The production team arranged Niannian’s bedding next to Lianlian’s.
It was a cartoon-style blanket with an amusement park theme, full of childlike charm.
Although Wen Chengxi was in the same room, he did not have his own bed. He slept on the lower bunk of a bunk bed designed for children, while the larger bed was left for the two little friends so he could take care of them more easily.
After making the bed, Niannian touched the brand-new blanket and soft mattress, her eyes sparkling.
Wen Chengxi asked, “Do you like it?”
Niannian nodded vigorously.
“I like it!”
It was the best place she had ever slept in.
Such a bright room, such a big bed, and such a beautiful little blanket.
Niannian loved it so much!
But in her excitement, she also felt a little worried.
“Will Sister Lianlian like sleeping with Niannian?”
Wen Chengxi replied, “Of course she likes it. She really likes Niannian.”
Just as he finished speaking, Lianlian returned from the bathroom.
She hung her head and said softly without looking at Niannian, only at Wen Chengxi, “Dad Wen, can I sleep with you? Let Niannian have the big bed.”
Niannian froze.
Her bright, shining eyes immediately dimmed.
Does Sister Lianlian not want to sleep with me?
Wen Chengxi asked directly, “Why?”
Lianlian lowered her voice. “I have nightmares. I’m a little scared.”
Wen Chengxi glanced at the camera without changing his expression, then looked at Lianlian. In the end, he said nothing extra.
“Alright, then you sleep with me tonight.”
When his gaze shifted to Niannian, Niannian quickly patted her chest.
“Dad Wen, Niannian doesn’t have nightmares! Dad Wen can sleep with Sister!”
Wen Chengxi looked at her with a mix of indulgence and helplessness.
“Alright, Niannian is super brave.”
Niannian also felt she was super brave.
At that moment, the program’s broadcast announcement sounded:
“All little friends and parents, please head to the restaurant for lunch! We’ve prepared a rich meal for everyone. You can use the money earned from selling flowers this morning to pay for it. Families without earnings will have to figure it out themselves!”
The moment Niannian heard this, she panicked.
“I don’t have money either!”
Wen Chengxi said, “It’s okay. You just arrived, you don’t need to pay. And Lianlian and I earned money—we can help buy food for Niannian.”
Only then did Niannian relax, secretly clenching her fist.
She must also earn lots and lots of money!
“Let’s go to the restaurant together.”
Wen Chengxi led the two girls out.
As they left the room, Niannian suddenly ran back to the bedside camera and whispered, “Television, I’m going to eat now! You must hurry and help me find my mommy. Thank you, television!”
After finishing her “secret message,” she calmly ran back.
Wen Chengxi pretended not to hear it, but the corners of his mouth refused to lower.
This little friend was just too cute.
Did she really think television could help her find her parents automatically?
All family groups had arrived.
The morning task was selling flowers.
The Olympic champion father was tall and handsome, and his daughter Shi Shi was both beautiful and sweet-talking. They were the first to sell out and earned the most.
Singer Zhou Yi, a famous artist, sold flowers quickly as well. When she sang, she was immediately recognized, and her flowers were snapped up.
The TV host and his son Xiao Jie earned less than the first two groups, but still enough for meals.
Only Yu Chu and Qi Qi had no income at all.
Their flowers had all been destroyed by Qi Qi.
So while the other families were using their earnings to buy food, Yu Chu and Qi Qi sat silently aside watching.
Yu Chu had decided to let Qi Qi bear the consequences of his actions.
But she clearly underestimated his temper.
Qi Qi was already starving. Seeing all the other children eating while he could not, he immediately threw a tantrum.
“I want to eat! I want to eat right now!”
Yu Chu said coldly, “I told you this morning—you only get money if you sell the flowers together. Since you didn’t follow the rules, you go hungry.”
Qi Qi pointed angrily at Niannian.
“Why can that ugly girl eat when she didn’t sell flowers?! That’s unfair! I don’t care, I want food! If you don’t give it to me, I’ll snatch it!”
Yu Chu tried to explain patiently.
“Niannian is new to the show. When you first arrived, the program also gave you free meals. And I’m telling you again—don’t call her that.”
But Qi Qi could not listen at all.
He threw all the bowls and chopsticks to the ground.
“I don’t care! She’s an ugly monster!”
Before he could finish, Yu Chu finally snapped and slapped him.
“Pa!”
“How did you become like this?! Didn’t I tell you not to insult the other children and not to throw tantrums?!”
She had not used much force. She knew hitting children was not good; it was only a moment of anger.
But Qi Qi, who had never been hit before, completely exploded.
He stared at her in disbelief.
“Mom… how could you hit me…? You’re a bad mother! A bad mother! I’ll take revenge!”
He charged forward like a little cannonball, scratching and kicking wildly.
Staff rushed in to pull them apart, but Qi Qi was unusually strong, and they could not control him immediately.
Only the Olympic champion father and Wen Chengxi managed to restrain him.
The Olympic champion father frowned.
“How can you hit your mother?!”
Qi Qi shouted back, “None of your business! Let me go! She favors that ugly girl! I don’t accept it!”
Wen Chengxi was also furious.
“I think you just need a beating! Your mother raised you and you still hit her? If you were my child, I’d make sure you remember it!”
When Yu Chu, supported by Singer Zhou Yi and the TV host, stood up, she stiffened slightly at those words.
Especially Qi Qi’s words—“I don’t have a father anymore”—stuck painfully in her heart.
Would things be different… if Qi Qi knew who his father was?
The atmosphere in the restaurant became extremely awkward.
Since this was a livestream, the scene had likely already been broadcast.
Yu Chu calmly asked the Olympic champion father and Wen Chengxi to take Qi Qi back to the room and lock him there.
“When he knows he’s wrong, then let him eat.”
Wen Chengxi agreed immediately.
“With kids like this, you can’t be soft. If you don’t discipline him, he’ll become uncontrollable.”
Yu Chu nodded slightly and watched them leave with the screaming Qi Qi.
The other families did not know how to intervene, so they could only comfort her quietly.
Yu Chu gave a bitter smile. At this point, she was truly considering quitting the show.
But leaving would still bring complications and criticism.
It would only cause more trouble for the production team.
All she could do was hope the show ended quickly.
She sat quietly while the others awkwardly ate.
Then suddenly, a lunch box was gently placed in front of her.
She looked down and met a pair of worried eyes.
It was Niannian.
Niannian whispered, “Aunt Yu… are you hungry? Eat something?”
Yu Chu forced a smile and patted her head.
“Good child, Auntie isn’t hungry. You eat.”
Niannian pressed the lunch box forward again.
“Eat well… then you’ll have strength… um… to beat Brother Qi Qi!”
She had seen Aunt Yu being bullied and felt very distressed.
Yu Chu did not know whether to laugh or cry.
She could not exactly say she was incapable of beating a four-year-old boy.
Niannian sighed deeply too.
One big sigh, one small sigh.
The livestream chat scrolled rapidly:
【Suddenly I feel bad for Yu Chu… she really treats the child well.】
【Honestly, she held back for a long time before hitting him. I would’ve already exploded.】
【But this scene is kind of funny too lol】
【Niannian looks like a little old lady worrying about adults fighting hahahaha】
And then a comment appeared:
【Wait… why do I suddenly feel like Niannian and Yu Chu look kind of alike?】