From Villain to Cherished: Counter My Role by Pampering Kids

Ye's father was furious, throwing a feather duster in anger.

Ye Yixing quickly dodged.

He muttered to himself, "This dish isn't even as good as the one he cooked for the first time last night."

Aunt Fang took the plate of charred eggs from his hand, feeling sorry for the wasted food as she dumped it into the trash can.

"Young master, I'll handle breakfast from now on, okay? What a waste of food."

Su Xingwan had two days off today and accompanied the three little ones to their filming set.

Little Su Luo and Little Su Yan's scenes were almost done, leaving only Little Su Hua's scenes.

At this time, the three little ones were already dressed in their costumes for filming.

"Auntie, shall we go now?"

Su Xingwan patted their heads, "Go ahead!"

On the set, Little Su Hua quickly got into character, and her performance was almost always approved in one take, making the director particularly fond of her.

In the next scene, Little Su Hua needed to partner with Little Meng Zhi.

At this moment, Meng Zhi was standing by the camera position and was NG'd several times for not performing a segment well enough.

Huang Yiliu saw that the directors were becoming a bit impatient and hurried over to scold him, "This scene is so easy, and you still can't get it right, you're such a waste!"

Meng Zhi's ear was harshly twisted, causing him to cry out in pain.

On set, Huang Yiliu had come a few times to keep an eye on things, and almost every time, she would scold her child until he cried, leaving the crew feeling sympathetic but not daring to say anything.

Children need dignity too, and during this time, being scolded by his foster mother made him increasingly timid in his acting, leading to worse and worse performances later.

If he hadn't already filmed a lot, the director would have considered replacing this child actor altogether.

Su Xingwan heard the crying child and looked over.

The little boy, Meng Zhi, was covering his ear that was pinched by Huang Yiliu, with a flushed face, standing there looking lonely.

He timidly glanced towards everyone, apparently hoping someone would come to his rescue in his hurt and aggrieved eyes.

Two little ones showed concern, "Auntie, why does that fierce aunt always scold Brother Meng Zhi?"

"Last time we tried to help Brother Meng Zhi, that fierce aunt scolded us too."

Su Xingwan was a bit silent.

Huang Yiliu didn't feel embarrassed at all; her eyes were filled with the directors' impatient expressions and her own anger towards Meng Zhi.

"You're still crying! All you know is to cry every day, even at your age, acting worse than those three who are younger than you."

Huang Yiliu's temper was growing increasingly irritable, and her patience had run to the limit, perhaps relying on the fact that she had been raising him for a long time.

He, too, had a submissive nature and couldn't leave her, so each time she came home from work, she vented her day's grievances on him.

Previously, she could hold back from hitting him, but now several times she couldn't help but pinch him.

Seeing his pathetic appearance infuriated her, making her feel uncomfortable without pinching him a few times.

Especially here on set, with three other kids to compare against, it only highlighted how foolish the child she adopted was.

Scolded by his mother, Meng Zhi could only swallow back his tears with grievances.

Su Xingwan paused, finally deciding not to stand idly by, and walked over, "Huang Yiliu, the way you are teaching your child is wrong. If a child grows up under constant verbal abuse from adults, they will likely develop a timid and unconfident personality in the future."

"But Su Yan I brought up didn't turn out like this, did he?" Huang Yiliu couldn't help but retort upon hearing her speak up.

Su Xingwan looked at the three little ones, "Not every child is like Little Su Yan."

They were all children of the protagonists in novels, innately blessed with a halo.

Huang Yiliu scoffed, "I see you're just trying to show off how excellent your three children are, aren't you?"

"Su Xingwan, don't think just because you're Lu Family's canary, I'll be afraid of you."

Su Xingwan was stunned.

What canary?

What was Huang Yiliu imagining?

Read too many novels, perhaps?

Huang Yiliu couldn't find an outlet for her pent-up anger and disregarded what was proper.

Su Xingwan ignored the suddenly irrational Huang Yiliu, walked over, reached out for Meng Zhi's little hand, and then ruffled his hair.

She said softly, "The three little ones at home mentioned you to me. They said you get along well with them and care for them like an older brother. Auntie thanks you for that."

After saying that, she ruffled his hair again.

Meng Zhi looked up at this pretty and gentle aunt, who had a lovely smile.

He had heard from the three little ones before, telling him how wonderful their aunt was.

He turned to look at the three little ones.

The three little ones were smiling at him with joy.

He lowered his head, thinking that the three little ones were right. Their aunt was indeed good.

Huang Yiliu walked over, "Why are you pulling on my child? Are you trying to bribe him?"

Su Xingwan sighed.

The director of the set, standing nearby, also said helplessly, "Meng Zhi, settle your emotions on the side first. We can shoot later."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yiliu glared at Meng Zhi, "Go! What are you still standing here for, making a fool of yourself?"

Meng Zhi was dragged away by her, pushed and pulled.

At this moment, Huang Yiliu received a call with something else to attend to, so she had to leave Meng Zhi with Aunt Fang.

Whenever she wasn't on set, Aunt Fang was the one taking care of him.

Seeing his mother leave, Meng Zhi let out a sigh of relief.

Aunt Fang looked at the little boy with a heavy heart.

The previous Su Yan at least resisted, so Mrs. Huang restrained herself and didn't go too far.

However, Meng Zhi was passive and resigned, making it hard for her to intervene even if she wanted to help.

She sighed, saying that being too good a child has its drawbacks.

The three little ones saw the fierce auntie leave and quickly ran over.

"Brother Meng Zhi, are you okay?"

Meng Zhi shook his head, "I'm fine."

Little Su Hua said, "Brother Meng Zhi, you have to be brave enough to say 'no' to that fierce auntie, or she'll bully you every day."

Little Su Luo nodded seriously, "Yes, our auntie said if we don't like something, we should speak up."

The director then spoke, "You three teach Meng Zhi how to perform that scene just now."

Perhaps these three kids performed so well that the director had higher expectations for other child actors.

Su Xingwan came over to encourage him, "Little one, don't be afraid to act, be bold in expressing yourself."

"Yes, Brother Meng Zhi, be brave!"

"Brave kids won't be afraid of that fierce auntie!"

Meng Zhi seemed encouraged by them and bravely said, "I'll try again."

The director, hearing that he wanted to film, had him start right away.

After the performance, he was very satisfied with Meng Zhi's performance, not as timid as before.

He realized that whenever his mother was present, his performance seemed to suffer, but when she wasn't, he performed normally.

He thought that the next time his mother came around, he might as well have her leave, as she was too much of an impact on the child's acting performance.