Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 31 Birthday

Use it to aid digestion after meals.

Xu Jinyan asked his brother where the plaintiff in the infringement case was, "Has Yunge not started summer vacation yet? Today is already July 4th."

While picking his teeth, Xu Qian replied casually, "It's over. Summer vacation started yesterday, Friday. But today happens to be her classmate's birthday, so I didn't mention it to her. We'll talk about it later."

Xu Jinyan nodded. His classmate only had one birthday a year, so it didn't matter whether he came today or not.

After putting that aside, Xu Jinyan asked her father, "Dad, how's my recording studio?"

"The soundproofing is excellent. I tried it out, and it was clearer than ever before. It brought out the characteristics and details of my voice very clearly, and it's just as good as the one at school."

Xu Qian suddenly leaned over and said, "Then let me show off my singing this afternoon." He had always been resentful that the Xu family thought he had no musical talent.

Everyone: "..."

Xu Jinyan tentatively asked, "Of course, the KTV is all set up."

Xu Qian clicked his tongue. "What are you talking about? This is a recording studio. Singing all afternoon in a karaoke bar is too much strain on your voice."

"You know all you can do is yell," Xu Jinyan said tactfully. "Then it's a bit wasteful of equipment for you to sing in the recording studio all afternoon."

"Ha ha ha ha"

[Negative emotions from Xu Qian: +200];

Just as everyone was laughing, the doorbell rang.

Xu Jinyan got up to open the door and found a composed and elegant lady in her forties carrying a beautifully packaged box of small cakes.

She smiled gently and said, "Hello, my name is Li Ruyue. I'm your neighbor next door. I heard you moved here today, and it just so happens to be my child's birthday, so it's a double celebration. I came over to share in the joy and congratulate you on your new home."

Xu Jinyan sincerely said, "Thank you so much, this is a wonderful surprise. Please come in."

"Oh, by the way, my name is Xu Jinyan."

Once inside, it was the veterans' turn to speak. They were all well-mannered people, and they had a pleasant conversation. Xu Jinyan then went to prepare a birthday card.

From the conversation just now, Xu Jinyan learned that it was her daughter's birthday. She is currently a sophomore in high school. Tsk, maybe she even knows Yunge.

"Auntie, what's your daughter's name? We just moved here and didn't prepare anything, so let me give her a birthday greeting."

Li Ruyue smiled and nodded: "Thank you. My daughter's name is Qin Shuyin. Shu means calligraphy and painting, and Yin means music."

The old lady smiled and said, "Shuyin, what a lovely name."

……

……

When Li Ruyue returned home, she handed the greeting card to her daughter.

"It seems the house next door was bought by a young person. That child is really cute. This is a birthday greeting they sent you."

Qin Shuyin took it and glanced at it:

"Qin Shuyin:"

"I heard it's your birthday today, so I'm sending you my sincerest wishes."

May you always maintain your passion and venture forth to mountains and seas.

"Use pen and ink to write your own moving melodies."

"Neighbor: Xu Jinyan"

"2015.7.4"

That's quite a literary name, isn't it?

Qin Shuyin blinked and looked carefully at the name: Xu Jinyan?

She quickly looked at her mother, "Mom, what does that neighbor, Xu Jinyan, who wrote this greeting card, look like?"

Then she quickly opened Weibo, found Xu Jinyan's promotional photos, showed them to her mother, and asked, "Is this what she looks like?"

Li Ruyue took the phone and looked at it, asking curiously, "It's him! He's a celebrity? No wonder we had him write this greeting card for the whole family!"

Qin Shuyin exclaimed excitedly, "Mom, you forgot? 'Anhe Bridge'? That's the song Xu Jinyan sang!"

She really didn't expect so many surprises today. Not only did her birthday fall during summer vacation, but her parents also took time to be with her, her best friend came to celebrate her birthday, and her neighbor was Xu Jinyan. She was so happy.

Huh?

Something seems off. Isn't her best friend Xu Jinyan's sister?

Why didn't you tell her?

Plastic best friends?

She turned to look at Xu Yunge.

Xu Yunge sat expressionlessly to the side, listening intently. Her focus was on Aunt Li's phrase "a whole family." Was this the same family she knew?

Why didn't you tell her?

Plastic family?

……

……

"This neighbor is really nice. You, the newcomer, should have been the one to visit them."

Xu Jinyan scratched his head and said, "I didn't intend to make contact with my neighbors. After all, I'm a public figure now, hehe."

He had noticed that when he said his name was Xu Jinyan, Aunt Li only showed a slight positive emotional response.

I guess it's because he's polite or handsome; people don't even know him. Looks like I'm not famous yet.

However, when he learned that her daughter's name was Qin Shuyin, he also took a look at the system.

To his surprise, this was actually a long-time fan who started showing positive emotions after the semi-finals.

This was the first time he had met a fan he didn't know. He originally wanted to give her an autographed photo, but he was afraid that Ms. Li wouldn't accept such a "generous gift," so he changed it to a birthday card.

The little girl must be overjoyed right now. He glanced at the system and, sure enough, received a lot of positive emotions from Qin Shuyin.

Ok?

What's wrong with Yunge? Where does all this negative emotion come from?

Wasn't she going to a classmate's birthday party...?

Xu Jinyan clicked her tongue. "No way?"

[Emotional Skynet, activated!]

Xu Qian then mocked, "You? You've got an idol image to maintain now?"

He was still bothered by the earlier remark about the wasted equipment.

Xu Jinyan glanced at Xu Qian, pondered for a moment, and then turned on the recording on her phone. "I do have some burdens now. I wear a mask when I'm out. How can I reveal things like my address? I'm only a little more uninhibited in front of my family."

Then she scolded, "What a wonderful day it is today! Why didn't you bring Yunge along? Wouldn't it have been nice if the whole family could have a reunion dinner together?"

Hearing his younger brother speak so sincerely, Xu Qian felt a little embarrassed, realizing he had gone too far with his sarcasm. He quickly changed the subject and said:

"If Yunge doesn't want to come, she doesn't have to. Does she think we won't eat without her?"

Xu Jinyan nodded, but did not say anything.

"Ding-dong"

"Ding-dong ding-dong"

Xu Jinyan: Here I am.

Xu Qian frowned and asked, "Who is this? Is it so rude of them to ring the doorbell?"

Xu Jinyan gritted his teeth. "Maybe something urgent has happened, brother. Go open the door and see."

A short while later, Xu Qian led Li Ruyue, her family of three, and Xu Yunge into the living room.

The Xu family members all stood up and looked at the girl, who also had the surname Xu, in surprise: What is she doing here?

Of course, that's not important. Let's first invite the Qin family to sit down. It was only after chatting that we realized what a coincidence it was.

While the two families were chatting, Xu Yunge was also looking at them with a resentful expression. Xu Jinyan quickly handed the earphones to Xu Yunge, gesturing for her to put them on.

Xu Yunge stared at him for a moment, then took the earphones:

"You know, today is such a wonderful day, why didn't you bring Yunge along? Wouldn't it be nice if the whole family could have a reunion dinner together?"

"If Yunge doesn't want to come, she doesn't have to. Does she think we won't eat without her?"

"Ding-dong"

"Ding-dong ding-dong"

"Who is this? Is it so rude of them to ring the doorbell?"

"Maybe something urgent has happened, brother. Go open the door and see."

Although it was only a short segment, she still clearly heard who the two main characters in the conversation were, and she also heard who rang the doorbell that one of the main characters found impolite.

Xu Yunge took off her headphones and looked at... Xu Jinyan, asking, "Why were you recording?"

Xu Jinyan looked at the little girl in surprise. She was quite clever.

He leaned close to her ear and said, "My brother is a celebrity now. Celebrities carry recording devices with them for safety reasons. I accidentally pressed the button."

"Besides, how was I supposed to know your classmate was my neighbor? I could tell from the look in your eyes that you'd misunderstood things, and it broke my heart."

Xu Yunge nodded slowly. Indeed, no one knew where she had gone, and it was indeed a coincidence.

But upon hearing the last sentence, she gave Xu Jinyan a disgusted look, feeling nauseous.

Then she turned her attention to the other protagonist, and sat down next to her brother, linking her arm with his.

Seeing that the brother and sister had finished talking, Qin Shuyin took the initiative to greet them, saying, "Hello, Teacher Xu... I am Qin Shuyin. I am a fan of yours. I have known about you since 'Anhe Bridge'."

"Thank you, and happy birthday. Since you and Yunge are good friends, just call me 'brother,' no need to call me 'teacher.'"

Qin Shuyin nodded excitedly.

Before long, while the adults were still chatting happily, the younger ones went to sing karaoke.

The two girls walked ahead, while Xu Qian grimaced and rubbed his arm behind them, thinking, "That brat really hit me hard."

Xu Jinyan leaned closer to take a look and exclaimed in surprise, "Plum blossom tattoo! You're an Imperial Guard?"

Xu Qian: "..."