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Lin Wan rolled her eyes at Li Zexin. âYouâre overthinking things.â
âAuntie Bai Xue is indeed beautiful. Iâve never seen big brother stare at anyone for so long. I felt like his eyeballs were about to fall out.â Li Zexin nudged Li Zexuan. âRight, brother?â
Li Zexuan hadnât fully recovered from his excitement. He was participating in a variety show with his idol and senior for the first time. And she lived next door!
The senior had just told him that she had watched his performance, and it was pretty good.
âDidnât you see Xiao Yiâs face?â Li Zexuan blurted out.
Li Zexin was at a loss for words.
âBrother, letâs not argue. Letâs walk faster,â said Li Zekai as he urged them from behind.
The house was the same as before, but the decorations had changed. In addition to the window decorations and couplets set up by the New Year guests, the production team hung many small lanterns.
Everyone placed their belongings in their rooms.
After dropping off his suitcase, Li Zexin went to Xiao Yiâs house.
As soon as he left the courtyard, the broadcast started with the first announcement for the mission: âAt noon, the production team has arranged lunchboxes for everyone. The staff will deliver the meals to you shortly. Please gather at the western end of the village at one oâclock.â
Li Zexinâs pace quickened as he heard about the food. He had felt a bit embarrassed about going to Xiao Yiâs place for a meal, but now it turned out that the production team was providing lunch boxes. It didnât matter where they ate.
Xiao Yi was assembling his computer in the study. When he heard Li Zexinâs familiar voice, he said, âIâm in the study.â
[Xinxin, why not just stay at Xiao Yiâs place and save yourself the trouble of running back and forth?]
[Iâve set his voice as my ringtone. Iâm afraid I canât handle it if I donât hear it in the future.]
[Same here. The Wind Godâs voice is too magical.]
[This is the last episode. I havenât seen their happy ending yet. Can we expect to see it this time?]
[The outcome that many people are hoping for probably wonât happen. I think itâs just a variety show speculation. In reality, theyâre just a mentor and mentee. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Li Zexin is only in ninth grade, after all.]
[Itâs definitely because of the variety show. Are people really going crazy for this couple?]
Li Zexin walked into the study. âNeed any help?â
He reached out to grab some parts.
âDonât move. Step back⦠further back.â Xiao Yi stopped him. âYou donât understand this structure. Itâll be ready soon.â
Li Zexin held his head with both hands. âWow, you can even assemble computers. â
Without looking up, Xiao Yi said, âItâs quite simple, okay? You can see the new system this afternoon.â
In the yard, Xia MO was livestreaming in front of the camera. She patiently responded to the comments.
âThe kids donât have such thoughts.â
[Xia Teacher, are you an open-minded parent?]
[@Previous Poster, that question was really diplomatic.]
[Exactly, Xia Teacher, would you support it if it was the reality?]
âI donât object to it. Theyâre all grown-up children. They have their own thoughts and opinions. As long as itâs not against our morals and law, itâs up to them to decide.â
[Why donât I have parents like this?]
[Iâm thirty years old and still controlled by my parents. I have to be home before nine every day, report who I eat with, canât stay out overnight, canât stay up late, have to eat all three meals at home, and even my friendships are scrutinizedâ¦]
[Oh my, that sounds tough.]
[Iâve got similar types of parents. Iâm forty and my parents still treat me like a child.]
[Iâm a mom of an eighteen-year-old kid myself. Like Xia Teacher, Iâve become friends with my child. I respect their decisions.]
[Parents should gradually let go and allow their children to grow independently because we canât stay with them forever.]
[Agreed. Parents can only accompany their children for a part of their journey. When weâre not there, theyâll need to walk the rest of the path on their own. If we try to control them too much, how can they become independent when we are no longer with them?]
[I have an overprotective mom and husband. I canât complain. Itâs exhausting being a daughter-in-law.]
âIn a motherâs eyes, no matter how old the children are, they will always be little kids. They might not be able to adapt to their children becoming independent.â
[True⦠I even had to take my mom to see a psychologist.]
In Xiao Yiâs livestream room, discussions were all about whether parents should let go of their children and let them grow.
At Tutuâs house, he was out of breath by the time he reached the village courtyard.
Tutu seemed to have gained a bit of weight after the New Year celebrations.
Halfway through, he had wanted to take a break. But when he saw that Feifei was almost at his house, which was further than Tutuâs, he gritted his teeth and soldiered on.
Su Wei noticed this and deliberately slowed down so that his son could catch a breath.
Upon reaching the house, he patted his sonâs head. âTutu, you have improved so much! You carried your suitcase quite a distance all by yourself without a moment of rest. Good job, young man.â
Tutu took a few deep breaths. âDad, I really need to lose weight. You were right. I canât even walk properly when Iâm chubby. Feifei, whoâs younger than me, walks faster than me and isnât even out of breath.â
âTutu, letâs do this. Weâll eat fewer snacks and exercise more from now on.â Su Wei extended his hand for a pinky promise with his son.
âPinky promise! Canât break it even after a hundred years. Brothers and sisters in the livestream, please supervise me. If I donât keep my word, you can call me bad Tutu.â
[Tutu, excess obesity could lead to health problems.]
[Exactly. Obesity not only affects appearance but also has a significant impact on health.]
[We wonât call you a bad child, but if you donât keep your word, we canât trust you anymore.]
[Tutu is becoming more responsible.]
Huo Meijun, who was watching the livestream, heard her grandsonâs words and quickly made a call. âXiao Wei, put Tutu on the call.â
âHello, Grandma.â
âBaby, remember that you still need to eat even if you want to lose weight. You are still growing, so you need your nutrients. Also, Iâm so proud of you. You did so well today! Your grandpa and I watched you together in the livestream.â âGrandma, I know. Iâm going to play at Jiejieâs house now. Goodbye.â Tutu hung
He couldnât walt to go ancl Play witn Ll zeKa1.
Huo Meijun sighed. âAs expected, they forget about us as soon as they arrive at Lan Village.â
Su Mingsheng took off his glasses and pinched his nose. âYou worry too much. With Su Wei there, why are you still glued to the livestream? Let them do their thing, and we should focus on our own matters. No need to keep calling them every few seconds.â
âGot it. Youâre even more long-winded than me. Iâm going to play Mahjong in the afternoon. I need to find something to distract myself.â
At the L familyâs house, Tutu shouted for Jiejie as he took out an Ultraman figure from his pocket.
âTutu!â Li Zekai ran to him.
âJiejie, we meet again! This Ultraman is for you. No one else has it yet. Hide it quickly. Itâs a limited edition. Only two exist for now. We have each. Donât let anyone know.â
[Hahaha, we all heard that, Tutu. Did you forget this is a livestream?]
[Tutu really likes Jiejie.]
[Donât worry. We wonât say anything either. Jiejieâs Ultraman wasnât from you, as far as we know.]
[Exactly, I can vouch for that too. Tutu has another identical one hidden in his pocket. Anyone can tell..]