sbdcsierra Chapter 204 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
Chapter 204 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
Meanwhile, Li's mother and her husband were still trying to contact Si Qingzhou at the gate of University A.
Meanwhile, Director Zhang, who had brought his nephew Wang Chengyu back to City A from Shanghai, was also trying to find out about Si Qingzhou.
"Director Zhang? Why did you suddenly decide to call me?"
Editor Chen was surprised that Director Zhang would call him, especially from his private home landline.
"Old Chen, there's something I need your help with. I couldn't reach you with the previous number, so I asked my friend to get your address and phone number."
"What's the matter that's causing you, such a busy person, to be in such a hurry?"
Editor Chen found this quite novel, as it was not Director Zhang's usual style.
"Here's the thing, you know I'm currently preparing to shoot a movie. I found the female lead I wanted, but before we could even talk, she left. However, her son is studying at University A, and I was thinking, isn't your son also at University A? Could you help me find someone?"
"That's quite unusual. We were saying that with your high standards, you'd probably need to find a fairy, but you found one as soon as you went back to your hometown, and she's even a middle-aged woman. Are you sure she's up to the task?"
Editor Chen asked, half-jokingly and half-doubtingly.
"Hey, what a coincidence, but it's also good that I went back. Old Chen, you don't know, there's no one more suitable than her."
Director Zhang's firm tone made Editor Chen even more curious about Si Yan.
"Then tell me a name, and I'll have my son ask him first."
Editor Chen readily agreed.
"Her name is Si Yan, and her son's name is Si Qingzhou. I heard he's a top student, so it should be easy to find out about him."
Director Zhang recalled the information his nephew Wang Chengyu had given him and felt even more admiration for Si Yan.
After all, raising her son all by herself for so many years and raising him to be so well-behaved requires a lot of effort.
However, when Director Zhang recalled Si Qingzhou's face from his memory, he felt that it was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.
"Okay, I got it. I'll ask him right away. He's home today."
"Okay, Lao Chen, I'm counting on you."
Director Zhang said happily.
Editor Chen hung up the phone and went upstairs.
"Son, come out here for a second, I have something to ask you."
"what's up?"
Editor Chen's son, Chen Cheng, came out curiously.
"Your Uncle Zhang asked me to inquire about someone from your school, someone named Si Qingzhou. Yes, Si Qingzhou. Have you heard of him?"
"Si Qingzhou? I do know someone like that, but I don't know if he's the one Uncle Zhang is looking for."
"Dad, why does Uncle Zhang, a director, want to see him?"
Chen Cheng asked curiously.
"I don't know the specifics, but your Uncle Zhang said that Si Qingzhou's mother is the female lead he's looking for, but he hasn't been able to contact her, so he's asking you for help."
Chen Cheng was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Could the rumors be true?"
"What rumors?"
Editor Chen asked, completely bewildered, "How did finding someone get involved in some rumors?"
"That's how it is. They say that Si Qingzhou's mother is incredibly beautiful, and all women like her. Of course, I haven't seen her, and I suspect they're exaggerating."
Chen Cheng said with a smirk.
"That must be him. Can you help me arrange a meeting tomorrow? Your dad is incredibly curious about him too."
Editor Chen gave instructions.
Meanwhile, Li's mother and Li Rui also successfully obtained information about Si Qingzhou, but at this moment they were looking at each other with blank expressions.
"Is what they're saying true? Does Si Yan really possess extraordinary beauty?"
"Mother Li said in disbelief."
"Whether it's true or not, we can find out the address and go check it out."
Li Rui was also very curious. Could Si Yan be even prettier than Qingqing?
Si Qingzhou was unaware that Li Rui and the others had already arrived at the gate of his school; he had just returned to his dormitory.
"Hey, Qingzhou, have you explained things clearly to your advisor?"
Xiao Yuan asked curiously.
"To clarify, it was all a misunderstanding."
Si Qingzhou responded while packing her things.
"Then why are you packing your things?"
Xiao Yuan felt a pang of anxiety as he watched Si Qingzhou pack her things.
"It's nothing, I'm just worried about my mom living alone. I've already applied to my advisor, and I won't be staying in the dorm for a while."
Si Qingzhou said softly.
"That's true. With your looks, it's not very safe for you to be alone."
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but blush when he thought of Si Yan's appearance. Her fair and tender skin with a rosy glow and her bright, expressive eyes, like the sea, truly touched his heart.
"Hey, Qingzhou, I'm not kidding. What do you think about me being your stepfather? Of course, we'll be on separate terms. You call me Dad, and I'll call you Brother, okay?"
"Xiao Yuan, are you asking for a beating?!"
Si Qingzhou's lips tightened even more.
"No, no, no, I was just kidding, just kidding."
Xiao Yuan was terrified when he saw Si Qingzhou's angry expression.
[Both are unmarried, and there's a significant age gap, but that's not a big problem. It's just that Qingzhou is facing a bit of a challenge.]
“Xiao Yuan, she is my mother. I advise you to put away those ulterior motives.”
After Si Qingzhou finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Xiao Yuan standing there blankly.
"But I'm serious."
Xiao Yuan looked at Si Qingzhou's retreating figure and said awkwardly.
It's not that I disagree with my mother having a second spring, but she's too young to know how to take care of people, and someone like Xiao Yuan is definitely not suitable.
Si Qingzhou hurried home with her luggage, while Li's mother and Li Rui arrived at the door with the address they had bought.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
"He's not even that good-looking. Are all the students blind?"
Mother Li frowned as she looked at the woman in front of her, who was dressed in plain clothes and had a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"Hey, how can you talk like that! You're the ugly one, you have such a mean face."
The woman speaking was Aunt Li, Si Yan's neighbor. It turned out that the student had remembered the address wrong.
However, the two members of the Li family are unaware of this at the moment.
"You...what did you say?"
Mrs. Li clutched her chest, looking utterly shocked.
After all, no one had ever spoken to her like that before.
"Si Yan, how dare you speak like that? Do you still want to be a part of the Li family?"
Li Rui said angrily, supporting her mother.
"Wait a minute, Si Yan? My surname is Li, I don't have that name. You've got the wrong person. What bad luck, being insulted for no reason."
"boom……"
Aunt Li rolled her eyes and slammed the door shut.
Li's mother and Li Rui looked embarrassed.
"That student is something else. He gave me a fake address, took the money, and then did nothing. And he's supposed to be a top student."
Mrs. Li looked indignant; how could she have run into a swindler?
"Mom, should we still look for Si Yan now?"
Li Rui looked at her mother hesitantly.
"Forget it, I'm afraid we won't be able to find it anytime soon."
Mother Li waved her hand and prepared to leave with Li Rui, but then someone behind them mentioned Si Yan's name.
"This must be the place, number six Tong'an Lane? Is Si Yan, who lives here, really very beautiful?"
Aunt Wang pointed to the gate and asked curiously.
"That's right, you didn't see her that day, she was really beautiful."
Aunt Liu pulled Aunt Wang aside and whispered.
"Really? Even prettier than those movie stars?"
Aunt Wang asked in doubt. She didn't quite believe that an ordinary person could be more beautiful than a movie star.
"Really! If you don't believe me, take a close look when she goes out to buy groceries in the next few days. She's incredibly beautiful."
Aunt Liu recalled the sight of Si Yan that she had inadvertently seen and sighed softly.
Since they had to go home to cook, the two aunts didn't linger, but the Li family mother and daughter accurately caught what they said.
"It was supposed to be number six, but this paper clearly says number nine!"
Li Rui said angrily,
For some reason, she turned back to look at Li's mother.
"Mom, do we still need to..."
Before Li Rui could finish speaking, her mother interrupted her.
"Forget it, I don't want to see her anymore. Today's whole thing was a waste of my energy. I wasn't planning on seeing her anyway, but I don't know why I got so obsessed with coming here."
Li's mother glanced disdainfully at the Si family's gate and left with Li Rui. Little did she know that she would later regret countless times not persisting, otherwise Si Yan would probably have been her daughter-in-law long ago.
On the way back, Li Rui thought of Si Qingzhou and cautiously asked again.
"Mom, should we still look for my eldest brother's son, Si Qingzhou?"
"We should look for someone, but Mom thought it wouldn't be appropriate to just go to their door directly. It would be better to arrange a meeting later under some pretext."
Mrs. Li didn't want to leave a bad impression on her precious grandson. She had been too excited before, but now that she had calmed down, she needed to carefully plan the scene of their first meeting.
However, Si Qingzhou, whom they were thinking about, just passed by them. Because one of them was traveling by car and the other was walking, the Li family mother and daughter missed Si Qingzhou.
In no time, Si Qingzhou arrived home with bags and packages of luggage.
Why are you carrying so much stuff?
Si Yan took the blanket that Si Qingzhou was holding in her arms.
"Hey, I'm not planning to stay here long-term, so I brought the sheets and duvet covers back since I'll be using them in the new house anyway."
Si Qingzhou said casually as she tidied up her things.
"Silly child, the beds at your school are so small, how are you going to use them if you bring them back?"
Si Yan was both amused and exasperated. Did she only need to cover half of it?
"It's okay, I can sleep alone."
Si Qingzhou pursed her lips involuntarily as she thought about the money she had left.
Just as Si Yan was about to say something, her system Xiao Qi in her mind went wild.
[Host, see? You've gotten your wish and moved to a new place, but we at Qingzhou are broke. Your trip to City A alone will have emptied our pockets.]
Don't worry, I have a way to make money.
Si Yan replied calmly.
What method?
System Xiaoqi was heartbroken; if his happiness level hadn't remained unchanged, he would have already exploded.
The business card in my pocket is my solution.
Si Yan touched the business card in her pocket with her right hand. Perhaps she could find a different way to make money in this life.
You want to act? You...
Before System Xiaoqi could finish speaking, Si Yan forcibly blocked her.
Si Yan has more important things to do now.
"Qingzhou, it's my fault for not telling you. I prepared all these things. I didn't have time to bring them when I left home this time, so I bought them before you went to school."
"Oh, by the way, Mom plans to find a job this time in City A, so she can't just stay at home all the time."
Si Qingzhou was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Mom, you're new to this place, so let's wait a bit. I'm worried you might get scammed."
Si Qingzhou is already planning to take on a few more part-time jobs.
Although tuition is free, he still has to pay for food, clothing, and transportation while living away from home. After paying for his previous transportation, he didn't have much money left.
In addition, the scholarship hasn't been issued yet, so Si Qingzhou's wallet isn't very strong right now. He even had to pay for a meal a couple of days ago.
Si Qingzhou was unaware that Li's mother had cleverly used his job search to arrange a meeting with him.
"Mom, you and my little sister have been acting strangely lately."
Li Yang asked curiously, noting that he had recently seen his mother and younger sister, Li Rui, together, seemingly chatting about something.
"It's nothing, just some gossip. You go about your business, why are you concerned about us?"
After finishing her sentence, Li's mother paused for a moment before continuing.
"Brother, let me ask you something. When you went to the countryside, did you meet anyone you can't forget?"
Li Rui asked a question that seemed to have a deeper meaning.
"Who is it? I don't know them."
Li Yang was certain that he had no one he could never forget.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Mother Li said softly from the side."
However, she overlooked the fact that Li Yang was able to become the president of the Li family company not only because he was the eldest son of the Li family.
Li Yang's eyes darkened slightly as he looked at the evasive glances of Li's mother and Li Rui.
It seems that something has indeed happened that I'm unaware of.
After Li Yang left, Li's mother grabbed Li Rui's ear, her face full of anger.
"You brat, how can you be so impatient? You haven't even seen the person yet, and you're already asking about your brother."
"What? I'm just curious. It seems like my brother is completely unaware of this matter. It's not just about the child; it seems like he doesn't know anything about that woman either. It's a bit strange."
Li Rui muttered to herself.
"Why do you care so much? As long as you confirm that he is indeed your older brother's son, you don't need to worry about anything else."
"Mother Li said softly."
"Yes, do everything as Mom says."
Li Rui chuckled and obediently followed her mother upstairs.
Little did they know that an uninvited guest had been lying in wait for a long time in the place they thought was safe.
"No wonder that old woman has been getting increasingly annoyed with me lately; it turns out she has another grandson. No way! Starting tomorrow, I have to keep a close eye on them, or else can the Li family still belong to Licheng?"
"And then there's Li Rui. She always seemed so nice to me, but I never expected her to be so cunning."
The second daughter-in-law of the Li family looked at the two people's backs with unreadable eyes.
Si Yan and Si Qingzhou were unaware that they were about to face a formidable enemy.
The struggle for succession within the Li family has officially begun.