Yun Duo'er grew more certain that this woman had ulterior motives toward Liu Yifeng. So, she feigned an apology, "I'm sorry, I didn't know. But I have several high-quality young men around me, I can introduce you to some."
Xu Muqing didn't understand why she was so concerned about her private affairs, but she rejected her without hesitation, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't have any thoughts of finding someone new right now."
To Yun Duo'er, this sounded like Xu Muqing was rejecting other men for Liu Yifeng, and she felt a little displeased.
It seemed she needed to find a way to talk to Liu Yifeng alone.
As long as she was alive, she would never allow him to find a stepmother for her child, to have Tongtong call another woman "Mom!"
Ten minutes passed without them realizing, and the program resumed.
Everyone returned to their seats. The host came onto the stage and, after a round of advertising talk, the second round of the competition began.
Since the host had already explained the topics and rules before the first round, he didn't repeat himself and directly entered the second round.
The contestants were still chosen by drawing lots to answer questions.
This time, Song Yicheng was the first to draw. As he had said, being proficient in English, even with difficult vocabulary and fast pronunciation, he could easily overlook grammatical errors.
To the audience, listening to the pronunciation felt like hearing an alien language; they couldn't understand what was being said, let alone find the incorrect grammar among so many words.
But for Song Yicheng, who was proficient in English, such questions were no different from free points.
He answered all five questions correctly, taking five minutes.
That was equivalent to one minute per question, and excluding the time for pronunciation, his actual answering time was only two to three minutes.
Everyone was surprised and delighted by his performance. They hadn't expected him to do so well in this round after his setback in the previous one.
It seemed that English came very easily to him.
Seeing everyone applaud him, Song Yicheng proudly returned to his seat, even glancing provocatively at Tongtong.
Yun Duo'er was also very satisfied with his performance and praised him immediately.
Song Yicheng did not respond to her praise, as if it were all expected.
Yun Duo'er wasn't angry at his rude behavior. She wasn't new to his low emotional intelligence; he wasn't rude only to her, but to everyone.
As long as he performed well, that was all that mattered.
Seeing her son's performance, Song Mama was the loudest clapper and occasionally bragged to the family members of other contestants sitting beside her.
The remaining contestants had limited vocabulary and could only infer the meaning by the general content. It wasn't easy for them to find the incorrect grammar.
Ultimately, they got three out of five questions wrong. For one of them, they had to use their "special guest" privilege, and a member of the "assist group" helped them answer it correctly.
This clearly showed it was their weak point.
Although they were geniuses, geniuses weren't omnipotent; there were always things they didn't understand.
For example, some people focused on one thing and reached a level that others couldn't surpass, and that was also a form of genius.
Therefore, it wasn't that geniuses knew and could do everything.
Children like Tongtong, who showed no apparent weaknesses yet, were very rare.
Moreover, they didn't believe that Tongtong knew and could do everything without exception.
Soon, eight contestants had answered their questions. Many had made two or three mistakes. So far, Song Yicheng was the best performer.
The contestants who hadn't yet answered would have to wait for the afternoon recording session.
As it was already twelve o'clock, everyone needed to eat lunch.
Xu Muqing was not a contestant's family member and wasn't supposed to have a staff meal. However, Director Wang had specifically arranged it, so she could have lunch with Liu Yifeng and Tongtong.
At the dining table, Xu Muqing was still in shock from Tongtong's performance that morning. She was very curious how Tongtong had managed to answer so many questions correctly in such a short time.
His speed was comparable to a calculator; perhaps his mind contained a calculator? When he saw a question, it automatically calculated the answer.
"Aunt Xu, I can't answer that question for you either. When I see those questions, the answers just appear in my mind automatically. Mainly, these questions are very simple for me, with no difficulty at all," Tongtong replied earnestly.
Xu Muqing was so astonished her mouth hung open, "Automatic answers? Is your brain like a machine?"
"Geniuses always have something extraordinary about them. We can't judge them with the eyes of ordinary people," Liu Yifeng said.
He was already accustomed to Tongtong's astonishing abilities.
Looking at the incredibly intelligent Tongtong and then at her daughter, who was engrossed in her meal, she couldn't help but sigh, "They are both children, how can there be such a big difference?"
"Mom, do you think I'm stupid?" Yaoyao immediately looked up and asked.
"No, Mom was just speaking casually. Although you're not as smart as Brother Tongtong, you're not a stupid child either!" Xu Muqing quickly said.
Yaoyao then lowered her head and continued eating.
Children cared most about adults' opinions. If her mother thought she was stupid, she would be very sad.
Liu Yifeng, sitting beside them, added, "Muqing, children like Tongtong are very rare. You can't measure Yaoyao by Tongtong's strengths. The fact that Yaoyao got into the Aerospace Kindergarten shows she's smarter than the average child. I've seen Yaoyao's drawings; they're better than those of elementary school students. Isn't that also something extraordinary?"
Xu Muqing naturally knew her daughter wasn't stupid. It was just that after seeing Tongtong's performance, she couldn't help but make a comparison. The result was that Yaoyao was completely outshone.
"Tongtong, do you have confidence in the English listening comprehension competition this afternoon? Song Yicheng performed so well. If he beats you, he'll surely mock you," Xia Qianqian said.
"It's okay. Even if I lose, if he wants to mock me, let him. I don't care what he says about me," Tongtong replied indifferently.
Seeing his positive attitude, everyone else stopped worrying that he wouldn't be able to handle Song Yicheng's taunts if he lost.
After lunch, Liu Yifeng, Xu Muqing, and her daughter went to Director Wang's lounge.
"Yifeng, you're doing well! You even have a private lounge provided for you here!" Xu Muqing said with a smile.
Liu Yifeng sat on the sofa, "This is all thanks to the person who arranged for Director Wang. He has given me a lot of convenience!"
"Then Director Wang is quite a nice person. Many directors are usually aloof and arrogant, and they barely acknowledge the actors, let alone contestants and their family members who might be eliminated at any time."
"Aunt Xu, you don't know that my dad also acted in a play. He was a martial arts double for Uncle Wang's movie."
Upon hearing Tongtong's words, Xu Muqing was astonished, "Yifeng, when did you start acting? Martial arts doubles have to take a beating. Are you injured?" Although she wasn't in the industry, she had some understanding of the profession of a martial arts double.
Liu Yifeng smiled and said, "I'm fine. I was a martial arts double for the male lead. The male lead usually has some sort of cheat, so he's the one doing the beating. It's actually hard to get beaten."