Chapter 123: Matthew, Guoxing, Shuhui, and Yoomin
Yeonhee-dong is located in the Seodaemun district, next to the Jongno district where Lee Il-myung lives, and most of the surrounding areas are high-end residences, villas and garden houses are very dense, and it is a relatively large foreign settlement because of the proximity to the Seoul Foreign School. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Yiming and his father came to visit, and it was also a foreigner who lived here.
Coincidentally, although this Li Yiming doesn't know each other, he also has an impression in his mind because he has met in a cooperation.
Li Yiming helped Gary, and when he starred in the MV of his "Where is Happiness", this was the MV director in charge of filming, a white man named "Matthew" or "Madu".
I don't remember clearly, but Li Yiming still remembers that he has a very beautiful daughter, because she also starred in "Looking for Happiness", and the little girl came over to ask for a photo and an autograph after it was over, because she is a mixed-race child with a very Western appearance, so she still remembers it.
If I'm not mistaken, it should be called Jeon Zhaomi.
This "Matthew" was very happy with the arrival of Father Li, and hugged each other warmly as soon as they met, and his surprise and joy were overflowing.
βOMGοΌβ His mouth opened wide, "Guoxing, you just said yesterday that you planned to travel to South Korea, and by the way, you asked the address of my home, why did you come today?" β
This scene is strange, a white Canadian speaks Korean, but the other person's name is in Chinese.
"To surprise you!" The smile on Father Li's face was very bright, and he spoke Korean with a strange accent but was unusually fluent: "How many years haven't I seen you?" You see, you speak Korean better than I speak. β
"Twenty years, right?" The Canadian frowned, "It's been so long, I can't remember the last time we met." β
"Absolutely, Matthew." After the two embraced, Li Guoxing glanced at Li Yiming beside him, "When you left Canada for South Korea, Moon was less than a year old, and now he is twenty-three years old."
"Moon?" Matthew followed the other party's gaze and looked at Li Yiming, obviously the two had greeted each other when they were working together before, but this time the handshake was far more formal than the previous bow. He stared at Li Yiming, as if he wanted to match the face in front of him with the fat child before.
"Yimingxi, you, it's Moon!?" He turned his head to look at Li Guoxing, and then at Li Yiming, "I should have recognized it a long time ago, you are too similar!" β
Li Yiming just smiled, but did not speak, although he did not feel embarrassed, but he was still a little confused.
He had never known that he had the name "Moon," and that his father had such a friendβnone of which he had ever heard of before.
As if seeing his doubts, Matthew put his hand on the shoulders of the two of them, "Let's stop standing here stupidly, let's go into the house." β
Li Yiming followed into the house, and felt a very warm family atmosphere at the entrance, the huge living room was filled with large and small furniture, not because the area was too small, but because there were too many things to be put in, although it was cleaned cleanly, but the layout was a little messy - because of Li's father's sudden visit, so he didn't have time to tidy it up.
A little girl was sitting on the sofa playing with toys seriously, not distracted by the presence of guests at home, and was devoting herself to dressing up her Barbie doll.
Matthew walked over and kissed her on the cheek, "Evelyn, Daddy has friends coming to visit, do you want to entertain guests with me, or if you don't want to, you can go back to your room and continue playing." β
The little guy raised his head and thought seriously for a while before he said in a milky voice: "Then can I entertain guests while playing?" β
Looking at the little girl like a doll, Li Yiming and his father both smiled, and Father Li was still bent over and half-squatted beside her, "Of course you can, aren't you also the owner of this family?"
"Hello, I'm Joey, Matthew's friend, what about you?"
"Hello Joey, my name is Evelyn."
"You can call him Uncle Joey, too." Matthew shrugged beside him, "He's older than me." β
"Uncle Joey."
Li Guoxing smiled and nodded.
"This is Moon, Uncle Joey's son."
The little guy looked at Li Yiming and grinned, missing several teeth but still very cute, "Hello, Moon." β
"Hello, Evelyn." Li Yiming winked at him, "Can I know how old you are this year?" β
"Of course, I'm five years old."
"Oh-" Li Yiming and Li's father nodded together, and the latter asked Matthew beside him, "This is the second daughter you told me, what about the eldest daughter?" It's probably summer vacation. β
"Yes." Matthew said: "But she went to the agency as a trainee, so even if she is on vacation, she has to practice in the company, although the burden is much lighter because she doesn't have to go to class, but she still has to come back when she has dinner." β
"Trainee?" Li Guoxing raised his eyebrows, "It's the kind of agency that plans to debut as an artist?" β
Li Yiming next to him nodded, "Yes, there are also many trainees in the brokerage company we are about to establish, and many of the children in it are about the same age as Zhaomi." β
"Akiya, Somi?" Li Guoxing, who heard this, glanced at him, "How do you know that Matthew's eldest daughter is called Zhaomi." β
Li Yiming smiled, "Because I've seen it, I've worked with her in the MV here."
"Not only that, but I actually met Mr. Matthew before because he was the director of that collaboration."
"Really?" Li Guoxing didn't expect this kind of coincidence, and when he saw Matthew also nodding, he couldn't help but say, "That's really fate." β
"It's amazing." Li Yiming and Matthew said in unison, and after they spoke, they both glanced at each other, smiling at this magical tacit understanding.
"What about you?" Li Yiming glanced at his father and Matthew beside him respectively, "How did you meet?" β
"That's the story from more than twenty years ago." Li Guoxing pursed his lips, "Frankly, I can't remember it clearly." β
"I remember." Matthew said, "But it's just better than you."
"Guoxing and I met in Canada, not only the two of us, but also Youmin and Shuhui."
"Shuhye?" This name Li Yiming was a little familiar, and it took half a beat to realize it, "That's not my ......"
"Didn't your dad ever say that?" Matthew was stunned, then he glanced at Li Guoxing deeply, and continued: "Yes, it's your mother, Yang Shuhui." β
Li Yiming shook his head, "He never mentioned it." β
"Okay, let's not dwell on this, let's continue talking.
ββ¦β¦ At that time, I was a model, and your mother Sook-hye's magazine publisher often asked me to work with me, and Guoxing was the ace photographer of that company, and my current wife, Youmin, was his assistant.
"I have worked with Guoxing many times, and the reason why the four of us are familiar with each other is a vulgar story, I am crazy obsessed with Youmin, so I have been pestering Guoxing to create a date opportunity for us, and Guoxing can't resist me, so I have to take a lame red line in it, and do the old moon that everyone actually knows.
"At that time, the relationship between men and women was not as direct as it is now, and it was even more so for Asians, so the somewhat shy Yoomin always brought her college senior, Shuhui, to the appointment, and everyone played together more times, and they became acquainted with each other.
"Unexpectedly, when I was still pursuing Yoomin, Guoxing unknowingly got together with Sook-hye first - I also found out by accident, Moon, do you know how depressed I am? I have been asking Guoxing to create opportunities for me, but he is good, and he got along with the seniors brought by others first! β
Hearing this, Li Yiming smiled, and Li Guoxing, who had been silent on the side, also showed a smile, which was a little meaningful, and I don't know if that youthful memory also appeared in my mind.
"Then of course I launched a fierce offensive, and even stopped working as a model for a while, and followed Guoxing's ass every day cheekily saying that I was learning photography from him, but in fact, it was just to get closer to Youmin.
"Fortunately, the hard work paid off, and Youmin and I are finally together. After studying with Guoxing for a period of time, he did become interested in photography, so he really became his assistant - on the contrary, it was Youmin, who seemed to have no talent, and he didn't improve much after two years of study, but he didn't drill the horns, and went back to South Korea to find a related job to make a living.
"It was not long after you were born, and I studied with Guoxing for a while, and I realized that I had completed my studies, so I left Canada and came to Korea to find Youmin - when we returned to Canada, Guoxing and Shuhui had already gone to the United States.
"So all I know is your name Moon."
Li Yiming was stunned and looked at his father, "But since I was sensible, I have never heard them call me that."
"Which Moon? M-O-O-NοΌ β
Matthew and Li Guoxing nodded in unison.
"Then why did you never call me that?" Li Yiming was stunned, "Actually, I think this name is not bad." β
"Aha......" Li Guoxing touched the back of his head and smiled, "Because I think the name 'Yiming' is much cooler - and you're Chinese, aren't you, it's better to call Chinese name directly." β
"Hey, Dad, you don't know how many times I've been taunted for this: they all say my name is weird, often deliberately pronounced 'Yemen' or 'Imun'."
"I think that's cool and special!"
"No, not at all." Li Yiming shrugged his shoulders and said to Ma Xiu: "Won't it be a little offended, but I'm really curious why you are crazy about Ms. Youmin." β
"She was so attractive when she was young." Mr. Matthew's expression was pompous, but there were indeed many twinkling little stars in his eyes, "I've never seen anyone so cool before her, she's so handsome when she performs taekwondo, you know?" She's still a fourth-rank black belt!
"Taekwondo is really cool! I really wanted to learn from her and be her disciple! β
Li Yiming held his forehead, "Are you in love with her taekwondo or in love with her?" β
"Of course it's her, but I also love taekwondo, like ...... Do you know Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu? I feel like I'm Yang Guo, and she's my little dragon girl. β
"Oh Mo, Matthew, you still watch the Condor Heroes?" Li Yiming was obviously surprised.
"No, that's the story Guoxing told me."