Under Liu Yifeng's guidance, they soon arrived at the back mountain.
The honeysuckle was nearing the end of its blooming season, making it difficult to find.
Liu Chunsheng usually enjoyed drinking tea brewed with honeysuckle. So, sometimes when Liu Yifeng saw honeysuckle elsewhere, he would pick some and dry it at home, which helped preserve it for longer.
However, this year had been very busy, and Liu Yifeng hadn't gotten around to it. Last night, seeing his father's dissatisfaction with the regular tea, he remembered to pick some honeysuckle for him today.
Although honeysuckle could be bought outside and was quite common.
His main intention was to take Tong Tong out for a walk, allowing for some father-son bonding.
Coincidentally, Director Wang had brought his filming crew again. If they didn't have something to do, it would be awkward at home.
This was Xia Qianqian's first time walking on such a wild mountain, and wearing high heels made her balance precarious. At this moment, Tong Tong proactively extended his small hand and held hers. "Auntie Xia, I'll hold your hand so you won't fall."
Xia Qianqian was touched. "Tong Tong, you're so thoughtful!"
"This road is a bit difficult to walk on, Uncle Wang and everyone else, please be careful too." Tong Tong turned to look at Director Wang and the others, speaking with concern.
Director Wang smiled and nodded. "Alright, Tong Tong, you be careful too."
He then looked at Liu Yifeng. "Yifeng, you've raised your son wonderfully. It's truly enviable. If Tong Tong were my son, I'd wake up smiling every night."
It wasn't just him who thought this way; everyone else felt the same.
Who wouldn't want a child like Tong Tong? But their own sons seemed to be here to collect debts.
"Daddy, look quickly, there's honeysuckle!" Tong Tong suddenly pointed excitedly not far ahead.
Indeed, there was a good amount of honeysuckle growing there. Liu Yifeng walked over and began picking it.
Tong Tong, due to his height, couldn't reach it, which made him anxious.
Suddenly, he realized he was off the ground and could now reach the honeysuckle.
It turned out Xia Qianqian had picked him up. "Tong Tong, this way you can pick the honeysuckle."
"Thank you, Auntie Xia!" Tong Tong said gratefully and cheerfully began picking honeysuckle.
Seeing this, Liu Yifeng quickly said, "Let me carry him. I don't want you to get tired."
Xia Qianqian smiled indifferently. "It's alright, I'll carry him. It's not tiring."
Seeing that she was not pretentious at all and genuinely liked Tong Tong.
Director Wang, being in this industry, had seen many celebrities. Most of them were two-faced.
Some didn't even bother to pretend, appearing arrogant and looking down on others.
But Xia Qianqian was different. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had a great personality, free from any pretense or affectation. He was convinced that Xia Qianqian would become a future star and establish herself in the entertainment industry. His judgment of people was always accurate!
The cameraman captured all three of them. The scene was incredibly harmonious; an uninformed observer might have mistaken them for a family of three!
Meanwhile, in a high-end residential area in Rao City, in one of the units.
Another filming team was capturing videos.
The main subjects were Yun Duo'er and her co-contestant, Song Yicheng.
In the study, Song Yicheng was engrossed in a high school senior's exam paper.
To capture interactions, Yun Duo'er had to constantly find conversation topics, without showing any hint of impatience.
After all, she didn't know which scene would be selected and presented to the audience.
Therefore, she had to suppress her displeasure and project an image of being kind and patient.
"Yicheng, I heard you've already learned the material for the senior year. Is this exam paper for seniors?"
However, Song Yicheng didn't respond, still diligently working on the paper.
This made Yun Duo'er a little awkward, so she patiently asked again.
Unexpectedly, Song Yicheng showed a look of extreme impatience. "Ugh, are you annoying or what? Can't you see I'm doing my exam? You're disturbing me, and don't you know that disturbing others is very rude?"
Yun Duo'er had never been spoken to like this before, and she was put on the spot.
She had initially thought she had found a gem, but who knew he had such a personality.
With this kind of temperament, she couldn't imagine working together for even a day.
She wanted to quit then and there but then thought of the exorbitant breach of contract fees. Reluctantly, she suppressed her anger and forced a smile. "Do you usually just do papers at home? Do you have any hobbies besides studying?"
"Yes!" To Yun Duo'er's surprise, Song Yicheng actually answered, which made her ecstatic. "What are they?"
But Song Yicheng's next answer left her completely stunned. "Besides studying, I also enjoy watching documentaries and playing Go. Go is the most brain-testing game, and I'm already a six-dan player."
Although this wasn't directly related to studying, it seemed inseparable from it.
At this moment, Song Yicheng's mother walked in with a plate of sliced apples.
"My apologies to everyone. My son gets so absorbed in studying that he becomes completely oblivious to everything else. He's practically possessed. So, he wasn't intentionally ignoring you. My husband and I have tried to talk to him while he's studying, and he's always dismissive, sometimes even kicking us out."
Seeing Song Yicheng's mother enter, Yun Duo'er quickly seized the opportunity to change the subject, at least to avoid an awkward silence.
Otherwise, if she were the only one talking while Song Yicheng selectively answered, it would be too embarrassing.
So, she smiled and gestured for Song Yicheng's mother to sit. "Mom Song, please sit down. May I ask you a few questions?"
"Of course, you may. Ask away." Mom Song sat down beside Yun Duo'er.
Before Yun Duo'er could speak, she excitedly clasped her hand. "Teacher Duo'er, hello! I really like you. The song 'Wind' you sang is so beautiful. I never expected you to be the special guest for my son. Could you sign an autograph for me later?"
Yun Duo'er couldn't feel happy despite being liked, because the original version of 'Wind' wasn't sung by her at all.
But she couldn't admit such a thing, so she could only smile and nod. "Thank you for your kind words!"
"Right, you said you had a few questions for me just now. What are they?"
"It's nothing much, just some questions about Yicheng's past. When did you realize he had extraordinary intelligence? And what methods did you use to help him grow so quickly in his studies?"
When this was mentioned, Mom Song's face lit up with pride, and the camera zoomed in on her.
This was a question many parents wanted to know the answer to, as they could emulate the methods if they were effective.
Mom Song said with a proud look, "My son could speak more than five words at one year old, recite ancient poems at two, and could count. I knew then that he was different from ordinary children, so I started taking him to early education classes. During weekends, I took him to learn piano, painting, English, and calligraphy..."