Ch 24 – His Flower Died… 

“Wenwen, we are leaving now!” Fu Yunruo’s voice came from outside. Wenwen turned around and ran out of the kitchen. He stopped in front of the electric scooter and looked around. He didn’t see any large object, only a small square-shaped thing wrapped in a bag in the front basket.

Wenwen tried to sniff the air. But unfortunately, the fragrant smell of braised meat that had permeated the yard for a day had yet to dissipate. Unable to obtain any clue from the smell, Wenwen raised his head and asked his mother: “Mom, did you forget something?”

Fu Yunruo looked at Wenwen strangely: “No, I have got everything here.”

“…” Wenwen anxiously reminded, “My braised pork!”

Fu Yunruo pointed to the tightly wrapped bag, “Isn’t it here?”

Hearing the answer, Wenwen’s eyes widened in disbelief. There were so many braised pork; how could the box be so small?

Fu Yunruo knew what her son was thinking at a glance. She said: “Mom shared it with our neighbors. Your Grandpa Mei likes to eat braised head pork meat with wine. Do you feel reluctant to share some? Grandma Mei taught Mom how to braise pork. Don’t you think we shouldn’t send some? And…”

Listening to Fu Yunruo’s explanation one by one, little Wenwen was convinced that the meat needed to be shared away. After calculating, only a little bit was left. Wenwen head drooped sadly. Thinking that he could eat braised pork to his heart’s content, he flew over as fast as possible, but the reality was different from what he had imagined…

Fu Yunruo and Wenwen went back to the flower garden. Seeing the boy’s listless expression, Uncle Guo asked in concern: “Wenwen, what happens? Did you get bullied?”

Fu Yunruo laughed: “Who will bully him, ah? Everyone protects Wenwen! He is unhappy because he doesn’t have enough braised pork.”

Uncle Guo was distressed: “Wenwen don’t be sad, Grandpa Guo will buy you braised pork!”

Fu Yunruo gestured at the lunch box: “I’ve made some today. Uncle Guo, no need to buy more. Wenwen shouldn’t eat too much.”

When it came to Wenwen’s health, Uncle Guo couldn’t say anything. He took the child’s hand and coaxed: “Come on, Wenwen. Let’s take a look at your orchid. How much has it grown?”

Hearing this, Wenwen immediately cheered up, “Orchid!” The orchid he raised by himself!

So Wenwen and Uncle Guo went to the flower shed while Fu Yunruo went to the kitchen and started cooking.

Wenwen subconsciously speeded up and rushed to his little pot of orchid. He squatted down to take a look. Seeing the little green sprout, he grinned happily: “It looks so good!”

Uncle Guo stood on the side and praised: “Yes, Wenwen is amazing!”

Wenwen became even happier, and he proudly watched the orchid that finally survived his care.

Of course. His mother could grow orchids so well; how could he not be able to raise them!

Since Wenwen could run and jump, he was very sensible and wanted to help his mother and Grandpa Guo. The shovel and other tools used by adults were too heavy and big for his small body, so Fu Yunruo bought him a set of children’s gardening tools. Wenwen couldn’t do much, but he still could dig and plant small flowers.

But what Wenwen didn’t expect was that all the flowers he planted would be dead. Both his mother and Grandpa Guo didn’t take it to heart. They probably felt that it was already good enough for a two or three-year-old child that he didn’t destroy anything. How could they still expect him to grow the flowers?

But Wenwen was totally distressed. He didn’t know what went wrong, so he decided to start by focusing on a single flower. However, that single flower died within a few days of his care. No flower had ever lived for more than ten days in his hands.

Uncle Guo didn’t get angry even after seeing Wenwen killed so many orchids. As a child, it was normal for him to be very curious about new things and was keen to explore.

Wenwen was happy for a moment when he was stunned suddenly. His eyes looked at the little leaf strangely. He remembered that two days ago, he had accidentally pulled a leaf from the seedlings. However, these leaves had no missing corners.

Wenwen observed carefully. He was so happy just now that he didn’t notice. But at this moment, the more he looked, the more he felt that this was not the plant he had raised before.

Wenwen raised his face, “This is not my orchid…”

“Uh…” Uncle Guo was dumbfounded, but he still tried to reassure the child: “Why not? This is your little orchid.”

“My orchid has a leaf with a mark, but this one doesn’t!” Wenwen retorted.

Uncle Guo was stunned. What mark? The seedling had turned yellow when he saw it, so he didn’t notice.

“My orchid died.” Wenwen said certainly. He observed Grandpa Guo’s expression and got the answer.

Uncle Guo couldn’t find a rebuttal, so he cautiously said: “It was Grandpa Guo’s fault. You asked Grandpa to take care of the orchid, but Grandpa let it die…” Uncle Guo took the responsibility on himself.

In fact, two days ago, when Wenwen solemnly entrusted the orchid he raised, Uncle Guo knew at a glance that the plant couldn’t survive. He tried to save it for two days, but it still withered and died in the end.

Uncle Guo was in a panic. Knowing that Wenwen was about to come back, he quickly found a seedling with a very similar appearance to replace Wenwen’s dead orchid. Unexpectedly, the boy still saw it through.

Uncle Guo coaxed: “Wenwen, it’s okay. Let’s try raising different species. Look at this one. This orchid is very strong. You will definitely be able to grow it!”

Wenwen was hit hard one after another and fell into melancholy. He couldn’t help but think pessimistically. Was there something wrong with him? Otherwise, how could all the flowers he raised die? He was obviously his mother’s child. Mom could grow so many beautiful orchids, but he could only kill them. There was also a super pro person like Uncle Guo to assist him. With so many advantages, why did he still fail so much?

Wenwen replied dejectedly: “No need. The flowers will die again…” The flowers were so cute; it hurt him to see them died by his hands.

Uncle Guo suddenly felt distressed, “Nonsense. Wenwen takes care of the flowers so seriously; how can you kill them? This is just an accident. You will definitely be able to grow beautiful flowers next time!”

No matter how much Uncle Guo comforted him, Wenwen was still sad. It wasn’t until the dinner that his eyes lit up upon seeing a plate full of delicious braised pork on the table.

At the dining table, Wenwen ate the three pieces of meat and said to his mother: “Mom, the flower I raised died, and my tender young heart is seriously hurt. Can I eat three more pieces of meat to soothe my heart wounds?”

Fu Yunruo paid special attention to her son’s diet. What Wenwen could and couldn’t eat was strictly controlled. Food that was too heavy and greasy, such as braised pork, was carefully portioned, and she watched over how much he could eat at a time. Although Wenwen was a glutton, he enjoyed his mother’s care and was keen on fighting with wits and cuteness just to coax his mother to feed him more meat.

Fu Yunruo looked at his son’s solemn face. This little guy was willing to do anything just to take another bite of meat. Fu Yunruo said calmly: “You can eat one more piece. But if you finished these veggies, you can eat another piece.”

Fu Yunruo was now facing the same trouble that plagued most mothers in the world. Children were picky eaters. They wanted to eat meat but disliked vegetables. They didn’t want to go to kindergarten and wanted to play like monkeys rolling on mud every day. However, when the child looked at them with bright, innocent eyes and took the initiative to kiss and rub their face while saying: “I love Mom the most!”…they no longer could get angry.

Fu Yunruo really couldn’t figure it out. How cute, well-behaved, and quiet was Wenwen when he was just a few months old? She was even secretly worried that the child would be bullied after he grew up.

Looking back now, she was really naive at that time. People said that children changed eighteen times from birth to adulthood. Her son was yet to grow up, but he had changed so much.

Fortunately, she knew how to control this stinky boy.

Wenwen smiled widely upon hearing Fu Yunruo’s words: “Deal!”

On the other side, Uncle Guo was thoroughly enjoying his dinner. He savored the delicious braised head meat bite by bite. Seeing Wenwen, who was restricted from eating too much, Uncle Guo felt the meat even tastier.

Fu Yunruo noticed Uncle Guo’s eating speed and reminded: “Uncle Guo, meat is greasy and hard to digest at night. You shouldn’t eat too much.”

Now the weather was getting hot. Even with a refrigerator, the meat couldn’t be kept for too long. There were not many left of the braised pork Fu Yunruo brought over. At most, it was enough for two meals. Fu Yunruo only cooked it every other time, so both the old man and the young boy always tried to stuff as much meat as possible into their stomachs, prompting Fu Yunruo to watch them closely.

Uncle Guo: “…”

Seeing this, Wenwen sneered.

…

Having eaten two extra pieces of meat, Wenwen went to bed happy that night. However, when he saw pots of vibrant orchids the next day, the child was reminded of his poor orchid, who died tragically. Yesterday’s gloomy mood returned, and Wenwen squatted at the ground, holding his chubby cheeks with both hands as he sighed sadly.

He was too tragic!

Would Mom let him eat two more pieces of meat to comfort his wounded heart?

Wenwen sucked her saliva subconsciously. But remembering that there was not much meat left, he was even sadder. There was once so much meat, but only a little bit was left…

At this time, Fu Yunruo was doing her daily livestream, and many fans were bombarding her about Wenwen in the comment area.

Fu Yunruo shared the child’s funny anecdote from yesterday, which aroused a bout of laughter.

[My baby is really, really, really…cute!]

[I feel sorry for baby, but I can’t help laughing, hahaha]

[Our youngest child is such a big baby!]

The fans loved to listen about Wenwen, and Fu Yunruo also loved to share with them. Her son was so clever, cute, well-behaved, and sensible…such a smart child, of course she wished the whole world to know about him!

The long digit username, who had been occupying the title of number one fans uncontested for so long, threw a bunch of sea of flowers again. Fu Yunruo had long been used to it and thanked him in response.

Over the past few years, she had come to understand that this mysterious local rich boss was indeed a real rich boss. Every time he appeared, he would gift a sea of flowers. After Fu Yunruo’s repeated requests, he finally restrained himself a little and only sent up to ten flowers at a time. Probably in the eyes of this rich boss, one million was just like one hundred yuan, and he felt no difference in spending them.

Fu Yunruo thought of the unscientific nature of this world of a novel book. On the internet, there was various news about so-and-so second or third-generation rich people who spent tens of millions to chase stars. Fu Yunruo was not the first livestreamer who received gifts worth millions of yuan from her fans, and it was not uncommon.

 

In a simple yet luxurious living room of a villa, a tall man lay lazily on the sofa. His pair of slender and long legs were crossed, his ankles protruded on the edge of the sofa, and his toes tilted from time to time.

Si Yue leaned on the soft throw pillows and looked at the mobile phone screen in his hand. The livestreamer’s voice was very pleasant to the ears, like the tingling of jade beads. Si Yue wasn’t a voice fetish, but this voice was genuine and beautiful, which made him feel very comfortable.

When the livestreamer said that the flower raised by the youngest child was dead again, Si Yue felt great sympathy. The little fat boy who appeared on the channel from time to time was the only human baby among the group of orchid siblings. He loved the house and couldn’t help but also loved the crow.1Love the house and also love the crow: Love by association. The idiom means that if you love someone, you’ll love people and things related to them as well.2

He cannot raise flowers too! This kid is just like him!

So Si Yue sent many gifts.

After the livestream was over, he clicked on the channel’s homepage and turned on the latest video.

On the screen, an orchid slowly grew from a small seed into a blooming flower. Among the orchids, this species had particularly thin leaves. The color of the petals was pure white, with light yellow-green stamen that gave it an elegant and pure appearance.

Si Yue watched the video over and over again.

Suddenly, a fat middle-aged man entered the room in a rush, sweat covered his forehead.

Yuan Xin wiped his sweat and called, “Si Yue!”

“Huh?” Si Yue replied lazily. He joked: “Brother Yuan, are you so free? You have time to visit me?”

Seeing that Si Yue still had the mood to joke, Yuan Xin sighed in relief. He observed Si Yue’s expression closely, for fear there was something wrong with the man.

“I picked up a variety show for you.”

Hearing this, Si Yue raised his eyebrows, “Mr. Great Agent Yuan, are you going to overwork this poor little actor?”

Yuan Xin rolled his eyes, “How dare I overwork Mr. Great Movie Emperor Si? It’s you who work me to death!”

Last year, Si Yue took a job in a movie nominated for this year’s triennial international awards. It was a heavy movie that explored many aspects of human nature. The filming took almost one year from start to finish, and every single scene strived to achieve the most realistic effect.

Si Yue played one of the two male leads, a very gloomy and negative person who eventually lost his life because of a little kindness. The other main lead was played by a veteran actor, who was at the pinnacle of his acting career. Two movie emperors played on the same stage, and even Yuan Xin was stunned by Si Yue’s full-on acting. Even after the filming ended, Yuan Xin saw that Si Yue was still trapped in his role and had yet to recover.

That deep darkness and gloominess in Si Yue’s eyes were very painful and heart-wrenching to see.

It had been ten days since the filming was finished. During this period, Si Yue had been staying at home to adjust his mental state.

Yuan Xin had been running back and forth, fearing the possibility of Si Yue went too deep into his role and couldn’t get out, turning himself into a real madman. This time, he came with a purpose. For the first time, he accepted an invitation to a variety show without Si Yue’s approval.

“This show is very relaxing. You can take it as a vacation.” Yuan Xin recounted the variety show’s content.

Si Yue squinted at his eyes and stopped talking.

Yuan Xin extorted his effort to appeal for the show’s good things, but Si Yue still didn’t say a word. Finally, Yuan Xin had to open his trump card: “The recording location for the show is the hometown of Chi Weicheng’s teacher. You can drop by his flower garden to say hello.”

Hearing this, Si Yue’s eyes drooped a bit, but he still held back: “I am a man with flower now.”

Having not seen for a while, his little eleventh had grown bud. It wouldn’t be long before little eleventh finally bloomed, and it definitely would be prettier than the fifth child!

Yuan Xin: “…” To be honest, he couldn’t understand the mentality of these fans of remote flower growing. They didn’t raise the flower themselves, so what was to be proud of?

But Yuan Xin wisely didn’t voice his thought.

“You don’t have to go then. Originally, Chi Weicheng wanted to ask you to visit his teacher. Alright, I will refuse him.” Yuan Xin lifted his foot and left.

Si Yue said, “Since Mr. Great Agent has agreed, how can I not go?”

Hearing this, Yuan Xin sneered. As if he was capable of ordering this dog man around!

Had it not been that this dog man was also the big boss above the big bosses, who would like to serve him!