The last time we went for a morning run, Xiao Qifeng was running ahead while Lu Wanzheng walked slowly behind.
Lu Wanzheng quickly got up, then hugged Xiao Qifeng's waist and went into the bathroom with him.
"Why am I not sleepy when I'm lying in bed, but I get sleepy as soon as I stand up?" Lu Wanzheng leaned her head against Xiao Qifeng's back and started yawning.
This is truly a question worth pondering.
Xiao Qifeng chuckled. He didn't know how to answer the question, so he put his hand on his stomach and pulled the person behind him toward the sink. "After brushing your teeth and washing your face, you won't be sleepy anymore."
He squeezed toothpaste onto the toothbrush and handed it to Lu Wanzheng. He then brushed his own teeth. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Lu Wanzheng's eyelashes were wet with water droplets, but her eyes were much clearer.
"I have a dream that I can lie in bed every day, sleep until I naturally wake up, and have money without having to work hard." Lu Wanzheng took a washcloth and wiped the water droplets off her face.
Xiao Qifeng looked at Lu Wanzheng in the mirror. His gaze was unfocused, but when he looked at Lu Wanzheng, his eyes sparkled like stars. "It's a very unrealistic dream, but it's not impossible to achieve."
How could Lu Wanzheng not know what Xiao Qifeng was thinking? There were no cameras in the bathroom, so whatever they said wouldn't be picked up by the machines outside.
Lu Wanzheng placed the washcloth in her hand on the sink, turned around slightly, leaned her back against the edge of the sink, and looked up at Xiao Qifeng in front of her. "Although I know what Mr. Xiao wants to say, right now, I prefer to earn money myself. As for the future, I want both people and money. I wonder if Mr. Xiao will give me that opportunity."
Xiao Qifeng raised an eyebrow, took a small step forward, and pulled Lu Wanzheng into his arms. His hand rested on the cold sink, separating Lu Wanzheng's lower back from the sink. "Didn't I already hand over my salary card? The money is yours now. As for you, you can take me whenever you want."
As he spoke, he leaned down and lightly pecked Lu Wanzheng's pink lips. When he left, her faint breath and lingering warmth remained on his lips.
The sudden tenderness caught Lu Wanzheng off guard. When she came to her senses, she recalled what Xiao Qifeng had said earlier, and it seemed to make some sense. It seemed that he had handed over his salary card a long time ago.
“I use your salary card to support the family expenses, not for my own personal use.” She thought for a moment, and realized that she had only used the card once before, when going out to buy clothes, and hadn’t used it since.
"Yes, you can use it to buy clothes you like next time. There is still a small empty area in the walk-in closet at home. You can continue to fill it. I remember that the walk-in closet in the Biyue Garden area seems to have more than just clothes. You can put some of the same things there."
Girls' happiness is nothing more than buying clothes and eating delicious food. For Lu Wanzheng, the joy of buying clothes probably lies in buying Hanfu and some other glittering head ornaments that he doesn't understand.
Lu Wanzheng: "Ah! Now that you mention it, I remember. Ever since I won the prize last time, I haven't bought any Hanfu. Tangtang is pregnant, so the fun of buying Hanfu has been halved."
Since Jiang Qinyi became pregnant, she has been kept under strict control by Song Zhishu, and she basically has no chance to go out, which has made it impossible for her to enjoy choosing beautiful Hanfu.
In the past, whenever the two of them saw a familiar store, they would start looking around, and if they saw something they liked, they would buy it immediately.
"Canghai must have released a lot of nice clothes recently. I'll find some time to ask their shop owner if they've reserved a few for me."
Canghai's clothes are really hard to buy, but after our last live stream together, I guess she can still manage to buy one or two pieces through connections.
"Buy as much as you want and sell as much as you want. If the walk-in closet isn't big enough, we'll move to another house."
For Xiao Qifeng, these were simply matters of money.
But for Lu Wanzheng, it was different. "Why change? The small house is fine. Besides, all your money is with me. Where would you get the money to buy a new house?"
She still quite likes the house she lives in now. It's private, and it's just the right size for two people. She doesn't like houses that are too big.
Xiao Qifeng chuckled, "We're out of money, but the house we're living in now is really nice." Actually, he had bought quite a few houses before, but they were all empty. However, since Lu Wanzheng liked living in the current one, they would live in the current one.
Lu Wanzheng crawled out from under Xiao Qifeng's arm. "Let's go, let's go! If we don't go, the sun will be too strong." The sun at six or seven in the morning is still relatively mild, and you won't feel hot when you run at this time.
After Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng finished tidying up, Lu Wanzheng went downstairs first, while Xiao Qifeng stayed in the room, tidied up the quilt, removed the white cloth blocking the camera, and then also went downstairs.
After Lu Wanzheng went downstairs, she went straight to the living room and brought up a rather unkind thing. Last night, after everyone discussed it, Potato and Bai Bai slept together. The reason, of course, was to let the two of them develop a good relationship.
She saw Potato lying obediently in Whitey's arms, while Whitey immediately opened her eyes upon hearing the noise. This must be the difference between a cat and a dog.
Lu Wanzheng pulled the potato directly from Bai Bai's arms, and Bai Bai subconsciously stood up. "Bai Bai, we're going to exercise. Shall we come with you?"
"Woof~" Bai Bai barked happily. Lu Wanzheng rubbed Potato's chubby little face, trying to wake it up. Potato opened its eyes slightly, but when it saw that it was a familiar person, it immediately squinted its eyes again.
"Little fat cat, wake up! Open your eyes! We're going to exercise."
"Meow~" Potato didn't even lift its eyelids, and let out a weak meow, clearly expressing its dissatisfaction with Lu Wanzheng waking it up so early in the morning.
Lu Wanzheng pried open its eyelids with both hands and threatened, "If you don't wake up, you'll cut your breakfast in half." After saying that, she let go of its eyelids, and Potato's eyelids closed again.
"Meow," Potato at the top of the house complained, but was forced to open its eyes. "Good, now that you're awake, come with me." Lu Wanzheng put Potato on the ground, clapped her hands at Bai Bai, and walked towards the door.
She went to the entrance to change her shoes, and Xiao Qifeng came downstairs and saw two little shadows following her.
Once outside, Xiao Qifeng, dressed in sportswear, wasn't running very fast, but he was still far behind Lu Wanzheng. At Lu Wanzheng's feet was Bai Bai, who was walking slowly, and behind her was Tudou, who was constantly trotting. If Tudou had run even a little slower, it would probably have been left behind by the main group.
Bai Bai would occasionally turn its head and bark at Tu Dou, as if to encourage it. As the saying goes, "No fight, no friendship," and now Tu Dou and Bai Bai had a very good relationship.
Potato's fear of it disappeared, and when it heard Bai Bai calling to it, it immediately responded with a whimpering sound, as if it were asking for help.
Lu Wanzheng patted Bai Bai's head, "Bai Bai, walk forward, don't look back."
Bai Bai was very obedient and immediately did as instructed, quickening her pace considerably.
Potatoes were quickly left behind.
After walking around the neighborhood, Lu Wanzheng found a seat and sat down, waiting for Xiao Qifeng to pass by.
Looking at Potato, who was already curled up from exhaustion at her feet, Lu Wanzheng said with disdain, "Look at you, eating so much and not exercising at all. You get so tired after running for a short while. Do you know that obesity is a major cause of many chronic diseases? I still want you to stay with me for a few more years." Although she was disdainful on the surface, she still felt sorry for Potato. No pain, no gain.
Potato, of course, couldn't understand Lu Wanzheng's words and could only cry out sadly to itself.
Lu Wanzheng also hoped that Tudou would be too sensible. She picked up Tudou from the ground, put it in her arms, and kept stroking its back. "You are my family. You must stay healthy. After Mr. Xiao and I get married, I will arrange for you to be the one to deliver the ring."
The neighborhood was quiet in the morning, but there were still some people exercising. Many elderly men swung their arms back and forth, clapping them in front of and behind their bodies. The residents all knew each other, and when they saw Lu Wanzheng's unfamiliar yet beautiful face, the older men were willing to slow down and catch a glimpse of her from afar.
Who wouldn't want to take a second look at a pretty girl?
Bai Bai just squatted there dumbly by the bench, sticking out its tongue, watching the old men coming and going. Probably because the old men were all quite old, Bai Bai didn't bark at them randomly.
Xiao Qifeng quickly ran over. It was unclear how long he had been soaking in the water; his clothes were soaked with sweat. He stopped beside Lu Wanzheng, who handed him the water bottle beside her. This water was something Xiao Qifeng had brought with him when he left, giving it to Lu Wanzheng in case she was thirsty. However, Lu Wanzheng sat quietly, not feeling thirsty at all, and didn't drink a drop of the water, leaving it all for Xiao Qifeng.
Xiao Qifeng looked at the untouched water and asked, "Aren't you thirsty?" Lu Wanzheng shook her head. So, Xiao Qifeng sat down next to her, took a big gulp, drank more than half of it, and then screwed the cap back on.
Lu Wanzheng leaned on Xiao Qifeng's shoulder, and the two sat quietly for a while.
Today the sky was cloudless, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the warm sun shone on the two of them, making them feel cozy and warm.
Lu Wanzheng felt that she was already hungry after getting up so early and walking for so long. "Let's go, I'll go back and make you breakfast."
Xiao Qifeng nodded and stood up from the bench. Bai Bai also stood up.
Lu Wanzheng placed the potato, which was lying with its eyes closed, on Bai Bai's back and patted Bai Bai's head. "Potato is yours now." With Potato's short legs, it would probably starve to death by the time it ran back. As for why she didn't carry it herself, such a heavy little ball of a ball would probably be too heavy to lift her arms for a long time if she carried it all the way back.
Xiao Qifeng glanced at the silly dog and the fat cat, carrying a water bottle in one hand and holding Lu Wanzheng's hand with the other, and walked towards the cabin.
Bai Bai followed closely behind them, but it walked very steadily. Potato was very well-behaved on its back. Perhaps because of the different height, its expression as it looked around became novel.
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The weekend came to a quick end.
Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng returned the potatoes to the Xiao family's old house, and then went back to the hotel arranged by the film crew.
As soon as Lu Wanzheng returned to the hotel, the director called her away. The reason was simple: she had a lot of action scenes next week, and she was supposed to practice with the martial arts instructor on the weekend. However, she had something to do, so the matter had to be postponed until she returned.
Zhong Yunyue also had martial arts classes, and the two of them were secretly taken to training by Xiang Yan overnight.
Xiang Yan had expected a sleepless night, but to his surprise, after the martial arts instructor demonstrated it once in front of them, Lu Wanzheng was able to immediately repeat it. Xiang Yan and the martial arts instructor were completely dumbfounded.
"Wanzheng, were you a martial arts actress before?" Xiang Yan looked at Lu Wanzheng with some shock.
Lu Wanzheng put down the stick in her hand. "No, we contacted each other a few times when we were filming the last drama."
Zhong Yunyue just gave a demonstration, but his first attempt wasn't as smooth as Lu Wanzheng's. "You're really great, you have a real talent for martial arts."
"Really? I feel like I can learn it just by looking at it. It feels like these things are etched into my bones and ingrained in my blood." Lu Wanzheng was telling the truth. Back in Y Province, she felt no pressure at all when it came to martial arts. She could learn the moves just by looking at them, and after doing them a few times, she would become very fluent.
Lu Wanzheng's unique talent caused the two to fall behind in their studies. Lu Wanzheng memorized all the movements in about half an hour, while Zhong Yunyue had only learned a little bit and his movements were not yet smooth.
Xiang Yan looked at Zhong Yunyue with a sense of disappointment and couldn't help but shake his head. Zhong Yunyue had been exposed to a lot of martial arts, but he was always clumsy in every instance. Although he was smart and quick to remember, his lack of coordination was a major obstacle.
Lu Wanzheng looked at Zhong Yunyue, who was being corrected little by little by the martial arts teacher. She couldn't help but laugh. However, it was getting late, and there were still people waiting for her at the hotel. Otherwise, she wouldn't mind helping them. "Brother Xiang, I'll head back first."
"Okay, be careful on your way back." Xiang Yan looked at Lu Wanzheng with relief. After she left, he turned back to look at the disappointing Zhong Yunyue. "Ah Yue, why are your limbs always so uncoordinated when it comes to the action scenes?"
Before every fight scene, Zhong Yunyue would be pulled aside by Xiang Yan to practice his skills with a martial arts instructor, which resulted in very smooth action sequences in the film.
Xiang Yan put a lot of effort into this.
"Next time, please don't give me so many people who require a lot of effort; I'm too old to handle it."
That was partly a joke.
Lu Wanzheng returned to the hotel. Xiao Qifeng was taking a shower in the bathroom. Lu Wanzheng sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard. She received a message from Yao Zijun.
"The Great Path of Glory" will be released nationwide on Wednesday, and she needs to post a Weibo to promote it.
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