Chapter 1311

After the actors arrived from across the ocean, Miss Luo Quan immediately started filming.

Generally speaking, she wouldn't be this rushed, but time waits for no one.

Ningning's growth rate far exceeded her imagination; it had been less than half a month and she was already starting to show.

Although she has magical treasures to hide her figure, her movements will always be somewhat inconvenient once her belly gets big.

And after another period of time, I'm afraid it won't just be her belly that gets bigger; it will only be even more inconvenient then.

So Miss Luo Quan can only hurry to finish the task while time is still early.

Fortunately, the Hollywood actors who came to film this time are very professional; it might also be that they haven't filmed for a long time and are eager to make money, so even though they had just experienced nearly a day of travel fatigue, they only rested for two days before immediately throwing themselves into work with full concentration.

Because the movie consists mostly of dialogue-driven scenes, and the highlights are basically all on the protagonist, Gao Liang, the filming progress depends entirely on Gao Liang's performance.

If his acting is exquisite enough to do it in one take, the filming progress can be very fast.

Conversely, it will be very slow.

However, Gao Liang hasn't filmed seriously for such a long time, yet he shows no signs of rustiness after returning to the big screen; he only needs a few seconds to get into character, and his acting level is so good it makes people applaud.

One must know that in the first and second halves of this movie, the protagonist is in two completely different states.

Yet Gao Liang mastered these two states flawlessly and could switch between them in an instant, a skill that is very rare even among Best Actors.

It can only be said that this movie will likely become a new peak for Gao Liang's acting, and he feels the same way, so he is incredibly serious about both the performance and the preparation before it.

Thanks to Gao Liang's stable and efficient performance, the filming progress of this movie is also proceeding quite fast.

If nothing unexpected happens, the filming work will be finished within a month.

This is even excluding the situation where Miss Luo Quan participates in the New Year's Eve gala performance.

Fortunately, because she is the finale act, there is no need to rehearse for this; the sound team can just play the accompaniment when she gets on stage.

If it weren't for that, it would likely have delayed even more time.

As time passed bit by bit, Miss Luo Quan's belly finally started to truly show its scale.

If it only looked like a small belly before, now it is a full-blown beer belly.

Sometimes, sitting on the edge of the bed rubbing her belly, Miss Luo Quan feels it is very magical.

Before this, it's not that she hadn't fantasized about what she would look like pregnant, or even felt that if she could have a child call her "Mom," it would actually be a nice thing.

But when this scene truly arrived, Miss Luo Quan's heart started to panic again.

She worries about whether the child can grow up healthy, worries about the child's education, and worries about how the child will get along with this world in the future.

Before becoming a mom, she never thought about these things.

But now that she is about to be a mom, she finds that suddenly having to conceive the child's future makes her feel a bit at a loss.

Let nature take its course and correct things when big problems arise?

Miss Luo Quan has only thought of this method for now.

"Baby, how do you think Mom should teach you to understand this world in the future?"

Miss Luo Quan looked at her belly affectionately, her eyes filled with love.

However, what made her a bit disappointed was that Ningning did not give her a response.

She is probably still too small and hasn't awakened her own consciousness.

As far as she knows, children can already hear external words when they are seven or eight months old, and will even react to sounds.

However, for Ningning to reach this level, she will likely have to wait another month or two.

Taking a deep breath, Miss Luo Quan chose a comfortable position and lay back on the bed.

It was probably from these past few days that the back pain that hadn't bothered her for a long time returned.

She remembers that this situation occurred before because her figure was too good; twenty-four-hour weight-bearing training would inevitably lead to excessive pressure on her back, resulting in fatigue and soreness.

This time it is the same principle, just that the weight-bearing part has changed.

To solve this trouble, she even searched for related videos.

The comment section was full of recommendations for a type of maternity clothing similar to a bodysuit, saying that after wearing it, one can use the tension of the clothes to support the pregnant woman's belly, achieving the effect of reducing the burden.

However, Miss Luo Quan looked at the effect pictures of the model wearing it and felt that this thing was completely unreliable.

With clothes that tight, wouldn't putting them on strangle both herself and the baby until they couldn't breathe?

Sure enough, there isn't a single reliable person on the internet; better to just honestly endure it.

Consequently, Miss Luo Quan no longer wanders around after work now, just lying directly on the bed in this posture to save energy.

After Ye Zhining found out, she actually wanted to get her a support tray.

This thing looks like a belt; you usually tie it around your waist, and when you feel tired, you pull it to the front, and it can extend a soft platform, then you just adjust the position to let it support your belly.

It is very convenient, but it's not very comfortable to wear on the body, so Miss Luo Quan hasn't used it since she got it.

For now, she'll just endure it; when she can't take it anymore in a month or two, she'll put it on and try the effect.

"Damn, almost forgot about this."

Miss Luo Quan, who had just lain down, suddenly propped her body up again, hurried to get out of bed, opened the door, and headed to the Universe.

She had been filming and forgot that today is the third round of the Mahjong God Championship; even if she is the Holy Mother, she would be disqualified if she were too late.

She hopes it's not too late to rush over now.

After arriving at the Universe, Miss Luo Quan checked the time.

Fortunately, there are still two hours until the competition starts.

Bai Xingwei was lying on the table reading a book; after discovering Miss Luo Quan had arrived, she laughed: "There are only about three hours left until the competition starts; I thought you weren't planning to participate."

"How could I not participate? It's just that there were some things on Earth that delayed me." Miss Luo Quan leaned over to peek at the book Bai Xingwei was reading and found it was actually "Twelve Small Details to Pay Attention to When Playing Mahjong."

"Are you that diligent, even reading books?"

Miss Luo Quan teased with a smile.

"That's natural." Bai Xingwei sounded a bit unconvinced when she spoke, "I was eliminated in the second round this time; I've never been eliminated this early in any competition I've participated in since I was a child; it's simply a huge humiliation!

So I decided to study mahjong techniques diligently; next time I compete, I must take back all the dignity I lost this time!"

"Having drive is a good thing, but mahjong isn't entirely about technique; luck is also very important, so rather than reading books, it's better to go out and help old ladies more to accumulate some good karma for yourself."

Miss Luo Quan offered Wen Xia a relatively sound piece of advice.

Facts are indeed as she said; for a game like mahjong, luck and technique are really 30/70; the latter is much more important than the former.

No matter how good your luck is, if you start with several nine-tiles, you're still stuck.

Conversely, even if your technique isn't good, if your starting hand can always form pairs, the difficulty of winning is much lower than others.

And in Miss Luo Quan's cognition, doing good deeds is the most effective way to accumulate good karma.

She has always firmly believed that the reason her luck is so good must be because of the charity she has done for a long time.

Man proposes, God disposes.

Bai Xingwei also felt that Miss Luo Quan's suggestion made some sense.

However, the old ladies in the Universe probably don't need her help; if they really reach the age where they need help to travel, they can generally receive multi-functional mobility tools for free at the community office.

This thing can help people use the toilet, move around, and do housework; it's simply a combination of a nanny, caregiver, and driver.

Developing such tools is meant to facilitate those elderly or sick people who have difficulty moving.

So even if Bai Xingwei has the heart to do good deeds, she likely doesn't have the opportunity.

Moreover, the current situation of the Universe star is one of great material abundance; poverty and hunger were eliminated as early as a thousand years ago, and with advanced medical technology, no incurable terminal illnesses have been discovered yet.

So if Bai Xingwei wants to do good deeds, she likely has to go to very remote planets.

However, thinking of the law that high-level civilizations must not interfere with low-level civilizations, Bai Xingwei knows this method doesn't seem to work either.

After thinking it over, she ultimately felt it was better to stay at home and pray to gods and Buddhas; light more incense for the immortals and set out some offerings; maybe if they are happy, they will give her a winning hand from the start.

"Sigh, in this world, it's so hard to do a good deed."

Bai Xingwei sighed and closed the book, shifting her gaze to Miss Luo Quan, and then her eyes lit up: "Luoluo, your belly is a bit obviously big; when I saw it a while ago, it was only slightly protruding, but now it's like you've got a pomelo tucked inside."

"This shows that Ningning is healthy and growing fast." Miss Luo Quan answered with a smile, while rubbing her waist.

"A bit tired, right?" Bai Xingwei showed a smile, "Thinking about it, it's really hard; with such a good body, you've already become like this in less than a month; how will you endure the next three months or more."

"It's a matter of time; won't you have that day too?" Miss Luo Quan rolled her eyes, ignoring Bai Xingwei's teasing.

After chatting like this for a while, Miss Luo Quan and Bai Xingwei arrived at the venue of the Mahjong God Championship.

Bai Xingwei had bought two VIP room tickets in advance; taking advantage of the time before the competition started, she sat inside with Miss Luo Quan to rest, eating fruit and playing two rounds of mahjong to pass the time.

Miss Luo Quan's luck is as unreasonable as ever, giving her a full-house win every now and then.

However, probably to accumulate good karma for the upcoming competition, Miss Luo Quan stopped playing after winning two rounds, so as not to use up her luck now and find herself helpless later.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Suddenly, a gentle knocking sound came from outside the private room.

"Who is it?" Bai Xingwei asked.

"It's me, Benjamin III; there are some things I'd like to discuss with Her Holiness the Holy Mother."

"Here for you." Bai Xingwei stood up and walked toward the door, "You guys talk first; I'm going to the restroom."

Saying this, Bai Xingwei opened the door of the private room.

It was indeed Benjamin III, but this time there wasn't a huge crowd behind him; only he and the Saintess were there.

He likely knew that Miss Luo Quan didn't like crowds, so this time he specifically didn't let other bishops follow him.

After Bai Xingwei left, Benjamin III and the Saintess walked in immediately and gently closed the door.

Upon seeing the obvious change in Miss Luo Quan's belly, their eyes were slightly surprised.

Benjamin III said excitedly: "Your Holiness the Holy Mother, you seem to have not been to the Holy Mother's Palace for a long time; the believers have actually been looking forward to seeing your holy countenance."

"Nonsense, I just went back a while ago and even made a holy meal for everyone." Miss Luo Quan immediately retorted, then smiled: "Your Majesty the Pope, the believers you speak of shouldn't be the ones who have lived in the Holy Mother's Summer Palace from the beginning, right? Are they from the Holy City?"

"Your wisdom can simply illuminate the entire starry sky." Benjamin III didn't feel embarrassed because his lie was exposed; after all, in his view, believers who rushed from the Holy City were also believers, and he wasn't wrong in saying that.

"I understand their desire to see me, but my energy is limited right now, and I have quite a few things to do, so the meeting time can only be postponed.

However, please rest assured, Your Majesty the Pope; once I finish the things at hand, I will definitely go to the Holy Mother's Summer Palace as soon as possible to meet with our believers properly."

Although Miss Luo Quan refused Benjamin III, she still left some room, not letting the atmosphere of this conversation become too cold.

Benjamin III actually didn't have much hope to begin with, because he had also watched Miss Luo Quan's live streams and understood some of her personality.

The Holy Mother is usually easy to talk to, but she really hates it when others force her to do things she doesn't like.

And if the person opposing her is some powerful figure, it's even easier to be met with aversion.

As for ordinary citizens, as long as it's not an excessive request, she is quite responsive.

Benjamin III believed from the bottom of his heart that this was the Holy Mother's shining point; after all, he himself, as Pope, could not treat everyone equally in such matters.

Yet the Holy Mother could, and it looked like she didn't hesitate at all, which also made him admire her very much.

However, admiration is admiration, and there are some things he must do.

However, the good news is that it will probably be a long, long time before this day comes.

Compared to this trouble that will only appear in the future, Luo Ning in her belly is a small trouble that will affect her within a year.

Miss Luo Quan is pregnant before marriage and gives birth to a daughter alone.

If this makes the news, it's hard to imagine how explosive it will be. It is estimated that it will cause a huge sensation worldwide.

While Miss Luo Quan is afraid of this situation, she is also looking forward to how earth-shattering it will be if it really happens.