The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 296
Chapter 296: The Happiness Of Eating A Hearty Meal
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Li Yanchen felt like smashing the orange he held onto Xiao Tianlin’s head. He let out a tired sigh.
‘I have the most successful company under my name. Despite the power I have, it’s still useless when it comes to dealing with this man!’
Li Yanchen knew that Xiao Tianlin never thought badly of others. He was just a blabbermouth who couldn’t control his words. However, it was still frustrating to listen to stupid things that came out of his mouth.
[Although I know Xiao Tianlin never means anything in a bad way, his words are so unpleasant to hear sometimes.]
[I agree. I think he has a very low EQ. He should consider how his words might make others feel.]
[Magician Xiao doesn’t mean any harm. Maybe the Festival Group is making him say things like that to show us that the two of them like bantering with each other.]
[It’s because Xiao Tianlin has a good relationship with Mr. Li, so he thinks he can say anything.]
[It’s not okay to say stupid things just because you share a good relationship with someone.]
[Why is everyone debating this? Just leave it be.]
Li Yanchen was afraid that Xiao Tianlin might say something even more insensitive. “Let’s go for a walk. I will share the oranges with you.”
“Alright. I saw a nice flower field yesterday near the wheat field. We can explore there. I want to take a nice picture for my lock screen.”
Soon, the courtyard was empty. The viewers were used to it.
[Let’s disband. I want to see the kids doing their experiments.]
In the courtyard of Xiao Yi’s house, the children were sitting on the ground. Li Chuan was not talking about basketball anymore. He was having a casual chat with everybody about the things they liked.
At ten, an announcement blared through the loudspeaker.
“All families, please gather in the fields west of the village at 11 a.m. There is no neea to COOK luncn toaay. we’ve preparecl aenclous rood ror you to enjoy.”
“We don’t need to cook?” Lin Wan was distracted, and the needle pierced her finger.
“This episode has been pretty easy so far. I felt that the previous episodes were getting tougher than the last. How is this episode suddenly getting easier? The only thing we have done is appear on the livestream and talk to each other,” said Xia Mo.
She felt uneasy getting paid for this episode. Half of the episode was almost over and all they had done was talk and relax every day.
The children were the happiest over the announcement. They loved food and also loved being together. So, it was a win-win situation for them.
“Yay!” cheered Li Zekai. “Brother Li Chuan, we don’t need to go to our own houses for lunch. We can eat together!”
“If we can eat together like this every day, I’ll be so happy,” said Feifei as he clapped with his little hands.
Ning Weiwei was also happy. “I am happy as long as I get good food. I don’t mind coming to your house to eat.”
“Weiwei!” said Ning Xiaoxiao in disbelief at her sister’s audacity.
“Tell me, Sister Xiaoxiao, don’t you like eating the food prepared by the
Festival Group? They always prepare something delicious.”
Ning Xiaoxiao thought about it for a while. “Yes. The seafood dish they delivered last time was very yummy.”
[Another gathering?]
[Yes. Li Chuan is leaving tomorrow afternoon, after all.]
[That’s right. Also, it’s not fair to the other families when the children always gather at Xiao Yi’s livestream. So, it’s better to make the families gather for lunch somewhere else.]
[This is easier for us, too! We don’t need to keep switching between livestream rooms to see them.]
Outside Lan Village, Ji Hanzhi was getting bored and frustrated from staying in the hotel room all day. She put on her coat and made her way downstairs.
After being caught red-handed by the security guard, she decided to not be rash in trying to enter the Lan Village. It might alert her enemy.
At noon, Lulu picked up Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan from school and brought them home for lunch. The children cried to see their mother.
Lulu had no choice but to send a video call invitation to Ji Hanzhi. Ji Hanzhi, who was strolling around the hotel area, saw Lulu’s request for a video call. She hesitated and then answered the call.
“Mommy, when are you coming back?” Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan had tears on their faces.
Tuan Tuan wasn’t very clingy in the past, but the time that Ji Hanzhi had spent in jail had shaken her. She got scared when she couldn’t see her mother for a few days.
When Ji Hanzhi was out to film, she would always call her daughters at least once a day. However, she wasn’t given phone privileges in the prison cell for 15 days, so she couldn’t call her daughters. Now, her daughters got very worried when she disappeared even for a day.
Ji Hanzhi’s heart ached for her daughters. “Tuan Tuan, listen to Auntie Lulu and be good, okay? I will be home in four days.”
She couldn’t look at their crying faces anymore, so she hung up the call. Their tearful voices lingered in her mind.
Ji Hanzhi’s nails dug into her palms. Her children were suffering. She felt that it was all because of Lin Wan. If not for her, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan would have Li Yanchen as their father.
She found a place to sit down. She contacted some people to find out when the guests would leave the village and discovered that the guests were set to leave Lan Village two days later. They would gather at the village entrance.
She needed to be quick on that day.
The families gathered for lunch at Lan Village. A few tables were set side by side. The Festival Group had prepared several portions of different food.
Li Chuan was the center of attention. Every table invited him to sit with them. In the end, he sat with the children.
Ning Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up at the delicious food. However, she quickly lowered her head, afraid her mother might not let her eat the food before her.
Zhou Pei knew what her daughter was feeling. “It’s alright. You can eat. It’s fine to have a hearty lunch occasionally. Just don’t overeat.” Ning Xiaoxiao looked at her mother in surprise.
Zhou Pei smiled. “Occasionally, you hear me?”
The director announced that it was time for lunch. The staff sat at a table next to them. Everyone ate and talked among themselves.
Ning Xiaoxiao only had her eyes on the food. The feeling of getting to eat to her heart’s content was divine! The last time she had gotten to eat so much was on TV when the character she was playing had to eat a lot.
Zhou Pei’s heart ached for her daughter. However, as a manager, she had to do her job of maintaining her daughter’s physique, too. “Xiaoxiao, eat slowly. You might choke on the food.”
Ning Xiaoxiao nodded but didn’t even look up. [No matter how many people there are, Li Chuan is invited everywhere.] [That’s right. He is the brightest star of the bunch.]
[Ning Xiaoxiao is busy eating. She is so adorable. She hasn’t raised her head even once from her food.]
[Xiaoxiao is eating as though her village had a famine recently.]
[Xiaoxiao only gets to eat light and healthy food. How can she not stuff herself with food when she finally has the chance to devour something delicious?] [Aww… eat slowly.]
[Feifei grabbed the meat with his hand and ate it with relish. Aww… he even knows how to wear gloves.]
The Festival Group didn’t expect that a group meal would bring so many viewers. The staff felt like they should do more group activities in the future.
“After lunch, everyone is free to do what they want, ” said the director. “Please gather here at 7 p.m. for a bonfire party.”
The children cheered when they heard this. The staff decided each person would have to sing and dance to make the bonfire party livelier. [Wow! Is the bonfire party going to be a sort of talent show?]
[Maybe. I am so looking forward to this!]
[This episode has been the most fun. There are many group activities, and the families are allowed to actually enjoy themselves..]
