With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"No need, Sister Renjia, I'll find some ice to apply myself in a bit."

Xu Zishan was extremely apprehensive. Ren Jia was a big star, yet she was so friendly to her and even offered to give her an ice pack to cool her down.

His behavior may seem like a rejection, but he is actually happy and pleased inside.

Ren Jia smiled and said, "It's no problem. I happen to have some ready-made. It's just a small favor. Don't be shy."

Her kind and respectful demeanor made Shen Li and Xu Zishan like her even more.

Little did she know that after turning around, the smile on Ren Jia's face was instantly torn off like a mask, and a disdainful look appeared on her lips.

After receiving the ice pack, Xu Zishan knew that the most urgent thing was to apply ice to herself, so she snorted at Shen Li and turned to leave.

Shen Li remained calm and returned to her dressing room.

Wenxuan wasn't there, so she simply took a bottle of water from the mini-fridge and started drinking it.

The cool water instantly dispelled the heat from her body, making her feel much more comfortable.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the dressing room. Shen Li said, "Please come in," and looked over with a puzzled expression.

The door was pushed open, and a staff member wearing an employee badge peeked in first, followed by two young men.

A man and a woman, both of whom looked quite young.

"Teacher Shen Li?"

The man in the lead startled Shen Li when he spoke, and she quickly waved her hand, saying, "Don't call me that, just call me by my name."

She doesn't even have a single formal work yet; she can't possibly be called a "teacher."

The man smiled and nodded, introducing himself: "I'm Di Dong, the head of publicity for 'Jin Xiao'."

"Hello, Professor Di Dong, is there something you need?" Shen Li asked politely.

"Jin Xiao Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd." is the producer of this drama. Di Dong was instructed by his boss, Lu Jinzhao, to come and deliver an assistant to Shen Li.

"Shen Li, we've taken into consideration that you don't currently have a company or team, so in order for you to be able to fully dedicate yourself to filming, we've arranged two temporary assistants for you."

As Di Dong spoke, he turned to the side, and the man and woman took a step forward. The man took the initiative and said, "Hello, Ms. Shen Li, I am your personal assistant, Apan."

The girl followed up, saying, "Teacher Shen Li, I am your personal assistant, Xiao Yun."

Shen Li was stunned for a moment before she realized what she meant and quickly said, "Don't, don't call me that. I should be younger than all of you. Just call me Ali."

Then, looking at Di Dong with a somewhat embarrassed expression, she declined, saying, "Teacher Di Dong, I'm a newcomer, and it's not reasonable for me to bring two assistants. I can manage on my own, so there's really no need to trouble everyone."

"Ah Li, it's true you're a newcomer, but you're one of the lead actors. Things on set are very complicated, and having an assistant can help you with a lot of things, so you can focus more on your work. This is all arranged by our company for you, and you don't need to spend any money."

Shen Li was both amused and exasperated: "It's not about money. If you don't let me pay, I can't leave them here."

Wouldn't that mean getting something for free?

Di Dong simply said, "Don't rush to refuse. You may not feel it yet since you just joined the crew today, but once you keep them around for two or three days, you'll know the benefits of having an assistant."

Before Shen Li could refuse again, Di Dong hurriedly said, "If you still feel it's unnecessary after three days, I'll help you apply to the company to have them leave. Is that alright?"

The other party has gone to such lengths, it's really hard to refuse their kindness, and it would seem rather heartless to refuse again.

Shen Li could only nod gently: "Then I'm really sorry to trouble everyone."

Di Donglian said "Of course," and before leaving, he gave Apan and Xiaoyun a look that said "Be smarter" before pushing open the door and leaving.

Suddenly, she was left alone in the room with two complete strangers. Shen Li blinked, feeling somewhat at a loss.

Before she could even feel embarrassed, Xiaoyun acted first. She quickly noticed that Shen Li had just finished drinking half of the water on the table, touched it, shook her head, and whispered, "Ali, this is too cold. Try not to drink such cold water. If it irritates your stomach, you'll definitely get diarrhea."

Shen Li nodded blankly: "Oh, okay."

Xiaoyun then found the air conditioner remote control in the dressing room, turned on the ventilation mode, set the temperature to 24 degrees Celsius, and set the fan speed to gentle.

Apan then put down his backpack and, under Shen Li's dumbfounded gaze, pulled out a series of unbelievable items, including a parasol, a handheld fan, a folding chair, a first-aid kit, and an electric mosquito swatter.

It even contains a healthy eating recipe book.

Shen Li was completely dumbfounded.

In the evening, upon learning that Shen Ci had returned, her aunt and her family of four came to visit.

Shen Jingjing and her younger sister Shen Yingying busied themselves preparing a table full of dishes in the kitchen. The misunderstanding between the older sister and her niece was resolved, and Shen Yingying, as the younger sister and aunt, was genuinely happy.

"Aci, it's been a long time since you've had your aunt's beer-braised duck, hasn't it? Eat more today." Shen Yingying picked up a big duck leg for Shen Ci, and her eyes couldn't help but redden as soon as she spoke.

Shen Ci smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Auntie. I've been craving this for so long. Many big restaurants in Longcheng make beer duck, but none of them taste as good as yours."

Seeing this, Uncle He Bin chuckled and said, "Aren't we waiting for the stars?"

Shen Jingjing smiled and shook her head upon hearing this: "We won't wait for him. He gets out of evening self-study late, and after school he'll go to the internet cafe to play games. Let's eat our own food."

Upon hearing this, cousin He Guangrong looked at his mother and said, "Mom, look, even my aunt doesn't care if my brother Xingxing plays games."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yingying glared at her son and said, "What are your brother Xingxing's grades? What are your grades? Your score on the initial assessment test wasn't even as high as your dad's blood pressure. If I threw a handful of rice on the test paper, even a chicken would do better than you. You still want to compare yourself to your brother Xingxing?"

He Guangrong pursed his lips upon hearing this, but he knew he couldn't compare to Xingxing.

Shen Yingying gets worried whenever her son's grades are mentioned. She looks helplessly at her sister and says, "Sister, what am I going to do? Neither of my children gives me any peace of mind."

"Sui Sui's grades have never been good since she was little. She barely made it into a junior college. Fortunately, she is as tall as her father. After she graduates from the flight attendant program, she can become a flight attendant, which will be quite respectable."

“What can we do about Guangrong? He’s all height and no brains. He won’t be able to become a flight attendant in the future. He Bin and I are worried about this every day. We don’t know what he can learn if he doesn’t get into university.”

He Sui, who was focused on eating, said, "Flight attendants sound respectable, but to put it bluntly, they are just service staff in the sky."

"You know that much." Shen Yingying looked at her daughter with a hint of annoyance and said, "If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll end up drinking Sprite when you grow up. Isn't that because you're not ambitious enough?"