I Took My Mom on a Parenting Show and Met My Dad

Ruan Xi had no parents and grew up in an orphanage. The director told her that both her parents were dead, but Ruan Xi didn't know whether they'd really died or abandoned her. She'd never wanted to meet them anyway.

Then one day, a pretty little girl as cute as a doll showed up at Ruan Xi's home. She was only three and a half years old, and claimed to be her mother.

Ruan Xi: "?"

Qiao Banqing: "I transmigrated here from the past. Big Brother System said Xi Xi is my future daughter. Xi Xi, give me a hug! I'll buy Xi Xi some milk!"

Ruan Xi: "..."

Ruan Xi: I must be so broke that I've gone crazy!

Ruan Xi's company asked her to appear on a parenting variety show. She knew she'd be there as a foil to the top-tier star, but she didn't care as long as she could make money.

Ruan Xi teamed up with her little one's mother to earn money on the show. But there, they met Ruan Tianwang's younger son, Ruan Yang, who was appearing on the same team.

Ruan Yang was five. The moment he saw Ruan Xi, he said, "Xi Xi, I'm your dad."

Ruan Xi: "..."

Qiao Banqing: "???"

Ruan Xi: I knew I shouldn't have skipped breakfast to save money. Look, I'm so hungry I'm hallucinating!

On the show, Ruan Yang and Qiao Banqing couldn't stand each other. But whenever the subject turned to Ruan Xi, the two little ones, who weren't even ten combined, got incredibly excited.

The little one's mother heard that her daughter was going to be someone else's foil and got furious. She shouted in public, "Our Xi Xi is the cutest girl in the world. She can eat six bowls of rice in one sitting and sleep for eighteen hours straight. She's never dated anyone, and there's only 9.2 yuan in her account. No one can compare with a girl as unprecedented as her!"

Ruan Xi: ...Could you maybe stop talking?

The little one's father found out that people online were insulting his daughter, and he got furious, too. "Xi Xi, you don't need to work anymore. Dad will support you."

As he spoke, he took out all his pocket money, bills and coins, thirty-five yuan and eighty cents in total, and solemnly placed it in his daughter's big hands. "I may not have much money right now, but I'll study hard and earn lots and lots of money when I grow up, so Xi Xi can live the best life! I'll buy Xi Xi a big house!"

Ruan Xi: "..."

Thanks for the promise. It was delicious.

But maybe because she'd spent so much time with these two baffling children, Ruan Xi gradually started acting strange, too.

Ruan Tianwang watched Qiao Banqing and Ruan Yang bickering, smiling fondly. "The children from Miss Ruan Xi's family are so cute."

Ruan Xi modestly returned the compliment. "Not at all, Grandpa. My dad is pretty cute, too."

Ruan Tianwang: "?"

Ruan Xi suddenly shouted, "Oh no, why is my dad pulling my mom's braids again? I spent an hour fixing them!"

Ruan Tianwang: "????"

The variety show Trainee Parents was hugely popular. But when viewers heard that Ruan Xi, a notoriously unpopular D-list celebrity, would be on the show, they immediately cried, "One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch."

Ten minutes after the show started, viewers had already sent Ruan Xi and Qiao Banqing to the top of the trending topics with their insults.

Half an hour after the show started

[Help, the way little Banqing says she's Ruan Xi's mom is so cute!]

[Hahahaha, Ruan Xi actually plays along and calls little Banqing Mom. She's kind of adorable!]

[No way, little Yangyang wants to be the dad in this pretend family. Ahhh, why am I shipping this family of three!]

[King Ruan looks like an outsider...]

After the first episode ended, #RuanXisFamilyOfThree shot straight to the top of the trending topics, making them an overnight sensation across the internet.

Note 1: The mother transmigrated here in her physical body from the past. The father transmigrated here in spirit from the past and was reborn as King Ruan's son. They're both real children, but they love the female lead very much!

Note 2: The female lead has her own love interest. There wasn't room for him in the blurb, so he has to make do with appearing in the main story.

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