Chapter 23 Chapter 23
What's so difficult about eating cookies!
Ke Lanxu still swallowed hard. He seldom could eat biscuits. His mother told him not to grow too fat because no one liked fat kids. So he couldn't eat snacks. All he ate were very unpalatable things.
So he had to lower his head: "I don't know how to do this."
"Uncle System, you are so smart!" Little Le Jia immediately admired the system.
Sure enough, no one could walk away smiling from Auntie’s cookies!
He unwrapped a small biscuit and put it into his mouth without changing his expression: "Then how can you say that you know everything?"
Now it doesn’t taste so bad anymore.
The crackling sound made Lan Xu very anxious.
Are this kid's teeth really that good? Are the cookies that crispy?
The desire in his eyes was about to flow out from the corners of his mouth.
"It would be nice if I could have one, but Mom would punish me. I don't want to go to those classes anymore. I'm so tired and want to sleep."
This time it was Meibao's turn to be shocked.
This brother is so pitiful! His mother won't even let him eat such disgusting cookies! She also won't let him sleep.
This mother is exactly the same as the bad aunt before!
The bad aunt didn't even let me and my brother go to class.
She blinked and whispered to her brother. Lan Qian, on the other side, was confused by the two children's unconventional behavior. "What biscuits? We're talking about talent. How can eating biscuits be considered a talent?"
"Why doesn't it count?" Although she felt a little frustrated that the two children took her cookies as a challenge, Yue Qing still stood by them. "My kids say it counts, so it counts."
Lan Qian covered her mouth and laughed, "Are you going to demonstrate how to eat cookies in front of the director later?"
"Are you the director?" Yue Qing asked back.
"no."
"Did the director give you a hint?"
"No."
Yue Qing brought her two children to her side and chuckled, "Then how do you know it's not?"
Originally, Lan Qian thought Yue Qing was just an internet celebrity who had never seen the world, but she didn't realize that this person was so quiet but had such a powerful mouth.
"I just mean well." Lan Qian raised her head, a hint of pride evident in her. After all, she was a veteran model. "Kids these days are so curly. You can't just let your child lose at the starting line. As an adult, it doesn't matter, but haven't you considered how your child might feel inferior and sad when compared to their peers? You have to consider their feelings, not just your own."
"You've got the final word," Yue Qing said, his expression unchanged. "If you didn't know me, you'd probably think you were in charge of enrollment at the training institution."
"Why don't you listen to what I say?"
Yue Qing really didn't understand where these people's sense of superiority came from. In the past, she wouldn't want to pay any attention to them, but they always brought the topic to the children.
"What are good words and bad words?" she asked. "Is it good words that are used to disparage my child, either openly or covertly?"
She stood up and wanted to take the two cubs to rest somewhere else to avoid ruining their good mood: "Don't stretch your hands too far."
The two children held hands and discussed for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out: "Auntie is wrong, we are not sad."
They are happy every day now!
"Then I'm just meddling in your business." These three people were simply unyielding, and Lan Qian wouldn't get too entangled with them. After all, she now knew that these two kids had nothing but good looks, and they had no performance experience, so they had no competitiveness at all.
She snorted softly: "I don't know how to teach you."
Although the two kids didn't understand what the two adults were arguing about, they could hear the dissatisfaction with their aunt in the aunt's tone.
Children are very emotionally sensitive.
Little Le Jia has always been very protective of his family, especially since he only has his sister and aunt around him. He is grateful for his aunt's kindness to him.
So after hearing what the aunt said, I let go of my sister's hand and walked up to her: "Auntie said, if you can perform, you will be good, right?"
Lan Qian glanced at him and said arrogantly, "Of course."
"Then why is brother unhappy?"
"What brother?"
"This brother." Little Le Jia pointed at Lan Xu, "He's obviously not happy with the performance."
Lan Qian couldn't help but lean forward and glared at him: "Children shouldn't talk nonsense. Why aren't you happy when you know so many things?"
"But my brother is just not happy." Little Le Jia was very firm in his answer, "He never smiled."
Lan Qian turned her head: "Xu Xu, are you unhappy?"
Little Lanxu was frightened by her mother's sharp eyes and could only shake her head gently: "I'm happy."
"Look."
"Brother, you're still lying." Little Le'an also poked his head out from behind his brother and handed over the bag of cookies, "Brother, do you want some?"
Lan Xu lowered his eyes in panic, not daring to look at all.
No matter how hard such a young child tries to hide his emotions, there are always signs of it.
"Auntie said that if you feel uncomfortable, you should speak out."
Little Le Jia felt even more sorry for his brother. He must have met a bad mother. Children should help children: "Otherwise you will always be bullied."
Can you tell me if you feel uncomfortable?
Lan Xu was very confused.
Because after his mother took him home, she would not let him complain about being tired or suffering, and he should keep smiling and be polite when he was outside. His mother said that this was what he must do.
So he never dared to say it.
But...why would my mother bully me?
"What did your child do to mislead my son?" Lan Qian stood up and said angrily, "How did you teach your child? Would I bully my son? Don't take advantage of your popularity and talk nonsense."
Yue Qing glanced at her calmly: "Why are you so anxious?"
Then he leaned over and asked, "Brother, why do you say that?"
The system in the cub's mind sighed deeply, realizing that it had to figure out how to clean up after these two cubs who were always trying to get clean. It slowly guided them: "You can't tell Auntie that you saw it. You just say whatever I say, okay?"
Little Le Jia obediently repeated what the system uncle said: "When my sister is happy, she will speak and smile immediately, but my brother doesn't. He doesn't look at us when answering questions, and he doesn't dare to look at his mother. He will swallow his saliva when he sees the cookies, but he will lower his head when asked if he wants to eat them. My sister used to do the same thing when she was very hungry but said she wasn't hungry."
He took a deep breath. Uncle System said so much that he could hardly breathe!
"When Auntie doesn't ask Brother to perform, she doesn't care about him. He sits there alone, so tired that he even dozes off. Auntie doesn't even look at him and just lets him perform for us."
"I was obviously scared when my brother said he wouldn't eat the cookies, but why would he be scared of his own mother? Is eating cookies a bad thing?"
After saying all this, little Le Jia touched his neck and looked back.
Meibao quickly patted her brother on the back, saying that being a good little man is really hard.
Not to mention Lan Qian was confused by his detailed enumeration, even Yue Qing didn't react.
Does a three-year-old child have such clear logical and language abilities?
And from what he said, he has started observing the surrounding environment since he came here?
Is this his genius?
"It's obviously Auntie's children who are unhappy." Little Le Jia straightened his chest, "Why are you saying it's us? Auntie and I are very happy!"
It was the first time that Lan Qian was left speechless by a three-year-old child. For a moment, she didn't know whether to look back and see if her son was really like what the child said, or to refute him first.
"Alright, alright." Her agent came over and saw that something was wrong, so he quickly called a halt. "Cut the conversation a bit, the audition is about to start, and let the child rest."
She doesn't know about other people, but her agent knows Lan Qian's personality very well.
What the child said about Lan Xu being sleepy due to tiredness might be true, but of course he couldn't admit it.
After being persuaded by her agent, Lan Qian finally calmed down a little. She almost lost her composure in this place: "We don't bother with children."
Little Lejia asked Uncle System: "What does jijiao mean?"
"It means not to hold you accountable for your mistakes."
"No~" Little Le Jia was unhappy. He turned around and pulled his aunt's hand forward, "I'm arguing with adults! You have to apologize to your aunt."
Lan Qian laughed angrily and pointed at herself: "Me? Why?"
"Aunt taught me and my sister well." Little Le Jia frowned. "If you say something wrong, you should apologize."
"That's right!" Little Le'an hid behind his brother, only showing his head, and said in a fierce tone, "Mind how many you send!"
Why does this sound familiar to Yueqing?
She lowered her eyes: "Where did you learn this?"
"My aunt said so." Xiao Le'an said proudly, "An'an saw the phone!"
It was when she was playing with her brother on the phone, and she saw a video of someone cutting it out and her aunt scolding the bad aunt.
Meibao thought her aunt was so cool back then, and she wanted to be like that adult! So she secretly learned from her.
Yue Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This time, she reached out and took the two kids who stood up for her in her hands, one on each side. "Auntie, you don't need to apologize. Let's go."
"Why?"
"I know!" An An is my aunt's first fan. "My aunt said, if you're not sincere, there's no one one~"
"Repeat after me, the meaning."
“Yiyi!”
Lan Qian watched helplessly as these three people ignored her and walked away holding hands with a smile. She was so angry that she almost stood up and argued with them without caring about her image. Fortunately, her agent held her back.
"Why can't you keep your composure? What kind of occasion is this? Are you trying to make a big fuss and become a hot topic?"
Lan Qian gritted her teeth in anger: "She hasn't even woken up yet, and she's already acting so arrogantly!"
"You know she's not up yet?" the agent said angrily. "Have you gotten carried away lately? How long have you been in the industry? How long has she been in it? We're bound to meet in the future. Even if we need to compete, there are ways to do it. Why do you have to get angry now? You'll give them a chance to use you against us for nothing."
After this reminder, Lan Qian felt much better.
She hadn't worked in the circle for so many years in vain. Even if Yue Qing got Lin Jian's resources, he would still be her junior in the future.
But when he looked back at his son with his head lowered, he felt that he was useless.
"Are you really that greedy? Those cookies are worth nothing. You're making a fool of yourself." She pulled him in front of her and lectured him in a low voice, "Also, I've fought for all these opportunities for your own good. Who are you showing off with such a gloomy face all day? You have to keep smiling at all times, understand?"
Knowing that he had done something wrong and made his mother angry, Lan Xu held back his tears and smiled: "I know, Mom."
Soon, the main creative team who had finished filming arrived at the scene.
Auditioning for a role is a little easier for children than for adults, after all, adults know that they need to write a brief biography of the character and know the details of the lines.
But children don’t understand such detailed things, so the director team asked people to come over to see if the appearance matched, whether they listened, and whether they recited the lines to see if they fit the role.
What is more important is to look at the other party's guardian.
Although guardians are not required to act, communication with guardians is inevitable in the process. If some difficult parents are encountered, the crew would rather not cooperate with the young actor.
As soon as he entered, Director Tan knocked on the desk of the receptionist at the door and asked, "How is it?"
"There's something there." The man pointed to the room at the back. "The surveillance cameras are all in there."
Director Tan realized that something had indeed gone wrong during this process.
In fact, it is a common trick of the crew to set up a few surveillance cameras at the audition site. Although the child actors they plan to use do not play important roles, it is the children who need to be treated with more care.
I am just worried about encountering some naughty kids, so I have to choose carefully from the details.
The reason why we didn't agree to use Lan Qian's son was because the child had been famous since he was young. Not only were his performances too obvious, but it was also rare to see the child's true side. The crew was unsure, so they called him in for an audition this time.
So they didn't go to the waiting area for the young actors first, but turned into the room with the camera.
It seems that the camera was indeed installed very secretly and no one noticed it.
Director Tan first asked someone to replay the video, and what they saw was Lan Qian and her agent talking to each other, while her son was sitting silently in the back. It didn't seem like they came with them, and he looked very unfamiliar.
"This kid looks quite well behaved." The lead actor who was going to act with the young actor was quite satisfied. "At least he's not a tough kid. It should be easier to work with him later."
"He's not in the right shape." Director Tan glanced at the people around him. "He smells more like a classmate than you do."
The others all cheered up: "..."
Who are you scolding?
"Maybe he didn't get enough rest. Kids are usually very sleepy," said the lead actor.
"I can tell you've never taken care of a child before," sighed another married producer. "Children love to sleep, but by then they'd definitely be sitting with their parents, especially outside. They wouldn't be sitting all by themselves like this."
However, without seeing the whole picture, no one can make up their mind.
Soon another group arrived.
There were not many people coming to audition today, and the director team mainly examined two groups, one was Lan Xu, and the other was the two siblings seen on the Internet.
After seeing the two siblings dressed up, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Pfft!"
"Fuck, my DNA worked!" the producer exclaimed, "Isn't this the exact look my wife gave my daughter on Children's Day? It's exactly the same."
"Stop talking about it, I was like that when I was a kid."
"No, I heard that Yue Qing is a model. I saw the pictures Lin Jian posted the other day. How could a model like her do this to her child?"
"You're a producer, and your wife is a famous producer, but didn't you also treat your child like that? This seems to be a common problem among all parents."
The lead actor chuckled and said, "Without a monkey's butt, there would be no childhood. I used to be like that too."
Director Tan glanced at Yue Qing, who was sitting next to the two kids and asking questions from time to time: "Don't you think she is more like a parent than Lan Qian?"
No matter how old their children are, parents will always be concerned about them at important moments.
Even a model who is often in front of the camera is completely focused on her child like ordinary parents at this moment.
The producer pointed to a corner and said, "Look at Lan Qian."
Ever since the Yueqing family of three showed up, Lan Qian and her agent's expressions had changed a lot. They looked at this side and talked in a low voice, their facial expressions changing from time to time.
The lead actor was amused: "This Lan Qian looks more like an actor."
Then everyone saw clearly how Lan Qian took the initiative to find the Yueqing family and talk to them. Because they were communicating with each other this time, her voice was louder than before, so it could be heard much more clearly.
After watching the whole process, Director Tan finally smiled and said, "I told you my intuition was right."
"I was wondering why you kept turning down Lan Qian's cooperation requests. It turns out you have a keen eye." The producer also breathed a sigh of relief. Don't bring those troublemakers into the crew.
Going to work is already annoying enough, and they have to make time to deal with all kinds of messes, which will make them even more resentful.
"That's not necessarily the case. Lan Qian is a public figure. No matter what she does, she will consider her image and won't go overboard. Her professionalism should be beyond the reach of those two kids."
After watching all the videos, Director Tan didn’t say who to choose, but said, “Go and watch.”
When the group walked into the waiting area, they were too conspicuous, and Lan Qian immediately identified who the most important person was.
Indeed, Yueqing was right, it was just a small role.
But just like all old and new actors want to work with Lin Jian, all new and old actors want to work with Director Tan. Even a supporting role can shine under his hands, and the reputation will definitely not be bad. You can learn a lot under his hands.
And sending his son here was not only to give Lan Xu a chance, it was also her chance.
She will get old one day, and modeling is not a long-term solution. If she wants to find other ways out for herself, she has to look for solutions in other circles. Who doesn't want to get a piece of the pie in the film and television industry?
"Director Tan." Seeing someone coming, she immediately took her child and walked over. "I'm Lan Qian. We've met before."
Director Tan remained calm and said, "Hello."
"This is my son Xuxu." Lan Qian pushed the child out, "Hurry up and say hello to the uncles and aunts."
At this age, little Lan Xu already has his own set of greeting templates, and he can recite them at will: "Hello, uncles and aunts, my name is Lan Xu, I am five years old, and my specialty is..."
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Director Tan patted his head and was very gentle to the child. "The assistant will send you today's audition scenes in a while. Prepare well. I'll see you later, okay?"
"OK."
Then the group walked towards Yueqing and the two children. Every parent and child who came to audition stood up and greeted them.
It was impossible for Yue Qing not to notice such a large group of people, but she didn't know who they were. She only saw that they all had work ID cards on their necks. Looking at the attitude of Lan Qian and the others over there, she guessed that they were the main creative team.
Yue Qing unconsciously clenched his hands, as if the nervousness he felt when meeting the teacher came back again.
"Auntie." Xiao Le'an, who was being held in the hand, moved his fingers. "My hands are wet."
"Sorry." Yue Qing quickly withdrew her hand and stood up.
It was her first time bringing her child out to do work for him, and she really had no experience in this kind of thing.
In the past, no matter what she did or how she behaved when she went out, she had to bear the consequences herself, and she never felt any burden.
But this time I am the guardian of two children. If I don’t behave well, will it affect the children?
She couldn't help but wipe her sweaty hands on her sides.
[Ah, I'm getting nervous again. What should I do? Take a deep breath and don't embarrass my child.]
Xiao Le'an couldn't ignore her aunt's emotions. She didn't expect that her aunt was as afraid of strangers as she was.
Meibao could empathize with her aunt so well that she hooked the back of her hand and took a deep breath with her: "An An is not afraid, and neither is Auntie."
Little Le Jia, who was accompanying his sister, poked his head out to look at his aunt and asked quietly, "What's wrong, aunt?"
Meibao sighed, remembering her brother's words about taking care of the adults' face, so she whispered, "Same as An'an."
I can’t come up with anything, what should I do?
Little Le Jia patted his chest and said, "I'm here."
My uncle has taught me how to protect and guide my socially anxious sister. He has experience in this.
So before a large group of people came over, just when Yue Qing had prepared herself mentally to say hello and leave, a young man walked up to her resolutely.
The voice was extremely loud: "Hello, uncle and aunt!"
The creative team, who were already somewhat curious about the brother and sister, naturally stopped and looked at his proud little red face while trying not to laugh.
I have to say, what the leading actor said makes some sense.
With his red cheeks like the sun, his eyes are big and bright, and he looks very energetic when he smiles and calls people. He has a more approachable childishness than the well-behaved Lan Xu.
Director Tan nodded: "Hello."
As he said that, he looked at the other two people.
When Yue Qing was about to speak again after being interrupted, the little carrot head turned around and introduced her to the adults in a very dignified manner: "This is my aunt, my sister."
Yueqing was completely stunned.
What is this link?
The creative team didn't react either.
Then, little Le Jia waved back and said, "Sister, aunt, come and say hello to uncle and aunt!"
Creative team: “???”
Yueqing: "..."
It's over.
Yue Qing thought that he had really embarrassed the kids this time.
As expected of a child who dares to poop in the mall for his sister, his future is truly immeasurable.
The brother and sister really complement each other.
A social phobia, a social terrorist.
I don't know who couldn't help but let out a short laugh first, but the entire creative team laughed out loud, either openly or subtly.
Yue Qing's ears were completely red, and now he was really embarrassed as he took Mei Bao's hand and walked forward: "Hello, I am the guardian of Le Jia and Le An."
It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything, but once she did it seemed like she really listened to the child and came forward to say hello, which made everyone laugh.
"Your family is quite interesting." Director Tan smiled. "I look forward to your performance later."
The producer glanced at the two children's faces and offered a friendly reminder: "Do you want to remove this makeup first?"
Yue Qing's whole body turned red and warm.
She was too nervous and her mind was confused for a moment, so she subconsciously added all the beautiful things on the stage that she had longed for as a child to the child.
"Sorry, I'll take them right away..."
"No need." Director Tan waved his hand. "It looks good. It won't affect anything. I'll do it later."
Yue Qing's eyes widened, and now he looked very similar to the two confused kids.
"I heard you're their aunt?" The lead actor raised an eyebrow. "You look like a close family."
Little Le Jia nodded and said, "We are a family~"
What does "like" mean?
The adults left with a smile.
Only Yueqing was left sitting on the chair holding the audition materials, slowly cooling down.
[Ah, this is so embarrassing.]
For the first time in her life, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to bury herself in the ground.
Little Le Jia and his sister looked at each other. The former raised his head slightly and gave his sister a look that said "don't worry".
He understands, and this is the time to praise him!
My uncle taught me.
So he stood on tiptoe and touched his aunt's head: "Aunt is great."
“…”
The temperature can't be lowered at all.
Yue Qing gave up on herself and spread out the audition materials for the two kids to read. Considering that the children were illiterate, the materials were in a picture and text version.
The crew does not have any high expectations for the children's acting skills. They just need to perform the desired plot and will not arrange any scenes that are too difficult or complicated.
This scene is the first meeting between the two children and the leading actor.
First encounters are always beautiful, and so are the children the protagonist sees. They can play without worries and do whatever they want happily.
The two children are also a microcosm of the protagonist's life.
These are the paths that the protagonist has walked with his relatives, friends, and lovers in his life.
This is a tragedy, so every time the children appear, the protagonist can see a little reflection of his own life in the children, only to find out in the end that this is a tragic cycle.
What you can see in Yueqing is the general direction of the story. This is shown by the crew for adults so that they can better explain to children how to shoot this scene.
So it is the simplest scene, but in fact it is also the most difficult.
The final closed loop is a happy picture with a tragic color.
As a model, Yue Qing is responsible for taking photos, but in fact she also needs to understand the artistic conception of each subject. When she is a photographer helping others take photos, she needs to know what kind of emotions she wants to express in the picture.
So it was not difficult for her to understand the core of the script.
But it was the first time she explained the play to her two children.
The main creative team who had already walked into the room and were waiting were already waiting. There was also a large screen in front of them, and they were watching the preparations of each young actor in real time: "See what they say."
This part is not a test for parents. The main purpose is to see how seriously the children take this matter.
But as expected, only the parents of two families said more about the script.
Lan Qian was talking about technique: "You must show your most innocent and happy side. If there are uncles and aunts acting with you, you must interact naturally, understand? Didn't I teach you to smile by holding up the roof of your mouth and using the corners of your lips to hold the smile together? That way it will look natural, understand?"
After thinking for a while, he said, "If you can't find the feeling at that time, then think about the thing that makes you happiest."
The happiest thing?
There was some confusion in Lan Xu's eyes.
For a moment he couldn't find what made him happy.
But there was no time for him to think about it at this time.
Director Tan smiled at this scene without saying anything. Indeed, putting Lan Qian aside, Lan Xu was a very well-behaved and obedient child who took his work very seriously, but he just felt that something was missing.
The scene cuts to Yueqing and the two children.
The two babies rested their heads on their aunt's legs and looked at the pictures, which were like picture books. They couldn't understand the other words.
Xiao Le'an asked: "Auntie, what should we do?"
Yue Qing thought for a long time before asking, "What did you see?"
"Two babies were playing." Little Le Jia looked at the picture carefully, "and then they met an uncle."
"Well, then?"
"Wave to your uncle. Is that a way of saying hello?"
"No, no." Xiao Le'an shook his head, "Uncle left, he didn't say hello."
"Maybe uncle didn't hear it?"
The two children couldn't agree on the answer, but Yueqing smiled and said, "That's it. There is no answer."
"Hmm?"
The kids are confused. How can they act if they don’t have an answer?
"This is your understanding," Yue Qing said gently. "Show what you have understood to the uncles and aunts in a moment, but treat them as if they don't exist. It's like watching cartoons at home. The children in the cartoons don't know you are watching them."
Now the two children understood: "Oh!"
But others didn't understand. The creators waiting in the room were completely bewildered, especially the lead actor: "This is the first time I've heard someone talk about a play like this. It makes me doubt my own professionalism."
Director Tan retracted his gaze, glanced at his clothes, and said calmly: "Pink and tender, how old are you this year?"
"28."
"Then why are you considering what a three-year-old thinks?"
"Don't even mention three years old." The producer spread his hands. "My daughter is six now, and sometimes I don't know what she's thinking."
Director Tan signaled to his assistant to let everyone in according to their number plates, and said thoughtfully, "It seems I've learned another new way to tell a play."
Every person has his or her own unique face, and every story will have its own different understanding when applied to every role. This is why many actors have to make biographies of their characters. Many times, when explaining a play, the director reads the script carefully, understands it from his or her own perspective, and then explains it to the actors.
But it seems like a good idea to change the perspective?
Soon, every child started coming in for auditions. As expected, no matter whether they had acted before or not, there were some traces of acting in them, just a little more or a little less, but there were no major faults to be found.
When it was Lan Xu's turn, it was obvious that the child had indeed received good acting guidance. There were minimal traces of his performance, and he could act out any role well.
But when it came time to smile while acting with the leading actor, the child's smile looked so rigid.
Lan Xu was a little nervous. His mind was full of the techniques for laughing that his mother had told him, and how she had told him to think of what would make him happiest.
He thought about it for a long time and the happiest thing for him was the day when his mother came to the orphanage and took him home.
But whenever he thought of this, he couldn't help but think of the present. He felt very strange because his mother didn't seem to like him that much.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face gradually became less relaxed. It was a smile that was created with skill, and it was hard for people to get into his smile, especially his eyes.
Although she is only five years old, there are so many things in her eyes, which is not what the director team wants.
"Okay." Director Tan signaled the lead actor to stop and said, "Let the next one come in."
Lan Xu composed himself, said goodbye politely and followed his mother out.
As soon as I walked out the door, my mother patted my shoulder: "What happened just now? Didn't I tell you to keep smiling?"
Lan Xu pursed her lips: "Mom, I smiled."
"I can see there's no smile in your eyes, and the director must have seen it too," Lan Qian scolded angrily. "We've been preparing for so long, how could something go wrong right now? You really disappoint me."
"Mom makes me think about happy things."
"Have you thought about it?"
"Yes." Lan Xu said softly, "I miss my mother to take me home. She is different from before."
Lan Qian sneered: "Lan Xu, are you blaming me now?"
How could Lan Xu blame his mother? He just couldn't understand why he could become his mother's child. Wasn't it because his mother loved him?
He lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Mom."
"you……"
Lan Qian was interrupted by another baby voice: "Auntie, hold your own hand. My brother and I will be fine soon."
"Okay." Yue Qing walked over behind the two children, his eyes fixed on them. His fingers kept stirring, but he didn't want to put any pressure on them, so he could only talk about something else. "How about going home to eat spare ribs tonight?"
Compared to her, the two children were not too relaxed: "Okay, okay!"
Just before reaching the door of the interview room, Yue Qing whispered, "You are all great, keep it up."
Meibao nodded: "Auntie, come on too."
Little Le Jia glanced around and saw the aunt he didn't like very much, so he warned her, "Don't talk to strangers."
Yue Qing was slightly startled, then laughed: "I understand, go ahead."
In order to take care of the children's emotions, parents can follow them in and sit at the back to watch, but the two babies don't know about it yet.
Only after the family of three entered the house did Lan Xu retract his gaze.
It seems that the aunt of these two younger brothers and sisters is closer to them than their own mother.
He couldn't help but think of what his younger brother had said to him: if he felt uncomfortable, he should speak out, otherwise he would be bullied.
Although he didn't think his mother was bullying him, he still wanted her to love him as much as when they first met.
"Mom," he asked carefully, "Can I have some cookies when we get home tonight?"
"You're still thinking about the cookies!" Lan Qian glared at him. "The results will be out soon. If you can't beat those two kids who can't even speak clearly, forget about dinner."
Lan Xu's eyes were sore that he stopped talking.
He suddenly wanted to go back to the orphanage.
At this moment in the room, the two children kept their aunt's words in mind. Now they were the little heroes in the cartoon, they couldn't see other people, and they just had to play by themselves.
In order to help the children get into the play better, a lot of toys are prepared for them as props.
The two babies had never seen so many toys before, and their attention was quickly attracted by them. They picked up each one and studied them carefully without even looking at the camera. They even researched many options for what clothes the baby bear should wear.
Until the leading actor came over and stood not far from the two babies.
The two babies then remembered that they had an uncle.
My brother stood up and waved hello according to his own idea: "Hello, uncle!"
“Brother, this uncle really didn’t look at us.”
"You should say hello, it's polite."
Only then did Xiao Le'an stand up holding the teddy bear and let the teddy bear wave its little hands with him.
But at their age, they couldn’t appreciate how good their uncle’s acting skills were. They just thought that it was true that their uncle didn’t see them and turned away.
"It's so close, uncle should have seen it."
“But he didn’t say hello!”
"That's okay. We talked about it, and Little Bear did too."
In fact, the performance has ended, but the two babies are still immersed in the role of Teacher Bear and haven't come out of it.
Director Tan turned his swivel chair and looked back at the absent-minded parents: "Yueqing, huh?"
Yue Qing, who had come back to her senses from the play, immediately nodded and stood up: "Hello."
"Don't be so nervous. My last name is Tan." Director Tan also stood up. "They performed very well. Let's sign the contract directly. If the time is right, you can pack up and bring them to the set at any time. If they are far from home, we can provide a hotel for you and the children. Although there are not many scenes, in order to save time, we will try to finish filming the children's scenes before the New Year."
It was the two children's choice to come here, and Yueqing respects their choice.
She nodded: "Thank you for your help."
After two seconds, he was stunned again: "Before the New Year?"
"Yeah." Director Tan laughed, "Chinese New Year is coming soon, otherwise we wouldn't be so anxious. You wouldn't even forget the Chinese New Year date, would you?"
After coming to this world, Yue Qing really never paid attention to the lunar calendar. She just marked the time on each of her itineraries. Moreover, the word "Chinese New Year"... is very far away from her, and she has never celebrated the Chinese New Year.
Seeing her stunned, Director Tan joked, "You adults can forget about the New Year, but the children can't forget. This is what they look forward to the most."
Yue Qing lowered her eyes and smiled: "Yes."
Which child doesn’t look forward to the Chinese New Year?
She actually spent her first year with two children.
"I see they like this prop, so let's take it together. Just consider it a New Year's gift."
The two babies were brought over by the staff at this time, and they immediately looked at their aunt in surprise when they heard the words.
Gift! It’s the first time they’ve received a gift!
At this moment, Yueqing had gotten over the previous excitement and knew that he had not held the children back. After everything was settled, he breathed a sigh of relief and got back to his normal state.
Gifts given to children by others are a recognition of them, not to mention that they are a gift she can afford, so she didn't hesitate: "Say thank you to uncle."
"Thank you, uncle~"
After signing the contract, Director Tan seemed to remember something and asked, "From my memory, it seems that you have a job. Can you take care of your two children? Or will a nanny come over? In that case, we need to sign another custody contract."
If it was before the New Year, time would be a bit tight, and Yue Qing hadn't found a nanny yet. She thought for a moment and said, "For the time being, I'll do it by myself. If someone else comes by then, I'll sign with you. Is that okay?"
"Yes, as long as there is a contract."
Yue Qing smiled sheepishly: "I'm sorry, I have no experience in this area before, so I might need to trouble you to tell me what I need to prepare."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It saves both of us trouble. You're very thoughtful." Director Tan asked his assistant to come over. "Talk to Miss Yue Qing and take her to get both completed scripts."
Unlike the audition script, the official script is more professional, but it is also the same as the picture book.
He added, "I'll be here to show you the child for a while, and it's a good opportunity for you to get to know our lead actor in advance."
The two kids had already known through special channels that the people in front of them were all good people, so they were not afraid at all. Instead, they comforted their aunt: "Don't be afraid, aunt, we are waiting for you!"
Yueqing was somewhat impatient to leave here.
Not long after Yue Qing left, someone knocked on the door of the room and Director Tan called out, "Come in."
Lan Qian walked in with the child and said with a smile, "Director Tan, may I have a few words with you in private?"
Director Tan knew what her purpose was: "We have already signed the contract."
"I know." Lan Qian almost couldn't help laughing, but she still spoke in a gentle tone, "It's something else."
Out of consideration for the relationship, Director Tan would not show any displeasure to others under normal circumstances. He had no choice but to stand up and go to the other side with Lan Qian.
Lan Xu stood alone at the door, motionless.
He saw his younger siblings playing with toys with the uncle, but he couldn't play with them because he still had to study.
I can only envy.
The orphanage used to have toys and candy.
He lowered his head, thinking that he had done something wrong today and might not have anything to eat.
Suddenly, someone touched the palm of his hand and something was stuffed into it.
He looked down and saw it was a bag of biscuits.
Little Le Jia tore open another bag of biscuits and handed it to him: "Here you go."
Having a bad mother is the same as having a bad aunt. He wants to help his brother, but he doesn’t know if his brother has any buns.
But he has not yet exchanged any bread for Uncle System.
Fortunately, he still had the little cookies that his brother liked to eat.
There are a lot!
Lan Xu was very tempted, but refused: "My mother doesn't allow me to eat it."
Little Le Jia was very confused: "Are you going to starve?"
"I don't want to."
"You have to learn to say yes and no." Little Le Jia said, "That way you will be happy."
Lan Xu's mood became even more depressed: "Mom will be unhappy if I tell her."
"Your mother must be right?"
Lan Xu was stunned.
"Auntie said that adults can make mistakes too." Little Le Jia still remembered what her aunt said, "That's why adults say sorry. If you feel uncomfortable or unhappy, it may be the adults' fault."
"But I didn't perform well. Isn't it my fault?"
"Of course not." Little Le Jia encouraged him, "You're already very good!"
Lan Xu's eyes lit up.
"Maybe my sister and I have it, but you don't."
"Really?" Lan Xu asked, "What do you have?"
"I have my aunt!" Little Le Jia thought for a moment and pointed to the bag in his hand, "I can still eat ten cookies!"
This little cookie looks amazing.
Lan Xu was a little tempted. He glanced at his mother secretly and found that she didn't look at him, so he tried to take a piece and put it in his mouth.
“…”
"How about it?" Little Le Jia looked at him expectantly, trying to sell him something. "If you like it, I'll give you all I have!"
Out of good boy's courtesy, Lan Xu swallowed hard before waving his hand: "No, thank you."
"Didn't you enjoy eating just now?"
After a few seconds of silence, Lan Xu sniffed softly: "Children's thoughts are changeable."
“I’ve quit now.”
He is now very convinced. No wonder his younger brother is so amazing. His younger brother can eat ten cookies of this flavor!
So terrifying.
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