Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

It was around five o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at London Heathrow Airport. Yu Dongqing and her daughter dragged their suitcases out of the station and saw beautiful girls in the waiting hall. One of them was blond and petite. The other has short black hair, a beautiful oriental face, and is wearing a T-shirt and jeans, standing tall and slim.

It was bright and she was holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

"Brother-in-law! Tongtong!"

Mingliang also saw Yu Dongqing and his daughter walking towards them with a smile.

"Auntie."

Yu Tongtong ran over first and plunged into Mingliang's arms.

The two were intimate for a while, and then Meili handed the flower in her hand to Yu Dongqing.

"Brother-in-law, this is my good friend Elena." Mingming pointed at Elena who looked curious.

"Hello, Miss Elena, I heard Meili told you, thank you for helping her." Yu Dongqing said in fluent English.

"You're welcome." Elena also replied in English: "Mr. Yu, I have heard Meili mention you many times, but as you Chinese say: a hundred times of hearing is better than a first sight. You are indeed handsome! No wonder Meili likes you so much. I'm tempted by you."

"You're flattered." Yu Dongqing kept a peaceful smile on his face.

But Mingliang was embarrassed when she heard that. She was worried that Elena would say something outrageous again, so she quickly changed the subject: "Brother-in-law, Tongtong, let's go. Elena will drive here to pick you up. She will go to the hotel to arrange your stay first, and then go to eat.

Yu Dongqing stayed in a hotel called Radisson Blu Hotel, which was on Bloomsbury Street, not far from the London Film Academy. He put his luggage at the hotel, washed briefly, and then went to dinner with Meimei.

Naturally, it’s Western food.

It's simple, steak, salad, pudding and drink at the end.

Yu Dongqing is not interested in Western food, but it does not prevent him from eating some. He was worried that his daughter would not be used to it, but he unexpectedly ate it with gusto.

Sigh. What a snack.

But now is the time to grow, so it doesn’t matter if you eat more.

"Brother-in-law, this is my travel itinerary in the UK planned for you." Meili took out a piece of information from her bag and handed it to Yu Dongqing.

Yu Dongqing looked at it and saw that the three-day plan was very detailed.

On the first day, we visited Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Big Ben, and the Palace of Westminster.

The next day, the British Museum, National Gallery, British Library, Hyde Park.

Day 3: Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London and Tower Bridge

Then he flew to Paris to continue his trip to France, and finally flew to Venice, Italy, to visit Elena's home. After the trip, Yu Dongqing returned to China, and Mei Mei returned to school to continue her work. The whole trip lasted about half a month.

Yu Dongqing looked at it and suddenly said: "Let's go to Scarborough for a stroll?"

"Why do you want to go there?" Mingliang was a little surprised.

"Wow, brother-in-law, you really know how to choose a place!" The one who interrupted was Elena, who actually called Yu Dongqing brother-in-law like Mingliang.

"There is the most beautiful beach there. If you take a slow walk from the hillside along the coastline to the beach, it will be really, really romantic."

That's it

Meimei was immediately moved.

"Okay, let's go to Scarborough after visiting London!"

Yu Dongqing smiled and said nothing.

In fact, it was not the beach that attracted him, but the classic British folk song.

It's a pity that this song does not exist in this time and space.

But Scarborough Market still exists, right?

He wanted to take a look.

Early the next morning, the leisurely trip to Europe began.

First, let's have a hearty English breakfast of sausages, bacon, and a glass of milk. Then Yu Dongqing took her daughter to Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of the guard ceremony, and also went to the State Rooms and Gardens - which are open to tourists. It's quite leisurely.

Of course don’t forget to take photos.

Both Mingliang and Yu Tongtong are girls who like to take pictures, and Yu Dongqing consciously plays the role of photographer.

In the evening, the two of them stood by the Thames River, with Big Ben and the London Eye as the sun set in the background, which was very beautiful.

"Brother-in-law, let's take a photo together?" Mingliang invited.

"It's okay, you two can just take the photo."

"Dad, why are you taking pictures with me, or me and my aunt, why don't you take pictures with my aunt?!" Yu Tongtong "questioned" her father.

This time I will take a photo of you two. "

this

Yu Dongqing was speechless.

Can you tell your daughter something?

"Brother-in-law, let's take the photo together, the three of us." Meiliang said.

"Oh well."

Yu Dongqing nodded.

Meili immediately smiled and asked a girl passing by to help take a photo, and the girl was happy to help.

The three of them stood by the bridge. Yu Tongtong stood between the two adults, facing the camera.

Just after the photo was taken, Yu Tongtong made another request: "Dad, you stand in the middle, and my aunt and I stand on both sides!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but ran to Yu Dongqing and hugged one of his father's arms very affectionately.

"Auntie, you are like this too!"

Meili was a little embarrassed, but she gently held Yu Dongqing's arm, and the three of them leaned closely together.

"OK!"

After playing in London for three full days, on the morning of the fourth day, Yu Dongqing and the others took a train from London to Scarborough.

Scarborough is on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England, just over two hours' drive from London, and you can reach your destination quickly.

Meili had already booked two rooms online at a hotel called Green Gables. The three of them took a taxi to the hotel. It was a British castle-like hotel. Standing in the room, you could see the scenery not far away through the window. beach.

"Brother-in-law, let's go to the beach!" The three of them exited the train station and said excitedly while looking at the blue sky and sea not far away.

Unexpectedly, Yu Dongqing shook his head.

"No, I'm going to the market."

market?

Meili felt a little strange.

My brother-in-law is not someone who likes shopping, so why go to the market?

But if he wants to go, just stay with him and be happy.

After resting for a while, they went downstairs and asked the waiter at the bar about the location of the market. The three of them left the hotel and walked towards the city center.

When arriving at the said market, Yu Dongqing was surprised.

Is this the legendary Scarborough Fair?

The locals call it Scarborough Market Hal?

A large Roman-style building, divided into two floors, the first floor is for fruits, vegetables and seafood, and the second floor is for local handicrafts and packaged agricultural products.

Yu Dongqing went up to the second floor and looked at the local vegetables for sale.

Linen clothes are definitely not available now.

But what about parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme?

I only saw parsley, that is parsley, and nothing else.

This is really disappointing.

But think about it.

The things in those lyrics probably describe things that happened more than a hundred years ago.

"Brother-in-law, what are you looking at? Are you going to buy groceries and cook?" Meili was confused by Yu Dongqing's behavior today.

"Dad, are you going to make fish and chips? This is my favorite." Yu Tongtong actually came to join in the fun.

She is such a foodie. Yu Dongqing touched her daughter's hair very affectionately and said with a smile: "How can I make fish and chips? I just remembered a folk song. Let's go back."

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