Chapter 55 The Neighbor's Little Brother Makes His Appearance

After holding it in for a while, Zhao Zhao actually opened her eyes, blinked at Lu Wenyan, and even gave a smile.

When the little guy grinned, several larger bubbles floated to the surface.

Lu Wenyang: "!!!"

Lu Wenyan was afraid that her son would choke, so she quickly picked him up.

Lu Yinzhao: "?"

He couldn't even hold his breath for twenty seconds, what was his dad doing?

Did you get water in your nose?

Lu Yinzhao shook his head.

"What about your eyes? Do your eyes hurt?"

Lu Yinzhao shook his head again.

"Wait a minute, Dad will get you some swimming goggles. Don't open your eyes directly." Lu Wenyan was quite thoughtful, having already bought all the necessary equipment for Zhaozhao to go into the water.

He just didn't expect Zhao Zhao to adapt so quickly, showing no fear of water at all, and being able to open her eyes and hold her breath easily.

There are always some impurities in the water, and opening your eyes underwater can be somewhat harmful to them.

A moment later, Lu Wenyan brought over a pair of transparent swimming goggles and helped the little guy put them on his head.

Is it tight or not?

"Dad, I think it's great."

The goggles had a good seal; almost as soon as Lu Yinzhao put them on, he immediately put his face in the water to look.

Wow, it's so clear!

He looked up excitedly and said, "Dad, you don't need to hold me. I want to sink into the water and hold my breath. If I can't hold on, I'll signal to you."

Lu Wenyan laughed: "You're quite professional."

Lu Yinzhao: "I learned it from TV."

When Lu Yinzhao was put back into the water, Lu Wenyan was slightly less nervous.

Zhao Zhao is quite clever, and he trusts his son's ability to manage things.

However, his eyes remained fixed on the child in the water, ready to pull the child out of the water immediately if anything went wrong.

After Lu Yinzhao sank into the water, he adopted a "hugging a ball" posture, with his knees bent and his hands wrapped around himself.

As he sank in this position, his body immediately floated upwards.

"Hey! Right, right, right! Zhao Zhao, if you feel you can hold your breath, just stretch your body out a little, swing your arms and legs, and you'll be able to swim slowly!"

Lu Wenyan felt proud; his son was indeed a fast learner.

Upon hearing Lu Wenyan's words, Lu Yinzhao slowly stretched out his body, forming a starfish shape, and floated face down on the water.

He could hear the soft sound of flowing water and see a clear blue sky.

The feeling of being completely submerged in water made him feel great, and he suddenly realized that his lung capacity was pretty good. He hasn't felt particularly uncomfortable since.

The water, like a gentle yet powerful hand, cradled him within it.

Yin Song, who was inside, brought out a glass of lemonade, intending to check on the father and son's teaching progress.

Yin Song glanced at the child floating motionless on the water and was instantly terrified. Her face turned pale, and she lost her grip on the plate, spilling the lemonade all over the floor with a clattering sound.

"Zhaozhao!"

Yin Song quickly ran to the edge of the pool, but the floating child suddenly raised its head from the water.

Lu Yinzhao: "?"

"Mom?" the little boy called out, bewildered.

Yin Song: "..."

"What's wrong, honey? I'm having Zhao Zhao practice holding his breath. Don't worry, I'm here watching over him. I won't let anything happen to our son." Lu Wenyan noticed that Yin Song seemed to have been frightened and quickly reassured him.

At this moment, Lu Yinzhao changed from lying flat on the water to standing up, holding onto the edge of the pool with both hands, and popped her little head out: "Mom, I'm okay!"

Yin Song patted his son's wet hair and said, "Sweetie, you still need to be careful when you're studying."

"Uh-huh!"

Within an hour, Lu Yinzhao was able to swim around the pool without the swimming ring, and her little head would occasionally pop out and laugh before disappearing back in.

Lu Yinzhao: "Hahaha!"

"..." Lu Wenyan suddenly felt a bit superfluous. In the end, it was all thanks to Zhaozhao's high talent; he hadn't actually taught her much.

It's because Zhaozhao is smart; she can understand it after being told it only once.

Was his son a fish in his past life? He can swim so well.

After playing for a while, the little guy finally got tired.

When Lu Wenyan carried the baby out, Yin Song quickly used a towel to dry the baby to prevent him from catching a cold.

"Go and dry Zhao Zhao's hair," Yin Song said to Lu Wenyan.

“Okay, honey, I’ll take care of it.” Lu Wenyan nodded.

Lu Yinzhao was enjoying a honey lemonade at the moment.

This summer is sure to be especially refreshing.

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When the new week's program started, the barrage was almost entirely filled with comments mentioning Lu Yuan's family.

Especially Zhao Zhao...

I want to see my electronic baby!

[I hope the first family I observe will be Lu Yuan's family. It's nothing much, I just miss my son, Zhao Zhao.]

[Zhao Zhao's emojis are so useful! I sent them to my family, and they even asked who the child was.]

I made a cotton doll in the shape of "Zhao Zhao" at home. It's so cute, I sleep with it every night.

Baby, baby, Auntie misses you so much she can't sleep!

[Could you please release Zhao Zhao's master tape? I only want to see his part.]

Guo Hong thought to himself, "I dare not release it, it would cause a sensation."

It might even be taken away by domestic professionals for research, attracting unnecessary public attention.

The fact that the Lu family produced a little genius is something that the program team is the only ones who know about besides the Lu family. They have all signed confidentiality agreements and absolutely cannot leak it.

Guo Hong could understand Lu Yuan's feelings; the Lu family only hoped that Zhao Zhao would grow up safely and healthily.

That's true. With such a family background and connections, one could simply lie down and relax.

Guo Hong now adores Lu Yuan's little darling, who has brought so much traffic and popularity to their show.

He is Zhao Zhao's biggest die-hard fan. Guo Hong will step in to deal with any comments on the internet that are even slightly detrimental to Zhao Zhao.

He wanted to see who dared to insult their little Zhaozhao.

During this period, some competitors inevitably tried to cause trouble, but Guo Hong anticipated their moves in advance, preventing them from having any opportunity to take advantage.

There are many highlights in this episode, and Guo Hong is particularly looking forward to the data after the broadcast.

With 75% of the program already played and Lu Yuan still nowhere to be seen, viewers were getting impatient, and the comments section was flooded with messages.

[What happened in this episode? Zhong Wei and her sister had a fight, Yang Lin and his father had a fight, and Xing Xiaoxue cried to her friend about the pressure in the entertainment industry. It made me feel really uncomfortable.]

[Won't this be another brotherly conflict involving Lu Yuan? What a load of rubbish from the production team! They only show conflict! Isn't harmony better?]

[I think the conflict in Zhong Wei's family should have erupted a long time ago because of that unruly child, but he's too good-natured, so we can't really have a proper argument, which is a bit frustrating.]

Yang Lin and his father lack communication, and I think it's a good thing to have this opportunity to talk things out.

As for Xing Xiaoxue, I think it's because her personality is too introverted; highly sensitive people are like that. What she needs isn't to cry to friends, but to see a psychologist for professional guidance.

Sigh...it makes me feel really down.

The preceding content drew a barrage of criticism from the audience until the scene shifted, and the camera turned to Lu Yuan's living room.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Before you hear him, you hear his voice.

Everyone could guess who it was just by hearing that laughter.

【Zhaozhao! My baby!】

Mom loves you!

[Ahhh, Zhao Zhao looks so happy!]

"Brother, thank you for the camera!"

The camera finally turned to the two children.

Two boys, one big and one small, were sitting on the sofa. The smaller one was naturally Zhao Zhao, whom the audience had been eagerly anticipating.

Zhao Zhao was holding a camera that looked like a "yellow bar of soap" and taking pictures of the boy in front of her.

[Huh? New character unlocked!]

Wow, this little boy is so handsome! He'll definitely grow up to be a heartthrob!

They're two adorable kids!

Is this Zhao Zhao's friend?

The thoughtful addition at the end was: "The older brother next door - Xiao Ji".

When the production team was creating the subtitles, they did not use the two children's full names. When Lu Yinzhao spoke, it was displayed as "[Zhaozhao]" and when Bian Ji spoke, it was displayed as "[Xiao Ji]", thus protecting the children's full names to some extent.

[Oh, he's the boy next door! That means we'll be childhood friends, haha!]

[Those who live near Lu Yuan's house must have quite a good family background, right?]

"Of course! That area is definitely a wealthy neighborhood with villas."

During the show, the two children played for a while, and then Lu Yuan suggested taking everyone out for lunch.

Everyone was very happy, and after getting ready, Lu Yuan drove off.

Look at the last row of the car! Lu Cheng blends perfectly into the two children without any sense of incongruity.

[Clear is also a minor. He was only 16 when this show was filmed. He's such a young and cute guy, the more I look at him, the more I like him.]

Hey lady in front, shut your mouth! You're talking about minors breaking the law!

[Hahaha, Lu Yuan doesn't seem like their older brother, he's like their father, taking the whole family out to eat, it's hilarious!]

[You know what... once you put the idea that Lu Yuan is the father...]

Speaking of dads...

Watching Lu Yuan's segment was still the most relaxing. It's not that the other guests were bad, but I feel there's a problem with the editing.

While I don't like everything about the show, based on my observations over the past three weeks, the guest families might not have been as harmonious as portrayed. Editing certainly plays a role, but if the production team didn't have harmonious and heartwarming content to edit, they wouldn't have been able to create the perfect "everyone making dumplings together" ending!

From this perspective, the relationships within Lu Yuan's family are truly healthy and positive.

Yes, you should think about it. The reason Zhao Zhao is such a sweet little bean is because her family has given her so much love and patience!

The scene continues, and the group arrives at Lu Yuan's friend's private restaurant.

Hot pot and barbecue were already prepared on the table.

The camera gave these delicacies a perfect close-up, panning over them one by one.

Damn it! Seeing all this made me order hot pot delivery!

[Who are you trying to make drool?]

I really want to eat there! What's the name of this restaurant? I'm going this weekend!

[This looks so delicious it makes my mouth water! Even Zhao Zhao has a kids' hot pot to try, but I can only eat instant noodles (crying)!]

When we started eating hot pot, the little one put the cooked meat from the plate directly into his mouth. In an instant, his face changed, and he immediately spat it out, his little face scrunched up like a bun.

[Ahhh, that was so hot! I ate it without blowing on it!]

[The baby's skin is so delicate, especially the mouth, it simply can't withstand such a hot temperature! Hey! Lu Yuan! How can you take such good care of a baby like this?!]

[Can you calm down? Everything happened so fast, Lu Yuan didn't even have time to react! Why blame him?]

Sigh, that's how it is when you take care of kids. Sometimes you feel like you're being really careful, but you still make mistakes. Please don't yell at me, okay? Let's keep the comments quiet.

[Exactly! Lu Yuan loves his younger brother so much, he must be more heartbroken and anxious than anyone else right now!]

Just when the audience wanted to continue watching, the program deliberately stopped there, inserted a commercial break, and then ended the episode.

【？？？】

"No, will it kill you to make the progress bar a little longer?"

[I skipped straight to the preview for the next episode and it seems Zhao Zhao is alright. I was so scared!]

Another seven years to go...

Seven years is alright? See you in seven years!

[The production team, you really know how to stir things up! I thought things would be harmonious throughout Lu Yuan's episode, but you still managed to create a "conflict" for me at the end!]

I have a feeling that Lu Yuan will be criticized by netizens after this episode.

Lu Yinzhao also watched the episode. He didn't watch it on TV today, but on his tablet. He even turned on the bullet comments, so he saw all the people's words.

Don't insult his third brother! It was his own carelessness; why insult his third brother?

Then another comment appeared on the screen—

[There's no way around it, Zhao Zhao is just too popular right now, his toxic fans will definitely criticize Lu Yuan!]

Lu Yinzhao: "..."

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Author's Note: Zhao Zhao: Is it my fault for being too popular? [Cracks]