Chapter 3
At this moment, the family group chat got lively.
As soon as Paternal Aunt got home, she mentioned in the group that Gu Qi said that she would take Mu Yuan to a variety show in the evening. The other relatives were curious about what kind of show it was.
Gu Qi randomly found a promotional poster for ‘Troublesome Siblings’ on the Internet and sent it to the family group.
Wen Renjing's mother, that was, Gu Qi's Aunt Wen Renchun spoke in the group.
[Chun ]: Oh, Qiqi was actually bringing Xiaoyuan to record a variety show, I can't believe it. Does Xiaochuan have no time? Or did you two siblings have a fight recently?
Gu Qi pursed her lips and was thinking about how to reply.
Wen Renjing's mother was a person who likes to...meddle in other people's business.
If she knew that she and Jiang Lechuan had a fight, who knows how many educational words she would say. Just thinking about it made her head hurt.
But before Gu Qi could think of how to perfunctorily deal with it, a red dot appeared on her message page.
[Mother ]: What did you mean by that post in the group?
[Mother ]: It’s not like you don't have a younger brother. What does it look like if you take Xiaoyuan?
[Mother ]: You’re making others misunderstand and think that our family isn’t harmonious. Who knows how they will laugh at us behind our backs! Can you be sensible?
This series of question marks made Gu Qi feel irritated. She didn't want to reply at all.
The next second, Mother sent a message to the group. [Haha, Elder Sis Chun, look at what you’re saying. Of course, Xiaochuan had agreed long ago. He and Xiaoyuan both go! Both younger brothers are accompanying her! ]
Gu Qi didn't bother to refute.
This was said by her mother, not her.
She only needed to take one brother, not Jiang Lechuan.
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The next morning.
Gu Qi took Mu Yuan to the company to sign the contract and sent him back home.
Looking at Mu Yuan's name in her guest partner column, Gu Qi felt inexplicably uneasy.
This was going too smoothly.
Sure enough, her premonition was soon confirmed.
Because it was a long-term program recording, the main staff and guests and their respective assistant managers had already established a WeChat group chat in advance to facilitate timely notification of messages.
It was originally a very common process, but when she saw two familiar avatars in the group, Gu Qi clicked to confirm the identity of the other party with trembling hands.
That's right.
It was Wen Renjing and Jiang Lechuan. Both were in this group.
That meant they were regular guests on this show.
The director even sent a message specifically tagged them.
[Teachers and studios, please don’t post on Weibo casually. Leave the clarification and publicity to our production team, just cooperate with us in publicity and promotion.]
Gu Qi’s mind went blank.
How could this happen?
She didn’t want Jiang Lechuan to be on this show, but now all three of her younger brothers gathered.
She clicked on Jiang Lechuan’s avatar and a voice call was made. The moment the call was connected, she said, “Jiang Lechuan, you can’t participate in this show.”
Jiang Lechuan could hear the anxiousness in her voice and sarcastically replied, “Does it make you feel so ashamed to let the outside world know that I’m your younger brother?”
Mu Yuan had been smart since little.
The elders in the family, including his parents, had remarked, “It would be great if Mu Yuan is my child.”
Jiang Lechuan knew how excellent this younger brother was. Because they were close in age, the aura of a young genius around Mu Yuan occasionally made him feel inferior.
He didn't care too much before, thinking that people should do what they like. Though Mu Yuan was excellent, he would achieve something in his own field.
Until yesterday when the scandal broke out, Gu Qi's company sent out an invite to his company, saying that going on a variety show together to clarify was a win-win cooperation.
He had been waiting for Gu Qi to take the initiative to invite him, thinking that when the time came, he would reluctantly agree to take this step and reconcile with her.
But he waited for so long and ended up seeing Paternal Aunt saying in the group that Gu Qi was going to take Mu Yuan to record a variety show together.
Father once said with great regret: "It would be great if Mu Yuan is our child."
Gu Qi thought so too, right? That's why she chose Mu Yuan instead of him.
It didn't matter, he wasn’t depressed.
He didn't really want others to know that Gu Qi was his elder sister. As if anyone cared.
Jiang Lechuan's words made Gu Qi stunned for a moment. She realized that her tone wasn’t good and she quickly explained: "I don't think you are embarrassing, but you really can't go to this variety show. Listen to me, I had..."
Gu Qi's face showed a rare fear.
She wanted to tell Jiang Lechuan about her dream, wanted to tell him what would happen if he participated in this variety show, and wanted to stop him.
Suddenly, she couldn't utter a word, as if she was controlled by some strange and mysterious power and couldn't make any sound.
Gu Qi immediately changed her words: "Jiang Lechuan, if I don't go to this show, then you won't go either?"
At worst, it was a breach of contract.
Jiang Lechuan was a top star, he had the right to regret it willfully.
Jiang Lechuan was quiet for a few seconds and still said: "Wen Renjing and I are brothers."
His meaning was very clear and his attitude was very firm.
Whether Gu Qi went or not, he would go with Wen Renjing.
At this moment, the mechanical voice in her brain sounded again, kindly reminding her.
【Host, please don't do these meaningless things. This is the world in the book and the main plot was this variety show. It is absolutely impossible to change it. Both Host and Jiang Lechuan must participate in this variety show.】
【Instead of wasting time struggling on this, the host might as well think about how to change your fate and Jiang Lechuan’s through other behaviors.】
Gu Qi was silent for a few seconds.
Since there was such a thing as restraint that could directly control her, then there was no need for the system to lie to her.
Gu Qi changed the subject and asked: "What about Wen Renjing?"
He was a variable outside the plot.
While she and Jiang Lechuan must be on this variety show, Mu Yuan was pulled in by her. Then there was nothing to do with Wen Renjing, right?
Jiang Lechuan almost gnashed his teeth and answered: "...You know Aunt's character. Since Paternal Uncle passed away, she always felt that we looked down on her family. So when Mother said in the group that you were going to take me and Mu Yuan to record the show, she cried and made a scene and insisted that Wen Renjing come with us. If we don't agree, it would be our two families excluding her family."
Before the Jiang family became rich, Wen Renjing's parents took care of Jiang Family a lot. Later, Wen Renjing's father chose to commit suicide because of a failed investment and owed a lot of debts to his employees. The status of the two sides was exchanged. Over the years, Jiang Family's parents have been supporting Wen Renjing and his mother openly and secretly.
Fortunately, Wen Renjing was promising and quickly became popular after graduation. He paid off the debts with his film remuneration and provided his mother with a wealthy life again. With Wen Renjing's popularity and status, if he wanted to participate in a variety show, how could the company not let him go? The production team of ‘Troublesome Siblings couldn’t be any more delighted. They asked, "Who is the guest that Teacher Wenren is bringing? We can prepare in advance."
Wen Renjing's manager answered reluctantly.
[He is Gu Qi's paternal elder cousin brother, who is also Jiang Lechuan's paternal elder cousin brother. You can arrange it however you want.]
The director was stunned for a few minutes. His CPU was almost burning dry before he finally figured out the relationship.
Ah! ? ? ?
The director could already imagine how crazy the hot searches would be when the guests were announced, because now everyone in the director team was so shocked that their mouths were open enough to fit eggs.
Everyone looked at each other.
Some people even opened the calendar to make sure that today wasn't April Fools' Day.
Originally, they thought it was just a ‘task variety show’ for the boss to promote his daughter, but at this moment, hope ignited in the director's heart.
Maybe -
This would eventually become an annual hit variety show!
The entire director team was so delighted that they couldn't stop smiling. The next morning, the team quickly signed a contract with Jiang Lechuan and Wen Renjing's company. All the processes were pushed forward at the fastest speed, for fear that the fatty duck in their mouths would fly away.
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"..."
After hanging up the phone, the blond boy laid on the sofa and remained silent. He was just burying his face in the backrest of the sofa. His whole air exuded the atmosphere of ‘don't mess with me’.
The manager was sitting next to him. He was used to being both a father and a mother in these years. He didn't say anything but silently handed over a piece of paper.
Jiang Lechuan took it. Though his voice choked, he still pretended to be carefree: "The air conditioner is turned on too low. Chilling into me having a runny nose."
A short silence.
Jiang Lechuan still couldn't help asking: "Who do you think is better, me or Mu Yuan?"
Manager: "Of course it's you."
Unless he didn’t want to work anymore, there was no other answer.
Jiang Lechuan was satisfied with this answer and then snorted coldly: "It seems that Gu Qi’s eyesight has a problem. She chose him instead of me."
The manager continued to cooperate: "Yes, yes, Gu Qi is blind. It's not worth your anger."
So, ancestor, wiping your tears and going to shoot commercials has more priority! Stop wasting time here, okay!
"What are you talking about?"
Jiang Lechuan turned to the manager and disgruntledly said: "That's my elder sister. You should respect her a little."
Manager: "..."
When he resigns/changes jobs, he will definitely beat Jiang Lechuan up. Definitely!
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That night, the official blog of ‘Troublesome Siblings’ was updated.
Troublesome Siblings (V): We are the closest people in the world. Blood ties are the constant bond given by God. There may be quarrels and dissatisfaction, but I feel lucky to be siblings with you in this life.
Welcome everyone to——
Troublesome Siblings.
Then, the official Weibo mentioned eight guests in alphabetical order of their surnames.
The first 100 comments on this official Weibo post were basically the same——
[? ]
[? ? ]
[? ? ? ]
One minute later.
[What kind of show is this? So talented, they actually invited Jiang Lechuan and Wen Renjing at the same time. ]
[The two of them...? Are they performing a fight between rivals? Gu Qi herself is watching the show on site.]
[And that Mu Yuan, isn't he the ‘male high schooler’ who was trending with Gu Qi? ]
[How exciting. I seem to be hallucinating when I look at the guest list]
[What kind of variety show is this? Gu Qi and her rumored boyfriends? Can domestic entertainment play this big now? ]
There were calm passers-by who immediately caught on.
[Wait a minute, everyone calm down! Take a closer look at the official Weibo name! This is a family variety show! ]
[I understand that this is a family variety show, but I really don’t understand who is a family with whom]
Immediately, netizens began to analyze.
[Don’t need to mention Jiāng Zhiyu and her elder brother Jiāng Fengzhi. The wealthy family’s little princess and domineering president elder brother are both quite famous. The real name of the influencer Zhizi is Ning Qiu. She and Ning Xiwei, who debuted through a talent show, are from the same small city and have the same surname. They must be sisters]
[Very good, it turns out that the most sophisticated reasoning only requires the simplest method, pinpoint the surname! Let’s take a look at the remaining four... Wow, the remaining four are four seemingly unrelated surnames! Let’s take a look at where they are from... Wow! They are four natives of the imperial capital! ]
[……]
Although frustrated, the reasoning netizens never gave up and continued to analyze.
[According to the investment promotion map released by the production team earlier, the guests of the show are positioned as a pair of elder brother and younger sister, a pair of elder sister and younger brother, a pair of sisters, and a pair of brothers. Meaning, one of these three people is Gu Qi’s younger brother, and the remaining two are brothers! ]
As for the rumors about Gu Qi and three people at the same time, netizens believed that it was related to the program recording. Or it was deliberately hyped to blur their judgment and make it impossible to tell who was Gu Qi's younger brother.
This topic was hotly discussed on Weibo- #Who is Gu Qi's younger brother# had climbed to the top of the hot search.
The publicity team: "..."
How could this happen?
They didn't deliberately group the guests by family when they tagged them. Nor did they use this as a promotional selling point in the plan. Unforeseen, the popularity of this topic overshadowed all their original preparations.
The person in charge hurriedly asked the director if he wanted to respond to the netizens' speculation now and explain it clearly.
The director merrily waved his hand: "No, let them continue to guess! Isn't it going to be recorded soon anyway? Everything will be clear by then."
Before that, who didn’t want this free discussion and hot search!
After all, who would have anticipated this.
The poisonous-tongue award-winning actor, the irritable idol, the anti-popular flower, and the genius youth were actually one family!
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