Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 220 Lisa's Protective Role

Inside Xiao Nan Guo, it was still that familiar private room.

This time, all ten people from the apartment finally arrived, along with the eldest brother who had rushed back from Japan.

As the eldest sister of the apartment, Yifei raised her glass to everyone.

"Let's raise a glass to celebrate the successful publication of Guan Gu's 'Love's Three-Legged Cat'!"

"Cheers."

Everyone stood up and clinked glasses.

"Thank you everyone, thank you!"

Guan Gu grinned broadly, holding his wine glass, and thanked everyone present with a smug look on his face.

He walked straight to his senior brother, looking gratefully at the man who was clearly more haggard than before.

"Senior Brother, we owe you so much this time."

"If I were to handle all of this by myself, I really wouldn't know what to do."

「ありがとうございます! (Thank you very much!)」

Guan Gu bowed deeply to his senior brother.

The eldest brother has indeed lost a lot of weight since his last appearance. His cheeks are starting to sag, and the thick lenses of his glasses accentuate his faint dark circles.

During this period, the eldest brother not only had to deal with Guan Gu's affairs, but he also couldn't simply put down his own comic creation.

Under such high pressure of balancing both ends, it's normal to become thin and haggard.

He helped up his second junior brother, whom he had known for over a decade, and simply said, "It's nothing, it's just that your comics are..."

"..."

"...Very excellent!"

The eldest brother paused, then reminded Guan Gu, "The son of that publishing house president seems to dislike you a lot. After this collaboration, next time..."

"..."

"...It would be best to switch to a different publisher."

Guan Gu nodded emphatically: "I know, Senior Brother."

In fact, it wasn't just the senior brother who was tormented by that junior publisher in Japan; Guan Gu also had to comply with many inexplicable requests from the publishing house in China.

Fortunately, the comic has been successfully published and distributed, so it was all worth it.

Guan Gu seemed to remember something, and he turned to Zi Qiao: "Zi Qiao, how's the thing you said you'd help Senior Brother pick up girls going?"

Ziqiao was gnawing on a braised pork knuckle when he heard this. He looked up at Guangu blankly and asked, "Senior Brother has only just returned. What progress do you think there can be?"

"Besides, look at how exhausted Senior Brother looks right now, we should let him rest for a while first."

The eldest brother nodded: "Let's wait until after the Spring Festival to discuss this..."

"..."

"...We'll talk about it later."

He was indeed very tired during this period and just wanted to go back and rest.

Moreover, instead of finding a stepmother for his child, what he should be doing now is going back to take care of his own son and make up for the time he has missed.

Looking into Guangu's eyes, Ziqiao knew that he felt he had nothing to repay his senior brother with, which was why he paid extra attention to these matters.

Ziqiao patted his chest and made a promise: "Don't worry about my skills in picking up girls. I'll definitely help Senior Brother get everything sorted out after the New Year."

He paused, then gritted his teeth and said with a pained expression, "And it's free."

???

Everyone stared at Ziqiao in disbelief.

How could Lu Ziqiao, who had already cooked the duck, suddenly let go of it on his own?

This isn't like him at all. Does it mean the sun is really going to rise in the west tomorrow?

Seeing everyone looking at him as if they were asking if he'd taken the wrong medicine, Ziqiao said aggrievedly, "Do you really think I'm the kind of person who only acts for personal gain?"

"What else?" everyone said in unison.

Ziqiao pouted: "Prejudice, these are all your prejudices against me. I'm actually very loyal, okay?"

"But you always get your share of benefits when you're being loyal," Yifei said disdainfully.

"The past is the past, the present is the present."

Ziqiao hesitated for a long time before saying, "I think that bad people in this world may not necessarily be punished, but good people will definitely be rewarded."

"A kind and loyal person like our eldest brother deserves to be rewarded with kindness."

He paused, then reverted to his greedy and cunning demeanor: "Of course, the main reason is that I feel that since Senior Brother was able to help Guan Gu to this extent, his favor must be of greater value than what I asked for before."

"And I can also gain Guan Gu's favor. I'm making a killing!"

"That's more like it."

This is more like Lu Ziqiao's style.

Ziqiao was both annoyed and amused by everyone's unsurprised expressions. But when he turned his head, he saw Nanfeng across from him smiling and raising his glass, then drinking the lemonade in one gulp.

Ziqiao was stunned for a moment, then raised his glass and drank the wine in it in one gulp.

Guan Gu looked at Zi Qiao gratefully and said, "Zi Qiao, thank you."

"...Thank you," the senior brother also said.

Regardless of what Ziqiao was really thinking, since the other party was willing to help for free, the two fellow disciples were certainly grateful.

"Good brother, loyal to the end."

Ziqiao felt a little smug after hearing those two "thank yous": "But you two actually sound quite nice saying thank you. Why don't you thank me a few more times?"

Guan Gu: ...

Senior Brother: ...

"Guan Gu, Senior Brother, you two ignore him, that bastard has always been like this."

Meijia warmly greeted her senior brother: "Senior brother, why don't you stay here with us and rest for a few more days?"

"I just learned how to make a few cakes, I can make some for you."

The eldest brother shook his head firmly: "I'll pack my things tonight..."

"..."

"...I need to go back right away."

At this point, a happy smile appeared on the eldest brother's face, and his tired, dull eyes suddenly brightened: "My son is at home..."

"..."

"……wait for me."

For a single father, nothing is more healing than coming home to see his child's smile.

Meijia blinked, then clapped her hands and laughed, "That would be even better! I'll go back and make a fruit cake for you to take home later. Baby will definitely love it."

Babies over one year old can eat cake, but in moderation.

Of course, Meijia believed that her senior brother would understand this better than she did.

"...Thank you," the senior brother said.

"Fruit cake?" Curry Sauce, who was munching away on food, suddenly looked up, her foodie radar constantly going off.

Nanfeng frowned and reminded him, "Curry, you've been eating too much these past few days."

"Even though the exams are over, you shouldn't be eating like this. Don't you want to lose your voice?"

Curry Sauce, who had already finished her Mandarin test, chuckled and said, "I haven't had time to eat anything before, so I couldn't control myself all of a sudden."

She quickly assured Nanfeng, "Teacher Nanfeng, I promise today is the last day. After tonight, I will resume my normal diet."

Nanfeng scoffed, "You said the same thing last night."

Curry Sauce scratched his head sheepishly: "I didn't know last night that we'd be having Little South China dinner tonight."

Nanfeng shook his head helplessly and drank his lemonade.

Everyone has seen Curry Sauce's hard work lately, and judging from how excited she was when she rushed back to hug everyone after her exams, everyone probably knows how well she did.

It's time to let the kids relax.

After all, a Mandarin proficiency certificate is just the very basics; there is still much for her to learn.

Sitting next to Curry Sauce, Yu Mo reached out and pinched Curry Sauce's increasingly protruding belly: "If you keep eating like this, not to mention what will happen to your throat, I guarantee your figure will change drastically."

Curry Sauce chuckled sheepishly: "It's okay, I'm still young. I'll lose weight after running a few laps."

Sitting on the other side of Curry Sauce, Wan Yu nudged her: "How long will it take for your exam results to come out?"

"It seems to be around thirty days," Curry Sauce explained to Wanyu.

She then glanced at Nanfeng and smiled ingratiatingly, "Teacher Nanfeng, can I join your voice acting studio as soon as my results come out?"

Nanfeng thought for a moment, then firmly shook his head.

"impossible."

"what?"

Before Curry Sauce could even feel disappointed, Nanfeng quickly added, "By the time your exam results come out, our studio will already be on holiday. You can't exactly go and work as a gatekeeper for us, can you?"

"A year-end holiday? Is it really that much of an exaggeration?!"

Zeng Xiaoxian exclaimed, "It's not even Laba Festival yet, is it?"

"That's right, from the second day of the twelfth lunar month to the second day of the second lunar month, it's all about relaxation and fun," Nanfeng explained.

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo looked at Nan Feng in disbelief: "So you guys don't have to do any work at all for the next two months?"

"How could that be? It's just that there's not much work during the Lunar New Year period, and everyone is working from home."

Nanfeng shrugged: "Our studio isn't very strict. As long as the work is completed to a high standard, you can even decorate your own dubbing studio at home and work there."

"Otherwise, how could I possibly stay in my apartment all year round and only go to my studio a few times?"

Wan Yu silently complained, "We thought this was a privilege you had as the boss."

Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes lit up, and he joked, "Boss Chu, I have a Mandarin proficiency certificate and a host certificate. Can I replace Curry Sauce and work at your studio?"

"I guarantee I'm more capable than curry sauce, and I'll be more obedient too."

Curry Sauce glared at Zeng Xiaoxian with wide eyes and puffed out her cheeks.

Teacher Zeng, you've gone too far! You're even taking over the children's jobs!

She took a vicious bite of the big bone, as if she were tearing at Zeng Xiaoxian's short legs.

"Well, looks like you've finally made it in the hosting industry." Nanfeng joked back.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

Zeng Xiaoxian puffed out his chest and said, "I'm Lisa's right-hand man now, and my career is booming!"

Yifei couldn't help but tease Xiaoxian, "We've been busy helping you with the renovations for two whole days, and you only managed to get three out of five sponsors to sponsor you. You really are Lisa's right-hand man."

"What do you know? Bringing back three out of five sponsors is already a great achievement. Even Lisa praised me for doing a good job."

Zeng Xiaoxian said smugly.

And that's exactly what happened. Lisa thought that Zeng Xiaoxian would be lucky to get even one sponsorship, but she didn't expect him to be able to get three GG sponsorships in one go.

This definitely made Lisa look good.

[In her inner world, Lisa crossed her arms and scoffed disdainfully.]

Those few of my most hated rivals actually dared to laugh at me for having a bottom-tier subordinate who can't even get sponsorships.

【Depend on!】

[No matter what, Zeng Xiaoxian is still one of my men. It's none of your business to gossip!]

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