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

"Oh, why is it you setting up your stall today, old lady? Where's Zheng Juan? Why didn't she come?"

On the weekend, Zhou Bingkun came to the vicinity of the movie theater entrance and saw Zheng Juan's stall. However, today, it was not Zheng Juan selling candied hawthorns, but Old Mrs. Zheng.

Grandma Zheng was a devout Buddhist with a kind heart. She never married and raised Zheng Juan and Zheng Guangming, whom she had taken in.

Normally, Zheng Juan sells candied hawthorns most of the time, but occasionally when Zheng Juan is unavailable or has something to do, Grandma Zheng will take her place.

Zhou Bingkun often came to buy candied hawthorns on weekends, so he had seen Old Mrs. Zheng many times and was quite familiar with her.

"It's Bingkun! Come on, have a candied hawthorn skewer. Juan'er is hiding from someone right now." When Grandma Zheng saw Zhou Bingkun, she smiled broadly and was very happy. Then she looked around before cautiously speaking to Zhou Bingkun.

"Hiding from someone?" Zhou Bingkun frowned, his expression turning serious. "Has Zheng Juan run into some trouble?"

"It's just about being sent to the countryside as an educated youth! The official policy says that each household can only leave one child in the city. But Juan'er was worried that no one would take care of her family after she went to the countryside, so she deliberately hid. The neighborhood committee couldn't find her, and after a while, the matter was forgotten," Grandma Zheng explained.

"Oh, I see!" Zhou Bingkun exclaimed in realization, but then he frowned. "Are the neighborhood committee people already looking for Zheng Juan?"

"No, not at all. But many families in Taiping Hutong have already been contacted by the neighborhood committee. Juan'er was worried that the neighborhood committee would come after her next, so she went into hiding," Grandma Zheng explained.

"Grandma, I think Zheng Juan is hiding a bit too much. The neighborhood committee probably won't let her go to the countryside," Zhou Bingkun said with a smile.

"Huh? Why? Didn't the regulations say that each household can only leave one child in the city?" Old Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but ask.

"That depends on the family and the specific circumstances. There are only three people in your family. You are old and have difficulty moving around. Although Guangming is a good child, he has an eye problem and is blind. Only Zheng Juan can take care of you and your son. The neighborhood committee has to take this into account. If the neighborhood committee forces Zheng Juan to go to the countryside in your family's situation, it would be tantamount to murder. So the neighborhood committee will not allow Zheng Juan to go to the countryside," Zhou Bingkun explained.

"Oh? Bingkun, is what you're saying true? Juan'er really doesn't have to go to the countryside?" Grandma Zheng asked in surprise.

"It's true! Why don't you go to the neighborhood office and ask them what they have to say?"

"Okay, I'll go to the neighborhood office tomorrow to ask about the situation. If Juan'er really doesn't need to go to the countryside, then I'll be so grateful to you."

"Hey, hey, I didn't do anything, no need to thank me. Grandma, it's getting late, I'll be going now." Zhou Bingkun waved to Grandma Zheng with the candied hawthorn in his hand, then turned and left.

As Grandma Zheng watched Zhou Bingkun leave, she smiled happily, her eyes filled with affection—the kind of look a mother-in-law gives her son-in-law.

Although Grandma Zheng had never married or had children in her life, and had never even been to a far place, she still had more experience than young people. So she could tell that Zhou Bingkun had a good impression of her Zheng Juan, and might even have already fallen for her.

Zheng Juan also had a special fondness for Zhou Bingkun.

Grandma Zheng felt that there was a high probability that Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan would get together.

Unfortunately, neither Zhou Bingkun nor Zheng Juan dared to break the ice, and they remained in this ambiguous state, which sometimes worried the old lady.

Fortunately, Zheng Juan is still young and hasn't reached the legal marriage age yet, so she can wait a little longer.

If neither of them makes a move by the time Zheng Juan turns 20, then this old lady will definitely step in to help them break the ice.

Zhou Bingkun, not seeing Zheng Juan, was somewhat affected by his mood and had no interest in wandering around outside. In the end, he turned around and went straight home.

"Bingkun, why are you back so early today?" Zhao Chun, who was tidying up at home, asked with a smile when she saw Zhou Bingkun return.

Zhou Bingkun would leave home every weekend and stay out for a long time before returning, but today, Zhou Bingkun stayed out for a shorter time, so Zhao Chun couldn't help but ask him about it out of curiosity.

"I didn't want to wander around outside today, so I came back early." Zhou Bingkun casually dismissed Zhao Chun, returned to the room next door, took out his books, and intended to study. However, for some reason, he found it difficult to concentrate on his studies today. After reading for a while, he couldn't help but put the book aside.

Then he took out one of the books that Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong had hidden at home and casually flipped through it, gradually calming down.

On the other side, Grandma Zheng continued selling candied hawthorns with a hint of anxiety.

In fact, Grandma Zheng now prefers to go directly to Zheng Juan and tell her what Zhou Bingkun told her, so that the issue of going to the countryside can be resolved sooner.

However, Old Mrs. Zheng is old and frail, and it's not easy for her to move around. Not to mention, she doesn't know where Zheng Juan is hiding and can't find her at all.

So she decided to wait until she got home that evening before talking to Zheng Juan about it.

It wasn't until evening, when the neighborhood office was closing time, that Grandma Zheng finally pushed her cart home.

Not long after Grandma Zheng returned home, Zheng Juan sneaked back like a thief, even looking around furtively as she went home, as if afraid that others would discover her presence.

"Mom, I'm back," Zheng Juan whispered to Grandma Zheng.

"Juan'er! You're finally back! Juan'er, I saw Zhou Bingkun today. He told me that you didn't need to hide at all. This matter of going to the countryside has nothing to do with you." Old Mrs. Zheng said to Zheng Juan hurriedly.

"Huh? The rural assignment has nothing to do with me? Really? Isn't it said that only one person can stay in each household? How come it has nothing to do with me?" Zheng Juan looked bewildered.

"That's right, Zhou Bingkun said..." Old Mrs. Zheng repeated what Zhou Bingkun had told her to Zheng Juan.

When Zheng Juan heard Zhou Bingkun say this, her eyes lit up and a sense of joy welled up inside her.

All day long, she hid everywhere, going to the most secluded places. She was almost cornered by thugs, but luckily a man named Tu Zhiqiang helped her out and she escaped.

She was also worried that if she hid outside tomorrow, she might encounter danger again.

Of course, there's also that person named Tu Zhiqiang.

When Zhou Bingkun told Zheng Juan that Tu Zhiqiang had taken a liking to her, and that Tu Zhiqiang might even hire thugs to ambush her, intending to create a "hero saves the damsel in distress" opportunity to win her over, Zheng Juan was genuinely terrified when she learned that the other party was Tu Zhiqiang. She hurriedly thanked him and then ran away in a panic, at an incredibly fast pace.

Now that she knew she no longer needed to hide, Zheng Juan was naturally overjoyed.