The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 619 Year-End
As the year draws to a close, Gu Lanxi is extremely busy every day.

There are countless shareholder meetings to attend, as well as various miscellaneous interviews, meetings, and red carpet events. In addition, there are business materials and magazine cover shoots to do. After all that, it's time to prepare New Year's gifts for relatives and friends and distribute year-end bonuses to company employees.

In between, she also had to find time to rehearse for the Spring Festival Gala, attend some banquets, and even when she ate, she would meet with her business partners to talk over a meal.

Compared to his wife, Lu Nanting only has the entertainment industry to deal with. He is usually busy because of his many schedules. In the past few months, he has completed as much as possible in advance for the sake of the child. He has postponed anything that he couldn't do, so Gu Lanxi doesn't have to worry about him when she goes out.

A batch of Tan sheep returned to the old house today, and as in previous years, each of the families we are on good terms with received one sheep.

This year, however, Mrs. Lu did not have anyone send someone to pick it up herself. Instead, she took Gu Lanxi and delivered it to each household.

If they wanted them alive, they would tie them with ropes and put them in the truck. When they arrived at the person's house, they would lead them in directly. If they wanted them processed, they would be transported in refrigerated trucks and brought over chilled ones. For those who wanted freshness but didn't know how to process them, Mrs. Lu was very thoughtful. The family's workers would take turns coming to help process them.

There were drivers and staff for loading and unloading. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were dressed up nicely and followed behind in the car driven by the driver.

I called ahead to deliver it in person, and it happened to be the weekend, so everyone had someone at home to wait, some even with their whole family.

After delivering the gifts, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would come in and exchange a few pleasantries.

People are in high spirits when they are happy. Mrs. Lu has been particularly fond of red for the past two months, and she was dressed in a cheerful manner today. Every time she enters the door, she warmly pulls people in to chat.

“All three of my daughters-in-law are very career-oriented, especially the youngest one, who is always incredibly busy. It's rare that she has a little free time this year because of the baby, so I have to take her out more often. Otherwise, this silly girl might not even recognize all our relatives and friends after all these years of marriage. Sigh, speaking of my Tuantuan…”

Even before Gu Lanxi married into the Lu family, Mrs. Lu liked to take her around everywhere, introduce her to connections, and smooth things over for her. This year, she made a special trip just to show off that she had another granddaughter.

Gu Lanxi saw through their schemes but didn't say anything, skillfully exchanging pleasantries with each person.

Over the years, she has known everyone the Lu family has been on good terms with, from nonagenarians to three-year-old children.

Only those babies who are only a few months old can't match the faces.

After a long day, I got home and it was already dark.

The wind picked up in the evening, and the car windows remained closed the entire way. When Gu Lanxi got home, she was enveloped by the warmth of the radiator and quickly took off her coat.

Tuantuan has been preparing to roll over recently, and she practices lifting her head every day.

She's woken up and had some milk, so she's quite energetic. She's lying in her crib, her eyes sparkling as she watches her dad perform magic tricks for her.

When Lu Nanting takes care of a child, he doesn't just lie on the side playing on his phone. He not only changes the child's diapers and feeds him by hand, but also likes to talk to and play with the child.

Recently, as his child has grown a little older, he has even taken up magic tricks.

At first, I wasn't very skilled, and even babies a few months old couldn't tell the difference. But they were always super enthusiastic, babbling and praising me endlessly.

Gu Lanxi washed her hands and changed her clothes. When she came over, Tuantuan was already tired and was resting her head on her chubby arm, tilting her head and showing Lu Nanting a toothless smile.

My baby is almost three months old. His expressions are becoming more and more varied, and he has inherited his mother's high intelligence, so he understands many things at a glance.

But for her, magic was still a bit beyond her level.

Even if Lu Nanting only performed one magic trick a day and was very unfamiliar with it at the beginning, she still couldn't understand what was going on. After Lu Nanting practiced for most of the day and his movements became incredibly fast, she was even more confused.

Gu Lanxi couldn't wait to come over, picked up Tuantuan, and kissed her, which elicited a few babbling sounds, though it was unclear what she was saying.

"Wow, is there a new show today? I want to watch it too!"

People always say that time flies like an arrow, and Lu Nanting had never felt this deeply before. But at this moment, he suddenly remembered that more than two years ago, he held a clothes fork at home and gave Gu Lanxi a special concert.

There was only one audience member back then, now there are two.

"Okay, ladies, please be seated. The show is about to begin!"

Lu Nanting coughed lightly, suppressing his smile and adopting a cool and serious expression.

He was dressed in a very formal tuxedo and leather shoes, and even styled his hair. When Gu Lanxi asked to see it, he even brought his custom-made magic box to his side.

The magic case features silent wheels and is covered with a layer of black velvet, on which his own custom logo is embroidered with silk thread.

Clearly, he planned to perform everything he had already learned.

"Ah, this is the life a woman who works hard to make a living should live! Such a handsome magician is giving me a special performance! I'm so happy!!"

Tuantuan lay on her arm like a koala, its head tilted to the side, its chubby little breasts squashed so cutely that you just wanted to reach out and poke them.

Gu Lanxi deliberately acted silly, saying this in a high-pitched voice, and then she even winked at him.

Lu Nanting had already composed himself and was ready to put on a big act, but her words made him burst into laughter and he didn't stop for a long time.

When the show actually started, Tuantuan was so sleepy from Gu Lanxi's swaying that she suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at him without blinking!
Gu Lanxi changed her position while holding her, making it easier for her to see, and gently massaged her back and legs.

The poor child, with such delicate skin, has been bedridden for months on end. It must be so hard for him. The music created a wonderful atmosphere. Lu Nanting made several exaggerated gestures with a thin red silk scarf, then raised an eyebrow and began to swing it. The scarf eventually transformed into a stick!

Gu Lanxi didn't want to miss out on the experience, so she never did any magic tricks that involved deciphering secrets. But now, not understanding the principles behind them, she watched with wide eyes!

The music gradually intensified, and in the blink of an eye, one stick became two, then two became three, and finally he threw it into the magic box with an exaggerated gesture!

After circling the opening of the box twice, the stick stood upright inside—it was a real stick!
After finishing this, he shook his sleeves, took out a lighter, and lit a small stick.

A fire broke out on the stick. Afraid that the child would smell it, he took a few steps back, then performed a ritual and conjured a rose. He bent down and handed it to her.

Gu Lanxi, in an affected, high-pitched voice, wiggled around while hugging Tuantuan: "Ew~~ I don't want a fake one~~"

Lu Nanting smiled, took out a thin piece of paper, lit it again, and with a flick of his wrist, a pink rose appeared in his hand.

He bent down and reached out again. Gu Lanxi's eyes widened as she took the flowers and circled around him several times!

"Wow! When did you learn this?"

"Hmph~ I'm a professional!"

"Wow wow wow!"

Seeing his smug expression, Gu Lanxi gave him plenty of emotional value!

The child joined in with "waa waa waa," making the two of them laugh!
"Sit tight, sit tight, I have something even more amazing to say!"

Gu Lanxi sat back down as instructed, and Lu Nanting took out another playing card.

I flipped the playing cards over and over to show her, and after she finished looking at them, my hand trembled, and the cards turned into roses again!

Gu Lanxi held two roses and circled around him several times, wanting to know how it had changed, but also not wanting to lose the joy of watching the performance. Her face was all scrunched up, she was extremely conflicted!

Lu Nanting ignored her, quickly tidied up the props, pushed them into the storage room, locked them in a special cabinet, and then came out humming a song.

However, before he could be smug for long, the mother and daughter cornered him in the corridor.

The older one smiled obsequiously, while the younger one drooled down to its chin.

"Brother, brother, I want to see doves appear! They can appear from a hat, a handkerchief, and even a balloon! I want to see them all!!"

Lu Nanting was speechless: "Do I look like a pigeon to you?"

That's quite a bold idea! He's only been learning for a short time, yet he already wants to see himself turn into a pigeon!

That night, because his performance was so good, two little tails followed him around and clung to him for almost half an hour, which was a happy kind of trouble.

The kids are on winter break, so I'm taking them shopping to buy them new clothes for the Chinese New Year.

The children asked, "Mom, are you buying it?" I said, "Mom isn't buying it. I have too many to wear, and they'll get old."

The children asked again, "Will Daddy buy it?" I said, "Daddy isn't growing any taller. He already has clothes to wear, so Daddy won't buy any more."

The children said that neither of them would buy it.

Spring is almost here, and I won't be able to wear my thick coat anymore. I'll grow taller soon, and I'll have too many coats to wear in time, which would be a waste.

Then they each contributed half the money to buy me a potted plant, and I bought them both toys. Then we went home together.

From a young age, I taught them not to be vain, to only buy what they needed, not to indulge their desires, and to spend money wisely.

When my sister was three years old, she would casually tell me that if her pants were too short, they would be cropped pants, and if they were even shorter, they would be capri pants. She would tell me not to think of them as short pants, because they would always be the right size.

She is always very sensible and considerate of her parents' hardships.

Sometimes I feel guilty, thinking that I haven't worked hard enough and haven't given them a better life.

Sometimes I feel that this is the right way.

Because desires are endless, people with money will buy more expensive things, and once they get used to it, they will lose their sense of self-control.

How contradictory!

Raising children can only be done by feeling; whether it's good or bad, only time will tell.

Moreover, whether something is good or bad is not so absolute.

I'm planning to take my child out more often lately.

I've been staying home for half a year, spending every day picking up and dropping off the kids, only occasionally going out on weekends. I'm almost out of touch with the world. I should go out and see more of the world.