Chapter 167 He loves 167 even more than his biological father…
One hundred and sixty-seven:
On the way back to their room after dinner, Mu Shaoting asked Mu Shaowu, "I'm taking Xiaoxi to see Director Xu and Elder Kang tomorrow, are you going?"
Mu Shaowu wanted to say of course, after all, he was his son's father, how could he not go?
But the words caught in his throat. "I won't go."
Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled, "Why?"
“I’ve met Director Xu at a party before. He knows me, and I know him, but he doesn’t know you’re my son. If I go to meet you, I’m afraid he might not choose you because of me.”
The main thing is that he suddenly remembered that Director Xu doesn't seem to like popular actors like them very much. He had previously vaguely revealed that he had rejected the audition of a certain popular actor.
Ye Qingxi understood the meaning of his words almost instantly.
Director Xu is a great director. He is directing the opening and closing ceremonies because the country recognizes his abilities, which is why he put his filming career aside for the time being.
He will go back to making movies after the World Championship ends.
If his father were an ordinary person or someone from another industry, then it wouldn't matter if he were selected.
But his father happens to be Mu Shaowu, an actor. So who can guarantee that Mu Shaowu won't use his son to get close to Director Xu and build a relationship so that Director Xu will choose him for future films?
Therefore, in order to avoid such unnecessary trouble, giving up on him as Mu Shaowu's son is the simplest and most effective method.
Ye Qingxi was somewhat surprised. Her father usually seemed carefree, but she never expected him to be so meticulous in such matters.
“It’s okay,” he said. “Dad, I want you to go.”
Mu Shaowu is his father after all; how could he not go about something so important?!
Besides, even if others don't know, doesn't Ye Qingxi herself know?
How could Mu Shaowu possibly do such a thing?
If he really had that kind of thought, why would he be afraid that his presence would affect Director Xu's choice of him?
His father would never do anything bad to him!
“Exactly, you should go,” Mu Shaoting advised. “If Xiao Xi gets selected, there will be many situations where she will need her parents to accompany her and Director Xu to work with her. You can’t refuse to go then, can you?”
"Furthermore, if what you said is true, he doesn't want to be involved with you, which will affect his choice of Xiaoxi. Even if he makes up his mind, when he finds out that you are his father, who knows if he won't have more opinions about you? He might think that you are deliberately hiding yourself, and he might even switch Xiaoxi."
"So I think there's no need to think so much, just go."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Dad, let's go together."
Mu Shaowu isn't someone to be ashamed of; there's no need for us to hide like this.
As Mu Shaowu listened to his words and felt the warmth of his hand holding hers, a wave of warmth washed over her.
His baby is such a good, good child.
But it was precisely because Ye Qingxi was so well-behaved that Mu Shaowu didn't want him to miss such a good opportunity.
Not everyone can step onto such a big stage.
Ye Qingxi is successful because he has good personal qualities and is also lucky.
Mu Shaowu didn't want to hold him back.
—It's one thing if he can't provide him with this opportunity, but how can he let his child lose it because of himself?
Therefore, Mu Shaowu smiled at him but said nothing.
As usual, he took Ye Qingxi back to their bedroom. The two of them played with Cotton Candy for a while, then Ye Qingxi did her homework, and he went to work. They then took a shower and went to bed at ten o'clock.
The next morning, Mu Shaowu helped Ye Qingxi ask her teacher for leave.
Ye Qingxi ate breakfast early, changed her clothes, and prepared to go to Xingli.
He kissed his kitten and said, "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back~"
After saying that, she put down the cotton candy and went to take Mu Shaowu's hand.
Mu Shaowu was being pulled along, but he didn't move.
Ye Qingxi was a little puzzled. Was there something she hadn't taken?
He waited for Mu Shaowu to take it, but Mu Shaowu still didn't move.
Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu immediately felt guilty.
He pulled Ye Qingxi to the sofa and said gently, "Baby, Daddy won't get in the car with you and your aunt for a while. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if we ran into Director Xu and the others when we parked."
Ye Qingxi blinked, not quite understanding. "What's wrong with it?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
"Baby, listen to me," Mu Shaowu said gently.
"First of all, Dad is really proud of you. Our Xiaoxi is so amazing to be able to stand on such a big stage and be seen by people all over the world. Just thinking about it makes Dad very happy and excited."
"So Dad doesn't want anything to change because of me."
“Dad is useless and can’t bring you better opportunities, so all Dad can do is not jeopardize your good opportunities. Next time, when you go to meet other people, Dad will go with you, okay?”
"Or we can wait until it's a done deal, and then Dad will go with you."
Replacing the person with someone else, or not choosing that person at all, is clearly an easier option than choosing the latter.
So after much thought, Mu Shaowu still felt that no matter what, he should make sure his son was chosen first.
Ye Qingxi didn't expect that he would still have such thoughts at this point.
What I never expected was that he would think he was useless.
How could Mu Shaowu be useless?
He's clearly a great dad!
“Dad, you’re not useless,” Ye Qingxi said. “Dad is very useful.”
Mu Shaowu smiled. "Is this how you focus on the key points?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
He didn't want Mu Shaowu to have such thoughts.
He didn't think Mu Shaowu was useless either.
“My dad loves me, he’s good to me, he listens to me, and he plays with me. My dad is the most useful person,” he said.
Mu Shaowu: ...
No, his son's description sounds just like cotton candy!
Marshmallow would listen to him and play with him.
So, in his son's heart, he was just another marshmallow?
Mu Shaowu almost burst out laughing.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Qingxi said anxiously, "I don't want Dad to think that way. Without Dad, I wouldn't be who I am today."
"Dad will make money, lots and lots of money, buy me lots of things, take me to places I've never been before, and help me do the things I want to do."
“Dad is very useful, it’s me who is useless. I can’t earn money, and I can’t take Dad to places he’s never been before. Even now, I can’t make Dad come with me if he wants to.”
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ? !!!
Mu Shaowu quickly replied, "No, how could you be useless? You're the most useful person in this family."
“If I were that useful, Dad wouldn’t have been afraid to come with me.” Ye Qingxi pouted and said deliberately, “It’s me who’s useless.”
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu simply didn't know how to correct his logic.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, her face full of grievance, "Dad, I'm not going to see that Uncle Xu."
Mu Shaowu: !!!
"This won't do!!"
What a great opportunity!
And he was clearly very interested in this matter yesterday.
“Before Uncle Xu came along, Dad didn’t feel useless. Now that Uncle Xu is here, Dad feels useless. That’s why I don’t like Uncle Xu, and I don’t want to see him,” Ye Qingxi said.
He refused to believe that, even after all he had done, he still couldn't get rid of Mu Shaowu's negative thoughts from his mind!
Mu Shaowu was both amused and exasperated.
He looked at his child.
"That's not how it is. This has nothing to do with your Uncle Xu?"
Mu Shaowu was a little embarrassed.
He just felt like he hadn't been able to provide anything for his child.
His child is so outstanding that he doesn't need to worry about his homework, his friends, or any other aspect of his life.
Mu Shaowu wanted to give him a lot, and even more.
He felt that he was gradually, slowly, in the course of his daily life, beginning to understand what it meant to be a father.
A father is someone who, even if he has given his child everything, will still feel guilty for not being able to give him more—because he deserves more.
Just like yesterday, just like now, Mu Shaowu has thought more than once that if he had worked with Director Xu a few years earlier and had already appreciated each other, he would have known that Director Xu was looking for a child to sing with, and he could have asked Ye Qingxi for his opinion earlier. After Ye Qingxi expressed his interest, he would have taken him to see Director Xu.
Instead of relying entirely on Ye Qingxi's own opportunities as it is now.
If Mu Shaoting hadn't been so determined to become a singer and signed up for "The Voice of Heaven," if Ye Qingxi hadn't been there for him, to the point that Mu Shaoting would rather give up a ranking than let Ye Qingxi be his guest performer, if their performance hadn't been so amazing and widely known, even reaching Elder Kang's ears...
If any one of these steps goes wrong, Ye Qingxi will lose this opportunity.
But clearly, he was the person in this family who was closest to Director Xu, and he was the one who, in theory, was most likely and should have provided Ye Qingxi with this opportunity.
Mu Shaowu didn't feel useless because he had never worked with Director Xu, but his son was going to work with him.
He felt useless because he almost caused his child to miss this rare opportunity, even though he and Director Xu had a professional relationship.
He did not reach the pinnacle of his profession.
He did not give his son the advantages that his profession brought him.
He did not feel useless as an individual, Mu Shaowu.
Rather, it's because he's a father that he feels useless, because he loves his children and wants them to have more and better things.
But Ye Qingxi didn't want him to have such thoughts.
He didn't think Mu Shaowu should have such thoughts.
Mu Shaowu has already done so much for him.
Even his own biological father, the biological father he had, could not have done what he did.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi cherishes him and loves him very much.
"Dad, I'm not going. Let's be like before. I'll still be me, and you'll still be you. I'll go to my school, and you'll go to your job, okay?"
If Ye Qingxi's initial statement that he wasn't going was intentional, intended to get Mu Shaowu to go with him.
So when Ye Qingxi says this now, she means it sincerely.
He certainly wanted to stand on the stage of the World Championship opening ceremony, showcase his country's glory, and let the world see their excellence.
But he also wanted his father to be happy and confident, forever as radiant as when he first met him.
You could have chosen a different child for the opening ceremony of the World Championship; there are so many children in the world, there are bound to be other children who would be suitable.
But he only had one father.
He only wanted this one.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, her expression both gentle and earnest.
Mu Shaowu: !!!
Mu Shaowu shook his head repeatedly in fright.
"How can you not go? You have to go!"
If Ye Qingxi herself doesn't want to go, then so be it.
Because he wasn't going, Mu Shaowu felt he could atone for his sins with his death.
"Dad was just saying that casually, don't take it seriously. Meeting Director Xu is more important," Mu Shaowu said.
Ye Qingxi shook his head and said, "Dad, you are more important."
"You are more important than anyone and anything."
Hearing his rare display of emotion, Mu Shaowu was speechless.
His child has always been very stingy in expressing his love. Perhaps it's because the child is shy, so even though his body language and eyes are already looking at you and saying "I like you," he will still "humph" as if he hasn't expressed anything at all.
Mu Shaowu always enjoyed teasing him and playing these arrogant games with him.
But now he says that you are more important than anyone and anything.
Unable to contain his emotions, Mu Shaowu reached out and pulled him into his arms, holding him tightly.
Ye Qingxi leaned against him and said, "So Dad, don't think like that. I don't like it when you think like that. I like it when you think you're super amazing and invincible."
Mu Shaowu's already sore eyes were made to laugh again by his words.
"Is this the image of your father in your mind?" he asked.
"Yes." Ye Qingxi nodded. "Dad is amazing in my heart."
He said, "Because Dad, you are my favorite dad, even more so than my biological dad."
"So you're the most amazing in my heart."
At this moment, Mu Shaowu's tears fell.
He didn't intend to cry, but Ye Qingxi said those words, how could he bear it?!
He's not that great; he doesn't deserve to be your favorite father, let alone someone you like more than your own biological father.
Mu Shaowu looked at his soft and sweet son and gently kissed him on the cheek.
They kissed again.
What makes him worthy of having such a wonderful baby?
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