Lu Wen and Qu Yanting suddenly woke up, startled awake.
Qu Yanting lived up to his good name, jumped off the bed as light as a swallow, with bare feet, hair swaying in front of his forehead. Lu Wen also sat up hastily, his nightgown was wide open to his chest, he said "fuck" and lay back down.
Qu Yanting grabbed the slippers and said in shock, "Xiaofeng... why did you come here?"
Ruan Feng stood at the door, wondering whether he should enter the house or not, and replied with a mixed expression: "I'm here to record the show."
Lu Wen sat up again in surprise, covered his clothes and said, "Really? Didn't you push it?"
"I changed my mind again." Ruan Feng frowned, "After all, my brother is here, that's why I came here, I didn't expect that I came here by accident."
Qu Yanting walked towards the door with her messy hair, and stretched out her hand: "What a coincidence..."
Ruan Feng caught a glimpse of the ring on Qu Yanting's hand, and couldn't help but glanced at the bed. He pulled Qu Yanting out and said, "I live in the room next door, brother, come with me."
The two brothers entered the room one after the other, Ruan Feng closed the door, took off his coat and put it on for Qu Yanting. The furnishings in the room were similar to those next door, Ruan Feng spread out the suitcase and took out a set of bed sheets.
Qu Yanting said: "Let me come, are you tired from the car ride, have you had breakfast yet?"
"Eat at the airport." Ruan Feng couldn't hold back, threw the sheet and asked, "Why did you sleep with Brother Lu Wen?"
Qu Yanting stammered, "Because there is no heating, it's too cold."
"Then you don't need to hold it?"
"Drowsy, unconscious."
Ruan Feng took out his own pillow, threw it on the bed together, and said, "Let's sleep in the same room tonight."
Qu Yanting agreed: "...Of course."
"The ring was also given by brother Lu Wen?" Ruan Feng held up Qu Yanting's hand and touched it. The ring was not loose or tight, "Why is it the ring finger?"
Qu Yanting said: "It was originally the middle finger, but it was made smaller."
"Why did Brother Lu Wen give you a ring?"
"The bracelet is too difficult."
"Is this the point?!"
"Isn't it?"
"Did you come here just for him?"
"I..." Qu Yanting fainted from the question, "Why do you have so many questions? Make the bed quickly."
Ruan Feng was like a vigilant little animal, taking advantage of no one around, he asked in a low voice: "One last question. Brother, does Brother Lu Wen know that you are gay?"
Qu Yanting sat down at the end of the bed sleepily, with his fingers inserted into his hair. He had not explicitly expressed his sexual orientation, but since the situation has developed so far, it seems that there is no need to specifically explain it.
Ruan Feng said: "Brother, don't get too close to straight men."
Qu Yanting burst out laughing: "Oh."
"Don't take it seriously!" Ruan Feng reminded him, "If you fall into it, you will be the only one who gets hurt!"
Someone knocked on the door, and Qu Yanting ran to open it as if fleeing for his life. Outside the door, Lu Wen was fully dressed and came to see if he needed help. The two looked at each other and stood on both sides of the door frame without embarrassment.
Lu Wen saw that there was not much luggage, and asked, "Xiao Ruan, how long will you be staying?"
Ruan Feng replied: "I'm saving the situation, and I will leave after recording two episodes."
Qu Yanting said, "Then what are the arrangements?"
"Joining the group, there happened to be a movie starting up." Jin Yanyu lived in this bedroom, and Ruan Feng said, "By the way, there was Jin Yanyu in the movie Director Zeng made before."
Qu Yanting said "hmm": "What's wrong?"
"It's affected. I used the traffic to attract a lot of dissatisfaction. When this happened, there were even more people talking about it before the movie was released. Jin Yanyu cheated the program group, and it was more terrible to offend Zeng Zhen."
Lu Wen sighed: "It's too much, it's all mixed up in the movie directed by Zeng, what kind of bicycle does he need?"
"That's right." Ruan Feng nodded, "Zeng Zhen used traffic stars for the first time, and he didn't understand why he fell in love with Jin Yanyu."
Qu Yanting leaned against the door frame with folded arms, turned his head, and breathed in the damp and cold morning air towards the corridor. He waited for Lu Wen and Ruan Feng to finish chatting without saying a word, and then said, "Xiaofeng, go and greet Master Cao first."
The courtyard was full of film crews, Lu Wen accompanied Ruan Feng downstairs, and entered the main room to meet Cao Lanxu. With Jin Yanyu as a lesson, Cao Lanxu looked at Ruan Feng cautiously, for fear that another bastard would come.
But Ruan Feng was polite and clever, and with a few words, the old man couldn't hold back his face.
After the greetings, the film crew went over the process together, went to Cao Lanxu's silver jewelry shop in the morning, and met other guests in the afternoon to record at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum in the ancient town.
After Qu Yanting changed her clothes, there were a lot of people downstairs, she washed her face and brushed her teeth with a kettle of water in the room, bent over to examine Lu Wen's box, looking for that bottle of face cream to apply some on.
Lu Wen opened the door and came in, amused: "What are you doing, the customs opened the box."
Qu Yanting straightened up, saw Lu Wenhua put on light makeup, and said, "Are you going to record?"
"Well, come up and get the power bank." Lu Wenpa pulled out the face cream and unscrewed it. "Today's notice is quite full. I don't think you'll be back until dark. Master Cao is also following, so you are at home alone."
Qu Yanting said: "I'll go out for a stroll later."
Lu Wen said: "Collecting information, right? Hey, isn't this called 'collecting the wind'?"
Qu Yanting nodded: "Do you still know about collecting folk songs?"
"Nonsense." Lu Wen said proudly, "Don't underestimate people, besides you can create, I also have friends who are writers."
When it was time to set off, Lu Wen went downstairs with his good things, and a group of people rushed out of the gate.
Half an hour later, Qu Yanting also went out with a camera and gimbal. The first day of the new year was full of excitement, and there was also a temple fair, so I took a lot of material for most of the day.
After returning home in the afternoon, Qu Yanting sorted out on the computer, collected and combined paper materials on the spot, and the trip was fruitful.
At around five o'clock, Qu Yanting finished her work and opened the phone's address book, and found Wang Mingyu's number. Every Spring Festival, he would go to his home to pay New Year's greetings, usually in the third year of junior high school. This year, he is not sure if he is out of town.
Qu Yanting dialed the number and was connected after a while.
"Yanting?" Wang Mingyu's tone was very relaxed.
Qu Yanting first said: "Master, Happy New Year."
"Another year old, I can't be happy anymore."
Wang Mingyu seldom joked, she was probably in a good mood. According to Qu Yanting's understanding, the script should be written smoothly, and asked: "Master, did you not have two days off during the Chinese New Year?"
"No, keep writing." Wang Mingyu checked him, "How are you, the studio is on vacation?"
Qu Yanting replied: "Well, the foundation gave me the information, and I am collecting folk songs in the countryside."
Wang Mingyu made a long "Oh" and asked, "When will I be back?"
Qu Yanting heard the change in tone and asked back: "Master?"
Wang Mingyu said: "I invited some friends in the industry to come to my house for a small gathering. It will be in the third year of junior high school. It just so happens that you come to see me."
Although Wang Mingyu said it lightly, Qu Yanting understood it. Those friends in the industry are all from the screenwriting circle within the system. They are the top players in the industry who speak at major seminars, can influence award reviews, and hold a large number of publishing and investment resources.
And they were invited to come home, and the date was set in the third year of junior high school, Wang Mingyu obviously wanted to introduce Qu Yanting to them. This line of work requires seniority, and seniority needs to be developed slowly. Qu Yanting never thought that he would have such an opportunity before he was thirty-five years old.
Wang Mingyu said: "I have notified them one by one, and the nanny has drawn up the menu."
Qu Yanting leaned against the back of the chair and pinched the delicate mountain roots. To put it bluntly, Wang Mingyu was paving the way for him, and it was still a bright and bright road. However, he was not as happy as he expected.
"Yanting," Wang Mingyu said, "make plans for yourself in advance."
Qu Yanting pondered for a moment, then replied: "Master, I will arrive early in the third year of junior high school."
After settling down and chatting for a while, Qu Yanting looked for an opportunity and asked Zeng Zhen: "Master, if we gather at home, will it affect the teacher's rest?"
Wang Mingyu said, "He's not at home these two days."
Qu Yanting rubbed her fingertips slowly: "What are you busy with, Teacher?"
"After the movie was filmed, I was going on vacation." Wang Mingyu changed his tone coldly, "The little fresh meat he raised has something wrong, the vacation was cancelled, and some people are busy."
Qu Yanting pretended to be curious: "How busy is this?"
Wang Mingyu said: "If word of mouth is planted, save word of mouth and do charity work."
Qu Yanting said: "Isn't the teacher angry?"
Wang Mingyu said contemptuously: "Why are you not angry? If it wasn't for the movie, he wouldn't care about the life and death of that gadget. It was a fake, it looks like—"
The phone stopped abruptly, and Wang Mingyu erased the last sentence, turning into a faint sigh. After a while, she said: "Okay, you can come back in these two days, see you in the third day of junior high school."
Qu Yanting said, "Well, goodbye, Master."
It was dark and the room was dark. Qu Yanting didn't get up to turn on the light, but sat on the chair for a while after hanging up the line. Until the downstairs door rang, he regained his senses and walked out of the bedroom.
Putting his arms on the railing, Qu Yanting bowed and looked at the young and old who entered the door, and asked, "Are you tired from recording the show for a day?"
"I'm exhausted." Ruan Feng complained, "I want to eat casserole."
Qu Yanting rolled up his sleeves and went downstairs: "Whatever Master Cao wants to eat, I'll cook it."
Cao Lanxu said: "It's enough to have a mouthful of hot soup."
The old man entered the house, Ruan Feng went to the corner to tease the dog, and only Lu Wen remained under the eaves. Behind him was the small kitchen, Qu Yanting passed by him, without paying any attention to him, and said, "Come in and help."
"Why?" Lu Wen yelled, and followed in.
Qu Yanting said: "One is my own younger brother and the other is an old man, so I will order you around."
Lu Wen retorted: "Then I'm still, I'm still..." For a while, he was really nothing. When I went to the stove and smelled a sweet smell, I lifted the cloth covering the plate, and there were two pastries inside.
Qu Yanting washed the vegetables with his hands, and said, "Put your stomach first."
Lu Wen took a bite, maybe because he was too hungry, it was much more delicious than he imagined: "Is there any more? I'll give it to Xiao Ruan and Master Cao to taste."
"It's only two yuan." Qu Yanting said, "I bought it in the market, and that old lady makes a small basket every day."
Lu Wen took a bite of the cake, understood, and went over to find trouble: "I am neither a real brother nor an old man, why leave it to me alone?"
Qu Yanting replied: "I sympathize with your stupidity."
Lu Wen used to be annoying: "Then you can be more sympathetic, I can bear it."
The clear water in the pot gradually boiled, and Qu Yanting poured the chopped vegetables down to blanch, not paying attention to the distance, and was scalded by the water splashed on the back of his hand.
"Be careful!" Lu Wen immediately grabbed him and poured cold water, "Does it hurt?"
Qu Yanting is fine. Those who know how to cook have never had their hands scalded or cut. The cold water jet hit the back of their hands. His voice was not very clear: "Lu Wen, I have to go back tomorrow."
Lu Wen was slightly startled: "Are you avoiding me?"
"How could it be?" Qu Yanting explained, "There are a lot of parties during the Spring Festival. It's considered work and entertainment. I can't push it away."
Lu Wen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, anyway, I will go home on the fourth day of junior high school. Don't forget, you have three days to think about it, and you will be charged interest for one extra day."
Qu Yanting scraped her lower lip with her front teeth, and still didn't forget Lu Wen's nonsense about the first night of her first kiss. I'm afraid the interest is not a serious matter, but she couldn't help asking, "What interest?"
Lu Wen made the arrangements properly: "One more day, add an ending song for me. Two more days, let me star in another movie of yours. One more week will be awesome, I want to make a movie."
"..." Qu Yanting expressed his misunderstanding, and turned off the faucet angrily, "Do you like me or do you want me to take care of you?"
"Ha! You have the nerve to say it!" Lu Wen pointed at the remaining piece of cake, "Others slap a sweet date, but you give a sweet date first and then stab me, it's going to kill me!"
Qu Yanting died unjustly: "Where did I stab you?"
"You stabbed my heart!" Lu Wen yelled, "You want to go, you really think I'm willing!"
Qu Yanting fell silent for a moment, he had never been so childish and sticky with a man before, it was like drinking a big mouthful of honey, and even his heart was filled and sealed.
Lu Wen was also silent. He lifted the hem of his sweater and wrapped it around Qu Yanting's wet hands, and wiped it for him. He simply didn't want to lose any face: "Just poke it, just don't poke your waist."
Qu Yanting smiled lowly, he couldn't tell if it was nasty or charming, and asked, "Has there ever been a fire in your new house?"
Lu Wen shook his head: "No."
"Then," Qu Yanting said, "if there is a chance, I will cook for you."
Lu Wen's expression changed, and he switched seamlessly between "vigorous" and "honest" all day long. He nodded vigorously, and said desperately, "I haven't opened that notebook at Oka upstairs..."
Qu Yanting pushed him away: "Evil! Get lost!"
After dinner, Lu Wen went to take a bath first, Qu Yanting was second, and Ruan Feng was the second. There was nothing to do in the long night, and the three of them crossed their legs on the bed to fight the landlord.
Lu Wen lost half of the cash and broke down: "You brothers, please forgive me, my family's money didn't come from the wind."
Qu Yanting got out of bed to pack his travel bag, and he drove away. He had to leave early tomorrow, so he would rest a few times on the road so as not to be too tired. Ruan Feng picked up a pillow and said, "Brother, I'll go back to the room and make the bed first."
Lu Wen saw that the situation was not right: "Xiao Ruan, what are you doing with the pillow?"
"Sleep." Ruan Feng said, "My brother won't squeeze with you tonight, we'll sleep together."
Lu Wen choked, it's too desolate to actually have to separate rooms on the night of parting, isn't it? He put his arms on his stomach and said, "Xiao Ruan, it's too cold for me to sleep alone, and my body is cold."
Ruan Feng asked strangely, "Why are you covering your stomach? That's Gong Han."
Qu Yanting couldn't stand the two of them anymore, so she put on her travel bag and went to sleep next door, with Ruan Feng following behind. The door closed, Lu Wen stretched his legs on the bed, and spread out his whole body.
After a night passed, Qu Yanting woke up before dawn, dressed lightly for the convenience of driving, and shivered when going out. Ruan Feng was still awake, he left the bedroom gently.
Passing by the next door, the door suddenly opened, and Lu Wen stood inside the door sleepily.
Qu Yanting was so frightened that her heart beat fast, she calmly said, "What are you doing up so early?"
"See you off." Lu Wen came out yawning, grabbed the bag, "By the way, pee again."
The street was gray before dawn. The Bentley had been parked for a few days, and it was freezing inside and out. Qu Yanting turned on the car first, lowered the windows, and Lu Wen parked outside the door.
"Drive carefully."
"Ok."
"Didn't you tell me anything?"
"Successfully finish the recording, don't mess with me anymore. See other guests being smart, Tu Ying and Xu Youke are both very good actors, not to curry favor with you, as long as you socialize normally, you will be likable."
"What about Yichuan, Yujie, a supermodel."
"None of your shit, aren't you gay?"
Lu Wen didn't bother to bend down, just tilted his head: "Don't worry, I will be obedient and take care of your brother."
"Well, get along well with Xiaofeng, sleep in their own rooms at night, and are not allowed to share the dormitory. He is very good at acting like a baby, if you leave him alone, he will stop when he is bored."
The carriage was already warm, and Qu Yanting had almost finished giving instructions. He stretched out his hand, grabbed Lu Wen's skirt and pulled him closer, facing a square car window against the pale sky.
"Lu Wen, thank you." Qu Yanting said, "This is the best year I've ever had."