Chapter 4: Suddenly Discovering a Treasure Girl

[Damn, the Village Chief sure knows how to talk!]

[Haha, look at Tang Tang’s expression, it’s like she’s saying: ‘Village Chief, do you even hear what you’re saying?’]

[Honestly, I feel like the village chief is targeting Yan Yueqing! Earlier, when Li Mannan’s group was punished for taking too long to pick mangoes, she immediately took out 6,000 yuan to get all the workers in the orchard to help. Netizens praised Li Mannan for being smart and finding loopholes in the program. But now it’s Yan Yueqing’s turn, and instead…]

[Why blame the village chief? Our Mannan is smart, she can find loopholes! Yan Yueqing is different, she said 5 yuan but charged 500, isn’t that going back on her word? The village chief upholds the parenting philosophy and doesn’t want to set a bad example for Tang Tang, what’s wrong with that?]

As the discussion in the livestream chatroom became more heated, Yan Yueqing politely refused the auntie’s offer, giving the same reason as the village chief- she didn’t want to set a bad example for the child.

The auntie could only tearfully give her 5 yuan: “How about this then, Miss, you sing me another song, 5 yuan per song?”

The village chief continued to block her: “Auntie, we have a rule that they can only perform for one tourist.”

What nonsense, this rule was clearly made just to target her!

Yan Yueqing reluctantly said goodbye: “It’s okay, sister. If you want to listen, just stand by when I perform for the next tourist.”

The village chief butted in again: “Uh, Yueqing, the program rules state…each talent can only be performed once.”

The livestream chat exploded:

[???]

[ And you say you’re not targeting her?!]

[Isn’t this just blocking Yan Yueqing’s path?]

[Why doesn’t the village chief mention the rules beforehand? Instead, he waits for the guest to speak and then lists them one by one to block her.]

After saying goodbye to the auntie, Yan Yueqing pulled Tang Tang along to find the next tourist.

She locked onto a middle-aged uncle, who spoke in a thick Tianjin accent, sounding very amiable.

Politely greeting him, she explained her purpose then asked: “How about I do a Tianjin kuaiban performance^[1]Note: What is Kuai Ban? Kuai Ban: Ancient Chinese rap Music Kuai ban (pronounced “kwai bahr”) is a unique folk art in which storytellers accompany their own vocal performance with the rhythmic … Continue reading for 5 yuan?” 

The uncle agreed, and she started clapping rhythmically: “As the bamboo clappers beat quickly, let’s not boast about anything else, but praise the breathtaking scenery on Yanshan Mountain…”

Completely different from her calm demeanor earlier, Yan Yueqing now seemed like a completely different person, brimming with energy and passion.

With a lively beat and catchy lyrics, she vividly described the beauty of Yanshan Mountain.

The comments went wild.

[I’m from T City! I’ve been to Yanshan Mountain a thousands of times, it’s just a little hill really. But Yan Yueqing described it like some famous scenic spot!]

[@TCityDirectorOfCultureAndTourism, come quick, someone’s stealing your job here!]

[Cool! I was originally a diehard Tang Tang fan, united against this common enemy. But now I’m starting to switch sides!”]

[As a Tianjin native, I can say she’s pretty good at this! She’s a treasure, that girl!]

[Lady Yan, what other surprises do you have up your sleeve?]

[Don’t be fooled by her, Yan Yueqing is such a great actress! Did you all forget this is a kids’ variety show? It’s almost becoming her personal stage now!]

Strangely enough, even though Yan Yueqing didn’t have time to read the comments, she seemed to know what the netizens were complaining about. When choosing the next tourist, she performed a magic trick with Tang Tang.

Even Tang Tang was cheering excitedly now.

For a children’s variety show, the real highlight is when the guests do tasks with the children.

After these tasks, most of the guests would usually choose to take a nap in the car on the way back down the mountain. Some might chat with their fans to increase engagement, but overall, the hype was never as high as during the task-performing segments.

But now…….

Yan Yueqing’s series of moves directly attracted countless netizens!

Many who were in other guests’ livestream rooms were called over by their friends.

[Stop watching Qin Youran and Li Hao’s conversation, come see Yan Yueqing’s kuaiban!]

[Sister Youran, I’ll come support you later! Let me go see Yan Yueqing’s magic first!]

[I heard Yan Yuqing is playing chess with that uncle, does she know how to play that too? I don’t believe it, I’m going to expose her!]

[Don’t worry Youran, Yan Yueqing is just showing off, I’ll go roast her!]

And so, other livestream rooms became more and more deserted, while Yan Yueqing’s was lively beyond belief!

After the chess game and making balloon animals, Yan Yueqing had already earned 25 yuan.

Tang Tang, who had started off disdainful and bored, was now playing happily.

Children love impressive people and things! Before Yan Yueqing had clung to her like a leech, but now she had suddenly transformed, possessed all kinds of skills, and even made Tang Tang happy!

Most importantly, she was good to her, not because she wanted to be close to her father!

The comments were filled with laughter.

Only the village chief remained grim-faced…

It’s hard!

Too hard!

As the host, he had to control the flow, balance the relations between the teams, and most importantly, implement the production team’s instructions to the guests.

For example, initially the team wanted to push Li Manman, so how could he showcase her strengths? Later, when Qin Youran emerged as a dark horse, how could he give her more screen time without making it obvious? All of this was his responsibility!

But now, Yan Yueqing had popped up and was stealing the spotlight?

The higher-ups immediately instructed to suppress her a little.

The village chief wanted to cry but had no tears…

How to suppress her?!

He had already suppressed her as much as he could, but Yan Yueqing is just too talented!

He blocked one way, and she found another.

She’s opening up new avenues faster than he can block them!

Even netizens who don’t like Yan Yueqing can sense that he’s out to get her!

The village chief was so angry that he wanted to smash the microphone!

Should he discuss with the team to make Yan Yueqing refund her performance fee? Let her join in the “National Parent” competition too?

While he was thinking, Yan Yueqing had already earned 30 yuan, and the comments were analyzing Tang Tang’s changing attitude:

[Did you all notice, Tang Tang went from calling her ‘Auntie Yueqing’ to ‘that weirdo’ and now she’s calling her ‘Sister Yueqing’!]

[The little princess is smart! I call you sister, so you’re my peer, you can’t go after my dad anymore!]

[I’ve been watching all evening, and now I somehow find Yan Yueqing likable, what do I do?]

[No way, no way? She did a few tricks to entertain the kids, and you all switched sides?]

[Exactly! We must stand our ground! A woman with an illegitimate child has deep thoughts indeed. Is she using her own son to lower Tang Tang’s guard when she’s really after Director Tang?]

[Some netizens are being too harsh, Yan Yueqing only said publicly she has a child, how did that become a ‘bastard child’? What if she’s married?]

[Hmph, if she had a husband, would she be trying to get close to Tang Tang? I think she’s just looking for someone to take her in!]