Chapter 38 Drying the bamboo card and swallows returning home together (Ch 38)

September 30th,

The filming of Nobody has finally finished.

After finishing the moving work, Qi Jia rushed back to Duyun to attend the crew’s wrap party.

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At the dinner table,

Ren Suxi, Zhang Yu and others were happy for Qi Jia when they heard that he had signed with Jiaxing.

Before the meal officially started, she put her arm around his shoulders and drank cup after cup with him.

“Director Rao, thank you so much for recommending me to Sister Yuwen. I’ll toast to you!”

Qi Jia poured himself a full cup of Maozi and drank it with Director Rao.

Director Rao patted his shoulder and laughed.

“Work hard, and when you become famous, I’ll ask you to film with me. Remember to give me a discount!”

“Haha, I’ll also do Director Rao’s movies for free!”

The two chatted briefly again.

Qi Jia was dragged out for a drink by Ren Suxi and the others.

The meal lasted more than three hours. After finishing, everyone felt that it was not satisfying enough.

Director Rao waved his hand and led everyone to sing again.

In the box,

Qi Jia, Ren Suxi and Zhang Yu put their arms around each other and sang “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies” together.

The lights flickered in front of Qi Jia,

Under the influence of alcohol, these scenes made him feel very dazed.

Not long ago, I was still worried about rent.

For a role, the extras rode electric bikes for more than three hours.

Now he has not only become a third-tier artist of Jiaxing,

He also drank and sang with famous stars and directors.

This instantaneous leap in status and class,

It made him feel dreamy, yet very real.

The group drank until about four in the morning before returning home.

Qi Jia returned to his room and fell asleep without even taking a shower.

When I woke up, it was already October 1st, National Day.

I picked up my phone and saw a few missed calls.

It was Ren Suxi who called. There were several messages on WeChat from Ren Suxi and Zhang Yufa.

Tell Qi Jia that they have something to do so they have to leave first and will get together again next time when they have time.

After Qi Jiadu replied, he got up, washed up, packed his luggage, and then checked out and left.

First I flew back to Yanghe, then I took the high-speed train.

6pm,

Qi Jia walked out of Youcheng High-speed Railway Station carrying a backpack.

Finally I returned to my hometown.

As soon as I got out of the station, I was surrounded by a group of hospitable local people.

“Would you like to take a ride, handsome boy?”

“Handsome boy, do you want to stay overnight? I have fast food.”

I finally managed to squeeze out of the crowd of motorcycle guys and middle-aged women.

Qi Jia was going to take the bus to the station, because his home was more than two hours away from the high-speed rail station.

Ordinary buses don’t go there, you have to go to the station and take a rural minibus to get there.

At this time, my father called.

“Hey, son, where have you been?”

“Dad, I just got off the high-speed train and am about to take the bus back. I’ll probably arrive around 8pm.”

Qi Jia responded while waving his hand to reject the cordial invitation from a motorcycle guy.

“That’s perfect. Your uncle is about to come back. You can take his car with him.”

Qi Jia’s great uncle was his grandfather’s younger brother. He served in the army when he was young.

After retiring, he was assigned to work at the Oil City Electric Power Bureau, and then he got married and started a family in the city.

Except for Qingming Festival and Chinese New Year, I seldom go home.

Although they live far away from each other, the two families get along well because the older generation is still around.

However, they are all relatives of the older generation. By Qi Jia’s generation, they rarely have any contact.

“Dad, that’s fine. I can just take the bus back by myself.”

After hearing what his father said, Qi Jia was unwilling to do so. He would rather spend more money to buy a car to go back.

He also doesn’t want to ride in his relative’s car because he feels embarrassed and likes to trouble others.

“Why don’t you take a ride if there’s a ride going your way? Wait for your uncle to pick you up at the station.”

Qi Jia’s father and his four brothers all have strong personalities and have the final say at home.

So after hearing what his son said, he felt very unhappy and made the decision for him directly.

Then he hung up the phone.

Qi Jia looked at his phone in silence. He was already 20 years old.

But even what car to take home, my parents have to arrange it.

However, this was also related to the fact that Qi Jia had not been doing well after he left. He had not made any money and did not have a partner.

So, every time he wanted to say that he had grown up and could make his own decisions,

His family would use these two things to criticize him.

While waiting for the bus,

Qi Jia went to the nearby ATM and took out 50,000 yuan in cash and put it in his bag.

For the older generation, you should give money in cash. If you transfer money directly,

Firstly, it is not shocking enough. Secondly, online consumption at home is less than in the city, and most people still use cash.

After withdrawing the money, he had only more than 10,000 yuan left in his card.

However, after signing the contract, Jiaxing will give him a basic salary of 7,000 per month.

So he doesn’t worry about the living expenses.

More than half an hour later,

Uncle’s car stopped in front of Qi Jia.

To his surprise, there was a white Tesla following behind the black Honda.

Looking through the windshield, I saw my great uncle’s twin daughters sitting inside.

They are a few years older than Qi Jia, so according to seniority, Qi Jia should call them aunts.

But we haven’t contacted each other for a long time.

In his memory, he only remembers that his aunt was pretty, easy-going and gentle. He liked playing with her when he was a child.

Although the younger sister-in-law was also pretty, she was a little spoiled and pretentious. What impressed Qi Jia most was that she had a pair of long legs.

“Uncle, aunt, please help me.”

After getting in the car, Qi Jia smiled and thanked his uncle and his aunt who was sitting in the passenger seat.

“Ajia, don’t be polite, we are all family.”

My uncle has taken good care of himself. He looks no more than thirty years old, not like a man who is already fifty.

Seeing Qi Jia, he also greeted him happily.

“Ajia, it’s been so long since we last met. You’ve grown so much.”

My aunt also smiled and said lightly.

“I see the elder and younger aunts are behind us. Are they going back together?”

Qi Jia found a topic and asked with a smile.

“Yes, their company is also on holiday, and there is a family celebration, so of course they have to go back.”

The uncle drove the car and said as a matter of course, then asked another question.

“I heard from your dad that you are still an extra in Hengdian. Do you have a girlfriend? When do you plan to get married?”

Here it comes. Death asked three questions in a row. Qi Jia was speechless.

“Haha, luckily, I filmed a few movies this year and got to know a lot of celebrities.”

“You can’t do this. Now, besides your cousins,

You are the only one who has not found a partner yet. Your parents always sigh when they call me.

You still have to hurry up, there is no future in acting. Your aunt is doing well in e-commerce in Focheng.

You can have a good discussion, or I can ask her to bring you into her company.”

While driving, the uncle gave earnest advice, and Qi Jia could only nod his head repeatedly in the back seat.

After more than two hours of driving, when we got home,

Even with Qi Jia’s acting skills, which were at the level of a veteran actor, his face was almost frozen from smiling.

After getting off the car,

He said hello to his parents, but they were busy arranging rooms for his uncle’s family and had no time to take care of him.

Because my uncle didn’t have a house in his hometown, so he usually stayed at Qi Jia’s house when he came back.

So this time is no exception.

But I heard that after my aunt made money from e-commerce, she bought him a piece of land in her hometown and started construction this year.

It’s not far from Qi Jia’s house, just a few hundred meters away.

After all, it was his own home, so Qi Jia was happy that no one cared about him.

I went up to my room on the third floor and put down my backpack.

Then I went downstairs to have dinner with my uncle and his family.

My parents went to my cousin’s house to help prepare things for the wedding.

While eating, my aunt curiously asked a few questions about Qi Jia’s life as an extra.

Qi Jia had a good impression of this aunt, who was polite, knowledgeable, and pretty.

When she was little, she went home with her uncle, and Qi Jia also liked to play with her, but they had less contact after growing up.

When she asked, Qi Jia picked out some interesting things to tell her.

The younger sister-in-law said nothing and showed no interest in the topic. She just played with her phone.

Her uncle asked her to go to her cousin’s house to say hello, but she looked reluctant and said so with dissatisfaction.

“What’s so fun about visiting the countryside? I said I didn’t want to come back, but you insisted on taking me with you.”

Although the voice was small, Qi Jia still heard it clearly.

He was not surprised. The younger aunt was not as easy-going as the older aunt. She had a bit of the princess-like air of a city kid.

When I was a child, I looked down on people from my hometown. My family members understood it, but no one cared much.