Chapter 10: The Internet’s Little Princess

The moment Yu Zhicheng spoke those words, there was a brief silence both on the scene and in the livestream chat.

Then, the comments exploded like a burst of water.

“Huh? Did I just imagine hearing that? What did Yu Zhicheng say? I didn’t catch it clearly, can he say it again?”

“Little Great-Aunt? Like, an elder relative who’s a little great-aunt by blood?”

“?????”

“Is this ‘little great-aunt’ meant literally, or is it a joke?”

“I was staring closely at Yu Zhicheng’s face, catching every expression, and when he said that, he looked like he was thinking, ‘Ah, I’m doomed.’”

Qi Kang and Luo Jian widened their eyes, mechanically glancing from Yu Zhicheng to Yu Danxue.

“Ah!” Luo Jian suddenly screamed.

Trembling, he pointed at Yu Danxue, stunned as he asked Yu Zhicheng, “Anning is your elder? How do you have such a young elder?”

“I’m curious too,” Qi Kang said, his shock turning into full-blown curiosity. “I’ve only ever seen very young elders online, like aunties or uncles, but never such a young little great-aunt.”

Yu Zhicheng snorted, “To be precise, my dad also respectfully calls her ‘little great-aunt.’”

“It’s just that the ‘little great-aunt’ generation is very senior; our whole family collectively calls her that.”

“What little great-aunt? I think this is deliberately meant to blur the lines. Obviously, these two are father and daughter — how could it be an elder and younger generation? I’ve never seen such a young little great-aunt.”

“Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In our village, there’s one — born as a little great-aunt’s child. The youngest junior is over fifty, and every holiday, others pay respects to him. So every year, the villagers love to visit and watch the fun.”

“Judging by this, it really looks like elder and younger. Have you noticed the little girl calls Yu Zhicheng ‘Xiao Sheng’?”

“She really is a little great-aunt,” Yu Danxue nodded, her face soft with the affectionate smile of an elder.

“Xiao Sheng is a very obedient and good child; he takes good care of me.”

Qi Kang’s face twisted as he gave Yu Zhicheng a thumbs-up. “...If the little girl calls us ‘brother,’ then does that make us your...?”

“You better shut up!” Yu Zhicheng scowled, annoyed. “My little great-aunt is related by blood. Don’t try to ride on the relationship here.”

Qi Kang stifled a cough, “Even without reading the comments, I can guess what the netizens are curious about.”

“I’ll ask for them—Is she your great-great-grandfather’s youthful vigor still intact, or is she a relative’s child?”

Yu Zhicheng took a deep breath, barely restraining the urge to curse, “She’s sort of a great-great-grandfather, a relative within three degrees of mourning.”

“There was an incident at little great-aunt’s home, so she’s temporarily living with us and being cared for by my family.”

Qi Kang gave another thumbs-up.

Then he crouched in front of Yu Danxue, looking at her as if she were something rare. “It’s my first time seeing such a young little great-aunt.”

“Should we call you little great-aunt too?”

“Definitely!” Yu Zhicheng said urgently. “If you don’t, the generations will get messed up.”

He certainly didn’t want some inexplicable elder popping up out of nowhere.

Yu Danxue glanced at him and said seriously in her small, sweet voice to Qi Kang, “Please be sure to do so. I don’t want Xiao Sheng to be embarrassed.”

“Xiao Sheng is a good child. As an elder, I must take good care of him.”

Qi Kang barely held back a laugh. “So little great-aunt means that you’re the parent on this show, and Yu Zhicheng is the child?”

Yu Danxue nodded. “I, as the elder, brought Xiao Sheng to participate in the show, so he can make more friends and be happier.”

Qi Kang finally lost it and burst into laughter. “Hahaha—I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to die laughing.”

“The youngest parent and the oldest child on this show—how can you two be so hilarious?”

“I’m laughing so hard I’m twisting like a worm in bed. How can Yu Zhicheng and his little great-aunt be so funny?”

“These two definitely aren’t father and daughter. You can tell from Yu Zhicheng’s nearly bursting expression that this is a genuine little great-aunt—an elder who must be respected.”

“Suddenly I feel sorry for our ‘brother,’ but I just want to laugh. I’ve never seen a brother like this.”

“A child in their twenties, with a parent who’s three and a half years old… haha, this show is killing me with laughter.”

“Now I finally understand why at the start of the show, when introducing Yu Zhicheng and his little great-aunt, they only gave their names. So that’s why.”

Many bloggers posted screenshots of this moment online, attracting countless viewers.

“Let me see—where’s the most powerful little great-aunt in history?”

“There she is, the youngest little great-aunt everyone’s talking about on Weibo. So cute, I want to steal her.”

“Yu Zhicheng’s fans, tell me, if I become little great-aunt’s brother, does that make me an elder to Yu Zhicheng too?”

“Get lost!”

Yu Danxue didn’t quite understand Qi Kang’s sense of humor and looked at him with puzzled eyes. “Big brother…”

“Wrong, wrong!” Yu Zhicheng quickly stopped him. “Little great-aunt, you have to call him Xiao Qi, not big brother. Otherwise, the generations will be confused.”

He added that everyone present was a junior to little great-aunt and could only call her by name, no ‘brother,’ ‘sister,’ ‘uncle,’ or ‘aunt’ allowed.

Yu Danxue responded with a soft “Xiao Qi…”

“Pfft!”

The staff on site burst out laughing; they just couldn’t hold it in.

Qi Kang stopped laughing. “Little great-aunt, do you need me for something?”

Suddenly, there was a very senior little great-aunt added to the family tree.

“Qi Kang: Hehe. Qi Kang: Not hehe.”

“Qi Kang, why did you stop laughing? Oh, your smile shifted to the staff’s faces.”

“I can’t help it. Every time I think that everyone here is a junior to little great-aunt and must call her ‘little great-aunt,’ I want to laugh.”

Yu Danxue clasped her hands behind her back, adopting the gentle demeanor of an elder. “Xiao Qi, why did you laugh just now?”

Xiao Qi’s mouth twitched. “Well… I laughed because little great-aunt is so cute.”

If only he hadn’t teased the little girl.

The cameraman deliberately focused on Qi Kang, capturing his expressions.

Another cameraman filmed Yu Zhicheng, catching his smug little smile.

Yu Danxue wasn’t entirely convinced but didn’t press the matter because Xiao Qi said she was cute.

Hehe.

She covered her mouth with her small hands and secretly giggled a few times.

“Should I also call Anning little great-aunt?” Luo Jian pointed at himself, a look of horror on his face. “I’m supposed to be the older brother here!”

Yu Danxue said very maturely, “But I’m of a higher generation.”

“But it’s okay, Luo Jian, you don’t have to call me little great-aunt; just call me by my name.”