Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 699: Second Senior Brother: I Don’t Want to Get Mobbed
Compared to music variety shows, Tuanzi is more concerned about why Second Senior Brother has connections with Shengxin.
She scrunched up her face and tried to recall, "Second Senior Brother, you only assisted us a few times and joined our live shows, you haven’t interacted with Auntie Shengxin that much, have you?"
After participating in so many shows, with each invitation coming from different sources, Tuanzi had a vague sense that the adult world is quite complicated. She doesn’t think that the faint connection between Second Senior Brother and Shengxin could earn an invitation.
"Could it be," her little mouth opened wide, "you also helped Auntie Shengxin identify a fake item?"
Tuanzi didn’t yet know the professional term ’counterfeit.’
"How could there be so many antiques for me to appraise?"
Ji Zhangzhuo chuckled while pinching her cheek, turning her round mouth into a duckbill, and snapped a photo with his phone.
Her big eyes immediately widened.
"No photos allowed!"
Tuanzi reached out to grab the phone, but Ji Zhangzhuo held it high above her.
"Junior Sister, you drink milk every day, how come you’re still not growing taller?"
Short-statured Tuanzi used a headbutt attack, directly knocking Ji Zhangzhuo flying.
"I will grow taller!"
She hid Ji Zhangzhuo’s phone, hands on her hips, confidently saying, "This is called accumulating silently!"
Having just learned this idiom, she proudly explained the meaning to Ji Zhangzhuo, "Miaomiao is eating a lot now but seems not to grow fast. But one day, like bamboo, she’ll ’whoosh’ and grow so tall, even taller than you!"
Ji Zhangzhuo rubbed his waist where he’d been hit and, hearing her, his lips twitched, "Is that really what ’accumulating silently’ means?"
Looking at his rather short and chubby junior sister, he frankly said, "Being tall and skinny doesn’t look good. You look great as you are, short and round."
Tuanzi: "..."
Angry headbutt!
Ji Zhangzhuo was once again knocked flying.
Seeing that the host was getting riled up, the system had to console her.
[Ancient Martial System: Don’t listen to him. You’ve been practicing martial arts for years, how could you be round?]
The host just has the baby fat and little tummy expected at her age, which is perfectly normal. Her little chubby paws and arms like lotus root segments are also quite normal.
Tuanzi, being in a sensitive period, caught the main point from the system’s words.
[Miaomiao: Not round, but short, right?]
[Ancient Martial System: ...Ahem]
Angry Tuanzi set her sights on Ji Zhangzhuo’s long legs.
She once again dreamed of swapping legs.
[Ancient Martial System: There’s plenty of time in the future to handle him slowly, why not focus on asking about the music variety show for kids now? Your reputation value is just over nine billion; maybe recording just one last show will get you there.] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Despite the senior brothers contributing greatly to accumulating reputation value, Tuanzi is still the main force. To reach ten billion reputation value, Tuanzi needs to participate in at least one more show, get more exposure, and it’d be best to showcase the new martial arts she’s learned recently.
Tuanzi knows what’s important, snorting at Ji Zhangzhuo before arrogantly crossing her little arms, "Second Senior Brother, tell me, what’s the deal with that show?"
Ji Zhangzhuo, not having had enough fun, wanted to tease her further.
"You’re..."
Sneaking a glance at a man with flowing white hair passing by, he quickly changed his tone, "So, you remember Shengxin had an assistant named Little Tong, right? We went for a barbecue together one evening."
Tuanzi thought for a moment and nodded.
"That assistant seemed problematic," Ji Zhangzhuo squinted slightly, showing a hint of mockery, "He kept probing whether our Heavenly Cloud Sect accepts disciples, insinuating he wanted to exploit our sect’s popularity. But I clearly heard those parents instruct him not to bother us unnecessarily."
Originally, artists and assistants share success and failure, so this request doesn’t violate any principle; an assistant should comply. But that Little Tong kept asking nosy questions, seeming like he wanted to broker some connection for someone.
Knowing his junior sister had several brothers in the industry, Ji Zhangzhuo looked into it: generally, assistants are either privately hired, being life assistants, or company-assigned, as work assistants.
Some companies do arrange life assistants, and such artists either lack enough status or income, or they overly trust the company, exposing their work and life to the company.
"I believe that Little Tong is quite problematic. If it’s not a directive from company leadership, then he’s planning to switch allegiances, so I warned Shengxin."
Hearing there’s definitely a story behind this, Tuanzi unknowingly moved closer, forgetting her anger and curiously asked, "Then what happened? Auntie Shengxin helped find a show because something happened, she’s very grateful to you, right?"
Catching sight of the third junior brother leaving in the corner of his eye, Ji Zhangzhuo pinched Tuanzi’s face unceremoniously, "I’ll tell you if you first call me Second Senior Brother."
"Second Senior Brother?" Tuanzi tilted her head, full of confusion, "Hasn’t Miaomiao always been calling you Second Senior Brother? Were you deaf before, didn’t hear?"
Ji Zhangzhuo grunted, "Call me again, ’Second Senior Brother is the most awesome in the world!’"
Tuanzi wrinkled her nose, unwilling, "Miaomiao is the most awesome in the world!"
Ji Zhangzhuo stepped back, "Then say, ’Second Senior Brother is the best senior brother; no other senior brother can compare!’"
Quickly glancing behind Ji Zhangzhuo, Tuanzi smiled, "Do I really have to call you that?"
Ji Zhangzhuo nodded, urging, "Hurry up and say it."
"Then Miaomiao... Oh, First Senior Brother, Fourth Junior Brother, Fifth and Sixth Junior Brothers, Seventh Junior Brother, you’re here?"
Ji Zhangzhuo froze.
He suspected his junior sister was deceiving him, but his back did feel chilly, as if something was staring at him.
Just as he hesitated to turn around, a hand rested on his shoulder.
Turning his head, he saw the hand was long and elegant, with distinct bones, perfect for playing the piano.
Without a doubt, it was First Senior Brother.
Another hand rested on his left shoulder.
Turning his head, he saw the hand was large.
Without a doubt, it was Seventh Junior Brother.
Without turning around, Ji Zhangzhuo showed a gentle smile, "Silly Junior Sister, Senior Brother was just joking with you. In our sect, everyone is talented, right?"
Tuanzi smiled and nodded joyfully, "Yes, yes, Second Senior Brother, look back!"
Ji Zhangzhuo refused to look back.
Besides the third junior brother, he could win one-on-one, but against many, he’d only be beaten up. Their sect’s way of expressing brotherly love was just too passionate for him to handle.
"After Shengxin got the tip-off, she observed in secret and found out that Little Tong was bought off by an artist from their own company whose position was similar to hers. That person and their agent planned to step over her for advancement."
Ji Zhangzhuo expressed some disdain, evidently looking down on that artist’s methods. Competing against artists from other companies is fine, but even targeting someone in the same company harms the company’s interests. Would the company leadership agree?
"Shengxin’s agent is quite capable, they’ve been handling this all the while, and once everything settled, coincidentally knowing the director of that show, they recommended it to us."
Ji Zhangzhuo asked with enthusiasm, "Junior Sister, this show is about performing, either singing or dancing. Who are you planning to bring along?"
