Xie Bei’s expression remained largely unchanged.
Yet inside, his heart was churning with emotion.
Lu Yinghan possessed a gentle charm, her youthful face carrying an aura of pure innocence.
She had been well cared for over the past few days, so her face had gained a bit of baby fat, and her complexion had brightened slightly.
The outfits she wore were also a few nicer pieces that Lu Yue had specifically bought for her for the show.
Not all of them were luxury brands; after all, they were heading to the countryside, so buying clothes that were too expensive would be a pity if they got ruined.
Small lapel microphones were pinned to both of their collars.
Their quiet murmuring was picked up entirely by the audio feed.
【Ahhhh! Lu Yinghan is so sensible!】
【Hahaha, she's so sweet! I love her!】
【Help! If I had a daughter or little sister like this, I'd literally burst with joy!】
【As a daughter-holic, I've decided to have another kid with my wife!】
【Commenter above... take it easy.】
Netizens were completely melted by Lu Yinghan's words, carried away to cloud nine.
To say nothing of Xie Bei, who already adored Lu Yinghan.
With her reassurance, Xie Bei relaxed slightly.
Lu Yinghan, on the other hand, secretly found Xie Bei's question amusing.
It seemed Xie Bei knew full well that he had terrible luck.
Lu Yinghan stepped forward on her own initiative and took Xie Bei's hand, comforting him not to feel stressed.
The soft little hand and smooth skin touched a chord deep in Xie Bei's heart.
He eased his grip and gently held Lu Yinghan's tiny hand.
“Alright, as everyone can see, the photos in my hand show the houses where you will be staying. This one, which looks clean and tidy, is our best house. Take a look at the back of this photo—it has the number 2 on it.”
Director Wang showed everyone the number on the back of the photo of the modern house. The children also understood that they had to draw numbers to determine which house they would live in.
“Now that everyone knows the best house is number 2, we won't show the numbers for the other houses. Once everyone has drawn their numbers, we'll reveal them all together.”
Director Wang placed the raffle box in front of everyone.
The four pairs looked at one another, none daring to step forward first to draw.
Noticing the awkward silence, Chen Jialin gave a gentle smile.
He stepped forward first and picked up the somewhat shy little girl, Qianqian.
“Earlier, the self-introductions went from oldest to youngest. How about we go from youngest to oldest now? I'll take Qianqian to draw first, okay?”
“Yeah! No problem at all!!”
Song Qi immediately agreed and naturally stepped back with Naixin.
Director Wang nodded and shook the box again before letting Chen Jialin bring Qianqian up.
Although little Qianqian didn't quite understand what was happening, she knew she was going to draw a ball now.
Though still a bit shy, her excitement suddenly shot up.
Leaning forward, she reached into the hole, eager to pick out a ball.
Chen Jialin held her carefully so Qianqian could get closer to the raffle box.
The little girl fumbled around inside the box, her tiny hand struggling to grip a ball tightly.
“Okay, Qianqian chooses this one.”
Chen Jialin cupped Qianqian's hand in his large palm and slowly walked back to his spot.
【?? Are you sure Chen Jialin hasn't taken care of a kid before?】
【What kind of nonsense are you talking about? You should be asking if Chen Jialin really doesn't have kids!】
【Same question here! He's more skilled at this than me, a full-time stay-at-home dad!】
【...I was watching this with my husband, and I just slapped him.】
Not only did the netizens feel this way, but even the people on-site shared the exact same feeling.
After Pupu, it was finally Lu Yinghan's turn. Holding Xie Bei's hand, she walked up to the raffle box.
Xie Bei's hand tightened slightly, and Lu Yinghan gently squeezed back to reassure him.
Reaching her small hand into the box where only two were left, she picked one at random.
Watching Lu Yinghan pull out the ball, Xie Bei swallowed hard.
The last remaining ball belonged to Naixin.
Everyone's ball was wrapped in red paper so they couldn't see the number right away.
“Alright, everyone has their balls! Now, let me see you unwrap the red paper around them so we can see what numbers you drew!”
【I'm a bit nervous.】
【Me too.】
【Say no more. Wild guess: Xie Bei got the worst one.】
【Hahaha, his luck really is terrible.】
【The King of Bad Luck!】
【Place your bets, everyone!】
【Feels like there's no need to even bet.】
The live stream's viewer count kept skyrocketing as everyone discussed who would end up with number 2.
They were also debating whether Xie Bei would end up with the worst small dirt house.
The four pairs carefully unwrapped the red paper.
Only Pupu aggressively ripped open his red paper right away.
A bold black number 2 instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.
As if synchronized...
Everyone's eyes shot toward Xie Bei and the ball in Lu Yinghan's hand...
It showed just how little faith everyone had in Xie Bei's luck.
Lu Yinghan shrugged helplessly and unwrapped the red paper under everyone's expectant gazes.
A bright, glaring number 1 met everyone's eyes.
...
An ominous foreboding took root in both of their hearts.
Director Wang maintained a stone face, giving away nothing, so everyone remained nervous, terrified that they might have drawn the small dirt house.
【Hahaha! The sight of everyone turning to stare at Xie Bei at once gets me every single time!】
【I've already screen-recorded it to make memes!】
【Totally relatable. That exact awkward moment when everyone turns to look at you all at once.】
【Has Brother Xie officially sealed his title as the King of Bad Luck?】
Once everyone had unwrapped their balls, the director finally announced with a smile.
“Everyone already knows about number 2, so I'll announce the house in the apartment building first... number 4! Congratulations to Song Qi and Naixin!”
Director Wang handed over the paper and key to them. Now, only 1 and 3 remained.
Both Chen Jialin and Xie Bei broke into a cold sweat.
They stared intently at the papers in Director Wang's hands.
As if trying to see through them to read the numbers on the back.
“Alright, only two houses left. Now let's see which number belongs to the small dirt house everyone's been waiting for...”
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Director Wang to flip the card over...
“...Congratulations to Xie Bei! You drew the number 1 small dirt house!”
“!!!!!”
【Holy crap, it really is Xie Bei???】
【I want to laugh, but at the same time, I kind of can't...】
【All I can say is Xie Bei's bad luck aura is just too strong...】
【Poor Lu Yinghan, having to suffer alongside Xie Bei.】
【It's really hard to say how things will go from here...】
People had originally thought his bad luck was just a persona crafted to attract viewers, but no one expected it to hold up so flawlessly—and to be so terrifyingly real...
Xie Bei offered Lu Yinghan an apologetic look, only to be met with her gentle smile.
Hiss—
He really wanted a daughter now.
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