Chapter 70: Brother is a Big Star – 16

Participating in a program from Auntie CCTV was a must; Ren Xin understood that much. Ren Sen’s manager was practically delirious with joy.

He kept telling Ren Sen, “Your sister is a lucky star! I thought getting on Guan Ming’s variety show was impressive enough, but I never imagined you’d land a spot on an Auntie CCTV program. Ren Sen, you realize that with this on your resume, you can basically walk tall in this industry for the rest of your life.”

Unexpectedly, the manager received another call. It was an official one, stating that the fire department wanted Ren Sen and Ren Xin to serve as promotional ambassadors!

The manager froze in place. What kind of sudden, overwhelming fortune was this?

The fire safety promotional video was filmed!

The Auntie CCTV variety show was attended!

Ren Xin, acting like a little prodigy, spoke with such wit and eloquence that the big shots on set were ready to adopt her as their granddaughter on the spot.

Ren Sen was speechless. People shouldn’t be fooled by how his sister was currently pretending to be a proper human being; she wasn’t like this at home. Even a passing dog would get a lecture from her.

However, participating in these two programs allowed Ren Sen to completely shed his “pretty boy” idol image and enter the ranks of serious, established performers.

After all, if someone could appear on Auntie CCTV and be chosen by officials for promotional videos, one thing was certain: they were “scandal-proof.” No dark history, guaranteed safety!

Wu Xian’s career had regressed significantly. He had no time to worry about Ren Sen now, yet seeing Ren Sen’s star rising higher every day, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy.

It was an inexplicable rage, like having his own coffin lid kicked off¹!

He questioned his system, “Weren’t you supposed to help me achieve fame and fortune? Is this how you help me? I’m buried in lawsuits, my career is tanking, and the scripts I’m getting are absolute garbage. Don’t you think you’re at least a little bit responsible?”

The system replied coldly: 【I am merely a support system. Being able to help you clear up scandals and manipulate public opinion is already an excellent feat. What else do you want? What else do you deserve? Furthermore, a friendly reminder: you have not paid off your points for this month. Please accumulate Virtue Points and perform good deeds to make up the deficit. Otherwise, suffer the consequences.】

In truth, Wu Xian was quite miserable. Forcing a villain to do good deeds and spend money and effort just to escape trouble, only to be called “stupid” by netizens, was a special kind of torture.

The thought of it made Ren Xin want to laugh.

Ren Sen asked, “What are you laughing at? Did you finally realize you’re growing a brain?”

In just one night, her brother had grown up quite a bit; he actually knew how to talk back now?

But Ren Xin was the type to rise to any challenge. “Yeah, I grew it for you. I was afraid you’d be jealous of others. Whatever other brothers have, my brother must have too!”

Ren Sen: “…” He couldn’t win. He really couldn’t win.

After a long silence, Guan Ming called Ren Xin. “Master, do you really know how to read faces?”

Ren Xin nodded confidently. “I do. But if the money isn’t right, I don’t look!”

“No worries, my buddy is rich. Why don’t you take a look for him? Just consider it a bit of fun.”

“Look at what?”

“An ancestral grave!”

Ren Xin: “…”

“Old Man Guan, how exactly did you leap from ‘I can read faces’ to ‘I can find burial sites’?”

“Just a hunch. Do you think I could make a living doing this?”

Ren Xin: “…”

Ren Xin ultimately refused. She couldn’t be too high-profile. A child who was a hacker could be explained away as a brilliant genius; a toddler who knew a bit of physiognomy could be said to have read some books. But a human cub who could locate graves was just pushing it.

Guan Ming sighed with regret. “I just had a gut feeling you could do it. This friend of mine is a returned overseas Chinese, and his family can’t find their ancestral grave. It was his father’s final wish to return to his roots. It’s fine, though. He’s hired plenty of masters anyway; he probably wouldn’t need you.”

Ren Xin was displeased. I can choose not to go, but you can’t say I’m not needed!

Book Spirit Number One: “So, are you taking the job?”

Ren Xin shook her head. “No. I’m just pretending to be so angry I’ve lost my mind!”

Book Spirit Number One: “…”

Ren Xin trotted over to Ren Sen. “Brother, do you think Mom and Dad are already planning for a third child?”

“What makes you say that?”

“They’ve been gone so long. Did they forget they already have two kids at home?”

“They should be back soon. By the way, they plan to remarry once they return.”

Ren Xin wasn’t interested. “Breaking up and getting back together… the world of adults is so hard to understand! Brother, I see your ‘Marriage Star²‘ is moving. Who have you met lately? Tell me? I promise I won’t tell anyone!”

Ren Sen’s ears turned bright red as he shouted in a blustering tone, “That’s not happening! Go take a bath and stay out of my business!”

Tsk tsk… As expected, when the pig grows up, it starts looking for cabbages to uproot³, with zero appreciation for the person who fed it.

Translator’s Notes