A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 786 Going Their Separate Ways

"These two people—"

"What's wrong?"

While controlling his character in the game, Xiao Fan casually asked a question.

Then she proactively confessed, "Didn't you notice I have an extra screen?"

"Found it! How did you do that?"

"Hehe, I don't really know the specifics, but a computer repairman fixed it for me this afternoon. Now I can play games and watch videos/movies at the same time. It's pretty interesting. These two are quite popular on Youku now, they've posted a few video clips, which I think are quite funny."

"—What was it called again?"

"Chopstick Brothers"

"Chopsticks for eating?"

"right."

So, Li Mu immediately opened his laptop and started searching.

Believe it or not, both of them have over 10,000 followers on Youku, and their main work is this ten-minute-long "Memoirs of a Male Geisha".

After Li Mu clicked on it, he took a look—to be honest, it was a bit unbearable to look at.

It's not that the video was particularly explicit—actually, it wasn't. But the main issue was that the man dressed as a woman was so ugly he couldn't accept it. Yet, ironically, the ending theme song they contributed, the one Xiao Fan had just watched, was actually quite nice.

Without realizing it, the melody of "Little Apple" started playing in Li Mu's head.

The voices automatically switched to those two.

The more you listen, the more suitable it becomes.

Then—let's go with the two of them.

It's a minor internet celebrity item, so the price probably won't be high, and it seems to be the original.

What are you waiting for?

So he called Zhao Qian directly.

Xiao Fan's ears twitched as she listened to his conversation with his secretary in English, and she turned her head in confusion.

After Li Mu hung up the phone, he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Do you think I can't understand English? Or do you two have some kind of secret?"

"What do you mean?"

Why communicate in English?

"I'll help you train her. Starting in May, our daily communication will be in English. I'll put her through the wringer so you can take her anywhere without any problems."

"Ugh————"

Xiao Fan was stunned for a moment before she realized that it was her husband's thoughtfulness.

After nodding slightly, she asked curiously, "How good is she?"

"Very diligent."

Li Mu gave a concise evaluation.

"It was terrible at first, but even a slow learner has their ways. She got a voice recorder, and at first we could only communicate haltingly. I tried to speak slowly and simply. She would record our conversations, look up what she could in the dictionary, and write down what she couldn't, then talk to her English teacher after get off work. Right now—we can barely have everyday conversations, but when it comes to more professional topics, we're still far from perfect. But don't worry, there's still more than a year to go. I'll definitely polish her up until she's as good as new and hand her over to you."

"Pah! You big scoundrel!"

"What?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then realized why he had been scolded, and was instantly speechless: "Can't you at least understand the meaning of the idiom 'round and smooth' first?!"

"Nonsense! It—it just means—that!"

"Which one?"

"Ouch~~~"

Why are you blushing like a teapot?

illiteracy!

Since the launch of the Happy Farm feature, Weibo users have been joining this new game almost day and night.

However, since it has only been online for a short time, everyone's progress is still in the early stages, so the concept of "stealing vegetables" has not yet become popular.

However, according to Weibo's monitoring, many people have already posted strategy guides under the hashtag #HappyFarm#.

For example, should we buy land first or buy dogs first?

Or, don't rush to redeem the "coupons," focus on development first, and plan your gold coins carefully in the early stages, etc.

On June 1st, the hashtag #HappyFarm# only had a few thousand users, but by June 4th, it had already entered the top 20 of the trending topics list.

And—its popularity continues to rise.

It was trending on the hot search list for three days, from the 4th to the 6th.

More and more people are joining this discussion, learning about strategies, how to allocate and use gold coins in the early game, and how to prevent others from stealing their crops.

Li Mu predicted that this game feature would become a huge hit.

But many people expected that this fire wouldn't happen too quickly.

But now, through the trending topics list that has been trending for three consecutive days, everyone has suddenly realized that this process seems to be much faster than they expected.

Much, much faster —

Because around 4:30 pm on the 7th —

The personnel monitoring the data brought good news.

Happy Farm has surpassed one million users!

One million users in 7 days!

Although compared to Weibo's current tens of millions of users, this is less than one-tenth.

Even so, achieving such results in seven days is enough to prove one thing.

This time, as the navigator, General Manager Li once again led the crew to find the right direction!

At this rate, success doesn't seem so far away anymore.

Growing and stealing vegetables is becoming a habit.

It quietly "infected" many people.

While Weibo was celebrating the milestone of one million users growing vegetables, the company was still celebrating.

Hengdian.

"Whoosh—Congratulations on wrapping up filming, Sisi!"

"Thank you, brother. And thank you, Teacher Li, for your guidance."

Still in her maroon costume, Liu Yifei held a bouquet of flowers to celebrate the wrap party and bowed to Jackie Chan and Jet Li to express her gratitude.

Amid applause, he bowed to thank all the actors and staff, including Zhou Zhaolong, before finally stepping aside.

The filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom" is already 80% complete, and the actors have gradually finished filming, but the scenes that need to be shot still need to be shot.

As she left the camera's view with the flowers in her arms, she heard Michael Angarano, the lead actor who was about to star in the film, congratulate her: "Congratulations, Chris, congratulations!"

"Thanks, Michael. Good luck to you too!"

The two smiled slightly, and then Liu Yifei politely thanked Li Linbing and Li Xue, who were standing beside her: "Teacher Li, thank you for your care as well."

"Um."

Li Linbing nodded slightly in response.

Compared to the smiles of others, she seemed much colder.

But Liu Yifei got used to it, since the other party's attitude had been lukewarm ever since she joined the crew.

Who told the two of them to compete for the role of Golden Swallow?

Therefore, the two barely interacted outside of their scenes.

After thanking the director and others, the crew immediately resumed their work in an orderly manner, like a machine that had just finished its rest.

The girl, holding the flowers, walked to her mother's side and said, "Mom, I'm done."

"You're amazing, honey!"

Liu Xiaoli praised her daughter, took the bouquet from her daughter's hand, and then urged, "Hurry up and remove your makeup, we still have to catch our flight in Yiwu."

"Okay, sure."

Liu Yifei nodded and went straight to remove her makeup.

Less than half an hour later, the girl, her face still damp with water, came to her mother's side carrying a bag: "Shall we go straight back to the hotel?"

"Yes, I've packed my luggage. Let's hurry up and leave. There's only one flight left from Yiwu to Yanjing, and we have to go back tonight. Your godfather is still waiting for us in Yanjing; he has to talk to Huayi Brothers about the contract tomorrow."

"OK."

Liu Yifei remained calm and agreed, then left the film set with her mother.

After she got on the bus, she leaned back in her seat, closed her eyes, and looked very tired.

Liu Xiaoli wanted to say something, but seeing her daughter's tired appearance, she remained silent.

So, in quietness, the van arrived at the hotel.

After waking their daughter, the two returned to their room.

All the luggage had been packed in the room.

Liu Xiaoli glanced at the time and said, "Let's go, we're a bit pressed for time."

"it is good."

Liu Yifei nodded, picked up her backpack, and casually asked, "Mom, let me check your documents. You have my passport, right?"

"Here you are."

Liu Xiaoli nodded and put down the expensive Hermes handbag.

Her adult sense of propriety led her to immediately open her backpack after her daughter's reminder, intending to double-check that her documents were in order.

Otherwise, it would be a real hassle if you only realized you'd forgotten something after you got to the airport.

But when she opened the bag specifically for storing identification documents and various cards, she suddenly paused, "Huh?"

The girl subtly gripped the waist-high suitcase, her expression unchanged: "What's wrong?"

"—Where's your passport?"

As Liu Xiaoli spoke, she took out a dark-colored American passport and looked at the photo.

This originally belonged to her.

But—what about Sisi's?

"?"

A perfectly timed look of doubt appeared on Liu Yifei's face: "Isn't it with you?"

"I know—how did it disappear?"

"Huh? No way, you should look for it carefully. I gave it to you after I got off the plane in Yiwu when I came here."

"I know----"

Splash—

The bag rattled with the sounds of various lipsticks, foundations, and other miscellaneous items.

Liu Xiaoli began searching, while Liu Yifei felt her heart racing.

She quickly took a deep breath and calmed down.

But a dozen seconds later, Liu Xiaoli's expression changed, and she looked up at her daughter: "Qianqian, quick, open the suitcase! You really can't find your passport!"

"???ah?"

"Stop! Quickly open the box and look for it!"

"Okay, okay."

So, with the help of his assistant, the several suitcases that had been neatly packed were quickly opened.

One piece of clothing after another, one pocket after another—after turning the drawers and cupboards upside down and confirming that nothing was there, a look of anxiety appeared on Liu Yifei's face: "How could it not be there—Mom, where did you put it?!"

"I—I put it in the bag! I haven't touched it since you came to Hengdian! How did it disappear?"

Liu Xiaoli was clearly getting a little anxious.

How come my passport is nowhere to be found?

So, what started as a suitcase turned into a massive search of the hotel.

They ransacked the place, turning everything upside down, even searching under the beds and in the gaps between the two suites.

Now, Liu Xiaoli was finally certain—her daughter's passport was missing.

She frowned and couldn't help but look at her daughter: "You didn't take it, did you?"

"???"

Liu Yifei's face was full of absurdity: "What would I do with it? I gave it to you after we got off the plane, and I haven't touched it for the past few months. You've been taking these back to Yanjing and stuff—Mom, you didn't forget my passport at home, did you?"

"How could that be! I've used my own passport every time!"

"Are you sure? But it's definitely gone, and I didn't touch it, so it must be—"

"I said I've never seen it, and that's final! Don't you understand?!"

Suddenly, Liu Xiaoli got angry.

Clearly, the flight delay, the anxiety of not being able to find her things, and her stubborn insistence on not knowing if she had really lost them all brought her emotions to a boiling point.

Now the girl knew that the time was almost right.

So she just pursed her lips and turned to her assistant: "What time is the flight?"

"8 points."

It's a little past five o'clock now. It takes more than an hour to get from Hengdian to Yiwu. Add to that the check-in time and other miscellaneous expenses, and the time left for the mother and daughter is already very tight.

But this delay—if we continue to hesitate, we'll have to leave tomorrow.

then----

"Mom, did Godfather make an appointment with people from Huayi Brothers tomorrow?"

"Yes. We both have to go."

"But—if I can't find my passport, I can't leave."

A look of anxiety returned to Liu Xiaoli's face.

Then she continued rummaging through the now empty handbag.

then----

"Mom, I see!"

"?"

Liu Xiaoli looked up in confusion, only to hear her daughter say, "The closest one to here is the consulate in Shanghai. How about this, you go first. I'll have my driver take me to Shanghai tomorrow to get a temporary travel document and then go back from there, okay? Don't delay your flight. Tomorrow, you explain the situation to them, and one of us will go first."

"Well----"

Liu Xiaoli was stunned.

I thought to myself that this seemed to be true.

but----

"How can I leave you here alone?"

"I'm not a child anymore, Mom. Besides, you have to go; the plane won't wait for anyone. You go back and explain the situation to them first, and I'll just go to the consulate to get a temporary travel document. That's pretty quick, isn't it?"

"Then I'll go with you—"

"Oh no, don't."

Liu Yifei thought to herself that the thing she was most worried about had finally happened.

So he quickly came up with a prepared explanation: "It's almost 400 kilometers from here to Shanghai, too much trouble. I can go by myself, and I'd have to go to the police station to report the loss, and those guys are waiting for me too. So many things to do—don't worry about me, I'm all grown up now."

"Don't worry about that, just hurry up and meet up with your godfather. Besides, carrying so much stuff around is inconvenient."

"But----"

"Oh, don't worry. Quickly, pack all this up, you two hurry up and leave. I'll handle the rest myself. I'm not a child anymore. Do you expect me to do everything for me from now on? It's time for me to grow up!"

"Well----"

then----

Less than ten minutes later, as the door opened, Liu Xiaoli said with obvious concern, "Don't leave tonight, okay? It's dark, and I'm worried about you taking the highway. Get up early tomorrow morning and make sure you wear your seatbelt on the road—"

"Okay, Mom, don't worry. Hurry, you're going to be too late."

"Don't go anywhere tonight. Minmin will come back after dropping me off at the airport and will go with you tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay, go ahead. I'll take a shower then, I'm tired tonight too—"

"Uh-huh."

Finally, Liu Xiaoli and her assistant left together, pushing their suitcases.

With a "click," the door closed.

The girl leaned against the doorway.

"call----"

She first let out a long sigh, and then a series of low laughs came from her chest.

"hey-hey----"

"Hehehe————"

"Hahahaha————"