Chapter 50 (First Update of Chapter 50)
Chapter 50:
Ye Qingxi ate her xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) while keeping an eye on her WeChat.
He waited for a while and finally saw a red dot appear on Mu Shaowu's profile picture.
Ye Qingxi quickly put down her chopsticks and opened the chat window between him and Mu Shaowu.
It's a photograph.
Mu Shaowu had already pinned the brooch that he had given him to his clothes.
He wore a black shirt today, and the brooch unexpectedly added a touch of elegance and sophistication. It not only complemented the shirt perfectly but also added a softer, more colorful element to the otherwise black fabric.
Beautiful! Ye Qingxi thought to herself.
Just as he was about to reply, he received another message.
Mu Shaowu: [The brooch is so pretty! Dad loves it. Dad will wear this brooch to work from now on.]
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh and replied to him: 【Keep it up at work!】
After he posted it, he also posted a cheering emoji made by Mu Shaoyan using his selfie.
"How was it? My expression was pretty good, right?" Mu Shaoyan peeked over and watched his conversation with Mu Shaowu.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi quickly covered her watch and lowered her head to drink her soy milk.
Seeing him like this, Mu Shaoyan wanted to tease him, but before he could say anything, he heard his father's voice first.
"Eat your food properly. If you don't want to eat, get off the table."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan could only lower his head and eat the xiaolongbao.
You know what, Aunt Zhang's steamed buns are getting better and better.
Upon hearing Mu Feng's voice, Ye Qingxi looked up and gave him a grateful glance.
Mu Feng smiled and peeled an egg for him, putting it into his small bowl.
Ye Qingxi picked it up and ate it happily.
After finishing their meal, the three students present got into Li Wei's car.
He still delivered Ye Qingxi first, then Mu Shaoyan, who lived just two streets away, and finally Mu Shaoting.
As soon as Ye Qingxi arrived at school, she saw her friends.
At this moment, his friends were already seated. When they saw him arrive, the three children looked at him with surprise and chattered with him.
"Xiao Xi, do you think it's fun abroad?" Zhong Yan asked him.
“I just don’t like traveling abroad.” Kang Cong pouted. “Those people speak a different language than me, I can’t understand them.”
“That’s because you don’t study English properly,” Pei Liang said.
"Then you can understand it?" Kang Cong asked back.
Pei Liang: ...
Well, even though he studied English diligently, he still couldn't understand it.
So Pei Liang changed the subject, "Xiao Xi, did you bring us any gifts?"
His question instantly lit up the eyes of Zhong Yan and Kang Cong.
Ye Qingxi certainly brought it.
I brought several other things with me!
He opened his backpack and started taking things out.
"This is their coconut juice, it's so delicious." Ye Qingxi took out three short, chubby bottles of drinks.
One bottle per person.
"And this is coconut milk candy and fruit gummies from over there. I ate them, they were so delicious."
Each person still gets their own bag.
Finally, Ye Qingxi took out the bulk of the gift.
"This is the latest game console, it has lots of games, we can play games together during the holidays!"
"Wow!"
Zhong Yan was about to exclaim "Wow!" when someone else beat her to it.
Chen Xiang, who was passing by, looked at the latest game console in Ye Qingxi's hand with envy. "Ye Qingxi, you're so kind! My dad won't even buy me one!"
He actually sent them to Pei Liang and the others, one for each of them!
Chen Xiang leaned closer and said, "Do you have any extras? How about you sell me one?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought it was definitely not very good.
Chen Xiang's dad probably wouldn't buy it for him because he was afraid it would interfere with his studies. If he sold it, what if Chen Xiang stopped studying properly? Wouldn't he be guilty?!
—As for his friends, no, Pei Liang is there!
Pei Liang will drive them crazy. When it comes to playing games or anything, Pei Liang, the disciplinary committee member, will time it for you.
How should I put it? It felt very secure and reassuring.
“We didn’t have any extras,” Ye Qingxi said. “We only bought four. One for each of the three of them, and one for my brother.”
"You didn't buy anything for yourself!"
Ye Qingxi was a little embarrassed, "My dad bought it for me."
He played the game console that Mu Shaowu bought for him, found it fun, and then wanted to give one to his friend.
Chen Xiang almost burst into tears!
They're both fathers, so why is there such a big difference between them?! He wants Ye Qingxi's father too, sob sob!
So, by the end of the morning, the whole class knew that Ye Qingxi had gone abroad for the National Day holiday and brought back lots and lots of gifts for his three good friends.
In Chen Xiang's words, "There was food, drink, and fun. He even gave me some of the candy he had given to Zhong Yan and the others. It was so delicious. I said it was delicious, and Ye Qingxi gave me another handful. He's such a good person."
Finally, Chen Xiang expressed in an aria: "How wonderful it is to have a friend like Ye Qingxi!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Zhong Yan and Kang Cong: [Nodding frantically.GIF]
Although Pei Liang didn't nod like the other two, she thought so too.
Ye Qingxi—truly the most brilliant chapter in his friendships.
At noon, Mu Zheng and Qin Luan came to pick up Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng.
They had a meal together, and Ye Qingxi gave gifts to Mu Zheng and Qin Luan respectively.
Mu Zheng's was a sports watch, while Qin Luan's was a crystal necklace with a flying bird design.
Mu Zheng and Qin Luan were pleasantly surprised and immediately took the gift with them.
"Thank you, Xiaoxi," Mu Zheng said gently.
Qin Luan also smiled and said, "Xiao Xi has such good taste, she's so beautiful."
Ye Qingxi smiled happily.
When it comes to receiving gifts, his uncles, aunts, and grandfathers really give him plenty of emotional value.
So much so that Ye Qingxi herself felt as if he had given her a very nice gift.
After seeing them off, Ye Qingxi took out Qin Cheng's bag from her backpack.
Like Pei Liang and the others, they also indulged in the three essentials of eating, drinking, and playing: coconut juice, candy, and video games.
But unlike Pei Liang and the others, Ye Qingxi bought him an extra Lego set.
"Brother, wait a moment," Ye Qingxi said.
The Lego set was too big; he couldn't fit it in his backpack, nor could he put it in a bag to take to the classroom.
Otherwise, if Zhong Yan and the others saw this, the world would be in turmoil.
Although for adults, among friends and older brothers, it is only natural that they like their older brother the most.
But children don't care about these things. Zhong Yan has never liked her cousins. When asked, she said she likes Kang Cong and him the most, so Ye Qingxi didn't want to hurt their feelings.
He left the Lego set in Li Wei's car for the time being, and Li Wei was driving over to deliver it to him.
No sooner had Ye Qingxi finished speaking than Li Wei called.
Ye Qingxi answered the call and, upon hearing that he had arrived at the restaurant entrance, told Mu Zheng, "I'm going out for a bit," and stood up and ran out.
Upon seeing this, Qin Cheng hurriedly followed.
Li Wei was waiting for him at the restaurant entrance, holding his large Lego set.
Upon seeing him, Li Wei smiled and said, "Do you need me to help you take it inside?"
"No need," Ye Qingxi said sweetly. "Thank you, Uncle."
He reached out to take it.
Li Wei was saying "You're welcome" and was about to hand him the Lego when he saw another pair of small hands reach out and offer it to him first.
"I'll take it," Qin Cheng said.
Li Wei: ...
Li Wei turned his head and looked at Ye Qingxi.
He knew, of course, that Qin Cheng was Mu Feng's grandson, but since the Lego set belonged to Ye Qingxi, the decision naturally fell to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi looked at Qin Cheng, thinking that this was originally a gift for Qin Cheng, so it wouldn't be wrong for Qin Cheng to accept it.
He nodded.
Li Wei then handed the Lego to Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng took it, and Ye Qingxi said sweetly, "Let's buy it together this weekend or during winter break."
"Yes!" Qin Cheng said happily.
"Goodbye, Uncle Li." Ye Qingxi waved to him.
Qin Cheng then said goodbye to him.
"Goodbye," Li Wei said with a smile.
"If anything happens, just call me anytime," he said, looking at Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi nodded and walked back into the restaurant with Qin Cheng.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, he saw Mu Zheng standing by the door.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? Why did his uncle come along?
He didn't even notice.
Seeing the surprise in his eyes, Mu Zheng smiled and casually took the Lego set that Qin Cheng was holding.
"Is this also a gift you bought for your brother?" he asked Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
He had said before that he wanted to like Qin Cheng more, to make up for the love that Mu Fengshao had given Qin Cheng because of him.
So when Ye Qingxi was buying a gift, after thinking it over and over, she finally chose Lego over shoes.
Two people can build Lego together, which can both strengthen their bond with Qin Cheng and give him time to spend together.
Killing two birds with one stone!
Qin Cheng hadn't expected Ye Qingxi to buy him so many gifts, and for a moment he didn't know what to say, so he could only silently hold Ye Qingxi's hand.
He thought his brother was the best brother in the world!
"Xiao Xi, what do you want? I'll get it for you." Qin Cheng also had his own little stash of money.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "You didn't go out to play. Buy me something next time you go out to play."
Hearing this, Qin Cheng turned to Mu Zheng and asked, "Dad, when are we going out to play?"
Mu Zheng: ...
Mu Zheng recalled his schedule and realized that this was indeed a rather difficult task.
"Let's wait for Dad to go back and take a look," Mu Zheng said, asking his secretary.
Qin Cheng nodded, then turned to Ye Qingxi, "You should come along too, Xiaoxi."
Ye Qingxi chuckled, "If I were with you, you wouldn't need to buy me anything."
"Why?" Qin Cheng clearly hadn't experienced this kind of social etiquette.
“Because we’re together, the gifts are for people who haven’t been to that place. Like this time, my dad and I went out to play, but you didn’t. You haven’t tasted the coconut juice or the candy there, so I bought some for you. That way, you can taste it too.”
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng suddenly became conflicted.
He wanted to give Ye Qingxi a gift, but he also wanted Ye Qingxi to go out and play with them.
Fortunately, he was very clever, so he only hesitated for a few seconds before he came up with an answer.
“Then I’ll give you Lego and a game console too,” he said. “I’ve seen these before; they’re not only available where you go. We can go out and have fun together, and then I’ll give you the game console and Lego.”
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought what he said made a lot of sense.
No wonder he's a top student who gets first place in exams every year.
“Okay~” Ye Qingxi agreed.
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng couldn't help but laugh.
Mu Zheng found their childish chatter adorable.
Ever since Ye Qingxi came to their home, the cuteness level in their home seems to have been constantly increasing.
Qin Cheng used to be a bit of a loner, and he wouldn't mention his classmates after school, as if he didn't have any particularly close friends.
Qin Luan was somewhat worried, but Mu Zheng himself wasn't so worried.
He was like that when he was a child, so he doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
He had asked Qin Cheng about this, but Qin Cheng was too embarrassed to say that he thought the kids in the class were all stupid, for fear that Mu Zheng would think he looked down on others.
At that time, he did not know that Mu Zheng was his biological father.
So he tactfully said, "I have nothing to say to them."
He didn't want to, and Mu Zheng naturally wouldn't force him.
But ever since he met Ye Qingxi, he has clearly become less solitary.
He will invite Ye Qingxi to go to the water park with him.
She will raise a cute kitten, and then exchange photos of the kitten with Ye Qingxi, telling him what the kitten does every day.
When we eat something delicious or see something beautiful, we'll ask him, "Dad, do you think Xiaoxi has tried this? Should we buy her some too?"
During the National Day holiday, Mu Shaowu took Ye Qingxi abroad for a trip. Qin Cheng was a little disappointed when he heard this, saying, "I was originally planning to have Xiaoxi come to our house to look at the donuts."
But now that Ye Qingxi is back, and has brought him many gifts, Qin Cheng is visibly happy again, and even wants to travel abroad with Ye Qingxi.
His inner world gradually became more colorful.
Ye Qingxi led him into the world he saw, and Qin Cheng also saw the beautiful colors that belonged to children.
It wasn't until after dinner and back in the dorm that Ye Qingxi couldn't help but remind Qin Cheng, "Brother, don't tell Pei Liang and the others about me giving you Lego."
"Why?" Qin Cheng asked, puzzled.
"Because I only bought it for you, not for them. I was afraid they would be sad if they found out," Ye Qingxi explained.
Qin Cheng only heard the first half of the sentence.
Ye Qingxi only bought it for him.
I only bought it for him.
Only for him.
Qin Cheng's lips slowly curled up.
He agreed.
But he couldn't help thinking to himself: His younger brother really does like him the most.
My favorite!
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