Chapter 235: 235: Have a date with Jing, do you want to make an appointment? (Extra Chapter for 190 monthly passes)
"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to ’Date with Jing’. Today, we have a very special couple with us. One of them is someone who has won the Oscar Award three times consecutively, the first Chinese person to be remembered by the whole world."
At this point, Xu Jing made a pivot.
"But today, what I want to talk about is not him, but his wife. In everyone’s eyes, without her husband, she might have remained unknown, and her appearance isn’t particularly striking. Yet, from the first moment I saw her on TV, I memorized her deeply — Mu Qiuniang. Let’s welcome Ms. Mu Qiuniang and her husband, Mr. Jiang Nuo."
The audience of fans erupted in cheers.
When Jiang Nuo and Mu Qiuniang, wearing matching Han Robe outfits, appeared on stage, all the fans were so excited they couldn’t contain themselves. They all stood up, shouting loudly.
Xu Jing tried to calm them down for quite a while, but to no avail.
"Dear ones, you’re too excited! Could you all please sit down? At this rate, how can I interview your beloved idol?"
Unfortunately, the scene was too noisy, and Xu Jing’s voice couldn’t reach out. She helplessly smiled at the couple, Jiang Nuo and Mu Qiuniang, "You’re too popular. Look, the roof of our studio is about to be blown off."
Jiang Nuo shrugged, powerless in the situation.
Unexpectedly, Mu Qiuniang stepped forward and cleanly uttered two words, "Be quiet!"
Her voice was like a clear spring that cut through the lively scene and poured into the ears of the excited fans, instantly freezing them, and the entire place fell silent.
"Alright, you can speak now," Mu Qiuniang said to Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was momentarily stunned, but her professionalism kicked in, and she quickly picked up the topic, "I know, with Jiang Nuo here in our studio today, you’re all really excited, me too. But please, can everyone stay quiet? Otherwise, we can’t proceed with today’s conversation." Furthermore, she coaxed them to take their seats to listen to the "chat"?
"We will intersperse with a question session. Fans with questions should quickly jot them down on the paper and pen on your seats. Our staff will collect them during the break, and we’ll randomly select some questions for the Jiang Nuo couple. If you’re lucky, your question might be chosen!"
With that promise, fans finally managed to rein in their excitement, quietly listening to the chat. Of course, during the occasional break, they still couldn’t help but shout enthusiastically, eager to vent all their excitement and joy.
With a smile, Xu Jing asked the couple several questions, such as how did they meet?
Jiang Nuo was very candid, saying that the year they met, he was only 16, still a young boy, and his wife didn’t even look at him, thinking he was a street kid, completely ignoring her.
"During that time, to meet her again, I waited at that street corner every day where we first met, waiting for more than half a month before I finally ran into her again. I was so happy, I ran over and asked, ’What’s your name? I like you, can we be friends?’"
"And then, did Ms. Mu agree?" Xu Jing asked Mu Qiuniang.
Mu Qiuniang shook her head, "I don’t remember."
"Of course, you don’t remember," Jiang Nuo continued, "You didn’t know who I was at all back then. I suspect you even took me for a crazy person and turned around and left, causing me to chase after you. And you walked so fast, I was left catching my breath and lost you."
Xu Jing burst into laughter, and the fans joined in with laughter.
There was nothing they could do, the scene Jiang Nuo described was too beautiful to resist.
"So how exactly did you win your wife’s heart?" Both the fans and Xu Jing were exceedingly curious.
"I was cheeky. Once wasn’t enough, so I tried two or three times. Whenever I had time, I’d go to the places she frequented to wait for her. After about six or seven tries, she finally paid attention to me. I suspect she was utterly annoyed by me by then, barely refraining from giving me a beating. She only said three words to me."
"Which three words?"
"Her name, Mu Qiuniang."
"That’s it?"
"That’s it. After that, I did all the talking, while she listened, or at least I hoped she listened. I was so excited back then, I wanted to tell her everything about me. Thinking back now, I must have foolishly revealed everything about my ancestors too."
Xu Jing calculated the age, "You just said your wife is ten years older than you. That means when you first met your wife at 16, she was already 26. For a middle school boy to tell a working woman he loves her and wants to spend his life with her, I think any reasonable person wouldn’t take it seriously, right?"
"Yes, so my wife didn’t take me seriously at all. She thought I was just a kid playing around. But I was serious, and after finding out her address, I’d go see her every day after school, thinking I could move her this way. In fact, I even thought about skipping classes, but she said only immature kids would skip classes, and she only liked mature men! To prove I was grown up, I didn’t dare skip classes anymore and attended diligently, seeking her out only after school."
"You kept visiting every day? I remember, you’re an orphan, right?"
"Yes, so later, when she saw I was going to her place every day, she was a bit annoyed and asked if I had nothing else to do. I said students just need to study well. Then she asked me, if you are a student and know your main task is to study well, why would you confess to me? At the time, I didn’t understand, so I asked, can’t I confess because I like you?"
"What did your wife say?"
Jiang Nuo held Mu Qiuniang’s hand, a deeper smile on his face, "I can say it was her words at that moment that changed my life, giving me a direction to work towards. Luckily, I asked, otherwise, I might never have understood why she wouldn’t accept me."
"Alright, Jiang Nuo, stop leaving us in suspense. Quickly tell us, what did your wife say that made you feel it changed your whole life?"
"She asked me if I just wanted to express my feelings or if I really wanted to spend my life with her. I said, of course, I want to spend my life with you. You can’t just dismiss me because of my age, not giving me a chance. Is it my fault that I’m young? Can’t someone young pursue true love? Does age equate to everything?"