1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 112 Another Night of Torrential Rain (Please Subscribe!)

"Sis, what role do you play in Director Chen's movie this time?"

Gong Ying also came to the capital yesterday. Considering her relationship with Gong Xue, the sisters were allowed to stay together.

Early this morning, Gong Ying got up and saw her sister reading a script and taking notes at the desk by the window. Curious, she went over to take a look.

"Gong Ying, you're awake." Gong Xue's thoughts were interrupted. She turned around, saw her younger sister, and greeted her with a smile.

Gong Ying nodded, and seeing that her sister seemed not to have heard her question clearly, she repeated it.

"Um... how should I put it, I'm playing a mother this time."

Gong Ying was slightly surprised by this answer and said, "Sister, you don't even have children, no, you don't even have a boyfriend, how can you play a good mother?"

"What do you want?" Her sister's blunt truth hit Gong Xue hard, making her so angry that she blurted out a sentence in Shanghainese.

"Sister, I was wrong, I was wrong. I just wanted to remind you on behalf of Mom and Dad that it's time to find me a brother-in-law."

"Mind your own business. Think about yourself. You're not a kid anymore."

"But with you, my older sister, supporting me from above."

"You brat, you're making me angry first thing in the morning. Go report to your film set, I get annoyed just looking at you."

"Hehe, I was going too." Gong Ying tidied up and was about to leave when she saw her sister sit back down. She asked curiously, "Sis, aren't you going to your film set?"

"Our crew hasn't officially confirmed the location yet; we're still waiting for Director Chen's notification."

"Oh." Gong Ying nodded as if she had just realized, then waved to her and said, "Then I'm leaving, sister. I was just joking with you earlier, don't be angry."

Gong Xue wasn't particularly angry, but after her sister interrupted her thoughts, she looked at the script again and found that she couldn't calm down anymore.

Downstairs, Gong Ying had just come down when she bumped into Chen Fusheng and immediately greeted him, "Little Chen... no, Director Chen, good morning."

"Good morning, Comrade Gong Ying, right? It's been a long time. When did you come to the capital?"

“I arrived yesterday afternoon. I didn’t expect you to remember me, Director Chen.”

"Haha, I'm not at the age where I have dementia yet," Chen Fusheng joked, then asked, "So, are you living with your sister now?"

"Yes, Director Lingzi said that I can stay with my sister for now, and if it becomes inconvenient for filming later, she will find me a different place."

"That's good too!" Chen Fusheng nodded, then asked, "Is your sister in the dorm now?"

"Yes, Director Chen, is there something you need from her? Should I go and call her down?"

"No need, no need, you go ahead and do your work. But if you encounter any difficulties in the capital, just let us know. Don't be too polite."

"Okay, thank you, Director Chen. I'll be going now."

Before leaving, Gong Ying gave a special look at the young girl next to Chen Fusheng.

A bold guess formed in my mind—

'Could this little girl be the daughter my sister plays in the movie?'

"Let's go, Zhizhi."

After watching Gong Ying leave, Chen Fusheng turned his gaze away and beckoned Fu Mingxian to walk towards the guesthouse in front of them.

"Brother Chen, was that lady my mom's sister?"

"You should think about this carefully. Is there anything wrong with what you're saying?"

"Hehe, she's Gong Xue's mother's sister, right?"

"Correct."

"Then I should call her Auntie. Why didn't you introduce me earlier, Brother Chen?"

"You'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future."

"That's right."

Fu Mingxian felt both excited and a little apprehensive about living and eating with Gong Xue's mother.

dong dong dong~
Upon arriving at Gong Xue's dormitory, Chen Fusheng asked Fu Ming to knock on the door first.

"Zhizhi? What brings you here?"

The door was ajar, so Gong Xue turned around and immediately saw the person standing in the doorway.

"Brother Chen brought me here."

After Fu Ming finished speaking, he gave Chen Fusheng the opportunity to explain.

"Director Chen!"

Gong Xue arrived at the door and saw Chen Fusheng there, so she greeted him.

Chen Fusheng nodded and casually chose a question as a starting point: "Comrade Gong Xue, what are you busy with?"

"I'm looking at the script."

"Oh. It's like this, since Zhizhi has never acted before, and you, Comrade Gong Xue, have never been a mother, I'm planning to have Zhizhi come and live with you for a while so you can get to know each other better and build a relationship beforehand. This will make it easier for you to get into character when filming. Is this convenient for you?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Xue first exchanged a glance with Fu Ming, then nodded and said, "As long as Zhizhi agrees, of course I have no problem. And to be honest, Director Chen, I was just worrying about how to play the role of a mother well."

"Sister Gong Xue... no, Mother Gong Xue, I already agreed, otherwise Brother Chen wouldn't have brought me here."

"Haha, really? Then Zhizhi... daughter, let's learn from each other and be tolerant of each other from now on."

"Good mother."

Seeing that both of them adapted to their new identities quickly, Chen Fusheng felt relieved.

After finding out that it was fine for three people to live in Gong Xue's dormitory, he left with peace of mind.

In the afternoon, Lingzi also came to the Film Bureau.

But since Lingzi had been staying on set these past few days and was said to be very busy every day, Chen Fusheng was somewhat surprised to see her walk into his office.

"What is Sister Ling coming back for?"

"Submit some documents. Xiao Chen, why hasn't your production team made any moves yet?"

"Who said there's no movement? Li Xiaowan is already in charge of set design, costumes, and props."

"But you haven't even recruited all the actors for your film yet, have you?"

"Well, although we haven't recruited everyone, I already have the main actors, so I'm not too worried about the others." Chen Fusheng continued, "Speaking of actors, I'm planning to go to the Beijing Film Academy tomorrow. Would you like to come along, Sister Ling?"

"What are you going to the Beijing Film Academy for? To scout actors? I've already recruited all the actors for my production."

"To tell you the truth, you guys agreed to have a get-together at my place last weekend, but you didn't go. However, Lao Han came. He came to Beijing Film Academy as a lobbyist that day, saying he hoped I could provide a few internship opportunities. I plan to go over and take a look tomorrow."

"Then you can go by yourself tomorrow. I'm too busy, you know that." As for standing him up last weekend, Lingzi had already explained it to Chen Fusheng.

"It's fine if you don't go, but I might send one or two interns to your crew later. I'm just giving you a heads-up."

"Is it just an internship? Will you arrange a job for me after the internship?" Lingzi pressed.

"It's just providing internship experience, no job involvement." "If it's not about the job, then it's fine, you can arrange it."

"Okay." Chen Fusheng nodded, then, remembering something, asked again, "By the way, has your film crew's martial arts director arrived? Who did you contact?"

"Didn't you say you were looking for Yuan Heping from Hong Kong?"

Chen Fusheng was slightly surprised: "You actually found one for him?"

"It was Sister Tuohui who made the contact."

Lingzi continued, "It seems that Yuan Heping has a deep impression of you, Xiao Chen. How about you go and meet him?"

Chen Fusheng thought that he had nothing else to do at the moment, so he stood up and said, "There's no time like the present, let's do it now."

"Hehe, I knew you were just dawdling."

Lingzi joked for a moment, then took Chen Fusheng directly to the set of her film "The Cotton Robe".

"Zhang Guorong, what are you doing here?"

Chen Fusheng walked into the training room of the "Cotton Robe" crew. The moment his eyes met Zhang Guorong's, both of them were stunned.

“Mr. Chen, I was so bored at the hotel. I happen to be quite interested in kung fu, so I came here to learn some. But don’t worry, I’ve been reading the script carefully.”

"It's nothing. I just didn't expect you to be here. It was a bit of a surprise. But I really didn't consider that you might be a little bored by yourself in the hotel."

Chen Fusheng thought for a moment and offered a solution: "Why don't you move to the guesthouse at the Beijing Film Studio ahead of time? Of course, the conditions there won't be as good as yours at the Qianmen Hotel."

"I'm not that delicate. I'll just follow Mr. Chen's arrangements. I'll sleep in a dormitory even if it's just a large communal room."

"Haha, okay, then you can move in ahead of time and familiarize yourself with the place..."

At this point, Lingzi began to introduce Chen Fusheng's identity to the crew, and the two of them ended their conversation.

"Please be quiet, everyone. I'd like to introduce someone."

Ling Zi pointed to Chen Fusheng and said, "This is Comrade Chen Fusheng. He is the screenwriter and producer of our play, as well as a famous writer, actor, and director. I'm sure you all know him, right?"

"Yes, yes, I've read Fusheng's novels."

“I really like ‘Cow’.”

"I watched Mr. Chan's 'The Tuner' twice in Hong Kong..."

After everyone finished speaking, Lingzi turned around and shrugged at Chen Fusheng: "Producer Chen is so popular, won't you come out and say a few words to everyone?"

Chen Fusheng helplessly pointed at Ling Zi, then took two steps forward, gave a general greeting to everyone, and then shook hands and introduced himself to each person.

"Coach Yuan, I've long admired your name."

"No, no, Mr. Chen, you are the one with the most prestigious name. I am only somewhat known in Hong Kong. Moreover, your feat of making a major international brand suffer a major setback with just a few words in Hong Kong last time was truly impressive. My wish in coming to the mainland this time is to make friends with you, Mr. Chen."

"Coach Yuan, you're too kind. But your wish is also my wish. I hope we'll have more opportunities to cooperate in the future. Of course, this time doesn't count, hahaha."

Just as Chen Fusheng and Yuan Heping were greeting each other, several girls on the far side were whispering among themselves.

"This screenwriter Chen looks so young, but he has such a strong presence. Even someone as capable as Director Yuan seems a bit weaker in front of him."

“My master once said that this is called official air.”

"But Comrade Fusheng didn't hold a very high-ranking official position, did he?"

"His official rank wasn't high, but he wielded a lot of power."

Gong Ying interrupted, "Alright, Qiu Ping, you guys stop discussing this nonsense. Director Chen is a really nice guy."

"Sister Gong Ying, how did you know? Do you know Producer Chen yourself?"

"My sister is Gong Xue, you all know that..."

Chen Fusheng and Yu Ronggang finished greeting each other and then glanced at the girls. This glance instantly silenced the chattering.

He then admired everyone's martial arts skills before leaving just before the end of the workday.

……

That evening, during dinner at the Chen family home, the mother-in-law suddenly remarked with emotion:

"I didn't feel it during the day, but it feels a little strange without Zhizhi's noisy chatter at mealtimes."

"Mom, it will be better when your granddaughter is a little older," Chen Fusheng said.

"Although Sisi is still young, she is clearly a quiet girl, not as lively as Zhizhi."

Chen Fusheng vaguely understood his mother-in-law's implication, but his wife didn't get it and continued arguing with her mother: "Wouldn't it be better for a girl to be a little more quiet? Of course, I also quite like Zhizhi."

The mother-in-law glanced at her daughter, sighed, and then said, "Let's eat."

……

After dinner, Liu Xiaoli felt increasingly uneasy and patted her husband, asking, "What did Mom mean just now?"

"You still haven't figured it out?"

"I'm stupid, okay? Just tell me."

"They're pressuring us to have a second child."

"Oh—" Liu Xiaoli suddenly realized, "But haven't we already been trying?"

Did you win last time?

"No."

"What do you say?"

"Continue tonight?"

"alright."

That night.

In courtyard number 16 of Siji Hutong, a sudden downpour began again.

It rained until midnight in no time.

"Wife."

"Ah."

There's something I forgot to tell you.

"explain."

"I plan to go to the Beijing Film Academy tomorrow morning. When you go to work, talk to Director Yang Jie about it, and then I'll wait for her at home."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)