The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 535 Scheming
What are you carrying?

Lu Nanting often prepares little surprises for her. Whenever he goes out and sees something interesting, he brings it back for her.

As time went by, whenever he returned, Gu Lanxi would go to greet him and see what he had brought with him.

Lu Nanting smiled and handed her the box: "Want to open it and take a look?"

Gu Lanxi really enjoyed the fun of opening blind boxes.

I took the box, carefully placed it on the table, untied the straps, and lifted the lid. Inside, I found two microphones.

The one on the left is gold and diamond-encrusted, with colored diamonds spelling out "NT". The one on the right looks the same as the one on the left at first glance, but when you pick it up, you realize that the colored diamonds spell out the letters "LX".

"You took it to be modified? And even had it custom-made as a couple's set?"

Lu Nanting sat opposite her, his hand supporting his chin, giving her a slight smile:

"Hmm, it has the most advanced voiceprint system currently available. We'll use it at our concert later. Want to give it a try?"

Zhang Wei accepted Gu Lanxi's order. Although she designed it as a special piece of jewelry, considering practicality, its construction and size were still the same as a real microphone.

Gu Lanxi thought this was acceptable and agreed.

Unexpectedly, he not only sent it for further processing, but also asked Zhang Wei to design a couple's version.

When was it taken to be modified?

"Last year, the time was delayed because it was difficult to find matching colored diamonds."

Seeing that she was changing the subject, Lu Nanting was not in a hurry and responded patiently, then brought the topic back: "How about setting the date for the 26th of the twelfth lunar month?"

Obviously, not responding is not an option.

Gu Lanxi had no choice but to face the problem squarely.

"Are you really going to open it? I'm still a little scared."

Last year, Gu Lanxi returned to A University to donate scholarships and was caught by her professor to give a speech at the college. Lu Nanting picked her up, and during the Q&A session, someone asked him if he could hold a wedding-themed concert. Lu Nanting was intrigued and has been playing instruments and practicing singing with her from time to time this year. He even choreographed a dance for her.

Gu Lanxi initially disagreed, but later wavered and practiced with Lu Nanting for a while. She understood music and had a good sense of rhythm. She had also practiced martial arts since childhood and had strong body control. With more practice, she developed her own style of dancing and looked quite good.

But she always felt that she performed very poorly.

Especially when she shared the stage with Lu Nanting, it felt like she was there to make people laugh.

Moreover, supporting a concert is no easy task.

Since the theme is a wedding, it's impossible to have only Lu Nanting participate.

A concert has at least twenty songs, so it's definitely not enough for her to only sing one or two.

The haters might even say that Lu Nanting is using his wedding to make money and is using this incident to stir up trouble.

She started to back down and then pretended the matter didn't exist, never bringing it up again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he had some free time, Lu Nanting brought up the old matter again.

Seeing that she picked up the microphone but wouldn't look at him, Lu Nanting couldn't help but find it amusing:
"What's there to be afraid of? Didn't you sing quite well at yesterday's meet-and-greet?"

"It's not good at all, it almost sang off-key, okay?"

"Everyone says you sing well. Your breath control is very stable and your pitch is excellent. Although your stage presence is a little lacking, that's due to a lack of experience."

Yesterday, the two of them sang before going on stage because they were afraid she would be too embarrassed to sing.

There are still people online debating whether she was the one who sang yesterday.

Some people firmly believe it was her, because Lu Nanting would never sing a duet with another woman.

Some people vehemently denied it, saying they had never heard her sing and that perhaps someone with a similar voice had been found to sing for her.

You should know that Gu Lanxi herself said that she was a bad singer and that she was tone-deaf.

That song you sang yesterday was really good.

Gu Lanxi was indeed not very confident in this regard.

"But you'll be there to guide me, right? When I go on concerts, I'll have to sing at least one or two songs solo, and maybe even dance along. I have no experience in that area, and even if I start practicing now, I'm unlikely to do it well..."

It's almost the end of August, and there are only five months left until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. It just doesn't seem possible.

"Back then, you didn't even know how to block a scene, but Director Hou selected you and you dared to join the film crew after only a month or two of training. In the end, you even won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for this role. Why don't you have the courage when it comes to me? Is it because concert tickets are more expensive than movie tickets and you feel guilty?"

"How can that be the same? Acting has experienced actors to guide you, directors to carefully instruct you, and if you don't do it well in one take, you can do another. If all else fails, there's post-production to fix it. But when you're on stage at a concert, you can only rely on your real skills. Besides, everyone's there for you. If I go on stage and perform terribly, everyone will criticize me for being greedy, and some people might even demand a refund..."

Just like how most female celebrities are unwilling to stand next to her in group photos, people are also unwilling to share the stage with Lu Nanting when singing.

Those who sing better than him, are older than him, are not as handsome as him, are about the same age as him, and have terrible singing skills...

Realizing what Gu Lanxi was worried about, Lu Nanting couldn't help but find it amusing.

He didn't try to comfort her forcefully, but instead came up with a solution.

"How about this, we'll set aside an hour every night to do anonymous live streams with a secondary account without showing our faces, and see what passersby think of your singing before making a decision, okay? This is a once-in-a-lifetime event. If we wait until next year, we'll have been married for two years, and people will definitely criticize me for being shameless and using our marriage as a gimmick to make money."

With her mother-in-law there, Gu Lanxi didn't want to argue with Lu Nanting in front of her, so she quickly put away the microphone and went to help Aunt Wang serve the dishes.

"I'm so hungry! Dinner's ready!"

Gu Lanxi is like a rock in a latrine; she has a foul and stubborn temper, and once she's made up her mind, it's very difficult for anyone to change her mind.

But Lu Nanting was very confident.

After all, they could even pester her to agree to marriage, but a mere concert... The couple were both at home, and Zhang Ruolan was there too, so dinner was quite sumptuous.

The fishing season in the South China Sea has only been open for a few days, and the mantis shrimp are full of roe, so I made salt-baked shrimp. I steamed the thick, oily ribbonfish with shredded scallions and ginger, and garnished it with a couple of red chili rings. I made porridge with sandworms, pan-fried mackerel, and steamed swimming crabs with meat growing even on the tips of their legs...

Lu Nanting didn't dare say anything to upset her when she was happy, but that didn't mean he wouldn't try anything underhanded.

He didn't seem happy throughout dinner.

Gu Lanxi would steal a glance at him from time to time, but he pretended not to notice and patiently helped her remove fish bones and peel crab shells throughout the process.

Mrs. Lu looked at this and that without saying anything. After finishing her meal, she took the gifts they had prepared and went back to the old house.

If there are no irreconcilable fundamental conflicts between a young couple, the mother-in-law has to pretend to be blind and deaf.

Why are you meddling in everything all day long?
Go shopping, get a scrub, have a spa treatment, and then go back for a good night's sleep. Isn't that a great idea?
Seeing her mother-in-law leave with a smile, and still unwilling to stay no matter what she said, Gu Lanxi scratched her hair in frustration, took her slingshot, and went to the garden.

Lu Nanting didn't say anything. He picked up an erhu, moved a chair over to the rabbits, and played "Erquan Yingyue" for the two rabbits.

The music, plaintive and sorrowful, spread across the lake and into the distance.

The two rabbits were eating half a carrot, staring at him, their three-lobed mouths completely forgotten to move.

Gu Lanxi could no longer bear it and charged straight over!

"Alright, alright! Can you stop this? We have different strengths, and I didn't force you to make a movie with me! You..."

"A movie? What movie? A romance? Where's the script? Where's the director? No need to find investors, I'll pay for it. Bad acting doesn't matter, as long as we make it, I'll be happy even if people criticize me to death!"

Seeing that he suddenly perked up, Gu Lanxi was both annoyed and amused. She gently pushed his forehead and turned to leave.

"You want to invest? If you can come up with 20,000 yuan, I'll change my name to yours tomorrow!"

After taking a couple of steps, he suddenly remembered something, rushed back, and grabbed Lu's ear: "I almost forgot, tell me honestly, where did you get the money for the microphone?"

Lu Nanting immediately bared his teeth, his expression exaggerated: "President Gu, President Gu, give me some face, let's talk about this inside, okay? The neighbors are watching!"

Who has such sharp eyes?

Then I saw my neighbor, an old man, casting his fishing rod at the small dock across the lake.

While shaking it, it craned its neck to look this way.

Gu Lanxi immediately released his ear, hugged his head, and gave him a loud kiss.

A respectable person would rather die than let others laugh at her family.

Lu Nanting almost died laughing!

In the following days, I didn't pressure her anymore.

But on Friday, there was a dinner party that was supposed to be held, but in the end, he couldn't go. Lu Nanting went home two hours early but forgot to tell her. When he got home, he didn't see anyone. He asked his aunt and she said that he was at the dance studio.

Lu Nanting quietly went downstairs and saw that the dance studio was playing upbeat music. Gu Lanxi was wearing shorts and her T-shirt was tied in a knot. She was practicing the dance he had choreographed for her over and over again.

Record videos while practicing, and then compare your movements with his demonstration videos to correct them.

Gu Lanxi has always been competitive and unwilling to admit her shortcomings in front of others.

Just like when I was learning to skateboard, I practiced alone in secret until I was proficient before asking him to play with me.

Lu Nanting really wanted to tell her, "Maybe we should just forget about it?"

Think about how manipulative and scheming she is.

In the end, they quietly left, pretending not to have noticed.

I saw a video on TikTok that I found really interesting.

Ask your child, "What does your mother say to you most often?"
The children's answers were varied and particularly interesting.

I was curious about the two kids' answers, so I asked them separately when I picked them up from school.

Er Mao said that the words I say to him most often are, "Baby, Mommy loves you."

Sister Wang said that the phrase I say to her most often is, "Dudu, what do you want to eat?"

I'm surprised it would be these two sentences.

After careful consideration, I realized that my younger brother is good in every way. He eats and sleeps well, but he has a gentle personality and is also a bit timid. Relatively speaking, he is not as confident as his older sister. I will give him a lot of encouragement and love so that he can bravely try new things.

My older sister was a terrible eater from a young age. As a baby, she liked to spit out bubbles while drinking milk, and when she first learned to eat solid food, she would scatter it all over the floor.

I'm always worried that she's not eating enough, so I ask her all day long what she wants to eat.

Because she thought that if she prepared her favorite foods, she could have a full meal every day.

I feel like they all gave me a perfect score.

I feel quite proud of it.

I've been exhausted for several weeks, and this week it's been raining non-stop, so I don't want to go anywhere.

In the afternoon, my sister's smartwatch rang for two friends to come over to play. I thought she was going to put on some music and go clubbing again, but when they arrived, she first took out her Chinese textbook and asked her friends about their study progress.

The children honestly explained that she had led them through a review of pinyin before they started playing.

I was stunned.

Just imagining myself in my friends' shoes is suffocating.

I'd been looking forward to the weekend, and a friend invited me over, but when I arrived, the first thing they did was put me through a study session...