Chapter 17 Contract

After sending off Bai Duo, Rong Yuqiu and Ji Qiuxue walked into the house one after another. Ji Qiuxue saw that the bowls on the table were already piled with dishes. Little Xuebao was standing on a stool, trying to tiptoe to pick up the dishes and put them into Rong Yuqiu's bowl. Rong Yuqiu was also stunned on the spot. She and Ji Qiuxue looked at Xiao Xuebao who's picking up food for them. Their hearts were immediately struck by Xiao Xuebao's love.

How could there be such a good child in this world? Rong Yuqiu's eyes were filled with tears. She walked forward and hugged little Xuebao with emotion. Little Xuebao was suddenly hugged by her and called in a baby voice: "Oh, take off." She turned her head and saw Ji Qiuxue. She happily raised her face and shouted: "Mommy."

After lying in Rong Yuqiu's arms, she happily clung to Rong Yuqiu with a greasy face. Ji Qiuxue couldn't help but want to turn her head to the side when she saw the greasy face of her baby daughter, but Rong Yuqiu accepted it well. The two of them were hugging each other as if no one was around. Rong Yuqiu held the child in one hand and held chopsticks in the other, praising her in a clasping voice, "Oh, our little Xuebao is so nice. Look at the food in this bowl, were they all picked up by our little Xuebao?"

Little Xuebao was a little shy because of her praise. She shrank her head shyly and wanted to throw herself on Rong Yuqiu. But then her dear mommy grabbed her little chubby face with her hand and wiped her face with a wet towel. The little flesh on Xiao Xuebao's face was squeezed out, and she was forced to tilt her head back and pout, looking at her mother's beautiful face from a close distance.

Rong Yuqiu's body was stiff and she held her breath. She and Ji Qiuxue were too close, so close that Ji Qiuxue's hair brushed against her arm as she held the little girl several times. A faint fragrance suddenly entered her nostrils, and she smelled the aroma that made her dizzy again. Her heart skipped a few times. Rong Yuqiu held her breath and kept searching in her brain what kind of perfume this was. The smell of it made her heart beat faster.

Ji Qiuxue stood behind Rong Yuqiu with her head down. She lowered her eyes and carefully and gently wiped little Xuebao's face. She changed the wet wipes in her hand several times before she manage to wipe everything clean.

Little Xuebao looked at Ji Qiuxue's unhappy face. She pouted and moved her lips, and asked in a mumbling voice, "Mommy, do you dislike me?"

Ji Qiuxue laughed, and her eyes were like ice and snow melting. She raised her eyebrows, her eyes moved, and her white and slender index finger poked little Xuebao's face several times. Little Xuebao looked up blankly and let her mother poke her. But Rong Yuqiu couldn't stand it anymore, so she used her left hand to move Little Xuebao to her other leg to escape from Ji Qiuxue's clutches.

Rong Yuqiu confidently moved Xiao Xuebao away, but Ji Qiuxue curled her red lips slightly, and she deliberately walked to the other side of Rong Yuqiu and continued to poke Xiao Xuebao. "Awoo~", little Xuebao opened her mouth to bite Ji Qiuxue's finger, but Ji Qiuxue quickly retracted it, and after she closed her mouth, she poked her again. The mother and daughter were having a lot of fun.

Rong Yuqiu lay there stiffly, continuing to feel the body temperature and faint fragrance of the person behind her. She couldn't describe the smell, but it's particularly pleasant, even intoxicating. Ji Qiuxue teased little Xuebao for a while. Her eyes swept across Rong Yuqiu's red ears. A slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She turned around and sat on the stool, holding the almost cold food and started eating.

When Rong Yuqiu saw her leave, she felt relieved, but also a little lost. She tried to adjust her mentality and picked up the chopsticks with one hand to eat. Little Xuebao sat obediently on her lap, with her two chubby hands on the table, watching her eat obediently. The three of them were just about to take a break after their meal when the production team sent another message, saying that they had to gather together and asked everyone to meet at the foot of the mountain. It also said that they were going to distribute food.

When Rong Yuqiu heard the good news that food is going to be distributed, her eyes lit up. She shook Little Xuebao in her arms, wishing that their little Xuebao wouldn't be hungry if there's food. Little Xuebao was happily lifted up high, she giggled, and her laughter infected the people around her. Ji Qiuxue changed into casual and loose clothes, and the three of them set off. Xiao Xuebao was responsible for jumping around in the front, Rong Yuqiu was following behind, and Ji Qiuxue was strolling in the garden, walking slowly.

Director Liu followed behind and sighed: "They really look like a family of three."

"Do you think they are a family?" the deputy director asked tentatively.

"Impossible." Director Liu shook his head and told her not to guess. The two of them fell behind, carefully avoiding the camera.

Several families gradually met up on the road, and through everyone's communication, Rong Yuqiu learned that the family that got the best house was Fu Rou's family, a small villa in the mountains, which was said to have been transported from somewhere by the program crew.

The Baiduo family, who lived the worst, really lived close to an earthen kiln. Apart from being able to shelter from the wind and rain, they were accompanied by snakes, insects, rats and ants. Baidu's wife was so frightened that she screamed. The spider that she feared the most was crawling over her head and almost climbed onto her several times. Baidu's child, Bai Zhizhi, was fearless and picked up the spider and chased her mother.

"Mom, mom, look, this bug has eight legs and hairs on its body." Bai Zhizhi held the spider to her mother curiously, scaring Du Shan so much that she turned pale and screamed madly: "Don't come over here!!!"

Now Du Shan is far away from her wife and daughter, falling silently behind, her face pale and weak. Xiang Qing's lover Hong Lan is still comforting her gently. There are enough funny moments in the variety show along the way, and the director enjoyed filming it very much.

When they arrived at the large courtyard at the foot of the mountain, the director held a loudspeaker and said, "Next, we have a small competition. The winning family can eat meat tonight. The losing family will have to find food on their own." After announcing the rules coldly, the director began to tell everyone what the competition was.

"Every family has to come up and draw lots. Whatever job you draw represents what work your family has to complete." The director asked people to put five cards on the table for everyone to draw.

"Does it have to be such a big deal right away? Can't it be something easier?"

"No way!"

Everyone was wailing. The work came too fast and everyone is wearing a mask of pain.

The director smiled without saying anything, just watching everyone waiting for them to draw lots. Ji Qiuxue, as the representative of her family, is the first to come on stage. She picked up a card. The task written on it is fishing, and there's also a bamboo fishing rod drawn on the card. Rong Yuqiu walked over to Ji Qiuxue and took a look. When she saw that it's actually fishing, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, I can do this." Rong Yuqiu lowered her voice and whispered to Ji Qiuxue.

"Yeah." Ji Qiuxue responded softly. Several families next to them also drew lots, but everyone had strange expressions. Xiao Xuebao was standing by, and beside her is a cute and lively girl. The little girl is wearing a white dress and was squatting on the ground chatting with Xiao Xuebao generously.

She said that she caught a strange animal today, with eight legs and covered with hair. "Really? It has a lot of hair, but mommy was a little scared, so she stepped on it to death."

Bai Zhizhi said to Xiao Xuebao with regret. Xiao Xuebao didn't understand what animal she's talking about, and she said "oh" in a daze to indicate that she's listening. Bai Zhizhi's talking and gesticulating attracted the other three children. The five children quickly formed a circle and started socializing with each other.