My wife is in my arms

Chapter 844 Birthday Banquet Part 3
Li Ran ran two laps with Xiao Zishan and the other children present, then returned to Zhang You's side.

Compared to Xiao Zishan's current extroverted personality, she seems quite introverted, perhaps because her parents don't want her. However, children's perceptions are very obvious.

She can clearly tell who is genuinely kind to her.

At home.

Even though Jiang Yiren treated her well, unlike other families who would roll their eyes at a stranger who often stayed at their home, after a period of time, even though Zhang You went out to work during the day and only came back in the evening to spend some time with them, this girl was still closer to her master.

So after running two laps, the girl leaned against Zhang You.

then.

After learning that the girl was Zhang You's young apprentice, she immediately received all sorts of praise from everyone. The little girl was so embarrassed by the praise that her tender face turned rosy.

If it were Xiao Zishan, she would just giggle happily.

She's beautiful... not only do others say so, but she thinks so herself.

For a child's birthday party like this, close friends are usually invited, but Tan Yao's family invited many friends from the entertainment industry. Zhang You was well aware of the couple's intentions.

The monetary gift was only a minor aspect; another reason might be paving the way for her daughter's future. Bai Li reached out and pinched Li Ran's cheek before saying to Zhang You, "Zhang You, I really like your cover of 'Thank You.' I'm planning to buy the rights to your version. Name your price."

"Once it's off the sales charts, just take it and sing it. Don't worry, I won't sue you for copyright infringement."

Zhang You joked, then said to Teacher Haiqing, "When I adapt one of your songs and sell the copies, you can sing it too."

It's not that Zhang You is generous, but the copyright price for cover songs isn't high. Rather than making that little money, it's better to use it to do favors. If he were to actually sell it, he could certainly get a sum of money, but the other person could keep singing it in the future.

A verbal agreement is different. If there's even the slightest disagreement with him, he can't let you sing. Besides, he's so generous that asking for a favor in the future is just a matter of a word.

"Then I'll wait for you to rearrange my song."

Upon hearing Zhang You's words, Hai Qing immediately laughed.

Besides Haiqing and Baili, there were several other singers around Zhang You who didn't recognize them. One of them even wanted to buy a song from him, but Zhang You politely declined.

After being harassed by Rookie Music, he will basically not sell his songs unless necessary. He has a lot of songs... so he will sing them slowly. If he and Jiang Yiren can't finish singing them all, there are also Xu Lun and October Sky.

Even if all else fails, there's still the beautiful Zhang. This woman is very generous. If it weren't for worrying that Jiang Yiren would overthink things, Zhang You would have thought that if he could really help the beautiful Zhang and fulfill her wish to be a mother, he could try to talk to her about waiving the 40 million debt.

But because of Jiang Yiren's presence, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Forty million is no small sum.

Another person took out paper and pen and asked Zhang You to sign his name, which Zhang You gladly accepted.

"What about 'Encounter'!?"

Bai Li spoke again.

"Beautiful lady, you've gone a bit too far. It's fine to sing your original song, but you're trying to ruin mine too."

Zhang You has not yet answered.

Behind Bai Li, Jiang Yiren's dissatisfied voice rang out, saying, "Back in the first season of 'Special Voice,' you guys were watching my song covers, and I've remembered it all. Anyway, don't even think about covering any of my other songs, even if you offer me money."

It is an honor for a song to be covered.

However, it's not always a good thing for the original singer to sing a cover song so well. When Jiang Yiren participated in the first season of "Special Voice", she was ridiculed by fans for a while because several other contestants covered several songs very well. So after the show was recorded, even though many singers wanted to buy the cover rights to her songs, she rejected them all.

She is not her husband.

The songs her husband sings are quite difficult for other singers to cover, while her songs are practically effortless for other professional female singers. Take "Red Bean," for example. A few days ago, Jiang Yiren heard a male singer cover her song while browsing short videos. His unique voice added a special charm, and even the original singer, Jiang Yiren, thought it was quite good.

"Li Ran Li Ran"

Hearing Zhang Zishan call her name, Li Ran, who had been leaning against her master, turned her head.

"Go!"

Zhang You spoke softly.

After Li Ran went off to play again, Zhang You chatted with the others for a while. As everyone was finding their seats, the people around Zhang You gradually left.

"Has the gift been presented yet!?"

Zhang You asked.

"We're waiting for you to come up!"

Jiang Yiren said unhappily.

"Then let's dine and dash this time!"

Because they had children with them, Zhang You and Jiang Yiren didn't stand on ceremony. After calling the two children over, they simply found a table to sit down.

Zhang You noticed that there were quite a few empty tables tonight, but this is quite normal. When inviting guests, the host prepares a few extra tables in case all guests arrive.

Tan Yao's husband personally invited Zhang You to sit at a table with his company leaders and several familiar singers, but Zhang You declined, citing that he doesn't drink. Tan Yao's husband wanted to say a few more words, but Jiang Yiren smiled and said, "If he doesn't drink, then don't invite him. There's no need to be so polite."

Seeing that Zhang You and his wife insisted on sitting at the table, Tan Yao's husband did not force them.

After he left, Tan Yao came over to invite him again, but Zhang You still didn't go. It wasn't that he didn't want to give the couple face, but if he went to that table, he would definitely have to drink, and he hadn't drunk for so long that he really didn't want to anymore.

If he doesn't drink at their table, the other people won't be happy either. It's better to sit here with his wife and two children. However, Zhang You understands the couple's decision. If they invite him, it's his business if he doesn't go. If he doesn't invite them, it's a breach of etiquette.

I don’t know when.

Tan Yao and his wife's daughter had changed into a princess dress, with a beautiful flower wreath on her head. The little girl was holding a piece of paper in her hand as she walked onto the stage.

Everyone in the hall looked over.

The girl took the microphone and began, "Respected elders, guests, and dear family members, hello everyone. On behalf of my family, I thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my tenth birthday party. To express my gratitude to our relatives and friends who have traveled from afar, I have prepared a song for you all."

Amidst applause.

"You two should learn a thing or two."

Jiang Yiren spoke up to remind him, and then she and her husband joined in the applause.

"What are you going to learn!?"

Xiao Zishan asked.

"Learning to speak"

Jiang Yiren replied.

"I can talk!"

(End of this chapter)