The world of film and television starts from a young age.

Chapter 1373 Two Years Later, Mission Completed

"Jingle Bell!"

The clear and loud sound of bicycle bells echoed across the streets in the early morning, and pedestrians on the road all avoided the speeding bicycles.

Peng Yongli had so much fun last night that she got up a little late in the morning, so Zhou Chen rode his bike to take her to school.

Peng Yongli, who was sitting in the back, held Zhou Chen's waist with one hand and raised the other hand high, her face full of joy.

This was not the first time Zhou Chen sent her to school, but she would be very happy every time. It was another happy day when the person she loved sent her to school.

When they arrived at the school gate, Zhou Chen handed the prepared bag to Peng Yongli.

"These are all some snacks I prepared for you. I'm going to leave this afternoon and won't be back for a few days. I'm going to Harbin. Do you want me to bring anything?"

"No."

Peng Yongli shook her head. She felt that she was living a very happy life now. She had her second uncle's family who took good care of her, and a boyfriend who was especially good to her. Even in this strange city of Ningyang, she felt warm in her heart.

After straightening Zhou Chen's scarf, she said softly, "Then remember to think of me."

Zhou Chen scratched her nose and said, "Of course, who else can I think of besides you? Come in quickly, don't be late."

"Ok."

Peng Yongli waved at Zhou Chen reluctantly, walked slowly into the campus step by step, then turned around and waved at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen also waved his hand, and only rode away when he could no longer see him.

Time is like running water, passing silently through your fingers.

During the summer vacation of 1982, Peng Yongli did not return to Harbin, but continued to stay in Ningyang.

In fact, today’s college students are different from those in later generations. Many students who come to college do not go home during the winter and summer vacations.

Many are forced by financial reasons, and some are because the journey is long and the commuting is too much hassle, so it is better to stay in school to study, or do odd jobs.

But it’s different for Peng Yongli. She can move back to her second uncle’s house. Living in the Ma family is just like living in her own home, and it’s even more lively.

When she went home, she was alone most of the time, but living in this compound, not only was her second father's family there with her, but also her boyfriend Zhou Chen. Even if she missed her father, she could go to Harbin with Zhou Chen. Even Peng Mingjie would occasionally come to Ningyang to see her.

Zhou Chen placed some meat coupons, cloth coupons, industrial coupons and other coupons in front of Peng Yongli.

"Uncle Ma's family is not well off right now. You're going to stay at Uncle Ma's house for so long, you can't just leave empty-handed. But Uncle Ma won't take the money even if you give him. So you don't have to pay. Just give him these coupons and see if he wants them."

There are only two people working in the Ma family now, Ma Kui and Ma Yan. The salary from Ma Yan's job is just enough for her to spend alone, with not much left over.

Ma Kui works as a criminal policeman. Although his salary and bonus are higher than those of ordinary jobs, he is still a working class person. He has a wife who is in poor health and needs to take medicine all year round, and a son who is only a few years old. You can imagine the pressure of his life.

If Peng Yongli were added, the living expenses would definitely be tight. Peng Yongli had lived a good life under the care of her father since she was a child. The Ma Kui family had been keeping close to her for the past three or four months. Their warm care made her unaware of the problem. It was only after Zhou Chen reminded her that she came to her senses.

"But I can't take yours, or I should talk to my dad. My dad has money."

This naivety made Zhou Chen laugh a little. Having never experienced hard times, she was still a little lacking in such social skills.

"That's different. Uncle Peng is rich, but how could Uncle Ma accept his money? Uncle Ma looks kind and amiable, but he is actually very arrogant. He regards Uncle Peng as his savior and thinks it is his duty to take care of you, so there is no way he would accept money. Uncle Peng also knows this, so he never said these things. At most, he just brought things over."

"But you are different. You can say that these coupons are subsidies from the school. You don't need to use them at school. As for mine and yours, there is no need to distinguish them so clearly. Anyway, I have decided on you. In my heart, mine is yours."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Peng Yongli was deeply moved and accepted the tickets.

"Zhou Chen, I'm also determined to be with you. We've agreed that we'll get married after I graduate."

"Okay, what if your dad doesn't agree?"

"No, my dad loves me the most, he will definitely agree."

"You are right. I will convince him to hand you over to me."

Zhou Chen had good intentions in doing this, but who would have thought that Ma Kui would come to his house that night.

"Uncle Ma, why are you here?"

"Why am I here?"

Ma Kui walked into the room with a sullen face, then turned to Zhou Chen and asked, "Are these for Lili?" As he spoke, he took out a handful of tickets from his pocket.

Zhou Chen was not embarrassed, but said with admiration: "Uncle Ma is worthy of being Uncle Ma, nothing can be hidden from you."

"Don't fool me. Do you think I'm a criminal policeman for nothing? How can I not know what kind of personality Lili has? She doesn't have so many thoughts, and Mingjie wouldn't do that either. Besides you, who else can persuade Lili?"

Ma Kui snorted coldly and shouted, "I think you are just too busy to mind other people's business. Although you are dating Lili now, you are not married yet, so you are still an outsider. Lili calls me second dad, so she is my daughter. Do I need to give her money and tickets to live and eat at home?"

"I……"

"What do you mean by 'you'? I'm not here to listen to your explanation. I'm here to tell you that if something like this happens again in the future, don't blame me for scolding you."

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly, he had actually guessed what would happen, but he really wanted to do his best to help, but a man like Ma Kui simply could not accept help in this way.

"Yes, Uncle Ma, since you said so, I will naturally not do it again in the future."

The reason why he guessed that Ma Kui might refuse but still did it was, firstly, to teach Peng Yongli the ways of the world, and secondly, just to give it a try.

Ma Kui snorted, "Remember, don't think I don't know what you are up to. Although our family is not well off, we can still survive with Lili. Wait until you really marry Lili, then consider these things."

Of course he knew the situation of his family. If the situation really became difficult to maintain, he was willing to bow his head for the sake of his wife and children.

But their family has not reached that point yet. He and Ma Yan can still maintain the family, so he naturally doesn't want to bow down.

"Also, I have no objection to you dating Lili, but you are a few years older than her, and Lili is still in college. You should know whether you can do certain things or not."

"Uncle Ma, don't worry. I like Lili, so I will do good for her and won't hurt her."

"Remember your words."

After scolding Zhou Chen, Ma Kui left.

"Uncle Ma really hasn't changed at all."

Zhou Chen felt emotional. Although this was just a small matter, it also revealed Ma Kui's true nature. He could understand Ma Kui. If it were him, he would probably make the same choice as Ma Kui.

But the saying "a little bit of kindness will be repaid with a big bit of grudge" also makes sense. It may be that he has lived for a long time and has thought a lot, so he always feels that trust is okay, but sometimes you also have to think more and be prepared for both situations.

In the autumn of 1982, the system prompted Zhou Chen that one of the side quests had been completed, which was the side quest of the five-year train police officer.

Zhou Chen was filled with emotion. Five years had passed in a flash. Even though he had lived in various film and television worlds for many years, he often still felt that time could not be retained. A few years, a few decades, just passed by.

He has lived in the world of film and television for so many years, which is enough for him to live for dozens of lifetimes in the real world.

Therefore, he was very grateful to the system that bound him. Perhaps in many novels, the system would become a villain in the end, but for him, he was more grateful. After all, without the system, he would not be where he is today.

Without the system, he would be just one of the millions of ordinary people, and would probably always struggle at the bottom of society, never enjoying wealth and glory.

It is no exaggeration to say that the system is his biggest job, so although he often curses the system, he really can't do anything to ruin his job, and he is reluctant to leave the system. He wishes the system could always accompany him and take him to appreciate more of the film and television world, the heavens and the myriad worlds...

As for the rest, why think so much? It is enough to get immediate benefits first. Who knows what will happen in the future?

Although he has been working as a flight attendant for five years, Zhou Chen has never thought of quitting. After all these years, he has become accustomed to the job. The job of a flight attendant is not bad. As for starting a new business or doing business, it is better to continue to be a flight attendant.

No matter what, he is now a very promising flight attendant. If he continues to work hard, he will definitely have a bright future.

The end of the universe is organization, what a great job.

In this way, I worked for more than a year and in the blink of an eye it was the beginning of 1984.

At the Ma family, Zhou Chen took Wang Sufang's pulse. Wang Sufang wanted to cough but was afraid of disturbing Zhou Chen, so she could only try hard to restrain herself.

After a while, Zhou Chen let go of his hand and said softly, "It's a little better now. Take some medicine for a few more days."

Hearing this, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chen gave a few more instructions and then said goodbye: "Then I'll go back first, I still have some things to do at home."

Peng Yongli said, "I'll go with you. I just happen to have a few questions for you."

Having said that, she went upstairs to get the books.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Zhou Chen came outside the door and waited. After a while, Ma Kui came out and pulled Zhou Chen aside.

"Zhou Chen, tell me the truth, how is your aunt's health?"

He is a policeman and is very observant, unlike his daughters and the others. He clearly noticed that Zhou Chen's expression was different, so he chased him out to ask.

Zhou Chen said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ma, I won't hide it from you. Auntie's health is not very good. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will only last for one or two years."

"what?"

Ma Kui shook his body with an expression of disbelief, and he eagerly grabbed Zhou Chen's arm.

"How could this happen? Wasn't she fine all along? Didn't you cure her?"

"Uncle Ma, you know exactly what disease Aunt has. I have no ability to cure her. I have only been controlling her condition. Aunt's health is already worse than that of an average person. She has been working hard over the years. She has been sick several times since the beginning of spring. Her health is getting worse. Even if I use acupuncture now, it won't have much effect."

Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture may have some magical aspects, but it is not a cure-all. When the body is in good health, the effect is very good, but Wang Sufang's body was already full of holes, and even with acupuncture, it was difficult to change it.

Ma Kui had a look of grief on his face. Of course he understood. In fact, he understood after they came back from seeking medical treatment everywhere.

It's just that Zhou Chen's methods in the past few years have allowed Wang Sufang to live well, so much so that her family almost forgot that Wang Sufang was suffering from a terminal illness. They always felt that as long as Zhou Chen was around, that day would be far away from them.

But in fact, more than five years have passed since that year. At that time, experts in the capital said that if he did not undergo surgery, he might only live for one or two years. However, under Zhou Chen's treatment, he has lived for more than five years, which is much better than the result they heard at that time.

"Really, is there really no other way?"

"I can only prescribe some healing prescriptions. If you take good care of yourself, you may be able to survive for another year or two."

Ma Kui was silent for a few seconds, then said, "I understand. Don't tell your aunt and Ma Yan about this."

"Don't worry, Uncle Ma."

At this time, Peng Yongli came over, and Ma Kui immediately adjusted his expression and smiled, as if nothing had happened.

Peng Yongli followed Zhou Chen back home and suddenly asked, "I heard some of what you just said. Is Second Mother really helpless?"

She couldn't help but think of her mother who died of illness when she was a child. She had lived in the Ma family for more than two years. Her second mother, Wang Sufang, was very kind to her. She felt a sense of motherhood from Wang Sufang, so when she learned that Wang Sufang was dying, she was very sad.

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, but just gently held her in his arms, hugged her and comforted her.

He is just a doctor, not a god. He has done his best to help a patient with advanced lung cancer live for five or six years. The rest can only be left to God.

Peng Yongli leaned in Zhou Chen's arms, hugged Zhou Chen tightly, and shed tears of sadness.

"Zhou Chen, I want to buy some things for my second parents. Let's go together next weekend."

"Okay, what do you want to buy?"

"Clothes, shoes and the like. I see my second father and second mother always wear those clothes all year round. They don't even have two pairs of shoes, and they are all worn out. They have been very good to me in the past two years and have always taken good care of me. They treat me more like their own daughter. I have always wanted to repay them, but my second father never lets me give him anything."

She had lived in the Ma family for two years. Although her father brought many things to the Ma family, she herself did not contribute anything. The most she did was help with the housework and teach Ma Jian. So she felt very sorry for Ma Kui and his wife.

"Our Lili is filial. Okay, I'll go with you."

"Then we have an agreement."

Zhou Chen was just about to explain a problem to Peng Yongli when someone suddenly knocked on the door.

"Zhou Chen, is Zhou Chen at home? I, your elder brother Wu, have something to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)