DTBS – Chapter 38
Chapter 38: Doggy Takes Credit
"Found it!" Meng Huashi held up the transparent ocean ball in her hand towards Tao Aiqin. "The key."
"Mengmeng is amazing!" Tao Aiqin praised her, then pulled her hand and climbed out of the ocean ball pit. She trotted over to Tao Qiuyun and said sweetly, "We found it! Mengmeng found it, she's super awesome!"
Seeing Tao Aiqin praise her, the little girl was a bit shy and lowered her head without speaking.
"Okay, Qinqin and Mengmeng are both amazing," Tao Qiuyun pulled the two of them closer. "Shall we go somewhere quiet to look for the other keys?"
"Did the bad guy know? The last key," Tao Aiqin looked up at her.
"I have an idea," Tao Qiuyun kept them guessing.
The little cat blinked.
Taking the two to a small bamboo grove, Tao Qiuyun told them to check if there was anything inside their cat costumes.
Neither of the little cats found anything at first. Finally, while helping each other check their tails, they felt the key.
Tao Aiqin: ...Speechless. They really could hide things.
System gloated: The tables have turned. It's finally your turn to be speechless, huh?
Tao Aiqin: ...
The release of the sixth clue meant that more than half of the treasure hunt time had passed. Because Tao Qiuyun's cat team had found all seven keys, they were the first to get the clue to the King's treasure:
The secret of the treasure lies in the seven keys.
It sounded like stating the obvious, but the seven keys had different patterns, like a banana and a flower. By circling the areas on the map that resembled the key shapes and connecting them in order according to the key numbers (which clue they corresponded to)...
Sure enough, an intersection appeared.
The NPC watched with wide eyes as the beautiful woman wearing cat ears, right after he finished giving the clue, flipped over the treasure map and solved its secret. This left him feeling choked up inside.
While it was indeed simple, her manner of not even needing to think was a bit disheartening!
Upon arriving at the intersection, a staff member handed them small shovels and told them that this entire area was where the treasure was buried, and whoever arrived first could start digging first.
So, in the end, the treasure hunt game still turned into a matter of luck?
Handing over the digging task to the two little cat hunters who loved treasure hunting, Tao Qiuyun sat to the side, took out her phone, and chatted with Qin Qingshang.
They talked about the event mission, then about Mengmeng and Qinqin, then from the children to Qin Qingshang's work. After learning that the filming commencement ceremony was in two days, Tao Qiuyun used this opportunity to ask her to explain the preparations for a film crew's start. This conversation was quite fruitful; at least, Qin Qingshang seemed relatively comfortable chatting with her on WeChat.
Where there's one, there's two, and then three. She had laid a solid and stable foundation. Tao Aiqin was indeed a great topic to start a conversation!
"Achoo—" The little cat sneezed, then dragged a super large box over to Tao Qiuyun with Meng Huashi. Her dirty little paws were raised above her head, and she smiled brightly: "We found the treasure!"
The staff members watching nearby covered their chests...
Help, not only were they the first to arrive, but they also dug up the biggest prize right away. Is this family reincarnated European royalty? You two little kids, digging so deep, don't your hands ache?
Tao Aiqin: "Exactly. Picking me to transmigrate into a book out of a vast sea of people, who says that's not being European royalty?"
System: "Thanks for the invite, I'm here, and I already regret it."
Tao Aiqin: "Dear, I suggest you bear with it~"
System: "...I'm bearing with it, I'm bearing with it!"
After being tired for most of the day, the two little cats fell asleep with their heads touching in the car on the way back. The giant shark plushie was hugged by the two cats, one black and one white, and it still looked quite large.
"Looks like they're tired," Chang Suiyou saw the two children asleep and leaned forward from the back seat, whispering, "Did you have fun with the kids today?"
"Very happy, they both turned into little calico cats," Tao Qiuyun smiled. She turned to look at Chang Suiyou and also lowered her voice, "Teacher Chang, may I ask, Mengmeng's family?"
Speaking of this, Chang Suiyou sighed, "Mengmeng... she's quite pitiful. Her father cheated and then divorced her mother. Immediately after, Mengmeng's uncle got into gambling debt and had one hand broken by people. Those people also come to collect debts from time to time."
"Mengmeng's maternal grandmother originally lived with Mengmeng's family. She's an old-fashioned feudal type who favors sons over daughters. Ever since her daughter divorced, she's been scolding Mengmeng's mother for not being able to keep a man. Now she feels sorry for her son who broke his hand and can't take care of himself, so she insisted on having her son come live with them too. Now all the family pressure is on Mengmeng's mother. Mengmeng's mother not only has to work several jobs to earn money and take care of her daughter, but also deal with her brother's debt, and at home, she has to do housework and serve the old and the one with the broken hand."
Tao Qiuyun was already getting angry hearing this.
Chang Suiyou was also angry, but more than that, she felt helpless. "But what can we do? We are all outsiders... The school organized a fundraiser for Mengmeng's mother before, but some children not only didn't sympathize with Mengmeng, but instead bullied her even more in private. The teachers have criticized them many times, but they don't remember."
Speaking of this, she glanced at the sleeping Tao Aiqin. "But after Qinqin came, everything changed. She is very smart and brave, and she made a lot of people who mocked Mengmeng cry. Let me tell you something, because Mengmeng changed her surname to Meng after her parents divorced, her original surname was Hu. After changing her surname, many children laughed at her, which made the little girl dislike her surname very much."
She paused, then slowly smiled and continued, "The nickname Mengmeng was given by Qinqin. She said Meng Meng is fierce Meng, is dream Meng, is cute Meng. It can be brave, hope, cute. She said her mother's surname is the most beautiful surname in the world, and she should be happy about it."
Tao Qiuyun saw the woman's eyes turn red and silently handed her a tissue.
"Sorry," Chang Suiyou's voice was hoarse, a little choked up. "I just feel that Qinqin is very good, you taught her very well. She is still so young, and we adults... are not as good as her. We actually neglected the inner world of children."
"...Her mother taught her well," Tao Qiuyun's mood was a bit heavy. "The other mother, not me."
"I really hope to have a chance to talk to her," Chang Suiyou wiped her tears.
Tao Qiuyun lowered her head, her left hand clenched into a fist.
In another time and space, in another world, what kind of life were Tao Aiqin and Qin Qingshang living? With such a good Qinqin gone, what would happen to Miss Qin over there?
Thinking of this, Tao Qiuyun's heart ached intensely... She felt sorry for the Qin Qingshang in the other time and space, and she urgently wanted to see the Qin Qingshang in this time and space. This feeling came suddenly, surged violently, without warning, catching her off guard.
"Good luck with the filming!"
The crew of 《Fluttering Butterfly》 lit incense sticks, worshipped the gods, and prayed for everything to go smoothly and for the crew to be safe.
But unfortunately, Qin Qingshang thought the gods were probably on a business trip and didn't receive the pig's head meat offered by the crew. Otherwise, how could Jiang Lihe, this bastard, appear here!
"Qingshang," Jiang Lihe held a large bouquet of roses. "Do you really not want to renew your contract with Sufeng? Can we talk properly? I can give you the best agent and several assistants. Qingshang..."
"CEO Jiang, please stay away from me. I don't want any scandals with you," Qin Qingshang stood far away, afraid of being associated with him.
"Qingshang," Jiang Lihe looked concerned. "The entertainment industry is complicated, there are many bad people. I can protect you. Look, at the Night of Stars before, that guy Qi Xingwu had ulterior motives towards you. You are too beautiful, you need someone who can protect you..."
"Wait!" Qin Qingshang interrupted him. The woman's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she deliberately said, "What do you mean Qi Xingwu had ulterior motives towards me? Didn't the police say they received a tip about illegal drug transactions that day? What does that have to do with me?"
So, the matter of Qi Xingwu drugging her wasn't that simple? It was even possible that Jiang Lihe was involved behind the scenes.
"I," Jiang Lihe was stunned, then immediately said, "Didn't I know about his affairs from the subsequent reports about Qi Xingwu? Plus, there was security maintaining order that day, and I didn't see you at the scene, so I guessed..."
"That's not right," Qin Qingshang shook her head, watching his facial expression. "Actually, I was there that day. There were so many people in the side hall of the venue, CEO Jiang, can your two eyes see everyone? You insisted I wasn't there, is it because you were already looking for me?"
"Of course I was looking for you," Jiang Lihe smiled. "I've always hoped to persuade you to renew your contract with Sufeng. Qingshang, I like you very much. Even if you don't want to renew, can we be friends?"
"Stop!" Qin Qingshang saw him step forward and immediately took a step back. "I have a problem, I don't want to make too many friends. CEO Jiang should look for someone else. I don't want to be friends with you, and I certainly don't want to be the kind of friend who can accept your roses."
"Don't say things so absolutely, Qingshang..."
"Whoa, this male lead actually chased her to the set, was this part in the novel?" Tao Aiqin lay on the big dog, watching this scene from a distance.
The System was not surprised. "The plot has been completely messed up, so anything that happens now is reasonable. After all, if the female lead ignores the male lead, the male lead has to actively act like a jerk to show his presence."
"Sys, you're getting better and better at talking," Tao Aiqin praised it, jumped off the big dog, and then whispered into the dog's ear, "Go, fetch that man's roses."
"Woof!" Need a tip, woof~
"Here, here," Tao Aiqin promised it.
She didn't expect Tao Qiuyun could actually get the System's dog. Getting a dog with nothing, worthy of being the daughter she chose—no, the mom she chose!
The System was surprised when it saw the dog, saying it was a stray dog courier chosen by the main system in this world, specially enhanced, not an ordinary dog.
It didn't expect that sending a delivery to Tao Qiuyun would also lose an employee.
The item 【Love Delivery】 was worth buying!
"Woof—" The big dog walked with an arrogant swagger, its golden tie on its neck swinging back and forth, heading towards Jiang Lihe.
"Where did this dog come from? It even has a tie..." Before Jiang Lihe could finish speaking, the big dog suddenly stood up, almost as tall as him, and snatched the bouquet of roses from his hand in one bite.
Immediately after, he and Qin Qingshang saw the dog start shaking its fur rapidly, shaking its head so fast it left afterimages.
Roses scattered everywhere, just like his currently chaotic inner state.
After shaking its head, the dog spat the bouquet out to the side with a "Ptooey," looking very disgusted.
"You!" Jiang Lihe was furious. A dog dared to look down on him, even pretending to be human by wearing a tie. What, was it pure gold? What kind of person would put a tie on a dog, they must be crazy!
He raised his leg, ready to kick the big dog. Qin Qingshang was about to stop him when she saw the big dog seemed prepared. It let out a soft "Awoo~", staggered back several steps, its fluffy body bumped into her leg, and then it suddenly collapsed softly at her feet, sticking out its tongue and twitching.
Qin Qingshang: ...Ah, this.
Jiang Lihe: Damn! This dog knows how to fake injuries!
He hadn't even had time to kick yet!
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