It's hard to be an idol

Chapter 170 New Years
In South Korea for nearly a month, Xu Lai and Lin Yuner were separated by a sea and a screen. In reality, they couldn’t see each other for the time being, so they all met on the screen of their mobile phones. Shy to the point of getting used to it, the connection between the two was not blocked by this distance, basically they would contact each other every day, as if they were adapting to the life far apart, the two slowly began to learn to accommodate and understand.

It's okay if you can't reply to the message in time. Both parties know that the other party is not an idler, and they are both running on their own roads; it doesn't matter if you don't have time to chat, because there will be a future.

The word "later" is actually quite illusory. Who knows how long this future will be?

But Xu Lai just looked at Lin Yuner's smiling face through the screen, and felt that there was something to look forward to in the future.

When did they break up publicly?
Xu Lai often thinks about this question, and this question has been hovering around his mouth for a long time but he can't ask it out.

"Senior, I'm going back to the mainland tomorrow."

"Are you coming back? What kind of job did you take?" The smile on Lin Yun'er's face stopped suddenly, she remembered some remonstrances, it seemed that even if Xu Lai returned to the mainland, their state would be the same.

Speaking of which, she has been communicating with Xu Lai through the screen, and she feels a little impatient. She wants to see Xu Lai, a real person, and wants to hear his vivid voice, even if it is 0.75 meters away. She also felt that it was better than the current unattainable appearance.

"Without a job, it's almost time to go home for the New Year."

Lin Yuner was stunned for a long time before suddenly remembering that it was the new year.

"Yeah, it's almost Chinese New Year."

"Senior, are you going back to Seoul?"

"Should be, right? The crew should have a holiday for a festival like Chinese New Year, but it probably won't be long."

"Then it's quite difficult for you. The vacation time is already short, and you have to spend a lot of time on the road." Xu Lai felt a little difficult when he thought about it.

"Fortunately, it's good to be able to go home." Lin Yun'er smiled slightly at Xu Lai on the screen, "Xu Lai, have you ever spent Chinese New Year outside? For example, during the Chinese New Year, you have work and can't go home. "

"No, I have spent the Spring Festival with my family every year for the past 20 years, and this year is the same."

"You should have times like this in the future."

"I think there will be some in the future, for example, if you are invited to the Spring Festival Gala, you may not be able to go home until the next day, or you have a job abroad during the New Year, and the solar terms in foreign countries are different from ours. It is also possible that the schedule of work is different." Xu Lai thought about it carefully.

"That's right, according to the mainland, you are not even 21 years old."

"Senior, you look like you are only 20 years old."

Lin Yuner was speechless for a while by Xu Lai's sudden "sweet mouth", and after glancing at Xu Lai, she couldn't help laughing.

"Senior, you look very happy."

Xu Lai also asked deliberately as if he didn't understand anything.

"Being praised, you should be happy, right?"

"To be polite and happy?"

"Ah no, it's just pure happiness."

"Senior, you should be very happy every day, right? After all, there are people praising you for being young and beautiful every day."

"I admit the fact that people praise me every day. After all, everyone's aesthetics are quite consistent, but after being praised, are you happy..."

"This is divided."

"And... I'm quite happy now."

……

One person was happy, and then the two of them just giggled. Xu Lai didn't quite understand why it felt so strange now. After all, it was the first time in his life that he had been in contact with someone he liked for such a long time, and felt the distance between them bit by bit. The ground is shrinking, and the whole person is excited.

"I can't help myself when I see the sunrise."

Xu Lai quietly typed this sentence in his notepad.

He is not very good at confessing directly, all his feelings are expressed in words and actions, as if he has learned the conservativeness of his parents about feelings, he is always very tactful.

In the past, he had hurt others because of his tact, but he didn't think this was a disadvantage, at least not now.

Xu Lai, who has been away from home for a year, is on his way home. He left home just after the festival last year to apply for a leave of absence from school, and then went to Seoul for a six-month trainee career, just to catch the bunch of hopes , Xu Lai came to Seoul all the way, and now he is proving that the choices he made were correct.

However, even though his choice was correct, Xu Lai was still quite nervous on the journey home.

He hasn't contacted his parents for a long time. The last time he contacted him was when he went home some time. At that time, his parents already knew that he had temporarily put down his studies to become an idol artist, but they didn't say anything.

He should know without thinking by now that his parents probably already knew what he was doing now. As for not calling him to ask, they were probably waiting for Xu Lai to speak on his own.Xu Lai didn't talk about work at all when he went home last time. However, after Xu's father and Xu's mother learned about their son's artist career, they probably knew what hardships he had suffered and what awards he had won.

But all this will certainly not be revealed here.

Every year, the Spring Festival is a day for relatives to reunite. In fact, it is also everyone's settlement of the year. During the New Year, students have to show their grades, and adults have to show their performance.

Similarly, the things Xu Lai did were probably kept in mind by Xu Lai's father and Xu's mother, waiting for Xu Lai to come home. If he didn't come home, then wait until next time.

With this in mind, on the third day after the New Year's Eve, Xu's father and Xu's mother called Xu Lai as if thinking of his son and asked him if he wanted to go home for the New Year. After getting Xu Lai's affirmative answer Xu's father and Xu's mother's tone was much softer, and then they asked Xu Lai to take good care of himself, and didn't mention anything else, but Xu Lai knew that they all knew.

This year feels like it's going to be a good year.

Xu Lai sat by the window of the first-class cabin (reimbursed by the company), looked at the green space of Seoul Airport that was getting farther and farther away, and smiled.

……

Fly directly from Seoul to Rongcheng, get off from Rongcheng, and then take the high-speed train back to his hometown Rongzhou. After a year away from his hometown, Xu Lai didn't know this place because of the rapid development of Rongzhou.

The renovated streets and large and small developed real estates show the prosperity of the city. The whole city is decorated with lights and decorations for the arrival of the Spring Festival. The LED billboards have advertisements wishing everyone a happy new year. Even the taxis have congratulations on the new year. Congratulations, Xu Lai felt a New Year atmosphere approaching when he came back here, and he felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

He was more timid near the hometown, but Xu Lai was even more timid when he approached the house. He hesitated for a long time when he dragged his suitcase into the door. People in the community were very curious about him, who was wearing a mask and sunglasses for no reason. , looks like a star, but I have never heard of anyone's child becoming a star. The gossip aunts guessed that this is another young man who learned "badness" from outside.

Isn't that what young people do today?As soon as they left home, they became unsophisticated. They dressed up in a garish manner, and when they came home, they basically looked like their mothers saw each other. But they saw that Xu Lai's temperament was quite good, and they were thinking about which family's child this was. Let's see if my good granddaughter or granddaughter has a chance...

Xu Lai, who didn't understand the eyes of the aunts in the community, became a little excited when he saw the elevator's rising floors. The elevator door opened, and he dragged his luggage to the door of his house. He rang the doorbell.

"Ding Ding Ding~~"

"Here we come!" Xu Lai clearly heard Xu's mother's voice from outside, and she opened the door without much safety awareness. She was still wearing an apron, and the water stains on her hands hadn't been wiped dry.

"Ouch~"

Mother Xu's body softened when she saw Xu coming, and she leaned against the door frame, she was overjoyed.

Xu said he was going home, but they didn't know when Xu Lai would come back. A busy job like an entertainer probably didn't have much time to go back during the Chinese New Year and holidays. It would probably be very late to go home. Just like those stars in the Spring Festival Gala, they have to spend a new year with the people of the whole country on the Spring Festival Gala, and then go home to spend a small year with their families in the middle of the night.

Both Xu's father, Xu's mother and Xu Xia think so. It is well known that artists are busy, not to mention that Xu Lai is still so popular.

Xu's mother was already mentally prepared to watch the New Year's Eve and wait for Xu Lai to go home, but she didn't expect that he would arrive home on the 29th. When she saw him, she felt so weak that she burst into tears.

Then, Xu's mother wiped the water stains on her apron with her hand, and then hit the shoulder that Xu Lai handed over.

"You came back by force? Isn't Suo usually on New Year's Eve?"

"The holidays are early this year."

Immediately, it was a scene of a loving mother and a filial son. Xu's father and Xu Xia were not at home, otherwise Xu's mother would have called other people in the house to come out to welcome Xu Lai.

After welcoming Xu Lai into the house, Xu's mother remembered the dishes she was going to cook today, and suddenly felt that the dishes today were a bit poor, and her son had to clean up the dust after returning home, so she immediately let him go outside with his old friend. Father Xu, who was drinking and playing cards, packed and ordered food from the hotel before returning home, and by the way informed Father Xu and Xu Xiaxu that they were coming home.

Of course, Xu's father would not give up the rare leisure time with his old friends in a year just because Xu Lai came home, but he still ended the game early today, and just said "Son is going home today" and hurried away. leave.

The same is true for Xu Xia. Since Xu Lai went home, the family spent less time outside. They all wanted to go home and see Xu Lai as soon as possible. After all, Xu Lai is different now.

……

"Both my parents and I thought that you would perform at a TV station's Spring Festival Gala, and then go home after the performance. I didn't expect you to go home two days earlier."

"Sister, didn't you read my itinerary? I don't have any arrangements for the Spring Festival Gala in my itinerary."

Xu's mother was in the kitchen, Xu's father was watching TV in the living room, Xu Lai and Xu Xia were chatting in his room.

"It's all in Korean, do you think I can understand it?"

"Is there no translation?"

"I did not see it."

"Did you not watch it at all?" Xu Lai suddenly began to doubt Xu Xialai.

"I watched all the shows you participated in, okay?"

"But you just didn't read my itinerary, otherwise you wouldn't have asked such a question."

"Okay... But why didn't you participate in the TV station's Spring Festival Gala? I really plan to see you on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, even if it's a local station, how face-saving it is. Could it be that there are no TV stations to invite you?"

"There was an invitation from the TV station, but I declined."

"Why refuse?"

"In the first year of work, I still want to go home early for the New Year, and it is not impossible to do it in the future."

Xu Lai spread his hands and said, the confidence in his tone can be heard by anyone with a discerning eye.

"I appreciate your confidence, brother, I hope you don't get confused too quickly."

"By the way, buddy, can you give me some autographed photos?"

"Is this your New Year's gift?"

"Forget it, my friends like you very much, and I am the one who greets them all the time!"

"Then I really thank you..."

Xu Lai immediately understood Xu Xia's small plan. He probably didn't have much money when he just started working, so he thought about giving Xu Lai's autographed photos as decent and meaningful gifts. The key is that it's free.

Lin Yun'er was like this before, but Xu Xia's method was all for convenience and cheapness.

"How many friends?"

"Six."

"Then I'll sign seven for you."

"No, six will be fine."

"Don't you want it?"

"What am I here for?"

"..."

……

The New Year's Eve dinner was extraordinarily sumptuous. The four of them sat around the table and ate this rare dinner while chatting. After eating, it was time to sit on the sofa and chat, but Xu Lai was very serious at this time .

He took out a card from his wallet and put it on the coffee table, and under the watchful eyes of his family, he said the big thing he was thinking about before.

"There are currently 260 million in this card, which is the money I earned in the past few months. Parents, you can keep it, and just spend it if you need it."

"Then, after I signed a contract with a brokerage company in Europe and the United States, I had an advance payment of 120 million US dollars, which is more than 800 million. It will be divided into two quarters and put into this card."

"So, parents, you don't have to work so hard to save money. Use this money to buy back our previous house."

After Xu Lai finished speaking, Xu Xia was quite excited, but Xu's father and Xu's mother fell silent, and they did not touch the card on the coffee table.

"Don't worry about me. Although being an artist costs money, the company attaches great importance to me. Basically, it will reimburse me for my expenses. I also keep a part of the money myself."

"After buying a house, Dad, you can continue to do business if you want to do business. Mom, you can take a good rest or go to play wherever you want. Sister, you can learn other things if you want to do other things. You can try other things. Now it's just From now on, our future will get better and better, and you will have more lifestyle choices.”

At this time, Xu Lai arranged a direction for the whole family like a big patriarch.

At this time, no one said that he was joking or refuted him, and everyone fell silent all of a sudden.

Father Xu and mother Xu burst into tears.

　One chapter two in one.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)