Visiting the set
At the end of the day's filming, when the crew's car drove back to the hotel, Xia Zhitang noticed a spacious SUV parked at the door.
In this "rustic" county town, this off-road vehicle, which is obviously expensive at first glance, is very eye-catching. Xia Zhitang couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
"Did Principal Wang secure investment?" Lin Jingming glanced at the license plate. "It's an expensive car with a provincial capital license plate."
"I haven't heard of it. Maybe he's back to visit relatives or on business." Xia Zhitang couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the "powerful" boss lady. "Maybe the boss lady will tell you the answer tomorrow."
Lin Jingming parked the car and turned off the engine: "Her talent is really amazing."
When the two of them went around to the trunk of the car to move things, Xia Zhitang heard a familiar voice coming from behind him.
"elder sister."
The two of them turned around at the same time, and saw Gu Zian jumped out of the expensive car behind them that they had discussed for a while, and waved at Xia Zhitang.
Xia Zhitang blinked his eyes, and after making sure that he was not seeing things, he couldn't help but put down the device in his hand and trotted towards Gu Zian.
Gu Zian smiled and stretched out his arms, picked up Xia Zhitang and spun her around: "Sister, you've lost weight again."
"Why are you here?" Xia Zhitang put his arm around Gu Zian's waist. "Aren't you filming?"
Gu Zian was about to answer when Lin Jingming, who was standing beside them, coughed twice exaggeratedly, interrupting their conversation.
"Please pay attention to the impact." Lin Jingming looked at them with his arms crossed.
Only then did the two of them notice that they were being watched. After all, in this secluded place, they were eye-catching from their attire to their spirit, and their bold and passionate behavior was extremely rare.
Xia Zhitang felt a little embarrassed. Gu Zian, who had been holding it in for so long and was finally able to speak publicly, didn't want to care about anything else and simply lowered his head and kissed Xia Zhitang on the face.
Lin Jingming shook his head: "I'll copy and classify the materials. I'll give you home leave."
"Thank you, Director Lin. I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Gu Zian responded crisply, hugging Xia Zhitang's waist.
"Put the luggage in my room first." Xia Zhitang saw some young people holding up their mobile phones to take pictures of them, and thought it would be better to take Gu Zian back to the room quickly.
However, Gu Zian misunderstood Xia Zhitang's meaning and gave her a meaningful look.
Gu Zian was a little shocked when he saw Xia Zhitang using the most primitive key to open the door: "How come it's even more rudimentary than the one in Tibet?"
"This isn't a tourist attraction, and there isn't a huge demand for receptions. You can think of it as a former guesthouse." Xia Zhitang pulled the person into the room and locked the door. "How long can you stay?"
"We're leaving tomorrow afternoon." Gu Zian put down the suitcase and kissed her impatiently.
After a while, he felt something was wrong, so he raised his body and bit her ear: "Why are you so quiet?"
"The sound insulation is not good." Xia Zhitang answered with an unstable breath, and his fingertips gently stroked his cheek.
"Then you have to bear with it, sister." Gu Zian licked the corner of her mouth mischievously, causing Xia Zhitang to turn around and kiss her back.
As the sweat on Gu Zian's forehead dripped onto Xia Zhitang's flushed face, he said in a hoarse voice, "Sister, you sound like a cat."
Xia Zhitang bit the back of his hand and was no longer able to answer him.
Since there wasn't much good food in the small county town, the crew decided to have boiled pork for dinner.
"Director Lin, the dishes you ordered will be served soon. We've reserved the innermost seats for you!" The proprietress greeted them warmly while serving the dishes.
Gu Zian saw the simple folding wooden table, red plastic benches mixed with small wooden benches with peeling paint, and looked at Xia Zhitang in shock.
"The meat here is wild boar, and the stuffing is specially prepared by the boss lady." Xia Zhitang introduced to Gu Zian in a low voice.
The proprietress who was carrying the tray of dishes looked up and saw Gu Zian holding Xia Zhitang's hand. Her eyes widened and she almost dropped the dish.
While serving the dishes, she stared at Gu Zian for a long time. Gu Zian smiled politely at the proprietress, almost dazzling her.
"Tang, why didn't you tell me that your boyfriend is so handsome?" The proprietress finally came back to her senses.
Xia Zhitang was stunned. Although she thought Gu Zian was handsome, the entertainment industry was always full of handsome men and beautiful women. She felt that appearance was not Gu Zian's best feature.
Without waiting for Xia Zhitang's reply, the proprietress looked at Lin Jingming with a hint of regret: "Director Lin, why don't you meet my niece?"
Lin Jingming's hand holding the boiled meat trembled, and the meat almost fell onto the table: "No, I refuse."
The proprietress looked at Lin Jingming and swallowed back the words "You really can't compare to her" that were about to come out of her throat. She looked at Lin Jingming with resentment and sighed, which made Lin Jingming feel uneasy.
After a while, the proprietress finished her work and pulled over a small plastic stool. "Director Lin, what type of Sa do you prefer? I have a wide network of contacts in this area. Do you prefer someone who looks gentle and soft, hot and spicy like chili peppers, or someone who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside?"
Lin Jingming said coldly: "I don't want any."
"Alas, it's a pity that you don't get married when you have such good conditions. What will you do in the future? People still need to have offspring." Although the proprietress could see that Lin Jingming was unhappy, as an empathetic person she felt that she still had to persuade him.
Xia Zhitang could see that Lin Jingming's facial expression was on the verge of getting out of control, and he couldn't bear to watch the fun from the sidelines.
"Sister, different cultural pursuits are popular nowadays. Not getting married and being a DINK are also the choices of many people."
"Oh, how pitiful it is not to get married and have children." The proprietress was clearly not one to accept this new way of thinking. "This has been the most important thing in life since ancient times!"
"Sister, can I have another plate of this sauce?" Gu Zian interrupted their argument at the right time.
"Hey, yes, there are plenty." The proprietress was dazzled by Gu Zian's smiling face. She had long forgotten the purpose of her visit and floated into the kitchen in a daze.
"I'm full, you guys take your time eating." Lin Jingming suddenly stood up.
"Director!" the assistant called from behind, "Would you like some watermelon later?"
"No need!" Lin Jingming answered without turning his head.
"Where's Director Lin?" The proprietress came out of the kitchen carrying a large bowl of sauce. "I haven't finished talking to him yet."
After the proprietress left, Gu Zian whispered to Xia Zhitang, "Is the atmosphere here so fierce?"
"No, it's just that the boss lady is special." Xia Zhitang whispered, "We are the aloof people here."
The proprietress standing by looked at the two of them with her hands on her hands and a smile on her face, she sighed in her heart: They are such a perfect match, their baby must be so handsome!
When Gu Zian, wearing a black sportswear and a mask, followed the camera crew into the girls' high school, he was already noticed by sharp-eyed students.
The first period happened to be Xia Zhitang's history class. Gu Zian quietly stood at the back door, watching Xia Zhitang standing on the podium analyzing the national liberation of Africa.
"In 1956, Egypt regained sovereignty over the Suez Canal." Xia Zhitang wrote the words 'breaking colonial economic control' on the blackboard. "Economic status determines the superstructure. This applies to both nations and individuals."
Gu Zian felt that Xia Zhitang's figure standing on the podium was so similar to her figure when she was explaining the play to him in the theater. She had been silently helping others, and she was very touching.
When the bell rang, the students still surrounded Xia Zhitang and asked questions.
After no one asked any more questions, Erniu boldly asked, "Teacher Xia, is that your boyfriend behind the door?"
Xia Zhitang felt a little embarrassed, after all, she was in front of her students, but then she thought that she was in her early 30s and there was nothing to be shy about.
"Yes." She admitted openly, "His name is Gu Zian, and he's the teacher's boyfriend."
"To be more precise, he's my fiancé." Gu Zian took off his mask and walked into the classroom to greet the students. "Hello, students."
The female students gasped in panic at Gu Zian's smile. After they came to their senses, many of them looked at Xia Zhitang with admiration.
"Okay, classmates, can you lend me your teacher Xia for a while?" Gu Zian pointed at Xia Zhitang's left hand in a cast. "I need to take her to the hospital for a follow-up checkup."
"There will be more filming later." Xia Zhitang didn't want to go. Although it was troublesome to wear a plaster cast, she was used to it now.
"I've already asked for leave for you." Gu Zian said firmly, "I'm worried about you constantly traveling for filming."
"Teacher Xia, just go ahead." The students also chimed in.
Gu Zian smiled and pulled Xia Zhitang's hand, and Xia Zhitang nodded reluctantly in agreement. Gu Zian then smiled and helped Xia Zhitang pack up her things, holding Xia Zhitang's hand and saying goodbye to the students.
After the two men left, the female students were still in a state of extreme excitement. No one wanted to return to their seats, but instead gathered together and chatted excitedly, sharing their own excitement.
"Teacher Xia's partner is so handsome!"
"Not only is he handsome, but he's also very gentle. Even my mother has never been this gentle to me!"
"Tall and fair, like a star on TV!"
"Well, he seems to be a celebrity. I've seen him on my cousin's phone."
"Oh my god, Mr. Xia is so amazing! I want to find a boyfriend as handsome as him in the future!"
"You can dream about it, but right now, let's think about the final exams." The top student in the class said calmly, "Teacher Xia just said that the economic base determines the superstructure. Do you think Teacher Xia needs to rely on a man? She can live very well on her own."
"That's right. When you have the ability in the future, you will have more choices like Teacher Xia."
"Multiple choices? What does that mean?"
"Are you stupid? Can't you see that Teacher Lin..."
A new round of discussion about love choices and personal abilities has begun.
What Xia Zhitang didn't expect was that her love and marriage would sow small seeds among these students, allowing them to see that partners are not all like their fathers and the men around them.
A partner can be handsome, good-tempered, polite, excellent, and respectful of his or her significant other, and these excellent qualities can coexist.
She also didn't anticipate that her independent choice would also provide an invisible strength to the students who would enter into marriage and love years later. Love isn't about dependence, and independence doesn't conflict with love. If a man prevents you from becoming better, then it's not a suitable relationship.
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