Chapter 6: Her son is possessed by a ghost?
The program team quickly finalized the new work process, but the contract had not yet been made because before that, they had to get the nod from Sheng Yuxiao's biological mother before they dared to proceed.
Sheng Yuxiao stood on a small hill with a dilapidated house swaying behind him.
He held Li Xiaoya's head with one hand, forcing her to stay by his side, and then he took out his cell phone and called his mother.
The call was connected quickly.
A cold voice came from the other end: "I thought they would take your phone away first."
"I'm sorry to disappoint you." Sheng Yuxiao said jokingly before continuing, "Do you still remember the program schedule that was handed to you before? The program team arranged for me to live in the village chief's house. But I think their house is too luxurious, which is not conducive to meeting your expectations for me. So I applied very consciously to live in another more shabby place..."
On the other end, Sheng Yuxiao's mother took the phone from her ear and stared at the screen to confirm the caller ID.
The number was right, the voice was right.
So is her son possessed by a ghost?
"Why are you silent?"
"Do you think I'm crazy?"
Sheng Yuxiao asked two more questions in a row.
"No, I'm just wondering what new tricks you have." The tone on the other end was steady.
Sheng Yuxiao choked up: "Are you still my biological mother?"
"It is because I am your biological mother that I know you so well. Give the director the phone and let him talk to me."
Sheng Yuxiao shrugged helplessly, stretched out his hand like beckoning a dog, "Director! Answer the phone!"
The chief director did not dare to delay and went over to greet him eagerly.
"Find a quiet place and explain the situation clearly." Sheng Yuxiao's mother's voice sounded from the other end.
The chief director was startled and quickly grabbed his phone and ran to the side. It was obvious that Sheng's mother knew very well that the chief director dared not say a word in front of Sheng Yuxiao.
It took the director less than five minutes to explain the situation clearly, and he also emphasized Lijia Village's evaluation of Li Xiaoya.
"This kid is really bad. But Young Master Sheng insists on living here for some reason..." The chief director patted his chest and said, "In fact, we are also worried that she will become dependent on the Sheng family because of this."
"What do you mean? How about we just let this matter go?" the chief director asked carefully.
Sheng Yuxiao's mother's real name is Xu Qiulai, she is a painter, but her character is more like a female elite who is decisive in business.
After listening to the director's accusation against Li Xiaoya, she said in a calm tone, "Let him be. ... If he can't even handle such a small problem, he won't be able to inherit the Sheng family's property in the future."
The director's voice suddenly froze.
So that was settled.
The contract was also quickly prepared.
"Wait a minute, let me see it." Sheng Yuxiao reached out and grabbed the freshly-made contract in front of him.
"Are you planning to sign with her grandfather?" Sheng Yuxiao frowned.
"Yeah, she's just that old. Even if she signs it, it won't have any legal effect."
"No." Sheng Yuxiao rejected it outright.
He and Grandpa Li had only spoken a few words to each other, but Sheng Yuxiao was instinctively wary of him.
"Um...how much money is it?" Li Xiaoya's weak voice interrupted.
The production crew's faces changed slightly, thinking, is she so anxious to get the money? She is exactly like her grandfather.
Sheng Yuxiao didn't think too much about it. He glanced at the contract and said, "Twenty thousand...wait, twenty thousand is too little, aren't you sending away beggars?"
Program team: “…”
The production crew wiped their sweat and lowered their voices to persuade: "Mr. Sheng, you can't break the market rules."
"I'll pay, I want to fight, any problem?"
"..." "That's not the problem. You have to think about it. Suddenly giving a huge sum of money is not a good thing for a poor family living in a mountain village. Not only will it attract others to covet it, it may also..."
The production crew didn’t finish their words, thinking that it might attract greedy people and foster more ambitions.
Fortunately, Sheng Yuxiao had been persuaded by then, and he said, "Okay." After that, he lowered his head and asked Li Xiaoya, "Is that enough?"
Although he felt that the kid might not understand how much 20,000 yuan was.
Li Xiaoya met his gaze, her pupils dilated slightly, and her eyes seemed to be brighter.
She asked softly, "Can you please not give the money to Grandpa?"
"Who is it for then?" the staff member interrupted.
This scene did not avoid the camera, so the barrage started again:
[Want to embezzle money at such a young age? 6]
[The Sheng family actually allowed Sheng Yuxiao to deal with her. I can’t understand it]
"To Aunt Man and Uncle Bin in the village..." Li Xiaoya counted a few names on his fingers, which was completely beyond the expectations of the program crew.
"What are you giving them?" The program crew's voices changed slightly because they were too surprised.
"Dad cheated money from them before he left, and I have to pay it back to them." Li Xiaoya said seriously.
[Fuck! Her father is such a jerk? ]
What kind of hell start is this for a young girl?
[Don't wash it. Even if her family background is bad, it's not an excuse for her to steal, rob and lie.]
"Do as she says." Sheng Yuxiao interrupted with a gloomy face.
"Yes, yes." The staff member came back to his senses from the shock and looked at the thin and malnourished little girl with a much more complicated look.
"By the way, when you left, you gave Grandpa Li one thousand yuan as compensation for Li Xiaoya's mental damage." The staff member hesitated for a moment, but still added an explanation.
Sheng Yuxiao frowned: "What are you doing? Since it's compensation to Li Xiaoya, why don't you just give it to her?"
The staff immediately looked embarrassed.
Sheng Yuxiao squatted down and asked Li Xiaoya: "Do you know about this?"
Li Xiaoya shook his head blankly.
Grandpa didn't tell her that he took other people's money.
Sheng Yuxiao said nothing more.
This money...he had to get it back for Li Xiaoya. He couldn't just pick on her and bully her just because she was young.
This old man from the Li family is such a disrespectful guy!
The chief director came over at this time and said carefully: "Your mother asked us to take away your phone."
Sheng Yuxiao wanted to get angry, but when he thought about the fact that he was coming to Li Xiaoya's place and the program crew was quite cooperative, there was no need to make things so tense.
So he very kindly handed over his phone.
The chief director breathed a sigh of relief: "If you want to use the phone, you have to exchange it with points."
"Points?" Sheng Yuxiao knew that the next program rules were about to be explained, all in order to increase the watchability.
The chief director handed him the rules.
Sheng Yuxiao looked down:
Get up early, 1 point.
Go up the mountain to pick fruits and mushrooms to exchange for money, etc., 10 yuan = 1 cent.
Respecting teachers in school, 1 point.
Book corner volunteer, 1 point.
…
10 points can be exchanged for 1 minute of mobile phone use.
[It's so funny. Ms. Xu's expectations for her son are so low. He even gets extra points for respecting his teachers.]
[The conditions are so harsh, even one minute is not enough to make a phone call]
[Sheng Yuxiao didn't get angry, this is unscientific]
"It takes too long to accumulate points." Sheng Yuxiao frowned. "Doesn't my mother want to change my personality? Will I get extra points for doing good deeds?"
The chief director hesitated and said, "Add."
Sheng Yuxiao raised his chin and said, "Okay, write this rule down."
The director quickly asked his assistant for a pen.
When the new rules were finalized, Sheng Yuxiao pointed at Li Xiaoya and asked, "Does this count as doing a good deed?"
Chief Director: “…” So she was waiting for him here.
Chief Director: “Okay.”
"Just add 1 point. I paid for the shoes, so they don't count." Sheng Yuxiao said generously.
The chief director heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, otherwise, if Young Master Shanda was too nice to Li Xiaoya, the points would be destroyed by inflation.
Li Xiaoya raised his hand weakly at this time: "I have to go to school."
Sheng Yuxiao's originally tired face suddenly showed some bright look again.
He said, "Let's go together."
The other end.
Li Qingqing asked the servant for some things, and then made a hand-painted picture herself.
The color used is the Morandi color which will become popular in the next few years. The combination is quite harmonious and stunning at first glance.
The barrage was also shocked:
[He has this skill? This kid is really good. He doesn’t look like a country kid at all.]
Li Qingqing couldn't see the comments online, but she could still guess how others would praise her.
She couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
She remembered that Sheng Yuxiao's mother, Ms. Xu, was a painter... This skill of hers should please Ms. Xu, right?
Li Qingqing took the painting downstairs and called softly, "Grandpa Butler, when will uncle and aunt come back?"
The housekeeper's expression did not change, and he said, "I won't be back today either."
Li Qingqing returned to her room disappointed and walked into the bathroom. This was the only place without a camera.
She quietly took out her cell phone. It was the one her father had given her before she left. She wanted to see how the show was going... Is the young master Sheng doing well at her home?
Who knows that once it is taken out——
In silent mode, there were 39 missed calls.
All of them were beaten at home.
Li Qingqing's face changed. What happened?