Jiang Hongmin's heart tightened, as if an invisible hand was tightening her heart, and she stood in front of Meng Yao.
Rong Zhen raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Madam Meng, you don't have to be so wary of me, right?"
Jiang Hongmin's eyes were calm and she said firmly: "Our Meng family has nothing to do with you."
Rong Zhen had a smile on his face, but didn't say anything else.
After Rong Zhen left, Jiang Hongmin's uneasy heart was still not calmed.
Her palms were soaked with sweat, but she still held Meng Yao's hand tightly.
Meng Yao felt the wetness in her palm and asked worriedly, "Mom, are you okay?"
Jiang Hongmin reached out her other hand and patted the back of Meng Yao's hand, and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, nothing happened. How did we bump into each other..."
Meng Yao thought for a moment and didn't say anything.
Meng Yao and Jiang Hongmin sat on the sofa, and Meng Yao realized that Meng Yupu also had a relieved expression.
Why were Meng Yupu and Jiang Hongmin so afraid of Rong Zhen? It was not quite right to say that they were afraid, because Jiang Hongmin did not show any fear in her attitude towards Rong Zhen. Rather than fear, it was more like dread.
So, what are you afraid of
Seeing Jiang Hongmin's pale face and her tense spirit, Meng Yao couldn't help but ask, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Jiang Hongmin shook her head and gave Meng Yao a reassuring smile: "Mom is fine."
Meng Yao asked Zhang Ma to pour Jiang Hongmin a cup of hot tea.
Aunt Zhang was surprised and delighted that Meng Yao suddenly became so sensible and considerate.
Zhang Ma watched Meng Yao grow up. When she was young, Meng Yao was the only daughter in the family. She was spoiled by Meng Yupu and his wife and became willful and capricious. When she got upset, she would not even listen to Jiang Hongmin and Meng Yupu. But now Meng Yao has suddenly become sensible, and Zhang Ma is relieved from the bottom of her heart.
Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly: "I'll go right away."
Meng Yupu calmed down. He smiled and said, "Yaoyao finally came here. Hongmin, don't you have a lot to talk to the child about?"
"Yep… "
Soon Aunt Zhang came over with some scented tea.
Meng Yao's left hand was held firmly by Jiang Hongmin, and she stretched out her right hand to take the teacup.
Jiang Hongmin's eyelids jumped, and she took it hurriedly: "Is it hot? You should use a tray."
"It's okay, it's warm."
Jiang Hongmin carefully looked at Meng Yao's fingers several times, and was completely relieved only after making sure there were no red marks.
"Yaoyao, have you eaten?" Meng Yupu asked.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
Meng Yao replied: "Dad, I've already eaten on the set."
Meng Yupu nodded: "Qingqing is still upstairs, right?" He looked at Aunt Zhang: "Call Qingqing down, Yaoyao is here, the sisters should have a good talk."
Aunt Zhang agreed loudly.
"Yaobao, I've been free lately and have been watching a lot of dramas. Take a look and see if you're the one acting in these."
Following Jiang Hongmin's voice, Meng Yao looked at the screen of her mobile phone. She had participated in several films listed on it. The latest one was "Survival Challenge", which had already aired the latest seventh episode.
Meng Yao nodded: "You can read these to kill time when you are bored."
Jiang Hongmin praised: "Yaoyao performed very well in the play. I knew you were talented."
Not long after, Aunt Zhang came downstairs, and there was no sign of Meng Qingqing behind her.
Jiang Hongmin couldn't help but ask, "Where's Qingqing?"
Aunt Zhang replied, "The second young lady said she is studying the script and is in a hurry, so she won't come down."
Meng Yupu pushed his glasses and said, "The children are grown up now, it's normal for them to pursue their careers. If she has urgent matters, let her take care of them first."
Jiang Hongmin paused and told Aunt Zhang: "Qingqing didn't eat lunch. She must be suffering from stomach pain if she keeps eating like this. Aunt Zhang, please prepare some food for her."
"okay."
Meng Yao half leaned on the sofa with a dull look in her eyes.
Meng Yao stayed at the Meng family for an entire afternoon and talked about a lot of things with Jiang Hongmin.
"Being an actor is very tiring. Mom doesn't ask you to become a household name. I just hope you can rest when you need to, and don't exhaust yourself."
"Will not."
When it comes to sleeping, she is more active than anyone else.
As it was getting close to evening, Jiang Hongmin asked Meng Yao to stay for dinner.
Meng Yao refused because she had a scene to shoot in the evening.
Jiang Hongmin felt extremely distressed: "We still have to film in the middle of the night? This is too much suffering..."
Meng Yao comforted her, "Actually, you're not too tired. You have plenty of time to rest."
Jiang Hongmin still sighed with heartache, and she asked Zhang Ma to prepare a lunch box for Meng Yao to take to the set.
"Mom, no need..."
Jiang Hongmin shook her head: "Don't you always like to eat home-cooked meals? I always feel that the meals on the set are not as healthy as those at home. Yaobao, I have prepared a lot of your favorite foods for you."
When talking about Meng Yao's favorite food, Jiang Hongmin couldn't help but sigh that her taste has changed a lot. She doesn't touch steak and foie gras, which she used to like, now, and her favorites have become braised pork and spicy crayfish.
Thinking that there might be a lot of meat in the food box, Meng Yao finally couldn't control her greed: "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang carried the food box and wanted to help Meng Yao put it in the car.
Meng Yao took it and picked up a handful:
Quite heavy.
There should be a lot of meat, but the vegetables can’t be so heavy, right
*
It was dinner time when Meng Qingqing finally came down from upstairs.
Jiang Hongmin looked at her: "Qingqing, are you finally done now?"
Meng Qingqing pulled out a chair and sat in her seat. She nodded slightly, "It's almost done. The main reason is that I'm not sure about that scene. In our line of work, we have to constantly figure out and analyze."
Jiang Hongmin responded, and then she remembered that Meng Yao seemed to have a talent for acting. She had never seen her anxious at all, and she was always able to do everything with ease.
"Qingqing, you can ask your sister for advice. I think she can give you a lot of help."
He does not mean that.
Meng Qingqing put down the knife and fork in her hand and looked straight at Jiang Hongmin: "What can I learn from her?"
"When you encounter something you don't understand, it's better for you two sisters to discuss it together."
Meng Qingqing lowered her head and responded in a sullen voice after a long while.
As expected, everyone thinks they are not as good as Meng Yao...
Meng Qingqing was worried about something, so she didn't eat much. She blinked and asked casually, "By the way, who is the guest at our house today? Why haven't I seen him before? Is he a close friend of my parents?"
Judging from his face alone, Rong Zhen looks too young.
Jiang Hongmin exerted force with her hand, and the fork scraped across the plate heavily, making a harsh sound.
She said unhappily, "That man is not a good guy, and his purpose for coming here is definitely not simple. Qingqing, remember to avoid him when you see him next time, okay?!"
(End of this chapter)