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

201 It’s Like Being Addicted to Technology

Lin Wan propped her chin on her hands and stared at Li Yanchen.

He opened his mouth and chewed the vegetables for a while and swallowed it. He tried his best to show that the food was delicious, but the large gulping sound gave him away.

It was obviously too unpalatable, so he swallowed it after chewing just a few times.

“It’s delicious.” Li Yanchen gave her a thumbs up.

!!

[Although I can’t see what the dishes are like, why do I feel that Mr. Li’s expression doesn’t match his hand gesture?]

[I heard the sound of swallowing. Did you not chew the food, Mr. Li?]

“But dad, your face says otherwise.” Li Zekai held his chopsticks but didn’t extend them to pick the vegetables for a very long time.

Li Zexuan ladled a bowl of soup and gulped it down in one go. It was rare for Lin Wan to cook, so he had to support her. “It’s quite good. I’m full. I am going to play with Xiao Yi. You guys take your time to eat.”

Lin Wan was speechless.

Li Zekai could already guess the taste of the food from his brother’s and father’s expressions.

The little boy took a yellow peach from the table. “Dad. Auntie. I told Feifei I would go and play with him. So, I will go first.”

Lin Wan tried it herself. She had cooked it for a long time and yet, no matter how long she chewed it, it still remained rubbery.

‘It’s shameful to waste food,’ Lin Wan said in her heart as she ate. She had to eat her own cooking no matter how bad it tasted. In the end, she and Li Yanchen finished the whole dish with tears in their eyes.

Lin Wan was glad that she had only made two dishes and a bowl of soup. She was thankful she hadn’t made meat dishes.

[It makes sense why Lin Wan didn’t cook for the first episode.]

[Mr. Li really loves her. I feel like he is going to throw up and yet, he eats bowl after bowl so Lin Wan wouldn’t feel bad.]

[Lin Wan is good, too. Did you notice that she never wastes food no matter how it tastes?]

[Xuanxuan is already at Xiao Yi’s house.]

[I was just about to say that Jiejie is already at Feifei’s house.]

At Xiao Yi’s house, when Xia Mo saw Li Zexuan approach, she invited him to sit down with them at the table. Xiao Tianlin prepared an extra bowl and chopsticks for him.

“Auntie, I already ate,” said Li Zexuan, trying to be polite. Internally, he wondered how they knew he wanted to eat.

Xiao Tianlin pointed to another phone under the table as an answer. He was watching the live broadcast of the Li family.

“You’re welcome. Eat as much as you want.” Xiao Tianlin picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Li Zexuan.

Li Zexuan stopped pretending and took the chopsticks gratefully. “Auntie Xia, your food looks amazing. I can gobble down two bowls of rice with this fish head soup with chopped pepper.”

“Then, eat more. I brought a lot of chopped pepper this time. Just eat as much as you want. I can make more.” Xia Mo knew about the cooking skills of the Li family. Since their families were so close, it wasn’t a bother for her to cook more and share it with them.

Li Zexuan wanted to agree, but for this variety show, the Festival Group had already been particularly kind to the Li family. To experience life, one had to learn the skills that they didn’t know. It was fine to eat at Xia Mo’s house occasionally but not always.

“Auntie, Mr. Li’s cooking is not so bad. He makes good food. But… if it wasn’t for Ms. Lin’s sudden impulse to treat us to her cooking skills, I wouldn’t be hungry.”

“Wanwan has changed a lot. It’s nice that she wants to take the initiative but if it is that bad… you should just tell her that she doesn’t need to cook. We can’t waste the ingredients, especially here. Besides, people have their own strengths and weaknesses.”

“Auntie, Mr. Li and I tried to stop her this afternoon. We couldn’t. Why don’t you come to my house and talk to Ms. Lin?” Li Zexuan said helplessly.

“It’s like being addicted to technology.” Xiao Yi suddenly said.

After that, he fell silent. He had always said this to Li Zexin before. It had become a sort of catchphrase between them.

“Are you referring to Xinxin?” asked Li Zexuan.

“Xiao Yi is very sad because Xinxin isn’t here. He didn’t laugh even once today,” said Xia Mo.

Xiao Yi was speechless.

[Alright. I miss second brother too.]

[Xiao Yi is like me. I quarrel with my boyfriend every time but miss him when he isn’t around.]

[The Wind God is heartbroken.]

“Mom! That’s not true.” Xiao Yi deliberately looked at the camera and smiled to reveal two rows of teeth.

At Feifei’s house, Li Zekai carried the yellow peach into the courtyard. When they drove here in the morning, he hadn’t eaten breakfast because he had motion sickness. Now, his stomach was rumbling.

“Auntie, are you guys eating?” asked Li Zekai as he reached Feifei’s house.

“Jiejie, have you eaten? Mom made cola chicken wings. It’s really delicious. Do you want to have some?” Feifei was happy to see Li Zekai in his house.

Li Zekai hesitated. “Can I exchange this peach for food? I picked it myself.” He looked at the chicken wings garnished with sesame seeds.

“Jiejie, you know how to pick peaches?” Feifei looked at Li Zekai with envy.

The first time he saw the orchard, Feifei had asked his father to lift him up to the tree. He wanted to pick the fruits, but his father said that it was too dangerous. He offered to pick the fruits for him, instead.

“Yes. Daddy lifted me up to pick it. But he said that we shouldn’t pull the branches too much or it will hurt the tree.” Li Zekai made himself comfortable on the long bench.

“Here Jiejie. Eat.” Tao Jingyuan scooped some rice into a bowl.

[Jiejie is really smart. He took some fruit to exchange it for food.]

[He is returning the favor. I was taught this from when I was very young.]

[The little kid is so smart he could make a living for himself.]

[Feifei is also very sensible. He scooped more rice into Jiejie’s bowl and told him to eat more.]

[Since Xinxin isn’t here anymore, does Feifei like Jiejie the most?]

[Definitely.]

The bullet comments on Feifei’s home screen were all about the two children.

At Jian Jia’s house, the little boy was drawing on a stone table in the courtyard. Luo Xi picked vegetables by the well and kept an eye on the child from time to time.

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[Is Luo Xi going to cook?]

[Other families all are couples, but Luo Xi is on his own. Of course, he is going to cook. If not, is he going to ask Wanwan?]

[Prince of Coffee must be good at cooking too! He looks like he knows what he is doing, washing those veggies.]

[@Previous Poster, Luo Xi just washed the vegetables in a basin full of water. Who needs experience for that? Don’t forget that Wanwan is a master at making dessert, but she still sucks at cooking.]

[It seems like everyone is switching between channels.]

Luo Xi had brought some salted meat with him. So, he had decided on salted meat for lunch. Mumu Time Café often only served simple dishes with the coffee. He had watched the chef making it and learnt a few things.

After washing the rice and vegetables, Luo Xi poured the ice in a bamboo tube, added the diced salted meat and topped it with spices. He then let it steam.

When the food was cooking, he sat in front of the camera and interacted with the viewers.

[Luo Xi, are you still lacking a wife? What do you think of me? ]

[I want him too.]

[Get out of the way! I’m the only one who can be the Princess of Coffee!]

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[First come, first served, okay? Line up!]

“Alright!” Luo Xi smiled. “How about we start with weeding in the afternoon?”

[Hubby replied. He’s so gentle. Whatever hubby says, I’ll learn.]

[Who are you? And what hubby? Luo Xi is mine. Brother, please accept me. I live on the Old Street in Yun City. I have a courtyard house. ]

[Everyone, be serious. Luo Xi is talking about serious business.]

[What do you want to talk about?]

“Do you guys like to joke so much? Everyone, get your tools ready for weeding. We’ll start at two.”

[Can I say that I have all the tools I need?]

[Me too.]