Chapter 61 p1
Wei Chengli spent three hours proving that he couldn’t catch fish with just an oar.
With things having come to this, he could only console himself that such a complex ingredient like fish wasn’t suitable for him at all!
Recalling the fishy mush and the ginger stew, Wei Chengli climbed out of his despair.
However, his self-consolation was premature.
“Take this and eat.”
Even faster than Wen Xiang’s words was his action of shoving the fish into his hands.
Wei Chengli felt a weight in his hands, before he could even speak, Wen Xiang had already run away as if his butt was on fire.
Slap!
The fish bounced, splashing water all over Wei Chengli’s face.
Well… he didn’t really intend to refuse anyway…
Wei Chengli knew very well who this fish was mainly intended for.
But…
Wei Chengli looked at the two large fish dripping water in his hands. If he remembered correctly, Wen Xiang only caught three fish, right? Now that the two big ones were here, there was probably only one small one left for them to eat tonight.
Such a childishly awkward way of showing kindness.
Wen Xiang was being kind, but the pressure was now on Wei Chengli. If it was fish he caught himself, it would be fine, but when he thought about this being another dad’s love for his son, Wei Chengli didn’t dare to touch them.
So…
Wei Chengli looked around, first eliminating Cheng Feiying, who was a good cook but couldn’t be exploited anymore… After hesitating for a moment, he started approaching Wen Qiming.
Thankfully, Wen Qiming actually knew how to cook fish. Wei Chengli decided to freeload Wen Qiming’s kitchen and cook these two fish under his guidance. Maybe these two fish could be the key to Wen Xiang and Wen Dongyu’s reconciliation, he had to try his best.
Wei Chengli, carrying fish that didn’t belong to him, walked towards the culinary challenge, full of fighting spirit, but his heart was filled with guilt.
This led to him pretending not to see Cheng Tingyan when he saw her across the alley. But after walking past her, Wei Chengli felt something was wrong… It was one thing to feel guilty when seeing his little stinky dumpling or Wen Dongyu, but why was he feeling guilty when seeing Cheng Tingyan?
But Wei Chengli didn’t know that he wasn’t the only one pretending not to see the other person out of guilt.
Cheng Tingyan was running quickly, and she was startled when she saw the little chubby bunny’s dad in the distance. Thankfully, he didn’t seem to see her, giving her a chance to run away quickly and avoid any questions.
The time spent with the little chubby bunny was enjoyable and passed by quickly, but Cheng Tingyan truly needed some alone time today. After the real-life Monopoly task ended, Cheng Tingyan followed the little chubby bunny back home. Facing the pile of toys from the mystery boxes, her hands were playing, but her heart had already flown to the field. If willpower could dig, that field would have been completely overturned by Cheng Tingyan.
As soon as the little chubby bunny went to the bathroom, Cheng Tingyan quickly told Liu Ming to keep an eye on the bunny, saying she would be back soon, then ran off.
Time was tight, Cheng Tingyan was anxious, she hoped digging up two Baby Coins wouldn’t take too long, ideally, the little chubby bunny would still be in the bathroom when she got back.
Speaking of Shen Zilin, who had single-handedly created the “digging” category in this parent-child variety show, he was digging while dealing with Cheng Rongrong, who was digging closer and closer to him, feeling a headache coming on, when he saw Cheng Tingyan rushing towards them from afar.
Joy! Salvation!
That’s right! What was the point of accompanying Maomao, there was a whole field of Baby Coins waiting for you, Yan Yan!
Finally, there weren’t just him and Cheng Rongrong in the field anymore, Shen Zilin was relieved.
Then, in the next moment, Shen Zilin rubbed his eyes, what did he see?
A human excavator?
Five minutes later, Shen Zilin walked to the ten long trenches Cheng Tingyan had left behind, staring at them for a long time.
Ah, yesterday she was digging bit by bit, today she was just sticking the shovel in the ground and running while digging, what did she eat at noon, such strength!
Cheng Tingyan’s posture when entering the field was like she was ready for a fight, and once she started digging, her momentum was even more terrifying, it was as if anyone who dared to interrupt her was committing a crime.
Shen Zilin was stunned, not only did he not dare to approach her, but he also stopped Cheng Rongrong, who was eager to join her.
And so they watched from afar as she came and went in a hurry, leaving behind ten trenches.
Shen Zilin, after observing the trenches for a while, tried to imitate her, sticking his shovel into the ground at a similar depth and pushing it forward with force.
Reality quickly told him that it wasn’t his imagination, he couldn’t dig as deeply and evenly as Cheng Tingyan, without even needing to take a break.
Impressive, why didn’t she do this earlier, then most of the Baby Coins in this field would belong to her.
Could it be that she knew about his heavy debt and was showing mercy?
Shen Zilin thought about many things, unaware that Cheng Tingyan, who was running back, was already panting heavily.
To save time, this was truly a superhuman performance from Cheng Tingyan, she didn’t even know where she got the strength.
She was also lucky this time, finding two Baby Coins in one go.
Her efforts weren’t in vain, when she ran back, the little chubby bunny was still in the bathroom.
Seeing that the little chubby bunny hadn’t come out yet, Cheng Tingyan finally relaxed, lying down on the deck chair in the courtyard to catch her breath.
When Wei Maomao came out of the bathroom, Cheng Tingyan, dragging her small suitcase filled with Baby Coins, had already been waiting for a while.
Cheng Tingyan suggested going to the convenience store, and Wei Maomao was naturally happy to go.
But Wei Maomao didn’t know that this wasn’t just a casual trip, it was a targeted shopping spree.
A few minutes later.
“Maomao, do you want to eat watermelon?” Cheng Tingyan touched the watermelon on the shelf.
Wei Maomao glanced at the price tag, [200], and shook her head. “We don’t have enough Baby Coins, right? Do you want to eat candied kumquat? We can buy that.”
“The suitcase is quite full, I think we have enough.” Cheng Tingyan turned the suitcase upside down. “Let’s count them, you really wanted to eat watermelon, right…”
Wei Maomao quickly calculated in her head, although they had earned quite a bit today, and Wei Chengli had also given her some, they were still twenty or thirty short of two hundred, right? But she couldn’t say it, after all, she was only a three-year-old baby.
Counting it was, just treat it as playing with Yan Yan.
Wei Maomao also squatted down, helping Cheng Tingyan take out the Baby Coins from the suitcase and stacking them in piles of ten on the ground.
Working together was much faster, soon the suitcase was empty, and the ground was neatly stacked with…
Twenty piles?
Wei Maomao rubbed her eyes, making sure she hadn’t counted wrong, then squatted down again and tilted her head, looking at the height from the side.
Okay, twenty piles, all the same height, ten coins per pile.
Impossible, did she remember wrong?
Wei Maomao frowned and secretly recalculated in her head.
“Sister Yangyang, look, are there two hundred here?” Cheng Tingyan waved to Yang Ning.
Yang Ning, who had already witnessed Yan Yan’s digging spree through her colleagues’ recaps in the work group chat, came over, glanced at the coins, and confirmed, “Yes, exactly two hundred Baby Coins. So you want to exchange these two hundred Baby Coins for this watermelon?”
“Maomao, should we get the watermelon? Do you still want to eat it?” Cheng Tingyan gently nudged the little chubby bunny’s plump arm.
Although the little chubby bunny had really wanted to eat it yesterday, what if she didn’t want it today? Cheng Tingyan still had to confirm.
“Our watermelons are guaranteed to be sweet. If it’s not sweet when we cut it open, we’ll exchange it for you, until you get a sweet one.” Yang Ning added weight to her persuasion.
Yang Ning knew that Cheng Tingyan had dug for over three hours yesterday for this watermelon, if Wei Maomao didn’t want to eat it anymore, Yang Ning felt like her heart would break!
“If we get the watermelon, we’ll have no more Baby Coins. Don’t you like candied kumquat…” Wei Maomao felt her brain split in two, one half discussing the watermelon with them, the other half desperately calculating the Baby Coins.
It didn’t add up, it really didn’t, even after adding the coins Wei Chengli gave her each time, the numbers still didn’t match.
“We can earn more Baby Coins when we run out. Just tell me, do you want to eat watermelon now or not…” Cheng Tingyan didn’t know the little chubby bunny was struggling with math, she looked at her wristwatch, it was almost five o’clock. This convenience store was open from nine to five, it was about to close.
Having finally obtained those two Baby Coins before closing time, Cheng Tingyan really wanted the little chubby bunny to eat the watermelon today.
Wei Maomao, being tortured by math, couldn’t spare any more brainpower. After being repeatedly questioned by Cheng Tingyan, she didn’t even think and just nodded instinctively.
Yang Ning’s execution was unprecedentedly swift. Before Wei Maomao could even react, the watermelon was cut in half.
Wei Maomao: “… “
“Eat.” Yang Ning inserted a spoon into each half.
Wei Maomao looked at the heavy half watermelon in her hand, probably weighing over a pound, who could possibly finish this?
“I’ll put it in the fridge for you if you can’t finish it.” Yang Ning, glancing at Cheng Tingyan with concern, added.
She was so proactive? Something felt wrong…
“Yan Yan, don’t you think we have more Baby Coins now?” Wei Maomao, holding the watermelon, turned to ask Cheng Tingyan.
“More? We clearly have less… Look, we have none left.” Cheng Tingyan pointed at the empty suitcase.
Wei Maomao: “… “
The joke was so bad, it wasn’t Yan Yan’s usual style at all.
What was wrong…
“Sister Yangyang!” Cheng Rongrong rushed into the convenience store, panting.
Wei Maomao: …
Cheng Tingyan: …
“Older sister, Maomao, you’re here too.” Cheng Rongrong glanced at the two of them, each holding half a watermelon, and smiled awkwardly. “It seems I came at the wrong time, interrupting your watermelon feast.”
Wei Maomao: …
Cheng Tingyan: …
“Sister Yangyang, good thing I ran fast, the convenience store hasn’t closed yet, right? Can I buy a bottle of orange juice?” Cheng Rongrong held up the money bag in her hand, then looked at Cheng Tingyan and Wei Maomao. “The orange juice is for Brother Shen. Older sister, Maomao, do you want anything? I just dug up some Baby Coins, I can buy it for you.”
“No, thanks, we’re good.” Wei Maomao was truly impressed by this child, was it her imagination, or did this child always speak in a way that subtly belittled others? “Interrupting your watermelon feast,” why not just say they were secretly eating watermelon without her. They had clearly used their own Baby Coins to buy the watermelon, but her words made it sound strange. “I can buy it for you”… Seriously… As if she could afford it!
“I just want to share the Baby Coins I dug up with you, Maomao, don’t be polite.” Cheng Rongrong smiled sweetly, then looked at Cheng Tingyan.
Wei Maomao followed Cheng Rongrong’s gaze and saw Cheng Tingyan looking down at the watermelon, silent and seemingly withdrawn.
What… was wrong with her?
Then she heard Cheng Rongrong’s voice.
“Older sister, did you use the Baby Coins you dug at noon to buy this watermelon? It’s so big… Older sister, you’re so amazing.” Cheng Rongrong said with an admiring expression.
Wei Maomao: ???
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