This man knows how to hype

Chapter 270: The Road Home

The sound of firecrackers bids farewell to the old year.

For children, there are many things to do during the Chinese New Year.

Especially for children in areas where fireworks are not banned, they are so happy to put on new clothes, take the lucky money they just received, and go shopping for various small things with their friends.

But for adults, the Chinese New Year is much more boring.

For example, the adults in Xu Xiyu’s hometown, after finishing their New Year’s Eve dinner early, had only one entertainment activity, which was playing cards.

Of course, it’s good to have cards to play.

There are also many people living in cities who have few family members and it is inconvenient to go out, which makes the New Year atmosphere very dull.

For example, Ke Xinying's family.

My father was paralyzed on one side of his body, but after a period of recuperation, he can barely walk.

My biological mother went back to her parents' home and we didn't spend the New Year together.

My brother went to work on a sewing machine with my stepmother, and it would take a few years for him to come out.

The only truly complete people in the family are myself and my half-brother Ke Tianbao.

After the family had a tasteless New Year's Eve dinner and asked the caregiver to take Ke Zhaoting to rest, only Ke Xinying was left in the living room, mechanically sending out red envelopes on her phone and Ke Tianbao was sitting restlessly beside her.

Deserted.

All I can say is that it's terribly deserted.

It was usually okay, and Ke Xinying was used to this kind of quietness, but during the Chinese New Year, it was bustling outside and the TV screen was also bustling.

This really makes the Ke family look a bit depressing.

Ke Tianbao felt this sense of oppression particularly strongly. He wanted to go upstairs to play games, but he felt it was not good to leave Ke Xinying here alone.

So he sat on the sofa, twisting back and forth as if there were needles on his butt.

I want to say something, but I don’t know how to start.

If I don’t say anything, I’ll be so embarrassed that I’m about to explode.

Fortunately, the Spring Festival Gala started, and Yang Xueqing was one of the performers for the opening song. When he saw her, Ke Tianbao immediately forced a topic and said, "Sister, why didn't my brother-in-law go on stage with Yang Xueqing?"

Hearing this, Ke Xinying wanted to reply calmly, "They are not in the same show, of course they won't appear together."

But when the words came to her lips, she still forced a smile and said in a relatively soft voice: "The two of them did not sing the same song. Your brother-in-law sang solo with his dance troupe."

The reason why she forced a smile was mainly because she didn't want Ke Tianbao to live such a depressed life.

She was very depressed back then. Whether at home or with Sister Hong, she always felt like a dependent and lived a cautious life. Looking back on it now, it's like a nightmare.

Although Ke Tianbao was a bit domineering in the past, the adults' affairs had nothing to do with him.

After all, this is her own brother, and Ke Xinying doesn't want him to go through the same experience she had.

Thinking of this, she said again: "Okay, if you want to play games, go ahead and play. You don't have to stay here with me."

"Well... I don't really want to play." Ke Tianbao was still a little embarrassed to leave.

"Okay, go ahead."

"Well, I'll go then." Ke Tianbao lifted his butt.

I had only taken two steps when I suddenly heard Ke Xinying say, "Oh, wait a minute."

Ke Tianbao stopped, turned around and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Ke Xinying did not answer, but stood up and took out two... No, it should be said that she took out two red envelopes from the bag next to her.

Each red envelope contained 188,888 yuan in cash, and New Year's greetings were written on it.

Before Ke Tianbao could react, Ke Xinying brought the red envelope to him and put it in his hand, saying, "New Year's money, your brother-in-law and I each get one. I hope you will be healthy and make progress in your studies in the new year."

Looking at the two red envelopes in his hand, Ke Tianbao was a little surprised.

To be honest, this money is not much for him.

But the problem is, this is the first time in his life that he has received a red envelope from Ke Xinying.

Therefore, he was stunned for a long time before he said, "Thank...thank you, sister, uh, and brother-in-law."

"Okay, go ahead, have fun by yourself, so you don't feel uncomfortable sitting with me." Ke Xinying smiled and rubbed his head again, which she learned from Xu Xiyu.

In fact, it was Xu Xiyu who reminded her about the red envelope.

Ke Tianbao was not used to this. However, he did not dodge, but turned around and walked towards the elevator entrance in a daze.

A few minutes later, he returned to his room, looked at the two big red envelopes in his hands, and began to stare blankly.

He stayed like this for an unknown amount of time. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he put the red envelope on the bedside table.

Then, he took down the PS5 game console from his room, picked up two controllers and went downstairs.

When he got downstairs, he found Ke Xinying standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring outside in a daze. From a distance, her back looked desolate and lonely.

At this moment, he inexplicably felt that his sister seemed quite miserable.

With a sigh, he walked forward holding the game console and called out softly to Ke Xinying's back, "Sister."

Ke Xinying was called back to her senses. She quickly wiped her eyes, then turned around and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Ke Tianbao shook the game console he was holding with an evasive look, and said in a slightly vague voice: "Let's play games together?"

Hearing this, Ke Xinying couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, with a hint of surprise that couldn't be concealed in her expression.

She instinctively wanted to refuse because she didn't know how to play games.

But after hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded and said, "Okay."

After receiving a positive reply, Ke Tianbao became visibly relaxed and happy, and hurried to the TV, trying to connect the host.

But Ke Xinying reminded him, "Go downstairs and push up the big movable TV in Dad's conference room. This TV has to play the Spring Festival Gala. I want to see what your brother-in-law looks like when he performs on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time."

Ke Zhaoting sometimes works at home, so there is a conference room on the underground floor of the villa.

"Okay." After hearing this, Ke Tianbao put down the host in his hand, jumped and ran towards the basement, his back looking brisk and happy.

After such a long period of repression, he seemed to have regained the mentality of a young man.

Meanwhile, in Shanghai, Lv Qinyao and her family were also watching the Spring Festival Gala. As they watched, Fu Hongxiu couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't the Spring Festival Gala invite you?"

"How would I know why?" Lv Qinyao was somewhat speechless. "Then why did the Spring Festival Gala invite Yang Xueqing?" Fu Hongxiu asked again.

"She's a first-line star. This is her fourth time that we've invited her to perform," Lu Qinyao explained helplessly.

“Aren’t you an A-lister?”

"Me? I almost was." Lu Qinyao was directly amused by this remark, and added in her heart: I was originally, but wasn't I pushed past my limit by you?
"When will Xiao Xu come out?" Fu Hongxiu changed the subject.

Lu Qinyao naturally knew when Xu Xiyu would be on stage. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be around 9:5. The song was about the theme of "home", which was a designated theme for the Spring Festival Gala program team.

However, she did not say this, but shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"How come you don't even know this?" Fu Hongxiu frowned.

"I have no contact with him, how would I know?" This is why Lu Qinyao said she didn't know.

If she said she knew, Fu Hongxiu would definitely come up with the same old tricks. She kept talking about getting back together, having children, and so on. Lu Qinyao really didn't want to hear it.

"Why haven't you contacted him? Didn't I ask you to contact him more often?"

"Why are you still contacting her after we've broken up? Dad, don't you think this is the truth?"

Mr. Lu, who was standing next to him, was pretending not to exist, but when he saw that his daughter was about to take the blame on him, he realized that she was not interested.

He immediately coughed and said, "I suddenly remembered that I still have an important New Year's greeting call to make. Look, I'm going to the study."

After saying this, Dad Lu ran away.

When Lu Qinyao saw him slipping away, she rolled her eyes and was speechless.

Fortunately, today is Chinese New Year, and Fu Hongxiu did not make Lu Qinyao too upset. She just muttered a few words and then kept quiet.

Time passed like this minute by minute.

The programs of the Spring Festival Gala followed one after another. The singing and dancing were still as brilliant, but the language program was even worse than last year, which made Lu Qinyao drowsy.

It was not until the time approached 9 o'clock that she finally perked up a little.

It was at this time that the whole family in Xu Xiyu's hometown, who were gathered around the TV and didn't even play cards, became excited.

While having New Year’s Eve dinner and video chatting with Xu Xiyu, they also found out approximately what time Xu Xiyu would go on stage.

After a few minutes, the little cousin suddenly pointed at the TV screen and shouted excitedly: "He's on stage, he's on stage, the second brother is on stage."

Along with his voice, Xu Xiyu, wearing a long red windbreaker and a red scarf, stood in the center of the stage on the screen.

Under the proposition of the director team, he racked his brains to write a song about the theme of "home" that he liked very much.

This song is called "The Way Home" and it is the theme song of the movie "Lost and Love". Both the lyrics and the melody of this song are great.

Andy Lau sang this song at the 2015 Spring Festival Gala, and it moved countless people.

The prelude sounded, and the dancers next to him began to dance to the music. After a moment, Xu Xiyu raised the microphone and sang:

"The way home~~
Count the number of winter and summer in a lifetime~~
Count the ups and downs of the journey~~
......"

"boom……"

"Chupa~~"

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Along with Xu Xiyu's singing, fireworks shot up into the sky in the yard of Xu's uncle's house.

The exploding fireworks lit up the sky with a riot of colour.

This year, Xu Xiyu contacted a person specifically and ordered more than 50,000 high-end fireworks from Liuyang in southern Hunan. The yard was filled with them just to liven things up.

Inside the village, people watched as fireworks that were clearly more beautiful than those set off by others bloomed in the sky.

They all seemed to realize something.

In the large chess and card room in the village, the group of people who were originally playing cards and chatting stopped what they were doing and turned to stare at the TV.

"The way home~~
Count the number of years, three hundred and sixty-five~
Count the days and see which ones win or lose~~
......"

The songs on TV, accompanied by the sound of fireworks, made everyone present feel dazed.

No one would have thought that Xu Xiyu, who used to stroll around the village during the Chinese New Year, is now singing on the Spring Festival Gala.

"I can't believe it, is this the boy from our village?"

"I really can't believe it. If this person is lucky, he can be so fast."

"This son of the Chuanqing family will be very powerful in the future."

On the other side, at Lu Qinyao's home, she sat on the sofa, hugged her legs, and hummed along with what was on TV.

"Go home, happy~~
Happiness is to hug my parents~~
Let me tell you something that I am shy about speaking~~
The lights are not far away~~
......"

As she sang, she couldn't help but glance at her mother, and Fu Hongxiu also looked at her. Just when Lv Qinyao was considering whether she should have a loving hug with her mother.

Suddenly, I heard Fu Hongxiu say, "Hey, how come you can sing this song?"

Lu Qinyao was stunned.

"You said you had no contact, so how could you sing this song if you had no contact?" Fu Hongxiu seemed to be possessed by a detective at this moment.

"..." Lu Qinyao was speechless. Xu Xiyu had indeed shown her the music score and discussed the arrangement with her.

On the opposite side was Ke Xinying, who was supporting her head with one hand, quietly listening to the songs coming from TV.

In the hand that was supporting her head, she was holding a game controller.

As she listened, she suddenly turned to look at Ke Tianbao and said, "Come on, let's continue."

"Are you not going to listen to it? My brother-in-law is really amazing. This song is really well written." Ke Tianbao praised sincerely.

"I've heard it many times." Ke Xinying smiled and shook her head.

Soon, the two started a party game similar to "It Takes Two".

"The way home~~
Count the number of times you are happy in a year~~
Count the ups and downs of your temper in a day~~
......"

Xu Xiyu's singing continues.

On the sofa, the backs of the brother and sister were standing on the left and right.

(End of this chapter)