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Jiang Yuan soon met Yang Chaoyue's father at the hotel.

A simple farmer in his fifties.

Yang's father married at the age of 36 and had a daughter over 1 month old, which is considered late in life and also shows that the family was indeed poor.

If Chaoyue had continued his studies normally, he would have graduated from university at the age of 22 during the mask-wearing period, while his father would have been nearly 60.

This is a terrible situation.

Jiang Yuan has seen many college graduates from rural areas who were still confused when they graduated.

My family members have reached the age where they can no longer work and need to be cared for in their old age.

Not only do they lack family support, but they also have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of supporting their families and parents after graduation.

If we encounter another period of mask shortages, it will be difficult to find a job.

It's normal for these graduates to feel overwhelmed and anxious every night.

But it's hard to blame these parents.

They had not received much education and were limited by the old ways of spring planting and autumn harvesting, and the village way of life.

The ingrained belief that having children would prevent them from being gossiped about or bullied by the villagers is deeply ingrained in their minds.

Having children for this reason has become a painful part of young people's family life.

These parents could not have predicted that in just over twenty years, rural areas would decline at an extremely rapid pace.

Social lifestyles have undergone tremendous changes, with buying cars and houses, and giving betrothal gifts and gold jewelry becoming the norm.

Perhaps it is this contradiction that is the problem.

It makes young people say that if they can't afford to raise children, they shouldn't have them, but at the same time they feel sorry for their parents' sacrifices.

It is neither something that can be abandoned nor something that can be blamed.

"Brother, this is my dad."

Yang Chaoyue happily introduced her father to Jiang Yuan.

Mr. Yang looked at Jiang Yuan with a restrained expression, unsure of what to say.

Jiang Yuan greeted Yang's father with a smile:

"Hello, Uncle, we've met on video before. My name is Jiang Yuan, you can just call me Xiao Yuan, that's what my parents call me too."

"I've seen it before, I've seen it before!"

Mr. Yang nodded quickly, "Our Chaoyue is doing so well at the factory thanks to you, Xiaoyuan."

Now you're taking her to film a movie, I really don't know how to thank you enough.

"It's her own choice, it has little to do with me," Jiang Yuan said.

"I brought some cheap things from my hometown. Xiaoyuan, please try them. Don't refuse."

Yang's father asked Yang Chaoyue to take out some local specialties to give to Jiang Yuan.

"Brother, the sausages my dad makes come in five-spice, spicy, and glutinous rice flavors. They're really delicious."

Yang Chaoyue counted, "There are also Dagang crispy cakes, Wuyou sugar twists, and Yunpian cakes, all of which are local specialties of Yancheng. They are so delicious. I used to crave them when I was a child."

"Oh, Dad, why did you bring alcohol?"

Yang Chaoyue pulled out a bottle of wine and couldn't help but pout, "Drinking is bad for you."

Jiang Yuan took it and looked at it: "Chenpi wine, good for the spleen and stomach, not high in alcohol content."

"It's tangerine peel wine. I brewed it with tangerine peel and glutinous rice. Xiaoyuan, you should try it when the time comes."

"Okay, then I'll have to try Uncle's cooking. I'll bring the rest to the film set later, and Chaoyue and I can eat together."

Jiang Yuan is easygoing and doesn't like to be coy.

They didn't refuse and accepted everything without hesitation.

Mr. Yang was even more delighted when he saw it.

Jiang Yuan had also experienced agricultural production in his previous life.

Afterwards, I chatted with Yang's father about everyday matters and things in the village and fields.

Yang Chaoyue cupped her face in her hands and listened quietly.

Later, Yang's father gradually relaxed and would occasionally talk about the embarrassing things that happened to Chaoyue when she was a child.

It made the girl extremely shy.

"Boss, it's all set. We can just go to the hotel and wait for Sister Tong and Xiao Tian to arrive."

Xiao Yu and Sister Meng went to make a reservation and order food. They then returned to call Jiang Yuan and the others.

"Let's go then."

We arrived at the private room at the hotel that we had booked.

Not long after sitting down, Jiang Yuan received another call from Li Yitong.

"Jiang Yuan, come quickly and help me carry these things."

Mo Tong actually called him by his name instead of calling him "dog man"?

Jiang Yuan immediately suspected a trap.

"Sister Tong, my brother and I came together," Meng Ziyi said, leaning closer to the microphone.

Then he took Jiang Yuan out of the hotel and they arrived at the hotel parking lot.

Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei were seen shoving things out of the house.

"What are these things? There are so many!"

Sister Meng approached, looked at the several large bags of things, and clicked her tongue in amazement.

"Xiaotian's parents brought some cured meat, and some snacks that I can't quite name. We'll put some of them in the fish cart later," Li Yitong said.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the large bag of hot pot base on the ground, which contained various brands such as Mingyang, Qiaotou, Dezhuang, and Qiuxia, and couldn't help but ask:

"Why is there so much hot pot base?"

Tian Xiwei scratched her head sheepishly:

"I love Chongqing hot pot. My parents knew I might not be back for three or four months, so they brought me a whole bunch of hot pot base from our old Chongqing restaurant."

Mencius swallowed hard: "Is the food you eat very spicy?"

"It's okay, Sister Meng. These hot pot bases, Dezhuang and Qiuxia, are all salty and spicy, not very spicy. You can definitely handle them," Tian Xiwei assured her.

Jiang Yuan picked up a packet of Dezhuang hot pot base and noticed that it was labeled "Hero Spicy".

He asked Xiaotian, "What kind of hero is this? How spicy is it?"

"Hehe, it's the spiciest, super spicy! My parents only brought two packs."

Tian Xi smiled mischievously, "Jiang Yuan, how about you take on the challenge?"

"You can try a little bit." Jiang Yuan was also curious about how spicy the "Extra Spicy" was.

After putting down the hot pot ingredients, he asked, "By the way, where are your parents and sister? I haven't seen them."

"They went to the front desk."

"What are you doing at the front desk?" Sister Meng asked with interest, pulling out some local specialties she had never seen before.

"Sister Meng, don't mess it up. The Peking University students will need it later."

Li Yitong patted the back of Mencius's hand.

"What? A Peking University student?" Jiang Yuan was completely confused. "You mean me?"

"Hey, aren't you a graduate of Peking University? Aren't you a Peking University student?"

Li Yitong glanced at him sideways, "Didn't you once work as a CCTV reporter and interview drug dealers?"

Wow, that's amazing! We didn't know that at all.

Upon hearing this, Sister Meng and Xiao Tian looked over.

"Oh yeah, brother, guess what we saw on Weibo last night?" Meng Ziyi said quietly.

"Jiang Yuan is dishonest," Tian Xi said, biting the soft flesh on the side of her mouth.

"Exactly, exactly. They even say 'finding a kindred spirit in a stinky mountain valley,' and 'a superb extras group.'"

Li Yitong pouted and, mimicking Southwestern Mandarin, said, "It's simply unbelievable (I'm not going to say anything more)."

They all thought they knew each other inside and out.

When I checked the trending topics last night while I was resting, I found out...

Although I'm very happy that the costume photos of Hua Qiangu have sparked discussion and brought praise to them.

But they were still completely bewildered.

Because they discovered that Jiang Yuan wasn't actually a factory worker!

He was a Peking University graduate and had even worked as a high-risk journalist.

And netizens actually knew about it even earlier than they did!

Is this reasonable? Is that scoundrel even human?

"You didn't ask."

Jiang Yuan Bear spreads his hands.

"But we all explained our situations."

Li Yitong retorted, unconvinced.

She was initially worried that mentioning her factory work would upset Jiang Yuan, so she basically avoided talking about the past.

They were still adamant that they didn't want them to work in the factory, and that they had to consider the future.

Let Jiang Yuanchaoyue go with her to bravely venture into the entertainment industry; she can be her assistant or agent.

So this scoundrel of a man has such a high level of education?

So she was worrying for nothing all this time!

"That's right, I'm about to be a sophomore at Beijing Film Academy; Xiaotian is currently studying at Tongliang High School, and was bullied before May Day; Chaoyue dropped out of Dafeng Middle School, worked as a dishwasher and waiter, and then went to work in a factory."

Sister Meng counted their experiences on her fingers, "Sister Tong is from the Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she opened a teahouse, but it went out of business before it even opened."

"Stop, stop! Do you have to say it went bankrupt? I closed it down myself."

Li Yitong complained, and Meng Ziyi chuckled.

Tian Xiwei picked up the conversation, turning her attention to Jiang Yuan: "Jiang Yuan, you've never said you graduated from Peking University! How wicked!"

Jiang Yuan scratched his head: "But you didn't ask. If I just said it myself, wouldn't that make me look like Jiahao showing off?"

"What is Jiahao?" Sister Meng asked, puzzled.

"It's an eye-catching bag."

Sister Meng immediately understood and couldn't help but laugh: "It's okay, brother, I showed off before too."

"Tell me honestly what else you've done," Li Yitong interrogated him.

There's no need to mention the professions I had in my past life that I don't plan to do again in this life.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said honestly, "It's nothing. I only worked as a lawyer for a while during my senior year of college."

I graduated last year and worked as a civil servant in the broadcasting industry for a while. Then I was seconded by my superiors to CCTV, a subordinate station, where I worked as a reporter for a period of time.

Then I went to the factory and met you guys, and we worked together as extras.

"The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television?" Li Yitong asked in surprise.

"Yes, I got in through the national entrance exam."

"Jiang Yuan, what kind of work do you do? Can you tell me? Is it with a lot of people?"

Tian Xiwei thought it was amazing and wanted to know more.

"Oda, do you think this is a secret? Can't I reveal it?"

Jiang Yuan chuckled, "I got the job, but the work is different from what my colleagues do. It's mainly done by myself."

"Tell me quickly," Sister Meng said coquettishly.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I took the exam for a position in the Policy and Legal Affairs Department, but I accidentally gained favor after joining the company, and my old leader didn't let me learn from Director Wang."

Instead, he had me draft important policy documents for the film and television news industry based on his instructions, but there weren't many of these documents, so it was quite boring.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but complain when she recalled the days when she was writing the materials.

Sometimes there was no work for ten days or half a month, so I could only work as an assistant to the old leader and go to work in the publicity department.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was applying for a position in the publicity department.

When assignments came in, and they were all important documents, he had to carefully choose his words when writing the reports.

Li Yitong grabbed Jiang Yuan's sleeve and asked, "Is that all?"

Jiang Yuan glanced at her and said, "Not really. Later, the old leader saw that I was bored."

He was then sent to the Television Drama Department to assist Director Li in dealing with people from various provincial branches, satellite TV stations, and film and television companies.

Reviewing TV dramas and variety shows, approving broadcasts on satellite channels and managing airtimes. It's pretty boring.

Mencius covered his mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "The TV Drama Department? Wow, brother, you can do so many things, everyone wants to curry favor with you."

Li Yitong and Tian Xiwei understood and covered their mouths in shock.

"Don't talk nonsense, I abide by the law."

Jiang Yuan is not short of money; those who come to experience the profession are all government employees.

Mencius stuck out his tongue: "Brother is definitely upright and honest."

After saying that, she said regretfully, "Then why did you resign, brother? If you were still here, I could say I have connections in the entertainment industry."

"If I hadn't resigned, would you still know me?"

Sister Meng tilted her head: "That seems to be true."

"Then it's better to resign." Tian Xiwei couldn't help but chuckle, agreeing with the sentiment.

"You scoundrel, keep going, you have a bright future ahead of you."

Li Yitong joked, "But if you don't recognize us then, it will inevitably be a regret for you. You should resign."

"It's your regret," Jiang Yuan replied.

"Uh-huh."

Li Yitong was as submissive as an older sister, saying, "It's my regret. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't be able to call you a dog of a man."

Tian Xi smiled.

"Then how did you become a CCTV reporter?" Sister Meng asked.

Jiang Yuan bluntly said in one breath: "Later I wanted to resign, and my former boss talked to me again."

Knowing my needs, they transferred me to CCTV, a public institution, and sent me abroad to work as a high-risk reporter for several months.

Two months ago, my mom saw a video of an armed conflict and realized I was working as a war correspondent. She called me crying, so I quit.

Jiang Yuan was also helpless; this period of his life as a high-risk reporter in his previous life was the most exciting.

Interviewing drug dealers was just the appetizer; he thoroughly enjoyed the various armed conflicts and local wars.

But there was no way around it; my mom had spoken, so I had to go back to China to start the next phase of my experience.

Jiang Yuan also understood her mother's concerns.

After all, I got lost when I was a child, and the traffickers only took me to Xishuangbanna.

This time, we faced danger head-on.

No matter how much my mother thinks my son is incredibly lucky, she wouldn't dare gamble.

"It's normal for your aunt to be worried. I was terrified watching your interview video last night. That drug dealer was carrying a submachine gun. Aren't you afraid he'll go crazy?"

Li Yitong said worriedly.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand: "That's absolutely impossible. Even if he shot at me, he would be the one who gets shot."

"Brother, stop joking." Meng Ziyi didn't like this topic.

Tian Xiwei didn't like cursing herself either, so she said instead:

"Who is that former boss? How could he transfer you to a different department?"

"Our bureau chief," Jiang Yuan said simply.

Upon hearing this, Li Yitong searched on her phone and then froze.

Meng Ziyi and Tian Xiwei came over to look, and they were also stunned.

Jiang Yuan, this old leader, is only one of his many identities as the bureau chief...

"Wouldn't this be equivalent to a Vice Minister of Rites in ancient times?" Li Yitong exclaimed in disbelief.

"almost."

Jiang Yuan nodded, unwilling to say more, and instead brought up the matter she had asked Xiao Tian earlier.

"Xiaotian, what did your parents do at the front desk?"

Tian Xiwei snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "They said they'd pay the bill for the private room first. Didn't you say you were ordering good food?"

"Didn't your aunt and uncle say they would take Xiaohe to the toilet?"

Li Yitong was completely unaware of this.

Fearing her sister would turn her back on her family, Tian Xiwei took two steps back, retreating behind Jiang Yuan before saying:

"It's okay. I told them I made a lot of money, and it was all thanks to you guys who mentored me."

Besides, our family members came the most and ate the most, so we should pay the bill.

"Hey, how can we let uncles and aunties pay the bill?"

Mencius felt that he, as a rich second-generation, had hardly ever paid his bills.

In the past, when she was with her classmates, she was always the one who paid the bill.

How come things changed after I met these people in college?

Sister Meng told Jiang Yuan, adding, "Brother, every time we eat together, someone else always has to pay the bill."

First it was Gulnazar, then after the extras finished filming, it was Hu Ge who paid the bill.

"I used to always wait for people to pay the bill when we went out."

Didn't they mention splitting the bill?

Tian Xiwei asked, "When I go to school and go out with my classmates, we always split the bill."

"No," Sister Meng shook her head.

Li Yitong complained, "Sister Meng, your classmates are treating you like a rich fool. They go out together and expect you to pay the bill instead of splitting the bill."

Next, Jiang Yuan helped Li Yitong sort out the items and loaded them into Xiao Yu's car.

Then everyone went into the restaurant, with Sister Meng leading the way. As a result, she ran into Tian Xiwei's parents around the corner.

Tian's mother greeted Meng Ziyi warmly: "This must be Ziyi. You're so beautiful, even more beautiful than when I saw you in the video last night."

Li Yitong, who was lagging behind, whispered in Jiang Yuan's ear:

"Last night, Xiaotian had a video call with her parents, and we girls all greeted them."

Yeah, you sleep alone besides me.

"Does that mean the time between meeting is the end?"

Jiang Yuan joked, then waited for his turn.

Suddenly, I felt my clothes being tugged.

He looked down and saw a cute little girl who looked about 70% like Xiaotian, looking up at him.

"Big brother, you look so handsome."

The little girl also had a pair of bright, big eyes, which were sparkling as she looked at him, like a little fangirl.

Tian Xi covered her face and quickly hugged her: "Xiao He, you are a girl, and you'll be five years old soon, you need to be reserved."

"Tian Xihe, Xiao Tian's younger sister."

Li Yitong introduced with a smile, "Isn't she cute? Isn't she as cute as Xiaotian?"

"Yes, very cute."

Jiang Yuan smiled gently at the little girl.

Immediately, the little girl broke free from her sister's embrace and ran over to hug his left leg tightly.

Tian Xi said with slight annoyance, "Xiao He, are you asking for trouble?"

"Big brother, the she-devil is about to get angry again, you have to help me."

Xiao He hugged Jiang Yuan's leg and moved behind him. "Big brother, don't be fooled by the she-devil's cute appearance. She spanks me really hard."

Jiang Yuan simply picked her up and said, "Xiao He, don't be afraid, the she-devil won't dare to hit you."

Tian Xi's small fist hardened. This brat wasn't her sister at all.

At this moment, Tian's father and mother walked over and said with a smile, "The two sisters are 12 years apart, and they still like to fight and play around."

Jiang Yuan greeted them with a smile: "Hello, uncles and aunts, my name is Jiang Yuan, you can just call me Xiao Yuan."

Father Tian looked at Jiang Yuan's appearance in amazement and said, "Little Yuan, you are so handsome."

"If my Xiaotian family can find me a son-in-law like you in the future, I'll be laughing in my sleep."

Mother Tian laughed and said, "Xiao Yuan is a top student from Peking University and a CCTV reporter. Your daughter is already doing well to get into a top-tier university, let alone find a son-in-law from Peking University."

Tian Xiwei's face darkened again.

Is this still my biological mother?

I shouldn't have told them about Jiang Yuan when I was so happy and confused.

Coincidentally, Li Yitong and Meng Ziyi's laughter seemed somewhat unnatural.

Why did Xiaotian's parents start talking about their son-in-law as soon as they met Jiang Yuan?

Xiaotian is still a minor; it's too early for him to be talking about these things.

The older sisters are the ones who should be worried.

Meng Ziyi pouted, thinking that she would bring Sister Qian to meet her brother next time.

Li Yitong didn't have that idea. Only children would call their parents; she always resisted on her own.

Back in the private room.

Then came another introduction.

During the meal, the three parents repeatedly thanked Jiang Yuan and the others.

Yang Chaoyue picked up Xiaohe and said, "Come sit here with your sister, and I'll get you something delicious."

Xiao He reached out to grab Jiang Yuan's sleeve, but Chao Yue blocked her way.

Little Tian is very cute, but it won't do if she's too clingy to her older brother.

Chaoyue cupped Xiaohe's apple-shaped face in her hands, smiling brightly: "Be good, listen to me, and I'll play games with you later."

Xiaohe looked to her older sister for help.

Tian Xi sneered and ignored him: "Chao Yue did a good job. This little guy needs to be taught a lesson."

"Brother Yuan." Xiao He couldn't reach him, so she called out directly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan asked her to sit down next to her again.

Chaoyue had no choice but to comply.

"Brother Yuan, I want to eat that."

Xiao He pointed and obediently called out to Jiang Yuan, then waited for Jiang Yuan to feed her from time to time.

After finishing his meal, he couldn't help but glance at his two older sisters.

Tian Xiwei and Yang Chaoyue remained expressionless, but gripped their chopsticks tightly.

Li Yitong and Meng Ziyi ignored the two minors.

Jiang Yuan and Xiao Yu chatted warmly with the three parents.

In the following days.

Jiang Yuan and his group took Xiao Tianchaoyue's parents on a tour of the surrounding scenic spots.

Xiao Yu, a local rich girl, became a guide.

It was Yang's father's first time traveling, and he was very happy.

Seeing that Yang Chaoyue was doing well, he felt relieved.

Tian's parents felt the same way, but they were a little apologetic that Xiao He was clinging to Jiang Yuan.

But no matter how they tried to educate Xiaohe, she ignored them.

Mother Tian vowed in her heart that she would make sure the little guy got a good spanking when she got back.

Xiao Tian cheered inwardly, "Mom, I support you!"

In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed.

Jiang Yuan obtained the studio license.

After the parents signed their children's names, they all went back to work.

Jiang Yuan and the others also joined the cast of "The Journey of Flower" to prepare for the opening ceremony.

Jiang Yuan finally met Huo Jianhua and Zhao Liying, who were at the height of their popularity.