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

"Godfather." Little Douzi returned to her seat with the trophy, looked up and called out to him in a soft voice.

She held the trophy in her arms, its black crystal base pressed against her chest, while the pink crystal scissors were positioned just below her chin.

"Hmm?" Lin Ye looked at her.

"This trophy belongs to Xiaodouzi and also to Godfather." Xiaodouzi's expression was extremely serious, with his brows slightly furrowed.

She glanced at the trophy in her arms, gently rubbed the black crystal base with her right hand, then looked up at Lin Ye with a determined gaze.

"The fence, the wall, the base... my godfather made so many of them. He cut the felt fabric for me, glued the fence together, and even taught me how to make the felt..."

"If it weren't for my godfather, I still wouldn't be able to poke raisins properly; they'd still be fuzzy balls..."

When she said "it's a ball of fluff," Xiao Douzi couldn't help but smirk, as if she was recalling the scene that left her at a loss.

But she quickly pursed her lips and became serious: "So, this trophy doesn't belong to Xiaodouzi alone! It was won by Godfather and Xiaodouzi together!"

"My godfather is also a champion!" The last sentence was short but resounding.

Lin Ye paused for a moment.

He bent down, rested one hand on his knee, and looked into Xiaodouzi's eyes.

The midday sun shone from behind her, casting a fuzzy golden halo around her wispy hair, while her face appeared somewhat dark in the backlight.

But his face was clearly visible in those bright black eyes.

Those eyes were crystal clear, without a trace of impurity, filled with complete trust and love for him.

"Okay," Lin Ye said softly.

At the other end of the classroom, parents were tidying up materials on the tables, while children ran around in the aisle. Suddenly, someone's safety scissors fell from the table and landed on the floor with a "thud".

But that "good" still reached Xiao Douzi's ears steadily. "Then Godfather will be the champion with Xiao Douzi!"

Little Douzi nodded vigorously, pecking his chin several times like a chick pecking at rice.

She handed the trophy to Lin Ye; the base of the trophy still retained the warmth of her palm.

Then she turned around and ran to Mu Chenfeng, who was tidying up the pile of cardboard scraps on the table, and begged him in her childish voice:

"Uncle Mu, could you please take a picture of me and my godfather?"

Mu Chenfeng chuckled, tossed the cardboard into the wastepaper basket, and dusted off the crumbs from his hands. "Of course!"

He took the phone from Lin Ye, stepped back a few paces, and found an angle that could capture both the entire petting zoo on the table and the two people at the same time.

In the video, Lin Ye is holding the wax seal gift box in one hand and the crystal trophy in the other.

He placed the trophy between the small bag and himself, and the two of them each put one hand on the base.

Seeing this, Duoduo also ran over to join in the fun.

She put her clay model on the table, ran over, and plunged into the scene.

Duoduo stood next to Xiaodouzi, with one hand on Xiaodouzi's shoulder and the other hand making a big peace sign at the camera.

Mu Chenfeng's hand slipped out of control, and with a click, a picture was taken.

The final photo features Duoduo making a peace sign, Xiaodouzi smiling with her eyes narrowed, and Lin Ye looking at Xiaodouzi with tenderness.

Mu Chenfeng shook his head helplessly, but since Duoduo has come all this way, why don't the two families take a group photo together!

Mu Chenfeng pulled Fu Ping into the frame as well, then casually handed his phone to Teacher Su who was passing by.

Su Wan smiled as she took the phone and stepped back until she could frame the petting zoo, the amusement park, and everyone in front of the table into the phone before she stopped.

She held up her phone.

On the phone screen, Lin Ye and Xiao Douzi are on the left.

Lin Ye bent slightly, with Xiao Douzi beside him, the two of them holding the trophy together.

In the middle are Mu Chenfeng's family of three. Mu Chenfeng has one arm around Fu Ping's shoulder, while his other hand is being held high by Duoduo.

Behind them on the right was a table displaying a petting zoo and an amusement park, where all the small animals, amusement park buildings, and tiny figures were quietly nestled.

"Come on, one, two, three—"

"eggplant--!"

With a few quick clicks, Su Wan took several photos, capturing the beauty of this moment.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on Xiao Douzi's joyful face and on the glittering little trophy in Lin Ye's hand.

The pink crystal scissors refracted countless rays of light in the sunlight, which were then cut into countless tiny specks of light that sprinkled on everyone around them.

It was nearly noon when the event ended.

The sunlight in the classroom changed from the pale gold of the morning to a bright, shimmering white-gold.

The curtains were half-drawn by the parents, and the winter sunlight poured in unobstructed from the other half, spreading a large, bright white band of light across the floor.

After the parents finished packing up, they carried their children's artwork and prizes and walked out of the classroom one after another.

Scattered footsteps and laughter echoed down the corridor.

Lin Ye held Xiao Douzi's hand on his left, her little hand clutching two of his fingers, the knuckles warm from her palm.

He held the prize in his right arm, the trophy clutched in his right hand, and pink crystal scissors peeked out from between his fingers, reflecting light intermittently as he moved.

With her other hand, Xiao Douzi held the display box containing the pet store tightly to her chest.

The display case is a transparent plastic cover, and the base is a light beige cardboard, which is just enough to cover the entire pet store.

The animals inside glowed warmly in the direct and bright sunlight.

Xiao Douzi would look down every few steps, a smile always on his lips, the smile spreading from the corners of his eyes to the corners of his mouth, and then from the corners of his mouth to the roots of his ears, he just couldn't stop it.

With her other hand, Xiao Douzi held the display box containing the petting zoo tightly to her chest. The box was covered by a transparent cover, and the animals inside shimmered warmly in the sunlight.

Duoduo skipped and hopped along behind.

She held up her second prize—a food-grade ultra-light clay set.

She held the prize high above her head, like a flag, jumping and shouting:

"I want to sculpt animals to play with when I get home!" She jumped up and down with each sentence, her braids flying up and down on both sides of her head.

Mu Chenfeng and Fu Ping walked behind her.

The two looked at Duoduo, who was jumping around energetically in front of them, exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but smile.

That smile contained helplessness, doting affection, and a sense of "this is just how our little devil is."

At the entrance of the kindergarten, the shadows of the sycamore trees spread out on the ground.

The midday sun shone almost directly overhead, casting crisscrossing shadows on the cement ground from the bare branches of the sycamore trees.

The wind was a bit weaker than in the morning, and occasionally a gust would blow, lifting a few remaining dead leaves a short distance before letting them fall again.

The gatekeeper was sitting in the guardhouse, holding a thermos and looking at his phone. Hearing footsteps, he looked up, poked his head out of the window, and waved to them with a smile.

Driver Uncle Liu has arrived.