Chapter 178: Sense of Crisis "Then I'll turn on the light and do it again."...
In mid-August, Zhao Yunsheng returned with Huanhuan and Yueyue, who had finished filming their movie ahead of time. They had been away from home for a full fifty days.
Each of the four people who came back was tanned to varying degrees. Among them, Zhao Yunsheng was the darkest, and Chen Xiuqin almost couldn't recognize him.
Zhao Yunsheng complained to Wang Ying, "That bastard Gu Xuan is so tanned he's like a charcoal, and he drags me outside every day to tan! He seems to be determined not to be satisfied until I'm as dark as him! Look at how tanned I am."
Wang Ying chuckled: "It doesn't matter if it looks healthy even if it's darker."
"Mom, am I dark? Am I healthy?" As soon as Yueyue came back, she snuggled into Wang Ying's arms and asked her with her head raised.
"You're not dark, you're healthy." Wang Ying said to her daughter with a smile. She was the one who was least sunburned and was only a little darker than before.
Yueyue was much darker. She had a lot of scenes, many of them outdoors, and her face was even a little sunburned. Zhao Yunsheng had mentioned this in a letter before, and Wang Ying, after reading it now, still felt a little resentful towards Director He and Zhao Yunsheng.
"Huanhuan is seriously sunburned. You guys are really something. You don't even know how to protect your child from the sun! Director He must have wanted to make the film look realistic, so he deliberately tanned our Huanhuan like this! I will definitely settle the score with him later!" Wang Ying pulled Huanhuan over and gently stroked her face.
"I'm fine, Auntie. Director He didn't mean it." Huanhuan said.
"Are you happy making movies?" Wang Ying asked her. Zhao Yunsheng and Gu Xuan both said that Huanhuan was extremely talented and could pursue this career in the future. Wang Ying wanted to ask Huanhuan what she thought.
Huanhuan's eyes lit up as she nodded, "Yeah, I'm happy!" She glanced at Yueyue and said, a little embarrassedly, "But my sister doesn't like it."
Yueyue shook her head like a little adult: "One moment I want to cry, the next I want to laugh. I really can't do it! Sister is so amazing!"
Li Fengju said, "Oh, Huanhuan really is better than many great actors! Director He gets angry at many actors, but he only praises Huanhuan!"
Wang Ying looked at Li Fengju. She had also changed a lot. It wasn't that she had become darker, but her eyes were different. After learning about her past life, Li Fengju's eyes were confused for a long time. After being away for more than a month, her eyes became clearer.
Huanhuan was a little embarrassed: "Grandma, please stop talking..."
"Okay, grandma won't say any more. I have to go back to see your grandpa. I've been away for so many days, and I don't know what a mess the house is in." Li Fengju said.
"It's not a mess. I went back to check a few days ago." Wang Ying said, "Yunsheng, please take Mom back."
Zhao Yunsheng sent Li Fengju home. Yueyue pestered her mother for a while and then went to pester her grandparents. Wang Ying called Huanhuan upstairs to talk to her.
"Huanhuan, auntie is asking you, do you like filming? Don't worry about whether your sister likes it or not."
Huanhuan nodded: "I like it."
"Why do you like it?" Wang Ying asked again.
Huan Huan shook her head: "I don't know, I just feel pretty good."
Wang Ying gently touched Huanhuan's sunburned face again: "Don't you feel tired?"
"It's not hard. He Dao said that I acted well and that I have a bright future. Auntie, do I really have a bright future?" Huanhuan looked at Wang Ying, his eyes longing for Wang Ying's affirmation.
"Director He is a great director. If he says he can do it, then it can be done. But this road is not easy to walk. You are still young. If you like to shoot, then shoot. If one day you don't like to shoot, just say it directly. Don't feel pressured." Wang Ying said.
"Yeah." Huanhuan nodded heavily, then looked at Wang Ying eagerly.
Wang Ying opened his arms, and Huanhuan burst into tears. She threw herself into Wang Ying's arms and said, "I miss you."
"I miss you too." Wang Ying touched Huanhuan's hair and comforted her gently.
Huanhuan cried for a long time until she heard Yueyue going upstairs. Then she came out of Wang Ying's arms and wiped her tears.
"Mom, sister, grandma is calling you downstairs to eat watermelon." Yueyue ran up and said.
"Let's go downstairs and eat watermelon."
Wang Ying went downstairs holding one of them in each hand. Chen Xiuqin had already cut the watermelon.
They each grabbed a melon and sat in the courtyard to eat. As they ate, Wang Ying asked them about their time on the set. It must be said that the two little ones had really gained a lot of knowledge. Many of the technical terms were new to Wang Ying.
Zhao Yunsheng came back from sending Li Fengju off, and the family was having dinner. Chen Xiuqin looked at Zhao Yunsheng's dark face and was about to laugh, but Zhao Yunsheng was almost annoyed by his mother's laughter.
After dinner, Wang Ying bathed the two children and put them to bed. She stayed in their room until very late before going downstairs to wash herself.
Zhao Yunsheng had finished his shower long ago. He was alone in the room, looking at himself in the mirror. The more he looked, the darker he felt. He didn't know if Yingzi would dislike him.
Wang Ying took a shower and went upstairs, only to find the room dark.
"Falling asleep?" Wang Ying muttered, and felt that it was not right. With Zhao Yunsheng's personality, he had been away from home for such a long time, so how could he fall asleep alone without waiting for her?
"Not asleep yet..." A faint voice came from the bed.
"Then why don't you turn on the light?" Wang Ying walked towards the bed.
"It saves electricity. There are still many places in rural areas in the southwest that don't have electricity," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Your trip was not in vain. You have become more aware." Wang Ying walked to the bed and was about to pull the light cord when a pair of hands stretched out from the mosquito net and pulled her onto the bed.
Wang Ying cried out and fell into Zhao Yunsheng's arms. Before she could react, Zhao Yunsheng kissed her...
The summer night was hot, and the occasional chirping of cicadas could be heard outside the window. The electric fan in the room couldn't dispel the increasingly intense heat between the two people...
Wang Ying felt soaked, and could hear the sound of his skin sticking to the mat when he turned over.
"Let's open the mosquito net for a while." Wang Ying said weakly.
"I'll go get some water to wash." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"Yeah." Wang Ying felt like going to bed without washing his hair.
Zhao Yunsheng then turned on the light. The sudden brightness in the room dazzled Wang Ying's eyes. She was already feeling a little tired, so she simply closed her eyes and rested.
Zhao Yunsheng took a quick shower downstairs and then brought some warm water upstairs.
Wang Ying has already sat up.
"Come down and take a shower." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Ying washed her face and body. Zhao Yunsheng moved the electric fan a little, and Wang Ying felt cool all of a sudden.
Wang Ying washed himself and handed the wet towel to Zhao Yunsheng, asking him to wipe the mat.
After a lot of trouble, the two finally fell asleep coolly and comfortably.
Before falling asleep, Wang Ying suddenly said, "You turned off the light just now. Were you afraid that I would dislike your darkness?"
"Tsk, you see it but don't say it."
Wang Ying chuckled: "It's true!"
"Look at how disgusted my mother was when she was eating. She simply didn't want to recognize me!" Zhao Yunsheng said aggrievedly.
"Then I don't mind." Wang Ying said.
"But I must have a sense of crisis," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"What if I turn black? Will you dislike me? Will you turn off the lights? Will you just ignore me?" Wang Ying asked.
Zhao Yunsheng didn't know which funny bone was touched, and he laughed non-stop.
Wang Ying elbowed him: "What are you laughing at! Be serious."
Zhao Yunsheng finally managed to cool down, but he broke into a sweat again. He finally stopped laughing, but he still smiled as he spoke: "I don't mind. I love Yingzi no matter what she is."
"Then why do you think I would dislike you and turn off the lights?" Wang Ying said, "You don't trust me. Do you think I just love your appearance?"
Zhao Yunsheng used his arm to hook Wang Ying and said, "Then I'll turn on the light and try again."
"Go, go, go." Wang Ying pushed Zhao Yunsheng's arm. "It's so hot, go to sleep."
They both fell asleep in a short while.
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On September 1st, Huanhuan went to school. Huanhuan's school was close to the cultural center where Zhao Yunsheng worked, so Zhao Yunsheng was responsible for picking Huanhuan up and dropping her off every day.
Huanhuan went to school and didn't make any noise at all. He was very well-behaved. But another kid who didn't go to school started to make noise because Yueyue also wanted to go to school.
Wang Ying sent Yueyue to kindergarten. After two days, Yueyue refused to go because there were too many rules and her sister was not there!
On September 5th, Wang Ying received a call from Gu Mei in Beijing at work. Gu Mei was leaving on the 8th to study abroad on a government scholarship. She wouldn't be back for at least three years, and the two said goodbye over the phone.
Some left, and some wanted to come back. A few days later, Wang Ying received a letter from Luo Wenshu, who said that he would graduate next spring and wanted to return to the factory. He would submit a report then and hoped that Wang Ying would accept him.
"I thought this kid didn't want to come back." Wang Ying said to Zhou Qianjin and others during the meeting.
When Zhou Qianjin heard that Luo Wenshu was coming back, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis: "When will he come back? He won't start from the bottom when he comes back, right?"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Probably not. That would be a waste of talent. They didn't go to college for years in vain."
Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang remained silent. Lu Zhongming said, "It's good to be back. The factory is short of people."
"Well, he will definitely take a different path from you, don't worry." Wang Ying said.
Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang felt like they had been seen through, and both felt a little embarrassed. Zhou Qianjin said, "Indeed. Indeed."
Wang Ying didn't say much to them at the moment. The Panda Biscuit Factory was developing rapidly and was actually in short supply of various talents, especially administrative and marketing talents. These two talents were not as simple as recruiting ordinary workers.
"Xu Lili went back to give birth and hasn't come back yet," said Wu Haiyang.
"I haven't heard from her in a long time, and I'm too busy to visit her," Wang Ying said. "Let's find some time some other time, or maybe not, so let's take her out for dinner and a movie during National Day and have some fun together. How about that?"
"Okay!" Zhou Qianjin agreed.
Lu Zhongming said, "I won't go. I want to go home and plant flowers."
"There's no time to plant flowers. One day late won't hurt anything!" Wang Ying said, "Let's go together."
Seeing that Wang Ying insisted, Lu Zhongming did not refuse anymore.
"Then who of you will go and invite Xu Lili?" Wang Ying asked.
"I'll go," Zhou Qianjin said. He knew Wu Haiyang's wife was a shrewd person and didn't like him interacting with lesbians, so he took the initiative.
"Okay, let's go and tell her earlier so she has time to prepare," said Wang Ying.
On the weekend, Zhou Qian went to Xu Lili's house. When he saw Xu Lili, he could hardly recognize her. She had gained a lot of weight, and she was holding the child. She looked a little dazed, and was stunned when she saw Zhou Qianjin.
"Xu Lili, don't you recognize me?" Zhou Qianjin said with a smile.
"Zhou Qianjin, how could I not know him?" Xu Lili smiled.
"Who is it?" a middle-aged woman came to the door and asked.
"A colleague from my previous workplace," said Xu Lili.
"Hello, auntie, I am Zhou Qianjin, a colleague of Xu Lili at work." Zhou Qianjin greeted Xu Lili politely.
The middle-aged woman looked Zhou Qianjin up and down and asked, "What do you want with her?"
Zhou Qianjin clearly felt something was wrong. Looking at Xu Lili, she looked dazed and not as lively as before. He felt that she must not be having a good life in her husband's family. This person must be Xu Lili's mother-in-law.
"I'm here to visit Comrade Xu Lili on behalf of the factory," said Zhou Qianjin.
"She hasn't been at the factory for so long, why is she still here to visit? Don't tell me she has any ulterior motives."
"Auntie, please don't talk nonsense!" Zhou Qianjin said and looked at Xu Lili. She was stunned and didn't know how to refute.
This was a big problem! Zhou Qianjin had worked with Xu Lili for several years, and he knew her personality well. This girl had always been quick-witted, lively, and forthright. How could she have become like this in just a few years?
Zhou Qianjin looked at Xu Lili, whose face was filled with embarrassment.
Zhou Qianjin didn't want to embarrass Xu Lili, so he left without even entering the door.
After leaving Xu Lili's house, Zhou Qianjin did not go home, but went directly to find Wang Ying. Xu Lili had such a good relationship with Wang Ying when she was in the factory, so Wang Ying would definitely not ignore it.
Zhou Qianjin went to Wang Ying's house and explained his purpose. Wang Ying was also surprised. She had met Xu Lili before, and she didn't see anything unusual about Xu Lili at that time...
Wang Ying didn't have time to think about it, and went straight to Xu Lili's house with Zhou Qianjin.
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