Chapter 201, updated in 2011 (with comments)
Two hundred and one:
After finishing her meal and taking a nap, Ye Qingxi reluctantly left her pillow.
He sat on the bed with his eyes closed, taking off his pajamas while changing into his matching outfit with his son, which made Mu Shaowu so adorable that he wanted to take a picture of him.
Unfortunately, the phone wasn't in his hand at the moment, so Mu Shaowu could only lean in and kiss his little face.
Ye Qingxi opened his eyes, somewhat bewildered, seemingly not understanding why Mu Shaowu kissed him.
Seeing his adorable appearance, Mu Shaowu kissed him several more times without saying a word.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt as if she had regained her senses.
He turned his head and glared at Mu Shaowu angrily, but Mu Shaowu only thought he was being coquettish.
"Do you want Daddy to help you change into your pajamas?" Mu Shaowu asked him.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi quickly proved with her actions that it was completely unnecessary!
After changing my clothes, the afternoon's tasks began.
This time, the task will be carried out separately by the fathers and babies.
Ye Qingxi glanced at her task card: [Please put on your little baskets, everyone. We're heading to the orchard!]
After reading it, he looked at Mu Shaowu's task card: [Fathers, please proceed to the meeting point from this morning. The afternoon's tasks are about to begin.]
"It seems we can't be together," Mu Shaowu said.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Although it's a bit of a pity, this is a common segment in parent-child variety shows, and Ye Qingxi seems quite interested in the orchard.
"Then I'll bring you some fruit," he said.
“Okay.” Mu Shaowu did not refuse. “Take a look at what’s available and pick the ones you like.”
After saying that, Mu Shaowu glanced at the small basket in the cameraman's hand and took it.
"It's quite cute." He smiled and waved it in front of Ye Qingxi's eyes. "When the time comes, you can put it here and carry it back with you."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
"But pick less, be careful it's too heavy and you'll get tired carrying it."
As he spoke, he helped Ye Qingxi carry the small basket on her back.
Then, holding Ye Qingxi's little hand, they went out together.
Because the two had different destinations this time, Mu Shaowu wanted to take Ye Qingxi to find Tao Tao first, so that Tao Tao and Ye Qingxi could go to the orchard together—that way, Ye Qingxi would have someone to accompany her.
Tao Rui shared the same idea.
Therefore, the two families met after traveling only halfway.
"I was just saying I was going to come find you," Tao Rui said with a smile.
Mu Shaowu laughed as well, "Me too."
Tao Tao ran to Ye Qingxi's side, took his hand, and said happily, "I wonder what kind of fruit the orchards here have. I really want to eat grapes."
After hearing what he said, Ye Qingxi actually felt a little hungry.
As expected, today's task is to pick fruit, not eat fruit.
I don't know if it's safe to eat when I pick it.
The four walked and talked, and soon they reached the place where they needed to part ways.
Mu Shaowu instructed Ye Qingxi, "Go ahead, but be careful not to bump into anything or hurt yourself."
After he finished speaking, he leaned close to his ear and whispered, "If anyone bullies you, come back and tell your father."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought it wouldn't happen.
They're just kids, who would bully him for no reason?
Although they hadn't spent much time together, Ye Qingxi felt she had gotten to know these kids pretty well.
Tao Tao is lively and cheerful, Zhang Ning likes to act cool, Yang Shu is quiet and well-behaved, He Lei is innocent and cute, and Huo Zinan is a bit more awkward and picky than the others, but he doesn't really have any bad intentions.
These are all children commonly seen in their age group.
In comparison, He Yao, the protagonist of the original book, is still more unreliable.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi nodded and obediently said to him, "Then I'm leaving. Dad, take good care of yourself and don't let anyone bully you. If anyone bullies you, tell me when I come back."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu and Tao Rui couldn't help but laugh.
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but smile.
[Hahaha, why are you still worrying about your dad, baby?]
Our Xiaoxi really loves her dad.
Don't worry, baby, your dad is so famous, who would dare to bully him?
[And your dad is not someone to be trifled with [doge emoji]]
[I have to say, our Xiaoxi is truly heartwarming.]
Absolutely! If my son were even half as good as Xiaoxi, I'd be laughing in my sleep!
"What, if someone bullies Dad, are you going to help Dad teach him a lesson?" Mu Shaowu couldn't help but tease his precious son.
Ye Qingxi shook his head and said, "I won't fight. The teacher said that fighting is a bad thing. I'll go find him and tell him that it's wrong to bully others, make him apologize to you, Dad, and then tell him never to bully other adults again."
Mu Shaowu laughed heartily.
Tao Rui couldn't help but laugh out loud at his joke.
The viewers in the live stream couldn't stop laughing.
【Xiao Xi, are you going to kill me with cuteness?】
[What an innocent and adorable baby!]
[Oh no, Xiaoxi, what color burlap sack do you like? Auntie really wants to steal you away!]
[Sack Image] Say goodbye to your daddy, baby~
"Okay." Mu Shaowu smiled. "If Dad gets bullied, I'll definitely tell you."
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Tao Rui also said, "Don't worry, with Uncle Tao here, he definitely won't let anyone bully your dad."
"Thank you, Uncle Tao," Ye Qingxi said sweetly.
Tao Rui was instantly charmed by him.
So sweet!
When will his son be this sweet!
"Tao Tao, you should learn from this!" Tao Rui turned to look at his son, whose mind was completely occupied with food. "Why aren't you worried about your father being bullied?!"
Tao Tao: ? ? ?
Tao Tao was a little puzzled. He frowned and said, "You're such a grown man, how can you still be bullied?"
Tao Rui: ...
Tao Rui turned to look at Mu Shaowu, "You are still more fortunate."
Ye Qingxi: ...Is it possible that your son is still standing in front of you?
You two really are father and son!
Mu Shaowu made no attempt to hide his feelings, saying, "That's right, my Xiaoxi, I'm not bragging, everyone who sees her says she's beautiful."
It's just that his father arranged his marriage early on; otherwise, he might be his second uncle or maternal uncle by now.
Upon hearing this, the viewers in the live stream laughed again.
He actually admitted it!
You wouldn't admit it if it were you [doge emoji]
[Hilarious! Tao Tao thinks he's lucky to have a dad like Mu Shaowu, and Tao Rui thinks he's lucky to have a kid like Xiao Xi. What's wrong with the Tao family?!]
[Tao family: It's nothing, we just feel very happy to have them, father and son.]
That's absolutely true! Seeing their work makes me want to join their family!
Me too QAQ
After giving Mu Shaowu her instructions, Ye Qingxi prepared to say goodbye to him.
He raised his hand and waved to Mu Shaowu, "Dad, I'm leaving now, see you later~"
"Okay, see you in a bit~" Mu Shaowu said.
Tao Tao then said to his father, "Then I'm leaving too."
"Stay close to Xiaoxi. If anything happens, the two of you should go together. Don't go alone."
"Mhm." Tao Tao nodded.
He took Ye Qingxi's hand again and walked forward with her.
Mu Shaowu watched Ye Qingxi's back for a few seconds before turning around and walking with Tao Rui toward the meeting point.
The road to the orchard is quite long; it requires going down a slope, crossing a river, and then walking along a country road.
Ye Qingxi and Tao Tao were walking when they suddenly heard someone call out to them, "Ye Qingxi, Tao Tao."
Ye Qingxi turned around and saw Zhang Ning running towards them.
“Let’s go together,” Zhang Ning said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, and the three of them walked side by side toward the orchard.
When going downhill, Tao Tao was the first to run down.
Seeing this, Zhang Ning simply gave up on walking slowly and ran downhill with his arms outstretched.
When the two reached the bottom of the slope, they saw Ye Qingxi still slowly descending the slope step by step.
"Xiao Xi, come down quickly," Zhang Ning called out.
Tao Tao also said, "Don't go, run down."
"Yeah, it's fast and really enjoyable to run down."
"Hurry up, Xiao Xi~" Tao Tao waved to him.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qingxi decided to start running down the slope.
He hadn't done something like this in a long time.
When we were little, we were small and childlike. When we encountered a downhill slope, we had no worries and would always run downhill with the wind.
Later, as I grew up and became a star, living under the spotlight, my heart gradually decayed, and I lost that vitality.
But now, he has become a child again, revitalized. Even though he knows he is not a real child, he is sometimes attracted to childish behavior and does some very childish things.
Just like now—Ye Qingxi opened her arms and ran down the middle of the earthen slope.
The wind blew across his face, then he left it behind.
He felt a light, relaxed, and cheerful feeling.
Tao Tao and Zhang Ning stood at the bottom of the slope waving to him. After he ran down, they reached out and hugged him, preventing him from rushing too far forward due to gravity.
Ye Qingxi smiled happily, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, let's go!" Zhang Ning said with a smile.
He led Tao Tao and Ye Qingxi forward with the demeanor of an elder brother.
When Ye Qingxi reached the riverbank, she noticed that the river was very shallow, and even a child could wade in without worry.
Therefore, no bridge was built here; a path was simply pieced together with a few stones.
He was about to cross the river along the stones when he saw Zhang Ning lift his foot and step into the river.
"Ah, this feels so good~" Zhang Ning turned to her two younger brothers, "You guys should try it too."
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao quickly stepped his chubby little feet, clad in sandals, into the river. The cool, refreshing water flowing over his feet felt wonderful.
"Xiao Xi, why are you still standing there? Why don't you try?" Zhang Ning said.
Tao Tao also encouraged him, "Come on, come on, it really feels good."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi slowly stepped her feet into the river.
The river here only reaches his calves.
The river water was so clear that Ye Qingxi could even see small fish swimming by, kissing his calves, and circling around his feet.
He smiled slowly.
Seeing this, Zhang Ning couldn't help but say to the two of them, "Let's have a water fight."
Tao Tao nodded excitedly.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "We still need to go to the orchard."
"That's true." Zhang Ning then remembered that they had a mission this afternoon.
He sighed and walked forward.
Ye Qingxi waved to the little fish that were circling around her legs.
"Bye-bye~" he said softly.
The three of them continued walking forward.
The country lanes were narrow, and the three people had somehow ended up in a row instead of a line.
The viewers in the live stream felt a sense of warmth watching the three of them carrying small baskets on their backs, chatting and laughing as they followed one after another.
So therapeutic!
[It reminds me of when I was a child, going back to my hometown, and playing in the river.]
[Xiao Xi is so cute, he even says goodbye to the little fish at his feet~]
Even without their father, the babies together are still quite adorable.
Yes, it feels like children are more innocent and pure when they're together.
Even this little basket, I find it kind of cute now.
[Haha, that's true, at least the babies look quite cute carrying it.]
I wish they would never grow up and would always be so carefree.
The viewers in the live stream kept sending comments, their eyes full of tenderness.
Zhang Ning was humming a song when he suddenly saw a few foxtail grasses not far away. He plucked one and waved it in his hand.
Seeing this, Tao Tao followed suit and pulled out one as well.
While pulling up foxtail grass, he found a small yellow flower among the grass that someone had thrown there.
Tao Tao picked it up; the layers of yellow flower petals reminded him of the potato chips he ate for lunch.
So he turned around without hesitation and gave the little yellow flower to Ye Qingxi.
"Here you go, I found it."
Ye Qingxi was pleasantly surprised. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Tao Tao smiled.
He turned around and imitated Zhang Ning, waving the foxtail grass in his hand.
Ye Qingxi looked at the small yellow flower in her hand and gently turned it around.
The summer sun was shining brightly on his face, making his cheeks glow and his eyes seem to sparkle.
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