My Wife Is a Superstar

Chapter 883 What Should Be Given

Ning Ran suddenly felt dejected. She always thought that Dabao and Erbao had much more advantages in life than others as children of the Nan family, but now, she realized that, sometimes, their advantages were disadvantages. They could not even join competitions carefreely like the other children.

They were just young children, but unfortunately, they were already wrapped up in the complications of the adult world.

Yet, Nan Chen was right. There would be more cons than pros if they were to join the competition. The children had a long way to go in life. Nan Chen did not want them to get used to gaining an upper hand over others just because they were from the Nan family.

It was not something terrible, but if it became their habit, it would restrict them from further personal growth. If they were ever cast into an environment where they could not use their connections to solve their issues, they would be doomed.

Perhaps that was why the phrase “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” existed. Children born in wealthy families had everything the moment they were born, so they did not need to work as hard as others.

However, once the older generation—the ones they relied on—died, those habits would become their downfall. When they had to rely on no one else but themselves, they would become far weaker than others.

The performance of the business they managed would plummet. Their companies might go bankrupt or be acquired by others. The cruelty of competition would overwhelm them, and in the end, they would have no choice but to surrender.

Nan Chen did not wish for his children to end up like that, and he did not want them to establish a name for themselves by riding on his coattails.

He hoped that Dabao and Erbao would be able to continue managing Nanshi Corporation with their own capabilities after his retirement and continue expanding the corporate empire.

Ning Ran might understand where he was coming from, but she couldn't entirely understand his way of doing things, let alone the children, who were too young to comprehend that.

That was why Nan Chen was making Ning Ran bear the responsibility.

“I'm not eating anymore. I'm so sad,” Erbao muttered despondently.

She knew that the matter could be salvaged if only one of her parents was against it. However, if both of her parents were against it, there was no way they were going to join the competition.

“But you'll still get a chance to perform the song you've been practicing in front of many people,” Nan Chen went on.

Erbao was instantly thrilled. The competition did not matter as much to her as the interaction with the crowd.

To her, performing in front of many people was akin to joining the competition.

“Great-Grandma's about to have her birthday, and there will be plenty of guests who will be coming to celebrate Great-Grandma's birthday for her. You'll sing a song for Great-Grandma as her gift by then. I'm sure she'll be delighted. Isn't making Great-Grandma happy even more meaningful than joining the competition?”

Erbao merrily clapped. “Yes, yes! We're going to sing for Great-Grandmal!”

Ning Ran did not know whether Nan Chen was telling the children the truth or simply trying to appease them. She could not possibly question him on the spot.

However, Nan Chen rarely lied, and it was even unlikelier that he would lie to the children. Hence, she began pondering if they were really going to celebrate Feng Wan's birthday.

Nan Chen noticed the bemused look on Ning Ran's face, and he told her, “You should prepare something too. Grandma will be celebrating her birthday on the weekend, and we need to get a gift for her.”

Finding a good gift for Feng Wan would be challenging. Nan Zhengde liked calligraphy, so they could just gift him calligraphy paintings.

However, Feng Wan did not seem like she liked anything in particular, and she had all the material possessions she needed.

“Grandma's family has always been living overseas, but they'll be coming back here for her birthday. In other words, the birthday banquet is going to be rather grand so that Grandma will get to look good around her family. Furthermore, Grandma likes lively atmospheres, so a lot of her friends and socialites will be coming as well. We'll have to pour much effort into the preparations,” Nan Chen said.

Ning Ran felt even more stressed at that. What am I going to gift her?

Meanwhile, at the capital, when Nan Xing woke, his head hurt so much it felt as though it was going to split into two, and his throat was as dry as the desert.

When he opened his eyes, he realized he was in a hotel.

He stumbled to the fridge and chugged a bottle of water, but that was still not enough.

It was only after chugging another bottle of water did he finally quench his thirst.

After that, he lay back down on his head. His head was throbbing, and the world was spinning like a carousel around him. He could not get out of bed anymore, so he tried to go back to sleep.

Yet, sleep escaped him, and he felt horrible.

Nan Xing had no choice but to clamber out of bed and went into the shower.

After a while of showering, he felt a little soberer, but he began feeling nauseous. Thus, he vomited into the toilet bowl.

It felt like it went on forever. Only when he was almost done expelling everything from his stomach did he feel much better.

He changed into a bathrobe after showering. Right as he was about to lie back down and get some more rest, someone knocked on the door.

When he opened the door, however, no one was outside.

It was only when he lowered his gaze did he realize two identical children staring at him.

Nan Xing knew those children and even remembered their names. They were Lu Jingyuan's twin daughters. The older twin was called Lu Yunbing, and the younger was called Lu Yunxue.

Nan Xing waved at them. “Hello, girls.”

Lu Yunbing looked at him in distaste. “You're a grown-up. Do you really think it's appropriate to meet a girl in your pajamas?”

Nan Xing froze and looked at his attire. Huh, she's right. This doesn’t seem appropriate.

Though, he was a little embarrassed to have a child chastise his inappropriate clothes.

“Then, please wait for me out here. I'll get changed,” Nan Xing weakly muttered, wearing a bitter expression.

“It's also rude to keep your guests waiting outside. What a let-down you are,” Lu Yunbing added. Nan Xing visibly deflated at her words. He couldn't say anything in retort because the little girl was right.

“Come in, then. I'll go to another room to get changed,” Nan Xing invited them in.

The twins shared a look before entering.

Nan Xing glanced outside. “Where's your mommy?”

“Mommy's eating at the cafeteria. We had our fill, so we came over first. You're not thinking of being mean to us just because Mommy's not around, right?” Lu Yunbing questioned.

Nan Xing sighed. Would I even have the guts to do that? In fact, I'd be happy enough if you'd stop bullying me...

“No, no,” Nan Xing said, smiling ingratiatingly.

“Then leave the door open, or else we won't be safe,” Lu Yunbing continued.

How smart. Nan Xing could only heed her words and leave the door open.

But there was one problem. He had been hungover the night before, so he wore the same clothes to sleep. The smell of alcohol and sweat was intense, so how was he supposed to wear them again? “Miss, I have something to ask you,” Nan Xing started.

Lu Yunbing merrily accepted his formal form of address. “Speak.”

“Can I not change my clothes first? I've been sleeping in them for a whole night after I got drunk, so it's smelly now,” he truthfully told her.

"Why did you get drunk?” Lu Yunbing icily asked

Her question stumped Nan Xing. Right. Why did I drink myself to a stupor?