Chapter 190: The Most Well-deserved One
Why isn’t Sister Nan participating? Is it because she doesn’t want to?
Although Yu Wei tactfully didn’t ask more, his doubtful gaze still betrayed him, and as their eyes met, the other three instantly understood.
Meng Han nearby quickly coughed lightly twice and gave him an eye signal, as if saying: The talk is too secretive.
Nothing was said, but the talk is secretive…
Chi Leying probably understood what it meant, but since even the regular guests didn’t expand on chatting about it, there was even less need for her, a newcomer, to get involved.
As the person involved, Su Xinnan appeared completely calm, seemingly unconcerned about it, but actually she felt quite awkward inside.
She isn’t a singer, so logically speaking, it was normal for this concert not to invite her, but in reality, the event invites quite a few non-professionals, and Su Xinnan was there last year.
Relying on her identity as a music variety show guest, it would actually make sense to invite her, with easy reasons to find, but the result was that only she didn’t receive an invitation.
Say she wants to go? Actually, Su Xinnan didn’t think much about going, but this kind of thing, whether she wants to go is one matter, whether she can go is another…
What’s more, among the four guests, only she wasn’t invited, and even though she has been in the entertainment industry for many years and seen all kinds of storms, she inevitably felt a bit unbalanced for a moment.
Obviously, her influence was far less than before, whether compared to these juniors or to herself at her peak.
Actresses get like this when they age, so it seems she also needs to consider transforming, otherwise large events like this might not have her share in the future.
Seeing the program’s process had already begun, Su Xinnan quickly adjusted her mindset and pretended to be cheerful as she introduced, “Leying, go pick a favorite blind box first.”
Except for special arrangements, this program always lets the guest performer pick first; the visitor is the guest.
Watching Chi Leying gracefully stand up, Su Xinnan unexpectedly felt a subtle trace of envy at the bottom of her heart; if only she were also that young.
It was no surprise to her that Meng Han and Yu Wei received concert invitations, but she didn’t expect even a junior like Leying to firmly surpass her, sigh.
Half a year ago, Chi Leying was still a girl group minor flower visible everywhere in the entertainment industry; now she had also risen to prominence.
This change, besides her own efforts, had an unavoidable key factor, which was Yu Wei…
Honestly, seeing one young person after another rise to fame relying on Yu Wei’s novels, she was actually a bit curious: if she joined in, would there be any change.
It would be great if someone invited her as guest singing.
On stage, Chi Leying had already made her choice; this episode’s blind boxes were all a bit foggy, and she picked “request a song”.
She didn’t quite understand what it meant, but at least it was related to songs; after all, she had just built up the reputation of being a talented person, and to strike while the iron is hot, it was best to deepen her cultivation in the music field.
Others picked blind boxes based on interest and profession, but Chi Leying picked to maximize profit.
Meng Han went up second; this time’s blind boxes were all very obscure, and after pondering for a long time without figuring anything out, he could only pick one that looked pleasing.
“The older the more sought after”, this label suited his taste, so he treated it as a nice wish for himself.
Su Xinnan was much more straightforward; she went up and directly picked “milk candy”, no special reason, at least it sounded cute.
So far, the three blind boxes were increasingly mysterious, and the remaining two for Yu Wei to choose from were also playing riddles.
“Transmigrator” and “Treant”.
Those who don’t know might think they entered some fantasy drama set; did the program team bring in a transmigrator? Where do so many fellow townsfolk come from?
Don’t believe rumors or spread them; Yu Wei directly picked “Treant”. You’re transmigrating, then who am I…
This blind box opening segment was quite eye-catching, with labels all so mysterious; it finally had some real blind box feeling, completely unpredictable what would come out.
Chi Leying unveiled first; her “request a song” at least had some music element, and behind the pink curtain was a gentle female teacher with long hair over her shoulders.
She was a music teacher; usually her classes were either taken over by other subjects or playing songs while watching students write homework, so it was labeled “request a song”.
Seeing the music teacher, Yu Wei couldn’t even remember what he learned in music class; it seemed like he hadn’t seen this thing since middle school…
Request a song tool person is considered good; not to mention classes being taken over, many schools don’t even schedule this subject on the timetable.
Meng Han’s blind box was impressive; it turned out to be a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, no wonder it’s called “the older the more sought after”, which shows profound cognition of his own profession.
Old and sought after; how young people make their way through doesn’t concern you.
Meng Han was actually quite interested in this field; not bad, just right to use filming the program as an excuse to learn about it.
“Could it be?”
Su Xinnan looked at the traditional Chinese medicine doctor and suddenly had a bad premonition; her “milk candy” wouldn’t be…
The answer was obvious; the profession corresponding to her blind box was Western medicine. What milk candy, increase the dosage.
The program had featured a nurse once before; this time it finally came to a doctor.
Education and medicine can be called the two most basic professions without exaggeration; both have very high social value and irreplaceability.
One imparts knowledge and spreads the way, the other practices medicine to save the world; they seem to have vastly different professions, but actually share the same spirit, healing body and nurturing heart being the core of civilization.
These two industries have many commonalities, both very stable, but also quite laborious.
Two doctors and one teacher, so what position was in Yu Wei’s remaining blind box was self-evident.
“Looks like we can team up?”
Chi Leying thoughtfully glanced at him; being with Yu Wei would definitely be a good thing, not to mention higher popularity, she would also feel at ease.
Although there were quite a few antics, Yu Wei as a person was still quite reliable…
“Got it, traditional Chinese medicine versus Western medicine, you’re the teacher, I’m the internet cafe boss, needle point against wheat tip.”
Hearing Yu Wei’s joke, Chi Leying furrowed her brows slightly and didn’t speak. Alright, withdraw this evaluation for now and observe a bit more.
So fond of opening an internet cafe?
The program moment arrived; Yu Wei’s corresponding blind box was a lean middle-aged man, a language teacher.
Treant refers to “ten years to grow trees, a hundred years to cultivate people”, which can represent the education cause; Treant is also Mr. Lu Xun’s name, pointing to the language identity.
His keyword was actually very clever, but it couldn’t withstand the transmigrator next to it leading everyone’s ideas astray.
Later, upon inquiring, Yu Wei learned that “Transmigrator” corresponded to their math teacher, who was playing on the transmigration pun of “odd changes even unchanged sign look quadrant”…
Obviously, this episode of the program was another special; they needed to split into hospital and school routes, with recording and broadcast around National Day, probably with some special significance.
It was Yu Wei’s first time being a teacher, and he was a bit nervous; his language scores back then were pretty good, but teaching class was still a bit too sudden.
But thinking about it, he only needed to experience it for two days, at most three classes; worst case, spot-check recitation for two days.
Recite first, then dictation, finally peers correct each other; water through another two classes…
“Great, now I can give the music festival to you to teach language.”
Chi Leying’s words were obviously a joke; the program team wanted to film them teaching, naturally not supporting slacking off. Humph, want to escape?
“Teacher Chi is joking.”
Yu Wei teased back a couple lines, then suddenly thought, wouldn’t he become Teacher Yu this time too? Having been called teacher so many times before, finally one well-deserved.
The language teacher was named Tian Jun, looking somewhat serious, but upon contact he was approachable, counting as half a reader of his.
Why half? He only reads suspense; he occasionally flips through entertainment novels, but completely ignores the plot.
“Teacher Yu, when will you update ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’? Looking forward to the follow-up.”
“Depends on the situation.”
Yu Wei wanted to update, but he basically wouldn’t have much free time in the near future, probably not much time for writing.
Good news was, Tian Jun and they were elementary school teachers; the knowledge involved wasn’t that much, relatively easier to handle, although he had mostly forgotten elementary language too.
As sunlight filtered through the phoenix tree leaves onto the school gate, Yu Wei and Chi Leying stood at the entrance of this century-old elementary school.
Saying he wasn’t nervous would be fake; the more serious the occasion, the more cautious one must be; today’s elementary students probably weren’t easy to deal with.
They had just arrived not long ago when several properly dressed school leaders proactively came to greet them; not to please, but Yu Wei was indeed a big figure to them, not to be neglected.
The program formally began recording; following the camera shot, Yu Wei and Chi Leying walked into the campus.
“The school is a national green school and an advanced unit in art education; our language and information technology disciplines are district key construction disciplines…”
While Yu Wei was casually looking around, the school leader nearby actually stepped forward and started introducing on his own, obviously having carefully memorized the manuscript.
Who asked you about faculty strength and teaching level? Hard advertisement, huh?
After the introduction, Yu Wei and Chi Leying were about to face the first challenge: introduce themselves to the children in Class 3, Grade 5.
This segment actually wasn’t simple; after all, the program would be broadcast, so introducing oneself to kids couldn’t have celebrity airs, nor be too formal.
How to introduce? Hello little friends, I’m Milk Dragon?
The class bell rang through the teaching building; the originally noisy classroom instantly quieted down, and when Yu Wei and Chi Leying entered the classroom, forty pairs of curious eyes turned to them in unison.
Most of them actually knew Yu Wei; today’s elementary students are very internet-savvy, and someone like Yu Wei who occasionally makes a stir, not knowing him would be weird.
But they, around ten years old, had no desire for chasing stars, only curiosity about celebrities…
“Hope to become your friends; I’ll teach everyone music, but more importantly, I want to hear your favorite songs and understand your dreams.”
Although not many students knew Chi Leying, her brief self-introduction still elicited a wave of cheers.
A quiet and pretty big older sister like Chi Leying was very popular with kids; today’s children are so precocious, it wouldn’t surprise Yu Wei if she received love letters.
Three years a generation gap, five years a chasm, ten years a moat; when Yu Wei was in elementary school, he knew nothing, just hugging Ah Dai and Charlie IX and reading voraciously.
When it was Yu Wei’s turn to go on stage, even before he spoke, a few students started shouting his name.
The scene was very lively, surprising the accompanying school leaders nearby; Yu Wei has such high popularity among kids?
Actually, Yu Wei’s high popularity was one aspect, kids’ nature was another; these few shouting his name seemed to have a tone of wanting to catch his attention.
Little children like to show themselves, and this has nothing to do with the era.
“Looks like everyone knows me?”
Actually, some still didn’t know him, but those who did eagerly answered, some shouting they knew him, even some shouting his song title.
“Big Spray Mushroom!”
Until a sudden voice appeared in the classroom, Yu Wei was stunned for a moment and didn’t react.
This one really knows him, even knows his pen name.
Starting to read web novels in elementary school, huh; this lifetime is set…
