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

Chapter 272: I Want To Share The Room With Wanwan

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xie Wanyu took off her glasses. “I feel like I should be bolder. I should try to get stronger. Only then will I be able to protect both myself and my grandma…”

Luan Rongrong hugged her. “That’s right. And you are doing wonderfully!”

At Lan Village, the fields were covered in frost in the early autumn morning. The frost glittered on the green vegetables.

“We Are Also Very Ordinary” was now in its fourth episode. The Festival Group thought the popularity of the show would have decreased by this episode. However, when the notice was released, the online forum was abuzz.

Everyone left supportive messages for the families they liked.

Unlike the previous episodes, the news about Ning Xiaoxiao joining the show had surpassed even Li Zexuan’s popularity.

When the list of guests was announced on the forum, Ning Xiaoxiao called the

Festival Group to ask if she could bring her seven-year-old sister, Ning Weiwei, along with her to the show. The Festival Group was happy to oblige.

Ning Xiaoxiao knew about Li Zexuan but had never met him.

In the morning, the Festival Group hung red lanterns at the entrance of Lan Village. Two top celebrities were joining in this episode, so they wanted to maintain their standards.

The staff waited at the entrance of Lan Village to welcome the guests.

The information of the flying guest wasn’t kept in suspense like last time. The Festival Group revealed it early and waited for all the families to arrive.

As the variety show started with the live broadcast, Luo Xi and Jian Jia were already trending.

In the third episode, the past of Luo Xi and Lin Wan caused fans of both sides to engage in a war of words. However, everyone quietened when they realized that Luo Xi had close to no interaction with Lin Wan.

Luo Xi clarified that whatever he had felt for Lin Wan in high school was a long time ago when they were still young. They had moved on with their lives, and he would cause no trouble for her just to fuel the drama that people wanted to create between them.

Unlike Ji Hanzhi, Luo Xi made the right decision. He was admired by everybody.

The comments, however, were mostly sad.

[I feel a little sad. I wanted Luo Xi and Lin Wan to end up together. But this is real life. Luo Xi made the right decision. I just feel sad because it sounds like they both won’t be seeing each other ever again.]

[If it wasn’t for Mr. Li, Luo Xi definitely would be the perfect knight in shining armor for Lin Wan. Thank you, Luo Xi, for keeping your distance. It’s the right thing to do. At least we can be happy that you are single and available for us now!]

[I do hope Luo Xi will join the show in the future, though. I liked seeing him on screen with Jian Jia. I also liked seeing him interact politely with Lin Wan. They did look good together.]

At the Mumu Time Café, Luo Xi frowned at the comments. “This is the best ending,” he mumbled. “I saw how happy Lin Wan finally is. I will die before I do anything to ruin that.”

Ji Hanzhi had returned home, too. Her reputation was damaged. She still tormented herself, especially when she saw that Lin Wan and Li Yanchen had made it to the fourth episode.

Ji Hanzhi felt that her future was gone anyway. What more did she have to lose? She wasn’t scared. It was better to fight to the death than to cower in fear.

She had a crazy plan in mind. Ji Hanzhi asked her manager and best friend, Lulu, to take care of her two daughters.

She held her arms open to hug both Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan before they left for kindergarten. She told them that she had to go to work, and they should listen to Auntie Lulu.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan made her a pink promise to be obedient.

On the way to Lan Village, the four Li family members discussed whether they should make a bonfire in the courtyard to keep warm.

Li Zexuan talked about brick beds used in some northern parts of the country for warmth.

Li Zekai was full of anticipation.

“I noticed that the beds in Lan Village are ordinary,” said Li Zexuan.

Li Zekai’s smile disappeared. “What?! Then how will we keep warm? Won’t we burn the blankets if we make a fire inside the room?”

“Yeah. Well, we could share a bed to keep each other warm. Jiejie, we can share a bed.”

“I want to sleep with daddy. Daddy will definitely be warm enough, ” said Li Zekai without hesitation.

The man, who had been listening to the discussion the whole time without saying a word, immediately refused. “I want to share the room with Wanwan.” “But daddy…” Li Zekai wanted to convince his father.

“There is no room for negotiation,” said Li Yanchen. “It’s the only way. If you share a room with me, what will happen to Xuanxuan? Won’t Xuanxuan be cold? It’s the best arrangement.”

Li Zekai gave in. “Brother is already too big. He can’t share a room with Auntie

Lin. I will stay with him.”

Tao Jingyuan, Feifei’s mother, brought along a lot of heating pads. Feifei was overjoyed with the prospect of seeing Li Zekai again.

When the traffic light turned green, the little boy opened the window of the car. “Uncle, I am going to see my friend soon!” he said to a stranger.

“Really? I wish you well!” said the stranger with a smile.

Tao Jingyuan smiled when she saw her son so happy.

After previous experience in other episodes, Nannan was much calmer.

After the whole debacle with Song Jing, Xu Xiaoxiao, and Ji Hanzhi, Nannan was much more careful. Even in the last episode, there had been some tension because Luo Xi had a slight connection with the Li family. However, Luo Xi had done admirably. Nannan decided to learn from him.

She wouldn’t try to get influenced and fight for unnecessary things. She wanted to remain calm and composed in this episode.

Wheatley was holding an avocado plush toy in her hand. She had bought a bunch of plushies to give to other children.

Wheatley was looking forward to the variety show. She was excited to know that the flying guest this time was a girl, too.

“Auntie, this time Sister Xiaoxiao is joining the show. We are both girls. Does that mean she will be willing to play with me?” Wheatley asked.

“I… don’t know. Xiaoxiao and Xuanxuan are both the same age. They are both celebrities, too. They might have a lot of common interests. Maybe they will hang out together in this episode,” said Nannan. “But Wheatley, let’s take things slow this time, alright? We won’t fight and strain ourselves like last time. Let’s spend time as a nice, quiet family.”

Nannan hoped her stepdaughter would understand. It had been so tiring to think of new ways to increase their popularity in the last few episodes.

“Auntie, I’m also a small star, but I am not a celebrity. My popularity is going to drop.”

“No, it won’t. I know you work hard, and you are so motivated. This time, I just want you to be happy and spend your days like a child playing with Jiejie and Feifei.” Nannan held Wheatley’s hands. “You are so young right now. By the time you reach high school, you might even be more popular than Xuanxuan!” “You really think so?” Wheatley’s face broke out into a smile. She looked out of

the window excitedly. “Are we reaching soon?”

“Just a few more minutes,” said Michael as he rolled down the car window.

Xiao Yi brought along a box of study materials. Before he left, he received a call from Li Zexin. Li Zexin said that he could not be the only one suffering with his studies. He wanted Xiao Yi to take some study materials and make Li Zexuan solve plenty of questions in Lan Village. Little did he know that Li Zexuan was more than willing to study because he liked a top student from his school and he wanted to get into a good university so that he could be near her..