Chapter 215 (Updated 2151)
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He Yao looked at the pot not far away, holding an arrow in his hand, aiming very seriously.
He was very lucky; he hit the target three times out of six arrows, instantly rising to second place.
He Yao couldn't help but laugh.
This was his first time playing this kind of game, and he actually managed to get second place. It's clear that he's never been any worse than Mu Shaowu. If he had time to practice privately for a few days like Mu Shaowu, he would definitely be able to get all the marks.
He Yao left the yellow line triumphantly.
After him, Yang Jin and Hu Kai also threw their arrows one after another.
Yang Jin was hit by three arrows, while Hu Kai was incredibly lucky and was hit by four arrows, so happy he almost jumped for joy.
He Yao:......
He Yao was unhappy.
Seeing that He Yao and Yang Jin both hit three arrows, the host suggested, "Since Teacher He Yao and Teacher Yang Jin have the same number of arrows hit, why don't the two of you have a tiebreaker? Whoever wins gets to choose the house first."
He Yao nodded.
Yang Jin agreed, "Okay."
Viewers in the live stream immediately cheered for Yang Jin, saying: "Go for it! Teacher Yang, don't lose to him! Get revenge for what happened last time when you were fetching water!"
[Go, Teacher Yang!]
【Teacher Yang, you can definitely do it!】
Yang Shu looked up at him and cheered, "Go, Dad!"
Looking at her quiet and beautiful daughter, Yang Jin felt a surge of excitement.
With the support of his father's love, he was very lucky and hit the target three more times.
He Yao, however, was not so lucky and only hit the target with one arrow.
"Teacher Yang Jin has won," the host announced.
Yang Shu exclaimed "Yay!" with delight.
He Lei and she were close, so she naively echoed her with a "Yay!"
He Yao: ...Does she even know who her father is?!
After the pitching game ended, the dads could finally choose their houses.
Mu Shaowu bent down and asked Ye Qingxi, "Do you still want the best house?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
So Mu Shaowu immediately selected the most luxurious room number one.
Hu Kai came in second, and Huo Zi used this advantage to quickly secure room number three.
Room 3 and Room 1 feel very similar, so they must be quite close, right? Huo Zinan thought to himself, this way he could visit Ye Qingxi's house with Hu Kai, and even have a meal with Ye Qingxi and her friends like Tao Tao and his friends did last time.
Yay!
Yang Jin chose the only remaining house with a bathroom so that Yang Shu could take a shower.
Seeing that the other fathers had asked their children, He Yao bent down and asked He Lei as well.
He Lei asked him very obediently, "Daddy He, which one do you like?"
So He Yao naturally chose the best-looking of the remaining three houses.
Tao Tao and Tao Rui were not last this time, and they were both very happy, choosing the reinforced concrete house without hesitation.
Zhang Ye and Zhang Ning, who came in last, had to live in a wooden house.
Zhang Ning was delighted with this, saying, "I've never lived in a house made of wood before."
Tao Tao offered him some helpful advice: "If you have any problems after you get there, you can ask Uncle Mu for help. Uncle Mu is very good at fixing houses."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated.
The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.
[Mu Shaowu, look at the impression you've left on the child.]
[It's clear that Mu Shaowu did a very good job last time, earning unanimous praise from the Tao family father and son!]
[Mu Shaowu, a repairman whose talent was wasted on acting [doge emoji]]
After choosing their rooms, everyone pulled their suitcases and headed towards their respective homes.
Ye Qingxi followed Mu Shaowu to his home and found that although the house she was staying in this time was a luxury house, it was far less luxurious than the house she stayed in last time, and there was no television.
"Now you can't watch TV," Mu Shaowu said regretfully.
Ye Qingxi: ...He doesn't really like watching TV that much!
The father and son went into the bedroom and prepared to change the bedding.
Ye Qingxi was about to make a move when Mu Shaowu chased her out.
"Go play in the yard, I can manage all this by myself," Mu Shaowu said, opening his suitcase.
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Please, young master~" Seeing that he did not move, Mu Shaowu stood up, bowed, raised his hand, and made a gesture of invitation.
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated, and could only remind him, "Dad, just call me if you need my help!"
"Okay," Mu Shaowu replied.
Ye Qingxi then walked out of the house and into the courtyard.
There is a jujube tree in this courtyard.
Ye Qingxi looked at it curiously, picked one off, and wondered if it was edible.
He was about to ask the filming director who was following him when he heard a voice, "Brother Qingxi?"
The voice was soft and uncertain—it was He Lei.
Ye Qingxi immediately went to the door and opened it.
He Lei saw him and exclaimed happily, "You're really here!"
"Here you go~" He Lei held out her hand, holding a set of bed sheets.
“My mom bought this,” He Lei explained. “Mom said thank you for helping me last time, Qingxi. I’ve already used the bed sheet you lent me last time, so I won’t give it back to you. She bought a new set, and it’s the same color, brand and everything else as the one you lent me last time, so you can use this set.”
"I'm sorry, Brother Qingxi. I forgot at the village chief's house and only remembered when I got home."
"It's okay," Ye Qingxi said. "I brought new sheets."
"Here, this is for you too, thank you."
Seeing that her little hand was still outstretched, Ye Qingxi had no choice but to take it and hand it back to Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu smiled and looked at He Lei, "Leilei is here, why don't you two go play in the yard together?"
"Um."
He Lei nodded.
She pulled Ye Qingxi towards the exit, and in doing so, she bumped into the sour jujube that Ye Qingxi was clutching in her hand.
He Lei asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Ye Qingxi could only pretend not to know and look at the director filming.
“It’s a sour jujube,” the filming director said.
"Is it edible?" He Lei asked curiously.
The director nodded.
He Lei turned to look at Ye Qingxi, her eyes sparkling, "I want to eat one, can we trade? We have tomatoes in our yard, I'll take you to pick some later."
"No need," Ye Qingxi said, leading her to the jujube tree. "This one will do."
He Lei reached out and picked a sour jujube, put it in her mouth, and immediately winced at the sourness. "So sour!"
Is it that sour?
Ye Qingxi picked another one out of curiosity and tasted it.
"Ouch~" It really is sour.
"This doesn't taste good." He Lei pouted. "Let's go eat tomatoes instead."
She took Ye Qingxi's hand again, "Brother Qingxi, I'll take you there."
Ye Qingxi wanted to refuse again, but then she thought again, maybe Mu Shaowu would need tomatoes for cooking?
So he pulled He Lei back into the house and looked at Mu Shaowu, who was changing the sheets, and said, "Dad, I'm going to Lei Lei's house to pick some tomatoes."
"tomato?"
"Yes." He Lei nodded. "We have tomatoes in our yard."
Really? Mu Shaowu thought to himself, I didn't notice it when I looked at the photos before.
In the hot summer, there aren't many cool desserts available. A tomato is a good option. You can chill it in the refrigerator or well water, then slice it, sprinkle it with sugar, and enjoy its cool and sweet flavor. Most kids love it.
Having thought this through, Mu Shaowu agreed.
"Then you can go."
"Thank you, Uncle Mu."
After He Lei finished speaking, she happily took Ye Qingxi's hand and walked out.
Her house wasn't too far from Ye Qingxi's, and the two arrived in no time.
He Lei led Ye Qingxi to the tomato trellis and pointed it out to him.
Ye Qingxi looked at the bright red tomatoes and her hands were itching to pick them.
"I'll go get you a basin," He Lei said. "That way you can put it in the basin."
After she finished speaking, she ran to the kitchen and took out a stainless steel basin.
Viewers in the live stream: !!!
This pot is way too big!
【Leilei, do you want your Qingxi brother to pick all the tomatoes?】
[Hahaha, our Leilei is so generous!]
“Dad He,” He Lei ran into the bedroom again and said to He Yao, who was tidying up the quilt, “Brother Qingxi is here. I got a basin and put some tomatoes in it for him.”
Is Ye Qingxi here?
He Yao's hands slowed down.
He nodded. "Okay. Go ahead."
He Lei then grabbed the basin and ran out of the house.
He Yao looked at the quilt in his hand, quickly spread it out, and followed him out.
Ye Qingxi is picking tomatoes in front of the tomato trellis.
He Lei was standing right next to him.
As she picked the fruit, He Lei felt the urge to use the restroom.
In rural areas, toilets are mostly dry toilets, which are not only unsafe for children, but also for some adults. Therefore, in order to ensure that babies in the selected houses without bathrooms can use the toilet normally, the production team specially brought a motorhome over.
Therefore, He Lei told Ye Qingxi and prepared to go to the RV outside to use the toilet.
She generously said, "Brother Qingxi, feel free to pick as many as you like. If you can't fit them all in your basin, just go inside and ask Father He for another basin."
Ye Qingxi: ...He's just here to pick tomatoes, not to wipe them out.
"No need, this is enough," Ye Qingxi said with a smile.
He Lei waved to him, then turned and left.
Ye Qingxi continued to pick out her favorite tomatoes.
He Yao looked at Ye Qingxi's small figure squatting in front of the shelf.
During his few days of rest, he also watched some of Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu's live stream replays and saw how the two got along.
He Yao was somewhat surprised; Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu's interactions were much more intimate than he had imagined.
But how could that be?
They are not father and son.
Ye Qingxi knew perfectly well that Mu Shaowu wasn't her father.
Does he really have no distance or resentment towards him at all?
Does he really think it doesn't matter that Mu Shaowu publicly said on the show that he is not his son?
He Yao refused to believe it.
He still wanted to probe Ye Qingxi, hoping, if possible, to sow discord between Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi.
Thinking this, He Yao went inside and took two bottles of yogurt sponsored by the sponsor.
"Xiao Xi." He walked closer to Ye Qingxi and handed her the yogurt. "Are you thirsty? Here."
Ye Qingxi didn't really want to drink the yogurt he offered, so she shook her head and innocently refused, "I'm not thirsty."
He Yao took the yogurt back and asked him gently, "Where's your dad? Why did you come alone?"
"Dad is changing my sheets and duvet cover." Ye Qingxi was determined not to miss any opportunity to put He Yao down. "I wanted to help, but my dad said he could do it by himself, so I came alone. Uncle He, did you change Leilei's sheets this time? You didn't let her change them by herself, did you?"
He Yao:......
[Haha, Xiaoxi still remembers this!]
[I was just saying that Xiaoxi really cares about our Leilei!]
[He Yao remembered this time, and not only did he remember, he even remembered to help Lei Lei first.]
[This is all thanks to the loving education that Xiao Xi and Mu Shaowu provided.]
[That's right, this time I remembered to give Leilei the house with more sunlight.]
It's really not easy.
“Of course I helped her change it,” He Yao said with a smile.
"Then it seems you remembered what my dad said, Uncle He." Ye Qingxi nodded. "I knew it! My dad is amazing, and what he said makes a lot of sense. Uncle He, you should listen to him!"
[He's here! He's here! He's bringing his incredibly effusive and praise-loving dad!]
[Hilarious! I opened the live stream and all I saw was Xiaoxi showing off her dad!]
[Xiao Xi, a ruthless dad-praising machine!]
He Yao:......
He Yao simply couldn't understand how he could always find a way to praise Mu Shaowu. Did he really like him that much?
"Really? Then your dad treats you pretty well," He Yao said deliberately.
Ye Qingxi nodded vigorously, "My dad is incredibly good to me."
I can tell!
[It's not just that I can tell your dad treats you incredibly well, but I can also tell you love him a lot!]
I really want a Xiaoxi brand praise machine!
“Your father would be very happy to hear you say that.” He Yao looked at him with gentle eyes. “Being a foster father is not easy. There are not many people who are as good to you as he is.”
Viewers in the live stream: ? ? ?
【Wait, has He Yao changed his ways? He's actually saying nice things about Mu Shaowu?】
[Unbelievable, wasn't he targeting Mu Shaowu in the last episode?]
Yes, what happened to him?
Something feels off about this.
“So Xiaoxi, you need to understand him more,” He Yao continued. “Understand that your adoptive father is popular and busy with work, and may not be able to spend much time with you. Understand that he has no choice in the matter.”
“Even biological fathers sometimes fail to notice when their children are neglecting them, let alone adoptive fathers. Your adoptive father became your father at this age, and he has had a very hard and difficult time.”
Mu Feng: !
Mu Feng was surprised that he would say these things in front of Ye Qingxi. He picked up his phone and called Director Wang directly.
Director Wang answered with a puzzled look, "Mu..."
"Let Xiaoxi go back," Mu Feng said coldly. "Leave He Yao's courtyard immediately and don't listen to his nonsense anymore."
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