Chapter 325, Update 3252

325:

On the other end, Mu Shaowu was on the phone with Feng Que, talking about Ye Qingxi going to pay New Year's greetings to Old Master Feng.

“Let me ask my grandfather for you,” Feng Que said. “I don’t know if he has any other plans. Maybe he even wants to fly over there himself.”

That's quite possible. After all, Old Master Feng really loves flying this way. Mu Shaowu thought to himself, once his villa here is finished, he's worried that Old Master Feng might move here permanently.

“Okay,” Mu Shaowu agreed. “Then go ask him, and call me back when you’re done.”

"good."

Soon, Mu Shaowu received Feng Que's reply, "My grandfather said that whenever it's convenient for you and Xiao Xi to come over, please do so."

"Then let's do it on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year," Mu Shaowu said.

It just so happens that Ye Qingxi can go to the movies with Kang Lao and the others on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

“Okay,” Feng Que said. “My grandfather plans to introduce my great-grandfather, third great-grandfather, and great-aunt to Xiao Xi, so I’m letting you know in advance.”

Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?

"Huh? Didn't they say back then that their decision to become godparents was their own business and had nothing to do with anyone else?"

“It has nothing to do with anyone else, but my grandpa keeps posting on his WeChat Moments, making his older brother, younger brother, and younger sister very curious and itching to see Xiaoxi. But you don’t need to worry,” Feng Que said, “They won’t do anything. Just think of them as coming to give Xiaoxi a red envelope.”

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu nodded. "That's fine too."

After all, they are all at the top of the Feng family's food chain, so getting to know them wouldn't be a loss for Ye Qingxi.

"Then we'll go there on the sixth day of the lunar new year."

“Okay,” Feng Que said. “I’ll come pick you up then.”

"No need, we'll just take a taxi there ourselves."

"No, please. The movie was showing at that time, and you might get recognized. Besides," Feng Que softened his voice, "couldn't you let me see you sooner?"

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Um, Zeng Chong is looking for me, I'll hang up now."

"Then it's settled, I'll come pick you up."

“…Okay.” Mu Shaowu finished speaking and hurriedly hung up the phone.

He sat on the sofa, holding his phone, but his mind was far from calm.

Seriously, what's there to see?

We were together almost every day during our roadshow trips, haven't we seen each other enough yet?

As he was thinking, he heard a notification sound from WeChat.

Mu Shaowu opened the message; it was from Feng Que: [No need to come too early. Buy an afternoon flight. You two should get a good night's sleep before you come.]

Feng Que: [Waiting for you.]

Mu Shaowu: ...

Mu Shaowu silently turned his phone face down, stood up, and got busy.

Two more days passed, and it was New Year's Eve.

Mu Zheng took Qin Cheng and Qin Luan home shortly after noon to celebrate the New Year with everyone.

Ye Qingxi had been busy with promotional tours and hadn't seen Qin Cheng for a long time. As soon as they met, the two started whispering to each other.

"Aren't you tired from the roadshow?" Qin Cheng asked him.

"Not tired."

"Are you going again after the New Year?"

"Let's not go yet," Ye Qingxi said.

Roadshows after the Lunar New Year are no longer very useful.

For films released during the Spring Festival season, their fate is almost determined within three days. Once the first day's reviews are released, the box office trend is pretty much clear.

If the reputation is bad, then no amount of roadshowing will help.

Therefore, most of the promotional tours for films released during the Spring Festival are concentrated before their official release.

"Then I'll come over and help you with your homework."

Ye Qingxi nodded, "But after the seventh day of the lunar month."

"Why?"

Ye Qingxi had no choice but to count her schedule on her fingers for him.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng felt that his younger brother was really working very hard.

Everyone else is on holiday, but he's still on holiday, his days are packed with activities.

"I'll come and play with you on the seventh day of the new year," he said with heartache.

It's unfair to make him do his homework right after finishing his work; that's too harsh on his younger brother.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi smiled, thinking that he was indeed a very good older brother who truly cared for and loved his younger brother.

“Okay,” he said. “Then we can play together at home.”

"Um."

The two whispered to each other for a while, then went off to play.

Around eight o'clock, the New Year's Eve dinner was served.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner was no different from previous years; it consisted of all their favorite dishes.

Ye Qingxi sat in her seat, listening to Mu Shaowu and the others talking and eating the food they served her, feeling a sense of warmth and comfort.

After dinner, when everyone moved to the living room, Mu Shaowu said, "The person in charge of this year's Spring Festival Gala even called my agent and said they wanted Xiaoxi to go."

"Then why didn't you let him go?" Mu Shaoting asked.

"Of course, it's because Xiaoxi herself doesn't want to go."

Upon hearing this, Mu Shaoting turned his gaze to Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "I want to celebrate the New Year with everyone."

Mu Shaoting knew it, so she stuffed the chocolate in her hand into Ye Qingxi's hand, "That's right, why make things so tiring during the New Year? You're already very tired."

“Exactly.” Mu Shaoyan agreed. “They’re almost more tired than me.”

Mu Feng snorted coldly, "You still have the nerve to say that?"

Mu Shaoyan immediately spoke up for himself, "But I'm very busy right now! I have to go to school, manage the shop, and be an intern for my older brother. I'll need an assistant soon too!"

Mu Feng scoffed, "You."

“Me!” Mu Shaoyan nodded. “If my brother arranges more work for me, I’ll find myself an assistant too.”

Mu Zheng: ...

"I brought you here to be my assistant, but now you want to hire another assistant? Is that appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? Assistant's assistant, little assistant~"

Ye Qingxi was amused by him.

Mu Shaoyan heard his laughter and pulled him into his arms. "He's the one. He'll be my assistant!"

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Mu Shaowu: ...

"I think you deserve a beating," Mu Shaoting said.

Mu Shaoyan grinned and fed Ye Qingxi a strawberry.

"Is it sweet, little assistant?"

Ye Qingxi nodded, looking at him with a smile: "Sweet."

Around midnight, everyone went out and set off fireworks.

As Ye Qingxi watched the dazzling fireworks, he prayed that everyone around him could have a life as brilliant as fireworks.

Mu Shaowu hopes that their film can shine brightly like fireworks.

The adults gave red envelopes to Qin Cheng and Ye Qingxi one by one, wishing them good health and all the best in the new year.

At that moment, messages of "Happy New Year" flooded into Ye Qingxi's smartwatch, along with a stream of red envelopes.

Ye Qingxi accepted all the red envelopes that everyone sent him without hesitation, and then sent a red envelope to Chen Xiang.

Ye Qingxi: [Happy New Year, this is your commendation bonus.]

Chen Xiang was celebrating the Chinese New Year with his large family when he saw the news. He immediately stopped eating his snacks and showed his smartwatch to his grandparents.

"See? I told you I have a good relationship with Ye Qingxi. I'm still his manager now."

Chen Xiang's parents laughed, and his grandparents also laughed and said, "Alright, alright, then you can have fun with Ye Qingxi."

“That kid looks like he’s going to amount to something. You can’t go wrong by playing with him.”

"That's right," Chen Xiang said proudly. "Tomorrow, I'll treat you all to a movie. Everyone come with me, no one is allowed to be missing."

"Do you have money?" Chen Xiang's aunt teased him.

"Of course! Grandpa just sent me a red envelope."

"Oh, then you can use the red envelope Grandpa gave you to treat him to a movie~" Grandpa Chen teased him.

Chen Xiang's little brain worked quickly. "Then I'll use the red envelope my aunt gave me to treat my grandpa to a movie, then use the red envelopes my parents gave me to treat my aunt to a movie, and then use the red envelopes my grandparents gave me to treat my parents to a movie."

"Hahaha." Mr. Chen laughed. "You're quite good at scheming."

Chen Xiang raised his chin. "That's right, I'm very smart."

After he finished speaking, he accepted Ye Qingxi's red envelope and sent a cute thank you emoji.

Ye Qingxi replied to him: 【You're welcome.】

Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan both bought tickets for the earliest showing of the movie on the first day of the Lunar New Year, wanting to be among the first to see their beloved nephew and their brother.

However, Ye Qingxi and Zhong Yan decided to buy tickets for the afternoon session, planning to wait until they woke up in the morning, had breakfast, and then leisurely go over.

He took a shower and lay down on the bed with Mu Shaowu.

As a result, when the two woke up the next day and got out of bed, the word-of-mouth for "Summer" had already begun to spread.

The first group of viewers who saw the movie had already left the theater after watching it, and everyone went online to discuss whether Qiao Tian was actually Qiao Xia's child.

Some people disagree, otherwise why would Qiao Tian's mother have said no at the beginning?

Some people think so, because a dying person's words are often kind, and besides, the letter says that he didn't lie to you this time.

She's definitely still lying to him! Chen Lu has always been a liar!

[But if not, why would Qiao Tian have the surname Qiao? It can't be that Chen Lu planned for Qiao Xia to take over from the beginning, right?!]

[I also think it's not true. If it were, Chen Lu would have just told Qiao Xia directly. Why make such a fuss?]

[Because she didn't really understand Qiao Xia. She just wanted her child to have a good father, so everything she did before was probably to test Qiao Xia.]

The two sides debated each other fiercely.

But none of that stopped them from liking Qiao Xia and Qiao Tian very much.

It was truly a beautiful watch; the father-son relationship brought tears to my eyes.

[You're just being sarcastic, I'll just let my eyes well up with tears.]

I've used up all the tissues I brought.

[I must say, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu's acting was truly excellent. When Ye Qingxi called out "Dad," Mu Shaowu didn't cry, but I cried first.]

"That's right. When Qiao Tian cries, I cry too. When Qiao Tian stops crying, I still cry. Ye Qingxi is such a good actress."

[I completely understand why Ye Qingxi won the award; it would be strange if he didn't! With acting skills like that!]

No wonder Director Feng called him a naturally gifted actor; indeed, who could tell he hadn't acted in a film before!

But Mu Shaowu acted very well this time too! Better than his previous performances!

That's why directors are so important! Actors really need to work with good directors!

[There's a suitable script! Mu Shaowu is really perfect for the role of Qiao Xia. The moment he appeared on screen, I knew he would be a good father to Qiao Tian.]

"That's right, that's Ye Qingxi. Even if Mu Shaowu treats others badly, he wouldn't treat Ye Qingxi badly."

[So, this movie really needed these two to act in it. Just seeing them standing there, I knew it was a genuine father-son relationship!]

[Then I remembered that they weren't even father and son, and I burst into tears!]

At least this time it was a kiss! That's some consolation!

That's why I insist that Qiao Tian is definitely Qiao Xia's biological son. Otherwise, it would be too cruel for Shao Wu and Xiao Xi. They're not related in real life, and they're not in the movie either!

[Dear! It has to be dear! Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he would still be dear!]

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.

Mu Shaowu had just finished washing up and came out. Seeing him smiling happily, she asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

Ye Qingxi quickly turned off her tablet and got out of bed. "I passed the last level of the Connect Four game."

"You're really amazing."

"Then I'll go brush my teeth and wash my face," he said.

"Go quickly." Mu Shaowu looked at him with a smile.

Ye Qingxi walked happily toward the restroom.

He glanced at Mu Shaowu as he closed the door; he actually thought Qiao Tian was Qiao Xia's biological son.

If it's plausible to say yes or no, and both answers are possible, then why not choose the better answer?

Since Qiao Tian wants it.

Therefore, Qiao Xia would naturally be his biological father.