The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 54 is fantastic, absolutely fantastic!

It's impossible to be impulsive.

After a long day of hard work, I was starving by now.

When you finally get home, there's a pile of your favorite foods in front of you, so who cares about anything else?

Aunt Wang had asked her in advance when she would be back, and served the dishes right on time, so they were just on the table now.

Gu Lanxi washed her face, changed into her home clothes, and came out to find that Lu Nanting had already set out the bowls and chopsticks.

Besides the soup that Lu Nanting made tonight, Aunt Wang also cooked quite a few dishes, but each dish was very small.

A small plate of blanched bok choy, a dish of cold beef and cucumber salad, a steamed crucian carp with chopped chili peppers, two pairs of chicken wings with salted egg yolks, and finally a cold mung bean sprout salad.

Gu Lanxi first picked up a few bean sprouts, which were sweet, sour, and slightly spicy, soft, tender, and refreshing—very appetizing.

"You didn't have much of an appetite at lunch?"

Unexpectedly, she asked him this question as soon as she picked up her chopsticks. Lu Nanting told a lie without changing his expression:

"No! I have a great appetite, everything tastes delicious!"

Gu Lanxi laughed: "If you really wanted to eat well, Aunt Wang wouldn't go to such lengths to coax you."

Aunt Wang has been following her for a long time.

Whenever she had a poor appetite, Aunt Wang would give her more choices to try and make her eat more.

However, to avoid waste, the quantity of each item will be reduced.

"Okay, this is really infuriating, so infuriating that I can't eat."

As Lu Nanting spoke, he really wanted to complain: "You don't know, the talented people in my studio are actually planning to play that song at the beginning of the next show!"

Which song?

Gu Lanxi was so busy watching online influencers promote products that she didn't have time to browse Bilibili, where the meme culture was so prevalent, that she genuinely hadn't heard that song before.

Lu Nanting knew she wasn't the type to waste time online, and seeing her ask, he knew she genuinely didn't know, not pretending, so he explained it to her:

"A bizarre video went viral today, the one with the lyrics 'Hurry up, hurry up, bro, bro, bro, get an appointment with a specialist to cure your love-struck brain...'. Whatever it was called before, it's now known as 'The Song of Lu Nanting'. Because I bought the copyright."

This feeling of both pride and embarrassment is a new experience in life.

Gu Lanxi put down her chopsticks, immediately opened her phone, downloaded the pink app, registered an account, and searched for the video.

Lu Nanting has heard this countless times today.

He wasn't worried about having too much debt, nor did he mind having too many lice; he didn't actually mind listening to it again.

But Gu Lanxi still politely took out her earphones, put them on, and then pressed play.

The video is two and a half minutes long. It uses editing techniques to cut the dialogue in the game recording and various materials of Lu Nanting into small pieces, and then forcibly glues them together with a catchy melody, making it a brainwashing and funny thing.

Gu Lanxi couldn't appreciate the beauty of this Frankenstein's monster at all. She frowned the whole time and barely managed to resist the urge to skip ahead, forcing herself to listen to the whole thing.

Taking off her headphones, turning off her phone, and picking up her rice bowl again, just as she was about to reach for her chopsticks, Gu Lanxi suddenly gained a deeper understanding of Lu Nanting's breakdown.

Oh, poor thing!
Gu Lanxi silently placed a salted egg yolk chicken wing on his plate before revealing a natural and gentle smile:

"Lu Nanting, you're amazing! Even though you didn't want to, you still listened to the advice of professionals, didn't let your emotions override your reason, and ultimately made the right choice. I can't do that."

Lu Nanting felt his temper, which had been flaring up all day, immediately calm down.

Look, this is the person he's decided to spend his life with.

No matter how embarrassing things he did, Gu Lanxi would never laugh at him. Instead, she would rack her brains to find an excuse to praise him.

Because of Gu Lanxi's existence, he often thought that even if one day he was utterly disappointed with this world, he would still feel that life was worth living.

“My father taught my brothers and me from a young age that no one is perfect. He always said that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. The most important thing in life is to be able to listen to the correct opinions of others. One person’s plan is short-sighted, two people’s plan is long-sighted, and three people can discuss things together. Going your own way is the worst thing you can do.”

So it's his father who should be praised, not him.

Seeing that his expression softened when he mentioned his father, Gu Lanxi didn't argue with him.

“Your father is indeed a man of great vision, and I admire his wisdom.”

I also envy Lu Nanting for having such a father.

No one is born with the ability to be in a position of power; only those in positions of power can cultivate those in positions of power.

For ordinary people to transcend social classes and become successful, they often need to put in tremendous effort and suffer setbacks frequently before they can learn various ways to handle situations through experience.

Those of their background only need to follow their elders and imitate them. They may not understand at first, but after a few times, even a pig will begin to understand.

Lu Nanting was very happy to be praised by her and was no longer as depressed as before.

"I'll give you half of my dad, so he'll be your dad too from now on."

So there's absolutely no need to be envious.

Gu Lanxi didn't reply, she just lowered her head and ate.

Lu Nanting thought for a moment, then put down his chopsticks, deciding to return the favor:
"Speaking of which, you also have a quality that I really admire, you know? You have an extremely strong ability to observe, and you are also very open and honest. When you discover the strengths of others, you don't flatter them or feel inferior, but praise them generously. That's also great!"

Gu Lanxi peeled away the chopped chili peppers from the crucian carp and placed her favorite part of the fish belly into Lu Nanting's bowl.

He didn't speak, but it was as if he said a lot.

She has received countless compliments since childhood, but those from her family have always been pitifully few.

Marrying a sycophant now seems like a good choice.

The emotional value provided was exceptionally well-placed.

Lu Nanting knew she was embarrassed, so he chuckled and ate the fish's belly.

"It's sour and spicy, very appetizing, and quite delicious. It's not overly spicy, which is great!"

"This chopped chili pepper was made by Aunt Wang herself, because I can't handle spicy food very well, but I always crave a little bit of it after a while."

The conversation was like a meeting of minds. Both of them were a little shy, and they tacitly pretended that the mutual compliments had never happened, and instead started chatting about everyday things.

"Try this winter melon and lotus leaf duck soup and see how it differs from the one we had at the restaurant the other day."

But she was referring to the meal she had with Li Jingxiu and his wife.

This soup was available back then.

Gu Lanxi picked up the spoon, took a serious bite, and her face was full of praise: "You did it even better."

Lu Nanting's face lit up with excitement: "Really?"

"Yes, because there's more of that in it, that, emotion."

Lu Nanting suppressed a laugh and asked again, "Really?"

Gu Lanxi lowered her head and said, "Mmm."

After finishing the bowl of soup, along with the winter melon and duck leg, she quietly added:
"It would be perfect if it weren't sprinkled with chopped green onions."

The two had never lived together alone before, so they weren't really familiar with many of the little details of their lives.

Lu Nanting immediately deflated: "I saw that Aunt Wang hadn't finished mixing the vegetables, so I just spilled some."

I didn't expect her to hate this combination so much.

He knew that, given Gu Lanxi's personality, she wouldn't say anything unless she really disliked it.

Gu Lanxi thought it over carefully before saying, "Some soups can be served with a little bit of scallion, which will go well with them, but it might taste strange with long-simmered soups. But it also depends on personal taste. Some of my roommates like to add chopped celery to their soups, some classmates think that adding chopped leek sprouts makes it taste better, and some even like to add cilantro. Of course, it's fine if you like scallions! You know, I'm only speaking for myself."

Gu Lanxi always speaks with a certainty based on objective reality, making it impossible for anyone to get angry with her based on subjective emotions.

It's as if doing this means you've lost.

No one was willing to admit defeat in front of her.

"Then I'll put it in my own bowl later."

An unexpected sense of peace.

Gu Lanxi nodded, calmly resolving the first disagreement between the two caused by their different lifestyles.

"No problem."

She chose to seek common ground while reserving differences.

Lu Nanting expressed his appreciation for her actions.

She's always like that; she firmly expresses her opinions, but she never forces others to agree with her.

With her, everyone can be themselves.

This feeling is wonderful.

(End of this chapter)