The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them Chapter 278 - Chapter 278: A Negative Example

Chapter 278: A Negative Example

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Ning Xiaoxiao and the rest followed Xiao Yi inside his room.

Xiao Yi took out his precious blind box. He opened it to reveal nurous pens. Li Zexuan leaned down and counted them. There must be more than fifty pens inside the box.

He didn’t understand what the hype was about. “What’s the difference between this and ordinary pens?” he asked. There was a stationery store in his school. Even there, the blind box stationery was the most popular item bought by students. He couldn’t understand why they were so popular.

The pen and keyboard were part of Xiao Yi’s collection. He patiently explained the appeal of the blind box. So of the pens were bought, so gifted to him by friends and fans, and others were exchanged for different items.

Ning Xiaoxiao and Wheatley were very interested in the blind box.

“I also have the sa collection,” said Ning Xiaoxiao. “But mine are dolls instead of pens. It is especially thrilling when I receive a rare item!”

Wheatley also had a blind box full of pens , but she wasn’t really collecting them deliberately. Other than Li Zexuan, they all had a common topic to talk about.

Xiao Yi, Ning Xiaoxiao, and Wheatley talked at length about their collections and even agreed to exchange so of them.

Li Zexuan stood at the side and listened to them silently. “Do you have any hobbies?” asked Ning Xiaoxiao.

“?” asked Li Zexuan.

“Yeah. Do you like doing anything in your spare ti?” asked Ning Xiaoxiao again.

“I know what Brother Xuanxuan likes doing when he is free!” said Wheatley.

“He plays the guitar.”

Li Zexuan was about to say he didn’t really have a hobby when Wheatley beat him to it. “Uh…” he stamred. “Yeah. I do play the guitar.”

Ning Xiaoxiao had won the Best Newcor Award in the entertainnt industry. However, she didn’t have any knowledge about music. She had participated in a variety show which made her match each song to its respective lyrics, though.

She had tried to learn to sing from a vocal coach, but she wasn’t very good at it. She was almost as bad at singing as Li Yanchen.

Her seniors often joked with her about her singing skills. Ning Xiaoxiao always played along and told them that just because soone had good looks didn’t an they had a good voice too.

Ning Xiaoxiao didn’t have any musical talents, but she did admire other celebrities with musical skills. Li Zexuan happened to be the person she admired the most. He was a good actor, had a decent voice, and was proficient in playing a few musical instrunts.

“You all are so good at what you do,” said Ning Xiaoxiao. “I don’t understand why the Festival Group even invited when they have people who are so talented.”

“I am not really that good,” said Wheatley. “I an, Brother Xuanxuan can act, sing, and play guitar! I just barely play the violin.”

“Oh, please! Don’t be so humble. You all have real skills. I just hide behind my books and my laptop,” aid Xiao Yi.

That surprised everyone. Xiao Yi was a role model. Every parent compared their children with him. He not only excelled at gas but also excelled in his studies. He was a top scorer in the college entrance examination, for god’s

“You are the one being so humble. Do you know how many parents wish their children were like you? When my mom nags for using my laptop too much, I always tell her how you excel at both gas and studies. You have beco an example and a role model for us. I always tell her that you study and play gas, so the two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive,” said Ning Xiaoxiao.

Wheatley agreed.

Xiao Yi’s brow furrowed. “Are you sure that is not a negative example? Do children really use as an excuse to play gas? I need to be more careful. I will clarify in the livestream that I am fully devoted to my studies.”

“I used you as an excuse against Ms. Lin once,” said Li Zexuan. “She was having none of it. She told that you might be putting double the effort in your studies and that you might not really be sacrificing your study ti to play gas.”

Xiao Yi nodded. “She is right. I do play gas during the holidays, but I put in double the effort when I have to study.”

Xiao Tianlin appeared at the door of Xiao Yi’s room. “Why do you all look so serious? Anyway, stay for lunch. After eating, we can all go to the field together.”

Ning Xiaoxiao looked at the clock on the wall. It was already half past eleven. “Thank you for the offer, Uncle. But I have to go back.” Ning Xiaoxiao’s parents had repeatedly told her not to eat at other people’s houses.

Wheatley and Li Zexuan were frequent visitors in Xiao Yi’s house. “Thank you, Uncle,” they said.

Ning Xiaoxiao looked at Wheatley. “Are you not going back as well?”

“It’S alright. I can eat here. Uncle Xiao is such a great cook and Auntie Xia always has so dessert ready after a al,” said Wheatley. “You should stay. The food is so good.”

Ning Xiaoxiao really wanted to stay. She didn’t care about the food, but she wanted to eat together with Li Zexuan at the sa table. However, she couldn’t disobey her parents.

“My mom might have already cooked. I didn’t even inform her. I will co back after I am done eating lunch,” she said. “Goodbye for now.” She jogged back ho.

Zhou Pei was indeed cooking. Ning Jingyuan was in the courtyard.

[Xiaoxiao’s dad, how does Xiaoxiao manage her shoots with her schoolwork?]

[Why are other people’s children so outstanding? They can film and go to school at the sa ti.]

[Yeah. Xiaoxiao, Xuanxuan, and Xiao Yi are all the sa.]

“I think that depends on interest and passion,” said Ning Jingyuan. “Xiaoxiao was always interested in acting. When she was young, she would imitate other actors and ask us to record it for her. We encouraged her but also made it clear that she needed to focus on her school at the sa ti.” Ning Jiangyuan had explained his daughter’s success in the sa way when he was interviewed in the past.

[My daughter likes to draw and paint. Once I caught her neglecting her howork to paint. I hid her brush after that. I told her she had to finish her howork if she wanted her brush back. She hastily did her howork but made a lot of mistakes. I don’t know what to do. I want to encourage her, but I also want her to focus on her studies.]

“Perhaps you can tell her to do her howork correctly and then encourage her to paint. If she doesn’t focus on her howork, then tell her she won’t be allowed to paint anymore.”

[My child has a lot of interests. I can accept it if she follows her interest diligently. Once, she told she loved playing Guzheng and wanted to pursue an artistic path in the future. She wasn’t very good at her studies. She played Guzheng for a while but stopped after a while. Then she said she wanted to learn to play the drums because she wanted to be in a band. After two years of learning to play the drums, she quit. She doesn’t stick to one interest.]

[It’s the sa with my son. He diligently learns a new thing, then he abandons it after a while.]

“You need to encourage them to continue. Tell them that if they make their choice, they have to follow through, otherwise, you can’t support them. Set the rules before they dive into sothing new.”

[That’s right. If the parents give up when their child abandons a hobby, then it will be a waste of ti. My son said he wanted to learn piano. He learned it from his kindergarten days. He wanted to give up after a while. I encouraged him to continue practicing it. Now, he practices it without anyone having to tell him. He sets aside at least an hour every day for piano practice.]

[I think I will do that from today. I will let them choose but make it clear that the only rule is that they have to follow through with their choice and beco better at it..]