We have to wait for the kids to bring back the ingredients before we can start preparing dinner.
The parents have nothing to do, so they can only chat.
Generally speaking, even when chatting in a parenting reality show, it revolves around parenting experiences.
The host, Tang Tian, talked about how he interacts with his son.
Gu Che, expressionless: "..." Not much reference value.
When Liu Man mentioned her sister Liu Yue, Gu Che perked up; this sibling interaction model was worth learning from.
[Did you notice, Gu Che's eyes just lit up?]
[Could it be he has feelings for Liu Man...]
[You're overthinking it; he wasn't looking at Liu Man, he was just eavesdropping.]
[What eavesdropping? He was openly listening.]
[Why do I feel like he's learning in secret?]
[Learning what? Learning from whom?]
Zhou Yan laughed, "Mr. Gu, you also have a younger sister at home. How do you usually interact with her?"
As soon as he said this, he regretfully patted his head, "I just remembered, you two just reunited yesterday, really sorry about that."
The air went quiet for a moment.
Zhou Yan seemed unaware, "I saw online that a lot of people are interested in Miaomiao. To be honest, I'm also quite curious about her experiences over the years. Do you know about them, Mr. Gu? Could you share a bit?"
[Haha, finally someone voiced what I've been thinking.]
[I really want to know too.]
[To the one in front, didn't you see Gu Che's face turn dark? This is like opening his old wounds.]
[To satisfy his curiosity, Zhou Yan is opening someone else's wounds over and over, how impressive.]
[He just wants attention, even the program staff didn't ask about this, and he rushes to ask, hoping 'certain people' will thank him?]
Zhou Yan carefully glanced at the silent Gu Che, "If you find it inconvenient, Mr. Gu, then there's no need to..."
"It's inconvenient." Gu Che said bluntly.
Zhou Yan smiled awkwardly.
Tang Tian tried to ease the situation, "The sky is getting dark. If they don't come back soon, won't we have to cook in the dark?"
Gu Che didn't follow Tang Tian's lead but kept staring at Zhou Yan.
"Miaomiao is my sister, a sister I lost and found again. I respect her every decision."
Tang Tian's eyes flickered slightly, and he tentatively asked, "Mr. Gu, do you mean that if Miaomiao wants to speak, she will; if she doesn't want to, she won't?"
"Yes."
After a pause, Gu Che added, "Everything she has gone through, only she has the right to tell everyone, even I, as her brother, do not have that right."
Of course, he and his sister had already agreed upon what to say. Living in a remote mountain and apprenticing is not something to hide, as long as the matter of time travel is not mentioned, everything else can be said.
He tugged at the corner of his lips and glanced at Zhou Yan, whose expression was becoming increasingly rigid, "If you're really curious, you could ask her."
But everyone knows, if Zhou Yan dared to run up to a little girl and ask her if her past few years were tough, exposing her wounds for everyone to see, the netizens' saliva alone would drown Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan coughed a few times and turned to Liu Man, praising the recent performance of her new song.
Liu Man: "..."
[Honestly, Gu Che is really a good brother.]
[In reality, how many people can truly respect their children/siblings?]
[But isn't he just letting everyone go disturb Gu Miaomiao? Isn't he shirking responsibility?]
[To the previous commenter, he has no obligation to tell you every detail of his family affairs.]
The atmosphere among the parents suddenly became a bit awkward, until a soft, childlike voice broke the awkwardness.
"Uh-ah-ah-ah!"
Tang Tian craned his neck to look down, "It sounds like Miaomiao's voice."
Moments ago, when Gu Che was still keeping a straight face, he immediately stood up and eagerly walked down.
"Miaomiao."
Gu Che tried to take the things from her hands.
"Why are you carrying so much?"
"Because Miaomiao is strong!"
Tuanzi grinned, quickly passing by Gu Che, running all the way to her destination, putting down the basket, and then running back quickly, arms open.
"Hug~"
Gu Che hurriedly picked her up and jiggled her a bit.
He was scared to death, just now his sister had run right past him, he thought he was being disliked.
The icy top star felt a little nervous, while Tuanzi sneakily opened a piece of milk candy and popped it into his mouth.
"Second brother, try it quickly, it's super delicious, the best food Miaomiao has ever had!"
The sweetness spread.
Gu Che felt a sweet sensation in his heart too.
Looking again at his sister, she was carefully peeling a candy, eating it herself.
She squinted her eyes, showing a satisfied smile, swaying her head, sweeter than the candy itself.
Gu Che: "This is also the best food I've ever eaten."
"Right?"
Tuanzi's eyes were twinkling, thinking her second brother had great taste, just like hers!
Her chubby little face immediately leaned in, nuzzling against him.
"We're siblings for a reason, even our tastes are the same!"
Someone who's quite famous blatantly lied, "Yeah."
[This scene is so heartwarming, hurry and take a screenshot]
[Gu Che looks too gentle, I thought he only sang coldly and danced arrogantly]
[Did no one notice Gu Che admitted to this taste with a guilty conscience?]
Other parents came to pick up the kids too, seeing this, Su Hanjiang rubbed his head, "This little Gu, really..."
The bullet screen filled in the second half for him.
[No eye for this]
The girls' group had quite the harvest, and the boys' group did pretty well too.
Su Chaomu grinned, "I got the vegetables I wanted, Dad, am I awesome or what?"
Su Hanjiang: "What do you mean your vegetables? The three of you found them together."
The little boy pouted, looked back at the other two boys, waved his hand, and asked Su Hanjiang to lower his head so he could whisper.
"Brother Tang Jing didn't find any vegetables, and Zhou Jun... he basically didn't work."
Some netizens paid close attention to this group and knew Su Chaomu was telling the truth.
[Su Chaomu: I have two pig teammates, they never manage to get any vegetables]
[Little Tang always has a stern face, knocking on doors saying, please give me vegetables, easily facing rejection, try acting cute or playful]
[Zhou Jun really... never works, and often tells the staff he's tired, wants to be carried, needs a break]
[Don't be too harsh on the kid, he's still young]
[To the one before, five kids, Liu Yue is six, Tang Jing and Zhou Jun are five, Gu Miaomiao and Su Chaomu are four and a half, who's younger?]
Tuanzi clung to her brother's side, eyes fixed on the basket of vegetables.
"Second brother, can you cook?"
"...Yeah."
"So what can you make?"
"...We can try anything."
"Miaomiao wants to eat braised pork."
"...I'll try my best."
"Yay, second brother, you're the best!"
Su Hanjiang overheard and thought Gu Che could really cook, laughed, "Then the braised pork is on you, I'll do the sweet and sour fish, kids should like this flavor."
Liu Yue gathered her courage and quietly said, "Sister's scrambled eggs with tomatoes are super delicious."
Tang Tian laughed, "Then I'll make pepper eggplant? The kids might not handle spicy food, so minced meat eggplant it is, Mr. Gu, give me a little bit of meat."
Zhou Yan glanced at the vegetable baskets, and so, the rest were just vegetables.
With vegetables, you can't show off your cooking skills.
Thinking it over, Zhou Yan actively approached Gu Che, "Mr. Gu, do you know how to make braised pork? Miaomiao worked hard to bring back the ingredients, it'd be a shame to waste them."
Zhou Yan knew that questioning Gu Che's cooking skills might attract criticism.
But he wasn't afraid. Firstly, many netizens knew Gu Che couldn't cook, and secondly, he cited 'wasting ingredients' as a reason. If Gu Che refused, people would end up criticizing Gu Che. If he agreed, people would praise Zhou Yan for his straightforwardness.
Gu Che hadn't reacted yet when Tuanzi exploded.
"Second brother is super awesome! Don't you dare doubt him!"
Her fair face turned red with anger.
Zhou Yan chuckled good-naturedly, "I was just asking, no need to react so strongly."
Tuanzi decided to put Zhou Yan on her most hated list.
"Second brother, don't be sad, Miaomiao believes in you."
It had been a long time since he felt trusted and protected.
Four years ago, he wanted to join a talent show, but his older brother doubted him. Even now, his older brother still opposed him becoming an idol.
He always felt the urge to prove himself.
But now, someone believed in him just because he's the second brother, without needing him to prove anything.
"Miaomiao," Gu Che squatted down, feeling guilty, "Second brother lied, I actually can't cook."
Tuanzi blinked her eyes.
Gu Che didn't dare look at her, worried about seeing disappointment on that little face.
"It's okay," Tuanzi took the opportunity to pat his head, finding it felt nice, so she patted a few more times just like patting a watermelon, "No one is born knowing how to cook, second brother can learn. Miaomiao can cook, Miaomiao will teach you!"