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Chapter 170: A 4A Scenic Spot Family?!
Where did my younger brother go?
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Huai asked this question, Lu Ting and the others paused their movements.
Suddenly realizing that if Old Fourth found out that Old Third took the sweet cub to record a program, wouldn’t he explode on the spot?
Lu Ting glanced back at the reporter who was still in a daze and hadn’t left, first gave the Eldest Son a look, then reached out and pulled Old Fourth into his arms:
“Oh my, what’s this about your younger brother or not, now that you kid have finished the exam, you are the biggest hero of the whole family!”
While speaking, he slapped Old Fourth’s back a few times, hitting Lu Huai so hard he almost couldn’t catch his breath, and his whole body almost had its hair standing on end.
Holy crap, what exactly is the situation, did I enter another world after coming out of the exam!?
On the other side, Lu Xun also signaled the reporter to move the camera away, and in passing began to correct Lu Ting and Second Sister’s overly unrestrained speeches from just now with a faint tone:
“Actually, what Dad and the others mean is that whether one succeeds in life or not is not solely the responsibility of the child or the family. After all, the college entrance examination is a crucial juncture in life, but it doesn’t represent everything…”
“Right, right, right! It’s not entirely the responsibility of either the parents or the child!”
The reporter nodded repeatedly in excitement upon hearing this. This was exactly the answer with the correct worldview orientation she wanted. This person is indeed handsome and reliable, and his speaking voice is also pleasant.
Otherwise, if that pile of answers from just now were broadcasted, wouldn’t it easily cause family conflicts between children and parents!
“Could you please share with us some stories of overtaking on a curve in life after failing the college entrance examination? Or seeing your younger brother walk out of the exam room today, did you also recall your mood during your own college entrance examination back then?”
Facing this new follow-up question from the reporter, even Lu Xun was slightly taken aback.
Overtaking on a curve after failing the college entrance examination?
“Our young master was the top scorer in S City back then and got into Yunjing University, so your question is quite difficult for him to answer.”
Uncle Zhang on the side couldn’t help but answer on behalf of his eldest young master.
Young Master Lu Xun hasn’t even walked half a meter of a detour from childhood to adulthood, how could he answer your question about the experience of overtaking on a curve?
You reporters really know how to touch a sore spot!
“…Yunjing University? [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Top scorer?”
Silently repeating these two unfamiliar and niche words, the reporter and the others fell silent for a time.
So you, a study god who has already succeeded, are talking at length here about how the college entrance examination isn’t the only path in life?
What’s the difference between this and Versailles!
Mistake, perhaps everything was a mistake from the very beginning! She shouldn’t have lusted after their good looks and interviewed this family from the start! She was still thinking of being evaluated as an outstanding reporter at the end of the year, what if this causes an interviewing accident?
The reporter hurriedly signaled the cameraman to change the battlefield. At the very least, they couldn’t film this family anymore; just find some ordinary people to film.
As a result, when the cameraman turned his head, he saw Lu Ting seriously handing a car key to Old Fourth.
“Haven’t you kid always liked playing with cars? Here, this is the college entrance exam reward your dad, brother, and sister are giving you. Go abroad for a good trip after the exam, and play with cars while you’re at it. Don’t stay at home all day!”
Lest he discovers the sweet cub went out with Old Third.
Dad seemingly encouraged him, but in reality patted Old Fourth with a guilty conscience.
Lu Huai: …?
Lu Huai touched the heavy key with an extremely good texture in his hand. Although he hadn’t played with cars for quite some time, he could still instantly distinguish that this was clearly the seventh-generation new sports car of Aston Martin!
The color was also his favorite custom red-gold!
Heavens, ever since he started starting a business, working, and earning money, Lu Huai, who was no longer the bottomless pit of squandering money like before, hadn’t been treated this generously in so long.
No, so it turns out taking the college entrance exam once can earn this much?
Making him want to take it again!
Lu Huai looked at Lu Ting in shock, his brain feeling dizzy and confused. Could it be that he fell asleep halfway through the exam and was still dreaming?
This time, not to mention the surrounding parents and examinees being speechless, even the hidden car enthusiast cameraman uncle shouldering the camera couldn’t help being shocked, jealous, and envious.
He, a grown adult man, could only collect sports car models at home, and if he bought too many he still had to be scolded by his wife. But look at this guy, right after coming out of the exam room, his family directly rewarded him with an actual sports car!?
The cameraman uncle even suspected he would turn into a cynical internet troll everywhere posting “The biggest watershed in life is amniotic fluid” tomorrow.
In fact, this exam center interview had already caused a massive uproar on the internet.
Just Lu Ting’s sentence “If he tests well, he can go to the family company; if he bombs the test, he can also go to the family company” stood out among the mass of parent interviews. Coupled with Lu Jing’s interpretation that added fuel to the fire, the number of comments in the comment section almost exploded.
There were those who were incredibly envious:
【Heavens, can you arrange for me to live with this kind of script in my next life???】
There were also parents who were very dissatisfied with this:
【This value orientation is too terrible! What do you mean parents pushing kids is worse than pushing themselves!? Do you mean we parents hoping our children test well is wrong?】
It wasn’t until the Eldest Brother appeared and gave an objective and calm interpretation of “The college entrance examination is not the entirety of life” that the originally fiercely debating pros and cons sides were pacified for a few seconds, before they heard that sentence “got into Yunjing University”, and instantly both sides fell collectively silent this time.
【No, is this really an actor interview deliberately arranged by the reporter? Casually interviewing the parent of a Yunjing University graduate?!】
Some netizens were already suspecting if this was scripted and they were models.
There absolutely cannot be someone in this world with such a perfect face and such a smart brain!
【But didn’t anyone notice that the examinee looks a bit familiar… And that sentence asked just now, was it “Where is Xueyan?” Or have I been watching too many variety shows lately and having auditory hallucinations, hearing everything as our Little Pear’s name?】
As more and more people scrolled to the news, finally netizens who had also finished chasing the first episode of 《Baby? Baby!》 discovered that this group of randomly interviewed passersby wasn’t right.
Especially Lu Huai’s sentence “How come Xueyan didn’t come?” fell into the ears of quite a few netizens.
Ever since Xueyan participated in 《Baby? Baby!》, countless fans learned that Little Pear’s real name was Lu Xueyan. Suddenly hearing the familiar name at this moment, they were still a bit slow to react.
【Our Little Pear naturally couldn’t possibly come to pick him up at the exam center, right now he should still be filming the later episodes with Lu Li, right? The second episode is about to air soon!】
【So… wait, could this be Lu Li’s fourth brother!? He really does look a bit familiar!】
【Reporting! I testify, the Eldest Brother is also truly Little Pear’s Eldest Brother—[Photo comparison][Photo comparison] Eldest Brother truly loves collecting watches as always!】
Once netizens discover clues, the speed of their digging is simply faster than a drilling machine.
Even Lu Xun himself didn’t expect that the photo of him holding Xueyan at Old Third’s concert from so many years ago would actually be dug out from a forgotten corner by netizens again.
The wrists wearing the watches in the two photos, the skin tone and muscle lines had almost no changes. Except for the watch being changed to a luxury watch with an indigo dial, which even without checking could be seen at a glance to be expensive.
In a certain sense, this change could also be considered a great constant.
【So am I the only one shocked that this is an official interview lens?】
It’s just that after the netizens dug it out, soon someone discovered a huge blind spot.
This lens is a lens without any beauty filters. Countless high-value passersby entering the frame easily get filmed looking strange, how come this family can’t be caught looking bad no matter how they are filmed!?
【Shocking, so this is a real 4A scenic spot family?】
【No, adding our Lu Li, wouldn’t it be 5A holy crap!】
Among them, one comment from a netizen:
【Little Pear you aren’t good, so you lied during the crystal ball interview! This family simply can’t choose which parent looks best!! [Covering face and shedding tears]】, even reached tens of thousands of likes in just a few short minutes.
Director Guo was also caught off guard. Such an exam center news piece actually forcefully brought a new wave of heat to 《Baby? Baby!》 during the hot event of the college entrance examination.
Because countless melon-eating passerby netizens, after seeing this hot comment, also successively went to find the crystal ball interview in the advance trailer of 《Baby? Baby!》 to find out what happened.
The backend data, which had originally slowed down, ushered in another surge.
“Director Guo, our program has really made it, actually managing to leech off the heat of the college entrance examination!”
The program team was just short of thinking that Director Guo, who relentlessly pestered Lu Li to participate in the program back then, was simply a god-like existence.
When choosing Lu Li to go on the program back then, there were actually different voices in the production team. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Feeling that Lu Li’s traffic was half black and half red, they wondered if it would have a bad negative impact on a baby variety show.
Looking at it now, this is simply the god of traffic descending.
The broadcast volume of the second episode will absolutely not drop but rise! Although everyone was also full of confidence in the content and quality of the second episode, completely unafraid of the test of this wave of traffic.
On the other side, Lu Li didn’t know that Lu Ting and the others were also adding bricks and tiles to the program’s heat in their bizarre ways.
The guests participating in the program recording were all quite tense.
Because the first official challenge task set by the program team actually separated the little friends from the parents!
In this challenge, the little friends needed to draw lots to get different supplies, go to the scenic market not far from the village to sell them, and exchange for sufficient starting funds for each family.
Based on the starting funds from high to low, parents would have different priorities in getting the ingredients provided by the program team to prepare a sumptuous dinner, which would be voted on and competed by the villager judges!
The first place would receive a rich reward, while the last place would naturally also have a small punishment.
It was just that as soon as the host announced the task content, it unsurprisingly triggered the chaotic reactions of the cubs again.
“Dad… this, this fish is so scary, can I not sell fish?”
The little boiling kettle Lin Yujia, who drew lots first, actually drew three fish as his selling supplies!
The little guy first pretended to be calm carrying the bucket, and stared helplessly at the three slippery fish inside for a long time.
It wasn’t until one of them rapidly flipped its tail and almost splashed water all over the little guy’s face that Lin Yujia finally broke down and started choking with sobs.
“These are just a few fish, son, you are even afraid of fish, how will that do when you grow up?”
Lin Xiangtao was clearly the least proficient at taking care of kids among the several guests, and at this moment was almost completely at his wits’ end.
He never expected that despite his lifelong heroic reputation, his son would actually be afraid of a slippery thing like a fish!
While Lin Xiangtao and his son were interacting, the other cubs also successively drew different supplies.
Zhou Ziyan’s little nephew Gu Duanduan drew a basket of fresh meat.
The advantage was that the unit price of fresh meat was definitely much more expensive than vegetables, while the disadvantage was that even with ice cubes inside to keep it fresh, it clearly had to be sold quickly, otherwise it would easily spoil and lose its freshness.
Best Actor Fu’s little princess Emma drew a basket of green beans. Relatively light and convenient, but probably not easy to sell for a high price.
“Xueyan, what did you draw?”
Lu Li seemed calm, but in reality looked at Xueyan somewhat nervously.
Deeply afraid that Xueyan would also draw some strange fish or fresh meat.
But when Xueyan expectantly flipped over the card to take a look, it was actually little potatoes!
So, a few minutes later, Xueyan got a basket of potatoes of various sizes from the program team staff, so fresh that they even had mud stuck to them.
“Brother, I drew a basket of little potatoes!”
Xueyan happily ran back carrying the heavy basket with both hands.
“But can you carry this basket of potatoes? Xueyan.”
Lu Li frowned slightly looking at this basket of potatoes, certain that the god of luck didn’t descend this time.
Because a basket of potatoes was clearly not light in weight, and Xueyan carrying it with his two small hands was quite strenuous. If only he could have drawn a light vegetable like green beans.
Compared to getting first place in the competition, Lu Li hoped more that Xueyan could complete the task a bit more easily, and have fun playing in the process, that would be enough.
“I can carry it, Brother.”
Xueyan seriously looked up at his brother.
“I want to sell many many small coins for Brother, so Brother can get the best reward!”
Looking at the little guy’s appearance full of fighting spirit, Lu Li reached out to wipe away the dust on the tip of Xueyan’s nose, and subconsciously wanted to pull Xueyan into his arms and kiss his cheek.
It was just that suddenly thinking of the murderous little note handed over by Director Guo this morning, Lu Li forcefully stopped his hand halfway.
Xueyan: ?
So, this time it was Xueyan, standing in place, who stared at his brother with a pair of moist big eyes, as if wondering why his brother suddenly stopped halfway through wanting to kiss him.
Was his face dirty?
Being stared at like this by Xueyan who was rubbing his cheeks, Lu Li silently sighed. How exactly is one supposed to hold back?!
In the next second, Lu Li hugged Xueyan along with the potatoes into his arms, and instead kissed the soft hair.
Xueyan also smilingly reached out and stuck close to his brother.
“Very well, now the four groups of guests have all drawn their supplies! It’s just that one group of guests has actually been delayed in arriving, could it be they encountered some special situation…”
The host looked towards the direction of Pei Shuo and Lan Yu, and the accompanying cameraman’s side also sent new information.
“Sorry, we got lost haha, the place we live is truly a bit remote, please forgive us, please forgive us!”
A few minutes later, the sweating Lan Yu once again appeared travel-worn holding the sulky Pei Shuo. This scene subtly repeated the first day somewhat.
It was just that this time when Lan Yu and Pei Shuo appeared, all the guests couldn’t help but look over, and even the little boiling kettle’s crying stopped.
Because the clothes on Lan Yu and Pei Shuo had actually undergone a huge transformation overnight! [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Changing directly from a set of expensive big-brand outfits to extremely rustic coarse cloth and linen garments!
“It’s like this, because our fifth group of guests didn’t prepare luggage, the program team borrowed a few sets of clothes for changing and washing from the villagers on their behalf. The price is that 30% of this sales fund needs to be deducted to pay for the clothing fee!”
The host, noticing everyone’s astonished gazes, also began to explain.
Once this rule was announced, apart from Xueyan widening his eyes to look at Pei Shuo, the other guests actually had varying emotions.
After all, deducting 30% was already a very serious DEBUFF. If things went wrong, they’d end up in last place.
“Alright, little friend Pei Shuo, quickly go draw your supplies! It’s just that because you and the parent came late, there’s only the last supply card left.”
After saying this sentence, the host and the production team staff on the side all revealed mysterious smiles.
Pei Shuo, who a second ago was still staring at Xueyan and that basket of potatoes, and in passing thinking about how to help Xueyan sell the potatoes, looked up at the host’s expression and inexplicably felt an ominous premonition.
Sure enough, after the silent Pei Shuo flipped over the supply card, what was actually drawn on it was a big rooster?
Pei Shuo, rarely widening his eyes: …?
Lan Yu stretching her neck on the side: !??
A few minutes later, Pei Shuo, who had recovered his expressionless face, was holding a rooster in his arms, preparing to follow the main group to set off for the market.
The little guy’s handsome and aloof brows and eyes, paired with the coarse cloth and linen garments on his body, and the colorful big rooster wearing a muzzle in his arms, inexplicably had a strong sense of dark humor.
Watching this scene, Best Actor Fu couldn’t help being the first to turn his face to the side and laugh, and so very quickly everyone in the venue followed and started laughing.
No, how could this program team be so wicked?
The agricultural product supplies requiring a little friend to sell actually included a live rooster!?
Even Xueyan, who originally wanted to help Pei Shuo sell things, seeing this big rooster in Pei Shuo’s arms, couldn’t help but nervously grab his brother’s hand.
“What’s wrong Xueyan?”
Lu Li, who also couldn’t help but laugh, looked down at Xueyan and reached out to rub the little guy’s cheek.
“Brother… I seem to be a bit afraid of big roosters.”
Xueyan said softly.
Because the big rooster at Grandma’s house when he was little really liked to chase after him, constantly trying to rub its head against him!
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