Live Stream: Overly Pampered Education Creates Three Superstars in One Family

In the control room, the director stared at the ever-increasing popularity data on his phone screen, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

He scrolled through hashtags on various platforms.

#ChenChuForYou#.

#Education expert criticized#.

#Are your lips inlaid with gold?

The number of views for each topic is growing at an astonishing rate.

His fingers slid across the screen, watching the viral video clips and the tens of thousands of heated comments in the comment section. An idea gradually took shape in his mind.

He put down his phone, turned to look at Zhao Dabiao, who was still sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and said with barely suppressed excitement, "Director Zhao, I've come up with an idea."

Zhao Dabiao put down his teacup, raised his eyelids, and glanced at him: "Hmm?"

The director rubbed his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and said in an energetic tone, "There's a lot of buzz online right now, everyone's talking about Chen Chu and his parenting style. I'm thinking, could we capitalize on this hype and do a family exchange segment?"

His speech quickened, "It's about swapping the children between two families, letting Chen Chu take care of the other family's child, and letting the other family's parents take care of Chen Chu's child. This would not only increase the show's appeal but also allow us to see what kind of effects different educational methods would have on different children. I think it's a pretty good experiment..."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Dabiao nervously, like a student waiting for a teacher to grade their homework. He wasn't sure if this high-ranking leader would approve of this kind of plan, which clearly had the characteristics of a variety show.

Ultimately, the show is officially positioned as a serious educational observation program.

Zhao Dabiao was silent for a moment. He didn't answer immediately, but instead picked up his teacup and took another sip, his gaze falling on the coffee table in front of him, as if he were thinking about something. Then he put down the teacup and nodded slightly: "A very good idea. Okay."

The director paused for a moment, then his face broke into a wide grin that almost reached his ears: "Then I'll start working on the proposal right away! I can have it ready by tomorrow!"

Zhao Dabiao didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the monitor screen.

On the screen, the scene of Chen Chu's living room was still playing quietly. Chen Chu was sitting on the sofa, Chen Xiayu was lying on his lap, and Chen Ziran was playing games in front of the computer.

This family looked no different from any other household, but Zhao Dabiao looked at the scene with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

The next morning, a complete and detailed event plan was presented to all the core members of the program team.

The director stood in front of the whiteboard in the conference room, holding a marker, and wrote two names on the whiteboard: "Chen Chu" and "Wang Wenwu".

He drew a horizontal line between the two names and then wrote a line of large letters next to it.

"A one-week family exchange."

He turned around, looked at the core staff members present, and spoke with certainty.

"This will be the biggest surprise since the show started. Two completely different families, two completely different parenting styles, one is laissez-faire and free-range, the other is strict and disciplinary. Let Chen Chu take care of Wang Zihao for a week, and let Wang Wenwu take care of Chen Ziran and Chen Xiayu for a week. Let's see what happens."

A low murmur arose in the conference room.

Some people are excited, while others are already calculating how high the ratings for this episode will be.

The plan had passed all approval processes before noon. The news spread online like wildfire. Although the production team has not yet made an official announcement, "insiders" have already released information on social media that "Effective Parenting" is about to make a big move.

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Chen Ziran sat at his desk, his phone screen displaying a fragmented online world: video clips of Chen Chu, Wei Zhilin's angry outbursts, Xu Danian's sarcastic remarks, Zhao Shuilan's silence, and Sun Xuerong's stubbornness. He spent the entire morning scrolling through all the discussions about his father.

The voices of support and opposition intertwined, like a giant net enveloping him.

He put down his phone, leaned back in his chair, and stared at the white ceiling light, suddenly feeling a little dazed.

He remembered some things from a long time ago.

I remember when my grades were really bad, after each parent-teacher meeting, my father would come home and not say anything, but just pat me on the shoulder and say, "It's okay, try harder next time."

He recalled a time when he ranked fifth from the bottom in his class on an exam. He thought he would be scolded, but his father just looked at the report card and asked him, "What do you want to eat? Dad will make it for you."

I remember a time when I was addicted to games, and my grades plummeted. My teacher called my parents. When my father came back from the school, he didn't confiscate my phone and computer. He just sat next to me and said one sentence.

"You can play games if you want, but you need to know what you're doing."

At that time, he felt that his father didn't care about him.

They don't care about his grades.

They simply didn't take him seriously.

But now he suddenly understands.

His father did not abandon him.

The father was giving him space.

They are waiting for him to figure it out himself.

She was protecting his pitiful self-esteem in her own way, instead of like other parents who would use the phrase "it's for your own good" to dump all the pressure and expectations on him.

When his grades were so bad, how much pressure did his father face?

When relatives gathered and the uncles and aunts asked about his grades, how did his father answer?

When the teacher called to complain, how did the father smile apologetically and say, "Okay, okay, I'll talk to him when I get back"?

What did the father feel when he heard about the neighbor's child's grades while the parents were chatting downstairs? The child in the neighbor's house ranked in the top ten of the grade.

Chen Ziran had never thought about these issues.

Or rather, he never seriously considered these questions.

He took a deep breath, stood up from his chair, and walked out of the room.

In the living room, Chen Chu was squatting on the floor by the bathroom door, with a small stool in front of him and Chen Xiayu sitting on the stool.

The little girl's head was covered in white foam, like she was wearing a soft, fluffy cotton candy hat.

Chen Chu's hands were covered in foam as he carefully washed her hair, his movements as gentle as if he were handling a fragile piece of porcelain.

"Daddy, water got in my eyes..." Chen Xiayu said with her eyes closed, her little face scrunched up, her voice filled with childish dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, Daddy will be gentle. Close your eyes tightly and don't open them."

Chen Chu quickly slowed down, took a little water in his palm, carefully rinsed away the foam near the corners of her eyes, and then gently wiped her eyelids with his fingers.

"Okay, okay, I won't go any further."

Chen Ziran stood in the living room, watching this scene, and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he walked over, stopped at the bathroom door, and said in a voice completely different from his usual one, with a hint of solemnity, "Dad."

Chen Chu didn't turn around, still focused on dealing with the foam on Chen Xiayu's head: "Hmm?"

Let's play games together.

Chen Chu paused for a moment. He turned his head and looked at Chen Ziran with some surprise. Why was this kid so serious today?

He looked Chen Ziran up and down, raising an eyebrow.

"No, you've finally figured it out? Good lad, you finally understand your dad's invincible technique?"