After Chen Minhao returned to his seat from the bathroom, he found that the paparazzi had disappeared.
Chen Minhao left immediately. On the one hand, he observed the waiter himself, and his observation was not much worse. On the other hand, Kang Hui solved Paparazzi A. If he stays here any longer, Paparazzi B and Paparazzi C may appear.
In order to avoid being photographed by paparazzi again, Chen Minhao plans to sit in the car and observe as much as possible in the future.
At 4 o'clock in the morning the next day, Chen Minhao asked Chen Qiang to drive him around looking for sanitation workers. Their cleaning time is from 4 to 7 o'clock, so if you want to observe them, you have to get up early.
It's still dark, the street lights are still on, and the streets that were bustling during the day are now empty. Chen Minhao saw a sanitation worker riding a garbage collection battery truck equipped with brooms, fire tongs, dustpans and other tools, casting a lonely shadow under the street lamp.
Chen Qiang also immediately slowed down and followed the sanitation worker's battery car swaying behind.
After arriving at an intersection, the sanitation worker's battery truck pulled over and stopped. He took out the tools from the garbage collection battery truck and started his day's work.
Chen Minhao first watched from a distance in the car, but later found that he could not see clearly enough, so he got out of the car and followed the sanitation workers 7 or 8 meters away to watch.
The sanitation worker had white hair and a stooped back. When he saw a strange man next to him who kept looking at him, he looked at him suspiciously and continued working.
Chen Minhao spent 2 hours observing this sanitation worker cleaning 2 kilometers of streets, gaps in the separation fence and several small flower beds bit by bit.
After the sanitation worker finished cleaning, he walked towards his garbage collection battery truck. Chen Minhao returned to the car and asked Chen Qiang to buy some hot drinks and food for the old man. Then he gave the old man a red envelope of 2,000 yuan, which he used as tuition.
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When Chen Qiang went shopping at FamilyMart, his car was slapped with a 200 yuan fine by the traffic police.
Chen Minhao took the traffic police as the next target of observation.
In the following days, Chen Qiang and Chen Minhao were not idle. They drove around Shanghai in a humble Jetta, looking for different objects of observation.
Chen Minhao has not directly improved his performance methods and understanding, but he has a very clear understanding of the characteristics and every move of different professions.
Five days before New Year's Eve, Chen Qiang drove Daben and left Shanghai with Chen Minhao.
Chen Minhao's home is in Xiangshui Town, northern Jiangsu Province. The town's economic development is not slow, and there are many high-rise buildings. But most of them are old and small low-rise buildings, self-built bungalows, or like Chen Minhao's house, self-built second floors.
This piece of land was bought by Chen Minhao's deceased grandfather and grandmother, and the small second-floor building was built by Chen Minhao's father by himself when he was eleven years old.
As soon as Da Ben parked in the yard, Father Chen came out: "Back?"
Chen Minhao nodded.
Then Dad Chen took out a Huaxia and handed it to Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang waved his hand and said, "Uncle, Brother Hao doesn't smoke, so I quit smoking after arriving in Shanghai."
Only then did Chen Minhao realize that Chen Qiang was a smoker, and because he had quit smoking, he was a thoughtful person.
The three of them opened the trunk and took the gifts Chen Minhao bought in Shanghai back to the house. Chen Minhao deliberately left a few boxes and said to Chen Qiang: "You can take these boxes back. This is my wish for my aunt."
Just as Chen Qiang was about to shirk, Chen Minhao interrupted him and said, "Men, don't be too nagging."
Dad Chen said: "It's a waste of money, I bought too much." But he still put the things into categories with a smile on his face.
As long as you have money, you can buy the same thing anywhere. But is bringing it back from afar the same as buying it from a small shop at the entrance of an alley
Therefore, people often say, "Giving goose feathers a thousand miles away is a light gift but a heavy sentiment." Instead of saying "Giving goose feathers a meter away is a light gift but a heavy affection." In a certain sense, the value of the gift will be affected by the long distance during the transportation process. Generate added value.
Ma Chen was wearing this apron while cooking upstairs. When she saw Chen Minhao coming up, she said with a smile, "We'll start dinner after mom finishes frying your favorite braised eggplant."
Although it had been almost half a year since Chen's mother last saw Chen Minhao, Chen's mother's tone was as if Chen Minhao went out in the morning and returned home from school in the evening.
Mother Chen called Chen Qiang while serving the dishes, and said, "Don't be stunned. You are not an outsider. Wash your hands and serve the food yourself."
Chen Qiang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My mother is also cooking at home and waiting for me. Uncle, aunt, brother Hao, I'll leave first. Call me if you need anything."
During the meal, Chen's mother smiled and said, "Xiaoqiang is pretty good, isn't he? Your mother has good taste, right?"
Father Chen put down his chopsticks and raised his tone: "Did you choose it?"
Mother Chen stared at Father Chen for a moment. Father Chen waved his hands repeatedly and said to Chen Minhao: "It is indeed your mother's choice. Your mother chose it."
Mother Chen smiled sheepishly and said, "Actually, I thought Xiaoqiang was a good child from the beginning, but my concern is that he comes from a single-parent family, and he ran away with a wild woman when he was 3 years old. . I was afraid that he had some mental problems, but later I got to know him and found out that this young man is indeed very good."
Chen's mother changed the topic and said to Chen Minhao: "You can't imitate his father. You have to treat your wife well in the future."
Chen Minhao grinned and said, "I haven't even written this character yet."
The three of them hadn't even taken a few bites of their meal.
A shrill female voice came from outside the house.
"From the Chen family, I saw a car parked in your yard. Is your son back?"
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.
Mother Chen frowned and said, "It's Mrs. Zhang next to me. I guess she's here to visit."
Mother Chen underestimated his fighting power. It was not Mrs. Zhang who came to visit, but Mrs. Zhang and more than a dozen members of her family, so the originally spacious living room suddenly became crowded.
As soon as Mrs. Zhang sat down, she smiled and said: "Although I grew up watching Haohao, I haven't seen him since he became a big star. Haohao, it's true that you haven't come back to see him for a year." Once upon a time, your parents, as human beings, must not forget their roots."
Father Chen took out a large box of candies from the back room, put it on the table, and said, "Come and have some candies, Haohao came back from Shanghai."
sugar? I didn't buy any candy this time. Dad Chen should have bought it himself, and then said that I bought it. However, it was indeed my own negligence not to buy some candies from relatives and neighbors who came to visit me.
Mrs. Zhang peeled off the candy, put it in her mouth, and kept saying: "This candy brought back from Shanghai is really different."
Mrs. Zhang stood up and pushed a little girl of 14 or 15 years old in front of Chen Minhao. The little girl was thin and small, with very white skin, but her hair was a little yellow. She asked in a loud voice: "Look at my granddaughter, can she I can’t be a star and make as much money as you do.”
As soon as Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, another neighbor, Uncle Wang and his family, came.
The crowded living room suddenly became a little difficult to move around.
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From afternoon to evening, Chen Minhao was like a precious wild animal, visited by various passers-by, and there was no admission fee.
In addition to asking: "Can our xxx become a star?" they also ask about various gossips in the entertainment industry.
"Did Fan Huohuo really go in? His boyfriend is really nothing, not even a word."
"I was watching "Meteor Shower" recently. Are the male and female protagonists really together?"
"Did Yang Xiaoxiao really divorce her husband? She just chose to hide it for the sake of her career."
Finally, it was around 10 o'clock in the evening. After Chen Ma deliberately yawned a few times, the last wave of customers reluctantly left.
As soon as the guests left, Dad Chen said decisively: "These are just neighbors nearby. It is estimated that more people will come tomorrow. We can't spend this year at home, so we will leave now and go to Shanghai as a family to celebrate the New Year. Then at the beginning of the year Second, just go to your grandma’s house.”
Mother Chen agreed with both hands and immediately started packing her luggage.
At 11 o'clock, in the vast darkness, a black Mercedes Benz left Xiangshui Town.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
(End of chapter)