Chapter 381: Rotten Wood Cannot Be Carved (Two Chapters Combined into One)
The scene of Pei Qingyan going downstairs just now was reproduced almost one to one.
Pei Wangshu was also stunned.
Deng Xiwen was still surprised and asked, "Wangshu is home too?"
Chen Moru seemed to feel that her daughter's tone when she came downstairs just now was not good. She glanced at her with a little dissatisfaction and said, "We are entertaining guests at home today, so we have to wait until the guests arrive before we can start eating."
"Jingjing, this is my daughter Wangshu, Xiwen knows her." He turned to look at Shen Jingjing and introduced her.
Pei Wangshu's eyes wandered over the few people for a moment before he called out "Aunt Gu". Then Chen Moru introduced Shen Jingjing and Shen Ci.
Unlike Pei Qingyan who was good at speaking, Pei Wangshu greeted a few people mechanically, and when he faced Chen Ci, there was obviously more scrutiny in his eyes as if he were a peer.
Chen Ci's beauty is the kind that cannot be ignored or denied by others. Even as a girl, she cannot deny it against her will.
Pei Wangshu, on the other hand, has the obvious arrogance of a rich girl, and just like Pei Qingyan's dandy nature, they are both typical children of wealthy families.
You don't even have to look too deeply into it; just standing next to such a person, you can smell the scent of money.
Chen Ci naturally had no objection to this "darling of heaven" who was born into a wealthy family. Being able to reincarnate is also a person's ability. Maybe he was a great good person in his previous life, which is why he can enjoy endless wealth in this life.
And if we talk about who is most favored by God, if she says she is second, I am afraid no one dares to say she is first.
Therefore, the undisguised arrogance in Pei Wangshu's eyes was nothing in Shen Ci's eyes.
Because Chen Ci is crazy at heart, but she is relatively introverted and won't always show her "crazy" side to others.
At this time, the nanny came over: "Madam, the meal is ready."
Chen Moru warmly invited everyone to take a seat. Pei Wangshu ignored everyone and walked straight to the first seat on the left and sat down.
When Chen Moru reached the main seat, he saw that his daughter had already sat down. His face immediately darkened: "Wangshu, how can you be so rude?"
Pei Wangshu was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was a junior and should not sit in this position.
There are many rules in wealthy families. Even if you are spoiled at home, you still have to abide by the rules once there are guests.
She curled her lips, stood up reluctantly, and moved to the second seat on the left.
As a result, his mother's gaze still fell on him relentlessly. Pei Wangshu reacted for a moment before he understood and stood up silently again.
Deng Xiwen came to the first seat on the left and sat down.
Chen Ci and her mother were sitting opposite. Chen Jingjing hesitated for a moment and wanted to let her daughter sit in the first seat on the right: "Aci, sit here next to your Aunt Mo Ru. She wants to chat with you more."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ci said gently and naturally: "Mom, you sit here, there is no reason for me to sit in front of you. It's just one seat away. I can sit here and talk to Aunt Mo Ru."
Chen Moru smiled and nodded in appreciation: "Aci is right, this child is really sensible and generous, making him very likable."
As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at his daughter.
Pei Wangshu pouted unhappily, and only sat down after everyone was seated. She immediately cast a hostile look at Shen Ci.
Chen Ci seemed oblivious to what was happening, because as soon as Chen Moru sat down, he couldn't wait to look at Chen Ci and ask, "Ah Ci, I heard from your mother that you've invested in a lot of projects recently? What industries are you mainly involved in?"
"At this stage, the main investment is in the film and television industry, but the return cycle of the film and television industry is relatively long, and we have not yet received any returns." Shen Ci said truthfully.
Chen Moru nodded in understanding, frowning slightly as she analyzed, "But it's currently a cold winter for the domestic film and television industry. For TV dramas, the actors' salaries take up the majority of the film's budget, and the themes are all very stereotyped. Whether it's ancient costume dramas or modern dramas, they're all just the same old story in a new bottle. In pursuit of hits, film and television companies churn out hundreds of works a year, but only a handful of them become hits, while the majority flop in obscurity."
"Not to mention the film industry. The domestic film market has regressed by at least 20 years. I'm friends with the owner of Yingda Films. Over Chinese New Year, we had dinner together and he complained about the sluggish film market. His company closed over 200 cinemas in China last year alone."
"Ah Ci, you have to be more cautious when investing in this field. The film and television industry is a place where you throw money without hearing any results."
Chen Moru's analysis is very pertinent, to the point, and very professional.
Her analysis of the TV drama industry was particularly insightful, because Lu Jinzhao had indeed approached her with many other dramas to ask for investment, but she refused them all.
When those projects came into her hands, she had no memory of them at all, which meant that they must have failed quietly in her previous life.
Therefore, she only invests in the big hits that she remembers. If it were someone else who did not have this advantage, it would be very easy to make mistakes in this industry.
"I didn't expect Aunt Mo Ru to know so much about the film and television industry. The problems you pointed out are indeed the shortcomings of the current industry."
As Shen Ci finished speaking, Pei Wangshu's proud and complacent voice suddenly rang out: "Of course. Every year, the film and television company owners who bring projects to my mother for investment have to pay a high price for "black money". If my mother didn't understand this, I'm afraid she wouldn't know how much money she would be fooled into investing."
It should have been a statement expressing genuine pride in her mother's ability, but it came out of her mouth in a condescending tone.
Chen Moru looked at his daughter, then turned to Chen Ci and said, "In the early years, many people in this industry did contact me. At first, I didn't understand much. But no matter the size of the investment amount, I always do a good job of industry background check beforehand. This is my principle of doing things."
"After some research and conversations with some professionals, I felt that there was too much instability in this industry, so I didn't rush into it."
Chen Moru's business philosophy can be summed up in one word - "stability"!
Although she cannot guarantee that all businesses will make a profit, she can accept business failures due to objective market reasons, but cannot accept losing money due to her own negligence.
Shen Ci could also get a glimpse of her character from her conversation.
"Aunt Mo Ru is right. I've always carefully chosen promising projects to invest in, and I'll be even more careful in the future." She smiled slightly and added, "Actually, the reason I chose to invest in this industry is because my sister is a young actress, and I wanted to use my role as an investor to pave the way for her. Aunt Mo Ru, you know this industry so well, so you must also know that it's not a easy path to take."
She spoke the following words calmly, but they struck a chord with the three elders present.
Shen Jingjing looked at her daughter. As the eldest daughter in the family and the most capable child, she did not forget to think about her younger sister while she was successful. As a mother, she felt both proud and extremely gratified.
Deng Xiwen also had an expression of "So that's how it is, that's great."
Chen Moru showed undisguised admiration and nodded gently: "So this is what you meant in the first place. You are truly a responsible and loving child."
Then he looked at Shen Jingjing and sighed: "Jingjing, you teach your daughter well!"
"Sister Mo Ru, don't say that. These were all Ah Ci's own ideas. I haven't helped her with anything, including her business."
But the more Shen Jingjing said this, the more she highlighted how outstanding her daughter was as an independent individual.
Chen Moru looked at Shen Ci and found it hard to imagine that she was only twenty-one years old.
"Ah." She sighed suddenly, and most of her originally stiff aura disappeared. "If my son and daughter were half as capable and sensible as Ah Ci, I would be very lucky."
"mom!"
Suddenly being used as a comparison group, Pei Wangshu immediately protested in dissatisfaction: "You guys are just chatting, why are you comparing me to Qing Yan?"
Finally, he muttered: "Still praising others and stepping on us..."
Chen Moru saw her daughter's reaction and shook her head silently. She was obviously several years older than Shen Ci, but she acted like a child.
She didn't have any of Shen Ci's generous, calm, and intelligent qualities at all!
On the contrary, it has a lot of problems and is not presentable.
"Is it still incredible?"
Chen Moru said angrily, "Can I count on either of you two? Forget about counting on me. I'd be thankful if you could just save me some worry."
"Ah Ci." Halfway through her words, she suddenly looked at Chen Ci and said softly, "Although your sister Wangshu is a few years older than you, there are actually many things about you that she can learn from. As the saying goes, 'A red flower blooms when it is near a red flower.' If you and your peers can play together often, you will influence each other. They no longer listen to what our elders say. If you have the chance, ask Wangshu to play with you more often. And Lianxing, I like this kid too."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Moru finished speaking and before Shen Ci could respond, he heard Pei Wangshu slam the chopsticks in his hand on the table.
"mom!"
She stood up, looked at her mother with a face full of anger, and said angrily: "Is your way of entertaining guests to humiliate your own daughter? I am your biological daughter after all, right? You say that about me in front of outsiders? And in front of me, do I have no self-respect?"
"Who do you think I am?"
"Then the same old saying goes, 'bad company breeds badness.' Aren't you afraid that someone else's daughter, who you think is so perfect, will become a plaything of mine and lose her ambition after playing with me?"
"Since you like her so much, just let her be your daughter. I'm not worthy!"
Pei Wangshu was crying and his words turned into an irrational roar at the end. Then he turned around and ran upstairs without looking back.
"Wangshu!" Deng Xiwen called out subconsciously.
But then Chen Moru said, "No need to call her!"
Shen Jingjing was embarrassed for a moment. She had never encountered such a situation before and didn't know how to deal with it.
Shen Ci patted her mother's arm gently, indicating that it was okay.
Deng Xiwen and Chen Moru were close, so she should have spoken first at this time: "Sister Moru, the child is grown up now, you can't be so disrespectful to her. You can say whatever you want in private, but it's really not appropriate for today's occasion."
How could Chen Moru not understand this?
She lowered her head slightly and was silent for a while, then sighed again: "In your eyes, I may be a successful person in my career, but I am not successful in everything I do. I admit my failure in being a mother."
As she spoke, she slowly raised her head and looked at Shen Jingjing: "Jingjing, I have to apologize to you first."
Shen Jingjing couldn't help but panic when she heard this: "Mo, Sister Mo Ru? Why are you apologizing to me?"
Chen Moru looked at her, then looked at Shen Ci beside her, and whispered: "When I first met you and learned that your daughter was so outstanding, I actually had some selfish thoughts in my heart."
"Aunt Mo Ru wants me to be friends with your daughter?" Shen Ci asked.
Chen Moru looked at her and nodded gently: "She has been spoiled, but she was not like this from the beginning."
"I have my own philosophy on raising children, and I want to raise them to be good kids that I can be proud of, but I can't stand the fact that my whole family is against me!"
She laughed at herself when she said this: "Dad spoils me, grandparents spoil me, grandma and grandpa also spoil me, but I am the only one who disciplines me, so I am the bad guy."
"You've seen it too. In their eyes, I'm both their mother and their enemy. If I say anything harsh to them, they'll just give me a cold shoulder. When their father comes back, they'll just act like a spoiled brat and complain. I'm just a giant baby!"
"So Jingjing, I really admire you for raising three children so well by yourself. I'm really not as good as you in this regard."
"Aunt Mo Ru, I understand that as a mother you love your daughter dearly, but you really used the wrong approach." After listening to Chen Mo Ru's words, Chen Ci did not say any polite words of comfort, because she could see that this was the real dilemma in the other party's life and the knot in Aunt Mo Ru's heart, so she should also express her thoughts in a realistic way.
Chen Ci continued, "Deprecation and suppression are useless, and even counterproductive. You wanted me to be friends with your daughter, but you said those words to my face. This has actually put us in two completely opposing camps. Not surprisingly, your daughter already sees me as an enemy, and we can no longer be friends."
"Besides, matchmaking is useless when it comes to two people being friends. I can be superficially friends with anyone, but true friends are those who share their hearts. Your daughter and I are completely unfamiliar with each other. Do you expect us to become friends just by meeting today?"
"Aci..." Shen Jingjing was afraid that her daughter would say something too extreme, so she looked at her, shook her head and reminded her softly.
Chen Moru nodded after calming down: "Aci is right, I was at my wit's end and lost my composure, thinking things were too simple, but I really have no other choice."
Her helplessness was visible to the naked eye.
Chen Ci could understand that the two children were no longer children. It was possible to transplant the seedlings and replant them, but a rotten tree that had already taken shape could not be carved.
Two chapters in one, 4000+ words, no chapters because there are no scene changes.
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