Chapter 257, Part 2
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After sending the message, Grandpa Feng put down his phone and saw a group of his nephews and grandnieces staring at him from across the room.
"Why are you looking at me? Eat your food," said Grandpa Feng.
Feng Kuo: "If you don't start eating, how can we be the first to do so?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Feng thought to himself, "That makes sense."
He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat."
Feng Kuo and the others then began to eat.
"Second Grandfather, is there anywhere you'd like to go recently? I happen to have some free time these next couple of days, and I can accompany you," Feng Kuo said.
"No," said Grandpa Feng, glancing at his phone. Why hadn't he replied yet?
"Grandpa, would you like to see a movie? There's an old movie being re-released recently, and my dad said you'd probably like it," Feng Lan said.
"No," Old Master Feng continued to refuse.
Can't he go to his grandson's movie theater to watch the film if he wants to?
Going to the movies again?!
"Then, Second Grandfather, you..."
"I don't want to think about anything." After waiting for a long time without receiving a reply from his future great-grandson, Grandpa Feng became somewhat unsettled.
"You guys just eat your food and don't worry about me."
Upon hearing this, the nephews and grand-nephews fell silent and lowered their heads to eat.
Strange, Grandpa Feng picked up his phone. What's going on?
Could it be that his grandson is too young to drink tea, so when he saw that I had agreed not to send him meals anymore, he thought that was the end of it?
Oh my god, Grandpa Feng was a little flustered. After all, the other child was only six years old, so it was normal that he couldn't drink his old-brand Longjing tea.
He's really messed things up!
Even the best of us can make mistakes!
Even this old horse has stumbled!
What a blunder!
Ye Qingxi was unaware that Old Master Feng on the other end of his WeChat conversation had already begun to reflect on his tea-making behavior.
In fact, Qingxi actually drank the tea.
Not only did I drink it, but I also felt guilty about it.
Ye Qingxi thought of Mu Feng.
Mu Shaoyan went to university and started living on campus, only able to go home on Friday nights.
Mu Shaoting also got busy with his internship, sometimes getting home very late.
One day, Ye Qingxi returned home and suddenly found that there were only him and Mu Feng at the dining table.
Then he remembered that his father had a brand event today, followed by magazine and advertising shoots, and wouldn't be back for another week.
At that moment, Ye Qingxi suddenly realized that old age can indeed be very lonely.
If Mu Feng hadn't brought him back, if he weren't currently in the Mu family, Mu Feng would be eating and living alone.
Perhaps Mu Feng wouldn't mind—he always seemed very strong, very capable, and very fearless.
But Ye Qingxi would feel sorry for her.
So at the dinner table that day, Ye Qingxi kept talking, from things in class to things outside of class, chattering like a little sparrow.
I want the dining table to be a bit more lively.
Mu Feng also has someone else.
He can keep talking to make the dining table at home more lively.
But Grandpa Feng had nothing, so he could only cook more dishes to make himself look less lonely.
He's actually quite pitiful, Ye Qingxi thought; he just doesn't want to eat alone.
Respecting the elderly is the same as caring for one's own parents. Ye Qingxi cares about Mu Feng, and naturally feels sorry for these elderly people who are the same age as Mu Feng or even older than him.
Oh well, he thought, anyway, the food that Grandpa Feng brought him was really delicious.
Moreover, it will keep Grandpa Feng from being so lonely, and the food he prepares will not be wasted.
There's no need for me to refuse and make Old Master Feng uncomfortable.
Ye Qingxi: [Great-Grandpa, please don't say that.]
Ye Qingxi: [If bringing me food makes you happy, then please continue bringing me food.]
Ye Qingxi: [Great-Grandpa, the food you sent is so delicious! I love it, but I feel bad eating too much. Great-Grandpa, as long as you don't mind me taking advantage of you, I'll naturally want to eat the food you send too. [Hehe]]
Ye Qingxi sent a shy kitten emoji.
Grandpa Feng was pondering what to do next to get to know Ye Qingxi better, since this approach hadn't worked.
Then Ye Qingxi sent four messages at once.
He clicked on it and was instantly delighted.
Amazing! His great-grandson is only six years old, but he can already drink tea!
Very clever indeed!
And he is also very kind-hearted.
Of course, Grandpa Feng didn't think that Ye Qingxi genuinely thought the food he sent was delicious, that he loved it, and therefore wanted to eat more.
Mu Shaowu is not short of money, so how could he go without food and drink?
Moreover, Ye Qingxi had clearly intended to refuse before, so her change of heart now is simply to make him happy.
It's truly remarkable that someone so young can be so considerate of others.
The more Grandpa Feng looked at it, the more satisfied and pleased he became.
He quickly replied: "Okay, okay, I'm glad you like it, Xiaoxi. Grandpa will continue to send you more."
Ye Qingxi: [Yes, thank you, Great-Grandpa.]
So, when Mu Shaowu returned from filming, he heard Ye Qingxi tell him about the tragic old age of a lonely old man.
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "Grandpa Feng is indeed quite pitiful all by himself, so I promised him that I would bring him food from now on."
Mu Shaowu: ...You're talking about Feng Ming, the old master of the Feng family, who is second only to everyone else, has absolute power, and is the only one who can have the final say.
A lonely old man who has to cook more dishes to liven up his home.
My son, you are still too young!
"Alright," Mu Shaowu agreed.
After all, his son meant well, and Mu Shaowu still hoped to maintain the innocence and purity of Ye Qingxi's world.
And so, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu started enjoying special meals prepared by the Feng family on set.
Phoenix Palace: ...
Feng Que looked at the boxed lunch in his hand and wondered who in their crew was a member of the Feng family and whose surname was Feng.
Congratulations, you got it right! It's Feng Qingxi!
As for him, it's just a homonym; he's definitely not Fengming's grandson, haha.
Grandpa Feng delivered meals to Ye Qingxi for a week straight, and Ye Qingxi ate them for that entire week.
A week later, Qin Luan and Qin Cheng decided to go back first.
They've been on set for a week and a half now, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, Qin Luan needs to go home to prepare some New Year's goods for their little family.
Ye Qingxi was still a little reluctant to part with him after hearing this.
He hugged Qin Cheng and, on the last day, took half a day off to spend half a day with him at the indoor playground.
That night, the two lay in bed and whispered to each other for a while.
Ye Qingxi felt a little guilty that she had been busy filming since Qin Cheng's visit and hadn't had a chance to spend much time with him, so she said, "Next time, when you come to see me again, I won't be so busy, and I can take a break to play with you."
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng asked him, "Are you planning to continue acting in the future?"
He thought Ye Qingxi only joined the filming because she wanted to act with Mu Shaowu.
"If your father isn't in a movie in the future, will you still make movies?"
Ye Qingxi hadn't actually made up her mind yet.
Sometimes, if you don't touch the switch hidden in your heart, you can keep your distance from certain things forever.
But once you touch them, it's not so easy to keep your distance.
Ye Qingxi felt that this was how she and acting were.
When he wasn't acting, he felt he could go his whole life without acting.
But when he stood on the set, in front of the camera, he felt that acting was the most natural thing for him, just like eating and drinking, growing in his cells with the help of sunlight and air.
He'll be happy when he finishes portraying the character in the play.
He feels satisfied when he has conveyed the core message the script wants to express.
Just like Qiao Tian.
He would laugh for Qiao Tian, and he would cry for Qiao Tian.
He hopes that, in a world he doesn't know, Qiao Tian can be with Qiao Xia forever, and be happy forever.
"I don't know either," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng thought for a moment and said to him, "Let's talk about it later."
Since we don't know, let's leave it to time.
Just like now, he still doesn't know when he can blossom and shine as brightly as his brother, but he is willing to leave it to time.
“We’re too young right now,” Qin Cheng said. “As we grow up a little more, we’ll gradually learn.”
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Mm."
Anyway, he's only six years old now, he still has time, and he can afford to wait.
Ye Qingxi turned to look at Qin Cheng and smiled at him.
Qin Cheng laughed as well.
They slept together for one night, and the next day, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu took Qin Luan and Qin Cheng to the airport.
"See you at the New Year," Qin Luan said to them.
Qin Cheng also said, "I'll be waiting for you at home."
"Okay." Ye Qingxi nodded. "Goodbye~"
"Goodbye~" Qin Cheng said to him.
After seeing Qin Luan and Qin Cheng off, Ye Qingxi returned to the film set with Mu Shaowu to continue filming.
Two days later, Ye Qingxi ate the loving lunch that Grandpa Feng had brought her and chatted with him as usual.
After all, one is obligated to those who feed them.
Ever since she learned that Grandpa Feng sent her lunch so that they could eat together and ease her loneliness, Ye Qingxi would chat with him during meals.
For example: 【The pork rib soup was so delicious today!】
The fried rice was so delicious today!
The pastries today are so flaky!
etc.
Today, Grandpa Feng brought him seafood, so Ye Qingxi said to him, "The lobsters are so fresh today!"
Grandpa Feng: [Do you like Xiao Xi?]
Ye Qingxi: [I like it.]
Grandpa Feng: [That's good. Then I'll have Xiao Zhuo deliver it to you another day.]
After finishing his sentence, Grandpa Feng changed the subject: "Xiao Xi, have you been busy filming lately?"
Ye Qingxi recalled her schedule: "It's alright."
Grandpa Feng: [Do you have time to come to Great-Grandpa's house?]
Grandpa Feng: [Great-Grandpa's family just received some beef that was air-freighted in today. It's perfect for steak, and Great-Grandpa would like to eat it with you.]
Grandpa Feng: [The steak has to be cooked and eaten fresh, otherwise it won't taste good even if it's delivered to you.]
Ye Qingxi: ...Ah, this
Grandpa Feng started playing the victim again: "Xiao Xi, you know, there's no one else around me to share things with. You're the only child I can talk to and eat with."
Ye Qingxi: ...
After playing the victim, Grandpa Feng started brewing tea again: "Forget it, it was just wishful thinking on my part. Xiao Xi, it's already enough that you're having a meal with me remotely. I shouldn't have been so demanding. It's alright, Xiao Xi, Grandpa isn't upset. Grandpa eats alone every day anyway, Grandpa's used to it."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi silently raised her head and looked at her father.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
What kind of look is that?
"Grandpa Feng asked me to go to his house to have dinner with him."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ? !!!
Mu Shaowu immediately became alert. "You agreed?"
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
Mu Shaowu breathed a sigh of relief.
The next second, he heard his son's innocent voice, "So Dad, can I go?"
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ? !
No, what do you mean by that?
You want to go?!
Ye Qingxi really wanted to go.
Firstly, since Old Master Feng is Feng Que's grandfather, he knows Feng Que well and there would be no danger for him if he went.
Secondly, he genuinely felt that Old Master Feng was somewhat lonely. He had eaten so many meals with him, and now he was only going to have one meal with him. No matter how you look at it, he was the one who benefited.
Thirdly, Grandpa Feng now clearly sees him as a child, growing fonder with each passing year. As people age, they naturally develop a fondness for children, especially an elderly person like Grandpa Feng who lives alone.
Therefore, he should seize this opportunity to improve his relationship with Old Master Feng.
This would benefit not only his father but also the Mu family.
Anyway, Ye Qingxi felt that this matter was all beneficial and harmless. Going would be good for him and for Old Master Feng, so she could definitely go.
"Dad, is it okay?" Ye Qingxi asked again.
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu wished he could grab Feng Que by the collar right now and show him this: was this what he meant by "trustworthy"? How could he possibly trust him?!
Ye Qingxi is going to see their old man, how can he be at ease?!
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