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Finally, upon seeing the last picture, they remembered who the little girl was.
Isn't this the little girl from the variety show "Let's Gossip Together" who ran into the Gossip Courtyard? Is her dad looking for her now? That's wonderful!
They were about to ask where the child was, but when they clicked on the long string of text that the blogger typed at the end of the video, they frowned and realized that this matter was not so simple.
The father wrote a long passage, repeatedly describing how good he was to his daughter and how he doted on her like a precious jewel.
Upon seeing this, netizens instinctively felt there was something wrong, but didn't express much suspicion. However, as they read on, their doubts grew stronger.
This father keeps saying that his daughter is disobedient, how he torments her every day, how she causes trouble at home, how she even beats and kicks the whole family, and how she often runs away from home, forcing the whole family to go out and look for her.
The frequency of this has even increased to once a week. This time, because he wouldn't buy his daughter a toy, she got angry, followed her grandmother onto the bus, and rode all the way to the countryside. Then she secretly ran away by herself. Her mother searched for a long time, thinking that the child was hiding and scaring them like before, so she didn't pay much attention and went home by herself.
When he heard the news, he was at work. He was angry and thought the girl needed to be taught a lesson. He figured he'd let her stay outside until seven or eight o'clock and then come back himself. But he never expected that she wouldn't come back.
The family searched for several hours without finding a trace. They were at their wits' end and went online to seek help from netizens.
In the video, many netizens who were unaware of the facts began offering advice to the father. Some suggested he call the police, others suggested he contact the local search and rescue organization, and still others suggested he go out and search further afield...
The comments section was filled with diverse opinions, but without exception, they were all comforting the father and condemning his daughter. Some even said that the daughter was too willful, having learned to threaten people at such a young age, and that it was better for her to be lost now, so that she wouldn't continue to threaten him in the future. Many people left comments suggesting that he should stop looking for her, as such a child would only become more aggressive if found, and it was better to lose her now for peace and quiet.
However, netizens who had just come from the variety show "Let's Gossip Together" frowned, as this was different from what they had seen.
The baby they virtually raised all day, the incredibly well-behaved baby who even sweeps the floor and wipes the table by himself, how could he possibly be the willful, disobedient baby this father described?
They took another look at the picture the father posted and confirmed that it was indeed the same child.
Why would a father say such a thing about a well-behaved child?
A bad idea quickly flashed through their minds: they had reason to suspect that the father had ulterior motives.
Could this father be thinking of...?
They seem to have discovered something truly remarkable. Was this father saying this on purpose? Or was he deliberately trying to mislead netizens into thinking this way?
What was his purpose?
They couldn't help but think the worst; could this father have intentionally abandoned the girl?
This is a bit chilling to think about. It's unlikely someone would intentionally abandon their own child, right?
However, they couldn't understand why the father was doing this. So, while other uninformed netizens were giving the father advice online, telling him to stop looking, the netizens who came out of the "Let's Gossip Together" live stream tacitly remained silent.
However, they secretly liked and promoted the video, and many wealthy female netizens even secretly paid money to promote it.
The video's views jumped from hundreds of thousands to millions in an instant, quickly becoming a trending topic. The comment section became increasingly lively, with netizens speculating and offering their opinions, even late at night.
This video has remained at the top of the discussion charts, with its popularity continuing to rise.
When Zou Liang saw the video's popularity steadily rising, he was also shocked. How could its popularity soar so quickly, reaching the top of the trending searches in just a few hours?
Netizens are giving him advice on how to find his child, while many others are telling him to give up, saying it's pointless to find the child anyway.
This development was largely in line with his predictions, except that he hadn't expected the video to garner such high viewership. He immediately had other plans in mind.
Now is the time of explosive growth in online traffic. Should he take advantage of this surge in traffic and follow the example of those bloggers by adding a shared shopping cart feature to make a fortune?
The moment this idea came to him, he immediately posted a link to some cheap trinkets like tissues and garbage bags.
He should test the waters with netizens first. If they are receptive, he might actually be able to do a live stream and make a fortune.
Anyway, they'll be going into the mountains to look for the body tomorrow. They can do a live stream and get these gossip-loving netizens to send them gifts. That'll make them rich in no time.
If you don't make money now, when will you?
His mother was absolutely right; that kid was a jinx. Their good luck would only come once they got rid of him, and sure enough, their good luck came right away.
"Mom, we're going to be rich!" Zou Liang said excitedly as he walked over to his mother.
Li Shulan glanced at the video Zou Liang had sent out, a fleeting glint of malice flashing across her wrinkled face, before she calmly said, "I told you long ago to throw this jinx away. My eldest grandson was scared by this jinx, that's why he hasn't come. This time it's definitely going to be a grandson."