Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

In Zhong Yuemin's class at Yuying School, Zhong Yueming and Zheng Tong were reading a book borrowed from someone else, "How the Steel Was Tempered". This book is rarely seen in China nowadays, and Zhong Yuemin also borrowed it from a friend.

"Yuemin, do you think that Comrade Pavel Korchagin is really as tenacious as described in the book? He works despite his injuries? Is it really necessary?" Zheng Tong is a smart boy, so he has his own opinions on everything.

"I don't know about this. After all, it is something of artistic processing. But I think Comrade Pavel Korchagin is definitely a ruthless person! He gave up everything for his beliefs!" Zhong Yuemin said in a low voice with a slight smile on his face.

"By the way, Yuemin, your friend's name is Li something? Are you still in touch with him now?" Zheng Tong didn't pay attention to Zhong Yuemin's words, but asked suddenly.

"Li Kuiyong, what's wrong? Do you want to practice with him?" Zhong Yueming teased.

"I'm not practicing for a living! I just want to exchange the silver lighter in his hand!" Zheng Tong said.

"Aren't you a little shameless? That's the sterling silver lighter given to me by Uncle Zhao. What can you exchange it with him for?" Zhong Yuemin looked at Zheng Tong with contempt.

Ever since Zhong Yueming and Li Kuiyong asked for the lighter from Zhao Cheng, Zhong Yuemin not only successfully overshadowed Zhang Xiaojing, who was the most popular student in the class, but also made all the other students around him envious.

Unfortunately, this thing is only owned by soldiers who returned from the battlefields of North Korea, and many people don’t care about it at all, just treating it as an ordinary lighter. The most important thing is that lighters like this pure silver and gold-plated lighter are rarely seen.

Zhong Yueming has become a celebrity in the school thanks to a sterling silver lighter, and after so much time, no one can produce any rarer items that can compare with the lighter in Zhong Yueming's hand.

Even if he is outshined by Zhong Yuemin, he is not afraid, as he still has a gold-plated one. Therefore, Zhong Yuemin is now in great glory.

Zheng Tong wanted to exchange with Li Kuiyong not to show off, but because he was purely interested in such commemorative things. After all, his family is all engaged in academics, and they have a solid foundation.

"If I can't afford it, I can just buy it with money! How much can that thing be worth? The main thing is that I saw his lighter last time. There was a mark on it. I felt it was a bit special. Maybe it has some special meaning. I want to study it and collect it for myself!" Zheng Tong was telling the truth.

Nowadays, the salary of academics is much higher than that of workers and cadres. It is rare to find someone making less than 200 yuan per month.

"You're really rich, but how much are you willing to pay? I can ask for you!" Zhong Yuemin knew Li Kuiyong's family was struggling, and if Zheng Tong offered a high enough price, maybe Kuiyong would be tempted. After all, it was normal for this kind of thing to be passed around in a small circle.

"I still have twenty pocket money on me, what do you think?" Zheng Tong said. In fact, Zheng Tong felt very painful, because this was the pocket money he had saved for a long time, and now it was all gone in an instant.

"You are really willing to spend money! Okay, let's call Yuan Jun after school and go to ask Kui Yong together!" When Zhong Yuemin heard the twenty yuan, he knew that Zheng Tong was really spending a lot of money.

"Okay, let's go together after school!" Zheng Tong happily agreed.

After school, Zhong Yuemin called Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong to walk towards Li Kuiyong's house in Xinjiekou.

A few little boys skipped and jumped towards Li Kuiyong's house. When they arrived at Li Kuiyong's house, Li Kuiyong had just returned home from school and was about to go out to help his father pull the cart.

After hearing Zhong Yuemin's intention, Li Kuiyong was also a bit troubled. This was a gift from Zhao Cheng to him and Zhong Yuemin. It wasn't that he was reluctant to give it away, but Li Kuiyong knew that gifts from others shouldn't be given away casually, especially since Zhong Yuemin's classmates still wanted to buy it.

After hearing what Li Kuiyong said, Zhong Yuemin and the other two felt that it was indeed a bit bad, but Zheng Tong really liked this thing.

"Why don't we go to Uncle Zhao's house and see if there are any left? Why don't we ask Uncle Zhao to sell one to Zheng Tong?" Zhong Yuemin suddenly slapped his head and said.

Zheng Tong and Yuan Jun's eyes lit up, and they thought this was a great idea. From the last time Zhao Cheng gave two lighters to Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong, it was clear that Zhao Cheng must have a lot of these little things.

So after a discussion, they headed straight for Zhao Cheng's house. "Yuemin, do you think Uncle Zhao can really sell me one?" Zheng Tong was a little nervous.

"It's okay. If Uncle Zhao doesn't want to sell it to you, we can discuss it with Kuiyong. As you can see, Kuiyong's family is in a very difficult situation. The twenty yuan from you is enough for their living expenses for a month. It will be a great help to Kuiyong." Zhong Yuemin said.

Zheng Tong thought so too. Li Kuiyong really needed the twenty yuan. If it didn’t work out, he would just pool his money with Yuemin Yuan Jun and give him another ten yuan!

Perhaps because of his pride as a kid from a wealthy family, Yuan Jun looked down on his friend Zhong Yuemin and didn't say much to Li Kuiyong throughout the whole process.

Several people came to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, but were stopped by Yan Fugui before they entered the door.

"Whose children are you? Why did you run into our yard?" Yan Fugui looked at Zhong Yuemin and others with a scrutinizing look.

"Uncle, we are here to find my Uncle Zhao. He lives in the west wing of the front yard!" Zhong Yuemin was thick-skinned and more outgoing, so he answered Yan Fugui's question directly.

"Looking for Director Zhao? He's at home! Go find him!" When Yan Fugui heard that these children were looking for Zhao Cheng, he pointed at Zhao Cheng's house and let them pass.

Zhong Yuemin and his children went straight to Zhao Cheng's house and knocked on the door.

"Who is it? Come in!" A woman's voice came from inside.

Zhou Lili was cooking in the house and responded when she heard a knock on the door.

Several children were doing their homework in the living room, while Zhao Cheng was coaxing them into the back room. Pingping lay on the kang, her belly too big and she felt a little tired from standing for so long.

"Hello, Auntie, we are here to look for Uncle Zhao Cheng! My name is Zhong Yuemin, and these are Li Kuiyong, Zheng Tong, and Yuan Jun!" Zhong Yuemin saw so many children in the room, all doing their homework in an orderly manner.

Even though Zhong Yuemin and his companions were used to wild things, they still felt a little embarrassed. They could only stand there scratching their heads after answering.

When Zhao Cheng heard what Zhong Yuemin said, he also walked out holding Lao Qi.

"Why are you guys here? Did you just get out of school? Didn't you go home yet?" Zhao Cheng saw the children and asked them to sit down, then asked Zhong Yuemin.

"We came here after school, mainly because Zheng Tong wants to talk to Kuiyong about something, and Kuiyong is unsure about what to do, so he wants to ask your opinion, Uncle Zhao!" Zhong Yuemin naturally told the purpose of his visit. He had a very good feeling about Zhao Cheng, knowing that this man was not like other adults who always treated them like children!