Chapter 703: The Stepmother (7)
After dinner, Wen Wan took Qiao Xiaoya to wash the dishes. "You're seven years old now, and you're in the second grade of elementary school. You're a big girl now, so you have to learn to do housework. I'll teach you how to wash the dishes. I'll cook and you'll wash the dishes."
Qiao Xiaoya: "I'm still a child, how can you make a child do chores?"
Wen Wan: "Children should learn to respect the elderly. And do you know what our show is called? 'Home Alone.' You are the little devil, so you have to take charge of the household."
Qiao Xiaoya: "I'm not washing."
"Then you'll have to kill the chicken yourself for the next meal. Don't think I didn't see it; you just ate thirteen pieces of chicken."
Qiao Xiaoya looked at Wen Wan in shock, "You're so stingy! You even counted how many pieces I ate. You're my temporary parent, so you have to cook for me."
"Why don't you call me Mom? I'll cook for you again next time."
Wen Wan said with a wicked sense of humor that she knew Qiao Xiaoya would never call her "Mom," and sure enough, she was met with a strong refusal. In the end, Qiao Xiaoya was forced to wash the dishes, a process that was particularly unpleasant and the scene of washing dishes was particularly tragic. But it didn't matter, since Qiao Xiaoya was the one who cleaned up in the end anyway.
Lin Ge couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at the two of them. How could these adults be even more childish than they were back then? This was also her first time working with Chen Qian, and she was quite different from the rumors. She was a lively female college student, while the internet had demonized her.
After finishing her meal, Lin Ge went to tidy up her house, since there were so many things missing.
The production team left each family with fifty yuan for living expenses, enough for three days, so they really had to be very careful with their money.
Wen Wan was clever enough to solve the problem of getting meat directly.
Lin Ge left the little dumpling behind, and the little dumpling didn't cry or make a fuss. She played games with Wen Wan, and the two got along exceptionally well.
Qiao Xiaoya, who was initially reserved, gradually succumbed to the temptation and joined the two.
A few hours later, the director called for everyone to assemble over the loudspeaker. Wen Wan carried the little dumpling in one arm, with Qiao Xiaoya following behind, and then they headed to the assembly point.
Other parents and children arrived quickly, but a few families weren't in a good mood, especially Chen Kai, whose child was crying pitifully, saying, "I don't want to stay here, I want to go home, I want my mom, I want to go home, I don't want to stay here, I want to go home..."
Clearly, even though the child was sensible, he was still broken down by the house number five.
Chen Kai was clearly not a good-tempered father. He began to lecture his child in a harsh tone, and the more he lectured, the more aggrieved the child cried.
Chen Xi also went over to persuade Xiao Nuo.
Other parents advised Lin Kai to be gentler with the child and to speak to him kindly.
Lin Ge frowned, feeling somewhat guilty. "How about we switch back? This number five should have been my house in the first place."
Chen Kai: "No need. Kids these days have never experienced hardship, so they're just willful. When we were kids, conditions were much tougher than these. Let her cry until she's tired of crying, then she'll be fine."
Lin Ge: "..."
She didn't quite agree with this statement, but she didn't know what to say, since it was their way of educating their children.
Wen Wan secretly rolled her eyes. Why do adults always want children to suffer? Besides, Chen Kai was just doing this for his own persona.
Wen Wan took out a handful of candy and handed it to Xiao Nuo.
Xiao Nuo said between sobs, "Thank you, sister."
"Xiao Nuo, have you ever seen a piglet? I have one at home. Xiao Ya will take you to see it later."
Qiao Xiaoya was about to refuse, but looking at her pitiful younger sister, she nodded and said, "My family not only has piglets, but also a rooster and lots of ducks. You can come and see them all."
Xiao Nuo: "Really?"
Beibei, who was standing nearby, came over and said, "Sister Xiaoya, can I go see it with you? I want to see it."
Qiao Xiaoya: "Sure, do you want to see the clouds?"
The cloud nodded.
So the children quickly made a pact to go see the chickens, ducks, and piglets together, and Xiao Nuo was in a great mood.
Director: "Xiaoya's parents, where did you get these White Rabbit candies? Are they some kind of hidden snacks?"
Wen Wan: "Director, please don't wrong me. This was given to me by my neighbor because she saw how hard it was for a weak woman like me to take care of a child."
director:"……"
Neighbor?
His camera was constantly filming, so how come he didn't see any neighbors giving out candy?
Wen Wan simply wouldn't admit it; she claimed it was given to her by her neighbor, and since the director had no evidence, she deliberately avoided the camera.
Then I saw the director's sinister smile, "Perfect, we have evidence, let's show it."
Then Wen Wan stared in disbelief at a surveillance video showing herself taking snacks out of her sleeves and hat.
Wen Yan: "???"
"I forgot to mention, we not only have fixed cameras filming, but also patrol drones in the sky, so please think carefully before you do anything bad."
Wen Wan: "Shameless."
Director: "Qiao Xiaoya's parents were caught bringing snacks without permission, and their living expenses for the next period will be deducted."
Wen Wan: "You're going to take away fifty yuan from me? Director, you might as well just kill me."
Director: "Murder is illegal, but we're a legitimate program."
Wen Yan: "..."
"Next, we need to prepare dinner. I imagine you all spent a lot of money on lunch, right? To ensure you have a comfortable three days, our production team is very considerate and has prepared a lot of ingredients. However, you will need to complete tasks to obtain them, and these tasks will require the children to complete independently."
Parents had a bad feeling.
Finally, the production team took out several maps and gave one to each family. "The children need to follow the routes on the map to get the ingredients independently. As for what ingredients they can get, that depends on the children's efforts. These are your ingredients for tonight."
Parents: "..."
Lin Ge looked at her little dumpling who was still babbling, probably not even recognizing the vegetables.
Wen Wan said, "Don't worry, I have chickens at home."
Parents started holding meetings with their children and then did their best to make them understand which ingredients needed to be brought back.
Beibei started crying, unwilling to leave her father.
The little dumpling started crying too, and finally Xiao Nuo frantically grabbed her father's sleeve, while Yun Duo held Wen Wan's hand.
Chen Xi was helpless. He realized that Yun Duo really liked Chen Qian. Even though he had tried a lot to please her, Yun Duo was still very polite to him, but perhaps too polite.
"Sister Qian, how about we work together? Xiaoya and Yunduo can go find ingredients together?"
Wen Wan: "Okay."
Lin Ge walked over and asked, "Can Little Tuanzi come along? Can Xiaoya help me take care of Little Tuanzi? Little Tuanzi will definitely be good."
Qiao Xiaoya felt entrusted with an important responsibility. She was already seven years old and was the older sister, so of course she had to take good care of her younger siblings. "Okay, Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my younger siblings."
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