Chapter 37: Past New Year's (Seeking Recommendations!)

  Although they are all nephews and nieces, when it comes to closeness, He Mu and Wang Nan from the third aunt's family are still the closest. This niece is only two years younger than He Mu, because they are from the same village, Wang Nan has been following He Mu around since childhood, although she now has long hair and walks on a clean route, but when she was young, she was no different from a wild child, in He Mu's friend circle, they played very openly, their childhood was almost spent together, roasting sweet potatoes together, stealing watermelons together, setting off firecrackers together, cutting the cat's whiskers together, and then selling out teammates saying it was the other person who did it. So although they are nominally uncle and niece, they are more like siblings.

  "Little uncle, you're back! Did you bring some delicious food?" As soon as he came in, Xiao Nan directly rummaged through He Wu's backpack without hesitation.

  What a pity, He Mu wasn't Liu Shi's foodie, there weren't many snacks in his backpack. After a brief disappointment, Xiao Nan suddenly exclaimed "hmm" with surprise, at this moment, she already had an extra photo in her hand.

  "Isn't this Li Xiaoyao? What was his real name again?" Wang Nan scratched his head and said.

  "Wow!" He Mu's other niece, Su Hui, who was already a mother of two children, snatched the photo from her daughter and stared at it with wide eyes. "And there's even an autograph! He wrote 'Wishing Su Hui eternal beauty and happiness!' How did he know I'm so beautiful?" She said, looking coy.

  Wang Nan pointed at He Mu: "You should ask your younger uncle about this, it was found in his bag."

  He Mu held his niece Niu Niu in his arms and said calmly, "What's the big deal? I met him a few days ago and asked for an autographed photo to help you out."

  Xiao Cheng suddenly realized: "Isn't Xiao Shu running errands in Hengdian? He must be working as an extra on Hu Ge's crew, and then helped you get a signed photo."

  He Mu rolled his eyes: "Come on, playing a supporting role is already an old story. Now Uncle and I are in the same crew with Hu Ge, I'm playing his younger brother." Don't you guys watch entertainment news? He Mu looked at them disdainfully.

  Three siblings stared at each other in suspicion, while only Niu Niu in He Mu's arms looked confused and carefree, happily playing with He Mu's hair.

  "What's wrong, old man?" he grumbled. "Waiter, don't be proud just because you've achieved something. You must remember the two words 'humility' and set an example in front of your juniors."

  Upon hearing Old He's words, Wang Nan asked: "Old Granny, is what Little Uncle said true?"

  "He Lao pointed at the TV: 'There's everything in here.'"

  What a wise saying! The small TV screen is Grandpa's window to the outside world, and he may have coincidentally seen one or two scenes of He Mu through this window.

  Next, amidst the chirping voices of three younger siblings, He Mu briefly talked about his current situation, exciting them to the point where they swarmed around him asking about filming and sharing anecdotes about celebrities, unaware that He Mu was now also considered a small celebrity.

  After He Mu boasted about his status in the crew, Hu Ge's die-hard fan Su Hui shouted that she wanted to switch to his side.

  Xiao Chengze looked at He Mu with eager eyes and asked, "Young uncle, can you get me a signed photo of Liu Yifei?"

  "Cheng Cheng, you've just started high school, don't get too caught up in chasing after celebrities, focus your energy on studying. Of course, if there's an opportunity to collaborate, I'll help you get a signed poster."

  "Thanks, little uncle!"

  He Mu looked at Wang Nan again and saw that she seemed to be deep in thought, with a hint of excitement on her face.

  "What is Xiao Nan thinking?" He Mu asked.

  Wang Nan said with a serious face: "I was thinking that our village finally has a second star after Uncle Lan, I don't know if it's because the feng shui is too good."

  Lan Tianye, also known as Blue Grandfather, was originally surnamed Wang and is a senior relative of Wang Nan's family. Mr. Lan is a famous performing artist in our country. What made him famous nationwide was the 1990 TV series "The Legend of Deification", where he played the role of Jiang Ziya, a soul character. After the show became popular, the old man who had been acting in plays for most of his life suddenly became a superstar.

  Mr. Lan Lao is also a native of this land, but he has been away from his hometown for a long time. In the early 1990s, he returned to his hometown once and was accompanied by the county's number one and two leaders. The county head at that time had some literary talent and wrote an essay "Taigong Returns Home", which was included in the collection of contemporary famous essays.

  It's also because of Lao Lao's influence that, although "The Legend of Deification" was not as influential as other mythological dramas like "Journey to the West" and "The New White Snake Legend" at the same time, it was more popular in their village. He Mu remembered watching it at least ten times.

  "Haha, I'm not a big star yet, I'm just an unknown little actor." He Mu still remembered his grandfather's words "humility" and didn't dare to compare himself with Master Lan.

  Next, Niu Niu accompanied the old man to watch TV, while He Mu brought three nephews and nieces to sweep the yard. This was also their purpose for coming here, as Chinese New Year was approaching and they had to clean up thoroughly to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one. The old man was advanced in age and had many children and grandchildren, so naturally he couldn't be expected to do the sweeping himself. Therefore, the three of them were dispatched by their elders to come and help out.

  Several people were not old, even Su Hui, who was married and had children, was only 24 years old. So they worked while playing. He Mu swept the floor with two brooms and jumped onto the plum blossom pile. After all these years, it didn't feel so bitter to think about being forced by grandfather to practice kung fu with his older brother when he was a kid.

  To relive the feeling of his childhood, He Mu started running wildly on the plum blossom stake, and didn't fall off, proving that his foundation was still there. So, He Mu began to practice a set of footwork based on his memory, which Grandfather said was the basic footwork of the Mínguī Quán (Maze Fist). However, when he was young, He Mu always thought that Grandfather might have been deceived by his master, because this set of footwork didn't produce any "afterimages" (special effects used in movies and TV shows to emphasize the speed of fists or feet), unlike the ones shown on TV by Huo Yuanjia.

  At that time, Grandpa didn't quite understand this new thing called television, so he could only use the excuse "That's Huo Yuanjia, so his Mízōng Quán has 'heavy shadow', ordinary people can't easily practice 'heavy shadow'" to fool He Mu, and He Mu even believed it, vowing to definitely practice "heavy shadow". Now thinking about it, it's actually quite funny.

  The nephews and nieces downstairs were shouting "good" for some reason, the old man was also looking out from inside the house, sighing as he looked. Niu Niu pulled at the old man's beard and asked why he was sighing, the old man just kept saying: What a pity! What a pity!

  Two days later, He Dad and He Mom rushed back from the city, with a small truck following behind their car, loaded with New Year's goods and over 1,000 catties of high-quality pork.

  He Mu's old father, He Zetao, runs a prosperous meat factory in the city, with a wide range of sources of income. As the most capable person in the family, every year during the Spring Festival, He Zetao would always reserve a portion of pork from the factory and transport it back to his hometown, where he would distribute it among his numerous relatives.

  In the days after coming back, Dad was busy giving love and sending pork until December 28th before stopping. The father and son also had an equal conversation.

  The father and son talked for about two hours, to sum it up: after He Mu's efforts to persuade him, He Zetao agreed to let He Mu develop in the entertainment circle according to his own wishes, but he must be upright and not humiliate the old He family. He Mu said he would unconditionally obey and strive to be a new excellent person in the entertainment circle.

  The two-year dispute between He's father and son finally subsided at this moment, and the He family began to welcome the arrival of the Lunar New Year. However, the festive atmosphere has become increasingly dull in recent years. Although they spent a lot of money, they only made their home look more flashy, but they couldn't find the lively and joyful feeling of their childhood anymore.

  Because there was no New Year's Eve this year, the 29th became the eve of the Lunar New Year. Sitting in front of the TV, He Mu took a glance at the living room - his parents, grandparents, and him, four people, still missing one person. His older brother ultimately couldn't come back home, only making a New Year's call during dinner and promising to take leave and return home within half a year. In the early years after becoming an officer, He Mu's older brother was promoted to lieutenant due to his outstanding performance, and in recent years, he has been repeatedly promoted, now holding the rank of senior captain. With greater power comes more constraints, and He Mu didn't even know which military region his brother served in.

  Maybe after filming "Soldier Assault", I will have a better understanding of the world of soldiers, and He Muyi has some expectations.

  Every year on New Year's Eve, watching the Spring Festival Gala is a must-see program. This year, three generations of the He family sat in their bright and clean living room to watch the gala. His parents couldn't hold out first, his grandfather persisted until Zhao Benshan took the stage, then went to sleep after finishing watching. He Mu watched the whole show but still felt energetic. Now it's already the first day of the new year, the first day of the dog year, and in more than four hours, they will eat New Year's dumplings. He Mu decided not to sleep.

  It's been so long, I should find some fun for myself. He Mu opened his phone and started browsing: Who should he bother?

  Liu Shi? Forget it, being remembered by her will definitely cost a meal, and eating with her is so embarrassing, forget it.

  Yang Wei? Unbearable, this girl is simply a die-hard workaholic, a model laborer, probably can't even sleep in late now, and being woken up by her own exhaustion, it's really too cruel, He Mu feels that his kind self cannot do this.

  Xiao Fang? Never mind, even if the boss has a good temper, he's still the boss. Let's not provoke him and just pay our respects to him after dawn to show some courtesy.

  Li Pang? It was him. He Mu pressed the dial button, this call wasn't to harass, he was certain Li Pang hadn't slept yet.

  After He Zetao returned, He Mu learned from his father that Li Kun's father was sentenced to ten years and may not be released until he is nearly seventy years old. This was still the result of Li Kun's mother and cousin making every effort and using up their remaining savings. After all, Li Guiyou's counterfeit group was too powerful and had offended many people's interests, although he also made profits for some people.

  "Hey." Li Wenhua indeed hadn't slept and his voice was still loud and clear.

  It's not a depressed and dispirited voice. He Mu is very happy, he smiles and says, "Is it Boss Li......"

  (ps: Last week we ran naked to the 25th place on the list, this week we have a strong push in the urban category, can you brothers send me to the homepage with this momentum? Old Buddha thanks! First update ~)

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