Transmigrating to the 80s to Become Stepmom to Five Bigwigs

Chapter 161: Ji Buwang, Haven’t You Gone to Become a Live-In Son-In-Law?

Mu Jingzhe and Shao Nan reported to the TV station. The TV station would arrange accommodation for them, so Mu Jingzhe didn’t have to worry about it.

Ji Buwang finally decided not to stay in the hotel with them. Instead, he went home because Old Master Ji was also in the capital. If he didn’t go back, his legs might get broken.

“Oh, you finally decided to come back.” Old Master Ji’s face was full of surprise when he saw Ji Buwang return. “I thought that you had completely become a married lady.”

Ji Buwang: “Geez, Grandpa…”

“What did I say wrong? Other families say that a grown girl can’t be kept at home, but as far as our family is concerned, a grown man can’t be kept at home. Xiao Ling is like that, and so are you. If one didn’t know better, they’d think you had gone to become a live-in son-in-law. I could only think that the two of you got married.”

Ji Buwang: “Grandpa, if you continue, I will really return to my ‘in-laws’.”

Old Master Ji almost threw the teacup in his hand over. “I’m just lecturing you by saying a word or two, yet you’re really playing along, huh.”

“That’s a must. Whatever you say, Grandfather.”

Old Master Ji looked behind him. “You have such a sweet mouth. Why didn’t you bring her home?”

“Grandpa, there’s no hurry. The timing is not right yet.”

Jingzhe hadn’t accepted him yet, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to bring her home. Ji Buwang felt that Mu Jingzhe’s mind was filled with business and the children and didn’t include any other thoughts.

Ji Buwang was right. The next day, when the program officially started, Mu Jingzhe no longer had time to pay attention to him.

The top 100 contestants were competing on the same stage, and the program would proceed via elimination. One round after another, people would be eliminated. The one with the most comprehensive knowledge reserve would be crowned champion.

There was a total of ten episodes. The first two episodes were the preliminary rounds, and the finals would be recorded over three days. After three days, the champion would emerge. The three days of recording would be edited into eight episodes for the broadcast.

Amongst the top 100 contestants, the youngest was Shao Nan. The next youngest contestants were already in the sixth grade, so they were 11 to 12 years old. He was the only six-year-old there.

At first, the other participants thought that he had come to the wrong place or had followed his older brother in. They were surprised when they later found out that he was also a participant.

Upon discovering that he was participating in the competition, although the others didn’t say it, they felt that the production team was being absurd. There was quite a number of audience members who also thought that Shao Nan was just there to be a mascot.

However, as the competition went on, after one day, when 1/3 of the contestants had been eliminated, everyone realized that Shao Nan was still around.

They all started to look at Shao Nan seriously and treat him as an opponent. They even went to inquire about his situation.

Everyone there was basically a genius that others spoke of. Even though Shao Nan was young, everyone was still willing to accept this.

However, on the second day, after 2/3 of the contestants were eliminated, only 30 or so people were left to proceed to the finals. Shao Nan was still there.

The questions set by the program were very difficult and required a lot of knowledge. Anyone who could enter the finals wasn’t simple.

Everyone became even more vigilant around Shao Nan and started treating him as a powerful competitor.

However, the finals on the third day, especially the competition in the afternoon and evening, showed everyone that they had underestimated Shao Nan again.

The first few questions were set and answered by all the contestants. Those who got the answers right in the shortest amount of time would advance, whereas those who got the questions wrong or exceeded the time limit would be eliminated. Everyone was answering the questions. Shao Nan quietly answered the questions, and his speed wasn’t too fast either, so he didn’t attract much attention.

However, when more than half of the participants were eliminated in the afternoon and only the top ten began to charge into the top three, Shao Nan began to shine. This was also when they entered the toss-up question segment[1].