Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 412: Antiques Have Words

When he woke up, Gu Cheng felt something was off. Sure enough, he’d overslept when he checked the time.

It didn’t affect his trip to school, but there was no time left for breakfast.

After getting ready and going downstairs, he smelled something delicious. He headed towards the dining room, and through the wooden partition, he saw the table full of breakfast bought outside. His sister’s two seniors were coaxing her with breakfast.

Duan Xiayou nervously picked up a steamed bun and offered it to the puffed-up Tuanzi.

"It’s not that we didn’t want to remind you; there really wasn’t time."

No one expected Gu Cheng to walk so silently. By the time he noticed, the other party was already looking over.

His age was actually similar to Gu Cheng’s, but he called him ’big brother’ willingly.

The elder brother’s authority was everywhere.

Tuanzi took a bite of the steamed bun, looking displeased. "Then you could have taken Miaomiao inside! With one Inner Strength pull, Miaomiao would have gone in."

Duan Xiayou felt embarrassed to admit he wasn’t brave enough.

Ji Zhangzhuo handed over a shumai, "Don’t worry, there are no mushrooms in it."

Tuanzi ’ow’ bit into the shumai.

With her mouth full, she couldn’t speak, so she used her eyes to accuse the second senior.

Ji Zhangzhuo also felt guilty, "Next time, we’ll definitely take you along, okay?"

The tasty shumai made Tuanzi squint in delight.

Given the delicious breakfast, she grudgingly forgave the two seniors.

She nodded her little head, and Ji Zhangzhuo quickly pulled back his chopsticks and leisurely continued his meal.

"Hmm?"

Tuanzi tugged at him, about to speak but then heard her big brother’s voice.

"Are you talking about last night’s events?"

Tuanzi froze, her already big eyes widening even more.

She gave Ji Zhangzhuo a blaming look.

Didn’t they promise to take her next time? And again no reminder!

Fortunately, she was experienced and was able to handle various unexpected situations effortlessly.

By the time she turned her head, she had already adjusted her expression.

"Big brother, good morning! What would you like to eat?"

She seemed like an enthusiastic worker at a breakfast shop, "Today’s steamed buns have thin skin and lots of filling, puffed and fluffy. The shumai are savory and delicious, and the wontons are great too. Which one would you like?"

"Steamed buns."

As soon as Gu Cheng sat down, Tuanzi promptly offered him a bag of packaged steamed buns and pushed over a dish of vinegar, her big eyes forming crescents.

Facing such a sweet-sister-like Tuanzi, it was hard not to feel in a good mood.

Under his sister’s gaze, he ate a steamed bun and clearly felt her relax.

This reaction... He raised an eyebrow and scanned the room again. Duan Xiayou and Ji Zhangzhuo were eating properly, not giving him a glance.

The more discreet they behaved, the more suspicious it was, wasn’t it?

Gu Cheng felt somewhat helpless; did these people really not know how to hide things?

"By the way, about last night..."

Tuanzi, biting into a shumai, almost choked upon hearing this.

She quickly finished eating the shumai, preemptively speaking, "Big brother, did you also practice your Qinggong? You walk without making a sound."

Gu Cheng sighed, "At eleven last night, I heard rustling sounds from upstairs. I was worried there might be a thief, so naturally, I went upstairs quietly to check."

Instead of catching a thief, he found three heroes.

However, when he said catching a thief, he actually already suspected it had something to do with his sister.

With three martial arts experts at home, if any thief could sneak in, where would the martial artists’ dignity be? 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Tuanzi sighed in relief again and met Gu Cheng’s scrutinizing gaze, smiling as she passed him a shumai.

The matter was considered settled and moved on.

Tuanzi continued her efforts to join a reality show, but unexpectedly, it was the second senior who first received an invitation.

"Antiques Have Words?"

Not sure what the person on the other end said, Ji Zhangzhuo chuckled lightly.

At that moment, Tuanzi suddenly scampered over to Duan Xiayou’s arms.

"Wow, the second senior’s smile is so scary; Miaomiao feels like she sees Gu Chi brother."

Duan Xiayou found it weird too, slowly sitting up straight, discreetly eavesdropping on the voice over the phone.

Unfortunately, the distance was too far, and the sound was too muffled.

"I need to think about it. Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Zhangzhuo’s face turned serious.

"Second senior, what’s up, what’s up?"

Tuanzi ran over and tugged at his clothes, "Your expression now looks like Miaomiao took your drumstick."

Ji Zhangzhuo couldn’t help but rub her face.

"Your analogy is too..." cute.

"Come on, tell us already," Tuanzi urged, "You promised you wouldn’t keep us in suspense any longer."

Ji Zhangzhuo explained honestly.

"Apparently, there’s a live reality show called Antiques Have Words, currently in its second episode, and they’re short of guests. Didn’t I help someone identify a fake before? That person invited me to join."

"That’s a good thing, participating in the show, earning money, and possibly identifying fakes to prevent people from being cheated."

Ji Zhangzhuo rubbed her face again.

"The show is divided into indoor and outdoor segments. Indoor is about identifying antiques, while outdoor involves interviewing archaeologists, and they seem to have contacted some who are currently excavating ancient tombs. They," Ji Zhangzhuo showed a somewhat dangerous expression, "mentioned you."

Tuanzi tilted her head.

"This show can’t be turned into a babysitting reality show, can it?"

While talking, Duan Xiayou had already searched for the show and found its ratings extremely poor.

Generally, indoor antique appraisal shows have scripts, and reasonable editing can add many highlights. But once turned into a live reality show, if they follow a script while the average person’s acting is poor, it quickly gets criticized by viewers.

As for outdoor interviews, the show’s content was lackluster, and the whole process was particularly dry, overly educational, and not appealing to viewers.

As a result, the ratings for two episodes were enough for the show to be axed.

However, the show’s director suddenly hinted they were working to seek some changes by adding trendy elements.

Another marketing account revealed that the director was contacting young guests, seeming to intend to add a babysitting element, allowing children to participate.

Upon this announcement, both the marketing account and the show got heavily criticized.

[What do kids know about antiques]

[Randomly piling up trendy elements is a recipe for disaster]

[Any celebrity that lets their kids participate must be doing it for fame]

[I don’t have high hopes; the show should just stop airing]

Duan Xiayou felt an ominous premonition.

"Could it be that person knows you’re Miaomiao’s senior and wants you to bring Miaomiao to the show?"

Ji Zhangzhuo’s face turned slightly cold.

"Indeed."

He didn’t quite understand modern variety shows and instinctively felt discontent at someone wanting to use his little junior.

"Don’t worry," he patted Tuanzi’s small head, "I’ll reject them."

"Oh no," Tuanzi felt it was an opportunity, holding his hand, "Let’s get a better understanding first. If it’s a chance, Miaomiao is willing to participate in the outdoor episodes."

She didn’t understand antiques, so indoor appraisal wasn’t her field. And she originally intended to promote traditional martial arts, which surely had more opportunities outdoors.

"If there happens to be tomb raiders, Miaomiao can even act courageously!"

Ji Zhangzhuo laughed, "How could it be so coincidental, just when there are tomb raiders?"