The Actor and His Three and Half Years Old Sister - Chapter 30.1

Under the praise of Grandpa Chu, Chu Xiaoxiao clumsily wrote another stroke, which was also crooked and unsightly.

Grandpa Xiao Jitong exclaimed, “Great! Xiaoxiao’s stroke flows like clouds and water, her brushwork is wonderful!”

“…”

Chu Xiaoyi, upon hearing this, almost displayed the expression of a “subway passenger looking at a phone”.

Seeing his grandson approaching, Xiao Jitong immediately enthusiastically promoted, “Xiaoyi, do you want to give it a try?”

Chu Xiaoyi quickly waved his hands, “No, no, no, I don’t need to…”.

He couldn’t stand Grandpa’s praise; it was a bit overwhelming.

Chu Xiaoxiao was diligently writing on the paper, so Xiao Jitong took the opportunity to chat with Chu Xiaoyi.

“Xiaoyi, I watched your performance at the Spring Festival Gala. I thought everything was excellent, but there was a small issue…”

Chu Xiaoyi humbly said, “Please tell me.”

Xiao Jitong lamented, “The song you chose wasn’t good enough. It should have praised our great motherland, its rapid development, you know!”

Chu Xiaoyi quickly reminded him, “Grandpa, actually, we modified two lines of lyrics specifically to praise the future of our country…”

Xiao Jitong insisted, “How can just two lines be enough? The whole song should be full of positive energy. There’s too much negative influence in society nowadays. You should use major events like the Spring Festival Gala to be proactive and turn things around!”

“…”

Grandpa, should you fight with those who want the Spring Festival Gala to be more youthful to determine whose opinion to follow? And isn’t “turning things around” a bit exaggerated?

Of course, Chu Xiaoyi didn’t have the power to decide the content of the Spring Festival Gala. Ultimately, he had to follow the song arrangements.

Grandpa Xiao Jitong preferred to watch popular and specialized content, thinking that the new programs on the Spring Festival Gala were a mishmash. But young people didn’t want to watch performances that sounded too official, and this was an eternal and difficult problem to solve.

At this moment, Chu Xiaoyi could only obediently nod, vaguely responding to the careful guidance of his grandpa. Fortunately, Lu Sumin soon called Xiao Jitong away, allowing Chu Xiaoyi to breathe a sigh of relief.

Chu Xiaoxiao had long stopped writing on the rice paper and was now drawing Peppa Pig. She looked at her older brother, who was sighing softly, and after a brief pause, she blinked and asked, “Will Grandpa and Grandma have so many expectations of me in the future as well?”

Chu Xiaoxiao keenly noticed the difference in the way their grandparents treated her and her older brother.

They still saw her as an adorable and naive young child, with no excessive demands. However, they treated Chu Xiaoyi much more seriously, viewing him as an adult.

Because Chu Xiaoyi was already working, he felt more pressure at home.

When the siblings were at home, Chu Jiadong and Xiao Bi did not emphasize the age difference between them, treating them fairly equally.

Even if Chu Xiaoyi and Chu Xiaoxiao playfully fought, their parents would never say “let the younger sibling win more.” They maintained a sense of fairness.

However, their grandparents clearly saw them as a child and an adult, respectively. They showered Chu Xiaoxiao with praise and indulgence, while having various small demands for Chu Xiaoyi.

Although Chu Xiaoxiao had been practicing calligraphy with her grandpa, she also overheard her grandma’s ideal pursuit for her older brother. At this moment, a worried expression appeared on her face as she contemplated her future.

Chu Xiaoyi scratched his head and said helplessly, “If Grandpa and Grandma are still in good health by the time you’re twenty-three, you might also feel troubled.”

Chu Xiaoxiao’s little face instantly wrinkled up. She showed a hesitant expression as she mumbled, “It’s really confusing…”

Of course, Chu Xiaoxiao hoped that her grandparents would live a long and healthy life, but she would have to face the same questioning when the time came, which put quite a bit of pressure on her.

Chu Xiaoyi, amused, said to the little one who was sighing, “Alright, by that time I’ll be forty-three years old and I won’t be sighing. Why are you sighing?”

Chu Xiaoyi carefully pondered the matter and felt that it was quite scary. It seemed he needed to work on managing his physique so that he would still look handsome at the age of forty-three.

Chu Xiaoxiao thought about this and instantly relaxed, nodding in agreement, “You’re right. Maybe you won’t have a wife by then, and Grandpa and Grandma will be busy asking you, so they won’t pester me anymore.”

??? Are you really my sister?

Of course, Chu Xiaoxiao didn’t want to be overly optimistic about the situation. What if her grandparents decided to apply pressure from both sides and urge her to get married as well?

She needed to be prepared. She thought her grandparents were wonderful in many ways, but their occasional expressions of love were suffocating, like aggressively patting her face or constantly pushing her brother to get married.

Chu Xiaoxiao didn’t want to be caught off guard in the future and felt she should take the initiative.

During dinner, Lu Sumin made fragrant spring pancakes and stir-fried a variety of colorful vegetable strips, allowing everyone to make their own spring pancake wraps. The table also featured white radish and pork rib soup, along with other dishes, making for a sumptuous meal.

Chu Xiaoxiao skillfully rolled her spring pancake and felt that her grandma was quite good, at least in making milk tea and spring pancakes.

Seeing her granddaughter focused on making the wraps, Lu Sumin began to show her care once again, “Xiaoxiao, do you like spring pancakes? Would you like to come to Grandma’s place often in the future?”

Chu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a few seconds. In the end, defeated by the allure of the spring pancake, she obediently nodded.

Xiao Bi was curious, “Mom, aren’t you going to my brother’s place for a while?”

Lu Sumin and Xiao Jitong had been living at elder brother Chu Bi’s house. They had recently returned from out of town and moved back into the campus residential area.

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