I did not not go to practice on Sunday morning because Film City was too far from Dong Shan Lake. I hope gramps won’t be mad at .
As I expected, Su Qiao and I passed the screen test easily the next day. At the sa ti, I was feeling lucky, but I also could not help but criticize the corruption of the Arican Imperialists:
Is it that important to have soone supporting you? I thought Arica has long forgone the ancient tradition of ‘connections’ because you guys are referred to as the beacon of human civilization! Or is everyone a monkey and we should stop comparing who has more fur?
Since I had to act as monk, it was pretty hot wearing a bald cap in the sumr. On the hand, Su Qiao was finally able to remove the armor she wore for two weeks and wear more refreshing Ming Dynasty maid clothes.
When the director announced Su Qiao passed, she was unable to hide her inner joy, and she ran to and said many words of thanks. It might be due to the fact that she took off her clothes in my room last night, but both her cheeks were flushed red. Every ti I look at her, she would get flustered and panic.
“Mr. Ye, if... you need for anything in the future, please tell and I’ll be there anywhere and anyti.”
Need you for anything? Do you think I would ask you to perform acrobatics at a nephew’s birthday party? Also, anywhere and anyti sounds so ambiguous! Since I was corrupted by the A films in my dad’s hard drive, I would only think of a call girl!
Su Qiao gave her phone number as if to show her sincerity. She had an old Nokia phone and the case was pretty shabby.
“Mr. Ye, sorry for the rude display.” Then, her expression actually brightened for once, “With the contract money, I’ll get a newer phone. Of course, I won’t switch my SIM card, otherwise it would be rude when you can’t get in touch with ....”
I casually asked: “You’re going to rent a closer place too, right?”
Su Qiao nodded, “Thanks to Mr. Ye, I don’t have to walk as much every day.”
“Oh right, will that distant cousin of yours still be living with you?”
I was not even sure why I asked that question.
Su Qiao was a bit alard when I ntioned her cousin.
“She... suddenly received a call from her boyfriend who was in the countryside, and she dropped everything and got married! That’s why I’m alone now...”
I felt that it was too much of a coincidence that her cousin chose this ti to return ho and get married. But after asking Auntie Ren, it seems her cousin did indeed get married.
But, the ti fra was wrong.
Three days ago, when Su Qiao’s cousin returned ho, she saw her boyfriend kneeling at the door with a bouquet of fresh flowers. Her boyfriend coming thousands of miles moved her to the point of tears, so she left her asly amount of stuff with Su Qiao and went ho with her boyfriend to get married.
That ans her cousin was not the one who told her about the unspoken rules. Su Qiao lied. (TN: Honeypot trap?)
But it was understandable, it is a bit less embarrassing to say it was soone else’s idea when offering your body to a stranger. Also, no one can guarantee that her cousin never told her similar words before.
My dad always said: People are always weak to temptations, but you will have principles without desire.
It sounds good, but it’s sothing he can never achieve.
After working on set until 8 pm (I can’t even rember what I did), Auntie Ren drove ho.
Although the atmosphere was a bit tense and Xiao Qin also wanted to sing to her, it was still better than squeezing on a subway full of people so I was grateful.
I can tell that Auntie Ren works harder than anyone else on set. The martial arts director is kind of like the chief surgeon, it sounds cool, but it takes a lot of stamina (surgeons may have to stand for upwards of 14 hours). Instead of calling them white-collar workers, they may as well be blue-collared workers with higher incos, similar to Arican miners (can’t even be compared to Chinese miners).
Even though Auntie Ren acts cold to on the surface, she would always ask if I ate and where I ate around altis. She even warned the crew to not forget to order a al for when they were ordering food.
So after looking at Auntie Ren’s tired silhouette under the dim light of night, it made reminisce about the past.
I really liked Auntie Ren when I was younger. The Little Tyrant did not dare bully in front of her, and she would always give candy —— at that ti I was still a shota, so Auntie Ren might have liked too.
Things change as ti passes. The Little Tyrant is now a girl, and Auntie Ren no longer likes . In her eyes, I am only a bad boy who wants to take her daughter away from her.
When I walked through the door after not being ho for two days, the sll of alcohol and mold rushed straight into my nostrils. No wonder Ai Mi said our house stank, it seems like I have to do a thorough cleaning.
Once I walked into the living room, I found my dad sitting behind the dining table like a professor waiting until it was ti to start class. He was wearing a well-ironed suit, and he even carefully cleaned his glasses.
If these changes are sothing to be happy about, then the suitcase next to his feet was sothing to be worried about.
“Dad, what are you doing! Why are you putting on airs with that outfit, are you planning on leaving?! Can you grow up!”
I was angry to the point of running out of anger. He could not even write any more AV reviews after Ai ShuQiao’s second attack —— is a woman’s poison this scary?
After hearing my conjecture, my dad seed to be embarrassed.
“Xiao Lin, you misunderstood. I’m going out for business.”
Business? What kind of business needs you to bring along a suitcase? Don’t tell you want to go to Arica and look for Ai ShuQiao? I will go with you if you are going to give her a beating! But based on your sloppy feelings with her, you might only look from afar then run back crying! I do not want to be humiliated in Arica!
“Xiao Lin, I’m not going very far. An old classmate —— he is currently the vice-principal of a university, requested to help him write so teaching materials for space physics. He’s already asked for a while now, but I’ve never agreed. Recently, with all the stuff that’s been happening, I feel conflicted at ho, so I want to take this opportunity to calm down...”
Huh? Which university? The university you used to teach at? Are you telling your friend who has been a vice-principal for this many years, can’t write teaching materials better than soone who has been selling adult goods for over ten years?
It seems that vice-principal booked a single room for my dad at a hotel in Dong Cheng district. The room has daily cleaning and three als a day can be written off as an expense. He only wants my dad to write a textbook within a month that he will put under his own na, since he feels inferior because he does not have many published works.
Previously, my dad never agreed because he could not leave the online business behind. Recently, he discovered I could run the store as well as him, so when his old classmate ca asking, he could not refuse.
“Xiao Lin, the reason why I’m going is for a change of mood, and the pay is pretty good, but I’m worried about you and the store... can you stay ho alone for a month? Will you be too tired with howork and managing the store! If you feel like you can’t do it, then I’ll imdiately turn down this job...”
No, don’t turn down the job! Even though you are only using this opportunity to escape from Ai ShuQiao, this might be the chance for you to return to working at a university! I would much prefer having a university professor as a father than a father who owns an adult goods store!
The online business is no big deal! I was able to handle it when you were not here for a week. I am young and I am not an alcoholic, forget a month, even managing for a year is no big deal! At most, I would have to do so custor service with my phone during class, then when I co ho I would package the product and call the delivery service to pick it up! I could also train my body by moving boxes instead of punching a sandbag!
Thus I pushed my dad out the door without allowing him to explain anymore. I told him I was completely fine being ho alone, and that I will even increase the volu of business of our store, and I told him don’t co ho if you haven’t created any teaching materials.
My dad slowly told : “Uhm, I’ll text the address to you tomorrow. Although I need peace and quiet to write teaching materials, you have to contact if anything happens. I’ll definitely take the ti to attend parent-teacher conferences and whatnot....”
“It’s fine, it’s fine! Go and imrse yourself in the sea of knowledge! I also need peace and quiet in order to manage the store!”
I inappropriately thought of Shu Zhe’s expression that looks as if he deserves a beating. If my dad is not ho, I can be even more unrestrained and ruthless when I trick him into becoming my ‘rope model’.
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