[Urban] Transmigrating into the World of Home with Kids: Becoming Liu Xing (Complete) - 6

Chapter 24 About Distance

"Liu Xing, Xiao Yu, hurry up and try this braised carp!"

Aunt Pang called out with a smile.

"Okay! I'll eat!"

Xiao Yu ate with relish, involuntarily making smacking noises of praise, "Delicious, delicious! If I eat like this every day, I'll grow to 1.9 meters tall!

" Xiao Xue said somewhat sarcastically, "All the dishes today taste like strangers, but they're very delicious."

"They are quite delicious,"

Xia Donghai also said, "It's just... I'm not quite used to it."

Liu Mei agreed, "I think so too."

Liu Xing sighed, "Maybe someone is too enthusiastic!"

But Xiao Yu kept stuffing food into her mouth, "Aunt Pang's cooking is so delicious it can make you faint!"

"Really? Haha! Look at this, I really didn't work for nothing!"

Aunt Pang was overjoyed, laughing heartily.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Jiajia's voice floated in: "Mom! It's me, come over for dinner!"

The whole Xia family was stunned.

"Why is this child taking so long?"

Aunt Pang muttered, running to open the door while telling everyone, "Quick, make room for Jiajia!"

Xia Donghai and Liu Mei exchanged glances. Xiao Xue complained sullenly, "Mom, is this the tenement life you miss?"

Liu Mei was speechless.

Liu Xing smiled and brought Jiajia a stool; he still had a good impression of this pretty girl.

Xiao Yu, on the other hand, continued to bury herself in her food: "Delicious! Delicious! It smells amazing!"

Xia Donghai and Xiao Xue were speechless as well.

Dinner was long over.

Night had long since fallen.

Time had long since passed by.

Until Jiajia couldn't help but say, "Mom, I'm sleepy, I want to go to sleep."

But Aunt Pang was still chattering on and on, like a tap that couldn't be turned off. Hearing her daughter say she was sleepy, she said impatiently, "This girl, it's only this early and she's already sleepy?"

Seeing her chance, Liu Mei quickly said meaningfully, "It's 10:55 Beijing time."

Aunt Pang looked up and saw two alarm clocks on the Xia family's table, and immediately said, "Hey, Xiao Liu, why do you have so many clocks?"

"Some I bought myself, some were gifts from friends..."

Aunt Pang interrupted impatiently, "It's just Beijing time! What do you need so many clocks for? Just give me one."

Liu Mei was startled, then helplessly said, "Fine... take it if you want."

"I'll take this alarm clock,"

Aunt Pang said without hesitation, taking it without any ceremony.

Liu Mei, also eager to see her off, said, "Goodbye!"

"Wait a minute, we haven't taken the clay pot yet."

Aunt Pang slowly picked up the clay pot from beside her feet and said, "Having two clay pots in your house is useless. If I take one, it'll free up some space for you!"

Xia Donghai and Liu Mei suppressed their immense dissatisfaction and coldly nudged her, "Alright, alright, thank you then."

"Hehe, you're welcome! Jiajia, grab one for me. See you all later!"

Aunt Pang smiled broadly and left with Jiajia.

As soon as the mother and daughter left, Xiaoxue pouted and said angrily, "Dad, Mom, I think Aunt Pang and her daughter are so vulgar. I heard Liu Xing say that Jiajia said she studies so she can make a lot of money in the future, and she even took Liu Xing's pencil case. Humph, just like her mother, always trying to take advantage of others. It's so frustrating!"

"Hey, Xiaoxue, I gave the pencil case away, not you. What are you muttering about?"

Liu Xing said.

"Aren't you upset?"

Xiaoxue said.

So frustrating! Xia Donghai and Liu Mei nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Liu Mei's attitude, Xiao Yu said, "Mom, isn't this what you like?"

"Who said that?"

Liu Mei rolled her eyes at him.

"You said it yourself! The wonderful memories of living in the tenement! People were so close!"

"That's right, I did say that..."

Liu Mei said, puffing out her cheeks, "But the tenement your mother misses never had this scene of someone taking away someone's pot!"

From then on, Aunt Pang's visits to the Xia family became more and more frequent, like stars in the sky.

"Every time she comes, she takes something away, from pots and pans, chairs and thermos flasks to nutritional supplements and insecticides. As long as she thinks we have extra, she takes it without hesitation, treating our house like her own!"

Liu Mei gritted her teeth and accused Aunt Pang of her "crimes" with great anger.

Xia Donghai, "gritting his teeth and furious," accused his wife: "It's all your fault for bringing this 'community culture' into our house!"

"I..."

Liu Mei was about to retort when—hey, Aunt Pang came over again!

Aunt Pang, carrying a lot of groceries, pushed open the door without hesitation and greeted the Xia couple warmly: "Little Liu! Old Xia! Haha! I knew you'd both be home on Sunday!"

Xia Donghai and Liu Mei were dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

When Aunt Pang rolled up her sleeves again to go to the kitchen, Liu Mei stopped her without hesitation. Liu Mei said expressionlessly, "Since everyone's home, you don't need to help with cooking. We're having noodles for lunch today."

Noodles? Aunt Pang clapped her hands repeatedly: "Great! I was just thinking about noodles. I'll join you for lunch today!"

Liu Mei almost fainted upon hearing this. She implied irritably, "If you 'join' me, who will take care of your husband and children at home?"

Right. After much deliberation, Aunt Pang asked with "innocence," "Should I call them and ask them to come over for noodles?" She

was utterly stubborn! Even Xia Donghai was about to faint.

Seeing no response, Aunt Pang continued, "By the way, do you have a shower?"

Xia Donghai and Liu Mei were momentarily stunned, exchanging bewildered glances, unable to react for a moment. Xiao Yu

enthusiastically replied, "We have a shower!"

Aunt Pang immediately smiled, "That's perfect! My water heater is broken, take a shower here first, then we'll talk."

With that, she turned and left.

"Hey..."

Liu Mei was about to stop her when Aunt Pang turned back and waved, "I know where your bathroom is, don't worry about it, I'll find it myself."

That's not what I meant at all! Xia Donghai and Liu Mei's patience had reached its limit!

Before they could even react, Xiaoxue stormed in, furious, to complain: "I can't stand it! I really can't stand it! Aunt Pang took a bath in our house and even used my towel!"

Xia Donghai said angrily, "Yeah, she came to take a bath without bringing anything, I don't know whose slippers and bathrobe she was wearing..."

"It's definitely either Xiaoxue's or mine!"

Liu Mei roared.

Xia Donghai, Liu Mei, and Xiaoxue all roared in unison: "I can't stand it! I really can't stand it!"

After Aunt Pang finished bathing, Xia Donghai, representing the Xia family, had a serious "negotiation" with her. "Aunt Pang,"

Xia Donghai said with difficulty, "there still need to be some boundaries in relationships."

Aunt Pang was taken aback: "Boundaries?

" "Yes,"

Xia Donghai nodded, speaking earnestly, "It's not good for people to always be so close. Everyone has some purely private space they don't want to be disturbed, so we need to maintain some distance. As the saying goes, distance makes the heart grow fonder, and only relationships with distance can maintain long-term harmony and beauty. This is the art of living!"

The art of living? Aunt Pang

nodded thoughtfully. Upon seeing her nod, Xia Donghai was overjoyed. "You agree with me?"

"Yes... but I need to go home and think about it carefully, think about it..."

Aunt Pang left the Xia family home, lost in thought.

As soon as Aunt Pang left, Xiaoyu said to Liu Mei, "Aunt Pang needs to think about it carefully, Mom, you should think about it carefully too."

"What do you want me to think about?"

Liu Mei was stunned. "

Think about why Aunt Pang and Liu Xing's cooking is so delicious! And why is your cooking so awful!"

Xiao Yu said. Liu Mei was furious, her beard bristling and eyes wide.

Xia Donghai's "negotiation" seemed to have worked. That evening, Aunt Pang didn't visit the Xia family.

The whole Xia family was happy to have some peace and quiet, watching TV together with great interest. Suddenly, the three children cried out!

"Oh my god! Aunt Pang is on TV!"

The TV was showing an interview with a low-income family. The whole family saw Aunt Pang on the screen!

"And our chair, thermos, and clay pot!"

Liu Mei exclaimed.

"And my pencil case!"

Xiao Xue shouted.

In that instant, everyone understood everything.

Xia Donghai said with a sudden realization, "So Aunt Pang has been helping low-income families all along, giving away everything she took from us to these poor families!

" Liu Mei said thoughtfully, "We misunderstood her. She's not a greedy person, but a kind-hearted person who enjoys helping others!"

They had hurt her simple feelings. What should we do?

"Isn't it too late to apologize to Aunt Pang now?"

Xia Donghai asked.

Liu Mei was just about to say "no" when Aunt Pang arrived with her luggage.

"Hello, Auntie!"

Ren the child greeted her politely.

"Oh! Okay, okay. Good boy, good boy!"

Aunt Pang responded with a beaming smile.

Liu Mei asked sincerely, "Auntie Pang, where did you get these beddings to donate to impoverished families?"

"Ah? No, no."

Auntie Pang turned to Xia Donghai and said seriously, "Old Xia, I've thought about what you said to me during the day over and over again since I got home."

"Please don't take it to heart!"

Liu Mei exclaimed anxiously, "He..."

"He gave me a lot of inspiration!"

Auntie Pang interrupted Liu Mei, "People need to have some distance between them. Distance creates beauty, and beauty leads to harmony, don't you think, Old Xia?"

"Yes, yes, but..."

Xia Donghai was about to say, "But I didn't mean it," when Auntie Pang suddenly understood and said, "What you said has enlightened me! I finally understand why my husband and I can't get along—it's because we're too close!"

What? What... what is this all about? Everyone was baffled.

Aunt Pang explained, "Oh, you don't know, do you? Jiajia's dad and I have been arguing a lot lately, otherwise why would I keep coming to your house at night?"

"Oh..."

Everyone understood immediately.

"Now I understand,"

Aunt Pang said cheerfully, "Arguing all the time won't work, we need to create distance and find the beauty in distance! So, I'm thinking of moving in with you this week."

"Huh?"

Everyone's eyes widened.

"I've already moved all my luggage here!"

"Ah!"

Everyone was so shocked that they all fainted.

Liu Xing stepped forward helplessly and simply said, "Aunt Pang, I think you might have misunderstood us. What we mean is that people need to maintain a certain distance in their interactions, no matter who it is. This applies to you and your husband, and it applies to you and us too!"

"What do you mean?"

Aunt Pang was confused for a moment.

"For example, it's a good thing that you come to our house to take things to donate to the disaster area, but you do it every day, as if our house is yours. That's not right! Our family is very supportive of donating to the disaster area, but we can't just take from each other. There should be a certain distance between us. Like before, you come to our house every day to take things and cook for us. That's too close. If you and your husband get too close, it might damage your relationship. So, if you get too close to us, won't that also damage your relationship?"

"This..."

Aunt Pang was speechless for a moment, then said, "I'll think about it when I get back!"

After that, Aunt Pang completely changed her ways and stopped coming to the Xia family to take things as often as before. However, Jiajia often came to Liu Xing for tutoring, and Liu Xing always accepted and did his best to help. In a short time, their relationship became even closer.

By the way, not long after, Aunt Pang also became the community manager of Happiness Community, which shows that she had a very good relationship with the Xia family.

Chapter 025 Xia Donghai is filming a TV series

. Xia Donghai's old classmate, Lao Shang, is going to invest in a TV series. The money was already in place. Old Shang said, "This time, it's absolutely necessary for Old Xia to direct; no one else can do it." "This time, it's my decision, Old Xia. I must have you direct; please help me with this! I'll give you the greatest freedom and the best treatment!"

Old Shang assured Xia Donghai confidently.

Xia Donghai was tempted.

That afternoon, it was past six o'clock. Four hours had passed since Xia Donghai and Old Shang went out to discuss business. The food at home was ready, but Xia Donghai still hadn't returned. Liu Xing didn't care, but Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu were starving.

"Mom, when is Dad coming back? I'm starving! When is the development going?"

Xiao Yu asked Liu Mei.

Liu Mei also felt that it was getting late for Xia Donghai to return, and immediately said, "Liu Xing, why don't you call your dad?" Still relying on your own two hands? How can that be satisfying? Forum reputation guaranteed! 3D male masturbator, anime virgin real-life sex toy, highly realistic genital shape! Intense and irresistible! Click to enter.

"Okay!"

Liu Xing nodded, but was somewhat worried. Although he hadn't met Old Shang many times, he had seen through him that Old Shang was cunning. It was hard to guarantee that Xia Donghai, a principled but overly kind person, wouldn't be betrayed by him.

Just as Liu Xing was chasing after someone who was on the phone, Xia Donghai finally returned.

"This is a rare, sincere, captivating, unconventional, uplifting, and genuinely moving mainstream work!"

At home, Xia Donghai excitedly described the series to his family, spittle flying everywhere. "I'm determined to make this TV series elegant, thought-provoking, deeply moving, and tear-jerking! My goal is to win an award!" He

was really direct... The whole family was speechless.

At dinner, Xia Donghai was still enthusiastically recounting the series: "Liu Xing, the kid in the show is your age, and his personality is just like yours—he loves to be clever. Dad has been racking his brains trying to discipline him!

I don't even want to know the plot..." Liu Xing ate silently, not saying a word, but secretly feeling that things probably wouldn't go as smoothly as his father made it out to be.

Xiao Xue also looked at her father, feeling a little worried for him.

Only Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask, "Dad, is the dad in the show like you?"

Xia Donghai thought for a moment and said, "He really is! Kind, honest, humble, and lives a low-key life..."

The more he listened, the less it seemed like him. The three children and Liu Mei were stunned, a little puzzled.

Just as Xia Donghai was feeling smug, Lao Shang arrived. Xia Donghai had no choice but to temporarily skip dinner and discuss the script with Lao Shang.

"Is there a problem with the script?"

Xia Donghai asked.

"A little bit,"

Lao Shang said.

"Impossible! What problem? Such a good script should be ready to start filming immediately!"

"The script needs revisions."

"Why? What can be changed in such a good script?"

"The investors feel that this drama lacks a 'selling point'—a touch of brilliance."

"Sincerity and touching moments are the biggest selling point of this drama!"

Xia Donghai stood up and said directly.

Lao Shang was a little embarrassed to see his old classmate being so stubborn. But Lao Shang still patiently explained to him. "Nowadays, audiences have a sense of curiosity, and we need to capitalize on that. For example, we have a cat at home, very beautiful, but would you be interested in seeing it? No. Because beautiful is a vague concept! But if I say, our cat has three ears, sister-in-law, would you be interested?"

"That's interesting! I'd love to see a cat with three ears!"

Liu Mei said cheerfully.

Liu Xing understood. Old Shang meant that simple, touching children's dramas were no longer popular; nowadays, adding adult themes like love triangles and romance was what made them marketable.

However, Liu Xing didn't see anything wrong with that. As long as there weren't violent or explicit scenes, adding some romance was fine; after all, kids these days loved adult themes. At

this point, Old Shang nodded in satisfaction: "The same goes for TV dramas. Take the father in the show, for example—he's such a good guy. Who wants to pay to watch a good guy? So, the father character needs to be changed."

"Change him to a villain?"

Liu Mei asked in surprise.

Old Shang said, "Not exactly. Change him to a father with flaws, like having an extramarital affair! Also, the male protagonist is too young at fourteen; change him to eighteen, and give him a sixteen-year-old delinquent girlfriend..."

Xia Donghai completely ignored him and turned to leave.

Liu Xing grabbed Xia Donghai and called out, "Dad, where are you going? This is your home!"

"Yes, yes! This is my home!"

Xia Donghai snapped out of his daze and said, "Old Shang, there's nothing to say! Go! This is non-negotiable, I don't agree!"

"Don't be so hasty, Old Xia! These are the investors' opinions!"

Old Shang hurriedly pulled him back.

Xia Donghai stubbornly insisted, "If we modify it according to their ideas, this drama will become a mess! It was supposed to be a good show for kids, but it might end up being inappropriate for children!"

"Dad, you can't say that!"

Liu Xing said at this moment, "These days, dramas can't be so simple anymore. As long as there aren't any restricted scenes, like violence or eroticism, as long as it's reasonable, adding some romance, extramarital affairs, and a domineering girlfriend is fine. After all, kids these days are much smarter..."

"Go away! What do you know? Get out of here!"

Xia Donghai pushed him away irritably.

“Old Xia, look how sensible your son is! How come you're so inflexible? Don't you know how difficult it is to get a production going? We're just like everyone else in this industry, we have no choice!”

Old Shang tried to persuade him in a humble voice.

But Xia Donghai said, “If you don't listen to me, there's only one way.”

“What way?

” “You'll have to find someone else!

” “Ah?

Even so, Old Shang refused to give up on Xia Donghai no matter what. “The investors made some concessions, and I made some compromises as well,”

Xia Donghai explained when he got home. The whole family breathed a sigh of relief; it was truly a happy ending for everyone.

But after Liu Xing finished celebrating, he suddenly asked, “Dad, how do you plan to promote this production?”

“Promotion?”

Xia Donghai was taken aback, then said, “Old Shang is the producer; promotion is his responsibility. I don't know anything about it!” "

Uh, is that so..."

Liu Xing fell silent. He knew how powerful the hype was in the entertainment industry in his previous life. To get good ratings for a TV series, producers would stop at nothing, magnifying even the smallest things. If Xia Donghai, an honest man, were to be targeted by hype, who knew what would happen!

Chapter 026 Hype and Principles

As Liu Xing had predicted, unfortunately, the "joy" didn't last long before Xia Donghai and Lao Shang had another conflict.

The root of the conflict was that a certain amount of hype was needed before the TV series was filmed to increase its popularity. Xia Donghai was known for his low-key nature, and he hated those exaggerated hype and publicity the most.

"Lao Xia, I know you're low-key, but this interview is absolutely necessary. You're the director! You're the commander of this TV series!"

Lao Shang tried hard to persuade his old classmate to accept an interview with a reporter from a major newspaper.

But Xia Donghai shook his head and said, "Forget it, Lao Shang, I really can't!"

Seeing that the soft approach didn't work, Lao Shang had to resort to the hard one: "Old Xia, don't blame me for not reminding you, this is stated in the contract, one clause of which states: the director has the responsibility and obligation to participate in the film's promotional work!" Xia

Donghai was taken aback, caught in a dilemma. Liu

Xing sighed, thinking to

himself, "Truly, in this world, one is often powerless to change one's own destiny!" Liu Mei also urged him, "Honey, just go for it."

Xiao Xue and Xiao Yu also persuaded him, "Dad, just go for it."

Liu Xing finally said, "Not going is a breach of contract, and I'll have to pay a penalty!"

Xia Donghai looked at everyone, sighed, and finally nodded helplessly.

"In this world, one is often powerless to change one's own destiny,"

Xia Donghai said heavily.

After the interview, Xia Donghai returned home with a flushed face.

Liu Xing knew that the interview had probably made Xia Donghai very uncomfortable.

"Did you go out drinking?"

Liu Mei asked.

"No."

Xia Donghai shook his head.

Liu Mei laughed: "You can't fool me. Look at your face, it's as red as Guan Yu's."

Xia Donghai got anxious and blurted out the truth: "It's from being too flustered!"

Liu Mei was taken aback and hurriedly asked: "Did they mock you?"

"No. Not only did they not, but Lao Shang kept bragging about me in front of the reporters!"

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Liu Xing said: "It's probably an exaggeration, deliberately making up stories about Dad, turning him from a commoner into an aristocrat!"

"Isn't that right?"

Xia Donghai snorted: "He's just spouting nonsense, misattributing things, talking rubbish! He made a big deal out of my experience in America. Actually, I only worked as a director's assistant in Hollywood for a few days, but he insisted that I was a director! I once wrote a script that was repeatedly rejected, but he insisted that many big companies were scrambling to buy it!"

Liu Mei smiled wryly, unconvinced.

She thought Lao Shang was bragging about something, but it turned out to be just this. It's normal for him to say things like that; it's hype, publicity, always involves exaggeration. Her husband is too conservative!

"This is China, don't worry,"

Liu Mei reassured him in a low voice, "Nobody knows what you did in America."

"But Xiaoxue and Xiaoyu know!"

"I'll tell them not to talk nonsense."

"Then what authority will I have in front of the children!"

Xia Donghai said angrily.

At this moment, Liu Xing sighed, patted Xia Donghai's shoulder, and said, "Dad, when you're in the world, you're bound to get hurt. You'll get used to it!"

Xia Donghai was speechless.

Just as Liu Mei was about to comfort him, Lao Shang suddenly arrived. He apologized to Xia Donghai, "I'm sorry, I said some things that went too far!"

"Never mind."

Xia Donghai waved his hand, not wanting to pay him any attention.

Lao Shang said gently, "You'll get used to it next time."

"There won't be a next time!"

Xia Donghai said seriously, "Cancel tomorrow's interview!"

"I already canceled it."

Xia Donghai breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"It's changed to the day after tomorrow."

Xia Donghai almost vomited blood!

"The day after tomorrow won't work either!"

Xia Donghai said righteously.

Old Shang was at a loss, never expecting his old classmate to be so stubborn and willful. He could only plead in a low voice, "Old Xia, I'm begging you, okay? Even if it's for our TV series! Today it's the newspaper reporters, I can handle it for you, but the day after tomorrow it's the TV station, those are cameras, it all depends on you singing!"

"No means no."

After Xia Donghai finished speaking, he left straight away. Old Shang was shocked and quickly chased after him.

As soon as the two men left, Xiaoxue and Xiaoyu surrounded Liu Mei with a "whoosh".

Liu Mei sighed helplessly, "Your dad is sick."

"He really is sick, he won't even go on TV."

Xiaoyu echoed.

But Xiaoxue supported her father: "Xia Donghai did the right thing, he's being realistic."

Liu Xing said, "I just don't know if Dad will compromise with reality this time or stick to his principles! That's very important!"

Everyone was speechless.

In the end, Old Shang still persuaded Xia Donghai.

Liu Mei finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart.

Old Shang confidently assured Xia Liu Mei, "Sister-in-law, as long as Xia cooperates, I'll definitely make him an overnight sensation!"

Liu Mei was overjoyed, her face beaming.

The next morning, Liu Mei thoughtfully prepared a delicious breakfast to reward her hardworking and suffering husband, but Xia Donghai ate it with a bitter taste.

Soon after, Old Shang and two television reporters arrived.

"Sister-in-law, these are reporters from the television station, here specifically to interview Xia,"

Old Shang introduced.

Liu Mei dared not be negligent and quickly greeted them politely, "Welcome, please come in!"

Xia Donghai sat quietly at the table, his expression one of utter despair. The interview was about to begin.

Liu Mei and the children sat around Xia Donghai, their smiles infectious, but Xia Donghai's expression remained very restrained.

The reporter hurriedly said, "Director, please don't be nervous, relax, relax a little more..."

Xia Donghai tried to relax, but his expression grew increasingly stiff. The reporter said, "Director Xia, let's begin! First, could you tell us about your experience as a director in the United States?"

Everyone present looked at Xia Donghai with eager anticipation, but Xia Donghai looked ashamed and stammered, "Well, there's nothing to say about that."

The reporter was taken aback and continued, "It's said that you had an opportunity to develop your career in Hollywood, but you turned it down?"

Xia Donghai's expression was complicated, and he stammered.

Liu Xing was speechless. If Xia Donghai had that opportunity, his family would be living in a big villa long ago. What would they be doing here?

The reporter persisted, "Director Xia, please tell us, okay?"

Xia Donghai took a deep breath, as if gathering immense courage. Suddenly, he got up and left.

Everyone present was stunned, frozen in place.

Xia Donghai walked into the room by himself, and Liu Mei and Lao Shang quickly followed. Liu Xing, however, smiled. His father was good; he had ultimately stuck to his principles.

Xia Donghai clutched his head, surrendering in anguish, "I can't say those words." "No!"

Old Shang cried anxiously, "We've already invited reporters, and that cost money!"

"How much? I'll pay,"

Xia Donghai said.

Old Shang sighed, "It's not about the money, it's about the interests of this TV series! Let me tell you the truth, why did the investors hire you as director? Wasn't it because of my kind words?"

"Old Shang, I really can't do anything about it."

Xia Donghai looked up at his wife, then at his old classmate, and said, slowly and deliberately, "I can tolerate you spouting nonsense and making grand pronouncements in front of reporters, but I simply don't have the courage to face the camera and promote myself. I certainly don't have the courage to lie to my children."

"The children are old enough to understand,"

Liu Mei comforted him.

"Is that what you call old enough?"

Xia Donghai retorted irritably. He sighed heavily and said earnestly, "I've taught them to be honest since they were little. You should know that my hypocrisy will corrupt their pure hearts!"

Old Shang, unable to persuade him, could only wear a mournful expression.

Sure enough, Xia Donghai solemnly declared, "I can abide by the contract and have a responsibility to promote this TV series. But I have the right to uphold my dignity and cannot accept your slander! This is a matter of principle, no question about it!"

Slander? Old Shang was both amused and exasperated: "How is this slander?"

"No, it's spreading rumors,"

Xia Donghai corrected.

Seeing his old classmate's attitude, Lao Shang was so upset he stomped his feet.

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and the children and two reporters walked in.

The three children said at the same time, "Dad, we are proud of you!"

Liu Xing clapped his hands and said, "Dad, you didn't let us down. Sticking to your principles was the right thing to do!"

Liu Mei also expressed her position with a look of shame: "Honey, it's not too late for me to support you now, is it?"

Xia Donghai smiled with relief. The family finally stood together.

The two reporters said sincerely, "Director Xia, we admire your courage and integrity."

"No, I haven't done well enough,"

Xia Donghai said embarrassedly, "Thank you for coming to my home. And thank you to the children. Without them, I might not have had the courage to persist."

The reporters smiled slightly: "Don't worry, we won't hype things up during the interview. We'll only talk about the creative process."

Only talk about the creative process? Lao Shang immediately went from worried to happy: "Great! Lao Xia, just talk about your creative ideas, talk about how this TV series can be in line with international standards!"

What an old fox! Everyone laughed heartily.

This time, it was truly a happy ending for everyone.

Afterwards, Xia Donghai successfully directed the TV series, which, although not a huge success, was still quite a success.

Chapter 027 Rock Singer Malala

"Grandma, you're here?"

That afternoon, Liu Xing had just returned home when he saw his grandmother arrive. Beside her was a man carrying a guitar; judging from his attire, he looked like a street performer. "And this is…"

Liu Xing asked, looking at the man.

"Rock singer Malala!"

Before his grandmother could finish speaking, this man named Malala introduced himself, but what he said was truly nonsensical.

"A rock singer?"

Really, I couldn't tell. A singer, you'd expect at least some decent gear, right? Look at that guitar—it's utter garbage! Go to any market and buy even the cheapest one; it'd be several times better. And his tattered clothes... if he really was a singer, Liu Xing could just bang his head against a wall. "...I really couldn't tell."

Although he knew this guy was definitely bluffing and lying, he hadn't done anything wrong, so Liu Xing didn't immediately expose his lie.

"He was begging on the street, and I picked him up!"

Malala wanted to retort, but her grandmother's words shut her up.

"Didn't I tell you? I wasn't begging!"

Hearing this, Liu Xing's lips twitched, but he seemed determined to continue. "I was spreading art to influence the masses, please don't mistake me for one of those beggars..." He

was clearly begging, yet he insisted on making excuses and saying such nice things. It's truly a case of "a tree without bark will surely die, and a shameless person is invincible." Liu Xing had only ever seen someone like Malala so brazenly lie.

"Grandma, I'd better go back to my room!"

Liu Xing was speechless. If he continued listening to Malala, he might not be able to eat dinner tonight. It was best to go back to his room.

"Oh, then you can go back to your room!"

Hearing Liu Xing say this, Grandma didn't think too much about it. As for Malala, she thought even less. After all, Malala's skin was thick enough that she was immune to ordinary "attacks."

After Liu Xing went back to his room, Liu Mei also came out of her room.

"Mom, what brings you here today?"

Usually, Grandma would call beforehand to come over, but today she arrived without even a call. However, Liu Mei's attention was quickly drawn to the guitar-playing man in tattered clothes that Grandma had brought in. "Mom, who is he?"

Grandma didn't answer immediately, but pulled Liu Mei aside so Malala couldn't hear her.

"He's the son of my in-laws' son, the godfather of my niece's son..."

The relationship was indeed quite complicated. But then again, if he were just an ordinary person, why would Grandma bring him home?

"Wow, this relationship is really complicated!"

Liu Mei laughed. It was a complicated relationship for anyone.

"Sigh, if we're really going to talk about seniority, I should call him Second Uncle!"

This generational hierarchy is really messed up. Grandma is so old, yet she still has to call this twenty-something Malala Second Uncle. It's all so confusing. Then, with a tone of pity, she continued to Liu Mei, "This child has no mother since he was little, and no one has taken care of him. It's so pitiful..."

"That really is pitiful..."

Hearing this, Liu Mei also felt sorry for Malala. "Wait, what should I call him?"

"Just call him Little Ma!"

While seniority matters, since Grandma and Liu Mei are much older than Malala, it's best to use a more casual term. There's no need to worry about seniority here.

As for what Malala is doing now... He looked around the house like a country bumpkin, clearly not from the city, and definitely not a rock singer. At most, he was just a street performer, begging for food to make a living…

“Xiao Ma, have a seat!”

Liu Mei, her maternal instincts kicking in, immediately activated her overflowing sympathy. “I’ll make you a cup of tea. Do you want it cold or hot?”

“Cold!” he

instinctively replied, but after a moment, as if remembering something, “Oh dear, cold tea will ruin your voice. Hot tea, please!”

“Hot!”

Hearing this, Liu Mei didn’t mind. After all, everyone has different tastes. Making a cup of tea is fine, no big deal. “Okay, I’ll make you a cup of tea.”

“Ah, right!”

As if remembering something else, after putting down his tattered bundle and secondhand guitar, he turned back to Liu Mei and added, and it was probably this sentence that made Liu Mei’s overflowing sympathy vanish completely. “I only drink green tea!”

"Sigh..."

Although she agreed on the surface, her expression wasn't very pleasant. A guest being so "polite" was really giving the host a hard time. Turning back, she muttered softly, "Your second uncle really has a lot of problems..."

"Hehe..."

Grandma could only smile helplessly at Liu Mei's words. After all, she was a child who had suffered a lot since childhood, and now she had even fallen to begging. Of course, she would take care of her as much as she could. "Little Ma, are you hungry?"

"Not particularly hungry..."

He looked like he hadn't eaten for three days, yet he claimed he wasn't too hungry. What a liar! "Liu Xing had a French feast last time, with snails, lobster, and all sorts of things. It was quite greasy… but that was three days ago. If you don't mind, could you cook me some dumplings, preferably oily ones, with pork and scallion filling?"

A French feast? Snails and lobster? He's bragging without even thinking. This Malala's skin is thicker than a city wall. If you were eating a French feast three days ago, would you be dressed in rags? Do you think the security guards would let you in dressed like a beggar? It's a joke…

"Sigh…"

Grandma sighed, mostly out of helplessness. Even if Grandma was confused, she knew Malala was lying. But she felt only sympathy. Even if it was just for a short time, she hoped he'd be taken care of properly, at least during his stay in this house, he wouldn't have to suffer.

With Grandma and Liu Mei's efforts, they finally managed to make a meal of dumplings for Malala. However, the two were quite shocked by how Malala ate them. They made over fifty dumplings, filling nearly four plates, and he devoured them all.

"Excuse me, is there a place to sleep here?"

After a satisfying meal, Malala let out a contented burp. His tendency to want to sleep after eating was just like Grandma's; he wanted to sleep as soon as he finished eating.

"Hehe, feeling sleepy after eating? I'll make you a bed!"

Grandma laughed.

Making a bed really meant letting Malala sleep on the sofa! But there was no other way! There were already many people in the family; one more person wouldn't fit!

The next morning, Liu Xing and Xiao Xue were already sitting at the dining table.

"Liu Xing, what did you think of the person Grandma brought back yesterday?"

"The person she brought back?"

"That person named Malala,"

Xiao Xue said.

Hearing Xiaoxue's question, Liu Xing slowly explained about Malala, "He was wearing tattered clothes and carrying a guitar. He said he was a rock singer, but I think he's probably just a homeless person who lives on the streets."

"Why would Grandma bring back a street performer?"

Xiaoxue really didn't understand why her grandma would do such a thing.

"How would I know? I'm not an expert..."

Liu Xing could only shake his head helplessly at this question. His grandmother hadn't told him anything, so how could he possibly know? However, he could still deduce some things through reasoning. "That Malala must be related to Grandma. Otherwise, why would our Grandma bring a stranger to our house for no reason?"

"That makes sense!"

After listening to Liu Xing's words, Xiaoxue nodded in agreement after a moment's thought, then said worriedly, "Should we talk to Mom and Dad? That Malala is definitely not a good person..."

"I know..."

How could Liu Xing not know this? But the problem was that Malala hadn't done anything wrong; he was just exaggerating. And since Grandma brought him home, Liu Xing thought that even the two elders in their family, Xia Donghai and Liu Mei, wouldn't be able to handle this well. "However, he hasn't done anything wrong yet. Grandma brought him home herself, so I don't think Mom and Dad can easily kick him out. Let's wait and see..."

"...That's true."

After carefully considering Liu Xing's words, Xiaoxue sighed helplessly. She had indeed forgotten something: this person was personally brought in by her grandmother. How could Xia Donghai and Liu Mei possibly kick out someone her grandmother had brought in? "But we should still tell Mom and Dad about this first, so they can be a little more cautious, lest this Malala do something wrong."

"...I'll go tell them!"

Liu Xing said. Indeed, they should be more vigilant. As the saying goes, "One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others." Being more careful is never a bad thing.

Chapter 028: Xiaoxue and Liu Xing sharing a room

in the parents' room.

"...Mom and Dad, I don't think that Malala is a good person. I suggest we put away all our valuables!"

Hearing Liu Xing's words, "Hmm..."

the two nodded, agreeing with him. It seemed they also didn't think highly of the person Grandma had brought in. Although he hadn't done anything yet, you could tell from his clothes. Just imagine, his clothes were so tattered; who knew what he was doing outside...?

"I really need to talk to your grandma,"

Xia Donghai said. This couldn't go on. To truly resolve this, they needed to talk to Grandma and get him out of there. If he was a bad person, then the three of us children, especially Xiaomei and Xiaoxue, would be in real danger. Who knew what he might do?

"It's no use..."

Before Xia Donghai could leave, Liu Xing stopped him, pouring cold water on his hopes. "Since Grandma brought this person in herself, of course she won't believe he's a bad person. She absolutely won't take him away before he does anything."

"You know what, Liu Xing is right this time. That's exactly how my mom is!"

Xia Donghai still looked unconvinced, but Liu Mei knew her grandmother well. "We really can't tell my mom now. Even if we did, she wouldn't believe us."

"Then what do we do?"

Xia Donghai was truly anxious now. If all three children in the family were boys, he wouldn't be so worried. But there was a girl in the family. If Malala wasn't a good person, then his daughter would be the most dangerous one. "Xiaoxue is a girl, what if... what do we do?"

"Hmm..."

This is indeed a serious problem, and it's really hard to say. The two parents' room is only so big. Xiaoxue is already a high school student; how can she still sleep with her father? So, Xiaoxue sleeping in this room is impossible.

But Xia Donghai and Liu Mei are really worried about letting Xiaoxue live alone. After thinking it over, the safest option is for all three children to live together. So, thinking of this, Xia Donghai and Liu Mei both glanced at Liu Xing.

"Hmm?"

Feeling Xia Donghai and Liu Mei's gaze, Liu Xing was slightly taken aback, then immediately understood. "Okay, Xiaoxue can sleep in my and Xiaoyu's room tonight. Anyway, I have things to do tonight, so it doesn't matter whether I sleep or not..."

"Liu Xing, staying up all night isn't a good habit!"

Hearing Liu Xing say this, Liu Mei, as Liu Xing's mother, was naturally the first to object.

"Then you want me and Xiaoxue to sleep in the same bed?"

Liu Xing looked at Liu Mei with a strange expression and said this very powerful question.

"Then, just this once!"

Liu Mei finally gave in to Liu Xing's words, but there was no other way.

"That won't do!"

Without any hesitation, Liu Xing directly refuted Liu Mei's words, exclaiming, "I've been incredibly busy lately, and I'm going to bed very late almost every night. So, from now on, staying up all night will be a regular occurrence."

"Hey, what's gotten into you now that you're staying up all night every night!"

Liu Mei was displeased after Liu Xing finished speaking.

"I used to write articles online, right? Recently, I started receiving payment for my work, and they even invited me to be their editor. I haven't made a decision yet, but once I do, I think I'll be very busy!"

Liu Xing's words were the truth. Qidian.com was indeed inviting Liu Xing to be an editor, with a monthly salary of three thousand yuan, responsible for finding and signing authors for the website.

"Huh?"

Xia Donghai and Liu Mei were truly dumbfounded. "Someone invited you to be an editor? Liu Xing, are you running a fever?"

"I knew you wouldn't believe me..."

Liu Xing sighed slightly. It seemed Liu Mei's views hadn't changed at all; in her opinion, nothing related to children was possible. "Anyway, you'll know once I agree..."

After saying that, Liu Xing left the room before Liu Mei and Xia Donghai could react.

"Liu Xing, let me tell you, it's like that..."

"Calm down!"

Just as Liu Mei was about to leave to continue lecturing Liu Xing, Xia Donghai suddenly grabbed her.

"Why are you pulling me?"

Liu Mei rolled her eyes at Xia Donghai, who was holding her back, and continued before he could even speak, "Liu Xing is just a child. How could anyone invite a kid like him to be an editor? Some swindlers must have fooled him again. No, I have to stop Liu Xing."

"Do you really think our son is so easily fooled?"

Just as Liu Mei was about to leave, Xia Donghai's words made her stop in her tracks. "No wonder Liu Xing didn't want to tell you the specifics. With your mindset, you've already dismissed Liu Xing, thinking that everything the child does is wrong!"

That was spot on. Xia Donghai really knew how to judge children. No wonder he studied children's plays; he truly understood kids. But what happened with Liu Xing had indeed startled him…

"Then, what am I supposed to say?"

Liu Mei, who was about to rush out to lecture Liu Xing, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xia Donghai. "Liu Xing is just a kid now, how could anyone hire him as an editor? Isn't that a joke?"

"You know what, in this day and age, there really are kids who become bosses..."

This was definitely not Xia Donghai trying to fool Liu Mei; such things really do exist. Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if what Liu Xing said was true, then Xia Donghai had witnessed it. "Besides, I've never seen anyone who could fool Liu Xing. If it's a special situation, I believe Liu Xing can handle it himself, so..."

"Don't worry?"

Although Xia Donghai's words relaxed Liu Mei a lot, she was still a little worried.

"Of course there's nothing to worry about!"

Seeing Liu Mei's still somewhat worried expression, Xia Donghai said helplessly. His wife always loved worrying about such trivial things. "Instead of worrying about Liu Xing, you should worry about our new Malala."

"Hmm..."

Although Liu Mei was still a little worried about Liu Xing, she decided to stop thinking about him and focus on the stranger who had recently come to their house. "Do you think Xiaoxue would agree to sleep in Liu Xing's room?"

"Uh, hehe..."

Xia Donghai laughed awkwardly, secretly thinking, 'How could she possibly disagree? I bet she'd be overjoyed...' Actually, Xia Donghai had already noticed the ambiguous and inappropriate relationship between Liu Xing and Xiaoxue, but he had kept it to himself. He absolutely couldn't say what he was thinking or what he had just said. If he did, given Liu Mei's personality, Liu Xing and Xiaoxue would definitely be implicated, and it wouldn't end well.

"You can just ask Xiaoxue for her opinion later..."

Xia Donghai said, glancing to the side, but Liu Mei didn't seem to notice.

"Yes, I should definitely ask Xiaoxue!"

After thinking it over, Liu Mei adopted Xia Donghai's suggestion and went to ask Xiaoxue herself. "No, I'll go ask her now!"

"Sigh..."

Watching Liu Mei rush out the door, Xia Donghai sighed slightly. "A sister falling for her brother, what kind of situation is this..."

As expected of Xia Donghai, he seemed to understand all of his daughter's thoughts. However, in this situation, he really couldn't stop her immediately.

Liu Xing and Xiaoxue weren't related by blood at all, not even remotely. Even if they were siblings now, they were at most sworn siblings. But who said sworn siblings couldn't have romantic feelings for each other? Of course, no one did.

Since no one had said sworn siblings couldn't have romantic feelings for each other, what was there to stop them from having? No, it should be said, what reason could they possibly have to stop them?

In Xiaoxue's room, Liu Mei asked, "Mom, you've been sitting here for so long. What do you want to say to me?"

Xiaoxue really didn't understand what Liu Mei was doing here. After entering the room, Liu Mei looked hesitant and unsure of what to say, which made Xiaoxue look completely confused.

"Um, Xiaoxue, you should know about that person who came to our house recently, right..."

This was a tricky topic to discuss, so Liu Mei quickly changed the subject. It was better to slowly explain what had just happened. "So, what do you think of that person?"

"A ridiculously boring braggart!"

Xiaoxue didn't give him a kind look at all. If it weren't for the fact that her grandmother had brought him in, she would have already voiced her opinion. "I really don't know how Grandma knows this person..."

"Given that a stranger has come to our house, and Liu Xing's suggestion..."

Hearing this, Xiaoxue's demeanor changed. She listened attentively. "Your father and I have decided that the three of you will stay together for the next few days, okay?" "

!"

Hearing Liu Mei's suggestion, Xiaoxue's eyes lit up, but then she seemed to remember something and immediately composed herself. She looked at Liu Mei and said, "That doesn't seem right. I'll sleep in Liu Xing's room, but there are only two beds there. Xiaoyu's bed is too small, so I can only sleep in Liu Xing's bed. Where will Liu Xing sleep then?"

"Liu Xing, sleep... on the floor!"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Mei placed Liu Xing on the floor of his room.

"Oh, I know!"

Her face was expressionless, but what she was thinking was anyone's guess; only Xiao Xue herself knew...

(The next chapter is about taking down Xiao Xue, everyone's been waiting for a long time, right? Hahaha...)

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