Ye Wanying couldn't help but furrow her brows: "Yes, it looks good, really, I've never seen such a beautiful painted face!"
Tuanzi became smug and said arrogantly, "I'm definitely going to get first place!"
"Okay, okay, you're amazing!"
The little one ran off in a flash: "Mommy, I'm going out to play!"
.........
In the afternoon, Ye Wanying received a call from Xia Hong, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house. The manuscript had passed the review on the first try, and the actors had all been found. Training would begin immediately.
"Yingying, you have to come to this training session, since you're the director and the only screenwriter."
"ah?"
"What do you mean 'huh'? The director has already said it's all-inclusive, including room and board and a salary. Only a fool would complain!"
Well, what Editor-in-Chief Xia Hong said sounds pretty good.
With such good terms, only a fool would refuse.
Ye Wanying immediately agreed: "Of course I don't mind. Where shall we train?"
"Kyoto, the First Military Academy, has had its training time shortened to one week due to scheduling conflicts."
"Just one week, Yingying, don't tell me you can't bear to part with your man?"
Wasn't this the same reason you used to refuse last time?
"Cough, no, no cherry blossoms."
What's the use of being reluctant to leave? They won't be back for another twenty days. If it's just a week of training, consider it a trip.
Kyoto, I've wanted to see it for so long, to see how different it is from later generations!
That's the place where I've lived for almost twenty years!
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll let you know as soon as the time is announced!"
"Okay, thank you for your help, editor-in-chief!"
...........
Not long after, at noon on the third day, the time was precisely set, and Xia Hong notified Ye Wanying immediately, just as before.
Tuanzi watched her mom packing her luggage again and asked curiously, "Mommy, where are we going?"
"Yes, if you go to the capital, you can climb the Great Wall, visit the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace. There are so many fun things to do."
I'd heard these place names from bedtime stories, so they weren't unfamiliar to me. Hearing that I could visit them filled me with excitement:
"Mommy, Mommy, can we really go? Is the Great Wall really, really long? How long is it?"
When Tuanzi gets excited, she instantly turns into a chattering chatterbox.
While packing her luggage, Ye Wanying answered her son's various questions. Finally, she finished packing everything for both mother and son.
"Son, shall we eat some noodles first, and then we'll go take the train?"
It takes about six hours to get to the capital from here by train. You don't need to eat on the train; you can just have some snacks when you're hungry and eat a proper meal after you get off the train.
"Okay, noodles, with scrambled eggs with tomatoes, please!"
"OK!"
Is this guy used to ordering a la carte?
...
The mother and son quickly ate some tomato and egg noodles, then picked up their luggage and set off. Since the man of the house wasn't home, they figured they were free to go wherever they wanted without having to explain themselves to anyone.
Moreover, Ye Wanying had no intention of making these things public knowledge.
Making a fortune quietly, that's my style!
The only train tickets available were for the early morning train, but clearly, the mother and son had no intention of waiting for several hours in the chilly train station.
They easily found the place where the scalper lived, where several disheveled men were playing cards.
Are there any tickets left?
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