Chapter 248 Musical Genius?
"I do not want."
Jin Xin stood there, stubbornly looking at her great-grandfather.
"Xinxin, be good, pick it up, Mommy will pick it up with you."
Seeing the old man's gloomy face and the old woman's indifferent gaze, Jin Xin's mother knew that this matter could not be left unresolved.
"Let her pick it up herself. If she doesn't pick it up today, she doesn't need to come to the old house anymore."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room widened their eyes instantly.
It's important to know that Jin Xin is the only great-grandchild, and her parents cherish her dearly. Naturally, her parents' status in the family has risen accordingly.
But as soon as the old man said this, everyone knew that if Jin Xin didn't do as he was told today, then their family's position in the Jin family would be in a different situation in the future.
Although the father had stepped down and handed over the position of head of the family to his eldest son, his words still carried the weight of authority in the household.
Jin Xin's mother naturally knew how serious those words were. Her husband and in-laws were entertaining guests outside, and she had to face it all by herself.
"Xinxin, be good and pick it up, or you won't be allowed to eat snacks anymore."
Jin Xin looked at her mother in disbelief. Why was everyone against her today?
Tears welled up in her eyes and then fell to the ground.
She glanced around the room at everyone, but no one spoke up for her; some even mocked her.
She didn't understand. It was just a few macarons. It wasn't like her family couldn't afford them. Why did they have to pick them up when they fell on the ground?
Seeing that she didn't make a move, the old man slammed his cane on the ground, startling her.
She crouched down, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and picked up the macarons from the ground one by one.
"The Jin family's upbringing needs to be reformed. Tomorrow, everyone should come to the old house."
Grandpa Jin suddenly realized that he had always only focused on the abilities of the younger generation, and seemed to have rarely mentioned their character.
It was his fault too, but thankfully, it's not too late.
Le Bao was unaware that her small action had caused a huge uproar in the Jin family.
At this moment, she was being led by Shen Wanning and Lu Shulang to watch the fish in the garden pond.
Lu Chenyue was pulled away by the Shen brothers to expand their network, and Shen Huaqiang and Xiang Jiahui were also pulled away by acquaintances. Shen Wanning then took Le Bao and Lu Shulang outside.
The earlier incident was resolved after feeding the goldfish.
"Mommy, would you like another fish?"
Le Bao pointed to the goldfish swimming happily in the fishpond.
The next second, the goldfish that were just gathered together scattered in all directions, and the splashes of water from their tails hit Le Bao's little face.
Le Bao was completely baffled by the goldfish's behavior.
Shen Wanning suppressed a smile, took out a tissue from her handbag, and wiped the little guy's face.
"Little sister, this is a goldfish, you can't eat it."
Lu Shulang answered her question.
"For Senyao?"
They're all fish, why can't we eat them?
Le Bao swallowed hard, feeling like he could already see the fish being served.
"Because, because..."
Lu Shulang couldn't speak and looked at Shen Wanning for help.
"Because these are ornamental fish, they don't taste good, they're only for looking at, not for eating."
After wiping the little one's face, I pinched her chubby cheeks.
"Mommy, won't you pinch the baby?"
Shen Wanning: "..."
The three of them hadn't been outside for long when the servants informed them that the banquet inside was about to begin.
Shen Wanning encountered Lu Chenyue, who had come out to look for them, at the door.
"Daddy, Mommy just pinched the nest."
Upon seeing Lu Chenyue, Le Bao hugged his leg and, with Lu Chenyue's help, climbed into his arms to complain about Shen Wanning.
"You tattletale, I only pinched you lightly."
As Shen Wanning was about to pinch her again, Le Bao quickly turned around, her buttocks facing her mother.
Can't hit it, can't hit it, hehe.
Shen Wanning pinched her butt in anger.
Lu Chenyue watched the mother and daughter playing with a smile, then carried his daughter and held his wife's hand as they walked inside.
As the banquet began, Mr. and Mrs. Jin, along with their family, stood at the front of the stage. Servants brought in two cakes: a giant 50-layer cake and a small five-layer cake.
Mr. Jin expressed his gratitude and made a few simple opening remarks, after which everyone sang the birthday song together.
Le Bao ran up to the birthday cake the moment he saw it and stood in front of it.
As the birthday song ended, a five-tiered cake with five lit candles was displayed.
As soon as the song ended, Jin Xin's parents asked him to blow out the candles.
Shen Wanning covered Le Bao's mouth before she could reach out and pulled her head back.
"Waaaaah."
With her mother covering her mouth and watching helplessly as Jin Xin blew out the candles by himself, Le Bao burst into tears.
"Why are you blowing out candles on someone else's birthday? Wait until it's your birthday."
Shen Wanning scooped up the chubby boy who was rolling on the ground and held him tightly in her arms.
"Waaaaah, my candles, waaaah, I'm out!"
The chubby boy was heartbroken, pointing at the extinguished candles on the cake, extremely sad.
She stood there with her mouth agape, unable to recover for a long time.
Seeing this, Lu Chenyue took the cake that the servant had divided and used a fork to feed a piece of cake with cream to the little guy.
The next second, she smacked her lips twice, and then the crying stopped.
"Daddy, I want more."
Tears still glistened in his eyes, but the little guy's mouth honestly began to taste.
The couple smiled at each other and continued feeding the little one cake.
The cake made up for Le Bao's disappointment at not being able to blow out the candles.
After finishing the cake, she and Lu Shulang held hands and ran around the hall, playing with the other children.
Xiang Jiahui and Shen Huaqiang took this opportunity to introduce their daughter and son-in-law to various bigwigs in Hong Kong.
"I've heard that Miss Shen is quite accomplished in music. I wonder if she's signed with a company? If not, would you consider my company, Royal Entertainment?"
The owner of Huangyu Entertainment took out a business card and handed it to Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning stared blankly at the gold-embossed business card in her hand, then looked at her parents and then at Lu Chenyue.
How come she doesn't know she has a talent for music?
How did she, someone who is tone-deaf, become a musical genius?
"You must have misunderstood, I can't sing."
Shen Wanning told the truth in a tactful way.
But in the eyes of the boss of Royal Entertainment, her honest words were not only humble, but also a rejection.
"I understand. With Miss Shen's status, what resources wouldn't she have? However, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Miss Shen in the future."
After saying that, he raised his glass in acknowledgment, then turned and left.
This happened more than once, and in the end, she still didn't know how these people found out she had a talent for music.
Back at the Shen family home, Shen Wanning told them about it.
"Pfft."
After hearing this, Shen Shilan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Apart from the few people present that day, everyone else looked at him with suspicion.
"Second brother, do you know what happened?"
"Well, I have to thank your good daughter for that."
Shen Shilan glanced at Le Bao, who was sitting in Lu Chenyue's arms and pulling at his brooch.
"What does this have to do with Le Bao?"
Shen An recounted what had happened that day, and everyone suddenly realized what had happened.
"You little rascal, you've really put your mother in a terrible situation."
She rejected several people in a row; they probably thought she was being pretentious and looking down on them.
It turns out that the root of everything was this chubby boy.