As for the little dumpling following her, after seeing that unique and high-quality promotional photo, everyone put on a filter in their hearts: if the Movie Empress had a daughter, this would be what she would look like.
After all, compared with those of other groups of guests, their promotional photos were simply the difference between a buyer’s show and a seller’s show.
“Is this here?” Mo Sui glanced at the house number and reached out to ring the doorbell.
It was the staff who came out to open the door.
The rooms in the apartment were opened up and now looked like a training classroom.
The young and gentle female teacher was chatting with the children.
“Zhou Yan’s talent in mathematics is very good.”
“He He has long hands and long legs, which are very suitable for dancing.”
“The child Li Li can’t sit still, but he has learned to draw before, and the little animals he drew look pretty good.”
“Qi Qi is the most versatile and can do everything.”
Today’s children, at a young age, have been arranged by their parents to develop in many aspects.
The program team arranged courses for them, not only hoping to create a rich program content arrangement, but also trying to explore whether the topic of ‘chicken babies’ that was currently attracting attention was necessary.
At this time, Qi Qi had already performed many talents in the small classroom.
An An just entered the classroom. She tilted her head and watched obediently. After the performance was over, she even clapped her little hands.
[Qi Qi is really good at performing.]
[It can be seen that her parents spent a lot of energy cultivating her.]
[It’s just that the child is too tired.]
[Nowadays, many children have already won at the starting line. They were not tired in childhood, but it will be even harder when they grow up and move bricks.]
[Suddenly, I feel a little sorry for An An. She has never learned anything and is just standing by and clapping her hands… She must be yearning for it.]
[Actually, the program team is very conscientious. After the invited teachers evaluate the children, they should arrange corresponding courses. After all, there are still more than ten days of recording left, so they can’t let children and adults stare at each other at home every day.]
On the one hand, the audience recognized the program team’s operation and their good intentions for children.
But on the other hand, they were also worried about An An.
The other children’s family backgrounds were not bad. After being exposed to art, they would continue to develop in this direction in the future.
But, what about An An?
No matter how well the little dumpling learns now, who will be able to continue to train her when she returns to the orphanage?
“An An, what do you know?” Qi Qi returned to her seat after performing.
She turned her head and asked An An.
An An shook her head gently: “I don’t know anything.”
Qi Qi opened her eyes wide: “Didn’t your mother let you learn any skills?”
An An shook her head again. She felt that Qi Qi’s expression was so exaggerated and she didn’t want to talk anymore.
“An An doesn’t have a mother.” Li Li didn’t have any bad intentions. He just explained to his little sister.
Now Qi Qi was even more shocked. How could someone be without a mother?
“Each of us has a mother.”
“Is it because your mother doesn’t like you and ignores you? If you do something wrong, just apologize to your mother.”
[It’s so pitiful, not to mention that An An was right. Even if she was wrong, she couldn’t find her mother and couldn’t apologize to her mother at all…]
[I think An An is about to cry.]
[How can you hurt a child like this!]
[The child didn’t do it on purpose. Qi Qi was just a little curious.]
[Oh my god, the director of the orphanage, please take An An back quickly. I really can’t stand it anymore.]
[If this continues, how much harm will An An suffer?]
Mo Sui, who was sitting in the parents’ lounge, was pulled by Ruan Qingqing to watch the live broadcast together.
At first, she just glanced at her casually, listening to the other party praise Qi Qi for how good she was at singing and dancing, but slowly, all her attention was attracted to An An.
An An had no mother.
Was it because her mother didn’t like her?
These words were too harsh.
Even though she had nothing to do with An An, to put it coldly, it was just a short-term cooperation and she would not contact her again after the business was over, but for some reason, Mo Sui’s heart was tightening more and more.
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Translator’s Little Encyclopedia:
鸡娃 (Jī wá): ‘Chicken Babies’
To understand what ‘chicken baby’ means, you need to first know another word – ‘injecting chicken’s blood’:
打鸡血 (Dǎ jī xuě): (lit.) “inject chicken’s blood”, meaning ‘to motivate’ or ‘pick yourself up’.
The definition of ‘chicken baby’ (Jī wá) is:
“Tiger mothers” and “wolf fathers” ‘inject their children with chicken’s blood’ in the hope that sons will become dragons and daughters become phoenixes; they constantly arrange learning and activities for their children so they can learn and compete.
So a ‘chicken baby’, a Jī wá, is a ‘child with pushy parents’, or, even better, it’s China’s version of ‘helicopter parents’.
But, it can’t always be translated in the same way.
It can be a noun or a verb, referring to the parents or the kids, or the social phenomenon in general.
鸡娃家长 (Jī wá jiāzhǎng) – pushy parents
鸡娃教育 (Jī wá jiàoyù) – intensive education
鸡娃起来 (Jī wá qǐlái) – parents getting pushy
被鸡娃 (Bèi jī wá) – kids forced by their parents to work hard
Jī wá-ing is not new in China.
Parents in ancient China could also Jī wá very well. But back then it was only a small number of families who could afford it, such as politicians, scholars, or land owners.
It’s only since the 1980s, and the beginning of the reform and opening era, that more and more families in China have been able to afford the best education for their kids.
But with great expectations comes greater pressure on kids to perform.
What do you think?
Are you a pushy parent (鸡娃家长)? Or are you a chicken baby (被鸡娃的孩子)?
(Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-child-policy-mean-more-less-chicken-babies-%E9%B8%A1%E5%A8%83-j%C4%AB-andrew-methven)
Happy Monday, everyone!!!
I want to announce an important thing.
YES. Voting Result Announcement!!!
The voting result is ready. And the winner is…
A. After Participating in Intern Parents Variety Show with Movie Empress Mother
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The voting result is as follow:
A = 6 votes
B = 4 votes
Well, actually this translator chose the B option. Because first come, first serve, right?
But, it’s okay. Like Zhile, this translator also can admit defeat.
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