Category: Back to Three Years Old: Crushing Scumbags on a Parenting Reality Show

Chapter 89p2

When everyone had almost finished their pastries, the real task arrived.

The next task was divided into two parts: intelligence and strength.

Each family would challenge these two parts separately, and after each part, the points earned would be ranked. Then, based on the ranking, the new parents would choose one ingredient from six options. In other words, each family could get two ingredients in the end, one from the intelligence task and one from the strength task. Choosing ingredients based on their ranking, the ingredients would decrease as they were chosen, the points earned in the tasks would determine whether their dinner would be meat and egg rice bowls, vegetarian rice bowls, or a pitiful, bland rice bowl.

The intelligence task was to draw cards and act out the image on the card (without directly saying what it was), one person in the family would draw and act, the other would guess, with a time limit of three minutes, they could switch roles midway, and each correct guess earned one point. This would be done in three rounds, so each family had a total of nine minutes.

The strength task was a multi-person soccer game. Six families, six goals guarded by the six new babies, the six new parents would compete for three balls on the field, scoring a point for each goal they kicked into any goal except their own.

Because the Wang family had an extra new baby and the Cheng family had an extra new parent, they needed to allocate their playing time fairly during the tasks, ensuring that every baby and every parent in the family had equal participation.

The intelligence task was first, followed by the strength task. This made Jiang Heye, who was secretly rubbing her stomach under the table, breathe a sigh of relief.

Nine minutes per family for six families, plus the transition time between families, it would take over an hour. This was probably a deliberate arrangement by the program team, after all, it wasn’t appropriate to start exercising right after afternoon tea.

She hoped she could digest a bit more within this hour.

“What, can’t eat anymore?” Wang Qingchuan chuckled, looking at the last piece of mung bean cake on Wang Qingbei’s plate. “You’re so thin, you don’t look like you can eat this much. You followed my portion for breakfast, finished all the dishes at lunch, and now you’re eating so many pastries in the afternoon, can’t you digest it?”

Wang Zhizhi, hearing Wang Qingchuan’s words, was stunned, then looked at Wang Qingbei with concern.

“See, Wang Zhizhi, this kind of fairness of yours, it’s meaningless, and it even burdens others.” Wang Qingchuan took the opportunity to lecture his child. “This is the fairness you envisioned, it’s…”

“With this piece, it’s just right.” Jiang Heye stopped rubbing her stomach, interrupted Wang Qingchuan, picked up the last piece of mung bean cake, stuffed it into her mouth, then smiled at Wang Qingchuan.

The defiance in her smile made Wang Qingchuan speechless.

“Eat, eat, eat, just indulge his wrong thinking. Don’t come crying to me when you get indigestion.” Wang Qingchuan truly didn’t understand what was going on in this woman’s head.

This morning, a whole table of breakfast, Wang Zhizhi divided it into two perfectly equal portions for them. Even Wang Qingchuan, who usually had a big appetite, was full, and that woman, although she ate slowly, actually finished everything in the end. For lunch, although their dishes were different, Wang Qingbei’s portion was even bigger, and she still managed to finish it… Wang Qingchuan truly didn’t know where the program team found this extra, her dedication was terrifying, was she trying to kill herself with acting?

“Beibei…” Wang Zhizhi, a bit scared by Wang Qingchuan’s words, said timidly.

“It’s okay, Zhizhi, I usually eat a lot.” Jiang Heye comforted Wang Zhizhi with a smile.

Was Wang Zhizhi’s absolute fairness in dividing food based on quantity right… Jiang Heye knew it wasn’t necessarily right. But she also knew that what Wang Zhizhi truly sought was fairness in love. It’s just that he was too young, truly too young, he couldn’t accurately grasp the deeper essence and express it. He could only focus on the outward manifestations of love and try to make them fair.

Such a young baby, he was already doing very well, expressing himself very clearly. Jiang Heye felt that Wang Qingchuan should have seen and understood it. But he scoffed at Wang Zhizhi’s needs and even mocked him for it. Jiang Heye, restricted by her role, couldn’t retort for now, but she could support Wang Zhizhi’s idea with her actions. She wanted to make Wang Zhizhi believe that what he was pursuing was right. As for the slight deviation in his methods, when he grew up and had more understanding of the world, he would naturally correct it.

The key was just this confused little heart, searching for a path.

Just like that… Jiang Heye thought about Wen Dongyu, whom she had seen by the Baby Coin digging spot at noon, excitedly telling them that he could survive now. Although, in an adult’s logic, it was like a child, having a good life, choosing to be angry with his parents and borrow money from outsiders, entering loan life prematurely, like playing house. But… Jiang Heye didn’t know how to describe the look in Wen Dongyu’s eyes when he told them, perhaps Qin Sichao, if he was here, could describe it more accurately. Jiang Heye could only say, those were eyes filled with hope and light.

Ah, she couldn’t wait for night to come, so she could request to review the information of the other families.

Of course, Jiang Heye wasn’t the only one who couldn’t wait for night to come.

After the host announced the next tasks and said they could rest and relax for fifteen minutes before starting the “intelligence” task at the small square, Cheng Tingyan arrived, carrying her little handkerchief.

Mung bean cake, osmanthus cake, coconut sago cake, cream puffs…

The handkerchief, loaded with various pastries, required Cheng Tingyan’s two hands to hold.

And so, Wei Chengli watched as the little chubby dumpling, who had said she was full after eating half an egg tart, started munching on the pastries brought by Yan Yan.

Okay… It was truly true that food from next door tasted better. Especially Yan Yan’s food, even better, right?

Wei Chengli, completely unaware that the little chubby dumpling had lost her appetite earlier because of something she had thought of, sighed inwardly.

“I wanted to come earlier.” Cheng Tingyan said softly, taking out a new handkerchief and trying to wipe the dried milk stain from the little chubby bunny’s mouth. “But Dad is truly… acting a bit strange.”

“Mmm?” Wei Maomao looked up alertly.

“He…” Cheng Tingyan remembered they were live broadcasting, but she couldn’t hold back anymore, and this wasn’t considered revealing family secrets or speaking ill of family members, right? “He… kept using a clean pair of chopsticks to give me pastries.”

A seemingly ordinary and unremarkable sentence to others, but Wei Maomao instantly understood what Cheng Tingyan meant by “strange.”

Cheng Feiying wasn’t the kind of person who was particular about using serving chopsticks, he was more likely to retort if someone asked him to use them.

And at lunch, when Cheng Feiying gave Yan Yan food, he used his own chopsticks.

Wait…

So at lunch, Cheng Feiying wasn’t deliberately trying to make Yan Yan uncomfortable? He truly wanted to give her food?

Then he noticed that Yan Yan didn’t want to eat the food he picked with his own chopsticks, so in the afternoon, he became even more considerate and used serving chopsticks to give her pastries?

This kind of thoughtfulness, was that even Cheng Feiying?

Strange, it was truly strange.

Combining this with Cheng Feiying’s attitude towards Cheng Rongrong today, Wei Maomao suspected that Cheng Rongrong had done something wrong and was discovered by Cheng Feiying, so he was pretending to be nice to Cheng Tingyan to punish her, to torment a three-and-a-half-year-old child.

This was the closest answer Wei Maomao could come up with. After all, based on Cheng Feiying’s behavior in her previous life, his attitude wouldn’t change just because Cheng Tingyan was well-behaved or did well.

But the problem was…

Wei Maomao, chewing on the osmanthus cake in her mouth, glanced at Cheng Tingyan hesitantly.

She, who had been reborn, could think of this, but the six-year-old Yan Yan… Could she? Would she be deceived by Cheng Feiying’s sudden change in attitude and kindness?

The lack of love in childhood was like a leaky hole in the heart, and when trying to find and retrieve it, it was easy… to be deceived.

Thinking of this, Wei Maomao couldn’t help but glance at Wei Chengli.

Wei Chengli, who was watching the little chubby dumpling munching on the cake with her cheeks puffed out, met the little chubby dumpling’s gaze.

Mmm? What was with that disappointed look?

Something was wrong, he had to take another look…

But before Wei Chengli could discern anything, the little chubby dumpling looked away and started talking to Cheng Tingyan.

“It is strange.” Wei Maomao nodded, agreeing with Cheng Tingyan’s words. But they were live broadcasting, she couldn’t say more, thankfully, they still had tonight.

Wei Maomao couldn’t say more, but Cheng Tingyan continued.

“It’s even stranger.” Cheng Tingyan pursed her lips and leaned closer to the little chubby bunny. “When I secretly saved some pastries for you, he saw it, but he didn’t say anything. But when Cheng Rongrong gave pastries to Sister Beibei, he said something to her…”

“Cheng Rongrong gave pastries to Sister Beibei?” Wei Maomao was a bit surprised.

Cheng Tingyan nodded. “Mmm, the ones I saved for you, they were from my…”

Cheng Tingyan paused.

“They were from your portion, the ones you didn’t eat.” Wei Maomao, knowing Cheng Tingyan’s personality too well, finished her sentence, then leaned closer and chuckled. “You saved them for me~~~”

“Mmm…” Cheng Tingyan’s face flushed slightly, but she was able to continue. “After Dad stopped Cheng Rongrong, she said she was taking one from her own portion for Sister Beibei. Then Dad said… no. Cheng Rongrong pointed at the handkerchief with the pastries I had saved and asked him why I was allowed. Then… Dad scolded her.”

Wei Maomao: “… “

Cheng Tingyan didn’t need to elaborate on how Cheng Feiying scolded her, she could imagine it, he definitely wouldn’t give Cheng Rongrong any explanation, if she didn’t do what he wanted, he would just scold her.

But it was truly… In her previous life, Cheng Feiying and Cheng Rongrong seemed like a very loving father and daughter on the show, even when they were suppressing Yan Yan, they mostly used subtle actions, sarcasm, and veiled words… Openly scolding like this, it seemed like it had never happened before.

Was this… a change brought about by her?

Wei Maomao looked around.

The Wang family, appearing a stage earlier, Jiang Heye, who shouldn’t be here… Shen Zilin and Wen Dongyu, who hadn’t become close to Cheng Rongrong this time… Oh, and poor Wen Jiangyue, she was still trampled on by Cheng Rongrong on the day she was absent due to her upset stomach.

But many things had indeed changed.

But… Wei Maomao looked at Cheng Feiying in the distance.

She didn’t want to make Cheng Feiying more cunning! Experiencing false hope, then losing it, she didn’t want Yan Yan to go through that!

Chapter 89p1

Jiang Heye, having successfully returned one favor and given two gifts, set off on her new journey with a satisfied heart. Before leaving, she couldn’t resist secretly patting the little chubby baby’s soft head.

Just like what Zhizhi had said earlier, the little chubby Maomao always appeared at the right time, effectively solving problems for everyone. Jiang Heye could tell that compared to the overwhelmingly enthusiastic Cheng Rongrong, her older sister, Cheng Tingyan, was more reserved and cautious. If Maomao hadn’t come, she would probably have had to put in some effort to make her accept the small scarf.

Little chubby Maomao~~~ The little babies’ forever friend~~~

Jiang Heye was happy, while Cheng Rongrong couldn’t even force a smile.

Annoying! So annoying!

Jiang Heye was annoying! She only accepted her gift, but it seemed like she was going to give a gift to every baby!

Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan, discussing how to use the round brush to curl hair and how to braid the scarf into hair, were also annoying!

And!

Cheng Rongrong glared at Cheng Feiying, who was inviting Wei Maomao to stay and have afternoon tea with them, at their table with three trays, which even without opening the lids, they knew would be very sumptuous.

Was he crazy today! Suddenly being so nice to Cheng Tingyan and Wei Maomao, ignoring her completely, was his brain malfunctioning!

And! What did this afternoon tea have to do with him! Why was he the one inviting her? Using Wei Maomao’s words from the other day, were you being polite, using other people’s things to show generosity?

Cheng Rongrong really wanted to throw those words, “using other people’s things to show generosity,” at Cheng Feiying’s face, just like Wei Maomao had done before. But she was still rational, she knew she couldn’t, so she could only hold back her anger, almost choking on it!

Unlike Cheng Tingyan, who didn’t care about Cheng Rongrong, and Cheng Feiying, who seemed to not care about Cheng Rongrong, among the four at the table, Wei Maomao clearly saw Cheng Rongrong biting her lip, her face flushed, her eyes almost spitting fire.

Their interactions these past few days had completely shattered the last bit of thought in Wei Maomao’s mind, “Although Cheng Rongrong will be a bad person in the future, she’s still just a three-and-a-half-year-old child now.” Although she didn’t know what was wrong with Cheng Feiying, the current situation… seemed quite good~~~

Wei Maomao felt a bit regretful that her role today was the new parent, she couldn’t leave Wei Chengli alone at home like when she was just a baby. Otherwise, she could accept Cheng Feiying’s invitation and stay, at least she and Yan Yan wouldn’t be the unhappy ones at the table.

When the host announced that it was time for afternoon tea, Wei Maomao ran back to Wei Chengli with her short legs.

Wei Chengli snorted twice, feeling a bit sour.

Forget it, at least she still remembered she had a home…

The afternoon tea, as the program team had said earlier, was based on the ranking of their vegetable sales, determining the level of sumptuousness.

At the host’s signal, Wei Chengli opened the lid of the only tray on their table.

“Our afternoon tea today is milk, egg tarts, and pork floss cake rolls! Wow, this is great, my baby is amazing!” Wei Chengli pointed at the items on the tray, introduced them to the little chubby dumpling, then praised her exaggeratedly.

Wei Maomao, looking at the food on the tray, blocked Wei Chengli’s attempt to ruffle her hair and said calmly, “I’m not your baby, I’m your parent.”

“Okay, Parent Baby.” Wei Chengli readily agreed, but he glanced at the things Wei Maomao had just received from Wang Qingbei and couldn’t help but hint softly, “This comb…”

“It’s a gift from Sister Beibei.” Wei Maomao, seeing that Wei Chengli wasn’t making a move, thought he was still immersed in his role as a baby, she pointed at the tray. “Afternoon tea, eat.”

Why was he lacking in tacit understanding at this time… Wei Chengli thought about the little chubby dumpling who wanted to dig for Baby Coins in the middle of the night yesterday. Based on her “mature” behavior these past few days, she would definitely give something back to Wang Qingbei. Now that she had the perfect item, why wasn’t she using it, was she planning to go dig for coins again under the moonlight?

“Baby… Oh, I mean, my Parent Baby. This afternoon tea is earned by you, it’s yours.” Wei Chengli strengthened his hint.

“Mmm, it’s mine.” Wei Maomao didn’t show any modesty, but she looked at Wei Chengli with suspicion. “It’s mine, you eat. Do you want me to feed you? My baby?”

As she spoke, Wei Maomao stood on the stool and reached for the plate of egg tarts.

“No, no, no… I can eat by myself, I can eat by myself.” Wei Chengli waved his hands, protecting the little chubby dumpling standing on the stool.

The image of being fed by the three-year-old little chubby dumpling was too beautiful.

Wei Chengli gave up on hinting and chuckled wryly.

“Then you eat. I’m going for a walk.” Wei Maomao climbed off the stool and started strolling around with her hands behind her back.

After walking around, she realized the program team was quite efficient, the afternoon tea for those in third place was all the same, the Wang family, in second place, had red bean soup with grilled rice cakes and some pastries in addition to the food on the third-place trays. And on the Cheng family’s table, two trays were the same as the Wang family’s, the third tray seemed to have a few more types of pastries. Of course, with the increased variety on the first and second-place tables, the quantity of each item was reduced to avoid waste.

Wei Maomao glanced at the other tables from afar, just to confirm if they had the pastries on her table at Wang Qingbei’s and Cheng Tingyan’s tables.

It seemed they did, she didn’t need to give a return gift, and she didn’t need to save any for Yan Yan.

While the little chubby dumpling was strolling around, Wei Chengli also secretly glanced at the Shen and Wen families’ tables next to them, he noticed that their pastries were all the same. So the Wang family, in second place, probably also had these items on their table. It seemed that if the little chubby dumpling wanted to return the favor, she would still have to go dig for Baby Coins at night…

The little chubby dumpling, with her hands behind her back, strolled back.

“Come on, drink some milk first, you must be thirsty after waking up.” Wei Chengli placed the glass of milk in front of the little chubby dumpling and pulled the pastry plate closer. “Have a couple of sips, then eat some pastries.”

Wei Maomao gulped down half a glass of milk, put down the glass, and noticed that after all this time, Wei Chengli had only taken a few sips of milk and hadn’t touched the pastries.

“Don’t you like pastries?” Wei Maomao found Wei Chengli’s behavior strange, for ordinary pastries like egg tarts and pork floss rolls, shouldn’t he be indiscriminate, he shouldn’t have any dietary restrictions, right?

“I do.” Wei Chengli smiled. “But these are the pastries you earned, I’m waiting for you to come back, to see if you have any other arrangements, how you want to distribute them.” Although they didn’t need to give any to Wang Qingbei, there was still Cheng Tingyan, what if Cheng Feiying didn’t distribute them fairly, the little chubby dumpling might want to save some for Yan Yan.

“… “ Wei Maomao frowned. “Daddy, did you play with Uncle Wang this morning?”

“Ah?” Wei Chengli was confused.

Wei Maomao said with displeasure, “We’re different from Uncle Wang’s family. When you were the parent and brought things back, I could eat whatever I wanted, however I wanted. Now that I’m the parent, you can also eat whatever you want, however you want.” Mentioning distribution, Wei Maomao thought about the breakfast incident Wang Zhizhi had mentioned at the market, while they were working. Their family didn’t have a second child, there was no need for absolute fairness. Even if she wanted to return a favor or save some for Yan Yan, Wei Maomao would use her own portion to ensure that Wei Chengli was well-fed, he didn’t need to be so cautious.

“Ah… I’m not… That…” Wei Chengli was at a loss for words. He had indeed overheard Wang Qingchuan’s complaints to Cheng Feiying while lying on the bed board this morning, but he truly hadn’t thought about internal distribution, he was thinking about the possibility of the little chubby dumpling needing the pastries for other purposes. But… Hearing the little chubby dumpling’s domineering words, why did his heart feel so warm?

Wei Chengli, momentarily overwhelmed by the strange warmth, didn’t even have time to defend Wang Qingchuan.

Wei Maomao pushed the pastry plate towards Wei Chengli. “Eat, baby, eat more.”

Wei Chengli knew that Wei Maomao’s “baby” was just teasing him, but the problem now wasn’t that the three-year-old baby knew how to tease. It was… Wei Chengli felt touched by that “baby.”

He was also a baby now, he could be a baby, he was even being taken care of as a baby…

Speaking of which, Wei Maomao, after taking two sips of milk, turned to see that Wei Chengli, who was munching on an egg tart, had slightly reddened eyes.

Wei Maomao was stunned, a drop of milk from the corner of her mouth slid down her chin, she didn’t even bother wiping it.

This was?

It couldn’t be that the egg tarts were too bad… Wei Maomao picked up an egg tart, took a bite, and confirmed that there was no problem. Then she thought about whether she had said anything wrong.

It seemed… she hadn’t, right?

Could it be because…

“Baby, drink some milk, don’t just eat egg tarts.” Wei Maomao asked tentatively.

Wei Chengli didn’t answer, but he obediently took a sip of milk, then quickly lowered his head, his eyes even redder.

Wei Maomao: “… “ Oh, she had indeed said something wrong.

But Wei Maomao sneered inwardly.

If Wei Chengli still cared about the childhood love he had missed, he would have many more days of crying ahead of him.

Thinking about her previous life, after Wei Chengli was scammed into debt, the true faces of those so-called relatives… Wei Maomao took a big bite of the egg tart. Such things would definitely never happen again in this life, but those who had kicked him when he was down, they better not come near now.

This baby… Wei Maomao looked at Wei Chengli indifferently, eat more, be a good baby.

The egg tarts were delicious, but Wei Maomao had no appetite, a table with two glasses of milk, four egg tarts, and four pork floss rolls, she only drank most of the milk and ate half an egg tart before she was full. In contrast, Wei Chengli devoured everything else on the table.

The afternoon task, of course, wasn’t just enjoying afternoon tea.

Chapter 88

Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan’s cameramen turned on their cameras, but the babies hadn’t officially woken up yet. They were filming in the courtyard, so they could only capture Liu Ming knocking on the door.

Then the viewers in the live broadcast room saw the staff member, Liu Ming, knocking on the door repeatedly, looking increasingly anxious, until Director Wei even told her to just open the door and go in, when a short, chubby little bunny appeared.

She appeared, then disappeared, the cuteness… was so fleeting…

“Aaaah, Liu Ming, keep knocking! I didn’t see clearly! This kind of animal onesie pajamas is too cute, it’s illegal!”

“Hahaha, CEO Mao, both her height and weight are perfect for this kind of onesie pajamas! I want to see her turn around, she has bunny ears, there must be a bunny tail too! Animal onesies are even cuter from the back! Chubby and fluffy~~~ I want to see!”

“CEO Mao is so mean, only letting Yan Yan see such cute pajamas, I’m jealous!”

“Liu Ming and CEO Mao aren’t wearing microphones, what were they saying at the door? It’s my fault for not learning lip reading!”

“Yan Yan and Maomao’s dedicated live stream windows are open, why isn’t the camera in the room turned on, sob, sob, sob~~~”

“The babies haven’t woken up and changed their clothes yet, they definitely won’t turn on the camera in the room…”

“They’re sleeping so soundly! I even saw drool on CEO Mao’s mouth, hahaha! Yan Yan must still be asleep, otherwise, she would have already wiped it off with her handkerchief.”

“CEO Mao didn’t come out, she went back inside, is she changing? No! Please wear it for the afternoon!”

…

Wei Maomao couldn’t hear the viewers’ cries in the live broadcast room, all she could hear was the frantic screaming in her heart.

Aaaaaaaaah!

Why!

Why did something unexpected always happen when she slept with Yan Yan!

Oh…

Alright…

Wei Maomao, clutching a wet wipe, climbed back onto the bed and looked at Cheng Tingyan’s shoulder, mmm, it wasn’t just one unexpected incident, it was… three.

The house was quiet.

Cheng Tingyan walked lightly, passing one empty room after another, it seemed she was alone again today.

She stepped onto a small stool and opened the refrigerator.

Empty…

As expected.

Picking up the stool again, Cheng Tingyan skillfully found the equally empty kettle on the kitchen counter, filled it with water, and started boiling it.

The sound of the boiling water today was a bit strange, it wasn’t the usual bubbling sound, but a thumping sound, thump, thump, thump.

But thankfully, the water still boiled, and the thumping sound disappeared.

Cheng Tingyan carefully poured the hot water into a glass, the water was a bit too hot, she blew on it, trying to cool it down quickly.

At this moment, the kitchen window suddenly opened for some reason, the wind blowing in from outside, whoosh… whoosh…

Was it… joining her in cooling down the water? Cheng Tingyan was a bit confused, but she still raised the glass towards the sudden gust of wind.

But… was the wind… minty? Would the hot water, blown by the minty wind, become cool, minty water? Cheng Tingyan started to think, and overthinking made her more alert.

The kitchen disappeared, the appliances around her disappeared, even the kettle she had just used was gone.

The glass of hot water, which she hadn’t even taken a sip of, also vanished.

Only the wind, the minty wind, was still blowing, whoosh… whoosh…

Cheng Tingyan opened her eyes, then the minty wind blew in her face.

A dream?

Cheng Tingyan looked at the little bunny head close to her, feeling dazed.

And those bunny ears rubbing against her chin… Her chin, it was a bit itchy.

Cheng Tingyan reached out and rubbed her chin.

Then in the next second, the little chubby bunny next to her, who had been making strange noises, suddenly sprang up.

Cheng Tingyan was startled, she instinctively moved away in the opposite direction.

But this movement completely woke her up.

“Maomao?” Cheng Tingyan looked at the little chubby bunny kneeling next to her, her body leaning back for some reason, she reached out and grabbed her paw. “Come closer, don’t lean back, you’ll fall.”

“Yan… Yan Yan… You’re awake…” Wei Maomao felt very guilty, but she didn’t pull away from Cheng Tingyan’s hand, because she suddenly realized that she might have been blowing for too long, staying in that position, she felt a bit lightheaded.

“Mmm.” Cheng Tingyan turned and sat up, pulling the little chubby bunny towards the center of the bed. Speaking of which, wasn’t she secretly pinching the bunny’s chubby waist earlier, how did she fall asleep? She… shouldn’t have been discovered, right? Cheng Tingyan secretly glanced at Wei Maomao.

“Awake, hic, good, hic, task, hic…” Whether it was because of blowing for too long or the sudden shock earlier, Wei Maomao started hiccupping, she couldn’t even speak properly, let alone distract Cheng Tingyan.

“Hiccups? I’ll get you some water.” Cheng Tingyan, no longer thinking about the chubby waist incident, quickly got out of bed.

Wei Maomao glanced at the still very obvious drool stain on Cheng Tingyan’s shoulder and grabbed her hand.

After gesturing for Cheng Tingyan to wait, Wei Maomao lay down on the bed, clenched her fists, took a deep breath, then exhaled while pounding her chest.

The chubby little bunny, lying on the bed, pounding her chest like a gorilla, silently roaring?

Cheng Tingyan rubbed her eyes, was she still dreaming?

Wei Maomao quickly resolved the issue and sat up again.

But while the hiccups were easily solved, the evidence on Cheng Tingyan’s dark blue pajamas…

Wei Maomao truly tried her best, after closing the door again, she immediately went to get wet wipes, trying to destroy the evidence.

But…

Either the wipes weren’t wet enough, or the stains on the dark fabric were too difficult to remove…

Anyway, after all her efforts, the part of Cheng Tingyan’s pajamas she had wiped with the wet wipes was almost dry, but… the three drool stains, they were still there!

She worked until she was lightheaded, all for nothing!

“Are you okay now?” Cheng Tingyan helped the little chubby bunny up and patted her back. “You mentioned a task earlier?”

“Mmm… Sister Mingming came to say that the afternoon task is here.” Wei Maomao tried not to look at Cheng Tingyan’s shoulder. So the question now was, should she honestly confess, or pretend she didn’t know? Yan Yan was about to change clothes anyway, she could coax her into wearing a new set tonight, then this one could be quietly washed.

“Then we should get up.” Cheng Tingyan said, turning to the side.

Wei Maomao fidgeted with her chubby paws.

“Were you blowing earlier to wake me up?” Cheng Tingyan asked, turning back, holding a handkerchief in her hand.

“… “ Wei Maomao felt she should be honest.

But before she could confess, a handkerchief, which had appeared out of nowhere, was pressed against her face by Cheng Tingyan.

Frozen bunny!

“It’s dry.” Cheng Tingyan wiped it twice, then gave up. “We’ll wipe it again when we wash our faces later.”

What… was that…

Wei Maomao had a feeling, but she still reached out, a bit unwillingly, and touched the corner of her mouth, which had just been wiped by Cheng Tingyan’s handkerchief.

Ha! How could she have forgotten! She also had it here!

Wei Maomao chuckled wryly and decided to be honest.

“Yan Yan…” Wei Maomao said weakly, pointing at Cheng Tingyan’s left shoulder with her paw. “That…”

Cheng Tingyan followed the little chubby paw and looked down, freezing.

“I…” Wei Maomao tried her best, she wasn’t a three-year-old baby! She could admit her mistakes! She could do it!

“I touched it with toothpaste.” Cheng Tingyan said calmly, looking up again.

Wei Maomao: ???

“It’s okay, I’ll change into a new one tonight, I’ll wash this one.” Cheng Tingyan moved, preparing to get out of bed.

“Yan Yan? That’s not toothpaste…” Wei Maomao was a bit shocked, what was going on, Yan Yan had already seen the mark on her mouth, didn’t she think the one on her pajamas looked very similar? How could it be toothpaste?

“It’s toothpaste.” Cheng Tingyan interrupted Wei Maomao firmly.

Wei Maomao: ???

Although this was a good outcome, she felt something was wrong.

“That was me…” Wei Maomao said weakly.

“No, that wasn’t your toothpaste, it was mine.” Cheng Tingyan corrected her again.

Wei Maomao: “… “ Okay, it was definitely wrong.

But why?

“Yan Yan, I’m sorry, that was my drool, I drooled on you while sleeping.” Wei Maomao, overcoming her shyness, confessed in one breath.

Cheng Tingyan: “… “

“Yan Yan, did you hear me?” Wei Maomao nudged Cheng Tingyan with her paw.

Cheng Tingyan looked away, continuing to move towards the edge of the bed. “No. We have to get up, I’m going to wash off the toothpaste later.”

Wei Maomao: ???

Cheng Tingyan’s strange behavior made Wei Maomao anxious, getting up was impossible.

Cheng Tingyan, who was almost able to sneak past the little chubby bunny and get out of bed, was tackled back onto the bed by a fierce (chubby) bunny.

“Yan Yan, that’s not toothpaste, it’s my drool!” Wei Maomao pinned her down, trying to correct her.

Cheng Tingyan, struggling for a bit, realizing she couldn’t get the little chubby bunny off her: “… “

It had to be said, Wei Maomao’s tactic of using her weight to her advantage was quite effective. Under her repeated corrections, Cheng Tingyan finally admitted that the stain on her shoulder was Wei Maomao’s drool, not toothpaste.

Although she didn’t know why Cheng Tingyan was acting strangely earlier, but now that she was back to normal, Wei Maomao finally breathed a sigh of relief and let herself roll to the side with Cheng Tingyan’s push.

Cheng Tingyan, finally sitting up again, looked at Wei Maomao intently, then got out of bed.

Wei Maomao lay on the bed, scratching her chubby belly, she couldn’t understand why Cheng Tingyan had insisted for so long, even after she had confessed, there was no need to save face for her. Speaking of which, it was the same with the bed-wetting incident, Yan Yan immediately wanted to take the blame for her. But this time was different, it was just drool, although it was embarrassing, it wasn’t that…

Mmm?

Wei Maomao felt the pillow under her head moving.

“Yan Yan? What are you doing?” Wei Maomao sat up, staring at Cheng Tingyan, who was calmly holding up the pillow, in shock.

“Packing my luggage.” Cheng Tingyan started removing the pillowcase.

“Why are you packing your luggage?” Wei Maomao felt a bit dizzy.

“I’m going back home tonight, I’m packing now.” Cheng Tingyan said calmly, glancing at Wei Maomao.

“Aren’t you staying here tonight?” A million question marks popped up in Wei Maomao’s head.

“Tonight… Staying here?” Cheng Tingyan was stunned.

Wei Maomao couldn’t help but reach out and touch Cheng Tingyan’s forehead. “Yan Yan, are you okay? Didn’t we agree that you’re staying here tonight?”

“But…” Cheng Tingyan glanced at the corner of Wei Maomao’s mouth, her eyes reddening slightly. “But… your drool got on me…”

Wei Maomao: ???

It turned out that no matter how calm and mature the six-year-old Yan Yan usually was, six years old was still six years old, the six-year-old Yan Yan was still a little baby, with her own unique and illogical way of thinking.

After asking for a while, Wei Maomao finally understood Cheng Tingyan’s logic.

So… So, in the six-year-old Yan Yan’s mind, the bed-wetting incident when they slept together the previous night was the cause, and not being able to stay at the Wei family’s house the next day was the effect. Although it wasn’t an absolute cause-and-effect relationship, there was a definite connection. So today, being touched by drool was the cause, and the effect was not being able to stay overnight.

So seeing the dried drool stain on her mouth was okay, but seeing it on her pajamas wasn’t?

The logic of a six-year-old baby was truly adorable.

But…

Wei Maomao thought about how Cheng Tingyan had insisted that it was toothpaste, not drool, earlier. Then her own insistence that it was drool, in Yan Yan’s logic, wasn’t that chasing her away?

“Yan Yan, whether it’s toothpaste or drool, I want you to stay at our house.” Wei Maomao, finally understanding the situation, was no longer embarrassed, she was focused on coaxing the child. “I like Yan Yan the most!”

“Really?” Cheng Tingyan, looking at the little chubby bunny’s sincere expression, didn’t actually doubt her, but she still couldn’t help but confirm.

“Really!” Wei Maomao said firmly, looking at Cheng Tingyan, she felt the warmth of sincerity, so… should she strike while the iron was hot…

“I also like Maomao the most.” Cheng Tingyan blushed slightly. “Whether Maomao wets the bed or drools, it’s all cute, it doesn’t matter. Maomao can wet the bed and drool in front of me, it’s all okay… I’ll still think she’s cute.”

Wei Maomao: “… “ Cute was cute, but she didn’t need to wet the bed or drool anymore, she definitely wouldn’t do it again!

But…

“Yan Yan, if I ask you some questions, questions you might not want to answer, will you still think I’m cute?” Wei Maomao asked, lacking confidence, finally ready to strike.

“Maomao will always be cute.” The six-year-old Cheng Tingyan said firmly.

“Then…” Wei Maomao clenched her fists, just as she was about to strike, there was a knock on the door again.

The viewers in the live broadcast room had been waiting anxiously, after Liu Ming knocked on the door for the second time, they waited for several more minutes before the door finally opened again.

Yan Yan, wearing a light green dress, and… Maomao, wearing a beige dress.

The dresses were cute, but they wanted to see the little bunny!

The viewers in the live broadcast room were rolling on the floor, crying. Even the sight of the two little girls holding hands, Yan Yan seemingly happy and no longer showing the dejection from hearing the conversation between Wei Maomao and Wei Chengli, couldn’t console them.

“I’m done! If the program team doesn’t show me the cute bunny Maomao, I’m done with this show!”

“Yan Yan, tell us! Tell us if you were appeased by CEO Mao’s cute bunny outfit! I’m so jealous!”

“Didn’t they have a fairy tale stage play in the second season of ‘Where’s Baby Going’? Program team, make it happen! A forest animal stage play or something, I’ll buy the costumes!”

“It turns out the most painful thing in the world isn’t ignorance, but glimpsing the tip of the iceberg!”

…

The iceberg, it wasn’t even the tip, it was probably just a fingernail.

Wei Maomao, back in front of the camera, was relieved that the cameras in the room were turned off while they were sleeping, only Yan Yan knew that she had drooled in her sleep, and her drool had even gotten on her pajamas.

Speaking of which… After her rebirth, all the most embarrassing moments seemed to have been witnessed by Yan Yan…

But Yan Yan was so kind, even after all that, she still thought she was cute… Wei Maomao couldn’t help but think about the suitcase full of cute bunny pajamas, since Yan Yan liked them, maybe she could…

The important thing was, the conversation that was interrupted by the knocking earlier, they could continue it tonight after the cameras were turned off.

As long as Yan Yan was willing to talk to her about it, she would have a reason for “knowing,” and could casually mention it later when the cameras were on. If Yan Yan wasn’t angry, then it was fine, and if she was, she still had the bunny pajamas. And if that didn’t work… she still had… her waist.

Everything… was for the ultimate goal!

As Liu Ming led them to the small square, Wei Maomao planned and encouraged herself.

The first task for both the babies and dads in the afternoon was to enjoy afternoon tea.

Familiar location, familiar tables, familiar covered trays.

Based on the ranking of their vegetable sales this morning, the Cheng family, in first place, had three large covered trays on their table, the Wen family had two, and the other babies each had one.

Cheng Rongrong, who had been trying to get Cheng Feiying to a place without cameras all morning but failed, was initially listless, but seeing the three large trays, she perked up a bit.

It was easier when Bai Lei was around, most of the time, Cheng Rongrong only needed to influence Bai Lei, then influence Cheng Feiying through her. And Bai Lei was easily influenced, Cheng Rongrong never felt it was difficult to achieve her goals. But coming to this show with Cheng Feiying, without Bai Lei, this uncontrollable, grumpy middle-aged man, Cheng Feiying, had truly taught Cheng Rongrong a lesson, she was truly fed up!

In the original novel, Cheng Feiying only managed to have a decent career later on by riding on Cheng Tingyan’s coattails, he didn’t have any other major opportunities or notable works. To put it bluntly, Cheng Rongrong felt that this third season of “Where’s Baby Going” was already the peak of Cheng Feiying’s career. Putting aside his value as a father, his professional value to Cheng Rongrong was also limited to this.

Cheng Rongrong looked at the large trays in front of her, then at Jiang Heye in the distance.

Since Jiang Heye had appeared, Qin Sichao probably wouldn’t be far behind. Instead of wasting her energy on Cheng Feiying, she might as well focus on Jiang Heye and Qin Sichao. After all, Jiang Heye and Qin Sichao were the future, while Cheng Feiying was just the fading present.

Thinking this, Cheng Rongrong’s gaze towards Jiang Heye couldn’t help but become intense.

Jiang Heye felt it, and when she looked up to find the source of the gaze, she met Cheng Rongrong’s eyes.

Jiang Heye, who had been a peddler all noon and was quite tired, for some reason, straightened up subconsciously, startled by the little girl’s intense gaze.

Jiang Heye glanced around, besides the Wei family, only Cheng Tingyan hadn’t arrived yet. She had initially planned to wait for everyone to arrive and have afternoon tea together before giving out the gifts. But now… Some favors, it was better to return them sooner rather than later.

Just as Cheng Rongrong was fantasizing about befriending Jiang Heye and being introduced to Qin Sichao, she saw Jiang Heye stand up and… walk towards her?

Cheng Rongrong looked away, but sat up straighter, even smoothing her hair and clothes, trying to appear natural.

“Rongrong.” Jiang Heye walked to the Cheng family’s table with a clear goal, she bent down and reached out. “This is for you.”

Cheng Rongrong looked down and saw two hair clips with pink, transparent cherry beads in Jiang Heye’s hand.

They were quite pretty.

It’s just that the hair clips themselves looked… plastic? The cherry-shaped beads were cute, but their translucency and the tiny bubbles inside, visible upon closer inspection, were they glass or fake crystal?

Even if Jiang Heye hadn’t started filming her breakout film yet, her income as a print model shouldn’t be low, right? Giving a few-yuan hair clip as a gift?

Cheng Rongrong felt a bit disdainful, but when she looked up, her face was filled with an excited and enthusiastic smile.

“Thank you, Sister Beibei! I love pink the most!” Cheng Rongrong took the hair clips happily, then looked at Jiang Heye. “Now that we’ve exchanged gifts, Sister Beibei and I are friends!”

Jiang Heye: “… “ Ah, children’s enthusiasm truly was…

Just as Jiang Heye was forcing a smile, Wei Chengli finally arrived at the small square with Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan.

The afternoon tea, like lunch, was served family-style, one table per family. The two little girls holding hands were forced to separate, Wei Chengli, too lazy to watch the little chubby dumpling’s reluctant farewell after only being apart for a short while, pressed his hand on her head and pushed her back to their table.

Cheng Tingyan, seeing the little chubby bunny angrily tugging at her dad’s pants, couldn’t help but chuckle.

Happiness, a temporary separation, but they wouldn’t be apart for long.

With something to look forward to, Cheng Tingyan didn’t feel as uncomfortable when she returned to Cheng Feiying’s side.

With Cheng Tingyan’s arrival, Jiang Heye also felt less awkward.

“Yan Yan, this is for you.” Jiang Heye quickly reached out to Cheng Tingyan, who had just sat down.

Cheng Tingyan looked at the small, folded, light green square, which seemed to be a handkerchief or something, in Jiang Heye’s hand, and didn’t reach out.

“It’s a gift for the babies.” Jiang Heye explained.

Cheng Tingyan: “Thank you, but…”

“Babies?”

Wei Maomao interrupted Cheng Tingyan’s refusal.

Jiang Heye turned, looked down, and spotted a little chubby dumpling.

“Yes, babies, Maomao also has one.” Jiang Heye said, taking out two combs from her small bag with her other hand and handing them to Wei Maomao with a smile. “I heard Maomao likes braiding hair recently, so I chose combs for you. One for curling with a hairdryer, one for straightening.”

A round brush and a fine-toothed crescent comb, very thoughtful.

“You’re the new baby Zhizhi mentioned, Wang Qingbei, right? Thank you, Sister Beibei!” Wei Maomao took the combs.

“Yes, the little parents can also just call me Beibei.” Jiang Heye, having given out the gifts, breathed a sigh of relief, then reached out to Cheng Tingyan. “Yan Yan, yours is a small scarf, you can braid it into your hair, it’ll look very pretty.”

Cheng Tingyan glanced at Wei Maomao.

“I can braid it, I’ll braid it into Yan Yan’s hair later.” Wei Maomao said with a smile.

Cheng Tingyan took the scarf. “Thank you, Sister Beibei.”

Thank you!

What thank you!

Cheng Rongrong, clutching the hair clips tightly, stared at the small bag in Jiang Heye’s hand, her gaze dark.

Why!

She had been so proactive, so hardworking, shouldn’t she be the special one!

This kind of equal treatment was too much!

Chapter 87

The prices at the Baby Convenience Store, the children digging for Baby Coins in the field, Shen Zilin sitting by the field, eating watermelon and buying back Baby Coins with candy…

Jiang Heye, as she walked with Wang Zhizhi, was bombarded with a series of shocks, and after hearing Shen Zilin’s explanation of the current situation, her mood was like a rollercoaster ride.

“Let’s go, I’ll dig with you.” Wang Zhizhi, knowing that there were no more shovels available, imitated the village children, went to a nearby tree, found two relatively thick branches, and handed one to Wang Qingbei.

Jiang Heye took the branch, but looking at the small field, crowded with a dozen or so children, she felt a bit embarrassed to go over.

If it was just Shen Zilin and Wen Dongyu digging, she would have shamelessly joined them, but now it was too…

“Go ahead, they’ve already dug up 113 out of the 200 Baby Coins buried today, there are fewer left, it’ll take longer to find them.” Shen Zilin said kindly.

“Let’s go, Beibei.” Wang Zhizhi swung the branch in his hand, full of energy.

Jiang Heye: “… “

At this moment, two more children rushed out from the field, holding Baby Coins in their hands.

“Do you still want jujube flavor? What about you, what flavor do you want this time?” Shen Zilin greeted the children while remembering to turn to the two holding branches next to him. “They’ve dug up 115 now.”

Jiang Heye looked at the handfuls of candy in Shen Zilin’s bag with envy.

The program team was truly evil, when she received the role of Wang Qingchuan’s younger sister, she had asked if she, as someone joining midway, could bring gifts for the dads and babies. But the program team refused, saying that she just needed to play her role well, no need for gifts, it might affect the show’s own pricing and task reward expectations.

Truly… she believed their lies.

Now she had neither gifts nor money, Jiang Heye touched the brooch in her pocket… She had secretly asked the program staff earlier if she could use real money to buy gifts for the babies, but was rejected again… Now she could only earn the gifts herself.

And this Baby Coin digging opportunity was something she had fought hard for.

After all, although she looked like an adult, she was a new baby today, why couldn’t she dig for Baby Coins?

But… looking at the situation in the field… she felt a bit embarrassed.

For heaven’s sake, that convenience store she visited earlier, twenty Baby Coins for one lollipop, and for ordinary candy like the ones Shen Zilin had, it cost at least five Baby Coins per piece… It wasn’t a Baby Convenience Store, it was a Black-Hearted Convenience Store!

Jiang Heye looked at the children in the field, if only she also had a bag of candy like Shen Zilin, then she would also have children digging for her.

Oh, no… If she had a bag of candy, why would she even need to dig for Baby Coins? It would be enough to give each baby a piece.

Sadly, the task reward and the hidden task reward she received this morning, a total of fifteen Daddy Coins, even after exchanging them for Baby Coins, wouldn’t be enough for a lollipop.

No…

Wait…

Jiang Heye looked at another child rushing out from the field, holding a Baby Coin and exchanging it for candy from Shen Zilin.

“I have fifteen Daddy Coins, if I exchange them for fifteen Baby Coins, can I exchange them for fifteen candies from you?” Jiang Heye asked Shen Zilin, bending down, after the child went back to digging.

Shen Zilin was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded. “Yes, you can.”

Seven babies, fifteen candies, two candies per baby… This gift was a bit too small, she still had to dig…

Jiang Heye thought as she reached into her pocket.

“Fifteen candies, do you want to choose the flavors? We have milk, jujube, banana, chocolate, strawberry…” Shen Zilin said, rummaging through his bag. This was a big order!

“I…” Jiang Heye had already taken out her Daddy Coins, but her hand hesitated.

She looked at the candies in Shen Zilin’s bag, which he said he bought from the market with cash.

Wait.

If candy bought with cash could be exchanged for Baby Coins.

Then could the things bought with Baby Coins be exchanged for cash?

No, exchanging things bought with Baby Coins for cash would definitely result in a loss…

But the purchasing power of Baby Coins was weak, while the purchasing power of Daddy Coins was much stronger!

Jiang Heye quickly calculated, then, under Shen Zilin’s confused gaze, she awkwardly put the Daddy Coins back in her pocket.

Perhaps the program team, to motivate the babies but also prevent them from eating too much candy, had set very high prices for the items in the Baby Convenience Store. But Daddy Coins were different, although the dads didn’t have their own fancy convenience store, Shen Zilin’s dad had mentioned this morning, when introducing Daddy Coins, that the program team had a list, one Daddy Coin could be exchanged for a bottle of beer, a cup of coffee, half a box of spicy marinated meat or a whole box of spicy marinated vegetables, a certain amount of wasabi or spicy snacks…

Jiang Heye hadn’t seen the list yet, but based on what Shen Zilin’s dad said, the items that could be directly exchanged for Daddy Coins were mostly things that babies couldn’t eat, or things that only adults would use. Although the variety wasn’t extensive, the quantity of each item was quite good. The main purpose was for the dads to secretly enjoy some drinks and snacks, they were all things that couldn’t be shared with their children. If the dads didn’t exchange them for themselves and saved them to exchange for Baby Coins for their children, it would be considered spending on parent-child interaction. When introducing the exchange for Baby Coins, Shen Zilin’s dad even specifically mentioned Wei Chengli, saying he heard that Wei Chengli always exchanged his Daddy Coins for Baby Coins and gave them to Wei Maomao, while the other dads probably kept some for themselves.

Jiang Heye had thought that if she earned any, she wouldn’t spend them, she would exchange them for Baby Coins for Wang Zhizhi before leaving.

Who would have thought that the unexpected would come so quickly? She hadn’t even warmed up her first Daddy Coins, and she was already stressing about returning the favor.

Thanks to Shen Zilin, her stress lessened.

But stress, once it started, it wouldn’t stop, it would just shift.

In the monitoring room, Zeng Huanian rubbed his hair vigorously and whispered into his phone, “Wait, I’ll ask Director Shi.”

“Okay, let her exchange.” Shi Dingshan, who had been listening to Zeng Huanian’s phone conversation, approved it before Zeng Huanian could even ask.

“Director Shi, if we allow her to do this, what if the other dads follow suit?” Zeng Huanian hesitated. “Then our pricing system at the Baby Convenience Store will be disrupted. The babies, if they want something, they’ll just exchange their Baby Coins for Daddy Coins, and have their dads get it for them. Then the purchasing power of one Baby Coin will be greatly increased. And now, Baby Coins can even be dug from the field, with Shen Zilin’s method, he can definitely find at least 140 or 150 coins a day, not to mention 200. Then every day…”

“They won’t.” Shi Dingshan shook his head. “That’s just theoretical. Theoretically, the dads could imitate her. But will they? Are they willing to, like her, lower themselves to do this just to get some things for their babies? Some things, it’s not about whether they think of doing it, it’s about whether they’re willing and able to do it.”

Zeng Huanian was stunned, it seemed… to make sense. These dads, they probably wouldn’t imitate Jiang Heye just to increase the purchasing power of Baby Coins.

No… There was still one.

“Director Shi, have you forgotten about Director Wei? If it was him, he might do it…” Zeng Huanian said weakly.

This time, it was Shi Dingshan’s turn to be stunned.

That… was true.

If the babies all gave their Baby Coins to Wei Chengli, and then Wei Chengli…

“Then just consider it a welcome gift for the new family member. Are you guys running a variety show or a competition? It’s not like she’s doing something bad, a little favoritism doesn’t matter.” Qin Sichao leisurely peeled two peanuts and nudged Shi Dingshan’s arm.

Shi Dingshan glanced at Qin Sichao, took the peanuts, and popped them into his mouth. “Okay, then consider it Jiang Heye’s perk. If any other dad wants to do this later, just explain it to them this way.”

Qin Sichao chuckled. “That Wei Chengli, you should thank him. Tell him that later. But actually… Even if Wei Chengli wanted to do this, he was probably forced by that little chubby girl, hahaha!”

Shi Dingshan: “… “

After communicating with the program team and receiving confirmation, Jiang Heye, holding the Daddy Coin exchange list, breathed a sigh of relief.

“Shen Zilin, thank you so much! If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have thought of this!” Jiang Heye, not holding back, expressed her sincere gratitude to Shen Zilin.

Shen Zilin, who had witnessed the entire process of Jiang Heye’s communication with the program team, quickly waved his hand, his face flushed. “It’s Sister Beibei who’s amazing, I wouldn’t have thought of this method. If I could have thought of it, I wouldn’t have had to dig for two days and wait until today’s market to buy candy.”

“We inspired each other! Anyway, thank you so much, otherwise, I would probably have to dig for more than two days.” Jiang Heye praised Shen Zilin again, then, not wanting to waste any more time, she left with Wang Zhizhi.

Shen Zilin looked at the children in the field, after a while, he mumbled to himself, “Inspired each other?”

His idea of exchanging candy for Baby Coins came from Maomao hiring the grandma in the headscarf with candied cucumbers. Beibei’s idea of exchanging Daddy Coins for things, then exchanging those things for cash from the adults in the village to buy gifts for the babies, came from his current actions.

Wasn’t that… inspiring each other!

Shen Zilin’s heart pounded, he felt like he was one step closer to success!

On the same noon, some people were working diligently, accumulating wealth.

And some people…

“Sob, sob, sob, it’s been so long, they’ve been inside for so long, why aren’t they awake yet, I’m so anxious!”

“I’m dying of laughter, waiting for the cameras to turn on while staring at live stream screens with no images, truly a first for me.”

“I have two children, but I’ve never been this anxious waiting for them to wake up, aaaaaaaah!”

“Hahahaha, is it possible that the person above, if your children didn’t wake up, you would have already dragged them out of bed, instead of just frantically typing on your keyboard…”

“CEO Mao is only three years old, just three years old, I feel like she’s a bit too young, I’m worried she won’t be able to tell that Yan Yan is unhappy.”

“And the key is, I don’t know why, but I feel like Yan Yan is very good at enduring. For a child like this, unless we can constantly observe her through the cameras, it’s hard to tell when she’s feeling sad.”

“Speaking of this, I’m so angry! A six-year-old baby, she should ask if she’s curious, cry if she’s sad, roll on the ground if she’s angry! What kind of environment did she grow up in to be so repressed…”

“What environment, the Cheng family environment, of course. I can’t even mention it, it makes my heart ache. Even though Cheng Feiying seemed to be nice to Yan Yan at lunch today, I still feel it’s fake, he must have ulterior motives!”

“We’re all waiting anyway, why not open a few more windows and watch our newly appointed peddlers, Beibei and Zhizhi, I’m dying of laughter!”

“Hahaha, Beibei is also struggling, she was happily drinking water and chatting at home after lunch, but she was dragged out to earn money by Cheng Rongrong’s brooch. Speaking of, Zhizhi is so good, he knew Beibei wanted to earn money to buy a return gift for Cheng Rongrong and also buy gifts for the other babies. He immediately took out his remaining Baby Coins and even reflected that he shouldn’t have been so lazy and should have earned more Baby Coins in the past few days. Although Beibei insisted on not accepting Zhizhi’s Baby Coins, Zhizhi is truly the best Zhizhi!”

“The peddlers are so funny, the first grandma Beibei approached could only speak the local dialect, the two of them couldn’t understand each other, it was hilarious. It’s so hard for them to make a sale, hahaha!”

…

Language was indeed a problem.

It was noon, and not many villagers were out and about.

Jiang Heye had tried to talk to three people who spoke the local dialect… but failed to make a single sale.

But it didn’t matter, she still had Wang Zhizhi.

“We can understand the grandpa at this house, we helped him pick vegetables last time.” Wang Zhizhi led Wang Qingbei to the house they had visited during the “Help the Villagers” task two days ago.

Jiang Heye gave Wang Zhizhi a thumbs up, then glanced at the list in her hand, reviewing their business items, before gently knocking on the courtyard gate.

Half a box of spicy marinated meat, one box of spicy marinated vegetables, two Daddy Coins exchanged for fifteen yuan in cash!

Jiang Heye, finally holding money, was very satisfied, and so was the grandpa who received the super valuable marinated food.

In the monitoring room, Zeng Huanian said faintly, “Half a box of meat costs twenty yuan, one box of vegetables fourteen yuan…”

Qin Sichao choked on the peanut he was eating, he coughed, patted Shi Dingshan’s arm, and said, laughing, “Cough… Your… cough cough… assistant director is so… interesting! I also want to… cough… film a variety show next time.”

Shi Dingshan, his face twitching, poured a cup of tea for Qin Sichao and pushed it towards him. “No, you don’t.”

The actual price of the items didn’t matter, it was all about taking advantage of the program team. Jiang Heye, having secured her first sale, was full of energy, determined to earn enough for gifts for all seven babies this noon.

In stark contrast to Jiang Heye’s energized state was Cheng Rongrong, who had rushed home to show the note to Cheng Feiying.

When Cheng Rongrong arrived home, Cheng Feiying was lying comfortably on the recliner in the courtyard.

Because they were outdoors, even though Cheng Feiying seemed to be asleep, his two cameramen didn’t leave, the filming continued, and the cameras in the courtyard were also still rolling.

So Cheng Rongrong “concernedly” woke Cheng Feiying up, suggesting he go back inside to sleep, it was too hot and windy outside.

But Cheng Feiying, completely lacking in tacit understanding, frowned and pointed at the sky, questioning how it could be hot with the sun blocked by clouds, and where the wind was.

Cheng Rongrong was speechless, but because she had seen the content of the note and knew where it came from, thinking back to her earlier smugness when she was still oblivious, she felt very guilty. Now that she was being refuted by Cheng Feiying, although she didn’t know why he was suddenly acting this way towards her, she knew that as long as he saw the content of the note, his anger, or whatever else he was feeling, would definitely be directed at Cheng Tingyan.

To divert the fire, Cheng Rongrong was determined to make Cheng Feiying read the note.

But it was too difficult.

Cheng Feiying was a bit extreme, the kind who loved fiercely and hated fiercely.

He was unhappy with Bai Lei now, so when he looked at Cheng Rongrong, everything about her seemed unpleasant, he wanted to oppose her in everything.

Go inside to sleep? No.

His back was uncomfortable and he wanted her to check it for him? Go get Su Li.

…

Cheng Rongrong’s repeated attempts were all thwarted by Cheng Feiying, it made her so angry that her stomach ached!

If they weren’t live broadcasting, Cheng Rongrong would have thrown the note at Cheng Feiying’s face.

But sometimes, things were frustrating, and sometimes, they went smoothly.

The nap time passed by minute by minute…

Some people’s efforts yielded no progress, some people’s candies turned into Baby Coins one by one, some people’s banknotes had already formed a small stack.

Some people, counting the Baby Coins they had exchanged for their Daddy Coins, including the ones from the past few days, couldn’t wait for their babies to return. Some people reconciled with their daughters, resulting in a beautiful vase of flowers.

And some people…

“Director Wei?” Liu Ming walked to Wei Chengli, who was lying on the recliner in the courtyard, reading a book, in a blind spot of his cameraman, and called out softly.

Wei Chengli looked up and saw Liu Ming.

Liu Ming raised her hand, waving the task card in her hand, and said softly, “The afternoon task cards are here, time to wake up the babies.”

Wei Chengli nodded, stood up, then paused, turning to look at Liu Ming. “You go? Yan Yan is here.”

Liu Ming made an “OK” gesture, straightened her clothes, and went to the door of the house.

As Liu Ming moved, the live broadcast screens for Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan lit up.

Strawberries, so fragrant.

Cream strawberries, so so so fragrant.

Wei Maomao sat in the strawberry field, surrounded by endless red strawberries, the sweet aroma with a hint of milk made her take deep breaths, inhaling the delicious scent. It smelled so good!

Was this a vacation? After kneading so much dough, she could finally come to a place like this, have a sweet and fragrant vacation.

The vacation was good, the strawberries were good, everything was so relaxing and enjoyable.

Except…

Wei Maomao touched her right waist, mmm, her clothes and pants weren’t tight, why did it feel so uncomfortable, like something was poking her…

But it didn’t matter, the strawberries smelled so good!

It was time to eat the delicious strawberries! They smelled so good, they must taste sweet too!!!

“Thump, thump… Thump, thump, thump…”

The relentless sound chased away the strawberry by Wei Maomao’s mouth, chased away the surrounding strawberry field…

Wei Maomao opened her eyes, her eyes filled with the frustration of unfulfilled desires.

And the “thump, thump, thump” sound continued.

Alright, even if it was just a dream, at least let her have a bite! Wei Maomao, gradually waking up, sighed and smacked her lips.

Mmm?

Why did she smack her lips?

Her instinctive action made Wei Maomao pause, then the strange feeling on her lips and the discomfort in her waist became more obvious.

And… Wei Maomao felt like her head was resting on something warm, she quickly rolled over like a chubby bunny and sat up. Something dropped from her right waist with a thud. Wei Maomao looked down, okay… It was Yan Yan’s hand that had slid off her waist… Her index finger and thumb were still in the position of pinching something.

Was this friendly? Wei Maomao touched her right waist, pinching was fine, but pinching until she fell asleep was a bit too much!

She shouldn’t have told her where her waist was!

Wei Maomao grumbled inwardly, raising her right hand to wipe her mouth.

Another instinctive action, smooth and fluid.

No… There was actually water.

Wei Maomao stared at the suspicious wetness on the back of her hand, then looked in the direction she had just rolled from…

“Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock…” Liu Ming, knocking on the door, felt her scalp hardening under the camera’s gaze, but there was still no response from inside.

“The two children might be sleeping too soundly to be woken up by knocking. Maomao is like this sometimes, once she falls asleep, it’s hard to wake her up.” Wei Chengli, a bit worried, came over and said, “Just open the door and wake them up, the cameramen won’t go in.”

“Okay.” Liu Ming nodded in agreement. Honestly, she was also a bit worried.

Wei Chengli took a few steps back and talked to the cameramen.

Just as Liu Ming’s hand was about to touch the doorknob, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

A bunny!

Liu Ming looked at the short, chubby, white figure with two bunny ears, Wei Maomao, in surprise.

But before she could speak, Wei Maomao put a finger to her lips, making a “shh” gesture.

“Is Yan Yan still asleep?” Liu Ming whispered, squatting down, then continued in a soft voice, chuckling, “Ah, our Maomao is so cute today~~~ A cute little bunny. Are you awake now? We have the task cards for the afternoon, should I go in and wake Yan Yan up, then help you change?”

Wei Maomao shook her head. “I’ll go wake up Yan Yan, you… wait a moment…”

After saying that, Wei Maomao slowly closed the door.

Liu Ming: ??? Mmm? The little bunny was dressed so adorably, why was her expression so serious? Somber? Was she mistaken?

Chapter 86p2

In the room, the two sat on their respective beds, staring at each other, neither of them spoke.

Cheng Tingyan pursed her lips, she saw the little chubby bunny on the opposite bed, for some reason, suddenly pinch her own chubby cheeks.

She couldn’t… hold back anymore…

“Why… are you pinching your own face…” Cheng Tingyan asked softly.

“I thought of something strange, then I thought, maybe it’s not the thing that’s strange, maybe it’s just me being shameless.” Wei Maomao used the slight pain from pinching her cheeks to wake herself up a bit.

Ha, who did she think she was? Just because they had been close for two days, she was getting ahead of herself.

Being close, being friends, was already a dream come true, how could she expect others to take care of her every day? She was a regular cabbage, not a jade cabbage!

The expression on the little chubby face changed noticeably.

Both the drooping eyes and the downturned corners of her mouth made Cheng Tingyan feel… a bit uncomfortable.

“You’re not shameless, you’re adorably chubby.” Cheng Tingyan instinctively refuted the main point of Wei Maomao’s words, then got out of bed, walked to the little chubby bunny’s bed, and asked, “What’s the strange thing?”

Adorably chubby also sounded…

Wei Maomao, both amused and exasperated, looked at Cheng Tingyan, who was standing by the bed, staring at her, waiting for an answer.

“It’s just…” Wei Maomao couldn’t stay silent under that gaze, but speaking up… was a bit too embarrassing.

“It’s just what?” Cheng Tingyan was very patient, and also very persistent.

“It’s just… If you weren’t asleep, I mean… Would you have helped me…” Wei Maomao’s voice became softer and softer, until it disappeared completely, not even a whisper.

It was a vague statement, but Cheng Tingyan… understood.

“You’re saying, if I wasn’t asleep, would I have helped you dry your hair?” Cheng Tingyan’s voice also became very soft.

Wei Maomao felt like she couldn’t take it anymore, ahhh, she wasn’t truly three years old, having such thoughts was truly exploiting child labor, she was shameless…

“I didn’t really want you to help me, I mean, if you weren’t asleep, you might have helped me… Of course, I didn’t really want you to help me…” Under Cheng Tingyan’s silent gaze, Wei Maomao started rambling, her mind a mess.

“I wasn’t asleep, I would have helped you dry your hair.” Cheng Tingyan repeated softly, but both her expression and tone were a bit confused. “But I didn’t. I was afraid you wouldn’t know how to plug it in, I didn’t unplug it, but I didn’t… help you dry your hair. I would have helped you, but I didn’t… Why…”

Wei Maomao: ???

“Yan Yan, are you okay? I, I was just saying it casually! I didn’t ask you to help me!” Wei Maomao was startled by Cheng Tingyan, who was even more incoherent than her.

“So… I was still angry…” Cheng Tingyan mumbled to herself, chuckling wryly.

“Yan Yan? What… are you angry about?” Wei Maomao felt like she couldn’t keep up with the plot after taking a shower.

“Nothing.” Cheng Tingyan reached out and grabbed the little chubby paw. “Come down, I’ll dry your hair for you.”

Wei Maomao: ???

Something was wrong…

Cheng Tingyan was very wrong…

Although in the end, her hair was dried by Cheng Tingyan, Wei Maomao felt that something was definitely wrong with her.

Combining their previous awkward and confusing conversation, Wei Maomao, however unwilling, realized that she was probably the one Cheng Tingyan was angry at.

But… why?

“Yan Yan, are you angry at me?” Wei Maomao, realizing this, decided to be direct. After all, beating around the bush with a six-year-old was just asking for trouble.

“No.” Cheng Tingyan, back in bed, wrapped herself tightly in the blanket.

Wei Maomao: “… “ Okay, it was already this obvious.

“Yan Yan, why are you angry at me? Did I do something wrong?” Wei Maomao tried to recall, they were fine on the way back, weren’t they? “Was it wrong of me to let you shower first? Was it wrong of me to ask Dad to turn on the air conditioner for us? Was it because I didn’t make the bed while you were showering? That… Because the bedsheet was still in your suitcase, and I didn’t feel comfortable opening it without you… Or was it because…”

“No, I’m not angry.” Cheng Tingyan’s face was a bit flushed, she interrupted Wei Maomao’s examples.

Ah, what was she doing, was she waiting for a three-year-old to coax her? Was she being too… Cheng Tingyan, burying her face in the blanket, pinched her own cheek.

“Yan Yan, you have to tell me why you’re angry, so I can change. I want you to be happy, I don’t want you to be angry.” Wei Maomao, summoning her courage, reached out and gently tugged at Cheng Tingyan’s blanket.

Cheng Tingyan, already regretting her failed attempt to suppress her emotions, blushed even harder hearing these words, she couldn’t bear to say her petty grievances, she just wrapped herself even tighter in the blanket.

A cocoon-like blanket, a cocoon-like Yan Yan.

Her three-year-old brain couldn’t figure out the problem…

Wei Maomao was a bit anxious, there were only the two of them in the room, and Cheng Tingyan was hiding in the blanket, her gaze darted around, searching for help but finding none.

Mmm?

Not exactly none…

Outside the blanket… The soft sounds of whispering disappeared. They were replaced by light footsteps, the sound of a zipper? Thump, thump, thump?

Cheng Tingyan was curious, but she was too embarrassed to uncover her face. She couldn’t help herself, she turned over, opened a small gap in the blanket, and just as she was about to peek, the footsteps seemed to be returning.

Slap, the gap was quickly closed again.

Wei Maomao, who was a step behind, didn’t notice Cheng Tingyan’s inner struggle. She walked to the blanket that was rolled up like a barrel and tugged at it gently. “Yan Yan, can I come up and sleep with you?”

The soft, warm little chubby bunny!

The immense temptation was right in front of her, Cheng Tingyan bit her lip.

Aiya, how could she say it with her being so petty now!

Wei Maomao didn’t understand the little one’s hesitation and shyness, but it didn’t matter, she was here to forcefully, oh no… adorably resolve it.

“Can you open the blanket and look at me? Maybe you’ll agree to let me sleep with you.” Wei Maomao said, putting her hands on her hips and turning around.

Cheng Tingyan, already curious about the sounds earlier, slowly opened a small gap in the blanket.

Huh?

What did she see?

It was a… fluffy ball?

Not satisfied with only seeing a narrow glimpse of the outside world, Cheng Tingyan uncovered her face.

The world suddenly opened up, she wasn’t mistaken, it was a fluffy ball!

A fluffy ball… A bunny tail!

Cheng Tingyan stared at the little chubby bunny below the bed, who was wearing a bunny onesie pajamas. A white bunny, the pajamas were made of single-layer fabric, but it had a fluffy tail and a hood with two bunny ears!

Ah! A whole little chubby bunny!

“So? Can I come up and sleep with you now?” Wei Maomao, hearing the sound of the blanket being opened, turned back with a smile.

Cheng Tingyan, hit by the cuteness attack: “… “

Although Cheng Tingyan didn’t answer, she moved to the other side of the bed, making space, her actions speaking louder than words.

Wei Maomao climbed onto the bed with a grin.

How should she put it, she was grateful to her mom, grateful that even though she had firmly refused to wear such childish pajamas, her mom still insisted on secretly packing a whole suitcase of them~~~

They came in handy now!

Under Wei Maomao’s enthusiastic (efforts to) invitation (coax the child), Cheng Tingyan touched the bunny ears, and even touched the bunny tail…

Cheng Tingyan, who wasn’t really angry and whose sadness had been mostly overshadowed by embarrassment, gradually relaxed.

She had already sold her cuteness, she had to get her “money” back.

When Cheng Tingyan, unable to resist, reached out to touch the bunny ears again, her hand was caught by a chubby paw wearing a bunny paw glove.

“Yan Yan, so, why were you angry at me earlier? Regardless of the reason, I definitely didn’t mean to. I want you to be happy, tell me, I’ll definitely make sure you’re not angry in the future, okay?” Wei Maomao said, squeezing closer to Cheng Tingyan and using a bunny ear to tickle her face. “Tell me, okay?”

Cheng Tingyan: “… “

It wasn’t a complicated matter, it was more about the accumulated emotions towards certain words that she couldn’t quite explain.

Now, in this bedroom, with no cameras or microphones, once she overcame her embarrassment and self-consciousness, there was nothing she couldn’t say.

And the key was, the little chubby bunny was too cute, dressed up as a chubby little white bunny, it was truly unfair.

Cheng Tingyan, touching the bunny ears, holding the little chubby paws, initially just wanted to briefly explain, but for some reason, she ended up saying a lot.

Wei Maomao listened quietly, without interrupting, even when her chubby paws were pinched a couple of times by the slightly out-of-control grip, she didn’t make a sound. After all, the pain in her hands was nothing, her heart was aching for her!

So “just”… couldn’t be said casually.

Yan Yan… The Yan Yan in this life, the Yan Yan in her previous life, how much did she still not know, how much did she miss…

The narration eventually came to an end.

“Yan Yan, I’m sorry, it was my fault, I shouldn’t have said those things.” Wei Maomao was truly filled with regret.

“No, it was me being petty. Your ‘just’ was actually directed at your dad, not at me. It was me being petty.” Cheng Tingyan, having said everything, gradually regained her senses, and felt even more that her earlier emotions were unreasonable.

“No, no, it was my fault. Today, when I said… I would just casually ask Uncle Cheng, it was because I thought he was acting a bit strange, I wanted to test if he was truly strange. I shouldn’t have used that to test him. I really like having you stay with me, I should have invited you more sincerely.” Wei Maomao tightened her grip on Cheng Tingyan’s hand. “I won’t say those things again. In the future, if I do something wrong, don’t be angry first, tell me first, okay? And I’ll explain, it’s an explanation, not an excuse. I want to explain that I truly like having you stay with me, very much, it’s not ‘just’! You came out a bit late, next time when we go out, I’ll ask the program team to show you the replay, before you came out, I kept telling Dad that I really like having you stay with me… That I like it so much that… even if you see me wet the bed again, I still want you to stay… Don’t be angry anymore.”

By the end, Wei Maomao’s voice had become soft.

But it didn’t matter, to make Yan Yan stop being angry, there was nothing she couldn’t say.

“I’m not angry anymore.” Cheng Tingyan smiled, then added after a pause, “I also have something to tell you, don’t be angry, okay?”

Wei Maomao, still immersed in guilt: “Ah?”

“That… I’m sorry… I didn’t differentiate between your waist and your butt earlier… When I wanted to wake you up, I wanted to tickle your waist. I truly didn’t mean to!” Cheng Tingyan said weakly, then assured her, “As long as you wear this outfit, I’ll be able to tell! It’s very obvious with the position of the tail!”

Wei Maomao finally understood how she had woken up earlier.

“It’s okay, I can also tell even without this outfit, the protruding part is my waist…” Wei Maomao said, her eyes tearing up.

Chapter 86p1

Cheng Tingyan’s brief appearance was only captured by Wei Maomao’s second cameraman.

The father and daughter in the courtyard, oblivious to this, were still trying to analyze Cheng Feiying’s unusual behavior today.

“Isn’t it good that Uncle Cheng readily agreed to let Yan Yan come back with you? Maybe he’s in a good mood today, just be happy about it.” Wei Chengli put the little chubby dumpling, who was deep in thought, down on the ground and ruffled her soft hair. “Don’t overthink it, Yan Yan will definitely have to go back eventually, just cherish the present.”

“Ah, why didn’t I think of that! Dad, you’re right!” Wei Maomao patted Wei Chengli’s leg.

The little chubby dumpling’s enthusiastic praise made Wei Chengli instinctively take a step back, he subconsciously replied, “What did I say? I didn’t say anything…”

“Dad, you said I should ask Uncle Cheng to let Yan Yan stay at our house for a few more days while he’s in a good mood.” Wei Maomao patted Wei Chengli’s leg again. “Such a strange Uncle Cheng, I shouldn’t waste this opportunity!”

“Wait a minute!” Wei Chengli grabbed the little chubby dumpling, laughing in exasperation. “I never said that. Don’t even think about it, have you forgotten that it’s the parent-child role swap today? Your Sister Yan Yan still has to go back and take care of her dad! It’s already good enough that she can stay here for half a day.”

“Half a day? Yan Yan will also be staying here tonight. Dad, you go sleep in the next room later.” Wei Maomao, familiar with the routine, finished her arrangements, then glanced at the closed door of the house and clicked her tongue softly. “She can also take care of Uncle Cheng while staying here, he won’t get up in the middle of the night.”

“Right… The only one who gets up in the middle of the night is you!” Wei Chengli pressed his hand on the little chubby dumpling’s head. “I suggest you don’t push your luck, do you know what ‘pushing your luck’ means? It means you’re not satisfied with having Yan Yan for one night and want to have her for several nights. Look, your Uncle Cheng suddenly, oh, I mean, he happens to be nice to Yan Yan, and he’s in a good mood, so don’t push your luck and ruin the current situation, okay? Be good, I’m going to clean the bedroom.”

The helpless old father ruffled her soft hair one last time and waved at Liu Ming, who was among the staff.

Since Cheng Tingyan was taking a shower in the bathroom inside the house, Wei Chengli asked Liu Ming to go in first and guard the bathroom door. After confirming that Yan Yan was showering and wouldn’t come out, he entered the bedroom, covered the camera that had already been turned off, then rolled up his bedding.

Hmph, if he had known she was only coming back for one night, he wouldn’t have moved back yesterday…

The old father’s back, forced to relocate, looked a bit desolate. Sadly, the viewers in the live broadcast room couldn’t spare him any sympathy at this moment.

“Yan Yan! I want to see my Yan Yan! Aaaah, after the little ones finish washing up, can you turn on the camera in the bedroom for a bit? I want to see if Yan Yan is okay, sob~~~”

“It’s… Okay if you don’t turn on the camera, just turn on the microphone, okay? I just want to listen, I hope Yan Yan isn’t secretly crying… Clutching my heart.”

“Yan Yan’s cameraman is incompetent, he should have followed her inside and filmed when she came out and went back in earlier, I’m so worried. He’s not as good as CEO Mao’s second cameraman, Little Brother, sob, sob, sob, he always remembers to pay attention to Yan Yan.”

“Little Brother from the second camera, can you see the comments? Even if you can’t go in and film, can you show CEO Mao the replay of Yan Yan’s appearance earlier… Ah, I think Yan Yan was truly sad when she quietly retreated back inside!”

“The timing was truly unfortunate, if Yan Yan had come out a few seconds earlier, she would have heard how much Maomao likes her, how she wants to sleep with her even if she might see her wet the bed again!”

“No hope… Director Wei came out with his bedding, Liu Ming also came out, CEO Mao went in alone… It seems they’re going to wash up and take a nap. As for Yan Yan’s situation, we’ll probably only see it after the babies wake up from their nap.”

“I hope Yan Yan will forget about her sadness after waking up…”

…

Hope was just a beautiful wish.

The viewers who had been following the live broadcast these past few days knew that Cheng Tingyan wasn’t a carefree and easily amused child.

Forgetting was impossible, they could only hope that her sadness would lessen after her nap.

Her three-year-old body, after being busy all morning, was indeed quite tired.

But she couldn’t get into bed without showering, and her small stool was outside, so Wei Maomao just sat on the floor in the bedroom.

As she waited, Wei Maomao felt that Yan Yan’s shower was taking a bit too long, so long that she had already yawned several times, leaning against the table leg, and the sound of running water in the bathroom still hadn’t stopped.

But it was understandable, after all, they had been working in the field, going to the market, and even had lunch under the scorching sun, she must be covered in dust and sweat, she needed a good shower… She needed a good… shower… shower… shower…

Even though she wanted to stay awake, Wei Maomao’s heavy eyelids eventually drooped, her mind filled with muddled thoughts, never to lift again.

And so, when Cheng Tingyan, not sleepy but with equally muddled thoughts, came out of the bathroom, drying her hair, she almost tripped over the moon… trap… half…

She stopped just in time, her foot landing softly, Cheng Tingyan clutched her chest, her heart almost jumping out of her throat, and looked down at the little chubby bunny, sleeping soundly against the table leg, less than a step away from her toes.

The shock was short-lived.

Her racing heart gradually calmed down, her wide eyes softened, Cheng Tingyan didn’t make a sound, she just quietly squatted down, looking at the little chubby bunny up close.

White, chubby, well-behaved…

But… She had just said…

Cheng Tingyan lowered her eyes.

“We’re leaving, Auntie Wang, after you finish cleaning, just give her something to eat.”

“Let her think whatever she wants, she doesn’t want to eat such a good chicken leg, fine, let her be.”

“Auntie Wang, when you come next time, bring her some clothes, just buy some cheap ones.”

“What kindergarten homework? Just do it for her, if you don’t want to, just let Auntie Wang scribble something, kindergarten is so troublesome.”

“Just eat something… Just buy something… Just do something… Just… Just…”

At home, wasn’t that how they always did things? They were all used to it.

But… why…

Was she still sad?

Cheng Tingyan couldn’t understand, why was she suddenly caring about something she had long stopped caring about?

The little chubby bunny was a good little chubby bunny, even her “just”… was a good “just”…

Cheng Tingyan brainwashed herself, then reached out and gently poked the obvious dimple on the chubby little face.

Warm, soft…

Her fingertip lingered, the warmth flowed from her fingertip to her heart.

The little chubby bunny’s “just”… was also a good “just”… She liked staying here, she liked staying with the little chubby bunny… Even if it was just the little chubby bunny’s casual arrangement…

Cheng Tingyan blinked, holding back the tears welling up in her eyes.

Even if it was just the little chubby bunny’s casual arrangement, she liked it, she was willing, she wanted it.

Cheng Tingyan mentally washed her brain, and the tightness in her chest eased.

“Maomao, don’t sleep on the floor.” Cheng Tingyan retracted her finger from the dimple and gently pushed the little chubby bunny’s arm.

The little chubby bunny, who was leaning against the table leg, smacked her lips, turned over, and slid down a bit with the force of the push. Except for her head, which was still stubbornly propped up, she was practically lying flat on the floor.

Cheng Tingyan quickly caught the little chubby bunny’s head, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and tickled her chubby waist. “Maomao? Maomao? Don’t sleep on the floor! Get up and sleep on the bed.”

So tired, why did she have to knead dough every day, why was there endless dough, why did she have to work 997 to survive at such a young age…

She didn’t want to knead dough anymore, she didn’t want to work anymore, was the wind strong on the rooftop, whoever wanted to play this hard mode could play it, she was logging off!

Mmm? Who? Who was rubbing her butt!

Kneading dough was one thing, why were they rubbing her butt!

The startled Wei Maomao abruptly opened her eyes, before even realizing where she was or what was going on, she instinctively twisted her body and tried to escape.

Imagine, one second the little chubby bunny was sleeping soundly, smacking her lips, the next second she was thrashing around like a fish that had just been pulled ashore…

Cheng Tingyan was stunned, she couldn’t even tell if the little chubby bunny, who was now several steps away, had used her hands and feet to run away, or if she had bounced away with her chubby body.

Was it really necessary…

Wei Maomao was just dazed from sleep, she wasn’t truly stupid, she quickly realized that she had fallen asleep leaning against the table and had a dream.

“Yan Yan…” Wei Maomao, who had rolled from the table to the bedside, smiled sheepishly, looking at the stunned Cheng Tingyan cautiously. “I think I had a dream, I dreamed someone was grabbing my butt, it scared me awake, did I scare you?”

As she spoke, Wei Maomao, still a bit shaken, stood up and scratched her butt before dusting herself off.

Was it her imagination, or did it still feel like it had been grabbed?

Cheng Tingyan’s gaze followed Wei Maomao’s hand, landing on the spot she was rubbing.

“That… Is that your… butt?” Cheng Tingyan unconsciously curled her fingers.

“Ah, what else would it be?” Wei Maomao looked at her, confused.

“Isn’t it your waist…” Cheng Tingyan clenched her fists, turning her head away from the little chubby bunny.

“Ah?” Wei Maomao looked down.

She wasn’t wearing a straight dress, although her top was a bit long, almost reaching her calves, it shouldn’t be so long that people couldn’t tell her waist from her butt…

“You’re awake… Come and sleep on the bed.” Cheng Tingyan stood up, took out a bedsheet from her suitcase, and started making the bed next to the one that had been stripped of its bedding.

“I’m going to take a shower.” Wei Maomao looked at her own bed reluctantly.

Mmm, if it was Wei Chengli in the room, she wouldn’t shower. She wouldn’t shower, and she would sleep in his bed, he always got into bed without showering anyway. This way, she would have a clean bed to sleep in at night, hehe.

But if Yan Yan could stay here, she would be willing to take six showers a day~~~

Wei Maomao, with inexplicable joy, ran into the bathroom. Cheng Tingyan stopped what she was doing, glanced at the closed bathroom door, and let out a soft sigh of relief.

Ah, wasn’t it her waist… She was so embarrassed… Cheng Tingyan covered her face and chuckled.

Wei Maomao’s shower was quick, but Cheng Tingyan was even faster in drying her hair.

The sound of the hairdryer stopped almost as soon as Wei Maomao turned off the water.

And what was even faster than drying hair was Cheng Tingyan’s falling asleep speed.

When Wei Maomao came out of the bathroom, dressed, it was already quiet outside.

Tiptoeing to the space between the two beds, Wei Maomao glanced at the bulge under the blanket on Cheng Tingyan’s bed, hesitated, then carefully reached out and touched a strand of hair peeking out.

Mmm, it was dry.

Wei Maomao was relieved, she shook her hair, climbed onto her own bed, propped up the pillow, leaned back against it, and tilted her head, letting her hair hang down to dry.

The room was so quiet that even the soft sound of breathing was inaudible.

Wei Maomao yawned again, she felt like she could go back to sleep.

She hoped the program team’s afternoon task wouldn’t come too early.

Thinking this, Wei Maomao gently adjusted her position, minimizing the contact between her hair and the pillow, then closed her eyes.

“Why aren’t you drying your hair?”

Cheng Tingyan’s voice, clear and alert.

Wei Maomao’s eyes flew open.

“You knew how to use the hairdryer last night, right? I didn’t unplug it.” Cheng Tingyan sat up.

Wei Maomao also sat up.

Although… But…

“Yan Yan? You’re not asleep?” Wei Maomao asked hesitantly.

“No.” Cheng Tingyan sat on the bed, hugging her knees under the blanket.

Wei Maomao blinked.

That… was a bit strange…

Chapter 85

Jiang Heye knew she was supposed to be a “good daughter” and cooperate fully with Wang Zhizhi’s performance.

But… a reality show wasn’t a movie, even if she had a script, she couldn’t escape the “reality” part of it.

“Zhizhi…” Jiang Heye placed the glass of warm water she had just poured in front of Wang Zhizhi. “Don’t you want to take a nap?”

Wang Zhizhi shook his head.

“Then… do you want to go out and play?” Jiang Heye pulled over a stool and sat next to Wang Zhizhi. “Didn’t Dongdong come to invite you to play earlier? You can go, your brother and I can take a nap at home.”

“He wasn’t inviting me to play, he was asking if I wanted to go dig for Baby Coins with them.” Wang Zhizhi glanced at Jiang Heye and said listlessly, “I should have gone with them, but I don’t want to.”

Jiang Heye, seeing the lingering gloom on Wang Zhizhi’s face, said softly, “If you don’t want to go, then don’t, it’s hot at noon anyway.”

“It’s not because of the heat.” Wang Zhizhi slumped on the table, looking dejected.

“Then why?” Jiang Heye’s voice remained soft.

She wasn’t sure how to approach a child.

But children, they should be similar to small animals, right? Alert and sensitive, needing gentleness and patience, a slow and gentle approach, to avoid scaring them away. Jiang Heye was doing well, the Wang Zhizhi slumped on the table, although he seemed listless, didn’t show any signs of vigilance.

Jiang Heye’s question didn’t receive an immediate answer, but she wasn’t anxious, she just gently pushed the glass of water towards Wang Zhizhi. “You went out this morning, drink more water, it’s easy to get dehydrated in the summer.”

As long as certain keywords weren’t triggered, Wang Zhizhi was a very easygoing child.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, over half of the water was gone. Wang Zhizhi wiped his mouth and looked at Jiang Heye, a bit embarrassed. “Beibei, I’m the parent today, I should be working hard to earn money, but I didn’t go dig for Baby Coins with Shen Zilin and Wen Dongyu, am I a bad parent?”

“No, Zhizhi, you’re already a very good parent. Look, even adults, they don’t work all day, every day. People need to earn money, but they also need to rest. You went to pick and sell vegetables this morning, and you even used the money you earned to arrange a delicious lunch for me and Brother, you’ve already worked very hard, it’s only right for you to rest at noon.” Jiang Heye said sincerely.

Hearing Jiang Heye’s words, Wang Zhizhi’s face flushed slightly.

“I… I wasn’t tired.” Wang Zhizhi didn’t dare to look at Jiang Heye, he just stared at the glass he was fiddling with, after a while, he finally spoke again softly, “I set up my stall at the market, and then Cheng Rongrong next to me quickly sold out her vegetables, she even sold mine for me. I wasn’t tired at all selling vegetables…”

Jiang Heye: “Sold out… Isn’t that good?”

Wang Zhizhi slumped back on the table, not looking at Jiang Heye, he started talking, as if to himself, about what happened at the market, starting from when they arrived with the vegetables.

Bought out, and bought out again.

The tanghulu stall, candied tomatoes, candied cucumbers…

And so, Jiang Heye, who had finally managed to get close to Wang Zhizhi, finally understood the reason for his unhappiness from his rambling.

Jiang Heye listened patiently, thinking, until Wang Zhizhi finished talking about buying lunch and fell silent. After a long pause, she asked tentatively, “Zhizhi, are you regretting selling all your vegetables at once, not getting to sell candied tomatoes with the other babies?”

Wang Zhizhi nodded, then shook his head. “I don’t know. Cheng Rongrong helped me sell my vegetables, I thanked her. I just… feel a bit…”

He touched his chest. “… heavy?”

There was a kind of discomfort that Wang Zhizhi couldn’t describe with his limited vocabulary and experience.

“Then… If you feel heavy, why did you agree to… well, sell your vegetables like that? Was it to buy food for me and Brother?” Jiang Heye regretted a little, maybe she should have just casually distracted him and made him feel better, instead of trying to address the root of his unhappiness.

This was a live broadcast, with this conversation, would the viewers think Wang Zhizhi was being ungrateful, feeling unhappy even after being helped?

Of course, Jiang Heye wouldn’t think of Wang Zhizhi that way, in fact, after hearing about what happened at the market, she also felt something was strange. If it weren’t for Wei Maomao and the others setting up the candied tomato stall later, then the only ones who sold out their vegetables would have been Cheng Rongrong and Wang Zhizhi… No, to be precise, Wang Zhizhi’s vegetables were also sold by Cheng Rongrong, was the program team being this biased?

Jiang Heye thought of this, but she wasn’t sure what the viewers watching the live broadcast were thinking, and she couldn’t abruptly end the conversation…

Wang Zhizhi didn’t let Jiang Heye struggle for too long, he quickly nodded, his face flushed, then asked softly, “Is it strange of me to feel this way? I sold everything, I should be happy, but I’m not. I earned money, I bought things back… But I’m not happy, and… I don’t want to dig for Baby Coins. I… It’s strange, I should be earning money, but I don’t want to anymore.”

“It’s okay, Zhizhi, it’s okay.” Jiang Heye reached out and patted Wang Zhizhi’s head, interrupting the little one’s deep contemplation. “It’s normal, Zhizhi, it’s not like you’re supposed to earn money and then be happy. Sometimes, we’re happy when we earn money, and sometimes, we’re unhappy when we earn money…”

“Ah?” Wang Zhizhi was confused.

“That’s just how the world is, but…” Jiang Heye smiled gently. “But you’re still far from truly earning money, don’t worry about figuring it out now. Just remember, if something makes you unhappy, don’t do it, as long as it doesn’t hurt others. Although you’re the parent, you’re a baby parent, baby parents should also be happy, don’t force yourself.”

Going against one’s heart was a big topic, a child under five years old, with limited experience, couldn’t understand it, blindly instilling her own views might do more harm than good.

Real life was still far away for these adorable babies.

All Jiang Heye could do was, starting now, make more chicken soup for the soul, to dilute Wang Zhizhi’s prematurely awakened deep thoughts.

“If I don’t do things that make me unhappy, I won’t have money. I won’t be able to buy things back…” Wang Zhizhi tried to explain.

“Zhizhi, as long as you’re happy, Brother and I can just drink porridge, we can even drink water if there’s no porridge.” Jiang Heye patted Wang Zhizhi’s head again.

“Ah?” Wang Zhizhi was confused again. “Only water, won’t you be unhappy…”

“No, we won’t.” Jiang Heye smiled. “If your parents work hard outside but don’t earn any money, and you can only drink water, will you be unhappy?”

Wang Zhizhi shook his head.

“So, we won’t be unhappy either.” Jiang Heye continued her soul-soothing speech.

Wang Zhizhi: “… “

“What’s past is past. From now on, Zhizhi, don’t think too much, think more about yourself, okay?” Jiang Heye’s hand, rubbing Wang Zhizhi’s head, was already very practiced. “Our best Zhizhi, don’t force yourself to do things that make you unhappy, be a happy baby~~~”

Wang Zhizhi, his head being rubbed by Jiang Heye, smiled shyly.

“What happy baby?” Wang Qingchuan, who had just finished showering and was drying his hair, came out of the room and looked at the two smiling foolishly in the courtyard, confused.

Wang Zhizhi’s smile gradually faded.

At this moment, the courtyard gate was knocked on. Everyone looked towards the sound and saw Cheng Rongrong standing outside, smiling sweetly at them.

Wang Zhizhi’s smile completely vanished.

“Brother Zhizhi, I’m here to play with you~~” Cheng Rongrong strode into the courtyard, then smiled at Wang Qingchuan and Jiang Heye. “Uncle Wang, Sister Beibei, hello.”

Wang Zhizhi: “… “

Mmm… Why was he here… He should be in the field!

From relaxed, to subdued, then to a lifeless mask of pain, Wang Zhizhi’s emotional changes were very obvious. Jiang Heye glanced at Cheng Rongrong, who was approaching happily, she suspected that Wang Zhizhi’s unhappiness might not be because he didn’t get to sell candied tomatoes with the other babies, but… because he was unhappy about accepting Cheng Rongrong’s help to support the family?

Second child, little girl…

Jiang Heye thought about the keywords from the information she had read, then looked at Wang Zhizhi, who was quietly moving away from Cheng Rongrong.

Quiet, not arguing, silently enduring.

Ah…

If that was the case, Parent Zhizhi’s sacrifice for this family was even greater than she had imagined.

Jiang Heye maintained her polite smile while brainstorming.

Wang Qingchuan, on the other hand, was much more natural, he squatted down with a smile, asking Cheng Rongrong if she wanted water or fruit, he was so kind compared to his behavior at the lunch table earlier, he was practically a different person.

Cheng Rongrong politely declined Wang Qingchuan’s kindness, saying she was just here to play with Brother Zhizhi and Sister Beibei. Wang Qingchuan, not being mentioned, glanced at the three of them in the courtyard, then forced a smile and went back to his room for a nap.

After being in this house for so long, Jiang Heye, for the first time, felt that Wang Qingchuan was actually somewhat useful.

As soon as the enthusiastic Wang Qingchuan went back to his room, the courtyard instantly became quiet, awkwardly quiet.

As the only adult present, Jiang Heye had to take the lead.

“Rongrong, why are you here alone? Where’s your sister?” Jiang Heye started the conversation amicably.

“My sister… My sister went to play with Maomao. She… doesn’t like playing with me.” The smile on Cheng Rongrong’s face was replaced by a look of grievance, she lowered her head slightly, fiddling with the corner of her clothes.

Jiang Heye felt awkward. “Ah, ah, ah… Is that so… Then you can play here. By the way, you coming here, does your dad know?”

“My dad… He doesn’t like me today…” Cheng Rongrong mumbled, her eyes reddening.

Jiang Heye was speechless: “… “

Look at her damn mouth, she was so good at stepping on landmines…

What was going on? She had spent all her time catching up on the Wang family’s information, she would have to stay up all night to finish reading the other families’ information!

“Then you can play here, play with…” Jiang Heye said, looking at Wang Zhizhi.

Her words stopped there.

“Zhizhi?” Jiang Heye, a bit worried, reached out and touched Wang Zhizhi’s flushed face. “Are you okay?”

Wang Zhizhi clenched his fists and shook his head stiffly.

“You look tired, Zhizhi, why don’t you go inside and take a nap, I’ll play with Rongrong.” Jiang Heye said, patting Wang Zhizhi’s back reassuringly, then looked at Cheng Rongrong. “Rongrong, Brother Zhizhi is going to take a nap, can I play with you?”

“Mmm…” Cheng Rongrong nodded obediently, looking at Jiang Heye with tears in her eyes. “Sister Beibei, you’re so kind, Rongrong likes playing with Sister Beibei.”

She knew it, she knew no one could resist a pitiful, aggrieved, helpless little girl.

Jiang Heye: “… “ She didn’t know why it felt so awkward, but it didn’t matter, she was an adult baby.

“Sister Beibei, this is for you.” Cheng Rongrong said, taking out a brooch from her pocket.

The brooch, made of patchwork fabric, was simple yet unique.

Jiang Heye, not expecting a gift, was stunned for a moment before taking it. “Thank you… Thank you, Rongrong.”

“You’re welcome.” Unlike Jiang Heye, whose attention was on the brooch, Cheng Rongrong’s gaze was fixed on the ground.

What was that?

A small square, like a piece of paper, folded several times.

When did she get this in her pocket? It wasn’t there when she got dressed this morning, right?

“What’s this? Is it yours, Rongrong?” Jiang Heye, noticing Cheng Rongrong’s strange behavior, followed her gaze and also saw the folded paper on the ground.

“Mine!” Cheng Rongrong snatched the paper before Jiang Heye, who had squatted down, could reach it and stuffed it into her pocket.

She didn’t know what it was, but she had a feeling she shouldn’t let anyone else see it first. Cheng Rongrong suppressed her curiosity for now, she would go to the bathroom later and see what this mysterious object was.

Jiang Heye, who had already half-squatted, stood up and smiled. “Rongrong, don’t be nervous, I just wanted to help you pick it up.”

“I’m not nervous!” Cheng Rongrong instinctively retorted, then remembered that the person in front of her was Jiang Heye, whom she wanted to befriend, she quickly put on a sweet smile. “Sister Beibei, is the brooch pretty? I went to several stalls to choose it, welcome to our show~~~ Are we friends now?”

“It’s pretty…” Jiang Heye nodded, smiling, but she couldn’t answer the last question immediately.

She had always responded positively to children’s good intentions. But this… was too fast, truly too fast. Cheng Rongrong in front of her was clearly an adorable little girl, but why did she feel a bit…

Aggressive?

No… she couldn’t describe a little baby like that, maybe overly enthusiastic?

Jiang Heye, for some reason, instinctively looked back at Wang Zhizhi.

Huh?

Zhizhi… Why was his face even redder?

Why else? He was holding back.

He was about to explode!

Just as Cheng Rongrong had predicted earlier, after being helped by her, Wang Zhizhi felt restrained.

But…

He was truly about to be driven mad.

As Cheng Rongrong kept talking, Wang Zhizhi pursed his lips, holding back his words again and again, until his vision darkened.

At this moment, he met Wang Qingbei’s gaze.

Confused, helpless, pleading…

Wang Zhizhi interpreted this eye contact, then considered it the last straw.

“Cheng Rongrong, thank you for helping me sell my vegetables this morning! I’ll definitely help you next time!” Wang Zhizhi strode to Wang Qingbei, shielding her behind him as he had done in the morning, separating her from Cheng Rongrong. After saying that, Wang Zhizhi bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle to Cheng Rongrong.

Cheng Rongrong: “… “

Jiang Heye: “… “

Wang Zhizhi’s actions were smooth and fluid, this bow, no one expected it, no one could stop it.

And that wasn’t all.

After speaking to Cheng Rongrong, Wang Zhizhi turned to Wang Qingbei and started talking rapidly, “Cheng Rongrong’s sister is Cheng Tingyan, Yan Yan is very nice, she just doesn’t play with Cheng Rongrong, she plays with all of us, she even shares her popcorn with us. Cheng Rongrong’s dad, he only likes Cheng Rongrong, he doesn’t like Yan Yan. Dongdong said, Yan Yan doesn’t like mushrooms, but Cheng Rongrong’s dad cooks mushrooms for her every day!”

“Brother Zhizhi… Don’t misunderstand…” Cheng Rongrong interrupted, looking aggrieved.

Cheng Rongrong was truly furious, this Wang Zhizhi, no wonder he suddenly bowed and thanked her, he was waiting for this! He wanted to ruin her image in front of Jiang Heye, he was so mean!

“I didn’t misunderstand.” Wang Zhizhi turned to Cheng Rongrong and retorted, then continued to look at Wang Qingbei, reiterating, “I didn’t misunderstand! Cheng Rongrong’s dad truly doesn’t like Yan Yan, he only likes Cheng Rongrong. Yan Yan only has thirty-one yuan in savings, she eats expired snacks, oh, and compressed biscuits! Cheng Rongrong has 2.3 million yuan!”

Jiang Heye: ??? Did she have to catch up on a lot of information tonight…

Cheng Rongrong: ???????? When did Cheng Tingyan tell Wang Zhizhi so much? Had she forgotten her promise before coming to the show? Didn’t she need her mom’s medical expenses anymore?

Wang Zhizhi, truly worried that Wang Qingbei would befriend someone two-faced, added, “Beibei, everything I said is true, Maomao, Wen Jiangyue, Shen Zilin, Wen Dongyu, they all know! Don’t believe Cheng Rongrong! She’s not as… as…”

Wang Zhizhi racked his brains for an adjective.

Jiang Heye, overwhelmed by the information overload, subconsciously supplied, “Pitiful?”

“Yes… Pitiful!” Wang Zhizhi said anxiously, “Beibei, Cheng Rongrong isn’t as pitiful as she says she is.”

“Sister Beibei, I’m not, I didn’t.” Cheng Rongrong’s eyes reddened.

Jiang Heye: “… “

“Beibei, you can choose not to believe me, but before you befriend her, go ask the other babies, okay!” Wang Zhizhi’s eyes also reddened.

Jiang Heye: “… “

“Well…” Jiang Heye patted Wang Zhizhi’s head and said to them both weakly, “Can we change the subject for now?”

Cheng Rongrong saw Jiang Heye’s hand resting on Wang Zhizhi’s head.

People had to make choices.

Jiang Heye’s choice was silent, Cheng Rongrong saw it.

No! She couldn’t lose!

But in the current situation…

“Sister Beibei, I need to go to the bathroom, can you take me there?” Cheng Rongrong, following Jiang Heye’s lead, changed the subject.

Jiang Heye, relieved, quickly took Cheng Rongrong to the bathroom.

Cheng Rongrong didn’t actually need to go to the bathroom, she just couldn’t think of how to defeat Wang Zhizhi, so she used going to the bathroom as an excuse to separate Jiang Heye and Wang Zhizhi, buying herself some time to think.

But she didn’t expect that after entering the bathroom, she wouldn’t have the brainpower to think about defeating Wang Zhizhi anymore.

In the bathroom, alone, Cheng Rongrong took out the piece of paper that had been bothering her from her pocket.

She unfolded it, the handwriting was messy, but the content… made Cheng Rongrong’s eyes widen.

Jiang Heye, waiting outside the bathroom, hadn’t heard any sound from inside for a while, she finally knocked on the door, a bit worried. “Rongrong? Do you need me to come in and help?”

“No, I’m coming out!”

Cheng Rongrong’s response was quick, and she came out quickly too.

But Jiang Heye didn’t hear any flushing sounds the entire time.

Jiang Heye kindly went inside to check, but the toilet was clean, there was no need to flush.

What was Cheng Rongrong doing inside for so long?

Jiang Heye, confused, came out.

The three met again in the courtyard, the battle resumed, but one was still fierce, while the other had lost their fighting spirit.

“Sister Beibei, Brother Zhizhi, I’ll come and play with you again next time.” Cheng Rongrong said, looking at Jiang Heye. “Sister Beibei, I like you very much, you… Do you also like me?”

After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Heye’s answer, Cheng Rongrong ran off, her eyes red.

Jiang Heye: “… “ Ah, so the role she was playing now was the heartbreaker?

“Zhizhi.” Jiang Heye turned to look at Wang Zhizhi.

He clenched his fists and quickly turned his back to her.

Oh, the role she was playing was indeed the heartbreaker, the kind who broke two hearts at once.

“Zhizhi, I didn’t disbelieve you. It’s just… You know, Cheng Rongrong looks so young, and I’m already this old. Regardless of her family situation, I truly couldn’t directly tell her that I didn’t want to be friends with her. For me, it was truly a very difficult thing to do.” Jiang Heye squatted down and explained honestly, then gently poked Wang Zhizhi’s back. “I know you said those things to protect me. You accepted Cheng Rongrong’s help, but you were still willing to tell me those things for my sake, our Zhizhi, you’re truly, truly a good person. I’m the bad one, I’m useless…”

“You’re not bad…” Wang Zhizhi, his face flushed, turned back. “You’re good. You’re good to not reject her directly.”

“But, I didn’t reject her, did I… hurt you…” Jiang Heye felt a pang of guilt as she spoke.

With the situation like this, even Jiang Heye couldn’t please everyone.

“No.” Wang Zhizhi shook his head. “I won’t do things that make me unhappy. You shouldn’t either. It’s okay. Just believe me.”

Jiang Heye’s eyes stung, she smiled. “I’ve never encountered this kind of situation before, I didn’t handle it well. I’ll do better next time, and I’ll also try my best to protect the best Zhizhi in the world… But now you have to do me a favor…”

“A favor?” Wang Zhizhi blinked.

“Mmm, a favor.” Jiang Heye glanced at the brooch in her hand. “You mentioned earlier, where did Shen Zilin and Wen Dongyu invite you to dig for Baby Coins?”

Wang Zhizhi: ???

Nap time (X)

Money-making time (√)

Some people, to repay their debts, to make a living, to return a favor, were busy on the front lines of making money.

And some people, after a hot and tiring morning, decided to have a good rest at noon.

Wei Chengli lay in the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze, his eyes drooping, almost falling asleep, as he looked at the courtyard gate.

Ah, his baby, his chubby, white baby, his chubby, white baby who was always out and about, would she come back for a nap today…

Probably not, after all, she ran off with Yan Yan, with Yan Yan around, why would she come back, to visit him, her empty-nest old father?

Come…

She’s coming?

Wei Chengli sat up abruptly, watching as a little chubby dumpling rolled in, followed by, unsurprisingly, Cheng Tingyan.

But what was surprising was…

Wei Chengli glanced at the familiar small suitcase in Cheng Tingyan’s hand.

“It’s so hot, Yan Yan, you go take a shower first, I’ll ask Dad to turn on the air conditioner for us.” Wei Maomao started giving orders as soon as she entered the courtyard.

“Uncle Wei.” Cheng Tingyan smiled at Wei Chengli shyly.

“Go ahead, you worked hard this morning. Remember to change in the bathroom, the camera in the bedroom is still on, I’ll ask them to turn it off.” What else could Wei Chengli do, he could only welcome them with a smile, otherwise, should he let his chubby baby go sleep at the Cheng family’s house?

After Cheng Tingyan went inside with her suitcase, Wei Chengli greeted the staff, grabbed his little chubby dumpling, lifted her up, and shook her. “What’s going on, you little rascal? Why did you bring Yan Yan back again?”

“Her dad is acting strange today, he’s very nice to Yan Yan, but not to Cheng Rongrong.” Wei Maomao answered evasively.

“Ah?” Wei Chengli was stunned, but he quickly said, “Don’t say that about Uncle Cheng, they’re both his daughters, he…”

“He loves them both?” Wei Maomao finished his sentence.

Wei Chengli: “… “ Okay, he couldn’t say that.

But.

“Don’t change the subject, I’m asking you why you brought Yan Yan back.” Wei Chengli shook the little chubby dumpling, dissatisfied.

“I like being with Yan Yan, so I want to be with her!” Wei Maomao said, pressing her right hand against Wei Chengli’s face.

“You like sleeping with Yan Yan that much? Even risking being discovered by Yan Yan if you wet the bed again, you still want to bring her back?” Wei Chengli retorted, his face contorted.

“… “ Wei Maomao was stunned, she subconsciously thought about the food she had eaten this morning and at noon, then said angrily, pressing both her hands against Wei Chengli’s cheeks, “Yes! I do! I like sleeping with Yan Yan! I want to bring Yan Yan back!”

“What did your Uncle Cheng say? Did he agree?” Wei Chengli asked, his mouth forced into an “O” shape.

“I’m telling you, he’s acting strange today, he’s very nice to Yan Yan, but not to Cheng Rongrong. I casually asked him if I could bring Yan Yan back, and he immediately said yes.” Wei Maomao was also confused about Cheng Feiying’s behavior. “I just casually asked, who knew he would immediately agree with a smile, I didn’t expect it either.”

Wei Chengli thought about it, it did seem a bit strange…

Cheng Feiying’s strangeness occupied both their minds, neither of them noticed that Cheng Tingyan had come out of the house for a moment, then retreated back inside.

Wei Chengli and Wei Maomao didn’t see it, but Wei Maomao’s second cameraman steadily captured the entire process of Cheng Tingyan coming out, freezing, then quietly going back inside. It was a very brief moment, it happened when Wei Maomao was saying, “I’m telling you, he’s acting strange today, he’s very nice to Yan Yan, but not to Cheng Rongrong. I casually asked him if I could bring Yan Yan back, and he immediately said yes. I just casually asked, who knew he would immediately agree with a smile, I didn’t expect it either.” Cheng Tingyan came out at the beginning of the sentence, listened to the whole thing, then went back inside at the end.

Even though it was a brief moment, the second cameraman still gave Cheng Tingyan a close-up.

The viewers in the live broadcast room saw it.

They saw how the faint smile on her face vanished, how lonely and dejected she looked as she retreated back inside.

Did she hear it?

Did she misunderstand?

The camera in the bedroom was already turned off, the viewers couldn’t see anything more, and so they felt an unbearable itch…

Chapter 84p2

Wen Dongyu stood obediently to the side, watching as the child in front of him exchanged the Baby Coin for a banana candy from Shen Zilin and ran off, then he slowly moved next to Shen Zilin.

Yang Ning observed that Wen Dongyu’s small steps, his speed seemed to be about the same as hers when she was trying to escape earlier, he seemed to be struggling.

Wen Dongyu was indeed struggling, he had made up his mind, but when he reached Shen Zilin, he hesitated for a while before finally voicing his request.

Shen Zilin listened, and after listening, he thought he must have misheard.

“You’re saying, you want to earn money with me? Earn real money? The kind we earned from selling candied tomatoes at the market? The kind that can be used to buy things outside?” Shen Zilin asked repeatedly to confirm.

“Mmm…” Wen Dongyu nodded vigorously.

“… “ Shen Zilin’s face flushed slightly, after a while, he mumbled softly, “But… But I don’t know how to earn real money yet. The money I’m using now is earned by my dad.”

Wen Dongyu was stunned, this was an answer he hadn’t expected.

“You… You wait a bit longer, when I grow up a little, when I learn a bit more, I’ll be able to earn real money.” Shen Zilin’s face flushed even redder, he made a “tiny bit” gesture with his thumb and index finger. Embarrassed, his words became stammered.

“Then you… Then you…” Wen Dongyu was also a bit embarrassed, but he was truly anxious, he also made the same “tiny bit” gesture as Shen Zilin and asked, “Then you… Can you grow up that “tiny bit” before we finish filming this show?”

“Ah?” Shen Zilin had never encountered this situation before, he tried to calm down and think, then shook his head. “Filming will be over soon, I won’t have time to grow up that much, I’ll have to wait a bit longer.”

“Okay.” Wen Dongyu lowered his head, dejected.

Yang Ning truly, this innocent conversation, she almost laughed out loud at the shy little CEO and the silly child who was urging him to grow up.

Ahhh, they were so cute! She didn’t need to be included in their money-making plan, she would gladly watch this adorable scene a hundred more times!

But her amusement was short-lived.

Just like some perfection, a crack could appear in an instant.

“Earning money, you can’t be impatient. You have to be prepared, otherwise, you won’t earn money, you’ll lose money. We’re still young, we don’t have much money to lose, we have to be prepared before we start.” Shen Zilin said, thinking to himself, it was best to involve Maomao and Yan Yan, and after making preparations, it was best to also involve a reliable brain.

“What does ‘lose money’ mean?” Wen Dongyu asked, confused.

“Losing money means your original money will decrease.” Shen Zilin explained patiently.

Wen Dongyu, panicked, shook his head vigorously. “No! No! I don’t have any money! It can’t decrease!”

Yang Ning, who had been chuckling, suddenly felt something was wrong.

So Wen Dongyu was because…

The staff members would also discuss the filmed content in their group chat, Yang Ning, looking at the anxious Wen Dongyu, suddenly remembered Wen Xiang’s words she had seen in the group chat, and her smile vanished.

Wen Dongyu’s panicked gesture of clutching his pocket reminded Yang Ning, and also reminded Shen Zilin.

This morning, at the market, while the babies were working, perhaps because they were working towards a common goal, they chatted a lot.

Shen Zilin had also overheard Wen Dongyu’s “borrowing” incident.

Perhaps because the little babies lacked experience and understanding, or perhaps because Shen Zilin didn’t usually interact much with Wen Dongyu outside of tasks, he couldn’t really imagine how that incident made Wen Dongyu feel.

But… now he could roughly understand.

Lack of experience and understanding, then empathy would have to suffice.

“You… You don’t want to earn a lot of money with me in the future. You… need money now?” Shen Zilin looked at the anxious Wen Dongyu and asked tentatively.

Wen Dongyu nodded.

Shen Zilin understood, he had misunderstood. Wen Dongyu didn’t want to strive for a better future with him, he was worried about the present.

“Borrowing”… What kind of feeling would make Wen Dongyu like this… Shen Zilin tried to understand, but time was limited, he didn’t have much time to think.

But if it wasn’t about making him earn money immediately, then it wasn’t a problem.

The blush on his cheeks, caused by shyness, gradually faded, Shen Zilin stood up and patted Wen Dongyu’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, before we earn money, I can lend you some.”

Wen Dongyu was stunned, why did the word “borrow,” coming from Shen Zilin, not make him feel uncomfortable, but even a bit… expectant?

Shen Zilin also thought about the problem with the word “borrow,” he quickly added, “The ‘borrowing’ I’m talking about is different from your dad’s. I won’t lend you things you don’t have. I’ll only lend you money, money for living, money for school, I can lend you all that. You can also borrow money for toys and snacks, I’ll lend it to you, but I won’t suggest that you borrow money for unnecessary things.”

“Ah?” Wen Dongyu let out a soft question.

Shen Zilin, thinking Wen Dongyu didn’t understand, explained, “You’re the one who has to repay the money, so you decide how much to borrow. It’s not good if I decide how much you borrow.”

“Oh.” Wen Dongyu felt like he understood, but he hesitated. “Then, what if I borrow too much? I mean, I’ll only borrow money for living, but what if I borrow too much and can’t repay it?”

“Living doesn’t cost much.” Shen Zilin patted Wen Dongyu’s shoulder again. “When you grow up and find a job, you can pay it back in a few years, I won’t charge you interest.”

“Then, what if I can’t find a job?” Wen Dongyu, knowing too little about the adult world, couldn’t help but ask again.

Shen Zilin, seeing Wen Dongyu’s anxiety, chuckled. “How could you not find a job? If you can’t find one, I’ll be grown up by then, you can work for me and slowly repay me.”

Wen Dongyu’s eyes gradually lit up. “Now, you lend me money, let me eat and go to school, keep lending me money. Then when I grow up, I’ll go find you, you’ll give me a job, I’ll earn money, and when I grow up, I’ll use the money you gave me to repay you.”

“Yes, that’s it. Don’t worry, when you grow up, the money you earn, besides repaying me, I’ll also leave you enough to live on, don’t be afraid.” Shen Zilin smiled and added, “I have a lot of lucky money, it’ll be enough for you to live on!”

Yang Ning: “… “ Wait, babies, something didn’t sound quite right…

Wen Dongyu didn’t know whether it was right or not.

He only knew that Shen Zilin! Shen Zilin, who had lots and lots of money! Would let him live on!

“I’m not afraid of not being able to repay the money anymore.” Wen Dongyu hugged Shen Zilin tightly, mumbling.

Shen Zilin, almost suffocated, patted Wen Dongyu’s arm and coughed. “Cough, yes… Don’t be afraid.”

Don’t be afraid? The viewers in the live broadcast room were terrified!

“Ahhh, when I was still shocked by Little CEO Shen’s successful first recruitment fair, in the next second, he… he he he bought a person!”

“Good buy! I think Dongdong is quite happy selling.”

“Ah, Dongdong, Dongdong who joined Shen Corp. at such a young age, I also want to find a golden rice bowl job when I’m this young, then I wouldn’t have to worry about finding a job after graduation!”

“Hahaha, a fellow bald graduate shedding tears of envy, Little CEO Shen, I can’t wait anymore, CEO Shen, look at me, lend me one yuan today, let me join Shen Corp. tomorrow, I’ll repay you a hundred yuan!”

“Little CEO Shen truly… Clearly priced, fair to all, if he doesn’t get rich, who will?”

“Wen Xiang has been mute these past two days, I thought they were fine, seeing Wen Xiang and Wen Dongdong getting along so well… I didn’t expect Dongdong to still be worried about money…”

“How can he not be worried, he wakes up to new debts every day. Speaking of, Little CEO Shen is truly kind-hearted, his words, ‘You’re the one who has to repay the money, so you decide how much to borrow,’ are truly amazing. No wonder Dongdong is willing to borrow from Little CEO Shen, he can’t decide how much to borrow from Wen Xiang! Who wants to wake up to new debts every day, debts they didn’t willingly incur, debts they don’t even understand? You decide to just eat a steamed bun today and owe a small amount, but he gives you a feast, then tells you loudly, ‘Look at how much I’ve sacrificed for you, a whole feast, and you’re still not being good, how are you going to repay me!’”

“Oh my god… That analogy. Truly, what parents give, is it really what their children want? After giving them things they don’t want, they even say, ‘Look what I’ve done for you…’ It’s too classic!”

“Looking at it this way, it’s indeed better to borrow from Little CEO Shen, clearly priced, no interest, no debt collection in the middle, no mention of the debt, then when you grow up, he’ll give you a good job and let you slowly repay him… If I wasn’t already an adult, I would also want to borrow!”

“Actually, between parents and children, it’s natural for parents to give first, after all, whether it’s financial or emotional investment, you can’t expect a child to repay it immediately, right? The sacrifices are real, but there’s no need to keep reminding them, making them feel indebted forever, forcing them to live a life of servitude… After all, children also give, right? Their cuteness and love when they’re young, the emotional fulfillment and support they provide to their parents, doesn’t that count as giving? And when they grow up, taking care of their elderly parents, financially and emotionally, that’s also giving. Just because parents give first, it doesn’t mean they should keep reminding and hurting their children during the period when the children are still growing and can’t repay immediately… Can these reminders and hurtful actions offset a part of their giving? Then when the children are taking care of their parents in their old age, should they also constantly remind their parents of their own giving?”

“Hahaha, even if the children remind them, it’s useless, because the parents’ giving came first, no matter how much the children do, they’re still repaying their debt. As for parents hurting their children while giving… Hahaha, how can that be called hurting, they’re teaching you gratitude!”

“Stop it, you guys! For the first company Little CEO Shen starts, I have an idea, he should go into child support! Those who don’t want to be indebted to their parents, let them be indebted to Little CEO Shen!”

“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter, I suspect the person above is trying to find a new way to join Shen Corp.”

…

The discussions in the live broadcast room couldn’t reach the ears of the young ones in the village.

But regardless, Wen Dongyu was happy and warm now, no longer a lost and lonely shadow.

Sadly, joy couldn’t be shared…

In the Wang family’s courtyard, Jiang Heye had secretly glanced at Wang Zhizhi eight times, she saw his mood getting lower and lower, she couldn’t help but walk over to him.

Chapter 84p1

After finishing lunch at the village square, the morning tasks for both the babies and dads came to a relatively successful end.

As usual, before the new task cards for the afternoon arrived, it was the program team’s designated nap time.

Of course, as in the previous days, most people didn’t use this time to rest.

Here, we must specifically mention Shen Zilin, who had fallen into an endless cycle of debt repayment since buying the pig.

Summer weather was unpredictable. In the morning, it was sunny and scorching, but by lunchtime, clouds started gathering, and by the time they finished eating, the sky was overcast.

For Shen Zilin, this kind of noon, with no sun and a cool breeze, was the perfect time to continue earning Baby Coins.

As they were leaving, Shen Zilin looked at the cloudy sky, praying that it wouldn’t rain, then touched his bulging backpack, determined to move his money-making plan, originally scheduled for the evening, to noon.

Just as Shen Zilin set his sights on his destination and was about to set off, his sleeves and pant legs were suddenly grabbed.

“Are you going to dig for Baby Coins? Take me with you.” Wen Dongyu grabbed Shen Zilin’s sleeve.

Shen Zilin looked down, the pig Wen Dongyu was leading had bitten onto his pant leg.

“Okay, let’s go.” Shen Zilin answered concisely, but he couldn’t help but glance into the distance.

He saw Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan walking hand in hand to the edge of the square, heading towards home.

It made sense, Cheng Tingyan had already saved enough Baby Coins to buy the watermelon she wanted, and Wei Maomao had also bought a lot of things at the market today, a big bag of various pretty hair ties and two bags of candied kumquats. It seemed the Maomao who wanted to dig for Baby Coins in the middle of the night last night had disappeared.

But… thanks to today’s market, thanks to Wei Maomao’s inspiration, his pig purchase loan should be paid off soon!

Thinking about what he was about to do, Shen Zilin’s heart beat a little faster, but as he walked, his steps became more and more determined.

“Aren’t we going to the place where we dug for Baby Coins and treasure last time?” Wen Dongyu, after following for a while, felt that the direction wasn’t right, they weren’t heading towards the village entrance, they seemed to be going deeper into the village.

“We are going there, but I have something to do before that. Do you know the way? You can go ahead and start digging.” Shen Zilin stopped.

“Let’s go together.” Wen Dongyu said without hesitation.

This morning, at the market, while they were working and chatting, Wen Dongyu learned that Shen Zilin would dig for Baby Coins whenever he had time, and that Cheng Tingyan had earned half of the Baby Coins for the watermelon by digging. He had vaguely known that they would go dig for Baby Coins in the field, but he didn’t know they were so diligent.

Wen Dongyu then looked at himself, he had nothing, he relied entirely on borrowing, he didn’t even work hard, he just kept feeling sad, sad, sad, then going to one family to freeload a bite, to another family to freeload a piece, he was truly too lazy and had no plan!

At the market, Wen Dongyu, following the others, had earned money. Holding the seventy-something yuan, thin and light, but enough to buy several bags of things.

It wasn’t Baby Coins, which could only be used within the show, like tokens for amusement park rides at a kindergarten carnival, it was real money that could be used in real life.

Wen Dongyu, for the first time, truly felt what it was like to have his own money.

The worry, fear, and coldness that had been lingering in his heart seemed to have lessened a bit.

Sadly, the market was only open for a limited time, Wen Dongyu had to return to the village, to the show, he couldn’t continue earning real money. But he was inspired, his motivation surged, he could start with earning Baby Coins, no more laziness, he had to be diligent, have a plan, be like Boss, like Shen Zilin, find a way to survive!

Wen Dongyu secretly idolized Boss and Yan Yan, who had rented the tanghulu stall, and Shen Zilin, who had added a new popular product. Naturally, he wouldn’t leave Shen Zilin at this time and go dig for Baby Coins by himself.

“Okay, I’ll be quick.” Shen Zilin answered casually.

Shen Zilin didn’t know what Wen Dongyu was thinking, he was currently preoccupied with what he was about to do, since Wen Dongyu said so, then he could tag along.

And so, Wen Dongyu, unknowingly, became the first witness to the official rise of Shen Zilin’s business empire.

It was said to be “on-site” because the other witnesses were the countless viewers in the live broadcast room.

“Oh my god, I knew it, Little CEO Shen usually doesn’t seem to have a sweet tooth, why did he buy so much candy at the market, he spent over twenty yuan on candy and snacks out of his seventy-something yuan, it turns out he was planning this!!!”

“Hahaha, is this even allowed? He didn’t even ask the program team, he just did it? Will the program team acknowledge it… Wouldn’t he lose money if they don’t acknowledge the candy and snacks?”

“Of course, he can’t ask first, it’s all about presenting them with a fait accompli, catching the program team off guard. Set up the operation first, it’s easy for the program team to say ‘no,’ but it would be awkward for them to disband everyone after they’re already here.”

“Hahaha, the program team can’t refuse, first of all, the grandma in the headscarf already set a precedent this morning, secondly, the babies digging for Baby Coins is completely within the rules!”

“Right! Aren’t the children in the village also babies! The program team can’t discriminate!”

“Little CEO Shen is truly too cunning, too cunning, hahaha, it turns out he’s not just like a CEO, he’s already a CEO! I want to call Yan Yan over and tell her, what’s the point of working so hard, it’s better to rest, wait a few days, then freeload on Little CEO Shen’s express train and buy another watermelon.”

“I’m dying of laughter, so CEO Mao can also avoid bed-wetting for a few days, is that it?”

“Hahahahaha! You guys are so annoying, can we move on from CEO Mao’s bed-wetting incident!”

“Absolutely not, even after thirty years, I’ll still remember the keywords ‘Yan Yan,’ ‘Baby Coins,’ ‘digging,’ ‘watermelon,’ related to CEO Mao’s bed-wetting, hahaha.”

…

Yang Ning didn’t understand the amusement of the viewers in the online live broadcast room.

Just like she didn’t understand why that disposable task location, which was supposed to be abandoned after the “Treasure Hunt” task on the first day of filming, had become the babies’ regular money-making spot… And how she, an ordinary employee stationed at the Baby Supermarket, occasionally participating in nearby tasks, had become the pitiful person who had to secretly bury coins in the field every night.

Last night, thanks to Shen Zilin’s efforts, Yang Ning had buried 42 coins in the field in the middle of the night. After finishing, she heard that Maomao had also wanted to dig, but was stopped and planned to wait until the next day, when the field was replenished to two hundred coins.

Okay, Yang Ning understood, her workload next time would probably be at least seventy or eighty coins.

Yang Ning, feeling sorry for both the babies who dug and herself who buried, mentally prepared herself for the new day.

But!

Clearly, her preparation wasn’t enough!

Before lunch, new cakes and pastries arrived at the Baby Supermarket. Although the babies didn’t buy them, these freshly made pastries were the freshest of the day. Yang Ning, as usual, put the new goods on display and took down the ones from the previous day, which were still within their expiration date, as today’s staff benefits.

Because the program team had included afternoon tea as a reward in today’s task, there were more goods than usual. Yang Ning worked for a while before she could eat her lunch.

But before she could even finish half of her lunchbox, a message popped up in the group chat.

[Shen Zilin is digging for coins!!!]

Yang Ning quickly gathered the digging tools, grabbed the tools and lunchbox for the babies, and rushed to the Baby Coin digging spot, waiting and eating while she waited.

Yang Ning, too busy, overlooked the three exclamation marks after the message. And because she had left her phone in the store to charge, she also missed the subsequent messages with even more exclamation marks.

But this oversight was short-lived, because Yang Ning soon… witnessed it with her own eyes.

A group of children, huddled together, the only instruction coming from the earpiece connected to the program team was “let them dig”…

Yang Ning’s vision darkened, what dig, she had only brought two sets of digging tools, even counting the ones they used when the babies dug together last time in the warehouse, they only had seven sets in total.

How many children were there…

Yang Ning quickly scanned the crowd, ah, at least fifteen…

Had they brought all the idle children in the village?

Yang Ning, feeling dizzy, relayed the program team’s answer, then told them to share the two sets of tools first and went to the warehouse to get the remaining five sets.

When she returned, she discovered that all the babies… were already digging.

Tree branches, stones, broken wooden boards… There was no tool they couldn’t think of…

Right, these were children who grew up playing in the village, they must have dug in the ground countless times.

So the question was.

Yang Ning looked at Shen Zilin, who was sitting on the small stool she had originally prepared for herself, how old was he… to be acting like a foreman…

“One!” A little boy with a buzz cut rushed out from the field, holding a coin in his hand, and ran straight to Shen Zilin.

“Great! Thank you!” Shen Zilin took the coin with his left hand and took out a handful of candy from his bag with his right hand. “We have strawberry, banana, milk, coconut…”

“I want coconut!” The little boy took the candy, stuffed it into his mouth, took two bites, and said solemnly, “Delicious, save a coconut one for me, I’ll be back soon!”

Shen Zilin readily agreed, took out a coconut candy, showed it to him, then put it in his pocket, putting the other flavors back in his bag.

Yang Ning: “… “ He was truly a reasonable foreman.

She now wanted to know, when Shen Zilin went to the market to buy these “wages,” did the program team realize what he was planning… She couldn’t be the only one who was shocked!!!

Of course, Yang Ning wasn’t alone.

At least Wen Dongyu, who had witnessed the entire process of Shen Zilin carrying a bag of snacks, finding the children in the village, asking who the leader was, negotiating the deposit, commission, and rewards, then finally, under the leader’s summons, obtaining a group of child workers, was much more shocked than Yang Ning.

The more shocked he was, the more he learned.

He wasn’t smart, but if he followed smart people, he could survive!

Wen Dongyu, while digging, made up his mind.

Many hands made light work, the children in the field were scattered, one after another, they came up to exchange their Baby Coins for candy from Shen Zilin.

Yang Ning, after watching Shen Zilin for a while, then looking at the children in the field, finally couldn’t help but ask, “Did you also hire Wen Dongyu?”

“No, he’s digging for himself.” Shen Zilin replied.

“Then Wen Dongyu saw your method, it’s so much faster, why is he still digging by himself…” Yang Ning asked again.

Shen Zilin looked up at Yang Ning and smiled. “One candy costs thirty cents outside, and can be exchanged for one Baby Coin. Here, one candy costs five Baby Coins. He doesn’t owe the program team any Baby Coins, why would he use five thirty-cent candies to exchange for one thirty-cent candy?”

Yang Ning: “… “ Right! Why! Was it because she was overwhelmed by the group of children that she didn’t even think of such a simple logic! Speaking of which, although the little CEO didn’t seem to know multiplication yet, his logic was impeccable…

Sob, sob, sob, why was she so stupid?

Ah… Yang Ning belatedly glanced at Shen Zilin’s cameraman.

Her stupidity was even broadcasted live…

Yang Ning took a small step back, ready to escape.

At this moment, Shen Zilin opened his bag, took out a candy, and handed it to Yang Ning. “Sister Yangyang, have some.”

“You need these candies to exchange for Baby Coins…” Yang Ning, who was trying to escape, said awkwardly.

“These candies are enough for me to pay off my pig loan, the program team’s things are too expensive, I’m not buying anything from them after I pay it off.” Shen Zilin stuffed the candy into Yang Ning’s hand. “I saw it, you were the one who buried the Baby Coins, thank you, Sister Yangyang.”

Yang Ning looked at the strawberry milk candy in her hand, aww~~~ Little CEO was so sweet~~~

Little CEO was right! Evil program team!

The strawberry milk candy, sweet and milky, made Yang Ning, who had almost cried from her own stupidity, feel a bit better. Her escape slowed down.

At this moment, Wen Dongyu also approached, following a child who had found a Baby Coin.

Chapter 83p2

Seriously?

It wasn’t that serious…

Cheng Feiying didn’t know how the comments in the live broadcast room were analyzing him, he didn’t have the brainpower to think about those things.

Actually, he was already trying his best to control his anger, to prevent himself from venting his frustration, which he couldn’t direct at Bai Lei, onto Cheng Rongrong. Of course, controlling his anger during the live broadcast was already difficult enough for Cheng Feiying, expecting him to be nice to Cheng Rongrong was truly asking too much.

Were they kidding? Even though Cheng Tingyan was aloof, silent, and not close to anyone, always running around and even attracting a troublesome little fatty, at least she took care of herself and hadn’t caused him any major trouble. Unlike Cheng Rongrong, who was usually well-behaved, adorable, and considerate, but suddenly, she caused him to be called to the restroom and have the program director throw evidence in his face, leaving him speechless.

That embarrassment of being criticized, and in a place like the restroom… Cheng Feiying couldn’t bear to think about it again, it made him furious. Two minutes, how could two minutes be enough to vent his anger! Even twenty minutes wouldn’t be enough! It was wrong for Bai Lei to interfere with the filming, but even if she interfered, she got caught, leaving behind evidence, wasn’t that wrong, it was stupid!

He could only say, thankfully, Shi Dingshan called him over early, he had enough time to calm down, otherwise, when Cheng Rongrong proudly announced that she was the first to sell out her vegetables, Cheng Feiying really couldn’t guarantee he wouldn’t explode again.

Ignorance truly was bliss.

The program team had already decided to let it go, Cheng Feiying naturally wouldn’t expose his own shortcomings during the live broadcast, but Cheng Rongrong’s happiness and bragging truly made him feel she was stupid. He believed that in the eyes of those staff members who knew the truth, she was even more stupid, incredibly stupid!

The food on Cheng Rongrong’s side of the table felt like an insult to Cheng Feiying, let alone eating it.

Thankfully, he still had the other half of the table to eat from.

Plentiful, delicious, large portions… And most importantly, the money used to buy them was earned cleanly, it was even the highest among all the babies.

Although Cheng Tingyan was still aloof and distant, with the ignorant and self-righteous Cheng Rongrong as a contrast, Cheng Feiying felt that Cheng Tingyan was still quite good, even the little fatty who came to freeload seemed more pleasing to the eye.

Especially after asking a few questions and learning that the pack of hair ties in Cheng Tingyan’s bag was a gift from the little fatty, Cheng Feiying felt the gap between his two daughters widen even further. One had to have her mother violate the rules and hire shills to buy her vegetables, just to earn money. The other not only earned more on her own, but even received gifts.

What was the point of only focusing on what they had within their own family? The real skill was to get things from other families.

The more Cheng Feiying thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, the harder he chewed his food.

So why did he agree to Bai Lei and Cheng Rongrong’s plan, letting them step on Cheng Tingyan on the show?

True, Cheng Tingyan was aloof and had a bad temper, she didn’t seem to have a bright future. But the one with a good personality and temper, it seemed she hadn’t done much better these past few days, had she?

If Cheng Rongrong could truly shine on this show, Cheng Feiying wouldn’t mind sacrificing a useless one as a stepping stone. But Cheng Rongrong even needed her mother to create a fake highlight for her when selling vegetables, with the program team’s strict control later on, could she still stand out on her own?

Why should he sacrifice a child who, now that he thought about it, wasn’t that bad, to benefit one who, now that he thought about it, wasn’t that impressive?

He was the one with custody of both children, if the input and output weren’t proportional, he didn’t need to sacrifice a potential asset, right?

As Cheng Feiying ate, he successfully convinced himself, the nameless anger in his stomach subsided quite a bit.

But while someone regained a bit of his senses and calmed down, someone else truly… exploded!

The overturned tables and chairs, the shattered bowls, plates, and vases, the scattered food, the splattered sauce, the floor and the wall next to it were a mess.

Bai Lei, standing a few steps away, in a relatively clean spot, clenched her fists, staring at Cheng Rongrong, who was quietly eating on the projection screen.

Cheng Feiying! How dare you!

This morning, after receiving the good news from the man she had sent, it was followed by chaotic noises and a phone that couldn’t be reached anymore.

After a while, the man called back, and the good news turned into bad news.

That man, although cowardly in front of the bear-like man, at least he didn’t reveal the note-passing incident.

Since communication with the outside world was prohibited during the live broadcast, it was definitely a taboo. In comparison, a mother caring for her child, offering a little help, should be understandable. Bai Lei had even prepared herself for how to respond if the program team called to question her.

But she didn’t expect that the call she received was from Cheng Feiying.

During the two-minute call, she only had a chance to say one word, the “hello” when she answered, the rest was filled with the other party’s anger and accusations.

It made her angry too, but then he… hung up… and turned off his phone.

If that was her punishment for hiring the wrong person, she would… endure it.

But Cheng Feiying, how dare he, how dare he treat Rongrong like that?

Bai Lei completely exploded when she saw the obvious difference in Cheng Feiying’s treatment of Cheng Tingyan and Cheng Rongrong on the live broadcast.

This man, he was truly useless, just a small issue, and he acted like this on the live broadcast.

Unanswered conversations, untouched dishes…

Didn’t he have a brain? Couldn’t he imagine the embarrassment and hurt it would cause Cheng Rongrong?

Idiot!

As expected, an idiot was an idiot, he wouldn’t truly become smart just because of a few years of seemingly harmonious atmosphere.

But Bai Lei didn’t know that although Cheng Rongrong was indeed embarrassed by Cheng Feiying’s strange attitude, hurt… she wasn’t.

The day before, when Cheng Feiying carried 1500kg of watermelon and said he could carry 3000kg but didn’t want to because it wasn’t worth it, Cheng Rongrong started to realize that perhaps she shouldn’t continue to be tied to Cheng Feiying.

No, or maybe she had already had this thought during the relay race.

After all, if Cheng Feiying continued like this, he wouldn’t even be able to maintain his persona as a loving father who was occasionally strict for the sake of educating his child.

If she continued to be tied to him, to try and make up for his shortcomings, her own persona would also crumble along with his declining reputation.

At the lunch table, Cheng Rongrong felt Cheng Feiying had embarrassed her several times and was continuing to do so. She didn’t know why, but it didn’t stop her from hating his mood swings. Especially when he was embarrassing her while praising Cheng Tingyan, it was truly…

Cheng Rongrong couldn’t help but think about the original novel, where Cheng Feiying only brought Cheng Tingyan to the third season of “Where’s Baby Going,” and their father-daughter relationship improved.

So, was this the inertia of the original plot?

It was like… Cheng Rongrong thought about the other babies working around Cheng Tingyan’s candied tomato stall at the market, was it like the protagonist’s unshakable halo?

Regardless of who was missing, Cheng Rongrong glanced at Cheng Feiying.

Regardless of who was added, Cheng Rongrong glanced at the stinky chubby girl munching on ribs at the table.

No matter what, if there was a halo in this world, it should belong to her.

Otherwise, why would she, someone who had read the original novel, be brought to this world!