Su Mingxi prepared a large table of dishes today, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat. Zheng Baozhu ate a lot, but after the dumplings were placed in the pot in the evening, she still sat at the table with a dipping saucer and ate a lot.
Qu Zhi sat next to her and just took a bite of the dumpling, his expression changed slightly. He put the dumplings in a bowl, opened them with chopsticks, and a coin was revealed in the dumplings.
After Su Mingxi saw it, he happily said to him, "It seems that Xiao Qu will make a fortune next year."
Zheng Baozhu curled the corners of his mouth and looked at Quzhi's coin greedily. Qu Zhi noticed her gaze and glanced at her: "Want?"
"… What are you proud of!"
"..." Qu Zhi was speechless, "I mean, if you want this coin, I'll give it to you."
"That's not the attitude you had when you robbed my house." Zheng Baozhu stared at him, and Qu Zhi had a habit of pretending to be a good person in front of her mother!
There was no way to refute what happened in the house, so he pursed his lips and said nothing. Su Mingxi was a little interested in his house: "I heard from Baozhu that you bought a top and have already started to decorate it?"
"Well, but I rarely go there myself, and it's all the project managers who help me keep an eye on it."
"That can't be done. The water in the decoration is deep. After each project is completed, it must be checked carefully."
Qu Zhi thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, there are just a few days off during the Chinese New Year. I'll take advantage of these few days to visit."
Su Ming said happily: "You can call Baozhu together. She has decorated several times and has a lot of experience in this area."
Qu Zhi looked at Zheng Baozhu, as if asking if she would like to go with him. Zheng Baozhu did not continue, Qu Zhi pondered for a while, and then asked, "Do you really want coins?"
"No, I want to eat it myself!" There were two dumplings with coins in them, and the other one was in her pocket!
When Zheng Baozhu was a child, in order to eat coins, she specially studied the difference between dumplings wrapped with coins and other dumplings. Over time, she really developed a pair of discerning eyes. She looked carefully on the plate, and occasionally poked the dumplings with male chopsticks. After a while, she locked on a target and picked it up with chopsticks.
Everyone on the table was staring at her, as if waiting to verify whether her operation was useful. Zheng Baozhu cautiously took a bite on the dumpling, and then felt that something stuck to his teeth.
"Hmm!" She bit gently, biting the coin out of the dumpling.
"Hee hee, do you see it?" Zheng Baozhu took the coin out of his mouth and wiped it on the tissue, "I just said I could eat it myself."
Su Mingxi smiled on the opposite side: "Isn't it true, from childhood to adulthood, you are the best at finding these things, and you can dig out any shiny things no matter how deep they are hidden."
When Qu Zhi heard this, he also laughed softly, Zheng Baozhu was really sniffing it.
Zheng Baozhu raised her eyebrows and happily accepted the compliment. She picked up the mobile phone she put aside and saw that there was a lot of news in the group "Dating and loving family" tonight.
Thinking that everyone might give out red envelopes inside, she quickly clicked in.
The eldest cousin posted a lot of emojis in it, and the elders might not be able to see it, but Zheng Baozhu guessed that she was deliberately swiping the screen when she saw this posture.
Hey, what's the shameful thing posted on it? Let her take a good look.
She patiently posted the message, and then saw the first message sent by the big cousin in the group tonight.
Big cousin: Auntie, are you acting on TV with Lin Ziqin? ! ! ! [picture]
Zheng Baozhu's heart almost stopped when he saw that picture. It was directly from Weibo Bala, and it also had the watermark of "New Moon Asking Heart Sword". The woman in white on the picture reads "Zheng Baozhu decorated with Ye Ling".
This makeup photo is even better than the one Gao Boyun sent her before, but she has no intention of appreciating her beauty now.
The crew suddenly posted a makeup photo! And he took her with him!
No one else spoke to this message, and the next one was from my cousin.
Big cousin: I'm sorry, Yaoyao was playing with my mobile phone just now.
Because it had been several minutes since the message was sent out, and she couldn't withdraw it, the eldest cousin had to keep posting emojis in the group in order to remedy the situation and put the message on top.
It was obvious that she worked hard.
But in these few minutes, there must be other people who have seen it!
"Zheng Baozhu!" Su Mingxi on the opposite side suddenly called out Zheng Baozhu at a high volume, so frightened that Zheng Baozhu almost threw the phone out. She locked her phone with a guilty conscience and looked at Su Mingxi innocently: "What?"
"Look for yourself, your uncle just sent it to me!" Su Mingxi threw his mobile phone on the table, and on it was an enlarged picture, which was the fixed makeup photo Zheng Baozhu had just seen.
Qu Zhi and Dad Zheng also leaned over to look at the phone screen, and then their expressions changed.
Dad Zheng frowned slightly and looked at Zheng Baozhu: "Baozhu, have you gone to film?"
"... Haha." Zheng Baozhu laughed awkwardly, "This person really looks a bit like me."
"Give it back to me! Your name is written next to it!"
Zheng Baozhu was shaken by Su Mingxi's roar, and suddenly recalled the memory of being chased and beaten by Su Mingxi at the school gate in the third grade of elementary school.
The mobile phone she placed on the table rang three times in a row, all of which were messages sent to her by the eldest cousin. She thought that the eldest cousin must be trying to remind her that the wind was tight, but it was too late!
She didn't dare to pick up the phone, she only paid attention to her mother who might be violent at any time.
"You..." As soon as Su Mingxi raised his head, Zheng Baozhu pulled Qu Zhi to block him.
"Mom, if you have something to say, don't get excited about the new year." She hid behind Qu Zhi, and after saying this quickly, she shrank back. Su Mingxi leaned over and glanced at the opposite side, and slapped the table angrily: "Come out for me, don't hide behind Qu Zhi. You dare to go to the film, what are you afraid of at this time, ah?"
She walked around the table and wanted to catch Zheng Baozhu, but Zheng Baozhu held on to Qu Zhi and held it in front of her like a shield: "You, you, you, don't mess around!"
Su Mingxi frowned and said to Qu Zhi, "Qu Zhi, get out of the way."
Qu Zhi slightly pursed the corners of his mouth and said, "Aunt Su, sit down and talk about anything, don't get too excited."
"Can I not get excited, she's already in the show!" Su Mingxi said, and glanced at Qu Zhi again, as if he had noticed something, "Qu Zhi, did you already know about this?"
Qu Zhi was silent for a while, then nodded lightly: "I do know..."
"Okay, you're helping her lie to me now!" Su Mingxi got angry, "Qu Zhi, Baozhu wrote about female stars in her composition back then, but you told me the first time. Now that you are all grown up, Why did you help her deceive her instead!"
"..." Qu Zhi said, "Aunt Su, I didn't mean to deceive you, I actually did something wrong when I was young."
"You're doing it wrong now!"
"..." Qu Zhi can now feel Zheng Baozhu's mood back then. No wonder she has hated herself for so many years, and Aunt Su's anger is really scary.
"Qu Zhi, this matter has nothing to do with you. I won't care about you helping her lie to me. You step aside now, and I'll have a good chat with Zheng Baozhu."
"Don't, don't, don't." Zheng Baozhu was holding onto Qu Zhi's clothes, like a life-saving straw. Qu Zhi glanced back at her, but still stood in front of her, without taking a step back: "Aunt Su, I know this is your family matter, and an outsider like me shouldn't talk too much. But Zheng Baozhu and I grew up together. I hope she can do what she likes and realize her ideal."
Zheng Baozhu raised her eyes to look at Qu Zhi, with a bit of astonishment in her eyes.
She didn't expect Qu Zhi to say such a thing.
Su Mingxi's movements also paused, the corners of her mouth pursed and loosened, and finally she looked at Qu Zhi and said, "I also want her to do what she likes, but acting is not good! There are so many things in the world that can be done, why does she have to do it? Going to play? Take ten thousand steps back and say, even if I agree, can her grandparents agree! Zheng Baozhu, your grandma is old, if she sees this photo, do you think she will be angry with you? "
Zheng Baozhu stuck her head out from behind Qu Zhi, looked at her and said, "So don't show it to grandma!"
"...You're right?" Su Mingxi rolled up his sleeves and went to catch Zheng Baozhu, "Come out for me!"
"Qu Zhi, let's go!" Zheng Baozhu quickly reached out and grabbed his mobile phone, then dragged Qu Zhi to the door, opened the door and rushed out!
The action is smooth and smooth.
She pulled Qu Zhi and rushed downstairs in one breath, then stopped and gasped while looking back upstairs: "My mother doesn't seem to be chasing after her, she's safe for the time being."
Qu Zhi stood beside her, her heart beating a little faster. He exhaled lightly, looked at Zheng Baozhu and said, "What should I do next? I can't keep hiding from Aunt Su like this."
Zheng Baozhu said: "She is angry now. Let's wait for her to calm down and talk to her again."
Qu Zhi keenly grasped the point: "We?"
Zheng Baozhu coughed lightly, raised her chin slightly and looked at him: "With you here, my mother wouldn't scold me so hard."
"...I don't think so." Just now, he had deeply felt the power of Auntie Su.
"Hey, I didn't take the bag." Zheng Baozhu's car keys were in the bag, and now he can't drive back by himself. "Fortunately, I was clever and grabbed my phone, otherwise it would be really hard to move now."
She opened the taxi app and asked Qu Zhi next to her, "Are you staying here tonight or going back to the hotel?"
Seeing that she was about to take a taxi, Qu Zhi said, "You want to go back? Why don't you stay at my house tonight, and when Auntie Su calms down tomorrow, you can have a good chat with her."
Zheng Baozhu's fingertips paused and looked up at Qu Zhi. Qu Zhi was inexplicably guilty when she saw it. He coughed lightly and avoided her gaze: "There are two rooms in my house. You can sleep in my room, and I sleep in my parents' room."
After thinking about it, he added: "The door can be locked."
"..." Zheng Baozhu put away the phone, looked at him and said, "I was thinking, your house has been unoccupied for so long, isn't it a thick layer of dust?"
"No." Qu Zhi said, "There is regular cleaning at home, just once before the New Year."
"Oh... that's fine." Zheng Baozhu nodded and followed Qu Zhi to the building of his house. The shadows of the two were drawn very long by the street light, and Zheng Baozhu's voice sounded faintly in Qu Zhi's ear: "Then do you have anything to eat?"
"...Aren't you full just now?"
"...You mean I'm eating too much."
Qu Zhi was silent for two seconds, then said, "Then let's go buy something to eat first, I don't know if the shop next to the house is open."
Fortunately, on this New Year's Eve, the family reunion, the canteen in front of the house is still open for business. Uncle Liu, the owner of the commissary, also lives in the community and has been guarding the store for more than ten years.
Qu Zhi and Zheng Baozhu had already passed by, and Uncle Liu recognized them both: "Is it Qu Zhi and Zheng Baozhu? Are you coming home for the New Year?"
"Yeah." Zheng Baozhu greeted him with a smile, and chose a few bottles of beer on the shelf. Seeing that she only took wine, Qu Zhi picked out a few bags of snacks and put them at the cashier to check out.
Uncle Liu made fun of them while scanning the code: "You two have such a good relationship. After so many years, you still come to buy things together."
Zheng Baozhu: "…"
Uncle Liu, don't pretend that you haven't seen the two of us quarrel.
"I'll do it." Qu Zhi took out his phone and scanned the QR code to pay. It was at this time that Zheng Baozhu noticed that Qu Zhi was not wearing a coat, only a thin sweater, and she was pulled down by her.
"Your clothes are still at my house," she said.
Qu Zhi nodded and said, "Go get it tomorrow."
Zheng Baozhu didn't speak any more and walked upstairs with him. Qu Zhi's house has been cleaned regularly, and it is very clean and tidy. He took a pair of slippers to Zheng Baozhu, then turned on the air conditioner in the room.
Zheng Baozhu walked to the sofa and sat down, picked up a can of beer, opened it and took a sip. Knowing that she was in a bad mood, Qu Zhi also went to sit down on the sofa and picked up a can of beer.
Zheng Baozhu said unexpectedly when he saw him open the beer, "I thought you hated drinking."
"Look and drink with someone."
Zheng Baozhu's heart beat faster, and then she saw Qu Zhi raised her head and took a sip of the beer in her hand.
"Thank you just now." Zheng Baozhu took another sip of the beer, and thanked Qu Zhi, "Have a good New Year's Eve, but it ended up like this."
Qu Zhi said: "It doesn't matter, if Aunt Su didn't call me, I would have lived alone."
Zheng Baozhu chuckled: "It sounds so pitiful."
Qu Zhi also hooked his lips, both of them were quiet for a while, Zheng Baozhu said again: "You just said that you want me to do what I like and realize my ideal. To be honest, I am quite surprised. Whether you are or not Honestly, I'm quite touched."
"I'm sincere." Qu Zhi looked at her, "You and your aunt are two people, and you have the right to pursue your own life."
Zheng Baozhu pursed her lips and stared at the beer can in her hand: "I thought the same thing when I was in my third year of high school, so I was very brave to apply for the arts and sports students. Later, my grandmother pretended to be sick and went to the hospital, and almost the whole family When I was dispatched, I realized that I was too naive. They cared more about it than I thought. I thought that now that I am an adult and my aunt's thing has passed so long, they will loosen up a little, and the result is still the same. My mother is right, if my grandmother found out, maybe I was really angry with me this time in the ICU."
"It's not that serious." Qu Zhi saw Zheng Baozhu like this for the first time, and he didn't know how to comfort her, "I heard from Aunt Su that your grandmother's body is very tough."
Zheng Baozhu laughed, raised his hand and took another sip of beer: "You really can't comfort people."
Qu Zhi: "… "
"But my grandmother is really strong. I heard that she wanted to volunteer in the community a while ago. She was not allowed to participate because she was so old, and she was still making trouble with others."
Qu Zhi squeezed the beer bottle in his hand, looked at her and said, "So things may not be as bad as you think. Let's have a good chat with Aunt Su tomorrow."
At Zheng Baozhu's house, Su Mingxi was still sitting on the sofa watching the stills of "New Moon Asking Heart Sword". She found Weibo and saw everyone's comments. This is a classic martial arts IP, and it has its own traffic. In addition, the male protagonist is a popular male star, and the female protagonist is a flower with high ratings, so the attention is naturally very high.
In addition to the male and female protagonists, there are also a number of important supporting characters who also have their own fans. Among them, only Zheng Baozhu is a pure newcomer, and he does not even have a Weibo.
But even in such a bloody storm, some netizens noticed her and built a review building for her, which literally took the last place in the hot review.
"You've been sitting there watching for a long time, what are you looking at?" Dad Zheng finished smoking a cigarette on the balcony and walked back to the living room. Su Mingxi sat down to the side in disgust, and said to him without raising his head, "I'm watching netizens comment on the pearl."
"Oh? What did they say?" Dad Zheng was also a little curious.
Su Ming said happily: "They are all complimenting her on her beauty and aura, and some people are asking her to open Weibo."
Dad Zheng said, "That's right, our Baozhu has been beautiful since childhood."
"She's just too beautiful." Su Ming sighed with joy, "If she wasn't so pretty, maybe she didn't want to be a female star so much."
Dad Zheng sat there without speaking, and Su Mingxi clicked on Zheng Baozhu's makeup photo and zoomed in to see: "She really looks like Mingmei."
Su Mingmei used to be their pride, because there was a big star in the family, and many relatives who couldn't get along with each other liked to get in touch with each other when they had nothing to do. Su Mingmei herself is also very spiritual. She has won awards for every film she has made. In the past, every time her film was released, they would go to see her premiere.
But since she committed suicide, everything has changed.