Lin Yanwan watched the two leave, holding her bubble tea. Perhaps it was because of their recent quarrel, but Wang Ming and Shen Ying seemed to have become somewhat distant.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Xia asked softly after putting the contract into his bag.

"Did they have a fight?" Lin Yanwan asked, taking a bite of a pearl and chewing it gently.

Jiang Xia looked at the two figures, who seemed to be three meters apart, pursed her lips, and said, "It's just a phase of being anxious and uncertain. Don't worry about it. It will naturally get better after the college entrance examination. Maybe we'll even see that blockhead confess to Chen Ying."

Lin Yanwan nodded noncommittally, then turned to look at him with a bright smile: "You signed contracts with both of them, what about mine?"

"Forget about the labor contract, how about a contract of servitude? Then what's mine will be yours." Jiang Xia casually lifted her chin.

"Dream on."

They weren't even married yet, and this guy was already lusting after her body? She wasn't that stupid. Besides, what was so great about his body? It's not like he'd never used it before.

"My good wife, of course, has a different contract than theirs. I'll think about the details later before signing."

"Pah! Vulgar!"

Lin Yanwan immediately spat, knowing from experience that this sounded inappropriate in the future.

Jiang Xia chuckled incessantly, took her hand, and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb.

"Where is the vulgarity? You're just having dirty thoughts."

"You're the one with a head full of filthy garbage."

Jiang Xia looked aggrieved: "Fine, you piece of trash, I'd like to take you home now."

"No need, I can go back by myself, so you won't have to make two trips."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. How could it be troublesome to give it to my own wife?" he kept babbling on and on.

Lin Yanwan glared at him speechlessly. Who's his wife? Right now... he's clearly just his girlfriend.

Oh well, let him give it to me if he wants. Consider it an extra free bodyguard.

The two waited at the platform for a while, and the most crowded No. 235 bus arrived. Lin Yanwan was hesitating whether to take a taxi home directly when Jiang Xia pulled her onto the bus and casually put 2 yuan into the coin box.

Buses were very cheap back then, costing only one yuan to board, but taxis had a starting fare of five yuan.

On the crowded bus, Jiang Xia held his wife tightly in his arms. As the bus stopped and started, the two of them got closer and closer due to inertia.

Lin Yanwan blushed and turned her head away. She suspected that Jiang Xia was doing it on purpose, getting so close that their lips were almost touching. She should have taken a taxi earlier.

"Baby, you smell so good." Jiang Xia gently sniffed.

"..."

The warm, moist breath pattered against the hair behind her ears, making Lin Yanwan's ears burn.

With so many people watching, can't he just be a little more discreet?

All he ever does is take advantage of her.

Just as he was about to reprimand her, the bus suddenly stopped at the station. Lin Yanwan lost her balance and fell directly into his arms.

Jiang Xia took the opportunity to put his arm around her slender waist, pretending not to care as he looked out the window, his heart pounding with nervousness.

The two remained pressed tightly together, and Lin Yanwan was too embarrassed to look up at his face. She stared at his collarbone the whole time, her breathing becoming heavier and heavier.

It wasn't until the bus arrived at Jinxiu Huacheng Station and the doors opened that Lin Yanwan blushed and pulled him off the bus.

"I'm going upstairs, you should go back too."

"Okay, sure."

Lin Yanwan turned to leave, but after taking only two steps, Jiang Xia suddenly called out to her.

"What's wrong?"

"Baby, could you give me 1 yuan for the bus fare? I just treated them to milk tea, and I've used up all my money." He pulled out two empty pockets, looking very aggrieved.

Lin Yanwan was both annoyed and amused: "How come the boss of an animation company can't even afford to take the bus? Boss Jiang, are you going to be unable to pay salaries next month?"

“That’s certainly possible.” Jiang Xia nodded seriously.

If the negotiations with the TV station don't go well during the summer vacation, getting paid for the first month can really be a problem.

"Can I pay off my debt with my body instead of my baby's salary?" he asked with a wicked grin.

"I got tired of it in my past life, I don't want it anymore." Lin Yanwan snorted softly.

"Are you really tired of playing?" Jiang Xia muttered softly, "I remember it was that I couldn't get enough of playing."

He suddenly remembered a meme he had seen online before.

"Baby, let me ask you a question. If one day we are too old to walk and suddenly find ourselves reborn as 18 years old, what would you do?"

A. thought it was a dream.

B. Continue to have a love affair that lasts a lifetime.

"C. Try the 18-year-old one right now, beep—"

D. Get married on the spot

"Of course it's A."

Lin Yanwan said without hesitation that although she knew Jiang Xia was alluding to their current relationship, she didn't want to say anything nice on purpose.

"Isn't it ACBD?" Jiang Xia blinked. You thought it was a single-choice question, but it's actually a multiple-choice question.

I don't know what blush-inducing scene Lin Yanwan was thinking of, but she took out ten yuan from her wallet and handed it over.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Get out of here!"

"Yes, ma'am! Goodbye, wife!"

Having achieved his goal, Jiang Xia sheepishly ran to the other side of the street, saw the bus coming from his direction, and immediately ran onto it.

Lin Yanwan pouted, held up two fingers and made a scissor shape. If he dared to do anything reckless in this life, she would cut them off!

She had no desire to try anything involving an eighteen-year-old's body.

Huh?

Why is your face getting redder?

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Back home, Jiang Xia carefully put away the business license and other relevant documents and contracts before taking out the storyboard for episode ten and continuing to draw.

Now that Wang Ming has helped him with some of the original artwork, his work is indeed a bit easier. However, Wang Ming hasn't read the original work, so even though his storyboards are very detailed, there will still be some discrepancies, and he will ultimately have to revise them himself.

Even so, the efficiency has improved a lot compared to before, and it can produce about two episodes in 20 days.

On the other hand, Lin Yanwan's voice acting for animation is becoming increasingly skillful; she can play a symphony orchestra with just a piano and a guitar.

At the current pace, by the time the college entrance examination ends on June 8th, we should be able to put together 10 episodes of animation, which will give us some leverage to negotiate with TV stations.

It's worth noting that the original "Calabash Brothers" only had 13 episodes, and the sequel "Calabash Brothers: Little King Kong" only had 6 episodes. The fact that he released 10 episodes of "Tom and Jerry" at once is enough to demonstrate his ability.

And by summer vacation, his team will have more time to create content, and if they are efficient, they can finish an episode in about seven or eight days.

The thought that the classic masterpiece Tom and Jerry would soon be remade by him and re-broadcast on television filled Jiang Xia with excitement.

Perhaps, Qitian Animation will truly resonate throughout the world in this lifetime.