1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Joey Wong hugged Zhou Yan tightly, wishing she could melt into his body. The sound of waves coming from her ears was just like that night a few years ago, surrounding the two of them, occasionally mixed with the sound of ship whistles.

It was unknown how long it was, but only when Wang Zuxian felt she was almost out of breath did Zhou Yan let her go.

The two of them put their foreheads together, and she suddenly smiled and said, "Have I had enough anger?"

Zhou Yan smiled and replied, "It's okay, but you still need to continue practicing. Don't worry, I will help you."

Wang Zuxian nestled in Zhou Yan's arms, staring at the sea in front of her in a trance. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Third brother, can you only stay in Taiwan for a few days this time?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, after the performance in Taiwan, the others will go to the United States first, and I will go back to Yanjing first to record the song for Akina Nakamori."

When talking about Akina Nakamori, Joey Wong pouted and said, "Fortunately you didn't mention this when we were having dinner just now, otherwise Sister Mei would definitely be unhappy."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Of course I knew she might be unhappy, so I didn't say anything."

There was originally no connection between Akina Nakamori and Anita Mui, but because of the same man, their fates were tied together.

When Kondo Masahiko was dating Akina Nakamori, he also pursued Anita Mui. Later, when Anita Mui found out about this, she broke up with Kondo Masahiko.

In this incident, Anita Mui extricated herself relatively quickly, and there was not much damage afterwards. However, Akina Nakamori was deceived by Kondo Masahiko several times, and even after she committed suicide, the golden screen incident occurred.

Anita Mui definitely had no opinion about Akina Nakamori, after all, Akina Nakamori and Masahiko Kondo were together first. However, if we talk about Akina Nakamori today, she will definitely be unhappy.

She didn't want to mention this matter again.

Wang Zuxian nodded and asked about Zhou Yan's schedule, "You are going to Taiwan on the 19th and will leave on the 25th?"

"Ah."

In fact, Joey Wong already knew about Zhou Yan's schedule. She asked again now, she must want to talk about going to her house. They had said before that if Zhou Yan had time during this trip to Taiwan, he would visit his house.

However, Zhou Yan’s schedule this time is indeed very full. He will arrive in Taiwan on the 19th, start performing on the 21st, and the last performance will end on the 24th. Zhou Yan will return to Yanjing the next day.

In the meantime, even if we squeeze in hard, we can only squeeze out time on the 20th.

But the performance was going to be the next day, and in order to ensure the performance effect, Zhou Yan must go to the concert hall to rehearse with the orchestra.

Knowing this situation, Joey Wong did not mention this matter because she was afraid that Zhou Yan would feel pressured.

She didn't mention it, but Zhou Yan knew what she was thinking, so he smiled and said, "I'm in a hurry this time and don't have time to visit your family, but I have time in mid-September."

"It's okay. Let's talk about it after you're done with this. In fact, I only told my parents half of our story."

"Halfway through?" Zhou Yan asked in confusion.

"Yeah, I told them that I had a boyfriend who was in the same circle, but I didn't say it was you."

"What was their reaction?"

"My parents are very open-minded and won't say anything. But they are a little worried when they heard that you are a few years younger than me."

Zhou Yan patted his head and said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that I'm younger than you. I always feel like you're still a little girl."

Wang Zuxian muttered, "You said that just to coax me."

Although she said this, Wang Zuxian had a smile on her face, and it was obvious that she benefited greatly from Zhou Yan's words.

Which woman doesn't want to be told that she is young? And because she is a few years older than Zhou Yan, she is relatively sensitive to this matter.

In fact, Zhou Yan didn’t say that just to please his girlfriend. He really didn’t think he was younger than Joey Wong. When they were together, there was no feeling of an sister-brother relationship at all.

After all, he has lived a new life and his mental age is much older than Joey Wong.

Moreover, Joey Wong is in very good shape. No one would disbelieve if you said she was 23 or 24 years old.

"Did you tell them that I'm from Jinling?" Zhou Yan asked.

Wang Zuxian shook her head, "No, if I had said you were from Nanjing, wouldn't they have guessed it right away?"

"That's true."

Not to mention revealing that he is from Jinling, even if they said he is from mainland China, I am afraid that Wang Zuxian's parents would guess that it is Zhou Yan. After all, Wang Zuxian has not worked with many people from mainland China, and even fewer who are younger than her, and the two of them had been rumored to have an affair before.

Wang Zuxian let go of the railing, held Zhou Yan's hand, and walked north along the river bank. As she walked, she lowered her head and said, "I feel more nervous about you meeting my family this time than when I met your family before."

Zhou Yan joked, "Why, you don't have confidence in me?"

"No, I just feel nervous. I don't know why." She turned to look at Zhou Yan again, "Third brother, are you nervous?"

"I wasn't nervous at first, but now I'm a little nervous because of what you said."

Wang Zuxian stared at Zhou Yan's face and looked at him carefully. "I can't tell that you are nervous, but you really don't need to be nervous. My parents are very good people and they will definitely not make things difficult for you."

"Your father used to be a basketball player. Should I try to please him and learn how to play basketball?"

"Forget it. Basketball, like music, requires practice from childhood. But you can talk to him about calligraphy and music. He is also quite interested in these things."

Wang Zuxian's great-grandfather Wang Renfeng was quite accomplished in calligraphy. Although her father did not inherit her great-grandfather's mantle and became an athlete, he was influenced by him since he was a child and was also very interested in literature and calligraphy.

"My father told me that my great-grandfather's family had a lot of calligraphy and paintings, but my grandfather didn't take many with him when he went to Taiwan. My grandfather's calligraphy is very beautiful, and the couplets on our doors during the Spring Festival are all written by my grandfather."

Wang Zuxian's grandfather joined the Military Control Commission in his early years, so he followed him to Taiwan. However, after arriving in Taiwan, he devoted himself to studying the history of Taiwan and Chinese surnames, which can be said to be following the path of her great-grandfather.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Then I know what gift I should bring when I visit you."

"What to bring?"

"Bring some calligraphy and painting."

Wang Zuxian quickly said, "Don't bring anything too expensive."

"Don't worry, I don't have anything too expensive."

"As for the gifts for my brother and the others, I'll buy them for you when the time comes."

Zhou Yan was not polite and nodded, "Okay, you know what they like better."

……

The two walked on the shore for a long time. In the end, they neither returned to the hotel where the band was staying nor went to Joey Wong's residence. Instead, they went directly to the nearby Sheraton Hotel.

No need to book a room because he had already booked a top floor suite in advance.

Every time Zhou Hong came to Hong Kong, he would stay on the top floor of the Sheraton Hotel. One of the suites was basically booked by Zhou Hong.

This time, Zhou Yan booked another suite on the top floor. The area was similar to Zhou Hong’s, but the decoration style was slightly different.

After entering the room, Wang Zuxian looked at the nearly 100-square-meter suite and couldn't help but exclaim, "You are becoming more and more extravagant. This suite is almost as big as where I live now."

"I learned it from my second brother." Zhou Yan smiled and pushed the responsibility onto Zhou Hong. Wang Zuxian didn't believe it, "My second brother looks very low-key, he doesn't seem like a wasteful person."

"That's because you misunderstood him. If you get to know him more, you'll know how much my second brother likes to show off."

Zhou Yan's words were not unfair to Zhou Hong at all. No matter where he went, Zhou Hong would always choose the best of everything.

The money he spends on food, clothing, housing and transportation every year is more than what Zhou Yan spends on his two studios.

Zhou Hong's clothes all look very low-key, and there aren't many styles, but none of them cost less than five figures.

You have to know that this was the 1990s. Wearing clothes worth five or even six figures was a very luxurious thing, especially in mainland China.

The clothes Zhou Yan wore were not bad, but the most expensive one was almost the same as Zhou Hong’s cheapest. The clothes he usually wore cost only about a thousand yuan.

Moreover, many of his more expensive clothes were either bought by Joey Wong or Chen Hong. He rarely spends money on clothes himself.

Dong Wenmiao made several sets of clothes for him to wear during the performance, but there was no price for them.

Zhou Yan's words surprised Wang Zuxian a little. She always thought that her second brother Zhou Hong was a very low-key person. If Zhou Yan said that her eldest brother Zhou Yu was more extravagant and wasteful, she would believe it.

If Zhou Yan knew what Wang Zuxian was thinking, she would definitely find it funny because she felt exactly the opposite.

Although the eldest brother Zhou Yu looks unreliable, he is actually very simple and frugal in daily life. He can wear a set of clothes forever as long as they are not torn.

When Zhou Yu just started working, Zhou Yan's aunt Zhao Lan specially bought a complete set for her son, spending about a thousand yuan.

The last time Zhou Yan went back, he saw Zhou Yu wearing this outfit.

Of course, the big room didn't have much money after all, so even if he wanted to be extravagant, he couldn't do it. The rent of this suite for one night was enough for Zhou Yu to earn for a long time.

Moreover, Zhou Yu is in the system, so he should pay more attention to these things. If he dresses too well or eats too well, he will definitely be noticed.

The second son Zhou Hong also knew all this, so he never gave Zhou Yu money, nor did he persuade Zhou Yu to spend money.

Wang Zuxian looked around the suite again, then sat down on the sofa and pounded her legs, "I walked for too long just now, my legs are sore."

She was wearing a pair of denim shorts today, and her two slender legs were perfectly displayed in front of Zhou Yan. Although they had been together for a long time, Zhou Yan still had no resistance to her legs.

Moreover, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Looking at Wang Zuxian's long legs, Zhou Yan's fire suddenly rose in his body. He couldn't help but come over and massage her legs diligently.

The beating turned into caressing, and just when Wang Zuxian was about to complain, Zhou Yan leaned over and kissed her.

"Well... I haven't showered yet..."

At first, Joey Wong pretended to resist, but gradually she fell into Zhou Yan's passion and hugged Zhou Yan's neck tightly, and then the two rolled around on the sofa.

……

The next morning, Zhou Yan was awakened by a ringing phone.

Joey Wong curled up in her arms like a frightened mimosa. Zhou Yan gently stroked her back, slowly stretched her body, then reached out to pick up the mobile phone on the bedside table and answered it.

He originally thought it was Zhang Youan calling, but he didn't expect Anita Mui's voice to come out from inside.

"Ayan, did you get home safely last night?"

"Uh, we're home."

"Oh, that's good. What about Xiaoxian? Did she go back later?"

"I went back... What happened?"

"Nothing, she just didn't call me. I called her home just now and she didn't answer. I don't know what happened. Maybe she was drunk. But she seemed to be in good condition last night."

"Maybe I forgot about it. It shouldn't be a big deal."

"Well, I'll call her later..."

When Anita Mui was halfway through her words, Joey Wong, who was holding Zhou Yan, suddenly uttered a muttering.

This voice was heard by Anita Mui, who asked in confusion, "Whose voice?"

Zhou Yan pretended to be confused and said, "What's the noise? Is it from outside? This hotel room is not very soundproof."

"Oh, I must have heard it wrong." She then laughed and said, "I was in good shape last night, but after sending Maggie home, I was exhausted and drunk. After I got home, I went to bed without even taking a shower."

"I drank a lot last night, and I fell asleep quickly after I came back. You guys can drink a lot, I won't dare drink with you next time. Especially Carina Lau, when I left last night, it seemed like she was fine, and she could drink a few more bottles without any problem."

"Of course she can drink a lot. Everyone jokes that she is a wine fairy. Your performance starts tomorrow, right? Do you have anything to do today?"

"Of course I have. I have to go to the live rehearsal with the orchestra today."

"Then there's no way I can ask you to play with me."

"Let's play together again when we have a chance."

"Okay then, let's just say, see you tomorrow night."

"Well, see you tomorrow night."

Not long after Zhou Yan hung up the phone, Wang Zuxian yawned while hugging Zhou Yan and asked, "Who calls you so early in the morning?"

She wasn't fully awake yet and her voice was like that of a kitten.

Zhou Yan kissed her on the forehead and said with a smile, "It was Sister Mei, asking if I got home safely."

"Oh."

"She also asked you, saying that you didn't call her back last night, and she called your home this morning, but no one answered."

Hearing this, Wang Zuxian suddenly woke up, half sat up, and complained, "It's all your fault. You kept tossing me around last night and made me forget to call Sister Anita Mui to let her know I'm safe."

Zhou Yan shrugged, looking innocent. "Can you blame me for this?"

"Blame you, blame you, blame you."

Joey Wong threw a pillow at Zhou Yan, then quickly got out of bed to find clothes.

The battle was fierce last night and the clothes were scattered in different places.

After finding the clothes, Wang Zuxian looked disgusted again and said, "I forgot to wash the clothes."

"Don't put on your clothes. I'll have someone bring you a set."

"Who will deliver it?"

Zhou Yan didn't answer, but picked up the hotel phone and called, asking the waiter to send up a set of clothes in Wang Zuxian's size. (End of this chapter)