Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1649 Advice for Si Meng, Goodbye Su Jinbei
"Si Meng?"

Jiang Chen turned his head and looked over, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Si Meng is a character in "North Chariot Southward".

"Si Meng, it's been a long time." Jiang Chen last saw Si Meng in April, and now it's November, which means more than half a year has passed. However, when Jiang Chen saw Si Meng this time, he noticed that she looked a little tired.

No, it shouldn't be fatigue, but rather a sign of being worn down by life.

"Long time no see." Si Meng's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw Jiang Chen.

"Si Meng, shall we go to a coffee shop?" Jiang Chen hadn't come to the mall with any plans, but rather to buy some gifts to store in his spatial ring. However, upon seeing Si Meng, he immediately changed his mind.

“Okay.” Si Meng nodded.

A moment later, Jiang Chen and Si Meng arrived at a coffee shop near the mall.

After ordering coffee, Jiang Chen and Si Meng started chatting.

Although the two hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, Jiang Chen quickly became familiar with Si Meng.

After drinking half of his coffee, Jiang Chen asked, "Si Meng, have you been having a hard time lately?"

Si Meng fell silent upon hearing this.

"Can you tell me?" Jiang Chen asked Si Meng.

Si Meng, around thirty years old and having given birth, possessed an aura that was incredibly attractive to Cao Cao, making her a perfect successor to the ambitions of Wei Wu, like Jiang Chen.

"There's nothing wrong with talking about it." Si Meng knew that Jiang Chen already knew about her family situation, so there was no big deal about talking about it now.

As Si Meng recounted her story, Jiang Chen understood.

Sure enough, as the plot drew closer, Si Meng's life became increasingly difficult as she became a full-time housewife.

"Jiang Chen, what do you think I should do?" Si Meng asked finally.

“Si Meng, I think everyone should have their own career. If you don’t have a career, your husband won’t be afraid of what you do, because you’re the one he supports,” Jiang Chen said bluntly.

In Jiang Chen's view, no woman is ever a good wife when she becomes a full-time housewife. After all, after decades of being a full-time housewife, she will inevitably be disliked.

This is similar to other women in the world who live in their backyards.

It is also the origin of palace intrigue.

Si Meng remained silent.

Jiang Chen didn't say much, but the meaning he conveyed was quite clear.

"Si Meng, to put it bluntly, you're nothing more than your husband's unpaid nanny. You bear his children, do his laundry and cook for him, and you're paid for it," Jiang Chen said.

"A free nanny?" Si Meng murmured.

“Yes, you’re just a free babysitter.” Jiang Chen looked at Si Meng and said, “You are still you, but you are no longer yourself, because you are not living for yourself.”

In Jiang Chen's view, Si Meng's current situation is similar to that of women who did not study and married early, and who have been worn down by life to the point of losing their sense of self.

“Live for yourself…” Si Meng was shocked.

Jiang Chen looked at Si Meng but didn't say anything more.

Simeng is awakening at this moment.

This is a good thing.

After a long while, Si Meng looked at Jiang Chen: "Jiang Chen, can you come for a walk with me?"

“Sure.” Jiang Chen naturally did not refuse.

After the two left the coffee shop, Jiang Chen asked Si Meng, "Si Meng, where are we going?"

"Let's go this way," Si Meng pointed to the sidewalk to the left.

“Okay.” Jiang Chen naturally had no objections.

After stepping onto the sidewalk, Simeng walked along, looking lost and dejected.

Jiang Chen stayed by Si Meng's side without saying a word, acting like a guardian angel, protecting her.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Jiang Chen, what do you think I should do?" Si Meng asked.

"That depends on your determination," Jiang Chen said.

"Determination?" Si Meng was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, if you want a divorce, there are ways to get one. If you don’t want a divorce, there are ways to avoid it,” Jiang Chen said.

In the drama, Si Meng and her husband Du Shijun reconcile after a misunderstanding. Si Meng transitions into a screenwriter and achieves success, while her family relationship becomes more harmonious, achieving a balance between personal growth and family happiness.

However, Jiang Chen didn't want Si Meng to follow the same path as the character in the drama.

He helped Si Meng in order to gain something in return.

“This…” Si Meng fell silent.

“Si Meng, you can go back to your old profession first,” Jiang Chen said.

"Back to your old ways?" Si Meng was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, it’s writing.” Jiang Chen nodded and said, “Your writing skills are good. I think you should continue writing, not to build a great career, but to make money and solve your financial problems.”

“You’re right.” Si Meng understood what Jiang Chen meant.

“I felt it was a pity when you didn’t want to write last time, otherwise you would have earned nearly a million yuan in just over a year,” Jiang Chen said.

"Yes." Thinking back on the days she'd spent like this, Si Meng felt a pang of regret. If she had listened to Jiang Chen back then, perhaps things would be different now...

Oh dear.

Because she was so absent-minded, Si Meng stumbled and walked to the side.

"Be careful."

Jiang Chen stepped forward and helped Si Meng up.

"Thank you."

Si Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, she found herself lying in Jiang Chen's arms.

This startled her, and she quickly pulled away from Jiang Chen's embrace.

But in the rush, Si Meng stumbled again.

Before she could regain her footing, she fell downwards again.

This time, without Jiang Chen's support, Si Meng fell to the ground with a thud.

"Si Meng, are you alright?" Jiang Chen asked hurriedly.

"I, I..." Si Meng felt pain all over her body.

"Can you get up?" Jiang Chen reached out his hand.

Si Meng hesitated for a moment, then reached out and placed her hand on Jiang Chen's hand.

With a single pull, Jiang Chen lifted Si Meng up.

However, Jiang Chen used a bit too much force and pulled Si Meng directly into his arms.

In an instant, her arms were filled with fragrance and beauty.

"Be careful." Jiang Chen immediately put his arm around Si Meng.

Among Jiang Chen's many women, it seems that only Gu Jia was won over by Jiang Chen before the divorce.

In Jiang Chen's eyes, Si Meng was the second one.

After all, Si Meng is known as a weaker version of Gu Jia.

"Si Meng, are you alright?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No...it's nothing." Si Meng smelled the strong masculine scent in Jiang Chen's arms.

This was a deadly poison for a mature woman, and given that she wasn't very wary of Jiang Chen, Si Meng only found the scent pleasant.

"It's good that you're alright. Can you stand still?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I..." Si Meng tried to leave Jiang Chen's embrace, but the pain all over her body made her gasp.

"There's a park ahead, there should be a place to rest. Let me help you to rest for a bit." Jiang Chen had already secretly checked Si Meng's condition and understood that Si Meng was just in pain. However, Jiang Chen did not reveal his martial arts skills to relieve her pain.

"Okay." This is the sidewalk next to the main street. She and Jiang Chen are being intimate right now, and it would be troublesome if someone saw them.

At that moment, Jiang Chen helped Si Meng walk forward.

However, Si Meng was in pain all over her body, and she gasped for breath with every step she took.

"Si Meng, I'm sorry."

After Si Meng took a few steps, Jiang Chen picked her up in his arms.

"ah……"

Si Meng was startled and instinctively hugged Jiang Chen's neck.

"Jiang Chen, what are you doing?" Si Meng asked in a panic.

"I want to get there quickly." Jiang Chen didn't say much, but strode forward.

A moment later, Jiang Chen carried Si Meng into a free park.

After entering the park, Jiang Chen found a secluded pavilion and placed Si Meng on a stone stool.

"Let's rest here for a bit," Jiang Chen said.

"Why are we sitting here?" Si Meng looked around.

“Because there’s no one here, we won’t be discovered,” Jiang Chen said.

"Huh?" Si Meng looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

“I’m worried that if someone you know sees us, they might misunderstand.” Jiang Chen didn’t say what they might misunderstand, but he knew Si Meng would understand. “How could that be?” Si Meng thought Jiang Chen was worrying too much; in her opinion, it was simply impossible.

“Si Meng, if you weren’t a full-time housewife, I wouldn’t think this way, but you are, so I have to think this way,” Jiang Chen said.

"What do you mean?" Si Meng didn't understand.

"Because I think your husband made you a full-time housewife so you could be his kept woman. So, if he finds out what happened earlier, even if he knows it was a misunderstanding, it might cause you trouble." Jiang Chen, being a man himself, understands that men are generally petty. Just like when he assigns personal maids to his women, isn't that a way of isolating them from contact with other men?

"No way." Si Meng was somewhat incredulous.

"Of course, this is just my guess. It would be best if it weren't true." Jiang Chen smiled and changed the subject, asking, "Si Meng, how are you feeling now?"

"I feel much better," Si Meng replied.

"That's good." Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Si Meng, you stay here for now, I'll go buy you a bottle of water."

"Won't this cause trouble?" Si Meng asked.

"We're friends now, so there's no need to trouble you," Jiang Chen said before leaving the pavilion.

Si Meng didn't say much when she saw this.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen left the park and went to a nearby supermarket.

Of course, although he said he was buying water for Si Meng, Jiang Chen wouldn't just buy one bottle.

Jiang Chen was quick; he left the supermarket with a bag in less than two minutes.

However, when leaving the supermarket, I almost bumped into someone, perhaps because I was in such a hurry.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Chen asked, looking at the person he had almost bumped into.

However, at the same time, a system notification sound rang out.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten intermediate-level spirit cannons.]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits.]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a pair of Cloud-Stepping Boots.]

"Ten intermediate-level spirit cannons?"

"This is the second time I've checked in."

"According to the system introduction, the intermediate spirit cannon is similar to the Barbados cannon, a giant cannon with a barrel length of 36 meters, a caliber of 424 mm, and a range of 8000 kilometers."

"The intermediate and low-level spirit cannons are engraved with runes and array patterns."

"Low-grade spirit cannons use low-grade spirit stones (only low-grade spirit stones are used), while mid-grade spirit cannons use mid-grade spirit stones (only mid-grade spirit stones are used)."

"A low-grade spirit cannon costs 1,000 low-grade spirit stones to fire once, and its power is equivalent to a full-force attack from a Martial Emperor. A mid-grade spirit cannon costs 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones to fire once, and its power is equivalent to a full-force attack from a Myriad Manifestations Realm (the realm following the Martial God Realm is the Myriad Manifestations Realm)."

"The cooldown time for each shot of a low-level spirit cannon is five minutes. The cooldown time for each shot of a mid-level spirit cannon is ten minutes."

"As long as there are enough mid-grade spirit stones, a mid-level spirit cannon can fire one hundred times in a row. After firing one hundred times in a row, the mid-grade spirit stones will need to undergo a ten-day cooling-off period."

"Each intermediate-level spirit cannon requires five Martial King realm warriors to operate."

"Ten Vermilion Fruits a million years old?"

"This is the first time I've received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits from signing in."

"The existence of the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit is a rare treasure that allows martial artists at the Martial King Realm to advance to the Martial Emperor Realm as quickly as possible. After refining the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit, one's strength increases by 314, physique by 283, mental strength by 70, and agility by 180."

"I wonder how much it will improve after the Vermilion Fruit is refined over a million years."

"By the way, besides refining it directly, it can also be used to make pills."

"If everyone signs in a few more times, then everyone can take it."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"A pair of cloud-stepping boots?"

"This is the third time I've checked in."

"One Luo is one hundred and forty-four."

"One pair of Cloud-Stepping Boots does not refer to one hundred and forty-four individual boots, but rather one hundred and forty-four pairs of Cloud-Stepping Boots."

"According to the system introduction, the Cloud-Stepping Boots are a magical artifact that Han Li obtained after defeating the powerful enemy Feng Yue during the Blood Trial in 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality.' As the name suggests, after wearing the Cloud-Stepping Boots, one's movements become unpredictable and as fast as lightning. With the enhancement of the Luo Yan Step and the Wind Control Technique, Han Li can move so quickly that he can temporarily escape the tracking of ordinary people's naked eyes, as if he has disappeared into thin air."

The Cloud-Stepping Boots are primarily used to increase movement speed and aid in escaping.

Its main function is speed enhancement: it can significantly increase a cultivator's movement speed. However, I haven't tried it, so I don't know exactly how much speed the Cloud-Stepping Boots can increase.

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Shen Lanni is a character in the TV series "Special Forces: Fire Phoenix".

In the drama, she is an observer in the Fire Phoenix Special Forces, codenamed "Pesticide." A runner-up in the Asian and National Taekwondo Championships, she is the strongest fighter in the Fire Phoenix team. Initially, she lacked teamwork and always acted independently, but through specially arranged training, she gradually transformed into a qualified soldier.

Tang Xiaoxiao is a character in the TV series "Special Forces: Fire Phoenix".

Barbie is the rear guard and communications officer for the Fire Phoenix Special Forces in the drama. She's also a dancer in the cultural troupe and the only female soldier in the training camp with long hair when she entered, which she later voluntarily cut short. She displays extraordinary agility and resourcefulness when facing the enemy, risking danger to lure them away and using gentleness to overcome strength.

Ouyang Qian is a character in the TV series "Special Forces: Fire Phoenix".

In the drama, she plays a bomb disposal expert, demolition expert, and secondary attacker in the Fire Phoenix Women's Special Forces, codenamed "Mosquito Coil." She is also a university student majoring in chemistry at Jinling University, possessing a delicate personality and extraordinary senses of smell and hearing. She has successfully completed the tasks assigned by her captain in several military exercises and actual combat.

"Shen Lanni, Tang Xiaoxiao, Ouyang Qian..."

"I never expected to run into them in Yanjing."

"At the beginning of the story, Shen Lanni seems to be thirty-six years old."

"As for Tang Xiaoxiao and Ouyang Qian, I'm not so sure, but the story has been going on for a few years now."

"But it's a bit unexpected to meet you in Yanjing now."

However, although encountering these people was somewhat unexpected, Jiang Chen didn't think much of it.

In Jiang Chen's opinion, Tang Xiaoxiao and the others were far inferior to Li Shuhan and Ni Na.

Of course, this refers to appearance, figure, and personality.

However, Jiang Chen had to admit that Shen Lanni and the others possessed powerful auras. Of course, this was in comparison to ordinary people.

After leaving the supermarket, Jiang Chen went to the park and found Si Meng.

"Si Meng, come on, have something to eat." Jiang Chen handed the bag in his hand to Si Meng.

"You bought so much?" Si Meng opened the bag, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't know what you like to eat, so I bought a little bit of everything." Jiang Chen had gone to buy water earlier, but he wouldn't say that now.

Seeing Si Meng hesitate to speak, Jiang Chen said, "I'm hungry too, let's eat something together."

"Alright." Si Meng said nothing more upon hearing this.

As the two ate and chatted, Si Meng's pain disappeared.

"Do you want me to take you home?" Jiang Chen asked as he saw Si Meng about to leave.

"No need," Si Meng shook her head and said, "I'll just take a taxi myself."

"Okay." Jiang Chen didn't say anything more after hearing this.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Si Meng walked out of the park.

Jiang Chen turned and left only after seeing Si Meng get into a taxi.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen met Su Jinbei.

“Baby Bei.” Jiang Chen opened his arms when he saw Su Jinbei.

"What are you doing?" Su Jinbei looked at Jiang Chen warily.

"Don't understand? I'm ready to wait for you to throw yourself into my arms," ​​Jiang Chen said.

“It was a coincidence before.” Su Jinbei glared fiercely at Jiang Chen.

"Is that so?" Jiang Chen withdrew his hand.

"Why are you here today?" Su Jinbei asked Jiang Chen.

"I want to see you." Jiang Chen secretly used his Crane Control Technique on Su Jinbei with his right hand.

"you……"

Just as Su Jinbei was about to say something, she suddenly felt a suction force coming from her.

Almost simultaneously, Su Jinbei lunged at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened his arms and hugged Su Jinbei.

"Sure enough, my little darling from the north will throw herself into my arms when she sees me," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"I, I..." Su Jinbei thought of the suction force just now, but she couldn't explain such a mysterious thing. She even thought that she might have been hallucinating when she felt the suction force just now. After all, they were on the street. She couldn't say that Jiang Chen was emitting a suction force, could she?

"Baby Bei, you smell so good." Jiang Chen last saw Su Jinbei in April, which means it had been half a year since they last met. However, Su Jinbei had been filming on set during this time.

"Let me go." Su Jinbei wanted to leave Jiang Chen's embrace.

"What can I do if I don't want to let you go?" Jiang Chen not only didn't resist Su Jinbei, but hugged her even tighter.

"..." Su Jinbei.

"Let's take a walk together." Jiang Chen let go of Su Jinbei.

"Did I agree?" Su Jinbei snorted arrogantly.

“You didn’t say you disagreed just now. Doesn’t not saying you disagree mean you agree?” Jiang Chen grabbed Su Jinbei’s hand.

“You…” Su Jinbei glared at Jiang Chen, but said nothing.

"gone."

Jiang Chen took Su Jinbei's hand and walked forward.