1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Music House is placed here, and there is still more than a minute left. On the TV, Shu Nomura said with a smile: I am honored to tell you that the two songs Distant Journey and Borrowing Cucumber are the two songs today. The world premiere has never been played on any public platform before. All the viewers in front of the TV today are lucky, you are the first batch to witness the release of this song.

In this last moment, let us once again enjoy the brisk and compact song Borrow Cucumber. I hope everyone can be in a good mood every day.

After the host finished speaking, the screen cut to the scene of Zhou Yan playing the flute, and Borrow Cucumber also started playing.

…

Before the program ended, some viewers had already called the TV station to ask when the Oriental Legacy concert would be held. Although this question had been answered in the interview just now and the concert time had not yet been determined, the audience still Not giving up, I wanted to ask the TV station again if they knew any inside information.

In addition to asking about the concert time, some viewers were also interested in the release time of the Sixth Sense movie.

But no matter which question it was, the TV station staff couldn't answer it, let alone the TV station staff. Even if Zhou Yan came by himself, he couldn't answer these questions. If he could answer it, he would have already said it during the interview.

Although the ratings of the show have not yet been released, the staff knew that the ratings of today's show will not be low after seeing the overwhelming number of calls.

Especially the appearance of Wang Zuxian and the release of Zhou Yan's two new songs at the end are definitely the two points with the highest ratings of the entire show.

The last words of Shu Nomura are not lies. Distant Journey and Legacy of the East are indeed their world premieres today. Before that, they had not appeared anywhere else.

This is a very good gimmick.

World premiere, only this one.

The interview with Zhou Yan was originally planned to be broadcast next week, but the column leader was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he rushed to release the program this week.

If during this period, other TV stations play these two songs first, they will lose the world premiere gimmick, and then they will have nowhere to cry.

After all, they didn't sign a contract with Zhou Yan and couldn't give these two songs to other TV stations.

Many viewers also asked whether the TV station could make a videotape of Zhou Yan playing the flute. They wanted to buy it and watch it at home.

This request surprised the staff of the program team. They had not expected that the audience would want to buy the videotape. But the key is that they cannot answer this question now.

Although Zhou Yan authorized them to play the videotape on the TV program, he did not authorize them to use it elsewhere, and they could not copy the videotape and sell it.

Not to mention selling it, after this episode of Music House is broadcast, they cannot play these two songs in other programs. When Shu Nomura and the others got this video tape in China, they had to negotiate with Tomson Company All have signed contracts.

Because too many people asked, the staff reported this issue to the production team leader of Music House.

The production team couldn't make the decision here, so they reported the matter to their superiors.

After Deputy Director Shimoyama listened to the report, he told the producer of Music House, Go and contact Zhou Yan and ask him if he is willing to sell this video tape.

The producer nodded, Okay, I understand.

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Because of the saying You are not a true man unless you visit the Great Wall, the Badaling Great Wall has become a must-visit place for Chinese and foreign tourists when they come to Yanjing.

Zhou Yan and the others drove off in the morning before dawn, but when they arrived at the entrance of the scenic spot, it was already eight or nine o'clock.

Although it is not the peak season, there are a lot of tourists today. Of course, compared with the congestion in 20 or 30 years later, the number of tourists on the Great Wall now is relatively small.

The two chose the northern section and headed towards Haohan Slope.

The slope of the northern section is steeper, so walking will definitely be a bit tiring. The slope of the southern section is gentle and relatively easy. However, there are more tourists in the northern section because there are many attractions here and it is more challenging.

Most tourists finally come to the Great Wall, and naturally they don’t want to go too mundane.

Although they chose the more challenging northern section, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian did not rush forward. Instead, they held hands and walked forward slowly.

Today Zhou Yan has a heavy task. Not only does he have to take on the work of the logistics team, his backpack is filled with food and drink. In addition, he also has to act as a photographer, taking photos for Wang Zuxian.

Wang Zuxian wore sunglasses, a hat, and a mask on her face. When she got to a place with few people, she pulled down the mask and asked Zhou Yan to take pictures of her.

In fact, passers-by don't pay much attention to them. There are all kinds of people on the Great Wall, but the foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes are more eye-catching than them.

Walking to the middle, he saw a place with beautiful scenery and no one around. Wang Zuxian leaned against the city wall and quickly took a pose.

Without Wang Zuxian having to say anything, Zhou Yan understood it, raised the camera, found a good angle, and took a picture of Wang Zuxian.

After the filming, Wang Zuxian felt a little regretful, It would be great if the two of us could take a photo together.

Hearing what Wang Zuxian said, Zhou Yan rolled his eyes and happened to see a foreign couple walking this way. He smiled and said, Wait a moment.

After saying that, he walked up to the foreign couple with his camera.

Hello.

Hearing Zhou Yan take the initiative to strike up a conversation, the man in the couple smiled and said, Hello.

Although Zhou Yan is a Chinese teacher, his English scores were pretty good when he was in school, but his English was mute and his spoken English was quite poor.

But this man's speaking skills are even worse than Zhou Yan's, and he is definitely not from an English-speaking country.

But it doesn’t matter if your spoken English is bad or not. Anyway, I just want to take photos with them, even if I don’t speak English.

Zhou Yan raised the camera in his hand, then pointed at Wang Zuxian and said, I want to take a photo with my girlfriend. I wonder if you can help me?

The male foreigner was very enthusiastic: Of course, I'm very happy.

Thank you very much.

Zhou Yan handed the camera to the foreigner, briefly told him how to operate it, and then ran to pose with Wang Zuxian.

Since there was no one around, the two of them relaxed a little and took off their sunglasses and hats.

Wang Zuxian held Zhou Yan's arm and rested his head on his shoulder. His eyes were smiling like two crescent moons. This was the first time they took a photo together like this. Of course she wanted to smile happily.

After the male foreigner took a picture of Zhou Yan and the others, he enthusiastically adjusted their postures.

Girl, come closer...well, look sideways at your boyfriend...take a picture of his back, the boy raises his right hand, the girl raises her left hand...

Seeing that the foreigner was getting more and more excited, Zhou Yan quickly stopped, Okay, okay, thank you very much.

The male foreigner returned the camera to Zhou Yan and the others without hesitation, You two are very good-looking and are very suitable for taking pictures.

Thank you for your help.

This male foreigner was also a familiar person. He smiled and asked Zhou Yan, Are you from Yanjing?

No, we work here. Zhou Yan replied.

Oh, my name is Gilbert, and this is my wife Maria. Gilbert took the initiative to introduce himself.

Zhou Yan nodded, You can call me Zhou and my girlfriend Wang.

Do you mind coming together? Gilbert invited.

Normally, Zhou Yan would definitely not agree, but thinking that he could ask Gilbert and the others to help take photos, he nodded, Okay, we are moving forward anyway, but our speed is slower.

It's okay, we're not in a hurry. Other Chinese people walk too fast, and I can't get used to it.

In fact, Zhou Yan really doesn't think tourists today walk at a fast pace. If it were left in the future, tourists would walk as fast as going to the market.

In this way, a temporary foreign travel group of four was formed.

Gilbert only has poor oral English, but his vocabulary is still good, so there is no barrier to communication.

His wife, Maria, didn't speak English, so she never spoke much.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yan learned that the couple came from the Netherlands. This was their first time in China, and Yanjing was also their first stop.

What impressed Zhou Yan was that when these two people came to China to travel, they did not find a translator or a tour guide. They even came to Badaling by car.

This is not an easy task. After all, the language barrier makes it inconvenient in many cases.

Not to mention foreigners, even outsiders who came to Yanjing and asked them to come to Badaling by car, most of them were like headless flies. Now there is no mobile phone navigation. In addition to maps, they just ask for directions.

The map is ugly and would be useless if it didn't have a mouth.

Zhou, is there anything that is more important or useful in China that can help me communicate more efficiently here? Gilbert asked.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, If you want to communicate efficiently, I still suggest you speak less and gesture more.

...

Haha, I'm kidding you, the most important words in China are, hello, did you eat, and how much was it.

Gilbert repeated, Li roar, pull the car door, Dushouji...

Although the pronunciation is not standard, at least there are no missing characters.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, There is another most important thing, but it must be matched with gestures.

What gesture?

Zhou Yan gave a thumbs up: Come, read with me, it's so awesome!

Gilbert imitated Zhou Yan, That's awesome!

Zhou Yan was a little surprised. Gilbert's pronunciation of these three words was surprisingly good.

Does this sentence mean very powerful? Because it was paired with a thumbs-up gesture, Gilbert made such a guess.

Zhou Yan nodded seriously and said, Absolutely. It means a little more powerful than very powerful. No matter who you see in the future, as long as you say this, it will be useful.

Hearing this, Gilbert felt as if he had found a treasure. He raised his thumbs up and kept repeating these four words, It's awesome! It's awesome! It's awesome!

Wang Zuxian was almost laughing now. She couldn't help but hit Zhou Yan's arm with her fist, You are so annoying.

Zhou Yan said seriously, I'm teaching him something really useful. He will thank me in the future.

Along the way, the four of them talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious. Maria gradually became able to talk to Zhou Yan and the others through her husband's translator.

With Gilbert and the others, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian can often take photos together. Not only does Gilbert take photos for them, but Zhou Yan also takes photos for Gilberg and Maria. It is very pleasant to cooperate with each other.

During this period, Gilbert also expressed surprise that Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian had to put on sunglasses and hats every time they took pictures. Zhou Yan explained that because he was afraid of getting tanned, Gilbert didn't ask any more questions.

In fact, many other tourists also wrapped themselves up tightly, and Gilbert even saw someone holding an umbrella, so in comparison, Zhou Yan's behavior was not particularly difficult to understand.

When they walked to a place not far from Haohan Slope and saw a beautiful scenery, they started taking pictures of each other.

Here, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian had just finished posing when suddenly a magnificent music came from not far away.

When Gilbert heard the music, he couldn't help but stop the license plate and turned his head to look at the watchtower ahead.

The next watchtower was only a few dozen meters away from their position. The inside couldn't be seen from the outside, but it was certain that the music was coming from inside.

Why is there music here? Gilbert was a little surprised.

Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian looked at each other, and then quickly put on their hats and sunglasses, because the song that came from them was The Great Wall.

Here, Gilbert turned around after watching the watch tower, and was about to take a photo of Zhou Yan and the others, but found that the two of them had already put on their hats and sunglasses.

Why did you put on your hat and sunglasses? Gilbert asked confused.

The sun is too strong right now. Zhou Yan explained with a smile.

Gilbert nodded, Then let's shoot like this?

Well, let's just shoot it like this.

After the photos were taken, the group continued walking forward.

Because he was more curious about the inside of the watchtower, Gilbert unconsciously quickened his pace, and after a while, several people entered the watchtower.

Once inside, Zhou Yan and the others discovered that the music was coming from the second floor, and then Gilbert went up to the second floor.

Wang Zuxian asked, Are we going to follow?

Let's go and have a look.

When we got to the second floor, we saw a few young men and women sitting around eating in the open space. There was a radio cassette player next to them, and the music was coming from there.

Gilberg, who was familiar with the situation, asked, What kind of music are you playing? It sounds nice.

One of the young boys replied with a smile, This song is called The Great Wall.

The boy's English level is very high, and his spoken English is several levels higher than that of Zhou Yan and Gilbert.

When he heard the song was called The Great Wall, Gilbert nodded, Well, it's really suitable to listen to on the Great Wall. It's very impressive. Is this an ancient Chinese tune? It sounds very traditional Chinese.

Haha, this was written by Zhou Yan, a famous contemporary musician. said a girl next to him.

And Zhou Yan is also from Yanjing. Another girl said.

The two girls' spoken English is also very good, no worse than the boy just now, which surprised Zhou Yan. Although college students understand English, their spoken English is generally not so good, and they all appear together.

As for them saying that Zhou Yan is from Yanjing, it doesn't matter to Zhou Yan. It is estimated that many people don't know where he is from, and it doesn't matter to him, as long as he is from China.

To know the name Zhou Yan, they already know it better than most people. Even if most people listen to this song, they will not pay attention to who the composer is.

Because they were afraid of being recognized by them, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian did not get close. They stayed by the wall, looking at the surrounding scenery and listening to Gilbert chatting with these people.

Gilbert chatted with them for a few more words, and the boy who spoke at the beginning smiled and said, You are from the Netherlands, right?

How do you know? Gilbert asked in surprise.

Listen to the accent.

Gilbert was still surprised, You can actually tell from my English accent that I'm from the Netherlands?

This is not an easy task. First of all, boys need to understand English, and secondly, they need to understand Dutch. And it is not just an ordinary understanding, but a very good understanding, because the Germanic languages ​​sound relatively similar.

We are foreign language students, so we know a lot about this aspect.

I see, then you know Dutch?

Yeah. The boy said in Dutch, My Dutch is pretty good.

Gilbert was pleasantly surprised: Your Dutch is so standard.

Well enough.

At this time, the play of The Great Wall ended. The boy stopped the cassette player, moved it to the front, and played the song again.

Wang Zuxian lowered his head and said to Zhou Yan, They really like this piece of music.

Probably because I came to the Great Wall.

Well, listening to this piece of music on the Great Wall is indeed more atmospheric. Looking at Gilbert chatting with several students over there, she added, Gilbert can chat with anyone, what should we do? ?”

Let's wait for a while. If he doesn't leave for a while, we'll leave first. We took a lot of photos today.

Yeah. Wang Zuxian nodded, Just take a break.

She leaned on the broken stone pier and looked at the scenery outside, You included this song in the Olympic bid promotional video. How is the Olympic bid going now?

I didn't pay much attention. The results will be announced at the conference in September.

If the bid for the Olympics is successful, we will be able to watch the Olympics in Yanjing.

Well, let's go see it together.

Zhou Yan's simple words made Wang Zuxian feel sweet in his heart. If the Olympic bid is successful, it will not be held until seven years, so Zhou Yan's words sound more like a promise.

Looking at the lush mountains in the distance, Wang Zuxian's thoughts flew to a long time in the future. She even began to think about walking into the gymnasium with Zhou Yan hand in hand seven years later. At that time, maybe they would no longer have to disguise themselves and could show their faces openly.

Although the sun is high at this time, the breeze is constant, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Over there, Gilbert and a few students somehow started chatting about Zhou Yan again.

This Zhou Yan you are talking about, does he have other songs?

Of course there is. The tape contains his new album Mysterious Country, which contains all his songs.

Can I listen to something else?

No problem at all.

The boy worked on the cassette player again. After a while, Memory of the Forbidden City sounded on the cassette player.

The boy was very happy to see that his foreign friends liked The Great Wall, so he turned the tape to the front and played it to Gilbert from the beginning.

It was another piece of majestic music. Gilbert was very intoxicated by it. He had rarely heard this kind of music before, so it felt very novel. Moreover, they were on top of the ancient Great Wall of China at the moment, and the atmosphere was immediately filled. .

He even thinks that more speakers should be installed on the Great Wall to play this kind of music, so as to make the tour feel better.

Of course he also knew that this was impossible.

After Memory of the Forbidden City ended, the boy asked Gilbert with a smile, Do you know what this song is related to? I'll give you a hint. It's also an ancient building in Yanjing.

Gilbert thought for a moment and said, The Forbidden City.

Awesome. The boy gave a thumbs up, You can guess all this.

Gilbert smiled. They were mainly about the ancient buildings in Yanjing. Apart from the Great Wall, the only one he could think of was the Forbidden City.

Is it really the Forbidden City? It sounds really impressive. We just visited the Forbidden City yesterday, but it's a pity that we didn't hear this song earlier.

There are several songs related to the Forbidden City in this album. If you are interested, you can watch the promotional video Forbidden City: Memory by Yanjing TV. The songs in that promotional video are all Zhou Yan's. The boy said .

The girl next to him laughed and said, Tell him about Yanjing TV. How will he know how to watch it? Moreover, Yanjing TV does not show Forbidden City: Memory every day. Even if he finds Yanjing TV, he may not be able to encounter it.

That's true.

Isn't there a videotape for this film? Gilbert asked.

The boy shook his head, I haven't heard of it. Most people won't buy this kind of film, and the TV station will definitely not make it into a video tape.

“Isn’t it possible to sell such good music in it?”

Several students laughed. It was hard for them to explain this thing to Gilbert. Let alone the promotional video tape of Forbidden City: Memory, even if it was made into a cheap tape, not many people would be willing to buy it.

As for Mysterious Kingdom, its sales in mainland China are quite average, but I heard that it sells very well in Neon and Taiwan.

On the one hand, Neon and Taiwan have a high acceptance of pure music, and on the other hand, piracy control is good. Of course, the economy is also an important factor.

I'll play you the next song. The boy said.

Okay. Gilbert nodded.

The boy pressed the play button again and continued to play the next song.

The next few songs are all related to the Forbidden City, such as The King Comes to the World and The Tide of Time, which are both long and short.

After these songs ended, Gilbert let out a long sigh of relief, then gave a thumbs up and said, It's really awesome!

As soon as this really awesome came out, everyone was shocked and several students were stunned.

Wang Zuxian, who was drinking water not far away, burst out laughing and almost choked himself.

Gilbert repeated, That's awesome!

The boy asked weakly, Who did you learn this from?

Gilbert turned his head and pointed in the direction of Zhou Yan, Zhou taught me how to use it, isn't it wrong?

The boy swallowed, Actually...that's right.

Gilbert laughed and said, Oh, I thought Zhou was teasing me.

The boy looked at Zhou Yan again and gave him a thumbs up, meaning, brother, you are so awesome, teach foreigners this.

Zhou Yan raised his hand with a smile, and then said to Gilbert, Jill, we are leaving, are you coming together?

But... Gilbert wanted to say that he hadn't finished listening to the music, but after thinking about it, he stood up and said, Together, together.

He turned to several students and said, Nice to meet you. Goodbye.

goodbye.

One of the girls kept staring at the backs of Zhou Yan and the others. After they got off, she frowned and said, Don't you think that girl just now looks familiar?

Does it look familiar? Don't all foreigners look like this? They thought she was talking about Maria.

The girl shook her head, No, I'm talking about the Chinese girl just now.

No, do you know him?

I feel...a bit like Joey Wong.

Hey, he has a hat, glasses, and a mask. You can tell he looks like Joey Wong?

She was drinking water just now, and I noticed her mouth looked a bit like it.

Stop guessing, how could Joey Wong appear here... Some people say I look like Joey Wong.

Everyone laughed, Hide your face, you look a lot like Wang Zuxian.

…

After Gilbert walked off the watchtower, he was still sighing, This Zhou Yan is really a great musician. After listening to these songs, I now want to go back and visit the Forbidden City again.

He spoke a few more words to Maria in Dutch, and then asked Zhou Yan, Have you listened to this album?

Wang Zuxian rushed to answer, Of course I have. He is the music teacher and knows Zhou Yan very well. And haven't you noticed? They both have the surname Zhou.

Zhou, is that your last name?

Yeah. Zhou Yan nodded.

You are actually a music teacher, so do you know where I can buy this album?

Some of the bigger video stores will have... Where do you live?

We're staying at the Friendship Hotel.

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, Then I will drive you back home. I can also give you a copy of Mysterious Kingdom.

No, no, I can just buy it myself.

It's okay. I have several of them there, so I'll keep them there.

Thank you so much.

…

Zhou Yan and the others came down the mountain at about one o'clock in the afternoon, and they didn't eat nearby. Anyway, they brought a lot of food and ate a lot on the way.

By the time they returned to the city, it was already approaching evening. Zhou Yan kept his promise and not only sent Gilbert and the others to the hotel, but also gave him a tape of Mysterious Country and a copy of Mysterious Country The CD has his signature on it.

Gilbert was very surprised when he saw the signature, Is it still the signature of the author Zhou Yan?

Zhou Yan smiled and said, This is my signature.

Gilbert raised his eyebrows in surprise, but still smiled and said, Your signature is also very good. I'm very happy. Thank you, Zhou.

Zhou Yan waved his hand, You're welcome. I wish you a happy stay in China.

Okay, if I come to China again next time, I will definitely contact you.

On the way, Gilbert asked Zhou Yan for his phone number. He also asked Zhou Yan to go out to play in the next few days, but Zhou Yan did not agree. He has been busy recently and has no time to go out.

No problem. I hope you can learn more Chinese next time you come to China.

Don't worry, I will definitely learn Chinese well.

…

After returning to the courtyard, the two sat on the sofa. Wang Zuxian lay down and rested his head on Zhou Yan's lap, I'm so tired.

Although she usually exercised a lot, she was extremely tired after walking like this for a day. It was much more tiring than shopping.

Zhou Yan touched her hair, Since you are so tired, don't go back to the hotel tonight, just sleep here.

Wang Zuxian closed his eyes and shook his head, That's not okay. If I stay up all night, it would be bad for Sister Fei to find out. She has to go talk to me every night.

Zhou Yan said with a smile, You think too much. How can Sister Fei care about your affairs? She is not a gossiper.

No, I still want to go back... Halfway through his words, Wang Zuxian opened his mouth wide and yawned, I'll squint for a while.

Well, squint for a while.

Then you have to call me later...

After saying that, Wang Zuxian fell into a deep sleep.

She was indeed quite tired today, mainly because she was in high spirits when she went out to play. This time, when she relaxed, she couldn't hold back her tiredness.

Zhou Yan sat on the sofa for a while, then found a pillow to replace his legs, and then got a blanket to cover Wang Zuxian.

He ran to take a shower first, and then sat down next to Wang Zuxian with a book to read.

After a long time, Wang Zuxian woke up in a daze. She rubbed her eyes, looked at Zhou Yan, and then looked outside, What time is it? Is it seven o'clock?

She went to bed around six o'clock.

Zhou Yan smiled and pointed to the quartz clock on the wall, It's already half past nine.

Nine o'clock...what? Wang Zuxian stared at the clock on the wall with wide eyes, It's already half past nine, and you didn't call me.

You sleep so soundly, I'm afraid you will kill me if I wake you up.

Wang Zuxian rolled his eyes and sat up, I'm going back.

Don't go back in a hurry. Let's get you something to eat. I didn't eat well today. Aren't you hungry now?

Wang Zuxian didn't feel anything at first, but after hearing what Zhou Yan said, he felt hungry.

Zhou Yan stood up with a smile, There is rice in the rice cooker. The chicken wings are marinated and braised. Then steam an egg, stir-fry a vegetarian dish, and pat a cucumber.

Is it so troublesome?

What's the trouble? Just wait.

Zhou Yan mentioned four dishes, which actually didn’t take long. The braised chicken wings took a little more effort, but they had been marinated in advance, so it didn’t take long to cook.

In less than twenty minutes, the four dishes were on the table.

Wang Zuxian had been hungry for a long time, and as soon as the food was served, he couldn't help but start eating.

After dinner, Wang Zuxian didn't say he was leaving, but leaned in Zhou Yan's arms and watched TV together.

Looking at it, Zhou Yan became disloyal. Wang Zuxian quickly stood up and said, I'm going to take a shower.

Zhou Yan also stood up, Let me rub your back.

…

The next morning, while Zhou Yan was sleeping soundly with Wang Zuxian in his arms, the phone suddenly rang.

Although he heard it, his body refused to obey and he didn't want to get up at all. Wang Zuxian kicked him and said, Third brother, get up and answer the phone.

Zhou Yan muttered, Go and pick it up.

How can I answer it? Wang Zuxian kicked Zhou Yan again.

Her long legs were very powerful. If Zhou Yan hadn't grabbed the bed board with his hands, he would have been kicked off the bed by her kick.

Zhou Yan rubbed his head, got up and walked to the living room.

He answered the phone in a daze, Who is this?

Third brother, it's me. Zhou Hong's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhou Yan woke up immediately, Brother, why are you calling me so early in the morning?

I'm in Yanjing. Is it convenient to go find you now?

Zhou Yan hesitated for a while and said, It's convenient, but I have to get up and wash up first. You can come back in half an hour.

OK.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan walked into the bedroom and was about to tell Wang Zuxian that his brother was coming, but found that Wang Zuxian had already put on his clothes.

After putting on her clothes, she tied up her hair, put on her sunglasses and hat, I'm leaving.

I send you……

Don't, if your brother sees me again.

Seeing her panic, Zhou Yan smiled and said, What's more, an ugly daughter-in-law will have to meet her parents-in-law sooner or later, and it's just my brother.

I'm not ugly.

After saying that, Wang Zuxian ran away. (End of chapter)