House Dad's Literary Life

Chapter 288 – Want A Younger Brother or Sister

The next day, not only did Xixi wake up early in the morning, but when her father was wiping her face, she remembered to ask why her little aunt hadn’t arrived yet. When she arrived at the kindergarten, she couldn’t wait to tell several of her little friends.

“My little aunt is coming to see me and play with me!” The little girl had already imagined some of Yang Huan’s purposes for coming and said to Yang Luoqi and Lan Xin with a joyful expression.

“What is a little aunt?” Yang Luoqi asked curiously.

Just as Xixi was about to answer, she was interrupted by the knowledgeable and talented Nan Zhaoyu, saying, “It’s your father’s younger sister, don’t you know!”

“Yes, yes, just like Wang Xiyun is Wang Xijun’s younger sister!” Xixi could only follow up with an example.

Then, Wang Xiyun, who heard her own name, ran over with a look of confusion. She was also a little chubby girl, similar in size to Lan Xin, and looked at Xixi cutely, saying, “Xixi, are you looking for me?”

“No…” Xixi explained for a while before Wang Xiyun ran back disappointedly to continue playing her own game with her big brother.

On the other hand, Nan Zhaoyu looked enviously at Wang Xiyun and Wang Xijun. He turned around and sighed to Xixi and the others, “I also want to have a younger sister like Wang Xijun.”

Although Wang Xijun and Wang Xiyun were in the same middle class, they weren’t actually twins. Wang Xijun was one year older than Wang Xiyun. But their parents hoped that the siblings could take care of each other, so they asked the teacher to arrange them together.

So, Wang Xiyun was half a year to a year younger than Xixi and the others, and she looked a bit innocent and very cute!

“You can ask your parents to give you another sister!” Chen Shiyun said somewhat proudly. “My dad said my mom is going to have a baby, and I’m going to have a younger brother or sister soon!”

Chen Shiyun has actually mentioned this before, and she has always been very proud, feeling that soon there would be someone to share the burden of her father’s bad temper with her. Isn’t the so-called little brother or sister just the legendary scapegoat?

Unknowingly, their conversation has already gone off-topic!

Lan Xin pursed her lips and said unhappily, “I don’t want a younger brother or sister, I want an older brother! But my mom said I can’t have an older brother…”

“Why?” Xixi asked curiously.

“Xixi, you’re so silly. We are already older brothers and sisters, so of course, we can only have younger brothers and sisters!” Nan Zhaoyu explained.

“Well, okay, but I also like having a younger brothers or sisters!” Xixi told her little friends.

……

Mo Fei wasn’t in the right state of mind for work today.

“Mo Fei, Mo Fei!” The director’s calling brought her back to her senses.

“Huh?”

The director actually wanted to curse, but seeing how beautiful Mo Fei was, he couldn’t bring himself to do it. He said helplessly, “Mo Fei, were you not listening to me? I was telling you where to go for the upcoming shoot…”

Mo Fei quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, I was thinking about something else just now. Could you please say it again, director?”

“You need to be more serious. Your album needs to be completed by New Year’s Day next year. If we don’t finish shooting soon, we won’t make it!” The director couldn’t help but complain.

“Yes…”

After Mo Fei finished filming her scenes, Mo Xiaojuan couldn’t help but poke the absent-minded Mo Fei and asked, “Sister, what’s wrong with you today? You seem distracted. Did you have a fight with brother-in-law last night?”

“No way!” Mo Fei waved her hand and told Mo Xiaojuan about Yang Yi’s sister coming.

“What’s the big deal? As your sister, I haven’t seen brother-in-law get nervous. Besides, when soldiers come, a general will resist; when water comes, soil will cover it1. You have brother-in-law to support you! And are you afraid of a 19-year-old girl?” Mo Xiaojuan pursed her lips.2

“It’s not that I’m afraid, it’s that I’m worried. I’m worried she won’t like me,” Mo Fei explained.

Mo Xiaojuan put her hand on Mo Fei’s shoulder to calm her down and said with a smile, “Sister, you’re overthinking it. It’s not that complicated. Didn’t brother-in-law say his family is from the countryside? His sister probably hasn’t seen much of the world. When she sees you, a big star, she’ll be overjoyed.”

“Forget about the status. I always feel uneasy about that. Help me think, what gift should I give to Yang Huan for our first meeting?” Mo Fei nudged Mo Xiaojuan and asked for help.

……

Even when the male lead was not present, Du Yuanlei still insisted on filming for a few more days. But today, she also started to become absent-minded and was clearly not in the right state of mind. Wang Chao couldn’t bear to watch the scenes she filmed, so he took the initiative to call a halt and asked Du Yuanlei to calm down first.

“Do you know what happened?” Guo Ziyi was drinking water when Qin Wen leaned over and whispered to him mysteriously.

After a few days of getting along, Qin Wen and Guo Ziyi had become more familiar with each other. Although she was a somewhat famous star student, she wasn’t arrogant at all. Moreover, she appreciated Guo Ziyi’s acting skills and would occasionally point out areas where he might have problems due to his lack of formal training.

“What happened? Sister Wen, don’t keep me in suspense, just tell me!” Guo Ziyi said with a smile.

“It’s said that Tang Kaitai has quit!” Qin Wen whispered in Guo Ziyi’s ear. “Guess what the reason is?”

“He quit? That’s troublesome!” Guo Ziyi looked worriedly at Du Yuanlei, who was in a daze. “Is it because he found a better opportunity?”

“Hee hee, that’s just one of the reasons. Let me tell you, this matter has something to do with you, too!” Qin Wen’s suspenseful remark really made people feel uneasy.

“What does it have to do with me?” Guo Ziyi was somewhat puzzled.

“Because you acted too well. That surnamed Tang saw your acting skills and lost confidence in himself. He was worried that after shooting this film, he would be overshadowed by you. He’s quite self-aware!” Qin Wen said with a hum.

Guo Ziyi frowned and said in confusion, “Really? How did you know about such a private matter, Sister Qin Wen?”

Qin Wen smiled playfully and said, “Because when I was leaving yesterday, I happened to overhear a phone call between Director Du and Tang Kaitai. But don’t tell the director about this!”

“Don’t worry, I’m a person who can keep secrets!” Guo Ziyi quickly waved his hand.

“Anyway, Tang Kaitai just complained for a while, saying that the male lead’s role in the script wasn’t significant enough. He wanted Director Du to change the script, changing the tragic ending of the male and female leads to a happy one, so that they end up together in the end!” Qin Wen pursed her lips and said, “As you know, Director Du’s script focuses on depicting the inner struggle of the female lead after her ex-boyfriend’s death, using tragedy to reflect the complexity of love. How could she easily change the script for him?”

“Then Tang Kaitai said that if the script couldn’t be changed, he would only come back if you were replaced! Replace you with a new chubby actor who can’t act. Like a green leaf next to a red flower, he doesn’t want the green leaf stealing the limelight from the red flower!” Qin Wen continued.

Guo Ziyi was stunned, and he was somewhat shocked.

“Don’t worry!” Qin Wen saw that he was scared, covered her mouth and laughed, “Director Du is still a very upright person. She scolded that surnamed Tang on the spot and told him to get lost. Then she called someone to help her find a new male lead.”

“To be honest, I think you should be the male lead. I really enjoy acting with you!” Qin Wen continued to comfort Guo Ziyi.

However, Guo Ziyi wasn’t listening to her. He looked at Du Yuanlei with some emotion.

Although Du Yuanlei’s attitude was very clear, and Guo Ziyi had long given up the idea of pursuing her, as friends, Guo Ziyi thought Du Yuanlei was still very considerate.

He also likes friends who have principles in their work!

However, changing the male lead was not an easy matter, is it?

Not only would it take a long time to find a replacement, but it might not necessarily possible to find a suitable actor. Moreover, if this was the case, the footage they had already filmed with Tang Kaitai would go to waste, and he had quite a lot of scenes!

This guy quit just like that, not knowing that he had completely disrupted other people’s plans. If they have to reshoot, Du Yuanlei’s budget might not be enough, right?