If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

Summer thought it made sense, so she hung up the phone.

"Tian Tian, ​​can you watch Xiao Bao's Spring Festival Gala on your phone? Mom wants to watch it," Ma Dongmei said, wiping away her tears. Her voice became much cheerful, and her complexion even turned rosy.

"Let me see," the live version of "Smiling Face" is still quite popular. In the summer, a search brought up many videos of the chubby boy. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the three of them, including the mother, watched the Spring Festival Gala on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

"I didn't expect Xiao Bao'er to look so good."

"It's just stage design; it's not that good-looking."

"Nonsense, Xiao Bao'er isn't bad-looking at all. Look how beautiful his eyebrows and eyes are! It's just that his mouth is a bit big and his nose is a bit flat."

……

When Xia Donghai returned home in the evening after a good meal and some fun, Ma Dongmei, seeing that he was happy, repeated to him what Xia Tian had told her.

When Xia Donghai heard that his daughter hadn't made any money after leaving him, he felt a little better. He snorted but didn't say anything, though his attitude had clearly softened.

Ma Dongmei was happy, thinking that it would be good for Xiao Bao'er to come home soon.

But it's no wonder that Xia Donghai and his daughter are destined to be enemies. Xia Donghai's mood, which had just improved a little, was completely ruined the next day by a mink coat and that spendthrift Xiao Yanzi, plunging him into despair.

The next day was the Lantern Festival. At noon, CCTV broadcast a news special about combating child trafficking. Under the director's careful editing, the trio of Yang Liuyi were portrayed as exemplary socialist artists who would help others when they were successful.

A beautiful, chubby girl named Xiaopang, wearing a mask that covered her nose and mouth, accepted a red envelope from her father as a token of gratitude. Her serious words revealed a maturity and depth of thought that belied her voice, drawing applause from discerning people.

Of course, the Xia family didn't have the habit of watching the news at noon, so they didn't see this segment. What they saw was a special program on Yilan TV in the afternoon.

Xia Donghai had a bad day.

He was first tricked by Dongfang Sheng.

At noon, some friends of Dongfang Sheng came over. While drinking, they talked about Xia Donghai. Dongfang Sheng had been suppressed by Xia Donghai for half his life. This year, Xia Donghai went bankrupt, and he was happier than if he had made a fortune himself. He immediately called Xia Donghai to come over for drinks.

The two families were neighbors, one on the east and one on the west. Xia Donghai couldn't refuse and went to their house. As soon as he entered, he was so angry that his eyes were filled with stars. These people were drunk and their faces were red and their necks were thick. They were so drunk that even a dog wouldn't want to eat the food off the plates on the table. Weren't they just making fun of me, Old Xia?

Xia Donghai, who was not one to be proud, said without batting an eye, "I just came over to say hello to you guys. I have some things to take care of at home. I'll join you another day." He then turned the corner and went to the mahjong game—afraid of being laughed at by his son and daughter when he got home.

Then, to his utter dismay, he sat on a broken chair today, and as soon as he sat down, his mink coat, which he used to make a show of his wealth, got a big tear in it, and it was clearly unwearable.

It's best not to play cards when you're in a bad mood. Xia Donghai played for half a day and lost more than 500 yuan in mahjong, which was only worth two mao.

To be honest, although Xia Donghai is down on his luck now, five hundred yuan is not enough to break his spirit. The key issue is that losing more than five hundred yuan in mahjong, which costs only two mao, is really infuriating.

Xia Donghai was having such bad luck that he was starting to doubt his life. He couldn't win even when he had a winning hand, and he kept giving away points, even giving away several beautiful double wins.

Xia Donghai was so angry that he was just as furious as when he saw Xiao Pang on the Spring Festival Gala. After winning another double round of mahjong, he slammed the mahjong tiles down and said, "I'm not playing anymore. I'm so damn unlucky."

Xia Donghai returned home in a sorry state. His family of four was watching TV. Yilan TV and the CCTV filming team had already made an appointment. After CCTV finished broadcasting, they could broadcast their own show.

This is a great thing that showcases the high moral character and simple folk customs of our small county, so we couldn't wait to start broadcasting the special program that afternoon.

"The clothes got a tear, I'll have to buy a new one," Xia Donghai said sullenly, throwing the clothes onto the bed.

"Just take it to the shop to get it repaired. How much will it cost? If it's a little damaged, we'll just buy a new one," Ma Dongmei said, her eyes glued to the TV, waiting for Xiao Pang to appear.

Xia Donghai grunted. Indeed, even the cheapest mink coat costs several thousand yuan.

"They're here, Mom! It's CCTV's car! Little Bao came back in CCTV's car!" Xia Tian said excitedly.

Ta-da! Little Fatty makes his appearance.

Although Little Fatty was mixed in with the main group, and although he was dressed like a spy, these were his blood relatives. The family recognized him immediately as the curious little chubby boy who was holding a small black dog, shaking his head and looking left and right.

"Doggy, doggy's dressed!" The camera flashed by, and the chubby boy pointed at the little swallow in his arms and shouted. At that time, people in the countryside had never seen anything like this.

"Haha, it's true, Mom, your little Bao is so lively, he even dressed the dog up!" Xia Tian laughed heartily.

Seeing that Xiao Pang's clothes were ordinary and not as fancy as the others, Xia Donghai believed that he really had no money, which made him feel a little better. He then focused his attention on the TV.

A while later, when they arrived at Grandpa Zhang's house for the interview, Xiao Pang carried Xiao Yanzi and appeared on camera together with Zhang Xiaoyan. The camera gave a close-up of Xiao Yanzi, who was dressed like a wealthy landlord.

As mentioned earlier, Lu Yao was a professor with a daughter who was a doctor at a major hospital. He had more money than he could ever spend, and with Xiao Yanzi as his companion, he did his best to pamper her.

Little Swallow certainly looked very extravagant, dressed like a bandit leader, wearing a mink vest with a hood, and four little leather shoes—two more than she had.

If Little Swallow were slaughtered and sold for meat, she probably wouldn't make more than fifty yuan, but the little change she had on her would easily fetch five hundred yuan.

Xia Donghai felt mocked again and immediately flew into a rage: "You still listen to his nonsense? Look at him, even his dog wears a mink coat, the dog is dressed better than me!"