"You've only just arrived. You'll get to know them over time," Zheng Wenjing said. "When I first arrived at the film studio, I was completely clueless. Most of the neighbors were familiar faces I'd seen in movies. I felt nervous just seeing them, let alone talking to them. But look at me now. I've become familiar with them all."
Yun Qiao smiled faintly and said, "I hope so."
However, Yun Qiao also knew that the cadres living in the compound were of high rank and kept a distance from others. It would be extremely difficult to get acquainted with people in such a place.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the alley where the Qin family lived. Yun Qiao pointed to the two-story building in front and said to Zheng Wenjing, "Look, that's my home. I remember you should have been here once before."
Zheng Wenjing nodded: "I came here once, when you were pregnant with Yanyan, in the spring of 1971."
"It's been so long." Yun Qiao sighed, "Five or six months have already passed in the blink of an eye."
"Yes." Zheng Wenjing said, "We were only around 20 years old back then. Now you have two children and I'm married. We're not young anymore."
"Nonsense." Yun Qiao patted her. "Twenty-six or twenty-seven is the prime time of youth, you can't say such discouraging words."
"Yun Qiao, you have such a good attitude." Zheng Wenjing sighed. "I've been going around in circles for so long, and I'm almost thirty years old and still haven't achieved anything. Now I'm a little timid."
"Wenjing, don't be timid. You have to believe that you can succeed." Yun Qiao put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her, "Your Ji Ping will soon be a director, and then you'll be his favorite leading lady. You're beautiful and a good actress, and Ji Ping is talented too. You two are a perfect match, and you'll definitely help each other succeed and become an instant hit."
"You have to have a sense of faith to live."
Zheng Wenjing was amused by Yun Qiao, and her sadness was swept away. She smiled and said, "Then I'll borrow your good words."
As they were talking, the two of them walked to the door of the Qin family.
The door to the yard was ajar. Yun Qiao was about to push it open when he suddenly heard He Yi crying from the yard.
Yun Qiao's heart tightened and he rushed into the yard.
Then I saw He Yi fall at the bottom of the steps in the main hall, his legs in shorts exposed, and his knees were a little red from being hit.
He Yan, standing beside him, was standing with his hands on his hips, looking down at him condescendingly. His chubby little face was tense and serious, "Stand up, and don't cry."
When Yun Qiao saw this, he stopped his movement to help He Yi.
She stopped and asked tentatively, "What's going on?"
When He Yi saw his mother coming, the volume of his crying became higher. He pouted and reached out to Yun Qiao with grievance: "Mom, mom, it hurts, I want a hug..."
"He Yi! Stop acting like a spoiled brat!"
He Yan quickly ran over, standing between He Yan and Yun Qiao, pouting and complaining to Yun Qiao, "Mom, don't try to coax him! He's just pretending to be pitiful!"
"He made a mistake! He's trying to evade responsibility by pretending to be pitiful! Mom, don't be fooled by his tears."
"Is that what your sister said?" Yun Qiao bent down and squatted in front of He Yi. She took out a handkerchief from her pocket, wiped the tears from his face, and asked softly, "Baby, tell Mom yourself, okay?"
He Yi showed a guilty expression on his face. He bit his lips, glanced at Yun Qiao and said nothing.
Yun Qiao immediately understood.
He Yan said: "He broke grandma's jar and wanted to run away, but he ran too fast and fell on the stairs. It has nothing to do with others."
"Baby, you fell down by yourself?" Yun Qiao smiled and touched his face. "Then why are you still crying? Don't you always say you're a strong and brave man?"
He Yi was too embarrassed to cry and explained in a low voice: "It hurts too much."
Yun Qiao gently rubbed his knee and coaxed him softly, "It's okay, it's not broken, it will be fine in a while."
He Yi nodded softly.
Yun Qiao patted his head and said, "You broke grandma's bottle. Do you want to apologize to her?"
He Yi nodded: "Yes."
Yun Qiao: "Have you told grandma?"
He Yi shook his head: "Not yet."
Yun Qiao pushed his shoulder and said, "Go quickly."
He Yi ran into the house.
Yun Qiao stood up. Zheng Wenjing walked over to her, looked at He Yi's back, and said, "Yun Qiao, your child has been taught so well by you. He's so young and can understand things so well."
"Actually, it's all Yanyan's credit." Yun Qiao said with a smile, "Older sisters naturally have a suppressive power over their younger brothers. He Yi is even more obedient in front of his sister than he is in front of me."
"He sometimes acts like a spoiled brat in front of me, but he never dares to do that in front of his sister."
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