Every star was her anticipation, hoping merely… that someone would like her a little.
The barrage in the live-streaming room erupted:
[I like you!]
[So clean!]
[Those eyes are so beautiful!]
[The little girl is so thin!]
[The moment she looked up at the camera, my God, my world brightened!]
This variety show was broadcast live, and now, the entire room was blown away, shocked by this little village girl.
The earring Manli wore was a Bluetooth headset, through which her agent's voice came, "The live streaming room has exploded, this kid is going to be a sensation!"
"Your popularity is currently the highest among the guests! Use her to stabilize your popularity!"
Upon hearing this, Manli squinted her eyes and unleashed her most radiant smile.
She squatted down and asked gently, "Are you still hungry?"
Tao Ti shook her head. "Not anymore."
Tao Ti did not want to be a burden to anyone.
"Is that so! But… I'm hungry!" Manli laughed softly, her gaze indulgent.
She touched Tao Ti's head and said affectionately, "Can you take me to a place to eat?"
[Ahh! Manli's gaze is so indulgent, so gentle, I want to drown in Manman's tenderness!]
[Manman surely wants to take the little friend to eat!]
[Manman is kind-hearted and beautiful, a little fairy!]
The agent burst into laughter, "The effect is very good, Manli, keep it up!"
Manli did not want to hold the hand of a child at all, as her hands were covered in chillblains, which truly looked disgusting.
But for the sake of the show's effect and her own popularity, she still reached out and held Tao Ti's hand.
Tao Ti's hand was taken, and her little face flushed.
The pretty sister's hand is really warm!
Tao Ti revealed a sweet and well-behaved smile, her eyes crescent-shaped, and she had a pair of sweet dimples at the corners of her mouth!
The popularity of the live-streaming room soared after Tao Ti appeared, and the director instructed the cameraman to give the child several close-ups.
The cameraman accurately captured Tao Ti's smiling face, giving it a big close-up.
The audience in the live-streaming room was struck by this smile!
[So cute!]
[Those dimples are so sweet!]
[Look, everyone, the hand Manman is holding!]
[Are those frostbites?]
[Her family must be very poor, right?]
After walking for a quarter of an hour and seeing no signs of a restaurant, Manli, losing her patience, asked, "How much longer until we arrive?"
Tao Ti, with her little short legs, widened her stride, barely keeping up with the pretty sister's pace, and panted, "Soon, just at the village entrance!"
"Where did this wretched girl run off to?" A portly village woman rushed over, grabbed Tao Ti's ear, and the other hand started smacking her.
Manli was startled by the suddenly approaching village woman and escaped behind the cameraman.
The cameraman hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, "Sister, don't hit the child! She is showing us the way!"
Tao Ti bit her lip, her eyes brimming with tears, yet she stubbornly didn't let them fall.
The camera was focused on Tao Ti the whole time, recording everything.
The live-streaming room immediately went up in flames:
[A crazy woman suddenly rushed over and scared me, is she the child's mother?]
[Forgive me for not believing it! This woman is so ugly, the two of them don't look alike at all!]
[Was there a genetic mutation?]
[Maybe she's not the real mother, perhaps a stepmother!]
Though the cameraman intervened, Zhang Cuilian could no longer continue hitting the child, looked at them suspiciously, and asked, "Who are you, and why are you in our village?"
"We are here to film a variety show."
"You are filming a show?" Zhang Cuilian looked disdainfully at Tao Ti, "This child will also be filmed?"
"If we use the child's footage during editing, we will pay a fee."
"There's a fee?" Zhang Cuilian's eyes darted about, "This child doesn't know the way, I'll have my twins show you!"
She glared fiercely at Tao Ti, and commanded, "Go home and call your brother and sister here!"