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Chapter 290: Separation (35)

Shortly after Liu Jin bought the manor, Leslie Cheung also bought a house in the old town.

A two-story building situated on the banks of the Grysan River, with blue doors and windows and a yellowish-gray exterior.

There are three rooms downstairs and four rooms upstairs.

Rust-red bricks and tiles, and an attic.

"Two hundred thousand!"

Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung disappeared for a day, and returned in the evening looking very pleased with themselves.

During dinner, he held up two fingers at Liu Jin and said with a grin.

"what?"

Liu Jin was furious.

"Why should I pay 3.25 million, and you don't even have a fraction of that?"

Zhang Manyu said, "His house is only 3,800 square feet in total. How can it compare to your mansion?"

"Three thousand eight hundred feet, that's huge!"

"It is very big."

Zhang Manyu sensed that Liu Jin had misunderstood, and quickly said, "It's only a little over 300 square meters."

Yes, the thousand-square-foot mansions depicted in TVB dramas were once the envy of ordinary people in mainland China.

However, I later learned that the so-called "thousand-square-foot mansion" was actually less than one hundred square meters...

It's just that the units of measurement are different.

"That's still very cheap, much cheaper than Hong Kong Island."

“Nonsense, Hong Kong Island isn’t even as nice as this place,” Leslie Cheung said proudly. “When I come to France in the future, I’ll have a home.”

His eyes were full of anticipation.

"Can I come here for vacation in the future?"

Zhang Manyu asked.

"Of course you can. If you want to stay at my place, you can stay there. If you want to stay at the manor, Lao Liu won't refuse, right, Lao Liu?"

"You're absolutely right!"

At the dinner table, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

……

Maggie Cheung was the first to leave Grypsy.

She's going back to China to prepare for the promotion of "Hero".

Chloe left after that.

She was going back to Paris to continue preparing for her dissertation defense.

On September 1st, Liu Jin, along with his mother and Qianqian, left the manor with Mela, Ottilie, and Lao Zhong, and returned to Toulouse.

Leslie Cheung and Xu Songsheng did not leave, but they did move out of the manor.

They also had to deal with the Grysant house, and with Turner's help, they found a local woman to take care of the daily cleaning and tidying.

Mayor Singer has achieved his goal of winning 5% of the election!
Liu Jin left his Sartre Picasso to Leslie Cheung for his daily convenience.

Leslie Cheung gladly accepted.

On the 5th, he will drive to Liu Jin's house to meet up, and then return to China with the old lady and Qianqian.

For Liu Jin, however, his leisurely vacation was over.

The third academic year is also approaching.

In the last few days before his mother returned to China, Liu Jin stopped writing and even turned off his phone.

Every day, I accompany my mother for a stroll around Toulouse.

I bought a lot of gifts for my dad and sister to avoid them getting angry.

I took a photo with my mom at the entrance of ESC TOULOUSE.

I visited Delphine's café.

Delphine was also very happy.

Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye it's the 5th.

A day of parting.

My mom got up very early this morning.

I washed the sheets and duvet covers, hung them out in the yard, and took the quilts out to air them.

I took Qianqian's hand and we cleaned the house from upstairs to downstairs.

For lunch, I made braised pork with preserved mustard greens, Liu Jin's favorite dish, as well as steamed sea bass.

There was also a pot of braised beef in the pot.

Liu Jin didn't stop her, but silently watched his busy mother, feeling a little uncomfortable.

So much so that when Leslie Cheung arrived, they thought he was sick.

When asked, he remained silent.

In his fifties, he had long since become indifferent to life and death.

He understood Liu Jin's feelings, so he didn't try to persuade him. There's really no point in trying to reason with someone in this situation; it's just human nature…

"Mom, are you coming over for Chinese New Year?"

"Forget about the Spring Festival. If I leave your dad at home for the next two months, I reckon he'll be grumbling about it until the end of the year when we go back."

He'll definitely be angry if I leave him home alone again during the Spring Festival.

"I was thinking of taking you to the Milan Fashion Week during the Spring Festival."

"Haha, I don't like that stuff."

Actually, my mom is pretty trendy!
Liu Jin knew very well what was going on.

In his past life, he bought fashion magazines like Estée Lauder, but he didn't actually read them much; his mother did.

Later, during a conversation with his mother, he learned that she actually had a wish.

One day, I hope to see a real fashion show.

Are you going back next year?

"I don't know, it's not confirmed yet."

“You’ve graduated, go back home for a visit. It’s been two years, and your dad misses you terribly.”

"it is good!"

"Also, please take good care of Qianqian's matter."

"I know!"

“She’s just a young girl, unlike you. Keep an eye on her.”

"Do not worry."

Suppressing his reluctance, Liu Jinqiang turned to Qianqian with a smile and said, "Take good care of Grandma on the way back. Don't forget your French when you get back. Also, try to learn to drive and get a driver's license after you come here. I've already talked to Chloe; she has a Citroën Beetle, which she'll give to you to drive... As for the embassy, ​​just ask Lao Deng to help you contact them."

"it is good!"

This meal was rather depressing.

After finishing their meal, Mom and Qianqian washed the dishes.

Then, dragging his suitcase, he got on the car.

After dropping them off at the airport, Liu Jin asked Leslie Cheung to take good care of them on their journey.

Leslie Cheung smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of Auntie and my little niece. You take care of yourself here too."

"Take care ah!"

Liu Jin patted Leslie Cheung on the shoulder.

"Don't pay attention to the nonsense from the Hong Kong media. If you really get annoyed, come to Toulouse. At least here you're not very famous, so you're nobady!"

"Get out of my way, I'm very famous in France."

Leslie Cheung couldn't help but laugh and punched Lau Chun.

Liu Jin wasn't angry. He took a stack of papers out of his pocket and handed them to Leslie Cheung.

"what is this?"

"Haven't sung in a long time, have you?"

"Who said that? I even composed a piece of music this year."

We were originally planning to collaborate with Anthony on an EP in July, but those things happened and it was delayed!

Crossover, Liu Jin remembers this album.

In collaboration with Anthony Wong, the album includes three songs sung by Leslie Cheung: Typhoon Signal No. 10, Happy Together, and Night Dreams.

The song "So Far, So Near," composed by Leslie Cheung himself, was sung by Anthony Wong.

Anthony Wong is the lead singer of Tat Ming Pair.

In the 1980s and 90s, they were known as a group on par with Wong Ka Kui.

Later, due to personal orientation issues...

Liu Jin didn't bother to ask any questions, and just smiled and said, "I wrote a song for you."

Leslie Cheung took the sheet music but didn't rush to look at it. Instead, he went up and hugged Lau Chun, whispering in his ear, "Thank you, Lau."

"Keep it up!"

Liu Jin hugged him back, and then they parted.

"Okay, we should go!"

His mother came over and gave Liu Jin a big hug, whispering in his ear, "Don't stay up late, eat three regular meals a day, don't skip meals. Also, don't be impulsive. You got hurt last time because you were too impulsive. Be more careful and calmer in the future."

These seemingly ordinary words of advice were the very words Liu Jin most wanted to hear before his rebirth.

His nose tingled with emotion, and he hugged his mother tightly, saying, "Mom, I'll be fine. You and Dad, please take care of yourselves too."

Oh, and don't let Lao Liu cause any trouble.

In Liu Jin's eyes, his older sister must be kept under strict guard.

Although her mother didn't understand, Liu Jin's repeated reminders made her pay extra attention to this matter.

……

(End of this chapter)