FV: Chapter 327

At the end of the ice cart play, the other children saw Lin Fei and Ji Leyu pulling the ice cart for their fathers to play. They all told their parents that they wanted to pull them as well.

The parents smiled and closed their mouths. They imitated Ji Yuxiao’s method and quietly pushed from behind, hearts filled with joy.

At this time, they felt that the saying ‘those who are close to red turn red and those who are close to ink turn black’ was very reasonable. Look, once a role model took the lead, other children would follow suit. So what type of friends they came into contact with was really important.

The parents looked at Lin Fei and Ji Leyu with tender affection in their eyes.

The whole morning was spent happily playing games on the ice.

Everyone went back to cook at noon and Lin Luoqing used this time to quietly ask the host about Wen Qinyao and Wu Fei’s matter. He obviously wasn’t the first one and the host had already prepared the explanation. The host explained, “Netizens have criticized many of their practices and don’t like them very much. The director talked to them and they chose to quit. Therefore, they left.”

Lin Luoqing was a bit puzzled. “Is it related to Xiao Yu and Fei Fei?”

“There is a relationship but not much. The main reason is that there is a lot of pressure from netizens. As you know, our program is broadcasted live and recorded, but now a lot of content is broadcasted during the live broadcast. So in the later stage, the airing of the episode on the website relies on word-of-mouth. If netizens spontaneously boycott it and spread bad word-of-mouth, the number of views definitely won’t be very good. This is why the program team hoped that Wu Fei and Wen Qinyao could slightly change their educational concepts and give an apology to you, Teacher Ji and the two children. Wu Fei and Wen Qinyao didn’t want this, so they chose to quit.”

“Why do they have to apologize to me and Ji Yuxiao?” Lin Luoqing didn’t understand it.

The host was a bit embarrassed. “Teacher Qinyao said something not very good that was aimed at you and Teacher Ji.”

Lin Luoqing, “……”

At this time, Lin Luoqing was speechless.

He figured it out and didn’t ask anything else. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” The host smiled. “Teacher Lin, you don’t have to think too much. To put it bluntly, this actually has little to do with you. The main thing is that we want the views and ratings. If we don’t care about the ratings and website episode views later, the director wouldn’t talk to them and they naturally wouldn’t leave.”

Lin Luoqing nodded and smiled at him. “Okay, I see. Thank you.”

He didn’t say much. After all, Lin Luoqing wasn’t a Holy Father. The other person had a conflict with Lin Fei and Ji Leyu. They were also at odds with Ji Yuxiao. Naturally, Lin Luoqing wouldn’t help them.

The two of them said a few more words. Then Lin Luoqing said goodbye and left.

By the time Lin Luoqing and the children woke up, the sky outside had changed.

It was overcast like it was going to rain.

The director checked the weather forecast and it showed that there would be snowfall today.

He had previously anticipated that they would encounter snow during this recording session, but he hadn’t expected that it would actually snow. The director quickly found the plan C he had put away before. Then he discussed with the host what would happen if it actually snowed.

Around 3 o’clock, heavy snow arrived as promised.

Geng Shansi was a little girl who grew up in the south. She had never seen snow before. She looked at the snowflakes in front of her in surprise and said to her parents, “It is snowing.”

Tang Jiale and Yang Wenjing also shouted happily.

The host smiled and asked them, “Do you like the snow?”

“Yes.” The children looked at it with a smile, obviously liking the sudden heavy snow.

“Then let’s wait for the snow to get a bit heavier before having a snowball fight, okay?”

Tang Jiale nodded excitedly. “Okay.”

Seeing that he was the loudest and the oldest, the host deliberately teased him. “You like the snow so much. Do you know any poems related to snow?”

Tang Jiale, “……”

Tang Jiale instantly lost his voice.

The host looked at the group of children and said with a smile, “Is there anyone who can recite poetry related to snow? The village chief uncle will have a reward for them.”

Ji Leyu had just memorized it two days ago. He directly opened his mouth and recited it, “Birds in thousands of mountains have disappeared. All traces of people have been wiped out. An elderly man in a bamboo rain hat on a lone boat. Fishing alone on the cold river and snow.”

In an instant, everyone’s eyes focused on him.

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao couldn’t help showing a bit of pride.

[Look, look at Chairman Ji’s expression. He is almost saying that his son is awesome!]

[Hahaha, Qing Qing as well. He looks proud.]

[Xiao Yu didn’t memorize this poem in vain. Isn’t it to use it now?!]

[Xiao Yu still hasn’t thanked his brother. Let’s say ‘Thank you, Brother’ together!]

[Hahahahaha, Xiao Yu can do it. His reaction is quite fast.]

The host smiled and nodded. Then he asked, “Is there anything else? Do you know any other poems related to snow?”

This really stopped Ji Leyu.

He couldn’t think of a second poem for a while, so he had to look at Lin Fei for help.

Lin Fei, “……”

Lin Fei said calmly, “In the corner of the wall, a few plum branches bloom alone in the cold. From afar, one can tell it isn’t snow because there is a faint fragrance.”

The host was surprised. “Is there anything else?”

“The wild geese fly high in the moonlight and the Changyu flee in the night. Wishing to pursue with a swift cavalry, but the snow is deep, covering the bow and knife.”

The host was even more surprised now. “You have memorized this much. Is there anything else?”

Lin Fei, “……”

Lin Fei felt that this person had a lot of questions.

“The mountains are far away at dusk. The weather is cold and the houses are poor. The woodcutter hears the barking of dogs and returns home on a snowy night.”

The host clapped on the spot. “It is amazing. Fei Fei knows so many poems at a young age. You are really a role model for everyone to follow. Let’s applaud him together.”

Lin Fei thought, ‘…That doesn’t have to be the case.’

However, the other parents might find it too necessary.

“Did you see that? You are older than Fei Fei but you don’t know as much as Fei Fei. You must study hard in the future.” Tang Jiale’s father knocked him on the head.

The mothers of Geng Shansi and Yang Wenjing also lowered their heads and said to their daughters, “You should also go back and read more books. Look at how good your Brother Fei Fei is and how much he knows.”

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao instantly became even prouder, especially Ji Yuxiao. He rubbed Lin Fei’s little face.

The audience in the live broadcast room laughed.

[I’m laughing to death. Chairman Ji is starting to think his son is awesome again!]

[Chairman Ji: Did you see it? My son! My son is awesome!]

[If I was Chairman Ji, I would be even prouder than him. This is too shameless!]

[Yes, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to recite so many ancient poems at Fei Fei’s age.]

[Even when the host said it just now, I only thought of sprinkling salt in the air.]

[It isn’t like catkins blowing in the wind [witty].]

[Hahahaha, Fei Fei shouldn’t have learned this yet. Fei Fei will know it when he grows up.

[I really want to watch Fei Fei grow up. Wu wu wu, I have never liked a child so much.]

[Me too. I want to ask Qing Qing to remember to show off his baby after watching the show.]

[I’m doing it now, I’m doing it now.]

After an hour of heavy snowfall, the world was covered with a thin blanket. The host saw that the time was ripe and officially announced, “The snowball fight starts now!”

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao immediately made snowballs and threw them at Lin Fei and Ji Leyu. Lin Fei and Ji Leyu hid while throwing snowballs back at them.

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao weren’t willing to hit the children with all their strength. They threw the game as much as possible and continued to maintain a comparable level with Lin Fei and Ji Leyu. It wasn’t until the host reminded them that there were 10 minutes left that Lin Luoqing finally turned to the same side as the two of them. He besieged Ji Yuxiao with the children and the snowball battle ended happily.

After playing the snowball fight, Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao followed the host’s request and built a snowman with Lin Fei and Ji Leyu.

They asked the village chief for carrots and gave the snowman a long nose.

Lin Fei looked at it and thought of the snowman family who disappeared from their house before.

‘It doesn’t matter,’ Lin Fei thought. ‘Even if the sun comes out and the snowman is gone, we can still build another snowman next winter.’

There was winter every year. Every time winter came, they could always build many snowmen.

Lin Fei very gently made eyes for it using red dates and used a curved branch for its mouth.

This was a red-eyed snowman, a unique snowman that he built with Lin Luoqing, Ji Yuxiao, and Ji Leyu.

Lin Fei looked at the snowman in front of him and the corners of his lips slowly curved up.

It wasn’t until 6 o’clock that the host finally ended the process and asked them to go back and prepare dinner.

Due to the snow, everyone didn’t need to gather together to eat this meal. They could just eat it at their own homes. Tomorrow morning, the program team’s car would take them out of the village and end the recording of this episode.

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao pulled Lin Fei and Ji Leyu uphill and walked back.

Not long after they got home, they heard a knock on the door.

Lin Luoqing thought it was the staff of the program and walked over to open the door. Then he found it was the aunt who had given him persimmons before.

“I saw that the lights in your house were turned on and guessed you were back.” The aunt smiled.

She held a basket in the crook of her arm. Once she saw Lin Luoqing, she handed over the basket.

“This is the persimmon cake I made. I’m giving it to you and the two children to try. It isn’t worth much. Just think of it as a thank you for giving Niuniu the new year’s money.

Hearing this, Lin Luoqing guessed that she was embarrassed to receive so much money from him. Therefore, he didn’t refuse and took it. “Thank you. They are both hungry and we haven’t cooked yet. I can give this to them to cushion their stomachs.”

The aunt nodded happily. “Okay. Then you cook. I’ll go back.”

“Don’t rush yet.” Lin Luoqing let her into the house. “I’ll return the basket to you.”

He said before carrying the basket toward the cupboard.

Ji Yuxiao helped him grab a plate. Lin Luoqing opened the cloth covering the basket and saw an upside-down basin inside. He picked up the basin, revealing a slightly smaller basin filled with persimmon cakes.

Lin Luoqing couldn’t help sighing. This aunt was quite considerate. She knew it was snowing outside, so she added a basin, put it in the basket and covered it with a cloth. She was probably afraid that the persimmons would get cold. She was a really kind and attentive person.

He put the persimmon cakes on a plate. Then he took some milk and frozen buns from the sponsor, put them in the basket and gave it back to the aunt.

The aunt said in an embarrassed manner, “How can this work?”

“It’s okay,” Lin Luoqing said with a smile. “We still have a lot of these. Niuniu is growing and needs to drink more milk. You can put this bun in the steamer to steam it. The yellow bag has custard filling and the red bag has bean paste filling. They are both quite delicious.”

“Thank you so much,” the aunt said with a smile.

“You’re welcome.” Lin Luoqing smiled and sent her out the door. He watched her walk back to the house before heading to the custard.

He picked up the persimmon cake that was still hot and tasted it. Ji Yuxiao approached and took a bite at the place where he had bitten. “It isn’t bad. This aunt is quite good and she specially gave it to us.”

“Yes, I hope her daughter can get into a good university in the future.”

[This is definitely the best wish!]

[Yes! Especially for rural children, going to university is really their best way out!]

[Come on Niuniu, study hard!]

[But Qing Qing is so good. He knows that the other person definitely isn’t willing to accept money. What he gives is what children like and need.]

[Hahahaha, it is also what is sponsored by the sponsors. So smart, my Qing Qing!]

[Qing Qing is a very gentle person. Even the aunt he meets can be treated so gently. No wonder he helped so many people and became their sunshine.]

[So I will always like Qing Qing and I will always support Qing Qing.]

[Silent +1.]

Lin Luoqing brought the persimmon cakes to Lin Fei and Ji Leyu. He let them eat it to cushion their stomachs first. Meanwhile, he went with Ji Yuxiao to the semi-closed kitchen outside to cook.

It was late at night when dinner was finished. Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao sat on the bed and played cards with Lin Fei and Ji Leyu.

Halfway through the game, Ji Yuxiao suddenly remembered something and took out a few baked sweet potatoes from the stove.

Ji Leyu instantly let out a ‘wow.’ “Baked sweet potatoes! Father, when did you put them in!”

“When we were eating.”

Ji Yuxiao got on the kang and handed him the roasted sweet potatoes. Then he gave it to Lin Fei and Lin Luoqing in turn.

Lin Fei and Ji Leyu held the freshly baked sweet potatoes. Their hands were so hot that they kept shifting the sweet potato between their left and right hands. They couldn’t help tearing open the skin of the sweet potatoes. They puffed up their cheeks and blew on them gently before eating the sweet potato.

Lin Luoqing saw their appearance and laughed.

He tore off the skin and fed it to Ji Leyu’s mouth. “Here, eat it.”

Ji Leyu shook his head. He raised his baked sweet potato and said obediently, “Dad, I have it.”

Lin Luoqing went to feed Lin Fei next. Lin Fei also shook his head, unwilling to eat Lin Luoqing’s food. He only focused on tearing the skin of his roasted sweet potato.

Lin Luoqing saw that they didn’t mind the trouble. Therefore, he ignored them and started eating by himself.

The sweet potatoes had been baked to be very soft, and the sweetness was refreshing. It added a touch of sweet warmth to the cold winter night.

“It is delicious.” Ji Leyu couldn’t help sighing. “It is also very warm.”

“Then when we get back, I will bake it for you,” Ji Yuxiao said with a smile.

“Okay~” Ji Leyu said sweetly.

He raised the sweet potato in his hand, took a bite happily and looked at Ji Yuxiao with a smile.

Lin Luoqing looked at it and suddenly felt that the picture in front of him was very gentle and beautiful.

He turned to look at Lin Fei. Lin Fei had already torn off more than half of the skin and was eating the sweet potato. Perhaps he felt Lin Luoqing’s gaze, causing him to look up at Lin Luoqing.

“Here.” Lin Fei handed the sweet potato in his hand to Lin Luoqing.

Lin Luoqing smiled and took a bite. “It’s so sweet. Fei Fei’s sweet potato is really sweet.”

Lin Fei blinked, his mind pure. “Then I’ll switch with you?”

“No need.” Lin Luoqing smiled and said, “Dad’s one is also very sweet.”

The family ate and talked, spending their last night in the village on the kang.

Outside the window, the snow was falling. The orange light inside the window was bright. They leaned together, lighting up the white world together.

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