my artist neighbor

Chapter 531
Liu Xin'an naturally experienced many times of marriage urging.

It is now 2022. For Liu Xin'an, who was born in 1993, in another year, he will officially enter the 30-year-old mark.

He was born in a small town in Binhai, Jincheng.

Since it is a small town, some of the more "traditional" customs in the small town have deeply affected his family members.

He and Li Chenglu are relatively hardworking. His father didn't give him such a good life and family background at the beginning, so at the beginning, Liu Xin'an and Li Chenglu both studied in a small town elementary school.

They are all elementary schools in small towns. In terms of enrollment rate
Those who are willing to work hard can be admitted to high schools in Binhai City.

But the environment of the small town primary school is not good. At that time, it was not a particularly affluent era. Many children's parents were working outside, and the education for the children was not so comprehensive. Entered a not-so-excellent junior high school inside the small town.

Liu Xin'an and Li Chenglu were very competitive at that time. They both attended a good school in Binhai City for junior high school and high school, and then they were admitted to a good university.

But most of the peers in small towns actually stop at technical secondary schools or even junior high schools.

Then, it was early to work, get married and have children.
It is no exaggeration to say that most of Liu Xin'an's elementary school classmates already had offspring, got married and had children.

Because of this, Pu Zhenshu, who has been living in the town, naturally believes that Liu Xin'an should be like his peers, when he is 24 or 25 years old, he should complete the important event of "marriage".

Concepts are not so easy to explain.

Liu Xin'an was urged to marry by Pu Zhenshu, and also by his father Liu Zhengjiang.

Been urged to marry by godfather, godmother, seventh aunt, eighth uncle, and various grandparents.

but.
Today, he was actually urged to marry by his girlfriend's mother.

Still urged in a very serious tone.

How could this not make Liu Xin'an feel a kind of disobedience?

"Ahem. Huh?"

He choked on his own saliva first, and after coughing in embarrassment, he made a suspicious sound.

Then, he realized that his reply could easily be misunderstood by others, so he quickly waved his hand to deny his reaction just now.

"No, it doesn't mean that I don't want to marry Zhuxuan, don't get me wrong."

"I know, it's really strange for me to ask this."

Mother Pei did not misunderstand Liu Xin'an's meaning, how much Liu Xin'an doted on Pei Zhuxuan, this was what she, a mother, always noticed.

Among other things, just seeing Pei Zhuxuan's excited expression when he mentioned Liu Xin'an was enough to show how dependent her daughter was on the man she had identified.

A year and a half of dating is not short, and she also understands that for artists, especially idols like Pei Zhuxuan, marriage is the end of their careers.

No one thinks too much money.

You can't openly and secretly get married first, it should be fine, right?

What Liu Xin'an and Pei Zhuxuan didn't know was that the last time their parents met, there was actually a serious discussion about this matter.

Hmm. She definitely agrees that the two children are settled in this way, which means that Father Pei is somewhat awkward.

But I can understand that marrying a daughter is an extremely serious matter for any father.

But Father Pei also knew that it was his daughter's blessing to meet Liu Xin'an, so even though he was reluctant to give up, he still held Liu Zhengjiang's hand with a "heroic" expression on his face.

Make it look like he's getting married
To obtain a certificate from a foreigner, you have to go to the embassy to go through some formalities.

The embassy's secrecy is very strong, so there is no such thing as the marriage news being revealed by the staff.

Since there are such advantages, why not take advantage of them directly?

"I think. You and Joohyun are not young, so we should go through the procedure first, and it doesn't matter if we don't tell the fans. In this way, your father, me, and your parents will feel more at ease."

Pei Mu's earnest words made Liu Xin'an choke on his own saliva again.

"Ahem. Are you and Dad worried about any conflicts between me and Zhuxuan?"

In this regard, the concerns of parents in both countries are the same.

Without that title, everyone is always worried.

Best. Another baby!
Although the idea is more traditional, but having children can be regarded as having concerns.

The older generation tends to start with the worst-case scenario.

Before Mother Pei could answer, Liu Xin'an smiled and waved his hands.

"Don't worry, I've decided that Zhuxuan is the person I will hold hands with for the rest of my life. The main reason for getting married is that the exposure will have a great impact on her. This year is very important for Zhuxuan and the others. , so neither I nor she will allow anything that will delay her own work to happen."

"Can"

"Let me tell you secretly, SM is cooperating with the website I work on, and plans to launch a couple variety show led by us."

"what"

She knows some things about the entertainment industry, but not much, so she doesn't particularly understand why Liu Xin'an said this at this time.

Liu Xin'an also discovered this, and he continued to explain softly: "SM will definitely not continue to promote Joohyun and their Red Velvet in the future, so if they want them to continue to show themselves on the stage they like, they need another opportunity .”

"You mean... this is the opportunity?"

"The market for idol artists here is saturated, but in our country, it's still a blue ocean."

Mother Pei was taken aback for a moment, then she waved her hand.

She was confused by Liu Xin'an, she didn't care about that, the money her daughter earned was enough for her to live a leisurely life, there was no need to be so motivated.

If it's yours, take it.

Let go of things that shouldn't belong to you. This is the most basic principle.

"I don't care about that, I just care about you guys."

"Mom, this is Joohyun's dream, and also Joohyun's promise to Seulgi and the others."

Liu Xin'an interrupted Mother Pei's words with a gentle voice, but it was full of trust and love for Pei Zhuxuan.

".I've wronged you, Xin'an."

Mother Pei understood this time.

From the beginning to the end, Liu Xin'an was always accommodating his daughter.

She took a deep breath, opened her arms and hugged her future son-in-law actively.

Liu Xin'an smiled and hugged his future mother-in-law, and patted the woman on the back lightly.

"It's okay, Mom, I also like Joohyun's dazzling appearance on the stage, she is really suitable for that stage."

"Hey~"

"So you don't have to worry, and I promise, at most one year, I promise to call you mom seriously!"

"Really?"

"That's for sure!"

"Ah!"

A chill that reached the top of his head instantly enveloped Pei Zhuxuan's whole body.

She sneezed subconsciously, then crossed her arms and touched her shoulder subconsciously.

Mmm. Goosebumps, weird!
"Is the air conditioner too cold?"

Pei Zhuxuan sniffed, shook her head, and muttered in a sticky voice: "Suddenly I feel so strange, as if I've been calculated by someone."

"Scheme? Brother Xin'an?"

The appearance of Liu Xin'an's name made Pei Zhuxuan raise her eyebrows. She showed a surprised expression and stared at Jin Yelin with a frown.

"Yilin, do you have that bad impression of Xin'an?"

"No, what I'm calculating here is that you said that Brother Xin'an will come to see you suddenly and give you a super super big surprise?"

Pei Zhuxuan snorted softly, took out her phone, woke up the screen, and angrily poked the handsome man's cheek on the screensaver with her finger: "If he can do such a romantic thing, he won't be Liu Xin'an."

"Isn't Brother Xin'an romantic? Don't you really like all the things he gave you?"

"People are not satisfied, Yilin, you will know when you fall in love."

If Pei Zhuxuan said this, Jin Yelin might still believe it.

But these words came from Jiang Seulqi's mouth, so...the credibility of these words plummeted.

"Why do you make it sound like you have a lot of experience, Sister Seulqi?"

"I read a lot of novels and TV series~"

"...the king of theory, right?"

"Then you ask sister Zhuxuan."

After finishing speaking, Kim Yerin and Kang Seulgi looked at Pei Zhuxuan in tacit understanding.

The corner of Pei Zhuxuan's mouth twitched, and after thinking for a few seconds, he nodded calmly.

What Jiang Seqi said is true, people are not satisfied, and she is no exception.

"Then tell me, will Brother Xin'an suddenly come over to surprise Miss Zhuxuan?"

"Maybe"

"Impossible, that guy is more ambitious than me. If he comes to me, what about the live broadcast?"

Bae Joohyun gave a completely different answer from Kang Seulgi.

After all, she is also a genuine girlfriend, and the credibility of her answer is much higher than that of Jiang Seulqi's mouth.

"But that's Liu Xin'an, you can't be sure, it's not like that guy hasn't done this kind of thing before."

"So. Do you want to bet?"

The ghost gambling group - Red Velvet is officially launched.

"What are you betting on?"

Son Seung Wan, who had been offline all this time, finally appeared.

She wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and sat down beside them curiously.

The heat blowing towards her face made Jiang Seulqi show a disgusted expression, but Sun Seungwan didn't care about that, and she even took the initiative to move closer to Jiang Seulgi, showing a very nasty smile at the same time.

"Ah! It's all sweat!"

"What's the matter, isn't it time for you to rub your sweat on me?"

The reasonable rhetorical question made Jiang Seqi stunned, there was no way, after all, she was the one who did it first.

"I bet on whether Brother An will come to find Sister Zhuxuan." Jin Yelin told Sun Shengwan the content very intimately.

No idea, Sun Shengwan didn't even think about it.

"Will come unconditionally."

And her decisive answer also aroused Pei Zhuxuan's desire to win.

Yes, she always has an overwhelming desire to win in such insignificant places.

"Huh? Hey, I'm his girlfriend, right? Do you know as much about him as I do?"

"Miss Zhuxuan, what do you think?"

"Absolutely not coming!"

"Betting?"

"bet!"

Sun Seungwan raised the corners of his lips and put on a very handsome smile.

fish.
Take the bait~
Yes, the cautious Liu Xin'an, how could he make such a decision without even knowing about Pei Zhuxuan's itinerary.

A surprise must not be discovered in order to be called a surprise.

In order to be safe on this trip, Liu Xin'an is destined to need a "tool man" who will always help him cover up there.

First of all, tool people must be smart.

Secondly, you have to be able to look at the eyes.

Finally. You have to make sure that this person has no second thoughts.

To sum up, Liu Xin'an can only find one person, and that is Sun Shengwan.

Yes, in fact, what Pei Jinxi said before is more suitable for Sun Shengwan.

If the private communication between him and Sun Shengwan to plot against Pei Zhuxuan is exposed, he and Sun Shengwan will really be overwhelmed.

Fortunately, there is no chance to expose all of this at present.

Relying on the lack of information, Sun Shengwan didn't mind making some extra money for himself, and Liu Xin'an was also happy to keep it a secret for him. Anyway, the two of them are also grasshoppers on the same rope, so there is no need to kill each other.

Liu Xin'an reaped the space and time spent with Pei Zhuxuan, Pei Zhuxuan reaped surprises and love, and she reaped the joy of betting victory, this wave!This wave is a win-win!
"What's the bet then?"

She continued to play, and Pei Zhuxuan, who was already on top, didn't realize that Sun Shengwan had a chance to win. After thinking for a few seconds, she gave Sun Shengwan the right to choose.

"You said."

"Well, there's a restaurant in London that I've always wanted to go to. Anyway, our last stop is London. If I win, sister Joohyun will invite us to dinner, okay?"

The store that she can fancy will definitely not be cheap in terms of price.

But for Pei Zhuxuan today
Isn't it just money?
How much can you eat?She knew exactly how little food these girls had.

"Okay, then if I win, you have to pay for the children after winning."

"OK! But since it's a bet, you can't disclose this to Liu Xin'an."

"Hmph, I'm not going to do such a shameful thing."

"Is that a deal?"

"A word is settled!"

The two small hands touched lightly, making a crisp clapping sound.

Kang Seul Gi and Kim Ye Rin, who were watching the excitement, clapped their hands quickly.

The two of them have made a lot of money, no matter who wins, they can both get a meal.

If such a bet is possible, the two of them hope that there will be more in the future!

Of course, Sun Shengwan was plotting against Pei Zhuxuan, why didn't Pei Zhuxuan agree after careful consideration.

For her, no matter whether she wins or loses, she earns money.

If you win, you will eat a meal for nothing.

Lost
Liu Xin'an is here, can she still pay?
Of course.

It would be best for Liu Xin'an to come over.

If you can't make it through, the joy of victory can't wash away her resentment.

If Liu Xin'an really winks, come here quickly.

She really, really misses that guy.

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"Ah!"

Anyway, today is to visit the future father-in-law's family, even if Liu Xin'an doesn't want to spend the night here, it is really hard for him to speak.

Logically speaking, in order to reduce Pei Zhuxuan's suspicion, it would be the best situation to go back early today and pretend that he just finished filming with Brother Yu and the others.

but.
"Going?"

Father Pei's calm words made Liu Xin'an swallow his affirmative answer back.

"Uh, I just wanted to go out for a walk."

"Well, don't leave tonight, the bed and everything are made, you can sleep in Zhuxuan's room, and have a drink with me tonight."

Liu Xin'an grinned, nodded obediently, responded, then got up and walked out the door.

There is no other way now, I have to ask for a leave of absence for the live broadcast. Fortunately, he greeted Brother Yu and Li Yuanjun yesterday, and then directly said on the Internet that there is a filming job. alright.

But at this time, he still needs to make a phone call with Pei Zhuxuan.

You can't stay out of contact with your girlfriend for a whole day, can you?
This person sent him a message not long ago, just to hear his voice, but afraid of disturbing his work.

As soon as he went out, Liu Xin'an called Pei Zhuxuan.

In just a moment, the phone was picked up, and the soft female voice made people feel happy.

"Aren't you busy?"

"I just sent my friends back, and I'm going to edit the video tonight, so I'm going to stop tonight's live broadcast for a day."

"Ah~ Did you show them the video?"

Around noon, Liu Xin'an actually received a video from his girlfriend.

Of course, he forwarded this video to the two honestly, and got excited replies from the two.

The emoji was posted, almost swiping the screen.

"Yes, they are very excited."

"Is it a fan?"

"That's not true, but you are an entertainer, and you don't have many opportunities to meet entertainers. Are you having lunch?"

Liu Xin'an calmly shifted the topic to Pei Zhuxuan, but Pei Zhuxuan didn't think much about it, and gave a soft "hmm", then asked with a smile, "Want to see it?"

"Ah, I'm outside."

"Huh? Going out?"

"Yes, I went out to buy something, and I'll be back in a while."

"Then I'll send you the photo! The pasta we ate today didn't feel as delicious as yours~"

The intimacy and longing in the words are undisguised.

Liu Xin'an heard it very clearly, he chuckled, pretending not to notice the meaning of the other party, and said very gently: "When you come back, I will do it for you every day."

"Okay~ Then I have to eat first, don't stay up too late, if it's too late, go to bed earlier, don't wait for me, understand?"

"understood."

"Goodbye~"

"Bye-Bye."

The short call ended quickly, and Liu Xin'an let out a long sigh of relief, looking up at the slightly darkened sky.

Just get through today, and then... he'll start planning his schedule for London.

He counted the time with his fingers and pouted.

There are still nearly ten days to go. It turns out that Pei Zhuxuan went on a business trip abroad, and it was only five days.

It was the first time in Liu Xin'an's life that time passed so slowly.

After finishing the phone call, Liu Xin'an returned to Pei's house.

When he went out to make a phone call, Pei Zhenxi had already returned. At this time, Pei Zhenxi was wearing a cool T-shirt and shorts, sitting cross-legged on the sofa and watching the TV.

After seeing Liu Xin'an enter the door, she raised her eyebrows and asked narrowly: "Call my sister? See how focused you are."

"Did you see me?"

"Hmm, I was afraid that my sister would recognize my voice, so I didn't go over to say hello, what should I say? Is my sister suspicious?"

Liu Xin'an shook his head and replied with a smile: "Not yet."

"Why only temporarily?"

"I always feel that this time the surprise will be exposed."

"Huh? Why?"

Liu Xin'an scratched his face, and sat on the other side of the sofa, a little far away from Pei Zhenxi.

"It just feels like it will be exposed."

"uh don't understand"

(End of this chapter)