Chapter 78 The scapegoat is dressed in white and pretty
"This time, the filming location is near South City," Director Fu said. "It can be considered a kind of fate. Then, you won't have to take time off to travel far away."
"this……"
"I've already spoken to your boss," Director Fu said. "We'll handle the transfer request. If you agree, it'll only take a few days, not even a week."
Director Fu had originally considered asking Jiang Moli to play Diao Chan, but Diao Chan is far more alluring. It's not that Jiang Moli isn't beautiful, but rather that she appears more dignified and graceful. If you look at Jiang Moli on her own, you might think she's a bit too flamboyant, but compared to some other actresses, her beauty carries a righteousness. If Jiang Moli were to truly play a seductive role, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to pull it off.
It would be better to let Jiang Moli play Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao is different from Diao Chan.
Director Fu watched Jiang Moli perform "The Butterfly Lovers." She looked stunning in her white costume, and Xiao Qiao also had a scene where she had to wear mourning clothes. It wasn't just Director Fu who was watching the opera performers; the "Journey to the West" crew was also watching them.
There are also many female characters in "Journey to the West". It is a unit drama, and different units have different heroines.
Director Fu didn't go to film "Journey to the West." Filming takes a long time, so he couldn't possibly go to several crews at once. Jiang Moli, on the other hand, was only making a cameo appearance for a few days, so she could still go to several crews. Jiang Moli had to perform regularly, so she still had to stay with the crew and couldn't leave casually.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Moli thought for a moment. If it was just a few days of filming near South City, that would be fine. Jiang Moli had been aiming for an award lately; she wanted to win a major prize. Once she won, it would be a one-time prize, unlikely to repeat. Jiang Moli wasn't planning on staying on the set for a long time; doing so would undoubtedly affect her performance.
In the evening, Jiang Moli talked to Sheng Jiahao about the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"Go, it's just nearby, it won't take long, just go." Sheng Jiahao said, "Read books and scripts, you can read them at home."
"We still have to read the script together." Jiang Moli said.
"This play mainly has men's scenes," Sheng Jiahao said, "and there are fewer scenes for women. A few days will be enough. You will definitely be able to understand the character's mood and know how to act."
Sheng Jiahao believes in Jiang Moli, Jiang Moli is very outstanding.
"Let's give it a try." Jiang Moli said, "If it's not nearby..."
"You only have one life," Sheng Jiahao said. "Don't do anything that will make you regret. If you have the chance, give it a try. Don't give up."
"Yeah." Jiang Moli said, "I always work like this, you..."
"Don't I have to work too?" Sheng Jiahao held Jiang Moli's hand tightly. "While you are young, you should give it your all. Don't let yourself regret it. When you are old, it will be difficult to give it another try."
"You're right." Jiang Moli said, "This play has been performed."
After Jiang Moli finished speaking, she paused for a moment and asked, "Do you think I can act in other famous works?"
"Are we going to perform all four great classics?" Sheng Jiahao asked, "If you want, you can give it a try."
"No, forget it. This isn't my decision." Jiang Moli said, "It's okay for a few days, but it won't work if it lasts too long."
He Jingxian gave birth, and like Jiang Yuqin, she gave birth to a daughter. He Jingxian was confused. She wanted to give birth to a son, so why was it another daughter?
The Qi family couldn't help but wonder if it was because He Jingxian and her husband were still living at home that Qi's mother initially dismissed the idea. It was only after Qi's eldest sister-in-law mentioned it to Qi's mother that Qi took it seriously. Of course, Qi's mother wasn't so malicious as to force He Jingxian to rent a house while she was in confinement. Instead, she found a two-bedroom apartment for He Jingxian and her husband in advance, cleaned it up, and then moved in after He Jingxian was out of confinement.
"What?" When He Jingxian heard what her husband said, she couldn't believe her ears.
"Mom has found us a house. We'll move out after you finish your confinement period." Qi Shixin said, "You've been living here, and all you've given birth to are daughters. If we move out, maybe you'll be able to give birth to a son."
He Jingxian didn't expect that the Qi family could come up with such a reason. She lay on the bed in a very bad mood.
"You take care of the baby first." Qi Shixin said, "Mom will help you with the confinement period, and then we can move out. There's no rush now, just tidy up the house and move some things over. When we move over, Mom will also help us take care of the baby. It's very convenient to be so close. If we don't cook, we can come back and eat."
"You have already decided, what else can I say?" He Jingxian's eyes were slightly red.
"We should have moved out when we got married," Qi Shixin said. "If we had moved out then, maybe you would have already given birth to a son. Since it was your first child, you could have worked well at the company and wouldn't have needed to have a second child."
"..." He Jingxian found such a reason ridiculous. It was obvious that these people wanted to kick her out, and they even said it in such a high-sounding way, "Move out, move out."
He Jingxian covered herself with a quilt. It wasn't that she didn't want to move, but they should have told her in advance and let her go and see the rental house herself instead of notifying her. This made He Jingxian feel that she couldn't make the decision herself, and that the Qi family had to make all the decisions.
Over the years, He Jingxian had always followed the advice of the Qi family, getting pregnant early and having a second child. As for these people, they didn't take He Jingxian seriously at all. When making decisions, they didn't need to discuss it with He Jingxian, they just needed to notify her.
He Jingxian thought that she really had no status in this family, and maybe it was time to move out. Who made her give birth to two daughters instead of two sons? If He Jingxian had given birth to two sons, she could have managed to get her parents-in-law to buy them a house. Unfortunately, He Jingxian gave birth to two daughters, and Qi's father and mother did not think about giving Qi Shixin more things.
Girls will get married sooner or later, and Qi's father and mother have other grandchildren, so they naturally cannot attach too much importance to He Jingxian's daughter.
When He Jingxian gave birth to her second child, she didn't hold a grand celebration for the baby's full month. It was because she had an extra child, making it difficult to handle. Jiang Yuqin, on the other hand, was short on money. She and Ding Chao hadn't even held their wedding banquet yet, let alone a full month celebration for a girl.
When Ding's mother saw the girl, she said, "A little girl."
Ding's mother really dislikes the girl born to Jiang Yuqin. She likes her grandson.
When Jiang Yuqin heard what Ding's mother said, she did not refute it. It was her own fault that her belly was not doing well.
After Jiang Yuqin gave birth, she had to do more things, and she sometimes still had to do some housework during her confinement. Jiang Yuqin wanted to let Ding Chao know that she was a capable person and could manage the house in an orderly manner even during her confinement.
Fan Xiaoxue, Niu Cuihua and others lived close to Jiang Yuqin, and they all knew that Jiang Yuqin did not take good care of herself during her confinement period.
When Niu Cuihua told her mother about this incident, she found it unbelievable.
"I saw her cooking for herself," Niu Cuihua said. "She cooked for herself during her confinement period."
Niu Cuihua gave birth in the countryside, where her mother went to take care of her while she was still in labor. Jiang's mother sent her extra supplies. Jiang Yuqin wasn't taken care of by her mother-in-law or her own mother. Niu Cuihua had no idea what Jiang Yuqin was up to. She'd heard Zhao Guodong say she was a very contentious woman. Now, Niu Cuihua wondered if Jiang Yuqin had lost her mind.
"When Guodong talked about her, I thought she was amazing," said Niu Cuihua.
"That's bullying at home," Niu's mother said. "When facing her relatives, she's arrogant in front of them. But in front of other people, she's just pretending. Jiang Yuqin has this life of her own making, she deserves it. If she'd been obedient and not married, your mother-in-law and her people would have found her a good match."
"I heard that when she was marrying Ding Chao, her uncle introduced her to someone, but she disagreed," Niu Cuihua said. "With someone like her mother, everyone was worried that she would be like her mother, and many people didn't like her. Her uncle was capable and could have found a suitable partner for her, but no one was interested."
After being in Nancheng for a long time, Niu Cuihua knew more about Jiang's mother and others, and she felt more and more that some people could make their lives worse little by little. Even though everyone around them was trying hard to hold this person back, this person would still struggle to break free from everyone's hands. This person just wanted to fall down, and he would fall down with a smile on his face.
"Who cares if she buys it or not?" Niu's mother said, "Luckily she has nothing to do with you. If she did, you'd be in trouble."
Jiang Yuqin thought of the Jiang family several times, when she had to take care of her daughter and her adopted son, when her daughter always cried at night, when she was tired... Jiang Yuqin thought that if she was still a member of the Jiang family, she would ask Jiang's mother and father to help take care of the child. She directly threw the child to Jiang Moli and forced Jiang's father to take care of the child.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yuqin wasn't a member of the Jiang family. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. Why didn't her mother let her have a better father? Why did she let her have a father like Second Uncle Jin? Second Uncle Jin wasn't very capable and couldn't help Jiang Yuqin much. Jiang Yuqin couldn't always go to Second Uncle Jin. If she did, Second Aunt Jin would look for other members of the Jin family, who would then look for Jiang Yuqin.
Jiang Yuqin couldn't make a big deal out of this, she still wanted those people to give her money.
Lately, Jiang Yuqin has felt that people haven't been paying her much, and the amount they give her has been decreasing. She needs to think about what to do next; she can't expect to end up with nothing. She doesn't want to lose this extra source of income, so she's hoping those people will give her more. With more money, she can do a lot more.
When Jiang Yuqin was making milk powder for her daughter, Ding Hongwang was watching from the side. Jiang Yuqin had no choice but to make milk powder for Ding Hongwang, because she couldn't let Ding Hongwang drool beside her.
Ding Hongwang didn't directly tell Ding Chao that he wanted milk powder. Instead, he watched Jiang Yuqin make it. When Ding Chao was around, Ding Hongwang watched even more. Jiang Yuqin had no choice but to make milk powder for Ding Hongwang. Milk powder was already quite expensive, and Ding Hongwang had to eat it, which made Jiang Yuqin even more worried about the money.
"We have to buy milk powder. There is no milk powder." Jiang Yuqin didn't have much milk, and her daughter didn't have enough to eat, so she could only let the child eat some milk powder.
"Then buy it." Ding Chao said.
"It's not a lot of money," Jiang Yuqin said. "I'm afraid it won't last long. Hongwang is watching our daughter eat, so I can't stop him from eating."
"Hongwang is growing, so just let him eat." Ding Chao took out some money and gave it to Jiang Yuqin. Jiang Yuqin had not been to the factory to work recently, so Ding Chao had no choice but to give her the money.
Jiang Yuqin was relieved when she saw Ding Chao take out some money. She knew that Ding Chao would not refuse to pay. Others said that Ding Chao was very good to Ding Hongwang. Jiang Yuqin thought that Ding Chao also knew how to care for his own daughter. Ding Chao was not the kind of person who did not care about his own children.
The crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" arrived in Nancheng half a month later. They traveled around to shoot. When they came to Nancheng, Jiang Moli was busy with her performance. When there was no performance, she did not go. When there was no performance, Jiang Moli went to participate in the performance.
Jiang Moli saw many strong men. These men looked very handsome, very powerful, and possessed a kind of powerful beauty, very masculine. Jiang Moli thought that TV series like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" should be played by these men. If they were all feminine and gentle, would they be eunuchs?
"You don't have to be afraid." Director Fu is the director of Group B, and he was shooting Xiao Qiao's scenes.
Xiao Qiao lost her man and was dressed in white.
Dressed in plain white, and pretty.
Xiao Qiao's eyes and deep affection are not the kind of puddle of water, but rather tenacious. Xiao Qiao's family background is not bad, so it is naturally impossible for her to be weak and timid with those people who only know how to cry.
The female characters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms also have their own unique characteristics. Actors should bring out the characteristics of those characters instead of letting these female characters be overshadowed by the male characters.
"They are all good people." Director Fu said to Jiang Moli, "It's just that there are more men in the play. This is the characteristic of their play. The number of maids is small. It's impossible to have a lot, especially at a funeral."
"I know." Jiang Moli nodded. She was not scared by these people. They were just a little bigger.
When Jiang Moli was filming near South City, her mother went to bring her food. She didn't take the bus herself, but had the driver drive her. Sheng Jiahao thought the food on the set might not be that good, and since it was so close, it would be better to have the driver deliver the food. Jiang's mother thought that since the driver had to go there to deliver the food, she might as well go there herself. She would finish her meal earlier, go over earlier, and spend more time with Jiang Moli.
When Jiang's mother saw Jiang Moli wearing all white and her eyes were slightly red, she felt sorry for her. The red eyes had to last for a while. After acting once, she had to continue acting once and twice, just to show a better picture.
Jiang's mother noticed the subtle changes in Jiang Moli's facial expression. She had long known that her daughter had rich expressions, but when she saw her daughter's performance in a TV series, it was different.
During a short break, Jiang Moli walked to Jiang's mother's side, "Mom."
"You must be hungry. Eat quickly." Jiang's mother said.
"I'm not eating anymore." Jiang Moli said, "Is there any soup?"
"Soup?" Jiang's mother said quickly, "Yes, yes, yes."
"Forget it, I won't drink it. I'll just drink a couple of sips of water." Jiang Moli said.
Jiang Moli felt that Xiao Qiao had too many micro-expressions in this scene and didn't have many lines, so she had to express the layering through her expressions.
"Aren't you hungry?" Jiang's mother asked.
"I'm a little hungry." Jiang Moli said, "It's okay. We can eat after this scene."
This scene is quite important, and it really showcases Xiao Qiao's unique characteristics. Jiang Moli thought it would be better to eat less, so that she could feel it better later.
The ancients were very particular about funerals. Some people didn't eat much during those days, and some even went without food for two or three days before being brought porridge by relatives. Jiang Moli had researched some information and thought abstaining from meat for a year or three years was already difficult. But she was shocked to find that some people didn't eat for two or three days beforehand.
This tradition of filial piety has been passed down bit by bit since the early days, and as it became more specific, there were more and more requirements.
People in ancient times generally had a short lifespan. Those who had to observe mourning for their parents for three years, if they were unlucky, would have difficulty in officialdom as it would take too long to make it, three years after three years.
"Mom, I'm not not eating. I'll eat later." Jiang Moli saw that Jiang's mother had something to say, so she could only comfort her, "I'm not on a hunger strike."
"Okay." Jiang's mother felt sorry for her daughter and was worried that she wouldn't eat or sleep well, so she stood by and watched.
The director and others didn't ask Jiang's mother to leave. As long as Jiang's mother didn't affect the filming, it didn't matter. Jiang Moli often performed on stage, and there were more people in the audience than around her now. Jiang Moli was not afraid of performing on stage, let alone at this time.
Jiang Moli took several takes throughout the entire day and finally finished filming the scene.
Jiang Moli's role was really small, and there were no more scenes after just two days of filming.
Jiang's mother didn't know that Jiang Moli had so few scenes. On the third day, when Jiang Moli was going to work, Jiang's mother thought she was going to the set.
"Are you going to the set today?" Jiang's mother asked.
"No, I'm going to work." Jiang Moli said, "I have a performance tomorrow."
"Go to the back?" Jiang's mother was puzzled.
"You don't have to go later, the filming is finished." Jiang Moli said.
"Okay, okay." Jiang's mother didn't want her daughter to be hungry all the time, so she wanted her daughter to eat more. "Come back early for dinner. Mom will make you some braised pork."
"Okay." Jiang Moli nodded.
After He Jingxian and his wife moved out of the Qi family, Qi's mother did help He Jingxian and his wife take care of the children. Qi's mother would take He Jingxian and his wife's eldest daughter back home to rest, but she did not take He Jingxian's youngest daughter back home. He Jingxian and his wife still had to take care of their youngest daughter more. This time they really took care of the child themselves, and did not ask Qi's mother to help take care of the youngest.
"The child is awake, go make the milk powder." He Jingxian kicked Qi Shixin.
"Why are there so many things to do?" Qi Shixin asked, "Why do you always have to drink milk? Can't you eat more at once?"
Qi Shixin was impatient. This little guy really had a lot of things to do.
"She's still young, so she needs to drink more milk." He Jingxian didn't want to feed the child too much, but she had no choice.
Qi's mother repeatedly stressed to He Jingxian that the baby needed to be fed every two or three hours, and that they needed to be careful not to choke or make the baby uncomfortable. Qi's mother said she would help take the older child away, and they needed to learn how to take care of the younger one.
"I have to go to work tomorrow." Qi Shixin didn't want to spend too much time on the child.
"This is also your child. It was you who wanted me to keep having more children. It was you who wanted to..."
"Okay, stop talking." Qi Shixin said, "You have the freedom to go to work, but I don't have that freedom as you."
"..." He Jingxian felt uncomfortable. Yes, with Aunt Qi around, she didn't have to go to work every day, and she could still get paid even if she didn't go, but she wanted to go to work instead of staying at home to raise children. These people had no idea what she was thinking, and they all thought she was taking advantage.
He Jingxian didn't think she had taken such a big advantage, as she had obviously paid so much.
He Jingxian was in a better position, having enough money to buy formula for her child. Jiang Yuqin, on the other hand, was in a worse situation. After raising her children, she discovered that the rate at which formula was consumed differed significantly between two children and one. Even though Ding Hongwang wasn't patient enough to feed Jiang Yuqin's daughter every time, he still fed her every day.
One or two days was fine, but after ten days or half a month, the milk powder was gone and Jiang Yuqin could only think about buying more. Jiang Yuqin looked at the money at home, but found that there was not much money, and the money was not enough to buy a can of milk powder.
Jiang Yuqin wanted to borrow money from her friends, but she didn't have any friends who would lend her money. Wang Chunfen had been so kind to Jiang Yuqin before, but after they had a falling out, Jiang Yuqin never found another friend as good as Wang Chunfen. It was impossible for others to open up to Jiang Yuqin.
So Jiang Yuqin had no choice but to go to Jin Manzhi to borrow money, as she couldn't find anyone else.
"This child is your granddaughter. You can't just watch her starve to death." Jiang Yuqin carried her daughter to Jin Manzhi's home.
"Where's your salary? Where's your husband's salary?" Jin Manzhi frowned. "Where did all that money go?"
"I spent it," Jiang Yuqin said. "If I hadn't spent it, would I still need to borrow money from you?"
"Raising our own children isn't as expensive as yours. Did you feed the older one powdered milk?" As soon as Jin Manzhi saw Jiang Yuqin's expression, she knew she had really done that. She reached out and poked Jiang Yuqin's head. "What are you thinking? Is there something wrong with your brain? Is that your biological son? He's that old, and you're still feeding him powdered milk?"
"The child is watching. I can't not make milk powder for him." Jiang Yuqin said, "I can't let my own daughter drink it alone and let my adopted son not drink it."
"He shouldn't drink. He's not a baby, not a child," Jin Manzhi said. "How can he understand you if you take care of him like this? Take care of your own daughter first, then take care of other people's children."
"That's not someone else's child. That child calls me mom. He is my son, my biological son." Jiang Yuqin said.
"Will he take care of you in your old age?" Jin Manzhi snorted coldly, "His biological mother is still alive. Even if his mother remarries, when you raise him, his biological mother can still come find him. Don't forget, you are the ones who want to raise this child, no one is forcing you to do so."
“…” Jiang Yuqin looked up at Jin Manyi.
"Think about it carefully." Jin Manyi said.
"Mom, we raised this child without thinking about him taking care of us in our old age. We have our own hands and feet, and we can support ourselves." Jiang Yuqin said, "We can still have children. We can have a son of our own, and we will let our own child take care of us in our old age."
Some neighbors suggested that Jiang Yuqin and her husband wanted Ding Hongwang to provide for their retirement, but Ding Chao denied this. He didn't want others to think he was supporting Ding Hongwang solely for retirement. He was still young, and he and Jiang Yuqin could have children. Since Ding Chao had said so, Jiang Yuqin naturally had to follow his lead.
Jiang Yuqin always agrees with Ding Chao's words. She thinks Ding Chao has great love and is selfless.
"Then you can have the baby." Jin Manzhi took out five yuan and handed it to Jiang Yuqin. "Spend it sparingly. The most important thing now is the little one, not the big one. You're already grown up, and you're still fighting with a child for milk powder. Don't you know how to talk to him?"
"There's nothing wrong with a child wanting to eat better food," Jiang Yuqin said. "When I was little, I watched Jiang Moli eat delicious food, and I watched her too. You told me that as long as I watched, my stepmother...those people would give me food. They couldn't deny me food because I'm their child, and a stepdaughter is also a child."
"..." Jin Manzhi felt a headache when she heard these words. This was indeed how they had taught Jiang Yuqin before.
Jiang Yuqin always said in front of Jin Manzhi and others that some of the things she said in the past were said by the Jin family. Jiang Yuqin believed that she was just doing what the Jin family said. She did nothing wrong. If anyone did wrong, it was the Jin family's fault, it was others' fault.
After borrowing money from Jin Manyi, Jiang Yuqin went to buy milk powder.
In the evening, Jiang Yuqin told Ding Chao that she didn't have enough money, so she went to her mother's place to get some money, but it still wasn't enough.
"Can you ask your mother to borrow some money?" Jiang Yuqin asked.
"I can't borrow it." Ding Chao said, "Mom said we survived by drinking rice soup before. If it really doesn't work, just give the child rice soup."
"A child this young can't drink rice soup yet," Jiang Yuqin said.
"How do you know if you don't try it?" Ding Chao asked, "We could drink it when we were little, so why can't she?"
It wasn't that Ding Chao didn't want to buy milk powder for his daughter; it was simply that he didn't have that much money. If Ding Chao had money, he wouldn't have said that.
It was another month later when Jiang Moli heard about Jiang Yuqin again. Jiang Yuqin's child was hospitalized. The child's stomach and intestines were not yet fully developed, so Jiang Yuqin fed the child rice soup. The child was malnourished and had other health problems. Fortunately, the problem was not serious, and after a few days in the hospital, Jiang Yuqin and her husband took the child out.
"Don't spend small amounts of money, spend big amounts of money." Fan Xiaoxue said to Jiang Yuqin.
Jiang Moli asked Fan Xiaoxue to come over and play, and Fan Xiaoxue told Jiang Moli all the gossip about the street.
"If they don't have money to buy formula for the children, then the older one shouldn't have formula, and they're going to feed the older one too," Fan Xiaoxue said. "They have to act like they're being very good to their adopted son."
"As long as they are happy." Jiang Moli said.
"That's all I can say," Fan Xiaoxue said. "Now that I have a child, I really can't treat other people's children well and ignore my own. If my child wants to eat the best food, I have to give my own food to my child. Unless I have extra food, other people's children can't even think about eating it."
Fan Xiaoxue looked at the tiny ball of the child. She thought that her own child was the one she loved most. If parents did not even love their own children, they could not expect others to be good to their own children.
"I don't know why Ding Chao is so nice to Ding Hongwang." Fan Xiaoxue looked around. "I heard that Ding Hongwang's biological father died trying to save Ding Chao. I feel like this matter is not that simple."
"Hmm?" Jiang Moli looked at Fan Xiaoxue.
"I heard it from someone else, and I don't know if it's accurate or not," Fan Xiaoxue said. "It seems Ding Chao and Ding Hongwang's father had an argument before the accident. Ding Chao insisted on disobeying Ding Hongwang's father and showing off. When the accident happened, he even asked Ding Hongwang's father to rescue him."
"Really?" Jiang Moli was surprised. She felt that Ding Chao was so good to Ding Hongwang.
"I just heard it, I don't know if it's true or not." Fan Xiaoxue said, "If that's not the case, then Ding Hongwang is Ding Chao's biological son. But that's unlikely. Ding Hongwang looks more like his biological father than Ding Chao."
"Who knows." Jiang Moli didn't know why Ding Chao was so nice to Ding Hongwang. They were cannon fodder characters in the original novel. Who would remember what these cannon fodders thought? They would only focus on the protagonist.
"It's not that they don't have money to buy milk powder for their biological daughter, it's that they spent it on their adopted son." Fan Xiaoxue said, "They've been good enough to their adopted son. If they didn't make milk powder for her right now, no one would say anything. I really don't know why they have to be so good to her, like they're possessed by a demon."
"Some people are like this. It's hard for others to understand their way of thinking." Jiang Moli said, "We don't live with them, so we don't need to understand them."
"Well, we don't live under the same roof, and we're not relatives, so there's no need to lend them money." Fan Xiaoxue said, "If Jiang Yuqin were my sister, I would definitely think she was a worthless sister. Fortunately, Jiang Yuqin is not your biological sister, and her life story was exposed long ago. If Jiang Yuqin was still your sister, you would be in trouble now. She would think that since you are living such a good life, you have to buy milk powder for their children."
"..." Jiang Moli didn't like this if at all.
In the original novel, Jiang Yuqin's background was never revealed. She simply went to the Jiang family to take various things. Regardless of whether the Jiang family agreed or not, Jiang Yuqin would go and take those things on her own. Jiang Yuqin took those things for granted as her own, all of them hers, and no one else could take her things, not Jiang Moli, not Zhao Guodong.
After listening to what Fan Xiaoxue said, Jiang Moli sighed.
"Um...Miao Guifeng is still selling roasted sweet potatoes?" Jiang Moli hadn't paid attention to Miao Guifeng's affairs for a long time.
"Yes, she's still selling roasted sweet potatoes," Fan Xiaoxue said. "She can't do anything else. She doesn't have that much ability, and she has to take care of the children, so she doesn't have the time. Selling roasted sweet potatoes, she can make money and take care of the children at the same time, which is not bad."
"That's true." Jiang Moli nodded. The heroine in the sad novel couldn't be very happy even if she wanted to.
Miao Guifeng is still a good person, at least she is raising her own child, not someone else's. Miao Guifeng is raising her son by herself in this life. In the eyes of some people, Miao Guifeng's life has begun to be happy.
Jiang Moli didn't quite understand. Would having a son be enough? Jiang Moli sometimes wondered if she had given birth to a son instead of a daughter. Would others say she favored boys over girls?
By the way, the original novel was written by the author. The author let Miao Guifeng raise her son by herself and let Miao Guifeng feel sorry for her son. Is the author bad to the core? Is the author a person who favors boys over girls?
The same can't be said about works of art and literature. The authors are writing about certain things and exposing certain phenomena. Serious literature, in particular, tends to be more extreme and tragic. Some people say there's no point comparing online novels to serious literature; the two aren't literary works on the same level.
Jiang Moli believes that no matter what literary and artistic path an author takes, they have the right to express what they want to express. It doesn't mean that people who don't follow a certain path cannot do so.
Having someone like Miao Guifeng as the protagonist will make readers feel sad, and it also shows how much people of this era value their sons.
"As long as I have something to do and can make some money, that's enough," Jiang Moli said. "You don't have to make a lot of money, and you don't have to compare yourself with others."
"Speaking of making money, Xie Shaojun previously suggested that my husband join them in the business," Fan Xiaoxue said. "My husband didn't agree. Guess who Xie Shaojun wants to bring in?"
"Shi Nan." Jiang Moli said.
"How did you guess it so easily?" Fan Xiaoxue asked, "Don't you want to think about others?"
"Others have no money and no culture." Jiang Moli said.
"Shi Nan's ex-wife didn't get Shi Nan pregnant," Fan Xiaoxue said. "Her family sent a bloody cloth to the Shi family. At first, people said Shi Nan's ex-wife got pregnant and had an abortion. Later, they said she had her period, not that she was pregnant. Now, everyone says she's not pregnant."
"It doesn't matter whether she's pregnant or not. The important thing is that she didn't give birth to Shi Nan's child." Jiang Moli said, "If she gave birth to Shi Nan's child, it would be difficult. Those people in the Shi family would never let her go, and they would never let the child go."
"Shi Nan's ex-wife's family isn't stupid," Fan Xiaoxue said. "Xie Shaojun started a business with Shi Nan, and he's even bringing my husband along. I was wondering what my husband could do. Our family isn't that rich, so are they just asking him to do the hard work? If he needs to do the hard work, they can find someone else. Could it be that they chose my husband because we grew up together?"
"Maybe." Jiang Moli said, "I don't really understand the friendship between those men."
"There must be something wrong here. Xie Shaojun isn't a very generous person," Fan Xiaoxue said. "He's stingy, and his stinginess is very obvious, unlike Shi Nan who hides it. Neither of these two people looks like they would help my man make a lot of money. My man said he doesn't want to get involved, but I know he still wants to get involved."
"Are you going?" Jiang Moli asked, "If you want to go, we won't say anything. It's your freedom. Just because you and Shi Nan started a business doesn't mean we won't consider you friends."
"That's not the problem. Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan are just unworthy people. They're unreliable." Fan Xiaoxue said, "They've made some money now, and my husband is a little unhappy. I told him not to be unhappy, but with my husband's silly brain, it's hard to say whether he'll be able to spend the money he makes."
Fan Xiaoxue felt that Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan were making money too quickly. "They made a lot of money all of a sudden. I really don't know how they started their business. I don't think they opened a store, they just rented a place as an office."
"Don't worry about it. It doesn't matter how they make money, unless you want to get involved. Otherwise, don't worry about it." Jiang Moli said. Now is the era of wild growth. Even pigs standing in the wind can fly. Also, some people in this era don't care about national laws and regulations at all.
Jiang Moli couldn't say whether Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun had done anything illegal, and she didn't know how others started their own businesses. Jiang Moli was not qualified to say those things, and all she could say was to mind her own business.
"That being said, I do have some thoughts," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I feel like the opportunity was right in front of me, but I didn't seize it. I'm okay with that, my man would think about that."
"People can't make money beyond their knowledge. Even if they do, they'll have to pay it back sooner or later." Jiang Moli said, "Think carefully about what you want to do. This is your own choice, and no one can stop you from making it."
"Now that you mention it, I feel that I can't let my man do business with Shi Nan and the others." Fan Xiaoxue frowned, "If something really goes wrong, won't they push my man out? No, I have to go back and ask my man if he really wasn't involved. He must not get involved. If he does, and then says he wasn't, I'm going to say it's his fault."
"Husband and wife, talk it over properly and don't make a fuss," Jiang Moli said.
"If he's hiding it from me, it's no small matter," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I didn't marry him expecting to be rich, I just wanted to be content with a small fortune. We're just ordinary people, not famous people, so we shouldn't think about big things."
Fan Xiaoxue was worried about her man, so she didn't stay with Jiang Moli for long and left in a hurry.
When Sheng Jiahao came back from outside, he saw Fan Xiaoxue leaving in a hurry and wondered, "What happened?"
"Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan started a business together and made a lot of money. Sister Xiaoxue is worried that the money is dirty and that her husband will be involved and become a scapegoat." Jiang Moli said, "Xie Shaojun is smooth-talking and Shi Nan is very hypocritical. No one can guarantee that these two people will not set traps for others."
"You asked them not to cooperate?" Sheng Jiahao asked.
"Do you think I could possibly say something like that?" Jiang Moli squinted at Sheng Jiahao. "That's other people's freedom. If I stop them, they'll think I'm blocking their path to success. They have to make their own decisions. I'm just their friend and I'm not responsible for their financial fortunes. I don't know how to start a business either. I'll only lose money if I do. Do you think I'm you?"
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