Chapter 11
Crystal chandelier, spiral staircase.
Wearing a white dress and high heels, Yun Xinxin slowly descended the stairs.
She walked to the long dining table, smiled, and greeted her family with a "Good morning," before gracefully beginning her breakfast.
The scene lasted about three minutes, tedious yet luxurious.
Some might be curious about the daily life of a billionaire's family, but children like Yun Juan and Yun Shu were completely uninterested. Their attention was already focused on snacks.
The two children munched on snacks on the sofa like little mice, occasionally exchanging their experiences.
"Elder Brother, that rice cake is so spicy! Huo Huo"
"Wait! I'll find you some sweetened milk!"
Yun Chuman, who had been observing, turned around upon hearing the children's conversation. She saw Yun Shu's face contorted in pain, constantly fanning her tongue with her chubby little hands.
She quickly found a bottle of chocolate sweetened milk from the pile of snacks, opened the cap, and handed it to her.
The little girl's cheeks were flushed red from the spiciness. She grabbed the milk bottle with both hands and took a big gulp, then let out a satisfied sigh.
Yun Chuman smiled. Sure enough, she was just a child. How spicy could a rice cake be?
She nonchalantly took the spicy rice cake that Yun Shu had eaten a little of, and took a big bite. Sweet and spicy.
Perfect!
She took two more bites. The spiciness gradually spread until her tongue started to hurt.
Yun Chuman froze, unsure whether to spit out the rice cake or swallow it. She had underestimated the rice cake!
"Mommy, drink it! It'll be better if you drink it!" Yun Shu ran to her with the milk, jumping and bouncing with anxiety.
Her little darling came just in time!
Yun Chuman gratefully took the milk and gulped down most of it before the spiciness subsided. She glanced at the packaging and saw the warning: Devilishly Spicy. Not for those under 18.
She snorted, threw the rice cake on the table, and muttered, "This isn't a snack, it's clearly a prank toy!"
Yun Juan found Mommy's behavior amusing, especially resembling little Shu, who had been pranked and was now puffing up in anger.
He pursed his lips, pulled out a tissue, and wiped the sweat from her face caused by the spiciness with a suppressed mirth.
Yun Shu rummaged through the pile of snacks, finally finding a bag of milk candies. She unwrapped one, stood on tiptoe, and held it to Yun Chuman's lips. Her eyes sparkling. "Mommy, open your mouth! This will make you feel better!"
Yun Chuman took the candy. The sweetness instantly spread through her.
She then unwrapped a candy for Yun Juan and Yun Shu, putting it in their mouths, and earnestly instructed, "You two shouldn't eat those rice cakes anymore. They'll hurt your tongues."
The two children nodded vigorously. Sitting side by side on the sofa, their cheeks puffed out as they ate their candies.
Yun Chuman patted their little heads. "So good."
When she turned back to watch the program, Yun Xinxin was listening to classical music and reading by the rose garden.
Yun Chuman, who had just been cared for by the two human cubs, paused. She finally understood the unease she had felt when watching Yun Xinxin's family eat breakfast!
Was that the atmosphere a family should have?!
Yun Xinxin's current family setup was similar to hers in her previous life: well-off, with parents and an older brother.
However, her family meals were always lively, never as silent as Yun Xinxin's family, which exuded politeness and distance.
Moreover, Yun Xinxin and the original owner looked completely different. It was hard to imagine that the original owner's parents had raised them as twins.
Yun Chuman frowned. Yun wasn't a very common surname, yet both the richest family and the original owner's family shared the surname Yun. Could there be some hidden story?
Just as she was pondering this, Yun Shu suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "It's Mom!"
Yun Chuman subconsciously looked up and saw herself on the show, breakdancing on the spot, then suddenly collapsing to the ground with a thud.
Immediately afterward, Yun Juan and Yun Shu methodically helped her treat her nosebleed.
The two children, seeing this, immediately turned to look at Yun Chuman.
Yun Shu held up his chubby finger and said seriously, "Mommy, tilting your head back is wrong!"
Yun Juan nodded with a stern face and began to explain why it was wrong, all knowledge he had learned from children's programs.
Yun Chuman: !!!
Blush rose to her cheeks, quickly spreading to her ears and neck.
With a flushed face, she glared angrily at the nearest camera. Good, good, production team! They actually included her embarrassing moment!
Seeing her own embarrassing past was more awkward than creating it! She could dig a castle with her toes!
At this moment, Yun Chuman's live stream viewership was at its peak. Most viewers had been drawn in by the segment featuring Yun Xinxin.
Luxurious life was fine to watch, but it got a little boring after a while. Two kids feeding their mommy was much more interesting.
So when she glared at the camera, the live stream viewers received a beauty overload.
"—I don't want to follow her, but she's blushing and looking at me!
—Wake up, upstairs, Yun Chuman is looking at me.
—Don't be fooled by her face! I only recognized her after seeing that "breakdancing" video. Yun Chuman is the woman who caused such a stir in the parody video section a while ago!
—That's called an interesting soul! What do you know!
—You guys weren't saying that in the parody video section before…
Yun Chuman was unaware that she had attracted a small group of fans. Her attention was still on the show.
The production team was somewhat conscientious. In the ten-minute segment, aside from the beginning, they thoughtfully chose a scene on the Ferris wheel where Yun Chuman described Yun Juan and Yun Shu as pampered children.
Yun Shu was seeing herself on TV for the first time. With slightly flushed chubby cheeks, she shyly hid behind Yun Juan, but still managed to peek out with her eyes.
Yun Chuman teased her deliberately, "Little Shu, little Shu, look how cute you are!"
Yun Juan nodded seriously, "My younger sister is the cutest!"
Yun Shu's face turned even redder upon hearing this.
She hunched her shoulders and kept grinning. Her chubby little hands touched the red mark on her nose, which did indeed look quite pretty.
As the preview episode drew to a close, the production team appeared before the six groups of guests, handing them cards and saying to the live camera, "Please choose your partner for the next episode based on your first impression. Guests who choose each other will be automatically paired together. The remaining guests will be grouped by drawing lots."
The person assigning the task to Yun Chuman's family was the accompanying director, a petite girl named Xiaoxi.
Yun Juan and Yun Shu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing her words. They had clearly already decided who to choose.
Seeing this, Xiaoxi quickly said, "This is a secret, so little Juan and little Shu, don't say it out loud, okay?"
The two children simultaneously covered their mouths and blinked, then walked to Yun Chuman's side, tiptoed to her ears, and launched a double voice attack from both sides.
Yun Chuman listened and nodded, finally extending her hand to them. She smiled and whispered, "I also want to choose this group! We're practically kindred minds!"
Yun Juan and Yun Shu proudly shook their little heads and happily gave her a high five.
After the production team collected the cards with the answers written on them, the first episode of the live broadcast was officially over. The staff outside rushed in to collect the cameras.
Yun Chuman helped collect them.
Yun Juan and Yun Shu wanted to help too, but Yun Chuman pressed them back into the sofa and stuffed them with lots of snacks.
The two children had no appetite for food and became anxious again, their eyes fixed on the busy Yun Chuman.
"Elder Brother…”
Yun Shu’s worried little eyebrows drooped, making her already downcast eyes droop even more and she looked like a pitiful little kitten.
Yun Juan frowned deeply and remained silent, clearly very nervous.
Just then, Yun Chuman’s phone on the sofa suddenly rang, startling the two children.
They both looked up and when they saw the familiar caller ID, their faces turned deathly pale.
“It’s Maternal Grandma!”
Yun Shu said frantically, “Mommy is always so sad after Maternal Grandma’s calls. Elder brother, what should we do?”
Now that the cameras were removed, Mommy might be unapproachable again, just like before. If she answered Grandma’s call again… the little girl was on the verge of tears.
Yun Juan held her hand: “Little Shu, calm down.”
Feeling the warmth of Elder Brother’s hand, Yun Shu took a few deep breaths. She secretly glanced back and whispered, "Elder Brother… Mommy doesn’t seem to have heard.”
“Hmm.” Yun Juan did a quick glance. Yun Chuman was currently in the bathroom listening to Xiaoxi's complaints that the camera angle she had set was terrible!
The two children exchanged a glance, then simultaneously reached out and pressed the red button on the phones, instantly stopping the ringtone.
"That's enough," Yun Juan said calmly.
Yun Shu frowned nervously. Would it really work?
Yun Chuman hadn't noticed the children's unusual behavior.
Xiaoxi was excitedly sharing the current trending topics with her: "Chuman, you, little Juan, and little Shu are going to be famous!"
She handed her the phone.
Yun Chuman peeked out and saw that "Every Family Has Its Own Affairs" occupied five or six trending topics, two of which were related to her family of three: #HowToStopNosebleedsForMoms# and #ChildrenLovedByTheSunAndWind#.
She frowned and immediately checked the comments section regarding the red marks on Yun Shu's face.
—"The Raising Kids group is interesting. The kids are cute and reliable."
—"Waaaaah, I love the mommy's explanation of the birthmark."
—"Actually, if you look closely, the birthmark on the kid's face is quite unique."
—"This family of three is so good-looking. They're more fun than the neighboring group."
—"You all need to watch the full live stream. You'll find it even more interesting!"
Yun Chuman breathed a slight sigh of relief seeing the friendly comments.
Xiaoxi patted her shoulder: "Your efforts haven't been in vain. If you need anything in the future, just let us know, and the production team will try their best to help you."
"Thank you," Yun Chuman said sincerely.
"You're welcome. We all love the two cubbies."
Xiaoxi smiled and waved, "The finance department will transfer little Shu's share to the card in a couple of days. I'll be going now. See you next time."
After seeing her off, Yun Chuman noticed that Yun Juan and Yun Shu's expressions were off.
The two children sat hand in hand on the sofa, their little faces tense, as if they were about to face some difficult problem.
Puzzled, Yun Chuman walked over and squatted down, looking up at them with a slight tilt of her head. She smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Are you reluctant to leave the elder brothers and sisters of the crew?"
Yun Juan and Yun Shu were startled. Their mommy was smiling at them! Even without cameras, she was smiling at them!
Yun Chuman gently rubbed their little heads and said softly, "We'll see each other again soon."
Mommy was still the same gentle mommy!
The two children, whose hearts had been pounding all night, finally relaxed. Their eyes welled up with tears and they rushed forward to hug her neck.
Yun Chuman almost fell over. She patted their chubby backs with a smile, "Oh? Crying? Our little Juan and little Shu are such sentimental children. The crew will be so happy if they know."
The two children's cheeks were still buried in her neck. Hearing this, they felt a surge of warmth. They hadn't even noticed when the crew had left…
Yun Juan and Yun Shu rubbed their cheeks against Yun Chuman's again before reluctantly letting go.
Looking at the smiling Yun Chuman, the two children exchanged a glance, then simultaneously lowered their heads in apology, saying, "Mommy, we just did something wrong."
Yun Chuman: "Huh? What did you do in such a short time?"
While she said this, she was pondering, what could such well-behaved children have done wrong?
Yun Juan gritted his teeth and said, "I just hung up on Maternal Grandma."
Yun Shu nervously tugged at the tail of her little dinosaur pajamas, quickly adding, "Me too. Elder brother and I hung up together."
Yun Chuman paused for a moment before realizing who their "Maternal Grandma" was.
She raised an eyebrow. The original owner's mother contacting her at this time felt somewhat strange.
Author's Note:
【Children's Diary】
Yun Juan: Mommy is still the gentle mommy. Did my wish come true? If so, maybe Daddy should never appear again.
Yun Shu: I gave Mommy milk and candy today, hehe Mommy even smiled at us, so happy
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