Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 271 Holiday Arrangements
An Xiaoqian had been showing off outside for more than half a month, but with the National Day holiday approaching, she finally stopped being so carefree and showing off.

Simply because she had more important things to do.

After the National Day holiday, Hu Xiaobei will head to Jiaozuo Film and Television City in Henan Province to assist with the filming of "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern Times: The Qin Empire".

She will continue to enjoy the honor of winning Best Actress at European film festivals and attend the Golden Eagle Awards before heading to Jiaozuo to film.

In other words, the two of them will be separated for more than half a month.

Although in the past two weeks, she has also frequently gone out to take photos, shoot magazines, give interviews, and participate in official fan events organized by XiXi.com.

But since all their work is within the Beijing area, they can see Hu Xiaobei almost every day or two.

Being separated for more than half a month left An Xiaoqian feeling quite uneasy.

Given Hu Xiaobei's personality, staying at home is definitely the most comfortable thing for her during holidays.

However… An Xiaoqian had an idea.

In the afternoon, Hu Xiaobei lay upright on the sofa, with the back of his head resting on the armrest and his legs casually propped up on the other armrest.

He held the newly published book, "The Lost City of Jingjue," high in the air with both hands, his arms slightly bent, his eyes fixed on the pages, completely immersed in the exciting tomb raiding story. Even the birdsong outside the window couldn't distract him.

Only An Xiaoqian would occasionally lean over and gently poke his lips with small portions of different kinds of fruit.

When Hu Xiaobei opened his mouth, she gently fed him the fruit, just like feeding a hamster.

Occasionally, when he wasn't looking, she would secretly feed his long, slender, white index finger to his mouth, taking the opportunity to tease him a little.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly, and people never tire of it.

In this situation, Hu Xiaobei had no way to deal with her.

Once the fruit is placed right in front of your mouth, you can't refuse it.

You can't put your finger near your mouth and accidentally bite it.

As for taking advantage of the situation to suppress An Xiaoqian—Liu Xiaoli was right there, and the conditions didn't allow it!
Although his daily interactions with An Xiaoqian have become increasingly intimate over the past year, kissing An Xiaoqian in front of Liu Xiaoli was still a bit too much.

Even if An Xiaoqian hadn't encountered a special event, she wouldn't have done that.

Even so, in daily life, An Xiaoqian did quite a few things like linking arms with Hu Xiaobei and getting close to him.

Liu Xiaoli was already used to it.

She peeled an apple while looking at company reports on her laptop, seemingly letting the relationship between the two of them drift along.

In her view, these slightly intimate gestures were perfectly reasonable; otherwise, she would have been worried that Hu Xiaobei might have some kind of problem.

With Hu Xiaobei's spiritual abilities, reading a book wouldn't take him much time at all.

You can read books and enjoy them, but that's fine too.

If you use your spiritual abilities to read novels in your spare time, you lose that pure enjoyment.

Therefore, Hu Xiaobei chose to browse normally and slowly enjoy the leisurely afternoon.

An Xiaoqian, however, was far from still. She slowly poked her round and cute little head out from between Hu Xiaobei's raised novel and slightly heaving chest and abdomen, as if she were going through a hoop.

She tilted her head back, her eyelashes fluttering, and blinked her bright, sparkling eyes at Hu Xiaobei, her nose almost touching his chin.

"Xiao Bei, is this book really that good?" That familiar and alluring fragrance, mixed with warm breath, gently brushed against Hu Xiao Bei's neck, carrying several sweet fruity notes.

Taking advantage of the situation, she "tried" to rub up even higher, deliberately blocking Hu Xiaobei's view.

"I want to see it too, can you give me half the space?" she said, and without waiting for Hu Xiaobei to agree or not, she simply pressed herself against him.

Given this environment and this posture, An Xiaoqian wasn't there to flirt; she was there to cause trouble.

Hu Xiaobei sighed softly, put down his novel, and muttered, "Young man, your reading isn't exactly pure! You're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"

These words were meant for both An Xiaoqian and Liu Xiaoli.

After all, their current posture is quite strange and ambiguous.

An Xiaoqian chuckled, then sat up and got straight to the point, suggesting, "Tomorrow is the National Day holiday, a full seven days! How about... we go on a trip?"

Hu Xiaobei glanced at her noncommittally and kindly reminded her, "With your current level of fame, how are you going to travel around China during the National Day holiday?"

An Xiaoqian casually picked up a small piece of apple that her mother had just cut and gently fed it to Hu Xiaobei. After he opened his mouth and took a bite, she suggested, "We can go on a trip abroad!"

While chewing on an apple, Hu Xiaobei pondered for a moment and said, "I've traveled to various European countries a few times this year, and you've also spent a few years in the United States. Other places are quite dangerous, so where would you like to go?"

An Xiaoqian picked up a mare's milk tea and fed it to Hu Xiaobei again, tentatively asking, "How about... we go to Xiao Rizi for a few days?"

"It's possible, but it takes about a week to process a tourist visa. By the time the documents are ready, the holiday will be over."

I'll have to go to Jiaozuo Film and Television City to coordinate the filming schedule, there simply won't be enough time..."

Hu Xiaobei thought about the time required to process the visa, sat up, shook his head, and looked as if it wasn't that he didn't want to go with her, but that it was just bad timing.

An Xiaoqian smiled and pulled out her passport from under the coffee table, showing it to everyone: "It's okay, there's still time. The visa is already processed."

Hu Xiaobei: "..."

He never expected that it would be so convenient to apply for a tourist visa to the UK from within China.

Once the applicant has prepared their passport, visa application form, copies of their ID card, household registration book, proof of employment, proof of assets, and travel itinerary, they can submit them to the agency. There is no need for the applicant to go to the embassy or consulate in person to submit the materials or have an interview.

In other words, you can usually apply through a travel agency or other designated agency.

Liu Xiaoli had all of Hu Xiaobei's information, which was roughly equivalent to An Xiaoqian having it as well.

Hu Xiaobei's impression that it was difficult to obtain a visa for a small family was mainly because he had once watched a movie called "Shinjuku Incident" starring Hendrik Willem Van Loon.

In the film, Hendrik Willem Van Loon plays the protagonist who, in order to find his girlfriend, illegally immigrates to Shinjuku, Tokyo, with a group of people, thus beginning a series of events.

Therefore, in Hu Xiaobei's impression, Xiao Rizi's visa should be difficult to obtain.

Otherwise, you could just get a tourist visa and go there; why go through all the trouble of smuggling yourself?
Seeing that An Xiaoqian had outmaneuvered him, Hu Xiaobei quickly used his "Great Shift of the Universe" technique to pass the buck to Liu Xiaoli.

"I'm fine with either option, but do you want to ask Auntie if she'd like to go?"

Liu Xiaoli had just finished peeling the apple and hadn't even had a chance to take a bite when she heard this and gently patted his shoulder without responding.

Seeing this, An Xiaoqian knew exactly what to do.
She quickly got up, went behind Liu Xiaoli, and began to massage her mother's shoulders.

"Mommy, is this pressure okay?"

(End of this chapter)