Chapter 723: Spring Festival Gala Invitation

Along the way, He Yushui pulled Zhang Shuying along, leaned in close to her ear, and whispered, "Sister-in-law Shuying? Why didn't my little niece come?"

Zhang Shuying's face flushed red. Although she was no longer young, she was a big star after all and had never disclosed the matter of her child. Having it brought up directly in front of a student this time, she felt a bit embarrassed and stammered, "She... she is still in university and didn't have time to come over."

He Yushui said, "Sister-in-law, you know my brother only told me about your situation in the last few years. He really is tight-lipped."

Zhang Shuying said, "I have always followed an idol path in Hong Kong and couldn't let this be known. We have always raised our child as a niece."

He Yushui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister-in-law Shuying, I will keep it a secret. You are too protective of my brother; actually, he is just a fickle flirt."

Zhang Shuying said, "Your brother is a very good person; it was my initiative... After I left here, I wasn't doing well. When I was singing on the street, I ran into your brother. And then..."

He Yushui laughed, "Sister-in-law, you two have such a romantic story!"

Zhang Shuying nodded and said, "It was your brother who kept helping me, which is why I have what I have today..."

He Yushui asked, "Sister-in-law, your songs are so beautiful, who wrote them?"

"Most of them were given to me by your brother, and a small portion were written by some composers at the company!"

"My brother is too biased. After he gave me a few songs, he stopped, saying he was afraid I would get into trouble. Now the environment is better, but I'm getting older! And he won't let me perform at private gigs; my singing level has dropped quite a bit!" He Yushui said with dissatisfaction.

"You can sing all of these songs of mine. I won't charge you royalties, though others can't. Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi can too," Zhang Shuying said.

"Great, then I'll go to the recording studio to try it out when the time comes. By the way, Sister-in-law, what are you here for this time?" He Yushui asked.

Zhang Shuying said, "I was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. I heard that this year it will be broadcast live."

Upon hearing this, He Yushui immediately became excited: "Sister-in-law, take me with you!"

Zhang Shuying shook her head: "But they invited me; how could I take you along?"

He Yushui laughed, "I'm just joking with you! I'm in Beijing, don't I know how these things work? Sister-in-law, you don't know, but our troupe doesn't have any proper performances now, and many people can only go out to perform at private gigs. But my brother won't let me go no matter what."

Zhang Shuying asked curiously, "Why won't your brother let you go? Those are performance opportunities too!"

He Yushui said with a bit of grievance, "He says there will be people who make us accompany them for drinks and such... He also says the family isn't short of that bit of money. But I'm like a salted fish every day, it's very boring."

Zhang Shuying smiled, "I plan to stay here this time, and I'm also preparing to open a record company."

He Yushui said, "Let's open a company together!"

Zhang Shuying said happily, "I invite the four of you to open a company with me."

Chen Xueru walked beside He Yuzhu, asking as they walked, "Zhuzi, if Zhang Shuying hadn't listened to her father and poisoned you back then, would you have married her?"

He Yuzhu said, "So many years have passed, why bring it up? Many things, you just can't go back to them."

Chen Xueru said, "I just want to hear about it."

He Yuzhu nodded, "Well, at that time, Liu Rusi had just rejected me, and I was feeling quite depressed myself. You were indifferent to me; every time I went to find you, it felt like I was collecting a debt, which felt very uncomfortable. So, my relationship with Zhang Shuying heated up quickly. If her father hadn't made her come to frame me, I might have really married her."

Chen Xueru sighed, "The first time I saw you, I thought you were too bold, daring to rob the Japanese pharmacy at such a young age. I always felt that being with you would be especially dangerous, so I really didn't want to pay you any mind back then. If you hadn't saved me twice, I really wouldn't have chosen you. People's fate is truly strange."

He Yuzhu laughed, "It was quite a coincidence that I ran into you the first time I robbed the Japanese pharmacy. At the time, I even thought you were Japanese!"

"Back then, the manager of the Japanese pharmacy knew my father, and I had a very high fever, so I went there."

"Thinking about it now, I was bold enough back then. Actually, many times I didn't consider the safety of my family!" He Yuzhu recalled.

Chen Xueru said, "Forget it, Zhang Shuying is an old acquaintance of yours. I'll give you a few days off to keep her company."

He Yuzhu waved his hand, "Forget it, she's here for work this time, to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. I heard it's going to be broadcast live!"

No. 95 Siheyuan, the Yan family.

Yan Bugui smiled broadly as he showed off an electronic watch to Yang Ruihua: "Know what? That teacher He Yushui used to have is back. She's dressed so flashily and even has two Bodyguards with her. What do you think she does for a living?"

Yang Ruihua thought for a long time and said, "What could she do? She must be in business. Looking at her, she must have come from Hong Kong, right?"

Yan Bugui said, "If she's rich, why come to find He Yuzhu?"

Yang Ruihua said disdainfully, "She must be here to show off. Don't you often say, 'Not returning home after achieving success is like a blind man lighting a lamp'?"

"It's not 'a blind man lighting a lamp'; it's 'not returning home in glory is like walking in the dark in fine clothes'," Yan Bugui said pedantically.

"It means the same thing!" Yang Ruihua curled her lips.

At this moment, Wang Fang ran over and said, "Mom, that person is a big star from Hong Kong. Many songs on the market now are sung by her. Although she's not young anymore, she's still quite popular, especially that song 'Sweet Honey'. I heard it's been popular for thirty years."

Yan Bugui's eyes widened: "How is that possible? Isn't she just a music teacher? How could she be a big star?"

"How is it impossible? They don't allow that kind of singing here, but Hong Kong doesn't care! The tapes we have here are all dubbed from Guangdong Province. I know what to do; my chance to get rich has arrived!" Wang Fang said happily.

"Are you crazy? What chance to get rich?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"I'm going to find this Zhang Shuying and ask her for tapes. I'm going to dub them and sell them on the street," Wang Fang said.

"Would she give them to you?" Yan Bugui curled his lips.

"She would definitely give them to Xiaomi; she is Wang Xiaomi's teacher. My relationship with Xiaomi is pretty good, and you can't write two 'Wang' characters with one stroke," Wang Fang said.

"If Xiaomi knows you're doing this, how could she give them to you?"

"I'll go to the Xi'an Yinyang Dian tomorrow to listen to music. I'll memorize as much of her music as I can, and I'll dress up as her fan. I don't believe Wang Xiaomi won't lend me the tapes."

Yan Bugui laughed: "Don't say, Lao San's wife really has a sharp mind; that's a tactic. Actually, you could also try starting from Jia Zhangshi's side..."

"No need, my relationship with Wang Xiaomi is great!" Wang Fang said full of confidence.

No. 95 Siheyuan, after eating, He Yushui, Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi went together to the East Cross Courtyard of the Siheyuan and opened two large boxes. Inside were gifts packed to the brim, along with four complete sets of Zhang Shuying's songs.

The four of them happily divided them up.

Xiaomi said, "Teacher Zhang is just so good; after all these years, she still thinks of us."

He Yushui said, "Anyway, many of these songs were written by my brother for Sister-in-law Shuying. I want to record them here; what do you think?"

"Great! There are some songs I want to sing too," Wang Xiaomi said.

"We want to record too!" Dahua and Xiaoqi also said.

"No problem, then let my brother pay for it; his restaurant makes a fortune every day anyway," He Yushui said with malicious intent.

Soon, the group decided on the matter, and they actually lost interest in the other gifts.

As soon as He Yuzhu walked in, the four of them surrounded him, all talking at once to share their ideas.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "I set up a large auditorium over at Dabeiyao, and in the back, there is the best recording studio in the world; it was prepared for you. I've been holding you back all these years just because I was afraid you'd get into trouble; now you can really spread your wings."