Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 195 - 24: The Variety Show Control Group Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder
The matter was settled, and the director, exhausted, called Jiang Lai aside.
"Yangyang is indeed a hard child to manage, but you’ve done a good job these days. I have another lifestyle show in preparation; are you interested?"
Jiang Lai thought about her task and shook her head.
"I still want to focus on acting. Being on too many reality shows might take away an actor’s mystique."
Hearing Jiang Lai say this, the director looked at her with surprise. He thought that given Jiang Lai’s current status, she would eagerly accept his offer. Unexpectedly, she refused directly, and her reasoning made him accept it.
"Hmm, if you want to be a good actor, then indeed, participate in fewer reality shows. Keep it up and work hard."
"Thank you, Director."
Back at her little nest, Yangyang was squatting outside playing with a piglet. Seeing Jiang Lai returned, he quickly stood up and hid his dirty little hands behind his back.
"Go ahead and play, but remember to wash your hands afterward."
"I got into a fight today."
Yangyang quietly walked up to Jiang Lai. The livestream camera had been turned back on, and everyone had heard the assistant director scolding Yangyang earlier. With the broadcast resumed, seeing this mother and son pair, the comments became warm and harmonious.
[Yangyang really needs the protection of a mother like Jiang Lai]
[I believe Yangyang is not a child who disregards reason]
[This mother and son duo really touches me]
[If my mom could believe in me like Jiang Lai does, I wouldn’t have turned out this way]
[Compared to when he first arrived, Yangyang has become much more mature. This is true companionship and growth]
Jiang Lai ruffled Yangyang’s hair.
"I know you got into a fight. Fighting is wrong, but I understand you were angry. Next time when you feel wronged and consider hitting someone, silently think to yourself: I’ll tell my mom, she will support me. Remember that?"
Yangyang was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his head, looking at Jiang Lai with hope, and cautiously asked.
"After leaving here, will you still be my mom?"
"As long as you’re willing, I’ll be your mom for life."
Jiang Lai knew Yangyang’s background. His father had died unexpectedly, and his mother, who had little affection for him, soon remarried. His new stepfather did not like Yangyang, and after his mother had a little brother, Yangyang became completely redundant. Sensitive, he gradually grew stubborn and irritable, resorting to breaking things when upset. His grandparents couldn’t handle him; only his uncle had some control over him.
Since Yangyang didn’t have a mom anymore, Jiang Lai didn’t mind having another son.
Painlessly being a mom, where else could you find such a good thing?
[Honestly, I’m crying]
[Yangyang really is heartbreaking]
[I’m sorry I disliked him for being a troublemaker before, now I declare that Yangyang is the cutest kid!]
[What’s so touching about this fake family bonding created by the show?]
[Whether there’s a script or not, I’m genuinely touched]
[Seeing Yangyang, and then my own son, sigh... children are all little angels]
"The progress of the task to reform the troublemaker is now at sixty-five percent, keep going."
In this world, Little Buding has become much quieter, which Jiang Lai is a bit unaccustomed to.
"What’s up? Does talking consume too much energy?"
"No, it’s just that in the previous world, your identity was questioned, leading you not to have the privilege of choosing a skill in this world. I’m part of the responsibility, so I’ve been reflecting."
Jiang Lai was dismissive.
"Having skills doesn’t matter to me. However, you are indeed useless, but don’t feel bad about this fact; I don’t mind you."
"Your talk is so motherly; you’d better zip it."
"..."
Little Buding is great except for having a mouth.
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Jiang Lai had already contacted a lawyer. Among the original owner’s classmates, there was one in this field, so while teaching Yangyang homework, she chatted with the lawyer using a tablet.
"You can sue, the evidence is sufficient, won’t be much of a hassle."
"Thanks, also if the other party wants to settle, just reply on my behalf that I won’t accept settlement or compensation. I won’t accept it no matter who they are."
The old classmate was somewhat surprised. He thought someone like Jiang Lai, a big star, would have her company handle such matters. Unexpectedly, Jiang Lai sought a lawyer for the case on her own.
"If you go through the company’s legal department, the efficiency might be higher, and... you wouldn’t need to pay for it yourself."
"I know, but I prefer to handle it personally. An old classmate would definitely be more reliable."
He’s among the most successful in the original owner’s memories, now a consultant at an entertainment company that happens to be a rival of Ling Han’s company, so Jiang Lai need not worry about him backstabbing.
After finishing the conversation and deleting the relevant records, Jiang Lai continued tutoring Yangyang in his homework.
The troublemaker no longer needs supervision and prompting. After discovering the fun in learning, he actively asked Jiang Lai for practice problems every day.
Originally, other children also had summer homework. Yu Yan was not good at teaching children, so upon hearing Jiang Lai was consistently tutoring Yangyang, she simply sent Tangguo over.
Yang Bing initially planned to tutor her child, too, but the thought processes of five or six-year-olds were beyond her control. After three days, she gave up and, like Yu Yan, sent Rourou over. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
It was like herding sheep, whether one or three.
Now, sandwiched between two little girls, Yangyang was always restless, his cheeks bright red the whole time, once making Jiang Lai consider whether he had a fever.
But the symptoms vastly improved once Tangguo left, clearly not a fever, just shyness.
After a few calm days, time halfway through, the director began to stir things up again.
Early one morning, the village head called everyone together.
"The rainy season has arrived, and the mushrooms in the mountains can be picked. The picking time is only these two days. If missed, some very precious mushrooms will be lost. These days, you’ve been eating and living in the village thanks to the locals. It’s now time to give back to them."
"I will now announce today’s task: help some elderly villagers go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, then go down together and sell them. The money earned can be converted into points, and points can be used to exchange for accommodation and food for the following seven days. The more points, the better the food and accommodation. Do you understand?"
Several children were very excited, shouting in unison.
"Understood!"
"If understood, come collect your tools. You have fifteen minutes to change clothes after collecting them, and we’ll regroup here at nine o’clock."
