Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

Guan Juer's mother interrupted her husband in a bad mood, rolled her eyes and continued, "Guan Guan is my daughter, no matter how old she is, she is my daughter. If I do nothing like you, what if she gets taken advantage of by others?

Don't you know about Xiao Han's family? If our daughter wants to marry into their family, she must have her own bottom line, otherwise she will be looked down upon. Do you know this?"

"What era is this? Young people have their own ways of getting along with each other. If you always stick to old ideas, young men will easily run away!"

"If he can run away, then run away. If he can really run away because of writing this, then it means that he is not worth Guan Guan's efforts, and our daughter should not let him succeed.

Actually, if you ask me, you men are not good people, especially with the current trend, it’s really…”

"Alright, alright, you're exaggerating again. You're really changing your mind. You were saying good things about Xiao Han before, and now you're saying this again. This isn't the way you should be praising someone when you receive a gift..."

"Stop, stop, stop. If you can't speak, then forget it. I'm hungry. Go cook!"

"Okay, I'll go cook. Send a message to your daughter and let her make her own decision based on the situation. Sooner or later, a young eagle will have to face society on her own.

Besides, Xiao Han is a good guy. He has addressed all the concerns you raised, and he bought a house before getting married, and it's in his daughter's name, which shows that he is responsible."

"I know, I know. Go cook now. Stop talking nonsense here. I want to eat braised pork ribs and fried gluten with bamboo shoots and mushrooms!"

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At the same time, at Huaxin Securities, Guan Juer was waiting at the door with a backpack on her back. When she saw Han Tao's Pullman stopped, she hurriedly waved goodbye to several colleagues who looked envious, and then walked towards the black Pullman.

After the car stopped, Han Tao opened the door and took Guan Juer in. He closed the door and said with a smile:

"Guan Guan, what do you want to eat today? I see you haven't been eating well lately and you've lost weight!"

"It's okay, just think of it as losing weight!"

Guan Juer looked at Han Tao happily, feeling cared for by her beloved, and said softly, "It's mainly because Yingying and Sister Fan are too busy. I haven't cooked for myself in a long time, so I won't have dinner tonight.

How about we invite everyone over? Xiaoqu has treated us to many delicious meals recently, and since you're back, let's have a good time together!"

"I discussed some work with Andy this afternoon. She has a dinner party tonight, and that troublemaker Qu Xiaoxiao also has an appointment. Let's do it another day!"

Han Tao then instructed Wang Xiaodong to drive to Hanlinju on the Bund, and continued, "I'll take you to a delicious private restaurant. It's just the two of us tonight, and after we finish eating, we'll go back to Ode to Joy together."

"Okay!" Guan Juer was of course very happy thinking about her time alone together, and she no longer worried about the failure of the dinner.

Han Tao looked at the delighted little girl and couldn't help but smile before changing the subject: "How's your work lately? Is it going well? Have you been praised by your boss?"

"Um……"

Nodding slightly, Guan Juer looked at Han Tao with a cheerful expression and said, "Our manager is really nice to me now. He praises my dedication, encourages me to work hard, and even smiles at me. I think I'll get a lot of extra points in the year-end review."

"Our Guan Guan is so well behaved, your manager will definitely like her. I believe there will be no problem in getting her a permanent position by the end of the year."

Han Tao stroked her nose lovingly, then took out a box, looked into Guan Juer's eyes and smiled:

"This is a gift I brought you. Do you like it?"

"I like it. I like all the gifts that Brother Han gives me!"

As Guan Juer spoke, she opened the box. Inside was an exquisitely crafted platinum bracelet inlaid with several emerald green jade peace buckles, making the bracelet look exquisite and fashionable.

"Come, I'll help you carry it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Guan Juer felt a coolness on her wrist, and then the bracelet was put on her fair white wrist.

"This bracelet is so beautiful, I like it so much, thank you, Brother Han!"

"I'm glad you like it. It seems I have good taste. It really suits your wrist."

"But...but this jade has such good water content, it must be very expensive, right?"

Hearing Guan Juer's words, Han Tao raised a wicked smile and asked, "Why, Guan Guan, are you planning to return the gift?"

“Ah… this… I…”

Guan Juer was not expecting Han Tao to say that. She was unprepared and seemed a little flustered. However, when she saw the smile in Han Tao's eyes, she suddenly understood. Her face turned red and she took the initiative to give him a kiss. This was the first time she took the initiative to kiss Han Tao.

Seeing her stiff movements and blushing face, Han Tao reached out to Guan Juer, guiding her movements while enjoying the girl's unique red lips kiss.

Before they knew it, they arrived at Hanlinju. After the black Pullman was parked, Han Tao opened the door and got out of the car hand in hand with the blushing Guan Juer. The two of them walked towards the restaurant, talking and laughing.

However, just as the two of them arrived at the door, a man came out with a mobile phone in his hand. It seemed that he had just hung up the phone.

After seeing Han Tao, the other party, although very anxious, still politely stepped forward to greet him: "Director Han, what a coincidence, are you back from your business trip...?"

Han Tao smiled faintly and responded to Bao Yifan, "Hello, Mr. Bao. I just arrived in Shanghai yesterday and went out to dinner with some friends. Why are you in such a hurry...?"

"I have a dinner appointment today, but I just got a call from home saying that our husband, Bao, has suddenly fainted and is in the hospital. Even though it's an old illness, I have to rush back!"

Bao Yifan explained with a smile, then said goodbye to Han Tao, "I didn't expect to run into Director Han again. Let's get together next time we have a chance. I'll be rude to leave now."

"Mr. Bao, you're too polite. We're all in Shanghai, so there are plenty of opportunities to get together. As for Mr. Bao, even though it's an old problem, we still can't be careless. Go back quickly. Feel free to contact me if you need any help."

"Okay, thank you Director Han. You're welcome if you need anything. Bye!"

"goodbye!"

Seeing Bao Yifan leaving in a hurry, Han Tao remembered the original plot. It should be that Old Bao and Bao Yifan's mother had a quarrel again, which caused Old Bao to faint suddenly. After all, he had cancer before. Even if he is fine now, there must be something wrong with his body.

In Ode to Joy 2, in order to gain power, to change the current situation of the company, and to break the barriers of the family business, Bao Yifan did take advantage of his father's cancer at the meeting and successfully took control of the company.

Just as Han Tao was stunned, a dashing woman walked out of Hanlin Residence. Seeing him and Guan Juer, she exclaimed in surprise, "Han Tao, Guan Guan!"

"Sister Andy, are you coming here to eat too?"

Guan Juer turned around and was surprised to see the newcomer. She responded, "Brother Han is free tonight and originally wanted to get everyone together, but Sister Fan and Yingying had to work overtime, and you and Xiaoqu both had social engagements, so it was just the two of us who came!"

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Chapter 681: Don’t Advise Others to Do Good Without Having Experienced Their Suffering

At the Hanlinju Restaurant in Shanghai, after Guan Juer finished explaining, the two chatted for a few more words. Han Tao then smiled and invited Andy to have dinner together.

"Andy, since you haven't eaten either, don't rush back. Let's eat something together!"

"Well, if it weren't for Bao Yifan, I was planning to talk to you too, so let's do it together!"

Andy nodded in agreement. He had originally wanted to meet up with Han Tao today, one to talk about work, and the other to get some advice from Han Tao.

"That's great, Sister Andy. It's been a while since I've had dinner with you. Let's go in quickly. I'm starving!"

Guan Juer happily hugged Andy's arm. When Han Tao was not around, Andy took her to and from get off work and helped her solve many work problems, so the two had a good relationship.

"it is good!"

Andy nodded, pulled his arm out, looked at Han Tao and said as he walked away, "I suddenly remembered, Han Tao, have you heard about what happened to Miss Fan?"

"Sister Fan's matter?"

Guan Juer looked at Andy in confusion. She lived with Fan Shengmei and had never heard what happened to her, so without waiting for Han Tao's response, she asked, "What happened to Sister Fan? How come I don't know?

Besides, Sister Fan has been leaving early and coming back late lately because the coffee shop is so busy and expanding so quickly. She is completely focused on her work, so what could possibly go wrong?"

"It's her family's business. I heard it from Fan Xiaomei's old classmate, handsome Wang..."

After the three of them sat down in the private room, Andy explained the situation. It turned out that Wang Bochuan had never given up on Fan Shengmei, especially since Han Tao provided him with an office space, and Qu Xiaoxiao also gave him some work for Fan Shengmei's sake, and the business was gradually getting on track.

It is precisely because of these two points that Wang Bochuan likes Fan Shengmei even more, and thinks that she is not only a goddess, but also his lucky star.

However, Fan Shengmei is now fully focused on her career, not to mention Han Tao's existence. She had already made it clear to Wang Bochuan that it was impossible for the two of them to be together.

But Wang Baichuan was unwilling to give up, so he had been looking for an opportunity. A few days ago, he learned that Fan Shengmei's brother had gotten into trouble again and ran away with his wife, leaving a mess to his parents. He immediately felt that the opportunity had come.

But since everything was made clear, Fan Shengmei stopped answering Wang Bochuan's calls, because she didn't want to get involved in the family's mess. The two or three hundred thousand yuan she gave last time was already the most she could do. In order to avoid being entangled with Wang Bochuan, which would end up being bad for both of them, she simply stopped contacting him.

But this action made Wang Bochuan a little anxious. As the saying goes, it is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. If he could help Fan Shengmei solve this problem, then Fan Shengmei's attitude towards him would definitely change.

But he had the intention, but Fan Shengmei had no intention. Even if he wanted to be a bootlicker, he didn't know where to start. Finally, after thinking about it, Wang Baichuan called Qu Xiaoxiao to seek help.

But who is Qu Xiaoxiao? She despised Fan Shengmei's pretentious attitude the most, so she didn't bother to care and finally gave him Andy's phone number.

Of course, Wang Baichuan had no other intention in calling Andy. He just wanted her to find out what solution Fan Shengmei had for dealing with the family affairs.

It was because of this phone call that Andy learned about the situation in Fan Shengmei's family, and he was a little troubled by this matter because he had no idea how to deal with such a thing.

According to Andy, this kind of thing can be handled according to legal procedures, but Fan Shengmei didn't tell anyone because she didn't want others to know, so she thought about asking Han Tao to see if there was any good solution.

After all, Han Tao is Fan Shengmei's boss. Now that her employees have left and she is in trouble, she feels that Han Tao needs to help solve the problem. Besides, they are all friends and should help each other.

After listening to Andy's narration, Han Tao smiled and asked, "Andy, so you want me to come forward to understand the situation and help her?"

"Of course, you're her boss!"

Andy nodded, looked at Han Tao, and said directly, "Sister Fan has a strong sense of self-esteem. I'm afraid that if I say something bad about her, she'll lose face. So you're the most suitable person."

Han Tao shook his head: "The Fan family's affairs are not easy to resolve. There were problems in her family before. Her brother beat up a colleague, and finally..."

"Then what should we do? It's not easy for Miss Fan. Now that we know about it, we can't just give up everything, right?"

After listening to Han Tao's words, Andy realized that this was a bottomless pit. Unless her parents changed their minds, Fan Shengmei would not be able to control it.

Colleagues also know why Fan Shengmei can’t find a boyfriend at this age. It’s not that there is no suitable one, but that no one can accept her family.

Han Tao pondered for a moment and said, "She has to wake up on her own in this matter. After all, family affection is not so easy to explain. Just like you treat Xiao Ming, no matter what he does, you will not give up on him.

What's more, Fan Shengmei was raised by her parents since she was a child, and the relationship between them is even more troublesome. Although she has no obligation to her brother, his parents insist on doing so. Can she watch her parents die?

So she has to make her own decision on this matter, otherwise if she regrets it later, or if her parents really have problems, she will definitely blame herself."

Hearing this, Andy frowned and asked, "So what do you say we should do? Are we really going to pretend we don't know?"

"The Fan family's parents have a very typical patriarchal mentality. They treat their son as a treasure and their daughter Fan Shengmei as a tool. They have spoiled their son and ignored her since he was a child, and finally raised him to be a waste.

Now Fan Shengmei's brother is uneducated and can't even support himself. He causes trouble to his parents every other day, and always asks his sister to clean up his mess. If Fan Shengmei doesn't wake up, she will be completely finished.

She had no life of her own for the first thirty years of her life. She had been helping her brother find a job, get married, buy a house, and support the family. She was completely a slave to the Fan family.

On the other hand, what did her parents do? They never felt grateful. Instead, they thought that all this was as they deserved and that it was their daughter's destiny.

Now that Fan Shengmei has chosen to end her support, her family accuses her of being heartless and ungrateful. If we offer her any help at this time, it will only cause her to waver and choose to return to her old ways. In that case, we won't be helping, but causing trouble!"

Guan Juer was spoiled by her parents, so she couldn't believe it and said, "Brother Han, how could things be as bad as you say? Sister Fan is their daughter after all. It's absolutely no good for them to treat Sister Fan like that."

“Don’t advise others to be good without experiencing their suffering!”

Han Tao looked at Guan Juer, shook his head and sighed, "This is the ugliness of human nature. As a person who is not valued, no matter how hard you try, you can't change the fact that you are despised.

Moreover, the more you give, the more they will take your giving for granted. So not only will you not get any gratitude or affection in return, but it will also encourage their selfishness and greed.

Xiao Fan is a typical example. Over the years, she has sent so much money home and done everything she can to take care of everything, but what has she gotten in return? A bottomless pit, a mere tool!"

"Why is there such a big difference between us as parents? I used to think my parents were too controlling and suffocating. Now I am so happy to be with Sister Fan!"

Guan Juer could only be thankful that her parents loved her, otherwise she couldn't imagine what she would do if she encountered such a thing.

Andy also understood what Han Tao meant. Although she did not understand this kind of family affection, she still knew the story of the beggar, so she continued to ask:

"I understand what you mean, but now that we know about this, we can't just ignore it. Let's put our heads together. Do you have any good solutions?"

Han Tao thought for a moment and said, "I think it's best to do nothing. The last incident has already given her a way to deal with it. It's better for us not to get involved for the time being.

Only by completely losing her can his brother consider his future path, and only by letting her parents know that she is not as glamorous as they imagined will they stop sucking her blood.

"Well... well, I'll just pretend I don't know about this and talk about it when the time comes. Let's eat!"

Andy nodded. Although she said this, she felt in her heart that she could not stand idly by. If necessary, she thought of lending Fan Shengmei some money, at least to help her get through this difficult time.

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Chapter 682 Guan Juer is completely back

The Bund in Shanghai, inside Hanlin Residence.

After the meal, Andy did not leave with Han Tao and Guan Juer, but drove alone to find Fan Shengmei who was working overtime. Although Han Tao reminded her, she still planned to talk to Fan Shengmei to see if she could help.

Han Tao brought Guan Juer back to Ode to Joy. When they passed by the restaurant hall, they saw a group of white-collar workers having a meal together. They were chatting about the difficulties in life and work, and looking forward to their future life.

Of course, there are some people who are doing well and are praising each other while encouraging and enlightening the newcomers.

Some of the newcomers are willing to learn, some sigh, and some are full of confidence and beaming with joy. It is simply a portrayal of the weakness of life.

Guan Juer held Han Tao's hand and watched these scenes. She seemed to see her former self and could not help but whispered:

"I used to think I should get in touch with seniors more often. During the time you were away, Senior Brother Lin also asked me out a few times, saying it was a gathering of fellow villagers and that it would be beneficial to get to know more people.

But Sister Andy and Xiaoqu both said that we should try to avoid such gatherings as much as possible, because if there are any real difficulties, there are few of them who can help.

But I don't think that's entirely right. We're all from the same hometown, so it's only natural for us to help each other. Besides, shouldn't friendships be purely about purity? Why should we have a purpose behind them?"

Han Tao knew that Guan Juer's idealistic thoughts had begun to resurface, so he smiled slightly and said: