Chapter 239 (Updated 2391)
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Mu Shaowu went to his study to attend to Kou Yang's affairs, and Ye Qingxi took the opportunity to quietly open her schoolbag, take out a small wooden box, go downstairs, and go to Mu Feng's study.
Mu Feng was still feeling down because his grandson was also going to pursue an acting career.
Just as he was feeling melancholy, the protagonist of his melancholy appeared before him.
"Grandpa~" Ye Qingxi smiled and poked her little head in. Then, without waiting for Mu Feng to speak, she walked up to him.
Mu Feng looked at him, "Is something the matter?"
Ye Qingxi nodded and said sweetly, "Grandpa, please hold out your hand."
Mu Feng: ?
Mu Feng reached out his hand in confusion.
Ye Qingxi took out her hand from behind her back and placed the small box in his palm.
This is?
Mu Feng opened it and saw a jade thumb ring inside.
Ye Qingxi picked it up and slipped it onto Mu Feng's thumb.
“It suits me perfectly!” he said happily.
Mu Feng looked at it and thought it was indeed very suitable.
The jade is emerald green and has a grand and imposing presence. A dragon is carved on it, its body coiled and its head majestic, exuding an aura of authority.
"Grandpa, I bought this with my own money!" Ye Qingxi said proudly.
“The last time I went out with my dad to film a show, I got paid, so I asked Grandpa Pei to buy me this jade thumb ring.”
"Grandpa, do you think it looks good?"
Mu Feng naturally thought it was beautiful, given that Ye Qingxi had given it to him. Moreover, it truly was beautiful, both in terms of the jade's texture and the craftsmanship.
that is……
Why did you suddenly send me this?
"Because Grandpa Pei only gave it to me today," Ye Qingxi said.
That's the truth.
Ever since he gave Mu Feng two bracelets, Mu Feng has basically worn sandalwood bracelets in autumn and winter, and jade bracelets in spring and summer.
Seeing that he liked it, and since it was summer when she received the variety show fee, Ye Qingxi thought about giving Mu Feng a jade thumb ring.
Pei Ying was picky, and Ye Qingxi's offer was limited—any more than that, he felt, wouldn't be the money he earned, and that would change the meaning.
So it wasn't until half a month ago that Pei Ying finally found a suitable jade.
He then found someone to carve it, and once it was finished, that was the time.
This morning, Pei Ying specially brought Pei Liang to school so that she could secretly give the jade thumb ring to Ye Qingxi.
Mu Feng nodded. So that's what he meant when he said that Ye Qingxi and Pei Ying were whispering to each other on Ye Qingxi's birthday.
Mu Feng couldn't help but smile, feeling that he was as thoughtful as ever.
"Just because you only received it today?" he asked.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi mentally checked her fingers, but of course, there were other reasons as well.
"Also, I hope you won't be angry with Dad, Grandpa."
Mu Feng knew immediately, "Your father told you."
Ye Qingxi nodded. "I originally wanted to tell you myself, but Dad said he had already told you. Grandpa, this movie is the one I wanted to make. I asked my aunt to take me to the audition without Dad's knowledge. It has nothing to do with them, so please don't blame them or be angry with them."
Mu Shaowu just came back and told him that he had already spoken to his grandfather.
Ye Qingxi didn't need to guess to know how her grandfather would feel.
Elderly people always want to give their children what they think is best, and they always hope that their children can live a peaceful and stable life, following the path they have paved for them, just as they wish.
Instead of creating unnecessary complications.
Especially since there are already two people in the entertainment industry in the family.
His grandfather must be very upset, and might even be angry with his father and aunt because of it.
So, taking advantage of Mu Shaowu's inattention, Ye Qingxi hurriedly took the newly made jade thumb ring that she had just received from Pei Ying that morning and went downstairs.
The purpose was to prevent Mu Feng from being so troubled and angry.
"Grandpa, look, making movies has its advantages! I've never made a movie with Dad before, and I want to have a keepsake. Plus, movies pay, so I can buy Dad a present!"
"You? Buy him a gift?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
He said, "Grandpa, don't be so domineering! Although I like you the most in the family and have the best relationship with you, I also like Dad. I bought you a gift, so naturally I should buy a gift for Dad too, and for Aunt, Uncle, Brother, Eldest Uncle and Aunt, Uncle, Teacher Kang, and Grandma Kang~"
Mu Feng: ...Don't you think there are too many people who want to buy this?
"So, the movie definitely has to be made!" Ye Qingxi concluded. "Otherwise, I won't be able to earn money and buy gifts."
“The gifts I gave to Grandpa were all bought with my own money, not with money given to me by you. So the gifts for Dad and the others should be the same.”
Ye Qingxi sighed deliberately as she said this, "It's all because I love Grandpa too much. So when I earned my first money, I only thought about buying things for Grandpa and spent it all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have needed to make money by making movies."
Mu Feng: ...
So this is my fault?
"Of course not!" Ye Qingxi looked up at him, her eyes sparkling, her voice sweet. "I just like Grandpa, so I accidentally spent all my money. It wasn't Grandpa who made me spend it; he even gave me money! I just need to earn money now, so I'd be even happier if Grandpa could let me earn money happily!"
Ye Qingxi took his hand, shook it gently, blinked her expectant eyes, and looked at him pleadingly, "Is it okay?"
Mu Feng: ...
What could Mu Feng say?
He had lived half his life and had never met a child like Ye Qingxi.
She has a sweet tongue, a soft heart, and is good at expressing herself.
Mu Feng was initially angry, but he was coaxed into calming down by Mu Feng's sweet talk.
"Can I not?" He pinched Ye Qingxi's still chubby cheeks. "If I don't, then I'm preventing you, Little Ye, from earning money, preventing you from giving gifts to others, and being domineering enough to want to enjoy all the gifts by yourself~"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi quickly shook her head, "That's not what I meant."
Don't talk nonsense.
Mu Feng chuckled, "I wonder who you inherited that mouth from. Your grandfather didn't have it like that."
Ye Qingxi tilted her head, "That might be inherited from you, Grandpa~"
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng shook his head, "I would never do that."
So Grandpa, you're not angry?
Mu Feng did want to have a baby, and now his little darling has arrived?
They even gave me gifts and coaxed me into giving them gifts.
They coaxed him until he had no temper left.
Mu Feng raised his hand and poked Ye Qingxi's forehead. "I'll let it go this time, but when you grow up, you're not allowed to be like your father. You have to learn from your uncle, understand?"
Ye Qingxi: ...Won't this be a little difficult?
He's a genius at acting and singing, not a business genius.
His math skills improved thanks to free tutoring from Duan Yi, the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
Asking him to directly compare himself to his uncle is just too difficult.
But that's all for the future.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi nodded her little head in agreement, "Mmm."
Mu Feng was finally satisfied. "When you go to film, if there's anything you don't like or feel uncomfortable about, just tell your dad, or you can call me, understand?"
Ye Qingxi nodded again, "I understand."
He said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I'm very smart!"
That's the truth, Mu Feng thought to himself.
After delivering the gifts and appeasing the man, Ye Qingxi spoke with Mu Feng for a while before leaving his study.
He happily went up the stairs and returned to his room.
When Mu Shaowu saw him return, he asked, "You're back from your grandfather's?"
Caught off guard, Ye Qingxi nodded without thinking. The next second, he realized he had been tricked.
Ye Qingxi: ...How did his dad suddenly become so cunning?
Mu Shaowu knew it all along, "You worry about so many things all day long, aren't you tired?"
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
Mu Shaowu simply couldn't handle him. Heaven knows how unexpected yet understandable he felt when he came out of the study and found no one in the bedroom.
Mu Shaowu wasn't even surprised anymore.
His son is always someone who can cause trouble.
"Have you appeased him?" Mu Shaowu asked.
Ye Qingxi nodded. "Grandpa smiled at me."
Mu Shaowu sincerely admired him, "I will definitely send you a banner another day, which will read 'Professional firefighters, protect the peace of the home, and ensure harmony in the Mu family. We can't do without you.'"
Ye Qingxi was immediately amused by him.
"Then I'll hang it up," Ye Qingxi said. "Hang it on the wall."
Mu Shaowu laughed, beckoned him over, then pulled him into his arms and ruffled his hair, "You little rascal~"
Ye Qingxi tilted her head back and obediently let him rub her.
"Dad, have you finished with Kou Yang's matter?" he asked with concern.
"More or less," Mu Shaowu said.
He just asked his agent to check, and they actually found a child actor named Kou Yang, who is seven years old this year, one year older than Ye Qingxi.
"Then go see him in the next couple of days and see if he has any wishes," Mu Shaowu said to his agent.
"A wish?" Zeng Chong asked in confusion, "You've given up acting to become Santa Claus?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
"Just go when I tell you to!"
Having no other choice, Zeng Chong had to agree to his idol's request, saying, "Okay."
As a result, problems arose after this trip.
Zeng Chong never dreamed that Kou Yang, whose resume looked so impressive, would actually be completely different from what he had imagined.
"You have no idea," Zeng Chong said in shock. "In a 100-square-meter house, he lived in a tiny bedroom with no windows, just a bed and a wardrobe. His father dressed smartly, all in designer brands, but he himself looked like he was wearing 9.9 yuan clothes with free shipping. The cuffs of his pajama pants were even ripped."
"There are only a few sets of clothes hanging in the closet. The better ones are the ones he wore to auditions. There are two sets of pajamas and two sets of clothes he usually wears, one after washing and one after wearing. Moreover, there isn't a single book in the whole room, and there are only a few toys." Zeng Chong felt a little sorry for him.
"The kid seems to like you quite a bit. I told him that you have a movie that needs a child actor, and someone recommended him, so he came to check it out. His dad was very enthusiastic, but the kid was quite wary and suspicious. When we were alone together, didn't I make you a video call?"
"He only believed it after he saw you. Then he was very happy and said that he watched the variety show with you and Xiaoxi, and thought you were really good, really liked you, and really wanted to work with you."
"I asked him what his wish was, and he said he wanted to act in a movie with you. I said, 'Besides that?' Guess what he said?"
"What do you mean?" Mu Shaowu asked, puzzled.
"He dawdled for a long time and asked me, 'Are you serious?' I said yes, and he said he wanted to go to school."
"My God!" Zeng Chong was stunned. "Is going to school a dream these days?! Has nine-year compulsory education not been extended to his family?!"
Mu Shaowu was stunned; he hadn't expected Kou Yang to be like this.
"Later I understood," Zeng Chong said. "It was his father who wouldn't let him go to school."
"He wanted to go to school, but his father wouldn't give him money or his household registration book. He went to the police, but the police could only mediate and persuade his father. His father agreed verbally, but when he got home, he locked him in the room without food or water. He would only let him go when his father promised not to go to the police again."
"What can a child do? A child has to live too, so he can only listen to his father and go to make movies."
Zeng Chong sighed, "That father of his is worse than an animal! And this is his own son?!"
"You don't know, do you? He often brings the women he's seeing outside home and lets them stay at his house. At this time, Kou Yang has to stay in his bedroom as little as possible and pretend he doesn't exist, otherwise his father's girlfriend will find him annoying and he'll beat and scold her again."
"He's really Kou Yang's biological father?!" Mu Shaowu couldn't believe it. "What kind of biological father treats his child like this?!"
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