Chapter 266 Two Six Six Two Combined
266:
Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu got up and went downstairs to eat.
They can only stay at home until 8 p.m. today. After that, Mu Shaowu will take Ye Qingxi back to the film set.
Therefore, as soon as Ye Qingxi finished her meal, she took the time to ask everyone in the family what kind of cats they liked.
The first person he asked was Mu Feng.
Mu Feng had no particular likes or dislikes about these things.
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" he asked, puzzled.
"I think the airplane at home looks similar to other airplanes, and doesn't look like ours at all, so it's hard to recognize. That's why I wanted to draw a few cats on it," Ye Qingxi explained.
Mu Feng was surprised that he did this for this reason, and couldn't help but feel happy.
It's been a year and a half since Ye Qingxi came to his house.
Ye Qingxi wouldn't have said such things a year and a half ago.
Because he was still unfamiliar with this family, he felt like an outsider. The Mu family's private jet was the Mu family's plane, and more importantly, it was the plane that he and Mu Zheng used. Ye Qingxi had no use for it, didn't know how to use it, and certainly didn't want to change it.
But now, he wants to decorate the plane according to his own ideas.
He didn't ask him, "Can Grandpa do it? What about Uncle? Is he willing?" because he knew that whether it was him or his uncle, they would be willing.
He knew very well that although he didn't have the surname Mu, he was the most beloved little darling in the family.
He was also very bold, daring to use his imagination and put forward his ideas on items that he didn't often use but that belonged to his family.
Mu Feng was pleased with this change in him.
I'm also happy that he's becoming more and more comfortable, happier, and more confident in this home.
"What kind of cat do you want to draw?"
"That depends on what kind of cats people like," Ye Qingxi said. "That's why I'm doing a survey."
"Do you have any recommendations?" Mu Feng asked him.
Ye Qingxi really does have one.
He recommends Maine Coons and Tabby Cats. Maine Coons look like domineering CEOs, while Tabby Cats are very strong fighters and are considered the kings of the cat world. Of course, compared to Tabby Cats, he thinks Maine Coons are more suitable for his grandfather.
"Okay." Mu Feng had no objections. "Then let's go with this one."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi said with a smile.
He then went to find his uncle's family.
Qin Cheng had already expressed his opinion: "I want a donut."
“Then I’ll choose the golden shaded dog too,” Mu Zheng said, doting on his son.
“Me too,” Qin Luan said.
"Okay." Ye Qingxi remembered that this was a family of golden shaggy dogs.
He pulled Qin Cheng up and asked him to go with him to find Mu Shaoting.
His aunt was right. Qin Cheng didn't live at home and didn't have much contact with her, so their relationship was naturally rather distant.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi decided to let them have more contact!
At least when he's around, they can spend more time together. Otherwise, he's afraid his brother and aunt won't have anything in common and will just stare at each other blankly.
"What kind of cats do I like?" Mu Shaoting pondered. "I like a lot of them, I like any that are good-looking."
"Choose one?"
"Then let's have a lion cat with heterochromia," Mu Shaoting said. "One blue eye and one green eye, with long, white fur, it looks ethereal."
"good."
"Xiao Xi, what are you doing?" Mu Shaoting asked, puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking me this?"
"I want to find someone to draw some cats on our family's airplane."
"I see, then I'll go take a look."
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
He then went to find Mu Shaoyan with Qin Cheng.
Mu Shaoyan thought for a moment and asked him, "What kind of cat is the best fighter?"
"Civet cat."
"Then this one." Mu Shaoyan snapped his fingers.
Ye Qingxi: ...As expected of you, even when choosing a cat, you have to choose the most capable fighter.
He only asked Mu Shaowu at the very end.
And he went alone.
"What kind of cats do you like?" Mu Shaowu asked him.
"I like marshmallows."
"That's the gold point, so I like the gold point too."
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "But I think you look more like a calico cat, Dad. They say calico cats are the most beautiful and popular cats."
"Really?" Mu Shaowu pinched his little cheek. "It's okay, Daddy can be less concerned about his looks for you~"
Ye Qingxi laughed, "Alright then, we're all Golden Points!"
"Mm." Mu Shaowu nodded.
Ye Qingxi wrote down all the cats that everyone had chosen and then handed them to Mu Shaowu.
"Dad, I'm too young to ask someone to draw the airplane for me," Ye Qingxi said softly.
Mu Shaowu was completely charmed by his cuteness. "Then Daddy will go find someone, and next time you take a plane, it will be a cat-shaped plane!"
"Um."
“But not next time today,” Mu Shaowu quickly added, “It definitely can’t be finished today.”
"I know," Ye Qingxi said; he wasn't stupid.
Mu Shaowu ruffled his hair and urged him to take a nap.
However, Ye Qingxi had no desire to take a nap.
He rarely gets to be home, so of course he wants to make the most of every minute to spend with his family.
Just then, Qin Cheng came over to ask him to build Lego, so Ye Qingxi told Mu Shaowu and then followed Qin Cheng to Mu Zheng's bedroom.
Seeing how popular he was, Mu Shaowu felt that his son was the real stunner, especially since his son was also handsome and cute.
Ye Qingxi went to build Lego, while Feng Que was called to his grandfather's study.
The old man calmly fiddled with his tea set and brewed a pot of tea.
Feng Que asked in confusion, "Grandpa, did you call me over because of something?"
"Hmm." Old Master Feng poured a cup of tea and placed it beside him.
Then, he poured himself another glass.
He picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.
Feng Que also took a bite.
It tastes pretty good, very fragrant.
"You like Shao Wu and want to be with him, but have you considered the matter of having children?" Old Master Feng said slowly.
Feng Que wondered what it was, but it turned out to be this.
He immediately replied with his prepared answer: "Don't we have Xiaoxi for the child? Xiaoxi is so well-behaved, we can raise him together."
"Feng Que," Old Master Feng rarely addressed him by his full name, "Have you thought this through carefully?"
He put down his teacup and said seriously, "Raising children is a lifelong commitment, not something that can be done overnight."
"How long did it take you to make this decision? Have you thought about the problems this decision might bring? Have you thought about what would happen if, after marriage, you saw Xiaoxi and Shaowu being close and felt envious? Would you then want to adopt a child who would be close to you?"
"When you say this, is it out of habit, or have you genuinely thought about it seriously?"
Phoenix Palace: ...
Feng Que, of course, didn't think that much about it.
His relationship with Mu Shaowu was never meant to be real; they would never get married, so there was no need for him to consider such unfounded matters.
But Grandpa Feng didn't know.
He said, "I hope you can think this through."
"Think about this carefully, seriously, and thoroughly, and then tell me whether you still feel that you only need Xiaoxi as your child, or whether you might feel that you need a child who is closer to you."
Phoenix Palace: ...
"I think we only need one child, Xiaoxi," he pondered.
He doesn't have any particular attachment to children, since none of them will be his biological offspring anyway, so Ye Qingxi should be enough.
"I told you, think it through before you tell me."
"I've thought it through," Feng Que said.
Looking at him like this, Grandpa Feng knew he hadn't thought it through seriously.
But it's okay, he thought. Young people are always like that, impulsive, passionate, and their emotions outweigh their reason, which is why they need elders to remind them of certain things.
"If you make this decision, you can't change it later."
"I know."
“You don’t know.” Old Master Feng looked at him, “Xiao Xi has a very good personality, a very good temper, and he is very good at dealing with people, even too good. So good that in a marriage like yours with Mu Shaowu, he is actually not very suitable as an older or younger brother.”
Huh? Feng Que was somewhat surprised.
He didn't expect his grandfather to say that.
He thought his grandfather wanted him to adopt a child as well.
"If you marry Mu Shaowu, to be fair, you should naturally have a child. But once that child is born, your family will have two children, and with two children, there will be issues of dividing up assets. The obvious asset is the family property. The Mu family and the Feng family are not small or insignificant families; if they fight over it, there will be a lot to come. Even brothers can fight over this, let alone brothers from different parents like them?"
"And the hidden benefit is your love with Mu Shaowu."
"Mu Shaowu will undoubtedly favor Xiaoxi more. At that time, if the child who is closer to you can accept it, that's fine. But if they can't accept it and beg Xiaoxi to give them some of Mu Shaowu's love, do you think Xiaoxi will agree?"
Feng Que remained silent.
He rationally felt that Ye Qingxi would.
But he also felt that he was Ye Qingxi's father, whom she had always relied on. Perhaps he couldn't bear to part with him, and he wouldn't.
"He will," Grandpa Feng affirmed. "He definitely will."
"Because you are a family, and that child is also a member of the family, in order to maintain the happiness and harmony of this family, he will not hesitate to sacrifice his own interests and give up his due rights."
He was just Feng Que's grandfather, at least in Ye Qingxi's eyes. Ye Qingxi didn't know the relationship between Mu Shaowu and Feng Que, and naturally she didn't know the relationship they might have, so he wasn't anyone to Ye Qingxi.
But when he expressed that he was pitiful and needed companionship, Ye Qingxi would still sympathize with him and come to keep him company.
They even gave him gifts hoping he would be healthy.
He is a very compassionate and empathetic person.
Therefore, he would soften his heart if his siblings played the victim against him.
At this time, if they are still his family, people who live under the same roof as him.
Then Ye Qingxi's sense of responsibility will motivate him to do this.
In the end, he will be the one who gets hurt.
"The dragon has nine sons, each different. Even children born of the same mother, with the same parents and the same upbringing, can develop different personalities. How much more so children whose parents have different genes but are raised in the same environment?"
"If this child grows up to be a good person, that would be the best."
"But if he's not so good, then in the end, Xiaoxi will be the most direct victim."
“At that time, you fathers can’t just ignore your children, and many things will become troublesome or beyond your control.”
"So Feng Que, if you really want to be with Mu Shaowu, then you really should only raise Xiao Xi as your only child."
"Of course, these are my perspectives on Xiaoxi's behalf, and I hope you understand."
“From your perspective, as your grandfather, I feel this is unfair to you; you have sacrificed too much.”
"Feng Que, I hope you are happy, but I don't want to see Xiao Xi, such a thoughtful, responsible, and empathetic child, become unhappy in the future. So I hope you can seriously and carefully consider your relationship with Mu Shaowu."
"If you are sure that for the next ten, twenty, or fifty years, you can accept that you only have Xiaoxi as your child, and that even if Xiaoxi loves Shaowu more, you won't mind and it won't cause disharmony in the family, then of course you can get married."
"But if you can't accept it and you still have illusions, then you'd better break up with Mu Shaowu as soon as possible."
"Because your fantasies will only cause harm to Ye Qingxi."
After finishing speaking, Grandpa Feng calmly looked at his grandson.
Feng Que remained silent.
He looked at his grandfather.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
He didn't expect his grandfather to say these things.
What he never expected was that his grandfather would analyze their future so seriously from Ye Qingxi's perspective.
At this moment, Feng Que felt a little guilty.
He just wanted to solve some troublesome issues once and for all.
Little did he expect that his casual suggestion to have Mu Shaowu be his fake boyfriend would lead to so many things to come.
That would cause his grandfather so much trouble.
"I understand," Feng Que said earnestly.
Grandpa Feng nodded.
He said, "Think about it carefully recently. If you really still want a child who is close to you or related to you by blood, then talk to Shao Wu about it after this movie is over."
"Don't say anything before the movie ends. Let him finish filming properly and without any pressure."
"Mm." Feng Que nodded.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry," Feng Que said softly, "I've troubled you."
Grandpa Feng smiled and said, "You are my grandson, and it is my duty to worry about you. It's not a matter of whether it's a lot of trouble or not."
Upon hearing this, Feng Que felt even more guilty.
He poured a cup of tea for Grandpa Feng and drank with him for a while before leaving when Grandpa Feng said he needed to rest for a bit.
Feng Que returned to his bedroom and lay down on the bed.
He was thinking that he should do as his grandfather said, and once the movie was finished, he could naturally tell his grandfather and parents that he and Mu Shaowu had broken up.
He couldn't accept that he would only have Ye Qingxi as his child in the future, so they broke up peacefully.
However, he has lost the strength to love, so he doesn't want to date for the time being.
I suppose his parents can understand, right?
But what if they think the best way to forget a relationship is to start another one, so they try even harder to introduce him to potential partners?
Feng Que has a headache.
He picked up his phone and glanced at it.
Great, his fake boyfriend hasn't messaged him yet.
He didn't even need to wait until the movie ended; Mu Shaowu already wanted to break up with him.
Feng Que put the phone back and continued to suffer from a headache.
After Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng finished building the Lego set and chatted with Mu Shaoyan for a while, it was time for them to leave.
Mu Shaoting has an event tomorrow morning and needs to go to bed early tonight, so he only saw Ye Qingxi off.
As for Mu Shaoyan, taking advantage of the New Year holiday, Mu Zheng couldn't enslave him, so he insisted on sending Ye Qingxi onto the plane and taking him all the way to S City.
"When you come back next time, I'll take you to two places."
"Which two places?" Ye Qingxi asked curiously.
"You'll know when you come back next time." Mu Shaoyan patted his head.
“Okay,” Ye Qingxi agreed.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
"Which two places?" He nudged Mu Shaoyan's arm.
Mu Shaoyan glanced at him and said, "It has nothing to do with you."
Mu Shaowu: ...
"So you're only planning to take Xiaoxi with you?"
“Yes.” Mu Shaoyan said matter-of-factly.
"Don't worry, it's not a bad place."
Mu Shaowu chuckled. Could he really trust him?
How come his brother and his son have so many little secrets?
It's their steamed bun shop again, but in two different locations.
What, is he planning to open a shop with Ye Qingxi again?
I've never seen him care about his brother this much!
Mu Shaowu pulled his son up and quickly left the airport.
The driver was already waiting outside.
Upon seeing them come out, he immediately took Ye Qingxi's suitcase and put it in the trunk.
Ye Qingxi looked down and used her smartwatch to report to Feng Que: 【Uncle Feng, we've arrived and will be at the hotel soon~】
Feng Que immediately sat up.
You're finally back!
He left home long before Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu boarded the plane, and now he's just waiting for his lead actor and his child actor to return!
Feng Que: [Have you eaten? What would you like to eat?]
Ye Qingxi: [I've eaten, thank you Uncle Feng.]
Feng Que: [You're welcome.]
After replying, Feng Que began to wait patiently for the opportunity to strike.
Before long, the rabbit he was waiting for appeared.
Feng Que stood up, went out the door, and came to Mu Shaowu's door, where he knocked.
Mu Shaowu was still packing his and Ye Qingxi's suitcases when he heard a knock on the door. He stood up in confusion and went out.
He opened the door and saw that it was Feng Que.
"Oh, you're back!" Feng Que feigned surprise. "I thought you'd gone missing, Teacher Mu. If I hadn't heard from you for a while, I was about to call the police!"
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Why are you being so sarcastic?
"You came to see me just to check if I've disappeared?"
"After all, you're the lead actor!"
"Now that you've seen it, you can go back."
Phoenix Palace: ...
Look at this, is this something a human being could say?
How could someone with a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius utter such cold words?!
"You're still standing there... is something wrong?"
"Of course," Feng Que said matter-of-factly. "You have several scenes to film tomorrow morning. How's your preparation going?"
"It's alright," Mu Shaowu said.
"I'll check it in a bit."
"Sure," Mu Shaowu agreed.
He finished speaking and waited for Feng Que to leave, but Feng Que still didn't leave.
Mu Shaowu: "...Is there anything else?"
“Of course!” Feng Que stepped into his room.
"I didn't come here just for you, I also have my little lead actor here!"
After putting away her clothes, Ye Qingxi came out and saw Feng Que in the suite's living room. She smiled and said, "Uncle Feng, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year~" Feng Que asked with concern, "How have you been resting these past two days?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "It's fine. Uncle Feng, how about you?"
"I'm fine too."
There was absolutely no reason why I couldn't sleep.
"And what about Great-Grandpa?"
When he mentioned his grandfather, Feng Que immediately thought of the words his grandfather had once said to him.
"You seem to care quite a bit about your great-grandfather, huh?" he said.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "We're friends, aren't we?"
Feng Que laughed as well.
Ye Qingxi treated his grandfather as a friend, and his grandfather also treated Ye Qingxi as a friend.
He treated him like a beloved child.
That's why he took the initiative to say those words to himself.
In his sham relationship with Mu Shaowu, the people he probably loved most sincerely were the child in front of him and the elderly people behind him.
Feng Que patted Ye Qingxi's head. "He's doing well too, he just misses you a little."
“Then I can go see him when I’m not busy,” Ye Qingxi said.
This time when he comes back, he won't be able to stay as long.
After filming is finished and he goes home, he may never see Grandpa Feng again and can only communicate through WeChat.
Therefore, before parting ways completely, Ye Qingxi wanted to see Grandpa Feng one last time.
That way, even if we never see each other again, we'll have more memories to reminisce about.
"Okay." Feng Que smiled at him. "Go see him, he'll definitely be very happy."
That means his relationship with Mu Shaowu was fake, Feng Que thought, otherwise he could have just kept Ye Qingxi as his only child.
Even biological children will have a bias towards one parent over the other, with the father or mother always taking a secondary position.
Therefore, he can also be relegated to a secondary position.
Anyway, given Ye Qingxi's personality, she wouldn't completely distance herself from him, just not as much as she liked Mu Shaowu.
But that's normal.
He appeared later than Mu Shaowu, who had already been with Ye Qingxi before him, so Ye Qingxi should naturally love him more.
In particular, Mu Shaowu truly loves Ye Qingxi.
He loves his child more than most biological fathers.
However, since all of this is fake, there's no point in him thinking about it.
Thinking about this, Feng Que suddenly felt that it was pointless to be bothered by Mu Shaowu not sending him a New Year's greeting via WeChat.
Mu Shaowu wasn't his boyfriend to begin with, so he didn't need to report to him wherever he went, nor did he need to send him New Year's greetings via WeChat.
He's willing to send it to others because he wants to.
He doesn't want to send it to himself, that's his choice.
That's all his freedom.
They are essentially just a director and actor; he only needs to act like an actor, be serious and dedicated, and that's enough.
"Then I'll head back now," Feng Que said to Ye Qingxi. "See you tomorrow morning."
"Mm," Ye Qingxi said.
“You too.” Feng Que turned to Mu Shaowu and said.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
"I'm going to your place in a bit so you can check on tomorrow's filming, right?"
"Never mind," Feng Que said. "You've had a long day, so get some rest."
"That won't do." Mu Shaowu was still very serious about his work.
"I told you to get checked, so I'll let you get checked."
“Okay,” Feng Que replied. “Then I’ll be going now.”
"Mm." Mu Shaowu nodded.
Feng Que left Mu Shaowu's room and returned to her own.
He opened WeChat on his phone, looked at the pinned post for a while, and then quietly unpinned it.
Then I turned on Do Not Disturb for all other people's messages.
He adjusted his mindset, and after Mu Shaowu arrived, he received calm and professional guidance.
Mu Shaowu accepted his guidance very seriously. After he finished, he opened a bottle of mineral water and drank it.
He picked up his phone and started replying to messages. As he was replying, Mu Shaowu suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Feng Que on WeChat for a long time.
He kept scrolling down and finally found Fengque a few pages later.
Looking at their last conversation, Mu Shaowu exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Didn't I send you a WeChat message for the New Year?"
Feng Que, on the verge of death, sat up in shock: "You finally remembered!"
Mu Shaowu blinked. No, he remembered he should have sent it!
He thought for a long time before he finally remembered.
He did select Feng Que when he first sent the mass message, but a second before sending it, he thought that it was the New Year and Feng Que's parents would be there. They might see his phone and, if they found out it was a mass WeChat message, they might start to suspect their relationship.
So, adhering to the principle of being dedicated and conscientious, Mu Shaowu crossed out Feng Que and planned to send him a more heartfelt message separately to appease Feng Que's parents.
As he was pondering how to edit the text, Mu Shaoyan pulled Ye Qingxi to go set off fireworks, so he followed them out and forgot about it when he returned.
Mu Shaowu was a little embarrassed. "This is mainly my brother's fault. It's all his fault. He insisted on setting off fireworks at that time and dragged Xiaoxi along. Of course, I couldn't leave him alone, so I went with him."
"But don't worry," Mu Shaowu said, "I sent it to your mom, and it wasn't a group message."
Feng Que: ...You remember my mother! But you forgot about me!
“But I don’t see that you haven’t sent it to me either, so you probably don’t care about this, right?” Mu Shaowu said.
Phoenix Palace: ...
Feng Que twitched the corner of his mouth. "Of course, I didn't grow up in China, so I don't have that tradition."
Mu Shaowu guessed so too.
"Then I won't reissue it to you."
Phoenix Palace: ? ? ?
Phoenix Palace: !!!
Feng Que wished he could turn back time and go back to a second ago, and he covered his mouth tightly.
After resting, Mu Shaowu stood up and prepared to go back to his room.
"I'm leaving now, see you tomorrow."
Phoenix Palace: ...
Feng Que could only silently see the person out of the room and back to Mu Shaowu's room.
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Why should we take him back to his room?
It's only a short walk, how could he possibly get lost?
But since it was already at the door, Mu Shaowu didn't bother to ask any more questions.
He swiped his card to open the door and went inside.
The Phoenix Pavilion outside the door leans against the wall.
Good news: Mu Shaowu didn't mean to not send it to him! Nor did he forget about him!
In fact, he was preparing to send himself a special and heartfelt New Year's greeting. It wasn't that he wasn't important; rather, he was extremely important!
The bad news: He hasn't received this blessing yet, and he may never receive it in his lifetime.
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