Chapter 46 "The Working Girl" - Saving the Villain in His Childhood...

Eighteen years have passed, and a lot has happened. Most notably, the entertainment industry has welcomed a rising young actor, who is also the son of the previous actor.

The news that actor Huo had a child drove all his fans crazy, and they were unwilling to accept it.

But when he saw his son, all his resentment vanished. The young Huo Yueze was like a carbon copy of the young Huo Yu, inheriting all his strengths while also having his own unique style.

Huo Yu's fans' love quickly extended to Huo Yueze as well.

Topics big and small dominated entertainment headlines. People were no longer upset about the movie star's secret marriage and child, but instead envied which woman was so lucky to have such a perfect husband and son.

Discussions about the young actor's mother, interspersed with the topic of the "two actors who have captured all the attention," have also heated up, prompting everyone to sigh—

This is the kind of treatment a female protagonist gets in novels!

Seeing this discussion, Huo Yueze's eyes turned deep.

He will never forget that woman!

No one knew that the newly crowned Best Actor, who came from a noble family and rose to fame, had his favorite food as something as humble as instant noodles.

Whenever he eats ordinary instant noodles, he thinks of the woman who first showed him tenderness, and then abandoned him in an instant!

Huo Yueze was experiencing an endless storm. He was no longer the helpless child who could only hide in a corner and cry.

This time, he will take back everything he has lost!

Eighteen years of dramatic changes have taken place. Huo Yu has gone from being the second-generation heir to the first generation in power, and Huo Yueze has naturally become the new second generation.

Huo Yu knew Huo Yueze's thoughts all too well, but he was too lazy to stop him.

Over the years, Huo Yu has been surrounded by countless women, and his memories of Huo Yueze's mother have become increasingly blurred. He only occasionally relives that absurd dream from his youth.

It must be admitted that Huo Yueze's mother left a deep impression on him.

But now, that withered rose has completely turned yellow. He didn't pick it up back then, so naturally he won't have any further thoughts now. It's good that his foolish son has completely given up on the idea.

The first thing Huo Yueze did upon returning to China was to revisit his old haunts.

Looking at the familiar old building, he was filled with emotion. He took a few steps up and, following his memory, pounded on the door.

But the door opened, and a bald man barked gruffly, "What do you want?"

A fierce glint appeared in Huo Yueze's eyes. Just when he thought this man was that despicable woman's new lover, the man's wife and children appeared, and it wasn't her...

Huo Yueze then realized that after eighteen years, Fu Yun could really move.

She was indeed a legendary woman who was once "famous throughout the building," but eighteen years of erosion are enough to erase all traces of a person.

...

The villain returned only to find nothing, and the excited viewers immediately burst into curses, saying, "What kind of garbage plot is this? They're going to have to film several more episodes to find his mother!"

However, Ye Xiqing is not to blame for this, because she did not hide her whereabouts at all; she is currently repairing air conditioners at the Huo's Building.

I've done this kind of work a lot over the years, and I can tell where the problem is with my eyes closed. I just take out my tools and fix it in no time.

The property manager was amazed; she was truly a professional. After she finished handling the matter, he treated her to a cup of coffee.

Ye Xiqing, holding the coffee, thanked her: "Can I wait here for a while? I have a relative's child who is having an interview here. I'd like to leave with her after she finishes."

Huo Group is currently hiring. As the most capable company, it's no surprise that all positions are highly sought after.

The supervisor then arranged for her to rest in the lounge, a place she was quite familiar with.

Ye Xiqing calmly finished her coffee, and Qiu Xiaoya's interview was also over.

Oh no, we can't call her Qiu Xiaoya anymore, we should call her by her full name, Qiu Tianyi.

Qiu Yi, a child, missed school due to a problem with her school registration. At that time, Qiu Hui was busy with her stall and all her affairs were piling up. Ye Xiqing suggested that it was okay to be a year or two late, the key was to find a good school.

Because of this, Qiu Yi only graduated this year, but she is still quite optimistic. After the interview, she quickly hung up the phone and found Ye Xiqing who was waiting for her: "Aunt Fu! Let's go!"

Ye Xiqing crumpled the disposable paper cup, threw it into the wastebasket, and smiled, "How did the interview go?"

Qiu Tianyi smiled smugly: "Very good! The interviewer seemed very satisfied with me at first glance, but I still need to think about whether or not I should join Huo's. After all, an interview is a two-way selection process~"

Her confidence made Ye Xiqing smile: "That's good. Your mother wants us to go back and bring some ribs and green beans. She wants to stew ribs for us."

Qiu Yi was even happier when she heard this: "OK! OK! Leave it to me. When we pass by the supermarket, Aunt Fu, you don't need to get out of the car. I'm quick, I'll go and buy it!"

"Then you absolutely mustn't buy sow meat, or your mom will nag you."

Qiu Tianyi: ...

"Aunt Fu, I really don't want to remind you, but the only time our family ever bought sow meat was when you bought it."

"I never expected that unscrupulous merchants would cut off every piece of fat to disguise the sow meat as lean meat in order to sell it."

"Stop making excuses, the color is wrong too!"

"Actually, I felt something was wrong at the time, but he had already weighed it, so I felt embarrassed to return it."

"Heh, you're too embarrassed to return it, but you have the nerve to bring it back and eat it, don't you?"

"It's not much money anyway, so it's not a big deal to throw it away."

Qiu Tianyi: ...

When I was little, I thought Aunt Fu was omnipotent and could do everything, but when I grew up, I realized that she had all the common flaws of adults—stubbornness!

Even in this situation, she can still be stubborn. Qiu Tianyi is truly impressed.

Forget it, she can go buy it herself, no need for her to go to all that trouble!

After eighteen years, this unusual "reconstituted family" has undergone tremendous changes, the biggest of which is that they are now much wealthier.

Ye Xiqing is doing well. Besides having no worries about the future, she can engage in more diverse and lucrative jobs, and her income is still at the level of a regular worker.

In today's society, manual laborers earn quite a lot, even more than many white-collar workers who sit in offices.

But compared to a businesswoman like Qiu Hui, they are nothing.

Over the years, Qiu Hui's handmade steamed bun shop has grown bigger and bigger, and it has almost monopolized the steamed bun supply for all the fast food restaurants in the vicinity. Customers love their steamed buns, and they sell even better as long as they use the name "Qiu Ma Steamed Buns".

Qiu Hui still only does wholesale steamed buns, but she has focused on one thing for eighteen years, and no matter what it is, she can do it to the extreme.

Now, thanks to her good reputation, her handmade buns have gained a stable customer base, allowing her to operate with low profit margins and high sales volume, resulting in stable business.

She had to worry less about the steamed bun shop, but she was making more and more money. If it weren't for accommodating Ye Xiqing, she would have paid off the mortgage long ago. Of course, she didn't have much left now.

But being poor has its troubles, and being rich has its own troubles too. As expected, her family members came out to help her when she became wealthy.

Over the years, his younger brother has been a lazy bum. He's quite old, but he doesn't have a wife or a proper job. He just stays at home every day, sponging off his parents.

Her parents naturally hoped that she, as a wealthy older sister, could help her younger brother by transferring him to work for her, helping him settle down, and ideally, by buying him a house and helping him get married.

Everyone in the family was willing except for my sister-in-law.

Her sister-in-law was unwilling because she resented her in-laws' favoritism. The eldest son had received almost no benefits and was still living with the two old people in their dilapidated old house, while the youngest son was treated like a precious treasure. How could this not make people angry!

Her sister-in-law got angry just because she didn't get a share of the benefits, which made Qiu Hui, who was actually going to lose money, even worse.

Her younger brother just couldn't find a wife, and he's not missing any limbs, yet a bunch of people were arranging to help him buy a house. But when she was divorced and wandering around with a child, why didn't anyone say they'd chip in and help her buy a house too?

Before, when I was confined to my own little plot of land, I never thought about these things. Now that I'm out doing business and constantly working in the field, my mind has become very sharp, and I immediately know how to calculate things.

It was exhausting raising her child for three years back then, but now you're raising her youngest son who's in his thirties and you don't feel tired at all. You want to keep raising him, right?

Her family kept complaining to her, and the more they complained, the tighter she gripped her chopsticks.

Her older and younger brothers' suffering was like a common cold, but her parents kept nagging about it.

Her limbs were broken and bleeding, but it seemed no one could see them.

She was feeling so frustrated that when her family brought it up, she smiled almost as if to repay them: "I really want to help my little brother, but my daughter is all grown up and I need to buy her a house too. I'm really short on cash. I was wondering if you could lend me some money, Mom and Dad?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole family was stunned: "Xiaoya...a girl...doesn't need to buy a house, right..."

Qiu Hui smiled and said, "Why not? When you live in someone else's house, you have to be mindful of their feelings, don't you?"

That family gathering ended on a sour note. The Qiu family never imagined that Qiu Hui, who had always been good-tempered, would actually turn against them...

After the falling out, Qiu Hui no longer cared about how they would curse her behind her back as an ingrate.

After all, even when they praised her as a good daughter, it couldn't compare to the treatment of someone who stayed at home like a cripple, a real ingrate.

While eating the freshly stewed pork ribs, Qiu Hui suddenly remembered this and looked at Qiu Yi: "You've graduated too, do you want me to buy you a house?"

Qiu Tianyi: Huh? There's such a good thing?

Thank you, Mom! I love you so much!

But before she could agree, Ye Xiqing interrupted her, saying, "She probably doesn't lack a place to live right now. Instead of buying an empty property, I think it would be better to buy her a nice car."

"Now that Xiaoya is going to work, the treatment she receives is very different whether she has a car or not."

Qiu Hui: ...

She was pressured by her family recently and only just had this idea.

But Ye Xiqing's every idea refreshed her understanding, and she asked in bewilderment, "Isn't real estate a better store of value than a car? A car's price drops as soon as it's bought..."

Ye Xiqing agreed with this statement, but—

"People are more valuable than real estate. Now is not the time for Xiaoya to be a landlady, but the time for her to start her own business."

“One place to live is enough, but a car allows her to move freely and have a wider social circle, which is very helpful for her career development.”

"She can't rely on you forever. You're very capable now, but she also needs to strengthen her own wings."

Qiu Hui: ...

It seems that no matter how bizarre something is, once Ye Xiqing says it, it immediately becomes very reasonable.

At first, Qiu Yi was very happy that her mother bought her a house, but after Aunt Fu said that, she really wanted a car too!

She got her driver's license while in college and originally planned to work hard after she started working to buy a cheaper one, but now can she just freeload?

"If there's free food, why not take it?" he thought, nodding vigorously like a chick pecking at rice. "Yes! Mom, having a car would be a huge help to my career!"

Qiu Hui: ...

You haven't even found a job yet, so what kind of career are you talking about?

Qiu Hui was furious at her daughter's unreliable attitude.

But over the years, Ye Xiqing's suggestions have always been very reliable, and Qiu Hui trusted her life plan, so she was persuaded.

Indeed, clothes make the man, and a car is now a modern person's new status symbol. The more ostentatious the status symbol is, the more respect others will give it.

There's nothing wrong with "renovating" the storefront for my daughter, but when it comes to cars, you absolutely can't plan ahead; if you do, you'll definitely overspend.

Originally, Qiu Yi planned to buy a car in the 150,000 to 160,000 yuan range for commuting, but as soon as she arrived at the dealership, she automatically stood in front of a handsome SUV priced at over 200,000 yuan and didn't move an inch.

"Mother……"

Don't yell! Don't yell! It gives me a headache!

Qiu Hui has been very short-tempered in recent years, and this provocation only made her more so. Where did she learn this "climbing on the crook's leg" mentality from?

Ye Xiqing took no responsibility for this; she was merely accompanying the mother and daughter to buy a car and would not offer any opinions. However, the saleswoman beside her began to exert her influence.

This SUV is a plug-in hybrid, which qualifies for a green license plate. It's considered the most cost-effective option in its price range, and it has many advantages, so there's plenty to talk about about it.

Qiu Hui used to sell auto parts, so she naturally knew about cars. She thought it was a bit expensive, but the saleswoman really knew how to appeal to her psychology, constantly pushing advantages that would resonate with her. In the end, Qiu Hui couldn't resist, and decided that a few tens of thousands more wouldn't hurt...

Qiu Yi was instantly delighted. She hugged Qiu Hui and Ye Xiqing, pleading with them one by one, and vowed that once the car was out of service, she would take them on a road trip together!

Qiu Hui: ...

So you say it's for work, but actually you just want to have fun!

That brat has really grown up; I can't control her at all!

As the car purchase was completed, the saleswoman clapped and cheered for this heartwarming scene!

Everyone was happy, except for one dark-colored car that rolled down its window and stared at the scene in disbelief.

The person I've been longing for but haven't been able to meet is now here so easily!