Raising You This Small Stuff

Chapter 37.1 Mo Yi Cheng is sick!

The next day, a headline with the title S city police busted a dog theft gang case appeared on Weibo. On the one hand because of dog lovers from all walks of life, there were positive responses and on the other hand because of the cooperation of influential celebrities like Mo Yi Cheng, the Anchor Long Bow and so on, there were many voices of thanks.

Soon some lucky owners recovered their dogs and some of the dogs that couldn’t find their owners or were strays were temporarily sent to welfare institutions. Chen Sheng was even planning to fund a charity animal protection center.

The only thing that made everyone feel distressed was that Long Bow’s game was on a computer, which made it inconvenient for him to communicate with Grandpa.

At the critical moment, the little fool Du Du offered advice once again.

“Can’t you just… just use the video function… put a camera in front of the computer, and then Chen Sheng would send the phone?”

Chen Yan patted his head bitterly, once again doubting his IQ.

Mo Yi Cheng looked at his elf with admiration, full of pride.

Long Bow: “Bark, bark!” I’m a dog, but you’re a president, aren’t you ashamed that you can’t even compare to a little fool?

Three days later.

As Yuan Suo concentrated on the second part of Long Bow comic, a loud bark came from outside the cell phone.

He turned around in surprise and saw Mo Yi Cheng on the screen with a smile at the corners of his lips, holding a milky white fat little puppy in his arms.

“Pup….. puppy!” He dropped the brush in his hand and jumped from the chair.

Bark! When the fat little puppy saw the beautiful little brother inside the screen of the cell phone, it barked ingratiatingly, brought out it’s pink and tender tongue cutely then rolled on its back, showing its pink little belly that had a small pattern on it.

“Aww…..” Yuan Suo felt his heart melt immediately.

When Mo Yi Cheng saw that Yuan Suo liked it, the smile in the eyes became thicker as he rubbed the fat little puppy’s soft fur, “It has been determined that this little guy was abandoned when the owner moved and left in the old house. It’s because the neighbors have been taking care of it that is why it is so white and fat.”

“So pitiful.” Yuan Suo looked at the little guy with distress.

Mo Yi Cheng responded: “The sad days are over, from now on you are its owner, it will be very happy!”

Yuan Suo nodded repeatedly, “Mm-hmm! I will take good care of it.”

Mo Yi Cheng put the fat little puppy on the table and then clicked the transmit button.

The fat little puppy probably didn’t know what was happening. One second it was outside then in the next second it had already crossed through space and entered the mobile game, making two small spiral circles appear inside its black jewel-like eyes.

Yuan Suo held the puppy in his arms carefully. The little guy looked chubby, but when he held it in in his arms, he could feel that there was very little flesh under his plenty fur. The little guy seemed to like its new owner very much as it sniffed Yuan Suo. His owner smells so good! So he stuck out his little tongue and licked his chin a few times flatteringly. The ticklish sensation made Yuan Suo smile, his curved eyes like crescent moon, delicate and extremely thin skin that had a peachy flush to it brimming with brightness.

Mo Yi Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. From the beginning of the malfunctioning of the game up till now, all kinds of things had happened one after another, and the little thing’s face had always been sad and gloomy, but today he could finally see him smile.

“Are we going to name it?” The more Yuan Suo held the little guy, the more he liked it. Round eyes, black nose, pink and tender tongue, he couldn’t help but place a big kiss on its forehead.

Mo Yi Cheng nodded, “It’s your puppy, you decide.”

Yuan Suo’s slender fingers caressed the puppy’s soft fur, then his fingertips tapped its wet little nose as he said, “It looks like a small cloud and it’s creamy, so let’s name it marshmallow!”

Mo Yi Cheng was puzzled by the leap in Yuan Suo’s thinking, but still smiled and said: “Alright, it’s called marshmallow.”

Mo Yi Cheng and Yuan Suo went shopping together in the store and bought a pink doghouse for marshmallow, a pink dog food bowl with small clouds on it and pink dolls, before realizing afterwards that marshmallow was a little male dog!

Yuan Suo put the pink collar on it then explained seriously to the color-blind little marshmallow that pink was a very ‘tough’ color, “Pink doesn’t make one look unmanly, my pajamas are also pink! Right, Mo Yi Cheng?”

Mo Yi Cheng was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Marshmallow wagged its little tail that was a little stumped…

“Mo Yi Cheng, we…” Yuan Suo who was holding marshmallow suddenly thought of something, “Can we go to the hospital to see Grandpa Fu?”

Mo Yi Cheng froze. Actually, during the past three days, he had been to the hospital twice. The old man’s condition was only getting worse and worse, he had even been sent to the ER once, but because he was afraid that Yuan Suo would feel even more sad seeing that scene, he never spoke about it.

“Hmm, let’s wait till tomorrow then go and see Grandpa Fu.”

Chapter 37.2 Mo Yi Cheng is sick!

Early the next morning, Mo Yi Cheng prepared breakfast.

After the system’s failure, Mo Yi Cheng had applied for a leave of absence for Yuan Suo and this was the first day of school after the break, but it was only a half-day class. Mo Yi Cheng had promised Yuan Suo that they would visit Grandpa Fu in the afternoon.

Yuan Suo prepared breakfast for marshmallow, squatted on the side and watched the little one eat all the dog food before returning to the table to sit down and wait for Mo Yi Cheng to send the food in.

At this time, the system suddenly issued a beep — ding! At the same time, the font on the screen was larger than usual and also colorful.

[System Message: Elf Du Du’s wise move helped Elf Long Bow successfully. The system’s rewards are now being issued: Advanced Skin. At the same time, elf Du Du’s level has risen to level 18.]

The system’s reward message was accompanied by a small piece of celebratory music, and exploding fireworks emoticons.

Mo Yi Cheng also received the news that his elf’s sensitivity value had increased again and looking at the number that was almost about to reach the full score, the smile on his face doubled.

“Mo Yi Cheng, I can keep my current form!” Yuan Suo was so excited. Although the short-handed Q version looked cute, there were many things that were still inconvenient, for example the restriction placed on him and having to stand on a small stool in the cooking class…

Mo Yi Cheng smiled, “Congratulations, you worked hard to achieve it, you’re awesome!”

“It’s thanks to Mo Yi Cheng too!” If it hadn’t been for Mo Yi Cheng’s help in finding Long Bow, he didn’t know how long he would have had to stay in that horrible and desperate place, and Long Bow and Chen Sheng wouldn’t have met.

“You’re welcome, let’s eat, the school bus will be here soon.” Mo Yi Cheng transmitted the breakfast in.

“En!”

There were 2 levels to go before he would be able to leave the game. Yuan Suo calculated in his heart. There were still a few days left before the midterm art exam. As long as he passed the exam, he would be able to get 1 point. And then cooking and acting class, he could get at least 2 points!

Although Mo Yi Cheng didn’t know what the little thing was secretly calculating with his fingers again, he had already pulled up Yuan Suo’s course sheet on the side of the phone. As he read through it rapidly, his eyes fell on the various course points.

Not long after the two finished breakfast, the horn of the school bus sounded outside the door.

Yuan Suo carried his bag and found that it was a little small, so he held it in his hand. After waving goodbye to Mo Yi Cheng, he went out of the house.

Su Yi was originally listening to songs with her headphones on. When she saw that they were at Yuan Suo’s street, she took them off and muttered to herself: Long Bow isn’t in, so I’ll have to pull the little short legs in today… She hadn’t yet finished her sentence when she saw a beautiful, slender and sunny teenager at the door of the school bus.

She was so shocked that her mouth couldn’t close, frozen in place.

When Yuan Suo entered the school bus, he greeted everyone as he usually did which caused a small commotion in the bus.

Red hearts appeared in Su Yi’s eyes as she went up to him. “Yuan Suo, actually, I lied to you before, I’m only 17 years old. I should be calling you big brother instead.”

Long Bow wasn’t around, but a red-haired boy exposed her ruthlessly, “Sister Su, you asked me for a 21st birthday present only three months ago.”

Su Yi gritted her teeth, wishing she could rush up to squeeze his neck, “Shut up! I was talking about my birth age.”

The red-haired boy nodded thoughtfully, “Oh, this is the first time I’ve heard of someone being two years old.”

Su Yi hit his head with a chestnut, making him wail, “Be careful or I’ll report to the Ministry of Education that you’re a school bully and apply for the highest level of personal protection!”

Su Yi grabbed his ear, “Wait until you have the strength to do so!”

TL: There’s something in Chinese called ‘周岁- birth age’ and that is what Su Yi is referring to, but once again I am confused. Please if any understands and can help, it will be deeply appreciated.

Chapter 37.3 Mo Yi Cheng is sick!

The change of Yuan Suo’s primary skin caused quite a stir inside the not-so-large campus. Some of it was because of his face and some of it was because of the godlike speed of his upgrade.

People guessed, based on the precedent of going directly to the Ministry of Education to apply for the highest level of protection, that Yuan Suo’s upgrade was a result of his tyrant player opening up his wallet.

The roles assigned to Yuan Suo previously were textbook like characters but they were mostly short cute Q-like characters, but today the teacher gave the sunny schoolboy a new role. Yuan Suo acted well, although there were still many places that weren’t right, he still got a lot of praise.

At the end, several girls run towards him to take pictures in the name of celebrating, and the girls who shouted before that they wanted to pinch his face were now looking at Yuan Suo with little red faces.

Yuan Suo was a little embarrassed as he took pictures with everyone. Looking at each of the girls that rushed over, he was afraid that they would pinch his face, but until the end of the photo session it didn’t happen!

When he came back from school in the afternoon, he didn’t see Mo Yi Cheng, only lunch and a note were on the table. He clipped the note in his book carefully before washing his hands and having lunch with marshmallow.

After using his primary skin for such a long time, Yuan Suo required a little bit of time to get used to this sudden recovery. A few days ago, Mo Yi Cheng had changed some of the furniture in his house. Beds, sofas, desks… all had been re-purchased according to his current height ratio.

There were now more than two dozen sets of clothes and shoes inside the closet. Pajamas often worn by Yuan Suo were now in different styles and in various colors.

When Yuan Suo saw the closet full of clothes, there was an impulse to change back to his old skin. This was too wasteful…

In the afternoon, Mo Yi Cheng took time out from work and took Yuan Suo to the hospital to visit Grandpa Fu.

When Long Bow who was lying curled up quietly in the corner of the private ward saw Mo Yi Cheng, he got up quickly, but Chen Sheng wasn’t with him. There were certain things that he needed to deal with in his company. Fu Ping and his sister who had rushed back only two days ago got up to greet Mo Yi Cheng.

Grandpa Fu woke up at that very moment and Mo Yi Cheng opened the game.

He hadn’t seen Grandpa Fu for only a few days and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Yuan Suo clenched his fists sadly, “Grandpa, I came to visit you.”

A kind smile appeared on Grandpa Fu’s thin gray face, “It’s little Du Du ah, grandpa missed you.”

“Uhm…. grandpa, you… you will get better. Du Du still hasn’t eaten your wontons yet.” Mo Yi Cheng only told Yuan Suo that Grandpa Fu’s illness was very serious, he didn’t tell him that it was a terminal illness that couldn’t be cured at all.

Grandpa Fu froze for a moment, “It’s okay, Long Bow, that brat knows how to do it. He knows grandpa’s secret recipe, just ask him to prepare it for you later!”

“Ao oww~” Long Bow whimpered.

“Then…. thank you grandpa.”

Grandpa Fu’s energy was limited. After saying only a few words he became tired. Mo Yi Cheng left with Yuan Suo, saying a few words to Long Bow before leaving.

——

Over the next few days, Mo Yi Cheng’s work intensity reached a new high. There was the release of new films, endorsements of advertisments and the start of a new drama, and finally, after two days of continuous filming in the rain, Mo Yi Cheng sneezed loudly when he returned to the hotel.

Yuan Suo who was holding Marshmallow inside the game and watching a movie was startled, then he ran nervously to the front of the screen, “Mo Yi Cheng, you… what’s wrong with you?”

Mo Yi Cheng only blow dried his hair and his body still half wet, took out his phone and said, “It’s okay, do not worry.”

“Mo Yi Cheng, were you drenched in rain?”

Mo Yi Cheng replied, “No, I just shot a scene in the rain.”

But you were still drenched in the rain. Yuan Suo was worried: “Drink a cup of hot milk tea, it will drive away the cold and prevent any sickness!” Yuan Suo moved to go to the kitchen then suddenly turned back. Why was today’s screen not as clear as usual? Could it be that the system was malfunctioning again? Once bitten, twice shy, Yuan Suo was immediately a little scared.

“What’s wrong?” Mo Yi Cheng asked.

“It seems….. there’s a problem with the screen, Mo Yi Cheng has became a little blurry.”

Mo Yi Cheng froze for a moment then laughed: “There’s no problem with the system, it’s because there was a rain scene in the drama today with sprinklers on the set, so I used protective measures. The screen is blurry because I added an extra layer of fireproof and waterproof protective film.”

It turned out to be like this! Yuan Suo let go of the worry in his heart and thinking of Mo Yi Cheng who was so attentive, his heart warmed as he hurried to prepare the milk tea.

After drinking the special milk tea, Mo Yi Cheng still fell ill during the night, his body temperature slightly high. If it had been Yuan Suo, afraid Mo Yi Cheng would have placed an emergency call to Dr. Liang, but since it was his own body, he didn’t care much.

Chen Jiao worked meticulously and prepared medicine in his hotel room every time, so Mo Yi Cheng casually found two pieces of the right medicine used to treat cold in the medicine box and swallowed it with warm water as his nose was stuffy and his throat was hot.

When Yuan Suo who was in the phone saw this he frowned. Mo Yi Cheng’s pills didn’t even have a sugar coating, it must be very bitter…..

As soon as Mo Yi Cheng finished taking the medicine, he saw a piece of marshmallow on the bed when he lowered his head.

“Eat a piece of candy, it won’t be bitter.” Yuan Suo was holding half a bag of marshmallows, looking at him expectantly.

“Alright.” Mo Yi Cheng normally didn’t like sweets. Compared to this sweet stuff, he would rather have two more pills, but since it was given to him by Yuan Suo, he threw it into the mouth.

Seeing Mo Yi Cheng eat it, Yuan Suo smiled with satisfaction, then thinking of something, jumped out of bed suddenly and run into the bathroom. Before Mo Yi Cheng could react, a small bottle of mouthwash, a small plastic basin and a towel appeared on his bed.

Yuan Suo said with a serious face, “After eating candy you have to rinse your mouth before you sleep, otherwise you will have tooth decay.”

Mo Yi Cheng had said the exact same words to the little thing, so the sick Mo Yi Cheng rinsed his mouth, spat the mouthwash into the small plastic basin, and wiped his mouth well with Yuan Suo’s towel that smelled of strawberry cleanser honestly, “Can I sleep now?” Mo Yi Cheng asked for permission.

Yuan Suo put the things Mo Yi Cheng sent back away and thought about it, “Take your temperature again, then put a baby warmer inside the quilt…”

Yuan Suo went about busily inside his small apartment, one moment taking the thermometer, the next moment sending out his small quilt, telling him to cover his feet to keep them warm.

Finally, after the sick Mo Yi Cheng completed his elf’s ‘instructions’, he covered himself tightly with a quilt and holding a charged baby warmer, lay down to rest.

In the middle of the night, Yuan Suo who was tossing and turning and not sleeping well suddenly heard Mo Yi Cheng’s voice from the other side of the screen.

He thought Mo Yi Cheng wanted to get up, so he got up with him hurriedly, ready to ask if he was feeling better, if his head still hurt? Whether his nose was still stuffy? And if necessary, whether they needed to take his temperature again.

When Yuan Suo walked barefoot to the front of the screen, he didn’t see Mo Yi Cheng walking about. He only saw him turn over, his face exposed from inside the quilt to the phone screen.

The warm yellow night light revealed Yuan Suo’s delicate little face that was covered with worry.

Was Mo Yi Cheng’s sickness serious?

He only saw Mo Yi Cheng frowning, his face a bit whiter than usual. Then the sound he’d heard just now, it should be because he was uncomfortable that was why he moaned right?

What… what should he do? Yuan Suo paced about in circles anxiously.

“Bark, bark, bark!” Marshmallow ran out of his bed when he saw his anxious master.

“Shh — Mo Yi Cheng is sick, we can’t make any noise.” Yuan Suo placed his fingers on his lips hurriedly.

“Ow–” Marshmallow understood immediately and lowered his voice.

“Hmm…” Mo Yi Cheng moved again, causing the quilt on his body to go up, exposing half of his upper body and probably because his nose was stuffy, he could only open his mouth slightly to breathe, the whole person looking very pitiful.

The more Yuan Suo looked at Mo Yi Cheng, the more anxious he became. If… if only he could enter and exit the game freely like Long Bow. Even if he turned into a dog or a cat it was fine. At least he would be able cover Mo Yi Cheng with the quilt and wipe the beads of sweat off his forehead…..

He was really useless, he couldn’t even do anything…

“Aw ow~” Marshmallow didn’t understand what was going on. He had already forgotten that Yuan Suo asked him to keep quiet because Mo Yi Cheng was sick. His round body pounced on the bed clumsily, then he pulled the corner of Yuan Suo’s quilt, moving his head up and down desperately.

Yuan Suo’s eyes lit up as he looked at the quilt that was being torn into.

He could just send the quilt over to cover Mo Yi Cheng!

Uh… it’s crooked, it only covered his feet.

Then he sent another piece of clothing. His clothes were very soft, it would be very comfortable if used as a cover!

Uh…. Again… it’s crooked again, then send another one!

This time it was just right, but… The clothes were very thin, then, cover him with a few more layers!

TL: Thank you all for your kind comments, I’m a little better now.