Chapter 200 (Third update) (Many comments)
Chapter Two Hundred:
Tao Rui watched as her son's expression changed instantly upon hearing her words, and then, satisfied, she carried the dishes to the coffee table in front of him.
He put the food down and continued to tease his son, "So eat quickly in a bit, don't disturb your Uncle Mu and Xiao Xi's sleep."
Tao Tao: !!!
Tao Tao raised his little head and said, "Mom said that we should chew our food slowly and carefully, and not eat too fast!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Ye Qingxi, "Qingxi, you too, don't eat too fast!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi nodded in agreement, "Mm."
Tao Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief; at least he got to finish watching this episode of the cartoon!
"Dad, hurry up and help Uncle Mu serve the dishes, don't be lazy," Tao Tao urged.
If he doesn't leave soon, his father might say something terrible.
Tao Rui chuckled, "Why don't you go help your Uncle Mu serve the dishes?"
Tao Tao thought about it and realized that he could help too.
He stood up. "Then I'll go help Uncle Mu."
Tao Rui quickly pressed him down.
"With your small hands and short stature, forget it, I'll go instead."
Tao Tao: ...
Tao Tao silently puffed out his chubby cheeks, instantly making him look even more like a cute peach.
Most of the children around Ye Qingxi were like him, relatively thin. It was rare to see a chubby little boy, especially since he had chubby cheeks and a round face that looked very cute.
Ye Qingxi couldn't resist and raised her hand to gently poke Tao Tao's cheek.
Tao Tao: ? ? ?
Tao Tao turned to look at him in confusion, "Why did you poke me?"
Ye Qingxi said frankly, "Because you looked very cute just now."
That's true.
Although Tao Tao is chubby, his parents have good genes, so he is not bad-looking. You could say he is a very cute chubby boy.
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao happily leaned his face closer and asked, "Do you still want to poke me?"
Ye Qingxi: !!
Then I won't be polite!
Ye Qingxi raised her hand again and poked his left and right cheeks. They did feel really good, super soft!
When Tao Rui and Mu Shaowu brought out the remaining dishes, they saw Ye Qingxi sitting on the sofa, poking Tao Tao's face with great interest.
Tao Tao cooperated by serving the left side first, then the right, and even added, "Isn't my face super soft? My mom says my face is so soft, softer than cake!"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Tao Tao chuckled.
Mu Shaowu looked at it and couldn't help but smile, feeling that the scene was rather heartwarming.
The viewers in the live stream felt the same way:
So cute! I feel like I've become cute too!
These heartwarming scenes of children are so soothing and healing!
[Xiao Xi is great, Tao Tao is great too, that's wonderful~]
[It feels like I could have a little Xi without any pain!]
Mu Shaowu and Tao Rui did not disturb them. They walked quietly to them and placed the dishes on the coffee table.
Today, we had Tao Rui and his son Tao Tao join us, so Mu Shaowu added an extra dish, making a total of five dishes and a soup.
Looking at the perfectly cooked and delicious meal in front of him, Tao Tao was almost moved to tears.
"Uncle Mu, you are my god."
Mu Shaowu chuckled. "Really?"
Tao Tao nodded without hesitation, "If it weren't for you, I don't know what kind of pig feed my dad would be eating right now, maybe even instant noodles."
"I see you really like eating instant noodles?" Tao Rui looked at his son, whose entire body was clearly leaning outwards, not just his elbows.
"But I only have one pack left!" Tao Tao cried out in anguish. "I can only afford one more meal!"
Tao Rui: ...That does seem like things are really going to fall apart.
"But it's okay, I have Uncle Mu now!" Tao Tao's eyes lit up!
"Xiao Xi, you are so lucky to have such a father," Tao Tao said sincerely.
Ye Qingxi: ...Is it possible that your father is still standing next to you?
However, Ye Qingxi thought so too, so he still curled his lips and gently hummed in agreement.
Viewers in the live stream: [Hahaha, one of them dares to say it, and the other actually dares to say it.]
[Hilarious! These two babies are so cute!]
Tao Rui: I just felt like I was superfluous.
It's okay, in Tao Rui's eyes, maybe Mu Shaowu is also his god [funny]
[Very likely, after all, Tao Rui really loves praising Mu Shaowu [facepalm]]
The four of them sat together and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.
Meanwhile, He Yao was still cooking.
There were still some leftovers from the dishes He Lei ordered yesterday. He Yao planned to stir-fry them with the tomatoes and the two eggs Mu Shaowu had given He Lei, making a tomato and egg stir-fry that would go perfectly with steamed buns.
He Lei listened to his words with some reluctance.
"Brother Qingxi said that this egg should be made into a fried egg."
He Yao certainly remembered, but he didn't want to fry eggs because Mu Shaowu and his son wanted him to.
Is he their servant?
We should listen to them.
"Leilei, look, there are still two tomatoes and an eggplant left from yesterday. Daddy will cook an eggplant dish for you, and also a tomato and egg stir-fry. Perfect, we can eat it with steamed buns. That way, you can have two dishes."
He Lei actually still wanted a fried egg. Ye Qingxi gave her the egg so that she could fry it and put it in a steamed bun. He Lei had also eaten her mother's fried egg in toast at home, and she liked it very much. So she thought that a steamed bun with an egg would be good too.
But now He Yao looked at her, hoping to stir-fry tomatoes with eggs. He Lei didn't want to have an unpleasant encounter with him, so she nodded.
"good."
He Yao was satisfied, gave a perfunctory compliment of "Good boy/girl," and went into the kitchen.
He Lei then unwrapped the cookies that Ye Qingxi had given her.
She asked He Yao very considerately, "Dad He, would you like some?"
He Yao quickly showed his fatherly love to the camera, saying, "Dad won't eat it, Dad will save it all for you."
Live stream viewers: ...
[This was originally meant for Leilei by Ye Qingxi, so what do you mean you saved it for Leilei?!]
[Leilei was just being polite when she asked you that, but your response shows you're not being polite.]
[Leilei, don't worry about him, you eat it yourself!]
[Ugh, those two eggs were given to Leilei by Xiaoxi and Mu Shaowu, weren't they? Why did he use them to fry eggs?!]
【Of course, he can eat it all after it's stir-fried! What will he eat if it's just a fried egg?】
[These vegetables were what Leilei asked for yesterday, and the eggs were given to her by someone else! He Yao, what good are you anyway?!]
Before long, the viewers in the live stream knew what he was good for.
He Lei looked at the slightly burnt and dry scrambled eggs with tomatoes and the unappetizing, oily braised eggplant in front of her, and after thinking for a long time, she still didn't know which one she should eat.
"Eat up," He Yao said, picking food for her. "Dad has tried his best, but the finished product doesn't look very appealing."
"Is this unsightly? It's simply unbearable to look at!" an angry viewer exclaimed in the live stream.
[Eat what?! Is this even edible?!]
[Don't let your child eat these!]
【Aaaaaaah, I can't take it anymore! My eggs!】
Even boiling that egg in water would be better than this!
[So why didn't you fry an egg?! I told you to fry an egg, why didn't you?!]
Now I know what He Yao's role is: to ruin the ingredients! To waste the ingredients!
【He Yao, you deserve to die!】
He Lei watched as He Yao placed the egg in her bowl, and silently ate a bite of steamed bun.
Fortunately, the steamed buns were fine; they were steamed until soft by Dad He.
He Lei ate a bag of biscuits, which made her less hungry, and then ate half a steamed bun, which made her feel full.
"Dad He, I'm done eating," she said to He Yao.
He Yao was somewhat displeased when he saw that she hadn't eaten the food he had put on her plate.
—He already put it on his plate, so out of politeness he should eat it. Isn't this making him look awkward?!
However, he couldn't show his dissatisfaction in front of the camera, so he could only laugh and say, "Then go have fun."
He Lei then stood up and left the table.
The viewers in the live stream were heartbroken.
[Leilei really only ate steamed buns!]
At least the steamed buns weren't poisonous, but I wonder what would happen if I ate that vegetable dish.
Thank goodness for the bag of cookies Ye Qingxi gave me, otherwise Leilei would have been in real trouble!
How can this not be abuse? He Yao, you're not human!!
[Look at what Ye Qingxi is eating, and then look at what Leilei is eating. Leilei, why don't you go to Ye Qingxi's house for a free meal? You really don't eat much anyway!]
I agree. As long as she's not with He Yao, it doesn't matter who she's with!
After finishing their meal, Tao Rui washed the dishes and then said goodbye to Tao Tao.
Tao Tao was reluctant to leave, wishing he could join Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu's existing family instead of being taken away by his own father.
Ye Qingxi, both amused and exasperated, saw him to the door, then prepared to go back to her room with Mu Shaowu for a nap.
The house they live in now is somewhat like a cave dwelling. Although it is hot in summer, it cools down immediately when you enter the house.
Ye Qingxi walked into the bedroom, waved goodbye to the cameraman, and closed the door.
"Dad, I'm going to change into my pajamas and go to bed," he said.
Mu Shaowu quickly helped him close the curtains he had opened before leaving that morning, and at the same time turned off the camera hidden in the room.
Ye Qingxi then took off her and Mu Shaowu's matching outfits and changed into her pajamas that she had taken off that morning.
He changed into his slippers and got into bed.
Mu Shaowu then went to bed as well.
"Why did you suddenly want to share your snacks?" Mu Shaowu asked him.
Ye Qingxi didn't expect him to ask this, and replied, "Because none of the other children have it."
"Don't you think it's a pity?"
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
He doesn't lack snacks; Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan would often fill his room with a whole box of snacks, and he still hasn't finished eating them all.
"Were there any snacks in that bag that you liked?"
"Yes," Ye Qingxi said. "I really like those honey-flavored potato chips, so I secretly kept some for myself."
After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she laughed, with a hint of slyness in her eyes.
Mu Shaowu was relieved.
He didn't object to Ye Qingxi sharing, but he was afraid that she would compromise herself by sharing.
“Baby, remember, your things are yours. You can share them if you want, or you can leave them alone if you don’t. If you share, others should thank you. If they don’t, then they are impolite, and you don’t need to share with them anymore.”
Mu Shaowu said seriously, "Of course, these are not the most important things."
"These aren't the most important things?" Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled. "Then what is?"
“Most importantly,” Mu Shaowu looked at him gently, “you should keep what you like for yourself, without sharing it with others.”
Ye Qingxi was stunned for a moment.
He heard Mu Shaowu say, "You did very well today. It's not that you did well by sharing your snacks with the other kids, but that you kept your favorite honey-flavored potato chips for yourself, and that was very good."
"Because you didn't wrong yourself."
"Dad doesn't want you to wrong yourself. Dad hopes you will always be happy. He hopes that you can be a little selfish when you are being selfless, and keep what you like for yourself, always for yourself, and only for yourself."
Ye Qingxi listened quietly, and then slowly smiled.
His father was truly a very unique father.
His biological father would only ask him to share, to give his things to his younger cousins. If he refused, his father would say, "Don't be so selfish, Xiao Xi."
But now, his father is telling him to be selfish and keep what he likes for himself.
Ye Qingxi stared at him intently. In truth, he had already been very selfish, and had already kept what he liked for himself.
—Mu Shaowu is what he left for himself.
He had already hidden it.
Nobody knows.
Honey-flavored potato chips that belong only to him.
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