Chapter 53, Part 53
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Mu Shaoyan, who was being discussed, was staring in disbelief at the WeChat message sent by Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu: [Do you know how Xiaoxi slept last night?]
Mu Shaowu: [You'll never guess!]
Mu Shaoting had just gotten up and lazily replied to a message: 【How did you sleep?】
After she finished sending the message, she got out of bed to wash her face and brush her teeth.
Mu Shaowu said: "I sleep with Dad."
Mu Shaoyan: !!!
Mu Shaoyan: [Xiao Xi, you slept with Dad?!]
Mu Shaowu, who was getting ready early in the morning, knew they would be surprised.
As the makeup artist did his makeup, he typed: "[Dad took the initiative!]"
Mu Shaowu: [I was worried that Xiaoxi wouldn't be used to sleeping alone after I left, so I messaged him and asked him to either sleep with his dad. When I video-called him, Xiaoxi was already in his dad's bed! He said his dad came to him; it was his dad who took the initiative!]
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan felt this world was too fantastical. He must not have woken up properly, otherwise how could his father sleep with someone else!
That's his dad!
His father taught them to be independent from a young age, with the motto "A man bleeds but doesn't cry, he loses skin and flesh but doesn't fall behind!"
Mu Shaoting finally finished brushing his teeth and glanced at his phone.
Mu Shaoting: [Wow, Dad actually took the initiative.]
Mu Shaoyan: [Whether it was intentional or unintentional, it's all incredibly unbelievable.]
Mu Shaowu: [That's right.]
As the three of them were sighing together, Mu Zheng suddenly spoke up: "Mu Shaoyan, shouldn't you be starting your morning reading by now? Why are you sending WeChat messages instead of studying properly?!"
Mu Zheng: [And Shao Wu, you too! Why can't you wait until Shao Yan gets out of school to talk about things? How can he concentrate on his studies if you keep doing this?]
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaoyan privately messaged Mu Shaowu: 【I was just saying the three of us could create a group chat. Next time, just post it in our group chat so our older brother won't scold us.】
Mu Shaowu: ...
The group he's in now already excludes his father and his four siblings. Creating another group? Their family of five will eventually create eight groups!
Mu Shaowu: [You should focus on your studies. Stop looking at your phone and go read a book.]
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan was speechless. He exited the chat box and opened the game.
After the first night, on the second night, Ye Qingxi naturally went to find Mu Feng to sleep after finishing her homework and playing.
After he lay down on the bed, Mu Feng lay down next to him and began telling him stories about idioms.
On the third day, Mu Feng suggested that he could do his homework in his study.
For this reason, he even specially installed a small desk for Ye Qingxi.
Looking at the round little desk and the chubby little stool, Ye Qingxi thought the little desk was quite cute.
He was sitting at his desk doing his homework when Cotton Candy wandered around the study. Finally, she wandered to Mu Feng's feet and started tugging at his trouser leg, trying to climb up.
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng had no choice but to pick it up and place it on his desk.
Cotton Candy curiously approached the computer, raised her paws, and wanted to walk on the keyboard.
Mu Feng quickly picked it up and placed it on Ye Qingxi's lap.
Ye Qingxi patted the kitten's head and coaxed it, "Good boy~"
The marshmallow lay there obediently.
Ye Qingxi then continued doing her homework.
However, after only a few minutes, Cotton Candy sat up again. It turned its little head to look left and right, and finally, wagging its fluffy tail, it gathered its strength and jumped onto the small desk.
Cotton Candy licked its paws, but then seemed to find that uncomfortable enough, so it simply lay down on the desk, rested its head on Ye Qingxi's wrist, and then raised its little paws again to lick them leisurely.
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated. Not wanting to disturb it, she let it use her as a pillow and let it comfortably lick its fur.
Mu Feng looked up and saw this scene.
He watched quietly for a while, then lowered his head and continued working.
On the fourth day, Mu Shaoting finally returned.
The house became lively again.
After dinner, Mu Feng went to the study to look at documents, while Mu Shaoting pulled Ye Qingxi to watch TV with him.
"Xiao Xi, have you been sleeping with your grandfather lately?" Mu Shaoting asked.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Mu Shaoting asked curiously, "Is your grandfather's sleeping habit good?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought it was pretty good.
He nodded. "Okay."
"Really?" Mu Shaoting was skeptical. "Does he snore?"
Ye Qingxi shook her head. Mu Feng didn't snore; he just sometimes breathed a little heavily, but not excessively.
Mu Shaoting was surprised.
But what surprised her even more was that Ye Qingxi slept with Mu Feng.
She looked at Ye Qingxi and said, "It's really rare. Apart from your grandma, no one else in this family has ever slept with your grandpa."
Ye Qingxi was even more surprised than she was to hear him say that.
"Don't my uncle, my father, or my younger uncle have any of them?"
Mu Shaoting couldn't understand him; after all, Mu Shaoting was a girl.
“No,” Mu Shaoting said, “but your father and your uncle both slept with your eldest uncle.”
Ye Qingxi: ...It really is true, the eldest brother is like a father.
His uncle—he took care of his younger brother and son; he was a professional babysitter.
"Xiao Xi, let's sleep together tonight." Mu Shaoting's eyes sparkled. "I've never slept with anyone before."
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi felt it wasn't a good idea.
Other things are fine, but the main problem is that he's not a real baby!
Looking into her bright eyes, Ye Qingxi wanted to refuse but was afraid that refusing would upset her.
"I'm a restless sleeper," Ye Qingxi said. "I toss and turn all night."
"It's nothing," Mu Shaoting said nonchalantly.
"I also snore."
"You snore?" Mu Shaoting laughed. "I've never heard a child snore before, so I'll have to listen."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"I...I also grind my teeth."
Mu Shaoting pinched his little face, "I'm not afraid even if you lose your baby teeth."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Or, Xiaoxi, don't you want to sleep with me?" Mu Shaoting's voice was low.
"...My grandpa said that boys shouldn't sleep with girls," Ye Qingxi explained in her childish voice.
“That’s different. I’m your aunt, and I’m so much older than you.”
Ye Qingxi shook her head again.
Mu Shaoting pouted, "But I want to sleep with you~"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Seeing her aggrieved look, Ye Qingxi wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how.
"I see," he suddenly thought, "Although I can't sleep with you, Auntie, I can lull you to sleep."
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ? Huh?
What did he say?
Who's fooling whom?
Him? Putting her to sleep?!
Mu Shaoting was both amused and exasperated.
Ye Qingxi nodded. Yes, that way, Mu Shaoting won't be sad, and he won't have to sleep with Mu Shaoting.
“I’ll sing you a lullaby,” Ye Qingxi said sweetly. “Grandpa has been telling me bedtime stories lately, and I can tell you one too, Auntie.”
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ? !!!
His dad? Bedtime story!
"Your grandpa tells you bedtime stories?!"
Ye Qingxi nodded, although they were all idiom stories, fables, and myths.
"What did he tell you?" Mu Shaoting asked curiously.
"The crow drinks water, there is no silver here, a promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold, the Foolish Old Man moves mountains, Kuafu chases the sun, and Jingwei fills the sea."
Mu Shaoting: ...It's completely different from what she thought.
"Auntie will tell you a story too," Ye Qingxi said softly. "I'll tell you the story of the crow and the pitcher."
Mu Shaoting laughed and said, "Let me tell you what your grandfather is talking about."
"Then Auntie, you can lull me to sleep, but you can't sleep with me."
“…Okay.” Mu Shaoting said helplessly.
His little nephew really remembered his grandfather's words and had a very clear sense of gender.
"Then I'll lull you to sleep today and tell you the story of the Three Little Pigs."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Mmm~"
Mu Shaoting rubbed his little head; he was so cute.
After she had spoken with Ye Qingxi, she went to the study and told Mu Feng about it.
Mu Feng had no objection, "Okay."
Perfect timing! Mu Shaoting can put Ye Qingxi to sleep so he can stay up a little later too.
Recently, Mu Feng has been sleeping with Ye Qingxi every day, and he feels that he is going to bed earlier and earlier.
Mu Shaoting nodded, then couldn't help but look at him and say, "Dad, I heard you also tell Xiaoxi bedtime stories."
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Shaoting laughed, "How come I never knew you could tell bedtime stories?"
"What, you're 21 and you still need your dad to put you to sleep?"
"Even when I was 12 years old, you never put me to sleep."
“Because you have your mother,” Mu Feng said. “Your mother knows how to comfort you, and you like it even more when your mother comforts you.”
That's true.
Mu Shaoting couldn't help but think of her mother. If only her mother were still alive.
During the time that Mu Shaoting and Mu Feng were talking, Mu Shaoyan finally returned.
Hearing the noise, Ye Qingxi turned around, saw it was him, and quickly ran to him.
"Uncle, you're back."
Mu Shaoyan nodded and walked towards his room.
Ye Qingxi followed him.
Once in the room, Ye Qingxi immediately began to implement her plan.
"Uncle, have you eaten?"
"I ate." Mu Shaoyan put down his schoolbag.
"Uncle, is there anything else you'd like to eat? I'll get it for you."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan asked in confusion, "You're acting... a little strange."
Ye Qingxi smiled and tugged at his sleeve. "Uncle, I have something to tell you."
Mu Shaoyan sat down on the sofa and pulled him down to the sofa as well. "What's up?"
“I made a bet with Pei Liang. If I lose, I’ll become Pei Liang’s underling. I don’t want to lose.”
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ? ! ! ! !
Mu Shaoyan was somewhat bewildered.
"Why did you two make such a bet? And if you lose, you'll be his underling?! Of course you can't lose! You have to be the boss, not the underling!"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Uncle, you also think I can't be the younger brother, right? I think so too. But whether I can be the younger brother or not is not up to me."
"Then who should do it?"
Ye Qingxi laughed again, "Uncle, you~"
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan was even more confused. What did this have to do with him?
Why me?
"Because the bet we made was about whether you could get into University A."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ? ! ! !
Mu Shaoyan was shocked. "What do you think?"
"Of course I said yes!" Ye Qingxi said indignantly. "Pei Liang is so annoying! He has a cousin who is also a senior in high school this year. He said his cousin will definitely get into A University next year. I said, Uncle, you are also a senior in high school, you can get into A University too. Pei Liang said you can't, but his cousin can. I said you can, you definitely can! Then we made a bet."
After he finished speaking, he added with a snort, "Really, how could Pei Liang say such a thing to you! That's too much! Uncle, you're something else, aren't you?!"
Mu Shaoyan: ………
Mu Shaoyan felt that he couldn't do it.
That's really not allowed.
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