Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

Tong Nian's personality and age don't fit the range of friends Tang Yu would make.

"A fate that's been arranged in the dark, are you still going to be jealous?"

Honey, are you going shopping with me to buy cosmetics and get my nails done?

Han Shangyan shook his head; he still had self-awareness.

When he drinks with his old buddies, his wife naturally has no interest in joining in.

In recent months, he seems to have gradually reconciled with the past.

He was so angry with Wang Hao and Ai Qing back then, but after their paths crossed more often, he seemed to have forgiven his past self.

Life is full of regrets, but he will definitely cherish the happiness of the present moment.

The plot of this drama is quite simple. The series has already covered the themes of dreams and brotherhood, so I'm too lazy to write it all out again.

I've been writing too many sweet stories lately, so I want to change things up. Next time, I'll write about a semi-fictional entertainment industry setting, like the world of "Home with Kids".

Chapter 1 Home with Kids 1

"Daughter, I assure you, these people aren't scammers. As long as you change into the clothes and let them take pictures, we can make a fortune!"

When Hu Yitong was five years old, he lost money in business again and discovered a way to make money.

His daughter is so beautiful that she often encounters talent scouts on the street, who invite them to shoot commercials for children's clothing and maternity products.

In the past, when Liu Mei encountered such advances, she would simply turn away with a cold face because she thought they were all scammers.

Hu Yitong dared not disobey his wife's orders, so he could only refuse the contact from these talent scouts.

But this business venture resulted in huge losses, and I even had to borrow money from my wife's relatives.

If I don't make some money quickly, this marriage will be doomed!

He also inquired about the group of talent scouts and found that they were a legitimate company that could earn money by shooting commercials, so why give up such a money-making opportunity?

Tang Yu felt that her father looked quite pitiful. He lost money no matter what business he tried, and had absolutely no talent for business.

Actually, her real name is Liu Yu, but Tang Yu prefers her original name.

She doesn't remember the past, but every time she learns to speak and act, there's something in her mind called Xiao Qi who always likes to chat with her.

Tell her about your past life experiences so that she remembers to learn martial arts.

Why is learning martial arts considered a top priority?

"Because you believe that a weak woman is easily bullied, and no matter what era you live in, you must have strong abilities."

Therefore, Tang Yu always knew that she was a rather special human being.

She has a cheat code; her space contains many books she recorded in the past to help her pass the time.

At five years old, she felt that her life was peaceful and happy, and her family was relatively harmonious, except that her parents seemed to be arguing a lot in the past two years.

However, Tang Yu didn't care much about this matter, because she spent most of her day disciplining her resilient younger brother, Liu Xing.

This child is practically ADHD; he's always touching and groping his older sister.

The two fought not only at home but also outside, even at kindergarten.

"Dad, I know they just want me to be a children's clothing model!"

But Mom doesn't like me doing these things, so just my agreement isn't enough!

Hu Yitong instantly revealed a smug smile.

"Your mother applied for the Xinjiang aid program and will go to Xinjiang to work at the grassroots level for a year."

Your mom's leaving in a couple of days. Let's do it secretly then, okay? Please keep it a secret for Dad, alright?

Did they act first and report later?

Tang Yu had been reading a lot of idiom stories lately, and she had a feeling that her father was going to suffer a big setback.

But thinking about how my father lost such a large sum of money, does that mean our family will have to live a hard life from now on?

If they are forced to sell their house to pay off debts, their family will be in dire straits.

Besides, she's only five years old. Her mother won't blame her anyway, since it's all her father's fault.

“Okay, we’ll do this secretly.”

After saying this, Tang Yu instructed her father to buy her an ice pop.

In this sweltering summer, I really want to eat popsicles every day.

A few days later, Liu Mei went to Xinjiang to carry out a year-long aid program, and Tang Yu and Liu Xing's maternal grandmother became the one cooking and taking care of the children at home.

Hu Yitong is a very good father to his children, but he really can't cook or do housework.

If you let him take care of the kids, he'll just be eating instant noodles every day.

That year, Tang Yu shot many children's clothing advertisements.

She is exquisitely beautiful and adorable, and she is obedient and sensible on set, making things very easy for the brand and the director.

After all, it's quite difficult for a five-year-old to behave well for a photo shoot; they might just start crying and making a scene on set.

However, Tang Yu is delicate and cute, and she never caused any trouble on set.

So the photographers all remembered her name and recommended her for job after job.

After filming several maternal and infant commercials, an advertising director recommended film and television dramas to her, mostly featuring her as a child in a few scenes.

The main focus is on high volume and quick profits.

In those days when money came so easily, Tang Yu, because of her acting skills and good looks, was given many jobs by Hu Yitong.

Then, that winter...

Tang Yu accepted a role in a period drama set in the Republican era.

Although she didn't have many scenes, Tang Yu got a fever because she had to act out a scene of a child being abused in winter and ended up falling into an icy lake!

Although her work in Xinjiang was not over, Liu Mei, who was rushing home for the Chinese New Year, discovered this secret.

She had a huge fight with Hu Yitong and filed for divorce!

"Hu Yitong! I can forgive you for everything else, but you are ambitious but incompetent, you lose money in business, and you like to freeload!"

But considering you're the children's father, I can tolerate it!

But what are you doing? Our daughter is only five years old! Making her work as a model every day is one thing, but giving her such strenuous work is quite another! Are you treating her like a cash cow?!

"Divorce! We must get a divorce!"

Tang Yu hid in the room, while Liu Xing trembled beside her.

"Sis, why are Mom and Dad arguing so fiercely?"

"Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

Tang Yu patted her younger brother's head, sighing inwardly.

She always thought she wouldn't get sick, but she overestimated herself.

She actually felt a little guilty if her parents divorced because of her.

However, a strong thought suddenly came to her mind that the two of them would have divorced even without this incident.

Her father lost money in business several times, and her mother, who works as a nurse, has already paid off a lot of debt.

In order to get a promotion, he traveled all the way to Xinjiang to help at the grassroots level, just so he could get a raise when he came back!

But Hu Yitong was not a hard-working person; he only liked windfalls.

That's why I keep getting cheated in business.

Tang Yu had also tried to persuade his father, who would agree readily in front of him, but would immediately fall for his tricks again once he got drunk with his brothers.

There's no way to teach them or save them.

In 1998, when Tang Yu was 6 years old, her parents divorced.

This was the year that "My Fair Princess" became a huge hit, and thanks to the connections she had built up before, Tang Yu was still offered jobs as a children's clothing model.

So she talked to her mother, Liu Mei.

"Mom, I actually think being a model is quite fun. Every time I earn money, I can buy the toys I like. And when we have more money, we can buy a big house to live in!"

Liu Mei has two children. Liu Xing has always been mischievous and naughty, while her daughter has always been well-behaved and obedient. She simply couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer.

"It's not like Mom can't earn money to support you. You're still so young, don't do this kind of hard work."

Tang Yu unleashed her charm and clinginess.

"But I want Mom to live in a villa someday. I don't want to be like Dad, taking on hard jobs. Taking photos is easy..."

Liu Mei didn't agree immediately, but Tang Yu pulled her grandmother over as well. After more than half a month of coaxing, Liu Mei finally relented.

She made several demands: no traveling to other places, no staying up late, and no taking on dangerous roles.

After working together for more than a year, Tang Yu had a regular schedule of shooting children's clothing advertisements every year, while acting depended on fate.

However, even if a seven- or eight-year-old child gets a job, they only get to film a few scenes.

When he was ten years old, filming began for The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, starring Alec Su, with many well-known actors from mainland China joining the cast.

Tang Yu never expected that she would be cast as Yang Buhui in the audition.

The role required filming on location, and Liu Mei originally wanted to refuse.

But when she thought about how this was a work by Jin Yong and that the actors were all well-known celebrities in China, Liu Mei felt that it was okay to let her daughter broaden her horizons.

Therefore, after Tang Yu turned ten, Liu Mei broke her own rule from years ago and allowed the child to go to other places to film.

When the TV series aired in 2003, Liu Mei invited her ex-husband Hu Yitong to watch their daughter's scenes together.

In fact, Yang Buhui has very few scenes, but she is the character who has the most interaction with Zhang Wuji in his childhood.

Zhang Wuji is hesitant in matters of the heart and is a passive person.

However, despite being ill in his youth, he was able to travel thousands of miles to send Yang Buhui to Yang Xiao, which truly shows he was a good older brother.