The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 349 Pimple
The two of them worked non-stop throughout December.

Lu Nanting recorded songs, filmed music videos, attended business events, repeatedly rehearsed for the New Year's Eve gala at the TV station, chose red carpet dresses, tried on makeup and styling, and made all sorts of trivial preparations for the wedding...

Gu Lanxi is also busy. She's busy with company affairs, two investment projects, and her new movie. After that, she has to attend an entrepreneur summit and economic forum organized by relevant organizations, shoot a music video with Lu Nanting, and prepare for her wedding...

Lu Nanting was fine; he was used to this fragmented yet fast-paced life. Gu Lanxi, however, rarely experienced this kind of life.

At the end of the year, Lu Nanting walked two red carpets to maintain his popularity, while Gu Lanxi declined them all and did not plan to go.

She's always like this; she only attends events related to movies.

The event organizers were envious of her popularity and prepared awards for her, but she didn't attend, so they were all canceled, and she didn't care.

In just one month, both of them lost several pounds. Every day, as soon as Mrs. Lu opened her eyes, she would start thinking about how to feed them. She was so worried that two strands of her hair turned white.

On December 31st, the Beijing TV New Year's Eve Gala started at 7:30 pm, and Lu Nanting had already gone to the event venue in the afternoon.

Gu Lanxi, however, had no intention of going to the scene.

Because New Year's Day is Ni Bingyan's birthday, she was invited to attend the birthday banquet at the Sang family's house.

Although Ni Bingyan only invited her close friends, Gu Lanxi, being invited for the first time, naturally wouldn't be perfunctory.

Considering that she had never met her three children, as an elder, she would have to prepare a gift for them when they met tomorrow. Gu Lanxi specially set aside half a day to prepare the gift.

She didn't know this family very well and didn't know what gift to prepare. Fortunately, both of her sisters-in-law were free today and could give her some ideas.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the vegetation withered, but the winter plum blossoms in the garden were in full bloom.

After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, Gu Lanxi first went to the garden with Mrs. Lu to pick winter plum blossoms and put them in a vase. After that, they enjoyed tea together. After the two sisters-in-law brought their children over, the four of them sat together and played two rounds of mahjong.

In the afternoon, she went with her two sisters-in-law to an auction house to buy a painting of plum blossoms by Li Fangying, and then spent more than an hour shopping at a mall.

When preparing gifts for families with multiple children, many people like to buy the same gifts to ensure fairness, but this inevitably seems perfunctory.

Gu Lanxi put her heart into it, buying Lego for Guo Rui who likes quiet, a skateboard for Wan Ning who loves sports, and a knife and some very good Xuan paper for Song Ning who practices calligraphy.

Seeing that it was time for Jia Ning to be dismissed from school, he drove his two sisters-in-law to the kindergarten to pick up the children, and then they went back to the old house for dinner together.

Even though I didn't do much during the day, I felt incredibly tired when I got home.

She doesn't need to personally deliver holiday gifts to her partners; she just needs to prepare them, contact them online, and then send a subordinate to run the errand.

With the year drawing to a close, there's already a lot to do, and then there's the added pressure of holding a special Chinese-style wedding. She often feels like there's not enough time.

In fact, she and Lu Nanting hadn't spoken to each other for several days in a row.

It wasn't that the couple had any conflict, but rather that when Lu Nanting got home, she was already fast asleep, and when she left, Lu Nanting was still asleep.

Back home, while waiting for dinner, Gu Lanxi leaned back on the sofa, hugged a cushion, and unknowingly fell asleep.

I had just taken a nap when my phone rang.

Upon picking it up, I realized it was Sister Mei.

"Hello? Sister Mei."

She has no scheduled activities for New Year's Day tomorrow, and the entire studio is on holiday. The holiday allowance has already been paid.

Gu Lanxi glanced at the wall clock; it was already past six o'clock, and it was dark outside. At this hour, Sister Mei should have already finished get off work. Why was she calling her instead of hurrying out to celebrate the New Year?
"Do you remember when you were filming before, you helped a pregnant woman? Her family came over, saying they were bringing you a gift and to return the money you owed them."

"Gift? Payment back?"

Gu Lanxi sat up abruptly.

It's been so long since that happened, she'd almost forgotten about it.

But as soon as Mei Xue mentioned it, she remembered.

She did deposit 15,000 yuan in the hospital at the time and bought them a lot of things.

It turned out that the family favored sons over daughters, and they couldn't stand it, so they left without even saying goodbye.

She thought the family would come to the set to thank her in person, but they never showed up, so she stopped thinking about it and treated it as charity. To be honest, Gu Lanxi didn't really want to see them.

"There's no need to pay back the money for the purchases. I deposited 15,000 yuan for them. If the amount is correct, please accept it for me!"

Although no IOU was written, since the person had come all this way to return it to her, she had no reason not to accept it.

To be honest, although saving people was the right thing to do and she never regretted it, she still felt a lump in her throat every time she thought about it.

She hated families that favored sons over daughters, and equally hated every sycophant.

Mei Xue was speechless: "This money is just a little bit for you, but it's a huge sum for their family. You should at least come all this way, accept it in person, and write a receipt to avoid trouble later. Besides, they carried two big baskets, and they gave you four hams alone, plus a lot of cured meat and sausages. It's not cold enough in the south yet; only in the deep mountains can the temperature be low enough to make them..."

Fearing she might not come, Mei Xue whispered, "Yang Shuming didn't come alone; he brought his two daughters with him. They've probably never been to the North before. The three of them were dressed very lightly, and when they reached the park entrance carrying their loads, they were shivering like three quails."

"And you brought two daughters with you?"

"They said the child had never seen Tiananmen Square before, and since it's a rare opportunity, they wanted to broaden the child's horizons."

Gu Lanxi frowned, finally sighed, stood up, picked up her bag and keys, and prepared to leave.

In the morning, her great-aunt's family delivered a basket of fresh Thai mangosteens. Lu Jianing was very filial; she squatted by the coffee table and insisted on peeling a bowl of mangosteen flesh for her family. She peeled and ate at the same time, getting juice all over her hands and face.

Ding Peiling was wiping the child's mouth with a smile as she took a wet wipe.

Gu Lanxi then told her about it.

"Dinner will be served soon, why don't you go later?"

"The whole family came all this way by train, how can I sit still now? I'll figure something out later, you guys eat first."

Ding Peiling didn't try to persuade her further.

I only told her to wear a hat and mask when she went to crowded places.

Gu Lanxi nodded in agreement and went out the door.

Actually, she's quite conflicted right now.

I didn't want to go from the bottom of my heart, but after hearing about the situation, it would be inexcusable not to show up.

Many people think she is a perfect person, but in fact, she also has emotional flaws that she can't talk about with others.

Because of her family's extreme preference for sons over daughters, she never gave this kind of person a friendly look, even if they were a complete stranger.

But she also felt a deep pity for girls from such families.

To be honest, if Yang Shuming had come alone today, she definitely wouldn't have gone.

She doesn't necessarily have to write receipts herself.

Mei Xue wrote it, stamped it with the official seal, and it made no difference.

With the holiday approaching, many scenic spots are holding large-scale New Year's Eve events, and crowds have been gathering early at places like Gubei Water Town, Badaling Great Wall, Shijingshan Amusement Park, and Joy City.

Major shopping malls were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, but the flow of people was not particularly exaggerated.

While waiting at the traffic light, Gu Lanxi saw children's clothing advertisements flashing on the large screen. Thinking of the two trembling girls, she couldn't help but soften her heart. She called Mei Xue, asked how tall the two children were, turned the steering wheel, and entered the mall.

A purely sweet story; even the slightest imperfection will be smoothed over.

My child has been busy with school lately, and is also stuck on the plot, often unable to write anything.

I feel like there's no point in just padding the word count, so I'll slow down and write at my own pace.

It's been three years, and I've only rested for less than two months. Occasionally, I feel like I just want to lie down and relax.

I feel uneasy, but I also tell myself that I need to be in a good state of mind to write interesting plots.

For those who can't wait, you can check out the others first. I'll write at my own pace!