Chapter 119: The Rising Wind

The four little ones apologized to Bai Lingyue in their adorable, milky voices, and she forgave them with a smile. Who could truly stay angry at such little cuties?

Xiaobai’s handicraft project ended up being a small cardboard car, completed with the help of her dear aunt. This left Old Bai, who had just returned from buying study materials for Bai Lingyue, quite resentful; he grumbled that the teacher hadn't assigned homework to the children, but to the parents. To this, Yang Qing remarked that while he had a point, he would refrain from commenting, as his own little ones, Chun’er and Xia’er, had always completed their homework independently.

Dinner was hot pot, fulfilling Bai Lingyue's wish. In truth, Yang Qing had wanted to treat everyone to something better, as he was still thrilled and excited about earning seven hundred thousand that day. However, perhaps due to a habit of frugality, Papa Bai, Mama Bai, and Jin’er refused to go to a high-end restaurant, so Yang Qing had no choice but to follow their wishes.

The hot pot was very spicy, as stimulating as life itself, and the little ones enjoyed it immensely. Little Niannian was especially excited, as she had never shared a hot pot with so many friends before. Her little face turned flushed, making one want to give her a kiss. Little Xi’er also remembered her sister’s instructions—only two bottles of "Little Bear" milk a day. Even when the spice made her pant, she only snuck a tiny sip from Little Qiu’er’s bottle, never drinking more.

"Xi’er, if you can't handle the spice, don't eat it. Look, your mouth is all red," Tan Jin’er said with a smile as she wiped her little sister’s mouth. She then picked up some vegetables from the tomato-based broth and placed them in her small bowl. "Eat this, it’s not spicy and it’s delicious."

"Hiahia... thank you, sister," Little Xi’er laughed happily. "Xiaobai says the spicy food is delicious!"

"Huo huo..." Xiaobai laughed out loud. "It’s satisfying!"

Mama Bai gave a side-eye: "Satisfying? Do you want me to get you a bottle of iced beer too?"

"Yes, please!"

"Swish!"

Mama Bai shot a look at Bai Zhijun, who had spoken up.

Bai Zhijun: "Ahem... I was just joking, just joking. Eat your vegetables, eat..."

"Haha..."

***

The next day was clear and sunny. In the small shop, the three little ones were playing quietly on the second floor, Bai Lingyue was reviewing her studies, and Yang Qing and Tan Jin’er were selling food as usual.

At noon, as they saw off the last wave of customers and were tidying up the stall, they saw Bai Lingyue running down, waving her phone excitedly. "Brother Qing! Look, the songs you recorded with the little cuties are now on the Qianqian Qingyin platform!"

"Let me see!"

Upon hearing this, Tan Jin’er became excited as well. She took the phone and began searching, and sure enough, the four songs and two musical pieces recorded by Yang Qing and the little ones were there. She impatiently clicked on "Mohe Ballroom," and Yang Qing’s deep, resonant voice filled the air. Listening to his own singing, Yang Qing smiled with a touch of embarrassment and turned to look into the distance.

The wind had begun to stir...

At the same time, the many fans who had been following Wang Ying and anticipating her first concert were stunned. At exactly twelve o'clock, Wang Ying’s personal social media account suddenly posted six messages in a row, all promoting the new songs and music!

"Wait... has my goddess’s account been hacked? Six posts in a row? This isn't her style!"

"Heh, her style? What is her style? Dignified and elegant by day, releasing her soul and body at night. I have private photos, do you want them?"

"How dare you say that about my goddess! You are... I'm sending you a private message, big brother, please reply!"

"...You guys are enough! Why aren't you listening to the songs? I just listened to one, it’s hilarious. It’s sung by three little toddlers, hiahia... that laughter is so infectious, every time I think of it, I can’t help but laugh."

The fans: "..."

Toddlers? Infectious laughter? What is this?

Driven by curiosity, they flocked to listen, and then they were completely hooked.

They were hooked by Little Xi’er’s infectious laughter, moved by Little Chun’er’s singing, infected by the joy in Little Xia’er’s voice, stirred by memories through Yang Qing’s singing, and conquered by his music.

Within just one hour of Wang Ying’s posts, the traffic for Yang Qing and the little ones’ songs exploded on Qianqian Qingyin, shooting straight to the top of the trending list!

On the internet, more and more netizens began leaving comments after listening.

"I found it! I finally found the 'Strongest Cute Voice' from before! So this is where she’s been! It wasn't easy, my kid has been playing this on repeat!"

"Yes, this nursery rhyme is simple and joyful, and it carries the meaning of the honor of labor—very suitable for children to learn. And 'Let Us Row the Sculls' is full of vibrant energy; I can't help but give them a like. But what moved me even more was the 'Patriotic Version of Mohe Ballroom.' Hearing this lossless version again, I still wanted to cry. I have to say: I have no regrets being born in China in this life! I’ll be Chinese again in the next!"

"Exactly! Well said! But I want to know, what’s the connection between this and the other 'Mohe Ballroom'? It’s also incredibly good. I actually thought of my first love!"

"The connection is the same melody, a sublimation from small love to great love!"

"Well said. And have you heard those two instrumental pieces? Damn, it gave me goosebumps! Since when could the suona and erhu be this impressive?"

"Heh, have you just joined the internet? 'Horse Racing' by God Qing already caused a storm online before; this is just the lossless version. But the other one, 'The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,' is different—it’s a masterpiece of the suona!"

"Is 'masterpiece' too much? But it’s definitely a classic. I’m more curious about this 'God Qing' you mentioned... is it Yang Qing, the author of these songs and pieces?"

"Of course! God Qing is from our Yang City! He started out selling jianbing guozi. Because of a malicious report, his stall was shut down, but his customers surrounded the city management office, attracting reporters and creating Yang City’s first phenomenal news event. There are news reports on it, you can look it up."

The Yang City netizen seemed very knowledgeable about Yang Qing’s history and continued posting:

"Now, God Qing runs a small shop on Wuyi Street called 'Four Seasons Delicacies,' specializing in jianbing guozi and xiaolongbao. The line of customers stretches on forever! His jianbing guozi are fragrant for miles! If you ever visit Yang City, you have to try them; I guarantee you’ll want more!

The event that first brought God Qing to the internet was when he participated in his sister’s Children’s Day performance. His 'Patriotic Version of Mohe Ballroom' sparked a nationwide memorial for heroes and was even reported by CCTV. And his erhu piece 'Horse Racing' made so many people fall in love with the erhu!"

"That is the complete history of God Qing so far. He went from a small street vendor to where he is now. Is he amazing or what?"

Netizen: "..."

Amazing is an understatement—I’m just afraid he’s a genius!