In the end, she was still a child. Seeing how proactive and sensible Lianlian was, Wen Chengxi’s gaze softened.
“Thank you, Lianlian. Leave this kind of thing to Dad.” Wen Chengxi said as he peeled a large piece of lobster meat for her and placed it in her bowl. “With Dad here, how could it be your turn to peel shrimp and crab? That’s what us boys are supposed to do.”
Lianlian quickly replied, “Thank you, Dad Wen!”
Wen Chengxi did not forget to peel a large piece of lobster meat for Niannian as well.
When he turned around, he saw that Niannian had not picked up her chopsticks. Instead, her little brows were tightly furrowed, full of worry.
Thinking she was still scared because of what happened in the bathroom, Wen Chengxi softened his voice. “Why aren’t you eating, Niannian? Don’t you like it?”
Niannian looked at the luxurious spread on their table, then at the much simpler food on the other families’ tables. Her little brows furrowed even tighter.
“Dad Wen.” Niannian called softly, pushing her little bowl forward. “Can… can Niannian share the food with other Little Friends?”
Wen Chengxi paused, then laughed, a hint of admiration in his eyes.
In fact, the program had deliberately prepared such a lavish table for them, claiming it was a reward for first place. But with just one adult and two children, there was no way they could possibly finish it all.
Everyone understood it was meant for sharing between the children.
The adults knew this too, so they deliberately acted a little pitiful to set the mood.
As the first-place family, Wen Chengxi was originally supposed to guide the children after the meal began and suggest sharing food.
But before he could even start, Niannian had already noticed it, and had been quietly worried that the other families might not have enough to eat.
It had to be said—Niannian was truly thoughtful and kind.
“Of course you can.” Wen Chengxi said gently. “There are only three of us, we definitely can’t finish all this food. Wanting to share it with others is a very good idea.”
Seeing that Dad Wen had no objections, Niannian finally relaxed. Her voice grew brighter. “Little Friends want it, Big Friends want it too!”
Singer Zhou Yi chuckled. “Are Big Friends including me, Niannian?”
She was a singer, and her voice was naturally pleasant, like she was singing even when speaking.
Niannian quickly nodded. “Mm-mm! Everyone is a Big Friend! We are Little Friends!”
Wen Chengxi laughed. “Then Niannian, go ahead and distribute the food. You can decide how to divide it.”
The livestream chat exploded:
【Wuwuwu Niannian is such an angel! She always thinks of everyone!】【She’s so sweet, even while eating she’s worried about others’ tables.】【I really like her so much… I want to adopt her.】【Me too!! I can afford it! (shows bank account)】【I also want to adopt! (shows property deeds)】
Meanwhile, Niannian had already begun acting.
She first instructed Wen Chengxi to bring over a plate of beautifully prepared lobster.
Mm… even though she had never eaten it before, she didn’t know if it was good.
But if all the Little Friends wanted it, then it must be delicious!
She walked straight toward Yu Chu’s table.
Qiqi was throwing a tantrum because their table only had steamed buns and plain bread.
Yu Chu tried to persuade him gently. “If you complete the tasks in the afternoon, you’ll have better food tonight too.”
“I don’t want it! I don’t want it! I want it now! Take these disgusting buns away!” Qiqi shoved the buns aside and even picked up a plate as if to smash it.
Yu Chu’s face darkened. Bang! She slammed the plate back down. “If you don’t want it, then don’t eat.”
She had now figured it out.
No matter what the internet thought of her and Qiqi, she wasn’t going to spoil him anymore.
Spoiling a child too much was harmful.
Yu Chu had always been gentle and patient.
Qiqi had never seen her so serious and cold before. He froze for a moment, then started throwing an even bigger tantrum.
At that moment, a plate of lobster was placed on their table.
Yu Chu turned around—and saw Niannian directing Wen Chengxi to set it down. In her own small hand, she was holding a piece of cake.
When she saw Yu Chu looking at her, Niannian’s eyes lit up immediately.
“Teacher Yu! Eat cake! And lobster!”
The coldness on Yu Chu’s face instantly melted away.
Even she didn’t understand why, but the moment she saw Niannian, her chest felt warm—like sunlight melting ice cream—softening her entire heart.
“Thank you, Niannian.”
Yu Chu accepted the cake and said gently, “I really like it. But you should eat more too.”
Niannian’s eyes sparkled. “I will eat lots! Teacher Yu also must eat lots, so you can defeat… defeat the monster!”
When she said “monster,” she subconsciously glanced at Qiqi.
She couldn’t reveal that Qiqi was a “ghost,” so she could only use “monster” as a hint.
But her frightened and wary expression was still clearly noticed by both Yu Chu and Wen Chengxi.
Clearly, the “monster” she meant was Qiqi.
Qiqi, however, had no idea. His eyes were already locked on the lobster.
Just moments ago he was jealous—jealous that his mother smiled so warmly at that “ugly girl.”
But now he didn’t care anymore. He lunged forward and grabbed the food, stuffing it into his mouth.
Niannian instinctively stepped back, feeling as if Qiqi’s mouth was that of a monster, ready to swallow them all.
Wen Chengxi frowned. Niannian was not the type to casually give people nicknames.
Qiqi must have done something that made her see him as a monster.
He thought of the “bathroom ghost incident” and silently decided to investigate further.
Yu Chu nodded thoughtfully. “Alright. I’ll work hard to defeat the monster.”
Clearly, she and Wen Chengxi had the same thought.
After confirming that Yu Chu would deal with the “monster,” Niannian felt relieved and went on distributing food to the other Little Friends.
After finishing, she finally returned to her seat and took her first bite of lobster.
Wow!
Lobster was so delicious!
“This is the best food Niannian has ever eaten!” she said happily.
A minute later, she tried crab. “This is also the best food!”
Another minute later, she held her cake. “This is the best too!”
Everything was too delicious—she couldn’t even tell which was the best anymore!
Everyone couldn’t help laughing at her reaction.
But as everyone’s attention stayed on Niannian…
Qiao Lianlian suddenly felt the food in her mouth taste bitter.
Why did everyone like Niannian?
Why could everyone only see Niannian?