Chapter 132 (Updated 132)
One, three, two:
Mu Shaowu was taken aback, feeling rather flattered.
His son asked him for a hug!
Fireworks fell from the sky, landing behind Ye Qingxi like stars sinking to the bottom of the sea, surrounding the smile on Ye Qingxi's face, so bright that Mu Shaowu couldn't take his eyes off her.
Mu Shaowu picked up the child in front of him and held him in his arms, then couldn't help but kiss his soft little face. "So good."
Ye Qingxi hugged his neck, thinking that her father was also very well-behaved.
He looked at him and smiled gently.
Mu Shaowu laughed and affectionately nuzzled his forehead.
Mu Shaoyan, standing to the side: ...Did I buy these fireworks just to be a backdrop for your father-son lovey-dovey moments?!
Did you even consider the feelings of the fireworks and their owner?!
Mu Shaoyan remained silent, then turned back to continue setting off his lonely and desolate fireworks.
God knows how cold his heart is right now!
Ye Qingxi leaned against Mu Shaowu's chest, watching the colorful fireworks rise into the sky and fall.
"It's really beautiful," he exclaimed.
Every single one is beautiful.
Every color is beautiful.
"If you like, Dad will set off another one with you," Mu Shaowu said softly.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Mu Shaowu put him on the ground, then asked Mu Shaoyan for a match, and holding Ye Qingxi's small hand, lit another one.
This time, the fireworks were colorful, exploding in the air like a giant, multicolored cotton candy, exquisite and romantic.
Ye Qingxi looked up.
Cotton Candy, who was in the music room upstairs, was also squatting on the bay window, looking up at the view.
The soundproof glass blocked out the sound of the fireworks explosions, leaving only the dazzling colors and brilliant patterns.
The kitten didn't know what fireworks were, but it liked the colors it could see and the moving fireworks.
Its head was held high, its eyes were round and big, and it let out a light "meow".
The cat is very happy today too~
After the fireworks were finished, everyone returned indoors.
Ye Qingxi was a little sleepy and was about to ask Mu Shaowu to accompany him to bed when he received a red envelope from Mu Zheng first.
Next came Mu Shaowu's red envelope.
Subsequently, Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan also handed him red envelopes one after another.
Finally, there's Mu Feng.
"Happy New Year," Mu Feng said.
"Happy New Year." Ye Qingxi looked at him. "Grandpa, I also bought gifts for you."
After he finished speaking, he turned and ran upstairs.
Mu Shaowu followed him in confusion, only to see him run into his house and take out a large bag.
Mu Shaowu quickly took it from him and carried it downstairs.
Ye Qingxi took out the gifts she had chosen from the bag and gave them out one by one.
He gave Mu Feng a Bodhi seed bracelet.
Mu Feng didn't used to wear anything on his hands, but ever since he gave Pei Ying the jade bracelet, he has been wearing it, and he is still wearing it today.
In the cold winter, Ye Qingxi always felt that the jade bracelet was too cold to wear, so she wanted to replace it with one that wasn't so cold.
"I specifically called Pei Liang and asked Grandpa Pei to help me choose it. He said it's good." Ye Qingxi's voice was soft.
Mu Feng looked at him, his heart filled with indescribable tenderness.
"Grandpa, let me help you put it on," Ye Qingxi said.
Mu Feng nodded.
Ye Qingxi helped him take off the jade bracelet on his hand and replace it with a bodhi seed bracelet from the box.
Wood and jade have different textures and give people different feelings.
Mu Feng has an imposing aura. When he wore jade, he exuded nobility. Now that he has switched to Bodhi, he has gained a touch of indifference.
“It looks great too,” Ye Qingxi said.
He held Mu Feng's hand; Mu Feng's hand was broad, warm, and much larger than his own.
With a gentle snap, he could grasp his hand and envelop it in his palm.
It was wrapped up very tightly.
Unharmed in the slightest.
But Ye Qingxi actually wanted to hold his hand and protect his life.
His grandfather is old.
I wish his grandfather could live to be a hundred.
Five-year-old Ye Qingxi's New Year's wish is for Mu Feng to live to be a hundred years old and for her family to be healthy and safe.
As for himself, he did not make any wishes.
In his heart, his family was more important than himself.
The Mu family doesn't have the tradition of staying up all night on New Year's Eve. After Ye Qingxi distributed the gifts, everyone prepared to go to sleep.
After taking a shower, Ye Qingxi opened WeChat and saw that Pei Liang and the others had sent him New Year's greetings.
He quickly went back.
Then he discovered that Duan Yi, Qin Yuan, and Qiu Yue had all sent him red envelopes.
And each red envelope was quite large.
Ye Qingxi: ...
No, it's one thing for others, but why did Duan Yi give him such a big red envelope?
Where did he get the money?!
Duan Yi: Of course, it was given to me by your uncle.
When Duan Yi returned from setting off firecrackers with his cousins from his hometown, he found that Mu Shaoyan had sent him a Happy New Year message.
Along with that came a New Year's red envelope.
He clicked on it, and there was another string of 9999.
Duan Yi respected his status as Young Master Mu this time and did not insult him by offering a refund. He then turned around and sent the 9900 plus 500 yuan to Ye Qingxi.
His family background was not as good as Mu Shaoyan's; for Duan Yi, receiving a 500 yuan red envelope for the New Year was already a luxury.
After all, the red envelope he received himself was only 200 yuan.
【Thank you, Brother Duan Yi~】Ye Qingxi replied to him.
He silently noted down the money, planning to spend it on Duan Yi when he had the chance.
Where you came from, go back to.
After replying to Duan Yi, Ye Qingxi replied to Qin Yuan, and finally replied to Qiu Yue: 【Thank you.】
Today is New Year's Day, but Qiu Lu is in the police station. Ye Qingxi felt very happy when she thought about it.
I wonder if the New Year's Eve dinner at the police station is any good. Eat up, Qiu Lu!
He burst out laughing at the thought.
"What are you laughing at?" Mu Shaowu asked him.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, wondering what else could she be laughing at? Of course, she was laughing at how the main character was having a bad time.
However, Ye Qingxi couldn't say this to Mu Shaowu, so she simply said, "I'm happy. If I don't laugh during the New Year, when will I laugh?"
“That’s true.” Mu Shaowu nodded. “Then smile again and let me see.”
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Why don't you smile and let me see?
Mu Shaowu immediately smiled, "Is it good-looking?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
He said his dad was very well-behaved.
Ye Qingxi smiled unconsciously, "Beautiful."
“Xiao Xi looks good too.” Mu Shaowu touched his forehead.
For some reason, Ye Qingxi laughed even more happily.
He turned around, pulled back the covers, and crawled inside. "Go to sleep, go to sleep."
"Okay." Mu Shaowu readily agreed. "Today, Daddy will tell you a story about the Nian monster~"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought he was quite persistent.
But it's alright, after all, his dad isn't very good at singing lullabies.
I can't tell bedtime stories well, and I sing lullabies off-key. Xiao Mu, without me, who will be your loyal, uncensored listener?
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi laughed again.
Mu Shaowu looked at the smile on his face and felt an indescribable joy in his heart.
Ye Qingxi smiles much more often now than before.
When he first arrived at their house, he was probably not familiar with the place and couldn't really smile. Ye Min was still lying in a hospital bed at the time, so Ye Qingxi didn't smile much. When she did smile, it was a very faint smile, and she wasn't happy or joyful.
But now, he's smiling happily.
Like a child who, after a storm, grows up again in the sunshine.
Mu Shaowu really enjoyed seeing him smile.
He has a beautiful smile; his eyes curve slightly when he smiles, like a small, sweetened rainbow.
—His own rainbow that will never fade.
This New Year, Mu Shaowu also made a New Year's wish: that his son could always be happy and always laugh easily and joyfully.
In northern China, the tradition on the first day of the Lunar New Year is to eat dumplings.
The Mu family also follows this tradition.
The chef who made the dumplings was a woman around forty years old. She prepared the filling very well and was very skillful, able to shape the dumplings into different shapes.
As Ye Qingxi ate the dumplings shaped like the twelve zodiac animals with different fillings, he sighed once again, "Everyone has their own expertise. I could never make dumplings like these in my entire life."
While he was eating, he heard Mu Shaowu say, "Since everyone's here for the New Year and has time, why don't we take a family photo?"
Family photo?
Ye Qingxi raised her head.
Mu Shaowu looked at Mu Feng, "Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng haven't taken a family photo yet."
Ye Qingxi thought about it and realized it was true.
We took many group photos, but we never got a proper family portrait.
He agrees!
Qin Cheng also agreed!
"It's time to take a family photo." Mu Zheng looked at the two children's eyes, which had clearly lit up. "I'll contact someone in a bit, maybe tomorrow."
"I'll do it," Mu Shaowu said. "I know quite a few photographers."
"Okay," Mu Zheng replied.
Ye Qingxi silently raised her hand, "Then can I bring the cotton candy too?"
"And donuts too," Qin Cheng said.
"Sure," Mu Shaowu said with a smile, "They're family too, aren't they?"
Ye Qingxi was happy.
After finishing his meal, he couldn't wait to go back to his room and started rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for cotton candy decorations.
Cotton Candy, seeing him rummaging through his things, came running over with curious meows and nuzzled against him affectionately.
Ye Qingxi hugged him and said, "Baby, you're going to take a family photo with us now."
The cotton flower looked silly and meowed.
Ye Qingxi stroked its furry head, "Don't worry, I'll dress you up beautifully~"
Cotton Candy didn't understand, so she leaned closer and smelled him, then stuck out her pink little tongue and licked his face.
Ye Qingxi chuckled softly.
He held the kitten in his arms and said softly, "Baby, I want a family photo!"
A family photo of them.
His favorite person and his favorite cat.
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh again, and happily rubbed the kitten's head.
The next day at noon, after lunch, everyone set off.
Mu Shaoting and Qin Luan didn't wear makeup because they were taking photos; they only did simple skincare.
Mu Shaoyan, in a very straightforward manner, remarked, "Why do you look worse than yesterday?"
Mu Shaoting: ...
"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words."
Mu Shaoyan immediately changed his tune, saying, "Sister, you are so beautiful, like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally beautiful without any artifice!"
Mu Shaoting snorted, "That's more like it."
She turned around and got into the car.
As soon as Mu Shaoting got into the car, his phone rang.
Mu Shaoting took it out and glanced at it; it was Yang Yu.
Yang Yu: [Someone gave me a dessert voucher, I think it's from some popular cake shop. I don't like these kinds of things, but you can have it. You girls probably like cake more.]
Yang Yu: [Photo]
Mu Shaoting clicked on it and found that it was indeed a somewhat famous online dessert shop.
However, this store does not offer delivery, saying that you can only taste the real deliciousness by visiting the store.
Mu Shaoting has never tolerated the rudeness of these shopkeepers. What kind of business is this? Does she, Miss Mu, have to make the trip herself? Don't they even know if they're worthy?!
So Mu Shaoting refused, saying, "No, I'm too lazy to go."
Yang Yu offered very solicitously, "I happen to be passing through in a few days on business. If you'd like some, I can pick it up and bring it to you."
Mu Shaoting clicked his tongue lightly.
She knew, of course, that Yang Yu wanted to pursue her, but she hadn't decided whether or not to let him.
After all, Yang Yu's family background was really too ordinary.
In Mu Shaoting's ideal boyfriend, he must be from a wealthy family, just like her, so that he is worthy of her.
But she seemed to have a slight, inexplicable fondness for Yang Yu.
"Fine," Mu Shaoting thought, "I might as well send it over. Ye Qingxi loves cake, so it's a good idea to send it over for her cute little nephew to try."
"Alright," Mu Shaoting agreed.
She sent Yang Yu a red envelope.
Mu Shaoting: [I'm not taking advantage of you; this is your errand fee and the cost of the cake.]
Yang Yu: ...
Well, so they're using him as an errand boy?
Yang Yu was speechless. Was Mu Shaoting really ignorant or just pretending?
He's made himself quite clear, hasn't he?
Why isn't she reacting at all?!
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