Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 656 Let's see who's so shameless
Due to the long time required for the space capsule set construction and the fact that some key props are still not ready, the space scenes in "The Wandering Earth" are scheduled to begin filming in two months.

At the first wrap party, Li Qiutang confidently told the entire crew, "Just like in our script, although we don't know what kind of new home the new sun 4.2 light-years away will bring, from today onwards, humanity's courage and perseverance will be forever etched under the stars. Now I can also say that although we don't know how this film will ultimately turn out, from today onwards, from our 'The Wandering Earth,' Chinese science fiction films and the Chinese film industry will forever remember everyone's contributions."

"Whether others believe it or not is irrelevant. The key is that we believe in ourselves. I believe that everyone can create new history."

"I did it."

The next day, Li Qiutang and the crew's data administrator returned to Beijing first, bringing back the filming footage, and began post-production work on the completed scenes simultaneously.

When Liu Yifei's colleagues saw her at the airport, they all greeted her and joked, "You're not without arms and legs, yet you came to pick her up yourself. How envious!"

Liu Yifei was embarrassed and could only giggle awkwardly, while Li Qiutang casually put his arm around his wife's shoulder and said, "Aren't you envious? I have someone to pick me up. You two can take a taxi home."

The two took a car home. Li Qiutang stretched out a big yawn in the car: "Finally finished filming, I'm exhausted."

"Who says you don't get tired when you're filming?"

"That was just to appease the reporters; filming is exhausting," Li Qiutang said. "How have you been at home lately? Is anything wrong?"

"What could possibly happen at home?"

"You mean it's okay when I'm not home, but there's trouble when I am?"

Liu Yifei laughed in exasperation: "Where did you learn all this? You're taking advantage of the situation, aren't you?"

"So how did I perform?" Li Qiutang asked, just to make people laugh.

"Not bad, I've grasped some of the essence," Liu Yifei laughed, mimicking Ma Li, "What you said are all my lines!"

The two returned home, but Liu Xiaoli was not there.

"Knowing you were coming back, I went out to buy groceries early this morning, saying I'd cook you a nice lunch. I don't know why you haven't come back for so long. You're a good son-in-law," Liu Yifei said as she packed her husband's luggage.

“That’s right,” he said, panting as he was told he was fat, “Where can you find a son-in-law like me? I’m definitely a golden catch.”

"Let's do the math." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and laughed, "Rich and handsome son-in-law, can you come over and lend a hand?"

"I just love watching you like this; you're so charming when you're working."

Li Qiutang leaned against the door frame of the walk-in closet, watching his wife pack clothes with her back to him. She wasn't wearing makeup, but Li Qiutang still thought she was stunningly beautiful and captivating.

"You're just folding clothes, how come they look so good?"

That silver tongue of his, he managed to charm Liu Yifei to such an extent.

Li Qiutang took two steps forward, hugged his wife from behind, and kissed her neck.

"Hey, stop fooling around." Liu Yifei squirmed in his arms and laughed, "So eager? Let's talk about it tonight."

"Tonight's for tonight, now's for now." He then swept her up in his arms.

Liu Yifei only said "You're so annoying" in a coquettish tone, without resisting, and let her husband carry her into the bedroom.

"My mom will be back soon."

"We will fight quickly."

Fifty minutes later, the two came out of the shower, and Liu Yifei continued to pack her husband's luggage.

"You're not going out, are you?"

"I won't go out; I'll stay in Yanjing with you."

Just then, Li Qiutang heard Liu Xiaoli return, followed by a voice from downstairs: "Qiutang is back?"

"Okay," Li Qiutang replied, "we'll come down as soon as we've packed our bags."

After lunch and a nap, Li Qiutang went to the editing studio to watch the editing work on "The Butterfly Lovers".

Li Qiutang didn't think there was anything wrong with working slowly.

Li Qiutang didn't work overtime today and went home to be with his wife before 6 p.m. After dinner, the two went for a walk hand in hand. The couple hadn't seen each other for several months, and they chatted endlessly about everything under the sun.

Liu Yifei shared her recent experience growing flowers and vegetables: "The chili peppers I grew tonight were homegrown by myself. Aren't they delicious?"

"The jujubes should be ripe by now. I'm just waiting for you to come home and pick them. I didn't pick them early because the birds ate a lot of them. What a pity."

"I asked Teacher Yu Qian for some soil and fertilizer, and planted eggplants and tomatoes. They should be ready to eat in a few days. Teacher Yu Qian also sent me a pheasant a few days ago. He raised it himself. It's frozen, but I'll cook it for you tomorrow."

“Last time, Yawen took some chili peppers and garlic from me and said they were delicious and different from what you buy at the market.”

It was all just meaningless drivel, but Li Qiutang loved listening to it. What meaningful things could the couple possibly say? They just rambled on about all sorts of things.

It must be thanks to "The Butterfly Lovers". If she hadn't filmed "The Butterfly Lovers", she wouldn't have thought of going to work as a yoga teacher like an ordinary woman, learning to cook with her mother, and she wouldn't have been interested in growing flowers and vegetables.

It wasn't until last year, when she had to experience life for filming "The Butterfly Lovers," that Liu Yifei learned that fried rice should be made with leftover rice.

"The property management won't allow raising chickens or ducks." This is getting increasingly outrageous.

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "You really have descended to earth."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes. She was aware of all the comments that said she was out of touch with reality, ethereal, and detached from worldly affairs.

"What's this talk about descending to the mortal realm? It's just about the mundane things like firewood, rice, oil, and salt. Everyone lives like this."

You weren't like this before.

"Then I have to thank Director Li," Liu Yifei said, tightening her grip on her husband's arm. "You taught me very well."

"It's also because you have high comprehension; some people can't learn even after being taught a hundred times," Li Qiutang said politely.

Liu Yifei suddenly laughed and said, "You used to say that I had low talent and low comprehension."

"Tsk, the past is the past, the present is the present. You've finally figured it out after getting married."

"Crooked."

Li Qiutang then told Liu Yifei about things that happened on set.

The two took a long walk outside, and Liu Yifei accompanied Li Qiutang to the swimming pool before returning late at night.

Liu Yifei couldn't fall asleep for a while, so after playing on her phone for a bit, she said, "Shall we go see a movie?"

"Okay."

Liu Yifei's eyes were full of smiles: "Then how about you treat me to a look?"

"Okay," Li Qiutang agreed, then added, "How about I treat you to dinner after the movie?"

"Okay." There was an unexpected surprise. "Then we can buy a milk tea, an ice cream, and some squid tentacles."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"I'll buy two more grilled sausages, a plate of sizzling tofu, and some brown sugar glutinous rice cakes." She was already drooling as she spoke.

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Qiutang readily agreed.

"Let's have some more barbecue and a couple of drinks." She couldn't help but laugh as she said that.

"You're so good at pushing me. Fine, I'll agree to anything."

Liu Yifei was delighted and stood up: "Let's go. What movie should we watch later?"

"Look who's so shameless."

"Ah—" Liu Yifei laughed so hard she almost died. "You're so annoying." She hit Li Qiutang with a cushion.

(End of this chapter)