Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1625 "National Life" - Zhao Yan
"You come here and then you bully me." Cheng Lu pushed Jiang Chen away at some point. However, her mouth was slightly open, like a fish suffocating from lack of oxygen.

Am I bullying you?

Jiang Chen chuckled and whispered, "You were very cooperative just now, especially with that... um..."

Before Jiang Chen could finish speaking, Cheng Lu covered his mouth and said, "Don't say it."

Jiang Chen kissed Cheng Lu's palm.

Cheng Lu withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted.

"Honey, do you mean to just use your hands instead of your words?" To demonstrate his practical skills, Jiang Chen started doing something while he was speaking.

"You can't do this... ah..."

Cheng Lu exclaimed in surprise before she could finish speaking.

Jiang Chen picked Cheng Lu up, sat down in his office chair, and then held her in his arms.

At this moment, the two made intimate contact.

"Let me go..." Cheng Lu was a little uncomfortable.

"Why should I let you go?" Jiang Chen rested his chin on Cheng Lu's shoulder.

"This is my office. You can't stay here without my permission," Cheng Lu said, her voice slightly weak.

"You mean, I can only stay in your heart?" Jiang Chen said.

“Nonsense…” Cheng Lu said with a smile in her eyes.

Jiang Chen's words stirred a strange feeling in her heart.

"What nonsense?"

Jiang Chen whispered something in Cheng Lu's ear.

Cheng Lu wasn't angry.

At this moment, under Jiang Chen's sweet words, Cheng Lu nestled in Jiang Chen's arms like an ordinary young girl.

In just half an hour, the relationship between Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu progressed rapidly.

Even in the office, Jiang Chen unbuttoned more than a dozen buttons.

It's only October, and the temperature in Yanjing is only in the teens. Cheng Lu is only wearing a shirt and a jacket.

"By the way, has Mom asked about me?" Jiang Chen asked.

"What do you mean, 'our mom'?" Cheng Lu was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant and said irritably, "You, how could you say that..."

"If she's not our mom, then what is she?" Jiang Chen asked.

"You should call her Auntie." Even though Lei Zi was being held, Cheng Lu still said it with a straight face. The scene was somewhat comical.

"Then call me Auntie for now, and Mom later." Jiang Chen kissed Cheng Lu.

"Hmph." Cheng Lu simply snorted.

Jiang Chen smiled.

His words implied that Cheng Lu was among his women.

What I said to Cheng Lu just now was also a test for her.

Cheng Lu's words did not deny it, which meant that she was not so resistant.

"What are you laughing at?" Cheng Lu asked, somewhat embarrassed and angry.

"I wasn't laughing," Jiang Chen whispered sweet nothings in Cheng Lu's ear.

"Let's go shopping," Cheng Lu said.

"It's nice here, I don't want to go shopping." Jiang Chen felt that it wouldn't be long before he could have Cheng Lu. But if he went shopping, he would miss the chance to win Cheng Lu over.

"I want to go shopping, okay?" Cheng Lu naturally understood what Jiang Chen understood, but in order not to be completely won over by Jiang Chen, she could only coax him.

"Alright then." Jiang Chen looked at Cheng Lu, and just as Cheng Lu was about to lose her temper, he spoke up.

"You agreed?" A look of surprise flashed in Cheng Lu's eyes.

"Of course, this is the first time you've invited me shopping, how could I possibly refuse?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"That's more like it." Cheng Lu started getting dressed.

Soon, her strong, independent woman persona returned.

"Cheng Lu, as expected of the woman I've set my sights on, you're beautiful." Jiang Chen smiled as he looked Cheng Lu up and down.

"Are they prettier than your girlfriends?" Cheng Lu suddenly asked.

“Spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums each have their own merits,” Jiang Chen said.

"Hmph." Cheng Lu was very dissatisfied with Jiang Chen's words.

"Is she jealous?" Jiang Chen asked, holding Cheng Lu's hand.

“How could that be…” Cheng Lu firmly denied.

"Let's go shopping," Jiang Chen said.

“Okay.” Cheng Lu naturally wouldn’t refuse.

She was worried that if she didn't go shopping, Jiang Chen might want to take things further.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu walked out of the office.

Because it was National Day, there were only two staff members at Cheng Lu's studio today. They knew Jiang Chen and weren't surprised that Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu came out together.

However, just as Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu were about to leave the studio, a staff member came over and said, "President Cheng, someone is looking for you."

"Someone is looking for me?" Cheng Lu was slightly taken aback.

"Yes, she's here for a job interview," the staff member replied.

"Still there?" Cheng Lu asked.

"Just arrived, currently in the conference room," the staff member replied.

"Oh, I'll go take a look," Cheng Lu said.

At that moment, Cheng Lu walked into the conference room.

Fifteen minutes later, Cheng Lu and a woman in her twenties walked out of the conference room.

"Is it resolved?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Okay." Cheng Lu nodded and introduced the woman to Jiang Chen.

This woman is the editor recruited by Cheng Lu.

Jiang Chen is also a shareholder of Chenlu Studio, so it would be beneficial for him to get to know the people in the studio.

Because of job applications, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu left Chenlu Studio an hour late.

At that moment, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu left the studio and went to the commercial street.

Want to go shopping?
The focus is not on shopping, but on providing emotional value to Cheng Lu.

Of course, Jiang Chen was also very generous when buying gifts for Cheng Lu.

In just one hour, Jiang Chen spent millions on Cheng Lu.

This was even with Cheng Lu intervening.

"You're not allowed to buy any more." Cheng Lu couldn't help but say after leaving a jewelry store.

“Okay, I’ll listen to Madam Lu,” Jiang Chen said.

"What, Mrs. Lu?" Cheng Lu said, dissatisfied.

Although Jiang Chen didn't say it explicitly, she understood what he meant.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"How would I know?" Cheng Lu's beautiful eyes sparkled.

"Where are we going next?" Jiang Chen asked.

“There’s a park up ahead, let’s go for a walk,” Cheng Lu said.

"Let's put the things in the car first," Jiang Chen suggested.

They had just gone shopping with Cheng Lu and bought quite a few things; Jiang Chen was carrying seven or eight bags of various sizes. Since they were in front of Cheng Lu, he couldn't put them into his spatial ring.

“Okay.” Cheng Lu naturally had no objections.

However, when Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu arrived at the parking lot, they saw a woman.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received twelve Qiankun Yiqi Pots.]

"Twelve Qiankun-One-Pot?"

"According to the system's introduction, this Qiankun Yiqi Pot is a pot, but it is equivalent to a seventh-grade weapon."

"However, unlike weapons, this Qiankun Qi Pot is used for cooking."

According to the system description, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot has a built-in one cubic meter of space, which can stew up to a thousand kilograms of meat at once. In addition, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot can also change its shape.

You can easily switch between stew pot, frying pan, steamer, etc.

In addition, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot increases cooking speed by 100%, enhances food freshness by 50%, has an automatic adjustment function to ensure food is not overcooked, and increases the pot temperature by 200%, enabling the cooking of higher-level foods.

It also has the effect of locking in spiritual energy, which can protect the spiritual energy in the ingredients to the greatest extent, thereby improving the quality of spiritual cuisine.

"Good stuff."

"There aren't many people in the Jiang family's culinary team right now, and it's too troublesome to deal with spiritual materials."

"But with this Qiankun Yiqi Pot, things will be much easier."

"According to the system's introduction, only martial artists at the Martial King realm can use this Qiankun Qi Pot."

"It seems the chefs at Daming Palace need to intensify their training." Jiang Chen then looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Zhao Yan, a character in the TV series "National Life".

In the drama, she is Wang Shuwang's half-sister, and she treats her younger brother with the affection of a second mother. When Wang Shuwang says he is out of money, she immediately travels from Beijing to Shanghai to deliver Chinese currency. When her brother is getting married, she initially tries to stop him in every way possible, fearing that he will be hurt. However, once she realizes that the girl he is marrying is a good woman, she wholeheartedly supports him without hesitation.

"Zhao Yan from 'National Life'?"

"I didn't expect it to be her."

Although Zhao Yan and Wang Shuwang are not related by blood, their bond is stronger than that of siblings. She embodies the straightforward and outspoken nature of a Beijing native.

Zhao Yan had a heated conflict with Lu Lu's mother, Jiang Miaoyin, because she opposed Wang Shuwang's relationship with Lu Lu. Later, Zhao Yan visited Jiang Miaoyin with gifts, and through cooking for her and taking care of her, the two reconciled. Jiang Miaoyin expressed her support for Wang Shuwang and Lu Lu's reconciliation and promised to teach Zhao Yan how to make braised pork.

Zhao Yan announced her marriage to Jude Law, but later had a conflict with Jude Law due to problems with the operation of the online store. The latter eased the conflict by appeasing her, and eventually got married to Mr. Chen, Wang Shuwang's landlord, creating a comedic effect of the collision of North and South regional cultures.

"What a pleasant surprise."

"After all, being able to sign up for the Qiankun Yiqi Pot is a good thing."

Jiang Chen glanced at Zhao Yan briefly before continuing to walk towards the parking area with Cheng Lu.

After putting the items in the car, Jiang Chen took Cheng Lu's hand and walked towards the park ahead.

Most of the parks in Yanjing (modern-day Beijing) are free.

The park that Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu went to was a free park.

Perhaps because the National Day holiday wasn't over yet, or perhaps because there were not only commercial streets but also many residential areas nearby, the park was quite crowded when Jiang Chen and his companion arrived.

Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu strolled along the park path like a couple.

As Jiang Chen walked, he uttered all sorts of sweet words.

Women are emotional.

Therefore, although there are countless ways to win over a woman, they all lead to the same goal.

The fact that Cheng Lu was willing to have intimate contact with him and listen to his sweet words even though she knew he had other girlfriends makes the implications quite clear.

"Try it. I saw a lot of people buying it, so I bought one too." Jiang Chen handed a cup of milk tea to Cheng Lu.

"Such a big cup of milk tea? I can't possibly drink that much," Cheng Lu couldn't help but say when she saw the 700ml cup of milk tea.

“Isn’t there me?” Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"You?" Cheng Lu was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding Jiang Chen's meaning.

"Yes, and me too, I can drink with you." That was Jiang Chen's reason for only buying one cup of milk tea.

"..." Cheng Lu understood Jiang Chen's meaning upon hearing this.

However, Cheng Lu didn't say much, she just glared at Jiang Chen in annoyance.

In Cheng Lu's opinion, Jiang Chen did it on purpose.

But considering what Jiang Chen did in the studio earlier, having milk tea together now doesn't seem like a big deal.

"There's a pavilion over there, let's go there," Jiang Chen said, pointing to the pavilion in front of them.

“Okay.” Cheng Lu did not refuse, and walked towards the pavilion with Jiang Chen while drinking her milk tea.

When Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu arrived at the pavilion, there were already two other people there, a man and a woman.
The two were only twenty-two years old, and they were snuggling together, clearly a couple.

Jiang Chen glanced at them briefly, then found a place to sit down with Cheng Lu.

"Let me have some," Jiang Chen said softly, leaning on Cheng Lu's shoulder as he watched her drink her milk tea.

Cheng Lu glared at Jiang Chen but ignored her.

A moment later, Cheng Lu handed the milk tea to Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang Chen did not take it, but instead put the straw in his mouth.

Cheng Lu rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen.

She knew Jiang Chen was doing it on purpose.

However, although Jiang Chen's actions surprised her, she had a strange feeling in her heart.

"Is this what it feels like to be in love?"

"No wonder they say being in love is sweet."

Cheng Lu thought to herself.

"Here, have some too." Jiang Chen handed the straw to Cheng Lu.

Cheng Lu did not refuse.

Now she is slowly accepting Jiang Chen's intimate actions.

After the two young men and women in the pavilion left, Jiang Chen pulled Cheng Lu into his arms and ate her lipstick.

After a long while, when Cheng Lu was out of breath, she pushed Jiang Chen away and said angrily, "Jiang Chen, this is a park. Aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"

"There's no one around now, so no one will see us." Whether in Jiang Chen's previous life or in the First World, eating lipstick in public was a normal thing. However, Jiang Chen was also averse to such things, so he would never allow anyone to see it unless it was his woman or his future woman.

However, even though Jiang Chen said that, Cheng Lu still looked around.

"Mrs. Lu, you seem like a curious little kitten right now," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"You're the one who's like a kitten," Cheng Lu snorted.

“Yes, we’re both cats, a match made in heaven.” Jiang Chen’s hands began to move over Cheng Lu’s body.

"You... really..." Cheng Lu leaned against Jiang Chen's chest, enjoying this rare moment of peace.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu left the park.

"Shall we go to the restaurant up ahead for lunch?" Jiang Chen pointed to a high-end restaurant in the distance.

"Okay." Cheng Lu nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu entered the restaurant.

Jiang Chen glanced around, taking in the entire situation of the restaurant.

The magnificent crystal chandelier casts a soft glow, making the entire restaurant tranquil and elegant. The lighting is blue, as are the tableware, tables, and chairs, creating a romantic and beautiful ambiance reminiscent of the Aegean Sea.

The walls are decorated with colorful patterns of light blue squares, framed by ornate gilded borders, and adorned with delicate carvings of flowers and fruits in the corners, adding an artistic touch to the restaurant. The presence of French plane trees further enhances its elegance and exotic ambiance. Every corner is meticulously arranged, and the beautiful lighting and cozy cushions create a comfortable atmosphere.

The gentle saxophone music filled the entire restaurant, spreading like an invisible mist, relaxing the mind. A faint fragrance wafted from somewhere, neither strong nor overpowering, subtly altering one's mood, leaving the heart as calm as a mirror.

The magnificent European-style tables and chairs, along with the exquisite little bar, are all painted pure white, exuding an air of nobility. Each table is adorned with a white porcelain vase, in which pink roses bloom gracefully, harmonizing perfectly with the elegant surroundings.

The restaurant was filled with a tranquil and pleasant atmosphere, with polite waiters, quiet guests, and occasional hushed laughter, creating a harmonious and elegant dining environment.

After just one glance, Jiang Chen knew he had made the right choice coming to this restaurant.

Only a restaurant with this kind of atmosphere can allow him and Cheng Lu to take their relationship to the next level.

"Sir, Madam."

A waiter came over.

"Give us a private room," Jiang Chen said.

"Yes, sir, please follow me." The waiter gestured with his hand as he spoke.

Led by a waiter, the two arrived at a private room.

This is a private room decorated in a French style.

Having been to France, Jiang Chen could tell at a glance that this was very authentic French cuisine.

"What would you like to eat?" Jiang Chen handed the menu to Cheng Lu.

"You order, you know what I want to eat anyway." Cheng Lu didn't take the menu.

"it is good."

Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony and ordered what Cheng Lu liked to eat.

Soon, the food and drinks were served.

Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu chatted while eating.

However, unlike before, Cheng Lu and Jiang Chen are now talking about the novel adaptation.

"Full House of Love", "The World", "The Children of Qiao", "Our Parents' Love", "The North Wind Blows", and "The Road of Life" are all novels written by Jiang Chen. "Full House of Love" and "The World" have been adapted, and Cheng Lu is currently adapting "Our Parents' Love".

"Jiang Chen, I really don't know how you wrote these novels," Cheng Lu said with some emotion.

"With more experience, you'll naturally develop ideas, and when those ideas are described in writing, they naturally become novels," Jiang Chen replied.

"Is that possible?" Cheng Lu blinked and asked.

"Why not? You'll see once you've spent more time with me." Jiang Chen wasn't lying, because that's how novels are written. Although what he's writing now is from his past life, making him a plagiarist, with his knowledge, he could easily write his own.

"I don't want to know," Cheng Lu said.

"I want to know when Cheng Lu's studio will move to Shanghai," Jiang Chen asked, voicing his most pressing question.

"I think it's quite nice in Yanjing." This was Cheng Lu's decision after careful consideration.

“Okay.” Jiang Chen didn’t insist, because even in Shanghai, he wouldn’t stay for very long.

After the meal, Jiang Chen and Cheng Lu left the restaurant.

“It’s getting late, we…” Jiang Chen looked at Cheng Lu.

"Um, I want to go home..." Cheng Lu naturally felt Jiang Chen's gaze.

Although Jiang Chen's gaze was ordinary, it clearly conveyed his intention to devour her.

“Let’s go home together,” Jiang Chen said.

"No way." Cheng Lu was startled.

"Why not?" Jiang Chen asked.

"My mom's home, and besides, and you're just..." Cheng Lu was interrupted by Jiang Chen before she could finish her sentence: "Then shall we go to a hotel?"

(End of this chapter)