Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Turns out the birthday was fake.

It is no longer the era of not having enough food to eat. Zhao Wu works alone outside and sends money to his family on time. The family is not short of money. Zhao Xiaojie has been raised to be fat and is the old man's dream grandson.

But Zhuzhu was different. Her situation in this family was special. When it came to big fish, meat, or even eggs, she would scoop a spoonful, and when she reached out for the second spoonful, Qin Meilan would start throwing her chopsticks, leaving Zhuzhu holding her small rice bowl in both hands, and she would never dare to put her hands on the dining table again.

There is no one to take care of the little bitter melon baby in this family. It is as if she is being raised in a free-range manner. She can go anywhere and it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t come home at mealtime. No one worries that she will be hungry.

It was dinner time. Baby Bitter Melon was walking alone in the village on his short legs. Occasionally he would pass by someone's yard and stop to watch other children playing together.

The elders of other families would warn their children not to get too close to Zhuzhu. After all, Qin Meilan had a strong temper and was known for her fierceness in the village. If you couldn't afford to offend her, you could always avoid her.

After a long time, Zhuzhu realized that no one wanted to make friends with her. Fortunately, she now has her own friends. Little Tuanzi continued to stroll around with the little rabbit pendant given by the staff sister until she saw many unfamiliar faces and tilted her head curiously.

Since the internet celebrity Donut has been exposed to self-media, she has tried many tracks. Nowadays, the tracks for appearance anchors and talent anchors are too competitive and it is difficult to stand out. A few months ago, she happened to accompany her parents to drive back to her rural hometown. She bought sweet potatoes from her grandfather at the market at the entrance of the village and recorded a vlog. The simple and sincere expression of her feelings made the video a small hit. Since then, Donut has opened up a new track, the charity live broadcast route.

I took an early flight to Yongrui Village, a remote village in the south of the city, just for the traffic.

But the anchor really wanted to help Zhuzhu, especially when she saw the little one alone, her heart tightened.

[The child is still so young, and there are mountains and rivers in the village. Don’t the adults at home worry about him wandering around alone? ]

[I just took a picture of her from a distance. I saw that she was very far away when she passed by the stream. She must be protecting herself...]

"Can you please help lead the way?" asked the female anchor.

The little dumpling was a little shy, staring at the other person with his distinct black and white eyes, looking timid.

Their village is winding and it is easy to get lost.

There was no one else around, and if she didn't help, it might take them a long time to find the place.

"Okay." Zhuzhu nodded in a crisp little voice.

[Critical hit! Critical hit! The little baby critical hit! ]

[The anchor team is really good at filming. The camera is so close that it feels like a baby is talking in my ear.]

[The host was actually very gentle, and she lowered her voice for fear of scaring Zhuzhu.]

The live broadcast room is not very popular, and the number of online users has not even exceeded a thousand, but precisely because of the low traffic, the atmosphere in the bullet screen area is very harmonious.

As a self-media person, Donut knows what netizens like to watch and what kind of questions she should ask, so that she can hit the pain points of netizens and make the topic ferment. She once thought that by guiding the innocent and ignorant speech of the little protagonist in this video, she could highlight her distressing situation to the extreme, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the popularity.

However, at this moment, passing a mud puddle, Zhuzhu stood on tiptoe, rolled up his trouser legs, and reminded the adults to be careful.

He is too sensible for a child of his age.

The female anchor was stunned for a moment.

The girl in charge of filming wanted to speed up the live broadcast and said, "Little boy, your brother——"

[No! ]

[I can’t bear it…]

"Nothing." The female anchor interrupted him, "Where is your home? Your brothers and sisters brought you some school supplies and a pretty dress. Can I come to your home as a guest?"

…

Zhuzhu has no friends, and doesn't know if she will be criticized if she brings "friends" home.

Or maybe other villagers in the village saw these unfamiliar faces and ran to Qin Meilan's house to bring her a message. Not long after, Qin Meilan came out.

Last night, Qin Meilan was scolded by her husband on the phone for letting her child appear on camera. But she was not the type to become depressed after being scolded, especially when her husband protected the little girl, she was more unhappy. Today was Xiaojie's birthday, and she didn't even want Zhuzhu to be an eyesore in front of her, so she drove him out early in the morning.

But now, when a few ladies in the village who were close to her reminded her, her heart suddenly jumped.

The villagers said that the TV station chose the little guest because of her good looks.

She had a gloomy face in front of the camera yesterday, which was already inappropriate. If she didn't seize the opportunity now, even if the God of Wealth really came to her doorstep, he wouldn't be able to stop her.

Qin Meilan was convinced by this.

My son can't be a child model, but if that girl can make some money, it will be worth it for me to have raised her for several years.

Qin Meilan stood on tiptoe and guessed that the young people holding mobile phones and video equipment should be the staff of the TV station. Before going out to pick up Zhuzhu, she gave her mother-in-law a few words and then hurried out.

She said with a smile on her face: "Where has this little girl gone? The whole family is waiting to celebrate your birthday."

Today is my brother's second birthday.

Zhuzhu didn't know why her brother's birthday became hers.

Little Tuanzi was confused and was taken home by Qin Meilan holding her hand.

The netizens in the live broadcast room were all puzzled. Some of them came to their senses and sighed, saying that after all, this is such a well-behaved and cute child, how could the family not love him? However, as parents, they are also groping for growth, so it is difficult to give a perfect answer. It was just a momentary oversight before, which was magnified by the camera.

"Then we came at the right time." The anchor said with a smile.

It was noon and the sky was still light, but Qin Meilan still turned on the fluorescent lights, which were blindingly bright.

Zhao Xiaojie was held by his grandmother and yelled angrily, but because the anchor team did not put headphones on the noisy child, his voice was not very loud.

Qin Meilan was supporting Zhuzhu's little shoulders.

Qin Meilan pushed her to the dining table.

There was a bowl of steaming longevity noodles with a greasy poached egg on top. Next to the large soup bowl, there was a brightly colored cheap cake with two candles on it.

Qin Meilan calmly added another candle.

This is Zhuzhu’s first birthday.

She heard the host sister clapping her hands and singing a birthday song to her. Qin Meilan had a rare smile on her face. Her brother did not bully her and her grandmother did not say a word.

The candlelight flickered in the little girl's clear eyes.

Dreams are sweet, and reality seems to become sweet too, like this cake.

【Seeing this scene, it's like seeing myself when I was a kid, just being together as a family is enough.】

[The host is very kind, but he can only help once and won’t be able to help next time. Anyway, the baby is valued at home, which is great! ]

【I wish the baby grows up safely and happily. 】

[Emm, am I the only one who thinks this is weird? It seems fake. Could it be a show jointly done by the host and this family? The number of people online in the live broadcast room has exceeded 2,000.]

[Can you please stop talking about conspiracy? ]

The anchor asked Zhuzhu to make a wish.

The little dumpling imitated the adults, clasping his hands together and closing his eyes tightly.

"Whoosh", she couldn't blow out the candle.

Grandma held Xiaojie in her arms and played with him. Xiaojie cried loudly. When Qin Meilan turned around, she gave Zhuzhu a warning look.

Zhuzhu was stunned, her little mouth still puffed up, not daring to continue blowing out the candles.

The subsequent live broadcast "process" was like a formulaic performance.

The host handed the clothes, milk, and school supplies to Qin Meilan, and Qin Meilan even took out her little skirt to show it in front of Zhuzhu.

"It's a perfect match. You TV people have good taste."

"TV station?" the female anchor explained, "You misunderstood. We are not a TV station. This is my short video account. If it is convenient, you can click to follow it."

This is a great opportunity to advertise yourself.

Her target immediately clicked on the anchor's avatar and indicated how to follow.

It was like a basin of cold water was poured over her head. Qin Meilan's heart had already turned cold. When she saw that the host had less than 100,000 fans, her heart suddenly turned cold.

It's not a TV station selecting guests at all, and the wild girl is not a cash cow.

Qin Meilan was still not giving up. She signaled to stop the live broadcast, called the host aside, and asked her for the fee for cooperating with the live broadcast.

The female anchor thought she had heard it wrong. After confirming it several times, she politely said that she would not pay for the recording.

The live broadcast ended in a seemingly beautiful and warm atmosphere, but in reality, the trip ended in a bad way.

When the female anchor and her team were kicked out, they were so angry that their faces turned red.

"Who is that?" Donut said, looking back, "Where is the person?"

Her partner who was responsible for filming and recording the video is missing.

What no one expected was that at this moment, the team photographer was hiding behind a big tree, facing the window, quietly recording this scene.

Little Bitter Melon baby just had a birthday that didn’t belong to her.

At this moment, her cake was snatched away, and the little rabbit pendant she got two days ago was stepped on the ground by her younger brother.

Zhuzhu squatted down and picked up the pendant rabbit with his hands.

Its face became even dirtier.

"Puff, puff." The little dumpling lowered his eyes and blew away the dust on the rabbit's cheek with his hand.

It turns out the birthday is fake.

It's also fake that the birthday wishes you make can come true.

…

“Knock knock knock—”

There was a knock on the door at the office of the president of Yating Group.

Ji's mother Fu Mingya raised her eyes and said, "Come in."

Her personal secretary came in and first reported on her work and personal schedule for the next week.

For example, Bai Hui, the second daughter of the Bai family, will hold her wedding at the InterContinental Hotel in two days, and gifts have already been prepared.

"Say hello to them. I'll go with Ji Ning then."

"Arrange Ji Ning to sit at my table."

Apparently, this was to prevent her daughter from having too much contact with her former social circle.

The personal secretary took note and moved his lips again.

Fu Mingya attaches great importance to efficiency. In her opinion, all the hesitation in speaking is a waste of time.

So, before Ms. Fu's patience ran out, the personal secretary spoke.

"Boss Fu, there is news about the little girl."