Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 259, page 260: Lin Xiao becomes a full-fledged employee, Ma Yao is exposed.

Lin Xiao felt ashamed and speechless when faced with the gift his wife gave him.

He couldn't wear those two pieces of cloth and that piece of yarn outside no matter what, and he couldn't even let his wife see them at home.

So Xixi gave him a lesson.

"Brother, this won't do..."

Ms. Han looked disgusted.

Lin Xiao automatically focused on the keywords, his hair stood on end, and he was instantly wide awake.

"No? Who are you calling no? I advise you to think carefully before you speak!!"

"..."

Xi Xi was speechless, thinking to herself that everyone says girls are fragile, but actually men are the most fragile. There are some words that can't be mentioned at all, because mentioning them will hurt their self-esteem.

She laughed and said, "I didn't say you're no good in that area, I meant... your double standards are really unacceptable!"

Lin Xiao frowned.

"Double standards? Where did I apply double standards?"

"Don't admit it yet!"

Xi Xi sat down casually, a playful smile on her lips. "When I asked you before if you liked uniform fetishes, you were so excited and animated, you were practically a pervert. But what happened? You can only accept others fetishizing you in uniforms, but you can't accept seducing others yourself... Isn't that double standards?"

Lin Xiao: "Uh..."

Speechless with astonishment, utterly amazed.

No matter how much he tries to argue, he has to admit that his wife is right!
This is really embarrassing, even more so than when I heard the word "no" earlier.

Today is also our one-year anniversary!
On such a great day, how can a man's masculinity be diminished? How can he face others afterward? What status will he have at home?

No, no, absolutely not!
Lin Xiao instantly straightened up, determined to lodge a strong protest and resolutely fight back!
"Han Xixi, you've gone too far!" he said sternly.

"What's wrong with me……"

When Xixi saw his face suddenly darken, she panicked a little, thinking that she had gone too far with her joke.

Lin Xiao suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "I always thought you were naive, but it turns out you were just pretending. You were just playing games with me."

Xi Xi looked completely bewildered.

"Whoever faked it...whoever ate it and vomited...even pregnant women vomit after eating it!"

"Don't do this!"

Lin Xiao, unusually, didn't fall for the trap and sneered, "When you sent me this thing, I thought you didn't know what uniform fetish meant. But judging from your reaction now, you clearly know, but you're pretending to be stupid. Not only are you not doing what I want, but you're also deliberately buying this thing to tease me... What are you up to?"

Xi Xi's little scheme was exposed, and her arrogant attitude immediately died down.

"Uh……"

"Uh what?!"

Lin Xiao stepped forward, lifted the woman's fair and firm chin, and smiled in a way that didn't seem like a kind person. "I put in so much effort for our one-year anniversary, begging people, practicing, and performing hard on stage all night. This is the right way to give your wife a gift! Are you kidding me?"

This combination of intimidation and questioning immediately made Han Xixi feel guilty.

She is not insensitive to human relationships; on the contrary, her upbringing has made her exceptionally sensitive to social interactions.

They have an extremely high level of understanding and judgment regarding reason and emotion.

Of course she knew that the anniversary gift Lin Xiao gave her was extremely valuable, and she liked it very much.

Logically, she should reply with an equal one.

In fact, she prepared according to this standard to ensure her husband's satisfaction.

But it's so late now, and Lin Xiao has to go to work early tomorrow morning. She really cares about his health, so she plans to wait until he gets off work before taking him home.

For now, let's just send him a fake one to fool him for a bit.

Unexpectedly, his flattery backfired, angering the man.

Xi Xi panicked a little and didn't know what to do.

"I've seen through you, haven't I? You're speechless now, aren't you?"

Lin Xiao, having regained his virility, looked smug.

I wasn't actually angry at all because I wasn't satisfied with the gift.

If we're talking about a big gift, my wife has already given me one – it's just the silly girl's unconditional trust and love.

However, seeing her looking down with a pitiful expression, he realized that he might have spoken too harshly and felt a little regretful.

"Honey, I don't have that..."

"Hey!"

Xi Xi suddenly let out a long sigh, interrupting his apology.

"Why are you sighing?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Nothing, I'm just sleepy and want to go to sleep..."

"Huh? Han Xixi!"

Lin Xiao was both amused and exasperated. He had been so sleepy that he wanted to go to bed, but this girl suddenly brought up something about uniform fetishes, which woke him up.

Now, she's wide awake, but she's going to sleep.

Lin Xiao retorted angrily, "No, are you kidding me? You're going to sleep now..."

Before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened.

In front of her, Xixi yawned and took off her trench coat, revealing a loose sweatshirt underneath.

Ever since her belly started showing, she's gotten into the habit of wearing hoodies so that her belly isn't so noticeable.

Perhaps she wasn't paying attention when she took off her coat, but her sweatshirt slipped off her right shoulder, revealing a black, lace-trimmed bra strap.

Lin Xiao immediately gasped.

In his memory, his wife's underwear was always girlish, with pink, white, and apricot colors rotating among them, and the styles were all very conservative, never revealing too much skin.

But these black lace bra straps in front of me...

Where did it come from? Lin Xiao had never seen it before!
After a long pause, he finally looked back and noticed that Han Xixi's cheeks were flushed with shyness, but she was trying to appear calm and composed.

"Why are you still standing here?" Xixi suddenly asked.

"Then where should I go?"

"Get out of here, I need to change my clothes!"

"Change it... fine, we've seen this before!"

Lin Xiao openly acted like a hooligan.

If it were before, Xixi would have definitely kicked him out and would never have let him succeed. The main reason is that she couldn't bring herself to undress in front of others, even if that person was her legal husband.

But today, she surprisingly didn't retaliate against Lin Xiao's provocation.

He merely snorted coldly and continued to sit down and undress.

This sitting down has had a profound impact.

Lin Xiao only then realized that after his wife took off one pair of socks, there was another pair underneath...

wrong!

Mesh, black...

These aren't socks; the smooth silk extends all the way into the pant leg, with no visible source.

Lin Xiao racked his brains and instantly completed the erotic picture that was half-concealed, his blood surging through his body.

"Wife..."

He immediately pounced on her, his eyes sparkling with hearts.

Xi Xi was startled, but when she saw his expression, she felt both shy and proud.

I thought to myself, "You think you can compete with me for a position in the family? I could wipe you out with a flick of my finger!"

"What?" Xixi asked coldly.

"Hey Hey……"

"What are you laughing at! Weren't you just going to settle scores with me and question my intentions?"

"Never mind, I won't ask anymore!"

"You say it doesn't count, and you say you won't ask, and you don't ask?"

"..."

Lin Xiao frowned and steeled his resolve.

A true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm; how can he stand firm if he doesn't yield?
"I was wrong, I was so wrong! My wife loves me so much, how could she let me down? She's the best wife in the world, gentle, kind, and beautiful, and most importantly, understanding. She can fulfill even the most outrageous requests from her husband. I must have accumulated so much good karma in my past life to be able to marry you in this one, truly..."

"Go, go, go!"

Xi Xi quickly interrupted him, looking disgusted.

I was so embarrassed listening to him that my face was sore, but this guy was talking with a completely smug look on his face. His inner strength and thick skin are rarely seen in the world!

She originally wanted to linger for a few more minutes, to show off her status as the empress of the family.

As a result, her husband completely lost control.

He scooped her up in his arms, startling her into screaming.

What followed was a passionate and tender encounter, and the alluring uniform quickly fulfilled its greatest purpose—it was torn off!
That night, the autumn wind was chilly, but the spring scenery was boundless!
……

The next morning, Lin Xiao opened his eyes and it was already 9 o'clock.

I was startled when I saw the watch.

Then I realized that I had turned off my alarm clock during the National Day holiday, so there was no alarm to remind me to wake up early.

I slept until I naturally woke up.

Looking down, Xixi was still half-lying on his shoulder, sleeping soundly.

Looking at her obedient appearance, Lin Xiao couldn't help but smile like an aunt. Then, recalling the scene from last night where the innocent little white rabbit turned into a charming little fox, he laughed even harder.

Sure, sure, this is like getting one wife for every one you marry, you get both the white moonlight and the cinnabar mole.

This was a steal! They made a killing!
Lin Xiao admired his wife's beauty for a long time—in the second trimester of her pregnancy and nourished by love, her skin became even whiter and clearer, and even without makeup, it was still flawless.

Lin Xiao was so engrossed in watching that he didn't even want to go to work or get out of bed.

Since I'm already late, I don't care if I'm a little later—you're terrified if I'm ten minutes late, but I'm perfectly calm if I'm two hours late!

Another few minutes passed.

The kitten in my arms just started to wriggle and slowly woke up, looking lazy and drowsy.

"Good morning, brother..."

Good morning, honey!

Lin Xiao was in a great mood. After greeting her, he didn't stop there. He lowered his head and showered her with kisses.

"Ugh... I hate it!"

It took Xixi quite a while to escape the clutches of evil. When she looked at the clock on the bedside table, she realized it was already 9:30.

She was startled and quickly urged Lin Xiao to get up and go to work.

Lin Xiao lingered in bed for a while before finally getting up.

Xi Xi also got up to prepare breakfast for her husband, determined not to let him go to work hungry.

However, as soon as the two stepped onto the ground, what they saw was a mess of scattered lace fragments, black ones, and all sorts of shapes...

The two of them were startled again.

Xi Xi, in particular, blushed instantly, recalling the crazy scene from last night, and felt so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Wife, don't be shy..."

Lin Xiao wanted to comfort the little white rabbit who had transformed back, since he would have to turn her back into a little wildcat next time.

Xixi, however, didn't understand the joke at all. She screamed "Ah!" and then ran away.

"Slower!!"

Lin Xiao was so frightened that he shouted and quickly chased after them.

Seeing his wife safely descend to the first floor, he finally relaxed, but couldn't help thinking: "She's shy now... Weren't we quite intimate last night?!"
Recalling last night, the corners of his mouth curled up again, and a soreness rose in his lower back.

We still need to exercise restraint... after all, these are special times!
After washing up and taking the dry food his wife had quickly prepared, Lin Xiao drove towards Chaobai Town at high speed.

Although it's the first day back to work after the holiday.

Fortunately, the morning rush hour was over, and the roads were very smooth. I arrived at work in less than forty minutes.

By this time, I had been at work for almost two hours.

Lin Xiao remained relatively calm and planned to offer a brief explanation if anyone asked. However, he discovered that from the time he parked until he entered the office, no one had approached him. The courtyard was quiet, and everyone seemed drained of energy, clearly exhausted from working overtime as a volunteer during the National Day holiday.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

After all, no matter how well the rural tourism industry in Chaobai Town develops, the salaries of the cadres will not increase by a single penny, so there is no apparent increase in income.

But when faced with the task, everyone charged forward without complaint, united as one.

This touched Lin Xiao deeply.

As the founder of rural tourism, since he cannot arbitrarily distribute bonuses to everyone, it would be good to seek other benefits.

So, after consulting with the acting town mayor, Tu Hui, they decided to proceed.

Soon, each office received a verbal notification from its supervisor: all cadres who participated in the National Day volunteer service would be entitled to seven days of compensatory leave, with the rest time to be determined by themselves.

The news spread.

The entire compound immediately came alive, with joyful cheers echoing from every office.

It's important to understand that while working seven days overtime in lieu of seven days off seems reasonable, it's actually quite reasonable.

However, this practice is not in accordance with regulations within government agencies.

There's no logic to this.

Lin Xiao was aware of this, so when he went to ask the acting mayor Tu Hui for instructions, he was prepared to go directly to the county leader's office to ask for instructions if Tu Hui refused.

Unexpectedly, Tu Hui made the decision on the spot.

This surprised Lin Xiao slightly, but it also saved him a lot of trouble.

After resolving this matter, he took the initiative to contact the parents of the little girl who was injured at the chestnut picking garden yesterday, inquired about the little girl's condition, and offered to visit and comfort her at her home in the afternoon.

This attitude instantly extinguished the anger that had already dissipated in the young parents.

After all, by this time, the orchard had already contacted them, covered all the expenses for the little girl's examination and treatment, and also provided them with compensation.

These young people also know that they share responsibility when their child gets hurt.

So the matter was resolved amicably, and they shook hands and made peace.

Even though she still harbored some resentment towards the child, that anger vanished instantly after receiving Lin Xiao's call.

With this major crisis successfully resolved, the National Day test for Chaobai Town has officially come to an end.

For seven whole days, there were no major accidents, no large-scale disorder or mass incidents, which is a remarkable achievement for a small town that has just started developing tourism.

Lin Xiao himself gave himself a score of 80 out of 100 for this major test.

Of course, this score is much higher for leaders at all levels, and by a significant margin.

The next two weeks.

At the county and city levels, there were summary meetings and commendation ceremonies... Lin Xiao received new notices every day, keeping him so busy he couldn't stop.

Every day when I open my eyes, all I see are various tourism data from the National Day holiday.

At first, they had to read from a script, but by the end they could recite it from memory.

In fact, Lin Xiao was unwilling to take the limelight. Several times, he encountered acting town mayor Tu Hui and director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau Fang Danian, but leaders at all levels specifically asked him to give a report, especially leaders from the city and province. He had no choice but to show up.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to reluctantly comply, and later he simply pretended to be sick, which allowed him to occasionally escape reporting.

Late May.

Lin Xiao has been promoted to deputy section chief for a full year and the process of becoming a full-fledged section chief has begun.

The process was naturally very smooth, without a single discrepancy from beginning to end, and all the votes were 100%.

The probationary period includes an interview.

We're not just talking to him personally, but mainly to the relevant officials to understand Lin Xiao's work performance over the past year.

In this procedure, the person being interviewed usually only says a few words.

But this time, when Lin Xiao was officially appointed, everyone who entered the interview room had to stay for at least five minutes to talk about Lin's work performance. They were so talkative that they couldn't stop talking, like a cannonball that had been loaded and could not be shut down!

The officials from the county who came down to inspect the area were dumbfounded.

Of course, I had heard of the name of Deputy Mayor Lin of Chaobai Town before, and I had expected the results of today's inspection. I even felt that since Deputy Mayor Lin performed so well, the process of his formal appointment would only be faster, after all, he was the one everyone hoped for.

Unexpectedly, this one step of the conversation took up the entire morning.

The two investigators had to take notes while they talked. By the end of the morning, their hands were numb from writing. They didn't have enough paper and had to find a printer to print a few more sheets.

The key point is that the cadres being talked to not only spoke eloquently, but also each had their own angles when talking about the various benefits of Deputy Mayor Lin, and even the examples they gave were completely different. Not a single one was repeated throughout the whole morning!
The investigators were first surprised, then astonished, and finally horrified!

"Could this be... the one everyone has been waiting for?!"

The two of them instinctively felt goosebumps.

……

Just as Lin Xiao was going through the formal procedures for becoming a government official, he suddenly became famous on the internet, topping the trending search list.

Of course, it's not his real name, but rather the pseudonym "Ma Yao".

October 22nd, 12 noon.

On the Penguin Music homepage, newly popular singer Cao Yuanzhi suddenly released his new song "Confession Balloon" without any promotion or announcement.

The song was released at 12 o'clock.

The topic trended on social media at 12:10 PM, and it didn't even reach the top of the trending list until 1 PM.

In just one hour.

The entire internet is flooded with discussions and topics about this song.

The content manager of Penguin Music was puzzled before: Cao Yuanzhi became a huge hit with "Love Like a Tide", and it was right for Feihong Entertainment to release a new song for him while the iron was hot. But since it was a matter of striking while the iron was hot, the necessary momentum and publicity should not be neglected. Even if it costs money, the second single should be made to create a spark so that he can successfully secure his position as a rising star in the music scene.

However, Fei Hong Entertainment had no budget for publicity and promotion, so they simply launched a surprise attack.

The content manager of Penguin Music was completely baffled by this move. He wondered if Feihong Entertainment thought Cao Yuanzhi was too old and ugly, so even though he became popular, they were unwilling to spend a penny more on him?
This doubt vanished within minutes of the release of "Confession Balloon".

The manager was dumbfounded.

It turns out that Fei Hong wasn't being stingy; it was simply unnecessary!
Since "Confession Balloon" appeared out of nowhere in a Douyin live stream a few months ago, it has become a popular confession song across the internet. In addition, the fact that the original singer has not yet come forward to claim it adds a touch of mystery and magic to this romantic love song, further accelerating its spread and dissemination.

It's fair to say that the song's inherent popularity was much higher than before the official release of "Love Like a Tide"!
The song itself is extremely popular, and it's only a matter of time before it becomes a hit and is downloaded by everyone after its release.

Ironically, the two characters "Ma Yao" written by the lyricist and composer directly acted as a time accelerator, shortening the explosive popularity to a mere hour.

Many netizens were still taking a nap at their workstations at this time.

I wake up and mechanically scroll through my phone, just to wake myself up.

Then the biggest mystery on Douyin this year was suddenly solved—it turned out that the person singing "Confession Balloon" on the street was actually Ma Yao!
The answer to this riddle is unexpected yet perfectly reasonable.

In fact, "Confession Balloon" has been circulating online for several months, and netizens have come up with all sorts of guesses about the original singer, making it impossible to reach a consensus.

People analyzed timbre, appearance, and singing style, and then came to all sorts of conclusions, covering almost half of the singers from the middle and younger generations in the music scene.

But regardless of the speculation, no one can convince anyone else.

In particular, no singer can answer the question of "the song became a hit but the artist doesn't come forward to claim it".

But now, the mystery has been solved: it was Ma Yao who sang.

There was no doubt about it across the entire internet.

The moment everyone heard this statement, they chose to believe it!
Everyone suddenly realized: How come I didn't think of him before!
Tens of millions of netizens slapped their foreheads in surprise, then quickly realized—in everyone's mind, Ma Yao is a songwriter, and almost no one would associate him with singing.

So, even though "Confession Balloon" is a really nice original song, no one thought of it.

Now that the truth has been revealed, the entire internet is suddenly enlightened.

Then a nationwide carnival began.

With this level of popularity and dissemination efficiency, no matter how much publicity Feihong Entertainment prepares, it's all for nothing; it's completely unnecessary!
All they have to do is open their pockets, clean their wallets, and wait to get rich.

The Weibo trending topics have exploded, with exclamation marks everywhere in the comments section.

"It's actually Ma Yao!!!"

"Actually, I guessed it a long time ago, but no one around me believed me!"

"Let's see if my Xixi's husband is an old man. Although we can't see Ma Yao's face clearly in the video, he's obviously a handsome and dashing young man!"

"Wow, I remember during the live stream, the singer said this song was dedicated to his wife... So, Han Xixi and Ma Yao are truly in love!!"

"Oh my god, I've already been fed dog food by Han Xixi so early!"

"They seem so loving, who's been spreading rumors that their relationship is inappropriate?"

"No, Cao Yuanzhi's version is far worse than the one on Douyin, okay? Why did they even give him the chance to sing it!"

"Ma Yao! Please debut right now, don't force me to beg you!"

"I always thought Ma Yao was the kind of person who could only write but not sing, but I didn't expect him to sing so well and be so handsome too! He should debut soon!!"

"Tall, handsome, talented, and devoted... who's dating a guy like that?!"

"Hmph, I'm tired of saying 'I'm envious'!"

"I can't get anything done, I can't afford to order anything, I'm at work eating dog food and getting annoyed, it's another useless day!"

"..."

The topic has gone completely mad.

Not only on Weibo, but also on various social media platforms, and in the comment section of the song on Tencent Music.

Although the number of likes skyrocketed.

Normally, songs with this level of popularity would receive overwhelmingly positive reviews in the comments section.

However, the song "Confession Balloon" was unusual. Aside from the insults, at least 80% of the comments were complaints and criticisms. They were all questioning why the "original singer" identity had been changed to Cao Yuanzhi instead of Ma Yao himself, and why Ma Yao didn't release an official version, and why he didn't debut, etc.

At this moment, Cao Yuanzhi himself was looking at the comments section, and he wasn't unhappy at all.

Lin Xiao gave him this song half a month ago.

Feihong Entertainment also believes in striking while the iron is hot, so they think it's better to release it as soon as possible.

The reason it's been delayed until today isn't because the production couldn't keep up, but because the "original singer" messed up.

This song is so hard to sing!

This difficulty is not technical, but emotional.

To be honest, singing "Love Like a Tide" is more difficult than singing "Confession Balloon," but he was able to do both with ease because the emotions of the former perfectly matched his state of mind at the time.

The current "Confession Balloon" is the complete opposite.

No matter how Cao Yuanzhi tries to deceive himself, he and Zhong Jiawen are definitely not in the honeymoon phase right now, and he can't even detect the slightest hint of sweetness.

His performance in this area was naturally unsatisfactory.

In addition, Lin Xiao's version on the street was a masterpiece, even though the background music only had one guitar and the equipment was terrible.

But the singing was effortless, the emotions were relaxed, and the atmosphere was superb.

This is why the song is hailed as a confession anthem online—not because the song is particularly well-written, but because the mysterious male singer captured the feeling and essence of a confession.

That's the essence of its incredible skill and elusive nature.

Cao Yuanzhi tried for seven or eight days, singing until his voice was almost cracked, but he still couldn't find it.

In the end, both the company and he gave up and created a flawless version in terms of singing skills, which was then released directly via airdrop.

Cao Yuanzhi himself admitted that his version was far inferior to Lin Xiao's casual street rendition, so he was prepared for criticism from netizens.

Now, he has achieved what he sought and is at peace with himself.

What truly excites him is the soaring number of collections, the solidified popularity, and his unshakeable position in the music scene.

This made his eyes well up with tears, and his whole body felt like it was bursting with energy.

The dream he had once pursued desperately and thought was hopeless was realized in less than a month, and the scale of it far exceeded his expectations; he wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

But now, it has all come true, and he has reached the peak before he was even mentally prepared.

The feeling was indescribable, yet wonderfully wonderful.

Cao Yuanzhi was feeling like he was floating on air when a sudden phone call brought him back to reality.

Seeing the name on the caller ID, his heart sank to the bottom, but he had already prepared himself mentally.

What's meant to come will come!
"Hey, Jiawen..."

"Cao Yuanzhi, you bastard!! You big liar!!!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhong Jiawen, who had previously been lazy, casual, gentle and tender, became hysterical, her hatred almost piercing through the phone and hitting him directly in the face.

"Didn't you say Ma Yao was lacking inspiration and couldn't write songs for the time being? Where did you get this 'Confession Balloon'? Did you accidentally poop it out while you were in the toilet? You bastard, you jerk, you beast, fuck your mother..."

All sorts of foul language came out like a machine gun.

Cao Yuanzhi didn't even have a chance to interject; he was completely dumbfounded...

(End of this chapter)