Early on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Mei came running over excitedly, afraid that Liang Liang would run away and leave her behind.

But this unpredictable woman arrived early; when she came, someone was still lazing in bed, dreaming of the future.

Xu Mei acted as if she belonged to someone else, running into Liang Liang's room and reaching her hand directly into Liang Liang's bed.

Someone was dreaming, as if he were skating on a river, when suddenly the ice cracked and he fell into an ice hole with a splash...

Liang Liang woke up with a start and felt something cold moving on his chest. Startled, he opened his eyes and heard Xu Mei's silvery laughter.

"Damn, that scared me to death! I thought a mouse had gotten into my bed!"

"Get your hands off me! Damn it, it's a good thing I sleep with my head facing outwards. If I were sleeping with my head facing inwards, your hands... get out of here! Get outside!"

Liang Liang suddenly remembered that he was sleeping naked, so he quickly kicked Xu Mei out.

Xu Mei laughed heartlessly as she left.

What should you do if you encounter a woman like this?

Liang Liang got dressed, yawned, washed her face, brushed her teeth, and ate breakfast.

After waking Liang Liang up, Xu Mei went to Liang Qiuqiu's room and started bothering her.

When Liang Qiuqiu is not in a bad mood, she usually refuses to wake up before nine o'clock, and no one can persuade her otherwise.

But Xu Mei could deal with her; once Xu Mei arrived, even if she pretended to be dead, she would come back to life.

"Ugh! Damn Xu Mei! Are you even capable of anything?! It's one thing for you to be so mentally exhausted, but what's with all this fuss first thing in the morning? If you don't get out of here by the time I count to three, I'm getting up and dealing with you!"

While Liang Qiuqiu and Xu Mei were making a ruckus in the house, Liang Liang finished up his morning chores. Seeing that Xu Mei hadn't come out of her sister's room, he secretly started the car, intending to leave his little tagalong behind.

Who would have thought that this woman, who was neither clever nor stupid, had excellent hearing? As soon as she heard the car engine start, she rushed out, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat.

"You're such a worry! You're not exactly clever, but what's infuriating is that you're not stupid either. Why don't you just stay home!"

"I'll tell you something later," Xu Mei said mysteriously.

Liang Liang didn't take Xu Mei's words seriously and drove out of the village to Dabao Village.

Gao Xing worked at Liang's Guitar Factory for less than a year, and then opened a small workshop at home to make strap buckles for Liang's Guitar Factory.

Don't underestimate these strap buckles; with over 100,000 uses a year, you can earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

This small workshop is mainly run by Gao Xing's wife and two hired workers. Gao Xing only helps out when he has no work.

He was happy to have work today; he went out to perform with the Yinna River Band.

In Shaling Township, northeast of Dabao Village, a cadre's father was celebrating his 66th birthday, and someone offered them 1,500 yuan to perform a show.

Birthday on the second day of the Lunar New Year, that's quite a big birthday.

The Yinna River Band has now expanded to six members, and almost every member can play at least two traditional Chinese instruments and perform dozens of songs.

In recent years, they have not only appeared on the Yahe City Spring Festival Gala every year, but also appeared on the Yahe Spring Festival Gala on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month this year.

In addition, having released two albums, they are well-known first-line cultural and artistic workers in Yahe.

Appearance fees start at over a thousand.

They also signed employment contracts with Haiyun Company, which were semi-professional and semi-amateur.

Haiyun Audio-Visual pays each of them a monthly salary of 1,000 yuan.

When Haiyun Company arranges performances for them, they have to be available whenever needed. When there are no performances, they can do as they please. The company doesn't interfere with the jobs they take on in rural areas.

Aside from performances and album recordings, they spend most of their time at home, doing whatever they want, and are very free.

It can be said that Haiyun Company supported this folk music band, but did not expect to make money from them.

Since Gao Xing couldn't come back in the morning, Liang Liang stayed at Gao Xing's house for more than ten minutes before leaving.

After the car left Dabao Village and reached the top of Dongshan Mountain, Xu Mei asked Liang Liang to stop the car.

"What are you up to now? You're not going to have sex with me in the open, are you? Someone will see us."

Xu Mei blushed: "Pah! You never say a nice thing. Let me tell you something."

What secrets could you possibly have up your sleeve?

"It's not mine, it belongs to Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao."

"The two of them? What's wrong with them?"

"They have suitors."

What's the big deal?

This kind of thing happens every year these days, so what's there to worry about?

Girls like those in girl groups have both good looks and great figures; it would be strange if no one pursued them.

Seeing that Liang Liang remained unmoved, Xu Mei grew anxious: "Aren't you worried at all?"

Why should I be in such a hurry?

"This year's Spring Festival Gala features a wealthy young man from Beijing openly pursuing Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao."

"What's so strange about that? These kinds of things happen all the time!"

“This time is different; you can tell that Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao are interested.”

No wonder those two women looked like they had something to say to him when he picked him up at the airport yesterday.

I reckon those two women will have a life talk with him when he gets to work.

Liang Liang's head immediately spun when he thought about this.

He and Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao had been entangled in a complicated relationship for several years, and it was no longer the same as the musician and Guo'er's relationship back then. To say that there was no affection between them would be a lie.

But…

"It's normal to be tempted, isn't it? A woman should get married when she comes of age. Does she expect to be an actress for the rest of her life?"

Although he had many thoughts in his mind, Liang Liang was never ambiguous about what he said.

"Aren't you upset? Your relationship with them seems ambiguous, I don't believe your heart can remain calm."

"Is there no one pursuing you?"

Liang Liang changed the subject; the fire was coming at him, and he had to move on.

"Yes, but I'm not tempted!"

"Nonsense! I don't believe you wouldn't be tempted by a rich young man pursuing you. Are you planning to let your house fall apart?"

"You're the one who's going to rot at home. I've decided on you, and if I'm going to rot, it'll be at your house! We're childhood sweethearts, and I've been your wife many times when we were kids."

"Get out of here! You actually believed that kids were playing in the mud and peeing?"

"If they marry someone else, will you still want me?"

Liang Liang scratched his head: "I wasn't planning to think about this kind of thing before I was twenty-five, so please don't distract me from it now, okay?"

"No ambiguity allowed, give me a straight answer."

Liang Liang rolled her eyes at Xu Mei: "Believe it or not, I'll slap you until you're unconscious. How dare you try to force me to abdicate?"

Xu Mei immediately pretended to be crazy and laughed.

"We'll talk about this after we get to work. I'm going to the film studio now. If you're not coming, I'll take you home."

Xu Mei certainly had no intention of going home.

Liang Liang took a detour from the top of Dongshan Mountain to reach the film and television city.

Last year, when I stood on the main road and looked north towards the film and television city, there were only three completed scenes: Yangcheng Street, Qin Palace, and Modern City. This year, when I stood here, there was an additional Snow City. The other two scenes, Qingming Riverside Scene and Jiangnan Water Town, will also be put into use this summer.

With the addition of two seaside filming locations, this film and television city has taken initial shape after three years of construction.