Chapter 408 Prospective Grandson-in-Law
"Director, are we really going to take down Lu Yanhe and his team's program just because of this public opinion?"
After Liu Yang returned to the directing team, a young man with acne on his face asked him a question.
Liu Yang glanced at him and said, "Let's get this straight first. It's not like we're going to take it off the show. Who knows how the public opinion will develop in the next few days? If the public opinion gets stronger and stronger and everyone starts to boycott Lu Yanhe's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, then we'll be at a disadvantage when we start discussing whether to take the show off the show."
“Okay, Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang have a lot of fans, and they have already started rehearsals. If their program is suddenly taken off the air, there will definitely be a lot of controversy. After all, if this matter is really investigated, Lu Yanhe has done nothing wrong. Even if he can make a lot of money, it is his own ability. He has not been involved in pyramid schemes or evaded taxes.”
"We know all of this, everyone knows it, but aren't there still a lot of people attacking Lu Yanhe online?"
"That's an attack on celebrities for earning too much."
“But Lu Yanhe is their main target,” Liu Yang said. “I want to reiterate that when we put on the Spring Festival Gala, we don’t seek to be outstanding, but rather to be stable and avoid any mistakes, especially these kinds of controversies in public opinion.”
"Director, if we take down the show 'Green Apple Paradise,' how big of a fuss will their fans cause? They might even accuse our production team of being irresponsible. Aren't you going to consider this kind of public controversy?"
Liu Yang gave the boy with acne on his face a cold look. "Are you the director and am I the director?"
The boy took a deep breath. "You're the director."
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Lu Yanhe was somewhat bewildered and at a loss.
Chen Ziyan didn't speak to Lu Yanhe at all, but was busy sending messages and making phone calls. After about ten minutes, Chen Ziyan said, "Yanhe, don't be scared by what the director just said. He was just taking precautions. He didn't mean to take you down now. It's just a little bit of public opinion. We can suppress it."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Sister Ziyan, can we suppress this?"
“Of course we can suppress it. What are we for?” Chen Ziyan said. “Even if we can’t suppress it, we can at least extricate you from the controversy.”
Lu Yanhe had no idea what Chen Ziyan was planning to do.
Chen Ziyan said, "Resentment towards the rich is a common mentality, but on the other hand, people are also tolerant of those who do public welfare and charity. In the past two years, how much charity and public welfare have you done? You didn't publicize or report it before because you wanted to keep a low profile. Now it's time for them to stand up and do something."
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
"ah?"
Lu Yanhe scratched his head and asked, "Have I done a lot of charity work?"
“You’ve forgotten it yourself,” Chen Ziyan said.
In fact, Chen Ziyan's actions went beyond simply promoting Lu Yanhe's charitable work over the past two years.
Liu Bige was the first to stand up and criticize the false information about Lu Yanhe's income circulating online.
"Lu Yanhe's salary for 'Late Spring' was a tenth less than the market price. The entire production cost of 'Late Spring' was only around ten million, yet some people are saying that his salary was ten million. That's just baseless talk and spreading rumors without thinking. Don't they know that spreading rumors can lead to legal consequences?"
As the director of "Late Spring," Liu Bige's statement naturally carries weight.
It's more convincing than Lu Yanhe himself saying it.
Soon after, a second person stepped forward.
It is Wang Zhong.
"Xiao Lu cameo in 'Three Mountains.' From filming to accompanying us to film festivals and subsequent film promotions, he never asked for additional payment. Later, we took the initiative to say that the film was a great success and gave each of the main creators a bonus," Wang Zhong said. "There are veiled accusations online that Xiao Lu earned at least several million yuan from 'Three Mountains,' such a thing as earning several million yuan for a cameo in one night. Do you think the money for making movies grows on trees?"
Wang Zhong said his last sentence in a bad mood, revealing his true nature to everyone, who couldn't help but laugh.
The statements from the two renowned directors were undoubtedly expressions of their affection and support for Lu Yanhe.
At this time, when Bai Jingnian, the director of "Friends," participated in an event with everyone, he was also asked about this by reporters.
"Is it true that Lu Yanhe earned at least 20 million yuan from the TV series 'Friends'?"
Bai Jingnian countered, "Everyone knows that Friends is very successful, but does everyone know how the first season of Friends was successful?"
He said helplessly, "At the time, Lu Yanhe was the only person in 'Friends' who could get advertisers to pay for it. He was also the screenwriter. Although the concept for the story came from me, he wrote almost all the plot. As the core lead actor and screenwriter, the success of this show can be said to be more than half due to him. I think it's only right that he earns a lot of money from this show, because without him there would be no show, let alone the second season. I don't know how much money he earned because I didn't sign the contract. But for a creator like him, a creator who couldn't have made this project without him, is it wrong for him to earn a lot of money from this show?"
Bai Jingnian was the third director to speak out.
Several directors took turns making statements, from claiming that the online salary figures were inaccurate to stating that Lu Yanhe deserved to earn as much money as he could, repeatedly reversing netizens' erroneous impression that Lu Yanhe had a high income.
Firstly, Lu Yanhe did not earn that much money.
Secondly, it's only right that Lu Yanhe earns so much money.
At this moment, Chen Ziyan unleashed her ultimate move.
Over the past two years, Lu Yanhe has donated approximately ten million yuan through various charitable activities. This includes both publicly disclosed and undisclosed donations, with the majority being undisclosed. A significant portion of these donations has been directed towards supporting children in mountainous areas.
Representatives from many funding platforms and organizations came forward to express their gratitude to Mr. Lu Yanhe.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe's image was finally truly established in the eyes of netizens.
He is still the same Lu Yanhe.
No change.
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"When did I ever sponsor children in mountainous areas?" Lu Yanhe was completely bewildered; he had absolutely no recollection of it.
Chen Ziyan said, "It was sponsored by me before."
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
Chen Ziyan said, "I contacted the heads of those funding organizations and told them that a large part of the money I had previously donated actually came from you. It was just because of your status as a celebrity that you entrusted me to provide the donations, and you did not show up."
Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe's dumbfounded expression, smiled, and said, "I told you a long time ago that I don't lack money, and I'm not doing charity. I just often help people and things that I want to help. This time, I failed to control the trend of public opinion from the beginning, and it got bigger and bigger. I have a responsibility to put an end to it."
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and said, "Sister Ziyan, thank you."
"Why are you being so polite with me?"
Chen Ziyan is attributing what she did over the past two years to Lu Yanhe.
“Sister Ziyan, now that I’ve taken on this title, I still want to do something substantial. I’ll cover this expense myself,” Lu Yanhe offered.
He does indeed have a very high income now. The reason he didn't do these things before wasn't because Lu Yanhe was unwilling to do them, but because he had never actually thought about it in that direction.
“No need. It’s good that you want to help others. If you’re willing, I’ll talk to you about suitable projects in the future,” Chen Ziyan said. “However, it’s best to keep a low profile when it comes to charity, especially since you’re an artist. Otherwise, if you keep doing it and one day you might stop for some reason or find yourself unable to continue, they will question you about why you’re not continuing.”
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I'll listen to whatever you say."
Chen Ziyan: "You should sincerely thank the directors who spoke up for you today. I only contacted Liu Bige. The other two spoke up on their own initiative. Moreover, Director Bai Jingnian took the initiative to say these things. Beijing TV may not be happy about it."
Lu Yanhe agreed.
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"You should never try to manipulate public opinion. What do you think saying these things will help him?"
When Bai Jingnian received the call from Director Xu Bin, he guessed that he was going to be scolded.
And that is indeed the case.
However, Bai Jingnian didn't take it too seriously.
Because he was preparing to leave Beijing and Taiwan.
Having worked in Beijing and Taiwan for so many years, Bai Jingnian has always been one of the most dedicated directors in the region.
He filmed whatever the station assigned him to film.
But who wouldn't want to make some truly good films? However, he's never offered any major projects.
Because he has no representative works, the feedback and evaluation of the works he produces are not good.
He had nothing to say.
However, after filming "Friends," the show became a huge hit, but as the director, he still didn't receive much attention, which made him very uncomfortable.
The station's message is that the success of this drama has little to do with Bai Jingnian.
They also knew that the main reason for the success of this drama was Lu Yanhe—well, they would never say such a thing to outsiders, but they were very clear about this internally.
So they had Bai Jingnian film the second season, and his salary didn't increase much.
According to market rates, a director like him, making sixteen episodes of "Friends," shouldn't be offered a package deal of only one million like this time.
However, even after Bai Jingnian expressed his dissatisfaction and protest, the station still refused to change its mind.
This is one point.
Secondly, filming the second season of Friends was difficult from beginning to end.
First, Chen Ziliang was assigned to the position without his opinion being sought beforehand.
Later, they wanted to add more scenes for Chen Ziliang and change the script. He expressed strong opposition, saying that it would ruin the show, but the station still didn't take his opinion seriously. If Yan Liang, Wen Minglan, and several other actors hadn't joined together to object, or even gone on strike, the show might have ended up being filmed according to the revised script.
Thirdly, Lu Yanhe's new drama "My Own Swordsman" had previously approached Bai Jingnian, wanting him to be the director, but Beijing TV refused outright, saying they hadn't even informed him.
All these events combined filled Bai Jingnian with disappointment and anger towards Beijing and Taiwan.
This time, Aurora Video approached him again, expressing their hope to hire him as the director of "My Own Swordsman". They offered him a very high fee, saying that with the number of episodes in "My Own Swordsman", he could retire after filming the series.
Bai Jingnian was naturally tempted.
He's already that age.
He certainly didn't want to retire in Beijing and Taiwan in such a mediocre way.
Most importantly, the attitude of Beijing and Taiwan towards him made him realize that if he continued to work for Beijing and Taiwan, he would never be valued.
Therefore, after communicating with Aurora Video several times, Bai Jingnian had already made up his mind to leave Beijing TV and sign with Aurora after the second season of Friends finished airing.
That's why he spoke up for Lu Yanhe without hesitation today.
As for the opinions of Beijing and Taiwan, let them be angry.
It has little to do with him anymore.
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"Look at their methods."
Liu Yang put down his phone and said to the person next to him.
"They quickly turned the tide on the online public opinion."
"They've managed to get to where they are today, they must have some skills."
Liu Yang said, "Then 'Green Apple Paradise' can be kept, right? There shouldn't be any problem."
The others smiled and nodded.
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After the meeting, Liu Yang left first.
The others exchanged glances, and one of them curled his lip and said, "What are you pretending for? From the beginning, we never intended to take their program down. If we really wanted to, we would have just taken it down. Why bother with these precautions? We're clearly giving them time and opportunity to make amends."
"That's just how he is, he likes to do favors for people."
"I don't know what they were thinking when they appointed him as the chief director this year."
"They've been around for so many years, their seniority speaks for itself."
"Xiao Li, now you know it was pointless for you to argue with him the other day, right?"
The boy, who was called Xiao Li and had acne on his face, sighed speechlessly.
"Who knew you had so many twists and turns?"
"There are things you can learn."
Li Qingbing is one of the few young people in the Spring Festival Gala directing team.
Everyone on the directing team is shrewd. Someone who gets into the team at such a young age must have a powerful background. So, it's not uncommon for people to curry favor with Li Qingbing.
As for Li Qingbing's background, no one has found out.
The more this is the case, the more unfathomable he seems. Even Liu Yang's attempt to drive Li Qingbing away failed.
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The program "Green Apple Paradise" was produced by Lee Kyung-byung.
Everyone knows that this program will be one of the most watched programs on the Spring Festival Gala.
There's no way around it; these three singers are among the most popular artists right now.
The performance of each program is also the performance of the director in charge.
Many directors were envious that Li Qingbing was able to get this program.
Liu Yang, as the chief director, certainly wouldn't be jealous of such a trivial matter. However, Liu Yang genuinely disliked Li Qingbing because Li Qingbing was disobedient and constantly challenged his authority as the chief director.
Liu Yang had even considered kicking Li Qingbing out of the directing team, but his superiors refused.
Their words were very artful. It's normal for young people to have a bit of temper and impulsiveness. As the chief director, you can't be so intolerant.
In short, if you drive someone away, then you lack the capacity to tolerate others.
As soon as Lu Yanhe's incident came out, Liu Yang had an idea.
It's impossible to take it away.
Just kidding, he was even trying to revive the show's declining ratings.
Liu Yang was well aware of the influence of the three of them.
However, it's okay to be alarmist for a while.
Let Lu Yanhe and his team know that the current situation is not optimistic, and then he can decide to keep the show and keep Lu Yanhe. That would be doing a favor.
At the same time, it can also serve as a warning to Li Qingbing, making him realize who the real director is.
Li Qingbing was very dissatisfied and had been looking for him for the past two days, trying to persuade him not to take over "Green Apple Paradise".
That's why young people are young. The other veterans immediately understood his true intentions when they saw him talking about taking over "Green Apple Paradise" but not even changing the program order in the filing.
Li Qingbing was completely out of touch.
Liu Yang curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
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After Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang came down from the stage, Liu Yang walked over with a smile and said, "This performance was even better."
"Thank you, director."
"There's something else I need to tell you. Our directing team had a meeting and we hope that in addition to completing the performance of 'Green Apple Paradise,' you can also participate in our opening performance," Liu Yang said.
Opening performance?
Lu Yanhe and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
What opening performance?
"The Spring Festival Song is performed by twelve artists."
Generally speaking, the opening performance of the Spring Festival Gala features some of the most popular and representative figures of the year. These figures typically represent a variety of backgrounds, including established actors and singers, popular idols, veteran artists, and performers from different regions and areas.
The fact that Lu Yanhe and his team received this invitation indicates that, in the directors' evaluation, they were the most representative of the younger generation of artists last year.
All three of them are of course fine.
Anyway, if a song is assigned to them, they'll probably only get one or two lines of lyrics.
The newly added performance didn't pose much of a challenge for them; the only impact was that they had to participate in one more rehearsal.
Last year, Li Zhibai's performance on the Spring Festival Gala was ridiculed by the public, and this time Li Zhibai is determined to redeem himself.
However, last year it was a skit, while this year it's a song, so there's no comparison.
Li Zhibai was quite frustrated. However, the fact that he was able to appear on the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years is enough to show how well he did during those two years. The Spring Festival Gala now is quite different from what it was ten or twenty years ago. It has basically become an awards ceremony, and only the most popular, most talked-about, most watched, and most representative artists of the year are invited.
This isn't a stage to measure ability or talent. It's basically a celebration now, emphasizing stability, liveliness, and festivity. As a result, many people who, in the eyes of many, "don't deserve to be on the Spring Festival Gala" have taken to this stage.
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On the other hand, although the influence of the Spring Festival Gala is not what it used to be, it is still a top-level stage for celebrities and artists, and a symbol – proving that the government recognizes you.
Therefore, the opportunity to perform on the Spring Festival Gala remains extremely precious for celebrities, especially for young artists like Lu Yanhe.
Once you reach the top and your position becomes unshakeable, you certainly won't need to rely on appearing on the Spring Festival Gala to prove your popularity or influence. Nowadays, however popular people still need official recognition.
So, once it was basically confirmed that they would perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage, the three's agents and teams began preparing for the subsequent promotional activities. Under these circumstances, the three of them performing together should have communicated with each other, but given the current relationship between Zhou Ping'an and Lin Suyang, communication was simply impossible. Even if Lin Suyang were willing, Zhou Ping'an wouldn't be.
Chen Ziyan had no choice but to take on the responsibility of communication between them.
“I don’t care what you do at other times, but this time, none of you should try to put each other down. You all know the relationship between the three of them. If you try to put each other down, it will only embarrass them,” Chen Ziyan said. “The three of them are at the peak of their careers right now. They don’t need to play these tricks. Just do a good job of performing this show.”
Lin Suyang said, "Sister Ziyan, don't worry about that. I agree with you. Zhibai and Yanhe don't need any additional marketing. Their popularity is already enough. This time, for their appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, I will only do normal promotion and will absolutely not do any extra promotion or comparison. In fact, Li Zhibai doesn't need this kind of promotion either, right?"
When Chen Ziyan heard Lin Suyang say that, she smiled and said, "It's best if you think that way."
"However, Zhi Bai just came from Zhou Ping'an's place. Will Zhou Ping'an swallow this insult and not take the opportunity to kick Zhi Bai while he's down?"
Chen Ziyan only said, "As long as you don't provoke him, Zhou Ping'an will definitely not take the initiative to step on Li Zhibai. I can guarantee that to you."
Lin Suyang: "That's fine then."
"When I say we can't compare or disparage others, I mean any form of it," Chen Ziyan added, "including using 'Friends' as a basis for criticism."
Lin Suyang's expression immediately changed.
“Recently, some rumors have surfaced online about Yan Liang, claiming that he gained popularity for ‘Friends’ by exploiting Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe.” Chen Ziyan looked at Lin Suyang and smiled slightly. “I believe this is not your doing.”
Lin Suyang immediately said, "Of course not, how could I do such a thing?"
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To participate in the Spring Festival Gala, CCTV will start various pre-event activities almost a week in advance.
And the celebrities who appear on the Spring Festival Gala naturally appear in these pre-event activities as well.
It's no secret that Lu Yanhe and his two companions will be performing "Green Apple Paradise" on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
This is also the first time this show has been performed in front of everyone in six months.
Therefore, not only are their fans looking forward to it, but people who like this song are even more eager for them to perform it again.
During the pre-show promotion, one of the hosts asked, "How will your performance of 'Green Apple Paradise' on the Spring Festival Gala be different from your previous performances?"
Lu Yanhe replied, "Yes, first of all, our stage has been completely redesigned. While the overall style and rhythm remain unchanged, the arrangement has been adapted to have a more vintage feel, and it's no longer just a performance by the three of us."
Upon hearing this, the host asked, "If that's the case, it seems this program has many more surprises in store?"
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "There will definitely be a surprise, but in order to keep that surprise a secret for now, please look forward to it."
The host then said, "The three of you are all idol artists, but it seems that you are now mainly focused on acting. Opportunities to perform together like this seem to be rare. Will there be a stage like 'Green Apple Paradise' in the future?"
Li Zhibai nodded, "There definitely will be. As long as the Spring Festival Gala continues to invite the three of us to perform together, we will definitely have a new stage."
The host chuckled twice.
"Then we hope to see you on the Spring Festival Gala stage every year from now on," the host said politely.
She looked at Yan Liang and asked, "The second season of Friends, which you starred in, is currently airing. Many fans say that the character is very similar to your personality, but your fans say that the side of you that you present on stage is different from the real you. Why do you think that makes your fans have such different feelings?"
Yan Liang explained, "Let's talk about the second season of 'Friends' first. The reason why the character Hu Fan is so similar to me is thanks to Yan He. He wrote this character based on me, and there are many aspects of my private life in it. On the other hand, performing on stage is indeed another version of myself. I'm not a particularly confident person in normal times, but performing on stage is like gaining a kind of power that allows me to forget my insecure self and fully immerse myself in the role. So, I still really love the stage and have always been doing stage performances."
This is also a response to the host's comment that they are performing less and less on stage these days.
In fact, it has never decreased.
Yan Liang appears on at least one episode of the show "Idol Era" every month.
Not to mention the performances at various parties and events.
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It has been a long time since they have appeared together in front of the camera so frequently.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but sigh, "It's been a long time since our group disbanded. We haven't worked together like this every day. It suddenly feels like we've gone back to the old days."
In the original owner's memories, during his first year in the industry, he often went on tours with everyone, sometimes even having four tours a day.
It was tiring and tough, but because we were all running together, it made me feel like I had companions by my side no matter how tired I was.
Lu Yanhe also recalled the year he first transmigrated, when he was studying at No. 13 Middle School. Li Zhibai's work wasn't so busy, and Yan Liang wasn't famous yet. They often had time to get together, play games, chat, have late-night snacks, and watch movies. Under the same roof, they could see each other anytime.
Now, everyone is busy with their own lives. Although we still rent the same house near Ziyuan Bridge, I often find no one there when I go back. We see each other less and less.
"That's the meaning of the Spring Festival, especially in the past year, I felt it even more clearly." When interviewed by a CCTV reporter, Lu Yanhe said this when asked what the meaning of the Spring Festival was for him in this day and age: "I didn't think that the Spring Festival had to be such a ritual before, but when I was really busy with work every day and it was difficult to see the important people in my life, I understood why there must be a few days when everyone can overcome all difficulties to get together."
The reporter nodded, looked at Lu Yanhe, and then, as if thinking of something, suddenly asked, "Do you miss your family even more at times like this?"
Lu Yanhe was clearly taken aback.
Everyone knows that he has no family left.
This matter has been widely circulated due to its trending status on social media several times.
He initially thought the reporter was doing it on purpose, but upon closer inspection, he noticed the reporter's eyes revealed concern for him, indicating no malice; it was clearly a remark made unconsciously just now.
"I'm sorry, you don't have to answer this question." The reporter immediately realized what was going on and showed a sincere apology.
Lu Yanhe shook his head, smiled, and pointed to the camera, "Is this a live stream?"
"Yes, it's a live stream."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "I miss them, I hope they are doing well, and I also hope they see that I am doing well. So, whenever I have the opportunity to reunite with my family, I must see them. Traveling across oceans and thousands of miles, this is the meaning of the Spring Festival for me; it reminds me who the most important people in my life are."
"Thank you, Yan He." The reporter nodded to him.
Lu Yanhe returned the microphone, thanked him, and turned to leave.
Before the camera could move away from his back, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang suddenly ran into the frame one after the other, catching up with Lu Yanhe from behind and rushing to his side from the left and right.
Li Zhibai hooked one arm around Lu Yanhe's neck, while Yan Liang helped Lu Yanhe pull out a corner of his clothes that he had somehow tucked into his waistband.
Even though the three people were wearing thick down jackets, their silhouettes still exuded youthful energy and beauty.
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When the hashtag #LuYanheRemindsMeWhoIsTheMostImportantPersonInMyLifeDuringSpringFestival# trended on social media, the homepage was filled with GIFs of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang walking forward with Lu Yanhe on either side.
Under this topic, many people expressed their sympathy for Lu Yanhe.
Many people know about Lu Yanhe's family situation. He is an orphan who has lost all his closest family members.
However, many people have forgotten that those who previously questioned how Lu Yanhe could earn over 100 million yuan a year at only twenty-something years old suddenly felt pity, sympathy, and admiration upon seeing Lu Yanhe's background.
Lu Yanhe is a person who truly started from nothing and achieved everything he has today through his own hard work.
Without any background or resources to support him, if he hadn't turned things around with his college entrance exam scores, he would have been virtually unknown in the entertainment industry.
That's just the kind of person he is.
People are really strange.
When you're jealous and disgusted by someone, you can be very jealous and disgusted, seeing everything about them as wrong and hateful.
But once you fall in love with this person again, all those previous flaws disappear.
This interview suddenly garnered sympathy and pity for Lu Yanhe from many people, who sincerely hoped that he could be more successful and live a better life.
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On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Lu Yanhe and the other two waited backstage with everyone else.
They were the first to perform, and the hosts hadn't even come on stage yet when they were about to take the stage.
The pressure is quite high.
Li Zhibai said to Lu Yanhe, "My dad asked me to ask you if you want to come to my house after the performance."
"I'm not going. You can have your family reunion. I still need to see Siqi."
"You're going to her house?" Li Zhibai asked, somewhat surprised.
Lu Yanhe said, "After my performance, she drove back to her maternal grandparents' house."
"Isn't she staying up all night to welcome the New Year?"
“She used to stay home to celebrate the New Year, but she said that starting this year, she will go to her maternal grandparents’ house every Lunar New Year’s Eve.”
Li Zhibai knew more or less about Chen Siqi's family situation. He had also gone to the birthday party that Chen Siqi had paid someone to pretend to be a friend of.
He nodded thoughtfully, "That's fine too, since her stepmother and her adopted brother don't like her anyway."
Li Zhibai suddenly paused, then realized, "Wait, aren't you going to meet my parents later?"
Lu Yanhe's cheeks flushed slightly, and he nodded.
Li Zhibai: "Holy crap!"
This was the first time Lu Yanhe had met Chen Siqi's maternal grandparents, who were also the parents of her deceased mother, since they had been together.
For Chen Siqi, the closest people to her are her maternal grandparents. They are unconditionally good to her and are the ones who truly support her after her mother passed away.
When Chen Siqi asked him if he wanted to go with her to visit her maternal grandparents during the Chinese New Year this year, Lu Yanhe agreed without hesitation.
"Where will Siqi wait for you later?"
"It's right outside CCTV," Lu Yanhe said. "I'll head there right after my performance."
Li Zhibai and Yan Liang looked at each other, then clicked their tongues in unison.
"This kid kept it a secret really well."
“To be honest, Siqi only asked me about it these past two days,” Lu Yanhe said. “We had originally planned to go on vacation abroad during the Chinese New Year, but Siqi said that she had to visit her maternal grandparents before going, and then we decided to spend New Year’s Eve at her maternal grandparents’ house.”
Li Zhi sighed, suddenly feeling somewhat melancholy.
"Damn, you're not going to be the first of the three of us to get married, are you?"
Yan Liang chuckled twice, "It seems quite possible."
Lu Yanhe: "Hmm, judging from the progress, it seems so."
"Such a young marriage," Li Zhibai remarked with emotion.
Lu Yanhe: "If you meet someone you like and don't hurry up and get married, then you've wasted your time meeting them."
"Alright, alright, anyway, you and Chen Siqi are a perfect match, like a turtle and a mung bean." Li Zhibai felt inexplicably sour.
Lu Yanhe: "You're the bastard."
Yan Liang: "Stop arguing, it's time to go on stage."
The countdown has begun.
They then shut their mouths, began to take deep breaths, and adjusted their state.
However, before going on stage, Li Zhibai couldn't help but retort, "Whoever gets married first is a bastard!"
After saying that, he went up on stage first, not giving Lu Yanhe a chance to retort.
"..."
A treacherous villain.
Lu Yanhe smiled brightly and walked onto the stage.
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Two hours' drive from Yuming, in Zuogou, a three-story villa stands in a large, detached courtyard.
Two elderly people, dressed in traditional Chinese jackets and looking very neat, sat on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala on TV.
"Is this the young man Xiaoqi likes?"
"Yes, he's quite handsome."
"Our granddaughter has good taste."
"You can praise them in front of them later."
"Why can't we praise him first?"
"They won't hear you even if you praise them now."
"They can only praise you if they can hear you."
"That's what I meant, why are you always at odds with me?" The old woman glared at the old man. "You're always arguing with me!"
"Then you're arguing with me because you're not careful with your words!"
Just then, a woman who looked to be in her early forties came over carrying a fruit platter. "Oh dear, you two, stop bickering. It's fine to bicker occasionally, but your future grandson-in-law is coming soon, and you're still bickering? Aren't you afraid he'll laugh at you?"
"He dares to laugh at me? My granddaughter will teach him a lesson!" The old lady immediately snorted arrogantly, "Impossible!"
(End of this chapter)
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