At this moment, the sunlight shines through the mottled leaves and onto the bluestone roads of Shanghai alleys.
The alley was filled with a faint smell of fireworks, and smoke was rising from several chimneys.
Liu Rumeng was standing at the door of her house when she heard her uncle Guo Zhiqiang say that he wanted to take her and her daughter to Hong Kong Island. Without hesitation, she decisively refused the offer the moment she heard it.
"Meng Meng! Why are you so stupid? Look at other people now, they are begging for money just to go to Hong Kong Island or go abroad!"
Guo Linxian looked anxious, and her voice unconsciously rose a few notes. The wind in the alley blew gently, ruffling the frosted hair on her temples.
"How many people sold their houses in Beijing and Shanghai to scrape together some money for the trip. Now your grandpa has sent your uncle to pick us up. You really are... lucky but don't know how to enjoy it! Anyway, when you get to Hong Kong Island, you will know what a truly civilized and modern society is."
Guo Linxian was really almost mad at her daughter.
She thought to herself, after three years in the countryside, her daughter must have lost her mind.
My uncle Guo Zhiqiang was standing next to me in this slightly old alley, with a mottled wall next to him and some peeling paint.
In a trance, it seemed as if I was back in Shanghai during the Republic of China.
The first time he saw Liu Rumeng, he was immediately struck by her.
beautiful!
So beautiful!
My niece is not only beautiful in appearance. She is standing in this somewhat simple environment, but she has an indescribable agility, pure and unworldly, elegant and fresh and unique.
In short, Guo Zhiqiang has played with so many women in Hong Kong Island, even some small female stars, but he has never felt the temperament of Liu Rumeng.
Moreover, he felt that Liu Rumeng's temperament was particularly photogenic.
If she could enter the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, she would definitely become famous overnight and become one of the most famous female stars in Hong Kong.
"It's a fortune! It's a fortune! I never thought that my little sister's daughter would be so pretty!"
Guo Zhiqiang was secretly ecstatic, with a hint of calculation in his eyes.
"In this case, I will have to ask my younger sister to persuade Mengmeng to go to Hong Kong Island. Once we get there, I will set up a shell company for performing arts management.
Just take Mengmeng to sign a contract with a TV station and film a movie. After she becomes famous, she can sign a contract for brand endorsements, etc.
It’s like holding a chicken that lays golden eggs in your hand!
Moreover, I arranged such a glamorous job for Mengmeng as soon as the mother and daughter arrived in Hong Kong Island. They couldn’t thank me enough!
How could they bother me about the profit sharing? I will just give them a few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan a month as a symbol, and the rest will all be mine..."
Wow!
Guo Zhiqiang, the uncle, had already thought of how to use Liu Rumeng to make a lot of money the first time he saw her.
"Mom! Anyway, I think it's pretty good in Shanghai."
Liu Rumeng was still stubborn and refused with a pout.
Behind her was the slightly shabby wooden door of her home, with a lot of paint peeling off.
The neighbors gathered around to watch the fun. The alley was not spacious to begin with, and it became even more crowded with so many people.
However, their attention was almost all on Guo Zhiqiang from Hong Kong Island.
"Ah! The wealthy man from Hong Kong Island is different. Look at his hairstyle and the suit he wears, so straight. It must be some foreign brand!"
A middle-aged woman in plain clothes, with envy in her eyes, nudged the person next to her with her elbow and said.
At this moment, the sunlight was shining on Guo Zhiqiang, making the luster of his suit even more obvious.
"Let me tell you something! The Guo family was a famous capitalist before liberation. Later they fled to Hong Kong Island. No one knows how many boxes of gold they took with them. How could their lives be bad?"
An old man was waving a palm-leaf fan and speaking in a serious tone. The wind in the alley was a little hot and humid, blowing the fan in the old man's hand.
"That's right! Director Guo was out of his mind. He wanted to go to Hong Kong Island with his family to enjoy life, but he had to wait for her husband Liu."
Another aunt took over the conversation with a hint of regret on her face.
"But if people want to go to Hong Kong Island now, don't they still have plenty of opportunities? Unlike people from small families like us, we don't even have any way to go abroad!" A young man sighed helplessly.
"This Mengmeng is exactly like her mother back then. She has such a good opportunity to go to Hong Kong Island, but why doesn't she wake up? What's the point of staying here with us?"
…
The neighbors were talking to each other, and their voices echoed in the alley. The mother and daughter felt a little embarrassed by the pointing and criticizing.
Guo Linxian immediately pulled her daughter and said, "Okay! Okay! Mengmeng, let's talk about whether to go to Hong Kong Island or not later! Hurry up and ask your uncle to come in. You kid, you haven't even called anyone yet!"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Guo Linxian's face. She looked at her slightly embarrassed daughter with a hint of anger in her eyes.
Liu Rumeng's face turned slightly red, and she quickly called to Guo Zhiqiang: "Hello, uncle! Welcome back to Shanghai." Her voice was crisp, but sounded a little weak in this alley.
"Okay, okay! Mengmeng, your mother has been praising you for your good looks in her letters. Your grandfather and second uncle also miss you and your daughter very much. They sent me here to pick you up this time, but they gave me a death mission. I must take you both over."
Guo Zhiqiang pretended to be kind. After all, he was over 50 years old, with some gray hair. With a silly smile on his face, he looked a bit friendly like an elder.
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