Chapter 16 Taking the Children to the Amusement Park

Ye Qingtao helped out for a while, asking Auntie Liu many details about cooking, before quietly leaving the kitchen. “Qingtao, do you want to rest for a while or go to the amusement park now?” Ye Qingtao saw the children who had been playing silently, and when they heard the words “amusement park,” they widened their eyes in surprise.

 So they weren’t really emotionless, there were still things that could elicit a response from them. “Let’s go to the amusement park now.” As soon as Ye Qingtao finished speaking, she understood why Gu Jingming wanted to go to the amusement park, it wasn’t for her, but for these children. The children excitedly stood up and surrounded them.

Gu Xiuyuan limped when he walked, but he still walked quickly. Needless to say, this child must have been a lively and playful child when his legs were fine. Gu Xiuping was also excited, but because he had heart problems, he couldn’t be too excited. Every time he got excited, he would feel dizzy, feel difficulty in blood circulation, and sometimes even faint on the spot. Gu Xiu’an had autism, but he was a child after all, and he had a natural interest in amusement parks. Gu Jingming called them to get in the car, and Auntie Liu brought over the pastries she had made.

 “These are chestnut cakes I made especially for you, you can eat them when you get tired playing in the afternoon.” Gu Jingming took the chestnut cakes and thanked her. Gu Jingming drove to the entrance of the amusement park, the car door had just opened, and the children rushed out in a swarm. There were few cars at this time, and there were no designated parking spaces, so Gu Jingming parked the car in a random corner. Ye Qingtao had already taken the three children to the entrance of the park to buy tickets. Ye Qingtao was about to pay when Gu Jingming ran over and took out his wallet first. “Let me, it’s not right for women to pay when going out to play.” Gu Jingming snatched the tickets and paid for them, giving each of them a ticket.

Everyone happily entered with their tickets, there were many attractions in the amusement park. Ye Qingtao followed the children, first taking them to ride the carousel, then the spinning airplanes. The children saw the slide, and they jumped and skipped over to play, very happy. Seeing the little train pass by, Ye Qingtao took them to get on the little train. The children were a little reserved at first, but after playing with Ye Qingtao a few times, they obviously relaxed a lot. At first, it was Ye Qingtao who took the initiative to play with them, then they enthusiastically pulled Ye Qingtao to play. “There are dragon boats in the river, I want to go rowing!

” Gu Xiuyuan pulled Ye Qingtao’s hand and said excitedly. “Okay, let’s go rowing!” Ye Qingtao played with them for three hours, she was actually a little tired, but in order not to dampen the children’s spirits, she still smiled and accompanied them. Gu Jingming followed behind them, his hands carrying a box of pastries and several bottles of mineral water. When the children ran too fast, he followed behind like an old lady, reminding them, “Slow down, slow down, be careful not to fall!”

The small boat docked at the shore, and the children couldn’t wait to squeeze onto it. Ye Qingtao stood on the shore and helped them onto the boat one by one. Gu Jingming stood aside, watching nervously, his heart was in his throat. Until all the children were on board, Ye Qingtao also jumped onto the boat. Gu Jingming was the last one to get on, after getting on, he put down his things and took the oars. For the rest of the boat ride, the entire rowing process was done by Gu Jingming alone. He seemed to have endless energy, his two strong arms just waved gently, and the boat sailed far away.

 Many boats that had left before them were quickly left behind. The children sat on the boat, watching other boats swaying and sometimes even spinning in place, they laughed happily. “Brother, come on!” Gu Xiuyuan cheered Gu Jingming on when he was happy, Ye Qingtao only then realized that the children’s address to Gu Xiuyuan was a little special.

They called him brother, not father, so they weren’t Gu Jingming’s children? Then who were they? Why were they raised in Gu Jingming’s grandmother’s house? The other two children, although they spoke little, had smiles on their faces, it was obvious that everyone was happy. “Are you hungry? There are pastries in the bag, you take the children to eat some first, and then let Auntie Liu make you some delicious food when we get back.”

 Gu Jingming’s naturally affectionate tone made Ye Qingtao lose her mind for a moment. It was as if she had already become his wife, and they were a happy family. Ye Qingtao opened the bag and spread out the pastries for the children to eat. The little guys didn’t stand on ceremony, they took a piece each and ate happily. Children are naturally close to water, they were a little reserved when they first got on the boat, but later they became bolder.

Gu Xiuyuan, taking advantage of Ye Qingtao’s inattention, quietly bent over and put his hand in the water. The river water was clear, with a hint of coldness. There were small fish swimming in the river, sometimes even swimming past his fingertips. Gu Xiuyuan was not afraid of the cold, he was having a lot of fun. “Gu Xiuyuan, children can’t play in the water, you’ll drown if you fall in the river!” Ye Qingtao warned fiercely, Gu Xiuyuan giggled and agreed, and secretly played in the water again when she wasn’t looking. If it was just him playing in the water, Ye Qingtao could turn a blind eye. The key was that the two younger ones were following suit, secretly playing in the water too. Ye Qingtao couldn’t keep an eye on both sides, she could only persuade them one by one.

“Gu Xiuyuan, stop playing in the water!”

“Gu Xiuping, your clothes are wet, you’ll catch a cold later!” “Gu Xiu’an, you’re about to fall into the water!” Ye Qingtao not only had to verbally persuade them, but also had to pull them out of the water one by one. A few minutes later, she was already exhausted, for the safety of the children, she had to urge Gu Jingming to go ashore immediately. “Gu Jingming, they love playing in the water too much, I can’t control them, you quickly dock the boat, I’ll take care of them later.” Ye Qingtao pretended to give up, but she still cared about their safety.

 “Alright, Qingtao, you’ve worked hard, I’ll give them a good scolding when we get back.” Gu Jingming’s arms were swinging quickly, and the small boat was being rowed quickly by him. Ye Qingtao had just pulled Gu Xiuping into her arms when she heard a splash, she was startled and turned to see Gu Xiuyuan had fallen into the water and was struggling desperately. “Help! Help! The water is so cold, I’m freezing to death!” Gu Xiuyuan kept splashing in the water, and soon sank to the bottom.

 Ye Qingtao saw that the situation was not good, and without thinking, she jumped into the water with a splash. Gu Jingming was startled by the commotion, he dropped the oars and chased after them. Gu Jingming was about to jump into the water when he saw Ye Qingtao emerge from the water. She was holding Gu Xiuyuan and swimming quickly towards the boat. Ye Qingtao was completely soaked, she was freezing in the cold water, and her whole body was numb.

 When she swam back, her body was still trembling. Gu Jingming was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the oars and rowed towards Ye Qingtao. “Qingtao, hold on, I’ll be there soon!”