Xiao Qifeng's car slowly drove into Peach Blossom Spring and headed towards the cottage where they lived.
Along the way, the cold wind was biting, but there were also several elderly men over seventy years old, wearing green military caps, who shielded them from the wind, their graying temples peeking out from under the caps.
Some of the elderly men had their hands behind their backs, their steps slow and hesitant. Others used canes, moving very slowly, taking two steps and then resting. They kept pace with the elderly men beside them who had their hands behind their backs. Behind them were elderly couples walking hand in hand, the old woman with a full head of silver hair looking radiant. Judging from their movements, it seemed that the old woman was leading the old man forward.
Because there were many elderly people on the road, Xiao Qifeng drove even slower. A fast-moving car would create a strong wind for those around it.
Lu Wanzheng pointed to the elderly couple walking hand in hand ahead, "When we get old, let's find a secluded paradise like this, where there are few people. After dinner, I'll hold your hand and take a walk like this."
Such a heartwarming scene is what she sees and what her heart longs for.
Xiao Qifeng looked in the direction she was pointing, and their car slowly passed the two elderly people. Xiao Qifeng saw that the old lady was still quite clear-headed and her eyes were bright, but the old man next to her had cloudy eyes and a confused look in his eyes. This was probably the sorrow of old age.
"When I get old, you have to hold my hand tightly. And if I'm not as handsome as I am now, don't abandon me."
"Well, when you get old and not handsome anymore, I'll definitely be ugly too. Let's just make do with each other and live our lives together." After saying that, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. It seemed like they were together because of each other's looks.
Xiao Qifeng's car finally overtook the group of elderly people. He sped up, saying, "When I get old, with you by my side, life won't be so bad."
Whether intentional or unintentional, his remark reminded Lu Wanzheng of something: "In the past twenty-odd years without me, you've just made do?"
"Meow~" Potato meowed for some reason, as if Lu Wanzheng was asking Xiao Qifeng a question, which was quite interesting.
“Life was different before. Before, we had no desires, and life unfolded in the direction our parents wanted. Now that we have desires, we naturally won’t just follow the routine without any purpose.”
If he hadn't met Lu Wanzheng, perhaps he would have simply taken over his family's company, gradually expanded it, and eventually caught the eye of a family that valued his background, becoming a stepping stone for them to climb the social ladder. He might have married a woman he didn't like for the sake of his family because he hadn't found a girl he loved, living a quiet and uneventful life with her, treating her with polite formality.
Such things are very normal for people born into families like theirs. Even if they find a girl they like, whether they can really be together depends on whether the man will rebel for the sake of his lover.
It's more likely that they followed their parents' arrangements.
In fact, he was very fortunate to have met Lu Wanzheng, which gave his life meaning.
Hearing Xiao Qifeng's words, Lu Wanzheng was still very touched. If he weren't driving, she would have loved to give him a kiss.
Their hut wasn't too far from the gate; they arrived in no time.
Lu Wanzheng got out of the car first. She hugged Tudou, whose cat was warm and nestled on her arm like a hand warmer.
She stood by the car waiting for Xiao Qifeng.
After Xiao Qifeng stopped the car, he reached into the back seat and grabbed Potato's toys and cat food.
He got out of the car, put his arm around Lu Wanzheng, and walked into the small house.
The moment the two appeared in front of the camera at the cabin, the live stream finally came alive.
Because Lu Wanzheng starred in Xiang Yan's movie "I Saw Another You", and most importantly, the male lead of this movie is Zhong Yunyue, and now that the two of them are in this small house, they will inevitably have some things to talk about.
A more harmonious approach would be for the two people to be familiar with each other, which would reduce friction during filming and potentially lead to unexpected surprises in the final product.
Those who disagree will naturally say that with Lu Wanzheng's status, what qualifications does she have to act in Xiang Yan's movie, especially as the female lead? They'll probably only get the role because of connections with Zhong Yunyue.
It's worth noting that the female lead in Xiang Yan's drama was highly sought after. He auditioned many well-known actresses but couldn't find a suitable one, even stating that he would accept any role, regardless of the actress's status. Yet, somehow, Lu Wanzheng, who had a connection with Zhong Yunyue, landed the role.
Even more outrageous, it was said that Lu Wanzheng approached Xiao Qifeng and had him spend money on the production team to get the role.
In short, there were both good and bad aspects. Lu Wanzheng was used to being indifferent, so she didn't pay much attention to these messages when she saw them while filming.
However, she could easily guess that the comments were probably all about her getting the lead role in "I Saw Another You".
Xiao Qifeng pushed open the door of the small house, and a wave of warmth wafted out.
Actually, Kyoto hasn't started heating yet at this temperature, but the hut had been uninhabited and deserted before, so the central air conditioning was turned on when the first person arrived.
Upon entering the small house, Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng headed towards the living room. They found no one there; the only living creature was Bai Bai, who was lying in the living room with its eyes closed.
Upon hearing the noise, Bai Bai immediately raised its head and looked in the direction of Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng. It stood up from the ground and walked towards the two of them.
Bai Bai was really big. When Lu Wanzheng saw it, she instinctively paused for a moment. Then she took a deep breath and walked into the living room.
She was wearing a coat, and her back was already sweating in the room with the heating on.
She placed the potatoes she was holding in front of Bai Bai, and then took off her coat. There was no coat rack in the living room, so she could only walk to the sofa and temporarily place the coat on it.
After leaving Lu Wanzheng's embrace, Potato immediately saw a huge creature. Potato was so frightened that it screamed and its fur stood on end. Without looking back, it ran straight towards Lu Wanzheng. However, its legs were too short, and it had only taken a few steps when Bai Bai lowered its head and picked it up in its mouth.
Potato struggled incessantly inside its mouth, waving its four legs in the air, pleading for help. At the same time, it kept meowing incessantly towards Lu Wanzheng, trying to let them know it was in danger.
It had never seen much of the world, and faced with a four-legged animal many times its own size, it was instinctively afraid. Everything it was doing now was an instinctive cry for help.
After Lu Wanzheng put down the clothes, Bai Bai came up behind her with a potato in its mouth. She turned around, patted Bai Bai's head, and "rescued" the potato from its mouth.
Bai Bai didn't bite the potato with his teeth. Apart from being covered in Bai Bai's saliva, the potato's back was basically unharmed. Looking at the potato's wet back, Lu Wanzheng suddenly felt a little disgusted. Normally, she would have stroked the potato's back to comfort it, but now, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
With no other option, she could only pull a tissue from the box on the coffee table and wipe the drool off its back.
Xiao Qifeng was originally heading towards the kitchen to check on the situation when he heard Tudou shouting. Tudou rarely made such a fuss, so he guessed that Tudou had encountered some danger.
He hurried toward the living room, still worried. When he got there, he saw Lu Wanzheng looking disgusted, fiddling with a napkin behind Potato, while talking to the two animals in front of her. "You two need to get along, you know? Baibai, you can carry Potato, but next time you can't get your saliva all over it. And Potato, Baibai is very well-behaved. You can lie on its back, and it won't eat you."
Bai Bai stuck its tongue out at Lu Wanzheng and kept making "hahaha" sounds. It was quite obedient and listened to Lu Wanzheng's words, but it was unclear whether it understood them.
Potato, on the other hand, huddled fearfully on Lu Wanzheng's lap, not daring to even glance at Bai Bai.
When Lu Wanzheng saw Xiao Qifeng coming over, she immediately handed him the potato in her arms, saying, "I'll go run a bath for the potato. It was just being carried in Bai Bai's mouth and got quite a bit of drool on it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qifeng immediately put the potatoes he was holding on the ground, looking disgusted.
Back on the ground, within Bai Bai's reach, it immediately ran enthusiastically to Potato and licked it with its tongue. As soon as Bai Bai's tongue touched Potato, Potato was so frightened that it immediately shrank back, this time even faster than before, hiding directly behind Xiao Qifeng's heel, watching the huge creature in front of it warily.
The two little ones chasing each other was quite amusing, but that didn't stop Lu Wanzheng from preparing bathwater for Potato.
Hearing the commotion outside, everyone in the kitchen except Gu Yewei came out.
When they entered the living room, they saw Bai Bai standing in front of Xiao Qifeng. Bai Bai and Xiao Qifeng seemed to be negotiating, but it was clear that Bai Bai was in a weaker position. It stuck out its tongue at Xiao Qifeng and seemed to have a fawning expression on its face. There was a gray thing at Xiao Qifeng's heel.
Mo Yushan was the first to recognize the gray ball on Xiao Qifeng's heel. "Ah, is this Potato?" She walked over and picked Potato up from the ground. After seeing Potato's face, she was very sure that this was Lu Wanzheng's pet. She had posted pictures of Potato on Weibo before. "It's just as good-looking as the pictures on Weibo."
Having been quite frightened today, Potato was completely stunned—no, the whole cat was frozen in place. It stared blankly at Mo Yushan and the two people behind her, its face filled with despair.
"By the way, where is Wan Zheng?" She looked around but couldn't find Lu Wan Zheng, so she asked Xiao Qifeng.
Xiao Qifeng glanced at the potato in her arms with disdain, "Go to the bathroom and run a bath for the potato."
Bathwater? The potatoes looked perfectly clean; why did they need a bath?
Cats are notoriously afraid of water. "Why don't you take it to the bathroom and help it take a bath? I'll go check on the kitchen." Xiao Qifeng said and went to the kitchen. In this small house, only he, Gu Yewei, and Lu Wanzheng know how to cook. It would be too much work for Gu Yewei to cook alone, so he naturally wanted to help.
"Okay." Mo Yushan was naturally very enthusiastic about giving Potato a bath. She carried Potato into the bathroom, and Lu Ci followed her in. The reason was simple: Potato was just too cute.
Hearing the door open, Lu Wanzheng thought it was Xiao Qifeng coming in. When she looked up, she saw Mo Yushan and Lu Ci. She immediately greeted them, "Bring the potatoes over."
Mo Yushan: "The potatoes look pretty clean to me, so why are we giving them a bath?"
Lu Wanzheng: "Just now, Bai Bai was holding it in his mouth, and it was covered in white saliva."
"I see," Mo Yushan nodded. After all, not everyone likes being licked by a dog's drooling tongue, especially someone like Lu Wanzheng who is terrified of dogs. She would definitely find it even more unacceptable.
Mo Yushan put Tudou into the basin of water. Tudou was a little afraid of water, but when it thought about how it was covered in sticky saliva, it didn't struggle much in the water and let the three women beside it comb its fur.
After washing it, Lu Wanzheng found a clean towel, dried off all the water droplets on its body, and then wrapped it in the towel before walking out of the bathroom.
Lu Ci moved quickly, bringing over a hairdryer. "Can I help it dry off?"
Lu Wanzheng glanced at Tudou. The living room was warm enough that Tudou wasn't shivering from the cold. She nodded, "Our Tudou has never refused any beautiful women."
Lu Ci's eyes lit up when she heard this. She wasn't bad-looking either. She turned on the hairdryer, turned the airflow to the lowest setting, and then blew air onto Potato's back while stroking it. Potato was very obedient and showed no signs of resistance.
Clearly, this acknowledges that Lu Ci is a beautiful woman.
Potato squinted comfortably. How could he not be comfortable with the service of three beautiful women?
Seeing that Potato was providing such attentive and comfortable service, Bai Bai immediately ran to Lu Ci's side and nudged Lu Ci's leg with its head. This indirect attempt to win favor forced Lu Ci to stop petting Potato and instead pet Bai Bai. She rubbed Bai Bai's head, patted it, and then continued to blow-dry Potato's fur.
Feeling neglected, Bai Bai walked unhappily back to its doghouse, making "woof woof woof" sounds as it went, trying to get its owner's attention. Unfortunately, all of this was in vain.
It perfectly embodies the saying, "Only the new faces are seen laughing, while the old faces are ignored."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to it, Bai Bai lay back down in its previous spot, burying its head in the doghouse while leaving its body sticking out, giving the humans a chance to keep it.
As a result, until the living room became quiet and the sound of the hairdryer disappeared, Bai Bai did not sense anyone walking towards it. Everything around was quiet except for its occasional "woofing" sounds. It quietly poked its head out of its doghouse, and there was no one in the living room anymore.
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