The Salted Fish Transmigrates as a Wealthy Stepdad and Goes Viral on a Parenting Variety Show - Chapter 23

Gu Wancheng felt a bit embarrassed. It felt like they were pigs being fed; he was a pig, and Chen Liqing was the feeder. Was that not how they described it in videos?

Chaochao pulled his hand and walked toward the door. “Baba, let us go eat quickly. What if it is all gone if we are late?”

“Do not worry, there will be enough food for you.” Gu Wancheng followed his lead. Seeing the boy’s urgency, a helpless expression appeared on his face. This child really had food on his mind all the time; missing one meal made him starve.

When they arrived at the dining table prepared by the production crew, everyone else was already there.

They were the last ones again. Why did the others always arrive so quickly?

“Mr. Gu is here.” Chu Yian raised his hand and waved at Gu Wancheng.

Gu Wancheng acknowledged him and sat down beside him, saying somewhat apologetically, “Sorry, we are late.”

Zhao Chengyu made a dismissive sound, looking nonchalant. “We just got here too. There is no such thing as being late.”

Xu Xiashi nodded. “Yes, we just happened to be outside.”

Gu Wancheng nodded gently and let the matter pass with a smile.

Jiang Yu’s eyes darkened. Damn that Gu Wancheng, he always knows how to attract attention. He originally wanted to say something, but there was no opportunity at all. Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, he lost his appetite entirely. He felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a bug.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Gu Wancheng was surprised.

How did Chen Liqing become so generous? It was different from what was written in the books.

Bo Yizhou thought, Take a guess.

Perhaps because it was the “last” good meal, today’s dishes were exceptionally lavish: squab soup, peppery chicken, meat and crab pot, braised pork with preserved vegetables, stewed lion’s head meatballs, braised pork with abalone, seasonal vegetable potato pancakes, and steamed grouper.

There was also Hibiscus Egg, which children loved to eat.

Seeing Gu Wancheng’s shocked expression, Jian Yue raised an eyebrow. “Surprising, right? We were the same when we arrived. I do not know when that iron rooster started plucking its own feathers.”

Chen Liqing thought, It is all because I have two “ancestors” here.

[Hahahahaha! Everyone knows that along with Director Chen’s reputation as a “dog among men,” his stinginess is just as famous.]

[I am dying. What kind of strange description is “the iron rooster starting to pluck its own feathers”?]

[Brother Jian really knows how to talk.]

“Wow! So much delicious food!” Chaochao’s eyes went straight.

Seeing this, Gu Wancheng teased him, “Your drool is about to fall out.”

Chaochao immediately wiped his mouth. When he did not feel anything suspicious, he realized he had been tricked. Hmph, annoying Baba.

Gu Wancheng placed a lion’s head meatball in Chaochao’s bowl. “Eat up.”

Chaochao, instantly consoled by a single meatball, beamed with joy. He picked up his spoon to scoop it up, but the meatball was too big and the spoon was too small. After multiple attempts, the meatball kept rolling out of the spoon.

Gu Wancheng saw this, took a clean chopstick, skewered the meatball for him, and handed it over.

“Be careful. After you finish eating, put the chopstick down. You cannot play with it.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Holding his “meatball skewer,” Chaochao could not wait to take a bite. Finally getting a taste, his eyes narrowed into slits with happiness.

“I want a lion’s head too!” Seeing Chaochao eating so happily, Zuo Zuo swallowed his saliva and ordered his brother to make him a meatball skewer.

Jian Yue glanced at him, skewered one, and handed it over. “Eat quickly and do not talk.”

Soon, the other envious children also asked for lion’s heads. Jiang Yu looked at Xiao Xiao, who had not said a word, and bit his lip before skewering one for him too.

“Xiao Xiao, do you want to eat a lion’s head?”

Looking at the meatball in front of him, Xiao Xiao nodded. “Thank you, Brother Jiang Yu.”

In the end, all six children were holding a meatball skewer, eating with great relish.

Thinking that this was their “last lunch,” everyone ate heartily. Even Xu Xiashi, who had to maintain her figure, did not eat less. It was just one meal; she would starve it off over the next half month.

[They are eating so happily; I am getting hungry just watching.]

[How could it not be good? If you do not eat your fill, how will you have the strength to suffer?]

[I just finished eating, yet I am hungry again.]

[To be honest, they would be a huge hit if they did mukbangs.]

“I have not eaten this much in a long time,” Xu Xiashi said with a satisfied look, gently patting her stomach.

“Yes, I am stuffed to death.”

“I wonder if this one meal can keep us full until tomorrow.” Chu Yian felt a headache coming on at the thought of having to find his own ingredients.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at him with a hint of resentment in their eyes.

“Yian, do not say such unlucky things right after we have eaten our fill,” Zhao Chengyu said gloomily.

Jian Yue looked left and right, then asked a question he thought about every day, “What are we eating tonight?”

The group remained silent. They did not know; they had not even found any vegetables yet.

The relaxed mood instantly soured. It did not matter if the adults skipped a meal, but the children could not.

Zhao Chengyu thought for a moment. “How about we head into the woods to take a look? We need to find some fresh water first. There should be some wild vegetables in there, and we can look for boxes while we are at it. We will just have to make do for now.”

After speaking, he looked at the group.

As the eldest brother on the scene, no one disagreed with his suggestion. Moreover, what he said was reasonable.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhao Chengyu said, “Since no one has any objections, let us go now.”

Gu Wancheng pulled the sleepy Chaochao, who was full and satisfied, and picked a random direction to walk in. The others left as well, six people heading in six different directions.

[I wonder who will find fresh water first.]

[Can they not drink seawater?]

[No, unless it is distilled. It is very difficult without tools.]

“Where are we going?”

“To find food, otherwise we will go hungry tonight.”

Chaochao’s sleepiness vanished instantly. He said urgently, “Then let us go find it quickly!”

Gu Wancheng was nearly knocked over by the forceful tug. He quickly pulled the boy back and said helplessly, “Do not worry, do not worry.”

[Chaochao: It is an emergency! We are going to be hungry!]

[Our Chaochao just loves to eat.]

[That little bit of baby fat was earned bite by bite; he cannot afford to lose weight.]

Chaochao pouted unhappily upon hearing this, but his pace slowed down.

The corners of Gu Wancheng’s mouth turned up as he watched the fluffy head. He felt like he was getting addicted to raising a child, but it was not a bad feeling.

The sunlight filtered through the leaves and scattered across his face, making the fine down on his skin clearly visible. His skin glowed, and the stray hairs on his forehead were tinted gold. With his eyes downcast, he looked incredibly gentle.

[Slurp slurp, the screen is a bit dirty, let me lick it.]

[My heart has run away.]

[My wife is so beautiful.]

[Clearly, he is my wife.]

[It is all your fault; Chengcheng had to coax me in bed for a long time.]

[I screenshotted it; it is my new wallpaper.]

[Wow, the person upstairs, please send it to me privately.]

[DM me too +1]

[DM me +2]

[+10086]

Instantly, the netizens went into “thirsty” mode. Li Xiao stood next to Bo Yizhou, trembling. God only knew what kind of fit the boss was throwing; he was generating so much “cold air” that the air conditioner could be retired.

Gathering his courage, he glanced sideways and saw that the boss’s computer was actually showing the “lady’s” live stream.

Li Xiao thought, Oh my god.

Using his perfect vision to peek again, he clearly saw a long string of “wife” comments on the screen.

Case closed. The boss’s lady had become the internet’s “wife.” No wonder the boss was generating so much cold air; he was almost freezing to death.

He kept glancing sideways, nearly unable to look away, but he did not dare say a word for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

“Li Xiao.”

“Here, Boss.”

Li Xiao reacted quickly, immediately standing straight with an expressionless face.

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