164 Is Xiaxia Starting to Get Tired?
When Ji Hanzhi heard about the mission, she was secretly pleased.
Despite the fact that Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were just five years old, she always personally selected their birthday presents and planned their party. She knew her daughtersâ preferences like the back of her hand. This mission was tailor-made for her.
Hearing the announcement in Wheatleyâs home, the despondent Nannan perked up.
âMichael, Iâm good at this!â She might not be able to outdo Lin Wan in terms of talent and skills, but she knew her child well.
âAuntie, we will definitely win!â Wheatley was also full of confidence.
âNannan, you guys can do it!â Michael wrapped his arms around his wife and his daughter.
At the Xiao family house, Xia Mo was enjoying the cool air on the recliner and did not even raise her head when she heard the announcement.
Xiao Yi and Li Zexin didnât hear the broadcast at all in the room.
Xiao Tianlin glanced at his wife and leaned toward her. âWe have a mission.â
Xia Mo turned around slowly. âI know. Xiao Yi is a big boy now. Why would he want a birthday party? Have you forgotten about last year?â
On her sonâs birthday last year, Xia Mo had made a cake herself and picked Xiao Yi up from school. However, her son had not appreciated it at all. He had said that they had ruined his gathering with his friends.
[Teacher Xia has definitely finished her apprenticeship. In the second episode, she looks very much like Lin Wan from the first episode.]
[The other families are discussing the mission, but Xia Mo seems unbothered.]
[She said something happened last year. So, what actually happened?]
[The Wind God definitely doesnât like this kind of birthday party.]
[When I was 20 years old, I had just started my first year in university. I originally planned to spend it with my friends, but my mom and dad said that they already planned my birthday and took me home. I reached home to see that my aunts had gathered too. I was depressed.]
[Not all children like birthday parties.]
[It depends on who you party with. Itâs quite fun to party with friends.]
Xia Mo continued to rest with her eyes closed.
[Is Xiaxia starting to mess up? The competitors for this episode are too strong. Lin Wan, Ji Hanzhi, and Nannan all have a good chance of winning.]
[Why do I feel like unbothered Teacher Xia is adorable?]
[The Wind God is already 20 years old. The image of him endorsing a toy doesnât look like much. He might as well save his energy.]
[That makes sense.]
Li Zexin was still at Xiao Yiâs house at dinner. Li Zekai arrived at the Xiao family house to call his brother back home. But he saw that his brother was already eating his dinner with great relish.
âBig brother!â Li Zekai knew that the food at their house wasnât as delicious as in Xiao Yiâs. But he still felt that it wasnât really that bad to the extent that his brother had to stay in someone elseâs house for food.
âYes?â Li Zexin said.
âBig brother, dad has already prepared dinner. He asked me to call you home.â Li Zekai pulled at Li Zexinâs hand.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIâm already full. The Wind God is going to play a game with me tonight, so you guys can eat by yourselves.â Li Zexin couldnât wait to spend another night at Xiao Yiâs house.
âBig brother, are you still playing the game tonight? Auntie Lin is going out to prepare for the mission. Arenât you going to tell Auntie what you like so that she can get a gift for you?â Li Zekai pulled his brother again.
âWhat?â In the afternoon, he had been playing King with his headphones on, so hadnât heard anything about the new mission the Festival Group had assigned them.
âAll the mothers from the families are going to the mall to choose gifts for the children tomorrow. They will also decorate the birthday venue for their children. There will be a vote and the most popular one will win an endorsement for the toy company. If you donât tell Auntie what you like, how will Auntie Lin know what to buy for you?â
Li Zexin finished the rice in his bowl quickly. âUncle, Auntie. Thank you for the meal. I will have to go back. Ms. Lin doesnât know anything.â
[Li Zexin really didnât know.]
[My brother loves to play games so much, but he actually is going back for Lin Wan.]
[Lin Wan used her personal charm to conquer her stepsons. So what?]
[Weâve only watched one episode of the show. Perhaps they get along very well in private.]
[Yes. Lin Wan is obviously more active in this episode.]
Xiao Tianlin looked at his son from the corner of his eye. As expected, he wasnât interested at all.
âWell, letâs see how well the two of you work together. Xiao Yi, donât tell mom what to buy. Your mom can choose by herself tomorrow.â Xiao Tianlin didnât think their family could be popular in this mission, but he just wanted to complete the mission that was assigned to them.
âOkay,â said Xiao Yi and Xia Mo, unhappily.
Unlike the Xiao family, the children in the Li family were overly enthusiastic.
Li Zexuan leaned against the door frame. âIâm fine with anything. There are still a lot of unopened gifts at home. It doesnât matter if I have them or not.â
Li Zexin looked at his brother with disdain. âCan you at least think about us? You have fans giving gifts for you, but we donât.â He turned to Lin Wan. âMs. Lin, you know what I like, right?â
Unlike his second brother, who lingered around Lin Wan, Li Zekai held his fatherâs arm. âDad, Auntie will have to buy three gifts! But she doesnât have any money. Give her some money!â
The Festival Group had not forbidden family members from discussing what to buy but Lin Wan wanted to choose by herself.
âPlease, donât say anything. I want to choose a gift for each of you by myself and then see if you like them. The budget is, of course, limited. The Festival Group only gave us 500 yuan. I canât overspend.â
Li Zexin sucked in a deep breath. â500 yuan? Gor three gifts and to set up a decoration for the party?!â
Li Zekai had no concept of money, but from his brotherâs tone, he knew that the money allocated wasnât very much. âBig brother has a lot of gifts at home. Auntie, donât buy big brother any gifts. Will the money be enough for the two of us?â
âWhy not?â Li Zexuan, who had been picking at his nails nonchalantly, suddenly stood up straight.
Li Zexin rolled his eyes. âYou said to yourself that you have too many gifts at home. You said you donât care so why are you fighting with us now? Canât you give in just this once?â
Li Zexuan raised his chin. âIâm just curious about what Ms. Lin will pick for me. Mr. Li has never personally picked out a gift for us. How can a gift from family and a fan be the same? â
âDidnât I get Assistant Qin to buy them for you?â
âExactly. Itâs always Assistant Qin for you.â Every year, Li Zexuan would be excited to see what his father would buy him, but it was always Assistant Qin buying gifts for them. He pretended not to care.
Li Yanchen was quiet.
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Lin Wan took over the conversation. âItâs not about how expensive or how fancy the gift is. It is the thought that counts. I will buy three gifts. No more, no less.â
âAlright!â Li Zexuan grinned.
â¦
It rained that night in Lan Village. In her original world, Lin Wan loved rainy days. She could sleep better when it rained.
She sat on the sofa, wrote a diary entry, and locked it with a password.
When Lin Wan was by his side, Li Yanchen would always overthink things. However, she still had a mission the next day. He laid on the ground trying to sleep, ignoring his desires.
The rain continued until dawn. When he opened the door in the morning, there were puddles on the ground.
At ten in the morning, the mothers gathered at the village entrance. Lin Wan and Xia Mo were in the same group.
There didnât seem to be as many options for boys as there were for girls. Along the way, they talked, but they were unable to resolve their disagreement. In the other group, Nannan, Ji Hanzhi, and Tao Jingyuan had a lot of choices because the children were all young.