"Yaoyao, read it aloud in the original language."
Nie Lingchuan's purpose was to let his daughter shine. If she used her own words, others might think she had read the translation in advance.
Nie Fuyao didn't mind. "Can you understand it?"
"If we don't understand, we'll just listen blindly. Mainly, we want to experience the charm of the Russian language," Gao Fen in the back seat couldn't help but get excited.
"Alright."
Nie Fuyao quickly switched languages.
There were indeed people in the live stream who understood this language. After all, Nie Lingchuan had too many fans, most of whom were already established in their careers.
Their professions spanned all walks of life, so it wasn't surprising that some mastered certain language systems.
[Holy crap, is she really more fluent than a native speaker?]
[Putting everything else aside, just in terms of pronunciation, if you don't look at her face, you'd never realize she's one of us. You'd think she was Russian.]
[I don't understand Russian. Are there really people in the live stream who do? Is she really that good?]
[I studied a minor language, but my grandfather speaks Russian. He listened with his eyes closed and was so happy he didn't even need subtitles.]
[What a coincidence, my grandfather can too.]
[Given the environment decades ago, Russian was one of the first foreign languages widely taught in our country. Many of our grandparents know it.]
In the car, after listening for two pages, Gao Fen interrupted her.
"Fuyao, what other foreign languages do you know?"
Nie Fuyao said, "I might have a bit of a talent for languages. Including our own, I've self-taught a total of nine others."
The crew members in the back felt like they were hallucinating.
Nine?
Self-taught?
What does "a bit" of talent even mean?
If this only counts as "a bit," then they weren't even human—more useless than useless.
Gao Fen knocked his forehead against the back of the front seat. "I can't even speak English fluently, and back in the day, I graduated from a proper university with a CET-4 and CET-6."
What could Nie Fuyao say? "Keep it up."
Everyone was speechless. Was this something that could be solved by just "keeping it up"?
Looking at the girl's calm face, Gao Fen suddenly asked, "I saw comments online saying you dropped out of middle school. With such a high talent for languages, why didn't you continue studying?"
Nie Lingchuan actually didn't want his daughter to answer such a question on camera, but he had asked her privately, and she said it was fine.
"It was boring," Nie Fuyao said, her eyes slightly curved as she revealed a faint smile. "At thirteen or fourteen, right in the middle of adolescence, when you're rebellious, you really feel like you're the protagonist of the world. Everyone else around you is just an NPC. It seems like if anyone doesn't go along with you, it means they can't understand you, as if only you have seen the true nature of the world."
Nie Lingchuan nodded beside her. "I went through a rebellious phase too."
Gao Fen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Chuan, what did you do during your rebellious phase? Back then, I wouldn't wear my school uniform properly, and I'd walk so fast that the hem of my uniform had to fly. I'd also secretly check if any girls liked me—the more, the better. I even skipped class to go to internet cafes and got caught by my teacher several times. My parents were even called in. At the time, I was worried someone had bought my in-game gear without paying, and it made me so angry my face turned red and my neck thick."
"I deliberately filled in many wrong answers on an important exam because my parents were too busy with work, and as a result, my father scolded me for most of the night. I almost lost my Ultraman toy too." Nie Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh at the memory. "Children always seem to use the worst methods to get their parents' attention. After all, well-behaved kids often receive less attention than mischievous ones."
Gao Fen nodded. "That's true. So family education is really important. Many sensible children are often the ones who aren't favored."
[I was that unfavored child, born into a family that valued sons over daughters. I worked hard to get out, but my parents forced me to buy a car and a house for my younger brother. If I refused, they would make a scene at my workplace, calling me unfilial and even saying they should have drowned me in a ditch when I was born. But all my achievements came from burning the midnight oil. Why does working harder only bring more pain?]
[I was forced into divorce because I was a 'brother-supporting demon,' crushed by the weight of filial piety.]
[Those who feel pressured by filial piety are often the filial children, and not all parents are qualified. They know perfectly well which child they can rely on.]
[Yao Yao is also a child lacking love. Back then, she was only thirteen or fourteen, her values not yet fully formed, so it's understandable she made mistakes. But now, the online comments are practically pushing a young girl to her death. It's too much.]
[Don't be ridiculous. Forget skipping class and puppy love—just bullying alone makes her far from innocent.]
[Did any of you actually witness it? How do you know those so-called insiders aren't lying?]
While the live stream was filled with sharp exchanges, the atmosphere inside the van was warm and harmonious.
"Fuyao, what's your take on puppy love?" Gao Fen asked.
Nie Fuyao glanced at him calmly. "I really dislike the term 'puppy love.' Its proper name should be 'adolescent romance.' The term 'puppy love' carries a clear negative connotation. In the eyes of all teachers and elders, it's like a flood or a wild beast. But during adolescence, children undergo significant physiological and psychological changes due to the combined effects of growth hormones and sex hormones. Some children, under their parents' proper guidance, navigate this period smoothly, but many develop an experimental mindset."
"Do you know about postpartum depression?" Nie Fuyao looked at him.
Gao Fen nodded. "Yes, I've heard of it. I haven't seen it in real life, but there's plenty about it online."
Nie Fuyao nodded. "After giving birth, a woman's estrogen levels drop sharply, causing significant physiological and psychological changes. If this kind of drop happened to a man, it could easily lead to suicidal thoughts. People's resilience varies, and no one should demand that a mother must be strong. During this time, the attitude of family members is the most critical factor in determining whether a new mother can safely get through it."
"The same logic applies to adolescent boys and girls. Their resilience also varies. Even adults might not handle it well, so why be so harsh on a child?"
"I've seen online criticism about my skipping classes and early romance, as if these were unforgivable sins—it's really unnecessary. For the first eighteen years of my life, I had no parents, and my only grandmother treated me with constant beatings and curses. In such an environment, expecting a brilliant flower to bloom is unrealistic. The confusion of adolescence shouldn't be blown out of proportion—just two months ago, I was still a minor. No one condemned those who mistreated me, yet all the negativity was dumped on me instead. It's truly despicable."
Nie Lingchuan: "…"
Daughter, I brought you on this show to clear your name—don't ruin it.