Chapter 31: Contract (Additional Update)

After most of the issues in Hong Kong had been resolved, Xu Guwen made a decision. He planned to use Jiahe's connections to send "The Perfect Match" to Taiwan for broadcast and reap another wave of box office revenue.

In the process, some "publicity" was inevitable - therefore, Xu Guwen asked his second brother Xu Guwu to come over to help, and let the second brother accompany the fourth brother Xu Gujie to send Deng Niyun back to Taiwan.

"You want to stir up a scandal about their fake love affair, right?" Su Yun joked as she looked at the "record" of Xu Deng's scandal gossip.

So she was immediately scolded by the two brothers Xu Guwen and Xu Gujie in unison: "Little brat!"

They all read the gossips, and while they were amazed at the paparazzi's imagination, they also used it as entertainment.

Especially Xu Gujie's wife Lin Bao, who is often the subject of media speculation. According to her own account, apart from collaborating with his elder brother on comedy shows, she would be "divorced" every time she collaborated with a female star, which was also laughable.

"Speaking of which, don't laugh at others first - does the previous bet still count?" Xu Gujie said lightly amidst laughter.

"I have always been a man of my teeth, and I am not afraid of being recognized if I can say it." Anyway, the money is already in the pocket, and Su Yun, who is quite satisfied with his earnings, is the barefoot man who is not afraid of the men wearing shoes. "In the play, I still have to call you 'Dad', but now I call you 'Big Brother', so easy!"

"Is it true, boss?" Su Yun smiled and curled her eyes: When they were filming the film, they had a small bet. Su Yun bet that the box office would exceed 400, and Xu Guwen bet 450...

Xu Gujie was the most generous and started with 500.

But he won.

"Look at her, she's so smug!" Xu Gujie looked at his elder brother Xu Guwen.

"Of course she is proud. Calling you Big Brother means she is a generation older than you!" After Xu Guwen looked around and made sure that there was no one around, he reluctantly called his youngest brother Big Brother.

"Be good!" Before Xu Guwen could use his authority as the eldest brother on him, Xu Gujie disappeared in a flash.

When he returned from Taiwan, he had brought back a lot of souvenirs in large and small bags.

"This is..." Su Yun was stunned when he opened the bag and saw the familiar shape.

Xu Gujie took a look at the sound and thought that Su Yun didn't recognize this new type of instant noodles, so he quickly explained: "This is a new food made by a Taiwanese food company called 'Uni-President'. It is called 'instant noodles', 'instant noodles' or 'cup noodles'. Open the paper cover, pour in boiling water and wait for a few minutes, and you will have fresh and hot noodles to eat!"

Seeing Xu Gujie's expression that seemed to want her to see his new toy, Su Yun could only sigh inwardly: it was the first time for others to meet it, but it was a "long-parted reunion" for her and it.

One of my good partners when working overtime...

We were so hated and heartbroken at first, but now that we meet again after a lifetime, I actually miss you a little.

So the two of them, one big and one small, actually made a bowl each and ate it while squatting on the spot.

Seeing Xu Gujie's disregard for his handsome image, Su Yun couldn't help laughing in her heart: No wonder this first-generation singing god can be both elegant and vulgar.

You can compose "Silence is Golden" lightly, and sing "Half a Catty, Eight Taels" with a smile; on the one hand, you can sing "A Laugh in the Sea" amidst the turbulent waves, and on the other hand, you can open a table and play "Mahjong Heroes"... It's very interesting.

Perhaps because Su Yun and Xu Gujie got along well, Xu Guwen began to have some ideas.

"A contract?!" Su Yun was a little surprised.

"Yes." Xu Guwen nodded and explained to Su Yun in detail the benefits of a closer relationship between the two sides: although they didn't know if they would have the chance to cooperate again in the future, in order to avoid situations where their own people would fight against each other, or people with ulterior motives would secretly attack them and cause internal divisions...so he simply let Su Yun recognize Xu Gujie as his foster father-in-law, and the two sides would be united by relying on the relationship of kinship, becoming a whole that outsiders would find difficult to divide.

The meaning of "契爺" in the Cantonese area is equivalent to "干繹爹" in Mandarin.

However, people at that time were still quite cautious about the matter of signing a marriage contract. They would only confirm the formal signing of the contract after examining whether all aspects of both parties were suitable.

After the engagement, the godparents have the responsibility to take care of the godchild, and the godchild should also have the responsibility to be filial to them.

Otherwise, even if the law is unable to punish this kind of relationship that is customarily established by folk tradition, the spit of contempt from others can drown the party that has not fulfilled its responsibilities.

The Su family and the Xu family know each other well. Xu Gujie likes Su Yun very much and they once played father and daughter in a play. Xu Gujie's wife Lin Bao also has a good impression of Su Yun, so there is absolutely no problem on the Xu family's side.

It was only after Su Yun consulted Grandma Su that he confirmed the contract.

Grandma Su also agreed with this: she is already in her sixties, and although she now enjoys the blessings of her children and grandchildren, and is looked after by Filipino maids hired by Su Yun and the Wang couple, if Su Yun wants to continue to work in the entertainment industry, it would be best for her to have an elder in the industry to look after and guide her.

The Hui family came from So Uk Estate, so most people in So Uk Estate used to love watching the programs hosted by the Hui brothers as a way to support their old neighbors.

When you are out in this world, you either rely on your friends or on your relatives.

Knowing that the Xu family members are of good character, Su Yun will be taken care of by the Xu brothers in the future, and she can rest assured when she is not at home for filming.

Since both parties hit it off immediately, they quickly looked up the almanac and picked a good day, inviting the Su and Wang families to go to Xu Gujie's new home for a meal to get to know each other and to get engaged.

"Wait for me to make you my best curry chicken!" Ever since the four brothers of the Xu family grew up and started working, they bought or rented houses one after another and left their old lady's side. Tonight, it was a rare occasion to see her children, grandchildren and future in-laws gathered together, and seeing this house full of people made old lady Xu happy from the bottom of her heart.

Su Yun also looked around with starry eyes: the four brothers of the Xu family, Wen, Wu, Ying and Jie, she had known the eldest brother Xu Guwen and the fourth brother Xu Gujie for a long time, and the third brother Xu Guying was the actor who played the apprentice "Wencai" in the childhood movie of Uncle Ying...

This young man is obviously quite skilled, and he has no flaws except that he looks a bit old and is very shy.

Upon hearing that Xu Guying knew Kung Fu, the brothers Jiaju and Jiaxiang, who loved Kung Fu, excitedly dragged him to the balcony to practice martial arts.

As for the second oldest, Xu Guwu, since he had always been working behind the scenes, Su Yun knew him the least - but he was indeed steady in his work. When Xu Guwen was busy finishing up chores in Hong Kong, he asked Xu Guwu to accompany Xu Gujie to Taiwan, in the name of sending his good friend Deng Niyun home, to discuss the broadcast of "The Perfect Match" in Taiwan.

Although the business had improved a lot with Su Yun's help in the movie, because they were still novices in the business, the Wang couple took their eldest son and two daughters to the sofa on the left side of the living room to seek advice from Xu Guwu, who had been engaged in business activities before.

As for Xu Guwen, he was originally going to go out with Xu Gujie to greet an old classmate of his who was also Xu Gujie's neighbor.

However, literary inspiration always comes suddenly. In order to avoid missing the subtleties, Xu Guwen had to let Xu Gujie go out alone, while he himself half-lay on the small coffee table, racing against time to record the inspiration for the new movie.

"Oh!" A frustrated cry suddenly came from the study.

"What happened?" Su Yun, who was the most idle person in the room, walked over upon hearing the voice, only to see her future adopted mother Lin Bao looking at a piece of manuscript paper covered with ink stains with a distressed look on her face.

"I have a document that needs to be printed out and submitted tomorrow morning, but I accidentally spilled ink on it..." Lin Bao explained.

Su Yun nodded, then watched with interest as Lin Bao disposed of the waste paper, took a new piece of paper and put it into the typewriter on the table, which looked very retro and charming in her eyes.

Although it was just a typewriter, the keyboard on it was almost the same as the mechanical keyboards of later generations - Su Yun's hands were itchy as she hadn't touched a keyboard for a long time.

After all, the modified version of the original personal computer Altair 8800 in her hand now looks like a stereo. Alas, it was the result of building it a few years in advance.

Seeing Linbao typing word by word, obviously not used to the keyboard, Su Yun hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't help but speak: "Can I have a try?"

Lin Bao looked at Su Yun in surprise, probably remembering that Su Yun was the champion of the science and technology project in the elementary school knowledge competition, so she stood up from the chair with a helpless and doting expression of "just let the child play".

"Godmother, this manuscript requires a lot of typing, so you play for five minutes... um, ten minutes, then I have to sit back down." Lin Bao took out a piece of manuscript paper that she had finally typed out, replaced it with a new piece of white paper, and spoke in a tone of coaxing a child: although she and her husband don't have children yet, Su Yun, this beautiful little girl who looks well-behaved and cute, is exactly the image of a perfect daughter in her mind, so she can't help but treat her with doting love.

However, Lin Bao thought Su Yun was just curious and wanted to imitate her movements, but when she saw Su Yun's movements the next moment, she was so shocked that her mouth opened so wide that an egg could almost fit in it.

Because after Su Yun straightened up, took the handwritten manuscript and put it aside, she quickly typed the manuscript according to the instructions - this was not much easier than typing code before!

If it weren’t for the fact that the child’s hands were small and she could only use the two-finger meditation technique, she would have been even faster!

"Oh, little baby, you are so smart!" Lin Bao, who thought Su Yun had learned how to use the typewriter by watching her previous movements, covered her mouth and praised in surprise.

Look at the typing speed!

Afterimages are already starting to appear!

It was faster than her husband's moves when he competed with Bruce next door in Kung Fu - of course, Bruce was famous for his speed and strength, and although her husband had some martial arts skills, ordinary people could definitely not compare to the Kung Fu King.

Maybe it's true what I thought. Just when I thought of my husband and neighbors, two figures arm in arm appeared in the living room.

Seeing the long shadow projected on the wall, Lu Shaolong, who was about to walk into the study with Xu Gujie, couldn't help but smile: "Sam, whose relative's child is this? This mantis boxing skill is pretty good!"

"His hand speed is also very fast..." The two of them said and laughed as they turned into the study room. When they looked up, they saw the two-finger Zen master who was typing furiously on the typewriter, looking like a madman.

After realizing that there was more than one person around him who had been brainwashed by the godmother filter, Su Yun was stunned and then stopped.

Then, with a nonchalant expression on his face, he turned around and raised his head to hint wildly—

It's none of my business. It was the typewriter that tempted me to move my hands first!