My wife is a witch princess.

Is that being coquettish?

"It is."

Song Che watched as her lips puffed out, her pretty lips pursed, and her usually aloof face turned silly and cute. Then she pulled her lips back and returned to her original expression.

Song Che belatedly realized that he seemed to have missed something.

If he rubs against her and acts cute, will Xia Li rub against him too?

That's how it always seems!

He guessed Xia Li's thoughts this time, but he wasn't sure, which caused him to miss a good opportunity.

Xia Li sat down at the computer. She was already familiar with most of the operations. Except for typing instead of handwriting, the other functions were not much different from those on a mobile phone.

Xia Li searched for movies on her computer.

The silver-haired girl was holding a mouse, but she was sitting rather upright. If she slumped her shoulders, crossed her legs, or put one leg on the sofa while wearing slippers, she would look like a normal, human internet-addicted girl.

That is, Zhang Hanyu.

Xia Li looked like a well-mannered and obedient girl.

Of course, Zhang Hanyu is also very well-mannered.

Song Che sat down and watched Xia Li look for movies. This time, he didn't say much or give any hints about which ones were good or bad.

He's been the one leading Xia Li around all this time; it's time for Xia Li to find something she likes herself.

The websites I found mostly offered free movies, but none of them were legitimate websites. They were either places like "Macau Grand Lisboa" or "Gou8 Entertainment City"—all scams.

Especially since these ads are impossible to click off.

Xia Li continued searching on the webpage. She could understand the categories, such as comedy, romance, horror, and science fiction. She knew more or less about these terms.

She kept backing out of those movies, never finding one she liked.

Song Che leaned on the armrest of the sofa and looked at her.

He doesn't care whether he watches the movie or not; the important thing is to watch it with Xia Li.

Xia Li clicked on several movies.

She seemed quite picky, and wasn't satisfied with any of the movies she watched. Song Che glanced at them and realized they were indeed terrible films, the kind that were purely for money laundering.

After a while, Song Che lay on the sofa and dozed off for a bit when he suddenly heard a different sound coming from the movie.

Is someone abusing women?

What was Xia Li watching? An adult film?

Song Che looked up.

Good grief, she clicked on the ad and ended up watching a real movie.

What does it mean that my mother's best friend is my son's wife and that she became sexually active while being spied on?

The translation is a huge problem.

Fortunately, Song Che understood immediately.

and many more!

We can't let Xia Li continue to let go of this now.

Song Che raised his hand and forked it away for her. It wasn't appropriate to put this thing away now. He didn't know if Xia Lixing would be excited, but he was sure he wouldn't be able to sleep all night.

It's human nature to try and understand.

Song Che admitted that he was a timid person, but Xia Li was no less so. She stared at the screen for a long time before finally blurting out a few words, "...No, not serious!"

You didn't click on this link!

Song Che found the normal page and told Xia Li to continue searching.

She's gotten smarter and doesn't dare touch those small advertisements anymore.

She didn't initially click on those ads because she wanted to watch porn. She actually knew they were porn because she had accidentally clicked on them while searching for something on her phone. This time, she clicked on them more because the ad promised high cashback. Xia Li was a little money-grubber, and she was immediately attracted.

She knew money was important, and it was important to Song Che as well.

It's definitely not just to watch that movie.

Xia Li thought to herself.

She's a very proper person and doesn't like watching that kind of thing.

I watched it last time, and I didn't think it was very good.

Yes, it's not good-looking at all.

Almost two hours were wasted.

The plot is illogical.

Xia Li shook her head, trying not to think about it. She couldn't let Song Che know about this.

She continued searching for regular movies, eventually settling on a highly-rated one.

Interstellar.

Song Che hadn't seen it either, but seeing that it was a science fiction film, he felt that Xia Li might not be able to accept it.

“Xia Li, this is all science, it doesn’t conform to the laws of magic at all.”

“Hmm, I want to try something new.” Xia Li pointed to the screen. “There’s a label on it called ‘Family,’ I want to take a look.”

"Family affection?" Song Che hadn't seen it before and didn't know how this sci-fi film would portray family affection.

Seeing that she had made her choice, Song Che said no more. He unplugged the computer cable and said, "Let's go to the bedroom. It's cold in the living room."

Xia Li followed her into the bedroom, drew the curtains, and since it was nighttime, it had a bit of a movie theater feel to it.

Without popcorn and cola at home, the festive atmosphere was a bit lacking. Song Che planned to buy some tomorrow to stock up on New Year's goods, as there would be fewer things to buy outside during the New Year.

Xia Li was already sitting upright, with her hands on her knees and her eyes fixed on the now-darkened screen, waiting for the movie to start.

Song Che never tired of looking at that face.

He went to the kitchen to boil some water. Since there were no drinks available, he could only make do with some water.

He handed her a bowl of water, sat down next to her, and clicked play.

The way he was holding the bowl was a bit distracting.

The film opens with a vast cornfield, where the wind blows and the wheat ripples in the breeze.

As the camera zoomed in, it was revealed to be a man—whose name I later learned was Cooper.

He was driving a combine harvester.

The image has a yellowish tone, which is a warm tone, but as you look further, you'll realize that the yellow color is not only in the tone and the corn, but also in the dust.

Sandstorms frequently ravage this land.

Cooper's daughter, Murphy, is a bright but seemingly quiet little girl who believes there's a ghost on her bookshelf because books are constantly falling off, and nothing can explain it except a ghost.

Cooper, a former NASA pilot now a farmer, explains these things scientifically to reassure Murphy, who, as a father, cannot show his confusion but is actually not entirely sure himself.

Xia Li remained as serious as ever, and she quickly adapted to these daily routines.

The movie continues, and Cooper goes to the school to see Murphy's teacher, only to learn that his daughter has been criticized by the school for insisting that "the Apollo moon landing is real history."

She frowned slightly.

“Why don’t they believe it?” she asked.

However, Song Che was also unaware of this.

"It's a setting in the movie, where resources may be scarce in the future, and the direction of education will change, focusing more on survival and denying the waste of resources in space exploration."

Song Che felt that this was probably the case. The world view depicted in the movie was one of resource scarcity, where even eating was a problem, let alone exploration.

"Oh." Xia Li nodded. The changes of the future will negate some things that existed in the past, but that's always how history is. There will always be something new to bring forth from the old.

The story continues.

A massive sandstorm struck Cooper's home.

The sandstorms were everywhere, making it difficult to even grow crops in such an environment. Murphy forgot to close her room window, and sand left marks on the bookshelf. These marks were shown in close-up; at first glance, they looked like the same stripes as the books on the shelf, but something seemed off, as if they were man-made.

So Cooper and Murphy studied it together, and Cooper suddenly realized that the traces left behind were very similar to binary coordinates.

Song Che felt that the plot was finally about to develop in the direction of science fiction. Usually, this is the beginning and the end of the plot.

NASA's secret base was thus discovered.

It's that binary coordinate.

It turns out that crops on Earth have been wiped out one after another due to a blight disease, and humanity is on the verge of extinction. NASA has been secretly carrying out a "Lazarus Project" to search for a planet suitable for human colonization. And that "ghost" is interpreted as an entity that helps humanity.

This is the only reasonable approach at present.

When Xia Li saw Cooper decide to leave Earth and his children to carry out a mission that might be one of no return, her fingers on her knees clenched tightly.

She doesn't like losing things, and she feels the same way when she sees others lose them.

The scene where Cooper says goodbye to his daughter Murphy is the first emotional climax in the entire film.

Murphy cried and refused to forgive her father. Cooper, fighting back tears, drove away. In the car, he looked through the watch that he had originally left for his son on the passenger seat, and at the same time found the watch that his daughter had secretly slipped under it—a keepsake he had left for her to synchronize their time.

These scenes were all shown in close-up, so Song Che knew very well that these were all foreshadowing.

He also became interested and wanted to see the moment when the foreshadowing would be resolved.

Xia Li held her breath as she watched Cooper break down on the screen, wanting to leave but also wanting to turn the car around and go back to see her daughter one last time. But all she could see was the garage and the spaceship disappearing into the distance.

She could now sense some of the emotions and Cooper's struggles. She empathized with him, and a sad smile curved her lips.

“He…” Xia Li opened her mouth, but hesitated.

Like many moviegoers, she wanted him to stay, just as Murphy wanted.

“He has to leave,” Song Che said. “If he stays, we might all starve to death. If he leaves, there is still hope, however slim.”

This is a difference in personal philosophy—whether one focuses on the present or the long term.

“Murphy is very angry,” Xia Li said.