163: Chapter 163 Husband's Favoritism! All Three Wives Are in Anger

As he spoke, Lin Chen purposely glanced at Tong Liya.

This little girl had been nagging him a few days ago about wanting to learn Singing, but as it turned out, she had been off recording a show for the past few days, and he hadn't even seen her open her throat once.

Tong Liya was so shrewd; she understood the subtext in her husband's eyes in a second.

She hurriedly acted coquettishly to explain: "Husband~ I'm wronged! I've been recording shows back-to-back these past few days, I'm as tired as a dog, how could I have time to practice my voice! As soon as I'm free, I promise to practice diligently with all my might!"

Liu Shishi and Guli Nazha also hurriedly expressed their determination.

"Husband, don't worry, as long as you are willing to teach me, I absolutely won't embarrass you!"

"Right, right, right! I've liked Singing since I was little, it's just that my talent has always been delayed by filming. As long as you personally coach me, Husband, I guarantee the effect of my Singing definitely won't be worse than Reba's!"

Upon hearing this, Dilraba immediately bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

She widened her large, exotic-looking eyes and huffed indignantly: "Liu Shishi, what do you mean? What do you mean 'not worse than me'? I'm naturally very talented at Singing, okay? Husband even praised my pitch! If you're so great, why don't you compare yourself to Big Sister?"

Sitting to the side, Yang Mi silently rolled her eyes, feeling so exhausted inside.

What kind of sin did she commit in her past life to end up with such a sister-sabotaging, naive little sister? Are you an undercover agent on my side or a spy sent by them?

"Big Sister is, at the very least, a woman who has topped the Golden Melody Chart; she has the skills. As a beginner just starting out, of course I have to use a bronze-tier player like you as a stepping stone." Liu Shishi spouted nonsense with a straight face.

Dilraba stomped her feet in anxiety and started arguing with Liu Shishi: "The reason I didn't get first on the Golden Melody Chart, is that a problem with my ability? That's because Big Sister relied on releasing her song early and grabbed the timing advantage, okay! In what way is my 'myth' worse than her 'nourishment of love'? Besides, the data between the two of us was very close!"

"Second is second. Even if it's only by one vote, you're still the eternal second place being stepped on underfoot."

"You! You're unreasonable! Husband! Look at how Liu Shishi is bullying people, she's erasing my hard work, hurry up and handle her!"

In July, Beijing was in the middle of the dog days of summer, and the afternoon sun was vicious enough to bake a person.

Especially around one or two in the afternoon, the entire city was like a big steamer.

In this kind of hellish weather, if anyone dared to run outdoors, they were simply looking for torture.

However, as long as you hid at home, blowing the powerful 16-degree air conditioning, it was absolutely blissful.

The central air conditioning in Boss Yang's luxury mansion was turned on high.

The family of six, like a litter of lazy kittens, sprawled across the wide, imported leather sofa chatting, the atmosphere lively and noisy.

That's the good thing about having many women in the house; you never have to worry about awkward silences. The chattering topics went on one after another, never-ending.

"Husband, the film project has officially launched. The approval number from the SARFT should be down in the next two or three days. I've already arranged the Film Crew staff, giving them a few days of paid leave to rest and adjust their state. As long as you give the word, we can start filming at any time."

"I've also kept the cost budget down, about eighty-something million, less than ninety million. As for the outdoor filming locations, I've fully entrusted Han Meilin to handle it; he has wide connections and is well-regarded in this circle..."

Yang Mi curled up in Lin Chen's arms like a docile kitten.

One of her hands held Lin Chen's large hand, idly playing with his slender fingers, while the other hand held a tablet, methodically reporting the film's preparation progress to Lin Chen.

Having a decisive, career-minded wife at home was truly worry-free.

Although Boss Yang usually had as many tricks up her sleeve as a hornet's nest, when it came to doing things for her own man, she absolutely gave it her all.

In just a few short days, the various complex preparatory tasks for the film had been arranged clearly and orderly by her.

"You just finished filming a few days ago, get some more rest. Don't push so hard to rush the progress of the film; slow work yields fine results."

Lin Chen gently rubbed his chin against Yang Mi's smooth, full forehead.

Although this "old boys" was his first big-screen work in this space-time, in his heart, it was far less important than the wife in his arms who knew how to care for him.

Upon hearing this, a happy smile, sweeter than honey, bloomed on Yang Mi's face.

She lifted her exquisite fox-like face and planted a firm kiss on Lin Chen's lips.

Although she was willing to run around for Lin Chen, hearing this thoughtful remark from her man made her feel that all the hard work was worth it.

Women, after all, who doesn't crave being ranked first in the heart of the man she loves?

At this very moment, Yang Mi clearly felt her weight in Lin Chen's heart.

Even if... this "first" was shared with four other women, she accepted it!

"I'm not tired, I just move my lips to coordinate things. The ones who really run around and do the work are the people below. Besides Old Guo, Huang Bo and them, there's also the production manager under me, who is also the executive producer for this film. Her name is Chen Li, and she has extremely strong professional capabilities."

"Not only can she handle the things I assign beautifully, but she can also draw inferences and check for omissions on my behalf. She is also steady and willing to work, it's just that her life is too bitter. In her early years, she married a bastard husband who drank, gambled, and whored; not only did he keep mistresses outside, but he also abused her daily. Once, when he was drunk, he almost beat her into a vegetative state. He was simply human scum..."

As Yang Mi spoke, her tone changed abruptly, and she started gossiping with Lin Chen about the tragic, melodramatic history of this general under her command.

Facts proved that even the coldest, most decisive female CEO in the entertainment industry could not escape the innate nature of women loving gossip deep down.

When Yang Mi talked about these domestic trifles, her fox eyes were shining, and she spoke with such enthusiasm.

"Husband, how about I host tonight and invite Chen Li to have a casual meal together? Whatever specific ideas and requirements you have for the film, just tell her in person. That way, I won't miss anything when passing on the message."

Lin Chen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Alright. Since we're going to eat, might as well call Old Guo and Huang Bo and those guys too. The script has been sent to them for several days, so as the general director, I should personally check their homework."

Yang Mi couldn't help but giggle, her eyes full of admiration:

"Looking across the entire domestic entertainment industry, I reckon only my husband has the guts for this. A rookie director with no resume dares to blatantly examine the homework of a Grand Slam Best Actor and a titan of the Crosstalk world; it's too domineering."

Lin Chen curled his lips, raised his hand, and gave a "slap" to Yang Mi's perky, alluring peach-like buttocks.

The force of this slap was just right.

Yang Mi shivered all over, and a layer of hazy, watery light instantly welled up in her peach-blossom eyes.

Although she wasn't at the age of being insatiable, ever since experiencing Lin Chen's superhuman, powerful physique, she had long since developed a taste for it.

Having stayed up late at the Film Crew for several days without touching any meat, she was now casually teased by Lin Chen, and the fire in her heart suddenly flared up.

It was just a pity that there were still four bright lightbulbs present on the sofa.

She could only forcefully suppress the evil fire in her heart, leaned over and bit Lin Chen's lips hard, counting it as collecting some interest in advance, then got up and twisted her water-snake waist to go to the balcony to call and book a restaurant.

"Wahahaha! Pure One Suit self-drawn! Pay up, pay up! You guys are prepared to lose everything today!"

Dilraba was wearing super short hot pants, her two white, long legs folded in a duck-sit position on the sofa.

She held an iPad in her hands, and on the coffee table in front of her, there was a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills piled up brazenly.

These four women—Dilraba, Liu Shishi, Tong Liya, and Guli Nazha—somehow downloaded a mobile mahjong app and actually started an online card game right on the sofa.

Lin Chen shifted his body and sat beside Dilraba.

He reached out and held one of her crystal-clear little feet, playing with it, and asked with a smile: "How is the battle going? Looking at this posture, you've won quite a bit, right?"

"I've won several hundred! This hand is excellent, I'm definitely going to win again! Husband, sit on my side and be my strategist; when I win all their private money, I'll buy you Wagyu beef to eat!"

Dilraba took the opportunity to fall into Lin Chen's arms, smiling like a little fox that had stolen some fish.

Because they weren't recording a show or livestreaming, these four women completely let themselves go. Finding it boring to play for nothing, they directly started playing for real money.

And they played quite big; with a hundred-yuan base for mahjong, a single win could easily result in a loss or gain of several hundred to a thousand yuan.

If this gambling money were reported by the Chaoyang masses outside, it would definitely be enough to get them locked up for a few days.

"Where did you all get so much cash?" Lin Chen looked at the stacks of red bills on the coffee table, feeling a bit puzzled.

In this era where mobile payments are rampant, who still carries tens of thousands of yuan in cash every day?

Dilraba said confidently: "I found it in Big Sister's master bedroom nightstand. There's tens of thousands, I don't know why she hides so much cash."

Lin Chen: "..."

So the four of you are gambling here heatedly, using all of Boss Yang's savings!

Liu Shishi sat opposite, staring at the mobile screen to calculate the cards while complaining: "Playing this mobile mahjong has no soul. The greatest pleasure of mahjong is the feeling of stacking and drawing the tiles yourself. Poking the screen has no passion at all."

Tong Liya and Guli Nazha nodded repeatedly in deep agreement.

Dilraba even shouted at the balcony at the top of her lungs: "Big Sister! After our new villa is ready, hurry up and order the most luxurious automatic mahjong machine!"

Yang Mi on the balcony was busy on the phone and didn't have time to pay attention to this bunch of spendthrift women, just waved her hand with her back to them to indicate she heard.

"Husband, hurry and advise me, how should I play this hand? Playing this card can wait for two sides, playing this card can wait for three sides, but several have already been seen outside..." Dilraba shoved the phone screen in front of Lin Chen, anxious and scratching her ears.

Lin Chen glanced at the tiles and decisively commanded: "Discard the Nine Dots!"

"Alright! Listening to Husband, discarding the Nine Dots!"

"Winning on a replacement tile! I won! Hahahaha! Husband, you are simply my wealth-bringing boy! If I hadn't discarded the Nine Dots, I would have dealt the winning tile! Mwah!"

After one round, Dilraba miraculously drew the last remaining tile for a self-drawn win.

She excitedly kissed Lin Chen's face wildly, then stretched out her fair, tender little hand, urging for payment like a landlady: "Hurry up, hurry up! Losers pay up, cough up the money!"

The three women opposite pulled long faces, counting the red bills and throwing them in front of Dilraba while protesting indignantly: "Husband! You can't cheat like this! Don't you know that a true gentleman doesn't speak while watching a game!"

"Exactly! Husband, you're biased! Why do you only help her calculate cards!"

"Husband, I want you to help me play too!"

Lin Chen, unable to deal with these three women, could only raise his hands in a gesture of surrender: "Fine, fine, fine, I abstain, you gods fight it out yourselves."