I'm not just a director

The first day of the Lunar New Year in 2005.

At the beginning of the new year, Jiang Peian packed up in the capital and prepared to go home.

Beijing Airport.

There are not a few people who go home on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Many of them are in a hurry and look tired.

Thinking about it, if you can stay home on New Year's Eve and go back on New Year's Day, you are really busy.

The same goes for Jiang Pei'an. When he called home, he said he had made dumplings and was waiting for him to go back.

Perhaps because he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage this year, it was rare that he was not urged to get married by his parents this year.

If we put aside previous years, I would probably start calling him in the twelfth lunar month and mentioning this matter as if it was nothing, and then as the new year approaches, I would start urging him to get married.

Until the Chinese New Year, the phone calls were definitely once a day, and I would be reminded in person when I got home.

The main thing is not to get married and not to stop working.

……

Jiang Pei'an set off from Beijing and changed flights before arriving in Xinyang City.

It was already twelve o'clock at noon when the plane landed, and it was still a three-hour drive from Xinyang to Jiang Pei'an's home.

After having lunch in Xinyang City, Jiang Peian ran to Qi Yuefei's underground parking lot as usual and drove away in his Daben.

The old boy has made a lot of money in the past two years and has more and more cars.

In today's situation, if ordinary people have a car at home, it means that their living standard is already very good.

This old boy actually has an underground parking garage, so you can imagine how much money he made.

Jiang Peian just doesn't have the habit of collecting cars.

As for the car, as long as it can be driven.

From Xinyang City to Jiangtai Town, Jiang Peian drove non-stop. Fortunately, there were not as many cars as there were in later generations.

If he had gone back at this time in later generations, he would have been stuck on the road for at least an afternoon.

Even so, it was already five o'clock in the evening when I got home.

"My brother is back, grandparents, my brother is back!"

When the younger brother Jiang Peijian saw Jiang Peian getting off the bus, he immediately shouted loudly into the house.

"Okay, you have a loud voice. Did you get a certificate this year?"

Jiang Pei'an rubbed his little brother's carefully made hairstyle vigorously, and ended up touching the hair gel in his hand.

My little brother has grown up too, and has reached the age where he sprays hair spray on his head for free.

"Brother, you have messed up my hair. I have to go out to attend a class reunion later."

The little brother complained.

"What class reunion?"

Jiang Peian opened the car door, took out the gift, and asked unclearly.

"Elementary school classmates have a reunion. You adults gather in groups of three or five every day. We can't get together."

The little brother said plausibly.

After hearing what the little brother said, Jiang Peian gave him a thumbs up.

Seeing his uncle and aunt going out to greet them, Jiang Peian first smiled and said hello to them.

Then he said:

"Uncle, Peijian just asked me for money and said he would go to the county town with his female classmates to watch a movie. Uncle, I think you will have a grandson next year."

When the uncle heard Jiang Pei'an's words, his kind expression just now turned into a dark cloud.

"Dad, dad, listen to me. My brother is talking nonsense. I didn't ask him for money. He is talking nonsense."

Seeing the expression on his father's face, the little brother's expression changed and he said in horror.

"You didn't ask for money? Then you just want to go out to watch movies with your female classmates? No wonder you didn't get the certificate this year. It turns out that your thoughts are elsewhere. You are not allowed to go anywhere today!"

The uncle carried the little brother who looked hopeless and walked into the yard.

Jiang Peian made a helpless expression towards his little brother.

……

The Jiang family is very lively today. The aunts who usually have to wait until the third and fourth days of the lunar month to come to pay New Year greetings have all arrived this year.

Not only that, grandma’s nephews also gathered today and rushed over.

This group of people came here to pay New Year greetings since the morning and stayed until night, unwilling to leave.

As for why, everyone knows it well.

There is a great person in the Jiang family.

They can all perform on the CCTV in Beijing, and it’s a big stage like CCTV.

You must know that everyone knew that this relative was a big star before, but at that time, they had no idea, and the Jiang family also deliberately kept a low profile.

So everyone thought it was nothing.

But this year was different. Paper could not cover the fire. As soon as Jiang Pei'an stood on the stage, relatives immediately recognized him.

Then he called Jiang's family to make some insinuations and verify his thoughts.

No, I came here on the first day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year greetings to Jiang Peian’s grandparents...

"Pei'an, come here and call someone."

Grandma stood beside her nephew and niece, smiling happily.

"These are the children from your uncle's family. You call them uncle and cousin. These are children from their respective families. This one is called brother, that one is your sister, and there is a younger brother."

"You definitely don't know them. We haven't seen them for more than 20 years. I don't even dare to recognize them."

Grandma stood next to her relatives and smiled very happily.

Jiang Pei'an originally didn't like this group of relatives, but for his grandma's sake, he didn't offend anyone and greeted them all with a smile:

"Cousin, cousin, hello, brothers and sisters, hehe, long time no see."

It's been a long time since we last met, so Jiang Pei'an doesn't remember these people at all.

In his last life, he had heard that his grandma had several nieces and nephews, but he had never seen her in person.

Especially later, he never saw grandma at her funeral.

"Pei'an is so handsome."

"You've grown so big in the blink of an eye. I hugged you when you were a kid."

"Brother, the song "The Wind Rises" you sang was so beautiful. I listened to it again when the Spring Festival Gala was replayed today."

Several people shook hands with Jiang Pei'an and talked to him.

At this time, after receiving the news that Jiang Peian had returned to the village, other neighbors also rushed over to see the star.

Again, I was a star before, but I just didn’t have any idea. Now that I’m on the Spring Festival Gala, it’s definitely different.

"Pei'an is back and handsome again, haha."

"Pei'an, did you see Cheng Long at the Spring Festival Gala? I like him very much."

"Pei'an, next year I also want to go to the capital to film. Do you have a way to introduce me to it?"

Neighbors talked a lot after seeing Jiang Peian.

Jiang Peian took out his cigarette and entertained everyone one by one.

This down-to-earth style immediately made the neighbors more favorable.

"Look, I said that even if Pei'an becomes a big star, he will never forget us. He even handed me cigarettes."

"Hey, the cigarettes given by the big stars are incense."

"Pei'an is really promising, well done!"

After listening to their words, Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly. After dismissing the neighbors who were watching the excitement, Jiang Pei'an said to the relatives beside him: "Elders, let's not stand outside. It's cold outside. Come inside."

"We won't sit any longer. It's getting dark today. It will be difficult to walk back on the road if we go back later."

The eldest cousin looked at Jiang Peian's Da Ben with envy and said.

Jiang Peian also noticed the look in his cousin's eyes and said with a smile:

"Our Jiangtai Town is not far from your Bazi. My cousin, you will stay at home for dinner in the evening. I will take you back after dinner."

"Oh, I'm so embarrassed."

Although he said this, his legs were moving towards the house.

Several people walked into the house talking and laughing, while Jiang Pei'an took his father aside to talk.

"Dad, it seems like you old cousins ​​are not easy to deal with."

If it's about watching celebrities, then it's time to leave now.

If you don't leave after seeing it, it means you are asking for help.

Jiang's father was furious. He glanced at the people in the room, lowered his voice and said:

"What a bullshit old cousin, they used to bully me when I was little. We haven't had any contact with each other for almost twenty years.

I heard that you went to the Spring Festival Gala, so I just wanted to ask you for help. Don’t promise them anything. I’ll take care of them from the front. "

"Okay, then I will listen to you. Since they have bullied you, I will definitely not let them go."

Hearing his son's words, Jiang's father was very pleased, but after thinking about it, he hesitated and said:

"Forget it, it all happened when I was a child. You can see that your grandma is very happy today.

Those are all relatives from her natal family. Don't be too disrespectful to them, otherwise your grandma will definitely feel uncomfortable. "

"I know."

Jiang Peian nodded.

"Then it's up to you."

The father and son talked furtively for a while before entering the hall.

There are several boxes of wine, as well as some health drinks and fruits placed in the hall.

It must have been given by this group of people who came here to pay New Year greetings.

"Hello, eldest cousin, cousin, second cousin, and little cousin. I'm young and don't remember things. Some of the elders may have looked at me in a strange way and treated me poorly. Please forgive me."

Jiang Peian sat next to Father Jiang and said with a smile.

"We are all relatives, Pei'an, you just said that. We have been busy in the past few years and have never come to see my grandma. We are the ones who should be embarrassed."

The eldest cousin was the first to express his stance, while the other cousins ​​nodded in agreement.

忙？

How can you be so busy for more than twenty years that you don't even get to see your own aunt?

Jiang Peian sneered in his heart, but still had a smile on his face and said:

"It's understandable. After all, every family has its own difficulties. Just follow your heart, haha."

"What Pei'an said is right, every family has its own difficulties, and we are not doing well either.

I haven’t come to visit my grandma in these years, and my grandma looks very much like my dad. When I look at my grandma, I think of my dad, and I feel bad. "

The person who spoke was a young cousin. His father and Jiang Pei'an's grandmother were siblings.

Jiang Peian's grandmother also had tears in her eyes when she heard her nephew's words.

Acting, starting to act.

Why didn't I realize that my little cousin had a talent for acting?

Several people were sitting in the room coaxing Jiang Pei'an's grandma about past events.

Most of what he said was that he had been having a hard time in the past few years, and his life was not good.

Jiang Pei'an sat there with a smile and said nothing.

Anyone who looked over could see that he was handing out cigarettes and calling people.

He was polite and enthusiastic, but he just didn't talk to them.

This made the eldest cousin very anxious.

"Well, my cousins, my cousins, my mother and my aunt have already prepared the meal. Let's talk while eating?"

Jiang Peian said with a smile.

"Uh... let's eat first."

The eldest cousin was very anxious when he saw that Jiang Pei'an had not spoken to him, and he frequently winked at his younger brothers and sisters.

Several people were very thoughtful, and then nodded without any trace.

Afterwards, they sat down to eat. Jiang Peian's father, uncle and several uncles sat at the table to accompany the guests.

Jiang Peian's mother, aunt, and aunt opened another table.

Jiang Peian didn't drink because he had to drive later. In fact, he didn't want to drink.

He hadn't eaten a decent meal all day, and now he sat at the table and began to feast.

As for the words passed over by his cousins ​​overtly or covertly, he didn't answer a word. Instead, he encouraged them to drink.

The cousins ​​didn't expect that Jiang Pei'an, a half-grown boy, could be as slippery as a loach and couldn't be caught at all.

Helpless, the cousins ​​had no choice but to invite Grandma Jiang for a killer move.

"Auntie, I really have something to do here this time and I want to ask Pei'an for help. We are embarrassed to ask for help during the Chinese New Year, but it's really... ugh."

My uncle is planning to show off.

Although Grandma Jiang is older, her heart is like a mirror.

She put down her chopsticks and said:

"Pei'an is still a child, how can he help you?"

Jiang Peian felt very comfortable after hearing what the old lady said. The old lady still loved him.

The eldest cousin was anxious and said quickly:

"Auntie, Pei'an is a big shot now. He can solve our problems with just one sentence."

Hearing what my cousin said, grandma smiled and said:

"No matter how big or small a person is, he is just a junior in front of you. When you come, he is not allowed to entertain you honestly.

Don't say that I don't care for you. If Pei'an can help with your matters, just do it. If you can't help, don't make things difficult for my eldest son and grandson. "

Hearing the old lady's words about the eldest son and grandson, Jiang Peian felt like crying.

The old lady in her previous life also often put this word on her lips.

The introduction to outsiders is also:

This is my eldest son and grandson, and he will definitely be promising in the future.

Although the old lady said this with a smile, anyone could hear the determination behind her words.

The cousins' expressions were stagnant, and they didn't know how to answer the conversation for a moment.

Of course, Jiang Peian couldn't let the old lady be complained by her relatives. He smiled and said:

"My grandma has loved me since I was little. Cousins, don't blame her. If you need my help with anything, I will definitely help you."

It was your words that I was waiting for. My cousin's face lit up with joy and he said:

"Pei'an is joking. She is my biological aunt. How can we blame her? The thing is like this..."

After the eldest cousin finished telling his story, the second cousin, the younger cousin, and the coy cousin all told what they wanted from Jiang Pei'an.

After listening, Jiang Pei'an called out to him, "Hey guys, this is a group to fight against the autumn wind."

The eldest cousin is a doctor at the health center in their town. He is not happy with his job in the town and wants to be transferred to the county.

The second cousin wanted to build a house and wanted to borrow money.

My cousin’s children want to study abroad and are short on money.

My cousin's case is much simpler. She wants to do business in the county, but has been unable to obtain a production license.

To sum it up, ask for power and borrow money!

After listening to the demands of this group of cousins, Jiang Peian was silent for a while.

Everyone in the room looked at him without saying a word... (End of Chapter)