Chapter 3 begins: "I want winter plum blossoms, black bandages, Sisley..."

Chapter 3 begins: "I want winter plum blossoms, black bandages, Sisley..."

It was late at night, and the lights in the living room were blinding.

The potted roses on the balcony shelf were bathed in moonlight, while the pothos plants thrived.

Ye Hantao couldn't wait until the next day. After chatting with Xiaohe, she went to the living room to find her parents who were watching TV.

The two were delighted to hear that the variety show "Classmates Are Here" would be filmed in Yuncheng. "Tao Tao, how about Dad and his colleagues borrow a car to take you there? The other celebrities on the show will definitely be riding in luxury cars."

Ye Hantao thought an electric tricycle would be fine; she wasn't comfortable using a borrowed one. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll ask Xiaohe."

"Xiaohe, will it be broadcast live if we take that kind of transportation on the day of the recording?"

"No." Xiaohe was probably busy, so her voice message was straightforward. "That day, we'll only film the departure and arrival of the celebrity guests. When you arrive at the villa area, someone will take you to the villa where the production team will be filming in a car."

Ye Hantao looked up from her phone screen and said, "Dad, we can't do a live stream in a luxury car, let's just drive our family's electric tricycle instead."

The expectation in Ye Weizheng's eyes faded, but he readily agreed, "Okay."

He had originally planned to openly drive out his Bentley, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and Ferrari from the garage one by one to take Tao Tao for a drive.

However, Ye Hantao was reminded and turned to Zhou Ti to suggest, "Mom, after the acupuncture tomorrow, let's go buy a few outfits to change into for the show."

New clothes can also help her establish a vain persona during variety show live broadcasts.

“I don’t need to buy anything too expensive,” Ye Hantao added. “I just want things to look fresh.”

All her clothes from childhood to adulthood were bought by her mother while she was in school. Occasionally, when she went shopping with her classmates, she couldn't help but be picky about clothes.

This one feels like it's not soft to the touch, that one doesn't suit my taste in style, and yet it's more expensive.

Now that I think about it, she's never gone out to buy clothes alone with her mother.

“…New clothes,” Zhou Ti thought for a moment, “Let’s buy them on Thursday. You need to rest well these days after your acupuncture treatments. Shopping for clothes is too exhausting.”

Her main task was to arrange for people to spend some time setting up a decent clothing store.

The three were chatting when Zhou Mingsheng, who was supposed to be on duty at the internet cafe and wouldn't get off work until the morning, unusually returned.

He stood upright in the doorway, his face expressionless, but his eyes softened as he swept across the living room.

"Brother!" Ye Hantao walked over with surprise and poured Zhou Mingsheng a glass of warm water. "You don't have to work today?"

"A few new people have arrived, and they're on duty." Zhou Mingsheng took the warm water his sister poured for him, took a few sips, and asked, "What are you all talking about?"

Ye Hantao told him that the production team was going to film the first episode in Yuncheng, and then asked, "Brother, don't you have to work these next few days?"

“Yes.” Zhou Mingsheng lowered his eyelids slightly, concealing the worry hidden in his eyes.

Actually, after Tao Tao had acupuncture a few times, his joints were no longer very painful and he didn't have any other symptoms for the time being, but he was still worried and was even distracted during the practice match at the base.

"It's good not to have to work shifts. Always having my days and nights reversed will ruin even the healthiest body." Ye Hantao thought of her genetic disease. "Brother, why don't you come with me to see my great-aunt for acupuncture?"

She didn't notice that Zhou Mingsheng's hand holding the cup suddenly paused, the rim of the cup freezing at his lips, and he was only focused on advising, "Auntie's acupuncture is really effective. You're so young and you're staying up all night, you should take precautions."

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Mingsheng saw that Zhou Ti and Ye Weizheng, who were sitting on the sofa, were both trying hard to suppress their laughter, and a faint embarrassment appeared between their handsome brows.

“The boss’s newly hired employees aren’t very skilled at their jobs yet, so I need to keep a close eye on them these days.” He took another sip of warm water, his expression returning to normal. “Once this busy period is over, I’ll go to my great-aunt’s for acupuncture.”

Ye Hantao believed him and stood on tiptoe to pat his shoulder, "Brother, you really need to take your health seriously."

Zhou Ti couldn't help but burst out laughing and snuggled into Ye Weizheng's arms. "Ming Sheng, listen to Tao Tao, remember?"

Zhou Mingsheng sighed helplessly, a hint of indulgence flashing in his dark eyes. "I'll remember." With that, he tilted his head back and drank the water his sister had poured for him in one gulp.

"When I get back from recording the show, maybe I can help our family move to a bigger house!" Ye Hantao said with anticipation. "My brother won't have to sleep on the sofa anymore." 10 million yuan! That's enough to buy six or seven of the three-bedroom, two-living-room apartments we used to live in.

Zhou Mingsheng put down his empty water glass, reached out his right hand and ruffled Ye Hantao's hair, his voice light, "Okay, I'll wait until you let your brother live in a big house."

The family sat in a row in the living room, soaked their feet, and watched two episodes of a TV series. Ye Hantao then started to feel sleepy.

She yawned, said goodnight to her family, and got up to go back to her room to sleep.

The remaining three tacitly moved to the master bedroom to continue their late-night chat. Zhou Mingsheng sat on the bed, glancing at his father beside him, "The investment scam and the move..."

"Wait a little longer," Ye Weizheng said in a deep voice, "and see how Tao Tao fares on the variety show."

Zhou Mingsheng slightly raised his eyelids and asked calmly, "Do you really believe in that opportunity?"

“After Tao Tao realized twice that her family wasn’t well-off, she recovered completely,” Zhou Ti said firmly. “I believe you.”

This cannot be explained scientifically, and even if Zhou Mingsheng had doubts, he could not deny it.

He opened the Mac he had brought with him, which made his fingers appear even longer. The documents on the desktop were neatly arranged, and each file name clearly noted information related to the review of the practice matches at the XX training base.

He then opened an unnamed document, "guest information I just got from the production team."

"Let me see, Jin Shiyue, Su Yi'ang..." Zhou Ti took the tablet, looked up, "The one from your base? He hasn't met Tao Tao, has he?"

"I don't allow outsiders into my room at the base, and no one has ever seen a picture of Tao Tao."

After the three of them carefully reviewed all the guest information, Zhou Ti suddenly pointed to one line and asked, "Chen Xiaofeng is the son of the third branch of the Chen family in Hong Kong, right? Who did he invite?"

The other celebrity guests had basic information about their classmates, but Chen Xiaofeng's classmates section was blank.

Ye Weizheng said nonchalantly, "He's 24, and his classmates are all around that age. He definitely doesn't know anything about our family. It doesn't matter who we invite."

“That’s true.” Zhou Ti then turned her attention to looking at Liao Jiayue’s information, who had invited her daughter.

At first, she was a little bothered by Liao Jiayue's behavior of making a live phone call without prior notice, but after seeing it, she found that this girl was quite inspiring. After transferring to Beijing High School in the second year of junior high school, she has been filming non-stop.

After years of hard work, the fantasy drama that aired recently became a hit online, gaining over 10 million followers on Weibo.

“Hengsheng Technology’s daughter, an artist under Xingyu Entertainment,” Zhou Ti still had a plan in mind. “Weizheng, tomorrow check which artist in the company has a conflict with people from Xingyu Entertainment, and have the public relations department keep a close eye on Xingyu Entertainment.”

The group only established a film and television subsidiary two years ago, and usually pays little attention to it. Now, it cannot let others discover the relationship between Tao Tao and the Zhou and Ye families, so it can only start from other excuses.

Ye Weizheng was reviewing the program's schedule. "I'll arrange it tomorrow morning. I'll take charge of it personally."

After the three of them reviewed all the information, Zhou Ti lightly tapped Xiao He, one of the staff members, on the screen with her fingertip, a gentle smile on her lips. "She and Tao Tao get along well. Let's find a reason to give the little girl a bonus."

Ye Weizheng: "Okay."

Zhou Mingsheng was looking at Su Yi'ang's name in the documents, his brows furrowed slightly.

July 30th, Saturday, 7:00 AM.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, and the rising sun made the gray-green electric tricycle parked in the community parking space scorching hot.

Ye Hantao lowered the brim of her sun hat, and the blush at the corners of her eyes looked like she had applied a touch of rouge, making her skin appear as white, smooth, and translucent as if it had been soaked in milk.

As Ye Weizheng put the suitcase into the back seat, he turned back and told her, "Tao Tao, you rest in the car for a bit. Dad will send a message to my colleague and then we'll leave."

"No rush." ​​Ye Hantao was just about to watch the live broadcast of "Classmates Are Here" on Qingmang TV. She heard that they were now preparing to follow the various celebrity guests as they headed to their destinations.

Jiayue said last night that she would call her during the journey to show their friendship.

Ye Weizheng secured his suitcase, took out his phone to contact his secretary, and typed: "Have the production team send staff to help all the guests carry their luggage, regardless of whether they are celebrities or ordinary people, and give each person a 500 yuan red envelope."

Tao Tao is still recovering, so how could she possibly handle a suitcase weighing over 20 kilograms?

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away." Although the secretary was puzzled as to why the big boss was suddenly so interested in a variety show, managing both the investment and the luggage, she was very efficient, replying a minute later, "Boss, it's all taken care of."

Ye Hantao put the POL dessert she was going to bring to Xiaohe aside before clicking on the live stream entrance of "Classmates Are Here". However, this time she was automatically directed to the live stream room of international supermodel Jin Shiyue. Morning light streamed in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the ivory-white dressing table was filled with bottles and jars of various colors.

[Wasn't everyone supposed to gather at 7:30? Jin Shiyue is still getting ready at the hotel?]

[Wow, La Mer, Black Bandage, Sisley, Aurelia*, what kind of luxury brand gathering is this?]

"Are these expensive?" Among the pile of brand-name products, Ye Hantao recognized an Aurelia foundation, which she had seen on her college roommate's desk.

Last time we went out, my roommate lent her this, and it felt stuffy on her face. It wasn't as light and smooth as the foundation my mom uses.

Suddenly, my phone rang, and Liao Jiayue's name appeared on the screen.

"Hey? Hantao, have you left yet?" Liao Jiayue's voice came through the wind outside the car.

Ye Hantao: Not yet.

"Should I have the driver pick you up at the entrance of the community?" Liao Jiayue said softly. "The RV I'm riding in today is very big. There's room for you and your suitcase too."

Ye Hantao looked at her father, who was already in the driver's seat, and smiled as she declined, "No need, my dad will drive me."

"...Uncle, are you driving?" Liao Jiayue paused, then, as if remembering something, asked, "Did you bring any cosmetics? Do you want me to pick out a couple of sets for you to take with you?"

Ye Weizheng listened from the driver's seat, shaking his head inwardly. His wife had prepared three drawers of skincare and cosmetic products for Tao Tao to choose from, under the pretext of cheap wholesale prices. There was no need for anyone else to provide them.

The next second, his daughter's excited voice reached his ears, "Really? I want La Mer, Black Bandage, Sisley, and Aurelia!"

Liao Jiayue's live stream was instantly flooded with a barrage of "???" comments.

[They're not even going to put on an act, just coming out with outrageous demands?]

A note from the author:

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Aurelia is a virtual brand founded by: Lingdu (bushi)