Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Ordinary people rarely do anything in their lifetime that can influence the course of the world, so there's no need to use the proverb "haste makes waste" to excuse their procrastination.
"Doing what you think of" is a virtue for ordinary people.
Jiang Mingyue wrote a report of several hundred words detailing the specific situation and the solutions she had come up with, and sent it to Fu Xiachuan.
"...It's daytime, he's probably busy. He'll contact me when he has time to resolve this."
Jiang Mingyue only waited twenty seconds before figuring out why Fu Xiachuan wasn't replying. She then put the matter aside, turned over, buried herself back into the soft bedding, and went back to sleep in less than five minutes.
Opening and closing the door couldn't be too quiet, so Jiang Mingyue opened her eyes, rubbed them, slipped on her shoes, and walked out of the room.
Xiao Liu opened the bag and showed Jiang Mingyue everything he had bought: "Sister Jiang, everything is complete. I also bought extra rubber gloves, a pack of soap, toilet cleaner, glass cleaner, a broom and a mop. The new house needs to be thoroughly cleaned, otherwise it will look fine but actually be full of dust. Brother Gu said that you'll definitely have enough spatulas since you're cooking in your rented room, so I didn't buy those. After we finish cleaning, Xiao Li and I will go back with you to move your things."
As he spoke, Xiao Liu returned the shopping receipt and the remaining money to Jiang Mingyue.
An assistant is someone who helps celebrities with everyday tasks.
Celebrities' personal belongings contain too much privacy, making it difficult to find reliable cleaning staff. Therefore, assistants are actually required to handle household chores for celebrities.
However, unless she is too busy filming, Jiang Mingyue rarely uses an assistant to do housework for her.
—Not for any noble reason, but simply because doing housework, an activity that brings her into contact with reality, helps Jiang Mingyue escape the troubles of getting into character while filming.
Today is no exception.
The items were clearly bought with the intention of cleaning. After showing them to Jiang Mingyue, Xiao Liu voluntarily tore open the packaging, took a rag into the bathroom, wet it, and started wiping the furniture.
As she wiped, she raised her voice and asked, "Sister Jiang, is there anything you don't like to eat? Tell me, and I'll start cooking for you tomorrow."
Jiang Mingyue quickly stated, "Xiao Liu can just wipe the door and the kitchen countertop. I'll do the rest when I'm working on the play."
She deliberately raised her hand and tapped her forehead: "It helps with thinking."
"I can eat anything except pork intestines and kidneys. For vegetables, I prefer wood ear mushrooms, cucumbers, and fungi."
With Gu Yifan absent, Xiao Liu became more lively than before and dared to speak up. When she heard that Jiang Mingyue planned to do the housework herself, she insisted: "Sister Jiang, no, doing housework will make your hands rough. If you insist on doing it, the company will complete the purchase of your personal clothes in a few days, and you can fold clothes over and over again at home."
That's a bit too responsible.
If that explanation doesn't work, then the only excuse is to use acting.
Jiang Mingyue immediately changed her tune: "Xiao Liu, my new role is a girl who does everything at home, her hands are too delicate for that. Besides..."
She smiled shyly and lowered her head: "My mother used to spoil me a lot, and I'm not good at all housework. I'm taking advantage of the time she's in the hospital and I'm living alone to try it out myself. That way I won't make a fool of myself when I go on set."
Xiao Liu frowned and looked at Jiang Mingyue for a while before reluctantly agreeing: "Okay then, I'll do a hand massage for you after filming, and I can also do manicures. Sis, what housework don't you know how to do? I'll tell you the tricks."
Since she had chosen the topic herself, Jiang Mingyue could only honestly answer, "I'm not very good at cleaning windows, nor can I unclog drains."
While they were talking, Xiao Liu had already finished wiping the front door, went into the kitchen to wash the rag, and started wiping the windowsill.
When she got to the kitchen countertop, she changed to a new rag, separating the rags used for cleaning household items from the ones used for cleaning dishes.
Seeing these details, Jiang Mingyue became even more certain that the two people Gu Yifan had chosen for her were paid quite well.
—Although Xiao Liu looks very young, only seventeen or eighteen, she has definitely been working and earning money for a long time. She is a meticulous and responsible person.
"Cleaning windows is simple. If the character you're playing comes from a well-off family, just spray on some window cleaner and then use the silicone squeegee to scrape it clean. That's how those roadside shops with large windows do it. If the family isn't well-off, fill a basin with water, add some dish soap, dampen a cloth, wipe it once, and while it's still wet, use some newspaper to dry it. Oh, and don't wipe the windows in direct sunlight, otherwise you'll leave streaks and won't get them clean. Unclogging toilets is simple too, you just..." Xiao Liu explained the techniques for cleaning windows and unclogging toilets very fluently as he worked.
Jiang Mingyue went from being forced to listen to the lecture at first to listening attentively, and gradually began to picture the scene of the character she was about to play working in her mind.
People need positive emotional feedback when they are working.
Jiang Mingyue kept responding with "uh-huh" and would occasionally ask questions about the details of the work. Xiao Liu got more and more excited and soon started talking non-stop.
Two hours later, she not only explained all the household chores tips she could think of to Jiang Mingyue, but also revealed all the secrets of her own life: dropping out of school at the age of fourteen to make a living in Hengdian, and being taken in by Gu Yifan by chance because she knew how to mend clothes and take care of an aspiring artist.
Xiao Liu took off her gloves, clipped the middle fingers of both gloves together, and hung them in the bathroom, saying, "...I'll take care of your daily life. Xiao Li is quite good at driving, stopping people, and checking for hidden cameras. In a while, the company will arrange a car for me, and then he'll be able to come in handy."
Jiang Mingyue nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you all from now on."
Xiao Liu didn't take credit at all, and was exceptionally helpful in saying, "Sister, let's go pack our things. Once we bring them here, we can eat right away."
"good."
The two houses were so close together that it only took the three of them a few minutes to walk back.
Although the rented house had a variety of items, the total amount wasn't much. After packing everything into woven bags, the three of them made four trips back and forth, and there wasn't much left.
There are vegetable markets and supermarkets nearby. Xiao Liu dragged Xiao Li out to buy groceries for twenty minutes, and then set up a clear broth hot pot in the new house.
Jiang Mingyue glanced at the side dishes on the table: lean beef, fried tofu skin, bamboo shoots, winter melon, spinach, lettuce, shrimp, and fish slices—all low-calorie items.
"Sis, drink this. It's sweet and has no calories. I checked it." Xiao Liu smiled and handed a bottle of flavored sparkling water to Jiang Mingyue, as if she were taking care of a child.
Jiang Mingyue glanced around the table. Apart from the bottle of sparkling water, Xiao Liu and Xiao Li both had bottled water in front of them.
There is no one in this world who likes eating hot pot with plain water.
Xiao Liu and Xiao Li were taking care of her, afraid that she would see the soda and insist on drinking it, thus exceeding her calorie limit.
Touched, Jiang Mingyue swapped the sparkling water in front of her with Xiao Liu's and patted her head: "It's okay, I don't crave sweet drinks, mineral water is fine with me."
"For me?" Xiao Liu was shocked. A second later, the shock turned into gratitude. He lowered his head and rubbed the sparkling water bottle with both hands repeatedly, a smile spreading across his face.
Next, Xiao Liu took out a scale and carefully weighed the lean beef after rinsing it, making sure it wasn't too much: "Sister, eating so much isn't enough. Let's eat vegetables instead. Eating vegetables won't make you fat."
"Mmm." Jiang Mingyue could only accept the other party's care.
Just as they were enjoying their meal, there was a rapid knocking on the door.
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