Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

"Boss Han, leave this gentleman to me."

Leaving the space to Han Tao and Zhu Suosuo, Yang Dongxu carried Luo Jiaming and walked quickly towards the direction Zhu Suosuo pointed.

When Han Tao and Zhu Suosuo walked to a place not far away, Zhu Suosuo saw that Luo Jiaming could not sit steadily at all, and felt a little worried for a moment!

"Is this how you're going to take her home? He's already drunk as hell, it's too dangerous for you to take him on a bike. My bike is right over there, how about I take you back?"

Han Tao looked at Luo Jiaming who was staggering and Zhu Suosuo who was at a loss, and made a suggestion.

Zhu Suosuo looked at Han Tao embarrassedly and said:

"How can this be? We've already caused you so much trouble! Cousin Jiaming got your clothes dirty, and you didn't even blame us.

How can I ask you to take us home again? I'll just take a taxi. Thank you!"

Thinking about the fact that she lived in her uncle's house and in an old alley with people coming and going, Zhu Suosuo refused with dignity.

Han Tao looked at Zhu Suosuo seriously and asked sincerely: "

Help people to the end, and send Buddha to the west. Don't be polite, there is no time to push back and we will get to the place!"

Seeing Han Tao's resolute tone, Zhu Suosuo hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement:

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Han. Thank you!"

"Everyone has problems sometimes, don't worry too much, let's go!"

"Yeah!" Zhu Suosuo nodded, and several people walked directly to the parking lot not far away.

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Chapter 34 Focus on the heart

A black Lincoln Navigator drove into an old alley on Nanjing Road. Pedestrians on both sides of the street made way for the car and began to talk about it with curiosity and envy as they looked at this luxury car, which was rarely seen in the alleys of this old street.

Inside the car, Zhu Suosuo nervously looked at the neighbors outside the window and reminded them:

"Mr. Yang, please drive slower. The traffic in the alley is not very good and the streets are quite narrow. Be careful not to hit anyone!"

"Miss Suosuo, just call me Dongxu. Don't worry! I'm Mr. Han's full-time driver. Safe driving is the most basic quality!"

While responding to Zhu Suosuo, Yang Dongxu slowed down the car again. After a while, he drove into the entrance of the innermost alley of the old lane street and stopped next to a bakery downstairs of a building.

The middle-aged woman who had been waiting anxiously downstairs in her house saw a high-end black business car stop and took a look at it curiously.

When she saw Zhu Suosuo in a red dress coming out of the car, she was stunned for a moment and then hurried to meet her, pulling Zhu Suosuo and asking doubtfully:

"Why are you back just now, Suosuo? Jiaming, didn't he go out with you?"

"Hello, ma'am, Mr. Luo is here!"

As he spoke, Yang Dongxu had already helped Luo Jiaming, who was sitting in the passenger seat, out of the car and was helping him walk towards everyone in a staggering manner.

Seeing that Luo Jiaming was so drunk, Zhu Suosuo's aunt ignored the doubts in her heart. She ran over and supported Luo Jiaming together, saying distressedly:

"Son, mom is here, why are you drinking so much?"

"I'm sorry, Brother Han, I'll help my aunt send cousin Jiaming upstairs first. Please wait here for me for a while!"

Zhu Suosuo apologized to Han Tao, then followed, intending to help her aunt help Luo Jiaming go upstairs.

"Hey, Jiaming is drunk?"

At this time, a neighbor passed by and teased Luo Jiaming as he staggered.

"No, no, I'm not drunk. This is my home. Yes, this is my home!"

Luo Jiaming shook off Yang Dongxu's hand and stumbled towards the second floor of the alley, shouting loudly: "Mom, where are you? I'm back!"

"Mom is here, Mom is right beside you, son!"

Zhu Suosuo's aunt immediately hugged Luo Jiaming, whose steps were unsteady. She looked at Zhu Suosuo, who was following closely behind her son, and said:

"Suosuo, why did Jiaming drink so much? He never drinks, so why is he so drunk after going out with you?"

Zhu Suosuo looked at her aunt helplessly. She was used to her aunt's insinuations, so while helping her, she explained helplessly:

"Jiaming went out to dinner with his colleagues, and how could I stop him? He kept saying he'd grown up and wasn't his mom's little darling anymore, and then he started drinking with his colleagues, and I couldn't stop him!"

Before Zhu Suosuo's aunt could continue to say anything, Luo Jiaming, who was still slightly conscious, shouted:

"It's not Suosuo's fault, I'm just too happy! Mom, I'm grown up now, I want to protect you!"

"Okay, okay, son, don't run around. Mom knows you've grown up and can protect her!"

Luo Jiaming's mother patted her son gently, turned around and looked at Han Tao behind Zhu Suosuo and asked:

"Suosuo, is this gentleman Jiaming's leader...?"

Seeing Zhu Suosuo's aunt asking about him, Han Tao said a few words to Yang Dongxu, then stepped forward and introduced himself:

"Hello, Auntie. I'm not Mr. Luo's boss, I'm Suosuo's friend. You can just call me Xiao Han!"

"Suosuo's friend? When did Suosuo make such a rich friend? How come I didn't know it!"

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Luo Jiaming's mother said politely:

"Hello, Mr. Han, thank you for sending Suosuo and Jiaming back. Auntie won't keep you here so late. Come to my house for dinner another day!"

"You're welcome, Auntie. It's just a small favor!" Han Tao waved his hand and politely responded to Zhu Suosuo's aunt.

He could see that Zhu Suosuo's aunt was obviously somewhat disgusted with him, otherwise she would not have hurriedly ordered the guest to leave without even letting him drink a sip of water.

Zhu Suosuo's aunt looked at Zhu Suosuo who was hesitant to speak and ordered:

"Suosuo, since Mr. Han is your friend, please take him there for me! I also need to help Jiaming get some rest, as he needs to go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, Auntie. I'll be back soon!"

Zhu Suosuo responded, then pulled Han Tao out of the corridor of her uncle's house, apologizing as she walked:

"I'm sorry, Brother Han. I was just too worried about my cousin Luo Jiaming, so I didn't bother inviting you over. I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay, Suosuo. Mr. Luo is indeed in a bad condition. I understand!" Han Tao smiled and waved his hands to indicate that it was okay.

Zhu Suosuo pulled him downstairs, and at this time the intermittent conversation between Luo Jiaming and his mother could be heard from the second floor.

"Jiaming, you feel really bad, don't you? Do you want to vomit? If you do, just tell me and I'll get you something to hold it in!"

"Mom, I don't want to vomit. I want to sleep!"

Luo Jiaming responded to his mother's concern intermittently.

"Okay, don't spit it out... Mommy will help you go to sleep, go slowly!"

"Okay... okay, sleep, I want to... sleep!"

"How could you drink so much? Don't do this again next time. It's very harmful to your health. Are you feeling uncomfortable, Jiaming?"

"It's not uncomfortable, mom, mom!"

"Mom is here, Mom is right here with you!"

“Okay… okay, I…”

"Don't move my son. Mommy will take off your shoes before you go to sleep!"

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Accompanied by bursts of nagging, Zhu Suosuo accompanied Han Tao to the front of the car and said embarrassedly:

"Brother Han, thank you! Jiaming soiled your clothes today and ruined your dinner. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Han Tao smiled and replied, "We can have dinner together, but not today. Your family will be worried if you go out so late, so let's do it another day!"

"But you're still hungry. There's a snack street nearby with barbecue, grilled fish, crayfish, and other delicious food. It's not far away..."

"Next time, let's lock it!"

Seeing that Zhu Suosuo wanted to say something, Han Tao waved his hand to interrupt her, then reached out to take the bag handed by Yang Dongxu, took out two breads that looked very good, handed one to her and said:

"Would you mind eating bread with me? It smells delicious. I didn't expect there's a bakery with such excellent craftsmanship in your alley."

"Brother Han, do you like bread too?"

Zhu Suosuo looked at the man in front of her in surprise. At this moment, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, as if she had found a confidant.

"I've loved eating bread since I was a child. I used to work overtime a lot, so bread was the most common thing I ate. It's convenient, delicious, and most importantly, it's filling without hurting my stomach."

After saying that, Han Tao also took a big bite of bread. At this moment, he did not act like a gentleman, but was just simple and unpretentious.

"It's fate. I also like to eat bread, especially the one made by Uncle Wang. It's so delicious!"

Zhu Suosuo looked at the bread he handed to her. For some reason, her nose felt sore! After a moment of silence, she took it and took a big bite.

"I have never seen my father since I can remember, and my mother started a new family when I was eight years old, so I grew up with my grandmother.

But my grandma and grandpa are very busy at work, so it is usually my aunt at home who accompanies me.

For me, the happiest thing is that my grandma would bake bread and cake for me on Friday nights. That is the taste of home. No matter how dark the sky is, as long as I smell the aroma of bread, I know I am home!

“The taste of home is so good!”

Listening to Han Tao's story, Zhu Suosuo couldn't help but shed tears. She had been boarding with her uncle and aunt since she was a child, and her best memory as a child was this bakery in the alley.

So every time the bread from this bakery comes out of the oven, I will open the window to smell the aroma of the bread.

"Brother Han, if you have the chance, please come to the alley at 3 pm. I will treat you to the most delicious bread.

You never know when Uncle Wang's house will have new bread baked. By then, the whole street will be filled with the aroma of bread. You will definitely love it!"

"Okay, then you must try it!"

Looking at Zhu Suosuo, who was eating bread in big mouthfuls under the street light, with tears in her eyes, Han Tao felt a pang of sadness in his heart. He whispered:

"What's wrong, Suosuo? Don't cry. Did I say something wrong?"

Zhu Suosuo shook her head, tears streaming down her face as she said, "No, it's none of your business, Brother Han. I didn't expect our childhoods to be so similar. I was just feeling emotional and thinking of some unhappy things!"

"Don't dwell on unhappy things anymore. Let the past be the past. We should look forward more."

Having said that, Han Tao looked at her and continued in a joking tone:

"Donor, please take back this magical power! Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it, and the neighbors will think I did something to you!"

"Hehehe!"

Amused by Han Tao's words, Zhu Suosuo covered her mouth with the back of her hand, looked at Han Tao with tears in her eyes, and burst into laughter!

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Chapter 35 Xu Jie's Troubles

Under the dim streetlight, Han Tao looked at Zhu Suosuo, who had turned from crying to laughing, and guided the conversation:

"Suosuo, do you live with your uncle? That's why you said our childhoods were very similar..."

"Yes, I have been living in my uncle's house since I was seven or eight years old!"

Zhu Suosuo nodded slightly, looked at the starry sky sadly, and slowly said:

"Because my parents divorced, I lived with my uncle since I was a child. My aunt later married in with my cousin Jiaming. Although my uncle and aunt were very good to me, I never felt at home."

Hearing this, Han Tao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Suosuo, I didn't mean it...!"

"It's okay, Brother Han. I'm used to it. Fortunately, I've graduated now. I can endure any hardship. Once I find a job, I can support myself!"

Zhu Suosuo interrupted Han Tao's apology and shook her head to indicate that it was okay.

"Everything should be looked on the bright side, and girls should not put too much pressure on themselves. Trust me, everything will be fine!"

Looking at Zhu Suosuo's back, Han Tao felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that she, who was carefree, also had a fragile side. Who could understand the difficulties of others without experiencing such things personally?

"Well, thank you, Brother Han, it feels much better now that you've said it!"

Zhu Suosuo turned her head and glanced at Han Tao.

She herself didn't know what was wrong with her. She said so much after just meeting. Maybe it was because we had similar experiences and we resonated with each other. But she felt much better after talking about it!

Han Tao nodded and replied with a smile, "I think so too. Life is a journey. Some people get on and some leave along the way. The coming and going never stops.

It is important to find someone you can talk to about your heart's troubles. At least there is someone who can listen to you slowly when you are alone and quiet, and give you comfort when you are lonely and sad.

"Okay, I'll finish this bowl of chicken soup!"