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Chapter 231 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Meet 2
When Wei Ming arrived at the crew, the leading actress Liu Xiaoqing's role had already ended and she had just left.

Although she didn't have many scenes, she performed very well. It was just a pity that she missed writer Wei who came to visit the set.

But there are other plays waiting for me, and I can't delay, so I have to hurry back to Beijing.

After returning to the Beijing Film Studio, she met Ms. Ling Zi, the director of "Wilderness", and the film's photographer, Ms. Luo Dan, who is also Director Ling Zi's husband.

The original work of "Wilderness" was written by Mr. Cao Yu, and the film was produced by Hainan Film Company, a company newly established by a news agency specifically for shooting feature films. However, because it was the first time to shoot a feature film, the filming still needed the assistance of Beijing Film Studio and Changchun Film Studio.

"Hello, Director Ling Zi, and Hello, Photographer Luo." Liu Xiaoqing was very polite to the director and photographer, without any airs of a famous movie star.

In a few days they will go to Northeast China to film. Several main actors will meet in Yanjing and then head north together.

After a while, the film's male lead, Yang Zaibao, also arrived, and the male and female protagonists were complete.

Yang Zaibao is the leading male star of Shanghai Film Studio. He starred in last year's National Day tribute film "From Slave to General". As a result, he and Zhang Jinling from Beijing Film Studio became the first group of cover characters of "Popular Movies" after its resumption of publication.

The four main creators of the film discussed the shooting plan for the whole morning. At noon, Liu Xiaoqing thought of inviting them to the Beijing Film Studio cafeteria for lunch. After all, he was the host, so he treated them to the meal himself.

But Director Ling Zi suddenly had an idea: "My aunt opened a restaurant, and I'm a little envious of her cooking skills. Why don't we go there for dinner?"

Her husband Luo Dan asked, "Is that Aunt Liu?"

"Ah."

Luo Dan nodded, Aunt Liu's craftsmanship was indeed good, so the decision was made happily, and both actors had no objections.

However, when he went out, Yang Zaibao met his colleague and friend Dashichang from Shanghai Film Studio.

Yang Zaibao introduced: "Xiao Da came to Beijing Film Studio to audition for a role. We went to Beijing together."

Dashichang is also the leading male star of Shanghai Film Studio at that time. He is 1.83 meters tall, handsome and elegant. Last year's "Dawn" and this year's "The Return of the Swallow" are his representative works. He will also represent the country at the Berlin Film Festival next year.

In addition, he and Yang Zaibao had collaborated on "The Young Generation" in the 1960s, so the two had a good relationship.

"What's the result?" Yang Zaibao asked with concern.

Dashichang smiled and nodded: "It's basically settled."

Although Liu Xiaoqing had not been in the factory for a long time, he could guess what role he was auditioning for.

"Is it 'The Death of a Poet' directed by Shui Hua?"

Dashichang nodded.

Because Wang Xingang, who was born in his 30s, is a bit old, the Beijing Film Studio looked for some male actors born in their 40s from all over the country, including Feng Enhe from the Bayi Film Studio, Wang Xueqi from the Air Force Repertory Theatre, and Da Shichang from the Shanghai Film Studio.

In the end, Dashichang won the role with his gentle temperament and handsome looks, and he had already auditioned with the female lead Zhu Lin, and they looked quite a good match standing together.

Liu Xiaoqing was extremely envious. Of course, he was not envious of Dashichang, but of Zhu Lin, who was said to be an amateur actor. Moreover, there were rumors that she was recommended by Wei Ming. This little Wei had absolute power in our Beijing Film Studio!
It’s a pity that I had been passed over by Director Shui Hua a long time ago, otherwise I would have had to compete with Comrade Zhu Lin.

Director Ling Zi naturally also knew the popular actor Dashichang, so he smiled and invited him to have dinner together.

Liu Xiaoqing chimed in, "This is a restaurant owned by the director's cooking auntie. Her cooking skills are very good."

Dashichang looked hesitant, but Brother Yang Zaibao had told him about the director's background, and he didn't want to offend her, so he nodded and agreed.

They planned to take the bus, but while waiting for the bus, Dashi Chang saw Zhu Lin, the heroine of "The Death of a Poet", whom he had met once.

He couldn't pretend not to know him, so he greeted Zhu Lin.

Liu Xiaoqing directly intervened in their conversation: "You are Zhu Lin, the heroine of "Sorrowful Death"."

"Well, hello, Comrade Xiaoqing." Zhu Lin greeted politely, then looked at the other people in their group.

Several people looked at Zhu Lin carefully. She was indeed very beautiful. Liu Xiaoqing's big face looked too bold compared to her.

Director Ling Zi suddenly thought of a clothing store she and her husband visited yesterday.

"Luo Dan, do you think this comrade Zhu Lin looks like the heroine on the poster outside Oriental New World?"

Luo Dan pushed up his glasses. The photographer's eyes were sharp: "Comrade Zhu Lin should be the person on the poster."

Zhu Lin nodded: "My friend asked me to take photos, so I helped out as a model."

Director Ling Zi said: "That store is incredible. I saw articles in the newspaper describing it as a positive example of reform and opening up."

There have been a lot of articles about Oriental Plaza in newspapers these days, which has served as an advertisement for the store, so much so that the customer flow on weekdays tends to exceed that on Sundays. Mei Wenhua has hired temporary workers, otherwise the store would not be able to operate at all.

Hearing her say this, Zhu Lin smiled brightly and was genuinely happy for Wei Ming.

Director Ling Zi was quite willing to make friends and asked Zhu Lin if he had any other plans for lunch.

"No, I'm going to find a place to eat and then go home."

Ling Zi smiled and said, "Why don't we go together? I know a place with delicious food."

Zhu Lin refused at first because they were not familiar with each other. However, even Liu Xiaoqing tried to persuade her that she was a local resident of the Beijing Film Studio and he might need to build a good relationship with her in the future.

And Dashichang was going too. They would be filming together for a long time and needed to get to know each other quickly, so he nodded and agreed.

What was originally a dinner party for four people from the "Wilderness" crew suddenly became a gathering of six people, including the male and female protagonists of "The Death of a Poet".

On the bus, Zhu Lin also learned that these four were from the crew of "Wilderness", which was adapted from the original work of Mr. Cao Yu. Both of their crews adapted from the works of great writers, which can be considered a kind of fate.

Recently, many works of great writers have been made into movies, including Lao She's "Teahouse" and "Camel Xiangzi", and Mao Dun's "Midnight", etc. These are high-quality resources in the eyes of actors, and compared with original scripts, they come with their own traffic and attention.

And now, Gong Xing also has the hope of obtaining such high-quality resources.

After returning to the Shanghai Film Studio, she easily got the role in "Fire of July". At the same time, Deputy Director Shi Fangyu also said that they were preparing for "Midnight". After filming "Fire of July", she could join the crew seamlessly and she could choose the second or third female role.

There is no female lead in the options because her age is not suitable.

This is a training for the Shanghai Film Studio's own people. Everyone thought Gong Xing would be happy, but she felt only pain in her heart. When could she return to Beijing? She missed the courtyard house in Yanjing Hutong.

She felt really sorry that the bad boy would have to travel back and forth between the two places.

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After passing through several alleys, they asked their way to the Yuebin Restaurant. It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, but all four tables in the restaurant were occupied. However, only one person at one of the tables ordered a serving of pork elbow in mashed garlic. Director Ling Zi felt familiar with the smell.

"Please come in, how many people are there..." Liu Guixian had just asked when she suddenly asked in surprise, "Zhenzhen?"

Director Ling Zi smiled and said, "Auntie, you still remember me. I heard that you responded to the country's call to start your own business, so I came to see you."

The proprietress looked honored, looked around, and then said to Xu Shufen who was studying the pork elbow with mashed garlic: "Big sister, can you share a table with them?"

Xu Shufen is very talented in cooking. After she went back yesterday, she tried to make this garlic pork elbow by herself. Her daughter and mother said it was delicious, but she felt that the taste was a little bit off, so she came here again today to taste it, trying to figure out what was wrong. Just now, she picked up a piece of skin and ate it, and it was fine.

Then she was interrupted from thinking: "Oh, then let's squeeze in..."

As she spoke, she saw Zhu Lin, and then quickly lowered her head to look at Elbow, afraid that Zhu Lin would recognize her.

If she didn't know about Gong Xing, she might have revealed her identity and tried to establish a relationship with Zhu Lin. However, she felt a little guilty at the moment and didn't want to be recognized as Wei Ming's mother.

Zhu Lin didn't recognize Xu Shufen at first. After all, they had only met once last year. Moreover, Xu Shufen had been living a good life recently. Her skin had become fuller and more radiant, and she looked a few years younger than last year.

However, after sitting down, Zhu Lin happened to be sitting opposite Xu Shufen. The more he looked at her, the more familiar she looked to him. It seemed as if he had seen this sister somewhere before.

After everyone sat down, Director Ling Zi asked Aunt Liu to watch over the table: "But there must be garlic pork elbow."

Liu Guixian pointed at Xu Shufen with regret: "The last dish of pork elbow with mashed garlic at noon has been sold out, and the one for dinner is not ready yet."

Seeing everyone looking at her, Xu Shufen said hurriedly: "I can't finish it by myself, it's okay if you eat together."

She had to let Zhu Lin eat this dish, not just for others.

She was not sure whether Gong Xing had had sexual relations with her son, but she found family planning supplies and Zhu Lin's work permit under her son's bed, which clearly showed that they had had in-depth communication.

Director Ling Zi saw that Xu Shufen was pretty and clean, so he smiled and said, "Comrade, it's too monotonous for you to eat one dish. Let's eat together later."

Then Liu Guixian talked about several dishes in succession, and Dashichang's expression became more and more unnatural.

After the proprietress finished speaking, he asked shyly, "Can I have another vegetarian dish?"

Yang Zaibao slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot that Xiaoda is a Hui. It's my negligence."

Director Ling Zi asked hurriedly: "Do you have beef or mutton?"

"No, I'll ask Lao Guo to buy some at the entrance of the alley. I'll give you some cumin lamb." After Liu Guixian finished speaking, he went downstairs to get busy, while his old man went to buy the meat specially. No other customer had this treatment.

But other guests had already paid attention to this table. A middle-aged man shouted out, "Xiaohua! No, He, He Cuigu!"

Although "Little Flower" was released almost a year ago, its influence is still there, and Liu Xiaoqing was the first to be recognized.

"His name is Liu Xiaoqing." A guest from another table reminded.

Then Yang Zaibao and Dashichang were also recognized.

Nowadays, everyone is an actor or artist, and can face the audience more calmly and sit together to eat and chat.

Of course, this is also because Mr. Jing is knowledgeable. Xu Shufen thought that if they went to Gouzitun, these people would probably be surrounded by the enthusiastic audience and unable to move.

She also recognized these people, but kept quiet and concentrated on eating.

Liu Xiaoqing was very competitive. Other guests recognized her, but Xu Shufen remained indifferent, so she took the initiative to strike up a conversation with them.

Seeing Xu Shufen eating pork elbow with chili, she asked with a smile: "Where are you from, big sister? How can you eat such spicy food?"

To be honest, among all the current actresses, Xu Shufen’s favorite is Liu Xiaoqing. Her big rosy face looks so festive.

Seeing her idol talking to her, she answered, "I...I'm from Sichuan and Chongqing."

She didn't even dare to say that she was from Hebei, for fear that Zhu Lin would associate her with her scumbag son.

"Oh, I'm from Sichuan and Chongqing too, fellow countrymen!" Liu Xiaoqing perked up, "Which part of Sichuan and Chongqing are you from? I'm from Chongqing."

Xu Shufen was also surprised: "I, I'm from Ya'an."

"I know there are many giant pandas in your area." Liu Xiaoqing laughed.

Zhu Lin looked at Xu Shufen opposite him and felt that she looked familiar. When she said she was from Sichuan and Chongqing, Zhu Lin's heart moved a little. Wei Ming's mother must be from Sichuan and Chongqing, and there are many pandas in those places.

She looked at Xu Shufen again and saw a lot of Wei Hong's shadow in her beautiful facial features. They were similar, so similar!

Zhu Lin was also nervous now. Did the aunt not recognize him? Probably not. They had only met once before, at the gate of Peking University, and it had been a long time.

In fact, it doesn’t matter even if we make it clear. Just say we are just ordinary friends. That’s what we always say to others.

Zhu Lin was having a fierce ideological struggle, but Liu Xiaoqing continued to chat with him.

"Sister, how come you came to Yanjing when you are from Sichuan and Chongqing?"

"My son is in Yanjing, so I came here."

"What does your son do? You are so young, his son should not be too old, right?" Liu Xiaoqing asked.

Xu Shufen is a little annoyed with her, she keeps talking, can there be some distance between idols and fans? Xiaoqing, you have crossed the line!
Just then, the proprietress brought a braised dish. Xu Shufen pushed her elbow and said, "Eat, stop talking."

Zhu Lin directly picked up a piece of Xu Shufen's elbow with chopsticks and said "thank you".

Others also started to eat and praised the food.

Director Ling Zi directly explained in front of everyone how Aunt Liu made this garlic pork elbow dish. After hearing this, Xu Shufen suddenly realized something had clicked. So that's how it was.

I was wondering why I couldn’t make the garlic paste taste like this, it turns out that the garlic paste was mixed with chicken soup that had been simmered for a long time!

But this is too much effort and not cost-effective. My son said that MSG is sold at Friendship Store and has a similar effect. I will have to ask him to buy some for me later.

As soon as he thought of his son, Liu Xiaoqing mentioned Wei Ming.

She deliberately mentioned that a play she had just finished filming was "Niu and Niu Er", which was adapted from the work "Er Niu" by the currently popular writer Wei Ming.

Dashi Chang said: "I know this writer. My teacher Mr. Sun Daolin regards him as a close friend regardless of age difference. The two have a very good relationship."

When they heard them mention Wei Ming, Xu Shufen and Zhu Lin both smiled slightly.

Photographer Luo Dan said: "But in the past six months, apart from writing a poem and a propaganda slogan, he doesn't seem to have any other works. Could it be that Zhongyong was injured?"

Who is Zhongyong? My son didn't hit anyone! Xu Shufen became anxious.

Zhu Lin was also anxious. She also wanted to refute, "You don't understand Wei Ming at all!" Do you know who Wei Ming, the fairy tale writer who is at the peak of his popularity and famous overseas, is?
However, both she and Xu Shufen were afraid to expose their relationship with Wei Ming, so before they could open their mouths, Liu Xiaoqing spoke first.

"You may not know that there is another strange person in our crew, that is Wei Ming's father, Comrade Wei Jiefang. According to Comrade Wei, Wei Ming is preparing to create a super long masterpiece, which will surely shock the literary world when it is published, so no works will be published in the short term."

Director Ling Zi: "That's worth looking forward to. I've read every novel he wrote before. He is indeed a brilliant genius."

After hearing her words, Xu Shufen and Zhu Lin started eating happily again.

Ling Zi asked again: "But what does his father do in the crew? Is his family also in the film industry?"

"No, his father, Lao Wei, is in charge of raising cattle. The cattle he raises are very obedient and cooperative. They are the good actors in our crew."

"Is there still this?"

Xu Shufen couldn't hold back her smile. My man really has some weird skills.

Liu Xiaoqing: "I saw it with my own eyes. Even the donkeys pulling things in the crew seemed to be more human after being with him for a long time. I just don't know if Wei Ming has inherited this ability from his father."

Liu Xiaoqing looked at Zhu Lin and said, "Comrade Zhu Lin, I heard that Wei Ming recommended you to Director Shui Hua, so you should know more about it."

Liu Xiaoqing turned the topic to Zhu Lin, and everyone at the table looked at her in surprise.

Zhu Lin glanced at Aunt Xu cryptically and explained, "Comrade Xiaoqing, what you heard must have been a misunderstanding. I was selected by Director Jiang of the Literature Department."

Liu Xiaoqing: "So it was a misunderstanding. So you don't know Wei Ming?"

Zhu Lin squeezed his palms and said in silence for a moment: "I know him."

Liu Xiaoqing laughed. She just wanted to gossip about Wei Ming and this beauty.

"I really know you. Are you two very familiar with each other?"

Facing Wei Ming's mother, Zhu Lin weighed every word in his mind before saying, "Indeed, we have known each other for quite a long time. At that time, he was not very famous."

Liu Xiaoqing: "We met each other in humble beginnings. This relationship is so enviable. If he has any suitable roles in the future, he will definitely give you priority. You won't have to worry about getting roles."

Zhu Lin asked in return: "Do authors and screenwriters have such great power? So was Comrade Xiaoqing also hand-picked by Wei Ming to play in "Niu and Niu Er"?"

Liu Xiaoqing didn't expect the little girl to ask back: "Yes, I was indeed chosen by Wei Ming. He said that my image is very similar to Jiuer in his painting."

Zhu Lin: "Oh, so you two have a good relationship too?"

Liu Xiaoqing: "We actually have an average relationship. He chose me purely because of the role. However, he seems to have a good relationship with the heroine of "The Shepherd". I heard that in order to let her play the heroine, Wei Ming and director Xie Jin were deadlocked for a long time and rejected Chen Chong and Zhang Yu."

Hearing the name of the second daughter-in-law suspect, Xu Shufen was so angry that she unfollowed her on the spot. "Liu Xiaoqing, can you please stop talking? You have revealed all my son's affairs, in front of another person involved. Can you please give him a good hope?"

Sure enough, after hearing this rumor, Zhu Lin's expression changed subtly. She had suspected this matter a long time ago, but this was the first time someone told her in person, and in such detail. It turned out that he was so brave in helping Gong Xing to take the position.

At this time, Director Ling Zi added fuel to the fire.

"I remember now. In addition to Comrade Zhu Lin, the other person on the poster outside the clothing store yesterday seemed to be Gong Xing."

Liu Xiaoqing was surprised: "Oh, there is such a thing, what is the origin of this store, Comrade Zhu Lin, you should know it, right?"

Zhu Lin knew that Wei Ming wanted to be the boss behind the scenes, so he said, "The boss is Mei Wenhua, he is from a big family, and I just helped him out a little through a friend."

Liu Xiaoqing: "Then it seems to be a coincidence."

At this time, the last dish, cumin lamb, was finally served, and Comrade Dashichang was finally able to eat a bite of the dish.

Xu Shufen also stood up to pay the bill and prepare to leave. Director Ling Zi hurriedly said, "Big sister, you only have one dish, and we ate a lot, so this is ours."

Normally Xu Shufen would take advantage of this, but she couldn't do it in front of Zhu Lin.

"No, no, I've tried your food, so we're even. Madam boss, take your money."

After paying the bill, Xu Shufen left in style. It felt good to have money in her pocket. Of course, it would be even better if the money was earned by herself.

So when Yunyun came home in the evening, she asked, "Did Xiaomei find a suitable restaurant?"

"We're starting to taste food today. We'll try a few first and then decide which one to use."

Xu Shufen asked: "Can I also participate in the food tasting? How much can you pay for a meal?"

Yunyun and Xiaohong looked at her at the same time. Xiaohong said, "Mom, are you going to supply vegetables to our store?"

"Why, my craftsmanship is not good enough?"

"It's OK, but it's too hard."

"With just a few of you, how hard can it be? I'm not afraid of hard work, I'm just afraid of having nothing to do."

After some time, I will send my mother back to my hometown in Baoxing and let her go back to Gouzitun alone to look after the empty yard. She would rather stay and do something.

Wei Hong added: "Will my brother agree? He said that he makes money in the hope that you and dad can enjoy it."

Xu Shufen held her daughter's little hand. She already knew that her daughter had her period and was a big girl.

"Your father and I are your brother's biological parents. It is natural for us to enjoy his blessings. You are our biological daughter, so it is also legitimate for you to enjoy our blessings. We don't need to take care of your brother anymore, but we have to take care of you." There is great wisdom in Xu Shufen's words.

Now that they are earning some money, no matter what kind of personality their son marries his wife in the future, at least they can help their daughter.

As for sons, once they get married and have their own family, they are still relatives to their parents, but they can only be considered relatives to their brothers and sisters, and there are more things to consider.

And I don’t even know how many families my son will start. It makes me so worried.

The next day, Xu Yunyun conveyed Second Aunt's words to Mei Wenhua. Mei Wenhua pondered and said, "I will definitely listen to Brother Ming on this matter. If he agrees, there is no need to taste the food. Let our aunt take charge of this matter. I have eaten the food she cooks, and it is better than those in some small restaurants."

Their requirements for employee meals are not high. They just need to be cheap and not make people sick. They don't even require them to be delicious. To be honest, Xu Shufen's cooking skills are beyond the standard.

"Okay, then let's wait for my brother to come back. He should be here soon."

Mei Wenhua said: "Then I'll go to the one I booked before today."

He checked the time: "Oh, I should go get my food."

This restaurant does not deliver, so you have to pick it up yourself. Fortunately, he can come and go quickly on his motorcycle. As for the gas coupons, people in his compound naturally have a way.

Just as Mei Wenhua left, a beautiful and elegant middle-aged woman walked in, probably in her forties.

"Welcome, what would you like to order, Auntie?"

Yunyun hurried over to greet her, and the woman took a look at the work badge on her chest, which had her name on it.

"Oh, buy some clothes."

Next, Yunyun met the most picky customer in her life. Most people are not used to this sales model where they can try anything they want. If most people are not satisfied after trying two or three times, they will most likely leave and would feel embarrassed to continue to trouble the shopping guide.

But this aunt tried on more than ten times and still hadn't made a choice. She wanted to try every one of them.

The key point is that at her age, she chooses women's clothing that is obviously not suitable for young people like her.

She wanted to try it even though she knew it wasn't suitable. After trying it, she didn't want it anymore and asked Yunyun to get her something else to try.

The other colleagues couldn't stand it when they saw this. If it were them, no one would have served her enthusiastically. After all, there were so many customers, and others might have already placed three orders. Such a picky customer would really affect sales.

However, Yunyun still maintained her service with a smile and did not get angry at all during the whole process.

Later, the customer didn't want to buy clothes anymore, but wanted to buy shoes, so Yunyun hurriedly took her to the counter.

Huang Ying couldn't stand it anymore and stood in front of the counter ready to take over this customer.

The middle-aged woman pointed at Yunyun and said, "Let her get it for me."

Yunyun smiled and said, "Auntie, which pair do you like? I..."

Before he finished speaking, Mei Wenhua came in with lunch, and looked at the middle-aged woman in surprise: "Mom? Why are you here?"

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