Why Shouldnât I Eat an Extra Ham Sausage?
Lin Wan could smell the food next door. Her third stepson leaned against the door frame and looked at the courtyard.
Compared to his eldest brother, who rolled his eyes and didnât say anything, and his second brother, who was sulking in protest, the youngest son, Li Zekai, was much more pleasing to the eye and had less of an attitude.
âAuntie, arenât you going to cook? The live broadcast has already started. â
Lin Wan had been sitting in the car for half a day. Now, she wanted to find someone to cook the food for her. âWas this a joke? She agreed to attend the show as a friend. Why were they pushing her so much?â
But she couldnât reject him directly. Besides, he was the only one in the family who talked to her. Since he talked to her kindly, she decided to work hard. She tried to start the fire but even after half an hour, she didnât succeed in lighting the clay stove.
âIâm done,â she finally said.
It was the first meal of âWe Are Also Very Ordinaryâ live broadcast. The other four families all had cooked a delicious meal. But Lin Wan took out a few compressed biscuits and two ham sausages.
âOne piece of compressed biscuit each. Only Zekai and I will have ham sausages. Iâm a woman, and Zekai is still growing, so he needs more nutrition.â
Lin Wan still felt like they had eaten too much. Now, she only had ten biscuits and four sausages left for the next meal.
The directorâs team was stunned by this move. However, the live broadcast couldnât be cut, and they had no choice but to show the whole thing. It should be made clear that many audiences were supportive towards Li Zexuan despite everything that had happened.
Li Zexuan turned his back to the camera and threw away the biscuit. Even if he starved to death, he wouldnât eat the d*mn thing. However, he still acted like he didnât care when facing the camera. Li Zexin knew when to fight and when to hold back. He had been eating this dry food for three days and three nights when he spent his time mostly online. Li Zekai purposely faced the camera, as if he wanted everyone to know he was eating a sausage.
The fans were furious:
[Xuanxuan, is this even edible? Throw it at her face. Iâll order takeaway for you]
[Sheâs indeed a vicious stepmother. She gave her child compressed biscuits while she ate a sausage. She must be doing this on purpose.]
[Only our Xuanxuan has a good temper. Who wouldnât be angry at this?]
In sharp contrast was Wheatleyâs family. Wheatley was a new child star. In fifth grade, she shot for milk advertisements and was recognized by director Emo. From then on, her path as a child star became brighter and brighter.
She had dark eyes, wore a white dress and tied up her hair in a simple ponytail. Although she was a year younger than Li Zexin, she looked more mature. Wheatleyâs father was a fitness coach and ran many fitness centers in the county. Her stepmother was the childrenâs clothing streamer, Qianqian Nannan, who was considered a small internet celebrity. They were chosen by the program team this time. It was still unknown who was the one who had the advantage, but in order to attract fans, the two of them did their best to perform and played the role of a model mother and daughter who loved each other in the live broadcast.
In front of the camera, Wheatleyâs speech and behavior were natural and unrestrained, and she got along well with her stepmother. Other than Li Zexuanâs family, Wheatleyâs family was the second most popular in the live stream.
[Weâre both stepmothers, but Wheatleyâs house is much better. We have both fish and meat.]
[Wheatleyâs motherâs eyes are so gentle. As expected of an owner of a childrenâs clothing store. She has natural patience for children. Whatâs the name of her store again? I want to lock it down.]
[Wheatleyâs good behavior is also a plus point, okay? Who wouldnât love a daughter like her? Speaking of which, Wheatleyâs face is so meaty. I really want to pinch it. I love it to death; I love it to death.]
[I was worried that Wheatleyâs stepmother married Wheatleyâs father to make use of Wheatleyâs popularity. Now, it seems that sheâs really good to Wheatley. Weâre relieved.]
Nannan glanced at the screen and put in more effort in her performance. She circled around Wheatley and called her âbabyâ repeatedly, making Wheatley shiver.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
[In comparison, our Xuanxuan is miserable. Even on live broadcast, she seems lawless. One can only imagine how she must usually abuse the children.]
[Sheâs so shameless. What right does she have to eat an extra ham?]
[Li Zekai, that idiot, he was bribed by a ham sausage. Heâs so happy calling her âAuntieâ. Doesnât he know that his two brothers are hungry?]
[The cub is innocent. Heâs just a little naive. Just diss Lin Wan, but donât diss our Xuanxuanâs brother.]
[I suspect that this woman is trying to drive a wedge between them. Sheâs treating her third son differently because she wants them to turn against each other.]
[Iâm afraid when I think about it.]
That night, Lin Wan was bashed for eating an extra sausage and became a hot topic for search.
Lin Wan glanced at the bullet screen and didnât think much of it. In her original world, keyboard warriors were much more ruthless than this. Why was being selfish considered so bad? She took it as a compliment. Every man for himself.
...
Back in country H, it was already 10pm by the time Li Yanchen had finished his meeting. The man had bought a ticket back to Yun City overnight. He guessed that his son must be disappointed in him. He was late again. Even though he had promised to be there, he hadnât shown up. No one had called him either.
In the departure hall, the man turned on the live broadcast. The screen was filled with curses, and his eyebrows twitched. He took a closer look and saw that Lin Wan had appeared in the live broadcast room. âWhy is she there? She always avoids appearing in public.â.
Li Yanchen âs temples throbbed. Bidding documents worth hundreds of millions had never given him such a headache even after three days of war of words. After being stunned for a few seconds, he called Assistant Qin. âIf I see those things on the hot search again after I land, you donât have to come to the company tomorrow. I will give you two hours.â
After hanging up, the man raised his head slightly. His bright and clean face was cold and angular, and no emotion could be seen in his deep eyes.
Secretary Han, who stood at the side, felt the cold aura around his boss and did not dare to breathe. In the past, when Li Zexuan was on the hot search, the boss had never stepped in. He had always been disdainful and ignored it. But now, he was angry. He spoke calmly but his words were ruthless.
Secretary Han wondered if what the world said was true. That he had forgotten about his ex-wife and had his heart tainted by lust.
âSecretary Han, is there anything else you donât know about the new project?â A hoarse, tired but unusually tough voice asked.
âNo, no,â Secretary Han thought that his boss was in a very bad mood and was going to punish him, so he clenched his fingers.
âIâll leave this project to you, then. I wonât be in the company for the next week. Donât call me unless the sky is falling or somebodyâs dying. The letter of authorization will be sent to the email of all department managers before dawn.â Li Yanchen âs eyes were fixed on Han Jiahe, his expression filled with seriousness and authority.
Han Jiahe froze. âWhat did the boss mean? Usually, he would return to the company immediately for a meeting to discuss new projects. Was he going to the festival group?â When Li Yanchen âs name had appeared on the variety showâs name list, the entire company had been in an uproar. There had even been private bets placed on whether Li Yanchen would actually take part in it.
Based on Han Jiaheâs understanding of Li Yanchen, he had firmly bet that he would not ever take part in something like that. When the program started broadcasting today, he had even specially made his stance clear to his colleagues who were of differing opinions. He had done it with the intention of showing off. It had only been a few hours, and the tables had already turned.
âI...â Han Jiahe flinched a little. He couldnât get his words when he saw his bossâ icy expression. âO-okay.â