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How was Yuzi made? Another question that came up Yuzi's mind when they overheard a conversation from some of the Hello Dance kids.
"When my mama and papa got married, they said that they found me inside a peach by the river!"
"Really? My mom and dad said I came from bamboo."
"Mine said I came from a stork!"
Yuzi didn't know that babies could come from so many places. They were fascinated. Appareny, the Gods made the babies and chose which parents would be blessed. Some were made with talent, others with good looks.
Yuzi started to wonder how they were made.
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It was a peaceful weekend and mama didn't have any work. In fact, during this month, the busiest was papa. Qiaozhi was all over China doing his work, so all Yuzi had was their mama. Today, mama and Uncle Mashi were hanging out.
Huangxiao wiped the corner of Yuzi's mouth with a tissue. "Yuzi, when you eat you shouldn't make your face a mess."
Yuzi nodded, small hands gripping at their training toddler chopsticks. "Sorry, mama."
"It's okay, baobei." Huangxiao giggled and placed a kiss on Yuzi's forehead.
Ma XiaoLong was on the couch watching TV. "Omg, Yuzi," they expressed with false shock, "You're four years old and still making a mess of yourself?"
Yuzi pouted. "It was an accident!"
"Don't listen to your uncle." Huangxiao snickered. "He's a meanie."
Mashi yelled, "GEGE! Why do you never let Yuzi call me gege?"
"Because you're an UNCLE and you have to accept it!"
After dinner, Yuzi was sitting in between Mashi and Huangxiao as they watched anime together. It was at this moment they thought to ask the question they'd been searching an answer for.
"How was I made?"
Mashi spit out his bubble tea.
"Mashi!" Huangxiao complained. "Your spit is gonna get on the carpet!"
Ma XiaoLong was cackling, doubling over on the couch. "Oh my god, I can't believe I'm here to witness the 'how was I made' moment."
Huangxiao rolled his eyes and petted Yuzi's hair. "Why the sudden question, baobei?"
Yuzi leaned against their mother, soft cheek squishing against Huangxiao's arm, and said, "My classmates know how they were made. I wanted to know how I was made."
"Hm," Huangxiao hummed in understanding. He turned to his best friend and said, "Well, Uncle Mashi, how was Yuzi made?"
"In a lab. You're basically bacteria." Mashi deadpanned.
Yuzi looked horrified. "Bacteria!?"
Huangxiao slapped Mashi's shoulder. "Mashi!"
A worried look came over Yuzi's face. "Is Yuzi dirty? Is Yuzi Corona virus?"
Huangxiao pulled Yuzi onto his lap and made sushing noises as he glared at Mashi (who was snickering to himself as he continued to watch the anime). "No you're not dirty, Yuzi. There are good bacteria too, you know? And Corona isnt the same."
"Yuzi wasn't made in a lab?"
"Yuzi wasn't made in a lab." Huangxiao confirmed.
Yuzi pointed at their uncle and said, "But uncle Mashi said…"
"Well, uncle Mashi was lying. Bad uncle Mashi. Bad!" Huangxiao hissed.
Yuzi huffed and copied their mother. "Bad uncle Mashi!"
Mashi blinked to himself and pretended not to hear. "What's that? I don't hear anything?" He laughed and settled back on the couch. "You should answer Yuzi's question, Xiao. Where did they come from?"
Huangxiao stuck out his tongue playfully at his old friend and then redirected his attention to Yuzi. "Well, Yuzi. You were made by…" he paused for a moment, trying to think of the best words.
Yuzi's eyes focused completely on their mother, eager to know the answer to their origins.
"You were made by a special fairy!" Huangxiao concluded with a grin (Mashi guffawed at the side)
"A fairy!?" Yuzi yelled bright-eyed. "I came from a fairy!?"
Huangxiao nodded. "The fairy took mama and papa's love and kept it with her for nine whole months. With some magic and help from special doctor fairies, she turned that love into Yuzi!"
"Wow!" Yuzi was bouncing. They came from a fairy? That sounded even cooler than bamboo, peaches, or storks!
Mashi cut in and said, "You were just supposed to enter a survival show how did you end up with a child? You're married." He stared into space in awe. "I still feel like that wedding was a fever dream.
"You were smashed drunk, Mashi, and singing 'here comes the bridddddee!' every time I spoke."
Mashi looked up at the ceiling with a dramatically sad expression. "It seems just like yesterday we both were hitting the clubs together and you were grinding on the pole," he shook his head and sighed. "Now you're hand-feeding a child and cleaning up baby blocks from the floor."
Yuzi spoke up in protest, "I can eat by myself! And I clean up my own toys!"
Huangxiao cooed, "Yes you do! My baobei is very good." He peppered kisses all over Yuzi's face, enticing a stream of giggles from the toddler. "You should throw pillows at Uncle Mashi for revenge!"
A fire lit up in Yuzi's eyes, and suddenly they were throwing all the pillows they could grab. "Attack!" They yelled.
Mashi stood up and blocked them. "Hey, hey!" He warned as he ran away from the living room. "I support abortion!" He ran away from sight.
Huangxiao and Yuzi high-fived. "Good job, baobei!"
Mashi re-appeared rather quickly, but this time there was a big box in his hands. Yuzi took another pillow in their hand and prepared to throw, but was interrupted by their uncle. "Wait! I come with gifts!"
Huangxiao took the pillow from Yuzi and said, "Let this pitiful soul speak, my child."
Mashi sat once more on the sofa and handed Yuzi the box. Yuzi opened it, and they let out an excited squeek. "Mama, mama, look!"
Inside was a set of toy instruments. A small keyboard, a mini-drumset, and a trumpet.
Mashi grinned and crossed his arms. "I know you've been wanting to play with these."
Yuzi took out the keyboard and jumped up and down on the sofa. "Now I can play piano like mama!"
Huangxiao blinked at the toy set. "Wow, Mashi. So you've been paying attention to what Yuzi likes?"
The original bestie shrugged. "What can I say. I love the kid. I want to spoil them rotten."
"Awwww!"
Suddenly, ear-grating trumpet noises came from Yuzi. "Mama look!" Yuzi continued blowing into the trumpet. "Im making music!"
Huangxiao resisted covering his ears. "Y-yes you are, baobei." Then he looked at Mashi and glared.
Mashi grinned, hands covering his own ears shamelessly. "This was my original goal not gonna lie."
That day, Yuzi found out how they were made, and Huangxiao confiscated their trumpet.
CANDIES IN THIS CHAPTER:
1. Mashi smashed drunk and singing at QiaoXiao wedding - based on Mashi actually IRL getting smashed out drunk on Huangxiao's 2021 birthday and singing in a very drunk way: "Happy birrthddaayayy tOoOo YOoou!!" every time someone gave a livestream give to Huangxiao.
2. "Play piano like mama!" - Huangxiao can actually play the piano. In the SDC4 finale episode, there was a short vid clip that showed Huangxiao playing the piano.