The world of film and television begins with Zhou Bingkun in the human world.

After leaving the neighborhood office, Zhou Bingkun felt much more relaxed, but he still couldn't help but sigh.

He ultimately couldn't bring himself to like this era.

Think about the future. Even if his conditions aren't great, he'll still have air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter. He'll have three meals a day and can eat meat whenever he wants. Why would he need to live like he does now?

However, since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it. Since there was no way to resist, he could only get used to this era.

Zhou Bingkun, who had just left the neighborhood office, was somewhat lost and didn't know where to go next.

Come back home?

Just thinking about those familiar strangers in the Zhou family made him feel awkward. He didn't want to go home and didn't want to face those people at all.

Zhou Bingkun walked aimlessly through the streets, trying hard not to think about those messy things, and instead began to consider the future.

Soon he will be going to the countryside, and to a very remote place at that.

What will he do after going to the countryside? How can he make a good living?

What kind of people will he meet after going to the countryside?

Besides studying, he also had to work in the fields. Was farm work easy? Was it tiring?

Will he get married in the future? If so, what kind of girl will he marry?

Just thinking about marriage, Zhou Bingkun suddenly thought of Zheng Juan, Zhou Bingkun's wife in the original novel.

In the TV series, Zheng Juan is a woman who is very suitable to be a wife. She is gentle and opinionated, and also very kind-hearted. Zhou Bingkun's mother, Li Suhua, was in a coma for two years due to a brain hemorrhage caused by Zhou Rong. During those two years, Zheng Juan took care of Li Suhua wholeheartedly, massaging her every day until her hands became deformed, but she never uttered a single complaint.

To be honest, Zheng Juan in the TV series is really great. The only downside is that she had a child before marrying Zhou Bingkun.

But at this moment, it seems that Zheng Juan is not yet married, and has not married Tu Zhiqiang.

For some reason, Zhou Bingkun felt an urge to meet the woman in the TV series who was most suitable to be his wife.

Where should we meet Zheng Juan?

Zheng Juan's home seems to be in Taiping Hutong. In Zhou Bingkun's memory, Taiping Hutong was an even more remote and poorer place than the Guangzi area where Zhou Bingkun's home was located. Many of the residents there were even unregistered.

"Go to Taiping Hutong?" The thought had just crossed his mind when Zhou Bingkun suppressed it again.

"I'll be going to the countryside soon, and it's obvious that Zheng Juan won't be going, so there's almost no chance for us. Why would I even bother seeing her?"

"However, although it's impossible for Zheng Juan and me to get together, Zheng Juan marrying Tu Zhiqiang would be like jumping into a fire pit, so we still need to stop her."

After much hesitation, Zhou Bingkun decided to go and see Zheng Juan.

If I were to rashly go to Zheng Juan's house and speak ill of Tu Zhiqiang to her, I'm afraid I'd be mistaken for a mentally ill person.

Zhou Bingkun thought to himself, but he still decided to go to Taiping Hutong. Anyway, he didn't know where to go, and he had nothing better to do, so he might as well go.

With a destination in mind, Zhou Bingkun followed the route he remembered and arrived at Taiping Hutong.

Taiping Hutong was a very poor area. The houses were extremely dilapidated, and some of them were even built entirely of mud without a single brick.

Zhou Bingkun even saw that some of the houses had cracks in their walls, cracks that went all the way through.

The alleyways were also very narrow, and the ground was uneven.

Zhou Bingkun walked through the alley, looking to both sides, trying to find Zheng Juan's house.

Simply searching outside like this is clearly a waste of time.

However, the way is in the mouth. Zhou Bingkun found an old lady by the roadside, asked her, and found out where Zheng Juan lived.

However, although Zhou Bingkun knew where Zheng Juan lived, he also learned that Zheng Juan was not at home at the time.

Zheng Juan went out with her mother to sell candied hawthorns early in the morning, which was their family's only means of making a living.

As for where to sell candied hawthorns, at the movie theater, or at the entrance of the movie theater.

Zhou Bingkun didn't waste any time and went straight to the movie theater.

After Zhou Bingkun left, the old lady he had asked for directions went off to chat with someone, looking quite gossipy. She planned to tell everyone around her about how a young man had asked Zheng Juan where she lived that day.

That's how it is these days. If anyone asks about news from the neighborhood, the whole area will know about it in less than a day.

Zhou Bingkun then walked to the vicinity of the movie theater.

After shaking his slightly tired legs, Zhou Bingkun couldn't help but sigh at how young and capable his body was.

Before he transmigrated, although he seemed to be in good health, he wasn't a very active person. He would get tired and sweaty after just a little exercise.

Now, he has been walking for two hours since leaving home, and he only feels that his legs are a little tired.

While stretching his slightly tired legs and looking around, Zhou Bingkun quickly locked onto his target.

Zhou Bingkun recognized Zheng Juan at a glance, mainly because Zheng Juan looked very similar to her character in movies and TV dramas. Although she wasn't exactly the same, she was at least 70% similar.

Of course, physical resemblance is one thing, but Zheng Juan's down-to-earth temperament is something that celebrities would never possess.

At this moment, Zheng Juan was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and a green headscarf. At first glance, she looked like a country bumpkin. It was only because of her pretty face that people would take a second look.

"How much is a skewer of candied hawthorns?" Zhou Bingkun asked as he stepped forward.

"Small skewers are five cents, large skewers are ten cents. Do you want large or small skewers?" Zheng Juan asked quickly when she saw a customer coming in.

"Let's get a big one," Zhou Bingkun said, pulling out a dime.

After handing over the money, he accepted the string of candied hawthorns that Zheng Juan offered him.

The candied hawthorn berries were sweet and sour, and quite delicious.

While eating candied hawthorns, Zhou Bingkun pondered how to tell Zheng Juan about Tu Zhiqiang.

When Zheng Juan saw Zhou Bingkun, who had bought candied hawthorns and was standing in front of her, a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.

"Your name is Zheng Juan, right?" Zhou Bingkun asked, looking up at Zheng Juan.

Zheng Juan, who was already somewhat wary, became even more so, but still calmly asked, "Yes, I'm Zheng Juan. What can I do for you?"

Zheng Juan didn't deny it, mainly because Zhou Bingkun came straight for her, so he obviously knew her somewhat, and even if she denied it, it wouldn't make a difference.

Zhou Bingkun noticed Zheng Juan's wariness towards him, but didn't mind: "My name is Zhou Bingkun, and I live in the Guangzi area. I came to see you mainly to talk to you about something."

Upon hearing that Zhou Bingkun lived in the Guangzi area, and seeing his seemingly honest and simple face, Zheng Juan lowered her guard considerably.

"Zheng Juan, in our Guangzi card group, there's a guy named Tu Zhiqiang. He's gay—cough cough, he likes men and hates women—"

Zheng Juan's eyes widened in shock; clearly, the news Zhou Bingkun had told her was quite shocking.

"But Tu Zhiqiang didn't want anyone to know about this, so he planned to marry an honest woman from a poor family to serve as a facade. That's how he chose you."