At 35, Jiang Xiaoli went wild skiing with friends, only to die in an avalanche. She woke up to find herself back at 16, a year when her beloved mother was still alive!
Given a second chance, ...
On October 1st, every employee working at the "Jiang's Building" received movie tickets for different screenings of "The Outstanding".
This morning, Jiang Xiaoli dragged Xiao Muyu, who had just finished military training and wanted to sleep in, out of bed. "Come on, let's go see a movie!"
Xiao Muyu was dragged to the bathroom like a puddle of liquid. She brushed her teeth listlessly and mumbled, "Why do we have to go so early in the morning when we can watch a movie anytime?"
Jiang Xiaoli patted the door frame to supervise her washing up progress, "I only realized that the movie tickets I kept for myself were the ones from this morning after I had already handed out all the movie tickets."
After washing her face, Xiao Muyu finally came to her senses. "Just the two of us?"
She nodded. "Yes, Uncle Xiao doesn't have time. My mom and I will go see it after 'Guizhi Restaurant' closes today."
Xiao Muyu felt like she'd forgotten someone, so she turned and asked, "Where's your guy?"
Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "I already have you, what do I need him for!"
"to be honest!"
"Hehe." She forced a smile. "The new version of 'SOSO' is launching today, and he's at the company watching over it."
Xiao Muyu returned to the restaurant, picked up a piece of bread, and stuffed it into her mouth. "I knew it!"
Jiang Xiaoli put her hands on her hips, her eyes wide open, "You're making it sound like I value romance over friendship!"
Xiao Muyu pouted, "Yes, yes, you don't prioritize romance over friendship, it's just that I'm too arrogant."
Jiang Xiaoli viciously ate the boiled egg white from her plate, saying, "This is punishment for slandering me!"
Xiao Muyu was completely indifferent, "Anyway, I only like egg yolks, hehehe!"
Xu Feng watched the two of them bickering from the side, and she gave them two more boiled eggs, one for each of them.
"Alright! You two even split an egg. No picky eating allowed. Eat both the egg white and the yolk."
They exchanged a conflicted glance, one painfully eating the yolk, the other painfully eating the egg white.
Xu Feng was very satisfied. "Alright, Xiaoyu, go change your clothes. Xiaoli, has your mother already gone to the store?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "Yes, the mooncakes in the store sold so well during the Mid-Autumn Festival the other day. Today, a customer ordered more than 200 of them, and my mom went to the store early to prepare them."
"Okay, I'll go see her later."
Soon Xiao Muyu came out after changing her clothes, and Xu Feng laughed, "Are you two wearing the same style of clothes in different colors? Haha, you look like sisters!"
Jiang Xiaoli raised an eyebrow, "Little Yu, let's go to the movies!"
Xiao Muyu rolled her eyes. "You're only two months older, how can you be so shameless?"
She didn't care, "Two hours is still a long time! Let's go!"
Their apartment complex is very close to the movie theater, and the two of them walked directly to the theater.
At the movie theater entrance, Jiang Xiaoli saw a husky with its head wagging and running towards them from a distance.
She smiled, pursing her lips. "Brother Le, your information network is quite impressive! Tell me, which undercover agent did you bribe?"
There are only a handful of people who knew that the two of them came to see the movie early this morning.
Jiang Chengle chuckled and stuffed the popcorn in his hand into their hands. He then took out two bottles of drinks from his backpack.
"You two came empty-handed, didn't prepare anything, huh? This popcorn is specially made by the family chef, caramel and chocolate flavors, you two can take turns eating it!"
Jiang Ruilin and his nephew had been living at the "Kyoto Hotel" for a long time, as they were used to the convenience of the hotel. However, after recognizing Jiang Xiaoli, Grandpa Jiang decided to buy five adjacent villas in "Guantangju" in Kyoto as their home in Kyoto, and Jiang Xiaoli and her daughter also had one.
Although these villas came with luxurious interiors, Jiang Ruilin and Jiang Chengle still did some renovations and purchased a lot of furniture and appliances from abroad. They just moved in a couple of days ago.
Jiang Xiaoli raised an eyebrow, "You've already hired a chef so quickly?"
Jiang Chengle shook his head, "No, Grandma thinks that my uncle and I are too careless in our lives, so she picked a few people from the family to come over. They are all elderly people in the family. We're having a housewarming party in a couple of days, so you should remember them."
At this point, he warmly invited, "Xiaoyu, you must come! Aunt Bian is here too. You really like her desserts, right?"
Jiang Chengle was always so enthusiastic and proactive in front of the two of them, which made Xiao Muyu think that this was his personality because he grew up abroad. She didn't think much of it and said, "Okay, thank you."
Only Jiang Xiaoli, who knew everything, stared at Jiang Chengle with eyes like a thief.
She even pointed her index and middle fingers at her eyes where Xiao Muyu couldn't see, then turned and pointed at Jiang Chengle, signaling him to be careful.
Jiang Chengle took in her movements, turned around and said with a smile, "The movie is about to start, let's hurry up and get our tickets checked. Come to think of it, this is my first time watching a movie in China."
To Jiang Xiaoli's dismay, Jiang Chengle's backpack was like Doraemon's magic pocket; he used snacks and a basketful of sweet words to successfully move to their seats in no time.
Jiang Xiaoli was already numb. She turned her head and whispered, "Brother Le, next time anyone says you lack initiative, be sure to come with me to the club, and I'll go and prove you right!"
Jiang Chengle chuckled, "Little Pear is still the best to me. How about we switch again?"
Jiang Xiaoli reached out and gave him a sharp rap on the head. "Dream on! Enjoy the movie!"
Xiao Muyu found their little actions a bit strange. "Xiao Li, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to beat up your cousin like that?"
She smiled and patted her thigh, "It's okay, my aunt said Brother Le can take a beating!"
Xiao Muyu covered her mouth and chuckled, "I feel sorry for your cousin. Everyone in your family can bully him."
Jiang Xiaoli waved her hands repeatedly, "Girl! What are you thinking! Never pity a man when you don't really know him!"
"What are you saying? You're talking nonsense!" Xiao Muyu frowned. "Alright, alright, the movie's started, let's watch the movie!"
Jiang Xiaoli glanced at Xiao Muyu, who was intently watching the big screen on her left, and then at Jiang Chengle, whose mind was completely elsewhere.
She shook her head inwardly; being caught in the middle was so difficult!
However, all these random thoughts disappeared after the movie's opening credits.
Her entire attention was drawn to "The Best".
The version shown in theaters was more perfect than the sample film Shen Zhaokun had shown her recently. Even though she had seen the film many times, she still couldn't help but get immersed in the story.
The audience for this movie consisted entirely of employees and their families working at the "Jiang's Building," and the vast majority of them came to support their boss.
However, when the movie was about a third of the way through, the noise of chatting and eating in the theater decreased significantly, and everyone was focused on the big screen, eager to see what would happen next.