A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 101 Marriage

Upon seeing the phone number, Li Mu didn't think much of it and answered the call directly: "Hey, Fan Ye."

"—Brother Li."

"What's wrong?"

"Is your idea... not a good one?"

Li Mu was taken aback by these words.

What are my thoughts?

What are my thoughts?

"—What do you mean?"

"How old is that girl?"

"I guess she's fifteen or sixteen, still in middle school. She's a good friend of the girl I mentioned to you before who wanted your autograph."

Upon hearing Li Mu's response, Fan Bing asked again, "How beautiful is she?"

"Hmm—it is indeed quite pretty."

"Prettier than me?"

"It's definitely not fair to compare them, and there's no point in comparing them. She's just a minor."

The implication is: They're just kids; there's no comparison.

"

For some reason, there was a long silence on the other end of the phone after Li Mu finished speaking.

He thought he had been disconnected!

"Feed? Fan Bingbing? Feed?"

"—I'm listening."

"Oh, I thought she'd lost connection. Do you have any suggestions? She wants to know if actors need to practice some basic skills and learn some theoretical knowledge. I don't know much about this, so I can only ask you."

But Fan Bingbing gave an irrelevant answer: "She and Brother Li have a good relationship?"

"The Wei family has taken good care of me in the US, and the little girl is also very polite — Fan Bingbing, could you explain this to me so I can reply to them?"

"—Okay, I'll send you the titles of a few books. But I don't know the English ones, only the Chinese ones. Let her find them over there, and I'll send you the author and book title along with them. As for the basics, tell her not to rush. Focus on learning the theory first. Acting is sometimes more like a feeling, and to express that feeling, you need to use some methodologies. You need to learn these theories first before thinking about and understanding them. So don't worry about the basics for now."

Li Mu quickly memorized her words and laughed, "Okay, then hurry up, people are waiting for it."

"————Okay, got it. I'm hanging up————beep beep."

Almost simultaneously, the call was disconnected.

Li Mu couldn't wait to say goodbye.

Then, after playing another short game, he looked at his phone again and received two messages. One was from Fan Taobing: "Konstantin Stanislavski of 'An Actor Prepares' and Ivana Chapok of 'The Power of an Actor' —"

The message was full of various book titles and translated author names.

Li Mu replied, "Received, thank you Fan Ye."

Fan Bing did not reply.

The second message was from Li Wei: "Li Mu, good morning."

He replied with a message: "Good morning."

But in his heart he was wondering why the other party was contacting him out of the blue.

Meanwhile, the morning exercise here came to an end. As noon approached and the temperature rose, everyone dispersed.

When he got home, he immediately turned on his computer and saw an email: "Okay, thank you, Uncle Li. I'll wait for your message."

So he immediately opened his phone, ignoring the text message Li Wei had resent asking "What are you planning to do today?", and typed out the book Fan Bingbing had sent him word for word into the email. He then added a sentence at the end: "Read the book first, learn the theory. Fan Taobing says that an actor's basic acting skills need to be driven by theory. If you don't understand anything, feel free to email me anytime, and I'll ask her and get back to you."

After replying, he went straight into the bathroom to take a shower.

Amidst the rushing water, the faint sound of a telephone ringing could be heard.

He strolled out casually and saw that it was Brother Bie calling, so he quickly answered the phone: "Hey, Brother Bie."

"Hmm, are you up yet?"

"I got up a while ago, but I was taking a shower, so I answered the phone a little late."

"See you at the airport then, let's go to Macau."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu didn't dare to linger. Having just learned of Sister Zhang's extraordinary abilities, he naturally felt more cautious.

After quickly taking a shower and changing his clothes, he went straight out the door.

After sighing helplessly at his Audi across the entrance to the underground parking garage, he walked out of the community gate, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Shawan Town.

Inside the TV station's guesthouse.

"Sister Bingbing, when are we leaving?"

The newly appointed assistant, seeing Fan Taobing frowning as she held her phone for some reason, asked somewhat nervously.

She could tell that Sister Bingbing seemed to be in a bad mood, but—she had been told yesterday that she was going out today to buy some sports equipment, and it was almost 11 o'clock and there was still no sign of it, so she had no choice but to muster up her courage and ask.

Fan Bingbing, who had been frowning, snapped out of her reverie, glanced at her assistant, paused for a moment, and then said, "I don't need you. You can rest at the hotel. I'll go buy it myself."

"Huh? But what if—"

"Alright, you can go out now."

After urging her assistant to leave, Fan Bing muttered to herself, "I'd like to see just how pretty she is!"

It's still the Shandong dialect version.

Then she sent Li Mu a message: "Brother Li, are you free right now? Shall we go buy a tennis racket?"

Li Mu replied instantly: "Huh? Can we do it another day?"

What, are you going to America?

She muttered to herself, but what she typed out was: "Brother Li, are you busy?"

"I guess so, I need to go to Macau."

Upon seeing this message, Fan Bing frowned again.

He wouldn't actually gamble, would he?

Otherwise, what's the point of going there all the time?

After thinking for a moment, she didn't ask directly, but instead asked indirectly, "When are you coming back?"

"It should be tomorrow."

"Ah, well... alright then. Brother Li, you go ahead and get busy."

"Okay, sure."

What a load of rubbish!

She tossed her phone aside, somewhat annoyed.

"Brother Bie."

After waiting for a while at the heliport, Li Mu finally saw Bie Yan.

"Um."

Bie Yan responded and pointed to a counter: "Let's go buy tickets."

"OK."

Li Mu obediently followed his older brother to buy tickets, but after only a few steps, the phone rang.

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Upon seeing the caller's name, Li Mu was taken aback.

It turned out to be a home phone call.

So he took out his ID card and said to Bie Yan, "Brother Bie, I got a call from home, can I answer it?"

"Go ahead and accept it."

Bie Yan took the ID card, and then heard Li Mu's Henan dialect behind her: "Hey? — Mom, what's wrong? Is something the matter? I'm busy right now."

He didn't think much of it, thinking to himself that this was the first time he had heard Xiao Li speak his hometown dialect, and—it seemed like he could understand it.

The Henan dialect doesn't seem too difficult.

Just as I was pondering this, I heard Li Mu say, "The Thirteen Factories? Uh—I know, the place that sells clothes—whose girl is that?"

?

Bie Yan subconsciously turned her head and saw Li Mu's eyes full of astonishment.

"Uh—what's she doing? What does it mean? Is something wrong?"

"She's also in Guangzhou, selling clothes near the Thirteen Factories area. She's quite well-dressed, and your dad and I have both seen her photos and are satisfied."

Hearing his mother's words, Li Mu subconsciously asked, "What does it matter to me whether she's pretty or not?"

"Let you meet her! Her mom is a teacher at the county's No. 1 primary school, and her dad works in the traffic police. If it goes well, you two come back together and we'll talk about it!"

"No—Mom, wait a minute. What do you mean?"

"Hey, you little brat! Don't you understand? You should get married! I'll arrange a marriage for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was stunned: "Who—who's getting married?"

"You, your Aunt Xiuli is going to arrange a marriage for you."

"???"

Li Mu was stunned.

What?! I'm getting married?!

Am I having a run of bad luck with love lately? One minute a colleague was going to introduce me to someone, and then suddenly—another Aunt Xiuli appeared out of nowhere to act as a matchmaker for me?

"With—with whom?"

"That girl."

"Mom—I—I don't even know her, why should I marry her?"

"Your dad and I have both seen the photos. That girl is quite pretty, didn't I tell you? Her parents have also seen your photos and think you're suitable. Go meet her, and if it's a good match, you two can come back together for the National Day holiday and discuss it with both families."

"????"

Not to mention Li Mu, even Bie Yan, who had just bought her ticket, came over.

He heard it clearly just now—

Is it because Xiao Li's family is pressuring him to get married?

He looked at Li Mu's bewildered and dazed expression, thinking to himself, when he heard Li Mu's reply: "Mom, you're joking. I don't even know Zhuo Niu, I've never even met her, why would I marry her?"

"Oh! Your dad and I have both seen the photos. Your Aunt Xiuli introduced them; we know them well. How could they be lacking ( )?"

"You think I'm lying?"

Li Muxin said, "Who does this Aunt Xiuli think she is? Do I even know who she is?"

Just then, Li Dajiang's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Third Brother?"

"Uh... Dad."

"Go meet this girl tomorrow. You're both young, get to know her, and if things are looking good, we'll prepare the dowry and a house for you. Got it?"

"I'm not going!"

Li Mu refused without saying a word.

Then----

"What did you say?! Say it again?"

Instantly, Li Dajiang's voice rose an octave.

Meanwhile, Li Mu's deep-seated fear of his father immediately began to rise.

He tried to explain, "No, Dad, listen to me, I have no plans to date right now, and I don't want to get married. I'm not even familiar with that girl, we don't know each other at all, how can we get married? Besides, I just got promoted—"

"We need to get married as soon as we get our official positions filled, your mother and I are so eager to have a grandchild!"

"Dad, no, no, you—"

Li Mu panicked instantly, but just then, Bie Yan suddenly reached out and took his phone away.

"Brother, please!"

Bie Yan put her finger to her lips, signaling Li Mu to shut up, and then said to Li Dajiang on the phone, who was saying, "I can't control you anymore, huh?": "Hello, Uncle Li, I'm Xiao Li's boss. My name is Bie Yan."

Instantly, the voice on the other end of the phone fell silent.

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