SFBF CH119.1

Chapter 119 Extra 1: “Genius Baby Camp”

Dinner finished quickly, but the live stream was still ongoing.

The production team’s explanation was that, on the first day of broadcast, viewers had overwhelmingly voted expressing a strong desire to see the authentic lives of each family as much as possible. The television station’s hotlines were practically ringing off the hook, so the team made a last-minute decision to keep the live stream running until the guests went to sleep.

As compensation, tomorrow’s gathering time would be pushed back to after 10:00 AM, allowing everyone to sleep in.

Hearing they could sleep in tomorrow, many parents breathed a sigh of relief.

Being constantly recorded live was exhausting; they had to constantly keep up appearances and mind their posture and words. The internet nowadays could magnify everything, and a single slip-up could lead to a “rollover.”

Of course, some parents weren’t celebrities themselves and lacked the burden of maintaining an idol persona, so their pressure was considerably less than that of the actual stars.

And among these families, the one with true massive traffic and popularity was undoubtedly Shen Qing…

Thinking of this, the parents, who were still putting on airs and afraid to relax, instinctively glanced at Teacher Shen.

However, they couldn’t tell if Teacher Shen was just really good at acting or what, because why did they always get the feeling… that Shen Qing was the most relaxed person here?

The young man, having eaten his fill, was sitting in a rocking chair in the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze and leisurely rocking back and forth while listening to the director.

Perhaps because his natural appearance was flawlessly perfect, him just lying there looked gorgeous from every angle, 360 degrees with no dead ends, so it was understandable he didn’t need to worry about the cameras.

But the little beans beside him… one was massaging his legs, and the other was handing him tea…

This, this, this, Teacher Shen, you really are relaxed.

Aren’t you afraid people will say you’re abusing the cubs!

Naturally, Shen Qing’s live stream was perfectly harmonious. After a day of live broadcasting, coupled with online replays and meme-making, everyone basically understood: Shen Qing genuinely came to this parenting show simply as a guardian to accompany his cubs.

The real stars of the show were his cubs.

Moreover, Teacher Shen, who came to accompany his kids, wasn’t even acting as an assistant.

Instead, he had the cubs taking care of him and carrying him!

With this realization, everyone was completely used to seeing this scene by the evening.

[If it wasn’t for the fact that the cubs are minors without ID cards and aren’t allowed to be on variety shows alone, Teacher Shen wouldn’t even need to be here (doge)]

[I actually think Shen Qing’s mindset is very correct. Who says parents have to revolve their lives around their kids? Having two obedient, capable little sidekicks is seriously so cool, okay! And the best part is they’re free (doge)]

[To the person above, they aren’t exactly free… Just in this one afternoon, the young masters have each gone through two pairs of shoes. From the looks of it, every pair costs four figures minimum]

[That little jacket Ao-zai used to wrap little An Rong’s snacks earlier this afternoon was also identified online. It’s a designer brand, over two thousand yuan a piece (facepalm)]

Occasionally, a bullet comment criticizing Shen Qing would pop up, but it would quickly be refuted by others.

[Some people are just sour. The babies are willing to take care of their dad because Teacher Shen raised them well and has a great relationship with them. There are plenty of families with kids out there; try ordering your kid to do chores and see how many can actually get them to do it?]

[Agreed. Teacher Shen is a great dad, they are a loving father and filial sons. Why do you care how the babies serve their dad, at least the babies are happy to do it!]

The human cubs in front of the camera were indeed very happy to take care of Little Dad.

Ao-zai, standing on a small stool to massage Shen Qing’s legs, would occasionally go splat and dive into his Little Dad’s arms to tell him about the interesting thoughts popping into his big head.

Gu Duo, responsible for brewing and serving tea, remained as silent as ever, frequently lowering his eyes, lost in his own thoughts. Yet, he was very proactive when it came to refilling Little Dad’s tea, looking peaceful and never needing to be prompted.

Soon, the director announced they were dismissed.

The exhausted crowd dispersed immediately. Shen Qing finally shed his laziness, tucking the pouncing Ao-zai under his arm and standing up.

Suddenly elevated, Ao-zai giggled happily.

Shen Qing simply held him with one arm, letting the cub cling to his neck, and used his other hand to hold Duoduo’s.

Duoduo, who had been lost in thought since dinner, would snap back to reality when refilling Little Dad’s water, but he hadn’t noticed the director uncle announcing their dismissal.

He only barely returned to his senses when he realized Little Dad had stood up.

“What are you thinking about?” Shen Qing asked him.

A thought crossed his mind, and his tone turned hesitant: “…You wouldn’t be silently reciting texts, would you?”

Holding Little Dad’s hand, Gu Duo gave a faint sound of acknowledgment, barely audible.

No objection meant the guess was close; if he wasn’t reciting texts, he was intensely brainstorming something related to his studies.

Shen Qing: “…”

I knew it. Even after playing all day, Duoduo wouldn’t let his studies slide.

But as long as the cub was happy, that was all that mattered.

[What does that mean? The Eldest Young Master was spacing out just now, but he was actually reciting texts?]

[Truly worthy of being my Young Master!!]

[Hahaha the Little Young Master is also so cute, automatically wrapping his arms around the neck when picked up, so good!]

[Excuse me, how can I get a hug from little Ao-zai? Waiting online, it’s urgent]

Back in the room, Shen Qing checked the time and urged the cubs to go wash up.

The cameraman followed them all the way back. The bullet screen: [Wow! Does that mean we can see wifey shower!]

[Keep dreaming. I’d be happy just to see the cubs take a bath haha]

[Cute, pale, chubby little cub. I wonder if Teacher Shen will let us see]

In reality, the authentic bathing routine of this family was entirely unexpected—

Shen Qing simply went into the bathroom, laid out the toiletries and clothes the cubs needed, adjusted the water temperature for them, and walked out.

[…So the young masters bathe themselves?]

[? Seven and four-year-old cubs, bathing themselves?]

[No way, my kid won’t even let an adult wash them, and these two kids can do it themselves?]

The camera wouldn’t enter the bathroom. In the recorded footage, Shen Qing called out toward the bathroom: “Call me if you need anything.”

A crisp childish voice replied from the bathroom: “Okay!”

“Alright.”

After that, Shen Qing left the cubs alone and began organizing their belongings.

Only the cameraman, the segment director, and Shen Qing were left in the room.

Bullet screen: […]

[Although the production team agreed to keep the live stream going, it feels like we’re watching a whole lot of nothing.]

[The other live streams are pretty much the same. Maybe it will get a bit more interesting after the bathing segment]

[Can we really not watch the Little Young Master take a bath?]

To satisfy the audience’s demands, the segment director started chatting with Shen Qing: “Duoduo and Ao-zai can bathe themselves? They don’t need an adult’s help?”

“Ah, yes,” Shen Qing said.

In reality, his cubs were somewhat overly protective of their privacy and independence.

When Shen Qing first took in these two kids, he lacked experience and completely failed to realize that normal children needed adults to bathe them.

Later, when he realized this and had developed a great relationship with the cubs, Shen Qing had cheekily offered to help Duoduo and Ao-zai bathe.

The result was strong opposition from the babies, who declared they absolutely didn’t need Little Dad’s help.

This had actually hurt Shen Qing’s feelings for a bit, making him feel rejected by the cubs.

It wasn’t until much later—when the big boss was in the hospital, Duoduo was coming home late from school, and Shen Qing was looking after Ao-zai alone—that Shen Qing, witnessing Ao-zai’s awkward and bashful fidgeting, finally learned that Ao-zai couldn’t bathe himself and needed help.

It was also then that Ao-zai secretly told him he and his brother didn’t need their dads to help because they felt shy.

Moreover, Ao-zai and his brother could help each other bathe! In the past, at the Gu family mansion, no one ever looked after them, and this was how they had always managed.

…

From then on, as long as the two brothers were together, Shen Qing continued to keep his hands off the cubs’ personal routines, letting them handle it themselves.

He would just occasionally buy them nice-smelling body wash and bath companions while shopping…

At this moment, the bathroom door opened, and Ao-zai, his hair soaked, poked his big head out.

Without his little watermelon bowl cut, exposing his large forehead, Ao-zai’s eyes looked even bigger and more expressive.

The whole cub looked round and tender, with a little dollop of white foam resting on top of his head.

“Little Dad, where are my duckies? Did we bwing the duckies?”

The ‘duckies’ were some of Ao-zai’s bath companions, a few silicone toy ducks that accompanied the cub when he took baths.

Shen Qing: “You’re taking a bath tonight too?”

The reason he hadn’t prepared the ducks for the cub was because he wanted the cubs to wash up quickly.

However, Ao-zai reached out a small hand, slowly extended one chubby finger, and without saying a word, just giggled at him.

Shen Qing: “Just one ducky?”

Ao-zai: “Just to pway for a little bit!”

“…”

Resigning to his fate, Shen Qing dug through the luggage, found the duck abandoned in a corner, and handed it to Ao-zai, adding a reminder: “Don’t soak too late, you didn’t nap today, aren’t you tired?”

“Not tiwed.” Ao-zai genuinely didn’t know what being tired was, because when a cub is tired, they just sleep!

Perhaps because he had so much fun today, he still wasn’t sleepy and was full of energy.

Shen Qing rubbed the cub’s head, wiped the foam off the top, and peeked through the crack in the door to look at Duoduo.

[…Poking his soaking wet big head out, exposing his round little shoulders, Ao-zai is too cute. He looks even paler and softer, like a mochi ball. My life is complete!!]

[Ah, I really want to see the cub taking a bath with his duckies]

[I wonder if the directing team will arrange another water-play segment, wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to soak in a hot spring together]

[A hot spring is a great idea, I really want to see wifey bathe cries]

[The person above is being weird haha, President Gu says, who wants to see my wife?]

Through the crack in the door, Duoduo was crouching in front of a tub, drawing water for his younger brother.

The bathroom in the farmhouse only had a standard water heater and no bathtub.

Inside was a large basin the production crew had placed there in advance for bathing. It couldn’t fit an adult, but little kids could indeed sit in it to take a bath.

The only problem was, there was only one basin here.

One basin couldn’t fit two cubs.

Shen Qing really wanted to ask Ao-zai, If you’re taking a bath, what is your brother going to do during that time?

While Duoduo would seize every second to study, he never slacked off when it came to taking care of his brother.

Shen Qing knew that while Ao-zai was bathing, cub Duoduo would absolutely not leave him alone and would probably stay to keep him company.

However, Shen Qing didn’t ask Duoduo what he planned to do. Instead, he turned around, slipped into his shoes, opened the room door, and returned to the courtyard.

In the courtyard, staff members were currently cleaning up the area. Seeing them, Shen Qing couldn’t help but say first: “Thank you for your hard work.”

He then reached out to help them move the tables back into place.

Having once been a corporate worker himself, Shen Qing would always understand the struggles of workers.

Unable to enter the bathroom to record the cubs, the cameraman who followed him out faithfully captured this scene.

[…Qing-qing is seriously too nice QAQ so caring and polite!]

[Working alongside him must be super comfortable. No wonder even the nanny auntie who looks after the kids likes him so much!]

[What is he doing coming out this late?]

The haters expressed their skepticism: [Couldn’t hold it in any longer and started showing off to build his persona again, huh?]

[Exactly, what’s he doing coming out instead of watching the kids in the room at this hour!]

“It’s no trouble, no trouble at all. Is there something you need, Teacher Shen?” the staff asked.

The staff, unable to see the bullet comments, conversed very harmoniously with Shen Qing.

Shen Qing stated his request, but in the end, he didn’t borrow a basin; he borrowed a stainless steel bucket instead.

[What is he going to do with that?]

While the bullet screen wondered what he was up to, Shen Qing carried the large bucket straight back to the room.

By this time, Duoduo had just finished drawing water at the perfect temperature into his brother’s tub.

When Little Dad knocked and entered, the brothers also looked at the large bucket in confusion.

Shen Qing said, “Borrowed a bucket. This way, while Ao-zai takes a bath, Duoduo can take one too.”

Gu Duo, sitting on a small folding stool, fluttered his eyelashes and looked up at Little Dad.

Shen Qing had already crouched down and begun rinsing out the bucket.

The bucket was used in the farmhouse for holding water, so it was actually very clean and ready to use after a simple rinse.

Ultimately, after some adjustments by the family of three, it was decided that Duoduo would use the basin for his bath, and Ao-zai would use the bucket.

Because the bucket was still too small for Duoduo, but Ao-zai fit into it perfectly.

And the basin was the perfect size for Duoduo.

To protect their privacy, the cameraman wouldn’t enter the bathroom to film.

But he could still take a quick shot from the doorway once the cubs were in the water.

Furthermore, because Shen Qing was wearing a microphone the whole time, the preceding events were broadcast directly into the live stream.

Everyone finally realized that Shen Qing making a special trip outside was actually to borrow a bathtub for the cubs.

[Duoduo is used to yielding the good things to his brother, but Qing-qing never mistreats Duoduo… I’m actually crying, family. What kind of fairy-tale family is this!]

[Despite the basic environment, this dad is still working hard to protect the cubs’ childhood.]

[Who said Teacher Shen is lazy! He just doesn’t move when it’s unnecessary! He never hesitates when he needs to step up!]

[Wuu wuu wuu, this reminds me of Shizun again. Thank you, Teacher Shen, truly a divine soul!]

On camera, Duoduo stretched his legs out in the basin, taking a bath, with Ao-zai’s favorite little ducks floating on the water.

Meanwhile, the cub taking a bath, sitting in the bucket, could only expose his round head due to his height limit.

This was the result of Shen Qing placing a small plastic folding stool inside the bucket for him.

Otherwise, Ao-zai could sit in the bucket… but the entire cub would be inside the bucket, which would not only be stuffy for him, but would also look very weird to adults…

However, Ao-zai, sitting in a “bath barrel” for the first time, only found it novel and fascinating.

Even though there was no children’s bathtub or basin. His duckies couldn’t swim around anymore.

But the cub was using a bath barrel!

Little kids are very innocent and easily satisfied.

Boss Ao was no exception.

Simply changing the bathing tool made the act of bathing itself so much more fun for him!

Ao-zai played happily in the bucket, babbling and thoroughly enjoying himself.

[Our little Ao-ao is also very good. His brother couldn’t fit in the bucket, so he gave the basin that was meant for him to his brother. No wonder his brother treats him so well]

[Yeah, some bratty kids don’t understand the concept of yielding and don’t care about others; they just want the best for themselves.]

After settling the two brothers again, Shen Qing turned back to fetch Duoduo’s iPad for him.

At home, after Shen Qing’s redesign, the cubs’ bathroom not only had a sufficiently large children’s bathtub but also a TV and a mobile stand.

This way, whether Ao-zai wanted to watch TV or Duoduo wanted to study while bathing, both could be satisfied.

However, the conditions here were basic—no TV and nowhere to put the iPad. So Shen Qing simply dragged an old chair over and placed the iPad on it for them.

Finally, he checked his wristwatch and said, “You only have half an hour. You must get out in half an hour, okay?”

Hearing this, Gu Duo nodded cooperatively.

“Okay, Little Dad.”

Ao-zai, happily bathing in the bucket, said with exceptional sweetness: “Thank you, Little Dad! Love you~”

“Love you~” was the catchphrase of Family No. 5’s twin sisters.