1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

The news that his sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo, was going abroad to study was quickly stopped by Feng Jiamo when his brother-in-law was driving by a newsstand.

"Mom just bought one, and you and Jiamo were even fighting over it!" Seeing how enthusiastic his wife was, having already looked at it once, he even asked his older brother to stop the car so he could run out and buy another one.

Today's People's Daily, on its front page, features a notice calling on all units across the country, the Party, and the military to read "Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain."

When they left in the morning, the mother-in-law had already bought a copy, and everyone was eager to see it first.

Before leaving, Cheng Xuemin also took a look!
It was similar to what Li Shuguang from the People's Publishing House said—a notice calling for nationwide reading, featured on the front page.

"That's different!"

"I'm going to take this to your Yan Film Studio to show your acting trainees!"

Feng Jiayou muttered something, sat back in the car, and began to look at the beautiful woman again with great satisfaction. She could look at this beautiful woman a hundred times without getting tired of her.

"Jiayou, are you worried that their factory doesn't have the People's Daily newspaper?" Sister-in-law Ke Yumei teased her sister-in-law with a smile.

"Yes, yes! Almost every office in our factory has a copy of the People's Daily. Our factory does provide this service!"

The brother-in-law, Feng Jiazhao, and his wife quickly nodded in agreement.

"Just drive properly and don't interrupt or get distracted!" But all he got in return was worry and fear from his wife, Ke Yumei. She was clearly dissatisfied with her husband's driving skills. "You can't even drive properly and you're getting distracted talking? Are you out of your mind?"
"Okay, okay, I'll drive carefully, I'll drive carefully, you guys talk, you guys talk!" Feng Jiazhao was annoyed by the rebuttal and quickly shut up and stopped talking.

Now his wife is the most important person in his family, and he can't disobey her or say a word against her. Otherwise, if the son he finally got pregnant with gets sick from anger and the pregnancy is affected, who will be responsible?

"Hehe, you may have some, but what if his students don't?" Feng Jiayou didn't listen to any of that. She just wanted to buy an extra one and keep it with her just in case.
Feng Jiayou didn't have classes this morning, and her husband was going to the head office to cash out the more than 200,000 US dollars in foreign exchange royalties, so she came along today.

She also went to her man's film factory to see his territory.

to be frank!
Her husband had been seconded to Yan Film Studio for almost a month, and Feng Jiayou had been wanting to come over and check it out, to assert her ownership, but she hadn't had the chance yet.

Now that we've finally got this opportunity, we have to be prepared, right?

So before going out, Feng Jiayou always wanted to use the imported cosmetics her aunt brought back from the United States to dress herself up nicely.

Unfortunately, her own husband stopped her!

My husband is really knowledgeable; he even knows that women shouldn't wear makeup or powder while breastfeeding, otherwise it will affect their breast milk and harm their breastfed son.

At first, Feng Jiayou didn't quite believe it and argued that makeup is on the face, so how could it affect breast milk?

However, her aunt later said that it was true that one shouldn't wear heavy makeup while breastfeeding, but she could help her with light makeup, which Feng Jiayou herself rejected.

Since makeup can affect breast milk during breastfeeding and harm one's son, then neither heavy nor light makeup is acceptable!

Since there are harmful chemicals involved, even diluting it would still harm my son to some extent, so it's definitely not allowed.

Even though she didn't wear makeup when she went out, Feng Jiayou was wearing the latest fashion style that her aunt had brought back from the United States.

Therefore, Feng Jiayou, whose looks and figure were originally no less than those of Nan Gongxue and Bei Zhulin, suddenly became youthful, beautiful, and extremely fashionable through her clothing, instantly creating a huge gap between her and the two girls from the north and south.

Although they haven't compared them in person yet, Cheng Xuemin has already mentally assessed the situation and is certain that his wife is superior.

"Alright, I'm here. Jia Zhao, drive slowly, and remember to practice more!" After dropping her sister-in-law off at the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Ke Yumei gave her husband another piece of advice before getting out of the car. Then she said to Cheng Xuemin, "By the way, Xuemin, come in and have a chat sometime. Many of our teachers at the Beijing People's Art Theatre would like you to come and give them some guidance!"

"Sister-in-law, I wouldn't dare say that. I wouldn't offer any guidance!"

"I'll definitely go check it out another day, another day! If I have time another day, I'll definitely go!"

Cheng Xuemin said a few polite words, and his sister-in-law Ke Yumei, knowing how busy her brother-in-law was, nodded in agreement, got out of the car, and waved goodbye.

"Honey, you're dressed like that and you'll steal the spotlight from everyone else. They might even mistake you for the new leading lady I've found!"

As his brother-in-law's car slowly entered the Yan Film Studio, Cheng Xuemin suddenly remembered this and jokingly teased Feng Jiayou, saying...

"You're so sweet-talking!" Feng Jiayou was secretly delighted, but she still retorted to her husband, "Really? You also think I steal the spotlight from your leading lady, Sister Lin?"

"Absolutely! My wife, you'll always be my leading lady! Whenever you want, I can tailor-make a script just for you and make you the most popular female star in the country!" Cheng Xuemin is an expert at pampering women, especially his own woman. He'll spoil her however he wants.

"Hey! Professor Xuemin, who are you trying to make the most popular female star in the country?!"

"Oh my, this lady... wow! So, Mr. Xuemin, you've found another leading lady!?"

As luck would have it, just as Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou finished their flirtatious banter after getting out of the car, a female comrade from Yan Film Studio walked by. Who else could it be but our Comrade Liu Xiaoqing!
She had sharp ears and overheard something about the female lead, the most popular female star in the country. Instantly, the words triggered her envy, and she quickly came over to greet and tease her, thinking to herself, "Who is Cheng Xuemin going to make the most popular in the country this time?"
Is it his go-to leading lady, Zhu Lin? Or his newly debuted leading lady, that Shanghai girl, Gong Xue?!
But when Liu Xiaoqing came closer and glanced at the beautiful young woman next to Cheng Xuemin, he was instantly amazed and exclaimed in amazement!
This...this...where did Cheng Xuemin find this fairy sister? She's practically a celestial being descended to earth, absolutely stunning.

Really!

Liu Xiaoqing didn't think that Cheng Xuemin's two leading ladies, whether it was his regular Zhu Lin or the newcomer Gong Xue, were much worse than them. She felt that it was just a matter of personal preference.

But when Liu Xiaoqing compared herself to the woman in front of her, she instantly felt like a country bumpkin, a simple country girl.

But what about others?

She was even more stunning than the big stars in those foreign films. So, Cheng Xuemin's judgment this time was truly impeccable. If he really put his full effort into promoting her, I believe that just one or two leading roles in a movie would be enough to make this young woman the most popular female star in the country.

Before, no matter what Cheng Xuemin said, Liu Xiaoqing would not agree with him, but when facing this female comrade, she truly felt powerless and had no will to live.

Because Liu Xiaoqing always felt that Cheng Xuemin was prejudiced against her. He was polite to her on the surface, but he always kept his distance from her, making it impossible for her to get close to him.

So Liu Xiaoqing also harbored resentment and looked down on people, right?

Fine, I'm determined to make a name for myself. I'm determined to become the leading lady, the most popular female star in the country, and outshine Cheng Xuemin's so-called "go-to actress" Zhu Lin and the up-and-coming Gong Xue.

Only in this way could Liu Xiaoqing curse back inwardly, saying that Cheng Xuemin was blind and did not recognize her as a gem.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoqing went to great lengths to get the lead role in the drama "Little Flower," and she worked hard and diligently, determined to give full play to her skills and surpass Zhu Lin and Gong Xue.

Just when Liu Xiaoqing was working harder and harder and was about to see the light at the end of the tunnel, that bastard Cheng Xuemin, who had no sense of martial ethics, actually wanted to replace the female lead.

Moreover, this new one, with just one glance, shattered all her previous preparations in an instant.

"No, no, Comrade Xiaoqing, we were just joking!" Cheng Xuemin had no idea that Liu Xiaoqing's thoughts would be so complex in such a short time.

He simply waved to Liu Xiaoqing politely and then invited his wife, Feng Jiayou, upstairs to his office to sit for a while.

He didn't pay any more attention to Liu Xiaoqing. He said the same thing: stay away from this woman. She's not as easy to get along with as she seems.

Otherwise, if she gets entangled with him, what will become of Cheng Xuemin's reputation in his later years?
To know!
Liu Xiaoqing is the kind of person who, given even the slightest opportunity, will stop at nothing to cling to you.

Cheng Xuemin had to be on guard and not give her any loopholes.

"Really? The 'Tai Chi' production team is changing the female lead? What's going on? Why haven't we heard anything about it before?"

"Yeah! Wasn't Zhu Lin doing just fine in their Tai Chi drama crew? How come they just changed the female lead like that?"

"Of course it's true! Didn't you see that this morning, Cheng Xuemin brought in a very beautiful and stylish young woman, saying she's the new leading lady of Tai Chi? They're talking about it upstairs in the office right now!"

"I saw it! I heard the car horn and glanced out the window. I did see Cheng Xuemin with a woman. I was surprised by how stylish she looked from afar. I wondered who she was?"

"Oh, it's Cheng Xuemin's Tai Chi drama crew, the new female lead!"

"Of course they want to replace her! I've also heard that Zhu Lin's performance in their Tai Chi production team has been consistently poor, and the production team has probably wanted to replace her for a while now!"

"Really? Where did you hear that? Why didn't you say so sooner? If you had told us earlier that the Tai Chi production team was changing the female lead, we could have gone and given it a try!"

"If I had said it before, it would never have happened to us. Even Jin Hua, the most beautiful girl in Yan Ying Factory, wouldn't have been given a second glance. Why would she have looked at us?"

"That's true! But I heard the new leading lady is as beautiful as an angel. I wonder where they found her!"

"What's the use of being as beautiful as an angel? Filmmaking is all about acting skills. If you don't have acting skills, no matter how pretty you are, if you're clumsy and clueless when filming, what good are you besides wasting film?"

"You can't say that. She's actually as beautiful as an angel. Just standing there like a pretty vase can attract a lot of attention!"

"What's the use of being a vase? What good is it besides attracting attention?!"

Seeing that she had successfully provoked all the women in the dormitory building, Liu Xiaoqing, having achieved her goal, retreated to her room, keeping her accomplishments hidden.

He was also eavesdropping on the reactions of Zhu Lin and the others from the Tai Chi crew not far away, and he was thinking to himself, is Cheng Xuemin's Tai Chi crew really going to replace Zhu Lin?
But why haven't we heard any news about it before?

But if she doesn't change it, she just saw and heard Cheng Xuemin say that he wanted to make that woman, who looks like an angel, the most popular female star in the country!
And she also realized that Cheng Xuemin seemed to have said something about being the female lead forever?
So, that woman who looked like an angel was Cheng Xuemin's eternal leading lady?
Is that so?
It's hard to believe that Cheng Xuemin is such a womanizer. He must have said the same things to Zhu Lin and that Shanghai girl Gong Xue.

It seems this newcomer is about to be deceived again by Cheng Xuemin, that philandering beast who knows a person's face but not their heart.

unfair!
Since you're so fickle, why doesn't that bastard give you even the slightest chance?

In what way is Liu Xiaoqing inferior to them?

snort!
She must be disgusted by the fact that I am a married woman, which is why she deliberately acts aloof and keeps a polite distance from me.

"Sister Lin, is Teacher Xuemin going to change the female lead? What's going on?" Tianxian's mother, Liu Xiaoli, had just returned from washing up at the bottom of the tenement building and relayed the feedback she had heard outside to Zhu Lin, who was doing her makeup.

"Huh?" Zhu Lin was humming a little tune, doing her makeup and getting ready, and she was very happy.

Because they had a five-day holiday starting today, and Cheng Xuemin was treating all the trainees in their training class to Peking duck and they were going out shopping, they dressed up so carefully that they didn't really hear what Liu Xiaoli was saying.

"Yes, Sister Zhu Lin, there are rumors outside that Teacher Xuemin is going to replace you as the female lead, and they're even saying it with great certainty that Teacher Xuemin has already brought the new female lead, and she's in his office right now!"

"Moreover, I heard that the new leading lady is as beautiful as an angel descended from heaven, incredibly gorgeous and stylish!" Ge Chunyan and Huang Qiuyan also ran over together to report this earth-shattering news to Zhu Lin.

The whole dormitory building was buzzing with rumors that their Tai Chi drama crew was getting a new female lead. The new female lead had already been brought by Teacher Cheng Xuemin, and she was in Teacher Xuemin's office. Rumor had it that she was as beautiful as an angel!
What's the situation?
Everything was fine when they announced the end of the workday and the start of the holiday yesterday. How come, just one night later, the Tai Chi drama crew is changing the female lead?
It happened so suddenly, yet none of the members of their Tai Chi production team had heard a single word about it!
shocked!
Zhu Lin, who had been happily dressed up, suddenly looked pale and lost all her energy, completely dumbfounded and bewildered.

Is Xuemin going to change the female lead?
Moreover, their rumors were quite detailed, claiming that the new female lead was in his office.
What's going on? !
Was it because she did something wrong, or did he find someone better? But why didn't she tell me? Why did I have to be the last to know?
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