The two of them chatted and laughed all the way into a wonton shop. This wonton shop was located on the roadside of the film and television base. The storefront wasn't very big, but it was tidily cleaned up.
The shop owner was an elderly aunt. She was sitting at the counter wrapping wontons. Seeing someone come in, she patted the flour off her hands and stood up, saying, "There are only wontons available now."
Su Tang checked the time. It was already past nine o'clock. The aunt might be about to close the shop soon, and there were hardly any customers in the store.
"Then pack two servings of wontons for takeout."
"Sure thing. It'll be ready in a jiffy."
After Ren Qingzhou ordered the wontons, the aunt quickly went to cook them. Su Tang saw the menu posted on the wall of the shop. There were very few items on it. Maybe it was because the aunt couldn't manage a large variety on her own.
Seeing her looking around, Ren Qingzhou whispered, "The aunt's wontons are delicious. I've been eating them here when I was filming here before."
Just as they were talking, the aunt came out with two takeout boxes in her hands. "Here you are. Hold them carefully."
Ren Qingzhou paid the bill, and the two of them left the small shop.
Su Tang smelled the fragrance of the food in her hands and felt a bit hungry.
As soon as they got back to the hotel, she couldn't wait to open the takeout box and took a bite. "They're really delicious, and the soup is very fresh."
"This aunt has been selling wontons here for many years. I even thought about asking her to open a branch before."
"What did the aunt say?"
"The aunt said she was too old to handle that much work, so my wish had to go unfulfilled."
Ren Qingzhou watched Su Tang eating with gusto and felt his own appetite whetted. He opened his box and found that the aunt hadn't given him a spoon.
So Ren Qingzhou looked at Su Tang pitifully. "Tiantian, I don't have a spoon. How can I eat?"
Su Tang asked him, "Do you have an extra spoon in the hotel?"
Ren Qingzhou lied through his teeth. "No."
Su Tang ignored his words. "Then I'll ask the service staff to bring you one."
Saying that, she was about to call the hotel's service hotline. Ren Qingzhou was quick - witted and grabbed her hand.
"I don't want that."
"Then don't eat."
"But I'm hungry."
"Then what do you want?"
"I want you to feed me." Ren Qingzhou finally voiced his request.
"You're almost 30 years old."
"A man is always a child in front of the one he loves."
Su Tang seemed to have heard this sentence before, but it always felt a bit strange when used in this context.
"Fine, I'll feed you."
Su Tang looked at the spoon in her hand. "But I've used this spoon. There might be my saliva on it. Are you sure you want to use the spoon I've used?"
"It's okay. I don't mind." Ren Qingzhou opened his mouth.
Su Tang picked up a wonton from the bowl and fed it to him. "Is it delicious?"
"Delicious. It's even better than the ones I've had before." Ren Qingzhou was content.
It was hard to tell whether it was because the aunt's wonton - making skills had improved recently or because this wonton was fed to him by Su Tang.
The two of them shared the two bowls of wontons, taking turns. After they were full, Ren Qingzhou picked up the script that Su Tang had been looking at. "We're shooting this part tomorrow. Don't you really want to go and have a look?"
"Okay. Then take me with you tomorrow. I'm a bit curious." Su Tang agreed.
Ren Qingzhou's shooting schedule the next day wasn't very early. He just needed to arrive at the filming set around nine o'clock.
He usually got up late, but he was never late. He used to be rather slovenly, just getting out of bed and rushing straight to the crew.
But today, with Su Tang around, he couldn't show up looking disheveled.
Li Momo didn't want to complain about the power of the sister - in - law anymore. It wasn't the first time anyway. She really wanted to poach the sister - in - law to be her assistant. That would save a lot of trouble.
As soon as the three of them got out of the elevator, they ran into Ren Qingzhou's fans, three young girls. They didn't know how long they had been waiting there. The moment they saw Ren Qingzhou, their eyes lit up.
Probably because they were young, they were quite shy and didn't dare to get too close to Ren Qingzhou.
Ren Qingzhou was wearing a mask, so he waved at them.
One of the three girls, who was a bit bolder, finally walked over. "Zhouzhou, you should take care of your health. You've lost weight recently."
Her voice was very gentle. When she saw Ren Qingzhou, she just gave a few words of advice. Knowing that he still had work to do next, she didn't even dare to ask for his autograph or a photo and just waved goodbye to him.
Su Tang watched them walking further and further away and couldn't help sighing, "Some fans are really well - behaved."
Ren Qingzhou's fans were indeed well - known for being well - behaved and rarely got involved in the disputes in the entertainment circle.
Actually, the entertainment circle was a really amazing place. Sometimes you'd find that some celebrities had a bad reputation among the public. The reason was often their fans, while the celebrities themselves didn't have any major flaws.
Ren Qingzhou was rather Buddhist. He wasn't a top - tier celebrity in the entertainment circle. He was somewhere between the second and third tiers, and he was quite content with that. As the saying goes, a small - scale success depends on promotion, while a big - scale success depends on fate. Some things couldn't be forced.
Moreover, to be honest, being a top - tier celebrity wasn't easy. His current life was quite stable. He had the music he loved and the person he loved by his side. Of course, it would be even better if they could make their relationship public.
When the fans showed up just now, Su Tang was really a bit scared. Fortunately, the three of them were very excited, and there were also a lot of crew members around, so Su Tang didn't attract their attention.
But at this moment, Su Tang was really a bit timid. "Maybe I'll wait for you in the hotel."
"It's okay. If we're photographed, we'll just make our relationship public." Ren Qingzhou joked.
Su Tang saw Li Momo's face change. Obviously, she was really frightened.
"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll get angry."
"Okay, okay. I'll listen to Tiantian." Ren Qingzhou nodded.
Regarding this matter, Li Momo actually had her own considerations. There was really no such thing as an air - tight secret in the world. Since they were in a relationship, they would be photographed one day. On the one hand, they definitely had to stop such news from spreading, and on the other hand, they also had to make plans in advance.
Now, if Su Tang was occasionally photographed at some work occasions, it could be said that she was Ren Qingzhou's new assistant.
Li Momo really thought that telling one lie would require countless other lies to cover it up, which was really inappropriate. But she had no other choice and could only adopt this expedient measure for the time being.
Although they met the fans on the way, it didn't take up too much time. They still arrived at the crew quite early.
Su Tang saw Dong Yueyi looking unhappy and couldn't help thinking of what had happened the previous night.
In front of so many people in the crew, Dong Yueyi certainly couldn't make things difficult for Ren Qingzhou directly.
But her tone was rather sarcastic. "Mr. Ren is here. Is this your new assistant? I haven't seen her before."
Su Tang rolled her eyes silently in her heart. She didn't know who that person was last night.
What a nuisance.
"Do you have something to say?" Ren Qingzhou seemed to say this every time he saw her, clearly implying that if she had something to say, she should just say it, and if not, she should leave.
"We have a scene together later. I'm here to go over the lines with you."
This kind of work - related request couldn't be refused, so Ren Qingzhou had to start going over the lines with her.
They had barely gone over three and a half lines when a crew member, probably not noticing the people standing there, pushed a lot of boxes over. The boxes looked wobbly, and finally a few boxes on top couldn't bear the weight and fell down.
Dong Yueyi shrieked and rushed towards Ren Qingzhou.
Ren Qingzhou didn't react in time and was bumped into. Then he subconsciously pulled her and politely asked, "What's wrong?"
Dong Yueyi seemed to be really frightened, and her face looked a bit pale. "What's wrong with you? Didn't you see there were people here?"
The crew member was obviously also scared and kept apologizing. "I'm sorry, Mr. Ren. I'm sorry, Ms. Dong. I really didn't see there were people here."
Ren Qingzhou saw that Dong Yueyi wasn't injured, and the crew members really had a hard time. He wanted to make a big deal small and a small deal nothing. So he said, "It's not a big deal..."
But Dong Yueyi was being unrelenting. "It didn't hit me today. What if it did? Could he afford to compensate? Such a person must be fired."
Their commotion quickly attracted more crew members. Dong Yueyi was related to the investor, so the crew members naturally had to give her some face. Moreover, the crew was in the wrong in this matter. The assistant director scolded the crew member and then, following Dong Yueyi's wishes, told him to leave immediately.
Ren Qingzhou watched this farce in silence.
Dong Yueyi said she was really frightened and definitely couldn't film at this moment.
This scene was supposed to involve her, Ren Qingzhou, and Lin Yujie, and many extras were also needed.
The extras were waiting there, and she suddenly refused to work. It was really difficult for the crew. Su Tang saw people from all over the crew going to her lounge one after another, probably to comfort her fragile heart and see if there was any possibility of filming in the morning.
Ren Qingzhou and Lin Yujie looked at each other and smiled. They understood each other without saying a word.
Lin Yujie greeted Ren Qingzhou and then went to rest. He had a lot of scenes with Dong Yueyi in this drama, which really exhausted him. He hadn't been sleeping well these days, and his mental state was very poor.
Ren Qingzhou pointed in the direction where the crew member had left and said to Su Tang, "Let's go. Let's go and have a look."
Su Tang knew that he felt sorry for the crew member. Although the crew member had made a mistake, he didn't deserve such a harsh punishment.
The crew member was packing up his things. Just because of Dong Yueyi's words, he had lost his job.
It was really not easy for young people to struggle outside. Ren Qingzhou knew this well. He knocked on the door and saw the person inside look up, looking surprised. "Mr. Ren?"
He obviously didn't expect Ren Qingzhou to come here. The non - stop work in the crew was so tiring that even the celebrities felt exhausted.
But besides the celebrities, the crew members were even more hard - working.
Before this, he even thought that no celebrity would notice them in their corner. He never thought that Ren Qingzhou would actually find him here.
"You did make a mistake today. If you really hit her, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Yes, I was too careless." Actually, when Dong Yueyi screamed, he also broke out in a cold sweat.
Losing his job was a minor thing. If he really hit Dong Yueyi, this matter definitely wouldn't be so easy to resolve.
"You should be more careful in the future so that you can make fewer mistakes." Ren Qingzhou then asked, "What are your plans next? Will you still continue to work with the crew?"
"Yes. Since I've decided to enter this industry, I won't give up easily."
This young man had some backbone. Ren Qingzhou liked people with backbone.
"Do you want to work with a movie crew? It might be a bit different from working with a TV drama crew, but it can also be a new life experience."
Ren Qingzhou decided to help him. He flipped through his phone and found a contact number. Su Tang handed him a pen, and he copied down the number and gave it to him. "If you're willing, you can contact him."
"Thank you so much. Thank you." He seemed not very good at expressing himself. At this moment, all he could say was thank you.
Ren Qingzhou smiled and left the messy room with Su Tang.
This was the first time he had been to the place where the crew members usually stayed. Suddenly, he felt that although he had his own difficulties, compared with them, he was already living a good life and had no right to complain.
"I used to think it was really hard when I first debuted. Struggling in this strange circle, there was hardly anyone who could help me. But now when I think about it, I'm actually luckier than most people." He said to Su Tang.
Su Tang knew that this ordinary crew member had reminded him of his past self. Everyone's journey of chasing their dreams wasn't smooth. It was precisely because of those bumpy past experiences that he wanted to help others as much as he could.
Even after going through so many things, Ren Qingzhou's heart was still incredibly soft.