It turns out that while netizens enjoy exploring the unusual, they still have goodwill towards cute things.
He Junhao's video unexpectedly ranked in the top five despite naturally accumulating traffic.
Although it wasn't the most outstanding, it was still a very good result. After all, this time it was completely different from He Xiaoshuai's previous works, and many of the audience members were new viewers who had no idea who He Xiaoshuai was or what he did before.
After learning about He Xiaoshuai's previous work style, many people chose to follow him, wanting to see if he would continue to make cute animal videos.
Is it cute or evil?
I'm really looking forward to it...
Xiao He also quietly left his likes and favorites using his alternate account, and then went to the homepage to follow.
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With the arrival of the Spring Festival in February, busy people finally have time to rest.
However, for many people, it marks the beginning of a busy period.
—Because Xiao He's birthday party is finally coming.
Before heading to the birthday party, Xiao He went home to visit his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao were the same as before, their lives were the same as before, and basically nothing had changed. When they saw their son, their faces were full of surprise.
"You brat, you've finally decided to come back!"
As she spoke, Xiao's mother reached for the things in Xiao Chen's hands: "Why bring so much stuff back to your own home? It must be quite tiring for him to carry all that stuff around!"
Xiao He protested innocently, "I only brought back a little bit of stuff! The rest were things Sister Liu asked me to bring back as gifts for you."
Xiao Chen quickly greeted them politely: "Hello, Aunt Xiao and Uncle Xiao!"
At the same time, he placed the things he was carrying in the place that Xiao He pointed to.
"Come, come, sit down, sit down."
Mr. Xiao led the group to sit down, and Mrs. Xiao ran to the kitchen to get some washed fruit, then smiled and gestured for Xiao Chen to eat some.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Xiao Chen immediately thanked him.
Xiao's father, however, asked Xiao He with some curiosity, "How are the preparations for that birthday party you mentioned going?"
"not bad."
"Uh, well—" After thinking for a moment, Mr. Xiao said, "I think your mother and I won't go to the birthday party this time."
"That won't do."
Xiao He shook his head in astonishment, "We arranged to be here this time so that you and Mom could go and see it together. If you don't go, then there's not much point in it, right?"
"How is it meaningless? Aren't you also generating revenue for your hometown and contributing to the fans here?"
Xiao's mother rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Anyway, your father and I don't want to go. It'll be too noisy there. We'd rather save the two tickets for your fans."
Xiao He was a little puzzled: "But didn't you agree on the phone before? Why did you change your mind this time?"
Could it be that something happened to my parents?
Xiao He's expression immediately turned serious: "What happened? Has something occurred?"
"well."
Mr. Xiao sighed: "Nothing really happened. It's just that neither your mother nor I are the type to get involved in anything exciting. Whenever we talk about going to the birthday party, your mother gets so anxious that she can't sleep all night."
Xiao He was shocked: "That's so exaggerated?"
He quickly went to check on his mother's condition and saw that she did look a little more haggard than last time. He immediately said with some heartache, "Mom, you're a teacher! How come you have such poor mental fortitude? I've never seen you so nervous when you gave open classes before. Why can't you sleep this time because you're attending your son's birthday party? It's not like you're going to perform on stage. Look at me, I'm not nervous at all, why are you nervous?"
Xiao's mother gazed at her son, her eyes filled with pride and satisfaction, but also with some hesitation, and said, "But, I don't really want to show my face..."
"Oh dear, I was worried something was wrong since you weren't showing your faces." Xiao He sighed helplessly. "We never said we wanted you to show your faces. You're just here to watch quietly from the audience. We'll take care of things on stage..."
After much persuasion, Xiao He finally managed to convince his parents to come to the birthday party on time.
But after leaving home, Xiao He had some doubts.
He summoned the bodyguards who remained behind, intending to ask them for details.
Unexpectedly, the bodyguard who stayed behind specifically to protect Xiao's parents actually knew something.
"A while ago, Teacher Bai's student and the student next door got into a fight because of their idol worship, and the student almost dropped out of school. Teacher Bai spent a long time mediating the situation, and he was exhausted."
The bodyguard spoke honestly.
"What does that have to do with my birthday party?"
Xiao He frowned. "What's the deal with those two students?"
This is what makes being a teacher so difficult. If a student causes even the slightest disturbance, the blame will fall entirely on the teacher when it comes to assigning responsibility. What's more, children these days are not as good as the previous generation. The development of the internet has made them more precocious and rebellious, parents are not as easy to get along with as before, and there are more and more school rules. Teachers are caught in the middle, which is truly exhausting.
Xiao He was genuinely worried that his mother would be harmed as a result.
“One of the students is a fan of yours, Mr. Xiao,” the bodyguard whispered. “It is said that she transferred to Ms. Bai’s school because she heard that your mother teaches there. However, she doesn’t seem to know that Ms. Bai is your mother. When the incident happened, she made a huge scene and threatened to jump off a building to force the school to introduce her to your mother.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao He's hair stood on end: "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"The school quickly resolved the matter, and the student transferred to another school and hasn't appeared since. Teacher Bai said it was a small matter and not to worry you..."
Xiao He's eyes sharpened: "This is a small matter? Hmm?"
This almost resulted in a death, and you still call it a small matter?
He only found out about something this important now!
Staring at the bodyguard in front of him, Xiao He instantly felt a surge of anger.
The bodyguard lowered his head somewhat ashamed: "The school handled this matter very quickly at the time, so I thought..."
After that, the school had a serious talk with Xiao's [N O V E L I G H T] mother. She became even more cautious at school and didn't dare to talk about her son at all. Her colleagues also learned how terrifying it is for kids to idolize celebrities these days. What if the next person to come isn't a Xiao He fan, but a hater?
So after this incident, everyone kept quiet about Xiao's mother and her son, as if it were a taboo, for fear of bringing disaster to the school again.
To be frank, the reason why Xiao's mother didn't want to attend Xiao He's birthday party was because she had a psychological trauma from Xiao He's fans. The student cried and threatened to jump off a building, just to see Xiao He and hope that he could talk to her face to face. That behavior and scene deeply shocked Xiao's mother.
She is now terrified that her relationship with Xiao He will be discovered by the students, which would affect the school.
After figuring all this out, Xiao He felt a rare mix of sadness and frustration.
Mr. Xiao is usually fine, working in a government agency where he sees a limited number of people. But at the school where Ms. Xiao works, there are so many people every day, and the students are mostly fans of celebrities. If something were to happen to him, Ms. Xiao's remaining teaching career would probably not be fulfilling.
If this is the price of fame—
Xiao He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then glanced coldly at the bodyguard and said in a serious tone, "Next time something like this happens, notify me immediately! If there's a next time, you can just get lost."
"Yes, I understand, Mr. Xiao."
The bodyguard nodded quickly.
After everyone left, Xiao He took a deep breath and returned home.
Seeing her son return, Xiao's mother was pleasantly surprised. After Xiao He got straight to the point about school, she smiled helplessly and said, "I saw that you've been very busy lately, so I told Xiao Wang not to tell you. Don't be angry with him."
“I know,” Xiao He said seriously. “What happened to that student afterward? What are the school’s plans?”
"That child transferred schools, and I heard he's doing much better," Xiao's mother said with a smile. "The situation wasn't that serious back then, so don't worry."
"I......"
Xiao He wanted to say something, but in the end, it was his father, the head of the family, who made the final decision: "Alright, don't worry."
“After your mother finishes teaching this class of students, she plans to retire. I will also try to take early retirement due to illness. Don’t worry about it.”
Public funds are used frugally, and once they all retire, there will be fewer constraints.
Mr. Xiao has already planned to take Mrs. Xiao out for a trip next year.
"Just do your job well, and don't do those messy things like everyone else."
Father Xiao slapped Xiao He's shoulder hard, his face bearing the dignity and determination of someone who had spent years working in the government: "We raised you to adulthood, never to gain anything from you. Don't think about bringing any change to our lives. We can live very well on our own now."
"If you can be an upright person, work diligently, and love life, that's enough for us."
Whether their son is a big star under the spotlight or a programmer in a small company, they are proud of him.
