The knocking door was a girl in her early twenties wearing loose home clothes, a pair of aprons on her chest, and her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

"Sister Yuanyuan, what's wrong with you?"

This girl is one of the two good friends mentioned in the diary. Her childhood sweetheart, sister next door, Li Kaiyuan, has met Chen Chong twice before, but she always has a hurry and has never had much contact with her.

"Do you drink anything?" Li Kaiyuan ignored Chen Chong, walked straight into the living room, lay on the sofa without any image, and shouted, "I'm so thirsty!"

Chen Chong shook his head and smiled, and walked into the kitchen to get drinks.

According to the diary, Li Kaiyuan was lively and active since childhood, and was raised as a boy. He was the king of children nearby. He was naughty and did everything. When he grew up, he was careless and had a good time in his work. He was so kind to do, and his neighbors all loved and hated her.

The Li family and the Shen family are the best friends of the Tong family. Both parents are good friends. Li Kaiyuan has treated Chen Chong as his younger brother since childhood and has always taken good care of him. The two have a good relationship.

He took a bottle of Coke to Li Kaiyuan, Chen Chong sat aside and asked, "Have you quarreled with someone?"

"Am I like someone who quarrels every day?" Li Kaiyuan glared at Chen Chong, took the Coke, drank half a bottle in one breath, and then said: "It's not that old stubborn mother who refuses to resign. If I dare to resign, she will not recognize me as my daughter. I resigned, and I'm not elopement! I'm so angry..."

Li Kaiyuan said a lot, listened for a while, and combined with the content in the diary, he quickly understood the reason.

Li Kaiyuan doesn't like studying, so he comes out to work after graduating from middle school. Her mother, Aunt Liu, asked someone to help her find a job as an import and export trade agent. Li Kaiyuan is very capable and has the best performance in the company almost every year. However, the boss is too stingy and neither gives her a promotion nor a raise. He also secretly excludes her from her colleagues. Li Kaiyuan is very upset and wants to quit and come out to work alone. Unexpectedly, Aunt Liu disagrees. Both mother and daughter are both stubborn and have been fighting for several days.

"I have been in this industry for three or four years. I have all the knowledge of it all. I have a group of fixed customers in my hands. Why can't I do it if I quit my job?" Li Kaiyuan was probably frustrated. He grabbed Chen Chong, the audience and complained, "If you do it in the company, you only get a commission of 1%. If you work hard every month, you only need more than 10,000 yuan. If you work alone, you can get at least 10% of the profits of a single order. Just do it for 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. You can be free and easy. A Chong, tell me, this is not much better than working in a company to work for people?"

Chen Chong was surprised. Now the monthly income of ordinary working-class people in Hong Kong is only about two or three thousand, and Li Kaiyuan earns more than 10,000 yuan per month. His work ability is really very strong. No wonder Aunt Liu refused to let her quit her job. A stable job with a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan is naturally very precious in the eyes of the older generation. (Note 1)

Seeing that Chen Chong kept listening and didn't say anything, Li Kaiyuan was also deflated and said in a distracted mood: "It would be useless to tell you, you nerd, you don't know anything."

Chen Chong smiled. He used to be a nerd, but now he is not, but he is not easy to argue, so he asked: "Sister Yuanyuan, what are your foreign trade agents who mainly make?"

"Toys are also used to make electronic products occasionally."

It turned out toys. Before the rise of mainland manufacturing, Hong Kong's toy manufacturing industry was well-known all over the world, and it is indeed easier to make money in this industry.

Wait, toys...toys...

Chen Chong's mind flashed with inspiration, he slapped his thigh and stood up excitedly.

It’s really a waste of time to find out, but I’ve got it without any effort. The first pot of gold that I’ve been struggling for a few days has finally come to my mind!

"What are you doing, Ah Chong? Crazy."

"It seems that something is here, prick me." Chen Chong pretended to touch the sofa, sat down in a different place, and asked, "What toys do your company make?"

"Building blocks, fluffy bears, plastic dolls, etc. Some are directly requested for goods, while others are provided by customers. We find factories to make them, and we can make a difference from them."

“Where are the customers?”

"There are all in the United States, Japan, and Europe, mainly in the United States." Li Kaiyuan replied casually. She drank all the coke, stood up, and said, "Okay, I'm back. If I don't go back, my mother will definitely come to find me. The apron is still on me."

"Are you okay?" Chen Chong gestured, indicating that she was still red in her eyes.

"It's okay, quarrel with my mother, it's not a quarrel." Li Kaiyuan waved his hand indifferently, not caring at all. "This time I don't succeed. Let's talk about it next time. One day I will ask her to agree to my resignation."

It is rare for girls like this to be in a hurry, positive and optimistic manner, and everything is not lingering in their hearts.

"Come here to have dinner early in the evening." Before leaving, Li Kaiyuan reminded again: "Don't stay at home alone, as if you are dull. If you stay for a long time, you will become stupid."

"Okay, I'll go down in a while."

Today is Laba Festival. Aunt Liu greeted him a few times and asked him to have dinner together to celebrate the festival in the evening. It was hard to refuse the affection.

After seeing Li Kaiyuan off, Chen Chong stopped sending letters. He went into the study, found a few pieces of white paper, and began to draw design drawings.

After all, Chen Chong is an adult and has not fiddled with toys for many years, so he has never thought about this in the past few days. Li Kaiyuan's words woke up the dreamer and reminded him of a toy he liked to play with in his previous life.

The cost is low and the sales are huge, so it is definitely the best choice for digging the first pot of gold. It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for an alien mission, Chen Chong could only make this toy out and spend his whole life living. Such a high-quality super gold mine, Chen Chong would not be excited.

When you are fully focused, time always passes quickly. Before you finish a design sketch, you will hear a "bang bang" knock on the door.

When I opened the door, there was a little girl standing outside with thin almond eyes and picturesque eyebrows and eyes. She was a beauty.

"It's time to eat!" The little girl leaned her head and looked at the room a few times, "What are you doing secretly when you hide at home? You don't agree if you knock on the door for a long time."

Chen Chong apologized repeatedly, hurriedly grabbed the key, closed the door, and followed the little girl out.

This little girl is Li Kaiyuan's sister, Li Tianbao, thirteen years old. She just went to middle school. After Chen Chong traveled through time, she inherited the responsibilities of her ex and gave her some lessons every day. Fortunately, the middle school textbooks are not difficult, otherwise Chen Chong would be embarrassing.

In short, Li Tianbao is the one who has been with this time and space for the longest time and is also the most familiar person.

I was in a good mood today. Chen Chong looked at the ponytail shaking in front of him and couldn't help teasing, "Tianbao, listen to the call for brother."

"Rogue!" The little girl turned around, glared at Chen Chong fiercely, and ran away along the stairs.

The little loli's cute expression made Chen Chong laugh.

According to the diary, Li Tianbao has always called Chen Chong "Brother Chong", but last year Shaw Brothers released "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and Linghu Chong's name spread throughout Xiangjiang. After Li Tianbao was teased by his neighbors several times, he no longer called "Brother Chong". Every time he met, he would scream "Hey, hey".

Chen Chong's house is on the fourth floor and Li's house is on the second floor. He has arrived in just a few steps.

As soon as I entered the door, Chen Chong smelled the strong aroma of the dish. He couldn't help but move his index finger. When he came to the dining table, he even saliva was about to flow down.

Chen Chong was from Anhui in his previous life, and his taste was heavy. Although Cantonese cuisine is profound and colorful, it is light and it is always unsatisfactory to eat it. This time there was a pot of famous Sichuan cuisine boiled beef on the table, which made him overjoyed.

"Look at your slander." Li Kaiyuan walked out of the kitchen with his bowls and chopsticks. Seeing Chen Chong's appearance, he smiled and joked: "Be careful, don't drip your saliva into the vegetables."

My nerves are so big. The smile looks like I am so happy that I can't even see the depressed and crazy shadows just now...

"A Chong, are you hungry?" Aunt Liu walked out of the kitchen with a plate of dishes.

Aunt Liu is from Sichuan, and there are beauties in Shu. Although time is like a knife, you can still vaguely see her youthful style. Li Tianbao inherited her face, while Li Kaiyuan is more like her father. He has a pair of thick eyebrows that are rare for girls, and is full of heroic spirit, unlike ordinary women.

"I didn't feel anything at first, but now when I see this table of dishes, I feel very hungry." Chen Chong replied with a smile. He glanced at the half-open study and asked, "Why didn't I see Uncle Li?"

"My dad went to a meeting. He called back just now and asked us to eat first, so there was no need to wait for him."

"A Chong, sit down, let's eat first." Aunt Liu fiddled with the dishes and called Chen Chong to sit on the table, complaining: "They are so many old people, and they hold meetings all day long and talk about useless things. You, Uncle Li, are the projectionist in the theater, and are not a big official in the sesame. What's the matter? He asked him to quit and help me sell fruits, but he still doesn't want to. As for the movies he played, there will be no ten people watching a month..."

Uncle Li is the only person Chen Chong has met who is engaged in the film industry. He used to be the manager of Great Wall Film Company in charge of props. Great Wall is the mainstay of Hong Kong's left-wing film companies, so Aunt Liu called him "Old Zuo".

Great Wall Film Company was greatly impacted while buzzing, and basically stopped production and was in a state of abandonment. Not only did it have no salary, but its employees also had to return to the mainland to receive ideological education and criticize and reform. Fortunately, Uncle Li was a non-party progressive person. He escaped the disaster and was transferred to Yindu Theater to be a projectionist to show model operas and black-and-white war films produced in the mainland. These movies have no market in Hong Kong, and Yindu Theater is deserted.

"Okay, mom, dad likes it, just let him do it. There is no shortage of money at home." Li Kaiyuan interrupted Aunt Liu's nagging and shouted at Li Tianbao who was watching TV: "Tianbao, stop watching, come here for dinner."

Li Tianbao turned off the TV slowly. When he sat on the dining table, Chen Chong couldn't wait to pick up a piece of boiled beef, took a bite of it first, and after eating it, he gave a thumbs up.

“Authentic Sichuan cuisine, authentic and delicious!”

"Shapeful!" Tianbao's eyes were slanted and his eyes were white, and his eyes were flowing, and he was pretty and cute.

"Irregular." Li Kaiyuan tried to knock with chopsticks, which scared Tianbao so much that he shook his neck. She had eaten her sister's chestnuts a lot, and was very scared of her.

Aunt Liu was praised by Chen Chong and asked with a smile: "A Chong, are you used to eating it? This chili pepper is made from the mainland and is spicy than that of Hong Kong."

Li Kaiyuan also wondered: "A Chong, didn't you not eat spicy food before?"

"I don't know either, I suddenly became less afraid of being so hot." Chen Chong was casually perfunctory. After the time travel, he was unpredictable. He was not surprised and knew how to deal with it.

With a piece of beef, Chen Chong imitated the tone of a later TV documentary commentary and said: "Boiled beef is a famous Sichuan dish. It is said to be from the Northern Song Dynasty. It emphasizes dark color, strong flavor, fragrant and tender meat. Aunt Liu's craftsmanship is extraordinary. This dish is numb, spicy, fresh, fragrant, tender, and has all the flavors. The meat is tender, fresh, fragrant and delicious, and oily but not greasy. It is a rare opportunity. You have to eat it no matter how spicy it is."

"I am a top student at the University of Hong Kong, and an expert at A Chong, and I understand the taste." Aunt Liu smiled so hard that she couldn't stop pointing at her two daughters and said, "These two girls always think that the dishes I cook are not delicious. I really don't know how lucky I am."

Li Tianbao was originally keeping away from the pot of red peppers. Seeing Chen Chong's words, he picked up a piece of beef in half belief and half doubt. He took a few bites and spit out quickly. He picked up the coke on the side and took a few sips. While drinking, he fanned the wind with his little hands, and shouted with a bitter face: "It's so spicy, so spicy."

"Damn girl, I really suspect that I picked you up. No matter how spicy you are, you can't eat it at all." Aunt Liu complained while pouring Coke for Tianbao, "If you can't eat it, don't eat it, why are you trying to show off?"

"It's delicious to brother." Li Tianbao accused Chen Chong of "It's all bad for him, a big liar!"

Everyone laughed, and they were happy, and Chen Chong felt even more grateful.

Aunt Liu is kind, Sister Yuanyuan is cheerful and generous, and Tianbao is sensible and cute. She dissolves his sense of alienation from this strange era and makes him no longer lonely in this strange city.

At this moment, the sound of opening the door sounded, and then a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes came in. It was the owner of this family, Li Tang, the sisters Li Kaiyuan, whose names originated from the word "Tang" in the name of Li Tang.

"Uncle Li is back."

"A Chong is here, sit down, sit down, you can eat first."

Li Tang looked in a good mood with a spring breeze on his face. He took out a bottle of white wine from the corner of the kitchen, sat on the table, greeted Chen Chong and said, "A Chong, come some too?"

"Dad, you don't know that Ah Chong can't drink." Li Kaiyuan stopped him.

"How can a man be a real man, he can't drink alcohol? Come on, drink a little and practice first."

"Okay, I'll drink some with Uncle Li." I don't know how much I drink in this body. Chen Chong in his previous life was a steel warrior who had tested alcohol, and he was a product that was not drunk for thousands of cups.

"Look at your arrogant look." Aunt Liu picked up a piece of chicken for Li Tang and asked, "Will there be a good thing today?"

Li Tang picked up the wine glass, touched Shen Chong for a moment, raised his head and drank it dry, and then said, "Great Wall is preparing to re-start filming, and plans to ask me to go back to the factory to help." (Note 2)

Chen Chong's eyes lit up, he quickly put down his wine glass and asked repeatedly: "What movie is being made? When will the filming start?"

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although Great Wall Film Company has been abandoned for many years, it was once a large-scale production company that could show signs of separation from Shaw Brothers. Its foundation is still there, and the filming level should be good. If the time fits, you can use it to complete the trial task.

Li Tianbao also asked: "Dad, what movies are you making? Stop making those movies that are babbling and singing, it is not good at all!"

"Those movies were not shot by the Great Wall." Li Tang corrected Tianbao's mistake, ate a bite of the dish, and then said: "This time I will shoot a martial arts film. When will it be shot, it's not decided yet."

"It's not decided yet, what are you going back to do?" Aunt Liu was very resentful about Li Zhengdong's work and spared no effort to hit her: "Have it there to drink the wind?"

"It's been so messy, and it always takes time to return to normal." Li Tang was open-minded. "The director has already decided that it was Zhang Xinyan. He told me that he might have to go back to the mainland to shoot outdoor scenes this time, so I would go back to the factory after the Spring Festival and rectify the props first. It hasn't started construction for several years, and many things from the past cannot be used."

Aunt Liu said nervously: "The mainland is so chaotic, will it be dangerous to go back?"

"What danger can there be..."
To be continued...