On the first day on the set, the filming had not yet to be officially started. The crew was busy preparing for the opening ceremony under the deputy director's supervision. The opening ceremony started on time at eight o'clock, but the venue had been full of people more than one hour prior.
Si Yue arrived in a low-key manner just before seven o'clock. He was now sitting in his exclusive lounge. As the male lead, he didn't have to be busy, and simply needed to come out to show his face when the time came.
In front of his agent, Si Yue might seem to be lazy and sluggish. But in fact, his image on the outside was perfect. First of all, he was dedicated to his work and never played the temper of a big actor. He had memorized the script by heart, and he had also rehearsed the interpretation many times in his mind. Now that he was idle, Si Yue lazily played with his mobile phone when he suddenly remembered the orchid livestream that Yuan Xin highly recommended.
Si Yue opened the app, logged in with his alternate account, and found the specified channel. He seemed to come at the right time, because the current broadcast had just started two minutes before.
At first glance, he noticed a pair of very beautiful hands. They were slender and white, lustrous and smooth.
Si Yue didn't consider himself a hand fetish, but he still couldn't help look more. Apart from being attracted by the flowers, many fans must be attracted by the streamer herself.
The comments were very lively.
[When will Yunyun upload the recording of previous broadcasts?]
[It hurts my heart to miss our precious streamer.]
[In order to watch your livestream in time, I specially set the alarm clock to wake me up!]
[Me too, me too!]
[Me too, me too! +1]
[I just want to see when our seventh child will be born]
[Mom is looking forward to it, looking forward to it…]
Si Yue closed the comment display and concentrated on watching the livestream. At first, he was only casually, but soon he became attracted, and watched it with full interest.
Although Si Yue killed every single plant and flower that fell into his hands, his theoretical knowledge and practical ability did not lose to many professionals. At least, he could see at a glance that the streamer's techniques were very professional. She should be properly trained under an expert, not just mimicking to gain popularity.
"Brother Yue, Sister Ning is here. She wants to greet you." Si Yue's assistant, Xiao Gao, knocked on the door and said.
Si Yue nodded casually. He was just about to close the app, but was attracted again by the streamer's voice.
Soon Xia Wanning walked in with her assistant. She took off her sunglasses and said apologetically: "Sorry, Brother Yue, I'm late."
Xia Wanning was a star from Crabapple Entertainment. She was the last Movie Empress awardee, and one of the top-rate female stars. Her status seemed to be equal to Si Yue, but in front of him, she had to respectfully call him 'Brother.'1
Si Yue nodded casually and said: "You are not late. I'm here early."
Si Yue was the actor with the highest status in this movie. Because he came early, other actors and actresses, except for a few with solid backing, also arrived earlier than usual.
Xia Wanning and her team rushed over as soon as possible after receiving the news, but she was shooting an ad in another province yesterday, which took them time on the road.
This was Xia Wanning's first time working together with Movie Emperor Si, which made her nervous. This opportunity was very important to her, and she didn't want to leave a bad impression.
When Xia Wanning saw Si Yue was busy with his mobile phone and treated her as nonexistent, she became more nervous. She wanted to say something, but afraid that she might disturb him and make him even more unhappy.
Xia Wanning recalled her and her agent's discussion. Taking advantage of this filming occasion, she should try discussing with Movie Emperor Si's team whether they were willing to create a couple shipping together.2 If done well, her fame would definitely rise to overwhelm that woman Xueruo.
However, as an actor who maintained zero scandal since his debut, would Movie Emperor Si agree to put on a couple shipping with her? Xia Wanning had a hunch that their plan wouldn't go.
Indeed, Si Yue suddenly forgot about Xia Wanning's existence. For him, the streamer's hands who were checking the temperature of the soil while talking to her viewers were more attractive than anything else.
Si Yue watched the streamer suddenly say: "Soon. I will upload it after I buy a computer."
"No, I have enough money, so you don't need to send me gifts."
Si Yue opened the comment display again and saw a bunch of comments asking the streamer to upload all the recordings of her previous livestream broadcasts. Some urged her to buy a computer quickly, and then sent a wave of gifts.
Si Yue had come to like this channel and wanted to watch the previous livestream broadcasts. To raise a flower, one of course had to raise it from the beginning; joining in the middle wasn't as fun or interesting.
Si Yue sent a bunch of gifts. He was not short of money, and chose the most expensive 9,999 yuan gift. On top of that, he sent it in the bundle of 100—totaling almost 1 million yuan in one go—which truly demonstrated what was called 'flaunting wealth unintentionally.'
At this time, the assistant came knocking in to inform him that the opening ceremony was about to start. Si Yue clicked the follow button and then exited the app. He stood up and was about to leave. Only then did he notice Xia Wanning, who was sitting on pins and needles. After a moment of surprise, he inwardly complained about women being troublesome, before smiling friendly: "Movie Empress Xia, let's go."
Xia Wanning smiled back in relief. It seemed that Movie Emperor Si didn't neglect her on purpose.
After Si Yue left to work, he naturally didn't know what kind of uproar was caused by the gifts he sent casually.
Today is the eleventh day after Fu Yunruo started doing livestream. She has just finished planting all ten orchid species. At this point, she no longer paid much attention to her channel's statistics, and all her focus was on the seeds.
Different species of orchid seeds needed different requirements to sprout, including temperature, soil to nutrient's ratio, and humidity. Fu Yunruo wanted them to sprout as soon as possible, so she needed to pay attention to the condition of each pot and made adjustments as necessary.
It was no wonder that Uncle Guo told her to focus only on the work in her little flower room. She really didn't have leftover energy to do other things.
At this moment, only the eldest, second, and fourth child had germinated, revealing their tiny greenish sprouts. Seeing the little things poked out shyly from the soil was truly satisfying.
Today, as always, she started her livestream on time and occasionally answered the questions from the commenters.
Fu Yunruo thought that receiving a dozen or so flowers every day was already very good, but she never expected to suddenly receive a barrage of gifts from a local rich boss.
This surprise came out of a sudden.
Seeing the seemingly endless sea of flowers that appeared one after another on the screen, Fu Yunruo was totally dumbfounded. What's going on?
The gift system of Panda Live was very user-friendly. There were varieties of gift sets that users could choose from. For example, the House set, the cheapest was a hut of one yuan, then a small studio apartment for five yuan…up until a skyscraper for 9,999 yuan.
For example, the Food set, one yuan was a steamed bun, five yuan was a meat bun…9,999 yuan was a full course imperial feast.
Fu Yunruo chose the Flower set. One yuan was a single flower, five yuan was a small bouquet…9,999 yuan was a sea of flowers.
When a rich fan decided to send a 9,999 yuan gift, the screen would be overwhelmed by a sea of flowers, a table of full course imperial feast, or a gigantic skyscraper. On top of that, the channel would also appear on the platform's homepage. Once the gift's special effect disappeared, a rain of red envelopes would fall on the channel, and other users could come to grab it.
Because of this long-lasting rain of red envelopes, in an instant, Fu Yunruo's channel was flooded with users; many were passersby who had never visited before. Her follower number also soared in no time. From 5,000 to 10,000, then 20,000…30,000….
[Damn! Too lavish!]
[Come, come, let's grab a red envelope. Miss Streamer, fight!]
[What a rich tycoon!]
[The streamer is stunned, LOL.]
The barrage of comments was endless. It took Fu Yunruo a while to return to her sense. She quickly took a look at the user name of the gift sender, which was a series of numbers. Because of the lavish gift, this user had become number one on the top gift sender list, which made the username glittered in gold.
"Many thanks to 9983535444 for their big gifts. But it's too wasteful!"
It took a full ten minutes for 100 seas of flowers to bombard the channel. When it finally finished, other fans' spirit seemed to be ignited by this local rich boss's extravagance spending, and began to send gifts one after another—some even sent her one or two seas of flowers.
There were actually so many rich fans watching her channel?
Fu Yunruo thanked everyone, but she repeatedly told them to not waste their money and stop sending gifts again, because she was afraid of spending so much money.
[It's okay. Just consider me treating you to a meal as a thank you for taking care of my family's sixth child.]
[Big bosses, ah. You scared Yunyun hahaha.]
[I don't care about anything else, I only want my family's second child to make a center debut among its siblings!]
Until she finally ended the livestream, Fu Yunruo was still in a daze. She even suspected that she was dreaming; such a big fortune could only fall in her dream. However, she took a look at her follower number. Originally, she only had 5000 followers, but now it had risen to more than 89,000, and it was still rising up. Because of this barrage of gifts, she also had become a new star on the home page, ranking first in the popularity list.
When she checked the gift income, her hands shook.
Calm down, Fu Yunruo. You have seen the world. It is just a small amount of money. Come on, don't be like a bumpkin.
Fu Yunruo took a deep breath, counted the numbers several times, and silently calculated it. Excluding the platform share, she actually made almost 400,000 yuan today!
S-she suddenly felt a little dizzy…
But when she thought that a great chunk of the money was given to the platform, Fu Yunruo suddenly felt difficult to breathe. Her heart hurt!
Chi Wen, who was busy battling nine rings puzzle, heard the movement from the small flower room and turned his head over.
Fu Yunruo walked out in a trance, looking dejected and heartbroken.
Chi Wen instantly put down his toy and crawled over.
What's happen? Did some haters come to her livestream to make trouble? Is she hit hard by their bullying?
Fu Yunruo hugged her son's small body and didn't speak for a while.
Chi Wen took the initiative to touch her face gently: "Ah, ah!"
He solemnly comforted her. There were too many people who found the sense of existence by being a jerk on the internet, and there was no need for her to care about such haters.
He had encountered such people many times before. Even if they tried to drown him with their saliva, he was still calm, even treating them as a joke. Looking from another angle, being attacked by haters was proof that she was gradually becoming famous.
It's alright. I will remember all the people who scold you now, and I will help scold them back when I grow up and can speak!
Baby Chi Wen babbled for a long time until his little mouth was dry. He then saw Fu Yunruo raised her hand and bit hard on her own wrist.
Hiss! It hurts!
Chi Wen looked at her worryingly. Was this woman bullied so hard that she became a fool?
It's hurt! It's real! She isn't dreaming! Fu Yunruo said in a daze: "Son, I'm popular! We are making a lot of money!"
She got rich in just an hour! They don't need to worry about money anymore!
Fu Yunruo was extremely thrilled: "Drink baby formula anytime! Buy any toy! Choose any clothes!"
She no longer had to worry about their family's expense!
They had become a nouveau riche, hahaha!
"I earned nearly 400,000 yuan today! 400,000 yuan!"
Chi Wen: "…"
This woman acted so strangely. He was worried that something bad happened, but it turned out just to be—wait, what? Four, four hundred thousand?!
Chi Wen was stunned.
How many days had she started livestreaming? She suddenly made so much money. Was she getting scammed?
No, Panda Live was a legitimate business. Then the only explanation was that she got massive gifts from rich fans.
It was not that Chi Wen had never had rich fans who were willing to spend a lot of money on him, but that was after he was famous. He didn't expect this woman to be this good…
As expected of the woman who gave birth to him!
Chi Wen puffed out his small chest in pride.
Fu Yunruo finally gained a sense of reality, and she immediately went to buy, buy, buy!
She registered into an online shopping platform using Uncle Guo's ID, which did not affect her shopping spree. She immediately bought a laptop with good specs that she had fancied for a long time. She also bought a lot of livestream equipment recommended by other streamers on the forum and a professional-grade camera.
Then she bought a lot of clothes for Wenwen. Unfortunately, the styles of boys' baby clothes were not as good as those of girls. Fu Yunruo looked yearningly at the beautiful little dresses, and finally couldn't resist ordering a few.
Chi Wen, who was watching on the side: "…" No, he won't wear girls clothes. He won't, he won't, he won't! Even if she kills him, he will never wear it!
Fu Yunruo also bought a massage gun for Uncle Guo. She recently saw the old man kneaded his waist and neck from time to time. His body might be a bit tired, and a massage gun would be helpful for him.
She also remembered that Uncle Guo had high blood pressure and bought two home-use blood pressure monitors, one for Uncle Guo and one for Auntie Mei couple…
Fu Yunruo bought almost everything she took fancy of. All the things that could be paid with interest-free installments were bought in installments. As for the rest, she bought as much as possible using advanced credits, until she had to stop unsatisfied.
Fu Yunruo then went back to check her channel again. She became popular all of a sudden. Her followers had exceeded 90,000 and on track to 10,000. This sudden fame was followed by a lot of sourness in the comment area, which was no longer as friendly as before. Fu Yunruo tried not to pay attention to these. Even with the minuses, overall, it was a good thing for her.
Fu Yunruo saw the private message icon flashed. She clicked and read it. The invitation to sign a contract sent by Panda Live's representative this time was more sincere than before.
On the third day starting livestream, Fu Yunruo received a private message from Panda Live, which invited her to sign an exclusive contract with them. The message was short and clearly used a standard template.
At that time, Fu Yunruo didn't consider signing a contract, so she rejected the offer. This time, the profit was too high, so they took notice of her again. On Fu Yunruo herself, she was still heartbroken whenever she thought about the amount of profit she had to share with the platform…
Fu Yunruo hesitated.
Before she could make up her mind, a voice call invitation suddenly popped up on the screen. Fu Yunruo hurriedly took a look, and saw that it was Chi Weicheng who called.
When Chi Wen saw this name, he became nervous and quickly leaned in to overhear what this man was going to say.
Since this man had left, Chi Wen had paid special attention every day. The two seemed to have not contacted each other behind his back, and it also seemed that their relationship hadn't yet developed for the time being.
Chi Wen began to have doubt. Could it be that he had guessed wrong before, and this woman didn't eventually marry this man?
Later, he wondered whether his intervention caused their feelings to not develop according to the original trajectory?
Chi Wen felt a bit guilty at first, but soon he was delighted. If this was the case, this woman wouldn't abandon him, right?
Anyway, he could earn more money in the future for her…
Fu Yunruo was oblivious to her son's inner thoughts. She just thought that the baby was curious when he heard the ringtone from the mobile phone. Fu Yunruo connected the call, and Chi Weicheng's cheerful voice rang from the speaker: "Congratulations."
Fu Yunruo was oblivious to her son's inner thoughts. She just thought that the baby was curious when he heard the ringtone from the mobile phone. Fu Yunruo connected the call, and Chi Weicheng's cheerful voice rang from the speaker: "Congratulations."
Fu Yunruo immediately guessed that Chi Weicheng had already known about her channel's sudden popularity. She was embarrassed: "You know? It's just a stroke of good luck…"
Her acquaintances in this countryside knew nothing about livestreaming, and she also didn't have friends of the same age with whom she could talk with. No matter how happy she was, she could only talk with her baby son. So, when she heard Chi Weicheng's congratulation at this moment, she suddenly felt awkward.
"You don't have to belittle yourself. Luck is also part of strength." After a pause, Chi Weicheng said again: "My colleague just contacted me."
Although Fu Yunruo refused to join Apple Entertainment, Chi Weicheng was very concerned about her. When she started her livestream channel, he especially greeted a colleague in Panda Live and asked him to take care of Fu Yunruo just in case.
Chi Weicheng genuinely felt regretful. He watched Fu Yunruo's livestream and found that she was very popular with a general audience. If someone analyzed her channel's statistics, they would be surprised to find out that a high percentage of her viewers actually watched her broadcasts from beginning to end.
To be honest, the plant raising category of livestream channels was pretty boring. Only genuine hobbyists would watch this kind of channel, which made them relatively unpopular and totally incomparable with the pet raising channels.
But Fu Yunruo had become a hit against all odds. Perhaps Fu Yunruo herself still didn't know that among her fans, besides those who were attracted to the orchids she raised, some were actually attracted by her beautiful hands, some liked her cute voice, and some felt relaxed listening to her talking. Most of these fans had friends with the same hobbies and preferences. Words came from mouth to mouth, and in no time, her popularity exploded.
Chi Weicheng regretted his failure to scout Fu Yunruo into joining the entertainment industry. He was busy with his job and couldn't watch her livestreaming frequently. He had no idea about the commotion that happened today until his colleague called and asked him to persuade Fu Yunruo to sign a contract.
After Chi Weicheng casually asked about Uncle Guo and baby Wenwen, he moved on to the main topic. "I heard that you refused to sign a contract? Why?" Chi Weicheng asked, "Panda Live has a good reputation. In any case, I will never let you suffer a loss when signing the contract."
"No…" Fu Yunruo was unable to tell the real reason. "If possible, I would like to sign a contract, but…" She was worried that her information might get leaked out and her whereabouts would be known.
Chi Weicheng noticed the hesitation in Fu Yunruo's tone and tactfully didn't ask for details. He said: "Anyway, you should consider it for now. If you don't sign a contract, the platform cannot give your channel preferential treatment in promotions and such. You can only rely on yourself in the future."
Livestream platforms were a legit business that needed to generate income. The recommendation section on the homepage was prioritized for the channels that had an exclusive contract with them. Basically, they couldn't go all the way to promote channels that might go to other platforms at any time, so those without contract could only rely on themselves to gather popularity. Obviously, this path was very difficult. After all, it was not every day that they could get lavish gifts from rich fans.
Fu Yunruo contemplated for a moment. She only knew Chi Weicheng for a short time, but felt that he could be trusted, so she finally said: "I don't want my personal information to get leaked out."
Fu Yunruo contemplated for a moment. She only knew Chi Weicheng for a short time, but felt that he could be trusted, so she finally said: "I don't want my personal information to get leaked out."
Chi Weicheng was surprised: "Panda Live keeps the information of the streamers who sign a contract with them confidential and will not leak it out."
"I don't want my whereabouts to be found…" Fu Yunruo said vaguely.
Chi Weicheng got it. So it turned out that Fu Yunruo was hiding. No wonder. This girl didn't look like to be someone who grew up in such a remote countryside.
"Don't worry about this. Panda Live attaches great importance to privacy and will keep your information secure. What's more, even if you don't sign a contract, you still need to provide your bank information to receive your income."
This… Fu Yunruo's initial idea was to use Uncle Guo's bank account to receive the income.
Uncle Guo would not put this little money into his eyes. What's more, it was Uncle Guo who gave her full support by providing her with a venue and various equipment. It was thanks to Uncle Guo that she could start livestreaming so effortlessly. Uncle Guo was also the one who taught her professional skills. Even if all the money went to Uncle Guo, she had no complaint.
"There are also a lot of livestreamers on the platform who do not show their face. If their personal information was so easy to find out, their identity would have long been exposed to the public."
Even if some of those streamers' identity was eventually found out by public, none of them was leaked by Panda Live. It was the streamers themselves who accidentally exposed their own information.
"On the contrary, if you sign a contract, Panda Live will pay more attention to protect your privacy."
…If this was the case, she had no reason to not signing a contract.
"Ah!" Chi Wen patted Fu Yunruo's hand and raised his little head to look up at her. "Ah, ah. Aah!" Why are you still hesitating? Quickly sign the contract!
"Ah!" Chi Wen patted Fu Yunruo's hand and raised his little head to look up at her. "Ah, ah. Aah!" Why are you still hesitating? Quickly sign the contract!
"Look, little Wenwen also tell you to sign the contract." Hearing the boy's cute voice, Chi Weicheng said with a smile.
Fu Yunruo looked at her son. The balance in her mind instantly tilted up to the other side, and she immediately said: "I sign!"
"Good. If you don't mind, I can help you negotiate the contract, and you should read it first before signing."
Fu Yunruo no longer hesitated. She had no idea about this matter, but Chi Weicheng was an insider, and he was very experienced. He should know much better than her. "Thank you, Brother Chi."
"No problem." After a few more words, Chi Weicheng hung up.
Fu Yunruo continued her busy life.
That night, Chi Weicheng send her the contract electronically. Fu Yunruo took a look and read it carefully. The content was very clear, and there was no disadvantage to her. On the contrary, the treatment she would get was very good.
The minimum amount of livestreaming time stipulated by the contract was 60 hours per month, which was about two hours per day. This was easy to do. Since she began, she had maintained the daily schedule of three hours per day.
The contract also generously put on the clauses detailing the protection of her personal information and privacy. The length of this contract was five years, which was not too long nor too short, and was still within her acceptable range.
The profit-sharing ratio was much better than before. It was still 30%-70%, but she would get 70%, while the platform was 30%.
Finally, the contract also stipulated the number of guaranteed promotions she would get per month.
This kind of treatment should be very good, and usually could only be enjoyed by well-known streamers. Fu Yunruo was a pure newcomer. Her popularity was among the best of newcomers, but she was not the most prominent one. For her to get this kind of preferential contract, it must be thanks to Chi Weicheng's hard effort negotiating on her behalf.
Chi Weicheng also sent her a message: "Read carefully. If there are dissatisfactions, I will help you to renegotiate."
Fu Yunruo quickly replied, "No, this one is more than enough. I accept it." Fu Yunruo knew that she was already taking advantage here. How could she still be greedy for more?
She quickly signed the electronic contract.
There were two kinds of contracts in this internet era: paper contracts and electronic contracts, both had the same legal effect. Nowadays, many people actually used electronic contracts, unless a paper one was specifically required.
…
After officially signing up an exclusive contract with Panda Live, the treatment Fu Yunruo received from the platform instantly changed for the better. After the fifteen days of the new channel, the recommendation period was over, her channel appeared on the newcomer recommendation list on the homepage, and both the number of her daily viewers and followers increased significantly.
These few days, the things she bought online arrived one by one. On the day her laptop arrived, she immediately began to learn how to edit videos, and after a few days, she finally produced a result. After uploading the videos of previous livestreaming broadcasts on her homepage, the response was satisfactory, and fans quickly bombarded the homepage with positive comments.
Next, the camera arrived. Fu Yunruo used it to take pictures of her orchids. She no longer used the phone camera. She took a picture every morning and evening, and then saved it to the computer after labeling it with serial number and date.
She initially didn't know what to post to keep her forum engaged, but now she learned to post the pictures every day. She also learned to edit the pictures cutely, which made her fans even more enthusiastic.
While doing livestreaming, Fu Yunruo was occasionally too absorbed in her task that she forgot to interact with her viewers. Her viewers would chat among themselves in the comments during this moment, which made it very lively.
Sometimes she was too engrossed that she unknowingly continued her livestream until 11 o'clock, right before she needed to start cooking lunch.
Except for doing livestreams regularly, Fu Yunruo didn't have to worry about managing her channel. The platform assigned staff as a channel assistant, and two fans voluntarily became moderators responsible for maintaining orders in the channel. Any comments that were overly rude or otherwise didn't conform to the rules and regulations were immediately deleted, and the user was kicked out. This way, Fu Yunruo rarely saw negative comments in person.
Fu Yunruo's career as a livestreamer was in full swing. Occasionally, she would remember the local rich boss who accidentally kickstarted her career. But since the sudden one million yuan of lavish gifts that day, the person had never appeared in her channel again.
Some people suspected that she spent her own money.
In this regard, Fu Yunruo thought to herself: if she had this money, she would just lie down and enjoy life in leisure. Why should she bother to do livestreaming?
In any case, Fu Yunruo had too many things to do every day, and her life was very fulfilling. Although she occasionally thought of this local rich boss, she quickly forgot it.
In an instant, two months had passed, and baby Wenwen had turned nine months old.
Fu Yunruo's most relaxing and also happiest time every day was during mother-son activities.
"Baobao, don't be shy! This dress is very nice to wear!" Fu Yunruo coaxed her son persistently. In her hand was a fluffy bright pink onesie pajamas with two rabbit ears on the hood and a fluffy tail on the back, which was very playful and cute.
It was clearly a pink rabbit pajamas for baby girls.
The nine-month-old baby Wenwen's limbs were already very flexible. He tried to escape and crawled in a circle around the bed.
"Ah! Pah!"
Chi Wen was beyond horrified. What terrible clothes was this? Not only girls' princess dresses, but he also had to wear this kind of thing? No. Even if he was killed, he refused to wear it!
Chi Wen was very upset recently. It seemed that he was too indulgent to this woman that she dared to run rampant on him.
Look at what she was doing!
Not only was he always forced to dress up fancily, but he was also made to wear small princess dresses for her to take pictures! Now, she didn't let him go even when he was going to sleep!
He was a 185 cm handsome and macho man, not a pretty little lady!
He shouldn't indulge this woman! Look at her, taking a foot after gaining an inch!
Had it not for her to be swamped with work recently, he wouldn't be so well-behaved!
Chi Wen puffed loudly, trying hard to get away. But no matter where he crawled, he could only move around the bed, unable to escape from Fu Yunruo's evil grasp.
Fu Yunruo easily cornered the baby, smiling like a grandma wolf from the fairytale: "Don't be shy, Wenwen, I know you like it!"
"Pah! Ah, pah!" Chi Wen's chubby face flushed red. His short limbs thrashed around, and his fat little butt wiggled like a caterpillar, expressing his rejection with all his strength.
"Baobao really doesn't want to? If you put it on, Mommy will love you so much more than yesterday. If you don't, then Mommy will only love you a little bit more than yesterday…" Fu Yunruo's expression was full of temptation. She made a very vivid gesture, showing the difference between 'so much more' and 'a little bit more.'
Wenwen stopped struggling and seemed to be hesitant.
Fu Yunruo smiled triumphantly and was about to put on the pajamas on the baby when he began to crawl again.
He wouldn't be fooled!
Run, run, run!
Eh? Why was he still at the same place? Chi Wen moved his limbs frantically, but he kept crawling in the same place. He turned his little head around and saw that the clothes on his back were caught! No wonder he couldn't crawl away.
Fu Yunruo couldn't stop laughing. Her Baobao was so cute. Why was he this cute, ah?
Chi Wen's small body was taken over. Feeling a great danger, he became panicked and instantly made a breakthrough.
"No!"
This one word was said clearly, with a strong pronunciation and tone.
Fu Yunruo was surprised: "Baobao, you can talk?!"
She heard her son saying 'no!' with his cute milky voice. It wasn't her imagination!
Fu Yunruo's tone became much softer, and her voice seemed to be dripping with honey: "Call Mommy~"
"Baobao, repeat after me, okay? Mom-my. Mom-my…"
Chi Wen refused to follow along. He buried his head into Fu Yunruo's arms and leaned his small body forward.
"Mommy~" Fu Yunruo didn't feel discouraged, and patiently taught him to speak.
Chi Wen didn't say a word. His whole body was buried in Fu Yunruo's arms, exposing only his fat butt.
Fu Yunruo dug out her son and hugged him: "It's okay, it's okay. Baobao has just learned to speak. It's okay if you don't want to speak."
Fu Yunruo was very anxious. Other families' baby, when they just started to speak, usually would babble something resembled 'mom' or 'dad.' As for her Wenwen, she frequently recited the word 'Mommy' to him, but the child just refused to follow along.
Now he began to learn language by imitating the adults, but unlike other babies, he didn't show the curiosity to explore the world, nor did he babble non-stop. Her Baobao was very quiet. Only when he was forced to the corner would he protest with some unintelligible noise, and this was the first time he spoke so clearly.
Oh, she really wanted to hear him calling her mother!
Wenwen seeemd to sense Fu Yunruo's depressed mood. He quietly raised his head, leaned over, and then gave Fu Yunruo's chin a quick kiss before burying his face in her arms again.
The kiss fell, as soft as cotton candy, and immediately raised Fu Yunruo's mood to heaven. She smiled happily: "Oh, Baobao's magic kiss is so powerful. Mommy's mood has improved~"
Then she very quickly presented the fluffy pink rabbit pajamas again: "If Baobao wears this, Mommy will even be happier!"
Baby Chi Wen: "…"
"Baobao loves Mommy, right?" Fu Yunruo put on an aggrieved look, as if she was about to cry: "Does Baobao really loves Mommy? Mommy is so sad…"
She….she did it!
Chi Wen's face was full of dejection. He knew it, he knew it! This woman was truly deceitful!
Chi Wen gave up struggling and finally stayed down unmoved.
Fu Yunruo smiled and promptly got Wenwen changed. His whole soft body was wrapped in the warm and fluffy pink rabbit onesie, showing only a pair of bright eyes above the bulging cheeks. His skin was so white and tender, full of liveliness. He was cute, so cute that Fu Yunruo's heart melted into a puddle.
"Ah, ah, ah! Baobao is so cute!"
"So cute, so cute!"
Fu Yunruo picked up her phone and couldn't help taking various snaps. Facing the camera lens, Chi Wen subconsciously put on his best postures, fully showing the side of him that he considered cool and cute.
When Chi Wen finished the photo shoot, his whole person fell into depression again. Blame the habits developed in his previous life, making him subconsciously showed his best side in front of a camera.
He was forced to wear such childish clothes yet still cooperatively allowed the woman to take his photos…such a dark history…
Fu Yunruo was ignorant of her son's entanglement. She busily checked the photos one by one on her mobile phone and found that all of them were perfect, like a professional model, and needed no editing at all.
She was extremely proud. What a peerless little cutie!
Ah, she gave birth to the cutest, lovable, and most handsome baby in the world! She was so amazing!
After being noisy for a long time, Fu Yunruo saw that the clock had passed ten, and quickly put Wenwen to sleep.
The child fell asleep in less than two minutes.
After much entanglement, Fu Yunruo finally picked out nine photos, covered Wenwen's face with a cute emoticon, and uploaded it to her livestream forum. Underneath, she wrote: My family's peerless cutie!
Fu Yunruo didn't deliberately conceal from her channel's fans that she had a child. Fans also understood that she wasn't an idol star and didn't rely on her face to earn her living, so they accepted the fact that she was a mother. They even liked her sharing about the little baby, and agreed that he was their little eleventh, the youngest child they were raising together.
Sure enough, Fu Yunruo had just uploaded the photos, and fans immediately bombarded the comments area.
Sixth Child's Mama Fan: Even if we cannot see little eleventh's face, we can still feel the strong aura of cuteness from the screen!
Little Eleventh's Sister Fan: Yunyun is talking nonsense. This is clearly my family's little cutie!
Did You Water The Flowers Today?: Ah, ah, worthy of being our family's youngest child. Imagine on that white and tender skin, a pair of bright eyes, a small and cute nose, little pink lips…Ah! I am about to be knocked out by cuteness. I need little eleventh to give me a kiss to wake me up!
Fu Yunruo couldn't help feeling proud. Look how popular her Baobao was!
Right, ah. Baobao was the future movie emperor. Sure enough, even if he was still a little baby, he would already be very popular.
After reading the endless barrage of rainbow farts1 for a long time, Fu Yunruo finally was satisfied and went to sleep hugging baby Wenwen.
The next day, Fu Yunruo was awakened by the alarm clock's vibration. She was lying on the bed, with a little warmer in her arms, and was reluctant to get up. But she had a job, and couldn't spend time sleeping in. Fu Yunruo resolutely got up and changed her clothes. She then turned around and tucked the quilt back. After making sure that her son was still asleep, she quietly left the bedroom.
As soon as Fu Yunruo opened the door, the icy temperature attacked her face, and she was momentarily frozen. It was the early winter. In the north, most of the places had already snowed, but the south was still sunny. However, the remote countryside Fu Yunruo was now residing located in a high terrain mountainous area. It was frosted during the morning and evening, and the coldness seemed to permeate into the bones. Only when the sun was high in the noon that the temperature became a bit warmer.
When Fu Yunruo got up every morning, she would stand still in the yard for a while, her hands and feet were as cold as popsicles, and she couldn't get warm for a long time.
After taking a wash, Fu Yunruo filled a basin with hot water and prepared a cute little towel, a small cup, and a small toothbrush into the bedroom. As the weather turned colder, Fu Yunruo was not the only one who couldn't get out of the warm bed, but Wenwen too.
Fu Yunruo picked up the still groggy baby, softly coaxed him while brushing his little teeth, washed his face with a warm towel, put on thick winter clothes and jacket, and finally applied a sweet-smelling baby cream on his exposed skin.
A freshly-baked fragrant little dumpling was ready.
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Chi Wen struggled with all his limbs. The woman raised him into a fat little baby. After putting on a few layers of thick clothes, it made him even harder to move. He didn't think that he needed so many clothes, but it seemed that all mother always thought their children were cold and needed extra clothes.
Chi Wen was wrapped into a small fat ball, strapped into Fu Yunruo's back, and then covered with another layer of cloak. Riding an electric scooter early in the morning, the temperature was cold with icy wind, but Fu Yunruo didn't feel frozen. Thanks to the little portable warmer in her back that kept transmitting his body temperature, she also began to feel warm.
Soon, the mother and son arrived in the flower garden. Fu Yunruo directly took Wenwen to the flower shed. The temperature inside the flower shed was controlled mechanically to ensure the optimum environment for the orchids to grow, but the ground was still pretty cold. However, Wenwen's area had been covered with a thick and soft blanket, and he wouldn't feel cold playing on the ground.
Fu Yunruo opened her livestream channel, started the broadcast, and greeted her viewers as usual. Seeing the barrage of comments from people who had to get up early in the cold morning to catch the subway, she felt comforted.
Fu Yunruo also felt the same way. She thought that her daily commute of riding an electric scooter for more than 20 minutes one way was too hard to do in the winter. With such a cold temperature, it was difficult to hold on without certain perseverance.
Especially when it rained, it was so wet and cold.
Fu Yunruo already considered whether she could live in the flower garden or not. But she was reluctant to part with her current environment. She had a good relationship with her neighbors in the village, and Auntie Mei's family also took good care of her and her son.
At her current home, if something happened, she only needed to shout, and people would quickly come to help. But the flower garden was a bit far from the village. Moreover, because she shut herself in the garden all day long, she was not familiar with the neighbors.
But on the other hand, living here was more convenient. She didn't need to commute every day under the cold wind and rain, and she could also do livestream at night. Wenwen was still very young, Fu Yunruo was afraid that he might get sick if she kept bringing him on the road like this.
Fu Yunruo contemplated for a long time, and finally decided to live here during the winter, and then returned to her rental house once the temperature got warmer.
She would keep renting the house, so they could live in both places!
But she first had to ask for Uncle Guo's opinion. Although she was given a room here, it was only used for noon breaks, and living here with a baby full time would be totally different.
Fu Yunruo's mind was full of thoughts, but she didn't let them hinder her work. From time to time, someone would send her a single flower or a bouquet, which she then would thank them sincerely. Not all fans were wealthy, and not many would spend money lavishly on a digital platform.
Although her popularity had been raising, her follower number was now close to 900,000, with average daily viewers were 300,000, only a small number of them would send her gifts on a daily basis, and she only got a sea of flowers every five or six days. However, Fu Yunruo was very content. Now her average daily income had reached five figures, even though the 'local rich boss' had never appeared again.
But people really shouldn't jynx themselves. Spoke of the devil, and the devil came.
A golden message suddenly appeared on her screen: [Your number one fans, '9983535444,' enters the channel.]
The job that Si Yue took was a role in a TV drama. To pursue the best effect, the crew went to a remote area for the shooting, which was so remote that it didn't have a good signal. On top of that, the filming schedule was also jam-packed to catch up with Chinese New Year airtime.
As the male lead, Si Yue naturally had the most shots. No matter how good his acting was, there was not much he could do to lighten his schedule. For example, even if he could pass a scene in one take, it didn't mean that other actors could pass too. Usually, he would have to adjust his acting to help others enter the play.
The director was a perfectionist. Even though the schedule was tight, he insisted on pursuing perfection in every shot.
Fortunately, the filming was finally finished.
On the night after he returned home, Si Yue slept like a dead, and woke up fully rejuvenated the next day. He then went to the gym for a workout routine, continued by taking a shower. He walked out of the bathroom wearing loose pajamas that partially showed his mermaid line. There was a towel on his head, which he used to wipe his wet hair.
After wiping his hair until it was no longer dripping, Si Yue threw the towel aside and lazily sank his tall body into the cushy sofa. His short black hair was messy, with a few strands of damp hair stuck in front of his forehead. He picked up a low-key luxurious black phone with his slender fingers and began to fiddle with its screen while leaning his body relaxedly on the sofa.
Time off between jobs was usually used by him to raise flowers at leisure. Si Yue was about to call his agent and ask for a new pot of orchid to be sent at the fastest speed when he suddenly remembered about the livestream broadcast he watched that day. His fingers changed direction as he clicked on the Panda Live app and opened the said channel.
Luckily enough, the only channel he followed was currently broadcasting.
Si Yue joined the ongoing broadcast. Seeing the sheer number of followers that was completely different from his last visit, Si Yue raised an eyebrow in surprise. If he remembered correctly, the first time he visited the channel, this livestreamer was still a small nobody with only a few thousand followers. In such a short time, there were now 300 to 400 thousand people following and watching her channel?
Did something happen during his absence?
A colorful barrage of visual effects greeted him upon entering the channel. Si Yue chuckled. He closed the effect windows and saw the regular livestreaming interface. The streamer seemed to notice his arrival, and specially greeted him with a clear and beautiful voice.
"Thank you for your gifts, User 9983535444…"
Si Yue remembered the gifts he had sent that day and typed a comment: No need to thank.
The streamer's voice was full of sincerity: "I still want to thank you. You have given me a lot of help, and I am very grateful. I wonder if you have any content you want me to broadcast, or perhaps a specific orchid to raise here? I will give you the right to request once…"
It seemed that other viewers sent comments, of which the streamer replied: "No, this is the only exception. In the future, please don't send so many gifts at once. If your financial situation allows it, I will be happy to receive a flower or bouquet every here and then…."
Si Yue browsed the comment section on the screen. The comments from the streamer were pinned at the top, which was a brief introduction of the ten orchid species she was raising.
He sent another comment: Is there no golden emperor orchid?
Si Yue was number one on both the channel's top fans and top gifters list. Every comment he made had a special golden effect, which made it really conspicuous.
Fu Yunruo saw that the comment area had become more lively after this long digit username appeared. The rest of her viewers were obviously curious about this mysterious rich guy who suddenly sent one million yuan of gifts before disappearing without a word.
[This rich boss is so down to earth.]
[Agree LOL]
Fu Yunruo squinted her eyes and replied: "There isn't. But if you want me to raise one, I can."
Golden emperor orchid was one of the easiest orchids to raise, so it didn't stand out during the voting. The ten species that won the fans' votes were all expensive orchids that were hard to raise, and it surprised Fu Yunruo that this long digit username asked for such an ordinary species.
She even thought that he might ask to see her raising a ghost orchid!
The ghost orchid was one of the rarest orchid species in the world. Because of its rarity, it was illegal to be harvested from the wild, while artificial cultivation was extremely difficult to accomplish. Even Uncle Guo, who had been devoting himself to raising orchids for several decades, was unable to cultivate ghost orchids. It was a treasure in the orchid world, sought by many.
However, if it was just a golden emperor orchid, she could easily raise one.
"There are the seeds of golden emperor orchid in flower shed. I will take it now." Golden emperor orchid didn't need any special requirement to grow, and there were several of them scattered all over the flower garden. Fu Yunruo carefully dug out a seed that showed signs of germinating and replanted it into an individual pot.
"Okay, this is our little twelfth."
Fu Yunruo had just finished speaking when the comment section exploded:
[No, I don't accept it! No one can shake our baby's status as the youngest!]
[Who cares if you are rich? This uncle only accepts little eleven. No one can be the youngest except for him!]
[Yes, our youngest child can only be the baby!]
Fu Yunruo couldn't hold back her smile. Her fans were so cute, ah! She immediately calmed them down: "Okay, okay, our baby is still the youngest. This is our new member, the eleventh child."
The fans had been used to calling Baobao their youngest child. When a new orchid came, they couldn't accept it for taking over Baobao's position as the youngest. Therefore, Fu Yunruo simply exchanged the ranks as they wanted.
From now on, her Baobao would be the little twelfth, to which the fans happily agreed.
Si Yue was also very satisfied. He didn't care about this so-called ranking. It was enough for him as long as the streamer would raise the orchid he wanted to watch. Si Yue then casually sent a few gifts with a message: take care of it.
Si Yue was also very satisfied. He didn't care about this so-called ranking. It was enough for him as long as the streamer would raise the orchid he wanted to watch. Si Yue then casually sent a few gifts with a message: take care of it.
When Fu Yunruo saw another barrage of sea of flowers on the screen, she hurriedly said: "No need to send gifts. You have sent a lot before. Even without these, I will still take good care of the orchids."
[The big boss frightened Yunyun, hahaha.]
The comment section broke out into a barrage of laughter.
Fu Yunruo repeated her request twice, and finally sighed in relief after seeing no more sea of flowers on the screen. Although it was great to get rich overnight, Fu Yunruo preferred a long-term, steadier flow of income. She was currently not short of money, so she didn't deliberately ask the fans for gifts. If she saw someone giving too many, she would stop it.
Fu Yunruo thought that she must be the type of streamer disliked by the platform. But since the platform hadn't interfered, she would continue doing her own style.
As long as she was happy.
When the time was up, Fu Yunruo bid farewell to her viewers and ended the broadcast. Afterward, she came out of the flower room to find Uncle Guo and asked permission to live here with Wenwen.
Uncle Guo's face was sour: "Just live here if you want to. Why are you still asking me?"
The old man had long wanted the two to live here. They had room and other things prepared, and he couldn't bear seeing a young woman and a small baby commuted under cold wind and rain every day. But Uncle Guo also knew that living here was more inconvenient than living in the village, so he didn't say anything. Now that Fu Yunruo finally took the initiative to mention this matter, of course he didn't object.
Fu Yunruo smiled, "Well, then I'll go back to clean up tonight and move in tomorrow."
Uncle Guo lived alone in the flower garden, and he must be lonely. If she and her son moved to live here, they could take care of each other.
At five in the evening, Fu Yunruo took her son back to their rental home. After fall arrived, the temperature went down, and the nights were slowly getting longer every day. Currently, the sun began to set after five o'clock, and the sky was completely dark at around six o'clock, so Fu Yunruo had to get off work before that.
It was not safe to drive back after dark. Fu Yunruo went home at 5 every day, but she still woke up early in the morning because she had to do livestreaming.
After Fu Yunruo was back, she went to Auntie Mei with Wenwen in tow. She informed Auntie Mei about her decision and asked the older woman to occasionally help taking care of the house. She would continue renting the house, and would come back frequently.
Auntie Mei was very supportive of Fu Yunruo's decision. It was indeed not easy to go back and forth with such a small child every day, especially in the winter. The weather was gradually getting colder. Let alone children, even adults couldn't stand it. Even if Fu Yunruo didn't mention this matter tonight, Auntie Mei planned to talk with her about it.
Auntie Mei readily agreed: "Rest assured. I will take care of your house here."
"Thank you, Auntie Mei."
After chatting with Auntie Mei about other household affairs and trivial gossips in the village for more than an hour, Fu Yunruo bid farewell and took her son home, ready to pack for the move. Even so, there were not many things to pack, mainly were just their winter clothes.
Uncle Guo's flower garden had long become the second residence for the mother and son. Over time, the two had added their belongings one after another, and daily necessities such as toothbrushes and towels were basically enough over there. Especially baby Wenwen, who spent most of his waking time in the flower garden, his personal belongings took a bulk of their things.
In the end, Fu Yunruo only packed one bag of luggage. If something was missing or lacking, she could easily buy them later.
…
The next day, Fu Yunruo arrived at the flower garden on time. After putting her luggage in her room, she went to the flower shed and started the broadcast. Not long after she began, Fu Yunruo saw the long digit username from yesterday.
Fu Yunruo's initial impression of this person was an eccentric rich guy who happened to watch her channel and then disappeared after leaving a million yuan worth of gift. But today, he had appeared for two consecutive days. Maybe this rich guy really liked orchids, and he might be busy with other things before and had no time to watch livestreams.
Fu Yunruo quickly dismissed those fleeting thoughts. Her focus was all on taking care of the eleven orchid siblings, before taking photos of each of them from the best angle possible. In the middle, Fu Yunruo suddenly discovered that the third and fifth child had finally germinated. She couldn't hold back her smile when she saw the tiny bud looming out of the soil.
Of course, she had to share this good news with her fans, complete with photos as proof: The third and fifth child are finally born!
The fans who called themselves the third and fifth child's 'mothers,' 'fathers,' 'brothers,' and 'sisters' were obviously the most excited, and the comment section became very lively in an instant.
Fu Yunruo picked out a few comments to reply to, then she continued to take care of her orchids while taking a look at baby Wenwen from time to time.
Chi Wen stayed quietly in his playpen, battling to solve a nine rings puzzle. This puzzle was bought by Fu Yunruo on the internet, and she had failed to solve it for many days.
Chi Wen mused to himself: how could he not be able to solve a simple nine rings puzzle?
He could even solve a six-by-six Rubik's cube easily, not to mention this little toy.
He must solve it today. Otherwise, that woman would definitely laugh at him!
He would never give her a chance to look down at him!
Chi Wen struggled for a long time, and finally solved the nine rings puzzle. He stood firmly by holding on to the wooden rail and yelled toward Fu Yunruo: "Auh!"
Look! He solved the nine rings puzzle!
Fu Yunruo, who was observing a group of potted orchids, immediately turned her head upon hearing the voice. She saw Wenwen stood up by the wooden rail. He was raising his small head and looking at her with a pair of bright eyes.
"Auh!"
When Wenwen saw his mother looked over, he yelled again with his small milky voice. He released one of his chubby hands from the rail and waved. In an instant, his small body lost its balance and swayed twice before falling on the ground on his ass.
Then he looked at Fu Yunruo blankly, as if he didn't understand why he suddenly fell down.
Fu Yunruo's heart was melted by his cuteness. She quickly walked over to her son, crouched down, and said softly: "Baobao, what do you want to show to Mommy?"
Hearing Fu Yunruo's voice, Wenwen immediately raised his hand again. His eyes were beaming brightly.
Fu Yunruo looked at his chubby hand that was clutching on the solved nine rings puzzle. She exclaimed with exaggerating tone: "Oh, Wenwen solved the nine rings puzzle! How amazing! Mommy's Wenwen is the smartest baby Mommy has ever seen!"
Chi Wen unconsciously puffed his small chest, full of pride.
Of course! He is amazing!
It's just a nine rings puzzle, and he can solve it casually!
He thoroughly enjoyed the woman's rainbow farts, but still trying to put on an indifferent face.
Fu Yunruo couldn't hold back anymore. She picked up the small baby and gave him a fragrant kiss.
Why is Baobao so cute?
Chi Wen put his hand on her face, showing his rejection. He then thought helplessly: This woman was too sticky!
…
Fu Yunruo and baby Wenwen officially began to live full time in the flower garden. Within a few days, they thoroughly got to know the convenience of living here. For example, there was no need to wake up so early in the morning, and there was also no need to commute in the cold wind.
Fu Yunruo also had more spare time in the evening that she could use to do more things. After dinner, Uncle Guo helped her looking after Wenwen, so she could edit her videos and sometimes even had an hour extra for livestream broadcast. All of these extra works didn't reduce her time spent with Wenwen.
The only downside was that it was too quiet here. Unlike in the village, no neighbors occasionally came to visit. Except for Uncle Guo, she had no one else to chat to. But Fu Yunruo accepted this inconvenience. With a gain, there would be a loss.
Today's weather was very good. At noon, the sun shone warmly. Fu Yunruo saw both the weather and temperature were excellent, so she took out the bed sheets and blankets to dry, and also took her son to bask under the sun.
Fu Yunruo was lying on the recliner with Wenwen in her arms, covered with a blanket. His small body was basking under the warm sun while his eyes were squinting lazily. The two similar faces, one big and one small, showed the same contented expression.
Uncle Guo suddenly came out of the small bungalow with a sullen face.
Fu Yunruo immediately got up and asked, "Uncle Guo?"
Uncle Guo slowly turned his head at the mother and son duo. He glanced at Wenwen, who looked sleepy and was about to fell asleep, and lowered his voice.
"I'm going back to the Guo family's house today. I will go back late. There is no need to cook my dinner."
"Oh, okay."
Fu Yunruo didn't know what happened, and she didn't ask.
Uncle Guo gave a few more instructions before leaving quickly.
Fu Yunruo wasn't sleepy. She gently patted Wenwen's back and put him to sleep. After the child fell asleep, Fu Yunruo carried him back to their room, put him on the bed, and lay down on his side.
Seeing baby Wenwen's sleeping face, Fu Yunruo leaned over and gently gave him a kiss. The drowsiness that had just been driven away came back again. She closed her eyes and quickly drifted into slumber.
The mother and son took a nice afternoon nap. After waking up totally energized, they washed up a little and then went back to the flower shed.
Because Uncle Guo was not here, Fu Yunruo had more tasks to do. Fortunately, Wenwen was a very well-behaved baby. As long as he knew where his mother was, he wouldn't make trouble.
Wenwen was put on a thick fluffy blanket with a bunch of toys scattered around. He had no interest in these childish toys. He crawled over and stood up again with the help of the wooden rail. His young body was still very short, not high enough to stand over the rail, so he walked unsteadily along it.
After Chi Wen was able to stand up, he began to slowly learn to walk. In his adult memory, walking was effortless, an activity he did every day without thinking. Logically speaking, he should be able to walk in no time.
However, the reality was harsh. If he didn't hold on to something while walking, he would quickly lose his balance and fall. A baby's bones had yet to be fully grown, and their self-balancing ability was still not good. Chi Wen had no control over it.
However, he didn't like using a baby walker either. Every day, he would take the initiative to learn to walk by himself. Before going to bed at night, the woman would also help him learn to walk. She would shower him with lavish praises every time he could walk one more step.
Chi Wen walked for a while until he was drenched in sweat. He felt stuffy and wanted to take off some of his thick clothes. He quietly glanced at the woman. Seeing that she wasn't paying attention to him, he sat down on the blanket and pulled the clothes open. The cool wind blew on his exposed belly, drying the sticky sweat and cooling down his body.
Huff! How comfortable!
Fu Yunruo examined the group of orchids for a while and found that one of them was a bit unwell. It took a long time for her to carefully changed its soil. After making sure that there was no other problem, she went to check on Wenwen, wondering what the child was doing now.
She pondered for a moment and decided to buy more educational toys for Wenwen. The child seemed to prefer those over normal toys.
She then walked over and found Wenwen lying on the blanket, seemed to be asleep. No wonder it was so quiet; this child was really a sleepy piglet.
Fu Yunruo's expression softened as she lightened her steps, ready to carry him back to the bed. Although the temperature in the flower shed was higher than outside, it was winter after all, and the temperature would only get colder after the sunset.
Fu Yunruo had just touched the baby's small body when she instantly noticed the abnormality. She quickly took Wenwen over. His small face was flushed and sweaty, and both his forehead and hands were very hot. His breathing was heavy and also burning hot.
Wenwen has a fever!
Fu Yunruo was panicked. She hurriedly wrapped her son with a blanket and ran out with him in her arms. When she was about to reach the gate, she remembered that she hadn't brought her wallet, so she ran back to their room in a hurry, took the wallet, and ran out again.
Fortunately, there was a village clinic not far from the flower garden. She ran there and shouted anxiously: "Excuse me, can you look at my baby? He is sick!"
The doctor at the village clinic was a woman in her early 50s. There were also two or three other patients in the waiting area. Seeing that a young woman came over holding a sick child in panic, they didn't mind her jumping in line.
A middle-aged woman quickly said: "A sick child cannot wait. Yiyun, you look at him first."
Doctor Yiyun quickly took Fu Yunruo into the examination room. She put a thermometer under Wenwen's armpit and used a stethoscope on his chest.
Wenwen seemed to be in pain. He babbled uncomfortably, but his eyes kept shut.
Fu Yunruo's chest hurt, but she forced herself to be calm as she asked the doctor: "Doctor, how is my son? Is he okay?"
Doctor Yiyun wait for a moment before taking out the thermometer: "38.5°c. This child has a fever."
The doctor's expression was heavy. But fortunately, there was no abnormality when she probed his lungs with the stethoscopes. However, a fever in the winter might turn into pneumonia at any time, so they must be careful.
"What should I do? How to reduce the fever?" Fu Yunruo anxiously asked. Wenwen's cheeks were abnormally red, and his breathing was very heavy. "Wenwen has never had such a serious illness since birth. Even during the change of seasons, he only sneezed a bit, and soon got better after I gave him probiotic…"
"I will give him a cooling pad and prescribe some medicines. As long as the fever can be reduced, he will be okay." Doctor Yiyun put a cooling pad on Wenwen's forehead, then quickly wrote a prescription and gave Fu Yunruo another three cooling pads.
"If he still has a fever at night, put another cooling pad on your child and take the medicines. Be careful not to take more than the instructed."
Fu Yunruo nodded fervently.
Doctor Yiyun saw from Fu Yunruo's panic that she was an inexperienced young mother. The doctor sighed softly and said: "If you are still not feeling at ease, you can take your child to the town's hospital." The hospital had a specialized pediatric department and more equipment than her small clinic.
"Yes, yes. Thank you, Doctor." Fu Yunruo was very grateful and quickly paid for the consultation and medicine. She had never been to the village clinic before and was not familiar with the doctor here. Once she got out of the clinic, she became even more uneasy, wishing to have a doctor on her side until the child recovered.
Fu Yunruo saw a fully enclosed passenger tricycle parked on the side of the village clinic with the driver was about to leave. She hurriedly ran over and shouted: "Uncle, wait!"
An honest-looking middle-aged man turned his head over: "Isn't it sister Yun. What's happen? Is your child sick?"
This man was from the village just outside the flower garden, and knew Fu Yunruo's mother and son from their commuting to and from the garden every day.
Fu Yunruo nodded, "Uncle, are you going to the town?"
The middle-aged man nodded, "To the hospital, right? Hurry up and get on." He actually wasn't going to the town. After all, it was getting dark. But seeing the child was sick, he didn't mind taking this extra trip.
"Thank you, Uncle!" Fu Yunruo got into the passenger seat.
The tricycle took the mother and son to the entrance of the nearest town hospital. Fu Yunruo thanked the driver again, and then hurriedly rushed into the hospital with Wenwen. She really couldn't feel at ease. At least, she wanted Wenwen to have a thorough examination at the hospital.
Fu Yunruo went to the pediatric department, which diagnosed Wenwen's illness to be nothing serious. The doctor also took a look at the medicines prescribed by the clinic and instructed her to just give these medicines to the child. But if she still felt worried, they could stay longer at the hospital and waited until the fever receded before leaving.
Fu Yunruo naturally chose to stay in the hospital. A nurse took her to a ward and put Wenwen on the bed. If something happened, she could immediately call a doctor.
Fu Yunruo sat on the edge of the patient bed, watching over her son, who was sleeping with the cooling pad on his forehead. Her tears suddenly fell.
She was too careless. Her Wenwen was still so small and shouldn't be left alone without an adult's supervision. She relied on his well-behaved and often ignored him.
If only she paid more attention, Wenwen wouldn't get sick…
It's all her fault.
Chi Wen was asleep, but his sleep was very restless. He dreamt of being roasted in an oven. When he struggled hard to finally wake up, what he saw was a plain white room. There was a burst of discomfort in his body. His head was dizzy, and his body was aching with exhaustion. Chi Wen suddenly noticed the woman was silently crying by his bed.
"Ah!" He called. His voice was not soft and cute as usual, but a little hoarse.
"Baobao, you're awake!" Fu Yunruo quickly hugged her son, "Do you feel uncomfortable? Baobao, Mommy's sorry. Mommy didn't take good care of you…"
Chi Wen stretched out his hand at the woman's wet face. He wiped her tears and tried hard to say: "Opp! No, no!"
Stop crying. It's not your fault, but his. He felt hot and stuffy, so he had opened his clothes by himself. When he started to feel unwell, he also didn't call her, thinking that he would be okay after taking a nap.
Chi Wen did not expect that his gesture only made the woman cry even harder. He was stunned. Was this woman made of water? The room was about to be flooded by her tears.
Chi Wen couldn't wipe her tears.
Fu Yunruo cried so hard. Her son was too good, and it made her feel distressed even more, and she couldn't help crying harder. Even though Fu Yunruo was busy crying, she didn't forget to check if Wenwen's fever had gone down or not. She couldn't tell for sure without a thermometer, so she quickly rang the bell.
Not long after, the doctor came and confirmed that Wenwen's fever had gone down. Since he was now alright, they could go home.
Fu Yunruo thanked the doctor enthusiastically before leaving the hospital with her tightly wrapped son. It was already half past nine in the evening. This town's hospital was not far from the market, and there was an 800 meter long road that led directly to the town center. The road was quiet and deserted. The street lights were placed far apart, and some of them even broken, which made the road even darker. There was no other pedestrian around. Fu Yunruo's steps were quick. She was a little scared, as if a monster would suddenly burst out from the darkness.
After finally reaching the town center, there were still no people around. Fu Yunruo had never been to the town at night, so she had no idea. It was now still less than ten pm, but all the shops were already closed, and there was no one on the street.
Even the residential homes above the shops had mostly turned off their lights. Most of the residents in remote small towns and villages were elderly and children, and there were not many young people. Coupled with the cold weather, people went to warm beds early and usually never came out after dark unless necessary.
In this town, night activities were basically non-existent except during the New Year holiday, when most young people went home, and there would be stalls selling late-night snacks for pedestrians. In contrast, big cities were still bustling regardless of day or night. Even at two or three am, cars and pedestrians were still coming and going, and it was easy to find a taxi.
Fu Yunruo was panicked by her son's sudden illness and totally forgot about this. She walked for a long time, with the only accompanying sound was the echo of her own footsteps. A cold wind passed, blowing the plastic bags and papers scattered on the street.
She was the only figure walking on this long street. The dim street lights illuminated her body, stretching her shadow extremely long.
Fu Yunruo shuddered and suddenly paused her steps. At this hour, there should be no one on the street where the tricycles were usually waiting for passengers. But she couldn't go back without transportation. The distance from the town to the village was not short, and the road between was long and winding. On top of that, there were no residential houses between, only empty fields.
If it was in the day, Fu Yunruo wouldn't be afraid. But she couldn't imagine herself carrying her still ill young son to walk along those dark roads on such a cold night.
Maybe she should stay in the hospital for the night and go back tomorrow morning.
Fu Yunruo turned around and hurriedly walked back towards the hospital. After walking for a while, she suddenly remembered that this town had a hotel. Fu Yunruo broke out in cold sweat, and it took her a long time to remember that there was indeed a small hotel at the end of the street. From here, the hotel was closer than the hospital, so she decided to go there.
When she went to the town for shopping, Fu Yunruo had never felt that this street was so long. But now, she kept walking, but it seemed that she could never reach her destination.
Maybe the darkness took a toll on her nerves, but Fu Yunruo felt her heart beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of her chest.
Out of a sudden, Fu Yunruo remembered that the body's original owner fell into the water in the second year after being kicked out of the house. The exact date was not specified, but it was within this period of time. In other words, any day now might be her fated death day.
Fu Yunruo murmured to herself, "After hiding for two years, am I still unable to avoid death?"
Was the plot so powerful, that even if she didn't fall into the water and died, she would still encounter other fatal accidents?
Chi Wen was tightly wrapped and hugged, so the cold temperature outside couldn't reach him at all. He was pressed against Fu Yunruo's soft body and listened to her reassuring heartbeat as his mind wandered between exhaustion and drowsiness.
His fever this time really took a bit toll on his tiny body.
However, not long after, Chi Wen clearly felt that the woman's body suddenly became tense and her heart was beating faster, as if she was feeling afraid.
Chi Wen's mind suddenly cleared up. He wanted to look outside, but the woman held him very tightly. Chi Wen was afraid of hurting her if he struggled too hard, so he stopped moving and perked his ears at their surroundings.
It was so quiet. Chi Wen thought to himself: was this woman afraid of the dark?
She was really timid. With him here, what was she afraid of?
Chi Wen then looked at his tiny arms and legs.
Well, he might be a little unreliable now, but he would grow up soon!
Suddenly, Chi Wen heard the woman muttered to herself: "After hiding for two years, am I still unable to avoid death?"
In an instant, Chi Wen's mind turned blank. This sentence went back and forth in his mind several times before he could swallow its meaning.
As if being struck by lightning, Chi Wen's whole body was numb.
Death…
He started to tremble and feel chill all over. This word made him scared, made him frightened…
Having nowhere to vent his panic, Chi Wen wanted to scream, but his throat seemed to be blocked. His mouth moved silently, as if screaming, but he couldn't make a single sound.
He didn't know how long it took. Maybe it was just a blink of an eye; maybe it was longer. But soon enough, a short and sharp cry came out, and the next moment, a loud cry pierced the darkness around.
"Whaaaaaaa…"
The baby's sudden cry broke the silent and eerie atmosphere, and also pulled Fu Yunruo back from the boundless fear. At the same time, lights began to lit up on the several residential buildings on both sides of the street.
"Hey! Whose child is crying!"
"Which family is bringing their children out to disturb people at night?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Fu Yunruo repeatedly apologized even though she didn't know if they could hear her or not. Hearing people's voice, the fear in her heart slowly dissipated, and her cold body started to feel warm again.
Fu Yunruo quickly looked at the son in her arms.
"Hush, hush. Baobao don't cry. Do you feel uncomfortable?" Fu Yunruo hugged him up and pressed his forehead against hers. But unlike her son, Fu Yunruo's face was exposed to the cold wind. Touching Wenwen's forehead made her felt that his body temperature was very high.
Fu Yunruo was not sure. Did his fever come back?
As she softly comforted her son, Fu Yunruo promptly turned around and walked back towards the hospital. But the child's cry didn't stop at all, accompanying her as she walked.
Fu Yunruo was extremely worried. She couldn't help but want to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
"Yunyun, Yunyun."
Fu Yunruo was stunned. She seemed to hear someone calling her. It was not until she recognized the familiar voice that she recovered her sense. Fu Yunruo turned around and saw a tricycle had just stopped next to her, with Uncle Guo getting down from it.
"Uncle Guo?"
"How is Wenwen?" Uncle Guo asked anxiously. Hearing the child's loud cry, his expression became darker. "Why is he crying so much?"
"I don't know…" Seeing the elder's familiar figure, Fu Yunruo couldn't hold back her sob. "Wenwen seems to feel uncomfortable…" She hated the fact that she couldn't replace her son to bear all his pain.
Uncle Guo hurriedly said: "Get in. We are going to the hospital."
Fu Yunruo nodded. Tears kept falling on her face, but she didn't bother to wipe it and hurriedly got into the tricycle.
The driver promptly took them to the hospital.
As soon as they reached the hospital's gate, Fu Yunruo rushed inside, carrying the still crying Wenwen in her arms. She urgently called the doctor on duty to take a look at the child: "Doctor, please look at my child. He keeps crying. Is his fever coming back again?"
"Let me see." The middle-aged female doctor asked Fu Yunruo to put the child down, but Wenwen refused fiercely. He held on to Fu Yunruo with all his strength and cried even louder. In the end, the doctor had no choice but to examine him still in Fu Yunruo's embrace.
After the examination, the doctor said, "His temperature is indeed a bit high."
"Is he in pain? He is crying so badly."
"Maybe he is hungry?"
"Let's give him baby formula."
Wenwen had been weaned from breastmilk, and he was now consuming baby formula and soft baby food. However, when the formula was finally ready, Wenwen only drank a few mouthfuls before vomiting. In the end, Fu Yunruo went to the hospital cafeteria to cook some porridge, which he was able to eat a little.
The adults were turned upside down in chaos until Wenwen finally stopped crying and fell asleep long after midnight. However, he didn't stop crying naturally but fell asleep due to exhaustion. His sleep was not good, as he still sobbed from time to time.
Fu Yunruo looked tired and haggard, but she didn't forget to express her gratitude to Uncle Guo and the middle-aged man next to him: "Uncles, thank you very much. If not for you two's help, I really didn't know what would have happened…"
Thanks to Uncle Guo and the other man's help, she was able to focus solely on taking care of Wenwen. Other things were done by these two, who busily took care of her and her son.
Fu Yunruo noticed that the uncle who drove the tricycle was the same person who brought her and Wenwen to the hospital this afternoon. His surname was Lin.
"It's nothing." Uncle Lin was also very tired, but there was no trace of complaint on his kind face.
Uncle Guo replied: "You are also very tired. Go to sleep for a while. We can talk again tomorrow."
"Okay."
It was already very late, so they were staying in the hospital for the night. There were not many inpatients in this small town hospital, so Fu Yunruo and Wenwen slept on the same bed in a private room.
Uncle Guo and Uncle Lin also went to the next room to sleep.
Fu Yunruo's sleep was uneasy. She woke up from time to time, reaching out her hand to check her son's body temperature and breathing. After making sure that everything was normal, she closed her eyes again. This cycle was continued until dawn.
Fu Yunruo didn't want to take her eyes off Wenwen. Even after she woke up, she stayed at the bed, watching the child's sleeping face. Maybe Wenwen was exhausted after getting sick and waking up late last night. He was usually would have woken up around this time, but today, he was still sleeping very soundly.
Not long after, the door was knocked. Fu Yunruo carefully got down from the bed and opened the door.
Uncle Guo was standing in front of the door with two plastic bags in his hand: "Eat breakfast."
"Thank you, Uncle Guo. Have you eaten?" Fu Yunruo has no appetite, but she still accepted Uncle Guo's kindness.
"I have. Has Wenwen woken up?"
Fu Yunruo shook her head.
"Oh, right. Uncle Guo, how come you went to look for me last night?"
Uncle Guo frowned: "I couldn't find you two after I came back last night. Your bedroom door was open and I couldn't get through your mobile phone, so I went to ask people around. Only then did I know that you went to the town with your child."
Only then did Fu Yunruo remember the mobile phone in her pocket. She pressed the button, but it didn't turn on. "The battery is dead."
Uncle Guo frowned in disapproval: "Even with such a big incident, you still didn't think to ask people's help."
The road connecting the town and the village were not good, and it was even more unsafe to travel alone at night, especially for a young woman.
Fu Yunruo lowered her head in a reflection. Now that she had calmed down, she indeed acted very rashly last night. But her mind at that time was full of Wenwen. She was panicked and couldn't think rationally.
"Why did you walk outside so late last night?" If not for hearing Wenwen's sudden cry, Uncle Guo and Uncle Lin would have turned to the hospital and completely missed them.
Fu Yunruo said embarrassedly: "I thought there are still tricycles on the street, so I was going to take a ride back…" It was her lack of thought.
"In the future, you cannot be so reckless again." Fu Yunruo was a young and beautiful woman. Walking alone in the middle of the night, she would easily become prey if she was unlucky and met someone with an evil intention.
Who knew what would befall her then.
"Yes…"
Uncle Guo was still wanting to continue when a sudden cry interrupted his words. Fu Yunruo quickly turned around and rushed to the bed.
"Wenwen, Mommy is here!"
Wenwen had woken up. He was sitting on the bed, crying hard with his eyes opened wide. His head moved around, as if he was looking for someone. Seeing Fu Yunruo, he immediately reached out his hands, asking to be hugged in cry.
Fu Yunruo hurried over to pick up the child.
"Baobao, don't cry, don't cry. Mommy's here, Mommy loves Baobao the most. Don't cry…"
In response, Chi Wen cried even harder.
It was actually this woman's death that caused him to become an orphan and ended up in the orphanage…
Compared with various other reasons for his abandonment, this fact was much more difficult to accept. For the first time, Chi Wen felt that death was such a terrible thing.
He was so sad that he couldn't restrain himself and kept crying hard.
She didn't abandon him! She didn't abandon him…
He would rather this woman abandoned him so she could marry a rich man…
Instead of her being dead, he would rather her live well somewhere in this world…
Why was the truth like this?
Chi Wen hugged Fu Yunruo tightly, crying heartbreakingly.
Fu Yunruo's tears began to fall again. Thinking that her son was in great pain, she was very distressed. She tried to comfort him again and again, just like when he suddenly cried in the middle of the night. No, it was even worse than last time. She could hardly breathe between sobs.
"Doctor, quickly come. The child is crying again!"
It turned out that Uncle Guo went to call the doctor.
The doctor also couldn't find the reason why Wenwen kept crying. Because of his emotional state, the fever that had just receded started to burn up again.
Chi Wen cried until he fell asleep in exhaustion again. Fu Yunruo took the opportunity to feed him some porridge and water, and soon also spoon-fed him a bit of lightly salted water.
The corners of Chi Wen's closed eyes were still wet with tears. His small mouth moved silently, swallowing the food.
"Mom…mom…" The little babyish voice suddenly called hoarsely.
Fu Yunruo was startled. Tears came out of her eyes again as she lowered her head and gave the child a gentle kiss: "Mommy's here."
After Wenwen's fever subsided, the doctor performed various checks, but couldn't find out the reason for his frantic cry.
Auntie Mei, who rushed to the hospital after receiving the news, patted Fu Yunruo's head and said: "The child must be spooked!"
When Auntie Mei heard that Fu Yunruo took the child out of the hospital and walked alone on the street at night, she immediately gave her a disapproving look.
"Don't bring young babies out at night if possible. They are easy to get spooked, you know…"
Fu Yunruo felt even more guilty. She thought of how Wenwen suddenly cried without stopping, and she also still had lingering fear from the event last night. At that time, she seemed to be bewitched. It was as if she was shrouded in a strange space and would encounter an unfortunate event in the next second.
If it was not for Wenwen's sudden burst of cry, she would still be trapped in that inexplicable fear.
Was it perhaps done by something unclean? Fu Yunruo couldn't help but guess wildly. Thinking that her existence itself was out of the science's boundary, She became even more frightened.
Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendship…
Fu Yunruo silently recited the core values of socialism several times to dispel the fear in her heart.
"Has the child's fever gone down? Is he alright now?"
"Yes. The doctor said that his fever has gone. As long as his temperature doesn't rise again, he will be okay."
"Then let's go home. The child's emotion is unstable now. Staying in a familiar place will help him to relax."
"Okay." With the experienced Auntie Mei here, Fu Yunruo seemed to have found a backing. Listening to Auntie Mei's suggestion, she thought that it made sense, so she immediately nodded in agreement.
Fu Yunruo took her son back to her rental house with Auntie Mei and Uncle Guo in tow. Uncle Mei had been waiting in the yard when they arrived, obviously looked very worried about Wenwen. But the child was asleep, so the adults didn't dare to make a loud noise and only exchanged a few words in hushed whispers.
After fluttering about the house, Auntie Mei rushed Fu Yunruo into the bedroom and instructed: "Put Wenwen on the bed."
Fu Yunruo nodded quickly and went into the bedroom. This little guy had grown up. Holding him for a long time made Fu Yunruo very tired. Moreover, it was cold outside, and the winter wind was bad for a sick child. Fu Yunruo leaned over and put Wenwen, who had been crying to sleep again, on the bed. As soon as her hands left his body, the child seemed to notice the absence of the familiar touch and began to sob again in his sleep.
Fu Yunruo quickly lay down on the bed and put Wenwen into her arms. She began to hum a soft lullaby and patted the child soothingly.
Wenwen calmed down. He snuggled into Fu Yunruo's body, and his little hand was gripping her clothes tightly.
Not long after, Auntie Mei came in, carrying a bowl of fragrant porridge. With a low voice, she said: "Uncle Mei cooked some meat porridge. Yunruo, you should eat a little."
Fu Yunruo had no appetite at first, but when the meat's appetizing smell reached her nose, her belly suddenly groaned. She then remembered that she hadn't eaten anything since last night. No wonder she was so hungry.
"Okay." Fu Yunruo moved slightly and tried to sit up while still patting Wenwen with one hand. After making sure that she didn't awaken the child, she thanked Auntie Mei: "Thank you, Auntie Mei. I have truly troubled you and Uncle Mei."
Fu Yunruo took the porcelain bowl, stirred slightly with a spoon, then scoop the porridge and put it in her mouth. The porridge's temperature was just right, bringing a comfortable warmth and savory taste into her mouth. Fu Yunruo quickly finished the whole bowl, and the warmth spread from her stomach to her body.
Seeing her finished eating, Auntie Mei smiled gently and took the empty bowl back: "You should accompany Wenwen and take a rest. You didn't sleep last night, right? Have a good sleep."
Fu Yunruo indeed hadn't slept almost all night, and she was both physically and mentally exhausted. She replied in a low voice. After seeing Auntie Mei off, she gently closed the door and returned to the bed. Fu Yunruo lay next to Wenwen, closed her eyes, and fell asleep with her son in her arms.
Maybe thanks to the familiar environment, but this time Fu Yunruo's sleep was good. Although she didn't sleep for long, she slept very soundly. When she woke up again, the first thing she did was to check for Wenwen. The child seemed to be sleeping peacefully this time and didn't show any signs of discomfort.
Fu Yunruo touched Wenwen's small forehead. His temperature was normal. She probed his small nose and felt that the breath he exhaled was no longer hot.
Fu Yunruo sighed in relief. Fortunately, Wenwen was no longer feverish.
Outside the bedroom, there were voices of people talking, probably Auntie Mei and Uncle Mei. Fu Yunruo had felt much better and wanted to check the situation outside, but couldn't help feeling anxious leaving Wenwen alone. In the end, she chose to stay.
Not long after, Wenwen opened his eyes halfway, still in a daze. He blinked his eyelids a few times listlessly.
Seeing this, Fu Yunruo knew that the child was about to wake up, so she quickly took him into her embrace and walked out of the bedroom.
Wenwen was still half asleep and half awake. He put his two hands on his mother's shoulders and snuggled listlessly. After a while, he began to let out another sob. He couldn't control his emotion, which made him couldn't stop crying.
"Wenwen, we are home! Look who is here!" Fu Yunruo gently patted Wenwen's back and comforted him.
Chi Wen opened his eyes and saw the familiar house and familiar furnishings. His sob paused as he looked around with his red and swollen eyes. The familiar environment made him calm down for a moment. Fu Yunruo was about to sigh in relief when she saw the child opened his mouth and was about to cry again.
Chi Wen couldn't control himself at all. Both his mind and body were engulfed in great sadness from inside out. Unlike in his previous life, where he could behave as if nothing had happened even when his heart was pierced with hundreds of holes, his current physical body was still a baby, and he was unable to control his emotions like an adult.
"Well, well, which boy is it? Your little nose and face are so red, like a monkey butt!" Auntie Mei came to coax the crying child.
Uncle Mei also came over, "Wenwen, look, grandpa made a toy for you!" The old man was holding a hand-carved wooden horse, very vivid and lifelike. He made a neighing noise and moved the wooden horse: "Look at the horse running. Oh, it runs very fast!"
Uncle Guo commented, "Old man, you say this speed fast? What a joke!"
"Don't listen to your Grandpa Guo. Our wooden horse can run fast!"
"Wenwen, grandma made a puppy doll for you. Look, it is chubby and cute, and can say hello to you. Hello, Wenwen! My name is Wangwang. What is your name?"
Auntie Mei, Uncle Mei, and Uncle Guo performed various entertainment to amuse Wenwen.
Chi Wen hiccuped. In the end, he couldn't go against his childish instinct and was soon attracted by their performances. He couldn't turn his eyes away and even forgot to cry.
Chi Wen hiccuped. In the end, he couldn't go against his childish instinct and was soon attracted by their performances. He couldn't turn his eyes away and even forgot to cry.
Seeing this, Fu Yunruo, who was still carrying Wenwen, finally felt relieved. Then she joined the three elders to entertain the child. "Does Baobao like it? Grandpa and Grandma made it for Baobao! They are so kind, right? Does Baobao like the horse or the puppy?"
The moment Wenwen heard this voice, he turned his head and suddenly became dumbfounded upon seeing Fu Yunruo's face. He stared at her for a long time, and then water mist began to fill his eye sockets again.
Fu Yunruo blinked dumbly. W-why was he crying again?
"Whoohooo…"
Another cry rang. Not Wenwen's, but Fu Yunruo's.
Wenwen hiccuped and stopped crying in surprise. Tears were still hanging on the corners of his eyes as he looked at Fu Yunruo, who was sobbing loudly.
"Whooo, Baobao, do you no longer love Mommy? Why do you cry when seeing Mommy…Mommy's so sad, Mommy's heartbroken…"
"Baobao, do you no longer love me? Whoohooo…"
"Whooo…Baobao no longer loves Mommy…"
Fu Yunruo was heartbroken. Did Wenwen know that he had gotten sick yesterday because she didn't take good care of him, so he cried in protest upon seeing her?
Would he always remember this incident? Would he always hate her from now?
"Baobao, Mommy's sorry….please don't be angry with Mommy…"
Chi Wen was so anxious that he forgot to cry. He quickly reached out his short hands at Fu Yunruo's eyes, trying to stop her tears.
"No! No!"
"No…cry!"
Chi Wen tried hard to convey his meaning, word by word. The number of the words he spoke this time almost surpassing the total amount of words he had spoken since he started to speak this month.
"Mom, Mom, ah!"
"Ah! ah!"
"Ah! Mom!"
Fu Yunruo was coaxed for a long time by her anxious son before she finally stopped sobbing. She then put his forehead against hers, smiling: "Mommy loves Baobao so much. Mommy will stay by Baobao's side until you grow up and no longer need Mommy…"
"No!" How could he not need her? Even if after he turned seventy or eighty, he always wanted to be by his mother's side!
"Really? Baobao will always love Mommy, right?"
"Yeah!"
"Mommy will also love Baobao forever! Mommy loves you the most…"
Chi Wen stretched out his hands to hold Fu Yunruo's cheeks, then took the initiative to rub his face against hers: "Ah!"
Sorry. He shouldn't have misunderstood her. He shouldn't have kept resisting her existence and held a grudge against her.
This woman was the one who gave him life. She brought him into this world and gave him wholehearted love.
How could he doubt someone who loved him so deeply?
Sorry, he was wrong…
Chi Wen felt the sorrow in his heart was dissipating until it was totally gone. In an instant, his mood became light and relaxed.
He rubbed his face on her wet cheeks again.
"Mom, mom…" His action was so sticky, and his tone was full of longing.
At this moment, Chi Wen completely accepted this woman's existence.
This was his mother.
Chi Wen smiled, very pure and content. Like a light tearing through the night, it dispelled the endless darkness, and gradually became brighter and warmer.
Fu Yunruo's heart was very warm. She couldn't help squinting her eyes, and her voice was as sweet as sugar as she replied: "Mommy's here!"
Auntie Mei, Uncle Mei, and Uncle Guo were filled with relief as they watched the mother and son's interaction.
Maybe Wenwen had cried enough, or maybe he had been shocked by his mother's cry, but after that, the child calmed down and no longer cried. The familiar environment probably also had a positive effect, because his fever hadn't returned since then. However, he was still a little sluggish and listless. On top of that, he became very sticky to Fu Yunruo. Only by having her stay with him at all times could his emotion become stable. But Fu Yunruo didn't have the physical strength to hold him around all day long, and he also couldn't bear making her tired. In the end, he was carried with a strap by Fu Yunruo and was taken wherever she went.
Chi Wen lay quietly on Fu Yunruo's back, rubbing his small face on her from time to time as he inhaled the familiar and comforting body fragrance.
This was his mother.
Chi Wen already knew. He was not the only one who had the memory of his previous life, but also his mother, who came back from the future. She took him to live in this countryside to avoid the cause of her death.
Perhaps, everything had changed from the moment they returned to the past. But no matter what changed, Chi Wen secretly swore that he would protect his mother. No matter who it was, no one was allowed to hurt her.
Chi Wen didn't know if he should tell her that he also had a future memory. He worried that if she knew, she would no longer treat him as a child and protect him wholeheartedly, but would treat him as an adult. Chi Wen would rather not have those memories. He would rather be a genuine child, crying if he wanted to cry, laughing if he wanted to laugh, living in carefree, and could act spoiled unscrupulously with his loved ones.
He used to sneer at the children who pestered their parents to act spoiled. But deep down, he actually felt envious, even jealous.
Only pampered children had the right to be willful.
Now, he also could be willful.
He was pampered.
The orphanage's director was wrong. He was not thrown into the orphanage because his parents abandoned him. His mother loved him very much…
Now that they had the chance to start over, he should enjoy it and live as a real child. God had never treated them kindly in their previous life, but he would no longer complain of the past injustice because God had already given them compensation in this life.
He must cherish this miraculous chance.
After Fu Yunruo's loud cry, Wenwen finally calmed down. Seeing that the boy was now alright, Uncle Mei and Uncle Guo left the rental house and returned to their works. At this time, Fu Yunruo finally had a spare thought for other affairs. She remembered that her mobile phone had been out of battery, so she hurriedly charged it.
Auntie Mei was still worried about the mother and son, especially Wenwen, so she stayed and chatted with Fu Yunruo about the trivial gossips in the village.
The rental house had been unoccupied for many days but was still very clean and tidy. It could be seen that Auntie Mei had frequently come to take care of the house.
Auntie Mei couldn't sit still. Seeing the yard, her eyes gleamed, so she went out to take care of the vegetable patch. Afterward, she also made a sumptuous dinner. Auntie Mei was terribly distressed. Wenwen had suffered from a serious illness that made even adults suffer, so she determined to make up nutrients for his body.
Because Wenwen's condition had been better, Fu Yunruo's appetite also returned. She ate a delicious dinner until her stomach was full and warm, feeling as if all the fatigue in her body had been driven away. She then saw that her mobile phone had been fully charged, so she unplugged the charger and turned on the phone.
When the phone was turned on, she was greeted by countless missed calls. More than a dozen were from Uncle Guo, and the rest were from the assistant that Panda Live assigned to manage her channel.
"Crap!" Fu Yunruo gasped.
She forgot to tell the assistant and fans that today's livestream broadcast was canceled. It was already afternoon, long past her normal broadcast time. Because her phone was dead, she was out of contact. Fu Yunruo couldn't imagine what had happened in her channel because of her absence and hurriedly sent a reply to her assistant: "Sorry, I had an emergency yesterday. I haven't had time to inform you that I won't do a broadcast for a few days."
Two seconds after the message was sent, the phone rang, and a woman's concerned voice came over the receiver, "Yunyun, are you okay?"
"Well, I'm fine. Tiantian, sorry, I forgot to inform you. I may not be able to broadcast for a while." Fu Yunruo said apologetically as she explained briefly that her son had been sick.
All of her energy, mentally and physically, was on Wenwen yesterday, and she had totally forgotten about her livestream schedule. If it weren't for the caller ID on the missed call list, she wouldn't even remember.
Hearing the situation, Tiantian expressed her understanding. After all, the child should take priority. After expressing her sympathy and telling Fu Yunruo not to worry about work, Tiantian ended the call.
Fu Yunruo hung up the phone and immediately logged into the app. Sure enough, her channel was about to explode with comments and private messages. Most of them were concerned that something might have happened to her and asked why did she miss the broadcast schedule today.
Fu Yunruo hurriedly wrote a post. She explained why she missed the broadcast schedule and conveyed that she wouldn't do any livestream-related activities until her son was fully recovered. Finally, she told the fans not to worry about the orchids, because Uncle Guo would take good care of them in her absence.
Fu Yunruo's fans knew that Uncle Guo was the person who introduced her to orchids and taught her various knowledge. It could be said that Uncle Guo was Fu Yunruo's teacher. The fans were also very concerned about their 'youngest child,' so they didn't mind her taking a break and left comforting messages, saying that they would wait for her return.
Although many fans expressed their understanding and sympathy, Fu Yunruo knew that her current momentum would definitely take a negative hit if she was absent for a long time. Many of her fans had developed a habit of watching her livestreams at a fixed time every day. With the interruption in the schedule, many of them would lose patience in a few days, which would also quickly reduce her popularity.
People were always faced with various choices in their life. Although Fu Yunruo cherished her livestreaming job and her current popularity, Wenwen would always be the topmost priority for her. For the time being, she wanted to focus her attention and time to take care of the child.
Wenwen's illness truly frightened her this time, even more than his sudden crying in the middle of the night last time. Fu Yunruo reflected on herself. It seemed that she had spent too much time on operating her livestream channel and inadvertently paid less attention to Wenwen, making the child felt insecure. Therefore, she determined to make it up for him.
However, only three days after she had made this decision and stayed in the rental house with Wenwen, the child started to make trouble.
He clasped Fu Yunruo's back, pointed outside, and shouted: "Go! Go!"
At first, Fu Yunruo thought he was looking for Auntie Mei. But she had just taken him out of the house and turned to the direction of Auntie Mei's house when the child yelled again.
"No, no!" The direction was wrong. Not there!
"Baobao wants to go where?" Fu Yunruo observed Wenwen's expression as she tried to walk in all directions, but the child still looked upset.
Chi Wen was anxious, "Flo! Flo!"
Chi Wen's tiny eyebrows furrowed deeply. Speaking was still too difficult for him. He clearly knew what he wanted to say, but he could only convey one syllable per time. If he tried to speak faster, he would lisp.
Fu Yunruo suddenly realized that Wenwen wanted to return to the flower garden. She tried to coax him: "We are staying at home and won't go there for the time being. Grandpa Guo will help us taking care of the flowers…"
"Live!" If you don't go, what will happen to your livestream channel? You finally accumulated such a high number of fans. If you don't resume soon, they all will run away!
"Mommy won't do livestream. Mommy will stay with Wenwen at home. When Wenwen gets better, Mommy will start making money again…"
"No!" He is better now!
Fu Yunruo suddenly realized that Wenwen wanted to return to the flower garden. She tried to coax him: "We are staying at home and won't go there for the time being. Grandpa Guo will help us taking care of the flowers…"
"Live!" If you don't go, what will happen to your livestream channel? You finally accumulated such a high number of fans. If you don't resume soon, they all will run away!
"Mommy isn't doing livestreaming. Mommy will stay with Wenwen at home. When Wenwen gets better, Mommy will start making money again…"
"No!" He has been better now!
Chi Wen was upset. His cheeks puffed up. The last illness came out of sudden, but also went quickly. Probably it was because Chi Wen had let go of the hidden depression on his heart, but his health improved quickly. After three days of rest, he was already energetic, save for the occasional cough. Chi Wen believed that in two days, he would fully recover!
There were many aspects that the livestreaming circle had in common with the traditional entertainment circle. For example, popularity and fans needed to be maintained. Just like how an average star would soon fade from public recognition if she or he stopped working for a while, a livestreamer was also the same.
Chi Wen was very worried. If one day she saw her popularity dropped so much, would she be so sad and cry?
"Baobao be good! Grandpa and Grandma miss you so much. Shall we go and accompany them?" Fu Yunruo coaxed the child as she walked towards the Mei family's house. Before she even entered the yard, she already heard the lively noises inside. Fu Yunruo walked in and saw a group of uncles and aunts basked under the sun in the yard while chatting and gossiping.
Fu Yunruo went over, greeted the crowd, and curiously asked: "What are you talking about? So lively?"
"Ah, Yunruo! You don't know, something big happened near our neighborhood!" One of the aunts said mysteriously.
"What's happen?" Fu Yunruo cooperatively asked back.
Another aunt interjected: "This morning, a fugitive murderer was caught in the town!"
Fu Yunruo almost stopped breathing. Mu-mu-murderer?! So scary?
"Ah, isn't it just a suspect?"
"What's the difference? A suspect just means that he hasn't been convicted in court yet. Since the police caught him, isn't it mean that he is guilty?"
"My nephew works in the police station. According to him, the murderer came from a big city and ran here to escape from the police. The transportation here isn't convenient, and we are also far away from big cities. On top of that, this area is surrounded by mountains and deep forests that we locals don't even dare to enter. Isn't it a good place to hide?"
"Fortunately, he has been caught. Otherwise, it won't be safe for us to go out."
"Of course!"
"I heard this murderer is very cruel…"
The group of uncles and aunts began to gossip fervently. The countryside their village was located was relatively remote. Any exciting news would spread instantly and became the center of conversation for a long time. After passing from mouth to mouth, the story might have been changed beyond recognition, but people still liked it.
"We are surrounded by mountains on all sides and rarely saw outsiders come. Anyone knows everyone here. When police officers from the city come to track the murderer, our local police surely has assisted them. How can the murderer not be found earlier?"
"Yes, ah. Even if he went to the deep mountains and forests, how can it be so easy to hide there? What about his shelter, his food? Could it be that he went to the town to shop?"
"There is no crop in the field during the winter. He cannot steal…"
Chi Wen suddenly heard such shocking news and forgot to sulk. He pricked his ears and listened to the uncles and aunts gossiping with a gusto. Fu Yunruo was also listening attentively, but she couldn't help feeling afraid. Fortunately, she didn't meet this murderer that night. Otherwise, she and her son would have been in great danger.
Fu Yunruo even had a strange intuition. Maybe she had really passed through the death's door that night. At that time, she really felt that she would encounter an unexpected incident at any moment.
That kind of mysterious feeling still felt creepy, even now.
Fu Yunruo suddenly thought: her Baobao was truly her lucky star! At that time, it was his sudden cry that broke the eerie atmosphere. It was he who pulled her back from the death's door!
She also had another intuition. Her original death had passed, and now her life was completely free from the plot's influence. She no longer needed to worry that an unfortunate accident would suddenly befall her.
Fu Yunruo lowered her head and rubbed Wenwen's face. Her smile was very warm.
Chi Wen was still listening to the gossip when a gentle hand suddenly rubbed his face lovingly. Although he didn't know what she was doing, his body instinctively returned the caress.
Chi Wen was very troubled. No way. This woman was too clingy to him. What to do?
Seeing the mother and son's display of affection, the people around couldn't hold back their smiles.