Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Child Traffickers
Compared to the proud yet reserved top star, little Liu Yue was much more candid.
"Miaomiao is really amazing. She did like this, and then like this..."
The originally quiet and shy girl even started imitating some actions.
Other guests cooperated by exclaiming things like ’Oh oh,’ ’Awesome,’ ’Wish I could see it live.’
Various compliments entered the ears of the top star.
The top star was satisfied.
His sister really was the best!
The sister he praised so much was busy figuring out how to pick corn.
Realizing that kung fu was of no use, she had to learn from Su Chaomu, "Twist to the left, twist to the right, and pick it down!"
Su Chaomu praised, "The one you picked is big too, but mine is bigger."
Tuanzi wasn’t convinced, "Miaomiao picked a bigger one!"
Pouting, she walked forward, "Miaomiao will keep picking, let’s see who picks the most and the best!"
Su Chaomu stroked his chin, pretended to think seriously, and after a few seconds said loudly, "Then I will graciously accept your challenge!"
Other kids also ran over to join in the fun.
Sadly though, no matter how enthusiastic the kids were, they had to yield to the height of the corn.
They could only pick the corn lower down.
However, with the kids being eager to participate, and five parents putting in effort, plus the corn team having picked some earlier, they soon stopped. Weighing it, over 120 pounds.
A few adults wiped their sweat, looking relieved, "Finally over."
Su Hanjiang: "Isn’t this season more tiring than the last?"
Ye Feng nodded, "The production team is getting tougher."
Tang Tian teased, "Do you regret it?"
Ye Feng pointed to his face, "Look at my expression."
Tuanzi only cared about how to deal with the extra corn.
"Can Miaomiao pick out the excess to take away?"
Tuanzi stood obediently in front of Director Qian with her hands tucked away.
This gesture made Director Qian feel the pressure again.
[Director Qian: Feeling exhausted]
[Director Qian: If I don’t agree, will you lift me up again, you little rascal?]
[Director Qian: Let me fly, and I’ll give you the extra corn]
Director Qian remained silent, while netizens analyzed his inner thoughts.
Tuanzi sneaked a small step forward.
Director Qian instinctively stepped back a big step.
Tuanzi widened her eyes.
Director Qian quickly said, "Okay, okay, pick as you like!"
Tuanzi gave him a suspicious look, then moved towards the corn basket.
"Uncle Director is really so straightforward? Not thinking any bad thoughts?"
Director Qian: "..."
[Tsk tsk, he’s already left a psychological shadow on the child]
[Truthfully, this season’s production team is really tough, pulling out the big moves in the second episode]
[You should wait for the guests to get used to it before pulling stunts]
Tuanzi invited her friends to pick corn together. Each picked seven to eight large corn and ran away.
A staff member said, "They don’t seem to have weighed them."
Director Qian said wearily, "Forget it, forget it, we’re a variety show, no need to be so serious."
Staff member: "..." Weren’t you the one saying during the meeting that being serious makes it interesting?
Coincidentally, Tuanzi was staying in Corn Room No. 3.
She happily hugged the corn and went to find the house owner.
"Auntie, look, aren’t the corn Miaomiao picked great?"
The house owner’s face was a bit gray, with a strong sense of sadness in her brows, but she still showed a kindly smile when she saw Miaomiao.
"Yes, they’re big, Miaomiao is really amazing."
Tuanzi tilted her head to look at her, "Auntie, you seem very sad. Did something happen in your home? Can Miaomiao help?"
Mrs. Wang didn’t speak, knowing they were about to start making dinner, she even offered to help start the fire.
The ingredients the kids bought had already been distributed to each parent.
Everyone cooked the meal, then brought them to the threshing grounds to eat together.
Gu Che specifically asked for braised beef, planning to stir-fry a beef dish for his sister.
According to his sister’s habits, while he was cooking, she would definitely peek in with her little head, and sometimes she’d sneak in to steal bites.
He waited for his sister to do just that, so he could tease her a bit.
He looked back several times, but didn’t see his sister’s figure.
He couldn’t help but go to the door and ask a staff member, "Where’s Miaomiao?"
Staff member: "Chatting with people at the village entrance."
Gu Che: "?"
Village entrance.
Many families had finished dinner and were now cooling off together under the big banyan tree at the village entrance.
Many elderly also brought teapots and chess over.
The few children in the village were also playing around there.
But today, it was a bit different.
A little Douding came over to practice Tai Chi Boxing.
Some village elders who knew Tai Chi Boxing also joined in.
[Not sure why, whenever I see these calm and slow movements, I feel very peaceful and reassured]
[Feels like Miaomiao has already integrated into the local area after just one day]
[Gu Che: What about me? Does my sister not want me anymore?]
[The top star is still cooking at home, hahaha]
[This is quite like our childhood, parents cook while kids run around. At mealtime, just need to call us a few times, and we’d go home]
[Is Gu Miaomiao deliberately showing off, doing Tai Chi Boxing everywhere she goes]
[Exactly, it’s just Tai Chi Boxing, many college students can do it]
[The front one took the wrong medicine]
[Ignore it, it’s either a troll or a paid internet shill, seen too many]
Tuanzi didn’t think that much.
She practiced Tai Chi Boxing for one because she hadn’t met her exercise target today, and two, she wanted to inquire about something.
"Granny, do you know Mrs. Wang?"
She also proactively mentioned Mrs. Wang’s name, which she had asked the show staff for.
The granny peeling peanuts sighed.
"Sigh, she and old Liu are unfortunate people. They had a daughter in their forties, who was kidnapped after a few years. If their daughter had grown up well, she’d only be seven by now."
Others also chimed in with what they knew.
"It happened right in the town. She was cycling with her child on the way to the market. Just took her eyes off for a few minutes, and the child was taken. Still not found."
"She even wanted to jump into the river back then but was stopped by everyone."
"Ugh, why can’t human traffickers just all drop dead?"
"Their couple have been searching for their child all these years, and often keep track of various fugitive trafficker information."
Tuanzi pouted.
"Human traffickers, so annoying, they’re the worst."
Her eyes turned a bit red.
She had worked hard to return to her family and wished that older sister she’d never met could return to her parents, too.
The audience in the live stream also felt heavy-hearted.
[Really, human traffickers are just tumors, breaking so many families apart]
[And buying and selling should carry the same guilt, no buy, where’s the sell?]
[So infuriating]
[Actually, our show’s audience is so large, we could use the show to help find the child]
[Yeah, see, it’s already dinner time, and there are still tens of millions watching live, everyone can help]
Director Qian was watching all the live streams, and seeing many netizens suggesting this, he thought about it and simply asked someone to contact the Liu Family to see if they had a photo of the child.