Chapter 195, Chapter 3 (with comments)
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The viewers in the live stream were amazed to watch him go from discovering the hole in the water tank to finding something to plug it up, all in less than three minutes.
How did he come up with that?!
Yeah, that's why I suddenly went to rummage through that box and found this marker!
That's so clever!
[So, is our Xiaoxi the first baby to discover the hole?]
[No, Leilei discovered it earlier than Xiaoxi. When she took out a marker to write the poem on the card, she noticed a hole in the water tank. So she tried to tell He Yao several times, but He Yao kept ignoring her, and she didn't know what to say.]
Did Leilei block it?
No, Leilei isn't as clever as Xiaoxi. She didn't think to look for something to block the box. She just wanted to tell He Yao so the adults could help her, but He Yao ignored her, so she was at a loss.
So He Yao didn't notice?
[Of course not, that hole is in the upper middle part, and the water He Yao is pouring in hasn't reached that level yet.]
As the comments on the screen indicated, He Yao indeed found nothing.
He is now focused solely on catching up with Mu Shaowu and winning the water-fetching competition.
Therefore, upon arriving at the water tank again, He Yao simply poured out the water and left.
He Lei opened her mouth and called out to him, "Dad He".
He Yao was in a hurry to fetch water, saying, "We're in the middle of a competition, baby. Daddy needs to race against time for your victory, so if there's anything, we can talk about it later, okay?"
He Lei: ...
He Lei obediently replied, "It's okay, Daddy, it's okay if we don't win."
How could that be possible!
He Yao roared inwardly: Of course not!
We must win!
He's no worse than Mu Shaowu, so why does he always lose to him?
"Sweetie, baby, Daddy's going to get some water first. We'll chat after the competition."
After He Yao finished speaking, he turned and left.
He Lei watched his figure disappear quickly, and had to swallow back the words she wanted to say.
She looked at the hole in the water tank and said worriedly, "What should I do?"
Even fingers can't block it!
I wonder if anyone else has noticed?
He Lei looked around, trying to see if anyone had brought it up, but everyone was busy writing ancient poems.
Having no other choice, He Lei could only silently pick up a marker and begin writing ancient poems.
As she wrote, she turned back and glanced in Ye Qingxi's direction, wondering if her brother Qingxi had noticed.
Does he have any ideas?
Ye Qingxi is currently busy memorizing the second-to-last ancient poem.
Perhaps to accommodate their age, the program team selected very simple ancient poems, so Ye Qingxi didn't even need to look at them and wrote them very quickly.
Viewers in the live stream exclaimed in amazement: "Xiao Xi's knowledge of classical Chinese poetry is impressive! He basically recited these poems from memory!"
Yes! I barely looked at the ancient poetry cards!
Wow, he's so young and he already knows all of these?!
[Xiao Xi is so smart, his family must have taught him these things a long time ago.]
【That's right, families like Xiaoxi's must place a lot of importance on education!】
[Yang Shu is the same; basically, like Xiao Xi, she doesn't need to look at the poem cards, she can just recite them from memory.]
[Xiao Xi is really beautiful, smart, has a great personality, and is quick-witted!]
To this day, I still don't know why he suddenly started rummaging through that box, found that marker, and stuffed it inside.
[The host will probably ask about this later; I've noticed them sneaking glances at Xiaoxi several times already, haha!]
The host, Liu Hang, couldn't help but steal several glances at Ye Qingxi. Not for any other reason than he really didn't expect that the most difficult part of this round of the game would be solved so easily by him.
Dad fetched water while the children copied ancient poems. Copying ancient poems is actually not difficult, especially since the poems they chose are very simple, with only four lines in each poem, totaling only twenty-four lines. Even if the children don't know a word, they can just copy it.
So for the baby, the real focus of this game is actually that hole.
The program's intention in setting up this segment was to allow the child to naturally discover a hole in the water jar while writing ancient poems on it, and then tell their father. Based on the clue of the "toolbox" and the marker the child was using, the father could then wonder if there was a suitable marker that could plug the hole, and together with the child, they could search the toolbox and find that special marker.
Of course, if any curious child has already rummaged through the toolbox and found the special marker, they can find it immediately when Dad asks to search the toolbox.
This is essentially a parent-child interactive game—after all, when children encounter problems, they always habitually seek help from adults.
But Ye Qingxi was clearly not like that.
Liu Hang witnessed firsthand his astonishment at discovering the hole in the water tank. After observing it curiously for a while, he began rummaging through the toolbox and found the special marker.
The whole process was so smooth that Liu Hang almost didn't react for a moment.
That... solves it?
Don't you even ask your father, kid?!
You solved it all by yourself?!
From beginning to end, Mu Shaowu not only didn't know, he didn't even notice.
This kid's reaction speed is amazing!
That's so clever!
Although Liu Hang had already noticed from the previous "Telepathy" game that Ye Qingxi was much smarter and quicker to react than other children her age, he still couldn't help but exclaim again that she was truly intelligent.
Not only smart, but also independent!
Children under six years old can calmly and collectedly solve problems without even letting their parents know.
A child's character can be seen from his age at three. If nothing unexpected happens during Ye Qingxi's growth, he will definitely be a successful person in the future!
Mu Shaowu had no idea what his son had done. Just like before, he fetched water and poured it into the water tank, but he was puzzled to find something that looked like a marker pen stuck in the tank.
Mu Shaowu asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Ye Qingxi winked at him, "Guess?"
Mu Shaowu leaned closer to him, "I can't guess, just tell me secretly~"
Ye Qingxi leaned close to his ear and whispered something to him.
Mu Shaowu: !!!
Goodness, the production team even devised such a trap!
but……
"You actually thought of that!" Mu Shaowu exclaimed in amazement.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "I was just guessing, but I didn't expect to be right."
"So smart." Mu Shaowu pinched Ye Qingxi's cheek.
Seeing that he was wasting time playing around with his son, He Yao quickly took the opportunity to walk to his water tank, pour out the water, and turn to leave, wanting to seize the initiative.
He Lei watched as the water he had just poured in slowly flowed out through the small hole in the water tank.
He Lei called out to him anxiously, "Dad."
Unfortunately, He Yao, who had finally gained the lead, did not turn back.
He pretended not to hear and hurriedly ran towards the well, wanting to take the lead over Mu Shaowu from this moment on.
Helpless, He Lei could only cover the hole in the water tank with her small hand and look anxiously at the host, "Uncle, my water tank is leaking."
The host walked over to her, moved her hand away, and took out a tissue to dry it.
"It's okay, baby. When your dad comes back in a little while, you can tell him about it."
He Lei frowned, "But Dad said this is a competition and wouldn't let me talk to him. He told me to talk to him after the competition."
"It's okay," the host reassured her. "Uncle will explain it to you later, and your dad might see it when he gets back and ask you what happened."
Really? He Lei wasn't sure.
"Has Leilei not finished copying the ancient poems yet? Should Leilei work harder and finish copying the poems first?" the host asked gently.
He Lei immediately nodded and said, "Yes!"
After she finished speaking, she switched to the side without the hole and continued copying the ancient poems.
Tao Tao, who was not far from her, heard what she just said and asked her in surprise, "Leilei, why is your water tank leaking?"
“It has a hole,” He Lei shouted.
"Huh?!" Tao Tao exclaimed in surprise.
However, Yang Shu retorted, "My water tank also has a hole."
"Huh?!!" Tao Tao was even more surprised.
He quickly searched his own water tank and soon found that it also had a hole!
“I have one too,” Tao Tao shouted.
At the same time, Zhang Ning also shouted, "Mine is too!"
Huo Zinan: ...He has one too.
"Ye Qingxi, Huo Zinan, do you have any?" Zhang Ning asked.
"Yes," Huo Zinan replied.
Ye Qingxi put away her pen, stood up, and replied to Zhang Ning, "I've already bet against it."
Everyone: !!!
He Lei quickly asked, "Brother Qingxi, how do I do it?"
"that is……"
"Xiao Xi can't say," the host quickly interrupted.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
The host quickly walked over to Ye Qingxi and looked at the other children, saying, "Children, you can discuss this with your fathers when they come back later. Have your parents taught you this? If you don't understand something, ask your parents!"
"But the teacher said that good friends should help each other!" Tao Tao said confidently. "Ye Qingxi is my good friend, so he can help me with anything I don't understand!"
Zhong Yan, who was lying at home with her leg in a cast watching the live stream: ? ? ? !!! !
How did Ye Qingxi become his good friend?
Ye Qingxi is clearly his, Pei Liang's, and Kang Cong's good friend!
They've only known each other for a few days!
How did you become best friends?
Zhong Yan was so angry that she called her father and asked, "When will I be better?"
"What's wrong?" Zhong Jue asked, puzzled. "You want to go out and play again!"
"I'm going to Xiaoxi's show!" Zhong Yan said angrily. "That chubby kid actually said he's Xiaoxi's best friend! We're clearly Xiaoxi's best friends! What kind of best friend is he! I'm going to tell everyone that I'm Xiaoxi's best friend!"
Zhong Jue: ...
Zhong Jue could only comfort his young master, "Go, go, go! Once your foot is healed, Dad will take you right away!"
"Seriously, where did this chubby kid come from? He's so arrogant and doesn't he know that Xiao Xi and you guys are the real F4? What kind of good friend is he? He's just delusional."
“Exactly!” Zhong Yan echoed.
"So let's get your foot healed first. Once it's healed, Dad will take you right away."
“…Okay,” Zhong Yan reluctantly agreed.
He put down his phone and continued watching the live stream on his tablet.
Before long, the fathers returned one after another with water.
Tao Tao and the others immediately told their father about it.
Tao Tao also complained, "Xiao Xi clearly knows how to solve it, but the acting village chief won't let her say it. I already told him that the teacher said good friends should help each other, but he still won't let Xiao Xi say it."
Zhong Yan: ...You two are not good friends!
We are the real friends!
Liu Hang: ...
Liu Hang could only offer an awkward, rather than polite, smile.
He Yao returned happily carrying the bucket of water, his face beaming with an undisguised smile.
But when he saw the water stains at the bottom of the water tank, his smile turned into confusion: Why is there so much water?
“Dad,” He Lei said, pinching her fingers together and mustering her courage to speak to him again, “I have something to tell you.”
He Yao lifted the bucket and poured water into the water tank.
"Let's talk about it after the competition, baby. Daddy's busy right now. Look, the water tank isn't full yet. Daddy has to fill it up as quickly as possible!"
“But there’s a hole in the water tank, the water will leak out,” He Lei said anxiously.
He Yao:? ? ? ! ! !
"What did you say?"
He Lei quickly pulled him aside and pointed it out to him, "It's here."
He Yao looked at the small hole where water was gushing out and felt terrible.
"No, why didn't you tell me sooner?!" He was both angry and shocked, and almost without thinking, he subconsciously questioned He Lei.
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