Chapter 108 Missing She is younger than you
"You take it," Jiang Moli said. "Take the flowers. You can have half and Dad half, or put all on your side, or all on Dad's side. It's up to you."
"You are really willing to do it." Jiang's mother said.
"It's not a lot. If it were, I wouldn't give it to you." Jiang Moli joked, "Take it."
Jiang Moli didn't mention the shortfall in payment her mother had just mentioned. Even if she misremembered it, it wasn't a big deal. In the end, Niu Cuihua and her husband didn't get any more money. Jiang's mother also wanted to avoid any conflicts or grievances between Jiang Moli and Zhao Guodong, so she said this.
"Okay, we'll take it." Jiang's mother put the money away. "You're not afraid that I'll turn around and give it to your brother."
"Mom, I believe you." Jiang Moli said, "If you want to give it, you should use your pension."
"If I give him my pension and then spend your money, isn't that the same as giving him your money?" Jiang's mother said. "They have hands and feet, and they live a good life. If I don't give them money, they will give me money."
Zhao Guodong and his wife didn't give Jiang's mother pension money every month. They gave when they had money, but not when they didn't. They made their payments based on the circumstances. Raising two children, who needed to attend school and interest classes, was a costly endeavor.
It is impossible for Niu Cuihua to stop her children from learning those things. Since they have already learned to this point, of course they have to continue learning.
After returning home from Jiang Moli's house, Zhao Guodong and his wife took their things back, and then the driver went back.
In the evening, after Zhao Guodong and his wife picked up their child, they talked again in the room.
"Mom made a mistake," Zhao Guodong said. "Mom is old, and her memory isn't very good."
"I don't blame Mom," Niu Cuihua said. "It's normal for Mom to remember it wrongly. Mom has helped us so much, I know it all."
Niu Cuihua didn't think Jiang's mother favored Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli took care of Jiang's mother so much, so Jiang's mother could live such a good life. Of course, Jiang's mother had to take better care of Jiang Moli. If Jiang's mother still always sided with Zhao Guodong, it would be too unreasonable. Niu Cuihua clearly understood that her family had already gained a lot.
The Niu brothers and their wife borrowed money to buy a house, not only from Niu Cuihua and her husband, but also from others. Borrowing money is not an easy thing, but if they don't borrow money, the money they have is not enough, so they have to borrow money.
Looking at her own family and then at Jiang Moli, Niu Cuihua couldn't say that Jiang's mother and Jiang Moli were not good to them. Jiang's mother and Jiang Moli were just too good to them.
"Pay the money back now so we can save more money later," Niu Cuihua said. "The child will need money in the future."
"Let's save it." Zhao Guodong said.
"It's impossible for my eldest brother to return the money to us so quickly," Niu Cuihua said. "Their family conditions are even more difficult, and they have many children. They have too many things to spend money on."
"Don't worry, wait a while. There's no need to ask them to pay back the money so quickly." Zhao Guodong said, "It's only been a short time. We owed Jasmine money for several years."
"That's different. Jasmine has money. We owe her money, so she's a little better off," Niu Cuihua said. "Of course, that doesn't mean their help to us is small. What I mean is that my eldest brother and his friends are short on money. When they pay us back, it'll be like us paying Jasmine back—the money will have lost value. By the end of the year, I still have to tell my eldest brother and his friends to save up some money to pay us back."
“…” Zhao Guodong looked at Niu Cuihua. He didn’t expect Niu Cuihua to say such a thing.
"What I said is not wrong." Niu Cuihua said, "I'm not saying that because your sister is rich, we can owe her a longer debt. We are indeed sorry for your sister, but we can't let my brother and sister-in-law let us down."
Niu Cuihua thought that the interest would be quite high, and if she quickly took those things to buy and store them, she could save a lot of money later. Niu Cuihua didn't want to force her brother and sister-in-law, but to remind them, not now, but until the end of the year.
He Jingxian was waiting for a TV show to air. Since she didn't have a TV at home, she would go to other people's houses to watch it. He Jingxian would tell people that she played a certain role so that her neighbors could watch it too.
"You're not bad. You can even act in TV dramas," said the neighbor.
The neighbors didn't have any special thoughts, they just thought that He Jingxian was divorced and wondered if she would remain single forever.
"Why don't you find a partner? If you do, live in their house and have them buy you a TV so you don't have to go to someone else's house to watch TV shows." The neighbor asked, "Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"
"No thanks." He Jingxian refused. "Alas, I was seriously injured when I gave birth, and it's hard for me to get pregnant again. If I could get pregnant, my former in-laws... Never mind. I'm fine being alone now. I can rent a room, eat and live by myself, and I don't have to spend so much money."
"This... this is indeed a bit difficult." The neighbor said, "If you can still have children, then it's fine. But if you can't... if you remarry, you'll probably end up with someone with a child."
"I don't have that much energy. I have to shoot a TV series and join other crews later." He Jingxian said, "I also have to give money to my ex-husband as child support."
When the neighbors heard what He Jingxian said, they felt that it was really hard for He Jingxian. A woman who couldn't have children had to give money to her ex-husband's child. He Jingxian was born like this just for her ex-husband to have a child. Her ex-husband didn't care much about He Jingxian.
"Is he the one who wants to divorce you?" asked the neighbor.
"I said it myself," He Jingxian said. "Even if I didn't say anything, I could sense their bad attitude towards me. They just wanted a boy, and since I can't have one, it's useless, so they have to make room for someone who can. If I asked for a divorce myself, it would save face. I can't wait for others to ask for a divorce from me. That would really be shameless."
"Alas, in your case...you are a man, not a woman," said the neighbor.
"I've already given birth to three children for him, but unfortunately, they're all daughters," He Jingxian said. "The children belong to him. It's not that I don't want to take care of them, but... I'm often on business trips and away from home, so I can't take care of the children. My family is elsewhere, and I have brothers, so it's not good for my children to go to my family. It's not good for them to stay here without care. At least my ex-husband's family will take care of the children."
"There's nothing you can do. Just go see your daughters and tell them that you love them," the neighbor said. "You might still have to rely on them in the future."
He Jingxian smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'm unreliable. My mother-in-law and the others don't like me."
As soon as the neighbors heard what was said, they understood that He Jingxian's mother-in-law would say bad things about He Jingxian to the child.
"It's too difficult," the neighbor lamented. "Wait until the right opportunity comes, and then you can see the child. Some families are like this: a couple divorces, and the parents-in-law won't let their former daughter-in-law appear in front of the child."
The neighbors didn't know about He Jingxian's affairs, and He Jingxian was not a well-known person. After hearing what He Jingxian said, the neighbors naturally chose He Jingxian, thinking that He Jingxian had a very difficult life.
He Jingxian has already given birth to three children, and her neighbors think that He Jingxian is quite good. Now with family planning, it is reasonable to say that after giving birth to a child, whether it is a boy or a girl, the couple should not have more children. However, He Jingxian gave birth to three children, not just one.
After the TV series aired, He Jingxian went to work again and felt like she was walking with the wind. Even though it was a supporting role, and other people in the company didn't act in many TV series, it was He Jingxian who got to act in a TV series, and there would be more opportunities in the future.
He Jingxian has always been like this. The slightest achievement would make her very proud, and she would think about how she would do in the future, and how she would definitely be able to do so much. He Jingxian never considered that her future might be similar to now, at most she would just have more opportunities. He Jingxian had a good start. Even if she was playing supporting roles, over time and more times, she could still perform more and earn enough money.
Zhou Yaran felt uncomfortable seeing He Jingxian so proud. She wasn't jealous of He Jingxian, but He Jingxian's expression was hard to like. He Jingxian was indeed a perfect fit for the role, incredibly suitable. No one else was as suitable as He Jingxian.
"You don't know, she looks at us with contempt. She is no longer on the same path as us." Zhou Yiran poked at her rice bowl.
Zhou Yaran was in the cafeteria of Provincial Xiaobaihua, and Jiang Moli comforted Zhou Yaran.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's okay if she doesn't perform on the same stage with you. If she still wants to perform with you, it would be difficult to cooperate." Jiang Moli said.
"She's not participating in performances right now, she's just waiting to be in a TV series," Zhou Yiran said. "If we talk about this kind of thing too much, it'll seem like we're jealous of her. If we don't talk about it, it won't make us feel comfortable."
He Jingxian walked up to Zhou Yaran, who was a little confused at the time. Then, He Jingxian said that Zhou Yaran could ask her mother to think of a way to get her to film the TV series as well. Her mother was her biological mother, so she must have a better idea.
This made Zhou Yiran speechless. Does He Jingxian think that everyone wants to act in TV dramas?
Zhou Yiran had never considered acting in a TV series. She wasn't a particularly talented person, not particularly outstanding. Her only concern was performing well in opera, which was more important than anything else. She didn't care about anything else.
"She told me to look for opportunities and that I could also film TV series. She also said that since you're already acting in TV series, why don't you take me with you?" Zhou Yiran said, "I haven't thought about acting in TV series. If I wanted to act in TV series, I would naturally have the opportunity. I didn't think about it. This is my own idea."
Zhou Yaran thinks that He Jingxian is always trying to sow discord between her and Jiang Moli.
"I don't have that many opportunities, but if you want, you can." Jiang Moli said.
"I don't want to go," Zhou Yiran said. "Filming a TV series requires traveling, and you may not get much money in the end. I can't guarantee that I will become famous in the future. I'm already at this age, and I don't think about becoming a big star."
"Any age can act in a TV series," Jiang Moli said. "It has nothing to do with age. It's just that different ages can play different roles."
"Yeah, I know everything." Zhou Yiran nodded, "I just don't want to act in a TV series. My mother is an opera singer, and I haven't tried hard to sing opera, let alone anything else. In this life, I can only be an ordinary little person and can't do that many things."
"Ordinary people also have wonderful lives." Jiang Moli never thought that everyone had to be this or that. "When you watch TV dramas, the protagonists' spectacular lives are always filled with contradictions and ups and downs. Is that the kind of life you want?"
"I don't want it." Zhou Yiran shook her head.
"Isn't that right?" Jiang Moli said, "It's not just you who doesn't want that kind of life. I don't want that kind of life either. Life should be a little plainer and warmer. That's enough. If it doesn't have to be so dramatic and full of ups and downs, then life will be very miserable and exhausting. Look at He Jingxian. She's suitable for acting in TV dramas. She's been through so much and has deep feelings."
"She played the role of the vicious sister-in-law very vividly," said Zhou Yiran.
"This is it." Jiang Moli said.
"I don't know what dish she came up with to portray the role so vividly. If I were in the role, I wouldn't be able to portray it so vividly." Zhou Yiran said, "She is indeed suitable for this role."
"There are many characters like this." Jiang Moli said, "There must be good and bad people in a TV series. It's impossible for all of them to be good people."
"Jasmine, what do you think He Jingxian will become in the future?" Zhou Yiran asked.
"I don't know." Jiang Moli said, "Maybe she will become famous, maybe not very famous. But what is certain is that she has been filming TV series and can show her face in front of the audience. She can still shoot some supporting roles. As for the protagonist, it is indeed much more difficult for her at her age. It is not just a little bit difficult. She has played vicious roles too many times and has become stereotyped. The crew only lets her play such roles. Not to mention her, even me, people see the roles I play, and they also stereotype me."
This is a very real issue. The crews all look at other people's work, and when they see someone acting in a certain way, they think it's great. As for whether this person can deliver a different kind of performance, the crew doesn't need to worry; they can find someone else. The actors' desire to break through themselves isn't something the crew cares about. They only care about whether the actors can better portray their roles. People with similar experience are always better, and there's less friction in getting used to the new characters.
"She's acting in TV dramas, and you're singing operas. That's nothing." Jiang Moli said, "You can earn money now, buy a few more houses, and make some simple investments. It doesn't have to be too complicated. When she's filming more TV dramas, you'll make the same amount of money as her. In essence, isn't it all about making money? Whether you become famous or not isn't particularly important."
Jiang Moli knew that Zhou Yiran didn't care about these empty names. If Zhou Yiran cared about them, she would have found a way to get them. Zhou's mother was still capable of helping Zhou Yiran. Zhou Yiran had good conditions since she was very young.
"Yes, I bought a few more houses." Zhou Yiran nodded. "I asked my parents-in-law to use all their savings to buy houses. At first, they were reluctant, saying that they had to save more money. I said that we have a salary every month, they also have pensions and make money, and if we put all this money together, we have a lot of money every month. If it's not enough, I can always ask you for money, right? So they used the money to buy houses. We bought a house, they also bought a house, and we rented them out."
Zhou Yiran listened to Jiang Moli and said, "I'm not afraid of losing money. If I really lose money, then I lose money. But I think what you said makes sense. Prices are soaring, and housing prices can't help but increase. They will definitely increase in the future. I always feel uneasy when I keep the money in my hands. I still have to buy some things to feel more secure."
"Have your parents-in-law taken out all the money?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Yes," Zhou Yiran said. "They originally disagreed, saying they just gave us some money to buy a house and they wouldn't bother. My husband and I tried to persuade them, saying things are so expensive out there right now, and prices are rising so fast. We're renting out our house, so the rent will increase too. We bought the house earlier, and now we're paying in full, which is better. Some people even take out loans to buy houses because they think house prices will go up in the future."
"As for the loan, it depends on whether it's suitable. If it is, you can get a loan to buy the house." Jiang Moli said, "But you still have to do it within your means, otherwise you won't be able to pay the mortgage when the time comes. That would be difficult."
"We haven't saved much money yet. After a while, when we have saved more, we might buy it like this." Zhou Yiran said, "I don't know anything else. Apart from singing opera, I really don't have anything else."
"Isn't it the same for me?" Jiang Moli chuckled. "Otherwise, why do you think I buy houses and gold? It's because I don't know how to do anything else, so I can only focus on these two things."
"Well, I won't care about He Jingxian or not from now on. I'll just work hard to make money." Zhou Yiran said, "I would like to buy the same house as you, but I don't have that much money. It doesn't matter. We don't live together, and buying a house somewhere else is also for renting."
"Okay, it doesn't matter where you buy it." Jiang Moli said.
South City is experiencing a period of economic boom. If you buy a house and hold on, you will soon be able to make it.
Zhou Yiran and her husband made a lot of money, and her in-laws were also quite wealthy. They had already bought two houses and could buy more later. Their future life would be good, and it wouldn't be bad. As long as they didn't blindly touch things they didn't understand, like stocks, or gamble, there would be nothing to worry about.
This is how most ordinary people live their lives, doing their own things well and not having so many bullshit things to worry about.
"Yeah." Zhou Yiran nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Yiran was determined to buy more houses, and she would never live worse off than He Jingxian. Even if He Jingxian went out to act in a TV series, she didn't have a house of her own, and she still had to tinker with it. It was uncertain how much money she could save in the end.
When Miao Guifeng's youngest daughter hit her head and broke it, the first thing Miao Guifeng wanted to do was to blame Daya and Erya.
"Why don't you think highly of my sister?" Miao Guifeng said.
"Sanya wasn't with us." Erya said, "She fell down when we came back."
Erya thought it was not her fault, only Daya would stand there stupidly and get scolded.
Daya was a little scared when she saw Miao Guifeng's fierce look, so she could only stand aside with her head down.
Miao Guifeng asked her neighbors to help look after the child, but they were reluctant, fearing that something might go wrong. Sometimes Miao Guifeng would just lock Sanya in her room. If things got better, she would take her out to sell roasted sweet potatoes. Sanya was young and loved to crawl around.
When San Ya stays at home, she likes to move around.
After Daya and Erya came back from school, Daya asked Erya to accompany Sanya for a while. Erya disliked Sanya, but she still accompanied Sanya. But this time, when Daya and Erya came back from school, Sanya had already fallen, but fortunately her forehead was not bleeding profusely.
It wasn't just a lot of bleeding, but some. Daya quickly went to the neighbors for help, and they helped take Sanya to the hospital. Sanya needed two stitches on her forehead. Naturally, the medical expenses had to be paid by Miao Guifeng and his wife. The child wasn't theirs, so of course the neighbors couldn't help with the medical expenses. It was good enough that the neighbors helped take the child to the hospital.
The neighbor was Niu Cuihua. Daya went to call for help, but someone didn't go out. So Niu Cuihua came and took Sanya to the hospital. Niu Cuihua herself had a daughter, and when she saw Sanya's forehead bleeding, she couldn't bear it.
Niu Cuihua was delivering dried tofu at the time. She had just finished delivering the last portion and still had some left to sell. She was about to shout and sell them on the way back. But Daya said that Sanya was in trouble, so Niu Cuihua offered to help Sanya first.
After arriving at the hospital, Niu Cuihua didn't think about paying the medical bills. If she paid first, who knew whether Miao Guifeng would give money. Niu Cuihua asked the doctor to treat San Ya first. Fortunately, the doctor agreed. If the doctor didn't agree, Niu Cuihua would have to pay the medical expenses first.
Miao Guifeng's husband Yang Bingrong returned home and learned that San Ya had gone to the hospital. He then went to the hospital to bring San Ya back and paid the medical bills.
"You locked San Ya in the room." Er Ya said again.
Miao Guifeng also locked the door from the outside, so they would have to wait until Daya and Erya came back before they could open the door.
"Sister, please say something. It's not our fault." Erya said.
"Mom." Daya's voice was a little low. She didn't dare to look at her mother, for fear that her mother would be angry.
When Erya saw Daya like this, she became even more unhappy, "It's not our fault."
If Arya heard the volume, it wasn't their fault. They didn't hurt Arya.
"Did you come back too late?" Miao Guifeng asked, "Did your grandma not pick you up early?"
"We can come back by ourselves." Arya said.
Daya and Erya returned home together several times, without waiting for Mother Yang to pick them up. If Mother Yang had gone earlier, Daya and Erya would have returned with her.
"Don't blame the child." Yang Bingrong couldn't bear it any longer. "Next time, don't lock Sanya up."
"If we don't lock her up, what should we do?" Miao Guifeng asked. "If we ask the neighbors to take care of her, they won't be willing. If we ask your mother to take care of her, will she agree?"
Miao Guifeng wasn't unwilling to let Yang's mother help take care of the child, but Yang's mother was only concerned about Yang Bingliang's son, so how could she possibly take care of Sanya? Miao Guifeng didn't want Sanya to be abducted by human traffickers. She wanted Sanya to stay in the room. She also left some food and water, so Sanya would be safe at home. Miao Guifeng didn't go out to sell roasted sweet potatoes very early in the afternoon. Daya and Erya would be home soon, and the two older daughters could take care of the younger one.
"Brother came back at about the same time as us." Erya said again.
"Why are you talking about your big brother?" Miao Guifeng was unhappy. "I asked you to take good care of your sister, not to ask your big brother to do those things. Erya, what do you think your big brother is doing?"
"..." Erya pursed her lips, "Big brother can also take care of his sister."
"Your eldest brother needs to study," Miao Guifeng said. "He'll be the one supporting the family. If he doesn't study hard, how can he support you? How can he help you? You are girls, and you will get married. If you are wronged in your husband's family, your brother will have to stand up for you and help you. You can only live a good life with your brothers from your mother's family around, don't you know that?"
Miao Guifeng always liked to say these things. She knew how to talk to her daughter, especially someone like Daya who had lived in the countryside since childhood and had been exposed to these ideas. In her previous life, Miao Guifeng didn't talk much about these things with people like Daya because she didn't have a son. Her son was sent away.
In this life, Miao Guifeng left behind a son, so she would talk to her daughter more and let her understand and consider her son. Miao Guifeng didn't care whether her daughter felt comfortable or not, as many girls had gone through the same thing.
"Don't talk about your eldest brother all the time. If you were boys, I wouldn't have to worry about you so much and I'd be more relaxed." Miao Guifeng said, "It's because you are girls that I have to teach you more so that you won't suffer in the future. You just don't understand my good intentions for you. I'm your biological mother, how can I not consider you?"
Seeing Miao Guifeng so angry, Yang Bingrong didn't dare to say anything, for fear that Miao Guifeng would be even more upset. Yang Bingrong could only let Miao Guifeng talk about his daughter like that, not daring to say a word.
Miao Guifeng said the children's voices could be heard by the neighbors. Other families' preference for sons over daughters was not as severe as Miao Guifeng's. Miao Guifeng truly valued her sons, who were her treasures. When others accused her of favoring sons over daughters, she replied that if she did, she wouldn't have given birth to her three daughters.
The reborn person, knowing clearly that she would give birth to three daughters, she still gave birth to them. This is proof that she loves her three daughters. Miao Guifeng always told herself this, and she didn't think her idea was wrong at all.
"Don't eat tonight," Miao Guifeng said. "Reflect on yourselves."
Daya was silent. Erya stared at Miao Guifeng with wide eyes. Erya had a lot of opinions about her biological mother. Erya didn't have much power to resist her biological mother. She could only remember these things. She didn't like her biological mother. Her biological mother was even worse than her aunt. Erya turned to look at Daya again. Daya's silence made Erya even more unhappy.
When Jiang Moli returned home, she received some calls from people. A TV crew got Jiang Moli's phone number from somewhere and wanted to invite her to perform.
"Tell my company," Jiang Moli said, "I won't be filming any TV series this year."
Jiang Moli said this to others, she really had no plans to take on a TV series, it was almost October. Time passed quickly, and it was almost the end of the year. Jiang Moli had to participate in an opera performance and had a lot of things to do.
"Did you reject them all?" Jiang's mother asked when she saw Jiang Moli hang up the phone.
"Well, I rejected them all," Jiang Moli said. "I don't have that much time. Although I have won awards now, my focus is still on opera performances. In TV dramas, I usually play supporting roles with small parts."
"That's fine." Jiang's mother said, "Don't be too tired. The baby is still at home. Take good care of him."
"I have to take care of the baby. It's impossible not to take care of the baby." Jiang Moli said.
Jiang Moli knew that she was still a mother of a baby, she was not alone. If Jiang Moli was alone, she would be a desperate woman, but she had a family and she had to spend some time with them instead of spending all her time on her career.
Over the years, Jiang Moli has spent a lot of time on her career. Sheng Jiahao has never told Jiang Moli that she should come home early, nor has he told her to participate less in performances. Sheng Jiahao is so good to Jiang Moli, and Jiang Moli feels it. She also wants to contribute more to the family.
It is impossible for Jiang Moli to completely give up her career, and it is impossible for her to stay at home with her family all the time, but she cannot not have time to spend with her family.
In the evening, after dinner, Jiang Moli and her husband took a walk together.
Sheng Jiahao was not surprised when he learned that Jiang Moli had rejected the invitations from those TV drama crews. Jiang Moli still cared about this family very much.
"If you come across a suitable script, you can still go." Sheng Jiahao said.
"Good scripts are hard to come by." Jiang Moli said, "I'm not in a hurry to act in TV dramas. I'll act if there's a suitable opportunity. Right now, there aren't any suitable opportunities. I won't act in ordinary roles."
"If you want to perform, don't worry about us," said Sheng Jiahao.
"If it's really a good role, I will take it even if you don't agree." Jiang Moli scratched Sheng Jiahao's palm with her fingers.
The baby was standing in a specially made cart that allowed him to touch the ground with both feet. He was waving excitedly as he watched his father working in the fields.
Jiang's father originally didn't want the baby to watch them farming, but after watching the baby once before, he liked it very much. Jiang's mother simply took the baby to the backyard. The vegetable patch in the backyard was very clean, and they didn't let the baby step on the dirt, but on the concrete floor.
The baby was smiling and wanted to walk over, but Jiang's mother quickly pulled the cart to prevent the baby from actually going into the field.
"You can't go over there. It's dirty." Jiang's mother said.
"Go." said the baby.
"Here." Jiang's mother said.
"Go." said the baby.
When Jiang Moli and his wife came over, they happened to hear the conversation between the baby and Jiang's mother. The baby didn't understand much, he just wanted to go to Jiang's father.
"Go, go." The baby kept saying go, and he was still very stubborn and insisted on going over. If Jiang's mother hadn't stopped him, the baby would have already gone over.
"Wait until you're older before going there," Jiang's mother said. "It's all muddy and dirty. Your little feet will get dirty."
The baby doesn’t care whether it is dirty or not, and has no concept of dirt. He just wants to play.
"Mom." Jiang Moli walked to the baby's side.
"There are a lot of bacteria in the soil. It's good enough to let him play here. He still wants to go out." Jiang's mother said.
"He wants to work in the fields so much. When he grows up, let him work there more often," Jiang Moli said. "Let him go with you to grow vegetables."
"Maybe he won't like it when he grows up," Jiang's mother said. "Children are curious and want to try everything. When he grows up, he will be much better."
"Mom." The baby looked at his mother, "Go ahead."
"Listen to your grandma. Wait until you're older, then go." Jiang Moli reached out and pinched her son's little face. "Be a good and obedient baby."
"Mommy, hold me." The baby stretched out his hands towards Jiang Moli. Since he couldn't play, he wanted his mother to hold him.
Sheng Jiahao picked up the baby directly and said, "You just want your mom to hold you, and your dad to hold you, is that not okay?"
When He Jingxian learned that Jiang Moli had rejected multiple TV scripts, she wanted to rush to the TV crews and tell them: If Jiang Moli doesn't act, I will!
Unfortunately, He Jingxian couldn't do that. She had no idea what those crews were like. She just heard about it from others. Jiang Moli refused. Sometimes, Provincial Xiaobaihua would recommend others to go, but most crews didn't think of other people from Provincial Xiaobaihua. Those people just took a fancy to Jiang Moli's popularity.
Jiang Moli knew what those people were thinking. Some crews had bad scripts, and those people also came to Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli didn't even look at the scripts of these crews. Sometimes she would just glance at them and then not read them again. Jiang Moli thought that since she had already decided not to shoot any TV series in the second half of the year, there was no need to go to see them. Not every crew could wait until next year. Jiang Moli played a supporting role, and the filming dates could not be arranged according to Jiang Moli's ideas. It still depended on how the crew arranged it.
"Don't you want to persuade Jiang Moli?" When He Jingxian was having lunch in the company cafeteria at noon, she deliberately brought the lunch tray to Zhou Yiran.
"Why should I persuade her?" Zhou Yiran was a little confused.
"She's so popular now that so many TV crews are looking for her. Once she's no longer so popular, there won't be so many TV crews looking for her," He Jingxian said. "She's turning down so many crews now. Will they still look for her in the future?"
"Jasmine is younger than you." Zhou Yiran said.
"..." He Jingxian didn't expect Zhou Yiran to mention age. "She's only about two years younger than me, which isn't a huge difference."
"She is younger than you." Zhou Yiran still said the same thing.
"Even if she's younger than me, she's been filming TV series for so many years, and how many has she filmed?" He Jingxian said, "I've filmed more TV series than her."
"She is more famous than you." Zhou Yiran said.
"you……"
"Isn't that right?" Zhou Yiran asked, "So many people are looking for Jasmine to act in TV dramas, but why aren't so many looking for you?"
"I...I've just started. I've never acted in a TV series before, so not so many people asked me out. After the TV series I acted in airs, more people will ask me to act in TV series in the future." He Jingxian said, "If I had acted in TV series earlier, I wouldn't necessarily be worse than Jiang Moli."
"When we were in school, you said you were no worse than Jiang Moli," Zhou Yiran said. "After you came to the company, you also said you were no worse than Moli. Even now, you still say you're no worse than Moli. You say that every day. Is it fun?"
"I……"
"Do you think that just because you act in a TV show, you can be better than Jasmine?" Zhou Yiran asked, "With your mentality, I'm afraid it won't work."
Zhou Yiran was eating well and she didn't even run to He Jingxian, but He Jingxian had the nerve to run to her.
"You and Jasmine don't work in the same unit, yet you still want to talk about Jasmine in front of me." Zhou Yiran said, "You don't dare to show off in front of Jasmine, so you have to show off in front of me?"
Zhou Yiran didn't know why He Jingxian had such a mentality. Couldn't He Jingxian let Jiang Moli go?
"Can't you just compete with others?" Zhou Yiran asked, "What's the point of staring at Jiang Moli?"
"I'm just saying," He Jingxian said. "With so many good opportunities, Jiang Moli just rejected them. She might regret it later when she thinks about it."
"Jasmine is not you. She will make her own choices, and I don't need to tell her." Zhou Yiran said, "I trust Jasmine's judgment. Jasmine has to participate in performances. She has many performances every month, and she is very busy. By the way, you don't have to participate in the performance. Even if you do, it will only be a small role. If you don't go, someone else can take your place. It's not like our Jasmine. She has to take the role. We really can't replace her with anyone else. If she does, the audience will get their tickets refunded."
Zhou Yiran rolled her eyes. Did He Jingxian think she was so great? She had only filmed a few TV series, and she wasn't as popular as Jiang Moli. When He Jingxian became more popular than Jiang Moli, it would be too late for her to say anything else.
"I'm still in this company, and I'll probably work there until I retire," Zhou Yiran said. "As for you, there are plenty of opportunities for me."
Zhou Yaran stood up. She was full and didn't want to talk nonsense with He Jingxian anymore. Zhou Yaran wanted to ask He Jingxian why she came to the company cafeteria to eat when she didn't have a performance, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it. He Jingxian was divorced, she didn't go to film a TV series, and she had to get the basic salary from the company, so she really had to come to the company for a walk.
One day, Erya ran out of school. The teacher didn't see her and searched everywhere for her, but still couldn't find her. The teacher was worried and rushed to find her parents to see where Erya had run off to. The teacher went to Miao Guifeng's house, but Erya wasn't there.
"Er Ya isn't in school?" Miao Guifeng was shocked. She hadn't left to sell roasted sweet potatoes, but was staying home to do other things. Miao Guifeng had to do laundry for her husband and son. Daya wasn't as good at doing laundry, so Miao Guifeng had to do it herself. "We sent her to school this morning. How could she not be there? And Daya, what does she do for a living?"
"What do you mean by 'Da Ya'? Is that your eldest daughter? They're not in the same class," the teacher said. "They're probably not the same age. We need to find Yao Yao first. Think about where she might be. We need to find her quickly."
The teacher was afraid that something might happen to Miao Guifeng's second daughter. Miao Guifeng was a little dazed when she heard the teacher mention Yaoyao. By the way, the second daughter's name is Yang Yao.
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