Chapter 122: Relax and choose whoever is stronger
"You don't raise your own child, but you raise someone else's?" Aunt Qi asked.
"I'm raising my own child, so don't I have to pay child support every month?" He Jingxian said.
Aunt Qi knew that He Jingxian had given child support, but that was for three children, and He Jingxian didn't even go to see them. Now, He Jingxian had adopted another child, without even considering what her biological daughter thought.
If biological daughters knew that their mother went to adopt a child and didn’t visit them, what would the children think?
"We're adopting a child because I ruined my health giving birth to your nephew," He Jingxian said. "My current husband and I don't have any children, so we're thinking of adopting one. If we don't adopt a child, our relationship will be more susceptible to problems. Having a child..."
"Then you should also see your biological daughter." Aunt Qi said.
"Why are they looking at each other? They have their biological father by their side. It would be useless for me to go there." He Jingxian said, "It would be better if I didn't go there. They would only remember their father's kindness and not the sacrifices of their biological mother like me."
He Jingxian said this deliberately. She simply didn't want those three children. Just looking at them made her feel irritated. They didn't know how to stay close to her. Before she and Qi Shixin divorced, all three children wanted to stay away from her. The youngest was a little better, but He Jingxian didn't want to take care of a child that young.
He Jingxian has adopted a five- or six-year-old girl, so she doesn't have to take care of her child too much. Children from orphanages are more capable of taking care of themselves. He Jingxian and her husband still have to go to the filming crew, and they plan to have a neighbor help take care of the child, paying them some money. Hiring a nanny would cost more, and there's no guarantee the nanny would be kind to the child.
He Jingxian didn't really like children, simply because she couldn't have children. She and her current husband didn't have one, so that wasn't acceptable. So, He Jingxian went to the orphanage to adopt a child, and now she and her husband have a child. He Jingxian originally wanted to adopt a boy, but her husband said it would be better to adopt a girl. A boy would be too stressful, as they would have to prepare more things for him.
He Jingxian's husband was still able to get women pregnant and give birth, so he wasn't so interested in adopting a child. He preferred adopting a girl. Girls were meant to get married, and Wu Yicheng didn't want to spend too much money on an adopted child. If He Jingxian hadn't been infertile and wanted a child of their own, Wu Yicheng wouldn't have adopted the child.
After hearing what He Jingxian said, Aunt Qi couldn't help but shake her head. He Jingxian was still the same as before, and she didn't want to think about her own children.
"Won't you regret it later?" Aunt Qi said.
"There's nothing to regret." He Jingxian said, "I just regret giving birth to three children. If I were going to have another child, I should have only had one. The child has already been adopted, and we can't send him back."
He Jingxian wasn't afraid of Second Aunt Qi. She could still find some notices without relying on her. However, He Jingxian's personnel relationship was still with the South City Drama Troupe, so she couldn't make things too bad with Second Aunt Qi. Having a company to work for did have its advantages. He Jingxian had discussed it with her husband, and He Jingxian would continue to work in the South City Drama Troupe.
"Child support remains the same," He Jingxian said. "Don't say I'm raising someone else's child and therefore won't raise theirs."
"Okay." said Aunt Qi.
Qi Shixin already knew about He Jingxian's adoption, and that was all he knew. He didn't say anything bad about He Jingxian in front of the three children. If he did, what would the children think? Qi Shixin was worried that if he said too much, it would have a bad influence on the children.
Zhou Yiran and Jiang Moli were in a dessert shop together. They had just finished shopping and came here to sit for a while, without bringing their child out.
"I've lost a lot of hair because I'm always around children." Zhou Yiran sighed, "He Jingxian even adopted a child."
"Adopted a child?" Jiang Moli wondered.
"Right." Zhou Yiran nodded. "She didn't even bother to look at her own biological daughter, nor did she think of raising one by her side. Instead, she adopted one. That's right, her biological child isn't her current husband's, and he definitely wouldn't want to see her ex-husband's child. Since she can't have children herself, she had no choice but to adopt one."
"Adopt her." Jiang Moli said, "As long as she can raise the child well, she can do anything."
"She...she still has to act. How could she possibly be home taking care of a child all day?" Zhou Yiran said. "Both husband and wife have to go to the crew, so they adopted a child. I heard they're asking neighbors to help take care of the child, and they give them some money every month. If they go back, they don't need the neighbors to take care of the child. If they don't go back, they will have to. They adopted the child, but the child isn't much different from when he was in the orphanage, right?"
"To be honest, there is a difference," Jiang Moli said. "I just don't know if He Jingxian and the others will have a better plan for the child's future. I'm afraid they might decide not to raise the child after a while and send him back home. If that happens, it will cause great harm to the child."
"Yes, that's right." Zhou Yiran nodded. "They are always busy with work, and they adopted a child. I really don't know what they were thinking. Tell me, is He Jingxian afraid that her husband won't want her, so she wants to adopt a child? This means that she and her husband have a child together. But this child is not their biological child, only adopted. If her husband wants to betray her, he will still betray her."
"Psychological comfort." Jiang Moli said, "Her husband won't necessarily betray her. It's good for the two of them to have a child. When they get old, having a child around them... Actually, I still think it's better to raise my own children."
Jiang Moli thought she was a rather selfish person. Since she had a child, she could only raise her own child. She would first consider her own child before considering other people's children. Jiang Moli did not adopt a child. If she had not given birth to a child, she would have been able to adopt a child. Once she adopted a child, she would have to be responsible for the child and could not treat the child badly.
"I think so too. Your own children are always better. Blood ties mean you can raise them however you want." Zhou Yiran said, "By the way, your... that Jiang Yuqin, didn't she raise someone else's child?"
"Yes, that child stopped studying after graduating from junior high school and went to work in a factory," Jiang Moli said.
"You're so young and already working in a factory?" Zhou Yiran asked, "But we started performing on stage when we were very young. In terms of working age, we're not any older than those people. We started working at a younger age."
"I went to the factory," Jiang Moli said, "I didn't go to a vocational school."
"If the child is too young, it would be better for him to go to a vocational and technical school." Zhou Yiran said.
"The family doesn't have money," Jiang Moli said. "If they had money, they would have continued their children's education. They are such respectable people, it's impossible for them to stop their children from studying even if they had money. They have two children of their own and don't have a house of their own, so they rent one. Everything costs money, so how can they afford to let other people's children continue their education? They can't let their own children stop studying."
"That's true." Zhou Yiran nodded. "His grades aren't good, so he'll probably graduate from junior high school. Doesn't the kid have any ideas?"
"I don't know about that," Jiang Moli said. "I rarely go there, so I don't know how they raise the child. Jiang Yuqin, on the surface, treats the child well, but only she knows what she's thinking. Given her personality, she's probably treating the child well for her man and her reputation. You know, she always thinks my mom isn't a good stepmother, and she wants to be one herself. But... whether her adopted son thinks she's a good stepmother is uncertain."
Even now, Jiang Moli still hates Jiang Yuqin. There is nothing wrong with Jiang Yuqin being selfish. She wants to live a better life for herself. But when others treat her well, she still wants to take advantage of them. That is Jiang Yuqin's own problem.
"She's not that generous in her actions; she's very stingy," Jiang Moli said. "I guess her adopted son has also sensed it. Jiang Yuqin has a biological son now, so there's a slight difference in how she treats him and how she treats her adopted son. It's impossible that there isn't a difference at all."
"Let her be a good stepmother." Zhou Yiran said, "She's the one who's asking for it. There's nothing we can do about that."
"That's right. My dad didn't agree with her marrying over and becoming a stepmother, but she insisted on marrying over." Jiang Moli said, "We don't care about her now. She's not a member of our family. We just hear news about her occasionally. My parents are much happier to see that she's not doing well."
This is not Jiang Moli's parents' fault. It was really because Jiang Yuqin was too troublesome in the past, which led to the current situation of Jiang Moli's parents.
"Don't my brother and sister-in-law still live over there? They know a lot of information, and my sister-in-law will say a few words when she comes over." Jiang Moli said.
Niu Cuihua knew that she had no special ability and could not help Jiang Moli, so she was just gossiping.
"How could someone like her possibly have a good life? She only has eyes for men," Zhou Yiran said. "If her man was good, it would be fine, but he's not. Now that her adopted son is working, she should be able to relax a lot. Didn't her adopted son make a fuss? Didn't he want to go to a vocational school?"
"She said her adopted son agreed to it himself." Jiang Moli said, "I guess Jiang Yuqin was afraid that others would say she wasn't treating her adopted son well enough, so she told others that it was her adopted son who agreed. Her adopted son is so old, and the adults said there was no money for him to continue his studies, so he had no choice but to compromise. Did she really think others would believe her? If she did that, others would just think she was guilty."
"That makes sense." Zhou Yiran nodded. "He Jingxian has adopted a child and is asking neighbors to help take care of the child. I don't know what the child will think in the future. If neighbors help take care of the child, will they be kind to the child? Children from orphanages probably don't dare to speak out when they are wronged. He Jingxian doesn't treat her own children well, so how can we expect her to care about the adopted children?"
Zhou Yiran thought that He Jingxian might think that she just needed to pay money, and let the neighbors take care of the children, and that would also be He Jingxian's money.
"Will the child be close to her if she raises him like this?" Zhou Yiran asked. "If the child isn't close to her, why would she raise him? It would be better not to raise the child at all." Zhou Yiran said, "Isn't the purpose of adopting a child to make him feel closer to you?"
"Maybe she just wants to have a child." Jiang Moli said, "Other things are not within her scope of consideration."
"That's possible." Zhou Yiran said, "She might as well just sponsor the children in the orphanage and let them continue to live there."
"The child isn't with her, but in an orphanage. It feels different." Jiang Moli said, "She needs a child who's registered in the household registration book."
"She and her husband wanted a child," Zhou Yiran said. "A child registered in the household register is indeed better. Her current husband might not like the child. They adopted a girl, perhaps hoping to spend less money on the child."
"Maybe." Jiang Moli said.
He Jingxian doesn't like girls. She has already given birth to three girls, but she still adopted girls when she adopted a child. It may be because of He Jingxian's husband.
"He Jingxian has been filming a lot of movies now, so she should have saved some money." Jiang Moli said, "They bought a house, so if they owe money, they can pay it back. Their life won't be too bad."
"It's not too bad," Zhou Yiran said. "They have the money to adopt a child, so how could they possibly be living in such a bad state? I wonder what He Jingxian's three children will think when they find out about this. If it were me, I would definitely hate this mother terribly for not raising her own daughter like me and instead raising someone else's."
"It's a normal thought." Jiang Moli said, "If it were me, I would think so too."
Why should a child who is not born by his biological mother but is adopted by her receive such good treatment?
Regardless of how the adopted child is treated, the biological child is likely to feel the same way.
"If I were her, I wouldn't adopt a child." Zhou Yiran said, "If you want to make TV series and movies, then just keep making them and don't think about anything else."
"It's easier said than done. If we were her, we might not want to adopt a child." Jiang Moli said.
"That's right." Zhou Yiran thought carefully, "We are not her after all."
He Jingxian's neighbor didn't mind helping to take care of the child. She could earn some money, and the child was well-behaved, so naturally there was nothing to worry about. He Jingxian's attitude towards her adopted daughter was not particularly gentle. She told her to be a good girl.
"You have to listen to the neighbor's grandma, okay?"
"Don't run around and let other people get to you."
"Don't cause any more trouble for everyone."
"I've bought you clothes and shoes. You're living a much better life than those children in the orphanage."
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He Jingxian's expression was even a little serious. She didn't want her adopted daughter to cause her more trouble. When He Jingxian was selecting children from the orphanage, she looked at which child was more well-behaved. She didn't need a naughty child, a child who would only cause her trouble. She and her husband didn't have that much time to take care of a child.
When the child heard what He Jingxian said, he didn't dare to say anything and could only nod.
"Talk, don't just nod. You are our child, you need to know how to speak." He Jingxian said, "Don't act like a mute every day, or others will think we're not treating you well."
"I understand." said the little girl.
"When you go to your neighbor's house, you have to be polite, understand?" He Jingxian said, "Mom and Dad go to work to make more money so that you can go to school."
"Yes." The little girl nodded vigorously. "I will be polite."
When the little girl was in the orphanage, the uncles and aunts taught her to be polite and to behave well so that her parents would want her. If she didn't behave well, her parents would not want her. The little girl was very sensitive. She hugged her doll and nodded continuously.
He Jingxian finally felt a little relieved. The neighbor had said that if the child was very naughty, they would not take care of her. The little girl had been behaving well these past few days. When He Jingxian returned from the film and television studio and went to pick up the child, she repeated the same words to the child, repeatedly emphasizing them. He Jingxian didn't want the neighbor to get angry and not take care of the child. She didn't have the time, and Wu Yicheng's parents weren't coming over either, so He Jingxian and her husband had to find a solution on their own.
He Jingxian wasn't upset that Wu Yicheng's parents didn't come. She used to live with Qi's mother, and she felt too suffocated. It would be better if her parents-in-law weren't around, so there would be less trouble. Wu Yicheng didn't ask for his parents to come, so He Jingxian didn't ask.
It would be a lie to say that Wu Yicheng's parents had no objections to He Jingxian. Wu Yicheng's parents still hoped their son would use a biological child, rather than an adopted child. An unrelated child, especially one who was only five or six years old, would be impossible to raise.
Wu Yicheng's parents had told Wu Yicheng about this, and Wu Yicheng said that if He Jingxian wanted to adopt a child, then let them adopt it. He Jingxian had a job and a salary, and Wu Yicheng's parents agreed to let their son and daughter-in-law adopt a child no matter how unhappy they were. It was useless for them to disagree, and He Jingxian and his wife could still adopt a child if they wanted.
There is a child that big over there. Anyone with eyes can go over and take a look and know what is happening.
Qi Shixin's eldest daughter once asked her father, "Dad, is my mom raising someone else's child?"
"That's her adopted daughter, a child adopted from an orphanage. Children in orphanages are also very pitiful, without parents." Qi Shixin said to the child.
Qi Shixin didn't want his daughter to hate He Jingxian. There was nothing to hate. He Jingxian wanted to adopt a child, and no one could stop her. It was He Jingxian's freedom. He Jingxian could adopt any child she wanted, and it was her own business to decide how much she wanted to provide for the child.
Although Qi Shixin told the child that, he could not control what the child thought.
After acting in TV series for several years, He Jingxian has become somewhat famous, often playing villain roles. He Jingxian has also taken on costume dramas, still playing older characters in them, not very young people. He Jingxian once wondered if she could play younger people, because she saw people older than her still playing girls in their 18s and 20s, while she could only play their mothers.
Others are famous and well-known, so people will watch them play little girls. But He Jingxian is old and not famous, so how could others let her play a little girl?
So far, Jiang Moli and He Jingxian have not appeared in the same TV series or movie. It's not that the two of them deliberately avoided each other, but they just didn't. He Jingxian sometimes wondered what would happen if she and Jiang Moli were in the same crew, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it.
Even when Jiang Moli plays a supporting role, it's a distinctive one. Even if she only appears for a few scenes, she might be the older sister of the male or female protagonist, or the young mother of the male or female protagonist when they were very young. Jiang Moli didn't say she wouldn't accept the role of a mother. If there's a suitable one, she'll take it. But generally, if it's not a very distinctive role, Jiang Moli doesn't take it because she simply doesn't have the time.
Opera performances, one after another.
The newcomers to the company haven't managed to hold the place up yet, and those who have been in the company for a few years aren't as capable as Jiang Moli in holding the place up.
The leaders of the unit were all worried, saying that no one could take over after Jiang Moli. They were still relying on Jiang Moli to support them, and she would have no problem holding on for another ten years. However, they couldn't help but develop a team; someone had to take over from behind.
In order to select outstanding talents, the unit leaders also went to local drama troupes to select, and also asked the children to participate in opera competitions to see if there were any outstanding people.
Teacher Li has been to several local drama troupes, and some people recommended them to her. But after taking a look, she found that none of them were particularly outstanding.
After the reform and opening up, conditions improved, and some families were reluctant to let their children endure hardships. Learning opera is inherently difficult. Without hardship, some things aren't learned well, and the foundation isn't solid enough. If you ask someone to stand on one leg, they'll lose their balance. If you ask them to take small steps, they'll just run.
Teacher Li shook his head repeatedly as he watched. If these people were to enter the Provincial Xiaobaihua, they would have no chance of success.
"There are too few outstanding people," Teacher Li said to Teacher Lu in the park. "We used to always talk about a talent gap, saying our generation, Jasmine's generation, and the generations after that weren't much better."
"Is it because you haven't found the right person?" asked Teacher Lu.
"Well, I didn't find it." Teacher Li said.
"Let's go to school and have a look." Teacher Lu said.
"I did," Teacher Li said. "Maybe it's because I saw amazing people before, so now I think those people aren't good enough."
"Oh?" Teacher Lu was holding a fan in his hand.
"Your Jasmine," Teacher Li said, "is truly talented. She won awards very early on and has become a pillar of our unit, much more accomplished than I was when I was young. Many people love her, and her performances are always packed."
"Jasmine is good. I thought she was very good when she was in school." Teacher Lu said. She had invited Jasmine to her home at that time.
Although there are many students in Teacher Lu's family, the most outstanding one is Jiang Moli.
"Just be happy, she's already your daughter-in-law," Teacher Li said. "Our unit leader is overthinking it. He said we'd look for her just like Jasmine did. Do they really think I don't want to look for her just like Jasmine did? Doesn't that mean we can't find her? If we had, I would have brought her back to the unit long ago."
"Relax a little." Teacher Lu said.
"It's been relaxed. A while ago, a friend told me about a little girl, and I went to see her," Teacher Li said. "Her singing voice and body shape were pretty good, but when it came to the movements, she struggled. Either she couldn't bend her waist, or her lower body was unstable. My friend said her parents didn't want her to suffer, so sometimes they just said it was good enough, and that's how it turned out. Some movements, if you don't know them by a certain age, are hard to learn even if you try again."
An adult's waist is different from a child's. A child's waist is more flexible, making it easier to learn various movements. Many dancers start learning from a young age so they can perform well as adults. If you don't practice as a child, your waist and legs will be stiff.
"If you can't handle hardship, just learn it as a hobby, but don't even think about joining our company. They can go to local companies, but ours has high requirements," Teacher Li said. "You can't just have connections to get in. I can't make that offer. I don't want the company leaders to know about this and start asking if I'm accepting bribes."
"If it's not suitable, then look for another one." Teacher Lu said.
"I'm looking," Teacher Li counted on his fingers. "We need someone young and outstanding. We'll have to screen a lot of people. Many people in our unit are very talented, but not everyone can become a mainstay. Jasmine was much better than I was back then. The opera discs she made were very popular and were often broadcast on TV. Others in our unit just can't match her. It's not easy to cultivate such a talented person."
"Take your time," Teacher Lu said. "There are still some outstanding students in the school, and many of them are majoring in this field."
"Take a look, take a closer look, and choose the one that's suitable," Teacher Li said. "Choosing people is more tiring than performing an opera."
Teacher Li is slightly younger than Teacher Lu. She hasn't retired yet and is still working at the company. The company leader said they trust Teacher Li's judgment and let her select the person. Teacher Li thinks the company leader shouldn't trust her too much; she doesn't want to constantly be subjected to eye-watering performances.
"In two years, I'll be retiring," Teacher Li said. "I won't be staying at the company for long."
"If you want to stay, you can still stay." Teacher Lu said.
"There's not much use in staying here," Teacher Li said. "I rarely sing opera now, so I can do some administrative work. Others can do it."
Teacher Li felt that she was of little use in the unit, and she didn't really enjoy teaching others. She preferred people with more talent. Those who came to the provincial Xiaobaihua Opera had basically studied opera for years and had established factions. Teacher Li just wanted to listen to them sing.
"Retirement is good. People like you can sing in the park and listen." Teacher Li said, "Then we can sing together."
"You think the park is a stage." Teacher Lu said.
"Why not?" Teacher Li said, "As long as people are watching, you can sing anywhere. Do any of your grandchildren learn to sing opera?"
"My granddaughter actually likes to sing opera," Teacher Lu said, "but I don't think she'll ever be an opera singer."
"Where are Jasmine's children?" Teacher Li asked.
"She doesn't really like singing opera, and Jasmine and the others won't force her," said Teacher Lu.
"Moli only has one child, so it's really hard to force her," Teacher Li said. "If there were more children, we could ask them to sing."
"Back then, I didn't let my own children sing opera, and now, I don't care," said Teacher Lu. "If someone in my family didn't sing, someone else would. With so many people in China, it's impossible that they haven't learned."
"Our kind of opera is relatively easy, but those less popular types are difficult," said Teacher Li. "Not many people watch it, and many people are unwilling to endure hardships and are unlikely to put in the hard work, so even fewer people want to learn it."
Teacher Li often meets friends who practice other opera styles. They tell him that many people no longer like to learn their own operas. Some operas tend to be more funeral-themed, like ghost operas, and families even discourage their children from learning them. Finding the right inheritors is no easy task.
"We are looking for someone like Jasmine now, but it's not easy to find one," said Teacher Li.
"Jasmine's era isn't over yet," Teacher Lu said. "It's really hard to find someone like her."
Jiang Moli can still sing, and she'll be able to do so for many years. Her new operas are still popular, and basically every new one she sings becomes a hit. Jiang Moli's popularity is constantly growing, and many young people love her operas. There's no way anyone can compare to Jiang Moli.
"It's hard to find someone like Jasmine, but it's still possible to find someone else," Teacher Lu said. "As long as they can hold their own."
"Yes." Teacher Li nodded, "That's what I'm looking for."
Each generation has its own preferences, and they favor different opera performers. Some have a short blooming period, while others have a long blooming period. Some are popular for a few years and then fade away, but Jiang Moli is still very popular and shows no signs of fading.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for those behind to surpass Jiang Moli. It wasn't that Jiang Moli had taken up all the good resources, but rather that she had fought so hard to this point, and everyone liked her. Jiang Moli could perform in theaters with more seats. The company let Jiang Moli choose the scripts first, because she brought in a lot of income.
Jiang Moli doesn't sing a new play every year. Other groups also have their own script selection period. Other groups aren't as popular, but ticket sales are okay. Even if the new play doesn't become a huge hit, as long as it can continue to be performed, it's considered a success.
Teacher Li had watched Jiang Moli become famous. She was already a little famous when she first arrived at the unit, and she continued to rise. Teacher Li watched Jiang Moli rise, and she felt that her era was over.
After Niu Jingshan and his wife returned to the countryside, they were particularly unhappy. He Zhaodi went back to her parents' home and started to criticize Niu Cuihua, saying that her sister-in-law was too heartless. It was obvious that Niu Cuihua's sister-in-law could get things done just by opening her mouth, but she still didn't do it.
It was not enough for He Zhaodi to say those words at her mother's home, she also said them in the village.
"They city people just look down on us country folk."
"They sat at a table for the banquet, but they didn't sit at the same table with us."
"I talk to people nicely, but they roll their eyes at me."
"Jingshan's sister is afraid of offending her sister-in-law, and she also criticizes us."
"Yes, she can still get some benefits from her sister-in-law. Unlike us, we are from the countryside and can't give her that many benefits."
"She refused to lend you money before, not because she didn't have money, but because she didn't want to lend it."
"It's a four-room house with a yard, but the yard isn't as big as the ones we have in the countryside. It's quite small. But it's pretty good in the city. We wanted to stay a few more nights, but Niu Cuihua wouldn't let us."
"They say you should rely on your relatives when you go out, but they won't let us rely on them."
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He Zhaodi said those words with great anger, wanting others to stand on her side.
Many people in the village knew that He Zhaodi and his wife had borrowed money from Niu Dage and his wife several times, but never paid it back. They also asked Niu's mother for money, but she also refused to pay it back. Niu Cuihua's second brother and his wife rarely borrowed money from Niu Dage and his wife, but it was He Zhaodi and his wife who were so shameless.
He Zhaodi and his wife didn't work in the city, and they borrowed money from people and didn't pay it back, which caused a quarrel between Niu Dage and his wife. Niu Dasao was unwilling to lend the money to He Zhaodi and his wife, saying that the money would never come back once it was out, and it would be fine if it could be returned.
Niu Cuihua knew about the quarrels between Niu Da Ge and his wife, and that was all she knew. Niu Cuihua herself did not want to meddle in those matters. Niu Da Ge was the eldest brother, and it was normal for an eldest brother to want to meddle in things.
It's just that He Zhaodi and his wife obviously don't think Big Brother Niu is good. They all think Big Brother Niu is not doing enough. If Big Brother Niu really cares about his younger brother, he should let Niu Jingshan and his wife go to the city, he shouldn't drive Niu Jingshan and his wife out.
He Zhaodi said this in the village, not afraid of the Niu family hearing it, nor was she afraid of Niu Cuihua and others knowing it. Even if those people knew it, she could still roll her eyes at them. Before He Zhaodi married into the Niu family, she was calculating all kinds of things against the Niu family, and she is still the same now, constantly calculating her in-laws for the sake of her own family.
Jiang Moli didn't know what He Zhaodi said in the countryside, and Niu Cuihua didn't tell Jiang Moli. Niu Cuihua didn't have the nerve to tell Jiang Moli. It was better that Jiang Moli didn't know about these things, so Niu Cuihua wouldn't be too embarrassed.
Niu Cuihua knew what He Zhaodi had said in the countryside. She said to Niu's mother, "Mom, He Zhaodi is really not a good person. When their family asked for so many things, they should have asked her to get out instead of letting her in."
Niu Cuihua always remembered that Niu's mother came to the city to borrow money for Niu Jingshan's marriage. He Zhaodi's family was too much, and He Zhaodi also sided with her family.
"Fortunately, she's in the countryside now. It's fine if she curses in the village, but if she said those things in front of my sister-in-law, I'd be too embarrassed to see her." Niu Cuihua said, "He Zhaodi doesn't even care about her own children. She's always thinking about her family."
"You don't have to worry about her." Niu's mother sighed, "You are in the city..."
"We're in the city, we've become city dwellers, so we don't care about them anymore," Niu Cuihua scoffed. "That's what He Zhaodi said. We didn't say we weren't country people, but she kept saying we had it easy in the city and we were rich. How could we have so much money? They come to the city and don't work, just expecting others to support them. How could such a good thing happen? They came here twice saying they wanted to work, but they never actually went out to work."
"Don't get yourself sick from anger," Niu's mother said. "Your brother and sister are just like that. There's no way they can change that in this lifetime."
"It can't be changed." Niu Cuihua said, "It's impossible for them to get divorced."
"You already have a child, how can you get a divorce?" Niu's mother said, "Your brother loves her so much, he can't get a divorce."
"I didn't ask them to divorce," Niu Cuihua said. "I won't talk about those things. Fortunately, our family didn't lend them much money. But my eldest brother and his wife did. It's better to hope that money will fall from the sky than to expect Niu Jingshan and his wife to pay it back. That way it will be faster."
Zhao Guodong didn't say much about Niu Jingshan and his wife, and when Niu Cuihua went to Jiang Moli's house to apologize, Jiang Moli didn't say much either. Niu Cuihua knew that these people didn't want to talk about those disgusting things, so she should be more careful and not let Niu Jingshan and his wife stay at her house in the future. If Niu Jingshan and his wife came, Niu Cuihua couldn't let them come to Jiang Moli.
The Provincial Little Hundred Flowers had recently recruited a few new members, all graduates from the Nancheng Art Institute. Their class was considered good, with many members joining the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers.
It wasn't that Teacher Lu was manipulating the situation to increase the number of spots, but rather that the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers program was lacking fresh blood, and someone had just retired, resulting in two more spots. In previous years, if those people hadn't retired, the school would have fewer spots open to the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers program.
When Jiang Moli saw the new people, they called her Jiang Moli before she even said anything.
"Senior." Someone called her.
"Teacher Jiang." Someone else said, "She's a senior student and also a teacher."
"You can call me whatever you want." Jiang Moli chuckled. "It's fine to call me Senior Sister, but this is work, not school. Even if you call me Senior Sister, I can't help you."
Jiang Moli didn't think about forming cliques. Some people would form cliques, such as those who graduated from the same school or came from the same place... Jiang Moli didn't like to bother with these things, and she didn't need these things to support her.
Many people in the company came from Nancheng Art College, mainly because Yue Opera-related talents basically all want to go to Nancheng Art College to study. This time, in addition to people from Nancheng Art College, there were also people from other local companies.
Those people briefly introduced themselves, and Jiang Moli nodded. Jiang Moli had other things to do, so she didn't stay here. Not everyone of these people went to Jiang Moli's group, but they had to separate.
Of course, the unit had its considerations and did not group these people right away. Instead, they wanted to train them first. If they were better, they could go to Jiang Moli's group. These people all wanted to go to Jiang Moli's group. They all knew Jiang Moli's abilities, and if they went to Jiang Moli's group, their future would be much easier.
"You want to go to Jasmine's group, right?" Teacher Li saw it at a glance, and saw how excited everyone was to see Jiang Moli. "That also depends on your ability. Whoever is stronger among you will make the first choice. You can choose which group to go to."
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