Chapter 64: 90: A Family by the Spring Chapter 64: Speaking Up for Your Mistress

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Who am I running errands for, to end up looking like this?"

Wang Fan complained unhappily: "Squeezing through the train station in this scorching heat, buying tickets—do you think it's easy for me?"

"Picked up a pair of ragged pants on the way back to make up for the loss?"

Guben teased him while poking fun, came to the frozen computer, and skillfully removed the host casing.

"That's hardly something you picked up."

Wang Fan showed off proudly: "You wouldn't understand, would you? This is fashion, hip-hop style. My big sister specially bought it back from Shanghai."

"Are you sure she wasn't messing with you?"

Guben gave him a look as if he were an idiot, his hands not stopping: "In her eyes, I reckon you're only fit to dress like that."

"Cough, cough."

Wang Fan coughed twice, embarrassed, and changed the subject: "Guess who I saw when I passed Black Tiger Spring on my way back from the train station?"

"Don't want to guess."

Guben wasn't in the mood to play guessing games with him.

"I bet you can't guess."

Wang Fan couldn't keep a secret, impatiently responding, enough to spur him on: "I originally thought to give you the train ticket first, but I went to Black Tiger Spring, didn't find you and Lin Xiyu, and instead saw Zhang Xiaoqian. I was so scared I thought I'd seen a ghost in broad daylight, breaking out in a cold sweat."

"I thought it was her."

Guben seemed to have expected it, showing not the slightest surprise.

"What's going on?"

Wang Fan was bewildered: "Isn't Lin Xiyu filming a documentary? Why was it changed to Zhang Xiaoqian?"

"Most likely my mother's doing..."

Guben was certain: "She doesn't allow defiance, using Zhang Xiaoqian to force me to make concessions."

"No wonder Zhang Xiaoqian deliberately left Lin Xiyu out."

Wang Fan realized: "So she already knew about the documentary filming."

"Tsk~~"

Guben sneered: "My mother thinks too highly of herself. She thinks letting Zhang Xiaoqian steal Xiyu's chance will make me submit, but she doesn't know this stupid act is her biggest blunder."

"If Zhang Xiaoqian doesn't get involved, I wouldn't find this matter so easy to resolve."

"Since she overestimates herself and insists on sticking her nose in, just wait. It won't take three days before the Program Group gets tired of her young lady temper. By then, without me stepping forward, Director Du and the others will protest to the Station Director themselves, demanding a replacement."

"Awesome, buddy, you're too awesome."

Wang Fan gave a thumbs-up, admiring him from the bottom of his heart: "You really predicted it. Just now at Black Tiger Spring, I saw Zhang Xiaoqian making unreasonable trouble."

"Saying it's too hot during the day, the sun is too harsh, skin will get tanned, no filming between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., just buzzing on and on there. Director Du's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot."

"The sun is a small matter."

Guben mocked disdainfully: "Let her cook, wash clothes, do housework—can she?"

"With her delicate look, she's driven to and from school. Does she look like a child who has worked hard and suffered since childhood? The documentary films the real life of ordinary people. Faking it, aping others, not knowing her own limits, insisting on making a fool of herself..."

"Hmph, Guben, you're really sharp-tongued, tearing someone apart completely."

Wang Fan found it amusing, teasing him with a laugh: "I never saw you have so much resentment before. Is it because she offended your mistress, so you're speaking up for your mistress?"

"Go through the trouble one more time."

Guben ignored his teasing, pondered for a moment, then said: "Call all the classmates going to Taishan and tell them the time is moved up to this Friday."

Wang Fan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Didn't you say there are too many people climbing the mountain on weekends?"

"Today is Wednesday."

A dark glint flashed in Guben's eyes: "Director Du and the others can hold out at most until Friday."