Me at two years old, a queen!

Chapter 256 You look like an old witch!

Shen Shaocheng looked at the military shovel, a small pot, a tent, a small medicine box, eight compressed biscuits, two bottles of water, and a lighter that everyone had dug out, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Jiang Yun is really planning to abandon us? He even has compressed biscuits!"

It wasn't that Shen Shaocheng couldn't endure the hardship, but rather that he was worried about the children. Putting everything else aside, their generation had probably only ever climbed mountains with elevators.

Not to mention living away from home for a few days, he had no experience taking care of a child alone and was worried that he wouldn't be able to take good care of Shen Yu.

Ni Hao is much more well-behaved now, not daring to speak casually. Perhaps because Xu Tinglan helped her out of a predicament earlier, she feels closer to Xu Tinglan now. She tugs at Xu Tinglan's clothes and whispers:

"Sis, is your husband really abandoning us? We're going to starve! And what are we going to do for sleep? There are still so many days left!"

This was the first time Xu Tinglan had ever heard someone call Jiang Yun "brother-in-law." After all, directors in this industry had far more resources than her, and most of them were considered Jiang Yun's sister-in-law.

Xu Tinglan smiled and said, "Don't worry, things will work themselves out. There are so many of us together, and look how happy the children are!"

Ni Hao looked in the direction Xu Tinglan was pointing and saw a group of children wearing windproof jackets or sun-protective clothing, chattering about what small animals they might see on the mountain.

Ni Hao, being an adult, didn't have their good attitude and muttered, "What do they know? They don't have to do any work!"

Lu Junxing noticed a small knife in his bag. He glanced at everyone's bags and realized they all contained similar items. He then reminded them:

"Let's ditch some of our stuff and carry less of the unnecessary tools! Let's free up some space in our backpacks to pack more food!"

As he spoke, he picked up the cases of bottled water next to Jiang Yun and his staff, stuffed them into his backpack, and Jiang Yun shouted a couple of times, knowing that Lu Junxing wouldn't listen to him, so he gave up!

He quickly ordered people to clear away the surrounding items: "Quick, quick! Little Li, stop eating and put your hamburger away!"

"And you, Wenwen, put away all your beef jerky and stuff for me. Don't think I don't know you're always sneaking snacks while working!"

Before anyone else could react, Wang Jinbao was the first to throw his rain boots out of his backpack, then quickly stuffed the food from his leather jacket bag inside, avoiding the security cameras.

I even managed to snatch a bunch of bananas back for him. Since we couldn't put them away, I gave one to each of the kids: "Eat up! If you finish them, we won't have to carry one less meal!"

Shen Shaocheng had also finished packing and, at Shen Yu's request, had packed some things into Shen Yu's backpack as well. Listening to Wang Jinbao's words, he also started rummaging through his suitcase.

"I still have some leftover sandwiches from this morning. I thought the production team would take them if I brought food, so I didn't bring any!"

Ni Hao also rummaged through the suitcase, thinking that Ji Jianshu was a child who didn't like snacks, and that their suitcase was empty. Worried that they really wouldn't have any food later, she urged Ji Jianshu to say:

"Go secretly ask An'an for some snacks. They must have brought some, otherwise we'll really be eating nothing but compressed biscuits on this mountain!"

Ji Jianshu remained silent, glancing at the not-so-bright Ni Hao, and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was Ni Hao who was going to be on the show, but he still reminded him:

"Daddy and the others must have hidden food for us to find. They even gave us a pot!"

Looking at the small pot Su Shao was carrying, Ni Hao felt somewhat uncertain about her own abilities, but she didn't suggest that Ji Jianshu go and get some food.

Wang Jinbao had finished getting ready early and then helped the younger children get dressed. It wasn't easy to change clothes on the mountain, and there were a lot of mosquitoes, so he gave them quick-drying long-sleeved shirts with a windproof jacket over them.

Zhuangzhuang is chubby and more sensitive to heat than most children, and he didn't want to wear so many clothes. Wang Jinbao chased after him, saying, "You'll catch a cold if you get chilled. There's no sun in the woods where the trees are so tall!"

An'an was squatting next to the suitcase, busy stuffing dried mangoes into her mouth. She wanted to eat as much as possible before her dad was busy and before Duo Duo's dad packed his things. An'an's cheeks were bulging.

Her little mouth was so full she could barely chew, and she couldn't even hold back her drool. An'an had to bend over to eat, trying her best to keep the drool from getting on her clothes.

"An'an? What delicious food are you eating?"

An'an was so startled when she saw Ni Hao arrive that she almost choked. She quickly swallowed the dried mango in her mouth and wiped her mouth.

"Auntie~, please don't smile at me like that, you look like an old witch~"

"I'm not Snow White, I'm the Queen~, you can't fool me~"

Hearing this, Ni Hao suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and tugged at An An's sleeve: "Okay! Queen, do you have any more food? Could you give some to Auntie?"

"Auntie, let's keep our voices down! Don't be so loud!"

An'an, being the most experienced at sneaking food, pulled Ni Hao aside and said "Shh," while also stealthily glancing at the others. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was looking in their direction.

She generously handed the dried mangoes in her arms to Ni Hao: "Auntie~, other people's dried mangoes are so delicious. My aunt bought these for me~, you don't have an aunt, do you?"

An'an noticed at kindergarten that none of the other children had an aunt, but she did, and she had been showing it off several times. Just as she was about to demonstrate, she heard Ni Hao say:

"Do you have anything else? You only have one dried mango?"

Seeing that Ni Hao suspected she hadn't eaten enough, An An immediately opened her small suitcase and, fearing Ni Hao wouldn't see clearly, pushed the suitcase in front of her:

"Other people have so many delicious things to eat! I'll tell you a secret, I've hidden away so many delicious things, so many that even my dad doesn't know!"

Seeing the room overflowing with plush toys, snacks, and two picture books, Ni Hao happily stuffed them into her arms, whispering:

"Let's do it secretly, don't make such a commotion, or others will see us!"

After finishing, Ni Hao was impressed by An An's generosity and didn't forget to slip some small cookies into An An's pocket:

"You should secretly bring some too, otherwise you won't have enough to eat and you won't be able to sleep if you're hungry!"

Perhaps the Lu family didn't want the children to eat too much, because these snacks were all small, small enough to fit in a pocket.

Lu Junxing checked everyone's backpacks to make sure they had everything they needed. He kept a close eye on the troublemaker out of the corner of his eye. Seeing Ni Hao stuffing something into her pocket, which he was worried about, he took a few steps and realized it was all snacks for the troublemaker. After that, he stopped worrying about it.

The group set off, with Yangyang pulled between Ji Jianshu and Duoduo. After walking only a few steps, she reached out to Su Shao, saying, "Daddy~, hug~"

Before Su Shao could even reach out, Wang Jinbao rushed over and blocked his way, coaxing, "Yangyang~, let's walk by ourselves first. We can rest when we get tired. We'll take it slow, okay?"

Yangyang wouldn't listen to any of this, but she didn't dare say it directly to Wang Jinbao. Instead, she looked at Su Shao with tears in her eyes.

Su Shao was carrying a large backpack himself. Seeing that the other children were walking on their own, he wanted Yangyang to walk as well. Otherwise, with a child in his arms and a backpack on his back, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to go very far.

"Yangyang~, take a few steps first, and I'll carry you if you can't walk!"

When Wang Jinbao heard Su Shao say this, he also said, "That's right, a child that big can definitely walk this distance. When we were kids, Yangyang's age could go up the mountain to chop firewood."

Xu Tinglan knew that Wang Jinbao was afraid, and that Su Shao, carrying both a bag and a child, wouldn't be able to work properly when it came time to actually do the work.

She was also afraid that Wang Jinbao and Su Shao would get into a conflict, so she advised Yangyang, "Didn't you say you wanted to see the little squirrel? If the little squirrel sees that you're always on your dad and not brave at all, it might not dare to come over!"

Shen Shaocheng also felt that Yangyang was too spoiled, not even as good as An'an, a little boy. He complained about walking too much, what would happen to him in the future?

In their generation, families typically had many siblings, and they would help each other out when needed. Children were raised as if they were their own, and there wasn't the same emphasis on boundaries as today's only children.

He said directly, "Yangyang, you're almost 5 years old, a little man. How can you carry him all the time?"

Looking at Yangyang's teary eyes, he realized this child wasn't as resilient as his own Shen Yu, and that he had been too harsh, making the child cry again. He added:

"That little squirrel must really admire you for being so capable, walking the mountain path all by yourself!"

Zhuangzhuang: "Wow~, me! I'm so amazing! The little squirrel will definitely like me!"

An'an waved her little hand excitedly: "Then we can take it home! I'll show the little squirrel to my brother and the others too!"

Duoduo: "Then I'll bring one home too!"

Zhuangzhuang: "Dad, let's get one too, so all the other kids will be so envious of me!"

Wang Jinbao, holding the stick he'd picked up to use as a hiking pole, poked Zhuangzhuang's butt and said irritably, "You probably think your dad's life is too peaceful! You just want your dad to go in and experience it for yourself!"

Other parents who knew how "precious" this wild animal was all laughed.

Shen Shaocheng patted Wang Jinbao on the shoulder: "You'd better keep a close eye on yours, okay? You might just sneak one home, hahaha~"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but Wang Jinbao glanced at Zhuangzhuang, who was dazed and restless, kicking a stone or pulling a blade of grass every now and then, and felt a headache coming on.

Zhuangzhuang, still unaware of what everyone was laughing at, asked with a bewildered look, "Are you all envious that I have a little squirrel?"

Xu Tinglan laughed and said, "Haha~, we wouldn't dare to be envious!"

Seeing him looking so dazed, Wang Jinbao shouted, "What are you envious of? Walk properly!"

An'an obediently walked beside Lu Junxing, tugging at her father's finger with her little hand: "Daddy~, what does the little squirrel want to eat?"

Lu Junxing: "Squirrels mainly feed on nuts, seeds, flowers, and leaves, and occasionally also consume animal food. In addition to wild fruits, they also eat tender branches, buds, leaves, insects, and bird eggs."

Only then did everyone realize that little An'an was also thinking about the little squirrel.

Ji Jianshu, who was standing in front, turned around and added, "The little squirrel likes to eat nuts!"

An'an thought of the nuts she usually ate. Her grandma had bought her a lot, but she didn't like them, so she said, "Then I'll give it my nuts from now on!"

"I can raise the little squirrel until it's plump and healthy~, and then it will have babies in our house, right, Daddy~"

Lu Junxing shook her little hand, and seeing how interested she was, he didn't say anything to refuse: "Then it has to be willing to go home with you!"

Before An'an could ask, Zhuangzhuang anxiously inquired, "What will it take for it to agree to come home with me?"

Wang Jinbao also felt that Lu Junxing, being a cultured man, was indeed clever. Bringing this child home with him would change everything, and he was now in the mood to joke with the child:

"You silly boy, try seducing it! See if it'll come with you then!"

Zhuangzhuang: "How do I seduce him?"

An'an raised her little hand excitedly and said, "I know! I know! That's exactly what it looks like. That's what Four-Eyes calls me at home, so I went over!"

As they spoke, everyone saw the little girl beckon with her little finger. They smiled; they knew that the "four-eyed guy" An'an was referring to was her uncle.

Seeing Lu Junxing's face darken further, they also silently mourned for their bespectacled uncle for two seconds.

Duoduo: "Yes, the teacher also said that animals get married too. Zhuangzhuang, you can find him a wife, and then he can come home with you!"

Yangyang: "Wife? Hehe~, Dad! My wife is my mom!"

Everyone: Hahaha~

Shen Shaocheng: "Young people are so clingy, huh?"

Wang Jinbao: "Aren't people online saying that Brother Su Shao is... what was it called, the nation's husband? Yangyang's mom must love him a lot. Look how well Yangyang is raised, so fair and tender. The whole family is so happy!"

Ni Hao recalled the frenzy among fans when this person was exposed for having been secretly married and had children for many years. She shook her head and muttered:

"I'm being scolded by fans so much that I can't even go out, and you're still happy! I have no freedom at all!"

Xu Tinglan and Ni Hao were quite close, and hearing her mutter this, Xu Tinglan also recalled the time when Su Shao was promoting a CP with a young actress and then the news broke that he had married young and had a child.

That scene gave her a real glimpse into just how massive Su Shao's fanbase was; for days, news about him was everywhere.

Seeing that Su Shao had no intention of explaining his wife's situation here, and fearing that something might happen again and cause further trouble, she changed the subject:

"Do you think this is like playing house? Finding someone a partner for someone? It's not that easy."

Wang Jinbao appeared and said, "Yes, finding a partner is not easy at all!"