Chapter 54 Engagement is a huge difference
"Yes, it's almost time to get engaged. It's time to get engaged." Jiang's mother said.
Jiang's mother and father had no objections. The two young people had been dating for over six months. If it were someone else, they might have already married. An engagement isn't a wedding, so some things still need to be prepared. The man has to give the woman something, not just everything until the wedding.
Sheng Jiahao looked at Jiang Moli with a smile on his face. Jiang Moli reached out and gently scratched the palm of Sheng Jiahao's hand. She winked at him again. Sheng Jiahao held Jiang Moli's hand tightly. He wanted to hug Jiang Moli tightly, but unfortunately, her parents were there.
After the two families reached an agreement, the engagement became a regular occurrence. Unlike a wedding, an engagement doesn't require informing friends and family a month in advance about the upcoming banquet. Instead, it's simply a matter of close relatives from both families sitting together for a meal, and that's the final word.
Jiang's mother's relatives were from far away, so they would wait until Jiang Moli got married and held a wedding banquet to invite them. Jiang's father's brothers and parents could go, as well as Zhao Guodong and his wife.
Engagement is simpler and less complicated than marriage.
When his mother learned that Jiang Moli was going to get engaged, she even called her son and told him that Jiang Moli was engaged. Shi Nan replied: This is her freedom.
It was impossible for Shi Nan to come back from the capital to stop Jiang Moli from getting engaged to Sheng Jiahao. He had not graduated from university yet and could not do many things.
When some colleagues at work learned that Jiang Moli was getting engaged, they congratulated her.
When Zhu Zhixuan heard that Jiang Moli was getting engaged, she said, "If you're engaged, then you have to get married, and if you get married, you have to get pregnant and have children, right?"
"Yes, I want to give birth." Jiang Moli did not say no.
As for when to give birth, that was Jiang Moli's choice. She couldn't possibly tell anyone when she was due. Back at the South City Theater, Jiang Moli was able to play the role of Cuiyun because someone in her company got pregnant and had a baby. Jiang Moli understood all too well the impact of pregnancy and childbirth on her profession: after pregnancy, a thin person could gain 50 pounds.
A child can't possibly weigh 50 pounds; the fat grows on a pregnant woman's body. After giving birth, a woman needs to adjust her body shape, which isn't easy. Some people are naturally thin and remain thin during pregnancy, even looking like they're not pregnant.
"Give birth sooner and recover sooner." Zhu Zhixuan said.
"You don't need to worry about this." Jiang Moli said, "In recent years, even if I get married, it's impossible for me to get pregnant and have a child so quickly."
"Aren't you afraid that your man won't want you?" Zhu Zhixuan said.
"Women are never meant to be dependent on men," Jiang Moli said. "If a man doesn't want you because of a child, then you'd better not keep him. He'll be ruined sooner or later."
"You may say this now, but you may not say it in the future," said Zhu Zhixuan.
Many people in the unit know that Sheng Jiahao is rich. Sheng Jiahao earns much more money than Jiang Moli. Maybe people even think it is better for Jiang Moli not to work. Jiang Moli can just stay at home and relax.
Zhu Zhixuan hoped that Jiang Moli would leave the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers School as soon as possible. Even if Jiang Moli did not leave the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers School, then Jiang Moli could transfer to an administrative position, which would also be fine. Zhu Zhixuan herself was not capable enough, so she thought about the people in front of her doing other things and did not want them to continue to perform. This was not something Zhu Zhixuan had the final say, so she prayed silently in her heart.
When Zhou Yaran learned that Jiang Moli was going to get engaged, she was a little surprised. After work, the two went to a restaurant for dinner.
"Are you getting engaged so soon?" Zhou Yiran asked.
"Not fast." Jiang Moli said, "We have been dating for more than half a year."
"That's right. Your future mother-in-law is also our teacher." Zhou Yiran said, "Engagement is not marriage, so it's better to get engaged early."
"Engagement or marriage, when fate arrives, the process will be completed naturally." Jiang Moli said. "Take a look at what you want to eat, I'll treat you."
"It's your turn to treat us." Zhou Yiran nodded. "Your current salary is much higher than mine."
"It's all hard-earned money," Jiang Moli said. "We still have to perform, that's how we make more money. However, our basic salary will indeed be a little higher, but not much more."
"I'm very satisfied with this. I haven't thought about doing anything else." Zhou Yiran said, "Didn't we start reform and opening up? Some people have gone into business. Their original workplaces are about to shut down or something because they have too many people and don't need them. This is still good for them. Let's try business first."
"Do you want to try it too?" Jiang Moli asked.
"No." Zhou Yiran shook her head. "Do you think I can do those things well? At work, I don't want to do more work. I just want to take it easy. Forget about doing business. It's not suitable for a simple mind like mine. It seems easy for others to do business, but it's difficult for us."
"It's difficult." Jiang Moli nodded. "There's a person in our compound who sells roasted sweet potatoes. He sold roasted sweet potatoes last year and he's selling them this year too."
Miao Guifeng, the original heroine, is quite down-to-earth. Rebirth doesn't change her IQ. It's impossible for someone who has always been a housewife to suddenly become powerful, become a female boss, and do so many things all at once. Miao Guifeng has considered doing other things, but when she thinks carefully about what she can do, she finds that there aren't many things she can do.
When Miao Guifeng thinks something is feasible, others have already done it. If she continues to do it, she may not necessarily make money. She also needs to consider the cost and not act blindly.
"That's right, not everyone can make a lot of money all at once." Zhou Yiran said.
"My sister-in-law also wants to make money. This year she's making some tofu to sell," Jiang Moli said. "She soaks the beans and grinds them herself. She has to start very early. She makes it and presses it well before she can sell it. Others buy groceries and cook early in the morning, but she has to get up early too. My brother takes Jiaojiao to school. If the younger one wakes up, he'll take care of her first. When he has to go to work, he'll send the child to our house and let my mom help take care of him."
Jiang Moli looked tired, and Niu Cuihua would send tofu to the Jiang family from time to time. Jiang's mother told Niu Cuihua not to send too much, and that people of Jiang's mother and father's age were not suitable for eating tofu all the time. Niu Cuihua initially thought that Jiang's mother was being polite to her, but later she realized that the elderly were indeed not suitable for eating tofu too much, so she stopped sending it all the time.
"My sister-in-law has changed a lot. When she first came to the city, she had a bad temper. Later, after they moved out and rented a house, she became much better." Jiang Moli said, "It's not my sister-in-law's fault. It's inevitable that some things will happen when you suddenly live in an unfamiliar place for a long time."
"You are considerate of your sister-in-law." Zhou Yiran said.
"We are all women, so we should be more considerate of each other." Jiang Moli didn't want to be a vicious sister-in-law, so she still wanted to do more. If she could do more, she would do more. Wouldn't it be better if there were fewer conflicts among everyone?
Of course, when Jiang Moli does more things, it means that she can do them by herself and will not be involved in troublesome things. If Jiang Moli is going to be involved in those troublesome things, she will definitely not do it.
"I'm not as good as you say. I sometimes lose my temper." Jiang Moli said, "My sister-in-law always loves her youngest son more than her eldest daughter, so I want to be nicer to her. My mother said she would pay for Jiaojiao to learn a skill, and my sister-in-law agreed and let Jiaojiao learn the guzheng. Maybe because Jiaojiao knows this opportunity is rare, she still works very hard to learn."
Jiang Moli was afraid that Zhao Jiaojiao would say she didn't want to study anymore after a few classes. Zhao Jiaojiao had just started the Guzheng class not long ago and still had to work hard for a long time.
"With your mother and you here, your niece must be living a good life," Zhou Yiran said. "You're about to get engaged, so my mother should let me go out on more blind dates. Around the Chinese New Year, many people came to my house, saying they wanted to see me, but they were actually going on blind dates. I didn't like them very much, so I didn't agree."
"You're still young, not too old." Jiang Moli said, "You can still wait. You can choose. It's good to find someone you like. If you can't find one, then find the right one. Don't be the type who likes someone but others don't like you. That way, you'll just keep bowing your head. Look, my old sister knew it, Jiang Yuqin. She only thought about her man all day long. Whenever her man was unhappy, she had to coax him."
Jiang Moli didn't want to coax a man like that, without any self-respect. If anything, it would be the man coaxing her. Jiang Moli felt that she was a relatively good woman. She could earn money to support herself and didn't have to rely on a man. Jiang Moli didn't have much money, so she couldn't hire a nanny, but she could hire a part-time cleaner and eat in the company cafeteria...
"Don't look for someone who doesn't love you and isn't suitable for you." Jiang Moli emphasized, "If you look for someone like that, we won't even be friends anymore."
Being in love will make you crazy and hurt the people around you little by little.
Jiang Moli didn't want to explain to the love-brained one. It was useless. The love-brained one would never listen to them. The love-brained one would only think that what they did was right and that others were jealous of them being with their loved ones.
"If that were the case, I would despise myself to death." Zhou Yiran said.
"It doesn't matter. If you act like that, I'll think you've been possessed by someone else." Jiang Moli joked, "You're no longer yourself. You're someone else. Your body is still you, but the soul inside is someone else's."
When Zhou Yaran returned home that evening, her mother already knew about Jiang Moli's engagement. They lived on the same street as the Sheng family and saw each other frequently. Since the Sheng family had a happy event and didn't hide it, they naturally knew about it.
"Moli is younger than you, and she's about to get engaged," Zhou's mother said. "As for you, isn't it time to find a partner too?"
"You have to find one. Start dating early, go on more blind dates, and maybe you'll find someone good," Zhou Yiran said. "After all, blind dates can easily lead to a lot of weirdos. There's a tall, thin woman in our unit with short hair. She went on a blind date, and her boyfriend said she was too thin and that her short hair didn't look good on her... What kind of person is that? Saying things like that on their first official meeting? Does he think she's as beautiful as Pan An?"
When Zhou Yiran heard someone at work talking about this, she rubbed her ears, wondering if she had misheard. Her colleague said she hadn't misheard, and that was exactly what they had said, and it was very clear. The person then approached her colleague, but she ignored him.
There are also cases where a blind date didn't work out, and there was no contact for several months. The man would come back a few months later and say he had found a partner. It was very speechless. If the man had found a partner, he had found a partner. He didn't need to come to her specifically to tell her.
"I've inquired about it all," Zhou Yiran said. "When it comes to blind dates, the first thing to consider is material conditions. They look at each other's material conditions and family background. If they're not good, it's better not to proceed. Continuing would be a waste of time."
"You are really capable." Zhou's mother twitched the corners of her mouth. She didn't expect her daughter to inquire about these things.
"Moli often says that we women have to be responsible for ourselves and not expect men to be responsible for us," Zhou Yiran said.
"No wonder you two can be friends." Zhou's mother said, "If you think so..."
Zhou's mother couldn't say that her daughter and Jiang Moli were wrong. They were both so young, yet they thought so clearly. People who didn't know would think that Zhou Yaran and Jiang Moli had experienced a lot, but even if they hadn't experienced those things, they could still feel something when they performed opera and felt those stories.
Some operas were originally tragedies, but were later changed into happy endings.
People like Zhou's mother knew that they would study the past and present of the opera stories.
"It's fine for you guys to do this," Zhou's mother said. "This way you won't get hurt or get into trouble, and you can still work hard to live a good life."
"That's right," Zhou Yiran said. "Jasmine is getting engaged soon. Time flies. When I first met her, she was still very young, and I was very young too."
Zhou Yiran sighed, feeling that time was slipping through her fingers and so much time had passed in a flash.
"You were really young back then," Zhou's mother said. "Moli worked hard to learn opera, but you, on the other hand, were more focused on playing."
Jiang Moli didn't need anyone to urge her; she worked very hard on her own. Zhou Yiran, on the other hand, needed someone to urge her; she hadn't worked that hard yet. Fortunately, Zhou's mother had given up long ago and didn't think of forcing Zhou Yiran to do anything.
The engagement date was chosen on a Saturday, when Jiang Moli was not performing during the day. She planned the engagement during the day and then performed at night. Jiang Moli had her schedule planned out. She didn't think about taking time off, just getting engaged. You know, some women, even when pregnant, can work until their water breaks.
At the engagement party, Old Lady Jiang and the others were delighted. Father Sheng had two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters had married and moved away, and the two brothers lived in the northwest and south. Teacher Lu's family wasn't in the south, but in another city within the province. Old Lady Sheng and her husband had long since passed away, so the closest relatives of the Sheng family who could make it were present.
The two families of relatives sat at two large tables. Everyone knew that the two young people liked each other, so they didn't say anything unpleasant.
Aunt Sheng San asked, "When do you plan to have a child?"
"There's no rush." Teacher Lu said directly, "Waiting for ten or eight years is fine."
"Wait so long?" Aunt Sheng was surprised.
"Not for long," Teacher Lu said. "They're still young and can enjoy themselves a little longer. There's no need to rush. You don't have to say that. Even we want to enjoy ourselves for a few more years. After a few years of leisure, we can help take care of their children."
Third Aunt Sheng wanted to speak, but Father Sheng signaled her to stop with his eyes. Father Sheng also coughed lightly, and Third Aunt Sheng stopped talking.
"Don't worry about what Third Aunt says." Sheng Jiahao said to Jiang Moli.
"We live our lives, not her." Jiang Moli understood, and she didn't take Aunt Sheng's words to heart.
At the Qi family, He Jingxian has been taking medication lately. Qi's mother has consulted a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to treat her. This treatment has been going on for a while now, and even if He Jingxian doesn't want to take the medicine, Qi's mother forces her to do it. He Jingxian's period still hasn't come on time, so she went to the hospital for another checkup and was confirmed not to be pregnant. The doctor hadn't misdiagnosed her.
The medicines were very bitter, and Qi's mother didn't allow He Jingxian to add sugar, saying that if she did, the medicine wouldn't be as effective. So, she had to force He Jingxian to take the medicine directly. He Jingxian couldn't say no, so she pinched her nose and drank the medicine. After drinking the medicine, He Jingxian vomited.
"Don't vomit. Drink it all." Qi's mother said, "If you vomit it all, it won't work. I worked so hard to make the medicine for you, and you just threw it up. It's a waste of my time and my money. That doctor is very good. Many people have recovered after taking his medicine and have become pregnant and had children. But you won't drink the medicine properly. How can you get better if you don't drink it properly?"
"Drink." He Jingxian couldn't say no, this was her own fault.
He Jingxian thought that if she was well, she could get pregnant and give birth to a child. He Jingxian didn't want to take these medicines at all. As long as Aunt Qi could guarantee that she could play good roles in the future, then it would be okay for her to get pregnant and give birth to a child sooner rather than later. He Jingxian was really afraid of taking these medicines. She had to take them every day. She asked to take a break for a day, but Aunt Qi wouldn't let her.
Qi's mother meant that He Jingxian didn't have to pay for the medicine. She would pay for it and even boil the medicine for He Jingxian, so He Jingxian would have to be obedient.
"That's right." Qi's mother said, "You are my son's wife, how can I treat you badly? If your biological mother were still alive, she wouldn't care about you. Now that you are married, you don't have to continue your family line, so only I, as your mother-in-law, would go find medicine for you. We women still have to have a child. We can't be childless."
"Yes, that's right." He Jingxian nodded. No matter what Qi's mother said, He Jingxian had to nod and agree with what Qi's mother said.
After the engagement party, Jiang Moli still had to go to work to prepare for the evening performance. Aunt Sheng was a little bit unbelievable when she learned that Jiang Moli was going to perform on the day of her engagement.
"Didn't she ask for leave?" Aunt Sheng San asked Teacher Lu.
"There is no conflict in time. The engagement will be at noon and the performance will be in the evening." Teacher Lu said.
"So anxious." Aunt Sheng San sighed.
"Young man, work harder," said Teacher Lu.
Aunt Sheng looked at Teacher Lu and said, "You should treat her as your heir."
"Heir." Teacher Lu said that the heir and the inheritor are still different.
Teacher Lu glanced at Aunt Sheng San. She was not very satisfied with Aunt Sheng San's performance today.
"Jiahao likes Jasmine, and he's pursuing her," Teacher Lu said. "We've known about Jasmine's situation for a long time. Before Jiahao pursued Jasmine, I told him what to expect. He went after her anyway, which shows he accepted it. Don't say these things to their faces in the future, and don't whisper about them behind their backs. We all know about these things, and we accept them."
Teacher Lu was adamant. She didn't want Third Aunt Sheng to say those words. Once those words came out, it felt like she was embarrassing someone and made them feel bad. It had been a happy engagement party, but Third Aunt Sheng's words had completely changed the atmosphere.
Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao were together, not because of Teacher Lu's matchmaking, nor because Teacher Lu forced her son. Teacher Lu believed that everyone should be responsible for their own choices. She had already told her son that if he still had a problem with Moli, it was his problem.
Teacher Lu knew what kind of person Jiang Moli was. There was nothing wrong with a woman pursuing her dreams. Teacher Lu wanted to support Jiang Moli for the rest of her life.
In the evening, Sheng Jiahao went to see Jiang Moli's performance. Today was their engagement day, and he wanted to see more of his fiancée. Sheng Jiahao looked at Jiang Moli, who performed so well on the stage, with a smile on his face. He smiled very happily.
Although Jiang Moli was not performing for Sheng Jiahao alone, Sheng Jiahao felt that Jiang Moli was performing for him alone, and there was only one Jiang Moli in his eyes.
After the performance, Sheng Jiahao went to pick up Jiang Moli.
Colleagues at work all think that Jiang Moli is very hardworking. She even participated in a performance on her engagement day without asking for leave.
Zhu Zhixuan originally thought that Jiang Moli would ask for leave, but she didn't expect Jiang Moli to not ask for leave. Even if Jiang Moli asked for leave, the role that Jiang Moli was supposed to play might not necessarily be played by Zhu Zhixuan, but by someone else.
Zhu Zhixuan felt even worse when she saw Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao leaving happily.
"Then why bother fighting?" Zhu Zhixuan asked.
"It didn't affect the performance and the performance was very good. Isn't that enough?" Qiao Yuwei muttered.
Qiao Yuwei heard what Zhu Zhixuan said. She and Zhu Zhixuan did not have a good relationship.
Last year, when they went to the capital to perform, Zhu Zhixuan originally shared a room with Qiao Yuwei. After she changed rooms, she told people that Qiao Yuwei snored loudly. Now, when they go out to perform together, those who do not want to stay with Qiao Yuwei are afraid that her snoring is too loud.
Jiang Moli didn't always stay in the same room with Qiao Yuwei. Sometimes she shared a room with someone else. The boss at her workplace couldn't always let Jiang Moli and Qiao Yuwei live together. They could only see who else snored and arrange for those who snored to sleep in the same room.
Qiao Yuwei and Zhu Zhixuan have a bad relationship, so Qiao Yuwei would refute Zhu Zhixuan a few times. She didn't refute for Jiang Moli, she just couldn't stand Zhu Zhixuan.
Jiang Moli got in the car and Sheng Jiahao sent her back. The two talked for a while at the gate of the compound.
"How was today's performance?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Great, very good." Sheng Jiahao said, "From now on, you can perform to your heart's content."
"It was the same before." Jiang Moli said.
"Before, in the future, it will always be like this." Sheng Jiahao reached out and gently stroked Jiang Moli's hair. "Whatever you want to do, I will always be by your side."
"Yeah." Jiang Moli nodded.
"Don't worry about what others think." Sheng Jiahao said, "I am the one who wants to spend my whole life with you."
"I know." Jiang Moli chuckled, "For a lifetime."
Jiang Moli gave Sheng Jiahao a hug before she went back home. Sheng Jiahao drove back and did not go into the Jiang family.
When Jiang Moli returned home, she saw Jiang's mother.
"Mom, you haven't slept yet." Jiang Moli said.
"I can't sleep." Jiang's mother said. She thought of what Aunt Sheng said at the engagement party today and was worried that her daughter would be embarrassed in the future.
Jiang's mother is a mother, and she has also been a daughter-in-law. She knows how difficult it is to be a daughter-in-law, and those relatives and elders can also talk about them.
"What do you think about what Jiahao's third aunt said today?" Jiang's mother asked.
"What else can I think? She and I don't live under the same roof." Jiang Moli said, "She's not my mother-in-law, why should I care so much about her? Since she likes children so much, then let her daughter-in-law have more."
"Jiahao is good, and your teacher is good too, but it's this Third Aunt..." Jiang's mother said, "Don't think this is okay. If someone says something bad about you behind your back, one sentence today and one sentence tomorrow, they might remember it. Over time, people might not think it's good, and they'll be thinking about other things."
"I know." Jiang Moli said, "Mom, I'm not scared yet. Are you scared?"
"I... of course I'm afraid," Jiang's mother said. "You're my daughter. How can I watch you suffer? Finding a partner is like that. There's always going to be some problems."
"Jiahao is doing well now." Jiang Moli said, "Mom, don't worry. Don't you understand me? If there really is a problem, I will stop the loss in time and I won't be able to continue. I will definitely think more about myself. We just got engaged today. Mom, are you reluctant to leave your daughter?"
"I can't bear to let go." Jiang's mother said.
"It's in South City, not somewhere else." Jiang Moli sat next to Jiang's mother. "My daughter hasn't married yet, so she still lives at home. After she gets married, she can come back and live here. Just don't look down on me then."
"How could I dislike you?" Jiang's mother said.
"Where's Dad?" Jiang Moli asked, "Did Dad go to rest?"
Jiang Moli had just mentioned her father when he came out of the kitchen. Father Jiang went to cut some fruit and placed the fruit plate in front of Jiang Moli.
Father Jiang rarely does these things; it's usually Mother Jiang who does them. Father Jiang was happy at the engagement party today, but he also felt a little uncomfortable. His daughter had grown up so quickly, and she was engaged.
"Dad, you peeled it." Jiang Moli said.
"Eat." Jiang's father said, "Eat something."
"Dad, I must eat the ones you peeled." Jiang Moli chuckled.
At this moment, He Jingxian and Qi Shixin were in the room. He Jingxian said, "If I have a child, I will give birth to it."
"Are you willing to give birth to a child?" Qi Shixin sneered.
"Of course I want to give birth to our child." He Jingxian knew that Qi Shixin was still brooding over what she had said before. If she had known that Qi Qing would be so talkative, she would definitely not have said those words. The key point was that she didn't know Qi Qing was nearby at the time.
"To have a baby, you have to be pregnant first." Qi Shixin said, "Aren't you taking care of yourself? Then take good care of yourself. Mom made some medicine for you, and we could smell it as soon as we got home. Dad even asked you how long you were going to take it, but Dad didn't want to smell it anymore. Dad and Big Brother endured it for us."
Qi Shixin meant that the Qi family worked very hard so that He Jingxian could get pregnant as soon as possible, and everyone was waiting for He Jingxian to recover.
"Today, Jiang Moli got engaged." He Jingxian suddenly said.
"Who?" Qi Shixin didn't expect He Jingxian to suddenly say this.
"Jiang Moli, my classmate, she used to work at the South City Theater." He Jingxian said.
"Her." Qi Shixin knew a little bit. Jiang Moli and He Jingxian had been together for a while at the South City Theater. They had some conflicts. The role He Jingxian is currently playing is played by Jiang Moli. "Her engagement has nothing to do with us. We didn't give her an invitation when we got married. It's impossible for her to give us an invitation when she gets married."
"She didn't take a leave today and still participated in the performance." He Jingxian said.
"And then?" Qi Shixin asked, "Do you want to compete with her? Do you want to participate in more performances?"
"No..." He Jingxian certainly wanted to participate in more performances, but she didn't dare to tell Qi Shixin, fearing that Qi Shixin would be unhappy. "We didn't get engaged, we got married right away. They were dating and waited for more than half a year before getting engaged. I don't know how long we'll have to wait for them to get married."
"If you're not old enough, you have to wait." Qi Shixin said, "If you are old enough, then we have to see the situation. Why are you staring at them?"
Qi Shixin did not keep an eye on Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao. These two people had no contact with Qi Shixin and no interest relationship with him.
"Just talking about it." He Jingxian said. She felt that Jiang Moli was living too well. Teacher Lu could accept Jiang Moli's efforts, but her mother-in-law didn't allow her to work hard. Her in-laws all wanted her to give birth to a baby as soon as possible.
Initially, He Jingxian had been with Qi Shixin in order to stay at the Nancheng Theater, and she had succeeded, achieving her goal. He Jingxian also wanted to have children later and become a famous actress sooner rather than later. She wanted too many things, one after another. The Qi family couldn't always go along with He Jingxian; they also had their own wants.
"Let me express my feelings," He Jingxian said. "Jiang Moli is from South City and has a good family background. Family background is really important, especially important."
"It's decided at birth," Qi Shixin said. "Our child will be born into a Nancheng family and have a good background."
"..." He Jingxian thought it was another child. Qi Shixin only knew how to talk about children. There were only children and more children.
He Jingxian sometimes wondered if she was just a tool for the Qi family to have children. He Jingxian didn't feel much love from Qi Shixin. These people always talked about children, children, and more children. He Jingxian's family also told her to have a child as soon as possible. As long as she had a child, she would have a firm foothold in Nancheng.
Even though she already had a Nancheng hukou and a stable job, her family still asked her to be more obedient to her in-laws. They said that all those things were owned by her in-laws, so He Jingxian had to consider her in-laws more.
To put it bluntly, Qi Shixin and He Jingxian are divorced, and he can find a better partner. He Jingxian may have to withdraw from Nancheng, and others have plenty of ways to deal with her.
He Jingxian and Qi Shixin slept back to back. She reached out and gently stroked her belly. At this moment, she really wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible, give birth to the child as soon as possible, let Qi's mother take care of the child, and then these people would not be able to say anything to her. He Jingxian did not have that much love for Qi Shixin. She really could not force herself to fall in love with Qi Shixin. She could not fall in love with him at all.
If Qi Shixin could be like Sheng Jiahao, He Jingxian thought she would like him more. But Qi Shixin was too far behind Sheng Jiahao. Qi Shixin was no match for Sheng Jiahao, who often drove to pick up Jiang Moli. Before He Jingxian and Qi Shixin got married, Qi Shixin would pick her up more often. After they got married, Qi Shixin went to pick her up less often.
If Jiang Moli married Sheng Jiahao, would Sheng Jiahao also call Jiang Moli less often?
He Jingxian hopes that Jiang Moli will get married soon so that she can experience the coldness of marriage sooner.
Jiang Moli didn't pay attention to He Jingxian's life, nor did she think that He Jingxian was still paying attention to her.
In the blink of an eye, a few months passed, and the leadership of the unit held a meeting and announced that they would film a Yue Opera TV series, just like a movie or TV series, to film everyone's Yue Opera performances.
Jiang Moli was not surprised. Basically, the original group would perform, and there would be no need to replace them, unless someone had a problem and could not perform. Jiang Moli was fine. She wanted to perform. This was a good opportunity. As long as there was a chance, Jiang Moli would grab it.
The company held a meeting and told everyone that if anyone didn't want to participate, they could express their opinions and refuse. The company wouldn't force anyone, because if someone didn't want to participate, there were plenty of people who would.
After the meeting, Zhu Zhixuan called Ma Yuwen and told her that "Five Daughters Paying Homage to Their Parents" was going to be made into a movie or TV series.
"Not just this play, there are other plays as well." Ma Yuwen said immediately.
"Yes, it's not just this one play." Zhu Zhixuan said, "But Jiang Moli, she can act. If you were here..."
"This has nothing to do with me, Zhu Zhixuan, please don't call me about Jiang Moli." Ma Yuwen said, "She got to the top because of her own strength. We are not as skilled as others, so we have to accept our fate. We can't compare to others. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, it's useless. If we can't compare to them, don't always focus on what benefits others get. They deserve it."
After Ma Yuwen returned to the local theater, people started gossiping about her. They said that after she returned, she was immediately given important roles. Others were not as good as Ma Yuwen, so they were replaced by her. Ma Yuwen didn't think it was her fault. She thought that others were not as good as her, so they should be replaced by her.
When she was in the provincial Xiao Baihua, Ma Yuwen was not as good as Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli could not be considered to replace her. She got the role based on her own strength. Ma Yuwen can now experience the feeling of being stronger than others and crushing others. This is a very realistic problem.
In their line of work, some people sing well, some don't. There's a division between academic excellence and academic failure, let alone opera performance. All they can do is do their job well and work harder. If their efforts aren't as good as others, sometimes they just have to accept their fate.
"I repeat, Jiang Moli's affairs have nothing to do with me." Ma Yuwen said, "If you feel uncomfortable, then you must defeat her. If you can't defeat her, don't tell me. I can't help you. Even if I go back to save Xiao Baihua now, I can't defeat her. I accept my fate. If you don't, it's your business."
Ma Yuwen hung up the phone directly. She had some feelings for Zhu Zhixuan before, but now, Ma Yuwen didn't want to care about this little bit of feelings.
Zhu Zhixuan didn't expect Ma Yuwen to hang up the phone directly. She thought the two of them could still say a few more words.
Am I really wrong?
No, I am not wrong. I did it all for Ma Yuwen.
If Ma Yuwen was still working, she could still act, even if it was a small role, and she could appear on TV in the future. This would be very good for Ma Yuwen, as she could tell others that she was on TV.
Zhu Zhixuan was a little confused, and then cursed a few more times.
"No wonder you ran back. You're just timid, incompetent, and inferior to others." Zhu Zhixuan said, "You didn't even dare to say a few words and even hung up on me."
Zhu Zhixuan was a little angry. Why didn't Ma Yuwen join her in criticizing Jiang Moli? Zhu Zhixuan felt that Ma Yuwen was going backwards. In the past, Ma Yuwen would criticize the leaders with her and complain a lot. But now, even a little Jiang Moli was the only one, and Ma Yuwen didn't say much.
Zhu Zhixuan thought too highly of herself. Ma Yuwen and Jiang Moli no longer had any vested interests, so naturally, she wouldn't say much about Jiang Moli. Zhu Zhixuan wanted to defeat Jiang Moli, but she didn't have the strength. She said those things to Ma Yuwen, but Ma Yuwen had no way to stop her. If she really had a way, she wouldn't be able to go back to her original unit.
"You're useless, truly useless. You're only fit to stay in a small place. Don't even think about going to a big place in your lifetime." Zhu Zhixuan said, "If you go to the battlefield, you'll just be a deserter."
Zhu Zhixuan muttered several words. A colleague passed by and took a look, but did not speak to her. Zhu Zhixuan's performance was not very good. The director was thinking about replacing her, but Zhu Zhixuan was still unaware. Zhu Zhixuan just thought that she was playing a small role and nothing would happen.
During a meeting, someone asked which version to film, A or B. The leader explained that since the cast and crew remained largely the same, it wouldn't make much difference which version to film. The important thing was to make it look good so more people could see their Yue Opera.
The leader was thinking about whether to shoot the actual scene or the stage. The leader thought that it should be shot on the actual scene, and that it would be easier to shoot the stage performance. They could shoot one version for the stage performance and another version for the actual scene.
Jiang Moli doesn't need to think about so many issues, just wait for the unit's arrangements.
When Sheng Jiahao came to pick up Jiang Moli, Jiang Moli told Sheng Jiahao the good news.
"I heard that it's not just our company; other dramas are also planning to be made into movies or TV series," Jiang Moli said. "The leadership said we have to keep up with the times."
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