Sheng Xingze's alarm clock woke up the lovers sleeping together on the bed on time.
Yu Bai got up and turned off his alarm clock, glanced at the time and continued to put his arms around someone to close his eyes: "You can still sleep for a while."
Sheng Xingze closed his eyes for a few seconds, and struggled to get out before falling back into sleep, his eyes still haven't opened.
He pushed Yu Bai back on the bed, kissed him carelessly on the face, "Go on to sleep, sister Tao will stew me if she finds out I'm late."
"I'll see you off." Yu Bai got up and started getting dressed.
"Go to sleep, I don't want my boyfriend to get up early."
In the end, Sheng Xingze didn't let Yu Bai send him off, but let Yu Bai sleep well.
Yuan Yuanyuan drove Mi Heqiu and Sheng Xingze to the airport. When they arrived at the check-in gate, Tao Yining had already been waiting there for a long time.
Seeing Sheng Xingze approaching, Tao Yining shook the boarding pass in his hand and said coldly: "I thought you wouldn't come right away."
"How could I not come to the invitation of Beauty Tao?"
Tao Yining slapped Sheng Xingze on the head without any surprise.
Although it was a little late, the three of them caught up with the plane smoothly.
Sheng Xingze got on the plane and started to catch up on sleep. Even when they got into the crew's car after the plane landed, Sheng Xingze didn't look awake. He didn't wake up until the car that came to pick them up drove back to the set.
The first thing after returning to the set, Sheng Xingze went to find Ye Shuangyang: "Is Director Ye there?" He asked Pei Man.
Pei Man pointed in the direction of the prop room, Sheng Xingze thanked him and ran over.
"Director Ye." Sheng Xingze's voice was so sweet that Ye Shuangyang couldn't help but get goosebumps: "Are there any specialties in City B?"
"Ceramics, what's the matter?" Ye Shuangyang looked at him with disgust.
Sheng Xingze's eyes lit up when he heard this answer, he already knew what kind of gift he was going to give Yu Bai.
"Yu Bai's birthday is coming up, I want to make him a present."
"Yu Bai's birthday? Isn't he born in July?" Ye Shuangyang asked puzzled.
"It's only been a month, and I still have to ask you to give me a vacation." Sheng Xingze clasped his hands together and smiled flatteringly.
Ye Shuangyang snorted coldly: "On vacation? Just to go back and give him a birthday present?"
"I still need to obtain a certificate." Sheng Xingze's eyes were full of sincerity. He looked at Ye Shuangyang pitifully. Although Ye Shuangyang knew that he was here for a show, he waved his hand and agreed.
Sheng Xingze and Ye Shuangyang have gotten to know each other a lot during this period of time, and it feels like old friends at first sight. Sheng Xingze is willing to tell Ye Shuangyang something.
Ye Shuangyang tasted it, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face: "You and Yu Bai?"
Sheng Xingze nodded with his lips pursed, a little blush appeared on his face.
Seeing him like this, Ye Shuangyang smiled even more happily.
"I think when Yu Bai was working with me back then, he was still a kid in his teens. Now ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Yu Bai is going to get married."
The relationship between Yu Bai's ability to stand out from many other actors and become a generation of actor and Ye Shuangyang is inseparable.
Back then, Ye Shuangyang was only a second- and third-tier director, and his status was far inferior to what he is now. Because he couldn't find an actor with a suitable appearance, he set his sights on the extras at the time. He immediately spotted Yu Bai, who had the most outstanding appearance and acting skills, and chose him as the leading actor against all odds.
At that time, Yu Bai's acting skills hadn't reached the level of perfection, and it was all thanks to Ye Shuangyang's hands-on training that he became the current actor.
That movie helped Yu Bai leap from an 18th-line star to a popular actor, and Ye Shuangyang's status also improved accordingly.
Sheng Xingze naturally knew about their past, so he always respected Ye Shuangyang, a director who was kind to Yu Bai.
In Ye Shuangyang's eyes, Sheng Xingze is not only a close friend, but also a close junior.
"Go, let's be more efficient during this time, especially your personal role, try to pass it all at once, so that you can also spare some time to help Yu Bai prepare gifts."
Sheng Xingze beamed with joy, and thanked Ye Shuangyang with a smile.
During the weekend, Sheng Xingze found the ceramics museum recommended by Ye Shuangyang. It is said that it is a century-old shop, and the craftsmanship of the owner is absolutely first-class in city b.
"Hello." He knocked on the door, and a seven or eight-year-old girl ran out.
"Grandpa, a guest is here." The little girl's voice was crisp and clear, and her big eyes sparkled very cutely.
Sheng Xingze patted her head and heard the little girl giggling.
An old gentleman came out of the store, leaning on a cane, with a hoarse voice:
"Just take a look."
There are a lot of fired porcelain on the shelves in the store, and the azure patterns seem to tell stories from thousands of years ago.
Sheng Xingze didn't pay too much attention to the porcelain, but made his own request: "I think it's okay to make one myself? My boyfriend's birthday is coming soon, and I want to prepare a gift for her myself."
He knew that this proposal was a little impolite, so he looked at Mr. Ren from the standpoint.
The old gentleman didn't see any dissatisfaction with the porcelain from his eyes, he pointed to the finished products: "Do you not like these?"
"It's more meaningful to do it yourself anyway."
The old man tapped his cane on the ground twice, and glanced at Sheng Xingze indifferently: "I don't have the energy to teach you."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the house.
Sheng Xingze was a little disappointed, but this was expected. He bowed to the old gentleman to thank him, and was about to leave the ceramic hall.
The little girl standing beside him tugged at the corner of Sheng Xingze's clothes, "Brother, I can teach you, I'm very good."
Sheng Xingze was dragged by the little girl to the room behind the Ceramics Museum.
The little girl introduced herself as Lan Lan, she is the granddaughter of the old man, and the shop is run by both grandpa and grandson.
Following Lan Lan's instructions, Sheng Xingze began to knead the mud, fully kneading the places where the mud was unevenly dry and wet, and changed another kneading method to expel the air bubbles in the mud.
Because of his lack of proficiency, Sheng Xingze spent a lot of effort to meet Lan Lan's requirements, and was scolded by the little girl with a straight face because of the wrong technique.
Looking at Lan Lan's adult-like face, Sheng Xingze couldn't help but want to laugh.
When he finally kneaded a piece of mud, Lan Lan was already pulling the embryo beside him.
Sheng Xingze put down the mud and watched Lan Lan's movements while listening to her explanation.
Seeing that the embryo in Lan Lan's hand had gradually taken shape, Sheng Xingze realized that this little girl was not simple.
"Did you do all those outside?" He asked softly.
"Yes, grandpa is getting old, so I did it. Grandpa is only in charge of firing the kiln." Lan Lan answered him with a smile.
"You're really capable." Sheng Xingze praised her.
The little girl puffed out her chest proudly, and Sheng Xingze's smile became even brighter.
Every weekend after that, Sheng Xingze came to the Ceramics Museum to report on time, and the ceramics made under Lan Lan's guidance gradually took shape.
"I want to draw something on myself is that okay?"
Lan Lan nodded, handed the coloring materials to Sheng Xingze, and lay beside Sheng Xingze to watch him paint.
Sheng Xingze followed the memory of learning stick figures in his previous life, and after making a draft with a few strokes on a piece of white paper, he quickly drew two Q-version villains on the porcelain body.
One is him and the other is Yu Bai.
"Brother, are you painting yourself?" Lan Lan recognized at a glance that one of the villains was Sheng Xingze beside him.
"Yes." Sheng Xingze nodded with a smile.
"What about this one?"
"It's my brother's boyfriend."
Lan Lan had a confused look on her face, "What is a boyfriend?"
Sheng Xingze explained, "A boyfriend is someone who is going to spend the rest of his life together."
"Like me and grandpa?" Lan Lan asked innocently.
Sheng Xingze shook his head, "He is not related to you by blood, but your heart beats faster when you see him. Does Lan Lan's heart beat faster when he sees Grandpa?"
Lan Lan clutched her chest and thought for a while, then pouted and shook her head.
"Then will I have a boyfriend in the future?"
"Yes, he will treat Lan Lan well, and Lan Lan will treat him well."
When Yu Bai was mentioned, the expression on Sheng Xingze's face inadvertently softened. Lan Lan, who was sitting next to him, was almost stunned, staring at Sheng Xingze's side face motionlessly.
A light cough brought both of them back to reality. Lan Lan's grandfather came out from the back of the house, and he took the embryonic body from Sheng Xingze's hand.
"I'll ask Lan Lan to send it to you after it's finished burning. I don't know how to tell her some things, but you, the guest, said them first."
The old man sighed, dragged his heavy bag and wanted to go to the room again.
"Lan Lan is very cute." Sheng Xingze took out a red envelope from his pocket and put it in Lan Lan's hand.
"Happy Children's Day, although I'm a little late, I hope you don't dislike it."
Lan Lan was at a loss holding the red envelope given by Sheng Xingze. She looked at her grandfather helplessly, wanting to return the red envelope to Sheng Xingze.
"It's just for you, why don't you open it and have a look?" Sheng Xingze put his hands behind his back, making it clear that he didn't want to take the red envelope back.
Lan Lan opened the red envelope anxiously, and inside was a very delicate silver bracelet.
She sensiblely put the bracelet back into the red envelope, "Brother, this is too precious."
Sheng Xingze smiled and said, "Lan Lan taught me so much, this is my apprenticeship fee."
"But..." Lan Lan still wanted to say something, even her grandfather didn't want Sheng Xingze's gift.
"Old man, I will never have any children of my own in my life. I really like Lan Lan, and it is my care as an elder generation."
The old man couldn't talk to him, so Lan Lan finally accepted it, but he refused to accept a cent of Sheng Xingze's pottery money.
"Goodbye, brother." Before leaving, Lan Lan leaned on her grandfather's lap, wearing the small bracelet given by Sheng Xingze, with a bright smile on her face.
"Goodbye." Sheng Xingze waved to her.
Thinking of the ceramics that were about to be formed, Sheng Xingze felt more and more happy, and couldn't wait to fly back to the imperial capital to show off to Yu Bai.
Really, I miss him again.
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