Chapter 3
"Mom, let's bring Dad along. When we become popular, we will have three live-streaming accounts for selling goods online."
Oliva held my mom's hand and acted coquettishly.
My mom, upon hearing this, thought she could become an internet celebrity. She excitedly nodded her head.
During dinner, the three of them discussed what to bring to the primitive forest, while I ate silently.
My dad asked, "Aleah, aren't you coming with us?"
I shook my head and said, "The convenience store needs someone on duty. They are offering triple pay. I have promised the store manager."
Hearing my words, Oliva sneered disdainfully and said, "Triple pay? Just three hundred dollars? I can earn thousands of dollars in minutes by live streaming in a few minutes!'
"Wish you good fortune." I smiled at Oliva.
I wonder if she could have a chance to spend the money she had earned.
Oliva looked at me unhappily and said, "Even if I get rich, I won't give you any money. I will use my money to support my parents!"
"When we buy a big villa, my parents will live in the biggest room!"
My parents couldn't stop smiling.
I couldn't help but remind my parents, saying, "There have been recent news about tigers escaping from the zoo and biting several people. There are even more wild animals in the primitive forest. Mom, Dad..."
"Aleah, you can't stand to see me doing well, can you?"
Before I could finish my words, Oliva interrupted me loudly.
"What do you know? I hope to encounter more wild animals. That way, I'll attract more traffic!"
My mom chimed in, saying, "That's right. Tigers only eat people in the situation where they have been kept in captivity for too long. With so many of us, are we afraid of a few small animals?"
Chapter 4
Seeing that my parents couldn't be persuaded, I had no choice but to give up. I quickly finished a few bites of food and went back to my room.
Bored lying in bed, I was scrolling through my cell phone. Then I came across Oliva's latest video unexpectedly.
"Hey, friends, where are you all going for the Independence Day holiday? I won't be going to crowded tourist attractions. Instead, I'm taking my parents to explore a primeval forest. I heard there are man-eating black bears there. Are you looking forward to my live broadcast from the primeval forest? Give me a thumbs up if you are!"
Oliva had started promoting her live broadcast in preparation for her trip to the primeval forest. Recently, the news of a tiger escaping from a zoo went viral, which made her videos more popular. The number of comments on this video was more than any of her previous ones.
Most of the comments in the comment section were from people who enjoyed watching the excitement and didn't mind the risks. They were all eagerly anticipating her live broadcast.
There were some kind-hearted people, advising her not to take risks.
However, Oliva dismissively replied, [Of course, I am fully prepared, and my dad knows martial arts skills!]
"It is funny. my dad's martial arts skills are not even as good as the elderly man practicing exercises in the park."
"She is so naive. She has no idea how she will die."
The next day, the three of them had come back from a grand shopping trip at the mall when I returned home from work.
The living room was filled with various camping and outdoor equipment.
In my previous life, three of them bought a lot of things, each buying two sets of outdoor jackets. I didn't have anything.
The reason was that I, who was at work, didn't go shopping with them, so they didn't know my size.
Oliva said, "You won't appear in the video. You are there to help us shoot, so you don't need to dress up so well."
My parents favored Oliva, and I, who had always been treated unfairly, swallowed my anger.
After entering the primitive forest, they found the equipment they bought was too heavy, and they didn't look good in photos. I was asked to carry a backpack weighing sixty or seventy kilos throughout the journey.
Chapter 5
At this time, Oliva came out of the room in new clothes and put on heavy makeup. She picked up her cell phone and filmed an introduction to her equipment.
I frowned and walked around a pile of things on the ground, planning to go into the room. My dad stopped me.
"Aleah, why don't you take a day off and go along with us?"
I was stunned, thinking, "Could it be that my dad had a change of heart and thought I was working too hard on Independence Day?"
Just when I was touched, my dad spoke again.
"The journey is about 500 kilometers. Your sister and your mother don't have a driver's license. You can drive half of the way for me.”
"There are a lot of things. I can't carry them all by myself. Can you help me carry some?”
Hearing his words, I no longer held any hope for him.
"So, it turns out that he wants me to be a laborer."
I quickly shook my head and refused, saying, "I have promised the store manager to be on duty. The store employees, who are on vacation, have bought tickets back to their home."
Oliva, who was filming beside me, put down her cell phone and stared at me unhappily.
"Aleah, you are so disappointing. You will regret missing the opportunity to become an internet celebrity for a few hundred dollars salary."
Saying so, she walked to my father's side and comforted him, saying, "Dad, I will help you carry some of the things. Aleah has no foresight. When we live in a villa in the future, she will have the smallest room!"
"Well, even if there is a villa, it depends on whether you can have a chance to live in it."
I couldn't be bothered to deal with them. I went back to my room to have a rest.
After a while, I ran into Olivia's new video.
"Friends, I bought the equipment! If you want to watch the live broadcast of the anchor in the primitive forest, hurry up and follow me. See you there on Independence Day!"
I clicked on her homepage. Her last video had over five hundred likes, and the number of fans had increased by over one hundred.
Olivia was constantly replying to comments to increase the interaction rate.
"Enjoy your little internet celebrity time."