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Feng Yuan’s plane flew for several hours.
During these hours, Feng Yuan didn’t sleep at all.
Even Rong Rong, who was playing games with him, started yawning. Chi Shui stayed by his son’s side and, seeing him getting sleepy, wanted to hold him in his arms to sleep.
But Rong Rong rubbed his eyes, unwilling to sleep.
“Playing games,” he insisted, forcing himself to stay awake. “No sleeping.”
Chi Shui knew his son wanted to keep Feng Yuan company.
His son’s personality had always been a concern for Bo Han.
Bo Han didn’t want their son to develop a habit of being unable to say no and instinctively prioritizing others.
As foxes, they were inherently selfish.
But their Rong Rong just couldn’t learn to be selfish.
“Be good and sleep. I’ll play games with Yuan Yuan,” Chi Shui said, taking the game controller from his son’s hands, ready to play in his place.
Feng Yuan, who was deeply engrossed in the game, took a moment to glance over.
“Rong Rong, go to sleep quickly. I can play by myself,” he said.
The game had a single-player mode; it didn’t necessarily have to be played with two people.
With Feng Yuan personally coaxing him to sleep, the already drowsy Rong Rong nodded his little head.
As soon as he finished nodding, his eyes closed, and he slumped into his father’s arms, fast asleep.
Chi Shui held him and covered him with a small blanket.
Seeing Uncle Chi Shui holding Rong Rong while holding the game controller, Feng Yuan raised his little eyebrows, indicating that Uncle Chi Shui didn’t need to play with him.
Uncle Chi Shui had never played games before and would be easily beaten by him.
Chi Shui looked at the overconfident little chubby kid and, without a word, started the game.
In the first round, Chi Shui familiarized himself with the game rules and skills.
Result: Defeat.
Feng Yuan giggled triumphantly.
Soon, the second round began.
Feng Yuan narrowly won, and Chi Shui lost again.
This time, Feng Yuan’s laughter was a bit quieter.
Then came the third round.
Chi Shui began to turn the tables, and Feng Yuan started losing consecutively.
Fourth round, fifth round, sixth round…
Feng Yuan lost every single one.
As he kept losing, his lips began to pout.
Finally, he threw down the game controller. “Yuan Yuan doesn’t want to play anymore!”
Uncle Chi Shui seemed like he was using hacks. There was no way Feng Yuan could win.
Chi Shui didn’t go easy on him at all. He mercilessly beat Feng Yuan until he was on the verge of tears and didn’t even try to comfort him.
Feng Yuan turned his back to him angrily, wanting to lie down and sleep.
But Li Sheng walked over.
“Yuan Yuan, get ready. We’re about to arrive,” he said.
Feng Yuan: “…”
Feng Yuan was shocked. “How did we get here so fast?!”
He felt like not much time had passed.
Li Sheng sat down and straightened his clothes for him.
“When you’re playing games, how could you possibly notice the passage of time?” he remarked.
The little guy had been addicted to games since he was young. Because of this, the adults in the family had often restricted his gaming time.
But even with restrictions, the little guy always found ways to sneak in some playtime.
Feng Yuan had played many of the games currently on the market.
Fortunately, despite all his sneaky gaming, his eyesight hadn’t suffered.
The family took him for regular eye check-ups. So far, no issues had arisen.
Feng Yuan played games for hours without getting tired.
Rong Rong, on the other hand, seemed to have a tiring sleep.
He had a series of dreams, one after another, which left him exhausted.
After being woken up by his father, he rubbed his eyes and let out a small sigh.
“What’s wrong?” Chi Shui asked, wiping his face with a towel. “Did you not sleep well?”
Rong Rong nodded, then shook his head.
He had been asleep for a long time, but not very comfortably.
“I had a scary dream.”
Rong Rong lay in his father’s arms, slowly recounting his dream: “Dad and Big Dad didn’t recognize Rong Rong. Rong Rong got so worried.”
In the dream, he called out for his fathers, but neither of his fathers recognized him.
For Rong Rong, this dream was truly terrifying.
Chi Shui patiently listened to Rong Rong describe his dream without interrupting.
Only after Rong Rong finished speaking did he lower his head and gently press his forehead against Rong Rong’s.
“That won’t happen.”
Chi Shui murmured, “Dad and Big Dad will always recognize you.”
Rong Rong’s eyes curved into a smile. He, too, felt that the events in the dream would never come true.
He puckered his lips and kissed his father.
While Rong Rong and his father were sharing a tender moment, Feng Yuan and his big dad were bickering.
The father and son were discussing games, but the conversation soon turned less than peaceful.
Feng Yuan clamored for freedom, insisting he didn’t want his big dad to control him.
Li Sheng calmly informed him that it was impossible.
If Feng Qi had been there instead, Feng Yuan would have already gotten a spanking.
But Li Sheng rarely resorted to physical punishment, so Feng Yuan grew increasingly bold.
A short while later, the plane landed and came to a stop.
Feng Yuan, now dressed neatly by his big dad and with his little shoes on, grabbed Rong Rong’s hand and ran ahead, his backpack slung over his shoulder.
The location for this episode of the show was Hua County, a place still rich with intangible cultural heritage.
Hua County had a warm climate and exceptionally beautiful natural scenery.
However, their accommodation was in a small village.
All the children participating in the show were city kids, accustomed to a comfortable and materially abundant life.
Therefore, the director consistently chose village settings. Partly for their unique filming appeal, and partly to let these children experience the simple, rustic life.
Feng Yuan was already familiar with the routine. As soon as he arrived, he rushed toward the director.
“Uncle Li, hello! I’m here!”
Director Li, seeing the enthusiastic Feng Yuan, quickly bent down and opened his arms.
“Yuan Yuan, you’re here! Did you miss Uncle?”
Director Li picked Feng Yuan up, his smile so wide his teeth were barely visible.
Feng Yuan affectionately rubbed his little face against him before wriggling out of his embrace.
Among the group were also the friends Feng Yuan had made during the previous recording.
The oldest child from last time, Huo Ming, wasn’t present.
A new set of guests had joined this time.
The newcomers were An Cheng, another highly popular celebrity, and the young participant Xing Chuyao.
An Cheng wasn’t Xing Chuyao’s biological father.
Xing Chuyao’s biological father was Xing Fei, who had been in an accident two years prior and was now in a vegetative state.
After Xing Fei’s condition, the Xing family “married” An Cheng into the household, claiming it was to bring good fortune.
Of course, such feudalistic superstitions couldn’t be openly acknowledged.
So, the Xing family publicly referred to An Cheng as Xing Chuyao’s “little dad”.
Xing Chuyao was originally the child of Xing Fei’s deceased friend, adopted by him. He was brought to the Xing family when he was just a few months old, too young to remember anything.
The Xing family explained publicly that Xing Chuyao kept insisting on having a father to play with. Since Xing Fei was bedridden and unable to accompany the child, they found him a “little dad”.
Now four years old, Xing Chuyao needed parental care and affection.
The Xing family was aware of Xing Fei’s sexual orientation, which was why they didn’t seek a woman for the role and instead chose An Cheng.
It was only after entering the Xing family that An Cheng gained access to various resources in the entertainment industry, leading to his sudden rise in popularity.
His participation in this parenting show, however, didn’t quite meet the usual criteria.
After observing his interactions with Xing Chuyao, Director Li found their dynamic quite refreshing and thus nodded in agreement to let them join the show.
This parenting variety show was An Cheng’s first-ever participation in a reality program.
“Yao Yao, look. Yuan Yuan is here.”
Standing beside Xing Chuyao, An Cheng crouched down and gently tapped the boy’s shoulder upon seeing Feng Yuan approaching.
Xing Chuyao had hearing difficulties.
Before being taken in by the Xing family, he had lost hearing in his right ear due to an accident. However, it didn’t significantly impact his daily life, as he wore a cochlear implant.
“Yao Yao, hurry and say hello to Yuan Yuan.”
An Cheng wasn’t forcing Yao Yao to interact with Feng Yuan. He knew that Yao Yao wanted to be friends with Feng Yuan.
Yao Yao had watched Feng Yuan’s previous shows and had grown fond of him. In fact, it was Yao Yao who wanted to join this program, not An Cheng. He had been looking forward to playing with Feng Yuan here.
Despite chattering about Feng Yuan at home, Yao Yao now stood stiffly, his little face serious and silent, even when An Cheng nudged him.
“Hi! I’m Yuan Yuan. I’m four years old and will be five soon. What’s your name?”
“Yao Yao.”
Prompted by Feng Yuan’s friendly question, Yao Yao finally spoke up.
“I’m four years and three months old,” he replied.
Feng Yuan’s eyes sparkled as he responded, “I’m older than you!”
Yao Yao nodded. “Yes.”
Though the two had never met before, Feng Yuan extended a small hand and shook Yao Yao’s hand warmly.
Not content with just shaking hands himself, Feng Yuan called Rong Rong over. Rong Rong also shook hands with Yao Yao.
As for the other children, like Xiao Putao and Yu Qingqing, Feng Yuan had kept in touch with them, so their reunion felt natural and familiar.
Xiao Putao was a little disappointed not to see Ming Ming, but her father reassured her that Ming Ming would be watching her on TV, which quickly lifted her spirits.
Led by Feng Yuan, all the children shook hands and began chatting together.
While the kids interacted, the director shifted the camera focus to the fathers.
Xiao Putao and Yu Qingqing’s fathers smoothly greeted the camera, while Chi Shui remained silent.
Though Li Sheng had never been on a variety show before, he handled the situation with ease.
He introduced himself, “Hello everyone, I’m Li Sheng, Feng Qi’s partner. Feng Qi is quite busy lately, so I’m here with Yuan Yuan for the show.”
After Li Sheng finished, Chi Shui glanced at him and followed suit, “My name is Chi Shui, Bo Han’s partner.”
Once the introductions were done, Li Sheng casually added, “Yuan Yuan is the biological child of Feng Qi and me.” He and Feng Qi had never deceived any women.
Taking his cue, Chi Shui also added a similar remark.
With all the fathers introduced, Director Li waved his hand, signaling the start of the next segment: checking their luggage before heading into the village.
The show continued with its live-streaming format from the previous season.
Director Li was busy interacting with the guests and wasn’t monitoring the live stream. But he knew without a doubt that viewership must have skyrocketed by now.
He was right. 《Baby’s Journey》 was already dominating trending lists across various platforms.
Both the Li and Yu families were tuning in to watch.
Far away abroad, Li Si and Li Wang skipped class directly to watch their younger brother’s live program broadcast.
Thanks to Feng Yuan, the relationship between the siblings was no longer as distant as before.
At the very least, they could sit together and watch the show.
While watching, they even managed to exchange a few casual words.
“The New Year is almost here. What gift have you prepared for Yuan Yuan this year?”
“Haven’t finished preparing yet.”
“Tsk, so slow.”
Though Li Si criticized her brother for being slow, she hadn’t fully prepared her own gift either.
After just a few words, their conversation died down.
Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, they continued watching the big screen.
Robert and Michelle also sat down to watch with them.
“Yuan Yuan has grown a little more,” Robert remarked. “He’s even prettier now.”
Feng Yuan had been good-looking since he was little. As he gradually grew up, his features became more defined, elevating his charm even further.
Michelle looked at the children on the screen. All of them were quite good-looking, but the most striking were undoubtedly Feng Yuan and Rong Rong.
Those two were exceptionally beautiful.
Both adults and children were watching the TV. Eggy was also allowed to watch his brother for a while.
“Gogo!”
Sitting on his dad’s lap, Eggy pointed his chubby little finger at the screen, his eyes sparkling.
He wriggled on his dad’s leg, wanting to climb down and crawl to the TV to find his brother.
But Yu Yi didn’t let him.
“Be good. Even if you go down, you can’t pull your brother out of the screen.”
Yu Yi held his little body tightly, not allowing him to cause any trouble.
“Look, your brother is about to have his luggage checked. He probably didn’t bring too many snacks this time.”
Yu Yi murmured, urging Eggy to focus on the TV.
The program crew didn’t allow snacks. Before Feng Yuan left, Yu Yi had specifically reminded him not to bring any prohibited items.
If the crew discovered snacks or toys, there would be penalties.
The penalties weren’t severe. It was just completing some tasks. But it was still best to avoid them if possible.
“Gogo, gogo!”
Eggy kept calling for his brother. When he hadn’t seen him, he was fine. But the moment he saw him on screen, he couldn’t help but miss him.
Yu Yi caught his outstretched chubby hand and kissed it.
“Your brother will be back soon. Behave yourself.”
For most of the day, Eggy had been quite well-behaved.
So, as a reward, Yu Yi planted several kisses on Eggy’s little hands and face.
Eggy didn’t mind being kissed by his dad.
He was quite tolerant of his dad.
Soon, the luggage and backpacks brought by the young and adult guests were opened one by one.
Feng Yuan’s backpack was no exception.
Inside, there were no snacks or toys.
His backpack only contained some of his own clothes.
He had brought quite a lot of clothes. Twice as many as his dad had packed for shoes and outfits.
The director didn’t inspect each piece of clothing one by one.
But he did check and feel the clothes.
Facing the camera, the director opened Feng Yuan’s backpack.
After opening it, the director stared blankly at the contents, his expression utterly bewildered.
“Yuan Yuan, you… in your backpack…”
“Yuan Yuan didn’t hide anything. Yuan Yuan didn’t bring snacks or toys.”
Feng Yuan stood in place, answering confidently.
The director remained frozen for a full half-minute before finally picking up what he saw… from among the clothes.
He lifted out a completely naked little child.
The little one was incredibly tiny, looking no bigger than two palms put together.
He was completely naked, his small face with eyes tightly shut.
Watching the rise and fall of his tiny chest, the director felt his own heart about to leap out of his throat.
“Yuan Yuan, what on earth did you bring?!”
Feng Yuan: “!!!”
Li Sheng: “???”
Chi Shui looked at the little one, then at Feng Yuan. His expression is clearly that of someone enjoying some juicy gossip.
Feng Yuan was utterly dumbfounded.
It took him a few seconds to snap out of it before he rushed forward anxiously to check on the little one.
The small child was sleeping with his eyes closed.
Having been picked up without any clothes, his pale, tender body was trembling slightly from the cold.
Feng Yuan pulled clothes from his backpack and hurriedly covered his little brother.
As he did so, he exclaimed loudly, “This is my little brother!”
Wait.
His little pink egg brother was supposed to be at home!
How did his brother end up in his backpack?!
Inside Feng Yuan’s backpack, besides the clothes, there were fragments of a pink eggshell.
Clearly, the little pink egg had hatched inside his backpack!
Seeing the director still holding his brother, Feng Yuan grew frantic.
“Put him back in the backpack!”
There were clothes inside to keep his brother warm.
And the eggshells—his brother could eat those, too.
Following Feng Yuan’s instructions, the director quickly placed his brother back into the backpack.
It was warmer inside the backpack.
Once the little one was nestled in, his body finally stopped trembling.
His small hands fumbled around, grabbing hold of an eggshell. The little fellow fell into an even deeper, sweeter sleep.
While he slept soundly, Feng Yuan was on the verge of tears.
“Oh no, I’m going to get a beating!”
He hadn’t checked his backpack properly and ended up bringing his brother along.
His dad would definitely spank him when he saw this on TV.
Feng Yuan deeply regretted not checking his backpack.
Meanwhile, Eggy, sitting in front of the TV, saw that instead of an egg, his brother had pulled a little one out of his backpack.
He tilted his head, a small, puzzled expression on his face.
“Huh?”
He pointed at the TV and asked his dad.
Yu Yi was an expert at reading his son’s expressions.
By this point, he had already figured out what had happened with the egg in Feng Yuan’s backpack.
“Eggy, I thought you were behaving. But it turns out you were just saving up for something big!”
Yu Yi’s face turned pale with anger. “Who told you to stuff your brother into the backpack?!”
Eggy argued back indignantly, chattering away at his dad. He had clearly put an egg in there!
He hadn’t stuffed a little one inside!
Both the Yu and Li families watching TV couldn’t stay seated.
Yu Ye, in particular, had a complete change of expression the moment he saw the little one in the backpack.
One second, he was laughing at Feng Yuan, the next, he saw his own hatched child.
He couldn’t stay calm any longer!
“I’m going to pick up You You right now.”
With those words, Yu Ye made to leave.
Before he could step out, Xiao Bai, who had rushed over from the incubation room, urgently announced, “Come quickly! Ze Ze has hatched!”
“You You hasn’t hatched yet!”
Xiao Bai reported his recent discovery.
Hearing this, Yu Ye, with his long legs, headed straight for the incubation room.
Chi Rong was a bit slower to react.
Once he processed the news, he hurriedly got up to check on the little one that had hatched at home.
When the two fathers arrived at the incubation room, the newly hatched Ze Ze had already opened his eyes.
He wasn’t crying or fussing. His little face looked as though he were pondering some matter of national importance.
Small clothes were already prepared in the incubation room.
Yu Ye had long since learned how to care for a newborn.
He gently and carefully dressed Ze Ze in a tiny outfit.
Chi Rong stood beside him, watching eagerly as he dressed Ze Ze.
Once Yu Ye had finished putting the little clothes on Ze Ze, the baby’s tiny nose twitched, as if sniffing something.
After a few sniffs, his little face turned precisely toward Chi Rong.
Chi Rong wanted to hold him, but hesitated.
Seeing that his son wanted Chi Rong, Yu Ye handed the baby over to him.
“Don’t be afraid. Just support his head. It’s easy to hold him.”
Chi Rong’s movements were a bit stiff as he held the baby.
Once Chi Rong had settled Ze Ze in his arms, Yu Ye picked up the “little pink egg” from the crib.
He wiped it with his hand.
Instantly, the little pink egg lost its color.
“This little troublemaker…”
Yu Ye gritted his teeth, feeling utterly exasperated by the little rascal at home.
With one baby in his arms, Chi Rong’s heart was still preoccupied with the other.
“Yu Ye, the place where the baby is filming is really far away.”
“Hurry and bring You You back. Baby is busy and can’t take care of You You.”
Chi Rong urged Yu Ye to go pick up You You.
He wanted to go with Yu Ye, but they still had Ze Ze at home.
They had to divide the work. One of them would stay and watch Ze Ze.
“I know. I’m going right now.”
“Take good care of Ze Ze at home, and don’t worry too much.”
Although the filming location wasn’t ideal, there were plenty of people around, so taking care of one little newborn shouldn’t be a problem.
Besides, Feng Yuan had some experience as a part-time nanny.
He knew a thing or two about caring for infants.
Feng Yuan, in whom Yu Ye had placed high hopes, did not disappoint. At that moment, he was diligently taking care of his younger brother.
The production crew had found some formula milk and hastily located a swaddling cloth.
You You, who had just hatched, was wrapped in a makeshift blanket and was already sucking on a pacifier.
He was drinking milk with gulping sounds.
Feng Yuan refused to let anyone else hold his brother and insisted on feeding him himself.
Director Li watched Feng Yuan feeding his brother, feeling utterly bewildered.
The cameraman continued to do his job dutifully. The scene currently captured on camera was that of little nanny Yuan Yuan taking care of a baby.
The director had signed a contract with the live-streaming platform.
Their broadcast could not be interrupted. If it were, it would count as a breach of contract.
Although the platform belonged to the Li Group, the director hadn’t tried to pull strings with Li Sheng.
He hadn’t stopped the live stream.
Taking advantage of the camera not focusing on him, Yu Yiming approached the director and struck up a conversation.
“Brother Li, with an extra baby here, should we continue filming or pause for now?”
Li Sheng, who had just finished a phone call, also walked over.
“You You’s father is already on his way. He’ll come to pick You You up.”
“There’s no need to stop the program. Just continue filming as usual. You You will be taken care of by me and Yuan Yuan.”
He and Yuan Yuan could just bring You You along while filming.
With Li Sheng’s reassurance, Director Li’s heart settled instantly.
He cleared his throat and said, “Alright, let’s continue filming. If anything comes up with You You, we’ll handle it then.”
“Mm.”
Li Sheng acknowledged.
After Director Li announced that the program would continue, he glanced at Feng Yuan a few more times.
As he watched Feng Yuan, he gradually began to feel that this unexpected twist might not be so bad after all.
This impromptu incident was likely to set off a new wave of trending topics.
Especially the scene of Feng Yuan taking care of the baby. The more he watched, the more captivated he became.
The program had only been filming for a short while, but it had already revealed Feng Qi and Bo Han’s partners.
And then, Feng Yuan’s backpack revealed such a massive surprise.
If he were part of the audience, he would have exclaimed “brilliant!” too.
The show continued filming. With an extra child in tow, Feng Yuan noticeably lagged behind during tasks.
He had originally chosen the worst house, but Yao Yao, who had selected a good one, voluntarily swapped with him.
The house Yao Yao picked was a decent whitewashed bungalow. It was quite respectable by village standards.
Feng Yuan gratefully thanked Yao Yao.
“Yao Yao, from now on, we’re brothers! Just say the word if you need anything!”
If he hadn’t been holding his brother, Feng Yuan would have clapped Yao Yao on the shoulder.
Rong Rong also ended up with a rather poor house, though it hardly mattered.
He preferred sleeping with Feng Yuan at night anyway.
After solidifying their brotherhood with Yao Yao, Feng Yuan turned his attention back to his precious little brother.
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