Chapter Thirty-Seven: Popular Ballad

  "Wow, it's really delicious!" Little Shui Jing is now sweeping away the food in front of her at a speed that leaves Chen Shao stunned.

  "You'd better eat slowly, no one is competing with you, it's really..."; Chen Shao was worried that she would choke, looking at her eating like this; immediately turned around to the refrigerator to get her a drink; "Hey, have some drinks; otherwise, you'll choke; here, just me and you, no one will compete with you"

  Xiaoshuijing didn't even lift her head, took the drink with one hand and continued to work diligently.

  Twenty minutes later, "I'm really full, I couldn't eat anymore; the leftovers I'll pack and take back to my sister." Little Crystal said after finishing eating, lying on her chair with a very unglamorous pose, rubbing her little belly.

  Chen Shao smiled wryly and shook his head, "Appearance, pay attention to appearance; are you sure you want to pack these up for your sister?" The table was full of leftover food, packing this up for her own sister to eat, were these two really biological sisters?

  Xiao Shuijing was taken aback for a moment, looking at her own labor achievement, and suddenly her face turned red.

  It's rare to see Xiao Shuiyan blush, Chen Shao surprisingly didn't tease her. "Alright, wait a bit and I'll make something for you to take back. You're as thin as your sister, what does she like to eat?"

  "As long as it's not a melon, I'm fine with anything. Can you blame me? The company cafeteria food is bad, what can I do?" Little Crystal heard that Chen Shao was going to cook and immediately replied happily; however, when it comes to the company's nutritious meals, no one likes them anyway.

  "Alright, you can take it back out and give it to your sister; I still have things to do so I won't see you off;" Chen Shao said after finishing up, packing it for Xiao Jingyu.

  "Thank you, can I come find you again if I want to eat it in the future?" She is now completely obsessed with what Chen Shao does.

  "We'll talk about it later"

  "Oh" replied with a sentence and left dejectedly;

  The next few days Chen Shao rested as much as possible, for the busy schedule was about to begin; if he didn't rest now, it would be hard to get a chance later.

  "Hmm... I'm a bit nervous, sis. What should I do?" Chen Shao said to her sister in the waiting room of SBS's popular song show;

  Chen Shao's waiting room was independent and very spacious; as the largest hidden shareholder of SBS, there must be someone who knew him, so when they heard that their big BOSS would be attending the recording of the debut stage here, they didn't dare to slack off. They immediately arranged a large and luxurious waiting room for Chen Shao's personal use.

  "What's there to be nervous about, Xiaoxian isn't even nervous and you're already getting worked up. Look at yourself." Although Chen Ning said this, she was still a bit nervous herself; she was also worried about her younger brother's issue with the dance stage.

  As for Xiaoxian, her popularity is not low either; because the song "Thinking of One Person" included in Chen Shuo's album also gained everyone's love; and she is still Chen Shuo's girlfriend, so her popularity is not much lower than Chen Shuo's.

  So on the debut stage, the director of SBS Inkigayo arranged three stages for him, but none of them were consecutive. "Little Bar" was the first stage, XIAO's SHOW stage was later, and Chen's was the final one; as a newcomer, no matter how high your popularity is, it's impossible to be the final one; everyone knows the reason behind this, so I won't say more.

  "Not really, Xiao Ning, I'm also very nervous; it's just that the nervousness has left me speechless." For a 15-year-old girl to stand on such a stage for the first time, she must be nervous.

  "It's about time, let's go visit our seniors. As a newcomer, you should go visit your seniors; the agent also needs to know this."

  "Alright then, sis you bring the album, we'll go visit our senior"; Chen Shao waved his hand and dragged Xiao Xian away.

  "Why did I pick it up? Ugh, stinky brat!" Chen Ning saw that Chen Shao didn't even bother with him and just walked away, immediately grabbing a box of albums to follow up.

  Chen Shao's first senior visit was SS501 who had just arrived last week; Chen Shao knocked on the door.

  "Please come in, the door is not locked."

  There were sounds of agreement from inside, the door opened and everyone from SS501 was standing respectfully, they did so in case a senior came to visit and they didn't want to be rude.

  "Hello senior, I'm S*M's new member Rebirth, please take care of me; this is our album, hope you can support it." Chen Shao knew about this group in his previous life, they disbanded in less than five years and only their leader Kim Hyun Joong was able to develop well, the other members were all unknown.

  "Oh, hello; we are SS501; this is the song that's been sweeping across Korea for a while now, 'Baby'. All of our members know this song by heart, and also, please sign your name on it for me" The team leader Kim Hyun Joong immediately came forward and said to Chen Xiao.

  "I really didn't expect Kim Hyun Joong to be so forward and familiar in private. 'It's okay, but the seniors' songs aren't bad either, I even got one last week?' This humility is just what Chen Shao needs."

  "Alright, don't call me senior anymore; just call me brother. Calling me senior is too formal; I still want to get close to you. If you're happy, can you also give me a song like this? Among Korean artists, more than 95% are people who know how to live, and everyone has their own way of survival; Kim Hyun Joong is no exception."

  "Let's meet again sometime, I'll arrange a suitable meeting with seniors; I still need to visit seniors; let's chat again when we're free." The two chatted for a while, exchanged contact information and ended this visit.

  "Who's next?" he asked Chen Ning as soon as they walked out of SS501's waiting room.

  "Next is your senior SJ,"

  "Is this bunch of foodies? Alright then, it's been a while since I last mocked them. Today, I'll seize the opportunity to mock them thoroughly."

  "Hehe, oppa, be serious; we're visiting a senior now." The little Xian next to him also laughed at his boyfriend's words and warned that it was a serious situation.

  Chen Shao has never disobeyed Xiaoxian's words, always listening to her and following her plans. "Alright, alright, I know, I was just joking earlier." This is a typical case of a wife being in charge; however, he still enjoys it.

  "Can't you have some backbone? Every time Xiaoxian speaks, you listen to her obediently; when I speak, you always argue with me, does it make sense?" Chen Ning looked at the loving couple and thought of how she spoke to Chen Shao.

  "Isn't Xiaoxian your girlfriend? Sister, you're going to get married in the future, what's the use of listening to you?" Very good and powerful, one sentence made Chen Ning speechless.

  Walked to SJ's waiting room and knocked on the door. Before long, someone opened it, and it was Cao Guixian.

  "Hello senior, I'm a new member of S*M named rebirth"

  "Alright you little brat, stop playing dumb; hand over the album quickly; there are twelve people here, so you know what's at stake." Xi Ze walked over and pulled Chen Shao in.

  "Don't tell me you guys were just waiting for me to deliver the album and didn't even go out to buy it?" He looked at them with a ridiculous expression, these guys were really too much.

  "Don't say that, go outside and buy it, you won't be able to get your signature; wait for you to send it, so the album and signature are both available, more convenient" Hearing Xi Ze's words, as a teammate, it must be the same; "That's right, and besides not being able to buy it outside, we also have to line up; with this time, it's better to practice more"

  "You bunch of beasts, the whole team of 12 people, not one person went out to buy a ticket to support me; where did all the barbecue I treated you to go? This bunch of beasts is really shameless. Come back to the company and come to my practice room, the teacher said your dance skills have been unable to improve recently, let me practice with you."

  Upon hearing this, the members of SJ were no longer calm; that person's face had changed greatly. To think that it was Han Geng, Eunhyuk, Donghae and the four main dancers in SJ who would be practicing together after being trained by Chen Shuo; they all needed to rest for three or two days in their dormitory afterwards. Now hearing Chen Shuo say he wanted to practice with them all, how could they not change color?

  "Alright, stop it; I've had a lot of notifications lately and don't have time to practice anymore; Xiumin and Baekhyun are free; you go ahead and practice first, if it's not enough then wait for Leeteuk and Kyuhyun to finish their notifications and then you can continue practicing; I'm really busy lately, after I'm done being busy I'll find you" Heechul was the first one to run out and shout, he knows the aftermath of being trained by Shindong; he's in the same dorm as Hankyung, so just thinking about it is scary

  "Ah, Jin Huaban, you clearly haven't made any announcements recently; every day is just sleeping in the dormitory, what's with all these sudden announcements?" Even Litter can't stay calm now.

  "Alright, stop arguing. It doesn't matter if you have an announcement or not, I'll just tell the company and that's it. Anyway, no one can escape, as long as they're not missing a limb, everyone has to come; if not, you know what will happen. I'm leaving this album here, goodbye seniors." He turned around and left, ignoring the chaotic SJ members behind him. These animals are so petty, they won't even buy an album to support me, yet they call me brother every day. Practicing is nothing compared to this.

  "It's all over, it's all over. Hurry up and break my leg, would you? I'd rather have a broken leg than be bullied by the big shot; Ahhh, you really did hit me"

  Chen Shao walked out of the waiting room and heard the howling inside. He looked at Xiaoxian and his sister beside him, and they all burst out laughing.

  "Hmm, next is Korori-chan, right?"

  "Yes, next is Lee Hyori"

  Walking into Lee Hyori's waiting room, just looking at it from the outside, you can tell that this is a great waiting room; it's almost as good as her own.

  "Hyori unnie, I've come to visit you!" The loud voice had already reached Lee Hyori's ears while she was putting on makeup in the waiting room.

  "What's with the ghost? Put down the album and get out; now I'm annoyed just seeing you" she said without even looking at Chen Shao. Recently, due to Chen Shao's debut song, her album sales haven't increased; although it's been half a year since the release, the Hyori Storm hasn't ended yet, so the album sales still have a small increase; but after Chen Shao's album came out, that heavenly song caused her album to stop rising; just thinking about this makes Lee Hyori angry.

  Now seeing Chen Shao coming over, of course, I'm in a bad mood;

  "Alright, senior, when you have time, listen to this song. I still think it's not bad; someone like you who has been in the industry for a long time should especially listen to this kind of song, it can comfort the emptiness in your heart." Chen Shao didn't fall for her words, she knew exactly what mood she was in right now; besides, their relationship was impossible to describe, they just always ended up arguing whenever they met.

  "Hey, what's with your arrogant attitude? Come here quickly... Hmm? Little Xian is also here; come over to sister's place quickly; sister has been thinking of killing you lately, unlike that heartless boyfriend of yours who only knows how to quarrel with sister all day." Li Xiaoli was about to blow up in anger, but when she turned around and saw Little Xian standing next to Chen Shao, her expression suddenly changed to a happy smile.

  "Hey, oppa was just joking; don't mind him." Both of them had a quarrelsome personality whenever they met, and Soo-young knew that too; she just didn't know how to advise them. She couldn't say it was Cha-shik's fault, but neither did she have the right to blame Hyeori; in the end, all she could do was explain things for her boyfriend.

  "Of course, Onii knows, it's just that he can't change his habits; you stinky brat, look at Xiaoxian, if only you could be this obedient"

  "I am me, Xiao Xian is Xiao Xian; right, this is my agent and also my younger sister, Chen Ning"

  A few people chatted for a while and then returned to the waiting room; the rehearsal time was also approaching.