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

Chapter 251 Why? (Please subscribe!)

The next day, early in the morning.

Overseas Chinese Apartments, Chen Family Residence.

The warm sunlight of early sunrise streamed through the restaurant's glass windows, illuminating the family having breakfast and turning the scene into a picturesque picture.

"Wenqiong, are you going to school today?" Liu Xiaoli asked her cousin after finishing breakfast and wiping her mouth.

"Yes, cousin. Today is Wednesday, and I only booked the morning class."

"Then I'll have your brother-in-law give you a ride later."

"No need, no need, I can take the bus myself, no need to trouble my brother-in-law."

"It's okay, I'm not busy today."

After a pause, Chen Fusheng continued, "And I happen to have a role I'd like you to try out. Wenqiong, come to the company with me later, and I'll print out a copy of the script for you."

Zhou Wenqiong originally wanted to politely decline, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, her words turned into surprise and curiosity: "Brother-in-law, what role?"

Before Chen Fusheng could speak, Liu Xiaoli was slightly surprised and said, "You want Wen Qiong to play 'your' sister?"

"Hmm." Chen Fusheng nodded to his wife first, then looked at Zhou Wenqiong, thought for a moment and said, "After you take the script back, study the character carefully. If your acting skills are not as good as your sister's before filming starts, I will consider replacing you."

The two sisters exchanged a glance, and Zhou Wenqiong, somewhat bluntly, said:

"Will not……"

But as soon as she said that, she realized it was inappropriate and immediately changed her words: "That's not what I meant, cousin, you...you're also in it?"

"Yes." Liu Xiaoli nodded with a smile, and at the same time, a competitive spirit was stirred up in her heart. She said in a joking tone, "You have to work hard. Like your brother-in-law said, you are a college student majoring in acting. If your acting skills are not as good as mine, and your brother-in-law really replaces you, I will not plead for you."

"Yes, I will work even harder to prevent my brother-in-law from replacing me," Zhou Wenqiong solemnly promised.

At this moment, Chen Qian suddenly slipped over to Zhou Wenqiong's side and whispered, "Auntie, good luck! I'll plead with Dad for you later."

"Really? Thank you, Qianqian." Zhou Wenqiong didn't expect her niece to be so sensible, and reached out to pat her head.

"You're welcome."

Chen Qian smiled contentedly, but when she turned around, she met her mother's gaze. Knowing she felt a little guilty, she quickly ran to her father and called out, "Dad."

"Well, what happened?"

"Can you find Grandpa a job in Beijing?"

"..." Chen Fusheng was slightly taken aback, clearly surprised by his daughter's question. He looked into her clear, innocent eyes and asked, "Why?"

“Grandpa works alone in Jiangcheng, and we can’t see him often. If you can find Grandpa a job in Beijing, we can see him every day.”

After saying that, Chen Qian hugged her father's leg and stared at him expectantly, "Okay, Daddy?"

If Old Chen couldn't bring himself to refuse his granddaughter when faced with those eyes, Chen Fusheng would be even more unable to.

He nodded and said, "No problem, I can find Grandpa a job in Beijing, but..."

"Great."

Seeing that his daughter became happy before he finished speaking, Chen Fusheng emphasized again, "But I have a but."

"But what?" Chen Qian stopped celebrating and pressed for an answer.

Chen Fusheng said, "But your grandfather may not be willing to do the job I found for him."

"Why?" Now it was the little girl's turn to ask those three words.

"Because not all jobs are the same, and your grandfather will be retiring soon."

This answer didn't come from Chen Fusheng, but from his mother.

Then Chen Qian turned to look at her grandmother.

"retire?"

"Yes, just like Grandma is now, she doesn't need to work anymore after retiring..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fusheng couldn't help but interject, "Mom, what you're saying isn't right."

"What's wrong?" Yang Hongmei glared at her son. "Retirement doesn't mean you don't have to work anymore. You might have a new job soon." Chen Fusheng hadn't had a chance to mention his plan to use his mother's identity to start a company in the United States, but since the topic had come up, he decided to give her a heads-up.

……

What did you mean by what you just said?

After going downstairs, Liu Xiaoli suddenly asked.

"What?"

Seeing her husband feigning ignorance, Liu Xiaoli decided to be more direct:
"You mean Mom will have a new job soon?"

"Oh, this?" Chen Fusheng didn't explain immediately, but instead said to Zhou Wenqiong, who was eavesdropping, "Wenqiong, go wait for us in the car for a bit."

"……OK."

Although Zhou Wenqiong was also curious about what her brother-in-law and sister were about to say, she was not tactless.

As soon as she left, Chen Fusheng revealed his plans to his wife.

"What? You want to start a company in the US? And you're planning to use Mom's identity?"

"Honey, you don't need to be so shocked. All of this is legal."

"Why?" Liu Xiaoli asked, adopting her daughter's tone.

“It’s more convenient, and you can also avoid taxes…” Chen Fusheng briefly mentioned some of the benefits of starting a company to his wife.

The latter only vaguely understood.

"So, does that mean Mom will be managing the company in the US from now on?"

"No need. Didn't I tell you before that I found a professional manager in the United States? Of course, if Mom wants to stay in the United States to manage the company, I have no objection. After all, a sixty-year-old lady is still in her prime in the business world."

Liu Xiaoli reached out and slapped her husband, but then laughed at herself: "If Mom heard you say that, she'd be furious."

"That's unlikely. Maybe she'd even like it herself."

"Okay...when are you planning to tell Mom?"

"No rush. I'll stay in China for another month or two before going to the US to settle box office accounts with Warner Bros. I have plenty of time."

After their conversation, the two got into the car. The car first dropped Liu Xiaoli off at the CCTV entrance before driving back to the Oriental Company.

After Chen Fusheng went upstairs, he personally made a copy of the script for "About Time" and handed it to Zhou Wenqiong, instructing her to do so:

"Your character is named Chen Xue. Take it home and think about it carefully. Anyway, you're at school, so you can ask your teachers if you don't understand anything."

"Yes, thank you, brother-in-law."

"You're too kind. If there's nothing else, you can go to school. I'll have the driver take you; I won't go."

"OK……"

Zhou Wenqiong said thank you again, then hugged the script tightly and went downstairs.

Chen Fusheng stood at the window, watching Zhou Wenqiong get into the car and leave, before returning to his desk to begin his work.

Although he spent more than a month in the United States, he didn't accumulate much work this time.

The reason, of course, is that Han Sanping, the company's vice president, is adept at political affairs.

……

Editorial Department of "Oriental Youth" Magazine

"Editor Zheng, I have a call for you."

"who is it?"

"It's from the Eastern Company."

"Oh, I'll be right there..."

(End of this chapter)