Pang Qian was the leader and ordered a fat beef ramen for Gu Mingxi. After the waiter left, she held her chin and said, "Let me taste your fat beef later."

Gu Mingxi sat on the chair with his shoulders down, listless: "Oh."

After seeing him for a while, Pang Qian suddenly picked up the napkin on the table and threw it towards him. Gu Mingxi did not hide, and the tissue ball hit his chin and fell to the ground again.

He finally looked up at her, and Pang Qian asked, "Gu Mingxi, what are you doing? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Why don't you talk?"

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"You asked me to help you use the toilet." Pang Qian said, "Then, I will definitely see you using the toilet. It's nothing..."

Gu Mingxi looked at her, and after a while, he said, "Do you know how long I've been waiting for you just now?"

Pang Qian widened her eyes: "Ah?"

"I'll wait for you for two hours, and you don't even say where you go. Do you know that such a person is very dangerous?"

Pang Qian retorted: "I am not alone, I am with Xie Yi."

Gu Mingxi's tone became serious: "But you came with me! Not with Xie Yi! If something happens to you, it is my responsibility!"

"Why are you so fierce! I, I have been waiting for you for half an hour. You haven't come back, so I ran away with Xie Yi!" Pang Qian explained anxiously, "Before I went to find you, but I didn't find him. Xie Yi said that Tang Weiqing didn't come this afternoon and could only see him in the morning. He happened to know her and seemed to be related, so..."

Gu Mingxi's mouth pouted slightly, and even his brows were tightened. Pang Qian's tone gradually softened: "That's why I ran away with him... Sorry, Gu Mingxi, I didn't expect Xie Yi to take me to see so many cartoonists. They are all very good and are willing to draw hand-written drawings for me, so it took so much time."

Gu Mingxi left his head and said nothing again.

He rarely gets angry like this. Pang Qian thought about it and had to use her trump card.

She took out a small box from her bag and opened it for Gu Mingxi to see it. It was a goose yellow hand-woven chain, and a few yellow and white soft ceramic beads were strung. Pang Qian said, "Here, this is an anklet, I bought it just now. I originally wanted to wait for your birthday next month to give you a birthday gift. I'll give it to you now. Gu Mingxi, don't be angry, okay?"

Gu Mingxi looked at the box in her hand and his face turned red again. Pang Qian knew there was a chance, so she quickly walked around the table and sat next to him, saying, "Come on the chair."

Gu Mingxi hesitated for a moment, stepped on the chair with his right foot down. Pang Qian lowered her head and tied her ankle to his right foot. After looking at it left and right, she asked, "It looks pretty, do you like it?"

Gu Mingxi couldn't answer, so he would definitely not say he didn't like it, but if he said he liked it, it would be too shameless. Isn't he quarreling with Pang Qian?

So he simply raised his foot and unzipped the zipper of his backpack, clamped out the box of postcards on his toes, placed them on the chair and pushed them in front of Pang Qian, and said seriously: "It just so happened that I bought you a birthday gift for the next month."

Pang Qian picked up the postcard and looked at it, saying, "This... Tang Weiqing gave me a box just now, and she also brought a signature."

Gu Mingxi vomited blood.

The waiter brought two bowls of noodles, and Pang Qian asked Gu Mingxi: "Can you do it yourself?"

Gu Mingxi nodded, sat back and put his right foot on the dining table. Pang Qian stuffed chopsticks into the crack of his toes. Gu Mingxi lowered his head, pressed his heel against the table, and picked up the noodles and ate them.

The dining table in the ramen restaurant is at a normal height, and his posture is a little difficult, but fortunately, he eats noodles, so the problem is not big.

Gu Mingxi had never eaten beef slices floating on the noodle soup, waiting for Pang Qian to pick them up. But Pang Qian seemed to have forgotten, holding a big bowl of fragrant eating her pork bone noodles. Gu Mingxi couldn't help but remind her: "Didn't you say you want to eat beef?"

Pang Qian was stunned and reacted: "Ah, right, let me taste it!"

She stretched out her arms and picked up a piece of beef from Gu Mingxi's noodle bowl without any politeness. After chewing, she sighed: "It's two dollars more expensive than my noodles. The beef is so tender and delicious."

Gu Mingxi pursed his lips: "If you like to eat, just pick all the meat."

Pang Qian shook her head: "No, this meat is the most delicious in this noodles. I ate yours, what do you eat?"

Gu Mingxi whispered: "I just drink soup and eat eggs. I don't like beef."

"Talking nonsense, your mother said that you like to eat beef the most!" Pang Qian exposed Gu Mingxi's little lie without any face, "Next time, I will order fat beef noodles too. Then you can try that chicken leg noodles, it seems very good."

Gu Mingxi smiled slightly, lowered his head and picked up a chopstick to eat noodles into his mouth, and also tasted a slice of beef.

Well, Pang Qian is right, it is indeed delicious.

After eating the noodles, it was still early, so Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi simply rested in the ramen restaurant and ordered a cup of Coke.

Pang Qian began to worry about the accommodation in the evening and said to Gu Mingxi: "I just asked Xie Yi, and they stayed in a hotel here. It seemed like it was more than 260 yuan a night. He said that if we wanted to stay, he could ask his friends to book a room for us."

Gu Mingxi didn't say anything, Pang Qian said again: "But I haven't agreed to him yet. I want to come and ask you before making a decision. Gu Mingxi, what do you think?"

Gu Mingxi was inexplicably happy and asked with some expectations: "Why didn't you agree to him?"

Pang Qian said seriously: "Because I think it's too expensive for more than 260 yuan."

Gu Mingxi: "..."

Pang Qian pouted and said, "Gu Mingxi, do you think I want to call my father's friend again and ask him to book a hotel for us?"

"Don't fight anymore, this will make that uncle have a bad impression of you." Gu Mingxi thought about this matter carefully and finally said, "Don't bother Xie Yi, I'll find a way."

Pang Qian asked blankly: "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know if it's OK, go out and make a phone call."

They left the noodle shop and found a public telephone at a convenience store. Pang Qian helped Gu Mingxi dial the number at his home, and then handed the microphone under Gu Mingxi's cheek.

He tilted his head, clamped the microphone on his cheeks and shoulders. After a while, the phone was connected. Gu Mingxi said, "Mom, it's me. Is Dad at home?"

Pang Qian stood by and listened to him calling. Gu Mingxi spoke very well. He explained the matter clearly in a few words and even told a small lie that Sun Mingfang and Jian Zhe had gone back early.

After saying a few words back and forth, Gu Mingxi smiled relaxedly and said excitedly: "Thank you dad! Then I will go to the entrance of the exhibition center with Pang Qian now to wait."

He reported the address to Gu Guoxiang, Pang Qian helped him hang up the phone, paid the money, and asked curiously: "Who is coming?"

"I am a good friend of my father in Shanghai. My father said he would call the uncle now, and he would come to help us arrange the hotel, and then arrange it next to us."

Pang Qian was very happy: "It's so good!"

They were waiting at the entrance of the exhibition center. The two of them sat side by side on the steps, avoiding the sun. Pang Qian fed Gu Mingxi to drink ice coke, and took out the morning trophy to show him, excitedly telling the origin of those handwritten drawings.

Half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed over and looked around at the door for a long time. His eyes swept across Gu Mingxi several times, but he didn't stop. Gu Mingxi stared at him for a while, stood up and walked over. Pang Qian hurriedly followed him and heard Gu Mingxi ask, "Are you Uncle Lin?"

Lin Weibin turned around and saw Gu Mingxi. He was really surprised and asked hesitantly: "You... are Gu Guoxiang's son of Gu Gong?"

Gu Mingxi smiled at him: "Well, my name is Gu Mingxi, hello Uncle Lin."

Lin Weibin looked up and down at Gu Mingxi. The young boy's hair was soaked in sweat, his face was a little red in the sun. Looking closely, his facial features were indeed similar to Gu Guoxiang. His eyes moved to Gu Mingxi's shoulders again. He was carrying a huge backpack and next to his wide strap. The empty sleeves of two T-shirts were hanging weakly. When he spoke or moved slightly, his empty sleeves shaking.

Lin Weibin didn't control himself and asked again in a more intense tone: "Are you really Mr. Gu's son? Are you his eldest or younger?"

Gu Mingxi was stunned and said, "My father is the only son."

Lin Weibin opened his mouth and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Ah, I'm so sorry. Although your father and I have known each other for almost ten years, we have never had the chance to meet your mother and you. You should contact your uncle when you came to Shanghai yesterday. Uncle can invite you to dinner."

Gu Mingxi smiled embarrassedly: "We had classmates together yesterday. Uncle, I really want to ask you for help today. I will ask you for help during the rest."

Lin Weibin hurriedly said, "No trouble, no trouble, Oh, Mr. Gu has been helping us. I'm so happy that Mr. Gu is coming to Shanghai!"

Lin Weibin drove Gu Mingxi and Pang Qian to a nearby four-star hotel and helped them open a standard room. When he took the elevator to the stairs with his room card, he kept talking about the experiences he met Gu Guoxiang and his usual dating.

"Every time your father comes to Shanghai, he always asks me to drink. We are really good friends. He has also come to my house for dinner." Lin Weibin said, "Don't blame uncle for not recognizing you. When your father talks about you, he always says that you are very outstanding, have the first grade in academic performance, and have won awards in painting. How could I think of... Alas..."

Pang Qian couldn't help but interrupt: "Gu Mingxi is the first in our grade, and it's done every exam."

Gu Mingxi pursed his lips and said nothing, Lin Weibin said again: "That's even more difficult, Xiao Gu, what's going on? Your father has never told us friends that you have done this. Did you touch the transformer when you were a child?"

"Yeah." Gu Mingxi whispered, "What happened when he was six years old."

"That's been many years!"

"It's been nine years." Gu Mingxi smiled.

Lin Weibin sighed and asked again: "It's been nine years, so is life convenient now?"

"It's okay, you can basically take care of yourself." Gu Mingxi said shyly, "but there are certain things that cannot be done, and I need someone else to help you."

Lin Weibin frowned and looked at him, with a little suspicious look on his face, and asked, "Then... do you have a sister under you?"

Gu Mingxi looked at his eyes and gradually understood what he meant. He thought about the words and said, "My parents plan to have another child, but they are not yet."

"Oh, oh." Lin Weibin said clearly, "Mr. Gu is in his early forties, one year younger than me, and is still young and young. He is so outstanding that he should really have another child. And he doesn't count as having another child, right? In your case like you, your parents can get reproductive indicators, right?"

Gu Mingxi nodded and replied calmly: "Yes, if I have a disability certificate, they can have another child, which is not considered to be over-birth."

Lin Weibin began to talk about the unreasonable aspects of the family planning policy, especially when employees of large state-owned enterprises like him, like Gu Guoxiang, climbed to the top management again. If they had more than a child, they would be degraded or expelled directly, and they would have to pay a high fine.

Pang Qian was so angry that she heard it from the side, but given that this person was Gu Guoxiang's friend, she also knew to restrain her temper and not show off.

When the elevator arrived at the floor, Lin Weibin swiped the room card and opened the door. Pang Qian saw the layout in the room and widened her eyes in surprise. She had never stayed in a star-rated hotel before, and she never thought that the room was so luxurious.

Lin Weibin talked to Gu Mingxi for a while. Finally, Gu Mingxi saw that it was getting late and tactfully stated that he and Pang Qian had to go to the comic exhibition venue. Lin Weibin proposed to invite them to dinner, but Gu Mingxi politely declined.

Seeing that he had no arms, Lin Weibin was also wondering whether this child could have a meal by himself. Gu Mingxi refused to agree to go, which happened to hit him. After all, Gu Mingxi was Gu Guoxiang's son, and Lin Weibin couldn't bear to see him look embarrassed.

He sent his two children back to the exhibition center, gave a few words and left. After he left, Pang Qian pulled her face down and said to Gu Mingxi angrily: "That person was so annoying to speak just now. Your father has known him for ten years, and he has never talked about you to him. He looks like he is fussing and is so annoying."

Gu Mingxi and Pang Qian checked the tickets for the afternoon and walked into the exhibition hall. They looked calm on their faces and said, "Actually, my father's friends from other places probably don't know my situation."

Pang Qian was surprised: "Why?"

"Whenever you have any problems, tell others. My son is disabled and has no arms." Gu Mingxi looked at her with a funny look, "Those people don't have the chance to see me, so my father must have chosen good things to tell others."

Pang Qian thought about it and knew that the truth might be like this.

Gu Guoxiang has never taken Gu Mingxi out for fun. During the summer vacation, he went on a business trip. He could take his children with him, but he never took him. Pang Qian wanted to express his opinion on this, and Gu Mingxi persuaded her: "The accommodation problem for the evening has been solved. Don't worry anymore. Let's have a good time this afternoon."

Pang Qian stared at him for a while, Gu Mingxi smiled, her eyes clear and bright, and her emotions seemed not affected by the Uncle Lin at all. She nodded vigorously and said, "Okay!"

In the morning, Pang Qian almost always played with Xie Yi. She knew that Gu Mingxi was a little unhappy, so in the afternoon, she just went to say hello to Xie Yi and went around all the exhibition halls with Gu Mingxi. Gu Mingxi had visited many exhibition halls in the morning, but he still accompanied Pang Qian to visit again with interest. In the exhibition hall of the live comic competition, a ten-minute sketching competition was held. Pang Qian desperately encouraged Gu Mingxi to participate. Gu Mingxi could not resist her and really got on the stage.

There were no chairs in the competition. All the contestants stood by the table and painted. Only Gu Mingxi stood with his waist straight, his left leg stood and his right foot was placed on the table to hold a pen to paint.

His appearance attracted the attention of countless people, but Gu Mingxi was very calm inside. He looked up at Pang Qian's excited look on the sidelines. After a change of mind, he drew a cartoon girl based on her as the prototype.

At the end of the competition, Gu Mingxi's painting was selected as the third prize by the judges, and a hard-crusted notebook was awarded. Pang Qian jumped happily.

She took Gu Mingxi to the cartoonist's signature venue, and the cartoonists took turns to sign the readers. Pang Qian looked at the long team and said to Gu Mingxi: "I always feel that one day, you will also sit there and sign someone."

Gu Mingxi looked at her in surprise, and Pang Qian spread the painting in her hand, and it was her. She said, "Gu Mingxi, look, you painted so well! You will definitely become very famous in the future. The team to find you to sign is lined up with elders and elders, all the way to the street!"

Gu Mingxi laughed, speaking calmly: "Well, I will work hard."

Finally, they bought some souvenirs, Gu Mingxi selected some painting tools for himself, and Pang Qian bought a few comics. Passing by the peripheral product stall of "Cartoon King", Gu Mingxi saw the girl guarding the stall again, and the girl also saw him, and at the same time, he saw Pang Qian talking nonstop beside him. The little badge the girl gave to Gu Mingxi was already tied to Pang Qian's backpack. Gu Mingxi smiled at the girl shyly, and the girl gave him a thumbs up.

In the evening, fewer and fewer people were in the exhibition center. Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi gained a lot. They went to say goodbye to Xie Yi and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, Xie Yi was gone. His friends said he left early and didn't know where he went. Pang Qian asked: "Will he come to the final tomorrow?"

"Cosplay final?" The boy shook his head: "It shouldn't be possible. Xiao Xie is a man who is crazy. He thinks it's just a playful thing. He doesn't want to play anymore, so he pats his butt and leaves."
Chapter completed!