The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 144 Xu Hongmi: My Sister is in Danger
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Hongdou looked up.

He reminded her very seriously, "According to the contract, I can fire you at any time."

Yang Muyi seemed to have anticipated Xu Hongdou's words, turning to look at Xu Hongmi with an expression that seemed to say:
See? That's why she can criticize me so easily.

They even pretended to be quite pitiful.

Xu Hongmi looked at Xu Hongdou, then at Yang Muye.

Laugh without saying a word.

During this time, Yang Muye was not idle either. He took out his mobile phone and asked Liu Guiqin and Xu Jianguo for their phone numbers.

Xu Hongdou's dissatisfied voice immediately rang out.

"What are you doing?"

"It's a matter of reciprocity."

Yang Muye saved the number and then answered.

Xu Hongmi keenly sensed something was wrong with the conversation between the two and immediately asked Yang Muye what was going on.

Yang Muye glanced at Xu Hongdou:

"You say it or should I say it?"

Just as Xu Hongdou was about to speak, Xu Hongmi's voice rang out.

"Xu Hongdou, you continue eating. Yang Muye, you speak."

Yang Muye gave Xu Hongdou a helpless look, while Xu Hongdou threatened him with her eyes, forbidding him from exaggerating or talking nonsense.

The way the two exchanged glances made Xu Hongmi frown.

“My mom came to visit me a while ago, and she brought my sister with her. My sister really likes Xu Hongdou and even went back to her dorm with her for an afternoon. Later, my mom invited Xu Hongdou and her dorm to have a meal together, and they exchanged phone numbers. Now they call each other once or twice a week.”

As soon as Yang Muyi finished speaking, Xu Hongdou immediately clarified:

“Your sister always calls me first; I’ve never called your mother first.”

Liu Guiqin also revealed, "Our Dou'er has loved taking care of children since she was little, and her cousin loves playing with her."

This indirectly proves that Xu Hongdou did not lie.

Yang Muye looked at Xu Hongdou: "But because of this, you also became my mother's spy planted at school to monitor my every move. You admit that, right?"

Xu Hongdou immediately retorted:
"First of all, I have never said anything bad about you. Secondly, if you don't do anything wrong at school, why are you afraid of being watched by others?"

clap clap clap!
applause.

After Yang Muyi finished clapping, he finally revealed his true intentions to Xu Hongdou:

“You act as my mom’s informant, and I’ll act as my uncle and aunt’s informant. We can keep an eye on each other, and we’ll be even.”

After listening, Liu Guiqin clapped her hands and cheered.

"Xiao Yang, you are both Hongdou's classmate and her boss. If anything happens to Hongdou in the future, you must tell Auntie in time. You must never report good news and not bad news."

Yang Muye readily agreed.

Xu Hongdou immediately looked over with a threatening gaze.

You try reporting a bad thing and see what happens!
Looking at the two people in front of her who seemed like sworn enemies, Xu Hongmi only had one thought in her mind.

My sister is in danger!

"Xu Hongdou, I'll take a look at your contract later."

Don't get sold out and still be helping the seller count the money.

After saying that, Xu Hongmi buried her head and began to eat the braised pork trotter rice seriously.

Putting aside any nitpicking, the pork trotter rice actually tastes pretty good.

By the time Xu Hongdou's family finished their meal and left, Yang Muyi had only eaten half of his plate of Yangzhou fried rice.

"Here, there's someone eating Yangzhou fried rice too."

Zhang Kai's voice could be heard from a great distance.

Yang Muyi looked up and saw that both groups, Old Boys and Plastic Brothers, were there, and knew that the video interview footage for today should have been filmed.

They said they would find eight more people to interview, but in reality, both Old Boys and Plastic Brothers interviewed eight people each.

Most of them received positive reviews.

The only part left to film is the "showing off your food" segment.

The four of them, each carrying a plate of Yangzhou fried rice, sat down at the empty table left by Xu Hongdou's family.

Yang Muye moved to the side with his plate, making it easier for Chen Xiaozheng to take close-up photos of the four of them.

Zhang Kai ate the fastest, and his ravenous eating style was particularly eye-catching.

Wu Di had originally planned a competition to see who could finish eating first, but seeing Zhang's ravenous and voracious eating, he conceded defeat at halftime.

After Chen Xiaozheng had taken enough footage and put away his camera, Cheng Feng talked to Yang Muye about something else.

Last night, Lin Shaotao, the president of the Business School Student Union, approached Cheng Feng and suggested that he interact with the "Old Boys" at the welcome party.

The main point is that we hope the Old Boys will clarify before the New Year's Eve party that the singer of "The Lone Warrior" is someone else.

"They copied the nonsense version of 'The Lone Warrior' and changed the lyrics to create a college student failing grade version of 'The Lone Warrior.' It was quite fitting to sing it at the freshman welcome party. I haven't heard the song yet; I heard they're still polishing the lyrics. Do you think we should agree to Lin Shaotao's request?"

Yang Muye pondered for a moment.

"I can agree to sing it only at the welcome party. Just mention it when you announce the new song to be sung at the welcome party later."

This was somewhat different from the answer Cheng Feng had expected.

Based on his previous experience of recruiting Xu Kaiyang and Zhang Kai, these two "plastic brothers," shouldn't Yang Muye have arranged to meet with Lin Shaotao and the other two first?

If they have potential, sign the Trio.

To the greatest extent possible, avoid being "freeloaded" and having your popularity exploited.

Yang Muye had considered the concerns Cheng Feng had.

Firstly, Lin Shaotao's three-person band might just be a hobby, and he may not agree to sign a contract.

Furthermore, signing the Three People Band creates a conflict in positioning with Old Boys and Barbarians.

Finally, and most importantly, Lin Shaotao and his classmates are already juniors.

The total time spent in school is only about two years.

This contradicts Yang Muyi's plan to create a "university of college student internet celebrities".

After listening to Yang Muye's explanation, Xu Kaiyang and Zhang Kai exchanged a glance, secretly glad that they were only sophomores, otherwise Yang Muye would definitely have rejected them because he thought they were too old.

On the other side, Xu Hongdou led Xu Hongmi and Liu Guiqin back to their dormitory.

Male students need to register to enter the female dormitory, but Xu Jianguo found it troublesome and didn't come up; instead, he went for a walk on campus.

Chen Nanxing, Yang Zixi, and Xia Qing were all in the dormitory, and together they warmly welcomed Xu Hongmi and Liu Guiqin.

Xu Hongdou showed her contract to Xu Hongmi.

As Xu Hongdou said, the contract was indeed very favorable to Party B, with no hidden traps, and it could be terminated at any time.

Even Xu Hongmi joked that this was the "most frustrating" contract she had ever seen from the client.

Seeing that Xu Hongmi was very familiar with business contracts, Yang Zixi took out her own formal contract and asked Xu Hongmi to take a look and see if there were any problems.

Xu Hongmi spent seven or eight minutes reading it.

Apart from the fact that the penalty for breach of contract is set a bit too high, there are no other major problems.

This is a standard "contract of servitude for Party B".

If Yang Zixi breaches the contract, she will not only face a huge penalty, but also a three-year ban from the industry.

Losing money is a minor issue; being sidelined for three years is the real blow to an internet celebrity's career.

Comparing Yang Zixi's formal contract with Xu Hongdou's temporary contract, Xu Hongmi concluded that Yang Muye was very optimistic about the future of Sisters Who Make Waves, which is why he offered two contracts with such a large difference.

On the one hand, they use contracts to retain formal members, and on the other hand, they are not afraid of losing temporary members.

Don't be fooled by the fact that only three out of the nine members of Sisters Who Make Waves have signed formal contracts.

Once a girl group becomes popular, how many girls can withstand the test of huge profits and fame?

It would be good if at least three people were left without signing formal contracts.

On the way back to the hotel, Xu Hongmi gave Xu Hongdou a serious reminder.

If one day in the future Xu Hongdou wants to switch from a temporary member contract to a formal member contract, she must discuss it with herself and her family in advance.

"Don't worry, I don't plan to be an internet celebrity for life, so I definitely won't sign a formal membership contract. The temporary contract is fine for now, it's very flexible."

It is also very equal.

Xu Hongdou silently added a sentence in her mind.

I don't know why, but I felt a strong aversion to becoming Yang Muyi's real employee and boss.

Xu Hongmi snorted coldly, hoping that Xu Hongdou would remember her current unruly appearance.

Don't just be stubborn.

— Chen Rui and his family of three were the first to return to the hotel.

Gu Alian needs to go to bed early tomorrow morning as she has to start her studies.

As Chen Rui entered, he encountered Shao Xingchi, who had just returned after delivering the luggage.

"Let's go for barbecue together after get off work. Xie Wanghe and Zhou Haikuo will be coming too."

Fearing that Shao Xingchi would refuse, Chen Rui immediately added, "Xia Fenghua asked me to tell you that you must go."

After a moment of silence, Shao Xingchi finally agreed.

"I'm going upstairs first."

Just as Chen Rui was about to leave, Shao Xingchi suddenly called out to him.

"Did you see Ma Siyi today?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Rui's eyes dimmed.

"seen."

"you--"

Shao Xingchi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Chen Rui understood what Shao Xingchi wanted to say.

Recalling his father's comforting words on the way back, Chen Rui regained his spirits.

"I won't give up. I'm sure I'll get into a university near Yanjing next year. Let's work hard together!"

After saying that, he patted Shao Xingchi on the shoulder.

Shao Xingchi didn't say it, but he understood what Chen Rui meant by cheering them on.

Just like Chen Rui likes Ma Siyi.

Shao Xingchi has always been in love with Xia Fenghua.

Both of them confessed their feelings and were rejected in the same way.

They even shared a common "love rival," Xie Wanghe.

Given the past grievances and conflicts between their parents, in a sense, the two are actually quite suitable to be friends.

When Chen Rui returned to his room, the first thing he did upon turning on his laptop was to go to the school's intranet and search for Yang Muye.

Yang Muyi's personal homepage has privacy protection settings, and access is only available by adding him as a friend.

After much consideration, Chen Rui decided to abandon his plan to send a friend request to Yang Muye.

I'm about to close the webpage.

"Drip drip!"

A QQ friend's avatar is flashing in the bottom right corner of the screen.

After seeing the other party's username, Chen Rui was somewhat surprised.

Why did Xie Wanghe suddenly send me a message?

The two have never spoken a word to each other since they added each other on QQ.

Xie Wanghe's message was just one word.

"exist?"

Chen Rui typed back:
"Just got back to the hotel, is something wrong?"

"Xia Fenghua just texted me, saying we should have barbecue together tonight."

"It was my idea. We haven't seen each other for a long time since the college entrance examination, so let's get together."

"You guys go ahead and have your gathering. Hai Kuo and I both have things to do tonight, so we won't be joining you."

"So busy?"

"I'm really sorry, I really have something to do. We'll have plenty of time to get together next year when you get into a university in Yenching."

"it is good."

After sending the message, Chen Rui waited a while to make sure Xie Wanghe didn't reply before closing the chat window.

After logging out of QQ, Chen Rui stared blankly at the empty screen for a while.

Ma Siyi is going to have barbecue tonight, so Xie Wanghe should at least make an appearance too.

As a result, Xie Wanghe didn't come.

In the past, Chen Rui would have definitely thought that Xie Wanghe was deliberately avoiding him.

After all, kings don't meet.

But Chen Rui doesn't think so now.

The person Xie Wang and avoided was the one who lent money to Ma Siyi.

Just like Chen Rui didn't want Ma Siyi to return the 20,000 yuan to him so quickly.

Xie Wanghe also did not want Ma Siyi to borrow money from Yang Muye.

The two, who should have been rivals in love, have now become fellow sufferers in despair.

It's quite ironic, really.

Nine p.m.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

Chen Rui went to open the door and saw Shao Xingchi standing at the door, dressed in casual clothes.

Shao Xingchi declined Chen Rui's invitation to come inside, saying that Xia Fenghua and Ma Siyi were already waiting in the hotel lobby.

Chen Rui quickly went back inside to change his clothes and shoes, and then went downstairs with Shao Xingchi.

After meeting up with Xia Fenghua and Ma Siyi in the lobby, the four of them went together to the barbecue restaurant where Shao Xingchi had previously worked as a temporary worker.

After ordering, the four of them sat down around a small square table.

The atmosphere was somewhat subdued while waiting for the food to be served.

Xia Fenghua seemed a little sullen because Xie Wanghe hadn't come.

Ma Siyi felt slightly guilty because she had "rejected" Chen Rui at dinner.

Shao Xingchi did not speak after sitting down.

Seeing this, Chen Rui took the initiative to ask the waiter for two bottles of beer.

One bottle for myself, and one bottle for Shao Xingchi.

Shao Xingchi looked at Chen Rui with some surprise as he opened a bottle of beer with a bottle opener.

"Can you drink?"

"I occasionally have a drink with my dad."

Chen Rui placed the opened beer in front of Shao Xingchi, and then opened another bottle for himself.

Chen Rui isn't really interested in drinking, but tonight he really wants to.

Chen Rui, holding the wine bottle and glass, looked at Xia Fenghua and Ma Siyi.

"Would you two like some?"

Both women shook their heads.

Chen Rui filled his glass with wine and drank with Shao Xingchi.

After a couple of drinks, Chen Rui started talking more.

He first asked Xia Fenghua how she found Ma Siyi, but unexpectedly, he also heard Yang Muye's name from Xia Fenghua.

"Thanks to Mr. Yang's band, which was short of a guitarist, he found Siyi. Otherwise, we don't know how long it would have taken for us to meet."

Chen Rui downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, his feelings a mix of emotions.

If Xia Fenghua hadn't found Ma Siyi so quickly, she might still be foolishly waiting at Honghuai Normal College.

Now that Ma Siyi has been found, the distance between the two sides has actually increased.

Even if Chen Rui gets into a university in Peking University next year, he might not be able to catch up.

Chen Rui finally managed to push that somewhat disheartening thought out of his mind, and then asked Xia Fenghua and Shao Xingchi how they met.

As it turned out, what you feared most came to pass.

Xia Fenghua mentioned Yang Muye's name once again.

This time, I'm helping Shao Xingchi find a job as a hotel doorman.

In addition, I had heard before that Zhou Haikuo was also working for Yang Muye.

Chen Rui suddenly realized that he and Xie Wang, his former rivals in love, were now almost becoming "brothers in misfortune".

(End of this chapter)