“Lara, go downstairs and say hi to Macy, then we’ll leave.”
“Okay.”
Lara was smart enough to know that Jacob had something to say to her, so she followed him downstairs.
Once they reached the first-floor hallway, Jacob finally stopped and said, “You can collect Vivian’s rent for me. You’re still in your internship and not making much money. Once you get a full-time job and your salary increases, you can pay me the rent then.”
“This…”
Lara didn’t know what to say. Jacob’s action was equivalent to not charging her rent while also taking over Vivian’s rent.
She had gone from paying rent to collecting it.
“We’re family, so no need to be formal.”
“Just like that, don’t be late tomorrow!”
Jacob didn’t give Lara a chance to respond, waved his hand, and strode out of the unit door.
“Brother-in-law.”
Lara quickly chased after him, with a thousand words stuck in her throat, ultimately just reminding him, “Drive slowly.”
“Mm, let’s go upstairs.”
“It’s pretty cold outside!”
Jacob got into the car and rolled down the window, waving at Lara.
“Auntie, see you early tomorrow~!”
Macy poked her little head out of the car window and reminded her.
“Don’t worry, Auntie won’t be late!”
Lara smiled and nodded at the little girl, then watched the car disappear into the night before turning to go upstairs.
As soon as she entered the house, Vivian grabbed her arm, shaking it while teasing, “Lara, Mr. Deby is really too good.”
“I think one of us should repay him with our body!”
“Repay?”
“If you marry the brother-in-law, that would be repaying kindness with enmity!”
Lara rolled her eyes at her friend, feeling a bit speechless. In fact, Vivian had a good personality, but she was quite immature and childish. If she really became a stepmother to Macy, the two might end up fighting over snacks.
Brother-in-law Jacob would be no different from raising two daughters; it would be exhausting.
“If that’s the case, then it has to be you!”
Vivian teased with a grin, “If you really go from being an aunt to Macy’s stepmother, then you’ll become my landlord.”
“Landlady, remember to give your poor friend a rent waiver then!”
On the way home, Macy fell asleep in the car.
This little girl has always had particularly good sleep quality, so much so that Jacob carried her upstairs without waking her.
After settling his precious daughter, Jacob took a shower and prepared to rest early, as he had to attend the parent-child sports day organized by the kindergarten the next day.
Before going to bed, he habitually picked up his phone to check, only to find that there were quite a few unread WhatsApp messages.
The person who sent the most messages was Mira. Around eight o’clock, she first sent over the edited video, along with a short piece of text, asking for Jacob’s opinion, saying that if he thought the video was not good, she would revise it.
Around nine o’clock, seeing that Jacob had not replied, she sent another inquiry message.
By ten o’clock, she sent a goodnight sticker, reminding Jacob not to work too hard.
Well, she really is a thoughtful little sister! Jacob smiled and shook his head, then clicked on the video edited by Mira.
The video lasted a total of 12 minutes. The first two minutes were footage shot at the GEtFit Fitness Center, continuing Jacob’s persona as a weight-loss blogger, but according to Jacob’s request, the video did not show his face, not even a complete shot of his back; it only occasionally revealed his legs or arms, documenting his workout process.
These two minutes were merely a prelude to the video. Starting from two minutes and one second, the tone of the video changed, with the voiceover of Monkey Brother saying: “Today’s workout task is complete, and by the way, let’s go collect a house.” Mira, this little tea tea, clearly knows how to show off, using the word “by the way” with great flair.
The next scenes of the video showed the inside of the car, then the community landscape comparable to a park, the luxurious unit entrance, the elevator hall with two elevators per household, the independent corridor, and the grand three-seven split armored door. Following that was the astonishingly large interior of the house. Moreover, Mira cleverly adopted an interactive voiceover style, constantly soliciting opinions from netizens, such as what should be placed in the living room and how the bedroom should be arranged.
This style of voiceover greatly enhances the video’s interactivity, encouraging netizens to leave comments, and videos with more interaction tend to gain traffic, potentially becoming small hits.
A typical example of such videos is when a blogger films the layout of their home and asks everyone what should be placed in a certain spot. Netizens brainstorm, some seriously offering suggestions, while others joke around, and before they know it, the video becomes a small hit.
A similar filming style is that of outfit change videos, but instead of simply changing outfits, they come with text, such as: “Tomorrow’s blind date is with a doctor, which outfit can win him over?”
