Chapter 231 Two Three One Two Combined
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Shali and his group stayed overnight, and after lunch the next day, they prepared to go back.
Firstly, Ye Qingxi had to film a program and couldn't leave to accompany them.
Secondly, every time they went there, Ye Qingxi's shop had to close down, which unfortunately affected her junior brother's income.
Since they had already met the person, chatted, and given gifts, Sha Li felt they shouldn't interfere with their junior brother's recording of the program.
Therefore, at 1:30 pm the next day, she packed up Lu Mian and Zhu Qiu and took them away.
Ye Qingxi waved goodbye to them and made an appointment to have a team building activity at the end of the year.
On the way back, Sha Li opened Weibo and discovered that she, Zhu Qiu, and Lu Mian had been on Weibo's trending topics quite a few times with Ye Qingxi these past few days. Some adorable netizens even thought she really was Ye Qingxi's second aunt.
Sha Li laughed and posted on Weibo: "[I'm not really Xiao Xi's second aunt, I just wanted to be Xiao Xi's aunt, so I became her second aunt~ To be precise, I'm a big fan of Xiao Xi's aunties~]"
Netizens rushed to comment upon hearing the news: [I knew it wasn't really my aunt!]
[How could it be that my dad, aunt, and maternal aunt are all celebrities?!]
【Ahhh, Shali, you're a big fan of Xiaoxi too! Me too!】
[Damn it! I also want to be Xiaoxi's aunt, so why can't Xiaoxi call me Second Aunt!]
Suddenly I'm a fan of the same idol as him, hahaha.
Shortly after, Zhu Qiu and Lu Mian also posted on Weibo.
Zhu Qiu V: [Xiao Xi's older sister fan~]
Lu Mian V: [Xiao Xi's older brother fan~]
Netizen: ? ? ?
【No, how did you two meet?】
Did the three of them plan to post on Weibo together? [laughing and crying emoji]
[Is there anyone willing to have the mercy to tell us your story?]
[I've thought about it carefully, and I still think it should be Shao Ting. Otherwise, it makes no sense that Xiao Xi, an actress's child, would know three singers!]
Come to think of it, Sha Li, Zhu Qiu, and Lu Mian are all disciples of Elder Kang. Could it be that Xiao Xi knows Elder Kang?
[Don't joke around! That's Elder Kang!]
[How could Ye Qingxi possibly compete with a true godfather figure like Kang Lao in the Chinese music scene!]
[Exactly, let alone Ye Qingxi, even Shao Ting isn't good enough for her!]
[That's right. Elder Kang took Lu Mian in ten years ago, and since then, there has been no news of Elder Kang in the martial arts world!]
[Old Kang! A true figure who deserves to be written into textbooks!]
Sha Li, Zhu Qiu, Lu Mian: ...
The three of them exchanged glances and ultimately remained silent in tacit agreement.
Let's wait until the World Championship starts before we talk about it.
That's when everyone understood why Xiaoxi knew them.
That explains why their teacher opened and closed the door again after ten years.
The three silently put away their phones, pretending they knew nothing.
Ye Qingxi continued to be his small business owner and started a new day of business.
After being the little boss for two days, on the third day, the babies started to lose interest and began visiting other places.
Looking at the nearly full store in Ye Qingxi's shop, Zhang Ning exclaimed, "I'm so envious of your shop! It's packed with people!"
Ye Qingxi asked in confusion, "You posted the discounted packages, but there weren't many people buying them?"
That shouldn't be the case; that's how they usually attract customers.
“Of course not many,” Zhang Ning said. “My dad’s cooking is so bad, some people even asked him for a refund!”
“Look~” Zhang Ning raised his chin to Ye Qingxi and said, “That guy in the gray coat, he was having dinner at my house yesterday, and he came to your house today.”
Ye Qingxi: ...
Zhang Ning sighed, "I really want to switch dads with you."
Ye Qingxi: !!
This won't work!
His father is his!
This cannot be exchanged!
Zhang Ning chatted with Ye Qingxi for a while, then returned to her small shop and continued being her own boss.
Not long after he left, Tao Tao arrived.
Tao Tao was carrying some bread.
"The method you mentioned before really worked! After I posted that discount offer, our business improved dramatically!" Tao Tao said happily. "Here, this is for you, thank you!"
"You're welcome," Ye Qingxi said.
Tao Tao's bakery is actually quite simple to run, and the father and son don't need to make the bread themselves—after all, making bread really requires skill, and if the production team didn't provide them with a professional baker, the two of them could really be ranked last!
Therefore, after learning about the pricing of the bread, Ye Qingxi cleverly created several discounted bread sets for Tao Tao, which quickly revived the store's sales.
"That's true." Tao Tao looked at him happily. "We're good friends, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingxi heard a subtle "humph".
Ye Qingxi looked up and saw that Zhong Yan had appeared at the entrance of his small shop at some point.
Accompanying him were Pei Liang, Kang Cong, and Zhong Yan's father, Zhong Jue.
Ye Qingxi: !!
Zhong Yan walked in with her hands in her pockets, swaggering up to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: ...
For some reason, Ye Qingxi felt inexplicably guilty.
But it wasn't him who said they were good friends, it was Tao Tao who said it, so we can't blame him, right?
Ye Qingxi smiled and looked at Zhong Yan, "Why are you here?"
"I've come to see your good friend~" Zhong Yan said sarcastically.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Viewers in the live stream, seeing Zhong Yan and her group suddenly appear, exclaimed in surprise: "Where did these kids come from? They're so cute!"
The adults who came with them are so handsome!
[He seems like a kid Xiaoxi knows!]
Yes, I think so too, otherwise Xiaoxi wouldn't have asked you why you came.
[But why does this child talk in a slightly sarcastic tone?]
I don't know, but she's quite cute.
Tao Tao, confused, said naively, "I'm Xiao Xi's good friend."
Ye Qingxi: ...Shut up already! Can't you see the atmosphere's off?!
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?" Ye Qingxi asked Zhong Yan. "Or would you like to have a drink first?"
Seeing that Ye Qingxi was busy entertaining guests, Tao Tao prepared to leave.
"Xiao Xi, you go ahead with your work, I'll be going now."
Ye Qingxi nodded hurriedly, "Mhm."
Let's hurry, or a world war might break out.
Tao Tao waved to him, then turned and left.
After the man left, Zhong Yan finally spoke, "He's your good friend, so who am I?"
"Of course you're my good friend~" Ye Qingxi quickly replied.
"So, between him and me, who is your better friend?"
"You, you, you, you are my best, best, best friend," Ye Qingxi coaxed.
"And what about me?" Kang Cong asked.
"You are also my best, best, best friend," Ye Qingxi said.
After saying that, he looked at Pei Liang with a very equivocal expression, "You are also my best, best, best friend."
Each person should have three as their best option; the three of them don't need to compete anymore.
Mu Shaowu, who came out upon hearing the sound, almost burst out laughing.
Zhong Jue was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Who says kids don't have a possessive streak?
Kids can be so possessive!
For his best friend, he had to send his private jet all the way here. It must be his son. He wouldn't care about anyone else, except for his wife and parents, of course.
The viewers in the live stream were initially confused: "So they're Xiaoxi's friends!"
[You missed the best, best, best, hahaha.]
So cute!
No wonder the little boy in the white shirt talked like that; he was jealous!
Do children get jealous?
Of course! If I play with my cousin a little longer, she'll say you're my older sister, not hers.
Yes, yes, my son was the same. A few nights ago, he came home upset because a new student had joined his class, and his best friend was chatting with the student and ignoring him. He was upset all night!
Children are incredibly possessive because they don't think things through; their emotions outweigh their reasoning.
But why would Xiaoxi's friend come over?
Ye Qingxi was just as puzzled as they were, "Why are you all here?"
“I asked my dad to bring us here,” Zhong Yan said.
Ye Qingxi: That's not what I meant.
Why did you think of coming at this time?
"Didn't you say this was your last time recording a show? If I don't come this time, I won't be able to come again!"
Zhong Yan turned around and glared at her father as she said this, "It's all your fault, I told you I was coming a long time ago."
Zhong Jue sighed helplessly, "Didn't I already ask you to come?"
"We almost missed it!" Zhong Yan complained. "If it weren't for our family having a plane, we would have missed it!"
Live stream viewers: !!!
[They own an airplane?! What an incredibly wealthy family!]
[I was just thinking, these kids are all wearing designer brands!]
[And that handsome guy next to them, I looked up his watch, it's worth eight million.]
Wow! Xiaoxi, are all your friends this rich?!
Good heavens, Xiao Xi, how many more surprises do you have in store for me?!
Program Director: ...Mr. Zhong, you've finally come!
If your son really enjoys our show so much, he can participate in the next season!
Of course, he felt that, compared to their show, Mr. Zhong's son probably wanted to play with his good friend Ye Qingxi.
It's a pity. Mr. Zhong and his son are so good-looking. If they could come to their show, many people would definitely like them.
"Please have a seat," Ye Qingxi said, "What would you like to drink?"
"Watermelon juice!" Kang Cong called out.
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Only bottled drinks are available."
"Huh?" Kang Cong frowned. "Then I'll drink Coke."
"I want to drink yogurt," Zhong Yan said.
Ye Qingxi: "...Only bottled drinks are available."
"Don't yogurt also come in bottled form?" Zhong Yan asked, puzzled.
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Why don't you have a Coke too?"
“Then you can also enjoy it.” He looked at Pei Liang.
Pei Liang nodded and then explained to Zhong Yan, "There's no yogurt here, not any yogurt at all, only drinks."
Zhong Yan: But he always included yogurt in the category of beverages.
Mu Shaowu turned around and got drinks for the three of them, and also got one for his son.
Zhong Jue: ? ? ?
"Didn't I?"
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
"You want one too."
Zhong Jue: ...How dare you say that!
"I am human too, I also feel thirsty."
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu gave him a bottle of Coke as well, saying, "Don't drink alcohol while taking care of the child."
Zhong Yan immediately affirmed, "Uncle Mu is right."
Zhong Jue: "I didn't intend to drink either."
Zhong Jue felt he had been wronged.
He sat down on the stool, exhausted, and started drinking the cola.
"Are you hungry?" Ye Qingxi asked her friends with a smile. "Do you want to eat now, or later?"
"Now," Kang Cong said without hesitation, "I want to eat lobster!"
“Then I’ll have steak,” Zhong Yan said.
Pei Liang: ...
Pei Liang sighed, "Does this place look like it has what you're looking for?"
Mu Shaowu nodded. Either Pei Liang could get second place, or the two of them couldn't!
That's so stupid!
"We can only eat stir-fries, and only the dishes on the menu," Mu Shaowu said.
Ye Qingxi then picked up the menu and handed it to them.
Zhong Jue stood up curiously and took a look. Wow, Mu Shaowu knows quite a few dishes!
Wow, that's amazing!
“This one, this one, this one,” Zhong Yan said.
"You can only order one," Ye Qingxi said. "The others haven't ordered yet."
"Oh," Zhong Yan replied, looking at Kang Cong.
After much deliberation, Kang Cong finally chose pork ribs.
After the group had ordered their food, Mu Shaowu went to the kitchen to get busy.
Ye Qingxi and Zhong Yan sat down around the table and started chatting.
"Xiao Xi, when will you finish recording?"
"We can finish recording by tomorrow morning."
“Then you can come with us,” Zhong Yan said. “You’ve never flown on our plane before, I’ll treat you.”
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
Kang Cong turned to the cameraman curiously, "Is that the guy filming you?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
"So if we talk to you now, we'll be filmed too?"
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded again.
Upon hearing this, Kang Cong turned and waved at the camera, saying, "Hello~"
"Hello~" said a viewer in the live stream.
What an adorable baby!
Xiaoxi's friends are all so good-looking and have such great personalities!
【Of course! They're actually quite close to our Xiaoxi!】
[They're willing to fly all the way to see Xiaoxi, that's a true friend!]
[The main point is that they actually have airplanes [doge emoji]]
Regardless of whether there's a flight or not, it's truly remarkable that someone would travel this far specifically to come!
[Exactly! Many adults can't do that, but Xiaoxi has three friends who can. Xiaoxi is so lucky!]
My baby deserves this happiness! May my baby always be this happy!
"Was that Tao Tao just now?" Pei Liang asked the person next to him after taking a sip of cola.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
"He looks thinner than he does on TV," Pei Liang said.
Ye Qingxi: "Appearing on TV makes me look a bit fatter."
"Will I look fat?" Zhong Yan immediately asked worriedly. "I don't want to! I won't look good if I'm fat!"
He wants to be as good-looking as his mother! He doesn't want to be ugly!
"No, you won't," Ye Qingxi comforted him. "You're not fat, so you won't look fat on TV. You'll see when the time comes."
Zhong Yan nodded, "I believe you, you don't look fat on TV."
"That's right, not only are you not fat, you're also very good-looking," Zhong Jue praised.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zhong."
"You're welcome," Zhong Jue said with a smile.
Zhong Yan and Kang Cong hadn't seen Ye Qingxi for three days and had a lot to say to him.
The new racing car I bought isn't fun at all, the new episode of the cartoon is so exciting, I heard another amusement park is opening somewhere, and the housekeeper at home has recently learned to make new cookies.
Ye Qingxi listened attentively and replied to each question: "I'll lend you my race car another day. My uncle gave me this race car, and it's really fun."
"I haven't had time to watch it recently."
"Then let's go together when it opens."
"Wow, I want to eat that too."
"I forgot to bring it. I'll get it for you when we get back," Zhong Yan said generously.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Then we'll eat together then."
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh.
I feel like Xiaoxi gets along better with her friends.
That's because the children on the show are only seen for three days at a time during each recording.
[Besides, Xiaoxi's friends are all about the same age as him, so Xiaoxi doesn't need to take care of them.]
Yes, just now, even the kid sitting next to Xiaoxi opened his Coke for him. When Xiaoxi is with them, he seems more like the one being taken care of.
To be honest, our little Xi just turned six; she's still a baby.
[So when will "Walking with Xiao Xi" be available? That way I can see Xiao Xi's friends, family, and how he knows other celebrities!]
[Hahaha, great idea! I support it!]
After Mu Shaowu brought out the dishes and the father and son ate with them, Zhong Jue planned to take Zhong Yan and the others to the hotel first.
Zhong Yan refused, "Why should we go to a hotel? I came here to see Xiao Xi."
Zhong Jue: "...Aren't you tired after sitting on planes and in cars for so long?"
Zhong Yan shook her head, "I'm not tired."
"Then don't disturb Xiaoxi's recording of the show."
“I didn’t bother him,” Zhong Yan said confidently. “I could have helped him.”
Kang Cong also said, "Uncle Zhong, we can help Xiao Xi greet the guests."
Zhong Jue chuckled, "A bunch of kids like you trying to greet guests? The guests are more worried about you bumping into things."
"Alright, Xiaoxi is working or competing. Wait until he's finished today, and then you can play with him tomorrow."
Zhong Yan: ...
“Let’s go back to sleep first,” Pei Liang said. “Your father is right. Xiao Xi is in a competition. If we help her, it’s not fair to the others.”
Left with no other option, Zhong Yan could only agree, "Alright then."
"Then I'll go to the hotel first," he said to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "I'll come find you guys to hang out after I finish recording tonight."
"Then hurry up!"
"Mmm," Ye Qingxi replied.
Zhong Yan then turned around, preparing to leave.
Just as he reached the door, he remembered something, pulled Ye Qingxi, who had seen him off, and Kang Cong, who was on his other side, and walked to the camera.
He looked at the camera, proudly raised his chin, and declared, "The four of us are the best of friends!"
It's not Tao Tao or Huo Zinan at all!
After saying that, Zhong Yan saw Pei Liang standing next to his father who hadn't come over.
"Come here!" Zhong Yan said helplessly. If he didn't come over, wouldn't one person be missed?
Pei Liang thought he was childish.
Didn't Ye Qingxi make her stance clear the moment they walked in?!
Is it really worth him emphasizing this again?!
However, he still cooperated and went over.
"Can you capture the whole thing?" Zhong Yan asked the cameraman.
The cameraman nodded, "Okay."
The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter: [Don't worry, baby, we can see every single one of you!]
[Hilarious, he really cares!]
[Everyone keeps saying that Xiaoxi's best friend is Tao Tao, but now her real best friend has arrived!]
Hahaha, she's so cute!
The friendship between children is truly the purest!
This is wonderful; it reminds me of my lost childhood.
"You speak," Zhong Yan said, looking at Ye Qingxi. "You tell everyone."
Ye Qingxi almost burst out laughing at his joke.
However, perhaps the friendship from her past life faded away too quickly and she didn't hold on to it, so now, having a friend like Zhong Yan who values friendship so much and always wants to be his best friend, Ye Qingxi is actually quite happy.
He genuinely hoped they could remain good friends, like his grandfather and their grandfathers, so that even in their old age they could watch the sunset together and chat about the things around them.
"The four of us are best friends~" Ye Qingxi said, "the very, very best of friends~"
“That’s right!” Kang Cong echoed.
Pei Liang adopted a nonchalant, arrogant demeanor and replied, "Hmm."
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh: [Got it!]
[I've taken screenshots for you guys. Let's be best friends forever!]
I really wish they would never grow up.
Even when we grow up, let's stay together!
Friends for life, whoever abandons them first is a scoundrel!
I really hope that even when they grow up, I'll still be able to see them!
Maybe!
Whether you can do it or not, grow up well! Go, Little F4!
After Zhong Yan and the others left, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu began to welcome new guests once again.
It wasn't until 9:30 p.m., when business for the day was over, that Mu Shaowu closed the shop and returned to the hotel with Ye Qingxi.
Zhong Yan and the others hadn't gone to sleep yet, waiting for Ye Qingxi to come back. They played with him for another two hours before reluctantly going to sleep.
Ye Qingxi returned to her hotel room, lay on the bed, and still felt a little surreal.
In just three days, he was visited by two groups of people: his senior classmates and his friends.
Furthermore, Zhong Yan and the others planned to go back with him.
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.
“Dad, I’ve discovered that I actually quite enjoy being out recording this show,” he said.
Mu Shaowu smiled at him and pulled him into his arms. "Me too."
He said, "Dad will take you out to play again when there's a chance in the future."
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
The next morning, the program team announced the results of this episode of "I Am a Small Boss".
Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu earned the most money because they attracted the most customers.
Lu Mian, Zhu Qiu, Sha Li, and Zhong Jue all paid for their meals, but Ye Qingxi felt they weren't guests, so she deducted their payment.
Even so, they were the highest revenue generators.
The production team presented Ye Qingxi with a surprise gift package they had prepared.
"And so, our final episode of 'Look the Daddy' has come to an end! During the six episodes, both dads and babies delivered wonderful performances, allowing us to feel the love between fathers and children. We hope that in the future, dads can continue to spend more time with their babies and take them to more places they haven't been before. We also hope that all the babies can grow up healthy and become the adults they aspire to be."
"Look, everyone's a good daddy!" the host laughed.
Everyone applauded.
Viewers in the live stream expressed their disappointment, saying, "Ahhh, it's over already!"
I want to keep watching!
I'm so reluctant to leave!
The thought of never seeing Xiaoxi again fills my heart with a void!
[Burning and crying, "Baby, how can Mommy live without you!"]
I'd gotten so used to watching Xiaoxi's live stream every week, and now it's suddenly ended. I just can't accept it!
[Waaaaah, can we record one more episode?!]
Yeah, can't we get a side story?!
The viewers in the live stream kept spamming the chat with comments.
The babies at the event started adding other people on WeChat after receiving their own smartwatches.
As the most popular baby, Ye Qingxi received his phone watch and other babies kept adding him.
After he had added them all, he realized that Huo Zinan hadn't added him.
Ye Qingxi recalled the comments he had seen online, saying that Huo Zinan seemed to like him quite a bit and wanted to be friends with him, and that he thought Huo Zinan was just being awkward and that's why he was shy.
He walked up to Huo Zinan and extended his hand, which was wearing a smartwatch, saying, "Let's add each other too."
Huo Zinan: ...
Huo Zinan looked at him, hesitated, and finally held out her smartwatch.
Ye Qingxi didn't watch the live stream, so he didn't know that Huo Zinan had actually gone to see him while he was reuniting with Zhong Yan and the others.
He was the owner of a flower shop, and some of the flowers in the shop were about to wither. Hu Kai suggested giving these withering, unsold flowers to other fathers and babies, and Huo Zinan immediately thought of Ye Qingxi.
He held the small sunflower he had carefully selected, thinking that when he arrived, he would say that it was a gift from Hu Kai, not one he wanted to give.
However, as soon as he reached the store entrance, he heard Ye Qingxi's cheerful voice.
He said, "The four of us are best friends~ the very, very best of friends~"
Huo Zinan looked at the unfamiliar child standing next to him and suddenly couldn't move.
They are best friends, the very best of friends.
There are four of them, so Ye Qingxi definitely doesn't need any new friends.
In particular, they may never see each other again after recording this show.
Huo Zinan stood quietly at the door for a few seconds, then silently turned and left.
He didn't give the flowers to anyone else, but took them back to keep for himself.
"Why didn't you give them to other children?" Hu Kai asked him.
“There’s no need,” Huo Zinan said.
He doesn't need it, so there's no need for it.
Flowers are unnecessary.
He didn't need to.
Actually, there was no need to add him on WeChat, Huo Zinan thought, but for some reason, he still extended his smartwatch.
Anyway, even if I add it, it probably won't make a difference.
Huo Zinan thought to himself, "It doesn't matter if I add it or not."
Goodbye, Ye Qingxi. We may never meet again. Huo Zinan looked at him and, for once, recalled the scene of their first meeting.
Back then, he still disliked Ye Qingxi.
If only he had always hated Ye Qingxi.
That's why he hates kids who are better looking than him and have better personalities!
Huo Zinan turned around, trying not to cry.
Ye Qingxi looked at him as he suddenly turned his back, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"I just saw someone." Huo Zinan turned around. "I thought it was one of the previous guests."
He acted very naturally.
Ye Qingxi didn't suspect anything and shook her wristwatch. "I've added you. If you want to contact me in the future, just send me a WeChat message."
"Mm," Huo Zinan replied.
But he knew he probably wouldn't send it to Ye Qingxi on his own initiative.
He's going back to his friends, he's leaving them. They didn't become good friends on the show, and they won't have the chance to be good friends again.
Perhaps, a kid with such an annoying personality shouldn't have a friend as beautiful and kind as Ye Qingxi.
I hope he and his good friends can always be good friends and never be separated.
Huo Zinan, unusually, gave Ye Qingxi a sweet smile, and Ye Qingxi smiled back.
They said goodbye to each other in this way, leaving a beautiful image in each other's hearts.
A wave goodbye in childhood can sometimes be a final farewell, and sometimes a reunion. Huo Zinan thought it was a final farewell, but Ye Qingxi thought they might meet again.
But that's all for later. Right now, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu have packed their bags and are ready to leave.
“Come on.” Zhong Yan happily pulled him along. “I’ll take you to ride our family’s airplane.”
"Um."
Ye Qingxi readily agreed.
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