowd gathered too large, it could easily lead to danger.
Yan Xingli and Yu Yu did not stay long and quickly left the scene with the help of the program crew.
"Uncle, cheers!"
"cheers."
Although she couldn't take her immobile uncle with her, Yu Yu received her first cup of milk tea since arriving on Earth.
Under Li Zhi's murderous gaze, Yan Xingli timidly took a big gulp of milk tea.
Li Zhi turned her face away, deciding to avoid seeing or hearing it.
"Next time you go to crowded places, remember to invite Xiaolin and the others along."
"knew."
Yu Yu held the hot milk tea in both hands, her round eyes looking at the unfamiliar Li Zhi.
Li Zhi effortlessly switched expressions and gently asked, "Yu Yu, is the milk tea delicious?"
Yu Yu bit the straw, lowered her head, and took a sip. She stared blankly, her little face full of shock.
"!!"
"Why does it taste so good?"
"I want more!"
Milk tea opened the door to a new world for Qi Youyu. She was so excited about drinking the delicious milk tea that she shook her head and swayed her body.
Li Zhi is a staunch advocate of remaining single and childless, and has no particular feelings about children, but at this moment she was charmed by Yu Yu's adorable appearance.
She touched Yu Yu's soft pigtails and said, "You can't drink milk tea every day, kids who drink too much will not grow tall."
The little fish and chicks obediently agreed as they pecked at the rice, their mouths gurgling away without hesitation.
She nudged Yan Xingli: "Uncle, is yours delicious?"
"It's delicious. Why don't you have a sip of mine and I'll have a sip of yours?"
"OK."
The two, one big and one small, exchanged milk teas to taste each other, and the happiness from the double milk tea skyrocketed. Qi Youyu pouted and turned her head to give her uncle a big kiss on the face.
Yan Xingli was stunned for a moment.
He touched his face, which was covered in the child's saliva, and instead of having a cleanliness obsession, he was quite happy.
It felt like being kissed by a rich girl, and having her soft, chubby paws pat his forehead with delight.
Yan Xingli raised an eyebrow arrogantly: "Why did you steal your uncle's kiss?"
“I didn’t kiss her secretly.” Qi Youyu firmly presented a witness, “I kissed her in front of Auntie.”
Li Zhi smiled.
Yan Xingli pretended not to care, but was secretly overjoyed. This was the first time the child had kissed him, and suddenly he could empathize with the affection between grandparents and grandchildren.
"Uncle, are you shy?" Yu Yu smiled, her little shoulders shaking, and turned to call Xiao Hua to open the window.
A cold wind blew in, making the curtains askew. Yan Xingli shivered, wondering what the child was up to.
He had just stood up when Yu Yu patted his arm: "Okay, the wind is too strong, it blew my kiss away."
"You don't need to be shy."
"..."
[I've learned something new! I'll use this technique to flirt with my crush when I get back!]
Holding the number tag, waiting for Fish Baby to give me a kiss~
[I'm also in S City, on my way home with the wind blowing, which is practically like receiving a kiss from YuYu QAQ]
*
When Yan Xingli returned after dropping Li Zhi off downstairs, he saw Qi Youyu lying on the ground with her bottom sticking out, watching the little train chugging along the tracks.
"You and Xiaohua bought the toy train online."
"You bought it."
Yan Xingli took off his shoes and pointed at himself in surprise: "Me? I don't remember buying this."
Yu Yu turned to look at Yan Xingli, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "You bought it at the junkyard, and I've fixed it."
The unexpected answer startled Yan Xingli.
If Yu Yu hadn't brought it up, he would have forgotten that he had bought toys at the junkyard.
He walked over to Yu Yu and squatted down: "You fixed it? That's great."
Qi Youyu proactively offered her head to her uncle's side, blinked hard twice, and said, "I even repainted it."
[Did YuYu learn this from Ele.me? Hahaha, it's using its head to nudge a human's hand, begging to be patted.]
[This baby has amazing hands-on skills!]
[However, I watched the entire live stream and never saw YuYu repairing a toy car. Are you sure you're not just bragging?]
Indeed, compared to its previous dusty appearance, the little train is now not only cleaner, but also much brighter and prettier.
Yan Xingli recalled that every time the live stream ended, Yu Yu would stay in the Xiaoyu account for half a day.
They're probably repairing toys.
The grandfather and grandson lay on the ground together watching the train.
"Uncle, I'll give you the toy train once I've finished repairing it."
"Wasn't it already fixed?"
"But it's too small now, I want to make it bigger." Fish gestured with her hands and chuckled happily, "That way I can carry all the pretty ladies."
Banquet Star Ceremony: ...
Four words flashed before his eyes: "The thief's heart is still burning."
"I'll go see what Xiaohua is doing."
"I'll go too."
Clang.
The grandfather and grandson bumped their foreheads together.
Yan Xingli was a little dazed from the impact. He covered his forehead and stared nervously at the child who was also covering his head.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Yu Yu blinked twice, then grinned foolishly, "Uncle, let's toast to our heads!"
As he laughed, the child's eyes reddened, his lips trembled, and he burst into tears amidst Yan Xingli's terror.
"It hurts so much! I've grown horns, waaaaah!"
Years later, when Yan Xingli looks back on this day, he still feels lingering fear.
He was at a loss to comfort the child, and looking at the big bump on the child's fair forehead, his palms were sweating profusely with anxiety.
Fortunately, Xiaohua arrived in time and sprayed Yuyu's forehead with a swelling-reducing and pain-relieving spray, followed by a full-body scan.
The diagnosis indicated no concussion, and the redness and swelling disappeared after one minute.
Yan Xingli then felt that he could breathe again.
*
Life with a child is peaceful, but occasionally filled with chaos and commotion.
The next day, Yan Xingli was going to attend a brand event, which happened to be nearby, and she would be back in two hours at the latest.
So Yu Yu was left at home. To prevent the children from causing trouble, Yan Xingli asked Xiao Lin and Tang Ying to stay with her.
No need to take care of the kids anymore; even two hours of that freedom is a hard-won privilege.
Time to get to work! Let's get our spirits up and get to work!
After Xiaohua became obsessed with watching period dramas, she also developed an interest in ancient poetry and literature.
The explosion of Earth ended not only the lives of some humans, but also magnificent buildings that had stood for thousands of years.
As those historical buildings and treasures, once revered as gems and wonders, vanished, history gradually became an unverifiable myth.
Xiao Hua kept reciting ancient poems, but Qi Youyu wasn't interested in the literary style of poetry. She listened to the beginning of the poem and then went to do something else.
So, the little flower, with its strong desire to express itself and share, turned its attention to humans.
"This beautiful young lady, do you know what kind of feelings the author expressed in the poem 'Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I leisurely gaze at the southern mountains'?"
Tang Ying was dumbfounded: "?"
“Oh, did you know that a gentleman named Su Shi commented on his poems as ‘outwardly barren but inwardly rich, seemingly bland but truly beautiful’? It’s so accurate and incredible.”
"Speaking of this, I'm reminded of another Mr. Bai Juyi, his 'Pipa Xing'..."
Tang Ying, suddenly pulled back to her senior year of high school, closed her eyes in anguish: "Sorry, I'm illiterate, I can't read."
No one was willing to discuss classical Chinese poetry with Xiaohua, so Xiaohua had no choice but to switch her conversation partner back to Yuyu.
Then Yan Xingli got into big trouble.
After happily finishing work and returning home, Yan Xingli was greeted with the highest level of hospitality by the children.
"Uncle, welcome home."
Yan Xingli bent down to change into slippers, smiled, and opened his arms to welcome the child.
The child perfectly missed him, and then did something that greatly surprised Yan Xingli.
Knock knock knock.
Yu Yu stomped on his shoes repeatedly.
"???"
Did his shoes break some kind of law?
This action... Yan Xingli couldn't help but look at his daughter, who was sharpening her claws on the cat scratching board.
—The classic etiquette for welcoming the hunting pet owner home.
Yan Xingli, his face dark, picked up the brat who had stomped his shoes into cookies:
"Did you see the pink hairdryer splashing in puddles? Or were you learning cat etiquette from your rich uncle?"
Who is the pink hair dryer?
"...Tell me, why did you step on my shoes?"
Qi Youyu cleared her throat, and her two chubby feet, suspended in mid-air, blossomed with pride as she loudly proclaimed:
"Because Little Flower said, 'May you gather many 'shoes,' for this is the most cherished symbol of longing~'"
Although it was a bit strange, the child was willing to follow local customs and express her longing in this way.
"If you miss someone, you should step on their shoes more often," Qi Youyu said. "I miss my uncle very much."
"..." Yan Xingli glanced calmly at Tang Ying and Xiao Lin, "Are you aware of this?"
Tang Ying and Xiao Lin felt a chill in their hearts.
"I don't know."
"Brother Xing, this robot seems to be malfunctioning. It keeps making very unreasonable demands on us," Xiao Lin said.
"for example?"
Xiao Lin complained bitterly: "They made us memorize 'The Memorial to the Throne on the Eve of the Northern Expedition,' and asked us if we were familiar with Bai Juyi and what kind of emotions 'The Song of the Pipa' expressed."
The screen was filled with "hahahahaha" comments.
[The kid just loves learning, what's wrong with that, hahaha]
[Xiaohua is such a smart robot! She loves watching "Empresses in the Palace" and enjoys classical Chinese poetry~]
Yan Xingli put the child down and pinched the bridge of his nose hard.
In the distance, a chubby figure darted away at lightning speed.
Yan Xingli smiled.
"Little Flower!"
"You taught me the song 'May You Wear Many Colorful Shoes'? Well done."
"Come here, let me miss you for a moment too."
*
Yan Xingli's parents had a 9 a.m. flight landing, and he started getting ready before dawn, cleaning and grooming himself.
After Yan Shanyi inherited the family business, Yan's parents began a life of retirement, traveling the world, and rarely saw their siblings more than once every six months.
The elderly couple disagreed with Yan Xingli's initial foray into the entertainment industry, but now...
Yan Xingli glanced at the camera, looking worried, and prayed that the elderly couple wouldn't say anything that couldn't be broadcast during the live stream.
The night before last, he had told Yu Yu that her parents were coming. As soon as the child heard this, she immediately frowned and scolded him for not telling her sooner, as she hadn't prepared any gifts.
Yan Xingli was too embarrassed to say that what worried him the most was actually her.
The elderly couple were both Party members, and they had only one belief in their hearts. As for metaphysics, aliens, and the like, they considered them all to be demons and monsters.
If he dares to reveal Yu Yu's identity, they can immediately contact a mental hospital to remove her.
Most importantly, one of them has high blood pressure and the other has heart disease. He dares not let Yu Yu show off high-tech products, in case she gets too excited and faints.
Seeing Yan Xingli looking worried in the dressing room, Qi Youyu opened the wardrobe door and pointed with her little hand: "Uncle, wear this."
It was a light pink plush cardigan.
Yan Xingli's first thought was to reject it.
“This is what my uncle wore when he was eighteen. Now that he’s older, it doesn’t suit him anymore.”
Qi Youyu: "Uncle, even if you're three hundred years old, you're still a baby."
Yan Xingli was moved. Who did this child inherit his high emotional intelligence from? His words were so soothing.
"Old babies are still babies."
"..." I was too moved too soon.
Yu Yu has a special fondness for pink, and she picked out all three pink clothes that Yan Xingli had in his wardrobe.
Yan Xingli was torn between which outfit to wear, and after much deliberation, he finally put on his pink battle robe from when he was eighteen.
Wearing a white inner layer with a pink fluffy cardigan, he has shed his youthful naiveté and now exudes a gentle and refined charm, resembling a refreshing and virtuous homebody boyfriend.
[!! I'm going crazy! I've finally fallen for Yan Xingli's looks! This outfit suits him so well!]
[No wonder he can play the role of a pure and unattainable ideal... Whose clothes are these? I want to buy one for myself!]
Yan Xingli crossed his arms: "How are you? Are you alright?"
"It looks beautiful." Qi Youyu looked at him with delight. "Uncle, this is the color of Hug."
The child hugged his leg and rubbed against him, saying, "Just like this, hug me."
Hugs are warm and reassuring for children. Yu Yu thought her uncle looked especially gentle in pink, which reminded her of the idea of a hug.
Yan Xingli's unease dissipated, and he picked up the child and placed him on his arms: "Do you want to wear pink too?"
"I want."
"Walk."
【Yay! It's matching family outfits!】
[Men may say no, but their bodies tell a different story, lol.]
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