Chapter 22 Chapter 22 A Loving Family

A week later, a well-known parent-child program started filming its second season. This time, their program invited not only celebrity families, but also several internet celebrity families who were very popular online.

The director was particularly proud to have invited one of the little boys who has millions of fans.

You know, his colleagues have been trying to get this kid to appear on camera for several years without success, but unexpectedly, as soon as he invited them, they agreed.

A big highlight of this program is the child's family. It has been rumored online that he comes from a single-parent family and was raised by two girls.

Netizens are very interested in this new type of family relationship.

Is it possible for a child to grow up without a father?

The popularity of this child has remained high.

But! This time he invited not only the child, but also the child’s mother who had never appeared before and the absent father!

After all, their program promotes warm parent-child interactions, helps promote harmonious relationships between couples, and also contributes to the current low marriage and fertility rates.

Several families will live together in an ancient town for a period of time and receive rewards by completing tasks arranged in advance by the program team.

The higher-ups were very satisfied with their program and gave them a lot of funding.

The director put all his energy into this shoot, and he believes it will be a huge hit!

…

Magnolia Garden.

Su Luyao was always skeptical about Xizhi's decision to appear on the show with Xitong and Yu Sixie, but she couldn't persuade Xizhi. She squatted in front of him and tidied his clothes for him.

"What do you think? Tell me honestly, how much benefit did your rich father give you?"

This child has never liked to join in the fun since she was young. The operation of the new media relies mostly on her coercion and inducement. Has she changed her personality just because she has a father?

She was really heartbroken.

Xizhi glanced at his parents, both wearing sunglasses and standing a safe distance away from the sports car, and whispered to Su Luyao, "Don't worry, when I have money, I won't treat you unfairly."

Su Luyao held her forehead, wondering what was going on, but where Xitong couldn't see, she silently gestured a number to Xizhi.

The boy hesitated for a while, but finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

Yu Sixie personally put Xizhi's luggage into the trunk, and the three of them started to head towards the ancient town B&B designated by the program team.

Cameras had been installed in the car in advance.

The three of them were silently calculating in their minds. No one cared about the beautiful scenery outside the car window, and no one spoke.

Xizhi contacted Yu Sixie a week ago. He decided to help his parents reconcile. Perhaps it would be a good opportunity for the family to participate in a parent-child program.

Although it was for money, what made him so determined was his mother's diary.

Although he didn't quite understand the feelings between these men and women, he could feel his mother's love for his father from the text.

Since you still like each other, why do you want to break up?

Xizhi's emotions are not as complicated as Xitong's. Since childhood, Xitong and Su Luyao taught him to dare to love and hate, and to fight for what he likes. As for what others think, that is their business.

The car arrived at the destination quickly, and they were the last family to arrive.

When they got off the car, the filming officially began and the staff and families participating in the performance all looked towards them.

The scene was silent, and the atmosphere that had just been heated up by the funny internet celebrity cooled down instantly.

The celebrity family who recognized Yu Sixie and Xi Tong were so shocked that they were speechless. My God, they were at the forefront of the business circle!

The young master of Lihe Group and the president of Haicheng Group have a seven-year-old child?

The sun is rising from the west!

Who doesn't know that Madam Yu of Lihe Group wants a gentle and elegant daughter-in-law! Who doesn't know about the mess at Haicheng Group?

This is really a tit-for-tat situation.

Other internet celebrity families were stunned by the car Xitong's family drove, the clothes they wore, and the looks of the three of them.

The husbands couldn't take their eyes off the sports car. Someone actually bought it, wasn't it a collector's item?! When would they finally get their turn to experience this incredible happiness?

The wives secretly calculated how much Xitong's hat, sunglasses, bag and clothes would cost in total, but their stingy husbands wouldn't buy them any of them!

The host who was trying to balance the atmosphere hurried forward to greet them. The director had clearly said that this family was the key to the show's popularity, but the cold looks of these three people clearly showed that they were not going to follow the script properly.

Her task this time is definitely very difficult.

Only the director on the side was very satisfied with the effect on the scene. Nowadays, the more dramatic the variety shows are, the more interesting they are.

But he only now learned the true identity of Xizhi's parents. When discussing cooperation before, the other party had always been reluctant to disclose it.

He found a great treasure!

The program team guided each family to make a brief self-introduction. The celebrity families maintained their usual loving style, while the internet celebrity families mainly adopted a funny and cheerful style.

"In our family, it's usually Naonao who takes care of us both, so we have to work day and night!"

The staff were all infected by the warm and harmonious atmosphere and couldn't help but smile.

The camera turned to the three members of Xizhi, who were wearing sunglasses but their good looks were still visible.

As an i person, Xitong is a person who doesn't like to talk to people he is not familiar with except for the necessary communication during work.

She lowered her head and showed no intention of speaking.

Yu Sixie, who was sitting next to her, had an even colder face, his thin lips tightly pursed, and his legs crossed. Even the aura of a superior could not suppress him. Only Xitong and Xizhi could do their own things freely around him.

Everyone else was affected by the sense of oppression that a big leader was present.

Celebrity couples who know their identities are even more cautious about tying the knot.

The helpless host could only pray that Xizhi could say a few words to save the situation.

After all, he is a child, so Xizhi still cooperated with the live recording on his own initiative.

He took off his sunglasses and faced the camera. Unlike the noisy kids in front of him, he was calm and composed.

He was even more at ease than some adults who were so nervous that they stumbled when they were on the show for the first time.

"This is my dad, this is my mom, we are a happy family."

“…Where exactly is happiness?”

The host asked a follow-up question, saying that this was a free expression session and it was good enough that the children could answer it. The previous few families were introduced by adults.

"Uh," Xizhi was a little bit stumped. His next words became the hottest meme on the Internet during the more than three months that the show was aired.

"My mom passed away seven years ago, and my dad just found out about me a few months ago but didn't care at all. Now we can sit together and participate in such a heartwarming parent-child program. Aren't we happy?"

"Oh, they're not married yet. They're currently living together, but I don't know the details."

After the show was broadcast, the online comments commented on Xizhi's performance as follows.

[Straightforward, too straightforward! ]

[Oh my god, there's a story like this behind the young CEO's family??? This is so melodramatic and out of this world. Can someone explain to me the identities of the child's parents?]

[Ahhh, the little CEO's mom is so beautiful! Why isn't she in the video?! You all said she's only in the video because she's ugly, but I thought she must be a beauty!]

[As expected, handsome men and beautiful women are a perfect match, but I love this child more. How bold of you to say it!]

[No, don't you think it's weird? These days, what variety shows would reveal these private details about the wealthy? They're already busy creating a good persona!]

Indeed, Xitong smiled knowingly when she saw this comment.

This is why she agreed to let Yu Sixie and Xizhi be on the show.

If she really wanted to marry Yu Sixie just to appease public opinion, then she must be crazy.

But it is indeed as the assistant said, men are resources, why doesn't she use them?

Now that her past with Yu Sixie had been exposed, coupled with his current obedient attitude towards her, no one would dare to throw dirty water on her again.

This is the fact. If she really relies on men, she has a leader who is the head of the Lihe Group and has given birth to a son. This is more than enough. Why would she look down on anyone else?

The rumor was proven wrong.

…

The task on the first day of the show was very simple. There were five families in total, and each family needed to prepare a dinner, which would be voted and ranked by the B&B owner and several invited local residents of the ancient town.

Accommodation rooms are selected according to the ranking priority.

[I say Xizhi's family is doomed. They look like wealthy people who have never touched a single household item. Even if they were wealthy, everyone on the show would be the same. If it comes to cooking skills, the food broadcasters will definitely win.]

【Support upstairs】

Our Xiaoling is also a good cook. Even though she’s a big star, she still cooks regularly.

The barrage filled the screen of the variety show video.

The total time to prepare dinner is one hour.

The husband and wife prepare dinner together, and the children are responsible for bringing the prepared food, dishes, etc. to each family's dining table and arranging the dishes.

This is a project that tests the cooperation between the two parties.

It not only tests the cooking skills and aesthetic sense, but also the cooperation between the couple.

Once a dispute or disagreement arises, it will be difficult to complete the task within an hour.

All four families began to work enthusiastically, racing against time. Even the arrogant celebrity couple didn't care about their image, after all, this was related to their accommodation for the next week of recording.

There is a huge difference between a good room and a bad room. They really can't stand the dry toilet.

Once they appear on the show, they will be the winners or losers, and it is not up to them. They can only work hard based on their own strength.

However, Xitong and Yu Sixie did not start cooking, but leaned against the stove and chatted.

“What to cook?”

Xitong glanced at the kitchen utensils provided by the program team and frowned slightly. The kitchen utensils here were not as complete as those in Yu Sixie's house, and many local specialties could not be made.

"What do you want to eat?"

Yu Sixie didn't think too much about it, his focus was all on Xi Tong.

Xizhi, who was standing by, saw that neither of them moved and was not in a hurry at all. He found a book and sat on a small chair nearby to read.

"You do?"

Xi Tong raised her eyebrows slightly and looked Yu Sixie up and down.

To others, her eyes looked completely unbelievable. The audience and the current staff all agreed that Yu Sixie must have never cooked at home.

That's why Xitong had this expression. In other families, the couples cooperated with each other. Although there was no requirement for both of them to participate, it was obvious that one person could not complete this task.

It is estimated that Xitong will have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of their family alone.

The wives who had envied Xitong in the afternoon were now looking at their husbands warmly. What's the use of being rich and handsome? Life is about firewood, rice, oil and salt. Instead of finding a young master who needs to be served like a hands-off boss, it is better to find someone who treats them well.

"Yeah, I do."

"Then it's up to you, eat whatever you want."

Xitong waved her hand, found a small stool and sat next to Xizhi, and simply read with him, leaving Yu Sixie alone on the stove.

Everyone was stunned by what was unfolding.

Later, when the program was broadcast, a netizen carefully discovered that there was a small round Band-Aid on Xitong's right index finger. Because the color was very light, close to the skin color and it was stuck on the fat belly, no one at the scene noticed it.

The program crew did not give a close-up of the wound, probably because they were unaware of it.

This shocking discovery made many netizens eat a lot of dog food. At this time, they were laughing at the fact that Yu Sixie would definitely not be able to finish the cooking task by himself, and they all started to laugh at him.

The wealthy young master who has never touched housework cooks for love!

It doesn’t matter whether it’s done well or not! As long as it can be done, it’s good!

However, an hour later, when Xizhi and Yu Sixie presented the results of their dinner, everyone was stunned.

Ten dishes were made in just one hour, symbolizing perfection.

The main dish placed in the middle of the table is the belly of bluefin tuna covered with gold foil. The fat texture glows with the luster of mother-of-pearl under the light, and it is accompanied by freshly ground wasabi and piled into emerald hills on an underglaze red porcelain plate.

The crystal chandelier placed next to the table by Xizhi illuminated the bone china plates inlaid with gold foil, making them shine brightly and just right.

On the tray, amber clear soup is served in a glazed cup, with translucent bird's nest at the bottom of the soup, swaying gently with the waves like thin clouds under the moon.

The chocolate sculpture in the center of the dessert table reproduces the miniature scenery of Suzhou gardens, and the matcha mousse sprinkled with edible gold powder looks like a jade pool in the Jun kiln sky blue glaze plate.

…

The meals prepared by the other four restaurants pale in comparison.

It’s not that they didn’t cook well, but Yu Sixie’s cooking skills and Xizhi’s aesthetic taste were simply too good.

The host was stunned. "Xizhi's father used to be a chef?"

This is a definite negative answer. How could the young master of an old-school group possibly be better than a chef?

Yu Sixie, who hadn't spoken much the entire day, suddenly spoke. He brought the last dish, a cup of peach gum milk tea sprinkled with chopped dried flowers, to the table and said, "I've learned a little bit."

He walked with his long legs to Xitong and Xizhi, waking up the two who were completely immersed in the world of the book, and his cold face became warm.

The man's voice was gentle and doting: "It's time to eat."

Xitong was not at all surprised by the food on the table. She picked up her chopsticks as soon as she sat down without hesitation. She smiled happily when she saw the milk tea next to her plate.

Xizhi was very considerate and praised Yu Sixie a few words.

Unsurprisingly, they won first place and chose the best room in the entire folklore.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was warm and comfortable. The three of them didn't say much, just like when they first came, but they were all concentrating on eating, and no one was playing with their phones.

The camera gave a close-up of Xitong's milk tea.

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Yu Sixie and Xi Tong couldn't help but recall the time when they were in love in college. Although they didn't go to restaurants to eat at that time, they would go to the market to buy vegetables and cook together in the hotel suite.

He learned to cook at a very early age because he studied in the United States, but at that time he didn't have such good cooking skills, so he could only make decent home-cooked meals.

Later I went to learn how to cook because Xitong was too thin.

She is too picky about food and would rather go hungry if it doesn't taste good.

When exercising in the evening, he often felt that Xitong was so thin that she would collapse in the next second. For the sake of long-term happiness, Yu Sixie found a chef after get off work in the evening and learned from him bit by bit.

After four years of intermittent and humble learning, coupled with his high IQ, he managed to learn most of the chef's signature skills.

After taking the last sip of the sweet and warm milk tea, Xitong felt a little dazed, as if he and she were not playing a loving couple on a parent-child program, but seven years ago, the two of them had a truly happy meal together in a hotel.

When did she forget all these happy moments?

This wonderful performance, which was almost a full banquet, caused a huge sensation on the Internet when the show was broadcast. Girlfriends and wives forwarded the video to their partners.

Xi Tong was once rated as the happiest woman on the entire Internet.

The ratings of this parent-child program reached the first place among all the programs broadcast in the same period, far exceeding the first season.

The director was very satisfied.

The audiences are anxiously waiting for the next episode to be aired.

This family may not seem close, and in reality they cannot be considered a complete family, but the details of how they take care of each other are not deceptive.

The room that Yu Sixie won was an entire villa.

All filming was completed in the evening.

After a full meal and a hot bath, Xitong relaxed physically and mentally while lying on the open balcony looking at the starry sky. It is rare to see such a beautiful night view in the city.

In front of nature, many tangled emotions and personal matters seem less important. They are all passers-by in the world. It is enough to experience life well and live up to yourself.

Yu Sixie stood one meter behind Xitong, not disturbing her, and accompanied her silently.

Just when she was about to go back to her room to sleep, he stopped her and changed the band-aid on her finger.

Yes, what is there to let go of?

At least at this moment, she was touched by his attentiveness.

We’ll talk about the future later. According to the script, they need to play the role of a happy family.

Xi Tong stood on tiptoe and gently kissed Yu Sixie on the cheek.