Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

After receiving the call, Wang Bochuan rushed to her house, confirmed it again and again, and after understanding the details with the neighbors, he told Fan Shengmei with certainty:

"Hey, Xiaomei, there's really no one home. Although the light is still on, the neighbor said it's left on intentionally to confuse others. They're probably all gone to Magic City by now."

When Fan Shengmei heard Ding's answer on the phone, she was so anxious that tears came out. She could only nod and say:

"Thank you, Wang Baichuan. I'll look for it again..."

"You're welcome. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I can..."

Wang Baichuan looked at the phone that had been hung up, swallowed the second half of his sentence, and returned to the car helplessly.

Fan Shengmei ran into the crowd again, constantly looking for her parents. Perhaps because she was too concerned, she neglected to ask the police for help.

Qu Xiaoxiao did not go out to play tonight. After attending a party with Jiang Lai, Yao Bin, Lan Lan and others, she returned to Ode to Joy alone, just to block Han Tao in the evening.

Qiu Yingying has been learning how to do business and manage people from Qu Xiaoxiao these days, so when she learned that something had happened to Sister Fan, she hurried out and knocked on the door of room 2203.

Qu Xiaoxiao opened the door suspiciously, looked at Qiu Yingying and asked, "Didn't I assign today's homework? If you still don't understand something, ask Andy. I'm busy and don't have time to explain it to you!"

Qiu Yingying shook her head and looked at her anxiously to explain: "Master, I'm not looking for you to develop new customers, it's because something happened at Sister Fan's home!"

"Sister Fan, something happened at home? Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?"

"Sister Fan's brother got into trouble back home and ran away. His parents were scared so they came to Shanghai, but there's still no news so late. Sister Fan has already gone to the train station to look for him. Let's go over and help him out!"

Although Qu Xiaoxiao looked down on Fan Shengmei before, she had recently seen her diligent work and her attitude had changed a lot, so she nodded and said:

"Okay, got it. Go get ready first. I'll change my shoes and clothes!"

"Okay, then I'll go call Guan Guan. We won't notify Sister Andy. Sister Fan said she has a meeting tomorrow morning, so don't disturb her rest!"

Qiu Yingying nodded, turned around and ran towards 2202. She was still very happy and knew that Qu Xiaoxiao was not as cold and heartless as she looked.

Soon Guan Juer and Qu Xiaoxiao changed their clothes and went out. The three girls went straight to the underground garage, and Qu Xiaoxiao drove them to the train station. As soon as they arrived, they saw Fan Shengmei waiting at the entrance crying.

Seeing her so weak and helpless, Qu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, but she didn't say much. Instead, she said directly:

"Now that we're here, let's split up. Sister Fan, send the photos over. Guan Guan and I will go to the North Square, and you and Xiao Qiu will search this area again."

"Okay, I'll pass it on to you right away!"

"Well, keep your phone connected and call me anytime if you need anything!"

After that, the four of them parted ways, but Qu Xiaoxiao would not foolishly look for people in the square like Fan Shengmei, but would go directly to the patrolman for help.

The patrolman, understanding the situation, thought for a moment and replied, "Don't worry too much. People who have nowhere else to go, or who can't bear to stay in a hotel, usually stay in the underground passage. It's out of the wind and warmer there."

"Great, thank you both police officers, goodbye!"

After saying that, Qu Xiaoxiao pulled Guan Juer to the underground passage, and sure enough, she saw Fan Shengmei's parents and little nephew huddled together for warmth, so she called Qiu Yingying and informed them.

When Fan Shengmei heard that Qu Xiaoxiao had found her parents, she excitedly ran to the underground passage and looked at her parents crying:

"Dad, Mom, why didn't you tell me in advance when you came? You know how worried I would be if I couldn't find you!"

"Oh, how can I tell you?"

Fan Shengmei's mother, Liu Meilan, stood up and yelled at her daughter, "Your brother was tricked and did something wrong in the heat of the moment. That gang came to our house every day to make trouble, and in the end, your brother had no choice but to have the leader give them sleeping pills, and then he took your sister-in-law away to hide.

But those people couldn't find your brother, and they came to our house every day to block the door. Your father and I had a hard time getting away today.

You said there was no chance to inform you in advance, and your brother went out and needed money, so I gave him everything we had at home.

You don’t know, we borrowed money from our neighbors for the train tickets, but we didn’t expect the city to be so big that we were stunned as soon as we got out of the train station!

If you don’t come soon, your father and I will freeze to death or starve to death here…”

"Okay, Mom, Dad, come on, let's go home and talk about what's going on!"

Fan Shengmei was very angry at her mother's words, but she couldn't argue here, so she pulled her mother and asked her father to follow her.

Liu Meilan didn't care about that. Her son had run away without much money, and they had no money left in their pockets, so she continued to chatter:

"Xiaomei, you must stop saying those angry words. You have to help your brother. Those people won't let him live at all. Your brother's house has been smashed to pieces..."

"This idiot, only he could do such a thing as drugging someone. Smashing their things is the least of his worries!"

Fan Shengmei rolled her eyes and helplessly pulled her mother out, saying, "Okay, Mom, let's go back first. Look, Lei Lei and my dad are freezing. Let's go!"

Hearing what she said, and thinking of her eldest grandson who had been hungry all afternoon, Liu Meilan didn't bother to nag and nodded quickly:

"Yes, yes, Lei Lei is important. He and your dad have been hungry all afternoon. Let's go!"

Qu Xiaoxiao, who was standing next to her, looked at this family and couldn't help rolling her eyes. They were just as bad as her grandmother, all patriarchal. They never cared about her and were not allowed to go back to their hometown during the Chinese New Year. They only thought about her prodigal brother Qu Lianjie.

Qiu Yingying also noticed that Qu Xiaoxiao's expression was not right, and knew that she must look down on Fan Shengmei's parents, so she hurried over to hold her and make jokes to distract her attention.

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Chapter 687: Trivia of the Fan Family (2)

(To wrap up the previous story line, you can skip these chapters if you don’t like it)

Soon, the group drove to the parking lot. Fan Shengmei was concerned about her parents, so she arranged for her parents to get in the car without considering whether there was enough space.

But with five adults and one child, it was impossible for Qu Xiaoxiao's car to accommodate everyone. Especially when she saw Fan Shengmei trying to squeeze in, her back teeth were almost broken.

In the end, Guan Juer realized the influence of her relationship with Han Tao and became calmer in the face of things. She quickly suggested that she and Qiu Yingying take a taxi, and let Qu Xiaoxiao take Fan Shengmei and her family away first.

Seeing that so many people didn't have to squeeze together, the Fan family was naturally happy, so several of them agreed to this plan.

On the way, Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Fan Shengmei's mother who started nagging again in the back seat, and said unhappily, "Sister Fan, stop chatting. Shouldn't we go to the hotel first?

Otherwise, your place wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people, even with the sofas. Besides, Guan Guan and Xiao Qiu are both single girls, so it wouldn't be convenient for so many people to live in there!"

Fan Shengmei was stunned when she heard this. If Qu Xiaoxiao hadn't said it, she would not have considered staying in a hotel at all.

At this time, Fan Shengmei's mother Liu Meilan said, "Why stay in a hotel? That would be a waste of money. I would just squeeze in for tonight.

Just move directly to your company dormitory tomorrow. It's free there. I've already said that."

These words completely refreshed Qu Xiaoxiao's three views. When she saw Fan Shengmei's parents, she realized how good her parents were. Although her father favored Qu Lianjie, he had never treated her badly.

"Just make do with it tonight. I'll find them a hotel tomorrow!"

Fan Shengmei, who was in the passenger seat, saw Qu Xiaoxiao open her mouth to speak, and quickly looked at her pleadingly, thus avoiding a conflict.

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After arriving at Ode to Joy, Fan Shengmei returned to 2202 with her parents and nephew. Qu Xiaoxiao looked at her back with disgust and returned to her room. During this time, she also sent a message to Han Tao.

Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying didn't take too long to get back by taxi, but as soon as they entered the house, they saw Fan Shengmei's family sitting in her room, nagging about her brother's bad things.

Especially when she saw the clothes in Fan Shengmei's room, Fan Shengmei's mother Liu Meilan said with disgust:

"Xiaomei, why did you buy so many clothes? How much did it cost?"

Hearing this, Fan Shengmei suppressed her anger and responded, "Mom, I have to send half of my monthly salary back to pay my mortgage and give you living expenses. Can't I use the remaining money to buy some clothes?"

"What are you talking about? Your brother has come to our family to carry on the family line. What's wrong with you giving him some money?

It doesn't matter what you have done. You have nothing but this pile of clothes and no money saved.

By the way, your father and Lei Lei are still hungry. You gave me that little money, and we have to buy them some midnight snacks. Otherwise, the Jia family won’t be able to sleep hungry.”

Fan's mother Liu Meilan, who favors boys over girls, doesn't feel sorry for her daughter at all and acts as if it's all natural, which makes Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer in the living room dumbfounded.

Fan Shengmei didn't want to argue with her mother, especially in front of Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying, so she reluctantly took out her wallet and said to her mother:

"This is all the money I have left. I'll give it all to you!"

Liu Meilan took the wallet and opened it to see only about 700 or 800 yuan in it. She frowned and said:

"That's all, how can it be enough for our whole family?"

"I borrowed this much. I'm broke, so this little bit of money will last me until the end of the month."

Fan Shengmei rolled her eyes, snatched the wallet, took out a hundred dollars, and gave the rest to her mother.

"Then don't buy any midnight snacks. I'll see what you have in the refrigerator and make some myself."

After saying that, she was about to stand up, but was stopped by Fan Shengmei, who told her seriously:

"Mom, the things in the refrigerator are not mine and you can't touch them. The utensils in the kitchen are not mine either and you can't touch them either."

"You're not allowed to move this, and you're not allowed to move that, so what should we do?"

Liu Meilan glared at Fan Shengmei angrily and said unhappily, "We adults can make do with it. We can just buy some pancakes or something. But Lei Lei can't. He needs milk powder and meat. He won't eat without meat."

Fan Shengmei sneered and shrugged, "That's all we can do. The money we have is only enough for flatbread and pickles. His father has drained all my money, and I'm still in debt!"

"Then you can borrow some from someone. I think those two girls outside can lend you some. And the girl driving the car, can't you borrow some from her?"

"No one will lend me money. I've borrowed everything I can, and I signed a ten-year employment contract. My monthly salary is barely enough for living expenses, and the rest goes to paying off debts. Otherwise, how do you think I'll get the 200,000 yuan?"

"If I can't borrow it, then I can't borrow it. Why are you being so mad? What's the point of buying so many? If I could have sent them to a pawnshop before liberation, they're useless now!"

Seeing that the purpose was getting more and more excited, Liu Meilan was afraid that she would ask for the 200,000 yuan, so she quickly changed the subject and asked:

"How are you going to stay today? You said you didn't live in the company's free dormitory, but rented such a small place with so much money. I really don't know what you were thinking.

What should we do now? Your father is not in good health, Lei Lei is still so young, and the environment here is so bad, how can we squeeze in? "

"My conditions here are bad?" Fan Shengmei sneered again and said, "You know my conditions are bad now!

Then why didn't you think about my poor situation when you asked me for money? Why didn't you think about my poor situation when I was cleaning your son's ass time and time again?

You really treat me like an ATM. Ask yourself, have you ever considered my life or death? If you have any problems, just come to me. I am also an ordinary person, and my abilities are limited!

Fan Shengmei originally thought that her parents would change after what happened last time. Even if they could be heartless on the phone, they would have a bottom line when they met, even if they were partial. But now she realized that she was wrong.

At this time, Fan Shengmei's father finally stopped being silent and spoke up, "Xiaomei, how can you talk to your mother like that? It wasn't easy for us to raise you and send you to college. Now that you have the means, what's wrong with helping the family?"

"It's because I remember you are my parents who raised me that I want to take care of you in your old age, so I will do my best when you need me.

But I won't care about Fan Shengying anymore, even if I jump off the 22nd floor. I have done enough for this family over the years.

"For his sake, I even sold my freedom for two hundred thousand. What else do you want from me? Do you really want me to sell myself?"

"this………"

Fan Shengmei's parents were silent. They originally thought that their daughter's words on the phone were so heartless, but they would eventually soften their hearts when they met in person. After all, they knew their daughter too well. However, they didn't expect that things were completely different from what they had imagined.

"Yingying, why do Sister Fan's parents treat her like this? I don't think they act like parents, but more like debt collectors!"

"Yeah, I've never seen parents like this before. It's really scary!"

Seeing the verbal confrontation between Fan Shengmei and her parents in the living room, Guan Juer and Fan Shengmei's three views were refreshed again. In the past, they just heard Sister Fan say that her whole family was looking at her, and they didn't think much of it at that time.

After all, what you hear is never as profound as what you experience personally. Every time their parents come, they are worried that their daughters don’t eat or sleep well, and they even give them some money before they leave.

Looking at Sister Fan’s parents again, it can be seen from the conversation just now that this family are vampires who suck blood from Fan Shengmei.

Especially Fan Shengmei's father, who made the two feel that he was not worthy of being called these two words, let alone being good to Sister Fan. Even if he could discipline his son Fan Shengying, he would not cause trouble everywhere and let Sister Fan clean up the mess.

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Chapter 688 Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying move into Han Tao's house

In 2202, seeing his daughter being so rude to him and his wife, Fan Shengmei's father walked out of the room breathing heavily, and then went to the bathroom not far away.

Fan Shengmei's mother Liu Meilan used her trump card and started crying and wiping her tears. She was not even in a hurry to let her grandson Lei Lei run away.

"You heartless person! Was it easy for your father and I to raise you? Now that you've grown up, you don't need your father and me anymore, right?"

"Okay, stop crying. I'm sharing the house, so we can't disturb others. Tonight, my dad and Lei Lei will sleep on the bed, and the two of us will sleep on the floor.

I'll find a cheap hotel tomorrow morning, and you can stay here for a few days. As for getting home, I'll ask someone to figure it out."

For Fan Shengmei, the grace of being raised is greater than anything else, and her career has gradually taken off. Although her brother Fan Shengying will definitely not take care of her anymore, her parents still have to take care of her.

This scene made Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying feel even more distressed for Fan Shengmei. They also couldn't understand Fan Shengmei's parents, who completely ignored their daughter for the sake of their son.

Sister Fan, a senior white-collar worker who had worked for a foreign company for many years, had to share a house. Moreover, she lived in the worst cubicle. Her living standard was even worse than that of the two young women who had just graduated.

Just when the two were stunned, Fan Shengmei's nephew Lei Lei, seeing that no one was taking care of him, ran around the house and even rummaged through things. This made Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer a little helpless. When they reacted, they didn't know what to do for a while.

When Fan Shengmei's father came out of the toilet, he didn't flush the toilet and urinated on the floor. This behavior was a little difficult for Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying to accept, not to mention that he was about to spit on the floor as soon as he came out of the toilet.

Seeing this, Fan Shengmei, who came out to teach her nephew a lesson, ran over to stop her father. She then found a tissue and asked her father to spit on it, but Fan's father actually threw the tissue on the ground.

This made Fan Shengmei embarrassed and helpless, so she could only run to the toilet to flush the toilet, and then wipe the toilet lid and the floor while apologizing to her two sisters.

In order to take care of Fan Shengmei's emotions and self-esteem, Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying did not want to show their disgust, so they could only bite the bullet and wave their hands to the apologizing Fan Shengmei to indicate that everything was fine.