Chapter 118p2
A few old men gathered together, grumbling.
Without Wang Guihua, they were back to their old selves.
But without Wang Guihua, there were still Zhang Guihua, Li Guihua…
Wang Guihua had made it so clear, if they still couldn’t understand, and kept blabbering, they were either stupid or malicious.
“Just because it won’t happen to them, it won’t happen to others? Just because they don’t need to watch, others don’t need to watch either?”
“Right, who doesn’t have women and children at home, even old men should watch!”
“They should also watch, what if someone likes old kidneys, aren’t they afraid?”
“They never leave the village, the worst they’ve encountered are probably child abductors when they were young. Let them go out and see the world, there are many things happening out there!”
“Uncle Zhou, you’ve been selling vegetables for so many years, you must have received counterfeit money before, right? My wife said the show will also teach everyone how to identify counterfeit money, I don’t handle cash at work, I think this money-related segment is unreasonable, can they cancel it? And health supplements, Uncle Zhou, you’ve bought so many health supplements, I don’t buy any, can they cancel that segment too?”
“Uncle Bai even went to Grandma Zhao’s house a few days ago to ask her how to avoid phone scams. What, his savings are savings, but our wives and children aren’t wives and children?”
“Only wanting to watch what they want to watch, then they should just act it out themselves. This kind of arrogance from old age, to put it bluntly, it’s called ignorance.”
“Right, the program team is trying to educate everyone, and they’re trying to ruin it, I think the village committee is already on their way.”
…
The surrounding villagers didn’t directly pull their ears or confront them like Wang Guihua did, but they did express their dissatisfaction to their close friends. And of course, they didn’t lower their voices.
It was mainly because those few old men, they were always gossiping, they were ignorant, and they loved criticizing others, always finding something to complain about. After so many years, the villagers were tired of indulging them.
Like today, just because they hadn’t seen it, it shouldn’t exist, just because they didn’t like it, it shouldn’t be performed.
Annoying.
This was what they called, a show on stage, and a show off stage.
To avoid revealing too much tonight, the segments involving the dads and babies were the first to finish rehearsing.
It was actually quite quick, they had already familiarized themselves with the scripts the day before, tonight was mainly about blocking. They would have another run-through tomorrow afternoon.
After a few segments, as the dads and babies were leaving, a few old men had already disappeared from the crowd, the atmosphere returning to its relaxed and harmonious state.
The babies and dads had been rehearsing separately, Wei Chengli didn’t have much time with the little chubby dumpling.
Although he had Yan Yan, the kind-hearted one, as his trump card, Wei Chengli still wanted to ensure maximum security for his last half-day of baby life.
Walking back home, Wei Chengli suddenly remembered something.
“Baby, I saw a skit backstage earlier. It’s about teaching children to identify scams.” Wei Chengli said, squeezing the little chubby paw in his hand. “That scam looked a bit familiar, guess what, the staff said it was adapted from something I said. So when did I ever say something like, ‘There are many scammers now, they pretend to be in trouble and ask children for help, then they sell the children. People who are truly in trouble wouldn’t ask powerless children for help, they would ask powerful adults for help’?”
Cheng Tingyan, who was walking attentively with her head lowered, froze upon hearing the familiar sentence. If it weren’t for the little chubby paw holding her hand, she would have forgotten to keep walking.
Wei Maomao: “… “
The silent little chubby dumpling confirmed Wei Chengli’s guess.
He knew it, although when he asked, the staff just smiled and backed away, but this kind of thing, only this little rascal would say it.
“I’m asking you a question?” Wei Chengli squeezed the little chubby paw again.
“You said it in your dream.” Wei Maomao said, retracting her paw and leaning towards Cheng Tingyan.
Wei Chengli, his hand suddenly empty, hummed. “You were the one who said it! They used your words, my words, to create a segment based on ‘Tutu Adventures.’ So, technically, I contributed to your favorite cartoon, right? Am I not amazing~~~ Don’t I deserve a wonderful last half-day of childhood? I want milk-stewed eggs with toast and crab stick omelet for breakfast tomorrow morning~~~”
Wei Maomao stopped walking, staring at Wei Chengli, who was asking for credit, in shock.
“Mmm… Just milk-stewed eggs and toast is fine too.” Wei Chengli said, observing the shocked little chubby dumpling, he compromised a little.
“Dad, is there only that one scam? Isn’t there another one, about bad people recording babies crying and then playing it somewhere hidden, so when people go to check, they’re kidnapped and sold?” Wei Maomao asked, wiping her face.
“Mmm? This one also sounds familiar, it was also mentioned in the cartoon, right? Should I ask them to add it in?” Wei Chengli rubbed his hands. “Then can I still have the crab stick omelet?”
“… “ Wei Maomao chuckled.
It seemed no one had told Wei Chengli under what circumstances she had said those things.
If Wei Chengli knew that she said those things on the first day, when Cheng Rongrong was crying in the room, looking for Cheng Tingyan, and she was pretending to be oblivious in front of the other babies, he probably wouldn’t be laughing.
“Okay, so just milk-stewed eggs and toast then?” Wei Chengli asked weakly, looking at the little chubby dumpling, who was smiling strangely. “Mmm… Just milk-stewed eggs is fine too.”
“Dad.” Wei Maomao said, patting Wei Chengli’s hand. “Whatever you want to eat, I, the baby, will make it for you. I’ll even put the moon in your milk.”
Wei Chengli: “… “ There was no need to be that good, he was a bit scared.
Wei Maomao never thought that the words she casually said that day, just to divert everyone’s attention, to avoid making them think that Yan Yan should be at home taking care of Cheng Rongrong, would be useful again today.
And today… Cheng Rongrong, whose actions had been exposed and stopped by her and Wang Zhizhi several times, wasn’t as innocent as she seemed on the first day.
That day, was she truly crying because Cheng Tingyan wasn’t there… Was their sisterly bond as good as she had portrayed it to be…
Now, everyone should be able to see it, right? They would also be reminded again because of this scam skit, right?
Good.
Milk, stewed with six eggs!
Wei Chengli didn’t sleep well that night.
He dreamed about the little chubby dumpling, the little chubby dumpling cooking for him… She put the moon in his milk, the sun on his toast, the stars in his crab stick omelet, then force-fed him, making him eat, eat, eat…
He ate for the entire night, he was so full that he was about to explode, he finally woke up from the dream.
Summer days dawned early, although Wei Chengli didn’t sleep well, he truly didn’t want to eat.
Yes, he didn’t want to eat mush this morning, but he also didn’t want milk-stewed eggs, toast, or crab stick omelet.
Learning from yesterday morning’s mush incident, Wei Chengli decided to go to the stove early and guard it, just in case.
Wei Chengli woke up early, he didn’t want to wake up the two children next door, so he opened the door quietly. But as soon as he opened the door, the door of the other bedroom also opened quietly.
One big and one small, they looked at each other in surprise.
When Wei Maomao woke up, the bed sheet next to her was still warm, she touched it and guessed that Cheng Tingyan had just gotten up not long ago.
It was still so early… What was she doing up…
Couldn’t she be sneaking off to the Cheng family’s house to play the parent again?
Wei Maomao was a bit worried, she couldn’t lie down anymore, she got out of bed, rushed outside, and opened the door.
“I’m telling you, you have to brush your teeth like this, further away, yes, lift your elbow, then you won’t get toothpaste on your clothes.”
Wei Chengli’s voice was clear from the courtyard, but Wei Maomao couldn’t understand what he was talking about.
What brushing teeth? What toothpaste? Who needed him to teach…
Wei Maomao walked out of the room and looked towards the stove.
By the sink, Cheng Tingyan, her back to her, was standing on a stool, facing the sink, Wei Chengli was standing next to her.
These two…
Wei Maomao had a bad feeling, she walked over quietly.
“Look, spit with a bit more force, further away, then the toothpaste won’t get on your clothes~~” Wei Chengli said enthusiastically, helping Cheng Tingyan, hoping to gain her strongest protection today.
Wei Maomao, reaching the sink, looked up and met Cheng Tingyan’s gaze, who was bending over, spitting out water. They stared at each other in silence.
“Baby, you’re awake? Perfect timing, I was just teaching Yan Yan how to brush her teeth so she won’t get toothpaste on her clothes. Yan Yan is so smart, she learned it immediately, she won’t have to wake up early to wash the toothpaste stains off her clothes anymore!” Wei Chengli said, asking for credit, then touched the little chubby dumpling’s mouth, confused. “What’s this?”
Wei Maomao: “… “
Cheng Tingyan: “… “
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