The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 558 I'm Bad at Math

"Dad, why are you often not home?"

"Because Dad is busy with something."

"Does Daddy not like Mommy anymore?"

"How could that be? Dad loves Mom very much."

"Then...is Dad having an affair?"

"Hey, who taught you to say that?"

"Hmph! I'm six years old, not a two or three-year-old kid!"

Faced with Yangyang, who stood with her hands on her hips, head tilted back, glaring at him with a cute but fierce expression, Xu Jiuyang had no choice but to squat down and pinch her little cheeks: "Well, Daddy knows Yangyang is a big girl now, that's really amazing."

"Of course!" The little girl raised her chin even higher, but accidentally shifted her weight too far back and was about to sit back.

Fortunately, Xu Jiuyang reacted quickly and scooped his daughter up, holding her in his arms: "Oh dear, now Daddy's here to play with Yangyang, so don't be angry anymore."

The little girl tilted her head and looked at it for a moment, then nodded seriously: "Okay, I'm not angry anymore."

But she quickly tugged at his collar and said, "Daddy, shall we go out and play?"

"Sure, but only in the villa area. Dad can't go outside," Xu Jiuyang said apologetically. "Mom must have told Yangyang that Dad is a celebrity now, and if he goes outside, people will gather around and scare Yangyang."

Although Yangyang was a little disappointed, she still nodded: "Oh..."

"Okay, Daddy will spend the whole day with Yangyang today, are you happy?" Xu Jiuyang continued to coax him.

"Happy!" The little girl's eyes crinkled into a smile.

“Whatever Yangyang wants to play, Dad will agree to it,” he continued.

"Then I want to ride Daddy!" the little girl said without any hesitation.

Xu Jiuyang's expression stiffened for a moment: "This... won't work."

However, the little girl cleverly remained silent, just pouting and looking at her father with an expression that said, "I can't even agree to go out, why can't I have this little request?"

Xu Jiuyang subtly rolled his eyes, then sighed and agreed, "Alright, alright, but only at home."

"Daddy is the best!" Yangyang cheered and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Jiuyang looked up at Xiaoli, who was standing on the second floor watching him with a smile, then picked up his daughter and prepared to go to the playroom to be a doting father.

He played with the little girl until evening, coaxing her to bed before finally finding time to spend some quality time with Xiaoli.

"Is it suitable to start school next year?" Xu Jiuyang asked as he sat on the balcony looking at the moon with his older sister Xiaoli in his arms.

“Why is it inappropriate? Yangyang is only 6 years old. Although he’s not a two or three-year-old, he’s not a twelve or thirteen-year-old either,” Xiaoli replied lazily, nestled in his arms.

Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly: "Does Sister want Yangyang to be happy for another year?"

“Yes, going to school is a painful thing. I couldn’t endure it back then, and neither could Xixi, so now we’re stuck in a limbo,” Xiaoli said with a sigh.

"If you're stuck in a limbo, no one else can live like this." Xu Jiuyang felt a little embarrassed when he heard Qianqian's name. Now he tries his best not to mention Qianqian in front of Xiaoli, and Qianqian will run away when he comes to see Yangyang or when she's having a secret rendezvous with Xiaoli.

"My thing..." Sister Xiaoli smiled and didn't mention it again. Instead, she changed the subject and said, "Although Yangyang will have everything he needs in the future, he should still learn more so that he won't be fooled."

“I think it’s unlikely…” Xu Jiuyang muttered softly, then raised his voice after Xiaoli looked over: “But we should pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and sister, don’t force her to do anything.”

Xiaoli's older sister expressed a different opinion: "Children definitely need some kind of coercion. With their self-discipline, without external force, unless they are particularly talented and can find joy in learning, it is difficult for them to persist in learning."

She sighed again as she said this: "Just like Xixi, I used to be too strict with her. When she went through her rebellious phase, she started to go against me. When I relaxed my control and let things take their course, she started to let herself go again. Lately, she hasn't been home for days on end. If it weren't for Mimi keeping an eye on her, I don't know how crazy she would have become."

Xu Jiuyang, finding it difficult to respond, could only change the subject again: "Speaking of which, it seems... they've all noticed Yangyang."

"Yes, I feel the same way," Sister Xiaoli nodded. "Is your little brother very worried?"

"Yes, there are some, although they probably won't mind, but... it's mainly my sister..." Xu Jiuyang smiled a little embarrassedly before finishing his sentence.

"Don't worry, I've already contacted them many times through Xixi," Sister Xiaoli laughed. "We all know what's going on, otherwise my acquisition of Jiahe with Mingdeng Media wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Sure enough... Xu Jiuyang sighed inwardly, lowered his head and kissed Sister Xiaoli: "That's good."

"But there are some things I won't fall behind on," Sister Xiaoli suddenly added.

"What's going on?" Xu Jiuyang sensed something was wrong.

"Xiao Cao is a very good girl, and she's quite capable. When do you think we should bring her back and set her up with Xiao Tao?" Sister Xiaoli said.

So, you've all stopped pretending now, haven't you? Xu Jiuyang sighed inwardly again. Although he had some reason for not being able to control the situation, his sister's sneak attack was indeed unethical.

Family, who would have thought that when I came over to discuss something, everyone else was gone, except for "Liu Tao" who seemed to be both welcoming and refusing me? But after it was all over, I found out that she wasn't "Liu Tao" at all; her real name was Cao Xiwen.

Xu Jiuyang knew in his previous life that the two of them looked alike, but when he searched for the information after finding out, he didn't think they looked very similar.

This is actually quite normal. Unless there's a huge difference in status, and it's just to ride on someone's coattails, nobody in the entertainment industry likes being told they look like someone else, especially if that person is a big star.

In such situations, people will try their best to put effort into makeup and styling to distinguish themselves from the other person.

Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu are like this, as are Chen Shu and Liu Weiwei, Dong Xuan and Tong Liya, and Cao Xiwen and Liu Tao.

But now... seeing that Yunxin and Yuanyuan have both joined, Xiaoli simply doubled it?
“I understand, sister,” Xu Jiuyang said.

Since they'd already gone through the motions, it was impossible not to accept them. Besides, thanks to Xiaoli's intervention, the two of them were just as similar as the other three couples.

Although the confusion was mainly due to Xu Jiuyang's lack of attention, Cao Xiwen's expression and actions were indeed not much different from Liu Tao's.

So, two teachers in white... Ugh, I'm bad at math, is this the joy of 1x1?

But there shouldn't be similar situations in the future, right? Xu Jiuyang went through the situation in his mind. It seems that there are only so many female celebrities who look alike. Even if they received some fragments of information about the future, it's unlikely that they would all be in this aspect, right?

Putting that aside, after spending time with his daughter, Xu Jiuyang still went to the post-production studio responsible for "Man Jiang Hong" as Angela had requested.

The movie is progressing quickly, and I estimate it should be able to participate in this year's Lunar New Year film season. After all, there aren't many special effects, and the main problem is that the final scene with the city covered in white mourning will be a bit more complicated.

The other parts are also of good quality, after all, someone is keeping Zhang Yimou in check, and there is no hard requirement to make a profit.

(End of this chapter)