WBSGVS Chapter 240 V1

Chapter 240

After saying her piece, Qingli naturally didn’t expect any reaction from the production team, nor did she wait for one. Instead, she perked up, full of energy, and said with conviction, “Let’s go! No matter how hard it is, I have to give it my all. If I succeed, tonight’s deluxe dinner will be my apology gift to Grandpa Xu!”

[Let’s go! You got this!]
[Go pretty girl, go! Fighting!]

The live chat was instantly flooded with messages of encouragement, even drawing a chuckle from the director in the back. He lit a cigarette, exhaling slowly. “Success? In her dreams.”

The three kids had very easy-to-remember names. After asking Grandpa Xu for directions and memorizing the general route, Qingli headed straight for the first one.

The village was sparsely populated and spread out. Even the child who lived closest to the Xu family still took a few minutes to reach.

When Qingli arrived, the kid was tearing around the yard. His grandma chased after him with a bowl in hand, trying to feed him, yelling in dialect, “Stop running! Just one more bite!”

This little boy, named Tiedan, was about five years old. He was sun-darkened from playing outside and had a stream of snot running down his face. He was having the time of his life, waving a wooden stick like a sword and shouting, “I’m not eating! I want to go play! I want to fight for justice!”

[Okay… I now have endless sympathy for our pretty girl again.]
[I’m scared. If I ran into a kid like this, I’d turn around and leave.]

The camera zoomed in on Qingli, hoping to catch a look of disgust—after all, rumor had it she had serious OCD.

But there was none.

Instead, she paused thoughtfully, then dashed forward to block the little boy’s path, shouting, “Hey kid! Stop right there!”

The sudden appearance of a pretty stranger made Tiedan stop in his tracks, staring at her in confusion. “Who are you?”

Qingli gave him a mysterious smile, hiding one hand behind her back and speaking in a deliberately deep tone. “Can’t tell you that just yet. But kid, I can see you have great bones and a natural talent for martial arts. How about learning kung fu from your big sis?”

Tiedan looked even more confused: “???”

[???]
[Girl, even a kid’s not going to believe that one!]
[PFFT! LOL. She’s totally an over-the-top anime heroine!]

The chat was cracking up, and sure enough, Tiedan didn’t believe her either. After a moment of doubt and no clear explanation, he declared confidently, “You’re just tricking kids!”

Qingli straightened up, looking serious. “Of course not. Here—give me your stick if you don’t believe me.”

Tiedan hesitated, then handed it over.

Qingli took it and said in a low voice, “Watch closely!”

Then, with a flick of her right wrist, she spun the stick into a beautiful flourish like a sword trick, and followed up with a smooth “sheathe” motion.

“How about that? Cool or what?”

Tiedan’s jaw dropped. He nodded furiously. “So cool!!!”

[HOLY CRAP! That was sick!]
[That was cool! She’s got legit skills!]
[Okay, enough. Just because she can spin a stick doesn’t mean she’s some martial arts master.]
[Shut it. You try doing that so smoothly. That flourish was impressive!]

There were fans and skeptics alike, but even they had to admit: Qingli’s move stunned Tiedan. He was only five, and his family rarely turned on the TV, so he’d never seen anything like that.

Seeing his reaction, Qingli pretended to act proud. “Wanna learn? Then call me ‘Shifu.’”

Tiedan immediately ran up and shouted, “Shifu!”

Qingli smiled in satisfaction but added, “But you can’t become my disciple just yet.”

Tiedan frowned. “Why not?”

She lifted her chin. “To join my sect, you have to pass a test first. But before that, finish your breakfast. Once you’re done, I’ll take you to the exam.”

Tiedan nodded rapidly and ran back to his grandma, grabbing the bowl and shoveling in mouthfuls of food.

His grandma chuckled. “You’re good, young lady.”

“Oh, not bad, not bad,” Qingli said modestly.

[She’s amazing!]
[Did anyone else notice how smug she looked even while pretending to be humble?]
[Right?? She’s so cute! Look at that proud little smile. I want to squish her cheeks!]

No one expected Qingli to pull off a sword flourish. Even if audiences were used to seeing cool martial arts tricks in dramas, seeing one pulled off so well in a live broadcast was still impressive.

People with talent always win more leniency from viewers, especially since she had already apologized for her earlier mistake and subtly shifted some of the blame onto the program.

What little criticism there had been was now completely replaced by praise.

Behind the scenes, the director’s face was serious. Somehow, it felt like this task had played right into her strengths.

But… impossible.

There were still two more troublemaker kids to handle. Even if she managed to win all three over with fancy sword moves, actually teaching them would be another beast entirely.

She was just a sixteen-year-old girl. How could she possibly manage three chaotic little brats?

Let alone teach them the English alphabet!

The director shook his head, pushing down a faint unease. Still, he instructed the staff monitoring the livestream: “If anything unusual happens, report to me immediately.”

“Got it,” the staffer replied.

Only then did the director leave. The broadcast was hours long—he couldn’t watch it all. There were other matters to attend to.

Three hours later, just before noon, he was urgently summoned again.

“Director! We’ve got a situation—Jiang Qingli completed the task!!” a staff member said anxiously.

“What?” The director was stunned. “Already? All three kids know the alphabet?”

The staffer nodded cautiously. “Not just recognize… they recited it fluently!”

The director was speechless.