Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

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Chapter 266 The Current Situation of the Jiang Family

In the living room of the Jiang family's western-style building on Fuxing Road, Jiang Nansun's father, Jiang Pengfei, sat on the sofa, drinking tea and browsing stock information on his mobile phone, looking very serious.

Grandma Jiang, who was sitting opposite him, was looking at the bird's nest in her hand while looking at Aunt Jia next to her and asked:

"Why is today's bird's nest so broken? The hairs haven't even been picked out. Where did you buy this bird's nest? The previous one is gone."

Aunt Jia, who was standing nearby, shook her head, worried that Grandma Jiang would misunderstand that she had embezzled living expenses. She glanced at Jiang Pengfei, who was half-lying with his feet on the coffee table, and explained:

"Because the official bird's nest and blood bird's nest that Mr. Han gave us were all eaten, so this time, Mr. asked someone to buy new ones."

Hearing this, Grandma Jiang glanced at her son who was pretending to be busy, put the bird's nest aside, and said angrily: "Then give it to him to eat!"

Aunt Jia looked at Jiang Pengfei embarrassment when she heard this. At this moment, she also realized that her mother was angry. She quickly put down her phone, stood up and half-knelt in front of Grandma Jiang, and said in a flattering way, "What's wrong, Mom?"

Grandma Jiang frowned and handed the bird's nest next to her to Jiang Pengfei, saying, "Try it yourself, and you're asking me what's wrong!"

"Okay!" Jiang Pengfei nodded and took the bird's nest. After taking two bites, he frowned slightly. Seeing his mother looking at him, he quickly put on a smile and said ingratiatingly:

"Mom, your mouth is amazing! The taste is really different!"

After that, without waiting for Grandma Jiang to speak, he held the bird's nest in one hand, patted her arm with the other hand, and said in a pleasing manner:

"It's okay, I'll buy you a new one tomorrow, okay?"

Seeing that her son was trying to please her again, Grandma Jiang was also concerned about his face, so she glanced at Aunt Jia next to her and said, "Aunt Jia, go to the kitchen first."

"Okay." Aunt Jia responded and walked towards the kitchen. Grandma Jiang looked at her son who was eating bird's nest and asked doubtfully:

"Last time it was second-rate, and this time you're just using the bird's nest crumbs to deal with me, right? Did you spend the rest of your money on stocks? But that doesn't save you much, does it?"

"No, no, it's not like that!"

Seeing his mother mention stock speculation, Jiang Pengfei was afraid that his borrowing money to speculate in stocks would be exposed, so he quickly shook his head and explained:

"Last time, I asked someone to bring it to me, and I don't know what happened. This time it was different. The owner said that the texture of the chopped bird's nest and the bird's nest after steaming is similar, and it's cheaper, so I bought it.

But how could I have known that the taste of this broken bird's nest would be so different after being stewed? Don't worry, I'll buy you new ones. I'll buy you new ones tomorrow, okay?"

Seeing her son looking at her humbly and pleadingly, Grandma Jiang couldn't bear to scold him too much and could only sigh:

"I'm telling you one last time, find something to do when you have time. If I ever die, at least I can still support you and your wife. Otherwise, you'll squander everything in the house, and you'll be left with nothing but empty-handed work!"

After saying that, Grandma Jiang got up and left without waiting for her son's response, preparing to go to the small garden to bask in the sun.

Jiang Pengfei was left eating bird's nest in big mouthfuls while looking at his mother's back and said vaguely: "I still have to raise a daughter!"

Hearing this, Grandma Jiang smiled disapprovingly and said without turning her head, "My daughter, you'd better get married early and let others raise you!"

"That won't do! That won't do!"

Jiang Pengfei shook his head repeatedly and said firmly: "My daughter must not marry down. I have to earn enough dowry for her..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Nansun's mother Dai Yin came back from outside. When Jiang Pengfei saw his wife, he no longer wanted to think about earning a dowry and hurriedly called her.

As soon as Dai Yin saw his expression, he knew what he was going to do and interrupted him by saying, "I don't have any money, you don't have to ask me for it!"

Seeing that his wife refused before he even opened his mouth, Jiang Pengfei went up the mountain, took her hand and said, "I know you still have some. Otherwise, where did all the jewelry go? You couldn't have lost it all playing cards, right?"

Dai Yin looked at him helplessly and said, "I play cards just to kill time, and I win more than I lose. But I can't give it to you because you don't consider me and my daughter, and I still have to consider my daughter!"

"I just need help urgently, can you lend me some first? Just lend me a little bit, okay?"

Jiang Pengfei looked at his wife anxiously and pleaded in a low voice.

Seeing that he still didn't consider selling stocks at this time, but was taking money out of the house, Dai Yin could only let him give up and said: "I really have no money, because I used all the money to buy a car for Nansun!"

After saying that, without giving him a chance to pester her, she pushed Jiang Pengfei away and walked upstairs alone.

Jiang Pengfei was afraid of disturbing his mother, so he stopped insisting. After thinking for a moment, he ran to the stairs and shouted:

"Dain, call Nansun and ask her when she's coming home to visit. I've been worried about her since she's been away for so long. Ask her to invite Suosuo and Xiaohan to come over as a guest!"

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At the same time, inside the Magic City University, the brilliant sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, spreading across the forest path.

Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren strolled in the place. Because they were busy with their own things recently, they saw each other less often.

Looking at the slightly unfamiliar Jiang Nansun, Zhang Anren kept finding topics to talk about, and Jiang Nansun responded with a smile. The two chatted while imagining the future.

Suddenly, Jiang Nansun's cell phone rang. She saw that it was her mother Dai Yin calling. She gestured to Zhang Anren, asking him to wait for her on the bench downstairs, and then she walked aside to answer the phone.

Zhang Anren nodded and walked alone in the woods. As he walked down the steps, he was thinking about what happened at noon, until he heard the voice of Professor Dong's daughter Lillian: "Zhang Anren!"

It was this greeting that brought him back to his senses. Looking at Lillian, who had just climbed the stairs and ran to him, Zhang Anren asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Lillian?"

Looking at Zhang Anren, who was smiling, Lillian said angrily, "I came here specifically to see you!"

"I know, you came to me about Wang Yongzheng's matter, right?"

Zhang Anren had already guessed her purpose, so while asking her about her origins in finding him, he observed Lillian's expression. Seeing her nod, he continued:

"But I don't think I did anything wrong in this matter!"

Seeing Zhang Anren's unashamed expression, Lillian frowned and asked loudly, "Is it that staying in school is the only thing on your mind? And to achieve this goal, would you do anything?"

Zhang Anren nodded slightly and said, "Staying in school is indeed very important to me, and I don't think I need to explain anything to you or Wang Yongzheng.

Because I know that even if I explain it, you won’t understand, after all, we are in different positions!"

"So you only think about yourself, right? Your way of solving problems is to harm others and benefit yourself. You don't care about the efforts made by the department, my father, and Wang Yongzheng?"

In response to Lillian's question, Zhang Anren shook his head and denied it, "I can't agree with you. I think everyone in this school is working hard. Your father works hard for his most proud student, and Wang Yongzheng works hard for himself. So what's wrong with me working hard for myself?"

"Zhang Anren, you think too narrowly. Some people work hard for a win-win situation, not just for themselves.

"You and Wang Yongzheng have to choose between staying in school. Either one of you will lose another talented person. What should we do? You want to discredit and attack Wang Yongzheng, but my father wants both of them to stay, and he is working hard to achieve this."

Having said this, Lillian no longer had the anger she had just shown. Instead, she sighed heavily and continued:

"Zhang Anren, your mentor likes you very much, but my father also likes Wang Yongzheng. In this world, besides life and death and the survival of the fittest, there are also win-win situations and fighting side by side!"

Zhang Anren shook his head and said, "I can understand your point of view. Maybe in your eyes, I am so hateful, but I still don't think I did anything wrong.

It was Wang Yongzheng who violated the department's regulations. Just because I reported him to the department head and profited from it, you think it's my fault?

If it were someone else, would you still think the same way? Would you think that he is considering the department and the school?

So what I did was not wrong, it was just a different perspective. You can't always try to impose your own values ​​on others."

"That's nice of you to say, but you dare say you had no selfish motives in reporting Wang Yongzheng? Have you forgotten that you weren't a participant in this project? So where do you put Jiang Nansun?"

After saying that, Lillian didn't wait for Zhang Anren to say anything. She glanced behind him and turned away dejectedly.

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Chapter 267 Jiang Nansun's Disappointment

The look Lillian gave after she left was meaningful. It turned out that what had just happened was heard by Jiang Nansun who had just finished a phone call.

For a moment, Jiang Nansun felt mixed emotions. She glanced at Zhang Anren, who looked a little surprised, and said:

"Zhang Anren, I think you should explain to me what Lillian just said!"

Looking at Jiang Nansun with a cold face, walking towards the bench not far below the stairs, Zhang Anren hurriedly caught up with her and patiently explained:

"Nansun, please listen to my explanation. I only reported the paint issue to the department head. It's not what Lillian said.

Even though this batch of paint has advantages in terms of quality and price, Wang Yongzheng's actions are in violation of department regulations.

I work diligently on all my projects and never violate any school rules or regulations. If you want to be a good person, help your friends, or make money, that's fine, but the prerequisite is to make yourself bigger and stronger first. After graduation, there will be plenty of opportunities to do these things!

Looking at Zhang Anren, who thought he had no problems, Jiang Nansun felt particularly disappointed and said, "But Wang Yongzheng didn't do this to enrich himself. He did it to achieve better results. He has no selfish motives, right?"

"The department didn't define him that way. What they said was that Wang Yongzheng used a brand that wasn't on the list and then unilaterally reported it to the hotel without getting prior approval from the department."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Nansun looked at Zhang Anren. She also understood Zhang Anren, so she softened her tone:

"I don't understand. You're so impeccable at work, and everyone likes you. Even if the paint incident hadn't happened, the department would have kept you. Why are you doing this?"

"If Wang Yongzheng really has no problems and the school keeps him, I'll admit defeat, but you know the current situation.

I'm just trying to buy myself another chance. Besides, I think only if I stay on campus to teach will your family think I'm worthy of you!"

As he spoke, Zhang Anren held Jiang Nansun's hands, then squatted down and looked at her, saying that he was doing this for her and for their future, and begged her to understand him.

Jiang Nansun looked at Zhang Anren, listened to his explanation, and couldn't help but feel soft in her heart, and said helplessly:

"Wang Yongzheng's actions may indeed be problematic, but I don't want to get involved, and I can't, because he and I don't have that deep of a relationship.

But what you did makes me feel disgusted, so if you really want to do this for me and our future, I hope you can go and apologize to Wang Yongzheng.

And apologize to the department, explain things clearly to them, and ask them to reconsider your and Wang Yongzheng's eligibility to stay in school!"

When Zhang Anren heard Jiang Nansun asking him to give up the qualification he had worked so hard to obtain to stay in school, his face darkened. He let go of her hands and stood up, saying, "This is impossible!"

"Why isn't it possible?"

After that, Jiang Nansun looked at Zhang Anren in surprise and confusion, and continued: "If you do something wrong, you need to apologize. This is natural. Why is it impossible?"

Seeing that Jiang Nansun still didn't understand his difficulties, Zhang Anren became depressed and pleaded again:

"Nansun, no matter what others think, you have to understand me. All my efforts are to make myself more worthy of you.

I hope you can be proud of me in the future. Only when I become a university teacher will your father and your family look up to me!

So I promise you, if Wang Yongzheng is willing, I can even apologize to him privately, but for me to go to the department and say that I did something wrong is absolutely impossible."

Looking at Zhang Anren, who was a little excited and couldn't make sense no matter what he said, Jiang Nansun said angrily: "It's not that I don't understand you, but compared to staying in school, I hope my boyfriend can be open and honest.

There are so many graduating students every year, including classmates who have graduated before. They can all find their dream jobs. We are no worse than them, so why do we have to stay in school?

And I don’t care whether you are rich or not, because if you don’t have money, we can make it ourselves. If I really want to find someone rich and powerful, I won’t choose you as my boyfriend! "

Seeing that Jiang Nansun was really angry and said such words, Zhang Anren gritted his teeth and looked at her with red eyes and said:

"Nansun, I beg you, please put yourself in my shoes and think about it for a moment. We are different because your sense of superiority is innate. You don't have to do anything, and someone will buy you a car.

No matter how poor your family is, it is still a superior life. Even if you quarrel with your family and run away from home, your best friend will invite you to live in the top luxury house in Shanghai, and provide you with a nanny without asking for anything in return!

I have been taking the bus and taking the subway since I was a child, and I have to pay for every penny I spend. Even when I bought a washing machine for my new house, I had to compare to see which brand was more water-efficient, because I also had to pay the water bill myself.

So you can not care, but I can not, I have to plan for our future, I can not let you follow me and live a hard life, I do not ask for great wealth, but a comfortable family!"

"Even if that's the case, that's no reason for you to report and expose others behind their backs!"

After saying that, Jiang Nansun glanced at her boyfriend, who seemed to be becoming increasingly unfamiliar. Without waiting for his response, she stood up and said, "Since you don't want to apologize, then forget it. I'll go apologize!"

"What are you apologizing for?" After saying that, Zhang Anren reached out to stop Jiang Nansun who was about to leave.

But Jiang Nansun pushed Zhang Anren's hand away, and replied with tears in her eyes: "I was the one who told you this, so I said too much, then let me take the responsibility for this mistake!"

"I just don't understand!" Zhang Anren growled. Seeing Jiang Nansun standing against him again and again, he couldn't suppress his anger and said:

"You and I were simply discussing a fact. Let me be frank. Why do you think that Wang Yongzheng did everything above board? You know, he was the one who violated the rules.

Why do you think I did something wrong? Why do you think I am the only selfish person in this world and Wang Yongzheng is not selfish?

Why do you think that Wang Yongzheng is simpler, more upright, and better than me? Why can't you see all the efforts I've made? Have you ever reflected on your own unfairness?

Watching

Seeing this, Zhang Anren woke up immediately, knowing that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly pulled Jiang Nansun to apologize: "I'm sorry, Nansun, I was too excited just now.

How about this, let's go buy groceries first, and I'll make you something delicious tonight. You don't have to do anything, just wait for it to be eaten, and I'll also consider this matter, okay?"

Jiang Nansun shook her head: "No, you should think about what to do. I've already made an appointment with Suosuo for dinner!"

Hearing this, Zhang Anren said anxiously: "Nansun, didn't you say that we would have dinner together tonight?"

"I want you to think about how to solve this problem instead of cooking for me. Because what I eat is not important, but whether you have a clear conscience in your life and work is important!"

After saying that, Jiang Nansun wiped her eyes and looked at him expressionlessly.

Zhang Anren looked at Jiang Nansun, who had an unpleasant expression on her face, and said helplessly in a gentle voice, "Then...then I can take you there, right?"

"No need, you go ahead and do your work first!" After saying that, Jiang Nansun left with her bag.

Zhang Anren sat down on the chair, staring at her receding figure in a daze. This was the first time he began to doubt himself.

He didn't know whether reporting Wang Yongzheng was the right choice or not, and whether he should make some compromises to avoid losing more while gaining something.