Chapter 108 Chapter 108 I have a bad feeling in my heart...
The curves on both sides of Jiang Mu Ning's lips faded. He stared at Ao Xinyi's dark pupils, somewhat unable to understand the look in her eyes.
Ao Xinyi looked at her briefly, then quickly let go of her hand, turned his head away and coughed, "Ningning, stay away from me... cough cough... stay away from me, I think I have a cold."
She coughed, picked up the teacup, and took another sip of warm water to suppress the itch in her throat.
Jiang Mu Ning didn't stand far away, but stood beside her. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked her back, with concern in his eyes: "How did you catch a cold? When did it start? Have you taken medicine?"
Ao Xinyi's cheeks turned red from coughing. After finally calming down, he replied, "It should be the day after you left that I had a slight cough. I didn't take any medicine. It was a minor problem that was healed in a week. It's the same whether I eat or not."
She can hardly speak in long sentences now.
It seemed that if she talked too much, her throat would itch, making her cough uncontrollably.
If you keep quiet and don't talk, it will be better and you can have peace for a long time.
Ao Xinyi's cough had been getting worse day by day in the past two days. She was very annoyed by the disturbance and had originally decided to agree with Tang Yingzhuo to give it a try. Unexpectedly, she was so disturbed by the cold that she could hardly speak a few words.
Not to mention going out to socialize.
"How about taking some cough suppressants? A cold won't heal in a short time, but taking some cough suppressants can make you feel better." Jiang Muning saw that she was almost finishing a glass of water.
Apparently, every time I cough, I drink some water to suppress it.
The worry between her brows gathered, and Ao Xinyi pointed to an empty chair for her to sit on, and smiled: "It's okay, wait a week and see. Why are you back? I thought you couldn't go home until tomorrow. How is your injury recovering?"
Ao Xinyi sounded concerned.
Jiang Muning's gaze lingered on the number "89" above her head.
She remembered that when she left, Ao Xinyi's favorability rating was still 90. She had only been gone for a few days, during which time she had given him gifts and had video calls with him. Unexpectedly, her favorability rating had dropped by one degree.
Even when he saw her appear just now, there was no joy on his face.
The thing she was most worried about happened.
How can a daughter raised for so many years be as close as a biological daughter? Bai Qingqing has changed so much this time. When she is not around, the relationship between them will only grow faster.
"I missed you, so I wanted to come back to see you earlier. I used the excuse of preparing for a variety show to come back in advance. I wanted to give my dear mother a surprise!"
Jiang Mu Ning coquettishly put his arm around Ao Xinyi's waist and replied softly, "My injury is much better now. I'm sorry, Mom, for making you worry."
Ao Xinyi felt mixed emotions and touched her hair.
"Do your brothers and Qingqing know that you're back?"
"No, I didn't tell anyone, but I just looked and everyone seemed to be away?"
"Well, the third brother has been a bit busy these past two days," Ao Xinyi paused as he spoke of Bai Siqi, "You know your fourth brother, he can't sit still, and he went out to play with the fifth brother. I'll call them, your father, and your eldest brother later, and ask them to come back early."
Ao Xinyi stood up as he spoke and started making detailed arrangements.
"I also asked Sister Qiao to prepare an old hen and stew it tomorrow. It's getting late now, so I have to ask her to stew the chicken now. If she can't make it in time for lunch, we can drink chicken soup in the evening. Ningning, is there anything else you want to eat?"
"Don't worry, we can stew the chicken in the afternoon and drink it in the evening. I can eat anything for lunch."
Ao Xinyi was pulled by her and had to stop and follow her pace slowly from the greenhouse to the building.
While chatting quietly about Jiang Mu Ning's situation in the Jiang family in the past few days.
*
When Bai Qingqing went downstairs to eat today, she tripped over the carpet as she was putting on her slippers.
Then when I saw Jiang Mu Ning at the dining table, I felt that it was no wonder.
There were few people at noon, so Ao Xinyi sat opposite the two of them, and Ao Teng sat next to the two little girls. Aunt Qiao still served a large table of dishes and warmly welcomed Miss Mu Ning who had finally returned home.
"Ningning, Qingqing, you two should eat more, cough..." Ao Xinyi turned his head, covered his lower lip, coughed briefly, and took a sip of the warm soup.
My throat feels much better after being lubricated, and the feeling of tightness and swelling is also slightly relieved.
Bai Qingqing glanced at her and asked, "Why is your cough getting worse?"
"That's how colds are. It will be gone in two days. It's okay. I'll feel better after eating something. Come on, eat quickly." Ao Xinyi smiled. Because she was afraid of infecting the cold to the two children, she sat far away from the children today and didn't serve them soup or dishes.
She looked at her two daughters who were sitting quietly together. "We are going to record a variety show the day after tomorrow, right? How is it this time? Is the place far? Is it dangerous?"
Bai Qingqing looked at Ao Xinyi suspiciously, feeling that the scene of her coughing seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember it.
Then he retracted his gaze, holding the rice bowl and said, "It's quite far. It was filmed in a county below Ying City. I don't know if it's dangerous or not. I haven't read the script for the next episode yet."
When Wu Weiran sent her the information before, she searched for Ying City on the map. As he said, it was indeed a good place with mountains and rivers.
Many tourists like to go there to play. A search for Ying City will bring up many travel guides.
But the Baotong County they were going to was relatively unknown.
When searching, apart from a few pieces of information related to local government affairs, even the local specialties did not pop up. It is obviously much more remote and the tourism industry is not developed. It is just an ordinary small county town that is unknown to the public.
Ao Xinyi had heard of Ying City: "Ying City, the lotus flowers are famous every summer, right? It's quite far away, it takes a long time to get there from Dong City, how do you get there? And take a bus?"
Bai Qingqing's eyes were confused.
She didn't look at the itinerary, but Wu Weiran said in the group that they would gather at Yaomu Building at six in the morning on the day of the recording.
Jiang Muning smiled and added, "We will take a plane this time. We will gather at 6am on the day of recording and go to the airport together. We will arrive in Ying City around noon and do our makeup at the hotel. After that, we will take a bus to Baotong County, which is the recording location for our fourth episode."
“Isn’t Ying City a tourist city? In this episode, Qingqing, Yueling and I were college roommates, and we planned to travel together during the summer vacation.
When passing through Baotong County, my car broke down, so I stayed overnight to repair it and planned to go sightseeing for a day. As a result, I heard rumors of supernatural visions in the village. ”
Jiang Mu Ning paused and continued, "We don't get much information this time. It feels much less than the previous three episodes. I feel like the production team is increasing the difficulty. It may be more difficult than the previous episodes. I'll have to ask Qingqing for help then."
“This is just background information.”
Ao Xinyi nodded after thinking about it: "Generally speaking, the less information there is, the greater the difficulty. Since you two insist on continuing to participate in this program, I will not persuade you. Just be sure to pay attention to safety when you are outside."
"For example, in places that are too remote, many locals will not cooperate with filming and are very hostile to celebrities. The production team can't control it at all. You must be careful when the time comes."
Jiang Mu Ning smiled: "I know, thank you, Mom."
A few people chatted for a while during the meal, and then went back to rest after dinner.
Ao Xinyi has developed a habit of taking a nap this week. Although she doesn't take any medicine, she plans to rely on sleep to enhance her immunity and get through this cold.
Jiang Muning had originally planned to talk to her alone after dinner, but when he saw that she wanted to rest, he did not disturb her, but instead walked around several buildings of the Bai family.
Less than a week after leaving home, she missed the people and things at home terribly. Her eyes were longing for everything she went to. When she saw the staff around the house in the afternoon, she would occasionally chat with them.
A figure wearing a white half-knee dress was moving around the Bai family's villa. In less than half an afternoon, everyone in the Bai family had seen her and knew that Bai Mu Ning had returned home.
Even after returning to the extremely powerful Jiang family in Beijing, he still missed the place where he grew up and was a good child who valued affection.
While Jiang Mu Ning was walking around downstairs, Bai Qing Qing was in her room with the window open for some fresh air, and she heard her talking to the gardener.
She subconsciously listened and heard a few people downstairs talking about what flowers to plant in the summer. The sound of their idle chatter came with the afternoon fatigue, pushing her eyelids closed like a wave.
She only heard the gardeners dragging the water pipes on the ground. Several gardeners seemed to have walked away, leaving behind the sound of soft footsteps on the grass, as if they were wandering in the flower beds downstairs.
The sound of stepping on grass is very similar to white noise.
Bai Qingqing closed her eyes and fell asleep completely.
*
On the morning of the day they set out to record the variety show, it was still dawn when Bai Qingqing and Jiang Muning got up.
The whole Bai family got up together and saw the two little girls off to the car at the doorstep.
Even Bai Songxu was there, standing at the door with his messy hair. He was afraid that he would not be able to get up the night before, so he just played games all night. Now he was standing at the steps yawning.
This time, the recording of the variety show took four or five days to go back and forth, and both of them brought suitcases.
There is still a bit of cool breeze in the morning.
The housekeeper loaded the suitcases into the car. Ao Xinyi, wrapped in a long coat and a shawl, stood in front of the two girls and gave them instructions:
"The climate and diet in Ying City are very different from ours. When you two get there, cough cough cough... wear more clothes, cough cough."
Bai Shuting reached out and stroked Ao Xinyi's back.
Ao Xinyi: "I put medicine in your boxes. If you have a cough, well..."
The morning breeze blew past, and Ao Xinyi kept coughing. His face turned red and he couldn't speak. Bai Shuting stood in front of the two girls, his eyelids drooping, and finished her words for her: "I brought medicine in the box. If you feel unwell, take some."
Jiang Muning smiled and took Ao Xinyi's hand and shook it: "We've only been gone for a few days, Mom, you don't have to worry too much."
Ao Xinyi turned his head back and looked at Bai Qingqing who was silent opposite him. His heart was beating faster. "I don't know why, cough cough, I feel a little nervous this time. You cough cough cough...you must pay attention to safety."
Bai Qingqing saw her looking at her with worry in her eyes, and she felt a little irritated for no reason. She glanced at Ao Xinyi and Jiang Muning's still holding hands, turned her eyes away and said, "I know, take good care of yourself. It's been more than a week, you should take some medicine, and go to the hospital if you can't."
Ao Xinyi has been coughing so much lately that he can't sleep well at night, so he also has this plan: "Well, let's go today."
Bai Qingqing couldn't wait to turn around. She didn't understand why Ao Xinyi had to make such a big fuss just for a normal work trip, and why the whole family had to get up in the early morning to see him off.
But when she saw that Bai Siqi's eyes were glued to Jiang Muning, she decided to just think about it.
Come and see Jiang Mu Ning off.
After all, they see each other less often now, so they must cherish their time.
Bai Qingqing turned around and said, "Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Qingqing, mommy gives me a hug." Ao Xinyi held her and hugged her daughter in his arms. "Be careful. Call mommy after you finish filming."
Bai Qingqing: “…”
"Okay, got it."
The hands that Jiang Muning and Ao Xinyi were holding were suddenly loosened. She was stunned and was about to frown when she realized that the sons of the Bai family were standing in front of her. She turned her head to look at Ao Xinyi and Bai Qingqing hugging each other, and her eyes became hurt and painful.
Bai Siqi clenched his hands at his sides and wanted to move forward.
Ao Xinyi patted Bai Qingqing on the back, let her go, smiled at her, and then opened his arms and hugged Jiang Mu Ning: "Have a good trip and a smooth shoot."
Jiang Mu Ning hugged her back and nodded in her arms: "Goodbye, Mom."
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