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Ye Xiande felt like his life up to this point had been wasted. He had loved poetry his entire life and believed he had written many masterpieces.

However, compared to Red Bean, these masterpieces couldn't even spark a thought of comparison. He couldn't help but question his life: had he chosen the wrong path?

"Grandpa, Grandpa, what's wrong..."

Ye Susu saw her grandfather in a daze and almost thought he had dementia. She quickly shook Ye Xiande's arm.

Seeing his granddaughter's anxious face, Ye Xiande smiled.

"Grandpa's fine. I just met a little monster and feel like my life has been wasted. Sigh..."

"Grandpa, what are you talking about? You're already the Vice President of the Huaxia Poetry Association. How could someone without ability hold such a title? It's not that you're not good enough, it's that this fellow named Li Xiaoyao is too amazing..."

Ye Susu's words jolted Ye Xiande, who had almost lost himself. He immediately thought, That's right, it's not my problem, it's that young man named Li Xiaoyao who has a big problem.

Moreover, in this day and age, a genius could still emerge. He should be happy; he was just overthinking things.

He shook his head, finally understanding.

"Susu, come. Grandpa will play chess with you..."

"Okay, okay!"

Ye Susu was overjoyed. Ever since she started liking Go, very few people could beat her. Among her peers, needless to say, they were all weaklings in her eyes.

Her father's skill was only slightly better than a weakling's in her eyes. Only her grandfather could barely match her.

Two hours later, after several games where he was thoroughly defeated, Ye Xiande cried out in distress. He couldn't write poetry as well as a young man, and he couldn't play chess as well as his granddaughter. He was truly getting old.

"Susu, Grandpa can't beat you. We'll stop here for today. I need to call your Uncle Wang about something. You go play outside..."

Ye Susu left, a little unsatisfied. It seemed her grandfather wasn't as good as he used to be. Being too good at chess was also a problem.

"Weimin, do you know that young man who wrote that Lovesickness poem?"

Ye Xiande said directly to Wang Weimin.

"Ah, yes, Teacher, what's wrong?"

Wang Weimin was a bit surprised. His teacher rarely contacted him, so he was a little puzzled when he received the call.

"That's perfect. I think the poem Lovesickness is very suitable to be included in elementary school textbooks. Find some time to introduce it and see if he's willing..."

"Willing! Of course, he's willing! Teacher, when do you have time? I'll bring him to visit you..."

Wang Weimin said excitedly upon hearing that Li Changle's work would be included in the textbooks.

"No need to visit me. After all, I'm the one asking for a favor. How about this, I'll be going to Jinling in two weeks. I'll come find you then..."

"Yes, yes, okay, Teacher. I'll call him over then..."

"You seem quite familiar with him?"

"Hehe, that kid and Siyi have something going on. He's very likely my son-in-law. Of course, he'll listen to me!"

Wang Weimin said proudly to Ye Xiande.

"Is there such a thing? You lucky dog. It's been many years since this old man saw Siyi. I didn't expect she'd be getting married..."

Li Changle had been quite bored these past few days. Ever since Wang Siyi left, he didn't feel like cooking or writing. He felt like he had lost the meaning of life.

Sitting in front of the computer, bored, he began to ponder the true meaning of life: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? He fell into deep thought.

A WeChat notification sound pulled Li Changle back from his thoughts. He opened it excitedly, thinking it was Wang Siyi. However, he found it was Wang Weimin, Wang Siyi's father.

"Changle, Ye Xiande, the Vice President of the Huaxia Poetry Association, my teacher, wants to meet you. He wants to discuss including your poem Red Bean in the textbooks for primary and secondary school students. You'll need to come to Jinling in two weeks, and I'll take you to meet him."

Upon seeing the message, Li Changle was stunned. Can I really have my name written into the textbooks for primary and secondary school students?

He felt undeserving. If anything, Wang Wei should be written in.

Oh, it's a pity there's no Wang Wei in this world. Still, Li Changle felt a little uneasy.

He never imagined that the Language and Literature Application Research Institute would take notice of him and plan to include his work in the textbooks.

But then again, the poem Lovesickness had indeed been included in the textbooks for primary and secondary school students, so it was understandable.

There was no other way; he had to agree. Wang Siyi had also mentioned to him that she would be going to Shanghai in half a month. It would be perfect to go together, saving him a trip.

After finishing his chat with Wang Weimin, he opened Wang Siyi's chat. He considered telling her that he might be going to Jinling, but then he thought, Wouldn't it be better to surprise her then?

So he dismissed the idea of telling her. He would appear a day early and loudly ask her:

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

A week passed, and tomorrow was Wang Siyi's new album release day. Wang Siyi and Chen Baozhu had been extremely busy these past few days, all for the new song release tomorrow.

Wang Siyi hadn't even chatted much with Li Changle during this time. She was constantly on the go, promoting her new album and practicing songs.

Only late at night could she talk to Li Changle for a few words, say goodnight, and then fall into bed exhausted.

In the morning, she would glance at the "Good Morning" message from Li Changle, reply with an emoji, and then start another busy day. This was something Wang Siyi often had to do before.

However, she had no complaints. Since she had decided to take this path, these were all things she had to go through.

After many days of hard work, she could finally rest. Tomorrow, she wouldn't have to run around so much.

Although there would still be announcements or promotional events, they wouldn't be too many, and she could finally relax a little.

Wang Siyi named her new album Lovesickness because the title track is "Red Bean," which already symbolizes lovesickness and longing.

Another reason is that Wang Siyi's name contains the character "Siyi" (思), which old fans would understand.

"Everything that needed to be done has been done. No matter what, after tomorrow, everything will be settled. This period has been exhausting; I feel like I've lost several pounds."

Chen Baozhu complained from the side. If the company had provided resources, they wouldn't have to work so hard to scramble for them. Such a trash company, Xinyi!

"You've worked hard during this time, Sister Baozhu. Let's get some good rest tonight~"

Wang Siyi clearly felt a bit sorry for Chen Baozhu.

At night, Wang Siyi couldn't sleep. She took out her phone and sent a message to Li Changle:

"My new album is releasing tomorrow, and I'm a bit nervous."

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