Chapter 8
Officially signing the contract for the third season of “Where’s Baby Going” was only the first step in Wei Maomao’s long journey. She still had a lot to do before the official filming began.
But she didn’t know if it was because a three-year-old’s body was really troublesome, or if her soul and body weren’t in sync yet. She couldn’t stay up late at night, she couldn’t exercise for long during the day, and if she tried a little harder, she would become sleepy in the next second.
She couldn’t work hard at night, and she couldn’t wake up during the day. The feeling of being powerless made Wei Maomao even more anxious.
One day, Wei Maomao, who had just woken up from her nap but wasn’t fully awake, was carried out by her mother, yawning. She saw Shi Dingshan sitting in the living room, drinking tea with Wei Chengli.
It had been more than a week since they last met at the teahouse. There were five days left until the official filming of the third season of “Where’s Baby Going.”
Wei Maomao didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she felt that Shi Dingshan looked… a little thinner, and his complexion was much paler.
But his spirits seemed to be quite good.
Five more days… he should have escaped, right…
Wei Maomao wriggled in her mother’s arms and successfully wriggled to the ground, running to the living room.
“Unc…” Before Wei Maomao could reach the table, she suddenly slammed on the brakes, and the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat.
It was only a few steps from the hallway to the living room. But after entering the living room, Wei Maomao realized that there was another person sitting on the sofa behind Shi Dingshan, who had been blocked by the corner wall before.
A young man who looked to be in his early twenties, thin, wearing sportswear, with a clean crew cut and glasses. At first glance, he looked gentle and scholarly, like a college student.
But…
No way.
Looking at the rather obvious red mole between his eyebrows, Wei Maomao subconsciously took a step back.
As a result, her short legs twisted, and bam… the chubby dumpling fell on her butt.
Her coordination was really bad! All those days of training were for nothing! Wei Maomao clenched her small fists angrily. The sudden setback and physical pain made her temporarily forget about the person a few steps away.
Then, she was helped up by that person.
Well, to be precise, she was lifted up like a chick by the back of her clothes and placed on the sofa.
“Are… are you okay?”
Okay? Why don’t you try being face down and carried like a bag for a few steps?
Wei Maomao, sitting on the sofa, rubbed her belly, which was a little sore from being strangled by her clothes. But when she looked up and met the eyes of the young man who seemed to be looking at her with concern, the little bit of anger she had just felt dissipated.
Scary.
Wei Maomao looked away and didn’t answer. When Wei Chengli came over, she buried her head in her father’s arms and didn’t look at the young man again.
“Oh, you haven’t paid any attention to Daddy for days, and now you suddenly want Daddy to hug you?” Wei Chengli chuckled, stroking the little dumpling’s head. “Hahaha, Maomao is shy because she’s meeting her older brother for the first time.”
???
Wei Maomao clenched her small fists and used all her strength to stop herself from hitting her father in front of her.
You’re a director?
You can’t even tell the difference between shyness and fear?
And “older brother”…
This was a scheming and ruthless person who could hide the clues to his father’s death and blackmail his stepmother for more than ten years, a gambling addict who gambled to the point of losing everything, from a gambler to half a casino owner to bankruptcy and debt! He might even be related to his father’s death!
Sob, sob, sob, why was such a scary person in their house!
Oh…
Because of Shi Dingshan… Wei Maomao stepped on her father’s thigh with a wooden face and looked at Shi Dingshan over her father’s shoulder. The latter smiled at her kindly, holding his teacup. “Maomao likes her older brother so much, how about being Uncle’s daughter-in-law in the future?”
Wei Maomao: …
You two directors who have abandoned your eyes, get fired today!
“Haha, in your dreams.” Wei Chengli rolled his eyes at Shi Dingshan.
Wei Maomao patted her father’s shoulder. Okay, he could be re-employed after being fired.
But what Wei Maomao didn’t notice was that her father glanced at the table and gave Shi Dingshan a look.
“Maomao, have you missed Uncle these past few days?” Shi Dingshan asked as he tidied up the scattered papers on the table, occasionally lifting them up to align them. After attracting the little dumpling’s attention, he smiled and continued, “Uncle missed you, so I came to see you while I was here to sign a new contract.”
New contract?
Wei Maomao took a step back and looked at Wei Chengli.
Wei Chengli’s thigh was hurting from being stepped on by the little dumpling. He twisted his face and forced a smile. “You’ve been dozing off during the day these past few days, and you don’t listen to Daddy. You don’t like the food Daddy cooks, and you don’t let Daddy take care of you, you only want Mommy. I’m worried that when we go on the show, without Mommy, you won’t eat or sleep well, and that will be bad for your health.”
Wei Chengli paused at this point.
The little dumpling in front of him just looked at him quietly, not intending to answer.
Wei Chengli had no choice but to continue on his own, “So, I thought about it and signed a new contract with the program team. If you don’t eat or sleep well on the show, we’ll come back. You might be unhappy, but our baby’s health is the most important, right?”
Unbelievable, utterly shocked, was this show owned by your family?
Wei Maomao reached out and pinched Wei Chengli’s face. The latter kept a serious expression even though his face was distorted.
Those papers… Wei Maomao looked at Shi Dingshan’s hand. It wasn’t far away, she could even see a bit of red showing through the back of the last sheet, like a seal.
Wei Maomao didn’t ask to go up to the table to take a look. After all, she was just an illiterate child now.
“Uncle, Daddy is lying to me.” Wei Maomao pulled Wei Chengli’s face with some force, then let go without hesitation and looked at Shi Dingshan.
“He’s not lying to you. He even took you to the hospital to see the doctor a while ago, right? Didn’t the doctor tell you to eat and rest well? Our show is responsible for the children’s health. If your father thinks your body is not suitable for participating in the show, we definitely won’t force you to stay.” Shi Dingshan explained patiently, then added, “If you want to stay on the show with your friends, you have to listen to your father, eat well, and rest well. How can you not eat the food your father cooks?”
How could she eat it?
Because he always burned the stir-fries, he just boiled the vegetables, meat, and rice together in one pot. Worried about indigestion, he stewed everything until it was mushy. Unsure about the amount of seasoning, he only added a few grains of salt… How could she eat it?
Even if his cooking skills couldn’t improve by leaps and bounds in the short term, he could at least learn a few home-cooked dishes to get by, right? But he also had to make sure the food was nutritionally balanced… So he took the shortcut…
Anyway, a child’s taste buds weren’t real taste buds, as long as the food was healthy and wouldn’t kill her, it was fine, right?
“Daddy’s cooking is bad…” Wei Maomao suppressed her anger and tried to squeeze out some pitiful tears. “Is Uncle lying to me?”
Looking at the little dumpling tugging at the corner of her clothes, her black eyes filled with tears, asking him pitifully and cutely. Shi Dingshan’s conscience ached.
“Uncle is not lying to you. The contract has been re-signed.” Shi Dingshan said sincerely.
Wei Maomao didn’t believe it.
She thought it was 100% a lie made up by Wei Chengli to get back at her for ignoring him and disliking his cooking these past few days.
Then…
Shi Dingshan came over with the contract, “Didn’t you see the picture Uncle Zeng brought over last time? Look, isn’t it the same?”
Looking at the official seal and signature on the last sheet of paper, Wei Maomao couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
The possibility of it being a lie instantly dropped from 100% to 70%.
“But it doesn’t matter, as long as Maomao eats well and listens to Daddy, the program team won’t send you home.” Shi Dingshan decided to go back and eat some pig hearts to make up for his lost conscience today.
Haha…
Wei Maomao sneered inwardly, but she still held back.
She hadn’t been paying attention to Wei Chengli these past few days because what he said about Cheng Tingyan that day really pissed her off.
In her previous life, Wei Chengli became an alcoholic and went bankrupt. Even relatives and friends who used to visit them stopped coming. Later, when he was falsely accused of sexual harassment by an actor in the crew, no one in the industry spoke up for him except for an assistant director in his crew and Cheng Tingyan, who was filming in the next crew at the time.
That actor stirred up trouble, and the assistant director who spoke up for Wei Chengli at the time was said to be incompetent and only got into the crew through his connections with Wei Chengli, that they were birds of a feather. And Cheng Tingyan hadn’t even acted in any of Wei Chengli’s films. It was just that the two crews were next to each other, and she had received some guidance from Wei Chengli. As a result, rumors spread that she had long been having an affair with Wei Chengli in order to become popular again.
Although it was later proven that the actor’s accusations were all false, and that he was mentally unstable.
But some things, some false and sensational rumors, once they appeared, became a carnival of gossip, an indelible label, and the truth was forgotten by people over time.
Wei Maomao couldn’t control what the other families thought after reading the Cheng family’s description of Cheng Tingyan. But how could Wei Chengli think that way!
Although Wei Maomao knew very well that Wei Chengli didn’t know anything about what happened in her previous life, and she shouldn’t have taken it out on him, she couldn’t control herself.
At least before the show started, she could still be angry for a while!
Once they were on the show, it would be just her and Wei Chengli, and she would have to eat what he cooked and listen to him.
Wei Maomao still didn’t believe that the papers in Shi Dingshan’s hand were as they said, but to be safe, she would learn to be more patient.
“Don’t be unhappy, Maomao.” Shi Dingshan patted the little dumpling’s head apologetically and gently turned her face. “Let me tell you something happy. Come, meet my eldest son, Shi Hongxiao. When we go on the show, he’ll be one of Maomao’s cameramen, he’ll make our Maomao look beautiful.”
What!
Wei Maomao turned her head stiffly, looking at Shi Dingshan in shock.
What kind of grudge was this?
Was this the legendary “repaying kindness with enmity”?
Leave a Reply to red flower Cancel reply