Chapter 279 Two Seven Nine Two Combined
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After returning home, Ye Qingxi video-called Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu immediately noticed his new hairstyle and exclaimed in surprise, "Baby, you got a haircut!"
Ye Qingxi nodded. "Is it pretty?"
"So handsome! He looks like a little prince. Our baby is so good-looking, he looks good with any hairstyle!"
Ye Qingxi laughed and told Mu Shaowu about what happened today.
After listening, Mu Shaowu drawled out an "Oh," and said, "So the two places he told you about were here."
He thought it was some kind of secret base of Mu Shaoyan!
"Yes, my uncle is so happy, and Brother Wang Xu and Brother Li Shuai are so happy too, so I'm happy too."
That's right, Mu Shaowu thought. More than 100,000 yuan is nothing to Mu Shaoyan. If it were thrown into the water, Mu Shaoyan wouldn't even lift his eyelids. But for ordinary people, it can do a lot of things.
Mu Shaoyan gave them the money; this shows his loyalty.
They should naturally be happy, happy to have such loyal friends.
And they did indeed use the money to do something practical, without squandering it or betraying Mu Shaoyan's good intentions.
Mu Shaoyan would naturally be happy, happy that his friend understood his good intentions.
As for his son, well, it's simply because his baby is a nice person; seeing everyone happy makes him happy too.
"As long as you're happy," Mu Shaowu said. "He brought you there because he wanted to share his joy with you, so if you're happy now, he's definitely even happier."
Ye Qingxi thought so too.
As they were talking, Mu Shaowu had to go to film a movie, so he had to temporarily stop his video call with Ye Qingxi.
It wasn't until after 9 p.m. that Mu Shaowu called again.
"Dad, are you done filming?" Ye Qingxi asked.
Mu Shaowu nodded, "Yes. While you're still awake, Dad wants to see you again."
Ye Qingxi tilted her head to the left and then to the right, "Did you see that?"
Mu Shaowu laughed heartily, "I saw it! I saw a super cute baby!"
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "I saw it too, I saw a super cute dad."
Mu Shaowu was instantly charmed by him, and felt as if all his fatigue had disappeared.
I really want to go home soon and see his baby.
Ye Qingxi also wanted him to come back soon. He looked at the calendar and circled April 17th, so that his father could come back then.
After filming ended, Ye Qingxi's normal life resumed, including Kang Lao's vocal lessons.
"You're finally back." Old Kang looked at him and snorted, "If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to your film crew to arrest you."
Ye Qingxi smiled and thought to himself that it was true. The World Championships should start this July, and he would be performing at the National Stadium with his senior brothers and sisters.
If you do the math, they don't have much time left.
"How was it? Was filming interesting?" Old Kang asked with concern.
"It's alright," Ye Qingxi said. "When the movie comes out, I'll invite Grandpa and Grandma to see it."
"That would be great," Old Kang laughed. "But when will your movie be released?"
Ye Qingxi doesn't know, but given the current filming schedule of not wrapping up until April, it definitely won't make it to the summer season. It will probably be released during the Spring Festival.
Family-themed movies seem quite suitable for the Spring Festival film season.
"Oh, right." Ye Qingxi remembered something and pulled over the suitcase she had brought specially. "Grandpa, this is for you and Grandma."
After he finished speaking, he opened his suitcase.
As Kang Lao looked inside, he saw that it was filled to the brim with food.
"These are all local specialties from over there," Ye Qingxi said. "Grandpa and Grandma, please enjoy them slowly."
He only had two days off when he was filming, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. He didn't come back until noon on New Year's Eve and left again on the evening of New Year's Day, so he didn't have time to visit Mr. Kang.
Now, finally, I have the time.
"So many!" Mrs. Kang exclaimed in surprise.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "It's not much. We'll finish it while we're eating."
Madam Kang laughed, "You're such a thoughtful child."
Old Master Kang also affectionately patted his head. No wonder he always thinks about his little apprentice. With his little apprentice's personality and appearance, who wouldn't think about him?
"Let's go sing with Grandpa."
As he spoke, Master Kang led him to the study to begin today's lesson.
School, vocal training, and Kuang Jie's martial arts classes, which she has been attending all along, have completely filled Ye Qingxi's week, leaving her no time to visit Mu Shaowu's class.
He was also embarrassed to ask for leave—mainly because he didn't have a legitimate reason.
"well."
Ye Qingxi sighed. It seemed that he could only wait for his father to come back on his own.
However, in mid-March, Ye Qingxi unexpectedly got the opportunity to visit the set.
Calling it a set visit isn't entirely accurate; strictly speaking, Ye Qingxi's task this time was to reshoot scenes.
"Xiao Xi, would you be willing to come to the film set again next weekend or the weekend after?"
"Your Uncle Feng said that you might need to film some additional scenes, so he wants you to film for two more days. Is that okay?" Mu Shaowu asked Ye Qingxi on the other end of the video call in a very soft voice.
"Sure," Ye Qingxi replied without hesitation, even sounding quite pleased!
He was just wondering what reason he had to visit his father!
However, Mu Shaowu was clearly not that happy.
Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled, "Dad, why do you seem unhappy?"
He deliberately asked, "Don't you want to see me?"
"Of course not," Mu Shaowu quickly replied.
"Then why aren't you smiling?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu felt embarrassed, remorseful, and somewhat guilty.
He felt that he was the one who held Ye Qingxi back.
When he first heard Feng Que mention reshooting, he actually refused, but Feng Que insisted.
Mu Shaowu was still a little angry about this, "Then why didn't you film it when Xiao Xi was here? Now that he's finished filming, why are you making him come back for reshoots? Isn't this just making things difficult for him?"
Feng Que seemed to want to say something; his mouth moved, but he said nothing.
Mu Shaowu understood almost instantly, because his acting skills weren't very good at that time, and Ye Qingxi's time was limited, so Feng Que could only choose the safest way to avoid delaying the filming. There were some scenes or content that he wanted to film, but he didn't dare to film them.
I was afraid he wouldn't be able to finish, afraid he wouldn't be able to complete the filming of Ye Qingxi's scenes within forty-odd days.
He could only and dared to seek stability.
Mu Shaowu felt a pang of discomfort at that moment.
If his acting skills were as good back then as they are now, then Ye Qingxi might not have needed to do any more reshoots.
"I'm sorry," Mu Shaowu said to Feng Que, "I'm the one who held you and Xiao Xi back."
“It’s not your fault,” Feng Que said gently. “The main problem is that Xiao Xi’s time is too short. Usually, actors are given about three months to allow the crew time to make arrangements, but Xiao Xi only has forty-odd days. This is equivalent to compressing a lot of time and opportunities for trying things out. It’s not your fault. It’s just that the time is too tight.”
Mu Shaowu knew, of course, that what he said was true, but he still felt guilty.
"Reshoots are common in any film crew. Even award-winning actors and actresses have had reshoots. It's not a big deal, so you don't need to feel sorry about it."
"Look at it from another angle," Feng Que advised him, "Xiao Xi will be able to see you again when she comes back for the reshoots. I think Xiao Xi will definitely be very happy and willing."
Mu Shaowu: ...
"If you don't believe me, we'll video call him and see if he'll be happy."
That's different, Mu Shaowu thought. Ye Qingxi wanted to see him because she wanted to see him, but his inability to do so meant that the child had to come back again. That was a problem with his ability. These are two different things.
"I'll talk to him myself," Mu Shaowu said in a low voice. "I'll go tell him myself."
“Okay.” Feng Que did not stop him. He simply said, “Mu Shaowu, you should be happy. This proves that you are making progress, and you are making progress very quickly.”
“At first, I deleted these scenes because I didn’t dare let you act in them. I felt that you might not be able to achieve the effect I wanted. Later, as filming started, your acting skills improved and became more natural. I had the idea of adding them back. However, Xiao Xi’s time is limited. He has a full schedule every day. I couldn’t guarantee that he could finish filming on schedule after adding these scenes. So I could only film according to the original schedule.”
"And now, I dare to ask you for his two days because I think you can act it out. You can finish it in two days. You won't hold him back. This proves that your hard work over the past few months has not been in vain. You should be happy. If Xiao Xi knew, she might not be very happy."
Mu Shaowu: ...
"Thank you," Mu Shaowu said softly.
"I'm not trying to comfort you; I'm just stating the facts as they are. So, I hope that even if you're unhappy, you won't be upset about it."
Mu Shaowu looked at him for a long time before nodding slightly.
After returning to his room, he video-called Ye Qingxi.
However, still feeling guilty, Mu Shaowu couldn't bring himself to show a cheerful smile like he did when he video-chatted with Ye Qingxi before.
“Dad just feels that you didn’t have to come, but now you have to come anyway.”
"It seems like Dad is holding you back again."
Ye Qingxi felt that wasn't the case.
“Dad, you didn’t hold me back; on the contrary, you helped me.”
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi smiled at him and said, "I've always wanted to see you, and now I finally have the chance. This is the first thing you've done to help me."
“I couldn’t act in these roles before, but now I can again. That’s the second thing you did to help me.”
“I’m still the same me, but I’ve gone from not being able to act to being able to act. Why is that? It must be because you, Dad, have improved. You’ve become more capable, and I’m so happy. You make me happy, and that’s the third thing you’ve done to help me.”
"So how could you be a burden, Dad? You're amazing, Dad!"
Mu Shaowu couldn't help but laugh, thinking that his son really knew how to coax people.
"How come your little mouth is so sweet?"
"Of course I grew up like my dad!"
Mu Shaowu shook his head, "I'm not as sweet-talking as you."
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "I'm not just being sweet-talking, I'm just telling the truth."
Mu Shaowu suddenly thought of Feng Que's words, "I'm not comforting you, I'm just stating the facts as they are."
He looked at Ye Qingxi's cheerful smile in the camera lens. His child didn't find it annoying at all; he was happy.
Mu Shaowu felt that he didn't feel so guilty and upset anymore.
"Thank you, Xiaoxi."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi immediately pretended to be shocked, "Dad, you actually thanked me! Sure enough, you've become distant from me after not seeing me for so long. Luckily, Dad's acting skills have improved. I need to go do some reshoots, otherwise you might not even recognize me when we meet again."
Mu Shaowu burst out laughing. "What are you thinking? Do you think I don't recognize you?"
"That's hard to say," Ye Qingxi said. "You never used to say thank you either."
"Okay, okay, Dad won't say anything more." Mu Shaowu simply couldn't do anything with him.
How come his son is so talented!
So cute!
Mu Shaowu kissed Ye Qingxi several times through the phone before finally hanging up the video call.
Ye Qingxi happily went to find Mu Feng and told him about it.
Mu Feng: ...
What could Mu Feng say as he looked at his grandson, who was beaming with joy?
He could only agree, saying, "Okay."
However, Ye Qingxi is too young to go alone; she needs an adult to accompany her.
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaoyan immediately volunteered, "I'll go, I'll go with Xiaoxi."
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?
"Where are you going? You're not in the entertainment industry, so don't get involved in our business. I'll take Xiaoxi there."
Mu Shaoyan: "You still have to do your internship at the group!"
Mu Shaoting retorted confidently, "You don't need it?"
Mu Shaoyan: ...He didn't need to, but after a winter break, his brother seemed to have gotten used to ordering him around. Even though he had already started school, his brother would still assign him tasks.
"Alright, Shaoting, go ahead," Mu Feng said.
"Why?" Mu Shaoyan asked him.
Of course, it's because you're finally trying to be positive and motivated. What if you go and stay for a couple of days and fall in love with acting too?!
Thinking of this, Mu Feng felt utterly hopeless.
The second son loves acting, the third son loves singing, and even Ye Qingxi, who is not his biological daughter, started acting after being raised by him for a year and a half.
What an amazing family in the entertainment industry!
If one day Mu Shaoyan suddenly awakens his bloodline and tells him that he also wants to act or sing, Mu Feng feels that he wouldn't be surprised, he would just have a heart attack.
I never realized he and his wife had such talent in the arts and entertainment industry; how come all their children are going to work in it?
That's outrageous!
"Because you were the one who picked up Xiaoxi before, now it's your sister's turn. You each get one turn, it's fair and just."
“But I didn’t even leave the airport last time, and she’s going to stay for two days this time,” Mu Shaoyan said, unconvinced.
"So what?" Mu Feng asked matter-of-factly. "Did I stop you from paying?"
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoting was happy.
“Baby, I’ll take you there.” She said to Ye Qingxi with a smile.
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Mu Shaoyan began to torment the chicken feet in his bowl.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Looking at her depressed uncle and happy aunt, Ye Qingxi quietly put a shumai on her uncle's plate.
After thinking for a moment, he also served water to his aunt and his grandfather.
It's fair and just, one for everyone.
On Friday evening, the Mu family's private jet departed on time.
Feng Que drove up and picked them up with Mu Shaowu.
Upon seeing Mu Shaoting, Feng Que was somewhat surprised. It was her again?
However, this time, the CEO Li who had accompanied her before did not come.
He smiled at Mu Shaoting, then turned his gaze to Ye Qingxi.
"Long time no see, Xiaoxi."
Ye Qingxi replied, "Long time no see."
How have you been lately?
"fine."
"Do you miss me?"
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoting was puzzled. Why would his nephew miss him?
Mu Shaowu shared the same thought.
"I did think of it," Ye Qingxi replied politely.
Feng Que laughed, "I miss you too."
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting looked down and texted his second brother: "Why didn't I realize he was so talkative before?"
Mu Shaowu agreed: 【That's right!】
The two got into the car together, and Mu Shaowu asked with concern, "Are you two hungry? Do you want to eat?"
"I ate on the plane," Ye Qingxi said.
Mu Shaoting didn't want to eat anything more. "Let's just go to the hotel."
"Okay," Mu Shaowu replied.
He booked a room for Mu Shaoting.
Ye Qingxi did not open the door; he continued to stay in Mu Shaowu's suite, just as before.
Ye Qingxi followed Mu Shaowu into the room where she had previously lived.
The lights came on, and he looked at the familiar layout of the suite. He saw the paper flowers that he and Feng Que had folded together on Mu Shaowu's bedside table. Even though this wasn't his home, he unexpectedly felt like he was coming home.
Ye Qingxi thought it must be because of Mu Shaowu.
Because his father lives here, and they used to live here together, he feels a special connection when he comes back.
He turned to look at Mu Shaowu and gently hugged him.
"I miss you so much," he thought to himself.
After sleeping for a night, Ye Qingxi began reshooting the next day.
Feng Que thought that after such a long time, he would need some time to prepare, but Ye Qingxi got into character the very first second of filming, as if he had never left the set.
Feng Que: ...Indeed, a genius is a genius. Ye Qingxi's talent is something that many actors can only dream of, even if they work their whole lives.
After Ye Qingxi finished filming, he invited Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaoting to dinner together.
"Have you decided on the theme song for your show yet?" Mu Shaoting suddenly asked.
She would like to join her brother's and nephew's movie if possible.
Feng Que naturally understood her unspoken meaning.
"The theme song has been decided, but the singer hasn't been confirmed yet," Feng Que said. "Our music director's office originally wanted to ask Wen Chong to sing it, but it seems that he hasn't taken on theme songs or insert songs for movies in recent years, so he is still looking for a new singer."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Mu Shaoting: ...
For a moment, the expressions on the three people's faces were quite subtle.
Feng Que asked in confusion, "What's going on here?"
"It's nothing," Mu Shaowu said.
Mu Shaoting nodded, "Mm."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi looked at him, "Do you really want Wen Chong to sing?"
Feng Que didn't think much of it and simply said, "The music director played his songs for me. His timbre is indeed very suitable; it's not too deep or too light, which is perfect for this movie."
Ye Qingxi: ...Alright then, he'll ask his senior brother when he gets back.
"Of course." Feng Que thought they felt embarrassed because he said he wanted Wen Chong to sing the theme song, not Mu Shaoting.
Therefore, he stated, "The theme songs and ending theme for this drama haven't been decided yet. If a female singer is needed, I hope Mr. Shao Ting can lend a helping hand out of consideration for Mr. Mu and Xiao Xi."
"That's right." Mu Shaoting said without hesitation, "You have my brother and my nephew as your two trump cards, how could I not help you?"
"Thank you very much, Professor Shao Ting."
"You're welcome," Mu Shaoting smiled.
Ye Qingxi's scenes were just reshoots; they only lasted two days before wrapping up.
Mu Shaowu looked at him with reluctance, "Go back and study hard, eat well, Dad will be back soon."
"Mm," Ye Qingxi replied.
He waved to Mu Shaowu, said goodbye to Feng Que, and then followed Mu Shaoting into the airport.
How fast is "soon"? Ye Qingxi wondered, looking at the date on his phone. There was less than a month left until Mu Shaowu finished filming.
Perhaps this time it really will be very fast.
On April 17th, Mu Shaowu officially wrapped up filming.
The production team held a grand wrap party for him, and Mu Shaowu left the production team after the party and flew home.
He did not use the Mu family's private jet, but instead bought tickets and flew with Zeng Chong and his assistant.
When they arrived at the Mu family's residence, Ye Qingxi was still at school and had not yet finished her studies.
Mu Shaowu didn't tell him he was back; he planned to secretly pick him up and give him a surprise.
Ye Qingxi was completely unaware of this.
When he called Mu Shaowu yesterday, Mu Shaowu only said that he should be back today, but did not say exactly when.
"Let's see which time of day we can buy a ticket," Mu Shaowu said at the time.
Ye Qingxi checked her smartwatch; there was still no message. So, she hadn't boarded the plane yet?
Something still held me back, and I haven't decided what time to buy the plane ticket yet?
Ye Qingxi sighed and slumped onto the table.
Math teacher: ...
I'm still lecturing, Ye Qingxi! You
You're looking at your phone watch and lying down as if you're about to fall asleep. If you didn't have good grades, I would definitely call on you to answer the questions right now!
But what can you do when his grades are really good?
The math teacher turned a blind eye and let it go.
After a long wait, Ye Qingxi followed Pei Liang and the others out of the school gate.
Kang Cong asked him, "Xiao Xi, we're going to play basketball in a few days, do you want to come along?"
"Sure," Ye Qingxi replied without refusing.
"Then I'll come pick you up."
"Hmm." After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she turned her head and saw a familiar bearded man in the crowd not far away.
He burst out laughing.
Why is he here!
Tell him now!
"My dad's here to pick me up, I'm leaving now," Ye Qingxi said to her best friend as she turned around.
Kang Cong and the others followed his gaze and realized that it really was Ye Qingxi's father (the bearded version).
Zhong Yan: ...
Zhong Yan couldn't help but suggest, "Could you have your dad make his disguise look better next time?"
This is nothing like Ye Qingxi's father.
Ye Qingxi chuckled. Even if the disguise was good, it would still attract attention. It was best to be plain and ordinary like this, so that he could stand in the crowd to pick him up.
“I think my dad looks pretty good like this too,” Ye Qingxi said.
Zhong Yan: !!!
Zhong Yan looked at her friend and said sincerely, "You must love your father very much."
Only someone with that kind of terrifying ability could say such a thing!
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed that someone had hit the nail on the head.
"I'm leaving now." He waved hurriedly and ran towards Mu Shaowu.
The April sunshine bathed him, and his happiness was obvious.
Looking at his small figure, Mu Shaowu felt that he was like a forest elf, passing through layers of people, and suddenly appearing in front of him.
It reached his heart.
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