Chapter 27 Today's Marshmallows Are Extra Sweet

After the New Year, I followed Lao Lin to visit several elders, including Jing Tian's home.

I received a lot of praise from my elders and countless resentments from my peers.

That’s good. We need to put some pressure on them, otherwise where will the motivation come from?
Lao Lin has only one younger sister, and Zhao Yuxia has only one younger brother.

Both families settled in the capital, and Lin Yicheng would visit them to pay New Year's greetings after returning to Beijing.

Lin Yicheng's grandparents are all gone, and he basically has no relatives in Shaanxi Province. If he does have any, they are already beyond the fifth degree of mourning and they no longer have any contact with each other.

……

Today, a family of three is at Jingtian's home.

The elders were chatting together, and Jing Tian took Lin Yicheng out shopping. When the elders on both sides saw it, they smiled in tacit understanding and pretended not to know.

Lin Yicheng wore a turban and a mask, with only a pair of eyes showing.

Fortunately, it is winter now, so this outfit is not strange.

There's no way. He's too popular now. If he doesn't disguise himself, he will definitely be recognized and attract onlookers when he walks on the street.

Lin Yicheng didn't want to cause trouble.

"I wish I could be as famous as you one day." Jing Tian was very much looking forward to it.

"Being famous means you have no freedom. No matter what you say or do, there are countless people watching you. You have to be careful and not make mistakes, and don't let people catch you."

"Then I am willing to do that too. Being the center of attention and admired by countless people must be a good feeling."

"When that day comes, you will know."

Lin Yicheng is not quite sure, after all, this is a sweet girl that cannot be made popular!
"Alas, I can't sing as well as you, I can't write novels, I'm stupid, and have a bad temper..." As Jing Tian counted his own shortcomings, he became less and less confident.

Compared with Lin Yicheng, I am like an ugly duckling.

Will the distance between him and me grow further and further, to the point where I can no longer see his background? And will the person following behind him be someone else?

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Jing Tian was a little flustered. While tidying up her hair that was blown by the wind, she quietly touched the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand.

"I remember when we were little, you were always a beat or two slow to react, and you kept everything to yourself, only wiping away your tears in secret."

"How could that be? I don't even remember it, you must have remembered it wrong." Jing Tian was embarrassed.

I remember that I was like a little kid at that time, skinny and weak, and I could only follow Lin Yicheng stupidly. Wherever he went, I would go.

When he saw something delicious, he didn't say anything, but just stood there motionless, letting Lin Yicheng buy it for him.

When someone bullied her and she refused to tell her family, she would cry in front of Lin Yicheng. Even if he asked her who she was, she would not answer.

Lin Yicheng had no choice but to question them one by one, and he had many unjust fights because of this.

Lin Yicheng also thought back to the past. Although he had a mature soul at that time, he was still instinctively childish in many things.

It’s pretty good to think about it now, as I had two precious childhoods.

……

Suddenly, Jing Tian beside him stopped moving. Lin Yicheng turned his head and smiled.

Jing Tian was standing next to a small cart with a dozen marshmallows on it.

The stall owner has great skills and makes the marshmallows into various animal shapes to attract customers.

Jing Tian stared at the marshmallows and turned to look at Lin Yicheng.

"Which one do you want?" Lin Yicheng asked. Seeing Jing Tian was struggling, he handed the money to the boss directly, then picked a duck and a rabbit from the cart and gave them both to Jing Tian.

I remember she liked rabbits and ducklings more.

Jing Tian held the rabbit in her left hand and the duck in her right hand. For a moment, she didn't know which one to start with.

In the end, she took a bite of the left one and licked the right one. Her big eyes narrowed up happily and the corners of her mouth raised like a crescent moon.

For a moment, Lin Yicheng felt that this winter seemed to be a little warmer.

Seeing the sugar residue on the corner of Jing Tian's mouth, Lin Yicheng couldn't help but reached out and wiped it off for her.

Jing Tianzheng paused for a moment, then quickly lowered his head.

Today's marshmallows seem extra sweet.

……

On the way back, Jing Tian put one hand in Lin Yicheng's pocket, using the excuse that his hands were cold. Seeing that he didn't refuse, Jing Tian smiled secretly, like a fox who stole honey. "Do you remember why I called you Big Orange?"

"The first day I met you, you were crying, and I gave you an orange to eat, and then you stopped crying."

"Yes, and every time I cried, you would give me an orange to eat. And since your name contains the character '誠' and you are older than me, I called you Big Orange."

"I also know that you cried in front of me on purpose several times just to trick me into eating the oranges. This caused me to find the wrong person and start the wrong fight."

"Ah?" Jing Tian was stunned and stuttered a little, "Y-you all, know, know."

"You think I am you, so stupid."

"I'm not stupid!" Jing Tian said loudly, his reasoning was not enough, but his anger was strong.

"Very silly, a silly girl!"

"Ah~ah~I'm not stupid!" Jing Tian was furious and stretched out his hand to slap Lin Yicheng.

Lin Yicheng dodged and took a few quick steps forward.

"Don't run, I'm going to kill you, Big Orange!" Seeing that he couldn't catch up with him, Jing Tian grabbed a handful of snow from the side of the road.

"Oh my." Jing Tian exclaimed.

Lin Yicheng turned around and stopped.

Jing Tian took the opportunity to run over and slap the snow onto Lin Yicheng's hat.

"You're the one who's stupid, aren't you stupid this time? Humph!"

Lin Yicheng reached out and grabbed the snow off his hat, pretending to put it on Jing Tian's head.

Jing Tian was so scared that he begged for mercy.

"No, I was wrong, don't let go."

Seeing Lin Yicheng throwing away the ball of snow, Jing Tian chuckled.

……

After having dinner at Jingtian's house, listening to the encouragement and suggestions from his godfather and the concern and inquiries from his godmother, Lin Yicheng and Lao Lin said goodbye and left.

On the sixth day of the New Year, Lin Yicheng was packing up at home with Zhao Yuxia.

"Mom, stop pretending. There are too many to carry."

"If you can't carry it, just check it in. It's all the food you like to eat and the clothes you can wear."

"I can just buy whatever I need myself." Lin Yicheng said helplessly. Wow, this situation is almost like moving house.

"Can the ones you buy outside be the same? Be good and get another suitcase."

Coincidentally, the cell phone rang, and Lin Yicheng answered it immediately as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

It was Zongshuai calling again.

After listening for a while, Lin Yicheng said:
"Well, you help me find someone who is familiar with that place. If there is no mainland film and television company, I will go to Hong Kong and Taiwan to look for it. If there is still no Hong Kong and Taiwan, I will go to the resident offices of Warner, Universal, Columbia, etc."

"I still offer the same price, 10 points. If 10 points is not enough, I'll charge 15 points. If 15 points is not enough, I'll charge 20 points. Find someone and go with him personally."

"Yes, get to know them, lay the groundwork, and build a relationship. This will be beneficial to both you and me in the future."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Well, bye."

"What's wrong? Looking for someone in Hong Kong and Taiwan again?" Zhao Yuxia asked, putting down the things in her hands.

"South Korea, the island countries, as well as Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries have smelled the scent and want to introduce my dramas."

"So many countries?" Zhao Yuxia was surprised.

"It's so popular in China. My novels and music are also a little famous in Southeast Asia. Huang Shengyi has also become a familiar face thanks to Kung Fu."

"Of course they are interested. But I don't think they can sell it for a high price, after all, the cost of filming is there."

“It doesn’t matter how much money you have. What matters is laying the foundation for the channels first. With the channels, things will be more convenient in the future.” Zhao Yuxia was able to develop the publishing house so well, naturally she had a unique vision.

"I think so too. It's not about making money. It's okay to give it away for free this time, but free gifts are not taken seriously. I'm thinking about the future. Once the channel is established, my company's dramas will have more sales channels."

"Mom can't help you with anything right now. You should be more cautious in everything you do. Don't be too hasty. Be steady."

"You have helped me enough in the past. I will let you enjoy the happiness in the future."

"That's great, Mom will wait."

(End of this chapter)