Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

After watching him walk away, Jiang Nansun turned around and communicated with the worker who was changing the paint. She marked the brand that needed to be replaced and counted the quantity of the two batches of paint.

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At 4:30 in the afternoon, Han Tao arrived at Songjiang Hotel on time, and then sent a message to Jiang Nansun to tell her that he had arrived.

After a while, Jiang Nansun, dressed in coffee-colored casual clothes, came out. Han Tao waved to her, then opened the car door and said,

"Nansun, why are you alone? Didn't you say Brother Zhang was coming too?"

"Zhang Anren is not coming. There is an event in the department today and he needs to attend!"

After saying that, Jiang Nansun rolled her eyes at Han Tao, thinking that he was talking about things that were irrelevant.

Seeing Jiang Nansun angrily explaining the reason, Han Tao couldn't help but tease her, "Sister-in-law, if you're angry with Zhang Anren, don't take it out on me!

I came all the way here to pick you up, so it's fine if I didn't get any thanks, but why did I have to suffer this unexpected disaster?"

Hearing Han Tao's words, Jiang Nansun rolled her eyes at him again, and then said unhappily, "Bah, don't call me sister-in-law. I think you did it on purpose. You said that because you knew Zhang Anren wasn't here!"

"How did you get that? I was just asking casually. You're overthinking it. But from this, it seems he's not so invincible in your eyes!"

"Humph, you did it on purpose. I just can't stand your look of seeing through everything. Let me tell you, there is no such thing as a fool in this world.

"I hope so. Like I said before, let's wait and see. Zhang Anren and I have no past or present grudges, so there's no need to slander him. It was Suosuo who was worried about you, so I reminded you before. As for how to judge, it's up to you."

Jiang Nansun's evaluation of Zhang Anren made Han Tao burst out laughing. He really didn't know whether to say she was stupid or that Zhang Anren was too good at disguising himself. Maybe this is the case that those who are involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly.

Jiang Nansun will never be able to see clearly that Zhang Anren’s inherent inferiority complex is the biggest gap between them.

This inferiority complex will not disappear because of Jiang Nansun's kindness to him. Instead, the closer he gets to Jiang Nansun and the more he discovers her pride, the more unbalanced he will feel.

In Han Tao's opinion, this was a fatal conflict. Although Zhang Anren was really good to Jiang Nansun, he would bring her meals, not let her do the cleanup, and took care of her meticulously, and often said that he would protect Princess Jiang.

But this is not a healthy way of getting along. Love mixed with flattery cannot be solid, because Zhang Anren, who is in a lower position, has always wanted to hold his head up in front of Jiang Nansun's family, and regards staying in school as his most important opportunity.

He became suspicious because his supervisor said, "Whether he stays in school or not, he must complete the graduation exhibition so that it can be included in his resume in the future." He also adopted improper means to achieve his goal by harming others for his own benefit.

Although Jiang Nansun was rebellious towards her family, she had done well enough in her relationship with Zhang Ainren. She always protected Zhang Ainren at all times.

But it was not easy for Zhang Anren to achieve what he has today. He has become an extreme egoist, and all his actions are for his own benefit. In order to stay in school, he treated Jiang Nansun unfairly and reported his competitor Wang Yongzheng.

In order to climb up Jiang Nansun's ladder, he broke up with his first love Yuan Yuan and lied that it was his first love. He was unwilling to hold a solo exhibition because the first tree to stick its head out gets shot. He once said, "The so-called wonderful life is nothing but a step-by-step strategy", which is enough to show his calculation and scheming.

Thinking of this, and considering Zhu Suosuo's instructions, Han Tao could only try to say: "In fact, the biggest gap between you two is class. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang's considerations are not unreasonable. A woman who chooses not to marry down is not greedy for vanity, but because she is afraid that the man will feel unbalanced.

He is trying to get ahead of you, so he has to suppress you for the sake of his self-esteem. When you are in love, poverty, weakness, hesitation, coldness and pride are all unique advantages, but it is different when you live together.

I am a man and I understand the psychology of men. Men are creatures with strong self-esteem, especially those like Zhang Anren who have relied entirely on himself to get to where they are today. Their characteristics are sensitivity and an exceptionally strong self-esteem.

He didn't want people around him to look down on him, and he wanted to become strong on his own, so he couldn't stand the slightest neglect or contempt from others.

But think about it again, did he show any dissatisfaction in his attitude towards Uncle Jiang?

This is the cunning mansion. It's fine as long as the Jiang family is so respectable, but once the Jiang family falls and Uncle Jiang is heavily in debt, it's hard to say what Zhang Anren's attitude will be."

"You and Suosuo are indeed a couple. You speak in exactly the same way and you have similar tastes!"

When Jiang Nansun thought about Zhu Suosuo's advice to her when she proposed to live with Zhang Anren, she couldn't help but curl her lips, and felt a little hesitant and worried in her heart.

However, thinking of Zhang Anren's past performance, thinking of how he was always praised for his work in school and how popular he was, besides, no one is perfect, and it is not wrong to have self-esteem, he retorted:

"I believe in Zhang Anren. No matter if I am a princess high above everyone else or an ordinary person who is unknown to the public, he will still love me.

If I need it, he won't be reluctant to give it up. I support him not wanting to sell the house to speculate in the stock market, and his attitude towards his father is also because of me!"

Han Tao was completely defeated by Jiang Nansun's confidence and couldn't help but remind her, "Again, let's wait and see. The stock market has been rising too fast recently. I estimate that the market is not far from a collapse. The current stock market has almost reached the level of 'universal leverage'.

Therefore, there is a widespread phenomenon in the market of overvaluation and excessive deviation from previous value increases. Moreover, many stocks have doubled or even increased several times. There are too many profit-taking orders, and the pressure on stock prices to rise is increasing. Many institutional investors have begun to reduce their holdings.

Once the leveraged funds of big investors withdraw, retail investors will not be able to catch up, which will inevitably trigger a large-scale decline. Uncle Jiang's stocks have been completely locked in because of leveraged financing, so the Jiang family is about to face a huge crisis.

Because the amount of money lost is an astronomical figure for ordinary people. Don’t say that I look down on your love. Do you think Zhang Anren will bear the debt for you for the rest of his life?

To put it another way, let alone asking him to stand by the Jiang family, because the Jiang family has never given him anything, he has no obligation to do so.

Even if he can help you bear the pressure and will not back down when encountering problems, even if what I said today is in vain, I will apologize to him later.

But I’m afraid that once he finds out that the Jiang family is heavily in debt, he will stay away from them, and even be afraid of getting into trouble, so he will ask you to stay away from Uncle Jiang and the others.

Not only that, they will also find excuses saying it’s for your own good and for your future.”

"That's easy for you to say. If it were you, what would you do?"

Although Jiang Nansun understood Han Tao's meaning and knew what he wanted to express, she still couldn't help but refute him.

Han Tao smiled slightly and said, "There's no comparison at all, because the Jiang family's deficit is not a problem for me. Suosuo and I are not married, but I am willing to put her name on the house deed.

But would Zhang Anren be willing to do that? It has nothing to do with being rich or poor; it's a question of whether or not he's willing to give. Even if it's just a mouthful of steamed bread, if he's willing to share half with you, or if he puts the whole thing in your mouth, and you can't bear to swallow it, and you pass half to him mouth to mouth, that's love, that's true consideration for the other person.

Besides, my situation is different from his. Let alone tens of millions, even if it were hundreds of millions or even billions, it wouldn't make me give up my woman.

If you truly treat someone well, you will suffer for yourself rather than for the other person, and you will not drag the other person into suffering, or put the other person in a disadvantageous situation just to achieve your own goals.

After Han Tao finished speaking, Jiang Nansun did not say anything. She was already lost in thought. She would rather suffer for herself than for the other person. This sentence was like a flash of lightning, thought-provoking.

In order to be with Zhang Anren, she took on all the pressure from her family, even breaking up with her father and moving out of the Jiang family.

Thinking about what Suosuo had said to her, Zhang Anren had never bought her a decent gift or taken her out for a meal.

Whenever I eat, I eat in the cafeteria. Now I have moved out to be with him, but the reason he doesn't come to see me is to accompany the department head.

To put it bluntly, it was all for his place in school and for himself.

Han Tao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she finally listened to him, but he also felt that he had said too much today, so he closed his eyes and rested without saying anything.

Just like that, the car became quiet, and the two of them sat in the car in silence, heading towards Binjiang Yipin.

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Chapter 244 Nansun's Mother's Choice

The setting sun shines into the kitchen through the glass, and bursts of steam float in the air. Zhu Suosuo, wearing a red and white plaid apron, has a happy look on her face and is stir-frying the ingredients in the pot with her hands.

At this time in the living room, Han Tao and Jiang Nansun had just changed their shoes. Looking at Dai Yin serving dishes to the dining table, they smiled and said:

"Auntie, why are you serving the dishes? Where are Sister Zhang and Auntie Jia?"

"Suosuo has to cook today, so Aunt Jia went back to the Jiang family. The new sister Zhang also has a day off and will come over tomorrow!"

Dai Yin explained to Han Tao with a smile, then pulled his daughter aside to ask about her work today and whether she was tired.

"I'm not tired. I'm just a supervisor. I don't do much work!"

Jiang Nansun shook her head, then looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Mom, you chat with Han Tao for a while, I'll go help Suosuo cook!"

Dai Yin nodded and said earnestly, "Okay, you should learn how to cook. Otherwise, when you get married, you'll have to rely on Zhang Anren to serve you food and drink. It won't be good in the short term, but he'll get annoyed with it over time!"

"Mom, Zhang Anren won't do that. He said that after we get married, all the housework will be handed over to him, and he will protect me like a knight.

Besides, if he really gets tired of it, we can just hire an auntie to do it for him!"

Looking at his innocent daughter Jiang Nansun, who lived completely in her ideal world, Dai Yin tapped her forehead:

"I told you to learn, and you did. Where does your confidence come from? Mom is an experienced person. If the Jiang family is fine, it's fine. But if there is a disaster or decline, who knows what will happen to them? They don't have the money to hire a nanny for you!

Once you start a family, you're no longer alone. Life as a couple can never be perfect every day. Caring for each other and accommodating each other are the most basic things. How can you be so willful like you are now? Do you understand?"

"I... um, I understand!"

Jiang Nansun nodded slightly. She didn't expect her mother to say that. She wanted to say something, but considering her family's current situation, she agreed to her mother's instructions.

Seeing that she was listening, Dai Yin happily helped her tidy up her hair and said, "Okay, go see if Suosuo needs any help. I'll talk to Xiao Han about something."

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen then."

After saying that, Jiang Nansun ran into the kitchen happily and shouted, "Xiao Suosuo, here I come!"

“Hahahahaha!”

Zhu Suosuo listened to her bestie's teasing, turned her head and glanced at her with a raised corner of her mouth, saying, "Nansun, you're back. The water over there is just boiling. Please help me put the meat in and blanch it!"

"Oh!" Jiang Nansun nodded, pointing to a plate of shredded pork and asked, "Suosuo, this? How do I put it in? Throw it all in?"

"Yes, just put them all in, but be careful not to burn yourself!"

Zhu Suosuo responded to her while pouring the fried dishes into the plate.

"Well, don't worry, I won't burn myself!"

After saying that, Jiang Nansun picked up the plate with a smile, and then dodgedly poured the meat into the pot.

Zhu Suosuo nodded and reminded again: "Okay, then you should be careful. Take out the meat as soon as the water boils. Don't overcook it."

Hearing this, Jiang Nansun walked to Zhu Suosuo, leaned against the cupboard, looked at her curiously and asked:

"Suosuo, you're amazing. How come I didn't know you could cook so many dishes?"

"Basic life skills, you know my situation. If you want to live a stable life, you have to learn and work hard, otherwise you will be annoying!"

Zhu Suosuo glanced at her with an ordinary expression, then began to scrub the pot, preparing to fry the next dish.

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Seeing the two sisters busy in the kitchen, Dai Yin gestured for Han Tao to go to the sofa in the living room, and then asked directly:

"Xiao Han, when I went back there today, I heard Nansun's father calling someone to borrow money, and he was talking about leverage.

I want to ask you, isn't the stock market doing well? Why is it still like this? Tell Auntie the truth, if this continues, won't the Jiang family face bankruptcy soon?

"Auntie, don't worry. I'm not sure whether the Jiang family will go bankrupt, but I can guess one thing. I guess Uncle Jiang's investments haven't been very good in recent years, so he's been trying to turn things around. It just so happens that the stock market is doing well this year and he made some money.

However, in order to make more money, he borrowed money from many friends. In addition to investing in new stocks, he also bought stocks that had hit the bottom and increased leverage. To put it bluntly, he was thinking of taking a big gamble.

However, previous deficits and leveraged financing both require interest. Even an annual interest rate of 10% is enough to drag down the Jiang family's finances.

Moreover, not all stocks will rise sharply, which means that the more Uncle Jiang wants to make big money, the more he has to invest. In the end, the principal will become larger and larger, and the leverage will become larger and larger.

The result is that unless Uncle Jiang’s stocks rise by a large margin of double, the money he earns will not be enough to pay the interest.

That's why he's been reluctant to sell it for so long, but you can't blame him. Now that things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and move forward, because even if he sells it, he will still be insolvent, and it's too late now."

Hearing Han Tao's words, Dai Yin was silent for a long time before speaking: "So, if the stock market crashes, the Jiang family won't even be able to keep their house. It seems that we really need to consider Nansun's future!"

After saying that, Dai Yin didn't wait for Han Tao to respond. He looked at him seriously and continued:

"Xiao Han, Auntie has a favor to ask of you. If the Jiang family really goes bankrupt, I hope you can take care of Nansun for Suosuo's sake, so that she can finish her doctorate and live here until she gets married.

At our age, it doesn't matter anymore, but I really don't want her to live with Zhang Anren. She still has a long way to go. Living with Suosuo won't make people say anything, and she won't be looked down upon! "

"Don't worry, Auntie. You know my situation. I'm not short of funds. I've already started withdrawing from the stock market in the past few days, and I expect to get about 10 billion.

If Nansun needs help, I can buy the house on Fuxing Road. It's enough to pay off the debt. You can just live there peacefully. After all, it's the last decent place for the Jiang family!"

After saying that, Han Tao looked at Dai Yin, his eyes full of sincerity.

However, when these words fell into the ears of Dai Yin, Jiang Nansun's mother, they became quite meaningful. Han Tao was saying what Nansun needed, not the Jiang family or Suosuo.

She heard a hint of different emotions in the words just now. Han Tao did dote on Suosuo, but he definitely also liked his daughter Jiang Nansun.

So, this is good news. If the Jiang family falls, Nansun really needs a prince who can give her crystal shoes, rather than a warrior who is still on the road to slaying a dragon.

But she was a little embarrassed, because if she did so, the love would have to be shared between two people, which made her feel a little unfair to Suosuo.

However, after thinking it over again and again, she couldn't think of any other option. Han Tao was the best boy she had ever met. Not only was he capable, he was also very considerate and generous to his girlfriend, so she, as a mother, had to consider it for her daughter.

Thinking of this, Dai Yin smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice, "Xiao Han, thank you in advance. Nansun has been spoiled since she was a child and has many problems. I hope you and Suosuo can bear with her!"

"Auntie, you're welcome. Nansun is Suosuo's best friend, and we're as close as sisters. How could I bear to see her suffer?

However, she cannot stay in the ivory tower all her life. She also needs to experience the sufferings and hardships of the world so that she can grow and become stronger inside.

So I won't be her babysitter, and neither will Suosuo. There are some things Nansun needs to experience firsthand, but I will help her when she needs me most."

Han Tao's words were very direct. He didn't want to do something thankless, because Jiang Nansun was a little princess in a greenhouse. Only by experiencing changes could she grow up. Only by experiencing those hardships could she become stronger and cherish the people around her more.

Hearing this, Dai Yin nodded and said, "I understand. A little more experience will be good for her. As long as Nansun doesn't get hurt too much, that's fine!"

Seeing her nod in agreement, Han Tao smiled and said, "Okay, that's it. Please sit for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to see if they need any help!"

"Well, don't worry about me. Go help Nansun and Suosuo. Otherwise, who knows what will happen to today's dinner!"

"Hearing what you said, I'm going to have to go check it out right away, so I don't end up having to order takeout. At least I can cook some home-cooked dishes!"

After saying that, Han Tao smiled slightly, then stood up and ran to the kitchen.

He hadn't tasted Suosuo's cooking yet, so he didn't know how it was, but Nansun knew without a doubt that she definitely didn't know how to cook, so he had to hurry and check how the two of them cooked.