Chapter 171: Waiting for a Phone Call
In fact, Liao Jiake was also quite conflicted.
Before finding a suitable script, she wants to continue recording the variety show and use this opportunity to maintain her popularity.
However, her relationship with Liao Jiayan is becoming increasingly strained, and it is unknown what will happen in the subsequent recordings.
Liao Jiake stuffed the lipstick back into her bag, raised her head and glanced at him warily, asking in confusion, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Although Xu Zeyi stood on her side on the surface, his heart was somewhat inclined towards his mother. Whenever there was a problem, Xu Zeyi would coax her and ask her to give in to his mother.
When suddenly asked about the ending of the variety show, Liao Jiake always felt that it was not that simple.
Xu Zeyi reached out and lightly scratched the tip of his nose. His gaze fell forward, and when he saw the green light, he immediately followed the car in front of him and said, "No, I'm just asking casually. Isn't it Xiaoyan's boyfriend who's here? I'm just worried that your show is ruining her relationship."
"It shouldn't be too late. They've been dating for two or three years. They probably came back this time to tell their parents about getting married."
Xu Zeyi hummed lightly, and then said, "Since they are planning to get married, they should have a lot of things to prepare. Does Xiaoyan still have time to record the show with you?"
"Why do I feel like you are avoiding the main point?" Liao Jiake felt that this was not something he would normally say, and it seemed that bringing up this topic tonight was deliberate.
Liao Jiake turned sideways, a hint of doubt in her eyes. She frowned and asked, "Did Mom just tell you something?"
That day, she and her mother-in-law went to attend Mrs. Li's birthday party. On the way back, they talked about having children and making a comeback. Liao Jiake felt that her mother-in-law might have told him about it.
Otherwise, Xu Zeyi wouldn't have said these things to her in a roundabout way tonight.
"She didn't say anything to me. She was just worried that you were too tired. If the variety show could end sooner, you could have a good rest, right?"
"I don't need a break." Liao Jiake was sulking. She turned toward the car window, staring at her reflection, and said unhappily, "Your mother is too overbearing. Living under the same roof with her is really suffocating."
"Can you please stop making trouble? You don't want to have children, and I've given in. She's my biological mother. She's not incapable of taking care of herself. She just wants to live with us. I'm not asking you to take care of her. Why are you still being so aggrieved?"
“…” Although she didn’t need to take care of them, she still heard a lot of gossip from the elders.
Liao Jiake has been out of the circle for more than a year, which is not too long. In addition, she has been in the circle for so many years and has a large number of fans, so she still has some popularity.
But the competition in the entertainment industry is fierce. The more than a year that Liao Jiake has wasted is enough time for others to surpass her. Her agent has also brought in a group of newcomers, and most of the current resources have been given to other artists under her. The remaining miscellaneous work is not in line with her status.
Ten minutes later, Liao Jiake and Xu Zeyi finally returned to her parents' home.
Before ringing the doorbell, Xu Zeyi specifically reminded her: "Don't make such a sour face. If my parents see you later, they'll think I'm bullying you."
Liao Jiake snorted lightly, ignored him, reached out and rang the doorbell, and the door opened soon.
Seeing her mother sticking her head out, Liao Jiake immediately put on a smile and said sweetly, "Mom, we're back."
Xu Zeyi lowered his eyes in disbelief and glanced at the woman next to him. He didn't expect that her expression changed faster than his. She was indeed an award-winning actress. Then he politely called her "Mom".
The wrinkles at the corners of Liao's mother's eyes gradually deepened, and her eyes were full of doting love: "Okay, I'm glad you're back, come in quickly."
During these ten minutes, a lot seemed to happen in the room.
No one was sitting at the dining table at this time, and the food was covered. Liao Jiayan and her boyfriend were sitting in the living room, eating fruit to fill their stomachs, while Liao's father was sitting on the single sofa with his legs crossed, smoking.
Liao's mother thoughtfully took out two pairs of slippers for them to change into, then stood up happily and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go heat up the food and we'll be ready to eat."
Liao Jiake had just taken off one of her shoes. When she heard her mother's words, she looked a little embarrassed and whispered, "Mom, you... haven't eaten yet?"
"Isn't this waiting for you and Xiaoyi?"
"..." Liao Jiake and Xu Zeyi looked at each other and were about to explain to their mother that they had already eaten at home. However, before they could open their mouths, Liao's mother ran to the kitchen to wash her hands and called her husband to the kitchen to help heat up the dishes.
The two changed their shoes and came to the living room. Liao Jiayan's face looked extremely ugly. She ignored her sister's proactive greeting. Only her boyfriend responded politely.
Liao Jiake glanced towards the kitchen, and seeing her parents' enthusiastic expressions, she felt embarrassed to tell the truth.
She retracted her gaze, sat down and looked at Liao Jiayan: "Yanyan, why didn't you ask your parents to start eating? Aren't you hungry?"
When the topic of dinner came up, Liao Jiayan's eyes paused, and she suddenly scoffed, "My parents are old and have no sense of propriety, don't you have any too? I brought my boyfriend home to eat with my parents, and why are you, a married daughter, coming back to join in the fun? You have to make the whole family wait for you to come over for dinner, how can you be so proud?"
Just now, she almost had an argument with her parents at the dinner table. Everyone had a little unpleasantness, and finally they had to leave the table and sit in the living room to eat fruit hungrily.
"I told Mom on the phone that I had something to do and would come back later, and asked her not to wait for us..."
"Don't you know what kind of people our parents are?" If they weren't twins, Liao Jiayan would have reason to suspect that she was not her parents' biological child.
Seeing the two sisters quarreling as soon as they met, Xu Zeyi and Liao Jiayan's boyfriends could only persuade them separately.
The four people in the living room soon reached a stalemate and did not speak for a long time.
After a long time, Liao's mother brought the hot dishes back to the table and shouted happily: "The dishes are already hot, Keke, Xiaoyi, come and eat."
Hearing that her mother didn't call her name, Liao Jiayan's eyes flashed with loneliness. After a moment, she pulled her boyfriend up and said, "Let's go eat."
At the urging of Liao's mother, Liao Jiake and his wife had no choice but to come to the restaurant, sit down with everyone, and drink a bowl of hot soup.
Just as Liao Jiake finished a bowl of soup and her mother wanted to serve her some rice, she covered her bowl and said, "Mom, we just came here after dinner."
“…”
Suddenly, at this moment, a pair of chopsticks were slammed down on the table.
"Bang!" Liao Jiayan put down her chopsticks angrily and almost threw the bowl on the table.
Everyone was shocked by her actions and didn't quite understand what was going on with her.
The next second, Liao Jiayan raised her head and looked at Liao Jiake with cold eyes, "Since you've already eaten, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
They came over specially after dinner. This couple is really interesting.
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next day
Birds are singing melodiously on the branches, and the morning dew has wet the tender leaves, making them look more vibrant and colorful.
Meng Chuyuan brought an extra suitcase to pack her clothes for this recording. Lu Jinsen had been working out of town for the past two days. He arrived at the recording city early last night and stayed in a nearby hotel. Meng Chuyuan was the only one who flew there this time.
The fourth issue is about to fly to the beautiful prairie, where they will spend four wonderful days.
At the airport, she happened to meet Liao Jiake who was alone.
After Meng Chuyuan finished checking in her luggage, she saw Liao Jiake also checking in. She walked over and said hello, "Sister Keke, what a coincidence! We're on the same flight again."
"Teacher Meng is here so early too."
Meng Chuyuan hummed softly, and glanced around. She didn't find Liao Jiayan following her, so she asked curiously, "Why don't I see Sister Yanyan?"
Liao Jiake forced a smile and said softly, "Her boyfriend just came last night, so he probably... won't be filming with us."
When she got up today, she called Liao Jiayan, but the call was hung up before she answered.
The matter last night was not resolved. Not only what happened at the dinner table, but also Liao Jiayan’s marriage plan fell through.
Perhaps it was because of the unpleasantness of the previous incident that affected the parents' mood. Not only did they not calm down and listen to them talk about marriage, they also took the initiative to teach Liao Jiayan a lesson and asked her to apologize to her sister.
Liao Jiayan has a bit of a stubborn temper and she will never bow her head.
Meng Chuyuan nodded thoughtfully: "I see."
After Liao Jiake finished the formalities, the two waited together in the waiting room.
After a long while, Liao Jiake realized that Meng Chuyuan was also traveling alone. She asked in confusion, "Where's Lu Jinsen? He's not with you?"
"He had work recently, so he went first."
After hearing this, Liao Jiake showed an envious look, "That's great."
Since her status became higher, she has become more picky. Whether it is a script or an advertising endorsement, Liao Jiake wants the best.
At present, only this rural variety show can bring her exposure.
…
The plane finally landed at around 9:30 in the morning.
Meng Chuyuan and his team met with the program crew at the airport and immediately went to the recording location.
Because they had a long journey and landed late, they had already missed the broadcast time. The audience was also waiting anxiously in front of the screen. The moment the program crew picked up the people, they immediately started the live broadcast.
The number of people in the live broadcast room is increasing rapidly, much faster than usual, and the screen is full of comments from viewers checking in.
Meng Chuyuan and Liao Jiake were still on the bus, and the program crew had to start by livening up the atmosphere by asking the two of them a few simple questions about their thoughts or expectations for the upcoming recording.
Lu Qingye had just finished his work and was about to leave when he saw a push message on his phone, reminding him that the account he followed was live streaming.
Live broadcast?
Then why didn't she call?
Lu Qingye frowned slightly, put away the pen in his hand, then picked up his phone, unlocked it and clicked into the live broadcast room.
Meng Chuyuan on the screen was answering questions from the staff. Seeing that there were only her and another female guest in the car in the live broadcast room, he guessed that the live broadcast had just started.
He temporarily put aside the matters of after get off work, leaned back in his chair, and watched the live broadcast leisurely.
While watching the live broadcast, Lu Qingye was also waiting for Meng Chuyuan's call.
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