Lin Luoqing opened Ji Yuxiao’s wallet, drew out 200 yuan from it and returned the wallet to him.
“You really only need 200?” Ji Yuxiao was puzzled. “What are you doing with 200 yuan?”
Netizens clicked their tongues.
[Listen to this distainful tone. It is as if 200 yuan isn’t money.]
[A broken heart who doesn’t mind accepting 200 yuan is online.]
[I also don’t dislike it. I can pay for the postage!]
[Hahaha, but what is Qing Qing going to buy?]
“I don’t want to buy anything. I will return the bamboo basket later and give 200 yuan to the little girl of the aunt’s family. The new year is coming soon. I will give the child a lucky gift.”
Ji Yuxiao understood that Lin Luoqing was still embarrassed to take too many persimmons, so he tried another way and gave money instead.
“Isn’t 200 yuan too little when giving out new year’s money?” Ji Yuxiao asked sincerely after thinking about Lin Fei and Ji Leyu’s new year’s money.
Lin Luoqing sighed. Sure enough, this was truly the young master of a wealthy family. He was childish and brilliant about many things. He was also quite cute.
He looked at Ji Yuxiao with a smile. “Consider the average living standard of this village. Chairman Ji, if I give more then I’m afraid they won’t accept it.”
It was only then that Ji Yuxiao reacted. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
[Hehehe, I’ll listen to you. So sweet.]
[Who ships it again? I ship it again. Chairman Ji is as doting as ever!]
[Qing Qing is so good. He is even giving lucky money to the little girl.]
[Qing Qing is probably embarrassed to take the aunt’s persimmons for free. However, the aunt is so enthusiastic!]
[Hahaha, yes. So the aunt’s kindness is rewarded.]
[Qing Qing is a very gentle person. The little girl must be very happy when the time comes.]
[The auntie should also be very happy!]
[Very good, very good. Everyone is happy. I am happy to see it too.]
[Me too!]
Lin Luoqing put the money in his pocket, washed some persimmons and tasted it with Ji Yuxiao. Then he brought it to Lin Fei and Ji Leyu for them to taste.
Lin Fei and Ji Leyu were still doing their winter vacation homework. The moment he saw the persimmons, Ji Leyu immediately put down his pen and said happily, “Persimmons.”
“Yes. Didn’t you want to eat it before? Dad went to buy some. You can try it and see if it tastes good.”
Ji Leyu heard him say this and reached out to grab one and take a bite. The sweet juice immediately filled his mouth.
“It’s so sweet,” he said happily. “Thank you, Dad. It is delicious.”
“As long as you like it.” Lin Luoqing smiled.
Then he turned to look at Lin Fei. “Fei Fei, don’t you want to eat it?”
Lin Fei shook his head. “I’ll finish writing this question before eating.”
“Okay.” Lin Luoqing touched his head. He was accustomed to his habit of reading and finishing his homework before doing other things.
“Let’s take a rest after writing. The time is almost up. We should go to the village chief’s house to gather for dinner.”
“Okay~” Ji Leyu said happily. He finally no longer had to do homework.
Lin Fei looked up and immediately saw his overjoyed smile.
Ji Leyu, “……”
Ji Leyu said weakly, “Brother, do you want to eat persimmons?”
Lin Fei shook his head and said deliberately, “Brother won’t eat it. I will watch you do your homework.”
Ji Leyu, “…QAQ.”
His brother was so cruel!
So indifferent!
Lin Luoqing watched the two of them with interest and couldn’t help laughing.
Netizens also laughed.
[Who made you laugh at your brother before? Now you regret it!]
[Fei Fei: It’s not that I won’t retaliate. It is that the time hasn’t come yet.]
[Xiao Yu is really eaten to death by Fei Fei, hahaha.]
[Forget it. Baby Yu, admit defeat. Never laugh at your brother in the future or say he isn’t good enough.]
[Yu, your brother will always be your brother. So don’t laugh at your brother easily, understood?]
By this time, Lin Fei had finished writing and closed the pen. It was almost 7:10 p.m.
Lin Fei packed the dishes into the boxes provided by the program group. Then he took the bamboo basket and went out with Ji Yuxiao, Lin Fei and Ji Leyu.
As he was walking down, he heard the aunt’s voice coming from a distance. “Are you going to record the show again?”
Lin Luoqing looked up at her and nodded.
He spoke to Lin Fei and Ji Leyu and told them to stand there obediently. Then he walked up with the basket.
“I’ll give this basket back to you. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Then go and record the show. I’ll watch you on TV at that time,” the aunt said cheerfully.
“Okay.” Lin Luoqing smiled. “By the way—”
He looked down at the little girl standing next to her mother. He took out the 200 yuan and stuffed it into the little girl’s pocket.
“It is almost the new year. Happy New Year. This is new year’s money. Take it and buy some candy.”
The little girl looked up at him in surprise but didn’t know if she could accept it. She raised her head to look at her mother.
The aunt laughed for a moment before saying in embarrassment, “How can I accept it? It is so embarrassing. Niuniu, please return the money to Uncle.”
“It’s okay.” Lin Luoqing’s tone was gentle. “It is a rare coincidence that we just happen to come here in time for the new year. Just accept it and buy the child something she likes.”
“Then thank you.” The aunt smiled. “You are such a good person. If your children still want to eat persimmons, you can come at any time. I still have more on this tree.”
“Okay, thank you.”
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome. Niuniu, thank the uncle.”
“Thank you, Uncle,” Niuniu said happily.
Lin Luoqing smiled and touched her head before leaving.
Netizens saw it and couldn’t help saying:
[Wow wow, I’m so jealous of Niuniu for getting Qing Qing’s pocket money.]
[Qing Qing is really a good person. No wonder everyone who has gotten along with him likes him.]
[Niuniu must be very happy. It is so nice. Qing Qing can bring warmth anywhere he goes.]
[Ahhhh, I really like Qing Qing. Qing Qing deserves the best!]
[So he now has a happy family, cute children and Chairman Ji who loves him. It is very complete.]
[Qing Qing deserves it. Qing Qing is truly the kindest person I have ever met.]
The aunt watched Lin Luoqing leave and looked down at her daughter. “Did you see that? This uncle must be a university student. You have to study hard to take the university entrance examination. This way, you can go to other places and be liked by other people like this uncle in the future.”
Niuniu nodded.
“Let’s go.” The aunt pulled her. “Uncle has given you new year’s money. We have no money but we can still give them something. In a while, help Mom wash the persimmons. I will bake some persimmons for them.”
“Okay,” Niuniu said obediently. “Uncle looks so good. He is better-looking than the people on TV.”
“Hahaha, people are acting on TV, you foolish little girl~” The aunt poked her forehead.
Lin Luoqing walked back to the others. He took Lin Fei’s hand again and walked down the slope.
At this time, other families had arrived at the village chief’s yard one after another. Lin Luoqing’s group was the third one to arrive. The moment Tang Jiale saw Ji Leyu, he ran over and proactively said to Lin Luoqing, “Uncle Lin, the village chief uncle said to put the dishes on the table.”
“Okay,” Lin Luoqing agreed. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Tang Jiale smiled and followed him.
Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao walked over, took out their dishes and put them on the table.
Tang Jiale’s parents were surprised when they saw that he actually made sweet and sour pork and shredded sweet potatoes. “You can make this. It is amazing.”
Lin Luoqing smiled. “Our children prefer sweets.”
“Does Fei Fei also like sweets?” Tang Jiale’s father was surprised. “Fei Fei doesn’t seem like he likes sweets.”
Lin Luoqing nodded. He was the one who liked sweets the most in the family, even more than Ji Leyu.
The remaining two families arrived as they were talking.
Lin Luoqing hurriedly beckoned the children to come over and let them eat the shredded sweet potatoes first.
“If these sweet potatoes are cold, it won’t be easy to pick them up. Let the children eat it first.”
“Okay.” The parents agreed one after another. “Teacher Lin, your craftsmanship is so good. You made three dishes at once and there are vegetarian and meat dishes. It is amazing!”
“It’s over. You made sweet and sour pork and shredded sweet potatoes. The children must think your cooking is delicious. If the host holds another cooking competition later, they will definitely choose you.”
“Hahaha, Teacher Lin, can I take a bite of your shredded sweet potatoes? I am so hungry when seeing it. I’ll just eat one.”
“Of course,” Lin Luoqing said with a smile. “You can eat if you want. I made a lot.”
Suddenly, the dining table was surrounded by people vying to eat Lin Luoqing’s shredded sweet potatoes.
Ji Leyu didn’t forget to praise it while eating. “My dad makes the best food.”
Tang Jiale nodded in agreement. “It’s delicious. Uncle Lin, you are so amazing.”
Geng Shansi and Yang Wenjing also liked it very much. They ate several pieces in a row and asked their mothers, “Mom, can you make this for me tomorrow?”
“Your mother doesn’t have this ability yet. I will learn it when I go back.” Yang Wenjing’s mother smiled and patted Yang Wenjing’s head.
Geng Shansi’s mother gently pushed her shoulder. Geng Shansi said to Lin Luoqing in a small voice. “Thank you, Uncle Lin.”
“You’re welcome.” Lin Luoqing turned his head and smiled at her.
Wu Han saw it and wanted to eat it, but he was stopped by Wen Qinyao.
She still remembered how Ji Yuxiao told Wu Han to stay away from Lin Fei and Ji Leyu in the future. She said rather resentfully, “Mom will ask Auntie to make it for you when we go back.”
“No no no.” Wu Han was unwilling. “I want to eat it now.”
“Have you forgotten that the person told you to stay away from them? They won’t let you go there. If you go there, they will be unhappy again and say that I, an adult, am ignorant.”
The follow-up director, “……”
The chief director, “……”
The netizens, “……”
[Why hasn’t this been solved yet? Program group, come out and solve the problem!! Can this still work?]
[Do you not want ratings or word of mouth? @Program group, are you really not going to deal with it?]
[@Program group, if you don’t deal with it, I will directly rush to the show. Lin Luoqing has a good temper but Lin Luoqing’s fans aren’t as good-tempered as him!]
[Pretending to be dead won’t solve the problem. Deal with it as soon as possible!! The hot search has been hanging for a whole day without you dealing with it. Do you really not want this word of mouth?]
[@Program group, do you know how popular you are right now? Do you know who brought this heat to you? Are you really going to protect Wen Qinyao and Wu Fei like this? What do they have to do with you?]
The director had planned to wait until today’s recording was over before talking to Wen Qinyao and Wu Fei. Now he saw that they weren’t interacting with anyone so he simply took the opportunity to call them aside to a room.
“What are you doing?” The director got straight to the point. “Do you know that netizens are very critical of you right now!”
Wen Qinyao and Wu Fei naturally didn’t know anything because their phones had been taken away and couldn’t access the Internet. They didn’t think they had done anything wrong. They were completely confused when they heard this. “Why?”
The director, “???”
“Why do you think so?”
Wen Qinyao was confused. “We haven’t done anything.”
“You haven’t done anything yet!”
The director angrily returned their phones to them. “See for yourselves. You are on the hot search and it has been hanging there for a day.”
Wen Qinyao and Wu Fei took their phones and found that the top hot search was actually their names. The two of them clicked on it in confusion. The more they looked at it, the angrier they became.
“Lin Luoqing’s fans are going too far! Yes, he is famous and has many fans, but they can’t say that about us and Hanhan. Hanhan is still just a child. How can they say that he is stupid and annoying? His fans are too vicious!”
The director, “……”
The director felt like he was getting a headache again.
“You think that Wu Han is a child and people can’t call him stupid and annoying. But Wu Han said that Ji Leyu is bad and selfish. Isn’t Ji Leyu a child? Doesn’t Ji Leyu’s father feel distressed when he hears this?”
“But Hanhan was unintentional. He didn’t do it on purpose. He is still so young. What does he know? How can an adult care about such things with children?”
“I won’t talk to you about this,” the director said helplessly. “I want to ask you now. Do you still want to record the show properly?”
“Haven’t I always cooperated with the program group?” Wen Qinyao felt wronged. “What did we do wrong? We aren’t as popular as Lin Luoqing and we don’t have as much money and power as Ji Yuxiao. Ji Yuxiao talked about the child in front of me and Wu Fei. I just said one thing and his fans bit me and won’t let me go. Why don’t they talk about Ji Yuxiao? Isn’t it because they are all Ji Yuxiao’s fans and are protecting him?”
“Ji Yuxiao said that you and Wu Fei did something wrong because Wu Han did something wrong and you didn’t educate him properly. Ji Yuxiao’s words might indeed be a bit harsh but who made Wu Han make Ji Leyu cry? As a father, his tone might be a bit bad when helping stand up for his son, but he is standing up for his son. On the contrary, you said those words and isn’t it adding fuel to the fire?” The director argued.
Wen Qinyao heard this and immediately became dissatisfied. “He isn’t the child’s biological father and knows how to feel sorry for the child. Can’t I, as a biological mother, feel sorry for my son? Is Ji Leyu the only one who can cry? Our family’s Hanhan also cried!”
“Ji Leyu isn’t his biological son. I am Hanhan’s biological mother. I feel sorry for my son. How can I be willing to let my son apologize? Meanwhile, Ji Yuxiao is so good. He keeps saying that Hanhan is wrong and that I am wrong. Isn’t it just a sip of hot water? Who still lacks hot water these days? Isn’t it just a trivial matter? Is it worth making a fuss?”
The director, “!!!”
The director was speechless for a moment. “If you want to say so, I won’t advise you any longer.”
“However, the matter has come to this. You must publicly apologize to Ji Yuxiao and Lin Luoqing. Wu Han must also apologize to Lin Fei and Ji Leyu.”
“Why?” Wu Fei heard this and objected on the spot. Wasn’t it losing face if his wife and son had to apologize to Ji Yuxiao’s family?
“I don’t agree. We didn’t do anything wrong. Besides, Hanhan has apologized. People shouldn’t care about it.”
“That’s because Wu Han wasn’t sincere at all.”
“How can he be sincere? Does he have to plead guilty? I don’t understand. What do they want to do by fussing over such a small thing? Just like this, netizens still think he is right? Isn’t it because he has many fans so his voice is louder?! In any case, I won’t let my son apologize again. There is also no need for Yaoyao to apologize.”
The director nodded. “If you firmly disagree, then under the current situation, I can’t continue to keep you. Otherwise, the netizens will definitely continue to make trouble and this will have an impact on the effect of future broadcasts. I can only ask you to quit.”
Not only that, just now, Wen Qinyao said that Ji Leyu wasn’t their biological child. If she could blurt it out at this time, she might say it during the recording one day. Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao would definitely be angry at that time. Ji Leyu and Lin Fei would also be sad. The resentment of netizens would only become heavier at that time.
This wasn’t good for anyone. It was better to stop losses in time and nip unsafe factors in the cradle as soon as possible.
“You choose.” The director looked at the people in front of him. “Apologize or quit. You guys choose one now.”
Proofreader: Wei
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