ECG -Chapter 159 A Daughter Is No Longer Her Parents’ Little Girl

Strange, why had his daughter suddenly asked about becoming an actress today? When something unusual happened, there was usually a reason behind it. Could it be because of that young man just now?

Zuo Xinghui suddenly understood. It must be because that young man studied acting, so his daughter wanted to do the same.

Speaking of which, that young man really was quite impressive. He was polite and refined, with a handsome appearance that was gentle yet fresh and clean. He really looked like someone who was born to be an actor. Some people were simply blessed with the kind of looks that made it easy for them to succeed in the entertainment industry.

“Yaoyao, you should know that your mom and I have always hoped that you would study acting, but the decision is still yours. Have you thought it through?” Zuo Xinghui asked carefully.

His daughter was growing up, and especially during rebellious teenage years, children could sometimes seem almost like enemies to their parents.

Zuo Yao was also confused for quite a while. She murmured, “I’ll think about it some more.”

“Alright, then take your time thinking about it.” Zuo Xinghui stepped on the accelerator and drove home.

After washing up, Zuo Yao lay on her bed wearing a pink cartoon pajamas.

She thought again of what Lin Hao had said to her during dinner. Now that she carefully considered it, she felt that Lin Hao’s words made a lot of sense.

Although he hadn’t directly said that she had no talent for playing the piano, the meaning behind his words was obvious. If she studied acting instead, her achievements would definitely be much greater than in piano.

Although she had started learning piano at the age of five, she had only truly worked hard at it from the age of fourteen. At that time, it was only because she wanted to escape her parents’ control. She had thought: If you want me to do something, then I’ll refuse to do it just to go against you.

As for whether she really liked piano or not, she still wasn’t sure.

Lin Hao had said that people often only understand their parents’ sincere advice after they grow up, but by then, it is already too late…

Thinking of this, she climbed out of bed, put on her slippers, and went downstairs.

On the first floor, in the living room.

Zuo Xinghui and his wife Yao Lan were discussing things in low voices. When Yao Lan heard Zuo Xinghui say that their daughter might have been influenced by a young man, she immediately became alert.

“Xinghui, I don’t think we can just let her do whatever she wants! Doesn’t this look like she’s showing signs of an early romance? No, absolutely not!”

Zuo Xinghui laughed. “You’re talking about our daughter, but weren’t you the one who got together with me during your first year of university?”

Yao Lan’s face immediately turned red. “Th-that’s different!”

“Dad! Mom!”

Zuo Yao’s voice suddenly rang out, startling the couple. They quickly closed their mouths, sat up straight, and pretended that nothing had happened.

“Don’t overthink it. Lin Hao is a student at Long Province Art College. He isn’t in Shanghai!”

Zuo Yao had heard their conversation just now.

As she spoke, she walked down the stairs.

Zuo Xinghui and Yao Lan looked at each other, both unable to hide the surprise in their eyes.

Especially Zuo Xinghui—he hadn’t expected that he had actually guessed wrong.

Zuo Yao sat down on the sofa and told them everything that had happened today. When she talked about Lin Hao performing Flight of the Bumblebee and the moment he won the award, her eyes shone brightly.

Then she talked about what happened at Old An’s French restaurant. Especially how Mao Tong had tried to force Old An to hand over that guitar, how Lin Hao had taught him a lesson, and how he later helped Old An pay back the money… She explained everything in great detail.

The couple had never expected there to be so many twists and turns.

Especially when they heard that Lin Hao had taken out 150,000 yuan to buy Old An’s guitar, but would only receive it after Old An passed away, they found it simply unbelievable.

Was this really something a child could do?

The two of them exchanged a glance, and without saying anything, they both thought the same thing:

Could he actually be some kind of rich family’s son?

“After talking with Lin Hao today, I feel that what he said makes a lot of sense. Dad! Mom! I’m sorry!”

As she spoke, Zuo Yao stood up and respectfully bowed to Zuo Xinghui and Yao Lan.

Yao Lan’s nose suddenly turned sour. She stood up and pulled her daughter into her arms, tears streaming down her face.

“Sweetie, what are you doing…”

Before she could finish, she began sobbing uncontrollably, as if all the grievances she had suffered over the past few years had surged out at once.

Zuo Xinghui’s eyes also turned red. He quickly composed himself and said with a smile, “Look at you mother and daughter, why are you crying? Sit down and talk properly!”

The family of three had not had such an open-hearted conversation in a long time. After Zuo Xinghui understood what his daughter meant, he sighed deeply.

So this was what people meant by saying a daughter was no longer her parents’ once she grew up!

A few years ago, no matter how earnestly the couple tried to persuade her, it had been useless. But today, a stranger—someone she had only known for one day—had actually solved this problem.

Sigh…

“Xinghui, tomorrow you go to the drama academy and find Old Hao. Hurry and help our daughter transfer schools!” Yao Lan hugged her daughter and wiped away her tears before telling Zuo Xinghui.

“I’ll call him right now…”

“What time is it? You’re still calling now?” Yao Lan glanced at him.

That one look made Zuo Xinghui’s heart skip a beat, as if he had returned to his university days.

His daughter looked eight parts similar to his wife. Back then, Yao Lan had also been the campus belle of the Shanghai Drama Academy, with countless admirers. If it hadn’t been for his career, how could she have devoted herself entirely to the stage?

When he was young, he had been running all over the place filming. If Yao Lan had also gone out to act, there would have been no one to take care of their child. Both sets of parents were in poor health and couldn’t help either.

So she gave up the chance to become famous and willingly became the supporting role behind him.

Whenever he thought about those things, Zuo Xinghui’s heart would ache.

That was the greatness of women. It was also why, despite becoming famous over the years and having countless women aggressively throw themselves at him, he had never had any scandals.

He had to live up to the woman who had silently given so much for him.

He had to live up to this family!

That night, Zuo Xinghui and Yao Lan rekindled their romance. After a passionate night together, Zuo Xinghui held his wife and said:

“This Lin Hao is definitely not an ordinary person. If we get the chance, we must thank him in person!”

“Yes, he really is a good young man!”

“Transferring schools won’t be easy. If it doesn’t work out, she can repeat a year and take the exam again next year.”

Yao Lan thought for a moment.

“What if we spend a little more money?”

Zuo Xinghui didn’t say anything. What he disliked most was using money to get special favors, but for his daughter, he had no choice.

“With your relationship with Old Hao, I think there shouldn’t be any problem! When he came over to drink during the Spring Festival this year, he repeatedly said what a pity it was that our daughter didn’t go to the academy! For our daughter’s sake, just put aside your pride a little…”

Before Yao Lan could finish speaking, she suddenly let out a coquettish cry.

“Ah— you’re still going—”

……

As soon as the plane landed, Lin Hao turned on his phone, and Yang Qianyi’s call came in shortly afterward.

On the phone, Yang Qianyi first apologized profusely. She said that although she had left more than an hour early, she still got stuck in traffic, so he would have to wait a while after leaving the airport.

Lin Hao followed the crowd toward the exit. Many people were waiting for their luggage, but his luggage was very simple—he was only carrying a paper bag he had gotten from the hotel front desk. Inside were his suit jacket, trophy, and certificate.

If Yang Qianyi hadn’t invited him to come to Beijing, he would have planned to buy gifts for his teacher and Xia Yumeng in Shanghai.

But he was afraid it would be troublesome to carry them around, so he decided he might as well buy them in Beijing.

There were many people at the exit. Many young people were holding various colored pick-up boards, with words written on them like:

“Wei Dan,” “Dan Dan, I love you,” and so on.

Lin Hao was stunned when he saw the name.

Because last night, after returning to the hotel and finishing washing up, he had received a call from Han Ying. Han Ying said that a famous female singer wanted to buy a song from him.

The person she mentioned was this Wei Dan.

Wei Dan was a contracted singer of Jushi International Music Co., Ltd.. She was from Hunan Province, twenty-six years old this year, and had been in the industry for four years. She followed the pure and innocent “jade girl” image and was very popular domestically.

Lin Hao had told Han Ying that since he currently still had a contract with Meiyin Music, he could only sell songs to her after November 12 this year.

If she couldn’t wait, there was another option: she could ask Meiyin Music to buy the song instead.

That was also possible.

After all, he would sell each song to Meiyin for 200,000 yuan. How much they sold it for afterward had nothing to do with him.