"Old Yun, why are you drawing? Where's your husband, Lao Bai?"

"He had to leave early this afternoon after finishing his delivery. I just asked Sister Han to cook some stir-fries. Let's eat first."

"OK."

Now that Sister Han had left, He Wan carried Hua Hua to the basement level and took out the litter box and cat food.

Yun Shudai put down her brush and quickly put the painting away to prevent it from being ruined by Huahua.

Is it feeling any better today?

"It hadn't been eating or drinking with the collar on. Today I put it inside and took off the collar, and it ate a little something and even went to the toilet. After it finished eating, I put the collar back on, and it just sat there and wouldn't move."

"The doctor said it would take a week. Let's hold on for a few more days. If she doesn't eat, we'll feed her canned food."

"Well, we can't put it in the space these days, because its wound won't heal if it's in the space. Oh, by the way, let me tell you some gossip."

"Come on, let's eat and talk."

He Wan was telling her about the things that had happened at the educated youth settlement and in the village these past few days.

Yun Shudai said, "If they're going to get married, they should get married. They're a perfect match. After they get married, they should move to the chicken coop area. It'll be far away, and there won't be so many problems."

"Oh right, how come I didn't think of that? When the chicken coop was being built last year, they built a pretty nice one. Do you think she would have had such thoughts?"

"Can she think that far ahead?"

"That's hard to say."

"No matter what, as long as they don't affect you, it's fine. Aren't you going to the provincial capital for a competition? Have you been practicing singing lately?"

"Yes, we would sing it together twice while eating after work. We didn't have high expectations. So many educated youth teams from the provincial capital participated, and many of them were excellent. We just hoped to get an encouragement award."

"Keep it up, I'm joining the crew the day after tomorrow, but this time it's in Ye City."

"Tsk, you didn't even need to audition to get the role this time, which proves that you've already gained some recognition. And your acting skills are impeccable."

"Yeah, I think I'm good enough to be a second-tier player now."

"What's the difference between second-tier and first-tier cities?"

"In the news a while ago, I was still referred to as a third-tier actor. In the upcoming drama 'Man Jiang,' I'm just a supporting character. When I'm on set and I'm not being looked down upon, whether I'm a supporting or leading actor, it will mean that I've been recognized by people in the industry."

"That's true. You've been quite popular lately. Have you received any endorsement offers?"

"I've taken on a magazine cover, and Sister Yao is still helping me negotiate a sanitary napkin endorsement. I'm not planning to take on any bath or shower products because my husband, Mr. Bai, owns a cosmetics factory, and I'm planning to give that business to his brand."

"Does he own a factory?"

"Yes, it's an old brand. It was acquired less than two years ago. He didn't rush me about it, saying there was no hurry. I didn't have time to tell Sister Yao either."

"Your husband's business is quite extensive."

"No, he said the chemical plant was just a hobby he was playing around with."

"Tsk tsk, just playing around with a factory, throwing money around like that, he's really rich."

“Playing around doesn’t mean you won’t make money; his factory is already profitable.”

"That's right, your husband is capable of it. By the way, you're so busy this year, are you still able to hold the wedding?"

"It's definitely not going to work out this year. I guess it will be next year. When my parents come back from their trip, I'll have to talk to them about it and we can discuss it together."

"It's a happy occasion for everyone. Both sets of parents are definitely eager for you to get married soon."