Holding the microphone, Fu Xiaoxiao narrowed his eyes in enjoyment and began singing "Little Rabbit, Be Good."
When Fu Xiaoxiao wasn't making a fuss, he was utterly adorable. His voice was full of babyish sweetness, his skin fair and tender, and his eyes round. Singing "Little Rabbit, Be Good," he really did look like a little rabbit.
The viewers in the livestream went wild over how cute he was.
[Ahhh, he's way too cute! Please stay like this and don't start crying or throwing a tantrum!]
[Come let Auntie give you a kiss! Auntie will definitely keep her distance afterward and absolutely won't steal you away and take you home, doge.jpg]
[Rich kids can hold solo concerts at home when they're this little!]
[I really want to hear Fu Xiaoxiao's concert in person. He's just too cute.]
[Fu Xiaoxiao sings pretty well, so why does everyone down there look like they've given up on life?]
Fu Xiaoxiao sang "Little Rabbit, Be Good" five times in a row before putting down the microphone and announcing that he was done.
He walked three steps to the other side, and when he came back, he was the host. "Thank you, little Fu Xiaoxiao, for that wonderful performance. Everyone loved it. Now, please welcome little Fu Xiaoxiao to sing 'Grandpa Sun' for us."
Fu Xiaoxiao deliberately imitated the way people spoke on television, but his tongue wasn't very nimble, and he was afraid of bumping it against his teeth. He could only open his mouth extra wide, and his voice went off-key, as though the lines were burning his mouth.
[Hahaha, Xiao Xiao switching personalities is way too cute!]
[This is the first time I've seen someone praise himself so openly.]
[Let me do it! I'm a broadcasting major. Big Sister can be Xiao Xiao's host!]
[Hahaha, Xiao Xiao actually made embarrassing memories in front of so many people. When he sees this after he grows up, will he be so embarrassed he wants to dig a hole in the floor?]
[I can't wait to show this to Fu Xiaoxiao when he grows up. Evil grin.jpg]
For this song, Fu Xiaoxiao added dance moves. When he sang about Grandpa Sun, he squatted on the floor, cupped his chin in his two fair, tender little hands, and gave a sweet smile, tilting his head at the camera.
The whole routine melted the hearts of the big sisters and aunties in the livestream, and they squealed about wanting to pinch Fu Xiaoxiao's little cheeks.
After Fu Xiaoxiao finished performing, he repeated the same routine as before and sang six songs in one go, performing everything his teacher had taught him.
By rights, a child's stamina should have been worse than an adult's. Fu Xiaoxiao sang and danced but remained full of energy, while the adults forced to be his audience grew dizzy from the sun, shifting their weight from one foot to the other until their legs went numb.
After Fu Xiaoxiao finished singing, he started reciting poetry. His intonation was very strange, and he stumbled over the words.
"On this earth there are people I love, and people I xin, shang!"
The camera zoomed in, showing that the white sheet of paper in Fu Xiaoxiao's hand had all sorts of pinyin written in pencil alongside the Chinese characters.
It took Fu Xiaoxiao a long time to recite a short passage. When he finally finished, the adults forced to be his audience had a gleam in their eyes, hoping he would finish soon.
But their disappointment came to nothing. Fu Xiaoxiao had prepared dozens of performances, and after three poetry recitations, he announced, "Next, little Fu Xiaoxiao will perform eating a carrot for everyone!"
With that, Fu Xiaoxiao dashed to the side, pulled a carrot out of his little bag, and pattered back in front of everyone. He then put great effort into his performance of gnawing on the carrot.
The adults forced to be his audience and the viewers in the livestream all fell silent.
[...Does eating a carrot count as a performance?]
[I'm dying laughing. The world of children is way too strange!]
[Xiao Xiao's eating so earnestly. On that basis alone, it has to count as a performance! Doge.jgp]
[If only my son liked eating carrots as much as Fu Xiaoxiao does.]
[Xiao Xiao's been performing for a whole hour. Doesn't he feel tired?]
After finishing the carrot, Fu Xiaoxiao performed eating an apple cut into little rabbits. His little red lips were covered in glistening apple juice, and he ate with great relish, but the people present had been forced to stand in the sun for nearly an hour and were tired and hungry.
They all had their own work to do and had been forcibly summoned by Fu Xiaoxiao to watch his show.
Fu Xiaoxiao could rest after his performance, but they still had to go back and continue with their work. Besides, this wasn't the first time Fu Xiaoxiao had called them over to watch a show, which meant they had already seen him eat a carrot three whole times!
They really couldn't take it anymore!!!
The working people in the livestream began to sympathize with them too.
[Although Xiao Xiao is cute and I like his performances, keeping people trapped under the sun and stopping them from doing their work isn't very nice, is it?]
[As a worker, this reminds me of being suddenly called away by my boss to do something else, then having to work overtime to finish what I was already doing.]
[Help, I'm already starting to suffocate.]
[Where's Su Huaiming? Hurry up and save them!]
[It's no use even if Su Huaiming comes. He only knows that one trick, and it won't work a second time.]
[Exactly! Su Huaiming is young and has no idea how to raise a child. Otherwise, how could Fu Xiaoxiao have been raised by him to be so badly behaved?]
The butler really couldn't take it anymore. He had the same idea as the viewers in the livestream and secretly sent Su Huaiming a message.
Su Huaiming had woken from his second sleep and had just finished washing up when he saw the message.
He immediately took his phone and came downstairs, appearing in everyone's view.
The butler looked as if he'd seen his savior and hurried over. Just as he was about to speak, Su Huaiming said, "Leave it to me."
Hearing those words, the butler was so moved that his eyes nearly filled with tears, and he almost burst into tears on the spot.
Su Huaiming looked at Fu Xiaoxiao, who was happily performing with great enthusiasm, then turned to the butler. "Have someone film Xiao Xiao's performance."
The butler paused, then nodded. "All right."
The viewers in the livestream were equally bewildered when they saw this.
[What's Su Huaiming planning? Is he recording this embarrassing memory so Fu Xiaoxiao will curl his toes in embarrassment when he grows up?]
[But that's for later. It still won't get these people out of there now!]
[This is actually pretty tricky. If they forcibly stop him, Fu Xiaoxiao will definitely cry and make a fuss nonstop. Besides, he loves performing so much that it wouldn't be good if this discouraged him.]
[Waiting to see how Su Huaiming handles this.]
When the butler returned, Su Huaiming said a few more words to him in a low voice.
The butler's eyes immediately lit up. If not for the difference in their status, he would have given Su Huaiming a thumbs-up.
The camera was rather far away, so the viewers in the livestream hadn't heard what Su Huaiming said. They were scratching their heads with impatience.
Less than five minutes later, all the screens suddenly lit up, and Fu Xiaoxiao's face appeared on them.
The villa had an open-air cinema with two enormous screens, both positioned to face Fu Xiaoxiao.
Fu Xiaoxiao was in the middle of performing eating a little cake. He blinked and saw the person on the screens make the same movement.
Fu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in surprise. He thought it was amazing and touched his face, unsure whether the person on the screens was him.
Su Huaiming walked over and said, "Every electronic device in the house is showing your performance. Even the Spring Festival Gala couldn't achieve this kind of uniformity. Xiao Xiao, you're amazing."
Fu Xiaoxiao jumped up happily and asked, "So I'm on TV?"
"That's right. Everyone can see you no matter what they're doing," Su Huaiming said. "Since you're already on TV, it would be best for everyone to watch in front of a screen. What do you think, Xiao Xiao?"
Fu Xiaoxiao fell for Su Huaiming's deception and immediately nodded.
Su Huaiming continued, "Then let everyone go back and watch TV now."
Fu Xiaoxiao didn't hesitate. "Okay."
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief and cast Su Huaiming grateful looks. Afraid that Fu Xiaoxiao would change his mind, they hurriedly made themselves scarce.
Just as Su Huaiming had said, no matter where people went, they could see Fu Xiaoxiao in various sizes on all sorts of screens. It was quite a sight.
Su Huaiming continued, "Let's go somewhere else and continue your performance. I'll be your audience."
Fu Xiaoxiao thought for a few seconds.
Although Su Huaiming was a bad stepfather, he had volunteered to be the audience, so Fu Xiaoxiao would reluctantly agree!
Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao went to the nearby greenhouse. With the cover overhead, the sunlight was no longer scorching and dazzling, but pleasantly warm. Su Huaiming nestled into a comfortable cushion, ate fruit and desserts, and watched the performance full of childlike charm, stretching comfortably.
Fu Xiaoxiao was still excited about being on TV and didn't care at all whether his audience was paying attention. He put great effort into his performance and opened his mouth wide from time to time so Su Huaiming could feed him.
Su Huaiming, Fu Xiaoxiao, and the employees who had been forced to be the audience were all happy and comfortable. It worked out for all three parties.
The viewers in the livestream laughed loudly.
[Hahaha, baby Fu Xiaoxiao, don't be so happy. Su Huaiming is setting you up!]
[I imagined myself as Fu Xiaoxiao after he grows up, and I can't breathe anymore.]
[Su Huaiming definitely has a black heart, or he wouldn't come up with so many wicked tricks!]
[This is the first time I've felt so sorry for a brat, doge.jpg]
As the viewers laughed at Su Huaiming's outrageous move, his haters and the fans of other contestants from his talent show were secretly spreading rumors online.
[Does the internet have no memory? How can anyone like an entertainer like Su Huaiming, who has such terrible character, wastes resources, and has no desire to improve?]
[Su Huaiming is so scheming. He's putting on an act in a reality show that claims to be authentic, and he can easily lead some viewers astray like that.]
[I noticed something was off before. Su Huaiming suddenly made a high-profile appearance on a parenting show with his stepson and even had the production team film somewhere so luxurious. He definitely wants to flaunt his wealth and cultivate a rich-family image.]
[Everyone here is responsible if someone like Su Huaiming can become popular again.]
[The prophet is revealing his card: Su Huaiming will definitely take the production team on a tour of his home later and flaunt his wealth in every way possible!]
Not only was Weibo overrun, but posts about Su Huaiming flaunting his wealth and cultivating an image appeared across major platforms. Many people who hadn't watched the livestream believed the posts and rushed into the stream to attack him.
The livestream wasn't showing glittering displays of wealth, but a tightly closed door.
The people who had come to berate Su Huaiming for flaunting his wealth and cultivating an image: Huh?!
[Su Huaiming hasn't come out for three hours!]
[Knowing that a celebrity is a homebody like me is suddenly a little comforting.]
[Didn't everyone say Su Huaiming was going to flaunt his wealth and give everyone a tour of the villa? Why hasn't he even come out of his room?]
[You really are a parenting show in the most literal sense: we can only see the kid and never the parent, doge.jpg]
It wasn't yet time for the official recording, and since they were at a guest's home, the production team couldn't interfere with Su Huaiming's activities. But Su Huaiming had stayed in his room for too long, and a staff member finally couldn't take it anymore and could only steel himself and knock on the door.
A full half minute passed before the bedroom door opened.
Su Huaiming poked his head out from behind the door. His skin was fair and clear, and his hair was fluffy, making him look like a timid little animal afraid to go outside. "What is it?"
The staff member paused, then asked with difficulty, "We wanted to ask what you've been doing in your room all this time."
Su Huaiming was baffled by the question and asked as though it were obvious, "Eating, binge-watching shows, and sleeping, of course."