We moved to Golden Courtyard

"But in my early years, I was also a journalist. I interviewed many people and many things. At that time, my pen name should be Jin Shengtan."

As Ye Caizhang spoke, he poured out Xu Qi's tea and replaced it with white wine for both of them.

The wine has a pure aroma, and even Xu Qi, who doesn't drink much, knows that it is no ordinary wine.

"I once interviewed a father and daughter. The father was like most fathers in the world: taciturn and hardworking."

As for the daughter, being from a single-parent family, she shares some personality traits with her father—quiet and reserved. The daughter's health isn't good, and besides working during the day, the father has to take care of her at night, until one day…”

Ye Caizhang took a sip of wine.

"The daughter's health gradually improved, but the father fell ill. When I interviewed this family, it was right when her father fell ill."

As Ye Caizhang recounted his story, the number of listeners gradually increased from just Xu Qi to more people.

"It was cancer, liver cancer. By the time it was diagnosed, it was already in the middle stage. At that time, my daughter was only ten years old and still in high school."

I watched as she went through the procedures to suspend her studies, took odd jobs during the day, and took care of her father at night. Our roles were reversed.

Her father's liver cancer treatment required a large sum of money, so I helped contact many social welfare organizations and donated a lot of money myself. By piecing together the money, we managed to raise enough for the surgery.

And next... it's just a matter of waiting for a liver transplant.

"So...did you get a suitable liver?"

Xilin leaned over the table and asked nervously.

Ye Caizhang shook his head with great regret.

“It’s not that easy… I’m with her every day, helping her take care of that father, and watching with her as he suffers from liver cancer.”

Once, because she didn't take her painkillers on time, her father almost fainted in his hospital bed from the pain. That was not normal living, but torture.

If I feel this way, what about the daughter? Watching her father suffer like this every day, what must she be thinking?

Finally... his father ended his life in the agony of liver cancer. At that moment, I didn't even know whether to be happy or sad.

For that father, living was simply too painful, but for that daughter, her father... was everything to her.

After Ye Caizhang finished speaking, Xilin couldn't help but tear up, clearly deeply moved by his words.

The others fell into a deep silence.

"After her father died, I became worried about the young woman's situation, so I continued to stay with her under the guise of conducting in-depth interviews..."

But she behaved normally in the period immediately following her father's death.

He would even occasionally joke with me, saying things like after a person dies, they need to be put in a cold storage room until the day they are cremated, and then taken out.

I was shocked. I even wondered at one point—didn't she feel anything about her father's death? I couldn't understand it because I had never experienced the loss of a loved one.

I've only seen this on TV or in novels. Shouldn't people be in tears and depressed all day long at this time? I don't know. I plan to continue the interview.

Until one day... while I was writing at night, I suddenly heard some noises coming from the kitchen. I was a little worried, so I rushed over.

I saw the girl crying so hard in front of the open refrigerator that she couldn't even stand up straight, with some frozen beef I had bought scattered around her feet.

I wanted to go over and comfort her, but she just kept talking to me...

'I don't want my father to be frozen in the freezer.'

At that moment, I realized that some people simply bury all their sadness in some unknown corner, subconsciously.

The following day, her father was cremated.

That concludes the story.

However, Xu Qi and others remained stuck in this story, unable to break free for a long time.

"Teacher Xu."

"You flatter me, please go ahead."

“Grief often doesn’t have to be shown on your face. The more mature a person is, the more they will hide that sadness deep in their heart.”

It was very depressing, I felt helpless, and I was filled with despair.

After saying that, Ye Caizhang stood up and said, "That's about it for today. I look forward to seeing you again next time."

Xu Qi knew this meant he was being asked to leave.

Accompanied by Liu Qi, the group left the farmhouse.

At the door, Seele said somewhat absentmindedly, "Actually, that girl... is quite lucky."

This sudden statement startled the other three.

"Because she still has someone who deserves her such sorrow."

"..."

Liu Qi hugged Xi'er from behind, and Xi Lin also took Xi'er's little hand.

Seeing this, Seele quickly said, "Um!...Don't misunderstand! Now, I also have people like that..."

As she said this, the girl glanced at Xu Qi with a flushed face.

Seeing this, Xu Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud, amused by Xi'er's reaction.

The heavy atmosphere from before seemed to have dissipated considerably.

Liu Qi let out a long breath and asked with a smile, "Manager Xu, do you have any ideas right now?"

"That's truly... a flood of inspiration!"

"It seems we'll be able to see Manager Xu's masterpiece soon."

Xilin immediately put her hands on her hips.

"Hmph! Aren't you going to thank me? This is the savior I found."

"That was recommended by Teacher Liu, what are you so proud of?"

"But I'm the one who found Teacher Liu!? To be fair... I did find her!"

Everyone laughed even more heartily.

Xu Qi scratched his head and sighed, "But the script for this episode should be released soon. I think not only Bronya, but many others are probably getting impatient..."

946. The fierce little maid is so cute!

When people are focused on something, it is easy to forget to eat and sleep.

Although Bronya gave Xu Qi a few days off, he still chose to stay in the company office to seize that fleeting moment of inspiration.

In most scenes of parting, you can always see people hugging and crying, which is used to show the sadness of both parties.

It's not that this is wrong, but it undoubtedly lacks a lot of impact.

It's not about rendering every frame of a video to make it impressive. On the road to the top, the person who learns to simplify will be even more powerful.

Xu Qi is currently simplifying his life.

He re-analyzed the character settings of Cagalli and her father, and then recalled the story he had heard from Ye Caizhang that morning...

How to write a touching farewell story between a father and daughter?

Looking back at the earlier versions now, you'll find that... the handling of this aspect is indeed much more immature, which is why Bronya is never satisfied?

Although she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong with it, as a top animation director in the industry, she had a strong ability to distinguish between good and bad.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi couldn't help but chuckle.

He stretched and was just about to continue writing when he suddenly noticed a figure in front of him.

He looked up again... and there stood the little maid, expressionless, staring at him from in front of the desk, her expression one of utter resentment...

"Rita?"

"It seems that the master has forgotten everything he said today, is that right?"

Xu Qi immediately remembered that he had promised Rita that morning that he would…

Realizing this, Xu Qi quickly saved the file and said with a shameless smile, "Rita, I was just... so engrossed in my work that I forgot..."

That's true.

Rita was right outside Xu Qi's office, and she came in several times but couldn't bear to disturb him.

But looking at the time, it's already almost 9:30!

If Xu Qi doesn't get off work soon, he might have to stay at the company all day.

There was no other way but to come in and forcibly interrupt his momentum.

"Do you want to check what time it is? We've been working from morning till night for the past few days. Although the illustrators below are working just as hard, we take turns."

And you? Who will switch with you?

Xu Qi scratched his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, the little maid, no matter how angry she was, couldn't vent her anger for a moment.

"Can I write it tomorrow?"

"Sure! I already have the ideas, it doesn't matter when I start writing!"

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"get off work!"

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On the way back, Rita kept talking.

"I've never seen anyone work like this before. I know you love it, but even if you love it, you have to consider your schedule, right? You're young now, but what about the future?"

Are you planning to keep doing this until you're forty? Fifty? Nobody's pushing you. Bronya was just saying that. Even if you don't finish by the end of the month, what can she do about it?

At most, I'll just use the original script... Okay, I get it. The boss is going to say again—Seed is very important, we need to perfect it...

"Then isn't your health important?"

The little maid kept nagging and nagging him all the way.

Xu Qi didn't dare to refute, knowing that Rita was indeed angry.

It was already quite unreasonable not to keep a promise, but that wasn't what really made Rita angry. She was just worried that Xu Qi would get tired.

Back in the courtyard, Rita, unusually, didn't wait for Xu Qi and went back to her room on her own.

When Mei, who had come to greet him, saw this scene, she couldn't help but lean close to Xu Qi and ask, "What's wrong? Did you make someone angry?"

Xu Qi gave a wry smile.

"More or less..."

Have you eaten?

"No."

Mei immediately knew why Rita was angry.

She pointed to the clock and said, "You got home a little after ten, and you haven't had dinner. Are you planning to develop some kind of stomach problem in a while, Xu Qi?"

Xu Qi shrank back.

Seeing this, Mei knew that Rita must have already said something to him, and she couldn't bear to say anything more. After all, he was her husband, and she should still cherish him.

"Eat your food first, then go apologize to Rita later."

"Ah."

Perhaps this is Mei—a gentle and lovely wife who always knows when to play the good cop and when to play the bad cop.

"Where's my sister?"

“She’s already asleep. Before she went to sleep, she was grumbling to me, ‘You’re working overtime until midnight to torment her, aren’t you? If you keep doing this, I’m going to your company.’”

Xu Qi was shocked; this wouldn't do.

What if Mei chases him to the company at five o'clock and drags him away in front of everyone? Wouldn't he lose all his authority as a leader?

Even though his reputation is already terrible, let's still give him some credit.