Two days later, Da Bao went to pick up Nuonuo from school. As the car left the school gate, it drove in the opposite direction from ho.
"Brother, where are we going?"
At work, Da Bao increasingly exhibited the decisiveness and boldness of his father. But in front of family and Nuonuo, he remained the gentle and considerate Da Bao. Typically, he would drive Nuonuo ho after school unless other plans were discussed with her ahead of ti, rarely making decisions for her without her input.
"Zhao Hao and Wei Qi invited us to have dinner. I’ve already inford Dad and Mom. If you’re tired, sleep for a bit. I’ll wake you when we arrive."
Nuonuo responded with an "okay" and didn’t ask further. She adjusted her seat back, closed her eyes, and drifted off to chat with Zhou Gong in dreamland.
More than half an hour later, Nuonuo and Da Bao walked into a private room together, where four people were seated: Ren Weiqi and his wife Nie Wei, Yin Zhihao, and a young woman they didn’t recognize.
Upon seeing the siblings, Zhao Hao smiled and gestured towards the unfamiliar woman to introduce her.
"Nuonuo, say hi to your sister-in-law!"
Clearly, this was his new girlfriend.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
Nuonuo greeted warmly, then said hello to the Wei Qi couple before sitting down next to Da Bao.
The woman glanced at Yin Zhihao, then stood up and extended her hand towards Nuonuo, "Hello Nuonuo, I’m Tian Fang, you can just call Sister Fang."
Nuonuo hurriedly stood up and shook her hand, "Hello, Sister Fang!"
Before the food was served, the six of them sat in the small lounge, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.
Yin Zhihao and Ren Weiqi had only just heard from Da Bao that Nuonuo was planning to enter the entertainnt industry. So, Yin Zhihao rolled up his sleeve, handed a pen to Nuonuo, and laughed, "Miss Si Han, could you sign an autograph for ?"
Nuonuo took the pen and giggled, "Brother Hao, are you planning not to shower if I sign your arm?"
Yin Zhihao laughed and glanced at Tian Fang, "What’s wrong with that? As long as Sister Fang doesn’t mind!"
Nuonuo chuckled and drew a big, ugly turtle on his arm, then joked with Tian Fang, "Sister Fang, my Brother Hao is so silly, why not find soone else? I could introduce you to soone?"
Yin Zhihao pulled Tian Fang close, pointed at Nuonuo with his other hand, and said to Da Bao, "Da Bao, keep a close watch on your good sister. The girl looks really pretty, but why is she so wicked, always thinking about ruining things between her brother and sister-in-law?"
Da Bao, taking on the attitude of a proprietor, wrapped an arm around Nuonuo and retorted without hesitation, "I think Nuonuo has a point. You’re such a dumb guy, how could you be worthy of Fangfang?"
Yin Zhihao and Ren Weiqi now manage the online group-buying section at Huagang, each with at least a couple of hundred employees under them, making them modestly significant managers with good incos. Calling him a dumb guy was just a brotherly joke.
After teasing Zhao Hao, Da Bao reintroduced Tian Fang to Nuonuo, "Nuonuo, Fangfang is a well-known manager at Xingtudao Entertainnt. But from today on, she’ll be your manager."
Nuonuo looked surprised, "A manager?"
Her desire to enter the entertainnt industry wasn’t an impulsive decision, but she was still inexperienced, not even aware that an artist needs a manager to help navigate the industry.
"Yes. You’re not planning to have Zhang Ziweng help you with everything, are you? She’s just an editor, not a manager."
Ever since Nuonuo decided to move towards an acting career, Da Bao had been searching for a suitable manager for her.
Initially, he didn’t intend to approach his friend’s girlfriend for the role, especially since Nuonuo’s work wouldn’t start until after the New Year. But after the incident where she got covered in mud, he beca anxious and asked Yin Zhihao to see if Tian Fang could help find an experienced manager.
For reasons unknown to Da Bao, Tian Fang decided after discussing it with Yin Zhihao to terminate her contract with her current company to manage Nuonuo exclusively.
Da Bao was, of course, delighted. He had t Tian Fang before and found her to be of great character and temperant. Additionally, she had years of experience as a manager at Xingtudao, overseeing a team of managers and artists, with abundant connections and experience. Moreover, Tian Fang and Yin Zhihao, although just recently started dating for a few months, had a stable relationship and planned to get married by the end of the year.
As a decisive person, Da Bao had Ji Family’s lawyer handle her contract termination the very next day, paying her penalty, and within a day, Tian Fang was a free agent.
"Nuonuo, your brother roughly filled in on your situation. We’ll figure out the specifics as we go. From now on, I’ll arrange and handle all your work, okay?"
Nuonuo nodded, "Thank you, Sister Fang! I’m a complete newbie who knows nothing, so please bear with in the future."
Nuonuo knew very well that her brother and parents couldn’t always be by her side handling her business affairs. Having a manager would indeed make things much easier.
Subsequently, Tian Fang began briefing Nuonuo about things she needed to watch out for in the industry. Nuonuo listened very attentively and took it seriously.
Sitting beside Nuonuo, Da Bao seed to be chatting with Zhao Hao and Wei Qi but was actually listening intently to Tian Fang’s advice.
As she continued speaking, the topic naturally shifted to personal relationships, "You should position yourself as fresh and pure, so be very careful not to let anyone catch photos of you being overly intimate with the opposite sex. Even though you haven’t debuted yet, you need to start paying attention to your words and actions now to prevent it from becoming scandalous fodder once you’re famous. If you have a boyfriend, I’d like you to inform first."
As a manager, this request was actually quite reasonable.
But Nuonuo, being a novice, was montarily confused and instinctively glanced up at Da Bao.
Da Bao patted her hand and very earnestly told Tian Fang.
"Fangfang, Nuonuo is my sister, and also my girlfriend."
Tian Fang was stunned by Da Bao’s words and looked over at Zhao Hao, seeking the real answer from him.
Because such astonishing words left her unsure whether to take them seriously or as a joke.
"Yeah, Nuonuo is Da Bao’s child bride he picked up!"
Zhao Hao said, unable to resist swinging his fist jokingly at Da Bao again.
He recalled a few months ago when he and Wei Qi learned about this secret from Da Bao, nearly beating him up.
They considered Da Bao a close friend, and yet he managed to hide such a big thing from them.
They had always worried whether his standards were too high, which is why he hadn’t found a girlfriend. It turned out that at six years old, he chose to bring one ho to raise.
Nowadays, Zhao Hao and Wei Qi would occasionally joke in private that Nuonuo is Da Bao’s child bride.
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