After the breakup, my identity as a singing god was exposed

When Liu Xuan arrived at the north room, Chang Qian was sitting on the edge of the kang and chatting with Liu Shiman. Both of them had smiles on their faces and were talking about topics between women very naturally. They didn't seem to care about the relationship between Liu Xuan and either of them.

Chang Yan sat in a chair and watched the black and white TV curiously. She had never seen this antique product from the last century.

Liu Xuan called Lin Fan out, and then the two of them squatted on the steps to smoke.

After lighting the cigarette, Liu Xuan looked at Lin Fan: "How is it going? Is it going well?"

Lin Fan took a puff of his cigarette and shook his head. "It wasn't going very smoothly. Shiman's mother was fine and didn't try to stop us. But after Shiman's father learned about our family's situation, he was not very happy and made things difficult for us. I hope nothing goes wrong with this engagement party."

Liu Xuan nodded and said, "What does Liu Shiman say, is she more inclined to your side or her father's side?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Shiman stood on my side and even had a conflict with her father over this. I feel really sorry for her."

Liu Xuan sighed and patted his shoulder: "Then be nice to her in the future, and tell me if you need money."

Lin Fan smiled and shook his head: "I already owe you a lot."

Liu Xuan slapped him on the back and said angrily: "You don't treat me as a brother."

Lin Fan just smiled foolishly.

Her mother came out of the kitchen carrying a plate and walked towards this side. Liu Xuan and Lin Fan ended their conversation, put out their cigarettes and helped serve the meal.

After dinner, the two drove to Xi County.

Lin Fan was driving with two uncles and an aunt from his family.

Her mother and another aunt who went with her got into Liu Xuan's car.

Lin Fan's second aunt was very talkative. She praised Chang Qian's appearance all the way and also praised little Chang Yan a lot, which made Chang Qian, who had seen a lot of the world, feel a little embarrassed for the first time. But Chang Yan kept laughing all the way with an expression of "that's natural".

After arriving at the hotel, everyone else was waiting there, while Liu Xuan and Lin Fan went to the train station to pick up Liu Shiman's family.

After parking the car, Liu Xuan went to the bank to withdraw some cash, then bought two red envelopes at the supermarket next door, divided the money into two equal parts and put them into the red envelopes, and then returned to the train station.

When we arrived, Liu Shiman's family had already arrived.

A middle-aged man with a big belly was pointing at Lin Fan, but Lin Fan kept his head down and said nothing.

A woman in a white leather coat echoed the words, her words were sarcastic and Liu Xuan was ten meters away and felt very angry.

The other woman, who was dressed simply, kept speaking well of Lin Fan.

For some reason, when Liu Xuan saw the plainly dressed woman, he felt that her back looked familiar. But because she was facing away from him, he couldn't remember who she was.

After approaching, Liu Xuan heard the conversation between several people.

The man said, "The 280,000 yuan betrothal gift cannot be less than a cent, otherwise you can forget about taking Shiman away."

The woman in the white coat echoed, "That's right, it was not easy for my brother and sister-in-law to raise Shiman to this age? You just took her away if you said so. Look at your poor appearance. Who knows how much hardship our Shiman will have to endure with you in the future. Look at your shabby car. Our Shiman is from a scholarly family after all. How come she only deserves your 100,000 yuan shabby car?"

Lin Fan was a little embarrassed: "But uncle, didn't we agree on a betrothal gift of 180,000 yuan before? It's fine if you raise the price, but why do you raise it by 100,000 yuan directly?"

The woman in the white coat said with disdain: "We want these 280,000 yuan, not to deliberately make things difficult for you, but to test your attitude. If you can't even come up with more than 200,000 yuan, then Shiman will suffer in the future with you, right? I think this engagement party is unnecessary."

Lin Fan frowned and clenched his fists.

Liu Xuan couldn't listen any more, and said as he walked, "You don't sell your daughter like this. Even if Lin Fan gives you 280,000 yuan as a betrothal gift today, how are you going to let them live in the future? They still need to buy a car and a house, the pressure is great enough, you can't let them pay off the mortgage for the rest of their lives, right?"

Lin Fan turned to look at Liu Xuan and forced a smile: "You're back?"

Liu Xuan nodded.

The woman in the white coat turned around and squinted at Liu Xuan, saying, "What does it have to do with you? It's not your turn as an outsider to comment on our family's affairs."

Liu Xuan frowned: "Lin Fan is my brother, his business is my business."

The woman in the white coat had a look of disdain on her face, and said sarcastically, "Oh, you're still a brother? If you have the ability, you can help him pay the betrothal gift. You're just talking nonsense here."

Liu Xuan suppressed his anger and sneered, "It's not that I can't afford it. Your 300,000 yuan is not even money to me. I just don't like your disgusting face. What does it have to do with you if someone marries their daughter?"

The woman's disdain was even worse: "Tsk, you're just bragging and you're not even talking about money. Who do you think you are? You have money and you care about the 200,000 yuan. If you don't have money, why are you acting so arrogant?"

The man also turned his head and said, "Boy, you should know when to brag. If you really have money, help your good brother pay the betrothal gift. Don't just talk. If you can't afford it, just stand aside. Don't get married today!"

Liu Xuan sneered: "You want money, right? Sure, as long as you promise not to embarrass Lin Fan from today on, I will transfer 500,000 yuan to your card immediately, not to mention 300,000 yuan!"

He could see that this family was far from being satisfied with just 280,000 yuan. If he guessed correctly, the woman in the white coat probably had a cousin of Liu Shiman or something, otherwise she wouldn't ask for such a high price.

The woman in the white coat rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?"

Lin Fan also frowned and tugged at Liu Xuan's sleeve.

The man also got angry at this time: "Okay, you have money, right? Then the price is 800,000. I promise to let Lin Fan and my daughter get married smoothly. What they do in the future has nothing to do with me. If you can't afford it, forget it!"

This was obviously an attempt to make things difficult for him. Liu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and he was also very angry at this time.

If he really paid 800,000, he would be out of his mind and would suffer a great loss. If he didn't pay, today's engagement party would definitely be ruined.

The plainly dressed woman never turned around. She pulled the man and said, "Oh, Lao Liu, you're being too much. Since we're here now, why don't we let our daughter and Fanfan get married in peace and discuss the gift later?"

The man snorted coldly, pointed at Liu Xuan and said, "This kid is just bragging. Can I be fooled by him?"

The woman in the white coat fanned the flames: "That's right."

"Hey young man, you are so silly, how come..."

The simply dressed woman turned around and looked at Liu Xuan as she spoke, but was stunned the moment she saw his face.

"Xiao Xuan!"

"Wang Ma!"

The two of them exclaimed almost at the same time.

Liu Xuan's brain capacity was a little insufficient, and a surprised smile appeared on his face: "Are you Shiman's mother?"

"Oh, I was wondering if that voice sounded so familiar."

Aunt Wang came over and held Liu Xuan's arm: "Where are Mr. Chang and Yanyan? Why didn't they come together?"

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "Isn't Lin Fan engaged? I sent them to the hotel first, and then I'll come over to pick you up with Lin Fan."

"Fanfan is your friend. I just feel close to him when I see him."

Mother Wang held onto Liu Xuan's arm and refused to let go, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "Look at what happened today..."

Seeing the two people greeting each other, the woman in the white coat and Liu Shiman's father looked at each other.

"Sister-in-law, do you know him?" The woman in the white coat looked at Aunt Wang.

Wang Ma turned around and explained to the two of them, "He is my boss that I told you about."

The woman in the white coat frowned: "Didn't you say your boss is a woman?"

Wang Ma smiled and explained: "This is her lover."

The woman in the white coat widened her eyes. “Is that the...celebrity you were talking about?”

As she said this she covered her mouth.

The man immediately put on a smiling face after hearing this: "Oh, look at what happened. It turns out we are all family. We were really not kind in what we did today. We were just worried that our daughter would suffer."

"Then what do you think about Lin Fan and Liu Shiman's marriage..." Liu Xuan looked at the man.

"What else can I say? With the relationship between my wife and you, what else can I say?"

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "What about the gift..."

"Just follow the previous agreement, 180,000."

Liu Xuan smiled and nodded, then looked at the woman in the white coat: "Do you have any other opinions?"

The woman smiled awkwardly: "My brother and sister-in-law both agreed, so what can I object to?"

Thus, a dispute ended so hastily.

Lin Fan gave Liu Xuan a grateful look, but Liu Xuan just smiled.

On the way back, Liu Xuan once again lamented how small the world was. He never expected that Liu Shiman's mother was actually Wang Ma.

At the same time, he also reflected on his impulsiveness just now. If Liu Shiman's mother was not Wang Ma, then his action just now would undoubtedly intensify the conflict. At that time, whether he should pay out the 800,000 yuan betrothal gift would become a very acute issue.

If he doesn't pay, Liu Shiman and Lin Fan's marriage will be affected. If he pays, he will become the biggest victim.

But everyone has to be responsible for his own words, especially if his big talk affects Lin Fan's marriage, he will still pay out and would rather be the scapegoat.

Fortunately, the matter was resolved this way.

When Chang Qian arrived at the engagement party, she was also surprised when she saw Wang Ma.

After Liu Xuan introduced Wang Ma's identity, Chang Qian had the same feelings as him.

However, when Chang Yan saw Wang Ma again, he was very happy and pulled Wang Ma to sit next to him, and then enthusiastically told her what he had seen and heard in Qingbu Township during this period.

Afterwards, the two families held the engagement banquet happily.

After the banquet, Liu Xuan stuffed the two red envelopes he had prepared into Lin Fan's hands.

Lin Fan refused in every possible way, saying, "You have helped me so much, why do you want a red envelope?"

Liu Xuan stuffed it into his pocket and said, "Let's put things in perspective. Seeing you finally achieve your goal, I'm happy as a brother."

Lin Fan didn't refuse again.

After sending Liu Shiman's family to the train station and exchanging a few words with Aunt Wang, Liu Xuan returned to the hotel to pick up Lin Fan's mother and second aunt.

It was already evening when I returned to Lin Fan's house.

Aunt Liu warmly invited them to stay overnight. Liu Xuan looked at the yard with only two rooms and wanted to refuse, but Lin Fan put his arm around his neck and said, "There's a small house outside that can accommodate you. I also want to talk to you, so stay for one night."

Liu Xuan asked Chang Qian for her opinion and finally nodded in agreement.

At night, Liu Ma and Chang Yan slept in the kitchen. Afraid that Chang Yan would not be able to get used to the sleep, she specially laid two thick layers of new mattresses.

Chang Qian slept in the north room with Liu Shiman.

Liu Xuan and Lin Fan had to squeeze into the small house outside.

Late at night, neither of them felt sleepy, so Lin Fan took a box of beer from the house.

The two men sat on the ridge behind the small house, each holding a bottle of wine.

The late night wind stung his face, and when it blew into his collar he could not help but shiver. Liu Xuan could not help but tighten his coat.

"I haven't had a drink with you in a long time."

Lin Fan looked into the distance with emotion.

Liu Xuan nodded: "Yes."

Lin Fan looked at Liu Xuan and said, "I feel like you've changed."

Liu Xuan asked: "Has it gotten better or worse?"

Lin Fan looked into the distance and said, "I can't say whether it's good or bad. Chang Qian has influenced you a lot. Since you two got together, it seems that you don't drink much, but I think you are not as carefree as before."

"Isn't it the same for you?"

"Yes."

Lin Fan felt a little disappointed.

"Do you still remember when we used to drink by the Yellow River, just like now? But at that time you wanted to be a rock singer, and I wanted to be a pure musician. We had similar dreams, but neither of them came true, right?"

Lin Fan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You achieved it, but I didn't. People should always be realistic. I don't have your talent, and I can't be a rock singer."

"I probably achieved it, but not completely. I became a philistine."

“But you succeeded.”

“But it’s not the kind of success I want.”

“People always have to make money. Dreams without money are just empty shells.”

"So do you still want to play rock and roll?"

Lin Fan took a sip of wine, looked into the distance in silence, and shook his head after a long time.

"I have a family now, and I can't stand the trouble anymore."