Ye Yingying was accompanied by her company's agent. Neither of them had any contact with Duan Meiyuan, and even the actors who had worked with Yu Shishu didn't really know Yu Shishu's mother. In addition, the crew didn't run into Duan Meiyuan, so no one reminded Ye Yingying. However, just as Ye Yingying put the fruit on the table to check on Yu Shishu and ask the director about the situation, she keenly noticed Duan Meiyuan's unfriendly gaze.
Ye Yingying is sweet and cute. Although she is already a senior in high school, her mature clothes and appearance make her look younger than a young girl. In particular, Duan Meiyuan thinks Ye Yingying looks like a pitiful person who is not very likable.
When Duan Meiyuan was young, she had seen many women like this around Yu's father, who looked pitiful but were actually very scheming. Especially in the entertainment industry, with such a deceptive appearance, Duan Meiyuan immediately disliked them and her gaze towards Ye Yingying was not very friendly.
Ye Yingying pretended not to notice Yu Shishu's mother's unwelcoming attitude. She remained very polite and courteous, gently asking Yu Shishu, "Director Yu, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any better? Here are some fruits I brought, a small token of my appreciation. Please accept them if you don't mind."
Yu Shishu wasn't very good at socializing outside of the film crew. Yesterday, with so many people coming over, he was already blushing and a little flustered. Yu Jingchen basically helped him receive them. Today, although only Ye Yingying came, Yu Shishu was still a little awkward. He responded shyly without saying anything, and just pointed to the table for her to put it down.
Yu Shishu's personality outside the film set is always like this. Except when he sees Ye Zhiwei, his nervousness and shyness are magnified. At other times, he is quite awkward, not good at socializing, and does not like to have contact with others outside the film set.
But Duan Meiyuan was quite perceptive. She immediately sensed that something was wrong with Yu Shishu. Because she already had a prejudice against Ye Yingying, her face darkened, and she asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"
"Ye Yingying".
"Ye Yingying?" Duan Meiyuan finally recognized Ye Yingying, but she was clearly unsure. Her only memory of the Ye family children was Ye Zhiwei. She frowned and asked in a low voice, "Is she the girl that Ye Qingcheng's second wife brought to the Ye family?"
Ye Yingying nodded.
Duan Meiyuan shook her head, "Outrageous! What was Ye Qingcheng thinking? Did he think his wife's daughter was a free gift and therefore didn't care? He actually let an innocent girl enter the entertainment industry, such a corrupting influence. Boys are tough and can just go in and have some fun, but a girl actually dares to come to the entertainment industry..."
Ye Yingying clarified, "Auntie, you misunderstood. It was my own choice to enter the entertainment industry."
Duan Meiyuan glanced at Ye Yingying and gave her a negative review in her mind: "How dare a junior interrupt when elders are speaking? She must come from a humble family. She has no class and looks petty. She always seems like someone who likes to stir up trouble, attract boys' attention, and cause trouble."
Duan Meiyuan was not friendly to Ye Yingying and raised her eyebrows to ask, "You want to enter the entertainment industry yourself? Why would you want to enter the entertainment industry just to make some dirty money and ruin your reputation? Do you know what your profession was called in ancient times? It was called prostitution, which is very derogatory. Although your profession is profitable now, you know very well what kind of money you are making."
These words were harsh. Duan Meiyuan looked down on the entertainment industry, especially the girls in it. She disliked Ye Yingying even more, especially since Ye Yingying had talked back. Her words immediately became harsh, rude and unforgiving, completely relying on her seniority and noble status to scold people.
Yu Shishu realized his words were harsh and his expression changed as he tried to smooth things over for Ye Yingying. Unexpectedly, Ye Yingying wasn't angry and simply smiled, saying, "Since Auntie says so, does Auntie know about the social hierarchy during the Yuan Dynasty? 'Seven doctors, eight prostitutes, then scholars.' You say actors aren't respectable, but during the Yuan Dynasty, scholars, or intellectuals, had a lower status than prostitutes. This was because the Yuan Dynasty wanted to control the Han people; they didn't allow scholars to exist and deliberately placed them at the lowest level. The reason ancient times were called feudal is because all social hierarchies revolved around the interests of the rulers. Feudalism is feudal precisely because this hierarchical system was flawed, which is why the feudal dynasty system of over two thousand years was overthrown. Now everyone knows about occupational equality and equality for all; why does Auntie need to bring up feudalistic ideas from the feudal era?"
Ye Yingying wasn't angry at all. Her tone remained unchanged as she spoke gently and sweetly to Duan Meiyuan, addressing her as "Auntie" repeatedly. However, this made Duan Meiyuan so angry that her face turned pale.
Not to mention Yu Shishu, even Yu Jingchen couldn't help but applaud Ye Yingying at this moment. Although Yu Jingchen was filial to Duan Meiyuan, Duan Meiyuan had been sent to some private schools by her maternal grandmother, who was a lady from a prominent family, to learn about the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues when she was young. Apart from her dignified and beautiful demeanor, Duan Meiyuan seemed to have been brainwashed in some ways, which neither Yu Shishu nor Yu Jingchen could quite agree with.
Although Duan Meiyuan's expression changed, she did not do anything else related to the wedding. She took a deep breath to calm herself down and told Yu Jingchen to see the guest out immediately.
Ye Yingying wasn't angry. She even politely apologized to Duan Meiyuan, saying in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Although I don't know which of my words offended Auntie, as a junior, I still apologize for any offense I may have caused."
Her manners were impeccable, and her rebuttal to Duan Meiyuan was entirely eloquent and well-reasoned, without any harsh words. Duan Meiyuan's attempt to embarrass Ye Yingying further only served to make things difficult for her, which only made her feel like she was taking advantage of her age. The agent was also very satisfied with Ye Yingying's performance. After realizing that Yu Shishu clearly disagreed with his mother's approach, the agent was no longer worried about what else Yu Shishu might do, since no one valued the quality of the TV series more than Yu Shishu.
The agent led Ye Yingying away, but unexpectedly, Yu Jingchen called Ye Yingying back before she left.
Ye Yingying immediately looked at Yu Jingchen warily. She had already learned about some of the things Yu Jingchen had done from Song Min and Ye Zhiwei. She knew that this person was ill-intentioned, shrewd and cunning, and had a double-dealing attitude. She should be careful.
Yu Jingchen was amused by her cautious behavior. He smiled and said to Ye Yingying, "I only have some personal grudges with your sister and her boyfriend. I don't have any deep hatred for you and I won't do anything bad to a little girl like you. So, you don't need to be so wary of me, little girl."
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