Chapter 67: Everywhere You Look, There's Poetry

With October coming to a close, the top songs on various music charts have been released for the beginning of November.

1. Overheated - Silent Abyss

2. As Long As You're Here — Pang Ying, Yi Cheng

3. It really is me—Ming Yaowei

4. Perhaps—Yuwei

5. Liangliang—Chen Jingyuan, Shi Shi

6. Dignity – Shi Shi

7. ...

Even casual viewers could spot that four of the top ten songs were related to Shi Shi. Let alone those in the industry. Shi Shi's studio's orders have skyrocketed, giving them more options. Song Ming doesn't accept orders from just any singer. With Shi Shi's father's recommendation, they signed three more lyricists and composers. Even so, they're still incredibly busy.

Shi Shi looked at his packed schedule every day. He felt both excited and anxious; he had never experienced such a workload before. He would record demos of new songs the moment he opened his eyes in the morning, even grabbing breakfast on the go. After finishing his classes in the morning, he would take a short break at noon before rushing to various song production meetings, discussing with songwriters the style, lyrical meaning, and melody of the new songs he was commissioning.

Since the me&me album has been recorded and is now in post-production, she still needs to set aside her weekends to go to the photo studio to shoot album covers or promotional posters. She watches the lighting technician constantly adjust the light, and the photographer directs the twins to pose in various ways, carefully considering every expression and movement. Finally, she decides which one to choose.

When she got home that evening, a pile of documents awaited her signature, all concerning the copyright of her new work and business collaborations. Shi Shi rubbed her temples wearily, but seeing her account balance and the surge in "faith points" from her fans, she was filled with renewed energy, ready to face an even busier tomorrow.

Two "ding-ding" sounds rang out, and Shi Shi's green bubble notification sounded.

It's Song Ming.

—See you at the studio tomorrow morning at 10 AM. The military wants to see you.

Shi Shi has already submitted her two songs. Given the quality of those two songs, she's guaranteed to make it to the finals, so I'm not too worried.

———The initial review has been passed.

Do you know the other party's evaluation criteria?

Song Ming replied that she didn't know. However, the other party specifically requested to see her.

Seeing that Song Ming didn't know much either, Shi Shi didn't ask any more questions. Although she felt that the military's attitude was a bit strange, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Banishing those chaotic thoughts from her mind, she opened another unread message.

From a scammer.

Fu Yingzhou's online name simply contains the character "Fu," and the background image is a map of Yingzhou. The Fu brothers all use place names as their names: the eldest is Fu Jingzhou, the second is Fu Yingzhou, the third is Fu Jizhou, and the fourth is Fu Yuzhou.

A master once divined the fate of the Fu family, saying that this generation was prone to being trapped in shallow waters and lacking water. So, three water dots were added to the character "州" (zhou) after each of their names, making it the "洲" (zhou) we know today.

Do you want a dog? (It's free)

The three words "free" at the end were in larger font, just in case she couldn't see them!

Kong Pan has a hard time making decisions. She said she wanted to choose a dog, but after agonizing over it day after day, she still couldn't decide which one to get. So she handed this glorious task over to Shi Shi.

—Really, it's free?

"I can pay for the dog's food with this." Fu Yingzhou sent it without hesitation.

Faced with the choice between making money and having a man, Shishi decisively chose to make money.

—I haven't had time lately.

They didn't say whether they didn't have time to raise a dog or didn't have time to treat him to a meal.

—I can help you raise the dog first. It's adorable; you'll regret missing out.

After typing that sentence, Fu Yingzhou took a video of the puppy and sent it to Shishi.

When Shishi clicked on the picture, her heart melted instantly. On the soft cushion, two little cubs snuggled together, looking exactly like two fluffy little balls, so adorable that it instantly melted anyone's heart.

Their bodies are covered with thick down, which is soft and fluffy, as light as clouds and as white as snowflakes. Under the gentle caress of the sunlight, it shimmers with a faint luster, as if it were draped with a luxurious white velvet blanket.

One of them slightly raised its head, its large, round eyes clear and bright, like two sparkling black gems, curiously gazing at the world around it. Its eyes were full of innocence and naivety, brimming with an endless desire to explore this new and wondrous environment. Its tiny, pink, moist nose twitched occasionally, as if trying to discern the various unfamiliar and interesting scents in the air. Its chubby mouth was slightly open, revealing a row of not-yet-fully-grown baby teeth, its pink tongue peeking out from beneath the surface, occasionally emitting a few soft, childish "woo-woo" sounds, its tender voice seeming to greet Shi Shi.

The other one was more mischievous, lying on its back with its paws in the air, revealing its round little belly. Its limbs were short and sturdy, with fleshy paws like four little steamed buns, which it waved incessantly in the air, as if it were having a sweet dream. Its short tail was wagging happily, swinging from side to side like a rattle drum, the fluffy tip drawing cute arcs with each swing.

The two little cubs were playfully fighting, rubbing their faces against each other and nibbling on each other's ears, having a wonderful time. Their movements were clumsy yet adorable. No one could resist such cuteness, and Shi Shi was no exception! All she wanted to do right now was hold the cubs in her arms and give them a good cuddling.

—Why are there two?

Of course, it's so we can have more to talk about and connect! But Fu Yingzhou wouldn't say that; he typed quickly.

— Someone gave me two dogs, and I had one left over. I just happened to see that you wanted to get a dog.

Zhang Feng, whose home was robbed: ...He had three top-quality Tibetan mastiffs in his litter. He wanted to keep one male for breeding. Of the remaining two female Tibetan mastiffs, he gave one to Fu Yingzhou. The last one was for his grandfather's birthday celebration.

When he returned to the dog farm, he found it completely empty, having been ransacked. Even the dog cages had been taken by Fu Yingzhou.

Shi Shi thought for a moment; the puppy shouldn't be too difficult to care for. Zhang Yi would pick it up quickly and definitely manage. Although Kong Pan was the one who would be raising the dog, she was frequently away on business trips; when would she have time to see the puppy? She could only send her a few pictures of the puppy—virtual adoption!

This dog looks so familiar...

—What breed of dog is this?

Fu Yingzhou was taken aback; he really didn't know!

—I'm not quite sure, I only know that the one that's a little fatter is called Qianqian, and the one that's thinner is called Runrun.

Shi Shi: ...

—Is being chubby called slender? Is being thin called curvy? You have talent.

When Fu Yingzhou was a child, he watched an animated film. The main characters of the film were a dog couple. The dog husband was named Qianqian and the dog wife was named Runrun.

He hurriedly snatched the dog away without asking any questions, assuming that the chubby one was a male dog and the skinny one was a female dog.