The main star, Wu Xiaojin, stood frozen at the door of the plane, her toes digging into the ground, wishing she could find a crack to crawl into.
Her assistant had told her. She spent money to hire a group of people to make a scene, and also to get an article on Jinri Toutiao to trend on the hot search. This way, she’d gain both face and popularity, killing two birds with one stone.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoyan showed up and messed things up.
The actors were paid to do a job, so they weren’t real die-hard fans, and they simply mistook someone.
Fans who don’t recognize their idol? What a joke. If this got out in the entertainment industry, Wu Xiaojin would make a fool of herself.
‘What should I do?’ ‘Should I pretend not to know her and just leave?’
After thinking it over, this was the only way to minimize the loss. Otherwise, she could already imagine what tomorrow’s hot search would be.
“Sorry, you’ve got the wrong person,” Chen Xiaoyan explained as she touched the mask on her face, confirming it was secure before speaking.
“Huh? Aren’t you Wu Xiaojin?” The group of actors was confused.
“No.” Among the thousand people, only a few dozen were real fans. The real fans were already, like Wu Xiaojin, awkwardly digging their toes into the ground.
“Holy crap, bro, are you guys really Jinjin’s fans?” A fan covering their face asked an actor next to them.
The actor patted his chest and assured, “Of course I am! My love for Jinjin is incomparable, as clear as the sky and earth.”
“Then what’s Jinjin’s zodiac sign?” “…” Meanwhile, Wu Xiaojin and her assistant got off the plane, deliberately keeping their heads down as they walked out. She didn’t want to be recognized by the real fans.
If that happened, those unreliable actors would definitely swarm over.
Although the purpose of this trip was to get on the hot search and gain popularity, she didn’t want a hot search that would embarrass her like this.
“Next time you hire people, make sure they’re reliable,” Wu Xiaojin whispered into her assistant’s ear, her tone displeased.
The assistant knew it was her mistake and nodded.
“Sorry, it won’t happen again.” “It’s Jinjin!!!” Suddenly, a shout rang out in the noisy reception area.
It immediately drew everyone’s attention. A few female fans holding glow sticks ran up to Wu Xiaojin, jumping up and down excitedly like little rabbits.
“Jinjin, I’m your fan! I’ve seen every movie you’ve acted in!” “And me too! I’m from the Jingdu Jin Support Association!”
Wu Xiaojin covered her eyes, wanting to cry but having no tears.
‘This is screwed.’ “Wu Xiaojin?” The group of actors finally realized that this was the real person, and they swarmed over with banners and glow sticks.
“Jinjin, our love for you never changes. Jinjin, our love follows you forever.”
In the reception area of Jingdu Airport, the cheers were deafening. The voices of over nine hundred people seemed to have the power to pierce the sky.
If they were real fans, Wu Xiaojin would be happy, but were these people?
She looked around through the gaps in her fingers. People were already pointing at her.
‘Ah man, so embarrassing.’ Chen Xiaoyan stayed in the reception area, not leaving, watching the scene with great interest.
She also took out her phone to ask where Liu Yue was.
Liu Yue: My people are already there. Look for them.
Chen Xiaoyan: Where are you? Liu Yue: I can’t leave the house. My dad has grounded me. Sorry.
Chen Xiaoyan: It’s my fault. I forgot you can’t go out. I’ll look for them. That’s it.
Liu Yue: Okay, Xiaoyan, are you hungry? I’ll go cook for you.
Liu Yue had already thought it over. Because of the hijacking incident and the rush to catch the flight, Chen Xiaoyan probably hadn’t had time to have a proper meal.
If she made a full spread of dishes now, the starving Chen Xiaoyan wouldn’t be able to resist when she saw the food, and then their bond would skyrocket in no time.
At the thought of this, Liu Yue got extremely excited, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously. Chen Xiaoyan: Yueyue, I’m hungry~
Liu Yue: Got it. After sending that message, Liu Yue quickly put on her slippers and ran downstairs to the kitchen.
Chen Ru, who was sipping tea on the sofa in the living room, saw her younger daughter rushing downstairs and heading to the kitchen, completely puzzled.
‘Wasn’t dinner just a little while ago?’
‘What is Xiaoyue going to the kitchen for?’
‘Is she hungry again?’ With confusion, she put down her tea cup, got up, and followed.
At the kitchen entrance, Chen Ru secretly watched and saw Liu Yue tying an apron. On the counter was a tablet playing a video on how to make Qingzhou Cuisine.
Liu Yue was watching the video and awkwardly washing vegetables, looking very serious.
Chen Ru was shocked. She turned around and leaned against the wall, her face full of astonishment.
‘Her younger daughter, who never lifts a finger for housework, is actually learning to cook? No, not just learning—she’s cooking while learning.’
‘What’s going on?’ ‘Why is Xiaoyue acting so strangely today?’
‘Did we push her too hard? Is she having a nervous breakdown?’
Chen Ru peeked again and the more she watched, the more she felt something was off. She immediately decided to go to the study and tell Liu Hengtian.
She had to tell him to stop pressuring their daughter.
Xiaoyue was already an adult. If they kept controlling her like a child, problems would arise sooner or later.
Liu Yue watched the tutorial video. She had been ambitious and wanted to make a lunch from scratch for the person she liked, but now she was stumped.
When it came to cooking, even with a tutorial video, you can’t just get it after watching once.
“Oh well, I’ll just ask Zhang Ma for help.”
Zhang Ma was their family’s old cook. She had been in charge of meals at the Liu family for over twenty years. As far as Liu Yue knew, she had been working there as a chef since before Liu Yue was born and was still there.
In the Liu family, Zhang Ma had absolute authority when it came to cooking.
At the same time, elsewhere. Chen Xiaoyan found the people Liu Yue had sent to pick her up, but she didn’t go to the Liu residence immediately. Instead, she went to a Hanfu store she had already found. If there was anyone who knew Hanfu best, it was the Hanfu community. Tieba just happened to have such a community, and she spent some time browsing it to gather information.
‘When visiting as a guest, the clothes shouldn’t be too bright or too flashy. That would steal the host’s thunder.’
‘Better to be simple but still elegant.’
‘This way, I won’t steal the spotlight and upset Liu Yue’s parents, and I can also give them a pleasant surprise.’
‘But achieving this perfect combination was a bit difficult.’
‘Plus, I’m just getting into Hanfu, and I don’t know much about it. That makes it even harder.’
Chen Xiaoyan browsed the Hanfu store for half an hour. The shop assistant followed her the whole time, carefully explaining the features of each Hanfu.
In the end, she chose a white Qiyao Ruqun and a green floral Xiu Shan as an outer garment.
After changing into it, she looked at herself in the full-length mirror. It didn’t really suit her.
‘This dress suits petite and cute girls, like Chong Chong.’
Chen Xiaoyan was someone with a contradictory temperament, both innocent and alluring. Although her extremely high looks could still pull off the Hanfu, something about it felt off.
‘I can’t do it. I’ll have to pass.’
She went back to keep looking. The second one was also a Qixiong Ruqun (PS: Don’t ask why they’re all ruqun, because I like them). This one was sky blue, like the clear blue sky.
After putting it on, it actually suppressed her alluring side, transforming her into a refined and demure young lady of a noble family.
Chen Xiaoyan immediately decided to buy it. She checked the price: 8,999.
She let out a sigh of relief. ‘At least it’s not like before, where it cost tens of thousands at the drop of a hat.’