My Aunt Is Five and a Half

Please check out my upcoming novel, Her Relatives Are Quite a Few, and add it to your favorites~~ Gao Luo accidentally discovered that the world she lived in was actually a novel about the entertainment industry. The good news: She was a minor character from a wealthy family, which meant she had money and free time, and didn't have to be controlled by the plot. The bad news: To keep her from going out and spoiling the story, the System activated its defense mechanism and shrank her down to five and a half years old. No one takes a five-year-old seriously. Gao Luo consoled herself. Being little wasn't so bad. She wouldn't have to compete at school or at work, handle complicated relationships, or even lose weight! She could eat whatever she wanted! Until one day, her niece, a socially anxious girl struggling in the entertainment industry, showed up at her door. * Gao Shule was a sacrificial female character in the book. She was socially anxious and didn't like to talk. As a contrast to the female lead, she joined the same children's variety show. The female lead took her younger cousin on the show and looked after him meticulously, earning praise from netizens as a "national sweetheart of a big sister"; Gao Shule and the child she'd borrowed were both quiet and taciturn. Netizens commented: [It's so awkward watching them together.] [She only went on the show to get famous, right? She never looks after the kid when he's hungry or tired.] [She's abusing the child!] After the show ended, the industry cast her aside. Her company arranged for her to "entertain" clients, and she jumped to her death rather than endure the humiliation. Looking at her niece, Gao Luo thought that, since they were related by blood, she might as well help if she could. And so... * On the first day of filming the variety show, all the children were wailing, and the set was a complete mess. But two people were busy arguing: Gao Shule: "You can't eat too many snacks! You'll stop growing." Gao Luo: "Are you trying to soothe a little kid? I can still grow to 170 centimeters!" [This little girl is hilarious.] [She's as round as a little bun, but she sure has big dreams.] During a task, the production crew posed a calculus problem. Whoever solved it first got to choose their supplies. Gao Luo: "The answer is B. It has no solution." [Little kid, stop messing around!] [I couldn't even see the problem clearly.] Gao Shule: "Director, we'll pick B." Director: "That's right! Congratulations to our teacher Gao." Gao Luo, hands on hips: "Hmph! I graduated from an Ivy League university. Of course I'm right!" [Huh????????] When an advertiser came to choose guests for a commercial to be shown during the show, the other children were too timid to step forward. Gao Luo dashed over, picked up the product, and launched into a pitch, charming the sponsor until she was grinning from ear to ear. "This kid's great! So confident and natural. I like her!" Gao Luo winked at Gao Shule: "Your auntie's going to make you a star." Gao Shule: ... [Her memory is incredible! That's half a page of lines!] [Sure enough, a new brain works better.] Halfway through filming, someone noticed that Gao Luo and Gao Shule looked a lot alike, and that they both had the surname Gao. [Could she be her biological daughter?] [What? Had a baby out of wedlock? Or is she a single mom?] Gao Shule: "She's not my daughter! She's my aunt!" Netizens: [Wait, whose mother is whose???] * In one episode, the guests swapped "parents" for a task. A tall, broad-shouldered man crouched in front of her and waved the ice cream in his hand. His voice was gentle. "Little Luo, want to come with Uncle?" Gao Luo shot him a sideways glance. What a weirdo... But he does look kind of familiar. She looked again. Huh? Isn't he that little brat from a distant branch of the family who said he wanted to marry me when he grew up?! Synopsis for Her Relatives Are Quite a Few Bai Kunyao was a stone, but not an ordinary one. She was a beautiful, top-grade mutton-fat white jade. Just after she took human form, she was recruited by the Non-Biological Affairs Bureau and sent on a mission. She transmigrated into a male-oriented novel as the eldest daughter of a real estate tycoon. She was a random sacrificial character with barely any part in the story. Her younger sister, Bai Jing, fared a little better: she was a named supporting female character, one of the many women in the male lead's harem. Bai Jing had been engaged to the male lead since childhood. Unfortunately, his family fell on hard times, and the Bai family looked down on him and broke off the engagement. Everyone knows that in male-oriented novels, the family of the woman who breaks off an engagement at the beginning never gets a happy ending. As the saying goes, "Thirty years east of the river..." But they didn't have to wait thirty years. The Bai family went bankrupt three months later. The male lead met a benefactor who helped him make his debut, and he became an overnight sensation, a new top-tier star in the entertainment industry. The actresses who wanted to fake a couple pairing with him could line up all the way from Hengdian to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the book, the eldest Bai daughter used underhanded means to latch onto a rich young master, hoping to keep living in luxury after the family went bankrupt. She did enjoy a pretty good life for a while, but the young master was an idiot and offended the male lead. Before long, his wealthy family went bankrupt too. The Bai family was branded a family of walking disasters. Nobody dared go near them, and no company would hire them. They had no choice but to sweep the streets. But even then, the eldest daughter remained spoiled and insisted on eating delicacies. If she couldn't have them, she simply wouldn't eat, and eventually starved to death. Faced with such a haphazard ending, Bai Kunyao was speechless. Her mission was to keep the Bai family alive. The first thing she did after arriving was get a divorce! She had to shake off the reputation of being a jinx! On the day they signed the divorce papers, Huo Sui was in a good mood and chatted with her for a couple of extra minutes. Huo Sui: "What made you change your mind all of a sudden?" Bai Kunyao: "I read the stars last night. Your family is going bankrupt. Since we were husband and wife, here's a word of advice: Leave yourself some room to maneuver, and you'll have a chance to meet again in the future." Huo Sui: Is she crazy?! Not long after, the Huo family went bankrupt, and Huo Sui came crying to Bai Kunyao. Bai Kunyao: "Dear sir, if you have questions, come to my livestream and request to join me on mic." That's right, Bai Kunyao became a streamer. It was her job. She had to work and earn money to support her family. Bai Kunyao's popularity soared in the livestreaming industry because she could tell real jade from fake jade at a glance, with a one-hundred-percent success rate. Since she'd taken business away from her competitors, someone in the industry threatened to take her down. Bai Kunyao warned them: "I have powerful backing. Choose your words carefully." They laughed at her. "Your family's bankrupt, and you still have powerful backing? That's hilarious." Later, the platform banned their account. The authorities publicly released Bai Kunyao's official credentials: she was a government employee, and she had joined the social media platform to popularize knowledge about jade. Her fans: Aah! So our Yaoyao's backing is the country! * Wei Yan's jewelry company needed a batch of precious Hetian nephrite pebbles. He got an insider tip that a mysterious geologist had discovered a new vein of Hetian jade, and he wanted to go investigate. If the vein met the requirements, he'd have the company immediately prepare the application materials for mining rights. The jade deposit lay in the Kunlun Mountains, at an altitude of five thousand meters, in treacherous terrain and freezing weather. A blizzard shut down the mountain that day, and he became separated from the main group. Just as he was losing hope, someone emerged through the vast snow and mist and called him by name. Later, Wei Yan asked her how she'd found him. Bai Kunyao said, "I asked for directions." Wei Yan: "Asked... who?" Bai Kunyao pointed at the ground. Everyone here is one of her relatives. Theme: Embrace love and freedom