Chapter 222 End of the text
After the school celebration, Jian Li chose to return to Beijing with Cheng Yu.
Tao Xingjian went ahead, and Jian Li would be following her tutor at the start of the semester, so she had a lot more free time. Cheng Yu took a week off, and wanted to go around and have a look when he came back.
Cheng Yu soon discovered the abnormality between Jian Li and her brother.
Her first reaction was beyond Jane Li's expectations.
Cheng Yu: "If you break up with my brother, will we still be friends?"
Cheng Yu: "No, I have to go and warn my brother that if he doesn't get along with you, I will definitely not recognize him in the future."
Cheng Yu: "What kind of vision do you have?"
Jian Li: ...
In Cheng Yu's eyes, Tao Xingjian was both mean and arrogant, and Jian Li really couldn't explain this to Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu sat aside angrily, but calmed himself down after a while.
"Forget it, it would be nice if you two get married."
Cheng Yu said awkwardly: "Although my brother is annoying, he is still very responsible."
After saying that, Cheng Yu quickly added: "Of course it doesn't mean that he only has a sense of responsibility. He, he..."
Jian Li helplessly rubbed her forehead and said, "Okay, stop talking."
If Tao Xingjian were here, he would definitely ask Cheng Yu to shut up.
Jian Li and Cheng Yu spent a few more days in Taocheng. Before leaving, Jian Li went to a cotton spinning factory.
A few years have passed, and the cotton spinning factory is still the same. People have moved away one after another, and those who stay are still living the same life as before.
Jian Li took a lot of photos as she walked.
Here is the seesaw she once sat on, and the ping-pong court where she quarreled with the big and small soldiers.
Jian Li visited her earliest home, a small one-bedroom, one-living room house. After it was taken back by the factory, no one lived there and it became full of cobwebs.
Jian Li leaned on the window and saw the things inside. On the corner of the wall was a little man she had scribbled. Next to the door was a mark left by her growing taller. At the back of the room was a stool with one leg missing. Before leaving, Wang Mengmei said she didn’t want it anymore…
Jian Li walked to the bedroom window again. On the windowsill were the stickers she had put up. This was her favorite when she was a child. She bought version after version, but she could never get enough.
But she never put them up after she got them back, until one day she suddenly had an idea and put them all over the house. She even put them on the pots at home, which made Wang Mengmei so angry that she wanted to beat her up.
…
As Jian Li was taking pictures, she felt a little emotional.
This trip back to Taocheng seemed more like destiny, as she recalled too many things from the past.
The phone suddenly rang and Jian Li picked up it.
Jiang Rou couldn't hide her happiness.
"Xiao Li, the comic book you brought back earlier has been published in the newspaper!"
"Not only was it reported in the newspapers, but many people also called the magazine to ask for the address and to donate money and supplies!"
"And several newspapers want to interview you!"
Jian Li's comics in the mountains include many children's sketches and are included in her works. They are children's comics named "The Little Monkey's Wish". Jian Li contacted several publishers through the magazine, and within a short period of time, a bound volume was published by "Mei Hua" and quickly sent to several publishing houses.
Jian Li announced that she would donate all copyright fees.
Not only that, she also posted the electronic version on her own BBS.
It was quickly forwarded many times.
Jiang Rou also ran around for this purpose, and during the issuance stage, many people took the initiative to propose speeding up the process.
"The children are about to go back to school. It would be better if we could donate some things before school starts."
Jiang Rou was talking about good news one after another on the phone.
Jian Li raised her eyes to the sky: "That's good."
This oolong of her father's made Jian Li remind herself that if she had another chance, she must make some contribution.
Jiang Rou urged her to return to Beijing: "There are many interviews waiting for you."
Jian Li: "Wait a few more days. I'm collecting material for my fifth work."
Jiang Rou was very surprised and asked what the topic was.
Jian Li: "There's no real theme, just... life in a cotton textile factory."
She plans to paint a picture of her hometown.
After the news about the fifth part was released, Jian Li received calls from more people, with Lao Zhu being the first to be affected.
"Teacher Jian, our fifth film is about realism? Then you have to consider us first. We have several teams in our company, and it's good to shoot realism."
Jian Li: “I haven’t drawn it yet.”
"It's okay, we can sign the contract first."
…
Lao Zhu has high hopes for "The Legend of Star Bamboo". The closer it gets to the post-production stage, the more sleep he loses.
He was desperate for something new to change his mood. In the end, Jian Li was overwhelmed by him and could only promise to contact him first if she wanted to shoot.
"The Legend of Bamboo Star" will not be aired until next year, but Jian Li is optimistic about the drama.
The fire is definitely burning, she doesn't worry about it.
But no one could have imagined that "The Legend of Star Bamboo" would become so popular.
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau have fallen for this work.
Wherever you go, you can hear people discussing the plot, and the male and female protagonists quickly became famous throughout Asia.
As the original author, Jian Li gained both fame and fortune. Just one time when she went to a book signing abroad, the airport was jammed with traffic.
But that’s all for another time.
Now Jian Li is walking on the path she is most familiar with, which leads to the former kindergarten of the cotton mill.
She walked on this road for four or five years, from taking her first steps, to staggering, and finally, she was running in front and her mother was chasing behind.
Walking along this path, the abandoned cotton textile factory has now had its doors and windows removed, leaving an empty house standing there.
A little further away from the factory building is the part of the cotton spinning factory that was sold. Most of the original things have been demolished, leaving only some low houses.
Not far away, there is a construction site in full swing.
The Hong Kong businessman who bought the land has finally decided to start construction.
Jian Li walked from the factory area to the vegetable market, where there were many people.
Someone recognized her and greeted her warmly.
As Jian Li was walking, she met a very familiar figure. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was Cui Panpan, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Cui Panpan had long forgotten Jian Li. A little girl was standing next to her. The little girl was wearing clean clothes and was pestering her to buy snacks.
When Cui Panpan refused to buy it for her, the little girl started pretending to cry.
Cui Panpan finally had to compromise: "I can only eat one. I still have to eat dinner when I get home in the evening."
The little girl cheered and stuffed the snacks into her mouth.
Jian Li asked an aunt she knew well about Cui Panpan. They all worked in the same vegetable market and knew a lot about Cui Panpan's family.
"She is the daughter of Old Cui. She suddenly left to work a few years ago without telling anyone. She worked for a few years and didn't send any money home. She came back with her child a few years later. Old Cui still wanted to control her. This girl is very stable and found a soldier. Her father doesn't dare to do anything too much."
Jian Li was very surprised. She never thought that Cui Panpan would end up like this.
When she went out, she saw Cui Panpan on the phone. She didn't know what she said, but she heard Cui Panpan say, "Thank you, Auntie. I'll take Fangfang back to the orphanage in a few days."
"There's nothing wrong at home. My dad thought I found a soldier, so he didn't dare to come."
"Yeah, it's okay. I'm fine now."
Cui Panpan took her daughter away. Her daughter sat in a plastic child seat, chattering to her mother.
Jian Li thought, this is not bad.
Coming out of the vegetable market, Jian Li ran into Wang Mengmei who came to see her.
Wang Mengmei: "I can't get through on the phone, I'm going home to eat!"
Jian Li agreed stubbornly.
"Okay, here I come!"
"Your dad said fried chicken, what do you want to eat?"
"I want fried potatoes."
"Potato potato, I think you have a potato brain."
"I'm not just a potato head, I'm also a carbohydrate head. I want fried chicken noodles."
"Then I'll go buy some noodles later."
…
"Mom, if there is another life, can I still be your daughter?"
"Why are you so sad? I'll treat you as my mother for the next life and the next life, okay?"
"Okay, it's a deal. Daddy, too, will be my dad for the rest of my life."
"…Are you in trouble?"
"no!"
"Really?"
"Really not! Have more trust in your daughter!"
…
The voices of mother and daughter gradually faded away.
Outside the old cotton mill, people were hurrying by, but no one noticed.
In the house that had long been sold to the factory, someone had drawn three little people on the dust on the window. A fat little person stood in the middle, with a man and a woman on either side. The three little people were holding hands.
No matter how noisy it was outside, these three little guys were always smiling.
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