Chapter 61: Today’s Task is Live Streaming and Spending Money

A large screen was set up, and Yan Yueqing sat quietly with a few children, watching a live stream. On the screen, a simple and honest middle-aged man sat at his doorway, peeling bamboo shoots.

Behind him, in the dimly lit small room, an old pink mosquito net was visible, with a little girl sleeping inside.

The man didn’t speak, his movements swift and skillful as he peeled the bamboo shoots. Soon, he filled a bamboo basket. After setting aside the peeled shoots, he wiped his sweat and continued with the next batch.

Many netizens brought in by the platform’s algorithm were in the livestream.

[I don’t get it, does the host only peel bamboo shoots? Although it’s nice to watch, I’ve been here for five minutes, and he hasn’t said a single word!]

[This question screams new fan. Old fans know that Brother Lin only peels bamboo shoots without talking.]

[Let me explain for the newcomers. Brother Lin has a sick daughter. Aside from peeling bamboo shoots, he doesn’t have any other job and can’t afford the high medical bills. Coincidentally, Big Cat TV recently launched an activity: if you stream for 360 hours a month, you get a 2,000 yuan subsidy. That’s why Brother Lin started streaming.]

[360 hours? That’s an average of twelve hours a day? For just 2,000 yuan?!]

[For a poor family, 2,000 yuan can be life-saving! Brother Lin has sold everything he could to pay for medical bills. He started streaming but never asks for followers or donations. If it weren’t for a local nurse who stumbled upon the stream and revealed the truth, we wouldn’t have known!]

[Is that the streamer’s daughter sleeping in the back? You can tell this family is dirt poor, but they still managed to get a pink mosquito net for their daughter. The streamer really cares!]

[I’ll donate a bamboo leaf. Hope the streamer’s daughter gets better soon.]

Qin Youran almost cried out in surprise when she saw the person in the livestream!

Lin Gang…

How could he appear so early?!

In her previous life, thanks to her efforts, Song Xiaoyu’s family was harmonious, and her fan base had grown significantly! It was only when Yan Yueqing attempted suicide by jumping into the sea, and she went to the hospital to adopt Yan Wang, that she was supposed to meet Lin Gang…

How could Yan Yueqing encounter him in the livestream now?!

Was this a coincidence or intentional?

Thinking about her recent unusual behavior…

Could it be that Yan Yueqing had also been reborn?

It wasn’t impossible…

Qin Youran’s heart raced as she tried to calm her restless thoughts…

Looking at the little girl sleeping under the mosquito net in the livestream, Yan Yueqing mentally called out to the system: “Hey, system, are you there? I have a question. Can I choose that cute baby to bind with me?”

“No, you can’t,” it replied mechanically. “The system will select a suitable binding target based on multiple factors, including the host’s interaction time with the cute child, mutual favorability, the child’s potential, and the level of connection^[1]bond between you.”

Oh… so she couldn’t choose on her own…

Yan Yueqing had wanted to send some gifts to Lin Weiwei.

She remained silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of something: “Wang Wang is my bound cute baby. If he agrees to spend money, it should count towards the child-cultivation fund, right?”

System: ??? Are you trying to exploit a loophole?

The child-cultivation fund is different from other tycoon systems!

Its vulnerability lies in the fact that most cute babies don’t have their own independent accounts!

If the bound target was an adult, you could simply transfer money via Alipay or WeChat to spend on them.

But that doesn’t work for cute babies!

Previously, when Yan Yueqing wanted to spend money on Tang Tang, even for investments, she had to transfer the funds directly to Director Tang’s account.

The same applied when acquiring Zhongxing for her son!

Theoretically, as long as the bound cute baby agrees to the expenditure, or if it’s spent on them, it would count towards the cultivation fund, regardless of the method used.

System: I’m speechless… 

Yan Yueqing: Skilled at digging, discovering loopholes, and exploiting bugs.

The system was rendered silent!

Because what she said wasn’t wrong…

How frustrating…

The system tried hard to make itself stricter.

After receiving the system’s silent confirmation, Yan Yueqing didn’t hesitate to take out her phone and register an account on Big Cat TV.

While operating, she gently explained to Yan Wang: “baobao, this little sister was in the same hospital as you. I met her once when I was discharging you. She’s quite pitiful… Our family is doing okay, so since we’ve encountered her, shall we help the little sister?”

Mom is so compassionate?

“Okay.”

Yan Wang’s dark eyes lit up with starlight, looking spirited.

Moments later, a level one account appeared in Brother Lin’s bamboo shoot peeling livestream.

Moon Crescent: 「Hello, streamer. I heard about your story and your daughter’s. I’d like to send you a gift. Hope Weiwei gets better soon.」

Yan Wang stared at this ID on the big screen, his expression frozen.

He instinctively looked at his mom, who was busy typing…

No way?!

His mom?!

Moon Crescent?!!!!!!!!!

Yan Wang fell silent… Could it be that the person who asked him on the forum how to invest in children earlier… was his mom?

Yan Wang was dumbfounded!

Thinking about that post… ﹤How to spend money on a child you’re not very familiar with?﹥And then, while chatting with him, the person said they wanted to spend over a million in a few days…

He and his mom… weren’t very close at that time…

Later… she did indeed spend a lot of money on him within a few days…

Could it be that mom had already decided to surprise him back then?!

Yan Wang’s fingertips trembled slightly, his calm expression betraying nothing of the storm raging in his heart!

Yan Yueqing didn’t notice her son’s expression.

She was busy topping up her account!

A few days ago, she thought spending money was a very torturous thing!

Now, her perspective had changed!

Topping up on the platform was even more torturous!

The livestream platform had a recharge limit, with the highest single recharge not exceeding 100,000 yuan.

Yan Yueqing tapped the screen frantically for two minutes, managing to recharge only 3 million yuan.

Thirty taps…

So tiring!

Who can relate?

Switching back to the livestream, netizens were already cursing at her.

[Moon Crescent, are you there? You said you’d send a gift, are you playing games?]

[If you can’t afford it, just say so. Creating a level one account to mess with people, who are you trying to fool??!]

[Brother Lin just cut his hand, it’s heartbreaking. And there are people like Moon Crescent online making fun of him, disgusting.]

System Notification: «Moon Crescent has entered the livestream.»**

Moon Crescent:「I’m sorry, I was recharging. The platform’s limit wasn’t high enough, so it took a while.」

[Oh ho, still keeping up the act? Come on, Moon Boss, hurry up and send those golden bamboos! Let’s see your real power!]

Big Cat TV’s gifts were all clearly priced: bamboo leaf for 10 yuan, bamboo shoot for 50 yuan, bamboo trees for 100 yuan. Then there were some rare gifts: golden bamboo for 1,000 yuan, jade bamboo for 5,000 yuan, and emerald treasure bamboo for 10,000 yuan! Usually, if a streamer received bamboo tree gifts from fans, it was already quite good.

Those who sent golden or jade bamboos were almost exclusively die-hard fans of big streamers.

The emerald treasure bamboo came with a world broadcast function and was usually only sent during streamer PK events.

Yan Yueqing tapped the screen.

System Notification: «Congratulations to Moon Crescent for gifting streamer Brother Lin: Emerald Treasure Bamboo x1. Click to enter this livestream room, you can grab a cash gift package in one minute!»