“What is it?” Xia Yu tried to guess but failed.
He couldn’t think of anything recently that would make You Xue this happy.
“Someone called me this afternoon, wanting Xiaohei to film an advertisement!” The girl held up two fingers, “Just filming a short video, and we’ll get two thousand yuan!”
So it was an advertisement, probably attracted after participating in the previous “Cat and Dog Go Forward” event.
Xia Yu thought for a moment. A well-behaved, cute, and clever black cat under his control would indeed be a perfect actor.
If it was just filming a short video, two thousand yuan was already profitable.
More importantly, if this business expanded, the profits would be considerable.
“When exactly, and what are the specific arrangements?” He asked.
“It’s a cat food store. We can film either Friday night or Saturday. They prefer it to be at night,” You Xue replied.
After inquiring about the location and the cat food brand, Xia Yu had no further questions. Everything seemed fine.
Today was Tuesday, and there were still a few days until Friday.
Agreeing to the advertisement, seeing You Xue’s happy expression, Xia Yu’s mood also became cheerful.
He calculated that once the cat food company released the ad, the black cat would surely gain more collaboration opportunities. Being a celebrity cat could earn much more money than playing piano in a cafe.
Moreover, the celebrity was the black cat, which wouldn’t affect his own life.
Perfect.
However, when the black cat would become famous was an unknown and waiting matter.
This world wasn’t like his previous one, where the internet was developed and entertainment was prevalent. He couldn’t operate alone.
The next day, while playing games using Xu Youxiang’s body, Xia Yu was still thinking about this matter.
“Died again!” Xu Youxiang scolded him, “Can’t you be serious for once?”
Yawning, Xia Yu ignored the girl. He looked at his phone, whose notification light was flashing, indicating someone had sent a message to Xu Youxiang.
“Want to check it?” Xia Yu asked Xu Youxiang for permission.
Xu Youxiang was still lamenting the previous game failure and casually agreed. By the time she realized something was wrong, Xia Yu had already opened the messaging app.
“…”
Turning off the phone screen, Xia Yu threw it aside, pretending he had seen nothing.
“It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it! It’s your fault, always your aunt sending these things to me!” Xu Youxiang exclaimed like her hair was on fire, shouting in Xia Yu’s mind.
“Your aunt knows quite a lot in this aspect,” Xia Yu remarked, shifting the topic back to the game.
After being disturbed by Xu Youxiang’s aunt, Xia Yu temporarily set aside the black cat celebrity plan and focused on playing the game.
At noon, Xia Yu heard movement in the living room; it was Xu’s father and mother returning.
But after the sound of the door opening, Xia Yu waited a long time without hearing any further movement from them.
Five minutes later, his door was knocked on, and Xu’s parents walked in.
“What’s up?” Xia Yu continued playing the game.
“Xiangxiang, we want to discuss something with you,” the two said.
Their expressions were heavy, seemingly about to say something important, but Xia Yu’s game was at a critical moment, and this stupid game didn’t allow pausing during a boss fight.
“You can talk; I’m listening,” Xia Yu continued playing.
“You see, although we are still in good health now, we are already in our forties. In twenty or thirty years, we won’t be able to move around anymore,” Xu’s mother tried to organize her words but couldn’t find a better way to express herself. The rehearsal they did in the living room earlier was now useless.
Xu’s father had to take over, “We just think, after we’re gone, you won’t have anyone to take care of you. So… so…”
He hesitated again.
Xia Yu quickly went through their words in his mind and understood what they wanted to say.
“Is it a boy or a girl?” Xia Yu asked.
Their intentions were obvious—they wanted a second child, which was perfectly normal in this world without any relevant policies.
Seeing their daughter’s expression of “why are you troubling me with such a small matter,” the two were astonished but also felt relieved.
“Xiangxiang, do you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?” Xu’s mother asked.
“You’re raising it, not me.”
“Cough, your mother can’t go through the hassle anymore. Whatever it is, it’s fine!” Xu’s father said.
The matter was settled.
A minute after the two left the bedroom, Xia Yu finally finished the boss fight.
Xu Youxiang hadn’t said a word during all this.
“What’s wrong, are you upset?” Xia Yu asked.
“It’s just a bit uncomfortable,” Xu Youxiang’s voice carried some sadness.
Although she knew her parents wanted a second child for her future, thinking about how her parents’ attention would be divided by a younger brother or sister made her feel complicated.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of you in the future,” Xia Yu thought, planning to start his company in two or three years and then dragging Xu Youxiang along as free labor.
“How will you take care of me?” Xu Youxiang asked.
The way the girl asked this question already indicated her agreement.
“We’ll scam money from An Siyao together, you get 30%, I get 70%.”
“You’re just mooching off women!” The girl got angry, she was asking seriously, but Xia Yu was joking.
“I earned the money by my own skills, why do you say I’m mooching off women!”
The two laughed and played around for a while, then fell silent.
After a while, Xu Youxiang thanked Xia Yu.
“Why are you thanking me?” Xia Yu was puzzled.
Was it for agreeing to take her along in the scam?
“For just now, if it had been me answering, my expression surely wouldn’t have been good,” Xu Youxiang imagined, if her expression had been abnormal, her parents would definitely have hesitated, and even if she had agreed, they might not have continued with the plan.
Xu Youxiang felt that having a new child would also be good for her parents.
“Your mouth is a bit sweet after all!” Xia Yu said.
“What do you mean!” Xu Youxiang flared up again.
…
The next day, Xia Yu logged into An Siyao’s body.
Today was Thursday, the day students from Dongzhi Township went on their school trip. An Siyao had made plans with the Feng sisters to visit their house today.
Xia Yu originally had no interest in such things, but considering An Siyao going to a strange place might be a bit scared, and additionally, Feng Yujia said she had prepared good snacks, so he decided to go.
At 8:30 in the morning, Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo arrived at the villa personally to pick him up.
This made Xia Yu sigh; it was indeed enviable for An Siyao to have such close friends.
“I’ll show you my sister’s dolls; they’re super scary at night!” Feng Yumo said in the car.
“My dolls aren’t scary at all; your dog is scary!” Feng Yujia retorted at her sister.
“John isn’t scary; you’re just too timid, sister!”
“But last time a maid was scared too!”
“That’s because she was a stranger!”
Listening to the sisters arguing, Xia Yu summarized the information:
Feng Yujia had many dolls, and Feng Yumo had a dog named John.
“Oh, by the way, Yaoyao, your father is also at my house. The butler told me this morning,” Feng Yujia added.
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