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Chapter 275 Familiar, Strange

He Daqi walked out of the bedroom with an embarrassed look on his face.

He didn't even look at Zhou Huimin, because he had just glanced at her casually and found that Zhou Huimin's eyes had changed from annoyance to wanting to stab him.

He reached out and took his baby son from Zhou's mother's arms, coaxing him as he walked out the door.

As the villa door closed, the crying of the two children no longer had a catalytic effect on each other.

Not long after, the one in He Daqi's arms slowly calmed down from his howling. Although there was still some lingering sound, it was obvious that he was trying to hold it back.

At this moment, the sun has just set and night has not yet fallen.

A slight chill made the little guy unable to help but move closer to He Daqi's arms.

She had cried so hard just now that her lips were twitching with a look of grievance, but even so, it did not stop him from looking around the villa garden curiously.

Bang! Bang!
The sound of the rattle shaking diverted the little guy's attention, and he reached out to grab the small rattle in He Daqi's hand.

"Huanhuan, be good and call me daddy." He Daqi gently touched his son's forehead.

Perhaps the toy was too tempting, or perhaps the child was smart enough, the little guy stared with his black eyes and called out "Dad" in a baby voice.

He Daqi was so happy that he quickly stuffed the rattle into his baby son's hands and kissed his chubby little face several times.

Bang! Bang!
The little guy shook the rattle clumsily, babbling with his eyes wide open as he lay in He Daqi's arms. He followed He Daqi and walked around the villa several times.

After He Daqi heard that the crying of the other little ancestor in the villa had stopped, he carried his son back to the villa.

Zhou Huimin's mental state is now strangely stable, as if he had just retired from the battlefield, looking as if he had seen through life and death and was ready to die heroically at any time.

The baby girl has moved from her arms to Zhou's mother's arms. At this moment, the little girl is holding the bottle and sucking hard. It is obvious that she is tired from crying just now and is replenishing her energy.

He Daqi sat next to Zhou Huimin and handed his son over.

The quiet child was like an angel, very well-behaved. I don’t know if it was a blessing from heaven, but he blinked his big eyes and called “Mom”.

"Oh! Huanhuan is so good!"

Zhou Huimin smiled, and all her previous annoyance disappeared when she heard the word "Mom". She happily put another small bottle of milk in her son's hand.

Compared with the baby bottle, the status of the rattle has plummeted, so it is not surprising that it is thrown on the ground.

The couple snuggled together quietly, looking at the little one in Zhou Huimin's arms drinking milk with big gulps of tenderness in their eyes, until He Daqi's stomach growled, and then they remembered that they had not eaten yet.

I planned the way back very well and bought so many vegetables that I even forgot I was hungry.

They looked at each other and smiled silently.

"Let's eat pork elbow?"

"Walk."

Zhou Huimin stood up and handed her darling son, whom she had just cherished, to the Filipino maid, then smiled and took He Daqi's arm and went to the restaurant together.

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The white paper fan snapped shut. He Daqi stood with his hands behind his back, holding the fan handle. He looked at the mountains not far away, and his thoughts seemed to be pulled back to the past.

"Ka, this one passed."

Following the assistant director's call, the crew began to get busy.

This is the last shot of the day, and we’ll be off work after it’s finished.

We are no longer in Huairou Film and Television City. In order to shoot exterior scenes, the crew came to the foot of Huyu Mountain.

Several people who shouldn't be in the crew gathered around He Daqi with smiles on their faces.

"Daqi's look is absolutely stunning. Even a man like me is a little dazzled by it."

"A few days ago, I saw someone comment online saying they couldn't understand why Da Qi only played a minor eunuch. They even came up with a conspiracy theory, saying that Deng Chao had strong backing, so he got the leading role."

Amidst the group of people's laughter, Deng Chao pursed his lips helplessly.

Originally, he came here to visit the set today. Thanks to Number One Under Heaven, Deng Chao became popular again, so his situation is much better now than before.

He had finally found some time to come and have a drink with He Daqi, so he came early in the morning.

When I got there, I saw that this was the place where a bunch of little Karamis and the then superstar Zhou Huimin had a farm meal together before the release of Young Emperor.
Then I looked again and saw that He Daqi, Zhou Huimin, Yang Rong and Cui Bo were all there in the crew.

Deng Chao came but didn't talk much. He just sighed and casually mentioned that we had a good meal and drink at the farm house at the foot of the mountain last spring. This immediately brought back the memories of Yang Rong and Cui Bo.

The two of them urged Deng Chao to contact other people and ask who was still in Sijiu City, so they could get together today.

Deng Chao actually didn't really want to contact her. His relationship with He Lei was rather awkward now, and it would not be good to contact other people but not Hao Lei, so he just wanted to get away with it casually.

Unexpectedly, when Yang Rong and Cui Bo saw that Deng Chao was unhappy, they became excited. Not only did they ask in the group, they also called everyone one by one to ask.

So in the afternoon, a bunch of people came to visit He Daqi on the set.

Huo Siyan, Li Xiuyuan, He Lei, Chen Jie.

Compared with last spring, the only missing person was Wang Ling, who was filming in another place.

It's only been a little over a year, and everyone's appearance hasn't changed much. Of course, if we talk about their status, the changes are huge.

He Daqi has been fighting non-stop since last year, from Huaguo Mountain all the way to Nantianmen, and he seems unstoppable.

The original supporting actor became the most popular young actor, and scripts inviting him to play the leading role were sent to Yonghui Qiming by the pound every day.

Isn't this another example of how unpredictable things are?

"Let's go straight away. I think Daqi should not take off his makeup. Just wear this outfit and dazzle us tonight." Northeastern girls are so bold. Chen Jie even dared to laugh and joke in front of Zhou Huimin.

"Good idea!" Huo Siyan also agreed.

"Do you think you are Sister Zhou? And you want Daqi to please you." Li Xiuyuan said in a low voice.

In the past two years, the scandal between He Daqi and Zhou Huimin has been in the newspapers every day. Later, it was not even a scandal anymore. A group of people on the Internet happily discussed every day when the two would announce their marriage.

Since they were all insiders, they knew more than the average spectator. They guessed that the two were probably secretly married, otherwise Li Xiuyuan wouldn't have joked with Zhou Huimin about He Daqi. "Don't say useless things. Tonight's feelings are all in the wine. Don't be shy when you're at the farmhouse."

These were the few friends He Daqi was willing to joke with, so he was quite happy to chat with them.

It only took twenty minutes to reach the Veteran Farmhouse from the crew's location.

The fat boss who was missing one leg was still sitting happily at the door of the farm house. When he saw a convoy coming, he didn't stand up to greet them, but just smiled and waved and said hello.

When He Daqi and his gang got out of the car, the fat boss recognized the group of people who had been drinking from less than five o'clock in the evening until after ten o'clock last year.

Handsome men and beautiful women are eye-catching in themselves, and this group of people appeared on a TV series not long after they had a drink at his place last year, so he was particularly impressed.

"Again?" He greeted He Daqi and the others cheerfully.

"Sorry to bother you again, but we can drink as late as we want, right?"

"Yes, go sit inside quickly. It's colder on the mountain than down there. You'll feel cold if you stay outside for too long. There's air conditioning inside. You can adjust the temperature yourself." After the fat boss said that, he shouted loudly inside. Soon the charming proprietress came out to greet him.

"Oh! He Daqi! Zhou Huimin! You are... Deng Chao... you guys... Oh! A bunch of stars are here! I really regretted missing you last year. We must take a photo together later, otherwise when I tell others that you have eaten here before, they will think I am bragging." The proprietress came over enthusiastically, grabbed He Daqi's arm and led him inside.

As the others followed behind, Li Xiuyuan smiled and whispered to Deng Chao, "Do you believe that the boss lady doesn't know any of us unknown people except you three?"

"That's not necessarily true. If we really do take a photo later, wouldn't she recognize you if you signed your name, Brother Li?"

As they were talking, several people came into the house. It was still a big kang, but there was no fire.

The weather nowadays is a bit awkward, neither cold nor hot. If you heat the kang, it will be too hot, but if you don't, it will be a bit cool, so air conditioning has become a good transitional tool.

Deng Chao asked as he entered the room, "Madam, we can't eat iron pot stews without heating the kang these days. Do you have any other specialties?"

"Who says you can't eat food cooked in an iron pot? We can cook it outside and bring it to you on an iron plate. It will give you more space to put food in the house without cooking. You can try a few more dishes, like chicken stewed with mushrooms, fish stewed with Demoli, sauerkraut stewed with bones, or maybe a stewed goose like last year?"

Deng Chao thought for a moment and said, "Give us a few more dishes. We ate the goose last year, so we won't eat it anymore. Bring us the remaining three dishes, and a few cold dishes." At this point, Deng Chao turned around and asked, "What cold dishes do you all want?"

"Are you only asking about cold dishes? Why don't you ask what hot dishes we want?" Cui Bo had already climbed onto the kang early and sat down cross-legged. When she heard Deng Chao's question, she asked back with a smile.

"Okay, you have some." Deng Chao shrugged.

"I'll do it, Madam Boss. In addition to the three stews he ordered, I'll also have some large rice noodles, dried tofu with hot peppers, preserved eggs with green onions, corn with pine nuts, and pickled vegetables."

After Cui Bo finished speaking to the proprietress, he smiled and asked Deng Chao, "How was it? The three meat dishes were too greasy, so I ordered five more vegetarian dishes. Is that okay?"

"I almost forgot that you are from Northeast China." Deng Chao slapped his forehead.

Cui Bo's trick was so confusing to He Daqi that all they had to offer except pine nuts and corn were side dishes. What was she trying to do?

"Sister Cui, do you want to go back and lie down again? I know there is no filming tomorrow, but we don't have to do this, right?" He Daqi asked Cui Bo through Zhou Huimin.

"Oh! Daqi! That's not what you said when you came here just now." Another girl from Northeast China spoke, and Chen Jie said to He Daqi with a joking look on her face.

"I give in!" He Daqi immediately raised his hands.

It's not like they hadn't drunk before. Cui Bo and Chen Jie were both chugging white wine in one gulp. He Daqi said he couldn't afford to keep up.

"I don't know who was it on the set just now who said that all the emotions tonight are in the wine. Oh! I must have been hallucinating after all this time?" Yang Rong teased with a smile.

"You're awesome! Wang Ling isn't here today, so if you have the guts, just drink white wine with them. What's my skill, cricket?"

"I don't. I don't have the guts."

Yang Rong was just making a fuss casually, there was no way she would really accompany two drunkards to drink quickly. Now that she saw that He Daqi was getting angry at her, she quickly waved her hand with a smile.

Some of the friends hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and when they met again it seemed like they had endless things to talk about. They chatted about everything and soon the cold dishes Cui Bo had ordered arrived.

"Come on, let's go. I wish everyone success in their future careers!" Deng Chao raised his glass and made a circle.

"Our Emperor Shunzhi will just take the beer and go away?" Cui Bo asked after clinking glasses with him.

"Have you forgotten that he is now Emperor Kangxi?" Huo Siyan's teasing instantly caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Sometimes it’s not that you really want to drink too much, the key is that the atmosphere is right and you can’t help but drink one glass after another.

By the time the iron pot stew was served, everyone was a little drunk except Yang Rong and Zhou Huimin, who didn't drink much.

Zhou Huimin just sat there with a smile on her face. When someone chatted with her, she would respond with a few words. When no one was chatting, she would sit and lean on He Daqi, watching him chat with others.

Looking at the newly cooked chicken in the iron pot, He Daqi unceremoniously picked up a chicken leg and put it into the bowl to chew on, while the other one was taken away by Deng Chao.

As Deng Chao was chewing, he suddenly looked up and asked He Lei through Huo Siyan: "Have you joined that crew?"

"Ah."

He Lei opened her mouth, wanting to say a thousand words but not knowing what to say, so she just hummed in the end.

Deng Chao asked as if he was asking casually. After hearing the answer, he said nothing and continued to eat the chicken leg.

They were so affectionate last year, but when they met again this year, they became like familiar strangers, being as polite as possible.

Except for Ho Tai Kei and Chow Wai Man who knew the details, everyone actually noticed that something was wrong with them. However, there were too many breakups and reunions in the circle and it was commonplace, so everyone tacitly agreed not to make fun of their relationship.

"Da Qi, I heard you acted in a Stephen Chow movie? You've also worked with many Hong Kong directors. What do you think is different about him compared to other directors?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Li Xiuyuan started a new topic.

He Daqi thought for a moment, then tutted his words and responded, "I don't know how he was at filming before, but when he was filming Kung Fu, I felt that he was a little too serious. He polished many shots over and over again. We had already finished filming a TV series, but his movie wasn't finished yet. Yang Rong also made a cameo appearance in Kung Fu. You can ask her."

This news was quite fresh, and everyone turned to look at Yang Rong.

"I only had two shots, but they ended up being shot four times. Don't laugh at me when you see the movie; my makeup was a bit exaggerated in that movie."

Yang Rong herself didn't want to talk about this. She now regretted listening to He Daqi's nonsense and making a guest appearance in that play.

"I remember it was Daqi who instigated Rongrong to make a guest appearance. He recommended Rongrong to Zhou Xingxing." Cui Bo brought the topic back to He Daqi.

"Popular stars are different. They can bring people into the crew." Deng Chao raised his head, held up his wine glass and clinked it with He Daqi with a smile.

"You said I was a popular star, so you can do whatever you want to me."

(End of this chapter)