Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 72 Where is he? Where is such a big person?
"Brother Yang, who is this...?" Du Anrao glanced at the young boy standing next to Yang Xiaoxiao and asked tentatively.

Having finally resolved his family troubles, Yang Jiantao returned to the film crew in high spirits, his smile never fading.

“This is a student I taught before. He’s not very talkative, but he’s honest and kind-hearted. He heard about my family situation from another film crew and made a special trip to the hospital to see me. He took leave from work and took care of me for several days. Thanks to his help, it would have been really inconvenient for just Xiaoxiao and me in the hospital.”

"Well, as soon as I recovered and returned to the film set, I brought him and Xiaoxiao along. Firstly, to thank you and the director for your help recently, and secondly, to let them see the world."

Saying it was to broaden their horizons, they really just wanted the director to see if there were any roles suitable for them.

The other party took time off work to help him with this favor, so Yang Jiantao helped him get this opportunity, which can be considered a way of returning the favor in another sense.

After listening to Yang Jiantao's explanation, Du Anrao pursed his lips, looking quite conflicted.

[Help! Is this considered letting a wolf into the house? How can I tell Brother Yang there's a wild boar here that's going to rob his cabbages?]

But when you look down, you see the red thread that connects the two of them tightly, and the big pink candy on their heads that looks like it's about to burst with love.

Well, it is a destined match, but it has only just begun to emerge, and there is still a long way to go before it comes to fruition.

It's not a bad thing either way, let Brother Yang worry about it himself.

Du Hexuan stood to the side, his gaze sweeping over Yang Jiantao and his daughter and the young actor, his eyebrows slightly raised.

What came to mind were those two pigs that clearly had designs on their own cabbage, one of which might even be bound to their own cabbage in a marriage contract.

Will my younger sister find her true love there?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! He gets annoyed just looking at those two pigs. If he finds any more cabbages near his house, he'll slaughter them all!
"Second brother, what's wrong? Does your tooth hurt?" Du Anrao turned to look at his second brother with a look of horror when he suddenly heard him grinding his teeth.

"...It's nothing, I just suddenly felt an itch in my teeth, maybe someone is talking about me."

"Oh~" Du Anrao nodded as if he understood.

[Some people are saying, shouldn't it be itchy ears? Why would teeth itch?]

Du Hexuan: "..."

Fortunately, Du Anrao didn't dwell on the matter too much. Yang Xiaoxiao knew that it was Du Anrao's reminder that prevented her and her father from being robbed of their property and left homeless by the siblings. This time, she brought Du Anrao a small gift, a small dress that she designed and made herself.

The style is simple and the fabric is comfortable. Although the design and tailoring are a bit immature, you can still see the talent in it. At least Du Anrao likes this dress.

The day Yang Jiantao returned to the crew was also the last day of Du Hexuan's reshoots. Du Anrao stayed with Du Hexuan on set for half a day and got to know several times more gossip than before.

For example, a certain young male celebrity who portrays himself as an innocent and pure lover has such a colorful array of lights above his head representing his relationships that Du Anrao couldn't figure out how many girlfriends he actually had even after a long time.

Du Anrao: "..." If this were to go clubbing at a bar at night, the effect would definitely be... amazing!
For example, there are two actors who portray themselves as mortal enemies and fight each other whenever they meet. In reality, they are a couple, but they each have their own lovers, and their lovers are the same person.

Du Anrao: "!!!" Oh dear, the most important thing for you three is to live your lives well!

Take, for example, that skinny female celebrity who's practically a skeleton, who cultivates a "foodie" persona, but in reality, she's in a state of sub-health. Forget being a foodie, she's lucky she doesn't have anorexia. Du Anrao: "???" Am I the only one concerned about where all that food used to create that persona went?
Take, for example, an investor who came to watch the fun at a neighboring film set. His career was tied to his wife, but his love life was tied to his secretary.

Du Anrao: "..." This is really a case of reversing the Heavenly Gang. Aren't you afraid of getting all twisted up like a pretzel?

After catching up on all sorts of gossip, Du Anrao couldn't help but let out a burp, ultimately concluding with just one sentence: "The entertainment industry is truly chaotic!"

Du Hexuan, who had also been caught up in the drama alongside Du Anrao, was speechless.

Two days had passed since the two attended the Li family's banquet, and there was still no word from the Li family.

As a result, Mr. and Mrs. Du were somewhat uneasy. Before they came, they were afraid that the Li family would try to take their child away from them, but now they were worried that the Li family would not want to acknowledge their child, which would make the child sad.

In response, Du Yuxi, the person directly involved, remained the most composed.

"You can't force a sale. If they really want to acknowledge me, they'll come looking for me no matter where I am. But if I'm the only one doing all the work, then it's better not to acknowledge them as relatives."

The Du family suddenly realized something. That's right, their precious child wasn't without family. If the Li family really came after them, they would treat them as another relative. If they didn't come, they would just treat them as strangers and not have any contact with them. Why put themselves in such a lowly position and act as if the Li family cared so much about them?

So, the next morning, Li Zhaoyang took the freshly produced paternity test results and evidence of Li Qianxi desperately contacting her biological father in an attempt to destroy the evidence home. He excitedly went with his parents to the hotel to pick up their little one, only to find several empty rooms.

The Li family: "?!?!?!?! Where is he?! Our child is such a big guy, where is he?!"

Du Anrao and the others are unaware of the little incident in J City for the time being.

As soon as Mr. Du arrived home, Du Junyan caught him red-handed and immediately sent him back to the company to take his place at work.

As for Du's mother, she also had important things to do.

"Come and take a look at this, everyone."

"What is this?" Du Anrao looked at the booklet handed to him, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Next weekend is your 18th birthday. Since it's your coming of age, your dad, your two older brothers, and I have discussed it and we'd like to throw you a simple birthday party. This is the guest list we're preparing to invite."

"So many?" Du Anrao was astonished as he looked at the booklet in his hand, which had at least ten pages!
"It's alright. This one is for our relatives, friends, and business partners; they're in a separate booklet."

"What? This one is just... a relative?" Du Anrao's expression froze completely.

[My goodness! This is such a thick book, and it's only about relatives? Do we have that many relatives? Do we really have a throne to inherit? Otherwise, where would all these relatives come from? If this were ancient times, we'd be playing a game of 'Nine Clans Elimination' for ages.]

Du Yuxi: Pfft...

Du's mother's expression also froze. Although they did have quite a few relatives, the metaphor of "nine generations of relatives playing a game of elimination" was rather ominous.

(End of this chapter)