Chapter 31 – Number 1 fangirl

Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen

Over the next few days, Yan Shu found himself going back and forth between his house and the guesthouse every day.

Yan Shu used his self-imposed “early morning exercise routine” as a convenient excuse to deliver the second batch of ointment to Wei Tingxiao.

This time, he’d given Wei Tingxiao a generous amount of ointment, enough that he really didn’t need to go back anymore.

But he couldn’t resist Wei Tingxiao’s enthusiasm. The guy seemed to have a knack for knowing exactly when he was coming, and he’d always invite him to hang out in his room.

It got to the point where the crew members thought that the movie star had taken on a local kid as a little brother.

Maybe it was because Yan Shu’s vibe had changed so much since leaving the industry, and also because he was just a small-time nobody before. Even after that incident and a few trending searches, not everyone really remembered what he looked like.

So, Yan Shu going to Wei Tingxiao’s room didn’t raise any eyebrows, as no one recognized him.

Later, when they found out that the boy was the guesthouse owner’s son, the gossip died down.

The guesthouse is practically his second home, right? No big deal for the kid to be hanging around.

Plus, the staff had already gotten a good sense of Wei Tingxiao’s “social butterfly” tendencies, so they weren’t surprised that he’d managed to become so friendly with a stranger in such a short amount of time.

Even Wei Tingxiao’s manager didn’t think anything was weird, just assuming that his family’s brother had bonded with Yan Shu during that rain shelter visit.

Only Xiao Lin, who saw through the facade, silently bore the burden of keeping the secret.

This “alone in knowing the truth” feeling really sucked…

After spending some time together, Yan Shu wasn’t as reserved around Wei Tingxiao as he used to be.

He genuinely considered Wei Tingxiao a friend, as well as a senior colleague.

Yan Shu felt that Wei Tingxiao knew a lot, including suggesting that he try live streaming.

To be so successful in the entertainment industry, he’s got to have some great skills.

After Yan Shu finished delivering the ointment, Wei Tingxiao successfully added Yan Shu on WeChat.

Throughout all these days, he hadn’t once asked Yan Shu how his home-based live streaming business was going.

Since he didn’t ask, Yan Shu didn’t bring it up either.

His live-streaming career was just starting out, and he hadn’t achieved anything significant yet. Yan Shu felt a bit embarrassed to brag about it in front of Wei Tingxiao.

Little did Yan Shu know, Wei Tingxiao had already found his ID and was religiously tuning into Yan Shu’s livestreams every day.

Sometimes, when he had daytime shoots, he’d get Xiao Lin to record the streams for him to watch later that night.

If he had night shoots, he’d finish filming and head straight into Yan Shu’s daytime stream.

Actually watching Yan Shu’s livestreams made Wei Tingxiao realize just how talented the guy was.

This traditional embroidery stuff wasn’t easy, and Wei Tingxiao figured that even if he didn’t know Yan Shu personally, he’d still be blown away by the kid’s skills.

His hands seemed born for embroidery – long fingers, pinkish fingertips, neat and clean.

When he held the needle, it was like he was giving it a soul. Beautiful patterns and colours flowed effortlessly onto the fabric. No wonder he’s the grandson of an intangible cultural heritage inheritor.

All sorts of culture and skills probably need that family atmosphere to nurture them, right?

Wei Tingxiao didn’t know much about that, just thinking about how his old man never bothered to nurture anything in him.

…

Evening. Yan Shu was doing a rare livestream at this time.

He usually only streamed during the day, only occasionally doing a few evening streams.

These past few days, he’d been scrolling through short videos in his free time, checking out how other streamers did things.

He’d heard some streamers say that occasionally extending your stream time and giving fans a little surprise could help maintain your popularity.

Yan Shu figured he’d taken some time off before, so he should slowly make up for the lost hours to his fans.

He wanted to be a dedicated embroidery streamer.

Anyway, he was always working on his needlework, even after he ended his streams sometimes.

“Good evening, everyone. The peony flower I embroidered during my first livestream is finally finished. I’ve framed it, so you can all take a look.”

As soon as the livestream started, fans gradually arrived.

When they entered the stream, they saw a round wooden frame, about 25cm in diameter, with Yan Shu’s embroidered peony flower framed inside.

The round frame in the middle could rotate, kind of like an old-fashioned mirror.

The patterns on the wooden frame were also very intricate, looking like they were hand-carved, not machine-made.

【 Amazing embroidery, it looks so good framed!!!】 

【 I thought it looked great when Yun Shu didi was embroidering it, but it looks even better finished! It looks like something I can’t afford now!】 

【 So therapeutic, you know? I’ve been following the streamer since day one, watching him slowly embroider this piece. It’s like watching something grow!】 

【 Me too! I was one of the first fans! I’m amazed by our country’s traditional craftsmanship. It’s not easy, embroidering such a small pattern takes so many days.】 

【 Is the streamer selling this piece? Can I DM you!】 

Yan Shu didn’t expect anyone to want to buy his first embroidery piece. He didn’t think it was perfect, and he felt like it had some flaws, but he still wanted to commemorate it, so he framed it for display.

He thought for a moment and said, “I’m not going to sell this piece. If I’m going to sell my finished products, I want them to be of a higher standard, better than this one. If I decide to sell them, I’ll let you all know.”

【 I’m not an expert! Waaah, but I think this already looks really, really good!】 

【 Yun Shu didi is so demanding of himself, I love how seriously he takes his work.】 

【 I support the streamer’s decision. Real artisans don’t just sell their work casually.】 

【 I’ve seen some perfectionist masters who have to make their work absolutely perfect before they’re satisfied. Good luck didi!】 

【 I’m looking forward to Yun Shu didi’s next embroidery piece. I want to witness your growth!】 

“Today, we’ll still be embroidering flowers, camellias…”

At this moment, Wei Tingxiao, who was watching the livestream, had a smile on his face.

Yan Shu’s voice came from the livestream, a little different from usual, but still gentle and clear.

He found it comforting, and a feeling stirred in his heart. He couldn’t resist throwing a big gift into the livestream.

The gift effect filled the entire screen, covering the comment section, and was displayed for a few seconds.

The livestream notification popped up:

【 Ting Qian Hua Kai】  sent a 【 Supreme Love Sweet Orange Cannon】  *1

【 Whoa…】 

【 Which rich lady has visited streamer didi’s room? I haven’t seen her pop up before.】 

【 Throwing such a big one right away, this jiejie¹big sister is rich!】 

【 How do you know it’s a girl? What if it’s a guy?】 

【 What guy calls themselves “Hua Kai Fu Gui²Blooming flowers bringing wealth“?】 

【 Hey, they’re called “Ting Qian Hua Kai”】 

【 It’s pretty much the same thing. Look, they’re even using a lotus flower profile picture, the kind old people use.】 

【 Feels like an older… big jiejie?】 

Wei Tingxiao frowned: “…” What the hell!

Without saying a word, he changed his profile picture to the embroidery piece Yan Shu had just shown, that beautiful peony flower, with part of the guy’s hand also in the frame, showing his pretty fingers.

He’d specifically taken a screenshot of it during the livestream just now.

His previous profile picture was too casual. He’d just changed it randomly because he didn’t want to stand out.

Now, the consequence of his impulsiveness was that a bunch of people flooded his profile to look at it. Luckily, he didn’t post any videos and hadn’t set any visible personal information.

So, no one knew his gender or age. That was for the best.

【 This jiejie really loves Yun Shu didi, I didn’t even have time to take a screenshot during the livestream, and this Hua Kai jiejie has already changed her profile picture.】 

【Hua Kai jiejie, say something! Did you change your profile picture because we were teasing you? Don’t be shy, we were just saying random stuff.】 

【 Thank you, Hua jiejie, for your strong support of traditional embroidery. A pure streamer like this really needs the love of you rich ladies!】 

Yan Shu lowered his head to embroider, and he hadn’t paid attention to the livestream for a few minutes. Suddenly, a bunch of people flooded into the room, all shouting “Hua jiejie”.

Hua jiejie… who’s that?

“What are you guys talking about?” Yan Shu couldn’t help but ask.

【 Oops! We forgot about the streamer! The streamer must be so confused right now, hahaha!】 

【 You guys be more reserved, this is didi’s livestream, don’t keep calling jiejie jiejie!】 

【 Yun Shu didi, a rich jiejie came and sent you a big gift, did you see it?】 

Yan Shu: “Ah?”

After being reminded by the fans, he opened the gift section and saw a gift worth 66666 Sweet Orange Coins in the “Received Gifts” section, equivalent to 6666 RMB.

Usually, fans would occasionally send gifts worth a few yuan or a few dozen yuan, which Yan Shu didn’t pay much attention to.

Receiving such a big one tonight, he was a little overwhelmed.

His first reaction was actually…

“Is the friend who sent the gift still here? Did you… accidentally click the wrong gift? If you clicked the wrong one, I can refund the money to you.”

【 Ah, didi is so kind! I love him even more!】 

【 I don’t think Hua Kai jiejie clicked the wrong thing, she even changed her profile picture to the flower you embroidered, she loves it!】 

【 Didi just accept it, you deserve it!】 

The fans all knew that Yan Shu was a pure newbie, hadn’t signed with any company, and wasn’t currently selling his work, meaning that his daily livestreams were in a non-profit state.

He could only get a little money from the gifts sent by fans.

Currently, Yan Shu’s account didn’t have many followers, and the gifts from fans were also limited.

A rich person’s behavior like 【 Ting Qian Hua Kai】 ‘s today was definitely the first time Yan Shu’s livestream had encountered it.

Yan Shu asked for a long time, but the friend who sent the gift didn’t appear.

After thinking about it, he could only politely thank the other person for the gift.

Yan Shu said a string of auspicious words to the livestream, focusing on thanking 【 Ting Qian Hua Kai】  for their support and encouragement of his embroidery career.

Wei Tingxiao almost couldn’t resist typing and sending a message, but his intention was not to have too much interaction with Yan Shu in the livestream.

He was so afraid of… being exposed.

He’d only sent a 【 Supreme Love Sweet Orange Cannon】  and it had already attracted the praise of the fans in the livestream.

Didn’t he… give a lot?

Wei Tingxiao wasn’t clear on the specifics of livestream gifting right now. He’d just clicked on one randomly, and he didn’t expect to be watched.

It seems like the fans in this livestream are a bit restrained. What should he do if he wants to give more in the future?

Would it be bad if one gift made him the top of the leaderboard tonight?

Wei Tingxiao struggled with complex feelings for a long time, and finally lost himself in the fans’ cries of “Hua jiejie”

Screw it, no one knows his real gender anyway, and Yan Shu definitely wouldn’t recognize him.

Whatever, he’ll keep sending gifts if he wants to in the future. He just loves watching Yan Shu’s livestream, it’s a heartfelt gift!

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