Chapter 3 Chapter 3

"Do you feel lonely?" Zijia replied: "I am also human, of course I also have sad and lonely moments." "But you must be keeping everything under control." "No," Zijia smiled, "I won't overestimate myself that much. Rongrong, you have wisdom and plans for life. Working women like us, after thirty years of hard work, the pension is not enough to buy your car." drive." Rongrong also laughed, "But we're not talking about money." Zijia was also dumbfounded, "Don't talk about that, what are you talking about?"

Rongrong clapped her hands, "Miss Zeng, it's rare that you are still a real person." Zijia hugged her knees and looked at the sky, "Yes, I am very proud of this. After so much, Zeng Zijia still has time to be sincere." Closer to home: "Miss Zeng, a film company asked me to make a movie." "Hey, good news," Che Rongrong sighed, "I think the same way. What else can I do? I can't be a clerk, a salesperson, or a flight attendant. As the saying goes, life is like a play. I have been honed for a long time on the stage of life. Acting , maybe he can still do the job well, he is skilled in various crafts, and maybe he will be successful."

"well said." "This time there are not many scenes, but I have the opportunity to speak. The director's opponents are all big stars," Rongrong said the name, "but Zhang Tianhe won't let me shoot." "What reason does he have?" "He said that once filming, he can't find me, and he doesn't want a girlfriend who can't be found." "That's a very odd reason, I thought he didn't want you to be seen in public, or known." Che Rongrong laughed, "Oh, he's not that great, so he's not jealous."

Zijia was even more surprised, "It seems that you know him quite well." "It's been a while since we walked together." "Yes," Zijia nodded, "you are a smart girl." "He said he would consider marrying me, at a small sacrifice." "congratulations." "Miss Zeng," Rong Rong opened her eyes wide, "I don't want to marry him." What, isn't that her only goal in life? "Think about it, his family is so troublesome, and it takes so much effort to have a meal with them. What will it be like to marry into the Zhang family? I think freedom is more precious."

Zijia listened intently. "No, I don't want to marry him. I think it's best now." "Does he know?" "No, he doesn't know," Rongrong smiled, "he doesn't need to know..." Zijia also laughed. There are about 300,000 families like the Zhang family in this city, so there is no need to rush. "What kind of movie was that?" "Detective suspense." "So, you should refer to Hitchcock's works even more." "You approve of my signing?" "I never said that." "Why do I feel a strong hint?" Rongrong looked at Zijia.

"Because I am in favor of financial independence and self-reliance for everyone." "But Miss Zeng, there must be some tiring days, you hope to have a reliable shoulder to lean on." "I have my friends." "Friends are sometimes unreliable." Zijia said: "Everyone is the same, I sometimes break my promise with you. Breaking promises, lying, we can't get rid of the inherent weaknesses of human nature." Che Rongrong said after a while: "The most reliable is probably our hands, huh?" "If you ask me, my answer is naturally yes."

"It's so sad." Zijia raised her head, "We have completely different opinions, and I don't agree with each other. Self-improvement is the happiest thing in the world. Why do you talk about it sadly?" Che Rongrong said: "They only gave me three days to think about it." "Three days is enough." "Sign, or not?" She was very troubled. If the contract is not popular, Zhang Tianhe must be ridiculed. If he is not obedient, he will definitely change his mind and lose his good boyfriend. Xu will never get it back for a lifetime. If you don't sign this contract, you will lose your chance, and you may have to be a daughter-in-law for the rest of your life.

Zijia teased her: "Hey, you can't have both." "Hundreds of years ago, the ancients actually described my mind in such a human way." Che Rongrong smiled wryly. "Go home and take a nap, maybe there will be a turnaround when you wake up." Rongrong smiled, "Are you also the one who is so annoyed that he falls asleep?" She drove off in a sports car. Zijia returned to the office in good spirits after her errand, and immediately asked Zhang Tianhe, "Why don't you let Rongrong make a movie?" Zhang Tianhe pointed at Zijia, "This matter has nothing to do with you, don't you think that you are really her master."

"Hey, hey, you haven't crossed the bridge yet, so don't pull the trigger." "Have you seen any of the current movies?" "Of course I've seen it. Some are very deep, some pretend to be very deep, some are vulgar and superficial, and some are vulgar. They are all good-looking." Zhang Tianhe sneered, "Would you let your sister go to shoot that kind of scene?" "If she wants to film, I will create opportunities for her." "joke!" "I am sincere, you are afraid of losing Che Rongrong." Zhang Tianhe looked at Zijia, "I'm afraid you will have a bad influence on Rongrong."

"Don't be ridiculous, Che Rongrong is a hundred times smarter than me." "But her intelligence was an unexplored forest before, and now it's on the verge of breaking out." "Zhang Tianhe, don't blame society." He sat down dejectedly, "You don't know, once she enters the film industry, she won't look back." "Why do you feel inferior?" This is really rare. "I also know some directors and actors. They are really different. They all have outstanding personalities, witty words, vivid expressions, glamorous, tricky and lively. Compared with them, you and I can only be regarded as old fools."

Zi Jia smiled, "The most important thing is, you and I both know that with her conditions, she will become popular." Zhang Tianhe said helplessly, "She knows it herself." "It's better to support her generously." "She's not your girlfriend, of course you say that." Zhang Tianhe resentfully. He loved her more than he knew. Zijia smiled. "What are you laughing at?" Zhang Tianhe said angrily. Zijia turned her head away and continued to snicker. She fell in love with Che Rongrong, because Rongrong could make a prodigal son like Zhang Tianhe worry about gain and loss. After a while he sighed, "You're right, I should let her go, what's mine is mine, otherwise, if I win people, I won't win hearts." This kind of literary novel from the 1950s is a good dialogue with Bai Bianzi, who covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed so hard that she almost didn't shed tears. This is the evil result of contact with different societies. Zhang Tianhe was out of touch with the times when he was only thirty years old. "You think I'm ridiculous!" Zhang Tianhe was shocked and angry. The consequences of laughing any longer are dangerous, "No, I'm so nervous that I'm hysterical." Zhang Tianhe sighed again. "Don't worry, if you treat her well, she will know." "I'm afraid she's spoiled." "No, Rongrong is not that kind of person." "You guarantee?" Zhang Tianhe seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Zijia just wondered why she was asked to provide a guarantee. It was none of her business. Working a job these days is really hard, but she heard her own voice say, "I am willing to be a surety." She likes this pair. Zhang Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief. Zijia asked: "Do you like Rongrong's new look?" "I don't think there is a big difference, but at lunch time, a lady and a lady took the initiative to chat with Rong Rong. It must be a success. In the past, the ladies often pretended not to see her." "Wow, is that bad?" It must be the red lips. Zijia thought, when will I also put on flaming red lips to show off the prestige of male and female colleagues. Zijia asked again: "What gift do you give your parents?" "I can't even think of it, do you have any comments?" "A five-hundred-dollar bank gift certificate." Zhang Tianhe glared at her. "Brother, what do you give? Put together and give it away." "They didn't tell me, they wanted to isolate me." "What did Tianli send?" "Who knows, maybe a dinosaur tooth." Zijia likes dinosaur eggs, but she dare not say it in front of Zhang Tianhe. "I don't know what they like, I was a careless kid growing up, I was the second child, I never got much attention." "Think about the clues." Zhang Tianhe raised his head and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. Zijia sighed, no wonder he didn't please his parents. That night, Zijia was reading a monthly financial magazine when suddenly the word Zhang Fengshan came into view. She immediately concentrated on reading it. It was a small interview. Like all successful people, Zhang Fengshan was self-effacing and lucky, and then advised readers to be good at seizing opportunities.He used a past event as an example: "Many years ago, I saw a set of Qiben characters in an antique shop on Moluo Street, which cost 500 yuan. I went home and discussed with my old wife for a night, and finally I was reluctant to buy it. Later, I went to find it. , no matter what, I can't find it any more, in vain." Zijia yelled, I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so elegant. She immediately dialed the phone to find friends in the cultural circles. "? There are dozens of versions in big and small characters. How can I find them? You need to have a date, for example, the Qianlong Jiawu version, the Qianlong Gengchen version, etc." "How many kinds of big characters are there?" Zijia is a layman. "The more common ones are Qi Liao's preface and stone records." "That's it." Zijia said very generously. "What's the meaning?" "Buy me a set." "Miss Zeng, you thought you were buying the Encyclopedia Britannica, order it if you want, and it will be delivered in three days." "so what should I do now?" "Try to go to Beijing Liulichang to look for it. If you are lucky, in a year or so, you may get what you want." The friend laughed. "Hey, I don't believe it. You're making things difficult on purpose. Don't sell anything good to us." "Listen to your tone, but miss, you can only supply what you need. How many people would buy a set of such books? Well, I'll look around for you and see who is willing to give up." "I want it in ten days." "You what? You're lucky to find it within ten months." "Thank you for your advice, thank you for your advice." "Yes, Zijia, you ghost, you seldom read Chinese books on weekdays, what are you doing with this thread-bound book, let me tell you the truth." "Eat with a sandwich." "Diaotu, be careful that I don't trade with you." "My boss wants it." A friend sighed: "If you want your soul, you will sell it immediately." Zijia was even more emotional, "Well, he already has a lot of that, he is not rare." "Look how good it is to be rich. Talented men and women are rushing to flatter you." "You find the book for me, and I'll send it to your door to insult you." She dialed the phone and ordered Yilian to do something, a little girl answered the phone, her tender voice was like a bird, and she was very polite, Zijia wanted to talk to her a little more, "How old are you and what's your name?" At this moment, Yilian answered the phone, and Zijia suddenly felt lost. "Yes," she said seriously, "You ask our colleagues in the Beijing branch to find a set of Qiben big characters." "Yes." Yilian wrote it down immediately. "Excuse me, was it your child just now?" "Little girl Garbo, very naughty." Zijia exchanged some pleasantries and hung up the phone. Every mother smiled and complained that her child was naughty.But still be like a child like a pearl. That night, Zijia had a dream. She dreamed that she was calling "baby, baby" with her hands rolled up in a big house. Responding to "Mom, Mom", she was wearing a rose red shirt and trousers, with flying black hair, and threw herself into her arms, mother and daughter hugging. wake up. It feels very good. That morning, Che Rongrong came to see her, wearing sunglasses and chewing gum. Zijia sighed: "Rongrong, I'm not picky about you, but you must take off your sunglasses indoors, and never eat chewing gum in front of others." Che Rongrong spit out the sugar and took off her sunglasses. Zijia took a look and immediately said, "You can put your glasses back on." The two were silent for a while. Zijia asked, "Why are your eyes swollen from crying?" "I miss my mother." Rong Rong was listless. Zijia was taken aback, "Is she not by your side?" Rongrong lowered her head, "I don't even know who she is, Ms. Zeng, I'm an adopted daughter, so I don't know who my biological parents are." It was an accident, so Zijia could only put her hand on Rongrong's shoulder sympathetically. Rongrong held her hand, "Why did they abandon me?" "Rongrong, we are lucky, we don't need to understand why?" "This question has been bothering me." "Look at you, you have everything now. Nothing is perfect in the world. You can take the same thing as the fish and the bear's paw. You are the lucky one in a million." Rong Rong came to her senses, "What are we going to do today?" "test." From that day on, Zeng Zijia followed the notebook and tested Che Rongrong repeatedly. Whenever she had any doubts, she immediately gave her more information. Rongrong was very talkative, and her thirst for knowledge was not weak. She drew inferences from one instance and kept asking questions, and the two of them spent the whole afternoon at once. Going to bookstores, watching exhibitions, and shopping for fashion together at dusk, Zijia suddenly has another companion. "I signed the contract and the film will start shooting next month." "Zhang Tianhe didn't object?" Zijia asked knowingly. "He suddenly said he respected my wishes." "That's great." Zijia smiled. "Miss Zeng, if only you were my sister." Zijia sneered and laughed, "Being my sister, at most, I have the same impression as me. What's the good? Spend your youth in the office." "You can at least be my manager." "I'm not familiar with your industry." "You learned people know everything." Zijia smiled, "This time you're flattering me. I only studied a few years more than you. What's the point? There are a lot of really educated people out there, and Zhang Tianli is one of them." "It's really strange for him, how could he go to study an extinct creature hundreds of millions of years ago." Rongrong laughed. "This man is very wonderful. Have you read his speech at the University of Wisconsin seminar? It's very ironic. He is definitely not a nerd. He said: The bone structure of dinosaurs evolved completely due to the actual needs of life. It is not the same as our country. The Pentagon is constructed differently." "Why did he mention the Pentagon?" "I guess the Pentagon is in charge of US military strategy, and he said the US military power is exaggerated." Che Rongrong couldn't help laughing. "Does he have an American passport?" "I think so." "Why is such a person not yet married?" "I think he's married." "Ah, yes, with his knowledge." "It's not." "It's not easy to please such a family." "The length of the same movie is almost the same for a meal, Rongrong, it depends on whether you have an audience." "Miss Zeng, you always encourage me." Zijia just laughed. Rongrong laughed at herself, "Hey, raising soldiers for thousands of days and using them for one dynasty, Zhang Tianhe finally wants me to go into battle." With a little practice, you can fight. Zhang Tianhe has a good vision. In another day, the two of them will study the trend of real estate in Greater Vancouver. This topic is very interesting, and Zijia is very involved. She said to Rongrong: "It has increased by more than ten percent every year. Such an increase is very healthy and worth investing in." Rongrong echoed: "Zhang Tianci's land in the Richmond shopping mall is only one yuan per foot, and he finally sold it for twelve yuan." "It's really capable, but he's betting on it. It's quite risky, and many people are not optimistic about it. It's a piece of agricultural land, and the sky is an airway." Rongrong smiled, "Zhang Tianhe said that the word "enterprise" also means risk in French, which shows that any business has risks." "Zhang Tianhe taught you a lot." "I'll be grateful to him my whole life." "He is rare for you." "No matter what happens in the future, I will always remember his benefits." Zijia raised her head, she had an ominous sign. "Miss Zeng," Rongrong smiled wryly, "He sent you to reform me. I've already known you for a while. In his heart, he actually thinks that I'm shameless and I'm not worthy of him. What's the point of going on like this." Zijia was silent. "In the past, the film industry approached me, but I was indifferent. This time I think differently. If I fail the exam in Zhang Zhai, I still have a way out, so I didn't refuse. I also want to try to control my future." Zijia didn't know how to answer, so she said after a while, "Look at the average house price in the past year, it has risen to 340,000." Rongrong said: "It's still very cheap." "The average national income is just over 30,000 yuan. You can't say that housing prices are very cheap." Rongrong was very active, "Yes, yes." She is a good student. "The tax is very high, one hundred yuan income, after paying all kinds of taxes, only twenty-four yuan is left in the pocket." "That would be hard work." "You can discuss this issue with Zhang Tianci." "Yes, how long is the flight from San Francisco to Vancouver?" Zijia immediately took out a map of world aviation routes. "Miss Zeng, do you really have everything in your house?" Zijia spread her hands, "There is no money, only garbage." Tired, they sat on the sofa and watched a Hitchcock movie. Rong Rong has already found out: "Actually, the short, fat and unattractive director has already fallen in love with his blonde actresses, and he expresses his love for them through movies." Rongrong grabbed the popcorn and ate them. Zijia fell asleep on the sofa. She is always drowsy, claiming to work hard, so she is more tired than others. Woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to go back to the bedroom, but felt that the sky was already white in the haze, so I simply got up. Dictionaries are spread out on the floor.books.encyclopedia.Dinosaur skeleton model.History of Overseas Chinese in North America... Zijia tidied everything up properly. She thought that Che Rongrong had already returned home, but when she entered the bedroom, she was lying on her bed with a novel covering her face and the bedside lamp was still on. Zijia went to look at the novel, it was "The Sea Wolf" by Jack London. Zijia made black coffee and read the morning newspaper while drinking it in the kitchen. After a while Rongrong woke up, came in and sat down. Zijia smiled and asked, "Are you ready?" "No, not yet." "You don't know much until you use the book." Rongrong lowered her head, "If they ask me what kind of job I do, what should I say?" "Can you say that you are in your boudoir? No, that's not a profession, advertising model? No, Che Rongrong hasn't appeared in the public eye for many years, a female student, she can't show her school name, she immediately exposes her, a white-collar worker? It doesn't look like that at all." Zijia suddenly joked, "Do you want to be a writer? There are most writers in this city, and you don't need academic experience. Just say that you are conceiving a novel. It doesn't matter if you can't write it in your life. The requirements are too high and it is difficult to write." "Do I look like that?" "Hey, writers don't have a fixed style, tall and short, fat and thin, gorgeous and simple." "I'm uneducated." Zijia was serious, "Just say you don't like going to college at all." Unexpectedly, Rongrong thought seriously, "This is a good idea." "Papa Zhang loves literature and art very much, otherwise he would never forget a movie." "Will you be bolder?" "If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you find tiger cubs." Later, the two of them parted ways, and Zijia always felt that there was a lingering fragrance on her body, and she realized that it was Rong Rong's perfume. It may not be that Che Rongrong learned from her, she stole Sanshou once or twice from Che Rongrong, and she can turn all living beings upside down. Zao Zijia answered a phone call in the company. "I found the book you wanted." Zijia cheered up, "So fast?" The friend from the cultural circle said with a smile: "Who told you that the dog is lucky, the book is in my hand at the moment, and I am in the nearby lotus seed ice room. See you in ten minutes." Zijia rushed over immediately. The friend looked a little anxious when she saw her raising her hand. Zijia ordered a pineapple shaved ice. "Give me a look." "Zijia, buy it now, 30,000 yuan." Zijia was taken aback, then smiled, "Just kidding, what book, made by Gold Leaf?" The friend glared at her, and suddenly the circles of his eyes turned red, "You women, you can easily buy a handbag of more than 10,000 yuan, and a suit is 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. The more expensive the better, but it is not expensive enough. Now a set that has been treasured for thirty years If the book costs you 30,000 yuan, you have to bargain, which is unreasonable." Zijia heard that there was an article in it, "Wait a minute, don't scold, start from the beginning." The friend sighed, "A senior is currently lying in the hospital and needs surgery on his lungs, but his money is scarce. I know he treasures this set of books, and now he has obtained his wife's permission to take them out and sell them." Zijia is sympathetic. She immediately pulled out her checkbook and wrote a cash check. The friend was relieved, "Zeng Zijia, I finally saw the right person." He took out the set of books from his handbag and gave it to Zijia. The book was very new, and it was packed with two blue cloth letters. Zijia read it and received it. She has sharp eyes, "What is this," pointing to the handbag, "Fan?" "Someone else wants it." The friend took it out and opened it for Zijia to see. It is a picture of eight steeds of Xiangfei Bamboo, signed by Zhao Ziang. "Is this real or fake?" "Waiting for the money, the real thing has to be sold as a fake." "You should take it to Sotheby's for a price." "Miss, the army is in turmoil, waiting for surgery in the afternoon." "How did this happen!" Zijia was horrified. "Not good at managing money." "Is it a writer?" "It was famous a few years ago." Now, should we call Che Rongrong a writer? "I gotta go." "Wait a minute, how much does that fan cost?" The friend sighed, "I'm just a middleman, what do you think?" "Thirty thousand." "Kill!" He sighed, "I don't know what old price I paid for it back then." Zijia wrote another check and asked her friend for a receipt. The friend looked at Zijia, "You want to do good deeds, don't you?" Zijia was silent. "God will not treat kind people badly, you just bought an extra set of evening clothes that don't fit well," Zijia nodded. "I'll go and deposit the check first and tell his family the good news." Zijia pressed his hand, "Whoever is kind is rewarded." "Thank you, Zijia." He hurried away. Zijia returned to the company with a handbag filled with emotion. Give the receipt to Yilian, tell her to take the fan to the antique shop for inspection, and give the book to Zhang Tianhe. Zhang Tian and Nahan, "What is this?" "This is a present for your father." "Would he like this?" "I'll bet you." "I believe in you and I have 100% admiration for you." Zijia suddenly felt disgusted with this glib tone, but kept silent. Zhang Tianhe is a mediocre person, but he is always blessed like Donghai. He can get whatever he wants, and he doesn't need to work hard at all. The world is too unfair. "Zijia, the big day is this Friday." "Is your father Ling Tang here?" "The plane arrives tomorrow afternoon." "Does Rong Rong need to show up at the airport?" "My dad doesn't like big crowds." "Well, it's Friday, but I want to go to the site with Rongrong to investigate." "Is there such a need?" "Of course, that is the ancestral house you are most familiar with, but she has never been there. If you know the door and go the same way, she will be much calmer." "Yes yes, thank you for your advice." That afternoon, Zhang Tianhe only said to take his friends to go swimming. He took three girls by himself, and the servants in the mansion were not surprised. Zhang Tianhe plunged into the Olympic-sized swimming pool and swam from one end to the other. He had a great time, and occasionally performed a trick on the springboard. When he fell into the water, his posture was standard and the splash was not big. The three girls didn't have that leisurely mood, they were busy looking around. It was the first time for Che Rongrong to come here. She asked Zeng Zijia, "Have you been here before?" Zijia replied: "Yilian is a regular visitor." It was also her first time to visit. It was an independent bungalow on the mountain, the garden was quite spacious, the flowers and trees were neatly arranged, the indoor area was moderate, and the layout was generous and elegant. Zijia admired the row of sofas with white surrounds and blue-edged cloth covers. Some people think they are plain, but Zijia feels very comfortable. If you look carefully, the furnishings of the whole house are not intrusive, but they are all made of the most elegant materials. Che Rongrong was surprised, "So simple." Zijia smiled and said, "This is low-key." "I know that being low-key means that you look better in red, but you still wear gray to show that you have good taste and are not exaggerated." Zijia and Yilian just laughed. Rongrong also laughed, "I wouldn't make such a meaningless sacrifice." She looked at Zijia, "Would you?" Zijia quickly replied, "I don't look good in red." Rongrong said: "Such humility is also a sacrifice, so Zhang Tianhe asked me to learn from you." "Come on, let's look at the banquet hall." From the side hall, two doors are opened, and there is a dining room for twelve people. Except for an antique crystal lamp, everything is not dazzling. "Behind this should be the kitchen."