The people in G City were particular about Fengshui. Even the city planning contained profound Fengshui codes.
Using water as wealth, G City's Fengshui layout was arranged around the mother river, the Pearl River, which was regarded as a cornucopia. Since ancient times, there had been three towers on the Pearl River, the Red Iron Tower, the Pazhou Tower, and the Lotus Tower to lock the water. Later on, due to the rise of skyscrapers, the Red Iron Tower was blocked and the original Fengshui layout was destroyed. Thus, G City Tower was built in the shape of a beautiful woman's waist. Ten bridges were built on the Pearl River to lock the water. This layout was said to have the effect of stabilizing the Pearl River, promoting prosperity, and gathering wealth.
Ordinary people would not care about these details. They just wanted to enjoy the wind blowing from the river, so they went to the river for recreation. When they were tired, they could also go to the restaurants along the river to eat.
Those two places were usually very expensive. An ordinary fried rice with meat would cost at least a hundred dollars. However, Lan Yinyin booked the venue for the weekly gatherings just because she was in a good mood.
Ever since more than half of the brothers got married and had children, the gatherings with bad friends became family days for no reason. Seeing Fang Shiqi's son, Guo Jing's daughter, and even the most unreliable brother, Ding Hai, had a second marriage and had a child, single dogs like Xu Wenqiang and Song Xingxing were very embarrassed. They hid at the farthest table every time, took out their poker cards, and played the most boring game of hoeing the ground to kill time.
Seeing a burly man walking on the wind from afar, the two laughed as if they had won the lottery. They quickly waved at him.
When he got closer, Song Xingxing immediately teased him, "Where's your wife? How wild is she now? She's absent from every gathering! "
Xu Wenqiang slapped Song Xingxing's head with his poker card and scolded, "What do you mean by 'wild'? The big star went to the north to film and queued up to audition for Zhen Zhen? Stubborn? Sooner or later, she'll be famous all over the country and land in America and Western Europe! "
Song Xingxing widened his eyes and said unhappily, "Be a maid and become famous my ass! How long do we have to wait for her to become famous? Grandma Fat Fork is already ninety years old, how many more autumns can she wait? Bah, who will inherit the City God Temple? "
As soon as he mentioned Zhou Baican's grandmother, Xu Wenqiang's whole body became excited. He immediately arched his back, his nostrils flared, one hand propping up his cheek, the other hand stretching out his thumb and middle finger, he lowered his voice and stammered, "Ah Can … Bao, Bao, Bao … Bao … Bao … er … er … er … come … back …" The last expression was the one that could be called despicable. He bared his teeth and imitated Zhou Baican's grandmother perfectly.
"Doesn't she look like your grandmother? Do I have any talent for acting? "
"It doesn't look like it! How dare you imitate my grandmother? Are you tired of living? " Zhou Bocan rolled up the napkin on the table and smacked the heads of the two drama queens. He was in a good mood from their antics.
"If you guys can become famous, why don't you go to Hengdian and start a side business? Spend some money to bribe the director and pretend to be Zhen? Just a furry scratch? Manganese? Pop? Amaranth People Teach Pastoral Traces? Underarm Dipped in Fresh Meat? Is this the Morning Courtier? Ancestor Drowning Lung Arc!
"Leave it for your wife. We definitely can't compete with her."
The two of them smiled cheekily. Finally, they had found a "kindred spirit" and were in a good mood. They were no longer jealous of the people at the next table who only talked about childbirth and raising.
The three of them were enjoying themselves. They played cards and guessing. Drinking beer was not enough. Xu Wenqiang encouraged Zhou Bocan to go home and bring some wine from his collection. "Anyway, your house is nearby and your wife loves to collect good wine. Donate some to her!"
Zhou Bocan facepalmed. These people still remembered that the house where he brought his bride two years ago was nearby. He was also tempted by their words. The Qingshui gathering had lasted for half a year and it had been a long time since he had a good time drinking with his brothers.
"Hurry up and go. Tell your wife that I can provide her with an unlimited amount of jewelry for free. She just needs to thank me when she walks the red carpet!"
Xu Wenqiang reacted quickly. "You brat, you're a weasel. You sound so righteous, but you're actually advertising your jewelry for business!"
Zhou Bocan couldn't win against the two of them. He remembered that he also had something to take, so he agreed to it.
He and Wang Ningning had always been in charge of their own money and material matters. If she wanted something, it would be another matter. He wanted to take her wine, so he had to tell her.
He called her number. It rang for 30 seconds, but no one answered.
This was a common problem in the celebrity industry. They were either working on a show, filming, or sleeping on a plane or on a high-speed train. They had been married for two years and the number of times they could get through to each other could be counted with ten fingers.
He was already used to it. He would tell her on WeChat that he would make up for another bottle and return it to her.
The wedding house was on the top floor of a high-end residential area by the Pearl River. It was three roads away from the restaurant where they were having their gathering.
Ever since he got his driver's license, he rarely stood in front of the zebra crossing like this, waiting for the red light to turn green.
The traffic light on the last road was broken. The traffic police stood on the opposite side of the road to direct the traffic. He bit his whistle and blew a long whistle. The pedestrians on the other side began to step on the zebra crossing.
At this moment, Wang Ningning called back.
She had just sent him a WeChat message a minute ago. She called so quickly. She was probably worried that he would take her treasures.
There was no greeting. They had known each other for two years. Zhou Bocan said directly, "Are you filming? Sorry, I'll borrow your red wine first. I'll get Xu Wenqiang to compensate you later. Just tell him what you want. "
She had Xu Wenqiang's contact information. Xu Wenqiang owned a high-end private restaurant and knew many high-end wine suppliers.
There was suddenly no sound from the other end. He was about to end the call.
Her tired voice sounded a little resentful. "Are you here to visit me?"
She remembered clearly that this was the 59th time she had invited him to visit her.
Back then, only her relatives and best friends had attended the wedding. They did not register and it could be said that they had kept their marriage a secret from the public. However, he could actually appear as her boyfriend. Every time she saw other people's family members visit her on the set, they would either give her Laohuo soup or local delicacies from their hometown. She would be extremely jealous every time.
He held his phone. Because he was still on the call, he did not move and let the passersby pass him.
The traffic police whistled again, ending the "green light". In the blink of an eye, the four-lane road was filled with cars.
The exhaust rushed into their nostrils, stirring up sand and dust, bringing with it an overwhelming hot city wind.
At this time, it was the height of summer in G City. The outdoor temperature was at least 35 degrees Celsius. The deserted Hengdian was definitely not the only one. It was even hotter.
In that kind of place, after leaving the airport, they had to take a few buses to get to the filming base. The pain of sitting until their backs ached and they still could not reach their destination was enough to experience once.
He vaguely remembered that when they were dating, he had gone to Hengdian to visit her. In the Emperor's coronation hall, there were many people sleeping. Outside, the props were being transported by the wind and fire. The people moving the props were afraid of delaying, so they were still shouting, "Hot water, hot water." He was originally hiding in the nanny van, but for some reason, he had to temporarily play the role of the gatekeeper. He wore a smelly costume and had his face smeared with real dust, pretending that he had just returned from a dusty battlefield.
In short, the traffic was bad and the environment was chaotic. He secretly swore that he would never go there again.
In his silence, the phone call came to an abrupt end.
Occasionally, she would lose her temper. It was natural for a woman to lose her temper, so it was not surprising.
He put the phone in his trouser pocket and looked up at the traffic police across the road. He stared at his movements and seriously suspected that he was distracted, causing the next "red light to turn green" to take a long time to come.
Someone behind patted the traffic police on the shoulder. The traffic police's gaze moved from his watch to her.
It was a bright and beautiful oval face. Her chin was small and cute, and her eyes were round. When she smiled, she looked energetic and there were two meteor-like dimples on the left side of her mouth.
"May I ask where this restaurant is? Can I get there on foot? How long will it take? "The woman spoke fluent Mandarin with a strong nasal voice.
The traffic police was a local middle-aged man. He spoke "G Pu" not very fluently, but with his movements, he finally understood. He held the whistle and blew a long whistle.
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