'Marriage is the grave. ’

'I'm not going to have children. ’

'It's good to be alone. ’

…… Thoughts like that are probably something that most people have had.

It may be due to social pressure, it may be seeing a disobedient bear child on the road, or it may be after a quarrel with a lover.

And there are not many people who can really implement these ideas to the end.

The chances of being hit by a bullet fired by your childhood self are too great.

When you meet the right person, your once firm thoughts become fragile;

I feel that other people's children are noisy, but if it is my own children, they can be very tolerant;

After the breakup, I took a nap in the room alone on my day off, but when I woke up in a trance, I found that the sky outside the window had become dark, and the room was silent and empty.

People change.

Even the ideas of middle age may be overturned by the old self.

Because of the living environment, interpersonal relationships, physical condition......

"Uncle Lu believes that there is a netherworld in this world?"

In the monotonous and clean room, Liang Le sat on the bed and looked at Lu Zhengyi on the chair next to him.

Although he has not yet returned to school, he has been discharged from the hospital and returned home.

Physically, he is recovering well.

"yes, I'm sorry, I asked a stupid question."

But after asking, Liang Le refused again, "When I say this, I feel very naïve." ”

His tone was full of embarrassment.

"Possibly."

Liang Le turned his head, "Huh? ”

"Living in this world, anything can happen."

Lu Zhengyi looked at him casually, "It's like the weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow, but tomorrow is the big sun." ”

"After being complained about so many times, they changed their narrative and started adding a probability to the prediction, how many percent of the rain is likely."

"So don't talk about the underworld, if you tell me that tomorrow is actually the end of the world, I will say that it may happen."

Liang Le asked in a trance, "Then if tomorrow is really the end of the world?" ”

He felt that Director Lu's words were not perfunctory to him, a child, with a child's naïve fantasy.

It's really answering questions.

"Then find out if there's a way to stop it."

Lu Zhengyi replied, "If there is really no way, then let's live the last day." ”

It really sounds like the words of an adult perfunctory child.

But from his mouth, Liang Le inexplicably had a sense of trust.

"Actually...... It's not a big deal, it's just that I dreamed of my mother. Liang Le unconsciously told Lu Zhengyi what was hidden in his heart, "She was very different from before, she suddenly ran to my bedside and told me that she would have to live a good life alone in the future, and then left." ”

"It's just a simple sentence, but it's a little different from when she was alive, she has never spoken to me like this before."

"Actually, I know, she always treats me as a burden, as a product of her mistakes with that man, and as a trouble left by that man."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but have some red eyes, "I understand, she's having a hard time." But I'm also having a hard time, and it's not that I want to come to this home and be a burden to her. ”

"If she left indifferently as she always did, and left without even looking at her, I wouldn't have any idea. But why did she say that to me, could it be that she really saw my son after she died? ”

The pitch is suddenly raised as he speaks.

Tears and snot overflow unconsciously.

Liang Le lowered his head and sat on the bed.

He should have been holding back these words for a long time.

Perhaps, Lu Zhengyi was the first person who could listen to him.

In fact, this kid may not have such a bad relationship with Liang Meijuan.

It's just that in her eyes, her relationship with her children is not good.

But in Liang Le's eyes, he just followed his mother's wishes, stayed away from her sight, stayed at school obediently, and didn't become a trouble for her.

Lu Zhengyi did not try to comfort him.

He just sat on the edge of the bed, listened silently, and handed a tissue from time to time.

"The plane to Beidu will take off in 30 minutes, please go to the ...... if you need to board the plane"

At lunchtime, Lu Zhengyi left Liang Le's house.

Before leaving, he left a word with the female nanny at the right time, hoping to enter the room later to save some face for a boy who was in his formative years.

After all, this nanny may sound quite old professionally.

But in fact, she is just a woman in her twenties.

She just chose to pursue this profession.

A child who is just about to become an adult is the time to have a good face, especially in front of a big sister in her twenties.

Airports in Jiangcheng,

When a woman who had lived a strict life walked out of the airport with impatient steps, Lu Zhengyi was already in the airport.

"Meow meow."

While preparing to register, Lu Zhengyi chatted casually with Xiao Zhongyong on his shoulder, "Is it troublesome?" It's okay. ”

"Happy, sad, painful, joyful...... It's all part of life. ”

"And when Mr. Liang just left, weren't you also very reluctant?"

Xiao Zhongyong screamed nervously, "Meow! ”

"Okay, you don't."

Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile, "But speaking of which, you don't seem to be very close to that newcomer Wang Xiaoxu." ”

For a demon who exudes a bad smell, Xiao Zhongyong always goes up to make trouble, and after people leave, he also seems very reluctant.

But for Wang Xiaoxu, a newcomer who has not even rejected the people of Guanshan Dao, this little Xuanmao is very regular.

“…… Meow. ”

Xiao Zhongyong replied helplessly.

"Ah, I'm afraid that I'm too close, and people are gone, do you want to be sad again?" Lu Zhengyi rubbed his cat's head, "I can't say that, if you choose not to get close to other people because you are afraid of parting after being close, it will be very lonely, Ah Yong." ”

But very abruptly, Xiao Zhongyong raised the cat's head and avoided his palm, "Meow? ”

He asked.

And Lu Zhengyi's expression was stunned.

……

……

"Dad, Mom, can you stop here?"

In a decent community, in a family,

A young man with short hair is trying to persuade his parents.

"My brother is dead, and there is no way to get it back."

"Can you stop?"

"Our family, our family has had no income for a long time, and the people who leave are important, but the people who stay still have to continue to live!"

When the father, who had a straight face, heard the young man's persuasion, his eyes widened, and he scolded:

"Bastard! That's your brother! ”

"He was bullied like this, can you, who is a younger brother, actually tolerate it!"

"This tone, he's gone, I'll fight for him!"

As he spoke, his withered hand clenched into a fist, as if he were holding a hard breath.

Seeing his father's attitude, the young man turned his head to look at his mother again, "Mom......"

Unfortunately, his mother also ignored him.

She was sitting on the couch, staring blankly at the phone in her hand, wearing reading glasses, looking at the chat history over and over again.

That's what my son confided in his friends before he died!

In the workplace, my son has been bullied by his colleagues again and again!

There were no tears on her face, and during this time, she had dried her tears.

"How, how could this ......"

At the door, Wang Xiaoxu walked through the door in a trance, and what he saw was the scene in front of him.

The situation was completely different from what he imagined.

The family did not live more steadily because of their own compensation, on the contrary, their parents have been obsessed with their departure.

"But according to their current rhetoric, we will not be able to win if we continue to stalemate!"

The younger brother tried his best to persuade him, "The company put the blame on the department manager, and the department manager said that the work was reasonably distributed, and it was other colleagues who threw the work to my brother." ”

"They complicate things based on the 'evidence' that we provide."

"If this continues, our enemies will change from my brother's company to those colleagues in the same company!"

However, his father was very stubborn, "What do you know, if an accident occurs during the working hours stipulated by the company, the company will be held responsible, and Xiaoxu still has such a long overtime time, which is not in accordance with the regulations!" ”

"Dad, it's a company!"

"They have access to the best lawyers, and they even have very close ties with some departments." ”

"If they want more forgiveness and compensation, they can be satisfied."

"But it's impossible to make their company pay the price!"

Individual strength can't win the team!

There was a look of struggle on my father's face, but suddenly, he shouted, "...... I think you just can't bear the money! ”

"What are you talking about, Dad!"

The younger brother's face turned red in an instant.

I don't know if it's anger or other emotions.

"No, it's ......"

Wang Xiaoxu looked at the quarrelling family of three in a trance, extremely unfamiliar.

Is this the family you used to be happy with?

It's not that you don't use your abilities on ordinary people. ’

It's the consequence of how well you use your abilities. ’

Do you trust them? I don't want to see you on the news one day, it would be troublesome. ’

Wang Xiaoxu stood at the door, and Director Lu's words came to mind.

As long as he wants, he can construct an illusion in front of his family now.

He can say to them, "That's it, get the compensation, and it's over." ”

That's the case.

Can ...... now

"Mom!"

But suddenly, his younger brother's voice interrupted Wang Xiaoxu, who was thinking in a trance.

Not far away, my mother, who was sitting on the sofa staring at her phone, suddenly collapsed when her father and younger brother were arguing.

……

Northern Capital,

The weather in October has cooled down,

Especially at night, you always need to bring an extra loose jacket when you go out.

Outside a place similar to a private estate, Lu Zhengyi turned off the car and stopped, came to the car, leaned on the car and lit a cigarette.

Although he already knew the approximate time of Zhang Xueming's departure, he still chose to arrive early.

About ten minutes.

The lawn, which had been quiet, gradually began to make some noises.

The guests in the manor began to leave one after another, talking and saying goodbye as they walked.

And Zhang Xueming is also among them.

From a distance, Lu Zhengyi saw her at a glance.

Compared with Yu's suit and shirt, Zhang Xueming wore a dark red dress today, which greatly complemented her cold white complexion.

And she didn't wear more jewelry other than silver-white earrings.

Standing there, although it is not as bright as jewelry, it is more eye-catching.

And Zhang Xueming's side, except for some people from Light and Shadow Media, it can be clearly seen from the position that there are representatives of at least three companies, of course, it may also be that representatives of the theater are talking to her.

However, most of the things that should be talked about have already been said in the reception.

It's time to say goodbye.

But among them, it seems that a few people don't want to say goodbye so soon, and when Zhang Xueming waved to the others and came over this way, they stepped to keep up.

Lu Zhengyi didn't say much, and put the unfinished cigarette between his fingers in his mouth.

Zhang Xueming, who was also walking towards the genuine model, walked over, and took off his coat as he walked.

Zhang Xueming, who was still walking this way, was stunned and stood at a loss.

"Sorry, I thought it would take longer, smoked a cigarette."

Lu Zhengyi walked up to her and shook his coat twice to shake off the smoke on it, and then covered her body.

Originally, under the background of the dark red long skirt, Zhang Xueming's slender figure was covered by this coat, and she looked a little petite.

“…… Ah, it's fine. ”

Zhang Xueming looked at Lu Zhengyi blankly.

She didn't know if it was because she had been watching it for a long time, or what.

I used to look at this guy's fierceness, but now I don't have any of it.

On the contrary, I feel a little handsome.

The man in front of him was not wearing a simple and convenient vest like before, but a loose and long T.

And also......

She tightened her coat.

"Pretty handsome, Director Lu."

Zhang Xueming pursed her lips and smiled, "I thought that after you got off the plane, you would just find a place to hang out and come to pick me up by the way." ”

But now it seems that Lu Zhengyi should have gone home, took a shower, and changed his clothes.

"Mr. Zhang, since you said that I will pick you up, I will definitely not be ashamed of you."

Lu Zhengyi took out the cigarette in his mouth, snuffed it out, and threw it into the trash.

Immediately afterwards, while helping Zhang Xueming open the door, he nodded to the men who had stopped in the distance.

And what you get, of course, is a stiff smile.

"Strange, I suddenly have the illusion of becoming a woman who is the boss of the black."

After Zhang Xueming got into the car, she looked at the men who stood up straight one by one, just like the military training in school, through the front window.

"Huh?"

Lu Zhengyi got into the car, started the car, and asked, "After that, should I ask the crew to call you the eldest sister?" ”

"Please don't do it."

Zhang Xueming refused directly.

"Let's get down to business, the first commandment screening theater line went well."

She introduced softly, "I expect that the box office of this film will at least ...... Billion. ”

"Of course, that's at least."

"With the current reputation of your crew, maybe there will be more, after all, none of the three films have disappointed the audience."

Lu Zhengyi drove the car and said 'um' casually.

"How do you feel, you don't seem to be very interested?" Zhang Xueming looked at him suspiciously, "I thought you would be very happy to hear that the theater chain had already negotiated." After all, the more theaters cooperated, the higher the income of the film. ”

"As long as I can continue to make the next movie, I can afford to pay my employees, and I don't really care about making more or less money." Lu Zhengyi explained, "I probably care more about the audience's feedback than money. ”

When he first started, he still valued money.

After all, at that time, there was no name, no one, whether the movie was good or not, whether it could return to the original, he was not so sure.

At that time, he was eager to break a penny into two cents to spend.

But now it's different, just the income of these movies, in fact, the production cost of two or three movies in the future can basically not be considered, and it is completely enough to pay.

And if he really values money, he won't sell the online theater of the spell and double pupil to Light and Shadow.

Zhang Xueming's expression paused for a moment, and then nodded understandingly, "Yes, after all, people like you, if they really want money, there are actually many more convenient ways to get it." ”

At least, according to her ability to contact some people in Lu Zhengyi's crew, there are many more convenient ways to make money that she can think of.

Even some of them are not considered to be making money, but directly taking money.

"I'm so envious."

Her tone was a little sour.

Running the company by himself and making money is so tiring, but Lu Zhengyi is ...... at all Don't care, have no interest in money.

The happiest time for people should be filming in the crew.

"Envy?"

Lu Zhengyi smiled, "If you want, I can help you get it, how much you want, how much." ”

His tone was casual.

But inside the car, it was quiet because of his words.

After a long time, Zhang Xueming spoke again, "Are you testing me?" ”

"You're all going to be my wife." Lu Zhengyi looked straight ahead and drove the car steadily, "If you want, I can help you get some, and there is nothing." It's not a particularly difficult thing for me. ”

"Provided, if you want to."

"As far as I'm concerned, I think it's important to read a book, not just the beginning and the end, but also the process."

And it's the same with making money.

“…… I know, I'm still enjoying the process. ”

Zhang Xueming has only one sentence.

She didn't dwell on the subject, nor did she emphasize that she wouldn't let him do it.

"Last night, I confessed to my parents that we were going to get married."

Zhang Xueming opened the topic very casually.

"Huh?"

Lu Zhengyi, whose thoughts were still stuck on the previous topic, was choked by this sentence.

"yes......"

But soon, he accepted this fact.

After all, with Zhang Xueming's 'work efficiency', since various contracts have been roughly set, it is a matter of time before the parents of both parties are told.

"They're going to meet you."

Zhang Xueming continued, "As for the reason for my marriage, my father roughly guessed the reason, but I didn't plan to hide it from them. ”

"I've already told them about the contract."

"To be honest, they weren't optimistic about the idea that we were contractually connected."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and replied:

"Of course, it's time to meet officially."

"As for the unsightly problem, maybe it's because the era is different."

"Compared with the previous generation, in addition to the constraints of the marriage law, the people of our generation feel that it will be very troublesome if they do not formulate more contractual restrictions."

After all, it is an era when everyone emphasizes that they are independent.

If it was in the previous era, even if there were conflicts due to work and family, the husband and wife would quarrel at most, and then they would tolerate each other, change each other, and slowly run in to form a real family.

But now, everyone is 'awakened', as long as they find that their personalities are incompatible, their three views are incompatible, and they will divorce if they don't agree with each other.

Lack of patience to run in and tolerate each other.

Rather than forming a family, it's more like two people living together in a house.

"So, what about you?"

Zhang Xueming asked, "Do they have time?" ”

She was referring to when Lu Zhengyi told his parents.

She occasionally asks about her future husband's family.

She is also aware of the fact that the two of them have been away from home for a long time.

"My mom will be home in a while, and maybe my dad will be home too."

Lu Zhengyi proposed, "When the time comes, meet with me." ”

"But before that, you may have to accompany me to buy something for their second elder, the last time I called them, I said that I want to buy them gifts, but in terms of market selection, I don't have much vision."

"And, what do aunts and uncles like? If I'm going to meet my aunt and uncle officially, I need to prepare something in advance. ”

Compared to Lu Zhengyi's 'unfamiliarity' with his parents, he even has to call and ask what they like.

Zhang Xueming's family relationship should be relatively stable.

"My father likes to cook, and my mother loves beauty."

Zhang Xueming said distressedly, "But these two hobbies are not suitable as meeting gifts, but are more suitable for buying small gifts to give them privately." ”

"So if you want to meet the gift, it's still a cigarette and a bar."

"These things are more common."

As she spoke, she paused, "Anyway, let's make an appointment." ”

"Whether it's preparing a gift or arranging a meeting, it takes time."

Time is something that both of them are relatively lacking.

"Then ...... Waiting for my new film to be processed and submitted for review? ”

Lu Zhengyi hesitated, "This time should be relatively free. ”

Zhang Xueming nodded, "Yes, then this time." ”

During the editing period of the film, Lu Zhengyi, as a director, needs to keep an eye on it all the time.

And on my side, I need to arrange the work of publicity.

When the film is released later, it will be even busier.

The period of submission for review should be the best choice, and at least half a month can be arranged.

"Speaking of which, what kind of people are your parents?"

"My father is very easy-going, but he always likes to appoint incompetent relatives to work in the company, which makes me very distressed. Mother's words, she also likes my aunt to mingle, as I said before, the mascot-like vice president. ”

“…… You're welcome, Xue Ming. ”

"What about you?"

"My parents, huh...... They must be serious people. ”

"How do you feel that you don't know your parents very well? I've only heard of disagreements with my parents, but I've rarely heard of them being unfamiliar with them, so I just thought they were just busy, and they were already busy to this extent......

……

The two chatted all the way.

Compared with the previous mobile phone calls and videos, most of them focus on work, and only a few live.

After they met, they didn't talk about work.

Or rather, he was squeezed out by Lu Zhengyi's sentence 'money is not important' at the beginning.

They talked about each other's parents, and extended from the topic of parents to life as children.

"Would you like to come in and sit down?"

sent Zhang Xueming to the community, got out of the car and walked with her for a while, until there was a distance from the door of the house, and Lu Zhengyi stopped.

"No, let's wait until we officially meet." Lu Zhengyi waved his hand, "From tomorrow onwards, I will finish the post-editing work here in the Northern Capital, if you need me to pick you up, you can call me." ”

"Let's wait until you're not particularly busy."

Zhang Xueming replied with a smile, "It's not a child who goes to school again, and I have to pick it up." ”

But speaking of this, she looked at Lu Zhengyi with some regret.

During the time of chatting in the car, she could probably guess why Lu Zhengyi had so much consideration for marriage.

In a marriage that has not been thought out clearly, it is definitely not the couple who will be hurt the most, but the children.

In addition, perhaps the matter of Teacher Liang also affected Lu Zhengyi's consideration of marriage.

Although, she is not Teacher Liang.

Lu Zhengyi is not the irresponsible man either.

(End of chapter)