A Billionaire CEO Brings His Child Home: The Awakening of the Stay-at-Home Dad System

Shen Xiaoting's brushstrokes are very light, the lines are fine and even, one after another, arranged very neatly.

She left the highlights blank, without drawing any lines, letting the white of the paper itself express the brightness of the light.

A light layer of lines was laid in the gray area, with the pressure controlled very well, resulting in a color that was neither too dark nor too light.

For the darker areas, you need to add several layers of lines. The first layer goes from left to right, and the second layer goes from right to left in a crisscross pattern. When the two layers of lines overlap, the color becomes much darker.

She handled the areas where light and shadow met most carefully.

She knew that the line between light and shadow was the strongest point of contrast in the entire painting, and also the most crucial point. The lines here should be arranged the densest, the colors the deepest, and the contrast with the bright areas should be maximized.

She repeatedly laid out lines in this position, layer upon layer, until the color was dark enough before stopping.

The shadow is at the lower right of the cone.

She observed the shape and size of the shadow, then used a pencil to flatly shade a gray area, without drawing too many dense lines, because the shadow didn't need to be too solid; a slightly blurred shadow would look more natural.

After finishing the drawing, she extended her right index finger and gently rubbed the edge of the shadow, making the edge of the shadow blurry and giving it a more realistic look.

[Ding! Conical tonality completed. God-level painting experience points +138!]

She looked at her own painting, then at the cone in front of her, comparing them several times.

She felt the shadow was slightly off-center, so she erased it with an eraser and redrawn it.

This time she was more careful. First, she lightly sketched the outline of the shadow with a pencil, and only after confirming that the position was correct did she fill in the shading.

A dozen minutes later, the cone was drawn.

The cone on the paper has a strong three-dimensional effect, with the left side being brighter and the right side darker; the relationship between light and shadow is very accurate, and the transition of the shadow from dark to light is very natural.

The edges are blurred, making it look like a real object standing there, rather than drawn on paper.

The live stream chat exploded.

"This wasn't drawn by a four-year-old, was it?"

"Host, did you draw this for Tingting?"

"I watched Tingting draw it stroke by stroke with my own eyes. From the initial sketch to the hatching to the shadows, she drew it all herself."

If you don't believe me, you can watch the replay. The camera was pointed at Tingting the whole time she was drawing.

"I studied art, and many of my classmates can't draw this level."

She's only four years old.

"To be honest, some of our senior high school students can't even draw a cone at this level."

Tingting's handling of the light and shadow boundaries is incredibly skillful.

Gifts started floating on the screen—

[Art student Kobayashi is giving away one Carnival!]

[“Mommy Loves Taking Care of Kids” gave away 1 helicopters!]

[“Xiao Liu, a stay-at-home dad,” gave away two Porsches!]

Chen Hao looked at his daughter's drawing, then at her serious little face, and was about to say something when an unexpected comment appeared in the live chat.

"Host, could you please have Tingting draw a sketch for my child? I'll pay for it."

Immediately afterwards, even more comments flooded in.

"I want one too! My child is five years old and wants a sketch drawn by Tingting."

"Tingting's sketches are better than many adults'; I really want one."

It makes me happy just looking at it hanging on the wall.

"Host, name your price. Tingting's painting is worth collecting."

"Once Tingting becomes famous, these early works will definitely be worth a lot of money."

"Yes, yes, I had the same thought. Tingting is only four years old now. In ten years, her paintings will definitely not be worth this much."

Chen Hao stared at the comments for a moment, stunned.

He knew that Tingting's sketching skills were improving rapidly; she practiced every day and made progress every day. But he never imagined that anyone would be willing to pay for her paintings.

In his mind, Tingting was still just a child. Drawing was a hobby and a daily learning task, and it had nothing to do with whether it was valuable or not.

He looked at his daughter—

Shen Xiaoting was adjusting the edges of the cone's shadow with an eraser, her small face full of focus, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes fixed on the shadow on the paper.

She gently erased the eraser in her hand, then erased it again, until she was satisfied. She then placed the eraser on the table and let out a long sigh.

"Tingting, Daddy has something to ask you."

Shen Xiaoting raised her head.

"What is it?" Her eyes were bright. She had been so focused on drawing that she had gotten some pencil dust on her face, making it look black.

"There are many uncles and aunts online, and they also have children at home."

The children loved Tingting's paintings and wanted her to paint one for them too.

They are willing to pay for it.

Is Tingting willing?

Shen Xiaoting's eyes darted around, and she tilted her head to think for a moment.

"If I draw pictures for them, will I receive money like Dad?"

Chen Hao smiled.

"You can also receive money."

Shen Xiaoting put down her pencil, sat up straight, and said in a clear, loud voice, "Then I'm willing!"

The comment section was instantly flooded with messages.

"Hahaha, Tingting agreed immediately when she heard it could make money!"

"She has a business mind at such a young age; no wonder she's the daughter of a news anchor."

"Tingting: I can draw, but it'll cost extra."

"Not greedy, but smart. Knowing that their labor has value."

"The fact that such a young child can understand the relationship between labor and reward shows that the broadcaster has done a good job teaching him."

"Tingting, you name your price, Auntie can afford it!"

Chen Hao smiled and shook his head, then sent a message telepathically:

"Thank you all for your support. Since Tingting is willing, I'll start an auction."

As before, Tingting would draw a custom sketch for the child of the person who offered the highest price.

The starting bid is 50,000 yuan, with each bid increment no less than 5,000 yuan.

The comment section exploded again—

"Starting bid at 50,000? Tingting's paintings are that valuable?"

"Worth it! For a four-year-old to draw at this level, her early works will be collectibles in ten years. Fifty thousand isn't expensive at all; I really want to bid on it."

"I'll offer 55,000!"

"I'll offer 60,000!"

Chen Hao took out his phone, logged into the Douyin backend, opened the auction function, and added an item to bid on.

Write "Tingting Custom Sketch (Buyer provides photo, Tingting hand-draws)" as the product name, set the starting bid to NT$50000, with each bid increment not less than NT$5000, and set the bidding time to 30 minutes.

He checked it over, confirmed that all the information was filled in correctly, and clicked the confirmation button.

"Alright, the auction begins."

Bidding immediately flooded the comment section—

"55000!" — User "Clouds in the Wind"

"60000!" — User "Nanshan Nan"

"65000!" — User "Northern Wolf"

"70000!" — User "Call Me_Alsace"

"75000!" — User "Ji Bin Er Yi"

"80000!" — User "Clouds in the Wind"

"90000!" — User "Nanshan Nan"

"100000!" — User "Northern Wolf"

The comment section erupted in excitement!

"It's surpassed 100,000!"

"Tingting's sketches are worth 100,000 yuan?"

……