Translator: Cheese
On TV
Su Tian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Uncle Ji, can it be rescheduled? It clashes with the time we set for our magazine interview.”
Su Tian told him about the special in-person interview with a magazine company.
Ji Shaoheng now knew that there was such a thing, but…
He said, “Tiantian, this interview was slotted in at the last minute, and it can’t be adjusted. The magazine’s audience definitely won’t be as good as the TV program’s audience, so you should think over what to choose. Or you can discuss with the magazine and ask the other party to change the time.”
Su Tian nodded. She thanked Ji Shaoheng and shared his advice with the others.
“Tiantian, are you going to be on TV?!”
Everyone exclaimed.
Su Tian corrected them. “It’s mainly to interview Liu Kaiyan, I’m just there in passing–but there’s a schedule conflict. What do you guys think?”
What Ji Shaoheng said wasn’t wrong. Compared to the TV program’s audience, the magazine’s audience was definitely much smaller.
But Su Tian didn’t want to go back on her promise with the magazine.
The best choice was to discuss with the magazine and adjust the interview time. This would benefit all three parties.
After all, the TV station was mainstream media and played a definitive introductory role. Their interview with Liu Kaiyan would be the first report on the topic, and ratings wouldn’t be a significant issue.
After the TV station triggered a wave of nationwide discussion, the magazine would investigate and fill in the gaps, then release an in-person interview. Not only would they be borrowing the TV station’s heat, they would also be adding more fire.
Liu Kaiyan took out his cell phone and called the magazine. The other party was a little unhappy, but when he heard that it was the judicial channel’s prime time program–
“No problem, no problem, you can go, just let me know when you’re done. I’ll handle the rescheduling on this end.”
Liu Kaiyan answered in a slight daze and hung up the phone.
Over in the publishing house, the editor who had just finished the phone call with Liu Kaiyan shouted:
“Change of plans, up the total from 100,000 copies to 200… no, 300,000 copies!”
This was the judicial channel’s prime time! Once the show was broadcast, and they published their interview, they would definitely set off a sales boom.
Ji Shaoheng once again skipped work from the police station to pick up his wife. As soon as he opened the door, he placed his hand on the gun by his waist.
Yu Cai was still tightly wrapped up, only revealing a pair of black eyes.
Ji Shaoheng released his grip and complained in a bad tone, “Why did you run into my car again?”
Yu Cai: “Aren’t you going to pick up Tiantian? I’m going too.”
Ji Shaoheng snorted. “Hurry up and come out. Don’t scare your little girlfriend with this monstrous1 appearance of yours.”
Yu Cai: “I’m wearing a hat and mask. If I don’t speak, I won’t scare her.”
Ji Shaoheng: “If you don’t speak, Tiantian will think you’re mute. Can’t you just stay obediently in the hospital and hang out after you get better?”
Yu Cai touched his face through the mask. “Then let me be discharged earlier.”
Ji Shaoheng sneered and got into the car.
When they reached the pick-up location, Yu Cai came out of the car and watched as Su Tian happily climbed into Ji Shaoheng’s car.
The program Su Tian and the group was on was 《Legal Hotline》, which had always been a popular program on the judicial channel. The host’s name was Bai Qiyuan. He was only in his twenties, but he was already the well-known mouthpiece of CCTV2. On the surface, he looked serious, but he was dramatic and silly in private.
The first thing he said when he saw Su Tian was: It’s over, I’m going to resign after hosting this show.
The people around him were confused and asked: Why?
Bai Qiyuan had a straight face: “These two people have grown up to look like this, and they already give off a legendary air at such a young age. Once they go up, can the audience still care about me? This job can’t be done. Resign, resign, I must resign!”
Other people: “…”
You Pinyan froze for a moment before bursting out in laughter. “You’re nothing like how you are on TV.”
Bai Qiyuan sighed. “There’s no other way. After all, I’m the host of the judicial channel. If I’m not serious, the audience won’t accept it. I can only ruin my sense of self and suppress my nature…”
You Pinyan tugged Su Tian’s hand. “Tiantian, this person is really interesting.”
Su Tian turned around and quietly responded, “They say he’s a talented scholar from Imperial University.”
You Pinyan gave a “wow” and stared at him with a light in her eyes.
《Legal Hotline》 was a daily broadcast program. Time was tight and their tasks were many, giving no time for everyone to gossip. The staff dragged Su Tian and Liu Kaiyan away and swiftly got started.
Fortunately, it was a program that promoted knowledge of the law. Makeup, styling, and the like would be skipped if they could be skipped. The focus of the show was on ‘people.’
After a whole day of intense filming, Bai Qiyuan came down. He pulled Ji Shaoheng to the side and asked him, “That little girl named Su Tian, what’s her background?”
Ji Shaoheng: “Su Yuhe’s daughter with his ex-wife.”
Bai Qiyuan: “…that beauty next to you, she’s Su Yuhe’s ex-wife?”
Ji Shaoheng clicked his tongue, a bit dissatisfied. “Her surname is He. Please address her as Ms. He.”
Bai Qiyuan: “…”
Ji Shaoheng: “What’s wrong with Tiantian?”
Bai Qiyuan: “You’re a policeman. Don’t you feel there’s something not right about that girl?”
Ji Shaoheng raised a brow. “What’s not right.”
!
Bai Qiyuan: “I can’t explain it well, but that girl’s a bit strange. You, keep an eye out.”
In today’s filming, Liu Kaiyan’s calm composure was already one in ten thousand, but Su Tian was even more amazing. She didn’t show any discomfort or tension under the lens, acting even more naturally than actors and stars.
But as far as he knew, this was Su Tian’s first time on television.
This seventeen-year-old girl’s mental fortitude was so good she practically resembled a robot.
It was too unbelievable.
Ji Shaoheng shrugged. “You’re making a fuss over nothing.”
Isn’t it just being a bit unconventional like the brat in his family, what’s so strange about it?
Chief Ji’s nerves had been tempered by his family’s little brat into a thick tightrope.
No matter how strange Bai Qiyuan thought Su Tian was, the program was broadcast as usual.
CCTV’s prime time program 《Legal Hotline》 had a fixed audience, and its ratings had always been among the best. Today was no exception.
When it was time, many households switched to the judicial channel and waited for today’s case.
“In the past, the show has always been about murder, or robbery. Today, let’s talk about something a bit more lighthearted. Let’s talk about–manhua.”
The host was serious, with a vague sense of mystery, and easily aroused the audience’s curiosity.
Manhua? What could manhua have anything to do with the judicial channel?
Bai Qiyuan: “Today, I’ve specially invited two young guests. Can everyone guess who they are?”
As Bai Qingyuan’s voice fell, the camera panned away from the host and focused on two half-grown children, one boy and one girl, coming on stage.
Wang Zihan was eight years old this year. The past two days, she had been arguing with her parents because her mom wouldn’t let her read Kaka, saying that she would learn bad things from the big brother who drew Kaka.
The little girl was very angry and went home to complain to her dad, but he stood on her mom’s side, saying that the big brother was a bad child and that she shouldn’t learn from him.
Wang Zihan didn’t believe it. The masked hero at the hospital clearly said that the big brother didn’t like his mom and dad because they didn’t like him. But her parents didn’t listen to her and insisted that the big brother was a bad person.
The little girl was so angry that she sulked in the living room, refusing to eat.
Her mom and dad liked to watch 《Legal Hotline》, and today was no exception. The TV at home was tuned to the judicial channel as usual, waiting for Uncle Bai Qiyuan to come out.
As a result, when she heard the word manhua, the little girl instantly turned her head.
Wang Zihan’s parents were also curious. What was the connection with manhua? Were they going to talk about copyright issues today?
When Bai Qiyuan introduced, “I’ve invited the author of 《The Adventures of Kaka》, Liu Kaiyan, and Liu Kaiyan’s classmate, Su Tian, Wang Zihan jumped up before the two adults could react.
“It’s the big brother who drew 《Kaka》!”
The little girl cheered. She quickly snatched the remote control and plopped down in front of the television, watching intently.
The two parents exchanged looks. It was the perfect opportunity–let the girl watch and understand what was right and what was wrong.
The result was that as the broadcast continued, the expressions on the two adults’ faces gradually stiffened.
Bai Qiyuan took out the magazine from Red Sun Publishing House, saying, “This is a very popular magazine on sale recently. This article about the two of you, I’m sure many of our friends watching on television have read it. And like me, they must be full of doubts about the contents. Is what’s written here true?”
Liu Kaiyan answered truthfully: “Part of it is true.”
Bai Qiyuan had a look of surprise, and the audience could practically see the words: So are you really an unfilial, white-eyed wolf?
Su Tian shifted, and Bai Qiyuan quickly turned to her. “It seems that Su Tian has something she wants to say.”
Su Tian: “There are some things that are hard for Liu Kaiyan to say as the son. Although I am also a junior, at least I am a bystander. I can tell you with great certainty the important points are glossed over while the unimportant points are emphasized throughout this article. Let me give you an example. The first time I saw Liu Kaiyan was in front of the school gates…”
Su Tian briefly described the scene at that time. She didn’t use any strong wording to describe it, but when she finished speaking, Bai Qingyuan was left stunned for a long time.
This wasn’t a special effect from the show; he really had been stunned at the time.
At the same time, Wang Zihan’s parents were also stunned. The two of them never imagined that, just because he fell from first place to second in the school exam because he was sick, a mother could slap her seventeen-year-old child at the school gates in front of all his teachers and classmates.
Wang Zihan was also frightened when she heard this. The rims of her eyes reddened, and she turned to look at her parents, asking with a sob in her voice, “If I can’t take first place in the exam, will you beat me too?”
Her parents felt so distressed they hurriedly pulled their child over. “As long as baby studies hard, Mom and Dad won’t beat you even if you fail the exam.”
Father Wang was about to turn off the TV when he was stopped by Wang Zihan. The little girl was very stubborn and insisted on watching.
The family of three hugged each other and continued to watch.
The more they watched, the angrier they became. They were parents too, and their child was the apple of their eyes. They couldn’t have imagined that even people from the same environment behaved differently3–that not all parents loved their children.
When they heard that the rule in the Liu family was to kneel one hour for every point deducted, their hearts were about to burst.
When 《Kaka》 had been ripped to shreds, and he and Su Tian stayed at home until midnight, there were still some people who could delude themselves that some parents were just too strict, but they still loved their children. But when they heard that Liu Kaiyan was sold to Su Tian’s dessert shop to pay off the family’s debts, there was no one who could still say that.
Finally, Su Tian concluded, “I know that Liu Kaiyan would never say these words. If it weren’t for this article, we might never have said this. But this doesn’t mean we have to endure other people’s slander and gossip. Every word written, every word spoken, someone must take responsibility.”
Most of the show was Su Tian talking, while Liu Kaiyan only contributed occasionally. It wasn’t until the end that he appealed:
“I hope that the person who wrote this article, and the people responsible for publishing this article, will personally apologize to me and Su Tian. Otherwise, I will pursue legal action against the other party.”
Bai Qiyuan sent off Su Tian and Liu Kaiyan before summarizing:
“Rumors can kill. I hope that every writer can be responsible for the words they write, and I hope that those in media can be responsible for the messages they convey.”
After a pause, he continued, “In today’s program, we investigated not only the issue of ‘rumors,’ but also the issue of educating our children. All parents hope that their sons can become dragons and their daughters can become phoenixes4, but children are not their parents’ property. They are, first and foremost, their own individuals, with their own thoughts and their own personalities. As a parent, you can guide and educate them, but you cannot force them…”
Wang Zihan was practically crying while watching by the end. When the broadcast was over, she sniffled, “Big brother isn’t a bad person.”
Her parents hugged her and assured her, “You’re right, that big brother isn’t a bad person.”
“Mom and Dad love Hanhan the most, right?”
“Of course, Mom and Dad love Hanhan the most.”
The little girl hugged them back. “Mom, Dad, I love you too.”
Many, many people watched this broadcast. Not long earlier, in the He family, Old Mr. He was reading the newspaper with squinting eyes. He was getting old, and his eyes weren’t as good, but he refused to acknowledge that he was old and didn’t like to wear reading glasses.
Old Mrs. He, who was sitting next to him, suddenly jostled his arm. She pointed excitedly at the TV, repeatedly saying, “Old man, look, look! Isn’t that Tiantian?”
The old man was taken aback, and his gaze fell on the TV screen.
He squinted, and was just in time to see a girl walking out.
“I can’t see, just a little closer…”
The two elderlies who refused to acknowledge their old age hurriedly asked the housekeeper at home to bring them their reading glasses.
Before they could clearly see what the girl looked like, the girl received the microphone and smiled at the camera. They heard her say, “Hello, everyone, my name is Su Tian, and I am Liu Kaiyan’s classmate.”
!
It really was Tiantian!
Why was Tiantian on TV? And it was also on the judicial channel?
The two elders were so anxious that they moved the stool and sat in front of the TV to watch.
When the episode was over, Old Mrs. He tugged Old Mr. He. “Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Tiantian must be with He Qingwan. Let’s go find them…”
The old man quickly agreed: “Yes, yes, yes, let’s go!”
His silly daughter! Even if he didn’t allow her to divorce in the beginning, she couldn’t just disappear with Tiantian without another word!
After all, the He family was still her home.
[1] 人不人鬼不鬼: human but not a human, ghost but not a ghost
[2] 央视: China Central Television
[3] 一样米养百样人: lit. one kind of rice provides for one hundred kinds of people; everybody thinks and acts differently even when we are in the same environment
[4] 望子成龙，望女成凤: expressing hope for one’s child(ren) to become successful in life
Cheese: first impressions of su tian’s grandparents? Not a fan of how they didn’t want he qingwan to divorce 
but we’ll have to see in the next few chapters they show up to see if they were doing it for their daughter’s sake or for benefits by staying married to the su family…
Cheese Translations 
Gracias por el cap
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