novelraw Chapter 35 A Lively and Joyful New Year
Chapter 35 A Lively and Joyful New Year
The day's rest felt unusually short.
Especially for Lin Yu, he felt that he had completely emptied his mind and energy on this day of rest.
Even the grandest plans must be implemented step by step. Without tangible benefits, these people may outwardly respect you, but they won't follow you into battle.
Lin Yu struggled to "climb" to the filming location.
Looking at the radiant staff, I realized that they probably really did have a day off yesterday.
Good morning, Director Lin!
Dilraba patted Lin Yu on the shoulder from behind, her voice rising in a pleasant tone.
Dilraba was somewhat surprised to see Lin Yu's dark circles under his eyes.
Dilraba hesitated for a moment, then whispered in his ear, "Director Lin, we have a secret recipe at XJ, would you like to try it?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu's eyes widened: "What are you talking about? I'm full of energy, why would I need this!"
Dilraba smiled so hard her eyes narrowed, but she kept her voice low: "Oh, what others don't know, I'll cook it and send it to you."
After saying that, she patted Lin Yu on the shoulder and skipped off to touch up her makeup.
Lin Yu stood behind her, opened his mouth, but didn't shout out, after all, this matter wasn't exactly honorable.
When he turned around again, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wang Jinsong were looking at him with meaningful expressions.
"A graceful gentleman is sought after by a virtuous lady, haven't you ever seen one before?" Lin Yu said, forcing a smile. "Look at you two, so unsophisticated."
Wang Jinsong waved, signaling him to come over.
"You took a day off," he said in a low voice, "You didn't go to flirt with that girl from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, did you?"
"No way, you two are over a hundred years old combined, and you're still so gossipy?" Lin Yu looked at the two curious people and was speechless.
"Oh, I got it. Just be careful, kid. If you like two people at the same time, you have to keep it a secret." Tian Zhuangzhuang said earnestly.
Lin Yu was too embarrassed to say anything to him; a single man like him was lecturing him on dating.
"Alright, alright, let's continue filming." Wang Jinsong clapped his hands, trying to smooth things over.
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In the days that followed, the production team entered the final sprint stage.
The original plan was to complete filming in about a month so as not to interfere with final exams.
However, Lin Yu overestimated the acting skills of these student actors, and dragged it out for almost two months.
Fortunately, all the shots were finally completed before the Spring Festival.
Lin Yu successfully avoided the final exams this semester, and the other students in the film crew were extremely grateful to him.
Unfortunately, they were unaware that Lin Yu and Wang Jinsong had already discussed arranging make-up exams for them when the new semester started.
How could Lin Yu possibly let them miss such an "important" exam?
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Yu finally returned to the mountain. Due to the special circumstances this year, the mountain was still quite full of people.
Lin Yu maintained one principle on the mountain: he didn't listen, didn't look, didn't ask, and didn't discuss anything; all he wanted was money.
On New Year's Eve, after dinner, the old man watched the Spring Festival Gala with Lin Yu while making dumplings.
This habit has been maintained in Lin Yu's family for many years.
Every Spring Festival, the old man would make dumplings with his family.
This year has been rather quiet.
Although Lin Yu's parents returned to Yanjing, they received another assignment to go down and offer condolences, so they couldn't come back for a while.
Apart from essential staff, almost everyone else in the household has been given a holiday and gone home.
"I understand that Mom and Dad aren't here," Lin Yu said while wrapping dumplings, "Where's my older brother?"
"Not being there at a time like this shows they don't respect you."
The old man, watching TV without looking up, said, "Your eldest brother went to your Uncle Qi's house."
"No." Lin Yu paused for a moment. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate to go at this time?"
"Is Big Brother just going to go straight to the other side?"
He put down the dumpling wrappers in his hand, instantly switching to serious mode: "If my older brother passes away, shouldn't I inherit the family business?"
"Grandpa, do you know where my dad hides his secret stash of money?"
The old man glared at Lin Yu with annoyance and slapped Lin Yu on the back of the head.
"I knew you were no good the moment you opened your mouth. Your Uncle Qi's house is going to be lively this year, so he asked your older brother to lend a hand. What are you thinking?"
"You weren't smart to begin with, and now you've made you stupid." Lin Yu rubbed the back of his head, feeling very regretful about missing out on the family fortune.
I wonder if the old man's house on the mountain can be sold; it should be worth quite a bit of money.
"Alright, that's enough. Go get the lunchbox, I'll cook the dumplings." The old man carried the dumplings to the kitchen.
Although we don't use the kitchen often, it's always been fully equipped.
After the old man finished cooking the dumplings, Lin Yu picked up the lunchbox and followed him out of the house.
I delivered a serving of dumplings to each of the staff members still on duty.
Of course, I didn't give them all away; I only gave one to the people around me.
After walking around for a while, on the way home, the old man suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Yu, do you know why I come out to deliver dumplings every year?"
"Winning people's hearts?" Lin Yu blurted out without thinking.
"Hiss!" The old man really gasped and slapped Lin Yu on the back of the head again.
"What's going on in your head, kid?" The old man felt this kid was hopeless. "I've come this far, do I still need to try to win people over like this?"
"No matter how far you go, you still need people's hearts," Lin Yu said somewhat indignantly. "You can't expect people to tip you off when they invite you to a meeting, can you?"
After saying this, Lin Yu paused for a moment, his gaze meeting that of the old man. He hadn't expected that even after all this time, the old man was still walking on thin ice. Indeed, there was still so much for him to learn.
"Hoo," the old man exhaled again, quickly pulled out his belt and lashed it at Lin Yu.
Seeing this, Lin Yu realized he was right. The old man was clearly furious and embarrassed, and he ran back with his lunchbox.
Considering the old man's health condition, Lin Yu didn't dare to run too fast. He would take the time to slow down and give the old man a slap on the belt.
Finally, after much difficulty, they arrived home, and Lin Yu had been beaten three or four times with a belt.
Lin Yu was panting heavily by the door, while the old man was neither red in the face nor out of breath.
"I'll teach you a lesson today," the old man said with a serious face. "No one will follow you because of your status. Only by winning people's hearts with your own will you gain their willingness to fight for you."
Lin Yu nodded, watching the old man walk through the door, and muttered to himself, "Isn't this just winning people's hearts?"
"Snap"
Lin Yu received another lash on the backside. "Your grandpa may be old, but my ears still work!"
It seems that Lin Yu and Huo Qigang's "secret conversation" a month ago has reached the old man's ears.
Seriously, wasn't that supposed to be the top club in the country? How come the security measures are so lax?