SFBF CH119.2

At some point, Ao-zai had picked it up, and the cub now said it to everyone he met.

Shen Qing didn’t know what to do with him, simply pointing a finger at the cub from a distance before slipping out.

[Holy crap, wifey’s gesture just now swept me off my feet.]

[Even though Shen Qing isn’t in a boy band anymore, when he occasionally pulls a move, he’s seriously so handsome!]

Half an hour later, Duoduo punctually brought Ao-zai out.

Knowing there were cameras outside, he had dressed Ao-zai in his little clothes and put on his own as well. One brother wore standard button-up pajamas, while the other wore an equally standard white undershirt.

One was thin, one was round.

Both still had baby fat. Walking together, they looked even cuter!

“You’re out just in time.” Shen Qing, holding his phone, handed them a set of clothes and a pair of little shoes as soon as they came out, explaining the situation to the cubs.

It turned out that when little An Rong went to the fields to pick vegetables during the day, he stepped in a puddle and dirtied his shoes, so his mother had changed him into a new pair.

But they hadn’t anticipated An Rong playing with water with Ao-zai and the others in the evening, causing his new shoes and clothes to get wet again.

Meaning, in a single day, little An Rong had soaked two pairs of shoes and two sets of clothes.

Since it was Mother An’s first time taking her cub on a variety show, she lacked experience and had only brought one extra pair of shoes for little An Rong. Now, she didn’t know if his shoes would dry by tomorrow morning or if An Rong would have shoes to wear.

So, Mother An asked the director for leave in the group chat, planning to figure out a way to find a nearby market tomorrow morning to buy a new pair for An Rong. Since they didn’t have to gather until 10:00 AM tomorrow anyway, if she left early, she should make it back in time.

The director’s opinion was that she should try not to leave the group. Especially if she left, who would take care of An Rong?

Taking the cub out with her didn’t seem appropriate either…

While they were discussing it, Shen Qing went through Ao-zai’s suitcase and found that aside from the pair he got wet playing in the water today and the new pair he changed into, little Ao-ao still had two extra pairs of outdoor shoes…

“So the question now is, is Ao-zai willing to lend your shoes to your little brother?”

On camera, Shen Qing leaned against the old cabinet, his slender figure posing the question: “Your little brother should be able to fit into those little sandals.”

Ao-zai immediately understood what happened and declared on the spot: “Willing!”

“Very good.”

Shen Qing wasn’t surprised by Ao-zai’s answer, but he still offered verbal praise.

Then he snapped his fingers, pointed at the little shoes, and said, “Then do you guys remember which room little An Rong is in?”

Duoduo and Ao-zai nodded together.

“Good.” Shen Qing lifted his chin: “Then go deliver these shoes to your little brother!”

“Roger!” Ao-zai puffed up his little chest and even gave a salute.

He learned this from Uncle Tian.

After saluting, Ao-zai pattered over in his little slippers, picked up the shoes and spare clothes Shen Qing had prepared, and ran out.

Gu Duo naturally followed.

The cameraman and the director both hesitated for a moment, especially the cameraman. Logically, he should have followed the cubs, but he had gotten so used to following Teacher Shen during this time…

Shen Qing, still leaning against the cabinet, raised an eyebrow at them, indicating: “Ao-zai and the others might not be able to find the room, how about you guys go out and take a look?”

The cameraman suddenly snapped back to reality, hoisted his equipment, and ran out.

The director followed as well.

In the room, Shen Qing turned off the microphone and sent a message to An Rong’s mother, telling her Ao-zai and the others were heading over.

Mother An expressed how embarrassed she was to trouble Shen Qing and the cubs.

Shen Qing said it was nothing, and solemnly stated that no one could accuse Mother An of poor planning.

—For a three-day, two-night trip, the fact that she thought of bringing a spare pair of shoes for the cub showed she was already quite meticulous and thoughtful.

The reason Shen Qing’s cubs had so much gear was that there were three people packing for Duoduo and Ao-zai: Aunt Zhang, Li Hong, and Lin Wenjue.

Furthermore, as industry insiders, Li Hong and Lin Wenjue knew full well that these types of variety shows ruined clothes and shoes alike, which was why they had prepared so much.

Mother An was alone and lacked relevant experience; it was inevitable this would happen.

In moments like these, Shen Qing was very glad his cubs brought a lot of gear to help others.

Too lazy to type, Shen Qing, taking advantage of the turned-off microphone, sent a voice message directly to Mother An, comforting her and telling her not to blame herself for a minor oversight.

But while Shen Qing had turned off his microphone, An Rong’s side had not.

Family No. 3’s cameraman was still faithfully executing his duties and filming.

Therefore, the moment Mother An played the voice message, Shen Qing’s uniquely clear voice rang out in Stream No. 3.

[The perks of having four live streams open at once! …Teacher Shen is seriously so warm! Is my tear point just too low? I’m genuinely moved to tears!]

[When traveling, oversights are inevitable]

[I love this kind of show where guests help each other out. I’m so sick of seeing people tear each other down]

[Little An Rong get ready, your Gu family brothers are sprinting toward you with shoes!]

After sending the cubs off to deliver supplies, Shen Qing had originally planned to shower and go to bed.

He didn’t expect that right after he put his phone down, a video call would come in. It was—

[Gu Huaiyu.]

Having only been apart for half a day, Shen Qing realized he suddenly missed this person a little.

His fingers grew a bit hot as he picked up the phone.

“Hello?”

He answered the call quickly nonetheless, a lazy smile in his voice: “The cameraman just left, and President Gu’s call comes in…”

Gu Huaiyu’s slightly pale but handsome face appeared on the video screen. Following the young man’s lead, a faint smile curled his lips: “Why?”

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes, smiling like a little fox at the camera: “Pretty coincidental.”

Gu Huaiyu: “Mm.”

“Mm?” Shen Qing blinked in surprise: “Could it really be a coincidence?”

“It’s not a coincidence.”

Gu Huaiyu sighed softly, then the video perspective switched, showing Shen Qing the computer monitor in front of him.

President Gu’s voice sounded again: “I’ve been watching you all day.”

“Haha.” Shen Qing laughed out loud.

He wasn’t surprised by this. His foxy eyes darting around again, Shen Qing raised his chin slightly, bringing his handsome face closer to the phone camera: “Did President Gu miss me?”

His voice carried a slight nasal tone.

Lazy, smiling, and sweet, the young man’s eyes seemed to speak.

This caused the big boss, whose background suggested he was still sitting in his office, to raise an eyebrow slightly.

Gu Huaiyu rarely changed his sitting posture.

He shifted into crossing his legs, resting one leg over the other.

“Mm.”

He spoke, his voice incredibly deep, saying: “I missed you.”

When the cubs pattered back, Shen Qing heard the noise and pushed open the bathroom door, walking out.

He had just finished discussing a topic with the big boss, urging him to take good care of his health. Seeing Duoduo and Ao-zai, Shen Qing handed the phone to the cubs, stating: “Your Big Dad.”

Duoduo took the phone directly.

[! So while we were watching the cubs, Teacher Shen had a phone call with President Gu? …Talk about finding the perfect time!]

[I feel like I missed out on a billion!]

[Suddenly I really hate that this is a parenting show and not a dating show, I want to watch them date ahhh!]

[It’s okay, there are still cameras in the room, and there’ll be edits in the main episode]

[Wait a minute, Teacher Shen just walked out of the bathroom, which means he was video chatting with his husband in the bathroom… What on earth did they have to talk about that required going to the bathroom?!]

[Probably because the bathroom is the only room without a camera]

[And his mic was turned off too (doge)]

[I don’t think this is simple. When the cameraman hesitated about whether to keep following him earlier, Shen Qing seemed to intentionally send him away.]

[So, when the room was empty, Teacher Shen video-called his husband. In the bathroom (doge)]

[Now that you mention it, Teacher Shen’s face walking out of the bathroom is indeed very red!]

[Ahhh what exactly did they do behind our backs?!]

[Woc this show is amazing. Parenting show by day, midnight theater by night]

[Hahaha, the legendary midnight theater!]

Handing the phone to the cubs and letting them chat with their Big Dad, Shen Qing went to the bathroom to shower.

Mainly because President Gu just said he missed him… ahem, those kinds of words, combined with the big boss’s unique, deep voice, sounding at night, was just very…

Well, autumn is a season prone to feeling hot and dry.

However, Shen Qing truly hadn’t planned on turning the parenting show into a dating show.

He only ran in here because there were cameras outside and he didn’t want his daily interactions with his husband filmed!

And he genuinely didn’t do anything bad when he ran into the bathroom to video chat with the big boss.

…I mean, in such a short amount of time, through an internet connection, what could they possibly do…

Locking the door, Shen Qing rubbed his burning ears as he started showering.

He knew his face was red.

But the redness was definitely because the bathroom temperature was high, he was hot!

…They genuinely didn’t do anything during their video call just now.

At most, they just bantered a few words.

The cause was Shen Qing telling the big boss to rest well and recuperate. It was because the big boss had been engaging in vigorous exercise recently, so the wound on his waist wouldn’t heal. Shen Qing wanted him to take a good rest while he wasn’t home.

But Gu Huaiyu stated that he had healed long ago. If Shen Qing didn’t believe him, he could test it when he got home. And next time, if he didn’t move and Shen Qing moved, the wound wouldn’t pop open again…

They really didn’t do anything!

For the most part, they just talked about what they did today and what happened.

Though there wasn’t much to talk about—Gu Huaiyu basically knew everything Shen Qing did from watching the live stream.

And what Gu Huaiyu did was watch the live stream.

But even so, the two of them talked for a long time.

Right up until Duoduo and Ao-zai came back from visiting little An Rong.

Ao-zai and Duoduo were probably asked to stay as guests by An Rong’s mother, and altogether, they were gone for over twenty minutes.

He and Gu Huaiyu just chatted about trivial matters for twenty minutes.

It felt as though they always had endless things to talk about.

…

Thinking about this, Shen Qing’s ears continued to heat up.

Actually, compared to excitement and passion, he really liked the feeling of a steady, enduring flow of affection.

After showering, relying on the acting skills he had honed recently, Shen Qing emerged from the bathroom looking completely normal.

The cubs had also finished video chatting with their Big Dad. Even Ao-zai, who had claimed he wasn’t sleepy earlier, was now sprawled out fast asleep.

Duoduo, however, using the excuse of waiting for Little Dad to sleep together, sat on the bed continuing to look at the iPad, looking very serious.

In the live stream footage, aside from Duoduo’s fingers occasionally swiping the iPad and Ao-zai’s little chest rising and falling, the rest of the scene was completely still.

Yet even so, the number of viewers in Shen Qing’s live stream didn’t drop; it increased.

[Once again thanking the production team for letting me watch the cubs sleep.]

[Wuu wuu wuu, too cute, watching little Ao-zai sleep makes me feel like this world is worth it!]

[Goodnight, little baby.]

[Is Young Master Duoduo not sleeping? Working so hard this late?]

[As a grad school applicant, I’m actually feeling guilty watching a parenting show… When they go offline, I’m going to study for another three hours!]

“Thank you for your hard work.”

After coming out, Shen Qing quietly said to the cameraman and the director.

The moment Shen Qing appeared, the bullet comments in the live stream suddenly multiplied…

Mainly because earlier, people were taking bets on what pajamas Teacher Shen would wear out.

In the end, almost everyone guessed wrong—Teacher Shen wore an utterly unremarkable set of casual homewear: short sleeves and long pants, his figure still slim and upright.

[Didn’t show what should be shown, didn’t show an inch of what shouldn’t be shown. Men, heh.]

[Teacher Shen truly was bare-faced this morning. There is almost no difference between daytime and right now after washing up, this skin is incredible!]

While the bullet comments were focused on discussing Shen Qing, Shen Qing suddenly appeared in front of the camera, waved to the audience, and made a sleeping gesture, indicating he was going to sleep and today’s live stream was ending here.

[Ahhh goodnight Qing-qing!]

[In my lifetime, I actually got to say goodnight face-to-face with the star I follow!]

[Getting hit by Teacher Shen’s flawless beauty late at night, I’m definitely having insomnia tonight]

[Goodnight Qing-qing, rest well]

Shen Qing was going to sleep, and the time was about right, so today’s filming schedule could conclude.

“Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Shen,” the director said. Shen Qing waved to the audience again, and the live stream shut down.

Seeing off the cameraman and director, Shen Qing locked the door, returned, and urged Gu Duo to sleep.

“But why did Ao-zai run over to sleep in the children’s bed?”

He looked at Ao-zai in the children’s bed, with one little leg resting on the railing, essentially sleeping with his little foot propped up, and couldn’t help but smile again.

Without even looking at the live stream, he knew this scene would melt the hearts of many parenting show fans.

Duoduo put away the iPad and explained, “When we went over earlier, An Rong was sleeping in a children’s bed, so when Ao-zai came back, he wanted to experience it.”

“I see, haha.”

Little babies love copying each other.

But Shen Qing had already pictured the scene of Ao-zai experiencing it, and then simply tilting his big head and passing out, and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

His cub really could eat and sleep!

“Let’s go to sleep early too.”

Having laughed enough, he took Duoduo’s iPad off the bed and turned off the main overhead light.

Gu Duo had already slid into the covers, closing his eyes very efficiently.

“Goodnight, Little Dad.”

“Goodnight, goodnight.”

Actually, Shen Qing wanted to browse the internet for information related to today’s live stream, but he hadn’t napped today and was so sleepy he couldn’t keep his eyes open. So he simply ignored everything, laid his head down, and fell asleep.

Then Shen Qing could never have imagined that the next day, he would still be trending on the hot searches—and getting cursed at. The reason was that last night, he took a bucket from the farmer’s house to use as a bathtub for Ao-zai.

[They took the bucket people use to hold drinking water just to bathe a kid. Did the Little Young Master absolutely have to take this bath?!]

[The stench of meat and wine wafts from vermilion doors, while bones of the frozen line the roads? Rich people get special privileges?]

[Yue, is his kid really that precious?]

Clearly, those who watched the live stream and those who spewed hate online based on out-of-context clips were not the same people.

Some people came out to explain, saying those who watched the stream didn’t feel anything was wrong. There were many such buckets in the farmhouse; it wasn’t like there was only one water bucket and Shen Qing insisted on using it to bathe the child.

[Those who didn’t watch the live stream, please go watch the recordings online, okay!]

[I just don’t get it, we used big basins to take baths when we were young too. Just wash it clean afterward, what’s the big deal? Are kids coated in sulfuric acid nowadays?]

[We even used to bathe in rivers. Washing vegetables and clothes all happened in the same river. Does that mean the lifestyle our village has had for hundreds of years is wrong?]

There were many people clarifying, but there were even more passersby who chose to blindly hate without watching the stream.

Haters latched onto the idea that Shen Qing shouldn’t casually take props outside of what the production team provided, especially a bucket used for drinking water, to bathe his child.

For some deeply resentful netizens who simply wanted to vent negative energy, this single point was enough; it was a reason to attack.

The hot search trended at 9:00 AM. Seeing it trend, the haters posted new comments:

[What’s even funnier is that on last night’s show, after they completely trashed the yard, the staff were cleaning up overnight while Shen Qing and his kids were taking a bath inside.]

Netizens who had blindly determined Shen Qing was at fault grew even more enraged. The insults pushed the trending topic up a few spots in just half an hour.

But black-red is still red. When the broadcast resumed at 10:00 AM, a massive wave of viewers flooded directly into the Genius Baby Camp live stream. Right from the start, people were spamming the chat, saying they wanted to see exactly what Shen Qing’s precious kids looked like.

There were also many veteran parenting show fans entering the stream who didn’t know what happened, and the two sides started cursing at each other directly.

However, as the camera was adjusted, the viewers watching the live stream were all stunned…

The camera was pointing at a cargo truck, and the people appearing in the live stream footage weren’t any of the guests, but several staff members and nearby villagers.

The second day’s activities hadn’t officially begun yet, but the staff and other guests were gradually coming out to gather.

Unable to see the curses in the bullet comments, the guests and staff were all in a very amiable mood. Song Yuke and her dad came out for a walk, strolling over to the cargo truck. They greeted the director warmly and asked, “What is this?”

“These are the supplies Teacher Shen had sent over,” the director explained with a smile.

Song Yuke: “Ah? Uncle Shen’s supplies? What are they?”

Papa Song, not expecting Shen Qing to pull a move like this either, was also taken aback and expressed his curiosity.

“These are living supplies Teacher Shen donated to the villagers. This truck has pots, pans, furniture, and home appliances—everything,” the Village Chief chimed in.

When the production team rented this farmhouse, it was the Village Chief who single-handedly managed the liaison with the crew, so he also recognized the guests who had arrived here.

Faced with boxes of brand-new living supplies being unloaded, the Village Chief grinned from ear to ear, saying, “You all woke up late, the supplies arrived early this morning. This is the last batch. Mr. Shen even donated several agricultural machines to us, saying it was for the cubs to experience life and understand that farming isn’t easy… My goodness, what a great man!”

[Haters, do you see clearly now? Teacher Shen used one of the Village Chief’s buckets, but he returned several trucks of supplies, several trucks!]

[The supplies arrived early this morning, and the first video attacking Teacher Shen for using the farmer’s bucket was posted at 8:00 AM. It’s impossible that Teacher Shen saw the curses online and urgently dispatched these supplies to donate, right? This means they started preparing last night, not taking advantage of the farmers at all.]

[! I suddenly remembered, when Qing-qing went to take a shower yesterday, Duoduo and Ao-zai told their Big Dad that they thought the farmer uncles who grew crops had a really hard time… As a result, the agricultural machines arrived early this morning??]