Mid-December.
Half a month left until "Era Music King."
Su Yu felt no pressure, but his family was extremely anxious.
"Xiao Yu, why don't we go to Paris now? Write the song early and polish it up," his mother, Zhang Guizhi, cracked a walnut and handed it to him.
She originally knew nothing about music or the entertainment industry, but because Su Yu was developing in this field, she had learned a lot through osmosis.
Similarly, she understood what it meant for Su Yu to win the championship of "Era Music King."
So, for the past few days, she had bought over ten catties of walnuts and would crack one for Su Yu whenever she had the chance, urging him to supplement his brain and write better songs.
"Uh... no need to go now, right?"
Su Yu took the walnut, put it in his mouth with some difficulty. He was truly sick of eating them lately and felt nauseous at the smell of walnuts.
His mom was truly supplementing the wrong thing. He didn't need to use his brain to write songs, he just needed to spend money.
Eating walnuts was not as good as drinking more goji berry water.
He and Lin Yanyu had been together during this time, almost fighting fiercely every night. Although he had infinite ammunition, his weapon was getting sore from friction.
"Mom, Susu writes songs very quickly, no need to rush," Lin Yanyu became even more radiant due to Su Yu's pampering. Besides the youthful vitality, she also possessed a unique charm of a mature woman.
Moreover, with their wedding date approaching, her address to Su Yu's parents became more direct. Lin Yanyu's intention was to adapt to married life in advance.
"It's still my wife who knows how to care for me," Su Yu said, leaning on Lin Yanyu's shoulder with a smile.
"Alright... but you must bring back this championship. I'm going to cook now." Zhang Guizhi gave him a reminder and walked towards the kitchen with her apron.
"Why is Mom so insistent on you winning the championship?" Lin Yanyu tilted her head, asking in confusion.
Su Yu's lips curled upwards. "I heard Dad say that before, the people in Mom's square dancing group didn't believe I could achieve good results. Mom even argued with them. Now, my achievements allow Mom to walk with her chest puffed out. Winning a championship will make her even more proud."
Zhang Guizhi's personality was like that. She had a superstar son and would talk about it everywhere, showing off a bit.
Just like when Su Yu made money before, she insisted on returning to their hometown to see relatives.
However, Su Yu saw these as minor flaws. His mom just wanted to show off, and she didn't use Su Yu to belittle others. This was why she still had so many friends despite her personality.
When she heard others disbelieving that her son could win the championship, Zhang Guizhi was naturally displeased and bet with her friends that her son would definitely win.
That's why she was so invested in this matter.
"It seems if you don't win the championship, Mom will spank your butt," Lin Yanyu covered her mouth and chuckled.
She had been staying at Su Yu's house recently and really liked the family atmosphere.
Lin Zhaoyang and his wife were very good, had a harmonious relationship, and doted on her, but they were too busy and rarely at home.
Su Yu's parents were more inclined towards ordinary life. This lifestyle, with financial stability, was the most desirable.
Therefore, Lin Yanyu felt very fortunate to have two different homes, both of which were beautiful.
"Hmph, I'll spank your butt first!" Su Yu pulled Lin Yanyu onto his lap and lightly patted her shapely rear.
"Ah..." Lin Yanyu's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but cry out. Then she looked up at Su Yu, her eyes filled with affection.
Seeing this, Su Yu quickly let her go.
He sat up straight.
He couldn't take it anymore.
If this continued, his weapon would be worn out.
"Pfft..." Lin Yanyu sat up delicately.
Then she leaned closer to Su Yu, held his "handle," and whispered into his ear, her breath like orchids, "Don't panic. Actually, I couldn't take it much earlier, I was just testing your limits. Susu, you're too amazing. I heard from others that two or three times a night is the limit, but you seem to never get tired."
Su Yu had already tested her depths, but she couldn't reach Su Yu's limit.
"It's worth all my effort to receive your praise," Su Yu chuckled.
He greatly enjoyed his current life.
His parents' care, his wife's companionship, his friends' camaraderie – now only the final step of achieving fame remained.
However, he harbored a secret.
More than fame, he cared about his parents and his lover. But everything he cared about belonged to this body, and he was merely a soul who had transmigrated. This secret he kept in the deepest part of his heart, perhaps to never reveal to anyone his entire life.
It wasn't exactly a knot in his heart, as he wasn't the type to dwell on things. In his opinion, just like those songs, this was a gift from heaven, so it was his.
But he feared that all these beautiful things might disappear at some point in the future, just as he had suddenly appeared in this world, he might suddenly disappear from it.
He liked it here, liked these people, liked his current life.
So he was reluctant to let go.
...
Just after dinner.
Zhang Yang and Jiang Xiao'e arrived.
"Haha, Su Yu, how does it feel to trounce Sean?" Zhang Yang gave Su Yu a big hug.
"You've gotten so thin, I almost didn't recognize you..." Su Yu looked at the drastically thinner Zhang Yang.
"You have the nerve to say that! To film this movie, I had to stay up late and take laxatives," Zhang Yang complained irritably.
His scenes were not yet finished. Because of the movie about leukemia, the character he played needed a very specific state. All other parts of the drama were filmed, only his scenes had some remaining.
"For art, my tears are flowing!" Su Yu teased.
Zhang Yang gave Su Yu a big eye-roll.
"Teacher Tingyu, long time no see." Jiang Xiao'e still had that gentle personality, and she always showed great respect to Su Yu.
"Long time no see. Our soon-to-be singing queen will be showered with awards this year." Su Yu beckoned to Jiang Xiao'e.
At the end of the year, various award ceremonies were appearing consecutively. Jiang Xiao'e was going to attend a small music awards ceremony in Shuangqing City.
She was already considered a quasi-singing queen in the Chinese entertainment industry, only needing to await nominations for the singing queen award early next year.
Since she was chosen by Tingyu from her debut, her entire career had been spent singing Tingyu's songs. She was essentially propelled to singing queen status by Tingyu. Due to this incredible luck, she was known as the luckiest singer in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Initially, due to her singing skills, she was discussed for not being worthy of singing Tingyu's songs. Now, with her improved singing skills, these discussions had gradually disappeared.
This year, the Tingyu singer group was definitely going to win numerous awards.
Especially Jiang Xiao'e and Gong Ju Ren.
Today was the first day of the Animation Festival.
Su Yu and Lin Yanyu were going to watch "Your Name." Jiang Xiao'e happened to be attending an awards ceremony in a venue next to the cinema. So, the group decided to accompany Jiang Xiao'e to the ceremony first, and then watch the movie together.
...