Chapter 236, Update 2363
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“That’s right,” Feng Que said. “Even now, I still think so. Mu Shaowu, your image is very good and fits the setting in my script, but I don’t know if you can bring out the effect I want in terms of acting skills.”
"So you're saying this role is mine?"
"Because of your son," Feng Que said. "Mu Shaowu, you have a good son, an enviable son."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu was even more confused.
"Xiao Xi?"
“Hmm.” Feng Que’s tone was gentle. “Ye Qingxi asked his aunt to bring him to me for an audition for the role of my son in the movie. You may not know, but although he had never acted before, he has an absolute talent for acting. He acted very well and was very talented. He is simply a born actor.”
"But that's not what I appreciate most."
What I admire is his love for you.
"As you know, this drama of mine mainly focuses on the father-son relationship. Ye Qingxi came to me hoping that I could give you another chance. He was even willing to play the role of the son in this drama, with only one condition: that you play his father."
“I’ve never seen a child like him before, but I felt that he could definitely play the role of the child in my script well, so I agreed to it.”
"Mu Shaowu, you are very lucky, not because you got this role, but because your son really loves you. I feel very lucky to have him."
Mu Shaowu listened quietly, feeling his mind go completely blank.
Ye Qingxi actually went to see Feng Que for him?!
She even auditioned?!
She's even going to act now!
At that moment, Mu Shaowu felt a mix of emotions.
On the one hand, he was moved by his son, on the other hand, he felt unworthy of his son's help, and there was also a faint sense of frustration that he actually needed his son's help.
He's clearly the father, the one who should be the one to provide for Ye Qingxi.
But now, how did it turn into Ye Qingxi trying her best to stand on tiptoe, wanting to shield him from the wind and rain?
Mu Shaowu didn't know how he hung up the phone.
His mind was in turmoil, filled with images of Ye Qingxi.
There are photos of his sweet smile, photos of him leaning against him, photos of him jumping up and calling him "Dad," and photos of him tilting his head up and gently kissing him.
His son is cute and beautiful, innocent and gentle.
He always has something on his mind.
He worried about his uncle's family misunderstandings, he worried about his younger uncle's studies, and he also worried about his aunt's dreams.
Now, he's starting to worry about being a father.
I worry about his career and his feelings.
But he's only a six-year-old child.
He didn't actually have to worry so much or love others so much.
Mu Shaowu sat on the sofa, his heart as soft as a lake water dried by the summer sun, coated with honey, almost drowning him.
"Dad." The bedroom door was pushed open, and Ye Qingxi walked in with her schoolbag on her back.
Mu Shaowu quickly composed himself, blinked, and tried to ease the stinging in his eyes.
He laughed. "I'm back."
Ye Qingxi hummed in agreement, walked up to him, and put down her schoolbag.
He turned to look at Mu Shaowu, and Mu Shaowu looked back at him.
Strange, Ye Qingxi thought. Feng Que had just sent him a message saying that he had told his father to have the two of them come to sign the contract together tomorrow. So why was his father acting like this, not excited at all?
As he was thinking, Mu Shaowu suddenly pulled him into his arms.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu hugged him tightly.
Ye Qingxi then raised her hand and hugged him back.
"Dad, what's wrong?" he asked.
Mu Shaowu remained silent. He didn't know what to say, as if nothing he said could fully express his current feelings.
He just held him, held him tightly.
After a long while, he said, "Xiao Xi, I know what you've done for me."
“Feng Que has already told me, I know everything now.”
"Shouldn't you be happy?" Ye Qingxi said softly. "Now, you can go and act in his movies."
At that moment, Mu Shaowu's eyes welled up with tears again.
He said, "Xiao Xi, Dad doesn't necessarily have to act in his movies."
He released Ye Qingxi and looked into his clear, innocent eyes. "Dad doesn't need you to do so much for Dad."
“But I want to act in a movie with my dad,” Ye Qingxi said.
He had already prepared his explanation on the way back: "Dad, you know I like watching TV and movies, so I also want to see the two of us on TV."
"Especially since Uncle Feng said that his movie is about a father and son, which is perfect!"
Mu Shaowu did not expect Ye Qingxi to say that.
"You want to act in movies?" He was somewhat surprised. "You're interested in acting?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, then shook her head.
"I only want to act with you, Dad, just like I only want to go to the show with you, Dad."
"Dad, is it okay?" Ye Qingxi asked.
Mu Shaowu: !!!
Mu Shaowu nodded almost without thinking.
Why can't that be?!
His son wants to act with him, of course!
He was extremely honored!
"Yay!" Ye Qingxi exclaimed happily. "Then let's go and act in Uncle Feng's movie together, and I'll be able to see us on TV afterwards!"
Seeing the smile on his face, Mu Shaowu couldn't help but smile too.
He was about to say "um" when he suddenly realized, wait a minute, that's not what he was going to say. How did his son lead him astray?!
Mu Shaowu quickly stopped smiling and looked at his son seriously.
"This is the first and the last time." Mu Shaowu's words were light but meaningful. "Baby, Daddy can handle his own affairs. Don't worry about Daddy. You are a child. Children only need to grow up healthy and happy. They don't need to worry so much, understand?"
Ye Qingxi nodded in agreement: "Mhm."
Anyway, even if he does it again next time, his dad won't do anything to him. At most, he'll just get another verbal lecture, like he is now.
Ye Qingxi wasn't worried at all.
Mu Shaowu was relieved to see his obedient expression.
"Your aunt is the same. You're a child, but is she a child too? She actually took you with her!"
When Mu Shaoting returned, he didn't scold her.
Ye Qingxi felt that this matter was really not his aunt's fault.
“I asked my aunt to take me,” he said. “I also told her not to tell you, but she had no choice. So Dad, please don’t blame her. Otherwise, she won’t dare to help me in the future.”
"She wouldn't dare. How dare she? Comic conventions? I knew she'd never be interested in them! If she's so interested, why is she a singer? Why doesn't she become a cosplayer?!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
"And you, all that effort for making a heart shape with your hands was for nothing. Your acting is really good, no wonder Director Feng said you have talent. When you act, you can even fool a professional actor like your dad. Aren't you exceptionally gifted?!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi silently raised her two hands, placed them on her head, and made a heart shape with her hands for her father.
Mu Shaowu: !!!
Mu Shaowu was instantly charmed by him.
I grabbed my phone, wanting to take a picture of him.
But as soon as he got the phone, he remembered that now was not the time to praise his son for being cute, nor was it the time to take pictures of him.
So Mu Shaowu put down his phone, coughed, and said with a serious expression, "No acting cute, I'm teaching you a lesson."
"Oh." Ye Qingxi obediently put her hand down.
Looking at his obedient appearance, Mu Shaowu thought to himself that his baby was indeed very well-behaved.
The main reason for this incident is that Mu Shaoting, the aunt, is unreliable!
It's not his son's fault!
Will you still lie to Dad in the future?
Ye Qingxi shook her head—except for white lies.
Mu Shaowu nodded. "Then tell your father now, do you really want to act in this play, or do you just want your father to act in it?"
"I really want to act," Ye Qingxi said sincerely.
Even if he hadn't wanted to act before, he now does, since he's never actually acted with Mu Shaowu before.
"I'm so happy that I can act in a play with my dad," Ye Qingxi said happily.
Especially since it's his first film in this world!
Seeing the joy on his face, Mu Shaowu felt relieved.
He was afraid that Ye Qingxi would compromise herself for his sake.
"Okay, then we'll go to Director Feng's place tomorrow to sign the contract."
“Yes.” Ye Qingxi nodded. “But Dad, Uncle Feng actually had a child he thought was suitable before me. That child’s name is Kou Yang.”
"Later, when I went there, Uncle Feng felt that I was more suitable, so Kou Yang couldn't play the role."
"It's normal," Mu Shaowu comforted his son. "It's an audition; some people will be selected while others won't."
Ye Qingxi shook his head and said, "No, Dad, if I didn't go, he would have been chosen. Now I'm going to act with Dad, and I'm very happy, but he was not chosen, and he must be very sad."
"Besides, if he had been elected, he would have made money. Now that he wasn't elected, he won't have any money. Maybe he really needs this money?"
Mu Shaowu listened and felt that his son was truly kind.
Adults like them wouldn't consider these things.
“Then I’ll give him some money as a consolation,” Mu Shaowu said.
Child actors have never been paid much, especially for film roles.
Since his son was concerned about the other party, Mu Shaowu was willing to spend money to make Ye Qingxi happy.
It won't cost much anyway, as long as Ye Qingxi is happy.
However, Ye Qingxi did not agree.
“Dad, you don’t know this,” he said, “not all children are like me, with their own little savings. Some children don’t have their own money; their parents take it and don’t let them spend it.”
“There was a child like that in my old kindergarten. Every time we bought a new toy, he couldn’t get one. It was so pitiful.”
Ye Qingxi held Mu Shaowu's hand and told him about her plan, "So Dad, don't give him money. Find someone to ask Kou Yang if he has any wishes, and then we can help him fulfill them. That way, I can make a movie with Dad, and I'll be very happy. Kou Yang will also fulfill his wish, and he'll be very happy too."
We're all happy!
Mu Shaowu listened and thought that he was really considerate of others, that he could even think of such a thing.
"You're such a smart and kind baby~" He pinched Ye Qingxi's little face. "Okay, Dad will make arrangements now. Let's see what his wishes are and help him fulfill them."
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
Kou Yang had only one wish: to go to school so that he could tell the people his father had sent, and his father would help him realize his wish.
His life will no longer be like the one in the book.
"Dad, you're so good to me," Ye Qingxi said.
"Dad can't compare to you~" Mu Shaowu laughed and hugged him. "You are the best~ Director Feng said that my luckiest thing is not being able to make his movies, but having such a good son like you."
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this.
"I'm going to do my homework." He stood up. "I haven't finished my homework yet."
"Okay." Mu Shaowu rubbed his head.
He should also think about how to tell his father about this.
Thinking about this gave Mu Shaowu a headache.
He just dragged his father's precious grandson to record a variety show, and now he's going to drag his precious grandson to make a movie.
Mu Shaowu felt that his life was probably frozen in his father's eyes.
I'm really afraid he'll go in alive but not come out alive.
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