Chapter 112: Bo Liang This money can always be earned back
"Daya is the older sister. If she doesn't do better, how can she set an example for her younger sisters?" Miao Guifeng said. "She has to do better."
"Daya is still young, it's good enough that she can accomplish this." Miao's mother didn't know what Miao Guifeng asked Daya to do. Daya had already done a lot of things.
"Grandma, grandma, please take me back." Erya rushed out.
"Erya." Miao Guifeng's face turned cold. "Your grandma just sat down. What are you doing?"
"Grandma, I want to go back with you." Erya said.
"Erya!" Miao Guifeng wanted to pull Erya to the side, but Erya hugged Miao's mother's thigh tightly.
Erya refused to let go of Miao Mu's thigh. She wanted to follow Miao Mu and not stay here.
"Erya." Miao's mother looked at Erya, "What happened?"
"What else could it be? We say a few words to her, and she gets upset and starts thinking about going to the countryside. Didn't she run away from home last year?" Miao Guifeng asked. "Is the countryside really that good? There aren't all those shops, and there aren't all those toys. She can eat more meat in the city. There's a plate of meat on the table, and she keeps taking it. We haven't stopped her from eating meat, yet she still has the nerve to say she wants to go to the countryside. How can she eat so much meat in the countryside?"
Miao Guifeng thought she had treated her daughters well. If they were in the countryside, they wouldn't be treated the way they are now. She believed it was because her daughters were immature and she had to sell roasted sweet potatoes, not teach them much at home, that's why they became like this.
"Just stop talking to Erya and the others," Miao's mother said. "Isn't that enough?"
"You have to keep quiet," Miao Guifeng said. "Er Ya is crazy. She won't work when asked to. She runs away and doesn't even know how to go home. We have to go find her. If we say anything to her, she'll just turn her head away. She's so young, but she has such a bad temper. Mom, I wasn't like this when I was little."
"This..." Mother Miao looked at Erya, then at Miao Guifeng, "Children in the past are very different from those today. You...you should stop talking to her."
"Say less, a lot less," Miao Guifeng said. "She said less, and then she ran away from home. We have to run out to find her, which is such a waste of time. She doesn't feel sorry for us as parents at all. We have to go out and work to earn money to support the family, and she just sits there and waits for food. We let her go to school and give her some snacks, but she still does this."
"The child is young and ignorant. It will be fine when he grows up." said Miao's mother.
Miao's mother didn't know the specific situation, but she knew that Miao Guifeng couldn't be so worried about Erya.
"Wait until she's older, and it will be too late." Miao Guifeng looked at Erya, "Erya, do you know what life is like in the countryside? Do you think life in the countryside is good? Many people want to live in the city and don't want to stay in the countryside. Ask your grandmother if she thinks so. Your grandmother asked you and your sister to come to the city because she wanted you to have a good life. Studying in the city is better than studying in the countryside."
"Talk to her nicely, I'll talk to her later." Miao's mother said, "It's better in the city."
Miao's mother thought Erya must have been wronged. When she was in the countryside, she was naughty, but not that bad. Miao's mother looked at Erya. Life in the city was better. Erya had more flesh on her face.
"Please talk to her carefully, say a few more words," Miao Guifeng said. "We have to go out and do things every day, so how can we have so much time to take care of them? Do you think we don't want to take care of things? There is really no other way. Life is hard, not just a little bit hard. And she doesn't understand us at all."
"Okay, let's stop talking for now." Miao's mother signaled Miao Guifeng to stop talking.
Erya stood beside Miao's mother. She heard the conversation between her grandmother and her biological mother. She knew that her grandmother didn't want her to go to the countryside and it was impossible for her grandmother to take her to the countryside.
After dinner, Miao's mother took Erya back to her room first. She asked about Erya's situation, and Erya told her briefly.
"Big brother doesn't have to do anything, so we have to do it. If something happens to Daya, big brother doesn't have to be scolded, but we are." Erya always remembers it.
Why can the eldest brother get such good treatment, but the others can't? Erya doesn't understand. They all have the same parents, so why do she and Daya have to do more and be scolded by their mother?
"Your mother is just too anxious." Miao's mother said, "Your mother didn't mean anything else."
"She just doesn't like us." Arya said.
"You are her biological daughters. It's impossible for your mother to really dislike you." Miao's mother felt guilty. "Your mother has to go out to do things, so her temper is bound to be a little bad. You should be more tolerant and don't make so many fuss with your mother."
"Grandma, can't you really take me to the countryside?" Erya asked.
"No." Miao's mother shook her head. "Life in the countryside is not easy. When your sister was there, she had to do things. If you go to the countryside, you have to do things too. You can't not do things. Your sister didn't go to the countryside with you, so you have to do a lot of things by yourself. Do you want to do so many things?"
"I..." Arya certainly didn't want to do so many things.
"You stay in the city with your sister," Miao's mother said. "If you don't want to do it, ask your sister to help you."
Miao's mother thought that Daya was so well-behaved and sensible, so it was okay for Daya to help her sister. Daya would not say so much when she helped Erya. Miao's mother saw Daya doing so well today, so she felt that Daya would be a good sister.
“…” Erya lowered her head slightly.
"Your sister will help you," Miao's mother repeated. "Just stay in the city, okay? There's meat to eat, and you can go to school, a good school. When you grow up, if you don't want to stay here, you can go somewhere else. Later, when you have a job and make your own money, you can go wherever you want. Not only to the countryside, but even to the capital, that's fine."
"That will have to wait until I grow up, which will take a very long time." Erya thought she could be free now.
"Then wait," Miao's mother said. "You have to wait. You're still young, and you'll be cheated if you go out. If you're cheated, you won't be able to live the life you have now. You'll only live a worse life."
"..." Erya didn't understand why her grandmother couldn't take her away now, why she had to work in the countryside, couldn't these people be nicer to her? Erya had so many questions in her mind, why did the adults always say that.
Jiang Moli was busy and came home less often, usually very late at night. The baby was energetic and always went to bed late, so Jiang Moli could spend more time with the baby. If Jiang Moli returned home and the baby was asleep, she would just look at the baby and then go to sleep, rather than staying in front of the baby all the time.
Last year, when the baby turned one, Sheng Jiahao and his wife didn't hold a birthday party for the baby. Instead, they held a full-moon banquet. A child's birthday doesn't need to be too ostentatious.
After Sheng Jiahao returned, he received a call from his eldest uncle's son-in-law. The man asked Sheng Jiahao if he owned a company, what he did, how much he earned a month, and if he needed any connections...
Sheng Jiahao doesn't need connections, he knows them all, so he says he doesn't need them. My uncle's son-in-law says he knows so-and-so, blah blah blah...
"I'm in South City, not with you." Sheng Jiahao didn't let the man continue. "I don't invest, and I don't need you to spend money to manage it."
Sheng Jiahao hadn't expected to receive a call from that person again. He'd just listened to the person bragging, and hadn't thought about the follow-up at all. What relationship or no relationship? In fact, this was just a way to cheat people out of money. Sheng Jiahao knew it himself. He could handle the relationship himself, so why let others make the call?
Because Sheng Jiahao didn't talk much with his uncle's son-in-law, the son-in-law said that Sheng Jiahao was stingy and that he wanted to help Sheng Jiahao get rich, but Sheng Jiahao was unwilling.
After the uncle learned about this, he even called Jiang's mother. His point was that his son-in-law had good intentions and had indeed made some money. If Sheng Jiahao didn't need those things, he should just talk to him nicely and not say anything unpleasant.
Sheng Jiahao didn't say anything unpleasant at all, he just stated the facts.
When Jiang's mother heard what her uncle said, she had a quarrel with Uncle Lu on the phone.
"Your son-in-law is so great, does that mean my son-in-law has to rely on him for a living?" Jiang's mother asked, "You just listen to what your son-in-law says? Your son-in-law does his thing, and my son-in-law does mine. They have nothing to do with each other."
When Jiang Moli returned home, she heard her mother angrily saying those words. Jiang Moli didn't dare to speak, and only asked after her mother hung up the phone.
"Mom, what's going on?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Isn't it your eldest uncle's son-in-law? He said Jiahao was ignorant and that he couldn't take care of Jiahao. He said he had ways to make money and could take care of you." Jiang's mother said, "That's ridiculous. You don't need them to take care of you."
"Uh..." Jiang Moli didn't expect something like this to happen.
"Your uncle's son-in-law called Jiahao, and that's why your uncle called me." Jiang's mother was almost laughing at Uncle Lu's words. "He said your husband is terrible, why doesn't he appreciate how good other people are to him? He said he's stingy, that you're useless, and that your husband doesn't care about you."
That’s so funny!
Jiang's mother had originally thought that they had tacitly agreed not to cause each other any trouble over the years, and that this was the nature of their brother-sister relationship, but then Uncle Lu came to her this time. Uncle Lu felt sorry for his son-in-law, okay, that was fine, so Jiang's mother didn't have to feel sorry for her son-in-law anymore?
What Uncle Lu meant was that he wanted Jiang's mother to criticize Jiang Moli and her husband, and wanted Jiang Moli and her husband to apologize to his son-in-law.
"Don't bother with them. If they call or contact you, don't cooperate with them," Jiang's mother said. "I don't think they want to cooperate with you. They just want to take your money because you and your wife have saved some money. Your uncle doesn't expect you to give him more money, but his son-in-law may not."
Jiang's mother's face was not good. Those words were totally unnecessary.
"We can't possibly listen to them." Jiang Moli said, "They called you and made you unhappy, and that's their fault."
"They don't care about that," Jiang's mother said. "Whether I'm happy or not is not important. Their happiness is what matters most."
"Mom," Jiang Moli said, "Don't bother with them about this. Just pretend you didn't hear anything."
"I've heard it," Jiang's mother said. "Whether they make money or not, do others need them to help them make money?"
"We don't need them to lead us, we can make money on our own," Jiang Moli said.
At night, in the bedroom, Jiang Moli asked Sheng Jiahao about his cousin-in-law, and Sheng Jiahao then said a little more.
"I thought I refused, so I didn't tell you much." Sheng Jiahao said, "I didn't expect my uncle to call mom."
"My cousin-in-law complained to my eldest uncle," Jiang Moli said, "They said you were unreasonable and that you didn't appreciate the kindness of others. Really, they're too capable, they're the most capable."
Jiang Moli was really speechless. How much money her family made had nothing to do with those people. And how much did it matter whether Sheng Jiahao took out money to invest in others?
"Don't invest just because your uncle said a few words," Jiang Moli said. "People like that...are most likely trying to scam you. We're so far away from them, we have no idea what's going on. If it were really that good, why didn't your cousin-in-law ask your cousins to invest instead of you?"
"It's a good project to invest in, but he didn't mention the project. He just talked about the ins and outs of doing business and building relationships, showing off his connections." Sheng Jiahao said, "It's very empty."
Sheng Jiahao had heard plenty of empty talk in the business world. These people rarely spoke the truth, and their words and actions were empty. If you really asked them to do something, they couldn't do much, and they still had to rely on others to do it.
Facing such people, Sheng Jiahao didn't fall into their trap. He had connections, and those who tried to deceive him would be hitting a wall. Not to mention that this cousin's husband's words were even more empty. Sheng Jiahao could tell the problem the moment he heard them. Some people just like to say that, and some people actually get fooled.
"That's right." Jiang Moli said, "If it wasn't empty, why would they look for you? Isn't it just because they think we have little relationship with them, and they deceive our hearts, so they don't feel any pressure."
Jiang Moli was also very angry. When she saw Jiang's mother unhappy, she felt wronged for her biological mother. Obviously, her biological mother did nothing wrong, and it was not Sheng Jiahao who first found her cousin's husband, but her uncle still criticized them.
"I'm not that easy to fool." Sheng Jiahao said, "I thought if I refused, everything would be fine..."
"You didn't say it, but they did." Jiang Moli said, "Next time, if something like this happens again, tell us. Not all things need to be done according to what the relatives over there say."
"Okay, I'll tell you next time." Sheng Jiahao said.
Daya returned to her room late that night. She had washed clothes at her mother's, cleaned the kitchen, and washed some sweet potatoes. Daya was wearing very little; she didn't have that many clothes to begin with, and she felt a little cold walking down the street.
"Daya, did you come here by yourself?" asked Miao's mother.
"Well, I came here by myself. It's very close, I can walk over." Daya said.
"Your parents didn't send you here." Miao's mother asked again.
"No, I came here by myself." Daya said.
"My eldest sister walked back by herself before, and I walked back by myself too." Erya said, "Mom and Dad didn't send us off. They were busy with other things."
Miao Guifeng said that it was such a short distance, not particularly far, and Daya and Erya had walked it countless times. So Daya and Erya should be able to walk on their own, not relying on others. Daya and Erya had no choice but to walk on their own, whether it was daytime or evening.
There were lights on the road, dim lights, not particularly bright. When Daya walked back at night, she had to walk faster, because she was a little scared to walk alone. Sometimes, there were people walking outside, and sometimes, it was just Daya, with no one else around.
"Daya, why didn't you come earlier?" Miao's mother asked again.
"Big sister hasn't finished her work yet." Erya said, "Big sister has to wash clothes, wash sweet potatoes, cook and clean up. She can only come back after she finishes her work."
"Do so much?" Miao's mother was surprised.
"Not much, not much." Daya waved her hand quickly, "Not much at all, I can do it."
Miao's mother looked at Daya's hands, which were icy cold. "So cold."
"It's hot when I work." Daya said.
Miao's mother looked at Daya's clothes again. She was wearing very thin clothes. Some children in the countryside were dressed better than Daya.
"Are you just wearing these clothes?" asked Miao's mother.
"Too many clothes will get wet." Daya said. This was what Miao Guifeng said. She said that if Daya did more work, she would feel hot.
Daya was wearing very little clothing at school and was shivering from the cold. The teacher asked Daya if she was cold, and she said no. The teacher was helpless, as some families simply don't give their children extra clothes. And the teacher couldn't go to Miao Guifeng and ask her to put more clothes on Daya.
Miao's mother rubbed Daya's hands. Even so, Miao's mother could not ask Daya and Erya to follow her back to the countryside. If Daya and Erya went back to the countryside, their lives would only become more difficult.
"Lie down quickly and get under the quilt." said Miao's mother.
Daya crawled into the quilt, and Erya was also in the quilt.
Miao's mother looked at Daya and Erya, not knowing what to say for a moment. Daya and Erya were Miao Guifeng's biological daughters after all. Girls in the countryside did have to work early. Miao's mother had a harder time when she was young, and she did more work. After Miao's mother gave birth to her daughter, she also asked her daughter to work more, not less. That was how it was in their era. Hardworking women were more popular, and women who were not hardworking were not liked by others.
People think that if a woman who doesn't like to work gets married, she will add burden to other people's families.
"Your mother...your mother...your mother lived like this when she was little," Miao's mother said. "She started working when she was very young. That was in the countryside, there was really no other way. She...she had to live the same way as herself. Our family didn't have that much money, and with so many people, we had no choice but to ask you to do some work as well."
When Erya heard what Miao's mother said, she was very disappointed, extremely disappointed. Did Grandma mean to make them all work more?
"Brother doesn't have to work." Erya seized on this point.
"Your eldest brother is a boy. Boys don't need to do these chores or these small things. He will do big things in the future." Miao's mother said, "Don't blame your mother. Your mother has no choice. Erya, if you don't want to work, Daya, you are the older sister, so you should help Erya more."
"And Sanya." Erya said, "Sanya also needs to grow up."
"Wait until Sanya is older and see if she'll do it." Miao's mother said. She hoped Sanya would be more capable. She couldn't let Daya do everything. That would be so tiring for Daya. "Erya, if you have time, help Daya a little. You are sisters, and sisters should help each other."
"I'll do more." Daya said. She was really submissive. She would do whatever her family asked her to do without resisting.
Erya doesn't say anything to Daya. If Daya wants to do something, then Daya will do it, but Erya won't do it.
"Grandma, I have a name, Yang Yao." Erya said.
"Okay, you have a name." said Miao's mother.
Even though Miao's mother knew Erya's name, she still called her Erya. The people around her were the same, Erya, Erya, everyone was used to calling her Erya, and no one thought of calling her by her name.
Pan Yun was about to give birth, and Mrs. Pan helped Pan Yun prepare everything. When Shi's mother came, she was not allowed to enter the house and was directly locked outside. Mrs. Pan always spoke to Shi's mother outside the door, not at home.
"Didn't I ask Shi Nan to tell you? Don't come over for a while. Don't scare Yunyun. She is still pregnant." Mrs. Pan said.
"I just came to see if everything is ready. I also bought clothes for the child." Shi's mother asked Mrs. Pan to see what was in the bag.
"Blue clothes?" Mrs. Pan took a look. "Are you thinking Yunyun's baby is a boy?"
"Blue clothes can be worn by both boys and girls." Shi's mother really thought that the baby in Pan Yun's belly was a boy. A boy would be good, and a girl would be useless.
Shi's mother wanted to say that it was because Mrs. Pan had not given birth to a son that Boss Pan had an illegitimate child. Shi's mother did not dare to say it out loud, as she could not say such harsh words in front of her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Pan saw that Shi's mother wanted a boy. She reached out and touched the clothes. "The fabric of these clothes is too poor. If the child wears these clothes, it will hurt his tender skin. As the child's grandmother, don't you know to buy him better clothes? These clothes are not discarded clothes that others have worn, are they?"
"They are all new clothes." said Shi's mother.
"You can't take new clothes either. Burn these clothes for your grandson," Mrs. Pan said. "Let him be happy."
"..." Shi's mother had not expected Mrs. Pan to say that. "These clothes are not cheap."
"Tell me, it's not cheap at all," Mrs. Pan said. "We bought new clothes for the children. Do you know how much they cost?"
"I..." Shi's mother opened her mouth. The clothes she bought were indeed not as expensive as those bought by Mrs. Pan. Since her family did not have that much money, of course she would buy clothes that were reasonably priced. She could not afford to buy extremely expensive clothes. If she bought such expensive clothes, would her family still be able to live?
"Take it back, don't bring it here." Madam Pan said, "I've already told Shi Nan that we have prepared everything, so you don't need to prepare anything. If you have prepared everything, it won't be in vain. Just do as I say."
"Let me go in and take a look..."
"Don't go in," Mrs. Pan said. "Don't you understand what I'm saying? If you bring these clothes to Yunyun, she'll be furious when she sees these cheap, low-quality clothes. Couldn't you have told me beforehand when you bought these things? You just come here right after buying them, and make others think you're so nice?"
"I'm just taking a look." said Shi's mother.
"You don't need to look at it." Mrs. Pan said.
"Take a look..."
Before Shi's mother finished speaking, there was movement in the house. Pan Yun was about to start.
This was unbearable. Mrs. Pan quickly arranged for someone to take Pan Yun to the hospital. She glanced at Shi's mother at the door and said, "What bad luck."
"..." Shi's mother had never expected that Pan Yun would go into labor at this time. She thought Pan Yun would have to wait for a while before giving birth, but Pan Yun went into labor at this time.
Mrs. Pan did not let Shi's mother get in the car with her. She got in the car by herself. The servant took the things and they went directly to the hospital. Shi's mother had no choice but to go to the hospital by herself.
Before, Shi's mother had asked Shi Nan and Pan Yun which hospital they wanted to give birth in, and Shi's mother hurried over. She also picked up the clothes in her hands and went over, because she couldn't just leave them at the door.
Shi Nan rushed to the hospital quickly, and Mrs. Pan scolded Shi Nan.
"I told you long ago that you couldn't let your mother come. But she insisted on coming and caused Yunyun to give birth prematurely," said Mrs. Pan.
In fact, it was not as exaggerated as Mrs. Pan said. Pan Yun was about to give birth. It was just that when Shi Mu came, Pan Yun happened to be in labor.
Mrs. Pan didn't care about that. She just wanted to criticize Shi's mother. If Shi Nan didn't do things well, then Shi Nan would also be criticized.
"Don't talk about Shi Nan." Shi's mother was very unhappy when she heard Mrs. Pan talking about Shi Nan. She had never said that to her son, but her son was being treated like that in front of Mrs. Pan. "Pan Yun is about to give birth, she..."
"That was provoked by you." Mrs. Pan rolled her eyes. "If you hadn't gone, our Yunyun would have been able to give birth normally. After you went, things turned out like this. Just wait, you won't have a boy anymore, it will probably be a girl. Shi Nan, your mother had to come here, really..."
Shi Nan had been to school and university, and he knew that the sex of a child was determined long ago, and that it wouldn't change with the arrival of a newborn. But Shi Nan didn't argue with Mrs. Pan. If he had, Mrs. Pan would have been even more upset.
"I've said it so many times, it's no use." Mrs. Pan said with a stern face, "If anything happens to my daughter, none of you will be able to recover."
Shi's mother wanted to speak, but was stopped by Shi Nan.
"Mom, why don't you listen?" Shi Nan blamed his mother.
"..." Shi's mother remained silent. In order not to embarrass her son, she could only choose to shut her mouth.
Shi's mother felt bad. She had no idea that Pan Yun would start the fight if she went there at that time. If Shi's mother had known earlier, she would definitely not choose that time, but another one.
After a day and a night, Pan Yun gave birth to a daughter.
Mrs. Pan had known for a long time that Pan Yun's baby was a girl, but she hadn't told either Pan Yun or Shi Nan. She knew that men generally preferred boys, and if Shi Nan knew it was a girl, she was afraid she might have other ideas. Mrs. Pan said this to Shi's mother, hoping to put the blame on her.
"A girl?" When Shi's mother found out that Pan Yun had given birth to a girl, the bag in her hand fell to the ground.
"What era is this? You're not the type to favor sons over daughters, are you?" Madam Pan said to Shi's mother. "I told you you were thinking about your grandson, and you said no. Haha. When you heard my daughter gave birth to a girl, you changed your face."
“No…” Shi’s mother picked up the bag that had fallen on the ground.
"Go back. It's a girl. You don't have to take care of my daughter anymore." Madam Pan said, "A daughter-in-law who gave birth to a girl doesn't deserve to be cared for by her mother-in-law."
Mrs. Pan said that on purpose. Even if Shi's mother wanted to take care of Pan Yun, Mrs. Pan would never agree.
Because Pan Yun gave birth to a girl and Mrs. Pan said those unpleasant words, Shi's mother simply went home early and did not stay in the hospital any longer.
Shi's father did not go to the hospital. He waited for Shi's mother to come back and tell him.
"They gave birth to a girl, not a boy," said Shi's mother. "They don't want these clothes yet. They asked us to burn them and give them to our grandson. They don't want such nice clothes anymore."
"Really burn it?" asked Shi's father.
"What are you burning for? Go and turn it down." said Shi's mother.
"Are you willing to quit?" asked Shi's father.
"You have to return them even if you don't want to. These clothes are in good condition." Shi's mother said, "At most, we can ask for less money."
When Jiang Moli learned that Pan Yun had given birth to a daughter, she didn't laugh at her. Daughters are also good. It's not that because Jiang Moli gave birth to a son, she thinks others are better off having daughters. Jiang Moli herself is a woman, and she doesn't like people looking down on women.
Jiang Moli did not spread the news that Pan Yun gave birth to a girl. Pan Yun giving birth to a girl had nothing to do with Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli thought that Madam Pan gave birth to a daughter for Pan Yun, but Madam Pan did not give birth to a son. This is why Boss Pan gave the family property to the illegitimate child. So Pan Yun would probably continue to give birth. If she did not, would Shi Nan go out and find someone else to give birth to an illegitimate child?
The unit leader showed Jiang Moli several new scripts, but Jiang Moli was not very satisfied after reading them. Jiang Moli did not instruct the screenwriter on how to write. She simply expressed her own ideas. If the screenwriter felt that Jiang Moli's ideas were wrong, the screenwriter could continue to write according to their ideas.
Jiang Moli is a renowned figure, having performed in many operas, so some of her opinions are sharp and to the point. Jiang Moli wants the script to be better, not worse. She didn't say much. Some scripts were clearly unsuitable for her, so she didn't comment. If she thought they were okay, she'd offer a few comments. The scriptwriter still needed to polish the new script; it wasn't like she was expected to immediately star in a new role after just reading it.
Several key personnel were sitting in the conference room for a meeting, and Jiang Moli didn't say much.
"Jasmine, please say a few more words." said the unit leader.
"I'm not a screenwriter," Jiang Moli said. "I don't necessarily understand what the screenwriter wants to express. What I've said is enough."
Jiang Moli didn't want to put too much pressure on the screenwriter. She couldn't always let the screenwriter change the script according to her own wishes. She still had to respect the teacher. Jiang Moli didn't say much, so the other people didn't say much either. They were not the mainstays of the show. What's the point of saying so much? That would offend people.
If everyone gives the screenwriter feedback, one person has this opinion, another has that opinion, the screenwriter can easily make the script worse, and the more it is revised, the worse it gets.
Jiang Moli still wanted to wait until the screenwriters finished the script and she could take a look at it, rather than just a rough draft. What can be seen from a rough draft? It's probably about whether the core plot is good. Many things are not polished, so they are still not good. Only after a certain amount of polishing, the script will appear to be better.
After the meeting, Fei Shulan asked Jiang Moli, "You really don't have any other opinions?"
"No." Jiang Moli said, "Professional matters should be left to professionals. I'm lucky enough to be able to sing the opera well. I can watch and listen to opera, but that doesn't mean I know how to compose. My brain isn't that bright. If I had a bright brain, I would just write the opera myself and sing it myself. I can't do that. I don't have that ability."
When singers sing songs written by others, it doesn't mean that they have to sing songs they wrote themselves. Similarly, as an opera actor, Jiang Moli doesn't have to write her own scripts. Jiang Moli really can't write such good scripts.
"I didn't say it, but you can say it." Jiang Moli said, "You can express your opinions boldly."
"What can we say?" Fei Shulan said, "We are just singing opera, just like you."
The company was planning to pair Jiang Moli and Fei Shulan up again, and Fei Shulan naturally agreed. Jiang Moli was very famous, and with Jiang Moli leading her, Fei Shulan's fame would also rise rapidly. They could also sing a new play together, not just one new play, but several plays would be possible.
The new script has not been polished yet, so Jiang Moli is still singing the play from two years ago, as well as other plays from before.
Qiao Yuwei didn't go to the meeting. She wasn't the lead actress, so her boss didn't let her in. She was just practicing, rehearsing with her colleagues. She was a hard-working person at work, but there were so many talented people there that it was hard to stand out.
Those who joined the company earlier than Jiang Moli and were about the same age as Jiang Moli, they did not reach Jiang Moli's level, and there was no way they could become the mainstays of the stage like Jiang Moli. Although some of them also sang the leading roles, they all knew that there was a big gap between them and Jiang Moli, which could be seen from the ticket prices.
The son-in-law of Lu's uncle failed to get investment from Sheng Jiahao, so he did not go to Zhao Guodong. As soon as he saw Zhao Guodong, he knew that Zhao Guodong didn't have much money.
When Jiang's mother came over to ask Zhao Guodong, Zhao Guodong was confused and didn't know what had happened.
"Didn't he say before that his family was rich?" Zhao Guodong asked, "Why is he still asking my brother-in-law for investment and money?"
"Didn't they look for you?" Jiang's mother asked.
"No." Zhao Guodong said.
Jiang's mother was sitting in the living room of Zhao Guodong's house. When she heard her son's words, she felt a little relieved.
"If someone over there asks you for investment money, don't trust them," Jiang's mother said. "If it's really a profitable job, why would they come all the way to you? Your eldest uncle's family, your fourth uncle's family, your youngest uncle's family, and your second aunt's family—they have so many people. If they don't invest, why would they ask you to?"
Jiang's mother didn't believe what those people said. Her family was so far away from them, but those people still came to her family to invest. Most of them just wanted to take the money directly, and then say that the investment failed after taking the money.
"Don't even think about making money from investing in a company. You don't have the brains for it," Jiang's mother said. "Jasmine and her husband didn't ask you to invest. Firstly, they don't need your money, and secondly, you don't have the money. They can't advance the money for you to invest. That would be like them investing in themselves and then having to give you the money for free. If you don't understand that, then just work hard and earn some money."
"Okay." Zhao Guodong said, "We're not thinking about investing. We don't understand that."
"Your sister is the same. She doesn't understand. She just buys houses and gold," Jiang's mother said. "She's bought a lot of houses, and they're all rented out. If you really want to invest, just buy a house. Don't trust them with anything else."
"They didn't come to us, so we didn't take out the money," said Zhao Guodong.
"That's good," Jiang's mother said. "I was just afraid they'd come looking for you, so I told you. Don't think about giving them face by giving them some money. It's easy to give money out, but it's not easy to get it back. You're not rich, and we spent so much money on your uncle's house this time. Do you have the money for the child's registration fee?"
Jiang's mother took out some money from her canvas bag and put it on the table. "Use it to register the child."
"Mom..." Zhao Guodong was a little embarrassed, "Just consider it as money we borrowed from you."
"It's important for children to go to school," Jiang's mother said. "If it weren't for the fact that you returned the money to Jasmine last year and went to your uncle's house this time, I wouldn't give you this money."
Jiang's mother didn't think of asking Zhao Guodong and his wife to pay back the money. If they had money, they would pay it back. If they didn't have money, Jiang's mother wouldn't force them.
"Jiaojiao still has to attend her interest classes." Jiang's mother said.
"This part of the money is easy to handle." Zhao Guodong said, "It mainly comes from the school. Tuition fees will be paid when the school starts."
Zhao Jiaojiao has been studying with a guzheng teacher for many years, and the teacher is a little more tolerant.
"Just don't stop." Jiang's mother said, "We can always make the money back."
"Don't stop." Zhao Guodong said, "Cuihua often says that we have already spent so much money, we can't stop. If we stop, all the money will be wasted. We must continue studying."
Jiang's mother felt relieved when she heard this. "Look at Jasmine. Even if Jiaojiao can't compare to Jasmine in the future, Jiaojiao can still make some money with her skills."
When Niu Cuihua came back from outside, Jiang's mother had already gone back. When Niu Cuihua learned that Jiang's mother had sent some money, she hurried to check the money.
"Mom, you know we're short of money," Niu Cuihua said. "I was thinking of giving you an advance on your salary to see if your company would agree. We have to pay the children's tuition anyway, we can't not pay it."
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