Chapter 37 I ate mushrooms?!
Ji Zhi Qiu held the glutinous rice ball and coaxed it for a long time. Ji Yan Yan's shower gel had a strong milky scent, and he couldn't help but take several sips, feeling a little hungry.
Ji Yanyan was truly heartbroken. She wouldn't let her father touch her and sobbed uncontrollably, "Dad, you've changed. You have me at home, but you still go looking for other children outside. I don't want to be held like this. This hug has no love in it!"
Ji Zhi Qiu could only change her position again, lifting the little chubby bottom onto her shoulder and patting his back gently.
"Hold on tighter, I want you to hug me tightly."
Ji Zhi Qiu immediately complied, and her service attitude was excellent throughout.
Ji Yanyan cried a liter of tears while leaning on his shoulder, and then retaliated by wiping her snot and saliva on Ji Zhi Qiu's shoulder.
Ji Zhi Qiu was both amused and exasperated. "Even if you commit a crime, you can hire a defense lawyer. You have to give your father a chance to explain, right?"
“You say it,” Ji Yanyan said, popping a big snot bubble, “Why don’t you say it!”
Ji Zhi Qiu: "..." Baby, only a second has passed, what am I supposed to say?
“I don’t have any other babies outside, I only have you three precious darlings.” Ji Zhi Qiu sighed, “The person I was just chatting with wasn’t a baby.”
He got along very well with Yu Nian, but he knew nothing about her, not even her name, age, or occupation.
“Anyway, he’s an adult, not a baby.” Ji Zhi Qiu thought for a moment, then pointed to the frog plushie that had been tossed aside. “Daddy needs money to buy you the things you want, but earning money is so hard. This Uncle Yu Nian has helped Daddy a lot, which is equivalent to him buying you this frog plushie. Now that he’s in trouble, shouldn’t Daddy help him? Shouldn’t Daddy be nicer to him?”
Ji Yanyan wiped away her tears with her little hand, thought seriously for a while, and then said, sobbing, "Was the frog a gift from him?"
Ji Zhi Qiu nodded. "You can think of it that way."
Ji Yanyan pouted and reached out his little hands to hug the neglected frog doll. Ji Zhi Qiu frowned slightly when he saw that his hands were covered with snot and tears. He wiped them clean for him before handing the doll over.
Ji Yanyan pinched the frog's tongue, her little expression very conflicted. Finally, she let out a long sigh and made a huge concession, "Okay then, you can't call him baby."
Ji Zhi Qiu immediately swore, "I will absolutely not call him baby."
Ji Yanyan was finally a little satisfied. She had just refused to let Ji Zhi Qiu touch her, but now she opened her arms and took the initiative to hug him.
"dad!"
"Um."
"dad".
"I am here."
"..."
Ji Yanyan called his name in different tones, wriggling in his arms. Ji Zhi Qiu knew he was being affectionate, so he pulled the little one in his arms up a bit and held her securely.
After they washed up and lay down on the bed, Ji Yanyan, who had just had a good cry, was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open. She struggled to stay awake and would occasionally lift her eyelids to glance at Ji Zhi Qiu.
Ji Zhi Qiu helplessly pulled the blanket up for him and then hugged the little one in her arms.
Ji Yanyan was satisfied and drifted off to sleep. Ji Zhi Qiu looked at his peaceful sleeping face and couldn't help but laugh so hard that his shoulders were shaking.
What kind of jealousy is this?!
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He had just become a rising star streamer, and his viewership was soaring. Ji Zhi Qiu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to make money, and he started streaming as usual the next day.
In the past, everyone would greet him, but this time the screen was full of question marks, asking him why he was still there.
Ji Zhi Qiu was even more confused than them. "If I'm not here, where else can I go? Of course I have to start broadcasting. I still need to get full attendance bonus. Only a fool wouldn't make money if I could."
[What?! The top streamer in the looks section invited all the up-and-coming streamers to a private club to celebrate, and you weren't invited?!]
[Everyone else posted on Weibo, but you didn't say anything, and I had a bad feeling about it. I should have reminded you. *crying emoji*]
[Oh no, if you start streaming now, you'll become a sitting duck; everyone'll be mocking you.]
As predicted, the number of viewers in Ji Zhi Qiu's live stream skyrocketed, and the atmosphere became chaotic.
[I'm laughing so hard I could die! Your popularity is so low, Qingning doesn't even want to invite you.]
If I were you, I'd want to crawl into a hole and disappear. Don't embarrass yourself here.
[Those who weren't selected all received invitations, tsk tsk tsk, you must have gotten that title through some dubious means to be sidelined.]
[Hahaha, what a spectacular face-slapping moment! His face is swollen like an orange head, lol emoji]
Ji Zhi Qiu frowned slightly and opened Weibo according to the prompts in the bullet comments.
Qingning, the top streamer in the beauty category, hosted a dinner party. He had been teasing the event on Weibo for a week in advance. All the streamers who received the invitation were very considerate and made a point of thanking him in the comments section. Some even posted photos with Qingning beforehand. One of the streamers who received the invitation, even though she hadn't become a new streamer, was also a small streamer in the beauty category with the ID "Maomao".
Ji Zhi Qiu raised an eyebrow.
What a coincidence, he even watched the live stream.
He then opened the platform's streamer ranking list, and sure enough, the top spots were all grayed out, indicating that none of them were online.
Qingning really went all out this time. The entry threshold for this private club is extremely high, with annual VIP recharge amounts reaching eight figures. Ordinary small-time streamers have never even heard of it, so they're here to broaden their horizons.
However, these private clubs are very private and do not allow equipment to be brought in, let alone live streaming. Qingning looked arrogant, but she did not dare to provoke the power behind it, so she could only obediently comply.
However, everyone took a group photo before going in and posted it on Weibo, interacting closely and looking very lively. Only Ji Zhi Qiu was alone in the live broadcast room, looking particularly lonely.
"This is truly..." Ji Zhi Qiu slowly put down her phone, her lips trembling slightly, her expression tense. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer, "This is wonderful!!!"
Qingning is very good at interpersonal relationships. His move was ostensibly to win over new streamers, but the real threats to him still came from the few popular streamers. He extended invitations to them all, and whether out of politeness or because they genuinely wanted to make peace, these big streamers all agreed.
The smaller livestreamers were relegated to supporting roles, but they weren't angry. They were content as long as they could get a share of the profits.
This move may seem like a win-win situation, but the real winner is—
Ji Zhi Qiu couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Let me have all the data!"
Even if the intention was to enter the live stream to mock him, this was still real popularity and traffic. With no competitors, Ji Zhi Qiu's live stream made it to the homepage recommendation spot for the first time, and the ranking continued to climb. The promotional effect was equivalent to a meteor shower.
Ji Zhi Qiu looked at the online list: "Is Yu Nian online? I've done it! I can now get on the homepage by myself!"
Unfortunately, Yu Nian was still making money and there was no progress in his efforts. Ji Zhi Qiu was not disappointed. He frantically took screenshots and even took out his phone to take a picture with the live stream.
Netizens who mocked him: "..."
Some viewers were so angry at his behavior that they left the live stream in a huff, while others were charmed by his personality and wanted to stay and see what other crazy things he might do.
"Guests are guests, so everyone should relax and treat this as your own live stream." Ji Zhi Qiu smiled broadly, revealing a row of bright white teeth. Combined with his orange-hair filter, it created a strangely comical effect.
Not only are the number of online users increasing, but his number of fans is also growing, and newcomers are already chatting in the live chat.
Ji Zhi Qiu walked into the living room, where a table piled high with pumpkins appeared in the live broadcast room. "I ran all over the surrounding markets and bought up almost all the pumpkins."
Ji Zhi Qiu took out her phone and opened the parents' group chat. "Come on, let me read out the homework I assigned to the kids this week."
"The celebration is next week, and each child needs to prepare a pumpkin lantern. This will not only improve the children's hands-on skills but also provide an opportunity for interaction, achieving multiple benefits in one go."
Ji Zhi Qiu put down her phone and banged the pumpkin loudly. "I can't even chop this pumpkin with a kitchen knife, and you want the child to make a pumpkin lantern? Is this the parent's homework or the child's homework?!"
The comments section resonated with many viewers.
[You'll get used to it. I've been doing this since kindergarten, and I can do all kinds of handicrafts. Thanks to this, I have a side business selling knitwear.]
[Add one: Didn't the teacher find the announcement ridiculous, or did they genuinely believe that children could handle it?]
I've made this before, it's incredibly difficult. *Silently lighting a candle for the streamer.*
Ji Zhi Qiu began to work hard, using all her strength to cut off the bottom. "How about this, I'll randomly pick a lucky person and mail you the cut-off piece. You can shred it and make a pumpkin pancake."
【Wow, you're so generous.】
Thank you, although I'm a loyal fan, but I don't need it. *smiles emoji*
[The pumpkin pancakes are delicious! Please mail the large, kind-hearted orange-headed boy along with the pumpkin. I'll return them to you after he finishes washing the dishes.]
Ji Zhi Qiu gasped, "You still have to wash the dishes?! You don't really love him."
He chatted as he peeled the pumpkins, finally emptying three of them. His three little ones had finished their lessons and came out of the study.
Ji Zishen asked, "Is this our homework?"
Ji Zhi Qiu nodded. "How is it? It's alright, isn't it?"
Ji Zishen examined the pumpkin for a long time before fixing his gaze on the peeled pumpkin: "Give these to me, I'll make pumpkin soup and pumpkin pancakes, don't waste them."
Ji Zhi Qiu's eyes immediately lit up. "I want something sweet."
Ji Sicheng, with a serious expression, quietly added, "I want it salty."
Ji Zhi Qiu just thought about the taste, her expression twisting: "Salty, that taste is too weird."
"It's too sweet."
Seeing that the father and son were about to start arguing about whether it was sweet or savory, Ji Zishen quickly intervened and said, "Half sweet and half savory, that's settled then."
Ji Sicheng was finally satisfied and withdrew his gaze.
Under Teacher Ji's strict guidance, Ji Yanyan packed up her books before coming out of the study. She immediately saw the carved pumpkin lantern and was extremely excited. "I love it! Is this for me?!"
Ji Zhi Qiu smiled and nodded.
Ji Yanyan hasn't started school yet, so naturally she didn't have any homework to do about pumpkin lanterns. But his educational philosophy has always been to treat everyone equally, so everything is prepared in triplicate, and there's no need to fight over it.
After making three pumpkin lanterns, Ji Zhi Qiu's hands were sore and aching, and she was almost exhausted.
With some time to spare before dinner, he was so hungry that he searched everywhere for food, rummaging through the kitchen cabinets.
With the older one gone, the younger one was causing a ruckus. Ji Yanyan stood on tiptoe and scrutinized the situation for a long time. His cute and innocent face was extremely deceptive, and no one would have guessed that his mind was full of mischievous ideas.
He bent down and swiftly and accurately shoved his head into the pumpkin lantern. Ji Zishen clearly saw it, but it was too late to stop him.
Ji Yanyan was overjoyed, wandering around with the pumpkin lantern on her head. Ji Zishen sighed wearily, then turned around and faced another pumpkin head.
...? ? ? !
His lips trembled, and he struggled to find his voice, "You...how could you also?"
Ji Sicheng glanced at him through the pumpkin, his expression very unnatural. He pursed his lips and looked away.
Ji Zishen looked at his two younger brothers, who stood alone in the wind, bewildered.
Leaving aside Ji Zishen, Ji Sicheng must have his reasons for doing this. There are only three children in the family, and his two younger brothers have both brought pumpkin lanterns, while he is the only exception. Should he join in as well...?
Ji Zhi Qiu was so hungry that she had low blood sugar and felt dizzy. She ate bread like crazy while walking out with uneven steps.
He walked into the living room and gasped as soon as he saw them.
I was so dizzy, the world was spinning, and even my vision was blurry. Only the pumpkin head was firmly fixed in the center of my field of vision.
He reached out his hand, trembling, and touched it.
This isn't a live stream, how come there are special effects in real life too? And the orange head has turned into a pumpkin head!
He stood there dumbfounded for a while, staring incredulously at the bread in his hand.
"This is mushroom flavored?! I ate mushrooms?!"
Otherwise, why would he have gone mad?
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