Chapter 425: Transformers, Heavenly Book, Black Cat Detective

On this morning of departing for Shanghai, Wei Ming received an overseas telegram from Melinda at the entrance of the residential area. It was news about the English version of *District Nine*.

Just a few words: "District Nine has been published, mailed."

Wei Ming pondered, this "mailed" should mean it was mailed to him, right?

Fine, wait to receive the book.

Arriving at the airport, Sister Xue hadn't arrived yet. Wei Ming picked up the magazine he brought and read it.

When he heard a commotion not far away, he looked up and saw it was indeed Sister Xue who had come, surrounded by enthusiastic fans.

The Best Actress had arrived. It was a pity that there was no bodyguard beside her. In this era, the world was chaotic. Wei Ming really wanted to equip the two sisters with bodyguards, but unfortunately, this was an era that didn't allow it. That was an act of separating from the masses.

After Gong Ying saw Wei Ming, she didn't talk to him, and dealt with the fans for a while, signed her name, and only then sat down.

He felt that Zhang Yu didn't have such great popularity when he won the double awards last year. Sure enough, being good-looking still attracted more attention. It was said that the Beijing Er Yingchang printed the Gong Ying calendar for this year overnight. Half a year had almost passed, and it was still selling well.

On the plane, there were still passengers and crew members chatting with Gong Ying, which made Wei Ming realize the importance of buying a private jet. Wait a bit longer, twenty years later should be fine.

By then, they should all be retired and could fly everywhere and play everywhere.

After the plane landed, the two separated to take a taxi. Wei Ming first returned to the old western-style house on Huating Road to prepare, while Gong Ying had to go home. She hadn't seen her parents for three months.

Now that the younger sister had married to Hong Kong, it was even harder to come back. She just wanted to fulfill Gong Ying's filial piety together.

This house still had to be lived in. It hadn't been lived in for three months, and it felt much older. It was very laborious to clean up, so Wei Ming only cleaned up the living room and the master bedroom.

While cleaning, Wei Ming thought, if only someone could help him clean the house. Then he thought of his dear parents-in-law.

Gong Ying's father, eldest brother, and nephew, three generations, lived in that small house, which was really too crowded. Now that the nephew was older, it was inconvenient to continue sleeping in the same room with his parents.

In the afternoon, Gong Ying came to the door quietly, but she told Wei Ming: "I can't accompany you tonight, I have to go back to live."

Then Wei Ming told her about the house.

"What do you think about letting our parents move in?"

"Ah? This is not good, right?"

Although the house was registered under Gong Ying's name, Gong Ying had always thought the house was Wei Ming's. If her parents moved in, what would happen when Wei Ming's parents came to Shanghai in the future? Wouldn't they become guests instead?

Wei Ming smiled: "It's better to have someone living in the house than just leaving it there. Look at the weeds in the yard, and this living room was cleaned up by me with great effort. And doesn't my family have another larger old western-style house? My parents can live there."

"Then how can I tell my parents? Although the living conditions at home are limited, I'm afraid they won't be comfortable living in someone else's house," Gong Ying said again.

This matter was really hard to handle, unless Wei Ming disclosed his relationship with Gong Ying to them. But if it was disclosed here, what about Sister Lin? Once the balance was broken, it would cause big problems.

The key was also the great disaster of '83. The matter of the two girlfriends must not be revealed. It seemed he could only wait for the limelight to pass before slowly letting the two elders accept it.

Gong Ying held Wei Ming's hand: "You are good to my parents. I remember this heart."

"Then can you not leave tonight? I want to hold you and sleep." Wei Ming began to act spoiled in Sister Xue's arms.

"Oh, no, I promised my parents I'd go home."

Wei Ming thought for a while: "Then can you take me with you?"

"Ah?"

"Just say I'm on a business trip, we met on the train, and you invited me to be a guest at home." Wei Ming thought it was time to visit the two elders in person and send a gift. Before, it was all transferred through Gong Ying.

Gong Ying: "Do you think my parents are stupid? They have long suspected our relationship."

Wei Ming: "Suspect if they want to. We'll just refuse to admit it, what can they do to me."

Gong Ying thought for a while: "Then you should also visit Sister Lin's parents after returning to Beijing."

Wei Ming was relatively unfamiliar with Sister Lin's parents, but he would have to face them sooner or later.

He nodded: "Okay, let's see!"

Who could have such great luck as him? Four mothers-in-law, two fathers-in-law.

Do it as soon as he says it. Wei Ming and Sister Xue immediately fell onto the bed. After more than an hour, seeing that it wasn't early, they hurriedly washed and dressed, and then went to the Friendship Store to shop.

When they arrived at the entrance of the alley, the sky had already darkened. Fortunately, it was dark, and the neighbors had all gone home.

However, Gong Ying was still not at ease. She and Wei Ming separated to go home. Anyway, Wei Ming knew where her home was.

When she got home, dinner was already prepared. Mother Zhuang Che said: "Just in time, we were waiting for you. Let's eat, let's eat."

Gong Ying said embarrassedly: "Mom, wait a moment, a friend wants to come to our house as a guest."

"What friend? Why didn't you come back together?" Mother looked out.

"It's a man. I'm afraid of misunderstanding, so I let him wait a while before coming up."

Hearing this, the sister-in-law got spirited: "Is it a male friend or a boyfriend?"

The nephew also said like a little adult: "Am I going to have a second uncle-in-law?"

"Go, go, go," Gong Ying said, "Just an ordinary friend. I met him on the train this time. He usually takes good care of me in Beijing, so I invited him to have a meal at home."

Father Gong Yuandong narrowed his eyes and guessed: "Could it be that great writer Wei Ming?"

Gong Ying nodded, enduring her shyness: "That's right, it's him."

After speaking, she heard a knock on the door. The eldest nephew ran to open the door in a flash.

"Hello, Uncle Wei!"

"Oh, hello, hello." Wei Ming handed part of the gifts to the child, including foreign candies he liked to eat, as well as cigarettes and alcohol.

"Uncle Gong, Auntie Zhuang, don't mind me adding a pair of chopsticks."

"Oh, Xiao Wei, sit down quickly." Gong Ying's mother showed great enthusiasm. Her daughter would be 30 next year. At this time, she wouldn't let go of any suspicious people, even if this child only met the legal marriage age next year.

Before, she felt it was difficult for her daughter to match Teacher Wei, but now that her daughter had won such high honors, it also gave her more confidence.

Next was the whole family surrounding Wei Ming, asking what he was doing in Shanghai, whether he was revising the text for *Harvest*.

Wei Ming briefly talked about his cooperation with the Shanghai Animation Er Yingchang. This time he came for the two works *Transformers* and *Heavenly Book*.

They didn't know what *Transformers* was, but the eldest nephew had read *Heavenly Book* more than once, and hurriedly asked when he could see it.

"If there are no accidents, you can see it this summer vacation," Wei Ming said.

Gong Ying's eldest brother asked Wei Ming what novel works he had recently.

"You can wait to see the next issue of *Flower City*. I wrote a sci-fi novel," Wei Ming said honestly.

Hearing it was sci-fi, the eldest brother smiled: "Then my son must like it."

He also thought it was a sci-fi novel like *Jurassic Park*, which was indeed deeply loved by children and had set off a dinosaur craze among teenagers.

This meal was enjoyed by both host and guest. Auntie Zhuang Che added a hard dish when she saw Wei Ming come, and also exchanged photography insights with him. Knowing Auntie's hobby, Wei Ming's gifts also included some Kodak color film. ===== CHAPTER 426 =====