Chapter 131 (Updated 1312)
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Seeing that he had suddenly changed his route, Qin Cheng quickly followed.
Ye Qingxi ran to Mu Shaoting's side, feigning confusion, "Auntie, why are you holding my scarf and gloves?"
"Your aunt asked me how to knit it," Qin Luan said with a smile.
Ye Qingxi immediately followed up on the reply, asking, "Auntie, are you going to knit? Who are you going to knit it for?"
"Who else could I give it to? Of course, it's for you." Mu Shaoting pinched his little face.
Qin Luan is not Ye Qingxi's mother after all. In the future, her second brother will probably also be unable to find a mother for their baby, so she will have to be the only one to play the role of mother.
Mu Shaoting had previously thought that the things Qin Luan had knitted for him were cute and warm, and there was also the cotton candy, a special mark that belonged only to Ye Qingxi.
So she secretly knitted a few times in her bedroom following along with the videos.
The result was utterly appalling.
So much so that Mu Shaoting was embarrassed to show it to Ye Qingxi.
So, taking advantage of Qin Luan's arrival, Mu Shaoting thought she should consult a professional and ask her to teach her, and also to strengthen the bond between the two women, who were sisters-in-law.
Ye Qingxi was somewhat surprised that she actually wanted to knit for him.
This isn't knitted for a jerk!
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "I already have them."
"You won't stay this age forever; you won't never grow up."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"It's alright," Qin Luan said with a smile. "Anyway, I can knit these things myself. When I knit them for Xiao Cheng, I'll knit them for Xiao Xi as well. It doesn't make a difference."
"I couldn't possibly accept that," Mu Shaoting said.
Qin Luan reached out and hugged Ye Qingxi. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
She said, "Xiao Xi is the youngest in the family. Besides, Xiao Xi has helped me several times, and Xiao Cheng also likes to wear the same things as Xiao Xi."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi turned to look at Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng's ears turned slightly red, and she said shyly, "Weren't you going to take me to find cotton candy?"
"Oh," Ye Qingxi replied quickly.
“Then let’s go play with the cotton candy,” he said to the adult in front of him.
Mu Shaowu nodded, "Go ahead, have fun."
Ye Qingxi then pulled Qin Cheng up again and ran up the stairs.
It's New Year's, and Cotton Candy has a new outfit—or rather, a red woolen scarf.
There was also a donut, but the pattern on the scarf was different; the marshmallow one was white, and the donut one was golden.
Such an exquisite scarf must have been made by Qin Luan.
Right now, Cotton Candy is wearing a scarf and sleeping in her cloud cat bed.
Ye Qingxi gently stroked its body, not waking it.
"Brother, let's go play in the ball pit."
Qin Cheng nodded. "Okay."
The two tiptoed out of the bedroom and ran into the ball pit playground.
After playing until six o'clock, Mu Shaowu came up to call everyone.
Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng quickly put on their shoes and ran out.
"Dinner's ready." Mu Shaowu looked at the two of them.
Ye Qingxi hummed in agreement, took his hand, then Qin Cheng's hand, and happily went downstairs.
Mu Shaoyan finally came out of the study.
Mu Zheng asked with concern, "How's your revision going?"
"It's alright," Mu Shaoyan said listlessly. "It's just that this exam paper feels like it will never be finished."
Mu Zheng comforted him, saying, "It will be fine in another six months. Everyone goes through this."
Mu Shaoting raised his hand, "No, I didn't work that hard."
"How dare you say that?" Mu Shaowu interjected as he pulled Ye Qingxi down from the ground. "Your university is the worst. Shaoyan, work hard and try to surpass your sister."
"Absolutely." Mu Shaoyan replied without hesitation.
Mu Shaoting sneered, "What's so great about passing me? You should try to pass your older brother's test instead."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan looked at his older brother, who had graduated from A University many years ago. His older brother didn't know that he wanted to be his junior.
I wonder what his expression will be when he finds out.
"If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime," Mu Zheng said.
"No need, I have a good upbringing."
"Didn't Brother Duan Yi go back to his hometown?" Ye Qingxi turned to look at him.
He remembered that Duan Yi said he would go back to his hometown for the Spring Festival during the winter vacation, so Mu Shaoyan's tutoring during the winter vacation would be temporarily suspended.
"He went back to his hometown. But he said I could video call or send him a voice message anytime if I had any questions." Mu Shaoyan snorted. "He left me 20 worksheets! 20! He really dares to just leave like that?!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi turned to Mu Shaowu and said, "Dad, after the college entrance exam, let's give Brother Duan Yi a big red envelope."
This tutor has really gone to great lengths.
Even the Lunar New Year is no peace!
"Don't worry." Mu Shaowu looked at him. "If your uncle does well on the exam, Dad will even buy him a car."
Mu Shaoyan immediately shouted, "Then why don't you buy me a car?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
"I want a car too," Mu Shaoyan said, "an SUV."
"Fine." Mu Shaowu was speechless. "If you get into a top university (like a 985 university), you can pick any SUV you want."
Mu Shaoting was dissatisfied, "What did we, a 211 university, do to you?"
"Are you being unreasonable, Miss? I even gave you a car after your college entrance exam! A sports car!" Mu Shaowu was exhausted.
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting immediately backed down, saying, "That's why I said you're handsome, brother. You're not only handsome on the outside, but even more handsome on the inside."
Mu Shaowu chuckled, thinking, "So his sister knows how to flatter."
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh as she listened.
"After I finish the college entrance exam, I want a car too," he muttered to himself.
"Sure." Several voices rang out in an instant.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi looked at the person in front of her. No, his voice shouldn't be very loud, right?
Mu Shaowu smiled and looked at his younger brother, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, "I heard you all, I've written it all down. When my son finishes his college entrance exam, I'll ask you all for it."
"It's just a car," Mu Shaoting said nonchalantly. "I'll buy Xiaoxi whichever one he likes."
"I'll buy them right before his college entrance exam." Mu Shaoyan said, hands in his pockets. "I'll buy six, wishing him good luck and a successful start!"
Ye Qingxi: ...Uncle! You really are my uncle!
Mu Shaoting said disdainfully, "You're such a nouveau riche!"
Mu Shaoyan grinned, "Just tell me if it was enjoyable or not."
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaowu quickly wrote these words down, "I'm waiting for your good fortune and a resounding victory."
“No problem.” Mu Shaoyan said proudly, “Even if I don’t open one myself, I’ll still buy enough for our little Xi baby.”
Ye Qingxi: ...There's no need for that.
As he was thinking, he heard Qin Cheng lean close to his ear and say, "I'll buy you a car too."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated. "You?"
"You were still a student back then."
“Then I’ll have money too,” Qin Cheng said.
That's true, but...
No need~
What does he need so many cars for?
He doesn't own a 4S store.
“But your father bought a car for your uncle,” Qin Cheng said. “He’s the older brother, and I’m the older brother too.”
Ye Qingxi: ...
“But I’m the older brother who makes money, and you’re the older brother who doesn’t make money yet.” Mu Shaowu bent down and said to Qin Cheng, “Xiao Cheng, study hard. When you grow up and finish the college entrance examination, your second uncle will not only buy you a car, but also a house.”
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi looked at her father and said, "You're so generous!"
Mu Shaowu pinched his little cheek, "You too, Daddy will buy you one too~"
Ye Qingxi smiled and followed him into the restaurant.
The chef had already set the dishes on the table and was now cleaning up the kitchen.
Once he finishes clearing the table, his work for the day will be finished.
Mu Feng sat at the head of the table, picked up his chopsticks, and gestured to everyone, "Let's eat."
So everyone got to work.
Mu Shaowu first picked up a piece of food and gave it to Ye Qingxi.
It's pistachios, a side dish.
Wishing you a happy new year.
Then comes candied sweet potato, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune.
A piece of squirrel-shaped fish meat symbolizes "abundance year after year".
Ye Qingxi laughed, thinking that her father was a really interesting dad.
“Dad, you shouldn’t be home right now,” he said.
"Where should it be?" Mu Shaowu asked curiously.
"They should be reciting lines live during the Spring Festival Gala."
Mu Shaowu laughed heartily, "If you want, I'll go if you invite me to next year's Spring Festival Gala."
Ye Qingxi asked in surprise, "They invited you?"
"Just kidding, your dad's a top celebrity!"
"Then why didn't you go?"
"Of course it's because you're not here~" Mu Shaowu picked up some other dishes for him. "This is our first New Year together, so I definitely want to spend it with you."
Ye Qingxi listened and couldn't help but laugh.
Mu Shaowu patted his little head, "In a few years, if you want to see Dad on TV during the New Year, then Dad will go to celebrate the New Year again."
Ye Qingxi looked at him, unable to suppress her smile. He whispered, "What if you're not famous anymore by then? You won't be able to go then?"
"How could that be?" Mu Shaowu thought his son was just worrying unnecessarily. "Look at your dad's face, how could it not turn red? Even if it were the end of the world, your dad could still fight his way through zombies with just his face."
Ye Qingxi burst out laughing.
His dad is so narcissistic!
But he is indeed good-looking!
It's truly rare for a man to be so good-looking, possessing both beauty and handsomeness!
No wonder he became an instant sensation as soon as he debuted.
In the entertainment industry, looks are indeed the primary source of productivity.
Ye Qingxi stared at him intently, determined to protect her father's handsome face.
The meal was very enjoyable.
After finishing her rice and vegetables, Ye Qingxi also ate some eight-treasure rice.
This time, the eight-treasure rice was sweet and sticky, with a great taste and texture. The red bean paste was also very fragrant and mellow. Ye Qingxi liked it very much and asked Mu Shaowu to scoop it for him several times.
Finally, Mu Shaowu went to the kitchen and gave the chef a red envelope, asking him to make more food when he got back and deliver it another day.
The chef readily agreed and happily accepted the red envelope.
After finishing their meal, the group moved from the dining room to the living room.
As everyone watched TV and chatted, Cotton Candy circled around their feet, sometimes struggling with the air, and sometimes obediently lying next to Ye Qingxi.
As the clock struck midnight, Mu Shaoyan was the first to stand up and call out to his little nephew, "It's New Year's Day! We can set off fireworks now. Come on, Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng, Uncle will take you to set off fireworks."
Ye Qingxi nodded, but didn't rush to go out with him. Instead, she picked up Cotton Candy and placed it in the best soundproof music room. "Be good, stay inside and watch over it. Don't go outside to listen to the sounds, or you'll get scared."
He patted Cotton Candy's fluffy head, closed the door, and then ran towards the courtyard.
Mu Shaoyan had already asked someone to buy a lot of fireworks, just waiting for this moment to set them off for Ye Qingxi to see.
He said, "Xiao Xi, watch carefully."
After saying that, he lit the fuse with a match.
With a "whoosh," golden light shot straight into the sky, creating a magnificent meteor shower against the black night sky.
Ye Qingxi exclaimed "Wow!"
Mu Shaoting couldn't help but remark, "It's quite beautiful."
Mu Shaoyan said smugly, "That's right."
After he finished speaking, he placed another one.
This time, they were green, like leaves falling with the breeze, only to disappear as they drifted down.
“It’s Xiao Yezi~” Mu Shaoting looked down at Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi smiled and heard Mu Shaoyan call out to him, "Come on, Xiaoxi, you order one."
Mu Shaowu hugged his son tightly. "This won't do. Xiaoxi is so young. What if he gets hurt?"
Mu Shaoyan thought it was unlikely, but he couldn't be sure.
Therefore, out of caution, he took the matches back.
Ye Qingxi herself quickly said, "I can do it, Dad. It's okay, I won't get hurt."
Mu Shaowu looked at him.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Really."
"Then Dad will go with you," Mu Shaowu said, still worried.
"Okay." Ye Qingxi had no objections.
Mu Shaowu pulled him over, and Mu Shaoyan handed him the matches.
Mu Shaowu lit the firework and placed it in Ye Qingxi's hand. Then, holding Ye Qingxi's hand, they lit the fuse of the firework together.
With a hiss, the flames lit up.
Mu Shaowu quickly withdrew his hand from Ye Qingxi's and stepped back.
The white light shot straight into the sky, like the aurora borealis, piercing the night sky and tearing the darkness apart, bursting forth with countless dazzling fragments of light.
With a splash, like diamonds, they fell one after another.
Ye Qingxi gazed quietly, feeling the warmth emanating from Mu Shaowu's hand.
This was the first time he had ever held hands with someone while setting off fireworks.
It was also the first time he had ever held hands with someone who was his "father" and set off fireworks together.
He turned to look at Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu's face was magnificent and handsome under the brilliant light of the fireworks, as beautiful as a painting.
This is his father.
His current father.
His future father.
His favorite dad.
His only father.
"Dad," Ye Qingxi said softly.
Mu Shaowu lowered his head and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Ye Qingxi looked at him, her eyes slowly curving upwards. He unusually opened his arms, his voice very childish, "Hug me."
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