Chapter 46 p1
Wei Chengli glanced around and knew that the Cheng family had already completed the “Housing” task and moved on to the next location. They hadn’t wasted any time at the “Food” stage either, eating thirty plates and guessing all thirty correctly, which was already considered quite fast. It seemed there were always hidden talents out there, what a pity…
The viewers in the live broadcast room, watching the two families complete their tasks, were comparing their speed and calculating the time. When Cheng Feiying and his daughter left the courtyard, the comments were filled with sighs. Now that Wei Chengli and his daughter had arrived, the screen was overflowing with regret.
“What a pity, what a pity, just a few minutes short!”
“The little short legs ran thirty round trips without stopping, that’s already amazing, just a little bit more and they would have met.”
“CEO Mao worked hard, actually, both families spent about the same time completing the task, but since CEO Mao and her dad had to travel from the ‘Food’ location, they lost time on the road.”
“Right, honestly, I think the ‘Food’ task was a bit harder than the ‘Housing’ task. CEO Mao, you can do it, speedrun ‘Housing,’ Yan Yan is waiting for you ahead!”
“Don’t worry, the sadness is only temporary. Cheng Feiying and his daughter’s next task, ‘Transportation,’ is riding stationary bikes, and Director Wei got first place in the bean grinding race this morning. Even if CEO Mao doesn’t catch up after finishing this stage and going to ‘Transportation,’ they’ll catch up at the ‘Firewood’ stage later.”
“By the ‘Firewood’ stage, it’ll be so many rounds later! This ‘Housing’ stage mainly depends on the babies, CEO Mao, come on! You’re the best! Overtake them in this round!”
“Hahaha, what’s wrong with you guys? They’ve only been separated for a short time! Just one task! Look how anxious you are.”
“It’s not anxiety, am I the only one who clicked on the fixed camera in the courtyard before CEO Mao and her dad entered? Covering my face and crying.”
“I also did that… My cursed hand, why did I have to click on the courtyard camera beforehand? When Director Wei opened the door, I saw so clearly how the little chubby bunny went from full of anticipation to disappointment and dejection! Aww, my heart aches for her.”
…
Unlike those in the live broadcast room who could see everything, although Wei Chengli didn’t see the little chubby dumpling’s expression after he opened the door, he was the one who felt her disappointment most acutely.
The little one in his arms had been tense the whole way, her body stiff and upright like a small balloon filled with air. But when he pushed open the courtyard gate, well… all the air seemed to have escaped at once, leaving her slumped and dejected.
This boneless softness was quite comfortable to hold, but it also made Wei Chengli’s heart ache.
“Baby, it’s all my fault, I chewed those radishes, lotus roots, water chestnuts… too slowly.” Wei Chengli bounced the soft dumpling in his arms, apologizing. “It’s all Daddy’s fault, don’t be sad.”
“No, it’s my fault, I was too slow.” Wei Maomao mumbled. She wasn’t one to blame others, her leg speed had indeed slowed them down in the last round.
“My poor little baby…” Wei Chengli, who wasn’t even being blamed, felt even more distressed. He patted the little dumpling’s back repeatedly, trying to comfort her. “Don’t…”
But before he could finish his comforting words, the soft dumpling in his arms… stiffened?
“Daddy, stop talking, let’s start quickly!” Wei Maomao urged, struggling to get down.
Not catching up with Yan Yan at the second stage made Wei Maomao a bit sad. But at this crucial moment, she only allowed herself ten seconds of disappointment.
Wei Chengli, still immersed in his role as a self-blaming, loving father: “… “
It was frustrating, having a dramatic daughter was frustrating, having a daughter who could switch emotions so quickly was truly frustrating!
The “Housing” stage tested their memory.
The large wooden boards erected in the courtyard were easels. When the task began, the staff would clip a huge black and white line drawing onto them, depicting the furniture and objects inside the house.
In this stage, the baby’s task was to observe the items in the room, then come out and hand the dad a watercolor marker, telling him what color each furniture and object should be.
The dad’s job was simpler, he just needed to color the items on the drawing according to the baby’s instructions.
The difficulty of the task lay in the fact that the baby could only enter the room to observe three times.
In the end, as long as all the colorable areas on the drawing were filled in, both the baby and the dad would receive a coin.
However, to receive the stamp for this task, all the colors had to be correct.
If there were any mistakes, they wouldn’t get the stamp.
But they had a second chance, which was to swap roles, and the room would also be changed. The dad could enter and observe three times, memorize the colors, then come back and tell the baby, who would then do the coloring.
There were two rooms in total. If a family was struggling to color everything correctly and was particularly persistent in getting the stamp, they could keep switching roles between the dad and the baby until they achieved a satisfactory result.
“Baby, come on! Look at this huge drawing, it will take Daddy a long time to color it, if we don’t succeed on the first try, it will take you even longer to color it!” Wei Chengli pointed at the drawing, encouraging the little chubby dumpling.
Wei Maomao didn’t respond and didn’t rush into the room as instructed by the host. She stood in front of the easel and looked at the drawing for a few moments, memorizing a few larger furniture pieces that needed coloring.
For the first entry, her little short legs darted out of the room in just a few seconds.
Wei Chengli thought something was wrong and was about to ask when she pounced on the pile of watercolor markers.
“The bed is yellow, the curtains are blue…” Wei Maomao handed him the markers while urging, “Daddy, just dot it, dot it on the drawing, you won’t remember otherwise.”
Wei Chengli: “… “ Although it made sense, why did he feel a sense of disdain? She better color everything correctly in one go, otherwise, he would be the one looking down on her!
Under the little chubby dumpling’s efficient instructions, Wei Chengli diligently dotted the drawing with colors.
From large items to small items, Wei Maomao took her time during her second entry into the bedroom. After all, Wei Chengli wouldn’t be idle outside.
In the “Food” task, the program team had sneakily placed the disgusting items on the outer ring of the table, setting up a trap. In the “Housing” task, there was also a similar trick.
Wei Maomao scanned the toys and comic books on the bed and the floor.
Tsk, just from that quick glance, she saw planes and dinosaurs, Wen Dongyu’s favorites.
Using bribes to distract the babies and slow them down, they were truly evil.
Wei Maomao climbed onto a stool, memorizing the seven dwarf figurines on the desk that needed coloring. As she memorized, she couldn’t help but wonder who would enter the room when it was Cheng Feiying’s turn to color…
To succeed so quickly, it must be Yan Yan, right?
Speaking of which, the viewers in the live broadcast room, who were anxiously watching the little chubby bunny’s progress, saw her suddenly smile sweetly while looking at the dwarf figurines… They couldn’t help but wonder, was there some short-legged solidarity going on?
Wei Maomao had already memorized the remaining small items during her second entry. When she came out, before she could even start choosing the markers, she saw that Wei Chengli was holding markers in both hands, coloring with both hands simultaneously!
“How come I didn’t think of that?” Wei Maomao patted her head, ah, the brain of a three-year-old.
Because the coloring part took quite some time, Wei Maomao even had time to enter the room for a third time to double-check everything.
With Wei Maomao’s accurate memory and Wei Chengli’s vigorous coloring, they successfully earned another stamp.
“Baby, the staff said that Yan Yan and the others had just left when we arrived. I did the math, we finished the ‘Housing’ task faster than them, we caught up!” Wei Chengli, carrying the once again stiff little chubby dumpling, reassured her as they walked.
Wei Maomao patted Wei Chengli’s shoulder, sparing a bit of her attention to praise him. “Daddy used both hands to color, Daddy is awesome!”
Her chubby paw, tense with anxiety, patted Wei Chengli’s shoulder a bit hard, but his heart felt warm.
“Of course, you’re smart, your daddy isn’t stupid either.” Wei Chengli bounced the chubby dumpling in his arms. “Don’t be so nervous, we’re almost there, we’ll definitely catch up this time.”
Wei Maomao clutched Wei Chengli’s shirt, but didn’t answer.
Unlike “Food” and “Housing,” which were held in villagers’ courtyards, the “Transportation” task location, according to the map, should be at the small square where they had dinner last night.
As the familiar roof came into view, the large tree by the square, with the “Transportation” sign hanging on it, also appeared within Wei Maomao’s sight.
She quickly saw the crowd of staff, cameramen, and equipment.
There were quite a few people, Wei Maomao couldn’t tell if they were from the Cheng family’s team or not, she unconsciously tightened her grip on Wei Chengli’s shirt.
“We’re also here for the task, is there another group here?” Wei Chengli, feeling choked, raised his voice.
The staff turned around and quickly cleared a path for them.
Then, Wei Maomao saw Cheng Tingyan, standing in the center of a bright flower.
Found you, Yan Yan…
Cheng Tingyan, hearing the little bunny’s dad’s voice, instinctively looked around, and indeed saw Maomao. But before she could respond to the waving little chubby bunny, Cheng Feiying’s angry voice filled her ears.
“Cheng Tingyan, what are you looking at! Focus on the target!” Cheng Feiying, sweating profusely from riding the stationary bike, saw that the target was about to appear, and not only did a new team arrive, but Cheng Tingyan, who was responsible for hitting the target, dared to get distracted!
Wei Maomao watched helplessly as the smile that had appeared on Cheng Tingyan’s face instantly vanished, she withdrew her waving hand and frowned.
Just then, the host approached Wei Chengli and his daughter, explaining the “Transportation” task to them.
There were two stationary bikes set up in the square, which could accommodate two families simultaneously.
The dad was responsible for riding the bike to generate electricity, which would travel along the petals on the ground, lighting up the entire flower, then one of the ten targets placed around the petals would randomly rise up.
The target would stay up for three seconds, and the baby standing in the center of the flower had to hit it with a sandbag within those three seconds.
Each hit on the target earned one point, a total of fifteen points were needed to receive the stamp for the “Transportation” task.
The key point of the task was that whether the baby hit the target or the target automatically retracted after three seconds, the petal would dim, and the dad had to ride the bike to light it up again and raise the target. In other words, the baby’s accuracy and the dad’s effort were directly related.
Of course, if they only wanted the coins and didn’t need the stamp, the dad only needed to raise the target fifteen times to receive his Daddy Coins, while the baby only needed to hit the target five times to receive a Baby Coin.
Wei Maomao glanced at the score board next to them, which showed “8”, then looked at the petals under Cheng Tingyan’s feet, which hadn’t lit up once since they arrived. She asked the host curiously, “Uncle Host, Uncle Cheng was so nervous just now, where’s his ‘baba’?”
“It’s ‘target,’ the round board you have to hit with the sandbag…” The host felt that “baba” sounded strange and couldn’t help but explain, then glanced at Cheng Feiying, who was pedaling slower and slower, and lowered his voice. “You have to wait for all the petals to light up before the target rises, you see, there are still a few petals that are dim.”
“Oh.” Wei Maomao nodded, patting her chest. “Uncle Cheng was so fierce just now, I thought I had interrupted his task.” He hadn’t even finished his own part and was already concerned about someone else’s work.
Hearing the little rascal deliberately raising her voice to complain about Cheng Feiying, Wei Chengli’s lips twitched. He patted her chubby back lightly.
What was wrong with this child, did she have to seek revenge immediately?
“Ow.” Wei Maomao leaned against him, acting weak. “Daddy, I’m so scared. If I can’t hit the target later, will you be mad at me?”
The little one, soft, well-behaved, and cute, lying in his arms, pouting and speaking in a childish voice, but Wei Chengli saw right through her act.
“Baby, I’m also scared. If Daddy can’t pedal the bike later, and the target doesn’t rise, and Yan Yan leaves first, will you be mad at Daddy?” Wei Chengli lowered his voice and mimicked her coldly.
Wei Maomao sat up straight, patted Wei Chengli’s arm, and said seriously, “Yes, I will. Daddy, come on!”
Wei Chengli: “… “ How come this child had become even more mischievous after he tried to educate her at lunch!
The score next door was already at 8. Wei Chengli resignedly stretched his limbs and got on the bike. But after sitting down and pedaling for a couple of times, he realized something was wrong… Where was the child who was supposed to be standing in the center of the flower?
“Maomao?” Wei Chengli called out to the little dumpling, who had somehow snuck into the crowd of staff. “Are you going to do the task or not?”
The little chubby dumpling quickly ran back, but instead of going to the center of the flower, she went back to Wei Chengli’s side.
“Daddy, Daddy, I have something to tell you!” Wei Maomao jumped, pulling on his pant leg.
“Baby, seeing how excited you are, I’m afraid to hear what you have to say…” Wei Chengli remained motionless.
“… “ Wei Maomao obediently stood still, cupping her hands around her mouth like a megaphone.
“No, no…” Wei Chengli tried to stop her.
Of course, it was too late.
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