The literary era since 1979

Chapter 226 Not a Rich and Beautiful Woman

The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle.

Holding a copy of the October supplement in his hand, Gong Xing took a bus from Luwan to Xuhui early in the morning.

As soon as I got off the station, I ran into Fangyan with a smiling face, holding two bottles of Zhengguang and fresh orange juice in his hands.

"You've been waiting for a long time."

Gong Xing saw the sweat on his forehead and held a soda for him, "Wipe it off quickly."

Fangyan took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped away the sweat.

When Gong Xing saw his handkerchief, he took a sip of orange juice with a sweet smile on his face.

Fang Yan took the bottle she handed back and asked with concern, "Are you tired after sitting in the car for such a long time?"

Gong Xing shook his head and smiled, saying that it was fortunate that he made the call in time, because in a few days the crew would move from Jiangnan Shipyard to Hudong Shipyard.

The two walked and talked.

When Gong Xing was talking about "Happy Bachelor", Fangyan listened quietly and occasionally interjected a few words.

When talking about the National Redology Conference in dialect, it was like Gong Xing listening patiently, and there was always endless things to talk about between them.

They can not only catch the points raised by each other, but also have a very comfortable listening and communication, going back and forth, with quite a tacit understanding.

"Well, now it's time for you to fulfill your promise."

Gong Xing's eyes were watery. "Tell me the second half of the sentence."

Fang Yan gave a playful smile: "Guess."

"Huh, kid, still guessing."

Gong Xing raised his fist and shook it again and again.

Fang Yan smiled, reached out to grab her hand, and slowly broke through the barrier of his five fingers.

Gong Xing deliberately shook it a few times, "Let's go~"

Fangyan joked: "I haven't even eaten the pork ribs and rice cakes yet. I'm too hungry and have no strength to open my mouth."

"Got it. I'll take you to cook."

Gong Xing blushed, "There are many good places to eat in Shanghai, but if I have to say my favorite, it must be pork ribs and rice cakes."

The two of them walked one in front of the other, and kept a certain distance, making it look like they were doing underground work.

Fangyan would look back at Gong Xian every few steps, and then move forward after she caught up with him. As for holding hands, there was no chance of that happening.

In particular, in crowded public places like bus stations, couples should not hold hands casually.

The "Xian De Lai" dim sum restaurant is located at the entrance of Lane 177, Xizang South Road, Huangpu.

At first, it was just a small stall selling milk, toast and bread, but later it changed to selling spiced pork ribs, rice cakes and baked squid.

As the business grew bigger and bigger, he opened a store and named it "Xian De Lai", which means "delicious taste, emphasis on morality, and good business".

At this time, the small shop is packed with people, and every diner who comes will order at least one serving of pork ribs and rice cake.

"Laoban, two servings of pork ribs and rice cakes!"

Gong Xing also ordered a series of signature dishes including baked squid.

The dishes were served on the table one after another.

Fangyan's eyes were always on the pork ribs and rice cakes.

A piece of fried pork chop that is slightly bigger than the palm, golden and crispy, delicious and juicy, two pieces of tongue rice cake, one fried and one not fried, the fried ones have a crispy outer skin, while the unfried ones are soft and delicious.

The two complement each other.

Pour the sauce on it and it will be fragrant and authentic!

"Okay?"

Gong Xing ate the soft and glutinous rice cake in small bites.

"fragrant!"

Fangyan nodded, took a bite of rice cake and a bite of pork ribs.

Gong Xing smiled, his eyebrows curved, and his eyes were lively.

At this moment, there was a commotion behind them. The diners at the table urged for their food to be served, as they might not be able to make it to work in the afternoon if they were late.

His expression changed slightly, and his tone was a little disappointed. "What time is your meeting this afternoon? Don't be late..."

"don’t worry."

Fangyan waved his hand and said that today's meeting would be in groups.

From the three major deadlocks to the nine major cases, from Cao Yin to Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, the topics became more and more diverse, the arguments became more and more intense, and no one from each major sect was willing to submit to the other.

The truth does not become clearer the more you argue, but becomes more confusing the more you argue.

Wan Jiabao, Wu Zuxiang and others simply hung up the "white flag" and talked with Dai Linfeng, Wang Fulin and others about the production of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions".

I just ran away, too lazy to stay in this den of trouble.

"So that's it."

Gong Xing was surprised and delighted. "So, Dream of the Red Chamber is going to be made into a TV series?"

Fang Yan said: "It sounds like you are looking forward to it."

"Of course I'm looking forward to it!"

Gong Xing said that his whole family were fans of the Dream of the Red Chamber, and his favorite character was Lin Daiyu.

Fangyan asked: "Have you ever thought about playing Lin Daiyu?"

"Think about it. Who doesn't want to play Lin Daiyu?"

Gong Xing's tone was filled with regret: "But I definitely can't play the role. My image and temperament are not suitable, and my age is not suitable."

Fang Yan said meaningfully: "If there is a suitable role, would you be willing to play in Dream of Red Mansions?"

"Of course I'd like to contribute a little to Dream of the Red Chamber." Gong Wei lowered his head to eat rice cakes. "By then, it should be filmed in Yanjing, right?"

Your abacus beads are about to fall on my face!

Fang Yan saw through her feelings, but still wanted to speak out: "In Yanjing, that way, we can finally be together well..."

"I am doing my best for Dream of the Red Chamber, but I am not thinking of acting in Dream of the Red Chamber for you."

Gong Xi spat in shame.

Fang Yan smiled, but did not support her participating in "Dream of Red Mansions".

"Why?"

Gong Xing was puzzled: "Is it because of me..."

"Don't think too much."

Fang Yan frankly confessed that the production of "Dream of Red Mansions" was by no means a matter of a day or a night. From the audition and training of actors to the writing of the script and then to the filming of the TV series, it took at least two or three years.

"So long?"

Gong Xing was surprised when he heard how long the shooting would take.

"Dream of Red Mansions is not just a TV series, it is also a political task. If it fails, we have to take responsibility."

"No wonder."

"Slow work produces fine work."

Fang Yan said, "Think about it, for such a long time, even if you are willing, Shanghai Film Studio will not agree to second you, right?"

When Gong Xing heard that he could stay in Yanjing for two or three years, he did not give up the idea, but became conflicted.

"Don't think about it anymore. I know you want to act in Dream of the Red Chamber and go to Yanjing."

Fang Yan deliberately made it clear: "I want to go to Yanjing because..."

"You're wrong, stop talking nonsense~" Gong Xing glared at him shyly.

Their eyes met, Fang Yan ate the ribs and said, "I haven't told you why yet, how do you know I'm talking nonsense?"

"That's just nonsense!"

Gong Xing rolled his eyes, "Even such delicious pork ribs and rice cakes can't stop you from eating."

"Pork ribs and rice cakes are delicious. The pork ribs and rice cakes are one 'hard' and one 'soft'."

In dialect, the two complement each other when put together, but they can also exist independently. Spare ribs are spare ribs, and rice cakes are rice cakes.

Gong Xing blinked, but heard him mention "Good Things Come Hard".

In this drama, I played "Liu Fang" and I played "Xiao Shen" played by Guo Kaimin, a couple who lived apart from each other.

For this reason, the superior transferred Xiao Shen to Nangang without obtaining his prior consent, hoping to make things better for him.

But she was determined to do something bad. Xiao Shen didn't know the inside story and thought that Liu Fang had used his connections, so he took his anger out on her.

Where does one get such great power that he would lose his independent personality and beloved job just to live a simple life?

"I don't want you to play 'Good Things Come Hard' again."

Fangyan stared at her straight.

Gong Xing was stunned for a moment, a surge of warmth in his heart, and he couldn't help but grab his hand, completely forgetting that there were so many people here.

...............

Coming out of "Xiandelai", the two walked side by side.

It's not like before I came to the store, one in front and one behind.

Fangyan said with a smile: "How about we go for a walk on the street?"

"I don't hang out with liars."

Gong Xing was holding hands and didn't care about the looks of passers-by.

Fangyan asked: "What did I lie to you about?"

Gong Xing pursed his lips and said, "What about the second half of the sentence?"

Fangyan smiled and said, "I'll tell you on the way."

"Don't lie to me!"

Gong Xing said half-doubtfully: "Let's go, Alapoge."

Fangyan was surprised to see that she was taking him in the opposite direction.

"I'll take you to buy Dingsheng cake."

Gong Xing said that in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, there is a custom of eating Dingsheng cake when a family has a new baby, takes an imperial examination, passes the imperial examination, gets married, etc.

Fangyan joked, "Get married and have children?"

"I didn't buy it for you."

Gong Xing blushed, "It's for Sister Hong and Yan Zi, one of them got married and the other went to school."

Fangyan smiled without saying anything and just followed Gong Xing.

Wherever she goes, I go there.

At that time, young people had few places to date, except for the Lover's Wall by the Huangpu River and the large and small parks in the city.

After wandering around, I unexpectedly discovered that Gong Xing was a shopping addict. He only went shopping, not buying anything, just to satisfy his eyes.

At this time, walking in the park, the sun is gradually setting.

"This time I've opened my eyes to what 'Shanghai women' are." Fang Yan picked up some snacks, "They really are very careful and make every penny count."

"Life is all about budgeting."

Gong Xing smiled and said, "Isn't that right?"

"Correct!"

Fangyan said that this Shanghai girl had surprised him time and time again. She could do accounting, knew martial arts, and loved spicy food. She was completely different from his initial impression of her.

"So what was your original impression of me?"

Gong Xing couldn't help but think of the "goddess in the book" he had mentioned.

"It's not that I love light appearance, but I prefer cold places."

The dialect says: "It has a different root and bud, it is not a rich and noble flower in the world."

Gong Xingde immediately recognized that this was Nalan Xingde's "Picking Mulberries: Ode to Snowflakes on the Frontier".

The reason why I was able to recognize it so quickly was because I had read his novel, in which Nalan Yuanshu recited this poem.

To sing about snow, isn’t that just to sing about yourself?

Thinking of this, her face flushed, "Did you write this on purpose, or did you do it accidentally?"

"Of course it was done carelessly on purpose."

Fangyan said jokingly.

Gong Xing lowered his head, stared at his toes, and suddenly swung his fist, which was immediately caught by his hand. He struggled and shook it a few times.

"You liar, I don't want to pay attention to you!"

"What did you lie to me about?"

Fangyan seemed to have suddenly understood something. "What about the second half? How do you say the first half?"

"In the mountains and in the sea, in the water and on the shore, two trees are not a forest, but under the fields there are hearts." Gong Xing knew that he was teasing him, but he didn't care. His eyes moved around with deep affection.

Fang Yan said slowly: "Drink with rain, cook with firewood..."

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly ambiguous, a loud voice suddenly rang out from not far away.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"Hugging and kissing, is this an improper relationship between a man and a woman?"

The joint defense team members, in groups of two or three, patrolled every corner with flashlights, trying to catch anyone having "inappropriate relations between men and women".

"It's so late, why are you still outside?"

"Let's go, let's go home!"

Young men and women in every corner of the park immediately got up and left when they were illuminated by flashlights and scolded by the defense team members.

The loving and romantic atmosphere is gone.

One of the joint defense team members was envious and jealous: "Damn it, I don't even have a partner, so they can forget about finding one!"

The rest of the joint defense team members echoed, "That's right, if I'm not good, no one else can be good!"

They came to the place where Fang Yan and Gong Xing had just stayed, but it was now empty.

After a while, the two reluctantly parted at the bus stop.

Until the moment of parting, Gong Xing asked for the second half of the sentence, but all he got in return was a reply in dialect: "Let's talk about it next time we meet."

Sitting on the bus, using one hand as a pen and the other as paper, I wrote stroke by stroke on my palm.

In your mind, recite the entire sentence silently.

I miss you in the mountains, in the sea, in the water, and on the shore.

We drank rain water and chopped wood to make fire together. What's next?
How could it break here!
Gong Xing bit his lip, his cheeks slightly red, just like the fiery red sunset in the sky.

Next time we meet, I’ll make sure you look good!
In fact, we can’t blame Yanzi entirely.

If you want to blame someone, blame those people. They came at the wrong time!

(End of this chapter)