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Duan Yuanzhou & Wu Qiming

"Old Duan, don't look so long. You know, if Xiao Shuo hadn't wanted to see Nannan, I wouldn't have bothered to invite you over."

As Wu Qiming sipped his tea, the more gloomy Duan Yuanzhou's face became, the more cheerful he felt.

He watched the two little ones running around on the grass from afar, his face beaming with joy: "Look at them, playing so well. Just wait until the little one grows up—"

Duan Yuanzhou's eyebrows practically reached his hairline: "Don't even think about it!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I won't say anything, alright?"

But Wu Qiming thought to himself with delight: In the future, if Nannan really falls in love with our Xiaoshuo, it won't be up to you to decide.

Wen Li seemed to have found a very interesting leaf, and she wanted to show it not only to Wu Shuo, but also to her grandfathers, waving it vigorously.

Wu Qiming smiled and nodded, indicating that she had seen it herself.

He then casually asked, "Zhiyuan hasn't come back yet?"

Duan Yuanzhou glanced at him sideways, as if judging whether this was genuine idle chatter or some kind of probing: "You haven't started your holiday yet. Unlike you, who's enjoying retirement."

"Oh, you're talking as if you're still working."

Duan Yuanzhou took a deep breath: "...I promised the little girl today that I wouldn't argue with you."

Wu Qiming remained silent.

Duan Yuanzhou turned his head: "What's with that look you're giving me?"

Wu Qiming smiled with narrowed eyes: "I just wanted to say that you've really changed a lot for Xiaolibao, even though you have such a bad temper."

Duan Yuanzhou snorted but did not refute.

"Grandpa! Grandpa Witch! Come here, come here! Pear Baby has seen a ladybug!" Milk Dumpling was very excited.

"It's Seven Stars," Wu Shuo corrected.

The little dumpling obediently corrected itself: "Seven—stars!"

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there!"

Duan Yuanzhou, leaning on his cane, said seemingly casually, "I'll take the little girl to see her next week."

Wu Qiming: "..."

That sounds like pure showing off.

Qin Zhiyuan & Zheng Xinmei

Zheng Xinmei closed the door and looked carefully at Qin Zhiyuan: "Is everything alright?"

Qin Zhiyuan felt a little confused: "What could be wrong?"

"The kids all said that Ms. Qin has been restless this year and was worried that you might not be feeling well, so they asked me to come and check on you."

Qin Zhiyuan smiled and shook her head: "These children."

"The embassy's work has a successor; you should be happy." Zheng Xinmei sat down opposite her. "Tell me, it's not a health issue—what is it?"

Qin Zhiyuan knew she couldn't hide it from her, so she picked up her phone, unlocked it, and showed the home screen: "Lili is flying over today to visit, she should be here soon."

Zheng Xinmei asked in surprise, "You came alone?"

"How could that be? Old Duan brought them along."

Zheng Xinmei teased, "I think it's him who really wants to come find you."

That night.

Zheng Xinmei spotted the little dumpling looking around early on.

It was Wen Li's first time abroad. She found everything new and fascinating, surrounded by blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners and crooked foreign language characters.

Even so, she didn't run around, but obediently held her grandfather's hand—she had been told that her grandfather walked slowly and that she had to hold his hand!

Duan Yuanzhou seemed to have dressed up specially for this meeting.

Qin Zhiyuan went to greet her, and Xiao Wenli finally let go of her grandfather and threw herself into her grandmother's arms without hesitation.

Zheng Xinmei initially wanted to go up and say a few sarcastic remarks, but seeing the warm and loving atmosphere between the three of them, she decided to leave first and not disturb their reunion.

Duan Shimi

The intern, holding an iPad, quietly asked Duan Shimi's first assistant, "Is Sister Mia bringing her little princess to the studio today?"

The assistant tapped the screen: "Who drew this? Was it you? Or Luna? Change it right away! What if Mia sees this..."

The intern stuck out his tongue and quickly slipped away.

Before long, the entrance to the studio was bustling with activity, and everyone put down their work and looked up to see what was happening.

Duan Shimi is already tall, and today she was wearing sky-high heels, so many male employees had to look up at her.

Even so, it didn't stop her from carrying the little baby in one arm, wearing a little cheongsam but the same sunglasses as her, lightly and easily, even walking briskly, completely like a hot mom on the street—no, a hot aunt.

Cheers erupted in the studio, and Duan Shimi pressed her hand down to signal everyone to be quiet.

Then, turning to the little girl in his arms, he said, "Lily, why don't you say hello to everyone?"

Little Wenli now has an English name.

Little Lily took off her sunglasses, which were too big for her tiny face, raised her little hand and waved it, saying in her sweet, childish voice, "Everyone, let's go!"

—The audience erupted in applause!

If it were a normal child, they would have been scared to tears long ago.

Lily received the attention of thousands of people when she was only three years old, so a little praise is nothing to her.

Duan Shimi was in a good mood today, so she granted a general amnesty, not even scolding the intern for a common-sense mistake, and was also very polite to unpleasant business partners.

Everything is thanks to little Lily Wen.

The studio, piled high with manuscript paper and materials, had a specially designated area for the little princess to play in. She stayed there quietly, drawing and playing with building blocks, without making a fuss.

They receive feedings from all directions from time to time.

Cookies, fruit, milk, potato chips, gummy candy.

Actually, little Lily was already full, but she was too embarrassed to refuse others, so she kept stuffing food into her mouth.

By evening, little Lily had eaten so much that she came home round and full, unable to sleep through the night.

Duan Shimi had to endure the wrath of her elder brother, and—

"Don't even think about bringing Li Bao to your studio again."

"No, bro QAQ!! Sister-in-law, let me explain—"

Duan Xianchen & Fu Jing

Fu Jing looked down at Wen Li.

Look up at Duan Xianchen.

He focused his energy in his dantian and asked, "...Can we really get away with this?"

"Hey, how can you say that?" Duan Xianchen raised his index finger and slowly shook it. "It should be called 'Getting By with Cuteness'."

"But how do you know that the client we're meeting this time won't dislike children?"

Duan Xianchen cupped Wen Li's small face in his hands: "Look at me."

Fu Jing: "What are you looking at?"

Duan Xianchen: "Baby, give Uncle Fu a meow."

The little dumpling raised its two tiny hands, bent its fingers, and placed them near its cheeks, meowing in a sweet, childish voice.

Duan Xianchen looked at Fu Jing sincerely: "Tell me, is there really anyone in this world who could refuse our Pear Baby?"

Fu Jing: "..."

He clutched his chest.

Okay, it's definitely a bit too cute!

As it turns out, Attorney Duan's confidence was never unfounded.

The client they met today lost his son early in life and has been unable to have children since due to health reasons, but he is someone who really loves children.

Upon seeing Wen Li, instead of blaming them for their lack of rigor and casual attitude, he was overjoyed to take Wen Li in, let the little one sit on his lap, and carried her while walking, unwilling to put her down. He even personally fed Wen Li her lunch.

It's so beautiful I can't put it down.

Duan Xianchen and Fu Jing exchanged a glance, everything understood without a word:

—Well, I told you so.

How did you know?

—Don't you do any research on your clients before meeting them? How are you going to speak for them in court?

—I'm not a lawyer!

This client is notoriously difficult in the industry, but the cooperation with them went surprisingly smoothly.

Duan Xianchen returned home, holding up a warm pear with a grin: "Big brother, can I borrow some again next time?"

Duan Hetong was making hot fruit tea for Wen Shulian: "If Li Bao says it's okay, then it's okay."

Duan Xianchen sat up straight: "Ms. Wen Li, is that alright?"

Ms. Wen Li grasped his large hand with her small one, shook it, and mimicked his tone perfectly: "Attorney Duan, it's been a pleasure working with you!"

Just then, Duan Shimi returned, and Duan Xianchen exclaimed happily, "Sis, Brother said that Li Bao can work at my company from now on!"

Flames erupted around Duan Shimi: "Duan—Xian—Chen—you brat, don't show off in front of me!!"

Duan Xianchen covered his head and ran away in terror: "Heavens above! Earth below! I didn't!! Brother!! Sister-in-law!! Li Bao!! Save me!!"

The little one had already snuggled up in Mommy's arms, laughing.

[Qiu Xin & Teacher Zhang]

When school was over, Teacher Zhang approached Wen Li: "Li Bao, I have a request."

Wen Li was still concerned about a ball that hadn't been put back in the toy box: "What is it?"

"The teacher would like to make a home visit to Qiu Xin's house. However, Qiu Xin is easily nervous. You are her best friend, and I think maybe if you are with her, she can relax a little."

Wen Li agreed to Qiu Qiu's request without hesitation.

Three days later, in the afternoon, Duan Hetong personally drove Wen Li and Teacher Zhang to Qiu Xin's house.

To avoid gossip among the neighbors, Duan Hetong deliberately chose the cheapest car in the garage—though it still made this otherwise ordinary residential area shine.

Teacher Zhang had never ridden in such a luxury car before and was a little nervous: "Please be careful on your way back."

Duan Hetong: "I'm not going back. I'll wait here until you're done."

Who is Boss Duan? He makes money in seconds.

He actually wasted an entire afternoon in this alley just for his daughter.

To save his time and money, Teacher Zhang quickly took Wen Li upstairs.

Qiu Xin's home is very small; the three of them combined are not even as big as Wen Li's toy room (one of them).

But it was cleaned very well and decorated very warmly.

When Mr. and Mrs. Qiu saw Wen Li, their eyes crinkled with joy: "Wen Wen's here!"

Qiu Xin ran over and hugged her arm, calling out, "Wenwen!"

Wen Li greeted the uncle and aunt politely, then took Qiu Xin's hand and said, "Yesterday, I saw a kitten!"

The little girls started chattering.

With Wen Li mediating, Qiu Xin and her family of three were less nervous and started chatting naturally with Teacher Zhang.

The home visit went smoothly, and Qiu Xin's family saw Wen Li and Teacher Zhang off all the way out of the community.

"Teacher Zhang, Wenwen, how did you get here? Shall I call you a taxi?"

"No need, no need, Wen Li's father will come to pick her up."

Qiu Xin's parents exchanged a glance, then cautiously asked, "Is...is it President Duan?"

Wen Li nodded: "Yes, it's Baba!"

Qiu Xin's parents spoke with even greater caution: "Wenwen, do Mr. Duan and the others really agree to you playing with our daughter?"

This question puzzled Wen Li.

"Bah, and family too, why would they disagree?"

Children's world is so pure; they never care about gains or losses, or status and position.

She smiled and said, "Qiuqiu is Libao's best friend!"

【Chi Cheng-lin】

Ji Hui's psychological follow-up appointment today will last three hours, and she must not be disturbed throughout the entire process.

Wen Li sat on the sofa, crunching away at a cookie. Some crumbs fell, and she leaned on the armrest of the sofa, finding a wet wipe in a hidden compartment. After cleaning up, she even managed to find the trash can hidden in the corner.

Ji Zhenglin suppressed his slight anxiety and forced himself to look away from the closed door of the consultation room and instead observe Wen Li.

"You seem very familiar with this place. Have you been here before?" That was his first conclusion.

"I've been here before." Wen Li handed him another cookie. "Uncle, this is delicious."

Ji Zhenglin took it, tasted a piece, and agreed with her point of view: "Why did you come? Are you here with your father..."

Wen Li nodded, then shook her head: "Before, Baba would come. Later, Li Bao came to find her uncle herself!"

"That's great, you can even find your uncle yourself... Wait, uncle? Who's your uncle?"

"It's my maternal uncle." Wen Li thought for a moment and changed it to a more understandable title, "Second maternal uncle."

Ji Zhenglin was shocked: "Second Uncle...you take your mother's surname, so you should also have the same surname as your uncle, which is Wen—Dr. Wen Suning is your uncle?!"

Wen Li nodded naturally, not understanding why Uncle Ji looked so shocked.

She handed him another cookie and comforted him, "Uncle is very capable, Brother Huihui will be fine."

Ji Zhenglin thought, "What I'm actually worried about isn't that, but that your dad actually introduced his brother-in-law to me. It gives me this strange feeling that I'm going into the family's pocket..."

Oh well, never mind.

Maybe when Xiaohui and Libao grow up, they can become a real family.

Pei Ji & Xie Lin

Pei Ji was always very dissatisfied with Xie Lin bringing Wen Li to the children's variety show.

It has nothing to do with reality shows for kids; he never watches those kinds of things and has no desire to become famous.

But—as a godfather himself, how could Xie Lin secretly spend an extra week with the little princess?

Pei Ji was furious.

He also needs the same amount of time alone.

After consulting with Wen Shulian (that cold-hearted Tong-ge had actually fallen in love, and the object of his affection was none other than the little princess's own mother, which was still very surreal to Pei Ji), Duan Hetong agreed to let Pei Ji take Wen Li out for a day alone.

Now it was Pei Ji's turn to be flustered—he had absolutely no experience taking care of children.

Xie Lin said, "You should take her to an amusement park, or a children's park, or..."

Pei Ji coldly replied, "Never mind that."

Xie Lin: "..."

Pei Ji eventually took Wen Li to the Science Museum.

It has to be said that he has a bit of a knack for being a father. During the hot summer vacation, the museum is indeed a good place to take the kids. Although Pei Ji never expected that the museum, which is usually deserted, would have such a large flow of people.

Actually, given Wen Li's age, she wouldn't understand most of what's in it.

However, it was still quite a novel experience to play with Uncle Pei.

Xie Lin was still on set when he received a bunch of messages from Pei Ji during a break from filming.

It's all photos. To be precise, it's all photos of Pei Ji and Xiao Wenli together.

In each picture, the little girl is smiling sweetly, accompanied by an expressionless adult.

Xie Lin: "How childish!"

Then, in a fit of anger, he posted fifty unreleased clips from the children's variety show.

Shen Yinman & Wen Wuqi

Kee doesn't usually like acting, but this time she made a special appearance in her friend Shen Yinman's new drama.

But there's one condition: that my little niece also makes an appearance.

International superstar Kee, national film queen Shen Yinman, and national sweetheart Li Bao have been affectionately nicknamed the "National Cube" by the media.

In the drama, Kee plays Shen Yinman's lover from her youth, who dies on the battlefield, and Xiao Libao is his posthumous child.

The family of three didn't even get to enjoy a single day together.

With Wen Li's biological mother on set and her biological father visiting the set, Wen Wuqi was under a lot of pressure.

Although these two are his own sister and brother-in-law, now that he has "taken" the position of Pear's father, seeing the real Pear's parents again feels very awkward.

He removed the heavy ancient costume wig from the little dumpling, inserted a straw into a can of milk and handed it to her, whispering, "Baby, ask your mommy and daddy how my acting was later."

Shen Yinman also came over and wiped the sweat from the milk dumpling's brow: "What's wrong? Still not used to it?"

She smiled at the little dumpling: "Li Bao used to call me godmother, now she calls me mom, it's almost the same, almost the same."

Wen Li, biting on the straw, mumbled softly, "Uncle, Mommy and Daddy both think you're amazing!"

Wen Wuqi's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Really! So..." Wen Li sighed, mimicking an adult's tone and expression, "'Why isn't your brother married yet? Mom and Dad are very worried.' 'I'll keep an eye out for him.'"

"..."

Wen Wuqi decided to change the subject.

[Wen Lingsheng & Wen Suning]

"If there were human-shaped icebergs in the world," Wen Shulian said to Wen Li, "then your eldest uncle and second uncle would definitely be the two tallest ones."

Wen Li was very confused.

She roughly knew what an iceberg was, but why did her eldest and second uncles turn into icebergs?

When spring comes, will my eldest and second uncles melt away like the snowman in the yard?

With these questions in mind, Wen Li went to ask her uncles.

The eldest uncle was on the phone by the window. In order to reunite with his younger sister and niece, he had temporarily handed over his work at the Wen Group to others, but he still had to worry about a lot of things remotely every day.

My eldest uncle had a very serious and cold expression, but even when he was angry, he wouldn't act like my grandfather.

Xiao Wenli felt she shouldn't bother her uncle and was about to leave when she was discovered.

Her uncle called her over and then wiped a grain of rice from her cheek.

My second uncle is in the same boat, frowning as he types away at his thesis.

Wen Li tiptoed, but the screen was full of flashy graphics that she couldn't understand at all.

But her second uncle didn't find her in the way; instead, he lifted her onto his lap.

It seems like this inspires me more.

Wenli asked her uncles, "Are you all cold?"

The uncles replied, "Your dad is the same."

So that evening, Wenli asked her mother, "Which is taller, Baba Mountain, my eldest uncle's, or my second uncle's?"

Wen Shulian was stunned for a moment before she understood what she was talking about.

Then she smiled slightly and said, "Your father is very warm."

Wen Li seemed to understand, but not quite.

Oh~ so Baba is a volcano.

Wen Changhai & Lu Xinting

After finding her daughter, Lu Xinting's health gradually improved.

Even though he is over seventy years old, his complexion becomes rosier and more radiant every day, as if his youth has returned, and he no longer needs a wheelchair.

So, Lu Xinting wanted to go out and see the world. She wanted to see the sea.

The Wen family made their fortune in shipping. When Lu Xinting was young, she and Wen Changhai practically lived at sea.

Later, as the business grew bigger and bigger, it was handed over to others to manage, and I no longer needed to watch over it every day.

After her youngest daughter went missing, she lost all interest in seeing the scenery.

I do miss it a little.

With the kindergarten holidays approaching, the retired couple, who had nothing to do but had a very good relationship, decided to take their granddaughter to an island for a vacation.

This stands in stark contrast to some older couples who have to work but also feel awkward.

Wen Li adores her maternal grandparents; they are the most tender presence in her life.

Unlike their grandparents, they didn't have many misunderstandings or estrangements, nor did they miss each other for many years like their parents, and are still learning to get closer to each other.

My maternal grandparents shared a sincere love and walked hand in hand through a long life together.

The concept of "love" is both strange and familiar to the young child.

But she knew that her grandparents sat on either side of the table, one feeding her porridge and the other dismantling crabs for her, watching her with loving eyes at all times—that was love.

I also know that as the sun sets, two elderly people hold hands and take a slow walk on the beach.

It's the same kind of love.

[LiLi & Brady & Little Pin]

Six months later, the cast of "Let's Go, Baby!" reunited—except for Wu Shuo, who accompanied his grandfather on a trip abroad.

Looking at the young men, Wen Li felt that they seemed a little different.

Little Thumbtack has gotten much thinner and taller.

Li Li seems to have matured a lot, and she no longer chatters away everywhere she goes.

Brady, surprisingly, took off his glasses.

Only Little Deer Sister remains as sweet and soft as ever.

Wen Li looked at them curiously, feeling a sense of familiarity mixed with strangeness.

Li Li tried to hold back, but finally couldn't resist and moved closer to Wen Li: "Little Deer Sister, it's been so long, so long, so long."

Wen Li's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Little Bear Brother!"

Li Li looked like she was about to cry: "You still remember me!"

"Even though it's only been half a year, the cats and dogs will remember."

Brady walked over, no longer dressed like a little scientist as he did on the show. He had his hair down, was wearing jeans, and was going for a cool guy look.

Little Thumbtack held a cup of unsweetened barley water, a stark contrast to his previous love for carbonated drinks, and took a loud sip: "My dog ​​hasn't seen me for a year, and he still remembers me!"

When we first met, there was a bit of awkwardness and caution, like two people who had been separated for a long time. But once we started talking, we chattered away as if we had returned to that lush camp forest.

Wen Li sat on a small stool, cupping her face in her hands, looking at this and that, very happy.

Seeing my good friends is such a happy thing!

Parents also gathered together to chat, sharing how much their children had grown taller and heavier, and what other changes had occurred.

Later, someone suggested making a video call to Wu Shuo, who was ten hours ahead of them, and they took another group photo while holding up their phone.

Then, a comparison was made with the group photo taken on the last day of the show.

The little ones are growing up so fast every day.