Zhao Yingying also noticed Jiang Yuqi, who stood out in the crowd.
She had never expected that a kindergarten sports day would simultaneously see the presence of beauties like Li Manni and Jiang Yuqi.
Originally, her plan was to compete against the other mothers, feeling confident in her advantages in terms of age, looks, and figure.
But now, she felt completely overshadowed by Li Manni and Jiang Yuqi.
Among all the women present, she could at best rank third.
“Yang, will you have time after the sports meet?”
“I still owe you a meal, don’t I?”
Zhao Yingying approached Yang Hao with a smile and said.
Last time at Haidilao, she was supposed to treat, but then her little brother Qin Feng unexpectedly showed up.
Latter, because of a mission, Yang Hao gifted a bracelet to both Zhao Yingying and Sun Xinyi, giving Zhao Yingying even more reason to insist on treating him to a meal.
However, Yang Hao was not interested in this counter sister with only a three-segment “Power of Tea.”
It had nothing to do with her slightly lacking looks and figure.
Yang Hao was not the type to judge solely by appearances; what he cared about was the inside!
So he decisively refused, “Sorry, I have plans this afternoon.”
“Oh, let’s reschedule then.”
Zhao Yingying was somewhat disappointed. She could sense that Yang Hao didn’t seem very interested in her, especially since he had so many beauties around him, she really didn’t have much of an advantage.
It looks like I need to seek advice from a strategist…
Zhao Yingying silently calculated in her heart.
After a while,
The parent-child sports day officially began.
The first competition was the classic “three-legged race.”
But here, it was upgraded to a “four-legged race” with two parents and one child.
Yang Hao and Li Manni stood on either side of Xixi, sandwiching her in the middle. This “four-legged race,” due to the child in the center, still depended on the coordination of the two adults, with the child in the middle essentially serving as an ornament.
“Others will likely chant ‘one, two’ to find the rhythm. If we do the same, it could get confusing, so let’s chant ‘left, right’ instead!”
Yang Hao said to Li Manni before the start.
“Okay,”
Li Manni nodded, finding the analysis reasonable.
The starter gun fired, and the twenty teams of Class Two set off simultaneously. As Yang Hao had anticipated, while everyone else was chanting “one, two” to find their rhythm, he and Li Manni chanting “left, right” were not affected.
They moved in sync, their coordination seamless. Xixi, being carried in the middle, was in a flying state throughout the race, her chubby little face full of smiles as she kept cheering for her dad and auntie.
Ultimately, all three of them were the first to cross the finish line.
“Yay!”
“We won!”
Xixi raised her arms in excitement. She wanted to jump for joy, but her legs were still tied.
Yang Hao, who also felt good about taking the first place, extended his palm and nudged his lips toward Li Manni, who immediately understood and high-fived him.
“Daddy, daddy, me too…”
Xixi also stretched out her little hand.
Yang Hao smiled and gave the little girl a high five as well.
While the “family of three” was celebrating, many other families were still struggling to finish. Yang Hao casually glanced over the field and happened to see the sight of Fat Peng tumbling down with his little fatty and wife.
“Hahaha, Peng Haoxuan fell down…”
Xixi also saw the scene and started clapping and laughing, it was clear she got along well with Peng Hao usually at the kindergarten.
Yang Hao just laughed and shook his head, thinking to himself that indeed, the physical fitness of the online writer community was generally poor.
The phrase “crispy college students” was trending online lately, but online writers were pretty crispy too!
Yang Hao remembered the author of the book he was following often took leaves of absence due to health issues, and seeing Fat Peng’s physical condition, he sort of understood.
The plump family of three had a hard time getting up after falling down.
“Xixi’s dad, you’re our Class Two’s first place. You’ll represent our class in the finals later,”
As Yang Hao watched Fat Peng’s family with interest, Mrs. Jiang approached him.
“Oh, okay.”
Yang Hao’s gaze returned from Fat Peng’s family of three as he nodded slightly.
“This is our medal.”
Mrs. Jiang handed over another medal. The main draw of this parent-child sports event was fun. As long as one participated, they were awarded a medal.
However, since Yang Hao’s trio was the first place of the senior second class, their medal had “First Place” inscribed on it, unlike the commemorative ones.
“Let me take a photo for the three of you!”
Although Mrs. Jiang disapproved of Yang Hao’s swift search for new love after becoming widowed, it was his private matter, and she still had her job to do.
“Then we’ll trouble Mrs. Jiang.”
Yang Hao smiled and passed his phone over; such moments should indeed be captured in photos for remembrance.
“Auntie, hold me for the photo…”
Yang Hao planned to pick up Xixi, but the little girl had her preferences and heartlessly abandoned her old father.
Li Manni naturally wouldn’t refuse the little girl’s request and happily picked up Xixi.
Yang Hao stood next to Li Manni, his left hand in his pocket and his right hand seeming out of place.
After a moment’s hesitation, he placed his right hand on Li Manni’s shoulder—if the little one wouldn’t let me hold her, holding the big one should be fine, right!
Feeling the weight of Yang Hao’s arm, Li Manni’s cheeks blushed slightly; her holding Xixi and Yang Hao embracing her, they truly resembled a family of three.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Jiang, who was taking the photo, felt somewhat dazed, sensing that the trio in the picture seemed like a real family, and Xixi and this beautiful “stepmother” even bore some resemblance.
Err, could she be her real aunt?
Not that kind of aunt found from outside…
Mrs. Jiang began to question her earlier speculation.
Especially since Xixi and this aunt seemed very close, even wanting to be held by her for the photo.
Ding…
Just as Mrs. Jiang was about to press the shutter, a Weixun message suddenly popped up on Yang Hao’s phone screen: Yang, I’ve moved to a new place, but the range hood isn’t working well.
Yang Hao had set his phone to display Weixun messages without unlocking, so Mrs. Jiang clearly saw the content of the message.
So Xixi’s dad can fix range hoods.
The range hood in my rental isn’t working well either; maybe I could ask him to have a look.
Thinking so, Mrs. Jiang’s hands didn’t stop, and she continuously pressed the shutter button, taking a memorable “family portrait” for the three.
“Xixi’s dad, someone just sent you a Weixun message.”
Mrs. Jiang mentioned as she handed the phone back to Yang Hao.
Upon receiving the phone, Yang Hao had already seen the unread Weixun message notification. He nodded but wasn’t in a hurry to check the message; instead, he opened the gallery to review the photos with Li Manni and Xixi.
Because Mrs. Jiang pressed the shutter several times in succession, there were several photos for them to choose from.
And in these photos, Xixi was in the best state, laughing very happily with her big eyes curved like crescents.
Yang Hao wore a faint smile on his face with little difference in expression across the photos.
Li Manni, however, showed some variance in her expressions: she appeared slightly flustered in the first photo, shy in the second,
and in the third, she had a smile, yet her tender cheeks still glowed with a faint blush.
The fourth photo was the best; she wore a bright smile, her brow and eyes curved, and the hint of blush, although still present, became the perfect complement to her innocent smile.
“The auntie looks the prettiest in the fourth photo…”
After reviewing the photos, Xixi said with a smile, her eye for beauty rather good.
“Hmm, I think so too.”
Yang Hao nodded in agreement, yet he sent all the photos to Li Manni.
After sharing the photos, he casually opened Wang Xueru’s Weixun message, and his lips curled up unconsciously…
Fixing range hoods was something he was very good at!
“Xixi’s dad, there’s something I’d like to ask your help with,”
spoke Mrs. Jiang, who hadn’t left yet.
“Please tell me, Mrs. Jiang…”
Yang Hao looked at the beautiful teacher with some puzzlement, wondering what she needed assistance with.
“Just to make it clear; I didn’t mean to read your Weixun message—it just popped up on the phone screen…”
Mrs. Jiang first clarified that she hadn’t intentionally peeked at someone else’s Weixun message before continuing, “The range hood at my rented place isn’t working well either.”
“Xixi’s dad, could you find the time to help me fix it?”