The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 429 There are always more solutions than difficulties

The Lu family is staying up all night to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

The two children played until late into the night and then went to sleep. The elderly couple dozed off, resting their chins on their hands. The older brother and sister-in-law set up a small square table and lazily played mahjong in the living room.

When the young couple returned, everyone stood up to greet them upon hearing the commotion.

Gu Lanxi rarely stays up this late, except when filming night scenes.

After entering, he yawned as he took off his coat.

Seeing everyone smiling at him, he assumed it was because of the trending topic and couldn't keep his composure, his face quickly turning red.

It's one thing for a couple to be affectionate in private, but it's still a bit embarrassing if their family finds out.

Seeing her embarrassment, Zhang Ruolan looked away from her forehead and quickly started making arrangements:

"Hurry up and boil water to cook dumplings! Eat early and go to bed early so you can get up early tomorrow."

The ban on fireworks and explosives has been in effect for many years, so the Lu family would never give anyone a handle to use against them.

The whole family is very health-conscious, and eating dumplings late at night is just a token gesture to follow tradition; they certainly wouldn't eat them to their heart's content.

Once the dumplings are cooked, take a small bowl and scoop out as many as you want from the pot.

"What kind of fillings did they put in them?"

Lu Nanting hadn't eaten much for dinner because of the performance, so he was very hungry. When he was scooping up dumplings, he scooped up six of them.

Gu Lanxi only scooped up one, broke it in half with her chopsticks, and when the steam dissipated, she heard him ask, so she told him, "It's pork filling, seasoned with four kinds of vegetables: chives, cabbage, pickled cabbage, and celery."

Lu Nanting went to get his hair and makeup done very early today in order to be in good condition for the stage, so he wasn't there when they were making dumplings.

"Wow, wealth is coming from all directions! It's all stuffed with 'wealth' in its name."

Having heard so many auspicious words tonight, Lu Nanting kept spouting lucky phrases, making the whole family beam with joy and echoing his sentiments.

For the elderly Lu couple, their youngest son got married this year. They're both young and not in a hurry to have children; for the whole family, the most important thing is, of course, to make money.
The family happily ate dumplings, chatted for a while about the fun backstage at the Spring Festival Gala, and then went their separate ways to their rooms to sleep.

It wasn't until she was washing up that Gu Lanxi realized why everyone had been smiling so strangely at her when she first got home. She was both embarrassed and angry, and immediately pinched Lu Nanting's waist.

Lu Nanting was brushing her teeth when she was suddenly twisted. She didn't know what was going on, but when she saw Lu Nanting wipe her forehead immediately after twisting it, she couldn't help but smile.

"Give me a kiss tomorrow too, and I'll go shopping without a hat or mask."

"You want a reward for doing something wrong? Dream on!"

Lu Nanting burst into laughter, the more she chased and scolded him, the happier he became.

The second son and his wife lived next door. Wang Peiling was lying on the sofa with a face mask on, looking at her phone. Hearing the noise, she kicked Lu Nansheng.

"Listen, what are they doing? Why are they laughing like that?"

Lu Nansheng was holding a laptop, checking the tutor's feedback on his daughter's learning progress. Seeing his wife's gossipy expression—clearly incredibly curious, her eyes darting around, yet also trying to hide her face from laughing—he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why do you care about them? They're young and like to play around. Let them be!"

"Wow, it's so nice that their relationship turned out like this!"

Compared to those fans who dig for sweet moments online, Wang Peiling is in a much better position.

Her sister-in-law was ten years older than her and eighteen years older than Gu Lanxi. She was also a quiet person and didn't usually gossip about such things.

Wang Peiling is different.

When Gu Lanxi was tutoring Lu Nanting, she had just given birth not long ago. Fearing that her second son wouldn't take good care of her, the elderly couple specially invited the family of three to stay at their old house to help her during her postpartum period and also to help them take care of Lu Jianing.

There were four nannies in the family working in two shifts, so the child was looked after day and night, and his parents also kept an eye on him. Wang Peiling was so idle at that time that she did nothing but exercise, eat, drink, and breastfeed the child. She noticed that her brother-in-law had developed feelings for the genius girl who tutored him, and she found it interesting, so she kept observing him quietly.

Outsiders have to rely on clues in various materials to make inferences, but she can see directly with her eyes wide open, which means she is not an ordinary person.

Over the years, no matter how busy she was, she always made sure to meet with Gu Lanxi. Whenever Gu Lanxi was coming to a family gathering, she would fly back overnight, even if she was abroad.

But shipping couples is something that can be done all the time and is always fresh, and she still pays a lot of attention to the couple's affairs.

Second Sister-in-law is always on the front lines of candy-eating. Sometimes when she gets a big candy, she gets so excited that she jumps up and down, but she can't tell outsiders. She can only tell her husband.

Lu Nansheng was incredibly frustrated: "We had a great talk!" "That's different~"

"Why is it different?"

"It's just different~"

"Let me take a closer look. What's different?"

Gu Lanxi had sharp ears. After washing up and lying in bed, she heard noises from next door and couldn't help but blush.

I turned around, pulled the blanket over my head, and was still very embarrassed.

It seems the soundproofing in this old house isn't very good.

Lu Nanting was also very sensitive to sound. Seeing her like this, he couldn't help but laugh and pulled her into his arms.

"Don't be envious, you have it too."

"Bah!"

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people are expected to sleep until they naturally wake up. Gu Lanxi couldn't possibly schedule a meeting on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The young couple woke up feeling refreshed and full of energy.

After breakfast, we took our skateboards and went out together.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the ordinary community park had no scenery and no temple fair, so basically no one came.

Wearing hats and masks, the two happily skated for half a day. On the way home, Lu Nanting suddenly became depressed and didn't say a word even when they were almost home.

Gu Lanxi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to be busy again soon. Sometimes I get really tired of it, it's so exhausting."

"Then quit your job and enjoy life. I'll support you."

Gu Lanxi wouldn't have dared to say such things before, but now she says them with great confidence.

Lu Nanting chuckled and reversed the car into the parking space: "Really?"

"How could it be fake? But the premise is that you really don't like your current job."

"Then forget it, I really enjoy singing."

"Then reduce business activities."

"Believe it or not, the moment I reduce my popularity, my rivals will buy articles to say that I'm washed up. When my fans can't argue with me, they'll blame you for ruining me."

"Then let's take the route of 'less is more,' and only endorse high-end luxury brands to maintain our image."

"That would mean losing public recognition, since I don't act in TV dramas and can't be frequently seen on screen."

"Then write a few more catchy pop songs, so that everyone can sing them on the streets."

"There's no need to write catchy pop songs; many people are already singing them."

The two got out of the car and walked and talked.

Gu Lanxi, unable to bear it any longer, stood on the steps, turned around, pressed her hand on his shoulder, and sighed softly: "So what exactly do you want?"

"Before I joined the crew, you accompanied me on my travel itinerary."

Gu Lanxi sighed helplessly:
"After Valentine's Day next week, I'm going to Switzerland to shoot a commercial. After that, there will be script readings and character seminars one after another, followed by costume and makeup photos. Then I have to work at the research institute for a week to get a feel for the role. You do the math, I'll be joining the crew in mid-March. Where will I find the time?"

Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Before that, Lu Nanting had only one scheduled activity: visiting orphans at a welfare home on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

"Don't tell me you want me to go with you to the orphanage?"

Gu Lanxi stroked her chin: "It's not impossible. We can invite Du Rusheng to the orphanage."

As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.

Good afternoon, my darlings.