Became an Overnight Sensation After Joining a Parenting Variety Show with My Older Brother - Chapter 2

That very day, the production crew installed the equipment, and a test broadcast was scheduled to begin that evening.

Doudou was dangling his little feet as he complained to his mother over the phone: “Mom, let me tell oo~”

Before speaking, Doudou glanced over at his older brother’s location to make sure he was busy in the kitchen, then retreated into the corner of the sofa and whispered secretively, “Older brother’s boyfriend is a big bad guy!”

Qin Yue, who was currently sunbathing by the seaside: ?

She had only heard the news a couple of days ago that her eldest son had found someone, but Zhushu had kept it tightly under wraps and refused to tell them who it was.

Now, hearing her younger son speak with such mystery, Qin Yue instantly grew intrigued. Lowering her voice as well, she whispered back, “Doudou, tell me, what’s wrong?”

Zhushu had been obedient since childhood, so Qin Yue hadn’t had to worry about him much. Even though he was already twenty-six, he had always stayed single. When she urged him a few times, Zhushu would always act all shy and evasive.

Qin Yue understood right away: that definitely meant he had someone in his heart, but they weren’t together yet.

Since Zhushu was taking the initiative himself, Qin Yue stopped worrying. Her only fear was that the child had no desire to settle down and start a family.

Zhushu had always been raised to be pure and innocent, remaining uncompetitive in the entertainment industry and refusing to let the family hand him resources. He seemed happy enough either way, and Qin Yue couldn’t bear to let her son push himself too hard, so she let him do whatever he wanted.

Now, hearing her youngest son secretly claim that his eldest son’s romantic interest was a bad man, Qin Yue couldn’t help but feel a bit amused.

Based on her understanding of Zhushu, his choice of partner definitely wasn’t a bad person.

Though innocent, Zhushu still possessed whatever common sense and judgment were necessary.

Besides, she had chatted with her eldest son, and she even knew the person in question.

Qin Yue mentally filtered through the candidates. There were only two or three people in total, and their personalities were all quite decent. It sounded like there was simply some misunderstanding here.

Doudou whispered secretively, “The bad guy is going to bully older brother and make people yell at older brother.”

Qin Yue: ?

She couldn’t quite wrap her head around her younger son’s train of thought. Was he talking about something that might happen in the future?

Coaxing him, Qin Yue said, “Then can Doudou protect older brother until Mom comes back?”

Doudou’s eyes lit up. He nodded heavily, which was immediately followed by a muffled grunt of pain.

“Ouch wuwuwu, Doudou will do it, wuwuwu “

So painful. The little fellow’s forehead had turned red.

He had just accidentally bumped straight into the corner of the sofa.

Hearing the child’s crying, Qin Yue asked anxiously, “Doudou, what’s wrong?”

Covering his forehead with his little hand, Doudou whimpered, “Doudou is fine! Hic Doudou is going to make older brother break up!”

He was never going to give up.

Qin Yue chuckled. Just as the call was about to end, she instructed, “Be a good boy and listen to older brother.”

Doudou protested with dissatisfaction, “Older brother doesn’t listen, Doudou listens! Older brother needs to listen to Doudou.”

Qin Yue was about to be completely looped around in circles by the child, so she just nodded in compliance. “Alright, alright, Doudou is a good boy.”

“Okay!”

After hanging up the phone, Doudou plopped down onto the floor, clutching his forehead while tears welled up in his big eyes.

When Bai Shu walked over, he was met with this exact scene: “What happened here?”

Pulling the child’s hand away, Bai Shu caught sight of the red mark and couldn’t help letting out a soft chuckle: “Pfft.”

Looking deeply aggrieved, Doudou threatened to ram his forehead against his older brother in retaliation.

Bai Shu quickly grabbed his shoulders to hold him back. “Alright, your forehead is all red. Older brother will go get you a band-aid.”

Doudou lowered his little hand, revealing a prominent star pattern on his forehead.

The corner of the sofa he had bumped into happened to feature a star-shaped decorative piece, and Doudou had smashed right into it dead-center.

adorned with a cross-shaped little bear band-aid, Doudou felt like he was back in fighting shape.

Dragging a small stool over, he sat down right behind Zhushu, propping his chubby chin in his hands with a solemn look on his face.

He had thought it through: older brother was going to get scolded online, and the people who scolded him would be internet trolls. Since older brother had no fanbase, nobody was around to speak up for him.

Since they were participating in a parenting variety show now, this was the perfect opportunity for older brother to gain fans.

Xie Xiran had a massive fanbase wouldn’t it solve everything if older brother’s fan count surpassed Xie Xiran’s?

The more Doudou thought about it, the more brilliant the idea seemed.

He slammed his right fist into his left palm. Perfect!

First, he would confront Xie Xiran head-on and force him to leave older brother. If that didn’t work, he would deploy a roundabout strategy: first gain fans, then absorb Xie Xiran’s fans, and finally kick Xie Xiran to the curb!

“Hehehehe ” Lost in his thoughts, Doudou couldn’t help giggling happily to himself.

Just as he was steaming some fish, Bai Shu heard the sinister giggling coming from behind him, causing his hand holding the spatula to jerk.

He really had a sneaking suspicion that his little brother wasn’t quite right in the head.

“Doudou?” Bai Shu looked down in bewilderment at the child who was giggling foolishly.

Doudou hurriedly snapped back to attention, wiped away a trace of drool, and looked up with an innocent face. “What’s wrong, older brother?”

Bai Shu: …

“Nothing. It’s just that dinner is almost ready.”

Doudou nodded, pushed his small stool back into place, rolled up sleeves that weren’t even there, and began buzzing around Bai Shu like a busy bee.

“Doudou wants to help~”

Earlier when he wanted to help, his older brother wouldn’t let him. Surely now that things were finished, he would be allowed to lend a hand, right?

Bending down, Bai Shu scooped the child up. “It’s dangerous in here. Stand right over there and wait for older brother.”

Pouting his little mouth in displeasure, Doudou let out a soft huff.

Older brother is going to regret this. I am extremely useful.

He was the little hero destined to protect this household.

Once the dishes were neatly arranged on the table, Doudou sat in his high chair wearing a tender yellow chick bib, his mouth already watering profusely.

Steamed fish with rich colors, aromas, and flavors, chicken broth soup, pumpkin puree…

These were all of Doudou’s favorites, and holding his tiny spoon, he couldn’t wait another second.

Right at that moment, the doorbell rang.

Bai Shu went over to open the door and welcomed the cameraman inside. “Hello, come on in and grab a bite to eat first. Filming won’t start for a little while.”

However, the cameraman waved his hands repeatedly. “No, no, Teacher Bai. As long as you’re all set on your end, we can start right away.”

With that, he switched on the camera lens, thrusting Bai Shu still wearing his master-chef apron and looking utterly bewildered straight into the live broadcast stream.

Wasn’t this way too fast?

He hadn’t even changed his clothes yet.

Because Bai Shu was relatively obscure and held the least negotiating power among the four pairs of guests, the cameraman figured nobody would be watching anyway and wanted to rush through it to finish early.

Since the camera was already rolling, Bai Shu couldn’t very well protest.

Meanwhile, Doudou had completely forgotten about his grand master plan. Little guy that he was, he sprawled flat across the dining table and urged impatiently, “Older brother, hurry up and dish up Doudou’s rice!”

Good food, good food!

Responding with an affirmative hum, Bai Shu hurriedly greeted the live stream audience before turning his full attention to taking care of his little brother.

Following closely behind, the cameraman soon regretted his decision. He deeply, deeply repented.

Nobody had warned him that Bai Shu’s cooking skills were this incredible! If he had known, he would have grabbed a bite to eat before starting work; now his stomach was rumbling with hunger.

A few minutes after the broadcast went live, a trickle of viewers began drifting into the room.

Huh? This live stream is actually open? There are so few people here.

Coming, coming! Ah, who is this?

A bunch of people stared at one another in the chat room, feeling rather awkward.

In the end, someone had to use the process of elimination just to figure out Bai Shu’s name.

Help, how come I’ve never heard of this guy before?

That shouldn’t be right. He looks this gorgeous, how could I possibly have no impression of him?

+1. The way he’s wearing an apron while taking care of the little baby is so adorable!

Doudou had buried his entire little face in his bowl, only noticing the dark camera lens off to the side after he finished eating.

With a single grain of rice still stuck to the corner of his mouth, he tilted his head and stared blankly at the black gadget in front of him.

The viewers in the live stream didn’t dare type a single word, terrified of startling the little angel away.

Through the lens, the toddler possessed slightly curly hair, long eyelashes casting delicate shadows beneath his eyes, and cherry-like lips that were flushed a soft red.

Right now, he was gazing innocently into the camera like a little angel who had fallen straight from heaven.

Bai Shu’s stunning looks were already enough to floor them, but they hadn’t expected Doudou to be even more exaggerated.

He practically looked like a miniature version of Bai Shu.

The sheer cuteness of the big and small pair left everyone gasping for air.

Mom… I’ve fallen in love again.

Big or small, I’ll take both! I give you ten minutes to hand over this person’s detailed resume. Can I go apply to be the kids’ sister-in-law?!

The abacus beads from the person above me just flew straight into my face. Daydreaming in broad daylight, aren’t we?

With a sudden start, Doudou remembered his mission: he was supposed to be live-streaming.

What was the point of a live-stream? A live-stream was meant for gaining fans!

He hurriedly wiped his mouth with his bib, pushed his empty rice bowl aside, and brought his little hands together in a bashful, coy gesture as he greeted everyone with the softest, most adorable baby voice: “Hello, older brothers and sisters I’m Doudou”

Hsss—So cute! What an intensely adorable milky voice!

They couldn’t handle this!

Imitating what he had seen on TV, Doudou flashed a quick wink: “You guys have to like Doudou, okay~”

Across the table, the corner of Bai Shu’s eye twitched uncontrollably. Who on earth taught him that?

At such a young age, he was already acting this slick!

The live chat erupted into laughter.

Oh my god, I didn’t even realize Doudou’s little move at the end was a wink. It’s giving off CEO-in-training vibes I am so here for it!

Hahahaha, Doudou pulling that off doesn’t feel greasy at all, huh. Sister loves this exact flavor do it again!

Doudou, what a cute name! Auntie loves you!

Right at that moment, a loud rumble echoed through the room.

Grumble grumble

While Doudou was still cupping his face and acting cute, he heard the noise, looked up, and locked eyes with the cameraman’s embarrassed expression.

Generously, Doudou offered an invitation: “Mister is hungry? Hurry up and sit down to eat. Zhushu’s cooking is super delicious.”

With that, he started making room for him.

Gazing at the infant high chair, Bai Shu wanted nothing more than to convey that that really wasn’t necessary.

Taking the initiative, Bai Shu pulled over an ordinary chair instead. “Pull up a chair and eat with us. Today isn’t even official filming yet anyway.”

Doudou chimed in to persuade him as well: “Doudou can help keep an eye on the camera!”

Once he finished speaking, he scrambled down from his high chair, his bright eyes glued to the cameraman.

He needed more screen time, and he needed his older brother to get more screen time too. Only then could they rack up those fans.

Adjusting the angle of the camera, the cameraman let Doudou sit right beside it.

“Doudou can just sit right here.” The cameraman picked out the optimal spot for him.

Doudou nodded obediently.

As soon as the cameraman sat down, Doudou sprang into action.

Stealthily, he pivoted the camera angle so that it pointed straight at his older brother.

While the viewers in the live chat were still basking in the pure joy of parenting simulation, they were hit head-on by a visual sniper shot of pure handsomeness.

I haven’t recovered from the toddler aesthetic yet, and now looking at Bai Shu’s face is making me feel a sense of moral sin.

Hehehe, I can’t hold back my criminal impulses anymore. Zhushu, hehehe! Gorgeous Zhushu!