The pink little train started quickly and moved at a decent speed, arriving at the agreed location within the allotted time.
Ji Mingzhe and the others had arrived. Yu Xuanxuan had just finished playing in the Doll Ocean and was extremely happy. She couldn't wait to show it off to Fu Xiaoxiao. At this moment, she was standing on tiptoe, looking around for Fu Xiaoxiao.
Just then, a very cool pink toy train pulled up.
Su Huaiming sat in the front, his playful side kicking in. He turned the decorative steering wheel, looking quite pleased with himself. Zhou Hanyan, on the other hand, seemed lost in thought, making it impossible to guess his mind.
Fu Xiaoxiao looked unwilling, resting her chin on her hand, her lips turned down, and her fair and tender cheeks were squeezed together with a chubby look. She kept sighing, as if to say, "I really can't do anything with you, I guess I'll just have to put up with it."
Ji Mingzhe and Sun Siyuan were both amused by Fu Xiaoxiao's vivid expressions. Ji Mingzhe said half-seriously, "Xiao Xiao is very good at interpreting emotions. She has the potential to be an actress and has a good chance of becoming the youngest Best Actor."
Hearing this, Su Huaiming was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Fu Xiaoxiao. Fu Xiaoxiao had already jumped down and was chattering away with Yu Xuanxuan, raising her voice to try and drown out the other person's. She was just as loud and boisterous as ever.
Su Huaiming frowned in confusion, wanting to ask Ji Mingzhe what he meant by what he had just said, but then he saw Ji Mingzhe talking to Zhou Hanyan, and his attention was drawn to them.
As the elder, Ji Mingzhe was very concerned about the new guest. Noticing that Zhou Hanyan was not feeling well, he asked, "Hanyan, are you not feeling well?"
Zhou Hanyan looked at Ji Mingzhe, blinked, and her brain finally started working. "I... I'm fine."
Su Huaiming recalled the scene he had just witnessed, and the feeling of his cheeks aching from laughing washed over him. He looked at Zhou Hanyan with a complicated expression, feeling a pang of sympathy for him.
He was the one who requested to participate in this project, and he bears some responsibility for Zhou Hanyan becoming the way he is now.
Su Huaiming paused for a moment, then said, "Zhou Hanyan is fine, she's just... a little hungry."
Ji Mingzhe believed him and immediately handed the food from his bag to Zhou Hanyan.
Zhou Hanyan ate a few bites and had just recovered when he saw Fu Xiaoxiao run up to him, frowning and looking at him with a very serious expression.
Zhou Hanyan, not understanding the children's strange ideas, asked, "What's wrong?"
Fu Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe, trying to pat Zhou Hanyan's shoulder like in the cartoon, but his fingers were tense, and he could only touch Zhou Hanyan's arm. He had to settle for second best, patting Zhou Hanyan's arm in a mock pat, lowering his voice and trying to sound mature, "You have to be strong!!"
Zhou Hanyan:???
By the time he wanted to ask, Fu Xiaoxiao had already run off.
Zhou Hanyan didn't understand, so he turned to ask Su Huaiming, "Xiao Xiao, what does this mean?"
Su Huaiming shrugged. "I don't know either."
Viewers in the live stream eagerly answered questions.
[I know! Xiao Xiao thought you were lost, and even thought you were scared and cried!!]
[How many peanuts did Xiao Xiao eat to dare to think like that?]
[Xiao Xiao: This generation of adults is so hard to manage]
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Everyone played in the amusement park for a while longer. They originally planned to go back in the afternoon, but time flew by and it was already time for lunch.
After discussing it for a while, Ji Mingzhe and his friends decided to have dinner in a secluded private room and then take the children to watch the fireworks.
The four children were very happy, jumping and skipping around. The adults were also infected by their joy and their childlike hearts were awakened.
Besides Fu Xiaoxiao, the three little boys all wanted to live in the amusement park. It took the three adults more than ten minutes to persuade them and finally drag them away.
Just now at the amusement park, Fu Xiaoxiao and the others were full of energy, but after getting into the car, their eyelids started to droop, and in just one minute, they fell asleep, their heads resting on each other's pillows.
The adults also kept quiet and didn't disturb them.
After returning to their lodgings, Su Huaiming picked up the limp Fu Xiaoxiao and carried her back to their room, where they both fell asleep early.
When Fu Xiaoxiao woke up the next day, she kept sneezing and wasn't as energetic as before.
Although Su Huaiming had never taken care of children before, he still had some basic experience. Fearing that Fu Xiaoxiao might catch a cold, he asked the production team for a packet of medicine.
After preparing the medicine, Su Huaiming took the cup to find Fu Xiaoxiao.
The medicine was dark brown in color and had a bitter smell. Fu Xiaoxiao's features immediately wrinkled, her shoulders shrugged, and she kept shrinking back.
Su Huaiming chased after him, saying, "Drink your medicine; only then will you be healthy."
"I don't want to!" Fu Xiaoxiao instinctively resisted, then turned and ran, circling the entire room.
Su Huaiming didn't follow. Instead, he placed the cup on the table and said in a sterner tone, "Come here and drink your medicine!"
Fu Xiaoxiao hid behind the sofa, only her fair and delicate face showing. "It's too bitter, I don't want to drink it."
Seeing this, Ji Mingzhe stepped forward to help, gently coaxing, "This medicine isn't very bitter. Xiao Xiao, come and try a sip, and you'll know."
The nicer the tone of others were, the more emboldened Fu Xiaoxiao became. He hid behind the sofa, shaking his head and swaying his body along with the noise, "I'm not sick, I don't want to take medicine!"
"This is medicine to prevent you from catching a cold," Ji Mingzhe tried to reason with him. "A cold is very uncomfortable. If you take this medicine in advance, you won't catch a cold."
Fu Xiaoxiao, with an inexplicable confidence, firmly believed that she wouldn't catch a cold and wouldn't need to take medicine.
Ji Mingzhe was powerless and looked helplessly at Su Huaiming.
Su Huaiming understood that Fu Xiaoxiao had been spoiled and lawless over the years, and coupled with his naturally explosive personality, he would have to use some methods to make him obedient.
Su Huaiming thought for a moment and said, "Since Xiao Xiao doesn't want to drink, then let's forget about it."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xiaoxiao suddenly peeked out from behind the sofa, her eyes wide with surprise, her expression blank, as if she didn't recognize Su Huaiming.
Ji Mingzhe was also stunned for a few seconds, not understanding why Su Huaiming would say that.
Just then, Sun Siyuan happened to pass by, so Su Huaiming pulled him over and raised an eyebrow at him, "I remember you were hesitant to take this medicine before, and struggled with it for a long time."
Sun Siyuan stopped in his tracks, about to say, "What the hell? How could I possibly be afraid to take cold medicine?" when he suddenly caught Su Huaiming's gaze and said stiffly, "Yes, that's true."
Ji Mingzhe suddenly understood something and chimed in, "I didn't dare to drink it before either. I had to mentally prepare myself for a long time before I gritted my teeth and drank it down."
Before speaking, Su Huaiming glanced at Fu Xiaoxiao subtly.
Fu Xiaoxiao was peeking at them, clearly very interested in their conversation.
This was exactly the reaction Su Huaiming wanted, so he continued, "I saw online that this cold medicine has another name: 'Man's Special Medicine.' Only real men can easily drink it; most people wouldn't dare to try it."
Ji Mingzhe suppressed a laugh and said, "Xiao Xiao is so young and so afraid of bitter things, it's normal that she can't drink cold medicine meant for men."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xiaoxiao immediately jumped out from behind the sofa, her expression displeased, and said with her neck stiff, "Who said I can't drink it? I'm a man, I can definitely drink this medicine!"
Su Huaiming looked him up and down, pretended to think for a few seconds, and then sighed deeply, "Xiao Xiao, don't force yourself. Everyone will understand."
Sun Siyuan played along, saying, "Yeah, if I can't drink the medicine, how could you possibly drink it?"
Fu Xiaoxiao was rebellious by nature. Seeing that Su Huaiming and Sun Siyuan did not think highly of him, he was even more eager to prove himself.
He ran over, leaping high to snatch the cup from Su Huaiming's hand, and said eagerly, "Give it to me, I want to drink!"
Su Huaiming raised his glass high and asked hesitantly, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Fu Xiaoxiao puffed out her cheeks, her eyes particularly serious, and declared fiercely, "I'm going to finish this drink today!"
Su Huaiming's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile before he handed the cup to Fu Xiaoxiao.
Fu Xiaoxiao had completely lost her earlier resistance and was now determined to prove herself. She held the cup in her fair and delicate hands, tilted her head back, and took a sip.
The pharmaceutical company was worried that children wouldn't like it, so they specially made it fruit-flavored, with a hint of sweetness mixed with bitterness on the tongue.
After taking a small sip, Fu Xiaoxiao's expression turned strange. She smacked her lips as if savoring it, making a "slurping" sound as she rubbed her lips together.
Seemingly finding the taste pleasant, Fu Xiaoxiao tilted her head back, gulped down the entire potion, and let out a loud "ha!"
Watching this action, Su Huaiming inexplicably recalled the way his father drank baijiu (Chinese liquor).
But no one in her family does that, and she doesn't know how Fu Xiaoxiao learned it. Could it be... something ingrained in her DNA?
Su Huaiming teased him deliberately, smiling as he asked, "How does it taste?"
Fu Xiaoxiao wiped her mouth with her sleeve, slammed the cup down on the table, raised her chin at Su Huaiming, and said in a very bold manner, "Another cup!"
Chapter 51
Fu Xiaoxiao's actions resembled those of a little drunkard, Su Huaiming, suppressing a laugh, asked, "How do you think it tastes?"
Fu Xiaoxiao licked her lips, as if savoring the taste, and after a few seconds of thought, she continued, "It's a little bitter, but I think it's good."
Looking at Fu Xiaoxiao's adorable appearance, Su Huaiming couldn't resist the urge to pinch his soft cheek.
Fu Xiaoxiao didn't actually think the medicine tasted good; he clearly enjoyed being praised and feeling like a real man!
Every medicine has its side effects, so Su Huaiming didn't brew another cup. Instead, he said, "This 'manly medicine' is limited in quantity. I can give you another cup tomorrow."
Fu Xiaoxiao frowned, puffed out her cheeks, thought for a while, reluctantly nodded, picked up the cup again, opened her mouth wide, and patted the bottom of the cup with her chubby little hands, not wanting to miss a single drop.
Sun Siyuan hadn't expected Fu Xiaoxiao to be so funny, and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. "You're too easy to fool! Another drink..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Huaiming and Ji Mingzhe each slapped him, leaving his words stuck in his throat.
Fu Xiaoxiao blinked, puzzled, and asked, "What does 'fooling' mean?"
"..." Su Huaiming glared at Sun Siyuan, Sun Siyuan knew he had made a mistake, gave an embarrassed laugh, and begged Su Huaiming for forgiveness.
Su Huaiming rolled his eyes at him before answering Fu Xiaoxiao's question, "Hoo—you is an onomatopoeic word, it doesn't mean anything else."
"Onomatopoeia?" Fu Xiaoxiao was curious about everything.
"Onomatopoeia is..." Su Huaiming thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you ask how dinosaurs sound? 'Awoo' is an onomatopoeia."
Fu Xiaoxiao, with a serious expression like an old scholar, nodded in a pretentious manner, then asked, "Which animal's cry is a hoax?"
Su Huaiming: "..."
Fu Xiaoxiao hadn't expected his stepfather to be so dense, unable to understand his question. He sighed and explained in detail, "Aowu and Huyou are both onomatopoeia. Aowu is the sound of a dinosaur, and Huyou is definitely the sound of another animal!"
Su Huaiming: "..."Your logic is truly amazing!
"Not all onomatopoeia are animal sounds. For example..." Su Huaiming slammed his hand on the table, then continued, "'Bang' is also an onomatopoeia, but it's not an animal sound."
Fu Xiaoxiao stroked her chin, thought for a full half minute, and then said, "I understand, onomatopoeia isn't just animal sounds, it could also be the sound of a table!"
Just as Su Huaiming was about to breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that Fu Xiaoxiao had finally stopped going around in circles, he caught his breath in his throat.
Fu Xiaoxiao blinked her big, watery eyes, full of curiosity, "Which table was that sound coming from?"
Su Huaiming and Ji Mingzhe's smiles froze on their faces. Sun Siyuan gritted his teeth, trying to hold back, but he still burst out laughing, dramatically leaning on the table and laughing wildly.
Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the three strange adults, her expression becoming even more conflicted, with question marks popping up one after another above her head.
Su Huaiming was completely at a loss with Fu Xiaoxiao, this clever little devil, so he could only pass the buck, saying expressionlessly, "I can't explain this to you. Ask your dad when you get back."
Fu Xiaoxiao stared at Su Huaiming for a few seconds. Just when Su Huaiming thought Fu Xiaoxiao was going to pester him, he suddenly sighed deeply, shook his head, and turned to walk back.