45 Chapter 44 – splendid” Rice with Pickled Vegetables and Pork 3 (1/2)
The day before Wanmei's anniversary event, she finally handed over the song.
In that moment when she sent off the email, she finally breathed out in relief. Now, what followed would be a long and torturous process. Actually, she very much enjoyed collaborating with people who had similar ideas and interests as her, slowly working together to grind out a song, and then, to watch the song get released… Such a wonderful process.
Perhaps only someone who was doing it purely for interest could relish in this sort of thing.
She reckoned it would be at least several days before she would get an opinion or response, and so she packed up her things and went home. She had not anticipated that she would not even get a chance to sit down at home for very long before her mom sent her off to the grocery store to help out.
Gosh, the grocery store on the weekend was honestly very busy, especially since this one was directly across from a hospital.
She sat at the checkout counter, watching Cousin and Dong Yiru exchange flirting glances, and immediately, she felt as if she had missed out on something. She was about to investigate further when an alert sounded from her mobile phone, indicating that she had a private message in Weibo.
Ling Long Ti Tou? Such a fast response…
Sheng Sheng,
I listened through it once, and I think it has a good feel to it. Of course, I'll have lots of opinions and suggestions on changes to be made.
Since I'm heading out of country tomorrow to study abroad, I will be very busy for two months and it will be hard for me to connect with you often. To avoid holding up the progress, I was hoping to meet up with you tonight. It will take about half an hour. If we can talk face to face, it will be much more efficient.
Also, I will be paying you the advanced deposit today. You can just send me your account number tonight.
— Ling Long Ti Tou
Meet-up? Tonight?
For this type of commercial collaboration, if it was convenient, meeting in person would of course be better than communicating through email. Although she had understood early on that she would certainly at least have 3-D world telephone conversations with Ling Long Ti Tou or, if they were in the same city, even have a meet-up with her…
The problem was…
Tonight?
How does she know that I am in the same city as her? But, that was very possible. Ling Long Ti Tou and Toupai were friends, so she she should know some stuff about her?
Gu Sheng tried her best to think in a positive direction.
After all, Ling Long Ti Tou's reputation in the entertainment circle was very respected, and her character was widely known to be good…
She had not finished battling within herself yet when her private message indicator started flashing again:
I'm at Mo Qingcheng's hospital right now. You should have been there before?
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What was the chance? …
Gu Sheng contemplated, then replied: I'm in the grocery store across from the hospital right now. If it's convenient for you, we could arrange to meet now. You can tell me where you are and I can go over to find you. Or, we could meet up outside the hospital at the Yon Ho[1]?
Ling Long Ti Tou: You can come here first because I can't really guarantee if I can get out of here right at this moment. I can chat with you when I have a free moment…
Gu Sheng: Sure. I'll come find you, then. Tell me which floor you're on. I will be able to be there in about ten minutes or so.
Ling Long Ti Tou very quickly sent over the floor level she was on.
Gu Sheng immediately told Cousin, ”I'm going out right now. I'll be back in half an hour.” When she finished saying this, she slipped out from under the checkout counter and left.
Cousin bared his teeth threateningly. ”Hurry! Your mom has things to do today and can't take over my shift. I'll be waiting here for you to come back before I can go have dinner.”
She answered with an ”mm” and ran off.
The hospital on the weekend was, as normal, so busy it was scary.
To be honest, she had actually never once come here for Toupai… She exited the elevator on the floor Ling Long Ti Tou had told her and to her surprise, discovered there were numerous pregnant women — young girls, older aunties, etc. — walking back and forth here. She had come to the obstetrics and gynecology department?
Ling Long Ti Tou was here for… a prenatal check-up?
She was embarrassed by this thought and did not continue thinking in that direction.
On the left was the gynecology department while the right was the obstetrics department. And so, she could only stand right there in the middle, holding her mobile phone, ready to send a message. However, before she finished typing, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She was taken aback briefly and then looked back.
A female doctor was smiling at her.
It was that ”I know you” type of smile…
”Hi Sheng Sheng.” The female doctor very warmly hugged Gu Sheng's shoulders. ”I'm Ling Long Ti Tou.”
”Hello.” She was shocked once again, this time over the revelation that Ling Long Ti Tou was a doctor. And furthermore, how did she recognize her? Could it be that Toupai told her? …
”Let's not stand out here. Come with me,” Ling Long Ti Tou smilingly invited her.
She gave an ”mm” and said, ”I thought you were here as a patient. I didn't think you'd be a doctor, too.”
No wonder Ling Long Ti Tou had retired so early. She had been popular for so many years, yet this was the very first album she had ever put together. It turns out she also had such a busy career. ”Our family has many doctors,” Ling Long Ti Tou laughed. ”Your Toupai DaRen is only one of many.”
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She carefully dissected and analyzed this statement and then became even more astonished.