Chapter 213 I'm here
The surrounding noise suddenly disappeared, and Chen Zhenzhu stared intently at Gu Yanzheng, who was waiting for an answer.
She tilted her head with a sly smile, cupped her face, and looked into Gu Yanzheng's eyes: "My sincerity has a high threshold; it requires accumulated sincerity over time. It seems like it wouldn't be bad to exchange it for a lifetime."
She didn't answer the question directly, maintaining a touch of mystery. In this ambiguous push and pull, Gu Yanzheng vaguely sensed that Shen Zhenzhu seemed to be pointing him in the right direction: he needed to treat her well to win back her true heart. However, his kindness towards Shen Zhenzhu was already etched into his bones, an unchangeable part of his future.
His heart skipped a beat, and he felt flustered, as if Shen Zhenzhu had already discovered his feelings.
"Then how can you let the other party prove that what he said wasn't just empty words?" Gu Yanzheng lowered his voice and tried to say, "Words alone are not enough. We need to give the other party a proper opportunity to prove the meaning of 'sincerity'."
Shen Zhenzhu revealed her dimples and asked with great interest, "So, can we ask what specific services a man's sincerity includes?"
Gu Yanzheng sensed the amusement beneath her expression—a sense of anticipation, like "I want to see what tricks you can pull." His directness was undisguised, carrying a hint of provocation.
Gu Yanzheng's eyes flickered slightly as he looked intently at Chen Zhenzhu, who had taken another step closer to him.
Shen Zhenzhu observed Gu Yanzheng's clumsy yet sincere probing, and her eyes revealed a clever and charming sense of ease in her control over the relationship.
Gu Yanzheng knew he couldn't panic; he had to seize this rare opportunity. He leaned slightly towards Chen Zhenzhu, his long arm draped over the back of the chair, his figure looming over her, his eyes full of smiles: "For example, give her a one-month trial period. After all, a lifetime is made up of countless 'todays,' how can we not give it a try?"
Shen Zhenzhu didn't distance herself, squinting as she scanned Gu Yanzheng up and down: "Brother Zheng seems to be quite good at sweet talk."
Gu Yanzheng put away his joking expression and looked at Chen Zhenzhu very seriously, saying slowly, "It's not sweet talk, it's just a sudden inspiration."
The words that come out spontaneously are a natural expression of long-held emotions, and their sincerity is off the charts.
Shen Zhenzhu's heart raced. She took a deep breath, sensing that Gu Yanzheng was quite shrewd. She smiled slightly and said, "No matter what your brother-in-law says in the future, it won't compare to your quick wit. Would you like to get to know him?"
Gu Yanzheng's breath almost stopped as he suppressed his smile: "Brother-in-law?"
Chen Zhenzhu said with a smile, "It's a pity it's not there yet."
Gu Yanzheng was almost amused by her. Sensing her small counterattack, he sat up straight helplessly: "Can you please stop talking so dramatically?"
"Can't you two at least notice there's a heartbroken guy right next to you while you're all talking about love?!" Zhang Xiaopang, who had been observing the whole scene, slammed his fist on the table and roared, "I've had enough of the storms of love, why should I have to endure this stench of romance under the same roof?"
He yelled, waking up the onlookers. Everyone was soaked together, eyes downcast, mouths down, and under Shen Zhenzhu's blushing gaze, they pretended to be busy.
Feeling the laughter around him, Zhang Xiaopang flew into a rage, slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Chen Zhenzhu, and said, "You come with me to see her, or I will never forgive you."
Chen Zhenzhu shrugged and said, "But I didn't drive."
Zhang Xiaopang said, "Then I'll ask Brother Dongbao to go with me."
Gu Yanzheng said, "He will arrive later."
Zhang Xiaopang was furious. He pointed at Chen Zhenzhu and then at Gu Yanzheng, saying, "You two...you two are like family, you're ganging up on me!"
Little Fatty's eyes are sharp.
Shen Zhenzhu pretended to pinch him, but Gu Yanzheng stopped her, saying, "But I'm driving."
Zhang Xiaopang got angry again: "You told others not to talk so loudly, can't you stop talking so loudly?"
Gu Yanzheng casually reminded him: "Attitude."
Zhang Xiaopang got up and squatted in front of Gu Yanzheng's knees. He made a ball with his hands and massaged Gu Yanzheng's thighs. "Brother Gu, please take me to see her. She's learning to dance at the Children's Palace. I just want to catch a glimpse of her. I miss her so much, my heart is pounding up and down. I've been missing her for five years straight."
“It’s like each day is an eternity,” Shen Zhenzhu corrected.
Zhang Xiaopang went to Shen Zhenzhu's side and massaged her legs, swinging his chubby fists and giving her a pitiful smile: "Sister, you're my dear sister, go with your good little brother to see your sister-in-law. I like her, I like her very much. If love is a storm, she is my sun. I can't live without her, I can't live without the sun in my life."
Chen Zhenzhu's teeth ached from the sourness, and she turned to look at Grandpa Zhang and asked, "Are you going?"
Grandpa Zhang glanced at the entertainment newspaper without looking up. A certain on-screen couple was photographed kissing on the street by paparazzi. He flicked his finger and said, "Go ahead, let him experience what the grave of love is like."
After leaving Sister Liu's restaurant, Zhang Xiaopang smoothly got into the Cherokee and excitedly said in the back seat, "Her name is Su Mei'an. Isn't that a beautiful name? She is the leading lady in my life, and she's also a three-stripe heroine."
Looking in the rearview mirror, Chen Zhenzhu saw Zhang Xiaopang's rosy cheeks and his innocent, expectant eyes. She smiled and said, "She must be a very pretty girl."
Zhang Xiaopang said proudly, "She's the prettiest in sixth grade. Although we're six months apart, I don't think there's a generation gap. By the way, sis, don't call me Zhang Xiaopang in front of her later, just call me by my full name."
Shen Zhenzhu scratched her head, completely unaware of Zhang Xiaopang's name. Looking at Gu Yanzheng, who was driving, she saw only tenderness in his eyes, giving Zhang Xiaopang no glance whatsoever.
Zhang Xiaopang stood up, supporting himself on the seat in front of him, and said incredulously, "Sis, you haven't forgotten my full name, have you?"
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Comrade Zhang... Comrade Xiao Zhang, please sit down."
Zhang Xiaopang shouted in her ear, "My name is Zhang! Guo! Junjunjun!"
Shen Zhenzhu rubbed her ears: "Okay, I've got it, Comrade Zhang Guojunjunjun."
Zhang Xiaopang crossed his arms, sat back in the back seat, and muttered, "Damn adults, I can't be like that when I grow up."
The pearl made him laugh.
The Children's Palace is not far from Haixing Square. After parking the car, the two adults and one child easily made their way to the dance studio.
"It's ballet." Shen Zhenzhu looked inside through the glass window. A girl with her hair in a bun was spinning. In the 10 a.m. sunlight, she looked like a figure in a painting.
The children at the barre by the wall were still stretching their legs, and the mirror reflected the earnestness unique to teenagers and the radiance of dancers.
Zhang Xiaopang pressed himself against the window and said excitedly, "Sister, look, that's her over there. She's the first ray of light that belongs to me in the morning."
The girl at the front of the classroom, tiptoeing and spinning, created ripples in circles; the beautiful arc drawn by her neck and back resembled a white swan kissed by moonlight.
She confidently raised her chin, her shoulders and fingertips tense, like a swan before it takes flight, its feathers whispering to the wind. Sunlight streamed through her arms, casting a perfect silhouette against the wall.
Sumerian swayed during her fifth rotation, but after standing still, she remained composed, her imperfect flight transforming into a graceful turn for the swan.
"Oops, I lost my balance again." Zhang Xiaopang's heart was breaking.
After finishing her practice, Su Mei'an walked to the barre to practice her stance, letting the sweat on the back of her neck turn into a hazy, romantic mist, like a still white swan, quietly staying in her own domain.
Shen Zhenzhu reluctantly withdrew her gaze, glancing down at the chubby little toad beside her. She exchanged a knowing look with Gu Yanzheng.
"Comrade Zhang Guojun," Chen Zhenzhu said solemnly, rubbing his big head, "do you even know what 'acting within one's means' means?"
Zhang Xiaopang knew nothing and delusionally said, "I even asked the teacher if they could accept me, but the teacher told me to ask the wrestling team. I want to learn to dance, but there's nowhere in this world for me. It's so difficult, so incredibly difficult."
Shen Zhenzhu took Zhang Xiaopang's hand and said, "Let's go back."
Zhang Xiaopang's butt sank down as if weighed down by a thousand pounds: "I'm not leaving. I finally got here. I want to talk to her. There are ninety-nine duck necks."
Gu Yanzheng, with his keen insight, said: "Presumably, she didn't eat it. Did you hand it to her yourself?"
Zhang Xiaopang stammered, "It's in the closet."
"It turns out it was all wishful thinking." Shen Zhenzhu and Gu Yanzheng each took one of Zhang Xiaopang's hands and walked out. Shen Zhenzhu said, "You can't do this. Girls dislike men who are delusional."
Gu Yanzheng glanced at Chen Zhenzhu's expression subconsciously, and seeing that she seemed to be doing it unintentionally, he withdrew his attention.
Shen Zhenzhu felt his gaze; what a sensitive man.
The two of them led Zhang Xiaopang out of the Children's Palace, where people were handing out flyers advertising calligraphy classes, dance classes, recorder classes, and so on.
They finally saw people come out and line up in the cold wind to hand out flyers. Chen Zhenzhu went there once and got a thick stack of flyers.
After they got into the car, the people handing out flyers were still muttering, "This family of three, each one looks completely different."
"I think it's strangely young; it's considered puppy love."
"Early love my ass, haven't you seen kids that old yet?"
"Hey, that guy's got a problem. He's breaking the law."
Shen Zhenzhu and the others didn't hear their murmurs. After getting on the bus, Shen Zhenzhu stuffed the flyers into her coat pocket. They had all worked hard, and she was embarrassed to throw them in the trash can in front of them.
Zhang Xiaopang, on the other hand, eagerly took the flyer and sat in the back, flipping through it page by page, hoping to find a ballet class that would take him in.
"Wow, we can accept students here!" Zhang Xiaopang cheered and handed it to Chen Zhenzhu: "Sister, look, we accept students who are not physically fit."
Shen Zhenzhu took the flyer and read it carefully. She frowned and said, "The flyer even openly describes these students as having 'poor physical fitness.' I don't think it's a good idea. You'd better not think about it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanzheng turned the steering wheel and said, "Most of them are scams. Comrade Zhang Guojun, please open your eyes and see clearly."
Zhang Xiaopang snatched the flyer back and carefully put it in his pocket: "Anyway, I don't have any money, I'll have to go back and ask my parents for it. But I think it's good, it's endorsed by a big star."
Shen Zhenzhu cautioned, "It might be an infringement of portrait rights. What female celebrity would be willing to endorse such a small advertisement?"
Zhang Xiaopang listened to the advice, thought for a moment, took out the flyer again, and folded it into an airplane: "My ideal is just like this paper airplane. It seems like it can fly, but in reality, it can't withstand the test of wind and rain."
Shen Zhenzhu shivered and went back to tell Grandpa Zhang to tell Zhang Xiaopang to watch less soap operas.
Back on Tiesi New Second Street, there was a long queue in front of Yuanjiang Snow Shop. Inside, one person came out carrying a roll of calendars.
As soon as Chen Zhenzhu got out of the car, Yuan Jiangxue stuffed several rolls of calendars into her hands: "The last batch, if you don't take them now, they'll be gone. I specially saved them for you to admire the charm of middle-aged women."
Gu Yanzheng asked at the opportune moment, "Could I have one?"
Yuan Jiangxue was satisfied with his attitude and handed him a scroll, saying, "I've saved it for you."
As they were talking, the little wildcat rubbed affectionately against Chen Zhenzhu's feet, then walked into Brother Leng's shop, leaving two rows of playful footprints in the snow.
Yuan Jiangxue looked at the plum blossom footprints and said with delight, "So cute."
When Chen Zhenzhu saw Dongbao inside the store, she handed the calendar to Gu Yanzheng and went in to greet Dongbao: "Are you hungry? You're back so quickly?"
Dongbao held the wood carving and carved intently, while Brother Leng stood aside giving pointers. He looked up and said, "When he concentrates, he can't hear what others are saying. Look, he's strong and observant. He has more potential than the other apprentices. It's hard to say about talent."
Wood shavings fell like snowflakes, and Dongbao's expression was serious, not at all silly. Her fingertips moved over the wood, outlining flexible lines.
Chen Zhenzhu was happy for Dongbao. She squatted down and watched him carve a kitten in a "washing its face" pose. She exclaimed, "That's great! Dongbao is really amazing!"
Brother Leng nodded and said happily, "He sold two of the kittens he carved, and someone even specifically asked for them, hahaha."
When it was time to eat, Dongbao celebrated the Lunar New Year once again, drinking a whole bowl of roasted duck soup in one go and eating it with steamed pork with rice.
Upon learning they had a new address, everyone helped celebrate. Grandma Tong's eyes welled up with tears of gratitude again.
After dinner, Dongbao stood on the large scale in the backyard, and Chen Zhenzhu, fiddling with the weights, announced, "You've gained five pounds in two days! Congratulations!"
Shen Liuhe handed a bag of fish slices and dried shrimp to Dongbao, saying, "Go back and have it with your grandma for breakfast. Your grandma doesn't want it, so I can only give it to you."
Dongbao took out a large, dried prawn, took a bite, and said, "Dongbao wants it. Auntie loves Dongbao, and Dongbao is so happy."
"Seeing you happy makes me feel good too." She pulled Dongbao to check his fingernails, which Brother Leng had cleaned very well.
Dongbao always played in the backyard; it was his nature, and the stray cats on the street loved to play with him. Before the fish slices Shen Liuhe gave him even arrived home, the stray cats had already tricked him out of two large pieces by rolling around in their playful antics.
Chen Zhenzhu, wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat, reminded him, "Don't give them all the fish slices. There's cat food on the street that they haven't eaten yet."
Dongbao nodded: "Dongbao understands, Mother."
Shen Zhenzhu, who rarely had free time, was called by Shen Liuhe to help shake the milk tea at the counter. Gu Yanzheng helped wipe the soy sauce jars in the backyard, wrung out the rags, and draped them over before heading towards Dongbao.
"Auntie loves Dongbao, and so does Mom." Dongbao, unafraid of the cold in the dead of winter, sits on the backyard wall basking in the sun.
Gu Yanzheng stood below him, looked up and asked, "Dongbao, what's your name, Chen Zhenzhu?"
Dongbao looked at him like he was an idiot: "Mother."
Gu Yanzheng took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and held it out to Dongbao: "Want some?"
"Dongbao wants to eat." Dongbao swallowed and jumped down from the wall.
Gu Yanzheng withdrew his hand, pointed at himself and said, "Call me 'Dad' and I'll give you food."
"I'm your dad!!" The next second, Dongbao swung a fist at his eye socket.
"...Hiss." Gu Yanzheng covered his eyes and squatted on the ground, feeling dizzy. Dongbao picked up the chocolate, tore it open, and ate it. After finishing, he strolled over to find Brother Leng to carve wood.
While busy behind the counter, Shen Zhenzhu ran out to sweep the street. As she swept, she went back into the shop to wipe the tables. While wiping, she secretly went to the backyard to find Gu Yanzheng when Shen Liuhe wasn't looking.
"Hurry up, Yuyuan said they're showing Stephen Chow's 'Flirting Scholar' on Liancheng TV Channel 6, let's go home and watch it." Chen Zhenzhu seized the opportunity to slip away: "Hey, Zheng-ge, why are you wearing sunglasses in the middle of winter?"
Gu Yanzheng stood tall against the wall, his posture and demeanor excellent. He strolled over to Chen Zhenzhu, rubbed the stray hairs on the back of his neck, and said, "The sun is a bit strong today, let's go."
Although curious, Chen Zhenzhu sneaked out of the store and rode home in her Cherokee. Once in her neighborhood, she didn't forget to buy a large bag of snacks.
The TV station had a program schedule that was announced in advance, and Shen Yuyuan invited Wang Lili to watch it together at home.
"Captain Gu, it's been a long time."
"I've been a bit busy lately, but I just finished."
Gu Yanzheng was also familiar with the place and they greeted each other.
They squeezed together on the sofa, turned up the volume, and tacitly avoided asking about the sunglasses.
Grandpa Stephen Chow's classic lines are unforgettable for Shen Zhenzhu. She put on her dramatic act and playfully imitated the lines from the movie: "Xiao Qiang, what's wrong, Xiao Qiang? Xiao Qiang, you can't die!"
"It won't be long before all cockroaches are called 'Xiaoqiang' (meaning 'strong')." Gu Yanzheng smiled broadly behind his sunglasses, clapping enthusiastically in agreement.
Chen Zhenzhu then mimicked Tang Bohu's lines, reciting them with great enthusiasm: "The 'Smiling Half-Step Madness' is made from honey, fritillaria cirrhosa, platycodon grandiflorus, and snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains. It doesn't need refrigeration and contains no preservatives, except for its potent toxicity—"
Shen Zhenzhu pointed at Gu Yanzheng, and Gu Yanzheng replied in agreement, "It tastes pretty good."
Shen Zhenzhu laughed so hard she almost fell over, while Gu Yanzheng lowered his head and focused on peeling an apple for her.
Shen Yuyuan and Li Lili didn't even bother watching the movie; just watching the two of them was enough for them.
"Soon, right?"
"Soon."
I think so too.
......
Gu Yanzheng came out of Shen Zhenzhu's house. The cold wind had stopped, and his footsteps crunched on the snow.
The neighborhood is cleaned up frequently; as soon as it started snowing, cleaners began tidying up.
Security guards were circling around the Cherokee. When they saw Gu Yanzheng arrive, they saluted and said, "Comrade, if you're going to park, please raise your windshield wipers so they don't freeze... Is this your car?"
Something looks a bit strange.
Gu Yanzheng took off his sunglasses, touched his bruised eyes, opened the car door, took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to him: "Thank you, I'll leave right away."
The security guard glanced at him: "Nothing wrong?"
"It's nothing, I bumped into it by accident."
The security guard confiscated the cigarettes, shone his flashlight on the road, and said, "Take the road to the north; the snow has been cleared over there."
"Okay." Gu Yanzheng warmed up the car for a few minutes and then drove away from the residential area.
After leaving the residential area, I didn't rush back. I stopped on the street to call my parents in Shen City to say hello and discuss some matters with these two strategists.
After making the call, I went to a large supermarket and bought several large bags of food before closing time. I drove all the way to the Criminal Investigation Brigade and carried them into the fourth team's office.
Unaware of Gu Yanzheng's busy life, Shen Zhenzhu finished her apple and yogurt, then ate some melon seeds, and watched "Flirting Scholar" and "Fight Back to School" in a row, completely satisfied.
After showering, I soaked my feet in the living room with my hair wrapped up, while a filmmaker interview was playing on TV. This episode was a special on on-screen couples.
Shen Yuyuan and Li Lili were still not sleepy and were gossiping.
As Shen Zhenzhu listened, actress Gong Qi and her husband Jiang Luchao recounted their love stories.
Shen Yuyuan said, "They are such an enviable couple. I heard that many movie fans use their relationship as a reference when looking for their other half."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Their relationship is really good."
Li Lili said, "They're not just good friends, we often see them dating in the newspapers. Sometimes when one of them goes to the film set, the other will go with her. Yesterday they were photographed on a date again, and because Gong Qi was smoking, it sparked a discussion about women smoking."
Shen Zhenzhu was rummaging through the newspapers on the coffee table when Wang Lili came over and flipped through a few pages. Shen Zhenzhu discovered that it was the entertainment headline that Grandpa Zhang had been reading that day.
On Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator), a famous film and television star was seen smoking on the street.
Shen Zhenzhu chuckled, "There really isn't any news."
In the photo, Gong Qi is facing away from the camera, tall and healthy, wearing casual workout clothes, and holding a cigarette in her left hand.
Jiang Luchao, dressed in a sharp suit, faced the camera with a displeased expression, pointing angrily at the reporter and yelling. He seemed angry that the reporter had interrupted their date.
The TV was showing an interview with Jiang Luchao, in which he passionately confessed to Gong Qi: "If there is a next life, I would still be willing to marry you. Thank you for being my wife. I am the happiest man in the world."
Gong Qi embraced him tenderly amidst the applause of the audience and asked her husband's cheek, "I am the happiest woman in the world."
...
After listening to their love story for a while, Shen Zhenzhu felt so envious that her teeth ached. After the interview, the TV broadcast a rebroadcast of an award ceremony from a top international film festival.
"It's no surprise that Sister Qing won Best Actress. All her movies are excellent, and I gain new insights every time I watch them." Li Lili couldn't help but cheer for Ouyang Qing as she watched the elegant and graceful Eastern representative standing on the highest Western stage in a gorgeous gown on the screen.
Shen Yuyuan said, "My classmates know I know Sister Qing and have asked me for her autograph several times. Now there should be even more people who admire her. It's just her; the number of female fans and male fans who like her is about the same. The most beautiful women are those who have stood the test of time."
"She deserves the international Best Actress award." Chen Zhenzhu lazily finished wiping her feet, carried the basin of water to the bathroom, and said smugly, "She even called me to tell me the good news after she won the award. I believe that Sister Qing will stand higher and go further in the future."
......
A week later, the "National Film Road" special exhibition opened at the Liancheng Film and Television Museum.
From the model operas that began during the war years to the flourishing of various genres during the reform and opening up, the changes and transformations in film and television, the changes in the tools used, and the efforts of filmmakers are all showcased.
Many celebrity directors were invited to attend, creating a strong film and television atmosphere in Liancheng.
Besides industry professionals, many movie fans, students, and ordinary people also bought tickets to attend.
The national film and television guidance department praised this highly, saying that we should learn from the past and pass on the baton of film and television spirit.
Just before the film museum closed, a seasoned film enthusiast who had come from afar stopped at what appeared to be the "filming location" of a blockbuster movie. Urged on by security guards, he accidentally wandered into the huge venue and ended up at a "filming location" that resembled a horror movie.
Early horror films didn't have many technical special effects; they mostly featured actors playing ghosts, skulls, fairies, and other characters, and were made using plaster, foam, and other materials.
He went from being terrified at first to becoming interested later. Wandering through the exhibition area, he lost track of time.
The announcements in the outer hall were still urging the audience to leave. The moviegoers were reluctantly walking back when suddenly they screamed "Ah!"
He entered the exhibition hall without noticing that there was a "human model" standing at the entrance.
Considering that they were all handmade, moviegoers patted their chests to comfort themselves: "A fake one looks pretty real."
As he spoke, he reached out and poked the mannequin.
But the sensation under his fingertips made him tense. He wiped his glasses and carefully examined the head of the "human model." The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed. He exclaimed again, "It looks like...it looks like...it looks like that missing big shot!"
He pulled out his mobile phone to call the police, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to call his fans and friends first and ask them to come and take a look: "Hey, you guys hurry up and come to Liancheng. I found someone, it might be real, it might be fake. I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself, so please come quickly."
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Author's note: See you tomorrow, there are 100 red envelopes to be won!
Quoting a line from a Stephen Chow movie [starry-eyed]
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