The chat group became lively.
Yang Shao kept circling Pei Yan's name in the friend group, wanting him to speak out.
Dong Dong: @Brother Pei Pei, it’s a major holiday, can’t you be a little more merciful?
Pei Yan was a little dazzled by the messy names of the people in the group, so he simply marked them all so that he wouldn't be confused about who they were when he saw the names.
Pei: Well, I know you want to celebrate Singles’ Day, so I won’t bother you today.
Yang Shao: ...
Yang Shao: People say that men become bad when they have money, but I didn’t expect that men can also become bad after falling in love.
Pei Yan ignored him, opened Shen Hong's chat box and sent him a message.
Pei: Brother Hong, how is the thing I asked you to do going?
Shen Hong: It’s almost winter now, the effect won’t be very good, why don’t you wait until next spring?
Pei: Brother, how can a man like you who has a wife and a daughter understand my suffering?
Shen Hong:......
Shen Hong: If you were not my cousin, I would have blocked you.
Pei: No, help me finish my job first, then block me.
Shen Hong: Get out!
Pei Yan smiled as he read the chat record. He took a small spray bottle and sprayed some water on the rose petals. He reached out and touched the still fresh petals, and he chuckled.
Being given flowers by my girlfriend on Singles’ Day, this feeling… is pretty good.
In order to achieve the best visual effect for the designed clothes, Hua Jin has been working intensively. After removing her makeup and taking a shower at night, she climbed into bed and went to sleep. When she woke up the next morning, she saw the circle of friends posted by Pei Yan.
She liked it and left a red heart in the comment area. Several friends who had added her and Pei Yan saw it and started to make fun of her. Before she could say anything, Pei Yan teased them back.
Holding the phone in her hand, she rolled over on the bed and laughed. Then, remembering that she still had to arrange work with several colleagues in the studio, she sighed and got up from the bed.
After packing up, she was stopped by Sister Qin as soon as she went out. Seeing that Sister Qin looked a little depressed, she was worried that something had happened to Sister Qin's child: "Sister Qin, what's wrong?"
"I see you've been very busy lately, leaving home early and coming back late. You're still young, so you need to proceed step by step with your work." Sister Qin glanced at Hua Jin's thinner face and said, "The landlord came to us a few days ago and told us something. You're busy with work, so you may not know about it."
"This house is going to be demolished soon, and the landlord asked us to move out before the end of the month." Sister Qin said, "There is still more than half a month left until the end of the month, so you should go find a house as soon as possible."
Hua Jin remembered that the landlord called her a few days ago. She was in a meeting with other embroiderers in Mark's studio, so she didn't answer the phone and only sent him a text message. Could it be that the landlord called her that day just for this matter?
The neighbors in this building have lived together for several years and have developed some feelings for each other. But when they suddenly received the news that they needed to relocate, Hua Jin was a little stunned.
"The city is so big, it will be hard for us to meet again in the future." Sister Qin forced a smile, "But you should have moved a long time ago. Your work is going so well, and it's not convenient to live here."
"So where are you and Xiaohai going to move to?" Hua Jin asked worriedly, "Xiaohai is already in the sixth grade, so changing schools may not be appropriate."
"It's so hard to change schools now." Sister Qin laughed. "You don't have children, so you don't know how hard it is to enroll your children in a good school. I found a house nearby. Although the rent is a few hundred yuan more expensive every month, it is closer to the middle school that Xiaohai will attend in the future."
"That's good too." Hua Jin smiled dazedly. She looked at the gray, dilapidated building and felt a little reluctant to leave.
"We have discussed it upstairs and downstairs, and decided to set up a few tables of banquets in the open space downstairs in a few days, as a way for us to celebrate our respective lives." Sister Qin looked at Hua Jin, "Do you want to come?"
"Come on." Hua Jin nodded. "Whoever is taking the lead in this matter, I will give him the share of money."
"The old lady Chen and Wang Zhu'er downstairs." When mentioning Granny Chen, Sister Qin looked a little uncomfortable. She and Granny Chen lived in the same building and had quarreled several times. They didn't like each other. But last time when Xiao Hai ran away from home, Granny Chen walked through all the nearby ditches and rivers to help her find the child. Later, she was overworked and fell ill for a few days.
Sister Qin couldn't get over it, so she went to take care of her for two days. As a result, the two of them haven't quarreled in the past few months.
"Then I'll go see Grandma Chen tonight..."
"Wait, bring your boyfriend along. Although we haven't seen much of the world, we can still help you see it." Sister Qin smiled and said, "Love and marriage are not trivial matters, so it's better to be cautious."
"Okay." Hua Jin agreed.
It is said that all good things must come to an end, but when this day finally came, Hua Jin slowly came to her senses. She had been living here and had not moved out. Besides the cheap rent, another point was that when she was working hard to make a living on her own, these neighbors with imperfect personalities made her life less lonely.
Whenever she walked in the dark alleys in the dead of night, she would feel at ease as long as she looked up and saw that the lights were still on in this building. Sometimes when she was wronged by customers and secretly sulked in her quilt, she would feel that there was still some vitality in life when she listened to the words of Qin Jie next door nagging her children.
Although Old Mrs. Chen liked to meddle in other people's business and was a bit of a nagging person, she always shared the side dishes she prepared with her when she saw that she was working hard on her own, and also asked her to eat out less often in case she might eat gutter oil, which would be bad for her health.
The two couples on the third floor, although they sometimes like to take advantage of her, will help her buy vegetables and fruits when she is busy, and bring her local specialties when they return from their hometown during the Spring Festival.
The autumn wind felt a little cold on Hua Jin's face, and she slowly came to realize that no matter whether it was Sister Qin, Grandma Chen or other people living here, they all had families, and this was not their home.
She was alone, without her family members who always missed her, and without a home.
Walking out of the alley, she saw a black car parked outside. The driver was standing by the car, waiting for her. Seeing her come out, the driver smiled at her: "Good morning, Miss Hua."
"Good morning." Hua Jin smiled and nodded to him, then the back window opened and a bottle of milk was handed out from the car: "Miss Hua, this is the milk you ordered for your boyfriend, please sign for it."
She took the milk bottle, the milk was still hot, the warmth spread from her palms to her heart. She got into the car and said to Pei Yan, "Didn't you say you were going to a charity conference today? Why did you come here suddenly?"
"Due to weather reasons, the event will be delayed for an hour. I wanted to come and see you before going to the event." After unpacking the cake box, Pei Yan fed the cake to Hua Jin's mouth, "Besides, it's just a press conference, I just need to show my face."
He took a bite of the cake from Pei Yan's hand and swallowed it: "I don't really understand the world of rich people."
"When you're not busy, I'll take you there." Pei Yan said, "If there's any celebrity you like, I'll bring you his autograph."
"Celebrities?" Hua Jin didn't really chase after celebrities, but she liked to see good-looking celebrities, so she randomly mentioned a few names, "Are all these celebrities going?"
"Yeah." Pei Yan nodded. "I saw you coming out of the alley just now. You looked unhappy. What happened?"
"Ah?" Hua Jin was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "The landlord said that the house I live in now is about to be demolished, and all of us tenants are required to move out before the end of the month."
Move out?
Pei Yan raised the corners of his mouth, but when he saw Hua Jin was in a low mood, he pressed his mouth back: "You have been so busy recently, how can you have time to look for a house. How about you just move your things to my place first, and then look for a house slowly when you are free?"
"Move to your place?" Hua Jin drank a sip of hot milk and looked at him suspiciously, "If I move into your place, can I move out?"
"Can I still put you under house arrest?" Pei Yan put the cake in Hua Jin's hand and snorted, "Take it and eat it yourself."
"Even if you want to, you don't dare." Hua Jin put the cake back, "Stop making trouble, feed me."
"If you don't want to live with me, you can move to one of my other houses." Pei Yan lowered his eyelids, not wanting Hua Jin to see his emotions. "I can't rest assured if you live somewhere else."
"It seems that you are not really inviting me to live in your house." Hua Jin looked at him with a half-smile, "I haven't even seriously refused yet, and you're already making a second suggestion."
Pei Yan raised his eyes and looked at her with sparkling eyes: "Then you will live with me?"
"Okay." Hua Jin looked at him with a smile, "There will be a farewell party in our rental building in a few days. You can come with me and help me move my things."
"Farewell banquet?" Pei Yan asked, "Do you want me to arrange a chef and ingredients..."
"Don't just join in the fun. We're just going to chip in some money, cook our own food and set up a few tables. The things you usually have at gatherings aren't appropriate here." Hua Jin buried her head in the cake and took a bite.
Mm, very sweet.
At charity events in the entertainment industry, the focus of ordinary people's attention is on male and female artists competing with each other on the red carpet. As for the heads of film and television companies or investors, they all go straight into the inner venue, and no one cares what they look like.
A banquet was set up inside the charity conference. Pei Yan sat at the investors' table. He was the youngest, but everyone at the table treated him with polite respect.
Pei Yan didn't have much friendship with the investors at the same table. He was not even considered a member of this circle. He just had good luck and made a lot of money from a few movies he invested in. As a result, some superstitious people in the industry liked to build relationships with him and follow him to invest.
Some well-known veteran artists would come over to exchange a few words and toast to the investors, which is considered a kind of face in the circle.
Veteran artists all knew that Mr. Pei didn't like dealing with artists, so after toasting, they planned to leave tactfully. However, this time Mr. Pei went against his usual behavior and called over several well-known and talented actors in the industry.
Lu Renyi was one of the people who was called over. Being suddenly called over by Mr. Pei, Lu Renyi was a little nervous. Could it be that he had said or done something in his daily life that offended this big boss?
I heard that at last year's charity event, when a male artist went to toast, Mr. Pei didn't give him any face and didn't even touch the glass. He later found out that the male artist was not a good person, but he disguised it very well on the surface, so most people didn't know.
The more I think about it, the more scared I get. It seems like he has never done anything bad like bullying men or women, right?
"Excuse me, my girlfriend likes the TV series played by Mr. Lu very much. I wonder if Mr. Lu can give me an autographed photo." Pei Yan smiled faintly at Lu Renyi, "It would be even better if it was a signed photo of you playing the role of the emperor."
Hearing this, Lu Renyi almost thought there was something wrong with his ears. He looked at Mr. Pei, then at the agent not far away. The boss's girlfriend actually had a crush on him?
The agent wanted to hold Lu Renyi's head down on the spot to make him agree, but with other people present, all he could do was smile.
"It's my honor to let your girlfriend, Mr. Pei, appreciate it." Lu Renyi came back to his senses, "Tomorrow I will ask my assistant to send the signed stills to your house."
"No need, I'll arrange for my assistant to go get it."
"Mr. Pei is a very busy person. I cannot trouble you with such a small matter." Lu Renyi was overjoyed. Not to mention signing just a few stills, he would be willing to sign a hundred different stills overnight.
The charity event has not yet ended, but well-informed people have already received news that the famous investor Mr. Pei already has a girlfriend, and he personally asked the artist for an autograph for his girlfriend.
As a big investor, he actually asked the artist for an autograph for his girlfriend. This must be true love.
"I don't know which goddess can make Mr. Pei fall in love." A female artist whispered, "But it doesn't look like she is from the same circle, so I feel more balanced."
Zhao Ni sat beside her without saying anything. The two were artists from the same company, but because of their different development paths, their relationship was pretty good. Since she made a stunning appearance on the red carpet wearing a handmade custom cheongsam half a year ago, she has received several good cooperation opportunities. In addition, the online drama she participated in was highly discussed, so she can barely be considered a popular artist.
"Sister Ni, the Shu embroidery shop you introduced to me last time is doing really well. I can't get the embroidered skirt I ordered until next year." The female artist whispered to Zhao Ni, "I heard that the embroiderer in the shop is working with Mark, a famous fashion designer in China. If I can get in touch with her and get some fashion resources..."
"Relying on traditional handicraft practitioners to get fashion resources?" Zhao Ni said indifferently, "It's dark now, and I dream faster when I go home to sleep."
Female artist: “…”
Zhao Ni sighed. The Shu embroidery master could be considered her benefactor, and she really didn't want to be involved in the mess in the circle.
However, she must be a capable person since she can cooperate with Mark, and she will definitely develop better and better in the future.
People have joys and sorrows, separations and partings; the moon has phases of waxing and waning.
Three days after Hua Jin handed the share of money to Grandma Chen, the tenants of the entire building woke up early. Hua Jin specially set aside this day to gather with the neighbors, wash and select vegetables, and prepare for the farewell dinner at noon.
The old man living on the first floor took out the wine he was reluctant to drink, and the couple on the third floor took out the bacon that had been hanging for a long time.
Hua Jin had no wine or meat, so he went out to buy a bunch of fruits and snacks in advance and put them on the table.
The chicken soup in the large casserole was bubbling. Hua Jin and Sister Qin were sitting on small stools peeling garlic. Everyone was talking about each other's interesting stories, and the atmosphere was very lively.
"Huahua, is your boyfriend coming today?" the old man who usually likes to drink asked, "I heard from old lady Chen that you paid two bills?"
"So Huahua's boyfriend is coming today too?" The other neighbors started to make a noise, "I thought we would have to wait until you guys have your wedding before we could not sit together for dinner."
Hua Jin smiled: "He can't drink. When we get here, don't force him to drink."
"How can a grown man not drink? People haven't even arrived yet, and you're already protecting them?" A middle-aged man who lived on the second floor laughed, "How can that be?"
"Whether a man is a man or not is not determined by his drinking capacity." Hua Jin laughed, "Anyway, no one of you is allowed to force him to drink today, otherwise I will make trouble with you."
Everyone burst into laughter. Because they were angry about Hua Jin's words, they praised their good relationship and asked when they would have their wedding banquet.
Sister Qin was not angry when she saw Hua Jin being teased by the neighbors, and asked quietly: "Have you... decided on him?"
"Yeah." Hua Jin nodded, "He's the one for me in this life."
"Not changing it?"
"No change."
"That's good too." Sister Qin nodded with a smile, "But even if you get married in the future, you can't give up your cooking skills. Everyone can be unreliable, but the skills of making a living are reliable."
"I know, Sister Qin." Hua Jin smiled at Sister Qin, "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?" Sister Qin looked away and looked towards the alley entrance. "I'm here."
The young man in the sunshine was tall and slender, with an extraordinary noble air. Even standing at the entrance of a shabby alley, he seemed to be in a different world from them.
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