Chapter 28 Uncle A Luo is now also a wealthy man
[Is there something shady going on?] She made all the mistakes, why did they choose her? 】
[The sponsor’s mother smiled so kindly when facing other young guests, but she hardly smiled at Luo. 】
[Not only did she not laugh, but her sponsor's expression was very serious when she was performing. 】
[They applauded, gave gifts and praised the other young guests, but Luo didn't say anything after her performance. 】
Regardless of whether the fans of other guests were questioning or mocking them, the netizens in Gao Luo's live broadcast room could just laugh it off and reply: [Turn the world to mute and listen to the sound of your defense breaking~]
While passers-by were watching the fun, they did not forget to analyze the reasons for other fans:
[Is it possible that the sponsor mother was so serious at the beginning and did not give any praise or encouragement in the end because she did not treat Luo as a child? 】
[Only children need to be coaxed and pampered. A'Luo is too mature, which is different from Ze Yin's maturity. Her knowledge was far superior to that of other children, and even higher than that of all the adults present. The financial sponsor used adult standards to measure her. 】
[It's quite funny to say that it's a shady deal. If you lose, you lose. There's no need to try to save face. The president himself is the biggest sponsor of "Wonderful Holiday". What shady deal could be bigger than the sponsor's own choice? 】
[After the sponsor’s mother called Gao Luo up, she kept hugging her and never let go. Is this what you mean by not liking her? 】
[As for Gao Luo's mistake, it was a very small mistake in the entire process. You think it is very important, but in fact it is negligible in the eyes of advertisers. I even felt that it was a mistake that Luo made on purpose. 】
[I also think she did it on purpose. There’s a saying that goes, “If the song is wrong, Zhou Lang will look back.” The sponsor’s mother probably also fell for it. 】
[If it's really intentional, then our A'Luo really has both the strength and the means! 】
After Ning Qiong announced the result, she held A'Luo in her arms.
A'Luo leaned against her naturally and took a look at the situation below.
Chen Siyan had been keeping a perfunctory expression with a fake smile on her face. When Zeyin heard the result, a hint of confusion appeared on his usually calm face. Bian Yuan and Xue Chen both acted as if they had nothing to do with the matter. Wen Cheng had a blank expression as usual. Jun looked at A'luo with hatred and resentment in his eyes.
Only Xiaonian, when he saw A-Luo win, clapped very loudly, as if he was the one who won first place.
Gao Luo’s gaze finally swept over Xia Shi.
Xia Shi was sitting on the sofa at the innermost side, close to the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows. Half of his face was shielded by the summer afternoon sun. The look he gave her was smiling and gentle.
He seemed to be separated from this utilitarian competition scene, so quiet, like a shadow.
Gao Luo smiled at him, and then Xia Shi's eyebrows curved, and the smile on the corners of his mouth merged with the sunlight that enveloped him, and this shadow seemed to have substance.
The commercial shoot was scheduled for the next day, so after the competition, everyone was free to move around.
When they were going down the mountain, Duanduan sent congratulations to Gao Luo on behalf of the netizens and asked a question that everyone was concerned about: "What was the secret weapon that helped our little Luo win?"
Gao Luo put her hands on her hips, "Of course it's my smart brain!"
"I see you haven't memorized it yet, how did you remember it?"
"You don't have to memorize it. I've learned those things since I was a child..." Gao Luo realized halfway through her words that she had used an inappropriate word, and quickly changed her words: "I've heard adults talk about them since I was a baby, and I've learned them by osmosis!"
These are things she had heard since childhood. Gao Luo knew what the advertisement said at a glance and did not need to memorize it deliberately.
"Why would adults tell you this?"
"I told you that I spent some time at my grandparents' house after I was born."
[Little Baozi did say that the family sells tea. 】
[They actually tell these things to their children, which shows that the cultural influence at home is very good. 】
[Even a five and a half year old child can be taught so well, the professional quality of the elders in the family must be very high. 】
[Then I believe that the tea they sell must be of good quality. Where do they buy it? Can Xiao A Luo ask the adults at home to give me a link? 】
The fan just asked casually, knowing that A-Luo wouldn't pay attention since she couldn't see, but he didn't expect to be criticized by other fans:
[You’re already promoting your own products before the commercial has even been shot? Be careful of getting sued. 】
[This little trick of making money is overflowing from the screen. The sponsor should open his eyes and change the person quickly. 】
[It’s okay. If they really dare to promote the products, the sponsors will not cooperate with them in the future, and don’t even think about being their endorsement. 】
They made alarmist remarks in the barrage, causing the netizen who asked for the link to no longer dare to speak freely.
Gao Luo didn't know what happened in the live broadcast room. She continued the previous topic: "If you want to be favored by the sponsor, in addition to a smart mind, there is another very important skill..."
Gao Luo leaned closer to the camera and asked, "Do you want to know?"
【think! Teach me quickly! 】
[Aluo, class is about to start. Wait for me to get a notebook. 】
Gao Luo couldn't help but laugh when she thought about what she was going to say: "That skill is to be able to fart!"
There was a rival in the live broadcast room, who heard it and said with disdain: "It's just flattery." Tsk, it turns out you’re just a flatterer. I thought it was a very advanced skill. 】
Before the fans had a chance to explain, passers-by had already taken action:
[Flattery can never wear out, do you understand?] 】
[You don't think that people who flatter others are all empty-headed, incompetent and hypocritical, right? 】
[Flattering requires some skills, it is not just about saying a few nice words. I dare say that from ancient times to the present, in all walks of life, everyone loves flatterers. If you say you don't love, it must be because the other person didn't hit the right spot. 】
[This kid's words are rather simple, so you may mistakenly think they are flattering. In fact, to put it another way, they are providing emotional value. 】
When someone mentioned the word "emotional value" in the barrage, netizens in the live broadcast room immediately got it.
[If you're talking about emotional value, then I understand. No one would hate someone who provides you with emotional value. 】
[A Luo's approach was very sophisticated. She guided the sponsor mother to passively demonstrate her talents and knowledge, and then expressed her admiring remarks. 】
[If that's what you're saying, then I'm even more suspicious that she made the mistake on purpose. 】
After a discussion, netizens finally came to the conclusion that Gao Luo seemed to have made the mistake on purpose.
…
In the evening, Ning Qiong hosted all the guests for dinner in the restaurant of the B&B. Different from the standard meals provided by the program crew, the sponsor had a luxurious feast prepared.
After returning, Gao Shule changed Gao Luo into a beautiful princess dress and helped her curl her hair into a fashionable style. Then she picked out a low-key light dress for herself.
When Gao Shule went into the bathroom to change clothes, Gao Luo sat at the desk and admired the scenery outside.
The window was open. There was a hydrangea tree planted in the corner of the yard. White clusters of flowers hung on the branches, reflecting the light blue sky, like several round white moons.
Gao Luo stared at the "white moon" in a daze, and suddenly, she saw two people walking under the moon.
It’s Xie Fan and Lu Tong.
The two men did not enter the house. Instead, they waved to her from across most of the yard, asking her to come over.
Gao Luo thought to herself: What was supposed to come has finally come.
After Gao Luo went out, Jin Qi and Duanduan wanted to follow her but were stopped by Lu Tong. Lu Tong said, "I'm so sorry, we have something to say to A-Luo, and we can't tell you."
Jin Qi and Duanduan looked at each other: What does it mean? You suddenly called the child away and didn't let us listen?
Why don’t you let us listen! We not only have to listen, we have to watch! 】
[That’s right, who knows if you are bad people? What if you kidnap a child! 】
[You look so fierce, I dare not leave the child alone with you. Jinqi, Duanduan, ignore them and follow them! 】
With the attitude of taking ultimate responsibility for the guests' safety, Jin Qi prepared to follow.
Ah Luo knew that they were worried, so she told Jin Qi and Duanduan, "Don't worry, I know them. We can just chat here and not go too far."
After she finished speaking, she pulled Xie Fan and Lu Tong to the corridor outside the yard. It is about a hundred meters away from Duanduan, Jinqi and others.
He had already thought of what to say, but when he saw A'Luo's face, Xie Fan was speechless.
Gao Luo smiled and took the initiative to speak: "I know, you are my uncle."
Hearing the name "uncle", Xie Fan couldn't hold back anymore and squatted down to hug the little guy in his arms.
Gao Luo knew that her uncle was always very emotional, but she didn't expect him to actually cry.
The tears rolled down Gao Luo's collar into her neck, making her shiver. She wanted to ask Lu Tong to pull the people away, but when she looked up, she unexpectedly saw Lu Tong crying too.
What's going on? Did Xie Yanzhi say anything to them?
What could Xie Yanzhi say? She made two grown men cry like this.
Not long after, Gao Luo learned the truth.
Xie Fan shed tears and spoke incoherently: "Your mother didn't tell us that you had a heart disease. It's really shameful that she didn't tell us such a big thing. Are you better now? Luo, if you feel unwell in the future, tell your uncle and he will take you to the best hospital and find the best doctor!"
At noon the day before, after seeing Gao Luo, Xie Fan felt something was wrong. How could there be someone so similar in the world? She must be Xie Ran’s half-sister.
He took some time out this morning to call Xie Yanzhi, but before he could figure out how to start the conversation, Xie Yanzhi told him what happened first.
She told Xie Fan that Gao Luo was a new member of the family and Xie Ran's biological sister. I didn't dare tell anyone because Gao Luo's fetus had congenital heart disease and would not live long after birth. I didn't tell them because I was afraid they would be sad.
Xie Fan thought Gao Luo was the child born from Gao Chengsheng's affair, but he didn't expect that it was Xie Yanzhi's own child, and the child was sick!
The shocking news that came one after another made Xie Fangan dazed. It took him a while to sort out his thoughts.
"You said Luo is your child?"
"Yes, you are her uncle."
"I was wondering why she looks exactly like my niece! I didn't expect it to be true... Then she... her current health..."
"It seems that everything is fine now. Since she is with you now, please take better care of her."
"She is my own niece, how can I not take care of her!" He repeated: "You should have told me earlier!"
Xie Fan felt that his sister was doing something outrageous, as she had kept such a big thing a secret from everyone in the family. At the same time, he felt that little A'Luo was really pitiful.
It must be a great suffering for such a young person to have such a serious illness.
He came over here just to introduce himself to Gao Luo, but he didn't know how to start.
He thought Gao Luo was just like him, unaware of his existence and unaware of these relatives. What if A'Luo thinks they are scammers? She was thinking, otherwise she could let Xie Yanzhi contact her first.
Unexpectedly, Gao Luo would tell him that she knew him and even affectionately called him "Uncle".
Knowing of their existence but not allowing her to see them, Xie Fan felt even more sorry for little A'Luo.
He hugged Gao Luo and cried, finally saying, "How come you, as a mother, have never done anything for me since I was a child?"
Gao Luo pieced together the whole story from Xie Fan's confusing words, and could only apologize to her mother in her heart for letting her take the blame.
At the same time, she felt that Xie Yanzhi's excuse was very clever. In this way, when her little body disappeared in the future, she could say that she died due to worsening of her illness. Makes sense!
"Okay uncle, I'm fine, don't cry."
Gao Luo broke free from Xie Fan's embrace and wiped his tears with her hands, saying, "I'm fine now, you don't have to be sad."
"I'm not sad. My uncle is so happy to see you." Xie Fan sniffed and said, "If I had known you were coming, I would have come out to pick you up on the first day."
If he had known that it was his niece coming to film the show, why would he refuse? Fortunately, his business partner persuaded him, otherwise he would not know when he would know the existence of this niece.
Thinking about it this way, his little sister is even more hateful!
"Uncle, how come you are here? Isn't our tea garden in Liucheng?" After exchanging identities, Gao Luo could finally ask this question.
"You know that our tea garden is in Liucheng?"
"I know everything. My mother told me everything."
"This is my new property six years ago. See? Your mother hasn't cared about me in six years!"
Gao Luo: “…”
"Your yard is too remote. I'll move you to another place in the next few days. Live in the front, next to me."
Originally worried that the program crew would affect his work, Xie Fan now regrets not arranging A'Luo to live next to his bedroom.
"Don't bother. I really like this yard, the pond and the flowers. Uncle, you have a very tasteful decoration."
"That's right!" Xie Fan's mouth curled up because of the praise. "What do you want to eat tonight? Your uncle will ask the cook to make it for you. You can eat whatever you want."
Gao Luo rejected him: "I have an appointment tonight and cannot have dinner with you."
She spoke in a serious tone, and Xie Fan wanted to laugh: "Do you have any social engagements?"
"Yes, the advertiser invited us to dinner at the B&B on the top of the mountain."
"B&B? What a coincidence! That's also your uncle's business, and I'm in charge of the chef there."
"Have you taken the mountain?"
"Yes, the two seats next to it are also reserved."
Gao Luo's eyes were full of stars: "Wow! Uncle, you are a very rich man!"
Xie Fan was amused: "What's mine is your mother's, and what's your mother's is yours. So, you are also a rich man now!"
The Xie family tea garden is a family business. The old couple treats the garden equally and the tea garden belongs to the three brothers and sisters. However, because the second and third oldest did not want to take over, the business was divided according to the shares. Xie Fan was the actual person in charge, and the two younger sisters did not have to do anything but just get dividends.
Xie Fan asked Gao Luo what she wanted to eat, and said that he could ask the chef to prepare a special meal for her.
Gao Luo didn't bother to be polite and ordered a "kid's dish".
The restaurant was fully furnished in the evening. The waiter brought Gao Luo a portion of fried chicken, which stunned everyone.
Ning Qiong asked Gao Luo to sit next to her. When she saw this dish, she asked the waiter if it was the wrong dish.
Gao Luo said quickly, "It's not wrong. I ordered it. I haven't eaten it for a long time. My parents don't let me eat it. So I ate it secretly this time."
She spoke softly, looking at Ning Qiong with a guilty yet pleading look. Ning Qiong's heart softened: "Okay, let us, A'Luo, have a bite. Don't eat too much."
"Um!"
Others attended business banquets, where they discussed work and food, strictly observing table etiquette, handling cutlery with care and in a dignified and graceful manner.
Only Gao Luo was sitting at the table eating fried chicken. The "crunch, crunch" sound made Zhang Tianen almost drool.
In fact, the dishes on the table all tasted good. If Zhang Tianen hadn’t seen Gao Luo’s fried chicken, he probably wouldn’t have thought of eating it. But now that he had seen and heard it, his greed was aroused and he could not help himself.
Zhang Tianen held the chopsticks in his hand, staring at the fried chicken in Gao Luo's hand, his mouth drooling.
Bian Yuan was afraid that he would stick the chopsticks into A-Luo's mouth.
Bian Yuan hurriedly put a piece of braised pork in his bowl, trying to divert his attention: "Tian En, here, your favorite braised pork."
Zhang Tianen didn't even bother to look at it, and muttered, "I want to eat that, can you ask someone to fry one for me, too?"
Bian Yuan was a little embarrassed, so Zhang Tianen simply went to talk to the waiter himself and said that he also wanted to eat fried chicken, the same as Gao Luo's.
The waiter went to the kitchen to ask about the situation and came back to tell him that the ingredients had run out. If he wanted to eat, he would have to wait until tomorrow for them to purchase new ingredients.
He wanted to eat but couldn’t, which made Zhang Tianen even more greedy. His gaze was so fiery that Gao Luo couldn't ignore it.
She held up a honey-flavored fried chicken drumstick and waved it in front of his eyes.
Her hand moved to the left, and Zhang Tianen's head followed to the left. His hand moved to the right, and his eyes followed it to the right.
"Do you want to eat?" Gao Luo asked.
Zhang Tianen was about to faint from the aroma: "I want to eat it!"
"Then call me something nice."
Gao Shule felt that A'Luo was being deliberately difficult and was afraid that she would be scolded by the audience, so she prepared to persuade her to take back her words. Unexpectedly, she heard Zhang Tianen say without hesitation: "Auntie!"
Bian Yuan turned his head away, unable to bear to watch.
[Our A-Luo is really good. She can make people satisfied with just one piece of fried chicken. 】
[I’m already a great aunt, and my status is greatly elevated.] 】
Gao Luo kept her word and immediately gave Zhang Tianen a few pieces of fried chicken.
Several other little guests also wanted to eat it, so they followed suit and called A-Luo "Auntie". A-Luo then distributed fried chicken to them one by one.
Only Jun wanted to eat, but he held back. He would never take the initiative to show goodwill to Gao Luo!
The other children all got fried chicken, but Jun didn't. Wen Cheng felt that Gao Luo was very ignorant. Not only her, but Gao Shule was also ignorant.
If we want to divide them together, what does it mean to leave out his family Jun? Isolate yourself?
Wen Cheng often took it for granted that if others took the initiative to show their affection to him and asked for it, it would be a sign of impoliteness and lack of family manners on the other side.
The more Wen Cheng looked at Gao Luo, the more he disliked her, so he said, "Fried chicken is not a good thing. It's high in calories and fat. Eating it will affect children's growth and development. Why are you distributing it?"
He had a smile on his face, but his words were very aggressive. He didn't care at all whether saying this in public would embarrass others.
Gao Luo was about to finish chewing the food in her mouth before fighting back, but Ning Qiong opened her mouth before her.
"It's okay for children to eat a little bit. It's meaningless to talk about the health of any food without considering the dosage. There's no need to make them anxious."
Ning Qiong gently pinched Gao Luo's cheek as she spoke: "You are so smart, you became a grandmother directly with just one serving of fried chicken."
Gao Luo squinted her eyes and smiled.
Seeing her like this, Wen Cheng became even angrier.
He also specifically talked to Ning Qiong about the morning competition. He first praised Gao Luo and said, "I didn't expect Xiao Luo to be so amazing. She can remember so many words. I am really impressed."
Ning Qiong nodded: "Yes, I was also shocked. Such a young person can remember so many things. It turns out that the new brain is better than ours."
Listening carefully to Ning Qiong's words, there was actually a hint of belittling in them, but because she said it so tactfully and brought herself into the picture, Wen Cheng didn't notice anything wrong.
Wen Cheng continued, "There's just one thing I don't understand. I saw that Mr. Ning's task was to memorize advertising slogans. Little A'Luo's performance was off topic, right? It didn't match the advertising slogan you sent us at all, it was all free expression. So Mr. Ning pays more attention to the creativity of artists rather than their execution?"
Ning Qiong smiled after hearing this and said lightly, "Then you must not have read the advertisement carefully."
Ning Qiong had no intention of continuing to speak, and Wen Cheng wanted to ask more questions, but was bumped on the elbow by Shen Siyan next to him.
Wen Cheng thought she was careless, but when he turned around, he saw Shen Siyan secretly giving him a look, and then saw her mouth saying, "Don't talk."
Although I didn't understand why she didn't let me speak, but seeing that her expression was serious and she wasn't joking, I did as she said.
When the banquet was over, the guests left one after another. Wen Cheng and Shen Siyan found a place where no one was around and talked about what had just happened.
"Why didn't you let me speak just now?"
Shen Siyan asked back: “Can’t you see it?”
"What?"
"Ning Qiong likes Gao Luo, and she has been speaking for her. She is an advertiser and a financial sponsor. If you criticize Gao Luo, aren't you just going against Ning Qiong?"
"Why does Ning Qiong like her? Just because she's good at speaking? But she's annoying, rude, uneducated, and prone to showing off. She's clearly off topic today!"
Wen Cheng had a lot of personal prejudices against Gao Luo. Shen Siyan didn't want to discuss with him whether what he said was right or wrong. She only answered his doubts.
She took out the page of advertising copy and handed it to him.
Wen Cheng was confused. "What? I know this stuff so well by heart. You don't think I missed anything, do you?"
Today, he was the only one who recited it word for word, and he was the only one who met Ning Qiong's requirements. He didn't understand why Ning Qiong didn't choose him.
He gets angry when he sees this advertisement now.
"You did the best job, but you didn't look carefully at what was written on this piece of paper." Shen Siyan handed the advertisement to him again, "Look at it again now."
Wen Cheng was annoyed and took the paper with a cold face. He thought to himself, will I be able to see the flowers if I look at it again?
What he didn't expect was that he could really see the difference at first glance.
He always thought that Gao Luo was expressing herself freely, but now, after carefully reviewing the advertisement, he found that Gao Luo just did not recite it in order. She broke down the contents, classified them, and then summarized them.
"The only person at the scene who truly understood this ad slogan was Gao Luo. Now you know why Ning Qiong likes her."
Ning Qiong deliberately listed a bunch of professional terms and disrupted the order to increase the difficulty of recitation. She wanted to see whether the guests would research the information and gain a preliminary understanding of tea culture before reciting. Unexpectedly, everyone just recited from the script.
But she also understood that the questions she asked were so difficult and the time allowed was so short, so it was already good enough if she could memorize them completely. Even if she didn't understand the meaning behind the questions, it was not a big problem.
If there was no "excellent player" like Gao Luo, Ning Qiong would have chosen between Wen Cheng and Shen Siyan. But after seeing Gao Luo, she would no longer consider anyone else.
Shen Siyan persuaded Wen Cheng: “Since you know Ning Qiong’s attitude, don’t pick on Gao Luo in front of her in the future.”
Wen Cheng looked down on her cautious behavior: "She has chosen Gao Luo and Gao Shule, and I am not cooperating with her, so what is there to worry about?"
"She is the investor. You don't think that the people in her circle are all ordinary people, right?" Shen Siyan suddenly felt that Wen Cheng was missing something.
I don't know how he got to where he is today with his emotional intelligence and vision.
The entertainment industry is not a place where strength alone matters. Without connections and strong communication skills, no matter how capable you are, you can never reach the top of the pyramid.
"Think positively. There are still several advertisers on the scene who haven't filmed their commercials yet. We still have a chance."
Shen Siyan left after saying this. She thought that she had done her best and said everything she should say. It’s up to Wen Cheng whether to listen or not. Anyway, everyone has their own destiny.
The next morning, Gao Shule and Gao Luo came to the B&B to prepare to shoot the Shanli commercial.
First, the makeup artist and stylist need to do her makeup. Gao Luo is a child, so she doesn't need to put on makeup. She just needs to change her clothes and tie her hair.
After finishing her hairstyle, she wandered around the B&B.
Xie Fan told her that she could take whatever she liked on the mountain.
There is an exhibition area in the homestay, which displays many ceramic jars. Gao Luo opened them one by one and saw that they were all tea leaves, of different types and qualities.
She looked carefully and found that the last can was of the best quality.
She tiptoed, took down the entire ceramic jar, and held it in her arms. After returning to the hall, I found my schoolbag and stuffed the tea can into it.
She would take it home and send it to Grandma Sang and Grandpa Cao.
They will definitely love it when they receive it!
Gao Luo was imagining how Grandma Sang and Grandpa Cao felt when they received the packages, when she suddenly heard an indignant voice behind her.
"Thief!"
Where is the thief? Gao Luo turned back quickly.
Jun was standing behind her, pointing his finger at her, and said to the staff with a serious face: "Thief, she stole your things!"
After Gao Luo took the tea can away, the staff soon discovered that a can of tea was missing from the exhibition area and wanted to ask who had taken it. Jun, who saw the whole process, immediately jumped out to seek justice.
Without saying anything, he snatched Gao Luo's backpack, unzipped it, took out the ceramic jar inside, and opened the lid: "Look! She stole it!"
Gao Luo rolled her eyes. This is the shop opened by my uncle, you are the thief!
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