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

Chapter 319 The Surprise Prepared for Xu Hongdou

Two-character song title!

Shana and Xia Chengsi exchanged a surprised glance.

Yang Muye's songs are all about having short titles; the shorter the title, the better.

The audience's curiosity about the song reached its peak immediately.

No matter how much Shana pressed him for details, Yang Muye refused to reveal any more information.

Finally, Shana couldn't contain her anger any longer and blurted out:
"Since that song can't say anything, can't we at least listen to 'The World'?"

Yang Muye considered it for a moment, then looked at Ye Luming:
"Didn't you say you wanted to create a group? I'll add President Xia in later, and then I can share my song in the group."

Sheng Zhe Ning's eyes lit up.

This is definitely a good idea!

Sheng Zhe Ning was initially worried that Xia Cheng Si would be too proud to join the group.

Now, Xia Chengsi can't even be "out of place" anymore.

"Pull me in too," Shana responded enthusiastically.

Before the words were finished, Sheng Zhe Ning's voice rang out:

"There are only five of us guys in the group. What are you, a young girl, doing here?"

Shana angrily made a face at Sheng Zhe Ning.

"I want you to take care of it!"

Just then, the hotel lobby manager walked over.

"Young Master Ning, the banquet hall on the second floor is ready."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Zhe Ning immediately stood up:
"Let's go and eat first."

Shana couldn't help but complain, "Weren't we supposed to be having afternoon tea? Why are we eating now?"

Sheng Zhe Ning replied matter-of-factly, "You're already at your own hotel, would it be appropriate for me not to invite you to have a meal?"

Shana retorted, "What's inappropriate about it? Who wants to have dinner with you?"

She originally planned to dismiss the group after afternoon tea so that Yang Muye could share "The World" in the group after returning home.

Now that dinner time is going to be delayed again, how can I not be angry?

Sheng Zhe Ning politely raised his hand: "The gate is over there. If you need anything, you can have your driver take you back first. Your brother can stay here."

Your absence makes it easier for us to talk.

Xia Na glared at Sheng Zhening.

You want to kick me out? I won't leave!
Led by the lobby manager, everyone went upstairs to the banquet hall and sat down.

The head waiter came in and asked when the dishes would be served. Sheng Zhe Ning raised his hand and looked at his watch.

"Wait another half hour, one more friend of mine hasn't arrived yet."

"Ok."

As soon as the foreman turned to leave, Xia Na asked Sheng Zhening who the other person was.

She just wants to finish her meal quickly and then go home to listen to music.

"Your brother should know Bao Yifan."

Xia Chengsi nodded, acknowledging Sheng Zhe Ning's statement.

"Hurry up with him, so many people are waiting."

As soon as Shana finished speaking, Ye Luming's voice rang out.

"I've already texted him to ask, he's on his way and should be here soon."

About ten minutes later, the head waiter pushed open the door to the banquet hall from the outside.

A deep, cannon-like, hearty male voice came from outside the door.

"Everyone, I'm so sorry for the traffic delay."

A handsome man with a sexy beard strode in and kept bowing to everyone in apology.

Ye Luming stood up, walked over, put his arm around the man's shoulder, and introduced him to everyone:
"Bao Yifan, my good buddy."

After speaking, he raised one hand towards Xia Chengsi.

"This one needs no introduction, right?"

Bao Yifan proactively offered his hand.

"Mr. Xia, it's been a long time."

Xia Chengsi stood up, shook hands with Bao Yifan, and nodded with a smile as a greeting.

Ye Luming then pointed to Sheng Zhe Ning:

"Have you two met before, our hosts today?"

Bao Yifan quickly offered his hand first.

"I've heard so much about you, and today I finally get to meet you in person."

Sheng Zhening shook hands with Bao Yifan.

"Mr. Bao, you're too kind. Didn't we just play games together the night before last?"

Bao Yifan laughed heartily, then turned to Ye Luming and joked:
"I thought my game ID was already pretty amazing, but I didn't expect the three of you to be even more impressive than the last."

While they were greeting each other, Shana quietly asked Xia Chengsi:

"Brother, how old is Bao Yifan?"

"Twenty-five or twenty-six."

"No way, he looks quite mature. I thought he was at least thirty years old."

Just then, Xia Na overheard Bao Yifan mentioning the game IDs of Ye Luming and the other two. She ended her whispering with Xia Chengsi and looked up curiously.

"How amazing is it? Tell me."

"Yo, who is this?"

Bao Yifan looked at Xia Na carefully for a moment, then glanced at Xia Chengsi beside her.

"My sister, Shana."

Xia Chengsi's voice rang out.

"I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Mr. Xia is such a handsome man, and your sister is so beautiful too... I've decided to be your friend!"

He then extended his hand again, wanting to shake hands with Shana.

Xia Chengsi took the initiative and grasped Bao Yifan's hand first.

At the same time, Shana's voice rang out.

"Mr. Bao, didn't you and my brother know each other before? What, you didn't consider my brother a friend back then?"

Bao Yifan was taken aback, thinking to himself, "What a quick-witted little girl."

He smiled and replied, "We weren't familiar with each other before, we'd only met a few times. Now that we're all hanging out together, we'll definitely get to know each other better."

After shaking hands, Ye Luming was about to introduce the final, most important person to Bao Yifan—

Shana's voice rang out relentlessly.

"Boss Bao hasn't told us yet just how amazing their game IDs are!"

"do not you know?"

Bao Yifan feigned surprise, first pointing to Ye Luming beside him:

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the 'Most Affectionate Man in Jiangnan,' a musician who plays the qin (a seven-stringed zither).

Shana's eyes widened on the spot.

Ye Luming actually chose such a shameless ID.

Who gave you the courage, Fish Leong?
Ignoring the frequent winks someone was giving him, Bao Yifan pointed at Sheng Zhe Ning:
"This one is even more amazing. You would never guess. It's called 'The Dream of a Drunken Girl,' and he plays the role of an assassin."

Shana finally broke down completely.

She gave Sheng Zhe Ning a disdainful look as he looked panicked and was about to explain.

Stay away from me from now on, and don't say we know each other!
At this moment, Ye Luming's voice rang out.

"Don't just introduce others, introduce yourself too."

Bao Yifan's main trait is being obedient, and he immediately pointed to himself with a serious expression:

"My ID is pretty ordinary, it's called 'If you're not handsome, call the police,' and I play the swordsman class."

Shana just laughed it off.

It's actually quite ordinary.

The three people's IDs are all incredibly shameless.

Sheng Zhe Ning was extremely embarrassed and could only shift the blame: "Hey, there's another one here, don't forget him."

Bao Yifan slapped his forehead, just about to greet Yang Muye.

Ye Luming's voice rang out first.

"Yang Muye, an ordinary college student who would rather go home and inherit a fortune than start his own business... This is not my opinion, but what the TV news called him."

Bao Yifan handed it over with both hands.

"Mr. Yang, I've heard so much about you! You're even more handsome in person than on TV and online!" "Mr. Bao is too modest."

Yang Muyi didn't presume to do anything, and handed it over with both hands.

As soon as he started working out, Bao Yifan knew that Yang Muye must work out regularly, and his eyes lit up.

Fellow-minded people!
Bao Yifan is also passionate about fitness, and he started chatting with Yang Muyi about it.

Shana's voice rang out in dissatisfaction.

"Hey, you haven't told him what his game ID is yet!"

Sheng Zhening spoke first: "You pride yourself on being smart, why don't you guess? His ID is only two characters different from mine, and the first character even sounds the same!"

I thought that with so many hints, Shana would be interested in guessing.

As a result, Shana didn't even try to guess, and looked straight at Bao Yifan.

Bao Yifan then looked at Yang Muye.

Can you tell me?

Yang Muyi looked at Sheng Zhening.

After this round of inspections, the loop is now complete.

"Everyone's here, can we serve the food now?"

Sheng Zhe Ning paused for a moment before realizing that Yang Mu Ye was changing the subject.

"Yes, yes, let's serve the food."

Sheng Zhe Ning said to the supervisor standing at the door.

The supervisor nodded and was just about to close the door and leave.
Shana's angry voice rang out.

"Let's not bring any more alcohol, let's finish eating and call it a day."

-

After finishing their meal and returning home, Xia Na dragged Xia Chengsi straight to the study.

While saying she was eager to listen to the song "The World," she was actually most curious about what Yang Muye's game ID was.

At the dinner table, Sheng Zhe Ning and the others had already agreed that after joining the group, they would change their names to their own game IDs.

Xia Chengsi sat down in front of the computer and logged into QQ.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A small pop-up window appears in the lower right corner: User "Drunken Girl's Dream" invites you to join the chat group "Panda Five Wonders".

After clicking "Agree", the group chat window will pop up automatically.

"Drip drip!"

A drunken girl's dream: "Okay, everyone's here."

The dream of 900 million girls: "I've put the song in the group files, I'm leaving now."

Shana brought her face close to the screen.

At first, she thought Sheng Zhening had sent two messages in a row, but after seeing the content of the messages, she realized that the second message was sent by Yang Muye.

Looking at the ID name of the person who made the comment, I was completely stunned.

Although... it is indeed quite narcissistic, it seems reasonable for Yang Muye to use this ID.

Looking at the group member list again, Yang Muye's profile picture had turned gray.

They're either invisible or offline.

Shana sighed inwardly.

What a pity! I was hoping to chat with Yang Muye using Xia Chengsi's QQ account!

Ignoring Xia Na, who was standing beside him in a daze, Xia Chengsi immediately opened the shared file in the group and started downloading.

At the same time, Yang Muyi, who had just gone offline, opened the "Loving Family Vegetable Harvesting Group".

Hu Ling has already told all the members of Sisters Who Make Waves about the possibility of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, and everyone in the group is discussing it now.

Yang Muye glanced at the previous chat history.

Apart from Xu Hongdou, the other eight members of Sisters Who Make Waves were all talking in the group chat.

People like Ma Siyi, Xia Fenghua, Qiao Jingjing, and Bei Weiwei offered various congratulations and expressions of envy.

Even Jiang Nansun, who rarely participates in the group chat, specifically tagged the nine members of "Sisters Who Make Waves" to express her congratulations.

Yang Muye glanced at it, but there was nothing particularly noteworthy, so he swiped his mouse to close the group chat window.

I'm about to log off QQ.

"Drip drip!"

Xu Hongmi suddenly sent a message.

"still there?"

Yang Muye quickly typed a reply:
"Yes, Sister Hong, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Hongdou told me that Sisters Who Make Waves might appear on the Spring Festival Gala. Is there a good chance of that?"

"I'm about 50% or 60% sure."

Yang Muye didn't make any absolute statements. If Du Qiong's family were to step in and find someone else, there should be a 70-80% chance of success.

Xu Hongmi sent a thumbs-up emoji.

Yang Muyi continued typing: "Sister Hongmi, what did Xu Hongdou say to you?"

"She said there was probably no chance and told me not to be too happy. Anyway, she told me it was best not to be selected, because she was hoping to go back to her maternal grandparents' house for the Lunar New Year on New Year's Eve!"

Yang Muye smiled.

Well, that's definitely something Xu Hongdou would say.

"Then she's probably really going to be disappointed this time."

"Didn't you say you were only 50% or 60% sure?"

"It's all about human effort, right? By the way, Sister Hongmi, if you really get elected, what are your plans for the Spring Festival?"

When Xu Hongmi saw the message from Yang Muye, she paused slightly while typing on the keyboard.

Xu Hongdou had asked her the same question when they chatted before.

Xu Hongmi jokingly said that the whole family would gather at her maternal grandmother's house, enjoying a lively New Year's Eve dinner, and they could even watch Xu Hongdou's shows on TV.

perfect!

Xu Hongdou was so angry that she didn't say a word to her for a long time.

After pulling her wandering thoughts back, Xu Hongmi continued typing:
“I just called home to discuss it, and my parents are so happy. They wanted to call relatives and friends to tell them even before she was selected, but I managed to dissuade them… If Hongdou really does make it onto the Spring Festival Gala, our whole family will come to Yanjing to celebrate the Spring Festival.”

Yang Muye immediately replied.

"Stay at a hotel?"

"correct."

Xu Hongmi was wondering why Yang Muye asked that question when Yang Muye sent another message.

"What about the New Year's Eve dinner?"

"It's so simple, just go out to eat, it's much easier."

"But then the New Year's atmosphere is gone."

Xu Hongmi was stunned when she saw the message from Yang Muye.

In the north, people traditionally make dumplings for the Lunar New Year. While you can eat them outside, you lose the warmth and homely feeling of making them yourself.

Xu Hongmi typed, "Then what else can we do?"

We can't just leave Xu Hongdou all alone in Yanjing, can we?

Even if Xu Hongmi were willing, her parents would never agree.

"Sister Hongmi, do you like listening to Xin Huimei's songs?"

"It's alright. I heard her new album is quite popular, and you wrote all seven songs."

"Xu Hongdou told you, right? But she definitely didn't tell you that Xin Huimei sold all her houses in Yanjing to buy these songs from me, and the children's house was just used to offset the debt."

Xu Hongmi raised an eyebrow in front of the computer.

Xu Hongdou had never told him about this.

What did Yang Muyi mean by saying this to me?

“That apartment is in a good location, with three bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms. The renovation hasn’t been done, but the furniture has all been replaced with new ones. Once you’re selected for the Sisters Who Make Waves program, I’ll have someone clean it up beforehand and open the windows to let it air out, so that your family can stay there when you come over for the Chinese New Year.”

After reading it, Xu Hongmi was stunned for a good three or four seconds before she reacted and typed a reply:

"No need, it's too much trouble for you."

“It’s no trouble at all. The house is just sitting empty anyway, and I don’t plan to rent it out for the time being. Besides, I’ll definitely be going back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year.”

Xu Hongmi hesitated for a moment, then continued typing:

"Did you tell Hongdou about this?"

"I didn't tell her. She definitely wouldn't agree if I did. I'll give you the keys directly in January. You can lie to her and say you're going to spend the Chinese New Year in your hometown, and then give her a surprise!"

(End of this chapter)