When will I be the queen

Chapter 484 Old Friends
Having said that, Si Chen accepted it, but still whispered a warning to Cao Xin not to have any ulterior motives. Cai Cai's family wouldn't agree to her dating someone in the same profession, so Cai Cai definitely wouldn't.

Cao Xin glared at him, "What filthy thoughts are in your head?! If I had even the slightest dirty idea about her, I'd be devastated tomorrow!!"

"." Such a heavy vow.

Si Chen hugged Cao Xin, saying, "You don't have to make it sound so serious. If it's not true, it's not true." Si Chen didn't doubt Cao Xin's point. He could tell from the way she looked at Cai Cai.
In this respect, even the Immortal Lord is inferior to Cao Xin. However, the Immortal Lord's affection seems to be mostly the joy of discovering a kindred spirit, along with admiration. But admiring such overly positive emotions is not exactly his forte.

Tsk tsk, none of them are good enough for my Cai Cai.

Mei Zhang came over with the phone. "These guys are all from Hong Kong. The leader is called Kong Shilong. Do you know him?" Just seeing the name, Mei Zhang immediately thought it was someone Cai Cai knew, because she remembered Cai Cai talking about dinosaurs with her neighbors in Hong Kong. This guy happens to be a businessman from Hong Kong, so he's most likely that dinosaur.

Cai Cai laughed immediately, took the phone, "Hello? It's me. Hahaha, I thought you left after receiving the award. Oh? Sure, come over here, Xiao Mei will pick you up, you come with him." After laughing, she handed the phone back to Mei Zhang, "Thank you for making the trip, go pick him up, he knows you, you see the person with a mole on his face here." She pointed to her chin.

Mei Zhang nodded and went to pick up the person.

"Who is it?" Si Chen asked. Cai Cai answered the phone in Cantonese, which he couldn't quite understand. Why is she so happy?

"Dinosaurs!"

Si Chen had heard the name before, but had never met her. He wasn't familiar with Cai Cai's social circle, let alone the capital city, let alone Hong Kong. "Why are you so happy?"

This also revealed the true feelings of the Immortal Lord and Cao Xin.

Cai Cai was just waiting for the dinosaur to come, and casually replied, "You wouldn't understand."

Si Chen glared at Cai Cai. "I asked you because I don't understand. Why don't you just tell me?"

The three of them waited with Cai Cai for the dinosaur to come over.

Soon, Mei Zhang arrived with three men, all of them typical Hong Kong playboys. All three wore suits, had short hair, and while their looks were below average for celebrities, they still stood out in the crowd. The one in the lead was more handsome, wearing a sparkly diamond brooch. Upon closer inspection, the brooch revealed a cow made of white and black diamonds.

"Hahahaha!" Cai Cai stood up and burst into laughter.

Kong Shilong looked a little embarrassed, but he knew what Cai Cai was laughing at. He walked up to Cai Cai and patted her on the shoulder from a distance, saying, "That's enough."

Cai Cai laughed even harder, "You really love cows!"

The two behind also laughed and greeted Cai Cai, then followed Kong Shilong and Immortal Lord Si Chen in greeting.

Even if Zhang Xianjun isn't a superstar, her social standing is extraordinary; you can't just ignore her. Si Chen is Cai Cai's relative, so you have to greet him too. As for the last one, the entertainment industry prince, hehe, hehehehe.
Cao Xin was so angry she was practically fuming. Damn it, he really is that little brat from Fishing Island! His eyes are small but the whites are big, and he's giving me that condescending look. I'll dig him out and feed him to the dogs!
Si Chen felt a little awkward, wanting to say something but afraid of offending Cai Cai's friends.

The immortal lord was unconcerned and only focused on these three people. It was obvious that the one in the lead was more familiar with Cai Cai. He was probably the child of a family with whom the Tang family had a long-standing friendship.

The camera was still rolling. Mei Zhang gestured for Cai Cai to go to the other side to talk, but before she could speak, the Immortal Lord stopped her.

Gossip about female celebrities and Hong Kong tycoons was prevalent in the last century and remains so in this century. However, the earlier tycoons were genuinely wealthy, while many of today's tycoons are less rich than the actresses. After many actresses found themselves in dire straits, such as paying off their husbands' debts or promoting their in-laws' products, the number of actresses marrying rich men has decreased significantly. But when a genuinely wealthy, established tycoon comes along, the media seems even more excited than the actresses themselves.
Since the camera has already captured it, then be open about it. Hiding from the camera will only make it easier to spread rumors.

Cao Xin also felt they shouldn't hide from the camera. He stared at the young man in the lead. Objectively speaking, aside from his arrogance, he was otherwise quite good. Good-looking, with a refined air, he looked like a well-bred young nobleman. Most importantly, he possessed a scholarly air that far surpassed any other male celebrity praised for it. This was genuine scholarly air. What's this called, "A belly full of poetry and books naturally exudes elegance"?
“This is Kong Shilong, this is Tao Ran, and this is Qin Yong.” Cai Cai gave a brief introduction and then said to Si Chen, “The paper model game we played was designed and made by him.” Pointing to Kong Shilong, and then to Tao Ran, she said, “His aunt and uncle were in a relationship, and their breakup was quite messy; his uncle even cried.” Finally, pointing to Qin Yong, she said, “He’s from next door.” Uh, stepson.

Qin Yong laughed, "Is that how you introduce someone?" He glanced at Si Chen, who did indeed resemble Cai Cai somewhat. Because of this, Qin Yong was willing to be nicer to him. "It's been years since we last met. When I learned you were here, I thought we could have a good chat and a meal. Who knew it would be so difficult to see you?" Qin Yong's Mandarin was not good, and his Cantonese was not very good either, so he spoke English.

Cai Cai did the math, "It really has been several years since we last met. If I go back, you won't; if you go back, I won't. Jiajia says you're extremely busy."

Actually, Cai Cai and Qin Yong were the first to know each other, but Qin Yong spent less time in Hong Kong due to studies and work, so they didn't see each other often and became somewhat unfamiliar. She wasn't as familiar as Kong Shilong, or even Tao Ran. Tao Ran was probably the least familiar, as he also lived abroad for a long time, and Cai Cai only met him at her aunt's wedding. Before that, they both knew of each other's existence, but after getting to know each other, they were both older and didn't talk much, but because their families had a good relationship, they were still considered acquainted.

The one she was most familiar with was naturally Kong Shilong. He was one of the playmates her family had found for her earlier, just like Little Sponge. Cai Cai still remembered that when Kong Shilong introduced himself, he said he was a dinosaur and would study biology in the future, resurrect dinosaurs, and then give her one. She asked if she could choose one herself. The dinosaur hesitated for a moment and said that because she was cute, he would reluctantly allow her to choose one herself.

When it grew up, the dinosaur didn't go to resurrect dinosaurs; instead, it went to study cows.

Kong Shilong took off the brooch and handed it to Cai Cai, saying, "I was thinking of giving this to you if I ever saw you. It's a diamond made from the ashes of one of my experimental subjects."

"..." Cai Cai looked at the brooch in her hand, oh, it was a little hot.

"I couldn't bear to give Xiaoshu the gift even though she wanted it," Kong Shilong said, unable to bear seeing his precious child being rejected. "By the way, Xiaoshu's older sister is getting engaged. Are you going?"

After hearing from her family, Cai Cai lowered her head and pinned the brooch to her clothes. "Judging from the situation, they should have gone. I've been in China recently, so it's convenient for me to go home."

"That's great, perfect for a get-together." Before Kong Shilong could finish speaking, Tao Ran interjected, "Do you know who Sister Xiaoshu's fiancé is?"

Cai Cai's eyes lit up. Gossip? "Who?"

Tao Ran smiled mysteriously, "The Third Prince of the Bay Area"

The Third Prince of the Bay Area? Cai Cai also reads Hong Kong gossip, but she really didn't know who this Third Prince was. "Who is he?" Before Tao Ran could answer, the Immortal Lord came over. "It's almost time. Let's leave first, go sit in the lounge for a bit, and then come back for a seat before leaving." Cai Cai had been standing there chatting, with countless eyes staring at her and cameras constantly filming her; she was just too conspicuous. Mainly, it was obvious that Cai Cai was very familiar with these dinosaurs, making it easy to spread rumors.
Si Chen also came over, deliberately standing next to Kong Shilong, "Let's chat in the lounge. It's been a long time since you've seen each other. If you have enough time, we can all get together for a late-night snack later."

Cai Cai naturally agreed, not because she didn't want to stay or because of the cameras, but mainly because she really wanted to gossip.

With the Immortal Lord leading the way, Cai Cai and the others in the middle, and Si Chen at the rear, they all left their seats. Cao Xin remained, a smile on her face, coldly watching the group depart, inwardly sneering, "Heartless, fickle little bastards!" The Huamei staff knew Cai Cai and the others would return, so they didn't send anyone over, and instead brought out fresh fruit platters, drinks, and snacks. Cao Xin crunched a bag of corn chips, making a crackling sound.

The lounge was the same one as before. As soon as Cai Cai entered, she took off her shoes and let Tao Ran continue talking.

The Immortal Lord sat on the other side, and Si Chen followed suit and sat down.

Kong Shilong glanced at the dressing room first, "Aren't you supposed to be very famous? Why is your dressing room so shabby?"

Cai Cai thought it was alright. "These dressing rooms are all temporary structures. It's already quite big, especially considering the presence of the Immortal Lord. Otherwise, it would be even smaller just for me. But compared to less famous artists, this is a very good dressing room. Look at that row of white doors we just passed; those were all dressing rooms. Less famous artists don't have any."

"Those are all lounges? They're like pigeon coops," Qin Yong said in surprise. "I thought they were public restrooms."

Si Chen took a sip of tea. No wonder he was Cai Cai's friend. His lounge was over there.

Cai Cai laughed, "Let me tell you, at first when I saw those dressing rooms, I thought they were just for storing things." Celebrities have a lot of stuff, and they always have clothes and accessories when they attend celebrations. She thought it was just for storing things and even asked Mei Zhang why she didn't have any. It turned out that it was the dressing room for the entertainment industry.

Tao Ran smelled the tea before pouring it for the group.

The immortal lord watched calmly, then lowered his head to take a sip of tea. This tea was prepared by his men, and brewed personally by Gu Sheng.

"This 'Third Prince' is the third son of the Wang family, who sells and rents boats. Because he likes to throw parties on his boats, he's jokingly called the 'Third Prince of the Bay Area' by the Hong Kong media."

Cai Cai first understood the Hong Kong media joke about the "Third Prince" and laughed for a while. Speaking of which, it was quite funny that Qin Yong was once jokingly called a "golden burden" by the Hong Kong media. He came into the Qin family with his birth mother after she married into the family. His birth father was a Chinese from France who died unexpectedly, leaving Qin Yong a large inheritance, all in Qin Yong's personal trust, which his birth mother couldn't access. Of course, his birth mother was also from a wealthy family. When the Hong Kong media discovered Qin Yong's background, they called him a "golden burden."

She was an unparalleled beauty who couldn't be seen in public. The phrase "unparalleled beauty" was even put in quotation marks.

Cai Cai couldn't recall a Wang family that sold or rented boats; she only remembered a Wang family that worked in the jewelry industry.

"That's the car dealership owner who cried and begged Little Sponge's mom to sell him the boat at a low price." They happened to be playing at Little Sponge's house that time and ran into him. He really did cry his heart out, describing himself as a kind, righteous, and filial poor man. Little Sponge's mom was worried about scaring the kids, especially Cai Cai, so she quickly agreed.

Kong Shilong continued, "It was thanks to Little Sponge's family's secondhand boat that they were able to start their boat rental business. After all, boats are more expensive than cars."

"He got carried away before, going around saying his family were shipping magnates." Hehehe. Qin Yong looked at Cai Cai. The real shipping magnates were right here. This guy who rents boats dared to call himself a shipping magnate. "He was ridiculed by the Hong Kong media and never dared to brag again." He even tried to visit the Tang family with gifts, saying he wanted to apologize, but the Tang family ignored him. There was no middleman to take the job, so he gave up in disgrace. He's really too good at scheming.

Tao Ran also disliked the Wang family. "I really don't know what they're so arrogant about. They can't even produce all the certificates for their three boats; they're more like boatmen."

Cai Cai looked at the three of them and exclaimed, "Wow, you three look like nameless cannon fodder characters in a script who won't survive three episodes!" How mean!

Kong Shilong took a moment to process what the "cannon fodder" meant, and laughed, "If you weren't an actress, I wouldn't watch any movies or TV shows." He'd only become aware of the entertainment industry after learning Cai Cai had become an actress. Although what he'd heard and seen wasn't good, he knew Cai Cai would be fine. But then he asked, "You've already won a Best Actress award, why do you still want to be an actress?"

"Just one Best Actress award? You already have a ton of research achievements, and you're still stuck in a love-hate relationship with cows."

"What love-hate relationship?" Kong Shilong sighed, "It's just that I think you're working too hard. With your personality, it's so much better to stay home and play games. Why do you have to suffer outside?"

Tao Ran also felt that, "My aunt feels sorry for you when she talks about you. She advised your third aunt to coax you back home." However, "what matters most is that you like it yourself."

Qin Yong also felt that interest was the most important thing. He was an origami artist, starting with simple paper cranes. Now, he can make cars of a certain scale using paper. "The main thing is that your personality makes you prone to being taken advantage of. Whatever you do, your happiness is the most important thing. If you're not happy, then find something else to do." People can't be idle. Anyway, if people are idle, problems are likely to arise.

"Sister Xiaoshu is just bored." Qin Yong and Mu Xiaoshu weren't very familiar with each other; they knew of each other, could talk to each other, but couldn't really have a serious conversation. However, they were all in the same circle, and their families were old friends, so Qin Yong knew about the Mu family.
Cai Cai shifted back to gossip, "It wasn't long ago that Xiao Shu was talking about her sister's breakup, was it? What's wrong with this arrogant third prince who makes you three look like cannon fodder?" The fact that these three don't think highly of him means the problem is quite serious. But she really had no recollection of the Wang family. She'd seen too many people crying at Little Sponge's house, and she couldn't place them. Little Sponge's mother was an investor, a big investor in many people and projects; people often came to her house crying.
Tao Ran stopped Qin Yong, not wanting to continue talking about the Wang family with Cai Cai, and instead mentioned the Third Prince, "He's been married once and engaged twice, but has no children. Mu Xiaoshan met him while hiking. Now everyone's saying he deliberately approached Mu Xiaoshan." Such things are common, nothing unusual. "People need to be shrewd to live a good life; at least it proves they have brains. You can only live well with smart people." So it's not that they hate these methods, they just simply dislike the person.

This involves the Wang family, but I really don't want to offend Cai Cai's ears. To put it simply, "Those who want to live off others are useless. Men who want to find a wife with a strong family background to help them fight for the family fortune—ha! What's the point of fighting for the Wang family's meager assets? The Third Prince probably realizes he can't compete and is just hoping to get rich by marrying. His ex-wife signed a prenuptial agreement because she didn't invest in his family or give him money, so they divorced. His two subsequent fiancées also couldn't get married because they both wanted prenuptial agreements."

The summary is quite simple.

Cai Cai thought about the Mu family's situation, "Sister Shan will definitely have to sign a prenuptial agreement, right?"

Mu Xiaoshu was also one of the playmates the family found for Cai Cai. She was a fiery young lady with a motherly personality. She was only enthusiastic about things for a short time, but she was very protective of her own. Cai Cai always held her hand when they went out together, and if someone talked behind Cai Cai's back, she would be even angrier than Cai Cai.

SpongeBob, Dinosaur, and Little Tree were the three playmates the Tang family found for Cai Cai. At that time, Cai Cai exhibited signs of autism. Although she recovered on her own, it's undeniable that the three of them cared for and helped her during her most difficult time. They didn't develop into close friends because Cai Cai was proud and felt ashamed of her autism, and also because of their individual personalities. Furthermore, after Cai Cai moved to Beijing, the three of them developed their own social circles, and they only saw each other two or three times a year.
Because of the close relationship between the families, which has lasted for generations, they are closer than friends even if they are not.

In Cai Cai's heart, they held considerable importance. However, in her hierarchy, only Hong Hong, whom she had painstakingly cultivated a relationship with, was considered a friend. In reality, they held roughly the same weight as Hong Hong, Lili and her friends, and the neighbors. The one who held the most weight, naturally, was Shi Shi.

So it seems like she has quite a large social circle, or rather, a large personal world.
Cai Cai has always felt that her world is quite small, so she doesn't have much of a social life.
“I haven’t seen Xiaoshu for over a year,” Cai Cai calculated. “I haven’t been using my cell phone either. I used my third aunt’s phone to contact her before. She loves Sister Shan so much, didn’t she do anything to this Third Prince?”

Kong Shilong sighed, "You're right, how could she do nothing?" There's no need to elaborate further. "Anyway, they're getting engaged. A prenuptial agreement is definitely going to be signed, but the Third Prince is currently riding high, a reformed playboy, devoted and loyal—he must be getting a taste of success." Otherwise, why would he be so happy? Talking too much is really annoying.