Ye Qingyin was caught off guard by the news of her eldest son's sudden marriage. Although she was unhappy, she still maintained the demeanor of a mother and the commander's wife and appeared in the military family compound.
What was rare was that not only Chen Zhong was at home, but Gao Lei was also there. The two commanders directed the service soldiers to loosen the soil in a corner of the yard. There were some red bricks scattered on the ground, and a dozen pots of chrysanthemums and roses were placed on the ground.
Gao Lei greeted him with a smile: "Old Ye, look, one call from you and Old Chen came right back to plant some flowers for you!"
Ye Qingyin twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and replied weakly, "Commander Gao, please stop joking. I've been saying I want to plant flowers since last spring. It's been over a year!"
Chen Zhong laughed and came over to support Ye Qingyin: "Are you still not feeling well? Come, I'll help you sit inside for a while. You can come back for the checkup after they're done. Xiaomei will be here soon."
Gao Lei said cheerfully, "Old Ye, your family's Old Chen is treating us, so I brought my daughter here to eat for free!"
Ye Qingyin had a smile on her face: "Look at what you said, why are you so distant? I haven't seen Xiaomei for several years."
When I entered the house, I saw two orderlies busy in the kitchen.
Chen Zhong helped Ye Qingyin sit on the sofa and instructed Sister Liu to take over: "Cook a few more dishes. Xiao Wu and the others will be back soon."
Ye Qingyin glanced at Chen Zhong lightly. He was entertaining guests and growing flowers at home. It turned out that the father and son were on the same front!
Is this even a question? Gao Lei must be here to act as a lobbyist. After a few drinks at the dinner table, Xiao Wu's matter will be settled.
There is no room left for her as a mother at all!
Thinking of this, Ye Qingyin couldn't sit still anymore. She was too passive in Xiao Wu's marriage. "Old Chen, when did Xiao Wu tell you? Did you know about it a long time ago? No wonder you kept telling me not to care about them last time! Why did you join them in hiding it from me? Why doesn't anyone take my opinion seriously?"
Gao Lei sat down on the sofa at the side. "Old Ye, your Xiao Wu is truly a talent. He's been obedient and sensible since he was young. He even passed the college entrance exam and joined the army. He's capable and has foresight. You're going to enjoy life!"
Ye Qingyin shook her head and sighed: "Ah, you are just too capable. You don't have to listen to me. You can make your own decisions on what you want to do."
Gao Lei tried to smooth things over: "It's great to be able to make your own decisions. If our Xiaomei was as resourceful as me, I wouldn't have to worry about anything! Old Ye, please keep an eye out for me. If there's a suitable one, please introduce one to our Xiaomei."
In the afternoon, Gao Lei heard from Chen Zhong that Ye Qingyin was not satisfied with Chen Yuanwu's marriage. He had an idea. No matter whether the women were from the countryside or the city, educated or not, none of them would be happy at first when they heard that their sons had found a partner.
Generally speaking, the mother-in-law prefers to meet her son-in-law.
As soon as Gao Lei finished speaking, Gao Shengmei walked in from outside and greeted them politely: "Uncle Chen, Aunt Ye!" Then she turned to Gao Lei and said coquettishly: "Dad, I'm still young. I want to work for a few more years before considering my personal problems."
Gao Lei laughed: "What do you mean by young? Look at Xiao Wu, he's the same age as you and he's already found a partner and married. If you wait a few more years, no one will want you."
Gao Shengmei sat on the armrest of Gao Lei's sofa and put her arm around his shoulders: "Dad, when no one wants me, I will find a soldier under your command. You give him an order to marry me!"
Gao Shengmei's jokes made Ye Qingyin laugh as well: "Xiaomei, you're still so naughty! What movie are you filming recently?"
There are so many movie stars in the film studio, many of whom are idols in the hearts of the people across the country, and many of whom are idols admired by girls across the country.
As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. Xiaomei refuses to find a partner. Has she fallen for an actor in the film studio?
Gao Shengmei chuckled: "I just filmed a documentary recently. It's almost finished. I brought a few colleagues back to finish a few shots."
Hearing that there was food to eat and that Chen Yuanwu and Jiang Jun had also returned, Gao Shengmei asked her colleagues to clean up the mess and then rushed to Chen's house.
Now the Gao family father and daughter are fans of Jiang Yun!
Ye Qingyin watched Gao Shengmei grow up: "Xiaomei, you can also be an actor. You are so beautiful. Once you make a movie, there will definitely be a lot of people writing to you."
Moviegoers in the 1970s were particularly simple-minded and could easily transfer their love for movie characters to the actors. Every time a new movie came out, the male and female protagonists would always receive sacks of letters. In addition to fans expressing their love for the movie protagonists, a large part of them were love letters written by unmarried young people.
Gao Shengmei waved her hands like a fan: "No, no, no, being an actor is too tiring. I have to travel all over the place to shoot a film, and I also have to experience life."
The most important thing is that although movie actors look glamorous on the screen, they have to work hard behind the screen. In fact, they have to accept the orders of the director and assistant director. They are not the real protagonists, which does not conform to Gao Shengmei's idea at all.
Ye Qingyin smiled: "Xiaomei is quite opinionated. When a girl gets older, she should sit quietly in the office. Your idea is quite right. Auntie supports you."
Gao Lei also supports this: "When you have time, learn a foreign language to improve your work skills."
After watching the movie, Gao Lei went home and discussed the movie with Gao Shengmei for a long time. He really wished that his daughter could speak a foreign language fluently and immediately repeated the lines in the movie to him.
Gao Shengmei's foreign language level was based on the two years of middle school, and it was good enough that she could recognize a few words. She thought that if there were any new movies in the future, she could just find Jiang Jun to watch them together.
"Aunt Ye, I'm planning to ask Teacher Xiao Jiang to be my teacher." Gao Shengmei looked at Ye Qingyin with a smile: "I will come to bother you often in the future!"
Ye Qingyin was stunned for a moment: "Who?"
Gao Shengmei smiled and said, "She's Xiaowu's girlfriend, your new daughter-in-law! I'll officially become his disciple during dinner!"
Gao Lei patted his daughter and said, "If you want to become my disciple, you have to treat yourselves!"
Gao Shengmei retracted her hand, stood up, and smiled towards the door: "Speak of the devil! Here comes my teacher Xiao Jiang!"
Chen Yuanwu walked in one after another, carrying a large watermelon with flowery skin and a net bag of apples, and Jiang Jun walked in with a pot of sour plum soup.
Ye Qingyin watched her son walk in talking and laughing, and she felt bad. She wanted to lose face, but she was too embarrassed to do so in front of Gao Lei and Gao Shengmei, so she just stared at the teacup in front of her with a cold face.
Jiang Jun walked up to Ye Qingyin with some sour plum soup and said hello, "Auntie Ye, this sour plum soup is freshly brewed. Would you like to try it?"
Gao Shengmei asked exaggeratedly, "Chen Yuanwu, aren't you two married? Why doesn't Teacher Xiao Jiang call me mom?"
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