Chapter 2327

Chapter 2327: Chapter 2327

After a long while, he suddenly put on a cheeky face, "Hey kiddo, interested in having some fun?"

"Hmm?" Jiaojiao turned her head.

"This is called wire flying, wanna try it out? Put on a costume and fly around in the air, swing back and forth—it’s fantastic fun, you know! If you do well, old man here will give you a big red envelope." The little old man leaned in like he was sharing a secret.

Jiaojiao touched her little face and leaned in as well, lowering her voice just like him, "Grandpa, do I seem like a fool?"

"..." The little old man was glad he had a full beard, hiding any blush and guilt.

He straightened up and snorted, "Why do you little kid speak so unpleasantly?" Pausing, he added, "Just like your brother, neither of you are any good! Running off in the middle, look, leaving everyone waiting like fools! Humph, I’ll replace him by tomorrow!"

While speaking, he kept glancing at Jiaojiao’s expression.

What could Jiaojiao do? She had to humor this little old man, and to be honest, she was quite interested herself. "What do you want me to shoot? Let me see first, okay? But mind you, I can’t act."

"No problem, no problem, you don’t need to act, just swing back and forth a bit!" The little old man was delighted, instantly dropping his harsh demeanor, raising his hand to call for the costume designer: "Where’s the costume designer, the makeup artist gone? Come, come, take this kid to try out Xuantian Niangniang’s look."

And so, Jiaojiao allowed herself to be swept away by the little old man to "fill in the ranks" to buy her brother some time.

When Ruan Lei finally brought Yang Tao back, he found Jiaojiao was missing, while the little old man beside him looked like he had won a million-dollar prize.

Suspicious, he asked the staff next to him, "That pretty girl who was just standing here, so sweet and well-behaved, where did she go?"

The staff bowed his head and whispered a few words in his ear, making Ruan Lei frown.

He headed to where the little old man was still giddily waiting for Jiaojiao to come out, "Director."

"Oh, you’re back. I thought you wouldn’t come back." The little old man was in no good mood upon seeing him, casting a sideways glance at Yang Tao beside him but said nothing.

"Director, my sister has never acted before," said Ruan Lei.

"No problem, this role doesn’t require acting skills." The little old man waved his hand indifferently.

"She’s still young, and we never planned for her to take this path," said Ruan Lei.

"No problem, it’s just for fun," said the little old man.

Seeing that he still hadn’t grasped his point, Ruan Lei had no choice but to be blunt, "She’s timid, she’ll be scared of wire flying."

"Afraid of what? Don’t you know how well our crew does safety measures?" The little old man was unhappy hearing this, "Besides, the kid herself agreed to it, don’t say anything more, otherwise, I’ll replace you by tomorrow!"

"Then go ahead and replace me." Ordinarily, Ruan Lei would have coaxed this stubborn old man, but when it comes to Jiaojiao’s safety, everything else must take a backseat.

After saying this, Ruan Lei went outside the temporary changing tent and called out, "Jiaojiao, come out, we’re not filming."

Just as the little old man was about to say something in anger, he saw the tent flap pulled open, and Jiaojiao emerged in a flowing ancient white costume, instantly drawing all attention.