Chapter 53

Translator: Amber.es | Editor: Cookie 🍪 | Proofreader: Bubbles

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The next day, Zhang- jie got up at 8 o’clock and started cooking. Dabao knocked on the door of Wen Mingyi’s room but was called back by Zhang- jie . “When the meal is ready, you can go and call gege .”

Dabao agreed, and ran out to find his next-door little buddies to play.

Si Junduo always got up earlier than Wen Mingyi. He looked at his watch and then at Wen Mingyi who was sleeping well. He got up and prepared to wash up.

Wen Mingyi was awoken by his movements. He rubbed his eyes and asked, “What time is it?”

“8:30.” Si Junduo rubbed the other’s dog ears. “You sleep a little longer. I’ll head out to have a look.”

Wen Mingyi nodded.

Si Junduo got dressed and went out. Zhang- jie was still cooking in the yard. As soon as she saw him, she smiled. “You’re awake.”

Si Junduo nodded his head.

“I boiled water for you both. It’s in the kettle. You two wash up first and prepare to eat.”

“Okay, thank you.”

“No need to be modest.”

Cheng Lu also came over at this time. Seeing Si Junduo washing his face, she asked, “Has Ming Ming woke up? We will need to gather at the village school at 9:30 to prepare for filming.”

“Not yet. I’ll call him later.”

“Okay.” Cheng Lu finished speaking, said a few more words, and was about to leave.

Seeing that she was leaving, Zhang- jie asked politely, “You won’t be eating together?”

“I’ve already eaten.” Cheng Lu smiled. “Thank you.”

Dabao also came back at this time with a dog. Si Junduo glanced at the small Chinese mongrel dog in front of him and smiled slightly.

He walked back to the room. Wen Mingyi was still lying inside the quilt.

Si Junduo squeezed his dog ears and said softly, “Dabao brought a friend back for you.”

“What friend?” Wen Mingyi was puzzled. “I have friends here?”

“Chinese mongrel dog,” Si Junduo calmly stated.

Wen Mingyi: …

Wen Mingyi “ wang “-ed out, and opened his mouth to bite Si Junduo’s hand. Si Junduo neatly avoided it and patted him. “Wear your clothes and get up ba .”

Wen Mingyi sat up reluctantly and began to change his clothes.

Si Junduo helped Wen Mingyi tidy his suitcase, and at the same time, tidied his own luggage.

He had changed his clothes before 9am. His ears and tails were still there, but fortunately it was winter; his clothes were loose, his tail was stuffed into his pants, and one could not see anything when he put on the long coat.

As for the ears, Wen Mingyi found a hat, fastened it on his head, and unhurriedly walked out of the door.

Zhang- jie knew that he was a star and she was only slightly surprised that he had to wear a hat in the house before she understood. This was the so-called paying attention to image, Zhang- jie told herself. She watched TV before; she knew.

Wen Mingyi brushed his teeth and washed his face while Zhang- jie brought them their meal.

Here, the villagers went to bed early, so they only ate two meals a day. Once at 9 or 10 in the morning, and another at 4 or 5 in the afternoon. About 8 in the evening, they would be ready to go to bed. Because of this, the two meals were all regular full course meals. This morning, Zhang- jie made noodles.

Wen Mingyi had been a picky eater since he was a child and didn’t eat noodle soup. He looked at the bowl that Zhang- jie put in front of him, and felt slightly embarrassed. If he ate it, he would not like it. If he didn’t eat it, it would seem unappreciative.

Zhang- jie said enthusiastically, “You two eat more.”

Wen Mingyi nodded and began to eat silently.

Zhang- jie’s craftsmanship was not bad, but Wen Mingyi naturally did not like to eat noodle soup, so he ate very slowly.

Dabao ate quickly. He ate his small bowl of noodles in a short while and quietly requested, “I still want to eat half a bowl more.”

Zhang- jie stood up to help him scoop the food.

When Wen Mingyi saw that Zhang- jie was gone, he turned his head to look at Si Junduo. Without saying anything, he poured the noodles from his bowl to Si Junduo’s.

Si Junduo: …

Wen Mingyi pleaded, “Do me a favor.”

Si Junduo could not say no. “You are too picky.”

“But see how I’ve grown.” Wen Mingyi blinked innocently.

Si Junduo was helpless against him. He could only silently help Wen Mingyi eat the noodles in his bowl.

Dabao looked up at him and whispered, “ Gege , you’re so big and yet you’re still picky about eating. Shame, shame, shame.”

Wen Mingyi raised his finger and “hush”-ed him. “ Gege is not a picky eater. Gege is an actor. All actors eat less. Gege just can’t finish eating, so I let someone else help~”

Dabao said “Oh” and believed it.

Wen Mingyi told him, “You can’t tell your mother~”

Dabao nodded his head.

Wen Mingyi grinned. “So obedient.”

After dinner, Wen Mingyi and Si Junduo went to the filming location. Yu Xuanwen had arrived and was currently talking to Kang Jie.

Wen Mingyi walked over. Yu Xuanwen saw him and said, “You’re not filming today, just watch.”

“Okay.”

Yu Xuanwen turned his head and said some words to Kang Jie. After which Kang Jie went away to put on makeup. After Kang Jie left, Yu Xuanwen called the actor who played Wang Cheng from when he was a child to come over, and began to explain about the drama and how he needed to act. Wen Mingyi stood by and listened. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at this kid who played his rolehim during childhood. Although he was very cute, he really… didn’t look similar.

Si Junduo looked at his cell phone, saw news coming in, and went to the other side to reply.

The work of the crew proceeded in an orderly manner. Professional directors, professional actors, and villagers were also very enthusiastic. Si Junduo felt there was nothing for him to supervise.

It so happened that Lin Mu asked, “President Si, when can you 1 Respectfully come back?”

Si Junduo hesitated for a moment then replied: “The day after tomorrow ba .”

Wen Mingyi and Cheng Lu were a little surprised when they heard the news of his departure being the day after tomorrow. They all had thought that Si Junduo would stay in the village for a week. They didn’t expect him to leave early. But that was normal, Wen Mingyi thought. He couldn’t ignore himself, and also ignore the company. To ignore and abandon the company for a week, Si Junduo couldn’t do it.

“Don’t worry, I will take care of myself,” Wen Mingyi promised him.

Si Junduo didn’t trust his promise very much. He was most worried about Wen Mingyi’s appearance after nine, so he explained to Cheng Lu, “After I leave, you’ll live here. I’ve discussed it with Zhang- jie . See if you can squeeze in with her, otherwise with Ming Ming alone, with no one to take care of him, he might not be able to do some things.”

Cheng Lu nodded. “Okay.”

Wen Mingyi knew the meaning behind his words, so he obediently didn’t interrupt.

Before Si Junduo left, he discussed the matter with Zhang- jie and gave Zhang- jie a sum of cash. “My didi is squeamish and shy, often feels embarrassed to deal with strangers, so his agent will come and stay. If there’s any matter, you women can communicate better with each other.”

Zhang- jie felt that this was not a big deal, and there was no need to give money, so she refused. “It’s okay, there’s no need for money and it’s not a troublesome thing.”

Upon hearing this, Si Junduo beckoned Dabao over and put the money into his hands. “The New Year is almost coming, just treat it as a new year’s money for the children.”

Seeing this, Zhang- jie couldn’t reject any more, and only said, “Don’t worry, I will take good care of Ming Ming.”

“Thank you.”

Si Junduo left and Cheng Lu moved in. Wen Mingyi quickly took a bath every night and just as quickly returned to his room. Fortunately, everyone in this village slept early, so he was not exposed.

Yu Xuanwen filmed Kang Jie and other actors the previous day. Hence, it was finally time for Wen Mingyi to be on stage the next day.

Wen Mingyi changed into the clothes prepared by the crew with no makeup, and appeared on the screen bare.

Yu Xuanwen looked at him, feeling that something was wrong. “No, you’re too pale. You don’t look like a villager. Makeup artist, give him some tanning powder.”

The makeup artist ran over with the box and started to tan him.

After the tanning powder was painted, Yu Xuanwen was mildly satisfied. “All right, let’s get started.”

This scene was a shot of Wen Mingyi sitting in the classroom with another student as they listened to Kang Jie’s class. He straightened his back and Kang Jie stood in front of the podium, seriously speaking to them. The blackboard read ‘Encourage Learning.’

At the end of this scene, the students who had previously attended the lecture with him left, leaving Wen Mingyi alone in the classroom. Kang Jie changed his clothes, heralding the change of time. The words on the blackboard became ‘Teacher’s Words’.

After the two scenes were filmed, Yu Xuanwen asked the makeup artist to change his makeup, hair and clothing. Kang Jie was still teaching in the classroom, but the students turned into small carrot heads, and Wen Mingyi was watching outside the door.

When the filming of these three acts were over, it was time for the crew to eat.

When the children acted, they could receive a pay from the film crew. They stood in a line to collect the money. The children were young; after getting the money, they didn’t immediately leave, rather they played in the playground in front of the classroom.

Wen Mingyi saw that today’s lunch box was not his favorite, so he gave his share to Cheng Lu and prepared to go back to Zhang- jie ‘s house to eat the snacks he brought. He walked a few steps and saw the children playing hopscotch on the playground. With a childlike innocence, he joined them.

Seeing him jumping fast and well, the children clapped their hands happily and shouted, “ Gege is amazing.”

Wen Mingyi smiled and took out the candy in his pocket to share with them.

When Kang Jie came out after eating, he happened to see Wen Mingyi giving candies to the children. There were few candies but many children. In the end, it was not enough. The children without candies were aggrieved, their fingers hooked together.

“Who among yourselves will give half of yours to these kids?” He touched the heads of the kids around him. “Everyone’s good friends. You eat, but they don’t have any.”

These children originally knew each other and had a good relationship. Seeing this, one generously offered, “I’ll give him half of mine ba .”

“Mine too.”

“I can too.”

Wen Mingyi gave a “wow” and praised in a pleasant tone, “Why are you all so cute! Are all of you little angels?”

The children bit their mouth and smiled shyly.

Wen Mingyi helped them divide the candies, and said gently, “The kind and friendly children will be rewarded, so I will reward you with other food in a while.”

Everyone looked at him in surprise and asked, “What is it?”

“What do you all want to eat?” Wen Mingyi asked them.

The children babbled — some wanted biscuits, some wanted crispy rice, and some wanted candies.

Wen Mingyi nodded. “Wait for gege to go back and look through my treasure chest to see what’s inside. Then I’ll bring them to you.

The children responded with “en en” and instantly got close to him.

Kang Jie looked from a distance and felt that he had a good mentality. With such a childlike innocence, he could easily play with these children.

After all, he was young. Kang Jie shook his head, ready to go back to his temporary house to rest.

Wen Mingyi returned to Zhang- jie’s house to cook the noodles for himself and flipped through his suitcase, taking biscuits, potato chips and chocolates before walking out.

The author has something to say:

I’m too busy today. It’s 2 o’clock. 3000 words are left and I have to go to work tomorrow,

o(╥﹏╥)o, I’ll go to bed first, and I will post the second chapter before 3 pm~~

And, you are all very understanding.

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