The world of film and television begins from childhood

But Xiang Nanfang waved his hand disinterestedly, "Okay, Qi Weimin said you guys have a dinner party tonight, it's getting late now, don't waste time, let's go."

Zhou Chen didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "My number is still the same as before, Nan Fang. If you need anything from me, give me a call. I will do anything I can to help you."

"I know. Let's talk about it later."

…………

The atmosphere in the car was a bit weird. Since Zhou Chen got in the car, he said a few words, and then remained silent all the way.

Qi Weimin glanced at Zhou Chen. He was a smart man and guessed that Zhou Chen’s change must be related to Xiang Nanfang.

"Zhou Chen, Xiang Nanfang said that you and she were classmates in middle school, but you were only in the first and third year of junior high school. Was she your classmate in the first year or the third year of junior high school?"

"First grade."

"Oh, so we were classmates in the first grade. But it's been more than ten years, and I still remember my classmates in the first grade so clearly. It seems that the friendship between classmates is very deep."

Zhou Chen glanced at Qi Weimin and sneered, "What do you mean by that meaningful tone?"

Qi Weimin laughed, "What do you mean? How could I be so profound? I'm just curious. You don't know that Xiang Nanfang has only been in our Propaganda Department for a few months, but she has already become the most popular girl in our Propaganda Department. She is young and talented, graduated from a prestigious university, and has first-class looks, figure, and temperament. I heard that her family is a provincial-level cadre, so I was surprised when she said she was an old classmate of yours."

"She and I are classmates. This has nothing to do with it. Don't beat around the bush and ask so many questions. She and I are just classmates and friends."

"Okay, okay, classmates, friends."

Qi Weimin said he believed it, but he didn't believe it at all in his heart. He felt that he was definitely not mistaken.

As soon as Zhou Chen and Xiang Nanfang met, it was obvious that their attitudes were not right. Even though they were very restrained, he could still see that the relationship between the two was definitely not ordinary.

The relationship between a man and a woman is not ordinary, what else could it be?

Although Qi Weimin felt that Zhou Chen would not let his cousin Sanli down, Xiang Nanfang was so outstanding that he was still worried.

Of course Zhou Chen could see that Qi Weimin was not speaking from his heart, but he didn't care. There was nothing between him and Xiang Nanfang, and Qiao Sanli also knew that he hadn't done anything shameful, so there was no need to feel guilty.

Zhou Chen and his group were the last to arrive. As soon as they entered the Wen family’s small Western-style building, they saw a large group of people gathered in the living room.

"Uncle."

A little girl rushed straight into Zhou Chen's arms, and Zhou Chen picked her up.

"Xiaojin is so well behaved and polite. Do you like the gift your uncle bought for you?"

"I like it. My uncle is so nice. Hmm."

Wen Jin kissed Zhou Chen on the face. The four-year-old girl could already tell who was good to her and who was not.

A group of people greeted Zhou Chen and Qi Weimin, and Zhou Chen greeted them back one by one.

Wen Xue also greeted Zhou Chen gently: "Zhou Chen, Weimin, you are here, please sit down."

So a group of men sat together, while the women ran to the other side with their children.

All five brothers and sisters of the Qiao family came today, and they all brought their families with them. Except for Ma Suqin's son, everyone else came.

In addition to the Qiao family, Wen Ju'an's uncle Wen Qinghua and his wife also came, so the small western-style building was full of people, including seven men alone.

As soon as Zhou Chen sat down, Qiao Yicheng couldn't help but complain: "Zhou Chen, don't buy such expensive things for Xiao Jin next time. This is not a good thing and will cultivate bad values."

"Oh, it's just a gift, but you're making a big deal out of it. Fortunately, you're the head of the TV station. If you were a high-ranking official, wouldn't I dare not even bring apples to your door?"

Both Wen Qinghua and Qi Weimin laughed.

Qiao Yicheng glared at Zhou Chen and said, "I'm talking to you seriously, don't be so sarcastic."

Qi Weimin smiled and advised, "Yicheng, just forget it. Even though you used to be a reporter, you still can't beat him. Besides, it's just a birthday present. Why are you making such a big deal about it? Xiaojin is only four years old."

"This kind of thing must be cultivated from a young age, so we must pay attention to it from a young age." Qiao Yicheng still snorted.

Zhou Chen shrugged and said, "I don't care. If you want me to take it back, then go and tell Xiao Jin. As long as she doesn't want it, I'll let Sanli take it back for Xiao Pingguo to play with."

"you……"

Qiao Yicheng was choked and speechless. Even though he was a father, he was not really number one in terms of family status. Just based on the way his daughter liked it, if he said it out loud, his mother-in-law would be angry with him.

Wen Qinghua smiled and said, "Okay, Yicheng, you want to do this for Xiaojin's own good, but Xiaojin is still young, there is no need to restrict her in everything. You have just been promoted recently, so you have to work hard."

"Don't worry, uncle. I know what I'm doing. Even if I get promoted, I'll be even busier in the future and won't have much time to spend with Ju'an and Xiaojin."

"You are still young. Men should work hard for their careers when they are young. You will have plenty of time to enjoy family happiness in the future."

Today, the Wen family set up two tables. As the birthday boy, Wen Jin received blessings from everyone and was so happy that his face was full of smiles.

Zhou Chen and his group of friends were all men at the table, and except for Qiao Qiqi, everyone else was drinking.

Several people were chatting about everything under the sun. Apart from Qiao Qiqi, Qi Chenggang spoke the least. It was not that he did not want to speak, but that he simply could not get a word in. Except for Qiao Erqiang and Qi Weimin, the others did not bother to pay attention to him at all.

When they were almost done eating and drinking, Qiao Simei suddenly pulled Qiao Sanli to Zhou Chen's table.

"Brother Zhou Chen, sister, I have something that I would like to ask for your help."

Zhou Chen drank a lot of wine, but he was not drunk. When he heard Qiao Simei's words, he immediately thought that Qiao Simei was going to do something weird again.

Qiao Sanli frowned slightly: "Simei, what's the matter? Have you gotten into trouble again?"

As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously swept towards Qi Chenggang. Qi Chenggang had been causing a lot of trouble since he married Qiao Simei.

Qiao Simei shouted in dissatisfaction: "Sister, am I so unreliable in your eyes? I didn't cause any trouble."

Qiao Sanli: "As long as you don't cause any trouble, then tell me, what do you want us to help you with?"

Qiao Simei chuckled and said, "It's like this. Our dad has a nanny to take care of him now. The nanny is busy running around and hanging around the house every day. It's very inconvenient for Qi Chenggang and me. And I'm pregnant, right? You know the environment at home. The place is too small, and our dad often drinks and acts crazy, which is very bad for the pregnancy."

Hearing this, everyone at the table had different expressions, and Zhou Chen showed a meaningful smile.

After several years of training, Qiao Sanli is no longer the same Qiao Sanli as before, and she also understood what Qiao Simei meant.

"So, you want to move out of your home?"

Qiao Simei nodded and replied, "Yes, I have this plan."

Qiao Sanli: "Then just move it. You can just find someone to do it. You don't need me and Zhou Chen to help you."

Qiao Erqiang interrupted and said, "Simei, if you want to move, I will find time to help you."

In order to be with Ma Suqin, Qiao Erqiang quit his job at Chenxing. Now he and Ma Suqin opened a restaurant. The business is pretty good and he has a lot of freedom.

Qiao Yicheng knew his little sister very well. He asked, "Simei, you want to move, but you haven't found a place to live yet?"

Qiao Simei praised, "As expected of you, you are the eldest brother. You guessed what I meant right away. Sister, Brother Zhou Chen, you have moved to the villa now, right? The three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment has been vacant for a long time. I mean, it's just sitting there anyway. Can you lend that apartment to Cheng Gang and me for a while?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. Even the people at the next table stopped chatting, and everyone looked at Qiao Simei and Zhou Chen.

Qiao Yicheng, the eldest brother of the Qiao family, suddenly changed his expression. He just thought that Qiao Simei wanted Sanli and others to help find a house, but he didn't expect that his little sister actually had this idea.

Qi Weimin, sensing that something was not right, said to Qiao Simei, "Simei, Sanli's house is far from Jinling Hotel, and it will be inconvenient for you to go to work in the future. I think it would be better for you to find a house near Jinling Hotel."

Qiao Simei said, "It's not far. It would be a waste of time to look for a house now, and it would be hard to find a suitable one. It would be even more troublesome if we found a house with problems. Sister, Brother Zhou Chen, you don't live there now anyway, so just help us and lend it to us temporarily. When we find a house later, we will move out immediately."

Qiao Sanli looked unhappy. With so many relatives around her, if she refused, her brothers and sisters would definitely think she was unkind.

But she really didn't want to lend the house to Qiao Simei and Qi Chenggang. She had spent a lot of effort decorating and furnishing that house, and she and Zhou Chen had left too many beautiful memories there.

If it wasn't inconvenient at the beginning, she wouldn't want to leave there at all. Compared with the villa she lives in now, that house holds a more important place in her heart.

She couldn't say no and could only look at Zhou Chen for help.

Zhou Chen found it really funny when he heard Qiao Simei mention twice that she wanted to borrow the house temporarily.

This Qiao Simei is really shameless. He has no house to live in, but he is planning to take their house.

And there was this kid Qi Chenggang, who sat there pretending to know nothing, but Zhou Chen knew that this matter was not possible without his instigation.

He already hated these two people, and now he felt even more disgusted.

Temporary stay?

It sounds good, Zhou Chen is very sure that if they really lend it to Qiao Simei, it may not be so easy to get it back.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 526 Qiao Simei starts biting people

"Xiao Jin, Xiao Ping Guo, grandma will take you upstairs to play."

Wen Xue noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so she asked Wen Jin to hold Xiao Pingguo, and then took the daughter in Chang Xingyu's arms and went upstairs together.

Wen Qinghua and his wife also stood up, said nothing, and followed Wen Xue and the others upstairs.

It seemed as if Qiao Simei didn't sense that the atmosphere was wrong. She was only thinking about the house. Seeing that her sister didn't say anything, she could only look at Zhou Chen.

"Brother Zhou Chen, please, since you guys are not going to live in that house anymore, why don't you lend it to us temporarily?"

Zhou Chen asked calmly, "If we don't live here anymore, we have to let you live here?"

Qiao Simei said flatteringly, "Brother Zhou Chen, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that we have no place to live right now, and you happen to have a vacant house. We can borrow it to stay for a while. Brother Zhou Chen, just help us, and help your unborn nephew, okay?"

Zhou Chen said, "Of course there is no problem with relatives helping each other, but it depends on how you help. You are only pregnant for a short time now, so you can still continue to work. Your sister was more than eight months pregnant at that time and she was still working. With your and Qi Chenggang's salary, renting a good house is not a problem at all. Why go to my place instead of going far away?"

Qiao Simei said: "If we go to your place, we won't have to arrange the decoration, which can save a lot of time and money."

"Oh, so it's to save money."

These words made Qiao Simei blush. This was what she was planning, but Zhou Chen's tone made her feel very embarrassed, as if he was deliberately trying to take advantage of her.

"Not really, Brother Zhou Chen. The main reason is that your house is just sitting there anyway. If we move in, it will increase its popularity."

Zhou Chen sneered: "If that's the case, should I thank you?"

Without waiting for Qiao Simei to speak, he said again: "That house is the wedding house of your sister and I, so it is not convenient to lend it to you. You should think of other ways."

When Qiao Simei heard Zhou Chen’s refusal, her expression changed immediately, and the others also looked at Zhou Chen unconsciously.

Neither Qiao Yicheng nor Qiao Erqiang spoke. Qi Weimin opened his mouth to say something, but Chang Xingyu, who was standing behind him, tugged at his clothes, signaling him to be quiet, which stopped Qi Weimin from speaking.

Qiao Simei was unhappy: "Brother Zhou Chen, you are already living in the big villa now. You won't live in that house anyway, so why can't you lend it to us temporarily? That house is nothing to you, right?"

Zhou Chen sneered at her for taking it for granted. If someone didn't know, they would think he owed her something.

"You're right. That house really doesn't mean anything to me, but it's also my house. Why should I lend it to someone else?"

"I'm not someone else. My sister and I are sisters. We grew up wearing the same pants. Is it necessary to distinguish so clearly?"

Even Qiao Yicheng couldn't stand listening to this. He said coldly, "Simei, what are you talking about?"

Qiao Simei retorted depressedly: "I didn't say anything wrong. We are in trouble now. If even our sisters don't help us, who else can help us?"

"Zhou Chen, I think, ah..."

Qi Weimin had just said a few words when he screamed. He turned around and glanced at Chang Xingyu in dissatisfaction. He wanted to scold him, but when he saw Chang Xingyu shaking his head at him, he hesitated for a moment and finally said nothing.

Qiao Erqiang noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he interrupted, "Simei, I think it would be better if I could help you find a house."

As soon as he said this, he saw his wife Ma Suqin shaking her head at him, signaling him not to talk.

Qiao Erqiang was concerned about the relationship between brother and sister, but Ma Suqin saw clearly that her husband's little sister just wanted to get something for nothing and was very cunning. She was afraid that Qiao Erqiang would be targeted by Qiao Simei.

Qiao Simei ignored Qiao Erqiang and Qiao Yicheng, and asked Qiao Sanli: "Sister, please speak up. We are sisters. It's just a house. We don't want to take it for ourselves. We just want to live here for a while."

Qiao Sanli didn't know how to answer, she really didn't want to borrow it.

Seeing his wife in trouble, Zhou Chen snorted coldly, "It's just a house, Simei, you are so arrogant now. You said we won't help you, but I want to ask you, when you got married, you told Sanli that you had no money, and Sanli gave you 20,000 yuan; later you said Qi Chenggang wanted to buy a car to run a taxi, and Sanli gave you another 100,000 yuan in one go. Not long ago, Qi Chenggang got into trouble, and Sanli gave you another 80,000 yuan to settle the matter."

"In total, we lent you two hundred thousand. Have you ever paid us back a cent? Forget about paying us back. After you lent us the money, you didn't even mention it once."

"Now that you want to move out, you're planning to take our house, as if we're committing a heinous crime if we don't lend it to you. I want to ask, what qualifications do you have to say such things? What qualifications do you have to speak to Sanli in such a tone?"

It is only the 1990s, and two hundred thousand is not a small sum of money. If you add a little more money, you can buy a house in a good location in the city.

As a result, the two hundred thousand yuan was lent out but not a single penny was wasted, and now they are planning to take their house.

Qi Weimin originally thought that if Zhou Chen did not lend the house to Qiao Simei, it would affect the relationship between the brothers and sisters, but now after hearing Zhou Chen say these words, he remained silent.

He had no idea that Qiao Simei had taken so much money from Zhou Chen and others. He had also borrowed money from Zhou Chen, but at that time he was afraid that it would affect their relationship, so he had already paid it back.

So he didn't quite understand what kind of mentality Qiao Simei had, why she wanted to take advantage of him without paying back the money.

Qiao Yicheng was also a little stunned. He knew that Simei had borrowed money from Sanli, but he didn't expect that she had borrowed so much.

At this time, Qiao Simei was a little angry and embarrassed. She felt that Zhou Chen said such words in front of so many people on purpose to embarrass her.

"I didn't say I won't pay it back. I just don't have the money right now. I will definitely pay it back when we have money. This is completely different from borrowing a house."

At this point, they were actually talking about borrowing a house. Zhou Chen was really speechless.

"I know they are two different things, but I said I won't lend it to you. What's your problem?"