On Monday, Cute Baby Growth Diary finally began broadcasting.
In just a few short days after the official announcement, the show’s popularity had continued to rise.
It had to be said: even infamy was still fame.
Most of this was thanks to Bai Xia’s haters, as well as the fierce battles between haters, passersby, and fans. In short, the scene had once become extremely chaotic. The official side had not even invested much planned traffic yet, but the popularity had already climbed.
For the person in charge of the programme, these past few days had truly been busy to a new level.
Although high popularity was a good thing, the fact that Bai Xia had been cursed online for several days could not be denied. He could only try to control public opinion on the official side while trembling with fear that the higher-ups would blame him.
At eight o’clock on Monday morning, the livestream rooms for the four families opened on time.
Although it was the first workday of the week for office workers, at eight o’clock most people were generally still commuting. It was the perfect time to open their phones and watch.
Aside from some fans waiting in advance, workers bored on the subway and buses also clicked into the livestream one after another.
【Here, here. I ate gossip all weekend and finally understand it. Bai Xia used to rely on the big boss behind him to run wild in the industry, bully peers, act like a diva, and behave unprofessionally while filming. Now the old man is suspected of going bankrupt, so he probably wants to use this show to whitewash himself, make money, and pay off his husband’s debts.】
【He bullied my gege. Why doesn’t he go die?】
【The bullied person actually left the industry, but the perpetrator is still living well! Sure enough, this is the power of capital.】
【Artists with bad records, get lost!】
【Yu baby ahhh, why hasn’t my Yu baby come out yet?】
【Am I the only one here to see Film Emperor Lu?】
【Who is Bai Xia? I’ve never even heard of him.】
【Stop arguing. It’s early Monday morning and you’re already fighting.】
【Exactly. Can’t people just watch a variety show peacefully? So much hostility. I’m leaving. Bye.】
【It’s a show with children. Haters, please accumulate some virtue with your mouths.】
When the programme team made the official announcement, they only released the adults’ photos and information for the four families. In order to preserve some mystery for the show, the little ones were represented by different cartoon images.
Aside from Bai Xia’s group, the other three groups were Film Emperor Lu Cheng and baby Lu Jiayin, popular young actor Zhou Yu and baby Qin Siyao, and newly debuted idol Jiang Xingyang, who would serve as an intern dad to the ordinary family’s child, Xie Zimo.
When they acted separately, each family had its own individual livestream room. During group activities, the streams would merge into one main livestream room.
At exactly eight o’clock, the four livestream rooms opened as scheduled.
Because the other three families came with their own traffic, most of their livestream rooms were filled with organised fans waiting in advance, and the bullet comments were harmonious.
Only Bai Xia’s livestream room was filled with foul, chaotic comments.
Amid a sea of curses, the first thing that suddenly appeared on screen was Bai Xia wearing an apron and making breakfast.
A small pot on the stove was cooking milk rice paste. Bai Xia’s gentle, focused expression and the stirring motion of his hand were both neat and pleasing to the eye. The bubbling sound from the pot and the rising steam added warmth and everyday life to that delicate face.
The real-time bullet comments visibly froze for a moment.
【??? Wife?】
【Sob, sob, sob. Mom, I saw an immortal.】
【Who understands? My Monday morning hostility was suddenly healed.】
【Sob, sob, sob. I want a male mom exactly like this.】
Although it was a livestream, staff members were still on standby in areas of the house that the cameras could not capture. Bai Xia’s manager and assistant were also nearby.
When the livestream began, Bai Xia received a notification.
He looked slightly toward the direction of the camera, smiled, and said, “Hello, everyone. I’m Bai Xia. I’m making breakfast for the baby right now.”
【He smiled at me! I’m dead!】
【Okay, from today onward, my name is Baby.】
【Where’s the address? I’m coming right now.】
【So gentle, so gentle. Who understands?】
The haters had only been stunned for a moment, and the bullet screen was already full of people losing their minds.
When they reacted, they immediately began typing furiously.
【I knew it. Bai Xia is here to whitewash himself.】
【All he knows is how to act. One look and you can tell he’s a scheming green tea.】
【He’s trying to build a married-man persona here? Disgusting.】
Nearby, the manager saw the haters’ comments and discussed how to handle them with the staff.
But because this was a real-time livestream, clearing them was somewhat difficult. Even if certain keywords were manually blocked, experienced haters would use pinyin or homophones as substitutes.
Fortunately, as some passersby and face-fans entered, the overall bullet screen became a little more harmonious.
On this side, Bai Xia had already finished the milk paste. He also carried the small sandwiches and fruit prepared earlier to the dining table, then went upstairs to wake the little one.
The camera followed Bai Xia’s movements, recording the villa’s general layout.
【I’m dying. Didn’t they say Bai Xia attached himself to an old man? Why is the place he lives in so shabby?】
【? You call this shabby?】
【It’s said that he attached himself to someone from the Shen family. You understand the Shen family, right? For the Shen family, this is shabby.】
【Hahaha, he can’t squeeze anything more out of the old man. That’s why he came out to make money.】
【Although the area isn’t huge, the decoration is very warm. This is my dream home.】
【If he doesn’t have money to buy a big villa, of course he can only focus on decorating. That doesn’t cost much.】
【Serves him right.】
Bai Xia pushed open the door and woke the little one as usual.
“Little piggy baby, time to get up. Do you remember what we’re doing today?”
Little Shen Zening was still sleeping soundly. When he heard Daddy enter, he was still trying hard to open his eyes. But after hearing this sentence, he became much more awake.
“We’re filming today,” the little one said drowsily, his small body trying to climb up.
“That’s right. Baby is so smart!”
Knowing that there were cameras, the usual coquettish morning routine was automatically skipped by the little one. He swiftly completed the process of getting up and washing.
He even refused to let Daddy carry him. Instead, he insisted on holding Daddy’s hand and walking down the stairs one step at a time by himself.
Bai Xia found it funny. He had not realised that his baby actually had a little burden of image.
As soon as Ningning’s chubby, adorable little face appeared, the direction of the bullet comments shifted somewhat. They were filled with people praising the baby for being cute and wanting to carry him away. It also attracted a new group of passersby who had come purely to watch cute children.
【Sob, the baby is too cute.】
【For a moment, I don’t know whether I should envy the adult or the child.】
【Sister above, could it be that Wife’s husband is actually the winner in life?】
【Sob, sob, surely not. It’s said he’s a bald old man. Sure enough, money lets people do whatever they want.】
On the other side, Film Emperor Lu Cheng’s family had a four-year-old daughter, Lu Jiayin, whose nickname was Little Crescent.
The film emperor had debuted many years ago and had acted in countless classic works. He had been the childhood idol of many people. Now, even past forty, he remained tall and upright, and his looks were still excellent. With his daughter at home, he carried even more of a mature man’s charm.
Film Emperor Lu’s wife was said to be a wealthy young lady from a powerful family in A City. She rarely appeared in public.
The two were well-matched in family background. From the daily life that the film emperor shared on social media, it could be seen that their relationship had always been very good.
Little Crescent had inherited the good looks of both her father and mother. Her personality was also very lovable. When she smiled, her pair of dimples were sweet, and her eyes curved like little crescent moons. She was not camera-shy at all.
Many of the film emperor’s fans immediately announced that they had become fans of his daughter on the spot.
After having a child, Lu Cheng’s life gradually became low-key, and he took on fewer public jobs.
He himself said that in recent years, he had been learning housework and cooking. He could not make anything extremely complicated, but ordinary home cooking was no problem.
Breakfast was prepared by him. It was simple milk, fried eggs, and a small fruit salad.
The atmosphere at Zhou Yu and Jiang Xingyang’s sides was slightly different.
Zhou Yu clearly did not know how to cook and usually rarely did housework. As soon as the livestream began, the audience saw that a chef was making breakfast in his home.
While showing off his kitchen, Zhou Yu gave the camera a playful smile.
“Sorry, everyone. My husband and I are usually both quite busy, so we don’t have time to do housework. Woo—maybe it’s because I’m too clumsy. I can never learn it properly. My husband is also very afraid I’ll get hurt, so he hired a cooking auntie. They usually make the meals.”
【Sob, I’m so envious. So this is a day in the life of rich people.】
【I just came from next door. Bai Xia’s house is so small. Even if he hired an auntie, there probably wouldn’t be enough room.】
【Confused Yu baby is too cute. A little prince should just lie down. He doesn’t need to cook.】
【Wow, that tone is so pampered. Yu baby is so happy.】
Zhou Yu’s child was four years old this year.
The little princess’s room was covered in large areas of pink, and there were also many toys. Sharp-eyed netizens immediately noticed that many of the dolls were limited editions, casually placed or thrown on the floor.
When Zhou Yu went upstairs, the little princess was already awake. Seeing Zhou Yu, her expression was slightly fierce. She even shook off Zhou Yu’s hand and went downstairs by herself to eat breakfast.
Zhou Yu apologised to the camera in the room.
“Sorry. Yaoyao has a little bit of a morning temper.”
The bullet comments immediately filled with comfort and praise for Zhou Yu’s good temper.
Jiang Xingyang had just debuted from a talent show. He was already young, and because he usually practised and needed body management, he ate very little. On top of that, his schedule was busy, and he knew absolutely nothing about handling food.
The ordinary family’s child was named Xie Zimo. He was a four-year-old boy who looked slightly introverted but was very well-behaved.
Originally, Jiang Xingyang had thought of casually making breakfast and muddling through. But when he met the quiet, obedient little one’s gaze, he felt as if his heart had been struck.
Who could refuse a somewhat thin little cutie looking at you with damp eyes and saying softly, “It’s okay, Intern Dad. I can just eat a tiny bit of anything”?
So Jiang Xingyang declared that he would fight for dignity if not for steamed buns. While looking up recipes, he became determined to make a nutritious and delicious breakfast.
The result was naturally chaos.
In the end, he could only heat some milk and randomly find a few small buns. But at least he contributed many laughs to the variety show.
After breakfast, the programme team handed each family an exquisite little envelope. This was the first small task of the livestream.
Bai Xia handed the envelope to the little one and let him slowly open it.
It was Shen Zening’s first time receiving an envelope, so he was very curious. He turned it over and looked at it several times before slowly unfolding it.
【Enmm, he doesn’t look very smart.】
【The person in front, get lost. You’re even cursing a child???】
After opening it, there was a picture-style instruction sheet. The cute drawing style simply described today’s task.
First, there was an open suitcase. Beside it were simple clothes and daily necessities. The arrow showed that the next step was a bus. After that, there was a beautiful scenic place with many people drawn, both big and small.
Bai Xia glanced at it and roughly understood that today’s task was to pack and then gather with everyone.
“Baby, do you understand?” Bai Xia asked Ningning.
“Mm. We need to pack things, then ride the car to find these people on the paper,” the little one said, pointing at the pictures.
“That’s right. So smart. Then shall we go pack now?”
“Yes!”
Little Ningning happily swung his feet. Thinking that he would soon see so many people, he suddenly felt very curious and excited.
Bai Xia lifted him down from the chair, tidied the kitchen, and took out the prepared suitcases to begin packing.
At this moment, the director’s voice sounded.
“Teacher Bai, welcome to Cute Baby Growth Diary. Next, you and your baby will spend a five-day, four-night journey together. The destination of this trip is Y Town. Please pack according to the local temperature and environment. Food is not allowed on this trip, and each family may bring at most two large suitcases and one small suitcase.
“If any violation is discovered, the items will be confiscated. You now have half an hour to pack. We won’t wait after the time is up.”
During the livestream, all four families began packing separately, then got into the programme team’s vehicles and headed toward the first destination.
