After Ye Qing finished speaking, she reached out and grabbed Xu Xiaoyue's hand: "I really understand, older people usually care about this."
Xu Xiaoyue looked up at Ye Qing, then lowered her head again.
Ye Qing initially thought that Xu Xiaoyue's reluctance to tell him was simply because she didn't want him to attend her wedding, but seeing Xu Xiaoyue's demeanor, Ye Qing suddenly realized that Xu Xiaoyue must have something else on her mind.
Otherwise, Xu Xiaoyue wouldn't look so down; she doesn't seem like someone who's about to get married at all.
It should be said that Xu Xiaoyue doesn't seem to have any joy about becoming a bride at all.
"What's wrong?" Ye Qing couldn't help but ask Xu Xiaoyue, "Is there something else?"
Hearing Ye Qing's words, Xu Xiaoyue looked up at Ye Qing, sighed deeply, and then said quietly, "Liu Yuliang's mother doesn't want me to work anymore. She thinks her son's current financial situation is enough to support the family."
To be honest, Xu Xiaoyue's words surprised Ye Qing. Ye Qing had seen how good Liu Yuliang was to Xu Xiaoyue, so she had never asked Xu Xiaoyue about Liu Yuliang's family's opinion on their marriage.
Later, the two decided to get married. Xu Xiaoyue seemed very happy, and Ye Qing didn't think much of it, since Xu Xiaoyue didn't seem like someone with worries before.
"Has his mother ever said this before?" Ye Qing asked Xu Xiaoyue.
Xu Xiaoyue shook her head.
"What is Liu Yuliang's attitude?" Ye Qing asked.
"Liu Yuliang probably doesn't know yet. His mother told me, but she probably didn't tell Liu Yuliang." Xu Xiaoyue was very downcast.
They've already gotten their marriage certificate, and the mother-in-law seems to have a lot of demands. Anyone would feel disappointed.
Moreover, Xu Xiaoyue is someone who can't keep things to herself, and she didn't hide her disappointment at all. Or rather, because she had a good relationship with Ye Qing, Xu Xiaoyue didn't even think about hiding her emotions in front of Ye Qing.
After all, Xu Xiaoyue wanted to talk to someone properly about what had happened.
At this point, Ye Qing could certainly complain about her mother-in-law with Xu Xiaoyue, but this wouldn't solve the problem effectively; in fact, it might make things even more complicated.
What Xu Xiaoyue needs now is to solve the problem.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qing asked, "Has Liu Yuliang's mother ever shown any sign that she didn't want you to work?"
Xu Xiaoyue sighed deeply before slowly answering Ye Qing's question: "After I started dating Liu Yuliang, I went to Liu Yuliang's hometown. His parents made it clear that they were used to their hometown and wouldn't come to Nancheng. So, although Liu Yuliang's mother expressed some opinions about my profession, I didn't take it seriously. I figured we wouldn't be living together anyway, and I had asked Liu Yuliang. He told me to relax and that he had no objections. He said he would just listen to his mother's side of the issue and that he would communicate with her. So I stopped thinking about it."
At this point, Xu Xiaoyue sighed again.
Ye Qing didn't rush to ask her, waiting for Xu Xiaoyue to speak for herself.
Xu Xiaoyue paused for a moment, organized her thoughts, and then slowly began to speak: "We're getting married now, so his parents came from our hometown. I thought they would go back to their hometown after Liu Yuliang and I got married. Of course, that's what Liu Yuliang's father meant, but it seems his mother doesn't plan to go back. She said that either I stop acting and stay home so Liu Yuliang can support me, or if I continue acting, she has to come with me to the filming location."
Hearing this, Ye Qing knew that Liu Yuliang's mother must have a prejudice against Xu Xiaoyue's profession.
Suddenly, Ye Qing remembered a TV series that Xu Xiaoyue had acted in a few years ago, which was currently airing on TV. At that time, Xu Xiaoyue was still working as a model. Her role in the series was small, but it was still an important one. Unfortunately, the role had some intimate scenes.
Ye Qing suddenly realized, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Your old dramas are being broadcast on TV recently. Did his mother see them?"
Xu Xiaoyue covered her face with her hands and nodded helplessly. After a moment, she lowered her hands, looked at Ye Qing, and said excitedly, "And to make matters worse, I saw me kissing someone in the movie, and the person I was kissing was my ex-boyfriend. Although it was embarrassing at the time, I didn't think much of it. But his mother asked me, 'Is this real or fake when you're filming? Do you really like the people in the movie?'"
It's already been said that the male actor who plays opposite Xu Xiaoyue in the drama is Xu Xiaoyue's ex-boyfriend, so Ye Qing could probably guess Xu Xiaoyue's answer. When Xu Xiaoyue was filming this drama, Ye Qing was abroad, but Xu Xiaoyue and Ye Qing did not lose contact.
International calls are very expensive, so the two often wrote letters to maintain contact using the most primitive form of communication.
Xu Xiaoyue told Ye Qing about this in her letter. Because it was her first time filming a scene with intimate scenes, and Xu Xiaoyue was not a professional actress, she couldn't tell whether it was because of the scene or real life. Because of the kissing scene, she mistakenly thought that she liked the actor, and the two dated for more than half a year.
Composing herself, Ye Qing asked in surprise, "You didn't just tell your mother-in-law, did you?"
Xu Xiaoyue nodded in despair.
Although Ye Qing knew it was just acting, and that Xu Xiaoyue and her ex-boyfriend had long since broken up, and that the two had only kissed in the play, they only held hands in real life, nothing more.
But after speaking frankly with her mother-in-law, Ye Qing really didn't know how to comfort Xu Xiaoyue.
Xu Xiaoyue said, "I know this is partly my fault, but the conditions she set are too harsh. She wants me to stop acting. Although Liu Yuliang is doing well financially now, I have to support my grandparents and my younger brother. My brother is not even eighteen yet. Even if he gets married, I won't care, but at least for now he is still in school. I can't abandon him. What will I do if I stop working?"
At this point, Ye Qing could only offer advice, not stir up trouble. After thinking for a moment, Ye Qing said, "Didn't your mother-in-law say that if you're filming, she can come with you to the set? She probably just doesn't know what filming is all about. Why don't you take her along and see for yourself? Maybe she'll understand once she knows."
Shaking her head, Xu Xiaoyue said to Ye Qing, "You're too naive. If only things were that simple."
After saying that, Xu Xiaoyue covered her face with her hands in despair and then said, "To be honest, I don't want to have a wedding now, but because there are some sponsors for the wedding, and the contracts have already been signed, I can't break them. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have a wedding and would just get a divorce quietly."
Ye Qing didn't care about the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law problem. Although she thought Quan Zhen was Xi Quan's biological mother and there had been conflicts, Xi Quan firmly stood on her side at that time. So Ye Qing didn't quite understand Xu Xiaoyue's despair. She asked, "Is there something else? Otherwise, you wouldn't be acting like this."
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