My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

Lin Ye shook his head helplessly and waved his hand at Mu Chenfeng, "No need, no need, I don't feel anything anymore."

That little girl, Xiaodouzi, is really exaggerating a bit too much.

She clearly only had a cramp, but in her words it was as if her leg was broken.

But he thoroughly enjoyed it.

I felt a warm glow in my heart, as if I were holding a heater with a burning ember, the warmth spreading from my chest to every part of my body.

Lin Ye stood up.

Xiao Douzi immediately tried to get up, but as soon as her bottom left the chair, Lin Ye pressed a large hand on her shoulder. The force wasn't strong, but it firmly pushed her back down.

Lin Ye jumped up and down twice, then stretched his ankles. After doing this, he spread his hands, palms up, and raised an eyebrow at Xiao Douzi.

"See, Godfather said everything's alright."

He paused, softened his tone, and said gently, "It really doesn't hurt at all anymore, so you can continue teaching our little one to ice skate."

Then he bent down, leaned close to Xiao Douzi, and deliberately made a funny face: "We haven't turned our little Douzi into an ice skating expert yet today."

He continued in an exaggerated, theatrical tone, "The revolution is not yet successful; we still need to work hard!"

Little Douzi burst out laughing at his joke, her two dimples spreading across her cheeks.

"Okay!" She jumped off the bench and took Lin Ye's hand again.

"Then keep learning, little one. If your godfather still spoils you, you must tell little one!"

"Definitely, definitely, Godfather and Little Douzi will pinky swear." Lin Ye said, extending his little finger.

Xiao Douzi gave him a serious pinky promise, and only then did she feel relieved. The two of them returned to the ice.

Before long, Xiao Douzi was able to skate on his own.

Although the speed was not fast and the turning was a bit clumsy, the focus and the smile that couldn't be hidden on his face made Lin Ye's heart melt.

The little bag slid towards Duoduo.

The two little girls met triumphantly in the center of the ice rink, holding hands as they explored the rink, their clear laughter echoing softly in the empty ice arena.

"Slow down! Don't go too fast!" Mu Chenfeng cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted a warning.

He shook his head and slid to Lin Ye's side. The two leaned against the railing side by side, their eyes following the two small figures.

On the ice, two little girls, both wearing white sweaters and having taken off their coats, were running around in circles, chasing each other like two chubby dumplings with wings flapping their wings, clumsy yet joyful.

Mu Chenfeng watched for a while, then suddenly spoke up: "My daughter—"

He drew out the words, expressing the sigh of an old father.

"She's an angel, so cute!"

Lin Ye nodded in agreement, his lips curving into a gentle smile as he watched the little boy's cheerful expression.

After playing for a while, Lin Ye saw that it was almost time and called Xiao Douzi and Duo Duo to get ready to leave.

Mu Chenfeng was packing up his equipment when Lin Ye walked over with the DSLR camera he used to take pictures of Xiao Douzi and casually patted him on the shoulder:

"Brother, I'm taking this one, but I'll return you a new one later."

"It's just a DSLR camera, you can take it, why are you being so polite with me?" Mu Chenfeng waved his hand, not taking it seriously.

Lin Ye smiled and didn't stand on ceremony: "Okay, thanks then. Oh, and don't forget to send me a copy of the video you recorded."

"There's also precious footage of my daughter's first time learning to ice skate inside."

Mu Chenfeng finally raised his head, chuckled, and zipped up the zipper under his hand:

"Okay, okay, you're such a doting father."

"You talk the talk, as if you're not the one doing it!"

……

The two laughed and joked as they packed their things, then each helped their daughter change her shoes, put on her coat, and put on her hat.

After the two little girls rolled back into round balls, the group of four walked out of the venue.

As soon as the museum door opened, the midday winter wind, carrying the austere coolness of pine trees, rushed in, its sound a long, thin whistle as it slipped through the crack in the door.

Little Douzi, holding Lin Ye's hand, seemed a little reluctant to leave, and couldn't help but ask him:

"Godfather, ice skating is so much fun! Can we come again this afternoon?"

Lin Ye looked down at her nose, which was slightly red from the wind, and pulled her hat down even further before speaking:

"Little Douzi is still too small to skate for too long. We've already skated for quite a while today. How about we come back another time?"

Lin Ye's voice tinged with amusement: "Anyway, the ice rink won't grow legs and run away, so we can come back anytime in the future."

Little Douzi nodded obediently, indicating that he understood, and the bear-ear hat followed suit little by little.

Once inside the car and the door closed, all the coolness was shut out.

The scent of leather and wood filled the air again, warmly enveloping the people in the car.

Xiao Douzi sat quietly beside Lin Ye's legs for two seconds, then suddenly reached out and gently touched his calf through his trouser leg, as if checking for any hidden pain.

Lin Ye looked down and saw her looking so serious with her eyes lowered. His heart felt like it had been lightly brushed by the tip of a feather, leaving him feeling numb and soft.

He simply reached out and pulled the soft little dumpling into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, his voice coaxing:

"Little one, what do you want to eat later? Hot pot? Or that sweet and sour pork ribs place from last time?"

Little Douzi's attention was indeed drawn away. She tilted her head back, thought seriously for a moment, then wrinkled her little nose, looking somewhat hesitant:

"I want to eat hot pot, but... hot pot is too spicy! Last time it was so spicy my mouth hurt! I had to drink three cups of water to feel even a little bit better!"

As she spoke, she held up three fingers to emphasize how incredibly spicy the hot pot was.

"Then let's not eat spicy food, how about ordering a tomato hot pot?" Lin Ye looked down at her, his tone showing the patience and gentleness he always showed to Xiao Douzi.

"Great!" Little Pocket's eyes lit up.

Oh yes, tomato hot pot is also delicious, it's sweet and sour!

She laughed, wrapped her little arms around Lin Ye's waist, buried her face in the front of his coat and rubbed against him, letting out a satisfied hum.

……

The various cities of the Great Flame Kingdom.

The locust trees along the main street have just sprouted new leaves, and the tender green leaves are layered on the branches.

The locust flowers have formed many clusters, each the size of a grain of rice, among the leaves. If you get close, you can smell a very faint, bitter aroma.

People gathered in twos and threes on the streets and in the open spaces under the locust trees, looking up at the scenes in the sky, feeling a sense of warmth.

Everyone chattered excitedly, discussing what kind of rare food "hot pot" and "tomato hot pot" were.

It sounds like the eldest princess really likes it; it must taste absolutely delicious.

Many people swallowed unconsciously as they spoke, and seeing that it was lunchtime, they immediately went home to call their wives to cook.

But there was one person whose focus wasn't on the so-called fresh food; looking at the sky, she felt no warmth whatsoever.

That was Shu Jingwei, who had become a beggar in Ancheng.

She tilted her head back, her bloodshot eyes fixed on the sky, watching the scene unfold from Xiao Douzi's worried and tender stroking of Lin Ye's leg to her wrapping her arms around Lin Ye's waist and acting coquettishly.

Everything about it felt incredibly jarring!