Chapter 85, Part 85 (Second Update)
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As soon as Qin Cheng finished speaking, Mu Zheng returned to him and Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi quickly ran out.
Qin Cheng was stunned for a moment, then said to Mu Zheng, "Dad, you're amazing!"
He looked at Mu Zheng, his eyes filled with admiration and respect.
Looking into his eyes, Mu Zheng felt a surge of emotion, realizing he could run even faster.
He hugged Qin Cheng, feeling an overwhelming sense of regret: this was the first and last time he and his child would participate in a parent-child sports meet.
Therefore, he actually wanted to win more than anyone else.
"Go Xiaoxi! Go Xiaoxi!" Mu Shaoting shouted loudly.
Qin Cheng immediately joined in the shouting.
Ye Qingxi ran to the whiteboard and saw that Mu Zheng had already pasted the triangle in the upper left corner, so she followed Mu Zheng's triangle and pasted a parallelogram.
After he finished pasting it, he quickly ran back.
Qin Cheng rushed out as soon as he returned to the starting point.
Ye Qingxi took a breath, and Mu Zheng, holding a thermos, asked with concern, "Would you like some water?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Mu Zheng quickly opened the thermos and handed it to him, saying, "Drink slowly."
Ye Qingxi sipped her drink for a while, then heard Mu Zheng ask her, "Xiaoxi, do you know how to do tangrams?"
"Mm," Ye Qingxi replied.
"If you can't piece it together in the same way as before, just look in the basket and see which one isn't on the whiteboard, and put it in the corresponding position."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
That's exactly what Qin Cheng did.
Mu Zheng had already told him that he didn't need to follow the pre-assembled shape; he just needed to find something that wasn't on the whiteboard and put it on directly.
Therefore, Qin Cheng quickly placed the largest triangle at the bottom that he saw at a glance.
He turned and ran back, and after reaching the starting point, Mu Zheng took over and started again.
Even though she had already witnessed Mu Zheng's speed before, Ye Qingxi still couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "So fast!"
Qin Cheng nodded; he still had a lot to learn from his father.
"It's truly remarkable that you can still maintain this speed after working for so many years," Mu Shaoting remarked.
Having just undergone an education in love, Mu Shaoyan thought, "That's right, much better than some people."
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaoting sighed, "Sure enough, if you don't act recklessly, you won't get into trouble."
Mu Shaoyan, if you die, you'll be courting death!
After going back and forth twice, the tangram was almost complete, with only the last small square piece remaining.
Mu Zheng easily found the small piece in the basket, pieced it together, and then ran back to the starting point.
"We won!" Qin Cheng exclaimed happily. "Xiao Xi, we're number one!"
Ye Qingxi nodded. "Great, they're number one."
He looked at Qin Cheng and Mu Zheng, thinking that this time, the two of them, father and son, would finally have no regrets because of this.
Qin Cheng was overjoyed and, in his excitement, hugged Ye Qingxi tightly.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi thought he really did like to hug people as soon as he won.
However, he never disliked Qin Cheng hugging him, so he cooperated and hugged him back.
Mu Zheng looked at the two of them, and the more he looked, the happier he felt.
His two children, his son and his nephew, are both equally smart and adorable, and equally gentle and lovable.
He raised his hands and patted the child's head with both hands.
Qin Luan had taken many photos of the three of them during the competition, and now she was taking even more photos of them.
The rest of the Mu family also gathered around, teasing Mu Zheng while congratulating Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng.
After two more families completed the tangram puzzle, the top three winners of the competition were determined.
The photographer was called over to take pictures again, and then he saw Ye Qingxi again.
This time, the adults around Ye Qingxi have changed again.
It wasn't the handsome men and beautiful women from before, nor the bearded passerby from before, but a cool guy who looked unapproachable.
Photographer: ...I've only ever heard of monthly disposable contact lenses, never project-disposable blind boxes.
How many family members does this child have?!
Which one is his real father?
The photographer couldn't resist and, after taking the photos, went over and quietly asked Ye Qingxi, "Baby, who were the parents who were competing with you just now?"
Ye Qingxi had met him three times already and was familiar with him, so she replied, "He's my uncle."
The photographer nodded. "Is that your uncle in the 'three-legged race'?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
"It's my dad."
"Dad!" the photographer exclaimed in surprise.
He looked Ye Qingxi up and down carefully, and he couldn't believe that such a lovely child could have such an ordinary father!
"Isn't your dad the one who ran the relay before?" the photographer struggled to ask.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "That's my uncle~"
"Then why didn't your mother run off with your father, but with your uncle?"
Ye Qingxi: "...Because, that's my aunt."
Photographer: ...
The photographer fell silent.
What a big family!
This isn't a parent-child sports day; it's more like a family-wide mobilization!
"Looks like you're quite popular at home!" the photographer laughed.
Ye Qingxi was taken aback by his words.
He almost instinctively wanted to avoid and refute, but in his heart he couldn't help but think: Hmm.
Ye Qingxi stood quietly, the late autumn sunlight falling on his face, giving him a soft glow, like a little angel endowed with divine power by love.
He nodded slightly, then, somewhat embarrassed, said shyly, "Uncle, I have something to do, I'll be going now."
"Go ahead," the photographer waved to him.
Ye Qingxi turned and ran towards her family.
At 5 o'clock, the parent-child sports meet officially came to an end.
Ye Qingxi, Qin Cheng, and Pei Liang took several group photos on the playground, changing poses as they went. Then, looking at Mu Feng and Mu Shaowu, he suggested, "Let's take one together."
Mu Shaowu naturally had no objections.
He picked up Ye Qingxi in one go, and Mu Zheng picked up Qin Cheng as well.
The two stood on either side of Mu Feng, while Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan stood beside them.
Qin Luan took this photo for them and then smiled as she showed them the preview image.
"Mom, you're taking pictures too!" Qin Cheng said.
Upon hearing this, Pei Ying quickly said, "Come on, let me take some pictures of you, and then I can take a few pictures of us too."
Qin Luan handed him the camera and stood next to Mu Zheng. Qin Cheng reached out and pulled her along, laughing happily.
After the photos of the Mu family were taken, Qin Luan, as Pei Ying had wished, took some photos of the four old friends.
Looking at the preview image in the camera, Pei Ying sighed, "I'm getting old."
Mu Feng scoffed, clearly unwilling to admit he was getting old.
Zhong Xiang and Kang Chi stood to one side, laughing and teasing the two of them.
As Ye Qingxi looked on, she felt that the afternoon sun was warm, the sky was high, the clouds were white, and everything was beautiful.
That was the first sports meet he participated in after he came into this world, and it was also the first time in his life that he had participated in a sports meet.
It was his favorite sports meet.
The end of the sports meet signifies that Mu Shaowu will soon be leaving.
Ye Qingxi belatedly realized this and felt a little reluctant to part with it.
Mu Shaowu was even more reluctant to part with it than he was.
He had already seen clearly that his ambitious younger brother and his smiling younger sister, one after another, were openly or secretly coveting his precious son, and were always ready to bring him down and become his son's father or mother.
"Baby, could it be that when I leave now I'm still Dad, but when I come back I'll be Second Uncle?" Mu Shaowu asked, feigning sadness.
Ye Qingxi chuckled, "Of course not."
“That’s not necessarily true. You’re so popular now. I almost couldn’t get a spot in the sports meet,” Mu Shaowu continued, sounding pitiful. “People who know me would think I’m your father, but people who don’t would think I’m your second uncle!”
Ye Qingxi: ...You're overthinking it. They just think you have nothing to do with me, or that you're my uncle.
Ye Qingxi smiled when she thought of this.
"You're still laughing." Mu Shaowu turned his head and pinched his little face. "You're not allowed to only hear your uncle's laughter and not your father's crying. You must resist your uncle's sugar-coated bullets and not throw them at him."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Don't worry, Dad."
"Say it again~" Mu Shaowu said with a smile.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi thought he was so childish.
"I'm going to take a shower."
"No, you haven't called yet, hurry up and call!" Mu Shaowu hugged him tightly.
Ye Qingxi had no choice but to call out "Dad" again.
"That sounds so nice~" Mu Shaowu nuzzled his little face. "Baby's already calling me Daddy, so Daddy'll help you wash up~"
Ye Qingxi: ...He clearly told him to call me that.
Mu Shaowu picked him up and carried him into the bathroom, where he gave him a bubble bath.
The next morning, Mu Shaowu took his breakfast and prepared to leave.
Just like last time, Ye Qingxi went out to see him off.
Mu Shaowu rubbed his head and said to him, "When Daddy comes back, Daddy will take you out to play again."
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Mu Shaowu bent down and kissed his soft little face before reluctantly turning and walking toward the nanny van.
Ye Qingxi watched him, watching his figure recede into the distance.
Mu Shaoyan and Mu Shaoting stood beside him and put their arms around his shoulders.
"Let's go back," Mu Shaoting said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, but just as she turned to leave, she suddenly remembered something and ran towards Mu Shaowu.
He called out "Dad!" and Mu Shaowu turned around. Ye Qingxi rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.
He remembered, he remembered what he had thought to himself when Mu Shaowu left last time—that when he saw him again, he would give him a hug.
But when they met again, Mu Shaowu hugged him first, so he forgot about it.
But now, Ye Qingxi wanted to give him a farewell hug.
"Dad, come home soon," he said.
Mu Shaowu was still immersed in the surprise and excitement of being hugged by his father.
For so long, Ye Qingxi had passively accepted their hugs and kisses. He might not object, but he never took the initiative.
Mu Shaowu loved him, so he never needed Ye Qingxi to do these things on his own initiative. He only hoped that Ye Qingxi could feel his affection and care for him.
But now, he took the initiative to run to him and hug him.
Mu Shaowu was instantly moved to tears, and almost wanted to drop everything on the spot and say: I'm not going anywhere! I'll stay home with you!
He excitedly picked up Ye Qingxi and showered his little face with kisses.
This kiss made Mu Shaoyan jealous all over again.
Mu Shaoyan turned his head away, refusing to look at the scene that was bad for his eyes and mood.
—These cyberpunk dads who fantasize about the world can't stand this!
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