The Zhou family was surprised that she already knew about this, but seeing Xu Keke's indifferent expression, the three members of the Zhou family were relieved.
Zhou Zian sneered, "If the main family wants to cause trouble, let them be. We don't have time to deal with them now. We'll settle accounts with them after we've dealt with Shaoqiu's matter. Someone definitely did this on purpose. I just don't know who they're targeting."
We received the invitation to the banquet this morning and said we wouldn't be attending. But we just got news that the actress has signed with Qingfeng Film Industry. Lin Qinghai from Qingfeng Hall will also be at the banquet tonight. Representatives from those newspapers will also be there tonight.
Uncle Feng will probably call my aunt soon. He also said he's going to go and see what these people are up to.
"Can I come along?" Xu Keke asked, looking up.
Zhou Zian frowned; without him saying a word, Xu Keke already knew he disagreed.
“Didn’t you used to hate these kinds of occasions the most, saying that ‘singers don’t know the sorrow of a fallen nation’?” Fearing that Zhou Zi’an’s expression was too direct and would upset Xu Keke, Zhou Xiangnan changed his words.
"I was wrong. Hatred isn't shown on your face, it's in your heart. I felt that since someone was targeting me, the more I hid at home, the more that person would think they had succeeded. I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I feel guilty and afraid to see people?"
Xu Keke's words were to Zhou Xiangnan's liking. "Okay, I'll take you tonight. You have that light pink Western-style dress you haven't worn yet, so wear that. Come with me to get your hair done this afternoon."
Xu Keke blinked. "I still want to wear that plain satin robe. Have Sister Hua help me put my hair up."
Zhou Xiangnan was somewhat puzzled, "Isn't that a bit too conservative?"
"Isn't it better for me to be more conservative now, so that people won't think I'm too trendy, like to imitate foreigners, and pursue men?"
Zhou Xiangnan paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, "Today I was just telling your mother that we've been protecting you, always thinking you haven't grown up yet. But if you hadn't brought it up yourself, the clarification article would have been published much earlier. Now, how can we justify arguing with people? I'm afraid no matter what we say, people will think we're just being sophistical."
And now, you're right. It can't be too glamorous, too fashionable, too trendy. A simple robe is the most suitable.
You've grown up without us even knowing. We don't know whether to be happy, no longer worried about you being bullied, or to blame ourselves for not protecting you better.
Xu Keke couldn't answer her. Being protected is a wonderful thing, but people are always careless. If they fail to protect someone for even a moment, they will be shattered to pieces. Just like the original owner of this body, those who protected her left one after another, leaving her in a miserable state of loneliness and helplessness.
Zhou Zian wasn't as sentimental as they were, and interrupted them, "Let Shaoqiu come with me tonight. I happen to be single."
Zhou Xiangnan knew his personality; he could only feel at ease when he had the person right in front of him. He smiled and agreed.
A young maid came to inform them that lunch was ready. They arrived at the restaurant and found that the braised beef brisket they had for lunch was surprisingly Western in style. This was somewhat unexpected for Xu Keke; given Old Sun's image, she found it difficult to associate him with Western cuisine.
That evening, Wang Shujin was home alone with the little one. The others were worried, so Zhou Xiangnan suggested inviting church members over for dinner. This way, Wang Shujin would have someone with her, and if anyone came and saw foreigners there, they wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Xu Keke then realized that Sister Hua's whole family had actually converted to Christianity with Wang Shujin. Old Sun had learned to cook Western food from the pastor.
Zhou Xiangnan hadn't finished his meal when he received a call from Feng Shaozhe.
In the afternoon, with some time left before the banquet, Zhou Zi'an went to take care of some things, while Zhou Xiangnan had arranged to meet Feng Shaozhe at the barbershop. So, after finishing their meal, they went out.
After meeting with the church members, Wang Shujin went back to her room to rest.
Only Xu Keke got up late in the morning and had nothing to do, so she sat in the living room watching the maid put the flowers she had bought outside into vases.
"Mrs. Seadon loves pink flowers, any kind will do. She usually sits on the right, so I put the flowers on this side of the table." The maid was a talkative one, busy with her hands while chatting with her.
Turning her head, she saw Chen Le carefully walking through the restaurant. Xu Keke waved to him, and the little guy slowly walked up to her.
"Do you want some water?" Xu Keke asked him.
The little one just shook his head and didn't say anything. Standing in front of her, he stared at the maid with his big, bright eyes, watching her arrange flowers.
Perhaps because the old woman was mute, the little one rarely spoke.
The doorbell rang outside, and the little guy standing in front of her trembled. Xu Keke pulled him close. He seemed to feel safe with Xu Keke, and nestled against her like he would with an old woman.
The person who came was Li Yu, Zhou Shaoqiu's classmate. Xu Keke remembered that this female classmate and Zhou Shaoqiu had a very good relationship. Later, she went abroad, and the two lost contact.
Li Yu was a frequent visitor, and without being asked, the servants would immediately serve her jasmine tea and mung bean jelly. Xu Keke picked up a piece of mung bean jelly from the white porcelain dish and gave it to Chen Le. Chen Le took it and ate it slowly and carefully, taking small bites.
"Who is this? She's so beautiful!" Li Yu herself is very beautiful, with delicate features. Unlike Zhou Shaoqiu's delicate features, she has a very glamorous beauty.
His name is Chen Le.
After Xu Keke only mentioned the child's name, Li Yu didn't press for details and tactfully changed the subject.
"The senior who wrote the script for us last time wants to turn his play into a movie and asked me to meet him at a coffee shop on West Street today. I didn't expect to run into Ji Mingkai. He was also meeting someone there. He didn't look well; he hadn't shaved, and his eyes were bloodshot. His suit was also wrinkled. He said your brother warned him not to come to your house again and asked me to give you a letter for him."
Since you've already published a clarification, you probably don't want to have any further contact with this person, so I declined his request.
"You want to make movies?"
Li Yu hadn't expected Xu Keke to be concerned about this. Her hand, holding the teacup, paused for a moment. She then said, "I did have that idea. However, what you wrote is similar to the recently released 'Tears of a Young Woman,' and I don't like playing a resentful woman."
Hearing this, Xu Keke became genuinely interested. "I have a script that tells the story of a high school girl from a wealthy family who breaks away from her family to fight for her freedom in marriage and grows step by step. What do you think?"
Li Yu's eyes lit up. "You mean Hyacinth? I've read that novel too. If it's made into a movie, can you take me with you?"
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