Chapter 205 (Second Update, with Comments)
205:
Once Ye Qingxi had digested some of the fruit she ate, Tao Rui and Tao Tao arrived.
Mu Shaowu cooked the meal, and the four of them ate and chatted together.
Ye Qingxi thought that today's tasks were over and she could stay at home from now on.
Unexpectedly, around 8 o'clock, the production team handed them two more task cards.
Both task cards were for the baby, and were handed to him and Tao Tao respectively.
Ye Qingxi looked down and saw that it read: [A treasure cave has been discovered not far away! Babies, hurry and find the treasure!]
"What kind of character is this?" Tao Tao asked Ye Qingxi, holding up the task card. "I don't recognize it."
Ye Qingxi glanced at it and said to him, "Zang, the 'zang' in 'hide-and-seek'."
Tao Tao exclaimed in surprise, "So that's how it's written!"
"What about this one?"
"寻" means to search for.
Tao Tao nodded and praised, "Xiao Xi, you know so many characters!"
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "It's alright."
"So they completed this task alone?" Mu Shaowu asked the filming director. "Didn't Dad participate?"
“Yes,” the filming director said.
Mu Shaowu: ...Okay.
"Let's go." Ye Qingxi stood up, waved to Mu Shaowu, and said, "Dad, I'll be back in a bit~"
"Okay," Mu Shaowu replied.
Ye Qingxi pulled Tao Tao along, and the two went out together.
Just after they left, Mu Shaowu and Tao Rui's filming director handed them a new task card.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu took it and saw that it read: [Watch the baby search for treasure.]
Mu Shaowu: !!!
"What are we waiting for?" Mu Shaowu said with delight, "Let's go now."
As he spoke, he stood up and followed the staff out.
Led by the staff, Ye Qingxi and Tao Tao soon arrived at the outside of the treasure cave.
The host was already waiting for them at the cave entrance.
Besides him, Yang Shu and Zhang Ning have already arrived.
He Lei and Huo Zinan arrived a little late.
Huo Zinan was displeased when he saw Tao Tao and Ye Qingxi standing together.
Why is he always with Tao Tao?
What's so great about this fat guy?
"Good evening, everyone!" the host said with a smile. "You all came here because you heard about the treasure cave, right?"
Tao Tao and Zhang Ning nodded in agreement.
"Okay, let's all get down here, hold hands, and go into the cave to find the treasure! Friendly reminder: there might be a little danger inside, so if you're scared, be sure to hold onto the hand of someone who isn't!"
"Yes." He Lei nodded firmly.
"Are there any children who are particularly scared and afraid to go in?" the host asked with concern.
Huo Zinan: ...
Huo Zinan was actually quite scared.
However, seeing that no one raised their hand, he felt embarrassed to raise his own.
Seeing this, the host assumed they were just fearless young children and said goodbye, "Everyone, please go inside. I'll wait for you outside. If any of you are really scared, you can ask the older brothers and sisters who have been with you for help and ask them to take you out."
"Okay," everyone said in unison.
After saying that, He Lei took the initiative to run to Ye Qingxi's side and hold his hand.
Tao Tao then took Ye Qingxi's other hand.
Huo Zinan: !!!
So whose hand is he holding?
He wasn't going to venture into such a terrifying cave alone!
However, Huo Zinan didn't want to hold anyone else's hand. At that moment, his feelings for Ye Qingxi were soaring, and all he could think about was becoming friends with her.
Huo Zinan had a sudden inspiration, "Let's hold hands in order of age."
That way, he can hold hands with Ye Qingxi!
Tao Tao, that chubby little guy, can only be held by his hand, hmph!
“Sure,” Zhang Ning agreed.
He turned around and took Yang Shu's hand. Yang Shu looked at Ye Qingxi, whose hands were being held by his, and...
He Lei quickly let go of Ye Qingxi's hand, ran to Tao Tao's side, and took his hand.
Huo Zinan walked over smugly, hands in his pockets.
However, as soon as he walked over, Ye Qingxi turned to Tao Tao and said, "Tao Tao, you and Huo Zinan hold hands. Leilei is too young, it's not safe for her to walk at the back alone. I'll walk behind her."
Tao Tao nodded, "Okay."
He let go of her hand and reached for Huo Zinan's.
Huo Zinan: ? ? ?
Huo Zinan looked at Ye Qingxi, who walked all the way to the back and held hands with He Lei.
This is not what he wanted.
He doesn't want to hold hands with Tao Tao at all!
However, Tao Tao's chubby little hand had already grabbed Huo Zinan's hand.
Huo Zinan: ...
Huo Zinan could only hold Tao Tao's hand with one hand and Yang Shu's hand with the other.
He Lei turned to look at Ye Qingxi and said sweetly, "Thank you, brother~"
"You're welcome," Ye Qingxi said gently.
He Lei's fans in the live stream were moved once again: [Xiao Xi—the person who cares about Lei Lei the most throughout the entire program!]
[Stop talking, from today onwards I'm a mom fan of Xiaoxi!]
[How can there be such a wonderful baby as Xiaoxi? I just burst into tears!]
[Xiao Xi really exudes an older brother vibe! He makes me feel so safe and secure!]
[Which direction should I pray from to have a baby like Xiaoxi? Urgent! Waiting online!]
Meanwhile, the fathers who had already sat down in front of the monitor and started watching their babies' adventures also nodded in approval after seeing this scene.
"Xiao Xi's personality is really great," Zhang Ye said.
“Absolutely,” Tao Rui immediately chimed in, “That’s fantastic!”
"Teacher Mu, how do you usually teach her at home?" Zhang Ye looked at Mu Shaowu. "I also want Zhang Ning to be as considerate as Xiao Xi."
Mu Shaowu's tail immediately wagged. "I didn't teach her much. It's just that Xiaoxi was born this way. As her father, I didn't really do anything."
"Teacher Mu is too modest. Like father, like son. It must be because you teach her well that Xiaoxi is so well-behaved."
"No, that's not true. It's just that our Xiaoxi is such a good girl," Mu Shaowu said with a smile.
“Xiao He,” Zhang Ye suddenly pointed at He Yao and said, “Teacher Mu’s son offered to help your daughter, shouldn’t you thank Teacher Mu?”
He Yao:......
Feeling the gazes suddenly focused on him, He Yao could only helplessly turn to look at Mu Shaowu. Even though he was unwilling, he said, "Thank you so much, Xiao Xi."
"It's 'thank you, Xiao Xi,' not 'thank you'!" He Yao said, trying to save face. He was thanking Ye Qingxi, not Mu Shaowu!
Mu Shaowu chuckled, "No need to be polite, Xiao Xi is always happy to help others."
He Yao turned his head away and didn't say anything more.
They watched the babies, and the viewers in the live stream watched them.
Look here, the viewers in the live stream are speechless again:
[Why is He Yao acting like this? He seems very unwilling.]
[Since Xiaoxi is so considerate of Leilei, is it beneath him, as her temporary father, to simply say thank you?]
Saying thank you to Mu Shaowu, wouldn't that be the death of He Yao?
[Hahaha, he has to say it, didn't he just say it?]
He Yao must be very unhappy.
Seeing him unhappy makes me happy, hehe~
The children held hands and stepped into the cave.
The cave was pitch black, but luckily Zhang Ning had a flashlight that the host had given him before they entered the cave.
Zhang Ning held up a flashlight to light the way and led her younger siblings forward.
However, there were just too many of them, and as they walked, the children's hands involuntarily let go.
Ye Qingxi held He Lei's hand and used the flashlight beam to keep an eye on the others.
As they rounded a bend in the path leading to the cave, Yang Shu, with her sharp eyes, asked, "What's that?"
Zhang Ning quickly shone his flashlight over and saw a black object.
He walked over curiously, picked it up, and said, "It's a flashlight."
After saying that, Zhang Ning pressed the switch, and to his surprise, it worked.
"Xiao Xi," he called out quickly.
Ye Qingxi pulled He Lei over.
Zhang Ning handed him her flashlight, saying, "You're walking at the back, so take one."
"Okay." Ye Qingxi accepted it.
He noticed that Zhang Ning gave him the flashlight that the host had given him, while he himself held the flashlight that he had just picked up and that was still covered in dust.
Ye Qingxi took a tissue out of her pocket and handed it to Zhang Ning, "Wipe it off."
Zhang Ning took it and wiped his hands and the flashlight.
Let's keep moving forward.
After rounding the bend, the cave became increasingly narrow. Ye Qingxi said, "Everyone, follow the order in which you held hands earlier, one person following behind the other, and don't wander off."
Tao Tao nodded in agreement.
Huo Zinan obediently returned to Yang Shu's side.
He Lei, on the other hand, walked quietly ahead of Ye Qingxi the whole time.
As I was walking, a soft singing voice suddenly drifted out.
Huo Zinan immediately stopped in his tracks!
Zhang Ning asked casually, "Who's singing?"
"Could it be a ghost?" Huo Zinan asked fearfully.
Other babies: !!
He Lei couldn't help but take a step back.
"There are no ghosts~" Ye Qingxi said, "My grandfather said that there are no ghosts in this world, only ghosts in your heart~"
"Does she want us to sing with her?" Ye Qingxi tried to distract them, guide their thoughts, and make them less afraid. "Then let's sing with her!"
"But what should we sing?" Yang Shu asked him.
"A flock of ducks swam across the bridge in front of the gate, come quickly and count them, two, four, six, seven, eight~" Ye Qingxi recited without hesitation.
Yang Shu immediately followed.
Soon, the others joined in the singing.
The cave was instantly filled with cheerful children's voices, and even He Lei was busy singing along, swaying her head, forgetting her fear.
Aside from Huo Zinan, Huo Zinan was still afraid.
After Ye Qingxi led them in singing "Counting Ducks," she started leading them in singing "Going to School Song."
When he sang the line "I want to go to school," Tao Tao asked in confusion, "Isn't it that I want to blow up the school?"
“It’s about going to school,” Zhang Ning said.
"The video on my dad's phone is about blowing up a school."
“He was just making that up. But blowing up the school is fine too,” Zhang Ning nodded. “Let’s blow up the school then.”
So he started bombing the school with Tao Tao.
Ye Qingxi: ...
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh.
When I was a kid, I also sang about blowing up the school.
Who didn't want to blow up their school when they were a kid?!
Bombing the school—every student's dream [doge emoji]
The fathers in the monitoring room laughed too, "These two kids."
"But Xiaoxi is so clever; she immediately diverted the children's attention."
"That's right, now they're not afraid anymore."
"Xiao Xi is really young, but she's quite capable!"
Mu Shaowu listened, nodding repeatedly: Continue, don't stop, just keep praising his son like that.
As Huo Zinan walked through the cave, he bent down and began to tie his shoelaces while singing.
Tao Tao stopped behind him, wanting to wait for him.
Huo Zinan said, "You go first, I'll be right back in a bit."
Tao Tao then stepped forward.
Huo Zinan watched him walk past her, and He Lei walked over, instantly stood up, and casually walked next to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled, "Why don't you..."
"You sang well~" Suddenly, a soft female voice came again.
Huo Zinan: !!!
Huo Zinan was so frightened that he immediately hugged Ye Qingxi's arm tightly.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt that he seemed to understand.
It turns out he was scared, so he didn't dare to go in front.
You should have said so earlier!
This is so awkward!
"Who are you?" Zhang Ning asked curiously.
Tao Tao turned his little head, "Where is she?"
He Lei silently took Ye Qingxi's hand.
Yang Shu quietly observed the wall beside her.
They were still children, and apart from Huo Zinan and He Lei, they were all somewhat naive because they didn't understand the world and therefore didn't know what fear was.
"I am the cave spirit here. You've come to find treasure, haven't you? I can let you continue, but you must pass my test."
"What kind of exam?" Zhang Ning asked.
"It's a singing test, of course," Dongxian said. "I like small animals, so each of you should sing me a song that includes a small animal."
He Lei will do this.
She opened her mouth and began to sing: "Little swallow, wearing a flowery dress~"
"Not bad." Dongxian listened patiently. "This child has passed."
"Thank you!" He Lei bowed politely to her.
Zhang Ning raised her hand and quickly sang "Going to School Song" again.
Tao Tao then sang "Counting Ducks" again, the song he had sung before.
Yang Shu had already made up her mind and sang "Two Tigers".
Only Ye Qingxi and Huo Zinan remained.
"What are you singing?" Ye Qingxi asked Huo Zinan.
Huo Zinan: ...
Huo Zinan was already a little scared, and now that the others had sung all the songs he could think of, he became even more nervous, and his mind went completely blank.
“Sing ‘Little Rabbit, Be Good’,” Ye Qingxi reminded him.
Huo Zinan: !!!
Huo Zinan quickly began to sing.
After finishing her song, Ye Qingxi calmly sang, "I have a little donkey, but I never ride it~"
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but praise, "Xiao Xi sings quite well."
Yes, the voice is so clear.
I thought Xiaoxi's rendition of "Counting Ducks" was really nice!
I feel like Xiaoxi's singing sounds familiar.
[Not only does she sing well, but she also has a quick reflexes; she even reminded Huo Zinan to sing "Little Rabbit, Be Good."]
[Hahaha, is Huo Zinan scared? Why is he still clinging to Xiao Xi's arm?]
[I wanted to say this before; when he heard Dongxian speak, he almost jumped up.]
Is Nan Nan afraid of ghosts?
[It looks like a dog emoji!]
So, Nan Nan, when are you going to let go of Xiao Xi?
Huo Zinan: ...
Huo Zinan silently released Ye Qingxi's arm.
Ye Qingxi: ...Finally, I'm free.
The next second, he noticed someone sneakily grabbing his hand.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi looked at the people around her.
Huo Zinan: !!!
Huo Zinan quickly turned his head and awkwardly said, "It seems that since you just helped me, I'll reluctantly go with you."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
I would have believed you if your hands weren't so sweaty!
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