《The Female Celebrity Transmigrated into the Daughter of Her Arch Nemesis》


 Chapter 1: Shock I’m dressed as a bitter rival’s daughter.

    <h4>Chapter 1</h4>


    On November 10, 2020, leading actress Tan Ruo suddenly died on set due to exhaustion from working days without sleep to keep up with the shooting schedule.


    That night, Tan Ruo''s passing was confirmed by her management agency.


    As soon as the news came out, the systems of all major social media tforms were paralyzed due to the incident.


    #Inhumane Film Crew


    #Who exactly demanded that Tan Ruo work without rest to keep up?


    #Farewell, Leading Actress Tan Ruo


    #Owe Tan Ruo a Movie Ticket


    #Tan Ruo''s Funeral


    #Ji Mochen Attends Tan Ruo''s Funeral


    #Bon Voyage


    ...


    What the public did not know amidst their immense grief was that Tan Ruo, dered dead by them, was at this moment bored out of her mind, blowing bubbles inside an infant warmer.


    That''s right, she, Hu Han San, hase back again!


    Heaven knows how relieved Tan Ruo was when she opened her eyes after suddenly dying on set to find herself still alive, she almostughed out loud thrice to the sky.


    She knew it, it was just from pulling a couple of all-nighters, just going a couple days without sleep, just fainting from the emotional intensity of shooting fight scenes and crying scenes back-to-back in order to keep up. How could she have just dropped dead?


    Of course, every crisis survived leads to new opportunities. This time, she really has to treasure her life and refrain from running herself ragged without rest. She needs to remember to eat on time. Once her health is back, she can start arranging...


    Hmm?


    Wait a minute, what''s with these little arms and legs?


    Hmm?


    Wait another minute, why is Ji Mochen here?


    What? She has be his and Ling Chujin''s daughter?


    Damn it!


    Afterward, Tan Ruo found out that the body she was in belonged to the little one who was extremely weak due to premature birth, still inside an infant warmer after half a month from delivery.


    The timing of Tan Ruo dying anding back to life coincided exactly with this little one just receiving emergency treatment for milk aspiration choking.


    That day, after attending Tan Ruo''s funeral, Ji Mochen received the news of his baby daughter being sent to the emergency room. One can imagine how panic-stricken he was.


    Without even staying for the rest of Tan Ruo''s funeral, he rushed back to the hospital. That day, the man wore protective clothing as he waited anxiously outside his daughter''s ward, eyes red.


    In the next few days, while Ling Chujin would be at confinement, Tan Ruo in this body still needed to be under observation in the infant warmer for a week.


    As such, caring for his daughter became Ji Mochen''s responsibility.


    From then on, Ji Mochen was as if chained to the infant warmer after nearly losing his beloved daughter.


    Thus, every time after Tan Ruo had eaten her fill and slept, just as she was about to eat again after waking, she would see this tall man ogling her like a pervert.


    A creeped out Tan Ruo: ...Archenemy, don''t be like this, you''re scaring me.


    That''s right.


    Tan Ruo and Ji Mochen were archenemies in life. One a leading actress, the other a popr idol, they were people who should not have crossed paths. Yet somehow, they formed a grudge on a romance reality show.


    Why?


    It was nothing actually. She just found the male guests on there rather sleazy, hurting her eyes, so she critiqued them a few times. Then somehow Ji Mochen''s wires got crossed and he suddenly said, "Teacher Tan does not have a partner, so she probably cannot rte to the subtle push and pull between smitten men and women."


    He had actually just announced his own rtionship at the time, so he wanted to show off a bit. But this statement was clearly mocking Tan Ruo for having been single for over 20 years!


    How could Tan Ruo stand it? She immediately retorted, "Of course, unlike Ji the Heavenly King, having been through thousands of flowers, the speed of changing girlfriends matching that of a rocketunch."


    Their skirmish over soft thorns, once aired, set off mutual attacks between their fan bases. One side calling the other''s idol a modern-day Casanova oil tycoon, while the other called the opponent''s side a pretentious fraud with a messy private life.


    As a result, the hard-won girlfriend that the esteemed Heavenly King had finally pursued, over 20 years of being single, was torn apart to the point of breaking up. The public consensus was that it was due to Tan Ruo''s words that angered his girlfriend into the split.


    However, Tan Ruo heard from her gossip-prone manager that the main reason for the breakup was that Ji Mochen''s girlfriend was actually...the head of Tan Ruo''s fan club!


    So the g-flinging from both sides directly provoked the anger of this youngdy, especially those nasty curses towards her idol from the Heavenly King''s fans.


    Seeing fans of the other camp curse her own idol like that, plus the root cause being her own boyfriend, the girl was furious. Then, at that critical juncture, Ji Mochen was photographed with another girl, and that was thest straw that made her break up with him outright.


    Pitiful Ji Mochen, such an esteemed Heavenly King, single for over 20 years, finally got back together with his first love after tremendous effort, now forced onto the road of chasing his wife again.


    From then on, the two hadpletely fallen out, tearing from prestigious endorsements down to which projects to pick.


    Right after she releases a film, his album promptly follows. Right after his album sales break records, her movie then wins the box office crown.


    Despite their reputations as aloof sovereigns rarely crossing paths, gossip about them still continuously floods the streets.


    And now somehow, two people who had torn at each other to the point of bloodshed over resources have be family?


    There''s a saying that daughters are like warm cotton-padded jackets¡ªletting her be his archenemy''s beloved cotton-padded jacket?


    Thinking of this, Tan Ruo sneered inwardly.


    Fine! A cotton jacket it is. An ultra-plush midsummer heavy cotton jacket sounds pretty good too!


    Ji Mochen, having me is your blessing. Just you wait for this olddy... ZZZzzz~


    Before she could finish her threat, the exhausted Tan Ruo in the incubator sunk into deep slumber.


    Not long after, Ji Mochen was back crouching by the incubator, a foolish grin on his face.


    [Bonus Skit]


    Tan Ruo: Ji Mochen, what goes aroundes around. Your retribution is me! [Super Fierce.JPG]


    New Dad Ji Mochen: Hehehe... My daughter is so cute. [Lecherous Grin.JPG]


    [Landmine Diffusion]


    1. Why she transmigrated as her archenemy''s daughter is foreshadowing that will be revealedter.


    2. This author''s logic...is not the best, please go easy on nitpickers o(¨i_¨i)o


    3. Currently there are no ns to write romantic rtionships, but...if most esteemed readers end up wanting romance by the end, plot changes are not excluded! After all, authors need to eat too. No readers means no ie. Please understand.


    So darlings remember toment more and check back often! Don''t just consume silently! More gifts will motivate quicker updates~ Muack!

 Chapter 2: My Daughter Will emo

    <h4>Chapter 2</h4>


    Half a monthter, Ling Chujin''s postpartum period came to an end, and the couple left the postpartum center with their daughter in their arms. As soon as they got in the car, the little cutie who had been eating and sleeping every day struggled to open her sleepy eyes due to the change in smell.


    "Is the baby awake?" Ling Chujin looked at her daughter, her heart melting. "Is she hungry?"


    "Our little princess is awake?" Ji Mochen, who was sitting next to her, handed Ling Chujin a thermos bottle filled with breast milk, smiling.


    Even though Tan Ruo had been hearing this for half a month, she couldn''t help but frown at the affection between Ling Chujin and her former archenemy, Ji Mochen, who didn''t get along in her previous life.


    "Aw, is the baby unhappy?" Ling Chujin took the bottle and fed her daughter.


    Tan Ruo, who was half asleep, thought, "Hungry? But I drank so much just half an hour ago. How could I... gulp, gulp, gulp... be hungry?"


    It seemed like she was indeed a bit hungry.


    Well, since they were so concerned, I guess I''ll reluctantly have some more!


    "Look at our daughter, drinking milk so confidently, she''s so domineering." Ji Mochen, who was usually aloof, praised their daughter''s milk-drinking gesture.


    Tan Ruo... Tan Ruo couldn''t bear to look.


    Thinking of the days when this guy was so arrogant, Tan Ruo wished she could stand up and point at his nose, yelling, "You arrogant person! You have today too!"


    Of course, it could only be a thought. After all, she was still a little baby.


    As she drank her milk, little baby Tan Ruo nced at theyout inside the car and couldn''t help but miss her luxurious nanny car, which she had specially equipped with her own money. Who knows who''s benefiting from it now...


    And when she thought about all the hard work she had put in over the years, only to wake up and start all over again? Tan Ruo couldn''t help but feel a wave of sadness.


    So, for the next half month, Tan Ruo would often mutter a few words, mourning her lost wealth.


    This made Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin, the new parents, quite worried.


    Of course, it wasforting to know that despite the crying, the milk had never been missed.


    Tan Ruo: Cry all you want, but milk still has to be drunk. Yum~


    Thus, Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin watched their precious daughter crying and drinking milk, and saw her visibly grow rounder, with chubby little arms. They were both filled with love and joy.


    As for Tan Ruo, after crying for half a month, she discovered that Ji Mochen was really wealthy, and she felt like... maybe she wasn''t losing after all?


    Yes, she remembered hearing rumors that Ji Mochen was the son of some big shot in the entertainment industry and his foray into showbiz was just for fun.


    So... why not take it easy?


    In the end, Tan Ruo, who was drinking her milk, said, "Forget it... let bygones be bygones... gulp, gulp, gulp... anyway... gulp, gulp, gulp... all of this... gulp, gulp, gulp... will be mine! [Small profit.jpg]"


    No, no, Tan Ruo, how can you be so spineless? This is your archenemy we''re talking about. Are you really going to consider him your father?


    Sigh... Why is life so difficult?


    Upon their arrival, Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin, the couple, discovered that their baby, who used to cry at the slightest provocation, had suddenly be emo?


    Wait, could such a young child even know what being emo means?


    But...


    As they watched their daughter, who had woken up without crying or making a fuss, clutching her tiny fists and quietly pouting while looking at the ceiling, Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin couldn''t deny that their daughter... seemed to be genuinely emo? Or perhaps she had a bit of anger within her?


    Helplessly, the couple, who loved their daughter dearly, immediately took her for a check-up. After going through various tests and examinations, the doctor reached a conclusion:


    There''s nothing wrong. As for why she''s so quiet... it''s probably because she cried herself out earlier, so she''s exhausted.


    Ji Mochen: ... Is this what they call "killing a thousand enemies while sacrificing eight hundred of your own troops"?


    Ling Chujin: Honey, what should we do? It seems like our little girl might not be very bright?


    Of course, Ling Chujin''s worry onlysted for a few days because...


    "Oh my goodness, honey, our baby is so beautiful!" Watching their daughter, who looked different every day, Ling Chujin felt like her heart was melting as a mother.


    "Isn''t that normal?" Ji Mochen looked at their daughter and said, "Our children, no matter how they grow up, will always surpass others by a mile."


    "You''re right... but honey, don''t you think our baby''s eyes... resemble Ruo Ruo''s a bit?"


    Ling Chujin looked at their daughter''s big eyes in confusion and asked, "You have peach blossom eyes, and I have phoenix eyes, so how does our daughter end up with double eyelids and fox-like eyes?"


    "Tsk... What are you talking about? How could my daughter, Ji Mochen''s daughter, resemble Tan Ruo? Just by looking at her eyes, it''s clear that they resemble¡ª"


    The man''s voice suddenly trailed off, and upon closer inspection, he realized that there was indeed some resemnce. Instantly, he became furious.


    "Ling Chujin! Confess honestly, did you secretly look at Tan Ruo''s photos behind my back when you were pregnant, believing in that ''appearance prenatal education'' nonsense you read about online?"


    "Huh? What? I don''t know..." Ling Chujin started feigning ignorance.


    She turned her head, looked at their rosy-cheeked daughter, and once again, a standard fangirl smile appeared on her face. "Hehehe... Our baby has grown up so beautifully. Besides inheriting the best of both you and me, she even found the time to resemble my idol and have such beautiful eyes..."


    After saying that, Ling Chujin was filled with excitement and asked, "By the way, honey, with all these simrities, does that mean I''ve given birth to a mini version of my idol?"


    "What mini version? The child hasn''t even fully grown yet! Stop talking nonsense. If she grows up a bit more, she''ll definitely take after me!" Ji Mochen stubbornly dered.


    Ling Chujin simply ignored his words and joyfully eximed, "Ah! I knew it! I''m the ultimate universe''s number one fangirl! Honey, let''s call our precious little one Ruo Ruo, okay?"


    "Forget about it! Absolutely not!" Ji Mochen started stomping his feet.


    "Really? Can''t we?" Ling Chujin blinked her big eyes, and tears started welling up in her eyes. "Because during my confinement, I didn''t even get to see my idol''s final appearance, and even..."


    Watching his wife about to lose more gold coins, the imposing demeanor of Ji Mochen, the Heavenly King, weakened in an instant. Although he and Tan Ruo were not getting along, from an actor''s perspective, she was indeed very dedicated.


    On the day she passed away, their daughter was still in the emergency room. Ling Chujin, who had been doubly devastated, fainted in tears. If it weren''t for their daughter, he might not have been able to recover even now.


    With these thoughts, Ji Mochen softened a bit. Upon seeing this, Ling Chujin immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Then let''s make it official!"


    Then, with a gentle gaze, Ling Chujin called out to their daughter, who had just finished nursing, "Ruo Ruo... Ruo Ruo..."


    Tan Ruo, who had just finished nursing and was about to fall asleep, was taken aback. "Huh? Why are you calling me?"


    Ling Chujin met her daughter''s puzzled gaze and eximed, "Oh my, honey, it seems like the baby knows that I''m calling her?"


    Ji Mochen: !!!


    "Shut up and feed her!!!"

 Chapter 3: Is My Daughter Becoming More" Indistinguistic "

    <h4>Chapter 3</h4>


    Thus, time passed by day after day. As the child grew little by little, Ji Mochen''s worries grew heavier and heavier, because he discovered...


    The child''s eyes looked more and more like Tan Ruo''s!!


    This won''t do. In the future when others see this child, won''t they suspect that I have an affair with Tan Ruo? No, this can''t go on like this anymore.


    So the worried Ji Mochen picked up his portfolio and started chanting in a lingering tone:


    "Baby, look at Daddy''s photos, don''t they look good? Don''t let your mom fool you. We don''t do things crookedly.


    What''s the point of having fox eyes? Wouldn''t peach blossom eyes smell and look better? More beautiful?"


    Daddy Ji Mochen was now half-squatting in front of the crib, earnestly brainwashing his daughter.


    In response to this, Tan Ruo, who was staring at the ceiling, rolled over and then let out a fart with a "poof".


    Ji Mochen: ......


    He sighed helplessly. The unmatched Ji King outside could only put his photos at his daughter''s bedside and then left worriedly.


    In his heart he regretted more and more why he had agreed to let his wife name their daughter Ji Ruo Chu. The meaning was that their love was like when they first got together. Bybining the parents''st name and first name in the child''s name, it was all lies!


    Now he didn''t know if his wife''s feelings for him were still as intense as the beginning, but his child was truly growing more and more like his dead rival.


    Humph. In his opinion, it must have been this character "Ruo" that made his precious daughter be more and more "Ruo"-like. No, he had to think of a way to change the child''s name...


    What he didn''t know was that after he left, the sleeping little girl opened her eyes. Her big ck eyes shed with many emotions.


    Subsequently, the little girl waved her hands and feet. The portfolio of Ji Mochen that was originally ced by the pillow was grabbed by her.


    The next second, the little one gathered all her strength to kick her little legs once, and used the strength of her hands: Go away~


    The little hands and little legs of the little one swayed.


    p.


    The portfolio was flung to the ground.


    Afterpleting this series of actions, the little girl seemed extremely tired. She yawned, showing her little mouth, and coaxed herself back to sleep.


    And when Tan Ruo woke up, she realized something was wrong with the atmosphere at home. Specifically what was wrong...


    Seeing Ling Chujin''s red eyes, Tan Ruo strongly suspected that Ji Mochen had provoked her fan mom.


    Otherwise, why would Ling Chujin, who was still taking selfies with her mobile phone this morning saying she was going to show off to her fan group that she had given birth to a mini version of her idol, cry with such swollen eyes?


    Tan Ruo started thinking while sucking on her pacifier.


    Could it be that this dog Ji Mochen beat his wife?


    It was unlikely. From her observations over the past few days, no matter how cool or arrogant Ji Mochen was outside, when he came home he was a standard wife ve and daughter ve.


    It wasn''t Ji Mochen who did it, then it must be¡ª


    "Wife..."


    Speak of the devil. Ji Mochen poked his head in from the door, carefully looking at Ling Chujin, "I''m wrong, if you''re still angry, then hit me, don''t swallow your anger, it''s easy to make yourself sick."


    Ling Chujin ignored him, but her eyes turned red again.


    Hmm? This dog really made her cry?


    Tan Ruo waved her little fists angrily and yelled "Ah" loudly, seeming to be scolding Ji Mochen outside the door.


    This startled the couple. After all, aside from being hungry or needing a diaper change, their daughter had not made many other sounds these days.


    "Did our daughter poop again?" Ji Mochen used it as an excuse to quickly walk over to his wife and daughter''s side to check on his daughter.


    "Ah!" As if you were the one who pooped!


    "This..." Seeing his daughter ring at him, Ji Mochen was somewhat surprised, "Is she scolding me?"


    "Humph~" After a small neigh from Tan Ruo, she used her little hands to hold up the milk bottle again and continued to guzzle.


    "Pfft!" Ling Chujin instantly burst outughing, then nced sideways at Ji Mochen, "That''s right, our daughter is helping me vent."


    Seeing that his wife was finally willing to talk to him, Ji Mochen quickly followed up: "Yes, yes, it''s my fault. I shouldn''t have secretly wanted to change our daughter''s name without telling you. I won''t do it again. Her name will be Ji Ruo Chu! I won''t have these crooked thoughts again!"


    With that said, Ji Mochen immediately put his arm around his wife''s waist. Tan Ruo was enveloped by the couple and instantly felt that the air was not so fresh anymore.


    And so, the couple discovered that in the next second, their daughter who was still drinking milk just now, suddenly stretched out a little leg against Ji Mochen''s chest. With both hands holding the milk bottle, she didn''t stop the big business of drinking milk, but looked at Ling Chujin with quite a bit of momentum.


    That valiant and vigorous appearance seemed to say: Mom, as long as you say the word, I will kick over this big guy in an instant.


    Ji Mochen: ......


    Ling Chujin instantly couldn''t helpughing. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Unlike her previous crying, this time it was purely from being amused by her daughter.


    Ten minutester, after making sure Tan Ruo had finished her milk and was snoring away fast asleep, Ji Mochen continued to confess very softly:


    "Wife, I really know I was wrong. Don''t be angry anymore."


    Looking at her daughter sleeping soundly in the crib, most of the anger on Ling Chujin''s face had already dissipated. She then said,


    "I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have lost my temper at you."


    As Ling Chujin spoke, her eyes turned red again.


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen felt even more distressed. He then admitted all kinds of wrongdoings and begged for forgiveness with heavy words and cheesy lines...almost making Tan Ruo, who was pretending to sleep, spit out her milk.


    As expected of you, oil tycoon.


    Fortunately, the reconciled couple saw their daughter sleeping like a log after being struck by lightning. They knew they couldn''t stay here being lovey-dovey anymore. They smiled at each other and tiptoed out.


    Only when the door was gently closed did Tan Ruo, who was still sleeping soundly just now, loosen her clenched little fists.


    The little one pursed her little mouth. As she continued to snore away in her heart thinking "if I worry about you two''s rtionship again next time, I''m a dog", she fell back into deep sleep.


    [Small Scene]


    Tan¡¤Baby¡¤Ruo: I need to drink more milk and grow taller faster, then...resume my jianghu life! ¡¾Super fierce.JPG¡¿


    Ji Mochen Couple: Ah ah ah! So cute! So adorable! So want to touch~¡¾starry eyes¡¿

 Chapter 4: Are You Kidding the Dog

    <h4>Chapter 4</h4>


    Tan Ruo...oh no, it''s Ji Ruochu now.


    When Ji Ruochu was three months old, she had mastered rolling over very adeptly. This could be seen from how she would often stick her little butt in Ji Mochen''s handsome face.


    Which also made Ji Mochen feel proud despite his sadness.


    Look...as expected of his daughter. Not only does she eat a lot, she rolls over so agilely too. She has a promising future!


    But the couple never expected that their Ruo Ruo''s "promising future" woulde to a perfect halt at the "three tumbles" (rolling over at three months).


    By the time the "six month sitting" milestone came about, the little girl was still soft and floppy all over,pletely unable to hold herself up.


    "Baby, let''s sit up and y for a bit okay? You can''t keep lying down. Even though you''re still small, you can''t be so unmotivated,e, sit up..."


    As Ji Mochen spoke, he carefully propped up his daughter''s upper body.


    The six month old Ji Ruochu was forced to sit up in her crib. Her fox-like eyes were full of unhappiness, and her little mouth opened to reveal a tiny milk tooth. Ji Ruochu was posing as if to say "I''m warning you! If you keep pestering me, I''m going to throw a tantrum!"


    Seeing her fierce look, Ji Mochen who had just be a dad instantly behaved himself.


    "Alright alright, daddy was wrong..."


    He gently and carefully put his daughter back down.


    "Dear, this won''t do. Could our baby have...some condition?"


    "Why don''t we...go to the hospital and get her checked out again?"


    And so, while she was sleeping, Ji Ruochu woke up to find that her parents had sneakily brought her to the hospital again!


    It was the same pediatric specialist asst time.


    Ten minutester...


    "Don''t worry, everything is developing very well."


    "But up till now she still can''t sit up. Is this really not a problem?" Ling Chujin was very worried.


    The specialist was startled, then held up the girl who had just been woken up and made her sit straight.


    "Look, she''s sitting just fine isn''t she?"


    But right after the specialist finished speaking, the girl who was sitting up straight a moment ago tilted to the side andy back down.


    Specialist: ......


    Ji Mochen couple: ......


    Ji Ruochu sprawled on the ground: I''ve said it clearly. As long as I can lie down, no one can make me sit up! [Extreme Fierce Face.JPG]


    Half an hourter.


    Ji Mochen couple left withplex expressions on their faces. ying back in their minds were the specialist''s slightly shocked look and words "it''s fine, the child is just toozy to move".


    Lazy?


    The young couple never expected that the firstbel officially stuck to their fair-skinned beautiful daughter would actually be zy¡±.


    After that, Ji Ruochu lived up admirably to her reputation of ziness¡±.


    At seven months...


    ¡°Baby, we¡¯re already seven months old. You can¡¯t just keep rolling over, you have to learn how to crawl now. Look, daddy will demonstrate for you...¡±


    After saying that, Ji Mochen demonstrated rolling for his daughter.


    After rolling one round, he saw that his daughter hadn''t moved an inch. Ji Mochen very patiently demonstrated again:


    ¡°Baby, do you understand?.. It¡¯s like this...rumble...like this...rumble...like this...rumble...¡±


    And so Ji Ruochu watched as her former nemesis rolled round and round her like a ball.


    Ji Ruochu looking at her phone like a subway old man:.....How silly.


    In the end, perhaps seeing Ji Mochen trying so hard to demonstrate, Ji Ruochu still made a token effort and crawled half a round before lying down with a huff to sleep soundly.


    Watching his daughter who had only crawled halfway before lying down, a sweaty Ji Mochen thought...oh well, half is still something.


    When Ji Ruochu was eight months old, learning to crawl became a top priority.


    ¡°Ruochu, for things like sitting, rolling over, and so on, we won¡¯t force you if you don''t want to. But crawling is very important. It will affect your ability to learn walking in the future. Come, mummy is here. Won''t you crawl over to mummy okay? If Ruochu crawls over, mummy will reward you with a new toy.¡±


    Ling Chujin, also extremely anxious, stopped half a meter away from Ji Ruochu, a little sheep toy in hand, full of hopeful anticipation.


    Ji Ruochu tucked her legs under herself and sat in the middle of the bed. She looked at Ling Chujin not far away, thought briefly to herself, and decided to just give her loyal fan mum some face.


    And so the Ji Mochen couple witnessed their daughter industriously crawl towards Ling Chujin. Her movements were extremely skillful, her pose extremely elegant.


    Good heavens! It was wless!


    At that moment the young couple were on the verge of crying tears of joy. The doting dad Ji Mochen then took another small toy, his entire face full of persuasion, saying to his daughter:


    ¡°Ruochu is so awesome! Ruochu,e to e on over. If youe, Daddy will give you this...¡±


    But unexpectedly, Ji Ruochu who was already holding the little sheep toy had her small face fall instantly. Her mouth pouted, hands tucked themselves away, and her head tossed back: Hmph~


    [Mini Scene]


    Fan mama: Baby,e to mama! [starry eyes.jpg]


    Ji Ruochu: ....I''ll just give the fan mama some face [crawlsboriously.jpg]


    Arch nemesis: Baby,e to dada! Come to dada! [Double starry eyes.jpg]


    Ji Ruochu: Are you kidding me?! Hmph~ [Extreme Fierce Face.jpg]


    The rejected Ji Mochen: o(¨i_¨i)o


    And so the tragic scene of the pitiful old father Ji Mochen being injured was officially staged. Ever since then, whenever this lowly dad thought back to it in the middle of the night, he could not help but shed bitter tears.

 Chapter 5: Rites of Grasping Zhou

    <h4>Chapter 5</h4>


    Finally, Ji Ruochu''s first birthday arrived, and the Ji family was exceptionally lively, with Ji Mochen''s parents, Ling Chujin''s parents, and some rtives and friends.


    In short, little Ji Ruochu, who could barely walk while holding Ling Chujin''s finger, once again stood in the center of the stage.


    Of course, she wasn''t performing this time. What she had to do was...grab the soy sauce bottle.


    Yes, grab the soy sauce bottle.


    Sitting on the thick soft carpet and looking at the dense toys around her, Ji Ruochu felt her eyes were going to pop out.


    This game involves the family members selecting some auspicious items for the child to randomly grab. The first item the child grabs is believed to indicate what kind of personality or career the child will have in the future.


    Of course, for Ji Mochen and his wife, whatever career their daughter chose would be fine, as long as she was happy.


    However, this custom was still unavoidable, so the couple had prepared handkerchiefs, green onions, books, abacuses, rulers, money, pens and seals.


    These weremonly used items for this game, but rtives and friends of both families brought even more outrageous ones.


    For example, Ji Mochen¡¯s sister from the jewelry industry brought a 10-carat blue diamond, while his uncle from finance brought a stock equity gift letter, and even his politically involved uncle brought a party membership booklet!


    In short, when little Ji Ruochu was ced in the center, the poor thing was dumbfounded by all the items. Her confused baby cuteness made all the rtives and friends want to go up and squeeze her cheeks.


    "Ruo Ruo, pick anything you like," Ling Chujin said with a smile as she touched her daughter''s forehead.


    Seeing everyone staring at her intently, Ji Ruochu sucked her thumb, tilted her little head and thought for a bit. Then, under everyone''s gaze, she first crawled towards the microphone that Ji Mochen had sneakily ced there.


    In that instant, Ji Mochen''s eyes lit up. I knew it! How could his daughter not take after him? Wasn''t she getting ready to take over his mantle and be the future queen of the entertainment industry?


    At that moment, Ji Mochen even began thinking about how to pave the way for his daughter, when to give her vocal training, and when to help her¡ª


    Thump.


    In the midst of his fantasies, Ji Ruochu decisively pped the custom microphone onto the floor.


    Ji Mochen: ??


    Ji Ruochu, turning to crawl in a different direction: No way am I bing a singer or dancer. I don''t want to be worked to death.


    Seeing this, many entertainment industry friends couldn''t help butugh out loud.


    Meanwhile, Ji Ruochu was already crawling towards her next target, a folder that her uncle had brought, which supposedly contained 1% of hispany''s shares.


    That tiny 1% may not seem like much, but the market value was actually pretty high.


    As the little one picked up the share transfer document, everyone''s hearts tightened, could it be¡ª


    "Ah!"


    Before their eyes, the little one stumbled and pped the documents into the still gloomily shocked Ji Mochen''s arms.


    Ji Mochen: ???


    "Ah!" Take good care of this. I''lle get it when I grow up.


    Then, without even ncing back, Ji Ruochu crawled towards the other gifts, leaving everyone to watch as she sorted through all the invaluable items as if they were worthless junk.


    In the end, after much rummaging, Ji Ruochu fixed her hands on¡ª


    "Hmm?" The Ji elders'' eyes lit up, "Wow, so our little one wants to study?"


    That''s right, Ji Ruochu had directly grabbed the only book in the pile, a copy of Tian Qing that had been pressed to the bottom.


    "Aiyo, could our little girl be a future female top scorer in the imperial exam?" The Ling elders were also overjoyed.


    Seeing this, everyone present couldn''t help but reveal smiles, except for Ling Chujin...who felt a little guilty.


    Because that copy of Tian Qing was actually a very popr romance novel that was going to be adapted into a TV series soon. She had specially bought it back to collect.


    And so, Ji Ruochu''s ritual ended, with both families delighted at the prospect of their little one growing up to be a lover of books.


    As she looked at the prideful faces around her, Ling Chujin could only silently hide the truth.


    That night after coaxing their daughter to sleep, the coupley in bed chatting. Ji Mochen still felt puzzled:


    "Dear, do you think our Ruo Ruo might really grow up to be a studious schr?"


    The guilty Ling Chujin replied: "Well...maybe? The two of us may not have graduated from top universities, but we did get into prestigious ones through our own ability. Ruo Ruo definitely won''t be worse than us."


    Even if she doesn''t do exceptionally well, getting into their alma maters shouldn''t be too difficult...right?


    [Bonus Skit]


    Ji elders & Ling elders: Heavens! Our girl might be a female top scorer! Our Ruo Ruo is sure to grow up loving books!


    Ji Mochen: ?? We have those genes in our family?


    Ling Chujin: ...I''ll hide the bookter. As long as I don''t say anything, no one will know it''s actually a popr novel that''s being adapted into a show.


    Ji Ruochu: What a great story this is. Too bad I didn''t make it to the end in my past life, otherwise the female lead surely would''ve been mine!

 Chapter 6: Babble Learning to Speak

    <h4>Chapter 6</h4>


    After Ji Ruochu''s one-year-old birthday party, Ji Mochen and his wife Ling Chujin began to worry about another matter, which was¡ª¡ª


    "Ruochu,e, follow me in reading, ''Mommy''......"


    The somewhat embarrassed Ji Ruochu: ......


    "Baby,e, look at me. Mommy is not good at learning this. ''Daddy'' is easier to learn. Come on, ''Da-ddy''......"


    The very embarrassed Ji Ruochu: Your servant can''t do it!


    And so, under the couple''s persistence in calling "Daddy" and "Mommy" respectively, little Ji Ruochu first learned to call¡ª¡ª


    "Grandpa~"


    "Oh!"


    "Grandma~"


    "Oh!"


    The gray-haired eldersughed with joy, hugging the little one endearingly: "My great granddaughter~ She''s so adorable!"


    Ji Mochen and his wife: ......Feeling a little blue.


    It''s okay, maybe the baby finds it easier to pronounce grandpa and grandma. They''ll just have to try harder.


    And so, under the continued teaching of "Daddy" from the husband and "Mommy" from the wife, Ji Ruochu finally learned to call¡ª¡ª


    "Granny~"


    "Grandpa~"


    "Oh my! My little sweetheart~ How smart she is!" The Ling elders were so excited they cried tears of joy.


    Ji Mochen and his wife: ......Feeling a little mushroom.


    It''s alright, it''s alright. The baby can call grandpa, grandma, granny and grandpa already. It won''t be long before she calls mommy and daddy, right?


    And so on and so forth, after several more days of tireless effort from the couple, Ji Ruochu finally learned to call¡ª¡ª


    "Auntie~"


    "Oh!" The two naughty boys of Ji''s second aunt were extremely delighted. Without blinking, she took the biggest ring off her finger, put it on a gold chain and gave it to Ji Ruochu to wear.


    Ji Mochen and his wife: ......


    After that and this and that, the little one had called all the uncles and aunts in the family, yet the couple still did not hear their daughter calling them.


    That night, the couple squatted in front of their daughter''s crib, quietly watching her sleep soundly, feeling extremely tender in their hearts, yet couldn¡¯t help feeling heartbroken.


    "Dear, do you think we are not good enough somehow? Why does our treasure call everyone else but not daddy and mommy?" Ling Chujin felt very disappointed.


    "How could that be?" Ji Mochen thought for a moment and came up with a possibility, "I think it might be because we keep repeating these two words around her ears. So she thinks it''s just casual talk from us. How about...we don¡¯t pressure the child anymore and see if that works?"


    Although Ling Chujin felt it was a bit unreliable, she still nodded in agreement. They were helpless and just had to try.


    What the couple didn''t know was that after they left, the sleeping little girl turned over with a sigh of resignation in her heart: What''s the big deal?


    A few dayster, just when the couple was gradually losing hope, Ji Ruochu suddenly gave them a surprise.


    "Ma~ Open~" The little one crawled to Ling Chujin holding a piece of candy in her hand, looking at her expectantly with her eyes.


    ......


    Thetter fell silent for a few seconds, then blinked and asked tentatively, "Ruoruo, what did you just call me?"


    "Open~" Ji Ruochu yed dumb.


    "Who''s opening?" Ling Chujin took the candy in her hand, her eyes full of anticipation.


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    "Ma~ Open."


    To Ling Chujin, this soft and tender voice was simply the most wonderful sound in the world.


    "Okay, open. Mommy will open it for our Ruochu."


    Seeing Ling Chujin''s reddened eyes, Ji Ruochu felt a little guilty. Was she...going too far?


    "Oh my, mommy has such a bad memory. Ruochu, we can''t eat candy now." Having been bewitched by her daughter calling her mommy, Ling Chujin instantly came back to her senses.


    Ji Ruochu, who had just used it as an excuse to call "ma", blinked her eyes and didn''t make a fuss. She just looked at her milkily.


    "......" Ling Chujin felt a little guilty but still hardened her heart to take the candy away. "Really can''t eat it. Like this, mommy will keep it hidden for you first. When baby grows up, you can eat it then, okay?"


    After saying that, she carried Ji Ruochu to the toy area without waiting for the little one¡¯s response, wanting to divert her attention.


    And so, when Ji Mochen, who had finally finished his schedules and came home at night, pushed open the door, what he saw was his daughter calling "ma" so smoothly. At that moment, the old father almost cried.


    So...the situation where only he was left out still hasn''t changed, has it?


    That day, a post appeared on a certain forum, titled: My baby never calls me daddy, what should I do? ¡¾Reward 10,000 coins¡¿


    Within a few minutes, many "experienced people" had joined the discussion.


    Post 1: OP, are you not often at home? If the child is unfamiliar with you, of course she won''t call you.


    Reply: Yes, I''m quite busy and can only stay at home one or two days a week. Now the child is one year old. Apart from daddy, she calls everything else very fluently.


    Post 2: OP, consider cancelling some work. The growth stage of children is very important. It''s enough to have money to spend. Don''t miss out on this stage of hers.


    ...


    Aftermunicating with theizens, Ji Mochen felt their analysis made a lot of sense. So he gave a reward to some of the highly rated replies before calling his agent directly to say the core message: I want a vacation.


    Agent: ?? If I remember correctly, you only did three jobs this month, right?

 Chapter 7: So Love can Die

    <h4>Chapter 7</h4>


    In the end, after Ji Mochen''s days of harassment, Ji Ruochu finally overcame thest obstacle in her heart and shouted "Dad".


    There was no other way. She heard Ling Chujin talk about how in order to get the child to call out "Daddy", this guy was ready to retire directly, under the good name of not missing any stage of the child''s growth.


    Ji Ruochu, who hated that he wanted to miss every stage: ...Forget it, it''s just a form of address, what''s the difference? And I''m benefiting too, so I should fulfill my duty as a daughter.


    So under Ji Mochen''s harassment, Ji Ruochu finally overcame thest line of defense in her heart and shouted "Ba".


    At that moment, this popr idol outside was so happy he almost wanted to go out and set off firecrackers.


    Although, the girl''s expression at the time looked rather like cutting off her arm?


    No no no, it must be his illusion. How could his daughter have such an expression? It must be that the word was a little difficult for the girl to pronounce. That must be it...


    Since then, the family of three once again regained a harmonious atmosphere.


    However, at this moment, the happy Ji Mochen couple felt as much pain as joy when Ji Ruochu''s milk teeth gradually grew in.


    "Ow!"


    Ling Chujin, who was making baby food, was startled and immediately brought the baby food out.


    "What''s wrong? Did she bite you again?"


    "It''s okay, it''s okay. She must be hungry. Is the baby food ready?" Ji Mochen said whileforting Ji Ruochu, who was biting his shoulder, his tone without the slightest impatience.


    "Ready." Ling Chujin put down the baby food and took the little one from Ji Mochen''s arms, "Ruoruo, it''s time to eat! Come, let mommy wipe your mouth."


    Ji Ruochu frowned, obviously the itchy gums from teething were too ufortable.


    "Go put some medicine on it." Ling Chujin said while feeding her daughter.


    "I can''t do that. If I put medicine on it, next time our daughter will taste the medicine as soon as she bites." Ji Mochen took over the spoon and fed his daughter.


    "You..." Ling Chujin shook her head, then said ruefully, "I don''t know if she likes you too much or what, she doesn''t bite the teething toys we bought, she only bites you."


    "Of course, obviously our daughter is close to me..." Ji Mochen said smugly.


    Hearing this while eating baby food, Ji Ruochu blinked, then continued eating while looking at Ji Mochen.


    Feeling his daughter''s gaze, Ji Mochen''s smile grew even more smug. There was no displeasure on his face at all. Obviously, in this guy''s view, his "revenge" during this period couldn''t even count as a sweet burden.


    "Our daughter is teething, it will only be like this for a while. Later if she wants to bite me, she probably won''t be willing." Ji Mochen was very aware of his low status.


    But he didn''t know, hearing this, Ji Ruochu felt a little embarrassed.


    In fact... although this guy had a bad temper and low EQ outside, he was really beyond reproach as a husband and father.


    Thinking of how in recent years he had declined so much work just to stay home with his wife and child, Ji Ruochu felt truly cared for by family, although sheined on the surface.


    So... maybe she should force herself toin less about him? After all, she didn''t lose out.


    If in the future he dares to not treat her and her mother well, she can always choke off his oxygen supplyter.


    As soon as she had this thought, Ji Mochen who was feeding his daughter couldn''t help sneezing.


    Hmm? What was going on? Did he catch a cold?


    Thinking this, Ji Mochen immediately handed the baby food to Ling Chujin: "You feed her, I''ll go put on more clothes, don''t let me catch a cold and pass it on to our daughter."


    ...


    In the blink of an eye, another year passed. Ji Ruochu was a little ufortable at first, butter, whether it was due to the original age''s influence, she not only adapted, but could also skillfully use her cuteness to make unreasonable demands. This made the best actress sigh with emotion: Goodness, so this is the power of cute babies!


    Of course, there were asional failures. At the moment, the three-year-old little milk baby just wanted another small piece of cake, but was sadly rejected.


    "Ruoruo, you''ve already had one piece today, you can have the second piece tomorrow~" Ling Chujin patiently soothed.


    Hearing this, Ji Ruochu, whose mind had shrunk a bit due to her younger age, immediately folded her little hands and her whole body exuded an aggrieved aura: "Humph! I''m going to get angry now!"


    Little did she know, her parents who were infatuated with their daughter didn''t hurry to reassure her. On the contrary...


    Ahhhh! OMG! How can our daughter be so cute? It''s never enough, let the baby stay angry for a while longer!


    After waiting for half a day without being coaxed by her infatuated parents, Ji Ruochu: ???


    So love will disappear, huh?

 Chapter 8: Gossip

    <h4>Chapter 8</h4>


    Thus, time passed in the loving and killing between the Ji family of three. In the blink of an eye, little Ji Ruochu was already four and a half years old.


    Originally, the couple did not intend to expose their child to the public. They hoped to protect their daughter under their wings, at least not letting her get in touch with the entertainment industry before she could understand things. But ns could not keep up with changes.


    "Where did this rumore from at first?" Seeing the hot search that ranked first on the social tform, Ji Mochen''s heroic sword-like eyebrows wrinkled instantly.


    "It started with a street shooting blogger who happened to take a picture of Ruochu holding a cell phone to scan a QR code to pay. They thought it was interesting, so they took it down," agent Li said,


    "Although Ruochu didn''tmunicate with the other party, her eyes... really look so much alike that Tan Ruo''s fans who saw this video directly topped it on hot search."


    "It''s all my fault. I thought I was just on the bench outside the store. Seeing that Ruochu was very interested, I let her take the phone to check out."


    Looking at the photo of her daughter''s fox eyes curling into crescent moons with joy because she bought her favorite mousse cake, Ling Chujin regretted it.


    ¡°Actually, it was nothing at first, just that her eyes looked a little like Tan Ruo¡¯s. But the problem became thorny because¡ª¡±


    The agent pointed at the next photo, where Ji Mochen was holding a baby with sunsses on.


    "Because of this photo,izens are now guessing whether you had a rtionship with Tan Ruo in the past, and even guessing that your estrangement over the years was deliberately presented to mislead the public."


    "What the hell?" Ji Mochen felt like he was hearing things. "Me? With that bad-tempered Tan Ruo?"


    "How can you say that? My idol is not bad-tempered at all!"


    Before agent Li could say anything, Ling Chujin went up and twisted the soft flesh on the inside of Ji Mochen''s arm clockwise.


    "Ouch¡ª¡ª" Ji Mochen surrendered instantly. "Pain, pain, pain..."


    "Who''s bad-tempered?" Ling Chujin asked with narrowed eyes.


    "Me, me, I''m bad-tempered." Ji Mochen, who was strictly controlled by his wife, conceded immediately.


    "Alright, stop teasing each other. The main problem now is that the public believes that the half year when Tan Ruo disappeared was most likely due to pregnancy."


    ...


    Hearing this, the Ji couple was speechless.


    "What does this have to do with anything..." Ji Mochen''s head ached. "What kind of brain hole doizens have?"


    "You really can''t say that. This time theizens'' brain hole is the most online in recent years. First of all, look, didn''t Tan Ruo disappear for more than half a year before her sudden death?


    Soizens guessed that Tan Ruo got pregnant and thepany stopped her work to let her wait for delivery. With Tan Ruo''s high poprity, the only reason thepany would allow her to give birth to a child is because the child''s father was someone they didn''t dare offend. And you, you clearly have a powerful background."


    "What the hell? Wasn''t it rified at the time that she went abroad to study?"


    "Butizens don''t believe it. It makes sense to be pregnant and give birth under the name of studying abroad." Brother Qin shrugged.


    ¡°Also, there¡¯s news from the inte, though I don¡¯t know where it came from, that said Ruochu was a premature baby, so she had been in an incubator all along. This could also exin why Tan Ruo was in such a hurry to catch up with the schedule. She was actually in a hurry to finish shooting and go home to see the child."


    "Nonsense! The hospital has given a diagnosis that Tan Ruo clearly died because of poor sleep quality, resulting in not having a good rest for days during filming. Plus, the emotional ups and downs in the few scenes she shot were quite big, which led to her sudden death." Ji Mochen was so angry he could jump.


    "It''s useless for you to yell at me. Netizens are convinced now that the child is Tan Ruo and yours. And you''re such a scumbag to reconcile with your ex-girlfriend just half a month after she died."


    Ji Mochen: ...It''s really unjust usations out of nowhere.


    "Of course, a big part of the current public opinion is your opponents trying to make trouble for you. You don''t even think, how long has it been since yourst concert? This is the time when they kick you when you¡¯re down."


    "What does thepany say?" After a long silence, Ji Mochen could only ask resignedly, "Should I post a parent-child proof?"


    "If nothing else works, I can post my pregnancy records again, as well as my hospitalization and Ruochu''s medical records," Ling Chujin added.


    "Is this important?" the agent asked expressionlessly.


    "Isn''t this important?" Ji Mochen was exasperated.


    "Is it important?" The agent remained expressionless.


    The Ji couple: ...Damn!


    "No matter how many birth certificates, hospitalizations, and certifications you post, you can''t shut everyone up. People often only believe what they see."


    "Then what should we do? Just let our daughter bear Tan Ruo''s daughter''s name like this?" Ji Mochen felt helpless.


    Ji Mochen: What does this mean? My daughter whom I worked so hard to raise turned out to be my archenemy¡¯s?


    Ling Chujin: What''s going on? The daughter I worked so hard to conceive and give birth to is not my own anymore?


    "To be honest, our Ruochu just happens to have a pair of eyes like Tan Ruo. Like Mochen has always emphasized over the years, Ruochu''s grandmother had a pair of fox eyes when she was young. We can also say it''s atavism.


    The rest are justizens and Tan Ruo''s fans. I think the main reason they doubt is that the photos are too blurry. You look at the photos, apart from the eyes, other facial features are like taken with an old camera phone, which is clearly misleading.


    So thepany''s idea is to see if you want to take the child to participate in a parent-child variety show." Brother Qin took out an invitation contract, "Strawberry Channel''s "Dad Takes Care of Home", was super hot in the first two seasons, then ratings dove in thetter two seasons."


    "They still haven''t given up?" Ling Chujin was a little curious.


    "Of course not? They had their eyes on you sincest year. It was just when the fourth season was on, originally nning to take advantage of Mochen''s poprity to save the show, but got rejected."


    "This year for the fifth season, the recruiter ate pig-iron determination pills and called me every few days. As soon as your news came out, they caught the smell right away and came."


    Ling Chujin flipped through the script and was shocked: "Live broadcast throughout?"


    "That''s right? The Strawberry Channel is also determined this year to take off the "one cut" hat, which was painfully criticized byizens in the previous two seasons. What do you think? Want to take Ruochu to go?"


    Hearing this, Ji Mochen fell silent.


    "I think you can try it. After all, how long has it been since you did promotional work?"


    Seeing that Ji Mochen did not oppose it immediately, Brother Qin continued persuading,


    "Although you¡¯ve stood your ground with your work these years, you really have been lying low for too long. It''s perfect now. Take advantage of the public opinion and bring Ruochu to the show. You can rify the situation and show off your cute kid at the same time.


    Plus, weren''t you nning to pick a family-themed variety show anyway? Speak of the devil, why not do it?"


    ...


    "Alright, let''s go back and discuss with Ruochu first before deciding."


    In the end, Ji Mochen still took away the general script and contract.


    It wasn''t until the couple left that the agent realized btedly: Discuss with whom? Ruochu? A four-and-a-half-year-old kid? Can she understand?

 Chapter 9: Cute Things Are Coming

    <h4>Chapter 9</h4>


    It''s not clear if other people''s four and a half year old children can understand, but Ji Ruochu definitely understands.


    "Okay." The little girl agreed without even raising her head. Going on a show? She''s gone on so many, what''s one more? When she''s not filming dramas, she''s totally a variety show queen!


    Other than the dating observation show with that nemesis Ji Mochen in herst life, you could say it was aplete variety show Waterloo for her.


    "Ruoruo, are you really willing? Did daddy not exin clearly to you what going on a show means?" After hanging up the phone, Ji Mochen was still a little worried.


    "Daddy, I understand, I''m not stupid." Ji Ruochu said boredly, flipping through a picture book.


    "Then can you repeat to daddy what it means?"


    Hearing this, the little one let out an exasperated sigh, then put down the book in her hands, "Going on a show means, like when mommy watches handsome guys on the tablet, a lot of people will watch me and daddy through their phones..."


    "Wait a minute!" Ji Mochen instantly grabbed the key point, "What shows with handsome guys does your mommy watch?"


    Ji Ruochu: ......¡¾innocently bats eyshes.jpg¡¿


    "Ling Chujin!" Ji Mochen rushed into the room, furious.


    Five minutester...


    "Alright, baby, continue what you were saying." Having been scratched by his wife, the now docile Ji Mochen smoothed it over and asked again.


    Ji Ruochu: ......So what exactly are you trying to do?


    That day, under immense public pressure, after Ji Mochen''s revealing of his daughter''s birth certificate and photos from when he registered her residency were ineffective...


    He instead announced that he would be joining the fifth season of Strawberry TV''s "Daddy Daycare", instantly blowing up the pot online.


    Seeing the surge of trending topics, the show''s directorughed so hard his eyes disappeared.


    Just like that, fueled by inte water armies, "Daddy Daycare" Season 5 gained several red hot openings even before airing, thanks to the poprity of Ji Mochen and his daughter.


    Of course, the production team was very savvy, asionally releasing tidbits and previews to keep viewers on tenterhooks. You could say they kept people glued to their seats in anticipation.


    Finally, one week before the show''s premiere, they began releasing full preview clips for each family, yes clips for every family.


    There were 5 families, and they would release one clip per day over 5 days.


    Netizens: If I have sinned, let thew punish me, not a variety show dangling food in front of me for months!


    But of course, despite theints, every preview brought in huge view counts.


    On the first day, they showed pianist Mao Zhu and his daughter Mao Ziqing''s daily life.


    In the morning, the 6 year old girl wakes up to the sound of the piano. After breakfast, Mao Ziqing practices piano with her father in the music room. Though only 6, she is quite aplished musically.


    When packing for the trip, the little girl packs her luggage very neatly and methodically, easily capturing the hearts of noona fans.


    "Teacher Mao, why did you agree to join the show this time? As far as I know, this is your first variety appearance."


    "Mainly I wanted to take my daughter out to see more of the world. I hope that besides piano, she can also experience other colors in life."


    ......


    On the second day, they showed movie emperor Fan Hongru and his son Fan Jin.


    Known for his refined image on screen, Fan Hongru''s name "Hongru" meaning magnanimity matches him. But his son''s personality differs greatly from the "prudence" of his name.


    When the crew arrives at their home, they find the 7 year old boy standing in the corner, being punished for misbehaving. The camera pans across a broken expensive vase in the living room, then back to the stiffly standing boy.


    The bullet screen fills with jokes about him finally getting to have a full childhood.


    On the third day, the preview shows semi-retired veteran actor Geng Ming and his daughter Geng Zhenzhen.


    Though Geng Ming is no longer popr now, his early works remain timeless ssics.


    To everyone''s surprise, the 7 year old Geng Zhenzhen seems very unfamiliar with her father. During their silent meal together, the estrangement is evident.


    In interviews, Geng Ming says he and his daughter don''t spend much time together, and it''s usually his wife who acts as the bridge between them. He hopes this trip can bring them closer.


    On the fourth day, they show neer Lin Yan, and his son Lin Xindi. Though not a celebrity, Lin Yan''s wife is the well known heavenly queen Chen Yiyuan, whose songs still rank in the top tens today.


    Compared to the other guests, Lin Yan is the stereotypical doting dad. Preview clips show 5 year old Lin Xindi shares everything that happens in kindergarten with his father, and they have an excellent rtionship.


    Finally on the fifth day, the long anticipated preview of heavenly king Ji Mochen and his daughter Ji Ruochu is released.


    As expected of a top star, as soon as the preview appears, father and daughter immediately trend on searches over the name "Ruochu".


    ¡¾Ruochu? Is it who I think it is?¡¿


    ¡¾Waaah...confirmed!¡¿


    ¡¾Hold on, did you guys even watch the full preview before jumping to conclusions here?¡¿


    ¡¾To be honest, after watching it, I feel it''s totally coincidental. Other than her eyes, our little princess looks nothing like Tan Ruochu.¡¿


    ¡¾+1, watching this made meugh my head off, I never expected the heavenly king to be like this at home.¡¿


    ......


    So what exactly happens in the clip?


    Ji Mochen and his daughter''s preview opens just like the other families'', with the crew arriving at the Ji residence early morning.


    Though low-keypared to the other guests, the sprawling mansion instantly widens the viewers'' eyes.


    ¡¾Dang, so Ji Mochen really is an heir?¡¿


    ¡¾My god, this is like something you only see in TV shows! Art really does imitate life.¡¿


    "Ding dong~"


    Against the barrage of bulletments, the director on screen rings the doorbell.


    ck.


    The grand door opens, and Ji Mochen appears holding a milk bottle, hair disheveled in silk pajamas - a far cry from his usual suave image.


    He greets the crew while distractedly shaking the milk bottle. For a moment, even the bulletments pause.


    ¡¾???¡¿


    ¡¾How is the heavenly king so down to earth at home? Dang, he''s really letting his hair down.¡¿


    ¡¾Help, Ji heavenly king, are you giving up pretending now? This image, pfft...¡¿


    "Hello,e in." Ji tidies his short hair, then leads them inside.


    As the cameraman pans around, they finally see the interioryout, immediately gasping.


    Sure enough, a luxury mansion, and even more splendid inside. Every ornament is extremely ssy, one look and you know they are valuable.


    To put it bluntly, they exude money.


    "Have a seat first, my daughter should be waking up-"


    Patter patter...


    Before Ji Mochen can finish, light footsteps sound, paired with subtitles "Iing cute creature".


    Instantly hooking everyone''s anticipation.


    "Daddy~"


    A soft voice pops up, and a cute milk cow onesie wearing creature appears on screen.


    She hugs a doll milk bottle as big as herself, looking around as she calls out.


    "Ruoruo''s awake~"


    Ji''s stern face instantly transforms into an unreserved smile.


    "Mm..."


    Still groggy, as Ji Ruochu turns her head, she trips over her own feet and facents into the plush milk bottle, little legs kicking upically.


    Bulletments: ......


    ¡¾OMG, is this the fabled milk bath that empties your blood bar?¡¿


    ¡¾Ahhh!! Is this our Ruoruo?¡¿


    ¡¾I''m stealing her, anyone wanna join?¡¿


    ¡¾Take me with you.¡¿


    ¡¾+1¡¿


    ......

 Chapter 10: Baby Baby

    <h4>Chapter 10</h4>


    "Aiyaya..." Ji Mochen quickly went up and took his beloved daughter out of the milk bottle toy, "Ruochu, did you get hurt from the fall?"


    Ji Ruochu, still looking confused: ???


    In the end, little milk baby Ji Ruochu''s debut performance still ended without any idents, with her hugging a milk bottle going "dun dun dun" drinking milk.


    After the trailer ended, this father and daughter duo instantly became a hot search topic. In just a short time,izens had already clipped out several reaction GIFs.


    [The milk baby suddenly appears.JPG]


    [Watch me perform a carp leaping over the dragon gate.JPG]


    [The aloof little jiojio.JPG]


    Of course, the reason why Ji Ruochu was able to go viral so quickly, apart from her father Ji Mochen and previous news, the most important thing was still her well-deserved "little milk baby" title.


    When Ji Mochen was hurriedly packing up luggage, the soft little one justid down on the big milk bottle, one hand hugging a small milk bottle, and started going "dun dun dun" drinking milk.


    When Ji Mochen was busy cooking up a storm, Ji Ruochu dragged her big milk bottle and ced it in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. She then sprawled inside and leisurely started biting on the teat while basking in the sun.


    When Ji Mochen carried big and small packages back and forth to load onto the show''s nanny van, the little one hugged her small milk bottle and obediently sat on top of the suitcase, her little head moving along with her dad who was huffing and puffing moving things.


    The post-production was also very adept. When the camera was on Ji Mochen, the background music was all kinds of majestic and sonorous, like a firefighter rushing to the frontlines.


    But when the camera switched to little milk baby Ji Ruochu, the style instantly changed. Under the Peking opera singing, the leisurely little milk baby''s swaying little feet could even keep up with the tune.


    It can be said, from start to finish, the milk bottle never left her hands. Who else could be more deserving of the title "little milk baby"?


    And so, amidst the hot discussion fromizens, the Daddy Daycare variety show officially began broadcasting. To increase watchability, it only started when the families were about to reach the destination.


    The official ount set up six livestream rooms - one for each of the five families, and the remaining one to prepare the five groups of guests to appear on screen together.


    With the livestream beginning,izens rushed towards the families they were interested in. The number of people in the other four livestream rooms, apart from slightly fewer in veteran actor Geng Ming''s room, were basically the same.


    Only the room for Ji Mochen and daughter instantly shot up in viewer count when it started, directly breaking the historical record on Strawberry Channel.


    Among the viewing audience, apart from Ji Mochen''s fans, there was also a significant portion who were fans of Actress Tan Ruo. They all wanted toe see the little girl who had simr eyebrows to their deceased idol.


    What exceeded the production team''s expectations was that among the active crowd in the livestream room, a considerablerge portion were actually attracted by Ji Ruochu''s milk cuteness.


    This made the nners and directors unable to help smiling from ear to ear: great, this show is finally active again.


    At the same time, inside Ji Mochen and daughter''s nanny van, the director was asking questions ording to the flow:


    "King Ji, after the trailer was released, your milk dad image instantly subverted everyone''s perception of you. Netizens all jokingly said your image copsed. What do you have to say about this?"


    "..." Ji Mochen paused for a bit. "Is it really that exaggerated?"


    Ji Ruochu, who had started dozing off, nodded her head drowsily, seeming to agree.


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen instantly turned into a doting father. Carefully protecting his daughter, heughed until his eyes disappeared.


    Same frequency bullet screenments: Extremely!


    After a while, the families sessively arrived at the destination, and livestream room number six that was prepared earlier also opened.


    "Hello~ wee little daddies and babies! I''m your vige chief Xu Chuan."


    "Hello vige chief."


    "Hello vige chief uncle~"


    The adults and children''s voices interweaved, making people unconsciously smile when hearing it.


    "Everyone hello. Next, let me introduce to everyone, we are currently at Baijin Vige, Henghe Town, on the Xiang River''s Henghe Town. Here the mountains are green and waters are clear, people get up at sunrise and rest at sunset, vigers are mostly self-sufficient.


    The theme for this season is finding memories of the past, so over the fourteen days we''ll be camping here, the production team will give little daddies and babies tasks every day. Families who sessfullyplete the tasks will have a chance to win this season''s grand prize and specially prepared treasure~"


    Grand prize?


    A few little ones'' eyes instantly lit up when they heard it, except for...the drowsy Ji Ruochu.


    The bullet screenments were mostly calling for her to wake up.


    ¡¾Ruochu, wake up quick! There''s treasure! There''s a grand prize! Don''t sleep anymore!¡¿


    ¡¾Hahaha, is there a possibility that for Ruochu, the treasure and grand prize are less attractive than a bottle of milk?¡¿


    "Alright, so the first task today is for the little daddies to bring your babies and find your own houses."


    Find houses?


    The few little daddies were confused.


    "Vige chief, we don''t even know where our houses are, how do we find them?" Fan Hongru asked.


    "Haha, actually when you all got off the car, you had already chosen your houses. Do you still remember the souvenir booklets the staff asked you to take after getting off?"


    Hearing this, the few little daddies immediately took out the souvenir booklets they were holding. Therge numbers on the cover were very eye-catching.


    "The numbers on the souvenir booklet covers that each little daddy received represents the number of the house you''ll be staying at this season. Next, please have the babiese up and retrieve your check-in tokens."


    There were even check-in tokens?


    "Because the exterior of Baijin Vige''s houses arergely the same, the production team specially removed the corresponding silver rings from each house''s door to help everyone find their own houses. Only by sessfully matching it will you find the correct house."


    Vige chief Xu Chuan exined while handing out the silver ring tokens to the kidsing up front to retrieve them.


    "Note that only the babies can hold these check-in tokens. If any baby identally loses it, you''ll have to walk one kilometer to the vige chief''s house to retrieve a spare."


    Hearing this, the little ones who had just received the tokens from the vige chief immediately clutched them tightly.


    Although the few tokens were all silver rings, they still had differences in shape. For example, Mao Zhu''s family who got house number 1 had a triangle shape.


    Geng Ming''s family with house number 2 was rectangr. Lin Yan''s family with number 4 was a five-pointed star. Fan Hongru''s family with number 5 was a square.


    As for number 3...


    "Is there still any baby who hasn''te to retrieve their token?" Xu Chuan asked, holding up thest circr silver ring.


    Who hasn''t taken it?

 Chapter 11: Right makes wrong

    <h4>Chapter 11</h4>


    Several families stared at each other, and then nced towards - Ji Ruochu, who was still snoring away.


    "Ruo Ruo... Ruo Ruo..." Ji Mochen gently called out his daughter''s name with great patience.


    Ji Ruochu: ZZZzzz~


    Bullet Screen: Hahaha, she''s asleep, don''t disturb.


    "Sorry, it''s her nap time now. She was already dozing off in the car earlier but insisted on staying awake until getting off. " Ji Mochen exined as he carried his daughter and moved forward to receive the silver hoop.


    Recalling the rules of the game exined earlier by the Vige Chief, he held Ji Ruochu with one hand while his other hand holding the silver hoop took out some wet wipes from his pocket.


    After carefully wiping the hoop, he slipped it around Ji Ruochu''s neck.


    It had to be said, the little one looked quite fashionable in her princess dress paired with the silver hoop.


    ¡¾Latest trendy dress-up.¡¿


    ¡¾So it''s all about the aura of the wearer that brings out the best in the clothes and essories. Just look at our Ruo Ruo carrying off the princess dress and vintage silver hoop with ease.¡¿


    ¡¾Am I the only one noticing Ji Mochen''s growth? He even apologized to everyone.¡¿


    ¡¾I get it too, especially the way he wiped the silver hoop with wet wipes, such thoughtfulness, he''s a wonderful dad.¡¿


    "Alright, now that the treasures are in your hands, follow your dads to go find your rooms. Do you have confidence in locating them quickly?"


    Other four cute babies: Yes!


    Sleeping Ji Ruochu: ZZZzzz~


    And so, the families started searching for their assigned rooms ording to the map in their tour guidebook, bringing much joy andughter to the live studio.


    Jin vige boasted beautiful natural scenery and simple folk traditions. The only downside for the families...was the rugged, hilly terrain.


    One moment they were climbing slopes, the next scrambling up stairways, and asionally having to pass through narrow paths. It quickly exhausted the families.


    The other children were older and could take some of the burden by walking on their own. But it posed a greater challenge for Ji Mochen with a sleeping baby in his arms.


    Besides tworge suitcases and two backpacks, he also had to carry his sweet sleeping daughter, looking from afar like a walking little mountain.


    At this point, the live chat was filled with sympathy, but unexpectedly, Ji Mochen as the person involved showed no signs of fatigue at all.


    Instead, he even paused asionally to pat his daughter''s back when she stirred uneasily, disying a gentle loving side belying his tough exterior.


    Fortunately, he was lucky and soon found Room 3 that he had drawn. The live audience heaved a collective sigh of relief along with Ji Mochen.


    ¡¾What a relief to have found it so quickly. From what I saw of the other live streams, Ji is the first to locate his room.¡¿


    ¡¾Haha, Ruo Ruo''s still not awake after her long nap?¡¿


    ¡¾LOL, for a moment I saw Ruo Ruo start to rub her eyes but was lulled back to sleep by her dad.¡¿


    ¡¾Huh? They found the ce already, why aren''t they going in but standing outside instead?¡¿


    This bullet screen drew everyone''s attention to the peculiar sight of Ji Mochen pacing around the room entrance looking utterly confused before turning to the camera.


    "Did any of you spot the silver hoop around my daughter''s neck earlier?"


    ......


    ¡¾Oh, he was asking the cameraman, I thought he was speaking to us.¡¿


    ¡¾Wait...silver hoop?¡¿


    All eyes zoomed in on the soundly sleeping baby.


    ¡¾You''re right, the silver hoop on her neck is gone!¡¿


    ¡¾Does anyone with sharp eyes recall when she dropped it?¡¿


    ¡¾Didn''t notice...I was too busy ogling Ji''s bulging muscles as he lugged the luggage.¡¿


    ¡¾Sister upstairs, I advise you to be careful with your words. If you insist on posting, please attach a screenshot.¡¿


    ¡¾Hahaha, found the house but lost the passcode item?¡¿


    ¡¾Good news: Room located.¡¿


    ¡¾Bad news: Entry pass missing.¡¿


    ¡¾Coming up: Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries - Case of the Vanishing Hoop on Ruo Ruo''s Neck¡¿


    ......


    In contrast to the lively audience, Ji Mochen could only see darkness before him.


    "So I have to walk all the way back to the Vige Chief''s house for a recement pass now?" Ji Mochen asked the staff beside him.


    The cameraman nodded sympathetically, equally exhausted lugging his work gear while Ji Mochen had to carry his daughter.


    "Fine...let''s go then. Can I leave my luggage here first?"


    "Sure." The staff quickly agreed, secretly amazed that the usually hot-tempered Ji did not re up.


    And so, the online audience proceeded to "hahaha" while watching Ji Mochen trudge back with his daughter in his arms.


    Time slowly ticked by until the other families had found their respective rooms before Ji Mochen finally got the spare key to head back.


    Along the way, the slumbering Ji Ruochu finally stirred awake. As the little one rubbed her eyes and straightened up in her dad''s arms, viewer counts surged to a new high.


    ¡¾Here ites, close-up of the cute baby! I wanna see how much her eyes resemble his.¡¿


    ¡¾OMG! How can she be so adorable? Those tiny dimples on her fists as she rubs her eyes ahhh!¡¿


    ¡¾Kyaaa! Too cute! Mom, I want an adorable baby just like her!¡¿


    ......


    While the live chat celebrated as if New Year had arrived, the now awake Ji Ruochu nced around the unfamiliar surroundings confusedly:


    "Dad~ where are we?" she asked in her tiny voice, instantly drawing more bullet screens.


    "Daddy is taking Ruo Ruo to find our room. I lost the key so I just went to the Vige Chief''s house to get a spare one."


    As Ji Mochen huffed and puffed while exining, Ji Ruochu''s brows furrowed for a moment before she stretched out her fair, chubby hand to point at Ji Mochen and uttered bluntly in her milk voice, "Stupid."


    Ji Mochen who was rushing along: ...... shot straight through the heart.


    Having said that, the little one tilted her head and peered down at the silver hoop, grasping it while asking: "This?"


    "Yes, that''s right, you must hold on to it tight Ruo Ruo, or we can''t get in without it." Ji Mochen managed a pained smile as he epted the "stupid"bel from his daughter.


    As they talked, father and daughter finally neared Room 3.


    "See that, Ruo Ruo? Our new home."


    Hearing him, Ji Ruochu followed his pointing finger. But just as she turned her head, a sh of light caught her eye.


    Hmm?


    "Dad, hoop!"


    The little girl pointed towards the grass where sunlight had nced off something and eximed.


    Hoop?


    What hoop?


    Puzzled, Ji Mochen walked over in the direction she pointed. There, he discovered -


    An identical silver hoop lying quietly among the grass by the roadside.


    For a moment, the bullet screens froze, before -


    ¡¾Hahahahahahaha¡¿


    ¡¾My bellyughs are making the chickens cluck for miles around!¡¿


    ¡¾Good news: After walking for half an hour, finally got a spare hoop from the Vige Chief.¡¿


    ¡¾More good news: The lost hoop from half an hour ago was found at the front door!¡¿


    ¡¾Positive negative, such a sad story.¡¿

 Chapter 12: Goodbye, Aquarius

    <h4>Chapter 12</h4>


    Outside Room 3.


    Father and daughter Ji Mochen and Ji Ruochu stared at each other.


    Recalling the half hour he had just spent carrying his daughter and trudging long distances, Ji Mochen was already wearing a pained expression.


    "Ruochu, that wasn''t a silver ring, you saw it wrong." Ji Mochen, deceiving himself, hugged his daughter and entered the next process.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu clicked her tongue, her face full of certainty: "I didn''t see wrong! It was a ring!"


    "It wasn''t." Ji Mochen took off the spare silver ring from Ji Ruochu''s neck and closed the other half of the door.


    "It was!" Ji Ruochu persisted stubbornly, even wanting to get down to the ground to pick it up.


    "It really wasn''t..."


    Ji Mochen held his daughter tightly with his left hand, quickly dragged the suitcase with his right hand, and then kicked open the solid wooden door with one foot.


    Comments: Hahaha... Selective blindness works too?


    Wooden Door: In the end, it was me who bore it all.


    In the end, Ji Mochen still couldn''t out-stubborn his own daughter. Frowning, he picked up the silver ring from the grass, rinsed it under the faucet, and only then, under Ji Ruochu''s expectant gaze, slotted it and the spare ring into the wooden door.


    When Ji Ruochu was sitting on the doorstep watching Ji Mochen drag all the luggage into the yard, the director''s team finally handed over the task card.


    After taking the card, Ji Mochen drank some water before reading the contents on the card:


    "Congrattions Daddy, you''ve sessfully found your own home with your child. After arriving at your new home, hurry and tidy up your things, and arrive at the vige chief''s house before 1pm.


    To wee everyone''s arrival, the vige chief and vigers have specially prepared local specialty foods for you all."


    Food?


    Hearing this word, Ji Ruochu''s eyes instantly lit up.


    The livestream viewers were alreadyughing so hard they were gasping for air.


    [Goodness, I''m straight up impressed, the director''s team is too malicious, it''s already 12:30 now, it would have been better to just let Ji Mochen go straight to the vige chief''s house to eat.]


    [Hahaha, you can''t me the director''s team for this right? They could only give this card after they found the house.]


    [I''m dead, I just took a look at the other few livestreams, other than Fan Jin who was prancing around energetically in the yard, the other families have already woken up from their afternoon nap?]


    ...


    "That''s right Teacher Ji, we need you to take out the snacks and toys you brought, the program team will help you store them first."


    Seemingly feeling that Ji Mochen hadn''t received enough of a shock, the apanying director and editor gave him another blow.


    Ji Mochen: ??


    "So why didn''t you take them in the beginning?"


    Director & Editor: *smiles*


    [Hahahaha... The program team is too nasty, they deliberately made the guests carry the weight as they traveled, only collecting the stuff when they reached the destination.]


    [Theughs keeping, is it time for the darling child and her beloved toys to painfully part? I''m eagerly rubbing my hands in anticipation.]


    [Finally Ruochu''s turn? Good thing I didn''t miss it!]


    [I was lucky enough to spectate the other four groups just now, it was very chaotic, like a tug-of-war hahaha.]


    [Asking out of ignorance, our cute darling Ruochu, will there be snot bubbles when she cries?]


    [You on the second floor, are you a devil?]


    "Alright, everything is here." Ji Mochen took out the few toys that Ji Ruochu liked in particr that he had specially brought for her andid them out, then looked at his daughter very worriedly after speaking.


    Receiving the gaze of the crowd, Ji Ruochu, whose mind was already imagining the delicious food at the vige chief''s house, blinked and her face held some confusion, as if asking: Why are you all looking at me?


    In an instant, the bullet screen was filled with mothers'' fantasies.


    Discovering that Ji Ruochu''s emotions were very stable, the staff felt a bit uneasy, after all they had just experienced several fierce battles.


    Suddenly, the director''s instructions came through the staff''s earpieces: "Take them slowly."


    Clearly, although it was a livestream, in order to increase watchability, this round of toy confiscation would definitely be filmed to showcase the child''s diverse reactions.


    The few exchanged nces, the lead staff member cautiously bent down and tentatively picked up the first toy.


    Whoosh¡ª


    Everyone looked at Ji Ruochu again.


    Hmm?


    The person in question had a question mark appear on her forehead again.


    ...


    Until the first toy was put into the box, Ji Ruochu still did not have any extreme reactions. On the contrary, she curiously tilted her head, seeming a little puzzled by them.


    The staff members exchanged nces, their faces full of astonishment: She really didn''t cry or throw a tantrum!


    [Hahaha, what''s with the staff? Are they cosying as sloths?]


    [I''m dead, the staff of the previous few groups moved so fast just now you could only see afterimages, how did it change when it came to Ruochu?]


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu, sitting on a stool, looked at Ji Mochen who was tidying up the rest of the luggage, then looked at the slowly moving staff, her eyes suddenly lighting up.


    She understood!


    That must be it!


    Thus, just as the staff here breathed a sigh of relief, in the next second, they saw the little milk baby who was quietly sitting on the stool earlier pitter-pattering towards the toys.


    The staff with their hairs standing on end:!!


    So the time had finallye!


    As this thought surfaced, the previously slow-motion reying staff instantly sped up. By the time the little milk baby ran over, only a little turtle plush was left lying alone on the ground.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu''s hands shot out like lightning to grab the turtle plushie.


    Oh no¡ª


    The staff who were a step toote could only see darkness before their eyes, their minds already starting to rey the sounds of a child''s crying and tantruming apanied by adults coaxing.


    "Ruochu, this¡ª"


    The staff was about to step forward, but before they could finish speaking, the little milk baby had already pitter-pattered with the little turtle plush to the wooden box.


    The little turtle''s female doll, one hand already grasping the edge of the box, the other hand putting the little turtle¡ª


    into the box?


    "Done~" The little milk baby put thest little turtle in, and even looked up to smile at the few staff who were still shocked.


    Everyone: ?


    Comments: ??


    [My god, what kind of fairy milk baby is this?]


    [Ahhh, our Ruochu is just too well-behaved!]


    [Hahaha, so just now Ruochu thought the staff were moving too slowly, that''s why she had to take matters into her own hands?]


    [Ji Ruochu: Hurry up, I want to go eat at the vige chief''s house with Daddy!]


    After the staff dazedly closed the box, Ji Ruochu finally nodded satisfactorily: Not bad, this staff member is very capable, knowing to give me a chance to perform.


    As soon as this thoughtnded, she heard the staff on that sidevishly praising Ji Ruochu for "not crying or throwing a tantrum".


    Ji Ruochu, who thought the staff was deliberately creating a performance opportunity for her... was filled with suspicions about life.


    That can''t be right! She''s already lived two lifetimes, how could she cry over a few toys?


    What a joke! Do they really think she''s a three year old kid?


    "Er... Teacher Ji, the director said there is still a big milk bottle plush toy in that suitcase."


    Just as Ji Mochen was about to bring all the luggage in, a director reminded him based on the director''s instructions in his earpiece.


    Hmm?


    Ji Mochen was taken aback: "But this milk bottle... is our Ruochu''s tatami mat?"


    Ji Ruochu nodded along: That''s right, it''s a tatami mat, not a plush toy.


    "That''s also considered a toy, so..."


    And so one minuteter, the staff who confiscated the milk bottle and the little milk baby with a face full of disbelief at life stood facing each other.


    Er... Why do I feel a little guilty?


    Ji Ruochu looked longingly at the milk bottle that had apanied her for three years, still seeming a bit stunned.


    "Ruochu, let''s endure it, after the show recordings end in a few days we can take it back." Ji Mochen immediatelyforted.


    Ji Ruochu, whose eyes hadn''t left the milk bottle, nodded: "Okay~"


    The little girl''s voice was soft and tender, but her pair of bright fox-like eyes didn''t blink as she watched the milk bottle in the staff''s hands.


    Those who didn''t know the context might think the child was being bullied.


    In the end, the staff still turned and left with the milk bottle. But before even taking two steps, the pitter patter of small feet sounded from behind.


    The little milk baby took a few quick steps after the milk bottle, then leaned against the door watching yearningly.


    Staff: ......


    [Hahahaha, heavens, from the staff''s expression I see the words "caught in a dilemma".]


    [Wuwuwu... How can our Ruochu be so adorable? Her beloved milk bottle was taken away yet she doesn''t throw a tantrum, how could the program team bear to do it?]


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen was naturally extremely distressed. Ignoring the luggage for now, he directly went up and carried his daughter:


    "Let''s go, Ruochu. Let''s go to the vige chief''s house for dinner," Ji Mochen said.


    After speaking, Ji Mochen directly hugged her and walked quickly in the opposite direction.


    What he didn''t know was that Ji Ruochu, who was being held in his arms, kept staring fixedly at the direction the staff members had left, even though the milk bottle was getting farther and farther away.


    It wasn''t until they turned the corner and disappeared from view that she finally withdrew her gaze.


    Ji Ruochu sighed, "Ah... Seeing someone off a thousand miles, we must part in the end."


    "Haha... Help, why am I seeing the emotions of ''loving you but unable to express it'' on the face of a four-and-a-half-year-old child?"


    "Ruochu: Oh bottle - where are you? - Oh bottle! I can''t see anymore - I can''t see anything anymore -"


    "Is there a sticker of her expression? Please share it for good luck."


    "Funny Scene:"


    Ji Ruochu: Are you kidding me? Would I be upset over a few toys?


    One minuteter...


    Depressed Ruochu: Farewell, ah bottle...

 Chapter 13: Good advice, don’t advise next time.

    <h4>Chapter 13</h4>


    In order to quickly get his daughter away from her sorrow, Ji Mochen hurriedly caught up with the group ahead.


    "Teacher Ji is here," Fan Hongru waved at Ji Mochen, and everyone immediately stopped.


    Even Fan Jin and Lin Xindi, who had run quite a distance already, turned back when they heard the voice.


    Beside them, Geng Zhenzhen''s eyes lit up as she looked at Ji Ruochu and asked, "Ruochu, do you want toe down and join us?"


    Seeing his daughter''sck of enthusiasm, Ji Mochen tentatively asked, "Ruochu, do you want to walk with your brothers and sisters?"


    Still looking a little glum, Ji Ruochu turned her head to nce at the little beansprouts and then nodded gently, "Okay."


    Once Ji Ruochu was put down, Mao Ziqing and Geng Zhenzhen immediately took one of her little hands on either side. The three little girls were all quite pretty, and at first nce they really looked like sisters, capturing people''s gaze so that they couldn''t look away.


    Soon, the two little men who had been running wildly at the front also arrived.


    "Sister Ruochu, you''re awake!"


    "Sister Ruochu, are you tired? Do you want me to give you a piggyback ride?"


    "Sister Ruochu..."


    The group of children were clearly treating the younger Ji Ruochu like a new toy, fussing over her the whole way. The viewers and five dads couldn''t help but smile.


    The children presented a very harmonious scene. The five dads also began to chat about parenting experiences.


    "It''s good that your Ruochu is here. Our Zhenzhen was upset for half the day because her beloved Barbie doll was taken away."


    "Our Ziqing really treasures the model piano I gave her for her birthday."


    "Haha, our little rascal was totally absorbed by all the interesting stuff in the yard. The staff came and went without him noticing a thing." Fan Hongru said sarcastically.


    "I actually hope our Ruochu would throw a tantrum too. The littless didn''t even cry when her doll was taken away, just looked at it forlornly. It really tugs at the heartstrings," said Ji Mochen, still a little saddened by the memory.


    "Don''t worry, kids will cheer up when they get to y together. It''ll only take a little while..."


    And so, the five families chatted andughed as they walked towards the vige chief''s home. They almost took a wrong turn at one point until Ji Mochen got them back on track, looking utterly familiar with the route. The viewersughed at his "I know this road" expression.


    "Hello, we meet again!" As soon as they stepped into the vige chief''s home, they were greeted.


    "Chief!" The children chorused.


    "Darlings! All the dads and kids must be tired from the journey. To wee you, the program team has prepared a very sumptuous lunch!"


    "Wow!" The five families yed along very well. Even the somewhat dispirited Ji Ruochu pped her hands. Finally, it was time to eat!


    "But¡ª" The vige chief stopped everyone''s cheers with an outstretched arm, "Before the meal, the vige chief wants to y a little game with the kids."


    Huh? There''s still a game?


    The few dads had an "I knew it" expression.


    "What''s this called? A ''free lunch''?"


    ...


    "Chief, what game is it?"


    Unlike the adults'' sarcasm, upon hearing there was a game to y, the little beansprouts were extremely delighted and hurriedly asked.


    "It''s a very simple game. I just want the darlings to describe the houses you just found."


    Describe the houses?


    "I believe some darlings have already noticed the very interesting items in your houses. So from now on, as long as you describe an object from your house, you''ll get a dish of the delicious food the program team has prepared. How much food the dads and kids get to eat depends on the kids'' memory.


    There are twenty-five dishes in total today, so the game is divided into five rounds. In each round, as long as the darlings can name something special about their homes within ten seconds, you''ll unlock a dish. But pay attention, you can''t repeat."


    Upon hearing this, Ji Mochen and his daughter were stunned speechless.


    What was in the house?


    How would they know?


    [SOS, this question is way over the heads of the father-daughter pair who only reached the door!]


    [Hahahaha.....The dumbfounded father-daughter duo has entered the chat.]


    [Is anyone going to save them? I really feel bad for them.]


    Soon, the game started. The vige chief held a timer, "Begin!"


    Mao Ziqing: "My room has a redwood bed!"


    Lin Xindi: "On top of the bed there''s a row of small drawer cabs!"


    Geng Zhenzhen: "In front of the bed there''s a long footrest."


    Fan Jin: "There are two huge stone lions at the entrance of our home!"


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    In an instant, everyone''s gaze focused on Ji Ruochu''s confused face.


    "Only five seconds left!" The vige chief reminded.


    "Five."


    "Four."


    ...


    Seeing the time was almost up, Ji Ruochu, with apletely flustered expression, could only blurt out¡ª


    "The floor bricks are green."


    Everyone: ???


    "Really, the floor is actually green!" The little milk baby was very serious. "Chief, doesn''t this count?"


    "Uh..." Faced with the wet fox-like eyes of the little milk baby, the vige chief said with difficulty, "I guess it counts..."


    "Yay!" The children instantly cheered.


    "I suggest letting Sister Ruochu go first. Otherwise when we''ve all finished she''ll have nothing left to say, right?" Noticing the struggling Ji Ruochu from the corner of his eye, the self-proimed knight Fan Jin immediately suggested.


    "That''s right, let''s let Sister Ruochu go first!"


    With this suggestion, all the little buddies agreed unanimously.


    Ji Ruochu, still racking her brains: ......Great suggestion, just don''t make anymore suggestions next time.


    "Alright, let''s start the second round!"


    At the vige chief''s signal, the 10 second countdown promptly began.


    The four year old milk baby knitted her exquisite little brows, extremely conflicted.


    The barrage in the livestream had already turned into a sea of joy. The social media heat was rapidly rising. Seeing the surge in viewership, the even more delighted director couldn''t stop grinning.


    "My home....has green grass."


    Finally, just as the countdown ended, the little milk baby reluctantly said.


    The few cute babies were instantly dumbfounded: That''s it?


    The barrage exploded withughter.


    ...


    "Okay, the third round is starting soon. Darlings remember, we have to talk about the different furniture oryouts of our homes." Before starting, the vige chief reminded.


    Needless to say, everyone knew who this reminder was aimed at. The little beansprouts all looked at Ji Ruochu worriedly.


    "Start timing!"


    "There are two red candles in my living room!"


    "My home has......"


    In the blink of an eye, it was Ji Ruochu''s turn again.


    "My home has...." What did it have?


    Seeing the time was almost up again, a thought suddenly urred to Ji Ruochu. She said firmly, "there are flower engraved door sills!"


    Huh?


    This surprised everyone. Door sills with flower engravings?


    Lin Xindi immediately walked over to the door. Seeing the engraved patterns on the sills, the little guy was extremely shocked. "It''s true!"


    Instantly, the group of little rascals ran towards the door, every single one extremely amazed.


    "Sister Ruochu, you''re so awesome!" To notice such an inconspicuous area.


    Little did they know, at this moment the livestream chat was thanking "Ji Mochen who kept moving luggage back and forth."

 Chapter 14: Just a moment

    <h4>Chapter 14</h4>


    When the game came to the fourth round, Ji Ruochu, who could no longere up with any ideas, was ready to give up.


    The little person sat down directly on the steps next to her with a thud, resting her cheeks in both hands,pletely adopting a "you guys continue, I quit" attitude.


    "Sister Ruochu, I have lots of them, I can give you two." Fan Jin, who had self-proimed himself as a little knight, came over to Ji Ruochu and whispered.


    "Huh?" Ji Ruochu''s eyes lit up. "Really?"


    "Really!" Fan Jin secretly held up one finger. "Then can you let me kiss you? Just one!"


    Ji Ruochu: ???


    Hearing this, Ji Mochen, who was standing next to them, instantly stood up with an inexplicable look as he nced at movie star Fan Hongru. His expression was just like saying: Is this the good son you taught?


    Fan Hongru clutched his forehead headachely.


    "Ruochu, daddy can eat two less dishes. Let''s not kiss." After enduring for a while, Ji Mochen barely held back his urge to hug his daughter away.


    ¡¾Hahaha... Fan Jin already knows to find a wife for himself at such a young age?¡¿


    ¡¾Ruochu: What? Just want to ask for a kiss from me with an empty promise?¡¿


    ¡¾Laughing to death, Fan the movie star worked diligently for half of his life, only to have his reputationpletely ruined by his son¡¯s one sentence.¡¿


    ¡¾Hahahahaha, look at Ruochu, with an expression like a subway granny looking at her phone.¡¿


    ...


    The viewers in the livestream room were all in a daze, while Ji Ruochu, as the person involved, was doubting life with an incredulous look on her face. After briefly contemting, her small body twisted and she hugged the taller Mao Ziqing.


    "Sister~"


    As soon as the tender voice came out, everyone present was overwhelmed by cuteness.


    "What''s the matter, little sister?" Mao Ziqing bent down a little, before she could say anything, Ji Ruochu gave her a smack on the cheek.


    ???


    "Sister~ Can you give me one?"


    The little girl had an extremely soft and cute face that was "begging please~" which made Mao Ziqing blush instantly after getting a stolen kiss.


    Can she?


    Of course she can!


    Just like that, relying on Mao Ziqing''s sharing, Ji Ruochu sessfully passed the fourth level under Fan Jin''s utterly crestfallen expression.


    The time came to the fifth level.


    "Little sister Ruochu~ I''ll give you one!" Before Fan Jin could seduce Ji Ruochu again, Geng Zhenzhen next to them went straight up and whispered in the little milk girl''s ear.


    "Thank you, sister~" Ji Ruochu gave her a sweet kiss.


    Just like that, relying on the sisters helping each other out, Ji Ruochu, who didn''t even enter any of the rooms, sessfullypleted five rounds of the game, allowing the five families to sessfully eat the delicious food prepared by the vigers.


    In fact, there were only some home-cooked dishes on the table, but the few families ate with great relish, making the bullet screen doubtful, and even suspecting it was just for show.


    Of course, as soon as this spection came out, it was denied. After all, it¡¯s one thing for adults to act, but there¡¯s no way children¡¯s acting skills could be so superb, right?


    Look, the few children eating had oil dripping all over their mouths, and among them, the one who opened people''s eyes the most was none other than Ji Ruochu.


    It was originally thought that she was the youngest in age, so she might need to be fed when eating, and might even turn out to have difficulty eating. Who would have thought...


    "Mochen, is your daughter like this at home too?" Fan Hongru was full of astonishment next to him.


    "Yes, she learned to use spoons and chopsticks very early on. Unless it¡¯s particrly big pieces, she eats everything by herself. Sometimes when we want to feed her, we have to see what mood she¡¯s in."


    While saying this, Ji Mochen put the deboned fish meat he had picked into Ji Ruochu''s bowl.

 Chapter 15: Gone Dad

    <h4>Chapter 15</h4>


    After lunch, the director''s team did not force the guests to socialize. After all, little Ji Ruochu was already yawning again.


    The little one didn''t care much about her image. When she yawned, she even covered her mouth with her little hand. The barrage was filled with "auntieughs".


    "In the afternoon, dads and babies can freely decide what to do. We will gather here again in the evening," the vige chief announced with a smile.


    With the vige chief''s words, everyone instantly smiled. Several teenage boys had already started running to their fathers to go shopping.


    So, ten minutester, except for the Ji father and daughter, the other four families started the fun shopping mode in the vige.


    "Dad, sleepy~" Ji Ruochu said, rubbing her eyes.


    "Sleepy?" Ji Mochen, who was prepared, took out a prepared milk bottle from his bag and handed it to Ji Ruochu with augh. "Then sleep, my little piggy Ruochu."


    Little pig?


    Ji Ruochu''s hand holding the milk bottle paused. She pointed at Ji Mochen, "Big pig."


    Ji Mochen, who had unintentionally called himself a pig: ...I messed up.


    ¡¾Hahaha... My god, how can this father and daughter be so funny?¡¿


    ¡¾One little pig and one big pig. Have the father and daughter considered Madam Ling Chujin''s feelings? ¡¿


    As soon as this barrage came out, Ji Ruochu, holding the pacifier, started to summarize. She pointed at herself, "Little pig."


    She pointed at Ji Mochen again, "Big pig."


    After thinking for a moment, she tilted her head and asked, "Mama pig?"


    Ji Mochen: ...


    "Wife, I''m innocent." Ji Mochen looked at the camera, his face full of desire to survive.


    At this time, the live stream was full of "Hahaha". It was very lively for a while.


    At home, Ling Chujin, who had just be a mama pig: ...Very good, Ji Mochen. I''ll deal with you when youe back.


    When Ji Mochen came home holding his daughter, the little one was already holding the milk bottle, sleeping soundly with the scent of milk.


    After looking at the surroundings, Ji Mochen started looking for the bedroom. He searched around before finding the master bedroom in the southeast. However, although he found it, he couldn''t let the little one rest directly.


    Because... there was dust everywhere.


    Having no other choice, Ji Mochen first took out some clean clothes from his suitcase and went to the small courtyard to settle down first.


    Fortunately, the yard was very nicely decorated. There was even a small rocking chair in the yard.


    Ji Mochen gently put the little one down, found a pillow to pad it to prevent her from rolling off, and said, "Please help me keep an eye on her. I''ll go tidy up the bedroom first."


    Seeing this, the director team immediately arranged for another cameraman toe over. Ji Mochen''s father and daughter live stream was instantly split into two screens.


    Then, everyone saw Ji Mochen, who was a graceful young master just now, instantly turn into an emotionless cleaner.


    That''s not all. The onlinementary even added BGM to the footage of the father and daughter''s every move.


    When Ji Mochen was washing and tidying up the room, Ji Ruochu was already snoring in her sleep.


    When Ji Mochen was washing the floor in the room, then walking back and forth with a hair dryer and electric fan to speed up drying the room, Ji Ruochu turned over beautifully in her sleep, scaring the cameraman into thinking she was going to fall off the rocking chair. He almost went over to catch her.


    When Ji Mochen busily wiped down the tables and chairs, Ji Ruochu was woken up by the afternoon sunlight shining on her face.


    Creak¡ª


    The sound of the old rocking chair due to the little one''s movement was like a wrecked ruin. Ji Mochen in the room paused, "Did Ruochu wake up?"


    Without waiting for the crew to answer, he immediately went to the yard. He happened to see the little one with a strand of hair standing straight up, staring back at him with sleepy eyes.


    The disoriented little one reached out her little hand to him. But before Ji Mochen got to her, she copsed like cooked noodles back onto the soft cushion on the rocking chair and fell fast asleep again.


    It seemed she had only woken up to check if her piggy dad was around.


    ¡¾Ahhh... I''m getting a nosebleed from being overwhelmed by cuteness!¡¿


    ¡¾How can there be such a cute daughter like Ruochu in the world?! I want to steal her!¡¿


    ¡¾To be honest, I came because of the hot search "Little Tan Ruochu". But now, I can only say there are too many rumors on the Inte. They''re clearly just a happy father and daughter, and they don''t look alike at all, just simr fox-like eyes.¡¿


    ¡¾Exactly! But thanks to these rumormongers, how else could we have seen such a cute little thing like Ruochu?¡¿


    ...


    The barrage was diverse, but it was all about the loving interaction between the Ji father and daughter.


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen''s agent Qin Ge breathed a sigh of relief, "Let''s just leave it like this. Too much is as bad as not enough. As long as we don''t get involved with Tan Yinghou and Mochen''s scandalous news again."


    His assistant nodded, indicating that he understood and could roughly confirm that this storm was just a stepping stone sent by theirpetitors.


    Of course, even so, Qin Ge still asked the team to keep an eye on the live content at all times afterwards and notify him immediately if anything happened.


    "But Qin Ge, isn''t this a bit out of character for Brother Mochen?" The assistant asked. "After all, Brother Mochen''s previous style was vicious tongue and straight talker, plus a cold personality. But now..."


    "What''s wrong with now?" Qin Geughed. "It''s just right now. It''s time for Mochen to change style too. Back then, he would go fishing for three days and sunbathe for two. He insisted on staying home to take care of his daughter despite our objections.


    We thought he was almost ready to retire from the industry. Who would have thought Ruochu would bring Mochen prosperity. Don''t worry. Just promote along this pace for the fans.


    Mochen''s fans are mostly adults with proper values now. Compared to male stars with endless scandals, they prefer the loving dad image. Look at Mochen''s skilled baby-holding technique. Who can outshine him as a dad?"


    The assistant, who listened from beginning to end: ...If I remember correctly, didn''t you say Brother Mochen would just revolve around his daughter for life and had no future?


    On the other side, upon seeing his daughter roll over and continue snoring, Ji Mochen couldn''t help showing a doting smile.


    He went over to pick up the little one. The floor he had just mopped was dry too. He gently ced Ji Ruochu on the bed, then turned around and started busying himself again.


    He was very efficient. The only ces left to clean were the kitchen and yard. By the time he picked up the rag and broom again, the barrage was full of praise for his skilled housework.


    ¡¾I mean, Brother Chen''s skilled technique shows that he does a lot of housework at home.¡¿


    ¡¾Ahhh! Is this the charm of mature men? Handsome, good with kids, and a great catch, right?!¡¿


    ¡¾Forget it. Such rare men still exist. I''d rather skip over men and directly, painlessly get a little cutie like Ruochu!¡¿


    Time passed quickly amidstizens'' teasing, Ji Mochen''s busyness, and Ji Ruochu''s deep sleep.


    In the blink of an eye, it was 4:30 pm. Ji Mochen, who was about to wake up his daughter who had been sleeping for over an hour, received a task card from the director team.


    "Now?" Ji Mochen looked worried after reading the task card. "But if she wakes up and doesn''t see me, she''ll be scared. Although our Ruochu is usually very strong, when she cries..."


    The same worry existed in the other four families too. After all, around 3-4 pm was when the little ones had yed hard and were napping. It was also an unfamiliar ce for them.


    But in the end, the five dads still left first ording to the crew''s requirements.


    At this time, the barrage was also extremely worried. Needless to say, everyone was most worried about the youngest, little Ji Ruochu.

 Chapter 16: Captain Selection 01

    <h4>Chapter 16</h4>


    Just like that, while several little ones were sound asleep, the five dads quietly left home. Among them, Ji Mochen was the most worried. The 6''9" tall guy would turn back to take a look after taking just a couple of steps. The way he was acting, if any of the babies in the house so much as whined, he would probably rush back in, regardless of the show''s arrangements.


    Unfortunately, the babies in the house were still sleeping soundly. In order to allow the audience to more directly see the babies'' reactions when they woke up to find no one else in the house, the show''s crew had withdrawn all the cameramen from the house. They had even camouged the cameras in the house. In the babies'' bedroom, several cameras were mounted on the corners of the desks and bedside tables.


    The few dads, on the other hand, were invited to the monitoring room, and Live Stream #6 was opened again to broadcast the dads'' authentic reactions.


    "Dads, do you still remember the question the show''s crew asked you at the very beginning?" A staff member asked.


    Question?


    "Which one are you referring to?"


    "The one about the babies'' dependence on you. You each gave a rating in terms of stars."


    Reminded by the director, everyone instantly recalled it.


    The pianist Mao Zhu thought for a while. He remembered he had said earlier that because he had quite high expectations for his daughter, his daughter was actually more afraid of him than loving him, so her dependence was quite low, around two stars.


    The movie star Fan Hongru had waved his hand at the time and said his naughty son could stir up a storm without him there, definitely making a scene. One star was giving too much credit.


    There was no need to even mention the actor Geng Ming. He seldom spent time with his daughter, let alone having her dependence. He just perfunctorily gave two stars.


    The only two with different answers were Lin Yan and Ji Mochen. These two were daddy attributes. Lin Yan had a son, so in terms of dependence he had given four stars.


    "My son Xin Di is quite timid, but if I''m not around, he would probably make himself be brave."


    "When my daughter was just born, I turned down a lot of work and was often at home apanying her. She would often wake up halfway through her sleep and crawl up to see if her mom and I were still beside her. Only after confirming would she continue sleeping."


    When saying this, Ji Mochen had a face full of "I''m a daddy and I''m proud" smugness, and he readily gave five stars.


    ...


    "The show''s crew arranged this segment to allow the dads to clearly feel the babies'' dependence on you."


    Just as the voice fell, the few dads invariably frowned, apparently quite unhappy with the show''s arrangement.


    After all, since the children had just arrived in a new ce, such an arrangement was more to make the show more dramatic, but...would it be psychologically damaging to the children?


    "Of course, there is another purpose for this test. Next, not only do the dads have tasks they need toplete, but the babies have some too. So the show''s crew will decide on the final team leader based on their observations during this. The team leader will shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading their littlepanions toplete missions."


    After this reason was given, the few dads epted it a little, except...


    "My daughter Ruo Ruo withdraws." Ji Mochen did not have a shred ofpetitive spirit and readily chose to give up early.


    Show''s crew: ......


    "There is no option to quit. Of course, after the selection, the elected team leader can choose for themselves whether to give up the position."


    After saying so, fearing that other dads would alsoe to make trouble, the show''s crew swiftly announced the start of "Team Leader Selection".


    With no other option, Ji Mochen could only frown as he sat down, with each daddy closely watching their darling''s monitor.


    Ten minutester.


    Family #2. Geng Ming''s 7-year-old daughter Geng Zhenzhen was the first to wake up. The little girl rubbed her eyes as she crawled out of bed.


    "Daddy?"


    Listening to his daughter''s call, Geng Ming''s heart softened and he wished he could immediately rush back.


    "Daddy?" Geng Zhenzhen put on her shoes and shuttled between the rooms, then discovered that not only was her daddy gone, those uncles with cameras were gone too.


    In that instant, Geng Zhenzhen''s face was filled with panic. She started shouting loudly for her daddy while crying at the same time. It was truly heartbreaking to watch.


    Fortunately, just as Geng Ming could not stand it any longer and was about to go find his daughter, the Vige Chief appeared.


    "Student Zhenzhen!" The Vige Chief Xu Chuan waved a candy in his hand towards the little one whose nose was red from crying.


    "Vige Chief!!"


    Seeing the savior instantly, Geng Zhenzhen ran swiftly to the Vige Chief.


    "Oh dear, don''t cry, don''t cry." Vige Chief Xu Chuan handed the candy to the little girl. "Your daddy went to do a very important mission and can onlye backter."


    With the candy in her mouth, Geng Zhenzhen sniffled and nodded her head, asking: "Daddy cane back right?"


    "Of course he can! But, before daddyes back, Vige Chief has a mission to assign to Zhenzhen. Does Zhenzhen have confidence inpleting it?"


    Mission?


    The seven-year-old bean blinked her eyes, then asked: "Vige Chief uncle, can I wait until daddyes back before doing the mission?"


    Vige Chief: ......


    "Can''t do that! Also, if Zhenzhen finishes the mission early, your daddy cane back early too. Does Zhenzhen want to try?"


    In the end, under a screen full of "condemnation", the Vige Chief seeded in assigning a mission to Geng Zhenzhen.


    "The daddies of the other children also went to do missions. To prevent the other children from waking up afraid, Vige Chief now assigns Zhenzhen a mission. Go find little brother Xin Di andfort him."


    "But..." Geng Zhenzhen looked like she would cry again. "But I don''t know which house little brother Xin Di is at..."


    "Little brother Xin Di is right there. See the house with the tall chimney? He''s inside. Can Zhenzhen go over by herself?"


    "Zhenzhen can''t." The little girl had great self awareness.


    Vige Chief: ......


    "Then does Zhenzhen want daddy toe home quicker?" The Vige Chief was extremely patient. "Only bypleting the mission can daddy return earlier. As long as Zhenzhen meets up with Xin Di, it counts aspleting the mission!"


    Just like that, under the Vige Chief''s coaxing, the seven-year-old Geng Zhenzhen set off wiping her nose and tears to find little brother Xin Di.


    The second to wake up was Fan Jin. As Fan Hongru had guessed, not only was this child not afraid, he was extremely delighted.


    Without even needing the Vige Chief to step in, he spontaneously ran to Mao Ziqing''s house not far away.


    As such, upon waking up to discover her dad gone, little Mao Ziqing did not even have time to be sad before her house''s small wooden door was being knocked on excitedly by Fan Jin.


    "Sister Ziqing!! Open the door quick!! My dad''s not home! Let''s go together to find Sister Ruo Ruo to y!"


    Listening to this excited tone, the elegant Fan Hongru for half a lifetime simply could not bear to watch any longer: Cmities descend upon my household, cmities descend upon my household!


    On the side, both Ji Mochen and Mao Zhu were staring at him with intent gazes.


    For a time, not only was the bullet screenughing wildly, the naughty monkey Fan Jin directly shot to the top of trending searches on social media.

 Chapter 17: So clingy

    <h4>Chapter 17</h4>


    And just as the scene was prized, Ji Ruochu, who was sleeping soundly, finally woke up when her little stomach was growling.


    The little one supported herself with one hand and rubbed her eyes with the other. She barely managed to sit up, but still fell back onto the soft mattress at the summons of the Sandman.


    ¡¾Hahaha... she looks exactly like me every day when I wake up to go to school.¡¿


    ¡¾Awake? Seems not awake?¡¿


    ¡¾A bit sleepy? Not too sure, let me sleep a little more ZZZzzz~¡¿


    Netizens were going crazy with memes, while the sleepy Ji Ruochu was still unconscious.


    Seeing this, the director team could only change the task. So, Geng Zhenzhen, who had just arrived at Lin Xindi''s house, didn''t even have time to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw the staff say:


    "Your little sister Ruochu is home alone right now. She''s very hungry but can''t find her dad. Can you go help little sister Ruochu?"


    At the same time, Fan Jin, who had just knocked on the wooden door, and Mao Ziqing inside also received this task.


    "Okay! Leave it to us!" The little knight Fan Jin patted his chest.


    On the other side, Geng Zhenzhen, who had been crying just now, also wiped away her tears and held Lin Xindi''s hand as they set off to find little sister Ruochu.


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu really woke up this time. Not long after lying back down, she started burrowing around in the quilt, and finally seeded in poking out her little head, still facing the bedside camera.


    ¡¾Shock! A cute creature suddenly appeared!¡¿


    ¡¾Ahhhhhhhh!¡¿


    ¡¾I don''t care, she hit my heart! I must let me rua her a bit, otherwise I won''t get up!¡¿


    ......


    "Gulu gulu~"


    A not very elegant sound came from the little one''s small stomach.


    "Uh, hungry." She swallowed and her round fox eyes started looking for her milk bottle.


    There was no milk bottle in the room. The little one started to milkily call for her guardian: "Dad~"


    "Dad~"


    "Ji Mochen~"


    "Big pig~"


    ......


    After calling out several different names in a row without getting a response, she pushed aside the quilt herself to take matters into her own hands and seek food and clothing.


    But what she didn''t expect was that the first hurdle in finding the milk bottle woulde so soon.


    The beds in the room were made of antique redwood with a long footrest on the side. But for her four and a half year old little short legs, it was the farthest distance in the world.


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu had a child''s body but an adult mindset. She indicated she was up for the height challenge and nimbly ced both hands on the edge of the bed, straightening her little short legs to reach for the footrest¡ª¡ª


    The two shakes of her leg that looked like a lotus root stretched straight in the air was enough to make the screen moms scream.


    The picture was very cute, but the danger factor was also very high. The program team didn''t dare let the little one get off the bed by herself, and they hurried into the room.


    The ident happened at this moment. Probably because she was too hungry, Ji Ruochu overestimated herself. Her hand suddenly went soft and she fell straight off the bed.


    In the blink of an eye, the camera lost sight of the little one, scaring everyone tremendously. Ji Mochen in the monitoring room got up and ran straight for the exit, anxious and angry in his heart.


    Damn the dog show effect!


    "Mochen, the child didn''t fall down."


    Fan Hongru shouted to Ji Mochen who was about to exit the door. With just that one sentence, Ji Mochen, who had walked to the door, stopped in his tracks. Listening carefully, it seemed that he did not hear the sound of a fall or his daughter crying.


    When he quickly walked to the front of the monitor, the dads from the other four families also gathered around, obviously everyone was very concerned about the condition of the youngest little milk baby.


    Only after taking a look did they know what had happened. When the little one fell just now, she happened tond on the footrest. Her feet weren''t that far from the footrest to begin with, plus her hands were still holding onto the edge of the bed, she was now standing steadily on it.


    She even nodded calmly at the staff who hurried into the room, as if she wasn''t the one who almost rolled off the bed just now.


    Having narrowly escaped danger, Ji Ruochu still had lingering fears: Fortunately, I almost contributed my first unttering photo......


    After this experience, how could the staff dare let the little majesty fend for herself? They quickly put shoes on her and handed her the milk bottle that Ji Mochen had left after preparing it earlier and putting it in a thermos before he left.


    Since they had already arranged for the other cute babies toe over, the director team was in no hurry to make her move. The staff apanied the little one.


    Ji Ruochu, who had solved the problem of food, was also very well-behaved. She climbed onto the rocking chair under the tree by herself, hugging the milk bottle.


    It was only mid-April. Although the sun was very bright, the blowing wind was very cool. The director team had also thoughtfully set up a small canopy under the tree.


    The little one sat there arrogantly with crossed legs, casually holding the milk bottle and drinking, with a small electric fan blowing at her side. It was sofortable.


    It formed a strong contrast with the other little friends who were working hard on the road and even got lost several times identally.


    What was that feeling? It gave off the misced illusion of a retired senior official and struggling youths.


    Not only that, what pierced the heart most was ¡ª¡ª


    "Mochen, it seems your Ruochu is not curious at all about where you went?" Mao Zhuyu was a little surprised. Although there was staff apanying her, which child of the other families, except Fan Jin, was not anxious as soon as they arrived and didn''t see their old father?


    "......" Ji Mochen was silent for a moment and forcibly maintained his dignity, "Our Ruochu is probably more courageous."


    The other milk dads: Are you sure it''s not because her dependence on you is low?


    Just as they were talking, the staff took advantage of the topic and started chatting with the little one:


    "Ruochu, aren''t you curious where your dad went?"


    The extremelyfortable Ji Ruochu was stunned on the rocking chair, blinking her eyes: "Oh right, where''s Dad?"


    Everyone: ......Child, your reaction time is really a bit long!


    "Dad went to do a mission." The staff silently pondered but didn''t finish the sentence, waiting for the little one to ask "When is Dading back?".


    The result......


    "Oh."


    Oh? Just an "oh"? Such a cold "oh"?


    With no choice, the staff had to continue the conversation themselves: "Ruochu doesn''t seem scared at all?"


    "Scared?" The nonchnt Ji Ruochu tilted her head, "Why?"


    "Aren''t you afraid your dad won''te back?" What the staff actually wanted to say was "Aren''t you afraid your dad doesn''t want you anymore?" But thinking of Ji King''s mad dog properties, they changed their wording.


    "No!" The four-year-old little milk baby had an "you don''t understand" expression, "He is¡ª¡ª"


    "So clingy~ "


    "If hees back and doesn''t see me, he''ll cry~"


    Everyone: ......


    Silence is the Jiangqiao of tonight.


    What was Ji King''s evaluation of his daughter''s dependence just now? Five stars?


    It was probably said in reverse. It''s clearly Ji King''s dependence on his daughter that is five stars!

 Chapter 18: A Little Man

    <h4>Chapter 18</h4>


    On the other side, after oveing numerous difficulties, the two small search parties who hade looking for Ruo Ruo were finally reunited. The four self-proimed responsible older brothers and sisters held hands as they marched valiantly towards House No.3.


    They had to admit, the few little ones were quite united. Whenever someone was too tired to walk, the others would start cheering them on. This touching scene made all the fathers beam with fatherly love.


    Unfortunately, the road to House No.3 was longer than these little ones had expected. On top of that, the children were beginning to feel hungry, dampening the atmosphere within the search party.


    Seeing this, Fan Jin, the oldest among them, took it upon himself as the mood maker to entertain his younger siblings along the way, managing to restore some cheer among the group.


    "Little Jin is quite reliable as an older brother," the fathers nodded in approval.


    Even Fan Jing''s father, who had often been exasperated by his son''s antics, had a proud look on his face. However, this proud thought had barely crossed his mind when the hyperactive Fan Jin tripped over a rock up ahead. It had happened so suddenly that the filming crew did not react in time. By the time they rushed over, the little man had already fallen to the ground.


    "Brother Fan Jin!"


    The other children were badly frightened too. When the staff carefully helped Fan Jin to his feet, they saw that his knee was already badly bruised and scraped, with blood oozing out.


    The gory sight made the children even more distressed.


    "Wah! Brother''s bleeding!" Geng Zhenzhen cried out loud.


    "He''s bleeding!"


    "It''s okay, it doesn''t hurt, I fall down all the time," Fan Jin quicklyforted his friends despite wincing in pain, making for a poignant sight.


    Especially for Fan Jin''s father - as naughty as his son was, seeing him hurt this badly still made the stern father''s heart ache.


    [Oh my god, little Fan Jin trying tofort the other kids while his knee is badly bruised and bleeding, I''m crying!]


    [What is Fan Jing''s father still waiting for? Shouldn''t he go check on his son?]


    [To be honest, I''ve always felt that Fan Jing''s father does not dote on his son as much as the other fathers. If it were any of the other fathers, they would have rushed over immediately.]


    .....


    As the audience criticized, the filming crew also asked Fan Jing''s father if he wanted to go over.


    "No need, our boy is very active, these are just small injuries. I trust that he can handle it," Fan Jing''s father replied, his voice tightening as he watched his son still pulling faces to amuse his younger siblings despite having his wound dressed.


    Little did he expect that his words would draw even more ire from the audience.


    [Ugh Fan Jing''s father has lost a fan in me. I''m even starting to wonder if Fan Jin is really his son! The child is clearly in pain but he says it''s fine?]


    [I guess it''s because he''s a boy? I think Fan Jing''s father just doesn''t want his son to be too delicate.]


    [Who cares about all that when the child is injured? If I were Fan Jin I would think my father didn''t love me!]


    [Right, stop making excuses! Fan Hongru is clearly unfit to be a father!]


    .....


    "Huh, Ruo Ruo?!"


    Amidst the barrage of criticism, Fan Jin, who was busy amusing his siblings, suddenly pointed ahead in surprise and eximed.


    ??


    The other children immediately turned their heads. Sure enough, they saw Ji Ruochu being led towards them by a staff member. They promptly stopped crying and raced eagerly towards Ji Ruochu.


    "Ruo Ruo! How did you get here?"


    "Were you scared when you couldn''t find Uncle Ji?"


    "Don''t be scared, we will protect you!"


    Ji Ruochu: ....I guess, but could you wipe your tears and snot first before saying that?


    It was quite amusing. She had been napping peacefully under a tree earlier when the children''s bawling had jolted her awake. Upon learning that Fan Jin had fallen, she had asked a staff member to bring her over.


    Yet when she got here, she was puzzled by the scene before her. Weren''t they saying that Fan Jin was the one who fell? Why were the other children crying so sadly?


    She turned to look and indeed, there was Fan Jin happily waving at her. He had already had his wound dressed and was now hobbling eagerly towards her with a limp.


    "Ruo Ruo!"


    Just as Ji Ruochu was about to say something after ncing at his rather rming wound, Fan Jin quickly reassured her, "Sis don''t be scared, I''m fine, it doesn''t hurt one bit, really!"


    To prove it, he even tried to skip for her, but was stopped by the staff. He was sweating buckets by then and the staff nearly had to kneel in exasperation at this little rascal.


    "So brave!" Ji Ruochu gave him apt praise at the right time.


    "Hehe~" Basking in her praise, Fan Jin happily scratched his head as his teeth glittered brightly in the sun.


    The other children also rushed to sing Fan Jin''s praises. Their looks of admiration made Fan Jin stand taller, and he would surely be wagging his tail wildly in joy if he had one.


    Seeing this, the filming crew finally heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness the little rascals had finally stopped crying!


    Now that the children had regrouped, the next part of the filming could carry on.


    "Look, isn''t that Uncle Vige Chief?"


    Lin Xindi nced up and immediately spotted Xu Chuan walking over from behind the group. She eagerly shouted and pointed him out.


    "Hello, Vige Chief!"


    When Xu Chuan approached them, the sweet and polite children chorused their greetings. It was all so cute and heartwarming that Xu Chuan''s smile grew even wider.

 Chapter 19: Stop it. There’s nothing I want to hear.

    <h4>Chapter 19</h4>


    In the end, after being soothed, Fan Jin still sessfully bandaged his wound, although he had cried as if his life depended on it during the process because he was afraid of the medicine. Fortunately, there was Ji Ruochu, this little angel.


    The little girl didn''t do much, she just stretched out her little finger: "Brother Fan Jin, if it hurts, hold my hand and I''ll give you my power."


    "Then what?" Fan Jin was puzzled.


    "When you have power, it won''t hurt anymore!" The little girl said categorically, bullying the warrior who hadn''t graduated from elementary school without any guilt, "Warriors are not afraid of pain."


    Just at this juncture, the medical staff skillfully applied medicine to him.


    By the time Fan Jin the little warrior was satisfied holding Ruoruo¡¯s little sister''s little finger, the wound had already been bandaged.


    "Okay, babies." The vige chief smiled at the few mung beans in front of him, "Congrattions to everyone forpleting the warrior assembly!"


    The little guys started pping ignorantly, although... they didn''t think this was any warrior assembly at all.


    "Next, babies are about to face the second challenge." said the vige chief.


    "Why is there another challenge?"


    "Vige chief, can I not take the challenge?"


    "Waa Waa... I want dad, I don''t want a challenge..."


    "The vige chief lied, you just said finding brother Xindi was equal topleting the mission, the vige chief lied to children!"


    Vige chief: ...


    "Vige chief, what''s the reward forpleting the challenge sessfully?"


    Suddenly, among the many voices, there was a little milk voice that made the vige chief''s eyes light up instantly.


    You see, there are still cooperators!


    At this moment, little friend Ji Ruochu seemed to be an angel descending in Xu Chuan''s eyes.


    "Yes, as long as youplete the mission, you can meet with your dads~" Xu Chuan said with a smile, thinking to himself that when they heard this, the children would definitely be more serious and more motivated--


    "Oh."


    Xu Chuan: ??


    After learning that this reward was not very valuable, little friend Ji Ruochu began to absent-mindedly touch her half-crying sister Zhen Zhen.


    At this point, the few children were instantly reminded and started making noise again.


    At the same time, the barrageughed even harder.


    [Hahahaha......Does anyone still remember how high Ji Moshen said Ruoruo''s dependence on him was before?]


    [Ha ha ha ha ha... Ruoruo, this is too embarrassing for your old father.]


    [Ji Moshen''s expression copsed instantly 2333......]


    [After seeing Ruoruo''s reaction, I suddenly felt that the sky king wasn''t that valuable either.]


    "Don''t you want to reunite with your dad? After reuniting with Dad, we can start ying games together, and then there will be delicious food." The vige chief wondered.


    "Delicious food?"


    Ji Ruochu''s expression instantly changed from ck of interest" to "if you say this then I''m not sleepy at all".


    Seeing this on the monitor, Ji Moshen felt even more depressed, and finally had to save himself some face: "Our Ruoruo is smart, she knows I will definitelye back, so she''s not worried."


    The fathers around: Yes yes yes......


    In fact at heart: Poor thing......


    On the other side, the vige chief finally started issuing missions sessfully:


    "Now, we need a team leader to lead the way and lead all the children to find the biggest house in the vige. The dads are there waiting for the babies!"


    With that, the vige chief took a little red g from the staff and smiled kindly, "So who wants to be the team leader?"


    As soon as he said this, the few children looked at each other.


    "Does any kid want to be the team leader?" The vige chief asked, "If you want to be the team leader, baby, you can raise your hand for a signal~"


    As soon as he finished speaking, the children raised their hands in unison, except--Ji Ruochu.


    "Sister Ruoruo, don''t you want to be the team leader?" Fan Jin asked quietly.


    "I''m too small to be the team leader." Ji Ruochu waved her hand very maturely. The team leader is too tiring, she still prefers to ck off.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being small?" Lin Xindi said, "No one said the team leader had to be a big kid."


    "Right, Ruoruo, raise your hand too." Mao Ziqing said immediately.


    Finally, Ji Ruochu was forced to raise her little hand, and the next second, the little warrior Fan Jin immediately put his hand down.


    "Vige chief, I nominate Ruoruo as team leader!"


    Ji Ruochu: ???


    Just as everyone was wondering, Fan Jin whispered in a very small voice, but still loud enough for everyone to hear, to the rest of his little friends:


    "Ruoruo must never have been a team leader before, too pitiful, let Ruoruo be the team leader!"


    Ji Ruochu: ...To be reasonable, if you were a little older, you would now be used byizens of moral coercion.


    And...how was she pitiful?


    "You''re right, we all have opportunities to be one at school, Ruoruo doesn''t have this opportunity."


    "I also think Ruoruo should be the team leader."


    "Yes, let sister Ruoruo be the team leader, we will help the team leader well."


    Vige chief: ......


    Finally, under the kind suggestions of a group of good-hearted little friends, Ji Ruochu received the team leader''s little red g full of question marks.


    "Okay, now team leader Ruoruo has to fulfill her responsibilities and find the biggest house in the vige."


    The biggest house?


    The few mung beans stood on the hillside looking around. At this time, Mao Ziqing, the tallest of the few mung beans, looked around for a while and pointed to a house:


    "Sister Ruoruo, look over there, isn''t that the biggest house?"


    The rest of the kids instantly agreed.


    "Really! That house is the tallest! The roof is also the biggest, it must be there!"


    "Then we have to go this way." Geng Zhen pointed to the small road along the cement road and said, still a little worried on her face, she didn''t want to get her shoes dirty.


    "Brother Fan Jin, can you walk?" Ji Ruochu turned to the little warrior with skinned knees and asked.


    "I can, it''s just a minor injury!"


    And so, a group of mung beans set off mightily towards the small road. It was rare for these kids toe to such a ce full of greenery. All the way, they were very curious about the vegetation along the road.


    Even Geng Zhenzhen didn''t care that the mud on her pretty little shoes.


    The viewers in the live studio and the few fathers in front of the monitors also watched the scenery along the road with the group of children.


    Knowing that the children were about to arrive, the few fathers could not wait to leave the little ck room.


    To be reasonable, it''s only been a while, but it already gave them the illusion that their child had gone on an adventure?


    Thest barrier before the children arrived at the small courtyard was a bamboo fence, which was 5 cm taller than Ji Ruochu''s height.


    Therefore, after the rest of the team barely climbed over, little Ji Ruochu was left helplessly looking at each other with her little friends across the fence.


    "What should the team leader do?"


    Seeing Ji Ruochu put the little red g into her pocket and roll up her sleeves to climb over forcibly, the few team members stopped her immediately.


    Finally, Fan Jin reacted quickly. He and his little friends climbed back over to move some stones for Ji Ruochu to stand on her tiptoes. Two people on each side, one to steady her and one to pull her, and finally sessfully transported their team leader to the other side of the fence.

 Chapter 20: Stop it. There’s nothing I want to hear. 02

    <h4>Chapter 20</h4>


    Until all the children stepped into the yard, several dads came out of the house.


    "Dad!"


    The little ones shouted loudly in an instant, and then ran swiftly towards their own dad, except--


    "Daughter!"


    Unlike the other families, Ji Ruochu''s father and daughter werepletely reversed.


    Only to see Ji Tianwang take a few quick steps forward and immediately pick up his daughter who was still holding a little red g.


    "Does it hurt, let Dad see."


    "Did you bump anywhere when you fell off the bed?"


    "Does your butt hurt..."


    Ji Ruochu immediately covered Ji Mochen''s mouth with the red g: ......Shut up, I don''t want to hear any of that! ?¤Ø ?


    Ji Mochen, whose mouth was suddenly covered: ??


    "Baby, are you going to give this red g to Dad?" The old father was deeply moved.


    "Yeah yeah yeah." As long as you don''t talk about those embarrassing things anymore.


    "Good job, congrattions to the babies for sessfullypleting the mission and finding Dad." The vige chief came out of the house next door.


    "Vige chief, where''s our reward?" Fan Jin''s memory has gotten much better.


    "Reward? Of course there is." As soon as he finished speaking, staff members brought up trays of ingredients.


    "Because the babies sessfullypleted the mission, the babies can choose their favorite one first from all the ingredients, as a reward."


    The program team was very generous this time. There were not only seafood such as lobster and crab on the big round table, but also a good amount of meat and vegetables.


    "Now, you have one minute to start choosing." The vige chief took out a timer, "Remember, what you choose will affect what you eat for dinner tonight."


    Dinner?


    The little ones instantly looked up at their fathers, as if trying to see some clue in their father''s eyes.


    "Son, eat whatever you want, Dad can make it for you." This was Lin Xindi''s dad.


    "Ruoruo, Dad can make anything too, just take whatever you want." There was no way Ji Mochen would allow himself to be looked down upon, so he immediately said.


    But he didn''t expect that as soon as he bragged, he would be punctured by his daughter: "Blowing cow~¡±


    Regarding Ji Mochen''s cooking skills, Ji Ruochu was still quite clear, so the little onemanded her boastful old father to pick her up and look over all the ingredients before finally choosing a small bag of raw rice ced at the very edge.


    "Hmm? Rice?" The vige chief was surprised, "Why did Ruoruo only choose rice? Is it because your dad...can only cook rice?"


    "Tsk." Ji Mochen was dissatisfied in an instant, "What a joke? I''ve been practicing cooking for many years."


    "No, it''s because I don''t know what Dad can get, so I have to choose rice first, so...I won''t be hungry~" the little girl said.


    As soon as she said this, the other families instantly reacted: Ah, who knows if the show will y tricks in the game? It''s better to take a staple food as a baseline.


    So, the other families went straight for the staples, moving so fast that the director''s team didn''t even have time to stop them.


    Backstage, the director''s team was stunned for a moment. The deputy director tentatively asked, "Director, should we change the previous project...?"


    Director: ......Why not change it?


    Damn it, the prizes for the difficult parts have already been sold out!


    Finally, after frantic adjustments, the show''s activities were able to continue.


    "Okay, so next we''re going to start our officialpetition. The first round of PK is a big arm wrestlingpetition between the dads!"


    The rules of the game were simple. The dads wouldpete through a fun arm wrestling game to determine three families who could choose food.


    "Vige chief, you can''t do that. My dad''s hands are very expensive!" Mao Zhu''s daughter, Mao Ziqing, immediately said, "If they get broken from arm wrestling, the uncles will have to pay a lot of money topensate!"


    On-site dads: ......


    "Vige chief, are you doing this on purpose?" Geng Ming asked directly.


    "Of course not. Our arm wrestling is not done by holding hands directly." The vige chief was prepared.


    As soon as he finished speaking, the program team brought out two small toys, and the children''s eyes lit up instantly.


    "As you can see, for our fun arm wrestling game, it''s a battle of wits. Each toy has two little men in red and blue who are now in an arm wrestling pose..."


    "Vige chief! I see it, there are buttons there!" Fan Jin immediately said.


    Everyone looked, and it was true.


    I could see that next to the two little men arm wrestling, there was a button representing their respective colors.


    "That''s right, very good!" The vige chief immediately praised, "In other words, the dads need to click their respective buttons very quickly. In the end, the side that has the higher frequency of clicks will win. What do you think, this shouldn''t hurt the dad''s hands, right?"


    The vige chief asked little Mao Ziqing.


    "Yeah yeah yeah!" The little girl nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of excitement.


    "Okay, because Ruoruo was the team leader before, Ruoruo''s dad can directly enter the finals.


    The other four dads willpete in pairs, the winners will enter our finals, and the final winner will get to choose two vegetable dishes, while the runner-up and third ce can only choose one vegetable dish each.


    So...dads, are you ready?"


    "Ready~"


    Before the dad said a word, the eager little ones had already dered on behalf of the dads.


    ......


    "Okay, four dads, take your ces and get set...go!"


    With a shout, the four dads instantly turned into programmers, starting to click wildly on their chosen colors. Thepetition on the field instantly became fierce.


    Thirty secondster.


    "Okay, congrattions to Fan Jin dad for sessfully entering the finals." The vige chief said with a smile.


    "Yeah!" Fan Jin was overjoyed.


    "Dad..." Lin Xindi was a little disappointed, nestling in his father''s arms.


    "It''s okay, it''s apetition, there are wins and losses. Dad will definitely try his best to win next time, okay?"


    "Okay~" Lin Xindi nodded, "Dad, don''t be sad."


    ......


    On the other side, the pianist Mao Zhu also quickly defeated Geng Ming in PK. In terms of hand speed, Geng Ming was clearly no match.


    "Wow~ Sister Ziqing, your dad is so awesome!" Geng Zhenzhen looked at Mao Zhu in astonishment. Mao Dad''s hands were as fast as lightning, she even thought her eyes were ying tricks on her just now.


    "I admit defeat, I admit defeat..." Geng Ming said, waving his wrists andughing.


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu, who was leisurely watching the show, had already chosen her next dish. As for why it was one dish instead of two...


    It was quite obvious that she didn''t have much hope for Ji Mochen.


    "Okay, next we''vee to our finals. The three dads willpete in pairs, and the one with the most wins will be the champion."


    "Dad! Go for it!"


    "Dad! You must be able to win the championship!"


    "Daughter, watch Dad bring back the first ce for you!" Ji Mochen immediately said, not having received any cheers from his daughter.


    Ji Ruochu was silent for a moment, and still gave him some encouragement as a gesture: "Go Dad."

 Chapter 21: Unsolved Mystery of the Best Actor’s Hand Speed

    <h4>Chapter 21</h4>


    The first match was between Fan Hongru and Ji Mochen. After an intense keyboard battle, the final winner was ¡ª Ji Mochen.


    "Ruochu, wasn''t Daddy awesome?" Ji Mochen was as happy as a three-year-old child.


    Ji Ruochu''s reaction was...


    "p p p." The little one pped three times with her hands. "Daddy is really great!"


    Ji Mochen: Proud.JPG


    At this moment, the bullet screenments were:


    ["Hahaha, oh my god, who''s the child here?"]


    ["Ruochu is shouldering the burden of appeasing her dad at such a young age."]


    And because Ji Mochen had a bye in the previous round, to keep things fair, Ji Mochen went on stage again in the second match, battling Mao Zhu.


    Since winning two matches would determine the champion, this match between Mao Zhu and Ji Mochen could very well be thest one.


    But if Mao Zhu won, then he would have to face Fan Hongru in another match. Of course, there would be a bug here ¡ª


    If Mao Zhu lost to Fan Hongru again, then everyone would have one win and one loss each, and the program team would have to use other means to determine the champion.


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu had already drafted her constion words, because in her eyes, how could her dad Ji Mochen possibly...


    "Alright! Congrattions to Ruochu''s dad for sessfully clinching the championship!"


    Ji Ruochu: ???


    "Wow!!" The little ones around her were shocked in an instant. "Ruochu little sister, your dad is so awesome!"


    At this moment, in the eyes of the little ones, Ji Mochen was like Ultraman with a halo shining behind him.


    "Ruochu!" Ji Mochen waved his big hand majestically like an emperor overseeing his kingdom. "Pick whatever dish you like!"


    Clearly, with the dark horse Ji Mochen''s appearance, the "Power"petition ended prematurely. The other two families could only pick a vegetable dish.


    Finally, from the many vegetable dishes, Ji Ruochu chose lettuce and potatoes. She had already decided to make garlic lettuce and spicy potato shreds ¡ª one refreshing and the other appetizing, perfect for wolfing down rice.


    What the crowd didn''t know was that at the moment Ji Mochen won, the bullet screenments surged instantly. While the audience was extremely shocked, they couldn''t help but wonder, how did the married Ji Mochen still have such fast hand speed?


    ["Firstly, I''m a hardcore fan. Secondly, I''m only speaking for myself, but isn''t our male lead already married? It''s not like he''s been single all this while, so how can he still have such fast hand speed?"]


    ["+1, Ji Mochen is abnormal. How can a married man have such fast hand speed? Could he be..."]


    ["Oh my god, isn''t this a parenting show? Why are you guys bringing your cars into the kindergarten?"]


    ["Indeed, I also find it strange. Could Teacher Mao have gone easy on our cute Ruochu?"]


    ["Very likely! Let''s just say, Teacher Mao is such a nice guy!"]


    ["...I don''t know whether I should feel sorry for Ji Mochen, or feel sorry for Ji Mochen, or feel sorry for Ji Mochen."]


    "Alright, that was our battle for vegetable dishes just now. Next up is the main event for today that the winning families have a chance to snag the only two meat dishes!"


    As the vige chief finished speaking, the staff instantly lifted the bowl covers on the table.


    "Wow¡ª" The little ones'' eyes lit up. In the two bowls in the middle were braised pork elbow and chicken stewed with mushrooms.


    "Daddy, I want to eat elbows!"


    "Daddy, I want to drink the soup!"


    "Daddy, I want to eat them both!"


    "Daddy, you need to lose weight."


    "Daddy, you have to win this time, I want meat!"


    Bullet screenments: ...Wait, didn''t one of the children''s exhortations sound a little different?


    "Alright, Daddy won''t eat. If Daddy wins he''ll give everything delicious to Ruochu." Ji Mochen''s face was full of determination. "Our Ruochu is growing, so Daddy will definitely win all the yummy food for Ruochu!"


    Upon hearing this, the fans in the bullet screenments were allforted in their hearts, with the loyal fans feeling gratified that their male lead was still being a responsible dad.


    However, the fans were quickly disillusioned just minutester.


    "It looks like the darlings are pretty taken with our meat dishes!" The vige chief smiled. "So daddies, do your best!"


    Next, the vige chief announced the nextpetition event.


    "Catching chickens?!"


    The daddies were bbergasted.


    "That''s right. Right in front of you is the chicken coop that the program team specially prepared for the daddies. There are already five free-range roosters inside.


    Friendly reminder: These chickens are usually free-range so they''re quite agile. Daddies will have to be careful when catching them."


    "The rules are simple. Each daddy has one minute to enter the chicken coop. The daddy who catches the most chickens within the time limit wins.


    The winning family of this round gets to choose one meat dish and one non-veg dish. The second ce automatically gets the remaining meat dish, while the third to fifth ce daddies get to choose from the remaining non-veg dishes."


    After the rules were announced, the other daddies were still alright, but Geng Ming and Lin Yan were already unable to hold themselves back. As the only two daddies who had only gotten one staple dish so far, they knew they had to step up. Fortunately Ji Ruochu''s earlier reminder to take the staple dishes meant that at least they had more than just one ingredient on hand now.


    And now was the time for them to showcase their skills!


    Next, the program team had the daddies y rock paper scissors to determine the order.


    Needless to say, Ji Mochen the unlucky one lost all the way until he got thest spot. The livestream bullet screen was filled with "Hahaha" and "Tell us about the years Ji Mochen has never won at rock paper scissors".


    The first to go was full-time dad Lin Yan. Catching chickens was clearly a piece of cake for the family''s house-husband. In the end, he sessfully caught three chickens within a minute, with an exceptionally fast speed.


    The second up was Geng Ming. Having observed Lin Yan''s chicken catching technique earlier, he had picked up some skills too. Ultimately he managed to catch two chickens as well.


    The third up was Fan Hongru. As an actor, Fan Hongru had never handled live poultry before, so his results were not fantastic. If he hadn''t gotten lucky holding down one chicken, he might not have caught any at all.


    As he exited the coop, he couldn''t help but brush the chicken feathers off himself, telling Mao Zhu and Ji Mochen: "Be careful, the chickens seem to be getting more spirited. Jeez, they have pretty good stamina?"


    The bullet screen instantly roared withughter, saying he was trying to make excuses for himself while the screen filled up with "The idol burden of an actor".


    The fourth challenger was Mao Zhu. Even though the artist was already doing his best to be fast, urate and ruthless, at the end, his record was still a "0".


    As he exited, the pianist looked apologetically at his daughter.


    "Daddy, it''s okay! We won''t be going hungry today!" Mao Ziqing immediatelyforted.


    The bullet screenments were also filled with words offort and praise for how sensible Mao Ziqing was, making for a heartwarming scene.


    "Alright, next up we have Ruochu''s daddy entering the arena. As the biggest winner of the previous game, does Ruochu''s daddy have the confidence to defend his championship title this round?" The vige chief asked with a smile.


    "Of course!" Ji Mochen looked totally unperturbed standing at the entrance of the chicken coop. "My target is to catch all five chickens!"


    Hearing his ambitious words, all the daddies gave him ample face and cheered him on, with the children shouting encouragement as well.

 Chapter 22: Chicken Fight

    <h4>Chapter 22</h4>


    In the warm atmosphere, the vige chief held up his phone and said, "Alright, I wish Ruochu''s dad the best of luck. The game is about to start, please get ready Ruochu''s dad."


    The next moment, Ji Mochen entered the chicken coop.


    Seeing this, the vige chief immediately pressed the timer: "Time starts!"


    With these words, Ji Mochen had already closed the wooden door of the chicken coop, and everyone watched the situation inside intently.


    Even a few little ones were sitting in a row on small stools holding peanut rice cakes given to them by the program team,pletely absorbed watching while munching on their rice cakes enthusiastically.


    Ji Ruochu originally didn''t really like eating this, but after one bite, she was instantly conquered by the sweet red bean paste inside. She then sat down with the few little ones and ate with relish.


    While these peanut rice cakes were delicious, the outeryer didn''t have much vor and was a bit hard. Ji Ruochu knew that with her preferences, she would definitely end up leaving the outeryer that didn''t have much taste.


    She didn''t like leaving food unfinished or wasting it, so she hardened herself and started nibbling from the outside first.


    At this time, Ji Mochen inside had already started moving. As a male celebrity who exercises regrly, Ji Mochen really had some skills. Catching chickens was simply a breeze for him.


    In the blink of an eye he had caught three chickens, and at this time, only thirty seconds had passed. The outeryer of Ruochu''s rice cake wasn''t even nibbled through yet.


    Ruochu''s dad and the children couldn''t help but start cheering for Ji Mochen. Only Ji Ruochu was still seriously nibbling on her rice cake, looking extremely cute.


    ¡¾Hahaha! Watching her nibble rice cakes is more enjoyable than watching the chicken catching!¡¿


    ¡¾Oh my god, watching her eat so attentively makes me want to go ce an order! Are these still avable now?¡¿


    ¡¾I''ve taken screenshots to find the same ones, ordering them now!¡¿


    ¡¾Ruochu''s way of eating is exactly the same as mine - eating the unpleasant parts first and saving the best bite forst! That feeling ofplete satisfaction is priceless!¡¿


    ...


    "Wow Ruochu! Your dad is so awesome!" The children around her had all stopped eating and were craning their necks to watch inside the chicken coop.


    Not wanting to be in the sun, Ji Ruochu who was wearing a little straw hat just nodded absentmindedly. "Mmhmm..."


    "Wow, four chickens caught - oops, almost had that one..."


    The child''s cheers instantly changed into disappointment.


    "There are only ten seconds left," said the vige chief, looking at the countdown on his phone.


    The few children instantly became nervous. Inside the chicken coop, Ji Mochen also poured all his effort in. However, he had no ns to collide forcefully with the chickens. Out of the two chickens left, one could still p its wings actively while the other seemed tired out, cowering in the corner.


    Therefore, he decided to feint against the more lively chicken while actually trying to grab the motionless one when passing by it -


    "Countdown, five!"


    "Four!"


    The children couldn''t help but join in counting down.


    "Three!"


    "Two!"


    Just when Ji Mochen was about to grab the rooster -


    "One!"


    "Time''s u- huh?" The vige chief who was about to announce the end raised his head in surprise.


    What just flew by?


    "Wow! The chicken flew out!"


    The four children screamed and ran off together, afraid of being smacked by the charging rooster.


    As for why there were only four children instead of five...


    It was because one was stillpletely absorbed in nibbling her rice cake!


    "Ruochu!"


    The adults cried out in rm and rushed forward by a few steps. Ji Mochen leapt out of the chicken coop first thing.


    But it was still toote to stop the ident from happening. In this instant, the previously still and silent rooster was no longer hiding but soaring like an eagle spreading its wings.


    Everyone watched as it furiously pped its wings trying to stay airborne for a few moments before aggressively swooping down to make itsnding.


    So the people rushing forward could only watch on helplessly as the rooster''s ws suddenly stomped onto little Ruochu who was wearing her small straw hat!


    Poor Ruochu waspletely focused nibbling her rice cake. Just as a bite was about to enter her mouth, she felt a huge force strike her little head -


    ng!


    The small stool toppled over.


    And the little girl sitting on it fell butt-first heavily onto the ground.


    Ji Ruochu one second ago, blissfully nibbling on rice cake: ???


    Who am I?


    Where am I?


    What happened?


    The scene instantly became silent. Everyone''s hearts were lifted into their throats, even Ji Mochen who had rushed over was frightened into stopping in his tracks.


    The adults present knew that the most important thing now was not to frighten the child, because scarring a child psychologically often created worse after-effects than physical pain.


    So Ji Mochen swallowed his saliva and gently called out to his daughter. "Ruochu..."


    Hearing her name, Ji Ruochu looked up nkly at Ji Mochen, then at the rooster standing not far away.


    Only then did she slowlye to her senses and clutched her forehead, instantly feeling a scalding pain.


    The little girl then rubbed her butt. Her butt - suffering its third assault that day - also registered the pain.


    The next moment, her lips puckered up as tears began welling up in her eyes.


    Everyone thought: Oh no oh no...


    Ji Mochen tried to go forward tofort his daughter.


    But unexpectedly, just when it seemed the little girl would burst into tears, she took a deep breath and forcefully held them back!


    Ji Ruochu: Tsk - Can''t cry. If I cry now all of it will be 1080P crystal clear visual ckmail material.


    Endure it, Ji Ruochu!


    You can do it! Ji Ruochu!


    It''s just a little fall, keep it in!


    Wuwuwu... But it really hurts so much...


    No, can''t cry!


    Have to stay strong, Ji Ruochu!


    You''re not three years old anymore!


    At this moment, everyone watching the scene, where a little girl was trying hard not to cry, felt their hearts hurting doubly so.


    ¡¾Wuwuwu my precious girl!¡¿


    ¡¾Oh my god! My heart! It hurts so much watching this!¡¿


    ¡¾For the first time I actually hope she would just cry it out, with the rooster stomping down on her like that she must be in tremendous pain!¡¿


    "Ruochu, let Daddy help you up." Watching how tough his daughter was being, Ji Mochen wished he could p himself. What was the point of catching chickens!


    He carefully lifted his daughter off the ground. The little girl reflexively dusted off her dirtied pants, looking so painfully cute.


    No one expected that this one dusting off would instantly cause the little girl who had barely managed to hold in her tears topletely crumble.


    In the next moment, the little darling who was valiantly enduring just seconds ago suddenly burst into loud wails.


    Ji Mochen instantly panicked, at a loss over what to do. "Ruochu, tell Daddy what''s wrong? Does it hurt anywhere from the fall..."


    "Wuwuwuwu..." The little one looked at her hard-earned, meticulously nibbled rice cake now fallen onto the dusty ground with an egregious chicken feather on it, and grief instantly flooded her heart as she broke down into inconsble tears.


    "My rice cake!"


    "Wuwuwu..."


    "My red bean paste wuwuwu..."


    "I finally finished the yucky outer skin but didn''t even get one bite of the sweet filling wuwuwuwu..."


    "Waaa----"


    Everyone: ???


    What cake?


    What sand?


    Comments:


    ¡¾Wuwuwu... I''m hurting for the little one too.¡¿


    ¡¾She finally finished the nasty outeryer only for the delicious insides to get kicked away by the chicken without her eating a single bite.¡¿


    ¡¾Got stomped in the head by a chicken but didn''t cry, fell butt-first multiple times but didn''t cry, yet a fallen rice cake made her bawl her eyes out. Hahahaha, sorry but I just can''t helpughing out loud¡¿


    That day, Ji Mochen who had maintained a formidable image in entertainment circles for years instantly shot up to the top of trending searches.


    #Ptooey! Ji Mochen you ipetent rice cake! Come out here and take your beating!

 Chapter 23: Revenge for a Kick

    <h4>Chapter 23</h4>


    After Ji Mochen had calmed down, the game segment had already sessfully ended. The final result was that Ji Mochen and Lin Yan had caught the same number of ingredients. They were originally going to have a yoff, but Ji Mochen, feeling heartache for his daughter, directly gave up, ranking second.


    In the end, Ji Ruochu cried until her nose turned red and there were still tears in her eyes as she reluctantly pointed to a spicy chicken stewed with mushrooms and pork ribs dish. The remaining braised pork elbow was won by Lin Yan''s family.


    After that, each family went back to prepare dinner. Because he had a bountiful harvest, Ji Mochen had both hands full carrying ingredients and was unable to hug his daughter who had suffered great grievance.


    Luckily, after crying, Ji Ruochu became quiet. At the moment, she was gnawing on a new sweet rice cake that only had filling.


    What? You ask where the unptable outside went?


    That was naturally taken care of by the main culprit, Ji Mochen. His daughter had suffered so much that eating a rice cake skin was nothing - even if he had to make the rice cakes from scratch on site, he would grit his teeth and do it.


    As for Ji Ruochu after her big cry, although she hade out from the grip of her emotions, a child''s emotions have too big of an impact. With every bite she took, she would involuntarily sob, making the livestream viewers call out that Ruo Ruo was being too pitiful and then go leave angry messages scolding Ji Mochen.


    Luckily, with Ji Ruochu''s thoughtful ingredient selections during the cooking segment, Ji Mochen''s already decent cooking skills became even better.


    The soft and sticky white rice, the reheated chicken soup was extremely fragrant. With the simplebination of three meat and vegetable dishes, father and daughter''s dinner was settled.


    As for the other livestreams, apart from Lin Yan, they were basically still in the stir frying stage.


    "Ruo Ruo, time to eat. Let Dad take you to wash your hands?" Even though his daughter hadn''t said a harsh word to him, when facing Ji Ruochu, Ji Mochen''s already not strong aura became even lower.


    "Okay~" Ji Ruochu''s voice was soft and milky, without any traces of resentment.


    However, when father and daughter started eating, everyone discovered that this observation hade too early - who said little milk babies don''t hold grudges? It was just not the right time yet.


    For example right now, while watching his daughter gobble down rice apanied by vegetables and meat, asionally taking a sip of soup to help it go down smoothy, Ji Mochen whose heart had turned into aplete mess for his daughter, picked up his chopsticks to grab her a chicken leg.


    "Ruo Ruo, have a chicken leg. The chicken leg meat is really tasty."


    The little one looked at the chicken leg in her bowl, wrinkled her brow, and rejected it: "Don''t want to eat it~"


    "Then what does Ruo Ruo want to eat?" Ji Mochen hurriedly moved the chicken leg his daughter had rejected into his own bowl, "Dad will grab it for you."


    Ji Ruochu raised her little head, then stretched out her greenish-white little hand to point at the chicken feet that had been squeezed to the side of the pot, speaking firmly: "Eat this."


    Ji Mochen: ......


    The bullet screen instantly went crazy withughter.


    ¡¾Hahahaha......¡¿


    ¡¾Ruo Ruo: Letting you kick me, now I''ll eat you!¡¿


    ¡¾Although... that wasn''t the chicken that kicked her, poor chicken.¡¿


    "Ruo Ruo, chicken feet don''t have much nutrition. Let''s eat something else, like this¡ª"


    Ji Ruochu: Stare.JPG


    "Okay, okay! We''ll eat this. Let Dad process it a bit for you first, alright?" Under his daughter''s fierce milk-baby stare, Ji Mochen instantly surrendered.


    After getting a bone cutting scissors from a staff member, Ji Mochen first removed all the bones from the chicken feet. Then he simply rinsed it off, added some soup, and continued stewing it on the stove.


    "Chicken feet are hard to nibble on. Let Dad stew them soft for you first. Let''s continue eating our meal for now, okay?" Ji Mochen continued discussing with his daughter.


    Only then did Ji Ruochu reluctantly nod her head and continued eating her meal.


    Old father Ji Mochen wiped the figurative cold sweat off his forehead. Good gracious, his daughter was so young yet had such a strong aura!

 Chapter 24: Self-cultivation of the Baby

    <h4>Chapter 24</h4>


    Ji Ruochu finally got to eat that pair of chicken feet that had been stewed until tender and soft, and didn''t know if it was because she thought of the scene where she was kicked by the chicken when eating them, but the little one bit exceptionally fiercely.


    After the meal, Ji Mochen collected the bowls and chopsticks to wash them, while Ji Ruochu took her own toothbrush and small towel to start brushing her teeth and washing her face.


    The father and daughter chatted through the kitchen window... Oh no, it was Ji Mochen''s one-sided chatterbox behavior.


    "Ruoruo, was today''s food tasty? What do you want to eat tomorrow? Tell Dad."


    "Buzz Buzz Buzz..."


    Ji Ruochu started brushing her teeth seriously with a children''s electric toothbrush.


    "Do you want to eat egg custard for breakfast tomorrow? Your favorite." He rolled up his sleeves and started washing the dishes.


    "Buzz Buzz Buzz..."


    "I''ll also stir-fry some greens for you. Today''s ingredients are not used up yet."


    "Buzz Buzz Buzz..."


    "What fruit do you want to eat in the morning?"


    "Mm."


    The little one spit out the toothpaste foam, took a mouthful of water and started rinsing her mouth.


    "Dragon fruit?" Ji Mochen asked, poking his head out as he prepared to rinse the detergent.


    "Huh?"


    Having just finished brushing her teeth, Ji Ruochu was taken aback, with toothpaste foam still around her mouth, obviously not knowing where the conversation had progressed to.


    "Do you want to eat dragon fruit as the fruit after breakfast tomorrow morning?" Ji Mochen, who was always said to be bad-tempered by the outside world, asked again. Seeing his daughter''s cute appearance, his face was exceptionally smug.


    "Okay~" Ji Ruochu wiped her face and mouth with a towel, then took her pajamas and went to take a bath by herself, going "pad pad pad".


    At that time, the barrage was all shocked by Ruoruo''s ability to take care of herself, of course, the ck fans took the opportunity to continue attacking Ji Mochen.


    Saying that he didn''t know anything about raising children at all, and couldn''t see at all that he was a father to a child. He had said before that the child must rely on him very much, but now it turned out to be all lies.


    As soon as this was said, Ji Mochen''s fans fought back immediately.


    What do you mean? Are you even qualified to get involved? Watch me st you to death!


    Really, only I can scold my idol.


    So in an instant, the livestream room became a big mess, the hostility was quite deep.


    Seeing the fans fighting intensely, the director immediately let the crew following Ji Mochen chat with him to divert everyone''s attention.


    "Brother Chen, does Ruoruo always brush her teeth and wash her face by herself like this?"


    Ji Mochen put the washed bowls on the stove top, said without raising his head: "Mm-hmm, my daughter is very capable, brushing her teeth, washing her face, and even taking a bath, she often does it herself."


    After saying this, Ji Mochen looked up at the camera: "Actually, fathers and mothers with children at home should pay attention. You must cultivate the child''s gender awareness early,


    For example, our Ruoruo, when she could read picture books, she pointed at one of them and said, ''Dad is also a boy, so you can''t bathe me.'' "


    "Her mother and I don''t feel assured letting her bathe alone, so she lets us watch her while she stands on a small stool herself, adjusting the water temperature and washing her hair, she even knows to apply some conditioner."


    Having said this, Ji Mochen suddenlyughed out loud, "Our Ruoruo is really cute."


    Seeing this man who was usually wild and arrogant outside nowughing like an idiot, the barrage also instantly turned into a sea of joy.


    Just like this, Ji Mochen kept talking to himself while washing the bowls and chopsticks clean. He even wiped the floor and table, and used his daughter''s milk bottle to pour a cup of water and ce it on the small tea table in the living room.


    After doing all this, Ji Ruochu had also finished bathing, smelling fresh.


    "Dad~"


    The sweet voice appeared, and Ji Mochen was rummaging through something in the suitcase.


    "Ruoruo, wait for Dad for a moment, there''s water on the tea table, drink if you''re thirsty."


    "Okay~"


    In the living room, Ji Ruochu responded, then stretched out her two little hands and used the towel to dry her hair herself.


    But a child''s strength is limited after all. Even though Ji Ruochu''s core was an adult, after a few rubs her hands felt sore.


    Oh well.


    The little milk baby put down her hands, and with the cute bunny quick dry towel still on top of her head, she went to grab the milk bottle to drink water.


    And at this time, the little one''s live stream room was already full of crazy words about sucking on cute babies.


    [Ahhh! How can there be such a cute baby!]


    [The face is so small and cute!]


    [I''m really...even my nosebleeds are about to be induced. I want to transmigrate into that towel drying her hair!]


    On the other side, Ji Mochen finally found a small hair dryer from a box. Without dy, he immediately got up.


    Just as he stepped into the living room, as soon as he looked up, he saw his daughter with a pink little towel on top of her head, going "glug glug glug" drinking water.


    The soft hair peeked out from under the towel edge, asionally dripping a little water droplet, but the little one was obviously very thirsty, and didn''t care about the water drops, with her little cheeks bulging as she concentrated on drinking water, simply adorably illegal.


    Ji Mochen''s old fatherly heart once again softened into a mess.


    Of course, he didn''t freeze either, and went to blow dry his daughter''s hair immediately.


    It was very obvious that this hair dryer was specially designed for children, mini and cute, with moderate wind power. Ji Mochen''s actions were also extremely careful, afraid of scalding his daughter''s scalp.


    And Ji Ruochu, after drinking half a bottle of water, started enjoying this freebor. Putting down the milk bottle, the little feet curled up, extremelyfortable.


    A good milk baby, instantly had a sense of overbearing milk woman.


    Regarding this, Ji Mochen said...he was extremely proud.


    Look, it still had to be him as the old father taking action. Although his daughter was very disgusted with him usually, as long as it was him blowing her hair, she would be very happy.


    However, he didn''t know that the reason Ji Ruochu was so happy was not because Ji Mochen''s hairdrying skills were so good, but simply -


    She felt that she had vented her anger from her previous life.


    Thinking of how this person had not hesitated to subtly mock her in the previous life, just because his wife was her diehard fan.


    Hmph! Little one! Keep acting arrogant! No matter how arrogant you are, now you have to blow my hair.


    As for being reborn once but having to call her mortal enemy "Dad", Ji Ruochu said...it was just a verbal advantage, not worth mentioning.


    What could be more satisfying than enving her nemesis from her previous life?


    [Mini Scene]


    Ji Mochen: Wuwuwu, our Ruoruo must love me the most, she just likes me to blow her hair,b her hair, wash dishes, clean up her toys...


    Ling Chujin: ...Our daughter is so beautiful, she looks more and more like an idol. I''m so awesome!

 Chapter 25: Ji Jia Husband and Wife’s Struggle for Favour

    <h4>Chapter 25</h4>


    After blowing dry her daughter''s hair, it was already past 8pm, and Ji Ruochu was actually already starting to get sleepy, her little head nodding up and down.


    Ji Mochen gently turned off the hair dryer, touched his daughter''s warm head, and did not immediately carry her into the room. Instead, he used his hand to support the little one''s forehead until half an hourter before finally carrying the fast asleep Ji Ruochu into the room.


    At this time, the barrage was already wildly giving him likes.


    ¡¾Popr knowledge: My mom always told me that even after washing your hair and blow drying it, you still have to wait half an hour before going to sleep. It looks like Ji Mochen is a verypetent father.¡¿


    ¡¾Ji Mochen''s parenting skills must be maxed out already, right?¡¿


    ¡¾Speaking of which, he''s been watching his daughter sleep for half an hour already right?¡¿


    ¡¾As a seven year old''s mom here to tell everyone, this is normal. My husband and I used to be able to stare at our kid all night without sleeping, afraid that if she fell asleep she would stop breathing.


    Later when she got bigger we weren''t as worried, but when the child is just a little bundle, she''s so well behaved when sleeping.¡¿


    ......


    While the barrage was flying by wildly in the livestream room, Ji Mochen had already carefully closed the door for his daughter, holding the clothes she had changed out of in his hands.


    By the time he was washing his daughter''s clothes, Ling Chujin''s video call also came in. The man immediately wiped his hands, found a phone stand to prop it up to the side, and started chatting with his wife while washing clothes.


    "Wife, what did you eat for dinner? You can''t just eat some random snacks when Ruochu and I aren''t home. You have to eat well." Ji Mochen said looking at the phone.


    "I did, the auntie stewed pork ribs soup for me today. She said Ruochu specifically instructed her to keep an eye on me eating meals. "


    Ling Chujin said, her words already full of smiles, "I was so full I even went for a walk downstairs beforeing back."


    "That''s right." Ji Mochenughed and said, "Ruochu is sleeping now. If you had called two minutes earlier, you probably could have chatted with her for a bit."


    "No worries, she sleeps at this time, but will definitely wake up once in the next few hours. I watched the livestream, I''ll call when she wakes up." Ling Chujin was very familiar with her daughter''s schedule.


    "That makes sense." Ji Mochen agreed, and even started thinking about whatte night snack he should make for his daughter.


    The husband and wife chatted casually, no different than any other normal family, making theizens exim "Turns out even celeb chit chat is just like this".


    "Dear, don''t me yourself~" Suddenly, Ling Chujin consoled, "Our daughter definitely won''t be mad at you."


    Upon hearing this, Ji Mochen fell silent for a good while before bitterly smiling, "Can''t hide anything from you after all."


    "What do you mean, how could I not know you?" Ling Chujin said, then pretended to be sad, "Ever since our daughter was born, your eyes have only been on our daughter, where do you even see me anymore, this half olddy~"


    Ji Mochen: ......


    Barrage: #On the topic of how dramatic my wife is#


    "Say my birthday in 3 seconds." The man stopped his movements and asked.


    "Huh?" The woman in the video paused, somewhat caught off guard, "No, you--"


    "Stop talking, I know already." Ji Mochen let out a deliberately deep sigh, "Ever since you discovered our daughter looks like your idol, I''ve be the most redundant person in this family."


    Ling Chujin: ......


    "People all say daughters are like little cotton-padded coats for fathers, yet here I am, with a wife who sees me as a thorn in her side, and a daughter who finds me annoying--"


    "Now you''re just being heartless, our daughter loves you so much!" Ling Chujin instantly listed them off, "She only lets you tidy her toys, whenever you cook she eats more, and also, every time I blow dry her hair she says ''let dad do it'', and you still dare say our daughter finds you annoying?"


    As she spoke, Ling Chujin started getting upset: "Humph, really makes one feel imbnced, she''s clearly my daughter that I gave birth to."


    "Hehe." Thinking of his daughter''s fondness for him, Ji Mochen also instantly smiled, but quickly suppressed his smile and started bringing up past grievances,


    "You''re one to talk, she tells you all her secrets and doesn''t tell me, you two have your ''girls only secret base'' at home, and even hung up a ''Ji Mochen Do Not Enter'' sign,


    and worst of all, you two always whisper behind my back. At home she only sticks with you, even when I want to hug her a bit she finds it so annoying..."


    "That''s just because you always tease her until she gets mad, then start coaxing her. Of course she would prefer me more."


    ......


    The husband and wife started theirpetition for their daughter''s affection across the phone screen, and the barrage in the livestream room was instantly flooded by the audience''s raucousughter. The poprity rose another level.


    After all, at this time the children in other families were also settling down, and the hype had decreased slightly. Only Ji Mochen''s side still had a gag every minute.


    In just this short time, several trending hashtags popped up, from Ji Ruochu''s seriousness when brushing her teeth, to the father-daughter duo''s crossed conversations, to the cute little one with her head tilted in confusion.


    In summary, Ji Mochen and his daughter sessfully pushed the show''s hype to its peak on the first day of broadcasting.


    Not only that, even the husband and wife''s tirelesspetition for their daughter''s affection remained a hot topic, withizens joking that Ruochu must be the big boss of this family. Having to coax mommy and then coax daddy every day.


    #Bearing too much at such a young age#

 Chapter 26: Which heartless heart Aches

    <h4>Chapter 26</h4>


    Ji Mochen and his wife Ling Chujin werepletely unaware of the lively discussion happening online at the moment. The two were still arguing over who was closer to their daughter and who their daughter liked more.


    The audienceughed at first, but soon realized what was going on.


    ¡¾It seems like Ling Chujin is deliberately trying to distract her husband''s attention!¡¿


    ¡¾I agree. Ji Mochen instantly went from a dejected middle-aged man to an energetic dad ve, didn''t he?¡¿


    ¡¾Sister Ling is awesome! No wonder Brother Ji hasn''t had any scandals all these years. I ship them!¡¿


    Eventually, the couple ended their video under the "shipping" ofizens. But the moment the video ended, Ji Mochen removed the recording devices and told the cameraman not to film him.


    So, to the confusion of many, Ji Mochen''s livestream switched to a shot of a tree in front of the house.


    Netizen: ?? I invested my precious time waiting for your livestream, and you show me a tree?


    In an instant, the barrage was filled with criticism towards Ji Mochen for acting like a diva.


    Passerby: ...Are you guys serious about your "Ji Family Army" fan club light signs?


    Fan: We adore the most popr idol, and curse the harshest insults.


    While his fans caused an uproar, Ji Mochen couldn''t help but cover his face with a sob.


    Because he had turned off the microphones beforehand, the audience didn''t hear his sob. But the cameraman and several staff members heard it loud and clear.


    In that instant, even the cameraman''s hands shook. They looked at each other in shock.


    My god, the top superstar cried?


    Coincidentally, Ji Ruochu had just woken up from her nap around the same time.


    The little one climbed out of her tiny bed in her soft ck and white contrast slippers, ready to wake someone up for a milk feed.


    As people say, little kids are so much work - small portions needed frequently. She couldn''t even take a decent nap without getting hungry.


    Ji Ruochu stepped out of her room and looked up to see her baby bottle on the table, already filled with prepared form.


    The little one ran over excitedly, picked up the bottle and started gulping it down.


    Not bad, Ji Mochen can be pretty considerate sometimes!


    With milk in hand, Ji Ruochu decided to generously give her dad a bit of face. Huh? Why is he sitting outside in the middle of the night? He better not be up to no good!


    Curious, Ji Ruochu held her bottle in one hand and toddled towards Ji Mochen, who had his back facing her.


    At that time, a staff member wasforting Ji Mochen, saying it was good he didn''t have the microphones on, otherwise this would have caused another scandal.


    Imagine if footage got out showing the arrogant Ji Mochen actually shedding tears on air because he felt sorry for his daughter - the headlines would explode tomorrow, the director thought.


    Of course, he didn''t dare let a video of Ji Mochen''s tears get leaked, so he could only sigh at the missed opportunity.


    And that''s when Ji Ruochu appeared in the frame, without any microphones on since they were removed when she was put to bed earlier. She walked towards her dad in her tiny slippers.


    "Brother Ji, it was just an ident, none of us wanted that. The director already bought that chicken today to make up for it tomorrow," the staff member consoled. "If Ruochu sees you like this, she''d feel terrible too."


    Feel terrible?


    The little one paused as she approached, realizing the staff weren''t reacting to her presence. She quietly tiptoed closer, straining to eavesdrop - who was this bored person actually sympathizing with Ji Mochen?


    "Thank you, I''m much better now," Ji Mochen said as he wiped his face. His eyes were still a little red, but he had collected himself. Taking a deep breath, he stood up, "Ruochu is probably awake now, I should go check on her¡ª"

 Chapter 27: Touch the Fur, Don’t Scare

    <h4>Chapter 27</h4>


    As soon as Ji Mo Chen finished speaking, he looked up at his daughter Ji Ruochu, who had red rims around her eyes as she held a milk bottle in her mouth. Father and daughter stared at each other without saying a word for some time.


    Seeing the obviously cried over eyes of the other, Ji Ruochu''s pair of round fox-like eyes instantly widened. Her small mouth opened slightly, and the milk bottle she had been holding in her mouth dropped to the ground with a "duang".


    It was this sound that brought everyone back to their senses. Ji Mo Chen immediately put on a smile, "Ruochu, you''re awake!"


    After speaking, the man picked up the milk bottle that had rolled over to his feet, gurgling, "The teat''s dirty. Dad will wash it for you."


    But as soon as he turned around, the expression on his face changed instantly: I''m done for, my image in my daughter''s eyes...


    Behind him, Ji Ruochu''s expressions were even more wonderful.


    Goodness, Ji Mo Chen cried?


    He cried?


    In an instant, scenes of the plot in "Rebirth: I Found Out My Nemesis is a Crybaby" shed through her mind.


    The scared little one immediately shook her head.


    By now, Ji Mo Chen had turned the microphone back on, and the livestream image had changed from "one tree at the beginning" back to the father and daughter. The audience instantly felt they had been tricked again, and the barrage of attacks sped up.


    [Ji Mo Chen, you heartless man!]


    But before they could finish scolding Ji Mo Chen and make another round of creepy baby-sucking remarks, the little baby in the image ran over to Ji Mo Chen, who was at the sink.


    The little one looked up at him in shock, "You cried?!"


    The audience: ????


    Who? Who cried?


    "No, I didn''t." Ji Mo Chen''s hand washing the teat paused as he gritted his teeth and answered.


    "But your eyes are red, you definitely cried," the little one insisted with her hands behind her back.


    Ji Mo Chen: ...


    Comments section: ...Is this what I think it means?


    The director instantlyughed, baring all his teeth. Mo Chen, this is your daughter stabbing you out, it''s got nothing to do with us!


    Quick, quick, cameras, get in there!


    "It''s just some sand in my eyes." Ji Mo Chen desperately tried to salvage his dignity.


    Ji Ruochu immediately tutted, patting her little chest, "I''m four and a half now. I got tired of those lies to trick three-year-olds when I was two!"


    Ji Mo Chen: ...


    After scolding him, the little one asked in confusion again, "But why did you cry?"


    And added, "It''s not like you got pecked in the forehead by a chicken..."


    The staff next to them instantly covered their faces. This girl undid all their previousforting words in just a few sentences.


    On the other side, Ji Mo Chen, whose sore spot had been jabbed, didn''t reply. He simply rinsed the now clean teat with warm water, put it back on, then squatted down and handed the full milk bottle back to his daughter.


    "I''m sorry, daddy apologizes. I won''t let Ruochu get hurt again in the future, I promise!"


    At this moment, not only was Ji Ruochu taken aback, but the barrage in the livestream chat froze too.


    At this moment, everyone was fully convinced that this man really was ming himself for his daughter''s injury.


    "Does Ruochu forgive daddy?"


    Ji Mo Chen looked quietly at his daughter, dignity gone.


    "Hmm..." The little one slurped a few more mouthfuls from her bottle before sticking out her chubby little hand. She stroked Ji Mo Chen''s head like petting a big dog, "Pat pat, don''t be scared. Ruochu''s fine!"


    At this moment, no matter how annoying she had found this man in her past life, all she felt was sympathy.


    Look, he was so scared by a mere chicken that he cried, and now she had to step in tofort him.


    What little Ruochu didn''t know was how much this moved Ji Mo Chen, and how crazy the livestream audience was screaming outside the screen.


    [Mini Scene]


    Ji Mo Chen: Wuwuwuwu... My daughter still loves me. She got pecked herself yet came tofort me.


    Audience: Ahhhhhh! What peerless father-daughter love is this? How can there be such an obedient, sensible and well-behaved daughter?


    Heaven, grant me a Ruochu! I''m begging you!

 Chapter 28: Who’s Taking Who

    <h4>Chapter 28</h4>


    With Ji Ruochu''sfort, Ji Mochen instantly walked out of his loss.


    The father and daughter reconnected the call with Ling Chujin.


    "My daughter!" Ling Chujin immediately tore off the face mask on her face and moved closer to the phone, "Mom misses you so much..."


    Ling Chujin, who was able to rationallyfort her husband not long ago, was like a different person, and she was coquettish towards Ji Ruochu.


    That''s right, coquettish.


    The audience in front of the screen watched as the four-and-a-half-year-old little baby earnestly advised her mother to eat well, not to stay upte, and to go out more...


    That''s fine, but after hanging up the phone, the little guy still had to be responsible forforting her jealous old father.


    "No, I love you the same, but mom is alone now, no one to apany her, so lonely, so I talked a little longer."


    ...


    When the little one finallyy in bed, the little person sighed heavily in a very exhausted manner, making the audience in the live streamugh out loud.


    ¡¾Ruoruo: She has to shoulder the responsibility of this family at such a young age.¡¿


    ¡¾Help! Is this a show of dad raising his child or a child raising his dad?¡¿


    ¡¾After seeing Ruoruo and then seeing my son who is bawling because his brain fell off, my hand suddenly itches.¡¿


    Theizensmented, and Ji Ruochu did not know. She finished her milk and fell soundly asleep.


    The live stream ended here, and in the moment the screen went dark, everyone in the live stream was still reluctant to part.


    Then they suddenly realized that this was only the first day!


    They felt that more things happened this day than a whole season of other variety shows?


    The ones happiest about this were undoubtedly the rich father and the director.


    At this moment, everyone clearly confirmed that this show had instantly killed all other variety shows of this period.


    So, under such an amazing start, how to maintain the poprity?


    Marketing ounts?


    No no no, there are too many cheap ones already, buying more viewers will cause fatigue.


    "When can the edited versione out?" the main director suddenly asked.


    "The day after tomorrow."


    "Work overtime to get it out as soon as possible, double overtime pay, it muste out tomorrow, then put some suspense up."


    "Received."


    So on this page, theizens were busy reminiscing about the exciting moments of the day''s live stream, while the directing team was busy editing.


    Not only do they have to edit out the live content of this day, but also make a highlight reel for each family.


    After all, the poprity of other families'' live streams is not low either.


    To be honest, if this was ced in previous seasons, the rest of the families could have carried the show on their own, but they couldn''t match the insane poprity of the Ji Mochen father and daughter pair.


    Of course, high poprity also has the good side of high poprity. They are all part of the same show after all, and each family is basicallyplementary to each other, especially the total number of people in the main live stream, which broke the record every time.


    The next morning, when the babies were still sound asleep, the staff had already quietly woke up the baby dads.


    At this time, the live stream was not turned on yet. The program team was still rtively sensible about this. After all, the live stream had already revealed the true nature of the guests very much. If even this bit of privacy was not given, they might really offend people to death.


    The live stream turned on at seven in the morning. As soon as the live streaming tform opened up, the audience swarmed in like bees, and the directorughed so hard his eyes disappeared when he saw the number of people in the live stream.


    Soon, the audience realized something was wrong, because...


    The baby dads were missing!


    Audience: ...Director, you again?


    ¡¾To be reasonable, it''s always the baby dads missing every time, it really causes aesthetic fatigue!¡¿


    ¡¾Uh...tired.¡¿


    ¡¾I got up early in the morning, and this is what you show me? This?¡¿


    ¡¾Forget it, let me adore my baby Ruoruo for a bit.¡¿


    Seeing the dense barrage ofints, the director was not only not nervous at all, but even smiled meaningfully.

 Chapter 29: Program Effect

    <h4>Chapter 29</h4>


    So, what medicine is the director selling at heart?


    The time goes back to 5:30 in the morning.


    "Brother Ji Mochen...Brother Ji Mochen..."


    The staff knocked on Ji Mochen''s door carefully, while the other few dads were also woken up at the same time.


    "What''s up?" Ji Mochen opened the door with a sleepy face.


    "You need to get ready to go buy ingredients for Ruo Ruo today."


    Ji Mochen: ???


    5:30 in the morning to buy groceries? Which supermarket opens so early?


    "The other dads are already on their way here. You may need to hurry up a little," the staff member said. "If you miss the morning market, Ruo Ruo will have to go hungry today."


    Upon hearing this, Ji Mochen instantly sobered up and immediately closed the door to start washing up.


    By the time he tidied himself up, the other dads had just arrived at the door. Among the families, Ji Mochen''s family lived closest to the vige entrance, so the director asked everyone to gather at Ji Mochen''s door.


    "The dads have all arrived. Here is the situation: Baijin Vige is quite special. There is no supermarket or convenience store here. Most of yesterday''s ingredients were shipped in advance by the program team, plus some purchased from fellow vigers. But starting today, the dads will have to get up early themselves to buy ingredients for the babies. Every day from 5:30 to 6 am, a hawker will pass through the entrance of Baijin Vige in a three-wheeler. If you miss it, then the child and dad will have to go hungry for the day."


    The vige chief spoke while walking with the dads towards the vige entrance. At that time, the program''s purchasing team was also selecting goods from the hawker''s three-wheeler.


    "The program team will pay for today''s groceries first. Dads, please buy ording to your needs. Starting tomorrow, the cost of purchasing ingredients for the day will depend on the dad''sbor andpetition earnings from the previous day."


    After speaking, the vige chief gave each dad... twenty yuan.


    "Only twenty?" All the dads were shocked.


    What can you do with twenty yuan?


    "Is there any more?" The hawker was about to start the vehicle.


    "There is, there is, there is!!" Ji Mochen was the first to react.


    No kidding, he wouldn''t let his own daughter suffer.


    "How much are the eggs?" Ji Mochen originally thought that twenty yuan was too little, but buying a few eggs should be enough for today. He would let Ruo Ruo make do first. After he works hard to win games and save up money, he will buy better ingredients tomorrow. But who would have thought¡ª


    "1.8 each."


    "!!" So cheap?!


    Ji Mochen was instantly shocked. Clearly, this price made the man who never bought groceries and ate basically high-quality ingredients at home extremely surprised.


    "1.8?!" Ji Mochen looked incredulous.


    But he didn''t know that his tone made the hawker think he found it expensive, so...


    "Alright alright, these two are a bit smaller, I''ll give them to you for 1.7..."


    Ji Mochen: !!!!


    Such cheap ingredients, he can actually bargain?!


    Damn, this is really¡ª


    "We have five children. I''ll take five, how about eight yuan total?" Ji Mochen went for it, instantly shocking the other dads who also don''t cook much.


    Lin Yan the milk dad reacted the fastest, immediately chiming in, "Go lower, we''lle to buy vegetables every day for a period of time. We mainly want the kids to eat well."


    "...Fine fine, but you can''t tell others, or it''ll be bad for my business in the future."


    "Of course, brother. You''re so amodating, how could we ruin your reputation? In the future, let''s keep it between us, eh." Ji Mochen immediately called the hawker "brother" and sealed their brotherhood. "Bro, how much is the meat?"


    "That is..."


    Seeing Lin Yan and Ji Mochen bantering and saving five cents, the other three dads immediately thought... gotta hug those thighs tight!


    The director brushing his teeth behind the monitor chuckled.


    Look look, isn''t this great for the show effect?

 Chapter 30: Preview of the Special

    <h4>Chapter 30</h4>


    After buying the ingredients, the proud fathers happily carried bags full of meat, vegetables and other food back to the vige.


    The director had expected the fathers to cause some sudden situations to add someughs when editingter. However, except Ji Mochen who was very sociable, after a while, he called the peddler "brother" directly.


    Of course, this could be understood. This ce was too remote. You couldn''t even get delivery. You had to drive two hours to the county seat to pick up your online shopping.


    Therefore, most of the vigers were elderly and left-behind children with low consumption levels. Few people bought meat and eggs every day. These few fathers werepletely new long term customers for the peddler.


    Of course, from a humanitarian perspective, the peddler only earned that little. If you still haggled with him, you would definitely be scolded. But the fathers were also poor. If you wanted to scold, go scold the program team. After all, they were doing this for the children.


    On the way back, the fathers started proposing recipes based on today¡¯s ingredients. Finally they decided that since the ingredients were not much, they didn¡¯t all need to cook. They would just go to Geng Ming¡¯s house to cook everything and pack it into thermal containers to bring back, because by then the children would also have woken up.


    With the friendship built from catching chicken yesterday and from going to market together this morning, the rtionship between these fathers quickly warmed up.


    When the fathers came back with ingredients around 6 o¡¯clock, the live studio opened at 7. So when the audience logged in, they saw the cute babies were sleeping soundly, while the fathers were missing again.


    The audience thought the director was ying the trick of letting the babies find their fathers again. Fortunately, they soon found the fathers¡¯ live stream.


    ¡¾Ahhhhh! How could I get to see so many handsome uncles gathered together!!¡¿


    ¡¾Haha, what ¡°old¡± handsome guys.¡¿


    ...


    But soon, the audience noticed something wrong.


    ¡¾Strange. Where did they get the ingredients? If I remember correctly, except Ruo Ruo¡¯s family which had some food left yesterday, other families should have run out of ingredients except the small bag of rice given for free right? ¡¿


    ¡¾+1. I also remember people guessing there would be tasks again for breakfast next morning.¡¿


    ¡¾So now it¡¯s...The program team gave directly? Less fun.¡¿


    ¡¾Understandable. Maybe they were more lenient on the first day. And the celebrities this season are quite well-known. The program team probably also fears bacsh from fans.¡¿


    ...


    While the audience were guessing, the Dad Is Home program team posted a message on social media:


    Want to know where the fathers got the ingredients? Please stay tuned to the Dad Is Home Special every Sunday on Strawberry Channel.


    The audience response wasn¡¯t bad. It had been so for previous seasons. The so-called Special was mainly for audience who couldn¡¯t watch the live stream all the time.


    Not only that, each family also had standby recording equipment that didn¡¯t show on the live stream. Those footages would also be edited into the Special.


    Unfortunately, previous seasons didn¡¯t have high poprity, so neither the live nor the Special had many views or discussions.


    But now it¡¯s different. Even though it¡¯s only the second day sinceunch, Dad Is Home already topped multiple hot search trends. With this type of teaser from the program team now, audience would surely be very curious.


    For example, what exactly happened with the ¡°lost ne¡± between Ji and his daughter?


    And where did the fathers get the ingredients they were using now? ...


    Within minutes, the shares andments on this status from the program team already exceeded 100,000 each. The executive directorughed ear to ear with teeth invisible.


    After the fathers packed up breakfast and went back to their own home, the babies also gradually woke up one by one. The only one who had trouble waking up was Ji Ruochu. But Ji Mochen had his way. He clipped a piece of aromatic pancake with chopsticks and brought it close to his daughter¡¯s nose tip.


    ¡°Chirp!¡± Almost instantly, the little one on the bed opened her eyes.


    ¡°My baby girl, wake up for breakfast!¡±


    ¡°Breakfast?¡± The little one blinked left and right eyes alternately, clearly not fully awake yet managed to capture the key word urately.


    Her fox-like eyes blinked and blinked, sending the live studio audience into prairie dog screams.


    ¡¾Ahhhhh! The baby nced at me!¡¿


    ¡¾So cute...¡¿

 Chapter 31: Daily task distribution...

    <h4>Chapter 31</h4>


    ¡°Awake yet?¡± Ji Mochen put down the bowl and tentatively asked.


    ¡°Mm.¡± Little milk baby paused for a long time before absentmindedly nodding her fair little face, full of confusion.


    ¡°Then...get up and wash up to eat?¡±


    ¡°Mm.¡± She mechanically nodded again.


    ¡°Come, let Daddy carry you to brush your teeth?¡± The old father was simply going to be melted by his little daughter, and quickly reached out his hand.


    Ji Ruochu slowly propped herself up on the bed with her little hands, like a sloth crawling towards Ji Mochen. Just as she was about to be picked up -


    The little girl suddenly woke up sharply, her small body tilted to one side, and her hands and feet nimbly got herself out of bed. Her little slippers made a "pad-a-pad" sound as she walked out.


    ¡°Where are you going.¡± Her voice was milky, but utterly heartless.


    Ji Mochen: ......


    ¡¾Hahahaha! She''s avoiding her old man''s hugs even when half-asleep!¡¿


    ¡¾Laughing to death, you think I''m awake? Actually I''m not, you think I''m not awake? No, I''m wide awake!¡¿


    After the little girl had washed up, the father and daughter finally started eating. The tiny person sat in a children''s chair, using a spoon to dig egg custard, eating extremely attentively.


    At the other end of the table, Ji Mochen, who had almost finished eating, took the day''s task arrangement from the hands of the program crew.


    ¡°Farming?¡±


    Ji Mochen almost thought his eyes were flowering. After looking at it carefully again, he couldn¡¯t help but rub his forehead: ¡°So realistic?¡±


    Ji Ruochu blinked, also bringing her egg custard over. Her big eyes blinked and blinked, extremely spirited.


    After reading the contents above, she finally understood why her father was sighing.


    Although the theme this time was fathers and children getting along, simrly, the program team was also advocating everyone to put down their phones and pay attention to nature, as well as poprizing rural life to the general public.


    Especially for Ji Ruochu at this age, ording to surveys, children living in cities have a high dependence on mobile phones and tablets, but this is very detrimental to the physical and mental development of children.


    After all, the difference between color animations and text books is huge. Being too immersed in a virtual and multimedia world will cause obstacles in cognitive and sensory abilities.


    Therefore, the program team confiscated all mobile phones and toys at the beginning, determined to let the children feel the beauty of nature.


    Of course, it¡¯s the same for adults. As parents, they must also make efforts for the quality of life of their children.


    The cash to start daily life requires fathers tobor. Thisbor is not just happily ying games, but also arduous and tiring work in the fields.


    Thus, there was the daily task card in front of them, with mandatory tasks and optional tasks. Field work had to bepleted.


    It waste April, and the weather had started to heat up. It was also the season for transnting seedlings. Therefore, the program team would have each treasure dad be responsible for transnting seedlings in a piece of good field.


    Considering that the treasure dads knew nothing about farming, the time limit for transnting work was three days. After three days, local farmers would inspect the work of the treasure dads.


    The top three dads in terms ofpletion quality could get meat and vegetable ingredients, while thetter ones could only get vegetables.


    Of course, no matter the final ranking, if the seedlings were unqualified, they would have to redo the work until the inspector nodded before they could get the food ingredients they earned.


    "Watching so attentively, as if you recognize the words." Ji Mochen smiled and ruffled his daughter''s scalp, his voice full of teasing.


    Upon hearing this, Ji Ruochu''s small face lifted, and she huffed as she sat back in her little chair, hugging the bowl and continuing to eat egg custard.

 Chapter 32: Free Time

    <h4>Chapter 32</h4>


    After the fathers finished lunch, they had to go to the vige chief''s house to gather and learn rice transnting skills. The program team had already invited local masters, and there was only one morning of learning time!


    So babies, you can move freely in the morning. Wait until the fathers have learned ande back with ingredients to cook.


    Free activities?


    Ji Ruochu blinked. Did that mean she could continue to lounge around all morning?


    "Ruo Ruo, after eating, Dad will take you to find Sister Zhen Zhen Geng and Sister Zi Qing Mao to y?"


    Seeing that his daughter had almost finished eating, Ji Mochen suggested. He was obviously worried about leaving the little one at home alone.


    ...


    Okay, the n to lounge around alone was ruined. Ji Ruochu could only nod her head. It was a little noisy with those little partners, as long as they didn''t make her busy everywhere.


    So twenty minutester.


    "Ruo Ruo, y with your sisters, Dad will be back soon." Ji Mochen, who was 1.8 meters tall, was reluctant to part with his daughter, as if she was going to kindergarten for the first time.


    In contrast, Ji Ruochu currently had a milk bottle in her left hand and a small cookie stuffed by Mao Ziqing in her right hand. She couldn''t even free her hands to wave to this cheap dad, she could only whimper "Dad, good luck~"


    She looked exactly like an adult coaxing a child, and Mao Zhu next to her felt more and more wrong. The person involved not only did not notice, but also took the words to heart, and immediately waved his arms to indicate that he would definitely be the one to learn the fastest among all the dads!


    Mao Zhu: ...Who is the adult and who is the child?


    It wasn''t until the few father-inws left in groups that the children jumped around like rabbits out of a cage, pulling their little partners to y.


    After a while, they invited everyone to see their new home, and then they showed off the little insects they caught.


    As they yed, the half-grown children gathered together again. Listening to the chirping voices, Ji Ruochu sighed silently. It was really...noisy!


    "Ruo Ruo, let''s dress the dolls together!" Next moment, Geng Zhenzhen took out the doll she had secretly hidden yesterday and pulled Ji Ruochu back into the room.


    "Didn''t we just change it? Let''s y something else. Ruo Ruo, let''s jump ropes! It''s super fun!" Mao Ziqing was interested in the new game her father taught herst night, and grabbed Ji Ruochu''s other hand.


    "No no, I say, it''s more interesting to dig bird''s nests. I asked Grandpa next door, and he said there is one on the old banyan tree not far ahead. I''ll dig it out for you!" Fan Jin''s news was very well-informed, and he looked like "I know the terrain within a hundred miles very well".


    "Great! I can climb trees too, I''ll help you dig together!" Lin Xindi''s eyes lit up.


    Ji Ruochu, who was surrounded by four little partners: ...Can''t you find someone else to bother?


    [Hahahaha, our Ruo Ruo is undoubtedly the group''s pet!]


    [Ruo Ruo: Family, who understands, I want to split myself into four!]


    [The time to test the favorability has arrived. Who is Ruo Ruo''s best partner? The answer will be revealed soon, he is¡ª¡ª]


    "But it''s so hot. I don''t want to move." The four-year-old little bean was full of the vicissitudes of "don''t bother me". "Why don''t Zhen Zhen sister and Zi Qing sister go dress the dolls, then jump ropes, Fan Jin brother and Xin Di brother go dig for bird eggs."


    The four little partners: ...Wow, you don''t love any of us.


    "Forget it...let''s y house then!"


    Seeing that Ji Ruochu was already staggering and climbing into the rocking chair, Geng Zhenzhen, who really didn''t want to leave the lovable Ruo Ruo sister, suggested.


    "Okay, okay!"


    "I want to be dad!"


    "Then I''ll be brother!"


    ...


    After the four settled their own roles, they turned their heads together and looked at a certain Ruochu who was already rocking in the rocking chair.


    Ji Ruochu, who had justfortably drank a sip of milk: --

 Chapter 33: A Feeling of Doom

    <h4>Chapter 33</h4>


    Just as the children were making a ruckus, the four daddy guests on the other side had already entered a learning state, with a notebook and pen in hand, rolling up their pant legs to go into the fields for some hands-on practice.


    This made the live studio audience unable to help but exim, it really was a shback to their student days.


    Of course, if you say that the few daddy guests were very passionate about farming, that would not be urate. Mainly, the program team had only arranged a morning of learning time for the daddy guests, with no after sales service!


    Although they only needed to stay here for two weeks, the final yield of the good fields, and the growth of the seedlings, would determine the reward for the next few phases.


    And so, up until noon, the few daddy guests finallypleted the theory lesson and hands-on field practice, only packing up when the program team announced the end of sses, before heading back to the vige chief¡¯s home.


    To do what? To collect ingredients! The children at home were moring to be fed.


    "ording to theprehensive assessment of Master Farmer, there was unanimous agreement that the daddies'' attitudes were all very serious, with fullpletion of the seedling nting assessment indicators.


    Therefore, for today''s lunch ingredients, the five families can split it evenly, and the daddies can discuss among themselves what ingredients they need," he finished.


    Upon hearing this, the eyes of the few Ji Mochen instantly lit up. Good heavens, the ingredients today were given so readily?


    Thinking back on yesterday''s chasing chicken and arm wrestling drudgery, the treasure daddies didn''t know why, but they kept feeling like the program team was up to no good.


    However, this time they had really misunderstood the program team. The team really did directly give it to them, lifting the cloth off the table to reveal chicken, duck, fish meat and a range of other ingredients inside.


    The few looked at each other, eyes full of disbelief, but they also didn''t waste any time, dividing up the ingredients ording to each child''s preferences.


    Because Ji Ru Chu was the youngest of all the children, when it came to food ingredients, the daddies were very tactful to notpete with this father obsessed with doting on his daughter, allowing Mao Zhu to sessfully get the plump fish.


    As the daddies walked back with one hand holding ingredients and the other holding farming notes, their faces were already full of smiles. But what they didn''t know was that the barragementary was also extremely lively at this moment, because¡ª


    ¡¾Hahaha, are we finally going back? I gotta say, this really builds up the anticipation.¡¿


    ¡¾Ji Mochen, you''re stillughing, your daughter almost got her hair lit on fire!! There''ll be tears for you in a bit!¡¿


    ¡¾Hahaha, Iughed so hard I almost passed out. Program team, you really didn''t do that on purpose? Letting a bunch of kids run wild? This is clearly giving free reign to make trouble!¡¿


    ......


    Looking at the dense barragementary, for the first time the program team staff felt a little guilty.


    What we mean is...this time it really wasn''t on purpose.


    Of course, feeling guilty aside, the program team naturally could not miss the uing footage. Per the director''s request, several camera crews following them quietly pointed their cameras at the daddies'' expressions, determined to capture the daddies'' first reaction.


    Time slowly trickled by, the daddies getting closer and closer to the residential area, until¡ª


    "Huh? Mao Zhu, why is there smokeing out of your ce?" Ji Mochen, who was not far from the Mao house, looked up and noticed something off.


    Mao Zhu gave a start, following his line of sight to take a look. Only then did he discover that there really was smoke drifting out from his yard. The few were shocked that although they knew the program team was around so there shouldn''t be any trouble, they still hastened their pace.


    Upon arriving at the entrance of the tiny Mao house courtyard, the excited voices of the children inside rang out as well.


    "Look! The water is boiling! Mom can cook noodles now!"


    Upon hearing his son''s voice, Fan Hongru''s footsteps faltered. Mom? Did his wifee?


    That wasn''t right. He had video called his wife after they had finished up, and she had gone to her mother''s ce for the next few days. Could it be a surprise element arranged by the program team?


    As this thought struck, a sense of foreboding instantly creeped into the actor Fan''s heart.

 Chapter 34: Father and Daughter Head Splitting

    <h4>Chapter 34</h4>


    "I, I don''t dare, dade on, our family dad always cooks!" Mao Ziqing said timidly as she received her mother''s role card.


    "Our family too." Lin Xindi followed along, his usually well-behaved voice full of excitement.


    "Hurry up, or else the water will boil away again, and little sister Ruochu will be starved to death by you!" Good big sister Geng Zhenzhen urged.


    "How about...I''ll do it?" Suddenly, a soft and cute voice rang out.


    "No!" Having figured out what was going on, Ji Mochen was so scared that he staggered and took a step forward.


    Pad.


    The door to the Mao family''s courtyard was pushed open, and then¡ª


    " !!" Seeing the situation in the yard, the few big men only felt their vision go dark.


    In the small courtyard of the Mao family, the originally abandoned brick pile stacked stove had already lit a fire, with a small pot on the small stove.


    It was unknown whether it was originally this color, or was messed with by several children, the outside was as ck as coal, what worried the few daddy the most was the water that had already boiled in this small ck pot.


    From the time Ji Mochen''s voice rang out to when he rushed in and pulled his dear daughter Ruochu up, it was only a blink of an eye.


    And with Ji Mochen''s yell, Fan Jin''s hand shook, and the "noodles" torn from a paper towel that he was holding instantly fell from midair.


    Some fell into the pot, some fell on the ground, but most of them still fell on the fire pile lit by the little guys.


    In the blink of an eye, the mes of the small fire pile rose a little higher, and a staff member who had been watching waved his hand and directly poured the water he had prepared.


    Pfft¡ª


    The fire was instantly extinguished, turning into a wisp of blue smoke rising up, and several little babies hurriedly covered their noses and retreated a few steps.


    But what they didn''t know was that the fire in the hearts of several daddy had been instantly ignited.


    "Fan Jin! Come over here!"


    "Xindi!"


    ...


    In less than a few seconds, the yard was in chaos, and except for the youngest Ji Ruochu, all the cute babies were taken back by their fathers without exception for education.


    Knowing that her cheap dad was angry, Ji Ruochu obediently let Ji Mochen hold her.


    Father and daughter walked in silence, and the cameraman held his breath, while the staff next to him were intimidated by this heavy low pressure.


    It was probably because Ji Mochen''s daughter-ve properties were too outrageous since the beginning of the live stream, which caused the program team to temporarily forget his original temper.


    They also forgot that Ji Mochen was one of the few straightforward male stars in the entertainment industry, everything about rtionships and worldly scheming was useless if you provoked top star Ji.


    Ji Ruochu had also experienced the power of Ji Mochen''s ck face. After all, in herst life, she was one of the victims.


    Thinking of this, Ji Ruochu got angry again. How much unwarranted disaster did she suffer in herst life because of this guy? How could she have to suffer this frustration again after being reborn?


    You can''t think too much about some things, the more you think the angrier you get.


    Ji Ruochu''s delicate little eyebrows wrinkled, and her arms around her dad loosened. Her angry tone became milk-voiced and cute because of the tender voice: "Don''t hold, a few go!"


    The staff next to her instantly held their breath, almost kneeling down for this little one: Your Highness, don''t be so stubborn at this time, the staff''s lives matter too!


    Unfortunately, the rebellious Ji Ruochu did not receive their hopes at all. Her little face was flushed red, and her little mouth was pursed tightly, giving the illusion that she would cry the next second.


    "Tsk." Ji Mochen gritted his back teeth in anger, but still took a deep breath and put the little one down in the shade of the tree, then squatted down, too angry to hold it in, "Are you still angry?"


    "Yes, you''re not reasonable!" The four-year-old baby put her hands on her hips, about to argue with him, but found that she was still shorter than the tall Ji Mochen even when he squatted down.


    Feeling that it was an insult to her morale, she looked around and then nimbly climbed onto the stone pier next to her. In the process, because her little short legs were not long enough, she struggled twice but still didn''t get on.


    Pfft--


    The staff next to him immediately covered his mouth, screaming silently in his heart: Help, how can there be such a cute baby!!


    As for her doting father Ji Mochen who was also given a bloody cute face, he said: Indeed, I can''t get angry anymore.

 Chapter 35: What to Do When I’m Bald

    <h4>Chapter 35</h4>


    But he was not angry, yet Ji Ruochu was even more angry because she had lost face again!


    But there was no way. She was not tall enough and had to ask Ji Mochen for help. The little one could only keep a straight face and order Ji Mochen to lift her up.


    Ji Mochen, the helper: ...


    There was no way. He had to dote on the little princess he had raised. And he also wanted to hear what his rebellious yet well-behaved daughter would say.


    "Come on, tell me, how was I not being reasonable?"


    Having sessfully lifted his daughter onto the rock, Ji Mochen, with only two or three parts of anger left, asked.


    The little one put her hands behind her back and said in a tender voice, "I didn''t y with fire, so why did you get mad at me!"


    Indeed, the little one was not yet tall enough to reach the stove, and there were staff watching her, so she could not get close at all.


    "When did I get mad at you?" Ji Mochen retorted, his eyebrows furrowed again.


    "All the time!" After thinking about her vocabry at this age, Ji Ruochu finally pointed at her father''s face, "Your face is cker than the pot!"


    Ji Mochen instantly thought of the charred ck pot on the small stove. His face darkened a few more degrees.


    "I was just worried about you." The father defended himself, then ruffled the smooth hair of the little one, "You said you didn''t y with fire, then let me ask you, where did your bangs go?"


    Ji Ruochu... Ji Ruochu touched her already rolled up hair and looked up tactically: What sea? Where is the sea?


    At this point, the bullet screen showed:


    ¡¾Hahaha... Don''t ask, just say a little friend insisted on showing me a ming big treasure, and then flipped my bangs!¡¿


    ¡¾To be honest, I was also shocked at that time. Fan Jin, that kid, is really amazing to be able to sneak the actor''s lighter into his pocket.¡¿


    ¡¾That''s right. If it wasn''t for Ruoruo being so calm, it would probably have be a mess already.¡¿


    ¡¾As long as the kid screams, there''s probably an ambnceing already!¡¿


    "Can''t say it, can you?" The father immediately upied the moral high ground.


    "It was an ident!"


    Fan Jin didn''t do it on purpose either. It was also her fault for not knowing that the rose in his hand was a lighter and was curious to try it.


    As a result, she tripped on a rock when walking forward and fell towards Fan Jin. Coincidentally, Fan Jin was showing her the lighter that his mother had given to his father.


    She only heard a "click" before being carried away by the staff. When she came to her senses, she realized her bangs were gone.


    But of course she couldn''t say this now. There was no way. Ji Ruochu could only tilt her mouth unreasonably and´øÉÏÁ˵ã¿ÞÇ»: "My bangs are gone, and you''re still yelling at me!"


    Ji Mochen: ...


    There was no way. Since it hade to this, what could he do? He could only sigh helplessly, picked up the ingredients on the ground with one hand, and carried the little one home.


    This left Ji Ruochu, who was about to show her acting skills, a little confused: That''s it?


    The next second, she heard Ji Mochen''s somewhat helpless voice: "Dad didn''t yell at you, nor was he angry with you."


    She didn''t speak, just listened quietly.


    "It was fear. You said your mother and I raised you to this age without letting you get hurt. Now it''s good, after justing here for less than two days, your little forehead was pecked by a chicken and your hair was burned by fire, with no rest at all."


    Speaking, Ji Mochen also wondered: "It''s really strange, how could it happen to your little forehead? What if you be bald in the future..."


    !!!


    The little one, scared by these words, immediately covered her father''s mouth.


    "Nonsense! We have a lot of hair!"


    What vicious words he was saying.

 Chapter 36: If you beat your brother, you can’t beat us.

    <h4>Chapter 36</h4>


    When [Ji Ruochu] and her father returned home bickering, by the time they reached the front door, their conversation had already moved on to whether they would have braised fish or sweet and sour fish for lunch. The atmosphere was warm and even the livestreamments went fromughter and joking at the beginning to sighs of envy.


    ¡¾Haha, do this father and daughter even remember what they were just arguing about?¡¿


    ¡¾Ahhh, [Ruochu] is so clever! How can such a young child be so logical already? I really want to ask how [Ji''s] parents educated their child.¡¿


    ¡¾I''m crying, he was so angry just now but didn''t bear to scold his child loudly. When he ran into the yard, he dropped the ingredients in his hands and teleported 5 meters away hugging little [Ruochu].¡¿


    ...


    Of course, this warm moment did notst long, because in the next second, arge number of people flooded into the livestream room and thements suddenly became lively.


    ¡¾Huh? Why does this livestream look so peaceful? [Fan Jin] next door already got beaten twice.¡¿


    ¡¾That''s right, even [Geng Zhenzhen] and [Mao Ziqing] were criticized and almost lost beans.¡¿


    ¡¾Before I came, I thought among the dad streamers, [Lin Yan]''s emotions were the most stable. He doesn''t hit or scold, just has the child reflect on their mistakes facing the wall. Howe this side looks like nothing happened? [Ji] really dotes on his daughter.¡¿


    ¡¾Two beatings? Isn''t [Fan] being too harsh? I think one beating is enough, how did he get a buy one get one free?¡¿


    ¡¾...Is it possible that it''s because not only did the child take his dad''s lighter, but he also burned his sister''s bangs? Even the pot they used to cook congee was taken.¡¿


    Viewers of [Ji] family''s livestream: ...Oh right, I almost forgot about that.


    So the pot that was burnt ck earlier was taken by [Fan Jin] himself.


    The other children also took bowls, chopsticks, spoons and other good things from their own homes.


    In the end, the program team managed to persuade the little overlords to exchange the noodles for tissues and the rice for mud.


    But even so, the tableware of the other families was still dered destroyed since the mud the children used to cook was dug from the water ditch at the door. The tableware obviously couldn''t be used anymore.


    Luckily, the director team had gone to buy a new set of tableware early on and gave the ones discarded today to the vigers to use for feeding livestock.


    And so, just as the families were about to discipline their children again, the director team timely stepped in and announced a new segment.


    "Considering the afternoon activities, the dads can cooperate toplete lunch today. The damaged tableware will be provided by the program team."


    As for the location of the cooperation, [Ji]''s home was obviously the most suitable since they had zero losses, a full set of seasonings, and were close to the vige chief''s home.


    Hearing this, the other families and babies all breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like they would be able to eat/avoid a beating this meal.


    But [Ji]''s wish to show off his cooking skills to his daughter again still failed to be fulfilled. Even the position of head chef was taken by stay-at-home dad [Lin Yan].


    The other dads consciously put on aprons to assist him.


    Seeing their old fathers start working busily, the children who had just dodged a bullet immediately gathered together.


    But unlike their frolicking in the morning, the few beans who had just made mistakes were a bit downcast.


    The first order of business was crowding around [Ji Ruochu] and worrying about her missing bangs.


    "I''m fine~" The little milk baby hugged a bottle of chilled milk tea and drank it boldly, while reassuring them, "It''s even cooler now."


    Hearing this, [Fan Jin] felt even more guilty. At first when he saw that [Ruochu] didn''t cry and didn''t think it was a big deal since it was just some hair.


    But after his father taught him, he finally understood how dangerous this was.


    Dad said if his hand had moved just a tiny bit forward, it might not have just been hair. [Ruochu]¡¯s eyes could have been injured.


    And if her eyes were injured, she might have gone blind and not been able to see anything.


    Just thinking that pretty [Ruochu] almost became blind because of him made [Fan Jin] feel awful, even more than when his dad hit him.


    Therefore, when he saw [Ji Ruochu] again, the little guy''s eyes turned red again, making his little buddies think he had been punished too terribly.


    "[Fan Jin], are you okay? Did Uncle [Fan] hit you very painfully?" [Mao Ziqing] lived near [Fan Jin]. Hearing him cry so sadly earlier led the little girl to also be frightened. Before [Mao Zhu] said a few words, her eyes were already red.


    Painful? Of course it was painful, but he couldn''t say that now. How embarrassing!


    "I-I''m fine, it was nothing."


    "Really?"


    "Really, don''t be fooled just because I was crying so loudly. I was acting."


    "Acting?"


    The beans were shocked and immediately surrounded him, full of curiosity. "You can act that?"


    "Right, I learned it from my dad. He does this at home. If he upsets my mom, he''ll deliberately pretend to be pitiful.


    Like lowering his eyebrows like this and whining as he goes to my mom forfort. Usually when he does this, my mom can''t bear to stay angry at him. 100% sess rate!"


    When this was said, the children were shocked: You can do that?!


    ¡¾For this round... I can only give the best actor a 6.¡¿


    ¡¾Haha, he just finished hitting his son and got exposed right after.¡¿


    ¡¾Dear me, stop talking. Quick, look back, your dad looks super pissed!¡¿


    Completely oblivious [Fan Jin] didn''t know when to stop. He lifted his little head high and continued to share his experience with his buddies:


    "So I''m telling you, if you make mistakes and get hit in the future, you must cry loudly. The louder the better. That way dad and mom won''t bear to hit you too hard."


    The children nodded, seeming to understand yet not understand. Their faces showed they had "learned" something,pletely unaware that the better method was to not get hit at all.


    "What are you all huddled together for? Come eat some egg drop soup."


    Suddenly, [Fan Hongru]''s smiling voice sounded from behind the children.


    "Ah!!"


    The beans were startled and quickly covered their mouths while looking at each other. They couldn''t help but think: Did Uncle [Fan] hear what they were saying?


    [Fan Jin] stood frozen on the spot, his CPU nearly burnt out. It wasn''t until his buddies were already eating deliciously that he carefully crept towards his father.


    The whole process was extremely cautious. If the best actor [Fan]''s expression was off at all, he would definitely run away at lightning speed.


    "Aren''t you hungry?" [Fan Hongru] looked at his little monkey disdainfully, about to take away the egg drop soup in his hand. Only then did [Fan Jin] immediately run over.


    His face was also full of the smile of one barely escaping death. [Ji Ruochu] couldn''t even bear to watch. She only lowered her head to eat her half bowl of egg drop soup.


    "Hungry, hungry, hungry!"


    [Fan Jin] ran in front of his father, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was grabbed by the neck by the furious [Fan], whose expression was no longer so friendly.


    "Cry loudly when getting hit?"


    [Fan Jin]:!!!


    Ahhhhhhh! So angry! He actually forgot again that his father is a superb actor!


    "Since you have so much energy, looks like you''re not hungry at all. Go with me to the convenience store to buy a bottle of soy sauce before eating."


    It made him feel a bit guilty earlier after hitting his son, but who knew this brat was a roof-lifting troublemaker when left unchecked for a while!


    Of course, even when disciplining a child he had to leave the boy some face and not make a scene in front of so many children.


    Perhaps his expression was less than pleasant, as the children seemed somewhat worried for their little friend.


    "Uncle, are you going to hit [Fan Jin] again?" Seeing [Fan Jin]''s "I''m dead" expression, [Mao Ziqing] timidly asked.


    [Fan Hongru]: ...Indeed, three beatings in one day is a bit frequent.


    "Uncle, don''t be angry. We''ll keep your secret and not tell anyone how you pretend to be pitiful in front of [Fan Jin]''s mom."


    Best Actor [Fan]: Very good, even angrier now.


    "Uncle, if, if you really have to hit my brother, can, can you hit him a little lighter?" Lin Xindi also spoke up for his little brother.


    Hearing this, Fan Jin was already so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and before he could say "You guys are all my good friends," he heard¡ª


    "Then uncle, after you finish hitting my brother, you can''t hit us anymore, okay~"


    !!


    Fan Jin''s tears instantly receded.


    The three little beans who had spoken up for their good friend also looked at Fan Hongru in horror.


    Oh my god! Does Uncle Fan also like hitting other people''s children? How scary, wah wah wah wah......


    Fan Hongru: Just another day of being misunderstood.

 Chapter 37: Little Games After Dinner

    <h4>Chapter 37</h4>


    English Trantion:


    Livestream viewers:


    ¡¾......Still have to be you, my child. I''d rather lose friends than lose my way as a teacher.¡¿


    ¡¾Actor Fan: I didn''t, I don''t, I don''t like hitting kids!¡¿


    ¡¾#Just another ordinary day being tricked by my son huh~¡¿


    So when #FanHongru''sBack# started trending, the father who was framed looked veryplicated as he left with Fan Jin under the eyes of the children.


    After the figures of the adult and child disappeared, the few kids started chattering again, full of concern for their littlepanion.


    "I actually think Uncle Fan is quite nice, he''s just so fierce to Brother Fan Jin."


    "Yeah, he even picks flowers for us!"


    "It''s so weird, Fan Jin is Uncle Fan''s son after all."


    "Maybe because Brother Fan Jin is so strong..." The beatings don''t seem to restrain him.


    Other little friends: !! Can this word be used like that?


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu could totally understand Fan Jin''s behavior, because she was too familiar with doing mischief to attract adult attention herself.


    When Ji Mochen was little, he deliberately broke his dolls to get her attention.


    So even though she hadn''t spent much time with this little overlord Fan Jin, she could sense the deliberation behind some of his actions.


    Just think about it, a lively little boy who rarely sees his father, and the one time he does, his father only has eyes for his mother.


    He only gets extra attention when he makes trouble, so over time, he just gets used to causing trouble to make his father''s gaze focus on him.


    But today Fan Jin won''t get hit again, because their words earlier were too devastating, even Actor Fan has to start reflecting on whether his love for his child has been too violent.


    -


    On the other hand, the audience was clearly also very curious whether Actor Fan would beat his son again, and flocked to their livestream.


    But to everyone''s surprise, not only did Actor Fan not hit his son, he didn''t even scold him. Father and son went and bought soy sauce very smoothly, then went back just as quietly.


    This made Fan Jin feel rather uneasy, and he kept sneaking looks back at his father.


    "What''s wrong? Not used to not being hit?" Fan Hongru sneered coldly. Fan Jin hurriedly shook his head like a rattle drum.


    Seeing the Ji family''s little house approaching, the little guy who was certain his father really wouldn''t hit him said softly, "Dad, I''m sorry, I won''t do it again in the future."


    "Mm." Fan Hongru gave a low murmur of acknowledgment, seemingly not bothered at all by his son''s exposure. Then he asked apletely unrted question, "Do you know why Dad agreed to be on this show?"


    Why?


    Fan Jin thought about it, then said, "To earn money?"


    After all, Mom said that without Dad working all the time, their family wouldn''t have such a good standard of living.


    "No, our family already has enough money to spend."


    "Then why?" The little guy looked up.


    "It''s for you!" Fan Hongru ruffled his son''s short hair. "Actually, I''ve always felt I owed you a lot."


    "!!" Fan Jin''s eyes widened. He started wondering if he had angered Dad crazy, otherwise why would Dad apologize to him?


    "The year you were born happened to be the most crucial year for Dad''s career, but that year, your grandfather and grandmother both fell ill one after another, and your mom took care of it busy all by herself.


    It wasn''t until after you turned three that Dad''s career stabilized, and our family situation changed. So Dad always wanted to properlypensate your mom.


    I thought you were still little, and I''d have plenty of time to apany you in the future, but then..." Fan Hongru reached out to pat Fan Jin''s little head, and said,


    "Your mom and I realized we really didn''t pay enough attention to you, especially me. It seems I haven''t spent quality alone time with you for a long time,


    and I don''t even know how to interact with you. I criticize you as soon as you make a mistake, without thinking about why you did those things.


    I want to apologize to you, son. I''m sorry for neglecting you before. Can you forgive Dad?"


    At some point, the tall man had already squatted down to be eye level with the child.


    Seeing his father with this expression for the first time, Fan Jin was a bit stunned, but then immediately nodded. Then he added, "Then you can''t neglect me anymore in the future!"


    "Good." Fan Hongru chuckled lightly. "Let''s go, take the soy sauce back to Uncle Lin."


    "Mm!"


    Fan Jin raced off like a little honeybee towards the Ji family yard. Behind him, as Fan Hongru watched his son''s retreating figure, a weight in his heart finally lightened somewhat.


    It was actually his wife who told him about their son deliberately making trouble, because when he wasn''t home, although the child was lively, he didn''t cause trouble very frequently. On the contrary, it was when Fan Hongru was home that he stirred up chaos.


    So the couple specially consulted experts in child psychology, and only then learned that this kind of situationmonly urred in neglected children, especially those most prone to being overlooked at home.


    But the Fan family only had this one child. Where was there any most easily overlooked? Fan Hongru''s wife was attentive to their child in everything.


    After a lot of thought, the couple suddenly realized that what this child primarily wanted was his father''s attention. After all, ever since he started preschool, Fan Hongru had not participated in any of the school''s parent-child activities. Plus all the time spent apart, the child didn''t feel his father''s love for him, so he acted out like this.


    With this in mind, that led to Fan Hongru bringing his son onto a variety show. For now, it was one of the few ways for Fan Hongru to bnce work and parent-child rtions.


    In fact, before the show started, the couple had carefully nned out how father and son could improve their rtionship. But well, the n really couldn''t keep up with changes.


    In just two days here, he hadn''t been able to restrain himself from hitting his child twice. Thinking about the next ten-odd days, Actor Fan knew he couldn''t keep going like this, and immediately changed strategies.


    At the very least, he had to let the little guy know that his father''s love for him was no less than his mother''s, so the child wouldn''t feel like he needed to deliberately act out for his father''s attention.


    It wasn''t that he was afraid of the child causing trouble, mainly that he couldn''t let the child intentionally make mistakes again, otherwise it could be a habit.


    He really didn''t want his son to grow up into one of those little hooligans who pulled girls'' hair and bra straps because he liked them.


    "Brother Fan Jin is back!"


    The few kids who had finished their egg custard had nothing better to do than prop themselves up in the doorway, lining up to stick their heads out. When they saw the figures of the adult and child, they immediately retreated back into the yard.


    It was as if they were afraid of being seized and beaten by Actor Fan...


    Actor Fan, whose reputation was damaged again: ......


    But soon Actor Fan washed away the injustice, because Fan Jin''s face showed no trace of sadness from being hit. On the contrary, he seemed extremely excited, and the kids were soon happily ying together again.


    The only exception was Ruochu. Perhaps she was hungry, seemingly watching her little friends y, but her eyes were somewhat nk.


    -


    The time soon hit 12:30, and the daddy chefs brought out the cooked dishes one after another. Mao Zhu and Geng Ming were in charge of taking the kids to wash their hands.


    When they came back, the extended dining table was already full of delicious food, instantly making the children''s eyes light up.


    The program team didn''t make any more trouble, and let the guests eat their fill peacefully before starting the post-meal interactive segment.


    "Are the babies all full?" Vige Chief Xu Chuan asked with a smile.


    "Full~~" The children happily drew out the word, making everyone present involuntarily smile.


    The most fun was Ruochu. Full and content, she started to nod off. But she was startled awake by her friends'' chant, and the father beside her quickly patted her back to soothe her.


    "Alright, now let''s y a little game!"


    Game?


    Hearing this, Ji Ruochu forced herself more alert.


    "This game will test the tacit understanding between baby and daddy!"


    Ji Ruochu''s eyes instantly drooped again. She even flipped over in her father''s arms, demonstrating her "no interest" to the fullest.


    Ji Mochen: ......

 Chapter 38: Rules for Obtaining Ingredients

    <h4>Chapter 38</h4>


    During lunch today, each father prepared a dish. Now, babies, please choose from among all the dishes the one you think was made by your own father.


    The baby who guesses correctly will win a small gift package for their father to help with rice nting this afternoon!


    As soon as she said this, the eyes of several fathers instantly lit up. After working hard this morning, they had truly experienced the pain of working in the fields. With some help, it would definitely be much easier.


    "Son, whether or not your dad can rx these next few days depends on you!" Fan Hongru immediately cheered his son on.


    The other fathers also encouraged their own children, of course - the dads were abiding by the rules of the game and had no intention of cheating.


    With this, all the kids got excited, except Ji Ruochu. They all became much more attentive, some even picked up their chopsticks to taste the dishes again.


    "This must be what my dad made!" Lin Xindi said, pointing at the empty te that had held braised pork ribs. "This is my dad''s specialty!"


    As soon as she said this, a smile spread across Lin Yian''s face. The answer was obvious.


    "I think my dad made this soup," said Mao Ziqing.


    "Why do you think so?" asked Xu Chuan.


    "Because it''s delicious!" Something this tasty must have been made by Dad!


    Everyoneughed when they heard this. Mao Zhu also smiled.


    "Then I choose this one," said Fan Jin, pointing at the braised fish. "My mom''s favorite is braised fish, and my dad only makes this one dish well!"


    Fan Hongru: ...Yet another moment of being backstabbed by my son.


    "I think my dad stir-fried this spinach," said Geng Zhenzhen.


    "W-"


    Xu Chuan''s question was interrupted by a soft cry.


    "No, my dad made that! Zhenzhen sister, pick something else, or else your dad won''t get a gift package!"


    Everyone: ??


    "Ruochu, why are you so sure?" Everyone''s gaze instantly turned to the sleepy-eyed little one.


    "Because..." Ji Ruochu yawned cutely. "The other dishes are too hard, my dad...can''t cook them well!"


    Before she could finish speaking, the little one sumbed to sleepiness and fell asleep in her father''s arms.


    Ji Mochen, who just a second ago was grinning like a silly monkey because he and his daughter were so in sync: ......


    Everyone: Haha!


    Geng Zhenzhen thought about it and felt Ruochu''s reasoning made a lot of sense. She changed her answer to the fried tofu and pork dish instead.


    "Alright, now I will announce the results!" said Xu Chuan with a smile. He pointed at the ribs. "Congrattions to Lin Xindi for guessing correctly!"


    "Yay!"


    "Now, did Mao Ziqing guess correctly...?"


    Xu Chuan''s voice really was quite nice. In this sort of atmosphere, it had a soothing, hypnotic effect that lulled Ruochu into an even deeper sleep.


    It wasn''t until Ji Mochen carried her inside and put her in bed that she blearily opened her eyes. Though she had the mind of an adult, a four-year-old''s energy is limited.


    Plus, over the years, she had focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and regr sleep schedule - her biological clock was right on point. When it was time to sleep, she slept.


    Just like now. Though she had woken up a bit, her mind was still fuzzy. In a muddled state, she asked: "Did I...guess right...?"


    Seeing his daughter be so adorable once again, Ji Mochen quickly patted her back to soothe her to sleep. "You guessed right, you guessed right. Our Ruochu is so amazing! Go to sleep..."


    "Mm..." came the childish murmur as she sprawled out every which way. "I''m so...awesome...zzz..."


    As the little one fell asleep, the bullet screen chat exploded with excitement again. Many were frantically taking screenshots - in just a few minutes, Ruochu''s collection of expression packs expanded greatly.


    [Ruochu''s Law: Sleep when tired, but must answer questions correctly!]


    [Hmph~ I''m so awesome.JPG]


    [Look, this is the empire Ruochu won for you.JPG]


    ...


    After making sure his daughter was sound asleep, Ji Mochen went out to the yard to clean up the pots and dishes. Lin Yian and Mao Zhu had already taken the four children back to rest, while Geng Ming and Fan Hongru stayed behind to help Ji Mochen tidy up.


    Clearly these grown men were used to doing housework at home - they worked very efficiently, and the yard was soon restored to its original tidy state.


    After the fathers each returned home to find their own children, Ji Mochen brought out a rocking chair and ced it next to his daughter''s bed. He rocked the chair back and forth while waving a fan up and down to help the little one sleep morefortably.


    Outside the yard, the asional chirping of crickets could be heard. Many of the show''s staff were off-shift resting, so the number of bullet screenments had also decreased significantly, with most just saying "Good afternoon."


    It felt as if time had suddenly frozen in ce. The dazzling sunlight shone into the living room, and a gentle breeze blew by. This beautiful, tranquil scene made people unconsciously want to slow down as well - it was as if someone had pressed pause on the hectic pace of life for a moment.


    There is no end to making money, and life is not unchanging. Learning to enjoy and rx will make life more interesting.


    ...


    3:30pm.


    The show''s staff woke up the fathers and gave them new task cards. The contents were as follows:


    The ingredients for lunch were hard-earned rewards from the fathers'' diligent studying. The helper gift packages were won by the babies on behalf of their fathers.


    As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow." From now on, each father''s daily work efficiency will determine the ingredients their family can obtain, as well as the funds avable to buy breakfast.


    In addition, the director''s team has also ced ingredients in the homes of certain vigers in tinum Vige. These will be marked with the show''s logo.


    The babies can explore in groups or alone, and obtain ingredients bypleting tasks assigned by the vigers.


    Note: The special ingredients in the vigers'' homes can only be obtained by the babiespleting tasks. The fathers cannot participate.


    After reading the task card, Ji Mochen had just finished tying his daughter''s hair into two little braided buns. The style was simple, but the bell hair ties at the ends of her braids were really cute and matched the lively fox eyes of the little one.


    "My dear, go y with your brothers and sisterster. We won''t do those ingredient tasks, okay?" Ji Mochen handed his daughter a milk bottle filled with honey water and instructed her worriedly.


    "Okay." Ji Ruochu nodded and took a sip of the honey water. "Dad, do your best."


    "Oh!" Ji felt his whole body fill with strength, as if instead of going to nt rice, he was going to save the world.


    Ji Mochen: I''m one step closer to bing my daughter''s legendary hero!

 Chapter 39: Children’s War

    <h4>Chapter 39</h4>


    Just like that, the fathers headed to the fields to transnt rice seedlings under the reluctant (RuoRuo: ?) gazes of their babies. As for the kids, after going through the training of saying goodbye to their fathers three times in just two short days, they had gradually gotten used to life without Dad at home. After all...even RuoRuo, the youngest sister, wasn''t crying or making a fuss.


    Comment: What happened to the "Dad''s Home" show?


    "Babies," Xuan Chuan said, facing the kids'' surprised looks. "The nearby vigers have ingredients waiting for you that you can obtain bypleting tasks before dinner."


    The few little ones looked up at him, with not a hint of excitement on their faces.


    Xuan Chuan: ...


    "Ahem, the baby whopletes the tasks first not only gets the final ingredient reward, but also a reward given out by the vige chief!"


    A reward?


    The little ones were a bit more interested now and asked: "What is it?"


    "The baby whopletes the tasks first can take back one of their favorite toys!"


    "Wow!"


    "Then I''m going to do the tasks!"


    "Me too!"


    The little peas mored topete.


    Only then did Xuan Chuan''s face show a smile as he announced, "So, I dere that the treasure hunt stage officially begins!"


    "Toys, toys, I want toys!" Fan Jin took the lead and ran off, with the other little ones following close behind, except...Ji Ruochu, calmly drinking honey water.


    "Doesn''t RuoRuo want her own toy?" Xuan Chuan asked curiously.


    Toys? Things for little kids, could she be tempted by those?


    The little one hugged her milk bottle again and started "glug glug"-ing away. She looked just like someone from ancient times who got drunk to drown their sorrows.


    With no other choice, the director''s team had to up the temptation: "RuoRuo, your bamboo mat futon is also within the reward range!"


    My futon?


    Ji Ruochu blinked her eyes. Thinking of the somewhat hard wooden board bed in her roomst night, she slowly put down the milk bottle and got up from the small stool.


    Seeing everyone looking at her, she patted the nonexistent dust on her pants in a pretentious manner and said arrogantly:


    "This task looks pretty fun!"


    After saying that, she hung the milk bottle rope around her neck, skipped merrily towards where her little buddies had gone off to with the small basket on her back.


    Everyone: ...


    [RuoRuo: Whether it''s bamboo mat or not is a small matter. I just want to y the game!]


    [Ji Ruochu: Hey, it''s just another fun, carefree day!]


    [To be reasonable, RuoRuo, if your little short legs had moved a bit slower, I could''ve convinced myself to believe your nonsense.]


    The show staff held in theirughter and followed Ji Ruochu''s footsteps. The executive director''s side also breathed a sigh of relief.


    Fortunately, there was still this little rascal who cared. Otherwise, they were afraid arge number of wonderful footage would be lost this time.


    That''s right, the whole program team had great confidence in Ji Ruochu''s effect on the show.


    And Ji Ruochu didn''t disappoint their expectations either. She had barely taken two steps before suddenly changing direction and going against her buddies who were traveling together.


    "RuoRuo, aren''t you going to find your brothers and sisters?" The staff member asked somewhat puzzledly.


    "I feel like the tasks over there must all be taken already. Let''s go this way." Ji Ruochu, with burstingpetitive spirit, pointed to the small path on the other side with a grin.


    Her two little tiger teeth instantly gave her a sense of a little witch.


    After saying that, the little one trotted briskly towards the back, and started her search mode for the tasks.


    Unknown to her, her actions almost made the directors panic, because¡ª


    "You guys want pork?" The viger A yed by a show staff member smiled and asked the two little peas in front of him, "Then you''ll have to buy it with money. Do you have money?"


    The little one shook her head.


    "Then there''s no way..." Viger A waved his hand dismissively, as if wanting to shoo them away.


    "Uncle, we can help you with work!" Fan Jin reacted quickly.


    This scene happened almost simultaneously. No matter which household the few little ones went to, they were all told that without money, they could only barter, and would have to add a bit ofbor.


    Considering the kids'' strength, the director team set the task chain to max three loops. To get A''s item, they would need to get B''s item plus a small task. To get B''s item, they would need C''s item plus an even simpler task.


    And to increase watchability, the program team set C''s item to be in the same household. In other words, no matter how the kids ran around, they would eventually have to obediently gather at the fixed C household andplete the game together.


    To be honest, this setup was very stable. It tricked the kids but also increased interest, preventing the kids from making too much trouble.


    But there was always an exception. No matter how stable the program team set the segments, they couldn''t stand up against a protagonist who didn''t y by the rules!


    For example, the RuoRuo baby who was the first to arrive at the fixed task point right now.


    "Granny, how much are the cakes your family sells?" The four-and-a-half-year-old carrot head leaned on the small table that came up to her chin and asked nasally.


    Staff: ...Did this go a bit fast?


    "Ah, this cake!" Thetter reacted quickly, patting her fake wig head and reluctantly following the storyline:


    "This cake, granny made it herself. It''s not worth any money. As long as you help granny with a favor, I''ll give you a cake. How about it?"


    Ji Ruochu nodded with an extremely well-behaved look.


    "It''s like this...granny wants to sew some clothes, but her eyesight is poor. Can you help granny thread the needle and line? Granny will give you a cake for that. How about it?"


    Ji Ruochu followed the staff''s hand and only then noticed there were actually five needles and five different colored threads on the table not far away.


    Ji Ruochu looked closely: Goodness, those needles on the table were longer than her own fingers, and the needle eyes were exceptionally big too. This granny''s eyesight must be very poor!


    Although sheined inwardly, she still followed the instructions.


    Seeing this, the other staff couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, everything was still going ording to n. It was just a bit ahead of schedule, but no problem. How old was this kid? Sewing and needlework required meticulous effort, there was no way she could finish that quickly, it''d take at least a few minutes¡ª


    "Granny, I''m done."


    !!!


    So fast?!


    What just happened?


    Didn''t she just walk over?


    Comments at this time:


    [Help, this needle eye is bigger than even my heart! The program team isn''t going easy on her, are they?]


    [Hahaha, look at the staff''s expressions, full of "she''s got me stumped".]


    [Laughing to death, the other kids are still finding their way, and our RuoRuo already seeded at the first task.]


    "Ah, this..." The staff member paused, and his smile became forced. He stiffly pointed at the big cakes wrapped up in bags on the table, "Thank you little one. You can take a cake from the table."


    Ji Ruochu blinked and asked, "Granny, I don''t like eating cakes. Can I exchange it for something else?"


    "No exchanging allowed. The only things granny has are these cakes. But if you go three houses down, Aunt Li there really likes the cakes I make. You can use this to exchange with her for three eggs."


    Ji Ruochu nodded, tiptoeing to reach for the cake. She also understood the program team''s tricks now¡ªit was just the style of game tasks.


    Too bad the cake was a bit heavy and the table was a bit high. She had some trouble getting it. In the end, the staff couldn''t stand watching and enthusiastically helped her put the cake into the small basket on her back.


    The ident happened at this moment, because this cake was so big and heavy, about the size of the little one''s two faces.


    Therefore, as soon as the staff let go, Ji Ruochu with the small basket on her back did a tactical backward lean.


    "Ah!"


    The staff next to her were frightened and immediately went to reach out to support her, but were still a step toote. With pitter-pattering little steps, the little milk baby with the basket on her back went "plop"¡ªand sat on the ground.


    The cake waspletely undamaged.


    The small basket waspletely undamaged.


    The little milk baby''s butt was a little sore.


    Pfft¡ª


    Some staff couldn''t helpughing out loud, and theughter spread through the whole yard. The NPC granny behind the tableughed so hard her fake wig became crooked.


    The live studio was also filled with "Hahaha".

 Chapter 40: The Right Way to Open the King

    <h4>Chapter 40</h4>


    At the same time, the daddy farmers in the fields also officially started their own farming time.


    The fields were also very lively at this time, with farmers carrying hoes everywhere, and aerial drones capturing all the hard-working vigers in the fields and acres of good fields into the picture, which was a picture of peaceful times.


    The four plots ofnd rented by the program team were rtively close to the edge. Before the daddies arrived, the equipment was all set up. Although the farmers were very curious about what these people were filming, they did not stay too long. After all, curiosity cannot fill the stomach.


    The five daddies had also changed early into the farming clothes that the babies had won for them at noon, including straw hats, gloves, rain boots, etc. After the program team announced today¡¯s task, they went into the fields one by one.


    However, they soon discovered the limitations of this set of equipment. Although the protection level was high, it was clumsy. If they were not careful, they would fall.


    After discussing, they took off the redundant gloves and protective clothing. Since they were all wearing old clothes borrowed from the vigers'' homes by the program team, they did not have to worry about getting dirty.


    At first, there were still manyizens who were curious about what kind of scenery these handsome men would look like when farming, but after watching for a while, they were greatly disappointed.


    Compared with ordinary farmers, there was not much difference. They just had longer legs and moved slower. They had to stop and rest from time to time, which was not as interesting as watching the cute babies.


    So very quickly, the number of people in the daddies'' live studio decreased a lot. In the end, basically only audiences who had double or multiple ounts left to report the situation of the children in real time.


    Time passed slowly, and soon some daddies took an intermission.


    "I can''t do it anymore, I have to rest for a while," Geng Ming said as he took off his straw hat and fanned himself while walking to the shade not far away.


    After all, his age was an issue. Bending over for a long time was really tiring. Mao Zhu¡¯s situation was simr to his. The two oldest daddies went together.


    After the two daddies drank a few sips of tea and regained their strength, they looked towards Fan Hongru, Lin Yan and Ji Mochen who were still working hard in the fields.


    They had to admit that the three were quite capable in the fields, but the most eye-catching was Ji Mochen. Not only was his speed not slow, he seemed to be able to make every seedling evenly spaced, perfectly interpreting the term "obsessivepulsive disorder".


    At that moment, the barrage in the live studio also stopped for a moment.


    The old clothes Ji Mochen wore were a bit small. After being soaked in sweat, they stuck to his body, vaguely revealing the muscles on his arms, waist and abdomen.


    The photographer was obviously very empathetic towards the audience. He deliberately let the aerial camera drone hover for a few seconds, capturing the tall figures and incredibly long legs of the three daddies to great effect.


    Especially Ji Mochen, as a king of song and dance with both talents, he had a built-in popr element buff. Even the pair of brown cement rain boots he wore gave off the illusion of fashionable long boots.


    Coupled with the surging hormones when he stood up just now that almost overflowed the screen, he was so handsome that the barrage in the entire live studio turned into screaming chickens.


    [Yes, that¡¯s right! Ji Mochen, keep working it like this!]


    [That¡¯s right, this is the right way for the king to turn it on!]


    [Ahhh, another day of envy for Ling Chujin!]


    [As long as you don¡¯t cheat andmit crimes, I can support you until the earth grows old!]


    "After all, they are young people, not like us, we are old..." Mao Zhu and Geng Ming kept sighing.


    Of course, this statement was too exaggerated. The biggest age difference among the five daddies was only five years.


    Although Geng Ming was the oldest, he was known as the immortal handsome man. The musician Mao Zhu had a natural gentleman style. Fan Hongru¡¯s main appeal was being steady and reliable. None of them looked to be in their forties at all.


    As an outsider to the industry, Lin Yan¡¯s maintenance was naturally not as good as theirs. Plus he had been a full-time stay-at-home dad all this time, so he looked slightly more mature.


    Only Ji Mochen was not only the youngest of all the daddies, but looked young as well. Not to mention not being able to tell he was the same age as Lin Yan, some would believe it if told he had just graduated from college.


    "Since it¡¯s already been said like this, I won¡¯t pretend anymore. My old waist has actually started protesting long ago. If I wasn¡¯t afraid my little overlord at home would not have enough to eat, I would have started resting long ago,¡± Fan Hongru said with augh.


    ¡°Speaking of being young, I¡¯m afraid only Mochen qualifies in our group. Just look at him, how can you tell his daughter is already four years old? His efficiency is also the highest among us," Lin Yan joked along.


    Ji Mochen smiled. After drinking half a bottle of water, he took off his straw hat and used it as a fan,


    "Don¡¯t make fun of me. Isn¡¯t it because I want to hurry up andplete the task to go back and see my daughter? You said such a small child, the program team still said they want her to do tasks. What can she do?¡±


    Barrage:


    [What can she do? So many things!]


    [I can only say, Ji Mochen, you have no idea about your daughter¡¯s true capabilities!]


    [Ruo Ruo: Bet you didn¡¯t expect this? I¡¯ve already obtained the first spoils of war!]

 Chapter 41: I don’t even stink yet

    <h4>Chapter 41</h4>


    At the same time, Ji Ruochu was ced on a bamboo chair by the staff. Her small backpack was put aside, and inside it was a pancake that had caused her to fall on her buttocks earlier.


    At this moment, a staff member was feeding her a small spoonful of duck egg yolk, and the little one was eating it with great relish, savoring each bite.


    What? You''re wondering why she''s not doing her task?


    Come on, as the reigning champion of Best Actress, could she afford to stumble in front of everyone?


    She sat on the ground and refused to get up, wearing a proud expression on her face. "Compensation!"


    Helpless, the production team could only offer herpensation for mental distress, like the boiled egg in front of her, or having someone feed her.


    In any case, by the time the other children arrived, panting and sweating, Ji Ruochu had already eaten her fill and let out a delicate burp.


    "Little Ruoruomeng!" Fan Jin immediately widened his eyes and asked, "Are you also here to visit your grandmother who is seriously ill?"


    Staff member on the side: ...Is it possible that I''m just here with a pancake?


    "Yes!" The little girl tilted her head and said, "If youplete the task, you can get a reward by threading the needle!"


    Fan Jin was overjoyed and turned to ask the staff member with graying hair, "Really, Granny with a serious illness?"


    The staff member: ...Not true.


    After somemunication, the children eagerly ran toward the table where the needles and threads were ced, earnestly holding a needle in one hand and a thread in the other.


    Yes, needles.


    The production team was frightened by Ji Ruochu''s effortless performance earlier, fearing that these children wouldplete the task too quickly. They hurriedly reced the thick, long needles with ordinary-sized embroidery needles.


    This made it difficult for the children who were holding colorful threads. They couldn''t control their shaking hands, and their eyes were almost cross-eyed. They soonined of sore eyes.


    Seeing this, the directorial team finally rxed. Indeed, this was the correct way to proceed. Ji Ruochu''s previous efficiency was definitely just luck!


    Now, herees the problem. The difficulty seems to be too high. Should we add a small interactive activity to make it easier for the children?


    Otherwise, they probably won''t be able toplete the task by nightfall.


    "Sister, let me help you!"


    After finishing her afternoon snack, Ji Ruochu didn''t rush to leave and start the next task. Instead, she kindly walked over to Mao Ziqing, who had a troubled expression on her face.


    Well, she admitted that she felt a little guilty.


    After all, the eye of the needle just now wasn''t this small. She hadpletely torn the umbres of these children without getting wet.


    "Really?!" Mao Ziqing''s face lit up with joy, and she immediately handed the needle and thread to Ji Ruochu.


    Just as Ji Ruochu was about to make up for her mistake, Fan Jin expressed his confusion, "Ruoruomeng, why is your needle so big?"


    Oh, right.


    The children turned their heads to look at the thick and ridiculously long needle on the table, and then at the embroidery needles in their hands.


    "Maybe... it''s because I was the first one here." Ji Ruochu pretended to ponder with a look of faux concern, then confidently dered, "It must be that."


    It definitely wasn''t because shepleted the task too quickly, causing the production team to suddenly increase the difficulty!


    "I see..." The children nodded, thinking it made sense.


    "How are you going to help Qingqing? Your needle is not the same size as ours. Let me tell you, this is very difficult¡ª"


    "Alright~"


    Before Fan Jin could finish his sentence, he noticed his younger sister, Mao Ziqing, handing the threaded needle to Ji Ruochu.


    !!!


    To say that everyone on the set was shocked would be an understatement. The director jumped up from his chair.


    What''s going on?


    "Wow!"


    A group of children eximed in surprise and immediately surrounded Ji Ruochu and the needle in her hand.


    "You''re amazing, little sister Ruoruomai!"


    "Little sister Ruoruomai, how did you do it? Can you teach me?"


    Seeing the puzzled expression on the little girl''s face, she tilted her head and said, "Is it difficult? Like this, like this, and then like this, that''s it!"


    As she spoke, the little girl effortlessly threaded the needle, and while she was at it, she also threaded Geng Zhenzhen''s needle.


    "Wow!!!"


    The children''s exmations grew louder, and their eyes looked at Ji Ruochu as if she were a legendary hero.


    Not only the children, but even the staff present couldn''t help but rub their eyes in disbelief.


    [I''m reallyughing. Who taught a four-year-old child to moisten the thread with their mouth before threading the needle?]


    [It''s definitely Ji Mochen, that unreliable person. Look at how skilled our little one is in everything.]


    [Ji Mochen, teaching her everything has only caused trouble for you!]


    [She really... even knows to position the eye of the needle towards the light when threading. Honestly, with this experienced posture, I thought she was about to start mending my torn pants.]


    [Suggest checking, it doesn''t look fake. This skill can''t be exined without five years of experience as a female worker.]


    [Name: Ji Ruochu,


    Age: Four and a half,


    Work experience: Five years.]


    Before long, the program staff added another topic to their discussion pool: "Useless Dad and Multitalented Daughter."


    "Thank you, little sister Ruoruomai," said the two girls happily after sessfullypleting the task, promising to share the ingredients they received with her.


    "And me too, little sister Ruoruomai. I''ll share with you!" the two little boys chimed in.


    Ji Ruochu naturally had no reason to refuse. Finally, the program crew managed to capture aplete shot of the adorable kids threading the needle.


    Only after the children left happily with their individual baskets, supported by the eldest child on each side, did the program crew start to believe that Ji Ruochu indeed possessed some peculiar skills.


    And so, under the warm sunlight, the four children with their woven baskets protected their little sister in the middle, and the eldest child carried her basket on one side.


    Each basket was filled with the fragrance of scallion pancakes and the unknown scent of flowers by the roadside. The children chatted andughed as they approached the nearby house.


    This heartwarming scene was captured byizens, who went crazy with screenshots.


    It was only when the children reached the doorstep of Auntie Li, who raised chickens, that the frenzy ofizens taking screenshots subsided.


    "Auntie, can we exchange these pancakes for some eggs?" the children lined up their little baskets and asked the people inside.


    "Sure, that''s possible," the NPC dutifully followed the script, "but our family can''t eat so many pancakes. In that case, I can only exchange two pancakes for six eggs, but you have to help me clean up the chicken droppings at the entrance."


    The children looked in the direction she pointed and indeed saw two small piles of chicken droppings in front of the gate.


    "Eww..."


    As soon as the children saw it clearly, they immediately frowned and took a few steps back instinctively.


    "How about we go? It looks so disgusting," whispered Geng Zhenzhen.


    "Yeah, let''s do other tasks," nodded Fan Jin in agreement.


    "But the Vige Chief Uncle said only two families can exchange things with big pancakes, and the other family only wants three pancakes," Mao Ziqing counted on his fingers and realized that they wouldn''t have enough if they didn''t do this task.


    The little ones instantly turned pale like frost-bitten eggnts.


    "I don''t want to clean chicken droppings. It''s dirty and stinky. I''ll never eat eggs again!"


    Knowing that hensy eggs and also produce such smelly droppings, the five-and-a-half-year-old Lin Xindi couldn''t take it anymore.


    "Although chicken droppings are ugly, we also poop and it''s stinky," Geng Zhenzhen said involuntarily.


    "Yeah, one time I couldn''t poop for several days, and my mom had to use axative on me! And then I pooped a whole lot of stinky poop," Fan Jin vividly described.


    "Yuck!"


    The other four little ones immediately distanced themselves.


    [Poor children, what will they do when they grow up? This embarrassing history is so vivid.]


    [I can only pray that this child won''t enter the entertainment industry in the future, otherwise...]


    [Help! I can already imagine the expression of adult Fan Jin when he sees this passage.]


    Fortunately, the children hadn''t forgotten about the task. After some uselessmunication, the first brave warrior was born.


    "I''ll do it. We have a little dog at home, and sometimes I help my mom clean up after it," Geng Zhenzhen thought for a moment and said.


    As long as she thought of this chicken droppings as the dog''s poop at home, she felt she could ept it.


    "Then I can do it too," Fan Jin patted his chest, "If you ask me, this chicken droppings aren''t as smelly as my poop!"


    Ji Ruochu: ...That doesn''t seem like something worth being proud of?

 Chapter 42: Sister Ruo Ruo, how are you

    <h4>Chapter 42</h4>


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu, as a mature adult, naturally didn''t mind this smell too much. It was just sweeping some chicken poop, what''s the big deal?


    But the children who had "protecting their sister" ingrained in their DNA disagreed. They insisted that it was their sister Ruochu who had just helpedplete the task, and they absolutely could not let the smell get to their sister no matter what.


    What could she do? She could only watch on leisurely.


    This task was very simple. All they had to do was take a broom and sweep the chicken poop into a dustpan, then dump the chicken poop into the trash can. As long as they got past that mental hurdle, it would be done.


    But for these pampered little cuties, it was precisely the most difficult thing.


    Fortunately, they had the little brave warrior Fan Jin who had swept all kinds of stinky crap before, and Geng Zhenzhen who had pets at home.


    Anyway, the task waspleted smoothly in the end.


    After the two little ones had washed their hands clean, the five children left together.


    At this moment, the two children who had alreadypleted the task seemed to have forgotten the vige chief''s earlier words about "the first one toplete the task will get a reward". They continued following their little buddies to the next house.


    "Uncle! We''vee to exchange duck eggs with you!"


    That''s right. One of these households raised chickens and the other raised ducks. As soon as the yard door opened, a stench wafted out, even more pungent than Auntie Li''s smell earlier!


    "Okay, okay." The new NPC smiled and said, "But I can only exchange six duck eggs for three pancakes with you."


    "Huh?" Geng Zhenzhen, who was best at math, realized something was wrong. "We just exchanged six chicken eggs for two pancakes earlier. Why can six duck eggs only be exchanged for three pancakes?"


    Upon hearing this, the other children also realized it was wrong. Lin Xindi, who had already handed over the big pancakes, stopped in his tracks and looked back at his older siblings: "Should we exchange or not?"


    "Little ones, you just don''t know about this," the other side said with a smile. "Look, my duck eggs are much bigger than chicken eggs, and they might even have double yolks. Of course they''re more expensive!"


    The children looked at each other, confused by his words for a moment.


    "To tell you the truth, I''m the one at a loss here, so if you want to exchange for duck eggs, you''ll have to help me clean up the duck poop at the door. Otherwise I won''t exchange with you."


    The children: Again?!


    The key was that there was a lot more duck poop here than at the auntie''s house earlier! And it smelled a lot worse too!


    "I don''t want to exchange anymore! I never want to eat duck eggs again!!"


    Lin Xindi''s eyes reddened again. Heaven knows how terrifying this was for the five-year-old clean freak.


    "Wah wah wah, I want to find Dad, I want to go home..."


    Seeing his brother cry, and looking at the pile of duck poop, Mao Ziqing also couldn''t help but cry:


    "Wah wah wah, I don''t want to sweep either. I still have to y the piano in the future!"


    Thinking about having to y the piano with hands that had swept duck poop, the little one felt like her piano was dirty.


    And so, the previously lively little yard was instantly filled with the cries of children. Fan Jin and Geng Zhenzhen immediately went tofort their brother and sister.


    To be honest, if it wasn''t for the disgusting duck poop at the door, they might have offered to help.


    "I want to go home now. I don''t want to do any tasks!"


    "Me too. My dad won''t let me go hungry anyway!"


    The two sobbing little crybabies said as they headed for the door. This panicked the production team.


    [Production team, are you panicking or are you panicking?]


    [Seriously, what kind of task makes kids clean up chicken and duck poop right off the bat?]


    [If you ask me, it''s because the kids were so well-behaved at first that the production team dared to stir up trouble like this.]


    Of course, there were also dissenting opinions.


    [Um... is this really that outrageous? When I was little, if my mom saw duck poop in the yard, she''d tell me to sweep it up too.]


    [You can only say people are very different. These are rich kids after all, it''s normal for them to be more delicate.]


    [They''re just being overdramatic. Kids today are too spoiled, what''s there to be so aggrieved about? No one raises chickens and ducks, where would we get meat and eggs? This will be good practice for them.]


    [It''s about experiencing life. I think it''s pretty good, just needs some getting used to.]


    Seeing the chaotic scene, the production team was at their wits'' end, hurriedly stopping the children in case they really went on strike.


    "Don''t you want to eat meat anymore? Daddy worked hard in the fields all day. If you don''t get to eat meat, he''ll have no energy."


    "How about this, auntie and uncle will help you too, okay?"


    ...


    Little did they know, not only did the production team''s persuasion not make the two little onespromise, it also drew some disapproval fromizens.


    [What does that mean? The staff can help? Then why didn''t they help Zhenzhen and Jin earlier? So the crying kids get special treatment after all?]


    [I knew it, the obedient andpromising ones always get the short end of the stick.]


    [Production team, I advise you to be careful. Either let the kidsplete it themselves, or treat them equally and just let them eat pancakes. What''s with the double standards?]


    [You can''t put it that way either. The production team also wants to cultivate the kids'' ability to do things themselves and appreciate the hard work required to obtain evenmon food items like eggs, so the kids know it''s not easy to get chicken and duck eggs.]


    [Then just straight up make the two kids forfeit. Wouldn''t that teach the kids even better? No pain no gain.]


    [Tsk, does it have to be that strict? The two kids are quite young, cut them some ck.]


    [There''s only a few months'' difference! What''s there to cut ck on? If you want to cut anyone ck it should be Ruochu! She''s only four and a half. Making the little princess Ji sweep duck poop, I feel heartache for Daddy Ji!]


    [Right, howe Ruochu didn''t cry? What''s that kid up to?]


    The live stream viewers only just realized something was off and started looking for her.


    What''s the little cutie up to? She hasn''t made a peep?


    The production team also noticed this and soon, Ji Ruochu''s footage appeared in the split screen. There the little one was, dragging a broom about as tall as herself, marching valiantly towards the duck poop at the door.


    That scene... simply looked heroic.


    [Wait, when did she go over there?]


    [Replying: She went over when the two kids were crying their eyes out. I was watching the whole time.]


    [Lol, I saw with my own eyes how she got startled by Lin Xindi''s sudden wail. Seeing everyone gathered around the siblings, she just toddled over herself and grabbed the broom.]


    "Look what Ruochu is up to," said the staff member who was at the yard door persuading the children.


    The four little ones immediately turned to look, only just discovering that their little sister Ruochu had already made her way to the front door with a broom.


    Hearing the noise, Ji Ruochu also turned to look at everyone, reassuring them with a smile: "Don''t cry, I''ll help you sweep."


    At that, the two sobbing children instantly froze.


    She''s sweeping? By herself?


    The broom was even taller than her, how would she sweep?


    But very soon, everyone found out.


    The little one first stuck out her little leg and kicked the dustpan to the side. Spreading her legs shoulder width apart, she lowered her body slightly.


    Gripping the broom tightly with both hands, she suddenly swept with the might of a gale sweeping fallen leaves, quickly gathering a pile of duck poop into the dustpan.


    Her movements were swift and smooth, looking big and bold, but her strength was limited after all, so she didn''t kick up the duck poop into a disastrous mess. Instead she swept that small area clean.


    After she was done, the little one who was shorter than the broom handle nted the broom stick into the ground, chin lifted proudly, looking very pleased with herself. "See, swept it clean!"


    Lin Xindi huped in shock.


    As the mood maker, Fan Jin immediately started pping, not stinting on his praise at all: "Wow! Little sister Ruochu, you''re so good at sweeping poop!"


    Ji Ruochu: ...Don''t think I won''t sweep you too.


    Danmu: What a calf, the poop-sweeping undefeated champion!

 Chapter 43: No Moral Kidnapping

    <h4>Chapter 43</h4>


    Not until the sun set behind the mountains did the daddy''s finally take off their boots and wait by the stream to wash the mud off their hands. Other than the sweat and slightly reddened skin from being in the sun, they looked no different than when they had left home.


    Especially Lin Yan, who was the only daddy who didn''t find the protective clothing cumbersome and nted rice seedlings.


    Ji Mochen, Lin Yan and Fan Hongru were supposed to have finished first, but seeing that the two older brothers were struggling a bit, they stayed to help out, which led to the scene of the five daddiesing back together.


    "We finallypleted the task. I wonder how the kids did with their mission," said Fan Hongru as he wiped the water from his face, extremely worried about his little devil at home.


    "Pfft, what''s there to worry about? They just yed some games. You really expect the kids to have gotten any ingredients?" Ji Mochen said indifferently. He only cared if his daughter had fun ying.


    "You''re right."


    ...


    "Daddy!"


    The daddies had just gotten close to the vige chief''s house when they heard a joyful call. Looking back, it was Fan Jin, who couldn''t sit still as usual.


    And with his shout, all the kids in the yard instantly poured out, each running towards their own daddy - except...


    "Ruochu! Daddy''s back!"


    After waiting a while without seeing his daughter, Ji Mochen consciously walked into the yard.


    Just as he reached the gate, he saw five half-person-tall small tables set up in the middle of the yard. Each table was covered with a red cloth, and had a small basket and other ingredients on top.


    "Hm? Where''s my girl?"


    Ji Mochen looked around but still didn''t see his daughter. "Did she go back?" he wondered.


    That wouldn''t be like the program team''s style.


    "I''m here!"


    Suddenly, a fair little hand stretched out from above the basket on the leftmost table. Ji Mochen hurried over to find his well-behaved daughter sitting on a stool.


    The little one had one hand propping up the table while the other reached up with effort, her small face flushed from exertion.


    Only then did Ji Mochen realize why his daughter hadn''te out - the chair was too tall for her short legs to easily get down from.


    "My good girl." Ji Mochen quickly went up and immediately picked up his daughter. "Are you tired? Did you have fun ying today--"


    "Wahhh...Daddy, I have poop on me!"


    Before Ji Mochen could get a response about his daughter''s well-being, he was shocked by Lin Xindi''s earth-shatteringly loud cries.


    "Huh?"


    On the other side, Lin Yan was also surprised. His hand holding his son rxed a bit, naturally cing him on the ground, and he turned to ask the program team, "Did he poop his pants?"


    This would be terrible. Would the other kids at preschoolugh at him in the future?


    Everyone: ...


    "No, it''s duck poop," Geng Zhenzhen next to them exined.


    "Uncle, I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to." Fan Jin immediately came up. "I wanted to help my brotherplete the task, but I identally..."


    "Brother Fan Jin was learning from Sister Ruochu how to sweep, but he used too much force and swept the duck poop up into the air, and it allnded on Brother Xindi''s head..." Mao Ziqing softly exined to her dad.


    Sweep?


    Duck poop?


    What was going on?


    After some exining by the director''s team, the daddies finally understood what had happened.


    "Pfft, I thought it was something big. It''s no big deal, when we get home daddy will wash you up nice and clean," Lin Yanforted, and went on to praise, "Our Xindi also went toplete the sweeping task today, hmm?"


    "Mm!" Attention sessfully diverted, Lin Xindi nodded heavily.


    Although he was extremely disgusted at first, with encouragement from the staff and help from the other kids, he had also gone to sweep.


    But he had just started when Fan Jin fiercely swept up the duck poop like a gale force wind, and it allnded on Xindi''s head...he cried terribly.


    "Did any get on you?" Ji Mochen lowered his head to sniff his daughter''s hair, extremely worried. "Daddy said you didn''t have to do the task, just y."


    No joke, nothing was more important than his daughter.


    Ji Ruochu shook her head. She had reacted quickly - as soon as Fan Jin lifted his hand she had run away, even pulling Geng Zhenzhen and Mao Ziqing with her.


    It was just that Lin Xindi was more miserable. He had just ovee difficulties to be independent, and got a face and body full of poop...tsk tsk, too miserable.


    "That''s good then." Ji Mochen patted her little head, his eyes ncing around. "But why do you have so many ingredients on your table?"


    Wow, there were a total of five tables, and his daughter''s was piled the highest.


    The basket held two chicken eggs, two duck eggs, next to it was a bunch of bok choy, and next to the bok choy was a b of pork and chicken, plus two carrots - very abundant ingredients.


    "Brothers and sisters gave them to me." Ji Ruochu grinned and asked back, "What did Daddy get?"


    Ji Mochen: ...had an ominous feeling.


    "We have to wait for the program team uncles and aunties to announce that, but Daddy was the first toplete the task!" The old dad forcibly maintained his dignity.


    "Wow, you''re so great!"


    ¡¾Hahaha, she''s just humoring him right? She''s obviously just humoring him right?¡¿


    ¡¾Goodness, she just barely stopped herself from showing her skepticism on her face.¡¿


    ¡¾So what did the program team prepare for the daddies? Can''t wait to find out!¡¿


    "Congrattions to the daddies and babies for overpleting today''s tasks!"


    Vige Chief Xu Chuan''s voice rang out, and the five family members consciously stood in front of their own small tables.


    "Next, we will reveal what ingredients the daddies earned from theirbor today."


    At this, the children''s eyes widened as they looked towards the long table behind the vige chief, where each te on the table was covered by a bowl.


    Of course, except Ji Ruochu, since she already had all the ingredient types, even giving some back, otherwise she would have had more.


    "The first toplete today''s rice nting task iiiiis...Ruochu''s daddy!"


    "Ahhh!"


    The kids pped very cooperatively, while Ji Ruochu casually pped a couple times.


    "Now, Ruochu''s daddy can choose three ingredients from all the options."


    After he finished speaking, the staff came up and uncovered all the lids. The aroma instantly drifted over - the cooked dishes were roast duck, braised pork trotters, steamed fish, fermented ck bean stewed pork ribs, shrimp dumplings, and the raw ingredients were soybeans, noodles, rice, and millet.


    After discussing, the father-daughter pair took soybeans, roast duck, and shrimp dumplings.


    Lin Yan and Fan Hongru could each take two dishes. By the time it got to Geng Ming and Mao Zhu, there was only rice and millet left on the table, since there were still a lot of staples left over from yesterday, mainly ack of side dishes.


    Although Mao Ziqing and Geng Zhenzhen were a little disappointed, they obediently told their dads it was fine, they still had ingredients.


    Luckily earlier Ruochu had suggested everyone take different ingredients, then exchange some with each other.


    Therefore, after thest two got their task rewards and gave some to Ji Ruochu, they each exchanged a bit.


    ¡¾Hmm...actually I want to say, since Ruochu already has so many ingredients, they don''t need to take the reward, they can''t eat it all anyway, just taking the soybeans is fine.¡¿


    ¡¾I disagree. They won fair and square, why not take it?¡¿


    ¡¾Right, not only was Ji Mochen the first to finish the task, he also helped the other two daddies work.¡¿


    ¡¾We can''t force morals here, it''s all by ability. Who knows, Ji''s family might end upst in the future. ¡¿


    ...

 Chapter 44: If Lady Strange Hot Search

    <h4>Chapter 44</h4>


    Just as the barrage ofments was noisy, the five families were already chatting andughing as they walked towards their homes, not at all affected by the amount of ingredients.


    Every dad was rushing home to cook for their children.


    Half an hourter, a small figure peeked out from the door.


    "Uncle, can you give me a ride?"


    Ji Ruochu looked up at the staff member next to the tricycle and asked.


    [Hmm? Where is Ruochu going?]


    [Going to y with friends after eating?]


    [That can''t be, Ji Mochen''s food isn''t cooked yet.]


    "Sure, is Ruochu going to visit her brothers and sisters?" The staff member, who got permission from the director, asked, "But have you eaten?"


    "Not yet~ Uncle please wait for me~" The little one said before running back home. Soon, she came out hugging a bowl covered with stic wrap.


    Behind her was Ji Mochen, holding three big bowls in his hands, carrying one in each hand and the third sandwiched between them.


    Barragement: His arms are so long!


    "Sorry for the trouble, I was going to go by myself, but there is still soup cooking on the stove that I can''t leave." After putting the bowls on the tricycle, Ji Mochen said with a smile, "Be careful on the road."


    The staff member quickly responded yes. After Ji Mochen carefully helped his daughter onto the tricycle, the staff member slowly started the tricycle.


    The speed was not much faster than walking. Don''t ask, it was Ji King''s overwhelming pressure that he didn''t dare go too fast.


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen nodded in satisfaction, with a smile at the corner of his mouth as he stood at the door watching the little one go away before turning back into the house.


    [Awesome, should I say it or not? This father and daughter pair are still quite tacit, Ji Mochen saw that the roast duck was cut into four pieces, and the little one knew.]


    [Wow wow, isn''t our Ruochu so well-behaved, she hugged the duck neck and gnawed it for a long time without coveting the roast duck.]


    [Tsk, it''s another day of trying to steal someone''s baby.]


    Soon, the Fan family arrived. With the staff''s help, Ji Ruochu struggled to carry a quarter of the roast duck to the Fan''s.


    "Uncle Fan!" A sweet voice sounded as the Fan father and son were setting the table.


    "Ruochu is here!" Fan Hongru''s smiled immediately turned doting, "Have you eaten? Sit down and try Uncle''s cooking?"


    "Little sister Ruochu,e eat ribs!" Fan Jin said happily.


    "I haven''t eaten yet. Uncle, my dad asked me to bring over roast duck." After the little one put down the bowl that was bigger than her face, she panted twice.


    "Ah, thank you so much!" Fan Hongru was shocked. He immediately asked his son to bring out a small bowl from the kitchen. Without hesitation, he scooped out half a small bowl of braised spareribs with fermented ck beans, "Take this back with you and we can share with each other."


    Seeing his insistence, Ji Ruochu could only thank him and take it away. As expected, she received food from the rest of the families afterwards.


    By the time Ji Ruochu finally returned home, her family''s small table was full.


    The father and daughter had a sumptuous dinner with the food they won back, as well as a small bowl of ribs, a third of a fish.


    The Mao and Geng families didn''t have much food originally. The two families were going to cook together. Seeing her bring two bowls of roast duck, they didn''t have anything else to give. They just used washed milk bottles to pour two cups of freshly squeezed fruit juice for her.


    [Are those people who said earlier that other ingredients shouldn''t have been taken still here? Have you seen this? This is the right way to handle it.]


    [That''s right. If Ji Mochen had said to give it to the other dads at the beginning, it would have been very embarrassing.]


    [Yeah, especially in front of the children. This way of handling it is very good. It''s not giving away, it''s sharing.]


    [It reminds me of when I was little, our family and our neighbors visited each other like this. Each family would cook one or two dishes, but when it was time to eat, the table would be full of dishes.]


    [Yes, not like now? Everyone minds their own business behind closed doors, not to mention visiting each other, some don''t even recognize their neighbors.]


    ...


    When night fell, the five families took their children out for a walk after dinner, not going too far. The children chatted noisily while the dads talked about breakfast tomorrow.


    The production team said earlier that starting tomorrow, the staff would no longer provide wake-up calls. The dads need to set their own rms.


    If they miss the time to purchase ingredients, the ie earned from the next day''s gamepetition would be halved.


    Breakfast is not important, but the halved ie is uneptable, because the production team does not allow substitute purchases. With no other way, the dads could only agree on the time to go out the next day.


    When Ji Mochen carried a sleepy Ji Ruochu home, it was already past 8 p.m.


    In the dark night, the tall man held the child with steady steps. By the roadside was the soft chirping of insects and croaking of frogs.


    The little one''s head nodded drowsily, but she still remembered to video call her mom when she gets home, drawing another wave ofments fawning over the cute baby.


    [To be honest, the quality of this season has finally gone back to what we want to see - a parenting variety show of dads bringing up children,


    not family disasters or fighting alone, but good neighboring rtionships and heartwarming interactions, a harmonious gathering!]


    [The slow life is really healing. It''s only the second day but I feel like two months have passed, as if time has been infinitely extended.]


    The barragements were praising the healing effect of rural life. Amidst such harmonious discussion, the five families turned off the lights one by one and ended the livestream.


    As the screen darkened, the word "Good Night" filled each live studio before the livestream closed. The livestream will open again at 7 am tomorrow.


    But the discussion about today''s livestream did not end with its ending. On the contrary, this was the best time for mostizens to get on board.


    Soon, fans of each family cut out one charming short video after another.


    Unlike Ji father and daughter''s solo stardom on the first day, today''s livestream was a blossoming of various beautiful flowers. Among them, Fan Jin''s poprity grew the most, followed by Lin Xindi who was covered in chicken poop.


    Whileizensughed loudly, they also sympathized with the child. As for Ji Ruochu... she also trended on the hot search, but the names were a bit strange.


    #Ruochu threading needle - adept#


    #Ruochu sweeping floor - loud thunder but little rain#


    As for Ji Mochen,izens also changed their impression of him greatly, even almost forgetting that he was that arrogant and bad-tempered king.


    Not to mention, just the GIF of him standing up from the field in the afternoon went viral, the social tform was a carnival for his female fans.


    In summary, the father-daughter reality show debut of the Ji family was a great sess.


    Of course, the families werepletely unaware of this as they soon fell into dreand after the day''s work.


    The next morning at dawn.


    The moment the rm clock rang, Ji Mochen opened his eyes. By the time he briskly tidied himself up and opened the door, the camera brother had set up equipment outside in preparation to capture the King''s embarrassing morning look.


    Ji Mochen: ...Sorry to disappoint you.


    After a while, the other dads also arrived at Ji''s door. Yawning, they walked towards the vige entrance together.


    "It''s ridiculous, even when I was in school I didn''t get up this early." Lin Yan was very sleepy. His son woke up crying twice in the middle of the nightst night, causing him to never sleep well.


    The poor child dreamed that he was surrounded by chickens and ducks all pooping on him, saying that he almost drowned in crap.


    "I coaxed him all night. It felt like my eyes had just closed when the rm rang."


    Hearing this, the other dads allughed aloud.


    "Then go back and catch up on your sleep. I made breakfast for everyone too, wait for your kid to wake up and bring him to my house to eat." Fan Hongru patted his shoulder.


    "OK then, I won''t stand on ceremony."


    "What ceremony, besides, it''s my naughty boy who caused trouble."


    Upon hearing this, Lin Yan immediately waved his hand: "You can''t say that. The child was spoiled too delicate by me. He''s also as much of a clean freak as me. In recent years, he''s cried over every dissatisfaction, sometimes making me suspect our Xindi was actually a girl."


    "That shows that the child has a delicate mind and will surely be considerate in the future, certainly better than my naughty boy whom I have to clean up after everyday..."


    Chatting andughing, the dads walked towards the vige entrance.

 Chapter 45: Tough Little Fang

    <h4>Chapter 45</h4>


    Ji Ruochu was woken up by the fragrant smell of meat buns. As she opened her eyes, bright daylight was streaming in from outside. For a moment, she was still disoriented.


    "Daughter, you''re awake?" Ji Mochen said as he came in right on time, "Get up to eat breakfast, dad bought meat buns today."


    "..."


    The little one didn''t rub her eyes. She just rolled over on her straw mat.


    This was given by the program team yesterday. Because each child hadpleted the task, and under Ji Ruochu''s subtle guidance, they agreed to hand in the task together, the first ce belonged to every child this way.


    What could the program team do? They could only silently fulfill their promise.


    It has to be said that children have an extremely strong dependence on toys. Even Ji Ruochu obviously slept much more soundly yesterday, which led her to subconsciously want to sleep in a little.


    "Get up quickly, little pig." Ji Mochen said helplessly with a smile, and went forward to dig his daughter out of her bedding.


    Ji Ruochu had no choice but to reluctantly say goodbye to her little straw mat.


    Today¡¯s breakfast was a bit abundant: a bowl of millet porridge, half an ear of corn, two meat buns, and Ji Mochen had also taken out the leftover chicken breasts from the fridge and made a mild version of mouthwatering chicken that looked very appetizing.


    Seeing the little one craning her neck to look at the dishes on the table, the old father instantly felt proud. His cooking skills were still good!


    After putting on her cute pink bib for his daughter and handing her a bottle of chilled milk that had been airing out, Ji Mochen went into the kitchen.


    Ji Ruochu did not fuss about being hand fed. She obediently sat in her chair and drank a few sips of warm boiled water before picking up her spoon to drink congee on her own initiative.


    The little one scooped up a spoonful of porridge first, blew on it gently twice, then opened her blood basin¡ªsmall mouth and downed it in one go.


    Although they were simple actions, they became extremely cute because a child was doing them. The bullet screen filled up with fans¡¯ bodynguage like {screaming}, {crawling in the shadows}, and so on.


    Hiss¡ª


    Unexpectedly, the congee seemed to be a bit hot, which made her subconsciously spit it back onto the spoon.


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    ¡¾Hahahaha......¡¿


    ¡¾The legendary eat-and-spit-out?¡¿


    ¡¾Spoon: Eek~ Why did youe back?¡¿


    After looking at the spit-out congee in the spoon twice, Ji Ruochu blinked and finally decided to pretend nothing had happened and put down the spoon, ready to conquer other delicacies.


    After touching the freshly steamed meat buns that had juste out of the steamer, she reached out to the corn, and almost didn''t get a good grip on it halfway because the corn was too big.


    Tsk, why didn''t you split the corn in half? You''re not attentive at all when working!


    Holding an ear of corn longer than her own face, Ji Ruochu nibbled on it whileining about a certain old father in her heart.


    "Wow! Daughter is so capable, another day of eating by herself!"


    Speak of the devil.


    Ji Tianwang''s footsteps soon sounded from behind, and praises followed.


    Seeing his daughter''s soft and cute appearance, with both hands holding the corn to her chest as she nibbled on it with her head lowered, Ji Mochenughed and approached, "Here, try the corn your dad personally shucked for you¡ª"


    Thest word ¡°kernel¡± slowly disappeared after seeing what the little one had in her hand, and father and daughter fell silent as they looked at the object in each other¡¯s hands.


    After hugging and nibbling a small ring around the corn cob, Ji Ruochu subconsciously touched her little teeth.


    Damn, careless!


    When eating at home before, she didn¡¯t like chewing corn cobs because she found it too much effort. She only wanted to eat a few kernels.


    "Don''t you not like chewing corn cobs?" Ji Mochen was a little confused, and then worriedly pried open his daughter''s mouth to take a look.


    ¡¾Hahahaha, I was just thinking what kind of dad is Ji Mochen, how could he prepare such a big corn cob for the child, it¡¯s like a teething toy.¡¿


    ¡¾I really... I''m definitely going tough to death in the livestream room of the Ji father and daughter.¡¿


    ¡¾The refined father and upromising daughter, this father-daughter pair is just too funny!¡¿


    Pa da.


    After getting her teeth checked, Ji Ruochu''s expression remained unchanged. She silently put down the corn, wiped her mouth again, and righteously reached out her hand to him, "That¡¯s right, I don''t like chewing it."


    Looking at the cleanly nibbled ring on the corn cob, Ji Mochen felt somewhat ashamed. Why did he feel that his daughter was bing more and more fierce?


    Although he thought this way, he still ced a small bowl of corn kernels in front of the little one, wiped her hands again, and the father and daughter silently finished their breakfast.


    Ji Ruochu remained extremely calm throughout. As long as she was not embarrassed, the embarrassment would be someone else''s!


    Today, the program team¡¯s tasks were basically the same as yesterday¡¯s. The fathers went to transnt rice seedlings while the children continued toplete various tasks for the east and west families while frolicking around.


    They would feed chickens for a while, feed ducks for a while, and before they knew it, it was time for lunch. After running around happily several times, this group of little ones had also gradually figured out the surrounding environment.


    After waking up from their afternoon nap and going out to do the task of feeding pigs, they had even made a new friend, a local farmer''s child named Tingting.


    "That''s not how you do it. The pig feed will be scattered everywhere this way," said the little girl who looked to be about the same age as Ji Ruochu as she sat on a small rock watching them.


    She thought that if she did chores like this at home, she would have gotten a beating long ago.


    "Then what should we do?" Ji Ruochu, who had been watching her ymates make a racket, asked.


    Upon hearing this, the program team that had been debating whether to continue allowing this little girl to participate stopped interfering.


    The next second, this girl named Tingting carefully put the unfinished biscuits in her pocket and gave a demonstration of feeding pigs herself.


    First put all the pig feed in the trough, then tap the side of the trough with the pig feed scoop while yelling a few times with her mouth.


    Soon after, the group of pigs that had been scared to huddle in the corner by the few children slowly moved closer to the feed trough.


    "Wow!"


    The sweaty little ones were shocked in an instant.


    "You''re so capable, Tingting!"


    "What''s so impressive about this? I started helping my family with chores when I was four!" Tingting''s small chest swelled with pride, and she was extremely smug as she then arranged for her new friends to go wash their hands nearby.


    "How old are you now?" After washing his hands, Geng Zhenzhen asked curiously.


    "I''m already six and a half!"


    "Really?" Fan Jin''s eyes widened in surprise. "But you look about the same height as Ruochu. Ruochu is only four and a half!"


    The few children looked at the thin and small Tingting, then at Ruochu, and couldn''t help but nod. She was not only about the same height as Ruochu, but also darker than Ruochu.


    "That''s because..." Tingting said, her voice lowered, but she didn''t continue.


    "I know!" Fan Jin immediately said, "Isn''t it because your family is too poor, so you don''t get enough to eat?"


    There was no contempt in the child''s tone at all, just earnestness. Fan Hongru had said something about him on the first day they arrived here during his briefing.


    The main content was that the people here were extremely poor. Although they were filming a show this time, they also wanted to help publicize this nearby vige.


    So Fan Jin subconsciously felt that the thin and small Tingting in front of him mighte from a family that was too poor to eat enough.


    Not getting enough to eat?


    Apart from Ji Ruochu, the few children were all shocked. They clearly couldn''t understand how there could be people who don''t even get enough to eat.


    "You poor thing." Lin Xindi looked at her sympathetically. "Why don''t youe eat at our house? We have rice at home!"


    "We have it too!"


    ...


    The group of children chattered away. What would be somewhat hurtful to one''s self-esteeming from adults'' mouths sounded so beautifuling from children.


    "No." Tingting shook her head. "If I go eat at your house, then my grandma won''t cook for me in the future. She''ll make me go begging all the time."


    "Why?"


    "Grandma said the things at home will all be my brother''s in the future. I''m a money sink. I''ll have to marry out sooner orter, so it''s just a loss for them to feed me more."


    The children were astonished.


    "How can your grandma be so nasty?" Mao Ziqing was so angry her face turned red.


    "What about your mom and dad? Don''t your mom and dad let you eat either?" Geng Zhenzhen asked anxiously, her face already full of panic.


    "Mom and dad are out there earning money...they onlye back once a year." As Tingting spoke, her eyes were full of longing for her parents.


    "My parents are so nice to me. Every time theye back, they buy me new clothes. My little brother has them, so I have them too! It''s just a pity that they onlye back for a few days each time. After they leave, my grandma doesn''t let me eat enough again..."


    Upon hearing this, everyone present at the scene and the audience watching the livestream were filled with righteous indignation.


    [What year is this that there are still people with such ideas?]


    [Normal, it''s like this in rural viges, especially in the south. The idea of favoring sons over daughters has prated deeply into people''s hearts. Don''t ask me how I know.]


    [Not necessarily, there''s no such thing in our family!]


    [Actually...there are such families in the north too. My second older sister was sent to live in someone else''s home for several years when she was young, just because my dad and mom wanted to have another son.]


    [Don''t ask, just pretend it''s about inheriting the throne.]


    "Did you eat enough for lunch today? We still have egg drop soup at our home. Come to our home to eat!" Ji Ruochu thought for a moment and asked.


    "I''m almost full!" Tingting immediately nodded her head. Her hands, already washed clean, took out a red bag from her pocket. Inside were the leftover biscuits she had not finished eating.


    "There''s a kind old man in the vige. As long as I go find him, he''ll give me some biscuits. Once I finish them I''ll be full," said the little girl.


    Looking at the biscuits in the red bag, already broken into little pieces, the few children somehow felt stifled in their hearts for some reason.


    "But I can''t bring them home. I have to finish them outside. If my little brother sees them, they''ll definitely be snatched away."


    As the little girl spoke, she sat back down on the rock she was on earlier, and continued to carefully eat the biscuits.


    "Sister Tingting, here." Fan Jin gritted his teeth and still took out a chocte from his pocket. "This is what I hid away. It''s for you!"


    "I have some too," said Mao Ziqing. "I secretly hid some gummies. Wait for me to go back and get them for you."


    "And I have..."


    Other than the honest Ji Ruochu who had handed over all his snacks, the other children were falling over themselves wanting to give their little treats to this pitiful youngdy.


    Directing team on the side: Although very touching, but...when did you guys hide those snacks?

 Chapter 46: Finally Get Justice

    <h4>Chapter 46</h4>


    Of course, in the end, these snacks were not given out either. Firstly, Tingting said that there were too many for her to finish by herself, and if she brought them back her grandmother would confiscate them.


    Secondly, it was naturally due to the intervention of the program team. Worried that the child would get a stomachache after eating so many snacks, they suggested going to the girl''s home to take a look.


    In the end, using the excuse that the children liked Tingting, the program team invited the little girl to participate in theter recordings as well, though she would not actually appear much on camera.


    It was simply to give this family a bit of remuneration, to serve as payment for the next few days when the child would be on camera.


    Upon hearing that she could earn money by appearing on camera, the old woman was overjoyed, and almost asked whether meals would be provided.


    Yet unexpectedly, the program team said that unfortunately the child was dressed quite shabbily, her clothes tattered and worn, and she was skinny and did not look at all well. Otherwise, they should have been able to pay more.


    This greatly distressed the old woman, who immediately took the child back home to spruce up. It was certain that in a short period of time, the child''s standard of living could be guaranteed. As for what would happen afterwards...


    The program team found the vige branch secretary and told him that after the live broadcast, this vige might receive some attention, with no telling whether online fans mighte in groups to check in.


    They were all adults, so they understood what needed to be done without anything more being said.


    The branch secretary told the program team not to worry, saying that previously when some vigers had not been able to bear watching, they had said something, but after all it was that family''s personal affairs, and others could not intervene. Now things were different, since they had this great banner of issues rted to the development of the vige. Naturally they would be able to handle things to some extent.


    Tingting''s situation seemed to have been resolved, but it still left a shadow in the minds of several children who had been living quite well.


    Mao Ziqing even asked her father whether in the future, if she had a younger sibling, her parents would no longer like her as much.


    Mao Zhu smiled wryly and immediately began coaxing his daughter.


    Unlike her, Geng Zhenzhen did not ask anything, but rather became even more sensible and well-behaved.


    The other two little boys energetically told their fathers about how pitiful Tingting was.


    That day, the appetites of the other four children had increased somewhat, and they made an effort to finish all the rice that had beendled into their bowls.


    As for Ji Ruochu...she had always been one to leave food uneaten on her te, so there was no noticeable difference.


    On the other hand, after learning about this matter, Ji Mochen immediately said to his well-behaved daughter:


    ¡°Don''t worry Ruochu, Daddy and Mommy will only have you as our one precious daughter in our lifetime, we won''t have any younger brothers or sisters for you. Mommy and I will always love you the most!¡±


    And afraid his daughter would not believe it, he fussed around her all evening.


    Having been nagged for a whole evening by her silly old father, Ji Ruochu thought...Hey, if you can have more kids then have a few more, your married couple''s love really feels a bit heavy.


    Time slowly flowed by, the children yed boisterously every day, the daddy chefs worked in the fields then went home to wash clothes and cook for their children; life proceeded in an orderly fashion.


    In the blink of an eye, it was the day the edited version of the show would air. The directing team gave all the families a morning off and organized the five families to watch TV together.


    The first episode only edited together footage from the first two days of the live broadcast, but even so there was a huge amount of footage, especially of the Ji father and daughter duo - they had so many funny moments.


    Considering the status of each of the families, the main program could of course not y favorites, and strived to give them all equal screen time. As for any extra footage, it would all be put into bonus episodes to be aired the next day.


    Soon, the families gathered at the vige chief''s house. The five little ones carried small stools and sat down in a row in front of the sofa, while the busy daddy chefs could finally rx for a bit.


    The main program began shortly after. First the directing team took some peaceful scenic shots of the vige, making this small vige seem like an idyllic paradise. Only after did they point the camera towards the nanny van slowly approaching.


    ¡°Brother Fan Jin!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Ziqing!¡±


    ¡°Uncle Mao!¡±


    Seeing their little friends on TV was a novel sensory experience for the children, instantly getting them excited. But as they kept watching, something felt off.


    ¡°Sister Ziqing and Sister Zhenzhen, why do you look different from the ones above?¡± Lin Xindi looked at the TV, then at the two youngdies in front of him, rather puzzled.


    Different?


    The gaze of the daddy chefs was also drawn over for aparison.


    Indeed there were some differences. After ying wildly for a few days, the children''splexions had darkened a bit, and they seemed to have gained some weight as well. With the limited food ingredients, and the children happily feasting on rice recently, it was only natural they would be more rounded.


    But the biggest difference would have to be¡ª


    ¡°The hair!¡± Fan Jin said first. ¡°It looks nice on TV, but now...¡±


    How so?


    Mao Ziqing tilted her head curiously, her loose bun swaying about, a few strands falling out. It did look a bit messily beautiful.


    But that was the difference. The two girls¡¯ hair when they had first arrived a few days ago - one had been styled into a little flower bud suitable for a princess, even tied with a pink butterfly hair clip; the other had two sections tied into pigtails, the hair essories all shiny and eye-catching.


    Where was that now? The current loose and casual beauty was of an entirely different style.


    Seeing this, Mao Zhu and Geng Ming nced at each other awkwardly. They couldn''t help it; the two daddy chefs had never needed to style their daughters'' hair before. They had specifically asked Ji Mochen to teach them, and this was already the simplest hairstyle they could manage.


    ¡°Little sister Ruochu hasn''t changed at all.¡± Lin Xindi was even more astonished.


    Indeed, not only had Ji Ruochu¡¯s hairstyle stayed consistent, even herplexion showed little change - she was still fair as ever.


    ¡°Mochen, is sun-proof skin an ancestral trait in your family?¡± Fan Hongru felt a little sour. He could understand little Ruochu, but Ji Mochen was a grown man - he had worked in the fields for three days without tanning one bit!


    ¡°I told you guys to apply moreyers of sunscreen, but you just wouldn¡¯t listen.¡± Ji Mochen looked utterly smug. ¡°Even our little Ruochu knows that when the sun is strong you need to apply sunscreen.¡±


    That¡¯s right. During these days of the live broadcast, Ji Ruochu always carried around a bottle of children¡¯s sunscreen spray wherever she went. Every time she wiped away sweat, she would take out the spray from her little backpack and have a crew member help spray some on.


    Not only that, when going out at night she would also have Ji Mochen spray her with mosquito repent, so among the few children, she was the only one whose little feet had not been bitten by mosquitos.


    Ji Ruochu: Don¡¯t ask, it¡¯s just having good maintenance awareness from being on camera.


    The group chatted andughed. The scene then shifted to the families looking for their houses.


    ¡°I heard your cor got lost that day?¡± Lin Yan asked.


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it crazy?¡± Just recalling what had happened that day made Ji Mochen feel lingering fear. ¡°I carried Ruochu as I walked for so long before going back to the vige chief¡¯s ce to retrieve the spare cor.¡±


    Right then, the scene on screen also showed Ji father and daughter discovering the missing cor. The production team informed Ji Mochen that he would have to carry his daughter and embark on another long trek.


    "Where''s the cor?" On screen, Ji Mochen''s face was filled with astonishment. A lightning special effect shed, making him look extremely anguished. The children watching burst intoughter again.


    The few little ones watching TV together giggled. ¡°So miserable!¡±


    Ji Ruochu blinked. Well, it wasn¡¯t too bad, she had been sleeping quite soundly anyway.


    When Ji Mochen on screen finally carried his daughter back after much difficulty to retrieve a recement cor from the vige chief¡¯s ce, he was mocked as ¡°stupid¡± by Ji Ruochu who had just woken up.


    And so, another lightning special effect bolt crashed down onto the screen. But this time, subtitles appeared:


    ¡¾So? Exactly how was the cor lost? Let¡¯s rewind and look for the truth.¡¿


    After the subtitles disappeared, the footage rapidly rewound until it froze at the moment Ji Mochen caught sight of the house.


    ¡°We¡¯re here?!¡± On screen, hearing the crew member notify him, Ji Mochen¡¯s eyes lit up and he immediately turned his head towards the house.


    And it was precisely then, due to his tilt, that the Ji Ruochu in his arms suddenly frowned, the little one blearily opening her eyes in confusion.


    Perhaps disturbed by the cor around her neck that had been warmed by the sun, she rubbed her eyes with one hand and nimbly removed the cor with the other.


    At this point Ji Mochen also noticed. He hurriedly patted the shoulder of his daughter who had fallen back asleep there.


    Then, as Ji Mochen continued walking and coaxing the once again slumbering child, her hand that had been resting on her father¡¯s shoulder loosened without her noticing amidst the slight rocking motions.


    The cor soundlessly slipped off from the little hand and fell into the grass below.


    ¡°Stupid~¡±


    The scene returned to the moment the little girl was pointing at her father disparagingly.


    Finally able to clear his name, Ji Mochen: !!!


    Ji Ruochu, who had just been proven wrong on site: ......

 Chapter 47: Live interruption

    <h4>Chapter 47</h4>


    The airing of the edited version of "Dad Is Home" immediately sparked a wave of discussions amongizens, as each child had their own distinct personality and they all loved and cared for each other.


    Although the children were spoiled, they were also well-educated and responsible. They didn''t throw tantrums when faced with difficulties but instead, after appropriatemunication, they were able to face challenges head-on.


    As for the second highlight of the show¡ªthe chaotic scenes of the dads¡ªthe next day, all five dads woke up before 5 a.m. to buy breakfast for their children, and their efforts were rewarded.


    In the footage, Ji Tianwang''s down-to-earth bargaining style and the stunned expressions of the other dads never failed to make people burst intoughter.


    It can be said that the production team not only maintained the poprity of the live broadcast but also sessfully attracted a lot of attention to the edited version of the videos through the dads'' daily morning rush.


    Thus, "Dad Is Home" Season 4 has be a major hit, one of the hottest variety shows in the spring and summer of this year.


    On that day, the live broadcast of the show also attracted arge number of new viewers, and the chief director''s eyes narrowed into slits from smiling so much.


    Of course, the achievements of the edited version belong to the edited version, and the pace of the live broadcast must remain steady.


    Therefore, the little ones who had finished their nap were told that they had to go to the fields to dig vegetables on their own, while the dads were given the most popr task so far¡ªto go fishing.


    "Finally, it''s my turn to shine," Geng Ming stretched his shoulders, giving off a feeling of a bossing out of retirement.


    "Then today''s fish depends on Brother Geng," the other dads said, beaming with smiles.


    As they watched the scene where the dads and children went their separate ways, new viewers who had just started watching were quite puzzled:


    "Where is the ''Dad Is Home'' part? Why don''t they spend much time with the children? It''s still the production team taking care of them under the guise of tasks, isn''t it?"


    "Don''t worry, this is the traditional process of the show. They let the dads and children have fun together for a couple of weeks first, and then they''ll return to the family dynamics and let them love and fight with each other."


    "Ah, a love-hate rtionship, I''m already looking forward to it, hahaha..."


    Just like the previous few days, today, Tingting apanied the children to the fields. However, today''s Tingting was wearing a new outfit, and her smile was even brighter.


    "Be careful, there might be snakes in the field!"


    As soon as these words were spoken, all the children, including Ji Ruochu, were startled. She was particrly afraid of this type of soft-bodied crawling creatures.


    "But it''s okay, most of the snakes in the field are non-venomous. If you see one, just shout, I''m really good at catching snakes!"


    At that moment, Tingting, the leader, seemed like a shining hero in the eyes of all the children.


    With her help, the children sessfullypleted their task.


    However, an unexpected incident urred on the way back for a few of the children.


    First, Ji Ruochu was startled by a frog that suddenly jumped in front of her feet, mistaking it for a snake.


    Although the little one quickly retreated several steps, maintaining her bnce, her beautiful little sandals still stepped into the muddy puddle next to the road.


    "Sister, let me take your shoes to wash them."


    "I''ll go too!"


    Without giving her a chance to refuse, the two little boys picked up Ji Ruochu''s discarded sandals and walked away together.


    There was no other choice but for the little one to obediently express her gratitude. Mao Ziqing and Geng Zhenzhen supported her while Tingting squatted by the stream, washing her feet.


    The little one''s two tiny feet were chubby, resembling two small steamed buns, and Tingting was very careful in her actions.


    The scene was beautiful, and the production team even zoomed in the camera, with the barrage ofments expressing admiration for how sensible these children were.


    Only Ji Ruochu had a guilty feeling for employing childbor and was thinking about finding a way to improve Tingting''s life when they returnedter.


    However, she quickly had no time for daydreaming because...


    "Where are my shoes?"


    Ji Ruochu looked at Lin Xindi holding a lone sandal in her hand, a foreboding feeling rising in her heart.


    "Ruoruomeimei, I''m sorry!" Fan Jin scratched his head.


    "Fan Jin gege insisted on helping me, and then..."


    And then, the shoes that had been set aside were washed away by the water.


    Ji Ruochu:...


    In the end, it was Tingting who took off her own slippers and gave them to Ruochu. The two of them were roughly the same height, and their feet were simr.


    "Sister, you can wear mine. I often run around the vige barefoot," Tingting said shyly, perhaps aware that her own shoes were not attractive.


    "Thank you, sister, but it''s not necessary." Ji Ruochu naturally couldn''t bear to let her go home barefoot. There were many small stones on the road, and what if she got hurt?


    "Sister, don''t worry. These are new. My grandmother just bought them for me yesterday, and they''re not dirty." Tingting squatted down and ced the shoes by Ruochu''s feet, her eyes clear and distinct.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu swallowed back the words she had wanted to ask the staff to take the shoes back. She thanked Tingting sweetly and obediently put on the shoes.


    So the group of little ones continued happily hand in hand on their way home.


    However, Ji Ruochu never expected that her ordeal had just begun.


    "Huh? Why is there a rope?"


    Fan Jin, who had been apologizing to Ji Ruochu for a while, saw that his sister still didn''t want to pay attention to him and tried every means to coax her along the way.


    For example, the dogtail grass by the roadside, or the little white flowers that could be used as a trumpet, and then...


    For example, with a "chua" sound, he pulled out a thin "green rope" from the grass.


    "That''s a snake!!"


    "Ah!!!"


    The group of little ones were frightened and scattered immediately. Ji Ruochu''s hair stood on end, and she turned around to run but happened to collide with Mao Ziqing.


    The two little ones fell to the ground upon impact, and Geng Zhenzhen immediately ran over to protect her sister. Although she was also scared, at this moment, Fan Jin was still a little distance away from them, so she managed to stay steady.


    But no one could have anticipated that, as Fan Jin grabbed the snake''s tail and took a clear look at it, he let go of the snake.


    And that poor little garden snake, after being pulled by its tail and thrown with great force, spun and leaped in the air, heading straight towards Geng Zhenzhen and Ji Ruochu.


    "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"


    Geng Zhenzhen instinctively dodged, but as a result of this jump, she identally bumped into Ji Ruochu, who had just gotten up from the ground.


    The entire chaotic sequence of events, along with the "plop" sound of falling into the water, happened almost simultaneously.


    "Be careful!"


    The staff members rushed towards the riverbank, and Tingting immediately threw the snake to the other side.


    The entire production crew was in chaos, and the live broadcast room exploded instantly. Everyone was worried about Ji Ruochu, but the camera had been hastily discarded by the anxious cameraman, leaving only a fleeting figure in the frame.


    It''s not an exaggeration to say that at that moment, even the chief director saw himself shedding tears behind the iron bars.


    When the cameraman with the quickest reaction picked up the little one from the shallow water, Ji Ruochu waspletely dazed, with a water nt still hanging on her head.


    Who am I? Where am I? What happened?


    "Hurry, hurry, let''s go back quickly."


    The director ran swiftly while carrying the little one.


    After a while, the live broadcast was interrupted, leaving theizens frantically sending barrage messages in the pitch-ck live room.

 Chapter 48: Being a Happy Salt Fish

    <h4>Chapter 48</h4>


    Just asizens were discussing things, the program team had already be chaotic.


    Ji Mochen, who was leisurely fishing just now, threw down the tools in his hands at the first moment he heard the news. By the time they reacted, all they saw was Ji Mochen''s back as he left.


    On the other side, Shu Mingcheng, who had rescued Ji Ruochu, was also panicking with shaky hands.


    He was the exclusive cameraman for "Dad''s Home", and in the previous seasons when the show was pre-recorded, he had captured the most and best interesting footage, in the most professional way, always able to shoot wonderful scenes at the first moment.


    Therefore, for this season, the executive director let him follow and shoot the Ji father and daughter, mainly Ji Ruochu, and he did not disappoint, with every angle he took being what the audience loved to see.


    But at this moment, he hated his own professionalism.


    When the child was hit for the first time, although he was a little worried, seeing that Geng Zhenzhen was already protecting the little one, and the staff nearby had also approached, he continued to position the camera.


    At that moment, everyone knew that this was the new explosive point of the show. The children''s safety was being taken care of by dedicated staff, and his job was to record.


    Therefore, when the ident happened, his camera was able to fully capture the entire scene.


    But when the little one fell into the water, things changed.


    At this moment, holding the soaked child, not only were Shu Mingcheng''s hands shaking, but his heart was about to jump out.


    Although the water was not deep, barely to the knees, and although he was fast enough, pulling Ji Ruochu out of the water almost as soon as she fell in, the surface of the water was still half a meter above the shore. In this situation, no one could guarantee whether the child was hurt by rocks or had other injuries.


    Because they didn''t know where the child was injured, they didn''t dare move her. Fortunately, the medical team of the program crew was always following them and they immediately wrapped the child in clean towels and carefully examined her.


    Ji Ruochu was brought back to the Ji family cabin amidst the chaos, the medical team changed her into a clean set of clothes and examined her carefully again.


    After confirming that the little one had no other injuries or difort, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Ruo Ruo!"


    At this moment, Ji Mochen''s anxious voice rang out from outside the door. By the time he rushed to his daughter''s bed, the little one still seemed a little dazed.


    It was not until she saw her flustered father with sweat on his forehead and pale face that she blinked her eyes and reached out her little hand with a soft cry, "Hug~"


    If it were normal times, Ji Mochen would have been delighted for a long time. After all, the times when his daughter took the initiative to say she needed him could be counted on one hand.


    But right now, looking at his daughter''s pale little face, he wished she would never need him again, rather than seeing her get hurt.


    "Okay, Daddy will hug you." Ji Mochen''s voice trembled a little, but he carefully picked up his daughter.


    The medical staff told him about the previous examination results, and after confirming repeatedly that the child was not injured, Ji Mochen''splexion finally improved a little.


    But of course things would not be resolved so easily. After calling home to report safety and settling his daughter down, he started scolding the program team.


    Just then, the other fathers had also rushed over with their children in a hurry. Ji Mochen took a deep breath before saying,


    "Let them go back first. I''ll find out what happened before saying anything else."


    This was thest of his sanity. He didn''t know exactly what had happened and didn''t want to take out his anger on others and scare his daughter. So he said to the director,


    "y back the entire video recording from just now."


    "Alright, right away."


    The executive director wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately had the camera tapes brought over. A few people then huddled outside Ji Ruochu''s room door and started watching...


    On the other side, after Ji Ruochu had a hot shower and was fed a bowl of cold medicine by Ji Mochen, she became a little drowsy. She only had time to say "Ruo Ruo is fine, Daddy don''t be angry" before falling sound asleep.


    She thought it would only be a nap, but the next second she found herself back at the Ji family vi.


    Did Ji Mochen and his wifee to bring her home?


    No, although she just heard Ji Mochen tell them to send the helicopter over, it couldn''t be that fast.


    And... the Ji family vi in front of her seemed a little different from her memory.


    "Hehe, our daughter is so beautiful~"


    Suddenly, a familiar, lecherous voice rang out.


    Ji Ruochu looked back, and sure enough, it was Ji Mochen squatting in front of a baby crib, now looking at the baby inside with gentle eyes.


    A baby?


    She immediately went closer to the crib, and with this movement, she suddenly realized that her body felt light and floating, and Ji Mochen showed no sign of noticing her existence at all.


    Could it be...


    "Oh, our daughter has suffered. Shepletely inherited her father''s excellent genes, yet still had to have a Ru in her name because of her mother''s idol." The man sighed.


    "Oh well, the living can never surpass the dead in the hearts of others. Your father here will probably never measure up to your mother''s early-departed white moonlight idol in this lifetime."


    "Ruo Ruo--" he paused, then said disdainfully, "Tsk, what a tongue-twisting name no matter how you say it. Let''s call you Little Ruo, okay?"


    "Little Ruo, daddy''s little cotton-padded coat, look at your little eyes, just like daddy''s peach blossom eyes. Let''s be sure to stick with daddy in the future, okay?"


    "Of course, don''t stick with daddy too much more than mommy, or she''ll be sad. Your mommy suffered a lot giving birth to you. Little Ruo..."


    The man kept chattering on endlessly, but Ji Ruochu didn''t hear a word of it.


    She just stood in front of the crib in a daze, looking at the soft, cute child inside and her beautiful... little peach blossom eyes.


    So the real Ji Ruochu had peach blossom eyes, not fox eyes like her?


    Then... who was she?


    When this question came up, she suddenly remembered.


    That''s right, she was Tan Ruo, that unlucky supporting actress Tan Ruo who died suddenly.


    Could it be that the four years of time were just a yellow millet dream of hers?


    No no, she was certain those four years really existed, so there could only be one possibility - the scene before her now was the dream.


    Or rather... the original that should have happened.


    But why could she watch the bits and pieces of this child''s past again from a third-person perspective?


    What was the purpose? Or was it--trying to tell her something?


    Amidst countless thoughts, the scene before her eyes started changing rapidly.


    Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and the little one grew to four years old.


    The Ji family vi also changed bit by bit into what she remembered. Ji Ruochu... no, Tan Ruo watched the little one grow up bit by bit, and the nagging confusion in her heart was gradually unveiled.


    She finally understood why she, an adult, could have a child''s naive and innocent thoughts so seamlessly.


    Finally understood why she, who had long gotten used to cutting out sweets, would feel unhappy about not getting a piece of cake.


    Finally understood why she could see through adults'' childish tricks yet still get angry most of the time.


    Finally understood whyter after falling into the water, although she felt fine, when she saw Ji Mochen she still suddenly felt like bawling her eyes out.


    It turned out it was all because the real Ji Ruochu had done these things before, or they were normal reactions for a child at that age.


    So even when it was her turnter, she would still repeat these things ording to this child''s life trajectory.


    Not like she had thought before, that it was just the child''s consciousness sleeping.


    Yes, in the past she had always thought she had seized this child''s body.


    And it was precisely because of this that although she found the d¨¦cor of that nursery quite annoying, she never thought of having them change it.


    After all, the child could wake up any day, and she, an adult upying a child''s body, was in the wrong to begin with. What right did she have to make choices for the child?


    At the time, she thought, since she couldn''t change this body''s subconscious reactions, then leave it be and take things as theye.


    Learning things and daily habits, just do as she pleased.


    She would learn what a child this age should, but wouldn''t touch anything extra.


    Otherwise, if the child came backter and found she used to be able to do everything but now suddenly couldn''t do anything, wouldn''t that be too pitiful?


    Taking a step back, when a fish is happy, isn''t it still tasty?

 Chapter 49: The Death of Ji Ruochu

    <h4>Chapter 49</h4>


    When this thought fell, the scene in front of her eyes changed rapidly again. From the little guy being tenderly pampered like a precious treasure, to being identally photographed by passers-by, then to recording programs, all the way to...


    Hmm? Was it her illusion? There seemed to be a brief pause in the previous scene.


    Before she could discern it carefully, the picture turned again, directly to the hospital corridor.


    Everyone anxiously looked at the lit operating room. Ji Mochen and his wife, the main members of the Ling and Ji families, almost all arrived.


    Tan Ruo looked around, there were also the main people in charge of the TV show crew. They were with Fan Hongru and Geng Ming at the back of the crowd. The director of the TV show crew even started to put his hands together devoutly and muttered.


    She didn''t know if it was an illusion, but Tan Ruo felt that the bald head above him seemed to be...a little brighter?


    After a long time, the door of the operating room was finally opened. Everyone immediately came up, but only heard the doctor in white coat say regretfully:


    "The child suffered a severe head injury, massive blood loss, and was sent here after the optimal rescue period. We have done our best, please ept our condolences."


    With just this one sentence, Ling Chujin copsed in Ji Mochen¡¯s arms.


    The older generations of the Ji and Ling families even fainted. The hospital corridor was chaotic again.


    In the chaos, Ling Chujin rushed into the operating room. The next second, there was the sound of a desperate and grieving cry from a woman inside, "Little Ruo, don''t you want mom anymore!"


    "Impossible."


    Ji Mochen stood still and his voice trembled, but became more and more determined, "Little Ruo is so sensible, how could she bear to leave us..."


    "Mochen, go see the child for thest time." Agent Brother Qin also had a grief-stricken face.


    In just a few seconds, the entire corridor was shrouded in grief. Tan Ruo was shocked. So the original Little Ruo died this day?


    Because of drowning?


    No, the doctor said it was a severe head injury and excessive blood loss.


    Tan Ruo carefully recalled what had happened before. When she was knocked down by Geng Zhenzhen, there seemed to be a stone behind her. ording to her height, the position where she fell was right.


    But the problem is, at that time, she only felt that Geng Zhenzhen¡¯s blow was so powerful that she staggered back a few steps instinctively.


    When she lost her bnce and fell, she just fell into the water.


    At the moment of falling into the water, her first thought was: If I had known this earlier, I should have fought desperately with that snake.


    Anyway, the grass snake is not poisonous. What''s wrong with a bite?


    Thinking of this, Tan Ruo immediately shook her head to stop her wandering thoughts, and continued to reason along the previous line of thought.


    Judging from thepletely different results before and after the incident, it was very likely that...someone had helped her change the original plot.


    But who would it be?


    Was it also rted to the person who turned her into Ji Ruochu?


    At this time, the picture changed again.


    "Mochen, this is just an ident," said Ji Mochen''s agent, Brother Qin.


    This time, it was still in the Ji family vi, and the furnishings in the room remained the same.


    The doll thrown in the corner, the half can of milk powder left, and the white wall specially opened up for the child to draw.


    The only difference was the increasingly emaciated male owner and the numb female owner.


    All three were dressed in ck, with white ribbons tied around their arms, as if they had just returned from a funeral.


    "An ident?" Ji Mochen sneered, "Can an ident be forgiven?"


    "Ah Chen, don''t be like this. This is really just an ident. You have caused quite a stir by forcibly stopping the show broadcast..."


    "So what?" There was hatred in Ji Mochen''s eyes. ¡°Yes, it was originally an ident, but does the TV show crew have no responsibility for this oue?


    If the crew had protected my little Ruo at the first time and not let her be scared by the snake,


    if they could have moved forward faster to protect the child instead of just shooting that so-called show highlight...


    Would my little Ruo be injured?


    They killed my little Ruo for the poprity of the show. Stopping the broadcast now is the least I can do.


    This is too cheap for them already."


    Brother Qin was shocked: "What else do you want to do? Ah Chen, don''t do stupid things!"


    "Stupid things?" Ji Mochen smiled, his face was already full of madness, but his tone was very calm, "No, I am very sober. I will make everyone who caused this oue pay the price."


    "You..." Brother Qin seemed to have thought of something and immediately said, "The recent hot searches about Fan Hongru and things about the Geng family, did you do it?"


    Ji Mochen didn''t answer, but poured himself a ss of water and took several pills from the coffee table and brought them to Ling Chujin''s lips.


    Thetter turned his face away without the slightest anger. Her lifeless eyes looked at him quietly, as if she had lost her desire for life.


    Ji Mochen''s voice was gentle, carefully coaxing: "Dear, don''t be angry. Wait a little longer, I will be able to avenge our daughter soon.


    You have to take medicine to keep your body going so that we can live well to see them pay the price."


    Upon hearing this, Ling Chujin finally lowered her head and obediently took the medicine.


    Obviously, hatred had be the reason for the couple to live on.


    Brother Qin looked at the drastically changed couple, and felt creepy, but still earnestly persuaded: ¡°Ah Chen, Chujin, I know you two are very angry, how could I not be?


    I also watched Little Ruo grow up. But this is really an ident. The kids have always liked Little Ruo very much...¡±


    ¡°Like it?¡± Ji Mochen sneered, ¡°Did our Little Ruo ask for their fondness? My daughter doesn¡¯t need their liking!


    If it wasn¡¯t for the children of the Fan and Geng families, would my Ruo Ruo have fallen? Since they can¡¯t teach their children well, they should be prepared to pay back their children¡¯s debts."


    "Ah Chen, calm down. The Fan and Geng families are not easy to provoke. Even for the Ji family, it is not so easy to deal with both of them at the same time. Fighting to the end will only result in a lose-lose situation."


    "The children really didn''t mean it. If Little Ruo''s spirit in heaven knows that you are targeting her ymates like this¡ª"


    "Shut up!" Ji Mochen looked ferocious.


    He looked at the agent who had been nning strategies for him since his debut, and said word for word, "Brother Qin, if it wasn''t for our many years of friendship, if it wasn''t because Little Ruo liked you so much before her death, do you think you could still stand in front of me today?"


    "You..."

 Chapter 50: The Sun door is closed, the contract is made.

    <h4>Chapter 50</h4>


    Brother Qin was shocked. He instinctively took two steps back, but Ji Mochen grabbed him by the cor. The hatred in his eyes was evident, and his cold voice was like a snake''s hiss.


    "Wasn''t it you who went behind my back to persuade Ruo first? Otherwise, such an obedient child would not have pestered me about being bored and wanting to make new friends."


    Upon hearing this, Brother Qin''s face turned pale. Ji Mochen pushed him hard, "Go back and process my contract termination. Don''t show up in front of me again in the future."


    "...I understand." After a long while, Brother Qin finally responded and left.


    Tan Ruo watched as he stumbled out of the Ji house heartbroken and weeping with his face in his hands.


    But there was nothing she could do besides letting out a helpless sigh.


    What Ji Mochen said wasn''t wrong. Brother Qin hade to persuade her before discussing it with Ji Mochen. His coaxing words back then were so ridiculous that she had almost rolled her eyes.


    But in the end, she still nodded, following the strong desire in her heart.


    To be honest, if it wasn''t for this incident, Brother Qin''s decision would have been perfect.


    Not only did this show allow Ji Mochen to embark on a career transformation, but it also dispelled the long-standing rumor of a "love-hate rtionship between the Heavenly King and Queen of the screen".


    But just at this critical juncture, an ident happened. A little one whom everyone doted on like a treasure just left like that.


    Thus, everything underwent earth-shattering changes.


    The once harmonious family became fragmented after losing their child. The previously cheerful partner had be silent...


    Upon realizing this, Tan Ruo couldn''t help but sigh. My god, wasn''t this the plot of those "everyone goes crazy after the female lead''s death" dramas that she used to act in?


    This was truly...a case of life imitating art.


    Thinking of this, her earlier doubts surfaced again¡ªSo what does this have to do with her?


    Why did she be Ji Ruochu?


    And why, after oveing the cmity of death, did she see the truth of the matter in her dreams again?


    Was it to tell her?


    "The cmity has been ovee. From now on, the grace of your past life fades. The fate of your original body changes. Everything henceforth will be for you to decide on your own."


    A gentle voice floated over from the distance. At the same time, a memory emerged from Tan Ruo''s mind, revealing anotheryer of the mystery.


    So it turned out...she didn''t immediately be Ji Ruochu after her death. Instead, she had wandered the world unrestrainedly for four years before encountering that child at the studio, that child with peach blossom eyes that were as soft and cute as could be.


    "Hey kid, I''ve noticed you sneaking peeks at me for a few days now. What''s up?"


    At that time, Tan Ruo waszily leaning against a beam, lethargically asking with a remarkably translucent soul.


    "Nice to meet you, sister. I''m little Ruo," the little one greeted sweetly, somewhat embarrassed. "I just...think you''re very pretty."


    The four-year-old girl looked up at her timidly. Her head of ck hair was half draped down, and the butterfly knot on her pearl pendant swayed twice with the movement¡ªutterly adorable.


    "You naughty kid," she slowly moved closer, and upon seeing the seemingly talking eyes on the child''s face, she disdained, "Although your eyes are ugly, your gaze isn''t bad."


    "Huh?" The little one touched the corners of her eyes in confusion. "But my dad said my eyes are the prettiest in the world!"


    "Then your dad must be blind," she bluntly stated.


    "..." The little one pouted as if about to cry but managed to hold it in. "Sister, why are you always at the studio every day?"


    "Cause I''m bored and wanted to watch other people acting...it hurts my eyes." She sneered.


    "Sister, do you like acting a lot?"


    "It''s alright. After all, it''s the only thing I can do."


    "Do you still want to continue acting?"


    "Doesn''t matter what I want. I''ve been dead for years."


    "That''s not true! I can help you go back, sister!"


    "Tsk. Naive kid."


    Tan Ruo sneered dismissively.


    "I''m telling the truth!" The little one floated persistently to her. "I have a way to send you back if you want!"


    "Stop messing around. If you really have a way, why are you still here? Go back yourself."


    "I can''t go back anymore..." The little one sobbed twice in grievance before continuing. "But you can, sister!"


    "..."


    "I really mean it! That uncle said little Ruo did an extremely, extremely amazing good deed. So I can send a lingering soul who is unwilling to let go, to fulfill my unfulfilled wish in my ce."


    "Oh."


    "Sister, my wish is very simple. I just want everyone to stop being sad over me! As long as you go be my mom and dad''s baby, then everything will be fine! That way, dad and mom won''t feel heartbroken anymore, and you can keep acting too, sister!"


    "...Thanks but no thanks." The corner of Tan Ruo''s mouth twitched as she ruthlessly rejected the offer. "Don''t need that."


    Who in their right mind would willingly be someone else''s child?


    It''s better to just wander freely as a ghost.


    "But sister, in three more days, you won''t even exist as a ghost anymore." The childish voice rang out from behind, seemingly having heard her thoughts. "Just give it a try, sister! If you end up not liking it, you cane back in four years to continue being a ghost!"


    "..."


    "Pleeease! Anyway, sister will cease existing soon even continuing as a ghost. The uncle said with your kind of situation, it''s already impressive having endured four years of ghost life. If you keep at it, you''ll truly dissipate."


    "..."


    And so three dayster, the woman who didn''t want her ghost life to end either, still agreed to the child''s request in the moment before her soul dissipatedpletely. The two made a pact.


    After that, time rewound.


    Tan Ruo''s memories of those four years were erased. She became the infant Ji Ruochu in swaddling clothes, thinking she had just died and transmigrated as her nemesis''s daughter.


    Now, four years have passed. It was time again for her to choose¨Deither fulfill little Ruo''s wish and be Ji Ruochu from then on, or...truly perish.


    "The road back is there. Return and you shall find peace. Move forward, and everything will fall into ce."


    Apanying these words, two paths appeared on either side of her.


    On the left was the sound of Ji Mochen''s angry usations. On the right were the noisy auditions from the studio.


    Which path led back was clear at a nce.


    Tsk. That kid didn''t lie alright. If she didn''t want to, she could really go back out to be a ghost. Of course¡ª


    "Only an idiot would want to keep being a ghost."


    Without looking back, Tan Ruo sprinted towards the left, afraid he would change his mind if she was a secondte.


    Ridiculous. Has auntie''s cooking gone bad? Or did she get tired of wearing all those big brand clothes?


    She would never be so desperate as to continue existing as a short-lived lone ghost.


    ...


    "So you really found her a soul with emotional ties."


    A sigh rang out.


    "Yup! Little Ruo is so smart! This sister is the person dad and mom care most about other than family!"


    ?


    What does that mean?


    While Tan Ruo was running and panting, she was also distracted by the confusion.


    Did it mean in her past life, she was the person Ji Mochen and his wife cared most about other than family?


    She''d believe it if said Ling Chujin cared a lot about her since she was a diehard fan, but Ji Mochen...


    "In the past, whenever mom mentioned this sister, dad would get so angry he''d blow his top. So he cared a lot!"


    Tan Ruo: ...What a way to "care".


    Before long, she arrived at the end of the path where a door stood.


    A family photo of three was on the door. In the picture, the child with peach blossom eyes smiled vibrantly.


    Tan Ruo halted. Even the action of pushing open the door stopped.


    "Sister? What''s wrong?"


    Perhaps noticing herck of movement, the previously cheerful childish voice grew anxious. "Don''t tell me you regret it now?"


    Regret?


    She slowly turned back. The two paths still existed. If she wanted, she could run it again with no issue, but...


    "Thank you, little Ruo."


    "Rest assured, I will take good care of your...our family."


    With that said, Tan Ruo didn''t hesitate anymore and directly pushed the door open without looking back. Ji Mochen might discover something off about her if she was away for too long.


    What she didn''t know was the moment she left, the family photo on the door started changing. The eyes of the child gradually transformed from gentle peach blossoms into spirited fox eyes.


    An ethereal voice sounded from the darkness.


    "As the Sun Gate closes, the pact forms. Blessings disperse, reincarnation begins...such a fool..."

 Chapter 51: Shoot me

    <h4>Chapter 51</h4>


    "Ruo Ruo, get up to eat dinner, mom made your favorite little cakes."


    Ling Chujin sat at the bedside, her eyes full of distress, and gently called out.


    By now night had already fallen, and in just a short while, she had aged considerably.


    In her hands was the small cake that the little one had wanted more bites of just a little while ago, but was refused.


    Looking at her daughter still lying there quietly on the bed, her heart was filled with lingering fear.


    Originally the couple had wanted to directly take the child away, but it suddenly started pouring rain outside, even for an airne, it was a bit risky.


    Plus the doctor who hade along, after simply getting to know the situation, also felt that they should not move her for the time being.


    He said that the child may have been frightened earlier, and without external injuries, sleeping soundly and waking up would actually be better. What needed attention was whether the child started crying halfway through her sleep.


    So the whole afternoon, the couple stared at their daughter without even blinking their eyes, chatting with the child from time to time.


    Letting the child know that mom and dad were by her side, she was safe now.


    Knock knock.


    There was a knock at the door, the couple looked back, it was Ji Mochen''s agent, Brother Qin.


    "Brother Qin, what''s the matter?" Ji Mochen''s voice was low.


    "The show has announced a temporary hiatus, the Fan family and the Geng family took the children and are waiting outside, you see..."


    "Ruo Ruo is still resting." Ji Mochen interrupted coldly, "And I don''t have time to settle ounts with them right now, let them go back."


    With a helpless sigh, Brother Qin wanted to say something, but could only reluctantly go out with a stiff scalp. At least, before Ruo Ruo woke up, the rtionship between the two sides could not be too rigid.


    Ji Mochen gave a cold snort as he turned and walked into the room, and it was at this moment that Ji Ruo Chu woke up.


    The little one seemed to have been sleepy, her two little hands clenched into fists. After a long while, she finally opened her eyes with difficulty.


    That kind of feeling, how to put it... it was like taking too long of an afternoon nap and waking up feeling exhausted and heavy all over.


    Seeing this, Ling Chujin immediately picked up the wrung towel to wipe her daughter''s face, and wiped her hands too.


    Feeling the warm towel gently wiping her cheeks little by little, Ji Ruo Chu gave up on opening her eyes which were stuck together, her little voice soft:


    "Mommy?"


    "It''s mommy." Looking at her daughter''s soft and cute appearance, Ling Chujin''s heart melted into water. "My clever girl, you guessed right away that it was me."


    "Humph~" The little one pouted. "Daddy is too rough!"


    At this moment, Ji Mochen had just stepped into the room with one foot. Although his daughter had stabbed him in the back again, the smile on his face was extremely brilliant.


    "My girl is awake!"


    "Mm-hmm~"


    Ji Ruo Chu was finally fully awake. She sat up in bed, although she had already guessed the situation, she still looked at Ling Chujin doubtfully and asked:


    "Howe mommy is here?"


    After speaking, she pointed at the woman''s somewhat red eyes: "Mommy cried?"


    The couple''s expressions froze for a moment, and after looking at their daughter''s bright eyes, they finally said:


    "Yes, mommy hasn''t seen Ruo Ruo for a week, and then heard that Ruo Ruo fell into the water, I was too worried."


    Saying so, Ling Chujin''s eyes brimmed red again.


    "Mommy don''t be afraid." Ji Ruo Chu immediately hugged her neck, and patted her backfortingly, "Ruo Ruo is fine, Ruo Ruo is not afraid."


    Hearing their daughter''s sensible words, the couple''s noses soured.


    "Daddy was scared too." Ji Mochen licked his lips as he leaned in, "I need Ruo Ruo to hug me too."


    "......" Ji Ruo Chu was instantly choked, unable to restrain the disgusted expression on her face for a moment.


    "Oh wow, my girl is disdaining me again!" The old father''s heart was shattered, "I knew it, you and mommy are the closest, with mommy here, daddy is not needed anymore..."


    Having no choice, Ji Ruo Chu still perfunctorily hugged the pitiful old father for a bit.


    Thinking of what would be of this couple in the original world afterwards, to be honest, she felt bad for them too.


    In the future... I should still be a little nicer to this old dad.


    "Gulu gulu~"


    A hollow rumbling sound broke the warm atmosphere in an instant, and the couple immediately busied themselves.


    Ling Chujin took the dishes from earlier to heat up, while Ji Mochen still wanted to brush his daughter''s teeth himself, but was tly rejected.


    But this did not prevent him from sitting on a small stool without blinking as he watched his precious daughter brush her teeth.


    By the time Ji Ruo Chu finally finished her piping hot dinner, the Ji family''s private doctor came to examine her again.


    "The child is fine in every way. Pay attention tonight to see if she has nightmares or a fever; if not, then there is basically no problem."


    The rain continued to drizzle outside, and the dangling hearts of the couple finally settled. Ji Ruo Chu had her big eyes wide open the whole time, looking back and forth between the doctor and her parents, extremely well-behaved.


    "As long as she''s alright." Ling Chujin hugged her daughter in her arms, unable to resist kissing her soft little cheek.


    Ji Ruo Chu smiled sweetly, and just as she was about to say something, from the corner of her eye she noticed four little heads squeezed together by the window.


    The four little ones had obviously seen her too, somewhat excitedly waving stealthily at her. Fan Jin and Geng Zhenzhen had red eyes, happy yet afraid when they saw their little sister look over.


    Ji Ruo Chu blinked her eyes, smiling brightly as she waved back at her little friends: "Brother Fan Jin, Sister Zhen Zhen, Sister Zi Qing, Brother Xin Di, are you guys here to y with me?"


    As soon as she said this, the people in the room instantly jerked their heads around. The children were given a shock, at a loss as for what to do, when Ji Ruo Chu had already crawled to the window hands and knees, carefully opening the window and saying to her little friends:


    "It''s raining outside, brothers and sisterse inside quickly~ you''ll get sick if you get drenched!"


    The few children''s eyes lit up: they could go inside?


    Then they seemed to think of something, looking towards Uncle Ji behind their little sister. Their dads had brought them over a few times before, but they were never allowed into the room, being told that little sister was resting.


    "Daddy, mommy, can I invite my good friends in to y?" The little one turned her head, face full of innocence as she asked.


    Can they?


    Ji Mochen really wanted to say no, but in the end reluctantly nodded under his daughter''s gaze: "Yes."


    "Yay~!"


    The few children outside were extremely delighted, immediately running into the room.


    "But you can only y for a little while, okay?"


    "Okay~!"


    After getting her daughter''s promise, Ji Mochen left with the doctor, leaving Ling Chujin to keep watch inside the room.


    "Little sister Ruo Ruo! Are you hurt anywhere?" Fan Jin was very worried, his face full of guilt. "It''s all because of me, I harmed you. Go on, hit me!"


    Saying so, Fan Jin actually turned around, and only then did Ji Ruo Chu see that he had a soft vine tied behind his back.


    "I tried it, this one hurts the most when hit, and takes no effort at all. Little sister, use this to hit me! Beat me to death!"


    Ji Ruo Chu: ......There''s no need to go that far.


    At the side, Ling Chujin also couldn''t help showing a smile, but did not say anything, just watching quietly.

 Chapter 52: What the Hell is it

    <h4>Chapter 52</h4>


    Ji Ruochu was just about to wave her hand to let him throw away the things, but unexpectedly, Geng Zhenzhen next to her also followed:


    "Ruoruo younger sister, I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have bumped into you, hit me too."


    After speaking, she also put the hanger in her hand to her hand.


    "My grandparents used this to hit me before, and it hurt a lot too."


    Ji Ruochu suddenly widened her eyes: "Why?"


    "Because I bumped into my sister." Geng Zhenzhen started sobbing again.


    "No, I mean, why did they hit you?" The little guy''s expression was very serious.


    Fan Jin was beaten because he was too naughty, and Fan Hongru''s couple must have known it in their hearts, so why did Geng Zhenzhen have to be beaten before? Such a well-behaved child!


    "Huh?" Geng Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, probably because she didn''t expect her sister to ask this question, so she answered honestly, "Because I didn''t take good care of my brother."


    "Zhenzhen sister, do you have another brother?"


    The attention of several little ones was immediately diverted, and even Fan Jin, who had his back turned, secretly pricked up his ears.


    "Yes, only two years old." Geng Zhenzhen held up two fingers, "He really likes to y with me, but...I''m a little afraid of him."


    fear?


    The few little ones were even more puzzled.


    "I''m afraid he will fall, afraid he will cry. If I don''t protect my brother well, as long as he cries, my grandparents will scold me and hit me with a hanger." Geng Zhenzhen said, somewhat fearfully. Shaking.


    ¡°What about your parents?" Ji Ruochu asked.


    "Dad is always busy with work, and Mom has been sick since she gave birth to my brother. My grandparents don''t let me bother them."


    "Too much!" Fan Jin couldn''t help it at once, and turned around.


    "Zhenzhen sister is really like Auntie Tingting''s grandmother..." Mao Ziqing seemed to understand and not understand.


    What shed in Ji Ruochu''s mind was Geng Zhenzhen''s frightened expression when she heard Tingting talk about her family situation that day.


    So, at that time, what she was worried about was whether she would not be able to eat enough one day.


    So, even though she was so scared that day, she was still the first to stand in front of her.


    At that moment, in addition to being brave, Geng Zhenzhen was more of a subconscious reaction.


    Who would have thought that with that block, she actually knocked her down. It goes without saying how Geng Zhenzhen would have been if things had progressed along their original trajectory.


    For a while, Ji Ruochu felt a little sympathy for the little girl.


    "It''s okay, Sister Zhenzhen."


    The chubby little hand held the awkward girl, her face was full of smiles, "Ruoruo knows that sister wanted to protect Ruoruo, thank you sister~"


    After speaking, she also turned her head to Fan Jin with a smile: "Ruoruo won''t be angry with Brother Fan Jin either. I know brother was also scared."


    Finally, the little one waved her little hand mightily: "You are all Ruoruo¡¯s best, best, best friends!"


    The next second, the room was filled with the joyfulughter of children. Ling Chujin looked at the carefree appearance of the children, and couldn''t helpughing too, wishing to hug his well-behaved and sensible daughter in his arms and kiss her a few times.


    What the children didn''t know was that their old father was also outside the house at this moment.


    The originally tense scene eased somewhat because of the children''s innocent words.


    Geng Ming''s eyes were already red. In fact, the reason why he brought his daughter to record the show this time was because he discovered his daughter''s situation.


    This child is too sensible, too fragile, and has learned to look at the faces of adults at such a young age, which is not at all what children of this age should have.


    If it weren''t for himing home unexpectedly a few months ago and catching his parents beating the child, I''m afraid his daughter would have endured it all the time.


    That day, for the first time, he argued with his parents, and then signed up his parents for a tour group.


    He originally wanted to bring his son over too, but the doctor said that his daughter had developed a fear of her brother, and rmended paying more attention to his daughter for a short time.


    Therefore, he could only leave his son to his father-inw and mother-inw, and bring his daughter to record the show himself.


    To be honest, the first thing after this incident happened, in addition to worrying about Ruoruo''s situation, what he was more worried about was his daughter.


    Since the child went back, she didn''t cry or make trouble, but cried silently alone in the room.


    If it weren''t for the few children who secretly called her out to see her sister, I''m afraid the child would still be crying in the room now, let alone hear theseforting words.


    At this moment, Geng Ming''s gratitude to this child Ruoruo could not be expressed in words.


    In his heart, he secretly made up his mind that as long as the Ji family needed it in the future, he would never stand idly by.


    ...


    That night, after the children reluctantly left, the coupley on either side of Ji Ruochu, their eyes zing: My daughter is the most perfect treasure in the world!


    Ji Ruochu, who was pretending to be asleep: ...got goosebumps on her scalp.


    She could only cultivate sleepiness while thinking about the good things Xiaoruo had said before.


    It was actually able to turn back time and change the original destiny.


    Even if the little one said this was promised by the unnamed uncle, she still felt that some price must have been paid.


    Suddenly, she thought of a possibility. Could it be that her own luck was the good deed that Xiaoruo did, so if she could alsoplete that good deed, could she pay back the merit?


    After all...in a certain sense, they were the same person, right?


    But the problem is, in the previous two almost identical storylines, Xiaoruo had always been under the protection of Ji Mo Chen and his wife, and had almost no contact with the outside world. Where did she go to do good deeds?


    Except...this show.


    Thinking of this, the abrupt pause when the plot stopped earlier shed through Ji Ruochu''s mind again.


    If her guess was correct, then the pause time should be after Xiaoruo agreed to record the show and before the ident happened.


    So...the great good deed Xiaoruo did was rted to the vige?


    What would it be?


    Such a great good deed, involving so many people, since it was rted to Xiaoruo, then the audience group could only be children.


    And the only children she hade into contact with so far were¡ªTingting?


    Rted to her family?


    Her grandmother?


    But this is still only a family unit, which doesn''t quite make sense.


    What on earth was it...


    Ji Ruochu thought about it as she fell asleep under the burning eyes of the couple.

 Chapter 53: Quit the show

    <h4>Chapter 53</h4>


    The next morning, the weather cleared up.


    Ji Ruochu enjoyed Ling Chujin''s dress service, feeling groggy all over.


    By the time she had brushed her teeth and washed her face and started drinking her breakfast milk, Ji Mochen had already picked up theb and skillfullybed his daughter''s hair.


    "Dad, there''s no filming with Uncle today?"


    Holding the milk bottle, Ji Ruochu took a few gulps before slowly realizing and asking.


    She was busy figuring out the scenes she saw in her dream yesterday, and then busy calming down her little partner, so she didn''t notice.


    At the moment, not only were there no staff members in the small house, even the machines that were there before were gone. If she hadn''t recorded a show here for a week, she would have thought it was a family of three on vacation.


    Ji Mochen''s hand paused, then said, "No, not filming anymore."


    Not filming anymore?


    Ji Ruochu was stunned and tentatively asked, "No filming today?"


    "No more filming from now on," Ji Mochen skillfullybed his daughter''s hair, "Ruochu don''t worry, your Uncle Qin was lying to you. Dad won''t lose his job, no one will scold dad either."


    Qin Ge, who was about to enter, stopped in his tracks, instantly guilty.


    "I know~" Ji Ruochu blinked.


    "You know?" Now it was Ji Mochen who was stunned.


    "Yes." Ji Ruochu shook her neatly braided ponytail and grinned, "Uncle Qin is so stupid. His eyes kept blinking when he talked, obviously lying to kids~"


    Outside the door, Brother Qin: ......


    "So, didn''t Ruochu agree toe on the show for dad''s sake?" Ji Mochen felt a little lost inside.


    "Of course I came for dad!" Ji Ruochu looked at him as if he was saying something silly, "The director wanted to invite dad first, not me, Ruochu."


    Ji Ruochu almost directly said: if not the daughter of superstar Ji, would I be able to get on this show?


    After figuring out what she meant, Ji Mochen nodded. That seemed to make sense, but why wasn''t he happy?


    "So why did Ruochu agree toe on the show?" Ling Chujin, who had put breakfast on the table, asked curiously after hearing a few sentences.


    Speaking of this, Ji Ruochu''s little face copsed instantly: "Because if I didn''te to the show, I would have to go to school."


    The couple thought she was illiterate, so they openly wrote her future ns in front of her.


    When she was bored, holding the milk bottle and passing by, she caught sight of it in one nce.


    Damn, rich kids are tired. Learning so much is simply a nightmare.


    She hadn''t forgotten the hardship of her previous life''s death by overwork. This time around, no one could stop her from bumming around!


    It just so happened that not long after, Brother Qin secretly came to trick her onto the show. Added to the original willingness of this body, she naturally agreed without hesitation.


    Ji Ruochu was still recalling the past events, but the couple had ck lines all over their heads.


    So this child came to participate in the showpletely because......she didn''t want to go to school?


    Very good, full of personality.


    "You heard mom on the phone?" Ling Chujin was shocked.


    On the phone? What call?


    Ji Ruochu waspletely confused, but did not exin, just vaguely said: "I heard mom say Ruochu has to go to kindergarten!"


    The next second, Ling Chujin burst outughing: "Then why didn''t you listen a little longer?"


    ?


    "If you had listened for a few more sentences, you would have known that mom was booking you a kindergarten spot for next year." Ji Mochen held back hisugh.


    Ji Ruochu was instantly stuck, looking at the couple in disbelief.


    "You are really a little smarty-pants." Ling Chujin''s eyes were full ofughter.


    "Feel better now? Even if the show is stopped, Ruochu doesn''t have to go to school right away." Ji Mochen pinched the little one''s nose, "Let''s eat, and we''ll go home after eating."


    "But Dad," knowing she didn''t have to go to school, Ji Ruochu didn''t seem happier. On the contrary, she said seriously, "Ruochu likes filming the show now."


    The couple''s movements stalled, and at the same time, several families and the main people in charge of the program, having learned that the family of three was about to leave, also came outside Ji''s house.


    Hearing the movement, Brother Qin made a hushing gesture to everyone. The next second, the conversation from the family of three in the yard sounded again.


    "Why? If Ruochu likes ying, Mom and Dad can take you to travel to even nicer ces." Ji Mochen asked.


    "That''s not why." The little one shook her head, "Ruochu likes everyone."


    As she spoke, the little one seemed afraid that the couple would not understand, and started counting off on her fingers:


    "I like the director uncle who secretly brings candy to me and brother and sisters, I like the cameraman uncle who follows me every day, I also like the brothers and sisters and their dads. Everyone is super, super nice to Ruochu! So Ruochu likes it here!"


    After she finished, she carefully asked again:


    "Dad, can we really not continue filming the show?"


    After hearing this, whether it was the couple in the yard or the people outside, all were deeply moved.


    In their eyes, a child''s world was simple. She didn''t know what discement was, nor did she know how the outside world would talk about the show after they left. She only knew that leaving meant she couldn''t keep ying with her little partners.


    Ji Mochen and his wife also didn''t know how to answer for a moment. Finally, it was Ji Ruochu whoforted herself:


    "It¡¯s okay, even if we stop filming, I can still go find brother and sisters to yter. It¡¯s just that I won¡¯t see Sister Tingting anymore...


    Never mind, when Ruochu grows up, I can go out by myself and look for Sister Tingting to y...


    Oh yes dad, yesterday Sister Tingting let me try on her shoes. Remember to give the shoes back to Sisterter."


    After speaking, the little one looked at the brand-new little shoes on her feet again, puzzled, ¡°Dad, did I lose Sister Tingting''s shoes?¡±


    As the soft childish voice rang out, the farewell sadness lingered around the small house.


    "No hurry, let''s eat first."


    Ji Mochen and his wife looked at each other, then said, "Mom and Dad will first take Ruochu to the hospital for a checkup. If the doctor says it''s okay, we''lle back to record the show again, okay?"


    Ji Ruochu''s eyes lit up as she happily answered with a "Okay".


    Half an hourter, the Ji couple left with their daughter on a private ne. After all, this ce was too remote. The couple naturally didn''t want their daughter to walk the mountain path again.


    As for the "Dad is in Charge" show, the live stream restarted at ten in the afternoon.


    The moment the live stream started, the audience who had been waiting early swarmed in, and the barrage was also very lively, but soon, everyone noticed something wrong.


    ¡¾Where is Ruochu?¡¿


    ¡¾Where did my cute Ruochu darling go?¡¿


    ¡¾Didn''t you say she was fine?¡¿


    ¡¾Waa... I kept hearing rumors before that Ji Superstar and daughter were going to quit the show, I thought they were just rumors! I can''t believe they really left! ¡¿


    ¡¾Is Ruochu really gone? Instantly lost the mood to keep watching the livestream.¡¿


    ......


    The barrage chattered noisily while the program team did not refute the rumors on the official website. However, the general director had a big grin on his face.


    The reason was simple. The one who left with Ji Superstar this time was also the cameraman who had been following and filming Ji Ruochu.


    Ji Superstar promised before boarding the ne that if the checkup results showed the child was fine, he would allow the cameraman to continue filming her.


    If they kept filming, the production team could put some footage into the edited version as an exnation for why the child was not in the vige.


    At that time, the general director was so happy he almost jumped up. He was extremely grateful to Ji Superstar, and of course even more grateful to Ruochu.


    This child was simply a lucky star! Not only did she revive more than half of the show, she also saved the show at a critical moment.


    After filming was done, he must find time to hang a longevity que for this child at the temple!

 Chapter 54: The God of Wealth and the Little Fortune Star are finally coming back

    <h4>Chapter 54</h4>


    On the first day Ji Ruochu and her father were not on the show, the live stream''s poprity remained rtively stable, although the poprity of the livestream dropped a lot. But...


    Posts about the quarrel were too many to count. Not only the program team, but Fan Jin and Geng Zhenzhen were also med byizens.


    ¡¾I''m really convinced by this Fan Jin. He only knows how to make trouble when there''s no serious work to do!¡¿


    ¡¾Really. He''s too naughty. I said before that the child was wrong and should be reasoned with when the actor beat his son, but now I see... he deserves it!¡¿


    ¡¾Help! Can this Fan Jin stay away from our Ruochu? First throwing shoes, then grabbing snakes.¡¿


    Of course, there were also dissenting opinions.


    ¡¾Fan Jin is naughty, but he really cares about his sister. Haven''t you noticed? Other children may asionally be scared by insects on the road, but not Ruochu.¡¿


    ¡¾I know. The child has been guarding his sister like a treasure, always rushing to drive away little bugs first.¡¿


    ¡¾But that doesn''t conceal the fact that he caused his sister to fall into the water! In real life, such people are the most disgusting. They harm people severely under the guise of caring about you.¡¿


    ......


    ¡¾To be honest, if Geng Zhenzhen hadn''t helped make trouble and blocked Ruochu, our Ruochu would have at most fell on her buttocks. How could she have fallen into the water?¡¿


    ¡¾Exactly! They are totally jinxes!¡¿


    ......


    ¡¾Hey, it was just an ident, right? No one wanted this to happen. I think the program team is to me for having snakes at the shooting location.¡¿


    ¡¾Please. It''s normal to have snakes in rural fields. Should they scatter realgar powder all over the fields just for shooting?¡¿


    ......


    ¡¾Aren''t you exaggerating? The river wasn''t deep either. Ji Ruochu wasn''t hurt. It''s no different from tripping and falling. You''re being overdramatic.¡¿


    ¡¾Not only overdramatic, but silly too. The poprity is so high now. If they continue to participate, Won''t Ji Mochen''s influence increase even more?¡¿


    ¡¾Let the Ji family keep making trouble. They will work themselves to death sooner orter.¡¿


    ......


    ¡¾You petty ck fans, what''s wrong with you? Does my idol Mochen need such a bit of influence? You really know nothing about the Ji family''s power.¡¿


    ¡¾Anyone who mixes in the circle knows. With Ji Mochen''s momentum in the entertainment industry to kill whoever offends him, who has dared to confront him head-on these years, except Tan Ruo?


    Don''t talk about increasing his influence. It''s merciful of him not to hold the program team ountable! ¡¿


    ¡¾Don''t smear our idol, thanks.¡¿


    ......


    The fans of each family argued from dusk to dawn until the live show ended that night. The topic still had an "exploding" tag behind it on the social media.


    In contrast, Ji Ruochu, who was having a checkup at the hospital, was in a good mood. The hospital was owned by the Ji family, so the checkup results came quickly.


    As expected, Ji Ruochu was fine physically.


    In other words, everything remains the same.


    Seeing the smile on their daughter''s face, Ji Ruochu''s parents werepletely relieved, but also a little helpless.


    "This child really has a lot of guts, taking after you in this." Ling Chujin, who had been worried all day, said.


    Ji Mochen: ......


    Soon, the chief director also received the definite news. But Ji Mochen didn''t intend to take his daughter back to continue filming right away.


    Since they hade back, it was better to take the child home to see their families first, otherwise the elders would keep worrying.


    The director naturally nodded readily. Not just two days, even if they didn''te back for the next few days, it was fine.


    "Ruochu, let''s go home to see Grandpa, Grandma, Granny and Granddad first. They are very worried about you."


    Ji Mochen squatted down to be at eye level with the little one sitting on the bench. "We''ll go back to y with your little friends in a couple of days, okay?"


    "Okay~" The little one nodded with a bright smile, her two braids swaying.


    Ji Mochen smiled, "So happy?"


    "If everyone is happy, Ruochu is happy."


    Right now, those bad things didn''t happen. Everything was as the little Ruochu wished - everyone was fine. How could Ji Ruochu not be happy?


    Of course, she had more to do than this.


    She had to dig out that segment of the plot that was deliberately concealed. She only hoped it wasn''t toote for her to find the trigger for that incident.


    She could also insist on going back now, but that would probably hurt the hearts of the elders of both families.


    Forget it. The little one''s good deed was triggered before she got injured, while she only found out after falling into the water, already toote. She should focus on the loved ones around her.


    After all, she had promised the little Ruochu to take good care of their rtives.


    So in the next two days, Ji Ruochu began another round of eating, drinking and having fun. Although the Ling family was not as rich and powerful as the Ji family, it was also a family with deep foundations in the arts.


    And so, Ji Ruochu enjoyed material abundance while also receiving artistic edification spiritually.


    When father and daughter boarded the helicopter headed for Jinjin Vige again two dayster, the live streaming poprity of the show had already dropped significantly. Now there were only a few loyal fans of each family watching.


    Maybe because Ji Ruochu was not there, the few children were also somewhat distracted even when doing tasks, and the food didn''t taste as good either.


    As for the program team, they also withstood the pressure. After the previous apology statement, they remained silent in the face of criticisms fromizens below, and did not release any updates.


    Until this morning, when they received a message from Ji Mochen''s agent and footage sent by the camera crew on standby, the chief director finally heaved a huge sigh of relief: Thank goodness, thank Guanyin Bodhisattva, his god of wealth and little lucky star were finallying back!

 Chapter 55: Sister Ruo Ruo is back

    <h4>Chapter 55</h4>


    When Ji Ruochu and her father first arrived at Jicun Vige, the four daddy figures were fishing by theke while the children went to the farmers'' houses to pick vegetables together.


    As soon as this segment appeared, barragements started flying across the screen:


    ¡¾This task...looks a little familiar.¡¿


    ¡¾Familiar+1, isn''t this the activity from the day Ruochu fell into the water?¡¿


    ¡¾The director really has a thick face, there was already an ident with this nned activity, yet he still dares to use it?¡¿


    ¡¾There are still changes though, see how they''re not going into the fields this time? Shows the director is also afraid of death.¡¿


    It would have been fine if it just stopped there with ament or two, but¡ª


    ¡¾Huh? Isn''t that what''s-her-name? What was her name again?¡¿


    ¡¾Got it, it''s Tingting! Haven''t seen her in two days, I almost couldn''t recognize her.¡¿


    ¡¾Looks like the situation has improved, just look at these clothes, much better than before.¡¿


    ¡¾Weird, why isn''t this kid wearing shoes?¡¿


    Shoes?


    As soon as this word appeared, barragements with "Ruo" started popping up.


    ¡¾If I remember correctly, wasn''t it around this time that the ident happened that day?


    Tingting wasn''t wearing shoes then either, and the task was also for the kids to go find their dads.¡¿


    ¡¾No mistakes, it was here.¡¿


    ¡¾Wait...what is the meaning of this show? Running out of steam so trying to stir up attention again with old tricks?¡¿


    ¡¾There''s also another possibility, that is...¡¿


    ¡¾Is Ruochuing back?¡¿


    As soon as this guess appeared, the livestream exploded instantly and the online viewer count started skyrocketing.


    As time slowly ticked by...


    The children were chatting andughing on their way toplete the task, while viewers who still haven''t seen Ji Ruochu and her father were still extremely excited, the livestream lively beyondpare.


    When the children finished the task and imed their rewards, still with no sign of the Ji father-daughter pair, the viewers calmed down a little and felt they may have overthought it.


    Until the children started looking for their fathers in groups, still unable to see the Ji family, the mood of the viewers instantly plummeted.


    ¡¾What the heck, I really thought my source of happiness wasing back.¡¿


    ¡¾Tsk! Using such cheap tricks to gain attention, curse the director to have the Mediterranean grow wider! ¡¿


    ...


    But just when everyone was furious, the footsteps of the little ones suddenly stopped, seeming confused.


    "What sound was that?"


    At the same time, the viewers in the livestream also heard noisy soundsing from the children''s microphones.


    "Look, an airne!"


    Fan Jin was the first to react, pointing at the approaching ne and shouting loudly.


    A few momentster, the ne roared past overhead.


    It was then that the usually invisible vige mayor Xu Chuan appeared, smilingly saying:


    "Babies, you can now choose to follow the ne to the vige entrancewn to wee your littlepanion, or you can continue to look for your dads¡ª"


    Before his words fell, the voices of the children in front of him had already disappeared.


    Xu Chuan: ...


    The barragements at this time:


    ¡¾What''s the situation? Companion? A newpanion or an old one?¡¿


    ¡¾With a private jet making an appearance, I feel like it should be¡ª¡¿


    ¡¾ording to insider news, the Ji family left two days ago on a private jet.¡¿


    ¡¾Ahhhh! Is my darling Ruochuing back?¡¿


    ...


    And at this moment, the fifth livestream room finally appeared. Although the camera was still switched off and the room still pitch ck, viewers who arrived early already started frantically sending barragements.


    Of course, there were also many wet nkets:


    ¡¾Why so excited? For all we know it could be a new guest. I feel with Ji Mochen''s temper, the chances of him continuing to participate are low.¡¿


    ¡¾Those upstairs, if you have nothing nice to say, don''t say anything. Don''t make me expose you on this joyous asion.¡¿


    ¡¾It must be Ruochu! Earlier Xu Chuan said "littlepanion" not "newpanion"!¡¿


    Whoosh¡ª


    Although the little ones ran as fast as they could, they still couldn''t match the airne. By the time they arrived at the vige entrance, the ne had already started its descent on the open field in the distance.


    The huge wind forces blew all the nearby dust into the air. The program staff also stopped Fan Jin and the others at the vige entrance, not letting them go forward.


    Only after the ne took off again did they see a nanny van with the "Daddy Dearest" logo slowly driving over.


    As the van got closer and closer to the vige entrance, the atmosphere on site became more and more excited. The few children could hardly wait to have x-ray vision.


    The short stretch of road was driven so slowly by the nanny van it gave off Journey to the West vibes.


    After half a minute, the van steadily stopped at the vige entrance. The door quickly opened.


    The children craned their necks, trying to get a clear look at who was inside, only to see a staff member get out from the passenger seat.


    "Oh..."


    The children let out disappointed sighs.


    The staff member who was unloading luggage from the car: No need to sigh so loudly...


    Thud.


    Suddenly, the backseat door was pulled open. The children craned their necks again. At the same time, the originally cked out livestream switched on.


    The camera angle was from outside the car, aimed right at the now open door. The quality was so clear that even the minute scratches on the car door could vaguely be seen. It was determined to give the person about to appear a 360 degree close-up.


    What no one expected though, was the first thing to appear on screen wasn''t a face, but...a cute little hand.


    When grabbing onto the car door frame, small dimples were visible on the back of the hand, looking extremely adorable.


    Following that, a fair and tender little leg stretched out from the car interior, a little jiojio [leg] in light blue slippers swaying at the car door edge twice, before carefully lowering towards the ground.


    Slowly, half of the child''s small body also appeared.


    Only when one of the little one''s feet was firmly nted on the ground did half the child''s face finally reveal itself.


    Yet just this half a face was enough to make the entire livestream audience who had been waiting with bated breath explode again.


    ¡¾Ahhh! It''s our RuoRuo!¡¿


    ¡¾Wuwuwu, my darling RuoRuo chick, auntie can finally see you again! {Scream}{Crawl}{Twist}¡¿


    "It really is little sister RuoRuo!"


    The few children were extremely delighted and immediately ran towards Ji Ruochu who had finally gotten out of the car.


    "Little sister RuoRuo!"


    Ji Ruochu had just steadied herself when she was surrounded by the enthusiastic little friends.


    "Little sister RuoRuo, we missed you so much!"


    "I missed you all too!" the little one sweetly replied.


    And so, this day, the hot search was dominated once again by the Ji family and the Daddy Dearest program team.


    #JiFamilyReturns#


    #RuoRuoIsBack!#


    #Since when did Ji Mochen be so easy to persuade?#


    With one hot search term after another, the program team reached new highs in poprity.


    Ten minutester, Ji Mochen brought the fishing tools given by the program team and went to meet up with the few daddy figures.


    The children brought their harvested ingredients and escorted their finally returned little sister RuoRuo as they headed together towards the vige mayor''s home. They had to help little sister RuoRuo im her rewards!


    These two days, although Ji Ruochu did not participate in the show''s filming, the little ones had taken the initiative to alsoplete the tasks on behalf of their little sister. The rewards were kept safe by the vige mayor.


    Clearly, RuoRuo''s return caused the preciousness levels of the few children towards her to rise yet another level. On just the short walk, not to mention danger, even if a frog hopped by, it would likely get kicked a few times.


    The barragements in the livestream scrolled by at rocket speed.


    ¡¾I''m really convinced this round, program team, you really have patience keeping silent despite being scolded into a dog, not even posting a notice.¡¿


    ¡¾Laughing to death, RuoRuo is being protected all round by the older brothers and sisters, it really looks like she''s being escorted while walking.¡¿


    Very quickly, the children finished iming Ji Ruochu''s rewards, then headed together towards where their dads were fishing.


    "Sister Tingting, you have new clothes!" Ji Ruochu said, looking at Tingting''s clothes.


    "Mm hm! My mom bought them!" There was a smile on Tingting''s face.


    "My dad and mom saw the show and had the vige mayor help install a camera in our home. They watch the monitoring every day during meals from outside the vige. After getting caught a few times, my grandma didn''t dare anymore. The vige secretary and vige mayor also oftene to our home. They bought me a lot of clothes and shoes. Now not only do I have new clothes to wear, even for meals, I can eat more than my little brother!"


    The smile on Tingting''s face was dazzling, but it made the viewers feel pained in their hearts. To be so happy just because basic needs of adequate food and clothing were met really showed how little it took to please these children.


    As the children chatted while walking, they happened to pass by the Ji family''s little cottage. Ji Ruochu suddenly let go of her older siblings'' hands and said:


    "I brought gifts for you guys!"


    When the children heard this, their eyes lit up instantly. After Ji Ruochu dragged a small suitcase out from the room, their anticipation grew even more intense.


    Ji Ruochu had prepared cute designer dolls for her two older sisters, and each doll had ten sets of changeable fairy dresses that looked amazing.


    As for her two older brothers, there were two mechanical toys that could transform from race cars to superheroes.


    The four little ones hugged their toys tightly, cherishing them.

 Chapter 56: Where’s the Gold

    <h4>Chapter 56</h4>


    Then, Ji Ruochu turned to Tingting, who was standing quietly to the side. She was wearing slippers that the staff had just bought for her from a nearby store.


    At this moment, the little girl was looking at the toys several children had received with envy written all over her face. Her eyes were full of longing, but she instinctively kept her distance from the camera.


    Ji Ruochu had no doubt that if she didn''t have a gift for her, Tingting wouldn''t have dared to ask for one. But¡ª


    "Sister Tingting, I got you a present!"


    Ji Ruochu''s voice was soft and tender, and to Tingting it was the most pleasant sound in the world.


    "Th-thank you, little sister Ruochu."


    She came forward somewhat awkwardly, but was stunned when she saw what Ji Ruochu had given her.


    She had thought that little sister Ruochu would give her a doll or maybe a new pair of sleeves. But¡ª


    "Sister Tingting, it seems like the shoes you gave mest time were washed away by the water too. I wanted to get you a new pair, but my mom said it''s not good to give someone shoes as a gift. So..."


    The little girl pointed to a small stack of books in her suitcase and said, "So I''m giving you my favorite picture books instead!"


    At this point, Tingting was already stunned in ce. She looked at the exquisite books in the bag, then at the new shoes on her own feet, wanting to speak but hesitating.


    What floated up in her mind was her grandmother''s stern face from when they went out this morning.


    This time when they came to record the show, her grandmother had deliberately not let her wear any shoes. Although she was only six years old, she could guess her grandmother''s intentions.


    To be honest, walking barefoot with these younger brothers and sisters didn''t feel inappropriate to her. And when the crew hurriedly brought her a new pair of shoes, she didn''t feel like anything was wrong either.


    But now, looking at this angel-like little sister who had given her so many beautiful books, her heart felt strangely oppressed for some reason.


    It wasn''t until many yearster that she realized what that feeling was ¡ª "self-abasement" and "ashamed beyond measure."


    Because when faced with these exquisite books, she still had to say: "Little sister, I don''t want the books. If you want to give me something, can you give me some money instead?"


    This was after her grandmother had specifically taught her to say this, upon finding out that the crew would continue filming.


    Her grandmother said that these people were filthy rich. It would be easy to cheat those few children. As long as they could get even a little bit of money from them, her parents wouldn''t have to struggle so hard for decades.


    Her grandmother had even asked her, didn''t she want her parents toe home more often? Didn''t she want to follow her parents to live in a big city?


    Of course Tingting wanted that. So she repeated her grandmother''s words verbatim.


    However, she didn''t know that after the live studio audience heard what she said, they already had some criticisms.


    ¡¾You see, I knew you can''t be too nice to country folks, they''re too shameless! She directly asked the little sister for money, unbelievable!¡¿


    ¡¾Hmm... I suddenly feel like Tingting deserves to have gone hungry.¡¿


    ¡¾You can''t say that. The child is just terrified of being poor. And originally Ruochu lost her shoes, sopensating her with money is normal.¡¿


    ¡¾A pair of shoes is just a few bucks. How much are those books worth? Just one of them has got to be hundreds!¡¿


    ¡¾Oh... Ruochu''s kindness waspletely wasted.¡¿


    ...


    "Huh?" Ji Ruochu was puzzled. She nced down at the books she had deliberately wrapped in cheap bup, then looked back up and asked, "Why? Sister, don''t you like reading?"


    Tingting shook her head. "My grandmother said reading is useless. When I grow up I have to get married and have babies. Girls are worthless from birth, so getting married earlier means more dowry to subsidize the family."


    These words were clearly inappropriate for Fan Jin and the others to hear, but not for Ji Ruochu. Still, even though she knew it was wrong, she couldn''t show it. Instead, she asked doubtfully:


    "Why?"


    "Because I''m a girl. My grandmother said that when girls grow up we belong to someone else''s family."


    "That''s not true. My grandparents never say stuff like that."


    Ji Ruochu thought for a moment, then added, "My maternal grandparents don''t say that either. Sister Tingting, do you think your grandmother tricked you?"


    "Huh?" Tingting was stunned.


    "Sister, don''t let yourself be tricked. Reading is great!" The little girl''s voice was very firm. "My dad said that people trick people, but knowledge doesn''t. And books can be very valuable too!"


    "Really? How much money can these books sell for?"


    Hearing this, the little girl mysteriously waved her hand, "You can''t sell books for much money, but there''s gold inside them!"


    "Gold?!"


    The other children who were ying with their new toys heard this and immediately gathered around.


    "That''s right, and not just gold, but jade too!"


    "Where, where?"


    The children crouched down to scrutinize the books, almost reaching out to flip through them.


    Ji Ruochu stated categorically: "I don''t know exactly, but every adult says that the more books you read, the more likely you''ll find gold and jade. So it must be true."


    ¡¾Hmm... Is there any chance she meant the saying "There is a golden house in books, there are beautiful faces like jade in books"?¡¿


    ¡¾Doesn''t matter, if Ruochu says there''s gold then there must be. You guys watch the livestream first, I''m going to find some gold. ¡¿


    ¡¾+1, I haven''t finished digging up my gold for today either, I''m out...¡¿

 Chapter 57: You are so big for your father.

    <h4>Chapter 57</h4>


    Seeing all the little friends present being convinced by herself, Ji Ruochu immediately took advantage of the momentum to continue:


    "So, sister Tingting, don''t listen to what your grandma says. You should study, if you study you will have a lot of money, a lot of money."


    At that moment, the bright light shone in from outside, coating the chattering children with light.


    At that moment, Tingting felt that the little sister in front of her seemed to be a fairy who had descended to earth, sacred to the point that she didn''t dare to look directly at her.


    "But...if I take the books back, my grandma will be angry." Tingting was a little disappointed. She also liked these books very much.


    "Then leave these books here first. Sister Tingting cane to my house to read books every day! My dad bought this house. After we finish recording the show, I will give you the key. Don''t worry, our family has a lot of houses. My dad will definitely agree."


    Ji Ruochu, who unintentionally showed off her wealth, patted her little chest and promised.


    "Okay, thank you, little sister." Tingting nodded nkly, apparently still in shock.


    With that, the gift-giving session came to an end. After saying goodbye to Tingting, the few little ones went to find their fathers hand in hand.


    The fishing spot where the five father figures were fishing was not far from the Ji''s house. The children yed all the way there very quickly.


    At that time, the fathers had also gained some gains, more or less. When the little ones arrived, the first thing they did was to surround the bucket of fish, full of curiosity.


    "Dad, why are the fish you caught so small?" Fan Jin looked at his old father with some disdain, "If they are this small, I won''t even be able to pick one to give to my little sister Ruochu."


    Fan Hongru: ...You want to give away the fish I caught to others, and you stillin that the fish are not big enough?


    "Little rascal." Fan the movie star scolded with a smile, but he said, "I''ll try to catch more bigger fish for you, okay?"


    As soon as he said this, Ji Mochen''s sense of crisis came up immediately. He hurriedly said to his daughter who was poking the fish''s head and ying, "Ruochu, we don''t need it, we have our own."


    Ji Ruochu blinked.


    "Ahem, although Dad only caught one fish, it''s enough for the two of us father and daughter to eat. We''ll cook half as red braised fish and use the other half to make soup tonight."


    Ji Mochen was still talking, but the fishing rod moved again. He immediately went to pull up the rod without saying anything more.


    At this time, the program team announced another thing.


    "Babies, do you want to go fishing?" The vige chief Xu Chuan asked with a smile to the little ones who were still surrounding the fish bucket.


    "I wanna~~~~"


    The few children immediately drew out their voices in response.


    As a result of this shout, the fish that the few father figures had just about hooked were frightened away.


    Ji Mochen, who painfully lost a big fish: ...How annoying.


    At this time, the program team had already taken the little ones to an open space not far away and given each little one a small fishing rod, colorful and very eye-catching.


    "Are they really preparing to let the children go fishing?" Geng Ming was a little curious and looked over.


    "My grandson, who can''t sit still for a minute, will definitely be thest one." Fan Hongru shook his head helplessly.


    "Not necessarily, don''t underestimate the patience of children."


    "The problem is, they''re so little, even if a fish really took the bait, do they have the strength to pull it up?" Lin Yan was a little confused.


    As they spoke, the fathers got up one by one to go over and watch. The fastest was Ji Mochen.


    "This is just fooling around. With my Ruochu''s little arms and legs, it would be good if the fish don''t pull her into the water."


    Let alone fishing, it¡¯s questionable whether the little ones can even lift the fishing rod...


    He silently swallowed back thetter words. Okay, they really can lift it.


    Those fishing rods were colorful and made of stic. Fan Jin''s kid had already tied the fishing pole around his waist like a belt.


    Seeing the group of little ones giggling nonstop, the atmosphere was very cheerful.


    "Babies, next you will have to fight on your own. The more fish you catch, the more abundant and precious ingredients you will get!"


    Hearing this, the father figures couldn''t help but want tough again.


    What¡¯s the situation?


    Can these toy fishing rods really catch fish?


    How stupid would the fish have to be to take the bait--


    The next second, the program team brought out a two-meter diameter... ergened version toy fish tray.


    In each groove, there was a stic fish with its big mouth wide open.


    The fathers were speechless in an instant. For a moment they didn''t know whether they shouldin that the program team really had nothing better to do, or that these fat-headed fish looked really stupid.


    Also, no one knew who designed them. Each fish had an extremelyrge brain case, and inside its mouth there was a small iron ore.


    It goes without saying that the bait on the fishing rods must also have a piece.


    When they saw arge tray of toy fish being brought out, the little ones were so happy they could barely contain themselves, and immediately wanted to try out their skills.


    "Don''t rush, don''t rush." Xu Chuan immediately stabilized the scene, "The vige chief still has to talk about the rules. If anyone breaks the rules, the fish you catch will not count."


    As soon as he said this, the few children who were raring to go immediately quieted down, eyes wide open.


    "Ahem." Xu Chuan cleared his throat and said, "Each baby has one minute of individual challenge time until all the toy fish are fished up and the game ends.


    As for the order of the challenges, it will be determined by the number of fish the fathers have caught so far.¡±


    Hearing this, Ji Mochen''s scalp tingled.


    "ording to the program team''s statistics, among all the fathers, the current leader is Zhenzhen¡¯s father, with a total of five fish in the bucket."


    "Wow!"


    The few little ones immediately looked at Geng Zhenzhen with admiring eyes.


    "Zhenzhen, your dad is so awesome!"


    Geng Zhenzhen pursed her lips, a little shy and a little proud.


    "The second ce is Ziqing¡¯s dad.¡±


    ¡°The third ce is Xindi¡¯s dad.¡±


    "The fourth ce is..." When he got here, Xu Chuan deliberately sold it off, then asked the children, "Who do you think will be the fourth ce among the dads?"


    "My dad must be--" Fan Jin didn¡¯t hesitate at all.


    Fan Hongru stopped breathing, ready to ept the confidence boost from his son.


    "Thest ce!"


    Fan Hongru: ???


    "Sister Ruochu, don''t worry, I just looked. The fish my dad caught got smaller and smaller. Your dad must be fourth ce."


    Ji Ruochu: ...You''re such a good son to your dad.


    Hearing this, all the staff present couldn''t help butugh out loud. Fan Hongru, who was filially respected by his son, couldn''t help but hold his forehead.

 Chapter 58: Director, You Are a Real dog

    <h4>Chapter 58</h4>


    "So..." Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Congrattions, baby Fan Jin, you guessed wrong! The fourth ce is your dad!"


    It goes without saying who thest ce was with this revtion. Upon hearing this, the children couldn''t help but look towards their youngest sister.


    Thetter had an aloof expression on her face, as if the words "I''m used to it" were written on her face.


    "But this is only the current ranking. If there are any changes to the dads'' rankings during the babies''petition, the order of the babies''ter challenges will be updated in real time."


    With this, several milk dads instantly lost interest in watching the lively scene. Ji Mochen turned around and walked away, he couldn''t lose face for his child.


    To be reasonable, if it wasn''t for the children''s loud shout just now, he might not necessarily be thest ce!


    The atmosphere on site instantly changed, and the live stream audience couldn''t help butugh out loud.


    [Ji Mochen''s expression is so funny I''m going to dieughing, he looks exactly like me after failing an exam and having the teacher call my parents.]


    After a lively round ofughter, the children''spetition also began. The little ones were clearly very fond of the fishing rods in their hands and were very interested in fishing as an activity.


    However, there is always a gap between reality and expectations. Although the toy fish''s mouths were big, and though the fish bait had mas, the little ones'' hands were shaky.


    One by one, either they would throw it between two fish, or they would miss their aim while adjusting. After a minute, the scores of the first three little guys were only two or three toy fish.


    "It''s so hard," Geng Zhenzhen said as she shook her little hands. The previously lightweight fishing rod had be very heavy after being controlled for a long time.


    "Humph! I don''t want to y anymore!" Lin Xindi angrily threw down his fishing rod, pouting.


    Seeing her brother throw away his fishing rod, Mao Ziqing also quietly put down her own and didn''t want to y anymore.


    Fan Jin, who was about to take the stage, waspletely unaware of her ymates'' low moods and was excitedly getting ready to start her own challenge.


    On the other hand, because Lin Xindi''s thrown fishing rod happened tond not far from her, little Ji Ruochu thought about it and still toddled over. After picking up the fishing rod, she gently ced it back by his side.


    "Don''t be angry, I''ll give you a fishter if I catch one."


    "Really?" Lin Xindi''s eyes lit up, then darkened again. "But you''re even smaller than me, who knows if you can even catch anything."


    Just then, Fan Jin''s regretful voice rang out, having clearly just missed the fathead fish again.


    The little guys'' interest in the game dropped even more, increasingly hopeless.


    "I definitely can do it, I''m very capable!" the little one vowed confidently.


    Not long after, Fan Jin''s challenge also ended. Although she had failed many times, her record was still a little better than that of the other three little buddies, catching six fathead toy fish.


    "Ruochu sister, here!" Fan Jin was overjoyed and generously picked out the best looking one from her spoils to give Ji Ruochu.


    At this moment, the boy''s expression seemed to say: As expected, I can''t rely on dad at all. The fish he caught isn''t even as big as my toy fish. I''m the one who has to step up!


    At the same time, Fan Hongru, who was fishing on the other side, suddenly sneezed. The audience went crazy giving him away in the bullet screenments.


    [Mr. Fan, your son must have been criticizing you in his heart just now!]


    [I can testify, he just looked disdainfully over at you earlier.]


    ...


    In the end, Ji Ruochu politely epted the fathead fish handed to her by her littlepanion, and promised to also give him er.


    Of course, in everyone else''s ears, this was clearly an empty promise. After all, this kid was only a little taller than the toy fishing rod, catching toy fish would probably tire her out in no time.


    [I don''t know if I should say this, but our Ruochu is a little too confident in herself.]


    [She reminds me exactly of my delusional "I''m number one in the world" feeling after taking an exam, hahaha...]


    [Although I''m crazy for Ruochu, I still want to say, kiddo, your self-perception is a little inurate.]


    Amidst the barrage of bullet screenments singing her praises, Ji Ruochu took the stage.


    The little one was seen carrying the fishing rod over her shoulder with a look of ambition on her cute face.


    With the straw hat on her head and trouser legs rolled up, the little milk baby really looked quite like a seasoned farmer.


    "Ready?" The staff member asked, trying not tough.


    "Wait a second!" Ji Ruochu adjusted the small straw hat that had slipped down to cover her eyes.


    Taking a deep breath before the staff member could announce the start, her little feet nted shoulder-width apart, knees bent, hands gripped tightly around the fishing rod. Then¡ª


    "Hey!"


    With a soft exmation, one end of the fishing pole was suddenly poked into the ground.


    Everyone: ??? What is she doing?


    "Uncle, I''m ready, let''s start!"


    Not feeling reassured, she used her little feet to tread the loosened soil firm again, and moved her small stool over from the side. Once seated, the little one piped up.


    "Oh, okay..." The staff member instantly regained his bearings. "Let the timer start!"


    Almost at the same time as the stopwatch was pressed, Ji Ruochu had already easily adjusted the direction of the fishing rod while seated on the small stool. Squinting to confirm the position, she then bent the rod.


    So in the next moment, everyone watched as the previously shaky fish bait used by the other little guys was now slowly and steadily lowered at a constant speed into the mouth of a fathead fish toy.


    *Click*


    Feeling the mas of the fish bait, the fathead fish toy instantly closed its mouth.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu''s little hands gripping the rod finally let go. As the fishing rod sprang back, the first spoil of war was caught.


    Everyone: You can do that?!


    "Wow!"


    The other four little ymates instantly had wide eyes as they rushed over to take a look.


    *Click*


    *Click*


    *Click*


    In just a few seconds, fishing prodigy little Ruochu had caught seven or eight fish.


    With this, the chief director of the program was incredibly anxious. Damn, there were only fifty fish total in that toy, and even with the four kidsbined earlier they had only caught a little over ten.


    But this little milk baby had almost surpassed their total in less than half the time. At this rate, wouldn''t she be able to end the game directly?!


    This can''t go on, she must be stopped!


    Thus, when Ji Ruochu caught her tenth fish, the entire toy tray suddenly let out a "ka" sound before slowly starting to rotate.


    As if that wasn''t enough, as the base began turning, the obedient fathead fish also started moving up and down. When their heads came out, their mouths were wide open.


    Then within three seconds, the fish heads would retract back into the base, and the fathead fish would have their mouths closed.


    In other words, the fishing yer would have to quickly drop the maic fish bait down when the fish heads were raised up with mouths open, otherwise even if they touched, they wouldn''t be able to catch the fish.


    Ji Ruochu, who instantly felt targeted: ...Are you looking down on me?


    Faced with Ji Ruochu''s resentful little eyes, Xu Chuan who had been pushed out as the scapegoat only felt his scalp go numb, but still bravely began to exin:


    "Ahem, that is...I forgot to mention earlier that once the number of fish in the tray drops below half, the difficulty will increase."


    "Huh?!" The few little guys were shocked.


    "Vige chief, you''re cheating!" Fan Jin was the first to be unhappy.


    Xu Chuan the scapegoat: ...He''s innocent.


    It has to be said that while the approach was unsavory, the effect was surprisingly remarkable. Because in thetter half minute, Ji Ruochu only caught two more fish.


    Seeing this, the somewhat guilty chief director finally breathed a sigh of relief, and brazenly ordered the props team to be ready to speed up the spinning tform at any time.


    Props team: ...Director, you really are shameless!

 Chapter 59: Stop Playing ~

    <h4>Chapter 59</h4>


    [Ji Ruochu] rolled her eyes again, seemingly unimpressed.


    Haha, her eye roll was so cute and mischievous! If I was there in person, I''d definitely run over to pick her up and nibble on her. How can she be so adorable!


    [Xu Chuan] had such bad luck, getting the cold shoulder from five cute babies in just a few seconds.


    [Xu Chuan]: Nowadays, money is really hard to earn!


    In the end, [Ji Ruochu] sessfullypleted the challenge with 12 fathead fish.


    Seeing the few remaining fathead fish on the te, the production crew finally breathed a huge sigh of relief. Fortunately there were still some left to continue the game.


    In that short time, the rankings on the dads'' side changed again, with [Fan Jin]''s order of y changing from secondst to second.


    So when the new round started, copying [Ji Ruochu]''s method, the few little ones did quite well.


    By the time it was [Ji Ruochu]''s turn, there were only 10 fathead fish left on the ying field, all spread apart.


    And the current rankings of fathead fish caught by the little ones were:


    [Fan Jin]: 9


    [Geng Zhenzhen]: 9


    [Ji Ruochu]: 9


    [Mao Ziqing]: 7


    [Lin Xindi]: 6


    That meant as long as [Ji Ruochu] could catch 5 fish this round, even if [Fan Jin] caught the remaining 5, she would stille in first ce for finishing the fastest.


    Of course, this analysis was done by the adults on site. They didn''t think a four year old would consider all these factors.


    So when [Ji Ruochu] stood there nonchntly, casually fiddling with her fishing rod, no one sensed the seriousness of the situation.


    Ssh.


    Not even two seconds after the start of timing, [Ji Ruochu]''s pudgy little hand on the fishing rod sessfully hooked a fathead fish that happened to poke its head out.


    Everyone: !!


    [Is this just coincidence with such precision?]


    [Laughing to death, [Ji Ruochu]''s eyes popped wide open, probably just by coincidence.]


    Ssh.


    [?! Is the probability really that high?]


    [It only looks difficult, actually as long as you grasp the timing and the rising and falling rules of the prop fish heads, catching them is not that hard.]


    [But can a four year old really grasp that timing?]


    Ssh.


    With these continuous sshing sounds, [Ji Ruochu] had already caught three fathead fish.


    At this time, a seemingly reasonable exnation floated across the bullet screenments:


    [I think it should be muscle memory, look the intervals between those three fish are about the same. After catching the first one, [Ji Ruochu] probably memorized the shape of the fish head at that timing. That means, although she doesn''t know how to grasp the timing, she remembers when the changes happened just now, so she has that muscle memory.]


    [Wow! Sounds so awesome! Nothing less expected from [Ji Ruochu]! ]


    Compared to the audience''s astonishment, the general director at the very back suddenly stiffened up. Seeing the little one''s fishing rod about to move towards the fourth fish, he hurriedly signaled to the props team.


    Then the next second, the fish bait on [Ji Ruochu]''s line that was about to enter the fish''s mouth brushed past the fathead and missed again.


    [Ji Ruochu]: ......


    [Hmmmm....is it my misconception, or did the speed of the rotating disk get faster?]


    [Haha, [Ji Ruochu] rolled her eyes again, guess it''s not a misconception. The director is cheating again!]


    [To be honest, I''m very curious what kind of expression is on the directors'' faces now? Panicking?]


    [Report: Over there, [Fan Hongru] caught 3 more small fish, now ranked first. After this round ends, [Fan Jin] will go first for the challenge.]


    [The problem is with this speed even the adults can''t catch anything. Even if he goes first for the challenge, it''d be useless right?]


    Ssh.


    Amidst the lively bullet screenments, [Ji Ruochu] had already caught her fourth fathead fish.


    Directors: !!


    [Haha, this kid is so funny, catching one and then deliberately ncing at the camera, is she showing off to us?]


    [Reasonable suspicion, behind the camera is the directors'' group.]


    [That makes sense.]


    [Makes sense +1.]


    "There are 20 seconds left," [Xu Chuan] announced, trying not tough.


    Only he clearly knew that from the increased speed to the little one catching her fourth fish, only 15 seconds had passed. That meant, if the little one steadily performed, victory was already at hand.


    So could this four and a half year old milk baby really take the crown?


    The answer seemed to be yes, because¡ª


    Ssh.


    When the sound of the fifth fathead closing its mouth rang out, the production team was already shocked speechless.


    "Ten, nine..."


    [Xu Chuan] pretended not to see the general director frozen in ce. He started conscientiously counting down, while [Ji Ruochu]''s hand was about to let go from the fishing rod.


    As long as she let go, that fathead fish would be pulled up by the standing fishing rod.


    By then, the game could directly announce the end. But what no one expected was¡ª


    "Don''t wanna y anymore~"


    As if tired, the little one suddenly threw a tantrum, pulling the fishing rod out from the ground.


    And at that time, the previously closed mouth fathead fish had opened its mouth again, shrinking back into the slot, the bait also falling out along with the rotating disk.


    "Time''s up!"


    Phew~


    At that moment, [Xu Chuan] clearly heard the production team members breathe a sigh of relief.


    "Whoops!" [Fan Jin] was even more anxious than [Ji Ruochu], "Little sister [Ji Ruochu], you already caught it just now!"


    [Ji Ruochu] blinked nkly, gave an obedient "Oh", lookingpletely indifferent, as if it was only natural, "But I''m tired!"


    Seeing this, [Fan Jin] could only regretfully hand [Ji Ruochu] her milk bottle to let her drink some honey water and rest a bit.


    Sitting steadily at the back, the general director smiled, Tired huh, being tired is good...


    No one knew, as the little one lowered her head to suckle on the honey water, she was thinking:


    Look how anxious I made the general director, his forehead is sweating.


    Getting on in years, not easy on him either, I''ll magnanimously give him some leeway, it''s just a few more rounds, no big deal.


    Thinking this, her clever fox eyes curved into smiles.


    In that fleeting nce, a hint of craftiness shed by, too fast for the camera to even capture.


    "Alright, since thepetition has entered the intense finals, with the difficulty increased again, the third round will be in the form of a quiz topete."


    A quiz?


    The few little ones who could barely recognize words all tilted their heads in unison, their faces filled with "Are you serious?"


    "Don''t worry, the questions won''t be too difficult. Mainly testing how much the babies know about their dads. One point for each correct answer.


    There are 5 questions total. After the quiz ends, the baby with the highest score will win today''s big prize¡ªMilk Hotpot Fish!"


    "What''s that?" The little ones clueless about this dish asked in puzzlement.


    "Is it stewing fish in milk?"


    As soon as this guess came out, all the children frowned in disgust: Eww!


    [Xu Chuan] quickly exined the history of this dish to the children and the livestream audience, holding back hisughter:


    "Milk hotpot fish is a ssic famous dish of the Shaanxi intangible cultural heritage cuisine called ¡®Official Shaanxi Cuisine¡¯.


    Its history can be traced back to over 1300 years ago during the reign of Emperor Tang Zhongzong. It is known for its milk white soup color, creamy yellow soup surface, thick soup, and fragrant and delicious soup vor."


    After speaking, seeing the four confused little ones still not getting it and [Ji Ruochu] who clearly didn''t understand but started nodding anyway, he changed to a more straightforward exnation:


    "That means, this milk hotpot fish doesn''t use milk to stew the fish. Calling it ''milk'' refers to how white the fish soup turns out, simr to the color of milk.


    And its eating method is also quite special. When eating, sprinkletro and white pepper powder into the hotpot, fish out pieces of fish meat and dip in ginger vinegar sauce to eat.


    After eating half, add more milk soup to the hotpot along with spinach, tofu, radish, vermicelli noodles etc to turn it into an ingredient hotpot meal."


    "So..." [Mao Ziqing] tentatively guessed, "It''s a hotpot?"


    [Xu Chuan]: ...Can think of it that way.


    Then, wanting to excite the little ones'' spirit, the production team deliberately lifted the lid and mischievously fanned it with a fan. A whiff of the fish aroma drifted in the wind.


    "Ahhh!!"


    The little ones'' noses twitched as their eyes lit up.


    "Smells so good~~~"


    "Wanna eat~"


    ......

 Chapter 60: Tool Man · Chen Online

    <h4>Chapter 60</h4>


    ¡°Ahem, well, without further ado, let''s move on to the finals, my darlings please listen to the question!¡±


    As soon as she said this, the little ones immediately sat down on their little stools.


    ¡°The first question, my darlings, when is daddy''s birthday?¡±


    After she finished speaking, Xu Chuan nced at the number of fish the fathers had caught so far, and started with thest ce:


    ¡°Please Ruochu darling answer first.¡±


    Everyone''s eyes were focused on Ji Ruochu. They were a little worried¡ªafter all, the little one was only four years old. They probably couldn''t even remember their own birthday, let alone their dad''s birthday, right?


    ¡°July 20th.¡±


    Almost immediately, Ji Ruochu blurted out.


    ¡°Congrattions Ruochu, correct answer! One point!¡±


    The bullet screen was instantly excited.


    [Who said our Ruochu isn''t close with her dad King Ji? Look at this kid, she remembers so clearly!]


    [That''s right, Ruochu just dislikes her dad a bit, but she still loves her dad very much!]


    ...


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu didn''t know about the excitement in the live stream room, otherwise she would have said the fans were thinking too much!


    She had known Mochen Ji''s birthday since she was still Tan Ruo. The reason...


    It all started when a certain someone, after catching a beauty, would show off every year on his birthday with a photo with his girlfriend and a candlelight dinner.


    Saying things like "grateful to have you", "lucky to have met you", "being each other''s only one" and so on.


    That was fine, but the guy also bought hot searches, afraid she wouldn''t know he didn''t have time to chase stars that day if his fan/girlfriend didn''te.


    Of course, this kind of time didn''tst long, because the next year, after he pried away another luxury endorsement from her, she finally couldn''t stand it. She directly held a fan meeting on Mochen Ji''s birthday that year.


    Needless to say, that day the King Ji¡ªwas as quiet as a chicken.


    While Tan Ruo hugged Mochen Ji''s girlfriend/her own fan girl, took a sweet photo together, and posted it on social media.


    Caption: Grateful to have you, meeting you is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me in my life, I and my fan girl are the best in the world~


    The result goes without saying. The King Ji who spent his birthday alone never dared to brag again, and even gave back the endorsement he had snatched from her.


    Thinking of his embarrassed look back then, Ji Ruochu was even more happy.


    "Okay, congrattions to the babies for getting it right. Next, please listen to the second question:


    Please tell me, what day is daddy and mommy''s wedding anniversary?"


    After she finished speaking, she seemed to worry that the cute babies didn''t know what a wedding anniversary was, so she exined again:


    "That is, the date when your daddy and mommy got married."


    But she didn''t expect that the little ones not only knew, but also had some resentment. They immediately mored:


    "I know! Every year on that day, my dad and mom send me to grandma''s house, then go out and y by themselves!"


    Fan Jin was the first to answer, his little face puffed up.


    Bullet screen: Confirmed, the child was an ident, the parents are true love.


    Not only him, but the rest of the little ones nodded too, obviously recalling this not so happy memory, except...


    "Ruochu sister, isn''t your dad and mom different?"


    Seeing that Ji Ruochu didn''t speak, Lin Xindi curiously asked.


    "...No." Ji Ruochu blinked.


    "Really?" The other buddies crowded around curiously, "Then how do your dad and mom spend that day? Do they take you to y together?"


    "No, I spent that day with mom that day."


    Everyone: ???


    Bullet screen: Who spent it with who?


    "Really?" The other little ones were even more shocked.


    "Uh huh." Ji Ruochu nodded.


    But everyone present, including the audience in the live stream, didn''t take her words seriously.


    They just thought the child was confused about the time, and possibly took Mother''s Day as her parents'' wedding anniversary.


    "Then, Ruochu darling, please answer first." Xu Chuan didn''t say much, but asked the little one to answer directly.


    At this point, he, like everyone else, thought the same thing.


    "October 17th."


    "..." Xu Chuan''s expression froze for a moment, then after a long time, he murmured, "Congrattions Ruochu, correct answer, one point."


    Only then did everyone realize something.


    "Wow!" The children were all shocked, "Ruochu sister, did you really spend that whole day with your mom? The whole day?"


    "Yeah." Ji Ruochu didn''t feel guilty at all.


    "Then what about your dad?" Geng Zhenzhen asked the question in her mind.


    "He prepared a surprise for me and mom!" As long as he wasn''t kicked out of the house.


    Everyone present: ???


    The bullet screen instantly became lively.


    [What''s the situation? What''s the situation?]


    [The couple''s wedding anniversary became Mother''s Day?]


    [Spread the word, King Ji actually has the hobby of watching his wife and daughter spend his wedding anniversary!]


    [Very good, I''m going to start spreading it everywhere.]


    "Why?"


    Not only the children were curious, but so were the staff and the audience in the live stream.


    "Because..." Ji Ruochu thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Because mom said that day, an aunt who was very important to her was their witness,


    Mom said it was the happiest day of her life, butter,ter..."


    The little one seemed to have forgotten something, stumbling for a long time before continuing: "Later that aunt became an angel and left.


    So every year on this day, mom misses that aunt very much. She and dad no longer celebrate their wedding anniversary."


    As soon as she said this, the barrage in the live stream paused for a few seconds, then after a while, a few sporadic barrage floated by.


    [Is it her?]


    [Woo woo woo... She really makes me cry to death...]


    [Who are you talking about? Is my 2Gworkgging?]


    [Is there a kind person to exin? I''m just an ignorant passerby.]


    [Here, here, the ss rep is here. Ruochu is talking about Tan Ruo, thete actress Tan Ruo who passed away four years ago. Ruochu''s mom used to be her fan girl.]


    [That''s right, it must be her. I went back and looked at the photos King Ji posted on his wedding day, and Tan Ruo''s posts at the time. She was indeed their wedding witness.]


    [So the question is, wasn''t it said at first that the anniversary wasn''t celebrated? Why did it be spending the anniversary with her daughter?]


    "Later when I grew up, on this day every year, I would apany mom and dad to watch that auntie''s movies.


    Mom said my eyes look a lot like that auntie''s, so every year on this day, looking at me is like looking at that auntie.


    Dad saw that mom was not sad anymore, so he said that mom should spend this day with me every year, and he would prepare surprises for us."


    "Wow..."


    The other buddies were full of envy, but after the envy, they immediately entered answer mode,pletely unaware that the words Ruochu sister said would cause such a sensation on the Inte.


    The live stream was also full of "King Ji is awesome"ments.


    [Oh my god, how can there be such a considerate man in the world? Ling Chujin, you must have saved the gxy in your previous life!]


    [Are you just finding out now? Back when the King and the actress fought over her, people were already saying she was a winner in life!]


    [The King as husband, idol as witness, gave birth to a daughter, and a pair of eyes just like the idol''s. Oh my god, I''m so sour!]


    [Speaking of which, I tried to imagine King Ji''s perspective, and found that he''s so pitiful...]


    [Right? Before marriage, his wife only had eyes for his rival, and after marriage, he had to invite his rival to be their witness. After his rival died, they couldn''t even celebrate their anniversary.]


    [There''s more! He finally had a daughter, and dang, she looks so much like his rival.


    Oh my god, I feel oppressed just thinking about it.]


    [That saying, some people die but he still lives, some people...]


    [Mochen Ji: Is no one speaking up for me?]


    In a moment, #King Ji the tool man# became a hot search term.


    After Ji Ruochu answered this question, she felt theplicated looks from everyone, just as she had imagined.


    Who said you can only have a substitute in love?


    You can have one in the feelings between idols and fans too, right?


    Also, being a shining idol substitute for your own fans, doesn''t that sound awesome?

 Chapter 61: Free Exploration Quest Opens

    <h4>Chapter 61</h4>


    Third question, what food does Dad hate the most?


    ...


    Fourth question, what is Dad''s least favorite color?


    ...


    As the questions changed, the answers from the children were also all over the ce, only Ji Ruochu answered fluently without even blinking her eyes.


    The bullet screen was filled with envy for the father-daughter rtionship, but only Ji Ruochu herself knew clearly that the reason she knew all this was because...


    In her previous life, she had a long feud with that jerk, so much so that many of Ji Mochen''sndmines were due to the influence of Ling Chujin and herself.


    For example, Ji Mochen''s most hated color was Tan Ruo''s fan support color - sky blue.


    And Ji Mochen''s most hated food was the sweets that Ling Chujin often made for idol Tan Ruo.


    Ji Ruochu thought it was quite magical that one day she would win a game relying on these outrageous understandings.


    "It seems that besides baby Ruochu, the other babies still have room to improve their understanding of Dad!"


    Undoubtedly, after a few questions, Ji Ruochu''s score had long been firmly seated on the throne of first ce, even though... Ji Mochen was still at the bottom in the dad ranking.


    "Congrattions Ruochu for sessfully winning today''s fish hot pot!"


    With Xu Chuan''s announcement, the four defeated (?) little ones sighed in session, also looking a little discouraged.


    "Babies don''t be discouraged. Although the fish hot pot already belongs to sister Ruochu, there are other dishes waiting for you!"


    Seeing the little ones were not interested, Xu Chuan immediately started damage control procedures.


    "The remaining four dishes will be allocated ording to the number of fish caught by the dads. So whether you have a feast for dinner depends on how many fish your dads caught."


    Almost as he was speaking, four exquisitely prepared dishes were brought out, and the children''s eyes lit up again.


    [Hmm? Is it my illusion? I always feel like the program team has recently... be very rich?]


    [+1, look at the dishes from before, they werepletely just countryside farmhouse fare!]


    [I reasonably suspect that the Ji family has made additional investments.]


    ...


    While the children were drooling over the dishes on the table, the dads had alsopleted today''s task, each carrying a small bucket of water and walking towards the children.


    "Dad!!"


    The little ones ran faster than the other when they saw their dads.


    "Ruochu!!"


    Ji Mochen quickly went past the other children and arrived in front of his well-behaved and soft and cute daughter.


    On the other side, the four dads thought the children were going to give them a hug, and they all squatted down and got ready -


    "Dad, how many fish did you catch?"


    "Dad, I want to eat that fish head dish!"


    "Dad, did you catch the most?"


    ...


    Amidst the cries of "Dad how many fish did you catch", the dads'' hearts of fatherly love instantly cooled by half.


    On the other side.


    "Ruochu, are you hungry?"


    Ji Mochen looked at the honey water in the milk bottle that was almost empty, and asked.


    Ji Ruochu shook her head: "Not hungry."


    After answering, she also peeked at the bucket by his feet.


    Hmm, it looks like there''s no hope for those four dishes, there were only four fish in the bucket.


    "Cough." Ji Mochen coughed lightly, forcibly salvaging some face, "It''s okay, we still have rations at home. If ites down to it, Dad can cook noodles for you -"


    Before he could finish speaking, a program staff member brought over a white porcin pot.


    "This is the dish Ruochu won."


    Ji Mochen: ???


    Ji Ruochu pushed aside a lock of hair by her cheek, and very generously said: "Don''t worry, Ruochu will treat you for dinner tonight~"


    Ji Mochen: ......


    [Look at our Ruochu, what a generous child!]


    [Here the post-production should add the words: Me and my useless pastry chef of a father.]


    [I''m really going to die ofughter, where did this child learn so many memes? Where did she learn this pretentious "I''ll treat you" attitude?]


    On this side, the Ji father and daughter fell into awkward silence, while on the other side, the families were filled withughter and chatter.


    Since it was gettingte, the program team did not dy any further, and quickly announced the rankings of the dads, and distributed the still steaming hot dishes.


    "Also, because the quality of rice seedling nting by the dads earlier all met the vigers'' requirements, each family will receive a start-up fund."


    Just as everyone was about to leave, Xu Chuan suddenly took out five envelopes and handed them to each dad.


    "In the next seven days, the dads have to use the funds in the envelopes to prepare breakfast for the children. Also, the program team has randomly set up daily tasks around the vige.


    Each task has a specific trigger time, for example, the water fetching task can only be done between 7-8am in the morning. The egg collecting task is usually around 10am and 3pm in the afternoon...


    The specific tasks need to be explored by the dads and children themselves. For every taskpleted, they will obtain the corresponding ingredients and points.


    When the points reach a certain value, they can exchange for desired daily necessities or the children''s snacks and toys that were previously confiscated, at the vige chief''s ce."


    After saying all that in one breath, Xu Chuan took a break, before continuing:


    "Alright, the babies can now go home with Dad to enjoy the food."


    As soon as he said that, the children immediately cheered and bounced along home with their fathers.


    In between, Fan Jin and Geng Zhenzhen also wanted to invite sister Ruochu over to their homes for dinner, but were rejected.


    "We''ll y together after eating~"


    After all, the ingredients obtained by the two families were not a lot either. Plus Ji Mochen''s attitude towards the two families had always been lukewarm, clearly this was not the time for a gathering.


    "Okay..." Fan Jin and Geng Zhenzhen were a little disappointed, but still politely bid farewell, "See youter sister, goodbye Uncle Ji~"


    "See youter~"


    Ji Ruochu smiled and waved at her two friends, while Ji Mochen''s expression was indifferent on the surface, he still nodded with a slight smile.


    And so the earlier group livestream once again split into five separate livestreams, with the audience going to watch their preferred families.


    Naturally, the one with thergest audience was still the ever-popr Ji father-daughter duo. For example right now:


    [Speaking of which, isn''t Ji Mochen''s attitude towards the two children too cold?]


    [I think it''s quite normal. If it were me, I wouldn''t be able to have a good expression towards those who caused my daughter to fall into the water.]


    [I can kind of understand him. Although the two children didn''t mean it, I really feel heartache for his well-behaved, soft and cute daughter. He can only be so indifferent.]


    ...


    Simrly, Ji Ruochu also sensed hisplicated feelings. She thought for a while, then reluctantly grabbed onto the corner of her father''s clothes.


    And with this tug, she sessfully made the father, who was holding a fish pot in one hand and a bucket in the other, bloom with joy. He almost instantly discarded his earlierplicated feelings andunched into his daily rainbow farting.


    "As expected of my daughter, winning first ce again!"


    "Luckily I have my daughter, otherwise Dad would definitely go hungry today..."


    "Dear daughter, what else do you want to eat tonight? Dad will get it for you!"


    ...


    In the glow of the setting sun, the adult and child slowly strolled along, the swaying bucket asionally sshing out some water.


    The man''s chatter and the child''s tender voice wove together, creating a hugely soothing scene.


    [Little Scene]


    Many years ago.


    Manager Liang Qing: Ruochu, Ji''s manager contacted me saying he wants to invite you to be the officiant for his wedding, want to go?


    Tan Ruo: I won''t go, I''m very busy okay?


    Liang Qing: I checked your schedule, you''re free that day.


    Tan Ruo: Still won''t go, to watch him show off?


    Liang Qing: The Ji family sent over three top luxury endorsements.


    Tan Ruo: ......


    Cough, whether to take the endorsements doesn''t matter. Mainly want to witness the fans'' love.


    At the subsequent wedding.


    Tan Ruo: Bride, are you certain and definite that the man before you is the one you want to entrust your whole life to?


    With tears brimming in her eyes, Ling Chujin said assuredly: I am cert¡ª


    Tan Ruo: It''s okay, don''t be afraid. If you''re unwilling, I''ll take you away.


    Ji Mochen beside them: ?!!


    Damn, I paid to hire a time bomb here!

 Chapter 62: Look, this is the fish plate I contracted for you

    <h4>Chapter 62</h4>


    That night, after the father and daughter walked back, they did not hurry to rest. Each sat in a rocking chair in the yard to enjoy the cool air, just in time to video chat with Ling Chujin.


    "Mom, did you eat on time today?" The moment the video connected, Ji Ruochu immediately asked.


    The little one''s voice was a little sweet.


    "Yes, mom listened well." Ling Chujin smiled and asked, "Ruoruo, how was your day? Did you have fun?"


    Ji Ruochu thought about it and reluctantly nodded, "It was okay, I guess. Just that the director uncle was a bit of a sore loser."


    The director who had been on tenterhooks all day and finally rxed eating instant noodles in the corner: ......


    "Hahaha..." Ling Chujinughed out loud instantly, then nodded solemnly, "It can''t be helped, our Ruoruo is so amazing!"


    "I guess so." The little one sighed with some distress and quietly bragged to Ling Chujin, "Mom, I almost made the director uncle cry today. If not for that, I wouldn''t have let him off the hook."


    The director who took another arrow to the knee: I really appreciate you.


    ¡¾Baby, is it possible to whisper softly but still get recorded because of the mic?¡¿


    ¡¾Cameraman, I''ll give you a drumstick if you turn the camera to show the director''s expression now. ¡¿


    ¡¾+1, I''ll chip in a drumstick too.¡¿


    ¡¾Bro, I''ll also give a drumstick.¡¿


    The director who was hit by three arrows: ...... I hate audiences without boundaries.


    "Oh? Our Ruoruo is so kind." The smile on Ling Chujin''s face grew brighter.


    The mother and daughter chatted enthusiastically for a long time. Seeing they were getting more energetic, Ji Mochen, who had been a background prop, quickly handed milk to the little one.


    Only then did Ji Ruochu hand the phone to her dad and hug the milk bottle to start a new round of eating.


    After drinking the milk, seeing the couple still being lovey-dovey, the little one was toozy to butt in. She went to brush her teeth and wash her face on her own.


    When the livestream ended, the couple''s night talk was not over.


    Of course, only after the livestream was closed and Ji Mochen took off his mic did the couple get to today''s main topic.


    "What did the doctor say after watching the video?" Ji Mochen asked.


    "The doctor said it looks like the child was not too badly frightened and recovered well. He told us parents not to be too worried and let it take its course naturally."


    "That''s good then."


    Hearing this, Ji Mochen finally rxed. Heavens know how worried he was about the child during the day.


    He even changed into crew clothes and put on a mask to hide among the crowd to observe.


    It can be said that whenever his daughter showed the slightest unhappiness, he would be the first to rush over.


    Not until the children held hands and walked back to the vige, and he saw no trace of fear on his daughter''s face, did he turn and walk towards theke where the other dads were fishing.


    That was why hegged behind the other dads. Otherwise, he would not have beenst ce since he also liked fishing in his spare time.


    But that was not the point. As long as he could confirm his daughter was indeed not affected by the previous incident, everything was worthwhile.


    "Good night, dad!"


    Suddenly, the little one who had gone indoors poked her little head out from behind the door, her voice sweet as honey.


    "Good night, mom too!"


    "Good night, Ruoruo!"


    Two voices sounded almost simultaneously. Then the "tadada" sound of the little one''s footsteps rang from the room.


    At this moment, the warmth in the eyes of the couple was the same.


    "Good night, dear."


    "Good night."


    ...


    The night grew deeper, and the vige fell silent. Only the asional barking of dogs could be heard as lights darkened one by one and tranquility gradually enveloped the vige.


    As usual at this time, the city and the inte sprang back to life.


    That night, children''s toy fishing machines sold out on a certain emerce site. Unexpectedly, most of the buyers turned out to be - college students.


    ¡¾This stuff is a bit boring for elementary schoolers, slightly childish for middle schoolers, but just right for college students!¡¿


    ¡¾With bait in heart, one can fish anywhere!¡¿


    ¡¾See, this is the fish tter I secured for you!¡¿


    For a time, fishing became all the rage on campuses.


    Moreover, college students were especially good at ying tricks. Some painted the crucian carp, while others made little hats for each fish. It was so much fun.


    Overnight, the fishing machines became scarce. The roadside stall owners regretted not stocking up more after going through initial confusion and counting money until their hands were numb.


    Of course, the few little ones filming the show didn''t know about this. Otherwise, they would surely haveined since the toy had negative appeal to them after the director''s tricks.


    As for the daddies, after getting up early again to buy breakfast for the children, they discovered...


    "Tsk, the production team is as stingy as ever."


    Seeing the 50 yuan in the envelope, the daddies were all helpless. Clearly, the production team was preventing them from cking off and not doing tasks in theing days.


    "Let''s just get used to it. Isn''t this their standard practice?" Lin Yan chuckled.


    "Though I am curious what tasks the production team has set up."


    "When the children get up, we can go out for a walk together as morning exercise."


    ...


    While walking, the daddies discussed and divided the area to avoid the families colliding.


    It wasn''t that they feared mutualpetition, but mainly to get a grasp of the vige situation first before deciding the order ofpleting tasks.


    However, they thought too highly of the production team. For a show with such high viewership, how could the director team make it as simple as letting guests do a task at fixed times?

 Chapter 63: Caught Fishing at Work

    <h4>Chapter 63</h4>


    In the early morning, Ji Mochen was holding his daughter''s hand as they set off on a treasure hunt, oh no, a mission to find tasks.


    Logically, such tasks should be easy to find. Anywhere with markers or cameras would basically be a task point.


    But this time the program team seemed to have gotten smarter and hadn''t leaked any clues at all. Father and daughter wandered around until they finally wandered to the front of a doghouse.


    "Dad, is this a task?"


    Ji Ruochu pointed to the program team''s name tag around the dog''s neck.


    Ji Mochen took a close look and found a newborn puppy whimpering as ity on the program team''s name tag.


    Ji Mochen reached out and grabbed the puppy by the scruff of its neck to pull it out.


    "Ruoruo, don''t touch it." Ji Mochen stopped his daughter who was itching to grab the name tag, and took it himself.


    The name tag read: Please give this puppy something to eat. Auntie He''s braised pork trotters would be even better.


    Ji Mochen: ......


    ¡¾??? What kind of task is this?¡¿


    ¡¾A puppy with no teeth wants to eat trotters bigger than its head? ¡¿


    ¡¾Program team, this is really going overboard.¡¿


    Although reluctant, Ji Mochen still took his daughter to find Auntie He, and was then told that today''s trotters had been sold out. If he wanted some, he''d have to go to the ughterhouse at the vige entrance to take a look.


    Ji Ruochu blinked her eyes: A familiar recipe.


    But Ji Mochen was in no hurry to take his daughter to the vige entrance. Instead, he continued looking for other ces with the program team''s name tags.


    Based on the doghouse they had just discovered, father and daughter sessfully found one mission card each in an idle pigpen, a chicken coop with eggs but no chickens, and a bird''s nest with birds but no eggs.


    After collecting these cards, they discovered the trick. There were many ces with mission cards and many tasks that could be done, but... each task had its own time limit.


    For example, of the mission cards found today, only the task of feeding the puppy found first could get a reward today.


    After figuring this out, he was in no rush to take his daughter toplete tasks, but instead...went home to cook.


    Yes, it was already noon.


    As for the ingredients for cooking...the fish they had caught yesterday were still jumping around lively.


    Cook some rice, exchange a small fish with the neighbor for some vegetables and meat.


    After Ji Ruochu''s nap after the meal, Ji Mochen met up with the other dads to exchange information and figure out the most efficient route.


    Only then did they each go to today''s task points, taking advantage of the children''s naptime to quicklyplete the tasks.


    It was at this time that Tingting quietly pushed open the wooden door of the Ji house. The crew in the yard was a little surprised to see her.


    "I, I came to Ruoruo''s house to read books." Tingting said, somewhat embarrassed as she pointed to a small cabin next to her.


    Only then did the crew remember that the picture books she had promised Ruoruo seemed to be piled in there.


    "Ruoruo is still sleeping. I''ll be careful not to make any noise and wake her up."


    Tingting quickly added, afraid the crew would drive her away.


    She also wanted toeter, but if not for the show recording, her grandma wouldn''t let her go out. Only when the weather was hottest, and her brother was napping, would her grandma not dare to make her help in the fields during this time.


    The crew member finally nodded, indicating he wouldn''t interfere. Of course, he had to be vignt. Although the child looked well-behaved, there was no telling if the elders in her family had taught her anything else.


    Half an hourter, Tingting finally packed the exquisite picture books into a small box, treasuring them as she left the Ji house.


    The crew looked at the zing sun, then at the frail child, feeling somewhat emotional. He thought about it, then still took out a popsicle from the program team''s fridge and chased after Tingting who had just left.


    "Tingting!"


    "Tingting!"


    Two voices called out at the same time. The crew was startled to find it was a few children who seemed to be very familiar with Tingting.


    "Howe you haven''t been ying with ustely? Did those rich kids give you good food?"


    Tingting shook her head. "No, I just went to record the show. I have to take the money and food back home for my grandma, or she''ll hit me."


    "I see..." One little girl whispered something into Tingting''s ear.


    "I, I have to help my grandma in the fields these days, no time." Tingting looked conflicted.


    "Anyway I''ve passed along the message, I''m not getting involved anymore."


    With that, the children left together, leaving Tingting hesitating there for a long time before reluctantly returning home.


    The crew member had already given up his earlier intention when he saw the children talking to Tingting. He casually ate the popsicle as he leisurely returned to the Ji house.


    But as soon as he stepped over the threshold, he met the gaze of the little one who had just woken up from her nap and was squatting on the steps sucking her milk bottle like a mushroom.


    Ji Ruochu, who had just taken a sip of milk:


    Crew member: ......


    Question: I was caught cking off by a guest. What should I do? Please advise, it''s urgent.


    [Skit]


    Yihua: Good news, good news! Ruoruo''s scores are finally out - hmm? Score of 6.7?


    Ruoruo, full of pretense: Hmph! It''s just a score, who cares - as if anyone cares!


    Yihua (yelling loudly): Wahhh... But I care! I care a lot! Why! Why only 6.7! I''m going to throw a tantrum!! (throwing tantrum...)


    Ruoruo: Ah? Then, I''ll try harder okay! Here~ Don''t cry~ Have some milk to feel better~

 Chapter 64: Game bug· If Already Online

    <h4>Chapter 64</h4>


    When Ji Mochen brought home today''s mission reward, he saw the staff with a long face, while his daughter was taking a sip of milk while ncing at the other person every now and then.


    "Did you take something from her?" Ji Mochen asked curiously.


    Although he knew it was impossible, his daughter''s expression was exactly like when he had hidden her toys in the past.


    "I didn''t! I didn''t take anything!" Heaven and earth can testify, I only secretly ate an ice pop!


    Fortunately, several other little guests came over soon to find their Ruochu sister to y with.


    After a while of ying hide and seek, blind man''s bluff, it seemed boring, but the children''sughter never stopped. But if you say it''s interesting... Ji Ruochu, this gaming bug, really makes people feel ashamed.


    In hide and seek, hiding behind the obese photographer was one thing, but in blind man''s bluff she just stood still without moving at all.


    The staff wanted to ask her many times: Do you really have any gaming experience?


    Ji Ruochu blinked her eyes, "I do!"


    Danmu: Ah ah ah ah! Gaming bug Ruochu is online! Awesome!


    Not until the other little ones were called home by their fathers did Ji Ruochu suddenly remember to ask, "Uncle, did Tingting sistere today?"


    "Yes, she came when you were taking a nap, went to that room to read a book for a while and then went back."


    Ji Ruochu nodded to indicate that she understood. Seeing this, the staff couldn''t help but smile in their eyes. This kid, howe she still has some precociousness.


    In the evening, Ji Ruochu sat in a rocking chair in a daze, but her mind was thinking.


    There were two more days until the end of the live broadcast. Today, she and Ji Mochen wandered around the vicinity for a while, but did not find anything unusual.


    ording to the activity trajectory of each guest group of the program team, Ji Ruochu still felt that the breakthrough was Tingting.


    It seemed that she had to find time to chat with Tingting alone and adjust her nap time backwards tomorrow.


    ...


    The next day.


    Ji Ruochu endured her sleepiness andy on the small window sill in the room waiting for her prey...oh no, Tingting¡¯s arrival.


    As a result, she waited and waited, and waited, until Ji Mochen came back, but still did not see Sister Tingting.


    Well, if the mountain won¡¯te to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.


    "Dad, I''m going to find Sister Tingting to y!" Ji Ruochu hugged her milk bottle and ran out with a "clip clop".


    "My daughter, aren''t you hot?" Ji Mochen suggested while wiping his sweat, "Why not goter?"


    The little one stopped, thought for a moment, then turned and ran back with a "clip clop".


    Her father thought his advice had worked, and was just about to smile when he froze the next second.


    "Dad, it''s hot, carry me!"


    Ji Ruochu smiled so sweetly that her father could only resign himself to carrying her out.


    "Why do you have to go find your Sister Tingting at this time? Can''t it beter?"


    "It''s such a hot day, who knows if Tingting is also taking a nap now?"


    "And also, you..."


    "Dad, you''re so noisy."


    Ji Mochen: ...I''m really free.


    Fortunately, the father and daughter''s luck was not bad. Soon, they saw Tingting on the roadside with several other girls who looked twelve or thirteen but were equally thin.


    "Don''t regret it!"


    As the father and daughter approached, they heard this vicious remark. The other party seemed to have seen Ji Mochen and others as well, and immediately left together.


    Only Tingting was left. She wanted to hold them back but didn''t dare to. Her hesitant look really made people think otherwise.


    [What''s the situation? Bullying?]


    [Shouldn''t be, right? Although they looked fierce, they didn''t get physical.]


    [This is obviously isting and ganging up.]


    "Sister Tingting!" The little one excitedly waved at her, her sweet voice pleasing to the ear.


    "Little sister Ruochu."


    Seeing her, Tingting''s eyes also lit up.


    "Sister Tingting, are they your friends?" Ji Ruochu was a little worried.


    "Yes...I guess so."


    "They look..." The little one gestured, "A bit fierce."


    Hearing this, Tingting immediately became more nervous, as if she didn''t know how to exin.


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu asked about something else: "Sister Tingting, why didn''t youe to my house to read today? I waited for you for a long time!"


    As she spoke, the little milk baby couldn''t help but yawned while covering her mouth: "I''m sleepy."


    "I''m sorry, sister, I forgot. I will definitely go tomorrow." Before the words fell, an old man''s call came from not far away.


    "Tingting, you little slut, where did you go messing around again?"


    "Little Sister Ruochu, see you tomorrow!"


    After that, Tingting ran back home without looking back. Soon afterwards, a string of cursing sounded.


    Ji Mochen heard the beginning and immediately covered his daughter''s ears and walked back.


    Ji Ruochu also pretended she didn''t hear it. After returning, she plunged into her milk bottle tatami mat to make up for her sleep.


    Ruochu: Oh bottle, I missed you so much after not seeing you for a while! ZZZzzz~~~


    Seeing his daughter''s little feet dangling outside the tatami mat, Ji Mochen couldn''t help smiling in his eyes.


    For the next two days, Tingting came to Ruochu''s house on time every day, and the two girls sat side by side reading picture books in the courtyard.


    However, there would always be children from the vigeing here looking for her, the same teenagers in their early teens that they sawst time.


    But Tingting did not leave with them, she always went out to talk to them for a few words, then came back and continued reading quietly.


    So the next day, the rest of the little friends also gradually developed the habit of reading books before their afternoon nap.


    Speaking of which, the quality of that afternoon nap had improved a lot after reading before sleeping.


    In the blink of an eye, it was thest day of the live broadcast, which was also the time when the dads pieced together the task fragments to get the treasure map.


    The little ones were very excited early in the morning, and the picture of themselves finding the treasure was already emerging in their minds.


    At Ji Ruochu''s request, Tingting also went with everyone to find the treasure, after all, she was very familiar with the roads in the vige.


    But for some reason, Tingting had been absent-minded since the recording of the show began. When Ruochu talked to her, she was always distracted.


    The audience only thought the child was nervous, but only Ji Ruochu knew clearly what she was worried about.


    "Sister Tingting, what''s wrong with you?"


    When Tingting hesitated again at one point, Ji Ruochu turned off her microphone and asked softly.


    "I..." Upon seeing this, the hesitation in the thin girl''s heart dissipated a little, but she still hesitated for a moment before saying, "Little sister Ruochu, aren''t you going back today?"


    "No, my dad said it¡¯s tomorrow morning."


    "Then little sister Ruochu, after I make money in the future, I¡¯lle to see you."


    "Great!" Ji Ruochu said as if inadvertently, "But Sister Tingting, we are all kids, by the time you make money, we''ll all be grown ups!"


    "No, I already have a way to make money."


    "What is it?" Ji Ruochu lowered her voice, as if the two were talking about a very covert secret at the moment.


    "The older brothers and sisters in the vige are going to the big city to work today. I have already told them that they will take me with them." Tingting also said in a low voice.


    "Really?" Ji Ruochu was a little surprised. "But it''s illegal for a child to work, the boss who hires you will go to jail."


    "No, this boss is very powerful. Every year many young people from our vige go to work for him. When theye back, their stomachs are round and big, like a Maitreya Buddha."


    "What about the girls?"


    "They all married rich men in the city, and send money back every year. My grandma said they are all ungrateful, going to live a good life in the city and then noting back."


    Tingting paused, then quickly exined,


    "But I''m different, I''lle back. By then I¡¯ll buy new clothes for my grandma, dad, mom and younger brother, and for you too."


    Hearing this, Ji Ruochu guessed what was going on.


    So the next second, the little one gently held her hand, and calmly said, "Then sister, when are you leaving? Will you stay to find the treasure with us?"

 Chapter 65: If you hire child labor, you get Caught.

    <h4>Chapter 65</h4>


    Tingting shook her head, "I have to go to Grandpa Li''s houseter. Because I''m too thin and not good looking, I wasn''t going to go originally. But Grandpa Li said he could help me hide out at his ce, so when we get discoveredter, they can only take me along too."


    "Grandpa Li?" Ji Ruochu looked at her doubtfully.


    "Yes, the grandpa who gives me cookies. Grandpa Li is always sick and sleeping most of the time, but he''s very kind to us."


    Tingting sighed, "But Granny doesn''t like me going to see Grandpa Li. If she sees me eating the cookies Grandpa Li gave me, she''ll snatch them away without leaving me any."


    Ji Ruochu lowered her head and kicked a small rock on the ground. Her eyes flickered withplex emotions, but when she raised her head again, they were still clear and bright:


    "So sister Tingting, your granny doesn''t know you''re going out to work?"


    Tingting shook her head.


    "What about your mom and dad?"


    Tingting shook her head again.


    "That''s no good." Ji Ruochu''s face was very serious. "Children must tell adults when going out."


    "But...but I want to earn money, lots and lots of money. When I have money, I can buy things my brother likes. Then Granny won''t always take my stuff to give to my brother, or make me marry the boy from the next vige. And my parents won''t have to work so hard either."


    "Hmm..." Ji Ruochu sat on a rock under the tree, propping her chin and thinking for a while. Then her eyes lit up, "I''ve got it! Sister Tingting,e work at my uncle''spany."


    "Your uncle?" Tingting looked at her fancy clothes somewhat apprehensively. "I''m so little, and have no strength or knowledge of words. Would your uncle let me work there?"


    "Not now, but when you''re older and have studied a lot more books you can! Don''t worry, our family has lots of money!" As she spoke, the little girl patted her small chest proudly.


    Ji Mochen, who had just walked over: ...


    Is my daughter showing off her family''s wealth?


    Not only was he surprised, but the viewers in Ji Mochen''s livestream were also caught off guard.


    "Why did you take off your mic?" Thinking for a bit, Ji Mochen decided not to follow his daughter''s line of talk.


    The two little girls seemed to have just noticed his approach and were startled.


    "Tingting sis and I were whispering secrets." Ji Ruochu said seriously.


    "Are you done whispering now?" The man asked helplessly, but went forward to take off her mic and straighten it, before turning the receiver back on.


    As he did these actions, he wondered in confusion - had he taught Ruochu how to turn off the equipment before? He couldn''t recall.


    "Not yet." Ji Ruochu reluctantly put her mic back on, then seemed to suddenly remember and asked, "Dad, can I let sister Tingting work at uncle''spany?"


    Tingting was shocked, then looked at this supposed big celebrity uncle somewhat expectantly.


    "No." Ji Mochen rejected without even lifting his head.


    The light in the two little girls'' eyes instantly dimmed.


    "Your sister Tingting is only six and a half. You want her to go work for your uncle? The minute she steps into thepany, your uncle will be hauled off to jail."


    Ji Mochen ruthlessly ruffled his daughter''s bun hairstyle. "Don''t take advantage of your uncle like that."


    Meanwhile, the CEO of the Ji Group sneezed during a meeting thousands of miles away.


    "What about when Tingting sis grows up? Can she then?" Ji Ruochu persisted stubbornly.


    "That depends on your sister Tingting''s grades. If she meets the criteria, of course she can." Ji Mochen didn''t make any promises.


    After all, he never interfered in matters of the Ji Corporation.


    "Alright..." Ji Ruochu was disappointed again, but soon rallied, "What about you, dad? Uncle Qin said just the other day that you''re looking for an assistant. When Tingting sis grows up, can she be your assistant?"


    Ji Mochen was silent for a long while, before asking the soul-piercing question: "How can you be so sure your dad will still be working in the entertainment industry after your sister Tingting graduates?"


    "That''s true too..." Now Ji Ruochu really gave up. "Uncle Qin said that with your awful temper, if not for grandfather''s great wealth, you would''ve failed long ago."


    Ji Mochen: ...


    [Hahahaha! Ji Mochen, you''ve met your match today!]


    [I''m dyingughing, I''ve seen antis attacking celebrities, but never seen an anti attack someone face-to-face like this.]


    [The key is you can''t do anything to her, after all...she''s not exactly wrong?]


    "Alright, the crew is hurrying me. Let''s go treasure hunting." Ji Mochen wiped his face and picked up his daughter to catch up with the main group.


    "Wait, wait, wait~!" Ji Ruochu immediately struggled in his arms.


    "What now?" Ji Mochen held the little one tight, afraid she''d do a backflip and fall to the ground.


    "Tingting sis." Ji Ruochu clung to her old dad''s shoulder and said earnestly to the little girl standing quietly in ce, "Don''t be sad. My dad won''t make it till you grow up, but I will!"


    Everyone present was stunned. What does she mean?


    "Study hard. When I grow up and be a celebrity, I''ll make you my assistant." Having said this, she further reassured, "Don''t worry, I have a great temper~ Definitely better than my dad''s~ I''ll make it farther than him for sure~"


    "Tsk!" Ji Mochen was instantly angered intoughter. "You ungrateful child, how can you praise one person and put down another?"


    "It''s the truth though~" The little miss was quite willful. "Mom said, in a family of three, dad is the ugliest--er, meanest."


    Ji Mochen: ...


    "Thank you, little sister Ruochu." Seeing the father and daughter about to start bickering, Tingting quickly cut in, "But it''s okay, I''ll work hard myself. When I earn money, I''lle see you!"


    Ji Mochen only took a serious look at the little girl, but didn''t say anything further to her. Carrying his daughter, he left.


    Only Ji Ruochu persisted stubbornly, clinging to her old dad''s shoulder and shouting to her, "Sister Tingting, I really mean it! Don''t go work with them. My Third Uncle is so rich, he''d be arrested for using childbor. The bosses in your vige will definitely not get away with it either. You absolutely can''t go, waaa~~~~"


    The corner of Ji Mochen''s mouth twitched. You''re really your Third Uncle''s good niece. After today, everyone on the inte will know your uncle is rich.


    And the little demon in his arms waspletely oblivious, still earnestly persuading him:


    "Dad, can you really not stay in the entertainment industry a few more years? Just wait for Sister Tingting, otherwise she''ll have to go work with the other siblings from the vige today."


    Having said this, she spoke gravely,


    "Dad, watch your temper. Always being angry is bad for your health. Look at Uncle Qin, he''s always provoked by you, and already has so many forehead wrinkles!"


    Uncle Qin, who was watching the livestream: ?? What does this have to do with him?


    The speechless Ji Mochen: ...


    Damn, my head hurts.

 Chapter 66: Don’t Paid Fish Smell Good

    <h4>Chapter 66</h4>


    "Did you just say your sister Tingting wants to go out to work?" It was not until Father and daughter caught up with the main group that Ji Mochen, who was exasperated by his daughter, regained some sanity.


    "!!" Ji Ruochu seemed to have just realized that she had let something slip, and immediately covered her little mouth. Her bright, lively big eyes blinked, and she said hoarsely, "I don''t know!"


    "Ruo Ruo." Ji Mochen had originally decided not to get involved in this matter. It was just that his daughter seemed to like the girl named Tingting very much, so he decided to get to the bottom of it.


    "You just knew to advise Tingting not to go out to work, saying that childbor is illegal. How can you still want to aid and abet now?"


    "..." Upon hearing this, the little one immediately looked somewhat guilty and lowered her head, as if trying to fool her way through.


    Ji Mochen''s expression was very firm. He even stopped walking, but did not force his daughter. He just stood there silently holding her, as if waiting for the little one to think it through by herself.


    After a long pause, Ji Ruochu sighed, and hugged the milk bottle to drink a few sips to calm herself down. It looked like she was getting ready to speak.


    Ji Mochen raised his eyebrows. After thinking about it, he turned off his and his daughter''s microphones. At the same time, he signaled the cameraman to move the camera away before holding his daughter and walking to a tree by the roadside.


    "Okay, you can secretly tell Dad. We''ll have someone check whether thatpany is formal or not. Otherwise, if thatpany is fake, Tingting might be tricked into being sold."


    "That won''t happen." The little one didn''t seem to realize that she was being tricked at all. She immediately retorted, "Sister Tingting said that the boss is someone from their vige, and they are going together in a group. There is a grandpa who will help her... That grandpa even gave her biscuits to eat!"


    The little one spoke incoherently, but faithfully reproduced what Tingting had said before.


    About how stingy Tingting''s grandma was, not even giving Tingting biscuits to eat.


    And how pitiful Tingting was, actually wanting to go out to earn money to buy things for her brother.


    Finally, she threw down the gauntlet: "If I were Sister Tingting, after earning money I would nevere back to see her again."


    Ji Mochen was instantly speechless. He subconsciously recalled that in the past, he shouldn''t have done anything to seriously offend the little one... Right?


    If he couldn''t help others in the end, and his own daughter ran away in anger, he really wouldn''t have anywhere to cry.


    "Dad, are you listening to me?" Ji Ruochu was very dissatisfied.


    "I''m listening, I''m listening." The father immediately regained his senses, and then thoughtfully said, "So it''s Grandpa Li from the vige who is helping everyone go out to find work?"


    "Yes." The little one nodded. "Sister Tingting also said that everyone who went out to work could earn big money. When they came back, they were all fat with round tummies from eating well."


    "Okay, Daddy knows. Let''s record the show first, and then Daddy will get someone to check it out afterwards."


    "No!" But Ji Ruochu was anxious. "Sister Tingting said she was going to sneak into their car and secretly follow themter. She didn''t even tell her dad and mom!"


    Leavingter?


    Ji Mochen stopped in his tracks. He looked at the cameraman who was asking if he could turn the live camera back at them, and gently shook his head. Then he started thinking about what the little one had said.


    Why is it today?


    Is it a coincidence?


    Or is it deliberately chosen when the show recording ends?


    If deliberate, then what''s the reason?


    As one of the investors of this show, he knew very clearly that after the show ended, tourists would inevitablye to check-in. After all, apart from the show crew''s poprity, the scenery here in Jincun Vige was indeed good, with fresh air. He had heard that some investors had already started negotiating with the vige for vacation home projects.


    That is to say, as soon as his group of celebrity guests leave tomorrow, the vige may start construction at any time. As long as the vige develops its tourism industry, not to mention going out to work, those already working outside would scramble toe back.


    So the question is, since the vige has ways to make money, why leave hastily at this critical juncture?


    Also, ording to his daughter, not only Tingting, but the other children leaving were doing so secretly without telling the adults.


    Why?


    Were they all neglected by their families like Tingting?


    Or...


    A chilling guess suddenly came to Ji Mochen''s mind.


    He couldn''t care less about anything else at the moment. Carrying his daughter, he immediately walked towards the director team on the side.


    Poor cameraman who was tasked to follow them could only bite the bullet and continue showing the audience the roadside flowers and nts, earningints and warnings flooding the screen.


    Fortunately, minutester, the executive director announced the temporary suspension of the livestream.


    Hearing the news, other celebrity guests were alsopletely confused as they turned back.


    After taking off their equipment, they finally heard the show producer say that there was a problem with the crew''s receiver and staff were repairing it. Therefore, the original treasure hunt session was suspended for the time being.


    "Teachers, thanks for your hard work. Please take the kids back to rest first. Once the signal is fixed we''ll continue. Since it can be restored anytime, please don''t wander too far away, just stay in this area." The staff member said apologetically.


    The other four families agreed to cooperate, although they felt this was sudden.


    Only a few kids were instantly disappointed that they couldn''t go treasure hunting.


    "Huh? Where''s Ruo Ruo sister?"


    After the loss, the children suddenly realized a littlepanion was missing.


    Seeing this, the nanny fathers were also shocked in their hearts. Could it be...


    "Ruo Ruo seems to be tired. King Ji took her back to rest." Quickly exining, "Daddy can also take the kids back to rest first. Otherwise there will be no energy left for the treasure huntter."


    "Alright..."


    Not only could they not look for treasure, but they couldn''t see their favorite Ruo Ruo sister either, the little ones drooped even more.


    After the four nannies took their children back, the producer finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Bro, what exactly happened?" Asked the cameraman responsible for following them. "Our receiver didn''t¡ª"


    "Tsk." The producer''s face changed. "Why so talkative? What the director said is what it is. Isn''t it good to give you paid time off?" As he said this, several people aroundughed.


    "Alright, things that shouldn''t be talked about, don''t talk about them. Don''t run around when you see the crew members." Looking at the time, the producer said solemnly.


    Hearing this, they naturally did not dare to ridicule anymore, and secretly guessed while cking off.


    Just what on earth happened that made the director call for a suspension at such a hot spot in the livestream?


    What they didn''t know was that at that moment, Ji Mochen wasmunicating solemnly with the person on the phone.


    "Yes, I suspect it''s... but I can''t confirm yet."


    ...


    "It''s too remote here. By the time they''ve gone up the mountain, they probably would have startled the snake."


    ...


    "I feel very uneasy about this. I also don''t dare to leave immediately for fear that they will notice something."


    ...


    "Alright, waiting for your news."

 Chapter 67: The Greenwood Jove

    <h4>Chapter 67</h4>


    No one expected that this wait wouldst from day into night, until the director''s team notified the guests to rest on their own.


    Not only that, therge equipment that was originally set up at the program team''s base was also all put away.


    Only then did the other few "daddy guests" realize something was wrong. In the end, the director still went door to door to find a few of the daddies.


    No one knew what the director had said to them, nor did anyone know that very night, those few families had already packed up their things.


    The previous rxed atmosphere waspletely gone, and the entire program team entered a state of alertness.


    As for Ji Ruochu, who was the first to be carried back to the Ji''s cabin, she didn''t leave her old father''s sight at all, and even for a simple pee her father who stood guard at the door would ask her a couple of questions from time to time.


    Although Ji Ruochu felt this was silly, she didn''t protest. After all, she was the one who deliberately leaked this information to him, and you could even say she was the first person to detect something wrong with the Gold Vige.


    It was only because the Ji family was so powerful, otherwise if she wanted to get to the bottom of this through the Ji family''s connections, it would be herst chance.


    "Don''t worry Ruoruo, dad has already sent people to find your sister Tingting," said Ji Mochen when he saw the little one staring nkly out the window holding her milk bottle.


    "Okay," Ji Ruochu came back to her senses and nodded, then sucked on the honey water in the milk bottle, and then...stared nkly at the milk bottle again.


    In fact, at her age, she didn''t need a milk bottle anymore. She had held on to this milk bottle for four years and it had be a habit to drink water and milk with it.


    When she turned two, her parents had tried to wean her off the pacifier, butter discovered that although she didn''t fuss for the pacifier, the amount of times she drank water during the day decreased, and she would only take a couple sips from the cup before not touching it again.


    There was no other way. After confirming that the child was only used to having a milk bottle in her hand, and that her sleep quality, tooth growth, bite alignment, andnguage expression abilities were all normal, they just let her be.


    It was just having to change the nipples frequently, it wasn''t like the family didn''t have the means for it.


    And so Ji Ruochu''s milk bottle apanied her from her toddling steps all the way until now, and could be said to go wherever she went.


    The benefit was that they didn''t have to worry about her daily water intake, which fully met the requirements.


    The downside was...the image of the little milk baby became more and more ingrained.


    It didn''t seem like a big deal before, but in the future...it looked like it needed to be changed.


    Now that she would always be Ji Ruochu in the future, and didn''t need to worry about suddenly leaving one day, it was naturally time for her to grow up.


    And the first step in growing up -


    "Dad, here~"


    The little one ran over to her old dad in a few quick steps and held out her milk bottle to him.


    "Hmm?" Ji Mochen was surprised. "What''s wrong? Not sweet enough?"


    "No," Ji Ruochu shook her head. "I won''t use the milk bottle anymore in the future."


    "Why?" Ji Mochen was a little curious.


    The little one thought for a bit. "Because my brothers and sisters don''t use one."


    "They''re older than Ruoruo, they''re big kids. Our Ruoruo is still small, she can use it."


    After he finished speaking, Ji Mochen seemed to think of something else, and hurriedly asked, "Did other kids say something about you?"


    When he said this, the old dad''s mind had already started filtering through the most suspicious people - the vige kids basically didn''t dare get close to her, and Tingting was even less likely to say anything.


    The other children were also very well-behaved, except for¡ª


    The man''s eyes narrowed slightly, his expression somewhat dangerous.


    "No one did," Ji Ruochu, unaware that her old dad''s thoughts had already wandered eighty thousand miles away, shook her head. She then held up five fingers and continued,


    "Ruoruo will be five next year and start school. She''ll be a big kid then, and can''t use the milk bottle anymore."


    "Who says so?" Ji Mochen said matter-of-factly, "As long as our Ruoruo likes it, not to mention five years old, even when she''s fifty she can use it."


    Upon hearing this, Ji Ruochu''s mind instantly conjured up an image of herself with a wrinkled face still sucking on a pacifier.


    Ew!


    Goosebumps instantly broke out all over. No matter what, she was now unwilling to continue using the milk bottle. With great determination, she pushed the milk bottle her dad handed back to her away: "Change it!"


    Ji Mochen was helpless, but could only indulge his daughter. However...


    "We didn''t bring another cup. Let''s wait until we get back, then dad will change it for you. Can you bear with it and use this for one more day?"


    The little one tilted her head and looked at him for a while, then nodded reluctantly after making sure he wasn''t just cating her.


    "Okay then~"


    And so the milk bottle returned to the little one''s hands. Only then did Ji Mochen rx with a sigh of relief.


    But agreeing to continue using it was one thing, how to use it was another matter entirely.


    The next second, the dad who had just rxed watched with wide eyes as his dear daughter miraculously twisted it twice, then ripped the nipple right off the milk bottle.


    She then opened her little mouth, lifted her chin, tilted the bottom of the bottle up, and started going "chug chug chug" directly from the mouth of the bottle.


    After finishing, she even ceremoniously went "ah~" once, then boldly wiped her mouth: "Delicious!"


    Ji Mochen: ...


    What was going on here?


    Why was he seeing the shadow of a hero of the jianghu from his daughter?


    The old dad shook his head to shake out this dangerous thought.


    It must have been his imagination. How could his soft, cute, well-behaved, and sensible daughter have the air of a reckless fellow?


    Imagination...just his imagination...


    While the Ji father and daughter were enjoying peaceful family time, a small truck quietly left the Gold Vige unnoticed.


    Inside the truck were two skinny men.


    Xiao Li in the passenger seat vigntly surveyed their surroundings. The pitch dark night also could not conceal the ferocity in his eyes.


    "Xiao Li, don''t worry, this truck has been transporting goods back and forth recently, it won''t raise suspicions," Brother Yun, the driver, said with a smile to reassure him.


    "Brother Yun, still best to be more careful. That TV show crew still hasn''t left," Xiao Li insisted.


    "So what? They''re filming their show, we''re driving our truck, no rtions between us."


    "Have you forgotten? Those celebrity guests are all big names that everyone knows. Last time even a private ne came. It''s better to be more careful."


    "Speaking of that show just gets me angry." Brother Yun''s expression was very ugly. "If it weren''t for theming to film that bullshit show, would we have had to drag things out until now?"


    After speaking, he was still somewhat unwilling: "You said why has big brother been getting more and more timid? Whether developerse or not, what does it have to do with our business?


    In my opinion, it''ll be better when there are more peopleing and going in the future. With your dad here, it''ll be even more convenient for us to..."


    "You''re right about that, but I''m sure my big brother has his own information channels. We''ll just do as he says. Anyway, when have his decisions ever been wrong before?"


    "That''s true too."


    ...


    While the two chatted intermittently, the truck got further and further away from the Gold Vige.

 Chapter 68: I didn’t Steal Anything

    <h4>Chapter 68</h4>


    At the same time, Ji Ruochu, a girl from the vige, had already obediently settled herself on her tatami mat, while Ji Mochen held a storybook and softly narrated a bedtime story to her.


    Normally, at this time, Ji Ruochu would be fully engaged in listening to the story. After all...


    It was quite a miraculous thing for a grown man to read childish stories to her with such enthusiasm.


    But tonight, for some unknown reason, she felt drowsy after just hearing the beginning and soon fell into a deep sleep.


    She initially thought it was because she had been overly concerned these past few days, causing her to quickly fall asleep once her worries were put to rest, until...


    "Sister Tingting, can you help me with this?"


    A familiar voice sounded, and Ji Ruochu instantly realized what she was about to see.


    "Sure, little sister." Tingting, a slender girl, smiled as she took the microphone and earpiece handed to her by her younger sister. Carefully, she apanied her sister into the shallow stream to wash her muddy feet.


    "Ruo Ruo, the task isplete. We can go back now!"


    Suddenly, the voice of a young boy came from a distance, and several older children rewarded the sister, helped her put on her shoes.


    After the five well-dressed children left, Tingting remembered that she still had Ruo Ruo''s belongings in her pocket.


    "Ruo Ruo¡ª"


    The girl immediately lifted her foot to chase after them, but unexpectedly, a pair of big hands appeared from behind and covered her mouth and nose with a white towel.


    After a moment, the girl fainted on the ground.


    Next, the scene shifted back to the little boy at home, looking puzzled as he faced his elderly father.


    "Gone?" The little boy tilted his head. "Should Ipensate, little Ruoxiao?"


    The adorable voice made it impossible for anyone to get angry. The man chuckled softly, "No need, Daddy willpensate."


    "Thank you, Daddy~"


    But the next moment, the director''s hurried figure appeared.


    "We found it through the previous video tape. It was Ruo Ruo who was afraid of getting wet, so she asked Tingting to help."


    The director rubbed his Mediterranean hair anxiously.


    "But the problem is, that child is missing now, and her grandmother hase to the show''s crew and caused a scene."


    ...


    "Director, we found her!" a staff member quickly approached. "We located her through Bluetooth, but the location shows that she has already left the vige."


    "What?"


    "And...we also recorded a voice message, and the situation seems grim."


    The director and Ji Mochen put on their headphones and listened carefully.


    "Call the police immediately."


    In the next moment, the scene changed again.


    A pitch-ck mountain road, a speeding truck in the mountains, and...inside the carriage, a boy and a girl who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen.


    At this moment, these children were discussing with excitement and longing written all over their faces.


    "Did you guys see it just now? The watch on Brother Yun''s hand is said to be worth tens of thousands!"


    "Tens of thousands?" someone eximed.


    "Exactly! You clearly can earn so much money by going out. Why has the vige been refusing everyone to join Brother Li''s group these past two years?"


    "That''s right. It forces us to secretly sneak out in the truck."


    "It''s all because of our esteemed Leader, insisting on developing the tourism industry. Wasn''t it his idea that attracted this TV program crew?"


    "I don''t know what he''s thinking. He''s already old, but he refuses to retire and insists on bing the Vige Chief. Even the Vige Chief is on good terms with him."


    "He must be getting senile. I heard that the development in big cities is so rapid that people there can find new clothes and shoes in the trash cans."


    ...


    A group of children of varying ages, full of excitement and daydreams, traveled on this bumpy road,pletely unaware of what awaited them ahead.


    They had no idea that inside therge boxes in the corner of the carriage were over a dozen unconscious children, the youngest being only six years old and the oldest being eight.


    Time slowly passed, and it was already three hourster when the truck sessfully descended the mountain in the pitch-ck night.


    As the truck approached closer to the foot of the mountain--


    "Stop the vehicle."


    Suddenly, a beam of light shone upon the truck.


    "A routine inspection."


    The officers on duty appeared indifferent, with roadblocks already set up at their feet.


    "Officer, why are you conducting a routine inspection sote at night?" the driver cautiously asked, handing over his driver''s license.


    "We have no choice. There was an ident a hundred meters ahead, so this section of the road is under enhanced inspection. As drivers ofrge vehicles, you need to be even more careful for safety."


    After the officers finished their inspection, they returned the documents and nodded to their colleagues behind them. The roadblocks were then removed.


    The driver quickly expressed his gratitude, thanking the officer for his hard work, and prepared to turn back.


    And it was at this moment that the unexpected urred.


    Bang!


    Tear gas canisters flew out from the bushes, and several dark figures emerged, disappearing into the smoke. In just a moment, the two people in the driver''s seat were subdued.


    In the dim light, Ji Ruochu saw it. The locked carriage was violently broken open, and more than a dozen boys and girls were instantly exposed to everyone''s gaze.


    Then, one wooden box after another was opened, and the unconscious children were carried out. Among them were the children Ji Ruochu had seen before, the ones who had threatened Tingting, the children who had been filmed by the TV crew from afar, and... Tingting herself.


    In the final scene, Tingting gradually regained consciousness. Upon seeing the police surrounding her, she turned pale with fear. She immediately took out the recording device from her pocket and anxiously shouted, "I didn''t steal anything."


    At that moment, Ji Ruochu, who was watching these scenes, felt both sad and relieved. The previous mysteries were finally unraveled.


    So that''s how it is. So, Ji Ruochu''s merites from here. Then, this matter shoulde to an end--


    "Uncle, I don''t want a new mom and dad. I only want my own mom and dad. Is that not allowed?"


    The familiar voice of a child resounded once again.


    Ji Ruochu was startled and looked up once more, only to find that the scene in front of her had not yet concluded.


    In the scene, a four-year-old child sat on the ground, desperately pleading with a phantom figure in front of them.


    "Little Ruochu doesn''t want this so-called merit. Little Ruochu only wants Mom and Dad, sob sob sob..."


    "I want to go home!"


    "My mom and dad are really sad, and so are my grandparents and great-grandparents. Little Ruo doesn''t want everyone to be sad. Little Ruo wants everyone to be happy, sniffle, sniffle..."


    ...


    The little child cried with great sadness, but the apparition remained silent until--


    "Enough, since you''re so determined, I''ll give you a chance."


    "W-What?" The little child''s crying turned into hups.


    "Your fate is sealed, unable to return, but if you can..."


    "Three days. If you can find it within three days, I''ll help you. Otherwise, your tears here will be in vain."


    "But... if that''s the case, my mom and dad won''t be my mom and dad anymore..."


    The little child felt a deep reluctance.


    "Then wait here. Given the circumstances, they will soon meet their end--"


    "No, no!" The little child panicked, "Little Ruo will go find it! Little Ruo won''t let my mom and dad die..."


    Saying so, the child stumbled and ran in a certain direction.

 Chapter 69: Girls are the best in the world

    <h4>Chapter 69</h4>


    "Since I''ve really found it for you..."


    A sighing voice sounded again, "Since this is the case, your entire body of merit can only dissipate, and as for what happens in your next life, that will depend on your fate..."


    "Thank you, uncle!"


    In the next moment, Ji Ruochu saw countless rays of light dissipate from the child''s body, finally turning into dots of starlight that surged towards her.


    She unconsciously took a step back, but was still forced to bear all of this starlight on her body.


    Boom-


    Suddenly, an explosive sound rang out and the scene changed again. The first thing that caught her eye was the news anchor on TV.


    "Early this morning, the police cracked a major human trafficking case involving several towns and rescued over three hundred women and children.


    It is reported that the mastermind of this case was Mr. Li from Henghe Town. Three years ago, Mr. Li had already been put on the watch list, but because he was using a fake identity, the forces behind him had not beenpletely uprooted.


    Later, knowing that he was being watched, Mr. Li did not dare to act rashly. After lying dormant for three years, he only recently resumed his criminal activities.


    Fortunately, the ofw is vast and nothing slips through. After cooperation across multiple local police departments, they were finally able to intercept several trucks in Jingshou Town, Jiangping Town, Chunjin Town, and Henghe Town early this morning. The members of the criminal organization were captured on the spot.


    Not only that, but through the police''s further investigation, it was discovered that the mastermind of this case was also involved in smuggling and drug trafficking, with tens of thousands of people implicated from sellers to buyers.


    It is worth mentioning that the breakthrough clue in Henghe Town came from a currently popr variety show.


    In the live footage of this variety show, the police discovered an old man surnamed Li who appeared to be experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms. After investigation, he turned out to be the biological father of the prime suspect Mr. Li.


    Unlike other towns, Mr. Li''s father had spent years luring most of the vige''s teenagers and young girls to his son''s side with the pretext of "going to the city to work" and "generous pay", making them Mr. Li''s trusted aides. The purpose was to aplish the transportation of human trafficking and drug trafficking. "


    "ording to local informants, the adult males from Henghe Town who went out to work would swallow drug pellets after training before disguising themselves as sessful businessmen with bloated bellies to ''unload goods'' back in the vige.


    Now the prime suspects in this case have been arrested. Only Mr. Li managed to escape abroad amidst the chaos. The police have issued an international arrest warrant..."


    As the screen gradually faded away, Ji Ruochu finally realized it.


    So in the original storyline, before little Ruochu inadvertently gave the recording device to Tingting, she had already unintentionally exposed Mr. Li''s father to the public through the show?


    Mr. Li''s father... He was probably the Old Man Li who said he could help Tingting secretly leave the vige.


    He likely decided to pull off this "big" job knowing that major changes wereing to the vige soon. And girls who were neglected and not doted on at home were naturally the first choice.


    Recalling Tingting''s words that "Old Man Li is often sick", Ji Ruochu felt her guess was very reasonable.


    So here was the question: this time, she didn''t capture footage of Old Man Li on the show, and didn''t give the microphone to Tingting by mistake either.


    She only leaked the news to Ji Mochen when she learned that Ting Ting was going on a long trip, and he passed it on to his uncle in politics. Could the perpetrators from before still be caught this time?


    This doubt had just arisen when Ji Ruochu was woken up by her old father.


    "Ruo Ruo, Ruo Ruo..."


    "Going home..."


    Going home?


    The little one sat up, looking at the sky that had just brightened outside, somewhat disoriented.


    "Aren''t we filming the show anymore?" Ji Ruochu asked.


    "Well, due to an emergency, the final treasure hunt mission will have to wait until after filming wraps up to be made up," Ji Mochen said, wiping his daughter''s face with a wrung-out towel, "Your mom is already waiting for us at home."


    After speaking, Ji Mochen picked up his daughter and headed for the car.


    Watching the retreating tree shadows speeding by, Ji Ruochu thought to herself: We didn''t take the ne, looks like they''re trying to keep a low profile.


    For even Ji Mochen, that doting father fanatic, to start acting low-key, this matter must involve something huge, perhaps so huge that even the Ji family doesn''t dare stick their necks out.


    At that time, Ji Ruochu thought this matter would be brought to light soon, but unexpectedly, two months went by without any news. Her parents watched her even more closely.


    Until this day, Ji Ruochu wasfortably sprawled out on her mobile tatami mat, listening to cartoons to lull herself to sleep.


    The little one wore a light purple French dress, with the hem and her waist-length ck hair draped loosely over the milky white tatami mat.


    Dazzling sunlight shone in from the floor-to-ceiling windows outside, making her already pink cheeks glow.


    Her fox-like eyes were half-closed, and her tiny eyshes that were like small brushes quivered a couple times, as if tickling someone''s heart.


    The indoor air conditioning was veryfortable. As the little one listened to the gentle voiceover of the cartoon, she was just about to fall asleep when -


    "My daughter! Daddy''s home! Look what Daddy brought you!"


    She was so startled that the rest of his words automatically fell silent under her furious gaze.


    The scene...how to put it, was like a peacefulndscape painting suddenly shaken and turned from 2D into 3D.


    And as for the little one, even the ahoge on her head stood straight up from the shock. The remnants of drowsiness on her face were instantly burned away by the raging anger.


    The next moment, Ling Chujin who was making afternoon tea for her daughter in the kitchen, and the nanny, also popped their heads out.


    "My daughter was taking a nap?" The old father put down the gift box in his hand somewhat guiltily, taking off his shoes while repeatedly apologizing to his daughter, "Sorry, sorry, Daddy was wrong."


    Then he lowered his voice and asked Ling Chujin, who was watching the show from the kitchen: "I thought her nap wasn''t at this time?"


    Ling Chujin couldn''t help butugh softly: "Our daughter set her rm wrong at noon. She had just been about to fall asleep when her little rm woke her up. She was already furious enough from that.


    I could see she still couldn''t fall back asleep no matter what, so I let her listen to cartoons in the living room and doze off a bit just to get some rest. I didn''t expect you toe back right at this moment to roar and wake her up again."


    After saying this, the already pitiful old father became even more guilty: "Dear daughter, you go back to sleep. Daddy is going to take a shower and wille to apany youter."


    Although the air conditioning in the car was very strong, after all he hade back from outside, the dust was unavoidable. So Ji Mochen put the exquisite gift box near his little girl before turning to go into the master bedroom.


    As for Ji Ruochu, after being awakened again and again, she naturally lost her sleepiness.


    Shaking her still somewhat groggy head, she got up and took a few gulps from her tumbler, before pattering over softly to open the gift box her father had brought back.


    Before opening: I do want to see what nice stuff it is!


    After opening: Wow~ (???)


    Inside the gift box was a crescent moon-white cheongsam skirt made of pressed flower craftsmanship, making the tiny skirt look even more delicate.


    The skirt itself was very simple, with no ornamentation other than the pressed flower pattern.


    Only at the hem were ck lotus leaves and lotus flowers, as if a schrly artist had painted them with an ink brush.


    Ji Ruochu stretched out a small hand to touch it, unable to hold back the smile filling her eyes. Her previous annoyance at being woken up had long since disappeared.


    Indeed, girls are always the easiest in the world to coax!

 Chapter 70: Sing and dance, not even dogs

    <h4>Chapter 70</h4>


    "Wow!" Ling Chujin walked by and took a look, unable to help eximing in surprise, "No wonder your dad is so happy. This skirt started being made half a year ago. I thought it wouldn''t be done in time for this admission activity originally."


    The admission activity referred to the kindergarten Ji Ruochu would attend next semester. It was an activity held before the school year started.


    This kindergarten was quite remarkable. It was an affiliate kindergarten of the city''s famous elite elementary school. For parents to enroll their children, they first had to go through an exam.


    And this activity, called a pre-admission activity, was actually a disguised test as well.


    During the time the children yed and interacted, there would be teachers from the school observing and sending admission notices for each family''s ss afterward.


    The admission activity was set in mid-July with the theme of traditional costumes, which was ten dayster.


    On that day, whether it was the children, the parents, or the school''s teachers and staff, everyone had to wear ancient traditional costumes to attend the event.


    The activity would examine the children''s adaptability and knowledge mastery through games.


    As the most ignorant in the older generation of the Ji family, Ji Mochen naturally did not ask too much of his daughter, although when Ji Ruochu was three years old, they had already hired a private tutor to coach the child.


    But based on the teacher''s feedback, the couple already knew their daughter''s aptitude was average. Naturally, they would not focus too much on this.


    On the contrary, it was this outfit to wear that almost caused the couple to argue. Ling Chujin wanted their daughter to wear an ancient princess''s luxurious clothes.


    Ji Mochen, however, wanted his daughter to wear something more heroic and less likely to be bullied.


    So the couple each prepared an outfit and would let their daughter choose herself when the time came.


    In short, no matter which ss, his daughter Ji Ruochu must be the best looking and seem least approachable among all the children!


    As the person involved, Ji Ruochu was originally not too concerned about which outfit to wear. After all, with her looks, she would stand out regardless.


    But it was different now that this horse-faced skirt had appeared. She immediately liked it. As for the fit...


    She had sessfully grown taller by half a head these two months, and the lotus root-like wrists had also shrunk back somewhat. The same little skirt used to make her look like a cute little cream puff before, but now it was like she had elongated into a petite fairy.


    When not smiling, her pair of fox-like eyes were aloof and proud, making people feel it was sacrilege to stare at her more.


    But when she smiled, her originally cold brows would make her softness and cuteness double.


    For example, now the little one took a bite of the petite dessert her mother had brought to her mouth, and her eyes instantly brimmed with smiles.


    Watching this, Ling Chujin felt her daughter was like a snowy white furry little fox, making her almost want to hug her precious girl.


    Ling Chujin thought it and naturally did it. In the next second, she put down the mini cake and picked up Ji Ruochu, beginning to smother her:


    "Oh my, whose cute little darling is this?..."


    "Who is it? Who is it?"


    "Oh my! It''s mine!"


    "Our Ruo Ruo is so pretty~!"


    "Let mommy give you some kisses..."


    Ji Ruochu was enthusiastically nibbled on by her fan mom for a good while before Ji Mochen rescued her out. By then, the little one''s ears were red.


    At times like these, Ji Mochen hated that he wasn''t a woman so he could also unscrupulously nibble on his daughter.


    What a pity... Reality was always cruel. He was a grown man. He could nibble on his daughter''s little face when she was small, but not anymore.


    After all, he had consulted experts. He had to establish strong defenses between males and females with his daughter from a young age, to make his daughter understand that even her dad could not do certain things, let alone other little boys.


    "Right, eldest brother scheduled a family banquet at the old house today. We''ll go there to eat for dinner tonight," Ji Mochen suddenly recalled.


    "Has everything been taken care of?" Ling Chujin asked.


    "Can I go out and y now?" Ji Ruochu was also overjoyed.


    Heaven knew how painful it had been, being cooped up in this neighborhood the past two months. The couple had hired quite a few teachers for her.


    Ones for teaching etiquette, painting, piano, dancing,pletely having the perceptive feeling of working a child to death.


    Fortunately, the couple were not truly intending to make her learn them all, only to have her try sample lessons of each first and choose for herself what she wanted to pursue.


    In the end, Ji Ruochu resolutely passed on singing and dancing under her old dad''s pleading gaze.


    After all...she would not deign to sing and dance even if dogs did!


    She still wanted to enter showbiz in the future, but she was determined on acting. She had not earned thebel of acting fanatic for nothing!


    Thus, the things she learned now were naturally to prepare for her future choices, as well as polish skills she already grasped in her previous life. They could not suddenly be adept just like that, right?


    So in the end, the little one chose painting, which she already knew a little of in her past life, plus piano which she had always wanted to learn but did not have the means. She also selected broadcasting lessons to exercise her eloquence and logical thinking.


    As these lessons tended to be more sedate, Ji Mochen strongly rmended his daughter also pick an outdoor course that was more physical and could exercise her body.


    Even if only arranging it for now and taking it upter.


    Ji Ruochu thought it quite reasonable. One had to first strengthen oneself before one could strengthen others. She did not want to drop dead inexplicably again. She would choose...Tai Chi then!


    Back then, upon seeing his daughter resolutely choose Tai Chi, Ji Mochen sessfully nked out for a few seconds.


    Heaven knew, his motivation in urging his daughter to pick a physical activity was for her to be exposed a little to dance. After all, given the family''s genes, who knew, she might discover an interest once learning it?


    Yet instead, his daughter directly bypassed dance to select martial arts, and even the most health preserving of martial arts¡ªTai Chi?


    In that moment, the couple''s expressions were even more stifled than mute people being forced to eat bitter melon.


    But what could they do? Their little one simply favored the smooth silk Tai Chi workout clothes. They could only go along with the arrangement.


    Practice time: 6 AM


    Location: neighborhood park


    Teacher: grandpa from the neighborhood


    Why 6 AM?


    Becauseter the neighborhood granpas and grannies would all go home!

 Chapter 71: Official circular

    <h4>Chapter 71</h4>


    So every morning, Ji Mochen and his wife could only send their daughter off to learn martial arts from her teachers withplicated expressions.


    It had to be said, a cute little girl in a soft, huggable plushie, tottering after a group of old men moving her arms and legs, it looked...quite decent?


    As a result, residents in the neighborhood might not necessarily recognize Ji Mochen as the singing and dancing superstar, but they would definitely recognize Ji Ruochu as the little girl who followed a group of old men and women to practice tai chi without fail every day.


    Ji Ruochu originally thought that she would have to live this dull life of "going out to practice tai chi and studying when back home" until she started school.


    But Ji Mochen''s words just now instantly ignited her hopes.


    "Alright." Ji Mochen smiled. "Ruoruo, you go eat the cake first, it won''t taste good if left for too long."


    Ji Ruochu didn''t insist on staying and ran to the coffee table by herself. Only then did Ji Mochen continue the topic with his wife.


    "The news wille out tomorrow. It''s confirmed with them, and the show crew is also prepared."


    Not only had Ji Ruochu been unable to go out these two months, even the show crew was forced to halt filming, unable to continue with subsequent recordings.


    After all, the people and events involved in Henghe Town had already exceeded everyone''s imagination by far.


    The couple spoke in low voices,pletely unaware that the little one beside them had pricked up her ears while eating cake.


    Tomorrow evening? News?


    The Henghe Town case was finally settled?


    With this doubt, Ji Ruochu had dinner with her parents at the old house, and after receiving hugs and kisses from a bunch of uncles and aunts, the families returned home.


    Early next morning, Ji Ruochu loitered around the TV.


    Ji Mochen and his wife didn''t notice anything. They thought their daughter just happened to like the small sofa in the living room today and let her be.


    Soon, it was dinner time in the Ji house. Ji Ruochu sat in her exclusive seat and ate her food seriously.


    Ji Mochen and his wife took turns putting dishes in their daughter''s bowl, removing fish bones, peeling shrimp meat for her. The family had a harmonious dinner.


    The TV in the living room had been switched on before the family started eating. While serving food for his daughter, Ji Mochen also nced at it from time to time.


    Ji Ruochu was the same. She seemed to be eating attentively but actually slowed down her eating speed, keeping her ears up to listen to the TV the entire time.


    Finally, when the girl was halfway through her meal, the familiar news announcement sounded:


    "Recently, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels in the province have conscientiously implemented the requirements of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Party Committee, and insisted on prioritizing discipline and regtions. Strengthening supervision and ountability investigations, they have seriously investigated and dealt with a number of human trafficking, smuggling and prostitution cases in ces including Jingshou Town, Jiangping Town, Chun-Jin Town, and Henghe Town. The main details dealt with in the province are announced as follows..."


    Ji Ruochu only listened to the beginning before instantly sitting up straight.


    Did she mishear just now? Why did she feel like there was an additional charge added in this announcement?


    Seeing that Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin had also stopped eating, Ji Ruochu silently shoveled some rice into her mouth.


    Not sure, keep listening...


    It turned out she didn''t mishear. This time, the events involved went far beyond what she had seen in her dream.


    In addition to the buyers and sellers at the time, and the people in the service chain, many people who could only be seen on TV on ordinary days were also announced to be arrested.


    Best of all, Mr. Li, who had sessfully escaped overseas in her previous life, was sessfully arrested this time!


    "That''s a relief. The news didn''t mention the show." Ling Chujin breathed a sigh of relief and picked up her chopsticks to put a piece of meat in her daughter''s bowl.


    Ji Ruochu blinked but didn''t say anything. She just obediently lowered her head to take a bite of shrimp to calm herself down.


    Good gracious, in her previous life when the announcement was made in her dream, she had worried that just passing on the news through her father would greatlypromise the oue.


    Who could have thought not only were arrests made but the wholework was busted!


    She recalled her big uncle Ji Moting''s usually refined demeanor, and the smiling expression when he handed her a gift at the family banquet yesterday, and couldn''t help but shiver.


    The gossip she had heard circle insiders discuss about the Ji family came to mind. Back then, those big shots in the business and financial circles said this about the three Ji brothers:


    Eldest son Ji Moting had been the leader among his peers since childhood.


    Second son Ji Mochen was unruly and unbridled, and beat up all the boys within a ten li radius of his age.


    Only the third son Ji Moyi was modest, courteous and knew when to advance and when to retreat.


    It was originally thought that the eldest son would take over thepany, but unexpectedly, the youngest son Ji Moyi became the person in charge of thepany in the end.


    At first, people thought it was because old Mr. Ji favored his youngest son. Later they realized it was because the eldest son Ji Moting feared his two naive younger brothers would be taken advantage of without him there to help them, so he chose to go into politics instead.


    Of course, people didn''t agree with this view at all. Ji Mochen was one thing, but Ji Moyi was an outstanding man.


    Although he was the youngest of the three brothers, he had a mild temperament and was all smiles in front of you, but could be sinister behind your back. People in the circle called him the smiling tiger.


    And such a personality was the best choice for guarding the family business.


    As for the Ji family''s second son, Ji Mochen...as long as he''s happy, that''s fine. With his big brother covering him above, and his younger brother supporting him below, who would dare offend him wherever he went.


    In short, old Mr. Ji''s only requirement for this little tyrant was - don''tmit crimes.


    It was also because of this news that Ji Ruochu wanted to take the path of her big uncle Ji Moting by passing the news through her father.


    That way, not only could she rescue these victims, but also help Ji Moting gain credit. Why not?


    Who would have thought Ji Moting could handle the matter to this extent?


    It must have been because someone was protecting Mr. Li which led to the police''s inability to uncover thework behind him in her previous life, and in the end Mr. Li sessfully escaped abroad.


    But it was different this time. Ji Mochen contacted his big brother right away.


    Even though the situation was extremely urgent, Ji Moting perhaps happened to know about or was assisting with Mr. Li''s case. So as soon as he expanded the original arrest n again, and they were able to take everyone down in one swoop.


    This exined why the show crew was told to halt afterwards, and all the guests including Ji Mochen and staff were secretly called to give statements and so on.


    And to prevent idents, all personnel who had gone to Baijin Vige in Henghe Town were not allowed to leave the country recently, and had to be prepared to cooperate with the investigation at any time.


    This was also the main reason why Ji Mochen and his wife didn''t allow their child to leave the neighborhood, as no one knew if the Ji family would be targeted before the matter ended.


    Fortunately, the dust has now settled, and everyone involved in this matter will be punished.


    There was also no news about Baijin Vige or the show crew, it was simply a perfect ending.


    Ji Ruochu didn''t know if it was thinking of it day and dreaming of it night, but that night, she had a sweet dream.


    In the dream, a child was sleeping soundly in an exquisite crib, and outside was the celebrating voices of a couple:


    "It''s good we got the final payment back, I almost thought thepany wouldn''t make it and even took out the property certificate to let you use as coteral."


    "My wife worked hard, our family of three will definitely have an even better life from now on!"


    "Shhh, keep it down, our daughter is still sleeping."


    "Quietly, quietly... let''s go see our daughter in the room..."


    ...


    At this point, the picture started to blur, and Ji Ruochu was overjoyed, unable to helpughing out loud.


    Unbeknownst to her, there were also people paying attention to her by her bedside.


    "Look, these two months have made our daughter suffer so much, she''s so happy knowing she can go out and y now that she''s evenughing in her dreams..."


    The couple sat cross-legged by their daughter''s bed. Seeing that the child was sleeping soundly, they finally nted a kiss on the little one''s forehead before turning off the lights and tiptoeing out of the room.

 Chapter 72: The Cute Child Practicing Tai Chi

    <h4>Chapter 72</h4>


    Over the next few days, Ji Mochen and his wife seemed to make up for their daughter at home, and began to make a series of travel ns intensively.


    Ji Ruochu looked at the long list of tours and felt tired for a moment. Could she endure such a tiring trip nned by her parents with her little arms and legs?


    Fortunately, the couple finally gave up long-distance travel considering the entrance exam for kindergarten in mid-July.


    In addition, the ¡°Daddy¡¯s Home¡± program crew called again to confirm the follow-up filming time at home, so only a few surrounding city tours were left.


    Ji Mochen agreed to continue filming mainly to avoid people associating the program crew and guests with this case.


    After all, as far as the outside world knew, the outdoor live broadcast had already ended on the day of the incident, and the treasure hunt was cancelled in the end due to equipment problems.


    If they quit the show rashly, plus Ji Mochen¡¯s identity, it would obviously arouse some spection.


    Who could guarantee that no one was still secretly monitoring them, even though the previous incident had ended?


    Besides, except for being followed by the camera, theter shooting didn¡¯t affect their life much.


    ording to the arrangement of the program team, each family was filmed for three days at a time, then edited, and finally the four families would be invited to the studio to watch.


    At first, everyone thought this was just an ordinary program recording.


    The director group was even ready to only edit Ji''s mundane luxurious life in the final cut.


    But¡ª


    "Yeah, that''s right...Baby, press your right foot a little harder...Good, good, little girl has great bones!"


    At six in the morning, the crew member held up the camera with a nk face.


    In front of him was little Ji Ruochu, who was now mixed in with a group of elders with immortal style practicing Tai Chi.


    The photographer suddenly felt a little disillusioned with the world.


    At seven o''clock, after finishing Tai Chi, Ji Mochen who had been waiting beside immediately went up and wiped the sweat from his daughter''s forehead.


    Yes, you read that right, Tai Chi can actually make you sweat?


    But did this mean those Tai Chi teachers really had some skills?


    Seeing this, the photographer couldn''t help but give those old men and women a close-up.


    At half past eight, the little girl read a storybook for a while.


    At nine o''clock, Ji Ruochu put down the picture book and went to the piano room on her own initiative.


    At half past nine, the piano teacher hired by the Ji family arrived.


    At half past eleven, Ji Ruochu''s piano lesson ended, and Ji Mochen''s lunch was also ready.


    At noon, the family of three ate happily.


    In the afternoon at one o''clock was the Ji family¡¯s nap time.


    At half past two, the family of three who had woken up began to have afternoon tea.


    At half past three, etiquette ss began.


    At half past five, the ss ended and the family of three ate dinner.


    At half past seven, the family of three went to the study together, each with a book, reading quietly.


    At half past eight, they washed up separately. Ji Ruochu went back to her room to sleep, while Ji Mochen couple entered their private time.


    In this way, Ji Ruochu''s self-discipline and obedience surprised the crew from initial shock, toter admiration, and finally to envy of Ji Mochen couple.


    Tsk tsk tsk... What good deeds did this couple do in their previous life to have such an obedient daughter?


    In these days, Ji Ruochu''s schedule was almost always the same, with only different learning content.


    Tai Chi was a fixed daily activity, while painting, piano, junior host, etiquette were scheduled for a lesson every two days.


    On weekends, the family of three would go out together, sometimes to amusement parks, sometimes to concerts.


    With such a full schedule, children of the same age would have started fussing long ago, how could they be so self-aware?


    Of course, what surprised the program team the most was the pace of life in the Ji family.


    During the recording of the show, Ji Ruochu¡¯s three meals were almost all taken care of by Ji Mochen.


    Ling Chujin was responsible for taking pictures of father and daughter, and asionally instructing her husband''s cooking skills.


    The life of the family of three was far from being as extravagant andvish as the public imagined, but was actually simr to that of ordinary families.


    The only difference was that the looks of this family of three and the value of every item in the house were far above ordinary people''s.


    Oh no, there was also a girl who liked to practice Tai Chi.


    During this time, the couple also took the child to the studio to watch the life of each family. After just one period of recording, the families once again affirmed their desire to steal Ji Ruochu''s heart.


    Time slowly passed, and soon it was thest day of family recording.


    Coincidentally, this day was also the entrance exam activity of the Capital Elite Primary School Affiliated Kindergarten.


    At the strong request of the program team, Ji Mochen agreed to let them take photos of the family''s outfits today.


    After all, the looks of this family of three were so outstanding that if they could take these ancient costume photos, it would definitely increase the highlights of thest episode!


    So on this day, after removing all the equipment, the program team singled out a photographer to take a group photo for the family of three.


    At that time, Ji Mochen wore a long dark blue robe, broad shoulders and a slim waist. With his already handsome appearance, paired with this steady long robe, anyone who saw him would praise what a graceful and handsome man.


    "I remember Teacher Ji said that Ruochu will go to kindergarten next year. Why is she taking the entrance exam now?" A crew member asked curiously.


    "It¡¯s indeed next year, but this kindergarten is special. They only have middle and senior sses. So they have to identify students one year in advance, and then in theing year, children have to learn relevant knowledge in advance at home ording to the requirements."


    The staff member nodded in understanding, while muttering in his heart: The requirements are so high, the families applying must also have very high standards.


    "I just saw in the group that today''s schedule also includes ancient literary games like plum blossom matching."


    Ling Chujin said while wearing a thin coat.

 Chapter 73: Who is it, laughing at us

    <h4>Chapter 73</h4>


    Like Ji Mochen, the clothes Ling Chujin wore were also from the Song Dynasty. The originally in and elegant dresses matched her gentle facial features, making themplement each other perfectly.


    The solid-colored waistband made her slender waist appear even softer. Ji Mochen''s eyes lit up instantly.


    "My wife looks so beautiful."


    Ling Chujin''s face turned red as she red at him, hinting that the cameras were still around.


    "What''s wrong withplimenting my wife?" Ji Mochen was fearless of that as he walked over to help his wife tidy up her outer coat, happily saying,


    "Luckily the eventter is indoors. Otherwise in such hot weather, with you wearing oneyer after another, how could you stand it?"


    As the couple was talking, Ji Ruochu''s soft voice came from her own bedroom, "Mom~ can youe help me? I can''t tie it~~"


    "Oh my, I forgot..." Ling Chujin patted her forehead and immediately walked towards her daughter''s room.


    She knocked twice before entering, waiting for her little one to say "Come in" before opening the door a little and walking in.


    Shortly after, Ling Chujin''s child-spoiling words could be heard from the room again:


    "Ah! My heart and liver, my precious baby, you look so pretty! Come, let mommy give you a kiss..."


    "Goodness! I''m just too good at giving birth to children!"


    Ji Mochen and the cameraman outside the room: ...


    "Ahem." Ji Mochen gave a slight cough, trying to salvage his wife''s reputation a little. "My wife doesn''t usually act like this."


    The cameraman paused and nodded his camera up and down to indicate he believed that, but he didn''t know if people would believe it or not when it was broadcastedter.


    Click.


    The next second, the room door opened. Ling Chujin led her daughter out, and everyone instinctively looked over.


    With just one nce, it stunned everyone.


    To be honest, Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin''s looks were unmatched in the entertainment industry.


    Therefore, after being bombarded by the two''s looks, when looking at others, it was not easy to be amazed anymore.


    However, this rule failed for the first time at this moment.


    At that moment, it was unusually quiet on the scene. The not very appropriate phrase "radiance suddenly appears" inexplicably popped up in everyone''s minds.


    It turned out a room could really gain some brilliance just because of someone''s arrival.


    Her original waterfall-like ck hair was simply half tied up without any extra hair essories, just a shimmering silk ribbon holding it together.


    The finishing touch was the jade hairpin in her hair. Her remaining ink ck hair naturally draped over her shoulders onto the pure white short jacket, with some strands falling onto the crossed cor.


    Along with the light patterns on the short jacket, the word "grace" was demonstrated to the extreme.


    Underneath was a skirt of the same color. The tied belt at the waist gathered the loose short jacket hem, giving the little girl a pair of slender legs too.


    There was no extra decoration on the skirt, but at the hem was an out-of-the-world lotus leaf pattern outlined in ink. The rippling water slowly sank into the skirt, matching well with the ck and white shoes.


    But even such exquisite clothing could only serve as a foilpared to the little one''s delicate appearance.


    Several wisps of bangs on her smooth full forehead. Her pair of lively fox eyes slightly looked up, adding a trace of charm to her originally peaceful temperament.


    There was some helplessness in the little one''s eyes. Her pink tender mouth was also pursed slightly, apparently speechless from her mother''s antics.


    "Hehehe...My daughter is so handsome!"


    The next second, her shameless father joined the child-spoiling squad. The cameraman hurriedly regained his spirit and went up to give the little star a close-up.


    As a result, Ji Ruochu, who was helpless just a second ago, instantly activated her business aura. The little one subconsciously straightened her back and casually nced at the camera lens.


    With just one nce, she let the cameraman know thest highlight of this show had arrived.


    Ten minutester, the TV crew tactfully bid farewell. The Ji family also set off to the charity garden event.


    "Ruochu,ter when we arrive at the kindergarten, if a teacher takes you to the ssroom, go y with the other kids first. Don''t be afraid, daddy and mommy wille pick you up after the exam." Ji Mochen exhorted.


    "Okay." The little one nodded. She had been hearing this for two days already and could recite it fluently.


    After thinking for a bit, she still encouraged the tense Ji Mochen couple, "Daddy, mommy, jia you, don''t be nervous!"


    The couple was startled. Were they that obvious?


    "Cough, Ruochu, don''t worry. Daddy and mommy went to uncle and third uncle''s home for advance lessons. We will definitely get good grades for Ruochu!"


    Ji Ruochu vigorously nodded, pretending to believe them while sneering inside.


    As expected of a rich family. Even the kindergarten entrance exam was so bizarre.


    The admission not only screened the family''s strength but also re-tested the parents'' level.


    Of course, not just the parents. The children''s character and strength were also their benchmark.


    She heard uncle and third uncle''s children took many courses in preparation before enrollment. Ji Ruochu originally thought she couldn''t escape that either.


    Unexpectedly, Ji Mochen couple didn''t force her, only listing options for her to choose from.


    In contrast, they made more effort than the child. Every day in addition to taking care of her, after she rested, the couple still burned the midnight oil.


    But when she thought about it, she could understand. Compared to Ji Mochen and Ji Moji''s focus on prestigious universities, Ji Mochen couple only graduated from an average college.


    Not only that, after graduating, the two also demonstrated the phrase "go against the tide" to the extreme.


    One became a singing and dancing star, red hot in the entertainment industry.


    The other spent a fortune madly chasing stars, shockingly rich in fan circles.


    In the eyes of Captial Circle people, they were quite famoustent talents.


    It was also because of this the couple knew their own genes well, abandoning the fantasy of raising their daughter into a phoenix early on.


    After all,pared to letting their daughter save face for them, what the couple worried about more was that they would make their daughter lose face at school.


    "Boss Ji, Madam, we''ve arrived." The driver today was Ji Mochen''s assistant Li Yi.


    The couple in the backseat turned their heads in unison. Facing the nearby school gate, a sense of awe for knowledge instantly came.


    At that moment, the couple''s expressions were just like "survivors" who had narrowly escaped death but were dragged back to the cage by fate.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Is it that dramatic?


    Ji Mochen couple nodded vigorously: Of course!


    Recalling their childhood, happy times were few. Every day was endless private lessons, homework, and being grounded...


    It was simply their childhood nightmare!


    "My poor daughter, you''ll have to start school now..." Ji Mochen wiped his face. His expression was sad as he pushed open the car door and got out.


    "Why don''t we reduce our daughter''s interest sses by two more when we get back? Children should be carefree and happy. What''s the point of learning so much?" Ling Chujin suggested as she handed her daughter to her husband outside the car door.


    "I think it''s fi¡ª"


    "No!" Ji Ruochu quickly stopped them.


    Joking around. Without learning those, how could she exin her innate talents in the future?


    Thinking of this, the little one who had sessfully gotten out of the car immediately put her hands behind her back and raised her little face righteously,


    "Daddy, Mommy, I have to criticize you this time. How can you spoil your child like this?"


    "Pfft¡ª"


    Before the couple could speak, a muffledugh came from the side.


    The family of three immediately turned their heads in unison:


    Who was it? How dare theyugh at us?

 Chapter 74: Is this how Kids Roll these days

    <h4>Chapter 74</h4>


    "Ji Mochen, you''ve really made something of yourself," said the man in a suit and leather shoes as he walked towards the family of three, scoffing. "Back in school you used to be scolded by teachers, and now you''re being scolded by your daughter."


    Ji Ruochu''s eyebrows furrowed slightly, clearly a little unhappy.


    "So what? I like it!" Ji Mochen was totally unbothered, even taking pride in it. "I just love my daughter scolding me, what''s it to you?"


    "Tsk... I think you''re-"


    "Dad," a tender yet dignified child''s voice rang out.


    The Ji family of three looked towards the voice to see a boy around Ji Ruochu''s age standing next to the man.


    At this moment, the little boy''s eyebrows were also furrowed. "That was very rude of you."


    Ji Ruochu nodded in agreement, a look of disapproval in her eyes. "Yes, very rude indeed."


    The scolded man: ...


    "Pfft-" Now it was Ji Mochen''s turn tough. "Fang Yang, this is your son? He seems much more agreeable than you."


    "You-"


    "Yes uncle, I''m Fang Zhiyuan. Let me apologize on behalf of my dad," the boy interrupted his father very gentlemanly with a bow.


    This left Ji Mochen a little embarrassed. He waved his hand dismissively, "It''s fine, your dad''s always had a loose tongue. I''m used to it."


    "Hey! Are you going to keep at it?" Fang Yang stepped towards Ji Mochen as if to put him in a chokehold, but was stopped by his son grabbing his sleeve.


    "Dad!"


    Ji Ruochu also stepped forward to stand in front of her old dad, puffing up her little face angrily, "Uncle, are you trying to hit my dad?"


    As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves to reveal a children''s watch on her wrist, her face full of the threat "If so, then I''ll have to tattle on you!"


    Fang Yang froze instantly, looking at the half-pint carrot head in utter disbelief.


    "I wasn''t, I didn''t mean to! Little girl, don''t get the wrong idea. Your dad and I have been friends since we were young. We were just messing around!"


    "Don''t try to cozy up to me, I don''t know you that well," Ji Mochen said, annoyance across his face.


    "Hey! Are you-"


    "But uncle, that didn''t seem fun at all!" Ji Ruochu insisted. She looked around at the people who had started to slow down to watch the drama and knit her elegant little brows. "You wereughing so loudly at my dad. That was very rude to begin with, and the joke wasn''t funny at all. Uncle, you should apologize to my dad."


    She had noticed earlier that despite Ji Mochen''s nonchnt verbal retaliation, there was a clear sh of unease in the couple''s eyes.


    That was when she finally understood why the couple had been so nervous these past few days, wishing they could split themselves in half to cram for lessons.


    The developmental gap between her and children of the same age had apparently be a sore point for the couple long ago. And now, as she was about to enter this school, that sore point had been prodded again.


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu felt a little angry. Just because she usually found the couple''s childish behavior quite exasperating didn''t mean she would let other people bully them.


    In that moment, the onlooking crowd felt that the tiny child had an air of maturity well beyond her years.


    Ji Mochen was already fighting back tears the moment his daughter stood up for him. Waaa... He knew his darling daughter still loved him so much...


    "Why''d you stop?"


    A clear female voice rang out as she approached the awkward father and son pair, "What''s going on here?"


    "Mom, Dad offended someone again," Fang Zhiyuan quietly reported his reckless old father''stest antics.


    Wan Rouning was instantly speechless. She had just gone to park the car! And this troublemaker was kicking things off again!


    "Fang Yang, seriously..." Her voice held a dangerous edge, yet she still lowered it to give her husband some face. "Settling ounts when we get home."


    Then she immediately turned to the Ji family, "Sorry about that, I-"


    "Uncle, is your throat ufortable?" Ji Ruochu interrupted in confusion, tilting her head. "Why are you having Auntie and Big Brother apologize for you?"


    Fang Yang: ...


    Damn, what''s with this intense pressure? Why do I feel like I''ve been called to the principal''s office?


    Wan Rouning was also taken aback, instantly realizing that this child was likely the decision maker of the family. With no other choice, she pinched her husband signaling him to get it over with.


    "Mochen, really sorry about that," Fang Yang finally conceded.


    "As long as you know your mistake," Ji Mochen haughtily epted his apology and provided him a way out.


    After all, they ran in the same circles. And while he didn''t care about things at home, he didn''t want to make trouble for his younger brother by holding a grudge, so he added "it''s fine this time" before leaving with his wife and daughter.


    After the two families went their separate ways towards the school gate, the families who had watched the whole spectacle began whispering among themselves.


    "Who was that? They actually dared to provoke both the Fang and Wan families."


    "Who else could it be but the Ji family."


    "The Ji family?" Someone asked in confusion, "Never seen them before. Could it be Young Master Ji, the second son of Old Master Ji from the entertainment industry?"


    "That''s right. I heard from my husband that when he was little, Second Young Master Ji was quite mediocre. The other children of the same age all liked to poke fun at him, but Second Young Master Ji never cared and would just let it go with augh."


    "Then why make such a big deal of it today?"


    "Back then was back then, now is now. If you ask me, that Fang Yang is as shortsighted as always. Husband and wife had even brought their child. How could he mock them like that in front of her?"


    "Too right," the acquainted familiesmented to each other as they walked. "I heard that the girl is the only daughter of her generation from the Ji and Ling families. Both families dote on her immensely. When she turned one, Third Young Master Ji had given her the shares originally meant for his second brother."


    "No wonder..."


    The crowd nodded in understanding. No wonder she was so bold as to stand up to both the Fang and Wan families.


    Of course, the Ji family was oblivious to the discussions. At the moment, they were signing in at the kindergarten entrance.


    They had assumed just the parents signing would suffice, but when Ji Ruochu turned her head, she saw that the children next to them were all writing something in the books set before them. Left with no choice, she picked up the pen to write as well, deliberately scribbling her name in a sloppy and crooked manner.


    At the same time, sheined inwardly about the ridiculousness of rich kids. Barely four years old and expected to be able to write their own names already?


    Not just her, even the Ji couple mentally criticized that children these days were morepetitive than when they themselves were young.


    What the family of three didn''t know was that those children were just following the instructions they had overlooked to leave their personalized icons in the visitors'' books that belonged to the family of three.


    Of course, some children had already started learning how to write. But whether in stroke order or shape, their writing couldn''tpare to the deliberately sloppy yet still pleasing entric style of Ji Ruochu''s scribbles.


    As such, after reviewing the footage to confirm identities, the kindergarten staff in charge of verification were very satisfied to mark an "S" next to Ji Ruochu''s name.

 Chapter 75: Kids Can’t Be Picky about Food

    <h4>Chapter 75</h4>


    After signing the registration form, the Ji family began to tour the affiliated kindergarten with the crowd.


    It had to be said, this aristocratic school really had something going for it. For example, the calligraphy ssroom wasid out simr to ancient academies, with only a dozen writing desks spread across the spacious room.


    Each desk had a stack of rice paper on it, alongside a brush stand with brushes and clean zabuton mats around the edges.


    "The ssroom mats are changed after every ss. After a child uses one, it''s taken away to be dried and the mat cover is disinfected," said the teacher wearing traditional clothes.


    The parents listened and nodded continuously, apparently very satisfied.


    Then there was the small cafeteria where the children usually ate. Every floor tile and table sparkled, clean enough to see one''s reflection. After all, cleanliness was the top priority for a dining area.


    Ji Ruochu clearly also had requirements for her dining environment. She peeked out from the crowd with her little head and carefully inspected the ce for a long time before finally giving a slight nod.


    "It looks like Ruochu is very happy with the dining setup," Ji Mochen said jokingly.


    Despite the toddler''s young age, she had many rules. The dining area at home had to be arranged ording to her specifications. She had said the previousyout was too cold and bleak, affecting her appetite.


    "It''s fine," Ji Ruochu said loftily, the tone in her voice conveying a hint of reluctance.


    Next, the parents followed the teachers to tour the ssrooms, music room, dance studio, theater, swimming pool, indoor gymnasium, equestrian grounds and other facilities.


    Each area was extremely luxurious. Ji Ruochu''s eyes were opened to all the configurations, making her understand why the school made parents and children wear ancient costumes for the admission selections. The entire campus exuded an aura of refined schrs, with ancient charm in every corner.


    With such opulence, those unaware would think this was an imperial academy from ancient times!


    As the campus area was so vast, halfway through the tour the doting couple began carrying Ji Ruochu, unwilling to tire their darling daughter.


    At first, the other families thought the couple was spoiling their child too much. But as time passed, nearly every child was being carried by their parents at the end.


    Some children even started crying and fussing along the way, saying they didn''t want to continue touring and wanted to go home. Once one kicked up a fuss, more children followed suit in a chain reaction.


    The guide teacher seemed to have anticipated this. Along the route, she brought the parents past the children''s yrooms several times. Whenever a child grew tired and didn''t want to walk anymore, they could go inside to y with the other children.


    Parents could choose to keep following the tour or apany their child.


    Gradually, the number of children in the touring group dwindled to little more than ten.


    The most eye-catching among them was none other than Ji Ruochu. The little one looked proud and surprisingly well-behaved, neither crying nor fussing, taking in the surroundings leisurely instead.


    When hungry she would eat, when thirsty she would drink. From time to time she would sp her hands behind her back and wandered around like a little supervisor, inspecting here and there.


    Sometimes she would peer at the sterilization cab to check if the bowls inside were clean, other times she would pat the little mattresses in the nap area.


    After each inspection she would reveal a satisfied "not bad" expression, then continue wandering with her head tilted back and hands behind her, making people want tough at how cute she was.


    When tired, she would simply stretch out her hands for her father to carry her, not pretending to persevere.


    The campus tour became like an excursion for her to enjoy. Soon she stood out as the most eye-catching darling.


    "The campus tour ends here. Parents who are curious about certain areas can explore them afterwards. After walking for so long, everyone must be quite tired. Our buffet restaurant has prepared all kinds of delicacies for parents and children to enjoy," said the guide when they returned to the front of the campus.


    Hearing this, most families chose to head to the restaurant, clearly interested in experiencing the school meals.


    The restaurant decor was still ssical and elegant, but also incorporated many objects that children loved. Soon, some kids put down their half-eaten meals and ran over to y with the toys.


    The parents'' childcare styles became increasingly diverse. Some chased after their children while others picked out ingredients from their child''s bowl that they didn''t like to eat. There were also some trying to coax their child who was throwing a tantrum. Of course, there were still quite a few children obediently eating by themselves.


    When Ji Mochen and his wife nced around, they mentally counted the proportions.


    The more well-behaved ones generally came from families whose businesses had been passed down generations. Whereas the rowdier ones mostly belonged to newly rising wealthy families in thest year or two.


    The couple took note, then turned back smiling idiotically at their daughter eating seriously. Although their little darling was picky, she did not show it when dining out. At most, she would frown and swallow a bite.


    "If there''s something Ruochu doesn''t like, give it to Daddy," Ji Mochen couldn''t bear to see his little princess suffer any grievance.


    "No, you can''t," the little one quickly took two bites as her face twisted painfully. But she still swallowed thetro, green onions and celery in her mouth.


    She then said in a precociously lecturing manner, "Children mustn''t be picky eaters. Meals should be nutritious and bnced."


    She didn''t want to end up growing short, so she must endure the food she disliked for now.


    Hearing this, it was natural for the doting couple to sing her more exaggerated praises.


    Little did they know a passing teacher had overheard this whole exchange. After ncing at the little girl burying her face in her bowl, she nodded approvingly to herself.


    At the same time, behind the Ji family was the Fang family, also dealing with their son''s picky eating.


    "I give up. How can every dish contain something I don''t eat?" Fang Yang''s face grew uglier the more he ate.


    Wan Rouning helplessly shot him a sideways nce. After exchanging a look with her son, the mother and son pair could only resign themselves to pushing their bowls towards Fang Yang.


    "Hehe, I knew my wife and son were the best..." Fang Yang grinned as he nimbly picked out the ingredients with his chopsticks.


    After eating a radish his father had picked out, Fang Zhiyuan sighed inwardly:


    His father really was like a delicate young miss raised deep in the inner chambers!


    A teacher walked by behind them: What an interesting family...

 Chapter 76: Who says I can’t

    <h4>Chapter 76</h4>


    When most people had almost finished eating, the main activity for the day finally kicked off.


    The teachers in the park first organized the children to enter different ssrooms, and the parents also went to the ces that had been arranged in advance to take the first round of written tests.


    At that time, there were more than 60 children present. It was unknown whether the staff had divided them in advance or randomly assigned them. Very quickly, the children were taken into the ssrooms in groups of about 20 each.


    By the time Ji Ruochu sat in her seat with apletely calm expression, the children in the ssroom had already started a new round of ying.


    Some were quietly building blocks, some wereughing hard while ying slides with their little friends, and some were gathered together to dress their dolls. In short, the scene was very lively.


    But Ji Ruochu did not intend to join in. Instead, she propped up her little chin, confirmed that the kindergarten teacher nearby was not organizing any other activities, yawned cutely, and began to feel sleepy.


    "Sister, this is for you."


    Suddenly, a childish voice sounded in Ji Ruochu''s ear.


    She struggled to open her eyes and found that it was Fang Zhiyuan.


    The little guy was wearing a crescent white gown with a pair of embroidered cloud shoes on his feet. The simple attire already gave him a touch of grace beyond his tender age.


    "Thank you."


    Ji Ruochu slowly straightened up and took the foreign doll from the other party.


    "Sister, aren''t you going over there to y with the other kids?" Fang Zhiyuan asked curiously.


    Ji Ruochu shook her head: "No, too noisy."


    The more children she interacted with, the stronger Ji Ruochu''s desire for quietness became. If possible, she wished she could graduate from kindergarten right away.


    Fang Zhiyuan thought about it and felt that the sister made perfect sense. He then walked to the small stool next to him.


    "Can I sit here?"


    Ji Ruochu nodded. She thought to herself that this kid was quite gentlemanly, not at all like a child raised by Fang Yan.


    He probably took after his mother.


    Of course, Fang Zhiyuan did not know that the thoughts of the little sister next to him had wandered so far. Sensing that the sister liked quietness, he did not bother her either. Instead, he busied himself trying to solve the little Rubik''s Cube in his hand.


    This made Ji Ruochu a little surprised. Goodness, he''s ying with Rubik''s cube at the age of four already? Memorizing all those forms at such a young age?


    However, Ji Ruochu soon realized she was overthinking it. This kid was obviously still at the learning stage. After just a short while, he had already twisted the Rubik''s Cube into a mess.


    Perhaps noticing Ji Ruochu''s gaze, Fang Zhiyuan looked up. A hint of embarrassment shed across his clear almond eyes.


    The fair little face blushed slightly as he gently asked, "I don''t really know how to do this. Sister, do you want to try it?"


    Ji Ruochu shook her head. She decided not to show off her skills at this moment.


    Bullying the young was just too shameless.


    Seeing that the sister had gone back to staring nkly out of the window again, Fang Zhiyuan lowered his head and continued to concentrate on twisting the Rubik''s Cube in his hand.


    "So stupid, that''s not how you do it."


    Just a few seconds of quietnesster, another childish voice sounded from the side. Ji Ruochu and Fang Zhiyuan turned their heads at the same time, and then fell silent at the same time.


    The reason was simple. The attire of the kid was rather eye-catching. He had actually put on the dragon robe.


    While the dragon robe did look quite majestic, the problem was that this guy was just too chubby. Not only did he fail to demonstrate the majesty of the dragon robe, but he also wore it with a somewhat... festive air.


    "Do you know how to solve it?" Fang Zhiyuan was not angry at all. Instead, he humbly asked for advice.


    "Of course." The chubby-faced kid''s face lifted arrogantly as he took over the Rubik''s Cube from Fang Zhiyuan''s hand. After carefully observing it for a while, his fat little hands started twisting it.


    At that moment, the chubby little guy in the dragon robe had his face full of self-importance and arrogance, as if he was not solving a Rubik''s Cube right now, but aplishing something with great sense of achievement.


    With contempt for the masses, the little fat guy seeded in twisting the Rubik''s Cube into an even bigger mess.


    Ji Ruochu & Fang Zhiyuan: ...How embarrassing.


    The little chubby guy obviously also realized that he had screwed up. He was even sweating in the nicely air-conditioned ssroom.


    "There''s something wrong with this Rubik''s Cube!"


    In the end, the little chubby guy who was desperate to save face angrily threw the Rubik''s Cube onto the ground and huffed.


    Ji Ruochu blinked her eyes andzily responded with an "oh". Fang Zhiyuan next to her also cooperatively nodded.


    Although they did not think the Rubik''s Cube was really broken, they had to admit that this little fat guy did have some skills. After all, just now he had solved it to thest side before messing it up again.


    They just wondered which step he did wrong that made it increasingly disordered.


    "Really!" But the little chubby guy was anxious. "It must be something wrong with the Rubik''s Cube. This is how I solve the one at home!"


    Just as the little chubby guy was so anxious that he was about to invite the two unfamiliar little buddies in front of him who were obviously just humoring him toe over to his house¡ª


    "Brother, your Rubik''s Cube."


    It turned out that the Rubik''s Cube he threw away just now was picked up by a child who had been quietly building blocks not far away the whole time.


    The kid wearing a sky blue gown stood up swiftly after looking around, then walked over to them and handed the Rubik''s Cube in his hand to the little chubby guy.


    "That''s not mine," the little chubby guy was busy inviting Ji Ruochu and Fang Zhiyuan over to his house, so he naturally did not care. He pushed the Rubik''s Cube away and said, "Besides, this Rubik''s Cube is broken. Just put it aside."


    "Broken?" The little guy looked at the Rubik''s Cube in his hand that was pushed away. Somewhat curiously, he tilted his head and asked with certainty, "Doesn''t seem broken to me?"


    As he was mumbling, he started twisting it. When the three of them noticed something wrong and looked over at him, the messy Rubik''s Cube had nearly been solved.


    Click.


    When thest color returned to its ce, the Rubik¡¯s Cube reverted to its original state.


    "Wow!"


    Ji Ruochu stretched out her little hand and pped hard to show her appreciation.


    Qi Yibin: ...So annoying.


    Fang Zhiyuan: ...How embarrassing.


    And so, the four little guys who were each minding their own business at first gathered together in this harmonious yet awkward manner. Ji Ruochu hugged her doll and watched the three little boys practice their Rubik''s Cube skills diligently.


    The few kids had already exchanged names with each other earlier, so Ji Ruochu also knew what they were called. Apart from Fang Zhiyuan, the chubby little guy''s full name was Qi Yibin, and the little Rubik¡¯s Cube prodigy who cameter was called Jiang Zhi.


    Although she was not very keen on making new friends, well...since she had nothing to do, watching cute little kids rack their brains to solve the Rubik''s Cube could be quite interesting.


    "Ruoru sister, do you want to try it?" Seeing Ji Ruochu keep looking at them, Fang Zhiyuan was afraid she might feel bored alone and tentatively invited her again.


    "Let''s just y among ourselves. Girls definitely won''t like this kind of stuff." Qi Yibin pouted and added, "My grandma said girls'' brains are dumber anyway, so they definitely can''t do it."


    "Brother, it''s very impolite for you to say that." Jiang Zhi was unhappy that the sister he just met was being mocked. "My mom said boys who look down on girls are the dumbest!"


    "Who are you calling dumb?!" The little fat guy got angry.


    Afraid that the two might start fighting, Fang Zhiyuan quickly stepped forward to stop them, but he stood on the same side as Jiang Zhi: "I think Jiang Zhi is right. It''s wrong for you to say that about sister."


    Qi Yibin''s little mouth pouted even more as he got more upset: "But I didn''t say anything wrong. She really doesn''t know how!"


    Just after he finished speaking, the Rubik''s Cube in his hand was snatched away. The little chubby guy reflexively turned his head and met Ji Ruochu''s bright fox eyes.


    "Who said I don''t know how?"


    Ji Ruochu stuffed the doll into Jiang Zhi''s arms, and then¡ª

 Chapter 77: Drag and Drag to the Finals.

    <h4>Chapter 77</h4>


    Three little munchkins watched with wide eyes as she swaggeringly picked up the colored pens beside her and started coloring the few squares that were still not in ce.


    Swish, swish, swish--


    "There, that''s done!" Ji Ruochu had a self-satisfied look of "no big deal".


    The three little munchkins who were about to start fighting just now: ......


    "That''s not right!" Fang Zhiyuan immediately got anxious, "You can wipe that off!"


    "Then wipe it off." Ji Ruochu handed the colored magic cube over.


    Fang Zhiyuan angrily wiped at it--but it didn''te off?


    "Fast drying colored pens, pretty awesome huh?" The little one cocked her head and pointed at the words on the colored pen bag.


    Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan beside her: ......Awesome.


    "That''s still not okay!" Qi Yibin was even more angry now. "You''re cheating!"


    "I''m cheating?" Ji Ruochu had an expression of "if you say that, then I''ll be even more spirited".


    "Who made the rule that Rubik''s Cubes can only be yed by twisting?"


    Fang Zhiyuan paused. It seemed like...there wasn''t such a rule?


    "I like ying by coloring it, what''s wrong with that?"


    "Not allowed!"


    "Why not? The Rubik''s Cube wasn''t invented by you, you don''t get to make the rules."


    "......" Fang Zhiyuan was stumped again, finally losing itpletely. "Anyway, I said no, so no! You just don''t know how to y, dummy!"


    If this was considered knowing how to y, then what was the point of him practicing so hard all this time? He might as well just color it up like this too!


    Thinking of how in order to learn this, he hadn''t been eating well recently, Fang Zhiyuan felt even more aggrieved.


    "With that attitude, seems like you''re the one who doesn''t know how to y. You''ve been twisting away half the day and still can''t solve it, I''m the dummy?"


    Ji Ruochu wasn''t angry. Her soft, childish voice was full of earnestness.


    "You, you......" Fang Zhiyuan was so angry his eyes were red. "You''re the dummy! I''m never ying with you again!!"


    "Don''t y then, no big deal." Ji Ruochu was startled by his tearful tone and didn''t react to the threat at first.


    She tilted her head, asking curiously, "Are you gonna cry? Don''t~ I didn''t hit you, what are you crying for?"


    "You want to hit me too?!" Fang Zhiyuan looked at her incredulously, and at this, finally couldn''t hold back the tears anymore. He cried out loud, "Waaa, why are you so bad?!"


    Ji Ruochu: ???


    I didn''t! I didn''t do that! Don''t falsely use me!


    Blocking Ji Ruochu from both sides, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan: ......Their worries seemed a bit unnecessary.


    "What''s going on?" A teacher came over and saw Fang Zhiyuan crying buckets of tears and snot everywhere. She quickly took out tissues to wipe his face.


    "Tea..teacher~ She, she cheated!" Qi Yibin cried pitifully, "The Rubik''s Cube...isn''t yed like that."


    Goodness, his voice was warbling from crying.


    Ji Ruochu, who almostughed out loud, hurriedly covered her mouth. What a sin, how could sheugh.


    "You''reughing too~? You, you, wah...."


    "There, there, don''t cry. Your sister just yed with the toy in a different way..." The teacher quickly wiped away his tears and snot, speaking gently tofort him.


    "It''s not a different way! She, she''s stupid! She doesn''t know how!" Fang Zhiyuan said while still looking angrily at Ji Ruochu.


    "......"


    Ji Ruochu endured it for a bit, but still couldn''t hold back. She made a "tsk" sound, then took the special pen cleaning cloth and wiped away the colors she had jokingly applied earlier.


    Fang Zhiyuan, who was still wiping away tears, immediately widened his eyes: didn''t she say it couldn''t be wiped off?


    Liar!!!


    "Why...are you about to cry again?" Seeing Fang Zhiyuan''s eyes redden again from the corner of her eyes, Ji Ruochu felt extremely helpless. She quickly sped up her movements.


    And so, the next second, the three munchkins and the teacher who came over to mediate all saw that the little girl who was just called "stupid" and "doesn''t know how" a moment ago, was now calmly solving the Rubik''s Cube with aposed expression.


    The little one''s hands were fair and chubby. Her fingers looked a bit short.


    But that didn''t affect her flying fingers as she swiftly twisted the Rubik''s Cube which was about the same size as her hands.


    Ji Ruochu: It should be like this right? No wait, this side of the cube...Should twist this way...


    Jiang Zhi beside her paled in shock: !!


    Da, da, da......


    The sounds of the Rubik''s Cube twisting were light and rhythmic.


    Ji Ruochu had a focused expression. Her fair fingers flew nimbly. Each twist seemed precisely calcted, yet also looked effortless and skilled.


    Mm, as long as I twist fast enough, no one will know I''m recalling forms.


    Da.


    Finally, with thest sound, the Rubik''s Cube that had been abused, thrown, and colored on, was restored once again.


    "There." Ji Ruochu tossed the cube into Fang Zhiyuan''s arms without even ncing at it. "Is this way of ying ok? Here, take it. Stop crying."


    Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan looked at the stunned Qi Yibin, and suddenly felt...he was so pitiful.


    The bewildered Fang Zhiyuan pouted: What''s going on? I feel even more upset now...


    Teacher at the side, grieved: A killer blow, truly a killer blow!


    Just as Fang Zhiyuan was about to start another round of wailing, the children''s games officially began. The teacher hurriedly led Fang Zhiyuan over.


    "Ruochu sister, let''s go too." Fang Zhiyuan thought for a bit, then held out his slightly long sleeve for Ji Ruochu, who was a little shorter than him, to hold on to.


    "Sister, you''re so awesome!" The somewhat obtuse Jiang Zhi had bright eyes. He unconsciously grabbed Fang Zhiyuan''s outstretched sleeve and asked her excitedly, "Can I y together with you in the future?"


    At the same time, he naturally grabbed Fang Zhiyuan with one hand, and held Ji Ruochu''s hand with the other, turning to walk towards the game area.


    "Sure, where do you guys live?" Ji Ruochu casually wedged the doll under her armpit, and readily kept pace with them.


    It just so happened that Fang Zhiyuan, who was pulled along forcibly for a few steps, turned back at that moment, and instantly went silent.


    How strange, why did he see his grandfather''s shadow in his little sister?


    "Little friends, next we will y a very simple game. The little friend who wins the game will receive a wonderful prize!"


    The teacher with light makeup was very friendly. Showing the prizes also sessfully aroused the children''s interest.


    The first game was very simple, called "Strolling Three Gardens". As the name implies, it was to name objects that would be in the garden specified by the teacher.


    In essence, it was testing the children''s responsiveness and cognitive abilities, to see the extent of their vocabry.


    "On Sunday, strolling three gardens, which garden shall we stroll today?"


    "Botanical garden!"


    "What is in the botanical garden?" The teacher smiled and looked at the first child to her left.


    "Pine tree!"


    "Peach tree!"


    ......


    The children responded one after another, their tender voices quite amusing to hear.


    Of course, this was just the beginning. As objects they could name became fewer and fewer, the children were eliminated one by one, until only a few remained.


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu didn''t have apetitive streak for games like these.


    She had intended to just go through the motions and give up, but was overwhelmed by how enthusiastic her two little buddies were.


    Seeing her hem and haw on the verge of being eliminated, they immediately shared their tiny vocabries with her.


    A simple solo PK game was somehow turned into a team battle by the three kids who added up to less than ten years old.


    Under this atmosphere, Ji Ruochu was dragged along by her two teammates under ten into the finals.

 Chapter 78: This sister is Terrible.

    <h4>Chapter 78</h4>


    Coincidentally, Little chubby dun also made it into the finals.


    This child seemed to want topete, looking at Ji Ruochu and the two people beside her every time after saying a word, which was amazing.


    Unfortunately, his performance was redundant. Ji Ruochu was busy being forced to answer questions and did not even nce at him from the corner of her eye.


    "Sister, after Jiang Zhi finishes with grapes, you follow with pagoda tree, and then I''ll say Chinese schr tree."


    Jiang Zhi, who was equally out of words, nodded repeatedly. He had now be another leg essory for Fang Zhiyuan.


    Seeing the children in front stumbling over their words, Ji Ruochu deeply felt they could no longer pose much of a threat.


    So she nodded in agreement, but thought to herself that after they had gone through these three words in this round, she would pretend to have forgotten and be eliminated in the next round.


    Without her as a leg essory, Fang Zhiyuan would then rightly and properly be first.


    But...ns often go awry. Just as it was about to be Jiang Zhi''s turn, and they were still some distance away, a little girl suddenly had a sh of inspiration and called out:


    "Grapes!"


    Jiang Zhi: !! That was my word!


    Luckily, his mouth was faster than his brain, and he instantly switched to "Pagoda tree."


    Ji Ruochu, whose mouth was also faster than her brain: "Chinese schr tree."


    Fang Zhiyuan, who was instantly tongue-tied: ...Why don''t you just delete me.


    The two clueless little ones a momentter: ...What just happened?


    So Fang Zhiyuan seeded in being kicked out of the group chat by the two leg essories she had brought along.


    The game continued. At this point, only Ji Ruochu, Jiang Zhi, Little chubby dun and the little girl who had just shouted "grapes" remained on the stage.


    The children who had been eliminated earlier had already received their prizes and snacks. They were now watching thepetition while eating their spoils of war.


    "Lespedeza!" Without much hesitation, Little chubby dun said the name of a nt.


    The other little girl couldn''t think of anything for a long time and was eventually eliminated. Jiang Zhi was next.


    Seeing Jiang Zhi still racking his brains, Ji Ruochu whispered to him, "Ginkgo."


    Fang Zhiyuan paused. She couldn''t help but wonder: Could my sister...not need their help at all?


    Clearly, she wasn''t the only one with this doubt. Jiang Zhi looked at Ji Ruochu in shock for a long time without saying anything.


    Thinking he hadn''t heard clearly, Ji Ruochu was about to repeat it when the teacher announced Jiang Zhi''s elimination.


    "Sister, do your best." Jiang Zhi cheered her on, then turned back and chose a triangr Rubik''s Cube from the small gifts. Next, he dove back into the world of the Rubik''s Cube.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu hesitated. Should she...just give up too?


    "Five...four..."


    Suddenly, Little chubby dun''s excited countdown sounded not far away.


    She turned to look and found the fellow''s face full of schadenfreude.


    Well, how could she tolerate this?


    She blurted out at once: "Ginkgo."


    The timing was just right at thest second of the countdown, so the game continued.


    "Goose foot," Little chubby dun said.


    "Camphor tree," replied Ji Ruochu without even blinking.


    "...Jade rabbit ears," Little chubby dun hesitated for a few seconds.


    "Solomon''s seal," Ji Ruochu picked up seamlessly.


    "..."


    Little chubby dun stopped and started scratching his ears and cheeks.


    "Five...four..."


    The resentful Ji Ruochu started counting down loudly, making the opponent Qi Yibin even more anxious.


    "Two...one¡ª¡ª"


    "Deerhorn fern!" Luckily, the little guy thought of it at thest second.


    Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi''s hands stopped at the same time, and they were just about to speak when Ji Ruochu''s voice had already sounded.


    "That one''s been said already!"


    The children and teachers in the ssroom were stunned for a moment: Has it been said already?


    "No!" Little chubby dun argued forcefully.


    "It''s been said already~" Ji Ruochu was extremely mischievous. She pointed to a little girl opposite Little chubby dun and said, "Pinpin said it!"


    Everyone''s gaze instantly focused on her.


    The little girl who had suddenly be the center of attention: ???


    Little chubby dun frowned, about to continue arguing, but seemed to suddenly remember something and froze.


    It seemed...it really had been said?


    "Pinpin''s first word was starfruit, second was iris, third was...then deerhorn fern."


    Ji Ruochu counted off on her fingers one by one, and as she recounted them all from memory, the originally somewhat noisy ssroom gradually quieted down.


    By the time she finished counting off thest name, the group of little beans were looking at her admiringly: How amazing!


    "...I lose."


    In the end, Little chubby dun could only sit down angrily and ept his reward.


    It had to be said, this was indeed an excitingpetition, even though the participants were all children under five.


    Even though they were ying the simplest children''s game, they could not conceal the fact that they had taken the game to new heights.


    This also led to the award teacher feeling "This reward is some" as she handed the toy for Ji Ruochu to choose from.


    Of course, this was clearly an exaggeration. After all, the final reward was a choice between a collector''s edition "Transformers" and a luxury edition "Princess Doll."


    Either one of these, if taken out, would be something ordinary people could only yearn for.


    Originally thinking Ji Ruochu would definitely choose the doll, unexpectedly, this soft and cute little one actually reached out and grabbed the Transformers without even blinking.


    Just as the teacher was about to ask her in surprise, she discovered that Ji Ruochu had directly handed the prize to the two little boys from before.


    "Brother, here~"


    Ji Ruochu gave a little push with her small hand, as if casually tossing out a fortune.


    Fang Zhiyuan looked at the toy in her hand, then at the collector''s edition Transformers enclosed in yellow por wood in Ji Ruochu''s hand.


    "No need, this is what my sister won by her ability." Fang Zhiyuan pushed the Transformers back.


    Jiang Zhi beside her also nodded, "That''s right, sister, you should keep it for yourself."


    Although they said this, Ji Ruochu clearly remembered the two lighting up when they saw this prize.


    After thinking about it, she felt they were probably too embarrassed, so she said, "Then let me divide it between you!"


    Divide?


    How to divide?


    Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi were puzzled.


    Snap.


    The next second, the little girl very decisively opened the wooden box and took out the Transformers inside.


    A frightening thought instantly surfaced in Fang Zhiyuan''s mind. He hurriedly tried to stop her, "Wait a¡ª¡ª"


    p!


    But it was still toote. Before he could finish speaking, the previously well-preserved Transformers was snapped apart by a pair of fair little hands.


    The next second, the upper half of the Transformers was stuffed into Fang Zhiyuan''s arms. He looked up in surprise to see the soft and cute little sister stuffing the legs into Jiang Zhi''s arms.


    "Now you can both y with it!"


    The two little boys who now both had parts of the Transformers were instantly silent: The...mood was a bitplicated.


    "But what about you, sister? Now you don''t have anything to y with," Jiang Zhi mumbled after quite a while.


    "That''s true." Ji Ruochu nodded, feeling he had a good point. She had contributed too after all, so how could she do all this work for nothing?


    So she reached out and took the half in Fang Zhiyuan''s hands. With a "p," she very adeptly twisted off the Transformers'' head.


    "I''ll keep this as a memento."


    Nearby teacher: What a fierce little milk baby...


    Fang Zhiyuan & Jiang Zhi: ...This little sister is really strong.


    Little chubby dun who had sneakilye over to take a look at the champion''s reward...silently turned around and sat properly.


    This little sister is so scary, *sob*

 Chapter 79: I want to invite you to my house.

    <h4>Chapter 79</h4>


    After the game of wandering around the three gardens ended, the children yed several other small games under the guidance of the teacher.


    Games are fun, but... too childish!


    Most of them were games that tested coordination and reaction speed, which were naturally interesting for real little kids and they yed happily.


    But for Ji Ruochu... boring, tiring, wanting to ck off.


    Dear god, who invented so many children''s test games?


    She was going to go crazy from ying them!


    Do kids nowadays have that much energy?


    Why don''t they look tired at all?


    She was so sleepy that tears were about toe out!


    However, the joys and sorrows of cute babies are not connected. While Ji Ruochu was bored to death, the room full of children had already gone crazy ying.


    Ruochu Ji: Who understands! Every minute spent in this ssroom is so agonizing!


    As time passed second by second, by the time the parents'' assessments on the other side were over, Ji Ruochu had reached the point where she could ignore little fat dun''s provocations with indifference.


    As for the Ji Mochen couple...it could only be said that they were not of one family so they don''t enter the same household.


    While Ji Ruochu was suffering the days away in the ssroom over here, the couple were living day by day as if it were a year over in the exam room.


    Therefore, when the kindergarten teacher reminded the parents that they could take their children home, seeing the parents/daughter reunited after a long separation, the tears of this family were about to fall.


    Teacher next to them: ...This family has such a good rtionship.


    In the end, the kindergarten gave each family a gift, then announced that today''s enrollment activity was officially over.


    By the time Ji Ruochu was carried away by her old father, she only had the energy left to wave goodbye to the teacher with her little hand.


    "Ruochu sister!!"


    The Ji family had just stepped out of the school gate when they saw Jiang Zhi running over excitedly from where he had been waiting outside.


    "Jiang Zhi brother." The little one called out softly.


    "Ruoruo sister, I want to invite you toe y at my house!" Jiang Zhi looked expectant.


    "My mom said we live very close! Then I''lle pick you up in my toy car to go to my house!


    Then I''ll let you y with my favorite Rubik''s cube!"


    Ji Ruochu: ...Can I refuse?


    She just wanted to hug snacks and watch cartoons at home!


    "I--"


    Ji Ruochu was about to speak when Jiang Zhi''s eyes suddenly lit up. He called out to Fang Zhiyuan who had juste out of the room:


    "Zhiyuan brother! Are youing to my house to y tomorrow? Ruoruo sister ising too!"


    Ji Ruochu:???


    When did she say so?


    "Okay." Fang Zhiyuan''s eyes lit up, obviously happy that he could y with his new good friend tomorrow, "I''ll have my driver uncle take me over tomorrow."


    The Fang family didn''t live near there after all. It was obvious from Ji Mochen and Fang Yang''s interactions that the two were not good friends.


    "Great great, see you tomorrow!"


    Jiang Zhi was extremely excited. He immediately pulled his mother''s hand and wanted to go home, obviously to make some preparations to entertain his little buddies.


    Although Jiang''s mother was very happy that her son had made good friends before enrollment, she still reminded: "Your sister Ruochu hasn''t agreed to go yet. How could you agree for her?"


    Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi, who was excited just a moment ago, stopped. Then he said seriously, "But sister already agreed!"


    After saying that, the little guy even turned around to ask Ji Ruochu for confirmation: "Right, sister?"


    Ji Ruochu blinked. Was she confused? Did she?


    Seeing that the little sister actually really forgot, Jiang Zhi immediately became anxious and quickly reminded: "Just...after you made Qi Yibin cry, you promised!"


    When these words came out, everyone present was stunned for a moment.


    Who made who cry?


    Ji Mochen looked at his daughter in his arms inquisitively, his eyes full of disbelief. His face clearly showed: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!


    How could his cute, obedient, and well-behaved daughter make another child cry?


    "Jiang Zhi brother, Yibin brother wasn''t made to cry by Ruochu sister."


    At the critical moment, Fang Zhiyuan stood up and Ji Ruochu also nodded. She didn''t bully children!


    "Huh?" Jiang Zhi was confused, "Then why was he crying?"


    "Because..." Fang Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "Because he didn''t y well with the Rubik''s cube and felt too ashamed."


    The adults of the three families present: ...You just said it so directly?


    Little fat dun hiding in the shadows nearly bit through a row of his little teeth in anger.


    Thanks to this, Ji Ruochu finally remembered that she did promise to y with Jiang Zhi, so she nodded in agreement.


    During this time, the three adults present didn''t say a word, just quietly watched the show silently.


    It wasn''t until after the children made ns that the Jiang couple bid farewell in a very friendly manner with the two families.


    Before leaving, Jiang Zhi''s dad also looked at the Ji couple with great envy.


    Tsk...Equally envious of every family who can have a daughter.


    And so, Ji Ruochu sessfully achieved the aplishment of visiting friends with her little buddies.


    Soon, the Fang family car arrived, driven by Fang Yang.


    Ji Ruochu felt that it was probably because Fang Zhiyuan''s mother was afraid he would offend people again that she deliberately sent him to drive first.


    "Uncle and auntie, goodbye. Ruochu sister, goodbye." Fang Zhiyuan held his mother''s hand and bid Ji Ruochu''s family farewell very politely.


    "Goodbye~"


    Having finallypleted her socializing quota for the day, Ji Ruochu waved her little hand weakly again, then "pia zhi" and slumped onto her father''s shoulder.


    "Tired?" Ji Mochen stroked his daughter''s forehead distressedly, "Hold on a little longer, we''ll go home right away."


    "Okay~~"


    The little one was so tired that her little milk voice was drifting. She yawned and rubbed her eyes with her fists.


    She originally wanted to close her eyes and take a nap, but from the corner of her eye she happened to catch a glimpse of little fat dun not far away.


    The two little ones'' eyes met. One was a little dazed from fatigue, while the other was scowling angrily.


    Ji Ruochu: ??


    What''s wrong with this little fat dun being so resentful? It was just that she yed the Rubik''s cube a little better than him, had a slightlyrger vocabry than him, and won another game against him...that''s all.


    He''s still resentful even now?


    She didn''t know that this little fat dun was actually the first to wait here. His family attached great importance to today''s enrollment activity.


    In addition to his dad and mom who brought him to enroll, his grandpa and grandma hade too. His grandpa even drove today.


    It''s just that the old man''s sense of direction didn''t seem very good. It went smoothlying here, but on the way back they seemed to have lost track of where the school gate was.


    With no other choice, he, who came out first, could only wait here with his mom, while his dad was on the phone giving his grandpa directions.


    Who would have thought, during this wait, his grandpa and grandma still hadn''t arrived, but his public execution came first. Just thinking about it made him angry!


    A child who had been pampered by his family since young, how could he stand this grievance?


    Therefore, little fat dun, who had great self-esteem, looked...no, red at them angrily.


    He had even thought that as long as they noticed him, he would arrogantly "humph" to express his anger, then disdainfully turn his face away to anger them to death!


    It''s a pity that reality is always cruel.


    The three little buddies chatting and making ns to y together never noticed him from start to finish, truly wasting little fat dun''s piercing gaze.


    Fortunately, heaven still favored him and actually let Ji Ruochu see him at thest moment.


    So next second, the scowling little fat dun immediately put his hands in his pockets, pulled a sour expression, and then¡ª


    "Humph~"


    Still slumped on her father''s shoulder, Ji Ruochu beat him to it and arrogantly "humphed", then twisted her head, leaving only her back of the head to him.


    Little fat dun, who watched her being carried farther and farther away by her father: ???


    At this time, the Qi family car slowly drove over. From far away, the unique in-car music from it had already drifted over:


    "Azhen fell in love with Aqiang~ on a night, with stars~"


    The people around instantly looked over, their faces full of astonishment. Then they started guessing which family this was, with such...unique taste.


    The waiting Qi couple: ...Can they still slip away by taking a taxi now?


    "Good boy! Grandpa and grandma are here to pick you up!"


    The olddy in the passenger seat excitedly waved to the family of three by the school gate.


    Clearly, it was toote.


    The Qi couple, who were the center of attention...closed their eyes painfully.


    "Grandpa! Don''t y this song! It''s too awful!"


    The first one to jump up and down was the fat little dumpling who had lost face.


    "Okay, okay..." The olddy naturally listened to whatever her great-grandson said, and quickly asked the old man to change the song.


    "Good boy, get in the car quickly. Granny made delicious food for you at home!"


    Seeing the music had stopped, the fat little dumpling didn''t say anything more either. He refused the offer from his granny to get off the car, and struggled to climb onto the car by himself.


    The next second, the new car music sounded: "You sold my love, forced me to leave. In the end I know the truth, tears roll down my face..."


    The fat little dumpling''s hands went weak as he was climbing into the car, even more angry: "Don''t y music anymore!"


    Outside the car, the Qi family husband and wife...had wooden expressions.

 Chapter 80: I Really can thank you

    <h4>Chapter 80</h4>


    The next day early in the morning, Jiang Zhi drove his own exclusive children''s mini car to the Ji family.


    At that time, Ji Ruochu had just finished practicing Tai Chi and was walking back when he immediately bumped into Jiang Zhi in the children''s mini car.


    Parking behind his small car was the Jiang family''s luxury car. It was clear that in case the Ji family was worried, the two children could take the luxury car back.


    It was evident that although it was an activity between children, the Jiang family also attached great importance to it.


    "Sister, do you want to ride in my car?"


    Half an hourter, Jiang Zhi looked expectantly at Ji Ruochu, who had already put on her little backpack, and asked.


    "Will your car not flip over when you drive it?" Ji Ruochu blinked.


    "No!" Jiang Zhi patted his chest, "I''ve been driving for several months! And my dad even gave me a driver''s test that I got full marks on!"


    So in the end, under Jiang Zhi''s ardent gaze, Ji Ruochu sat in the passenger seat of his private mini car.


    The two little ones arrogantly went to the Jiang family like this, with the luxury car following behind them the whole time, also at a high rate of turning back.


    When the two little ones arrived at their destination, Fang Zhiyuan''s car had also arrived. Fang Zhiyuan was carrying his own small backpack and was about to get out of the car.


    Ji Ruochu nced down at her children''s watch to confirm that it was only just past eight o''clock.


    She was somewhat surprised that children''s gatherings were this early now?


    "Sister Ruochu! Brother Jiang Zhi!" Seeing his two little friends, Fang Zhiyuan was also extremely happy.


    At this time, as if hearing the movement outside, the Jiang family''s door was opened from the inside, and Jiang''s mother smiled and let the three little ones in.


    Jiang Zhi happily took his two buddies to his room, and then shared all kinds of rubik''s cubes with them.


    Ji Ruochu: ...... Thanks, but I''ll pass.


    Fang Zhiyuan was a little interested, so the two little ones pulled their sister with a nk expression to fiddle with them.


    As time slowly passed, Ji Ruochu was brought along by the two curious babies to go through all kinds of rubik''s cubes in the room.


    Even though she had stated many times that she really didn''t know how to y, Jiang Zhi, who was full of confidence in her, did not believe her at all, and insisted on giving her one illustration after another.


    So afterwards, Ji Ruochu, who really only knew how to y one kind of rubik''s cube, was forced toprehend it all.


    Fortunately, a familiar and kind voice saved Ji Ruochu who wanted to ck off at all times.


    "I heard that little Zhi''s new friend came today."


    "Grandpa!" Hearing the voice, Jiang Zhi immediately ran over to open the half-closed door, "I''m here!"


    "Hello, grandpa." Very polite Fang Zhiyuan stood at the door of the room and greeted the old man slowly approaching.


    "Grandpa~" Ji Ruochu poked her little head out of the crack in the door, and had just started her sweet greeting, when she was stunned upon seeing the old man.


    "Master?"


    "Oh! My good disciple!"


    The old man was startled, and his smile instantly became even brighter, "Are you the sister that little Zhi said could break toys with her bare hands?"


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    "Grandpa, do you know sister Ruochu?" Jiang Zhi was also confused.


    "Of course." The old man who had walked over to the three little ones reached out his hand to Ji Ruochu.


    The little one by the door gave a sweet smile and naturally stretched out her little hand.


    The old man who dreamed of having a granddaughter proudly picked up the little sweetie: "She is your grandfather''s personal disciple."


    Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan: ?? What disciple?


    Ji Ruochu smiled and nodded: "That''s right, that''s right."


    After some exnation, the two little ones finally learned that Jiang Zhi¡¯s grandfather, Jiang Honglin, was actually one of Ji Ruochu''s many Tai Chi teachers.


    "My good disciple, what are you guys ying?" Jiang Honglin smiled as he carried Ji Ruochu to the living room. From the looks of it, if you didn''t know better, you would think Ji Ruochu was his granddaughter.


    Jiang Zhi, who was instantly neglected: ??


    So does love disappear, right?


    "ying with rubik''s cubes." The little one softly replied.


    "Rubik''s cubes, huh..." The old man paused for a moment,pletely disregarding his grandson by dissing him, "That''s not fun,e on, grandpa will take you to my study."


    "Grandpa!" Jiang Zhi was anxious, "I invited sister Ruochu toe!"


    Implying: How can you steal my good friend? Don''t you have your own friends?


    Jiang Honglin was speechless for a moment after being dissed by his grandson, and suddenly said, "Little Zhi, isn''t it time for you to practice calligraphy?"


    Jiang Zhi, who had been huffy just a second ago: ......


    "But grandpa, I invited my friends toe y today, I have to apany them..." said the little one aggrievedly.


    "I see." The old man nodded.


    Jiang Zhi''s eyes instantly lit up, thinking he had finally managed to escape...


    "Then take your little friends along to practice together."


    Fang Zhiyuan: ???


    Jiang Zhi: !!!


    Ji Ruochu: ...... I really appreciate it!

 Chapter 81: Why is it so hard to Eat a soft meal

    <h4>Chapter 81</h4>


    Qiao Lanyi was carrying a exquisite fruit tray to her son''s yroom when she was just informed by the nanny that several children were in the old gentleman''s study.


    Qiao Lanyi: ??


    What''s the situation? Usually her son was thest person who wanted to go near Grandpa''s study, how did he bring his buddies to surrender today?


    With this doubt in mind, she gently and quietly pushed open the half-closed study door.


    When she saw the scene of the children''s grandpa standing behind her son supervising him, she understood instantly.


    The little guy was holding a writing brush, stroke by strokepleting his calligraphy homework.


    His little face was wrinkled like a steamed bun, and the scribbles on the paper were like crooked earthworms, which made his dad''s eyebrows furrow even deeper.


    To be honest, at that moment her sympathy for her son had reached the extreme.


    At the same time, she also silently condemned her father in her heart. Her son''s good friends came to their house as guests, yet they couldn''t even rest?


    It''s too much, too harsh!


    Thinking this, Qiao Lanyi shook her head while deftly¡ªgently closed the room door again.


    "After I go downstairs, you can bring the fruit tray in."


    The woman with exquisite makeup said lightly as she handed the fruit tray to the family''s auntie.


    I''m sorry, son. Your grandpa assigned you a feedback after watching, but mom didn''tplete it either, so I won''t send you to the guillotine. Keep working hard.


    "Yes, madam." The nanny barely suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth and said in a low voice.


    In the study.


    Fang Zhiyuan was concentrating on holding the writing brush to write crooked radicals on the xuan paper.


    Although the character shapes were poor, but his brush holding posture and the gestures of starting and stopping writing, it was not difficult to see that he had some calligraphy skills.


    Not until he had written another page did Fang Zhiyuan finally slowly exhale, and only then did he have time to pay attention to Jiang Zhi on the other side.


    I saw the previously spirited Rubik''s Cube genius, at this time was practicing words with a bitter and hateful look on his face.


    And Jiang Grandpa was standing by Jiang Zhi''s side with his hands behind his back, and would correct him in a timely manner whenever he noticed his posture was wrong.


    In fact, Jiang Honglin was instructing the three children together at the beginning, but as he taught, he realized something was wrong.


    Goodness, among the three children, his own grandson was actually the worst?


    Fang Zhiyuan was a few months older than his grandson, plus the Fang family had high hopes for this eldest grandson, so his good calligraphy foundation was understandable.


    But when he saw his well-behaved disciple was able to scribbleplete characters messily, the old man couldn''t sit still.


    It wasn''t that he looked down on his well-behaved disciple, but everyone in thismunity...


    Oh no, it should be said that everyone in the entire circle knew how much the Ji and Ling families doted on this only daughter.


    It was said that the couple were reluctant to let the child take extra sses, and the fewpulsory sses she took were all requested by the child herself, such as¡ªTai Chi.


    But the child who was so tenderly raised was able to reach this level now.


    On the other hand, his own grandson, with his university retired professor personally giving calligraphy enlightenment lessons, was actually the bottom of the ss?


    This wouldn''t do.


    Unknowingly, theyout in the study changed from one watching three, to two groups of one-on-one.


    Why was it two groups of one-on-one?


    Naturally, it was because¡ªJi Ruochu was too efficient!


    The little girl scribbled away,pleted the task in a sh, and then enthusiastically volunteered to be the assistant for her Shifu to supervise Fang Zhiyuan''s practice progress.


    Thinking of this, Fang Zhiyuan couldn''t help taking another look at Grandpa Jiang.


    Then he looked again at the simrly hand-behind-back Ruochu sister standing next to him keeping an eye on him, and he felt veryplicated for a moment.


    He finally understood why he had seen his grandpa''s shadow in Ruochu sister before.


    "Shifu, Zhiyuan brother has finished practicing too!" After carefully checking it, Ji Ruochu immediately reported to Jiang Honglin.


    "Alright, then you guys can take a break first."


    Just as he was speaking, the nanny happened toe in with the fruit tray, so he said, "Eat some fruit while you''re at it."


    At this point, Jiang Zhi''s original n to y with his buddies had sessfully turned into Ji Ruochu and Fang Zhiyuan eating, drinking and ying at their house.


    And what about himself? He could only painfully be watched by Grandpa toplete today''s homework.


    Just thinking about it made him feel bad.


    What was even more unbearable was that his grandpa didn''t even bother to watch him afterwards, and instead went to join the two buddies'' game.


    At that moment, poor little Jiang Zhi wished he could really shout out loud: Grandpa, don''t you really have your own friends?


    Fortunately, his two buddies still remembered him in their y.


    Even while ying, they woulde over from time to time with the fruit tray to encourage him and tell him to keep it up.


    It would be better if...Ruochu sister''s peach nibbling sounds weren''t so crisp.


    ...


    "Grandpa, I''m done." The finallypleted Jiang ¡¤Little Poor¡¤ Zhi said timidly.


    "Hmm? That fast?" Jiang Honglin who was feeding his well-behaved disciple was stunned, and then quite regretfully said, "Alright, since you''ve finished then go y."


    The next second, Jiang Zhi''s face erupted with amazing joy, and then immediately promised his grandpa:


    "Grandpa, don''t worry, from now on I will take the initiative toplete the tasks in advance, and then go y."


    Jiang Grandpa: ...You don''t really have to be so self-disciplined.


    Unfortunately, Jiang Zhi who waspletely unaware of his grandpa''s thoughts had already happily pulled his sister to run to the yroom again.


    Ji Ruochu, who had just rxed for a while: ...Despair.


    It wasn''t until dusk that Ji Ruochu and Fang Zhiyuan left the Jiang''s house.


    In between, the Jiang grandfather and grandson strongly urged the two to stay and eat dinner together.


    If it wasn''t for the anxious Ji Mochening to pick up his daughter, Ji Ruochu might have really found it hard to leave.


    I originally thought that the y date would end here, or at least take a break for a few days, but the next morning¡ª


    "Ruochu sister, can you invite me to go y at your house?" Jiang Zhi''s voice full of expectation came from the other end of the phone.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Are you really that bored?!


    Under the other side''s series of sob stories, and with the consent of Ji Mochen couple, Ji Ruochu finally agreed.


    However, the date for this was set for three dayster.


    "My dad said that we should treat friends well, so I need to prepare a bit. You and Zhiyuan brothere y in three days, okay."


    Passing by Ji Mochen: ??? When did he say that?


    After hanging up Jiang Zhi''s call, Ji Ruochu made the same call to Fang Zhiyuan.


    The reason why the rtionship between Ji Mochen and Fang Yang was not good was said to be because back when they were in school, Fang Yang and others had always mocked Ji Mochen in a holier-than-thou attitude.


    After all, Ji''s other two children were perfect "other people''s children" in the circle.


    And as the everpared defective product, Fang Yang''s initial malice towards Ji Mochen was extremely high.


    But these were adults'' matters, and had nothing to do with them little kids.


    Moreover, Ji Mochen''s impression of Fang Zhiyuan was not bad, so Ji Ruochu naturally had no reason to be biased, and invited both over together.


    On this end, the two little ones, thinking that the sister valued the next meeting very much, started preparing gifts to give the sister from this day.


    Completely unaware that on the other end, Sister Ruochu let out a big sigh after hanging up the phone.


    Next to her, Ling Chujin couldn''t helpughing: "Is Ruoruo preparing something to entertain her little buddies? Do you need mom and dad to help?"


    Ji Ruochu: ...No need to be so enthusiastic, she was just making an excuse to give herself a few days'' break.


    If this keeps going, her little adult-minded old arms and legs won''tst.


    Moreover, knowing Jiang Zhi as she did, she was afraid that the summer life afterwards wouldn''t have a moment of peace.


    And things developed just as she expected. From this day on, the three little ones began a Russian doll-like pattern of visiting each other.


    Go to your house today, his house the day after tomorrow, her house a few dayster...


    Round and round, not to mention Ji Ruochu, even Fang Yang couldn''t take it anymore.


    Why? Of course because little Fang Zhiyuan was afraid that his insensitive dad would secretly bully his sister.


    Therefore, every time he invited little buddies over, he would have his mom send his dad out.


    At first, Wan Rouning could still restrain herself to take her husband out for a date, but after again and again, she was tired too!


    It should be known that the Fang family was one she managed, and thepany still had a lot of things to deal with.


    As a result, itter just directly developed into¡ªas long as her son was entertaining his little friends, she would take her husband to thepany to work overtime.


    She wore out Fang Yang until he lost several pounds.


    Fang Yang: ...Who understands, this prodigal just wants to be a quiet and useless bum!


    Nowadays, why is it so hard just to eat soft rice?

 Chapter 82: Daddy Don’t Cry

    <h4>Chapter 82</h4>


    Time slipped away little by little, and before they knew it, it was already August, which was also the busiest month for Ji Mochen and his daughter.


    On one hand, the enrollment notifications from the kindergarten had arrived, along with the knowledge and life skills the children had to grasp before enrollment.


    In other words, Ji Ruochu''s schedule for the next six months would be packed full.


    On the other hand, the family edition of the reality show "Dad''s in Charge" would officiallyunch online in early August.


    The show''s live broadcasts had already achieved extremely high viewership. Not to mention now there would be edited highlights capturing only the most exciting moments.


    Once the lifestyles of the five families were aired, heated discussions erupted online.


    The children''s little quirks during study time, the mischief they got up to when naughty, and the asional tender moments with their parents - these all provided endless fodder for chatter that couldst three days and three nights.


    Naturally, the Ji family attracted the highest level of interest.


    After all, not only did the show reveal the extravagant lifestyle of the Ji family, it also sessfully elevated the images of Ji Mochen and his daughter.


    On one side there was the doting couple who unconditionally spoiled their daughter and wanted to hug her every moment.


    On the other side was the precocious little one who acted far beyond her years and exhausted herself caring for the family.


    Abination like this would draw eyes no matter where they went.


    Not to mention the incredible spectacle of the little girl befriending and bing the disciple of the elderly practicing tai chi in the park.


    In short, the fame of the Ji father and daughter skyrocketed this summer thanks to the show "Dad''s in Charge."


    Ji Mochen, who usually coasted alongzily as a D-list celeb, now had to frequently run promotional events.


    Although he wasn''t short on money, his fans expected him to engage them, and thepany needed their cash cow to perform.


    But the busiest one was still Ji Ruochu.


    Not only did she have sses to attend, she also had to prepare birthday gifts for Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin.


    Ji Mochen''s birthday was the lunar July 20th, which fell on September 1st this year. Ling Chujin''s was August 3rd. The two were only about ten days apart.


    This left Ji Ruochu little over half a month to prepare gifts while still attending sses. Her schedule was extremely packed.


    However, the Ji father and daughter, now zingly popr thanks to the show "Dad''s in Charge," were unaware of the crisis brewing in the shadows.


    This hidden danger was like a temporarily caged vicious dog. The tighter it was confined now, the more ferociously it would bite when eventually set loose.


    But that''s a story forter. Currently, the family of three was entirely preupied - the father earning money, the motherpeting, the daughter studying. They were swamped and had no time to worry about what others thought.


    If there was any external attention they cared about, it would be Ji Ruochu''s ss next year when she started school. After all--


    "ss i?" Ji Mochen was startled when he first saw the ss assignments, exchanging a look with his wife. Both their expressions were somewhat ugly.


    It should be known Capital Kindergarten only admitted nine sses this year, from ss A to ss I. It was one thing their daughter didn''t make it into ss A, but she actually ended up in thest ss?


    "Keep your voice down. Our daughter is probably napping," Ling Chujin nced at their daughter''s closed door and tentatively asked, "Should we call the school? Or...ask Big Brother?"


    It wasn''t that the couple was vain. They were mainly worried their daughter would beughed at by peers in their social circle in the future. After all, they knew best how unpleasant it felt to be looked down on for poor grades.


    "Let me call the teachers first," Ji Mochen said and headed to the study with his phone.


    Shortly after.


    "Hello, Teacher Lin? I''m Ruochu''s dad..."


    ...


    "Yes, we saw the ss assignments. Our Ruochu is in ss I. I feel this is a bit unreasonable."


    ...


    "My wife and I are at the bottom among the parents, but given our daughter''s abilities, I don''t think ss I is appropriate even if she didn''t make ss A. I feel your ss assignments are too one-sided--"


    The man''s angry voice abruptly stopped when he saw his daughter lying on the carpet flipping through a picture book.


    Ji Mochen swore this was the moment he regretted most in all these years.


    He could handle having poor grades himself and dragging others down, but now his daughter knew too?


    To be honest, if not for the still connected phone call and his daughter''s bright eyes gazing silently at him...


    He would surely have curled up in a corner and wailed loudly.


    "Mr. Ruochu''s dad?" The teacher called out puzzledly over the phone.


    "Sorry Teacher, something urgent came up I need to handle. I''ll call you backter."


    ...


    The call quickly ended.


    But the awkward resentment in the study did not dissipate.


    Ji Mochen opened and closed his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to get a single word out for half a day.


    What could he say?


    "Sorry daughter, your parents have dragged you down?"


    Or "It''s okay, ss I is still good?"


    He couldn''t bring himself to say it. He really couldn''t...


    "It''s alright, Dad."


    The tender voice of a child rang out the next moment.


    Ji Ruochu got up from the carpet with her picture book in hand, walked over to stand by her distressed father, and gazed up at him with as clear andforting a look as always in her eyes.


    In that instant, Ji Mochen''s heart shattered. When he bent down to pick up his daughter, his hands even shook a little.


    "Don''t worry Dad, the teachers are all very nice. I''ll be fine in any ss."


    As she spoke, the little one even patted her father on the shoulder.


    "Don''t cry, Dad."


    Unbeknownst to her, as soon as she said this, the father holding her was instantly choked up.


    "It''s Dad who is useless, dragging you down."

 Chapter 83: It’s iloveyou’s i

    <h4>Chapter 83</h4>


    Under Ji Ruochu''sfort, Ji Mochen, who was originally very upset, said ... she still wanted to be sad for a while longer.


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    Alright, since her old father had already said so, what could she do? She could only leave the study with her picture book, and give her old father some private space.


    The little one thought, he would probably recover by dinner time. But as soon as she closed the door of the study, Ji Mochen''s stubborn voice came from inside.


    "Teacher Lin, it''s still me, Daddy Ruoruo, let''s continue our previous topic, our Ruoruo must be in ss i..."


    ...


    "She''s the first in ss i? That''s still the first of the underachiever ss!


    Why don''t you make an effort to move her up a little, and tie for first ce with the previous one?


    We would rather be thest one in the ss in front than..."


    Ji Ruochu, who was still outside the door and hadn''t left yet: ...She''s really stubborn.


    There was no way, knowing that she couldn''t stop this old dad, Ji Ruochu could only go find her equally depressed mother.


    What she didn''t know was that the moment she left, the content of the conversation inside the study changed dramatically.


    "ss i is not a ss for underachievers?" The man was full of doubts.


    "Yes, ss i is a ss specially opened by our school district this year.


    There are only ten students in the ss, and their learning progress is also far ahead of students of the same age."


    The person in charge on the phone patiently exined.


    "Also, ording to Article 22 of the Compulsory Education Law of our country:


    ''The people''s governments at or above the county level and their educational administrative departments shall promote the bnced development of schools, reduce the differences in school conditions, and shall not divide schools into key schools and non-key schools. Schools shall not set up key sses and non-key sses.''


    Therefore, the school district has not distinguished between key sses and non-key sses in recent years, only parallel sses are set up separately.


    The little i ss this year is a parallel ss. Except for the little i ss, the teaching progress of other sses will be unified.


    And Ji Ruochu is currently the student with the best overall performance in ss i, so the school district does not rmend transferring sses for her."


    "..."


    Ji Mochen was almost knocked out by this series of news and couldn''t recover for a long time.


    "So the i in ss i is¡ª"


    "The i of IQ."


    ...


    Until the phone was hung up and the silent cell phone slipped onto the soft carpet, Ji Mochen, who had always been a poor student since childhood, still hadn''t recovered.


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu, who was busyforting her mother, had already given the disappointed Ling Chujin a hug of love.


    "Mom, don''t be sad, Ruoruo really likes ss i!"


    "Don''t coax your mother, you haven''t even started school yet, how do you like ss i already?"


    "Because¡ª" the little one said, and then made a sweet heart gesture on her head, "It''s also the i of iloveyou~"


    Pfft¡ª


    Ling Chujin was instantly amused, and immediately took this thoughtful little darling into her arms and treasured her.


    Woo woo woo... What virtue and ability did she, Ling Chujin, have to have such a sensible daughter...


    Hearing Ling Chujin''sughter, Ji Ruochu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and shook off the goosebumps on her body at the same time.


    It''s a sin, she buttered them up again.


    "So Mom..." Ji Ruochu rubbed Ling Chujin''s chin and tried, "Do you want to coax Dad? He''s hard to coax."


    "Okay."


    Ling Chujin didn''t have any reason to disagree. She looked at the time and said, "Ruoruo, go take your afternoon nap yourself. Mom will go see your dad."


    If Ji Ruochu hadn''te out of the study earlier, she would have thought the little one had already gone to rest.


    Although there was nopulsory requirement for the daughter''s schedule at home before, now it had to be adjusted slightly. After all, she would start school next year.


    Ji Ruochu nodded and turned to walk to her room.


    After all, her task waspleted. It was up to the two adults to figure it out themselves. If it didn''t work out, she would try harder after starting school.


    Strive to nail down the title of the first in the underachiever ss!


    With this thought, Ji Ruochu was instantly full of fighting spirit.


    Behind her, Ling Chujin: ...Would her daughter really be able to fall asleep so energetic?


    "Have a good afternoon, Mom~" The little ones made a point to turn around and bid Ling Chujin, who was still standing there, before closing the door.


    "Have a good afternoon."


    The room door closed.


    Only then did Ling Chujin walk to the study, knocked lightly twice, and without waiting for a response from inside, she opened the door directly and went in.


    It was also these two knocks that instantly sobered Ji Mochen, who was sitting on the floor, and then¡ªfull of spirit.


    Ling Chujin, who was still preparing a script tofort her husband:???


    "Wife!" Ji Mochen was extremely excited. He walked over and grabbed her hand, "Do you know which i little i ss is?"


    Uh... This question seemed a little familiar.


    "iloveyou?" Ling Chujin tentatively replied.


    Ji Mochen, who was about to announce the answer:???


    "i, iloveyoutoo?"


    Although she didn''t know why her wife suddenly wanted to confess to her, but with an extremely strong desire to survive, Ji Mochen still replied.


    Ling Chujin: ...


    "Eek~" The hand that was being held was instantly pulled out, "You''ve been quite oily recently."


    Middle-aged greasy man Ji Mochen... silently covered the heart that had been urately hit.


    "Alright, no more joking around." Seeing that her husband was no longer upset, Ling Chujin also breathed a sigh of relief,


    "Ruoruo said ss i is also very good, so let''s just leave it at that. Let''s not alert Big Brother and Third Younger Brother about this matter. Our family has shown signs of attracting unwanted attention recently, so it''s better to keep a low profile."


    "No, wife, listen to me," Ji Mochen quickly said, "The teacher just told me on the phone that Ruoruo''s little ss i is..."


    A momentter.


    The study fell silent again.


    "Really?" The woman couldn''t quite believe it, "What if the school is just tricking us?


    Who knows, maybe the ten children in this i ss are actually the worst ten of this enrollment?"


    After speaking, Ling Chujin, who had a clear understanding of herself, quickly corrected herself:


    "No no, I should say, the parents of these ten children are the worst of all."


    "I just looked at the transcript they sent, not only is Ruoruo the best performing of all the children, our rankings are not at the bottom among the parents either!"


    Then, he couldn''t help but exim emotionally,


    "I didn''t expect after so many years, my big brother''s and third younger brother''s test cheating skills are still so brilliant."


    They really lived up to being the genius brothers who gave him test questions to cheat with in the college entrance examination back then!


    It was not in vain that the two of them had studied hard for months, and were still regrly tutored by those two super busy people whose children had already started elementary school every week.


    Ling Chujin also nodded: "It was indeed very urate, no wonder you were able to get into a first-tier university back then."


    It should be known that Ji Mochen''s ability at that time was at most a second-tier university score, and that was under the condition of having home tutoring day after day.


    If it weren''t for thest year, when Ji Moting, who had already been recruited by top universities when he was only in 10th grade, and genius Ji Moyi formted a devilish training for him, plus theter urate prediction of exam questions, and Ji Mochen''s own choice of an arts exam route, he would never have been able to get into a first-tier university.


    As for Ling Chujin, her liberal arts courses were also a mess.


    But she had been influenced by her mother since childhood, and had be a seeded yer in various violinspetitions early on.


    In the end, she was even recruited by a top music college.


    It was precisely because of this that in order to allow their daughter to smoothly enter Capital Kindergarten, the couple worked as hard as they did for the college entrance examination.


    After the recording of the show ended, the two started with a notebook and a pen, honestly following the stone crossing methods of the other two "genius dads" in the Ji family.


    "Of course!" Ji Mochen was very proud, "When Ruoruo takes the college entrance examination in the future, I''ll also have them give her test questions!"


    Tens of kilometers away, the two super busy people suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

 Chapter 84: Old Father’s Birthday Present

    <h4>Chapter 84</h4>


    Because in the previous years, there have been cases where parents were too anxious and their children couldn''t bear the pressure and switched from parallel sses to regr sses halfway through.


    Therefore, in order to prevent their daughter from experiencing too much pressure, the couple decided not to tell her the truth.


    They just told her that the school had undergone reforms this year and there were no more specialized sses. Because she was rtively young, her cement was towards the end.


    Unfortunately, neither of them were good at acting, and Ji Ruochu looked at their faces with the words "this isn''t true" written all over them, and she couldn''t help but feel speechless.


    But she didn''t expose them and pretended not to know, but deep down, she made a silent vow:


    No one should even think about taking the first ce in this ss of underachievers away from her!


    With that, life in the Ji household returned to normal.


    In order to improve the mood of Ji Mochen and his wife, Ji Ruochu carefully prepared birthday presents for them.


    Considering that Ji Mochen would be holding a concert next year, she prepared a limited edition custom microphone for her father.


    To give him a surprise, Ji Ruochu personally contacted Ji Mochen''s manager, Brother Qin, and asked him to help her with the customization.


    Unfortunately, not only was Ji Mochen clingy to his wife, but he was also clingy to his daughter, and it didn''t take long for him to find out.


    Seeing her father''s expression of "I haven''t seen anything" on his face, Ji Ruochu waspletely speechless.


    Fortunately, she didn''t n to give the microphone directly to him, so she didn''t make a big deal out of it. She pretended that she believed him again, considering it as... practicing her acting skills.


    After this incident, Ji Ruochu realized that she couldn''t prepare gifts at home anymore.


    So every time she went to her friends'' houses, she would bring the customized microphone with her, along with a bag of valuable diamonds.


    Fortunately, Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi were good at keeping secrets. They knew that Ruoruom¨¨imei (Ruochu) was preparing a birthday gift for her dad and consciously covered for her.


    But...


    "Ruoruom¨¨imei, aren''t you afraid of losing all these diamonds when you carry them with you every day?"


    Jiang Zhi looked at the shiny diamonds packed in ck garbage bags, the kind that only appeared in her mom''s jewelry cab, with a look of confusion in his eyes.


    Lose them?


    Ji Ruochu blinked and immediately opened the ck garbage bag, carefully counting them before confirming, "No, I haven''t lost any."


    She counted them every day.


    The two little ones: ...Six.


    "Don''t worry, I pack them in garbage bags. Even if they identally fall on the road, people will think they''re worthless fake diamonds."


    Ji Ruochu wore a calcting expression on her face, leaving her two little friends in awe.


    Come to think of it, after all, who would pack such valuable things in garbage bags?


    A certain Ruoruom¨¨imei: ???


    Soon, it was Ji Mochen''s birthday.


    ording to the logic of the Ji family''s background, they should at least hold a birthday banquet and invite people from the industry to create an upper-ss society party.


    But Ji Mochen refused. Since he became an adult, he no longer wanted others to see him in such a moment.


    Rather than letting others use his birthday banquet as an opportunity for negotiations, he preferred to reunite with his family.


    Therefore, on this day, Ji Mochen''s family celebrated at home with their rtives from the Ji and Ling families.


    "Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you~..."


    In the soft candlelight, Ji Ruochu pped her little hands and sang a birthday song to her father in a childish voice.


    "You know, even though Ruochu didn''t inherit Ji Mochen''s charming eyes, her singing voice is definitely a result of the excellent genes of our Ji Heavenly King."


    Ji Mochen, who was already happy, became even more overjoyed upon hearing these words.


    He quickly made three wishes:


    May his family be in good health!


    May his daughter always be happy!


    May his daughter inherit his legacy - well, it doesn''t matter if she doesn''t, let his daughter do whatever she loves! May she live a long life!


    "Dad, happy birthday!"


    After Ji Mochen blew out the candles and the lights came back on, Ji Ruochu, who had no idea that she had just given her father a blessing for a long life, finally took out a beautifully wrapped gift box and handed it to her father.


    At that moment, Ji Mochen couldn''t have been happier.


    Although he already knew what his daughter had given him, he carefully opened it anyway.


    In his heart, he kept recalling the surprised expression he had practiced in front of the mirror.


    In any case, he must not let his daughter find out that he knew what the gift was!


    But soon, he realized that his earlier preparations had been in vain.


    Because the moment he saw the gift, a smile froze on his face.


    Everyone was stunned, thinking that he was dissatisfied with the gift given by the child, and was about to signal him, but they found out--


    "Thank you, Ruochu."


    Ji Mochen held the gift box and couldn''t bear to take out the item inside, he just kept gently stroking it.


    His voice was soft, but it already carried a hint of choking, "Dad really likes the gift you gave, I''ll use it every time I go on stage in the future!"


    Hearing this, Brother Qin, who had personally purchased the microphone, quietly leaned over to take a look at the item inside the gift box.


    With just one nce, he instantly froze, "Ruochu, did you stick these diamonds on yourself?"


    Ji Mochen was also surprised, "You didn''t know?"


    Brother Qin nodded truthfully, "I just helped Ruochu customize this microphone, but when it was delivered, it didn''t look like this."


    As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately approached curiously, and when they saw it, they couldn''t help but be amazed.


    "Wow! This is quite a big project! How long did it take to stick them?"


    "Don''t underestimate it, this design is quite clever. Ruochu, is this your own idea?"


    "Mochen, your daughter is so thoughtful!"


    "Indeed!" The little one stood with her hands behind her back, looking very pleased, "It took a long time to stick them, and my hands got sore..."


    At the same time, seeing that everyone had gathered around, Ji Mochen carefully ced the gift his daughter had given him on the round table so that everyone could see it.


    The moment the gift box was exposed in the light, a dazzling refraction poured out from it.


    The people present finally saw clearly what this gift was.


    Inside the beautifully wrapped gift box, delicate ribbons wrapped around a brand-new microphone.


    With its smooth lines and dazzling luster, you could tell at a nce that the microphone was valuable. But what caught people''s attention the most was--

 Chapter 85: Decided to Act at such a young Age

    <h4>Chapter 85</h4>


    ¡°Did you stick them on yourself?¡±


    Looking at the tiny shing diamonds on the microphone, everyone was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only look back at the microphone in the box again.


    At this moment, under the illumination of the lights, every little diamond on it was reflecting dazzling brightness.


    Of course, if this was all there was to it, this microphone would only be noteworthy for its high cost.


    But what made this gift unique was that among the expanse of diamonds encrusting it, there were actually characters spelling out ¡°Chen¡±posed of blue diamonds.


    ¡°These blue diamonds...¡± Ji Mojun, Ji Mochen''s cousin and Ji Moting¡¯s second sister, looked thoughtful and said, ¡°Why do they look so familiar?¡±


    Ji Ruochu...silently averted her gaze.


    The next second, everyone¡¯s attention was drawn back to the gift again.


    Such a thoughtful gift would be enough to deeply touch the recipient, let alone that it was entirely hand-made by Ji Ruochu alone.


    For a moment, the fathers of the several families resentfully nced at their own sons.


    You tell me, what¡¯s the use of raising sons?


    After so many years, they¡¯d never received any decent gifts!


    Girls really are better after all!


    The chubby boys who received the death stares: ...


    And so, on this day, the usually low-profile Ji Mochen, rarely posted a photo on his social media.


    The caption read: Let me show everyone the microphone for my concert next year.


    After posting, he shamelesslymented on his own post:


    Ji Mochen: This microphone was custom-made, but most importantly, this is a birthday present from my daughter.


    Ji Mochen: No, not next year, from now on, this will be the microphone I use for all my concerts!


    After this post was published,izens also discussed spiritedly, and soon the topment was pushed to the top:


    ¡¾Did Ruochu stick them all on herself? Amazing!¡¿


    ¡¾Oh my, Ji Mochen, did you save the world in your past life? To have such an awesome daughter!¡¿


    The second topment:


    ¡¾I finally remembered why it looked so familiar. Ruochu, did you just take the blue diamond your second aunt gave you for your one week birthday and cut it into small diamonds?¡¿


    Below was a picture of a one-year-old Ji Ruochu happily smiling at the camera while holding a blue diamond.


    Commenter: Ji Mojun


    tform verified information: Vice President of Ji Jewelry Co., Ltd.


    Netizens in this thread:


    ¡¾Ahhhhh! Richdy flirting!¡¿


    ¡¾Richdy sister! Do you like young fresh meat? What do you think of me?¡¿


    ¡¾Get the above poster out of here. Richdy sister, don¡¯t be so fixated on gender, young fresh flowers are great too, like me!¡¿


    ¡¾...Am I the only one concerned that the richdy gifted a blue diamond worth more than my life for a one week birthday?¡¿


    ¡¾If I''m not mistaken, the blue diamond in the picture is...¡¿


    ¡¾The Sea Blue Mystery diamond that was auctioned off to a mysterious tycoon at an overseas auction four years ago?¡¿


    ¡¾Poster above, be more confident, remove the ¡°right?¡± and question mark, it is that one!¡¿


    ¡¾Blue diamond: I''ve wandered far and wide all my life, never expecting to end up being cut up by a milk-drinking baby in the end! Oh the injustice!¡¿


    After theizens did some archaeological work for a while on the various asions this blue diamond had appeared at, Ji Mochen¡¯s fans finally reacted btedly...


    ¡¾Ahhhh! I¡¯m not seeing things right? Ruochu¡¯s dad, you¡¯re finally going toe out and earn school fees for your kid? Holding another concert?¡¿


    ¡¾Ruochu¡¯s dad? My god, I canugh at this term for a year hahahaha......¡¿


    ¡¾How presumptuous, what fan calls their idol something so dad-like?¡¿


    The next second, the leading character himself appeared again in thements. Ji Mochen replied to thement about him earning school fees:


    ¡¾I already earned enough school fees long ago. Mainly because Ruochu is starting school next year, if I don¡¯t hold concerts I¡¯ll have nothing to do.¡¿


    Netizens below: ......


    After a round of mor and noise, the news of Ji Mochen holding a concert hit #1 on hot search again.


    Hot search #2: The tragedy-filled life of a blue diamond.


    Hot search #3: Ji Mochen¡¯s new microphone.


    Of course, these were just the carnival ofizens. For the Ji family...


    Other than a certain formerly low-profile Heavenly King''s schedule getting busier and busier, there was basically zero impact.


    After all,pared to this, what Ji Mochen cared about more was what kind of birthday present his daughter would give his wife in half a month.


    Thatplicated mood of hoping his daughter would prepare an equally thoughtful gift for his wife, yet also fearing it would be even better than what she gave him, really troubled the Heavenly King for a long time.


    ¡°Dad, I think you should be more worried about yourself,¡± Ji Ruochu finally couldn¡¯t stand her fretting old father and took action.


    ¡°For your birthday, Mom really gave you a lot of face. I heard Uncle Qin say that she booked all the LED screens downtown and invited a really amazing music teacher to write you a song.


    So Dad, what are you going to give Mom for her birthday?¡±


    Ji Mochen felt like he was struck by lightning...


    And so, Ji Ruochu was finally able to rx and busy herself with her own matters.


    The days passed by one after another, and soon it was Ling Chujin¡¯s birthday.


    It was the same batch of rtives and friends, and still at the Ji house.


    After blowing out the candles, what everyone still anticipated was the gift Ji Ruochu prepared.


    Being eyed by everyone, Ji Ruochu said...there¡¯s no need to make such a fuss.


    To tell the truth, with that custom ¡°Chen¡± microphone before, including Ling Chujin, everyone felt it would be hard to top that.


    And things were just as they imagined. Compared to Ji Mochen¡¯s luxurious custom microphone, Ji Ruochu¡¯s gift this time was a small cake she handmade.


    Very simple styling, the size of an adult¡¯s palm, even the cream on the outside was pped on unevenly.


    On the cake were strawberry sauce characters spelling out a crooked ¡°Jin¡±, and a ¡°Ruo¡± signature below.


    It seemed to be telling everyone that today¡¯s birthday girl and the cake maker were her.


    But no matter how you looked at it,pared to the gift from Ji Mochen half a month ago, this was really quite simple.


    Moreover, there was already a more exquisite cake on the table.


    ced side by side, the palm-sized cake Ji Ruochu gave looked even iner.


    The atmosphere turned a little cold for a moment. Seeing Ling Chujin''s eyes redden after catching sight of the cake, those present quickly moved to diffuse the awkward atmosphere.


    ¡°Ruochu can make cakes herself now?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s so thoughtful. My rotten brat is over ten now and still hasn¡¯t made me any treats.¡±


    After Ji Moyi and Ji Moting¡¯s wives said that, they hurriedly signaled Ji Mochen with their eyes.


    Asking him to quicklyfort Ling Chujin, after all, this was still a child¡¯s thoughtful effort, she couldn¡¯t let the kid get upset over it now.


    Even though...it did feel like there was a big difference.


    But¡ª


    ¡°Ruochu.¡± A teardrop slipped from the corner of Ling Chujin¡¯s eyes, her voice already carried a tinge of choking up,


    ¡°How did you know¡ª¡±


    Know what?


    Everyone present was filled with curiosity.


    Could it be this simple little cake held some special meaning?


    Everyone: Unsure, keep watching.


    ¡°Hehe, I just knew.¡±


    The little one put her hands behind her back and grinned, pushing the small cake on the table forward a bit: ¡°Mommy, make another wish!¡±


    Make another wish?


    Everyone was puzzled. You could make two wishes on your birthday?


    ¡°This wish is Ruochu¡¯s gift to you!¡±


    The child¡¯s voice was soft, but very sincere, once again touching Ling Chujin¡¯s tender heart.


    But she didn¡¯t make a wish. Instead, she directly hugged the little one in her arms.


    Looking at the in little cake on the table, she sobbed:


    ¡°Mommy doesn¡¯t need wishes anymore, having you is enough!¡±


    This scene instantly stunned both families, only Ji Mochen seemed to have guessed something, his eyes also instantly turning red.


    ¡°Then¡ª¡± Ji Ruochu gently wiped the tears from today¡¯s birthday girl with a tissue, ¡°Ruochu will make a wish for Mommy.¡±


    She didn''t even wait for Ling Chujin''s response before her sweet, lilting child''s voice rang out again:


    ¡°I hope when Ruochu grows up, she can film a hugely popr movie every year, and then invite Mommy to attend the premiere!¡±


    Upon hearing this, everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air.


    What was going on?


    The child was only a few years old? How could she be talking about acting already?!


    Everyone reflexively looked at the couple, only to find they were even more shocked than themselves.


    But only the husband and wife themselves knew, they weren¡¯t shocked that the child wanted to act, but rather¡ª

 Chapter 86: Do You Smoke

    <h4>Chapter 86</h4>


    "I hope Tan Ruo will be able to make a big hit movie every year in the future, and then invite Ms. Ling Chujin to attend the premiere!"


    At that moment, the child''s tender voice seemed to ovep with that clear and beautiful female voice from eighteen years ago.


    At that moment, the scene on the rooftop of the campus many years ago emerged again.


    Ling Chujin''s hands were shaking. She heard herself ask the child in her arms in a dreamy, wispy voice:


    "Ruo Ruo... Do you want to be an actor in the future?"


    "Yeah! So Mom, do you want to be my fan? My first fan!"


    ...


    "Well, it''s settled then. From now on you''ll be my fan, my first fan Tan Ruo!"


    ...


    Listening to her daughter''s innocent words and looking into her eyes that were just like that person''s in her memories, Ling Chujin felt as if she had been pulled back to that year in an instant.


    That year, she was seventeen. Her father was busy hosting academic seminars and teaching students, while her mother was busy with concerts all over the world.


    She was alone, carrying a violin, struggling in variouspetitions.


    She yed the violin very well, but... she could never get first ce.


    The teacher said, "Chujin, you care too much about sess, so your music can''t move people."


    The judges said, "This contestant has the best skills, but her sound is lifeless."


    Dad said, "Your grades have copsed. You should at least have one thing I can boast about.


    When I give lectures, I worry that people will ask me if my daughter has any aplishments."


    Mom said, "If you''re not happy, why bother learning?


    I can''t teach you. I don''t understand why a seventeen-year-old girl like you is gloomy every day."


    So after yet another failure in apetition, after disappointing her parents again and feeling lost and helpless, she went to the rooftop of the science building.


    As she climbed onto the short parapet, she called her parents, who were at home, onest time.


    On the call, she sincerely apologized to her parents:


    "I''m sorry, Dad and Mom, I''ve embarrassed you again."


    "Don''t worry, Dad and Mom. After today, I won''t embarrass you anymore.


    After today, no one will know you had such a lousy daughter."


    Then, under her parents'' anxious questioning, she gently asked:


    "Dad and Mom, could you say ''happy birthday'' to me onest time?


    It''s been so long...so long since I heard you wish me a happy birthday... Today is...my birthday..."


    It was the first time she heard her parents speak with tears in their voices. They asked her toe home, or to tell them where she was.


    They said they wanted to wish her a happy birthday in person.


    Only at that moment did she realize that her parents seemed to care about her too...


    But it didn''t matter. They would probably forget about her soon.


    Maybe they would have another child in the future. Hopefully the next one would be an excellent child who could make them proud.


    So she said,


    "Never mind, I don''t want to hear ''happy birthday'' now. Let me make a wish instead!


    I hope my dad and mom will be happy from now on. I hope you''ll have a smart child..."


    The moment the call ended, she threw her phone off the building.


    By then it was already dusk, and the students had gradually left the science building.


    She heard her phone shatter as it fell from the height.


    She thought to herself, when I jump off shortly, it will probably make an even louder sound.


    I hope I don''tnd on anyone...


    She put her violin in a safe ce,


    as if hoping it could find a new owner.


    But on second thought, that seemed unlikely, given that its previous owner had died so pathetically. No one would probably want to use it again.


    How pitiful. To think it had been chosen by me...


    I''m sorry. I got you into this...


    After caressing the violin strings onest time, she slowly climbed over the short parapet.


    The evening breeze carried a hint of coolness. She seemed to smell the scent of freedom.


    "Um..."


    Suddenly, a clear voice rang out.


    "Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but...are you here to jump off the building too?"


    ...


    Too?


    The girl who was straddling the parapet paused, puzzled. She turned her head.


    Not far away stood a ponytailed girl whose clothes were dirty, as if she had rolled on the ground.


    Her exposed arms and calves were bruised purple and blue, and her cheeks still bore the mottled imprints of fingers.


    At the moment, her eyes were red, but her voice was free of any sobbing.


    "Y-yes, I am. What''s up?"


    Ling Chujin''s voice was soft, as if afraid to startle the other girl.


    "Then could you wait for me?" the girl asked.


    "Why?" She felt confused.


    This was the first time someone had asked her to wait before jumping off a building.


    Wait for what?


    To hold hands and jump together?


    "I''m afraid if you jump too quickly, people will notice and gather around. If I jump after that, I mightnd on someone."


    Ling Chujin fell silent. This girl was just as kindhearted as herself.


    "Then hurry up."


    As soon as she said this, Ling Chujin felt something was off.


    This was like telling a friend to hurry downstairs when picking her up for school.


    "Okay, okay!"


    But the other girl didn''t notice anything wrong at all. On the contrary, she sped up her actions.


    The next second, Ling Chujin saw her stick the crooked candle into the cake.


    Then she started rummaging through her pockets.


    ...


    "Um, do you smoke? Do you have a lighter?"

 Chapter 87: From now on you can only be my fan Oh ~

    <h4>Chapter 87</h4>


    Half a beatter, the girl said awkwardly, "I forgot to sneak out the lighter."


    Ling Chujin shook her head.


    "...Fine." The girl seemed a little sad, "I was thinking of having a birthday before I die, but forget it, we''re both going to die anyway, so one more birthday doesn''t make a difference."


    "It''s your birthday today too?" Ling Chujin was surprised.


    "Too?" The girl was also shocked, "It''s your birthday today too? What a coincidence!"


    After speaking, the other girl''s eyebrows drooped down again, "It''s a pity we didn''t meet earlier, otherwise two poor souls could have celebrated birthdays together."


    Ling Chujin was silent for a moment, looking at the other''s disappointed expression, she uncontrobly feltpassion.


    "We can still celebrate now."


    This girl looks so pitiful, she was beaten up, and spending her birthday alone...she''s even more miserable than me!


    Ling Chujin softened a little, since they were both suicide jumpers, having a simple birthday together wouldn''t be too much, right?


    "Really?" The girl''s eyes lit up, but she waved her hand and said,


    "Forget it, don''t waste your time, I''ve lived through so many bitter days, one more birthday doesn''t make a difference."


    After speaking, the girl took a deep breath, and gave her a bright smile, the fingerprints on her face even more obvious.


    "Let''s go, I''m ready, let''s jump together!"


    After saying that, Ling Chujin saw the girl turn her head and quickly rush in the other direction¡ª


    "Wait a minute!!"


    Ling Chujin subconsciously called out to stop her.


    "What''s the matter?" The girl stopped, puzzled.


    When she turned back, there were still traces of red blood on her teeth that hadn''t been wiped clean.


    What''s the matter?


    Ling Chujin couldn''t help but start asking herself, why did she call out to stop her? Was it sympathy? Or¡ª


    It was reluctance.


    Reluctant to see the lively girl end her life just like that.


    At that moment, the thought to help the girl appeared instantly.


    So she tentatively said:


    "Um...I''m not in a rush either, why don''t we celebrate our birthdays together first!"


    After speaking, the leg that was outside the wall slowly retracted back in.


    "Really?" The girl was a little suspicious.


    "You''re not trying to trick me right? Don''t say we''ll celebrate and then jump by yourself when I''m not paying attention!


    I''m telling you, I''ve never ranked first since I was little, if I can''t even die first, I won''t let you off as a ghost if you steal my first ce!"


    "Really!" Ling Chujin said as she walked closer to show her attitude,


    "Don''t worry, I''m the same as you, I''ve always been at the bottom in exams since I was little, bad at everything, I understand you, I won''t do that to you."


    After speaking, she walked closer, then turned around and stretched out her hand to the girl who was almost at the short wall,


    "Let''s celebrate our birthdays together!"


    And so, the two girls who were supposed tomit suicide together, sat on the dusty rooftop holding hands and celebrated each other''s birthdays.


    The small cake was in a white paper te, with only ayer of in white cream and an unlit bent candle on top.


    But this did not affect the sincerity of the two girls when making a wish.


    Not until the two finished making wishes and ate the sweet cake, Ling Chujin looked at the girl eating deliciously and carefully asked:


    "Are you still going to jumpter?"


    "I''ll do whatever you do."


    The girl took out a napkin and wiped her mouth vigorously.


    Ling Chujin: ???


    She can just go with the flow on this???


    Wait!


    Ling Chujin''s eyes suddenly widened, "Your face..."


    The girl''s hand paused, seeming to remember the "injury" on her face. She took out a small mirror and wet wipes from her pocket and wiped off the fake wounds directly while looking in the mirror.


    "Don''t panic, these are all makeup, I''m not hurt." She said with augh while wiping, "Our crew is filming at your school recently, I had a cameo as a bullied student, how was my acting? Pretty good right?"


    Ling Chujin numbly nodded her head, not just good, it was a sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu as if she was being bullied herself.


    "Then why did you still¡ª"


    "I was afraid you would really jump off the building." The girl said, even more resentful that she didn''t get to jump off, "Let me tell you, with your looks, you could have be a popr starlet in the entertainment industry. You can y the violin, have good temperament and voice, and a good personality. How could such an outstanding person want to jump off a building?"


    ......


    That was the first time Ling Chujin heard someone praise her, and praise her so matter-of-factly and...down-to-earth.


    That day, she heard an unpleasant story on the rooftop.


    The girl in the story was named Tan Ruo. She grew up in an orphanage since she was little, and even celebrated her birthday with other children.


    She barely got into college, and while working part-time jobs to pay her tuition, she was discovered by an agent at a cafe who signed her on. After graduating, she became a vase actress.


    The agent wanted her to socialize and make connections, but she refused, offending the agent. The consequence was she had no ie, she could only continue working part-time jobs while acting as an extra, barely earning enough to survive.


    "Actually today isn''t my birthday, I don''t even know what day I was born, but I''m quite ceremonial, since I don''t know when my actual birthday is, I just pick a day whenever I want to celebrate it.


    So from today on, our birthdays will be on the same day. I''ll make this my birthday from now on."


    And so, starting that day, Ling Chujin had a celebrity friend born on the same day of the same month of the same year.


    "As for me, I''m an orphan without any family or friends. From now on, we can rely on each other!"


    "Don''t worry, I''ll always be here, always with you!"


    "If you''re bored, you can be my fan! I don''t have any fans yet..."


    "When you''re sad or upset, go check in and post on my super topic, and I''ll reply and leave you messages when I''m free, okay?"


    "Let me tell you, you''re my first fan, you can''t think about ending it all anymore, or else I won''t have any fans left!"


    "Rest assured, I''m very principled, I definitely won''t let you down!"


    "It''s settled then!"


    "Hey hey¡ªlittle fan, why are you crying again? Don''t cry, you have to be happy!"


    ......


    "Mom, why are you crying again? Don''t cry, you have to be happy! Dad and I will always be by your side!"


    At that moment, Ling Chujin couldn''t even speak. She just hugged her daughter and nodded.


    She wondered, how could she be so fortunate?


    In her youth, she met someone so amazing who gave her strength.


    Now she could even have such a warm and kind little angel.


    She really must have saved the Milky Way in her past life like people say online...


    Ling Chujin didn''t know if she had saved the Milky Way or not, Ji Ruochu only knew that without the Ling family, she would have disappeared long ago.


    So, whether it was for their past rtionship, or gratitude for her new life, she could not ignore Ling Chujin''s recurring depression.


    As a baby, Ji Ruochu saw Ling Chujin standing in her room, staring nkly out the balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows more than once.


    She also saw her staring nkly at the knife de more than once when cutting fruit with a paring knife.


    So she started finding ways to make this couple work, doing everything slower than other children her age,zy all the time.


    As long as she could get them to do the work for her, she resolutely refused to do it herself, giving Ji Mochen more reason to stay home and discover his wife''s abnormality.


    And so, when Ling Chujin was staring nkly out the window, 6-month old Ji Ruochu suddenly rolled over, and let out a loud "Ah" towards her on the balcony.


    When she was shocked by her own agility, she hurriedly went in to coax herself to do it again, thenzily held up her milk bottle and didn''t move.


    When Ling Chujin subconsciously started gesturing the paring knife towards her hand, she kicked an apple over, and let out another "Ah", signaling her to peel it.


    In addition, after noticing something was off, Ji Mochen pushed away most of his work with the excuse of "needing to take care of my daughter at home", and Ling Chujin''s condition gradually improved day by day.


    Now, four years have passed, it''s time topletely eliminate this illness.


    "Mom, from now on you can only be my fan!"


    Ling Chujin, it''s time for you to get better...

 Chapter 88: Get my Dad out of here

    <h4>Chapter 88</h4>


    Half a monthter, King Ji logged into his social media ount again. In addition to showing affection with his wife as in previous years, he also specially shared a video.


    In the video, the little milk baby said very seriously:


    "I hope Ruo Ruo will grow up and film a hugely popr movie every year, and then invite Mama to attend the premiere!"


    The video ended with subtitles from the manining:


    Seeking help!!


    How can I get my daughter to want to be a singing and dancing idol in the future, and then invite me to be a guest?


    After watching,izens directlyughed wildly on the spot:


    [[Hahahaha, this family really cracks me up. Ji Mochen, if ites down to it, just have your daughter double down on acting and singing!]]


    [[Ah this... Does Ruo Ruo really want to enter the entertainment industry so early?]]


    [[Is Ruo Ruo going to act in the future?!!!]]


    ...


    The most ruthless was one of Ling Chujin''s biggest fans:


    [[Ji Mochen, I can only help you this far.]]


    Below was an edited video. Clicking on it, this fan had actuallypletely reced the audio.


    Nothing else was changed, just the "filming a hugely popr movie" was changed to "holding a huge concert"


    And "invite Mama to attend the premiere" was changed to "invite Papa to attend the concert."


    [[I feel this could work. Who knows, maybe in the future Ruo Ruo herself will forget she said this. Then you can show your daughter this video, and pull the wool over her eyes!]]


    Ji Mochen after clicking to open the video: ...I really thank you guys!


    To tell the truth, other than feeling a bit jealous that his daughter had given such a big wish to his wife, Ji Mochen sharing this video was also a subtle way of vinatingizens.


    Although no one can predict the future, when that day reallyes, he also doesn''t want his daughter to be said to be walking in her mother''s footsteps.


    With this video as evidence, if the child really goes into acting in the future, it can also be attributed to her mother, and wanting her mother to see the movies she acts in.


    On the other side, Ling Chujin obviously had the same concern.


    So that night, mother and daughter nestled together on Ji Ruochu''s little bed.


    "Ruo Ruo, Mama is very happy that you said you want to act in the future, but...you''re still little. Let''s study happily and don''t think too much. Mama hopes that you can control your own future, don''t easily change for anyone.


    Even if it''s your father or mother, or your future partner, you can''t, understand?"


    "Okay, Mama."


    Ji Ruochu spoke in a soft, tender voice, extremely well-behaved.


    She understood Ling Chujin''s meaning. She also didn''t n to rush out and start acting early. School came first right now.


    She could always actter, but the time for school would be gone if she missed it.


    Thinking back on when she was poor in college, constantly working odd jobs to send money back to the orphanage.


    Starting in her sophomore year when she signed with thepany, she was always at thepany''s beck and call, failing several sses in her major.


    Now that she could start over again, she naturally wouldn''t waste this opportunity. She had listened to the story of Father Time since she was little.


    ...


    After that day, Ji Ruochu did immerse herself wholeheartedly in her studies every day.


    Not just her, even the two little friends who loved to y with her were also busy, presumably preparing for enrollment next year.


    Ji Ruochu didn''t ask which ss they were going into. Anyway...it couldn''t be worse than her little i ss.


    Diligent study time always flies by fast(slowly) and in the blink of an eye(after a long wait) it was time for Ji Ruochu to start school.


    By this time, havingpleted all her preschool supplementary sses, backpack full of limited edition school supplies, Ji Ruochu going to school


    suddenly felt as if she had aged¡ªno, grown a few years older again.


    Perhaps this was the power of knowledge!


    "Ruo Ruo, Daddy asked the teacher, for the first day of school today, the teacher will take you guys to do arts and crafts together."


    The old father reluctantly sent his daughter to the school gates, eyes already turning red.


    "Arts and crafts ss is really fun. We just need to have fun, don''t be scared!"


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    So who exactly is scared?


    "Wahhh...Daddy! Mommy!"


    The loud cries of a child nearby rang out, causing the Ji father and daughter to look over simultaneously.


    Oh! It was actually a familiar face!


    Seeing the slightly fatter little chubby dun from a year ago, Ji Ruochu raised her eyebrows.


    "Sweetheart, how about we don''t go to preschool?"


    Ji Mochen picked up Ji Ruochu who was about to head towards the school gates, voice choking with emotion:


    "You said Daddy won''t be there, what if someone bullies you? Let''s go home, we''lle to school next time!"


    Ji Ruochu watching herself get farther and farther from the school gates: ???


    "Daddy, Mommy! I also want to go home ande to school next time! I want to go home! I want to go home!!!"


    Seeing this, the little chubby dun next to them cried even harder.


    Wahhh...he hated school!!


    In no time, the other children were influenced by his crying, and also started demanding to go home.


    The teacher at the gates looked at the distant backs of the Ji father and daughter, then at the chaotic mess at the school gates. She was instantly speechless.


    It seemed they hadn''t expected that the most difficult to handle this year would not be the children, but the doting fathers...


    "Daddy!" Ji Ruochu forcibly held the car door shut, fuming, "I''m going to get angry!"


    Ling Chujin had also nned toe send her off today, but Ji Ruochu was worried she would be sad, so had her stay home and asked the father who looked more reliable toe instead.


    But now, this guy had almost taken her back! Unbelievable!


    Ji Ruochu had no choice but to make a call on her smartwatch.


    Beep¡ª


    "Ruo Ruo, aren''t you going to school today? Why are you suddenly calling Grandpa?"


    The call was quickly picked up, and a kindly voice came from the watch.


    "Are you missing Grandpa and Grandma alrea¡ª"


    "Grandpa and Grandma! Come take Daddy away quick! He keeps crying! I''m going to bete for school!!"


    Ji Ruochu just wailed into the watch.


    Coincidentally passing families: ......


    The Ji elders on the call: ......

 Chapter 89: Conspicuous Bags for Parents

    <h4>Chapter 89</h4>


    Fifteen minutester, outside the gate of Kyoto Kindergarten.


    "Ruochu, say goodbye to grandpa, grandma, and dad."


    The kindergarten teacher held Ji Ruochu''s little hand, barely maintaining the smile on her face.


    "Goodbye grandpa and grandma." Ji Ruochu waved goodbye to the smiling Ji elders like a soulless beckoning cat.


    Then she turned her head to look at her dad, King Ji, who had calmed down.


    "Goodbye, dad."


    The once overbearing King Ji was being restrained by the Ji elders on both sides, and could only show a smile uglier than crying.


    "Dear daughter..."


    "It''s time for ss, parents please stay, we will notify you in the group chat when school is over in the evening!"


    Afraid that this dad would make another scene, the teacher immediately said.


    Seeing this, the other teachers also quickened their pace to coax the reluctant children into the school gate.


    Even the chubby boy who was crying his heart out was directly picked up by the male teacher and taken into the school gate during a sob.


    In the blink of an eye, only a group of parents were left staring at each other nkly at the school gate.


    The Ji elders ignored the onlookers and expressionlessly led their eye-catching son, the "striking bag in the parentmunity", towards the parking lot.


    Only when they got into the car and closed the windows did the Ji elders heave a sigh of relief.


    Damn, never in their lives had they lost face like this!


    It was even more embarrassing than when they went to the parent-teacher meeting for Ji Mochen who was the worst in their grade back then!


    "I should''ve expected no less from you..."


    You were an embarrassment to your parents when you were little, now you are an embarrassment to your daughter when you grew up, really impressive!


    The old couple couldn''t help butugh and cry at the thought that they were already quite advanced in years yet still had the chance to pick up their son from kindergarten.


    "Alright, hurry up and wipe away those tears." Seeing that the son in the passenger seat was tearing up again, Ji''s mother immediately said.


    "I know you''re afraid that Ruochu would be bullied at school, but have you thought about how things are different nowpared to the past?


    Back then, when Ji Group was on the verge of copse, your dad and I were too busy to care for you kids, that''s why those pesky bullies were able to approach you.


    Now with your big brother and third brother around, who would dare bully Ruochu?"


    "That may not be the case." In front of his parents, Ji Mochen didn''t have the self-awareness of someone in their thirties at all. His tone was both aggrieved and indignant, "My brothers were famous geniuses back then too, yet that didn''t stop those bastards from tripping me up."


    The Ji elders: ......


    The old couple endured again and again to avoid saying the extremely hurtful words "Do you think Ruochu''s intelligence really took after you?" after all, their only regret over the years was this second son.


    Thirty years ago, the Ji Group was on the verge of bankruptcy and liquidation. At that time, the person in charge was not Ji''s father, but his older brother.


    Due to critical misjudgments, thepany''s cash flow was interrupted, andpetitors from all sides took the opportunity to kick them while they were down. If it weren''t for Ji''s father winning a gambling agreement at the critical moment back then, reversing the Ji family''s decline in one fell swoop. Who knows what would have be of the Ji Group now.


    It was also because Ji''s father made a name for himself in the business world after that crisis. After the crisis passed, his elder brother voluntarily withdrew from thepany''s management and went to take charge of the jewelry industry instead.


    But every blessing has its curse. When the Ji couple came to their senses, they realized that their three sons had been overtly and covertly targeted.


    The children were sensible enough not to tell their family about it. The eldest and youngest sons were fine, having been child prodigies since a young age.


    Jumping three grades in a row, one in grade eight and the other in grade six. At first, there were still people blind enough to test them, but after the two brothers taught them a lesson, no one tried to court death anymore.


    Only Ji Mochen, the most mediocre yet best looking among the three brothers, was bullied by a bunch of spoiled brats for a long time.


    Not only that, after Ji Moyi skipped grades and entered middle school early, these kids begun to intensify their bullying. Meanwhile Ji Mochen was too concerned about face to tell his family, and his parents were too busy with business to notice.


    Ji Moyi and Ji Moting were busy participating in variouspetitions outside.


    Most of the time, apart from the nanny, Ji Mochen was the only one home alone.


    When bullied, the child avoided the nanny and secretly hid in his room to wipe away his tears.


    It wasn''t until the school''s New Year G during his fourth grade.


    Taking advantage when he went backstage to change, the kids who often bullied Ji Mochen swarmed in with various princess dresses they had prepared beforehand.


    A few kids just over ten years old beamed their brightest smiles as they forcibly put lipstick and blush on Ji Mochen.


    Ji Mochen¡¯s ss was about to go on stage to perform, yet these kids still didn¡¯t stop. Holding a camera, they pointed to a dozen dresses,


    Telling him that if he didn¡¯t try on every single dress, they wouldn''t let him out.


    They thought the usually docile Ji Mochen would obediently put on the clothes as usual and allow them to take pictures.


    But Ji Mochen didn''t. Seeing the cameras in their hands, he knew that if he put them on today, not only himself, but the face of the entire Ji family would be lost by him.


    He was already useless for not being able to contribute to his family, how could he still humiliate such outstanding family members?


    Yet there was only one of him. In the end, more than a dozen kids with malicious intent forced him to start changing clothes.


    At that moment, as he stared at the door closing shut, child Ji Mochen understood for the first time what despair meant.


    He thought of the teachers who had turned a blind eye until now instead of stopping them;


    He thought of the humiliation his parents and brothers would suffer because of him in the future;


    He thought of how all his ssmates and teachers would look at him in the future...


    The boy who had been forcibly stripped of his suit jacket eventually couldn''t hold back his tears.


    However, his tears did not arouse their sympathy, on the contrary, it excited them even more.


    A group of kids enthusiastically snapped pictures of Ji Mochen''s pitiful tear-stained face.


    "Look at him cry, he looks even more like a girl!"


    "Hahahaha......"


    "He''s such a crybaby, why don''t we just call him sister Mochen from now on, sister Mochen?"

 Chapter 90: Failure to play Truant

    <h4>Chapter 90</h4>


    Fortunately, on that day, Ji Moyi and Ji Moting, who knew Ji Mochen had a performance, rushed to the elementary school with a group of good friends right after finishing thepetition to support him.


    As soon as they arrived, they heard students saying that Ji Mochen was being forced to put on lipstick and wear a skirt backstage.


    Upon hearing this, the two brothers got anxious and immediately rushed backstage.


    Only when they saw this group of talented teenagers rushing backstage did the teachers who had been pretending nothing was going on start to worry.


    But...it was toote.


    Many yearster, the retired teachers and the business tycoons who had made their names in the business world still clearly remembered that day.


    They remembered how the two famous geniuses from the junior high department had wrecked havoc backstage at the elementary school''s anniversary celebration.


    They remembered how seamlessly this group of geniuses had worked together, with some clearing the scene and some kicking down the door.


    When the door was kicked open, the teenagers all turned their backs to the door in perfect coordination.


    At that time, Ji Mochen was pulling his own clothes with one hand and covering his face with the other so he wouldn''t get photographed.


    The tears in the youngster''s eyes never stopped, but he stubbornly didn''t make a sound.


    The moment the door was kicked open, all movement in the room stopped. Little Ji Mochen only dared to look out through his fingers.


    "Big brother, third brother!"


    The moment he saw his brothers, it was as if he instantly gained strength. He shook off the hand grabbing his clothes and ran to them.


    "Are you okay?" Ji Moting looked at his younger brother worriedly.


    Ji Moyi next to him had already started checking if his brother had any injuries.


    "I''m fine..." Ji Mochen sobbed and then aggrievedly asked, "Did you finish with thepetition?"


    "Yes, we finished it," Ji Moting said as he started rummaging around the room.


    "Big brother and I bought a lot of local specialties for you too."


    Ji Moyi brought his brother to sit at the side. From underneath all the test papers in his schoolbag, he took out a bag of pastries and handed it to his brother. Then he casually closed the door.


    "Did they hit you?" By now Ji Moting had fished out a hanger from the corner.


    He casually bent it to test its flexibility. Satisfied that it was sturdy enough, he approached the trembling brats huddled in the corner.


    Ji Mochen sobbed as he supplemented, "They even said I looked like a girl and insisted on making me wear a skirt. They said they were going to take photos after I had it on."


    Ji Moting''s and Ji Moyi''s expressions instantly turned several times uglier.


    "....Very good."


    "What great ideas they have."


    After the two brothers said this, they stopped wasting words.


    And so that day, the two most famous talented teenagers from the Kyoto junior high beat up a group of arrogant elementary schoolers until they cried for their fathers and mothers.


    As for the bullied Ji Mochen...he wiped away tears as he ate pastries, and would asionally sneak over to give a couple of kicks.


    The group of talented teenagers from the junior high department stationed outside continued to perfectly cooperate by keeping watch.


    Thus, when the teachers finally arrived in a hurry and forced open the door...


    They were presented with a room full of bruised and swollen little mermaids and princesses, except for the three Ji brothers.


    That scene...was truly unforgettable even til this day.


    In the end, the Ji family, whoter became business tycoons again, dealt with all the families who were present that day.


    The bratty kids were expelled from school, the bratty parents went bankrupt.


    Not only that, after discovering that such incidents frequently urred at the school, and many teachers turned a blind eye, the school''s faculty underwent a major reshuffling.


    Those despicable people who had always covered up the truth were demoted, and the hardworking teachers who earnestly taught their sses finally got the chance to realize their aspirations.


    After that, the Ji family also became one of the school''s major shareholders.


    From then on, the three Ji brothers naturally had no one who dared provoke them.


    But this incident did leave a shadow in Ji Mochen''s heart.


    That''s whyter, whether it was Ji Mochen''s parents or his brothers Ji Moting and Ji Moyi, they subconsciously indulged Ji Mochen.


    Ji Mochen''s regretful parents:


    Our child suffered such a big grievance. As long as he doesn''tmit any crimes in the future, let him do whatever he wants.


    Ji Moting & Ji Moyi brothers:


    Our younger brother/older brother is too good-looking and timid. What''s wrong with pampering him a bit?


    Thus, Ji Mochen shamelessly became the most useless yet most favored one in the family, and his temper grew bigger day after day.


    This led to hister reputation in the entertainment industry.


    It was also because of his childhood experience that Ji Mochen tossed and turned sleeplessly these past few days before his daughter started school.


    He even regretted countless times not having joined thepany back then.


    He thought that if he had joined thepany and gained some power, he wouldn''t have to worry now about whether his daughter would be looked down upon for being a celebrity''s child.


    But then he thought, with his wastrel habits, if he had real power in thepany, could the Ji Corporation have developed so well?


    He had to admit, Ji Mochen''s self-awareness was quite clear.


    "Alright, you''re a father now, aren''t you ashamed? Instead of worrying about useless things, think about what you should make for Ruochu to eat when shees home today," Ji''s father said helplessly. Although he and his wife didn''t have a daughter, thanks to this useless second son, they had also gained half a daughter.


    "Mom and I already made ns," Ji Mochen wiped his nose and looked at the retreating tree shadows outside the window as he calmed down a bit.


    "Dad, Mom,e eat at my house today! I learned a new dish, try it."


    Learned something new?


    Ji''s parents simultaneously shook their heads.


    They''d have to politely decline this blessing they couldn''t handle.


    "Make it yourself and taste it first at noon. Don''t feed the child until you know it''s fine," Ji''s father said uneasily.


    Ji Mochen: ......


    "Tsk! Can''t you have a little more confidence in me? I''ve been a half to full-time dad for so many years!"


    In response to this, Ji''s parents'' reply was...to dump their useless second son at the supermarket entrance.


    "Buy your ingredients and take a taxi home yourself."


    After saying this, the old couple calmly had the driver take them back to the old residence.


    Some familial love, but not much.


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu, who was the first batch to arrive at the school entrance but had to be thest batch to enter the school gates, was finally able to follow the teacher to her ssroom.


    All along the way, little Qi Yibin kept busy crying silently.


    The round lumpy on the teacher''s shoulder weeping, looking utterly pitiful from every angle.


    "Why are you still crying?" Ji Ruochu didn''t understand. "Your parents can''t see you anymore, so what''s the point of crying now?"


    The extremely heartbroken little chubster: ......


    You make a lot of sense, but I''m still sad.


    So he twisted his head away, with the back of his head facing Ji Ruochu.


    The reason he didn''t want to talk to this little sister wasn''t because he still held a grudge fromst year.


    Rather, earlier, this little sister could have gone home when given the chance, yet she insisted oning to ss!


    This led to his softhearted grandfather and grandmother losing the excuse to take him away.


    After all...his little sister dared to go to school at such a young age. How could he lose to her?


    The little chubster got more upset the more he thought about his failure to y truant.


    Hmph! He didn''t want to see this little sister ever again!


    However, the little chubster''s wish was quickly shattered, because¡ª


    "You''re in ss i too?"


    Ji Ruochu looked puzzledly at the sobbing little chubster who was standing with her at the ssroom door.


    Based on his performance at the entrance exam the other day, the little chubster shouldn''t have been put in a remedial ss, right?


    But upon further thought...it wasn''t impossible. Although the little chubster was gifted, his emotions were too unstable.


    He probably cried too sadly and wasn''t able to get a better grade.


    Also, she''d heard their family was one of those who had only squeezed into this circle in recent years, seeming quite like nouveau riche just getting their start.


    Of course, this wasn''t meant to look down on nouveau riche, just that in this case,pared to Ji Mochen and his wife''s prowess in the parents'' assessments...


    They probably weren''t evenly matched.


    With this thought, Ji Ruochu went ahead into the ssroom by herself.


    The formerly unwilling little chubster suddenly felt hispetitive spirit ignite.


    The little guy wiped away his tears, then deliberately quickened his pace and pushed her as he drew near¡ª


    To be honest, if he had pushed anyone other than Ji Ruochu, he would''ve seeded.


    Too bad, bad luck. The little milk baby didn''t even raise her head as she dodged to the side.


    Huh?


    Where''d she go?


    The little chubster was stunned as he stared at the suddenly empty space.


    Before he could react, his whole body uncontrobly rushed forward from momentum.


    And then¡ª

 Chapter 91: Little i Class Begins

    <h4>Chapter 91</h4>


    As he got closer and closer to the door frame, little chubby''s eyes suddenly widened.


    "Watch out!"


    Seeing the little one''s round forehead about to bump into the door frame, the teacher behind panicked and hurriedly came forward.


    But unexpectedly, a hand was faster than her.


    Ji Ruochu, who had timely dodged before, lightly reached out her little hand.


    Then urately grabbed the back of little chubby''s cor, a trace of mischief shed in the little one''s eyes.


    Joking, the Tai Chi practiced for so long was not useless!


    In the next second, the force holding little chubby''s cor suddenly increased.


    The little friends in the ssroom who had just poked their heads out hearing the movement only felt a blur. Then they saw little chubby hastily retreat several steps, and was about to fall on his butt.


    The teacher who had just arrived in time stretched out her hand to help.


    But the teacher had clearly overestimated her own strength and underestimated the little chubby she had raised for a year.


    A few secondster, on the first day of school, Qi Yibin sessfully obtained a solid butt squat at the door of ss I.


    The little friends sitting by the wall in the ssroom...instantly widened their eyes.


    The teacher who was almost brought down with him:...so tired.


    Little chubby, who had just experienced the emotional journey of smugness, panic, surviving disaster, and inevitable butt pain in a few seconds...


    "Wah!" He cried loudly again proficiently.


    As for Ji Ruochu who had covered her ears in advance, she entered the ssroom with an unchanged face, muttering to herself:


    Tsk, crying kids are not cute at all!


    Five minutester.


    Little chubby finally entered the ssroom sobbing.


    When he sat down, he red angrily at Ji Ruochu''s direction, trying to scare her.


    Unfortunately, the threat still failed, because Ji Ruochu was currently...


    Busy greeting her two best friends.


    Yes, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan were also in ss I.


    At first, she thought she had seen wrong. After all, with the level of these two little guys, the remedial ss... was absolutely impossible!


    But then she thought that Fang Zhiyuan''s dad often went out to fool around and was not at home (Fang Yang: ?? Who made me have a home I can''t return to? Who?!!)


    And she also thought of Jiang Zhi''s mother who was often punished to write lines with them...


    Hmm, the reunion of several good friends in ss I instantly became very reasonable!


    "Hello everyone, I''m your teacher Ms. Lin. Many students are meeting for the first time, so let''s start with a simple self-introduction..."


    The beautiful and graceful teacher stood on the podium with a proper smile, no sign at all that she was almost brought down by a certain little chubby earlier.


    Ji Ruochu took out her stationery box while admiring the teacher''s professionalism. The pre-school education profession really requires some real skills, otherwise it won''t work.


    After the simple self-introduction, ss I officially started!


    The course arrangement was simr to what Ji Mochen had told her before, mainly the teacher leading the children to y.


    One moment building blocks, another moment sliding...


    Such unproductive y, by lunch time, how could the little ones still remember their unhappiness when they first came to school?


    They obediently sat on their little chairs, eating with great relish.


    Ji Ruochu sat with her two buddies, eating while chittering away about something.


    Of course, it was usually Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan talking, while Ji Ruochu was busy eating.


    Although she only listened and didn''t speak, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan ate more than usual unconsciously because she ate with great relish.


    Ms. Lin who was secretly observing nodded satisfyingly.


    Not bad for the top three students in ss I, even their eating was so reassuring, great!


    Then she turned her head and saw Qi Yibin, who ranked fourth in the entrance test, angrily picking at the green onions in his bowl.


    His manner was as if he would flip the bowl at any moment.


    Emmmm......


    Not bad for the top student in ss I. He had cried so many times, yet still so energetic, great!


    [Skit]


    A day in the life of ss I teacher Ms. Lin:


    Open the school door, coax the children;


    Close the school door, coax the children;


    Enter the ssroom, continue coaxing the children;


    Almost fall down... still have to coax the children!


    Young Ms. Lin: Destroyed, tired.

 Chapter 92: If it’s broken, do it again Look at me

    <h4>Chapter 92</h4>


    In the afternoon, Little i ss finally weed the first ss after enrollment - hand-made y figures.


    Ji Ruochu originally thought that this "y" should be reced by sticine, but it turned out to be the real thing without any pretense.


    Fresh y and water, mixed on site.


    Then let the children wear protective clothing and gloves, and go y!


    As a result, the children naturally went crazy.


    It wasn''t until ten minutester that the special pottery teacher entered the ssroom.


    Each child was also ced in front of a potter''s wheel, which did not spin fast, apparently taking into ount the reaction speed of young children.


    "Little friends, this ss, let''s learn how to make ceramics. You can decide whether you want to make cups for daily drinking or something more difficult..."


    As the teacher spoke slowly, the children all entered a state of serious learning.


    The movements of the pottery teacher were very slow, and the children watched with gusto.


    After watching the teacher''s basic demonstration once and listening to some precautions,


    the assistant teachers gave each student a tablet with instructional videos of various pottery models.


    "You can make ording to the model you like. The specific steps have been recorded for everyone by the teacher."


    That means this is the only arrangement for the afternoon.


    There was more thought in Ji Ruochu''s eyes. Obviously, this ss was not a simple handicraft y ss.


    Its main purpose was to examine the children''s learning ability while cultivating their persevering character.


    After all, to make decent ceramic works after the initial fun,


    not only carefulness and patience are needed, but also the quality to adjust in time and try again after failures.


    And the models chosen by the children would be the final assessment score.


    "Everyone should work hard. After ss, the teacher will take what you have made into finished products and disy them at the back of our ssroom."


    Sure enough.


    Ji Ruochu, whose guess was verified, immediately began to choose the difficulty level of the model she would make today.


    Of course, before determining the final model, the mastery of this potter''s wheel was also very important.


    So while all the little friends were enthusiastically looking for videos they wanted to make, Ji Ruochu was very carefully doing the basic centering work that the teacher had taught.


    Seeing this, the teachers next to each other nced at each other instantly, once again marveling at the steadiness and rationality of this little girl''s work.


    Of course, the performance of the other children was also very prominent. After determining the work they wanted toplete, they all concentrated on getting started.


    ...


    Time passed second by second, and by the time Ji Ruochu was finally about to get started officially, several children had already finished.


    Ji Ruochu took a look. Most of them were rtively simple cup shapes, only different in size.


    The only more difficult one was a big belly cup. After all, they were children only a few years old, and it was already good to have this finished product.


    But Ji Ruochu was different. She was determined to be the number one girl in ss i, so she naturally had no guilt about bullying the weak at this time.


    After looking around, she directly chose the medium-high difficulty slender-necked big belly bottle.


    Of course, she was also very clear about herself, and it was impossible to achieve the quality of a craftsman. As long as it was barely passable, it would be fine.


    By the time she finally pinched out a teapot embryo, only her and Little Chubby Dun were left in the ss, and the other children had gone out to y.


    "Wow! Sister Ji Ruochu is so awesome!" The familiar voice came from outside the ssroom.


    Ji Ruochu looked up and saw Jiang Zhi''s little head poking in through the window, and Fang Zhiyuan was also standing next to him, leaning against the window.


    Ji Ruochu: ...You guys are watching like you''re here to visit a prisoner.


    At this time, Little Chubby Dun, who was not far from Ji Ruochu, also finished. Hearing the sound, Ji Ruochu turned her head and saw that this Little Chubby Dun had also chosen the same as her.


    Of course, in appearance, Ji Ruochu was still slightly better.


    Little Chubby Dun also realized this after turning around happily to hand in his work to the teacher. His little mouth pouted immediately.


    There were only ten little friends in ss i, and the handicraft ssroom was also very spacious.


    So when Little Chubby Dun walked from the fifth row to the ssroom door, passing the third row where Ji Ruochu was,


    although the aisle was huge, he still managed to bump into Ji Ruochu''s small table.


    So the long-necked big belly bottle, which was still very stylish just now, was directly distorted by his bump.


    When Ji Ruochu slowly raised her eyes, she saw that not only was there no apology on Little Chubby Dun''s face, he even looked very smug.


    As if saying: No one can do better than me!


    Ji Ruochu''s fists tightened instantly. This naughty kid!


    "What''s wrong?"


    The teacher who was about to take Little Chubby Dun''s work to bake saw this and immediately put down the ceramics in his hand and walked towards the two children.


    "Teacher! He deliberately bumped into Sister Ji Ruochu just now!"


    Jiang Zhi at the window had already testified. Fang Zhiyuan next to him also nodded. They saw it very clearly!


    "I didn''t!" Qi Yibin reflexively denied.


    Ji Ruochu...slowly took a step back, her expression very calm, and there was even a smile in her eyes.


    Seeing this, Little Chubby Dun, who had been very cocky, suddenly felt a little scared for some reason, but still stubbornly said:


    "It was clearly you who shook your hand and broke it yourself. If you can''t do it well, just do it again. What are you looking at me for!"


    Ji Ruochu, who was watching his performance quietly: ...Very good, the conflict has begun!


    So the moment the teacher approached, Ji Ruochu rushed to the podium in a swoosh, and before everyone could react, her fair little hand reached out and--


    Snapped Little Chubby Dun''s justpleted pottery work in two.


    "Look, now I''m the one who shook my hand."


    The little one said calmly, casually throwing the broken slender bottle mouth onto the table.


    "You--"


    "If it''s broken then do it again. What are you looking at me for!"


    The little milk baby threw Little Chubby Dun''s previous words back at him as if it was a matter of course.


    The dumbfounded teacher: ......


    So three secondster, the ssroom weed Little Chubby Dun''s earth-shattering cry again.

 Chapter 93: Teacher help

    <h4>Chapter 93</h4>


    Five minutester, the teacher helped Little chubby dun fix the broken pottery piece.


    After seeing his work being collected by the teacher with his own eyes, Little chubby dun finally stopped crying.


    At this time, Ji Ruochu was already remaking her handicraft with a serious little expression on her face, showing no sign of the momentum of breaking the pottery with her bare hands earlier.


    Of course, Little chubby dun, who had already suffered losses several times, was much wiser now.


    This time, he deliberately took a detour and walked out of the ssroom from the front left, avoiding passing by her.


    Not just him, even the teacher at the podium didn''t dare let these two children get together.


    There had already been enough trouble today, they couldn''t afford any more mishaps.


    However, many things truly be more prone to problems the more you worry about them happening.


    For example, right now, Little chubby dun, who was trying to leave the ssroom taking a route as long as the Long March, still failed to get out sessfully.


    When he passed the front row, someone''s pen dropped to the ground, and he stepped on it, slipping straight away.


    The teacher nearby quickly went to catch him, managing to prop up the child but failing to steady the desk.


    The next second, the small desk in the front row fell backwards, knocking into the second row, which knocked into... the third row where Ji Ruochu was.


    By the time she reflexively jumped away, the desks and chairs in her row had already copsed in a pile.


    Including ¡ª¡ª her new pottery work.


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    At this moment, the entire ssroom fell silent. Little chubby dun, held up by the teacher, looked at the scene before him and couldn''t help but shudder.


    When he felt the deadly gazeing from not far away, he was already so panicked he could barely speak properly:


    "I... I... I really didn''t mean it this time..."


    Oh dear, it looked like the crying tone was about to emerge again.


    Ji Ruochu stood in ce, poised and tranquil, but in the eyes of others, she was frightened stiff.


    The teacher giving the lesson had already strode forward at this point, his face even paler with fright:


    "Ruo Ruo, are you hurt? Does anywhere feel painful? Tell the teacher quickly."


    When he saw the desk falling backwards just now, he almost fainted from shock.


    It was hard to believe that if Ji Ruochu''s reaction had been just a bit slower, she would probably have been crushed under the desk by now.


    Seeing the teacher''s white face, the little milk baby slowly shook her head:


    "Teacher, I''m fine."


    Having said that, the little one looked at the mess on the ground regretfully, and asked tentatively with her face raised:


    "Teacher, can you help me pick them up? ss is almost over, I''m afraid I won''t have time."


    The little one''s voice was soft, she took a look at the pottery work she had just finished making before it got crushed again, and pleaded pitifully at the teacher, full of grievance.


    Seeing this, the teacher giving the lesson naturally softened and immediately stepped forward to prop up her small desk.


    As he propped it up, he alsoforted: "Ruo Ruo, don''t worry, teacher will help¡ª"


    But before he could finish speaking, he realized the little one was no longer by his side.


    At the same time, Little chubby dun, who had already slipped quietly to the ssroom door, let out an earth-shattering wail.


    "Teacher, save me!!"


    Just as the teacher here propped up the desk without putting it down steadily yet, he heard Little chubby dun''s terrified cry for help.


    When he looked back, he saw Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi, who were watching from outside the window earlier, now blocking the ssroom door on both sides.


    And the screaming Qi Yi Bin, at this moment, was already pinned to the ground by the soft and cute little milk baby from just a second ago.


    p!


    A crisp sound rang out in the ssroom.

 Chapter 94: Mom, You’ve changed

    <h4>Chapter 94</h4>


    At the same time, the teaching assistant was leading the other six little friends to the ssroom.


    "Little friends, it''s time for ss to end. Everyone go back to the ssroom and pack up your own little backpacks, then you can go to the school gate to wait for your dad and mom to pick you up."


    "Okay~"


    "Wow -"


    The first exmation rang out when the teaching assistant only thought it was the children feeling happy that they could go home.


    Until...she took a step forward upon finding that several children were standing still, and the smile on her face waspletely frozen.


    Only to see, one meter away at the ssroom door, the soft, cute little girl was pressing the little boy, who was bigger than her by one fold, to the ground with the might of Mount Tai.


    That''s not all. The next second, the little one lifted her tender white little hand, and mmed the wailing boy on the ground with her buttocks as fast as a gale.


    Her voice was fierce yet tender: "Will you still dare to bully your ssmates in the future?!"


    "Woo woo woo... Daddy Mommy... I want to go home! I won''t go to school anymore! Wah - "


    At that moment, the teaching assistant outside the ssroom and the pottery teacher inside the ssroom felt that their eyes went ck.


    That feeling, how to put it... it was as if their careers were about to end.


    Finally, it was the pottery teacher, whose hands and feet were weak, who picked up the furious little milk baby from the ground in time.


    The teaching assistant also went up to help Qi Yibin, the crying little fat boy, up.


    Fortunately, the ssroom floor was very clean, otherwise he who had just been pressed to the ground would have turned into a little cat by now.


    Soon, the principal who received the news also came to the ssroom.


    By then, the teaching assistant and the ss teacher had already sent the rest of the children to the school gate to wait for their parents to pick them up.


    Therefore, there were only the little fat bun who was nestled in the arms of his homeroom teacher, Teacher Lin, and sobbing, and...


    Ji Ruochu, who was very seriously saving her own homework.


    Speaking of which, just looking at the calm appearance of the little one, there was no sign that she was the one who had just fought.


    Just as the principal thought he had misheard it -


    The sobbing voice of the little fat bun was lowered by a degree, frightened by the tender voice of the little milk baby.


    It was also strange. Although the little girl didn''t say a word, just nced down lightly, it was enough to have the effect of automatically muting the little fat bun.


    It made the two teachers want tough yet also feel sorry for him.


    "Ahem." The principal cleared his throat lightly and asked Teacher Lin, who was standing up, "Have you notified the parents?"


    "I''ve notified them. The Qi family is already at the school gate, and the Ji family..." Teacher Lin paused and looked at the little milk baby who had given up saving her work, "Whenmunicating, I learned that their car had broken down halfway, and Ji Ruochu was afraid her parents would be anxious, so she didn''t say anything, just said that her homework was not finished yet, and asked her dad and mom toeter."


    Of course, the teachers next to her did not dare to directly say that the child was fighting at school, otherwise if something happened on the way, she would not be able to bear this responsibility either.


    "Teacher, my homework."


    The principal and Teacher Lin weremunicating when the soft little milk voice rang out.


    "Okay, Ruo Ruo, just put it on the table first, and a teacher wille over to keep it for youter-"


    Teacher Lin hurriedly turned his head, and the corners of his mouth rose in time with a smile.


    As a result, as soon as he raised his eyes, he was instantly surprised at the state of the pottery Ruo Ruo had saved.


    "Um... Ruo Ruo, are you sure you don''t want to change it?"


    Looking at the shape of the pottery on the table, Teacher Lin''s expression was a little strange.


    "No need, just leave it like this."


    The little one had already started putting her stationery and supplies into her schoolbag, with a strong sense of "rushing home to cook."


    Knowing that she had failed to defend her position as the first of ss One for the first time, Ji Ruochu''s face was full of mncholy:


    Forget it, fight for first ce next time.


    "Hahaha!"


    The little fat bun next to him burst intoughter when he saw Ji Ruochu''s work.


    The next second, the calm little milk baby looked at him expressionlessly -


    Thetter was so frightened that he immediately covered his mouth, and his fat body shrank back into the chair.


    With an expression of "I won''t say another word until my dad and mome!"


    "Teacher Lin! Is my son okay?!"


    Suddenly, an anxious woman''s shout came from the door.


    "Mom!"


    Finally seeing his loved one, the little fat bun immediately flew into his mother''s arms.


    "Binbin, are you okay? Where are you hurt? Tell mom, does it hurt? Do we need to go to the hospital..."


    The woman with exquisite makeup was already sweating profusely at this moment, and even before she had time to catch her breath, she leaned over anxiously to check her child''s condition.


    "Woo... She hit my butt! Hit it several times! It hurts so much woo woo..."


    The little fat bun hugged his mother''s neck and immediately started tattling.


    ...


    After making sure her son had no other injuries, Tong Yuqing, the child''s mother, finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    After holding her son in her arms tofort him for a while, she remembered to look for the culprit: "Who? Who hit your butt?"


    "It''s her!"


    The little fat bun hugged his mother''s neck with one hand and pointed to the milk doll who had already packed up her things and put on her little backpack.


    Squatting down, Tong Yuqing wanted to take a clear look, but was blocked tightly by her son''s fat body.


    Wanting to pick up her son, she tried hard for a while but still couldn''t lift him up.


    Left with no choice, she could only pat her son''s hand that was tightly sping her neck, signaling him to let go.


    Seeing that his mother didn''t even hold him to continue coaxing him, the little fat bun felt extremely wronged, but still obediently let go of his hand.


    After all,pared to his mother''s hug, getting even was the most important thing.


    With her vision unobstructed, Tong Yuqing finally turned her head freely and looked in the direction her son was pointing, her voice cold and arrogant, "Tell me, which family''s child are you? Why did you hit my son-"


    Before she could finish speaking, she was met with a pair of lively and beautiful little fox eyes.


    In just one second, the woman who had been a little overbearing originally immediately went silent automatically.


    The cold mask on her face shattered instantly.


    Tong Yuqing turned her head to look at her own son, confirming again, "You said... it was her who hit you?"


    "Yes!" The little fat bun nodded hard and covered his own bottom, saying, "It hurts so much!"


    Blinked in disbelief.


    Tong Yuqing looked at the cute and well-behaved little girl with a small schoolbag on her back.


    Then she looked at her son who was twice as big as the other party.


    After a long while, she finally turned her head and spat out a breath helplessly:... You waste of a dessert.


    "Binbin''s mom, Ruochu''s dad''s car broke down halfway, so they may bete. Please sit down and have some tea first."


    Seeing that she was no longer as emotionally agitated as before, Teacher Lin immediately gave her a step down.


    It had to be known that although the Qi family had only made its fortune in recent years, the Tong family was considered half a family of schrs.


    They were all people of high intellect, so even if they knew their child was wronged, they would not lower their status to pick on a five-year-old child.


    "Alright." Tong Yuqing took the off-ramp and found a chair to sit on.


    Seeing that the other party did not really intend to bully the young with the old, Ji Ruochu also found a small stool to sit on.


    The little one was wearing a pink princess skirt, carrying a milky white small schoolbag, whitece socks and ck leather shoes matched very well.


    At this moment, she was sitting there cleverly and cutely. After taking the honey water handed to her by the teacher, she even sweetly thanked the teacher.


    No matter how you looked at it, she didn''t look like someone who would beat up his son.


    "Son, tell mom the truth, was it really her who hit you?" Tong Yuqing asked her son in a low voice, who was already starting to eat yogurt due to hunger.


    "Really!" Qi Yibin''s eyebrows wrinkled. If it weren''t for the fact that they were outside now, he would definitely have pulled down his pants to show his mother that his buttocks were still hurting!


    "No exaggeration at all?"


    "None!" The little fat bun was so angry. He was about to recount his tragic experience again when-


    "Auntie, it was indeed me who hit him."


    Hearing the discussion between mother and son, the little milk baby said seriously.


    "Look!" The grievously wronged little chubby dumpling looked gratefully at Ji Ruochu, and then continued toin to his mother, "Why don''t you believe me!"


    "Tsk." Tong Yuqing''s expression changed. "Every time I tap you lightly, you cry so miserably to your grandmother, how can I not doubt it?"


    The little chubby dumpling was instantly at a loss for words: ......


    "But that''s different." The little guy felt extremely wronged.


    If he didn''t cry loudly after making a mistake and getting hit at home, wouldn''t he get beaten several more times?


    Tong Yuqing waved her hand, ignoring her son''s mumbling, and turned to look at the little baby next to her, asking the previously half-asked question:


    "Little friend, can you tell Auntie why you hit our Binbin?"


    It was still the same question, still the same person, but this tone... It was a direct one hundred and eighty degree big turn.


    The little chubby dumpling''s pupils instantly erged: Mom, you''ve changed!!

 Chapter 95: I’m So Straight

    <h4>Chapter 95</h4>


    "It''s like this, Auntie," Ji Ruochu ced her cup on the table and stood up obediently. Her voice was sweet, but her words were organized and clear.


    "Today in our pottery ss, Qi Yibin deliberately damaged my artwork because he thought mine looked better than his."


    Upon hearing this, Tong Yuqing furrowed her brows instantly.


    Her own son had indeed been in a fiercelypetitive phase recently. Not only with his ssmates, but even during family meals, he wouldn''t allow anyone to eat faster than him.


    It did sound like something he would do.


    "I didn''t do it on purpose! I already said it wasn''t intentional!" the chubby boy panicked, afraid that his mother would turn against him and give him a scolding. He quickly defended himself.


    "That''s not true," Ji Ruochu said seriously, "You said ''this time it wasn''t intentional,'' which means the previous asions were intentional!"


    Without waiting for Qi Yibin to respond, she began counting on her fingers, "Before you identally damaged my artwork this time, you deliberately walked over to my desk and intentionally bumped into it, causing my work to be damaged for the first time. And this morning, when we were entering the ssroom, you suddenly rushed over to push me. If I hadn''t reacted quickly, I would have fallen."


    After finishing, Ji Ruochu looked towards the homeroom teacher nearby and said, "Teacher Lin, can you testify for me?"


    Caught in a difficult position between both sides, Teacher Lin reluctantly nodded.


    "Yibin."


    At that moment, Tong Yuqing''s gaze turned dangerous. She only knew that her son had been spoiled by the elderly in the family, but she had no idea that he would dare to physically harm others.


    "But you didn''t fall!" the chubby boy pleaded, feeling extremely wronged. "I''m the one getting hurt every time..."


    In the blink of an eye, the furious mother turned into a clueless one due to her son''s foolishness.


    "Teacher, considering his behavior, is it really suitable for him to be in the advanced ss?" Tong Yuqing turned her head and earnestly asked the homeroom teacher.


    Teacher Lin forced a smile, finding it difficult to respond.


    "You''re joking."


    The next moment, Tong Yuqing turned her gaze towards the little girl who had already obediently sat back down. Her voice softened by a degree.


    "Little Ruoru, what Yibin did was wrong. Auntie will apologize on his behalf¡ª"


    "Mom!" Qi Yibin panicked instantly and rushed forward to cover his mother''s mouth. "I won''t let you apologize!"


    "Right." The mother, whose anger had reached its peak, took a deep breath andposed herself. She gently pressed her eyelid, trying to control her emotions. "I''ve only heard of fathers repaying their debts and sons repaying their fathers'' debts. Where does it make sense for a mother to repay the debt? When we get home, I''ll talk to your father and have hime to the school to apologize tomorrow..."


    "No, no!" The image described by his mother scared the chubby boy even more.


    At this point, knowing that the principal and the homeroom teacher were using this opportunity to educate the mother and son, they immediately made room for the two.


    Even Ji Ruochu, who was still absentmindedly drinking honey water from her cup, was gently led out of the ssroom with soft words.


    "Well, what do you want then?"


    Seeing that there was only herself and her foolish son in the ssroom, Tong Yuqing no longer held back her emotions.


    "You should stand up for me!"


    "That''s not possible." Tong Yuqing shrugged helplessly, with a look of resignation. "We''re living in a civilized society, not ancient times. In your own home, you can have your own way, be like an emperor, but out here, it''s a ce where we discuss right and wrong. No matter how clever you are, no matter how spoiled you are at home, if you''re wrong, you''re wrong."


    "I''m not wrong!" Qi Yibin, a chubby kid whose pride had beenpletely shattered, stuck out his neck and said with a face full of arrogance.


    "Yes, yes, you''re not wrong, just like your grandmother said, we, clever children like you, how could we make mistakes?"


    Seeing that reasoning wasn''t getting through, the mother had to change direction:


    "It''s your father and me who are wrong, my dear son. Don''t worry, as long as your father and I are alive, any mistakes you don''t admit, we will bear the consequences. You can continue to bully your ssmates, and your father and I will kneel at the school gate every day to apologize to the other students. When you grow up, if youmit murder or arson, your father and I will go to jail for you. Anyway..."


    "No, no! No kneeling!" Qi Yibin, afraid of his mother''s increasingly frightening words, quickly interrupted, "I won''t kill anyone, and I don''t like ying with fire! I won''t go to jail!"


    ...


    Seeing her son about to start crying in a panic, Tong Yuqing finally hugged him in her arms and spoke softly:


    "Yibin, do you know why your father and I went through so much trouble to send you to school here?"


    "Because this ce is good." The chubby kid sniffled, his voice muffled.


    "That''s just part of it. The main reason is that there are children here who are smarter than you, and there are people here who are more powerful than your father. Since you were little, you''ve been clever and thought that no one could surpass you, and you wouldn''t allow anyone to surpass you.


    But, my son, there are always people better than us, and there are always higher mountains. You have had very limited interactions with people so far, our country is so big, the world is so vast, there will definitely be people who are better than you in certain aspects.


    You need to learn to ept your shorings and improve upon them in order to be a better person. Instead of getting angry and hurting others when you see someone better than you.


    If you keep going like this, you might end up going astray sooner orter, and when that timees, it will be toote, and no one will be able to save you."


    Astray?


    The chubby kid looked up in confusion.


    He took a small step back after getting up.


    Stand up straight, stand properly.


    "Mom, Yibin is not going astray at all."


    He''s being straightforward!


    Tong Yuqing:...


    Damn it, this foolish son is impossible to teach!

 Chapter 96: Who Hit Who

    <h4>Chapter 96</h4>


    Finally, little chubby dun sobbed and went to apologize to Ji Ruochu, after all, her mom said that if he didn''t take responsibility himself, dad woulde over tomorrow.


    But as a seed yer who had been beaten up by mixed doubles when his grandparents were not at home all year round, Qi Yibin was very sure that once this matter was stabbed to his dad, even ten grandparents couldn''t save him.


    "I''m sorry~" Little chubby dun said aggrievedly, "I shouldn''t have pushed you or ruined your homework, I won''t do it again in the future."


    "Okay, then I forgive you."


    Seeing the other party so tactful, Ji Ruochu decided to take back his previous n to fight back, "I also apologize to you for hitting you."


    But if youmit another crime in the future, I will hit you again.


    Of course, he didn''t say thest sentence out loud.


    "We are good friends from now on, we have to get along well." Seeing the two little beans making up, the smile returned to the principal''s face again.


    Sure enough, it¡¯s absolutely best to not let the adults intervene in things that children can resolve themselves.


    Good friends?


    Little chubby dun blinked. He had a good friend?!


    "Okay!"


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    "Ruoruo!"


    Ji Mochen walked quickly to a few people with anxiety on his face, "Dad camete, did you have to wait long?"


    "No, I just finished my homework," Ji Ruochu said obediently.


    "That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good ..." Ji Mochen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Then say goodbye to your teacher, mom is waiting for us in the car."


    After speaking, Ji Mochen reached out to take his daughter''s small schoolbag and carried it on one side, and easily picked up Ji Ruochu with the other hand.


    When he turned around, he noticed Qi Yibin¡¯s mother and son.


    The old father who didn¡¯t know what had happened to his daughter at school today just nodded lightly to the other party before turning around and leaving.


    As for Tong Yuqing, her face turned a little pale the moment she saw Ji Mochen.


    Without exaggeration, the moment she knew that her son had bullied the little princess of the Ji family, she had even imagined the scene of her family going bankrupt.


    It was also because of this that she was unable to react in time to greet the second-generation heir of the Ji family who could walk sideways in the circle of prominent families.


    It wasn''t until the father and daughter left that she suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly asked the teacher next to her, "That...Does Ruoruo¡¯s dad know what happened today?"


    The principal and ss teacher next to her silently shook their heads.


    "Because Ruoruo insisted, so we willmunicate the specifics with Ruoruo''s dadter." Teacher Lin said.


    ¡°Also, please be sure to notify us immediately if there is any situation. No matter what requirements the Ji family has, we will do our best to get it done."


    Tong Yuqing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and then took her son away absentmindedly.


    Not until she got into the car did she make a call to her husband: "Qi Xinhai, your son provoked the Ji family''s child today."


    The man who had just closed a big deal on the other end of the phone: ......The smile gradually disappeared from his face.


    "Let¡¯s talk when we get home."


    ......


    After hanging up the phone, Tong Yuqing looked at her chubby son who was looking for biscuits to eat in the back seat, and silently prayed for him in her heart.


    "Sit down, we¡¯ll eat something good when we get home today."


    "Okay! (*^¨Œ^*)~"


    On the other hand.


    "Baby girl, did you have fun at school today?" Ji Mochen held his daughter and got into the car.


    "It was okay."


    The little one jumped into Ling Chujin''s arms, who had been waiting for them in the car for a long time, "Mom~ I missed you so much!"


    As soon as she finished speaking, she was cherished by her old mother for a while.


    After the family of three were seated and fastened their seat belts, the car slowly started towards the Ji family manor.


    On the way, the little one told her parents some of the more interesting things that happened.


    Listening to it, the parents were gratified that their daughter had new friends, and also a little sad.


    The child was growing up, and might not need them anymore soon. She would have her own good friends and her own little secrets in the future. She wouldn¡¯t share everything with them like she does now.


    "Dad, Mom." As if sensing the mood of the two, Ji Ruochu suddenly brought up another topic, "I have something to tell you."


    "What is it?" The two spouses instantly sat up straight, their daughter¡¯s serious expression was rare.


    "Today I..." The little one looked up at the husband and wife, and then hesitated...


    "What''s wrong?" Seeing his daughter so embarrassed to speak out, Ji Mochen''s mind instantly shed through several scenes of his daughter being bullied at school, "Did some kids bully you?"


    "Don¡¯t be afraid Ruoruo, just tell dad and mom, we...we¡¯ll go find your third uncle.¡±


    Ji Ruochu was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I hit another kid today."


    "What? Who hit you?!" Ji Mochen panicked instantly, "Where did you get hit? Tell Dad, turn around and go to the hospital!"


    "......" Ling Chujin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but doubted that she had misheard her daughter. Who hit who just now?


    "No!" Ji Ruochu was full of question marks, "I was the one who hit someone."


    "Dad knows, dad knows everything. When someone bullies you...Hmm?" The tears in the old father''s eyes that were already welling up were suddenly mmed on the brakes, "Who hit someone?"


    "Me."


    ......


    For a moment, the whole car fell silent.


    After a long time, Li Yiruo, who was driving in front, weakly asked, "Brother Chen, so are we still going to the hospital?"


    "No need to go anymore, Uncle, let¡¯s go home." Seeing that her parents were still in a daze, Ji Ruochu interjected.


    "Let¡¯s go home first." It was Ling Chujin who reacted first in the end, then turned tofort her daughter, "Don''t be afraid Ruoruo, no matter what happened, dad and mom are here.¡±


    "That¡¯s right, daddy''s got your back." Then he asked reflexively, "That little friend is okay, right? Or after eating, dad will go and apologize to him for you?"


    "No need, he already apologized to me," said the little one, waving her hand with the demeanor of a big sister who had already taken care of things.


    Ji parents: ??


    Who apologized to whom?


    What exactly happened?


    Why do they feel like after their daughter went to school for a day, they can no longer understand what their daughter is saying?


    In the end, the couple decided to call the teacher after returning home to inquire, after all, children are still young, and some words can be jumbled up, which is understandable.


    Who knows if their daughter got it backwards...


    [Tiny Theater]


    Parent-child interaction time after dinner.


    At the Qi Family House.


    "Grandpa and grandma, save me!!" Little chubby dun moved like a fleeing rabbit, running desperately around the garden of the Qi family house.


    The other eight families.


    Parents: Did you have fun at school today?


    Kid: Yes!


    Parents: Do you have any interesting things you''d like to share with mom and dad?


    The child suddenly became excited: Yes! Dad and mom, our ssmate Ruoruo sister is so awesome! She can press two kids twice her size to the ground with one move!


    Parents: ? Isn''t it wrong to hit people??


    Kid: Dad and mom, I want to learn martial arts! In the future I also want to be like sister Ruoruo, go "pa!" and knock other kids down with one move!


    Parents: !! Hitting people is really wrong!!


    That night, in the WeChat group of Xiaoyi ss parents.


    XX Dad: That... Ruoruo ¡®s dad, I''d like to ask which martial arts ss do you send your kid to? My son really wants to go.


    The other seven families: +1


    Ruoruo¡¯s dad: ...Going to the park to practice Tai Chi every morning, does that count?

 Chapter 97: Are you not giving my daughter face

    <h4>Chapter 97</h4>


    Fortunately, the head teacher of little i''s ss sent a message to the couple in time, briefly telling them about what happened today, and then simply conveyed the Qi family''s meaning.


    After the couple had just digested the whole thing, the father of the child who was beaten by their daughter added them as a friend on the parents'' group.


    After clicking on the notification, the family photo of the other party instantly attracted Ji Mochen''s attention.


    He subconsciously clicked to erge the picture.


    In the photo, a tall man and a delicate woman stood on both sides, and in the middle was a round little fat boy.


    The old father wiped his eyes to confirm that he was not seeing wrongly. That child...


    "So the little fat boy outside the ssroom just now is the little friend you beat today?" Ji Mochen asked in surprise.


    "Yeah!" Ji Ruochu, who was seriously eating, answered without even raising her head.


    She waspletely unaware of how shocking her answer was to her old father.


    At that moment, the look in Ji Mochen''s eyes when he looked at his daughter was indescribablyplicated.


    There was a sense of aplishment that his family''s daughter was growing up, as well as a worry that his weak daughter would go and uproot a young willow tree at any moment.


    What to do, suddenly he felt a panic that he had brought up his daughter the wrong way.


    "Have you seen that child before?" Ling Chujin scooped him a bowl of soup and asked.


    "Mm, you didn''t see him. That child was at least twice as big as our Ruoruo. His eyes were red from crying, he looked so pitiful." After speaking, Ji Mochen suddenly felt a tinge of guilt. "At that time, I thought it was just some kid who didn''t finish his homework. I didn''t think much of it, just nodded perfunctorily and brought Ruoruo away."


    If I had known...


    No no...


    The father''s reason instantly returned.


    He couldn''t sympathize with that fat boy. The teacher had said that it was the other party who provoked Ruoruo first and deserved the beating.


    "Darling, are you still angry? If you''re still angry, dad will get your third uncle to deal with their family!" With a younger brother backing him up, Ji Mochen''s backbone was exceptionally tough.


    "..." Ji Ruochu was silent for a moment. "Dad, third uncle is busy enough already."


    Her implication was, let''s not make trouble for him.


    "That''s fine too." Her old father stroked his nose. "Then dad can vent your anger too. I''ll go to your school tomorrow to settle the score with them. With your uncle and third uncle backing me up, I guess they wouldn''t dare to oppose us."


    Ji Ruochu: ... Don''t say anymore. The more you say, the more you sound like the troublemaking male lead in novels.


    "No need for that."


    "Really no need?"


    "Dad." After drinking a sip of the soup, Ji Ruochu slowly said, "Adults should not interfere in children''s matters."


    The husband and wife: ... At first listen this sounds quite reasonable, but on second thoughts, it feels a little strange?


    "Also, he has apologized to me already. I''m not angry anymore."


    After all, when she hit that fat boy, she didn''t show mercy at all and beat him till he kept crying out.


    "I''m serious." Still worried, Ji Ruochu reiterated,


    "I''ve beaten him up and made him apologize to me. If we still refuse to let go and throw our weight around, it would make us look bad, like bullies who rely on power to oppress others."


    The couple: ... As expected of our daughter who has started school, hermand of idioms is getting better and better.


    "But..."


    "What is it?" Seeing that her father was still unhappy, Ji Ruochu put down her finished bowl and asked, "Are you not giving me face?"


    The couple immediately shook their heads repeatedly: "Of course not!"


    "Dad will listen to you. Ruoruo''s words arew!"


    After speaking, her old father couldn''t help but feel embarrassed. Goodness, where did my daughter pick up all these gangster lines?


    You have to admit, it''s pretty oppressive.


    In the end, under Ji Ruochu''s "face" pressure, the couple naturally nodded in agreement.


    After dinner, her father finally epted the other party''s friend request with a click.


    At the same time, Qi Xinhai, who had been waiting with his phone ready, immediately sent a long string of text that he had clearly edited in advance, just waiting for Ji Mochen to agree.


    After all, as long as the other party was willing tomunicate with them, it meant they could turn the page on this matter.


    As long as they didn''tpletely offend the Ji family scion to death, he felt his business could still be salvaged.


    However, after so many years in themercial battlefield, Qi Xinhai apparently didn''t expect that this second young master of the Ji family would not follow the usual script.


    He didn''t even seem to have read through that entire long passage he sent.


    Ji Mochen: [Mr. Qi, I heard from the teacher that our Ruoruo beat your kid. How is your child now? Does he need to go to the hospital?]


    [No need, no need... Your precious daughter knows her limits. My child has tough skin too, he''s fine. On the contrary, it was our child who was ignorant and repeatedly provoked your precious daughter. What do you think, when would you be free? I''ll bring my child to formally apologize to you and your precious daughter!]


    Ji Mochen nodded, apparently very satisfied with the other party''s sincerity, although this attitude was mostly because they were the Ji family.


    The Qi family couldn''t afford to offend the Ji family, and didn''t dare offend them either.


    But he was even clearer that if this happened today with any other family less powerful than the Qi''s, the Qi family probably wouldn''t even verbally express their apologies.


    At most it would be a, "Kids don''t know any better, no harm intended," even if they were the ones who backed down first to apologize.


    Who knows, they might secretly retaliate against his son in the business world after. After all...


    Hitting their own son was teaching, but othersying a hand was punishment, was a p to the Qi family''s face.


    When status and power were unequal, fairness was merely a strong side''s charity.


    Yet now, as the one holding all the power to be charitable, Ji Mochen did not n to throw his weight around.


    [It''s good that the child is fine. Then let''s end this matter here.]


    Qi Xinhai: [How can that be? My wretched brat was really...]


    The long string of words after made Ji Mochen''s head hurt. He didn''t have the patience to chat idly with the other party, directly replying:


    [Why not? Are you not giving my daughter face?]


    Qi Xinhai, who had been anxiously looking at his phone, instantly froze: Not giving whose face?


    And so, the Qi couple, who originally thought the sky was going to fall, bewilderingly received a "adults should not meddle in children''s affairs".


    From being notified "this is just child''s y" to "if you keep droning on means you''re not giving my daughter face", they were leftpletely confused, until... silence.


    "How is it? What did the other party say?"


    The Qi family old woman secretly looked at her son''s phone screen, full of worry in her eyes.


    The couple looked at each other, then Qi Xinhai directly showed his mother only thest line about "not giving face".


    "What else can they say? The Jis said our Binbin bullied their precious daughter, clearly looking down on the Jis."


    "Then, then what do we do? Won''t they find an opportunity to retaliate against our Binbin?"


    "Retaliate against Binbin?" Tong Yuqingughed. "Mom, you think too highly of our family. The Jis have a huge business, where would they find the time to deal with a five-year-old kid? At most just lift a hand and drive thepany Xinhai worked hard for over a decade into bankruptcy."


    Bankruptcy?


    Just bankruptcy?


    That was already frightening enough!


    Before the Qi family old woman could react, Tong Yuqing immediately worriedly asked, "Your big project you just clinched..."


    Qi Xinhai made a bitter face. "Most likely going to fall through..."


    "Ah? Then the house we were going to build back home and the auspicious ancestral grave we were going to relocate..."


    "Don''t think about it anymore. We''ll be lucky if we can keep this house." Qi Xinhai said dejectedly, "Let it go. Perhaps the Qi family is just not destined for prosperity."


    "Why say we''re not destined for prosperity?" The Qi old woman was anxious. "Isn''t it just child''s y? Is there a need to escte things like this? Our Binbin was the one beaten up, we should be d if they don''t ask us forpensation for mental distress. Yet they still-"


    "You''re right." Qi Xinhai instantly nodded in agreement. "I''ll go ask them forpensation right now, then dere thepany bankrupt. We''ll sell the house and go back to live off the fields."


    "L-live off the fields?" Recalling her decades of rural living, the Qi old woman couldn''t help but shudder.


    "I''m not going." Tong Yuqing immediately revealed her "every man for himself" attitude when disaster strikes. "We''ll divorce then. You bring our son to farm the fields yourself. My parents said they can support me for life."


    Qi old man, who had just coaxed his grandson out: ?!!


    What happened? How did his son and daughter-inw end up divorcing after he was gone for just a while?


    "Ugh! What nonsense! No leaving allowed! Qingqing, we are one family, no leaving!"


    The olddy Qi next to them was also extremely anxious:


    "I say, these people are silly. What''s so precious about a girl? It''s not like she''s a fat boy."


    "Fat boy?" Qi Xinhaiughed angrily in an instant, "The Ji family, straight down three generations, only has this one baby girl. The rest are all stinky boys. You tell me, who is more precious?


    For the Ji family''s precious daughter, her one-year-old baby grabbing ceremony gifts were Ji Group''s shares and a ten carat blue diamond. You think, is the stinky boy more important or is the daughter more important?"


    The two elders from the Qi family were instantly rendered speechless: ......


    No way, there are people who dislike sons?


    "Alright, enough said. Can''t me others for this, only me ourselves.


    You spoiled him so much as a grandson. Every time when disciplining him, he would threaten to hit you two first.


    Every time when scolding him, you would say ''My Binbin is so smart. He understands after just a few sentences.'' Are you happy now? Satisfied?


    Your precious Binbin tipped the whole family situation over. Hurry pack up. Who knows if we have to go back to the vige tomorrow."


    "Where''s our marriage certificate?" Tong Yuqing suddenly asked, "Mom, did you hide it? Quick find it. We might need it in a few days."


    "What marriage certificate? Why ask me about yours? I don''t know..."


    The two elders said and hurriedly went back into the house. For a moment, only the couple was left in the living room.


    "At least they know fear now." Qi Xinhaiughed.


    "I told you to take strong action earlier but you wouldn''t listen. You thought you were so capable for bringing thepany public in just two years. You gotcent and arrogant.


    Look at you now. Know that you were capable?


    And you tell his parents off too. But you never took my advice to restrain him with his parents. "


    Qi Xinhai: ......


    "Wasn''t I spoiled like this too growing up? But I still grew up fine right? You don''t know how much my grandfather doted on me back then..."


    "And then?"


    "Then... I made mistakes."


    "Humph."

 Chapter 98: If the first sister is my favorite

    <h4>Chapter 98</h4>


    After Ji Ruochu''s feat at school yesterday, her worried father who had been anxious about his daughter being bullied every day finally felt relieved.


    After all...a little chubby kid like that, even his own daughter could beat down. Who else could bully her? Who else?!


    So on this day, Ji Ruochu''s conspicuous father walked his daughter, who became famous yesterday after a fight, to school with a majestic spirit and raised brows.


    "Don''t cry today, okay?" Before getting on the car, the little one said solemnly, "Otherwise I won''t let you send me anymore."


    "My daughter, don''t worry, your dad is really at ease with you now!"


    He just didn''t know if other parents were at ease or not.


    Tsk, she is my daughter after all. On the first day of school, she got the title of Kyoto Kindergarten Little Battle God.


    Ji Ruochu, who didn''t really understand his train of thought: ...Okay, as long as you''re happy.


    On the contrary, at the Qi family, Little Chubby Dun staged a show of crying, making trouble and rolling on the ground at home again.


    To tell the truth, he couldn''t go to that kindergarten for a day!


    Before, he only got beaten at home, and nine out of ten times grandfather and grandmother could stop it. Since he started school.


    Not only was he beaten at school, but at home, he also got the beating he deserved without fail.


    Unfortunately, Little Chubby Dun, who waspletely unaware of the change in his status at home after yesterday, was eventually dragged onto the car to school with a nose full of snot and tears.


    As for his affectionately calling out for his grandparents...they indirectly lost their hearing.


    They couldn''t stop him, really couldn''t. Their son had already said that from now on when he and his wife disciplined their child, if they intervened again, they would immediately sell thepany and go home to live off them.


    Apart from over ten acres ofnd, what else could their son and grandson live off of?


    Farming is so tiring. They didn''t feel it before, but after living a good life in the city, how could their old arms and legs still move?


    Qi''s elderly couple: Sorry grandson, grandfather and grandmother have no choice...


    Thus, the Qi couple very smoothly pulled their son onto the car and drove towards the school.


    "Do you remember what your dad and mom told you?" Tong Yuqing turned her head and looked serious.


    "Re...remember." Knowing that his iron-hearted parents would no longer indulge him, Little Chubby Dun answered while wiping his nose.


    "Get along well with your ssmates at school. If I find out you dare to bully your ssmates..." Qi Xinhai said lightly, but it made Little Chubby Dun shudder instantly.


    "I know, Dad."


    "Of course, if other kids bully you, don''t be afraid either. Go to the teacher first. If the teacher can''t resolve it, thene home and tell your dad and mom."


    Seeing her son looking pitiful, Tong Yuqing couldn''t bear it after all, and eased up a little, but¡ª


    "Except for the Ji family, we can''t afford to offend them."


    Of course, the other families in ss 1 were not easy to deal with either, but after all...not as unaffordable as that spoiled little princess from the Ji family.


    Moreover, the couple also knew that the Ji family didn''t hold this against them this time, not only because Ji Ruochu''s child was not injured, but more importantly, because the other child was magnanimous.


    If it were any other child, even if they didn''t exaggerate, they wouldn''t have told their parents not to get involved.


    This was the conclusion the couple came to after discussing it for half the night. For a while, the two were extremelyplicated.


    Is this the kind of child raised in a cultured family? Smart, sensible, courteous yet not timid.


    After all...the small p marks on their son''s butt still hadn''t faded yet.


    So on this day, the teacher in charge of taking the children into school at ss 1 fell in love with this job again.


    "Bye Dad and Mom~"


    "Hello Teacher~"


    "Sister Ruochu!"


    "Sister Ruochu, let''s go together!"


    ......


    Seeing the children loving each other and walking hand in hand into the ssroom, the teachers and parents at the school gate couldn''t help but smile.


    Surrounded by a group of little ones, little one Ruochu thought...kids these days are so enthusiastic.


    Speaking of which, although the little friends in ss 1 were not very smart, they looked really good, each one exquisitely carved, super cute.


    Even Little Chubby Dun, although quite annoying, but his chubby little face looked very good to touch, for example:


    "Hmph!" Little Chubby Dun, who wished he could stay far away from Ji Ruochu, reluctantly put the little gift his mother had prepared yesterday on her desk,


    "I brought you something delicious. You can''t beat me anymore!"


    After saying that, Little Chubby Dun imperceptibly took another step back, and his little hand was still covering his butt.


    The other kids watched them curiously.


    "Then you can''t bully people anymore, or I''ll hit you again." Ji Ruochu, who felt no guilt about intimidating children, epted the gift in a justified manner.


    Little Chubby Dun¡¯s body shook, but he still tried to appear calm: "I don''t like bullying people at all..."


    After saying that, he rushed to his seat without looking back.


    "Sister Ruochu is so awesome..."


    The little beans in ss 1 couldn''t help but exim, which amused Ji Ruochu, shaking her head. What silly kids...


    [Small Scene]


    After school that day.


    Mom: Baby, did you have fun at school today?


    Child: Yes!


    Mom: Did you make new friends?


    Child: Yes!


    Mom: Which little friend do you like the most? Tell Mommy.


    Child: I like them all! The one I like most is Sister Ruochu. She''s super super awesome! Not only is she strong, she knows all the answers to the teacher''s questions! But...


    Mom: But what?


    The child scratched his head, racking his brains: That is...that is...


    Seeing the child''s cute actions, the mother couldn''t helpughing: What a silly child.


    "Yes! That''s the look!" The child said to his mother excitedly, "That''s how Sister Ruochu looks at the ssmates. Mom, what kind of look is that?"


    The old mother: ??


    The smile gradually disappeared.


    Ji Ruochu: As the top student of the ss, I sympathize equally with every silly child in the ss except me.

 Chapter 99: Don’t like scallions

    <h4>Chapter 99</h4>


    Time flew by day after day, and Ji Ruochu also went from being a sweet little girl whopeted to be number one, to bing the undisputed ss monitor of ss 1 who had be the teacher''s right-hand man.


    Don''t get suspicious. This position wasn''t obtained relying on Ji''s family background, but was achieved through the hard work of all the subject teachers and ssmates of ss 1.


    Think about it. Among a group of little emperors who would throw a tantrum over the slightest grievance, there was a girl who wouldn''t cry or make a fuss. With just a nce from her -


    she could silence even the noisiest little emperor, and thus quickly bring the rest of the children into a "well-behaved" state.


    For all the teachers of ss 1, this was like a pie falling from the sky!


    She was simply the best candidate for ss monitor!


    At first, Ji Ruochu refused this troublesome position. Who would willingly be a nanny for the kids?


    She was still just a child herself, there was no need to-


    The next second, the faces of her underachieving parents shed through her mind.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Forget it, I''ll just do it.


    It''s just looking after kids, can''t I manage and scare them at the same time?


    As the saying goes, to catch the thieves, first catch the king. To enforce discipline, just deal with the most unruly one, and the rest of the children will naturally be obedient.


    From then on, the chubby Qi Yibin''s kindergarten life went straight into hell mode.


    Every day after school he would run home the fastest. This made Qi''s parents suspect that their son was being bullied at school.


    Thinking of their son''s dispirited state recently, the couple felt sorry for their child. Under the dual pressure of their son''s and grandparents'' suffering, they had already considered transferring their son to another ss.


    But it was just a consideration, one that didn''t evenst half a day, because-


    "Is this really my son?"


    Watching her chubby son heartily eating his meal in the school cafeteria, Tong Yuqing couldn''t believe her eyes as she wiped them.


    Goodness, this naughty child behaved well in school but acted up as soon as he got home.


    "Yibin... trusts Ruochu a lot." Teacher Lin smiled awkwardly as he yed the first few monitoring clips again.


    In the video, the little boy carefully ate thest spoonful from his small bowl.


    When the teacher came to collect the bowls and chopsticks, the little guy promptly grabbed some napkins from the center of the long table to wipe his mouth.


    Along the way, he passed by a certain chubby boy who was fully concentrated on slowly picking out the food he didn''t like from his bowl.


    Ji Ruochu silently stood in front of him, not saying a word, just looking at the food picked out on the table, and then at the now ramrod-straight sitting Qi Yibin.


    Don''t like green onions? ¡¾Ji-style raised eyebrow + waving arms¡¿


    Eat eat eat!!¡¾Qi-style shocked + madly shoving green onions in mouth¡¿


    Half an hourter.


    You''re not napping? ¡¾Expressionless Ruochu holding pillow passing by¡¿


    Napping napping!!¡¾Yibin dives into bed, suddenly ovee by drowsiness¡¿


    In short, during this time at school, not only did her son break his picky eating habit, even his nap-resistant condition quickly cured itself.


    Not only that, afraid that the couple still wasn''t reassured, the ss 1 teachers specially took out the children''stest physical exam results.


    ording to the data, Qi Yibin''s slightly above average obesity index, due to his long-term picky eating andck of exercise, had decreased somewhat in the past half month.


    In other words, if he could keep this up, it would definitely be a good thing for the child.


    As for his mood...


    Looking at the monitor showing their son obediently lining up to y, and the bright smile on his face as he slid down the slide, the couple''s hearts settled.


    Well, he seemed much more carefree.


    The only unhappy thing was that previously he could cut in line relying on his bulk, but now-


    he was silently deterred by a certain little girl holding a water jug sitting not far away.


    In no time at all, the couple made up their minds - as long as they didn''t go bankrupt, wherever Ji''s little princess went to school in the future, their son would go too.


    They would sell pots and pans if they had to, just to pay his tuition!


    "Teacher Lin, when will Capital Kindergarten start boarding, has a date been set yet?" The couple looked eager.


    Yes, Capital Kindergarten was a boarding school. Boarding usually started a month after school began, depending on the circumstances of the ss.


    The children would stay at school from Monday to Friday, only going home on weekends.


    The day the children started collective dormitory life would also mark the beginning of Capital Kindergarten''sprehensive education.


    "In another two weeks." Teacher Lin smiled.


    "That long?" was the couple''s first reaction.


    "Can it be earlier?" was the second reaction.


    "Sorry..."


    "Oh well..."


    In the end, the Qi couple could only dejectedly leave the school.


    "Just endure it, only two weeks. Blink and it''ll be over..." Qi Xinhai patted his wife''s hand.


    ¡¾Small scene¡¿


    Completely numb Ji Ruochu having eaten all the disliked food: I endured without picking out anything, yet you dare pick food?


    The mentally oppressed little Qi Yibin: ...


    Trembling as he used his own small spoon to scoop up a spoonful of soup with green onions, his inner little person shed two streams of wide tears.

 Chapter 100: It’s not in My Nature to Laugh

    <h4>Chapter 100</h4>


    Another week passed, and the students of ss i, who were in ss, went to the pottery ssroom to visit the handcrafted works they made in their first lesson.


    The teacher in charge had a strong sense of ritual. Each child''s work was ced on a separate disy shelf behind the ckboard in the ssroom.


    Not only that, but each exhibit had a cartoon pattern that the teacher had carefully drawn to echo it.


    Beneath the five or six little pottery cups of various shapes, there was a chalk drawing of a tea table.


    On several separate square tables, several fine-spouted vases of fairly good workmanship were ced, with several stalks of flowers drawn in colored chalk peeping out from above the mouth of the vase.


    In the corner, there were also several silly-looking white kittens reaching out with their paws, rolling the ttened pottery with contented faces.


    Ji Ruochu stood under the ckboard, looking at this rather novel ckboard drawing, and couldn''t help but nod repeatedly.


    As expected of Kyoto Kindergarten, even the bulletin boards were unique.


    "Hahahaha!! You guyse quick and see, there''s another one here! Whose is this?!"


    Just as Ji Ruochu was admiring the creativity and imagination of the teachers,ughter came from the side of the other students in ss i.


    In no time at all, all the kids looked in the direction of the sound.


    Ji Ruochu slowly turned her head, and then...fell silent.


    "A toilet?! Someone actually made a toilet?!"


    Jiang Zhi pointed to the lone toilet-shaped ceramic work ced in the corner, his face full of shock.


    Perhaps the artist didn''t know what to draw to match it, after all...nothing was quite suitable.


    So the toilet was just ced in the least noticeable bottom right corner, in order to reduce its presence.


    As long as you don''t look closely, you wouldrgely think it was just a casually ced decoration.


    Unfortunately, this n ultimately failed. The sharp-eyed little ones noticed it very quickly, and the ssroom instantly livened up.


    "Hahaha, there''s actually a toilet!"


    The little beansughed louder than the next, and the teacher in the distance was like "......"


    "So funny~"


    "Who made it?!"


    The little beans gathered around,ughing until their stomachs hurt, and only then did they remember this question.


    Because none of the works were signed, no one knew whose work the toilet-shaped one carefully ced in the corner by the thoughtful teacher was.


    The children first turned to look at the teacher with theplicated expression, as if wanting to get the answer from her mouth.


    She...silently avoided the inquiring eyes of the little ones.


    On the other side.


    "Hahaha, Ruochu sister, did you see it? There''s a toilet there!"


    Jiang Zhi ran to Ji Ruochu and said whileughing, almost tearing up.


    Fang Zhiyuan, who was standing behind him, alsoughed with eyes bent.


    "Yeah, I saw it." Ji Ruochu''s expression was very calm, but there was no smile at all.


    Seeing this, Jiang Zhi, who hade to share this news with his sister first, tilted his head in confusion, "Sister Ruochu, why aren''t youughing? Isn''t it funny?"


    Ji Ruochu: ......Guess why I''m notughing?


    "I''m not given toughter by nature."


    Jiang Zhi: ??


    With his little head full of big doubts.


    Sister Ruochu doesn''t like tough?


    The little guy tried hard to recall their past interactions. It seemed like he really hadn''t seen his sisterugh much.


    So he nodded, turned around to find other ssmates to continue "hahaha"-ing.


    Only Fang Zhiyuan, who had been watching all along.


    After looking at the eldest sister''s serious expression, and a certain chubby one who wanted tough but didn''t dare to, he also silentlyughed no more.


    In the end, the students of ss i still failed to find out from the teacher whose work the toilet was.


    Although everyone was a little disappointed, soon they couldn''t dwell on it anymore, because every child was told after happily going home:


    Starting next week, you''ll be eating and sleeping at school, and can only go home on weekends.


    In fact, most of the children epted this quite well. After all, most of them had been living with nannies at home before this.


    Now it was just a change of location, and there were many new friends they had made at school, and lots of fun things to do.


    However, while some families rejoiced, others grieved. Beanies, including the chubby one, threw tantrums when they heard the news.


    Of course, it was useless. A weekter, they were still taken to kindergarten with their bags.


    Except¡ª¡ª


    "Uncle Qin, I''m going to be a boarding student! Remember to make my dad go to more rehearsals recently!"


    On the other end of the phone, Brother Qin was like......Ji Mochen, you''ve got some nerve, letting a five year old worry for you.


    Then ......


    "Grandma, I''m going to be a boarding student! Have you been free recently to take Mom to concerts? I''m afraid she''ll miss me too much."


    On the other end of the phone, the Ling family elders were......feelingplicated.


    And so, that day, after tearfully sending their daughter to the school gate, the couple were taken away by their respective guardians.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu finally breathed a deep sigh of relief after getting the two adults in the family settled. She then smiled brightly, "Teacher, shall we go?"


    The teacher, who had witnessed the whole thing, was thinking......What an odd family.


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu was indifferent about boarding at first, thinking it was just kindergarten life with increased time spent in school.


    Until she saw "times tables" in the new textbooks issued by the kindergarten.


    At that moment, Ji Ruochu''s little eyes were filled with great confusion.


    Wait......which family''s kindergarten starts teaching times tables right away? How presumptuous!


    Although she already knew them, that didn''t stop her from scolding this arrangement.


    Please, they were ss i! A bunch of poor students¡ª¡ª


    "One times one is one, one times two is two..."


    Watching a bunch of little beans who could recite it fluently after just a few minutes, Ji Ruochu, who touted herself as the top poor student in ss i......fell into contemtion.


    "Do all the kids remember?"


    "Remember¡ª¡ª"


    Ji Ruochu: ((o?o??¡¬))?


    Did they remember it just like that?


    Was she sleeping on the job today?


    "Ruochu, was the teacher going too fast for you and you didn''t follow?"


    Perhaps Ji Ruochu''s stunned expression was too conspicuous. The teacher who was teaching kindly asked.


    Too fast?


    Ji Ruochu silently raised her eyes to look at the teacher who had already started teaching how to arrange vertical calctions above, then looked at the other nine curious little beans.


    At that moment, she saw in their eyes "You can''t even keep up with this?".


    How infuriating!


    So the proud and stubborn Ji Ruochu......silently shook her head and said with difficulty: "No, I kept up."


    Only then did the teacher breathe a sigh of relief and continued.


    On the first day of bing a boarding student, Ji Ruochu felt unfamiliar with the term "poor student".

 Chapter 101: Teaching the Devil in Little i Class

    <h4>Chapter 101</h4>


    Over the next few days, ss i, now fully immersed in the teaching phase, was advancing at a breakneck pace.


    It was like...a patient paralyzed for ten years suddenlypeting in the World Athletics Championships¡ªsimply insane.


    Not only was the pace blisteringly quick, what infuriated Ji Ruochu most was that these little beans who''d been babbling nonsense just days ago now seemed to be adapting remarkably well.


    Take Chinese ss, for example. The kids already knew a lot of characters, so they''d skipped learning new words and gone straight into sentenceponents.


    After learning about inverted sentences, negatives, double negatives, interrogatives, and rhetorical questions, the children''smunication had be rather bizarre.


    "That was so yummy, today''s lunch!"


    "Today''s lunch was nothing short of delicious."


    "I''m doing this problem incorrectly, am I not?"


    "You''re doing the problem precisely right."


    "May we hold hands, you and I?"


    A pained Ji Ruochu: ...There''s no need for that.


    Or take math ss. After addition and subtraction in the morning and memorizing multiplication tables in the afternoon, they''d already covered multiplication and division.


    So ss i''s lessons soon marched on to converting units, and the kids''nguage games grew even more advanced.


    "What time is it now?"


    "Seven minutes twenty-five seconds until it''s ten o''clock!"


    "So that means there are only two minutes twenty-five seconds until ss starts?"


    "Ah! Only one hundred forty-five seconds left!"


    "Time flies so fast when ss ends, I feel."


    "Who isn''t saying that?"


    Ji Ruochu: ...You all exemplify learning for practical application.


    In contrast, the other minoritynguage students seemed rather unsophisticated.


    The kids just inserted a couple words here and there in their sentences, and you could asionally catch two little beans arguing in English.


    Later, even French, Arabic, Italian... Ji Ruochu''s head was buzzing listening to it all.


    You think they just study liberal arts?


    No way.


    Horseback riding, calligraphy, Go, vocal music... Every ssroom she''d had the fortune to visit, they''d already covered thoroughly in a short time.


    A perfectly normal preschool, yet it gave her the surreal feeling of opening surprise boxes every day in ss.


    Poor Ji Ruochu--as she endured the meteoric teaching pace each day, she also suffered the torment of little beans applying their knowledge.


    This caused her to enter a ten-minute period of repeated self-affirmation every night before bed:


    This is the underachiever ss, right?


    It shouldn''t be, should it?


    Or could it be... Even the underachievers admitted to this school are at this level?


    Damn, my sense of crisis is stronger than ever!


    The agony during the day and self-doubt at night left her in a daze for several days on end.


    And so this ss leader of ss i, who had performed extremely well both during the initial selection and the one-month observation period after enrollment, stood out even more.


    Specifically, when the other kids'' faces burned with curiosity as they listened intently to the teacher--


    This child spaced out on average every five minutes. Later on, the teaching assistant didn''t take her eyes off the girl.


    But you can''t say she wasn''t listening carefully... She grasped everything the teacher taught and could apply it flexibly.


    Not only in liberal arts sses--in strength, music, expressiveness, and other areas, this child stood alone.


    Organized, modest, excelling in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, andbor education simultaneously, she gave off an air of sober aloofness amidst drunken revelry.


    How to describe that feeling... Like a gifted child who stubbornly refused to apply herself.


    What was most jarring was that this rebellious child was also extremely well behaved.


    So all the teachers and Ji Ruochu fell into self-doubt.


    Why doesn''t this child listen carefully in ss?


    Is my teaching no good?


    Why doesn''t she listen yet grasps everything?


    Does she feel I''m too slow so she''s multitasking and absorbing it all after one pass?


    Or...should I speed up the pace?


    When this issue was raised at a faculty meeting of ss i teachers, it received unanimous approval.


    Finally, after ss i''s teachers observed the kids keeping up with the current pace steadily for a week, they decided to "slightly" elerate.


    And so one day in math ss, ss i encountered something generally not taught until fourth grade elementary...solving equations.


    Ji Ruochu: ...I''m done for.


    Hold on, just four operations with mixed numbers yesterday, and today suddenly solving equations?


    Does that mean applying equations to word problems tomorrow?


    Even the underachiever ss can learn so recklessly?


    What she didn''t know was that upon seeing her dumbfounded expression, the teacher at the podium felt an indescribable sense of aplishment.


    Finally stopped spacing out, huh?


    Finally finding it hard to follow, huh?


    Now you''ve got an intense thirst for knowledge, right, Ji Ruochu?


    But the next second...


    !!!


    How is this kid spacing out again?


    She picked it up already?


    No way, so quickly?


    Impossible! Absolutely impossible!


    Maybe she doesn''t understand...


    "Ruochu, pleasee up and try this problem."


    With self-reassurance, the math teacher issued a challenge to the spaced-out little sweetheart.


    One minuteter.


    "..."


    Looking at the neat,pletely correct answer, the math teacher''s mind went nk.

 Chapter 102: The Little i Genius Who got distracted in Class.

    <h4>Chapter 102</h4>


    Little did Ji Ruochu know that after finishing the exam and returning to her seat, Ji Mochen was even more distracted than she was.


    She felt... her understanding of ss i must have gone wrong at some point.


    Recalling Ji Mochen''s anger when he first learned he would be assigned to ss i, she was certain it wasn''t an act. With his mediocre acting skills, there''s no way he could have maintained a career as a singer-dancer idol all these years without any side gigs.


    That meant the issue could only have urred during the half hour she was napping that day.


    So when the couple told her "ss i isn''t a ss for failing students" after she woke up from her nap, the looks on their faces that said "we have an untold suffering"...


    It wasn''t that they were forcing themselves tofort her?


    But rather because¡ª


    "ss Monitor Ji, may I borrow some of your time? The teacher needs your help."


    Teacher Lin''s voice suddenly rang out from outside the ssroom.


    Ji Ruochu, who waspletely engrossed in her thoughts while pretending to study diligently, was jolted out of her reverie. After getting a somewhat stiff nod from the math teacher, she obediently left the ssroom.


    Leaving behind a room full of clueless cubs gazing at her with envy.


    They wanted to help Teacher Lin too...


    Outside, Teacher Lin shot the math teacher inside a reassuring look.


    Teacher Lin: Sister, go ahead with your ss. Leave the rest to me!


    The math teacher wiped away beads of cold sweat on her forehead and gave her a grateful look.


    ***


    Inside the teachers'' office, a confused Ji Ruochu was seated next to Teacher Lin.


    "Are you thirsty? Let me get you some milk."


    Before Ji Ruochu could politely decline, the Chinese teacher passing by stuffed a chocte bar into her arms.


    "Thank you, teacher."


    After expressing her thanks, just as she was about to turn back to continue excusing herself from her homeroom teacher¡ª


    The music teacher walked by with a fruit tter and casually fed her an apple slice.


    "Tha*munch*nk *crunch crunch* yo*gulp*u te*munch munch*acher~"


    Just after she finished chewing and swallowing the apple, the arts and crafts teacher smilingly handed her an exquisitely crafted paper flower.


    Now with a little flower adorning her head as well, Ji Ruochu said, "...Thank you, teacher."


    Later, as the P.E. teacher walked by carrying gym equipment...


    A mango found its way into Ji Ruochu''s arms.


    ...


    And so on. By the time Teacher Lin took out a bottle of milk from her drawer and put a straw in it for her, the well-behaved little milk cub had¡ªlet out a burp.


    Ji Ruochu: *tsk* Another day of being doted on by everyone, huh?


    Teacher Lin:... As expected of ss i''s ss monitor.


    "Teacher, what can I assist you with?" Ji Ruochu stood up and epted the milk bottle with the straw Teacher Lin handed her.


    After speaking, she then discreetly set the milk aside while Teacher Lin organized her words.


    Please save me, I really can''t drink anymore ¡ñ)o(¡ñ~


    "You see, I wanted to conduct a survey for the ss regarding our recent curriculum.


    As ss monitor, your input and feelings are very important. I truly need your honest thoughts, so Ruochu, can you sincerely answer my questions?"


    No sooner had she finished speaking than the other teachers busying themselves in the office instantly pricked up their ears, intent on eavesdropping.


    "I can." The little one nodded obediently, the very image of cooperation, much to Teacher Lin''s heart-melting delight.


    "Thank you, Ruochu." Teacher Lin secretly heaved a sigh of relief.


    As expected, nothing was more difficult than breaking the ice.


    As long as she got the first sentence out, everything afterwards would sound convincing, no matter how far-fetched.


    "Let me ask, Ruochu, since you started boarding, have you felt very unustomed or unhappy about anything?"


    This unhappiness covered many aspects, such as feeling unhappy getting along with the children? Or unable to adapt to changes in living habits?


    "No." The little one answered without the slightest hesitation, "Every day has been...very fulfilling."


    Fulfilling to the point of absurdity!!!


    "That''s good to hear. Second question: recently, have you understood all the knowledge we teachers have taught? Or do you find it too difficult?"


    Did she understand it all?


    "I understand it all."


    In her past life she had learned it once already. And before school started, worried she wouldn''t clinch first ce in the bottom ss, she''d made her old father buy textbooks and workbooks for grades one through six.


    Recalling how she had studied as if her life depended on it this past year, Ji Ruochu''s face was the epitome of "this exam is so difficult yet I coincidentally memorized all the answers"plexity.


    Ji Ruochu answered ambiguously while the other teachers listened attentively.


    After a pause, Teacher Lin thought to herself, "As expected."


    She then continued asking, "Recently I and other teachers noticed that you and many students have been distracted in ss. I wonder what''s causing this - do you find our teaching dull?"


    "The other students get distracted too?" Ji Ruochu eximed in surprise.


    The other teachers: ...That "too" was used very cleverly.


    "Ahem, yes." Teacher Lin''s smile grew somewhat strained.


    This was also why several teachers could no longer sit still. Initially only Ji Ruochu spaced out. Thenter, inexplicably, she infected her ssmates too.


    However, after close observation, the teachers discovered the main reason the other students spaced out was curiosity and astonishment over how their ss i monitor could grasp knowledge in such a short time.


    Of course, there were also benefits to this.


    After all, the learning atmosphere in ss was bing more intense. The studentspeted intensely with one another, afraid to fall behind.


    The downside was the children unconsciously started daydreaming. If it was temporary that''d be fine, but if they made a habit of it, there''d be trouble.


    "Don''t worry, I''m just conducting a small survey. Ruochu only needs to share her thoughts." Teacher Lin''s smile grew increasingly sincere.


    "Do you feel the lessons are very boring, so while listening you unintentionally end up thinking about something else? Or are you distracted by the scenery outside the ssroom?"


    Share my thoughts?


    Ji Ruochu lowered her eyes to look at her toes, hesitating a little. She had originally nned to ask her deceitful parents at home this question after the weekend.


    But since there was this opportunity now...


    Hmm, directly asking the teacher seems more prudent.


    "Teacher, I''ve been spacing out recently because..."


    **


    Little Bud nces out: Don''t be afraid, no stalled cliffhanger today. There will be another chapter!


    To show appreciation for the daughters'' rmendations and support for Ruochu, an extra chapter will be posted today despite failing to reach 5k likes on yesterday''s update!


    ¡¾PS: It''s not me padding the word count! It''s mainly the author''s notes getting cut off! Another day where I''m misrepresented, humph!¡¿

 Chapter 103: Teacher, are we a poor class in Primary i

    <h4>Chapter 103</h4>


    The teachers in the office subconsciously tilted their bodies towards the source of the sound.


    "It''s because I''ve been bothered by a question for a long time."


    "What''s the question?" Teacher Lin''s eyes lit up. As long as she could find the crux of the problem, it would be fine. "Don''t be afraid, speak up boldly."


    "It''s just..." The little one scratched his head. "Teacher, is our ss i a remedial ss?"


    Pfff¡ª


    The Chinese teacher who was drinking tea next to him cracked up instantly.


    Wha-, what ss?


    Teacher Lin: ??


    "Ruochu, do you feel like the learning pace is too slow?"


    "Huh?" Ruochu was shocked.


    To analyze the above dialogue, it basically goes:


    Ji Ruochu: Teacher, is our ss a remedial ss? (I''ve never seen such an advanced remedial ss!)


    Teacher: !! You think the pace is too slow?! (Shocked! This child actually suspects she''s in a remedial ss because the teaching pace is too slow?!)


    Ruochu shocked: Ah?! (Do you know what you''re talking about? Is this pace slow?!)


    Today''s edition of the "Guess What I''m Thinking" game achievement unlocked ??


    Conclusion: The tacit understanding between this teacher and student is 0.


    **


    Fortunately, after some "effective"munication, the teacher and student both understood each other''s meaning.


    "Is Ruochu worried that the knowledge she is currently learning is not suitable for her age group?"


    Although she felt it was a bit absurd that such a young child would have such a strong sense of order, Teacher Lin still asked.


    Ji Ruochu nodded, "I''ve learned so much knowledge these past few days that I won''t learn until muchter, so I''m concerned."


    What she was more concerned about was actually the rapidly advancing pace of learning. She wondered how long she could endure it.


    This concern turned into apprehension after she learned that everyone in ss i except her were original child prodigies.


    Unlike her, the other children truly mastered the knowledge when learning it for the first time. That''s why they were real geniuses.


    Whereas she was just a fake genius who happened to get the answers early through dumb luck.


    "How did Ruochu know that the knowledge being taught now is actually taught muchter?"


    As far as she knew, the Ji couple had never hired academic tutors for this child.


    This was also why the teachers unanimously believed this child was a genius. They had never seen a child with such high aptitude.


    "Because I already went through it at homest year."


    ...


    The office instantly fell silent.


    "When Ruochu says she already went through the material, does that mean from first grade...?"


    "To sixth grade," Ji Ruochu supplemented.


    In other words, I''m not really that smart, I just learned it all in advance.


    But in the ears of the teachers, it sounded like: In one year, she self-studied all the courses from elementary school on her own.


    What does this indicate?


    What does this indicate!!!


    In that moment, it is no exaggeration to say that the hearts of all the teachers in the office surged.


    But Teacher Lin soon noticed that Ruochu''s expression seemed off. On the child''s face, it seemed she saw distress.


    But...what was she distressed about?


    Distressed that she learned too fast?


    Distressed that she learned too much?


    Teacher Lin did not understand.


    "What is Ruochu worried about?" she asked.


    "..." Ji Ruochu did not know what to say, because she discovered that the more she said, the more excited the teachers seemed to get.


    And this was obviously not her intention. Ji Ruochu paused, then switched to another approach:


    "Teacher, I''m actually not that smart, I just learned some knowledge earlier that the other kids haven''t learned yet."


    As soon as she finished speaking, the gaze of the teachers in the room changed again.


    So, so humble!


    Is this the self-cultivation of a genius?


    "..." After teaching for many years, this was also Teacher Lin''s first time encountering such a humble child.


    She gently patted the little one''s hair, "But as far as the teachers know, all the students in ss i have been preparing to enroll since the age of three. The lessons they take at home are no less than what they have now."


    So do not doubt your own ability.


    Not only ss i, but all the children in elementary schools in Beijing have entered elite education models since the age of three, even if it''s not tedious academic learning.


    Their families also arranged early cultivation of learning habits and other extracurricr lessons.


    To tell the truth, Ji Ruochu was actually the one who studied the least.


    Because this child, doted on by both the Ji and Ling families, was the only one in the ss who had never formally studied cultural courses.


    Clearly, for this child, all anyone hoped was that she could be happy.


    The Ji family did not need her to marry for connections when she grew up, nor did Ji Mochen and his wife need her to bring glory to the family.


    These two big families simply wished wholeheartedly for the child to be free and unrestrained, unencumbered by the elite education model that was the default expectation of the circle they lived in.


    To be honest, a child raised with so much doting would usually grow up to be somewhat spoiled and overbearing.


    Yet Ji Ruochu didn''t fit either trait at all. She was like a perfect child made in heaven.


    "But they didn''t learn up to sixth grade."


    The perfect child Ji Ruochu still felt like she had an unfair head start.


    "But...they didn''t learn sixth grade knowledge, not because they didn''t study, but because they didn''t have enough time to study." They don''t absorb knowledge as efficiently as you.


    In other words, they haven''t learned much, not because they don''t want to learn, but because they can''t learn it yet.


    Ji Ruochu fell silent. She understood what the teacher meant, but clearly the other party didn''t understand her.


    In her previous life, as a child who grew up in an orphanage, she was indeed somewhat more outstandingpared to ordinary people. She could get schrships while working her way through school.


    But...it was only a little better.


    She knew she wasn''t a genius, and knew the gap between herself and geniuses.


    Even though she could now tower over a group of kids, she was also well aware that it was only a matter of time before she was caught up with.


    That feeling...was like even though she was holding the answers to the next few major exams, she was still worried¡ªwhen those answers were all used up, how would she fare?


    The next Blessing?

 Chapter 104: Genius Class, Strong Bring it on

    <h4>Chapter 104</h4>


    Ji Ruochu considered herself as someone who could ept failure. She had experienced countless times of falling from great heights to the dust in her previous life in the entertainment industry.


    Even if she had to change direction and taste that feeling again, she could ept it. But... what about the couple?


    Would they once again be theughingstock of others because of this?


    When the timees, how proud they were of themselves at the beginning, and how embarrassed they would be when she falls.


    In that case... she would rather have been ordinary from the beginning, like an ordinary child.


    To be an ordinary child, taking one step at a time, doing everything well within her capabilities.


    Instead of relying on the path she had walked before, and coveting these glories that didn''t belong to her.


    "Ruo Ruo." Teacher Lin keenly sensed the unusual emotions of the little one, and asked softly,


    "If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell the teacher. Let''s find a solution together, alright?"


    Finding a solution together?


    Ji Ruochu slowly raised her head and looked at Teacher Lin''s gentle gaze, somehow reminded of the director of the orphanage.


    In those years, when she faced difficulties, the director also looked at her with such a gentle gaze.


    She would say, Xiao Tanruo, have you encountered something troubling? Tell it to Mama Director?


    She would say, Mama Director will find a solution with you, okay?


    She knew that the person in front of her was not her Mama Director, but... looking at these gentle eyes, after a long silence, she still asked softly:


    "Teacher, what should I do if I''ve learned everything I can learn?"


    "What if everything you teach in the future is something I don''t know?"


    "What if I work hard to learn, but still can''t understand?"


    The little one asked three consecutive questions, not only surprising Teacher Lin but also astonishing all the teachers in the office.


    They were amazed that this child could see so far, and shocked at herck of confidence in herself.


    Is this... the dilemma that a modest genius has to face?


    This was the first doubt that appeared in Teacher Lin''s mind.


    But when she raised her eyes and saw the serious and worried expression on the little one''s face, she immediately overturned it.


    An incredible guess emerged in her mind.


    "Ruo Ruo," the teacher hugged the little one with pity and asked gently,


    "Are you worried that one day you will suddenly be unintelligent?"


    It seems... that''s another way to understand it.


    Ji Ruochu nodded.


    "But whether Ruo Ruo is intelligent or not, it doesn''t affect your ability to continue learning.


    Right now, you are learning at a speed several times faster than others. Let''s consider it as leading the pack.


    If the speed slows down in the future or if you get tired, we can slow down or even take a break, it''s okay.


    It''s also okay if you don''t run with the rest of the group. Everyone has their own strengths.


    If you can''t keep up with the majority, it may be because you haven''t worked hard enough, or it may be that this direction is not suitable for you.


    There''s a phrase called "being true to oneself," which means having a clear conscience because you haven''t done anything wrong.


    "So the teacher believed that no matter when, as long as you try your best, there is nothing to be sad about."


    These words were a bit beyond theprehension of a five-year-old child, but for some reason, Teacher Lin felt that this child could understand.


    Ji Ruochu, of course, understood, and the reason for her hesitation in the past few days was also rted to this.


    She didn''t want to forcefullybel herself as a prodigy, but since there was an opportunity to learn more, why should she give up?


    She was very clear that no matter what the future holds, she will study hard and do her best in everything.


    What she considered was that if she didn''t carry the burden of being a genius and didn''t give others high expectations, it wouldn''t lead to a sense of disappointment when she was young.


    After all, without hope, there is no disappointment, and she felt that it would actually be better for everyone that way.


    "Or... is Ruo Ruo worried that your parents will be disappointed in you because of this?"


    Seeing the little one not speaking, Teacher Lin asked again.


    Years of teaching experience made her well aware that gifted children are often more sensitive.


    Therefore, they are even more unable to bear the gaze of those around them after a failure.


    Ji Ruochu nodded again, unable to help but think in her heart:


    It''s truly amazing. Even though theirmunication is not on the same wavelength, the questions they ultimately lead to are surprisingly consistent.


    "Do you know that before the start of school, your parents refused to let you enter the Little Genius ss?"


    Huh?


    Ji Ruochu was stunned. She raised her face from Teacher Lin''s embrace, and a hint of confusion shed in her bright foxy eyes.


    "It was half a year before you started school, at that time..."


    "Teacher Lin, can we give up the opportunity to enter the Little Genius ss and go to another ss instead?"


    That day, the couple went to the school after sending their daughter back to the old house.


    "Well... you can, of course." Teacher Lin at that time had a shocked expression on her face. "I''m just wondering if Mr. Ji and Mrs. Ji can inform us of the reason?"


    To be honest, over the years, she had only seen parents striving to send their children to higher levels and had never encountered a situation where they wanted to downgrade.


    "We feel that our child is too tired." Ji Mochen pinched his nose. "In addition to learning elementary school knowledge every day,


    she also has to learn etiquette, basic social dance, vocal lessons, painting lessons... it''s too much,


    we only have one daughter and we don''t want her to be like other children in the circle, living in endless studying every day.


    We hope she can have a little more rxation."


    Those were the exact words from the couple at that time.


    These words not only made Teacher Lin silent for a long time that day, but also left Ji Ruochu speechless at this moment.


    At that moment, she couldn''t exin the feeling in her heart. She just felt a sourness, wanted to cry, but couldn''t help but smile.


    "So why did your parents agreeter?" Ji Ruochu realized that her voice was a bit hoarse. "What made them change their minds?"


    "Because the teacher asked them what Ruo Ruo herself thought?" Teacher Lin paused and looked into the eyes of the little one,


    "Serious learning and happiness have never been a mutually exclusive rtionship,


    so now, the teacher also wants to ask Ruo Ruo, what do you think?


    In this day-to-day learning, have you ever felt disgusted or annoyed?"


    Ji Ruochu shook her head. How could she feel disgusted with knowledge she had already learned?


    Instead of feeling restless, she felt an unrealistic sense of superiority, as if she could effortlessly overshadow others.


    "If you don''t reject it, then just continue to study with all your might. When the dayes that you''re tired and don''t want to study anymore, we can decide then."


    "You''re still a child, no need to worry so much. Just like your parents and teachers, they all want you to be happy."


    ...


    As Ji Ruochu left the teacher''s office, all the worries on her face vanished, and any trace of confusion in her eyes had long disappeared.


    Turns out, this is the warmth of a family.


    Compared to the school principal who was both a mentor and a friend, Ji Ruochu''s parents may not know how to guide her to make better choices.


    But in their eyes, their child''s feelings alwayse first.


    Because they were afraid she would be mocked, they tried their best to have her transferred, thinking that her current ss was for underachievers.


    Because they were oppressed by piles of schoolwork during their own childhood, they wanted to create a rxed environment for her when they saw her busy studying day after day.


    But in the end, they gave up on interfering with her because they saw the joy she found in learning.


    Upon reflection, whether it was the entrance test in kindergarten, the countless nights her parents stayed upte studying with her, or the sobbing tears when school started because they were afraid she would be bullied.


    All of these actions from her parents were their clumsy yet pure expressions of love.


    Given this, what does she have to worry about?


    Instead of worrying that one day she would lose the false title of a prodigy and make them unable to hold their heads up high, she should worry about whether she can face the possibility of failure after giving it her all.


    The answer is, of course she can.


    After all, in this lifetime, she has her family''s support, the love of her teachers and mentors, and the care of her ssmates... well, envy is also a form of concern.


    In any case, from this moment on, she fears nothing.


    Sess or failure, they are both part of her life.


    No matter what the final oue may be, she will face it, ept it, and ultimately¡ªuse them to be a better version of herself!


    As Ji Ruochu returned to her seat and listened to the ss, her bright eyes were filled with seriousness and determination.


    Is the gifted ss really that formidable?


    Bring it on!

 Chapter 105: Genius Class Through the Back Door

    <h4>Chapter 105</h4>


    From that day on, Ji Ruochu no longer zoned out in ss anymore, and listened very carefully every day, finally letting all the teachers breathe a sigh of relief.


    What no one expected was that the humble words the little one had said in the office still spread.


    At first, Ji Ruochu''s homeroom teacher in ss i didn''t take it too seriously, thinking it was just some teacher feeling moved and talking about how "this child is clearly a genius but remains so humble and hardworking" during tea breaks.


    Who would have thought that in just one short day, the rumor that "the Ji family pulled strings to get a child who can''t even understand sses into the gifted ss" spread among the parents who picked up the kids for the weekend.


    One should know that the students who got into Capital Kindergarten either came from families with power or influence. Although most can''tpare to the Ji family, if these parents joined forces, the consequences would be unimaginable.


    Even though the Ji family was one of the shareholders of the school, it wouldn''t matter. After all, the prerequisite for setting up this ss in the first ce was that no one could get in through the backdoor. It was set up specifically for gifted children.


    Therefore, the teachers'' capabilities and all teaching facilities provided for this ss were top-notch.


    No matter which family the children came from, if they didn''t meet the criteria, they didn''t have the privilege to join ss i. Likewise, as long as they passed the test, even children from families not well-known in these circles could enroll.


    Over the years, regardless of the students'' family backgrounds, Capital Kindergarten had built a reputation for being fair and just in ss assignments.


    Even the principal''s children could only be assigned from the top few students of one ss to the bottom few of the ss above them.


    Let alone thinking about getting into a gifted ss like ss i through the backdoor.


    Of course, no one would have thought to try to get their child into a gifted ss through the backdoor before. After all, if handled improperly, it would be humiliating for them.


    But now things were different. Ji Ruo Ruo, the little princess from the Ji family, had attracted public attention since birth. Her family also held shares in the kindergarten.


    In this situation, her presence in the gifted ss took on a whole different business significance.


    Even if she faded into the crowd after advancing to elementary school, who knows if the bonds formed in childhood might have other uses in the future.


    After all, everyone knew that the achievements of the children in this ss when grown up would be remarkable.


    Therefore, cold sweat instantly appeared on the principal''s forehead after receiving calls from several other board members.


    On the call, she adamantly told the big shots that Ji Ruo Ruo got into this ss purely based on her own abilities.


    She even offered to send them Ruo Ruo''s test results from back then and her performance in ss over the past few days.


    After nervously taking several such calls, the principal finally called a staff meeting to discuss countermeasures.


    During this time, Ji Moyi, the current Ji family patriarch, simply sent a "hehe" emoji in the group chat to mock the "backdoor" jokes from his old pals, and didn''t respond further.


    It wasn''t until night fell that the principal finally cleared herself of the allegations of giving the Ji family special treatment in front of all the board members.


    "Find out how this rumor spread. We believe it''s useless, but all Capital Kindergarten parents need to believe it too."


    Water can carry a boat and also overturn it. Once the school''s credibility diminished in the parents'' minds, subsequent work would be very difficult.


    "Okay, we''re already in touch with the Ji family. After obtaining their consent, we will disclose this information on the official website."


    They originally thought the matter would end after the school''s rification, even though they didn''t know the intentions of whoever started the rumor. But facts are facts, and rumors are useless no matter how far they spread.


    Until¡ª


    "Trending search?"


    When Teacher Lin heard this term over the phone, her heart skipped a beat.


    "As a public figure, I don''t usually take rumors and idle chatter to heart.


    But now that this involves Ruo Ruo, it can''t be resolved so simply."


    Although the voice on the other end sounded very calm, Teacher Lin couldn''t help feeling goosebumps.


    Ji Mochen, the second young master of the Ji family, had quite the infamous reputation in elite circles.


    Over the years, whoever offended him ended up faring badly.


    "So what do you mean..."


    "I don''t care how you rify this or where you rify this. Just one thing: how did our daughter''s situation at school, which we as parents didn''t even know about, get spread all over the inte?


    On this, I hope the school can give me an exnation."


    "Indeed, it was our negligence at work. We will do our best¡ª"


    "I''m giving you three days. In three days, I want to know who this person is. Otherwise¡ª"


    He didn''t need to finish for the implications to be abundantly clear.


    If they couldn''t find the culprit, don''t me him for directing his anger at the school.


    It wasn''t until the "beeps" sounded over the phone that Teacher Lin realized she had broken out in a cold sweat.


    After quickly messaging the principal, she hurried to open a social media app.


    At this time, the no. 1 trending topic on major tforms was still rted to the Ji family.


    #Singer King with surname Ji got daughter into Capital Kindergarten gifted ss through backdoor#


    #Ji Mochen''s top student image falls apart#


    #On entertainers loving to market themselves as top students#


    The main cause of the situation was someone anonymously posting this on a forum:


    ¡¾Let me give you guys some inside news. There''s a certain Singer King with the surname Ji, who has a concerting up recently, whose family is rich and powerful and is also one of the shareholders of Capital Kindergarten.


    In order to make his daughter look good in the future, he actually pulled strings to get his kid into the gifted ss.


    What is the gifted ss?


    To put it simply, the students in this ss have an average IQ above 150.


    But from what I know, this Singer King''s daughter can at most be considered a bit clever.


    I heard she can''t understand the lessons in the gifted ss at all now and spaces out almost every ss.


    The teachers are extremely troubled by this and have held many meetings because of her. They even had to change the original teaching n.


    Left with no choice, they can only give special instruction to the Singer King''s daughter every day now, having her memorize the answers to the questions that will be covered in ss.


    As for why they have to do this...


    I remember when this Singer King first debuted, his image was that of a top student. He had even posted about his daughter saying she wanted to be an actress when she grew up.


    You can only say a parent''s love for their child runs deep, and he went to great lengths to ensure his daughter''s path in the entertainment industry goes smoothly in the future.


    Poor genuine gifted children in that ss, having to y second fiddle to the Singer King''s daughter at such a young age.


    ......


    At first, people who saw this post found it half believable and half doubtful, and it even got reported multiple times.


    But after a video titled "Is this the so-called top student Singer King?" appeared and went viral, the earlier leaked post once again shot up to trending.


    In the video, a dignified middle-aged manughs and chats over drinks and dishes.


    You could vaguely see a group of rather famous supermodels apanying him on the side.


    Somehow, the casual chat between these people went from daily trivialities to Ji Mochen, the second young master of the Ji family who went into showbiz.


    At first, they justughingly said they envied him, with his official brother covering for him above, and his younger brother taking over the family business below.


    All he had to do every day was take care of his kid and hold concerts, plus a bunch of fans chasing after him. What a blessed life.


    Until¡ª

 Chapter 106: The Two or Three Things That Tan Actress Has to Say

    <h4>Chapter 106</h4>


    "Fortune and glory?"


    Suddenly, a man holding a wine ss in the corner sneered.


    "I think it''s a pitiful fate."


    As soon as these words were spoken, the private room fell silent, and someone stepped forward to defuse the situation.


    "Young Master Cheng, let me help you..."


    "Get lost!" The man seemed heavily intoxicated, unable to even distinguish the direction when pushing people. After pushing the air, he stumbled and fell onto the sofa.


    "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help Young Master Cheng to rest!"


    "I''m not drunk!" The man forcefully pushed away the supermodel who was trying to help him up, looking at everyone present with a mocking expression.


    "What? Are you scared? It''s alright, I''m not afraid. My Cheng family has already started settling our assets. What is there to be afraid of?


    Today, I''ll say it loud and clear: Ji Mochen is nothing but a worthless fool!


    If it weren''t for the Ji family, with his looks, he would have long be a ything in the entertainment circle!


    A person who always rankedst in exams since childhood, still dares to call himself a top student? Hah!"


    "Young Master Cheng." A man who had been quietly sitting in the corner drinking spoke coldly, "Go rest if you''re drunk, and stop talking nonsense."


    "Nonsense?" The man strained to open his eyes wide and leaned in closer to the speaker''s face. After seeing the person''s features clearly, he smiled and said,


    "Fang Yang, am I talking nonsense? You know it well. Back then, you were the one who couldn''t stand him the most, always ridiculing him as a useless person.


    What? Scared now? The longer you live, the less courage you have?"


    "Cheng Qing, if I''m in a good mood today, don''t provoke me to p you." Fang Yang grabbed his cor, his tone unpleasant.


    "Huh? p me?" Cheng Qing patted his own face. "Come on then! You, young master Fang, want to hit me? Who dares to stop you?


    Come, hit me! Hit me right here!"


    Seeing the situation bing increasingly tense, the people present hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two.


    "Yang Ge, don''t bother arguing with him. Cheng''s family has lost in the gambling, and he''s frustrated. He doesn''t know his own weight."


    Before the person could finish advising, Cheng Qing''s voice, fearless of death, continued to be heard:


    "Oh, I almost forgot. I heard that your son and Ji Mochen''s daughter are in the same ss now?


    Are you nning to... make amends through a marriage alliance with the Ji family?"


    Fang Yang put down his wine ss, slowly stood up, fully provoked. The people around him no longer dared to persuade him.


    But Cheng Qing, who didn''t know any better, continued to make arrogant remarks:


    "No, no..."


    Cheng Qing shook his dizzy head, a meaningful smile appearing on his face:


    "I heard Ji Mochen''s daughter looks a lot like the female star you used to keep.


    Young Master Fang, are you using the excuse of finding a wife for your son to...?"


    The subsequent scenes were thoughtfully masked, but from the chaotic scene and Cheng Qing''s painful cries, it was not difficult to imagine what happened next.


    Even after the video finished ying, Teacher Lin was still a bit dazed.


    Initially, she didn''t quite understand how a selection process for the Little i ss had suddenly turned into a scandal about the youthful escapades of the young master of the Fang family.


    Upon reading thements below, it''s striking how frequently terms like "Tan Ruo" and "financially supported" appear.


    [What''s wrong with this person? Are they fantasizing about children?]


    [The key point is that it also brings up the incident from Tan Ruo''s early years. If I remember correctly, it ended with Tan Ruo winning thewsuit, and the various marketing ounts issuing apologies andpensations, right?]


    [Yes, she directly sued them for spreading rumors and damaging her reputation. That woman was incredibly brave. Not only did she win the case, but she also posted the uncut video taken by the paparazzi on the day of the incident, as well as her jam-packed schedule from recent years, on social media.]


    "Oh heavens, just talking about this makes me want to cry. At that time, Fang Yang already had a fianc¨¦e, and the paparazzi took a photo of them toasting and smiling at each other. They spread rumors that they had a sugar daddy and canary rtionship."


    "All the onlinements were filled with insults towards Tan Ruo, and it negatively impacted all the movies she appeared in. If it weren''t for the timely rification and subsequent victory in court, thepensation alone would have been enough for her to livefortably for the rest of her life."


    ...


    Of course, this is just a small portion. Underneath this video, there are even more memories of the turbulent years when the renowned actress and the king of the entertainment industry shed head-on.


    "I remember back when Tan Ruo and Ji Mochen had a falling out, their fan bases engaged in a massive war. Ji Mochen''s fans even went as far as insulting his hard-won girlfriend on social media, publicly breaking up with him and threatening, ''If you dare insult my idol, I''ll make sure your idol stays single.''"


    "Sigh, don''t even mention it. At that time, Ji Mochen was incredibly popr, and his fans went crazy. Theyunched an all-out attack on Tan Ruo, and no matter how hard a few of us prominent fans tried to stop them..."


    "What''s even more outrageous is that Ji Mochen, for some reason, acted like a tyrant and snatched all of Tan Ruo''s endorsement deals just because he couldn''t reach Ling Chujin. He even went as far as to say that anyone who dared to endorse Tan Ruo would be considered an enemy of his family."


    "And then? And then?" The bystander who missed out on the gossip was eager to know.


    "Ah, save me! Was the entertainment industry really this exciting back then? It''s such a shame I wasn''t born at the right time!"


    "And then? Umm... and then, Tan Ruopletely ignored it. Right after losing the endorsements, she took the breach of contractpensation given to her by the brand and went on a vacation with Ling Chujin."


    "What?!"


    "Oh my goodness, what a plot twist! Even television dramas wouldn''t dare to depict something like that, right?"


    "Not only that, but Ji Mochen had to work hard because he snatched those endorsements. While his wife went on a honeymoon with someone else, he toiled away, exhausted from his job."


    "You mean... he paid out of his own pocket for his wife and another woman to go sightseeing and have fun?"


    "Exactly!"


    "Oh, this is hrious!"


    "Hahaha..."


    "Goodness, so Ji Mochen was a visible ''sugar daddy'' all the way back then?"


    ...


    Apart from that, the remaining topics revolved around a few things that must be mentioned about Fang Yang and Tan Ruo in the past.


    "So, is Fang Yang really infatuated with Tan Ruo? Couldn''t marry her, so he let his son marry a substitute, and then he himself indulges in the sight at home?"


    "What a lunatic! Tan Ruo is only five years old. Can''t you put away these filthy thoughts?"


    "Don''t me us. It''s the entertainment industry that exposed it."


    "I remember that the reason Fang Yang and Tan Ruo had a scandal was because when Tan Ruo couldn''t get endorsements, Fang Yang provided her with resources. They often met, and everyone in the industry knew that the Fang family was protecting her. So even when Ji Mochen cklisted Tan Ruo, it didn''t affect her."


    "Is that so? I thought Ji Mochen didn''t dare to make a move because of his wife."


    "That might be a reason, but I think Tan Ruo is also so stubborn because she has the backing of the Fang family. After all, the Ling family''s position in the industry is naturally notparable to the Ji family."


    "So... do they really have an affair?"


    "You''re damn crazy! You guys reallye up with outrageous rumors."


    "Do you want me to repost the winningwsuit from back then?"


    After reading this series of news, Teacher Lin''s face turned pale.


    Even though she was just a kindergarten teacher, she could sense that something was wrong from the trend of public opinion.


    In just a few hours, the inte was filled with insults towards the father and daughter.


    The other party clearly came for the Ji family, but it''s unclear whether they were after Ji Mochen or had other motives...

 Chapter 107: The Real Dude

    <h4>Chapter 107</h4>


    On the other side, Ji Ruo, who was from the Ji family, was also browsing her phone and eating her outdated gossip.


    Indeed, when she was still Tan Ruo, she had interactions with Fang Yang and his wife.


    Most of the situations were simr to what theizens said, the only difference was the part where she formed an alliance with Fang Yang.


    It was not as exaggerated as theizens described, that with one word from Fang Yang, the Fang family would back her up.


    In fact, at that time, Fang Yang had no status in the Fang family at all.


    Therefore, in addition to her own fans, her other backer was Fang Yang - her nominal fianc¨¦.


    At that time, Wan Rouning from the Wan Family had already emerged from the other heirs, and would soon take over as the person in power.


    And this final boost was Wan Rouning''s marriage. She had to have a spouse with an equally good family background.


    Not only that, this person also could not be too shrewd, after all she was already battling in thepany, she didn''t want toe home and still have to y mind games.


    After looking around, Wan Rouning found that Fang Yang, the famous yboy of the Fang family, was the most suitable.


    Firstly, the Fang family and the Wan family were equally powerful, and the two families cooperated a lot. Having a good marriage would also benefit future cooperation.


    Secondly, the Fang family¡¯s youngest son Fang Yang was a famous yboy in the capital circle. Other than spending money, all he did was spend money. His only requirement was to have enough money.


    Finally, this Fang Yang guy only drank and partied but did not fool around with women, he was clean enough.


    As long as you give him money, he could go messing around with his brothers everywhere. Women? Sorry, they would only hinder his fun.


    Unfortunately, after Wan Rouning took a liking to Fang Yang, this yboy shamelessly refused to marry...oh no, take her hand in marriage.


    Of course, in the face of family interests, his unwillingness seemed so insignificant.


    The Fang family directly cut off his allowance and asked his friends around to warn their children not to help this useless son.


    In the end, without money, Fang Yang could only bow his head and agree. However, he had one condition.


    "If you promote her, I''ll marry you."


    That day, Fang Yang took Tan Ruo to see Wan Rouning in her office. The yboy had a roguish expression on his face.


    Tan Ruo, who thought he was going to take her to meet the big shots in the circle and confront Ji Mochen, was confused???


    Wan Rouning, who was looking at documents: ???


    "You two...are in love?"


    After Wan Rouning finished signing the documents, her expression was a bit cold. One hand was on the telephone receiver, ready to ask security to throw out the star-crossed lovers once Fang Yang admitted it.


    After all, she, Wan Rouning, only wanted a marriage partner, it wasn¡¯t like she was bored and wanted to meddle in other people''s love life.


    Men, there were many in this world. Losing Fang Yang, there would still be another House Yang, Desk Yang, Chair Yang. No need to make such a fuss.


    "Her?"


    "Him?"


    The two people looked at each other in front of the desk, and then looked away somewhat disgustedly.


    "No, now I''m being cklisted by Ji Mochen, and you got me involved too? Without me, you might be forced to quit the entertainment industry tomorrow!"


    Fang Yang btedly got angry, feeling that this woman waspletely ungrateful. He was using his happiness for the rest of his life to help lobby for her!


    "...Oh." At that time, Tan Ruo''s face was cold. "It sounds like it was your power instead of your fiancee''s."


    "Hey you--"


    The spectator Wan Rouning finally let go of her hand, looking at the two with interest.


    "You two, you don''t n to just argue in my office, do you?"


    ...


    After a briefmunication, the two women finally understood that Fang Yang simply wanted to make things difficult for Ji Mochen.


    The reason--


    "We are both yboys, why can he live so smoothly and use the Ji family''s power to pressure people, while I can only be forced into an arranged marriage?


    I just can''t stand him! Whoever can piss him off, I''ll support her!"


    "No, it''s your fiancee who will support her." Tan Ruo silently stabbed another knife. "Ms. Wan, although I didn''t know at first that he brought me here to meet you.


    But marriage is a major event, you still have to consider it carefully."


    After she finished speaking, she turned to leave, apparently giving up on the previous cooperation with Fang Yang.


    "Okay, I agree."


    Just as Tan Ruo was about to push the door and leave, Wan Rouning''s voice rang out from behind,ced withughter.


    "As long as you two are noting to disgust me with romantic feelings, it is just a matter of promoting someone. For now, the Ji family''s reach does not extend to the Wan family."


    This was not her boasting. After all, thepany Ji Mochen signed with was owned by the Wan family.


    Initially, Older Ji felt that Ji Mochen was just a passing interest in the entertainment industry, so he informed the person in charge of the Wan family and got him a very cost-effective contract.


    The gist was that for any profits made, it would be split with thepany. For any losses, they would be paid by the Ji family. Also, Ji Mochen could terminate the contract at any time without paying a penalty fee, and the Wan family could not prevent it.


    At first, the Wan family did not treat this young master who was obviously just ying around in the entertainment industry as a top priority.


    They just arranged a manager with very strong business capabilities and a team of staff.


    They specifically instructed that as long as this young master fancied any endorsements, they would be unconditionally given up, regardless of who they originally belonged to.


    Who would have thought that in just half a year, he became super popr.


    With great singing, dancing, academic qualifications from a top university, and looks that could dominate the entertainment industry, he directly brought thepany huge profits.


    Later on, this young master became one of the pirs of thepany. No one dared to offend him, whether it was due to the Ji family¡¯s background or the Wan family¡¯s status in the industry.


    Ji Mochen''s poprity also solidified the Wan family''s position as a giant in the entertainment industry.


    As for whether openly confronting Ji Mochen this time would get the young master into trouble, Wan Rouning naturally did not need to worry.


    As far as she knew, although this Second Young Master Ji was arrogant, he cherished the daughter of the Ling family, and everything he was doing now was just impulsive.

 Chapter 108: Are There Any More Fish Left behind

    <h4>Chapter 108</h4>


    Wan Rouning had thought it all through. She would wait a couple of days for Second Master Ji to calm down and realize that offending her, the queen of the screens, was offending the woman he loved. When he was looking for a way to make amends, she would go apologize.


    She would also casually give him some tips for chasing after the woman he loved. Once he had won over the beauty, the whole thing would naturally blow over.


    As for Fang Yang asking her to promote Tan Ruo...


    From what she knew, the skills and resources of the queen weren''t bad. As long as Second Master Ji stopped making trouble for her, she was bound to do well in the future.


    Wan just needed to provide some auditions with top directors, and the rest was up to Tan Ruo to grasp the opportunity.


    In other words, with a simple verbal apology, she could gain a good marriage prospect. It was quite a worthwhile deal.


    She only found out about Wan''s nster, after she had gotten audition opportunities for many good scripts with the Wan family''s help. By then, she was happy to y dumb.


    After all, everything had ended happily. Not only had Ji Mochene around and won over his sweetheart, but her own resources had risen to a new level.


    Even that rascal Fang Yang''s quality of life hadn''t decreased after marriage. On the contrary, it had risen several notches.


    Ji Ruochu had only been so blunt in retorting to Fang Yang because she knew the temperaments of the couple. That day, when Fang started tactlessly mocking Ji Mochen again, she just couldn''t hold back.


    Ji Mochen''s past foolishness was his own fault, and she hadn''t made things easy for him either, so that evened out.


    But now things were different. She couldin about her old dad, but others couldn''t openly mock him like that.


    Thinking this, the little girl poked at the screen of her phone and exited the social media app.


    Then she rolled over and continued her nap time.


    What? You''re asking how she could still sleep so soundly. Wasn''t she worried things would continue to escte?


    Yes, she really wasn''t worried.


    Things like this, if they were fake they wouldn''t hold up, and if they held up they couldn''t be fake. Besides, she was just a child. She''d leave these grownup matters for the adults to worry about.


    Zzz...


    Tap.


    Not long after the little one fell asleep, the door to her room was quietly opened.


    Her parents stealthily peeked in from outside.


    "Is daughter asleep?" Ling Chujin asked softly.


    "Seems like it." The old dad instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried his voice earlier was too loud and woke up his daughter.


    The couple exchanged a nce, then just as stealthily withdrew, silently closing the door.


    "What did Qin say? When will they coordinate with the school to rify things?" As they headed toward the study, the couple discussed things.


    "They''ll release a statement today." Remembering the malicious conjectures about his daughter online, Ji Mochen''s expression was still ugly.


    "What about third brother? Does this impact the family?"


    "It''s fine, he said to just do as we see fit."


    "Then¡ª"


    Just as Ling Chujin was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ji Mochen''s phone rang again.


    "Big brother?" Seeing the caller ID, Ji Mochen was surprised. His big brother rarely called him, being busy to the point of flying every day.


    "Hello, brother..."


    ...


    "Go ahead, I''m listening."


    ...


    "Targeting you?" Ji Mochen''s brows furrowed. He immediately grabbed Ling Chujin''s phone. The top hot search had changed to "On How Great It is to Have an Uncle in Office."


    ...


    "Alright, I understand. I''ll contact Qin''s side and wait for your notice."


    After hanging up, Ji Mochen immediately called his manager. Ling Chujin started carefully reading the current hot searches.


    Unlike the previous discussions about the Ji family relying on their shareholder status to use backdoors, the leaked information this time was clearly more rigorous.


    It first talked in detail about the school''s educational philosophy and admission requirements over the years, borating on the school''s consistently fair and impartial admissions process.


    It then pointed out that although the Ji family was one of the school''s board members, the other board members weren''t easy to fool around either.


    Over the past decade plus, the children of other board members had gotten in through the normal process like everyone else.


    If the school dared to make an exception for the Ji family, it would be like pping the other powerful figures in the face.


    Up to this point, some people might still think this was an article whitewashing the Ji family.


    But after reading the following analysis, it was clear just how vicious the intent was. This was a ssic bait and switch approach.


    First deny the possibility of the Ji family using their name to get preferential treatment, then bring up¡ª


    "While the Jis themselves may not, the important official Uncle Ji in the government might not necessarily be above it.


    As I understand, he holds great power over development approvals in the city.


    Thend area of Capital Kindergarten is so huge, do all the facilities conform to urban construction standards?


    Is there any impact on the lives of nearby residents?


    If I remember right, didn''t Capital Kindergarten get sued some years ago over demolition and relocationpensation for building an equestrian field?


    In the end that case just fizzled out. Whether Uncle Ji had a hand in it, we''ll never know.


    But...an official who got two quick promotions in a single year probably isn''t simple, right?


    What do you think?"


    With that, the analysis article ended, but the curiosity ofizens had already been piqued.


    They immediately started digging into the Ji family''s history, from when Older Ji performed brilliantly under pressure, to his three children.


    After some thought, this analysis really gave one the chills. The three siblings each held tremendous influence over the political, business, and entertainment worlds.


    No wonder Ji Mochen was able to get promoted so quickly. In little over a decade he went from a local low-level official to an important post in the capital.


    Even worse, the kindergarten called to say they had identified the person who leaked the information.


    It wasn''t a teacher at the school, but a gardener who had been pruning nts outside the window when the little girl went to the office that day.


    But before the public opinion fervor started, he had already resigned. Now they couldn''t get in contact with him.


    Hearing this, the couple''s brows instantly furrowed. So they couldn''t confirm whether this person still had any materials he could use for malicious editing?


    As for rification, the school would provide the Ji family with Ji Ruochu''s personal evaluation results, as well as her intelligence test report.


    If needed, they could issue a certificate on the school''s behalf.


    Other things, like videos of Ji Ruochu''s performance at school, they could give to the board, but couldn''t release publicly.


    After all, there were too many children involved. Even with mosaics, many families didn''t agree.


    After receiving this news, the couple fell silent.


    "What did big brother say?"


    "Just that this is targeted at him, and told us to wait a few more days to see what the ulterior motives are."


    "But if we drag this out, even if we get the school''s certificate and Ruoruo''s test resultster, no one will believe them anymore."


    After all, Ji Mochen had been involved in many scandals over the years. For any false ones, he would personally tear the other party down.


    Now with such a huge matter, if he stayed silent, it would be tantamount to acquiescence. Even if they revealed evidenceter, it would still be suspected of being fabricated.


    "Big brother also said...this may be rted to Baijin Vige."


    Upon hearing this, Ling Chujin''s face instantly paled. "You mean...there were still some who slipped through the back then?"

 Chapter 109: I didn’t do anything bad

    <h4>Chapter 109</h4>


    Likely most of those who slipped through the were the people, otherwise they wouldn''t have found Big Brother.


    For now, Big Brother guessed the other side was not certain as well. The series of actions recently were probably all tests. As long as they could confirm, the main reason he got a double promotion this time was that he reported the situation in Jin Vige in a timely manner and assisted in catching the main culprit. They would stop for the time being.


    But this way, the Ji family would have to walk on thin ice from now on. Among them, the most dangerous was not Ji Moting, but Ji Mochen''s family.


    "That is to say, either we stand up front, or we have to swallow this loss?"


    "Pretty much." Ji Mochen''s fists were already clenched.


    To know, the reason why they had been lying low at home for months at that time, and why Ji Moting''smendation was postponed for more than a year, was to prevent people from suspecting that variety show.


    Including Ji Moting being busy for a long time afterwards, it was also to cover up his intervention in the matter.


    Firstly, he contacted the person in charge directly at that time, who had always been at odds with him, which means only the two of them knew about this matter.


    Secondly, all the footage shown in the show at that time did not reveal anything about the main culprit''s father at all. At most, the whole vige had the mdy of valuing men over women.


    It was unreasonable to suspect them ording to reason. Therefore, Ji Moting suspected either someone was envious of him, or there were still some loose ends that were not handled cleanly.


    Anyway, Ji Mochen''s family was not suitable to be too eye-catching for the time being, and they should hang on to the people in the dark first to see if they had any other tricks.


    "They are desperadoes. We don''t know if they have any backup. In the face of life and reputation, we must ensure Ruo''s safety."


    Ling Chujin nodded. She also agreed with her husband''s point of view.


    "But what about Ruo in the future? Will her ssmates and people around her..."


    "Mom~~"


    The couple was talking when the voice of the little one sounded outside the door.


    "Coming!"


    The couple immediately hid their expressions and hurried to open the door of the study.


    Ji Mochen looked at his drowsy, disheveled daughter, and couldn''t help but smile in his eyes.


    But the next moment, thinking that his so well-behaved and outstanding daughter was actually under those unjustified suspicions, and that these suspicions would always apany her in the future, he felt a pain in his heart.


    Those bunch of f***king b***tards!


    "Is my daughter awake?" Ling Chujin said with a smile as she picked up her daughter, "Are you hungry? Mom made you some snow pear stewed in rock sugar..."


    The little one narrowed her eyes halfway and hugged her mother''s neck affectionately and rubbed it: "Not hungry~"


    Having said that, as if finding it too quiet around her, she fumbled her eyes and looked around in confusion.


    Strange, where was her noisy old father?


    "Dad?"


    When she found her old father following quietly behind, the little one was even more confused. Her still confused eyes seemed to say: Is your throat ufortable today?


    "Oh! Dad is here. My daughter wants Dad! I knew my daughter likes me the most! Do you want Dad to hug you?" said the old father who was depressed just now. He became spirited instantly and leaned forward like a pervert.


    "No."


    Seeing him back to normal, the little one instantly went back to nestling in her mother''s neck.


    Ji Mochen, who lost favor instantly: ......


    My daughter''s love is disappearing faster and faster o(¨i_¨i)o


    In the following time, although the couple was still sticking to their daughter as before, Ji Ruochu still keenly noticed something wrong.


    Because not only did theyugh a little forced, they also looked at her distressedly from time to time, as if she was suffering some inhuman abuse.


    "Mom, Dad, what''s wrong with you?"


    Finally, unable to stand their gaze, Ji Ruochu asked straightforwardly, "Is it because of what people said online about me using the backdoor to get into the Young Genius ss?"


    "How do you know about this?"


    "Did someone mock you?"


    The couple was shocked and asked at the same time, already full of anxiety on their faces.


    "My phone."


    The little one took out her exclusive mobile phone from her pocket. This was her 5th birthday present that she asked for herself.


    At first, the couple was a little worried, butter they thought that their daughter would be boarding in the future and could not bring her phone, so they indulged her.


    They only agreed with her that each time she used her phone, it could not exceed one hour, and could not exceed three hours that day.


    If it affected her schedule and eyesight, the phone would be taken back.


    Ji Ruochu naturally agreed. She was not really a child after all, how could she get addicted to ying with her phone?


    She just read recent news from time to time, and asionally searched for solution ideas forpetition questions.


    After all, after leaving textbooks for a long time, elementary school math questions... were still a bit difficult.


    During leisure time, she would also pay attention to whether her old father had been scolded on hot search for anything recently.


    Finally, she would check Tan Ruo''s social media ount. Thements under herst post were still increasing every day.


    It was a photo of the first snow. In the photo, the woman was wearing ancient red dress, looking at the camera with smiling eyes.


    Caption: Don''t miss me too much recently. Sister is going to act in a drama!


    Comments below:


    [Sister, haven''t you finished shooting this drama yet? I miss you so much...]


    [Sister, don''t shoot this drama anymore. Let''s take a few days off!]


    [Sister......]


    Even though this ount had not posted anything else, thements increased every day.


    Whenever this happened, the young Ji Ruochu would sigh helplessly, and then exit the interface.


    "I knew I shouldn''t have given my daughter a phone so early!" Ji Mochen said angrily.


    "Why?" Ji Ruochu was unhappy. She put her hands on her hips and red, "I didn''t do anything bad!"


    "Yes, yes, our Ruo is so well-behaved, how could she do anything bad." The lowly old father started to coax immediately, "Dad was worried that you would feel sad."


    After speaking, he was a little confused again: "But daughter, do you recognize all these words?"


    "Yes!" Ji Ruochu nodded and patted her little chest, "I recognize the most words among the kindergarten kids! I can understand everything!"


    The couple: ......There''s no need to understand so many.


    "But Dad, why would I feel sad?" The little one blinked her big round eyes, a little confused in them.


    "Ruo is not sad?"


    "Not sad! What they said is not true anyway, why would I feel sad."


    The couple fell silent again. What she said seemed to make some sense?


    "But your dad and mom can''t rify it for Ruo in a short time. People may not believe it even when we rify it in the future." Ji Mochen quickly said.


    Can''t rify it in a short time?


    Ji Ruochu couldn''t help but think about it. Does it mean this matter involved others?


    Could it be that the battle had spread to more people while she was taking a nap?


    While thinking, the little one casually nodded: "...Oh."


    Oh?


    Just an oh?


    Is my daughter''s heart so strong?


    The couple was dumbfounded again.

 Chapter 110: If My Teeth Change 01

    <h4>Chapter 110</h4>


    "Ruochu." Ji Mochen felt that the little one still did not realize what she would face, and continued,


    "Dad means that it''s very likely your ssmates willugh at you for this incident in the future, saying that you got into the gifted i ss through connections even though you''re not a genius, and they may even iste you and not y with you."


    Feeling a little thirsty, Ji Ruochu started eating an apple from the table while listening to her dad continue to lecture: "Dad, peel it."


    As soon as his daughter picked up the apple, Ji Mochen had already reflexively taken out a fruit knife from the coffee table.


    After receiving the apple, he started demonstrating his well-practiced apple peeling skills.


    "If they don''t y then they don''t y," Ji Ruochu watched the red apple intently, saliva already secreting in her mouth. "Besides, I wasn''t a genius to begin with."


    The couple was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something when the little one''s voice rang out again:


    "Would mom and dad stop liking Ruochu if she''s not smart?"


    "Of course not!"


    "No way!"


    "Then that settles it?" The little one shrugged her shoulders and lifted her chin again, signaling him to continue, then said,


    "Besides, our little i ss has so much work, everyone''s too busy to do something so silly."


    After she finished, Ji Mochen had also peeled the apple.


    The little one rejected his suggestion to cut it up for her. She took the peeled apple and contentedly started munching on it.


    Silly?


    Ji Mochen, who was wiping his hands with a wet wipe, was silent for a moment. Those behaviors did seem rather silly, but their devastating effect was actually quite strong.


    He had experienced it himself, so he naturally didn''t want his daughter to go through the same thing again. A five year old knew nothing, but...


    What if the adults at home said something?


    For example, the ssmates who had bullied him back then, wasn''t it because they listened to idle gossip from the adults at home before ganging up to attack him?


    Just thinking about his daughter being bullied at kindergarten made Ji Mochen extremely anxious.


    "Dear daughter, how about dad transfers you to another school?"


    "Huh?" The little one who was crunching on her apple was stunned. "Why transfer? After transferring, won''t the other kindergarten kids still bully me? Won''t they still hear this rumor from their parents'' mouths? Won''t they still¡ª"


    "Alright alright, you just eat your apple." Ji Mochen felt his head buzzing from his daughter''s soul-searching questions.


    "Dad, running away won''t solve anything. We have to face reality," Ji Ruochu sat up straight and patted the back of his hand with the gravity of an adult.


    Ling Chujin, who had been silently watching on the side: ......


    "We didn''t use the back door for real!" Her poor dad was extremely aggrieved.


    "Then there''s even less to worry about!" The little one said, taking another loud "crunch" of her apple.


    To tell the truth, she felt this hot search was great. It was like her mouthpiece, allowing her to notify everyone that:


    She, Ji Ruochu, was not a genius!


    It could be said that it unconsciously resolved her previous worries for her.


    As for whether they went through the back door, and public opinion in the future... did it really matter?


    After mixing in the entertainment industry for so long, there were so many things that were blurring the lines between true and false, she needn''t take everything so seriously.


    If she could firmly dominate till the end relying on her own ability, then this rumor would naturally be dispelled.


    If not, no big deal either, she didn''t n on creating a top student image for herself anyway. The Ji family was huge, how could they let her be bullied?


    The way she saw it, if she cared about outside opinions, then she couldn''t even fart. If she didn''t care, then those people weren''t even farts.


    With this "it''s already broken so might as well break it thoroughly" mentality, Ji Ruochu ate half of the apple without being affected at all.


    Naturally she couldn''t waste the remaining half either. The little one picked up the children''s stic cooking set that Ji Mochen especially bought for her.


    She carefully cut off all the parts with her teeth marks and ate them, before cutting the remaining half apple into quarters and giving two quarters to the still distressed couple.


    "Mom, dad, eat." After speaking, she let out a dainty burp.


    "Thank you, daughter," the couple who had regained their senses quicklyughed and epted the apples.


    Although the couple didn''t mind eating their daughter''s "second-hand" leftovers, this fussy child always neatly cleaned the apples before giving them any.


    Oh well, their daughter loved herself too much...


    As the couple ate the apples and sighed emotionally, Ji Ruochu returned to her own little room and turned on her fully charged phone to check the software again.


    After reading through the hot search terms again and confirming that this incident was targeting her uncle, she became even less worried.


    After all, her uncle was the powerful figure who could easily help her parents ace the parenting exam. Did she, a child, need to worry for him?


    Thinking this, the little one turned off her phone, and fished out an unfinished olympiad question booklet from her drawer. She plunged into the ocean of knowledge with gusto.


    As she predicted, things progressed just like that. Within two days, the Capital''s official ount released a status update.


    The content wasn''t long. It simply recounted Ji Mochen''s decade of contributions from the grassroots level, the local flooding disaster ten years ago where he persisted on the front lines with his people,


    the revenge attack eight years ago when he was stabbed three times for cracking down on ck industries, hospitalizing him for half a year. If not for the Capital family''s bodyguards apanying him, he might have lost his life then and there.


    Five years ago, he personally allocated funds for a local specialty industry chain for the impoverished region, lifting dozens of nearby viges out of poverty today.


    Three years ago...


    One by one, these were all his medals of honor, and also the sweat and effort he paid. Even the merchant upbringing he was criticized by the public for today yed a part.


    One must know, when natural disasters urred, the Ji family''s material support always arrived the fastest.


    As for the earlier disclosure about the Capital Kindergarten''s foal facility construction, the official ount also posted the processing details at the time.


    Firstly, thend acquisition was signed three years ago, but construction had not yet begun because funds were not in ce then.


    Wanting to be kind to the people who had taken money but not yet moved away, the school did not drive them away either. They only agreed beforehand that when construction started, those people would have to move away.


    Who knew, those who originally promised earnestly started going back on their word when the actual time came?


    Some asked for a price increase, some demanded the school give their children a spot in exchange, or they wouldn''t move away.


    In the end, the school submitted an application to the relevant authorities about these people, and brought them to court. All procedures during this period were in ordance with regtions.


    The court ruling was also published alongside.


    After obtaining the ruling, the school gave the original residents a final notice, and they were forcefully evicted in the end.


    At the end of the statement was the Capital''s rather helpless message:


    We wee public supervision of officials, but we also hope everyone can remain rational and not be instigated by dubious arguments.


    Harmful people should be eliminated, but those who serve the people should also receive due praise.

 Chapter 111: If You Change Your Teeth 02

    <h4>Chapter 111</h4>


    Subsequently, Ji Mochen''s side could finally take action. Thewyer team started working.


    As for the Ji Ruochu''s IQ test report provided by the school earlier, everyone discussed it and still did not make use of it, because -


    "Although it has been preliminarily confirmed that it should not be the matter from Jinzhuang, unnecessary attention should not be drawn at this time, especially to Ruochu."


    These were Ji Moting''s original words.


    And after Ji Mochen and his wife discovered that their daughter really didn''t care as she said, they swallowed their anger.


    In the end, Ji Mochen only posted a status on the social tform:


    [Although I am a public figure, my child is not. She is just a child going to kindergarten.


    My wife and I have never expected her to be a "genius." We only hope that she will grow up healthy and happy, which I believe is also the expectation of most parents for their children.


    Therefore, I hope that those who are dissatisfied with me will be more open ande at me directly instead of hurting a child.


    If you continue to spread rumors about my daughter, see you in court. Let your children and rtives also feel what is meant by "false rumors can kill." ]


    As soon as such solemn rification statements came out from three parties, even if some still doubted that Ji Ruochu got in through the back door, no one dared to make a sound anymore.


    The incident came to an end for the time being.


    As for Ji Ruochu, one of the protagonists of this incident, she was really not affected at all, struggling with subjects every day, busy as a top.


    Her old father Ji Mochen, after the storm subsided, continued to prepare for his concert.


    Of course, he still firmly sat in the Capital Kindergarten parents circle as an eye-catching big shot, after all he was the entric parent who had to turn red every time he took his daughter to school.


    By now, the school teachers were already used to it.


    They could even watch expressionlessly the magical scene of a five-year-old child calmlyforting a nearly forty-year-old handsome middle-aged man.


    In addition, what the teachers of ss i cared most about every day was -


    "Learned it all?"


    "All the children can do it?"


    "There are also some who can''t... Who taught them?"


    "She also tutored her ssmates?"


    "......Seems too free."


    Just as Ji Ruochu thought, the little friends in ss i struggled with knowledge beyond their level every day. Far from being isted, they clustered around Ji Ruochu after ss like iron fillings to a ma.


    "I''m teaching you now. In the future when I don''t understand, you should also teach me. If I can''t understand, don''t think I''m stupid!"


    The little one said earnestly with a book in hand.


    Other little beans: Okay, okay, okay!


    Seeing this, Jiang Zhi, sitting behind Ji Ruochu, curiously asked while twisting a Rubik''s Cube, "Brother Zhiyuan, why is Ruochu so worried that she won''t understand in the future?"


    Thetter thought for a while before guessing, "Perhaps this is what the teacher said, ''think three steps ahead.''"


    The little chubby one who pretended to pass by but actually craned his neck to hear someone''s thinking process......silently retracted his foot.


    Days passed steadily like this. In a sh, it was winter. The little carrot heads in Capital Kindergarten were all wearing thick down jackets.


    The ssroom had heating and it looked fine. But as soon as they went outdoors, the group of children were all wrapped up in a round ball, looking very cute.


    Children this age didn''t have the idol baggage of wanting style over warmth. They wore whatever the teacher asked them to wear.


    As for Ji Ruochu...how to put it?


    An enthusiastic lover of leggings!


    She was the child in ss i that teachers didn''t have to worry at all about catching a cold. Sometimes they even had to pay attention to whether this child was wearing two pairs of leggings.


    For this, the former professional actress in her previous life said, nothing could be done about it, the concept of health preservation was already ingrained in her bones.


    The group of teachers often looked at her and marveled: They had never seen a more worry-free child than her.


    When it was hot she didn''t make a fuss to eat ice cream, when it was cold she didn''t make a fuss to take her clothes off. It wouldn''t be an exaggeration to call her the best model student in kindergarten.


    That winter, Ji Mochen finally held a concert under the eager anticipation of his fans.


    The first stop in Capital City immediately topped a series of hot search terms.


    #True to Ji''s Reputation, His Skills Remain Sharp#


    #Just ying Around, Never Joking About Singing and Dancing#


    #The Youngest Concert Audience#


    #Ling Chujin Brings Her Daughter to Her Husband''s Concert#


    #Sitting in the Front Row, Jumping to the Beat#


    Funnily enough, although it was Ji Mochen''s home turf, Ji Ruochu''s hot search had one more entry than his.


    But it onlysted briefly, because not long after, these few hot search terms were taken down.


    After Ji Mochen fans'' revelry ended, it was almost Spring Festival. Naturally Ji Mochen wrapped up work to return home for a family reunion.


    Previous years he would perfunctorily participate in a few TV stations'' Spring Festival gs, but this year was different. Because his daughter started school, the family''s time together greatly decreased.


    So he declined all invitations, and went back to the old house with his wife and daughter to celebrate raucously, then went to the Ling family the next day.


    It''s worth mentioning that this year at the reunion dinner, the 6-year-old Ji Ruochu bit down too hard on a dumpling with a coin in it after receiving a string of red envelopes, and -


    Sessfully knocked out one of her front teeth.


    Looking at the little tooth and coin in her bloody palm, the little one closed her eyes in pain.


    Ah!


    She could no longer freelymunicate face-to-face with people!


    That night, the little one expressionlessly put the cleaned little tooth in an iron box, then threw it under the bed.


    Thus, Ji family''s little princess Ji Ruochu officially entered the teething phase.

 Chapter 112: If You Change Your Teeth 03

    <h4>Chapter 112</h4>


    If you have to say what is the most awkward thing about the tooth recement stage...


    It''s not that it''s unrefined when you speak, nor that the pronunciation isn''t standardized, but¡ª


    When you take a bite, you find there is a long strip in the lettuce gap.


    Ugh, I hate cabbage without a sense of boundary.


    Ji Ruochu frowned and took another fierce bite.


    The couple at the dinner table suppressed theirughter to the utmost extent.


    Cough, can''tugh, can''tugh, their daughter hasn''t spoken to them recently, if theyugh again she''ll get angry...


    The two were desperately suppressing their emotions, Ji Ruochu, who was indignantly eating meat from a small bowl, suddenly stopped.


    Hmm?


    The couple nced at each other subconsciously: Was it you whoughed and got caught?


    The next second¡ª


    "Pop."


    The little one spat out a piece of meat with a tooth, expressionlessly.


    Ji Ruochu: Very good, tooth recement progress +1.


    Ji Mochen couple: ...


    Not until the little one left the dinner table with no change in expression, returning to the room to rinse her mouth¡ª


    "Pfft!"


    Ling Chujin really couldn''t hold back herugh.


    "Shh! Quietly, quietly..."


    While suppressingughter, Ji Mochen tidied up the mess on the table,


    "Should I tear the meat into strips for my daughterter? Now that the other incisor is out too, it must be quite difficult for her to bite meat?"


    The old father felt amused yet heartbroken for his daughter at the same time.


    "Better not. Don''t you remember what the doctor said? She needs to bite moderately, otherwise her teeth won''t grow well in the future and orthodontics will be even more troublesome."


    Ling Chujin said as she wiped her daughter''s other incisor clean with a wet wipe and put it aside for her daughter to throw under the bedter.


    From that day on, Ji Ruochu became even less talkative, resolutely not opening her mouth to say an extra word if she could make do with murmurs.


    She would even wear a mask when practicing tai chi, let alone care more about her image.


    As the teething period was quite long, when kindergarten started, her two little incisors had just begun to sprout tips.


    Fortunately, the other children in ss i were also in the teething period. Seeing the toothless smiles of her little ssmates, Ji Ruochu''s mood instantly calmed down.


    Of course, although her mood calmed down, her mask had almost be semi-permanent.


    Originally there was nothing wrong with this. At most, others would say the child cares a lot about her image.


    But her family happened to have Ji Mochen, who had to make use of his overflowing fatherly love to customize a bunch of masks for his daughter.


    This was not the point. The point was that the masks were made ording to the mold of the lower half of Ji Ruochu''s face, and even thoughtfully made two styles, smiling and not smiling.


    This led the children and teachers in ss i to often have an illusion that she was making sounds without opening her mouth¡ª


    "Wow! Ruoruo sister/little friend can actually ventriloquize?"


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    #What it''s like to have a conspicuous dad#


    Fortunately, such an awkward period didn''tst too long, just...half a year or so.


    After Ji Ruochu waited for those few front teeth to grow out nicely, she stuffed the pile of masks deep into the cab, and silently swore never to see this style of mask again!


    But when she returned to school, she discovered¡ª


    The children in ss i who were also recing their teeth had one after another asked their parents to make them a batch of such DIY masks.


    Just like that, Ji Ruochu, who had just taken off her mask, saw as soon as she stepped into the ssroom¡ª


    A room full of smiling angels.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Destruction!


    By the time the ssmates in ss i had finally all taken off their masks, another year had passed.


    At that time, the ten little beans who had entered first grade were no longer in a separate ss, but merged into ss 1 together.


    At first, some parents had quite some opinions, asking why there were so many students in their ss?


    After all, the other sses had at most 30 students, while ss 1 had 40, a whole 10 more.


    But soon, this voice disappeared, because¡ª


    **


    [Skit]


    A cute Ruoruo jumps into your arms and kisses you: Sis don''t be angry, Aunt Yihua said she''s been moving recently, so updates have been a bit less. She''ll update more after the move is done~

 Chapter 113: King Kong Barbie Jo

    <h4>Chapter 113</h4>


    In just one semester, these children began to skip grades. As a result, the parents who were preparing to jointly oppose this were just finishing writing their petition when they were informed that the 30-student sses had already been changed back to one-year one-ss.


    The parents: ...Very good, very strong.


    And so, with these ten children skipping grades at a rate of once per semester, they sessfully gained many former ssmates.


    It can be said that for every three students who saw them, they could brag:


    Look, that''s my former ssmate!


    While others had disciples all over, these ten children were different - they had ssmates all over.


    They never listened in ss, just bowed their heads writing some quite difficult problems. By the end of the term, they would go in groups to apply for grade-skipping exams.


    Just like this, studying while skipping grades all the way, by the time Ji Ruochu was ten years old this year, the ten children from ss i had all entered Beijing Middle School, bing the youngest middle school students in that grade.


    As for the previous students, some were even still in fourth grade of elementary school.


    At first, Ji Mochen and his wife were also very worried that their daughter skipping so many grades would be too much for her. For this reason, the old father very earnestly advised:


    "Ruochu, our family doesn''t need you to glorify our door lintel, there''s no rush, learn slowly, learn slowly!"


    But then the teacher notified him: Ji Ruochu has sessfully skipped a grade with the first ce score.


    The couple: ......


    That''s not all. Ji Ruochu, who had always studied diligently, seemed worried that long periods of sitting and studying would lead to atrophy of her limbs. So she made a new request to her parents.


    "Learn martial arts?"


    "Mm!" Ji Ruochu leisurely drank a sip of soup and said, "Grandpa Jiang said he has a good friend who runs a martial arts school and asked if I''m interested in going."


    "No, daughter." Ji Mochen was anxious, "Even if you want to exercise, we don''t need to go to such an intense ce as a martial arts school.


    How about this - dad will sign you up for badminton or volleyball? Just to get some exercise in a more casual way.


    There''s no need to pursue such high intensity training!"


    "But Grandpa Jiang said I have a lot of talent, it would be too bad not to learn martial arts." Ji Ruochu had an "I''m so tempted" look on her face.


    "Him? A tai chi practicing park geezer, what talent can he see?" Ji Mochen was immediately angered into flipping over,


    "Daughter, don''t believe him. This is just like in the movies, holding a tattered secret manual, then tricking you to pay money to worship him as master and buy the secret manual."


    ......


    The little one was silent for a moment, then earnestly said: "But dad, Grandpa Jiang said that if I go to learn, he will ask the best teacher to teach me, and won''t charge tuition."


    "Our familycks that bit of tuition?"


    "No, but I feel like I really do have some talent." The little one looked very confident.


    Ji Mochen was instantly rendered speechless. He could unreservedly ridicule the Jiang family''s old geezer, but didn''t want to hurt his daughter''s self-esteem.


    "For example?" Ling Chujin next to them was clearly very curious, "Ruochu, do you want to demonstrate for your dad and me?"


    Demonstrate?


    Ji Ruochu thought for a bit, then looked around the dining area, finally locking onto¡ª


    The iron spoon her father used to drink soup.


    "Dad, look."


    With this shout, the couple then watched with their own eyes as the just a moment ago very straight iron spoon was instantly bent......by a pair of tiny fair hands.


    Ji Mochen, who in that instant lost his soup-drinking spoon, had an earth-shattering feeling:!!!


    My heavens! Is this the darling daughter I''ve pampered and doted on?!


    Who? Who secretly trained my daughter into an Iron Barbie without my knowing?!!!


    [Hey everyone, Yi Hua has moved house already! But have been busy unpacking the whole time, really no time to write, just quickly updating a small chapter first. Starting tomorrow I''ll update every day for a week! Wait for me! Just moving in!]

 Chapter 114: A play starring Jack

    <h4>Chapter 114</h4>


    After dinner, Ji Ruochu dialed Jiang Honglin''s number in front of the two of them.


    "Master, are you free now? My dad wants to talk to you for a bit."


    Beside her, Ji Mochen remarked, "...Good girl, you really know how to usenguage arts."


    On the other end of the phone, Jiang Honglin hesitated before answering.


    "Hello, Uncle Jiang." Eventually, the man took the call, "Yes, I heard from Ruochu. Are you suggesting she goes to the martial arts gym?"


    ...


    "But her studies are already very demanding, with many extracurricr activities. Adding another one, we''re worried she might get injured."


    Tai Chi is one thing, but actually taking on a master, it''s not child''s y. They only have this one daughter, and they feel distressed even when she just bumps into something, let alone practicing martial arts.


    ...


    "...Let''s discuss it with Ruochu again."


    No one knew what Jiang Honglin said on the other end of the line. When Ji Mochen hung up the phone, his expression was somewhat bleak.


    "What''s wrong?" Ji Ruochu, who was earnestly doing math problems on the woolen nket, asked curiously, pen in her mouth.


    Could it be that her master scolded him?


    It can''t be.


    "Ruochu, tell dad, why do you want to go to the martial arts gym? Is someone bullying you at school?"


    After speaking, he couldn''t help shaking his head.


    The recent parent-teacher meeting, the drawer full of snacks in their daughter''s room, and the envious looks from every parent in the ss were still fresh in their minds.


    "No, they can''t beat me anyway." Ji Ruochu said nonchntly.


    The old father thought to himself, *Wow, this situation just got moreplicated.*


    "Why is that? Practicing martial arts is tiring, and mom and dad are afraid you''ll get hurt."


    "Because..." The little girl finally sat up straight, her expression serious, "Dad, do you remember the fight scene I did when I was in first grade?"


    Ji Mochen''s face became even more peculiar, gritting his teeth, "Remember? How could Dad forget."


    That year''s winter, the couple finally managed to persuade their daughter, who never liked going out in winter, to go on a trip together.


    As a result, on thest day of the return journey, they unexpectedly encountered a film crew shooting a martial arts drama in the scenic area.


    Of course, if it were just an ordinary crew, it would be fine. The key was that the director was the renowned director of countless martial arts dramas, Qiu Xuetong.


    Coincidentally, a child actor was injured that day, causing the day''s shooting schedule to be directly interrupted, and the staff were packing up to leave.


    The director''s face looked a little unsightly as he left first, apparentlymenting the loss of wages for the day.


    However, there were not many child actors who could perform martial arts scenes at such a young age.


    As Qiu Xuetong was thinking about this and worrying about the expenses, he was also thinking about where to squeeze out some funds from a big shotter.


    As a result, when he looked up, he ran into a family of three walking towards him.


    Unlike others, this family all wore sunsses and fluffy hats.


    The man wore a ck wool coat, and the woman next to him wore the same white coat.


    The couple were tall and graceful, attracting quite a bit of attention even without seeing their faces.


    Different from others, Qiu Xuetong''s attention was focused on the little doll walking between the couple.


    The little one appeared to be only about seven years old, with a fluffy curly sheepskin hat framing her small face even more soft and adorable.


    She wore a milky-white woolen sweater and a pink coat that almost reached her ankles, with matching short boots on her feet, giving her a sweet and obedient look.


    Without exaggeration, just one nce, and Director Qiu was smitten!


    Could this be... the female lead of his own film who captivates audiences with cuteness and then conquers all in the sequel?


    Qiu Xuetong rubbed his hands together, already scheming in his mind how to persuade the other partyter.


    But as he took another look and recognized Ji Mochen, his initially warm heart cooled slightly.


    You see, the current female lead of this drama was still a minor character, but she had already begun to show her prowess in the sect, capable of defeating peers with ease.


    Not to mention, martial arts scenes were inevitable.


    Would Ji Mochen, known for doting on his daughter, be willing?


    Well, forget it, let''s wait for the original child actor. Nowadays, there aren''t many willing to let their children do martial arts scenes¡ª


    Before this thought could even settle, a "thud" was heard from nearby.


    It turned out that a passerby lost their bnce and fell directly into the snow.


    The fall itself wouldn''t have been a problem, but the bottle of mineral water in their hand flew out and headed straight towards the family of three.


    "Be careful!" Qiu Xuetong instinctively shouted a warning, but it was already toote.


    He could only watch as the bottle flew towards the man who was currently bending down, chatting andughing with the child.


    Seeing an imminent ident, in the blink of an eye, the small chubby hand, held by the old father,nded heavily on the man''s shoulder who was squatting down.


    Before thetter could react, a strong push sent him stumbling back several steps,pletely unprepared.


    With him out of the way, the water bottle naturally headed towards the little doll, but she remained unfazed, using the recoil force from the push to execute a swift kick¡ª


    Snap!


    The mineral water bottle was instantly kicked away.


    The whole process was smooth and flowing, almostpleted in an instant.


    ording to Qiu Xuetong himself, it was this graceful kick that made him determined, even if he had to find a few more investors, to get this girl to act in the film, even if it was just for a few action scenes!


    Naturally, Ji Mochen didn''t believe it. In his eyes, it was simply an excuse.


    To this day, he still remembers how Qiu Xuetong approached him with a grin, then pretended to just notice their acquaintance, and shamelessly pestered him after realizing the coincidence.


    What irritated him the most was that his own daughter, upon hearing about the opportunity to act, actually showed keen interest, while his wife''s eyes sparkled, subconsciously reaching for the high-definition camera in her bag.


    To be honest, if it were anyone else persuading him, he wouldn''t bother, but this person happened to be Qiu Xuetong.


    It was Qiu Xuetong, to whom he owed a few favors from years ago. The refusal was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn''t utter a word under his daughter''s hopeful gaze.


    As he raised his eyes, he met Qiu Xuetong''s gaze, full of debt-collecting intentions.


    Ji Mochen: ...


    Thinking back to the time when he had to go everywhere to find resources for his arch-rival just to ensure he and his wife could have some alone time, he felt so frustrated!


    In the end, Ji Mochen could only reluctantly agree to let the crew dress his daughter in Crane Disciple robes, using the excuse of "letting the child try it out first."


    At first, he hoped that his daughter would just have some fun and leave, but this little one ended up gettingpletely hooked.


    The director was also worried about any mishaps with this little princess, so he made it clear to Ji Mochen that as long as she filmed a few simple scenes, he would hire a stunt double for the action scenes.


    Before they could finish talking, the little one receiving guidance from the martial arts teacher on the other side suddenly kicked¡ª


    During the action rehearsal, she kicked and broke a prop.


    After kicking, she leisurely nced at her dumbfounded father and the director with shining eyes.


    The expression seemed to say: "Stunt double? Who are you looking down on?"


    From then on, the little one embarked on her own unique holiday life, waking up every day, finishing her homework after breakfast, and then eagerly heading to the set.


    Sometimes chatting with the veteran actors, sometimes watching the filming effects in front of the director''s monitor.


    If it were any other child, the adults would have surely chased them away, but Ji Ruochu was different, Autumn Xuetong softened at the sight of her.


    After all, a talent who could handle both literary and martial scenes at such a young age was simply a rare gem, like a heaven-sent prodigy.


    Unfortunately, Autumn Xuetong also knew that even if the Ji family agreed to let the child enter the entertainment industry, they wouldn''t allow her to be an action star.


    In other words, unless she switched to filming different genres, this first coboration should also be thest.


    Thinking of this, Autumn Xuetong felt even more affectionate towards this little girl. Whenever she came, he let her sit in his seat, while Ji Mochen sat in the assistant director''s seat.


    As for him and the assistant director... each holding a small stool, naturally sitting beside the father and daughter.


    The scene looked as if the father and daughter were the directors, to anyone who didn''t know better.


    You know, the viewing effect from the director''s position is just different; the father and daughter could watch the actors perform on screen for quite a while.


    The film Autumn Xuetong was shooting this time was about heroines and heroes wielding swords and traveling far and wide, maintaining his consistent style.


    Humorous with a touch of sadness, the protagonist would miraculously survive in desperate situations, skillfully capturing the audience''s emotions.


    It''s certain that once it''s released, it will be another critically acimed film.


    Days passed by like this, although in this drama, the young actor Ji Ruochu didn''t have much storyline.


    But it was nearing New Year''s Eve, and even if they rushed, it would be after the New Year when they finished filming.


    It was the first time the family of three hadn''t gone home for the New Year''s, and the elderly at home were extremely angry.


    Of course, this anger wasn''t directed at their obedient granddaughter, every phone call ended up with their son/daughter being scolded.


    But what could Ji Mochen and his wife do?


    The little one woke up early every day, not even bothering to read her favorite books, just looking at you with bright eyes, without saying a word, you knew where she wanted to go.


    So when his own daughter asked him if he remembered that y, Ji Mochen''s teeth were almost ground to bits in frustration.


    He remembered it all too well!


    "Could it be that Ruo Ruo wants to be an action star in the future?" Ling Chujin beside him disagreed somewhat.


    "Daughter, whatever you choose to do, Mom will support you. Being a star is fine, but it doesn''t have to be an action star. It''s too dangerous!" Ji Mochen nodded repeatedly, then added, "Even if you want to be a star, there''s no need to act in films. You could also choose singing and dancing¡ªhey, what''s with that expression?"


    The old father was taken aback by his daughter''s look and had no choice but to step back again.


    "Well, even if you don''t sing and dance, we don''t have to act in action films. It''s not only dangerous, but whether the film can even be released after shooting is also a problem. The risk is too high!


    Look at the film you guest-starred in back then. Just the main actors had changed three times, and several batches of investors had withdrawn their funds. It hasn''t even been released yet."


    Speaking of which, Qiu Xuetong''s film was truly bizarre.


    Everything went smoothly in the early stages. Not only did numerous investorse knocking, but with the renowned director Qiu Xuetong and his old editing partner teaming up again, A-list actors flocked in. Even Ji Mochen''s daughter was persuaded to make a guest appearance. The lineup was simply luxurious!


    With such promising prospects, even if it didn''t be a huge hit, it should have achieved decent results. But the result was disastrous. Publicity, post-production, editing... Everything seemed ready for release. Then, overnight, the lead actor was changed!


    Everyone was dumbfounded.


    But what could they do? So much money had been poured in. If they really left it at that, the investors wouldn''t be able to exin themselves!


    There was no choice. Although all publicity was halted, they had to make the film, which would undoubtedly be another representative work.


    Qiu Xuetong had to grit his teeth, persuade a few more investors, find new actors, and reshoot scenes with the original actors!


    As for the schedule?


    No problem. Since most of the budget had been burned through, he just made appointments one by one, gradually reced them, and even managed to brainstorm with the editor to fix some plot holes.


    This exchange took six months.


    When the scenes were finally reshot and edited, Qiu Xuetong hurriedly called for action. They proceeded with publicity and fixed the release schedule with cinemas.


    Then, overnight, another change happened!


    Seeing this trend, the investors naturally refused to continue. Their money wasn''t blown in with the wind; they began withdrawing their investments one after another.


    In the end, it was Ji Mochen who, for the sake of his daughter''s first film appearance, sought investment from his own brother, allowing Qiu Xuetong to continue filming.


    This dy took another six months. This time, before Qiu Xuetong could finish editing the film, the only remaining original actor also left!


    Qiu Xuetong, who had been editing day and night, felt his vision darken and almost passed out.


    Fortunately, this time, Wan Jia willingly added more investment, barely stabilizing Qiu Xuetong''s team.


    But even so, the film hasn''t been released yet, and it''s said that it''s still being edited.


    Three years, a full three years!


    The original genius director ended up spending three years editing the film part-time.


    Outside observers joked: endless scenes, but unable to make it to the screen.


    To put it nicely, this movie had been garnering attention for three years before its release, but to be frank, this production¡ªit struggled with its lead actors!


    As it progressed, Qiu Xuetong almost couldn''t find anyone to cast anymore. In the entertainment industry, who doesn''t have a bit of a shady past anyway?


    But it''s precisely because of this that some actors who had been quietly filming for years finally got a chance to grace the screen once again.


    After all, in these three years, apart from the initial three leads, there were some actors whose careers took off midway, demanding more scenes here, requesting a change of co-stars there.


    This left Qiu Xuetong, who was already struggling with tight budgets, with no choice but to... rece them.


    And with every recement came reshoots.


    This led to the once award-winning and now frustrated director adopting a rather reckless attitude.


    You want to film? Fine, film it. Don''t want to? Fine, walk away. I''ll find someone with better acting skills and lower pay!


    It''s just a matter of adding a few more shots, right? Having weathered so many storms, can a little dy like this really make a difference?


    As a result, the quality of this production was once again elevated.


    It''s safe to say that once this movie is released, those involved will surely be back in the limelight.


    As long as... this movie actually gets released.


    [At five in the morning, A Yi finally finished writing. Too tired to divide it into chapters, so readers, enjoy these chaptersbined.]

 Chapter 115: The Police Call

    <h4>Chapter 115</h4>


    "Grandpa Qiu said that it will definitely be released this year," Ji Ruochu exined on behalf of the director who was editing the footage and whose hair had turned much whiter.


    "I''ve already heard that three times," Ji Mochen responded glumly with a "3" sign.


    "But Dad, it''s a really good piece of work, isn''t it?" the ten-year-old child said calmly with his own opinion, "And I don''t want to go to the martial arts academy to be an action star, I just...like martial arts."


    "Really?"


    The old father breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn''t want to do anything dangerous, that was fine.


    "You don''t have to force yourself if you like it. We can just watch, Tai Chi is also a form of martial arts. Can''t we keep practicing Tai Chi?"


    At this moment, in Ji Mochen''s eyes, Tai Chi was the best of all martial arts!


    "So Dad, can I go to the martial arts academy to practice Tai Chi?" Ji Ruochu readily went along with it. First go, then talk.


    "..."


    "I''d be very sad if I can''t even go to this. I''d cry," the child blinked his eyes.


    The couple: !!!


    And so, Ji Ruochu''s already not well-off weekends gained an additional martial arts ss, the kind you had to attend every day.


    Fortunately the martial arts academy wasn''t far from their home. The little guy could jog there in ten minutes.


    She was in middle school now. She didn''t have to board at school. The Ji family had a house near the school so the family could spend more time together.


    But if they could choose, Ji Mochen would rather his daughter board at school so that she couldn''t go to that martial arts academy.


    "What did Uncle Jiang say to you?"


    Seeing her husband tossing and turning, Ling Chujin asked the question that had been on her mind.


    The man hesitated. The feeling of powerlessness in his heart grew deeper: "Uncle Jiang asked me how the search for Ruochu''s bodyguard was going, and said that teaching a man to fish is better than giving him a fish. As long as our daughter goes to the martial arts academy for a few years, it''d be better than ten bodyguards."


    It was these words that made Ji Mochen rx. In recent years, his big brother had been threatened by unknown forces several times, which also made him feel anxious.


    Ling Chujin felt the same way. After a long pause, she slowly said: "It seems that it would be good if our daughter really became a celebrity."


    At least living in the spotlight, it would be hard for shady people to find an opportunity to make a move.


    This was also the reason why the Ji family agreed to let Ji Mochen enter the entertainment industry back then. After all,pared to his two other brothers, he was the most dangerous one.


    The facts proved that the Ji family''s decision at that time waspletely right. After several failures, those people sessfully caught the attention of the local government, and ultimately had to give up.


    When it came to their own daughter, the couple naturally didn''t want to make decisions for her.


    Besides, the Ji family was no longerparable to the past. Protecting her alone was certainly not a problem.


    However, the couple calcted everything except for the fact that their child would take this most difficult path.


    Admittedly, practicing martial arts was not an unbearable hardship. The younger generation in the industry would more or less learn some moves, but their daughter went to the Capital Martial Arts Academy!


    That martial arts academy where anyone randomly picked would be a martial arts champion!


    With this momentum, plus Jiang Honglin''s rmendation, and their daughter''s tendency to always want to do things to the best of her ability, could it be just for simple fitness?


    Thinking of their daughter''s difficult days ahead, the couple couldn''t help feeling distressed for her. Even if this decision would have such magical uses in the future, at this moment it could not alleviate the anxiety of the husband and wife.


    Of course, that was still to follow, but for now, ever since Ji Ruochu started learning from her new master, she had been full of energy every day.


    At first she only went to the martial arts academy for morning ss two hours early, butter she started going all out.


    Apart from morning ss, after finishing her homework at night she would go out under the pretext of taking a walk.


    Ling Chujin had a soft spot for her daughter and was persuaded after some sweet talk and hugs.


    On the few days her husband was not home, after asking the bodyguards to protect her daughter, she turned a blind eye.


    And when her husband came home...even better! Let him be the bad guy!


    Anyway she had to maintain an image as the best mom in the world to her daughter!


    How could Ji Mochen not know his wife''s intentions? But what could he do, he didn''t even have an opportunity to be the bad guy that he wanted to be.


    Their daughter was bing more and more opinionated now. In the matter of going out for walks, apart from having the bodyguards follow closer, even he was unable to stop her.


    However, the old father was not sitting around helplessly. He secretly began searching for cases of "dangers you might encounter when walking at night".


    He nned that in a few days, he would make his daughter take a good look at them! Even if he couldn''t obstruct her, she could at least...e back half an hour earlier right? Walking until 9pm every day, if one didn''t know better, they''d think she was out on patrol!


    But some things really couldn''t stand too much of a nagging. The old father hadn''t even started saying his requests yet before he received a call from the police station.


    "What? Stalker?"


    The couple sprang up from the sofa.


    ...


    "Alright, we''ll be right over."


    Just as he finished speaking, his daughter''s well-behaved voice came from the other end of the phone:


    "Dad, don''t worry, I''m fine."


    "Ruochu, be a good girl and stay at the police station, don''t run around, Dad will be right there."


    When Ji Mochen hung up, Ling Chujin was already putting on her shoes at the doorway, car keys in hand.


    "Don''t be afraid, Ruochu is fine."


    Ji Mochen rushed forward three to five steps tofort his anxious wife, not realizing that his own expression wasn''t great at the moment either.

 Chapter 116: Make a Big Gift

    <h4>Chapter 116</h4>


    "Little sister, are you thirsty?" The policewoman specially brewed a cup of honey water for the little one, smiling gently, "Don''t be afraid, your mom and dad will be here soon."


    Ji Ruochu nodded, taking the teacup, sincerely saying, "Thank you, big sister, I''m not afraid."


    "Tell auntie, what was the situation back then?"


    Although the little one called her big sister, the policewoman who already had two children still modestly referred to herself as "auntie."


    "Back then..."


    Ji Ruochu took a sip of the honey water to wet her throat, then slowly recounted the events.


    It was also a coincidence that today she had specially informed her master ahead of time that she wanted to go home early to avoid her old father''s stifled and resentful look at home.


    As a result, just after crossing the road, she saw someone sneaking around.


    When she moved closer she realized that the man was following the girl in front.


    That girl looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a light colored dress. She was probably already aware that something was off because her pace had quickened.


    Here was themunity garden, the Ji family vi was behind themunity. Originally she would not have taken this route, but seeing the panicked girl in front begin to jog, Ji Ruochu still took a turn.


    Not that she was bragging, mainly because the bodyguards her parents had hired for her were following behind in the shadows, so she was naturally fearless.


    Not far ahead were the dancing aunties¡¯ base in themunity. Faintly, she could hear the musicing from the square dancing. The panic in the girl''s eyes finally faded a little.


    Unexpectedly, not only did the man behind not stop, but he sped up instead.


    In a matter of seconds, his big hand was already able to reach the back of the girl''s cor. Just as he was about to grab the girl in front -


    Riiip.


    The already low quality t-shirt made a brittle sound as immense resistance forced him to stop abruptly.


    The next second, a clear voice rang out behind him:


    "Uncle, you wouldn''t happen to be... following this big sister right?"


    The man turned slightly and realized that the one who had grabbed him was surprisingly a girl who looked to be over ten years old. Under themplight, the girl''s eyes shone exceptionally bright.


    A trace of anomaly shed in the man''s eyes, but soon he smiled and reached out towards the girl''s face, "How could that be, uncle was only - Ow!"


    Before he could finish speaking, the back of his head was hit. It turned out to be the previously escaped girl who had returned.


    "Little sister, hurry and run!"


    The girl''s frightened voice trembled, but she still stood in front of Ji Ruochu, wildly swinging her bag with one hand while shouting.


    Clearly, it was impossible for the two of them to escape together. She could only hope that this child could find someone toe rescue her.


    But the man obviously didn''t have much patience. With one grab he seized her hand and shoved her to the side.


    Then...


    "Then I kicked him," said Ji Ruochu as she took a sip of honey water, very calmly making an "OK" sign.


    Recording officer: ......


    "Big sister police officer, is that bad uncle okay?" The little one was a bit worried.


    "I really only kicked once-"


    Ji Ruochu paused, then held up another finger, "Just twice, and he was crying on the ground."


    Having said that, shemented with some emotion: "That bad uncle looked so tall and burly, unexpectedly he was so fragile..."


    The police officer next to her was silent for a moment, temporarily at a loss for words.


    Should she say that the other party almost lost the lower half of his life from her kick, or that the part was too fragile... Cough, nevermind.


    How could she talk about such things with a child?


    "Then how did his ribs get broken?" The policewoman asked curiously.


    "This..." The little one thought for a moment, "Maybe I used too much strength the second time."


    Clearly, this was not very convincing. It was even more unbelievable for them that the viin''s ribs were broken from being kicked by a ten year old child. It would be more believable to say that it was from the girl''s kick instead.


    However, there were some things that you just had to believe.


    "Can we confirm that this surveince video has not been altered?"


    Watching the footage of the man clutching his crotch as he bent forward from the little girl''s kick, everyone instantly fell silent.


    And that wasn''t the end of it. In the monitoring, the ten year old took advantage of the man bending over tond another kick. This kick directly caused the man to wail loudly on the ground.


    Such strength, such speed, it was just incredible!


    As a result, when Ji Mochen and his wife Ling Chujin anxiously arrived, they were met with the strange gazes of the police officers and Ji Ruochu who was already feeling sleepy and starting to yawn.


    "Ruoruo!" Ling Chujin rushed forward to hug her daughter, her hands shaking, "Were you hurt?"


    "I''m fine, mother." The little one patted her mother''s handfortingly.


    Seeing that his daughter was indeed unharmed, Ji Mochen began to understand what had transpired, and then...


    "How''s the man doing?" Recalling the spoon his daughter had bent not long ago, the old father asked.


    Don''t get the wrong idea, he wasn''t concerned, he just wanted to know if the other party was still in decent condition. If so, he could send another gift.


    "Currently there is no threat to his life, just... one broken rib."


    Ji Mochen nodded, "That''s good then."


    Police officers present: ......


    It wasn''t until the family of three left the police station that they discovered the girl who was originally being stalked had not left. Instead, she had waited at the door with her family to thank the Ji family.


    Seeing the Ji family walk out, she quickly went up to express her gratitude.


    The middle aged couple were still holding a square bag in their hands, evidently a bag of cash.


    It was just that Ji Mochen''s face was far too exceptional. Even people who didn''t follow celebrities had seen his posters in many public ces before.


    Furthermore, upon seeing the already gracefully beautiful girl, the previous reward was impossible for them to ept regardless.


    The Ji family name in the Capital was nothing trivial after all. Even if they sold all their pots and pans for reward money, the other party probably still wouldn''t take it.


    Therefore, the couple steeled their hearts and directly "mmed" down on their knees in front of the girl who was stifling another yawn.


    "Eh?!"


    Ji Ruochu''s drowsiness was instantly frightened away. Out of instinct she jumped to the side, barely avoiding the big gesture.


    Behind her, the Ji Mochen couple who failed to react in time and directly took the kneel: ......

 Chapter 117: I’m not going out until the movie’s on

    <h4>Chapter 117</h4>


    By the time Ji Ruochu had finally calmed down the family of three who had survived a cmity, she was once again fast asleep and snoring on her old father''s back.


    There was no other way. Her daily exercise these days was just too much, and her biological clock was right on point.


    "Asleep?" Ji Mochen asked his wife beside him.


    "Yeah, she''s sleeping very soundly."


    "Then I''ll walk slower."


    Ji Ruochu''s father instantly slowed down his pace. No one knew whether he was trying to cherish his daughter''s hard-won dependence, or afraid that walking too fast would disturb her sleep.


    "What do you think our daughter learned at the martial arts school?"


    Ling Chujin patted Ji Ruochu''s forehead and shook her head helplessly.


    When they had seen the video footage at the police station earlier, it had left them dumbfounded.


    "It doesn''t matter what she learned. A cat that can catch mice is a good cat, whether it is ck or white," Ji Mochenughed instead.


    As long as his daughter could protect herself, he didn''t care what she had learned.


    "But we have to talk to her tomorrow. She can''t be so impulsive next time. We got lucky this time since there was only one assant. But what if she runs into a group of them next time? Even with bodyguards, it''s still too reckless. What if the bodyguards don''t get there in time to stop her?"


    "You''re right, we should talk to her," Ling Chujin nodded. "Youy it out and I''ll chime in supportively."


    Ji Mochen: "..."


    Of course, the couple ultimately had a serious talk with Ji Ruochu, and only after obtaining her promise to never act rashly again did they let the matter go.


    At this point, the couple no longer worried that their daughter would suffer at the martial arts school. After all... even grown men could be subdued with one, no, two kicks. What else was there to worry about?


    What they didn''t expect was that the incident had still been posted online.


    Not only was it posted, but the title was: Shocking! King Ji Seen Entering and Exiting a Police Station Late at Night.


    As soon as this news came out, all the gossip sites immediately jumped on it.


    By the time the agent called Ji Mochen, there were already online versions iming he had been arrested for various crimes.


    The gossip sites were afraid that Ji Mochen was living toofortably, and said whatever was sensational.


    It was not until the Kyoto Police posted a statement "Woman Followed Home by Thugs, Fortunately Saved by 10-Year-Old Child" that the tide began to turn.


    Ji Mochen''s fans: Phew~ Scared me to death, I thought Ruochu''s dad was going to jail.


    Haters: Haha, the police only released a news bulletin, how does that prove it was your family''s protagonist? For all we know he could be crying behind bars right now.


    Soon after, the police @''d Ji Mochen again, saying they would personallymend the child at school in a couple days for bravely saving someone.


    At this point, the haters instantly shut their mouths. Only a few passersby voiced their confusion:


    ¡¾Wait a minute, I didn''t see wrong did I? It said "saved by a 10-year-old child" right? A 10-year-old? Ji Ruochu?¡¿


    ¡¾This... I guess Ruochubaby saw it happen and yelled for them to stop, and the thug saw Ji Mochen''s tall and sturdy figure, so he gave up. ¡¿


    ¡¾That makes sense. There''s no way tiny Ruochu could have fought off the thug herself, he must have been a wimp!¡¿


    This guess instantly gained support from manyizens. For a time, everyone was giving Ji Ruochu a thumbs up.


    Taking advantage of her free time to browse social media, Ji Ruochu thought:


    Hmm, they''re praising me but somehow it feels weird?


    Oh well, not important. The little one immediately turned off her phone and started on today''s portion of math problems.


    If all goes as expected, next semester she should be able to skip to 7th grade. In other words, at thetest by next year, she''ll be able to participate in the high school Math Olympiad.


    She had taken part in the Olympiad in her previous life too, although she didn''t get very good results, only making it to the winter camp and stopping at the national level.


    Doing it over again, even though her aptitude was ordinary, she should still do better than her previous life right?


    No no, not just better, much much better!


    She had to remember, her time remaining ahead of the other nine geniuses was limited.


    With this sense of crisis, Ji Ruochu''s morale instantly soared.


    Pen in one hand,mp in the other, she plunged into the sea of questions again!


    While Ji Ruochu''s mind was full of math problems, Qiu Xuetong''s film "Wandering", which had taken three years of twists and turns to make, finally seeded in releasing.


    The premiere would be in a month.


    The movie had be so famous that it trended without having to buy hot search spots. After seeing Qiu Xuetong''s post,izens spontaneously pushed him onto the hot searches.


    ¡¾OMG Old Qiu, you actually didn''t give up?¡¿


    ¡¾Please, I really want to see this movie that''s been aborted three times. Can you actors be more reliable?¡¿


    ¡¾Old Qiu really... I''m crying, I won''t say anything else. You earned this box office.¡¿


    ¡¾Qiu Xuetong: This time, I''m taking back everything I lost in these three years!¡¿


    ...


    With theizens'' enthusiastic promotion, the movie once again reached the limelight of being popr before even releasing x4.


    Unlike before, the main actors this time were very low-key.


    Ji Xuetong, whose career had been frozen for five years (female lead):


    ¡¾Director don''t worry, I''ve locked my door and stocked up on a month''s supplies. If the movie doesn''t release, I absolutely won''t go out.¡¿


    Tan Yuanzhi, whose acting was always lukewarm (male lead 1):


    ¡¾Director don''t worry, I''ve sent my child and wife to grandpa''s house. If the movie doesn''t release, I absolutely won''t go out.¡¿


    Li Yuxuan, who had just recovered from a car ident (male lead 2):


    ¡¾Director don''t worry, I''ve stuffed my fridge full. I''ll be honing my acting at home this month. If the movie doesn''t release, I absolutely won''t go out!¡¿


    Qiu Xuetong went and liked each reply: ¡¾My heart is at ease!¡¿


    Netizens below: 666


    Movies releasing normally have huge publicity campaigns, but Wandering is different. The main cast is directly isting at home. This wave... is truly awesome!


    **


    ¡¾Updated, don''t worry my darlings just enjoy, Yihua is starting to correct typos now, mwah~¡¿


    ¡¾Typos corrected, my darlings please @ Yihua if you find any more, rest early, see you tomorrow, mwah~¡¿

 Chapter 118: Mom, Do I Have to Die Today

    <h4>Chapter 118</h4>


    Regarding her participation in the soon-to-be-released movie, Ji Ruochu did not pay much attention to it.


    On one hand, she had acted in many films in her previous life, and was already very familiar with the process. On the other hand, overwhelmed with schoolwork at the moment, she could not spare much thought for it.


    Additionally, whether this film could be released or not was still uncertain.


    Therefore,pared to the movie, she was more concerned about the school sports meet that would take ce next month.


    Unlike previous school sports meets, this year''s edition adopted recreational sports, including three-legged races, balloon rys, etc.


    Finally able to show their strengths, several former toppers of ss i including Ji Ruochu were excited to take part in the events.


    Even Ji Ruochu was highly interested in choosing the "slow cycling race" over 50 meters.


    As the name suggests, the objective was to cycle as slowly as possible over the distance.


    Not just her, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan also signed up for this event. Over the past two weeks, the trio met up to practice cycling together.


    Yes, practice.


    Of the three, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan could ride small quad bikes and mopeds, but not bicycles.


    And this event tested not only the ability to cycle, but also the participants'' sense of bnce and coordination.


    Of course, this was a piece of cake for Ji Ruochu. She just needed an opportunity to "learn" how to ride a bike.


    And they were not the only ones from the ss taking part.


    For instance, the chubby boy Qi Yibin also signed up. But being their rival, he practiced secretly on his own.


    That day, the three buddies arrived as promised at the park near their school. Perhaps not feeling assured, the parents also came along.


    Ji Mochen took time off to apany his daughter with Ling Chujin.


    Jiang Zhi''s mother Qiao Lanyi canceled her meet up with close friends.


    Fang Zhiyuan''s father Fang Yang skipped a drinking session with his buddies.


    In short, the most free-handed parents from the three families were present.


    The three children''s grades were quite close. Adding Qi Yibin, the four of them were always the top four students.


    In terms of learning aptitude, Ji Ruochu may not beat these three geniuses. But when ites to outdoors activities...


    Sorry, with countless experiences cycling across campus and part-time workces in her previous life, Ji Ruochu would definitely outss her two buddies.


    In just a few minutes, the little girl was zipping along on the light purple bike custom made for her family.


    This left her parents, who wanted to hold the back of the seat to help her, greatly regretful.


    It also left Fang Yang, on the side, very envious. But he soon calmed down.


    His son was not bad either.


    Look, he could already cycle a few dozen meters. He just needed more practice with turning. No problem, more practice it is.


    Of the three, Jiang Zhi had the least exercise. Thus, he alsogged behind his two buddies by arge margin in learning.


    After cycling just a few meters, he would stop. This anxious his mom who was watching.


    Forget catching up to Ji Ruochu who was already zipping along breezily. He couldn''t even keep up with Fang Zhiyuan, who was equally inactive.


    Finally, when Jiang Zhi nted his feet on the ground for the Nth time, Qiao Lanyi decided to give her son a hand! And that was¡ªto steal skills!


    Excluding the useless Ji family, Qiao Lanyi turned her sights on a certain frivolous (Fang Yang: ?) middle-aged man.


    And she did manage to glean some techniques from observing him.


    Although Fang Yang held the back of his son''s bike, he would let go from time to time, only holding it again when his son needed to turn. And the focused Fang Zhiyuan did not realize any of this.


    Qiao Lanyi nodded, thinking this method could work. And so...


    Bang!


    In less than three seconds, Jiang Zhi flipped over together with his bike.


    The boy was stunned for a moment. When he turned back to look, heavens, his beloved mom was standing half a meter away, with an astonished look on her face.


    Her expression was even more shocked than his, as if saying: Goodness, my son is so useless?!


    The boy pursed his lips:...feeling a little wronged.


    Fortunately, he was obedient, and understood his mother wanted him to learn. So he did not make a fuss, simply climbed back up and righted his bike.


    Qiao Lanyi rubbed her nose a little guiltily. As heaven can attest, she had only let go for two seconds, three seconds max!


    Tsk, her son must be too useless!


    Thinking so, the old mother gritted her teeth and continued holding the back of her son''s bike.


    But you can''t deny, this fall really cleared up some blockages for Jiang Zhi.


    The bicycle was very simple in essence. The only obstacle was the fear of falling.


    And now, he had sessfully fallen once, naturally reducing his fear somewhat.


    Thus, in just a few minutes, Jiang Zhi could finally cycle a dozen meters or so.


    Seeing this, Qiao Lanyi became even more convinced of the effectiveness of her earlier stealing skills. From letting go for one or two seconds, to three or four, to five or six, to...


    Bang!


    Her son fell again.


    No problem, no problem...


    Her son had nearly learned to turn!


    Perseverance leads to sess!


    Sess!


    Sess!


    Sess!


    Bang!


    The boy who fell sessfully again nced helplessly at his mother who was gazing skywards. A look of resignation:


    "Mom, do I have to die today?"


    ***


    Ding~


    A mini Ruochu rode up to you on a bicycle and sweetly extended an invitation:


    Sis, Ruochu will give you a ride to enjoy the breeze~

 Chapter 119: Three Guys Get Beat Up.

    <h4>Chapter 119</h4>


    Qian Yi shook her head desperately when she received her son''s usation.


    "It wasn''t me!"


    "I didn''t!"


    "Don''t talk nonsense!"


    At this moment, Ji Mo Chen and his wife happened to pass by after jogging around in circles with their bikes.


    Seeing that the progress of his little friend was a bit unsessful, he mmed on the brakes, propped his slender legs on the ground, and the bike stopped steadily.


    "Is everything okay?"


    "It''s fine." Jiang Zhi shook his head, aggrieved as he picked up his own bike again.


    "Ruo Ruo, how did you get so good at this?" Qian Yi was a little curious. "Are there any skills you can teach me?"


    Skills?


    Recalling the scene in her previous life where she fell off her bike and tore open her knees, Ji Ruo Chu was silent for a long time before she slowly said:


    "Maybe...practice falling more times will help?"


    Jiang Zhi who had fallen many times already: !!!


    "But Aunt Qiao, I think it''s because Brother Jiang Zhicks exercise usually so his bnce is not good enough."


    Seeing the somewhat miserable look of the boy, Ji Ruo Chu was very enthusiastic: "Why don''t we take Brother Jiang Zhi to the martial arts school to practice starting tomorrow?"


    Jiang Zhi: ?!!


    "Bang!"


    Before the boy could wail, Fang Zhiyuan who was riding well beside him also fell over with his bike. Everyone turned their heads to look at the same time and met the dazed eyes of the boy.


    "Brother Fang cane to the martial arts school too, it''s very interesting!"


    Ji Ruo Chu blinked and invited very cleverly.


    Her manner was like a melon-selling granny by the roadside, with a buy-one-get-one-free deal.


    "That''s great, that''s great!"


    Poor Fang Zhiyuan had just climbed out from under his bike to hear his father''s joyful voice, feeling extremely frustrated at that moment:


    So Dad, this is why you suddenly let go of me when I was turning?


    The two poor boys were dizzy from falling hard one second ago and obtained a big martial arts school package the next second.


    By the time they reacted, they had already been bundled up and sent to the martial arts school by their parents.


    So from that day on, Ji Ruo Chu gained three ssmates as martial arts junior brothers.


    As for why it was three...


    "Humph, don''t think I don''t know, you guys are secretly nning to learn martial arts well and then gang up to bully me together."


    The no longer fat little chubby arrogantly raised his head and walked past the two very unwilling boys.


    Jiang Zhi & Fang Zhiyuan: What the heck is wrong with this guy?!


    How can someone be so eager to offer their head?


    It goes without saying that the after-school life of the three boys after that was very exciting.


    Their route every day was very fixed: home, school, martial arts school.


    But the beatings they took every day were versatile, including front kicks, side throws, punch bag sticks...


    But it has to be said that the effect was very significant. The originally tall and straight figures of the two teenagers became visibly more resolute in the eyes.


    As for Qi Yibin...cough, the weight loss effect was very good, and his parents'' good genes could already be seen.


    Apart from still being very annoying, everything else was fine.


    During this time, Qiu Xuetong''s movie "Smooth Sailing" was finally released as scheduled. No one knew whether it was because of sympathy for this movie that failed to be released three times before, or because it had the support of the Wan and Ji families behind it. Anyway, the number of screenings on the premiere day was very sincere, and the box office kept rising, directly taking the day''s box office crown with 500 million RMB.


    To be honest, this box office result was really eye-catching. Even though people knew that many viewers would buy tickets out of sympathy for Qiu Xuetong, no one expected it to be so high.


    It should be known that the box office champion in the beginning of the year was close to 700 million RMB, while Qiu Xuetong''s premiere date was just an ordinary Saturday this time.


    However, everyone was very clear that a considerable part of the first day''s box office was sympathy votes, and subsequent word of mouth was the key.


    Fortunately, Heaven still favored him. Although the second day''s box office declined, due to the very high reputation score, it finally stabilized at over 400 million RMB.


    On the third day, it broke the first day''s record again, reaching over 600 million RMB, and this was on a Monday.


    From this point on, everyone knew that the movie "Smooth Sailing" had sessfully be a hit.


    Naturally, the most popr were the three main actors who joinedter. These actors who were originally very superb finally ushered in the second highlight of their lives.


    As a result, the most unwilling ones were those actors who had previously tried to add scenes and then got reced. They all pounded their chests in frustration, wishing they could go back to pour the water out of their stupid heads.


    However, no one expected that after "Smooth Sailing" became a hit, the character with the highest poprity turned out to be not the three main actors, but rather--


    The three main characters'' little martial arts junior sister Qian Siqi.


    In the film, this character had less than three minutes of screen time, but somehow became the most concerned person in the hearts of all viewers.


    The reason...


    ¡¾Ahhhh! Little martial arts junior sister! My soft, cute, yet overpowered little martial arts junior sister!!!!¡¿


    ¡¾I''m really crying to death. Screenwriter, you are heartless! How could you bear to write such a cute child and turn her into a pile of rotten meat from falling off the cliff?¡¿


    ¡¾Hmm...I think little martial arts junior sister didn''t die. You guys see the Easter egg at the end of the movie, the three seniors who had be big shots all came down the mountain because of a letter, and said something like "this time, I will definitely not let you get hurt again." This is obviously preparation for the sequel.¡¿


    ¡¾+1, I think the next one must be about little martial arts junior sister''s story!¡¿


    ¡¾Ah! Instantly more anticipated!¡¿


    ¡¾Qiu Xuetong, I know you never fight an uncertain battle. You must already have the script written and the actors cast ready. Can we start booking the cinemas now?¡¿


    ¡¾I''d like to mention, you must find good actors this time, Qiu Xuetong!¡¿


    **


    ¡¾I feel a little dizzy today, not in good condition. My darlings, please bear with me first while I see if I can churn out another chapter. I''lle backter to correct any typos!¡¿


    ¡¾Ding~ Typos have been corrected~ Darlings, @ Flower Flower if you see any more typos!¡¿

 Chapter 120: White Moonlight Girl

    <h4>Chapter 120</h4>


    Just as passersby were frantically urging Qiu Xuetong to hurry up and release the second part of the video, Ji Ruochu, the actress ying the role of little junior apprentice sister, naturally became the focus.


    At first, when someone said that this little actor looked a lot like Ji Mochen''s daughter, some people were mocking.


    They said, what''s with the declining morals of the world nowadays, even Ji Mochen''s daughter has started riding on the coattails of poprity?


    It wasn''t until aizen posted the cast list that under the name of Qian Siqi''s portrayer was written "Ji Ruochu" in three characters.


    So those who were previously mocking had to awkwardly turn into wet nkets instead.


    They said, would Ji Mochen really make his daughter act in such a tiring drama? I''ll bet except for a few positive shots, stunt doubles were used for the rest!


    The reason for saying so was because in the video, the extremely talented young Qian Siqi, aside from going to ss, eating, and sleeping every day, was either brawling or on her way to a brawl.


    If she wasn''t brawling at the moment, then she was on her way to one.


    The ones getting b...cough, getting beaten were naturally her junior and senior apprentice brothers and sisters.


    Yes, you read that right.


    In the realm of brawling, little Qian Siqi truly achieved equal opportunity batterings.


    Whether they entered the sect before or after her, as long as they were of the same generation, she sparred with them while indiscriminately pounding them.


    It wasn''t that the little one loved bullying her fellow disciples that much, mainly it was because the first rule of their Gazing Moon Sect was that might makes right.


    Almost every sect leader was sparred with every fellow disciple from a young age until the year they turned 20 years old, when the top 3 would be candidates for sect leader, discipline elder, and affairs elder.


    Therefore, as a little one whose talents were extremely high from a young age, Qian Siqi''s most important daily task was to drag her even heavier dark iron sword, tottering about to find her senior and junior apprentice brothers and sisters to spar with.


    What? You ask if she could even swing around that dark iron sword when it''s heavier than her?


    "Of course not," facing her junior apprentice brothers'' and sisters'' bewilderment, Qian Siqi arrogantly tilted her head with her cute little bud-shaped braids and said,


    "Master said that having a weapon and not using it is different from not having a weapon at all. And des are blind, so for sparring with our fellow disciples, it''s fine to just use a sword for show."


    The junior apprentice brothers and sisters were in deep agreement, and then couldn''t help feeling dejected:


    Dammit! If junior apprentice sister''s fists already hurt this badly, if she really used an actual sword, their lives would definitely be at stake!


    It was precisely because of this that in Ji Ruochu''s short two and a half minutes of screen time in this drama, two minutes of it was fight scenes.


    Here, director Qiu Xuetong''s martial arts direction must be praised. Every shot in the video was extremely meticulously filmed, to the point where every frame could be erged into its own photoshoot.


    This was also whyizens suspected that Ji Ruochu used a stunt double, but even so, it did not prevent the audiences from loving this hot-tempered little loli.


    After all, who could resist the contrast between, in one second, a little fairy dressed in moonlight-white novice robes, soft and milky as she obediently stood next to Master,


    And in the next second, dragging out the heavy dark iron sword, filled with domineering spirit as she fiercely went off to brawl?


    Netizens were like crazily hoarding walnuts, capturing those short two-and-half fight scenes of Ji Ruochu''s and ying them on filters of every kind.


    As for the remaining 30 seconds...


    It was the scene where the little rascal was taken hostage to a cliff behind the mountain by a sect elder who had been hiding secretly in the sect for nearly a hundred years. In the end, in order to not bear witness to her master kneeling and crippling himself in order to rescue her, she heroically plunged off the cliff with the viin.


    This was also the main reason why everyone viewed little apprentice sister Qian Siqi as an innocent white moonlight.


    In the midst of the fog on the edge of the cliff, the child''s neck had already been cut by a de, blood still remained at the corner of her lips, yet she silently recited obscure magic spells as the sect leader was about to cripple himself.


    By the time everyone reacted, the sect leader''s actions were somehow intercepted in midair.


    "Forbidden technique...!"


    At the same time, a rusty dark iron sword came kicking through the air. With but a nce, everyone recognized it as the dark iron sword Qian Siqi used to carry around daily, chopping firewood and frightening people.


    Sensing something wrong, the viin hastily tried to dodge, but was bound by a bundle of red threads.


    Although he broke free in just a sh, it was already toote to evade the dark iron sword that pierced through both their bodies.


    "My disciple!"


    "Little junior apprentice sister!"


    In the end, under everyone''s grievous gaze, the girl and the viin plummeted together off the cliff.


    No one knew why Qian Siqi, who was but a child, could use a forbidden technique to stop the sect leader whose cultivation far exceeded her own.


    No one knew either why that dark iron sword, which Qian Siqi took everywhere to chop wood and scare people, was able to be controlled by the apprentice sister at the critical moment.


    It wasn''t until nearing the ending of the film where the former sect leader, on his deathbed,mented remorsefully and finally revealed parts of the mystery.


    "When your little apprentice sister entered our sect at the age of three, by four she had memorized all mnemonic diagrams. By five she had already cultivated the sect''s martial arts to eighty percent mastery. At six, she exerted great effort to lug the unremarkable Mountain-Calming Sword from the sword grave excitedly back to me, telling me she had found a weapon she liked.


    She didn''t know that for the Mountain-Calming Sword to truly exert its power, the sword master must nourish it with a drizzle of heart''s blood for a continuous 108 days. Otherwise, it would remain a piece of rusty, ordinary dark iron sword indefinitely.


    I had wanted to stop her, but she had already established a bond with the Mountain-Calming Sword. Even if I threw it back to the sword grave, the sword would just reappear in her hand the next second.


    So I instructed her that this sword''s only purpose was to intimidate, not to harm people. I believed that with her talents, even with bare hands she could be illustrious someday in the future. But unexpectedly......


    Over these past few years, I''vemented more than once - if only that year I had exercised more caution, and not let her be kidnapped; if only I had not been distracted, would that forbidden technique have seeded then? Would that foolish child have summoned the Mountain-Calming Sword in her critical moment?


    It was I who ultimately harmed my beloved disciple.


    When he finished speaking, the sect leader remained with his eyes open after dying. Everyone understood clearly his unresigned and apologetic feelings.


    ****


    Herees Almighty Hu Hansan!


    I was confused thest two days, and couldn''t figure out what else to write, so please bear with me, dear fans! There''s still two more chaptersing! Hold tight!


    The second volume will finish being written soon over these few days!


    The third volume, will be the period in which Miss Ruo (Ruochu) bes famous! Please anticipate it!

 Chapter 121: The Math Competition Is On

    <h4>Chapter 121</h4>


    At that moment, everyone in the movie theater couldn''t help but choke up, apparently also grieving over Qian Siqi''s fall off the cliff.


    Therefore, when they saw the bonus scene released at the end of the movie, more and more people began to specte whether there would be a sequel to the film.


    Would the protagonist of the next one be about the story of the little junior martial sister after falling off the cliff?


    Seeing these spections, the director and editor were undoubtedly delighted. This showed that the foreshadowing they had nted was very sessful.


    In fact, at first they had wanted to make this storyline more obvious, but considering those heartbreaking three years, and not being sure whether the audience would buy it, they dealt with it in this vague manner.


    "It looks like we can start preparing to shoot the second part!" The deputy director''s eyes lit up.


    But unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, not only did he not receive the approval of the director and screenwriter, but it also caused the two of them to fall into contemtion.


    "Wha-what''s wrong?" The deputy director was a little uneasy, always feeling that the two in front of him were plotting something.


    "You say..." Qiu Xuetong murmured, "Would Ji Mochen let his daughter enter the entertainment industry?"


    "She... she should be allowed to, right?" The deputy director had a bad premonition.


    "Then let''s select the roles other than the female lead first."


    "Ah?! Director, could you be thinking of..."


    "I also think it''s a good idea. That kid had such good skills at a young age. I heard she''s already be a member of the Nan Family Martial Arts School now." The screenwriter nodded in agreement with the director.


    Deputy Director: !!


    "But... King Ji''s side..."


    "Don''t worry, he listens to his daughter. Let''s get the script ready, especially the fighting scenes. I did see that every time she shoots fighting scenes, she''s like she just got injected with chicken blood..."


    The director and screenwriter left while talking,pletely ignoring the deputy director who now looked ashen.


    "Hello... President Chen, I''m really sorry, but the director and screenwriter said the female lead is not fixed for now. I''m afraid the audition we talked about earlier..."


    "Yawn¡ª" While immersed in madly working on Olympic math problems, Ji Ruochu suddenly let out a loud sneeze.


    The next second, two heads peeked in from outside the bedroom door.


    "Sweetie, is the air conditioner too cold?"


    "Or shall I make you a cup of cold medicine?"


    "Or we could have Doctor Lie take a look..."


    "I''ll go get the car and let''s go to the hospital..."


    Hearing the tittering sounds outside the door, Ji Ruochu didn''t even lift her head:


    "Dad, I want to eat lychees."


    "Mom, I want to eat petite fours this afternoon."


    Within seconds, the two previously idle people instantly busied themselves and the room became quiet again, as if the earliermotion was just an illusion.


    After all, the girl''s handwriting math problems didn''t stop for even a second, and her train of thought didn''t break for even a moment.


    Indeed, the hit release of "Free Travel" did bring some changes to Ji Ruochu¡¯s life.


    First was school: more people sent her gifts, and many boys would sneak peeks at her in the ssroom. asionally she would be called "Little Martial Sister" on the road too.


    Second was the martial arts school. After finding out how powerful Qian Siqi, yed by Ji Ruochu, was in the movie, the martial brothers and sisters at the school fought against her even harder when sparring with her.


    After all...there were now people who suspected that Ji Ruochu in real life was really able to press her martial brothers, martial sisters, martial uncles and martial aunts to the ground and beat them, just like Qian Siqi!


    And not only her, but her three little buddies also received special attention.


    The three whose beatings increased every day: ...


    As a result, Ji Ruochu and her three little buddies¡¯ lives naturally became even more exciting.


    Fortunately, the poprity of the film did notst very long. By the time Ji Ruochu sessfully became a high school first grader, there weren¡¯t many people who still remembered that she had portrayed Qian Siqi.


    At school, she and the other nine former Little ss i original students were all mad skippers.


    At home, the now twelve-year-old Ji Ruochu already faintly had the aura of the head of household.


    Ever since Ji Mochen and his wife were diagnosed as "sub-healthy" in a physical examination, Ji Ruochu, the rest-in-peace reincarnator in her previous life and now health preservation expert in this life, personally took charge of things and specified a schedule for the couple.


    From then on, the constantly sleep deprived couple had to follow their little girl''s schedule every day. If she ever discovered they were messing it up again, needless to say, the monthly family outing would be cancelled.


    That was not all. To prevent the two from secretly conspiring, Ji Ruochu also set up a big ¡°special mother-daughter/father-daughter outing gift package¡± that could be imed by reporting vitions. She directly destroyed the alliance between the husband and wife from the inside. Now she doesn¡¯t even need to keep an eye on them anymore, with the couplepeting against each other on their own ord to follow the rules.


    This allowed Ji Ruochu to participate in the National Olympiadpetition with more peace of mind.


    In fact, back in middle school, she and the nine former Little ss i students were already immersed in the Olympiad. If not for the national regtions stipting that only high school students could participate in the Olympiadpetition, they would have already made names for themselves in the Capital Olympiad circles.


    But good food is worth the wait.


    The ten skipping fanatics, who had already privately killed their way in and out of the ocean of Olympiad problems countless times, finally embarked on the officialpetition road after entering high school with excellent grades.


    That year, they were only twelve years old.


    In July, in the pre-selection test paper issued by the provincialpetitionmittee in Capital City, Ji Ruochu and the nine skipping fanatics passed the line with perfect scores.


    In October of the same year, Ji Ruochu andpany, who had officially be high school first graders, participated in the Capital City Olympiadpetition league along with the original high school students.

 Chapter 122: The Book of Truth

    <h4>Chapter 122</h4>


    The league matches were scheduled for mid-October Sundays.


    Unlike the preliminaries, the league was divided into first and second rounds.


    The first round began at eight in the morning. To ensure they wouldn''t miss their daughter''s match, Ji Mochen and his wife arrived nearby a day early.


    The house was the same one Ji Moting and Ji Moyi had stayed in when theypeted. Later, their children stayed there forpetitions too.


    Originally, Ji Mochen and his wife wanted to buy their own ce, but considering the house had been upied by two gold medalists and three top ten national yers, they decided against it out of respect for the mysterious Feng Shui of the ce.


    In deference to Eastern mysticism, they abandoned the idea. If not for Ji Ruochu''s objection, Ji Mochen even considered having his elder and third brothers give their daughter somest-minute pointers before the exam.


    It wasn''t that he thought they could still influence the oue; it was more about seeking good luck.


    But Ji Ruochu''s way of stopping her father''s superstition wasn''t out of disrespect for mystical forces, it was just that the league was happening now.


    If she made it to the national training teamter on, it wouldn''t hurt to have their two academic stars at home provide some extra help.


    On the night before the exam, Ji Ruochu fell asleep as usual by ten o''clock.


    But Ji Mochen and his wife were different. They knew they were unreliable, so they hardly slept a wink, fearing they might oversleep and make their daughterte for the exam.


    Of course, this worry was entirely unnecessary because the next morning, Ji Ruochu''s timely internal clock had her wide awake a split second before the rm went off.


    As she finished getting ready and pushed open the door ¡ª


    "Mom, Dad, what''s with your..."


    Seeing her parents sitting at the dining table, Ji Ruochu was momentarily stunned.


    Her father, Ji Mochen, was dressed in a dark suit, his tie neatly knotted.


    And then there was Ling Chujin, in a white ankle-length dress, her hair elegantly coiled up.


    The way her parents were dressed indicated just how seriously they were taking Ji Ruochu''spetition. For those who didn''t know, it might seem like they were off to some formal event.


    With this thought in mind, Ji Ruochu voiced her question, only to receive unanimous head shakes from her parents.


    "What event could possibly be important enough for us to attend on the day of yourpetition?" Ling Chujin took out a small mirror and checked her makeup.


    Hmm, very good, she had concealed yesterday''s dark circles well.


    "Exactly, forget about events, even if it were your grandfather''s nieth birthday celebration, it would have to be postponed," Ji Mochen added solemnly.


    Ji Ruochu:...


    "What''s wrong, sweetie? Do you think Mom and I dressing like this will embarrass you?" The couple grew anxious.


    "I''m sorry, Ruochu. Mom and Dad have never attended apetition before, so we don''t know what parents should wear when they send their children off topete. You go ahead and eat; your father and I will go change¡ª"


    "No need." Ji Ruochu chuckled at the uneasy expression on her parents'' faces and softened her gaze. "You both look very nice, very formal."


    Upon hearing this, the couple immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then hurriedly invited their daughter to sit down for breakfast.


    At seven twenty, the family of three left the house. Ji Ruochu had initially been dressed in regr sports attire, but upon seeing her parents so dressed up, she went back inside and changed into a knee-length beige skirt.


    Even without makeup, her originally very outstanding features made her appear even more naturally cold.


    On the way, the couple seemed more nervous than Ji Ruochu, who was participating in thepetition. They stood up straight.


    "Daughter, don''t be nervous, it''s just an exam, write however you want to write, don''t have any psychological burden, it''s just an exam..."


    Listening to her father''s third round of words, Ji Ruochu smiled again and reached out to pat the hands of the nervous couple.


    Her voice was light, but very calm: "Mom, Dad, don''t be nervous, it''s just apetition, trust me."


    The couple were taken aback, and then looked at their daughter seriously, realizing that she not only showed no signs of nervousness, but also had a hint of confidence in her eyes.


    "The mathpetition questions, I have been practicing for three years, starting from sixth grade until now, I am familiar with the past years'' questions and solution methods, are you so nervous because... you think my efforts over the past three years are not enough?"


    "How could it be!" the couple said in unison, "Dad/Mom naturally believe in you!"


    "Then that''s fine, right?" the girl tilted her head, yfully blinked, "I''ll go to the nearby mallter, wait for my good news."


    ...


    When Ji Ruochu entered the school gate with the exam essentials, the couple were no longer as nervous as before, but still stood straight at the school gate.


    Not only them, but also several familiar faces of the parents from the original ss 1.


    "Ruochu!" Jiang Zhi, who had arrived first, happily waved at her.


    "Why are you so slow!" Qi Yibinined while handing out mineral water to two friends.


    "Zhi Yuan is at another campus, he wille to find us after the exam, let''s go around nearby in the afternoon..." Jiang Zhi said while solving a Rubik''s cube.


    "I''m not going, ying with toys is a waste of time." Qi Yibin pouted.


    "...Oh right, almost forgot about you." The boy paused while solving the Rubik''s cube, then sighed in relief, "It''s your own choice not to go, don''t me us for isting youter."


    "!!" Qi Yibin was so angry that his hair stood up, "Give me back my water!"


    Ji Ruochu:...


    To be honest, you guys seem a bit brainless and unhappy.


    "Why are youughing?"


    "I''mughing..." in the morning light, the girl''s eyes were full ofughter, "It''s finally time to see the results of my hard work!"


    After so many years of effort and struggle, it was finally time to see the results.


    Just don''t know how far she can go this time.


    Thepetition? Winter camp? National team? Or... IMO?


    Looking at the banner at thepetition venue, Ji Ruochu smiled silently.


    Let''s see the real deal, the Olympicpetition!


    [Volume 2: Ji Ruochu''s Struggle Period - Complete]

 Chapter 123: Try the League

    <h4>Chapter 123</h4>


    At eight o''clock in the morning, the Capital Province Mathematics Competition officially began.


    Ji Ruochu sat in the ssroom, not in a hurry to start answering the paper after receiving it, but first skimmed through the questions.


    There were eight fill-in-the-nk questions, three essay questions, the total score was one hundred and twenty points, and the exam time was one hour and twenty minutes.


    The familiar question structure and time limit made Ji Ruochu, who was already calm, even moreposed.


    Clearly, after reading the questions, she became more confident.


    By the time the invigtor passed by to check the admission ticket and personal information, she had already started answering the essay questions.


    There were only a few scattered numbers on the draft paper next to her, and the invigtor nced over, noticing that this student''s draft paper was one of the few clean ones in the exam room.


    Taking a look at the student information: Ji Ruochu from Capital High School.


    The interest in her eyes instantly intensified, just about to finish checking the information and nce with the corner of his eye¡ªhis expression froze for a moment.


    It wasn''t because of the student''s speed in answering the questions, nor was it because of her overly calm demeanor, but...


    "Wife, rest assured, the custom-made W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen case we got for our daughter will surely help her write more fluently."


    Outside the exam room, the proud father with a lot of stationery, full of pride.


    "Mm-hmm." Ling Chujin nodded absentmindedly, apparently very appreciative of the power of W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng, but the next moment¡ª


    "But honey, that W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng is from ancient times, can it solve math problems?"


    Ji Mochen, who was just feeling happy a second ago: ??


    Whether W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng can solve math problems is uncertain, but a pen case shaped like W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng is quite eye-catching.


    For example, at this moment, the invigtor''s gaze couldn''t help but keep drifting towards the girl in the ssroom holding the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen.


    At first, the girl just quietly answered the questions, and every time she did, the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen cap on her pen would sway back and forth with her strokes.


    That scene... had a bit of a mystical and humorous vibe to it.


    It wasn''t until halfway through the exam time, when the girl had written to thest question, that she finally put down her pen.


    The invigtor who had been secretly observing thought that the girl found the pen too heavy and wanted to change it, but...


    Click.


    The girl pulled off the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen case with her bare hands.


    Yes, shepletely pulled it off.


    After pulling it off, she didn''t let go, but gently ced it in the upper left corner of the desk, within reach.


    Well, even though the method was different, it was clear that the girl did find the pen a bit heavy.


    Two invigtors couldn''t help but conclude in their hearts:


    It can be seen that sometimes mystical practices also need to consider practical situations.


    Just as this thought crossed their minds, they noticed that the girl who had been diligently answering the questions had started a new round of bizarre actions.


    Seemingly encountering a difficult question, the pen in her right hand remained motionless, staring at the question on the paper thoughtfully, while her left hand was very naturally¡ª


    Curling up the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng on the table.


    Yes, curling up.


    Her slender, fair index finger circled around the cap of the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng, turning round and round, and the pen case seemed to be made of some stic material, very flexible.


    She curled it up, and the head of the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen cap would sway with a "duang" sound. Surprisingly, the rhythm was quite strong.


    This led to the invigtors in the exam room paying even more attention to the W¨¦nq¨±x¨©ng pen cap.


    Until Ji Ruochu started writing again, the teachers'' attention to that pen set was finally diverted.


    ...


    At 9:20, the first round of thepetition ended, and the candidates had a twenty-minute break. The second round would begin at 9:40.


    Almost at the moment the teachers left, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin from the adjacent ssrooms appeared at the front and back doors without invitation, and in the blink of an eye, they were in front of Ji Ruochu.


    "Ruochu!" Jiang Zhi''s eyes flickered with excitement.


    "For the second question, what is your answer?" Qi Yibin, who arrived just as urgently, asked.


    At this moment, the gaze of the two men was locked on Ji Ruochu''s face, as if her words were the correct answer.


    And this behavior of the two also sessfully attracted the attention of nearby candidates. For a moment, the eyes in the examination room were more or less focused on Ji Ruochu.


    Ji Ruochu, who had always liked to keep a low profile:...


    "3.7."


    "I knew it!" Qi Yibin instantly smiled.


    Hearing this answer, Jiang Zhi also smiled. Obviously, the answers of the three people were highly consistent.


    However,pared to the excitement of the three, the other group of students who were quietly looking at the answers fell into silence instantly.


    The reason was simple. When they discussed the answers earlier, the boy surrounded by them did not give this answer.


    The boy being stared at by his peers had a somewhat unpleasant expression on his face. He nced at the three people who were obviously younger than everyone present, his eyes full of disdain.


    "Such a simple question and you still got it wrong. I bet you''ll stop here. Don''t worry, the answer to this question is definitely 2."


    With these words, the students around him breathed a sigh of relief.


    After all, between their own study god and other unknown kids, they would definitely believe in their own study god.


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu and the other two who heard the deliberately raised voice of the other party:...


    "So stupid." Jiang Zhi raised his eyelids and very seriously mouthed the words, silently passing judgment.


    Qi Yibin beside him also nodded earnestly.


    Indeed, this question had five traps in total, and the trap with the answer 2 was the most obvious.


    "Just like you before." Jiang Zhi added silently, this time in an audible version.


    "You¡ª"


    Seeing the two about to start a new round of arguing, Ji Ruochu silently got up and decided to stay away from this pair of "mindless and unhappy" people.


    Unfortunately, her n failed again. The two saw her getting up and quickly followed, bickering as they walked.


    Oh no, it was Qi Yibin jumping around unterally, while Jiang Zhi, who had extremely low emotional intelligence, remained very stable.


    Fortunately, despite their quarreling, they still knew how to turn corners.


    After Ji Ruochu entered the women''s restroom, they naturally went to the men''s restroom on the other side.


    It wasn''t until Ji Ruochu came out of the restroom that the two who had finished using the restroom early continued to bicker and follow her.


    Ji Ruochu remained expressionless:... so noisy.


    Ah! Suddenly, I kind of miss Fang Zhiyuan, the peacemaker!


    At the same time, at another campus, Fang Zhiyuan sneezed.


    **


    Hmm, I''ve written several versions, but this one is the most satisfactory!


    No surprises, there will be two more updates today! Stay tuned, readers, for more updates!

 Chapter 124: League 02

    <h4>Chapter 124</h4>


    At 9:40, the second round of thepetition began.


    Compared to the first round, the second round had its intricacies. Although there were only four essay questions, the exam time was nearly three hours, indicating its formidable difficulty.


    After receiving the exam paper, Ji Ruochu still took a minute to quickly review the questions.


    There were four major questions involving ne geometry, algebra, number theory, andbination.


    The first two questions carried 40 points each, while thetter two had 50 points each, making a total of 180 points.


    The questions were concise, but their difficulty... even Ji Ruochu, who had solved numerouspetition problems, was surprised.


    Of course, this did not hinder her from engaging in a mental storm of brainstorming to answer the questions.


    In just a few minutes, while most candidates were still contemting, Ji Ruochu had already picked up her pen, which had lost its cap, and started answering.


    The invigting teacher silently breathed a sigh of relief: ...finally, no more pondering.


    Well, the ink on that pen is almost worn off!


    ...


    At half-past twelve, the exam concluded.


    Ji Ruochu stretched her neck, packed up her stationery, and... retrieved the faded cap of her W pen that had been pulled off.


    While collecting her belongings, she sighed:


    Tsk... indeed, studying science makes you go bald easily. Look at this W pen, a few hours of the exam, and the top is now shiny and smooth.


    The W pen artificially stripped of its cap: ...


    When Ji Ruochu and her twopanions walked out of the school gate, Fang Zhiyuan and others who had finished the exam at twelve were already waiting at the gate.


    Several kids held snacks prepared in advance by Ji Mochen and his wife.


    Yes, you read it right. In addition to Fang Zhiyuan, there were also several original ss i kids who participated in chemistry, biology, and otherpetitions at different campuses.


    Normally, for suchpetitions, teachers would lead the teams, and the kids would travel together by school bus.


    Capital Middle School was no exception. About thirty-something students participated in variouspetitions, and except for a few who owned property locally, the rest of the students followed the school team.


    Therefore, several teachers leading the teams only needed to arrive at the school gate early, wait for these independently departing kids toe and collect their admission tickets, and then send them off after the exam.


    Among these solo travelers were the ten kids from the original ss i.


    Unlike other solo-traveling ssmates, they were each picked up by their respective families when they arrived, but when they returned, they were all picked up together by Ji Mochen and his wife.


    It''s funny to say that Ji Mochen and his wife initially only helped the Jiang and Fang families pick up their kids, butter, when Ling Chujin asked a few kids what they liked to eat, he identally sent the wrong message to the group...


    The parents of other ss i students were angry.


    Other ss i parents made usations.


    [You actually formed a small group!]


    [You even created a subgroup in the group?!]


    [Do you look down on us?]


    [Fine, this quarter''s coborative project...]


    In the end, amidst some childish threats, the parents of other ss i students sessfully obtained the Ji family''s package deal for picking up their kids.


    Ji Mochen and his wife, now burdened with six additional responsibilities, sighed: ...this is truly creating karma.


    That''s not all. The kids, who rarely traveled with peers, proposed to spend half a day exploring thepetition city before heading home.


    After all, the final list of finalists wouldn''t be known until a monthter.


    The so-called finals are determined by the scores of students in the provincial leagues.


    In other words, around October, each province will announce the list of candidates for Provincial Team One, Provincial Team Two, and Provincial Team Three, and then finalize the rosters for each province.


    After that, all provincial team members will participate in the finals in November, also known as the winter camp.


    Therefore, parents did not oppose the demands for their children, but it was hard for Ji Mochen and his wife, fearing that these children would lose their way.


    Of course, these are just side remarks. Let''s focus on the present. The ten children from ss i who just finished their exams are sitting in the three extended cars of the Ji family.


    One car carries Ji Ruochu and her family of three, along with two girls from the original ss i - Ren Yujun and Mi Siyu.


    Another car carries Fang Zhiyuan, Jiang Zhi, and Qi Yibin.


    The remaining four boys, Kong Chao, Fu Zhengbo, Ming Chengle, and Li Yemeng, are in another car.


    "If you''re tired, take a rest for a while. We still have a little way to go before we reach the dining ce," Ling Chujin said to the two girls in the back row, both of whom were remarkably outstanding in appearance and temperament.


    "Thank you, Auntie," Ren Yujun and Mi Siyu thanked her in unison, then adjusted their seats and closed their eyes to rest.


    As for Ji Ruochu... she had long ago bitten into a piece of dried sweet potato and snuggled into Ling Chujin''s arms, sound asleep.


    During this time, the father was worried that his daughter might choke, so he carefully tried to take away the dried sweet potato. But as soon as he moved, Ji Ruochu, who was protecting her food, showed signs of waking up.


    With just one nce, Ji Mochen dared not move, afraid of disturbing his daughter''s rest.


    Ji Ruochu slept as if in a deep slumber. There was no way around it - she had exhausted too many brain cells, and by the time she got on the car, her eyelids were already fighting each other.


    When the couple cautiously woke her up, half an hour had passed.


    By then, the other children had already gotten off the car, and when they saw Ji Ruochu tugging at her father''s sleeve with one hand and rubbing her eyes non-stop with the other, they all looked a little surprised.


    Obviously, they had never seen Ji Ruochu, this guy who had been outstanding since childhood, in such a state.


    Of course, even if they were curious, the boys only nced at her before shifting their gaze away.


    Apart from their own demeanor, the main reason was Ji Mochen''s intimidating gaze!


    After the group had eaten their fill, they all went back to their respective hotel rooms under the Ji family''s name to rest.


    At three o''clock in the afternoon, the spirited children took their equipment and went out to y together!


    To ensure that the children had a great time, Ji Mochen and his wife did not apany them, only letting the bodyguards of each family follow closely behind.


    Thus, the autumn outing initiated by ss i officially began!


    The route was nned by Fang Zhiyuan, while Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin served as the atmosphere team. As for Ji Ruochu...


    Well, mainly to make sure these little geniuses didn''t get lost.


    Of course, this was her own idea, because in the ns of the other nine, ensuring that little sister Ruochu didn''t get lost was the top priority.


    Even Qi Yibin, who usually liked to tease Ji Ruochu, felt the same way.


    It wasn''t until nightfall that the little ones finally returned home, and during this time, the group chat of the four families never stopped.


    Fang Zhiyuan would update their progress and location in the group chat every few minutes, while Ji Ruochu would asionally take some photos and share them in the group.


    For example, Qi Yibin getting angry at Jiang Zhi, Fang Zhiyuan carefully studying the route, or a group photo taken with the help of a passerby by the students from ss i.


    Apart from the asional voice messages and photos from the kids, the most active participants in the group were naturally the couple Ji Mochen.


    Whenever Ji Ruochu posted a photo, this couple would be the first to respond.


    Under a realistic photo of Qi Yibin looking red-faced and flustered, the caption read - "Our daughter takes great photos!"


    Under a photo of Jiang Zhi solving a Rubik''s cube on the roadside, the caption read - "Is our daughter tired from taking photos?"


    Under a photo of Fang Zhiyuan studying a map, the caption read - "Is our daughter thirsty? Did she finish the honey water in her bag?"


    Under a group photo of the four friends, the caption read - "Our daughter looks so beautiful!"


    Other families: ...


    Of course, despite the children''s mischief, they were having a great time, gathering in small groups until they returned to the hotel.


    What no one expected was that a group of children''s cheerful autumn outing not only brought them great joy but also caused a stir on the inte.

 Chapter 125: Autumn Excursion of Class i

    <h4>Chapter 125</h4>


    To be honest, before the children went out, Ji Mochen and his wife were already a little worried that their daughter would be photographed again.


    It wasn''t that Ji Mochen was too confident about his own fame, it was mainly because his daughter''s movie that she only appeared in for three minutes two years ago was too famous.


    However, what everyone didn''t expect was that this time, it wasn''t just Ji Ruochu who went viral, but every single one of the students in Xiaoi''s ss went viral in an explosive way.


    It all started with the children going on an autumn field trip together...


    The location of this league tournament was set in Y City. When the children decided to take a half-day trip around Y City, they seriously studied the cultural features of this city.


    Finally, the children set the location of their autumn outing to a secluded scenic spot in Y City.


    One reason was that this was the former residence of the red capitalist who donated most of his assets to build up the country back in the day.


    Another reason was that this ce had rtively low visitor traffic, so touring it wouldn''t take up too much time.


    But who could have imagined that the local government happened to be vigorously promoting this former residence recently, and even had a special TV program to record it.


    As a result, the ten teenagers who looked like the most stunning people in the crowd were captured by the camera.


    In the footage, a group of lively and cheerful students were discussing the preservation of the former residence in twos and threes.


    When the camera zoomed in a little more, it even recorded the children''s detailed knowledge about this ce.


    The director behind the scenes had only wanted to casually film the few students present in the scenic area.


    But as it turned out, not only did they manage to film students with extraordinary temperament and outstanding looks, they had also unintentionally recorded the children''s well-informed words.


    Among these people, Ji Ruochu, Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi were the most prominent.


    There''s no need to borate on Ji Ruochu - after all, with her absolute beauty that could light up the big screen, even a simple tracksuit and ponytail made her shine in the crowd.


    As for Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi, one was a handsome youth who was extremely popr among middle-aged mothers and older sisters despite his young age. The other possessed the elegance of a fairy even as a child.


    To exaggerate a bit, if these two were a little older, they could easilypete for a C-list spot on the most popr talent shows today.


    Of course, that wasn''t the point right now. The point was, after the carefree children returned home, although their footage in the promotional video was only a few seconds, their smug discussion still stirred up a storm on the Inte.


    At first,izens werementing how knowledgeable kids nowadays were. Then slowly,izens began saying that this was a staged act with tourists specially arranged by the local government.


    Some even posted screenshots of government staff inviting well-known bloggers to go sightseeing in exchange for payment.


    Although the blogger in question quickly rified that he had visited the scenic area for free,izens were already suspicious about this clip.


    Right at this moment, someizens recognized Ji Ruochu in the video, and that was when things really spiraled out of control, causing the trending topic that was barely contained at first topletely blow up.


    [Isn''t this ridiculous? It really is just hype?]


    [Tsk tsk, what to do now? I just beat up my son who only likes ying games because of this news. Now that it''s like this...I''m finding it hard to back down.]


    [...]


    [The Ji Emperor really wants his daughter to enter the entertainment industry at all costs! He won''t miss any opportunity to get Ji Ruochu into the public eye!]


    [Ugh, unbelievable! The more this happens, the more I dislike this family. From now on, any work this kid stars in, I won''t watch!]


    [...]


    Although there were people speaking up for Ji Mochen and his daughter, the more this happened, the moreizens began to boycott them, with an "I''m not listening no matter what you say" attitude.


    Even though the Ji family had issued a statement at the first instance, ...it didn''t have much credibility now, and thements section was still filled with ridicule.


    Not only wereizens mocking Ji Mochen, they didn''t spare the Y City Bureau of Culture and Tourism either.


    One moment they were saying the tickets at the scenic spot were overpriced, the next moment they were saying Y City was being too shameless now, telling them to just promote properly without doing staged shoots.


    After witnessing everything, Ji Mochen: ...Screw this, these people are insane!

 Chapter 126: Rules are also King [Two in one]

    <h4>Chapter 126</h4>


    However, in the face of this situation, it was not only them who were annoyed, but also the Bureau of Culture and Tourism of Y City.


    At this moment, they wished they could rush to the front of these keyboard warriors through the inte cable and then roar in a possessed state:


    Stop nitpicking!


    All you do is find faults!


    All you know is conspiracy theories!


    Do you know how many domestic attractions there are?!


    Do you know how hard it is to stand out from so many attractions?!


    This barely noticed attraction was just gaining some poprity, yet a bunch of keyboard warriors started scrutinizing it. How can this be tolerated?!


    The more they thought about it, the angrier they got. During an emergency meeting, the person in charge of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism directly announced that the previously deleted interview footage should be released online.


    "But..." The people below hesitated, "Wouldn''t this cause other adverse effects on our attraction?"


    "Yes, online tides will always pass, but the impact of this fake promotion and unpresentable behavior will remain..."


    "Public opiniones and goes, but the negative impression of fraud and ugly behavior on our attraction will definitely stay," the person in charge pondered and said,


    "Besides, it was our work mistake in the first ce. How could we let the former residence of celebrities be wronglybeled as ''fake'' for no reason?"


    Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed it was so.


    Soon, the public WeChat ount of the local Bureau of Culture and Tourism released a video with verbose exnations.


    The gist was:


    First, the attraction has never falsely advertised or staged any shoot.


    Second, the reason for not publishing this video segment earlier was worrying that previous work mistakes would cause tourists to have a bad impression of the attraction.


    Little did they expect such malicious spection from everyone, which they could never tolerate the attraction being tarnished like this.


    The ending even came with a promotional slogan "The scenic spots of Y City wee tourists from all walks of life".


    With this statement out,izens¡¯ attention was instantly shifted, clicking to watch the video that the local Bureau of Culture and Tourism had previously hidden. Apparently, they were very curious about the truth.


    The video was not long, just an extra clear audio segment after the original promotional video.


    "The tour guide mispronounced that character, the character ¡®nie¡¯ should be pronounced ¡®nie¡¯," said a girl in a knee-length aqua blue skirt, withpanions beside her nodding in agreement.


    The camera gave a close-up of the chattering "tour guide" with a thoughtfulbel on the side ¡ª the person in charge of the attraction.


    Followed by the three words "docking pay".


    Theizens watching the video couldn¡¯t help but raise the corners of their mouths.


    "No no, this is the diary of the son of an entrepreneur, not his own. I looked up information that at this period, this entrepreneur was held hostage by invaders and had no idea about the situation at home."


    This was said by the tallest boy in the group.


    Caption afterwards: Relic archivist, docking pay!


    After that, following the guide¡¯s narration, the children visited every sight, with the camera closely tracking like a shadow.


    Until the end of the tour, the staff came forward to ask the children if interviews were possible.


    "You are?"


    The handsome boy asked politely, but his body subconsciously shielded the girl who had been quietly standing among the crowd.


    The girl was dressed in sportswear with her jet ck long hair tied up, quite eye catching among the group who all had outstanding appearances.


    At the same time, two teenagers on the side also stepped forward, one with clear eyes and one slightly chubby face, cooperating to block the already petite girl.


    Thepanions who were originally scattered in a range of more than 30 feet also sessively gathered around, with pairs of scrutinizing eyes all falling on the filming crew.


    By now, the familiar figure that caught the audience''s attention could no longer be seen on the screen.


    The filming crew were obviously startled by the children¡¯s sudden wariness. After some exnation, the children reluctantly agreed.


    Yes, reluctantly.


    "Are you locals?"


    "No, we are from the neighboring Capital City."


    "Then why did youe to Y City in groups? Did you see promotions of the attraction or..."


    "We came to participate in apetition. We have to go back to school tomorrow and checked information in advance and found out there was a celebrity residence here, so we came to take a look."


    ...


    The above Q&As were still reasonable until ¡ª


    "So what''s your impression of the attraction?"


    Upon hearing this, the children instantly fell silent. Finally, the handsome leading boy said impassively, "Barely satisfactory."


    "Well...do you have any suggestions for the attraction?"


    "Sure."


    When this matter-of-fact reply came out, the interviewer still did not realize the severity of the situation.


    "For example, this disy cab on the left is easily injured if someone bumps into it." A boy pointed to the map of the attraction and said.


    "Also, there is a dead mouse in the corner of this room. It probably just died this morning.¡±


    "There is a cockroach inside that disy cab, right under the books. I just saw its antennae, hmm, it should still be alive."


    ...


    With each thing they pointed out, the face of the interviewing crew turned stiffer.


    However, these were just appetizers. The real killer blow came from the chubby-faced boy.


    He pointed to the te in the disy cab imed to be a celebrity¡¯s collection and asserted categorically, "That is fake."


    "Ah?"


    Upon hearing this, even the already dumbfounded staff were shocked.


    "How...how could that be?"


    Their expression was just short of writing the words "How could you distinguish antiques at such young age?" on their face.


    The next second, the boy righteously said,


    "Because my dad took the real one ten years ago. It was appraised by mest year and for that, my dad beat me three times."


    Companions: ...You really are something.


    Online audience: ... *speechless*


    The video ended here, but the barrage of ridicule fromizens came like a tide. The official website of the attraction hadpletely fallen.


    ¡¾I admit that I was a bit too critical of you just now. To make up for it, I wille to check out your attraction tomorrow. Not for anything else, I just want to see what that already appraised fake antique looks like.¡¿


    ¡¾This wave...this wave...I''m done. I''ve started buying tickets for the attraction. ¡¿


    ¡¾As the official seller of mouse poison, we''ve just shipped mouse poison to the attraction. Don''t worry, this poison can kill a nest of mice.¡¿


    ¡¾Cockroach poison shipped.¡¿


    ...


    Of course, someizens worried about the hygiene issues of the attraction. After all, everyone goes sightseeing for leisure and who wants to see cockroaches and mice saying "hello" to them?!


    In response, the official who had just turned over a new leaf and gained ess to massive traffic naturally would not ignore it.


    Soon promotional videos of the attraction were released, showcasing every corner from 360 degree angles without dead ends.


    Even the disy cab that was previously said to be prone to bumping had been rearranged. As for the fake antique...


    Well, sinceizens were so curious about it, it would remain, only that three words "reproduction piece" were added behind the original tag.


    With that, the situation became perfectly clear and things began to develop for the better.


    Although there were reasonable guesses from someizens on whatpetition these children were participating in and their family background. After all, in a family where smashing an antique only led to three beatings instead of beating to death, there must be something going on.


    Of course, some people associated it with the previous incident where Ji Ruochu was suspected of using the backdoor to enter the gifted ss, thus reasonably suspecting that this group of children might be those ten gifted students.


    However, the public was mostly still focused on the attraction itself and that fake antique. Therefore, the Ji family only sustained coteral damage and toned down the hype surrounding Ji Ruochu.


    However, the reason why things could go so smoothly was thanks to several children who spontaneously shielded Ji Ruochu from the cameras. If the cameras had lingered on her more, the poprity would have undoubtedly blown up again with the spring breeze.


    Although knowing the children''s feelings were very pure, the Ji family still reciprocated by slightlypromising on profits in cooperating with others in the new quarter.


    Of course, the children werepletely unaware of this as they had already entered special training for thepetition when the hot search appeared.


    There were not few participants from Capital Middle School this time. The results actually came out on the same day. By the time a few children returned to school, they more or less had a sense of where they ranked.


    Although they would not know the provincial team roster until a monthter, judging from thepetition results of several subjects this time, the participating students from Capital Middle School had all performed remarkably.


    Of course, these ten children had the longest faces, because with such outstanding results in every subject, the teachers did not stop them from choosing subjects topete in.


    There were even a few children who participated in multiple events in the preliminaries, but they split up when entering the jointpetition.


    Ji Ruochu chose mathematics simply because it was what she had selected in her previous life, so she was more or less familiar with the "cunning"petition questions.


    There was no need to mention Jiang Zhi. As a mathematics enthusiast who always had a Rubik¡¯s cube in his hand.


    As for Qi Yibin...he purely wanted to prove himself with his own achievement after living under Ji Ruochu¡¯s shadow all these years.


    Fang Zhiyuan was very passionate about experiments and eventually chose the physicspetition which contained both written and experimental sections.


    In the end, apart from Ji Ruochu, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin who swarmed to mathematics, the remaining seven people chose the same subject at most in pairs.


    The reason was also easy to understand. There were so few national team quotas, so naturally the eggs could not be put in one basket.


    To boast a bit, among these ten people, apart from the strong yet modest Ji Ruochu, the rest were confident that they could make the national team or even participate in internationalpetitions.


    If you don¡¯t split up, wouldn¡¯t you end up fighting against your own people?


    Why make things difficult? Isn¡¯t dispersion the way to go?


    ***


    The imagined business battle: A critical moment between life and death! Turning misfortune into a blessing!


    The actual business battle: Oh wow! Your kid doesn''t want to y with ours huh? Fine! Ourpany won''t cooperate with yourpany either!


    -


    The imagined negotiation: Not giving an inch! Fighting for every minute and second! Battle of wits! Overall nning!


    The actual negotiation: Well, for the good rtionship between the kids, we¡¯ll let you earn a little more this quarter!

 Chapter 127: Look to God

    <h4>Chapter 127</h4>


    Capital Middle School,petition ss.


    "For this question, among the contestants from our school participating this time, only Ji Ruochu, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin got it right. The other students all fell into traps."


    The teacher leading the team pointed at the question on the ckboard and said.


    Upon hearing this, the other students all felt somewhat discouraged, and looked towards the three people in the back row who didn''t have any smug expressions on their faces with admiring gazes.


    "But don''t be discouraged, this question is indeed quite tricky. As far as I know, only a few got it right in thispetition."


    The teacher adjusted his sses, "Of course, this is not an excuse I''m trying to find for you all, I just want you to understand that there will only be more and more such question types going forward, so mentally prepare yourselves."


    In an instant,ints resounded throughout the ss. Heaven knows, by the time they got to this question, they didn''t know how many of their brain cells had died.


    As a teacher who had ledpetition teams for over ten sessions, Jin Qi had no ns to directly reveal the answer.


    Instead, he pushed up his sses, and looked towards the three people sitting in the back row who were currently lowering their heads to work on questions, saying:


    "Now...which one of you three can exin your thought process in solving this question to the other students?"


    Nearly in the next second, Ji Ruochu and Jiang Zhi stretched out their hand to point at Qi Yibin next to them.


    Thetter: ......


    "Alright." Jin Qi smiled amusedly, "Then Yibin can go first to talk it through. Ruochu and Zhi, if you have other approaches, supplement after he''s done."


    The two people who didn''t want to move at all nodded in unison at the same frequency, not giving their resentfulpanion any chance to shirk responsibility.


    With no other choice, the chosen one Qi Yibin could only stand up, take the marker from the teacher, and start exining:


    "From this question, I''ve currently identified five distractors. The first one is..."


    As the clear exposition from the youth sounded out, the students below instantly concentrated their attention and started taking notes.


    At the same time, a certain middle school in Y City.


    "For this question, our school suffered a total wipeout." The teacher at the podium said somewhat helplessly, "Not only our school, even the key middle schools in Y City only had one person get it right."


    ......


    Looking at the thought process the teacher was slowly writing out on the ckboard, the several students participating in the jointpetition had varied reactions.


    If Ji Ruochu and the other two were here, they would certainly be able to recognize at first nce that these were precisely those boys from back then who were so certain of themselves.


    Of course, there were some differences. Those boys were brimming with confidence back then, and now they were just as incredulous.


    "It really was 3.7..."


    -


    "Therefore, after eliminating the five distractors, the final answer came out, 3.7." Having finished speaking, Qi Yibin returned to his seat.


    Students below: (???) Very good, knowledge has entered my brain!


    "Mm, very well exined." Jin Qi said smilingly. Then he turned his head to look at the two people in the back row who were silent, "Do you two have anything to add?"


    In the next moment, everyone''s sights were fixed on the back row, including Qi Yibin who had just sat down.


    Ji Ruochu blinked, then turned to look at Jiang Zhi who had one hand propping up his chin and one hand silently twisting a Rubik''s cube beside him. Then¡ªshe kicked his calf.


    Thetter raised his head expressionlessly.


    The two engaged in a stare down for three seconds, before Ji Ruochu won by grabbing the Rubik''s cube and messing it up again in front of Jiang Zhi, forcing him to stand up with the shoe print still on his calf to go to the front.


    "I also only identified these five distractors, but as for the solution method...I self-studied some university courses before, although they''re useless for you guys now, I''ll just briefly write it out."


    After speaking, the youth proceeded to write out another approach to solving the question.


    Jin Qi, who was sitting quietly in the front row listening the entire time, didn''t say anything. He only asked again after the boy finished writing: "Anything else?"


    This time, all the students unanimously looked towards thest great figure.


    Ji Ruochu...Ji Ruochu helplessly held her forehead, then seemed to let out her breath when she messed up the pyramid-shaped Rubik''s cube that Jiang Zhi was about to restore.


    Jiang Zhi who had just sat down:!!


    Why?!


    The girl''s face waspletely innocent. Didn''t he write it out already? Why did he still have to treat his Rubik''s cube this way?


    By now, Ji Ruochu had already gone up to the front.


    Looking at the fully filled forms on both sides of the ckboard and therge empty space left in the middle, she seriously suspected that these two did it on purpose.


    "For this question, there indeed are quite a lot of solution methods, but I feel like what the teacher who set this question wanted to test is..."


    As Ji Ruochu spoke, she wrote out her train of thought. As her solution steps were gradually revealed, the students below instantly had a moment of sudden realization one by one.


    Not only the students, even the teacher sitting below was extremely satisfied.


    Until she finished writing thest number, returned the marker¡ª


    She sessfully met a sea of starry eyes.


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    When Ji Ruochu returned to her seat under the ufortable piercing gazes, she naturally red at the instigator beside her.


    The wrongfully used Jiang Zhi hurried to exin, "I really didn''t think of this, I thought you were the same as me..."


    After all, in terms of efficiency in learning math, no one in ss couldpete with these three.


    "Then you think too highly of me." Ji Ruochu said expressionlessly, seriously suspecting that Jiang Zhi was mocking her, "I haven''t even fully grasped high school knowledge yet."


    She said this earnestly, but the twopanions beside her didn''t think so at all. A person who had finished learning all middle school knowledge back in primary school is now saying she hasn''t fully grasped high school knowledge yet, who would believe that!


    Ji Ruochu: ...Tiring.

 Chapter 128: The Final is On

    <h4>Chapter 128</h4>


    Three of them were chatting, while Jin Qi on the stage had already started analyzing their problem-solving steps.


    "In terms of test-taking skills, the three of you are evenly matched, but when ites to knowledge mastery and integration, both of you fall shortpared to Ji Ruochu."


    Jin Qi pointed at Jiang Zhi''s problem-solving approach and said, "Although Jiang Zhi''s method is correct, if I were the examiner, I wouldn''t give it a perfect score.


    Math Olympiad is not about showing off skills. Its purpose is to cultivate your reasoning ability and flexibility in problem-solving. It''s a mental training.


    The focus is on your way of thinking and problem-solving methods, rather than trying to tackle the most difficult questions or show off -- ahem."


    Laughter and whispers erupted from the students below.


    "Ahem." Jin Qi adjusted his sses and continued, "Of course, I believe Ji Ruochu, you are also aware of this. That''s why your final method is the same as Yibin''s.


    The reason why you both fall short in applying knowledge is primarily that both of you have a desire to show off.


    On the other hand, Ji Ruochu''s method can make even those who haven''t participated in thepetition understand it easily.


    Whether it''s better to solve the most difficult questions using the simplest method or to use thetest knowledge, it''s hard to say. But what I can be certain of is that Ji Ruochu understands the thinking of the question-setter.


    Not just this question, but also the previous few problem-solving questions, even though there may be multiple ways to solve them, only Ji Ruochu''s method captures what the question-setter truly wants to examine.


    Therefore, you all should learn from Ji Ruochu as much as possible. I hope that no matter when, you won''t be led astray by the questions."


    He pointed to the side of his temple and said, "The flexibility of thinking and reasoning during problem-solving is often more important than actually solving difficult problems."


    After his speech, the students present seemed to be lost in thought, and Ji Ruochu was silently agreeing inside her mind. Truly, he was a teacher who led thepetition team.


    In her previous life, she hadn''t been able to understand these conclusions before she stopped at the national team. It was only after these years of struggling in the sea of questions and the guidance of excellent teachers that she gradually realized it.


    That''s why she didn''t rush to learn college-level knowledge. Knowledge knows no bounds, and Ji Ruochu was clear about her own talents.


    She didn''t have the same level ofprehension as Jiang Zhi. Even if she were to start learning these subjects again, it would still be somewhat challenging for her.


    Compared to their instant understanding and connections, Ji Ruochu resembled more of a bookworm who would bury her head in diligent studying.


    For her, the knowledge before high school was simply free points, but after that, it became a hurdle she had to ovee on her own.


    Even though she had walked this path before, it was more than twenty years ago.


    Moreover, she wasn''t sure if it was an illusion, but many of her memories from her previous life had already started to blur.


    Sometimes, she couldn''t even remember what she had done in her previous life, as if she truly were just an ordinary high school student.


    Fortunately, over the past few years, she hadn''t ckened. Whether it was in her studies or her life, she took one step at a time, neither arrogant nor impatient.


    Therefore, before those memories gradually faded away, she simply wrote down the unfulfilled wishes from her previous life and no longer dwelled on the past.


    As the ancients said, "Those who abandon me cannot stay with me beyond yesterday, and those who trouble my heart bring me much distress today."


    Regardless of how memories may fade, she only moves forward relentlessly towards her predetermined goals.


    With each step that follows, she proceeds with unwavering patience.


    At present, even though her learning speed may not match that of the geniuses, she can confidently say that they don''t have the same depth of understanding as she does.


    Whether it''s the focus of the exam questions or the intentions of the examiners, she sees them clearer than her peers.


    And that is her confidence.


    Is being a genius important?


    Even geniuses require ny-nine percent perspiration to sharpen their skills.


    But she can dedicate one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand percent of her efforts, honing her skills for a decade. Once she unsheathes her sword, no one can surpass her.


    -


    In mid-October, the list of participants for the league was announced.


    The original ss 10 of Little i School astonishingly ranked top in various subjectpetitions at the provincial level.


    It aligned with Jin Qi''s expectations. Ji Ruochu was the top scorer in the province, followed by Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin.


    Inte November, the Winter Olympiad Mathematics Camp (CMO) officially began.


    This time, their opponents were over five hundred participants from various provinces and cities across the country. A pinnacle showdown was about to unfold.


    On November 22nd, Ji Ruochu and the team leader arrived in B City. It was the registration day, and there were dedicated personnel at the train station and airport to receive them.


    The Beijing Province representative team arrived at the airport at two o''clock in the afternoon.


    At four o''clock in the afternoon, the Beijing Province representative team sessfully checked in at the lobby of the B City International Hotel, traveling in the organizer''s designated vehicle.


    At half-past five, the teachers and students dined in the hotel using meal coupons.


    At eight o''clock in the evening, the team leaders held a meeting. By that time, Ji Ruochu, who had already heard about the hotel''s famous desserts, managed to grab thest serving at the designated time and even brought an extra portion for her new roommate.


    At ten o''clock in the evening, the team leaders counted the number of people and instructed the students to rest early as they had to wake up early the next day.


    Don''t misunderstand; it wasn''t an immediate exam. The next day was the opening ceremony of the winter camp, and those who made it this far were the cream of the crop from each province.


    On November 23rd, students started having breakfast using their room keycards from half-past six in the morning.


    The girl sharing a room with Ji Ruochu was named MiaoMiao. She came from L District and was also the one and only representative from their city''spetition. Oh, I forgot to mention, this girl is also a fan of handsome guys.


    But after spending a night together (don''t think the wrong way), she clung to Ji Ruochu. As a result, the trio became a quartet during breakfast the next day.


    At eight o''clock in the morning, the team leaders took attendance and everyone boarded the bus. MiaoMiao sat next to Ji Ruochu.


    At nine o''clock in the morning, the winter camp''s opening ceremony officially began, and MiaoMiao still sat next to Ji Ruochu.


    At eleven twenty-five in the afternoon, the opening ceremony concluded, and everyone took a group photo. MiaoMiao held Ji Ruochu''s hand, smiling sweetly, with Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin standing behind them.


    All four of them had exceptional looks, and even without any beauty filters, their group photo was captivating.


    Fortunately, the winter camp had real-time coverage, allowing the couple who wanted to apany them but were rejected by their own daughter with the excuse of "I''m afraid you''ll be nervous" to see the photos on the official website in real-time.


    Both of them didn''t need to search carefully; with just one nce, they locked onto their own daughter.


    "Who is this child? She looks a bit unfamiliar," Ji Mochen looked at the girl who was holding their daughter''s hand and smiling, her eyes and eyebrows curved in amusement, and asked in confusion.


    "Perhaps she''s a new friend," Ling Chujin had already downloaded the photo and saved it in a separate folder she had created for their daughter.


    -


    After taking a group photo, the teachers from the various provincial teams led the students to familiarize themselves with the examination venue. After about half an hour, they all returned to the hotel by bus.


    There were no other arrangements in the afternoon, so the students either returned to their rooms to study or engaged in leisure activities.


    Although cramming at thest minute was not effective, Ji Ruochu''s daily practice volume had be a routine, so she didn''t force herself to "rx," but instead took a pen and, as usual, delved into the sea of questions.


    November 24th, the first day of the CMO exam.


    They boarded the bus at seven o''clock and sessfully entered the examination venue before half past seven.


    The exam officially began at eight o''clock, with a total time of four and a half hours.


    "The examinees may begin answering the questions."


    As this announcement sounded, Ji Ruochu, who had already browsed through the exam questions, calmly picked up her WENQI XING exam pen.


    Hmm, it had been improved because she had mentionedst time that the pen cover was too heavy. Ji Mochen, who was obsessed with the mysterious power of WENQI XING, naturally had someone modify it.


    Therefore, the pen in her hand didn''t have a heavy pen cover and looked simr to an ordinary pen in appearance, except that it had a very festive color, with the image of WENQI XING printed all over the pen body, and it had a slightly frosted texture.


    Passing invigtor: ...


    **


    Oh my, how frustrating! I originally wanted tobine two chapters, but it''s still a few hundred words short. Well, forget it, I won''tbine them. I''ll post a small chapter after midnight. My dear readers, don''t wait up, get some rest early!

 Chapter 129: CMO First Test

    <h4>Chapter 129</h4>


    At 12:30, the broadcast reminder for students to stop writing sounded as scheduled.


    At the same time, Ji Ruochu, who was already doing the exam, immediately put down her pen and swept the stationery on the desk into her pen bag. After the broadcast prompted the students to leave the ssroom, she walked out of the ssroom with many other students.


    "Ruochu!"


    When she went downstairs, her three little buddies who were bored squatting under a tree counting ants finally got up.


    Jiang Zhi''s expression was as usual, and he walked up to her excitedly. Behind him, MiaoMiao and Qi Yibin were a little disappointed.


    "The two of them didn''t finish the third question." Jiang Zhi said in a low voice.


    Unlike the preliminary and league finals, the number of questions in the final is notrge. For the two days of test time, there are three questions per day, 21 points per question, totaling 126 points.


    Whether it''s the difficulty of the questions or the subsequent awards, itpletely simtes the IMO (International Competition).


    And ording to the situation in previous years, basically getting five questions right will have a chance to get a gold medal, because the difficulty is there.


    It''s just that everyone was rushing towards the national training team, under the condition that the top 60 can enter the training team selection, obviously it was very disadvantageous that they didn''t finish one question in the first exam.


    Ji Ruochu paused for a moment, nodded to indicate that she knew, and the group slowly walked towards the school gate.


    Neither of them wanted to go tofort theirpanions, after all, at this time, no matter what they said, it would seem insincere.


    After getting on the bus, Qi Yibin and MiaoMiao''s expressions finally improved a little, and they were not as dejected as before.


    But soon after, they became dispirited again, because...the whole carriage was talking about how difficult today''s questions were.


    "Thinking that there are still three questions tomorrow, my head hurts."


    "I wonder if there will be freakish questions like the third question tomorrow?"


    "Who knows, I said, there are so many people participating in the final this year, it must be a great wave to filter out sand."


    The atmosphere became more and more low, and MiaoMiao leaned sadly on Ji Ruochu''s shoulder.


    It wasn''t until getting off the bus that everyone cheered up and rushed towards the canteen.


    Sadness returns to sadness, but meals still have to be eaten!


    ...


    "How did you prove that the indeterminate equation has at least one odd solution in the third question?"


    Although Jiang Zhi was insensitive, he also knew to take into ount the moods of the other two little friends, and specially asked quietly when waiting for the on-site cooking ingredients with Ji Ruochu.


    Ji Ruochu nced at Qi Yibin, who had already rushed to the meat food area, and whispered her thoughts in a low voice.


    After she finished, she found that the person next to her had quieted down too.


    When she turned her head doubtfully, she met Jiang Zhi''s wet little deer eyes with a smile.


    With just one nce, they both knew in their hearts.


    "Don''t get too excited too soon, who knows... maybe we''re both wrong." Ji Ruochu said as she picked up the dishes.


    "No way." Jiang Zhi was very sure, took the te from her hand, "As long as we two are the same, we must be right."


    Yes, he is so sure.


    For Jiang Zhi, no matter how difficult the questions are, as long as he can write them out, they are basically stable.


    Only for the few difficult questions does he need to make up that 0.00001% double insurance with someone else.


    Don''t ask, it''s innate confidence!


    And so far, as long as he and Ji Ruochu have the same answer to the question, it is basically the reference answer.


    It has been so since childhood.


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu didn''t continue to pour cold water, after all... although she was modest with her mouth, she also arrogantly believed that her answer = standard answer.


    Don''t ask, it''s the confidence of a clumsy bird flying first!


    In the following time, the few people ate quietly. Perhaps they channeled their grief and anger into strength. After the meal, Qi Yibin immediately became energetic.


    Although MiaoMiao was still a little sluggish, she was no longer as dejected as before.


    "Anyway, the exam is over, worrying more is useless. Let''s focus on tomorrow''s exam."


    At night, the team leader was worried and exhorted them over and over again. For the rest, he was also powerless.


    Everyone was experienced in taking exams and would naturally not panic because of one exam.


    Ji Ruochu was the same. She even calmly finished the day''s questions before going to bed.


    A dreamless night, waking up in the morning, she felt refreshed.


    Well, it looks like a good omen.


    With this in mind, she checked her exam necessities again, then got on the bus and went to the exam site.


    ¡¾Ding~ Yesterday''s extra update has been delivered~ Don''tin less, there are still eight hundred words divided into the previous chapter, so it looks like the update amount is awesome! I will try to give you more updates tomorrow!¡¿

 Chapter 130: The Second Trial of CMO

    <h4>Chapter 130</h4>


    At eight o''clock sharp, the second CMO exam officially began.


    There were still three questions with four and a half hours toplete the exam.


    Clearly, the difficulty was not as friendly as yesterday''s. At least the first question yesterday was a warm-up, whereas today''s...


    Judging from the furrowed brows of all examinees in the exam hall, the questions were challenging.


    Of course, that was not the case for everyone. For example -


    When the Jiang surname examinee saw the questions, he immediately perked up as if he had been recharged. Previously slouched, he instantly sat up straight.


    That posture - had one not known better, they might have thought he had seen the questions beforehand.


    Also -


    The Ji surname examinee''s pen did not stop moving, while her facial expression remained unchanged throughout. It was as if, to the unknowing observer, she was merely practicing her penmanship.


    And her handwriting was admittedly quite good, as a passing proctor silently noted.


    ...


    "Candidates, please stop writing..."


    Only when the exam ended after four and a half grueling hours did Ji Ruochu finally let out a breath.


    Even as she left the exam hall, wenchang star in her left hand and pen case in her right, her mind was still preupied with the exam questions, her solution methods, and... was this really the difficulty of the final?


    Even when the lead teacher told everyone to go rest after eating, she remained somewhat in a daze.


    Not until her concerned friends who saw her absent-mindedness had piled her favorite dishes onto her tray, and when she took a sip of the hot soup, did she finally confirm that this was not a dream.


    What she had just been doing were problems that had stumped her in her previous life, preventing her from advancing past the national training squad. Why she would have such doubts could be traced back to when she was still Tan Ruochu.


    Although many details of the past had grown fuzzy, she clearly remembered how difficult that final exam had been.


    Back then, she had hoped to win the gold medal in the winter camp to gain rmendation to a prestigious university.


    Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to fall short of the geniuses, who easily grasped question types that she had brushed up on dozens or hundreds of times.


    She had always thought the gap was one of talent, but the truth was, she had already fallen behind from the start.


    Unlike the geniuses already familiar with the exam format, she was but a newbie who had only startedpetitive math six months prior.


    And she had only started because the gold medal would lead to a rmended spot at her desired top university, perhaps even with reduced tuition and schrships.


    She needed that chance, so she strived to catch up to those wunderkinds.


    Later, even her coach was shocked that she had made it to the CMO.


    But that was it.


    She vaguely recalled that during the two exam days, drizzling winter rain had fallen outside.


    The freezing wind and rain made her shiver.


    As the straggler of the pack, it was only after finishing the exam that she realized she had a fever. Upon leaving the exam hall, she lost consciousness.


    When she next awoke in the hospital, the final rankings had already been released.


    She ced second.


    The gold medal that would have granted her entry to her preferred university had narrowly eluded her grasp.


    Seeing her so soon after her illness, her teacher and ssmates¡¯ faces were etched with pity, for they all knew her goal.


    Thus, their regret ran even deeper.


    To those geniuses, she must have seemed so pitiful then - burning the midnight oil night after night for a rmendation spot, barely qualifying for the nationalpetition, only to fall just short...


    But her coach at the time did not see things the same way. Though the memories had grown hazy, hismenting words remained clear to her muddled mind:


    ¡°She only startedpetitive math six months ago, yet made it all the way to the national finals. Had it been a year earlier... She may well have imed the crown.¡±


    ¡°That girl is a tough one. Her roommate said she¡¯s been taking medicine these past few days, iming they were vitamins. But I just took a look - they were cold medicine. Taking the exam while sick, yet still iming silver...¡±


    Indeed, had she been in good health during the exam, iming silver while ill, how could she have possibly stopped at silver?


    Had her coach¡¯s spection not echoed her own thoughts back then?


    Had shee from a happy family instead of working part-time jobs since high school, had she learned aboutpetitive math earlier instead of remaining in the dark until her second year... Would the gold medal not have been hers?


    In that moment, unwillingness and helplessness surged forth, but it was merely a fleeting sensation.


    Comining would change nothing.


    So what if she had missed out on a gold medal? It wasn¡¯t her only path forward. She could still contribute to the nation in other ways than being another burden relying on government assistance.


    She had hoped that a rmended spot would allow her to pay next semester¡¯s living expenses through tutoring jobs she could take before the term started. After all, she preferred to earn schrships through her own effort rather than rely on need-based grants.


    But in the end...


    ¡°Ruochu?¡± Noticing she hadn¡¯t touched her food for some time, her friend Miaomiao waved a hand before her eyes in concern.


    Snapping back from her wandering thoughts, Ji Ruochu regained herposure.


    ¡°Hurry up and eat before it gets cold.¡±


    ¡°Got it.¡±


    With a smile, Ji Ruochu resumed her meal.


    Let bygones be bygones. She was no longer that unfledged fledgling who never got a chance to spread her wings.


    Now, she had full confidence in herself.


    The national training squad surely had a spot with her name on it!

 Chapter 131: National Rankings Released

    <h4>Chapter 131</h4>


    Although the exam was over, the finals were still ongoing, with academic presentations scheduled for the next two days.


    On November 28th, the closing ceremony of the finals would be held.


    Not only that, but the results of the finals would also be announced at the closing ceremony, which was what everyone cared about most.


    In fact, on the day they finished the exam, the finals group chat had already started discussing potential answers. As usual, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin would have dragged her along to study together, but this time...


    Looking at the unusually quiet trio over the past few days, Ji Ruochu felt there was a high probability that theirter performance hadn''t gone too well.


    It was understandable, really, since the difficulty this time was truly inhuman.


    Since that was the case, she didn''t bring it up. Everyone was focused on the academic presentations until the day of the closing ceremony when the final results were announced and then¡ª


    "Full marks?"


    Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin, the two top-scoring buddies tied for first ce, eyes wide open in surprise. Then they looked at her usingly,


    "You both did so well, why have you been moping around with long faces these past two days?!"


    "Moping around with long faces?" Ji Ruochu was puzzled.


    "I didn''t do that," Jiang Zhi scratched his head.


    "How can you say you didn''t?" Qi Yibin said angrily. "You didn''t even twist your Rubik''s cube. You kept sighing all the time. How is that not moping?"


    "Huh?" The used boy blinked and slowly looked at the person next to him. "I thought Ruochu was preupied after the exam, assuming she had messed up.


    I was sympathizing with my buddy, wondering how to console her..."


    "But I didn''t mess up," Ji Ruochu was confused.


    "Then howe you were in a daze after the exam?" Jiang Zhi counted off on his fingers, "Dropping spoons into soup, lifting chopsticks into thin air, stuffing chili peppers into your mouth but dropping the meat onto the table..."


    Qi Yibin and MiaoMiao next to him also nodded in agreement.


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    "Well...what if I said, after preparing for the finals for so long, it ending so simply¡ª¡±


    "Simply?!"


    Qi Yibin''s face clearly showed: How dare you?!


    "Ending so simply," Ji Ruochu said helplessly. "I just felt it was a bit surreal."


    Jiang Zhi: ...


    "So you all thought I bombed it and joined me in the gloomy atmosphere?"


    "What else could it be?" Qi Yibin grimaced. "Even when I didn''t finish Question 3, I wasn''t as dramatic as you."


    "But you still made the Top 10," said MiaoMiao next to him, who also didn''t finish Question 3.


    Who would understand? They both didn''t finish Question 3 but he still made the Top 10 while she dropped out of the Top 30.


    "We''re almost in the Top 10!" Qi Yibin said agonizingly. "We used to be lined up with them, now we don''t even have the permanent second ce anymore."


    It should be known that at Capital Middle School, not counting total scores but just math, it was either the three of them tying for first ce, or Ji Ruochu and Jiang Zhi tying for first ce with Qi Yibin second.


    This was the first time he had been left so far behind by the two.


    MiaoMiao: ...


    As expected, the genius not doing well and her own mediocre performance were not held to the same standard.


    And so, after a series of misunderstandings, Ji Ruochu and the other two all returned to school with nationalpetition gold medals.


    Not just them, the Capital Middle School students in general did quite well this time, though most winners were second- or third-years.


    For the current first year ss, there were some winners but very few gold medals, except for the original ss i where it was an average of one gold medal per person.


    While the school was satisfied with this result, they didn''t boast about it too much. After all, genius-level results were nothing new for this gifted ss over the years. What mattered was how they would perform at the national team training after this, and whether they could earn a ce in the national team.


    It should be known that in recent years, Capital Middle School only sent one person at most to internationalpetitions, unlike L City which, despite being less economically developed than Capital City, nurtured far more promisingpetition candidates!


    It wouldn''t be an exaggeration to call L City the "most hardworking city in the country" when it came topetitions.


    Therefore, after some encouragement, everyone went about their usual business. Thepetition workshop hummed along as always, no different than normal times.


    Ji Ruochu was even more unperturbed. As she headed home, she casually handed her middle school gold medal to her parents before putting on her headphones to listen to English news. After all, her goal was internationalpetitions, she couldn''t let her English falter one bit.


    Little did she know the shock this single gold medal delivered to her parents who had thought their daughter was merely "doing quite well" as she so casually put it.


    Even less did she know how many people started panicking because of this one gold medal.


    "Quick, quick! Take out the ''Gold Medal'' banner from the warehouse!"


    "Hurry, throw away the ''Participation Counts'' one!"


    "Change today''s main dish to ''Zhuangyuan''s Triumph''!"


    ...


    Half an hourter.


    The Ji family car stopped at the entrance of Ji''s Hotel.


    Ji Ruochu, thinking she had arrived home, took off her headphones and grabbed her school bag to push the car door open, and then¡ª


    Bang!!!


    Fireworks burst open instantly.


    Ji Ruochu, rarely caught by surprise, froze as she was stuffed with a bouquet of flowers. When she slowly lifted her eyes...


    ???


    What was going on?


    Why were there so many people?


    Why was there a weing party?


    Could it be someone was getting married?


    Three secondster.


    Staring at the huge bright red banner with words like "Ji Family''s Little Princess", "National Competition", and "Gold Medal", Ji Ruochu was...expressionless.


    ncing back, she saw the two masterminds beaming from ear to ear, one holding her certificate and the other holding her gold medal, nking her left and right behind her back.


    There were also ten video cameras capturing this spectacr scene from every angle.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Very well, it seems I have no choice but to put up with this today.


    [Small Theater]


    How Ji Ruochu saw her three buddies: Low morale, vacant looks.


    How the three saw Ji Ruochu walking out of the exam venue: Spiritually disoriented, not herself.


    The four of them: She/He seems to not have done well, must not poke at her/his wounds.

 Chapter 132: A Day in the Life of a Visible Bag

    <h4>Chapter 132</h4>


    That night, from the two elderly people of the Ji family to the youngest who was still in school, everyone had posted a big family reunion photo on their social media.


    So the whole upper-ss circle knew that Ji family''s little princess had bravely seized the national first prize.


    The only puzzling thing was Ji family''s little princess''s smile...it looked a little forced?


    But ording to their own child, she seemed to be not fond of smiling by nature, hmm, that should be an illusion.


    In just a few hours, the news that Ji Ruochu had gotten the national first prize spread throughout this upper-ss society.


    That day, the gossip and chats in the circle almost all revolved around this family.


    Some marveled at how impressive the Ji family was, some marveled that the couple Ji Mochen and his wife had produced such an outstanding child, and some specifically called to ask the couple about their parenting methods.


    Fortunately, although the couple wascent, they still knew some restraints and didn''t reveal anything on their social media.


    What Ji Ruochu didn''t expect was that after she arrived at school, a second wave of congrattions followed in quick session.


    "Ruochu, this is for you!"


    "Congrattions Ruochu on getting the national first prize."


    "This is a gift I specially picked for you!"


    Ji Ruochu''s ssmates who also got the national first prize gifts were a little surprised by the scale of celebrations for their buddy getting the award, but they were still kind enough to hurriedly prepare gifts for her overnight.


    Listening to the constant congrattions around her and getting teased over and over again, Ji Ruochu felt: ...


    If there was anyone now saying she liked making a scene, she could have defended herself, but sadly - there was no one.


    Everyone seemed to have just epted that this was the way she liked to celebrate.


    Very well, the situation where only she got hurt was sessfully created.


    But what could she do, thinking of her parents who had finally managed to turn themselves around from being perennial failures, she could only grit her teeth and bear this heavy love.


    What she didn''t expect was that there was another victim in this matter, that was - Brother Qin.


    For half a month in a row, Brother Qin had to endure his artists asking him when meeting, "How did you know my daughter got the national first prize in math Olympics?"


    The mor was so much that Brother Qin almost wanted to pack him up and throw him into a variety show.


    Therefore, every time he met Ji Ruochu, he would show a sincere expression of "Child, you''ve had a hard time".


    It also gave Ji Ruochu somefort.


    Fortunately, it onlysted for half a month.


    After half a month, as Ji Mochen''s work schedule increased, Ji Ruochu''s life finally returned to normal, returning to the routine of school, martial arts gym, and Ji''s family every day.


    It was worth mentioning that the award list for this nationalpetition also gained some poprity in the math Olympics circle, especially the list and group photo of the gold medal winners.


    Fortunately, the Ji family had always paid attention to Ji Ruochu''s poprity. Others tried their best to get on the hot search, while they tried their best to get off the hot search.


    It could be said that they did their utmost to ensure Ji Ruochu''s peaceful life to the greatest extent.


    Well...of course, sometimes it wasn''t so peaceful, like right now.


    "Are you sure?" Looking at the hair bands, lipsticks and other items on the table, Ji Ruochu raised her eyebrows.


    "Of course." While taking out Ling Chujin''s makeup, Ji Mochen said solemnly,


    "My daughter, don''t feel stressed, just be casual and don''t worry, your dad''s face can still take it."


    A week ago, Brother Qin finally couldn''t stand it and sent Ji Mochen to a variety show. The show turned out well and attracted lots of fans.


    But on that show, Ji Mochen lost a game.


    And the punishment for the loser was to dress up like one of the characters in their new movie being released on the first day.


    So Ji Mochen, who had always been secretly jealous that his wife could enjoy their daughter''s makeup services, finally found a chance to ask his daughter to give him a full makeover fair and square.


    "But I don''t know how to do male makeup."


    "It doesn''t matter, your dad has been called feminine since he was little, female makeup will work too!"


    Ji Ruochu: ...There''s really no need to try so hard.


    "What''s wrong? Don''t you want to put on makeup for Dad?" Seeing her reluctant expression, her dad''s upturned peach blossom eyes drooped down.


    "...No, I was just thinking about which look I should do for you." She didn''t have time to watch that movie anyway.


    "That''s easy to solve. Dad has already chosen it for you. Let''s do this one, the heroine of this movie is quite popr recently."


    In the blink of an eye, Ji Mochen opened the photo he had already saved on his phone.


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    Resigned, she took the phone and swiped back. She discovered that right after the heroine''s stills were the male lead''s photos. Clearly, he had prepared very thoroughly.


    "My daughter, let''s just put on this female makeup for me. Don''t bother making it too alike, just for show is fine." Seeing her keep swiping back, her dad quickly stopped her.


    He knew that the male lead''s makeup was much more low-key than the heroine''s. He finally got a chance to let his daughter y with makeup on his face, how could he make it so simple?


    Thinking of this, Ji Mochen felt sad. Weren''t children supposed to go through a phase where they detested their parents?


    Why didn''t his daughter have that?


    What about the promised dad''s braided pigtails, lipstick drawings, covid tests and other parent-child interactions?


    He had been secretly preparing for it for several years, but never got to use any of it.


    No, he must make up for all of that today!


    Seeing her dad get more and more excited, Ji Ruochu thought: ...Well, another day I can''t understand my nemesis.

 Chapter 133: IMO

    <h4>Chapter 133</h4>


    Of course, although there was some grumbling, Ji Ruochu still followed the wishes of the person involved and did a full make-up for him.


    It turned out that the make-up skills she had practiced self-sufficiently when she was a stunt double in her previous life were still valid.


    Plus, Ji Mochen''s preparations were very sufficient, and he even got the wig ready. After Ji Ruochu helped him get dressed up¡ª


    "My daughter is so good!"


    Staring at himself in the mirror with a gentle and charming fully made-up face, the old father praised while taking a photo of himself, then directly uploaded it without editing.


    The apanying text was also very simple, just wishing the movie box office sess, then tagging the TV series, before going offline.


    To be honest, if not for the photo, such perfunctory words would have been criticized forckluster publicity. But... it was hard to resist since he had posted such a photo!


    And it was a recent frequent hot search topic: the female lead''s makeup look!


    Not only was the makeup perfect, but the looks were way better than the female lead!


    As expected, seeing the photo, fans and passersby exploded, screaming like chickens in thements.


    [Ahhhhhhh! Who is this! Who is this!]


    [Oh my god, Ji Mochen did you owe the crew money? Promoting them so seriously? Don''t you care about your image anymore?]


    [Emmm... Am I the only one who feels like this is meant to disrupt things? I thought the female lead was so beautiful, but seeing Uncle Ruochu in this look, I instantly feel he is more suitable to y the charming female lead!]


    ...


    Soon, Ji Mochen''s getup appeared at the top hot search, and at the same time, Qin Ge''s angry roars could be heard over the phone.


    "How much did they pay you? Tell me!"


    "Back then when I asked you to endorse a major brand''s lipstick, you refused and insisted you didn''t want to look girly. I had to beg our elders before the other party was appeased!"


    "What''s the meaning of this now? Huh? I''m asking you, what''s the meaning?!"


    "Oh this..." The person on the receiving end of the scolding was stunned for a moment, then quietly said, "Why don''t... you ask them now if they need an endorser?"


    "..." Clearly the person on the other end of the phone also didn''t expect him to be so shameless. After three seconds of silence, he gnashed his teeth, "Alright, Ji Mochen, you''re really something!"


    Although the call was hung up on him, Ji Mochen who obtained a hand-drawn full makeover from his daughter was still all smiles as he continued taking selfies with his phone.


    Just as he was still posing, the bedroom door behind him opened. A dazed Ling Chujin yawned as she walked out.


    "Dear, pour me a ss of water-" She paused. "Oh, miss, who are you looking for?"


    Ling Chujin who had just woken up to find an extra "woman" at home instantly became alert.


    Could it be one of Ji Mochen''s flings outside?


    Hmm, she did look quite good though.


    Wait, why does she seem a bit familiar?


    That coquettish nce, that smug expression... This...


    "Wife, look, doesn''t the makeup our daughter did for me look good?"


    Ling Chujin: ...


    What, now you want to be sisters with me?


    "If you''re like this... our nightlife in the future..." Thedy of the house was expressionless.


    !!!


    Ji Ruochu who was about to go out to pour water... silently closed the door.


    Hmm, actually she wasn''t that thirsty, better not go out and make things awkward.


    In the end, between the makeup his daughter did for him and their nightly life together, Ji Mochen firmly chose thetter.


    Hmm, makeup was just temporary, there would definitely be chances in the future.


    Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye it was the second term of 10th grade.


    In March, Ji Ruochu and the others went for national training.


    After hellish torture, the original 10 students of ss i all stood out in the various summer camps and officially became members of the national teams for their respectivepetition categories.


    In August, the International Mathematical Olympiad arrived as scheduled. Ji Ruochu, Jiang Zhi, Qi Yibin and 3 other teammates went overseas together to participate in the international olympiad.


    This time, they were facing off against genius contenders from all over the world.


    The day before leaving, Ji Ruochu opened her notebook, and lightly marked a tick behind "IMO Competition".


    Before the IMO, there were the national training and nationalpetition.


    Above this page were the two huge words "Competitions".


    [Bonus Madness Short Skit]


    Hello darlings, I''m Yihua.


    I''m stuck on writing recently.


    So¡ª


    [Qi Yibin secretly writing exam questions as he passes by] [Snatches the questions and gives them to Ruochu]


    [Jiang Zhi passing by while scrambling a Rubik''s Cube] [Makes the Rubik''s Cube even more scrambled]


    [Fang Zhiyuan passing by solving physics questions] [Messing up all hisb equipment]


    [Ruochu obediently writing new questions] [Grabs her and bites her fiercely twice]


    Ahhhhhhh! Why! Why!


    Why does this world have writer''s block!


    Only one of us can live! One!!

 Chapter 134: National Team Wins

    <h4>Chapter 134</h4>


    August 11th, a piece of good news was posted on major tforms.


    [International Mathematical Olympiad Chinese Team Wins Championship.]


    [The six team members representing China in thispetition all won gold medals]


    [ording to the results announced by thepetition, the scores of the Chinese team in thispetition are as follows:


    Three members scored full marks of 42 points, two team members 41, and one member scored 40 points.


    The total score of the Chinese team was 248 points, leading the runner-up by nearly 30 points.]


    In less than half an hour, this news was posted on hot search, and thement section was exceptionally lively.


    It is important to know that in the IMOpetition, as long as the total score obtained by the contestant is greater than or equal to 32 points, a gold medal can be obtained.


    Although there have been cases of full marks in the Chinese team in previous years, there has never been such a high score for each member as there is this year.


    Is the difficulty lowered?


    This can be seen from the total scores of other national teams. Obviously not.


    It is rare to see such a monopoly of nearly 30 points in the first ce in so manypetitions.


    Of course, there are not only congrattions on the Inte, there will always be some "smart people"ing out to show their presence.


    [The annual championship, scientific research annual did not see the lead.]


    [Strange, the gold medal did not lose, why did the Nobel Prize note out a few?]


    [It''s just a group of exam-oriented students who can only do questions. China''s education is not good. It only knows how to train problem solvers.]


    [Don''t be too happy too soon. It''s not even certain whether these people will still have Chinese nationality in the future.]


    [Indeed, the number of geniuses that universities give to foreign countries for free every year is not small. Let''s wait and see, don''t meet again in the future, and the gun is aimed at your own people.]


    ...


    As soon as these remarks came out, invisible hands began to operate instantly, and in just a few seconds they were topped hotments.


    The joyful chirping ofizens was instantly strangled. Although many people still reflected clearly and fought back, more and more people poured cold water on them.


    In less than a few minutes, the rhythm on the Inte has changed from the initial praise to quarreling with each other.


    At this moment, the national team''s group photo also attracted the attention ofizens.


    At first,izens were just joking that the altitude of this year''s national team members seemed not very high, especially the three standing in the middle, who were obviously much shorter than the surrounding team members.


    Because the three of them have the national g in front of them, only the yellow cor on their upper body and the ck trousers below can be seen from the lens.


    It looks like people who don''t know think they are lucky crowds who came on stage to take pictures with the champions.


    Until arge number of rted reports appeared, people finally eximed.


    Well, not only are these three full-mark candidates this time, but they are also only thirteen years old and have skipped grades all the way to high school freshmen.


    Netizens were instantly curious about the looks of the three, and they all zoomed in on the long-shot group photo in the report. Don''t say, as soon as they zoomed in, they saw some differences again.


    It is important to know that although the big brothers ofpetitions in recent years have extremely high IQs, their looks... There are really few dazzling ones, and they basically belong to the type that you almost forget after seeing them.


    But this time it¡¯s different. Although the few people standing next to the three full-mark team members are still stable in their low-key big brother style.


    But the three in the middle are very different, and under the foil of several people, they are more eye-catching.


    The boy on the left of the C position is a little round, but he looks silly when he smiles, and looks very bully.


    The boy on the right side of the C position is even more amazing. His big eyes seem to be able to look into your heart through the lens. He is simply an existence with a built-in soft light filter.


    And what surprised everyone the most was the girl standing in the middle. It is important to know that in previous years, the national team was almost all boys, and there were rarely any girls.


    And this time, not only are there female yers, but the girl is also a genius full-mark yer who skipped grades all the way.


    In the photo, the girl has a high ponytail, her fox eyes are round, and her skin is so fair that her slightly upturned lips look more pink.


    Strangely enough, although it is such a delicate face, it looks very generous when looking at the camera, as if it is about to join the party next second.


    Of course, this is not the point. The point is...


    [Isn''t this girl so familiar? How do I look at her?]


    [This, isn''t this our Ruochu?]


    [Ah ah ah ah! Mom, my darling is the gold medalist of the internationalpetition!]


    [My good girl, I have sponsored so many protagonists, this is the most promising one.]


    [Who said our Ruochu got into the genius ss through the back door? Who?! Mom is calling you now, dare you respond? !]


    ...


    Soon, "Ji Ruochu" and "International Competition Full Score" and other words rushed to hot search.


    Ji Wang''s fans who received the news rushed to sue, and in just a few minutes, the poprity of the International Mathematical Olympiadpetition rose another level.


    It ranked first in hot search for a whole day, and extended other rted hot searches.


    The movie "Eating Meat" starring Ji Ruochu earlier ate meat, and even the less popr "Dad in Charge" took a sip of the soup.


    This time, no ck fan dared toe out and stubbornly say that the Ji family came in through the back door, because... whose back door can lead to international events?


    [Good news, I took half my life to write the novel]


    [Bad news, I only have half a life left]

 Chapter 135: The Next Goal

    <h4>Chapter 135</h4>


    Over the next few days, online discussions about Ji Ruochu never stopped. But unexpectedly, Ji Mochen, who had always been ostentatious in showing off his daughter, was keeping an extremely low profile this time.


    Even when fans andizens flocked to leave messages under his ount, he never responded, seemingly unwilling to let this matter continue fermenting.


    To be honest, under normal circumstances, if he had reacted in such a low-key manner,izens might have thought they recognized the wrong person and guessed that the gold medal winner was not Ji Ruochu.


    But it was difficult to dispel this idea given that the official website had already routinely published basic information about several contestants, as per custom.


    Her name, age, and school all matched up, so even if Ji Mochen were to now say it was all a misunderstanding, no one would believe him.


    Of course, whetherizens believed him was one thing, and whether Ji Mochen really chose not to say anything was another matter entirely. His current silence inevitably ledizens to specte.


    ¡¾Speaking of which, when our daughter acted in that movie earlier, didn''t this guy also keep a low profile?¡¿


    ¡¾No ah, I remember he also helped promote it. Didn''t he even dress up as a woman? I saw marketing ounts just the other day saying he paved the way for his daughter''s future acting career.¡¿


    ¡¾The one above, that was because he lost a game in a variety show. The one he promoted wasn''t Ruoru''s movie.¡¿


    ¡¾Oh well, I''m just amazed by marketing ounts nowadays, leading with one picture then just making things up as they go!¡¿


    ¡¾So does this mean...Ruoru''s dad doesn''t approve of our daughter mixing in showbiz in the future?¡¿


    ¡¾Shouldn''t ba, didn''t he post a video earlier saying his daughter will act in the future? If he didn''t agree, he wouldn''t have said it jokingly.¡¿


    ¡¾That was then, now she''s grown up. And back then our daughter was only a few years old, how old is she now? Besides, back then our daughter didn''t win a Math Olympiad gold medal! ¡¿


    ¡¾True. If I were Ji Mochen, with the child starting off on such a high note, what''s the point in going into showbiz? Wouldn''t it be better for her to shine in the scientificmunity?¡¿


    ...


    Not only so, butizens also began to specte wildly that the Ji family saw Ruoru''s talent and was preparing to groom her to take over thepany.


    After all, Ji Mochen''s two brothers had also trended when their award photos were posted earlier.


    What''s more,pared to her big uncle and little uncle, Ji Ruoru was notcking in either looks or IQ.


    In the end, it was Ji Mochen''s hardcore fans who leftments dispelling the inheritor fantasies constructed byizens.


    ¡¾I feel Ji Mochen''s reticence precisely shows that he unconditionally supports whatever choices Ruoru makes.


    After all, no matter what he says at this point will be over interpreted by the public, so it''s better for him to say nothing at all.


    Hasn''t it always been...our daughter who calls the shots at home?¡¿


    When this remark appeared, mostizens felt it was very reasonable.


    At this moment, the fans who had witnessed Ji Mochen being hated for years suddenly felt emotional:


    Even a wretch like Ji Mochen has learned to endure now, ah time and tide wait for no man...


    Little did they know, the reason Ji Mochen could endure so steadily was actually¡ª


    "A two-week road trip, during which no photos can be posted on social media, otherwise the trip would have to be cancelled if swarmed by fans at scenic spots!"


    Ji Ruoru handed the gold medal and certificate to her parents who had faces of excitement as she nonchntly spoke.


    "Really!" Her dad was so happy he forgot about the gold medal.


    "Mm! Wasn''t that the agreement after thepetition to go on vacation?"


    Ji Ruoru then opened the travel guide that her parents had started preparing whenever they had time, and began deciding where to go.


    "It''s too hot now, let''s go to..."


    And so, still in raptures over their daughter winning the grand prize, the couple were packed up and taken away without even having the chance to boastfully take pictures of the gold medal and certificate, directly embarking on an impromptu vacation.


    Only after half a monthter when all the news about Ruoru''s International Math Olympiad gold medal had been suppressed by other, more eye-catching news, did the family of three finally return to Kyoto.


    That day, with his daughter''s permission, Ji Mochen finally opened up his social media app, after which...his phone froze for minutes in a rare urrence.


    He initially thought it was a phone malfunction, but upon checking his notifications bar¡ªwell fuck, rows of 99+.


    After the patriarch understood the context, pride was already written all over his face.


    Look, my daughter really is outstanding, she has brought such glory to the family!


    Of course, while he was boastful, Ji Mochen maintained the "mature" and "steady" personabelsizens had given him.


    His status was updated, but had absolutely no rtion to the earlier topics whatsoever. Instead, he chose several photos from the family''s half month trip to upload, with Ling Chujin doing the same.


    It''s worth noting that the photos uploaded by the husband and wife were all edited by Ling Chujin, the hardcore fan for the past decade.


    The only criteria for their selfies was that their daughter had to look her best! As for everything else...unimportant.


    Thanks to the efforts of her parents, Ji Ruoru''s lowered poprity rose once more.


    In the study, looking at the screen where "Ji Mochen takes wife and daughter on trip" was trending on social media, Ji Ruoru helplessly facepalmed.


    This couple was simply too ostentatious.


    Still, while she thought this inside, she had no ns of stopping them, in the end...


    ncing at her notebook where all herpetition goals had been aplished, she felt that a celebration was indeed in order.


    These were a series of goals she jotted down in her notebook as the memories from her past life grew vaguer in her mind.


    First and foremost was her goal for the high school Math Olympiadpetition.


    Somehow, at the moment she obtained the internationalpetition gold medal, the traces ofpetition scenes from her past life left in her mind vanished without a trace.


    In their ce, was the memory of full marks obtained in this most recentpetition throughout the whole experience, a feeling of...


    As if an invisible pen was rewriting her life trajectory guided by a mysterious hand.


    And this pen could only be propelled by herself.


    She was crystal clear that only by working hard and diligently, could shepose new chapters in her life.


    Just as now, she could no longer clearly recall what she encountered and the results ofpetitions in her past life.


    But it didn''t matter, she was certain, her first regret had been remedied.


    Thinking this, Ji Ruoru briskly flipped past thepetition page.


    The next second, the giant word "Academics" leaped into her vision, under which were several concise goals.


    Seeing the contents above, Ji Ruoru''s frown only grew deeper and deeper.


    Obviously, with most of her past memories already forgotten, she could now not at all understand why she would have written these words.


    But¡ª


    "Since it was past regret, it naturally must be remedied."

 Chapter 136: You are not safe, I am not safe, we all take the college entrance examination together.

    <h4>Chapter 136</h4>


    Just as the inte was abuzz again about the Ji family, Ji Ruochu became busier and busier, and the reason was...


    "Skipping grades again?"


    Just one week before the start of the new semester, her parents looked at each other helplessly when they were asked to sign their daughter''s grade skipping application.


    "My daughter, although our family has quite a lot of assets for you to inherit, we aren''t in a rush for this year and a half..." Ji Mochen said helplessly.


    "That''s right, we aren''t in a rush." Ling Chujin agreed while signing her own name.


    Ji Mochen next to her: ???


    "What are you looking at? You signed itst time when she skipped a grade, so it''s my turn this time, right?"


    "..." While it was true, agreeing so readily didn''t seem right.


    "Although your father and I hope you take it slowly, we''ll unconditionally support anything our daughter decides to do."


    "Thank you, mother." Ji Ruochu smiled, her eyes curving into crescents. Her father beside her looked wronged but didn''t say anything more.


    In fact, when Ji Ruochu entered the national training team, she had already obtained qualification to be exempted from the exam. But at that time, Ji Ruochu did not ept it.


    It was only after she won the international gold medal that the admissions offices of several universities called Ji Mochen and his wife again. This time, Ji Ruochu finally revealed her intentions.


    She didn''t want the exemption, she wanted to take the exam herself.


    Even though several top domestic universities said that if she epted the exemption, she could still take the college entrance exam and it wouldn''t affect her admission - in other words, the exemption was like double insurance in case she didn''t do well on the exam -


    "What if I don''t do well?"


    Ji Ruochu, who had just finishedpeting, looked indifferent and arrogant. Her face didn''t show any shame as she bluntly retorted.


    "Of course you won''t!" The extremely self-preserving couple immediately responded, their position which had been shaken by the admissions office immediately steadied again.


    With no other choice, seeing that this family was determined not to ept the coveted exemption quota, the few universities could only reluctantly leave.


    However, what they didn''t expect was that after the other nine internationally medaled athletes who were sought after by top universities learned that Ji Ruochu gave up the exemption, they also declined their exemptions.


    And the reason was...


    "If she doesn''t ept it, then I won''t either. Otherwise it looks like I can''t get in through the exam."


    A certain Qi felt motivated in an instant. "With me here, she won''t think of bing the provincial entrance exam top scorer!"


    "Ah? Then...then I''ll take the exam too." A certain Jiang immediately filled out a grade skipping application too.


    "....Then I''ll take the exam too." A certain Fang politely declined the exemption notice.


    "Take me too!"


    "I''ll go too. We''re all international gold medalists, let''s see who gets the top exam score in the province this time!"


    "+1."


    ...


    And so, after school started, Ji Ruochu sessfully gained nine familiar ssmates who skipped grades with her.


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    Very well, if you don''t ept the exemption, then I won''t either. Let''s take the exam together.


    "This time, I will definitely not lose to you again! The top exam score will definitely be mine!" The teenager, whose voice was changing, said stubbornly.


    "Oh, then do your best."


    Facing this familiar provocation, Ji Ruochu, who was already half a head taller than the other, patted his shoulder to show her support.


    Qi Yibin instantly felt humiliated: ......


    Ah! So annoying! I want to be 1.8 meters tall right now!


    Unfortunately, this goal could not be achieved in the short term. Of course, not just him, Fang Zhiyuan and Jiang Zhi who were also only 13 were nearly half a head shorter than Ji Ruochu.


    It could be said that until the end of the first semester of 12th grade, the boys from the former ss i were still suppressed in height by the three female ssmates they grew up with.


    Among them, Ji Ruochu, who pursued both academics and sports, was the most conspicuous. She was already mature for her age, and in the group of 10 grade-skipping maniacs from the former ss i, she stood out even more, practically bing their big sister.


    Including... in grades.


    Although they had all chosen the same subjects, and Ji Ruochu wasn''t necessarily first in every ss, in total score she could always pull ahead by a small margin.


    Even so, Ji Ruochu did not rx her vignce, on the contrary she became busier and busier, spending almost every day of 12th grade studying.


    However, this "studying" was not limited to high school sses, it also included - university finance major knowledge.


    It wasn''t until Ji Moyi saw the professional books she had left on the sofa and raised some questions that Ji Mochen and his wife found out about this.


    But that wasn''t important. What was important was -


    "Does Ruochu want toe to thepany in the future?" As the backbone of the family business, Ji Moyi naturally had to consider more.


    "I don''t really want to for now." Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Ji Ruochu calmly said, "I just want to finish studying quickly, and graduate early if possible."


    "Can you tell me the reason?"


    Ji Moyi, who was familiar with his brother and sister-inw''s personalities, was obviously very confused. No one was pressuring the child, so why was she in such a...rush?


    "Hmm..." Ji Ruochu thought about it and felt that she really should give her uncle advance notice, so she softly told him her ns.


    A momentter.


    "Second brother, sister-inw, did you know about Ruochu''s ns?" Looking at his niece who had gone back to eating, Ji Moyi was puzzled.


    "We knew." Ji Mochen didn''t even lift his head as he used his chopsticks to put another chicken leg on his daughter''s te.


    Ji Moyi was startled, then looked back at Ling Chujin who was carefully deboning fish for her daughter.


    Ling Chujin didn''t raise her head either, but she could sense her brother-inw''s gaze and smiled, "Yes, we both know."


    After hearing his brother and sister-inw''s answers, Boss Ji Moyi''s expression grew stranger and stranger. Clearly not understanding but still confirming again, "Ruochu, have you really thought it through?" Then he quickly added, "Your uncle isn''t looking down on your aspirations, I just feel it''s a bit of a pity."


    "It''s fine, uncle." Ji Ruochu, who was still working hard on the chicken leg, looked up with a smile, "There''s no harm in waiting for good food."


    ...


    "Alright, uncle will get someone to take care of this for you right away."


    "Thank you, uncle."

 Chapter 137: Looking-woman Stone

    <h4>Chapter 137</h4>


    Time flies by, and Ji Ruochu''s high school studies passed day after day amidst the sea of exam questions and the learning of new knowledge.


    When she finally lifted her head from the high piles of books, she suddenly realized that the new year was only three days away.


    After this year, she would be fourteen years old.


    Fourteen years old, in the third year of high school.


    Hmm, she was very satisfied with her current progress.


    After ticking off thest "¡Ì" in today''s task list, Ji Ruochu was about to get up and stretch.


    As soon as she pushed back her chair, two heads appeared in the unlocked door.


    "My daughter, are you done with your studies?"


    "Are you tired? Dad stewed old hen soup for you today!"


    "Mom also made your favorite chicken feet in pickled pepper that we can gnaw on..."


    Ji Ruochu, who just wanted to stretch...nodded obligingly.


    Within a few minutes, the originally quiet Ji family vi became lively again.


    "My daughter, close your door next time you study. Your dad and I are always afraid of disturbing you."


    Ling Chujin handed a spoon to her daughter who was about to drink the soup, and said worriedly.


    She didn''t know when her daughter started leaving the study door open.


    This made the parents who liked to make food for their daughter feel restrained in the kitchen.


    "It''s okay, leave it open. Let the air circte," Ji Ruochu said without lifting her head.


    The parents who were certain that the venttion in their vi was excellent: ...


    You should know that the couple usually pays great attention to their child''s personal space and privacy.


    Ever since Ji Ruochu entered high school, the two academically unsessful parents bought a bunch of books and started researching, for fear that their rtionship with their teenage daughter would break down.


    Finally, after reading numerous cases of failures due to parents peeking at their children''s diaries, removing door locks from their children''s rooms, and beating their children in public, the couple jointly formted a few rules.


    Things like knocking on bedroom doors beforehand, giving the child enough space, not touching the child''s belongings, not looking at things they shouldn''t see, etc. It can be said that the couple made great efforts to respect their daughter.


    Under these restraints, the family of three lived more and more harmoniously, until...their daughter stopped closing the study door.


    Why?


    Of course it was because the couple was like guarding a family heirloom, peeking at the study door at every turn, and the two even figured out a pattern themselves.


    If the study door was closed, it meant their daughter was busy with her own things. If the study door was open, it meant their daughter hadpleted her homework for the day, and might be reading magazines, leisure books, on her phone, etc.


    And this meant--they could go y with their daughter!


    But now their daughter doesn''t even close the door. The couple wanders around the door every day like headless flies.


    Most importantly, every time they saw their daughter sitting upright and studying, they would unconsciously reveal a perverted smile.


    While their mood was indeed great, doing this made it seem like they were monitoring their child all the time, right?


    This won''t do!


    They were not controlling parents!


    However, what the couple didn''t know was that the reason Ji Ruochu left the study door open was precisely because she couldn''t stand the pitiful sight of the two staring longingly at the door panel every day.


    She had only ever heard of gazing stones for missing one''s wife or husband. As it turned out, this couple was different--ever since she entered high school, instead of taking care of their own business every day, they lingered at home as "gazing stones" for their daughter!

 Chapter 138: Meeting a Fan

    <h4>Chapter 138</h4>


    As for how Ji Ruochu knew about the couple''s status...


    It all started when one day she pushed open the door and was met with the sight of the married couple sitting on the sofa facing the study, resting their chins in their hands and gazing longingly at the door.


    Even someone as unppable as Ji Ruochu was taken aback for a good while.


    By the time she regained herposure, her cup had already been refilled with honey water, and the Stone couple had returned to their vigil on the sofa.


    How to describe this feeling... simply put - surreal.


    To be honest, the couple''s asional rowdiness and stronger presence during her study sessions might have annoyed her.


    On the contrary, they were excessively considerate... No, docile... Hmm, that''s not right either.


    Anyway, Ji Ruochu ended up leaving the study door wide open.


    She was rarely disturbed during studying anyway, and this way she could find things for them to do in her spare time, which led to the current situation.


    "Have the ne tickets been booked?"


    Ji Ruochu changed the subject as she ate the boneless chicken leg that her old father had carefully deboned for her.


    "Huh?" The couple was taken aback. "Go where?"


    "A trip, didn''t Grandpa, Grandma, Grandfather and Grandmother say they were free this year? We can go together."


    Seeing the silent couple, she asked again, "What''s wrong? Wasn''t this agreed earlier that we''d travel at least twice a year? Did you guys forget?"


    "We didn''t forget, but-"


    When we said that, we didn''t know you''d skip a grade in high school straight to senior year after freshman year! We were thinking of going in your sophomore year. Now...


    "Then that''s fine. Last year we had New Year''s Eve dinner at Grandpa and Grandma''s ce, so let''s go to Grandfather and Grandmother''s this year.


    We can set off for the airport to pick up Grandpa and Grandma early on New Year''s Day, thene back on the 6th."


    Perfectly timed - school starts on the 7th. She can report to school the next day.


    "But darling, won''t you be too tired like this?"


    "Yeah, we can go after you finish the college entrance exam too."


    It wasn''t that the couple was excessively worried, but that their daughter nned every trip, leaving no room for them to help.


    To put it bluntly and wound their pride, their best way of helping was to tag along obediently.


    Thus, they avoided mentioning trips this year, hoping their daughter could rest properly.


    "Tired?" Ji Ruochu looked puzzled as she sipped soup through a small straw. "No way, traveling is rxing. I''m worn out from studying too."


    With that said, the couple stopped trying to dissuade her and happily started making arrangements - booking ne tickets, informing both sets of grandparents, and...


    On the 30th of the lunar calendar, Ji Mochen took his wife and daughter to the old Ji family residence to apany his parents for the reunion dinner.


    Early on the 1st, the family of three set off with the four elderly members.


    Considering Ji Mochen''s fame domestically and Ji Ruochu''s school enrollment on the 7th, the family of three went to a small city in the south this year.


    Since it wasn''t a famous tourist destination, there weren''t many people around.


    They didn''t expect to run into fans on the 5th though.


    The other group was also a family on vacation. At first when they saw the graceful Ji family, they only stole a casual nce and marveled at their good looks before minding their own business - clearly not the star-chasing type.


    It was only when their older daughter returned to her seat with fruits from the buffet and followed her family''s gaze to the Ji family who had just sat down that...


    "Ah! It''s you-"


    The girl stopped herself in time when she recognized the celebrity at first nce, barely remembering to cover her mouth to avoid attracting the other diners'' attention.


    By now, the Ji family was also looking her way.


    "Must be a fan." Ji Mochen put down the menu, regrettinging here a little.


    If not for the restaurant''s famous cuisine, they wouldn''t have specifically chosen tea time to have a meal here.


    "Should we leave then?" Ling Chujin asked.


    "Probably not needed." Ji Ruochu eyed the phone and stationery the girl had ced on the table and the bag she was rummaging through. She guessed, "Since she didn''t make a scene, and looks college-aged, Daddy just needs to sign an autographter and ask her not to post photos these few days."


    Ji Mochen nodded, his face filled with resignation.


    As expected, being too popr had drawbacks - running into fangirls everywhere.


    Just as they were talking, the startled girl from before ran over with a pen and paper in hand, discreetly checking her surroundings.


    The evergreen king felt a surge of gratification at his fan''s tactfulness for recognizing this wasn''t an appropriate ce for fanfare, henceing over quietly for an autograph-


    "Wahhh, Ruoruo darling, sign for Mommy, I watched you grow up on variety shows!"


    Ji Mochen: Huh?


    His official wife beside him, Ling Chujin: What??


    Ji Ruochu, who was so shocked by being called someone''s daughter that she nearly dropped the menu: What???


    On the other side, the girl''s father spit out his tea.


    What daughter? Whose daughter? Your daughter with who!!!


    A family storm was brewing.


    Fortunately, the quick-witted Ji Ruochuughed as she epted the stationery, asking the girl''s name specially to write a personalized message: "Thanks for your support, big sis!"


    One minuteter.


    After making the girl promise not to post any photos, Ji Ruochu sent her off contentedly clutching the autographed message.


    Her bewildered family got up to apologize on behalf of their eye-catching daughter out of habit. Their familiarity with the routine was heartbreaking.


    By the time Ji Mochen regained his senses, his daughter had already happily gone back to ordering dishes.


    Shortly after, the other family paid and left after their fruit.


    If not for Ji Ruochu specifically nodding farewell to her "mommy fan" and seeing her off in a daze, Ji Mochen might have believed it was his imagination.


    But clearly his worries were unnecessary, because¡ª


    "Oh my, causing such a ruckus. Anyone who doesn''t know better would''ve thought our Ruoruo was the veteran celebrity instead of the one who''s been in showbiz for over 20 years."


    Older Jiughed amusedly as he lifted his teacup for a sip.


    Ahh good tea, such fine tea!


    Although amused, Ji''s Mother still nudged her partner to hint that he rein it in before provoking their son enough to stop bringing them on trips.


    Seeing his parents'' bodynguage, Ji Mochen thought...


    Great, looks like there''s no ce for him in this family anymore!!

 Chapter 139: Preparing for the College Entrance Examination

    <h4>Chapter 139</h4>


    While the few people didn''t know was that the girl''s parents and younger brother who had left earlier were being crazy fangirled by her about her "cub".


    "Mom, that''s the cub I''m a fan of! She''s super awesome!"


    "She was on a variety show when she was three and a half, acted in movies when she was in elementary school, the one our family went to watchst year, remember the poor little girl who fell off the cliff, that''s her!"


    "Ahhhhh! I''m so excited! As expected of my daughter! She looks even better in person than in the already heavenly beautiful photos!"


    "And and, she''s so smart! I heard she skipped grades all the way, was already a high school freshman at thirteen, and won a gold medal in the International Olympiad with a perfect scorest year!"


    "Ahhhhhhh! My god! I really want to go show off now, but I just promised my cub I wouldn''t post anything, not even after three days.


    But it''s fine, I just touched my cub''s fingers, hehehe...... My cub''s fingers are so soft...... Her handwriting is so nice too!


    Wuwuwu...... This must be the first autograph my cub has given, as expected of my cub, her first autograph is so good......"


    The family members who were forced to listen to the mom fan''s ramblings all the way in the car: ...... Our daughter/sister has gone nuts.


    Of course, this was all afterwards, back to Ji Mochen andpany, afterpleting the final n for their trip, they returned to the hotel to pack up and prepare to head back.


    On the sixth day of the lunar new year, they took a ne back to the capital.


    On the seventh day, Ji Ruochu returned to school to report.


    On the fifteenth day, Ji Mochen finished all the schedules thepany had arranged for him earlier.


    On the sixteenth day, Ji Mochen''s contract with thepany expired, and whether he would renew his contract became a focus for many fans.


    ¡¾I feel like he''s not renewing,st time when he renewed, thepany started celebrating and giving out red packets and prizes a month in advance, arrogantly. This year it''s all hush-hush, still no news even today, looks like it''s off.¡¿


    ¡¾Yeah, I feel like that''s the case too, but can''t say for sure, a lot of celebrities set up their own studios and just sign on, maybe Ruochu''s dad did the same.¡¿


    ¡¾To be honest, renewal or not, it''s not as important for him now, after all he hasn''t even held concerts in the past few years, thepany''s revenue must have dropped a lot.¡¿


    ¡¾The drop in revenue is one thing, but not renewing directly cuts off all revenue! If I were thepany, I''d beg this lord to renew even as I cried. ¡¿


    ......


    Netizens all joined in the discussion, in no time, all sides seemed to make sense, andments shed by dazzlingly.


    ck fans fought with fans, passerbys watched the theater, others took the chance to promote their own unsessful celebrities, it was exceptionally lively.


    Seeing this topic about to tear up to first ce on hot search, the person involved finally arrived fashionablyte.


    ¡¾Ding~ Ji Mochen whom you follow has juste online!¡¿


    ¡¾Ding~ Ji Mochen whom you follow has just posted something, go check it out!¡¿


    The moment this post appeared, countlessizens clicked over.


    Unlike his usual arrogant posts, Ji Mochen''s post this time was very short.


    ¡¾Due to family matters, I will be on hiatus for the next six months, also, my contract has expired and I will not be renewing it.¡¿


    In just a few dozen words, it made theizens who didn''t know stare with eyes wide.


    ¡¾What does this mean? Is he really taking six months off for something or is he being forced by thepany to temporarily retire for six months because he didn''t renew?¡¿


    ¡¾Mmmm......though that guess makes a lot of sense, it doesn''t seem to fit Ji Mochen.¡¿


    ¡¾To tell the truth, if this happened to any other actor, I could believe it was thepany bullying them, but Ji Mochen......it''s probably something with his family.¡¿


    ¡¾......I feel like this guy is starting to openly ck.¡¿


    In just a short few minutes, "Ji Mochen Announces Retirement" topped the hot search charts, with a deep red "Explosive" next to it.


    The masses who didn''t know the truth thought he was really retiring at first, and hurried to click in¡ª¡ªand the system crashed.


    After the programmers worked overtime to urgently fix it for ten minutes, the social media tforms finally went back to normal.


    During this time, Ji Mochen''s poprity remained high up.


    Even manager Brother Qin and Wan Entertainmentpany made it onto the hot search charts.


    In the end, the one who ended up doing damage con¡ª¡ªahem, handling it, was Brother Qin.


    Although Ji Mochen did not renew, they terminated the contract peacefully, so naturally they couldn''t let theizens make random guesses.


    But this statement from thepany and former manager Brother Qin didn''t do much, they still had to trouble this lord Ji to deign to cooperate.


    Luckily rtionships between the younger generation had been good these years, so seeing it as for the kids'' sake, Ji Mochen who had already deleted his social media ounts reluctantly logged in with Ling Chujin''s phone and......liked it.


    Then logged off.


    Brother Qin: ......


    Well, it was already not bad that he was willing to like it, they''d have to make do.


    And so, an unusually styled online ruckus was peacefully resolved, and the Ji family couple started their full time parent life from that day forth.


    Nowadays, the Gaokao, or college entrance exam tested not just grades, but students'' mental state, physical condition, emphasizing the all around development of moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic education andbor.


    Of course, this was no big problem for the bossdy of ss i, Ji Ruochu.


    After all, this was someone who could take the top three in various sportingpetitions among provincial level athletes.


    If not for how outstanding her grades were, being protected as the apple of the school''s teachers'' eyes, the provincial team coaches would have already tried to recruit her long ago.


    Originally in the Ji family only Ji Ruochu kept up a routine of morning exercises.


    Ji Mochen was a celebrity, he only hit the gym when his weight went over standards. And Ling Chujin......couldn''t gain weight even if she wanted to. Other than asionally doing yoga with her daughter, she basically belonged to thezily sprawling type.


    But that was before, now that it was the critical time for their daughter to prepare for the Gaokao exam, the couple naturally followed their daughter''s pace.


    Every day at six, Ji Ruochu would take her sports-hating parents and runps around their small vi.


    Then, the family of three would practice Tai Chi in the little garden for half an hour, and after that......the couple would sprawl on the ground watching their daughter practice martial arts.


    In the little garden was ced a pink wooden post, even with some cute cartoon characters on the post.


    This was custom made for their daughter by the couple, although......the little characters on it had already been punched to varying depths, but that wasn''t important.


    In the couple''s eyes, their daughter was still a soft, cute, girly girl.


    Pak¡ª¡ª


    With thest hit ringing out, the Ji family''s morning exercises ended, by this time it was just past seven.


    Typically by now Ji Ruochu would go back to shower, while the couple set out breakfast, peeling eggs, pouring milk......


    Only after seeing Ji Ruochu step through the school gates less than three hundred meters from home would they start eating, then begin preparing lunch.


    In order for their daughter to eat a little better, the couple had specially gone to get chef certifications. Ji Ruochu''s third year of high school, the family''s three meals every day were made by them ording to professional nutritional meal ns.


    If they didn''t still have house cleaning that needed doing, the maid would have practically be unemployed.


    Facing the treatment of not getting her pay cut but only her workload, the maid was extremely anxious. She wiped the floors an extra time every day until the marble tiles shone clear enough to see reflections.

 Chapter 140: The Final College Entrance Examination

    <h4>Chapter 140</h4>


    Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon flow like water.


    Before long, the date of the college entrance examination arrived.


    In the early morning, Ji Ruochu opened the curtains to find that it was raining outside the window.


    Tsk, the weather is not very good today.


    Although she thought this in her heart, there was not the slightest displeasure on her face. On the contrary, she was even in a good enough mood to open the window a little to feel the cool breeze and rain outside.


    At 8:15, Ji Mochen and his wife Ling Chujin apanied Ji Ruochu to the school gate, where many students had already arrived early.


    Ji Ruochu calmed her nervous parents in the car before getting out with an oil paper umbre and her school bag.


    This umbre was custom made for her by her parents, with two golden carp jumping over the dragon gate painted on the red canopy, symbolizing good fortune.


    Coincidentally, Ji Ruochu wore a knee-length beige dress today, with many light-colored lotus flowers blooming on the hem, which matched the umbre quite well. Going up, there was a slender waist and curves that were beginning to develop.


    She lifted her fair and slender hand slightly to reveal her swan-like neck and perfect jawline.


    "Mom and dad, don''t get out of the car. There are too many people. I''ll walk over slowly by myself."


    Seeing her parents about to get out of the car with an umbre, Ji Ruochu stopped them.


    Of course they were unwilling. Sharing arge umbre with the same carp jumping over the dragon gate design, they followed carefully behind their daughter.


    At 8:30, the candidates began entering through the school gate.


    At 8:45, Ji Ruochu, who had already entered the exam room, found her seat.


    The ssroom was very quiet, but she could feel the unrest in every candidate''s heart.


    Of course, she was also extremely uneasy inside. After all... the efforts of so many years were finally being tested again.


    After lightly wiping the water stains on her shoes with a tissue, she took out a wet wipe and carefully wiped each of her fingers. Then... she took out the 3.0 version of the Wenqu Star pen that her father had customized for her.


    Unlike the previous ones, this version of the pen was very low-key, with only a carving of the Wenqu Star logo on the barrel.


    By the time she had neatly arranged her stationery on the desk, the invigtor had started unsealing the exam papers. Following the instructions of randomly selected front-row students to check the integrity of the papers and the audio prompts, they began distributing the papers.


    After receiving the papers, candidates were not allowed to start yet. They could only inspect the papers to see if there were any defects or unclear photocopying.


    While checking, Ji Ruochu also took a look at thest section on readingprehension and essay writing. In just a few seconds, a hint of interest shed through her eyes.


    The essay topic this year... was a little interesting.


    "Candidates may start answering now."


    Following this audio prompt, the candidates in the exam hall finally began writing.


    ...


    11:30 a.m.


    "The exam has ended. Candidates please stop writing."


    With this, the Chinesenguage exam in the morning ended.


    Although the exam was over, the rain showed no signs of stopping. On the contrary, it grew heavier and heavier.


    Ji Ruochu looked at the rain outside and turned to take out the raincoat and boots she had prepared in advance from her school bag.


    Hmm,pared to umbres, raincoats were indeed safer.


    Not only did the rain not stop that day, it continued to drizzle all the way until thest day of the college entrance exam.


    Of course, it wasn''t only Capital City that had rain. There was heavy rain of varying degrees all over the country. Some areas were even affected enough to impact the college entrance exam.


    As a result, in addition to the difficulty of the exam questions themselves, the heavy rains across the country were also trending topics on social media over the past few days.


    As for celebrity trends... who daredpete for attention during this time?


    This was what Ji Ruochu thought before opening her phone after the exam. But the moment she logged into the app, she was proven wrong.


    Because at this moment, a familiar name was trending at the end of the hot search list on the social tform - Ji Mochen.


    When she clicked in confusion, what she saw were several photos taken by passersby.


    It started with a parent who mainly posted not about Ji Mochen himself, but about their family of three sharing an oil paper umbre with carp jumping over the dragon gate, and the overly eye-catching cheongsam worn by Ling Chujin.


    ¡¾This family has a strong sense of ceremony. I want to know where to buy this umbre. I want to get one too.¡¿


    Below was a series of +1s in agreement.


    Then someizens dug out the luxury custom logos on the umbres, andmented the sky-high prices of the oil paper umbres.


    At this point, no one had noticed the faces of the family of three under the umbres yet. Until¡ª


    Half an hour ago.


    Since the rain had stopped and many parents and TV reporters had gathered outside the exam hall, the exceptionally good-looking couple was randomly picked from the parents waiting at the school gate for an interview.


    This reporter was from the local Capital City Evening News. Quite old in age and not someone who followed celebrities, he regarded the couple as ordinary parents sending their child to exam.


    And so, holding the red oil paper umbre, the couple once again entered the public eye, including the exquisitely-made cheongsam worn by Ling Chujin.


    "Are you two also parents sending your child to take the exam?" The reporter was clearly puzzled. After all, the couple in front of him looked very young.


    "Yes, our daughter is also in her third year of high school this year." Ling Chujin smiled and answered. Beside her, Ji Mochen just nodded lightly. His deep eyes nced at the camera for a moment, unexpectedly leaving people stunned by his handsomeness.


    "We all know that after the college entrance exam ends, the children will usher in the time to fill out their preferences and embark on their future paths of development. May I ask if you two have any advice for your child''s future life?"


    "......None."


    "Huh?"


    "In our family, our daughter has the final say. She can choose to apply for whatever she wants, and we will support her unconditionally."


    After Ling Chujin spoke, Ji Mochen beside her added, "Yes, no matter what she wants to study or do, we will protect and support her all the way."


    Hearing this answer, the reporter was stunned instantly. The next second, a smile appeared uncontrobly on his face. He proceeded to ask several more questions, but everyone¡¯s focus was no longer on the content.


    Until the end of the video, the barrage was filled with the three names ¡°Ji Mochen¡±, ¡°Ji Ruochu¡±, and ¡°Ling Chujin¡±, along with a bunch of exmation marks.


    When she exited and looked again, the original trending search that was at the end had already rushed to first ce.


    Ji Ruochu helplessly held her forehead. She really had to say, the development of things waspletely beyond expectation.


    While she was battling the college entrance exam in the exam hall, her parents outside managed to top the hot search trends.


    Hmm... how should I put it? Yes, like father like daughter indeed.

 Chapter 141: Only the Old Father gets hurt again.

    <h4>Chapter 141</h4>


    It has to be said that even though Ji Mochen announced earlier this year that he would temporarily stop working, his poprity is still frighteningly high.


    A simple interview stayed trending for a long time, until the next day, it slowly dropped to fifth ce.


    But if Ji Ruochu had time to look at the hot search again, she would find that in the hot search terms of her old father, most were about herself.


    ¡¾Ah this... Ji Mochen and his wife only have one child, right?¡¿


    ¡¾What does it mean? Is Ji Ruochu taking the college entrance exam this year?¡¿


    ¡¾No wonder her dad Ji Mochen said he would take a six-month break from work, turns out it was to take care of his daughter ah.¡¿


    ¡¾So Ji Ruochu jumped grades after winning the International Olympiad gold medal? Is this girl so impatient?¡¿


    ¡¾I heard that her previous ss of ten geniuses all skipped grades. They seemed to have all rejected the school''s offer of admission, and were eager to determine a winner in the college entrance exam. ¡¿


    ¡¾Very good, the thinking of geniuses is indeed something we ordinary people cannot understand.¡¿


    ¡¾In this way, it''s likely the provincial champion of Beijing city this year will emerge from among them.¡¿


    ¡¾Competitions and college entrance exams are not the same. Being good at math doesn''t necessarily mean you''re good at Chinese and English too. Who knows, in the end the exam score may not be as high as other students''.¡¿


    ¡¾Indeed, my younger brother was also on the national math team, but his Chinese was so bad, it was unbearable to look at.¡¿


    ¡¾Yes, after all,petitions only test one subject, while the college entrance exam tests more than one subject.¡¿


    ¡¾It would be funny if in the end the international gold medalist didn''t even get the minimum score for college admission.¡¿


    ...


    Endless ridicule like this also made fans who were initially very confident in Ji Ruochu panic.


    Some of these fans were Ji Ruochu''s fans, some were fans of her from variety shows when she was little, and some came over from her father Ji Mochen''s side.


    Therefore, after seeing this unusual trend, Ji Mochen fans who were free started a "love the daughter for the father''s sake, care for the little one" escort operation.


    Soon, the hotments became the fans'' world. One said ¡¾Jumping grades requires passing the exam as one of the prerequisites. Therefore, even if it''s not full marks, it must meet the requirements to jump grades. This means our Ruochu''s strength is stable!¡¿


    Another said ¡¾Leave this father and daughter alone. The old father has semi-retired, doesn''t hold concerts, doesn''t take on endorsements, just to apany his daughter to take an exam well. Whether she does well or not has nothing to do with you.¡¿


    ...


    In short, while Ji Ruochu was not looking at her phone, the fans of the father and daughter were fighting fiercely with the enemy.


    Oh, you ask why she''s not looking at her phone? Naturally, it''s because¡ª


    "Bang!!"


    Her long, powerful legs instantly kicked the iing long table into pieces.


    Sss¡ª


    The side crew inhaled sharply, immediately asking someone to bring a few more tables from the warehouse.


    Goodness, although the quality of the prop table was poor and it wasn''t difficult to kick and fly, kicking it into pieces was very outrageous.


    "Cut! Passed!"


    Behind the monitor, Qiu Xuetong''s eyes lit up greedily, "Very good! Siyi, take a break first, you still have a fight scer."


    "Okay." The girl in blue robes nodded.


    Next second, several people who had been waiting at the side immediately came up.


    The tall woman handed her water and leaned down to rub her slender calves, asking if they hurt.


    The girl shook her head, her face filled with a bright smile that made the white silk ribbon in her hair look delicate.


    The man next to her opened the freshly cooked soup, checked that the temperature was right, and handed it over.


    The makeup artist was even more breathless, afraid that the scream that had reached her throat would spill out inadvertently.


    Good heavens! What virtues had she umted in her previous life that today she could actually see her male god working as an assistant on set?!


    "Mom and Dad, don''t be so nervous. The amount of action in this drama is nothingpared to my training at the martial arts school."


    The girl took a sip of the soup her old father had specially cooked, and said helplessly.


    "How can it be the same?" The old father was very unhappy, "The martial arts school doesn''t use wire work, the martial arts school doesn''t film night scenes, and the martial arts school doesn''t let you get beaten and injured."


    Qiu Xuetong, who was about toe over to discuss the script with his female lead, silently turned around: Hmm, better to goter.


    He had a feeling that if he went over now, he might get beaten up by that Ji Mochen.


    Yes, the girl who was filming martial arts scenes earlier was the 15-year-old Ji Ruochu, who had just finished taking the college entrance exam.


    And the husband and wife who were serving soup and water at her side were Ji Mochen and Ling Chujin.


    As for why the family would be at the set...that has to start from the day after the college entrance exam ended.


    That day¡ª


    "Mom and Dad, I want to film Director Qiu''s movie, the one called Free Diving 2."


    At the dining table, Ji Ruochu, who was eating breakfast, slowly dropped this bombshell.


    "Huh?"


    Wearing an apron and cing freshly fried oil sticks on the table, the old father was shocked, then angrily said, "This Qiu Xuetong! You just finished the college entrance exam, and he came looking for you already!"


    "No, actually, I already promised Director Qiu three years ago." Ji Ruochu exined for the old man who had humbly asked her if she wanted to continue acting in the future.


    "What?! He came looking for you three years ago already!!" The old father was so angry that he ripped off his apron, ready to take out his phone and curse the other party.


    Yes, he owed the other party a favor, but at that time he had turned the page after his daughter made a guest appearance for him, and he had helped pull some investments for the director Qiu. Now he actually still set his sights on his daughter, this old Qiu!


    "No, Dad." Ji Ruochu grabbed the old father who was raging on the spot, "I like acting, so I agreed myself."


    Ji Mochen, instantly rendered speechless: ......


    "Did Director Qiu say when filming would start?" Ling Chujin, who had been silently listening to the father and daughter''s conversation, asked.


    "Filming for Free Diving 2 started two months ago. They''ve finished shooting all the scenes except for the female lead, just waiting for me to join."


    "No, darling, tell Dad the truth. Did that Qiu Xuetong take advantage of your young age and sweet talk you into it?" The old father, still unable to ept that his daughter would start filming right after finishing the college entrance exam, persistently said,


    "Tell Dad, how did you guys discuss it? When did Qiu Xuetong look for you? How did your mother and I not know at all¡ª"


    Saying this, the old father instantly froze, then btedly looked at his overly well-behaved wife now.


    "Wife, you knew?"


    "I knew. I opened the door for Director Qiu that day when you went to film an endorsement." Ling Chujin lookedpletely calm.


    Of course, she reasonably suspected that Qiu Xuetong had deliberately chosen a time when her husband was not home toe.


    Ji Mochen: ......Very good.


    And so the situation where only the old father was hurt was achieved again.

 Chapter 142: God reward the Acting of Food

    <h4>Chapter 142</h4>


    Three years ago.


    At that time, Qiu Xuetong, who should have been in his prime, went to the Ji family''s house very low-key with his briefcase.


    "Grandpa Qiu, you were looking for me?"


    "Ruochu, yes, the script for Free Roaming 2 has beenpleted. Grandpa didn''t know if you were interested, so I brought it over directly. Take a look whenever you have time, and give Grandpa a call anytime if you find it quite interesting!"


    Qiu Xuetong, who was also famous and prestigious outside, smiled like Maitreya Buddha at that moment. Not only did he give the still confidential script to the 12-year-old child all at once.


    That gesture was as humble as could be.


    Such treatment was rare in the entire entertainment industry, and no matter who it was, not epting it would be an insult.


    But Ji Ruochu, who was only twelve years old and still in junior high school at that time, just gently put the script on the table, and then slowly pushed it back.


    "Grandpa, I won''t consider acting before the college entrance examination, so..."


    "I see, Grandpa also knows that we must focus on our studies now. But there''s no rush for this drama. You''re in junior three now, and the college entrance exam is just three years away¡ª" As he spoke, Qiu Xuetong''s face stiffened slightly.


    Tsk, three years again?


    Could he really not get rid of this "three years" curse?


    "Just three years!" Qiu Xuetong''s expression changed very naturally. "It happens to be perfect timing. When the timees, you''ll be sixteen years old. The main storyline of the second part is about ten years after the first part, when you were fifteen or sixteen years old, the timing is just right!"


    Fortunately, he had the foresight to finish shooting the scenes of the heroine''s childhood experiences in the first part, otherwise it would be even more difficult to find a child actor now.


    "Two years."


    "Ah?" Qiu Xuetong, who was silently calcting in his heart, was stunned.


    "I should be able to skip a grade. In two years I''ll be able to take the college entrance exam. By then, if Director Qiu still hasn''t found a suitable actress¡ª"


    "No need to wait until then. The female lead of this drama is you. The screenwriter and I have decided on you!" Qiu Xuetong immediately confirmed, afraid that the other party would change her mind if he was a secondte.


    "Keep the script first, read it when you have time, don''t read it when you''re busy, there''s no rush."


    "Okay."


    ...


    "Just agreed like that?"


    After learning about the context, Ji Mochen was very unhappy.


    "The pay is at the level of a second-line actress, and the crew is willing to wait for me for two years. Also, the script is very good, so why not agree?"


    "..." However, she did have a point, "But my daughter, you''ve just finished the college entrance exam. Even if we''re going into the crew, it''s not like weck that little time."


    "I want to hurry up and finish filming, so I can go on a trip with you guys."


    ...


    And so, nowadays, Ji Ruochu is filming alone, with two heavyweight people apanying her.


    One was the number one fan girl of a former famous actress, and the other was a well-known traffic star in the entertainment industry.


    One was responsible for taking pictures of her, and the other was responsible for making her soup to nourish her. The main focus was one female lead outside and one male lead inside.


    It had to be said, the husband and wife cooperated very well. The one who took pictures could retouch products every day that were no worse than makeup photos, and the one who made soup coulde up with different tricks every day.


    Except that the fans of thetter were really too many, causing the family of three to receive attention from all directions every day, everything was perfect.


    But because of this, the winds and rains on the Inte did not affect them at all, but instead gained them a batch of new passerby fans.


    [To be honest, I''ve seen news about the Ji family these years, and I was a little annoyed at first, butter I realized that they really kept a low profile.


    When she won the international gold medal at the age of thirteen, she didn''t brag. She also didn''t brag when she took the college entrance examination at the age of fifteen. And the ways she topped the hot search these months have been strange, obviously not bought by herself.]


    [Oh, although it''s a good thing that her father has be more stable, but as a result, the entertainment industry has been quite boring these months, which really kills interest.]


    [Indeed.]


    Of course, these were just the feelings ofizens. Since the parties themselves did not maintain heat, and there were nopanies adding fuel behind the scenes, they were just as happy that this family did note out to grab their hot searches.


    But after just a few days, no one remembered the series of hot searches about the Ji family, and Ji Ruochu was filming steadily in the crew.


    Although Qiu Xuetong was determined to wait for her to star, the crew couldn''t stoppletely. So when Ji Ruochu joined, the other actors had mostly finished their parts.


    And for the scenes rted to her, there were only a handful of literary dramas and martial arts scenes with high physical demands.


    The literary dramas werepleted in just three days, and the rest were confrontation scenes with various characters.


    In fact, before shooting, whether it was the director, screenwriter, or even the staff, they were prepared for Ji Ruochu''s first time as the heroine to have endless NGs. But in fact...


    "Pass!"


    "Cut! Passed!"


    "Good, this one passed too!"


    "Perfect! Too perfect! That look... Yes! This is the feeling I want!"


    On the first day of shooting, Ji Ruochu used her solid skills to tell everyone what it meant to have "innate talent".


    Although this movie still focused on martial arts, the literary dramas were its finishing touch.


    Although the children of the Jianghu were carefree, their hearts were also made of flesh. Control of emotions was also indispensable.


    And in the eyes of everyone, Ji Ruochu''s liveliness and quirkiness as a child were just a true reflection of herself.


    The daily life of young Qian Siqi was simple - just three things. But adult Qian Siqi was different. From the initial innocence and romance, to the various experiences at the bottom of the cliffter, this role was no longer just a child with simple emotions.


    To be honest, waiting three years for an actress without any acting foundation would be preposterous at any time.


    But the director of this drama was Qiu Xuetong, the famously capable Qiu Xuetong who could enhance actors'' performing skills, the Qiu Xuetong who could y a winning hand from beginning to end.


    Plus, the reaction after the release of Free Roaming made the investors who had halfway pulled out funds in the first part increasingly patient.


    It was just three years, who couldn''t wait?


    Last time, after waiting for three years, a smash hit came about. This time waiting another three years means what?


    It means another smash hit!


    And now, this gamble was increasingly promising because of Ji Ruochu''sprehensible talents and extremely strong martial arts skills.


    How could the investors not be overjoyed?


    Just look at the afternoon tea, which had never repeated since the heroine joined the crew, and the chicken legs added to the work meals from time to time, to know that in the eyes of these rich big shots, the current crew was the hen that was about toy golden eggs!


    "p!"


    After another crisp roundhouse kick, the director shouted "Cut" with great satisfaction.


    "Ruochu, go get ready first. The next scene is your fight scene with Yuanzhi." After speaking, the director exhorted uneasily, "Yuanzhi, take it easy on her."


    "Don''t worry, Director!" Tan Yuanzhi, the male lead in the previous film and supporting actor in this one, immediately replied.


    She was the little princess of the Ji family. Even if he had an iron head, he didn''t dare to collide with her!

 Chapter 143: You can’t find a girl, You can’t make a show.

    <h4>Chapter 143</h4>


    Ten minutester.


    "Teacher Tan? Teacher Tan... Teacher Tan!!!"


    The crew member''s heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the set. Tan Yuanzhi''s assistant ran up panting and shouting "Brother Zhi!"


    Ji Ruochu, who was suddenly pushed to the side: ...


    The Ji couple standing next to her: ...


    "My daughter, tell your dad the truth. You''ve had it out for him for a long time, right?" Pulling his daughter to the corner, Ji Mochen gently asked.


    Ji Ruochu: ?!


    I''m not! I don''t! This is nder!!


    "I said that I''m strong, if I really kicked hard, he might have flown out."


    So I specifically reached out to the other party and said that I would take it easyter, so Tan Yuanzhi should y along. But the result¡ª


    "Uncle Tan insisted that he had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had a steady foundation, so I shouldn''t worry and should kick full force. I wondered how it could look so realistic, and it turned out he really flew!"


    I thought he was more skilled than the martial arts brothers and sisters at the studio. I didn''t expect that with one kick, Uncle Tan flew even farther than my fellow disciples, and even directly smashed through the prop wall behind.


    Tsk, it made me feel a little guilty. I wonder if I hurt him. I should bring some medicinal products to visit himter.


    Just then, the familiar exmation came from behind again.


    "Brother Zhi! Brother Zhi, wake up! Don''t pass out!"


    "Teacher Tan!"


    "Quick! Call an ambnce!"


    In just a few seconds, the entire crew fell into chaos again.


    The family of three who were whispering in the corner but happened to be overheard: ......


    And so, due to the injury of one of the main characters today, the crew got a day off.


    Ji Ruochu took this opportunity to stroll around the ssics near the film and television city with her parents.


    To be honest, even though my memories of shooting in my previous life were so long ago, and even though I couldn''t remember what had happened here when I saw these attractions, there was still an overwhelming sense of familiarity.


    It was like even though I hadn''t acted in a long time and had even forgotten many techniques, as soon as the camera was set up and I faced the lens, I instinctively knew what to do.


    That''s why rumors spread in the crew that I was a natural who knew how to act from birth, after just a few days.


    "Ruoruo, stand here! Let Dad take a picture of you." My father, whose poor acting skills rarely allowed him to "y" in the crew, looked excited.


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    "Mom will take it." She didn''t want to see the creepy asymmetrical face selfies again.


    "That''s right, just let your daughter be!" Ling Chujin couldn''t help but re at him.


    That day, she was just "forced" to routinely check her husband''s phone to show her care for her husband. As a result, she discovered weird people and chat records, but also weird photos.


    Such as only one Cardi B big eye visible in the frame with their daughter, or a mother and daughter photo where she was clearly very tall among peers but was shot to look like a dwarf, and then...


    Nevermind, can''t think about it, it makes my head hurt.


    Ji Mochen''s photo album = ck history of her and her daughter.


    The deeply disgusted father: ......


    Tsk, oh well, nobody''s perfect. At least his wife and daughter were beautiful and charming, that was already quite rare. How could he expect them to have the same aesthetic taste as him?


    And so, the family of three spent half a daypleting Ji Ruochu''s photoshoot around the film and television city, then toured the nearby snacks again at night.


    They happened to run into Director Qiu, who was out drinking and chatting with friends. The two parties nodded at each other, then went about their own business.


    "Is this the heroine you''ve been waiting three years for?" The old man drinking with Qiu Xuetong looked at her curiously. "She looks quite well-behaved. Is she really that good at fist and footwork?"


    "You think I''m joking?" Qiu Xuetong instinctively puffed out his chest. "Don''t you know me? If she wasn''t a perfect match in every way, and a great actress, how could I have really waited three years?"


    Heaven knows, that "three years" was a nightmare for such a long time!


    Outsiders only know that "Smooth Sailing" sold very well in the end, but only he knew the agony and confusion in those three years in between.


    Thinking about it made Qiu Xuetong drink another ss in frustration. But when he looked up, he found his old friend looking at him meaningfully.


    "Old Qin, what''s with that look?" Qiu was confused. Who in the entertainment industry didn''t know that Director Qin Xinhui was known as "the old guy who knew how to shoot young people falling in love best"?


    "I was thinking..." Qin Xinhui said slowly. "Don''t kids in your circle all know how to y the piano a little?"


    "You mean..." Qiu was shocked. "Old Shang''s film that had to be shelved for nearly twenty years because they couldn''t find a heroine?"


    Having said that, he immediately waved his hand: "That movie definitely can''t be made."


    "Who says? I heard the author recently eased up and agreed to let the director loosen the requirements a bit."


    "Willing to loosen them now? Why not earlier? It would have been great twenty years ago when the novel was so popr. Let''s not mention anything else. Wasn''t Tan Ruo perfect at the time? Her acting wasn''t bad, martial artists were also willing to learn immediately, just the piano was a bitcking. She grew up in an orphanage, so understandably she was a littlecking in music theory, but that could have been cultivated!"


    "But in the end it still came to nothing. It''s been dragged on until now, and nobody loves watching those kinds of stories anymore. There''s no market for it now." Qiuined bitterly, obviously not optimistic about the project at all.


    The two men were discussing a novel that was hugely popr twenty years ago. At that time, the novel was so hot that even the paper characters in it would be torn apart on hot search by fans of different ships about who the heroine should end up with.


    As a result, investors soon noticed the adaptation market potential of the novel, and the rights were quickly bought. But... it was ultimately stuck at casting.


    Because the author of the novel had only one requirement - the heroine in the novel had to be perfectly matched in all aspects and a great actress before filming could start, otherwise he would not authorize it.


    To be honest, such a requirement seemed like a fantasy to insiders. If they had to fully match the character settings, what was the point of actors? Weren''t actors supposed to act however they needed to in order to portray a role?


    Later, they learned that it was because the novel''s readers had opposed the adaptation so vehemently that even the author''s new works were boycotted and rated low.


    Left with no choice, the author who still relied on writing to make a living could only make the promise that "the heroine must match the character design in all aspects."


    He even wrote it into the authorization letter.


    The acquiring side thought, with so many people in the entertainment industry, how could they not find someone suitable? So they hurriedly signed it.


    Soon after, the project was approved. Investors, directors, producers...


    Within just a few days, a team was formed with the famous middle-aged director Shang Chuan as the lead, and the up-anding action director Qiu Xuetong as the co-director, along with superstar actors as the male leads.


    But in the end... all the big names werepletely stood up.

 Chapter 144: Fashion Godfather

    <h4>Chapter 144</h4>


    Why was I stood up?


    Because the female lead couldn''t be found!


    Why couldn''t the female lead of this drama be found?


    Because the female lead in this drama is an extremely Mary Sue character - she is proficient in five musical instruments, sevennguages and has great martial arts skills!


    The most troublesome thing is that all these skills of the female lead are used in the drama, which was also the main reason why the investor agreed to the author''s conditions in the first ce.


    The female lead is supposed to be someone who can perform in the Vienna Musikverein, participate in high-level conferences and debates face-to-face with tycoons, and most importantly, can send kidnappers and their guns flying with a kick.


    It is also because the personal abilities of the female lead are so terrifying that there is a group of fans fighting fiercely online over the pairing of fictional characters.


    If it wasn''t for the value and market potential seen in this drama, even the up-anding director Qiu Xuetong wouldn''t have agreed to be the assistant director.


    Of course, that was then, and this is now. Audiences nowadays no longer buy into pure Mary Sue characters, but he was still very curious:


    "So what''s the requirement now? Only proficient in one musical instrument instead of five?"


    "No, she still needs to know five musical instruments, but doesn''t need to have mastered them, just knowing basics is fine," Qin Xinhui added. "Being able to y one or two notes counts as knowing."


    "What about the sevennguages? Just being able to say ''hello'' is enough?" Qiu Xuetong was full of interest.


    "Can''tpromise onnguages, the female lead needs to converse and debate with many foreigners in the drama, so she must have mastered thosenguages, however..."


    "However what? Don''t leave me hanging!"


    "Dialects count too."


    "???"


    "So for the sevennguages, as long as she can pronounce English, French and Russian, and synchronize the dubbing and lip movements in post-production, that''s good enough."


    Qiu Xuetong scornfully said: "Talking crap."


    Qin Xinhui: ......


    The logic makes sense, but the words were quite rude.


    ......


    "Daughter, let''s get this!" Ling Chujin said to her daughter Ji Ruochu who had started scanning the QR code.


    "Okay."


    Ji Ruochu took a nce at her parents who had started attaching the charms to their phone case, then quietly paid for a portion of her sry that has just been credited.


    She originally wanted to use this part of her sry to buy something more valuable for her family, but her parents were one step ahead in suggesting buying some souvenirs at the night market.


    Clearly, her parents had guessed her intention from the gifts she bought for the whole familyst time when she got her sry.


    Her parents didn''tck anything or were willing to spend their daughter''s hard-earned money, so they created this superficial scenario in advance.


    Ji Ruochu understood her parents'' intention after briefly thinking about it, and for now just pretended not to know. She would treat them to a family vacation after this drama finished shooting.


    "Daughter, take your phone case off, mum will attach a charm for you."


    "Okay, thanks mum."


    The family of three gradually disappeared from view,pletely unaware that two girls had sneaked over to the stall after they left.


    "Boss, what did that family buy just now? Looked pretty good." One girl asked.


    "That''s the couple with their very beautiful daughter!"


    "Tsk, our idol is also very handsome okay?"


    Before the boss could answer, there were already signs of conflict brewing between the two girls.


    "It doesn''t matter, boss, just tell us what they bought?"


    Fortunately, the two girls were still rational.


    "They chose that charm over there." The boss saw the family of three off into the distance, and pointed at a few charms in the corner.


    The two girls immediately looked towards where the boss was pointing, and then...


    "That was definitely your idol''s taste."


    "......" I really want to refute that, but I just can''t.


    "Give us the rest of them, please pack them up."


    With that, the two girls with immense dissatisfaction on their faces left the stall with charms that the boss had failed to sell over three months.


    That night, a picture appeared in Ji Mochen''s fan group.


    ¡¾Sisters, guess who I saw in the film and television town today?!¡¿


    ¡¾Who? Our old Ji?¡¿


    ¡¾Huh? Surely not, wasn''t he criticized miserably enough in his youth for his acting? This guy doesn''t remember to not repeat his mistakes? ¡¿


    ¡¾Mm, I just looked back at Boss Ji from years ago, you guys chat first, I''m going to wash my eyes thene back.¡¿


    ¡¾No no, not about his acting, but his daughter!¡¿


    ¡¾Ruochu?¡¿


    ¡¾Qian Siqi?¡¿


    ¡¾Free Diving 2?¡¿


    Within seconds, the fan group became lively.


    ¡¾Ahhhhhh! Sisters, can I go spread this news in Ruochu''s fan group?¡¿


    ¡¾No need, there''s already an eyewitness over there revealing it and they''ve started selling the hideous charms the Ji family of three bought.¡¿


    ¡¾......¡¿


    ¡¾Emmm...ours doesn''t need it right? I specially bought a bunch too, so I''ll lowball them to sisters over there!¡¿


    The original sharer was clearly somewhat disappointed, but that was understandable. Compared to Ruochu''s fanbase which skews young, the fans here were mostly Buddhist, already retired for half a year and more -


    Ding!


    Ding!


    Ding!


    Ding ding ding ding ding¡ª¡ª


    Huh?


    Looking expressionlessly at the instant 99+ friend requests in her inbox, the sharer thought: ......


    As expected, all that talk about being Buddhist, it was all an illusion.


    30 secondster.


    ¡¾The charms are sold out, sisters stop adding me, go quickly search on Taobao for the same style!¡¿


    After sending that, she even posted a picture in the group.


    ......


    ¡¾!!!¡¿


    And that was the end, or it should have been, if not for a certain half-retired idol who still had great confidence in his taste, secretly leaving a like.


    In just a few minutes, a "Ji Mochen liked" hot search appeared.


    Before the haters could mock Ji Mochen for even piggybacking on such a hot search, screenshots of conversations from a suspected father-daughter fan group of Ji Mochen leaked.


    The 2022 "trendy fashion item" case is now closed.


    After this, in addition to existing nicknames like ¡°Ruochu¡¯s dad¡±, ¡°rebellious idol¡±, Ji King also gained the nickname of ¡°fashion godfather¡±.


    Of course, all these were just appetizers, the max heat still belongs to the news of Qiu Xuetong¡¯s new movie kicking off production and Ji Ruochu starring as female lead in Free Diving 2.

 Chapter 145: When the film is Finished, the Director Cries

    <h4>Chapter 145</h4>


    Just as Smooth Sailing 2 was overwhelmingly celebrated online for Ji Ruochu finally reprising her role after three years, her scenes also came to the most critical part.


    That is, when little junior apprentice sister Qian Siqi turns against her former senior apprentice brothers and sisters.


    Unlike Smooth Sailing''s happy beginning, sad middle, and triumphant end as the protagonist ascends to immortality, Free Roaming 2 starts by showing things from the perspective of many of Qian Siqi''s senior apprentice brothers and sisters.


    As a result, if you don''t watch to the end, you''d probably think this sequel still focuses on the previous main characters. After all, despite twenty years having passed in the movie, those main characters are still in their prime... Oh no, they still have charm... Oh no, never mind, not important.


    In short, in half of the movie, after the former main character group spends a long time searching for and protecting little junior apprentice sister, they finally seed in weing her¡ª


    Yes, you read that right. Herplete turn to the dark side. As for why...


    "Ruo Ruo, how are your preparations going?"


    Director Qiu and the screenwriter smiled as they walked over to Ji Ruochu, who was getting into character.


    "Director," Ji Ruochu started to stand.


    But the two warmly stopped her.


    "Sit, sit..." Director Qiu smiled, his face full of kindly wrinkles.


    "Going alright," Ji Ruochu answered his earlier question.


    "Good enough is fine. Don''t worry. We''ve been waiting three years for this. One or two more days makes no difference. If you have any questions, you can ask me or the director," the screenwriter also said with a smile, just short of saying, "If need be, I can change the script on the spot."


    When I wrote it, I didn''t expect an untrained person to y the role, so I made the character asplex and multiyered as possible.


    "That''s right, that''s right. For this scene, just remember not to show too much resentment or be too calm. After all, you do harbor some resentment towards the sect and your former senior apprentice brothers and sisters. Later, look at Senior Apprentice Sister Xue with some warmth, and the other two senior apprentice brothers and sisters can be a little colder. Also¡ª"


    "Ahem." Seeing the director say more and more, the screenwriter quickly gave a soft cough.


    When Director Qiu realized what was happening, the Ji family couple in front of him already looked very unhappy, seeming to say: Are you sure you didn''te here to add pressure?


    Ji Ruochu: ??.jpg


    Director Qiu: ...suddenly feeling guilty for no reason.


    "Director, props are in ce!"


    Fortunately, the props team, who had been cursed out by the director these past few days, came at the right time to defuse the situation.


    "Got it! Notify the actors." After speaking, he turned back, "Ruo Ruo, if you''re not ready, you can think it over some more..."


    "No need, Director. I can start any time."


    Unlike in private, Ji Ruochu never called Director Qiu grandpa on set, only director. The meaning was obvious¡ªno mixing too much personal feelings during work.


    But that was clearly just her own thought. The entire crew, from top to bottom, looked at her with great kindness. Case in point...


    "Good, good, then Grandpa Qiu will go gather everyone to start filming." Director Qiu left with a wrinkly smile.


    Three minutester, Ji Ruochu in white stood among a crowd dressed in sect apparel.


    By this point in the plot, a group of former senior apprentice brothers and sisters had urgently searched for their junior apprentice sister and sessfully brought her back to the sect.


    They had even taken her to pay respects to herte teacher, who was also Qian Siqi''s master.


    In front of the previous Sect Leader''s grave.


    "Junior apprentice sister,e kowtow to master. If master''s spirit is aware in heaven, he would definitely be very happy to know you''re still alive."


    "That''s right, junior apprentice sister. Before master passed, you were his biggest concern."


    Everyone had tears shimmering in their eyes and the atmosphere had already be sorrowful.


    Yet unbeknownst to them, one of the protagonists they spoke of, Qian Siqi, had red-rimmed eyes yet a cold look in their depths.


    "That''s right," Qian Siqi finally said after a long while. "If master knew I was still alive, he''d be so happy..."


    "Junior apprentice sister, don''t be too sad. Although master has passed, your senior apprentice brothers and sisters will take good care of you. Rest assured, from now on, no one will ever bully you again!"


    "Really?"


    "Of course!"


    "Even if I''ve caused great disaster?"


    "Oh please, what great disaster could you cause? Besides, you''re the sect leader personally chosen by ourte master. What disaster is there that our entire sect can''t withstand?"


    "Then that''s good." Qian Siqi smiled, then under the watch of everyone present, circted her internal energy and mmed her palm out¡ª


    Bang!


    The gravestone instantly shattered.


    Everyone present: !?


    "Unfilial wretch!!"


    Amidst their shock, a rebuke rang out. The next second, fierce palm force came as promised.


    Despite easily being able to dodge with a slight movement, Qian Siqi stood firm as a boulder and quietly watched the three former senior apprentice brothers and sisters who had just said they would protect her and were still in doubt.


    The white clothes highlighted her weakness, while her expressionless face concealed torrents of emotion that leaked out upon meeting her three senior apprentice siblings'' eyes.


    The others quickly echoed the sentiment as the woman in white, appearing frail yet standing ramrod straight, perfectly embodied both softness and strength.


    She was like a child who knew she had done wrong but stubbornly refused to admit her mistake. Her eyes, brimming with tears, seemed to say, "Will you still protect me?"


    Seeing her like their childhood days, the three reflexively joined hands to block the palm strike that was about tond on their junior apprentice sister.


    Moreover, thanks to the three''s excellent inner force, they not only repelled the attacker back ten meters, but also made the person cough up a mouthful of fresh blood.


    Everyone else: ?!!!


    "Cut! Done!"


    Behind the monitor, Director Qiu excitedly called to stop filming, then immediately called over the editing team.


    "Yes, that''s the eye expression. Cut it right into the trailer! Put it at the start! Edit it right now! Our Free Roaming 2 is going to be a hit, a definite hit! Hahahaha!"


    ...


    Even after the extras left, the director''s heartyughter could still be heard on set.


    Ji Ruochu, now sitting nicely on a small stool drinking bone broth her father had simmered, listening: ...Can''t help but worry a bit about the director''s mental state.


    Thanks to Ji Ruochu''s acting and fantastic shots, plus the rest of the scenes alreadypleted earlier, Qian Siqi''s role finished filming after just one week from this scene. Thus, Free Roaming 2 also officially wrapped.


    That day, [Director Qiu Sobbed Uncontrobly at Wrap Party] trended on social media.


    For a time,izens suspected Director Qiu was actually extremely disappointed by the footage and unable to rece the female lead, thus grief-stricken.


    Soon, someizens started dismissing Free Roaming 2 again, dismissing neer Ji Ruochu''s acting, and even condemning the Ji family for using money to buy their little princess the female lead role.


    [Let''s be honest. Not just anyone can make it as an actor. If Ji is a genius, she should let her talent shine in her own field instead of taking the spot of a budding actress in the entertainment industry where there''s no shortage of new actresses.]


    [Speaking of which, don''t this year''s gaokao scorese out tomorrow?]


    With thatment,izens'' attention instantly shifted.

 Chapter 146: Top scorer in College Entrance Examination, Results are Superior

    <h4>Chapter 146</h4>


    ¡¾It''s true, I almost forgot this little princess just finished her college entrance exam.¡¿


    ¡¾So Ji Ruochu entered the crew right after finishing her college entrance exam? Then she finished shooting her scenes in two weeks and wrapped?¡¿


    ¡¾Great, my expectations for this drama have instantly dropped. No wonder the director was crying at the wrap party.¡¿


    ¡¾Ah this... Am I the only one who cares how the "genius girl" who rejected preferential admission to take the exam herself did on the test?¡¿


    Soon after, more and more trending search terms were added, most of which were rted to Ji Ruochu.


    This scared the assistant director of the crew so much that he rushed to Qiu Xuetong''s residence in the middle of the night. However, the director was high on liquor at the wrap party, drinking and crying merrily, so he was naturally sleeping soundly now.


    The assistant director hurriedly contacted the Ji family, afraid they would misunderstand this was some nasty publicity stunt by the crew. But...the other end''s phone was off.


    "Crap." Recalling that the family of three had left with their luggage after the wrap party today, saying they were going on vacation, the assistant director felt his head spin.


    Fortunately, at the critical moment, Brother Qin, Ji Mochen''s former agent, stood up. He was probably in the same boat, having called around but unable to get a lock on anyone, so he called over.


    "Mr. Qin!" The moment he picked up, the assistant director almost cried from happiness, "Don''t get the wrong idea, this isn''t some marketing ploy by the crew, it''s all a misunderstanding!"


    On the other end of the phone was Brother Qin, who had just called casually to ask about things when he saw the situation getting more and more out of hand: ...


    Three minutester.


    "I get it." Brother Qin pinched the bridge of his nose, his tone extremely helpless, "The hype is too high now, it can''t be suppressed anymore. Even if we did manage to suppress it, people would just think we have a guilty conscience."


    "Is your promo reel edited? When were you nning to release it?"


    "The promo reel is already edited. We were originally going to release it after the film passed censorship, so probably in a week or two."


    Because it had already been dyed for three years, even though there was no shortage of investors, Qiu Xuetong was still afraid something would go wrong, so he had them shoot and edit simultaneously these days.


    By the time filming wrapped, only thest few scenes remained, and editing would probably finish in the next couple days. Then they could apply for screening approval. Putting on the dragon seal, if fast they could release by October 1st for National Day, if slow then the New Year.


    "Then this is what we''ll do. Leave the trending topics for now. After all, even if we suppress it now, when the test scorese out tomorrow it''ll just trend again." Brother Qin pondered for a moment. "The crew should first release a statement on social media to rify that Ji Ruochu entered on her own skills and talents. Also that the crew waited three years for the female lead. Draft up the rest yourselves."


    "Got it..." The assistant director quickly agreed. "I''ll have PR write that up right away."


    "Contact me again if anythinges up. Until I can reach Ji Mochen, my phone will stay on."


    "Ok ok..."


    And so, Brother Qin, who was no longer Ji Mochen''s manager, had to resume his former duties again.


    ¡¾I''ve got the trending search stabilized for now. Give me a call when yound, the public is focused on Ruochu''s exam scores right now. Remember to post an announcement when the resultse out to share the good news with fans.¡¿


    The reason he directly said to announce good news, aside from being confident in Ji Ruochu''s abilities, was because he had asked the girl about it when bringing his new artist to set not long ago. Just recalling how he had merely asked "Ruochu, did you check your answers? How do you think you did?" yet nearly got kicked out by the Ji couple, if not for the girl''s kind intervention to stop them, rumors of bad blood between Ji Mochen and his former manager would have probably trended the next day.


    "Checked answers, not bad."


    Just six words, but Brother Qin knew the girl''s test scores were secured. After all...for a girl who was always modest to say "not bad"...that definitely meant "very good".


    *ding*


    A notification chime sounded. It was the crew''s statement. Brother Qin skimmed through it and, confirming there were no issues, finally set his phone down to continue working.


    The flurry of activity on the trending topics settled downter that night.


    9 AM in the morning.


    Brother Qin had just dozed off on the sofa when his ringtone jolted him awake.


    Thinking it was finally Ji Mochen afternding, he picked up his phone to check, only to see¡ª


    "Mr. Ji?"


    Of the three Ji brothers, Brother Qin usually called Ji Mochen by his given name, called Ji Moyi "Chairman Ji". Only the politically involved Ji Moting did he address as Mr. Ji.


    "Mr. Qin, sorry to bother you, but...could you get in contact with Mochen?" On the other end, Ji Moting''s voice also sounded a bit helpless. "The TV station urgently wants to interview Ruochu, but they haven''t been able to reach them so they came to me."


    Brother Qin: ...


    Instantly, he felt psychologically bnced. Finally it wasn''t just him getting jerked around by Ji Mochen.


    "The assistant director said Mochen took his wife and daughter on vacation, it should be about time their nended. Please wait a bit longer."


    Mentally bnced he may be, Brother Qin still didn''t dare mess with the eldest young miss. He immediately offered up what information he knew.


    "Alright, thanks."


    After ending the call, Brother Qin suddenly reacted.


    The TV station? Interviewing Ruochu?


    Since Qiu Xuetong''s film wasn''t even finished editing for censorship yet, it definitely had no entertainment industry ties.


    And at this timing...there was only one possibility.


    Realizing this, Brother Qin hurriedly opened up social media. Sure enough, the #1 trending topic was rted to test score releases. Clicking in, it was all videos of students announcing their results.


    But oddly, Brother Qin flipped through a lot but didn''t see Ji Ruochu''s name anywhere. Could he have guessed wrong?


    Tsk, knowing what he did now, he should''ve just sucked it up earlier and asked the young miss her score. Would''ve saved him the brainpower.


    On the other side, Qiu Xuetong finally woke up from his drunken stupor. Head pounding badly from the hangover, Director Qiu nearly couldn''t get up, if not for someone lending a hand just in time.


    Hmm? Who was in his room?


    Qiu Xuetong opened his eyes again to see the familiar face of his assistant director.


    "Director Qiu, you''re finally awake!" The emotionally vtile assistant director nearly cried in happiness again. "Hurry take a look at the trending topics. Because of your tearful disy at the wrap party,izens now suspect that Ruochu''s acting was too atrocious, and you didn''t dare switch her out because of the Ji family, so you drank to hide your sorrow!"


    Qiu Xuetong: ?? What nonsense are you spouting?


    But the next second, he saw the social media app on the assistant director''s phone.


    After a night passed, the topic of Director Qiu''s Tearful Wrap Party still lingered at the tail end of the trending chart.


    Currently #1 trending: ¡¾College Entrance Exam Scores Released¡¿


    #2 trending: ¡¾A genius girl afraid to announce her score¡¿


    ¡¾This year''s college exam sets record high difficulty¡¿


    ¡¾Under 700 total points on Beijing''s exam, less than 20 students¡¿


    ¡¾National college exam top scorer, heavenly score!¡¿


    ......

 Chapter 147: The Sudden Opening of My Voice

    <h4>Chapter 147</h4>


    Just as things were heating up online, a busy scene was also unfolding at a certain airport.


    "Well I''ll be, your kid got a score of 742 on the college entrance exam?!" eximed an enthusiastic uncle upon seeing the score.


    Hearing this exmation, the other passengers in the VIP lounge instantly looked up.


    "Really, 742?" asked another stunned man.


    "Yeah, it says so right here," said the enthusiastic uncle, ignoring those trying to stop him and continuing to enthusiastically point at the information on the screen, "Ji Ruochu, Chinese 148, Math 150, English 150..."


    Despite his age, the uncle had sharp eyes and read out the scores loud and clear, astonishing those around him.


    But before he could finish reading, Ji Mochen immediately stuffed his phone into his pocket. He had wanted to ask the well-meaning uncle to keep it down, but it was toote.


    "Dad, what''s going on?" Ji Ruochu, who had just returned from the bathroom with her mother, looked puzzled.


    "You''re Ji Ruochu?"


    "You are..." Ji Ruochu was confused. This uncle didn''t seem like one of her fans, judging by his age.


    In the next moment, they watched dumbfounded as the uncle hauled out the baby who had been sleeping soundly in a stroller next to him.


    "Ah, I''ve run into a living Window and Curtain star today. Could you do me a favor and open up the intelligence for my grandson?"


    Ji Ruochu: ?


    Open up the what?


    "Dad!" Seeing his finally sleeping son about to fuss again, the uncle''s son couldn''t stand it.


    "Quiet!" The uncle red over, then instantly had a kindly look again as he regarded Ji Ruochu. "Just touch my grandson''s forehead, real quick!"


    Ji Ruochu: ??


    In the end, under the uncle''s repeated invitations and the apologetic looks of the baby''s parents behind him, Ji Ruochu gently touched the baby''s little forehead after warming her finger.


    Strangely, with just that light touch from her, the baby who had been fussing and was about to burst into tears instantly quieted down and continued sleeping soundly.


    The baby''s parents: ?!!


    Only after Ji Ruochu had finished touching the foreheads of all the children in the VIP lounge at their pleading did she finally understand the context from her father scolding his own father.


    The story started 10 minutes earlier when the family of three had gotten off the ne.


    At that time, Ji Mochen was looking at his phone in surprise and disbelief at the missed call notifications from his big brother and former agent Brother Qin.


    Thinking something must have happened, he had Ling Chujin take their daughter to the bathroom on the excuse of her needing to go, while he himself went to the lounge to call them back.


    Of course, that was just the superficial excuse. In fact, the couple had agreed ahead of time to take their daughter on a trip before her college entrance exam results came out.


    To be safe, Ji Mochen first secretly checked his daughter''s score. If it was good, that would be a pleasant surprise, and if she didn''t do as well as expected, it could serve as a distraction.


    Therefore, despite his curiosity about why his big brother and Brother Qin had called, Ji Mochen, doting father that he was, first checked his daughter''s exam score.


    The result of this check left him dumbstruck. Perhaps because he was stunned for so long, the enthusiastic uncle next to him came over, leading to the scene described earlier.


    "So..." Ji Ruochu was a bit curious after understanding the context, "What did Big Uncle and Uncle Qin want with Dad?"


    At her words, Ji Mochen next to her pped his forehead. "Oh right, that''s what I forgot."


    He then promptly called his big brother back.


    Ji Ruochu: ...I feel sorry for Big Uncle for some reason.


    "Hey Big Bro..."


    ...


    "We know about the exam score already, we checked."


    ...


    "Interview?"


    Their steps faltered and Ji Mochen asked in surprise, "They came to you? But we were going to go y, can it be a few dayster?"


    ...


    "They''reing here? That''s fine, let me ask your niece..."


    Ji Mochen then covered the receiver and briefly exined the situation to his daughter.


    Ji Ruochu took a look at the hot search topics about herself online, as well as the various mockingments under her father''stest post, and nodded.


    Having gotten approval, Ji Mochen continued, "Okay, we''re staying at Third Bro''s vi in N City this time. I''ll send you the addresster. Just have theme directly."


    ...


    After hanging up, he called the other missed call.


    "Brother Qin, what''s up?"


    Brother Qin, who had finally gotten through to His Lordship: ...


    Three minutester.


    "Hot search?"


    Ji Mochen opened the car door for his wife and daughter.


    "Let me take a look..."


    So three secondster, a certain smug Ji suddenly mmed the car door shut, ck-faced.


    ...


    "Thanks," said Ji Mochen, gritting his teeth. "I''ll contact Old Man Qiu."


    Brother Qin on the other end: ...Not even calling him Director Qiu anymore.


    After hurriedly hanging up, Ji Mochen then dialed the culprit behind this incident.


    "Director Qiu, what is the meaning of this? Helping the haters right after finishing filming?"


    ...


    After listening to a string of apologies from the director, Ji Mochen finally gave a cold humph and asked:


    "So what is the solution from the show team?"


    ...


    "Got it, we''ll do it that way then."


    ...


    "Exam score?" Ji Mochen paused before hanging up and softly nced at his daughter who had started resting her eyes. Putting on an air, the doting dad calmly said,


    "742 points. What about it?"


    ...


    "Highest in the country this year?" Ji Mochen, who had just learned of this news, arrogantly said, "That''s normal, right? With such a high score."


    ...


    However, even after hanging up, the doting dad still couldn''t recover. He looked at his daughter resting with eyes closed and quietly asked his wife who was also ring at her phone.


    "Dear, do you think I''m dreaming? Are we actually still on set?"


    "Old Lin, pull over for a bit," said Ling Chujin, who had been silent.


    "Okay."


    One minuteter, the car pulled into a roadside parking spot and stopped.


    "What''s wrong?" the man asked, puzzled.


    "I''m going to test something."


    "Test wha¡ª"


    Before he could finish speaking, Ji Mochen felt a hand on his arm.


    Looking down, it was indeed his wife''s hand.


    The fair, slender hand had a new walnut-colored manicure on it. That hand gently stroked his muscr, well-defined arm, then slowly slid inward...


    Ji Mochen, who had been a bit startled originally, instantly became embarrassed. In a low voice, he demurred, "Dear, our daughter''s here, don''t do this¡ª"


    After a brief pause...


    "Ow!"


    An earth-shattering wail sounded from the car.


    Driver Old Lin sat up stiffly in his seat: "Mr. Ji, are you alright?"


    Ji Ruochu, who had been resting her eyes, was also jolted awake: "Dad, what''s wrong?"


    "I..." Ji Mochen, whose inner arm had just been given a 360 degree twist, slowly revealed a smile uglier than crying.


    "I''m f-fine, I just suddenly felt like stretching my vocals..."


    Wuwuwuwu...


    Ling Chujin, you heartless woman!


    Old Lin & Ji Ruochu: ...

 Chapter 148: Top scorer in College Entrance Examination

    <h4>Chapter 148</h4>


    "Well, judging by how loudly you''re crying, we''re probably not dreaming," Ling, also known as SpicyHand HurryHusband, Chujin, said with certainty.


    Ji Mochen, who was in so much pain that he was questioning the meaning of life, went through a cycle of shock, anger, and heartache... and then, expressionless, lowered his head to y with his phone.


    There was nothing else he could do with his younger brother acting like this; he had to find something else to upy himself.


    He opened a social media app on his phone and logged into his ount.


    After scrolling through the trending topics, someone posted a smug update.


    "Thank you all for your concern. Ruoruo''s exam results are not bad."


    As for the actual score...


    Hehe~ I''m not going to tell you! Are you mad?


    As expected, this message quickly climbed up the trending list, and thements below, apart from fans saying "It''s good as long as the results are fine," were mostly doubting Ji Mochen''s attempt to save face.


    To be honest, if this happened before Ji Mochen received a call from his older brother, he would have immediately revealed the results to shut down these critics. But now...


    It''s fine, go ahead and jump around. When the TV interviewes out, there will be plenty of opportunities to shut you all up.


    And so, for the next two days, besides Ji Ruochu''s mysterious college entrance exam results, the trending topic "Ji Mochen''s Amazing Patience" kept trending.


    "No, could he have been possessed? Inte users are mocking him to this extent, yet he refuses to disclose the results?"


    "Indeed... Ruoruo''s dad surprised us with his tight-lipped attitude this time."


    "What should we do? The more he ignores the provocations from inte users, the more curious I be about his daughter''s score."


    "Haha, his tight-lipped attitude? Based on Ji Mochen''s previous behavior, if Ruochu did well, he would havee out boasting. It''s obvious she didn''t do well!"


    "Is the person above seriously criticizing or using a reverse psychology?"


    "Oh? Reverse psychology? Interesting!"


    "Yes! What about the critics? Where did they disappear to? Hurry up and get to work! Ji Mochen is definitely susceptible to reverse psychology. Quick! Provoke him!"


    Inte users: ...Let''s just give it a 6 out of 10.


    Never before had such curious onlookers been seen.


    However, what no one expected was that before the reverse psychology could provoke Ji Mochen, Director Qiu, who had been lurking in the shadows, was the one who emerged.


    You see, for Director Qiu, who had finallypleted the filming of "Free Roaming 2" after three years, Ruochu''s current status was higher than that of the investors, you know?


    After all, for a director who had been jokingly referred to byizens as "three years for one film," at this critical juncture of three years, finding a bunch of investors was far less difficult than finding a suitable female lead.


    Therefore, whileizens were busy using reverse psychology to tease Ji Mochen''s fake attitude, and while the critics were taking turns attacking the "genius girl" persona, Qiu Xuetong rolled up her sleeves and went crazy... oh no, I mean, she vented on her social media ounts.


    Qiu Xuetong: "No, do you all have a problem? Can''t I, after three years of hard work, happily shed tears at the wrap party?"


    Qiu Xuetong: "Also, can''t you tell the difference between tears of joy and frustration? I feel like giving your Chinese teacher a talking-to on your behalf!"


    Qiu Xuetong: [Let me say it again, when we were filming "Smooth Sailing," the editor and I had already decided that Ji Ruochu would be the female lead in the sequel, "Free Roaming 2." There were no hidden motives.]


    Qiu Xuetong: [I want to make it clear that Ji Ruochu''s acting skills are on par with ny percent of the actresses in the entertainment industry. There''s no need for her to rely on any connections or shortcuts.]


    Qiu Xuetong: [Connections? Do you even know how difficult King Ji is to deal with? If it weren''t for visiting him while he was away, not only would it have been impossible to sign Ji Ruochu as the female lead, but he would have given me a good beating!]


    ...


    With Qiu Xuetong''s relentless series of posts, Ji Ruochu once again dominated the hot search rankings.


    Netizens'' attention shifted from "Ji Mochen showing off" to specting, "Does Ji Ruochu really have acting skills?"


    Thus, the poprity of "Free Roaming 2" soared once again, and the production team capitalized on this momentum by releasing more materials.


    Some of the materials even included behind-the-scenes footage from the previous film, which dispelled the rumors about Ji Ruochu using a stunt double for her action scenes.


    After all... she was able to kick a prop into pieces when she was only six or seven years old. Did someone with such ability really need a stunt double?


    [Ahhh! Our baby girl has kicked her way into our hearts!]


    [What is the production team doing? These materials should have been released earlier!]


    [I heard that Ji Mochen and his wife wanted to protect their child and didn''t want her to be exposed too much when she was young.]


    [To be honest, we don''t know if Ji Ruochu''s acting skills can surpass ny percent of the actresses in the industry, but her martial arts skills are definitely top-notch.]


    [That''s true. There aren''t many female martial arts stars, especiallypared to male stars.]


    [Ahhh, can we expect to see more badass female stars in martial arts films in the future?]


    [You''re thinking too much. Would Ji Mochen''s daughter be willing to be a martial arts star?]


    ...


    On that day, Ji Ruochu''s poprity remained high, surpassing even the search results for college entrance exam scores.


    Thus, the haters, who had nothing else to criticize, resorted to disguising themselves as ordinaryizens.


    They said things like, "Why are you buying hot search rankings? Today should be a day for students receiving their exam results to shine. Do you love being in the spotlight that much?"


    Some even imed, "Is this because they know their ''academic genius'' image is no longer credible, so they''re now selling the image of a talented actress?"


    Although the fans couldn''t be bothered to pay attention to these superficial usations, they still took the time to exin to the passersby on behalf of Ji Mochen and his daughter.


    After all, this father-daughter duo had been unfairly treated. They didn''t get Ji Mochen drunk and make him cry, nor did they deliberately create Ji Ruochu''s "academic genius" image.


    From the beginning, Ji Ruochu had been quietly studying, participating inpetitions, and acting. Even now,izens hadn''t been able to find her social media ounts.


    Despite doing nothing wrong, she was repeatedlybeled as someone who unts an image or engages in false advertising. It was truly a pitiful situation.


    After a day and night of intense fighting, the fans of Ji Ruochu sessfully reported arge number of fake ounts belonging to haters. The next day, Ji Ruochu''s poprity finally subsided to some extent.


    However, some things are just destined.


    Take Ji Ruochu, for example. It seems like she was born to be a permanent resident on the trending lists.


    Her fans were busy trying to wrap things up to avoid overwhelming the public with too many trends.


    But guess what? Some official media outlets released an interview video very discreetly, and guess who was in it? Ji Ruochu.


    Even the Kyoto Provincial Television Station started ying this interview video on a loop.


    At first, there were some conspiracy theories, suggesting that Ji''s family was really willing to go all out by mobilizing official media to create a buzz. But those theories were put to rest whenizens saw a screenshot posted by someone who had already watched the video.


    In the footage, Ji Ruochu was wearing a light-colored sports shirt, with no makeup on her face, and her long ink-ck hair was simply tied in a ponytail.


    Under the unfiltered camera lens of the television station, her already delicate features became even more captivating.


    Of course, what captured people''s attention even more was the text disyed in the upper right corner of the screen:


    Ji Ruochu


    College Entrance Exam Score: 742


    Top scorer in the Capital Province, highest score in the national college entrance exam this year.


    As soon as this information was revealed, the onlinemunity exploded. In just a few minutes, search terms such as "Ji Ruochu national exam top scorer," "Ji Ruochu 742 points," "Ji Mochen, is this what you call a good score?" "Ji Mochen''s ultimate Versailles," "No wonder provoking her didn''t work," and others reappeared in the trending searches.


    The busy fans eximed, "Wow! My child is amazing!"


    Onlookers, who were simply enjoying the gossip,mented, "...That''s a six out of six."


    Even the die-hard inte trolls, who couldn''t find anything negative to say, gave up, exhausted, and said, "Enough, let it be destroyed!"


    To be honest, at first,izens didn''t pay much attention to Ji Ruochu frequently appearing on the trending lists. But now, it''s different.


    Come on, she''s the top scorer in the college entrance exam!


    And it''s the highest score in the whole country!


    Regardless of what she does in the future, based on this alone, she could easily overshadow all the stars in the entertainment industry.


    In the past, although there were celebrities who graduated from prestigious schools, most of them attended vocational colleges, and many onlypleted high school.


    Of course, education doesn''t necessarily represent everything. After all, everyone''s circumstances are different, and there are celebrities with average education who have good moral values and excellent reputations.


    But that''s just a small portion. Most of them have a very limited knowledge andmon sense, and they often end up making fools of themselves in public.


    Only Ji Ruochu, who initially appeared as a celebrity''s child, can be said to be the child thatizens have watched grow up.


    At this moment, when she appeared so conspicuously on television, she was no longer just Ji Mochen''s daughter (Someone: ???). In the eyes of her fans, she was the pride raised by all of them!


    "Great! Now I finally understand why parents are so fond of the saying ''hoping their children will be dragons.''"


    "Mom, did you see that? Although your daughter is a troublemaker, the daughter she raised is truly remarkable!"


    "...No need to go that far."


    "Strange, what about the haters? They''ve been causing a fuss these past few days. Come out and speak up!"


    "The haters are probably having an emergency meeting."


    ¡¾Hrious! Are you guys calling the top scorer of the college entrance examination, Ji Ruochu, "the copse of the genius image"? Have you been drinking fake alcohol or should you just have a few bites of food?¡¿


    ¡¾Help! Is this considered a copse? Honestly, even if you deduct a hundred points from such a score, there are few people in the entertainment industry who can surpass it, right?¡¿


    ¡¾Oh my god, I''m actually lucky enough to witness the gossip about the top scorer of the college entrance examination? I''m a gossip-loving person... I have no regrets in this life!¡¿


    ¡¾This... Autumn San Nian has truly struck gold! The daughter of a superstar, the nation''s sweetheart, and the top scorer of the college entrance examination¡ªthese three buffsbined, this movie is guaranteed to be a hit!¡¿


    ¡¾As an ordinary viewer who just finished watching the interview, I have only one thing to say... this child is truly humble!¡¿


    As soon as thisment appeared, theizens who had been chatting realized that they hadn''t watched the interview video yet.


    Within a few seconds, the view count of the video surged again.


    The moment the video was clicked, a barrage ofments floated by: ¡¾Follow the civilized path, Ji Ruochu''s interview is in thest minute.¡¿


    The secondment: ¡¾As a fan of Ji Ruochu, I politely suggest that the advice given by the previous academic overachiever is also worth listening to.¡¿


    It must be said that Ji Ruochu''s fans had a strong sense of vignce, afraid of giving the critics any ammunition. They provided warm reminders everywhere.


    Although their rationality onlysted for a few minutes, it was... understandable.


    After all, who could resist a beautiful girl, even if she was being filmed with a high-definition camera without any filters from all angles?


    ¡¾Ah, ah, ah! My child! How did you be even more beautiful! Your mother will worry!¡¿


    ¡¾To be honest, Ji Ruochu is the most naturally beautiful actress I''ve seen in these years. And she hasn''t undergone any cosmetic procedures. It''s like a gift from heaven.¡¿


    As the barrage ofments rolled on, Ji Ruochu in the video had already started answering questions.


    "Did you expect to achieve such a high score?"


    "No." The girl with a high ponytail and a face full of cogen answered in a soft voice, "But after the exams, I checked my answers against the predicted score I had in mind."


    "I heard that many ssmates in your ss have always aimed to surpass you, to the extent of giving up their guaranteed admissions. Is that true?"


    "...Yes."


    Ji Ruochu''s expression was full of helplessness as she reluctantly admitted, "Although I really don''t want to admit it, that''s indeed the case."


    "After the scores came out, did they say anything?"


    "...They haven''t contacted me yet."


    The barrage instantly burst intoughter.


    ¡¾The imagined interaction with an academic overachiever: exchanging thoughts and engaging in rational discussions.¡¿


    ¡¾The real-life interaction with an academic overachiever: Alright then! You actually scored higher than me, I''m not ying with you anymore!¡¿


    ¡¾Very well, a down-to-earth friendship indeed.¡¿


    "So, as the top scorer of the college entrance examination in Capital Province, do you have any good study methods to share with the audience watching at home?"


    ¡¾Here ites, the long-awaited study tips!¡¿


    ¡¾Great, I already have pen and paper ready!¡¿


    "...Actually, there are no special methods, just burying yourself in diligent study."


    "Is that the only way?"


    "There is no shortcut to learning like this. Each person has different methods of learning, so try various approaches and find the one that suits you best."


    "For example, because I don''t have exceptional talent, I can only rely on the simplest tactic of tackling arge number of practice questions."


    Barrage: What do you mean by ''not exceptional''?


    "This is not false modesty; it''s true. You may only see the effortless side of me, but in reality, I solve three times the number of questions every daypared to other students."


    There are often moments when I want to give up studying, and many times I don''t understand why I need to memorize so much knowledge. I even feel devastated when I only score one or two points in an exam despite memorizing a mountain of information.


    But...ter on, I thought, why bother with so many ''whys''? Learning is not just for exams; exams are merely a tool to assess the quality of your learning.


    Learning is about creating more choices for your future life path. If you can''t understand it now, then don''t dwell on it. Learn first, and understanding willeter.


    If you want to do something, then go ahead and do it, because you can never be fully prepared."

 Chapter 149: Class i Graduation Tour

    <h4>Chapter 149</h4>


    Ji Ruochu''s hot search and interviews with the top scorers of each province in the college entrance examination have been trending for three days, until a new hot topic emerged and Ji Ruochu''s name finally disappeared from the hot search.


    Although... it was short-lived.


    As for why the heat subsided quickly...


    ¡¾Encountering Ji Ruochu''s Family in City X District¡¿


    ¡¾Encountering Ji Ruochu Buying Snacks for Parents on the Food Street¡¿


    ¡¾In...¡¿


    ¡¾#Encountering Ji Ruochu All Over the World¡¿


    It has to be said that these marketing ounts know how to grab attention. In the past, when writing about Ji Ruochu, it was always about Ji Mochen traveling with his wife and daughter.


    asionally, fans would refer to Ji Mochen as "Ruoruos'' dad," but most of the time, Ji Mochen was still the main character.


    But now, in the news about the family of three, Ji Mochen has been directly included in the "Ji Ruochu''s family" category.


    Regarding this, Ji Mochen, the person involved, expressed... great pride!


    "Look at our daughter, she''s so aplished!"


    "Our daughter looks great on camera, every shot is like a blockbuster!"


    "That''s right! Our daughter has such beautiful features!"


    As the couple sat on the sofa, theyughed heartily while reading news about their daughter.


    Ji Ruochu, who was sitting beside them, said, "Mom and Dad, let''s pack our bags."


    They were about to head to the next tourist attraction, and unlike before, this time Ji Ruochu had nned a self-guided tour. The three of them would start from City X and travel northward.


    Although it wasn''t as cool as riding a bicycle, traveling in a camper van and exploring along the way for a month, eventually returning to Kyoto, sounded pretty cool too.


    That''s why Ji Ruochu joined a production crew right after finishing the college entrance examination, to start this "domestic semi-circr tour" with Ji Ruochu''s graduation trip as the theme.


    At first, the couple had some hesitation. After all, most children go on graduation trips with their ssmates, and while they really wanted to spend more time with their daughter, they were also afraid of depriving her of the opportunity to y and have fun with peers.


    And so...


    "Ruochu!!"


    After packing their bags and embarking on the first day of this "semi-circr tour" in the camper van, Ji Ruochu''s family sessfully met with the Fang family.


    Half a dayter, the Jiang family''s camper van appeared, followed by the Qi family, the Ren family...


    Gradually, the convoy of camper vans grewrger, and three dayster, the ten families from the original ss i of Little I School sessfully gathered. With ten luxury camper vans, they embarked on the journey northward in a grand manner.


    A few dayster, a post on a backpacking forum started a heated discussion.


    "Wow, so many luxury camper vans! Which wealthy families from the industry are going on this group trip?"


    "I heard they are several families who grew up together since childhood, they''re calling it their children''s graduation trip."


    "The person above is right. I actually met this group of children a couple of days ago. At first, I thought they were just enjoying the scenery, but when I got closer, I heard them discussing warm and cold currents. They''re definitely knowledgeable!"


    "I heard they are from the upper ss in Beijing, each with assets worth billions. They''re really daring. If they encounter bandits..."


    "What are you thinking? Rich people not only apany their children on trips, but they also take care of business. They have bodyguards with them, and even the local government wees them!"


    ¡¾Why do wealthy people have such grand arrangements? Do they need government reception for their travels?¡¿


    ¡¾...Is it possible that they are going for investments?¡¿


    Ordinary wealthy individuals traveling wouldn''t attract any official attention. However, if they were to pursue the goal of building a better homnd and achieving mutually beneficial investment objectives, it would be an entirely different matter.


    Fortunately, the Ji Ruochu and his group''s grand disy didn''t draw excessive attention. It only caused a small stir on the backpacking forums before fading away.


    And so, the ten children who grew up together sessfully had the time of their lives on the vastnd of their mothend.


    Today, they went to the river to catch fish, and tomorrow they climbed trees to collect bird eggs, causing headaches for their upper-ss parents.


    And the catalyst behind all of this was...


    "Daughter, the weather is lovely today. Why don''t you and your friends go fly kites?"


    The academically average Ji family.


    Originally, the few children would just take beautiful pictures, eat delicious food, and asionally engage in discussions on profound topics due to their knowledge.


    However, everything changed the day Ji Ruochu''s parents caught a fish in the river and grilled it to perfection following a wilderness tutorial. The children were instantly exposed to a new world.


    Due to the limited tools avable, the few highly skilled children began to use local resources to create simple fishing spears. They even went as far as experimenting with starting fires by friction and eventually seeded!


    "Oh no! They''re all burnt!" Ren Yujun and Mi Siyu frowned as they looked at the charred fish.


    "Uncle Ji, how did you grill them? Can you teach us?"


    Just as Ji Mochen turned his head after grilling fish for his daughter and wife, he found himself locking eyes with nine pairs of sparkling eyes. His academically average daughter, Ji Ruochu, didn''t hesitate tovish praise on him.


    "Dad, you''re amazing!" Ren Yujun and Mi Siyu, each holding a skewer of Ji Mochen''s grilled fish, said enviously to Ji Ruochu.


    "Absolutely! I think so too!"


    Ji Ruochu generously praised her father, pretending not to notice his discreetly perked-up ears.


    "During my three years of high school, my dad cooked all my meals, and they were so delicious."


    "Wow~"


    "I envy you. Unlike my dad, who spends his days in endless meetings, meetings, meetings!"


    Ji Mochen, the master chef: (#^.^#)


    "My mom is amazing too. The little cakes she makes are even tastier than those made by Michelin-star chefs!"


    Ling Chujin, who happened to be holding a freshly squeezed juice, eximed with joy: (*^¨Œ^*)~


    And so, the group traveled from City X, making stops along the way. The children had a great time, and the adults... were quite pleased with their investments.


    It wasn''t because the investment projects had particrly promising prospects, but mainly because these projects were decided upon through discussions among a group of children, all of whom scored above 700 on their college entrance exams.


    Of course, they weren''t burning through excessive amounts of money... well, except for Ji Mochen and his wife.


    In any case, the funds invested in these projects came from the children''s New Year''s money over the years and the financing they obtained from their parents based on their project proposals... ah, except for Ji Ruochu.


    After all, besides having an extraordinary amount of New Year''s money since childhood, this guy also had many side businesses.


    Let''s not mention thepetition prize money, after all, all ten children have it. The key is that Ji Ruochu started investing from the age of ten.


    I don''t know how Ji Mochen and his wife raised her, but the little girl has had a knack for financial management since she was young, which is enviable.


    This is also something the parents of the other nine children are willing to let go of. They are busy with their own work while apanying their children on mountain excursions and water activities.


    This graduation trip, to put it inly, is also an assessment of the several children by the family... Well, except for the Ji family.


    Does Ji Ruochu still need to be assessed?


    To put it exaggeratedly, as long as she nods, Ji Mochen would love to have her start learning about thepany''s affairs now. Once she graduates, he can hand over thepany to her, right?


    Of course, these are all stories forter. For now, after more than a month of independent travel, the children''s graduation trip ising to an end.


    In another week, their RV will enter Capital Province.


    Believe it or not, after this month of y, all the families have fallen in love with the leisurely life of enjoying the mountains and waters.


    "The final stop is Songling Mountain in Province L."


    "So, what do we..."


    "Conquer it!"


    The next day, the ten children woke up early, each with their own luggage, and got off the RV.


    Looking at the towering Songling Mountain, the group was filled with high spirits.


    "Come on, friends! The greatpetition of Songling Mountain is about to begin!"


    "Wait a minute, since it''s apetition, shouldn''t there be a prize?"


    "..."


    In the end, it was Ji Ruochu who said, "The first person to reach the mountaintop will have the privilege of choosing meals for three days!"


    "But!"


    "Hey, hey, hey! Kong Chao, why are you still trying to cheat?!" The young boy climbed while teasing.


    Everyone: ?!!


    "You''re dreaming!"


    Everyone unanimously rejected this terrible suggestion and quickly caught up with the pace.


    A group of boys and girls chased each other in the hazy morning, making the people around them couldn''t help but burst intoughter.

 Chapter 150: Who actually Got Tickets to ’Changyou 2’

    <h4>Chapter 150</h4>


    Just as Ji Ruochu was happily ying with her friends, the promotional trailer for "Free Roaming 2" had gone viral online.


    As a renowned director, Qiu Xuetong''s editing skills were naturally superb.


    The opening scene of the trailer showed a battered Qian Siqi, which was probably shot for the first movie when she was still a young girl, cowering in the corner.


    It then transitioned into the warm scene of her martial seniors finding her as an adult and bringing Qian Siqi back to the Sect, followed by the heartwarming gathering of her reunion with her fellow disciples, all smiles.


    Yet in the next second, the viewers witnessed this seemingly "weak" junior martial sister sending the tombstone of theirte grandmaster flying into pieces with one p of her palm, directly excavating the grave of their sect''s founder.


    "Senior brothers and sisters..."


    The moment she was surrounded by her fellow disciples, the girl put on a facade of gentleness and frailty. As she looked to her martial seniors beside her, sorrow, rage and grievance intertwined in her eyes.


    Then a cold narration sounded from off-screen: "Would you...still protect me?"


    And the promotional trailer ended there, leaving theizens scratching their heads frantically.


    [Screams] "Protect, I will! My baby! Mommy''s willing!"


    "???"


    "Qiu truly has something going this time around."


    "So...why did the junior martial sister turn dark?"


    With this question in mind, on August 20, the premiere date of "Free Roaming 2", more and more people walked into the theaters.


    On this day, Ji Mochen, who had been missing for a month, rarely posted an update on his social media.


    Soon after, many celebrities in the entertainment industry followed suit by booking out theaters in support.


    Regarding this movie, there had been nock of naysayers online. Later on, an absurd topic even surfaced - "Don''t let the offspring of scientists be seduced by the entertainment industry".


    It had to be said, the antis sure knew where to strike. In recent years, the changing dreams of children had been a constant hot topic.


    The increasing pragmatism in children''s aspirations, what''s the underlying cause?


    If everyone aimed to be celebrities, inte influencers or professional athletes as their ultimate goal, would there be any scientists left in Hua Country in the future? Were such values truly good?


    Such discussions had always existed before, but they usually just petered out, mostly concluding with empty exhortations.


    But now was different. Ji Ruochu, who had scored an impressive 742 in the college entrance exam, and had already won all kinds ofpetition gold medals during schooling - this seed yer was also going to step into showbiz now?


    Thus, many "patriotic"izens concerned about the country and people emerged on the inte.


    Brandishing the g of "Don''t Let Top Scorers Be Polluted By Showbiz", they started a series of boycotting behaviors targeting "Free Roaming 2".


    Seeing such overwhelming criticism online, Director Qiu was extremely anxious.


    Despite his age, when it came to these two "Free Roaming" films, he truly could not sit still.


    Nobody knew that he had originally nned to end his directing career after shooting these two films.


    Qiu, who had wanted a perfect ending to his directing life, now only hoped that the movie could be released smoothly without tarnishing his reputation in histe years.


    Fortunately, Heaven still favored him.


    On the day of premiere, the topic of ["Who Managed to Buy Free Roaming 2 Movie Tickets"](English) instantly topped the hot search ranking.


    Soon, someizens startedining online that there were too few screenings.


    You clearly knew it was the summer season, yet you didn''t arrange more screenings?


    Little did they know, the cinemas were also extremely wronged. Hadn''t you all been boycotting it earlier?


    Moreover, there were simply too many movies released during summer breaks to begin with. Even though they had set aside screening slots early on for "Free Roaming 2", supply still couldn''t match demand.


    Merely on the first day, the box office had exceeded 1 billion yuan, instantly squeezing into the top three highest first day box office.


    [Gasp] It''s not even the end of the day, and it already passed 1 billion RMB in box office sales?


    Hmm...those who previously imed they would boycott it, could they be practicing nepotism in private?


    Talking about boycotting out loud, yet scrambling frantically for tickets in private?


    From then on, regardless of the rumors surrounding this movie before, the trend of "Free Roaming 2" bing a phenomenal blockbuster could no longer be changed.


    Not to mention, apart from the original cast reprising their roles, this was currently the only movie with a female lead who did not participate in any promotions.


    Despite the hard promotions from the other main casts, Ji Ruochu had not made any public appearances in thest month, and had been absent from all social media tforms.


    And precisely because of this, after the incredible box office numbers on the first day got released, the fans of each main cast, who were once united, inevitably startedpeting for credit.


    Some credited their own idol for carrying the bulk of box office sales, while others attributed it to the extensive public appeal of the "senior martial sister". Only the fans of Ji Ruochu and her father remained silent throughout.


    What? You said they got intimidated?


    No no no, the main reason was that the fans still did not know if their top scorer sweetheart would join showbiz in the future, so they did not dare act rashly.


    Moreover, she''s the female lead! The main female lead!


    As fans of the lead actress, they had to have someposure!


    In the beginning, when some reckless fans of other casts came over to mock and ridicule them, they rapidly typed out a long series of words in response. What they obtained in return...


    Was a screenshot of the opening credits from the movie ending - the five big words of "Starring: Ji Ruochu", plus the five consecutive crazy Jianghu memes previously released by Director Qiu. And hence their opponents instantly went silent.


    Of course, apart from the above, the main reason why other fans did not daree cause trouble, was due to Ji Ruochu''s acting skills.


    It couldn''t be helped. Even until now, topics rted to her acting were still among the top three hot searches!


    Speaking of which, even the earlier debate around who should take credit for carrying the box office came to a halt and disappeared, upon more and more passersby sharing their experiences of bringing their children along to see the top scorer''s acting debut.


    Clearly, it was obvious to everyone who was the biggest draw for box office sales.


    Within just one day, outrageous rumors even started spreading that "Bringing your children to see the top scorer''s movie can raise their intelligence."


    Of course, all these were trivial matters. The key to this movie''s fiery poprity still lied with its plotlines.


    In the previous trailer, everyone had been shocked by the junior martial sister suddenly desecrating theirte grandmaster''s grave. Prior to the movie screening, the guesses towards her reason for turning dark were endless.


    You couldn''t fault them though, severalizens did touch upon some clues, causing Director Qiu''s already nervous heart to thump even more anxiously.


    Fortunately, despite the movie premiering, there were still no spoilers leaked, and theizens only managed to solve all their questions after finishing the movie.


    It turned out that the cause for the junior martial sister''s darkness, was rted to their deceased teacher, as well as their sect''s creed of "making it their responsibility to save the entire world".


    In the movie, only after Qian Siqi dug up theirte grandmaster''s grave in front of everyone did they discover that the remains that should have beenying inside the coffin had vanished.


    Qian Siqi then utilized her immense inner energy cultivation to subdue several elders as well as three senior martial siblings who had been shielding her earlier. Ultimately, she uncovered the past truth before everyone.

 Chapter 151: The Double Blessing of Acting and Martial Arts

    <h4>Chapter 151</h4>


    In fact, when they saw this, the audience in the cinema had already begun to be shocked that Ji Ruochu could have such acting skills at such a young age.


    It must be known that for a scene of going to the dark side, having too much emotion would seem slightly impetuous, while having too little would be wooden, but Ji Ruochu grasped it just right.


    What surprised everyone even more was that this...was just the beginning. The surprises Ji Ruochu gave them in this movie did not stop there.


    On the screen, the scene shed back to when Qian Siqi fell off the cliff.


    At that time, the cliff was thousands of feet deep. Even though the Sect had searched with all their might, they never found the little junior martial sister and could only set up a grave mound with her robes and hat.


    What they didn''t know was that after Qian Siqi and the Elder fell off the cliff, they were caught by a crooked neck tree by a fluke.


    When Qian Siqi woke up, she found herself in a mountain cave with the Elder who had previously abducted her turning his back to her, using a secret art to contact the Sect.


    She opened her mouth, and before she could make a sound, she heard a series of words that subverted her cognition.


    It turned out that her grandmaster, whom she had respected since she was little, and the various Elders were not as upright and bright as she had seen them to be.


    It turned out that the differential treatment from before had a price, and this price...was her prime bone and heart''s blood.


    She heard the Elder say that he had already fed her the Millennium Rare Mushroom and that it was too strong. Along with her heavy injuries, she would probably be unconscious for a few days.


    She also heard her grandmaster say that after three days, when the Elder''s inner power had recovered, he would secretly take her to the Sect''s forbidden grounds and reconstruct his heart channels using her as the prime tonic.


    Reconstruct the heart channels?


    Reconstruct the grandmaster''s heart channels?


    So the grandmaster was...


    "But I''m afraid this child can''t be kept."


    She heard the Elder of the Disciplinary Hall sigh with great regret: "Originally I thought that after you used her heart''s blood to reconstruct your heart channels, the Sect would raise her. Now looking at it..."


    "...there''s no other way. When the timees I will personally send this child on her way. After all, we were master and disciple for a period of time."


    Hearing her master''s words filled withpassion, Qian Siqi only felt her whole body go cold.


    It was also at that moment that she finally understood why her master had indulged her so much over the years, yet was so harsh on her Senior martial brothers and sisters.


    She had thought it was because her talent exceeded that of her Senior martial brothers and sisters, but she never expected that it was only because she was medicine stock!


    Of course...


    Compared to her Senior martial brothers and sisters who would have to shoulder the Sect''s responsibilities in the future, she, with such high talent yet only medicine stock, could naturally continue to be arrogant and willful!


    Scene after scene from the past shed before her eyes, and the eyes of the child could no longer hold back tears.


    In a blink of an eye, Ji Ruochu found the qi and blood in her body rushing upwards, her veins reversing, and in just a moment, her clear eyes had turned bloodshot, seemingly having entered into devilish energy.


    Time slowly trickled by, seemingly passing for a long time yet seemingly only for a fleeting moment. In a corner where no one had discovered her, the innocent child disappeared without a trace, and the originally bright eyes also became sinister.


    When the Elder ended his connection with the Sect and prepared to turn around to check on Qian Siqi''s condition¡ª


    A fair and tender little hand had already pierced through his chest.


    "You¡ª"


    Before his voice faded away, a suction force instantly drew away his cultivation.


    In that moment, the Elder''s expression, which had been hypocritically disying his magnanimous image just seconds ago, instantly turned terrified.


    "How could you¡ª"


    "How could what?" The girl''s bewitching eyes smiled into crescents, her voice soft and filled with innocence, but her words made people''s hearts turn cold.


    "Is Elder wondering how I entered devilish energy? Or wondering how I knew this secret art? Or perhaps...wondering how I could take your life so stealthily?"


    "You¡ª" The Elder of the Disciplinary Hall''s eyes widened fiercely.


    "Oh, have you figured it out? Yes, yes that''s right. It''s the Millennium Rare Mushroom you fed me. In the three days after ingesting it, my power will erupt exponentially. Along with the Sect''s secret arts, taking your head is as easy as flipping my palm¡ª"


    After she finished speaking, the girl showed no more mercy, instantly elerating her absorption speed. In just a short while, the Elder of the Disciplinary Hall had be a dried corpse.


    After three days, with her power greatly increased, Qian Siqi sessfully stabilized the surging inner power in her body. By then, looking at the dried corpse in the cave, the originally innocent child was not scared at all, instead she studied it with great interest.


    So this is the legendary evil work...


    As she thought this, the girl carefully stretched out her foot, as if stepping on soil, and gradually...ground the dried corpse into pieces.


    "Elder", facing the pile of ck powder on the ground, the tender child coollyughed, "bon voyage".


    From this point on, Qian Siqi embarked on her journey of secretly cultivating this evil art. Actually, she had somehow deviated after entering devilish energy, needing to absorb others'' cultivation to maintain herself.


    Not knowing where things went wrong, although she entered devilish energy, she had not lost her reason. Even when absorbing cultivation, she only chose the evilest viins.


    As for her choices, she just took things as they went, absorbing along the way.


    This resulted in whenever she passed through a region, whether they were evil viins or cultivators of demonic arts, they would all turn¡ªinto dried corpses just as they were about tomit evil acts.


    And because she was always wearing ck clothes, she was called the ¡±Righteous ck Raven" in the Jianghu.


    "You''re the ck Raven?"


    The tense atmosphere instantly changed due to this exmation from the Acting Sect Leader, and the audience in the cinema couldn''t help butugh out loud.


    "That''s unimportant," Qian Siqi said with ck lines all over her head about her extremely annoying nickname. "What''s important is...today is the day I will stake my life to battle against this bunch of hypocritical old fogeys."


    In the next second, exciting fighting scenes were staged once again. And this segment became the highlight of Ji Ruochu''s acting career.


    In the show, the petite Qian Siqi had moves that flowed like clouds and water, and the coordination with the actors portraying the fighting was meticulous and impactful, the sound enough to make one''s heart thump wildly in fright.


    If anyone made a mistake midway, the consequences...were simply unimaginable.


    What surprised the audience even more was that the entire fighting scene was done in one take, without any editing traces whatsoever, keeping everyone¡¯s hearts thumping throughout.


    Only when the movie ended did the audience slowly let out a breath.


    "Great!"


    Some hot-blooded youth couldn''t help shouting out, instantly eliciting resonance from everyone.


    At that moment, the only word in everyone''s mind was "thrilling".


    It had been a long time since they saw such slick fighting scenes.


    It had been a long time since they saw such a refreshing plot.


    If Smooth Sailing was named to tie in its focus on the protagonists¡¯ emotional entanglement, then Smooth Sailing 2 was purely an exciting Jianghu passion film.


    From Qian Siqi''s initial fake acts of being helpless to catch the viins unprepared, to herter descent into dark energy, and then to the entire Jianghu hypocritically putting on the guise of righteousness to kill Qian Siqi and the three Senior martial siblings who constantly protected her...


    It was undoubtedly carefully depicting the difference between "good and evil". Externally this movie seemed to seriously focus on fighting scenes, but implicitly it pointed out the falsity in human nature.


    What is good?


    What is evil?


    Those standing on moral high ground are not necessarily good people, and those trampled into dust are not necessarily evil people either.


    When devils put on the cloak of kindness, can you...still distinguish them?


    As this topic became a hot debate among the public, Ji Ruochu, possessing top fighting ability and acting, also firmly established her footing in the film industry. All kinds of scripts came one after another.


    These also included... a script that had been dyed for twenty years by a director already standing at the pinnacle.

 Chapter 152: The Seamless transition between the King and the pendulum.

    <h4>Chapter 152</h4>


    "A TV series?"


    Ji Ruochu was puzzled when she finally returned home after her trip.


    "Yes, the news passed on by your Uncle Qin from Old Shang''s side, saying it''s an olive branch extended by him." Ji Mochen poured a ss of water for his daughter.


    "Uncle Qin?" Ji Ruochu''s attention drifted a little. "You poached Uncle Qin over?"


    "....Not yet."


    A certain Ji-surnamed Heavenly King touched his nose. He wanted to poach, but was rejected by the other party with "I want to live a few more years" as the reason.


    "I''m going back to school soon, so I probably can''t shoot for now." Ji Ruochu nced at the phone she had been thinking about.


    "That''s what I said, but your Uncle Qin said the other party is in no hurry, and can wait three or five years, however long it takes."


    As the old father spoke, he also handed the script to his daughter. "Take a look first. If you want to act as the dad, tell your Uncle Qin to contact them. If you''re not interested, we''ll pretend we never received this news."


    I can get Brother Qin to reject it then, he thought.


    With this in mind, Ji Mochen suddenly felt that it was also not bad that the former agent had not been poached by him but was still working for two bosses on one sry.


    The busy Uncle Qin who was busy tearing up endorsement deals for the artists under him suddenly sneezed.


    After Ji Mochen left, Ji Ruochu moved her neck and flipped open the script.


    She originally thought it would be one of those popr romance TV dramas, but when she opened the cover¡ª


    Wow, it turned out to be the TV adaptation of "Shock! The Good-for-Nothing Girl Turned Out to Be a Big Shot", the Mary Sue novel she had read twenty years ago.


    She flipped through her records of her previous life¡¯s memories, and as expected, she found a note about this.


    At that time, Tan Ruo had just entered the ranks of little flowers in the second tier, and the resources in her hands were also very good. Among them, the best was this TV series directed by the then-famous director Old Shang as the chief director.


    The reason why she was approached for this role was because mostizens voted for her.


    Aside from her fans, many original novel fans also felt that she was very suitable at that time. The only concern was her action scenes.


    Since this drama was one of the few leading actress TV series focused on action scenes, the deputy director was the then up-anding director Qiu Xuetong.


    Not to mention, just the coboration between these two directors was already enough to make most actresses in the circle crazily covet this role, not to mention the several male support roles at that time were all popr little fresh meats who had good acting skills, good looks, and a strong fanbase.


    Everyone knew that whoever was the heroine of this drama would be the next big first-line movie queen.


    As one of the few new generation actresses with decent acting skills, looks, and fanbase at that time, Ji Ruochu was also one of the top choices in terms of poprity.


    However, just as the two sides had started contacting each other, and Ji Ruochu had confirmed that she was willing to endure hardship and start training in martial arts a year in advance, this role still slipped away in the end.


    As for the reason...


    It was the then raging rumor that "Tan Ruo intruded on the Fang Yang couple¡±.


    Eventer when the couple issued statements, even when she won the defamationwsuit against the marketing ounts, missing out on this script at that time still shattered her originally good reputation.


    The cost of rumor-mongering was low, but the road to rification was difficult. By the time she won thewsuit, it was toote.


    Although afterwards, relying on her acting skills, she still gained a foothold in the film and television industry, she was unable to make up for that period of hiatus in the middle.


    Even until now, she could still see marketing ount posts about ¡°Exposing the affairs between Queen Tan and her rumored lover¡±.


    Of course, these were not the point. The point was, when she wrote down these memory fragments, it was to remind herself to pay attention.


    If this TV series had been filmed, then see who the final casting was. If it hadn¡¯t been filmed yet...she must not go film it herself.


    Yes, she read right, this was a mine clearing memory note.


    There were three reasons.


    First, you ignored me back then, so I¡¯ll make sure you can¡¯t reach me now.


    Second, this TV series was outdated long ago. The original plot that seemed like a Mary Sue story would now only be greasy enough to stir-fry three dishes if filmed.


    Third...this show was too tiring, requiring both grace and agility. Now that she had reincarnated, she shouldn¡¯t make things difficult for herself and should moderately ck, and enjoy life.


    Hmm, thest point was inappropriate.


    Ji Ruochu frowned and silently deleted this reason.


    The early bird gets the worm. cking now would be too decadent! No good, no good!


    She was not as smart as her ssmates in ss i to begin with. She couldn¡¯t ck, the slow bird must fly first!


    As this thought emerged, several huge words at the bottom of the notebook caught her eye:


    ¡¾Sis! Stop being a tryhard! You¡¯ve already killed yourself with overwork once! I beg you, moderately ck for now! Don¡¯t forget Little Ruo¡¯s final wishes!¡¿


    Ji Ruochu: ......


    Very good, the high she was on just now was instantly suppressed a little.


    Yes, yes, cking, cking...


    ¡°Daddy, Mommy! Let¡¯s y games together!¡±


    ¡°Great idea~~¡± Enthusiastic voices rang out from the living room.


    Five minutester...


    Old father scratched his head: ¡°Dear daughter...what game is this?¡±


    Old mother was equally confused: ¡°We have to solve puzzles to y games now? Why are there mathematical forms?¡±


    Ji Ruochu earnestly: ¡°Yes, this is the most popr brain training game genre nowadays. ying more can prevent senile de¡ªcough cough, develop intelligence.¡±


    The couple: ......


    ¡¾Cough cough, in case there¡¯s any bunnies reading while jumping around, let me add some exnation.


    After Ruoruo bun realized her memories of her previous life will slowly disappear, she took note of some key memory fragments, not only toplete the regrets from her past life, but also to prevent working herself to death again.


    But the thing is, a leopard can¡¯t change its spots so easily, Ruoruo still finds it hard to resist the urge to be a tryhard, she will unconsciously start working hard again.¡¿

 Chapter 153: New Student Registration

    <h4>Chapter 153</h4>


    September, the beginning of the school season.


    The couple sent their daughter Ji Ruochu to enroll, although Ji Ruochu repeatedly emphasized that she could go by herself, the stubborn Ji Mochen couple still insisted on sending her.


    "My daughter, dad and mom bought you an apartment near the school. If you are not happy living in the dormitory, we can move out."


    As the highest scorer in the national college entrance examination, Ji Ruochu was bothered by the admission offices of several top universities for days before finally choosing Peking University by rolling dice.


    The top universities that lost the valedictorian due to luck: ...freaking out on the spot.


    Ji Ruochu majored in economics and finance. When Ji Moyi, the head of the Ji family, learned of her decision, he was ecstatic for three days, as if he had finally found a sessor.


    Unfortunately, Mr. Ji was still disappointed in the end. Ji Ruochu''s ambition did not lie there.


    Of course, that''s a story forter. For now, after Ji Ruochu finished enrolling, the Ji Mochen couple went to her dormitory to make her bed and clean the room.


    The dorm conditions at Peking University were naturally excellent. It was a two-person room with a loft bed, desk and wardrobe underneath.


    Although the couple felt the room was not big enough, they did not show it. After seeing their daughter start to put away her study supplies, they also got busy.


    As for Ji Ruochu''s roommate... an old friend, Ren Yujun, her elementary school ssmate. The Ren family had a nanny to clean up. In contrast, the Ji Mochen couple''s actions, which were very normal for ordinary people, seemed a bit abnormal.


    "Si Yu from the foreignnguage department lives in the dorm next door. She said she''lle to see uster."


    Ren Yujun said while looking at her phone.


    "That''s great. Later uncle and auntie will take you out for a meal," Ling Chujin said with augh right away while putting bed sheets on for her daughter.


    "Your uncle looked at several restaurants yesterday. He said they were ces you girls would like."


    "Thank you, uncle and auntie." Ren Yujun smiled sweetly.


    The couple families were of simr economic status. Ren Yujun was not thanking them for an expensive meal, but for their thoughtfulness.


    "Dad, I can do it myself. You take a break."


    Ji Ruochu looked at her old father withughter in her eyes. With one turn of her head, she saw her father had rolled up the legs of his suit pants. The expensive material immediately took on the wrinkled look of cheap bargain bin clothes.


    If she hadn''t heard her father specifically tell the maid at home yesterday to neatly iron his suit, she would have thought he didn''t care.


    "No need. Don''t get your hands dirty. Dad can do it," Ji Mochen quickly stopped Ji Ruochu. "You and Yujun pick what you want to eatter."


    Ji Ruochu was extremely helpless. She could only go pour water for the couple.


    Originally she wanted to do it herself. When her suggestion was rejected, she proposed letting the maid at home, who was worried about losing her job at any moment,e do it to reassure the maid.


    But the couple still refused, saying they wanted to "experience the sense of responsibility other parents feel when going to their child''s dorm to clean up."


    No matter how many times Ji Ruochu emphasized that in life, one doesn''t need to experience everything, she couldn''t stand up to the pitiful looks in the two''s eyes.


    One said, My daughter, do you think we''re embarrassing you?


    The other said, Yes, if people find out the valedictorian''s parents are academic failures, you''ll definitely be mocked in the future...


    Ji Ruochu...could only agree.


    She thought to herself, if they want the experience then let them experience it. With her parents'' status, aside from learning to cook for her sake, they probably hadn''t done any housework in years. At worst she could tidy up again afterwards.


    But now at second nce, they were pretty skillful!


    Ji Mochen didn''t even miss the corners. He mopped the floor until it was slightly shiny. As for Ling Chujin, not even two sentencester, the pillowcases were changed. She was hanging up the custom mosquito she ordered for Ji Ruochu.


    As she hung it, she also asked Ren Yujun, "Yujun, auntie custom ordered two mosquitos. Do you want auntie to hang one for you too, to match with Ruochu''s?"


    Ji Ruochu looked at the pink mosquito, then looked at Ren Yujun''s solid ck and white, cool-toned clothes. She was about to politely decline for her friend, when...


    "Yes, yes!" Ren Yujun, the cool girl, looked extremely excited.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Sister, I''m just saying, don''t try to force yourself to fit into circles you don''t belong.


    Half an hourter, the couple brought Ji Ruochu and her two friends towards the school gate.


    In just the five minute walk, their group kept growing as if they were picking up equipment.


    When they met up with four other elementary school ssmates from neighboring schools at the gate and got into the families'' luxury cars under many stares, they finally left amidst a sensation like a wedding procession.


    That day, they made it onto Peking University''s campus forum.


    #Exposing the (crossed out) ten (crossed out) (four of whom were academic standouts from neighboring schools) six outstanding figures at our school this year.


    The neighboring school''s campus forum post:


    #Exposing the (crossed out) ten (crossed out) (six of whom were academic standouts from neighboring schools) (the admissions office should reflect on why they only snatched four) four outstanding figures at our school this year.


    Topments:


    1F [Haha I''m dead, heard this year''s top students all liked to flip coins, heads for Peking U, tails for Tsinghua.]


    2F [Tsk, our school''s luck is that bad?]


    3F [Bad review!]


    4F [Not bad, thanks to the valedictorian''s coin flipnding on our school, otherwise I guess we wouldn''t have gotten any. The ten top students all averaged over 730, moved as a pack.]


    5F [Heard the Nanjing U and Donghua U admissions staff emo''d for a month.]


    ...

 Chapter 154: Head Snapping among Campus cp Fans.

    <h4>Chapter 154</h4>


    "You are all Ruochu''s good friends, and you can say that you grew up together since you were young. With you all here, uncle and auntie can also rest assured."


    Seeing that the few children had almost finished eating, Ji Mochen put down the tall ss filled with ck tea and said, "Ruochu, I''ll have to trouble you all from now on."


    As soon as he said this, all nine teenagers other than Ji Ruochu immediately stood up with a "swish".


    "Uncle, what are you talking about? Haven''t we always yed together?"


    "Don''t worry, I''m not saying anything else, as long as Ruochu needs our help with anything, just call and we''ll be there."


    In fact, over the past ten years, the ten little ones had been like this, even Qi Yibin who disliked Ji Ruochu at the very beginning.


    Although... at first he was just there to watch the excitement.


    But it doesn''t matter. Since that year when Ji Mochen and his wife took the ten children who were participating in thepetition back to Beijing for the first time, sitting in four extended cars, the ten of them became a small group.


    In addition to thepetition, whenever there was a holiday, the ten would take turns going to each other¡¯s homes to y. Even the martial arts hall... the other nine were stuffed in by their pit father and mother to train together until now.


    This is also the reason why the ten-person small group all took Ji Ruochu as the leader.


    After all, in their hearts, after suffering painful physical training to strengthen themselves, the image of this little partner whom they had loved and doted on as a sister since childhood had gradually grown taller and taller, and they unconsciously began to take her as the leader.


    It is said that geniuses are lonely, but the ten students in ss i didn¡¯t have this feeling. On the contrary, they often felt that their little friends were really noisy.


    This was also the main reason why Ji Ruochu didn¡¯t feel that she was so against the sky. After all... being surrounded by a group of geniuses every day, only people with mediocre talents would feel out of ce.


    Not like Ji Ruochu, who handles things effortlessly.


    This was also due to limited perspectives.


    After the meal, Ji Mochen and his wife reluctantly bid farewell to their daughter.


    Ji Ruochu, who knew that the couple had already bought a house near Peking University to settle down: ...There is really no need to be like this, I will be back home on weekends.


    In the second week, Peking University''s one-month military training officially began.


    Yes, one month.


    This had been a point of constant ridicule for Peking University over the years. While military training at neighboring universitiessted only one or two weeks, Peking University, as a university that conducts military training under the scorching sun for a month, naturally received a lot of "concern".


    Of course, for Ji Ruochu and the five little friends who were also at Peking University, this was just water off a duck''s back. After all, their training in the martial arts hall over the past few years was much more difficult than this.


    As a result, it didn''t take long for the six of them to be the banner bearers of their respective toons.


    Ji Ruochu and Ren Yujun were assigned to the same toon because they had the same major, while Mi Siyu, although an foreignnguage major, didn¡¯t have many female students in the mathematics department, so some of the foreignnguage department wasbined over and Mi Siyu happened to be one of them.


    Although each toon only needed two banner bearers, there was still a standard bearer, wasn''t there?


    So Ji Ruochu, who had height advantage, became the standard bearer walking in front of the banner bearers.


    Looking at the firm eyes and upright postures of the three female students, the coach shouted loudly, "Great! Very good!"


    Not only were these three students the strongest in the entire toon, but their mental outlook was also the best. Just looking at them made people feel happy.


    The other students: ......The school belles of the School of Economics and the School of Foreign Languages, plus the campus belle of Peking University. Who wouldn''t feel dizzy looking at them? Who wouldn''t feel happy?


    The cheerful (crossed out) military training days passed one by one, and Ji Ruochu''splexion got tanned under the zing sun, although not very noticeable,pared to her previous photos that shone like white jade, there was still a difference.


    She didn''t care about this herself. Complexion and stuff could be nursed back easily. But her roommate Ren Yujun didn''t think so.


    "Whether you get tanned is one thing, but the key point is that you can get sunburned if your sun protection is not in ce on such a hot day."


    "......I applied it." Ji Ruochu said helplessly. She was an actress who relied on her face and acting skills to make a living, okay?


    "Too little!" Ren Yujun put on a cool girl face, took the sunscreen and squeezed anotherrge lump, like a painter, and carefully touched up everything.


    "No need to be so nervous, military training is almost over."


    At the end of military training, there would be a parade segment for each toon. For this reason, Ji Ruochu and the other two would practice for an extra period every daypared to the other students.


    At this time, students from other toons would sneak over to watch, not just male students, but female students as well.


    Don''t get me wrong, it wasn''t because Ji Ruochu was popr with both men and women.


    It was because¡ª¡ª


    Qi Yibin and Jiang Zhi, the two new school hunks, plus Kong Chao, the school hunk of their department, were also there.


    The six of them, Ji Ruochu and Jiang Zhi were standard bearers, and the other four were the two front banner bearers of the toon. So they simply practiced together.


    Even the teachers who happened to pass by asionally couldn''t help but stop to take a look at such a formation.


    The two female standard bearers were about one meter seventy tall, tall and straight, bright-eyed, and though wearing regr sized military uniforms, they wore them with a tailored feel.


    No matter if it was the fullness of the chest or those slender legs, no one could tell she was only fifteen years old.


    The 1.9 meters tall male student was not as muscr as the two 1.8 meters guys behind him, but he didn''t look frail.


    With long limbs, when his slender hands firmly grasped the gpole, the short sleeves stretched taut in an instant, making people couldn''t help but start imagining what the muscles under the fabric might look like.


    Just looking at the height, the two g bearers matched perfectly. There were already countlessyers of couple shipping posts piling up on the school forums.


    Of course, not only were Ji Ruochu and Jiang Zhi shipped, the alumni shipped couples indiscriminately. For example, Ji Ruochu and Qi Yibin''s, Ji Ruochu and Qinghua University''s Fang Zhiyuan, even the school hunk couple Qi Yibin and Jiang Zhi were shipped by some.


    Regarding this, Jiang Zhi and Qi Yibin ...... always kept a one-meter distance between them daily.


    The onlooking crowd: Ah! The two school hunks started avoiding suspicion! Caught on camera! Caught on camera!


    The two school hunks: ???


    ¡¾Little theater: Daily couple shipping battles on Peking University forums¡¿


    1st floor: To tell the truth, it¡¯s not easy toe up with a nice couple name for you. Ruozhi ...... sounds silly. Ours, Chuyi (Chuyi) sounds much better.


    2nd floor: How dare you nder the Math Olympics perfect score gold medalist couple so!


    3rd floor: Why not take a look at the school hunk of our Tsinghua, Fang? Talented in both literature and martial arts, gentle and refined, and a physics genius! Also a gold medalist in internationalpetitions!


    4th floor: Fang Zhiyuan? Ruozhi? Silly? Yours doesn¡¯t work either!


    5th floor: Why don''t we just set two couples, Chuyi and Zhiyuan (Fang Zhiyuan) couples!


    6th floor: ...... Why don''t you guys just fight it out.

 Chapter 155: The Broken Army Gun, Kai

    <h4>Chapter 155</h4>


    Also I don''t know if it was because of the power of gossip, or if I was already used to training under the scorching sun.


    In the next period of time, the Peking University students were able to find time for gossip about the love-hate entanglements (deleted) friendship between the School Beauty and School heartthrob in the midst of their painful training.


    The eyes of the people who followed them like a shadow, Ji Ruochu and others naturally felt it, but did not care.


    After all, such eyes had existed since a few people entered puberty.


    Even when they were in elementary school, several naughty children had yed house with them without any cover.


    At first, some other little partners were still a little ufortable, but before they could finish coquetting, they turned their heads to find that Ji Ruochu, one of the parties, was not affected at all?


    Not only that, but also took the time to write two more questions!


    Everyone: ......


    As a result, where do they still have time to care about the ambiguity, they were instantly brought up.


    In the face of learning, all pink bubbles are just clouds.


    Therefore, even though most students would look at them with melon-eating faces these days, Ji Ruochu and others did not react much.


    Train if you want to train, be praised by the instructor if you want to be praised by the instructor, calm down to the excited and entangled melon-eating crowd.


    Excited that the rtionship between the few great gods is still good enough to make people think crooked, entangled in...they still failed to take the lead from the struggle between CP fans.


    Until this day, the talent show segment of the rest session.


    At that time, Ji Ruochu was sitting cross-legged, propped up his chin, and was relishing the talented and versatile ssmates.


    "I noticed that the eyes of the girls in our squadron have been looking in a certain direction all the time, tell me, who are they looking at? So absent-minded?"


    When the talent show came to an end, the instructor who was usually stern asked with interest.


    As soon as these words came out, there was a roar ofughter.


    "Of course it''s looking at the handsome guy!"


    A girl said with a smile, immediately arousing a burst ofughter.


    "Handsome guy? There are so many handsome guys on the spot, tell me, who are you looking at?" The two instructors sat leisurely with their legs crossed and asked.


    "Look at the school heartthrob!!"


    "Hahaha......"


    Theughter of the two squadrons instantly overwhelmed the others, instantly attracting many caring eyes.


    "School heartthrob? who is it?"


    The next second, everyone''s eyes unanimously looked towards the two most dazzling men in the crowd.


    Qi Yibin and Jiang Zhi, who were instantly like sitting on needles: ......


    "Which one of you two is the school heartthrob?"


    The instructor looked over along their eyes, and was happy immediately. Weren''t these the standard-bearers and g-bearers he had chosen?!


    Instantly more interested, he asked with a smile.


    "He!"


    "He!"


    The two people who were intimate with each other a moment ago turned against each other in an instant.


    "They both are!"


    With this voice that did not care about the life and death of the two, the two squadronsughed in unison, and over there, Mi Siyu had alreadyughed and fell into Ji Ruochu''s arms.


    "Since they are both, why don''t...next, please ask the two school heartthrobs to show us their talents?"


    "Great!!!"


    The frenzy of female fans came at this moment.


    The boys also contributed their cheers to the school god.


    "Teacher, there is also a department heartthrob over there!"


    Another voice that doesn''t care about anyone''s life and death rang out.


    Kong Chao, who wasughing and apuding: ......The smile disappeared.JPG


    On the other side, Ji Ruochu and the three others have alreadyughed and joined the cheering army.


    "Hurry up, don''t drag your feet, you look so tall, could it be that you are a coward?"


    "Hee ~ coward ~~"


    Listening to the sighs around their ears, the three had no choice but to get up with a wry smile and walk towards the center of the stage while making eyes at each other.


    Qi Yibin: Show what?


    Kong Chao: How do I know?


    Jiang Zhi: ......Can I recover the Rubik''s Cube in ten seconds?


    Qi Yibin&Kong Chao: ......Get a grip.


    This stuff is basically yed from childhood to adulthood by alumni on the scene.


    Just as people below began to sigh again because of the hesitation of the three, the students who were rehearsing programs for the closing ceremony passed by with great momentum.


    The three hesitant people''s eyes lit up, and with just one nce, they captured theughing Ji Ruochu and the three from the many faces.


    "Report to the instructor, our program needs three partners to assist, and we would like to invite them to participate in the talent show together!"


    "Approved!" The instructor said very boldly.


    The next second, the three turned to look at the three sisters who were grinning.


    Ji Ruochu & Ren Yujun & Mi Siyu: ...... Disappearing Smile.JPG


    When everyone followed Qi Yibin''s three eyes-


    "Wow!!!"


    "School Beauty!"


    "Department Beauty!"


    At one point, the cheers of the two squadrons were earth-shattering. The instructors on the side saw this, immediately assembled the team, and secretly prepared toe and watch the lively event.


    A minuteter, thanks to Qi Yibin and the three, the three sisters fell into the pit.


    At the same time, the talent group that was about to rehearse was also affected. Their six red-tasseled spears were borrowed.


    Seeing this, the guiding teacher waved his big hand and took them over to join in the fun.


    So, the ce where only two squadrons rested originally, out of thin air, added six squadrons.


    And in the circr empty space in the crowd, there were six people in the same boat, already arranged in a pyramid shape.


    Ji Ruochu was the first, followed by Ren Yujun and Mi Siyu, and thest row was Qi Yibin, Jiang Zhi, Kong Chao, and... everyone had a borrowed red-tasseled spear.


    At this moment, the hearts of the three sisters have never been more united: Crazy ah!!


    The three men who were invited first but sessfully stood in the back row did not dare to look at them: O(¡É_¡É)O~


    The instructors of several squadrons looked at the eye-catching six with a smile in their eyes, one of the instructors asked with a smile:


    "Do you need apaniment?"


    "Thank you, instructor, no need."


    Although Ji Ruochu was helpless, she still politely declined the instructor''s offer.


    It''s just morning ss, what apaniment is needed?


    Yes, the partner of those three pit friends, the program they are going to perform is one of the morning sses they practice every day at the martial arts hall over the years-the breaking army spear.


    It is also one of the few basic routines that martial arts halls can demonstrate externally. Many martial arts halls use this spear technique to enlighten students'' knowledge of weapons.


    The reason why Ji Ruochu¡¯s Martial Arts Hall has included the Breaking Army Spear as thest link of morning sses is because after the Breaking Army Spear, an additional link is added...


    "Okay, let''s wee the school beauty and school heartthrob, the department beauty and the department heartthrob to show us their talents with a round of apuse!"


    For a while, the apuse was thunderous.


    Ji Ruochu took a deep breath, slowly calmed down, and the solid wooden red-tasseled spear spun around her palm.


    "Breaking Army Spear Twenty Three Forms, start!"


    With thismand, the expressions of several people who had different expressions before, their expressions became firm, their postures straight.


    Wow--


    Before it even started, the students right in front of the six couldn''t help but cry out.


    The reason is simple. The six people in front of them are so solemn and solemn, as if they are about to join the party.

 Chapter 156: The Hottest Military Training Talent

    <h4>Chapter 156</h4>


    At this moment, they finally understood why the instructor had repeatedly praised them for looking spirited.


    However, this was just the beginning. The real highlight was the one-minute talent show that followed.


    Only now did the Peking University students understand what it meant to be "proficient in both literary and military arts".


    The six were performing with lightly modified red-tasseled spears.


    The red-tasseled spear was a type of long spear.


    In ancient times, long spears were called the king of hundreds of soldiers. Their power could be fully utilized in actualbat.


    The red-tasseled spear was an even sharper weapon on the battlefield.


    The red tassel was not just a decoration. The tassels could absorb blood and prevent it from flowing down the spear shaft, which would affect the spearman''s ability to exert force.


    To put it bluntly, it was like a blood wiping cloth.


    As for why red was chosen, it was naturally to give the impression that it had been dyed red with blood, in order to deter the enemy.


    As a secret weapon to extend thebat time of long spears, the red tassel was simply an "indispensable secret weapon" for long spears.


    Unfortunately, the red-tasseled spears used for this performance were substandard in both weight and essoriespared to real weapons.


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu and the others were not actually going onto the battlefield. On the contrary, the slightly modified lighter red-tasseled spears allowed them to wield it even more impressively.


    As the saying goes, "Distinguishing Yin and Yang in spear handling, grip the spear tightly."


    When Ji Ruochu and the other five firmly gripped the spear shafts with both hands, the knowledgeable instructors who hade to watch instantly became serious.


    At this moment, hundreds of onlookers nearby had already quietly gathered around the periphery. The moment they sat down, there was suddenly an exmation from the front.


    When everyone looked up, they saw that in the center of the crowd, the six holding long spears moved in unison along with their weapons.


    Although they were simple spear maneuvers, they gave off an astonishing aura. Their spearmanship demonstrated precise control over power and angles, worthy of being called masters.


    "Well done!"


    A teacher immediately apuded, and the surrounding students also began to p. They couldn''tprehend the essence but knew that the six school idols'' movements were uniform, they were handsome, and their aura was full marks. It was simply a visual feast.


    The main techniques of long spears were parrying, seizing, and thrusting attacks.


    What Ji Ruochu''s group was currently performing were the spear drills.


    In the blink of an eye, they executed multiple maneuvers including level thrusts, upward angled thrusts, downward angled thrusts, and more.


    To theymen watching, it just seemed like the spears were pushed back and forth a few times.


    But in the eyes of several instructors, such agile footwork and high-speed offense inbat could have already turned the opponent into a human blood fountain full of holes at this point.


    On the other side, the first climax came when the group finished thest spear thrust and withdrew their weapons.


    Just as Ji Ruochu and the others withdrew their red-tasseled spears using their right hands to grip the spearheads, they suddenly turned and leapt up into the air.


    At the same time, the spear shafts spun, and the moment theynded, the spearheads were reversed with the shafts powerfully striking the ground.


    Bang!


    The crisp sounds of spear shafts striking the floor rang out in unison.


    "Wow!!!"


    As exmations sounded, the students directly in front of the six inexplicably tumbled and fell east and west.


    Not because they were identally injured, but because Ji Ruochu and the others'' powerful aura gave them the illusion that they were about to be smashed by the spear handles. So they dodged backward instinctively.


    But it onlysted a second before in the next moment, the students let out excited screams due to the close proximity of the six as they approached.


    Before the crowd could react, they saw the long spears bounce up after striking the ground and perform a rotating somersault high overhead beforending steadily back into each person''s hands.


    "Wow!!!!"


    By now, the atmosphere on the drill grounds had reached explosive levels.


    ...


    A minuteter, when the six finished the routine by withdrawing their parried spears, the drill grounds were filled with the sounds of cheers and screams.


    But to Ji Ruochu and the others, these noises seemed strangely distant at the moment. For some reason, they felt as if instead of being on Peking University''s drill grounds, they were back in the martial arts hall in Kyoto, training day after day.


    In the past, afterpleting thest Army Breaking Spear drill during morning lessons, they would wee the hall''s special segment of freely choosing opponents to spar with.


    Usually at times like these, the gluttonous Qi Yibin who doesn''t learn from mistakes would challenge Ji Ruochu while the other eight brothers would randomly pick opponents based on affinity.


    And now, Ji Ruochu and Qi Yibin exchanged nces before simultaneously making their move.


    Only after having one of his spear strikes easily neutralized by Ji Ruochu did Qi Yibin recall how he had tricked them into performing.


    In that moment, all the cold sweat drenching the former fatso and current school hunk told Qi Yibin that he was no match for Ji Ruochu in actualbat.


    "I..."


    Qi Yibin swallowed nervously, just wanting to exin his helplessness, but it was already toote.


    What awaited him was a fierce beating from Ji Ruochu.


    While busily epting the beating per usual, Qi Yibin couldn''t help sneaking nces at his sworn brothers who were faring no better...


    Hmm, they''re also getting thrashed.


    Great, psychological bnce has been instantly restored.


    The trio of youngdies: Talent show? Required people to cooperate? How''s my cooperation so far?!


    The trio of brothers: ...Such suffering is unbearable.


    When Qi Yibin attacked Ji Ruochu, the spectators were still confused. Only after seeing the other four pair up and act out fight scenes did they realize it was also part of the talent performance.


    But... why do the school hunks and campus belle look so weak? They''re eagerly eating those punches.


    Of course, this didn''t stop the crowd from cheering. In fact, as the scene grew more intense, for a time, everyone was dazzled.


    Over there, Ren Yujun did a flying spear thrust that forced Kong Chao into an embarrassing retreat. On the other side, Mi Siyu had practically mowed down the army with her powerful sweep, nearly knocking Jiang Zhi over.


    And another nce showed that Ji Ruochu was already beating Qi Yibin into helplessness over there.


    Unlike the other two rascals who were clearly going easy on their opponent out of guilt, Qi Yibin''s side... he really was no match for Ji Ruochu!


    Two minutester, the six finally assumed the proper stance of holding their spears in salute.


    Talent show one minute, venting frustrations sparring two minutes.


    On this day, the primary school couple finally withdrew from the CP fan circle.


    It was also on this day that Peking University officially uploaded the one minute long spear maneuvering segment video of the six onto short form video tforms.


    Within minutes, it exploded across the web.


    ¡¾Ahhh! Dear god! Is this really just an impromptu performance? It''s not actually a well-rehearsed month-long routine right?¡¿


    ¡¾Save me, why are you guys being so charming? Isn''t it just for my heart? Fine, take it, take it!¡¿


    ¡¾I heard they are the campus belles and hunks of Peking University and have been childhood sweethearts since little! Ahhh! I can''t help but ship this couple now!¡¿


    ¡¾Note this: They''re only 15!¡¿


    ¡¾15 years old, Peking University, campus sweethearts, absurdbat ability... Ahhh save me, why does that girl in front look more and more familiar?¡¿


    ¡¾Ruoruo sweetie (heart-wrenching sobs)!!!¡¿


    ¡¾Sweetie pie! Stop ying with red-tasseled spears! y with me instead! y with me!!!¡¿


    Passerbyizens:.....Respected fan, have some self-respect.


    Thus, at the critical moment just before the end of military training, Ji Ruochu and her fivepanions'' red-tasseled spear performance became the hottest military talent show this summer.

 Chapter 157: Official Propaganda, Most Deadly

    <h4>Chapter 157</h4>


    And the reason why this video is so popr is mainly because in the entire video, all six people have their backs to the camera.


    Sunlight shines from the front, and the movements of the six people are neat and uniform. Just their backs alone are so handsome that it makes people can''t help but scream.


    If it weren''t for thements from the Peking University students in thement section, saying that they are representatives of the school''s attractiveness.


    Coupled with the familiarity ofizens with someone who appeared on the trending list, they would definitely not recognize that Ji Ruochu is standing at the front.


    [Ah, just by looking at their backs, it''s already so handsome that it''s hard to resist. Wouldn''t it be even more incredible from the front?]


    [Calling the official of Peking University, is there a front view?!]


    [Oh my, I envy the people present.]


    [...Hey, wake up upstairs. This is Peking University, everyone down there is a top student! Just being able to study at this school is already extremely enviable, okay?!]


    ...


    However, no matter how muchizens urged, the official did not release a front-facing video of the six individuals.


    Whatizens didn''t know was that while they were enjoying this video countless times, the Peking University administration was experiencing a major earthquake.


    Originally, it was just a talent show during military training, and students handed in their phones. The staff responsible for filming the military training footage arrivedte and didn''t even capture the front view, only the back view.


    They didn''t even know who the six people showcasing the Red Tassel Spear were, they just edited and uploaded the material ording to the usual promotional student image, without even adjusting the filter.


    Last year, a student even showcased the Double-Section Staff, and it didn''t make much of a ssh.


    Who could have imagined that just these few backs would create such a huge wave?


    In the end, even several academicians who rarely made public appearances personally called to inquire about the situation.


    Only then did the person in charge of the publicity office realize that these six individuals were the promising talents highly regarded by Peking University''s major academicians this year. As long as they didn''t suddenly be less intelligent, they were all definitely disciples who would be epted by any master!


    But now, with just one video, the number of reposts, the level of discussion, and the exposure are all incredibly high, plus there are so many students present, they can''t stop it at all, they can''t stop itpletely!


    It seems that this is the legendary - official publicity, the most lethal.


    Fortunately, at this critical moment, Ji Ruochu stepped forward.


    "Teacher, can I record a separate video showcasing the Red Tassel Spear?"


    She was still wearing her military training uniform, looking obedient and adorable, but at that moment, she was no different from the savior with a gold-trimmed cape!


    And now this savior was asking if she could help them?


    That''s definitely too good!


    So, one hour after the incident began to escte, Peking University released a one-minute-long video showcasing Ji Ruochu alone.


    [Peking University:


    It''s not that we didn''t film, it''s mainly because there were too many people that day, little Ji here, I couldn''t even squeeze out!


    Several ssmates didn''t want their peaceful lives to be disturbed.


    Fortunately, little Ji here finally managed to hold onto Ji Ruochu''s thigh with a thick-skinned face and barely convinced her to showcase it up close for everyone!]


    Although it was a university''s official ount, the tone was overly cute, making the onlookers couldn''t help but tease and banter in thements.


    At the same time, the video started ying, and with just one nce, the viewers in front of the screen were stunned.


    Because...


    "Is it supposed to be like this?"


    As she spoke, the girl''s face was so close to the camera that you could see the delicate pores on her skin.


    A true opening, an instant hit.


    "Ah ah ah! Ji Ruochu! Why are you so close? Fans'' lives matter too!"


    "Help, is this what confidence looks like? The camera doesn''t even have beauty mode on, and Ji Ji''s face is so resilient!"


    At that moment, a barrage ofments appeared:


    "Due to the photographer''s excessive excitement during the filming process, the camera shook. To better showcase the Red Tassel Spear, this segment was filmed by Ji Ruochu herself."


    This exined why at the beginning of the video, Ji Ruochu was muttering to herself with her face against the camera.


    Only after making sure the machine was running did Ji Ruochu, dressed in a martial arts costume, take a few steps back.


    As she passed by the Red Tassel Spear casually ced on the ground, she didn''t even bother to bend down and pick it up. With a flick of her foot in white shoes, the long spear soared into the air.


    In the next second, it was caught firmly by her right hand.


    Barrage:


    "Ah ah ah! Ji Ji is killing me!"


    "Darn it! She''s showing off again!"


    However, despite the barrage of astonishment, Ji Ruochu, the only one on disy now, seemed somewhat weakpared to the previously viral videos.


    But in just one second, this thought was shattered by Ji Ruochu''s fiercely provocative spear thrust in the video.


    She was dressed in a light-colored martial arts costume, with a high ponytail and no makeup on her face. The heroic spirit in her eyebrows and eyes, the aura of a warrior emanating from her, drove people crazy.


    When she split the spear, there was an overwhelming pressure in her eyes.


    When she lifted the spear, there was an indifferent arrogance at the corner of her mouth.


    When she flicked the spear, her face was full of unabashed provocation.


    p¡ª


    Even though she was alone, the sound of the spear twisting in the air when she leaped and the sound of the spear hitting the ground when shended were no less impressive than the previous six-person performance.


    Only when the girl in the video finished her backward spear thrust and the screen gradually faded to ck did the viewers in front of the screen snap out of their trance.


    As for the phone screen... it was filled with screams and exmation marks.


    With this, Ji Ruochu once again climbed to the top of various trending tforms on her own.


    As the saying goes, outsiders watch the excitement, insiders watch the doorway. It didn''t take long for the head of the Martial Arts Association to offer his expertise in thements section.


    "At such a young age, to have such skills, she''s a rare talent!"


    "The transitions in this routine, at the very least, require a solid foundation of eight years."


    "I watched two of this girl''s movies. When she filmed the first one, ''Wandering,'' she was only six or seven years old, right? Her basic skills were already quite solid."


    "I wonder who her mentor is. She''s really lucky! I''m referring to her master."


    Netizens: Haha, boss, your words carry a bit of indignation.


    Seeing the attention of theizens once again turning to Ji Ruochu, the school breathed a sigh of relief.


    Well, luckily they didn''t capture her face directly.


    But the mood of the people present was also quiteplicated. When they looked at Ji Ruochu, their eyes were filled with regret.


    High IQ, extraordinary sense of numbers, national champion, international champion...


    Each of these achievements alone would be enough to get her into the special academic ss at the school.


    Unfortunately... she is Ji Ruochu, a name that surpasses the fame of many celebrities even if she doesn''t make her debut.


    She is the daughter of the top-tier superstar who has been in the limelight for twenty years. She is the child who became the nation''s sweetheart at the age of three and a half by appearing on a program. She is the child star who starred in a blockbuster film at the age of six.


    Coupled with her frequent appearances on the trending lists, her fame is already extraordinary.


    It seems that this child is well aware of her own situation, which is why she took a one-way path and went straight to filming movies after the college entrance examination, showing a somewhat reckless attitude.


    The teachers at the school naturally had a favorable impression of this girl who brought along a group of talented friends. As time went on, they developed even more fondness for her and started thinking about her whenever something good came up.


    Regarding this, Ji Ruochu, who unintentionally participated in numerous on-campus and off-campus activities during her university years, said:


    "Thank you very much, but it''s really not necessary." [Exhausted.JPG]

 Chapter 158: Cold Call

    <h4>Chapter 158</h4>


    However, the story did not end there.


    "Hello."


    On the day military training ended, the moment Ji Ruochu turned on her phone, a strange number called her.


    It was even before Ling Chujin''s call.


    Of course, even so, Ji Ruochu still chose to answer her father''s call first.


    "Hey, daughter, your military training is over, right? Your mom and I are at the school gate. Let''s go home for dinner today, dad will cook something delicious for you!" As soon as the call was answered, her father''s eager voice came through.


    "Okay." Ji Ruochu tilted her head to hold the phone in ce, while putting her books into her bag. "Then wait for me, I''ll head over after packing up."


    "Sure, take your time, we have plenty of time to wait for you," Ling Chujin, who was listening quietly beside him, hastily added.


    ...


    Five minutester, Ji Ruochu, with a backpack full of books she had read, walked towards the school gate with her two younger sisters.


    Peking University covers arge area, so it takes a 15-minute campus shuttle ride from the girls'' dormitory to the school gate.


    Along the way, Ji Ruochu thought about it and decided to call back the strange number that she had previously hung up on.


    Although she usually receives telemarketing calls from strange numbers, this one felt different, as if it was deliberately timed to call her.


    After all, as of now, the only ones who would urgently call her like that were her parents, and even then, they would hastily express their concern and then find an excuse to hang up, afraid of interrupting her.


    If it weren''t for their lengthy hang-up routines every time, she would have thought they were just making a routine call to check in.


    Ring¡ª


    The call was answered after just one ring, followed by a somewhat mature voice.


    "Hello, Ji Ruochu."


    "..." Ji Ruochu paused, then asked tentatively, "Director Shang?"


    ...


    Fifteen minutester.


    Ji Mochen and his wife sessfully picked up their long-awaited daughter... along with her heavy backpack full of books.


    "Daughter, have you read all these books?" her father marveled, weighing the bag.


    "No," Ji Ruochu truthfully answered as she got into the car and started eating her "mom''s" small cookies.


    The couple breathed a sigh of relief, thinking military training must have been so tiring that there was no time to read all those books¡ª


    "I only read halfway through one of them, so I brought it to finish reading."


    Ji Mochen and his wife: ...


    Great, another day of being outperformed by their daughter.


    "Do you want any other books? Dad can get them for you." After all, it seemed their daughter had read through their home library.


    "No need, uncle said he has a lot of good original books, we can get them from him in a couple of days."


    "Okay."


    ...


    The scenery outside shed by in reverse as the couple quietly watched their daughter happily munching on cookies. For a while, the only sound was the whistling of the wind.


    Ji Ruochu never liked closing the car windows, unless it was scorching hot¡ªshe enjoyed the feeling of the wind brushing past her ears.


    Gradually, the couple developed this habit too. At first, Ling Chujin would try to style her hair, butter on... forget it, the wind would just mess it up anyway.


    As for Ji Mochen, he didn''t care about his appearance at all when he wasn''t working.


    At the moment, it was the same¡ªJi Ruochu took a bite of a cookie, the sweet strawberry milk vor spreading in her mouth, while feeling the wind blowing in from outside. It was utterly blissful.


    [A flower secretly bloomed: Darlings, the book title test results are out, and our Ruochu is getting a new book title and cover!


    The original title was: ''Oh no! I was reborn as the top genius''s hated daughter''


    The most popr title from the test is: ''A Genius? No no no, I just reincarnated!''


    Does anyone want to see the other book titles and covers? I can share them in the fan group!]

 Chapter 159: The Old Invitation

    <h4>Chapter 159</h4>


    "Oh, mom and dad." Ji Ruochu suddenly said, "Shang the director just called me."


    The father with a silly grin on his face froze: "Shang the director?"


    The mother with a gentle motherly smile was startled: "Shang the director!"


    The couple spoke in unison. It took Ji Mochen a few seconds to realize that this was the general director of the melodramatic TV series they had found through Brother Qin.


    Although, with his acting skills, he basically had no chance of encountering such a renowned director, but since the other party hoped to invite his daughter to star in a TV series, Ji Mochen had investigated it.


    Shang Chuan was respectfully known as "Old Shang" in the industry.


    More than twenty years ago, at the age of thirty-five, Shang Chuan became famous as the "melodramatic TV series director" and sessively directed several top-notch melodramatic idol dramas,unching numerous stars.


    Later, when melodramas were no longer popr in the TV market, the forty-year-old Shang Chuan transitioned to movies.


    As the old saying goes, gold shines wherever it is.


    Even when transitioning from TV series to movies, Shang Chuan still relied on his past connections from TV dramas to invite well-known actors and screenwriters.


    With his own talent, good scripts, outstanding actors, and numerous sponsors, Shang Chuan quickly made a name for himself in the film industry as well.


    Hence, he earned the title of "Old Shang" in the industry at the age of over sixty.


    Logically speaking, at Old Shang''s current age of nearly seventy, it should be time for him to enjoy his retirement.


    However, as a lifelong winner like Old Shang, when looking back on his past glory, there was still one regret that stuck in his throat - the TV series adaptation of the novel "Surprise! The Good-for-Nothing Girl is Actually a Bigshot," which was a hit twenty years ago but has yet to be filmed to this day.


    "Did Shang the director contact you directly?" Ling Chujin was somewhat surprised.


    After all, herte idol with exceptional acting skills, White Moonlight, oncemented missing out on this very drama.


    Now, her own daughter said she received a call from the even more renowned Old Shang himself?


    What was this?


    Fans seeking revenge, not toote after twenty years?


    Well, thinking about it, she felt a tinge of pride.


    Hmph! In the past, you ignored my idol, but now my daughter is out of your league!


    Of course, this was just Ling Chujin''s inner monologue.


    After all, the mere fact that the other party personally called her daughter was already quite surprising.


    "Yes." Recalling what the other party said on the phone, Ji Ruochu''s expression was also somewhatplicated, "Old Shang wants to invite me to visit the crew."


    "Visit?" Ji Mochen was puzzled, "Have they started filming? Have they found the female lead?"


    "That doesn''t make sense. If they''ve already found the main actress, why would they invite our daughter? To show off? To unt?" Ling Chujin was confused, "Is that old bone still so childish?"


    "No."


    Ji Ruochu took a sip of water to moisten her throat before continuing slowly.


    Apparently, over the past few years, Old Shang, who was originally nning to retire, couldn''t get over this hurdle and decided to restart this script.


    He had even mentally prepared himself for being mocked when it aired, with his sole purpose being to avoid having an unproduced TV series in his directorial career.


    Don''t ask, it''s the stubbornness of an OCD director.


    But to restart this drama, finding capital and revising the script was easy, and finding the main, supporting, and minor roles was also manageable.


    The only difficult part was finding the core of the entire series - the female lead.


    She had to be talented in both arts and martial arts, but also young, with decent acting skills.


    Thest condition was easy - as a big shot in the directing circle, Old Shang was more than capable of training acting skills.


    The key was the first two requirements. Such a rare talent could hardly be found in the industry, and outside...


    Those people probably wouldn''t even look at the meager ie from acting, let alone enter the entertainment industry.


    This troublesome set of conditions finally had a glimmer of hope after Ji Ruochu caught everyone''s attention.


    At such a young age, her martial arts foundation was so solid, not bad.


    Her acting skills were also not subpar, even better than most actors, excellent!


    She was also an International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalist, from a wealthy family background, yed musical instruments, had an impable demeanor, and was said to be proficient in multiplenguages - simply perfect!


    In the words of Director Qin Xinhui, who strongly rmended Ji Ruochu:


    Such a suitable candidate was simply tailor-made for this series.


    Initially, Old Shang felt this evaluation was too exaggerated. After so many years in the industry, he knew that only one percent of what others said could be taken at face value.


    Until... he saw Ji Ruochu''s performance in "Roaming 2."


    Until... he confirmed with Qiu Xuetong that her martial arts scenes were performed in person, and many brilliant shots were done in a single take.


    Until... he saw Ji Ruochu''s perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad in the relevant materials.


    At this point, Old Shang could no longer sit still. He immediately had someone contact her, and... was quickly rejected.


    Shang Chuan: ... Great, his directing career has met its second Waterloo.


    Worse still, the reason for the rejection was truly impable:


    The youngdy currently had no interest in acting and only wanted to focus on her studies.


    Shang Chuan: ...


    Fortunately, the nearly seventy-year-old Old Shang had seen his fair share of ups and downs, and this setback was hardly anything.


    It''s just that her priority is studying? Understandable!


    After all, this child was admitted to Peking University as the top scorer in the national college entrance examination, she loves learning!


    Besides, didn''t Qiu Xuetong''s "Roaming 2" also wait three years for this child?


    If Qiu Xuetong could wait, how could he not wait? He could just scout for actors while waiting.


    Over twenty years had passed, what''s another three years - no... university is four years, isn''t it? No... this child would probably pursue a master''s degree, right?


    With a rough calction...


    Hmm, Old Shang started to worry if his old bones couldst until this childpleted her studies.


    Moreover, even if he couldst, the adaptation rights to the novel wouldn''t wait. At most two years, and the rights would revert to the author.


    Thinking of this, Old Shang was so worried that he immediately had someone try to contact the child again.


    But in the blink of an eye, the prospective female lead was unreachable. When asked about her whereabouts, oh... she had gone for freshman military training for a month.


    With no choice, he could only continue waiting.


    While waiting, he didn''t neglect casting.


    He invited the actors originally considered for the male lead, male supporting roles, and female supporting roles twenty years ago.


    Although they couldn''t y their original roles, they could portray the parents of the original characters!


    In this way, while scouting for actors, the old man kept counting the days until the end of Peking University''s military training, clutching his phone day and night, waiting.


    This was the reason for the timely unknown call he received, even more punctual than Ji Mochen''s calls.


    "Our daughter wants to go take a look?" The old father held back hisments and asked.


    He understood his daughter. If she didn''t want to go, she wouldn''t have mentioned it.

 Chapter 160: Change the play, Director

    <h4>Chapter 160</h4>


    "Kind of." Ji Ruochu blinked her eyes, somewhat surprised. "Old Shang said they have created a virtual character with a research team, and I want to go take a look."


    Old Shang''s exact words were: If you have time, Ruochu, we can arrange a time to chat. If you''re not interested in the end, it''s okay. Just consider it a visit to the set. As for the female lead, it''s also fine. They will have the virtual character take her ce.


    The original intention behind these words was to evoke sympathy, revealing that in the entertainment industry, despite the multitude of people, they could only resort to having a virtual character y this role, which is trulymentable.


    However, they didn''t expect that Ji Ruochu, who was initially uninterested, suddenly became enthusiastic upon hearing the term "virtual character."


    "A virtual character? If I go, can we observe closely?" she asked.


    Shang Chuan, on the other end of the phone: ???


    What does she mean? As a talented director, he doesn''t have a single attractive virtual character?


    In the next second¡ª


    "Of course!" Shang Chuan replied.


    If there''s no appeal, then there''s no appeal. The most important thing is to get her to visit the set.


    Since the young girl is interested in cutting-edge technology, he will bring out all the amazing things in the production team!


    He''s certain that Ji Ruochu and her entire family will be amazed. Finding the female lead is trivial as long as they can do that.


    Naive Old Shang thinks that when Ji Ruochu said "us," she meant their family of three, but in reality...


    The next day, Ji Ruochu appeared at the entrance of the set for the drama "Surprise! The Trash Girl Turns Out to Be a Big Shot" with her nine buddies.


    At that moment, everyone witnessed Old Shang, leaning on a cane, smiling kindly as he personally came out to greet them. Their expressions changed from (*^¨Œ^*) to (¡Ño¡Ñ), and finally settled into polite smiles.


    "Grandpa Shang, these are all my good friends. Can they observe the virtual character and her team up close with meter?" Ji Ruochu, who knew better than to bite the hand that feeds her, wore an obedient expression.


    "Of course," Old Shang waved his hand with great magnanimity. "Once you''re here, you don''t need to hold back. Feel free to watch, feel free to y!"


    Sigh, what bad intentions could this little girl have? She just wants to share something new with her friends¡ª


    Half an hourter.


    "Thank you, Grandpa Shang. We won''t disturb the filming anymore. Goodbye, Grandpa Shang!"


    Old Shang, who didn''t even have a chance to say anything to the chosen female lead: ???


    The screenwriter and others who apanied them throughout the visit: ...


    Wow, it seems these kids really came to broaden their horizons for free?


    "...Goodbye," Shang Chuan, who has seen all kinds of storms, could only bid farewell to this clever little girl with a sense of loss.


    Oh... it seems they really have to use the virtual character...


    It''s okay. It''s also one of the highlights of this drama, and the virtual character''s every aspect has been programmed ording to the original work, so no one can find fault with it.


    Just a pity for the talent he spotted...


    Sigh!!


    With these thoughts, the old man sighed once again, wearing a disappointed expression as he walked away.


    "Um... Grandpa Shang."


    Suddenly, a melodious voice rang out, causing Shang Chuan and his group to instantly turn their heads.


    "I wanted to ask if you have any intentions of changing the storyline."


    Shang Chuan: ???


    What does she mean...


    In the surprised expression of the other party, Ji Ruochu smiled faintly, "My friends and I have discussed it, and perhaps this drama could be improved with some adjustments in certain details."


    "Of course!"


    The director and producer eximed in unison.


    Ten minutester.


    "In this scene where the female leadmunicates with foreign exchange students, the words she says seem very intimidating, but the actual meaning is quite weak when tranted. Let''s change this term to..."


    "Even if you''re a math genius, you can''t solve the world''s unsolved mysteries at a nce. Even if Bernard Riemann from Germanyes, he can''t instantly provide the answer. It''s too far-fetched..."


    "Although Ji Ruochu''sbat strength can easily deal with the antagonists here, it''s unrealistic for her to kick the five men in ck away like skewered candied haws..."


    "This physics experiment was the conclusion reached by a top domestic team after ten years of effort. It''s unbelievable that it''s being used to embarrass everyone at the international physicspetition..."


    "This chemical apparatus is incorrect. There''s no such experiment. Let me tell you, it should be done like this, then like this, and then..."


    "Also, I don''t quite understand why it''s written here that the genius bullies the underachiever, and then the female lead promotes justice, saying things like being great just because you''re good at studying..."


    A certain young man named Qi Yibin, who had been beaten up by his buddies since childhood, expressed his dissatisfaction, "We geniuses are very busy, we really don''t have time to do such things..."


    You see, even someone as unruly as Qi Yibin only looked down on everyone equally during his childhood because his grandparents spoiled him too much. Later on, he was buried in studying every day, so how could he have time to bully others?


    At first, there was only one screenwriter frantically typing on the keyboard, butter found that they couldn''t keep up with the pace, so they called a few of their students and team members.


    For a while, the whole room was filled with theints of the young boys and girls, with at least two editors madly typing next to each student.


    This record needed to be revised, that part needed to urately record the correct operation steps.


    As for Ji Ruochu...


    "Grandpa Shang, I really didn''t n to act in this drama."


    Ji Ruochu sat face to face with Shang Chuan, and there was a paper figure beside them. In front of each of the three people was a cup of hot tea still emitting steam.


    "Girl, are you dissatisfied with any part of the plot?" Old Shang asked.


    "Yes, if there are any issues, you can bring them up. We can negotiate with the editors."


    After all, the author of this book was no longer writing, and the previous fans had already settled down in their careers. It''s likely that they couldn''t even remember the plot of this book anymore.


    As long as the production team adhered to the original agreement and found a suitable female lead, Ji Ruochu was undoubtedly the best choice.


    "It''s not about that." Ji Ruochu shook her head and quietly looked at the elderly man in front of her. "The main reason is that I don''t know... what exactly is the purpose of the female lead in this drama?"


    The producer was startled, then chuckled and said,


    "A paper figure, what purpose can it have?"


    "No, that''s not it," Ji Ruochu countered, "Just like Qian Siqi in Director Qiu''s drama. Her childhood aspiration was to be the strongest among her peers and then rectify the injustices in the world.


    Even when she turned darkter on, it was only because her beliefs were shattered. She returned to her sect and exposed its shameful secrets, all in order to reim her original intentions.


    But this drama... I must admit, the first time I watched it, my emotions surged. However, what is its purpose? Are the protagonist''s aplishments merely meant to dazzle others? Are they meant to make men take notice of her? Are they meant to repeatedly humiliate others?


    Although this is just a drama, I truly don''t know what values and perspectives it aims to convey."

 Chapter 161: Sorry, My idol load is Too heavy

    <h4>Chapter 161</h4>


    "This might sound a bit highbrow, but... if the character''s actions, the whole plotcks logical coherence, and it''s all about face-pping, highlighting moments, and abusing scum, then I really... have no interest in taking on this drama," Ji Ruochu''s words left the producer momentarily silent; frankly, he found such remarks somewhat ludicrous.


    Looking at the entire entertainment industry, apart from seasoned veterans who have already achieved fame and fortune, who would care about the logic of characters in a drama? Who isn''t striving to climb higher? Even going all out for a role, using all their tricks, unlike Ji Ruochu...


    Oh, well, almost forgot, she indeed doesn''t need to.


    Perhaps sensing what the producer was thinking, Ji Ruochu added, "Of course, I don''t mean to belittle the enjoyment of light novels. Nowadays, people face immense life pressure, study pressure, work pressure. It''s perfectly fine to unwind by reading some dpression novels during leisure time. Novels themselves are not literary masterpieces, nor is there a rule that says works with high intentions are superior.


    It''s just that, Grandpa Shang, most of my fans are around ten years old, some like me are college students, some are high school students, or even elementary school students.


    When they admire me, I''m the example of winning awards inpetitions, when they aim to emte me, I''m the highest scorer in the national exam that year.


    So... I''m sorry, my idol baggage is too heavy, I really can''t take on this drama if it continues with this logic."


    With this statement, the producer was stunned.


    Goodness, he had been working with Shang Director for so many years, and this was the first time someone had said in front of them that their idol baggage was heavy.


    You know, even famous domestic actors and actresses, when theye to Shang''s crew, each one of them is tougher than the other. Who dares to say that their idol baggage is heavy?


    "... Ruochu, Grandpa understands your thoughts."


    Even more unexpectedly, Director Shang didn''t show the slightest displeasure, instead, he smiled,


    "Alright, in that case, give it some time. You can take a look at the revised scriptter. If the script still doesn''t meet your satisfaction by then, Grandpa won''t have the face to invite you to participate again."


    "...Okay."


    It wasn''t until evening that Ji Ruochu and others finally left the crew, each riding their electric scooters towards the suburban vi area.


    Yep, you read it right, electric scooters, the kind you can rent from the roadside.


    Simple to operate, and safety is not bad either.


    Even someone as famous as Ji Ruochu, once she puts on a helmet, no one can recognize her.


    Of course, the reason why a few kids chose this mode of transportation is mainly because Ling Chujin has property near the studio, agreed to take them home for dinner after work.


    And the nearby vi area, if you drive, you have to take a long detour, but it''s different with electric scooters, you can be home in ten minutes.


    As for why Ling Chujin has property near the film and television city...


    Don''t ask, it''s the story of the fan leader splurging to pursue a star.


    "I say Ruochu, you''re not really going to take on this drama, are you?" Qi Yibin asked while driving the electric scooter.


    Actually, taking the role is fine; fixing a few bugs and making some adjustments could still make it work. If it''s the first performance, it probably won''t be that smooth... right?


    ...


    Very well, the scene instantly plunged into awkwardness.


    "Let''s see how it goes. If the script is well revised, I''ll take it."


    For Ji Ruochu, the mood regarding this y was extremelyplex.


    Honestly, if she hadn''t received a better education, if her focus hadn''t expanded beyond the fame and fortune of the entertainment industry, she would definitely have epted this role.


    But then again... if it weren''t for her current conditions, they might not have considered her either.


    Even though this y seems full of pitfalls now, she remembers, as described in her notebook, that it sparked countless fan wars on the tform back then.


    The reason she lost in those years was, in fact, due to Wan Jia supporting her behind the scenes, resulting in her having too many resources for those years.


    In the end, somehow, rumors spread that she had intervened in the rtionship between Fang Yang and Wan Rouning, the couple.


    The final oue was winning anotherwsuit for spreading false rumors, but she had already missed the chance to cast in this y.


    And this, when she was still Tan Ruo, was the only opportunity she almost had to cooperate with Director Shang Chuan.


    After that, due to changes in her acting path, she never had the chance to work with Director Shang again, which undoubtedly made her extremely regretful.


    But at the same time, her diary-self was also grateful that she didn''t act in this y. After all, the plot, while normal in a novel, would probably be cringe-worthy if brought to life...


    Imagine, the annual "Tan Ruo, Queen of Memories" retrospective short film would likely have a unique cut just for that, and the imagery... even thinking about it makes her feel a bit queasy.


    Today''s conversation with Director Shang is indeed sincere because those words have puzzled her in countless days and nights in the past.


    Everyte night of diligent study, she would ask herself:


    Why go through all this effort?


    Can''t I just take it easy?


    Ji Mochen is rich enough, the Ji family loves her enough, and even Little Ruo''s wish is simply for her to take good care of her parents and loved ones.


    Why does she have to tire herself out like this?


    So... what is she really pursuing?


    Why participate inpetitions?


    Why, when she''s already considered a genius in the eyes of others, does she still want to act?


    Since she already has some fame in the entertainment industry, should she directly apply to an art school instead of going to college?


    These questions have been lingering in her mind for the past few years, making her asionally considerying low, but she always ends up reopening the book.


    She doesn''t know why she has to be like this, but she always feels that if she justys low like that... it would be too much of a waste!


    As for what exactly is a waste¡ª


    It wasn''t until a month before the college entrance exam that she figured it out.


    At that time, which was also the most confusing period for her, she felt like she was wound up like a clock every day, mechanically doing the same things without seeing any results.


    So she decided to indulge for a while.


    That week, she didn''t do any practice questions, didn''t attempt any test papers, and didn''t read any books. Every day, she woke up to y games with her old father and make desserts with her mother.


    Then... she realized her life was starting to be dull.


    Yes, there are many interesting things. She could find joy in various ways every day, even explore the whole world, but... it''s just not that exciting.


    Indeed, giving up is much simpler than persisting.


    Indulgence, lying t, freedom, carefree, unrestrained...


    These things have no threshold, easily achievable by everyone.


    But seriousness, self-discipline, persistence, self-restraint...


    These things require immense determination and patience.


    Why study? Grades? Future?


    No, it''s for understanding.


    Why self-discipline? Self-torture?


    No, it''s refining one''s will on the basis of self-care.


    Of course, such constraints might be challenging for teenagers, but Ji Ruochu... she was never truly a child.


    Facing this unexpected life, she thought it had to be different, contribute something to society.


    In the name of "Ji Ruochu."


    As for what contribution to make...


    "Don''t worry, I have a n in mind, and I won''t mess things up."


    Ji Ruochu''s determined words echoed from her helmet.


    Seeing this, the others ceased discussing the matter and started talking about the research and development team they met on the set today.


    "You guys don''t know, in that R&D team just now, there are some seniors from our prestigious universities, both Jingda and Qingda," Mi Siyu said proudly.


    "You know that?"


    "Of course! Do you even know who I am? I''m from the Foreign Language Department, hello?"


    "I think you''re more of a gossip expert."


    "Ming Chengle, believe it or not, I''ll ride my e-scooter and run you over!"


    "And then you both end up as casualties?"


    "Get lost!"


    "Get lost!"


    "Hahaha!!"


    ...


    Under the setting sun, a group of young boys and girls leisurely rode the electric scooters scattered along the roadside, teasing each other withughter, creating a harmonious scene.


    [Note: This scene is created for the plot''s sake. Dear readers, please don''t imitate: drive responsibly, and don''t joke around while driving!]


    [Oh, by the way, regarding the new name and new cover, Baozi looked up relevant posts.


    It seems that after the book test, existing readers will see the original name and cover, without changes.


    Only new readers will see the post-test version, so... it doesn''t matter which name you prefer, it won''t affect you! Hehe~]

 Chapter 162: To Answer or Not to Answer

    <h4>Chapter 162</h4>


    Half a monthter, Ji Ruochu received the revised script, along with an audio message from Old Shang.


    [Lass, this is the script, take a look and see what you think.


    All the plot and character revisions were done with the participation of the original author, who also asked me to convey their thanks to your friend.]


    After all, when the author wrote this drama years ago, they were just in their twenties, so it''s understandable that the plotcked some professional depth.


    [Okay, I''ll take a look now.] Ji Ruochu replied with a voice clip.


    [Sure, sure, take your time. The production team is scheduled to start filming in about a month.]


    The implication was clear - as long as she gave him a reply before filming began, that would be fine.


    [Okay, Grandpa Shang.]


    After sending the message, Ji Ruochu began flipping through the script.


    As she read it, she couldn''t help but be amazed. This script... how should she put it...


    You could say it was heavily revised, but the main story framework remained unchanged. Yet, you couldn''t say it wasn''t revised much either.


    To be honest, before this, Ji Ruochu had never expected Director Shang Chuan to be so easygoing, still able to remain so calm after she had turned him down twice.


    In fact, even the few points raised by her and her student friends had been addressed and improved upon.


    The most striking change was to the characterization of the female lead. Her every act of showing off and serving justice to scumbags now seemed more reasonable, and the viins were no longer just mindlessly evil.


    Most impressively, these changes didn''t feel out of ce within the original plot; rather, they seemed entirely fitting.


    Such a revision must have taken more than just half a month toplete. It was likely a version the production team had already prepared?


    The more Ji Ruochu thought about it, the more she felt this must be the case. Perhaps they had initially given her that outrageous version out of caution.


    In that light, her bold deration that the scriptcked logic now seemed like a case of being out of her depth.


    It was only now that Ji Ruochu understood why Director Shang had been so insistent on filming this drama.


    With a solid script, talented actors, and even the difficult-to-cast female lead already secured, it was only natural that he would be reluctant to abandon the project.


    What she didn''t know was that she had only guessed half the truth about the script.


    Originally, there was indeed this version, but the production team hadn''t chosen it from the start.


    The reason? Well...


    The previous version had some technical plot bugs that hadn''t been ironed out, making the whole story seem dull and boring despite having a logical thread - it had a stodgy, academic dryness,cking any zest.


    It wasn''t that the production couldn''t afford to hire professional consultants for guidance. Initially... no one had thought of doing so, because it was just meant to be a melodramatic TV series. Hiring a bunch of experts would have been overkill.


    But with Ji Ruochu and her friends joining the team, everything changed. These students might havecked life experience, but they were professionally skilled.


    The original nd plot was revised, and the writing team, including the original author, polished it further, greatly enhancing the script''s rationality and watchability.


    The catalyst for this change was primarily the conversation Ji Ruochu had with Old Shang.


    Those words instantly awakened Old Shang, who had developed an obsession with this drama.


    That''s right - if itcked meaning and the right values, no matter how well the drama was produced, it would be a failure. Shang Chuan didn''t want his directorial career to stagnate, but he didn''t want to disgrace himself either.


    In hindsight, was this conclusion so difficult to reach?


    Of course not. It was only because of Old Shang''s high status, the ensemble of veteran actors involved, and the excellent scheduled broadcast channels that no one had anticipated any issues with the drama.


    Given all these favorable conditions, even Shang Chuan didn''t think there would be problems.


    At most, he had thought that after the drama aired,izens might mock him for still producing melodramatic shows at his age - but it would be harmless chatter.


    However, all thiscency was shattered after meeting Ji Ruochu.


    This young actress didn''tck money, connections, good scripts, or public appeal. Her decision to take a role depended solely on the script and production quality.


    Even her wealthy rtive was willing to invest in her projects unconditionally at critical moments.


    So the obsessed and slightly deluded Old Shang was awakened by a 15-year-old idol actress burdened with expectations.


    On the very day of their conversation, he made a sweeping decision:


    Revise it! Completely revise it! Take out the previous version and revise it! Call in the author to participate and polish it!


    Within half a month, the entire writing team worked at full speed, with the original author overseeing and polishing the script.


    This was how Ji Ruochu ended up with the script she was now reading.


    So, the question now was: should she take the role or not?


    A solid script, meticulous production, renowned actors and lead roles, and a legendary director for a melodramatic drama -


    Logically speaking, with such conditions, would it even be worth hesitating for a second?


    Ji Ruochu took out her phone and sent a voice message:


    [Director Shang, I''ll only have time during the winter break. Would that conflict with the production team''s schedule?]


    On the other side...


    "Director Shang?" Old Shang raised an eyebrow as he turned up the volume on his phone. "Why is she addressing me more and more distantly? Is she trying to find an excuse not to act?"


    After all, the timing didn''t really matter... As long as the girl was willing to join, even if it was the summer break, this old bone was willing to wait.


    After a moment, unable to gauge the girl''s intentions, the old man decided to seek temporary counsel.


    But... from whom?


    ...


    At a certain banquet, the elites were enjoying drinks and conversation.


    "Director! Your phone is ringing!"


    The assistant director rushed over to the man in the midst of socializing, whispering in his ear, "It''s Old Shang."


    Upon hearing this, the man''s eyebrows shot up in surprise. He didn''t dawdle, immediately stepping out and answering the call as he walked.


    "Well, well, old friend, what made you think to call me today? Don''t tell me you want to sweet-talk me into being your assistant director again?"


    Indeed, the counselor Old Shang sought was none other than Qiu Xuetong.


    To be frank, in the entire directors'' circle, only Qiu Xuetong dared to address the legendary Old Shang in such a manner. Though they had an age gap of over ten years, they had known each other for a long time.


    Years ago, when the 25-year-old Qiu Xuetong was summoned by the already renowned director Shang Chuan to be his assistant director, he would follow Old Shang around every day, addressing him like a brother.


    Even though that TV drama ultimately wasn''t produced, the two never harbored any resentment towards each other. In fact, out of mutual respect for each other''s talents, they often got together to discuss filming techniques, naturally bing close friends.


    It was only in the past two years that Old Shang had shown signs of retiring from the industry, so the two hadn''t been in much contact, only asionally meeting up when one of them needed advice.


    Like now.


    "Ha, as if you could even afford to hire me." Old Shang chuckled. "Let me ask you something about this girl, Ji Ruochu..."


    Why ask this guy?


    Well, who else? The only two films and TV shows Ji Ruochu had starred in were both directed by him.


    Tsk, the girl''s luck was really something.


    The old man felt more and more sour the more he thought about it.

 Chapter 163: Unclaimed Newcomer Starring

    <h4>Chapter 163</h4>


    "...Well, let me tell you about this." Qiu Xuetong chuckled, "If she''s being polite to you, it means she''s interested. Calling you ''Grandpa Shang'' is a sign of respect from a younger generation to an elder, but addressing you as ''Director Shang'' is how actors refer to directors. Your y... the leadingdy seems to have been decided."


    "Really?" Old Master Shang''s eyes lit up, then he became somewhat skeptical, "Qiu, are you pulling my leg?"


    "Hey! You old coot!" Qiu Xuetong chuckled in exasperation, "At your age, you''re still surfing the web like a pro. Anyway, believe it or not, I don''t care!"


    With that said, the call was abruptly cut off.


    "Tsk." Old Master Shang grumbled, very displeased, "At your age, you''re still so hot-tempered, like a firecracker..."


    Of course, despite theints, Old Master Shang still had great trust in his old buddy. As soon as he hung up the phone, he immediately put on his reading sses and replied to the message.


    ¡¾No rush, it''s already almost November now. Filming won''t start until mid-December, so there''s time.¡¿


    Peking University usually starts winter break in early January. We''ll just shoot other people''s scenes in the first half, so it won''t dy things.


    ¡¾Okay, sorry to bother you.¡¿


    ...


    The next day, apanied by her parents, Ji Ruochu went to sign the contract.


    Because she wasn''t of legal age yet, the contract was signed under Ji Mochen''s name.


    Ling Chujin referred to this as the shining moment of an idol singer in the entertainment industry.


    Three monthster, news about #Shang Chuan''s new drama filming# was being wildly circted by various marketing ounts.


    At the same time, the entry for #this year''s most luxurious TV drama cast# also started trending.


    ¡¾Old Shang? Wasn''t he supposed to retire before?¡¿


    ¡¾It must be a big production. I wonder what the script is like to get such a heavyweight toe out of retirement.¡¿


    ¡¾Hmm... I heard it''s a Mary Sue TV drama from twenty years ago.¡¿


    ¡¾???¡¿


    ¡¾Huh?¡¿


    ...


    Two dayster, a picture of the crew filming on the street was leaked, titled: "Shocking! Useless girl turns out to be a big shot" starts filming, and the set is surprised by the presence of the Emperor and Empress of acting.


    ¡¾??? Is this some ancient drama? I haven''t seen it!¡¿


    ¡¾Help, just the name alone gives me rheumatism.¡¿


    ¡¾I looked it up, this seems to be the name of the original novel, they probably won''t use this name for the TV series... right?¡¿


    ¡¾Old Shang, what are you doing? What are you doing with your lifetime reputation?!!¡¿


    ¡¾Um, well... I was just gossiping on the phone with my bestie, our voices got too loud, and then... my mom overheard, and she said she''s going to stir things up in the online fan group, and I... feel helpless, why does my mom know about this novel? Can someone exin?¡¿


    Thisment promptedughter fromizens below, especially Ruo''s Fans.


    Perhaps because their idol hadn''t released any new works in nearly three months, they could only rely on a few photos taken by alumni and various campus club activities popping up on hot searches from time to time.


    This left these fans with nothing to do all day but engage in gossip on various marketing ounts.


    Just watching from the sidelines isn''t enough; asionally, they even throw stones when others'' idols are in trouble. As soon as someone''s favorite idol''s career hits a snag, this group of fans starts digging up more fans underneath.


    "What about trying to cultivate an idol?"


    Or maybe, "Seriously, why not nurture an idol? You''re diligently working on your career, but what''s the point? They''ll stab you in the back as soon as you turn around."


    And to wrap it up: "In my opinion, when ites to idol chasing, it''s better to start young. Look at our Baby Ruo Ruo, she''s so busy every day with schoolwork and extracurricr activities, where does she find the time to get into all this drama?"


    Their smug attitude makes several fans itch to retort, but they haven''t mustered the courage yet.


    "Why do you criticize them for not having anything better to do? Aren''t you just bystanders, eating popcorn every day?"


    Their response: "Oh, well, what can we do? Baby Ruo Ruo is doing so well. Her two recent movies are leading in both box office and reputation."


    You mock them for their main idol not getting any roles.


    Theireback: "Exactly! That''s the problem with Baby Ruo Ruo, she''s too focused on studying. Not a hint of romance in sight, sigh, so idle."


    This back-and-forth only intensifies the frustration of the fans whose idol''s career is faltering, while Baby Ruo Ruo''s fans are already full from feasting in the melon patch, ready to move on to the next scene.


    Truly exasperating!


    But what can they do? Baby Ruo Ruo is indeed impressive, with no scandals and no mischief, actively participating in various activities at Peking University.


    Over time, the fan base of several social club ounts at Peking University began to rapidly grow. The fans are like shoppers browsing through Taobao,ing every day to harvest thetest photos.


    Eventually, Baby Ruo Ruo''s fans gained a conspicuous reputation for their fan circle.


    You visit their fan club, and you might not get any response.


    You join their support group, and you might not see anyone chat.


    But as soon as there''s a stir in the entertainment industry, without fail, theirments will be among the first.


    And now, a group ofizens with "Ruo" in their names are going wild in thements section, and because there''s strength in numbers, three of them are among the top ten popcorn stalls, metaphorically speaking.


    One says they asked their mom at home and found out that even though she can''t remember names, as soon as she hears the protagonist''s name and the name of the iconic building, she remembers.


    Another wonders why Old Shang thinks there''s still a market for Mary Sue dramas nowadays? Is he out of his mind?!


    Then there''s spection about how the show will be received, its ratings, and whether the main characters will face a career downturn, and so on...


    However, this cheerful moment didn''tst long.


    Half an hourter, Old Shang''s social ount posted a statement, and just like that, Baby Ruo Ruo''s fans in the melon patch turned into the sprouting seedlings.


    [Shang Chuan: Thank you for your attention, everyone. The TV series currently in production is indeed adapted from the book "Surprise! The Useless Girl is Actually a Big Shot," titled "Finding the Way."


    The TV series is expected to premiere in the summer, so please stay tuned.]


    The statement also mentioned several people, obviously the lead actors and important supporting roles in the show.


    At that moment, Baby Ruo Ruo''s fans who just found out their main idol would be starring in a Mary Sue drama exploded in anger, each and every one of them flooding to their idol''s page, expressing their frustration and disappointment.


    Of course, these are not the main focus. The main point is that among the numerous usernames, the one leading the pack has yet to be imed by any fans.


    [Strange, who is this actor with just the single name "Ruo"? Do they not have any fans?]


    [Poor thing.]


    [The first person Shang Dao tagged, must be the lead actor, right? A neer lead?]

 Chapter 164: I’m a local dog, I love it

    <h4>Chapter 164</h4>


    Ancient Mary Sue dramas, ssics long forgotten now revived, a cast of highly popr actors with superb acting chops.


    With such a lineup, the lead role surprisingly went to a neer?


    When this news broke, fans of the established stars erupted in outrage against their idols.


    ¡¾Not only are you doing a Mary Sue drama, but you''re just a supporting role?¡¿


    ¡¾A Mary Sue drama supporting role is one thing, but supporting a neer?¡¿


    ¡¾Are you drunk? Giving thisvish cast as a wedding gift to some neer?¡¿


    ¡¾Which wealthypany is propping up this little flower?¡¿


    ¡¾Well, well, it''s only been a few minutes and this neer already has 800,000 fans?¡¿


    ¡¾No need to say, I bet half of those are those slippery eels from the Ruo family. I''m in awe, their fans really are so idle - they have time for this but not to carpet-search for their idol''s ounts?¡¿


    After a while, a meek Ruo fan pipes up: ¡¾Um... thanks for the concern, we are actually searching for our idol.¡¿


    ¡¾??¡¿


    ¡¾Ah! Did you all see the post Ji Mochen shared?¡¿


    Ji Mochen?


    What''s that about?


    What does he have to do with this?


    The director didn''t even @ him, right?


    Did he do a cameo in this drama too?


    With his cringeworthy acting?


    Well, if that''s the case, his cringeworthy acting for a cringeworthy plot... it kind of fits?


    Asizens mocked, they migrated over to this guy''s ount and saw his repost, which already had over 300,000 reposts andments.


    ¡¾Ji Mochen: Well... looks like Baby Ruo Ruo''s little alias couldn''t stay hidden forever @Ruo.¡¿


    The top hotment was from a user named "Baby Ruo Supreme", with a very concise response:


    ¡¾Huh?¡¿


    The former expressed shock, thetter confusion.


    ¡¾Wait, is this really Baby Ruo Ruo?¡¿


    ¡¾Ah? Baby went to act in a Mary Sue drama?!¡¿


    ¡¾Ah, can I still delete my arrogantments from before?¡¿


    To which manyizens replied - it''s toote.


    ¡¾Hahaha, who was it bragging earlier about their baby being a good student at school, probably doesn''t even have time to read Mary Sue novels?¡¿


    ¡¾Hey, this ount starts with a 5, which means it''s been registered for at least 10 years, right? Never posted a single update orment, is it really that cautious?¡¿


    ¡¾Helping Ruo fans recall their famous quote: My baby is my role model.¡¿


    ¡¾So this little brat is ying our precious Yi Yi? Don''t even have a profile picture? Any photos? Heard she''s from Peking University, so she must be smart?¡¿


    ¡¾Hahaha, where are the Ruo fans? The ones who were leaping around shing their fangs? Where did you all go?¡¿


    ¡¾Ruo fans? Why so quiet now? Not even eating melons anymore? Full already? Or did you just suddenly stop liking tough (*^¨Œ^*)?¡¿


    ¡¾I think they''re studying how to be a Mary Sue.¡¿


    That day, the normally rambunctious Ruo family fans... fell silent as chickens.


    Because... having to swallow the melon that involves your own idol, that''s understandably upsetting, right?


    At this point, some of the fan group leaders had already started internal meetings.


    The fan group managers were busy trying to stabilize the various fan groups, repeatedly cautioning everyone to stay calm, and that even if they wanted to drop the fandom, wait until Baby Ruo Ruo responds first.


    As for the fan group members...


    Well, they''ve adopted a "if I''m going to hell, who''sing with me" mentality and started reading the entire novel.


    You know, these kinds of outrageous stories really do get your blood boiling when you read them.


    Ruo Fans: To be honest, I''m just a mutt, but I really quite like it. Yup, found somemon ground with mom too.

 Chapter 165: I suck at old people.

    <h4>Chapter 165</h4>


    As the situation escted, fans of each performer became increasinglybative, with one heated debate after another trending on social media.


    The lead actors scrambled to cate their fans, though their approaches differed.


    Rising stars'' teams issued well-reasoned statements.


    One imed the screeny was personally penned by the original author and adapted by a renowned writing team.


    Another said working with such talented co-stars, regardless of role, was a valuable learning experience, and they were grateful for the director and producer''s trust, and so on.


    In contrast, established superstars took a more blunt approach.


    "At my age, it''s just another role, whether I get it or not," said one veteran. "What''s there to pick over? Besides, I got my start ying Mary Sues back in the day."


    [Ruo''s fans]: ...Fair point, but--


    [Why should my idol y second fiddle to that other idol?]


    A Ruo fan watching the drama unfold: ??


    Thankfully, Ji Ruochu, who had been gracefully silent until then, finally spoke up with some elegant words that immediately soothed the disgruntled fandoms.


    [Ruo: I''m honored to work with such esteemed seniors. If given the chance, I hope to coborate with them again.


    For this drama, whether senior actors or myself, we''re simplymitted to portraying our respective roles well, to better serve the story. There''s no notion of upstaging one another.


    Please don''t bash others. Thank you.]


    This post instantly invigoratedizens like a shot of adrenaline.


    Partly because of Ji Ruochu''s "maturity" - whether heartfelt or not, it significantly defused tensions among rival fandoms.


    But also because she finally ended her long silence, hinting at self-promotion, to fans'' delight.


    Most crucially, Ji Ruochu had never posted ormented before.


    Previously, fans could only leave messages under Ji Mochen or Director Shang''s posts while desperately @-ing her.


    Now, not only didizens have their own space to voice opinions, but [Ruo''s fans] also had a ce to go wild... or rather, to fervently discuss andment.


    Within seconds,ments on Ji Ruochu''s post skyrocketed.


    [Ruo''s fans] swarmed in, even ditching their beloved Mary Sue novels to drag along bemused mothers who had been discussing plots with them.


    [Ahhhhh! Baby! My baby! You''ve finally deigned to appear! Do you know how miserable us poor souls have been all these years?! (Screeching) (Shrieking) (Convulsing) (Slithering)]


    [Wahhhh... Baby, I understand, but why does it have to be a Mary Sue drama? We used to mock others, but now the tables have turned on us, how sad~]


    [Well said! No more arguing over who''s supporting whom - with great acting, even supporting roles can outshine leads.]


    [True, though [Ruo''s fans] are nutters, their idol is quite sensible.]


    [Oh sweetie, you take care now. Auntie has lots of pocket money saved up to buy merch and support you through my daughter!]


    [Huh? Did some weirdos infiltrate thisments section?]


    [You think I''d admit to adding a grand to my fandom fund just because Babynded this role?]


    ...


    And so thement section descended into bizarreness. What most excited them was that after posting, Ji Ruochu didn''t disappear, but started replying toments.


    To the top gloomy fan-ficment, she replied: [*pats head* Go wild at home next time~]


    To the fanmenting mockery from other fandoms, she replied:


    [It''s okay, we all get oureuppance eventually. Have a like, no more crying~]


    And she actually gave thatment a like.


    The fan: [Ahhhh! Mom, I made it! Baby''s first ever like is mine!]


    Not a hint of previous mncholy, overjoyed as if celebrating the new year.


    Besides consoling fans, thements featured salty trolls.


    [Tsk, how convenient for a rich girl to have so many supporting her.]


    Ji Ruochu: [I can tell you''re sour, but don''t be - my resources will only get better going forward.]


    [Spill it, how much did the Ji family invest this time? People join showbiz for fame and fortune, but Ji Ruochu is practically running a charity case, needing family funds for every role despite being a Peking U prodigy!]


    Ji Ruochu: [Yes yes yes, I''m a freeloader, can''t get roles without my family splurging money. So what? It''s our hard-earned honest ie, and we choose to spoil our kid, got a problem with that?]


    After roasting the trolls, Ji Ruochu replied to the fan offering to get her kid to buy merch:


    [No need Auntie, just watch on TV. Don''t spend money supporting me, I''m a great freeloader after all.]


    Netizens below: 6


    You know, with just those few replies,izens suddenly felt they had gotten so much closer to a genius.


    The funniest was oneizen''s question:


    [So Baby, were you just building up strength all that silence?]


    Well well, from her previous statue-like stillness to a sudden uproar.


    To which Ji Ruochu honestly replied:


    [Not really, I was just busy keeping the peace - two fans almost came to blows over whose photo of me to use as their new profile pic. (*^_^*)]


    Keeping the peace? Photos? Blows?


    Asizens puzzled over this, Ji Ruochu''s new profile picture finally got approved, so they rushed to check it out.


    Unsurprisingly, it showed Ji Ruochu herself - but not a recent photo, rather an adorable childhood picture.


    In it, the little cherub tilted her chubby face up, tiny feet bare as she clutched a little cup, drinking from it with puffed-out cheeks and the most precious expression.

 Chapter 166: What’s the point of death

    <h4>Chapter 166</h4>


    This photo had just surfaced, instantly triggering a frenzy among the Ji Ruochu fans.


    It must be said that these fans of the mother basically entered the fandom through that old parent-child reality show, so the fans who were already biased towards their darling naturally had no resistance to Ji Ruochu''s childhood photos.


    Ji Mochen had just finished replying to a message when he released a video of his young daughter from her childhood, with the caption:


    [Not surprising for my daughter, she has never been easy to fool since she was little.]


    The topments:


    [Ah ah ah! What auspicious day is this? Having photos is already amazing enough, but we also get a rare video from the archives? King Ji, just for this post, I have to like, save, and do the triple engagementbo first!]


    At the beginning of the video, it was a bright and tidy indoor scene.


    Then, ament floated by from a helpfulizen:


    [This is the Ji family vi, I just rewatched that old reality show yesterday, the living room is exactly the same as this!]


    Without mentioning it, it was fine, but once this was brought up, the attention of theizens began to shift, and most of thements were about appraising the value of the antiques and calligraphy disyed in the living room.


    Until¡ª


    [Huh? Wasn''t this supposed to be a video rted to our dear Ji Ruochu?]


    [...]


    [Ah, I see her! On the mattress in front of the floor-to-ceiling window!]


    The crowd immediately shifted their gaze towards the window.


    In the video, a little one no more than two and a half years old was lying obediently on her mattress, which was a milky white color. The little one was wearing a beige home outfit, so it was easy to miss her at first nce.


    After a moment, the camera zoomed in, allowing everyone to finally see the tiny figure on the mattress.


    The little one had a fluffy nket covering her tummy, as if she had just woken up, with a few strands of adorable bedhead sticking up. Her beautiful fox-like eyes, though slightly dazed, stared unblinkingly out the window, seemingly entranced by something, utterly focused.


    In just a second, thements were flooded with obsessed fans cooing over the baby, along with a fewments that caught everyone''s attention.


    [What''s going on? Why does the baby look so listless? Is she bored?]


    [Is she sick? My daughter used to look like this when she was ill, all lethargic and pitiful.]


    As they were wondering, a dog-like figure came trotting into the frame¡ªundoubtedly King Ji himself.


    Netizens quipped: What''s he doing? Why is he being so sneaky in his own home? I thought there was a burr in the Ji residence or something.


    "Is it ready?" A woman''s voice rang out.


    "Yes, don''t worry, I''ve watched the videos, many families do this, and the child doesn''t suspect a thing."


    "That''s good..."


    After their furtive exchange, Ji Mochen cleared his throat and gently called out to his daughter: "Ruochu, daddy bought a watermelon, do you want some?"


    As he finished speaking, the cameraman gave a close-up of a bright red watermelon.


    But you thought it was just a regr watermelon? How naive.


    When the topyer of the watermelon was lifted, inside was a hollowed-out melon with a transparent bottle cap filled with dissolved medicine.


    Netizens: ...


    The next second, the camera turned towards the listless baby on the mattress.


    Perhaps to avoid being discovered, the cameraman only filmed for a second before turning the camera away, redirecting it back to the floor-to-ceiling window.


    The little one, who had been spacing out, seemed slightly curious upon hearing the voice. She slowly turned halfway over, using her tiny hands to prop herself up on the mattress. She lookedzily towards the watermelon in front of the camera, and then...


    *thud* She flopped back down onto the mattress.


    The couple: ...


    Netizens: Hahahahaha!


    At this moment, the screen was filled withizens'' heartyughter.


    "Sweetheart, it''s watermelon, a very sweet and delicious watermelon. Daddy has put in a straw for you, you can just drink it directly."


    The old father seemed ustomed to his daughter''s defiance and carefully picked up the watermelon before walking towards her.


    The camera followed, and theizens watched as the melon contained a bottle cap full of medicine, typing away whileughing, specting whether the medicine would spill on the way.


    "Here, take a sip, it''s so delicious and sweet!"


    Fortunately, the old father was quite reliable at times, steadily bringing the half watermelon filled with medicine to his daughter''s face, even holding the straw to her mouth.


    The little one looked at the bright red watermelon, then at her expectant father. For some reason, the audience seemed to see a hint of resignation in the two-year-old''s eyes.


    Her expression seemed to say: Who drinks watermelon without squeezing it first?


    Of course, this was just the audience''s spection, because in the video, the two-year-old, after ncing at the camera, obediently lowered her head.


    Then, she slowly opened her little mouth and listlessly sucked on the straw¡ª


    At that moment, not only Ji Mochen in the video, but all theizens held their breath.


    [Ah, this... Based on King Ji''s post, it seems the trick failed, huh?]


    [Ji Ruochu won''t cry, will she?]


    [Poor baby, she already looks so listless, and now her parents are tricking her into drinking medicine under the guise of watermelon juice.]


    ...


    As theizens were expressing sympathy for their darling, the little one in the video, having taken a small sip, had already sat up straight. She looked down at the watermelon with the straw, then reached out to hold it herself.


    "Sweetheart, this watermelon is heavy, let daddy hold it for you!" Ji Mochen quickly stopped her¡ª


    The baby: *stares intently*


    Ji Mochen: ...


    Father and daughter stared at each other for three seconds.


    The little one didn''t say a word, she just held the watermelon in her small chubby arms, her watery eyes fixed on her father.


    Three secondster.


    Having sessfully hugged the small half watermelon, the little onezily leaned back on the raised mattress.


    The defeated father, unwilling to intervene, could only watch helplessly and say sheepishly: "Then Ji Ruochu can drink the watermelon juice herself, daddy won''t touch it."


    Little did he expect that as soon as he said this, the baby had already lifted the topyer of the watermelon.


    The next second, the small bottle cap inside the hollow watermelon was revealed.


    Ji Mochen: ¦²(¡Ñ¨Œ¡Ñ"a!


    Comments: Ah, she''s found out.


    In the meantime, the little one even nced at her stunned father, her eyes carrying a hint of emotion.


    Savageizens: Although she didn''t say a word, her eyes were full of disdain.


    You thought it would end there?


    Of course not.


    Originally thinking this attempt at giving medicine would be foiled midway, unexpectedly, the little one, after ncing at her father, calmly took out the bottle cap from the hollow watermelon, and then... gulped it down in one go.


    Ji Mochen: (¦¸§¥¦¸)!!


    Netizens: ...


    You have to give it to the kid, she was quite polite about it.


    After drinking the medicine, she first put the bottle cap back, reced the watermelon lid, and even reinserted the straw, before handing it back to her still-stunned father: "Here~"


    Only after Ji Mochen had absentmindedly taken it did she turn over and tten the raised part of the mattress, then... flopped back down again.


    By this time, thements were filled withizens'' unrestrained "hahaha"ughter.


    [Ji Ruochu: If it''s medicine, just say it''s medicine, what''s with all the fuss?]


    [Just wondering... What medicine was that? Which brand? I need to stock up on that brand''s basic medicines for my rebellious son, so we don''t have to go through the end of the world every time he has to take medicine.]


    **


    These two chapters have been updated, my darlings, enjoy~

 Chapter 167: The Biggest Mom in the Universe

    <h4>Chapter 167</h4>


    So the question came up, was this medicine really not bitter?


    As for this, the husband and wife who had already dazedly carried the hollow watermelon back to the kitchen were also very curious.


    "Did I not brew the medicine right? Didn''t the doctor say this medicine is quite bitter?" Ji Mochen looked perplexed.


    Bing more and more worried, he muttered while picking up the small bottle cap from before used to hold the medicine, found a clean chopstick, and sampled the medicine water by dipping it into the bottle.


    The next second.


    "Yue~"


    The extremely bitter-hating old father immediately took out candies from his pocket that were originally prepared for his daughter.


    Narrator: Well, at least he didn''t mix up the medicine.


    Ji Mochen: ...Anguish and sorrow.


    At this moment, the couple seemed to sense something and turned around subconsciously, with the camera following their gaze.


    "Hehe~"


    A soft, cute voice rang out, and the little one was somehow there, wrapped in a small nket and peeking through the kitchen doorway, grinning mischievously with a lollipop in her mouth.


    Theizens instantly realized that the reason the little one drank the medicine so smoothly before was to trick the old father into tasting the bitterness too.


    [Help! Our baby girl already knows how to prank her old father at such a young age?]


    [Looked at my 2-year-old brother drooling and my feet immediately got itchy.]


    ...


    At the end of the video, the little one was sprawled softly on the tatami mat by the floor-to-ceiling window, her plump little feet kicking happily.


    It was at this point that theizens learned the origin of this photo and who took it.


    Not only that, but Ling Chujin''s social media ount was also discovered, with an ount number also starting with 5.


    As for how theizens confirmed that this ount belonged to Ling Chujin...


    Apart from being the first person Ji Ruochu followed, it was naturally because of her name.


    [Universal Strongest Ruochu Fan]


    Well... how to put it? It''s hard to disagree.


    After all, not everyone can give birth to a daughter who looks so much like their idol.


    Soon after, the Ruochu fans started following her en masse, spontaneously recognizing her as the Fan President, and then leavingments on her initial self-introduction post.


    [Ruochu''s mom, we''re just saying that since we all have the same daughter, you have to share any photos promptly from now on!]


    [Wuwuwu... Sister, you''re my real sister, even though there are Ruochu fans everywhere now, I dere that currently no one''s mom fan is more powerful than yours!]


    [Oh? The Universal Strongest Mom Fan? How strong? Post a photo of baby Ruochu and let''s see?]


    [The one above, your smashed calctor hit my face.]


    ...


    It has to be said that after this ruckus, theizens'' previous rejection of this Mary Sue script diminished instantly.


    Moreover, because the previous readership of this drama was scattered among different corners, its poprity skyrocketed instantly.


    With half a year left until the broadcast, the waiting and anxiousizens and fans began bombarding the drama''s official ount.


    Forcing the official ount to release behind-the-scenes footage every two or three days.


    Fortunately, at the time, as several actors'' performances were excellent, the director had filmed a lot of material, which allowed for a steady stream of content.


    Today they released a clip of several veteran actors'' intense acting, and the day after tomorrow they would release a clip of an important supporting actor''s dark moment, and the day after that they would release the female lead''s dashing action sequence.


    It has to be said that this masterful drip-feeding immediately dissipated the gunpowder smell among the fandoms that had previously been at odds.


    After all, it seemed like their idol got along very well with the actors in the production crew, so they couldn''t really start conflicts with each other''s fans, could they?


    Ruochu Fans: Yes yes yes! Look, the seniors love our baby Ruochu so much! You guys should try to get closer to our idol by being nicer to Ruochu''s fans~


    Other Fandoms: Scram.


    Ruochu Fans: Okay~


    And so, relying on their thick skin, the Ruochu Fans sessfully mingled with the other fandoms, asionally even bringing photos of their idol with other idols to visit their fan clubs.


    As the saying goes: don''t be rude to a smiling person. Since they were being so friendly, the other fandoms couldn''t really treat them coldly, right?


    In this way, the Ruochu Fans actually managed to get acquainted with several other fandoms, asionally visiting each other''s fan clubs together.


    Half a yearter, the TV drama ''Asking for Directions'' adapted from the novel ''Shocking! The Wastrel Girl is Actually a Bigshot'' finally aired.


    On the first day of broadcast, the viewership rating broke 2.


    At the same time, several topics rted to ''Asking for Directions'' appeared on social media.


    Netizen: Before it aired, I thought the plot might be explosive, but I didn''t expect it to be this explosive!


    [Ahhhh! The baby''s martial arts scenes are still so amazing!]


    [Help! How can someone be so talented at everything?]


    [I finally understand why so many big names were willing to take on this drama, help, I suddenly get why our moms were so obsessed with Ruochu back then!]


    [Questioning mom, understanding mom, bing mom (not really)!]


    Amidst the heated discussions fromizens, ''Asking for Directions'' sessfully exploded in poprity, so much so that even a random minor character who was stunned by the main characters'' action scenes became a hot search trend.


    Not to mention Ji Ruochu, the lead actress, who instantly became insanely popr, to the point that even the low-key Tsinghua University students started secretly following her.

 Chapter 168: "The First Year of Ruoshi" Begins

    <h4>Chapter 168</h4>


    The TV series had a total of sixty episodes, with two episodes airing every day without fail, but the golden weekend timeslots were taken by other programs, so only one episode could be updated.


    This made the fans following the series feel extremely anxious every day, wishing the series could be avable for advanced viewing.


    Unfortunately, this was not a web series, but a series aired on TV, so the audience had to wait patiently no matter how eager they were.


    For more than thirty consecutive days, the TV series "Asking the Way" kept appearing in the hot searches in various ways.


    The most eye-catching part of it was undoubtedly Zhen Yun''s action scenes.


    Although the script underwent major revisions, the overall tone of the entire series did not change. In the series, as the quintessential Mary Sue, Zhen Yun was either showing off or on her way to show off every day.


    What is a main character?


    She is the kind of existence that can encounter thugs and students from the same school fighting on her ordinary way to school, and then step in to beat them into submission with violence, gaining the allegiance of the school bully.


    What is a great heroine?


    Zhen Yun was wholeheartedly studying and living a good life, yet she always managed to attract the affection of the male lead and other male characters.


    This was also the reason why "Asking the Way" was not expected to do well at first, after all... we are no longer in an era where a woman''s self-expression is for the purpose of attracting the attention of the opposite sex.


    The main character can have a love story, but what the audience hopes to see is that the main character is capable and strong in her own right, rather than relying on her significant other to be a pampered wife or the woman behind a sessful man.


    Gratifyingly, this point has been fully demonstrated in the series "Asking the Way".


    Faced with the school heartthrob''s confession, she said: "Have you finished your homework? You dare to start dating early?"


    Faced with the school bully''s aggressive deration of authority, she said: "Are you itching for a fight? There are so many people here, don''t force me to beat you up."


    Faced with the wealthy young master''svish spending, she said: "Hello, employer. I''m just the hired hand you hired, but if you keep harassing me, don''t me me for taking the other side''s money to work for them."


    In this way, the cool and dashing delinquent girl, after a series of punching henchmen, kicking bullies, and intimidating suitors, sessfully became the woman at the top of the pyramid.


    A perfectly good Mary Sue story somehow ended up being performed as a hrious yet serious drama.


    It wasn''t until the day before the new school year that the TV series "Asking the Way" aired its final episode.


    Previously, what concerned the fans the most was that this series might start strong but end weak. Fortunately, Old Shang managed to maintain its quality until the end. The grand finale not only tied up the previous nonsensical plot lines, but also elevated the meaning of this series to a new height.


    Why would a delinquent girl be multilingual?


    Why would an ordinary girl have exceptional fighting skills?


    Why would she have to navigate between several men from prestigious families?


    All of this was because of a tragic case from many years ago.


    This tragic case resulted in the deaths of dozens of people, all of whom were undercover agents for the police. The most horrific casualties were a married couple who were brutally dismembered.


    This couple were Zhen Yun''s parents. Until their deaths, they could not reveal their true identities, only because... Zhen Yun was still alive.


    Even in death, they did not disclose that they had a daughter who grew up in the martial arts world from a young age.


    Later, this girl changed her name and identity, bing an orphan who appeared to be pitiful and in need of state support, but in reality, she was secretly protected and jointly trained to be an all-around talented girl by her parents''rades-in-arms.


    In the seemingly peaceful school, she sessfully met the other survivor from that tragic case, and thenmunicated with the school heartthrob and his politician father through a ssmate.


    Immediately after, with the help of their elders, she struck a deal with the wealthy tycoon, protecting his young son who had narrowly escaped harm multiple times, while the tycoon provided her with protection.


    ...


    And those rumors linking her to influential figures were just smokescreens, although... several young men did develop feelings for Zhen Yun, but that was not important.


    Until the year Zhen Yun turned twenty, with everything in ce, the three parties of politics, police, and business joined forces, finally arresting the culprit behind the tragic case from years ago, and Zhen Yun became an undercover agent with the highest level of secrecy at the police station.


    "Asking the Way" was not about asking for the way forward, but asking... about the path of justice in one''s heart.


    With this, the TV series "Asking the Way" weed its grand finale, and on that day, the hot search "Boarding students can finally leave home without regret" topped the charts.


    That year, Ji Ruochu won awards such as Best Neer and Best Actress of the year.


    From then on, Ji Ruochu sessfully made a name for herself in the entertainment industry and firmly established her position, earning the title of "Prime Time Queen During Vacations" from fans.


    As the name implies, it means that whenever there is a vacation, there will be a highly popr series airing.


    However, talking about Ji Ruochu''s rise to fame, while the general public was expressing their excitement for witnessing a prodigy, they also started to worry about her studies.


    Of course, they were not concerned about her failing any sses, as the title of genius girl had long been established. What people were worried about was whether her involvement in the entertainment industry would prevent her from further advancing her academic pursuits.


    After all... there are already plenty of celebrities in the entertainment industry, but true talents for the nation are scarce.


    In response, Ji Ruochu never directly answered, maintaining that she would only film two productions each year during vacations, and do whatever she wanted to do during the rest of the time.


    As a result, even though she never endorsed any products, never attended anymercial events, and rarely appeared in promotions for her series, her fan base continued to growrger andrger.


    At first, fans of other actors in the series had some opinions, implying through their words that "with such high ratings/box office, my idol must deserve the most credit."


    Soon, however, fans who imed their idol deserved the most credit had to endure being pped in the face repeatedly as their idol''s new series flopped.


    Gradually, fans of various celebrities became more reasonable, asionally even interacting amicably with Ji Ruochu''s fans, especially fans of celebrities who did not yet have a representative work.


    The first thing they did every morning was to get on good terms with Ji''s fans, like courtiers trying to bewitch the king.


    [Ji Sister, take a look at my little darling, delicate and easy to push over. No problem with running errands and such!]


    [... With such easy pushover, wouldn''t running errands be a waste?]


    [Then??]


    [At least let them help with washing hands and cooking!]


    A passerby: ... What''s going on here? Are they going to do it or not? So anticlimactic!


    Originally,izens and fans from other fandoms were just watching themotion, until¡ª


    [Thank you, Ji Meimei, for the rmendation. If there''s anything, give me a call, and I''ll be there!]


    This was a male actor who had been struggling as an extra in the entertainment industry for five years. Five days after he posted this update, the cast for another summer TV series was announced.


    The female lead was Ji Ruochu, and this little-known male actor was ying the role of the female lead''s brother, with only slightly less screen time than the male lead.


    That day, the tenth hottest search was crowdfunded by the actor''s fans¡ªExpressing gratitude to Ji Meimei for her help!


    It was also from that day onwards that Ji''s fans became more cautious when trying to bewitch fans of other celebrities.


    Ji''s fans: Don''t me us for being exclusive and protective. It''s because our Queen truly listens to her fans'' suggestions!


    Time passed amidst theughter and joy of fans from various fandoms. In the blink of an eye, it was the year Ji Ruochu graduated.


    It was also in this year thatizens learned that Ji Ruochu was already a second-year graduate student.


    Netizens: [... Mind blown.]


    One must know that at this time, Ji Ruochu was only eighteen years old, an age when most people are just entering university.


    Yet Ji Ruochu had not only obtained her bachelor''s degree but had also sessfully be a graduate student pursuing her master''s degree.


    From then on,izens and fans no longer expressed regret that "the genius entered the entertainment industry", because Ji Ruochu... whether or not she entered the entertainment industry, it didn''t affect her studies.


    Someizens even jokingly said: Acting? That''s just a way for the genius to relieve stress.


    But... was acting really just a way for Ji Ruochu to relieve stress?


    The answer was obviously no.


    In fact, a long time ago, a few of her close friends and parents had asked her this question.


    At that time, Ji Ruochu, who was reading a script, just smiled slowly, and then said:


    "What''s the big deal? Doing research is a breeze for me, studying is quite easy for me, what do I need to rx from? I''m just... building momentum for myself."


    As for why she needed to build momentum, and what kind of momentum she would buildter, Ji Ruochu didn''t say. But after that day, Ji Mochen no longer cked off, asionally holding concerts and such.


    After all, if his daughter said she wanted to build momentum, he naturally had to provide some support for his child.


    Not only him, but even Ling Chujin, the strongest mother fan in the universe, became more focused on editing photos of her daughter.


    Her ount would post a set of her daughter''s beautiful photos every ten days or half a month, showing her studying, doing homework, reading scripts... Fans in herment section were screaming incessantly.


    This state of affairs continued until Ji Ruochu''s third year as a master''s student, when it changed.


    That year, CCTV''s science program ''Battle of the Brains'' made a powerfuleback.


    That year, CCTV issued a call for submissions to Chinese people around the world.


    It was also that year that Ji Ruochu made the world understand the terror of a genius.


    Later, people in the industry called that year the "Year of Ruo".

 Chapter 169: Mama, have you seen our baby

    <h4>Chapter 169</h4>


    July 12th.


    CCTV''s major scientific program ''Brain Battle'' officiallyunched.


    On July 15th, Chinese people across the nation and around the world could register through the channels announced by the program team, who also dispatched teams far and wide to select participants.


    In early August, after aprehensive stress test, the program team selected contestants nationwide. After multiple rounds of screening, 99 contestants eventually emerged.


    On August 10th, ''Brain Battle'' began filming.


    That day, Ji Ruochu went to the television station alone, carrying a fully stuffed small backpack.


    Meanwhile, the trending topic "What will be the ''TV hit during the holiday'' this year?" had been trending on social media for several days.


    The reason was simple. Whether Ji Ruochu''s fans or casual viewers, or even fans of other celebrities, everyone was eagerly waiting for Ji Ruochu''s new show this year.


    Initially,izensmented that productionpanies were getting better and better at keeping secrets. In previous years, they could roughly know which director and crew were involved, but this year, not a single whisper had leaked out.


    A group of starving fans spent their days lurking in thement sections of various directors'' ounts.


    ["Director, quietly tell us, is Ji Ruochu in your crew this year? Don''t worry, we won''t tell anyone."]


    Director: ["Sorry, I didn''t manage to get her."]


    Fansmented: ...What''s the point of you?!


    After a fit of disappointment, they moved on to the next director:


    ["Admit it, Director! Paparazzi have already spotted her, did you secretly film with Ji Ruochu? You little sneak, you hid it well!"]


    Director: ["Huh?! What? What are you talking about? I didn''t get to work with her this year either! o(¨i©n¨i)o"]


    Fans disappointed again: ...Moving on, next.


    ...


    After such a barrage, the trending topic kept changing, but no one could uncover any information about Ji Ruochu''s highly anticipated show this year.


    Nevertheless, fans and inte bystanders remained convinced that Ji Ruochu had a project this year. Otherwise, why would all those directors express such regret at not being able to work with her?


    So the question remained:


    Who exactly was it?


    Someone so capable that they could snatch Ji Ruochu from the clutches of famous directors - oh no, not snatch, more like skillfully acquire - or rather -


    Never mind, it doesn''t matter. To fans, the important thing was that their idol would definitely appear in a popr show this year. As for what exactly it was...


    No need to rush, they could wait. The holiday period was so long, they were bound to find out eventually - right?


    So fans gazed wistfully at the stars and moon, waiting from early July tote July, then fromte July to early August. The longer they waited, the more anxious they became.


    It wasn''t until early August that a marketing ount tentatively broke the explosive news.


    ["Um...did I overreact? I think I just saw Ji Ruochu near the CCTV program team''s site. Is she going to be a host?"]


    The first Ji Ruochu fans to arrive: Huh?


    Backup fan reinforcements: What?


    Followed by casual viewers: ¦²(¡Ñ¨Œ¡Ñ"a?


    After the initial shock, everyone realized: No wonder none of the directors managed to get her, she was snatched up by the state broadcaster CCTV. Yeah, that makes sense.


    On that day, CCTV''s viewership skyrocketed. Even the normally youth-ignored news broadcast saw a surge due to fans scrutinizing the host''s small gestures.


    Fans and marketing ounts zoomed in on every frame, not even sparing background pedestrians.


    Unfortunately, no matter how thoroughly theybed through it, there was no sign of Ji Ruochu in the footage.


    ["Could it have been a marketing gimmick to attract attention?"]


    Some fans reasonably analyzed.


    ["Which marketing ount was it?"]


    Scared, the marketing ount quickly posted the photos they had taken, insisting they really did see Ji Ruochu near the program team''s site.


    Upon seeing the photos... it really was Ji Ruochu, and the background did seem to be near the CCTV building.


    Okay, back to square one - what was their idol doing at the CCTV building?


    As time ticked by with no answers, fans took the "it doesn''t hurt to ask" approach and bravely invaded CCTV''sment section.


    ["CCTV, CCTV, did you see our lovely, obedient, gorgeous Ji Ruochu?"]


    They even attached a photo of Ji Ruochu''s calm yet smiling student ID photo from Peking University.


    Ten minutester, theirment became the top hotment.


    Five minutes after that, CCTV finally replied.


    CCTV Official ount: ["Ah? Wait a sec, lemme ask around~"]


    Fans replied: ["Okay~*patiently waiting.jpg*"]


    This back-and-forth interaction left onlookers wide-eyed: This is allowed?!


    Soon, the phrase ["I''m going to CCTV to find my idol"] became the fifth trending topic.


    Before clicking on it,izens were like "(¡Ñ_¡Ñ)?". After clicking, their expressions became "(O_o)??".


    Thus, Ji Ruochu''s most dedicated fans once again made a scene.

 Chapter 170: The Helplessness of Being Alone Online

    <h4>Chapter 170</h4>


    On one side,izens were putting on a "microscopic view of CCTV", while on the other, CCTV was still reeling from the sudden surge in viewership ratings.


    Eventually, it was Ji Ruochu''s fans'' inquiries that resolved the confusion.


    Apparently, it was all because of an actress from the entertainment industry!


    After collectively breathing a sigh of relief, they began to investigate the situation.


    This year''s TV station interns... didn''t have that name.


    Recent talk show special guests... also didn''t have that name.


    The behind-the-scenes staff for the program... didn''t have that name either.


    As the CCTV program team was about toplete a full investigation without finding the name "Ji Ruochu", they initially thought it was a false rm, or a publicity stunt by the actress''s team behind her, until¡ª


    "Ji Ruochu?"


    The person in charge of the "Brain Battle" program was puzzled. "Yes, are you looking for her?"


    "..."


    Everyone looked at the program sign on the door.


    Yep, they didn''t read it wrong, it was indeed the venue for this year''s major program.


    "We''re not looking for her, her fans are," said the person who usually doesn''t follow celebrities helplessly. "Why are you guys being so secretive about it? If you''ve invited her as a guest, you should have released the information earlier. What''s with all the secrecy..."


    "What guest??" The "Brain Battle" producer felt wronged. "She''s our contestant!"


    "..."


    Half an hourter, CCTV''s program team''s official ount posted an update promoting "Brain Battle".


    They even went so far as to mention the Ji Ruochu fan who had stubbornly gone looking for their idol earlier.


    This time, it wasn''t just Ruo Ruo''s fans, but even the silent onlookers who had been casually watching were stunned.


    What does this mean?


    Does it mean Ji Ruochu is participating in this program?


    Wait, what kind of program is this? It sounds really mind-bending.


    Soon after, an article titled "Just how awesome is CCTV''s major production "Brain Battle" this year?" topped the hot searches.


    [First of all, this program is exactly what you''re guessing it to be¡ªapetition for geniuses.]


    [Secondly, all the contestants are Chinese nationals, brilliant students from prestigious universities around the world. Through twelve rounds ofpetition, the program will eventually select a team to take on genius teams from other countries.


    All thepetition rules were researched by a team of professional mentors and then adjusted by a team of brain researchers, so each round ofpetition is beyond theprehension of ordinary people.


    Not only that, but the program''s guests and judges are also luminaries from various fields. Simply put, this is a program that aims to "select the brightest minds from among the geniuses."]


    [Lastly... the first episode has already been recorded and will be airing in three days!!!]


    Furthermore, information about some of the guests and judges soon started circting online. Most of the guests were renowned A-listers from the entertainment industry, while the judges were even more impressive.


    Although this was all still spection, it didn''t stopizens from fervently worshipping them.


    Of course, these were just appetizers. More than thepetition format and watchability of the program, most people were guessing whether Ji Ruochu was there as a contestant or as a special guest.


    It''s not that people doubted Ji Ruochu''s abilities; as a genius who has made it big in the entertainment industry, she was undoubtedly a top choice for a guest.


    But if she was a contestant... rumor had it that this time they had gathered geniuses from prestigious universities around the world, most of whom were at the master''s or doctoral level.


    If Ji Ruochu waspeting, she might be at a disadvantage.


    [From this perspective, she''s probably a guest, right? After all, our Ruo Ruo is only eighteen years old.]


    [Not necessarily. I heard there are contestants as young as twelve or thirteen.]


    [Honestly, you guys keep hyping up Ji Ruochu''s intelligence and genius, but I only feel like this girl is a good actress who''s good-looking. Other than that... I really don''t see anything special.]


    [Ha, if she''s really that brilliant, why bother with the entertainment industry? It''s all just marketing hype.]


    [...What? International Math Olympiad gold medalist, just marketing hype? If she was in our family, she''d have her own page in the family tree, you know?]


    [That was so long ago. Over the years, all we''ve seen is her acting. If she''s really that brilliant, howe she hasn''t invented anything?]


    [...Invent? Are you serious? Even the top researchers can''t guarantee they''ll make an invention in just a few years, you know?]


    [Sometimes, one feels a bit helpless on the inte.]


    [You never know what level of knowledge the people you''re debating with online have.]

 Chapter 171: "Brain Versus Brain" premieres

    <h4>Chapter 171</h4>


    And so, amidst the heated debates amongizens, the Brain Battle program officially premiered.


    Since it was a gship program on state television, it was scheduled for the prime Saturday evening time slot.


    At 8:30 PM, most families had finished their dinners.


    Typically at this time, young people would be scrolling through short videos on their phones, while the television audience was mostlyprised of middle-aged and elderly folks who had been busy all day and were ready to unwind by watching family dramas.


    In most households, the TV remote control was in the hands of the matriarch.


    But today was different, because...


    "Mom! My dear mom~ Please, let me watch the program on Channel One! My idol will be on this show!"


    "Mooom~~~~"


    "Mom, look, here''s theplete series of the drama you''ve been following. You said you regretted falling asleep and missing an episode, so now you can watch it at your leisure..."


    "Mom mom mom~ My idol, the top scorer in the college entrance exam, will be on this show. Ji Ruochu, your darling, we can''t miss this, can we?"


    In short, that evening, most families staged a heartwarming scene of "filial piety," and by 8:30 PM, the dramas had all concluded.


    ...


    At 8:35 PM, the preview for Brain Battle ended.


    "What are the ratings?"


    "..."


    "Di-di-director, I think I''m seeing things..."


    At 8:40 PM, the ny-nine contestants of Brain Battle entered the studio together. On screen were groups of the nation''s brightest talents, with asional close-up shots of individuals.


    Those watching at home scrutinized the TV carefully, fearful of missing a glimpse of their beloved child. And soon after...


    "It''s already over 3?!"


    "And still rising!"


    "Ji Ruochu is this popr? She hasn''t even appeared on screen yet, and the ratings are already this high?"


    "No wonder everyone wants to book big celebrities. This feeling of skyrocketing from the ground up is really... exhrating!"


    ...


    At the Ji family home, at the same time.


    "Not going for a walk?"


    Ji Ruochu, already in her shoes, looked helpless.


    "Ahem..." Her elderly father cleared his throat. "Daughter, your dad is feeling a bit tired today. Why don''t we skip the walk? Let''s all watch TV together as a family instead!"


    "Yes, yes, let''s watch TV together. We''ve never done that before..." Ling Chujin gazed at her daughter with pleading eyes.


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    "Alri-"


    "Click."


    The TV turned on instantly, and a solemn voice boomed from the speakers:


    "Weing our host, Tan Zhiming..."


    Seeing her parents'' backs facing her as they sat in front of the TV, Ji Ruochu, expressionless, finished her sentence: "ghty then."


    A momentter, the three of them sat properly in front of the television, with her parents each holding a phone, calling their own aging parents.


    "Yes, it''s on Channel Eight, it''s already started. The host is still reading the sponsors'' names..."


    "I don''t know when Ji Ruochu will be on. Since it''s a pre-recorded broadcast, there will probably be some editing. But it''s fine to watch a bit more, that way we can see just how amazing our Ji Ruochu is!"


    Ji Ruochu, sitting in the middle of the couch: ...


    Sometimes, watching TV with parents can be quite helpless.


    Thankfully, her parents were sensible. Once the program began in earnest, they stopped chattering, sitting upright without even drinking water, their eyes glued to the screen.


    Each had a small notebook and pen in hand, ostensibly "to help their daughter remember her most threatening opponents."


    Ji Ruochu: ... No need for that.


    "Let science return to science, and revere the brain with the brain. No more words, I will now announce the powerful rules of Brain Battle!


    Over the past month, the program has selected 99 super brains from all over the world throughprehensive stress tests. But this is not the ultimate goal; the real battle is only just beginning.


    Over the next two months, we will adopt a Hacker Marathon format, putting the 99 contestants through even more intense pressure tests.


    In simple terms, the uingpetition will operate in a non-stop 48-hour challenge mode, using extreme stress, cognitive, logical, and hell-level difficulty tests to select the strongest geniuses of Hua Country.


    First, let us wee with apuse the scientific advisor and three on-site observers for this program!"

 Chapter 172: The edge Zone OR the Lurking Zone

    <h4>Chapter 172</h4>


    To everyone''s surprise, none of the three guests for this episode turned out to be Ji Ruochu, nor any of the celebrities from the entertainment industry that people had been guessing.


    They were instead renowned sports coach Gong Jianling, acimed lyricist Ke Chong, and rising movie star Ji Sishi.


    As for the science mentor, it was even more shocking¡ªthe former Vice President of the National Institute of Scientific Research, Jin Hongwei.


    At first, someizens were curious, wondering if this title sounded quite impressive, as if it belonged to someone of great stature who needed to remain low-key. But...


    Would someone of such importance really appear on this show?


    So some science enthusiasts started exining this big shot''s background in thements.


    [No way, you guys don''t know Jin? Last year, that major aviation research breakthrough our country announced was headed by him 15 years ago!]


    [Not just that, the academic papers published by Jin have be essential "artifacts" for master''s and doctoral students to read!]


    [Can''t finish reading them all, I really can''t finish Jin''s academic papers¡ªthey feel longer than my lifespan!]


    [No... who can finish reading all of those? Jin is one of the few publicly known living top experts in various fields in our country in recent years. If this were ancient times, longevity monuments would be mass-produced to honor him!]


    [Back in the day, so many students from foreign universities came to Peking University for exchanges just to learn from Jin!]


    [I seriously suspect this show is specially organized to recruit disciples for the retired Jin!]


    [This... might be too exaggerated? I remember a few years ago there was an interview about Jin, saying that he developed mild amnesia from overusing his brain when younger, which is probably why he retired so early.]


    [Quick, look, someone here is being sensible.]


    ...


    Of course, such discussions were still limited in scope. Mostizens, especially Ji Ruochu''s fans, were only aware that this was a very impressive big shot, and then... continued searching for Ji Ruochu''s presence with a magnifying ss.


    If not a guest, could she be a contestant with no close-up shots?


    Hmm, this possibility seemed higher, as there were previous reports about the show recruiting students from prestigious universities as science assistants.


    "This is a public stage, a stage for everyone. We hope our contestants can showcase their talents on this stage. Of course, witnessing the contestants'' performances is an excellent learning opportunity for the other contestants as well.


    At the same time, we also hope our guests and mentors can discover and inspire the contestants'' mental abilities, thereby creating a glorious chapter for the Chinese regional


    !"


    Upon these words, thunderous apuse erupted from the audience, as the science mentors and guests entered the observation area.


    "Alright, let''s move on to our first segment¡ªGlory Moment!"


    With the host''s announcement, a voiceover began ying, and subtitles appeared.


    [Glory Moment:


    Ny-nine contestants will enter the Glory Passage one by one. The other contestants should evaluate their own strength against the contestant based on his credentials.


    If you think you can defeat him, press the "No Sweat" button on your phones. Otherwise, press the "Bow Down" button.


    The contestant in the Glory Passage will receive the voting results and choose to join either the Formidable Area or the Lurking Area.]


    After the first rule was announced, the contestants'' seats were instantly filled with discussions as the acquainted geniuses began analyzing this rule.


    "Causing trouble, this ispletely causing trouble!"


    "I admit I''m not the strongest, but you want me to bow down..."


    "Whoeveres, it''ll be no sweat for me!"


    ...


    "I understand the rules, but what''s the purpose of splitting them up? There''s no exnation of how they''llpete afterward."


    "This is interesting, no one knows if it''ll be the two areas fighting each other in the end or internal battles."


    "If it''s internal battles, it''ll be interesting for the strong ones to cluster together. But if it''s against each other... that might be bullying the weaker ones."


    "But the strong ones don''t have to choose the Formidable Area, right?"


    ...


    The next second, the camera turned to the independent space for the science mentors and guests.


    "So the contestants don''t know the rules for whates next?" Gong Jianling asked curiously, then looked towards Jin beside him.


    "Yes, this is called the uncertainty principle," Jin Hongwei said with a smile. "The closer you get to observing an object, the greater the impact on it, and the more uncertain your observation bes."


    The three guests: ...


    The barragements at this time:


    [Hahaha, the three guest teachers are just like me in ss!]


    [The clueless trio: Don''t understand, but don''t dare ask again, what to do? Waiting online.]


    Fortunately, Jin wasn''t one to beat around the bush, and gave a simple example:


    "For instance, if you ask someone a question, and they know what consequences their answer will have, it''ll affect their response. But the contestants now are in a state ofplete unawareness of the consequences, so their choices will be the most objective."


    The enlightened trio: "Ohhh(¡Ño¡Ñ)~~~"


    The enlightened barrage group: "Ohhh(¡Ño¡Ñ)~~~"


    "Alright, please open the Glory Passage now!"


    With the host''smand, the stage began transforming. The tall stage background slowly split apart, revealing a red-carpeted staircase inside.


    The stairs were about ten meters high, with a small selection tform at the end. On either side were choices for different camps.


    When a contestant stood on the selection tform, the voting numbers from the other contestants would be disyed on a small screen. After choosing which camp to join, the contestant could take their seat.


    "Let''s invite the first contestant, Gong Yang."


    [Gong Yang, 22 years old, master''s student at Oxford University. Received a full schrship to the University of Tokyo for his bachelor''s degree. Member of the British Mensa society. Fluent in eightnguages.]


    Some discussions arose from the contestants'' seats, and the director deliberately showed the guests'' reactions.


    "Wow, eightnguages? That''s quite strong!"


    "The first one is this formidable?"


    [At 22, others are already master''s students, while my 22-year-old self... could get a phone smashed in the face while watching livestreams.]


    "Please begin voting, contestants."


    Five secondster, Gong Yang''s votes were disyed¡ª82, meaning that out of the remaining 98 contestants besides himself, 82 chose to "bow down" to him.


    In the observation room.


    "Wow, such a high vote count right off the bat."


    "He''ll definitely choose the Formidable Area then."


    "Not necessarily, I think the young man seems quite modest, he might go for the Lurking Area instead."


    The three guests began guessing, while Jin remained calm andposed, not participating but giving off a sense that he enjoyed such lively atmospheres.


    ...


    Three secondster, Gong Yang calmly chose the Strongman Area.


    "When ites to memory, I rarely encounter any realpetition." ¡ªGong Yang

 Chapter 173: The Last Man Standing

    <h4>Chapter 173</h4>


    At that moment, the contestants outside the passage were still guessing Gong Yang''s choice. Obviously, except for the audience with a god''s eye view and the few teachers in the observation room, the contestants outside did not know which side the person who went in had chosen.


    Next, the speed of the contestants'' individual introductions began to pick up.


    [Yuan Xiyuan, master''s degree from ETH Zurich.]


    "Wow, that''s impressive, it''s Einstein''s alma mater!"


    "Amazing..."


    ...


    [Chai Jiazi, master''s student at Columbia University, 702 raw score on the national college entrance exam, admitted to the Yuanhua School of Management at Peking University.]


    In the observation room.


    "Raw score?"


    "I know this one, it means the score on the exam paper, a lot of outstanding students don''t get bonus points frompetitions or other policies, but this raw score means her actual score from the college entrance exam."


    "Wow¡ª"


    Danmakuments:


    [702 is so impressive? So the one who scored over 740 at that time... should also be here topete, right?]


    [Not necessarily, didn''t you hear what the other contestants said? This girl is amazing, she was admitted to the Yuanhua School of Management at Peking University back then, and is now a master''s student at Columbia University. That person... can''t even bepared.]


    [That''s right, to be honest, I''ve always felt that whoever it was has just been good at rote learning all these years, it seems like it''s just their fans hyping themselves up.]


    [I actually hope that person reallyes to participate, after being crushed by all these geniuses, their fans might finally sober up a bit.]


    ...


    The live danmakuments were filled with sour remarks, making Ruo''s fans furious. If it weren''t for the management team giving strict orders in the group, they would have definitely started ming others.


    As for why they had to endure...


    It was mainly because they were afraid their own fans would be provoked by the trolls into saying something outrageous.


    They didn''t care about being insulted themselves, but if their idol ended up being mocked by the group, that would be trouble.


    Ruo''s fan: ...Protecting the big orange is the priority, let''s endure them for one round, wait for me!


    Just wait until we find our idol, see if I don''t rip your mask off! Super fierce.JPG


    ...


    As time passed, the contestants'' information was gradually disyed one by one. Aside from the trolls who just wanted to hate for the sake of hating, mostizens gained a lot of new knowledge from this program.


    Here, what with master''s and doctoral students, there were handfuls of them.


    Famous institutions like Fudan University, Imperial College London, California Institute of Technology, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China, China University of Political Science and Law, etc., there were bundles of students from these ces.


    Apart from a few contestants, most of these students from prestigious universities only had about ten seconds of screen time.


    Obviously, the contestants who received more screen time were naturally the more capable ones.


    Originally, as one outrageously outstanding contestant after another appeared, there would asionally be some trolls mocking Ji Ruochu, until¡ª


    [Wu Jinhui, 23 years old, undergraduate directly admitted to the Institute of Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University, gold medalist in the XX International Mathematical Olympiad.]


    "Wow¡ª"


    "This one is impressive! An international gold medal!"


    "This is on a whole other level from the ones before, an international medal!"


    Not only that, after he went on stage, the host also asked as a supplement:


    "It is said that it was because of this gold medal that you were directly admitted to the Yao ss at Tsinghua."


    "Yes, of course, I feel that with my own abilities, I would have been able to get into the Yao ss after the college entrance exam as well."


    All the other contestants: ...


    So the question is, what is the "Yao ss"?


    The three guests in the observation room instinctively looked towards Old Jin.


    Old Jin: ...


    "The Yao ss is a ss named after Academician Yao Qizhi, established for the purpose of better cultivating top innovative talents inputer science."


    In other words, those who could get in were basically all geniuses. As for who Academician Yao Qizhi is... please look him up yourselves.


    "As far as I know, the Yao ss no longer really recruits students based on the college entrance exam, it''s all throughpetitions now. This is also why the other contestants started eximing when they heard he was a national gold medalist."


    Funnily enough, at this point, there were stillizens stubbornly arguing:


    [Competitions can''t determine everything, right? If we''re going bypetitions, then I guess none of the contestants here are really qualified, huh?]


    But the next second, there came an interested Old Jin, who casually gave everyone a lesson on the significance of this gold medal:


    "This national gold medal and first prize are two different levels.


    The national gold medal is awarded to the top few from the first prize winners of all the provinces, so anyone who can get this award must have remarkable abilities."


    In short, anyone capable of winning this gold medal would naturally go on to achieve those other aplishments.


    Once this exnation came out, not only Ji Ruochu''s fans, but even the guests in the observation room couldn''t sit still.


    "Old Jin, I wanted to ask, if the national gold medal is so impressive, then what about the international gold medal? Is it also on a different level from the national gold medal?"


    The one asking was Ji Sishi, and this was also the first question she asked in this program.


    "Oh? Ms. Ji has also studiedpetitions?" Old Jin was somewhat surprised.


    "No, no, it''s just that I once worked with a junior, and I heard she had won an internationalpetition gold medal when she was a teenager, so I was a bit curious."


    After saying that, Ji Sishi looked a little embarrassed, "To be honest, I''m afraid you''llugh at me, we people in the entertainment industry don''t know much about these kinds ofpetitions.


    I think it must be very impressive, but I''ve seen a lot of people online mocking her, saying the young girl was just creating a persona. That child was very polite, hard-working, and her acting was decent.


    Sometimes when I saw the viciousments about her, it made me angrier than when the trolls insulted me."


    As soon as these words came out,izens immediately recalled that Ji Sishi had indeed worked with a genius young girl before.


    [Wahh... Sister Ji standing up for justice!]


    [Sister Sishi, you really are too kind!]


    [Who is it? Back then, after filming was done, she argued with the trolls all night, and with the help of fans cursing all night, they only realized afterwards that those were Ji Ruochu''s anti-fans!]


    ...


    "You''re talking about..." Old Jin pondered for a moment, then suddenly mentioned a name familiar toizens, "Ji Ruochu, that girl?"


    "You know her?" The three guests were all surprised.


    "I''ve heard my students mention her." Old Jin picked up the thermos beside him, appearing nonchnt as he steered the topic back, "Speaking solely in terms of the significance of the gold medals, the international gold medal is naturally much higher than the national one."


    "Then... not just the significance of the medals?"


    "Then... it''s a pity."


    A pity?


    A pity about what?


    A pity that she won a gold medal but went into entertainment?


    Or a pity about something else?


    Old Jin didn''t finish his words, nor did he seem inclined to continue, so the others didn''t probe further. Instead, they continued to focus their attention on the contestants'' area.


    But the fans andizens weren''t like that. In no time, topics like "Ji Ruochu", "the significance of the international gold medal", and so on were shooting up the hot search trends.


    Unlike in the past, this time, it was Old Jin Li Hongwei giving the lesson on the significance of the international gold medal. From then on, no more trolls dared to mindlessly hate on this award.


    But... the blind will always find a bright spot.


    [What''s the use of saying all that, all the contestants have almost been introduced, and I haven''t seen any so-called genius girl you mentioned, she must have just been a gimmicky science assistant.]


    [For your information, the requirements for being a science assistant are also being a student from a prestigious school.]


    [Oh, how impressive~]


    [Hahaha, you fans have been singing the praises of that medal all this time, but you didn''t listen to a single word Old Jin said about Ji Ruochu being a pity. Ruo''s fans are still selectively blind as ever.]


    [Isn''t it obvious, he was saying that Ji Ruochu joining the entertainment industry was a waste of her talents, that she''s not striving for higher achievements!]


    While the inte was in an uproar, the introduction of contestants was finallying to an end, with only a handful of people yet to walk through the Gate of Glory.


    "Please wee contestant Geng Hui..."


    ......


    [Quan Tianheng, 20 years old, world memory master, Asian Open Memory Competition overall champion, Chinese Memory Championship national champion.]


    ......


    [Zhu Xiaoyue, 22 years old, ranked first among Chinese women in the Olympic High IQ Society, with an IQ of 180, majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics.]


    A series of formidable contestants appeared, creating pressure for those who had already chosen their allegiances.


    And this pressure reached its peak when the final contestant for this event made an appearance.


    "Very well, next up, let''s wee our final contestant today, who has also ranked among the top in multiple aspects tested, including memory, spatial visualization, calction, and observation. She is¡ª"


    [Volume 3: Ruo''s Struggling Rise to Fame ¡¤ Completed]

 Chapter 174: If you’re building a very new kind of house.

    <h4>Chapter 174</h4>


    Thump.


    The entrance door swung open, and a graceful figure slowly approached the stage.


    The contestants in the camp area looked curious.


    On the screen was a woman in a long, sky-blue dress reaching her ankles, with a loose dark-colored belt tied around her waist. As she walked slowly, it only entuated her slender waist even more.


    Her jet-ck hair was casually tied back, and from behind, her simple braided ponytail swayed with each step.


    Even on a red carpet, this silhouette would not lose an ounce of elegance.


    As the camera panned slowly, the audience finally caught a glimpse of the woman''s face.


    A perfect beauty with pointed features, lively fox-eyes, a petite nose, and rosy lips curved in a faint smile.


    With such exquisite looks and graceful figure, this could only be¡ª


    "Ji Ruochu!"


    As the host revealed her identity, viewers watching the TV instantly gasped in surprise.


    Thump.


    In the observation room, Jisishi was so startled that she knocked over the water bottle beside her, though fortunately the cap was tightly screwed on, preventing any spige on the nearby guests.


    Meanwhile, the online TV chat was flooded with exmations of shock and surprise.


    Not only that, the moment her name was announced, contestants in the camp behind the Glory Gate involuntarily stood up.


    "Ji Ruochu? Is it really her?!"


    "No wonder, my mentor said she was participating too, but I haven''t seen her until now. I thought my mentor had heard wrong, but it turns out..."


    It turns out the first contestant gets a separate space!


    "Ji Ruochu? Is she very good?"


    One uninformed contestant asked.


    "No, not good." Students from Peking University and Tsinghua University answered in unison, "Terrifying!"


    Terrifying?


    How terrifying?


    They soon found out.


    [Ji Ruochu, 20 years old, a graduate student pursuing a doctoral degree in Economics at Peking University, national gold medalist in XX year, obtained a perfect score and gold medal at the International Olympiad Competition in XX year.]


    Gasps¡ª


    The mention of these two gold medals instantly caused a stir among the contestants present, even those who had studied abroad and were unfamiliar with her now paid full attention.


    But no one expected Ji Ruochu''s introduction to continue.


    [At age six, she starred in the film ''Smooth Sailing'', gaining fame as Qian Siqi. At fifteen, she appeared in ''Free Roaming 2''. At sixteen, she portrayed Xuan in the TV series ''Ask for Directions'', winning Best New Actress. At seventeen...]


    As the voiceover listed her aplishments one by one, the contestants'' expressions of shock only deepened,ced with a hint of something indescribable.


    From initially "admiring the expert! Wary of the expert" to "Huh?" then "So that''s what kind of expert you are" and finally¡ªthe expert sure had a lot of time.


    In short, by the time Ji Ruochu stood center stage, the contestants had fallen into an awkward silence.


    The geniuses: This feeling is... very disillusioning.


    Meanwhile, the online chat:


    [So... how to put it...]


    [Kid, sometimes you don''t have to be so honest. Some not-so-impressive achievements don''t need to be listed to pad the resume.]


    [No, are Ji''s fans always this arrogant? She''s acted in so many major productions and won awards that most actors can''t even dream of, and you call that "not-so-impressive achievements?"]


    [But in this context, it really... doesn''t seem that impressive.]


    [Hahaha... I''m dying ofughter here, my mom said she only understood Ji Ruochu''s acting aplishments at the end, congrattions Ji Ruochu kiddo, mom fan count +1.]


    ...


    "Ahem, Ji Ruochu, may I ask, is acting a way for you to rx outside of your studies?"


    "Not to rx." Ji Ruochu pondered for a moment before replying, "More like an extracurricr hobby."


    "Then... what made you decide to include the ''achievements of your extracurricr hobby'' in your personal resume?"


    The host was momentarily stumped before regainingposure to ask professionally.


    "That..." It was only then that Ji Ruochu''s expression faltered.


    "Theter parts were added by my dad. He said after seeing what others had written, he felt listing just those few things did me a disservice."


    Host: ...


    Contestants present: ...


    Observation room: ...


    Online viewers: ...


    Well, that''s Ji Mochen for you.


    "Didn''t you remind your father that the first three items alone were already far ahead of others?"


    "No." Ji Ruochu coughed lightly, "I thought, with so many people here, there''s no way they''d read through everyone''s bio in full. The production team would surely just highlight the important parts, but..."


    Online chat:


    [In other words: Who knew you old fogeys would actually read it all verbatim.]


    [Production team: My bad?]


    [Hahaha, Ji Mochen, you really did it!]


    [Oh my god, did you see the geniuses in the contestant area? The light in their eyes just "whoosh" vanished, how can this be so hrious hahaha!]


    [Is this the legendary "moment of disillusionment"?]


    [Well done, Ji Ruochu, you just demolished a whole new kind of house.]


    [Ji Mochen, you bastard! Our girl''s big national TV debut was so impressive, and you just ruined the atmosphere like that!]


    No need to doubt, thatstment was from a diehard fan of the Ji family.

 Chapter 175: Thank you for being provoked.

    <h4>Chapter 175</h4>


    At the same time, at the Ji family.


    The husband and wife who were originally sitting upright and proper: ...


    After a moment, Ling Chujin silently put down the pen and paper in her hands, and casually picked up a pillow from the sofa, then like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, she lunged towards the big guy who had already cowered in the corner.


    "I was wrong, I was wrong..."


    "I shouldn''t have let you apany our daughter alone to register!"


    When she said this, Ling Chujin couldn''t help but re up in anger.


    Initially, adhering to the principle of keeping a low profile, the couple had decided to act separately and draw lots.


    One would apany their daughter to register and fill out the application form, while the other would apany their daughter to take the test. The result...


    "It''s alright, Mom, I''m used to it."


    After ncing at the television that had enteredmercial break, Ji Ruochu, who had been embarrassed by her father since childhood, added fuel to the fire with a casual expression.


    And so, in the next second, the one-sided domestic violence that had seemingly subsided red up again.


    A few secondster, a post appeared on Ji Ruochu''s social media ount.


    [Look, the sofa cover I personally picked out!]


    She even thoughtfully attached a photo of her luxurious sofa and... a high-definition photo of herself being pinned down on the sofa by her wife, hitting her with a pillow.


    Netizens:


    [Um... should I or shouldn''t I say it? This sofa cover is quite nice-looking.]


    [Yeah, it''s nice, I love it, darling, post more!]


    [...I won''t say it if you''re not going to!]


    [Good girl, keep hitting!]


    [As the old saying goes, if you don''t beat a man for three days, he''ll start climbing the roof and causing trouble!]


    [Exactly, today he dares to let our daughter lose face, tomorrow he might dare to cheat!]


    [??]


    It had to be said, the timing of the program''smercial break was perfect, coinciding precisely with Ji Ruochu''s appearance, giving the audience a visual and mental shock.


    Therefore, during the short two-minutemercial break, arge number of marketing ounts began posting, and fans were eagerly entering bragging mode.


    As for Ji Mochen...


    Well, Ling Chujin''s timing was also perfect. The moment themercial break ended, the couple reverted to their proper and upright position, their attention instantly snapping back to the television.


    Ji Ruochu, who was munching on sunflower seeds: ...


    "Very well, we''ve seen that the other contestants havepleted their votes. Next, Ji Ruochu, please choose which camp you want to join."


    With the host''s words, Ji Ruochu on the television strode confidently towards the selection tform.


    The moment she took her position, the prominent "92/98" vote count appeared on the selection tform screen, in full view of all the viewers.


    In other words, out of the remaining 98 geniuses, only six believed they were stronger than Ji Ruochu.


    "Wow!"


    The moment this result appeared, the guestmentators in the observation room were instantly shocked.


    "Is this the only contestant in thispetition to receive a unanimous ''full-body vote''?"


    "Indeed, I remember the highest vote count previously was 90. This... Is this the power of an international gold medalist?"


    Amidst the astonishment, Older Jin remained remarkably calm, as if he had anticipated this.


    "It seems Older Jin is not at all surprised?"


    "It makes sense," Older Jin pondered, "after all, if we only consider her award-winning achievements, this child''s participation in thepetition is somewhat unfair."


    The three guestmentators... silently looked at the gentle and adorable Ji Ruochu choosing her camp, then at the geniuses seated in the two camps.


    For a moment, they felt that Older Jin''s words were... indeed somewhat heartbreaking.


    "Of course, how things will unfold still depends on thepetition format. After all, being a genius... doesn''t necessarily mean being all-capable.


    Among the numerous contestants, the ultimate goal is to select underestimated geniuses with potential to represent our nation in the battle, is it not?"


    Upon hearing this, the guestmentators in the observation room nodded in agreement. Indeed, if it was simply aparison of past achievements, there would be no need for a subsequentpetition format.


    Moreover, each person excels in different areas, and having impressivepetition results doesn''t mean that no one could surpass Ji Ruochu.


    As thementators pondered this, Ji Ruochu had already made her choice - the Formidable Area.


    The moment the camp''s gates opened, the contestants inside immediately stood up, and the director thoughtfullybined the footage of the two camps, allowing viewers to see at a nce that the center positions in both camps had been reserved in advance.


    Clearly, Ji Ruochu carried a different weight for all the contestants, after all -


    "Ji Ji, could I get your autograph?"


    She was a rather famous celebrity.


    "Sure, but can it wait until after the show? We can also take a photo together then." Ji Ruochu gave the girl a slight smile.


    "!!" There''s even this kind of good fortune?!


    ...


    "So, after the contestants'' choices, there are now 42 contestants in the Formidable Area and 57 in the Lurking Area."


    Finally, it was the host''s voice that interrupted the little fan frenzy on the other side.


    "I believe at this moment, the contestants are all secretly wondering what the purpose of this camp division is, and what the vote counts mean for each person.


    So next, I will announce this year''spetition format..."


    Next was the reveal of the first round''s format. Simply put, the first episode would produce four pioneer team leaders from the 99 contestants.


    Of course, not everyone would be able topete for these four pioneer positions. Only the top three vote-getters in the Formidable Area and the top three from the testing stage would have this opportunity.


    "So, who are the contestants that willpete for the pioneer positions? Please look at the big screen -"


    Comments at this moment:


    [I know this one! Our Ji Ji takes up two positions by herself!]


    [...Thank you, I know that too.]


    After all, she was thest contestant to appear, and was ranked first in both the overall testing stage and the live audience vote.


    "The top vote-getter in the Formidable Area is - Ji Ruochu!"


    "The second highest vote-getter is - Wu Jinhui!"


    "The third is - Zhu Xiaoyue!"


    "Please wee these three contestants on stage!"


    ...


    "Next, we will announce the top three contestants from the testing stage. They are - Ji Ruochu, Chai Jiazi, Bei Lingyu, and Yu Yingqi!


    Among them, Chai Jiazi and Bei Lingyu tied for second ce in the testing stage. Let''s give them a round of apuse!"


    [Ah this... does this mean that if Ji Ruochu wasn''t here, these two would have tied for first?]


    [Haha, did you see the expressions on Chai and Bei''s faces? From tied for first to tied for second in an instant.]


    [I really want to know how they''re feeling right now...]


    Coincidentally, in the next moment, the host asked them:


    "Chai Jiazi, Bei Lingyu, I''d like to interview you. Do you have anything you''d like to say to Contestant Ji?"


    The two contestants: ...


    The audience burst intoughter. After a while, the two finally responded.


    First was Bei Lingyu, who adjusted his sses: "Although it''s a bit unexpected, but... just like all my previous voting results, it''s not a big deal."


    Meaning, he believed he was stronger than everyone present.


    Wow -


    The other contestants started jeering, seeing an opportunity to have some fun.


    As for Chai Jiazi...


    "Huh? What did you say?" The girl blinked, and the moment she made eye contact with Ji Ruochu, her eyes lit up with excitement. "I want to tell Ji Ji, keep going! You''re the best!"


    Everyone: ...


    Ji Ruochu: ...


    Thanks, I feel provoked.

 Chapter 176: Can I Change Props

    <h4>Chapter 176</h4>


    "So, ssmate Ji Ruochu, is there anything you''d like to say to the two tied for second ce?" the host continued fueling the fire professionally.


    "...Good luck to you both."


    After a brief pause, Ji Ruochu said very calmly.


    "Okay sweetie! I''ll do my best!" The banter master Chai Jiazi instantly took the cue!


    "How silly, she''s provoking you, can''t you tell?" Bei Lingyu wore an expression of disbelief.


    "Pfft! You little brat! Who gave you the audacity to badmouth my sweetie like that? My sweetie was clearly offering sincere encouragement! Isn''t that right, sweetie?"


    Bei Lingyu: ...


    "Yes." Ji Ruochu answered honestly.


    She''s not Qi Yibin, why would she provoke others for no reason?


    "I''m truly wishing you both good luck."


    Ji Ruochu, whose sincere expression made her look even more provocative, added.


    All the contestants except Chai Jiazi: ... Yes, she''s clearly provoking us.


    "Wow, the vanguard showdown hasn''t even started yet, but the tension is already this thick." The host Tan Zhiming smiled.


    The contestants below: ... You do seem to enjoy the drama.


    "Enough talk, now, please enter our vanguard showdown arena."


    As soon as the words left his mouth, the curtain on the left side of the stage opened, revealing six preparation rooms and a one-on-one battle room to everyone''s view.


    The six contestants entered the rooms one by one. Seeing Ji Ruochu enter room number 1, Chai Jiazi quickly rushed into room number 2, snatching it before Bei Lingyu could enter.


    Bei Lingyu, whose room was snatched in the blink of an eye: ...


    "Chai Jiazi! Are you that obsessed with fangirling?"


    After voicing hisint, the man gritted his teeth and entered room number 3.


    At this moment, thements section:


    [Ah this scene... why does it feel so familiar?]


    [Haha, this is just like years ago when Ji Mochen brought his girlfriend to the show, but she ignored him for an episode because his co-host Tan Ruo went on to be a guest for a flight!]


    [Hahaha...]


    [Wait, if that''s the case, then these two - ]


    [These two must have something going on, maybe they''re another potential couple to ship!]


    [Seriously, you''re shipping contestants on an intellectualpetition show?]


    ...


    On the other side, the contestants who had entered their individual rooms were investigating their surroundings.


    Secondster, a mechanical prompt sounded.


    "Next, please carefully observe the Rubik''s cube in your hands. The first round of the vanguard showdown will begin in two minutes."


    As for what the round would entail... that was yet to be revealed.


    By now, the contestants had started discussing below.


    "Exining the rules on the spot again?"


    "Well well, so this is the infamous all-dimensional pressure test, twisted as expected."


    "Are they going to make them reassemble the Rubik''s cube blindfolded?"


    "Surely it won''t be that... simple, right?"


    ...


    [Reassembling a Rubik''s cube blindfolded is simple?]


    [Great, just another day as an ordinary loser, huh?]


    "Um..."


    Suddenly, a small face peeked out from one of the prep rooms.


    Everyone turned towards the sound to find it was Ji Ruochu from prep room number 1. The girl was grasping the door, only poking her fluffy head out, and a hint of embarrassment could be seen on her face.


    "Contestant Ji, did you encounter some issue?" the host asked curiously.


    "Well... can I get a different prop?"


    At this, even the drama-loving host''s expression turned somewhat serious.


    After all, when a contestant requests to change props at thest minute, it''s either because the prop has an issue, or...


    "I''m so sorry, I didn''t realize this was just for observation, and identally -"


    As she spoke, the contestant self-consciously extended her other hand through the gap, revealing the already reassembled Rubik''s cube in her palm to everyone''s view.


    The host: ...


    The contestants below: ...


    Theizens: ...


    The fans: Wow! My sweetie!


    "Pffft -" Ji Sishi in the observation room immediately spat out her drink.


    After a brief pause, everyone let out stifledughter, even the normally stoic Older Jin couldn''t stop the wrinkles around his eyes from deepening slightly.


    At this moment, a line of text suddenly appeared:


    [So, what exactly happened in those twenty seconds?]


    Immediately, the footage rewound from the freeze-frame, switching the perspective to Ji Ruochu inside preparation room number 1.


    Clearly, as the most memorable contestant on stage, Ji Ruochu was very calm. After closing the door, she first surveyed her surroundings.


    Spotting the Rubik''s cube and paper on the table, she casually picked up the cube as she strolled past, then leisurely observed the room''s decor.


    Perhaps thinking there were some hidden mechanisms to solve, she examined a few ornaments with her free hand as she observed.


    At this point, the footage was no longer from her perspective, but focused on the hand holding the Rubik''s cube instead.


    The audience couldn''t help but gasp when - with a note saying [This is normal speed] and a stopwatch timer disyed on screen - the girl''s slender fingers began flying at an iprehensible rate, too fast for anyone to follow her movements, yet she appeared so rxed.


    Until the prompt for contestants to observe the Rubik''s cube ended, the girl seemed to only then realize what she''d done, but... it was toote, the cube had already been reassembled.


    And this whole process took no more than around ten seconds.


    Thements section at this moment:


    [Huh?!]


    [Ten seconds?]


    [She even reassembled it one-handed, help! With both my hands and feet I couldn''t twist that fast!]


    [Alright, I just looked it up, the world record for fastest Rubik''s cube solve is 3.47 seconds, so seeing it that way it doesn''t seem too - Holy crap! Is she even human?!]


    [One-handed, ten seconds, she didn''t even seem to be focusing on it at all, just casually solving it like a simple math problem.]


    Thements exploded.


    ...


    At the same time, as the rey ended, the footage cut back to the live recording.


    "This... um..." The host hesitated for a moment, looking towards the observation room, "Master Jin, in this situation, is it possible for her to get a new prop?"


    After all, this was clearly an ident, and by now, thirty seconds had already passed. Even if they gave her a recement cube, she''d probably only have a few dozen seconds left to observe it.


    Logically, that should disadvantage Ji Ruochupared to the other contestants, so she should be able to -


    "No."


    Unexpectedly, Older Jin''s voice was very firm.


    "This was the contestant''s own mistake, not an issue with the prop itself. So in my personal opinion, she should not be given a new prop. Of course, this is just my personal suggestion."


    In other words, if the show still wanted to give her a new one, he had no objection.


    Upon hearing this, the host immediately looked towards the executive director. At the same time, the executive director''s camera feed appeared in the bottom right corner.


    Thus, the director''s emphatic nodding was clearly visible to everyone.


    And it was this moment that instantly sparked controversy online.

 Chapter 177: Wheel Wars Open

    <h4>Chapter 177</h4>


    [Why are you ming yourself for breaking the prop?]


    [Exactly, if you ask me, Ji Ruochu is just trying to get attention.]


    [Did you see how quickly the director agreed? There''s definitely something fishy going on!]


    [Haha, is this really a CCTV program? The curtain opens on a scandal.]


    [The director nodded so quickly because he didn''t want to waste time, didn''t you notice that time is ticking away?]


    [Making a big deal out of nothing, do you buy scandals in your family?]


    [What? Do people still doubt my Ruochu''s skills? Is solving the Rubik''s Cube with one hand in ten seconds not fast enough? Or are her international gold medals not big enough?]


    ...


    Not only was there an uproar online, but the contestants also began to voice their opinions in the waiting area.


    "I think it''s okay to give her another cube. We have a legend at Peking University who solves the Rubik''s Cube every day, even taking notes in ss while solving it. So solving the Rubik''s Cube is like tapping a finger for him, it''s be a subconscious habit, a conditioned reflex."


    "I agree that it''s okay, even though it was an ident caused by herself, it''s not a big deal. At worst, we can just not reset the timer."


    "But I think Jing was right, if we give her another cube now, it would be breaking the rules of the game."


    However, no one expected that in just a few seconds, the situation on stage would change again.


    Just as the staff member was rushing onto the stage with a spare Rubik''s Cube and the host picked up the microphone¡ª


    "Okay~"


    "Okay, then¡ª"


    At that moment, two voices spoke simultaneously, using simr words but conveying vastly different meanings.


    Everyone turned their heads in confusion, only catching a glimpse of Ji Ruochu''s retreating back and the "ck" of the door closing behind her.


    At that moment, the polite staff member holding the tray with the spare Rubik''s Cube, standing three meters from the stage, froze.


    At that moment, the poor girl regretted not being nimble enough on her feet.


    Now she was stuck, unable to go on stage or retreat, only helplessly looking towards the director.


    Director: ...


    In the end, the host could only announce regretfully:


    "Well, thepetition continues."


    ...


    The venue fell into a brief silence, then erupted inmotion.


    "What does that mean? Did the legend give up?"


    "I don''t think so, I feel..."


    "She''s already memorized it!"


    "No way!"


    "Whoa! Look, the legend is solving the Rubik''s Cube again!"


    With this exmation, everyone''s gaze turned towards the center of the stage, where the screens showed the six preparation rooms and the 1v1 room.


    The six contestants were on the outer screens, while the 1v1 room was in the center.


    And at that moment, just as the contestants in the audience had noticed, Ji Ruochu, who had returned to preparation room number one, had started solving the Rubik''s Cube with one hand again.


    Since the previous clip only showed the audience''s perspective, this was the first time the contestants and coaches saw her solving speed.


    At that moment, the awe in everyone''s eyes could not be concealed.


    She didn''t even sit down, justzily leaning against the wall, eyes half-closed, right hand rapidly twisting the Rubik''s Cube, left hand resting on a nearby prop.


    If observed carefully, one could see her left hand lightly tracing a few motions in the air.


    "Is that... a memory pce?"


    "I feel like she''s reversing the process, even though I didn''t observe carefully, but the feel of solving the cube just now should still be there."


    "That works?"


    "Terrifying!"


    "I feel like it''s risky, if she makes one mistake, everything after that will be wrong too."


    "Indeed difficult, otherwise the legend wouldn''t have asked the production team for another prop just now."


    Hearing the contestants''ments, the hearts of the online viewers tightened instantly.


    ...


    "Time''s up."


    Soon, the observation time ended.


    "Next, we will adopt a round-robin format. Please listen for your number and take your Rubik''s Cube to the 1v1 room for the match when called."


    "The first group: Number one versus number two."


    Wow¡ª


    "It''s number one right off the bat? Has the legend solved her Rubik''s Cube?"


    "It seems like she has, I saw her stop moving before the countdown ended, not sure if she solved it or is stuck."


    "So calm, she must have finished solving it."


    "But whether it''s correct is another matter."


    "Speaking of Ji Ruochu''s memory skills, since it''s an open-book test, can''t she just take a peek at her opponent''s Rubik''s Cube, then solve it?"


    After all, Chai Jiazi is her fan, right? And it''s just a nce, it should be fine.


    ...


    So, under everyone''s watchful gaze, Ji Ruochu calmly entered the 1v1 room, followed by the excited Chai Jiazi.


    Obviously, having been in the preparation room earlier, Chai Jiazi was unaware of what had happened and her face showed only excitement to face her idol.


    "Ruochu, even though I''m a fan, I won''t go easy on you. And you don''t go easy on me either!"


    "Okay." Ji Ruochu stood facing her at their respective tables, giving a slight smile, but her eyes never nced at the Rubik''s Cube in Chai Jiazi''s hands.


    Comments:


    [Ruochu! My Ruochu! Just take a quick peek!]


    [Ah... Ji Ruochu didn''t even look!]


    [She really didn''t, I''m crying!]


    ...


    "Please take two minutes to find the area on the screen that matches the colors on your Rubik''s Cube and write down the number sequence on your answer board."


    As soon as the words were spoken, a wall of 324 small squares appeared on the screen, arranged in an 18x18 grid.


    There were six colors in total, corresponding to the six colors of the Rubik''s Cube, all scattered randomly, making it a dizzying sight.


    In other words, the contestants had to find a 3x3 area on this 324-color wall that matched one of the faces on their Rubik''s Cube.


    And that wasn''t all, the color wall didn''t divide the colors into 3x3 sections, only numbering them horizontally and vertically from 1 to 18.


    This meant that instead of just 36 possible faces, there were many morebinations, and with the dense, confusing colors, an ordinary person would struggle tost even a minute looking at it, let alone two.


    Therefore, the moment the color wall appeared, the contestants in the venue gasped in shock.


    "Whoa, this is too brutal! What if someone has trypophobia?"


    "Wait, this isn''t testing the brain, it''s testing eyesight, right?"


    "Or maybe it''s testing if you''re colorblind?"


    ...


    "Two minutes, start!"


    Amid the contestants'' exmations of surprise, the first match officially began.


    At this point, thements were already rolling rapidly:


    [Wait, they didn''t give any prep time at all?]


    [Or maybe... they did give time, but it was edited out?]


    [No editing, look at the background on stage, there''s a world clock there. I''ve been watching it from the start, I was wondering what that clock was for, but now it seems it''s there to prove that during thepetition, the flow of time ispletely normal. In other words, they really didn''t have any prep time.]


    [Ah ah ah! My poor Ruochu!]


    ...

 Chapter 178: As Scary as This

    <h4>Chapter 178</h4>


    At the same time, in the 1V1 room.


    The moment the countdown began, Chai Jiazi entered her zone, showing no signs of the "kid" attitude she had before.


    At that moment, seeing the focus in her eyes and the aura surrounding her,izens started to marvel: no wonder this contestant almost took first ce in the test.


    She was only 22 years old, just 2 years older than Ji Ruochu, and ording to academic records, she should call Ji Ruochu "senior".


    Although there were many fans online younger than Ji Ruochu who called her "kid", Chai Jiazi was clearly different - she was one of the rare genius celebrity fans.


    At this moment,peting on the same stage as her idol meant more than just a fan chasing after a light - it was like the person chasing the light was finally embracing it.


    At this moment, their duel was like a star meeting its moon, both shining brilliantly.


    "Wow, Chai Jiazi''s speed is really fast."


    The guestmentators in the observation room eximed.


    "After all, she was a contestant with a naked high school exam score of 700, and she graduated from Yuanhua Management Institute."


    "I saw in her profile that her strengths are spatial imagination and mental arithmetic. Didn''t expect her to be so skilled in other areas too."


    Seeing the three of them so shocked, Older Jin exined: "The ''strengths'' shown in the profile just mean that the contestant is more superior in those areaspared to others."


    Upon hearing this, the three guests finally understood. Afterwards, Ji Sishi looked at the contestant test result sheet in her hand with some confusion:


    "Then, does that mean Ji Ruochu''s profile shows that she¡ª"


    "Bang¡ª"


    Before she could finish, she was interrupted by themotion from the center stage.


    "Contestant number one, Ji Ruochu, haspleted her answers."


    To everyone''s surprise, Ji Ruochu - the contestant who epted the "enhanced" challenge right from the start - had submitted her answers before the countdown ended with thirty seconds remaining.


    It should be noted that in thispetition, not only were the correct answers counted, but also the time taken. If the two contestants had the same score, then whoever submitted first would be the winner.


    "Bang¡ª"


    Almost the second after Ji Ruochu submitted, Chai Jiazi pressed the submit button as well.


    "Contestant number two haspleted her answers."


    ...


    Wow¡ª


    "They''re so evenly matched?"


    "Chai Jiazi didn''t need to submit too, she still had over thirty seconds left. Since time didn''t give her an advantage, she should have focused on uracy."


    The guests in the observation room raised this doubt, but Older Jin was very sure:


    "It''s no use, she''s already reached her limit. This is not Chai Jiazi''s strength. It may seem like shepleted right after Ji Ruochu, but in reality, she must have written down everything she could find."


    The three instinctively flipped to Chai Jiazi''s profile, and upon seeing her listed strengths, they finally understood.


    "So now it justes down to who has the higher uracy!"


    ...


    The Science Assistant started by revealing Chai Jiazi''s score since she submittedter, slowly flipping over her answer sheet while saying:


    "Contestant number two found a total of 12 instances, and upon verification, all 12 are correct."


    The audience burst into thunderous apuse.


    "Contestant number one found a total of¡ª"


    Simrly, Ji Ruochu''s answer sheet was slowly turned towards the camera by the Science Assistant.


    But before the audience could see the sheet, the camera cut to the stunned host on the stage, then to the eximing contestants and the guests who suddenly stood up...


    All of this indicated how shocking Ji Ruochu''s answers were.


    The audience''s hearts were instantly gripped in suspense as they held their breath, but the next second¡ª


    [Wee tomercial break~]


    [Drink XX to help the contestants win!]


    [This program is sponsored by XXX...]


    Viewers at home: ...Great, we''re pumped up now.


    A minuteter, themercial break ended, and at this time, a trending topic titled #MostAnnoyingCommercialOfTheYear# quietly gained poprity.


    The advertiser awarded the "Most Annoying" title: ...


    The ads ended, and the program resumed.


    "Contestant number one found a total of¡ª"


    The Science Assistant slowly flipped over Ji Ruochu''s answer sheet.


    "27 instances!"


    The next second, the answer sheet covered in clear numbers came into view.


    At that moment, the host instinctively took two steps towards the prep room, and the contestants down below eximed in shock.


    "Wow, she''s that strong?"


    "I really felt a chill, how could she write down so many in such a short time?"


    Yes, how did Ji Ruochu manage to do that in such a short time?


    The contestants present didn''t know, but viewers watching the show were fortunate enough to see the full process through post-production editing.


    This revealed that throughout the entirepetition, Ji Ruochu only nced at the Rubik''s Cube in her hand for a moment when the countdown began.


    After that, she picked up a pen, stared at the wall of colored blocks, and started writing on the answer sheet with a white board marker.


    It wasn''t until thirty seconds before the end that she put down her pen and submitted her answers, the entire process flowing smoothly.


    At this moment, even through the screen, the viewers couldn''t help but feel chills.


    "I''m really curious, are there really that many? Or... is this Ji Ruochu''s tactic?"


    The guests in the observation room began discussing.


    "It''s possible. Since her Rubik''s Cube doesn''t necessarily have to match the pattern given by the organizers beforehand, she might have just written down everything that looked simr, since correct answers count but incorrect ones don''t deduct points."


    "I don''t think so." Ji Sishi, who had interacted with Ji Ruochu before, expressed a different opinion. "From what I know of Ji Ruochu, she doesn''t seem like the type to use such tactics."


    That girl was upright and old-fashioned, doing everything meticulously, as if she had everything under control.


    At the same time, the host had someone bring up a spare Rubik''s Cube, saying:


    "Ji Ruochu''s prop had a slight issue earlier, so before announcing the uracy of her answers, let''s first check if her Rubik''s Cube was restored properly."


    Don''t underestimate this move. If Ji Ruochu''s Rubik''s Cube was restored correctly, then no matter if her answers were right or wrong, there would be no issue.


    But if the restoration was incorrect, yet she found all the patterns on the wall correctly... well, that would be interesting.


    "Ji Ruochu, please have the Science Assistant hold your Rubik''s Cube up to the camera."


    Upon hearing the host''s words, the most confused was Chai Jiazi: "What Rubik''s Cube? Kid, what happened to your cube?"


    "It''s nothing."


    Ji Ruochu smiled lightly, calmly picking up the Rubik''s Cube and cing it on the tray held by the Science Assistant.


    "Okay, let''s verify the first side first."


    The host quickly found a side simr to the cube''s color pattern shown on the screen, and began checking from left to right, top to bottom.


    "First side, white, green, white, red..."


    "Second side..."


    "Third side..."


    ...


    "Last side, blue, green... and thest one... white,pletely correct!"


    "So impressive!"


    "What a monster!"


    "Terrifyingly so!"


    The contestants apuded while shaking their heads in disbelief.


    "Okay, Science Assistant, please reveal Ji Ruochu''s final score."

 Chapter 179: The Race has officially Begun.

    <h4>Chapter 179</h4>


    "After verification, the 27 color blocks identified by Contestant No. 1 are all correct!"


    "Wow!"


    "Not only that, the production team has just informed me that there are only 27 corresponding surfaces that can be found on this Rubik''s Cube image. In other words... Ji Ruochu not only solved the Rubik''s Cube but also found all the regions within the time limit!"


    "Oh my god! Is she even human?"


    "That''s terrifying!"


    "A true master! A true master!"


    ...


    [Arghhhh! Our baby girl! How could you make your mom so proud!]


    [Oh, I was just here for the guests, but somehow I got charmed by the contestant?]


    [Isn''t this too fake? It''s obvious the show gave her the questions in advance. They said no help would be provided, but that was probably just another trick to fool the audience.]


    [I also find it unbelievable. With such a short time, how could she not only solve the Rubik''s Cube that the production team scrambled but also find all the color regions?]


    [This can''t be right. How much did the Ji family pay the production team? This is not about selecting talents but just hiring a bunch of geniuses for the little princess to y games with.]


    ...


    Not only wereizens questioning it, but some contestants also expressed different opinions.


    "Well... it''s not that bad. She had two attempts, so it''s natural for her to remember better than other contestants."


    "It''s not that exaggerated. I think it''s just okay. I could do it too if it were me."


    ...


    Seeing the contestants voicing different views, the trolls became even more excited:


    [Don''t you understand? The little princess is just acting. Whether to say it or not, no wonder she''s the best neer!]


    [I really don''t know why Ji Ruochu came here. Does she just like to create personas? Alright, alright, we admit you''re a genius, okay?]


    ...


    Thements were flying rapidly, but most of them were questioning the performance, indicating that some thought Ji Ruochu was putting on an act for attention, while others felt the acting was too obvious and smelled a rat.


    At the same time, in a group chat named "Perfect Beauty":


    [Fang Zhiyuan: If I''m not mistaken, the day before Ji Ruochu went to thepetition, you two were tinkering with a new high-level Rubik''s Cube and dragged her into studying it together, right? @Jiang Zhi @Qi Yibin]


    The other six: ...


    [Ren Yujun: You two jerks!]


    [Qi Yibin: Hey, how were we supposed to know there would be a Rubik''s Cube challenge on the show?]


    Qi Yibin just snitched on Jiang Zhi afterining about being wronged.


    [Qi Yibin: But the Rubik''s Cube was his doing. @Jiang Zhi]


    [Jiang Zhi: ... You little rascal! I said no rush, but you insisted that you wouldn''t be able to sleep well if we didn''t solve it that day, so you dragged me to find Ji Ruochu to twist the Rubik''s Cube all afternoon!]


    [Mi Siyu: Why don''t you two just fight? The loser has to buy us three breakfast next month.]


    What was originally just a joke escted quickly as the people involved joined in.


    [Ji Ruochu: Hmm, that works for me. Can I ce an order? I want the Liu''s oil sticks and sesame cakes from Tsinghua University No. 1 Canteen tomorrow.]


    [Kong Chao: What? Free breakfast? I want some too. You''re buying three portions or four, it''s all the same!]


    [Ming Chengle: Tsk, if I had known earlier, I wouldn''t have left Peking University and could have scored a free breakfast too.]


    [Fu Zhengbo: @Ji Ruochu, there are several good breakfast ces at Tsinghua University. Let me send you the listter. No repeats for half a month, no problem. Oh, and buy an extra portion for my dorm while you''re at it.]


    [Li Yemeng: What? Someone''sing to Tsinghua University to buy breakfast tomorrow morning? Then get me a portion too, thanks bro.]


    [Fang Zhiyuan: +1, good people live in peace.]


    Jiang Zhi & Qi Yibin: You guys are unbelievable!


    ...


    While the group chat descended into chaos, the show had moved on to the next stage.


    After Ji Ruochu''s victory in the first round, the remaining four contestants alsopeted in pairs, with Bei Lingyu and Wu Jinhui emerging victorious.


    In the second round, the three winners and three losers paired up for a round-robin tournament to determine the winner of the opening event.


    Meanwhile, the color wall had been reset, expanding from 18x18 to 21x21, and the three guests and Older Jin randomly shuffled the color blocks.


    Three minutes on the clock, one point for a correct answer, two points deducted for a wrong answer.


    By this time, the topic of whether the show was rigged had be a hot search online, with Ruo''s fans busy watching their idol while fending off trolls.


    Despite the chaos, Ruo''s fans still managed to hype up Ji Ruochu''s victory with various GIFs appearing in thements.


    The footage showed a young woman in a long dress, looking calm and beautiful. But once the match started, her gaze instantly became aggressive.


    At the end of the round-robin tournament, Ji Ruochu was ranked first with an undefeated record.


    Next was Wu Jinhui, who lost to Ji Ruochu by a slight margin, followed by Bei Lingyu, Chai Jiazi, Yu Yingqi, and Zhu Xiaoyue.


    However, throughout the matches, the difference in the number of correct answers and response times among the contestants was not particrlyrge. It would be fair to say they were evenly matched.


    Especially Ji Ruochu and Wu Jinhui, with one holding an international gold medal and the other a national gold medal, the rivalry between them was intense from the start.


    The hostter mentioned that Wu Jinhui had been unable to participate in internationalpetitions due to health reasons, implying that had hepeted, he might also have won an international gold medal.


    What did this mean?


    It meant that Wu Jinhui was considered on par with Ji Ruochu by many contestants and the three guests in the observation room.


    "When two contestants are evenly matched, besides their equal abilities, there''s another possibility..."


    Older Jin opened the lid of his thermos and took a slow sip of hot tea before saying, "The questions are not difficult enough."


    The three guests and the audience: ???


    [How is this not difficult enough?]


    [I guess that''s expected from Older Jin.]


    [It''s so amazing that even as a failing student, I can understand what Older Jin is saying.]


    [The one above, please borate.]


    [Ummm... I''m not sure if I''m right, but I think Older Jin means: If you score 100 on the same test paper, it means your ability is 100. But if a genius scores 100, it''s because... the total score of the test paper is only 100.]


    [Ah! It makes perfect sense when you put it that way!]


    "Well done, congrattions to all six contestants. Our warm-up round has concluded. Next, please return to the stage, as our battle for the seats is about to officially begin!"

 Chapter 180: Magic Star Competition System Opens

    <h4>Chapter 180</h4>


    As soon as the host finished speaking, the contestants below became excited, evidently addicted to the anticipation of challenging the experts.


    And to be honest, the previous difficulty level couldn''t really serve as the measure for the contention seats.


    It wasn''t until Ji Ruochu and others stood on the stage that the host finally announced:


    "Attention, six contestants. Next, I will reveal the rules for the contention seat battle."


    "In this round, the challenge for the contestants will be the Starry Sky Rubik''s Cube."


    The next moment, the screens at the center of the stage began to change, countless Rubik''s Cubes appearing, resembling stars in the night sky.


    "The rules for the Starry Sky Rubik''s Cube are as follows:


    In the vast Rubik''s Cube starry sky, there are a total of 763 Rubik''s Cubes suspended. At the start of the match, all Rubik''s Cubes will rotate.


    During the rotation, the Rubik''s Cubes will be divided into A and B sides for disy. Note that for Rubik''s Cubes with the same number, their A and B sides may not necessarily belong to the same Rubik''s Cube.


    Therefore, when answering questions, contestants must clearly indicate which numbered A and B sides they have found.


    Within the specified time, the more correctly identified Rubik''s Cubes are assembled, the higher the score. In the case of the same score, the one with higher uracy wins."


    At this point, the barragements were:


    "[...] Just lost me. Can''tprehend."


    "Count me in for not understanding."


    "Hey? Is ck still here? You guys are so good at criticizing; your brains should be working well enough toe out and exin the rules."


    ck: [...]


    "I don''t understand. After the Rubik''s Cube is divided in half, aren''t there only two pieces? How do you find so many?"


    "Haha, is this difficult? Just find the two sides of the Rubik''s Cube. There are probably duplicates inside. Justpare them one by one. That''s it, and it''s called a pioneerpetition?"


    "Wow, you upstairs are really something. Remember to sign up for the next season."


    "Quick, let''s allugh at this fool who thinks he understands the rules!"


    "Ahh! This is really hard! Although I don''t know how to exin it to you..."


    Fortunately, the program team had also taken this into consideration. The next moment, they inserted two segments of discussion from the contestants'' seats.


    "This is amazing; it''s testing spatial imagination based on the previous warm-up match."


    "Although the Rubik''s Cube is only divided in half, there''s more than one way to divide it. The arrangement of half a Rubik''s Cube can be different, whether it''s two diagonals from the A side or two diagonals from the B side."


    "Let''s not forget that this Rubik''s Cube starry sky simtesary rotation. It only shows up half the time, and the two halves of the same number may not even form aplete Rubik''s Cube."


    "In other words, the A side of this number and the way you cut the Rubik''s Cube in your hand may be the same, but the B side could be the C cut of the Rubik''s Cube in your hand. It not only tests your spatial imagination but also your memory."


    After the contestants'' exnation, the discussions in the barrage became even more intense.


    "Very well, this program has given me a clear understanding of my IQ."


    "Wow, no wonder they''re geniuses; as soon as the rulese out, they get it. If it were me, I''d probably still be baffled even after thepetition."


    "This project is amazing; it can''t be just the program team, right? If the director has this level of intelligence, why would they still be making programs?"


    "It must be the brain research group''s big shots, right? I heard the program team specially applied for this."


    At the same time, a difficulty coefficient table for this project appeared on the screen.


    Observation: 4 points


    Memory: 5 points


    Spatial Ability: 5 points


    Creativity: 3 points


    Reasoning: 5 points


    Calction: 2 points


    As soon as this table appeared, everyone present couldn''t help but gasp in astonishment.


    "It''s so terrifying. The difficulty level starts with three 5-point and one 4-point challenge. Is this the prowess of the elite?"


    "Then this challenge must take a very long time, right? Otherwise, how would one find the answers?"


    "True, the time hasn''t been announced yet."


    As for why it wasn''t announced immediately, it was because...


    "All right, next, let''s wee our three guests and mentors!"


    The four of them took their seats amidst thunderous apuse from the contestants. The host took the opportunity to ask the mentors which contestant they were most confident in.


    As an old acquaintance who had worked with Ji Ruochu before, Ji Sishi naturally had full confidence in Ji Ruochu.


    As for the other two guests, they followed the principle of Master Duan Shui, each mentioning a contestant. As for Older Jin...


    "From an objective point of view, just this challenge alone, all of youbined are probably not a match for Ji Ruochu."


    Older Jin uttered this conclusion that shocked everyone present.


    For a moment, everyone''s gaze turned to the girl standing in the front.


    "It seems that Mentor Jin is very confident in Student Ji."


    "I wouldn''t say confident, after all, if you can''t even handle this challenge, when you go back, you''ll probably beughed at by your ssmates, right?"


    As Jin spoke, it seemed like he remembered something, and a hint of a smile shed in his eyes.


    With this remark,ughter erupted below, most of which came from students of Peking University, obviously knowing who Jin was referring to.


    "Can you all endure this? Thepetition hasn''t even started yet, and Mentor Jin has already chosen the first ce."


    The host secretly exerted force, "If it were me, I couldn''t endure it."


    The other five contestants:...


    "Although I don''t fall for provocations, but¡ªI really can''t endure it," Yu Yingqi calmly expressed his dissatisfaction.


    Laughter erupted from the contestants'' seats.


    "Great! That''s the spirit! I''m rooting for you, Yu Yingqi!" The host immediately cheered him on, "Well then, contestants¡ªplease take your ces!"


    At the same time, six answer seats rose from the center of the stage, and the six contestants stood in the areas marked with their names.


    "As everyone knows, the rules of our program are announced on-site, without giving the contestants time to prepare.


    The purpose is to increase the pressure index of thepetition. Moreover, during the confrontation, the pressure will be intensified in all aspects.


    Therefore, in thepetition of ''Starry Sky Rubik''s Cube,'' we will have time eleration. The contestants'' time for thepetition will be one hour. For each answer submitted, regardless of whether it''s correct or not, the contestant''s time speed will double, until the time is up.


    Now, please reset the arrangement of the starry sky cube wall backstage!"


    With the host''smand, the colors of the cube wall behind began to randomly change. Of course, it wasn''t a random change of each color, but a random swapping of the A and B sides of each cube.


    During this period, the program team gave the three guests and mentors each a selector, and the starry sky wall was divided into four areas. Every time a mentor pressed it, the A and B sides of the cubes in that area would be swapped.


    At the same time, a prompt sounded amidst the rm:


    "Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention!"


    "We will now be recing your old Rubik''s Cubes with brand new ones!"


    "These Rubik''s Cubes are the designated props for this round of thepetition!"


    Immediately, six scientific assistants brought out the new Rubik''s Cubes and began recing the contestants'' old ones.


    This unexpected move by the production team elicited gasps from the audience.


    "They''re actually swapping them out?"


    "Doesn''t that mean all the familiarity with the previous cubes is now useless?"


    "So, does Ji Ruochu''s previous advantage turn into a disadvantage now?"


    After all, she was the most familiar with the previous Rubik''s Cubes among all the contestants. This change...


    ["Huh? Just, just like that? The contestants probably haven''t even warmed up their cubes."]


    ["Well, no wonder the director was nodding so confidently earlier. It seems like they didn''t care about the number of props since they were going to switch them anyway."]


    ["Wuwuwu... Poor little ones."]


    ["Who was just talking about conspiracy theories? Seriously, I''m starting to wonder if the production team is targeting Ji Ruochu."]


    ...


    At this moment, the cameras focused on the six individuals at the center of the stage. Obviously, this sudden announcement caught them all by surprise.


    Even Ji Ruochu was momentarily stunned. She nced at the new prop in front of her, then looked wistfully at the Rubik''s Cube that had been taken away. For a moment, she felt like she had been taken advantage of.


    "Alright! The question setting is over, and thepetition is about to begin. Are you six ready?"


    "Not really!" Chai Jiazi was the first to pour cold water on the excitement.


    Laughter erupted among the crowd.


    "Not ready but still have to be." Older Jin dispelled the previous warmth without dy, wasting no time. "The challenge¡ªbegins!"


    With thismand, the time bars of the six contestants appeared above the starry sky wall, and time began to flow.


    At the same time, all six contestants picked up their new Rubik''s Cubes, and their performances varied at this moment.


    Yu Yingqi and Zhu Xiaoyue quickly nced at the Rubik''s Cube before approaching the wall, starting to observe andpare the patterns while also considering the modes.


    Bei Lingyu, Chai Jiazi, and Wu Jinhui, on the other hand, carefully observed the Rubik''s Cube, seemingly mentally dissecting it first.


    As for Ji Ruochu...


    "She actually went to look at the starry sky wall first?"


    "Huh? Is the pro going to memorize all the Rubik''s Cube patterns on the wall?"


    "Isn''t that too much? How long would that take? And this Rubik''s Cube changes every three seconds, how can she memorize it?"


    "Maybe... she''ll wait for three seconds?"


    After their discussion, they immediately turned their heads to look at the stage¡ª


    And you know what, she really did!


    At this point, all the contestants had startedparing the patterns on the Rubik''s Cubes with those on the starry sky wall. Whileparing, they also had to conceive in their minds which face and diagonal line to start cutting from.


    Only Ji Ruochu stood quietly at the far left of the starry sky wall, hands behind her back, looking up, unmoving¡ªoh no, she was moving, after she finished memorizing the current area.


    "Older Jin, in this situation, wouldn''t it be more appropriate to memorize the Rubik''s Cube first?"


    The guest seats also sparked a discussion.


    "Yes, memorizing the Cube''s patterns, once it''s cut diagonally, the front, back, left, right, up, and down are all the same, just six types of distributions need to be memorized."


    But the starry sky wall is different. To remember it all, one must have an exceptional memory, capable of constructing a memory pce for this starry sky wall in a short time."


    "But even with exceptional memory, isn''t this method a bit roundabout?" Gong Jianling looked puzzled. "We all understand the principle, so the child shouldn''t be unaware."


    "No, this is where Ji Ruochu''s cleverness lies," Older Jin disagreed.


    The three of them instantly perked up their ears, and at the same time, there were reactions from the contestant seats too.


    "I see, she''s using this method to diminish the memory of the previous Rubik''s Cube."


    "Huh?"


    "Is it necessary?"


    "It is." The scene cut back to the guest seat, and Older Jin answered the guest''s inquiry with indifference. "Remember Quan Tianheng?"


    The three immediately flipped through the materials.


    "He''s a world memory master, the overall champion of the XX Asia Memory Open in XX, and the national champion of our country''s Memory Championship in XX," Ke Chong read aloud.


    "The difference between a memory master and an ordinary person is that many trivial things we forget after seeing, he can remember them all.


    If you ask Quan Tianheng now about the people he met on the 25th ofst month, what sses he attended, including what he had for lunch, I believe he could recall it all vividly.


    Because these images are all stored in his memory pce, of course, the further back in time, the lower the uracy.


    And Ji Ruochu, within the past few minutes, has extracted memories of the coloryout of the previous Rubik''s Cube from her memory pce at least three times, the depth of her impression is self-evident.


    It is precisely because of this that if she does not adopt this tactic of flooding the wall with numbered positions and Rubik''s Cube faces in pairs in her memory pce, then the arrangement sequence of the previous Rubik''s Cube will greatly interfere with her, causing her to unconsciously confuse it during subsequent spatial constructions."


    "But like this... will she have enough time?"


    As the few were discussing, a prompt sounded in the venue.


    "Wu Jinhui haspleted one submission, currently, Wu Jinhui''s time flow rate is double."


    There was a gasp in the venue, obviously surprised by his speed, but the next second, Bei Lingyu also submitted an answer.


    In just a few seconds, except for Ji Ruochu, everyone''s time flow rate on the field had doubled, and the atmosphere in the venue instantly tensed up.


    Thepetition among the contestants had already begun, but Ji Ruochu remained calm, even returning to the beginning to deepen her memory once, showing no signs of panic, making people marvel not only at her psychological resilience.


    Seeing this, Older Jin smiled leisurely:


    "So, as I said, this is where Ji Ruochu''s intelligence lies. You see, in thispetition, as long as you submit an answer, regardless of whether it''s right or wrong, time will elerate.


    In such a situation, answering quickly may not necessarily be an advantage. On the contrary, the more answers given in the early stage, the less time there will be for observationter, and the greater the pressure on the contestants.


    But Ji Ruochu is different. Her time flow rate remains the same as before. As long as she canplete the construction of the memory pce for the starry sky wall within twenty minutes,


    And as long as she can guarantee the uracy and quantity of her answers, she can have thestugh, of course, provided that... she can reallyplete the memory of the main Starry Sky Wall."


    "But... Quan Tianheng is the memory master, not Ji Ruochu, even though both of their memory tests are S+, but in terms of memory, Quan Tianheng should have the upper hand, right?"


    "Not necessarily, Ji Ruochu just didn''t participate in this kind ofpetition."


    "Are you suggesting..."


    "It''s still the same, although their memory levels are both S+, but that''s because the highest rating by the production team is S+, Quan Tianheng... is not as good as her."


    After all... this child''s memory isparable to that of my most valued student.


    ...


    At this moment, none of the three guests spoke, whether they were stunned by Older Jin''s trust in Ji Ruochu, or by Ji Ruochu''s super strong memory.


    Even the barrage quieted down quite a bit at this moment. Theter editing seemed to understand the audience very well. The next second, they gave Quan Tianheng, who had his arms crossed and a mysterious expression, a close-up shot.


    Then they turned to Ji Ruochu, who was slowly moving on stage, even though no subtitles were provided, it seemed like she had said everything.

 Chapter 181: The circle Race, officially open

    <h4>Chapter 181</h4>


    Time trickled by, with several contestants umting more and more answers. The highest time flow rate had reached five times the normal speed, but Ji Ruochu... well, she still had plenty of time remaining.


    The other contestants came and went, back and forth, moving so quickly that they were mere blurs. Ji Ruochu, on the other hand... time seemed to pass tranquilly for her.


    At this point, thements on the live stream read: "Thread~y~"


    Fans: "How to put it... does this scene seem a bit familiar?"


    Trending search: "Do you have anyone around you with an exceptionally strong mental fortitude?"


    Topment: "Yes, Ji Ruochu, right there on my TV screen."


    Passerby: "???"


    The scene returned to the program, where Wu Jinhui had already submitted nine answers, with the time flow rate at nine times the normal speed. As soon as he answered the tenth question, time ran out instantly.


    Subsequently, the other four contestants also ran out of time, ending their attempts one after another.


    Yet, even after everyone had submitted their answers, Ji Ruochu remained calm, standing before the starry wall. At this moment, she had memorized just over half of the memory task.


    However, the number of answers she had submitted remained at zero, while the other contestants had between 8 and 10 answers each.


    At this point, the program cut to a postpetition interview with Ji Ruochu:


    "When you saw that everyone had finished the challenge, did you feel even a hint of nervousness?"


    "...I probably did," the young woman said seriously as she looked into the camera.


    But in the next second, the footage cut back to the present, where Ji Ruochu was calmly holding the small mat given to her by the scientific assistant, standing before the starry wall.


    Subtitles: "Nervous?"


    "Um... maybe I''m just a good actress?" Ji Ruochu guessed tentatively.


    Netizens: "You know, she''s not wrong about that."


    The interlude ended, and thepetition resumed. At this point, Ji Ruochu had 52 minutes remaining.


    In other words, the other contestants'' answer times, at normal speed, didn''t even exceed seven minutes.


    This was truly terrifying, considering that they were working with brand new Rubik''s cubes. Clearly, if not for the time pressure, their performance would have been far better.


    Of course, that wasn''t the main point. The main point was¡ª


    Ji Ruochu was now the only one left on stage who had not finished the challenge, and at this moment, all eyes were on her.


    "Ji Ruochu is soposed. She hasn''t shown even a hint of panic so far."


    "Indeed. If she wasn''t going to move her little mat to a new spot in a bit, I''d suspect she was about to enter a trance."


    "Her mental fortitude is undoubtedly strong, but I think she''s in a bit of danger now. The contestant with the fewest submitted answers so far has eight. If she doesn''t leave herself enough time to answer, even if she memorizes everything, it''ll be useless. The scoring first looks at the number of correct answers, then the uracy rate, and finally the time."


    "True, but...ing from her, there must be a reason for doing it this way... right?"


    Contestant nearby: "...Your rose-tinted sses are a bit too thick."


    Meanwhile, at the guest seats, the elderly Jin had closed his eyes, appearing to be resting, as leisurely as if he were lounging in a rocking chair in his own little courtyard.


    Netizen''s spicyment: "Should we say it or not? This old and young pair really do seem like grandfather and granddaughter."


    Of course, since this was not a live broadcast, the program would not actually open a window for several minutes to wait for Ji Ruochu. After ying the footage at an elerated rate for a few seconds, Ji Ruochu was seen rising calmly to her feet.


    After returning the small mat to the scientific assistant, she slowly made her way to her answer station.


    Everyone instantly perked up, even the elderly Jin slowly opening his eyes from his pretend nap.


    At this moment, all eyes in the venue were focused on her.


    Currently, Ji Ruochu had 43 minutes remaining, and once she submitted her first answer, the time flow rate would start to elerate.


    In other words, she had to submit nine answers within four minutes, and all nine answers had to be correct. Otherwise, she risked being the first contestant eliminated from the Pioneer Competition.


    At this moment, the hearts of all her fans were in their throats. No one understood better than they did that if their idol was eliminated in the very first round, the haters would be mercilessly mocking her for a month straight.


    Headlines like "Child prodigy? Eliminated in the first round" or "No matter how big you talk, it''s useless if you can''t back it up" would be all too easy to write.


    [Waaaah... I''m so nervous, more nervous than I was during my college entrance exams!]


    [Brave little one, fly! If anything happens, you''re on your own!]


    [?? You fake fan!]


    [Exactly, how could you say that? It should be: Brave little one, fly! If anything happens, Daddy Ji will take the fall!]


    [??? Hey up there, are you really Ji Mochen''s fan of over a decade?]


    [Ah~ No need to nitpick the details.]


    [Just roll a six.]


    ...


    As the fans tried to find a way out for their idol through banter and jokes, the program''s announcement suddenly rang out:


    "Ji Ruochu has submitted one answer."


    Comments: "???"


    [What happened? I only looked away at thements for a second, how did she submit an answer already?]


    [Ahhh! Can we rewind?]


    [Doesn''t seem like it... Other audio software won''t be avable until after the program ends.]


    In fact, theizens hadn''t missed anything on screen. The main reason was¡ªit was time for the program sponsors''mercials.


    "Wee tomercial break~"


    Comments: "Wee your*&...%%£¤"


    Advertisements: Innocent and wronged.JPG


    A minuteter, themercials finally ended, and a few more names had quietly been added to the list of most annoying advertisers of the year.


    Of course, no one cared about the advertisers'' life or death. The viewers were far more concerned with Ji Ruochu''s answering situation.


    But to everyone''s surprise, the earlier announcement was not just hype from the program. Because the moment Ji Ruochu took her stance at the answer station, she ushered in yet another climax for thispetition.


    Were there many Rubik''s cubes in the starry space?


    Many¡ªa total of 763, with each cube having an A and B side, making for a staggering 1,526 cubes to memorize.


    Yet Ji Ruochupleted the memorization task in less than twenty minutes.


    While everyone was still wondering if she had truly memorized all the Rubik''s cubes, Ji Ruochu calmly picked one up, randomly chose a side, and... submitted her first answer.


    "Time flow rate increased to double speed."


    In other words, Ji Ruochu now had only about twenty minutes left to answer.


    "She memorized everything?"


    "No, even if she did, how could she retrieve the memories that quickly?"


    "Maybe she''s a bit too rushed."


    "Could be, the pressure''s too high."


    "If you ask me, since she already has the longest time, she might as well take it slow. At this rate of eleration, time will soon be¡ª"


    "Ji Ruochu has submitted 2 answers, current time flow rate is 3 times normal speed."


    Everyone present: "??"


    "What?"


    Ji Sishi, at the guest seats, could no longer sit still, wishing she could stand up and get a closer look at Ji Ruochu''s expression.


    Not just her, but even the viewers watching from home were growing anxious.


    Fortunately, the post-production team was very considerate, giving Ji Ruochu a close-up shot.


    It was this almost in-your-face close-up that truly cemented Ji Ruochu''s legendary status.


    In the footage, her skin was fair, her face lightly made up, with a pair of lively, slightly narrowed fox-eyes. Her long, curled eyshes fluttered as her gaze shifted back and forth.


    The announcements of submitted answers rang out one after another, but she didn''t seem rushed at all, tapping the screen with a light yet decisive touch.


    With each side she flipped, she would smoothly enter a few code numbers and their A or B side, hardly ever pausing to think.


    It was as if every answer was alreadyid out before her eyes, waiting for her to input it.


    Thus, under everyone''s watchful gaze, Ji Ruochu''s submission count reached 11.


    At this moment, the Rubik''s cube in her hand had only been turned once, which meant that she had at least two more scrambling methods that she hadn''tpleted yet.


    At this time, everyone couldn''t help but recall that in the previous first round of thepetition, she seemed to have... listed out all the options, could it be that¡ª


    "Ji Ruochu has submitted 13 questions, time flows at 13 times the speed."


    "Ji Ruochu''s time has run out, she has answered a total of 13 questions."


    Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, thank goodness, thank goodness, there was a time limit, otherwise it would have been too terrifying.


    At the same time, Ji Ruochu stopped her work with some disappointment.


    "All contestants havepleted their answers."


    Wow¡ª


    Thunderous apuse once again erupted from the scene.


    "Okay, then let''s take a look at their scores, please look at the big screen¡ª"


    "The ranking of the number of questions answered by the contestants, the first ce is theteer Ji Ruochu¡ª13 questions;


    Next is Wu Jinhui¡ª10 questions;


    Bei Lingyu, Chai Jiazi¡ª9 questions;


    Zhu Xiaoyue¡ª9 questions;


    Yu Yingqi¡ª8 questions."


    "Now, ording to the rules of ourpetition, we need to look at the number of correct answers they have. Let''s first take a look at the number of correct answers for contestant Yu Yingqi."


    After a two-second close-up shot, the big screen disyed Yu Yingqi''s score:


    [Yu Yingqi, submitted 08, correct 07, uracy rate 87.5%.]


    "Not bad, that''s quite high."


    "Hey, does that mean that if the other contestants'' uracy rate is the same as his, their ranking will actually be lower than his?"


    "Yes, when the number of questions is the same, we look at the uracy rate."


    ...


    "Next, let''s take a look at Zhu Xiaoyue''s score."


    [Zhu Xiaoyue, submitted 09, correct 07, uracy rate 77.77%]


    Wow!


    The contestants'' seats instantly became excited.


    "So having more questions answered is not necessarily an advantage, unless you can guarantee that they are all correct."


    "The time was too short, and the rules were only announced bit by bit before the start. Being able to get this many correct answers is already very impressive. If it were me... I probably could only find five or six at most."


    ...


    "Yu Yingqi is currently in the lead. Next, let''s look at Chai Jiazi''s score. If her score is higher than Yu Yingqi and Zhu Xiaoyue, then she will secure a Pioneer Seat. Please reveal her score!"


    For a moment, everyone''s gaze was fixed on the screen. Chai Jiazi, who had initially appeared quite calm, suddenly became nervous.


    At the same time, the camera also captured Ji Ruochu patting her on the back of her hand. The next second, her score was revealed:


    [Chai Jiazi, answered 9 questions, correct 9, uracy rate 100%]


    "Wow¡ª"


    "The first 100% uracy rate has appeared!"


    "So strong!"


    "Congrattions, Chai Jiazi, you have secured the first Pioneer Seat!"


    Everyone spontaneously apuded for her, and Chai Jiazi was also moved to tears. Seeing this, the host teased:


    "Little Chai, this is only the first round of thepetition, and you''re already crying tears of joy. What will you do for theter rounds?"


    Good-naturedughter erupted from the scene, and then¡ª


    "Although I''m very happy to have secured a Pioneer Seat, I''m crying because..." Chai Jiazi sniffled, and then carefully lifted her left hand, "Wah wah wah... Ruochu just held my hand! I''m not going to wash this hand today!"


    Everyone: ...


    Comments: ... Sister, don''t love her too much, I''m telling you!


    Ji Ruochu fans: ... Murderous intent rising!


    ...


    After this little episode, the program continued, but what everyone didn''t expect was that after Chai Jiazi became the first contestant with a 100% uracy rate, Wu Jinhui and Bei Lingyu also sessively secured Pioneer Seats with 100% uracy rates.


    So, the final focus was once again on Ji Ruochu.


    ording to the current scores, out of Ji Ruochu''s 13 answers, she must have at least 8 correct answers to secure thest Pioneer Seat. Otherwise, she would be at the bottom, although she wouldn''t be eliminated, she would have to return to the previous contestants'' seats andpete with the other contestants for other circleyers.


    "So, what is Ji Ruochu''s final score? Please reveal it¡ª"


    The next second, the camera gave her another close-up shot, as if trying to find a hint of nervousness on her face. The rity of the shot suddenly doubled.


    However, in the end, apart from her delicate pores and explosively good skin, the audience saw nothing else.


    Comments were filled with Ji Ruochu fans'' screams: Ahhh! Ruochu''s beauty is killing me!


    [Ji Ruochu, submitted 13 answers, correct¡ª13, uracy rate 100%.]


    "!!"


    "Wow¡ª"


    "All correct?!"


    "A monster, too monstrous!"


    The three guests on the panel instantly stood up, looking at the big screen in shock.


    "So amazing!"


    "I can understand now why so many people say it''s a pity that this child didn''t pursue a career in entertainment."


    Thements also expressed shock.


    [...Are you for real?]


    [Wow! I''m getting goosebumps!]


    [To be honest, I almost thought the program was going to cut to amercial break. I almost couldn''t control the knife in my hand.]


    [Ahhhh! Our Ruochu!]


    [Where are the haters? Where are they? Come out quickly!!]


    [She had more time than the other contestants, so of course her score is higher. What''s there to be proud of?]


    [Haha, are you upset? This is called strategy, do you understand strategy?]


    [No, haters, you''re really being so stubborn, huh?]


    At this time, the host on TV had already started announcing the results:


    "Congrattions to Ji Ruochu, Wu Jinhui, Bei Lingyu, and Chai Jiazi for securing the Pioneer Seats! Please have the four of you take your seats in the Pioneer Seats!"


    At this moment, the program''s theme song also started ying, and everyone looked enviously at the four of them sitting in the seats closest to the trophy.


    Their expressions seemed as if this trophy had already be their possession.


    But... was that really the case?


    "Okay, the Pioneer Competition hase to an end. Next, the main battlefield will be for you 95 remaining contestants. Our Circle Scramble Competition is officially starting!"

 Chapter 182: Wisdom Powder

    <h4>Chapter 182</h4>


    Apanied by the host''s words, the atmosphere on the scene instantly ignited, and the audience watching the show was also very interested, but unfortunately--


    "The Circle Scramble Competition, what kind of intellectual feast will the ny-nine contestants bring? Next Saturday night at 8:30, we''ll see you there!"


    This episode hade to an end, and everyone only then realized that it was already 10 o''clock in the evening, and an hour and a half had passed.


    Netizen: A 45-minute ss leaves me restless and counting the seconds like days, but I watched this hour-and-a-half show without blinking an eye. It''s great - another day to find the gap between me and the geniuses.


    After self-mockery, they turned to rmend the show to those around them who hadn''t seen it, and more and more passersby began to appear in thements rted to the topic.


    Unlike hot entertainment news, this was a show where 99% of the participants were ordinary people, except for the guests... yes, Ji Ruochu was that 1%.


    But even so, Ji Ruochu''s fans performed well in the uproar this time, with no sign of thement control phenomenon often seen in fan circles. In fact, there were even several people posing as Ruo''s fans and tantly climbing over the wall.


    [First, Baby Ruo, mom loves you, you know that, right? Mom loves you the most! But...


    You''re too busy, so, so that mom can have some other spiritual food for the day, I''m lightly climbing over the wall here, doing some videos of other big shots. You won''t be angry, will you?]


    [To the one above, you''re climbing over the wall, no need for so many twists and turns in yournguage. I disdain yournguage, but I really like your behavior... take me with you, thanks.]


    ...


    What? You''re asking where the fans are climbing over the wall to?


    Naturally, it''s to the talented and beautiful contestants!


    Not to mention the "Bei-chi Ye-chai"bo from the vanguard match, even the talents from various universities that have only appeared on a few asions, their high intelligence has made their looks be more and more handsome and beautiful.


    From this, the entertainment industry was swept by a new wave of star-chasing fervor, giving birth to a new type of fan - the intellectual fan.


    Simply put... whoever has the strongest ability, I''ll follow them!


    Unlike other fans, intellectual fans won''t create data for their new idols or promote them everywhere, because the big shots don''t need it, and most of them are students anyway.


    Therefore, the style of their Super Topics is like - [Ding~ Today''s homework is done, checking in here, I''m going to read the book my idol mentioned on the show!]


    Or - [Folks, does anyone understand? My deskmate''s idol is ranked lower than mine on thepetition, and he said something about finding the idol''s fans to challenge, and directly issued a challenge to me, to be decided by the first unit results of next semester.


    I have no choice, I have to start self-studying the knowledge for the new semester, we can''t embarrass our idol!]


    In short, a series of behaviors that seemed ridiculous but also somehow reasonable kept appearing, but they were all bouncing around in their respective Super Topics, rarely going out to pay attention, until--


    [Ji Ruochu: I heard the fans of the other idols are looking to challenge my fans?]


    Ruo''s fans rushing in: ??


    [Baby!! Do you know what you''re doing? Heart-wrenching.jpg]


    [You''re letting us lose face, what''s in it for you!! Raging roar.jpg]


    [Yes, XX Middle School Grade 3, any Ji Ruochu fans? Want topare? A little Bei Lingyu fanboy, oh and by the way, I go to our city''s key school, no bullying, hope to find someone at the same level.]


    [...Wait, bro, are you looking for a partner here? And being so picky?]


    [Hahaha, what Ruo fan would dare ept? They''re just a bunch of gossip-loving underachievers... The student above, I''ll take you on, I''m also from a key school in the city, currently top 3 in my school, will I be bullying you a bit?]


    Ruo''s fans below: ...Kid, be careful next time, I almost couldn''t pull back my de.


    And so, this battle originally belonging to the big shots spread to the fans.


    #MyIdolLeadsTheWayInInternalCompetition#


    #FolksTellMeWhyMyMomSuddenlyEncouragesMeToChaseStarsProperly#


    ...

 Chapter 183: A Challenge to the Vanguard Seat

    <h4>Chapter 183</h4>


    In this way, amidst the fans'' frenzied (mourning), ardent (heartbreaking), anxious (manic-depressive) battle (ughter) for their idols'' superiority, the Brain Battle show directly ascended to the throne of the hottest variety show during the summer season.


    As for Ji Ruochu, originally dubbed the national sweetheart, she became even more wildly popr, of course. Among the exmations of admiration, there were also many dishearteningments.


    But that didn''t matter, after all... the student fans were busy arguing about academics with fans of their idols'' rivals, while the non-student fans were busy editing videos for their beloved Ji Ruochu, keeping them very upied.


    In the midst of this bustle, everyone weed the second episode of Brain Battle. On the day it aired, a reminder about the premiere even became a hot search trend.


    Amusingly, thements under this trend were mostlyizens engaging in creative antics, with some preparing snacks to enjoy while watching, and others nning to watch it together with friends.


    There were even pregnant mothers saying they would wear anti-radiation suits at home to provide fetal education by watching the show on a projector.


    Netizen: Wow, is this what they mean by winning from the starting line?


    At 8:30 pm, the show started on time. Unlike the first episode focused on the four Pioneer Seat holders, this time the spotlight was on the remaining 95 contestants, and the intensity was self-evident.


    At the same time, thements became chaotic, with some saying the challenge was not difficult, others iming the circle challenges were harder than the Pioneer Seatpetition, and some even suggesting that the Pioneer Seat holders were probably inferior to the circle contestants, making it unfair, and that they should allpete together.


    It''s unknown whether the production team heard the audience''s voice, but after the first circle challenge round ended, eliminating fifteen contestants, the host announced a newpetition system:


    "Next, the contestant whoes in first in this challenge will have the opportunity to challenge one of the Pioneer Seat holders."


    Upon hearing this, the four Pioneer Seat holders immediately sat upright, with the most noticeable being¡ª


    "Contestant Ji Ruochu, the excited expression on your face is a bit too obvious. It seems you''re very confident you''ll be chosen."


    The host chuckled as the contestantsughed on set.


    "But they probably won''t challenge her, right?"


    "If it were me, I''d choose either Bei Lingyu or Chai Jiazi."


    Thements at this time:


    [Choose a girl, that Chai Jiazi doesn''t look too formidable.]


    [? Is the previousmenter okay? Columbia University master''s degree, 702 on the college entrance exam, not formidable? How did you score?]


    [How interesting, I''m notparing myself to her. I just said she''s the weakest of the four Pioneer Seat holders, is that not allowed?]


    ...


    "Good, now let''s wee the first-ce winner of this round with apuse¡ªYuan Xiyuan."


    At this point, the four Pioneer Seat holders were sitting upright with concern.


    "Yuan Xiyuan, please make your choice."


    The camera immediately gave the four a close-up shot, as the contestants and guests on set looked on curiously.


    "Actually..."


    Yuan Xiyuan paused, finding it difficult to say, "I originally wanted to challenge Wu Jinhui, but..."


    Everyone: ??


    "But what?" The host looked inquisitive.


    "But I thought about how my girlfriend is a fan of someone else, and she forces me to go watch her idol''s works with her every year, so..."


    By this point, everyone on set understood his choice and burst into cheers and jeers.

 Chapter 184: The Book of the Next Battle

    <h4>Chapter 184</h4>


    It is known that most of the contestants are amateur performers, except for Ji Ruochu, they basically do not appear on camera, let alone any film or television works.


    Apparently, the culprit who torments Yuan Xiyuan with post-viewing impressions of television works every year... must be Ji Ruochu, the queen of the holiday season.


    "So, I hope through this challenge, I can make my girlfriend realize her partner''s true ability. If I seed in this challenge, then..."


    Then what?


    Everyone was obviously very curious.


    "I hope she can watch one or two fewer of her idol''s works every year, and watch me more instead."


    The next second, bursts of thunderousughter erupted on site, apparently finding the contrast between Yuan Xiyuan''s previous assertiveness and his current humbleness very amusing.


    "You wish!"


    Just as everyone was teasing Yuan Xiyuan''s submissiveness, Chai Jiazi, who was sitting next to Ji Ruochu, suddenly jumped out.


    The youngdy was clearly furious: "If you have any objections,e at me, don''t bully my idol!"


    Everyone: ...


    Comments:


    [Isn''t this girl''s idol worship making her delusional?]


    [Exactly, this is apetition, isn''t her idol worship a bit too fanatical?]


    [Look at this, these are Ji Ruochu''s fans.]


    ...


    Apparently, no one expected Chai Jiazi''s reaction to be so intense, but the host reacted quickly,ughing: "Oh? Is contestant Chai Jiazi issuing a challenge directly to Yuan Xiyuan? Yuan Xiyuan, will you ept the challenge?"


    At this point, not only thements but also the contestants on site began to cheer them on.


    Logically speaking, in this situation, Yuan Xiyuan should have backed down gracefully, then used his formidable strength to crush Chai Jiazi and ascend to the Pioneer Seat - that would have been the normal course of action. However...


    "Okay, then I''ll choose Bei Lingyu."


    Bei Lingyu, who was drinking water at the time... silently swallowed his water and stood up to ept the challenge with an expression of disbelief.


    Ji Ruochu on the other side, who was already eager to stand up: ??


    Everyone: ...


    Hello? What is this situation?


    Wait, what kind of game are you three ying?


    "Bei Lingyu, do you have anything to say about this sudden challenge?" the host asked with a smile after a brief moment of confusion.


    "..." The person in question seemed very exasperated, "I''m already used to it."


    "Oh? How are you used to it? Please borate."


    Everyone on site was full of curiosity, apparently, from the conversation between the three of them, people had already started to figure out the rtionship between Chai Jiazi and Yuan Xiyuan.


    But previously, Chai Jiazi and Bei Lingyu also seemed very familiar with each other, could it be that...


    "We three grew up together, and they started secretly dating in middle school, but I''ve always been the one getting med."


    Wow¡ª


    The venue was filled with various expressions of shock. The camera turned to Yuan Xiyuan, who had a nonchnt expression, looking at his good friend as if to say: We''re all good friends, why bring this up?


    Then the camera moved to Chai Jiazi, who was whispering with Ji Ruochu. The post-production team was quite skilled, ying the sound of what she said:


    "Darling, rest assured, with me here, he doesn''t have a single chance of challenging you."


    Ji Ruochu next to her... smiled weakly and unconvincingly: Thank you.


    Thements wereughing uncontrobly, and Bei Lingyu''sints continued:


    "This guy is really cunning. He could easily get first ce, but he always controls his score, then finds excuses for me and Chai Jiazi to tutor him.


    Every time we tutor him, they just flirt with each other, disgusting me to no end."


    The venue was instantly filled withughter, satisfying the craving for drama among the studious contestants.


    "It seems today''s PK Battle between you three is abination of new and old grievances?" The host smiled as he brought the conversation back on track, "Since that''s the case, I won''t say much more, let''s proceed directly to our Pioneer Seat PK Battle."


    As the host finished speaking, therge screen on site instantly disyed the new challenge rules, and the previously rxed atmosphere instantly dissipated.


    Everyone focused their attention on the new rules, except for Ji Ruochu... whose expression was listless, her face filled with boredom.


    While everyone was fervently discussing the mechanisms and difficulties of the PK Battle, Ji Ruochu casually nced over, then changed the hand propping up her chin.


    By the time Bei Lingyu and Yuan Xiyuan had entered the intense trial andpetition, Ji Ruochu was already leaning backzily andfortably against the Pioneer Seat.


    Thus, by the time Bei Lingyu and Yuan Xiyuan''s battle had reached a white-hot stage, Ji Ruochu''s fans in thements were worried that she might have fallen asleep.


    If it weren''t for Ji Ruochu pping in a timely manner to congratte Yuan Xiyuan on his narrow victory over Bei Lingyu, everyone might have thought she had indeed entered the realm of dreams.


    Fortunately, the program''spetition format was verypact, and as soon as Yuan Xiyuan sat down, the host announced that the 84 contestants who had previously advanced would be facing their Circle Challenge.


    "In this round ofpetition, there are only 44 advancement spots, and the remaining 40 contestants will automatically be members of the C Circle."


    Upon hearing this, the contestants became tense again, while Ji Ruochu remained calm and unflustered, until¡ª


    "Of course, the contestant who gets first ce in this Circle Challenge will still have the opportunity to challenge the Pioneer Seat!"


    At that moment, the most excited was not the contestants'' seats, but Ji Ruochu, who was sitting on the Pioneer Seat and might face a challenge.


    The cameraman, as if having anticipated Ji Ruochu''s reaction, immediately gave her a close-up shot.


    At that moment, everyone clearly saw the excitement and light in her eyes.


    "It seems someone on the Pioneer Seat is already eager to be challenged."


    As soon as these words were spoken, good-naturedughter instantly arose.


    "Contestant Ji Ruochu, would you like to issue a challenge to the other contestants? This could increase the likelihood of being chosen to challenge."


    "Yes." The girl brushed aside the messy hair on her forehead and smiled¡ª

 Chapter 185: Who to Challenge

    <h4>Chapter 185</h4>


    "Friends."


    As soon as this address came out, a burst ofughter erupted from the crowd, yet the person in question didn''t seem to think there was anything inappropriate with the way he addressed them. With a serious expression, he patted the armrest and continued,


    "Look at this chair¡ªit''s genuine leather!"


    Everyone: ...We can see that.


    "It even has a built-in massage function, the user experience is simply phenomenal. You should hurry up and challenge me for it. If you win, you can have it! If you don''t challenge me soon, I''m going to fall asleep."


    Woah¡ª


    Amotion arose from the crowd, and the director skillfully contrasted Ji Ruochu''s luxurious recliner with the in, simple bench seats of the other contestants.


    Then they zoomed in on Ji Ruochu''s bored expression.


    Hmm, good job, even with his high looks, he seemed quite punchable at the moment.


    "It''s clear that contestant Ji Ruochu really wants to be challenged. Other contestants, are you...ready for the first round of the Circle Scramble Competition?"


    The answer was obvious¡ªthepetitive spirit of all the contestants was instantly ignited, each of them cracking their knuckles in anticipation.


    Sensing the fighting spirit of the other contestants, Ji Ruochu finally sat down leisurely, clearly very satisfied with the effect he had created.


    "As expected from my idol, so cool!" Chai Jiazi''s eyes were sparkling as she sat next to Yuan Xiyuan, who looked rather sour. But remembering how his girlfriend had previously stopped him from challenging Ji Ruochu, his expression softened a bit.


    "So, you stopped me from challenging Ji Ruochu earlier because you were afraid your idol would be kicked off the Pioneer Seat by me?" Yuan Xiyuan''s eyes were full of mirth.


    Yeah, even though his girlfriend was currently infatuated with Ji Ruochu, it was clear that in her heart, she thought his strength was above that of her idol. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have been in such a hurry to stop him.


    Next to him, Chai Jiazi''s smile gradually disappeared.


    "Wake up, if I hadn''t revealed our rtionship in time, your idol would have already kicked you back to the contestant seats to continuepeting!" The girl looked disdainful.


    Yuan Xiyuan: ...Great, heartbroken in an instant.


    Next to them, Wu Jinhui: ...You''d better challenge me instead. I''d rather go back andpete again than sit here and watch this lovey-dovey scene.


    Just as the contestants on the Pioneer Seat were...well, let''s just say having varying thoughts, thepetition officially began.


    "Please enter the Preparation Zone!"


    As the first round of the Circle Scramble Competition, the difficulty was naturally higher than the previous elimination rounds, and the scope being tested was also broader.


    Adding to that, the excellent post-production team at the show made the atmosphere of thepetition arena reach another level entirely.


    Eventually, a familiar face emerged as the standout performer in this round.


    "The first ce winner has been decided!"


    As the announcement rang out, only a minute had passed since the start of thepetition. Everyone''s eyes were locked on the contestants in the Preparation Zone.


    All three guest judges subconsciously stood up, clearly very curious to know who this contestant was.


    And so, the show that was excellent at building suspense once again sessfully entered themercial break.


    Viewerments: ...


    A minuteter, the show continued.


    "The first ce winner has been decided!"


    The camera cut to the guest judges on stage and an excited...Ji Ruochu.


    "First ce, Bei Lingyu, with a time of 1 minute and 12 seconds."


    Wow¡ª


    "Bei Lingyu is back?"


    "As expected, her strength speaks for itself. No wonder she was able to earn a spot on the Pioneer Seat."


    The three guest judges looked amazed.


    And at this moment, on the Pioneer Seat...


    "Who do you think she''ll choose?"


    "It should be me, right?"


    "You never know, she might take my spot back?"

 Chapter 186: Landlord Competition System

    <h4>Chapter 186</h4>


    However, no one had expected that just as they were guessing who Bei Lingyu would challenge, another announcement came:


    "Second ce, Quan Tianheng, timed at 1 minute 12 seconds."


    Everyone present: ??


    "What''s going on?"


    "What a coincidence, they both had the same time of 1 minute 12 seconds?"


    "But that doesn''t make sense, if they both had 1 minute 12 seconds, they should be tied for first ce, how did Quan Tianheng end up second?"


    Since thepetition was still ongoing, the host didn''t intervene, until the round ended and the top 40 yers from Layer C were decided, only then was an exnation given:


    "Although both yers had the same time, the system defaulted to the alphabetical order of the first letters of their names in pinyin, which is why Bei Lingyu was announced as first ce."


    Quan Tianheng: ...


    "Of course, this is just the system default, how to make the final decision is up to our three guest judges and instructor."


    The next second, the camera panned to the four people on the guest panel, and a new announcement came:


    "Please have the instructor and guests make the final decision."


    And so, the audience was treated to another two minutes ofmercial time.


    Comments: ... I really am thankful.


    But what to do? Who would have thought this show was so damn good, I''m hooked.


    [Alright alright, two minutes huh? Let me go take a piss, and I''ll watch again after.]


    [Haha, it''s just two minutes, why make such a big deal out of it?]


    [Program crew, you''d better not leave us hanging, or else...]


    And so, even though it wasn''t a live broadcast, the program crew felt a chill from all directions.


    Two minutester.


    "Alright, please have the instructor give the final verdict!"


    "There''s nothing to decide." Older Jin took the microphone after the few guests politely deferred to him, "Since they finished at the same time, they naturally both have the right to challenge the Pioneer Seat members, let thempete together."


    Wow¡ª


    A wave of cheers erupted from the audience, clearly a crowd that loved drama and excitement.


    You have to understand, the previous challenges were just one-on-one, but this was different, if they both won, it would be a two-for-two swap.


    One match, recing two Pioneer Seat members.


    Thrilling!


    Extremely thrilling!


    Ji Ruochu thought: Great! Very great! Extremely great!


    You say she might not be chosen out of four, but surely she''d be chosen out of two?


    "Then, let''s invite Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng to the stage!"


    "Congrattions to both of you for cing first in our previous Layer C round."


    "ording to the rules, both of you have the right to challenge the members of the Pioneer Seat, and if you win, you will rece the member you challenged and be a part of the Pioneer Seat."


    "Now, please tell us your decisions."


    Hearing the host''s inquiry, Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng both picked up their microphones, exchanged a nce, and then Quan Tianheng put his microphone down.


    In his view, Bei Lingyu was more likely to challenge Yuan Xiyuan, so he didn''t need topete for that, he couldn''t embarrass his alma mater when out in the world, he should be modest.


    But the next second, he saw Bei Lingyu look resolutely at the first seat of the Pioneer Seat, and then say:


    "I choose Ji Ruo¡ª"


    Quan Tianheng: ¦²(¡Ñ¨Œ¡Ñ"a!!


    "I choose Ji Ruochu!"


    Sorry, no modesty at all.


    "Chu?"


    Bei Lingyu, who had just dropped thest syble: ??


    As the two of them dropped thest syble at the same time, amotion arose in the venue.


    Bei Lingyu looked at Quan Tianheng in bewilderment, his face full of "How ungentlemanly of you?"


    "Oh? If I didn''t hear wrong, you two just both chose to challenge Ji Ruochu, is that right?" The host asked again.


    "Yes."


    "That''s correct."


    Hearing the firm answers from the two, the host turned to look at Older Jin:


    "Instructor Jin, can we initiate the format where two yers challenge one yer at the same time?"


    Everyone: ??


    What format?


    "I think it''s okay." The previously indifferent Older Jin finally sat up straight, "What do the guest teachers think?"


    "No objections!" The three answered in unison.


    "Alright, then I''ll announce, your choices for both of you are in effect. Now, Ji Ruochu, what is your choice?"


    Upon hearing this, the yers present and the audience watching the show were all stunned.


    "What does that mean? What riddle are they speaking in?"


    "Does it mean they can have a three-way match?"


    "In theory it should be possible, just see who has the best results after and give the seat to them."


    "I don''t think it''s that simple, otherwise the host wouldn''t have asked Older Jin if they could initiate the two-against-one format."


    [The host just said ''can we initiate now'', so does that mean there would have been a multi-against-one formatter? It''s only because of this unexpected situation that it was triggered early?]


    [I don''t get it, I have a feeling this isn''t a good thing.]


    [I don''t get it either, since their choices were the same, doesn''t the initiative now lie with Ruochu? Can''t she just counter-choose one of them?]


    ...


    "You can choose one between Quan Tianheng and Bei Lingyu to enter the challenge, or you can ept both their challenges."


    As everyone was confused, the host continued to exin, "But I must remind you, if you choose to ept both challenges, the format will automatically be upgraded."


    [Ah, I see, that''s why they were asking if they could initiate the two-against-one format, they were waiting for this moment.]


    [The host''s expression, it''s clear there''s something fishy, it''s definitely going to be harder.]


    [This... feels like a trap, wouldn''t it be better to just choose one?]


    [Haha, weren''t Ruochu''s fans boasting earlier about how she was unmatched? Now they''re hesitating?]


    [Wow! Look, there''s a troll here!]


    [Where where? Let me see? Oh my, it''s been so long since I''ve seen such a fresh troll!]


    [Indeed fresh (drool~)]


    [???]


    [Ruochu''s fans are gradually bing deranged...]


    ...


    "Oh?" A new puzzled voice sounded, and everyone''s gaze instantly locked onto Ji Ruochu in the Pioneer Seat.


    The post-production even gave her a close-up.


    And it was precisely because of this that her interest and eagerness to try were fully disyed.


    "It will be more interesting if upgraded?"


    "..." The host paused, "It will be more challenging, so I suggest you¡ª"


    "Okay, I ept! Upgrade quickly!"


    The host: ...


    At the same time, therge screen in the center of the stage shed red, and the rm sounded as expected.


    "Attention all yers! Attention all yers!"


    With the electronic warning, everyone present was stunned.


    "The format is being upgraded immediately!"


    "The Pioneer Seat Challenge is about to enter Three-yer Challenge Mode!"


    Everyone present: ??


    What mode?


    Comments: ???


    Three-yer what?

 Chapter 187: Discredit School Position

    <h4>Chapter 187</h4>


    "When two yers from the circle simultaneously challenge the same Pioneer Seat holder, if the opponent chooses to ept both challenges, the Three-yer Challenge Mode is unlocked."


    "The so-called ''Three-yer Challenge Mode'', as the name suggests, means that the two challengers automatically form an alliance, and in the subsequent challenge match, as long as one of them wins, the challenge is considered sessful, with the yer scoring higher taking the Pioneer Seat."


    As the host exined, everyone understood, but then felt that there didn''t seem to be anything particrly special.


    After all, this mode initially seemed like a two-on-one challenge, but in reality, they were still fighting individually. It was just a three-personpetition, with the winner taking the Pioneer Seat.


    Until¡ª


    "The challenge match consists of a preparation phase and abat phase. yers must umte challenge time during the preparation phase to proceed to the subsequentbat phase.


    But now, since the yers have triggered the Three-yer Challenge Mode, the rules have been fully upgraded!


    During the Three-yer Challenge Mode, the challenge time umted by the two challengers will be automaticallybined and serve as their final avable time.


    At the same time, for the challenged yer to sessfully defend their seat, their final score must exceed thebined scores of the two challengers."


    The next second, the entire venue erupted in an uproar.


    Livements: ??


    [What does that mean?]


    [It means that during the preparation phase, the total time they two gain is theirbined time for the challenge phase.]


    [For example: If all three yers umted 2 minutes of challenge time during the preparation phase, then in the challenge phase, the challengers would both start with 4 minutes, while Ji Ruochu would only have 2 minutes.]


    [And also, if Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng both score 3 points, then Ji Ruochu''s score must be 7 points or higher to sessfully defend her seat.]


    [!!!]


    At this moment, the livements were scrolling at lightning speed, filled with calctions, and some Ji Ruochu fans were starting to panic.


    [Good news, Chuchu finally has challengers.]


    [Bad news, the challengers are overpowered, and the difficulty is also off the charts o(¨i©n¨i)o]


    The venue itself was instantly engulfed in heated discussions, but rather than sympathizing with Ji Ruochu like the online fans, the on-site schrs were more focused on¡ª


    "Wow, with this mode, the pressure should be greater on Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng, right?"


    "If they win, it would be a hollow victory. If they lose..."


    "It would be even more embarrassing."


    Livements: [Huh? It does seem that way.]


    At the same time, a segment of the interview with the post-production director was also spliced in.


    "The Three-yer Challenge Mode puts the defender at a disadvantage in terms of difficulty, but from another perspective, the challengers are actually under more pressure, unless they can overwhelmingly defeat the defender with double the score.


    However, at the same time, if in this situation, neither of the two challengers can defeat the defender, then the blow to them would also be doubled."


    The next second, the camera switched, and the host added:


    "Of course, as the defending side, if they can still win the match in a two-on-one situation, then the defender will secure a fixed position for the Pioneer Seat.


    In other words, during the circle challenge round, the defender cannot be challenged again until thepetition progresses to the next stage."


    The yers present all expressed their understanding, as the higher rewards came with double the risk, which was only natural.


    "Well then, no more dy, please have the three yers enter the preparation room, as our Three-yer Challenge Mode is about to begin."


    It was only at this point that the camera finally revealed the three protagonists, andpared to the solemn expressions of the two challengers, Ji Ruochu''s eagerness was almost too conspicuous.


    "Next, please have the three yers enter the preparation room together, where you will earn challenge time based on your abilities."


    At this point, the audience''s anticipation for the show reached a new high.


    Although this program can be said to bepletely free of dull moments, but... who wouldin about too much excitement?


    "Pioneer Seat Showdown Round Two - ckout Position Challenge."


    "On a 7x7 chessboard, forty-nine colored balls of seven colors are randomly arranged. yers have a limited time to observe the positions of the colored balls, after which the colors of the balls will disappear.


    yers can only blindly rearrange the board by moving entire rows or columns, with the goal of having all balls in each row or column be the same color, which is considered a sess.


    Within the allotted time, the yer with the most correct answers wins. If the scores are tied, the golden ball rule will be used as the tiebreaker.


    Under immense pressure and mutualpetition, please give your all."


    At the same time, the difficulty coefficient table for this challenge also appeared on the big screen:


    Observation: 2


    Memory: 5


    Spatial Awareness: 2


    Creativity: 1


    Reasoning: 5


    Calction: 4


    The moment this table appeared, everyone fell silent.


    "To be honest, judging solely from the difficulty coefficients, this challenge is slightly easier than the previous Pioneer Seat Showdown.


    However, the calction and reasoning coefficients for this challenge are too high, and it''s also a blindfolded challenge, which implicitly raises the difficulty another level."


    "You see, when moving the board, an entire row of balls will be moved, and it can move in four directions.


    And every move you make changes the board state, meaning that each ball''s movement creates 7*6=42 possibilities.


    In other words, if you move N times, that''s 42 to the power of N variations, which ces an immense demand on calction ability."


    Not to mention that Ji Ruochu had previously manually increased the difficulty for herself, effectively enabling a super-charged difficulty mode.


    Upon hearing this, the onlinementers who had initially said that this challenge wasn''t that difficult, and wasn''t as hard as blindfolded Rubik''s cube solving, fell silent.


    What''s more, the rules announced by the officials next were even more hair-raising.

 Chapter 188: The Trial Room Opens.

    <h4>Chapter 188</h4>


    "The rules for the ckout Position Challenge in the Preparatory Competition are as follows:


    Contestants can practice in their respective preparation rooms first, and after five minutes, the 1V1 Trial Room will open. Contestants can choose whether to enter the Trial Room or not based on the situation.


    Note that in the Three-yer Challenge Mode, if the challenged contestant has not entered the Trial Room within 2 minutes after it opens, the two challengers will receive an additional 30 seconds of initial challenge time.


    If during the 1V1 Trial stage, the challenged contestant loses twice consecutively, their initial challenge time will automatically be deducted by one minute."


    In other words, no matter how proficient Ji Ruochu was, she had to enter the Trial Room within two minutes after it opened, or else the challengers would gain challenge time.


    And she couldn''t lose two games in a row, or else she would be at a double disadvantage from the start.


    To be honest, Ji Ruochu didn''t care much about the time. Whether it was one minute more or one minute less didn''t matter. What mattered was... it was a little embarrassing.


    Therefore, after the five minutes of individual preparation time ended, Ji Ruochu went straight into the Trial Room.


    "Contestant Ji Ruochu has entered the Trial Room, but has not been matched with an opponent yet. The Trial Room has not started."


    At the same time, the two people who were still getting ustomed in the preparation room suddenly looked up.


    She prepared so quickly?


    Thements were utterly perplexed:


    [Did I miss something? Howe there wasn''t any footage from the preparation room? Did the program team just eat that five minutes?]


    [Geez, show us how the cub prepared already!]


    However, the post-production team, which had been very in sync with thements before, seemed to have forgotten this time, and the footage only showed the Trial Room.


    And at that moment, Ji Ruochu, sitting in the Trial Room, looked at the empty doorway twice, thenid her head on the table and closed her eyes to rest.


    Her carefree demeanor drew a chorus of sighs from the spectators'' seats.


    "Too powerful!"


    "No, her mentality is too..."


    "No wonder there are so many haters online, she''s not affected at all. The top dog''s mindset is truly formidable."


    Fans: ...That kind of makes sense?


    Haters: ...Well said, don''t say anything next time.


    It wasn''t until the post-production team showed the text [Two minutester] that a figure appeared in the Trial Room - it was -


    "Contestant Bei Lingyu has entered the Trial Room. The Trial Room is about to start."


    As this announcement yed, everyone present was extremely excited.


    But at this moment, the footage showed a post-match interview:


    "When you heard that Bei Lingyu entered the Trial Room before you, what was your feeling at the time?"


    "No feeling, I just felt that my teammate was too impatient." Quan Tianheng lookedpletely nonchnt, "But it''s good for him to test the waters first. Getting crushed... it''s better to adapt to that feeling in advance."


    "Aren''t you worried that you''ll be the only one left behind?"


    "Impossible." Quan Tianheng smiled, "I can''t say about other events, but... let me put it this way, my memory ability allows me to be just as good as ying with open cards even if I''mpletely blindfolded in this event."


    Thements at this time:


    [...This is the terror of a memory master.]


    [Surely not?]


    [So powerful, why didn''t he go to the Trial Room? Is he just talking big?]


    "Then why didn''t you go to the Trial Room first?" The interviewer asked the question on everyone''s mind.


    "Because... she went already."


    Comments: ?? What does that mean?


    After saying this, perhaps aware of the other person''s confusion, Quan Tianheng chuckled softly and said slowly:


    "Don''t be fooled by her seemingly arrogant demeanor now. In fact... she is an extremely cautious person. For someone so risk-averse to act so arrogantly, it just shows how confident she is in this event."


    The footage abruptly ended, and the scene immediately cut back to the preparation room, where Ji Ruochu and Bei Lingyu were already seated at their respective answer desks.


    "After the Trial starts, contestants will have three minutes to observe the game board. During these three minutes, contestants can decide whether to initiate the challenge or not. After three minutes, the challenge will start automatically.


    When a wrong answer is given, the game board will light up again, and contestants will have one minute of observation time to decide whether to continue or change the question."


    "Is the Trial about to begin? Are both contestants ready?"


    The two nodded.


    "The Trial officially begins!"


    As the AI assistant spoke, therge screen split into two parts, showing the game boards and facial expressions of the two contestants.


    However, before the audience could fully observe the two game boards, a notification sound rang out.


    "Ding."


    "Ji Ruochu haspleted observation and entered answer mode."


    !!!!!


    Thements at this time were filled with question marks.


    She started already?


    Dang, they haven''t even seen all the colors yet!


    [Hey cub, did you click the wrong button?]


    [Help, I''m getting goosebumps all over!]


    So, did Ji Ruochu really prepare well, or did she click the wrong button?

 Chapter 189: Let the Water Out

    <h4>Chapter 189</h4>


    However, what no one expected was that the moment the color of the balls on Ji Ruochu''s answer board disappeared, another broadcast voice started.


    "Contestant Bei Lingyu starts answering."


    The crowd let out a gasp.


    "Wow, herees the challenge."


    "Oh my, the tension is so thick!"


    "Isn''t this too risky?"


    ...


    As the contestants and online viewers were in heated discussion, the camera had already shifted to the two yers who were seriouslypeting and... the split screen in the center of the stage.


    As for why it was like this, it was naturally because...


    At this moment, the screen at the center of the stage showed two unobstructed ball puzzle boards.


    In other words, at this moment, apart from Ji Ruochu and Bei Lingyu, everyone could see the colors of the balls and clearly observe the changes in the colors of each row as the two yers slid the balls.


    "Bei Lingyu haspleted one submission."


    A prompt sound rang out, surprising everyone, and they immediately looked at Bei Lingyu''s answer board¡ª


    "Bei Lingyu has not fully restored the board. The current number of submissions allowed for this type of question: 1."


    A secondter, the voice broadcast sounded again, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Wow, I thought he was going so fast."


    "Turns out he was just trying to restore two rows first."


    At the guest seats.


    "That''s right, each question allows two submissions, so the first submission is just to verify your uracy."


    "It has to be said, this is quite a mental game."


    "But it doesn''t seem like Ji Ruochu was affected."


    Several guests were discussing the situation on stage when the Science Assistant''s voice rang out again.


    "Ji Ruochu haspleted one submission."


    The crowd nodded, it seemed the two were using the same strategy.


    "Indeed, the masters are consistent in their strategies¡ª"


    "Ji Ruochu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus for the challenge."


    The Science Assistant''s voice left the venue in a momentary silence, even the streamingments paused for an instant.


    Three secondster.


    "She fully restored it just like that?!"


    "Insane, is that even humanly possible?"


    "Was anyone watching the screen the whole time? I remember she had just restored the row with the gold balls, but in that brief moment, how did she manage to restore the entire board? That can''t be real, can it?"


    The streamingments were flooding in.


    [Ahhhh! Our girl is so amazing!]


    [Good thing I recorded it, let me see how the master did it.]


    At this time, the considerate program team reyed Ji Ruochu''s final few seconds of operation in slow motion.


    Then, everyone clearly saw that the originally scrambled balls, for some unknown reason, became extremely obedient the moment the gold ball row was restored, allowing each slide to make the colors of half a row consistent.


    With just a few back-and-forth movements, the 7x7 ball board was fully restored.


    Streamingments:


    [Well, that''s something I won''t understand even after watching it.]


    [Ahhhh! This, this... isn''t this that form?]


    [What form?]


    [The Rubik''s Cube form? Doesn''t seem quite like it either? Let me take another look.]


    [Help, are there any Rubik''s Cube masters in thements? Is what Ji Ruochu did an improvisation of the Rubik''s Cube form in a short time?]


    [Huh?]


    [What?]


    Just as thements were filled with question marks, Older Jin''s voice came like a timely rain.


    "Impressive, she managed to convert the 3x3x3 form in such a short time."


    "What is the 3x3x3 form conversion?"


    "I only know of the forms for swapping positions on the Rubik''s Cube, but can those be modified?"


    As they were discussing, Older Jin picked up a Rubik''s Cube from the table and demonstrated to the guests and viewers on screen.


    "For example, if I want to move this color to this side, I need to first twist it like this..."


    As Older Jin exined, he demonstrated the moves. "This is the basic Rubik''s Cube form. This is a 3x3x3 Rubik''s Cube, so we call it the 3x3x3 form.


    Although thepetition is about restoring a t ball puzzle, the principle is essentially the same. Of course, restoring a t puzzle is simpler than a 3x3x3 Rubik''s Cube.


    That''s why we added the quantity and ckout restrictions to make it more challenging. In this situation, toplete the restoration quickly,


    the contestants need exceptional memory, calction skills, and the ability to restore the balls in the shortest time possible.


    But Ji Ruochu skipped this step entirely and set up a new set of forms for this board from the ground up.


    This way, no matter how the colors of the balls on the board change, she only needs to remember the position of each ball, and then apply the form for the balls that need adjusting."


    After this exnation, the guest seats fell silent. But Older Jin didn''t seem to think the impact on everyone was enough, so he continued:


    "Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn''t be that praiseworthy since all the contestants here could do the same given enough time.


    What''s impressive about Ji Ruochu''s form is¡ª"


    The next second, Ji Ruochu''s board appeared on the stage screen. Older Jin smiled and said,


    "The overly cautious young girl prioritized restoring the gold balls first."


    Almost as soon as Older Jin finished speaking, the screen only showed the now split board.


    The left side was the 1v1 yer answer board with colorspletely obstructed, and the right side was the unobstructed version on the stage screen for the audience''s viewing.


    At this moment, on the unobstructed screen, the restored row of gold balls appeared.


    ...


    At this moment, whether in the guest seats or in front of screens, everyone fell silent.


    It was also at this moment that this girl, who had been in the public eye since childhood,manded respect.


    "Ji Ruochu haspleted one submission."


    "Ji Ruochu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus."


    Secondster.


    "Bei Lingyu haspleted one submission."


    "Bei Lingyu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus."


    After finally earning a point, Bei Lingyu looked at Ji Ruochu, who had started the third question, and let out an imperceptible breath before continuing to focus on thepetition.


    Thepetition went on, and neither of them made any other moves, both fully focused onpleting the challenges, until the end of the first 1v1 round.


    The result was, of course, Ji Ruochu''s victory with twice the score,pleting ten submissions and umting 300 seconds of time.


    The second round was against the well-prepared Quan Tianheng.


    From the moment the PK round started, Ji Ruochu entered her state of focus, her efficiency no lower than before. In contrast, although Quan Tianheng''s answering speed was consistent with Bei Lingyu''s earlier, he seemed more at ease than Bei Lingyu.


    In fact, it even gave the impression that he could go faster if he wanted, but was deliberately maintaining this steady, unhurried pace, as if¡ª


    [What''s going on? Is Quan Tianheng holding back?]


    [But he''s a world memory master, this should be his forte.]


    [How boring, isn''t this just a mockpetition?]

 Chapter 190: Challenge Session Begins

    <h4>Chapter 190</h4>


    So, was Quan Tianheng really taking it easy?


    "Taking it easy?"


    In ater interview clip, the young man looked surprised. "Who are you looking down on?"


    That was...


    "Just a strategy."


    As for what strategy, everyone soon understood.


    "Time''s up."


    This time, Ji Ruochu still won, but her score was lower than before, ultimately earning her 270 seconds of time. On the other hand, it was Quan Tianheng who seemed unhurried and actually earned 180 seconds of challenge time.


    It seemed like Ji Ruochu was far ahead, but in reality¡ª


    "Up until now, Ji Ruochu has won two trials and earned a total of 570 seconds of challenge time. Bei Lingyu has earned 150 seconds of challenge time, and Quan Tianheng has earned 180 seconds of challenge time.


    Since we are currently in the Fight the Landlord mode, the two contestants'' challenge times can bebined."


    With the sound prompt, the time count on the disy screen changed. Ji Ruochu''s time remained the same, but Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng''s times both changed to 330 seconds.


    Looking at it this way, it didn''t seem like much since Ji Ruochu still had a significant lead in umted time. As long as she kept going, the other two basically had no chance of overtaking her.


    But no one expected that at this critical moment, Ji Ruochu would suddenly stand up and, after signaling Quan Tianheng, brush past the fiercely approaching Bei Lingyu at the trial room entrance and... return to her own prep room.


    Yes, she went back, and not only did she go back, but she also started meditating with her eyes closed.


    Seeing this, the people present were even more excited than she was.


    "What''s going on? Is she not continuing?"


    "But in this situation, won''t her time be deducted if she doesn''t continue?"


    "No way, there''s not enough time left for more than one round. The trial room is about to close."


    Everyone looked up and saw that the countdown on the trial room was less than 3 minutes.


    "But if she doesn''t go, won''t her umted time be overtaken?"


    After all, if one of the other two answered five more questions correctly, they would have abined 300 seconds, which would directly overtake her.


    Moreover, in the challenge round, if Ji Ruochu wanted to win, it wouldn''t be like this. She would have to score much more than double her opponents.


    "She''s run out of energy."


    One contestant said, "After two consecutive rounds, even though she came up with a new form herself, the amount of calction hasn''t decreased."


    "Yeah, we almost overlooked the difficulty of this event when we saw how rxed she was earlier."


    ...


    The guest seats were also discussing.


    "Actually, I think Ji Ruochu''s strategy is correct. Even if she gets overtaken now, it won''t be by much. But if she doesn''t rest, it will be more difficult for her in the official challenge roundter."


    "No wonder Bei Lingyu looked so rxed. She was holding something back, preparing to go all out in the challenge round."


    "The key is that even though she held something back, she''s only three questions behind Ji Ruochu."


    ...


    "Time''s up."


    "In this round, Bei Lingyu wins and earns 210 seconds of challenge time. Contestant Quan Tianheng earns 180 seconds of challenge time."


    ...


    "Quan Tianheng is so steady, always maintaining his own pace."


    "Now theirbined challenge time has overtaken her."


    ...


    "The trial room is about to close. Contestants may return to their prep rooms for final preparations."


    With the sound prompt, the three returned to their prep rooms. At this time, Ji Ruochu was still meditating with her eyes closed, making people worry for her.


    Two minutester.


    "A narrow path, a fateful encounter! Who will vie for supremacy!"


    "The Pioneer Seat Competition is about to begin!"


    "Contestants, please proceed to the challenge area!"


    It wasn''t until this point that the previously silent Ji Ruochu finally opened her eyes.


    Whether it was because she had rested for a bit or because the challenge round was finally here, Ji Ruochu''s eyes were shining unusually bright.


    When the three returned to the stage, there were three answer terminals set up.


    The host interviewed the three contestants as usual, asking the old three questions about whether they were confident, nervous, or had anything to say to their opponents.


    After some banter, the three took their positions.


    "The challenge round is about to begin. Are the three contestants ready?"


    "Then, I will now announce the rules for you."


    [Pioneer Seat Competition ckjack Mode Rules:


    Each contestant''s challenge time will be determined by the previous prep round. Contestants need to restore the chessboard and reassemble a scrambled Rubik''s cube as many times as possible within their limited time.


    For each time the Rubik''s cube is reassembled, one submission will be unlocked.]


    "What?!"


    One contestant eximed in shock. "You mean that if the Rubik''s cube isn''t reassembled, even if the chessboard restoration ispleted, there''s no way to submit it?"


    "That''s so crazy!"


    "No wonder there''s a prep round and a challenge round."


    "But I feel like the challenge for the Pioneer Seat gets harder and harder each time?"


    However, that wasn''t all. The program team then announced another daunting pressure round.

 Chapter 191: You excellent students of Beijing University, the heart is very dirty

    <h4>Chapter 191</h4>


    [To fully unleash the contestants'' potential, the project will simultaneouslyunch a pressure segment. For each submission from both sides, if correct, the submitting side''s time will flow slower, while the opponent''s time will double in speed. If incorrect, the time flow speed of both sides will increase.]


    Thus, for Ji Ruochu to win, her submission ratepared to her opponent''s must consistently maintain a 2:1 ratio, underpletely correct conditions.


    The pressure on Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng would be rtively lower, even if they made mistakes, it didn''t matter, since the time flow speed of both sides would increase, giving them the advantage no matter how you calcte it.


    Moreover, in the Dou Dizhu mode, they only needed to ensure that Ji Ruochu''s score did not exceed twice theirs.


    "Contestants, please get ready. The ckout Position Challenge officially begins!"


    The next second, the contestants'' answer terminals lit up, disying a 7x7 chessboard with scrambled colored balls.


    At the same time, on therge screen at the center of the stage, a split bar graph representing the umted time appeared.


    The left side showed Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng''sbined time: 720 seconds.


    The right side belonged to Ji Ruochu: 570 seconds.


    From this view, Ji Ruochu was at a disadvantage, both in terms of time reserves, as well as the number of opponents and the mechanism itself.


    "Ji is in danger."


    "Indeed, if either Bei Lingyu or Quan Tianheng was reced, she might have a chance, but those two are just too monstrous."


    "Only Ji would dare to take on both of their challenges simultaneously."


    Evidently, under these circumstances, rationally speaking, most did not have high hopes for Ji Ruochu.


    What they failed to realize, however, was that in their certainty that the "two-versus-one format was disadvantageous for Ji Ruochu," they unconsciously overlooked their own firm belief that "she was unbeatable in one-on-one."


    Thus, with this view, the first score submission for the ckout Position Challenge stage began.


    "Ji Ruochu has submitted once, earning 1 point. Her current time flow speed has decreased."


    "Bei Lingyu and Quan Tianheng''s time flow speed has increased."


    A collective gasp echoed through the venue, as Ji Ruochu''s speed now far exceeded her pace during the warm-up round.


    "This must be her true level." Older Jin nodded, jotting down a string of numbers on his record sheet.


    "Yeah, I knew something felt off. I remember herst attempt before the 1v1, she just nced at it and started solving."


    As the guests discussed, the show reyed footage from the warm-up round...


    [Warm-up Round]


    Initially, Ji Ruochu did not rush to start, but calmly observed the answer terminal. If not for her fingers idly tracing motions above the table, others might have thought she had entered a trance.


    A minuteter, she finally straightened her posture and lightly tapped to begin answering.


    Secondster, the correct submission count changed from "0" to "1", taking no more than thirty seconds in total.


    "Seems she''s found the method?" Ji Sishi, one of the guestmentators, sighed in relief.


    Yet the next second, Gong Jianling''s puzzled voice rang out, "Huh? Why did she stop again? Shouldn''t she continue reinforcing it now?"


    "Don''t tell me she''ll need to ponder again? I see Bei Lingyu is already itching to go to the challenge room."


    Fortunately, it did not take long this time. As they spoke, Ji Ruochu resumed working.


    This time, shepleted the restoration even faster, within twenty seconds, and the warm-up room''s correct submission count changed from "1" to "2".


    Ji Sishi was finally relieved, "Looks like she''s got it--"


    Before she could finish, Ji Ruochu had already risen from the warm-up room, leisurely grabbing a sugar cube from the table before strolling towards the challenge room.


    At that moment, everyone felt this girl was audaciously overconfident.


    "Is that it? No more practice?"


    Although the challenge room had been open for contestants to enter after five minutes of warm-up, even the usually bold Bei Lingyu was diligently preparing in the warm-up room. Yet Ji Ruochu had directly entered the challenge room.


    Considering the time, Bei Lingyu had grasped the patterns slightly earlier than Ji Ruochu.


    The previously silent Older Jin spoke up, "No need."


    The three guestmentators turned their inquisitive gazes towards him.


    "She''s mastered both the restoration form and the rules."


    His vague statement left the three puzzled, yet before they could ask, Older Jin calmly uttered four words, "Golden ball determines victory."


    The next second, the screen split into two sides - Ji Ruochu''s restoration sequence in the warm-up room for her first and second attempts.


    After five seconds of ball movements, the first column of restored balls appeared on both sides.


    The left side showed blue balls, while the right side showed - golden balls.


    Subsequently, footage from the 1v1 challenge room disyed Ji Ruochu''s board restoration trajectory. Without exception, in each restoration process, the first row restored was always the golden ball row.


    Comments in the live chat:


    [...How can I put this? My knees just went weak.]


    [Thanks for the reminder, I''ve regained myposure.]


    [No, she''s a monster! In such a short time, she not only figured out the form change but also adjusted the order?]


    [Well done, I finally understand what Quan Tianheng meant when he said "Ji Ruochu''s meticulousness is renowned at Peking University."]


    [No wonder she left the challenge room after just two attempts, she wasn''t biding her time, she was just beingzy?]


    [Tsk, so Ji intentionally slowed her pace in the challenge room?]


    [Haha, in the warm-up room she restored in twenty-odd seconds, but in the challenge room she just maintained thirty seconds, andter didn''t even bother keeping it at thirty?]


    [Our girl is so sly, I love it hehehe...]


    [Really cunning, purposefully slowing down to mislead opponents, can''t you be more upfront?]


    [How interesting, our girl was just conserving her energy, yet you call it cunning?]


    [Exactly, it''s as if only our girl was hiding her true ability.]


    [Are you all mad? What''s there to criticize? This is apetition, everyone fights for themselves. I''m speechless at you haters.]


    [Did Ji Ruochu dig up your ancestral graves? Why are you so fixated on ndering her?]


    [Can we just enjoy the show without polluting thements with that entertainment industry nonsense?]


    Unlike before, these haters were promptly shut down as soon as they emerged. After all, Ji Ruochu was no longer just an entertainer, but a genuine talent.


    Most viewers tuned in to witness the sh of wits between these prodigies, not mindless nder.


    Of course, aside from these disruptivements, the most interesting reactions came from viewers who had initially favored Bei Lingyu.


    [Well, well, turns out our Bei was the only sincere one, huh?]


    [Bei Lingyu: You Peking University geniuses, you''re all sly at heart!]

 Chapter 192: If the Landlord is Officially Online

    <h4>Chapter 192</h4>


    And so, in the back-and-forth chase between the three of them, what should have been a racesting nearly ten minutes ended in just over four minutes.


    It wasn''t until the Science Assistant dered time was up that everyone present finally let out a long sigh of relief.


    Good heavens, it was supposed to be apetition between just the three of them, but in the end, everyone was drawn into the tension.


    "Well then, did Ji Ruochu manage to defend her leading position? Next, let''s have the Science Assistant reveal the result for us!"


    In the next moment, the cameras focused on the three assistants beside the three answer terminals.


    "ording to the statistics, challenger Bei Lingyu sessfully submitted six times."


    "Challenger Quan Tianheng sessfully submitted eight times."


    "The challenger team scored a total of 14 points."


    In other words, Ji Ruochu''s score had to exceed the sum of the two to win thepetition, at least 15 points.


    "If I remember correctly, Ji Ruochu''s fastest time during training was around twenty seconds, right?"


    "That''s right. If she could maintain that pace, submitting three times per minute... it''s still not enough. The two sides kept elerating against each other, the actualpetition time definitely didn''t exceed five minutes."


    "And her speed started to slow down in the second one-on-one match before."


    ...


    After the scores came out, the contestants below immediately started discussing.


    Obviously, everyone thought Ji Ruochu''s submission count was higher than the other two, but the possibility of exceeding theirbined total... was low.


    "To be honest, even if she loses under these rules, it''s still an honorable defeat."


    After all, future internationalpetitions would also be one-on-one.


    However, just as this thought was settling in, a voice ignited the entire scene.


    "ording to the statistics, contestant Ji Ruochu submitted 18 times!"


    !!


    "Congrattions to Ji Ruochu for sessfully defending her position."


    The whole scene was in an uproar.


    After a brief shock, everyone mechanically began pping in congrattion.


    In the next second, the big screen started reying the footage of the three answering questions.


    Every time a question was submitted, the scores on the side would change ordingly, and Ji Ruochu, after initially being tied with thebined score of the other two... started to exert herself.


    Yes, that initial tie was just her warm-up.


    It was at this time that everyone clearly saw how incredibly fast she was at solving problems, and the most bone-chilling thing was that her state seemed to improve as time went by.


    At the moment the answer terminal dimmed, people could clearly see... regret? on her face.


    Was it regret?


    Was she regretting that time was up before she could fully enjoy herself?


    How terrifying.


    And so, in this challengepetition, Ji Ruochu sessfully defended her position with her formidable memory, calction skills, and strength.


    "Congrattions to Ji Ruochu for sessfully defending her position. At the same time, you have entered the challenger protection period. Until the end of the preliminaries, your position cannot be challenged again."


    Wow¡ª


    Another round of exmations erupted at the scene. Good heavens, is this the legendary corrtion between risk and return?


    Rising to fame in a single battle, she truly rose to fame in a single battle!


    Although... there probably won''t be many people challenging her after this.


    In response, Ji Ruochu, whose smile disappeared in an instant, stated ¡ª the protection is good, but don''t protect me next time.


    Thements section erupted withughter.


    [Help, the baby is just too adorable? When the host said she couldn''t be challenged again, her smile instantly vanished.]


    [While others are cute and love to y, the baby is both formidable and loves to y.]


    [Haha, I felt like her footsteps got heavier as she returned to her seat.]


    ...


    And so, the program ended amidst theughter ofizens and the enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene.


    As expected, after the program aired, Ji Ruochu once again topped several trending searches.


    #Ji Ruochu: It seems like she lost even though she won#


    #The Landlord¡¤Ruo officially debuted#


    #Is there really someone with memory power this formidable?#


    As a result, in the time that followed, the program "Brain Battle" sessfully made the general public aware of "what a genius is."


    It''s not just about having good grades or being outstanding inpetitions.


    The difference between a genius and an ordinary person doesn''t lie in the 99% effort, but in the fact that they have that 1% talent and are still willing to put in that 99% effort.


    In fact, some geniuses even feel that they''re only a "tad bit" more diligent than others.


    At first, there were alsoizens who expressed sentiment, saying that just from watching a variety show, they suddenly felt that their own efforts didn''t seem to amount to much.


    After all, as ordinary people, no matter how they faced difficulties, they couldn''t match a genius, let alone break through the ss divide.


    In response, Ji Ruochu even posted a status update:


    [I reflect on myself three times a day: Is the food to my taste? Am I in a good mood? Am I wholeheartedly studying?]


    Netizens directly tranted below:


    [Just eat well, be in a good mood, and study hard. Don''t think too much, it''s useless anyway.]


    [Exactly, why so much mncholy? Whether you''re a genius or not, we all grow old the same way.]


    Ji Ruochu silently gave a like below.


    Time flowed slowly, and the program''spetition schedule reached thetter half¡ªthe international events.


    Unlike the previous domestic challenges, this time''s one-on-one matches pitted participants against foreign "friends."


    Not to mention those from farther away, even just the neighboring ind country had a mental calction prodigy, who was only a ten-year-old girl.


    Fortunately, a "hall-sweeping" young contestant emerged from the previous domestic challenge¡ªLiang Wanyue.


    She was a little girl of only nine years old. Upon seeing Ji Ruochu, she cutely called her "Big Sister Wen Qu Xing."


    After some inquiry, it turned out that she had a chance encounter with Ji Ruochu''s family many years ago in an airport lounge.


    At that time, Ji Ruochu, whose college entrance exam results had juste out, went around touching the heads of all the children in the VIP lounge, amid much fanfare.


    Little Wanyue was held by her mother, her small face pushed towards Ji Ruochu''s hand.


    Back then, the four-year-old girl was still bewildered, only knowing that this sister was truly beautiful. After her soft hand caressed her forehead, she even secretly pinched little Wanyue''s chubby cheeks.


    From that day on, her mother would asionally tell her that little Wanyue had been blessed by Big Sister Wen Qu Xing, and would definitely be a little genius.


    At first, her father said her mother was superstitious, until... little Wanyue''s mental calction abilities started to manifest.


    Adding to that, Ji Ruochu''s dazzling achievements in recent years motivated the little girl to study diligently, setting her sights on entering the same school as Big Sister Wen Qu Xing.


    [Small Skit]


    In a certain vi, an elderly person watching TV saw the little girl on screen, then looked at his grandson staring longingly at a small cake on the table, drooling, and sighed:


    "You say both these children had their heads touched by Wen Qu Xing, and our good boy was the first, why is there such a difference?"


    Family members beside him: ... Good question.

 Chapter 193: International Competition

    <h4>Chapter 193</h4>


    Of course, this was just the tip of the iceberg. As more and more international friends came topete, the program''s influence on the masses grew even deeper.


    Besides the honor of representing the country in battle, the program ''Brain Battle'' sessfully led the public to pursue knowledge during this summer.


    Among them, Ji Ruochu was undoubtedly the best promoter. Apart from being a familiar face on the screen since childhood, more importantly, she never hesitated to give her fans "the whip of love."


    [Did you finish today''s homework?]


    [Did you preview tomorrow''s lessons?]


    [It doesn''t matter about grades, but you can''t stop acquiring knowledge.]


    Adding to that, during the entire internationalpetition, her asional battles were clean and astonishing to everyone.


    Facing the provocative challenger from Country I, she calmlypleted the decisive move in the shortest time, truly letting people know the meaning of "Hua Country speed."


    Against formidable opponents, she could turn the tide when her team was far behind, achieving a stunning reversal that let the audiences, both on-site and in front of screens, experience an "adrenaline rush."


    It could be said that she was the anchor of her team. As long as she was there, no matter what difficulties arose, a solution could be found.


    For example, at this moment, it was thest match of the internationalpetition - the chess showdown.


    The first round was a pure memory contest.


    Quan Tianheng faced apetitor from Country A. It''s worth mentioning that both were memory masters, and recently, this yer from Country A had just broken Quan Tianheng''s record.


    After an intense battle, Quan Tianheng was unfortunately one point behind.


    The second round was a spatial visualization contest.


    Representing their side was Chai Jiazi, the second-best in spatial imagination after Ji Ruochu.


    Unlike Ji Ruochu''s high-profile style, Chai Jiazi took a more low-key approach. During the domestic preliminary rounds, many tried to dethrone her from the frontline position.


    Who would have thought that this girl was just incredibly lucky? Whenever the questions were drawn, no matter if it was her or her opponent''s turn, the questions always seemed to involve spatial imagination.


    As a result, no need to borate, no matter how the other positions changed, she and Ji Ruochu, the fan favorite duo, remained firmly in ce, unshakable.


    It wasn''t until an evaluation from Mr. Jin that people finally understood.


    "For Chai Jiazi, as long as it''s a three-dimensional object and she takes a look, her brain instantly rotates and analyzes it multiple times. To put it bluntly, her brain is like a CT scanner with its own scanning and parsing system."


    It was precisely for this reason that in the final round, with Ji Ruochu as thest ace up their sleeve, this spatial visualization task inevitably fell to Chai Jiazi.


    And she did not disappoint, winning this round. At this point, the two sides were tied at one round each.


    Thus, the decisive round once again rested on Ji Ruochu.


    [...This scene looks familiar.]


    [Ahhh, so tense, so tense! Although Ji Ruochu has performed amazingly so far, she''speted in several rounds already.]


    [Come on, if she wins this time, I''ll never criticize her again.]


    [The critic above has such a small mindset, unlike me. I''ve already stopped criticizing her, win or lose.]


    [????]


    ...


    Amid the rapidly scrollingments fromizens, the countdown for the match began on site.


    Unlike the previous two rounds, the third round could be considered a mixed bag. First, in terms of memory, the contestants only had two minutes to observe the chessboard.


    After two minutes, the contestants had to be blindfolded and turn away from the screen before starting the match.


    Not only that, every two minutes, all the chess pieces on the board would simultaneously shift one square to the right, with the piece on the far right being moved to the far left.


    The board would shift like this every two minutes, repeating until a winner emerged.


    In other words, contestants not only had to remember the changingyout of their own pieces but also keep track of their opponent''s pieces, using this information to strategize.


    Adding to theplexity, with the board shifting every two minutes, contestants had to constantly re-analyze the changing board positions in their minds.


    All while engaging in a battle of wits against their opponent to determine the winner.


    The sheer difficulty of these rules was enough to make one gasp, let alone the contestants themselves.


    The atmosphere on site became increasingly tense.


    "Second row, column C, left diagonal three forward."


    "Row seven, column D, one forward."


    ...


    "All pieces on board,mencing shift..."


    "Resume battle."


    ...


    "Third row, column E, right diagonal one forward."


    "Sixth row..."


    ...


    "No decisive oue,mencing shift..."


    "Resume battle."


    ...


    As time passed, the situation on the board grew increasingly heated.


    Although neither side had lost any crucial pieces yet, with the increasing number of shifts and piece movements, the overallputationalplexity became daunting.


    Regarding this, the observing Mr. Jin and the international judges unanimously agreed:


    "Whoever makes the first mistake loses."


    Simr to Chinese chess, each piece in international chess has different movement rules. If there''s a memorypse and a bishop (meant to move diagonally) is mistaken for a pawn, then... it''s aplete loss.


    Moreover, international chess has the added rule of "pawn promotion."


    However, both contestants were clearly highly skilled, and it wasn''t until the tenth minute that a crucial piece was captured.


    "White bishop captured."


    As soon as this announcement rang out, the venue erupted into amotion. The reason was simple - the white pieces belonged to Ji Ruochu.


    At this point, a slight smile finally appeared on thepetitor from Country A''s face, although beads of cold sweat had formed on his forehead.


    In contrast, Ji Ruochu remained calm to an astonishing degree, as if the captured crucial piece wasn''t hers at all.


    "No decisive oue, battle resumes."


    ...


    "Commencing shift."


    ...


    "White knight captured."


    ...


    "White rook captured."


    ...


    "White bishop captured."


    ...


    As one announcement after another rang out, everyone''s hearts were gripped with tension.


    Clearly, even though neither contestant had made a mistake, Ji Ruochu had begun losing pieces one by one, putting her in a highly disadvantageous position.


    By the twentieth minute of the match, the white pieces were reduced to just two lonely rooks, two bishops, two knights, and a few pawns.


    Although the white king and queen were well-protected, after so many piece losses, there was a growing sense that the tide had turned against the white pieces.


    Even those not too familiar with international chess could see this.


    While the audience felt regretful about this, they also expressed understanding. After all, after so many rounds of intensepetition, coupled with the extreme difficulty of this final round, losing was still -


    "ck pawn captured."


    Suddenly, an announcement rang out, instantly snapping the audience back to attention.


    What piece?


    ck?

 Chapter 194: A Champion Is Born

    <h4>Chapter 194</h4>


    Although, up until now, the ck pieces have not suffered many losses, but... even a tiny mosquito is flesh.


    Taking a step back, even if they lose, they don''t want to lose too badly, they want to capture as many pieces as possible.


    However, what everyone did not expect was that the ck pawn that got captured, rather than being a matter of face for the white pieces, was more of a counterattack from the white pieces.


    Because-


    "ck bishop (B) is dead."


    ...


    "ck knight (N) is dead."


    ...


    "ck rook (R) is dead."


    ...


    "ck knight (N) is dead."


    ...


    With one announcement after another, the ck camp''s pieces on the left side of the board were almost wiped out.


    At this, the audience who didn''t understand chess began to have a glimmer of hope, but anyone with even a basic understanding of chess knew that the situation was bing increasingly unfavorable.


    Because after this, Ji Ruochu''s originally few remaining pieces had almost all entered the ck camp.


    At this moment, on the white side of the board, there was only one king, one queen, one bishop, and one pawn left against the ck army on the bottom right.


    The white pieces were at their wits'' end.


    The next second, a ck pawn crossed the boundary line and entered the white territory instantly. With just one step, it could capture another white piece.


    And if the white pieces lost one more piece, then the oue would be decided-


    "The game is not over yet, swap begins."


    Huh?


    The unexpected announcement made the guests, who had already slumped back in their chairs, immediately sit up straight.


    In the next second, everyone watched in astonishment as the ck pieces, which had already advanced from the bottom right to the top right, were suddenly "whoosh" transported to the left side, right next to the white pawn, and conveniently blocking the diagonal path of the white bishop.


    And the white bishop could only move diagonally.


    The result was obvious - the ck piece was captured.


    "Is this a coincidence?"


    "That''s too much of a coincidence, isn''t it?"


    At the same time, the camera zoomed in on Ji Ruochu, showing the young woman wearing an eye mask still calm andposed, with only the slight upward curve of her lips revealing her good mood at the moment.


    !!


    Not a coincidence!!


    It was a trap she had set!


    At this moment, the same sentence appeared in everyone''s mind, and then... their heads felt tingly.


    Because from start to finish, no one had noticed her n - not the yers from Country A who were lost in their own game, nor the spectators in the audience.


    For such a dramatic change in the situation, even the judges were instantly shocked, let alone the Country A yer who had been one step away from victory.


    "ck piece''s move is invalid."


    With this announcement, the defeat of the ck pieces was inevitable.


    From beginning to end, Ji Ruochu''s counterattack took no more than two minutes.


    But when did the setup for this chess game begin?


    The footage rewound, eventually freezing at the moment when the white bishop was captured.


    At that time, both sides were still evenly matched. Then, the ck pieces tossed out a bait as usual, but the white pieces ignored it and instead sacrificed two pieces.


    Yes, two.


    One was the rook in in sight, and the other was the bishop in hiding.


    The ck pieces avoided the rook but took the bait of the knight.


    From then on, the white pieces entered a stage of cautious maneuvering, luring the ck pieces into the trap step by step, and then... sprung a counterattack.


    Of course, if it were just that, the ck pieces would not have been defeated so quickly.


    What truly led the ck pieces into a losing position was the rule of swapping pieces every two minutes.


    No one knew how Ji Ruochu managed to set up the trap while fending off the ck pieces'' attacks and simultaneously time the swap perfectly.


    [Whoa, I thought I was just watching a game, but I got the feeling of witnessing two armies battling each other!]


    [Terrifying, no wonder Ji Ruochu was steadily staying behind the scenes - this is practically an unbeatable hand of cards!]


    [I don''t know how to put it, but for the first time, I feel like we''re bullying someone.]


    ...


    Amidst the astonished voices, the match ended.


    "Match over, white wins."


    "The champion is - the Hua Country Team!"


    The team members joyfully leapt up, and the venue erupted in thunderous apuse as Ji Ruochu was surrounded by her teammates.


    With this, the first season of CCTV''s Brain Battle concluded, and yers from other countries gathered to congratte the Hua Country team.


    The camera captured everyone, with Ji Ruochu standing steadily in the center, the Brain King trophy in front of her, her smiling teammates by her side, and confetti raining down from above.


    Click -


    The image was frozen.


    "Our daughter is indeed remarkable, beautiful and photogenic."


    Ji Mochen carefully wiped the framed picture before climbing onto a stool to personally hang it in their living room.


    This spot had previously disyed a family portrait of the three of them, but now... it had be a dedicated wall honoring Ji Ruochu''s achievements.


    From her "Triple Excellence Student" award in elementary school to the "International Math Olympiad Gold Medal," even her Gaokao score was printed out and framed alongside the clipping about her being the "Capital Exam Top Scorer."


    And in the prime position now was the photo from the Brain Battle finals.


    "Honey, you should go pick up our daughter after hanging up the picture. It''s been over a month already, I wonder if she''s lost weight." Ling Chujin peeked out from the kitchen.


    "Sure, I''ll go now."


    Speaking of it, it was heartbreaking. Although during this summer vacation, Ji Ruochu had been active on TV,peting with her teammates and foreign yers.


    But in reality, the show had been recorded long ago, and Ji Ruochu had informed her parents that she would be busy with her studies shortly after the second episode aired, dashing their hopes of her returning home anytime soon.


    At first, the couple thought it would be like before, working on some projects with her mentor. It wasn''t until... Ji Ruochu''s friends also started "being busy with their studies" that the couple began to suspect something.


    The reason it was just suspicion was mainly because Ji Ruochu had clearly told them before that since she had been active on screen from a young age, there probably wouldn''t be any progress in that area, at most working on some peripheral projects.


    But now, with the Jiang family''s predetermined candidate and the Qi family''s brat also bing "busy," they started to doubt their assumptions.


    Thinking of this, Ji Mochen felt heartbroken. He was Ji Ruochu''s father, yet he had to raise his daughter from afar like the online fans, only able to wait patiently like a hopeful parent for any news about her.


    He couldn''t even know what his daughter was up to, and the couple could only wait like a stone yearning for her return.


    Fortunately, their daughter wasing back now!


    With this thought, the previously dejected father instantly revived, grabbing his clothes as he headed out while reminding his wife:


    "Keep an eye on the soup in the pot, I specially stewed it for our daughter."


    "Don''t worry, I''ve got it covered."


    Assured by her response, Ji Mochen happily went out.


    But after turning a corner, he saw Jiang''s Mother Qiao Lanyi and Qi''s Mother also heading out.


    "Going to pick up the kids?" Jiang''s Mother Qiao Lanyi smiled and stopped. "Why don''t we... go together?"


    Ji Mochen: ...


    A minuteter, Jiang''s Mother and Qi''s Mother returned to their vis, looking delighted.


    Ji Mochen, who had been entrusted to "go together" to pick up the kids, had lost half his smile.


    He shouldn''t have be their neighbor in the first ce!


    How annoying!

 Chapter 195: Look at the stone husband and wife online

    <h4>Chapter 195</h4>


    "I feel like I stink," Qi Yibin said with a look of disgust as he sniffed his clothes.


    Upon hearing this, Ji Ruochu and Jiang Zhi silently moved away from him.


    Jiang Zhi sniffed himself: Hmm, not smelly, fragrant actually~


    Ji Ruochu also took a whiff but instead turned around and stopped an elderly man on an electric bike.


    Two minutester.


    The three of them sat in a row on the small steps by the school gate, each holding a candied hawthorn snack and happily munching away.


    "Tsk, so sour," Qi Yibin took a bite of his candied hawthorn, grimacing. "Don''t tell me you''re... you know, in the pudding club?"


    Ji Ruochu paused her hand holding the candied hawthorn.


    Smack.


    Her other hand unhesitatingly gave him a whack on the head, while Jiang Zhi beside themughed until he was out of breath.


    "I think you''ve gone stupid from crunching numbers. She''s been in theb for the past two months, barely leaving. If she really was, then who''s the baby daddy? Theb equipment¡ª" Smack!


    Another strike, and the world fell silent once more.


    When Ji Mochen finally rushed to the school gate, what he saw were the three innocently sitting in a row, munching on candied hawthorns.


    His Young Lady sat in the middle, nked by two handsome young men on either side. Come to think of it, they did resemble a Young Lady and her Attendants.


    Especially at that moment when they had just finished theirst bites and were cleaning up.


    The hawthorn seeds they had spit out were carefully wrapped in paper, along with the bamboo skewers, and ced in a small white bag.


    One "Attendant" took tissues from the backpack belonging to the Young Lady and handed them over. The three wiped their hands clean, and the other "Attendant" walked over to a trash can a few meters away to discard the bag.


    Afterpleting this series of actions, the three sat obediently on the steps again, resting their chins in their hands as they talked idly.


    "Young Lady!" Ji Mochen drove the car up to them and lowered the window.


    Ji Ruochu looked up, her eyes instantly lighting up with a smile.


    As the three stood up, the elderly father had already gotten out of the car and walked over to his Young Lady, taking her bag and motioning for her to get in the car.


    "You''ve lost weight. Weren''t you eating well in there?" The father looked concerned, prompting Ji Ruochu to shake her head in exasperation¡ªthe way he said it, one would think she''d been locked up.


    "Let''s go, I''ve got soup simmering at home for you to replenish yourself."


    As father and daughter walked and chatted, Ji Mochen opened the passenger door for his Young Lady¡ª


    "What are you standing there for? Get in the car." Ji Mochen turned and looked at the two weak and helpless boys still standing there with disdain.


    "Thank you, uncle!" The two boys immediately smiled, not daring to ask why their own mother hadn''te.


    Don''t ask, just know that she was busy with other matters.


    As soon as she got in the car, Ji Ruochu expertly took out some snacks from the car, checking the production date¡ªthree days ago. The smile on her lips grew deeper.


    "I want the strawberry vor," Qi Yibin naturally reached out his hand.


    "Then I''ll have the durian one," Jiang Zhi grinned.


    Ji Ruochu wasn''t about to indulge them, simply tossing arge bag their way for them to rummage through themselves.


    "Your project should be done by now, right? Do you still need to go back?" Ji Mochen asked casually as he drove.


    The three fell silent for a moment.


    "Mmm, so good. Which brand is this? I''ll have my mom buy some when we get back," Qi Yibin studied the ingredients list intently.


    "I know this brand..."


    "Dad, what soup did you simmer for me today?"


    Ji Mochen: ...Got it, don''t ask.


    "Chicken soup. Your third uncle gave me an old ginseng rootst month, so I used that to simmer the broth."


    ...


    Soon, the car arrived at the gatedmunity, as the kids often yed together and the school was nearby. Thus, their families had bought houses in the same neighborhood.


    However, apart from Ji Mochen and his wife living with their Young Lady, the other houses were mainly upied by the kids themselves when on vacation, as they were all grown up now. The houses had maids and butlers arranged, so there was no need for their parents to constantly hover.


    Oh, except for the Ji family¡ªthis couple were dedicated parents to their cherished daughter.


    But it worked out well this way. With them around, the other families felt more at ease. After all, whenever it was vacation time, the kids would gather together like conjoined twins.


    They would either go golfing, swimming, or working out together. But more often, they would gather to read books.


    For this reason, Ji Mochen and his wife had always doted on their Young Lady, knowing her love for reading. They even bought another house next door specifically to store books.


    Initially, it only housed the books Ji Ruochu enjoyed. Gradually, the other kids started moving their books in as well. Over the years, that house became a veritable little library.


    Later on, Ji Mochen and his wife even hired professional librarians to manage it. So that when the kids moved out, the librarians could clean and maintain it.


    This way, the kids grew even fonder of spending time in their little library.


    Of course, their rtionship wasn''t always this good. They had their share of conflicts during their rebellious teenage years, mostly over academic matters¡ªeach side arguing their own point until they were gesticting wildly.


    Oh, except for Ji Ruochu. She generally wouldn''t argue. Whenever there was a disagreement, she would ponder it first, then calmly tell the others: "Don''t be stubborn, you''re simply wrong."


    After infuriating them to the point of frustration, she would toss over a few drafts and walk away, truly maddening. Just as the others were about to band together to retaliate¡ª


    Well, damn, she was right after all.


    It was precisely because of this that the kids, despite their squabbles, were psychologically quite healthy.


    A sense of loneliness as a genius?


    Not a chance.


    For instance, as soon as the three got out of the car, their friends in the group chat were already making ns to get together, having received the news.


    Some had even already started heading over.


    After all, over the years, apart from Ji Ruochu''s trio, the rest of their friends had their own careers¡ªsome taking over family businesses, some dedicated to teaching, some working in government agencies, and others in research institutes.


    All in all, the once-yful group had blossomed into a well-rounded collection of individuals in business, politics, academia, and beyond.


    Ji Ruochu finished her meal, drank a bowl of the nourishing soup her father had simmered, then carried a small rocking chair outside. As she swayed in the breeze, eating the little snacks made by Ling Chujin, she slowly dozed off.


    The gentle wind carried the sweet scent of flowers.


    Every so often, two sneaky figures would appear, carrying small stools. One would ce a washed fruit te on the small tea table, while the other draped a small nket over Ji Ruochu''s belly.


    Afterpleting these tasks, the married couple sat on either side of the rocking chair.


    Ling Chujin reached out and brushed aside the strands of hair falling over her daughter''s forehead, her eyes full of tender affection.


    As for the elderly father Ji Mochen, it goes without saying that he was once again transfixed, chin propped up, gazing at his daughter.


    In the blink of an eye, the tiny baby girl had grown into a beautiful youngdy.


    For a moment, the couple felt the weight of their years, as if they had aged.

 Chapter 196: Moving Out on your Own

    <h4>Chapter 196</h4>


    Ji Ruochu woke up as the moon rose above the willow branches.


    "Mom and Dad?"


    The half-awake Ji Ruochu was startled for a moment, seeing the two people sitting to her left and right, almost thinking she had slept and dreamed.


    It turned out her parents had brought rocking chairs to the courtyard at some point and were loungingfortably.


    "The youngdy is awake!" Her father immediately jumped up. "Thirsty? I made some honey lemon water for you, heard the youngsters these days love drinking it."


    Saying so, he poured a cup of the chilled fruit tea from the thermos on the small tea table and handed it to his daughter.


    "Mm, tasty." Ji Ruochu took a sip, and the slightly cool fruit tea instantly refreshed her. She smiled and took a few more sips.


    "Don''t drink too much, you just woke up and should have something warm," Ling Chujin disagreed a little. "Go wash your face, and then you can eat."


    ...


    "Youngdy, what are your ns next?" At the dining table, Ji Mochen used the serving chopsticks to put some meat onto his daughter''s te and asked.


    Ji Ruochu blinked, looking at her parents'' eager gazes, took a bite of the meat, and then said leisurely:


    "I have a two-month vacation, so I''m thinking of taking on a variety show."


    "Sure, I''ll get in touch with your Uncle Qinter. I heard himining the other day about being overwhelmed with so many resourcesing his way, he was having a hard time picking."


    Yes, in the end, Ji Mochen''s former manager had been brought over, along with his assistant Li Yi and the previous team.


    As for the reason...


    Well, they had thought that once Ji Mochen terminated his contract, Brother Qin would finally be free, but then every time something came up, everyone still sought him out.


    Plus, Ji Mochen as an old client had brought him too much, so after much thought, Brother Qin felt his old bones could hold on a little longer.


    Thus, the arrangements for both father and daughter''s work in the entertainment industry were handled by him. From the brand endorsements for Ji Ruochu''s daily essories to script reviews, Brother Qin basically vetted everything.


    After his initial review, only a few quality options would reach Ji Ruochu''s hands, greatly increasing efficiency.


    As for the ones rejected, Brother Qin could use them as favors, rmending more suitable candidates to the directors.


    Brother Qin: Don''t ask, it''s about building goodwill for these two ancestors.


    It was precisely for this reason that although Ji Mochen and his daughter appeared on screen less often in recent years, their appearances were very memorable. While their fan numbers didn''t surge, they remained steadily at a formidable level.


    Gradually, Brother Qin also felt this way of retirement wasn''t bad. At least Ji Mochen, this ticking time bomb, wouldn''t suddenly explode¡ªuntil the variety show Brain Battle aired.


    Although Ji Ruochu''s previous works had also performed strongly, they still fell shortpared to this variety show earlier this year, hence Brother Qin''s earlierment about his eyes being "strained from picking."


    As the family was discussing this, Brother Qin''s call came in. Ji Mochen put down his chopsticks and put it on speakerphone.


    "Is Ruochu back?" Brother Qin''s voice came from the other end.


    "Uncle Qin," Ji Ruochu responded.


    "Ah!" Brother Qin happily replied, then got to the main point, "Ruochu, I''ve gotten too many drama and variety show offers recently. I''ve selected a few and sent them to your email inbox. By the way, how long is your vacation this time?"


    "Two months."


    "Alright, take your time picking. Let me know once you''ve decided."


    ...


    After the main business, Brother Qin hung up. Ji Mochen couldn''t help but purse his lips¡ªit seemed that unless it affected his own daughter''s rest, this manager wouldn''t even call him anymore.


    As the old man grumbled in his heart, Ji Ruochu, already quite full, had taken the tablet from Ling Chujin and opened her email to carefully consider the options.


    Seeing this, Ji Mochen didn''t urge her on. Instead, he put on gloves and started peeling shrimp for his daughter, cing the sulent shrimp meat into a sauce dish after de-shelling.


    Just as Ji Ruochu was about to say she didn''t want any more, Ling Chujin had already swiftly picked up a shrimp with her chopsticks and brought it to Ji Ruochu''s mouth.


    Ji Ruochu, already quite full: ...


    Well, might as well eat it.


    "Speaking of variety shows, I remember the director of that locked-room mystery show reached out to me before. I don''t know if your Uncle Qin included that option for you," Ji Mochen said as he peeled the shrimp.


    Beside him, Ling Chujin also joined the conversation, "I know about that variety show. It''s quite popr and interesting."


    But the next second, Ji Ruochu shook her head, "No, I don''t feel like using my braintely. Let''s go for something more rxing."


    The couple nodded in agreement¡ªthat''s right, she should rest well.


    "Then don''t take any. We don''t rely on this for a living anyway. Just treat it as a pastime. If you get tired, just rest at home. I''ll n a nutritious meal for you to recharge properly," her father said.


    "But that''s so boring!" Ji Ruochu said, then turned the tablet towards her parents with a smile. "Let''s take this one instead."


    "A child''s independent living... what?" Her father was instantly rmed. "You''re moving out to live alone, youngdy?"


    Thud.


    The chopsticks holding the shrimp fell, and in just a second, the smiles on the couple''s faces turned to bitterness.


    The aggrieved couple exchanged a nce, instantly tearing up: Wah wah wah... so their daughter still found them too clingy.


    Ji Ruochu looked exasperated, "No, I mean we should take this varie¡ª"


    "It''s okay, kids grow up and don''t like living with their parents anymore," Ling Chujin said dejectedly. "Don''t worry, youngdy. We''re not clueless old folks. We''ll start packing right away and move out."


    "..."


    "Ah? Move out today? But I haven''t made imperial crab for you yet, youngdy. Can we do it tomorrow?" Her father looked like the world was ending.


    "It''s fine, we can buy a ce in the neighboring district. We''lle over to cook for you and then leave."


    "..."


    Ji Ruochu rubbed her aching head, marveling at her parents'' ir for the dramatic, then cut them off:


    "Tsk, what are you two going on about? I''m not living alone¡ª"


    Pushing the two "I''ll leave right away" drama queens back into their chairs, Ji Ruochu repeated word by word:


    "I got us¡ªthe three of us!¡ªa variety show."


    Huh?


    The couple, eyes already brimming with tears, suddenly stopped: What does that mean?


    "An observational variety show. I''ll record my part first, then you two will record in the studio. There will also be special segments where we record together as a family."


    ...


    After some exnation, the couple still wasn''t convinced, double-checking with her again:


    "So you really don''t find us annoying?"


    "You really don''t want to live alone?"


    "I don''t find you annoying, and I don''t want to live alone."


    The dramatic couple instantly breathed a sigh of relief.


    "I knew it, our youngdy is the best in the world. How could she find us annoying?" one of them said, consoling themselves.


    After calming themselves down, they finally looked at the tablet to study the recording arrangements for the show.

 Chapter 197: The Ability of Ji Family’s little ancestor to make Trouble

    <h4>Chapter 197</h4>


    You know, it''s great to have a reliable agent - Ji Ruochu received a few variety shows in her inbox, and each one has something interesting about it.


    Take the variety show that Ji Ruochu is interested in, for example. Although it''s an observational program and not a brand new first season show, you can tell there''s something intriguing about the guest list.


    There are five guests in total, and besides Ji Ruochu, the other four, while not all from the industry, are familiar faces.


    "Strawberry Channel?" Ling Chujin seemed a bit surprised. "Who''s the director?"


    The couple exchanged a nce.


    "Let me ask," Ji Mochen said, taking out his phone to message Brother Qin, the agent.


    Ding.


    A few secondster, Brother Qin''s reply came through.


    "Oh, it''s not the same director."


    "That''s interesting then, how did theye up with the idea of inviting the five kids from ''Dad Is Home'' to film this?"


    Indeed, the five guests invited to ''Children''s Independent Living'' were the same five kids who had participated in ''Dad Is Home'' with Ji Ruochu.


    "Brother Qin said thatst season of ''Children''s Independent Living'' invited a few kids who had been on ''Dad Is Home'' before. Although they weren''t from the same season, it still capitalized on the nostalgia factor and caused a small spike in ratings for Strawberry Channel''s variety shows."


    As a result, there were increasing calls for the production team to invite Ji Ruochu and others to participate in ''Children''s Independent Living''. After all, when it came to poprity, Ji Mochen''s five families from back then were still number one.


    Add to that Ji Ruochu''s recent variety show ''Brain Battle'' going insanely viral, and it was only natural for the production team to have this idea.


    In fact, Strawberry Channel had previously shown signs of wanting to invite Ji Ruochu onto a dating reality show, but unfortunately, Ji Ruochu had zero interest in dating - especially if it meant spending time on a dating show.


    She was busy with her coursework, running projects with her supervisor, studying, and acting. She could barely split herself into three parts to handle it all, so she naturally declined.


    That''s why the coboration with Strawberry Channel had been dyed until now.


    "Should we just confirm this one then?" Ji Ruochu asked.


    "Yes," the couple replied in unison.


    As long as their daughter was happy, it was fine. Of course, they still needed to confirm with her that she wouldn''t actually move out on her own after filming this show.


    After finalizing the schedule, Ji Ruochu continued screening scripts, as she still hadn''t met her KPI for film and TV works this year.


    She had initially promised at least one project per year.


    Originally, she was supposed to join a production team in the next two months, but then she noticed her parents'' somewhat apprehensive looks and changed her mind.


    She could take some time off to film this variety show with them, then act in another project afterwards - huh? This script?


    Seeing the familiar title of the script, Ji Ruochu was momentarily dazed.


    After ncing at the cast and director, Ji Ruochu nodded.


    It seems they''ve invested heavily in this. As for the public pressure that willeter...


    Well, she didn''t feel any pressure at all.


    With that thought, Ji Ruochu sent the title to Brother Qin, asking him to coordinate the filming schedule.


    ...


    At Ji''s Studio.


    Brother Qin had just hung up the phone when he saw Ji Ruochu''s message.


    At a single nce, Brother Qin felt lightheaded.


    Good grief, the Ji family''s little troublemaker really didn''t fear anything and loved causing a stir.


    He had deliberately put that script towards the back, hoping she would overlook it, but...


    There was no choice but to follow the little troublemaker''s wishes.


    Three dayster, the crew from the production team arrived as scheduled.

 Chapter 198: They Can’t Live Without Me, really.

    <h4>Chapter 198</h4>


    Since the show is broadcast in pre-recorded format, Ji Ruochu needed to film for a week, after which post-production synchronization and editing would take ce before the parents from the participating families visit the set to record the observational portions of the show.


    ording to the production team''s recording format, only one member from each family needs to attend.


    However, the production team originally thought it would be hopeless to invite Ji Ruochu, so they also extended an invitation to Ji Mochen as a guest.


    They thought that even if Ji Ruochu didn''t participate, the other families along with Ji Mochen would make for a powerful lineup.


    But in the blink of an eye, they found that both the father and daughter had epted the reality show.


    This meant that ultimately, on ''The Child''s Independent Living'', Ji Ruochu would be the observed "child", Ling Chujin would be the family member, and Ji Mochen would be the observing guest.


    The Production Team: ...Okay, okay, it seems their turn for immense wealth has finallye!


    Afraid that the Ji family would back out as if they were money trees, the director rushed over to the Ji residence as soon as they received confirmation, burning the midnight oil until he secured three signed contracts before happily returning to the production office.


    The next day, rumors started circting that this season of ''The Child''s Independent Living'' would feature an all-star ''Dad Is Home'' lineup.


    However, exactly which season of ''Dad Is Home'' and which families would be involved remained undisclosed.


    This piqued the curiosity ofizens, who were itching to be moles at the production office.


    By the time the production team arrived at the Ji family vi, numerous "leaked lineups from insiders" had surfaced online.


    Unsurprisingly, the Ji family topped the list of rumored participants, while many considered Ji Ruochu''s involvement the least likely.


    After all, ever since Ji Ruochu formally entered the entertainment industry, she rarely appeared on reality shows. Additionally, many of her Peking University alumni revealed that she was basically always busy - previously with school activities andter running projects with professors.


    In short: no time, impossible to book her.


    Even if she did ept a reality show, given her capabilities, it would most likely be a brain-teaser like an escape room challenge.


    Unfortunately, the lineup for the new season of the escape room show had already been announced, and her name was nowhere to be found.


    Some industry insiders imed that Ji Ruochu''s agent was currently working tond her a major film production.


    After some discussion, the general consensus was to exclude her, with fans directlymenting:


    [Instead of guessing whether Ruochu will be on ''Independent Living'', why don''t we guess if Ji Mochen will appear as a guest along with the other families?]


    Seeing this poprment, Ji Ruochu thought: ...I have to admit, fans can sometimes be quite perceptive.


    "Ruochu, are you ready? We''re about to start the pre-show interview."


    A crew member''s voice came through, and Ji Ruochu turned off her phone and nodded to indicate she was prepared.


    After the makeup artist did one final check, the camera facing Ji Ruochu began rolling.


    "Ji Ruochu''s first interview, start!"


    The crew member spoke, and the obedient Ji Ruochu, sitting in the chair, pped her hands¡ª


    p!


    She did the opening pperboard.


    Her serious professionalism nearly made the crew membersugh out loud.


    "Hello everyone, I''m the actress Ji Ruochu."


    Yes, actress.


    This was Ji Ruochu''s self-defined identity in the entertainment industry, so the director asked:


    "I thought you would introduce yourself as a current Ph.D. student at Peking University."


    "That''s the civilian Ji Ruochu," she said with certainty. "Now it''s actress Ji Ruochu''s work time."


    "I see, then may I ask why actress Ji Ruochu epted the production team''s invitation?"


    "Because...this is the only show my agent found that would allow our entire family to participate together."


    The director was momentarily stumped. Should he thank the agent for the referral?


    "Does Ruochu currently live alone?"


    "No."


    "So, did you have any intention of ''using this show to get some early practice for independent living'' when you epted?"


    "No, I don''t think I''ll be living separately from my parents."


    "Why? Do you feel lonely living alone? Or do you feel you can''t be apart from them?"


    If that''s the case, then perhaps the subsequent individual challenges could focus on independent living¡ª


    "Well, if I said it''s because they can''t be apart from me, would you believe it?" Ji Ruochu blinked, adding, "I''m telling the truth."


    The director: ...Okay, next question.


    "Do you remember your co-stars from when you filmed shows as a child?"


    "Of course."


    "Are you still in touch with them?"


    "Not anymore."


    To be precise, the contact had faded after she skipped grades and became their senior.


    While she didn''t mind continuing to meet with her former co-stars, her schedule was too packed. By the time she had avability to meet, they had grown apart.


    So she stopped pushing for it since they weren''t in the same circles anymore.


    Sometimes she wondered, if not for the chatty geniuses in her elerated learning ss, would she have even bothered making new friends?


    She had no choice - she skipped grades too frequently.


    "For this show''s filming, there will be a reunion episode. Would you prefer to dine with your parents or the other guest families?"


    "Either is fine." Realizing her response sounded cold, she added, "If everyone wants to get together, I''d be happy to. But if it''s just for show ratings and putting on an act, I might not be very interested."


    The director turned: Director, she''s throwing shade at you!


    The director behind: ...I heard, I heard! Loud and clear!


    On the other side, Ling Chujin''s interview was also underway.


    "ording to the production team, you haven''t made any public appearances since giving birth. Could you share what made you agree to film this show?"


    Hearing this question, Ling Chujin paused for a moment before looking into the camera, "Of course it''s because of our Ruochu."


    Only Ling Chujin knew that this "Ruochu" was not just her daughter, but also...


    "Was it to use the show to train your child''s independent living skills?" the director continued.


    "How could that be?" Ling Chujin was startled, the hint of sadness from before instantly vanishing. "Our daughter said she won''t move out and wants to stay with us forever."


    The director: ??


    "So the reason you decided to ept our invitation was..."


    "Because our Ruochu said this is a show our entire family of three could participate in together. She wanted to have a project with her dad and mom."


    Ling Chujin added with a helpless sigh, "If only her dad''s acting skills weren''t socking, we could have filmed a drama together."


    The director: ...Is it really okay to so tantly expose the King of Acting''s poor acting skills?

 Chapter 199: Ruoshi · Loose Bones

    <h4>Chapter 199</h4>


    "What are your thoughts on this?"


    "..."


    Upon hearing the staff member''s rying of his daughter-inw''s words, Ji Mochen fell into a brief silence, before¡ª


    "I suggest you ask a different question."


    Director: ...Okay then.


    "Ahem." The director cleared his throat, smoothly moving on to the next question, "Based on our understanding, Ruo Ruo still lives with her parents at the moment. We''d like to ask you, what''s your view on children living independently¡ª"


    "I generally don''t dwell on that question," Ji Mochen said matter-of-factly.


    "??"


    "Do you have any other questions besides living independently?"


    "Uh..."


    "Alright then, let''s end the interview here. I need to go cook for my wife and child."


    With that, Ji Mochen took off his microphone and turned to leave.


    The staff members left behind: ...


    "Was he upset just now?"


    "Seems like it."


    "Be more confident, drop the ''seems like'', he was definitely upset." A staff member familiar with Ji Mochen''s temper couldn''t help butment, "To be honest, I kind of missed his short temper, where he''d just abandon everything at the drop of a hat."


    Everyone: ...


    And so, the interview with the Ji family was forced to end prematurely.


    As an observational reality show, it was inevitable that the children would have to go through a seven-day independent living period, which would be recorded.


    For this reason, Ji Ruochu and her husband were required to have some couple time, conveniently timed with Brother Qin''s invitation to Ji Mochen for a fashion week.


    Although Ji Mochen had taken a semi-hiatus during the year Ruo Ruo took her college entrance exams, he returned to the public eye after sessfully recruiting Brother Qin to his studio.


    Over the years, he continued to hold concerts and attend business events. This invitation also came from a brand he had cooperated with for many years, so he couldn''t simply decline.


    Originally, he nned to go ande back quickly to apany his daughter, but now, for the sake of the show''s recording, the couple was packed off to attend the fashion week for those seven days.


    Initially, Ji Ruochu had wanted to move to another house in the Ji family for that period, since it was just a few days anyway, but her parents strongly objected.


    They joked, what if their daughter ended up liking living independently?


    Moreover, their current residence was the most conveniently located for Ruo Ruo to get to her usual hangouts.


    And so, the production team sessfully gained entry into this prime real estate area to film.


    Of course, they couldn''t film any households other than the Ji family''s.


    Although the few neighboring families didn''t mind much, Ji Ruochu still sent her seven-day recording schedule to their group chats in advance.


    She originally thought this would prevent any non-participants from appearing on camera, but...


    "Ruo Ruo, I heard your parents went abroad for an exhibition. Why don''t youe over to Auntie Qiao''s for dinner?"


    Qiao Lanyi smiled and poked her head out from the study window, calling out to Ji Ruochu who was quietly reading in her own study.


    The cameraman terrified of filming non-participants: ...Dare not move, not an inch.


    Ji Ruochu smiled wryly, "Auntie Qiao, I''m recording a show."


    "It''s fine, go ahead and record. Your Auntie Qiao won''t embarrass you." As if afraid she''d refuse, she added, "Don''t worry, there''s no one else at home, just me and the cook."


    Staff: ...The way you said that makes it sound like you''re inviting her to do something shady.


    "Come on over, my cook made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs today."


    "..."


    "If that won''t work, I''ll have her bring a te over to you?"


    "Thank you Auntie Qiao, but I¡ª"


    "No need to thank me, I''ll have her bring it over."


    With that, the window opposite was abruptly shut.


    Ji Ruochu: ...Headache.


    "It''s okay, it''s just one dish, it won''t affect our schedule," the director said, seeing Ji Ruochu''s hesitation.


    "You''ll regret saying thatter," Ji Ruochu looked at the staff with a "you''re so naive" expression.


    Director: ??


    What did that mean? It''s just one dish, what could possibly¡ª


    "Ruo Ruo, what does this mean? You''ll take Auntie Qiao''s dish but not a soup from your Uncle''s family?"


    "One dish isn''t enough. Here, this is the tender bok choy your Grandma Tong grew herself."


    "One meat dish and one vegetable, let''s also add some shrimp and scrambled eggs for a bnced meal. Don''t be polite with your Grandma Zhu."


    "And rice? How can you not have rice? Ruo Ruo, listen to your auntie, we''re not dieting, you need to eat grains."


    "What? You don''t want it? How''s that? Look down on my family''s cook, do you? Or have a problem with me?"


    ...


    In just a few minutes, Ji Ruochu''s previously empty table was filled with food from various households.


    Director: Oh boy.


    Is it toote to take back what I said earlier?


    The answer was obviously toote.


    And so, on the first day of recording, while other independent living participants were cooking for themselves, Ji Ruochu was forced to enjoy the hospitality of various households.


    Three meat dishes, three vegetables, one pot of soup, and one pot of rice¡ªit was an absolute feast.


    To avoid wasting food, before eating, Ji Ruochu took out some clean tes and divided each dish into two portions.


    She only left a small bowl of each dish for herself, letting the staff eat the rest.


    And you know what? The taste was... out of this world!


    Completely on par with top hotel chefs, wasn''t it?


    Could it be that these home cooks were all trained at a culinary institute for the rich?


    So this was the life of the wealthy?


    And just like that, the first day of recording came to a close.


    Fortunately, Ji Ruochu didn''t n on staying home every day, otherwise this show might have turned into ''The Life of a Child Being Fed.''


    Ji Ruochu: Just don''t ask. Let''s just say my uncles, aunts, grandpas and grandmas love me too deeply.


    The next day, Ji Ruochu brought the production crew to the Nan Family Martial Arts School.


    In the car, the director took the opportunity for a small interview:


    "Do you go to the martial arts school often, Ruo Ruo?"


    "I used to go every day, but now that I''m home less often, the frequency has decreased rtively."


    "So you really know martial arts?"


    Ji Ruochu: ...Can there be fake martial arts?


    "You''ll seeter."


    Director: I feel like there''s some deeper meaning behind that.


    Ten minutester, the crew''s car stopped at the Nan Family Martial Arts School. After priormunication with the person in charge, both parties agreed on the goal of "promoting Chinese martial arts".


    Therefore, apart from blurring the relevant individuals, the school''syout and facilities could all be filmed.


    Not only that, the school even selected a coach to help Ji Ruochu "loosen up".


    At first, the crew thought it would just be some stretching or hitting a few sandbags. At most, the coach would put on protective gear and assist Ji Ruochu like a boxing trainer.


    Until¡ªJi Ruochu abruptly kicked through a wooden board thicker than her arm.


    In that moment, looking at the split wood and its jagged edge, the staff suddenly understood what it meant to feel "chills down the spine".


    [Ding dong~ If you see this sentence, it means you''re reading thetest version, yay~]

 Chapter 200: So focused on health care at a young age

    <h4>Chapter 200</h4>


    So that was alright, after all this kind of destructive power was not unfamiliar to the people from seeing it on TV, like in martial arts like Taekwondo, there would be simr training.


    It''s just a warm-up, wasn''t it simr to performances that had finger-breaking wooden boards or stone bs in the past? Hmm, thinking about it like that, it seems okay¡ª


    Not okay at all!!!


    Help! This pampered female celebrity Ji Ruochu is actually skilled in martial arts!


    Seeing Ji Ruochu dressed in a loose casual outfit yet mimicking the moves with the gym instructor, the crew members felt somewhat disillusioned.


    Alright, alright, art stems from life, is that right?


    Seeing this, it seems that Director Qiu and Old Shang''s scenes were filmed a bit too conservatively.


    At first, when they saw the instructor''s fist as big as a sandbaging at Ji Ruochu, the crew instinctively let out a cry and wanted to rush forward to stop it.


    But in the next second, they saw Ji Ruochu use her seemingly "slender" arms to block and push, her footwork operating in an unknowable way, and in the blink of an eye, she easily dodged half a meter away by borrowing the force of the attack.


    Not stopping there, while retreating, she used the instructor''s attacking momentum to deliver a kick.


    "Bang¡ª"


    The instructor''s mountain-like physique mmed straight into the wall. Fortunately, this training room''s walls were padded, so the instructor didn''t hesitate at all and charged at Ji Ruochu again.


    And after he left, the cameraman noticed that the previous padding had a dent in it.


    In the following time, the instructor fully demonstrated what it meant to have "brute force but no skill", while Ji Ruochu... well, her forehead was "slightly" sweaty.


    Half an hourter, the sweat-drenched instructor bowed to Ji Ruochu before limping out of the training room.


    The crew on site: ...silent as chickens.


    The director gulped and handed Ji Ruochu a white thermos with a cartoon portrait of a family of three on it.


    "Thank you." Ji Ruochu smiled slightly as she took the water bottle.


    Seeing this, the director immediately shed an even brighter smile, though... his smile was rather stiff.


    "Do the people at your martial arts school train like this every day?" The director asked cautiously.


    "Huh?" Hearing this question, Ji Ruochu, sitting cross-legged on the padded floor, holding the adorable little cup cover and sipping her wolfberry tea, was taken aback.


    She tilted her head slightly, her soft face raised, looking so gentle and lovely that no one could associate her with the killing machine who had mmed the instructor into the training room walls just moments ago.


    "That''s not quite it, I''m just a bit special." She smiled. "I started learning Tai Chi from my master at a very young age. Aftering here, I also learned some other skills in my spare time.


    "At first, my master could spar with me for a few moves, butter he threw out his back, so it was my martial brothers and sisters who would practice with me. But after that... they didn''t want to y with me anymore."


    Ji Ruochu sounded a little aggrieved as she said this. She knew she was different from others, like her strength and reflexes seemed to be faster than most people''s.


    So normally, she would hold back when sparring with her martial brothers and sisters, but eventually they still didn''t want to practice with her.


    She had no choice but to reluctantly agree to y with the little ssmates in the Kids'' ss, and then... slowly became the sole dominant force at the Nan Family Martial Arts School.


    Sigh, what a bother.


    "Ahem, anyway, I rarely have anyone to practice with nowadays, maybe because... it''s quite strenuous."


    Everyone: ...


    Strenuous? This was beyond strenuous!


    That instructor earlier, if he was any weaker, he might have been carried in assembled and taken out disassembled.


    Now they understood why the instructor had been scowling the whole time¡ªhe knew he was doomed today!


    But to be fair, the earlier sparring between Ji Ruochu and the instructor could have been an impressive action sequence if included in a martial arts film, even a continuous long take.


    Hmm, suddenly they understood Director Qiu''s preference for Ji Ruochu a bit more. In recent years, for any major production, Ji Ruochu was undoubtedly the first choice among female actresses.


    After a brief chat with the director, Ji Ruochu set down her water bottle and started unzipping her jacket as she walked.


    The director thought she was feeling warm and was about to ask the crew to lower the air conditioning temperature, but before he could say anything, he was drowned out by a chorus of "Woah¡ª"


    Following everyone''s gaze¡ª


    Woah!


    Ji Ruochu, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, had nonchntly taken off the loose casual jacket she was wearing, revealing the sports tank top underneath.


    The tank top was a simple design, the pure ck fabric hugging her exquisite curves until her waistline, with matching loose sweatpants below.


    What caused the crew members, especially the women, to exim was the blindingly pale skin around her waist and the powerful, toned six-pack abs on her midriff.


    This reminded those present ofst year''s social media frenzy over Ji Ruochu''s incredibly beautiful abs when her movie was released.


    Back then, manyizens imed that despite her impressive action scenes, she looked too frail, and with her busy studies and filming schedule, those abs must have been painted on.


    However, even if they were painted on, those were arguably the best painted abs people had ever seen, enough forizens to drool and give their likes.


    But for those witnessing this scene in person... they really wanted to make a post right away.


    [This woman really has abs!!!]


    At that moment, the people hadn''t realized the severity of the situation until¡ªJi Ruochu took out a sandbag from the drawer.


    "Everyone can take a break for now, I need to practice my basic skills, it might be a bit boring."


    Everyone: ??


    Practice what?


    What skills?


    Didn''t you just practice with that instructor earlier?


    No, wait, she did say that sparring with the instructor was... a warm-up?


    No, that sequence doesn''t seem quite right? Who warms up by pummeling someone?


    The retired instructor: ...To be fair, he did put up a struggle for a few moves, didn''t he?


    However, any further doubts and questions were swallowed back when they saw Ji Ruochu strap sandbags to her hands and feet, standing alone in front of the wooden dummy andunching move after move with resounding thuds.


    Damn, this... this is something they could watch for free?


    In all fairness, though TV shows might have scenes like this, to witness in person a girl who was the epitome of a gentledy one second turn into a fierce, swift-striking heroine the next¡ª


    That transition was just too abrupt!


    Especially when one of the wooden sticks on the dummy was even broken off.


    At that moment, looking at the broken stick on the ground, those present couldn''t help but imagine themselves as the wooden dummy...


    Help, was that a wooden stick? That was like a body part of theirs!


    And that wasn''t all, was it?


    Half an hourter, after finishing her arm and leg strength training, Ji Ruochu picked up a clean towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead and neck. After a brief contemtion, she turned and grabbed a long spear from the weapon rack.


    Bang¡ª


    The tasseled spearhead struck the ground with a thunderous sound, causing everyone''s hearts to skip a beat.


    Wait, grandma, aren''t you tired yet? You''ve been practicing for so long, and you''re still this energetic?


    That force, if there was a living person on the ground, they might have been cleaved in two, right?


    Soon, some crew members realized that what Ji Ruochu was practicing now was the spear technique she and her ssmates had demonstrated during college military training.


    What people didn''t know was that the training at the Nan Family Martial Arts School generally ended with firearms practice. If it were based on Ji Ruochu''s usual intensity, it wouldn''t have been this quick.


    But there was no choice. The cameras were rolling, and since it was work, some techniques that couldn''t be shown had to be skipped over.


    After another twenty minutes or so, Ji Ruochu finally stopped and as she untied the sandbag and put on her jacket to walk towards the director¡ª


    Almost everyone facing her instinctively took a big step back.


    It was just Ji Ruochu, who wanted to go and get her own water bottle to drink: ??


    The others, snapping back to their senses: ...


    It''s absolutely not because they were scared, it''s mainly that this woman''s aura was too strong when she walked over, with that dark gray coat draped over her, she looked just like a big sister!


    "Don''t be afraid, I usually don''t hit people." Ji Ruochu took the water bottle handed over by the director and smiled reassuringly at everyone.


    The increasingly chilled crowd: !!


    Usually don''t hit people?


    What about the other times?


    Thinking about how disheveled that coach looked when he left earlier, everyone felt a slight pang of unease.


    Of course, that wasn''t the most important thing. The most important thing was that the flow of the show could finally continue!


    Thinking of this, the director who had been following Ji Ruochu all along felt like crying.


    They originally thought the two-hour training time Ji Ruochu had set aside for herself was quite generous, and they could do some background recording and gather footage on the way.


    Who could have thought that she was timing it so precisely!


    From the time she left home until the end of training, it took exactly two hours!


    And this led to the show''s original taskpletion time for Ji Ruochu being reduced.


    "The Independent Living Challenge?"


    Ji Ruochu blinked when she received the task card. "But I didn''t n on living independently, do I still have to do this task?"


    She remembered that Director Qiu and the executive producer had previously said that she and Ji Mochen were the only guests still living with their parents, so the recording would mainly focus on documenting Ji Ruochu''s life.


    "Yes, it''s just to assess your independent living skills."


    The meaning was clear - just treat it like a game.


    "Alright then."


    Ji Ruochu nodded nonchntly and opened the task card, which clearly stated:


    [The most essential skill for independent living when ites to one''s three daily meals is the ability to cook.


    ording to thetest survey, most young people today have irregr schedules, unable to sleep at night and wake upte in the day.


    On rest days, they often sleep until noon.


    Prolonged habits like these are extremely detrimental to one''s health. Therefore, the first step to independent living is mastering cooking skills.


    Please prepare a lunch for yourself, any cuisine or meal type is eptable as long as it fills your stomach.


    Next, please use the funds provided by the show to go to the nearest mall and purchase ingredients for cooking.


    Note:


    Guests are not allowed toplete the task by purchasing ready-made meals, and to avoid food waste, each guest only has a fifty yuan budget for purchasing ingredients. Please n ordingly before using it.]


    "Fifty yuan?" Ji Ruochu blinked after reading all the requirements, then blurted out, "That''s a lot?"


    "Although fifty yuan isn''t much¡ª Huh? What did you just say?" The director who was about to give her time to think was stunned.


    Did he hear that right?


    The other guests who had already received the task were allmenting that the money was too little.


    Originally, everyone was worried that this youngdy would refuse to work due to the small budget, but... she actually thought it was too much?


    "Yeah, I usually spend only a dozen yuan or so for two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes at the school canteen." Ji Ruochu seriously stuffed the cash given by the show into her small pocket.


    "Of course, I have to buy ingredients for myself now, so it will be a bit more expensive, but it shouldn''t cost fifty yuan."


    With that, Ji Ruochu, who wasn''t as hot as before, put her jacket back on.


    "Let''s go, there''s a supermarket nearby. We can go buy the ingredients and then head back after."


    Everyone: ...


    Great, as expected of a top student, her execution ability is truly strong.


    And so, Ji Ruochu led the show crew to a nearby supermarket.


    Since it was close to Peking University, there were asionally touristsing for a visit or influencers checking in, so they didn''t pay too much attention to Ji Ruochu''s group.


    Not to mention Ji Ruochu was wearing a mask, baseball cap, and in ck casual clothes, keeping a low profile.


    If it weren''t for the cameras pointed at her, people might not even notice she was the main focus.


    And to avoid revealing Ji Ruochu''s participation in the show too early, the staff didn''t follow Ji Ruochu into the supermarket, except for one cameraman and the director. The rest waited in the show''s van.


    "Let''s go." Ji Ruochu fixed the selfie camera on the shopping cart handle, perfectly capturing her upper body, though... currently the lens could only see her beautiful fox-like eyes.


    The three headed to the produce section first. Ji Ruochu bought a carrot, a daikon radish, a bunch of oil mustard greens, and a small bag of dried shiitake mushrooms. Finally, she picked up a few loose eggs, got the weight measured, and then moved towards the fresh meat section.


    "Miss, what would you like?"


    "This piece of meat, and... two pork ribs."


    ...


    The supermarket staff weighed and bagged her items.


    "Do you want to calcte how much you''ve spent so far?"


    "I''ve calcted it." Ji Ruochu lifted her eyes slightly as she ced the meat in the cart. "Thirty-six yuan and seventy cents."


    The two crew members: ??


    Calcted it?


    When?


    They had been following Ji Ruochu the entire time and didn''t see her take anything out to calcte, unless¡ª


    "I did it in my head as I put the items in the cart and nced at the prices."


    The crew members: ...


    Damn! They almost forgot, this is the Queen of Mental Math!


    Afterwards, Ji Ruochu also bought a small bag of rice and a handful of goji berries.


    Seeing Ji Ruochu putting the goji berries into her bag, the director was instantly speechless: this kid is only twenty years old, why is she so focused on wellness? And she bought the best quality goji berries in the supermarket.


    [Ding~ This is thetest version, super super plump chapter! Muah~]

 Chapter 201: Mad and Mad -- More than love and Less than Ceremony

    <h4>Chapter 201</h4>


    Regarding the behind-the-scenes grumbling of the program team, Ji Ruochu naturally didn''t know about it. Even if she did know... well, she would just pretend not to.


    After all, how could she tell them about her past brush with sudden death due to poor health?


    Five minutester, the group returned to the van, and once everyone was seated, the vehicle slowly set off towards the Ji family''s home.


    "Ruochu, do you usually cook at home?" The director couldn''t help but ask, recalling Ruochu''s skilled shopping scene earlier.


    "No, I don''t." Ruochu answered honestly, "Usually, it''s my dad who cooks more, and my mom makes the dishes and desserts for afternoon tea. As for me... I''m in charge of setting the table."


    The director: ... Very good, the division ofbor is clear.


    "But I noticed you were very skilled in the supermarket, even controlling the portions of the ingredients you bought just right."


    "That''s because my dad really enjoys going to the supermarket," Ruochu exined.


    ...


    Far away in a foreign country, Ji Mochen: Haha~


    "Is the air conditioning too cold?" Ling Chujin asked with a hint of confusion.


    "No, I think my daughter is missing me and talking about me." The old father said, then took out his phone, "It''s still daytime in China now, should I give my daughter a call?"


    Ling Chujin: ... If you want to call, just say so.


    "I''ll call her in the evening. She''s probably filming the program now."


    Ji Mochen: Okay.


    "My dad really likes ying with the shopping carts in the supermarket, but he''s afraid of beingughed at. When I was little, he used to take me to the supermarket and put me in the cart to push me around and y."


    As Ruochu spoke, she also dug up an old ount, "One time, he didn''t control the force well and ended upunching me out of the cart."


    The staff: !!!


    Is this the kind of gossip we can hear without paying a dime?


    Wow, turns out you''re this kind of Ji Wangzi (Emperor Ji).


    "You must have been really scared back then," the director said, struggling to find the right words.


    "I was terrified." Ruochu nodded, after all, her father''s cries that day had echoed for three days.


    Of course, she didn''t need to provide those details to outsiders.


    "So what dishes are you making today?"


    The topic was redirected.


    "I''ll make a soup, cook some rice, and stir-fry a couple of dishes. That''s enough for one person."


    In fact, the amount of ingredients she bought was far more than a single person would eat. But no one realized that Ruochu''s preparation wasn''t just for her own lunch, but for...


    "Auntie Qiao, the family made soup today. I brought you a small bowl, don''t worry, I skimmed off the oil, and cooked it with radish and mushrooms, so it won''t make you gain weight."


    "Oh, you sweet child." Qiao Lanyi smiled happily as she epted the bowl, "Don''t worry, even if this soup might make me gain weight, Auntie will finish it all."


    After that, she asked with some concern, "It seems the program team is treating you well, providing you with food. We were worried yesterday that they might make you earn money to buy your own meals."


    Clearly, Qiao Lanyi had directly dismissed the possibility that this soup was made by Ruochu herself.


    After all, the few children in the family were all ones who never got their hands dirty. This soup must either be provided by the program team or something Ruochu bought outside.


    And then, under the guise of bringing soup to her, she would tell the elders, letting everyone know that the child is not going hungry.


    Qiao Lanyi sighed at the child''s thoughtfulness as she took a sip of the simple pork bone soup.


    Mm, not bad, even without any precious ingredients, the taste is still quite good, not letting the child down.


    The other families seemed to have the same idea, and even specially took a photo to send to their family group chat, captioned:


    The soup Ruochu brought, the taste is not bad, you don''t have to worry anymore, the child is not going hungry.


    In a foreign country, Ji Mochen: ...


    He was reassured, but also felt quite unsatisfied.


    On the other side, the director asked Ruochu with some puzzlement:


    "Why didn''t you say this soup was made by you?"


    Pausing in her rice scooping, Ruochu sighed a little, "If I said that, my parents would probably rush back on the fastest flight to take a sip."


    The staff: ???


    It''s just a pork bone soup, is that necessary?


    Although they felt it was a bit exaggerated, the staff didn''t voice it out.


    In a sh, a week had passed, and Ruochu''s filming was nearing its end. Ji Mochen and his wife had also returned from abroad.


    After Ruochu finished recording the remaining programs with her parents, she immediately joined the drama crew, and Ji Mochen and his wife began their wonderful daily routine of bringing meals and visiting their daughter on set.


    Until one day, the promotional video for the program ''The Child''s Independent Living'' was released, officially announcing the guest lineup for this season.


    A preview video of no more than five minutes, after being released for just ten minutes, had already soared to the top of the hot search list.


    At first, theizens who had already guessed that the guests for this season would be members from ''Dad Take Over'' didn''t find it particrly interesting.


    At the time,pared to the guest lineup, Ji Mochen as the observation guest was actually more popr.


    The reason why the promotional video went viral was that, firstly, the guests for this season turned out to be the entire cast from Ji Mochen''s previous season.


    Yes, the entire cast, including the one they thought would never appear - Ji Ruochu.


    It''s worth noting that even though more than a month had passed since ''Brain Battle'' ended, Ji Ruochu was still the number one celebrity with the best influence.


    Needless to say, the fans were ecstatic to see Ruochu in this video, and thements were all cheers from Ruochu''s fans.


    After going crazy for a while, the fans, fearing they might bring trouble to their little darling, specially went to delete a few overly passionate literary works, leaving only two topments - one for going crazy, and one for keeping a degree of propriety.


    Someizens even sighed, no wonder their friend who worked as an editor at Strawberry Channel had been working overtime until they went mad.

 Chapter 202: Live Alone promo Video

    <h4>Chapter 202</h4>


    Of course, this isn''t the main point. The main point is that the less-than-five-minute trailer is simply too eye-catching!


    Open the video, and the first thing that catches your eye is a cartoon version of a family of three, with the clear and resonant voice of a narrator appearing at the appropriate time.


    [What is a child? He/she says...]


    [Ma~ma~]


    [Ba~hug~]


    The toddler stretches out his/her little hands, stumbling into the embrace of his/her parents.


    [What is a child? He/she says...]


    [Love mommy~]


    [Love daddy the most~]


    The family of three is blissful and joyful, making people can''t help but smile.


    [What is a child? He/she says...]


    The scene shifts, and the ssic clips from ''Dad Is Home'' reappear.


    [This is how my dad always ys pitiful to soften my mom''s heart.]


    [He/she says...]


    [Dad, you''re so bad at acting.]


    [He/she says...]


    [Why are you crying? Did a chicken peck you?]


    [He/she says...]


    [When I couldn''t poop, my mom would buy me XXX, and then I would XXX right away...]


    Bulletments:


    [...Well done, tears have sessfully receded. Production team, you really know how to pull the heartstrings.]


    [Production team, be honest, was Fan Jin holding a knife to your neck when you added those mosaics?]


    [Haha, I said back then that this scene would definitely be Fan Jin''s dark history.]


    ...


    While the bulletments are lively, the video has already moved on to the next step.


    [Later, he/she grew up, had his/her own secrets, had his/her own friends. He/she needed an independent space, but... as family members, can they really let go?]


    The next second, several familiar faces appear.


    Fan Hongru: [Of course I''m totally fine with it.]


    As he finishes speaking, his wife can''t help but give him a p.


    Geng Ming couple: [We''re still a bit worried that she can''t take good care of herself.]


    Mao Zhu couple: [The child has grown up, and she has to walk her own path in the future. We can''t always follow behind her. No matter how worried we are, we have to try to let go.]


    Lin Yan: [I''m not worried about him. He''s been a boarding student since high school.]


    Chen Xingyuan: [Indeed, Xindi has been sensible since she was little, so I''m really not too worried.]


    Background voice:


    [Parental love means making ns for their children''s future. Even though they are reluctant, they still decide to let go and allow their children to be independent¡ª]


    [Impossible.] Ji Mochen''s voice suddenly interjects, instantly shattering the previous sentimentality, and the plot takes a 180-degree turn.


    [Our daughter said she wants to live with us forever, to take care of us in our old age. She won''t live independently.]


    Next to him, Ling Chujin nods heavily: [Yes.]


    Bulletments: ??


    The director falls silent for a moment, then asks: [So what was the reason that made you agree to the program team''s invitation?]


    Ling Chujin looks serious: [My daughter said that this program can feature our family of three together, as a memento.]


    Ji Mochen, the sidekick beside her: [Yes.]


    The picture freezes, and the post-production team conscientiously adds a subtitle: [Okay, that''s not important, let''s move on to the next step.]


    [So, why did the children agree to participate in this program?]


    In response, Fan Jin, who has sessfully grown into a sunny and outgoing young man, says:


    [My dad said I either have to participate in ''Independent Living,'' or a dating show, or find a partner myself.]


    Staff: [Is it that you don''t want to find a partner right now? Or do you have a partner but it''s inconvenient to bring her back?]


    Fan Jin is surprised: [How is that possible? The main reason is that I just graduated from university this year. I don''t want to find someone so quickly. I can''t even take care of myself properly, how can I take care of a girlfriend?]


    Then, the camera moves to the next person.


    Mao Ziqing smiles shyly: [My dad said he wanted to bring me here to show off a bit since I just won an award.]


    Bulletments: ???


    [So this is what kind of person old Mao is!]


    [Haha, this kid is so frank? Just blurting it out like that? Doesn''t treat us as outsiders at all.]


    [!! Wow, I just checked, and the award she won is super prestigious. No wonder old Mao wants to show off. If it were me, my family would have a separate page in our genealogy book!]


    ...


    [As for me? My dad felt I was working too hard and wanted me to rx a bit.] The sharp-dressed Geng Zhenzhen smiles lightly.


    The bulletments are all eximing how different she looks from when she was little, not like the little girl who cried and said she couldn''t go out on her own.


    ...


    [My parents are too lovey-dovey, so they didn''t want me, the third wheel, to always be around shining my light. So they brought me to participate in the program, under the pretense of...]


    Lin Xindi pushes up her gold-rimmed sses and says, [As long as I''m not starved to death, I can live on my own.]


    Bulletments: ...Feel sorry for this kid for a second.


    However, just as the sympatheticments are being typed out, the tone starts to shift, because¡ª


    [I''m too busy, my parents are too bored, so they brought them out to film a family reality show.]


    Director: You said you won''t move out to live on your own?


    [Yes.]


    Director: Is it mainly because your parents don''t agree?


    [No.] Ji Ruochu smiles, [They would never object to anything I do. It''s just that I don''t want to myself. After all...


    My parents, they cling too much. If I move out, my dad would cry eight hundred times a day.]


    Director: ...Silence.


    Bulletments:


    [Ji Mochen: Yes.]


    [Haha, help, this line sounds a bit familiar.]


    [It''s you, Ji Mochen, clinging to your wife when you were young, and now clinging to your daughter in middle age.]


    [Not just that, even when you were on ''Dad Is Home,'' you were already clinging to Ruochu, right?]


    ...


    Afterwards, the production team asked the five families a few more questions, and the promotional video came to an end.


    [What will the children''s independent living be like? Tune in to Strawberry Channel every Saturday night at 8 pm~]


    And so, amidst the peculiar filial piety of several families, ''The Child''s Independent Living'' became a hit even before it aired. The production team didn''t even have time to remember to buy trending search rankings, and the show had already reached the top of the hot search list.


    The production team, which saved a lot of promotion costs: Good, good, good, this unexpected windfall is reallying!


    ***


    Yihua has been secluded for a few days, organizing the subsequent plot. Our Ruochu is also about to enter the final stage. Today, I''ll try to update more to see if I can finish writing it.


    Also, dear readers, is there any extra content you''d like to see? You can tell Yihua, and I''ll see if I can arrange it.

 Chapter 203: Who’s so Smart

    <h4>Chapter 203</h4>


    Time flew by, and soon it was the day the first episode was set to air. At that time, the Ji family - Ji Ruochu, her husband, and their child - were still at the filming site.


    The couple directly rewrote people''s understanding of the term "doting love". It was precisely because of this that Ji Ruochu''s modesty and courtesy became even more precious.


    I couldn''t help but pick up my own registered ount and start praising her extensively.


    [Filming crewments:


    I always thought the national ''all-rounded daughter'' was just a persona, but it turns out... it''s all real.


    She''s great at acting, has a high degree, and is also impable in her dealings with people.


    Wow, this youngdy is someone I would be honored to serve. I''m not at all jealous, she deserves to be pampered.]


    These words, without any context, immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.


    [Who? Where''s my imperial censor? Go investigate at once!]


    [Okay, okay, you''re not naming names, are you? You''d better sleep with your eyes open tonight.]


    [Could it be that L-surname little princess? There have been non-stop reports about her being approachable and good-tempered recently.]


    [It shouldn''t be her, right? The post said her acting skills are great, so we can rule her out.]


    [Speaking of acting skills... I thought of someone.]


    [+1, but it shouldn''t be her, she already has two variety shows this year, she couldn''t be that prolific, even if it''s a clique, it should be after the new year, right?]


    [Who? Who is it? Tell us already! (An image of a frantic wild boar screaming in the field.)]


    However, no matter how theizens tried to dig, the leaker did not provide any more information, so the idleizens started to browse through her previous dynamics.


    It was very clear that this was a staff member''s ount used to vent their feelings, with most of the posts being random grumblings, such as the crew''s box lunches being inedibly bad.


    There were also posts saying some small celebrities were actually ying wildly behind the scenes, kissing their underground lover one moment, and the next rolling around in bed with a hot celebrity.


    The next day, they had a mncholic look while filming a parting scene, and had to add: "You know, those glistening eyes were much more natural than the fake crying with eye drops before."


    There were also posts saying a certain deeply affectionate male idol was extremely disrespectful towards women, looking like a proper gentleman but bringing a different woman to stay overnight at the filming site for 8 out of the 10 days.


    That night, theizens'' guesses about these celebrities topped the hot search list, although it couldn''t match the heat of ''Living Alone'', it was still steadily in the top ten.


    Scared, the blogger hastily set all her posts to private, but... it was toote.


    Marketing ounts had already taken screenshots of her posts and preserved thements below.


    After the investigation team''s meticulous analysis, a few pieces of information were sessfully pinned down.


    First, from about half a month ago.


    [Unexpected, it''s been almost twenty years since she left.]


    Then, for example, a post from a month ago in the middle of the night.


    [Crazy, crazy, they actually dare to remake this movie. If her fans find out, they''ll definitely curse the crew to death.


    Hmm... I hope the director can cast well, and not eat people''s blood buns.]


    A few dayster, the blogger posted a series of exmation marks.


    [It''s her!!! Oh my god! She''s so brave! Her fans are going to go crazy after the announcement!!!]


    [But yysy (to be honest), she''s really beautiful! Her acting skills are too good, on par with, no, even a bit better than her... Wait, is this the legendary talent? Does she have any weaknesses at all?]


    ...


    Through these few posts, theizens came up with a very reasonable guess:


    [First, a hugely popr ssic work is going to be remade. Second, one of the original cast members has been dead for twenty years. Finally, the new lead actress is extremely talented, her acting skills even surpassing the previous veteran.]


    Regarding these reasonable guesses, the crowd started to show off their capabilities, digging bit by bit.


    After all, although there are many ssic works, but with the main actor having passed away twenty years ago, this time frame can already narrow down the work to be the one that must have been released twenty years ago.


    And with one of the main actors already deceased, and the blogger''sments suggesting that if theizens knew about this remake, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar, the final answer could only be one thing.


    That is - the film ''Seeking Enjoyment'' starring thete Tan Ruo.


    After all, Tan Ruo had died on the very day of the filming wrap-up for that drama. It was said that the Empress Tan copsed in the middle of filming the most emotionally charged scene of the entire plot, and she didn''t even have time to wait for the ambnce before leaving this world.


    Because of this, the production team was cursed byizens to the point of being drenched in dog blood. If it weren''t for theter reveal that thepany''s higher-ups knew Tan Ruo didn''t want to renew her contract, and deliberately pushed her to ept a series of performances in the final moments, forcing her to work nonstop, leading to her sudden death, this film might not have even made it to the screen.


    Although it was eventually released, the audience didn''t really buy it. Just as the investors were about to cut their losses and flee, Ling Chujin used her own assets to acquire the screening rights of this film.


    Ever since then, the cinemas under the Ji family name have opened for ticket sales every year during the month of Tan Ruo''s death anniversary, and all the proceeds have been donated to charity in Tan Ruo''s name.


    Because of this, news about the Ji Mochen couple is always on the hot search list during the month when Tan Ruo''sst work is aired, though not at the top, it has continued for twenty years.


    Everyone knows this is the doing of Tan Ruo''s die-hard fan, Ling Chujin, and no one has dared to attempt a remake of this film all these years.


    The Ji family and the Ling family are not to be trifled with - one is the current top force in the domestic entertainment industry, and finding an actress as brilliant as Tan Ruo would be no easy task.


    And now, this film is actually being remade, and everyone first wondered if Ji Mochen and his wife knew about this. Then they thought about who would be so stubborn as to dare to infringe on the domain of the powers that be.


    Finally, they began to wonder: So who is the new female lead? Does she want to retire from the industry?

 Chapter 204: The movie "Joy" is officially finished

    <h4>Chapter 204</h4>


    Originally, it was just fellowizens amusing themselves. Fans of different celebrities dared not use the personas of their idols'' fans to gossip, fearing they might identally provoke their idols.


    This promptedizens to start shouting:


    ["Fans who usually promote their idol''s acting skills, aren''t there any brave enough to speak up?"]


    ["The whole court is stammering and none dare admit it, right? Alright, I''ll admit it on behalf of my idol''s rival - it must be Hl who got the role. Recently, her fans'' location when picking her up and the blogger''s location were in the same city."]


    ["You''re talking nonsense! Our female star was here on business, not acting. Her manager said she''s temporarily not allowed to act to avoid damaging her reputation with the public."]


    Bystander: ...Uh oh.


    To avoid provoking their idols, fans really will say anything, huh?


    Bute to think of it, this isn''t ordinary promotion. With such high heat, normally they would just admit it. At most, people would say the fans are gilding their idol.


    But this is Tan Ruo we''re talking about, a movie star whose number of female fans isparable to Ji Mochen, the former top streaming star.


    Not to mention, even among current popr idols'' fans, there are many who used to be little fans of Tan Ruo, especially Ji Ruochu¡ª


    Huh?!


    Ji Ruochu?


    Oh right, could it be Ji Ruochu?


    Think about it - elite youngdy, exceptional acting skills, genius, national all-round woman - she fits perfectly!


    Plus, in this world, other than Ji Ruochu, who else could smoothly take on Tan Ruo''s role in ''Seeking Enjoyment''?


    Lastly, most of Ji Ruochu''s older fans became fans after seeing her eyes, simr to Tan Ruo''s, in ''Dad Take Over''.


    Only in this way, if she did take on ''Seeking Enjoyment'', while others might not know, her own fans would likely start an internal battle to the death.


    Connecting all the dots, all the gossip fans became excited and started flooding Ji Ruochu and her family''sments.


    ["Sis, secretly tell your older sister, did you really take on ''Seeking Enjoyment''?"]


    ["It couldn''t really be you, could it? Don''t do it, why take on such a controversial role when there are so many other dramas? Be good."]


    ["We''re just saying, we know your acting skills are great, but ''Seeking Enjoyment'' really isn''t suitable for you. You''re only in your early 20s, how could you portray it well? Be a good girl, maybe try it again in a few years?"]


    ...


    Netizens frantically sent messages, but Ji Ruochu''s fans remained motionless.


    Neither the new fans who joinedter nor the old fans reacted to this topic at all.


    Everyone went about their usual business, browsing fan forums, boosting Ji Ruochu''s data, as if they hadn''t heard this news at all.


    Only the fans themselves knew that the atmosphere in their group had be somewhat heavy, as if a storm was brewing.


    Fortunately, this spection didn''tst too long. Without cooperation from all sides, the heat soon dissipated after being overshadowed by ''Living Alone''.


    Whileizens "haha"ed at Ji Ruochu''s abs and mocked Fan Jin and others'' frantic efforts, the Strawberry TV station''s variety show prowess was undeniable. No matter the post-production or operations, they always managed to double a show''s effect.


    Gradually, the inte, which suffers from amnesia, no longer showed any news about Ji Ruochu and the movie ''Seeking Enjoyment''.


    Until...


    [Movie ''Seeking Enjoyment'' officially wraps up!] topped the hot search rankings.

 Chapter 205: Fan War

    <h4>Chapter 205</h4>


    In just a few short minutes, this entry had already reached the top of the hot search rankings, withments rapidly piling up underneath.


    It''s worth noting that as a widely known cinematic work, if there wasn''t someone behind the scenes preventing it, ''Seeking Enjoyment'' should have been subjected to the torment of being remade long ago.


    This is also why, over all these years, although Tan Ruo''s fans couldn''t stand Ji Mochen, they never ck-balled him.


    For Tan Ruo''s fans, the drama ''Seeking Enjoyment'' could be considered theirst lingering wish for the actress. Although their idol passed away while filming this production, but...


    The work is innocent, just as Tan Ruo posted before shooting ''Seeking Enjoyment'':


    [This is a very meaningful piece, and as an actress, I am grateful to the director for giving me this opportunity, and I also hope that I can do justice to this role.]


    And she did indeed bring this character to life, just as she had hoped, even influencing countless people through this film.


    Now, over twenty years since her passing, most of Tan Ruo''s fans from back then are married with children, and quite a number of them have even be Ji Ruochu''s "mother fans," naturally having a different mindsetpared to those years.


    As a result, while frantically digging up ssic clips of Tan Ruo in ''Seeking Enjoyment,'' the "Ruo" family fans have remainedpletely silent.


    The core management group of Ji Ruochu''s fan club has fallen into a hush, until finally, the group admin resurfaced.


    [What should we do?]


    [...]


    [I don''t know.]


    [Let''s wait for more news, the lead actress hasn''t been confirmed yet, right?]


    [What if she is confirmed? Should we make a fuss?]


    As soon as this question was raised, the group fell silent once again.


    [How do we make a fuss?]


    [Yeah, it''s a double-edged sword.]


    One is the long-departed Bright Moon, while the other is their own baby girl they''ve nurtured post by post, data point by data point - how to choose?


    On one side, the veteran fans remained quiet, while on the other, the new fans were both anxious and hopeful.


    [But this is ''Seeking Enjoyment''! Ruochu is just one film away from bing the youngest Grand m Best Actress in history!]


    [But... can she pull it off? I just rewatched Actress Tan''s version, and I got the impression that she was force-fed acting skills by the heavens themselves.]


    [Also, if it really is Ruochu acting in it, will we still contribute to the box office like before?]


    It''s worth noting that in previous years, Ji Ruochu''s films have almost always been sold out, with her consistently being a box office leader.


    Apart from friends and family booking out entire showings, fans have even nearlye to blows just to get their hands on tickets.


    But this time... several of the major fans and admins haven''t resurfaced in a while.


    If it really is Ji Ruochu acting, their primary concern would be their own people tearing each other apart first, which would just be too much trouble.


    [Let''s just wait and see, the lead actress hasn''t even been announced yet, it could be some other actress and the team behind it is just marketing.]


    The next second, an admin who had been silent all this while finally spoke up:


    [Then I''ll just dig up all the dirt on "them."]


    [Tear "them" apart]


    [knife.jpg]


    The rest of the semi-new, semi-old fans: ...


    So, do you guys hope it''s Ruochu acting, or do you hope it''s not Ruochu?


    Veteran fans: ...


    Don''t ask, the answer is a contradiction - they both hope it''s not their precious Ruochu, because the Bright Moon will always have that significance in their hearts.


    But the thought of it being some other actress...


    Then they might as well have it be their Ruochu, they''ll just... watch only her fox-like eyes then.


    Perhaps sensing the sentiments of the fans, the ''Seeking Enjoyment'' official operations team struck while the iron was hot and announced the cast.


    Very soon, the top hot search was updated again.


    #''Seeking Enjoyment'' Lead Actress - Ji Ruochu#


    Three minutester, social media tforms sessfully crashed.


    Everyone: ...


    Well, that''s another confirmation of Ji Ruochu''s poprity.


    In the past, it was usually explosive news like celebrity scandals, divorces, shotgun weddings, pregnancies or childbirths that would cause software crashes, this was the first time an official casting announcement for a film caused the tforms to be overwhelmed.


    An hourter, after the programmers'' efforts, the tforms were back up and running, but by then, the number ofments under this hot search had reached terrifying levels.


    Coupled with the previous leak,izens remarked that the earlier hot search was likely the production team pre-heating the topic, giving everyone some mental preparation.


    Of course, the main purpose was probably to give Ji Ruochu and Tan Ruo''s fans some time to prepare themselves.


    Fans of both actresses: ... Thanks.


    [Hahaha, this is the first time I''ve seen tforms crash because of a film''s casting announcement.]


    [The investors have totally won big with this, getting the highest exposure with the lowest cost.]


    [You''ve got to admit, the timing for this is perfect - a portion of Tan Ruo''s fans are already Ji Ruochu''s fans, the rest are either too old to care, or have moved on, so there likely won''t be too much opposition.]


    [Yeah, that''s right, I haven''t seen any major opposing hot posts yet, where are Tan Ruo''s fans? Aren''t they going to voice any opposition?]


    To this, Tan Ruo''s fans said... thanks for the invitation, but they''ll pass this time.


    As for the reason, one of Tan Ruo''s die-hard fans put it this way:


    [To be honest, when I first heard about this, I did want to make a post, but some of the old sisters told me to wait, so I held back.


    After that, I don''t know who it was, but someone kept sending me photos and clips of Ji Ruochu''s works in the backend.


    I still have 99+ unread messages in my backend, I really can''t get through them all.


    Later, a few of us veteran fans discussed it, and decided to give Sister Ji a break, after all, over all these years, they''re the ones who stopped all those unreliable remake ns.


    All these years, they''ve done us favors as well as hard work, plus that girl''s acting skills, we''ve seen it, it''s really not bad, we hope she can present an even better ''Seeking Enjoyment.''


    Finally, I want to say to Ji Ruochu''s fans, us few old sisters can no longer keep up with the stars, so please, stop sending me her beautiful photos.]


    Soon, this post became a hot topic, with the number of likes rising rapidly, and a string of Ji Ruochu''s fans expressing their gratitude in thements below.


    [Uwu, thank you sisters, our Ruochu definitely won''t let you down!]


    [I knew it, all "Ruo" fans are one family!]


    Of course, these were just the more rational fans, there were even more who were against the ''Seeking Enjoyment'' remake and doubted it.


    Some said Ji Ruochu can''t get any good scripts these days, so she''s setting her sights on ''Seeking Enjoyment'' instead.


    Even though someizens felt that Ji Ruochu''s acting skills were top-notch, they were quickly shut down by others saying, "Can anyone match Tan Ruo who has seven Best Actress awards under her belt?"


    It couldn''t be helped, although Ji Ruochu''s individual abilities have long been recognized, she still paled inparison to Tan Ruo, the actress from twenty years ago. After all... this was ''Seeking Enjoyment.''


    It was Tan Ruo''s seventh small golden statuette, and even though she had passed away, the impact of ''Seeking Enjoyment'' was still astonishing.

 Chapter 206: Heavy Tidbits

    <h4>Chapter 206</h4>


    Such thoughts, however, vanished the moment the movie began to y.


    No one had expected Ji Ruochu''s acting skills to reach a levelparable to Tan Ruo''s, or even... to surpass hers by a slight margin?


    Yes, by a slight margin.


    The title of the movie was ''Seeking Enjoyment'', which at first nce suggests a tone of "seeking pleasure and merriment".


    But only those who have watched it know that it''s a realistic portrayal focused on women''s safety.


    The film tells the dramatic life story of Hang Junning.


    In her youth,ing from an affluent family, she sessfully secured a job offer from a Fortune 500pany. After working for three years, Hang Junning married her college crush, He Yuanlin.


    Two yearster, they had a daughter named He Yuhuan, nicknamed Huanhuan.


    And ''Seeking Enjoyment'' seeks this very ''Huan'' (meaning ''enjoyment'').


    The little girl, delicate and beautiful, was doted upon by both families from birth until she turned eighteen that year.


    Huanhuan, while on a graduation trip with her ssmates... went missing.


    After that, the once happy families were torn apart by fate as they searched for Huanhuan.


    Car idents, illnesses, bankruptcies...


    Loss of loved ones, career setbacks, broken homes...


    In the end, except for Hang Junning, everyone had left this world.


    By then, she was already over forty, but she never gave up, continuing her search alongside a few other families who had also lost their children.


    One day, she received a message from a stranger with only six words: Nanyan County Guanfu Vige.


    She immediately called back, but only received a mechanical message that the number was switched off.


    The opening scene of the movie depicts this moment, followed by a woman in her forties, inly dressed but with graying hair, clutching her phone and rushing into the police station as if in a frenzy.


    "Zhao Policeman! I have news about my daughter! I have news about my daughter!!"


    After shouting those words, the middle-aged woman seemed to lose all her strength, copsing to the ground, tears streaming down her face as she crawled forward on all fours.


    At that moment, the incandescent lights hanging from the ceiling cast a soft glow on her, a light that could illuminate her path in the darkness.


    It was also at that moment thatizens who had previously thought Ji Ruochu was unsuitable to y Hang Junning switched sides.


    The Ji Ruochu on screen gave no indication that she was a young woman in her early twenties. From the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes to the mixture of joy and frenzy in her expression, and even her bodynguage as a mother whose lost child had been found, everything told the audience that she was Hang Junning in that moment.


    Thus, on the first day of the movie''s release, Ji Ruochu sessfully topped the trending searches with her new role.


    The domestic box office record for opening day was once again broken.


    And as more and more people flocked to the theaters, ''Seeking Enjoyment'', the film adapted from a true story, received increasing attention.


    "The kidnapper could be right beside you."


    "They watch as you lose everything searching for your child, as your once beautiful life spirals into the abyss."


    "And then... they offer their hypocritical sympathy to console you."


    "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here."


    ...


    Even many official ounts joined in promoting the film, and only then didizens realize just how many kidnappers found pleasure in witnessing the suffering of parents who had lost their children.


    Furthermore, the ending of the film included a poignant "easter egg".


    One by one, the innocent faces of children appeared on the screen, apanied by their names, home addresses, and the years they went missing.


    Soon, these "easter egg" lists from the movie were circted online, and observant viewers quickly realized that the lists were not static - they varied by location and time period.


    As a result, enthusiasticizens quicklyunched a campaign to spread missing child alerts.


    A monthter, as ''Seeking Enjoyment'' was nearing the end of its theatrical run, no one expected a piece of social news to thrust the film to new heights once again.


    [Netizen confirms own childhood photo from movie easter egg, revealing they were a victim of child abduction]

 Chapter 207: Joo Chu Foundation

    <h4>Chapter 207</h4>


    For such a dramatic scene,izensmented: even TV dramas wouldn''t dare portray it like this!


    However, in reality, such a situation actually urred. Moreover, the production team''s official ount released a contract photo after this news broke, with the caption:


    [This contract has been in effect since the first day the film ''Seeking Enjoyment'' was released. Here, the entire ''Seeking Enjoyment'' crew hopes to see more and more good news, and we will wait patiently together for the bloom.]


    Opening the photo, everyone realized it was a charitable donation contract, which essentially stated that¡ª


    Every single ie from the remake film and TV adaptation of ''Seeking Enjoyment'' will be donated to the ''Ruo¡¤Chu'' Foundation to fund the search for abducted children.


    Seeing this name, people instinctively thought it was a foundation established by Ji Ruochu.


    Within a few minutes, the hot search topic [Ji Ruochu Established Foundation] appeared in the top twenty.


    However, before this topic could gain more heat, the main character rified with a post.


    [Thank you for your attention to ''Seeking Enjoyment'', and thank you to my fans and viewers for your support. I''m sorry to disappoint you all, but this foundation that has existed for 25 years was not established by me, but rather by my mother Ling Chujin and an outstanding actress.]


    Ling Chujin?


    No wonder the two words ''Ruo'' and ''Chu'' were separated by a ''¡¤''.


    Wait, an outstanding actress?


    Could it be¡ª


    A name that had been enshrined for decades but recently kept resurfacing, it was¡ª


    [Tan Ruo!!! It''s Tan Ruo!!!]


    [No way, is this real? It''s actually Tan Ruo?]


    [Tan Ruo''s fans, where are you? Aren''t you going to promote this?]


    [...If I said we just found out too, would you believe me?]


    In no time, excitedizens and dazed Tan Ruo fans flocked to Ling Chujin''s social media ounts.


    Thetter had clearly anticipated the public''s shock, as she followed her daughter with an exnation.


    [Back then, she told me that the orphanage director said she was a child rescued from human traffickers by the police. Although the technology at the time was limited and they were never able to find her birth parents, she was still very grateful to the police, the director, and the annual funding the country provided to the orphanage. Now that she has some financial means, she hopes to contribute to society and help other families, so the ''Ruo¡¤Chu'' Foundation was established.]


    Ling Chujin''s exnation swayed public opinion heavily in Tan Ruo''s favor, but more and moreizens dug into what the two founders had done for the foundation over the past 25 years.


    Although the ''Ruo¡¤Chu'' Foundation was not well-known, a look at its ount showed that it had posted updates regrly.


    As for the content,izens traced back to the earliest post from 25 years ago on the first day of the Lunar New Year.


    [Happy New Year, today is a great day, the ''Ruo¡¤Chu'' Foundation is officially established, wishing everyone a joyous celebration.]


    The second post was from the summer of the third year.


    [Congrattions, a precious pearl has been found.]


    That November of the same year.


    [Congrattions, another name added to the list of joyous reunions.]


    ...


    And thetest post was from yesterday.


    [Congrattions, a long-lost pearl has finally returned home.]


    Evidently, this referred to the case glimpsed in the theater preview clip, where a childhood photo helped a person sessfully find their birth parents with the assistance of the police and the foundation''s family information search.


    At this point, all theizens rampaging in the fields of gossip finally pieced together the entire timeline.


    The names of Ling Chujin and Tan Ruo hung in the hot searches overnight, showered with endless praise that nearly overwhelmed the foundation and Ling Chujin''s social media ounts.


    Not only that, someizens extracted the foundation''s publicly disclosed financial statements from its official website.


    Yes, financial statements.


    Every single donation and expenditure was recorded clearly, an act that was less about epting public scrutiny and more like reporting to someone no longer in this world.


    Telling her that this foundation has maintained its original purpose.


    But that wasn''t all¡ªwhat truly shockedizens was the list of donors and donation amounts for this foundation.


    In the early years, there were basically only two donors: Tan Ruo and Ling Chujin.


    Tan Ruo''s fans scrutinized the dates of her pastmercial activities and determined that she donated a sum after each one.


    As for Ling Chujin, she made a steady donation every year-end, clearly from herpany shareholder dividends.


    This continued for several years, and the donors became: Ling Chujin and Ji Mochen.


    Ling Chujin''s donation dates remained unchanged, while for Ji Mochen...


    The Ji family fans also checked their idol-tracking records and reached a conclusion.


    This ever-persevering man not only donated after each of hismercial performances but also splurged after every concert tour.


    This pattern continued for a few years, with no change in the ''Ruo¡¤Chu'' Foundation''s donor list until 20 years ago...


    A new donor appeared¡ªJi Ruochu.


    Netizens calcted the timing, and that year, the 3.5-year-old adorable child had co-starred with her father on a variety show.


    Then they saw the donation amount: 88,888 yuan.


    Well done, the little one already knew to donate an auspicious number at such a young age.


    It was easy to imagine the soft and cuddly little girl, defying her parents'' objections, donating part of her little savings.


    Netizens teared up: Help, I''m already 30 years old and don''t even have 80,000 yuan in savings, another day of feeling unaplished.


    And so, the donor list continued steadily. In those years,pared to her mother who hadpany shares and dividends, and her father who had a never-ending schedule of work, little Ji Ruochu didn''t appear often.


    But whenever she had a new work, her name would show up on the foundation''s donor list.


    Later, with Ji Ruochu only taking on one project per year, she maintained a yearly donation frequency, with the amounts gradually catching up to and eventually surpassing her mother to be the secondrgest donor.


    After that, the self-proimed aging Ji Mochen, who had reduced hismercial performances due to being a daughter''s ve, also got overtaken.


    Fans guessed that it was probably because his daughter hade of age, and those share transfer agreements started taking effect, increasing the amount she could ess.


    As for the other donation dates that didn''t match year-end or work releases, they were harder to guess.


    [Ah! I know! Schrships!!!]


    After thisment appeared,izens immediately understood.


    Sure enough, checking Peking University''s annual schrship lists revealed Ji Ruochu''s name.


    It''s worth mentioning that in the past year or two, the foundation''s donor list had gradually grown, but instead of names, there were just IDs like i002 up to i010.


    Judging by the donation dates that also coincided with schrship disbursements,izens guessed these were probably Ji Ruochu''s alumni.


    It made one admire that indeed, if Ji Ruochu was so outstanding, her peers must be equally exceptional.

 Chapter 208: The Bustle of Villa District

    <h4>Chapter 208</h4>


    For three consecutive days, the Ruochu Foundation was on the top of the trending topics list, with most of the heating from posts expressing gratitude from the families who had previously received help from the foundation, apart from the initial list of donors.


    The fame of the Ji family needs no exnation, as even the official Weibo ount actively likes their posts.


    Afterwards, more and more people wanted to find ways to donate to the foundation.


    And as the person in charge of the foundation, Ji Tingting, whose contact information was posted on the foundation''s official website, came into the public eye under these circumstances.


    "The person in charge of the foundation is Ji Tingting? I feel like I''ve heard that name before."


    "Familiar? There are a lot of people with that name, so it''s not that strange."


    "I''ve heard that this person in charge, her family was in very poor economic conditions, and could only afford to support one child. She was sponsored by the Ji family to go to university, and in return, she changed her surname and signed a 20-year contract with the Ji family. Later, she went to an international top school, and after graduation, she joined the Ji family, and the foundation is just one of her jobs."


    "I know who she is now!"


    Soon, a screenshot from a previous variety show caught the attention ofizens.


    The image showed a little girl wearing patched clothes, standing obediently among a group of well-dressed children. The little girl''s face was a bit dirty, but her bright eyes seemed to belong to a porcin doll in the group.


    That porcin doll was none other than Ji Ruochu, who had appeared on the variety show for the first time.


    With this, Ji Tingting''s identity was clear.


    Netizens sighed, "Wow, this is the legendary ''benefactor''s help'', isn''t it? Who would have thought that the little girl who couldn''t even get enough to eat back then due to her family''s gender bias, is now a graduate from an international top school, and has a coveted job."


    They wished they could travel back in time and hug Ji Ruochu''s "golden thigh".


    Regarding the praises fromizens, Ji Ruochu did not ept themcently. She replied to thement with the most likes:


    "Tingting is a very outstanding talent. Her high school entrance exam scores were enough for her to get a tuition-free spot at a top school, and there were many people who wanted to sponsor her. I just happened to know her first."


    Thisment immediately sparked a heated discussion amongizens.


    "Wow! Is it true that Miss Tingting is also so outstanding!"


    "Wah, wah, wah... Thank you for shattering my daydream."


    This was not the end. After fielding calls for hours, Ji Tingting, who had only focused on Ji Ruochu, immediately responded to the firstment:


    "It''s not true. If Ji Ruochu hadn''t sent me books, found me a tutor, and helped me transfer schools, I would have already been a stay-at-home mom by now. My current achievements are all thanks to clinging to Ji Ruochu''s ''golden thigh'' when I was young."


    Netizens: ...


    Okay, okay, weizens are just a part of your disy of affection, aren''t we?


    After replying to the message, Ji Tingting once again found herself bombarded with calls from various parties.


    These calls had a very unified purpose - to shower her with money.


    Some people decided to donate because they trusted the foundation, while others came for the Ji family''s personal favors, and some were attracted by fame and fortune.


    However, regardless of the reason, Ling Chujin, one of the founders of the foundation, politely declined all of them. As for the reason...


    The current person in charge of the foundation, after confirming with the Ji family, immediately issued the following statement:


    "Thank you for your trust, but unfortunately, our Ruochu Foundation is just a small family workshop. Our current capabilities can only sustain ourselves.


    We will only take on as much as we can handle, and for now, we are not considering epting donations from well-intentioned members of the public. We hope everyone can understand. Thank you!"


    In simple terms, it''s: We''re not really that short of money, and we don''t want to make things tooplicated, so we''re politely declining, okay!


    As soon as this news was released, the public''s evaluation of the foundation became even more positive, especially for Ling Chujin, the woman behind the man, the sister behind Ji Ruochu, who waspletely overwhelmed by the praise fromizens.


    Not long after, the trending topic "Ji Mochen, what are you worthy of?" was quickly pushed to the top.


    Having an outstanding daughter is one thing, but having an outstanding wife as well? Damn, what kind of savior was this guy in his previous life?


    The unworthy Ji Mochen... his sense of crisis immediately skyrocketed, and he stuck to his wife for several consecutive days, until the 29th of the Lunar New Year.


    This clingy behavior made even Ji Ruochu feel a bit overwhelmed, and after dinner, she directly gave him a pass and went to y with her friends.


    In recent years, the members of the "small i" ss were mostly scattered, either going abroad as exchange students or following their mentors on projects.


    This year, however, it was a rare asion that they all quietly returned before the Lunar New Year''s Eve.


    Ji Ruochu, with her hands in her pockets, went to visit her girlfriends. Before she had gone far, she ran into her friends holding magic wands.


    "You guys are..."


    "Ruochu!" Ren Yujun saw her and immediately smiled. "We were just about to go find you!"


    "That silly Qi Yibin actually bought a whole box of magic wands. We''re worried he won''t be able to use them all up, so we decided to help him out a bit," Mi Siyu said with a smile.


    "Hey!" The named Qi Yibin was immediately annoyed. "I said it was my grandpa who bought them, not me!"


    His family was newly rich, and when he was little, he used to y firecrackers with the vige kids during the New Year. After moving to the city, since fireworks were banned, he hadn''t touched them in years.


    This year, due to the heated discussions about "the fading sense of the New Year" and "firecrackers bing a national intangible cultural heritage of other countries", the authorities had finally allowed people to set off fireworks in designated areas.


    As soon as his grandfather knew about it, he immediately bought several boxes of fireworks and firecrackers. He was just helping to move them into the warehouse when he happened to make eye contact with Fang Zhiyuan, who was having coffee on the balcony opposite.


    And... that''s how it ended up like this.


    "Oh well, it doesn''t matter. Come on, I''ve already found the location for the fireworks disy, it''s not far from here," Jiang Zhi said, hooking his best friend''s neck. "Zhiyuan and Chao are already waiting at the garage door."


    Under the bright street lights, a group of young people walked towards the same direction, theirughter and chatter filling the air, which even made the mother on the balcony couldn''t help but smile.


    "The friendship of youth is indeed beautiful."


    As soon as the words left her mouth, two heads poked out from the balcony across.


    "Who says it''s not?"


    "Oh, are you all so free this New Year?"


    They chatted andughed, and someone was sent to set up the small banquet hall, with tea, drinks, and everything ready.


    Not long after, the men of the households were beckoning, either to drink alcohol or tea, and if they felt like it, they would go to the back to y golf.


    The women, on the other hand, cheerfully set up the mahjong table.


    The busiest were the elders of the families, joyfully preparing the New Year goods and discussing the menu for the New Year''s Eve dinner.


    Since all the kids were back this year, they decided to have the New Year''s Eve dinner together, to make it lively.


    In this way, the quiet high-end vi area suddenly became lively.

 Chapter 209: Everything goes well

    <h4>Chapter 209</h4>


    The night of New Year''s Eve.


    "Happy New Year!"


    The spacious banquet hall was filled with threerge round tables, with the older generation seated in the center, the children on the left, and the grandchildren on the right.


    "Wishing grandpa and grandma a long life and good health!"


    "Wishing mom and dad sess and the fulfillment of their wishes!"


    "Okay, okay, okay..."


    This was the liveliest year the families had celebrated together, with everyone''s smiles shining brightly.


    The New Year''s Eve dinner was lively and full of cheer.


    After eating their fill, the younger generation picked up their juice sses and lined up to offer their elders their heartfelt New Year''s wishes, eagerly receiving thick red envelopes in return.


    Even though their families were already far wealthier than most, those symbolic red envelopes were certainly not unwee.


    "Wow! You''re biased, the red envelope you gave to Ruochu is much thicker than ours!"


    The elders'' smiles faltered for a moment, then they quickly turned away: "Come,e, let''s have a drink, let''s eat some more..."


    Seeing this, Ji Ruochu smiled sweetly: "If you call me ''sister'', I''ll give you another red envelope."


    "Dream on!"


    "You wish!"


    The group immediately turned their faces, with an expression of "you''re out of your mind", but the next moment...


    "Here, Ruochu sister, this is your red envelope from your big brother." Jiang Zhi was the first to dig into his pocket and pull out a pre-prepared red envelope, looking quite proud of himself.


    "Wow, Jiang Zhi, you''re such a¡ª"


    "Alright, thank you, big brother Jiang Zhi~" Ji Ruochu epted it without any sense of being wronged.


    Was calling them "big brother" really that hard?


    Everyone: ...


    "Happy New Year, sister Ruochu." Fang Zhiyuan also smiled as he handed her a red envelope.


    "Happy New Year, big brother Zhiyuan~" She sent out another smile with ease.


    "Ah! I''m so annoyed! Wait, I''ll go get a new red envelope!"


    The unprepared ones put down their juice sses and hurried towards the exit.


    The elders present immediately burst into even heartierughter, truly a group of children who never grew up.


    ...


    Sizzle¡ª


    The sparkler was lit.


    After dinner, the young people, who had never yed with fireworks before, gathered again at the fireworks area.


    Clearly, after their first attempt the day before, everyone hadpletely fallen in love with this activity.


    "A bunch of country bumpkins," Qi Yibin sneered, resigned to continuing to light the fireworks for everyone.


    "He said you''re all country bumpkins!" Ji Ruochu immediately tattled.


    The eight people, who were just admiring the fireworks in their hands, all turned their heads in unison: Stare.JPG


    Qi Yibin: ...


    "Who are you calling country bumpkins, you little crybaby."


    "Yeah, you used to cry three times a day when you were little, we didn''t discriminate against you for being a man made of water."


    "Hey! That''s too much!"


    Who doesn''t have some childhood scandals? Was it necessary to tease them for so many years?


    "Ruochu, what are you doing?"


    Just as the group was about to descend into a brawl, Fang Zhiyuan, standing five meters away, noticed the issue at hand.


    At these words, everyone''s attention was immediately diverted.


    Jiang Zhi was the first to jump up: "Ji Ruochu! Put down that lighter!"


    "Uncle Qi said you''re not allowed to y with fire! Have you forgotten when your bangs got singed as a kid?"


    "Please, if you lose even one hair today, we''ll all be in trouble!"


    The group spoke as they quickly strode towards her, but it was already toote.


    "Sizzle¡ª"


    The small sparkler in her hand was sessfully lit, its bright light instantly transforming into a colorful arc as it flew out, making her round fox-like eyes shine even more vividly.


    Ji Ruochu turned her head and gave her friends a joyful smile:


    "Happy New Year~"


    Seeing her mischievous expression, the group paused in their steps, a look of resignation on their faces.


    "Enjoy, enjoy, you just stay put, and we''ll be even happier!" Jiang Zhi sighed helplessly as he ruthlessly snatched the lighter from her hand.


    After her sparkler had gone out, Qi Yibin lit another one for her: "Here, take this and keep ying, tell me what you want to light."


    The cold wind blew, causing the loose strands of hair on Ji Ruochu''s forehead to sway.


    The next moment, a hand gently ced the hood of her down jacket over her head, and Fang Zhiyuan''s voice came with a smile: "Go y over there."


    The group moved to the river bank, with the three girls surrounded in the middle, two on the left, two on the right, and three more following behind diligently lighting the fireworks.


    Until the handheld sparklers they had brought out were all spent, the young men signaled to the bodyguards in the distance, who then lit the grand finale - ten sets of "Thousands of Miles Along the River" fireworks.


    Whoosh¡ª


    Boom¡ª


    Countless points of light soared into the sky, then blossomed into magnificent floral disys.


    Ji Ruochu looked up, her short down jacket a vibrant red, a ck turtleneck sweater underneath, and a fiery red midi skirt, the golden and silver threads sewn into the fabric shimmering brilliantly in themplight, a sight to behold.


    Her eyes were filled withughter, shining even brighter than the fireworks, her gaze seeming to look beyond the fireworks to a more distant ce, silently sending out her blessings:


    Happy New Year, I''m doing a good job of fulfilling your wishes, may the rest of your life be peaceful and sessful, with everything going your way.


    [The End]


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