A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 385 Sad Malena

That night, just as Lu Cheng was about to rest, he heard a slight noise coming from the yard behind him. He walked to the window and saw a thin figure climbing over the wall of Malena's house and climbing towards the big tree in the yard.

Obviously, this uninvited guest should be the male protagonist Renato in the movie, a restless 13-year-old boy in puberty who likes to peek at Malena.

Just as the guy climbed up the tree and was about to climb to the window along the trunk, Lu Cheng picked up a piece of hard soil from the flowerpot in front of the window and threw it at the guy's leg joint.

Renato had just walked to the window and was about to look inside through the gap when he felt a numbness in his legs. He immediately lost his balance and fell from the tree.

The noise outside quickly woke up Malena in the room. Malena quickly put on her coat and ran to the window to check: "Who is it?"

Renato fell to the ground, not caring about the pain in his body, and hurriedly limped outside, leaving behind only a disheveled and thin figure.

Malena took a look, then closed the window and locked it from the inside. She checked several surrounding windows and the door downstairs, and only went back into the house to rest after making sure there was no problem.

The next morning, Lu Cheng had just finished exercising and had a simple breakfast. He was reading a book in the yard when he saw Malena coming over.

"Mr. Lu, could you please help me?"

"what's up?"

"Well, last night a thief came into my yard and nearly got into the house through that tree. I wanted to trim the branches, but I'm not very good with a saw."

"No problem, I'll go over and help you take a look."

After getting up and going to Malena's house, Lu Cheng first observed the situation and soon found a small hole near the window. He pointed it out and said, "Ms. Malena, it seems that your house needs repairs as well."

"Can I trouble you?"

"No problem, I'll take care of it."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng first climbed up the tree with a saw, sawed off all the branches near the second-floor windows, and trimmed the entire tree.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng entered Malena's house again and checked it carefully. He blocked all the holes and re-nailed some of the movable windows.

After Lu Cheng finished his work, Marlena quickly brought a cup of coffee and handed it to Lu Cheng: "Thank you so much, I don't know what I would do without you."

"You're welcome. We're friends now, aren't we?"

"Of course, it's an honor to have a musician friend like you. Lu, please stay for lunch. I can make pasta, lasagna, and pizza."

"Really? Then I'd like to try your cooking. However, I have a better appetite and eat more. Let me ask Mrs. Moore to prepare some food and bring it over to eat together."

"Ok."

In fact, the situation at Malena's family was not very good at this time. Her husband's allowance for last month had not been sent yet, and the family had no savings. If she hadn't made a few clothes for Lu Cheng and earned some labor fees, she would probably have had no food to eat.

Prices on the island are getting higher and higher, the lira is also depreciating, but her husband's allowance is still so little that it is not even enough to maintain basic needs.

Lu Cheng helped her today, and she had nothing to thank him for, so she could only cook a meal for herself to show her gratitude.

Lu Cheng knew Malena's situation, so he deliberately asked Mrs. More to make more and bring it over for them to eat together.

Soon, Mrs. Moore baked a lot of bread, prepared some steaks, fish, shrimps, cheese, cakes, etc., and sent them to Malena's house.

Marlena was also a little surprised to see so much food: "Lu, why did you prepare so much food?"

"It's okay. If you can't finish it, save it for dinner. Is this the pizza you made? It looks delicious."

"Then try it."

"Well, it tastes good too. I didn't expect your cooking skills are better than your tailoring skills."

"Thank you for the compliment."

In fact, Malena's cooking skills are just average, not even as good as Mrs. Moore's, but women always prefer to hear nice words rather than the truth.

After a meal, there is always a lot left, and what is left are foods that are easy to preserve and not prone to spoilage.

At this time, Malena also realized that Lu Cheng deliberately took this opportunity to give her some food.

Thinking of this, Malena became even more grateful to Lu Cheng.

Since her husband left, Malena has been very lonely. The men in the city are not kind to her, and the women are jealous of her.

Apart from her father who could no longer hear her, Malena usually had no one to talk to.

Although the two of them haven't had many opportunities to interact since Lu Cheng moved in, Lu Cheng's noble temperament, the unique charm he exudes inadvertently, and his concern for the subtleties always make ripples in Malena's heart.

However, at this time, Malena's husband was still alive, so she suppressed these inappropriate thoughts in her heart and told herself to treat Lu Cheng as a friend.

On the other hand, as the business was fully expanded, the output of Lu Cheng's lipstick factory also caught up, and a large sum of money flowed into Lu Cheng's pocket every day.

In less than a month, lipsticks made by Lu Cheng were sold everywhere on the island of Sicily.

At the same time, some businessmen took the initiative to approach people and asked them to buy lipstick in bulk.

Sicily is a trade transit station on the Mediterranean route, with a large number of merchants coming and going. Naturally, some people would set their sights on this lipstick with a rich variety and excellent quality.

Now that the product has become well-known, Lu Cheng took advantage of the devaluation of the lira to directly raise the price of the product, which is not much different from other similar products. He has won customers with his rich variety and excellent quality.

Anyway, it's a seller's market now, so as long as the product quality is good, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.

Soon, batches of orders came in, and the factory expanded again, recruiting more female workers.

Lu Cheng's subordinates also became security personnel, guarding the factories and companies.

As the lira is constantly depreciating, Lu Cheng also exchanged all the money he earned into US dollars or some supplies.

Unfortunately, gold controls are now in place on the island, making it impossible to directly exchange money for gold, which is easier to store.

At noon that day, Lu Cheng had just come back from outside and saw Malena coming back from the city wearing black clothes and with a sad face.

A passerby not far away saw Malena coming back and whispered: "Mr. Nino is really pitiful. He died on the battlefield at such a young age. Malena will definitely find a new love soon."

"Yeah, maybe Marlena has already found her next partner."

"I heard that she has a good relationship with the Oriental man in front. Do you think they will..."

Lu Cheng turned around and glanced at those people who were gossiping. His murderous gaze was as sharp as a knife, which immediately scared those people and they hurriedly walked away.

Then, Lu Cheng walked over to Malena and said a few words of comfort: "Malna, I just heard about your husband's situation. Please don't be too sad, so as not to hurt yourself. The deceased has rested in peace, and the living need to look forward."

Marlena nodded, turned around and walked back into the house.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Cheng heard a slight sobbing sound coming from the room.

Shaking his head, Lu Cheng returned home and ordered, "Mrs. Moore, Ms. Marlena is very sad now. Please go and take care of her."

"Yes, sir, I'll be right there."