The world of film and television begins from childhood

"Great, get in the car."

Zhou Chen was overjoyed. After Yang Tao got in the car, he quickly got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove towards the nearest cinema.

"Yang Tao, what type do you want to watch? Romance, science fiction, or comedy?"

Because it is the first month of the lunar year, the movies released during the Chinese New Year have not been taken off the shelves yet, so there are still many movies to choose from.

Yang Tao: "I don't care. Anything is fine."

Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and directly chose a love movie called Her Wedding. He didn't know the actors and actresses, but the ratings were good, so he bought two tickets.

"Her wedding was a romance."

Yang Tao took the movie ticket and felt a little shy when she saw that it was a romantic movie. She thought it was a movie for couples on dates, but she and Zhou Chen had only known each other for a few hours. However, the ticket had already been bought, so she didn't object.

"I'm going to get some popcorn and drinks, you wait here."

There were many people watching movies in this world at night, especially in the hall where Zhou Chen and his party were staying. When they came in, nearly one-third of the hall was already occupied.

Zhou Chen observed and found that most of the people watching the movie were couples, and perhaps there were also pairs like him and Yang Tao who were not yet a couple.

The plot of the movie unfolds slowly. The hero and heroine knew each other in high school, were admitted to the same university, and dated for several years. In the end, they broke up because of various reasons of the man. After a few years, the heroine was getting married. The hero was invited to attend the wedding, but at the time of the wedding, he made a scene and staged a drama of kidnapping the bride...

But in the end, it turns out that all of this was just a dream of the male protagonist. In fact, he was watching the female protagonist complete the wedding step by step, and he was lost in thought...

Well, it’s the same old cliché as always, men always fail to cherish and end up regretting it.

Zhou Chen just wanted to ask, is the director of this type of movie a man or a woman? How did we men offend you? Why can't the male and female protagonists be together in the end? It's always the fault of us men. Men are always scumbags and women are always victims, as if women have taken on everything alone.

Can we have some new ideas?

Zhou Chen was completely immune to this type of movie, but Yang Tao, who was standing next to him, silently shed tears and cried loudly when he saw the exciting parts.

Women are indeed creatures that are easily moved.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 83 Xue Sumei Trains Her Daughter

"are you OK?"

After leaving the cinema, Zhou Chen looked at Yang Tao, whose eyes were still red, and asked with concern.

Yang Tao wiped her tears with a tissue: "I'm fine, it's just that the movie just now was too touching, it's really a good movie."

Well, I'm just too hard-hearted.

Zhou Chen was speechless. It turned out that men and women have different focuses. He thought the movie was too melodramatic, but Yang Tao thought it was a good movie and was deeply moved.

"Well, the movie is really good. After watching it, I have some small insights."

Yang Tao was immediately attracted and looked at Zhou Chen with a gleam of exploration in his eyes.

"My feeling is that if you meet a girl you really like, you must use all means to pursue her. In this way, even if you regret it in the future, you can punish her in various ways, such as making her do laundry, cook, wash dishes and mop the floor every day. Well, I heard that giving birth is the most painful, so punish her by making her have more children."

"Pfft!"

Yang Tao, who was originally very sad, burst into laughter when she heard Zhou Chen's words.

"Hate it, how can you say that?"

Zhou Chen suddenly turned his head, looked at Yang Tao seriously, and said, "That's what I think. If I meet someone I like, I will chase her and marry her home no matter what."

Yang Tao felt very shy and uncomfortable under Zhou Chen's burning gaze, and Zhou Chen's words made her feel tingling and numb.

"I'm driving. Look ahead."

Zhou Chen smiled slightly. In fact, he was driving very slowly, without even pressing the accelerator. Although he was looking at Yang Tao, his peripheral vision was also looking forward.

He turned his head to look forward, but he still continued: "What I said is true. As long as I am determined, I will never give up."

Yang Tao didn't dare to look at Zhou Chen anymore, nor did she dare to speak, for fear that Zhou Chen would say something bold to confess his feelings.

The two of them were silent all the way, and soon arrived at the coffee shop where they had agreed to meet in the afternoon. Zhou Chen drove the car directly to Yang Tao's car.

After arriving, Yang Tao opened the car door and was about to get out, but after thinking for a while, she said to Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, I'm glad to meet you today, but I need to think about our matter again."

Zhou Chen: "It's okay, I understand, but it's my freedom to pursue you, but don't worry, I will never cause you any trouble."

"Thanks, good night."

After getting off the bus, Yang Tao returned to his own car, waved at Zhou Chen, and drove away.

Watching Yang Tao's car leave, Zhou Chen smiled slightly and followed.

After driving for a few minutes, Yang Tao found Zhou Chen's car following behind her. She was immediately startled. At this moment, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Zhou Chen.

"Yang Tao, don't worry, I'll follow you and take you back. When you get there, I'll leave."

"This, is it not necessary?"

"You came out with me today. It's so late now. If I don't send you back safely, I won't feel at ease. So, drive slowly. I'll be behind you."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Tao looked at the black BMW following behind, smiled, and his mood became much better.

The two cars drove one after the other for more than 20 minutes. Yang Tao finally arrived at the residential area where she rented a house. She stopped at the gate of the community. Zhou Chen drove forward and parked his car side by side with Yang Tao's.

The window opened, and Yang Tao shouted to Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, thank you for today. I'm here, you should go back early too."

Zhou Chen smiled at her and said, "Okay, then you go in first. I'll leave after I see you go in."

After spending a few hours with Zhou Chen, Yang Tao got to know him a little better and knew that he was a man of his words. So she waved at Zhou Chen and drove into the community. However, she kept watching Zhou Chen through the rearview mirror and found that Zhou Chen didn't move at all and her heart was beating fast.

When Zhou Chen saw Yang Tao's car driving into the community, he drove away and returned to his rented house.

Overall, the situation today was okay. At least Yang Tao did not dislike him, and was able to talk and laugh with him, eat together, and watch movies together. This was a very good start.

If there is anyone who is more anxious than Zhou Chen and Yang Tao, it is undoubtedly Yang Tao's mother Xue Sumei.

Since the afternoon, Xue Sumei has been restless and wanted to make a phone call several times, but thinking that her daughter might be with Zhou Chen at this time, she had to hold back.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. She thought that even if her daughter had a good conversation with Zhou Chen, she should have gone home by now, so she called her daughter.

"Hey, Mom."

Hearing her daughter's voice, Xue Sumei was immediately alert and asked quickly, "Taozi, how do you feel after meeting Xiao Zhou today?"

"Mom, Zhou Chen is a good guy, but he is three years younger than me. Why didn't you tell me before? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have gone."

Hearing her daughter's complaints, Xue Sumei's face turned serious: "What's wrong with being three years younger? The girl is three years older than you, and she's got a lot of money. Xiao Zhou doesn't care, but you're still excited. Taozi, let me tell you, Xiao Zhou is a very, very good guy. I'm very optimistic about him. If you fail because of your age, I won't let you go."

"Mom, I really don't want to have a relationship with a man who is younger than me. Regardless of whether he is mature or not, he is three years younger than me, and men are more durable than women. In a few years, my face will be full of wrinkles, and he will still be young. By then, if he doesn't despise me, I will despise myself. I think it's better to find a man who is about my age, or a little older."

Xue Sumei was anxious: "Taozi, you are my daughter, why are you so unconfident? Look at me, your mother. I am so old, but I am still the most beautiful girl in the community. My face and figure are still in good shape. You inherited my genes, so you must be no worse than me. Even if you are three years older than Xiao Zhou, you still look younger than him."

"What the hell is going on, Mom? I still feel that..."

"Don't worry about what you think, what you think. It's always you who thinks, what you think. Taozi, I'm telling you, if you mess it up this time, don't blame me for really getting angry."

"No, Mom, I'm just in a relationship, why are you more anxious than me?"

"You are already 32 years old. If you are not anxious, how can I not be anxious? Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me, apart from age, you have met Xiao Zhou. What do you think of him in other aspects?"

"Well, to be honest, Zhou Chen is excellent in every aspect, and we actually have a lot of common topics, and he cares about people, but..."

"That's all. You've discovered how good Xiao Zhou is. Such a good man likes you so much. He tries every possible way to find out about you and wants to go on a blind date with you. What qualifications do you have to look down on others?"

"It's not that I dislike him, I just think he is so much younger than me, and I'm afraid he will regret it in the future."

"Taozi, I'm telling you, are you sick? You haven't even started the conversation yet, and you're already afraid that the other person will regret it. I won't say anything else. Just get in touch with Xiao Zhou first and spend some time getting to know him better. Maybe you won't think age is a problem anymore. That's it, I'm hanging up."

"Mother……"

Yang Tao threw the phone away with a depressed look on his face and fell onto the bed.

"Ugh."

Yang Tao sighed heavily, feeling very conflicted.

To be fair, Zhou Chen, the man she had a blind date with today, was definitely one of the better men she had ever been on blind dates with.

He was polite and respectful to her, and he also wanted to open a bridal shop, which was her dream. She was very excited when she knew this.

Especially since Zhou Chen had put a lot of effort into going on a blind date with her, and seeing her passionate eyes made her feel shy and a little secretly happy.

But the age gap between them really made her worried. She was afraid that in a few years she would be old and ugly and no longer worthy of Zhou Chen, and she was afraid that Zhou Chen would despise her.

After all, she is not young anymore, and she can no longer think like a girl in her twenties. She is now thinking more about practical issues.

"Zhou Chen, why couldn't you have been born a few years earlier? In that case, I wouldn't have so many worries."

Thinking of what Zhou Chen said in the car and that determined look, Yang Tao's heart was pounding. She pulled the quilt next to her and covered her head.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 84 Contradictions

Yang Tao had been busy all day and rubbed her heels in the dressing room. Although the job of lobby manager sounds good, only she knows the hardship and tiredness involved.

She needs to stand all the time at work every day, and may be scolded if she encounters troublesome guests, but no matter what, she has to keep smiling, because the lobby manager, to a certain extent, represents the face of the hotel, and there must be no problems.

So although she keeps smiling every day, many times it is not because she wants to smile, but because she has to smile.

After a day of wearing high heels, her heels were sore, but after a few years, she had gotten used to it.

"Sister Taozi, let's go to the movies together?" Yang Tao's colleague asked.

Yang Tao shook her head and said, "No, I'm too tired after a day's work. I want to go back and rest. You go ahead."

"Ok."

After changing her clothes, Yang Tao went out with her colleagues. But just as she walked to her car and was about to get in, someone suddenly came over holding a big bouquet of flowers.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Yangtao?"

Yang Tao looked at the man in astonishment and asked, "I'm Yang Tao, who are you?"

"Hello, I'm a courier. A Mr. Zhou ordered flowers from a flower shop and said he wants to send them to you. Please sign for them."

The courier placed a large bouquet of roses in front of Yang Tao.

Yang Tao was stunned. Mr. Zhou, could it be Zhou Chen?

"Okay, I'll sign for it right away."

After Yang Tao received the roses, he looked at the big bouquet, there were at least dozens of them.

Sitting in the car, Yang Tao looked at a card placed among the flowers. There were some blessings on it, and the final signature was indeed Zhou Chen.

Looking at the roses, she thought for a while, picked up her phone and called Zhou Chen.

At this time, Zhou Chen was looking for a storefront online. The last landlady had not called him yet. He was prepared for the negotiation to fail, so he was going to look for other houses. After all, he couldn't rely on only one tree.

The cell phone rang, he glanced and saw it was Yang Tao.

"Hello, Yang Tao, it's me, Zhou Chen."

"Zhou Chen, I just received a bouquet of flowers. They said it was from you. Is that true?"

"Yes, it was sent by me. I said I wanted to pursue you, and it wasn't just talk. But don't worry, I won't delay your work. I specially asked someone to send it after you get off work."

Yang Tao covered her mouth with a look of disbelief: "How do you know my off-get off work time?"

"There is a kind of power in this world called money power. I have stayed in your hotel before. By spending some money, I can naturally know your schedule."

"You really are..." Yang Tao didn't know what to say.

"Zhou Chen, don't send me off anymore. It's such a waste of money."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It's normal to spend money chasing after girls, isn't it? Don't worry, I won't pretend to be rich. These are all within my tolerance."

"But……"

"Don't say buts. I won't force you to agree to me right away, but you can't stop me from pursuing you. I've tried my best, and if we still can't be together in the future, I won't regret it. I don't want to be like the male protagonist in the movie last night."

"Okay, I have to drive, so I'll hang up now."

"Okay, then drive slower."

"Ah."

Yang Tao looked at the roses beside her, and a sweet feeling came over her heart. She hadn't received roses like this for a long time.

Just after I finished chatting with Yang Tao, another call came in.