Chapter 183

Chapter 183

Everyone looked at the screen in front of them with curiosity and anticipation. Finally, under the weight of everyone's gaze, the host announced the reward.

"Our prize is—"

"The title of Regional Peace Ambassador! The production team will donate supplies worth 150,000 in the name of Ye Ye and his mother to help the children in this area!"

The host declared with great enthusiasm and handed the board, which had been resting on the wooden table covered with a red cloth, to the two guests.

"Please, Ye Ye and his mother, raise the prize board together!"

Upon hearing the host's words, Ye Ye frowned slightly, seemingly very dissatisfied with the result.

"150,000 to help others?! I want to buy toys! The kids here aren't as miserable as I am, why should the money be spent on them!"

Though Ye Ye was clever for his age, his disdainful expression was all too clear to everyone.

Hearing her son say this, Ye Ye's mother quickly tugged his arm and, lowering her head, glared at him sternly. "Apologize to everyone right now! Don't you know the kids here live more miserably than you?"

Ye Ye pouted, still somewhat defiant.

"Why should I have to say that? I’m the one who’s suffering here!"

"Actually, it's somewhat understandable for Ye Ye to think this way. After all, he was sold by his parents to cater to an old man in the entertainment industry when he was young, enduring pain that a child who has only just started primary school couldn't imagine!"

"But that's still no reason for him to compare suffering! I'm sure the viewers in the live chat are starting to dislike him now!"

Yi Tiantian was right. The viewers in the live chat were indeed angered after hearing Ye Ye's selfish and insensitive remarks.

[How can such a young child be so malicious?! He's clearly living a carefree life, much happier than the local kids, right?!]

[How did Ye Ye's parents educate him? Did they abuse him? Otherwise, why would he turn out like this and say such things?!]

[Ye Ye might have an antisocial personality. I'm really worried he'll grow up to not only torture animals but also hurt people!]

[Ye Ye doesn't seem to have a good relationship with his mother either. I'm really starting to wonder if he's even her biological child...]

Viewers in the live chat were buzzing with comments, speculating about Ye Ye and his mother amidst a flurry of criticism.

Due to Ye Ye's outburst of selfishness, the atmosphere at the scene became extremely awkward. The expressions of the other guests froze, but it was Lan Lan's father who stood up, booming in a loud voice, "Can’t you get your kid under control? Did you even hear what he just said?! I'm telling you, mothers shouldn't be the ones to raise kids, or they'll turn them into no-good troublemakers! Look, this is the perfect example!"

Although Lan Lan's father had stood up, he wasn't there to condemn what Ye Ye had said, but rather to attack the mothers present.

Ye Ye's mother, who was already wearing a cold expression, became even angrier when she heard Lan Lan's father dare to stand up and scold her. The atmosphere grew even more tense.

But Lan Lan's father continued to stand there, pretending to be righteous and animated as he loudly condemned, extending a thick finger toward Lan Lan and, facing the camera, declared, "In our family, I firmly refuse to let Lan Lan's mother instill those ideas in her! Our girls need to know their place in society is below men!"

As soon as these words left his mouth, all the women present instantly felt offended. Xie Niao and Le Le's mother immediately darkened their expressions.

Before Le Le’s mom could respond, Le Le, sitting beside her, jumped in.

"You’re dead wrong! We live in a society that values gender equality. Lan Lan is no less capable than boys! For example, she's more famous than me and has appeared in more works!"

Le Le jumped to his feet, his round face set in a serious expression as he spoke up, his bright eyes looking up at Lan Lan's father, who had just made those outrageous remarks.

Lan Lan's father furrowed his brows, his face scrunching up in disdain as if looking at a lunatic, then extended his hand toward Le Le's mother again. "I told you! A woman's upbringing can't produce anything good! Look what she's done to this poor boy! He's ruined!"

Le Le's mother looked at Lan Lan's father, her face flushed red. Her upbringing told her not to lash out, but her emotions screamed that it was time to stand up for herself.

"Why do you say that? What's wrong with Mom?!"

Even when angry, Lele's mom's fair cheeks flushed red. It's said that gentle people are quite frightening when they get angry, and indeed, even the staff were startled by Lele's mom's words.

But after saying that, Lele's mom's tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes. She reached out to wipe her tears and ignored Lan Lan's dad.

Lele looked up at his mom, distressed, and shouted, "Mom, don't listen to the bad man's nonsense!"

Xie Niao understood Yi Tiantian's thoughts and knew that Lele's mom's life was counting down. She was already doing her best to properly educate Lele, and being criticized by Lan Lan's dad made her even more heartbroken.

"Mr. Lan Lan's dad, I think you should apologize to Lele's mom because I believe Lele is an honest and kind child, and Lele's mom's education is completely fine."

Xie Niao put her arm around Lele's mom's shoulder and handed her a white tissue to wipe her tears, whispering concerned comforts.

Mr. Xie also frowned and stepped forward, looking at the unreasonable Lan Lan's dad. "Mr. Lan Lan's dad, with all due respect, your views are extremely outdated. Anyone who promotes gender bias is very extreme."

As a major boss in the entertainment industry, Mr. Xie's words carried inherent authority, causing everyone around to fall silent instantly.

Just moments ago, Lan Lan's dad was smugly delivering his self-proclaimed "enlightened" views, but now he deflated like a punctured balloon.

Because he knew that once Mr. Xie spoke, he no longer had a say. If Lan Lan wanted to make it in the entertainment industry in the future, she would have to stay on good terms with Mr. Xie!

"Oh, yes, yes, I said too much."

Lan Lan's dad bowed repeatedly, apologizing to Mr. Xie in various ways, but he did not apologize to Lele's mom or the other women present.

"How phony and disgusting!"

"Actually, the person Lan Lan's dad should really apologize to is not Mr. Xie, but the moms!"

"But this old man will probably never apologize because his male chauvinism won't allow him to lower his head and apologize to a woman!"

Yi Tiantian's thoughts echoed, and the people around gave Lan Lan's dad disdainful looks.

"You should apologize to everyone, especially Lele's mom," Xie Yi said coldly, looking at Lan Lan's dad.

"This..."

Lan Lan's dad gritted his teeth and swallowed his pride. Just like in Yi Tiantian's thoughts, he really didn't want to apologize, especially to Lele's mom!

But seeing Mr. Xie's serious expression, he ultimately chose to yield, because Lan Lan would still need to make it in the entertainment industry, and she had to earn money for her newly born younger brother!

"I apologize, Lele's mom. It was just a misunderstanding. I didn't mean anything else."

Lan Lan's dad gave a forced smile as he symbolically bowed slightly to Lele's mom.

Lele's mom could tell that Lan Lan's dad's apology was not sincere, so she ignored him.

During this time, Lele stayed by his mom's side, comforting her.

In contrast, Lan Lan sat in her seat wiping her tears, while her dad didn't care about her.

Seeing this, Yi Tiantian couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy and walked over to the little girl Lan Lan, crouched down, and gently asked in a soft voice, "Lan Lan, why are you crying?"

"I don't want to be with Dad! I don't want to earn money for my younger brother! I don't want to be so tired!"

With childish honesty, Lan Lan said everything on her mind, crying her heart out.

"What are you saying, kid!"

Lan Lan's father immediately flew into a rage when he realized that Lan Lan had revealed all his secret plans. He raised his hand, ready to strike her again.

But Yi Tiantian firmly caught his palm, frowning as he said, "Is this how you define education, Lan Lan's father?!"

Lan Lan's father's face turned red, but he could do nothing about Yi Tiantian. Gritting his teeth, he glared at Lan Lan, who was wiping away her tears, with a look of pure anger.

The live chat exploded with reactions, as what had just happened was too much to process for the viewers.

[Both Lele and his mom are great! So is Lan Lan! But Lan Lan's dad is just disgusting!]

[No wonder Lele is so kind and brave—his mom has raised him right! On the other hand, how could Lan Lan's dad say something like that?! A mother carries her child for ten months, not to subject them to such poor education!]

[Lan Lan's dad, this isn't the Qing Dynasty anymore. In modern China, we don't tolerate such outdated behavior. You should turn yourself in!]

[So Lan Lan has been taking on so many jobs since she was young just to earn money for her brother's future bride! She's still so young, yet she's being exploited by her brother. How pitiful!]

[Lan Lan's dad should just leave the show! I don't want to see him at all!]

It was clear that Lan Lan's father had provoked public anger. Director Xiao Chen, seeing the situation during the live broadcast, quickly stepped forward to mediate the conflict between the guests.

Since they had already signed a contract, the show's recording had to continue. Lan Lan's father was persuaded to stop his inappropriate remarks from earlier and sat back down in his seat.

During the chaos that had just happened on set, the kids were obviously scared, but one child showed a different kind of delight.

Ye Ye got a kick out of watching people fight. Sometimes when his parents fought loudly at home, he would clap his hands and cheer, acting like a troublemaker.

"Ahem, let's continue handing out the awards then."

The host glanced at Ye Ye, signaling him not to speak out of turn this time.

Ye Ye's previously excited face drooped instantly, but fortunately, he didn't complain this time.

However, the viewers in the live chat were not happy about this.

[I don't think the title of Peace Ambassador should be given to Ye Ye! He was laughing while everyone else was arguing! He shouldn't be considered a Peace Ambassador?!]

[Exactly! You should step down from this award! Voluntarily give it up!]

[Maybe Yi Tiantian, who was eliminated second, should replace Ye Ye as the Peace Ambassador? He's ten thousand times better than Ye Ye!]

[Yi Tiantian is indeed good, but the show's rules are rules. They can't be changed so easily, right?!]

Director Xiao Chen saw the feedback on the live comments and, although he understood that Ye Ye and his mom's behavior didn't deserve the title, he pondered for a moment before making a decision.