Chapter 440: Chapter 440: 258: The Mother-in-law Finds Her Son-in-law More Pleasing to the Eye as She Keeps Looking

Following the perspective of a time-traveling camera, the animated character Li Bai and a crowd of tourists surged into the Yongning Gate.

The scene was festive, a sea of red everywhere. Lion dances, dragon dances, lanterns hung high, and multiple lights reflected off each other, just like fiery trees and silver flowers.

Cold gusts of wind kept blowing, but they couldn’t dissipate the lively atmosphere.

In the video, the entire Chang’an Avenue was on full display. Electronic screens on the city gates were showing shadow puppet plays, integrating various characteristics of the never-sleeping city of Tang.

With the line “The spring breeze brings warmth to the Tu Su wine,” the camera angle shifted.

Peking opera characters appeared on screen, their sharp and clean entrances impressive. It wasn’t until a rap segment cut in that people snapped back to reality.

A few lines of rap, followed by an old general reciting poetry, and a high-flying water sleeve dance smoothly entered the scene.

The live broadcast’s camera switched from one scene to another, showcasing the pipa dance and a multitude of grandiose thousand-person poetry contests in succession. The sound of drums, symphonies, and the noise of the crowd made the place buzz.

Ancient and modern times, in this moment, melded together through a thousand years of time and space.

Seven minutes passed.

In the Pei Family’s living room, only a few children were still stumbling over their poetry readings, and only two cards had been played at the card table in seven minutes. It wasn’t until the end that people realized the segment was actually quite interesting.

“Sigh, this year’s Spring Festival Gala at the sub-venue… not bad,” the cousin at the card table said, scratching his head.

“Yeah, the only downside is… there are a bit too many commercials,” the eldest said, playing with his cards, then turned to glance at Mr. Pei on the sofa.

“It was average,” Mr. Pei said.

“The program was indeed good, much more entertaining than others.” The cousin continued, “That poetic creativity… tsk, it’s quite amazing.”

“Big bro, this program is bound to be a hit. Why doesn’t your channel make one?”

The cousin worked at the prosecutor’s office and was busy with his daily routines. Most people believed the prosecutor’s office was a laid-back place, and more women applied to work there.

However, it depended on the location and department; it was rare for anyone in the public security, legal, or prosecutorial systems to not be busy.

Apart from their busy everyday tasks at the prosecutor’s office, when faced with all sorts of messy inspections and odd competitions, they would also be working all night long.

“I don’t have a say in that; the planners behind this show are quite strong; they must have put a lot of thought into it,” said the eldest, Pei Zhengnian.

He was just over thirty and had a different mother from Pei Muchan. Born to Mr. Pei’s first wife, who died from illness shortly after giving birth to him.

The eldest, Pei Zhengnian, took after his mother, was not particularly good-looking, and when seen with Pei Muchan, did not look like siblings. He was known to be honest and down-to-earth, hardworking, and studious.

Following the path Mr. Pei had planned for him, he first attended a top-ten ranked university. After joining the Chinese department, he became a news reporter at the TV station’s news center.

Starting from the bottom, he worked hard in the news center, securing a stable position in the editorial department. Young and capable, a promotion was within his sights.

The conversation shifted a few times before coming back around to Pei Muchan.

“Is Muchan not spending the New Year with the family this time?”

“She said she’d be back tomorrow, went out to clear her mind,” Mrs. He said upon hearing this, and couldn’t help turning to give Mr. Pei a glance, “Who knows what made her upset?”

Caught by the comment, Mr. Pei immediately replied.

“I don’t manage her. At her age, she still has no partner. Do you know what people at work ask me?”

“You’re about to retire; why do you care about gossip?” Mrs. He disparaged, “It’s not like you have to marry her off to just anyone because they say a few words, is it?”

“At work…” Mr. Pei seemed helpless, exhaling deeply.

Within the system, it was impossible not to care about the rumors and gossip.

Even though Pei Huaiyi no longer cared about promotions, as a senior member, he cared about his reputation. They said like father, like son, and his eldest son was indeed a standout among his peers. But regarding this youngest daughter, he didn’t know how to handle her.

No matter what, she wouldn’t listen, abandoning a promising college major to pursue singing instead.

While the family wasn’t exceedingly rich, they were comfortable. She didn’t need to support the family, and they wouldn’t let her starve.

Whenever relatives and friends asked, Pei Huaiyi felt embarrassed to say his daughter was a singer. What kind of place was the entertainment industry, full of all sorts of filth and scandals?

“Who told you Muchan doesn’t have a partner?” Mrs. He frowned.

“Hmm!!”

“?????”

As soon as she spoke, the living room suddenly quieted down, and everyone turned their heads to look at Mrs. He.

The seven-year-old grandson also stopped, widened his eyes, and asked.

“Does Auntie have a boyfriend?”

“Go on, what does a child know about boyfriends!” The eldest’s wife picked up his ear, disregarding the child’s grimace, “Adults are talking; go stay on the side.”

“When did this happen?” everyone asked.

“She didn’t tell me, but could I, her mother, not notice?” Mrs. He said with a face of incredulity, “Muchan is shy, you as her brothers and sisters-in-law should ask less.”@@novelbin@@

“Can I ask?” the young grandson looked up and said.

“Shut up.” The eldest’s wife covered her face and took him away.

“I don’t know, she’s not only my daughter,” Mrs. He said irritably, “You’re always worried about her not getting married, but you don’t care about who Muchan has been friends with recently.”

Pei Huaiyi: “What kind of friends can she make in that circle.”

“Auntie, uncle wants the best for Muchan,” the cousin Pei Tingwen, around twenty-eight or twenty-nine, tried to smooth things over, “I know about her friend.”

“It must be that guy from the reality show Muchan previously participated in, right?”

“Oh, reality show…” Pei Zhengnian suddenly realized.

“What reality show?” Mr. Pei frowned, turning to look at his eldest son, “How come no one told me? So, everyone knows except for me?”

“Ah…” Pei Zhengnian, at the age of thirty, suddenly stood up.

He wasn’t exempt from punishment in his childhood, as Mr. Pei came from a military background, with a temper that was fierce and volatile. He had been strict with him since he was young, unlike the way he doted on his younger sister, born to his stepmother, Mrs. He.

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