"Happy now?"

At home, Lu Xuan sat on the sofa, looking at Su Yao across from him.

His expression was a bit helpless.

This woman was too petty!

As soon as they got back, she blocked him at the door, insisting on getting revenge for that little pinch earlier.

"If you don't let me pinch you, I'll secretly put salt in your food from now on!"

That form of retaliation was too cunning, so Lu Xuan had no choice but to compromise.

After the pinch, Su Yao was satisfied.

"Of course I'm happy, now we're even!"

Su Yao sat gracefully, sipping her plain water.

She seemed quite pleased with herself.

Lu Xuan shook his head with a smile, muttering, "Really, just like a little girl."

"What?"

"Nothing... I was just wondering what you've been up to lately?"

Lu Xuan quickly changed the subject. "I heard from Brother Li that you're participating in next month's New Talent Competition?"

"Mm!"

Mentioning serious matters, Su Yao's expression became much more focused.

"The reason I called you today was to talk about this.

"I'd like to use 'Yong Qi' (Courage) that you wrote to participate in next month's competition. I was wondering if that would be okay?"

"Of course, the terms will be the same as before. You retain all copyrights, and I'll just be responsible for singing."

The songs Lu Xuan wrote had the potential to become huge hits!

So on the matter of profit, Su Yao was very clear.

She was only using singing to relieve her emotions, and all the earnings from the songs should belong to Lu Xuan.

The same went for this time's "Yong Qi" and "Piao Yang Guo Hai Lai Kan Ni" (Across the Ocean to See You).

As soon as she got the songs, Su Yao asked Aunt Liu to register the copyrights of both songs under Lu Xuan's name.

Lu Xuan only found out about this a couple of days ago.

As for Su Yao's request to use "Yong Qi" to compete, Lu Xuan naturally had no objections.

He smiled and said, "Of course you can."

"But 'Yong Qi' isn't easy, you have to practice hard."

The reason Lu Xuan took out the songs for Su Yao to sing was that he hoped she could get out of her slump.

Now, seeing Su Yao so motivated made him very gratified.

"You're amazing, Teacher Lu!"

Hearing Lu Xuan's agreement, Su Yao immediately beamed with joy.

Patting her ample chest, she guaranteed, "Don't worry, I'll definitely not let the song you wrote be disgraced!"

"My goal is to be number one in this New Talent Competition!"

She wanted to prove to everyone that even when it came to singing, she, Su Yao, was not inferior to anyone.

"Number one?"

Lu Xuan blinked.

He felt that Su Yao's goal was a bit too ambitious.

He had learned some things about the New Talent Singer Chart from Li Yaowen.

The singers who could make it onto the New Talent Chart were all new singers cultivated with all their might by the major music platforms!

These singers all had professional teams supporting them.

The songs they competed with were mostly produced by gold-medal-level composers in the industry!

It could be said that the investment was considerable.

The goal was to let their own singers win the top spot on the New Talent Chart!

To debut in the most dazzling way and lay the most solid foundation for future fame.

Therefore, in Lu Xuan's view, it would be quite a lot of pressure for Su Yao to take first place.

It wasn't that he didn't have confidence in the song he wrote, but because of Su Yao herself.

All in all, Su Yao had only been singing for a little over a month now.

Even if she was gifted, she still needed time to accumulate experience.

A genius who hasn't grown up isn't called a genius.

And there was only one month left before the start of the New Talent Chart event.

This meant that Su Yao only had one month to learn and improve!

To catch up with other people's years of hard work in two months...

Lu Xuan didn't think the chances were very high.

But looking at Su Yao's confident appearance, he didn't say anything.

Instead, he gave a thumbs up and encouraged her, "Add oil!"

"Eww! Uncle, that gesture is outdated!"

"...Go practice your singing!"

"Okay, Uncle!"

Su Yao smiled mischievously, got up, and went upstairs.

Leaving behind only a fragrant breeze, which Lu Xuan found somewhat familiar.

"Jasmine?"

He sniffed again, nodding to confirm.

"It really is jasmine."

And jasmine was Lu Xuan's favorite scent.

...

The next morning, Su Yao looked at Lu Xuan sitting across from her with a somewhat surprised expression.

"Teacher Lu, shouldn't you be at the film set right now? Did you stop filming?"

Before, Lu Xuan usually left very early.

The initial stage of the new movie's filming was the busiest, and Su Yao basically never saw Lu Xuan in the morning.

But today, Lu Xuan seemed rather leisurely, not at all flustered.

"Mm."

Lu Xuan swallowed a mouthful of mushroom and meat bun, nodding. "Something came up, so I decided to postpone the filming for a month."

"Postpone? Doesn't that mean you'll be free this month?!"

Su Yao's eyes lit up immediately.

"What do you mean 'free'?"

Lu Xuan raised his hand to clarify, "There are still some things that need to be taken care of, it's just not as busy."

"Anyway, you'll have more free time?"

"That's true."

Noticing Su Yao's increasingly eager gaze, Lu Xuan sensed something was wrong.

He looked at Su Yao warily. "That's not right!"

"Why are you suddenly so concerned about my affairs?"

Something was definitely up!

Su Yao had never been this concerned about him before.

"What are you saying, Teacher Lu!"

Su Yao tugged at her clothes, revealing a shy expression.

She opened her rosy lips slightly, hesitant to speak.

"As a wife, isn't it normal to care about her husband's career?"

She actually looked at Lu Xuan affectionately, like a virtuous wife.

Instantly, Lu Xuan's Dao heart suffered a violent blow!

"Stop, stop, stop!"

He quickly opened his five fingers, blocking himself. "Don't pull that on me! Just say what's on your mind!"

"Okay."

Su Yao immediately became extremely serious again.

Her ability to switch so easily highlighted her top-notch acting skills!

Seeing that she had returned to normal, Lu Xuan pinched his brow in a headache, then looked at Su Yao and said.

"Spit it out, what is it?"

"Hehe, it's nothing big~"

Su Yao smiled playfully and said her idea.

In recent days, because Su Yao was going to compete, Li Yaowen had arranged for several professional teachers to teach Su Yao singing techniques.

But after a few days, Su Yao felt that they didn't teach as well as Lu Xuan.

She always felt like they were just going through the motions.

So Su Yao thought of Lu Xuan.

If Lu Xuan was willing to teach her, her progress would definitely be much faster than now!

Unfortunately, because Lu Xuan was busy with his new movie, Su Yao didn't bother Lu Xuan.

But now it was different.

Since Lu Xuan had free time, Su Yao wanted to try and ask.

What if Lu Xuan agreed?

After hearing Su Yao's request, Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "You want me to teach you how to sing?"

"Yes! I think you're much more professional than those teachers."

"But... teaching people to sing is very tiring."

Lu Xuan deliberately put on a difficult expression.

Just when Su Yao thought he wouldn't agree and was a little disappointed, she heard Lu Xuan continue.

"I need more money!"

Su Yao: "......"