Chapter 51 After the Rain "I just want to show our affection."...
Song Jili was the first to stand up and blocked the camera with his hand: "Sorry, don't record here for now."
Liang Yanling also stood up and said, "I'm sorry, we won't record here. Thank you for your help, teachers."
Chen Cheng was pushed back into the room in a daze.
Song Jili found a set of casual clothes for Chen Cheng and explained to her, "Big brother and A Ling are recording a variety show. The theme of this episode is family, so they specially asked us to go abroad."
"Mom lives with us. Dad came over early in the morning with my eldest brother and A-Ling. We decided to start the filming at our house."
Chen Cheng shyly leaned over and asked: "Do I... want to come too?" But I can't speak, so I won't cause trouble for Ah Ling and Big Brother.
"How could that be?" Song Jili stopped and looked at her. "Don't worry. A-Ling originally only wanted to invite you and mom, but dad pushed for it. A-Ling couldn't refuse because he was the elder, so he suggested that the whole family record together."
Chen Cheng asked: Do you also want to record a variety show?
"I don't want to." Song Jili answered quickly without any hesitation.
Chen Cheng’s eyes widened: Are you embarrassed to refuse?
"No." Song Jili smiled nonchalantly, "But I want to show my affection."
Chen Cheng reacted and blushed.
Song Jili had made up his mind that he would at least clear their names.
To let outsiders know, their relationship is not bad and not as outrageous as what is said outside, he goes home every night.
"Baby, do you know? People outside say that our relationship is not harmonious, that I am not good to you, and that I mentally abuse you." Song Jili said, and then sighed.
Chen Cheng was surprised: "It is said that our relationship is so bad?"
She seldom surfed the Internet, and when she did, she only replied to messages from a few friends. She did hear from Qiao Qiaoyu that people had a bad reputation towards them, and she thought there would always be some false gossip that was groundless, so she didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect it to be so serious as to constitute mental abuse.
"Well, it's very bad." Song Jili said, "When I go out to have meetings with other CEOs, they always look at me with curious eyes but dare not ask questions."
Chen Cheng was thinking hard, his brows furrowed.
Song Jili didn't dare to joke anymore and was about to coax her.
Chen Cheng held his hand: Let's stay together today, and after the show is broadcast, I will definitely not look at you with tinted glasses anymore!
Song Jili thought that the girl was so easy to deceive, and he felt a little guilty, but he couldn't bear to see her feel sorry for him. Even if she was deceived, it was still valuable enough.
With the whole family participating, Chen Cheng couldn't refuse to attend the event. She also had tasks to complete, so she wasn't particularly resistant.
She changed her clothes and went out with Song Jili.
When the director saw that everyone was present, he tapped the board to continue recording.
Liang Yanling should have informed everyone in advance. The staff did not react much to the fact that Chen Cheng could not speak, and treated her like any other ordinary guest.
Chen Cheng has watched some variety shows and knows that there is a term called variety sense. Liang Yanling has a very strong variety sense and can pick up any topic without letting the words fall to the ground.
"I think everyone is curious about my family, so let me introduce them one by one." Liang Yanling raised her voice, "This is my father-in-law and mother, and this is my brother-in-law and his wife. In fact, our family is not as mysterious as people say. We are a very loving family. It's hard to be too specific, so let's just watch the next show."
The director was very satisfied and gave Liang Yanling a thumbs up several times.
After chatting for a while, we started discussing what to do as a family on our rare day off.
Lin Fangxian said, "No matter where we go first, I will take Ah Ling and Xiao Cheng to the jewelry store later. The jewelry I ordered for them has arrived."
Liang Yanling didn't want to do anything during her rare break, but she couldn't lie at home all day while recording a variety show. "Then let's go to the jewelry store first."
After saying that, she did not forget to say to Song Qiaoli beside her: "By the way, honey, the set of jewelry you gave me when we got engaged needs to be sent for maintenance. Can you help me get it home later? Mom, Xiaocheng and I will be waiting for you at the store."
Chen Cheng was puzzled.
Didn't Liang Yanling send it for maintenance last week? Because she was performing in another city and couldn't come back, she went to pick it up for her.
And this name...
Very deliberate.
Song Qiaoli was already used to it, and replied calmly: "Well, let Aji take you there."
Liang Yanling smiled gently and said, "Let's go to the jewelry store first and ask the housekeeper to prepare the outdoor barbecue utensils. We will gather at the camping area at 4 pm."
It didn't seem like a discussed itinerary, but more like it was already planned.
After finalizing today's arrangements, everyone will go their separate ways.
Lin Fangxian and Song Quan did not join them and took another car.
Chen Cheng and Liang Yanling were in a car, and Song Jili was their driver.
As soon as she went up, Liang Yanling turned off all the microphones and cameras, and ignored the reminder from the program crew and insisted on turning off all the cameras.
The car started, Liang Yanling collapsed on the sofa, and sighed: "I'm really going to suffocate to death! This is only the second recording, I'm almost exhausted, what should I do with the remaining six episodes!"
Song Jili asked with a smile: "Are you unhappy to be alone with my brother?"
"It was so embarrassing." Liang Yanling complained, "On the first afternoon, he was working in the study, and I was in the living room, putting on a face mask and watching the drama. The director reminded me that if I continued like this, there would be no more material to broadcast, so I had to interact with him."
Chen Cheng typed, "Has your relationship with Big Brother become worse?"
"Ahem, that's not it." Liang Yanling glanced at Song Jili who was driving, and took Chen Cheng's phone:
In the next line, she wrote: "Let's get together. We can do more than talk. We are embarrassed to suddenly have to interact dryly. We are not used to it."
Chen Cheng stared at the word "do", his face turning red.
"I don't care. You guys should interact with me more later, otherwise I will really suffocate." Liang Yanling specifically asked them for help.
Chen Cheng also felt that Liang Yanling in front of the camera was very different...
She is particularly virtuous, generous and gentle, which is very different from her usual self.
"The old men and women in the Liang family are old and have nothing to do. They said they wanted to pursue my husband and wife variety show. Originally, I just wanted to act, but now I have to concentrate on acting well." Liang Yanling held his forehead, "I'm really tired."
Song Jili's soul asked: "Didn't you get the recording fee?"
Liang Yanling's expression was much better: "Your brother, he is quite useful at critical moments. A person like him can come to record, which increases my appearance fee. Although I am not short of money, I am still very happy to receive a million without doing anything."
Chen Cheng's eyes widened, wondering if he had heard it wrongly.
"After joining the variety show, I realized that it's so easy to make money in the entertainment industry. Why don't I just change my career? There are directors looking for me to act anyway, so I might as well just hang out. It's not good to be too serious in life." It can be seen that Liang Yanling is tired of playing the role of the virtuous wife these days and started talking nonsense.
After a short 20-minute journey, Liang Yanling caught her breath and returned to the camera, transforming herself into the gentle and intellectual wife she once again was.
When the staff at the jewelry store saw Lin Fangxian, they greeted her with a smile and said sweetly, "Mrs. Song, please bring the first and second wives over. Everything is ready for you. Come with me to the VIP room upstairs."
Lin Fangxian likes to collect all kinds of jade and jadeite. In addition to buying them for herself, she also likes to give them to Chen Cheng and Liang Yanling.
Chen Cheng tried on two bracelets and earrings, and Lin Fangxian asked the waiter to pack them and send them home.
Liang Yanling leaned in and said, "Mom, it's not appropriate to be filmed by a camera."
"It would be unreal if we didn't buy or bargained." Lin Fangxian didn't care about the camera, she just wanted to buy things for her two daughters-in-law.
Liang Yanling felt better and happily hugged Lin Fangxian: "Mom, you are the best. If it weren't for you, Brother Qiaoli and I might have really had to separate."
After that, she said to the director who was filming behind her in a domineering manner: "Don't broadcast this."
The director is used to taking notes with a pen.
"My dear, you can tell mom if you are unhappy. You can also tell mom if he does something wrong. It's just that I want a divorce. Mom can't bear it." Lin Fangxian believed in metaphysics and always felt that she was destined to have daughters, but she only gave birth to two sons, so God sent her two good wives.
Chen Cheng noticed that the director was relieved and seemed to be in a good mood as he had recorded the subject matter he wanted to use.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them came out of the jewelry store. Song Jili was already waiting at the door to pick them up and take them to the camping site.
This time Liang Yanling did not turn off the camera, probably because Lin Fangxian was there and she couldn't complain, so she made up for it after getting in the car.
The campsite is in the suburbs, more than an hour's drive away.
Song Jili and Chen Cheng said, "Take a nap. We'll call you when we get to our destination."
Chen Cheng had slept enough and was not feeling sleepy. She checked the new exhibition plan that Qiao Qiaoyu had given her.
The plagiarism scandal has passed, Chen Cheng has been cleared of his name, and Qiao Qiaoyu thought that the attention has not yet passed, so she held the exhibition.
Chen Cheng agrees to continue holding the exhibition, but she feels that she has stagnated and is more like going in circles.
She asked: [Qiaoyu, do you think I should participate in the competition again?]
Qiao Qiaoyu was puzzled: [Why? You are doing so well now. Start with the exhibition. You can gradually increase your popularity and then do some traveling exhibitions. Besides, you will never have to worry about lack of customers with me around.]
Chen Cheng felt that what Qiao Qiaoyu said made sense: [I am narrow-minded and only want to prove something through competition. ]
Qiao Qiaoyu: [You will gain honor from participating in the competition, and it can indeed prove your strength, but I personally think that you should not take this path. What you should do now is to slowly settle down and make progress.]
Chen Cheng felt a sense of surprise: [Qiao Yu, who said you are not amazing? You make a very clear point.]
Qiao Qiaoyu: [Don't flatter me. I'm your agent. This is what I should do. I even did some research with my cousin. Making your exhibition well-known is the most important thing right now.]
Chen Cheng: [I listen to you! ]
Qiao Qiaoyu: [Okay, now you have two tasks. One is to think about your new exhibition theme. The second is that I will authenticate your accounts on several social platforms tonight. Please operate them well first.]
Chen Cheng doesn't use social media accounts and rarely uses her mobile phone. It's too difficult for her.
After explaining the task, Qiao Qiaoyu said: [I won't bother you anymore. Aren't we recording a program today? Come on! ]
It’s no wonder that Qiao Qiaoyu knew that Liang Yanling couldn’t complain in front of the camera during today’s recording, but she would scream heartbreakingly in the WeChat group.
As the first supporter of the group, Qiao Qiaoyu participated in the discussion on everything and responded to every word.
Chen Cheng put down his phone, looked out the window, and thought about what the theme of the new exhibition should be.
She also asked two professional friends.
Lin Yi suggested that she hold a landscape exhibition, because she had painted a lot of landscapes, and also wanted her to use this opportunity to slap Ying Yizhi in the face for the semi-finished paintings that imitated her manuscripts.
Yu Qing’s suggestion is to hold a time exhibition, where paintings from the past to the present can be exhibited together, so as to get to know everyone again.
The ideas were all good, but Chen Cheng felt they were not quite what she wanted to do, and she was afraid she didn’t have the patience to do them to the best of her ability.
The car stopped at the foot of the mountain where the camping was taking place. Chen Cheng hadn't made up his mind yet, so he put it aside for now and focused on recording.
The campsite they went to was halfway up the mountain and cars couldn't drive up, so they could only walk up or take the shuttle bus in the scenic area.
Spring has arrived, and the temperature in Jiangdu is gradually warming up. The sunshine is bright and the wind is comfortable. They don't want to rush and decide to take a walk up.
Liang Yanling walked in front holding Lin Fangxian's arm, happily enjoying the scenery.
Chen Cheng didn't want to ignore Song Jili, so he held his hand and walked behind him.
Song Quan and Song Qiaoli were already preparing dinner in the camp, so when they arrived, it was almost time for dinner too.
A family of six living in harmony, very much fits the theme of this episode of the variety show.
only……
Chen Cheng's face darkened. He didn't expect to meet Cheng Hezhu again. He thought that after Lin Fangxian's warning a few days ago, she would not appear again, and they would not be entangled anymore, and life would return to normal.
Cheng Hezhu stood halfway up the mountain, smiling and waving at Chen Cheng as if nothing had happened: "Xiao Cheng, what a coincidence, are you guys coming to the dinner too?"
Lin Fangxian slowed down her pace, her expression became strange, and she whispered to Liang Yanling, "Why is the ghost still lingering around?"
"That's what I was saying... Is she a dog-skin plaster?" Liang Yanling and Lin Fangxian were both angry about what the Liao family did to Chen Cheng at the dinner that day.
Lin Fangxian glanced at her husband who was not far away.
Song Quan looked at his eldest son.
"Dad, Mom is calling you." Song Qiaoli didn't want to be scolded by his mother, so he decisively pushed his father out.
Song Quan sneered.
They are all his good sons, and none of them cares about him.
Song Quan took two glasses of juice, walked forward, and handed them to Lin Fangxian and Liang Yanling: "Are you tired after walking all the way here?"
Liang Yanling saw that the atmosphere was not right, so she took the juice and ran away: "Thank you, Dad. I'll go help Brother Qiaoli."
"Why did you choose this place? Why are their family members here? We are recording this, not having a family gathering with them." Lin Fangxian turned off the microphone with a sour look on her face.
Chen Cheng and Song Jili also arrived.
Lin Fangxian acted like a mother hen protecting her chicks and said, "Xiaocheng, you should stay with Ah Ji, or stay with me. Don't be alone."
She also knew that Chen Cheng was easily influenced and Cheng Hezhu would definitely use her as a pua.
Chen Cheng gestured: It’s okay, I won’t look her in the eye.
Song Jili: "Chengzi, your words are too weak. I don't want to translate them."
Chen Cheng pursed her lips, she was speaking the truth!
"Anyway, stay away from their family." Lin Fangxian was so angry that she scolded Song Quan again.
Cheng Hezhu, who was waiting for them halfway up the mountain, took the initiative to approach them: "Xiaocheng, I made some snacks, do you want to try them?"
Chen Cheng nodded politely to Cheng Hezhu, then walked away with Song Jili, passing her.
Cheng Hezhu, feeling ignored, froze where she was.
"Mom, please stop trying to please them!" Liao Zhidai ran over and looked at her mother distressedly, "I think they did it on purpose."
Cheng Hezhu used her eyes to stop Liao Zhidai from continuing.
"It's all my fault. If I had known about the banquet, I wouldn't have spoken for her. Now Dad is in a very difficult situation." Liao Zhidai kicked her feet angrily.
As expected, my grandfather's intended heir was my father. But for some reason, scandals about the projects my father was in charge of kept popping up recently. My grandfather was so angry that he even terminated my father's position.
I thought it was the Song family who did it, but after checking, I found out it was the Shen family.
Hiding her selfish thoughts, Cheng Hezhu held Liao Zhidai's hand and comforted her, "It's okay. If they can be more willing and not target your father, I should do whatever I want."
"Mom, why don't we tell Grandpa that they are targeting us on purpose?" Liao Zhiyuan came over with a gloomy face.
"No, your grandpa will be even more unhappy with your dad." Cheng Hezhu took her children over and said, "Okay, don't worry about it. Just treat it as a dinner party and have fun. I will take care of the rest."
The brother and sister looked at each other and had other thoughts in their minds.
There were more than ten RVs parked in the camp, and they rented three of them, forming a small circle.
Chen Cheng and Song Jili returned to the RV where they lived, and she sat down on the sofa woodenly.
"Come back to your senses." Song Jili waved his hand.
Chen Cheng still had an incredible expression: I could actually ignore other people's needs and just walk right past them.
"So happy?" Song Jili asked with a smile.
Chen Cheng: Of course! I’m not good at rejecting people, especially when…
She didn't continue.
"I know." Song Jili walked over, leaned over and kissed her cheek, "You did a great job."
Chen Cheng covered his face and blushed embarrassedly: I don’t want you to compliment me.
The knock on the door interrupted Song Jili who was about to come over to be close.
They both looked towards the door and saw Cheng Hezhu standing outside awkwardly.
"Xiao Cheng, can we talk alone? Just for a moment." Cheng Hezhu explained anxiously, "I'm not here to ask for business, it's just... between you and me."
Chen Cheng was a little shaken, and she looked at Song Jili.
"Mrs. Liao, you may not have figured out one thing yet." Song Jili walked towards Cheng Hezhu at the door, completely blocking her view of Chen Cheng.
"How about I talk to you?" Song Jili asked with a faint smile.
Cheng Hezhu agreed reluctantly.
Song Jili "invited" Cheng Hezhu out of the door, avoided the camera, and went around to the back of the RV.
"Mrs. Liao, you want to expand your business in northern Beijing. The Shen family is the leading enterprise in northern Beijing, and our Song family has no say. It will be useless even if you ask my father for help on business matters." Song Jili stood casually with his hands in his pockets.
Cheng Hezhu looked confused: "What... do you mean?"
Song Jili: "Let me guess, is this a warning from the Shen family to you? Maybe what you are going to do has already threatened the interests of the Shen family."
"How could there be any conflict of interest between our Liao family and the Shen family!" Cheng Hezhu was certain that Song Jili was lying and it must be him who instructed the Shen family.
Song Jili's face turned cold: "Chen Cheng is the youngest daughter of the Shen family. Although she was adopted, Old Lady Shen loved her and changed her name to Chen. The Song and Shen families are married, and their interests are tied together. If you want to take Chen Cheng back, do you want to bring the Liao family to share a piece of the pie?"
Cheng Hezhu was not surprised that Song Jili knew the truth, and she excitedly retorted: "I didn't think about that! I am just a mother to Chen Cheng..."
"Mrs. Liao, please be careful with your words." Song Jili interrupted.
"I really didn't think about these things, and I wouldn't drag her into the field of interests!" Cheng Hezhu denied eagerly.
Song Jili said indifferently: "You represent the Liao family. Who would care about what you say?"
"Did you tell the Shen family something? Otherwise, how would they know?" Cheng Hezhu glared at Song Jili fiercely, "Does Chen Cheng know that you did all this? I know you are not a good person. You are a scumbag and you are not worthy of her at all. Stay away from my daughter!"
Cheng Hezhu pulled Song Jili's collar out of control. Halfway through scolding him, she suddenly calmed down and looked at Chen Cheng, who had appeared next to the RV at some point.
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