Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 217 215. Call Uncle Chen

Chongwenmen is very lively at night. Summer is the most restless season for young people. No one will watch TV at home with an electric fan blowing on.

Chasing fashion and trends is what young people are most passionate about nowadays. Whether it is a disco or a bar, there will always be a large circle of people gathered.

Sitting in the car, Chen Li'an looked at the young people on the roadside singing songs and shouting about their youth. He always felt that he was old. He even sat in the back seat of the car.

If he tucks his white shirt into his trousers, wears a pair of blue nylon socks with his black leather shoes, and ties a Crocodile belt around his waist, Chen Li'an will be no different from a veteran cadre.

"Dabai, do you think I'm old?" Chen Li'an suddenly asked as he looked away from the car.

Li Dabai was stunned for a moment and said: "You are not old. If you are considered old, you will not let others live."

Chen Li'an asked again in explanation: "I'm talking about mentality. Do you think my mentality is old?"

Li Dabai glanced at Chen Li'an through the rearview mirror. He didn't know how to answer for a moment. He had an old-fashioned mentality and just wanted to find someone to fall in love with and get married. He just knew how to play around all day long!

If I’m not doing art, I’m filming, and then I’m picking up girls! Pick up girls! Pick up girls!

I have never seen a young man as young as you!

Seeing that Li Dabai didn't answer, Chen Li'an shook his head and said with disinterest, "I feel like I'm old and won't run wild on the street anymore."

Li Dabai glanced out the car window at the young people who were singing and drinking on the street with no place to release their energy. He couldn't help but said: "Teacher Chen, if they have as many female friends as you do, they won't have enough energy." Time runs wild in the streets.”

Chen Li'an coughed awkwardly. What he said made sense and there was no way to refute it.

There was an awkward silence in the car. Li Dabai quietly stuck out his tongue, accelerated the car and quickly arrived at Maxim's door.

After Li Dabai parked the car, he turned around and said to Chen Li'an: "Teacher Chen, there seems to be a band performance at Maxim's tonight. Do you want to go to Xinqiao opposite?"

Chen Li'an turned his head and took a look, rolled down the car window and listened to the music coming from inside. He felt that Maxim was indeed inappropriate tonight.

"Let's wait until she comes over. You can order a table later, but don't drink."

Li Dabai let out a dull sigh, and suddenly realized that one of the disadvantages of being Chen Li'an's assistant was that he had to often watch him date other women!

After a moment of silence in the car, Li Dabai suddenly said: "Teacher Chen, you promised Sister Bai Qing to go back tonight, don't forget it."

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After Chen Li'an finished speaking, he opened the door and got out of the car. He had already seen Liu Xiaoli getting out of the taxi with a little girl in front of him.

Taking his daughter out for a date, Chen Li'an didn't understand what Liu Xiaoli was thinking. However, Liu Xiaoli's dress today was very exquisite, and it seemed that she had put a lot of thought into it.

When Liu Xiaoli pulled her daughter over, she felt like she was bringing her baby on a blind date.

"Long time no see." Liu Xiaoli came over and said with a smile. She also lowered her head and said to her daughter: "Sissi, call me uncle."

A trace of embarrassment flashed in Chen Li'an's eyes. He looked at the seven or eight-year-old girl and said with a kind smile, "Your daughter is very cute."

Sissi looked up at Chen Li'an, her big watery eyes blinking, and timidly shouted: "Hello, uncle."

"Hello." Chen Li'an bent down and said hello to Qian Qian.

Li Dabai, who was sitting in the car behind, covered his mouth and snickered when he saw this scene. He couldn't help but muttered: "Haha, Teacher Chen is probably stupid."

Chen Li'an was indeed a little confused. He stood up straight and looked at Liu Xiaoli, not understanding what she meant by bringing her daughter out with her.

Liu Xiaoli saw the confusion in Chen Li'an's eyes and said, "I'm divorced and my daughter is with me. I can't leave her alone in the hotel, so I brought her with me. You don't mind, do you?"

Listening to the last pause in Liu Xiaoli's words, Chen Li'an almost understood, so he smiled and said: "I don't mind, Sissi is so cute and very lovable."

"Thank you for understanding." Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an with a hint of surprise in her eyes and said, "Do you like children?"

Chen Li'an said with a smile: "Qian Qian is so cute, no one will dislike her."

Li Dabai, who was sitting in the car, couldn't see Chen Li'an's expression, so he immediately unbuckled his seat belt, took out the key and got out of the car. She was really curious about Chen Li'an's reaction now, and she admired Liu Xiaoli's operation.

How can anyone bring their children out on the first date? Is this to scare off Teacher Chen? Or are you deliberately testing Teacher Chen?

Li Dabai closed the car door and ran to Chen Li'an. He glanced at Chen Li'an's expression curiously and found that his expression was very calm. He felt a little disappointed for no reason.

I really want to see Teacher Chen deflated.

However, Li Dabai had not forgotten his identity, so he immediately said to Teacher Chen: "Teacher Chen, I should go to Xinqiao to reserve a seat first. Should I go to a private room or in the lobby?"

Chen Li'an glanced at Li Dabai, and then said to Liu Xiaoli: "I originally wanted to go to Maxim, but there is a band performance there tonight, which is quite noisy, so I want to change to Xinqiao?"

Liu Xiaoli also heard the loud music coming from Maxim, and said with a smile: "Okay, it just so happens that Sissi doesn't like too much noise."

Hearing Liu Xiaoli's words, Chen Li'an turned to look at Li Dabai and said, "Go and book a private room. If there is no place, ask their manager to transfer one."

Li Dabai nodded immediately, and before leaving, he glanced at the little girl in the princess dress. She was not as good-looking as her mother, and her father probably didn't look that good.

"We will go there after Dabai has reserved a seat. If there is no seat, we will go to Jianguo Hotel."

Liu Xiaoli took her daughter's hand and nodded gently: "Well, you decide, we can both."

Chen Li'an smiled, bent down and looked at Sissi and asked: "Does Sissi like Western food? What do you want to eat?"

Hearing Chen Li'an's words, Sissi raised her head and glanced at Liu Xiaoli. Looking at her mother's encouraging eyes, she whispered to Chen Li'an: "I like it."

Chen Li'an smiled, couldn't help but rub her little head, stood up and said to Liu Xiaoli, "Sissi is a little scared of strangers."

"It will be fine when you get familiar with each other in the future." Liu Xiaoli said pointedly.

Chen Li'an nodded and smiled without saying a word. He felt that Liu Xiaoli really brought her baby on a blind date, as if she was rushing to formally establish the relationship.

Two minutes later, after Li Dabai made a reservation and came to notify Chen Li'an, he happily ran to Maxim's opposite.

Chen Li'an warned with some worry: "Don't drink! I have to drive you at night!"

"I know, Teacher Chen!" Li Dabai waved his hand and ran in.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but shook his head, looked at Liu Xiaoli who was thoughtful and said, "Let's go."

"Yeah." Liu Xiaoli took her daughter's hand and followed Chen Li'an, pretending to be curious and asked, "You and Dabai are more like friends than superiors and subordinates."

Chen Li'an glanced at Liu Xiaoli and said, "We are just friends. I am not a big shot. There is no need to be serious."

Liu Xiaoli: "Artists are more casual and understanding."

Soon the two of them arrived in the private room. After ordering the meal, Chen Li'an asked: "What are your plans for coming to the capital this time? Do you still want to dance? Or do you have any other plans?"

Liu Xiaoli raised her head and looked at Chen Li'an. She did not answer his question, but asked seriously: "What suggestions do you have?"

This question stumped Chen Li'an. He didn't know what Liu Xiaoli was thinking, whether she wanted to dance, go abroad, or raise her daughter well.

The private room suddenly fell into silence, except Sissi, who was sitting on the chair and turning the cup in her hand curiously, making a clear tinkling sound.

After a pause, Chen Li'an took a sip of the pre-dinner wine and said, "I don't have any special suggestions. It mainly depends on what you think. If you need anything from me, just ask. We're all friends. You're welcome."

"Friend." Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an and muttered, feeling disappointed in her heart. Then she sat up slightly and said to Chen Li'an: "Thank you, but I don't think I need any help."

As soon as she said these words, Liu Xiaoli regretted a little. She seemed a little anxious. What else could she and Chen Li'an be if they weren't friends now? I was a little anxious to force others to express my position.

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Sissi who was spinning the cup and said to Liu Xiaoli: "It's okay, but it's not easy for you to raise a child alone. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

Hearing that Chen Li'an had brought the topic back, Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Chen Li'an was young and energetic and would ignore her in anger.

However, she had just said that she didn't need help, and now she felt like she was being put on a pole if she changed her words. So she glanced at her daughter and said to her gently: "Sissi, thank uncle on behalf of mother."

Sissi looked at Liu Xiaoli and didn't know what she wanted to thank, but she still smiled sweetly at Chen Li'an and said, "Thank you, uncle."

After the atmosphere calmed down, Liu Xiaoli no longer wanted to test in a hurry. She was indeed a little too anxious, but it was not without gains tonight. At least it could be seen that Chen Li'an had no objection to her bringing a child.

During the meal, he and Sissi made several jokes, making Sissi giggle non-stop.

Even when Sissi wanted to eat ice cream after dinner, Chen Li'an took her to pick out various flavors of ice cream, just like taking her own child.

After the meal, Sissi also fell in love with this good-looking uncle, and she kept clinging to Chen Li'an and wanted to hug him.

Liu Xiaoli looked at this scene, just like looking at a father and daughter, and felt a strange kind of happiness in her heart.

When they came out of Xinqiao, the two of them did not go back to their respective homes immediately. Instead, they walked together near Chongwenmen. The unlucky Li Dabai followed far behind in his car.

Sissi took Chen Li'an's hand and followed him obediently. However, after walking a few steps, she felt sleepy and pulled Chen Li'an's hand for a hug.

Chen Li'an looked at Sissi who was staring in fascination, bent down to pick her up, let her head rest on his shoulder, patted her back gently and said: "Sleep Sissi, when you wake up, you will be home." ”

Chen Li'an is also a theoretical expert who has read parenting manuals, and he still knows how to put children to sleep.

Sissi half-closed her eyes and muttered in Chen Li'an's ear: "Thank you, uncle."

Liu Xiaoli watched from the side, her smiling eyes turned into crescents, she looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Are you tired of holding me? Why don't you go back now."

"It's okay, Sissi isn't heavy." Chen Li'an said with a smile.

Seeing that Chen Li'an seemed to like children very much, Liu Xiaoli pursed her lips and said, "I didn't expect you to like children so much. Have you ever thought about what your children will be like in the future?"

Chen Li'an thought of his unborn daughter and said with a smile, "I've thought about it, but I'm just not sure if I can be a good father."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an holding Qian Qian and gently patting her back to coax her to sleep, and said with certainty: "You will be a good father."

Chen Li'an smiled and said, "I hope so."

Li Dabai, who was following behind, saw Chen Li'an holding the child and walking side by side with Liu Xiaoli. He felt inexplicably angry. It shouldn't be said that he was jealous.

Why do you act like a family of three? It’s really annoying! Is being divorced and raising children so attractive to Teacher Chen? !

"Teacher Chen is indeed a pervert." Li Dabai couldn't help but thought to himself, really wanting to sound the horn hard enough to scare him.

After Chen Li'an and Liu Xiaoli walked for a while, at the entrance of an alley, Liu Xiaoli deliberately stopped and took out her handkerchief and said to Chen Li'an: "You are tired from walking, you are sweating. Don't move, I will wipe it for you." "

Sweating? Chen Li'an didn't feel anything at all, but when he saw Liu Xiaoli coming over on her own initiative, he didn't say anything and just hummed, letting her wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead.

"This family of three is so happy." The elders and aunties chatting under the locust tree at the entrance of the alley couldn't help but sigh.

After hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's lips curled up into a smile, and she wiped Chen Li'an's sweat slower and more gently.

Chen Li'an looked at the smile on Liu Xiaoli's face and knew very well that this was the warm atmosphere she deliberately created. Coupled with the praise and envy of passers-by, she would subconsciously accept the setting of a family of three.

It's just that Liu Xiaoli's little thoughts were immediately seen through in the eyes of Chen Li'an, the king of the sea, but sometimes this little trick is like a conspiracy. You know it is a trap, but you will still be immersed in this happy atmosphere.

After all, reason and emotion are not one-way lines, but two-way parallel lines.

After Liu Xiaoli wiped Chen Li'an's sweat, she looked at him and said with a smile: "If I hold two children in the future, I guess you won't be able to hold them."

Under the warm yellow light, a blush appeared on Liu Xiaoli's pretty face, and the fragrance of the locust tree was as gentle as the cool breeze in the summer evening.

Chen Li'an didn't know what Liu Xiaoli meant by the two children, whether it was a test or a promise and hint.

But at this time, he didn't want to think so much. He held Sissi with one hand and put his other hand around Liu Xiaoli's waist and said jokingly: "Even if there is another one of you, I can hold her."

Chen Li'an's sudden initiative and joke made Liu Xiaoli panic a little, and she forgot to observe Chen Li'an's expression. However, she quickly reacted, lightly slapped Chen Li'an's hand and said, "You men just speak nicely. I’m afraid you won’t want to hug anyone by then.”

Chen Li'an let go of Liu Xiaoli and said, "I'm not just a talker."

The two looked at each other and smiled, walked along the road for a while, and then prepared to go back.

After getting in the car, Liu Xiaoli wanted to carry Sissi off, but Sissi hugged Chen Li'an's neck tightly, rubbed her face on his shoulder several times, and said in a daze: "I want daddy to hold me."

Sissi's words immediately caused the three adults in the car to stop what they were doing. Liu Xiaoli was the first to react and said sheepishly: "Sissi hasn't seen her father for a long time."

Chen Li'an hugged Qianqian and said, "It's okay. The kid is sleepy and he's not tired even if he's holding her."

Li Dabai, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked at the situation behind him through the rearview mirror and snorted in his heart, wondering if Liu Xiaoli had deliberately taught the children to say this.

After the car started driving, Chen Li'an hugged Sissi and turned to look at Liu Xiaoli and asked, "How long do you plan to stay in the capital this time? Sissi hasn't even started her summer vacation yet."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head and said: "The summer vacation hasn't started yet, but I don't want to stay in Wuhan anymore, so I asked for leave in advance for Sissi and planned to take her out to play and relax. As for the future, we'll talk about it later."

Liu Xiaoli was so anxious to leave Wuhan with her children because she couldn't stand her ex-mother-in-law, otherwise she would have waited until after the summer vacation.

After saying this, Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an and hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you busy recently? Have you ever thought about going out to relax?"

"Teacher Chen is very busy, and his schedule is fully booked."

Before Chen Li'an could reply, Li Dabai spoke first. She was worried that Chen Li'an would be deceived and leave the business aside to go out with them.

It was natural not to be bewitched. Chen Li'an was not so confused. He looked at Liu Xiaoli and said, "I'm really busy in the back. I have to go to Yangcheng to discuss a business, I have to go to Xiangjiang to promote a movie, and I have to go to the United States to hold an exhibition next month. It's all a mess. There are many things.”

Hearing that Chen Li'an was so busy, Liu Xiaoli felt a flash of disappointment. She also thought that she could take advantage of this opportunity to take down Chen Li'an completely.

Chen Li'an looked at Liu Xiaoli and said: "But I suggest you stabilize your life before going out to play. Where will you live and what are you going to do? Sissi will go to school in the future. How to deal with it? There are a lot of troubles."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an's serious look and asked him the previous question.

"What suggestions do you have? I'm a little confused now."

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows and said, "If you haven't decided yet, you can settle down in the capital first and I will help you make arrangements."

Listening to Chen Li'an's generous words, Li Dabai couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Is he really thinking about it? Are he ready to raise her? Or just have fun?

Li Dabai always felt that Liu Xiaoli, who was divorced and had a baby, was not good enough for Chen Li'an and had no merit other than good looks.

The street light quickly pushed back on Chen Li'an's face, flashing on and off so that Liu Xiaoli could not see through his true thoughts.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Okay, I'll trouble you."

"No trouble, I'll be happy to oblige."