Chapter 147 - Chapter 147: Passing the First Round of Selection
Chapter 147: Passing the First Round of Selection
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing the huge misunderstanding, Lin Xiaowan quickly responded.
[Lin Xiaowan: The two children belong to my sister-in-law. They came to play with Little Chestnut.]
After that, Lin Xiaowan ignored the subsequent strange comments.
Not long after that, she ended the live broadcast. She did not live broadcast very often, and each time, the duration was not very long. Under normal circumstances, it would not exceed two hours.
The viewers were already used to Lin Xiaowan’s behavior so they did not think much of this. They also knew that she would only occasionally reply to the comments, and most of the time, they were related to Little Chestnut.
Close to the lunar new year, the fantasy drama Gu Yuwu invested in also began airing. It did not take long before it became popular.
In the beginning, Lin Xiaowan was unaware that the drama had started airing. When she was watching television with Huo Dabao and Huo Erbao, she came across an advertisement for the drama. She only found out about it after she spoke to Gu Yuwu.
“You didn’t tell me it started airing!” Lin Xiaowan said, feigning a shocked and hurt tone.
Gu Yuwu laughed. “I told you about it previously! 1 said that it’d begin to air somewhere in January. Look at the calendar. When it started airing, it was the first weekend of January.”
Lin Xiaowan rarely watched dramas so she had indeed forgotten about this matter. As such, she could only give up her act. She said, “It aired so quickly. 12 episodes have been aired so far. Doesn’t this mean it won’t be long until the finale airs?”
Gu Yuwu did some calculations before she replied, “1 guess. Six episodes are aired every week. It’ll take about a month for the drama to complete airing. You should be able to see yourself on TV in another two weeks.”
After two weeks, It would be the end of the lunar new year and the start of the Lantern Festival.
During this time, Lin Xiaowan also received a confirmation e-mail and a phone call from the Venus Hope Competition, informing her that her artwork had passed the first round of selection and that they were now in the second round of selection.
Many artworks had passed the first round of selection since the first round was based on the public’s votes on the Venus Hope Competition’s official website.
After Lin Xiaowan was notified of this, she logged onto the website. She was shocked when she saw her artwork was actually ranked quite high. Initially, she did not have any expectations for the competition. However, after seeing this ranking, her heart could not help but give birth to some expectations.
Since the first round was based on the public’s vote, Lin Xiaowan thought that her painting happened to match the public’s preferences.
It was a little late when Huo Zheng returned from work. His annual leave for the lunar new year would officially begin today.
When he entered the huge suite-like bedroom in the old residence, he walked past the small living room and made his way to the bedroom. When he saw the warm light from the bedside lamp, he knew that Lin Xiaowan was still awake.
Lin Xiaowan quickly ran toward him when she saw him.
“You’re back!”
Huo Zheng reached out and pinched her cheek, saying, “Staying up late again? It’s almost midnight.”
“I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to wait for you to come back.”
“What’s the matter?”
Huo Zheng knew that Lin Xiaowan usually stuck to her routine. When it was time, she would automatically feel sleepy. Unless something happened, it was rare that she could not fall asleep.
As expected, Lin Xiaowan nodded and said, “Yes! 1 have something 1 want to share with you!”
Huo Zheng removed his coat and leaned against the headboard of the bed with her in his arms. Seeing the excitement on Lin Xiaowan’s face, he asked curiously, “What is it?”
Lin Xiaowan showed him the e-mail from the Venus Hope Competition on her phone and said, “Look! My artwork passed the first round of selection!”
Then, she opened the official website and showed him the popularity rankings as she said, “I’m ranked 17th!”
Huo Zheng had seen her artwork before she submitted it. However, he still looked at her artwork, which was displayed on the website, carefully. His expression was also serious as he read the comments below it. After that, he said sincerely, “Qingqing, you’re really amazing. You only started taking lessons not long ago, but you already managed to pass the first round of selection of a competition. You’ll definitely be even more amazing in the future.”
Lin Xiaowan was very pleased with Huo Zheng’s attitude. He was not perfunctory at all. He listened to her attentively, and his words were also sincere. Satisfied with the praise, she said, “Alright, go and take a shower. I’ll wait for you.”
Then, she hid under the blanket and waited until Huo Zheng came to bed before she went to sleep.
In the morning, the weather was not very good. It was gloomy. The weather forecast said that it was going to snow.
Lin Xiaowan and the two children helped the butler paste auspicious couplets and decorate the house.
The old residence occupied a huge expanse of land. There were several small houses in the compound, and there was also a small hall that was used to honor their ancestors. Asphalt roads snaked around the compound, leading to various buildings in the compound.
The compound was also decorated with festive red lanterns.
At six, the chefs began to cook. Before this, the chef had submitted the dinner menu, and it was approved by Qiao You’an. There were all kinds of dishes: sweet, sour, salty, and spicy. Just cold dishes alone, they had four. Fortunately, although there were many dishes, their portions were small.
The Huo family was quite traditional. After dinner, they would watch the Spring Festival Gala on television after dinner.
The employees who chose to work instead of going home for the holidays would also eat at this time and celebrate the lunar new year in their living quarters. It was rather lively as well.
At some point, Huo Cheng went to the wine cellar and brought out a bottle of wine that he had obtained from an auction. He said that he had treasured it a lot and could not bear to drink it before this.
Lin Xiaowan wanted to try the wine, but she only got a small sip from Huo Zheng’s wine glass. In the end, she was given a class of fizzy cola. Based on this, it could be seen that her treatment was similar to that of Huo Dabao and Huo Erbao.
At this time, Qiao You’an was holding her wine glass and looking at Lin Xiaowan who was sitting next to her two sons. Seeing how well they got along, her gaze was gentle and affectionate.
“This is the first time Xiaowan is officially celebrating the lunar new year with our family. In the future, there’ll be one more person in our family…”‘
This might be the case for Qiao You’an, but for Lin Xiaowan, who had been reborn, this was definitely not the case. If she counted the times during her previous life, this would be her fourth new year with the Huo family..