Chapter 44

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Translator: Cheese

Grandpa is here

Su Tian’s second sentence was a joke, of course. Due to the information provided by the system, she knew that Tang Qifeng would get together with You Pinyu in the future. But after a few days of interacting with him, she felt that this child seemed to have no other shortcomings other than being a bit dim-witted.

Naturally, Xi Yun also didn’t take it seriously, but the future world’s richest man was petty and vengeful, even more so when it came to money, and he made up his mind to make him bleed again.

Just when Tang Qifeng had been smashed into a sorry state, Su Tian suddenly received a call from Didu.

The number was extremely familiar.

She froze for a moment, then accepted the call. On the other end was the warm voice of a woman:

“Excuse me, is this Miss Su Tian? This is Fangyuan Technology and Culture Corporation. You submitted a manhua manuscript called 《Kaka》 a month ago, and our company has approved it. Please come to the company’s headquarters to discuss matters of production within one week…”

Su Tian waited for the other party to finish before asking calmly, “Are there any extensive changes that need to be made to the plot?”

The other party replied, “Not at all, Kaka’s story is already perfect.”

Su Tian clenched her fingers. She controlled her voice and said, “Thank you, we will come on time.”

After hanging up, the always calm and collected Su Tian couldn’t help but wrap Xi Yun in a hug and give him a big kiss. She said happily, “Xiao Yun, you might be able to see Kaka on TV.”

The phone call was so sudden. Xi Yun was not the only one shocked; You Pinyan, who had been in the middle of losing her temper, also froze. She pushed Tang Qifeng away and sprinted out, asking hurriedly, “What is it? Kaka’s going to be on TV?!”

Su Tian endured her excitement and talked about how she had secretly pitched to an animation company.

You Pinyan: “Wow! Tiantian, you’re so amazing.”

Although You Pinyan didn’t watch animated shows much, she knew that the requirements of an animated show were higher than that of a manhua. Yet unexpectedly, the manhua had been “rejected,” but the animation company approved it.

Xi Yun was the most excited of all three of them. He clutched Su Tian’s arm and nearly jumped up, incessantly asking, “Is Kaka going to be seen by many people? Is it? Is it?”

Su Tian pinched his face. “Yes, Kaka will be seen by many, many people.”

Xi Yun gave a cheer. “I’m going to go back and tell Wei Jianjun to start making dolls!”

He had long wanted to make dolls and sell them for money.

Liu Kaiyan ate more than 60 yuan’s worth of his skewers. He must make money with Kaka!

Su Tian quickly grabbed him. “Wait a minute.”

Xi Yun turned to look at her.

Su Tian: “Wait until the results come out. The dolls can be made quickly. We don’t need to rush.”

Xi Yun nodded vigorously.

Tang Qi feng stared blankly at You Pinyan. Since the time they were children, it was the first time he had seen his fiancée so happy. Moreover, it was all because an ordinary friend’s manhua had passed the drafting stage.

Even if the manuscript was very good, what could be done with it? Could the money earned be enough to buy her a set of clothes?

Not to mention it was someone else’s.

He suddenly felt confused. In the short two to three months she had stayed in this small country town, how much had You Pinyan changed?

She didn’t seem like the You Pinyan he used to know.

And the core of this group of people…

He turned to look at Su Tian.

If he hadn’t seen wrong, Su Tian was the center of this group. Every one of them circled around Su Tian.

The author of Kaka was the last person among the group to hear about this good news.

Liu Kaiyan came to the dessert shop to help out as usual, only to see a ‘temporarily closed’ sign hanging on the door. But there was a group of people sitting in the shop, all of them beaming at him.

He opened the door, confused, and asked, “Auntie, Tiantian, what’s wrong?”

Su Tian held back her excitement. She announced, “We are going to Didu again this weekend.”

Liu Kaiyan: “What do you need to do in Didu? Do you need to buy things again?”

Pft–You Pinyan laughed, followed by Xi Yun. Finally, even He Qingwan couldn’t stop herself, and everyone laughed together.

Su Tian: “…”

Why was she working so hard to maintain her expression? This bunch couldn’t hide anything.

“Kaka was accepted by an animation company. They asked you to go to the company headquarters in a week, discuss what should be discussed, and sign.”

Liu Kaiyan froze. Even Su Tian’s voice became distant.

Animation company? Kaka? Sign a contract?

Was it what he thought it meant?

The others chattered and described the entire process.

Liu Kaiyan gave an almost indifferent “oh” and said, “I forgot I had something at home. I’ll go back and get it.”

After speaking, he disregarded how the others reacted and hurriedly rushed out.

You Pinyan muttered, “That’s a bit of a weird reaction.”

Xi Yuan worriedly tugged Su Tian’s sleeve. He whispered, “Jiejie, has he gone stupid from happiness?”

Su Tian stroked Xi Yun’s head and smiled. “He’s just too happy. Let’s not disturb him.”

Xi Yun responded with an “oh.”

Su Tian looked at the crowd coming and going outside the glass window and couldn’t hold back a smile.

Success was a very difficult thing. It required lots and lots of effort, and there would be countless setbacks and disappointments during the process. Most people would never have the chance to succeed, but it was precisely because of this that success made people all the more crazy for it.

Liu Kaiyan returned to his rented home with hurried steps. The moment he shut the door, tears poured uncontrollably from his eyes.

He leaned against the door, looking up at the empty ceiling with a smile, but tears trickled along the lines of his face1.

He had never told anyone about the bitter taste in his mouth when he read the reply from the publishing company, nor did he tell anyone how much pressure he had felt.

In order to cater to the market without changing Kaka’s theme, he would think for the whole night about an insignificant plot, an unremarkable scene.

Perhaps one day, there would be someone who would say that Liu Kaiyan was a fortunate man, for his first ever work to be chosen by an animation company. But who would know–that since he was three, he had been drawing for fifteen years without stopping, even if most of the time, he drew fragments from flashes of inspiration.

But for a full fifteen years, so long as one was not weak-willed, one would not be without achievements.

Liu Kaiyan never thought he was smart; he only thought he was more tenacious2 than others.

As everyone was packing up, preparing to head to Didu again, a car stopped in front of the toy store.

At that time, a certain group of people were quietly discussing how to think up an excuse to take Xi Yun away again.

Who knew if Xi Zhiqiang would hit the child out of anger again while drunk. Xi Zhiqiang was definitely the kind of person who would do that sort of thing.

As soon as the car stopped, Tang Qifeng, who had been watching from afar, quickly stood up and stepped forward to open the car door.

Then, a special metal ramp extended from the car, and a wheelchair was pushed out. The elder sitting on the wheelchair had gray hair, but he was hale and hearty. It was only that his eyes were faintly shining with tears.

You Pinyan stood up blankly.

The old man stretched out a hand, calling, “A’Nan.”

“Grandpa.”

You Pinyan hurried over, rushing to the man in the wheelchair.

So it turned out it was Elder You.

Su Tian stood up, watching the scene of the grandfather and granddaughter’s reunion from a distance. She had wanted to watch for a while before quietly leaving, lest she disturb the family, but who knew that before she could leave, You Pinyan suddenly jumped up and said loudly, “Grandpa, I want you to meet a friend. You’ll definitely like her.”

Elder You immediately recalled the “Su Tian” he’d heard of over the phone.

You Pinyan waved over Su Tian. “Tiantian, come here.”

Elder You followed You Pinyan’s line of sight. There were several half-grown children standing there, but he subconsciously determined that the beautiful girl in the front was the “Su Tian” that A’Nan mentioned.

The girl stood there, naturally radiant, making it difficult for one to not pay her any attention.

The most unusual thing was that the other party clearly should be aware of A’Nan’s identity, but when she saw him, she was neither hurried nor slow, neither humble nor arrogant. Such an attitude, if it was not aloofness, it was terrifying.

No matter the reason, this was not an ordinary person.

Su Tian came over and smiled. “Hello, Grandpa You, I am Su Tian.”

[1] 笑纹: laugh lines, typically referring to the outer edges of your eyes or the lines formed between your cheeks, nose, and mouth (the nasolabial fold)

[2] 刻骨: deep-rooted or entrenched, but neither seemed to make sense in English

Cheese: xi yun’s my favorite villain-to-be so far but my heart goes out to liu kaiyan, especially after this chapter

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