Chapter 84
Tiantian placed his small hands obediently on his stomach. His usually round and sparkling eyes were covered by cucumber slices, making him look rather comical and cute.
He licked his lips, which still had the sweet taste of cucumber, and defended himself in a low voice:
“I didn’t eat any.”
He still thought that no one had seen him secretly eating.
The assistant streamer held back his laughter, his shoulders shaking twice, but he didn’t argue with Tiantian anymore.
He just signaled for the cameraman to get closer and take a close-up of Tiantian’s face, which was missing a few slices of cucumber.
The fans in the comment section were also laughing their heads off.
[I know this one! Burying one’s head in the sand!]
[So cute. Tiantian and the little prince have very similar personalities. They’re both very lively and cute. I like them!]
[Aww, aww, aww, I want to see Tiantian act. It would be such a waste if this face didn’t guest star as the male lead in various TV series as a child!]
Shen Xiuze, who had come home for lunch, paused in his steps as soon as he entered the living room.
His long coat had been taken off, revealing a blue striped sweater underneath. The hair at his temples was slightly messy, giving him a very homely feel.
Perhaps because he had been too busy to tidy up his image recently, the cold and stern feeling on Shen Xiuze was suddenly washed away, and instead, there was a huge contrast.
The netizens in the live stream room, seeing the big brother walk into the camera, were stunned by his handsomeness, even though they had seen him many times.
[Oh my god, who is this person?!]
[Quick, quick, quick! Give me all his information in three minutes! I don’t have time. I’m about to start dreaming!]
[It’s Tiantian’s big brother. The new sisters are really making a fuss.]
The fans who had just joined these past few days were seeing Shen Xiuze on the screen for the first time.
Most of them didn’t even know that Shen Tiantian had a big brother.
It wasn’t until someone in the live stream room explained the Shen family’s situation that everyone stopped screaming like a squeaky chicken.
Shen Xiuze walked a few steps closer, saw Shen Tiantian lying flat on the sofa, then lowered his eyes to look at the cucumber slices on his face, his brows slightly furrowed.
“What are you doing?”
Shen Tiantian lay peacefully, patted his round little belly, and replied with a lazy smile, like a little sloth:
“I’m taking a beauty nap.”
Shen Xiuze’s features showed a hint of amusement. He turned his head and saw Ye Jiabao lying on another sofa.
Also with a face full of cucumber slices.
Shen Xiuze was silent for a moment.
Finally, he sighed and said, “Why are you suddenly doing this?”
Actually, with Shen Tiantian’s preening personality, it couldn’t be considered sudden.
A while ago, Shen Tiantian had seen a TV series clip from somewhere and insisted on learning from the female lead and taking a milk bath.
The little thing, with a determined look on his face, said that after taking a milk bath, he would be as fragrant as the protagonist and attract little lucky butterflies.
Shen Yuanchuan had given him a tap on the head, pointed to the weather, which was ten degrees below zero outside, and gritted his teeth in anger.
“Look what season it is. Where are the butterflies in the middle of winter?”
Shen Tiantian was not convinced. He was hit by his daddy and had two pools of tears in his eyes. He clenched his little fists and held it in, turning into a puffed-up little pufferfish.
In the end, he still hid it from the whole family and poured the milk he was supposed to drink at night into his washbasin.
If he couldn’t take a milk bath, he could at least wash his face with milk!
If it weren’t for the fact that the milk glass had been accidentally broken by Shen Tiantian, the family would not have discovered that he still hadn’t given up on his milk bath.
The final outcome was that Shen Tiantian was carried by Shen Yuanchuan and thrown into a corner to face the wall and reflect.
Shen Tiantian craned his little neck, his head against the wall, his little shoulders shaking with anger, clearly not having realized his mistake.
At that time, Shen Yuanchuan was still wondering how he could have given birth to such a preening little brat.
Now, the preening Tiantian was messing with a cucumber mask. Shen Xiuze looked at him and was not very surprised.
Just, “Why are there a few slices of cucumber missing from your mouth?”
This time, Shen Tiantian didn’t say anything, his lips pressed together, his ears red.
“I… I don’t know.”
It was almost time. Tiantian, who had been lying down for about ten minutes, quickly climbed up, shook his head, and shook off the cucumber slices on his face.
He let out a small breath. There was still a piece of cucumber on his left cheek, but he was completely unaware.
Shen Tiantian stood up and couldn’t wait to run to the mirror to see if he had become more good-looking.
The child in the mirror had red lips and white teeth, a fresh cucumber scent on his face, and his eyes were round. The hair at his temples was wet with cucumber juice and stuck to his forehead.
Shen Tiantian let out a “wow” and nodded his little head with certainty.
“I’ve become so good-looking.”
Before he could be happy, Ye Jiabao, who had been inexplicably led astray, also squeezed over to look at his own face.
“It seems there’s no change?”
Ye Jiabao frowned and muttered, rubbing his chin.
Shen Tiantian softened his voice and comforted him:
“It’s okay. Big brother Lu Wei said that to be an actor, you have to rely on talent.”
Ye Jiabao hadn’t yet heard the deeper meaning in Shen Tiantian’s words. He smiled for a while, then belatedly realized that something was not right.
“Wait, are you saying in a roundabout way that I can’t rely on my face to make a living?!”
Shen Tiantian blinked a few times, spread his small hands, and looked very helpless.
“I didn’t. You said it yourself, cousin.”
As he spoke, he looked at his cousin with his small eyes. “I didn’t say anything.”
Ye Jiabao wanted to hit Shen Tiantian.
Why is this child so annoying?
But the camera was still live-streaming. Ye Jiabao gritted his teeth and forced a difficult smile.
“I know. Tiantian didn’t do it on purpose.”
Seeing that this live stream not only couldn’t get him any highlight shots, but the comment section was also full of Shen Tiantian, Ye Jiabao could only leave in a huff.
However, he deliberately concealed one thing.
In two days, the film crew was going to be on an old-brand variety show. After Ye Jiabao learned the news, he had gone to find Lin Chen’an early this morning and had begged for a chance to show his face.
This little fool, Shen Tiantian, can just continue to mess with his cucumber mask!
Three days later.
Sha City was close to the south, and the temperature in winter was rarely below zero. However, the air was damp and cold, and the cold was like a bone-chilling maggot, the biting cold feeling following you everywhere.
Shen Tiantian stomped his little feet, and Shen Xiuze, who had come to the city next door on a business trip, was with him. He was so cold he kept rubbing his hands.
Shen Xiuze was still wearing his usual black coat, with Shen Tiantian’s fluffy backpack on his shoulder, which was full of various small snacks.
He was also carrying a bag with daily necessities in case of an emergency.
He was wearing a black earphone in his ear, multitasking as he listened to his assistant’s report, and at the same time, he had to worry about watching Shen Tiantian, in case the little one ran off.
The two of them came out of the high-speed rail station, and all the way to the recording building, they were taken in by the staff from the back door and arranged in the same makeup room as the film crew.
Shen Tiantian had arrived relatively late. Some actors had already checked into the hotel a day in advance, waiting for the variety show to start recording.
Several makeup artists were arranged in the makeup room, and they were communicating with several stars about their makeup and styling.
Lin Chen’an, as a behind-the-scenes director, only had to show his face this time, so he didn’t bother to put on makeup.
Seeing that Shen Tiantian had arrived, Lin Chen’an beckoned to him.
“Tiantian is here. There’s a spot here. Come and let your older sister do your makeup.”
Tiantian nodded and ran over. Halfway there, an incredible shout came from the changing room door:
“Shen Tiantian?!”
Ye Jiabao’s eyes were full of shock.
Shen Tiantian saw that it was his cousin, waved his hand twice as a greeting, and continued to run to the makeup artist’s older sister.
He climbed onto the chair with his hands and feet, sat obediently, and his voice was as sweet as a little honey pot, full of sweetness.
“Thank you, older sister.”
The makeup artist’s older sister’s heart was sweetened, and she couldn’t help but smile.
“You’re welcome. Then I’ll just follow the style required by the script and do as I please.”
Tiantian hummed twice and closed his eyes to wait for the older sister to do his makeup.
However, Ye Jiabao, who had already changed his clothes, came over with a sullen face, stood next to Shen Tiantian, his expression slightly gloomy.
“Who told you to come?”
Originally, the variety show was not going to bring the little guests, mainly because they were afraid that they couldn’t take care of them during the games, and it would be difficult if they got injured.
Hearing his cousin’s words, Tiantian, who had his eyes closed and his eyelids were being swept by a small brush, replied:
“It was big brother Lu Wei who called me.”
Ye Jiabao seemed to be dissatisfied with this answer and was about to say something when Lin Chen’an, on the side, said with a cold face:
“Speaking of which, you should thank Tiantian, Ye Jiabao. If it weren’t for Lu Wei communicating with the production team and wanting them to add a little guest in the second round of the game, you wouldn’t have had the chance to appear.”
The game was to be divided into a red team and a blue team. The blue team, Lu Wei’s side, had an extra little guest, so the red team naturally had to add one too.
The production team couldn’t find any other suitable child actors at the moment, and this was a special variety show for the film crew. Otherwise, Ye Jiabao might not have been able to come and record the variety show.
Hearing this, Ye Jiabao’s eyes were full of disbelief.
He stood there in a daze, as if he couldn’t believe that he was the one who was brought along.
He clenched his fists tightly. Thinking of how he had not gotten the male lead role and treatment he deserved since the beginning of filming this drama, his heart was filled with hatred.
What kind of dog-shit luck does Shen Tiantian have?!
In his previous life, he had heard that he had a good relationship with many directors and stars in the industry. How is it still like this in this life?
Lu Wei is also sick. It’s one thing for him to be on a variety show, but he even begged for an opportunity for Shen Tiantian?
Ye Jiabao really couldn’t figure it out.
Are the stars in the entertainment industry now so selfless?
Speaking of Lu Wei, this conspicuous guy made a grand entrance with a “woo-hoo.”
“I’m here. Is everyone here?”
As soon as Lu Wei came, he went straight to Shen Tiantian’s side, rubbing his hands like a fly, and couldn’t wait to pinch Shen Tiantian’s face.
Unfortunately, because of his makeup and styling today, Shen Tiantian had a small blue star drawn under his left eye, which couldn’t be casually rubbed off.
Lu Wei let out a wail and reluctantly withdrew his hand.
“I was just two seconds late! If I had been a little earlier, I could have been with Tiantian!”
Shen Tiantian’s makeup and styling were very simple. After he was done, he opened his eyes, and the stars seemed to have fallen into his eyes. He let out a “wow” and couldn’t help but praise himself.
“I’m so good-looking.”
With that, he looked at his big brother Lu Wei, who had dark circles under his eyes, and said with a stab to the heart:
“Big brother Lu Wei is still alive.”
Lu Wei let out a “hey,” rolled up his sleeves, and was about to pull Shen Tiantian’s little face.
However, he was avoided by Shen Tiantian, who was on his short little legs.
Tiantian was like a round but agile little round ball. He jumped away in a few moves and hid behind Director Lin.
He then poked his head out and stuck his tongue out at his big brother Lu Wei.
Lin Chen’an watched as this big one and this little one, two meters apart, each held out their hands, shouted “hey ha hey ha,” and fought a set of cat-cat punches with zero damage. He couldn’t help but laugh.
No wonder these two can play together.
The one surnamed Ye, even when he regressed, is still so silly and pretentious. I have no qualms disliking him because he isn’t a child mentally OvO