The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

163 I Keep Feeling Lin Wan Is Going To Drop The Ball

The children’s discussion was clearly heard in the live stream.

[This idea is not good.]

[This is the most vicious criticism the Festival Group has received.]

[Everyone, look at the news. The Festival Group is in the headlines because they ate all the cake.]

[The Festival Group must have done this on purpose. All the topics this afternoon are centered around Xiao Huan, followed by “We Are Also Very Ordinary”. They are afraid the popularity would decrease so they are making self-deprecating posts for publicity.]

[Who cares? The industry is on fire now.]

[There are two more days until this livestream ends. After that, we will be able to eat Xiao Huan’s desserts again.]

[I’m envious of everyone in Yun City.]

In Wheatley’s house, Nannan also left the livestream room with the excuse that she was going to cook dinner with Michael.

In the kitchen, the woman felt disoriented.

Michael put off the fire in the stove as she sensed his wife’s low mood.

“Is this because of Lin Wan?” He sat beside her and asked gently.

Nannan nodded. “Michael, is it because Lin Wan’s around that we have no chance of getting any endorsements this week? I don’t even want to participate in the next episode. This show is getting more and more biased towards the Li family. It’s useless no matter how hard we work.”

Michael let out a heavy sigh. He also felt that the Festival Group was going to great lengths to support the Li family. In the past, it was Li Zexuan’s popularity. Now, it was Lin Wan. He even suspected that this was all scripted by the Festival Group. On the surface, all families were treated equally but in reality, other families were here only as fillers.

“I only sell children’s clothes. But Wheatley is a rising star. She deserves her own spotlight. She doesn’t deserve to be put here just as fillers for others. We have to be firm. If Wheatley is treated like this, she will grow up thinking that this is all she is good at.”

Nannan pretended to defend Wheatley but in actuality, she was defending herself.

In the first episode, she was the most popular “mother”. Lin Wan was criticized badly for being a bad influence. Whenever Lin Wan was mentioned, netizens praised her.

Wheatley’s family was well-liked despite not being as well-known as the Lis. Although the Li family was well-liked, there were also plenty of skepticisms. The scenario had entirely shifted as of this episode. Wheatley’s family had completely faded into the background.

“Alright,” said Michael as he patted the woman’s leg.

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The moment Du Xing got off the plane, she saw the news about Lin Wan being Xiao Huan of the Sweet Little Circle. She called Ji Hanzhi.

In Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan’s house, Ji Hanzhi was resting in the backyard. She saw an unknown number on her phone. “Hello,” she said.

“Hanzhi!” The person on the other side said her name as though she was someone familiar.

“Who is this?” asked Ji Hanzhi.

Du Xing got off the plane. “I saw the news about Lin Wan and I messaged you but you didn’t respond. To prove that I didn’t lie, I decided to come and see you personally.”

“Do we know each other?” Ji Hanzhi asked warily.

“I have never met you in person. Sister Ji, you’re too innocent. I know you don’t want to destroy my brother-in-law’s family. You don’t have to do anything. I’ll handle it. I just don’t want Lin Wan to be the stepmother to my three nephews.” Du Xing turned to anyone in this desperate situation. She didn’t want to let go of anything that would put a wedge between her brother-in-law and Lin Wan.

Ji Hanzhi refused. The person might think that they were on the same side, but she didn’t like how directly she talked about it. “You want me to be his mistress? I refuse. I have nothing more to do with Yanchen anymore.”

“Sister, that’s not what I meant. I’m only asking for your help for the sake of my three nephews. Lin Wan is in her twenties and can’t even take care of herself, let alone the children. You’ve seen how my brother-in-law is very protective of her. I’m afraid that my brother-in-law will abuse the children just for her sake,” Du Xing insisted, explaining things from her nephews’ point of view.

“Sister, I’ll arrive at Lan Village soon. Is it possible for you to leave the village for a while and visit me? We’ll talk face to face.” Du Xing knew that it would be difficult to make Ji Hanzhi believe her over the phone. If she could meet her, she was confident that she could convince her.

“I’m sorry, I have nothing to do with Li Yanchen or anybody else. I don’t want to get involved in anything. I want to live my life in peace. As for your nephews’ future, I can’t do anything about it,” Ji Hanzhi said.

‘Maybe I was wrong…,’ thought Du Xing. ‘Brother-in-law is an outstanding man but maybe there is a woman who wants to give up on him. Ji Hanzhi is single now and perhaps she doesn’t care about brother-in-law at all.’

“Sister, can we at least meet once? We can just have a casual talk.” Du Xing was afraid Ji Hanzhi would refuse to meet her.

“I am not allowed to leave until the show ends. We can talk in two days. But I want to make it clear that I refuse to be a third person who destroys other people’s families. The only reason I’m meeting you is because you’re Yanchen’s sister-in-law.” Ji Hanzhi had recorded the conversation so that she had evidence if this ever gets leaked and people started spreading rumors. She could just claim that Li Yanchen’s sister-in-law tried to curry favor with her.

“Okay. Thank you, sister.” Du Xing called her “sister” repeatedly as though they were very close.

Ji Hanzhi hung up and sent the number to her manager to verify the information of the owner of the number.

On the other end, Du Xing also heaved a long sigh of relief. If she could meet Ji Hanzhi and convince her, things would be easier in the future. Du Xing dragged her luggage and called a taxi, which was located at the hotel closest to Lilan Village.

After the Festival Group took all the cake, they discussed Xiao Huan in the office.

There were only two days left until the end of the second episode of the variety show. On the last day, the two brands which had sponsored this episode of the show would announce which families snagged the endorsements.

The staff were discussing whether they should give a chance to other families. This week’s endorsement spots could be decided by the Festival Group.

For the next episode of the program to continue smoothly, everyone discussed and decided to continue doing missions to compete for the quota.

In the evening, a Mission Notice was declared through the radio.

“All families, please take note. We have a task tomorrow. At 10 am, all mothers will gather at the entrance of the village. We will head to the mall and the mothers will prepare gifts for their children and celebrate their birthdays in advance. In the afternoon, each family will arrange for three staff members to help the mothers set up the birthday scene. When the time comes, there will be a voting channel in the live broadcast room. Whoever has the most popular gift, and the most creative decoration will be chosen to endorse the “Dimensional Educational Toy”.”

[This is a great mission! I really want to know what Lin Wan is going to give the children.]

[By the way, is this Lin Wan’s first time buying presents for the children?]

[Why am I so worried? They not only have to buy a nice gift, but also have to put up a creative decoration. I keep feeling Lin Wan is going to drop the ball.]

Li Yanchen, who was peeling garlic in the yard, was very satisfied with the notice. Lin Wan was going to choose a present for his sons and decorate the venue. He was looking forward to it.

Li Zexuan pretended to be indifferent but, internally, he was curious. ‘What would Lin Wan prepare for us?’

Li Zekai jumped up in joy.

Lin Wan, on the other hand, was troubled. She had three stepsons. It would be fine to buy them three different gifts depending on what they liked. But how would she put up three different decorations for the birthday venue?

A moment later, the Festival Group announced, “For households with more than one child, the mother has to set up only one scene.”

Lin Wan was relieved.

Li Yanchen whispered in her ear, “Don’t worry. We have time. We can ask Xuanxuan and the others what they like.”

Lin Wan couldn’t care less about being the spokesperson for a toy company, but she had been in this world for two months now, and she had never bought any gifts for the children. She had planned to give Li Zexin an unforgettable birthday because his birthday was at the end of the year. She had not expected the Festival Group to come up with such a task.

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