41 Youâve Grown Some Skills
[By the way, Songsong, do you know how to livestream makeup? I feel sad when I donât get to watch your live broadcast even for a day.]
âIf the Festival Group allows it, we will.â
After all, this wasnât her livestream, and Song Jing couldnât start a livestream of her own without the Festival Groupâs permission.
[I have a bold suggestion. I hope that the next task will be for the mothers to show off their skills.]
[Songsong can show off her makeup.]
[Donât say that. Other than Lin Wan, everyone else has skills.]
[I really want to see how Lin Wan looks when she canât even Photoshop it.]
[Songsong, was Lin Wan like this when she was in high school?]
âIâm sorry everyone, but weâll have to eat first.â Song Jing saw the bullet comments getting curious about Lin Wan and quickly made an excuse to leave.
[Is Song Jing avoiding the topic of Lin Wan on purpose?]
[I donât think so. Canât you see that Anan and her dad have already prepared the bowls and chopsticks?]
[Itâs normal for her to not want to talk about it. They were classmates. Maybe they donât want to get into each otherâs personal lives on a live broadcast.]
[Donât ask such questions in the future. How do you want Songsong to answer?]
[Go and eat. Come back later.]
At the Ananâs family dinner table, Song Jing took a sip of the soup. âAnan, Iâll take you out to play after you finish eating.â
âI want to go to brother Li Zexuanâs house.â Anan only wanted to see her idol.
Song Jing had already planned to go to the Li family house, so she nodded without hesitation. An Yang knew that his wife and Lin Wan were classmates. The two of them had not seen each other for many years. It was not easy for them to meet again, so he thought it would be good for them to catch up.
âAnan, donât ask Li Zexuan for an autograph. Donât forget, youâre also a star.â She did not want her daughter to suck up to Lin Wanâs stepson.
âMom, I havenât gotten an autograph yet!â She held her motherâs hand sheepishly. âJust one, alright? And then I wonât ask again.â
âJing, let her be. Itâs just an autograph.â An Yang patted his daughterâs head. âDoes our Anan want to be like Li Zexuan?â he asked his daughter. âThen, letâs work hard and follow his example, alright?â
âI will!â The girlâs eyes lit up in joy.
In the Li familyâs kitchen, as expected, Li Zexin had overcooked the rice. The two brothers started to bicker.
âLi Zexin, look at what youâve done!â shouted Li Zexuan, looking at the burnet rice. âThe rice is burnt!â
âYouâre the one who put in too little water. Besides, werenât you keeping an eye on it? You donât even know how it got burnt!â
âI donât have X-Ray vision. How could I see the bottom of the pot lid?â
âYou didnât notice the burnt smell?â
âWhat about you? Why didnât you notice it?â
âI thought that was just the firewood.â
The two brothers became more and more agitated.
âYou put in too little water!â
âYouâre the one whoâs too angry!â
â¦
âDaddy! Daddy, they are fighting.â Li Zekai ran to the courtyard.
[Why is Li Zexin so violent? He actually pushed Xuanxuan.]
[They are brothers. How can they be so rough?]
[The livestream room has been reported. Will it be banned?]
Sure enough, before everyone could finish typing, the Li familyâs live broadcast was forcibly shut down because of the fight. It was only ten minutes later that it was active again.
Li Zexuan and Li Zexin sat on the ground with their faces covered in dust.
[Theyâre here! Theyâre here! They were really fighting, or else they wouldnât have shut down the broadcast.]
[Li Zexin actually hit his big brother. He is such a brat!]
[Why is Xuanxuanâs back facing the camera? Is his face injured?]
[Is Lin Wan adding insult to injury? I canât hear what sheâs saying.]
[She will definitely take the opportunity to provoke the two brothers further.]
[Whereâs Li Yanchen? Ignoring everything like always?]
Ten minutes ago.
When Li Zekai had run to the courtyard to complain to his father, Li Yanchen had been fiddling with his egg custard. He looked at his youngest son as he came running.
Lin Wan heard the commotion from the kitchen and thought the two brothers had smashed some bowls on the ground. She hadnât wanted to get involved but smashing plates and bowls was serious business. She didnât care about Li Yanchenâs reaction. She had rushed to the kitchen.
When she got there, Li Zexuan and Li Zekai were throwing firewood at each other.
Lin Wan pulled Li Zexinâs ears as she came out of the kitchen. She had wanted to twist both their ears in each hand and drag them out, but she was too short.
âLi Yanchen, are you going to do anything about this? Are you waiting for them to burn down the house before you do something?â Lin Wan remembered that Li Yanchen was so indifferent and absent in the novel that he didnât even care whether his sons achieved good grades and grew up to be good people. Today, she saw in person that Li Yanchen was so neglectful that he didnât even stop them when they fought among themselves.
âEvery brat at least has a parent that tries to put them right. You are a parent, in case you have forgotten!â said Lin Wan. No one dared talk back to her at that moment.
Lin Wan turned to the two brothers. âAnd you guys! Fighting in the live broadcast! You sure have grown some skills. Arenât you ashamed of yourselves? Li Zexuan, you are supposed to be a celebrity! An idol! Donât you have a reputation to keep?â
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Li Zexinâs ears were being pulled, but somehow, he didnât feel angry. No one had scolded him like this before. He instead felt grateful towards Lin Wan.
...
âThe two of you, go face the wall and reflect on your mistakes!â said Li Yanchen. âLin Wan⦠do you want to try the egg custard I made?â he asked cautiously. This was the first time he had seen Lin Wan so angry and passionate.
âWas father trying to beg Lin Wan not to be angry with his eyes?â Li Zexuan, as an actor, noticed and observed many changes in facial expression. He understood the meaning of Li Yanchenâs sheepish smile.
Lin Wan let go of her stepsonâs ear. The livestream turned on again and the two brothers saw on the ground, facing the wall, their faces covered in dust.
[Lin Wan, Li Yanchen, and Li Zekai are having dinner.]
[Do they not care at all?]
[Have they already been taught a lesson?]
[I donât think Lin Wan would care at all. I bet she even told Li Yanchen to not do anything.]
[Isnât anyone going to comfort the two little ones? Although itâs wrong to fight, they were trying to make lunch for the family, after all.]
âIâm hungry.â Li Zexin couldnât hold it in anymore.
[Getting no food is the punishment? Oh my God! My two children fight all the time, but thereâs no need to punish them like this.]
[My two girls fight like crazy, too!]
...
[Yeah. Isnât it normal for siblings to fight?]
The fans didnât know that after the two brothers had pushed each other, they had thrown firewood at each other, too. The livestream has shut down at that time. If they had thrown that firewood, they would have been severely injured. Li Zexin had lifted a burning firewood from the clay stove. If he had thrown it at Li Zexuan, he could have gotten seriously hurt.
[The children are still growing. They ate porridge the moment they got up in the morning. They must be starving by now.]
[Lin Wan is abusing her power to get back at him.]
Under the table, Lin Wan gave Li Yanchen a kick before signaling with her eyes for him to call them over.
âGet a bowl and come here.â Li Yanchenâs voice was cold.
Li Zexin got up immediately and took a bowl and chopsticks to the table.
Li Zexuan was still sulking. He sat there without moving. He thought that even if he starved to death, he wouldnât go there. He hadnât done anything wrong! It was Li Zexin who had started the fight. âWhy am I being punished?â
The boyâs head was buried between his knees. Lin Wan kicked Li Yanchen under the table again.
âDad, it seems that you do have the talent of a chef. Pumpkin with egg custard! Thatâs amazing! Itâs my first time eating the food you cooked. Itâs also Jiejieâs first time, if I am not mistaken.â Li Zexin deliberately raised his voice so that Li Zexuan could hear him. He couldnât stand his brotherâs smug look when they quarreled, and he had to apologize every time. Today, he definitely wonât be the first to apologize.