"I really didn't expect it, I can actually catch you even when I'm sitting at home!"

  It's New Year's Day, and everyone is probably busy making dumplings and having reunion dinner at home. Anyway, there's no one else in the building, so Liao Liao laughed a bit wildly and said a few words before opening his arms again and giving Li Qian a big hug.

  "This is great! I never knew we were neighbors with your uncle's family!" she exclaimed.

  Li Qian was a bit disheveled from her hug, but as he gradually came to his senses, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly, "Do you have to be so coincidental? Can't even visit relatives without running into you?"

  Liao Liao smiled triumphantly.

  Then the two people stood downstairs talking.

  Li Qian asked: "When did you come back? Is the Spring Festival Gala recording finished?"

  Liao Liao said: "I finished recording, the day before yesterday afternoon, I recorded in one breath until 8 o'clock, so I didn't rush overnight and only returned yesterday. My program is probably around 11 o'clock, your little lovers' programs should be around 9 o'clock, I remember! By the way, to meet the director's styling requirements, my agent and Juanzi specially ran to several shopping malls to buy me a windbreaker, you won't believe it, I really like it, don't forget to watch the show later!"

  Li Qian glared at her, "Don't keep calling him your little lover, what are you? If he's my little lover, what does that make you?"

  "Uh..."

  Liao Liao was slightly hoarse.

  Yes, I was so busy playing jokes on others that I forgot, if you say people often walk by the river, they might just get their shoes wet, but I'm the one who's been barefoot and tested the water.

  "So what about your parents? Are they here too? How did you all come? By car? By bus? When did you arrive?"

  Li Qian shook his head helplessly and answered her questions one by one.

  Two people were walking slowly while chatting, when suddenly a girl who looked like she was 15 or 16 years old ran over. She had a mischievous look on her face and stood in front of the two people, blocking their way. Not only that, but she also stared intently at Li Qian with an unblinking gaze, as if she had seen a rare treasure.

  Li Qian was somewhat puzzled and turned his head to see Liao Liao with an unhappy expression, staring at the girl and saying: "What are you running over here for?"

  Who knows the girl didn't even bother with her and just stared straight at Li Qian.

  Li Zeqing knew there must be something fishy going on here, but he suppressed his temper and put on a smile, looking at her and saying: "Hi. Why are you staring at me?"

  Facing Li Qian's question, the girl didn't show any intention of backing down, but instead turned her head to Liao Liao and said: "Hmm, good taste, he's quite handsome!"

  As they spoke, she turned her head to look at Li Qian, and in a moment of carelessness, she bowed first, raised her head and said crisply: "Hello brother-in-law. My name is Liao Min, I'm Liao Liao's sister... uh, biological sister, not cousin or niece."

  Li Qian was slightly stunned, his mouth slightly open, and it took him a moment to react. He quickly nodded, still looking a bit dazed, and said: "Oh, hello, you're Liao Min, right? I'm Li Qian."

  The girl nodded and stretched out her hand very naturally. She raised it in front of Li Qian, but it wasn't as if she wanted to shake hands, rather her palm was flat and facing upwards. Then she said: "Hello Uncle Li Qian, something like that. First time meeting, and it's Chinese New Year, shouldn't you give me some hongbao money?"

  Li Qian was stunned again.

  Liao Liao covered her face in frustration, and after opening it again, she exchanged a glance with Li Qian and couldn't help but say: "Liao Ermin, didn't I just give you some yesterday? Do you want more? What do you need so much money for?"

  Liao Min turned her head and glanced at her, "How many times have I said it, don't call me Liao Ermin again!"

  She turned her head and smiled sweetly at Li Qian, looking particularly mischievous. "Brother-in-law, look! I'm not as good at singing as my sister, so I'll probably be very poor in the future. So, I'd better start saving for my dowry now. Otherwise, I won't be able to find a man as handsome as you in the future, right? Ah... I've been holding out my hand for half a day, where's your wallet?"

  Li Qian was stunned again, and it's not bad to say that he had lived for nearly 40 years in total, front and back two lives. He had seen many strange and clever girls, but a little girl like this who was so eerie, he really saw for the first time.

  He subconsciously reached into his pants pocket and found that he had indeed brought his wallet downstairs, so while digging out the wallet, he turned to ask Liao Liao, "What's the rule here? How much should I give?"

  Liao Min saw that someone else's wallet was bulging, and his eyes lit up instantly. Before Liao Liao could speak, he took the words himself: "There is no fixed rule for this, according to the closeness of the relationship, 350 is normal, 300-500 can't be stopped! However, think about it, what's our relationship? Sister-in-law and younger brother-in-law, do you think there's still a need to set a limit?"

  After getting used to her way of speaking, Li Qian couldn't help but laugh, turning his head to look at Liao Liao while holding back a smile and saying: "Your sister... is formidable!"

  Liao Liao helplessly raised his hand and covered his forehead again.

  Li Qian smiled and asked Liao Min, "Although I'm not your brother-in-law, it's our first meeting after all. You tell me, how much do you want me to give you?"

  Liao Min heard this and glanced at Liao Liao with a flicker of her eyes, saying: "At least two hundred, right, sister?"

  She paused for a moment, and before Liao Liao could speak, she continued to say: "Otherwise, think about it, I will definitely go back and report it, my mom is so anxious! Sister, you said... right?"

  It seemed that the two sisters were about to start a fight, Li Qian had already stretched out his hand to take out money, but stopped again, just smiling and looking at one and then the other.

  Liao glared at her, pointing at Li Qian, "She's only two years older than you, how dare you ask her for red envelopes? Aren't you ashamed? Have you lost all sense of decency?"

  Who would have thought that Liao Min was not afraid at all, and responded loudly: "You actually dare to chase after a boy who is only two years older than me, why shouldn't I dare to ask for two red envelopes?"

  With just one sentence, Liao Liao was choked up.

  Somehow I feel a little guilty.

  She turned her head to look at Li Qian, with a very helpless and worried expression, but in the depths of her eyes, there was a faint glimmer of starlight.

  Li Qian was stunned for a moment, thinking that's it?

  It hasn't even started yet, and the two sisters have already finished fighting. Moreover, Liao Liao was defeated with just one sentence?

  He paused for a moment, surprised and amused, turned his head to look at Liao Min.

  Xiao Yaotou calmly met Li Qian's gaze and raised her hand again, stretching it straight out in front of Li Qian.

  "Hello brother-in-law. Brother-in-law give me money!" she said.

  Li Qian shook his head and smiled, stretching out his hand to pull out the money, counting out six bills in one breath, and handed them over. He asked: "Six hundred, is it enough?"

  The little girl saw so many yellow tickets with the Great Wall printed on them, and her eyes lit up instantly. She took one over, gave it a quick kiss, then waved it around, saying "Thanks, brother-in-law!" Then she ran off, saying "You guys keep talking romance, I'm outta here!"

  Liao Liao hastily shouted for her to stop, and when she stopped at a distance, he said: "Where are you going? I'm telling you, you've taken the money!"

  "Go back and tell Dad and Mom!"

  Liao Liao's eyes widened in anger, "What did you just say? How can you take the money and still want to report it?"

  Liao Min disdainfully curled her lip, "You think you can just answer the phone and I won't hear it? Let me tell you, mom's ears are even sharper than mine! She just didn't want to come out and catch you in the act. So, this time when I go back, it's not tattling, I've already got my brother-in-law's lucky money, that's what they call good news! And think about it, how great is this news? You're finally getting married off, and your brother-in-law is so handsome, rich, and willing to give me lucky money... mom will definitely have to reward me with an extra share!"

  Liao Liao was tongue-tied and finally let out a helpless sigh.

  This is a waste of effort, someone's little girl has already gone upstairs and disappeared.

  Li Qian smiled and shook his head, saying: "Your sister is really a treasure!" After a pause, he asked in puzzlement: "How can her mouth be so fast? It seems like her thinking is also particularly quick?"

  Liao Liao almost wanted to cover his face again, and could only helplessly say: "From the time she learned to speak, whenever we quarrel, none of us in the family can win an argument against her!"

  Li Qian couldn't help but laugh and said with emotion: "How great it would be to have a little sister like this, mischievous and playful! I wish I had a sister like her, unfortunately my dad's ideas are too advanced, he firmly responded to the country's call for family planning... Alas..."

  Liao Liao disdainfully curled her lip and said, "Wait till you really have it, it'll be annoying to death!"

  Li Qian smiled with a chuckle.

  …………

  On the eve of the Lunar New Year, except for a few large restaurants and hotels, many shops in the small county town were closed, making it difficult to find a place to have a cup of tea or coffee.

  So Li Qian and Liao Liao had no choice but to take a walk while chatting.

  "Is your mother so worried that you won't get married?" Li Qian asked.

  Liao Liao put on the hood of her down jacket in a very unglamorous way to block the wind and said helplessly: "Originally, she wasn't afraid, but she didn't know who told her that once you become a star, it's hard to get married. Anyway, as soon as it came out of her mouth, as long as you're popular, whether you're an actor in movies or TV shows, or a singer, in short, you can't get married!"

  Li Qian heard this and smiled, shaking his head as if he wanted to refute it, but after thinking carefully, he stopped again.

  At this time, Liao Liao said again: "Later my mother also analyzed one by one with me. You can't say that she doesn't know how to find so many materials. Anyway, according to her, from ten years ago to now, all the female celebrities who have some fame, until now, really more than half of them are still not married, and even among these unmarried people, there are only a few who are in love!"

  Li Qian nodded silently.

  In today's advanced communication society, with the help of media power, on the one hand, it has greatly increased the influence and income of stars. On the other hand, in such advanced communication, these people living under the spotlight almost every move will be immediately spread out and receive great attention from everyone. As a result, after just a few years, getting married, falling in love, these originally very normal relationships between men and women have become a very important yet taboo thing in the entertainment industry.

  Male stars are slightly better, especially female stars.

  If you're not popular enough, then so be it. You can talk about romance and get married if you want to, but not many people will pay attention. However, for those relatively well-known celebrities in the entertainment industry, also known as "little flower Dan" (a term used to describe young and pretty actresses), and those female singers who have gained some fame, they all seem to be carrying a belly full of bitter water.

  When you get married and come back to play the role of a pure and innocent girl, audiences will not buy it and will scold you. They may even refuse to watch or buy tickets! As a result, your box office value in the eyes of film companies, producers, and directors will immediately plummet. Specifically... your salary will drop sharply! And even if it does, those dazzling leading ladies are generally hard to come by for you anyway!

  Female celebrities who sing, especially those in the first and second tier, once married, must focus on their family and children. The topic of interest is immediately gone, and if the persuasive power of their music is not strong enough, then the sales of their records may drop to a lower level!

  From the very beginning, actually since TV started entering thousands of households, the era of idolizing by appearance has already begun!

  So, to take the music scene as an example, in the past decade, apart from the four heavenly kings and the newly emerged Leila and Wu Su, there are only about ten female singers who can be considered first-line domestically. Among them, those who have chosen to get married or fall in love add up to six, which is less than half!

  Is it that the remaining people don't want to fall in love or get married?

  Others don't mention it, let's talk about Feng Fei Fei among the Four Great Heavenly Kings, she has been popular for over a decade and is now almost 40 years old, still single!

  He Rongqing has also been popular for ten years, with a sweet voice and beautiful appearance. It's said that at least a dozen people have pursued her, all of whom are either wealthy or of high social status, but she has resolutely refused to marry any of them! When her fans heard that someone wanted to force their goddess to dine with the son of a rich family, they gathered together and staged a "Defend Our Goddess Parade", making it a national sensation. In the end, no one dared to disturb her again.

  To say, the female celebrities in this circle are probably most envious of Zhen Zhen.

  For the domestic music scene, this big sister is simply a first-rate swordsman who has come from afar, not only with high-pitched and majestic singing voice. With just her debut album, she established herself as the number one singer in the music industry, and when it comes to marriage, she's also very willful, saying "I do" just like that, and coincidentally, her husband is her producer, who resigned from his high-ranking position as deputy general manager of Shida Music to start a small record company specifically to produce albums for her.

  Then, Zhang Zhen became popular, and the story and emotions of the two were known to the outside world. Later, the two were recognized as the divine couple in the music industry. In the end, not only did the two get married smoothly, but fans had no objections at all, and even their subsequent albums sold well!

  Up till now, her husband is in charge of running the company. Zhen Zhen only comes out every two to three years to release an album and spends the rest of her time at home taking care of the kids, watering flowers and raising dogs!

  Moreover, the money they earn is their own and does not have to be exploited by any company... In short, from whatever angle you look at it, Zhen Zhen can be considered a female singer who has reached various peaks in her life.

  Compared to her, Zhou Fen is even more miserable. She married a man who was a total literary fanatic and became infatuated with a famous writer. She was willing to be his concubine just to marry him. As a result, fans scolded her nonstop, forcing her to announce her retirement from the music scene. Now, she's even divorced, and according to reports, that old man, despite being a famous writer, apparently has a history of domestic violence...

  At this time, Liao Liao didn't know if she had the same idea as Li Qian, but she turned her head and took a glance at Li Qian, and couldn't help saying: "I really envy Zhen Xiang sister, that's what I call a perfect life."

  After finishing, she saw Li Qian not responding, so she stopped and waited for Li Qian to stop and turn around. She looked at him and said seriously: "Why don't you start a company? After I finish this album with Changsheng Records and the contract ends, I'll join your team."

  Li Qian smiled and shook his head, "I don't have the ability to do that. You think a record company can be opened just by saying so? I'm not good at anything else, but I still have some self-awareness. Writing songs and producing records for others is okay, and singing myself is also passable, but running a record company... I couldn't do it! Managing a company has too many things to deal with! It looks profitable on the surface, but managing so many people, and dealing with distribution channels and sales... it's very stressful!"

  Liao rolled her eyes and said, "Hey, I didn't ask you to marry me, why are you explaining so much?"

  Li Qian smiled and ignored her.

  In fact, he was speaking from the heart. Even if in the future, he wants to release an album or make a movie, at most it would just be preparing to set up a studio and hire a few people. As for starting a company, that's something he has denied from the very beginning.

  A person values having self-awareness, he knows that he originally came from a music and film background, now in this time and space, with such a big advantage in his hands, continuing to make music and films will definitely yield some results. But even if reborn or reincarnated, gaining a second life, what's lacking is still lacking.

  Running a company also requires unique talent.

  But he didn't.

  So, although he had just arrived in this time and space, he wasn't someone who hadn't had such beautiful dreams before, but soon he came to his senses and gave himself a sentence: A heart that's too big will play itself to death.

  Two people walked along the main road and soon left the neighborhood.

  Li Qian turned his head to look at Liao Liao's pair of fat and fluffy slippers, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your shoes are okay to wear in the house, but they're not very windproof outside. How about we go back?"

  Liao Liao shook his head and said, "Let's take a walk together again!"

  The two people continued walking along the road, but this time, unknowingly, they both fell silent.

  The sun on the horizon slowly sets, and the wind gradually weakens.

  Liao Liao suddenly stopped under a tall tree that had already shed its leaves, silently gazing at the sunset on the treetops, which was like egg yolks. He inexplicably sighed and said, "The world is too big, we are too small."

  ***

  The second update!

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