Yan Qiao looked at the online comments and sighed with a look of melancholy.
She originally intended to be a kept woman, but now she realizes how unpleasant the outside world's opinions are.
"Pei Bingjun."
Pei Jingzhan turned around. "Hmm?"
"I'm so sorry to have troubled you. I didn't know you would be photographed."
Pei Jingzhan didn't care about the noise outside; he wouldn't even give it a second thought.
But under Yan Qiao's tender gaze, he appeared to be enduring aggrieved feelings.
“It doesn’t matter, they weren’t wrong either,” he said somberly.
"How could you not be wrong! Of course you're wrong, utterly wrong! Look at this comment..."
[What kind of hobby does Yan Qiao have? She's so rich, yet she's keeping an older, sharp-tongued, bad-tempered, poor, and ugly man as a mistress! She's only nineteen! What is she after?]
"This comment is very problematic! Everything else is correct, but how could she say you're ugly?"
Pei Jingzhan: "..."
Everything else is correct?
Thank you, but I wasn't comforted.
Yan Qiao wanted to say something more, but Pei Jingzhan reminded her from the side, "Someone sent you a message."
He feared that if Yan Qiao continued talking, he would die young.
Yan Qiao was taken aback and took a look at her phone.
Pei Xiang recommended a slow-paced lifestyle documentary variety show to her.
Director Chen Ge asked me for your WeChat, and I gave it to him. Would you like to check it out?
A short while later, Yan Qiao received a friend request.
After she agreed, she didn't greet him immediately, but instead replied to Pei Xiang.
Yan Qiao: [I've already retired from the entertainment industry. Is it really okay to keep appearing on variety shows?]
Pei Xiang: [This variety show was created for you by director Chen Ge. He heard that you wanted to create a retirement haven in the city, combining fast-paced life with rural living, and he was very interested, so he tailored a variety show just for you.]
Pei Xiang: [You have indeed retired from the entertainment industry, and you haven't taken on any acting roles or advertisements, right? Appearing on this variety show doesn't contradict your retirement from the industry.]
Yan Qiao considered it for a moment, then looked at her phone and saw that Chen Ge had greeted her.
They also sent over the program's proposal.
He didn't ask Yan Qiao to agree immediately, but instead asked her to read it and then carefully consider whether or not to agree.
In fact, since "My Mansion", many people have sent Yan Qiao variety show invitations.
But Yan Qiao only wanted to focus on building the courtyard house and didn't want to go to other places, so she refused all offers.
However, the variety show "Urban Paradise" that Chen Ge recommended was filmed around the courtyard house.
Each season has six episodes, and each episode invites a different celebrity to visit the house.
Yan Qiao can make her own decisions and arrange accommodations and itineraries for these guests.
Of course, Yan Qiao needs to communicate with the production team in advance about the content of each episode.
Both methods involved a combination of live streaming and pre-recorded segments, and Chen Ge discovered that Yan Qiao wouldn't have any mishaps regardless of which method was used.
He can be called the most stable variety show personality in history.
Yan Qiao only replied with one sentence: "Thank you for your kind offer, Director Chen. I need time to consider it."
The next day, Yan Qiao got up very early.
She looked up at the two Chinese toon trees in the yard.
"These toon leaves will get too old if we don't eat them soon."
However, the Chinese toon tree is very brittle and cannot be climbed directly; tools must be found to cut the Chinese toon buds off.
Pei Jingzhan came out of the house and saw Yan Qiao looking at the toon sprouts with a greedy expression.
"How about we pick some toon leaves today?"
Yan Qiao nodded. "I remember Grandma Zhang next door has tools for cutting toon leaves. I'll go borrow them." Although Yan Qiao's courtyard house was large, it wasn't without neighbors.
Turning into the alley, there's a large courtyard where many families live together.
Yan Qiao occasionally sees them when she goes out, and the neighbors always greet them.
Grandma Zhang was the most hospitable; she had given her homegrown vegetables several times.
I've mentioned it a few times before, remember to ask her when you go back to pick toon leaves, so she can have a free meal of fresh toon leaves.
Pei Jingzhan said, "I'll go."
Having lived here for a while, he is already very familiar with the neighborhood.
The older women in the neighborhood all liked this handsome young man.
She may not be good-natured, but she's pretty.
Sometimes those older women would come over to chat, just to catch a glimpse of him.
If a vote were to be cast, Pei Jingzhan would definitely be more popular than her, Yan Qiao thought to herself.
Pei Jingzhan left the courtyard and went to the tenement to find Grandma Zhang.
He called out from the doorway but didn't go in.
A short while later, a young girl came out from inside.
When she saw him, her impatience turned into shyness.
So handsome!
Is this some kind of celebrity? I've never seen her before!
She couldn't even control herself and wanted to take out her phone to take a picture of his face.
"Is Grandma Zhang here?" Pei Jingzhan asked patiently.
The girl snapped out of her daze. "My grandma went out. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Borrow the tools for cutting Chinese toon."
The girl said "Oh," and added, "I know where it is. You wait here."
Not long after, Grandma Zhang returned.
"Xiao Pei, what brings you here?"
Pei Jingzhan said, "Yan Qiao wants to cut Chinese toon leaves and asked me to come and borrow some tools."
Grandma Zhang had been craving this for a long time, and quickly said, "Let me help you! Cutting toon leaves looks simple, but it's actually not easy."
Chinese toon trees are brittle, so many people are unwilling to plant them at home.
People can't climb up there; they'd easily break the tree.
If such a long-standing tree were to fall, it would be a pity, and it would also damage the house.
Grandma Zhang's granddaughter, Yao Yunyun, came out.
"Grandma, you rest. Mr. Pei and I will go over there. I'm very good at cutting toon leaves."
Grandma Zhang nodded, "That's fine. Just be polite and remember to greet the host."
As Yao Yunyun followed Pei Jingzhan out, she keenly sensed that his aura had turned cold.
His gentle demeanor towards his grandmother just now seemed like a figment of his imagination.
"Is Mr. Pei someone in the entertainment industry?" Yao Yunyun asked him casually.
"no."
Yao Yunyun felt a surge of excitement and handed over her business card.
"I'm an agent, the kind who manages celebrities. How about you consider entering the entertainment industry? With your talent, you're sure to become a huge star!"
The talent agency industry is extremely competitive right now, and there are only a handful of top-tier celebrities.
She's only been in the industry for a short time and is eager to make a name for herself.
Upon seeing Pei Jingzhan, they naturally didn't want to let him go.
Pei Jingzhan said calmly, "No need."
Yao Yunyun relentlessly persuaded her: "What do you do for a living? You live in this kind of crowded courtyard, crammed into a dilapidated house with your family. Don't you want to change anything? Once you become famous, even without acting skills, countless directors and investors will come knocking on your door! With your looks alone, I'm confident I can make you a star! Then you won't have to live in this crowded courtyard anymore; you can go out and buy a big house!"
Since she started working, she has rarely returned to the tenement, having had enough of the poor conditions there.
Being able to become neighbors with Grandma Zhang, she subconsciously assumed that Pei Jingzhan was also from the same tenement.
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