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"Alright, the lucky draw slots for this livestream have been filled. Same old rules, five lucky winners will receive a Peace Talisman!"
Yaoyao's soft, milky voice broke the netizens' silence after being subtly roasted. Their interest was piqued again. After all, they knew better than anyone what it meant to be poor. Since they couldn't change it instantly, worrying more would only add to their troubles. But the lucky draw was different; it offered something good that could save lives. Only a fool wouldn't want it.
This drawing process was much faster. A few minutes later, the list of winners was fresh out.
"Congratulations to 'King of Inspiration,' 'Teacher Momo,' 'No Coriander, Only Celery,' 'When Will This Annoying Job End,' and 'VIP Member of the Mental Hospital' for winning! Remember to send your shipping addresses through the backend!"
Yaoyao scanned the list. There were no surprises this time. She waved her small hand and politely ended the livestream.
"Seventh Brother, how are your preparations coming along?"
Yaoyao turned her head in her chair to look at the person beside her. She was asking about the script from last time. Counting the days, she realized tomorrow was the audition.
At the mention of this, Gu Yu's face broke into a confident smile. "Of course, no problem. Don't you trust your Seventh Brother?"
Although it was his first time transitioning from an idol to an actor, he had practiced the scenes several times with friends, and the overall feeling was quite good. His quick adaptation was mainly due to the character's personality in the script being very similar to his real-life self. Being himself was his best acting. Only now did Gu Yu understand why Li Wenbin had sought him out; he truly had good foresight.
"Hehe, then Yaoyao will come to support Seventh Brother tomorrow," Yaoyao said, her eyes sparkling. Clearly, for her, accompanying him was only part of the task; the important thing was getting to go out and play.
How could Gu Yu not know his little sister's thoughts? He had even considered it early on, suggesting to Li Wenbin that they choose an audition location as close to a food street as possible. That way, after the audition, they could just go downstairs to find something to eat. Li Wenbin evidently had the same idea, as the chosen location was indeed surrounded by many eateries.
"Wow, Seventh Brother, you're so smart!"
Yaoyao's dark, round eyes brightened even more at his words, and she looked forward to going out tomorrow even more. Of course, before going out, she still had many things to do. First was organizing the express deliveries for the Peace Talismans.
Yaoyao thoughtfully placed little heart-shaped sticky notes with tips on each package. These packages would then be distributed by Butler Uncle, so she wouldn't have to worry about them.
After dealing with the packages, Yaoyao also took some time to draw "Lightness Talismans" for her Sixth Brother, something she had promised last time. She stopped after drawing around thirty to forty scattered talismans. This quantity was enough for Sixth Brother's needs for the time being; too many wouldn't be used anyway.
With so many tasks, Yaoyao busied herself for the entire afternoon. Her quiet, serious demeanor even made Chen Hui curious, prompting her to visit the study several times.
Chen Hui naturally couldn't understand those flowing, calligraphic talismans at all, but she generally knew they required a lot of mental effort. So, she turned around and asked the servants to bring some shelled walnuts and pine nuts. Yaoyao naturally accepted all of them, munching on them as snacks.
That night, while chatting with her mother, Yaoyao only then learned that early next month was Daddy Gu's birthday. For the past two years, her mother had suffered a minor illness and had sought a fortune at a temple, which said that the family shouldn't host any grand, festive events. So, the family's birthday banquets had been casually passed over for the past two years.
This year, Chen Hui wanted to properly organize something for her husband but was afraid of causing a conflict, so she wanted her daughter to calculate it for her. After all, her own daughter was far more trustworthy than some unknown master from outside.
Yaoyao paused at her words, then, coming back to herself, reached into her bag and took out three slightly worn bronze coins. These coins were round on the outside and square on the inside, with the characters "Kaiyuan Tongbao" imprinted on their surfaces. Yaoyao cupped her hands together and began to shake the hexagrams directly.
This was the most common method of divination for Xuan Masters, the Money Hexagram, belonging to the Plum Blossom Easy Numerology within the Six Lines. In this method, a coin face up is Yang, and face down is Yin. The three positive and negative phases correspond respectively to the Eight Trigrams of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Kan, Gen, Xun, Li, Dui.
Additionally, the coin's external shape subtly aligns with the concept of a round heaven and square earth, making the divination results even more accurate. In truth, with Yaoyao's current cultivation, she could calculate without external aids entirely. The reason for bothering with this was simply to appear more formal, which would also put her mother at ease.
A moment later, the three bronze coins lay face up in her palm. Yaoyao glanced at them and saw "Joyful News of Three Primes" on them. This was a rare, supremely auspicious hexagram, indicating that everything would be smooth and all matters would proceed favorably.
"You can hold a grand banquet!" Yaoyao's soft voice stated the meaning of the hexagram. Chen Hui's eyebrows and eyes curved with a smile upon hearing this result, and she repeatedly said "Good" several times. She had learned many taboos from her daughter. If the hexagram had indicated an obstacle to a grand event, she wouldn't have forced it.
Now that everything was smooth, it was definitely something worth celebrating. Chen Hui had originally wanted to take her daughter to pick out a gift. But upon learning that she was going with her Seventh Brother for the audition, she put that idea aside. "Then you go with your Seventh Brother first. Mama will find time later."
Chen Hui was very supportive of her Seventh Brother acting. After all, it sounded much better than being an idol on stage, and he wouldn't need heavy makeup. As for why her daughter also had to go when it was clearly her son's audition? Chen Hui intermittently ignored it. In her opinion, her daughter had her own reasons for doing things, and what she could do was not blindly interfere.
Heaven knows how many foolish parents in TV shows, who blindly directed, ended up causing big trouble? Chen Hui used to get furious watching it, and now she absolutely didn't want to become such a person herself! Plus, with her husband's birthday banquet, there were quite a few things to prepare, and Chen Hui couldn't handle everything, so she simply waved her hand and let her daughter and son go about their business.
Yaoyao slept soundly that night. The next day, she put on the wig her mother had carefully prepared for her, looked in the mirror a few times, and found no trace of it. So, Yaoyao happily went out with her Seventh Brother.
The audition location was some distance from home, about an hour's drive. When they arrived, Li Wenbin had already been there for a while. He was quite perceptive, immediately presenting a large box of Yunnan specialties.
The latter chuckled, "Last time, if it weren't for Master's guidance, not only would the film crew have been ruined, but my old bones might have broken too. I hope Master won't dislike this small token of appreciation."
Yaoyao looked down and saw that the box contained some Fresh Flower Cakes, Dried Beef, Ham, Tamarind... all delicious! The aroma wafted out as soon as it was opened. Yaoyao couldn't help but swallow, her big eyes curving into crescent moons with a smile. She softly told him, "Thank you, Uncle Li. Yaoyao really likes this gift."
Her beaming expression was undoubtedly heartfelt, and Li Wenbin also breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing in his eyes.
"Master, you can try them directly. These are all ready-to-eat."
He had been quite troubled beforehand about what to give her. If he gave something too expensive, his wallet couldn't handle it, and Master came from the Gu family; what good things hadn't she seen? What he considered precious, she might not even deign to look at. After much thought, he realized that sincerity was more important.
Li Wenbin even directly reviewed Master's previous livestream videos, trying to find a breakthrough. As someone who had raised children, he quickly noticed Master's love for food.
Thus, the idea of giving food came to him, and from the results, it was clear he had bet correctly. He even had a fleeting feeling that Master's impression of him had improved greatly.
If Gu Yu could know his thoughts at this moment, he would tell him that it wasn't a fleeting feeling. Because he knew very well that the path to winning over his little sister with food was truly a direct road to Rome!
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