ATAMMDO 86

Chapter 86-  To Help With The Next Step Of Getting Married?

 

When Qin Lu was working, Jiang Liucheng sat on the leather sofa and chatted with his friends.

 

His agent sent him a message, telling him that the movie he and Qin Lu made would be released during the Chinese New Year as a Lunar New Year movie.

 

Qin Lu has retired from filming, and if he returns to be a major shareholder, he will probably not show up to promote it again. And with his current popularity in the movie industry, he does not need to appear in person.

 

However, this film is Jiang Liucheng’s first film, after all. If he can attend a few promotional activities, it will be more beneficial to him.

 

Agent: [There is no need to promote the movie. Just attend a few important promotional activities.]

 

Agent: [Also, you may be required to attend the screening. There will be many senior filmmakers and media at that time, and it will be good for you to get to know more people.]

 

Li Qiu was afraid that he would not be ambitious and that he would not care about his first movie, so he quickly said several benefits of doing the promotions.

 

Jiang Liucheng: [Okay then.]

 

He agreed so quickly. Li Qiu was not used to it and thought it would take a little more talking to convince him.

 

Jiang Liucheng: [You’re doing it for me, and I know it.]

 

Li Qiu was stunned. When the other party sees your sincerity and puts it in his heart, that feeling is like hitting the heart directly. As a result, his eyes became sour.

 

Fortunately, he is alone now. It would be too embarrassing if someone found out that he was so moved that he almost cried just now.

 

After chatting with Li Qiu, Jiang Liucheng read the news, and it turned into 99+ group chat records.

 

Sure enough, he saw Guo Qifan swiping the screen. He was already on his annual vacation and was bored on the Internet every day. He knew immediately when there was any trouble on the Internet.

 

After Jiang Liucheng read the news above, he saw that they were talking about why Sparks Entertainment and Tongbao Film and Television did not cooperate.

 

Qiao Mei has always been very face-saving and will cooperate in replying when she is free.

 

Jiang Liucheng unexpectedly discovered that Zheng Kailin, who rarely appeared to gossip with everyone, actually replied more than Qiao Mei this time.

 

Zheng Kailin: [Tongbao Film and Television is a subsidiary of the Mo Group, and Midtown Film and Television occupies the domestic market. With the sudden emergence of this negative news, there must be someone inside that is fueling the flames.]

 

When it comes to Mo’s Group, Mo’s Entertainment must be mentioned. It is no secret that Mo’s Entertainment is targeting Jiang Liucheng, and everyone in the group knows it.

 

Zheng Kailin: [Tongbao Films suddenly broke up with Sparks Entertainment. It is likely to be related to Liucheng. It will make Tongbao Films suffer a lot and affect the stock price of Mo Group. Yes, the other party should have made great efforts in the dispute between the two families, which is not as simple as it seems on the surface.]

 

Guo Qifan: [Who does Mr. Zheng think did it?]

 

Zheng Kailin: [There is only one person I can think of.]

 

Guo Qifan: [Who is it?]

 

Qiao Mei: [Who else is there besides the actor Qin who went home to inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billions?]

 

Guo Qifan: [Damn it, could this be the legendary actor who became a blue face when he rushed to the crown?]

 

Jiang Liucheng knocked on Qiao Mri’s chat window privately and asked him what’s wrong with Mr. Zheng: [Zheng Kailin usually doesn’t talk so much.]

 

Qiao Mei replied quickly.

 

Qiao Mei: [Probably because he suddenly opened up the two veins of Ren and Du.]

 

Qiao Mei: [Smile. JPG]

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t quite understand what he meant, but he could guess that Qiao Mei should know the reason. However, it might not be convenient to say it because if he could say something, he would never hide it.

 

They ate lunch in Qin Lu’s office, which Lin Tezhu ordered at the restaurant outside. Qin Lu would eat in the cafeteria only when he was not busy.

 

Upon seeing that Qin Lu continued to work after eating, Jiang Liucheng got up to go out.

 

“Where are you going?” Qin Lu’s voice came from behind him.

 

Jiang Liucheng thought he hadn’t noticed him, “I’m going to the comfort room.”

 

“Do you know where the comfort room is?”

 

“I’ll find out if I go outside and ask someone.”

 

“Okay.” Qin Lu looked away and put his phone away. When he got a text message, he clicked it and looked at it. There were only two words in it: ‘thank you’. While the phone number was not from anyone he knew. He didn’t reply and deleted the text message.

 

Jiang Liucheng left the office. Assistant Lin was talking to another assistant about the document, and when he saw him come out, he spoke. “Mr. Jiang, are you going to the comfort room?”

 

Jiang Liucheng paused with a slight difference in expression: “Why do you know?” 

 

Assistant Lin smiled slightly: “Mr. Jiang hasn’t left the office very often in the morning, so I’ve simply guessed. You can go straight ahead and turn right to go to the comfort room. You would see a sign from there. By following it, you’ll find it eventually.”

 

Jiang Liucheng said thank you and followed Lin Tezhu’s prompt to find the bathroom.

 

The Qin Group’s washroom is spotless, without a trace of peculiar smell, and the air still smells of freshener.

 

After Jiang Liucheng entered, he saw a strange man washing his hands, so he just took a look and moved his way politely.

 

When he was relieved, the strange man suddenly spoke.

 

“You are Jiang Liucheng, the star in Qin Lu’s care, right? You really look pretty.”

 

Jiang Liucheng finally looked at the other party this time, but it was still just a glance. After untying his hands, he went to wash his hands and ignored the strange man at all.

 

“Didn’t you hear that I was talking to you?” The strange man frowned with undisguised anger on his face.

 

However, Jiang Liucheng felt that there seemed to be a trace of irritability in this anger.

 

After taking a rinse for his hands, he took out a piece of paper to wipe it before turning and walking out of the comfort room.

 

The strange man didn’t expect him to ignore him at all and immediately chased after him, “Jiang Liucheng!”

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t even pause at his pace. By the time the strange man caught up, there were already chattering and laughing voices from other employees in front of him.

 

The strange man had to stop. He didn’t have permission to come to this floor, or someone wouldn’t let him come up. He also came here secretly this time, so he couldn’t be seen by the staff.

 

The strange man gritted his teeth and stared at Jiang Liucheng’s leaving back. Eventually, he could only take out his mobile phone from his pocket. The screen was a recording switch. He wanted to record the conversation between the two, but Jiang Liucheng didn’t say a word to him. Only the sound of him and the water was recorded in the recording as if he was directing and performing by himself.

 

Jiang Liucheng returned to Qin Lu’s office. Just as he was about to put his hand on the doorknob, Qin Lu’s voice suddenly came from inside.

 

“Kill them all? Over the years, how much money did the Qin Group lose in your hands? How much money have you and your subordinates embezzled privately? If it weren’t for my mother, the Qin Group would have been defeated long ago. Now I know why grandpa didn’t leave you a penny.”

 

“I don’t have any feelings? Since I was young, how many times have you performed the duties of a father? In my memory, only my mother and grandpa were present on my birthday. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous that you want to talk about love with me now?”

 

“It’s okay to talk about business, but never talk about love. You can talk to your mistress and illegitimate child about that. I’m busy, so don’t give it to me in the future.” 

 

After a while, the voice from the office disappeared.

 

Jiang Liucheng just opened the door and walked in. Upon seeing Qin Lu holding a pack of cigarettes, he was not sure what he was thinking.

 

When Qin Lu saw him come back, he threw the cigarette back into the drawer. “Why did you take so long?”

 

“I just heard you talking to someone outside, so I waited there for a while.” Jiang Liucheng said.

 

Qin Lu responded, “You don’t have to wait in the future. You can come in directly. Yesterday, several projects under Mr. Qin’s subordinates were stopped, and some people were fired. That’s why I jumped the wall.”

 

Jiang Liucheng also told him about the strange man he met in the bathroom and described the strange man’s appearance.

 

Qin Lu immediately thought of Qin Hao, making his eyes cold. “He is Qin Dong’s illegitimate son.”

 

Jiang Liucheng nodded, “I guess even if it wasn’t him, he must have something to do with him. I don’t know what he wants to do, but I don’t think he had good intentions, so I ignored him.”

 

Qin Lu sneered and said, “You are a public figure. Although I have retired, I am still a public figure. Every word and deed represents the Qin Group. Why is he using you to deal with me here? If this idiot didn’t come up with this idea, it was Qin Dong who told him that I had just cleaned them up yesterday. Maybe he wanted to take revenge on me and hurt you.”

 

Qin Lu couldn’t bear that they were actually targeting Jiang Liucheng. With that, he would definitely not hold back anything from now on.

 

Jiang Liucheng shook his head: “I’m not stupid. He can’t fool me. Even if there is no Qin Dong, there will be other cats and dogs in the future. As long as I become popular, this kind of thing will inevitably happen.”

 

Qin Lu was silent for a moment. He then suddenly got up to go up to Jiang Liucheng. He hugged him and buried his head in his neck. He took a deep breath to inhale the smell of the youth. “Don’t be so considerate, or I will get lost, and I will always be immersed in what you have given me.” 

 

Jiang Liucheng hugged him back with both hands. “What should I do? I will always be so considerate in the future. You seem to have to bear it.”

 

Qin Lu hugged him even tighter. He really couldn’t help but love him more.

 

Qin Dong has indeed never given him fatherly love. Every year on his birthday, although both his grandpa and mother remember it, it doesn’t seem to be enough. It’d because his grandpa wass old and in poor health, he was recuperating more often. Meanwhile, his mother, in order to deal with the company’s affairs, flies around the globe all year round. The number of times their family gets together in a year can be counted on one hand.

 

Two days later, Guo Qifan was about to go back to his hometown. Jiang Liucheng drove him to the airport. After sending him to the plane, he didn’t return to Siming Community.

 

He promised Qin Lu to move to the villa before, but after sending Guo Qifan away today, he came to the door with a small bag of luggage like last time.

 

The car enters the gate of the villa.

 

After Jiang Liucheng got out of the car, he saw the housekeeper standing on the gravel road surrounded by grass and looking at him with a smile.

 

“I’m here to trouble you again.” Jiang Liucheng walked over.

 

 The uncle housekeeper hurriedly took the luggage from his hand, “You’re no trouble. Why would you be a bother? Madam and the young master have been looking forward to you living in this house again, and we are the same. It was only during the few days when you were here that this villa finally opened. It feels like home.” 

 

The housekeeper was brought out by Ms. Long from the Long family and has been with Ms. Long for decades. He watched Qin Lu grow up, but maybe because of family reasons, the relationship between mother and son is not like that of ordinary families. Close, there seems to be a distance between the two.

 

Although the villa is their home, there is no atmosphere of home here. It was not until Jiang Liucheng’s arrival that the villa gradually felt like home.

 

For Jiang Liucheng, it was no different. After his grandfather passed away, he hadn’t experienced the warmth of home for a long time.

 

 “Me too. Living here makes me feel at home.”

 

Ms. Long heard that he finally decided to live with them and got on the plane back that night.

 

She was abroad, however, and did not finally arrive home until the next evening.

 

Ms. Long, who was dressed in a casual lady’s suit, walked into the villa in a hurry, and the housekeeper stepped forward to take her handbag.

 

“Where are they?” 

 

The butler said with a smile, “They’re making dumplings in the kitchen, and they said they’ll eat dumplings together when you come back.”

 

Ms. Long nodded and said, “There are still a lot of things in the car. You ask someone to help Ming Zhong move them in together. “

 

“Yes, ma’am.” The butler immediately called the two maids to the garage.

 

Ms. Long walked towards the kitchen, and before she got close, she heard the sound of laughter inside. Through the transparent glass, she saw that the two people had flour on their hands and faces.

 

On the chopping board in front of the two of them, there were dumplings that had been wrapped one by one. Some dumplings were beautifully wrapped while others were ugly-looking.

 

Ms. Long hardly needs to guess. The good-looking ones must be wrapped with Jiang Liucheng’s hands, and the ugly ones are made by her son.

 

“Stop making trouble. Make dumplings well. The housekeeper said that Mother Long will be back soon.” Jiang Liucheng made a dumpling in two to three seconds. He used to be called by Aunt Guo to her house for dinner. Every time he eats dumplings, he will go over to help, and he will be able to learn it once.

 

Qin Lu had never made dumplings before, and it took several sheets of dumpling wrappers to make them look decent.

 

“I also want to wrap it properly, but it’s still too ugly. My mother would never eat such an ugly one.”

 

Qin Lu squeezed the dumpling wrapper, but he couldn’t control the force, and the dumpling wrapper was broken yet again. Because the filling is too much, the skin gets broken easily.

 

Jiang Liucheng took the dumpling with a broken corner in his hand, pinched the hole, and filled it up, “If she doesn’t eat it, I will.”

 

Qin Lu said helplessly, “What do you think is going on? It’s easy, but why is it so difficult when making dumplings?”

 

Jiang Liucheng thought for a while and said, “Because your hands are too big and the dumplings are too small, so you can’t handle them flexibly.”

 

Qin Lu suddenly lowered his head. He leaned over and kissed him. After a while, he said with a smile: “I just like the serious expression on your face every time you give excuses for me.”

 

Jiang Liucheng raised his head, lightly pecking Qin Lu’s thin lips before saying politely: “I like it too. You look so handsome when you are working hard!”

 

Qin Lu’s throat rolled, and he really wanted to kill him with love on the spot.

 

Seeing this scene, Ms. Long suddenly turned around and left the kitchen without going over to disturb the two of them.

 

MThe butler was deeply moved. How many years had he not seen the joyful smile on Ms. Long’s face. He didn’t follow her so caringly, so he just pretended that he had never seen her slightly red eyes.

 

From birth to now, Ms. Long has eaten countless delicacies from mountains and seas, and her taste buds have long been numb. She has forgotten what delicious food really is, or in other words, she has never eaten it.

 

After eating this dumpling meal today, she finally knew that the really delicious food is not delicacies from mountains and seas, nor is the more expensive the better, but the meals cooked by her family.

 

 “Mother Long, are the dumplings delicious?” Jiang Liucheng seemed a little stunned when she saw that Ms. Long had eaten a dumpling. She didn’t move for a while, so he thought that it was not delicious.

 

Qin Lu ate a dumpling Jiang Liucheng made. “Why, maybe my mother’s taste buds have some problems. I think it’s very delicious. Even better than the five-star chef outside.”

 

Ms. Long replied suddenly as she took a look at her son, “When did I say that Chengcheng’s dumplings are not delicious? I can eat dumplings Chengcheng made for decades without getting tired.”

 

Qin Lu secretly thought that he had miscalculated. Why didn’t he expect her to speak like this?

 

Ms. Long raised her eyebrows to see if Qin Lu still had the nerve to steal her lines.

 

The mother and son felt quite a tit for tat. In this scene, the housekeeper smiled gratifiedly. He remembered that the last time the two confronted each other like this was when Qin Lu was about to become a star.

 

After eating the dumplings, everyone moved to the living room.

 

The table in the living room is full of bags of things, all bought by Ms. Long when she went abroad this time.

 

“Chengcheng, see if you like it. They are all gifts from your mother.” 

 

It was the first time Jiang Liucheng saw so many gifts. There were dozens of them in the bag alone. He looked around and found that there were watches, belts, ties, and good-looking cufflinks, etc. There are many types, all of which are for men without exception.

 

“Why are you buying so many things all of a sudden?”

 

Ms. Long said calmly: “I should have bought you some meeting gifts when you came last time, and I will make up for you this time when I just thought of them. If you don’t like them, I will buy whatever you want next time.”

 

Jiang Liucheng didn’t want to have any ‘next time’. “Don’t buy anymore. I really like these.”

 

Ms. Long nodded with satisfaction, “By the way, do you have a favorite brand for wedding rings? If not, I recommend Jewelry Lamia. I know its designers. You can order the styles you like right away, as well as wedding dresses. It takes time to make, and I have seen one…”

 

Ms. Long talked eloquently, and after a while, she asked them to choose the venue for their wedding. 

 

Qin Lu interrupted her and said with a dark face: “Mom, aren’t you going on a business trip abroad this time? Why do you still have time to do these things?”

 

Ms. Long said proudly, “I’m on a business trip, but I’m leaving work alone. I just left it to my subordinates to do it.”

 

No wonder she has so much time to pick out gifts and a business trip is just an excuse.

 

Qin Lu suddenly asked, “You don’t even want to find someone to arrange the date of our wedding?”

 

Ms. Long’s eyes flickered, “I just suggest that there will be a day that is suitable for marriage in half a month, but the time is a bit short. It’s tight, and it may be too late to hold a grand wedding ceremony. But if you decide, I can definitely organize it for you.”

 

Qin Lu guessed it when he saw her reaction. Ms. Long wanted to ‘arrange’ the whole wedding for him during the process.

 

‘Do you want me to help with the next step of getting married?’ Ms. Long thought to herself. 

 

If it is possible, she will certainly do this. But if she said this, her son would probably lose his temper.

 

Sometimes, as a mother, she still knows how to take care of her son’s mood.

 

“Okay, but it doesn’t have to be too grand. It’s better for it to be simple. For example, inviting only family and friends from both parties.” Jiang Liucheng said so suddenly.