"What are you talking about..."
They didn't even know when they were getting married, and he was already bringing up children.
Xu Yanxia was amused by him again.
Then Lu Jingming asked her, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"Actually, it's not about you."
She paused and said seriously, "It's just that I have a lot of things to do right now, and I don't have the energy to think about these things."
"..."
Lu Jingming felt that these words sounded somewhat familiar.
Before he could say anything, Xu Yanxia told him, "By the way, I have a show to record recently."
Hmm?
He immediately asked, "What show?"
"It's the thing Xixi told me about via video call on Mid-Autumn Festival. Because our previous Mid-Autumn food special was so well-received, Qi Wei wants to create a dedicated food variety show and invited me to join."
"The producer even sent me the project proposal this morning."
As she spoke, she took out her phone, opened the proposal, and shared it with him.
"I took a look. This time it's a city competition. They will select five or six cities with regional representation for filming. In each place, they'll invite local culinary experts to compete. The winners will join a team, and it goes all the way to the finals in Jingbei."
Lu Jingming asked, "Are they inviting you to be a judge?"
"A team captain,"
Xu Yanxia said, "I will be the captain of one of the teams. In each episode, I'll cook alongside folk culinary experts, lead the remaining team members all the way to the finals, and compete against other teams."
Lu Jingming frowned. "Qi Wei is going a bit too far. Who is qualified to judge your cooking skills?"
"Come on,"
Xu Yanxia smiled and explained to him, "It's because this way I'll have more screen time. The producer said that right now, what the audience wants to see most is me cooking."
"Alright."
Lu Jingming then asked her, "Do you like it?"
"It's so interesting, who wouldn't like it?"
Xu Yanxia immediately said, "I get to visit so many different places, observe local customs, and exchange culinary tips with local friends. It's really fun."
Indeed.
Compared to her confusion when discussing marriage earlier, her eyes were visibly bright right now.
It was obviously a genuine liking from the bottom of her heart.
Before Lu Jingming could speak, Xu Yanxia added, "And I noticed that they are filming and broadcasting simultaneously. The first episode should air right around the opening of our teppanyaki restaurant. This is a great promotional opportunity! You should know, the first episode will be filmed right here in Rong City."
"Later, we'll go to the Southwest, Jiangnan, the Northwest, and Jingbei. How fun is that!"
"It does sound fun."
Lu Jingming nodded and said, "If you want to go, you absolutely should. However, the entertainment industry is complicated, so you still need to study the contract carefully and negotiate any potential issues with them in advance."
"Right,"
Xu Yanxia nodded and said, "I think so too. I plan to take a good look at it tonight when I have time, and then contact them."
"And roughly how much is the compensation?"
Lu Jingming asked again.
Xu Yanxia replied, "Last time Xixi told me, it would be at least seven figures for the whole season."
"Only seven figures?"
He immediately frowned. "Such an excellent director from our group is going to do such heavy work for them, and they only offer seven figures. That's too stingy."
"Not to mention anything else, the variety show Second Brother recorded for them last time paid more than that, right?"
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "Xixi is a national A-list star, and I'm not a celebrity..."
Speak of the devil.
Just as she said this, she saw a video call from Lu Jingxi pop up on her phone screen.
Xu Yanxia quickly answered and waved at Lu Jingxi on the screen. "Hello, Xixi."
On the other end, Lu Jingxi also smiled and called her, "Baby! Are you free to talk to me right now?"
...Baby?
Lu Jingming frowned.
Xu Yanxia, however, nodded quite naturally and said, "I'm free. What's up?"
"Great!"
Lu Jingxi was about to speak but suddenly noticed the clothes she was wearing and quickly praised, "Wow, is this your work uniform? It's so pretty!"
"Thank you."
Xu Yanxia returned the compliment, "You look beautiful too. By the way, when are you coming back? I've been waiting to prepare crispy roasted pigeon for you."
"Don't mention it,"
Queen Xixi on the other end sighed and said, "I have to hold concerts recently, and I'm practicing singing in Jingbei right now. You have no idea how much I want to go back!"
"But the second show happens to be in Rong City. I'll go eat right after I finish!"
"That's wonderful,"
Xu Yanxia immediately said, "Then I'll prepare everything in advance and bring out all the signature dishes to celebrate your success."
"I knew you treat me the best!!!"
Lu Jingxi was almost moved to tears on the other end, and she added, "If you want to come and watch, just ask my brother to bring you. His company is our sponsor this time, and we reserved VIP seats for them."
"Really?"
Xu Yanxia immediately looked at Lu Jingming beside her. "Why didn't you tell me about such a good thing? I've never been to a concert before!"
Lu Jingming couldn't help but chuckle. "What's so hard about that? If I knew you wanted to go, we could go every day!"
As his voice fell, Lu Jingxi on the other end let out a sound of surprise and asked Xu Yanxia, "Baby, is my brother there too?"
"Yeah,"
Xu Yanxia didn't think much of it and simply turned the camera so Lu Jingxi could see her brother.
She thought the siblings would greet each other first, but unexpectedly, the clever little Lu Jingxi frowned instead—
"Wait, wait..."
Lu Jingxi said, "Why does it look like you're holding Xiao Xia in your arms, Brother?"
Xu Yanxia, "..."
She had completely forgotten about that.
She quickly tried to get up from Lu Jingming's lap.
Who knew that he would reach out and hold her back, naturally telling his sister on the other end, "That's right, I am holding her."
He then added, "From now on, don't call Xiao Xia Baby."
"Why?"
Lu Jingxi immediately asked from the other end.
Xu Yanxia had already realized what Lu Jingming was going to say.
So, just as he opened his mouth, she immediately covered it with her hand.
"Don't say it."
She blushed.
However, the next second, a long, winding, and deeply meaningful "Ooh..." came from Lu Jingxi on the other end of the video call.
"Brother, so you've finally succeeded in making her yours!!!"
