A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 72 Xu Qing
Go for a run in the morning.

Lin Jianlu realized that she had to keep running, probably because she had been drinking too much lately and eating a lot. She could feel a thin layer of oil forming on her stomach!

He simply ran 15 kilometers in one go, and then came back and practiced boxing.

I'm sweating profusely—more than before, even though the weather is cooler than before. This clearly shows that my body is indeed starting to weaken!
So, um, quit drinking!

I took a shower and ate dinner. After dinner, I called Brigitte Lin and heard that she had already boarded the bus and would arrive in Zhengzhou around noon, and reach the capital around 9 or 10 pm.

Then, I went out to buy groceries.

Just as he stepped out the door, he unexpectedly received a call from Xu Qing. "Oh, you sound perfectly fine! They say you can drink a ton of liquor and never get drunk. I was thinking you were faking it, and you'd probably throw up like a madman when you got back!"

Hi! What's up?

"What? Can't I contact you for no reason?"

"That's not what I meant!"

"I'm just sitting here doing nothing, so I was thinking of asking what you're up to. Want to have lunch together?"

"Oh dear, sister, please have mercy on me! I drank at two parties yesterday, and I couldn't eat anything this morning. I only ate twelve steamed buns and six boiled eggs and I was full!"

"Hahaha! We don't drink alcohol, so where would we get all that wine? Let's just eat."

"No! I'm resting!"

"Plenty of big steamed buns!"

"Even if you offer me a generous amount of mutton, I won't go! I need to rest today!"

"Tch! If you won't come, I will! I know where you live! I asked Zhang Zi'en about it yesterday!"

"Oh dear, what do you want to do?"

"What's up? I'm going to freeload! Zhang Zien said your fried sauce is amazing, are you in or not? Give me a name on the list!"

Now that things have come to this point, it's hard to refuse again.

Lin Jianlu scratched his head. "I'm good at making soybean paste, but can you make noodles?"

"Then don't count on it. I only have someone to feed! Just tell me if you'll provide food or not!"

Lin Jianlu snorted and thought for a moment, "Then bring me a duck! You can't just eat for free, can you?"

Xu Qing laughed heartily, "Alright! It's a deal, I'll bring you a duck, and you'll treat me to a bowl of noodles with soybean paste!"

"Alright! That's it!"

It was just past nine o'clock when she arrived, then went upstairs and knocked on the door. Lin Jianlu's hands were still covered in noodles. "Hey! You actually know the place! That's thoughtful of you. Is it really worth it for a bowl of noodles with soybean paste?"

She swung the bag of roast duck in her hand, and when she smiled, two particularly beautiful dimples appeared on her cheeks. With a slight tilt of her head, she was absolutely irresistible to any lecherous man. "As for it! I just want your sauce!"

She let him in, changed into a pair of men's slippers, and walked around looking at everything. Then she leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching Lin Jianlu finish kneading the dough and making the sauce. "It's alright, your house is much cleaner than I expected! You're quite clean, huh! But you don't have to go to such lengths. You're definitely not short of money, why don't you buy a bigger house? Why live in such a small place?"

"Hey, you really overestimate me! This place is actually rented!"

She didn't reply, but smiled and stared at it for a long time. "Seeing your fried sauce and smelling it, I suddenly remembered my grandma. She was also very good at making fried sauce. Hey, do you usually live alone?"

"Of course, what else?"

"Doesn't seem like it! You can't possibly be short of a girlfriend?"

"Hey... I don't need it, but people have things to do, so they don't want to stay here with me!"

"Where does she live? In Hong Kong? In Taiwan?"

"High school dormitory."

"Pfft... You're hilarious! Your girlfriend's still in high school?"

This girl is quite cheerful.

Of course, along the way, starting with the Gao sisters in the tenement, Lin Jianlu met more and more girls and gradually discovered that girls are actually quite easy to amuse, and as long as you know how to be funny, there's no girl in the world who doesn't love to laugh—sigh! How could I have been so foolish in my past life! Always focused on making money, always feeling that only with money could I truly win a girl's heart!

They've gone astray!

But that's about all the girl has to offer; she really doesn't know anything about the kitchen.

Later, when Lin Jianlu rolled out noodles, she found it interesting and wanted to try it too. Not only did she get covered in noodles, but she also almost rolled them into a lump. Later, she was given a small piece of dough to play with, and that stopped her from causing trouble.

After all that fuss, I only managed to take a tiny bite.

Her figure was slender and well-proportioned, almost the epitome of a beautiful girl in Lin Jianlu's eyes. But unsurprisingly, she had a small appetite—a small bowl for sauce and soup, a bowl and a half of noodles, and she was full. She did eat two roast duck buns, which Lin Jianlu had made herself.

After finishing their meal, they lingered, unwilling to leave, and sat down to chat. They drank tea from Lin Jianlu's large jar, spitting out the tea leaves. "You really aren't picky at all! I'll bring you some tea later, you want some?"

"I want it! I'll take it even if it's free! But I won't give a gift in return!"

"Hahaha, what a jerk!"

She sat there until 2:30, and perhaps feeling it was too awkward and she kept having to find topics to talk about, so she finally left.

As he was leaving, he said, "I'll bring you some tea tomorrow! The finest Tieguanyin!"

But Lin Jianlu politely declined, saying, "That won't do. My flight is tomorrow morning, and I have to leave. Wait until I get back. If you don't give it to me, I'll ask you for it!"

"It works!"

So the girl left happily.

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The next morning, Lin Jianlu and Lin Qingxia set off together, flying directly to Hong Kong.

Upon arriving in Hong Kong, Brigitte Lin landed, while Lin Chien-lu changed planes, met up with Hsi-lei Lin, and then flew to Taiwan.

When they landed in Taiwan, to everyone's surprise, it was Rene Liu who came to pick them up.

"You're asking me? Did you offend someone? This one won't come to pick you up, that one won't come to pick you up either, so I had no choice but to volunteer! -- Don't look at me like that, it's true!"

Lin Jianlu smacked his lips and thought, "Hmm, it really might be true."

Chen Shuhua probably felt deeply hurt, and if they met again, they would likely remain silent. Su Huilun was even more hurt. She felt that she had a particularly good relationship with Chen Shuhua, but Chen Shuhua took an entire album from her, and she got nothing in return—anyone would be hurt in that situation!

Okay, I took out my phone and called Su Huilun.

The call connected quickly, but the other end remained silent.

So Lin Jianlu remained silent.

In the end, she was the first to break down. "Say something! You're so annoying! You called and then didn't say anything! Are you wasting the phone bill? Say something! If you don't say something, I'm hanging up! I hate you!"

How can I stop people from disliking me?

"Humph……"

She didn't speak, but breathed through her nostrils.

After a good ten seconds, he said, "Teacher Bao recently helped me buy the Chinese cover rights to another song. If someone can write lyrics for another song that are beautiful enough, I might consider not disliking him!"

"Oh, I see! So that means the song I wrote specifically for her is actually not needed."

"Ah! You wrote a song for me?"

The person who was just moments ago being arrogant and angry instantly changed their attitude, "Haha, this will come in handy! Where are you? I'll come find you right away!"

"I don't know! Ah Ying was driving me around, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, who knows where we are!"

"Oh, it's okay, I booked your hotel. I'll wait for you there! Remember, you're not allowed to give this song to Ah Ying or anyone else! It's mine!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jianlu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Dial again and call another number.

The call connected, and a very gentle voice said, "Hello?"

"I landed, and Ah Ying came to pick me up in her car."

"Okay, then you should get some rest at the hotel."

Don't you think you should come pick me up?

She was silent for a long while before saying, "I...I have something to do today..."

"Oh, is the house leaking? Is your dog having a difficult birth? Or has someone blocked the car's exhaust pipe?"

"Pfft...that's not it!"

After a moment of silence, she whispered, "I'm sorry!"

Lin Jianlu snorted and hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)