Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show-Chapter 79: Mocking Her Weakness

It’s not that Li Sulan’s cooking is absolutely inedible, but Chu Xi’s taste buds have already been spoiled by Hu Zhi. When you’ve had gourmet food before, the comparison is stark.

Chu Xi pressed her hand against her mouth, still not recovered, frowned, and looked up to see Li Sulan staring at her, visibly disappointed.

"Mom, don’t read too much into it. I’ve been having stomach problems lately. It’s not that your cooking isn’t tasty."

Chu Xi hurried to explain, but the light in Li Sulan’s eyes dimmed even further.

[Chu Xi’s explanation is such a "no silver here, three hundred taels" moment. Everything was fine before, but suddenly she gets sick eating Li Sulan’s food? Who’d believe that?]

[The little cotton-padded jacket really works hard to protect her mom’s dignity.]

"Aunt Li, why not bring out the dishes you’ve made?"

The atmosphere was awkward, and Qin Kai, while eating Hu Zhi’s dishes, urged Li Sulan without reading the room.

"You already have so many dishes; mine won’t make a difference. I won’t bring them out!"

Li Sulan’s tone was dripping with sarcasm as she coldly dumped all the dishes she had cooked into the trash can.

Qin Kai drew his neck back awkwardly—what’s going on with Li Sulan?

Such wastefulness—hopefully she won’t get struck by lightning during a thunderstorm!

[Whoa, several dishes too! Li Sulan dumped them like that? Are wealthy ladies really so oblivious to the value of food?]

[Thunder Lord and Lightning Lady, take a good look at Li Sulan—can you strike her dead, please? Such a waste of food!]

Chu Xi was also stunned: "Mom, what are you doing? You worked hard all afternoon for these dishes; how could you just throw them away?"

Li Sulan coldly snorted, "Since I can’t compare, I’d rather destroy the evidence. That way, there’s no reason for anyone to mock me."

Chu Xi: "..."

This kind of "covering up makes it worse" tactic really wasn’t necessary.

"I want to see just how good Hu Zhi’s cooking really is."

Li Sulan held in her pent-up frustration. Regardless of whether Hu Zhi invited her, she marched over to the round table with a sour face, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and began tasting the dishes.

"Did I give you permission to use your chopsticks? Didn’t you say earlier that you’d rather starve than take a single bite of my cooking?"

Hu Zhi’s tone was full of mockery, dripping with passive aggression. While she didn’t like Li Sulan eating her food, she didn’t actually stop her either.

She’s generous; she wouldn’t fuss over a few bites of food. It’s just like feeding a stray dog on the street—it’s charity.

"You boasted so much earlier that you practically blew it to the heavens. If I don’t taste it myself, how will I know whether it’s true or not?"

Li Sulan verbally jabbed at Hu Zhi, but her chopsticks never stopped moving.

Damn it, why does Hu Zhi’s cooking taste so good? Even the chefs she pays tens of thousands of yuan per month couldn’t make food like this!

At this thought, Li Sulan finally felt balanced inside.

No matter how good Hu Zhi’s cooking is, what’s the use? Her monthly income can’t even compare to what Li Sulan pays her home cook.

Why is she even competing? People like Hu Zhi, born at the bottom, will spend their entire lives crushed underfoot.

Li Sulan sneakily glanced at Sang Ning with her peripheral vision—she was slowly savoring Hu Zhi’s dishes, looking thoroughly pleased.

Li Sulan scoffed internally. Just wait; Sang Ning only recently returned to the Sang Family and doesn’t understand the harsh realities of life yet. A few bites of good food are enough to win her over.

Give it time, and she’ll realize that people like the Sang Family are just dead weight holding her back. Only the Chu Family can be her real support.

She’ll come crying back, begging her and Chu Tian for help!

"Xiao—"

"Chu Xi, your mom has come over; why are you still standing there? Come join us at the table."

Hu Zhi saw Chu Xi awkwardly standing alone; she almost blurted out "Xiao Xi" before catching herself.

Realizing that Chu Xi was no longer her daughter, she forcibly swallowed the term of endearment.

Chu Xi finally had an excuse to join in, replying politely but coldly with a "Thank you," before walking over to Li Sulan’s side.

After dinner, Chu Wei, Qin Kai, and Chu Xi’s families returned to their respective host homes to rest. Sang Ning began her nighttime tutoring sessions with Song Shiye and Sang Chuan.

The night’s subject was mathematics, and online viewers were skeptical about whether Sang Ning was even capable of tutoring it.

English and biology were considered humanities subjects, but mathematics—especially high school mathematics—was a whole different ballgame. If you didn’t have brains, don’t even bother.

[Girls are naturally missing a screw when it comes to math. To be able to understand it themselves is a feat; teaching others? Does Sang Ning really have what it takes?]

[I’m one of those girls who’s bad at math, but that doesn’t mean all girls are. Our top math student in grade is a girl. The bottom three in class are boys, by the way, so there are dumb boys too. Stop slapping labels on everyone, okay?]

[Those boys who failed probably didn’t put the effort in. Boys are inherently smarter than girls. Even without studying hard, they’d still outshine these dumb girls. No arguments allowed!]

[Seriously infuriating—does stirring up gender divisions bring you joy? If you hate girls so much, then stop watching Sang Ning’s live stream. Why simultaneously hate and view? Are you masochistic?]

Some viewers argued heatedly, while others prepared their notebooks, ready for Mr. Sang’s lessons.

Mathematics relies heavily on foundational knowledge. During Sang Ning’s first tutoring session with both of them, she focused on building their basics, explaining in a way that even the most struggling students could understand.

In the live chat, struggling math students claimed they’d found their savior. Sang Ning was basically their reborn math teacher.

To help Sang Chuan and Song Shiye catch up to high school standards within a short timeframe, Sang Ning’s tutoring intensity was high. She taught for two full hours before immediately assigning exercises for them to consolidate their learning.

While the two worked on the problems, she drafted a 28-day academic plan on white paper, titled "Academic Comeback of Two Struggling Students."

The plan was highly comprehensive, covering all subjects in the high school science curriculum. Viewers who had attended three of Sang Ning’s sessions began to feel a glimmer of hope.

Their school teachers’ lessons didn’t stick, but Sang Ning’s explanations did. Could following her for 28 days lead to their academic redemption when the new semester began?

#EvenStrugglingKidsHaveSpring Sang Sister Leads the Comeback# started trending, and struggling students flocked to the rural program’s official page, urging them to compile Sang Ning’s daily tutorials into a collection pinned for easy access.

Director Sun was thrilled—an unexpected win!

Just yesterday, when Sang Ning’s edited vlog was pinned to the official account, fans of other participants were already piling on criticism.

That was merely the beginning. If this continued daily, even Director Sun’s personal Weibo account might collapse.

Now there was a solution. Pinning Sang Ning’s teaching videos could deflect criticism. Whoever had issues could deal with those students who desperately wanted to learn.

The next evening, the rural show’s pinned video remained one of Sang Ning’s clips, and fans of the other participants instantly erupted.

The first day was forgivable, but two consecutive days? What’s going on here!