Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

As long as the Fan family gets the money, signs a letter of guarantee and understanding, and no longer holds his cousin responsible, everything will be solved.

In order to avoid any further complications, they immediately took out 80,000 yuan in cash and asked Liu Meilan to sign and put her fingerprints on the document before leaving.

In the eyes of this group of people, compared with Fan Shengmei and her friends, Fan Shengying and his parents are much easier to talk to and deal with.

Liu Meilan was looking at the 80,000 yuan on the table, still a little bit unbelieving, when the phone at home rang again.

She originally thought it was her daughter Fan Shengmei calling, but unexpectedly it was Fan Shengying's friend on the other end, who called to say that because Fan Shengmei didn't care, Fan Shengying asked him to help find them.

When Liu Meilan heard the other party say that her son might really have to go to jail, but that the punishment could be reduced if he paid a fine, she immediately agreed and even asked the other party to come and collect the money the next morning.

Fan Shengmei, who was having dinner with her sisters, would never have thought that her mother had foolishly written a letter of apology and was going to use the compensation money given by the other party to save Fan Shengying.

In Liu Meilan's eyes, her brother Fan Shengying was much more filial than her, and Fan Shengying also gave birth to a grandson for the Fan family, continuing the family line. No matter how much she gave, it would be a loss.

Her mother never thought about her own life, because Liu Meilan felt that a daughter should help her son and take care of all the troubles in the family. As for where her future would go, she would not and did not want to think about it.

Because Liu Meilan felt that her daughter would always have friends around her to help her, but her son would only have himself.

She just needs to stick to her beliefs and go to her daughter when she has problems or needs money, because her daughter will help her solve problems no matter what.

Just like this time when they went to Shanghai, her daughter said she didn’t care, but they were lost, and Fan Shengmei was more anxious than anyone else.

Although the old man fell ill unexpectedly, his daughter Fan Shengmei also came back with her friends. Not only did she solve the trouble, but she also got back so much compensation.

So Liu Meilan felt that her idea was correct. Even if her daughter was dissatisfied with her brother and didn't want to care about him, she would eventually agree when she asked for help.

What she didn't know was that this action made her daughter Fan Shengmei completely understand, and really understand, that her repeated compromises and soft-heartedness were wrong.

If she doesn't make up her mind and cut off the mess at home, she will never be able to have a normal life.

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Chapter 720 This one is a bit boring

Han Tao was about to get into the car when he heard a suspicious voice behind him.

"Han Tao, you made me wait in this hotel for half a day when you arrived in Nantong, and now you're leaving without saying a word. What do you mean?

Have you forgotten what you promised my brother? I want to follow you!"

Jiang Lai got in the car arranged by her brother early in the morning, and followed Han Tao and his car to Nantong with her nanny and chef.

However, because she saw Qu Xiaoxiao also traveling with Han Tao, she followed silently without showing her face, and now she was full of complaints.

"Jiang Lai, I didn't ask you to follow me, and it was you who said you didn't want to meet Qu Xiaoxiao, can you still blame me now?

If you have nothing to do, just wait in the hotel. I still have some things to deal with at home and at work, so I don’t have time to play house with you.”

"Hey, you know exactly why I followed you, and you brought Qu Xiaoxiao with you. You must have done it on purpose. Don't try to use this excuse to fool me now. No way. I'm going to follow you."

Han Tao rolled his eyes at Jiang Lai and said, "If you want to follow me, then follow me. I will be scolded when I get home anyway. Don't blame me if you are implicated."

Hearing this, Jiang Lai didn't care at all. He looked at Han Tao and said, "I'm not afraid. At worst, I'll wait for you in the car outside. Anyway, don't try to get rid of me."

"Okay, just don't regret it!" Unable to persuade the troublesome Jiang Lai, Han Tao could only nod and agree.

He didn't like Jiang Lai's spoiled daughter's temper in the first place, and he wasn't short of money, nor did he need to rely on women. He really didn't want to get involved with this love-minded person.

I just don’t know why Jiang Lai relies on me.

Han Tao really wanted to ask her if there was something about him that attracted her and if she was really willing to change.

After all, he already had two of the same type as Jiang Lai, and he couldn't put them on one bed. If he had more, it would be a mess.

Jiang Lai didn't care what he thought, she got into the car and sat aside complaining about her grievances.

After receiving Han Tao's instructions, the driver started the car and drove according to the navigation, and the surrounding buildings began to move backwards.

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In the hotel lobby, Qu Xiaoxiao stared at the car leaving the gate, feeling as if something of hers was about to be snatched away.

She already knew about the relationship between Han Tao and Guan Juer, but she didn't point it out, nor did she care much about it. She wanted to compete based on her abilities and means.

But when she saw Jiang Lai following Han Tao, she felt uncomfortable, because Jiang Lai was in their circle. This was like having her home robbed by an insider, which she could not accept.

Fan Shengmei, who was standing by, saw Qu Xiaoxiao was in a daze, and her expression changed several times, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Xiao Qu, do you know the person who was talking to Han Tao? If I remember correctly, her car followed us all the way and we only separated after we arrived in Nantong.

I didn't expect they were staying in this hotel too. It seems like they are quite familiar with each other."

"Her name is Jiang Lai, and she's the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group in Shanghai. We are friends in the same circle. We are just bad friends!" Qu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and spoke to Fan Shengmei in a casual manner.

"Since you are a friend, why don't you go over and say hello? Why did she leave with Han Tao?"

"She didn't pay any attention to me all the way, I won't go to her for help! Besides, she's flirting with Lawyer Han, what's the point of me going there?

Don't blame me for reminding you, stay away from this woman, she is as obsessed with love as Xiao Qiu." After saying that, Qu Xiaoxiao walked into the hotel without looking back.

Hearing their topic, including talking about herself, Qiu Yingying angrily stopped Qu Xiaoxiao and said:

"Hey, Qu Xiaoxiao, why are you mentioning me for no reason? You even said that I am in love, but you are the one who is in love. It's really like a dog cannot spit out ivory.

I know this person, Brother Han didn't have an affair with her. We asked about it last night, and this woman is his client's sister, and she is related to one of Brother Han's cases."

"Well, I can prove this. She slept next to us last night, and Brother Han ignored her along the way." Since it was about Han Tao, Guan Juer quickly chimed in.

Qu Xiaoxiao looked at the two little girls and couldn't help rolling her eyes, "Guan Guan, can you please be more careful? Qiu Yingying is fine, but why are you so silly?

I know you like Han Tao, so Jiang Lai may become your love rival. The eldest daughter of Jiang Group, a top business family in Magic City, has good abilities, so she can be considered a strong enemy!"

"Bah!" Guan Juer said angrily, "Don't blame Yingying for saying that you are a dog that can't spit out ivory. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Sister Fan, Sister Andy, let's go eat!"

"Guan Guan, you are acting guilty. I'm not sure what I said about you. Jiang Lai is a love-brained person. Once he makes up his mind, he will stick to it. You're on your own!"

"Okay, Xiao Qu, stop teasing them. Let's hurry up and eat, then go back and rest. I'm tired."

Andy held Qu Xiaoxiao, she was also a little overwhelmed by the noise made by several people.

No one noticed the flash of light in Andy's eyes after he finished speaking. There were many things hidden in his eyes, and his eyes were a little complicated.

There is no way. No matter whether they are outstanding men or women, they are like nectar, they will always attract bees and cannot be driven away.

"No way Andy, sleeping is so boring. We finally got here, why don't we go to a bar for a drink after dinner?"

"No, no, no, you don't understand. I won't participate in your activities. I'm not going anywhere today. Go to Sister Fan's house tomorrow morning and call me. I want to enjoy myself."

Hearing Qiu Yingying's words, Guan Juer also nodded, "Then I won't go either. I'll stay with Yingying in the hotel. I'm too tired from working overtime recently. I also want to have a good sleep in the hotel."

"You two country bumpkins, Guan Guan, your situation is really worrying. You haven't made any progress at all."

Seeing that neither of them were going, Qu Xiaoxiao immediately begged Andy, "Andy, can you go with me later?"

"I've never been to such a place. Why don't you let Sister Fan accompany you there?" Andy's face was full of resistance.

"Go ahead, go ahead. Sister Fan must go home to take care of her father. Andy, you should go with me!"

"OK, OK, I can go with you. This is a hotel, so we need to be careful about the impact. To be honest, I'm not comfortable with you going to a place like that alone."

Andy nodded helplessly and agreed. Since she was in Han Tao's hometown, she also wanted to go out for a walk.

"Okay, Andy is the best, long live Andy." Qu Xiaoxiao cheered but felt a little bitter in her heart.

When it comes to love, Qu Xiaoxiao actually has a very clear view and lives a relatively open-minded life. She knows exactly what she wants.

Therefore, when interacting with friends, even with people she is close to, she will never compromise just to please them.

As for love, Qu Xiaoxiao's goal is to strive to be natural. She likes Han Tao's handsomeness, his culture, and his voice.

Even though Han Tao despises himself for being uneducated, in her eyes, this kind of Han Tao is the most charming.

The most important thing is that she knows how to advance and retreat appropriately, which is a woman's magic weapon. Otherwise, after she and Han Tao were together for the first time, she would not have emphasized confidentiality, because she knew that there was a huge gap between Han Tao and her own family.

She is a second-generation rich girl, and most of her friends are rich boys or girls. Having lived in a wealthy family since childhood, she does have the capital to be free and easy.

Therefore, her principle is that if she likes someone, she can do anything for him/her, and she does not need the other person to be responsible for her. Being happy is the most important thing.

Qu Xiaoxiao also tried to investigate Han Tao's background through her friends. Although her investigation was cut short just at the beginning and Yao Bin's men were dealt with, Yao Bin still got some information.

Therefore, Qu Xiaoxiao knew that Han Tao had a girlfriend, and they were best friends.

According to the information she got, the two girls both worked in Jingyan Group, one was the assistant to the general manager, and the other was a designer in the design department, neither of whose family backgrounds was as good as hers.

Andy had talked to her about this issue before, and Qu Xiaoxiao's answer was that everyone should compete for the job based on their own abilities. She even said confidently: "Whether the other party has a girlfriend or not, what does it have to do with us?"

Because of the education that Qu Xiaoxiao had received since she was a child, and the fight between her parents and her prodigal brother over the family property, she felt from the bottom of her heart that everything had to be fought for.

She even told Andy that dating for the purpose of getting married is utilitarian. When you are in love to the point where you don't have the energy to struggle anymore, then just get married. This is the noble thing to do and is the greatest respect for love.

But now she is a little shaken and feels that she is not so free and easy.

It was also for this reason that she really wanted to drink tonight, but didn't want to drink alone, so she acted coquettishly with Andy and asked her to go to the bar with her.

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Chapter 721 Heart-breaking Therapy

Andy could feel the melancholy emanating from Qu Xiaoxiao, so she agreed to accompany her to the bar.

But the specific situation is unclear, and it is not understood why Qu Xiaoxiao suddenly became so lost from a little fairy.

Fan Shengmei, who hadn't said much, smiled bitterly. She was more sensitive than Andy, and paid more attention to Qu Xiaoxiao, the imaginary enemy.

Therefore, Fan Shengmei had long felt that Qu Xiaoxiao had a different attitude towards Han Tao. At the same time, she also envied Qu Xiaoxiao's ability to pursue that emotion without scruples, which was a relatively pure process.

As for herself, she had a clearer purpose in approaching Han Tao, because love was a luxury to her.

So she never expected love. The most important person was the one who could help her escape from the bottomless pit.

This is also the reason why she always has a strong sense of inferiority when facing Qu Xiaoxiao. Qu Xiaoxiao is a real rich second generation, and her quality of life and status are beyond her reach.

It was also in the comparison with Qu Xiaoxiao that Fan Shengmei felt the huge gap between herself and the upper class.

She longed to have the same quality of life and status as Qu Xiaoxiao, and longed for that unbridled love, but she also understood that her previous thoughts were wrong.

So she is constantly changing herself, slowly trying to break away from her family, and is more eager to realize her dream through her own efforts.

Looking back at Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying, they don't have these worries. They are simple-minded, so they are happier in comparison. Now they are both focused on having a big meal and then going back to enjoy the feeling of staying in a star-rated hotel suite.

In this atmosphere, several people came to the restaurant with different emotions and ordered a large table of dishes.

Qu Xiaoxiao also ordered two bottles of wine, but she didn't drink much herself. Instead, Fan Shengmei drank a little too much.

During this period, Qiu Yingying couldn't help but speak up for her sister Fan, feeling that her sister had suffered and that her sister's mother was too partial and only thought about her son.

Now the last string in Fan Shengmei's heart collapsed. The face she had been maintaining in recent times was exposed during her trip home here.

Fortunately, no one laughed at her and helped her a lot, so she was also moved by the sincerity and cried to her sisters under the influence of alcohol.

“I’m sorry, I know you guys have been very good to me and helped me so much, but I kept it a secret from you.

Actually, I didn't mean to lie to you. I just wanted to hide my inner fragility. I pretend to be strong every day, but this is the situation in my family.

So many years have passed, and I have not been able to change the status quo at all. I just get by in the workplace every day, but it’s not that I don’t want to work hard.

I'm just afraid that I might make a mistake accidentally and end up becoming a workplace slacker just to get by, just to maintain my current balance.

There is no other way. I only have a small salary every month and I have to support my family. But I am also a girl and I also want to be beautiful, so I have to buy some A-grade products.

I also know that Xiao Qu looked down on me the first time we met, so we were like enemies.

I also thought about facing it calmly, but I couldn’t do it. I wanted to preserve the last bit of self-respect in my heart…”

Listening to Fan Shengmei's words and her tearful narration of her past, the sisters were deeply moved.

Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer felt from the bottom of their hearts that Sister Fan was so pitiful.

"Sister Fan, the past is the past. We should all look forward to the future. I believe you will get better and better."

"Yes, Sister Fan, we have Brother Han to lead us, and you are in charge of so many stores now. You don't have to envy others in the future. You can make money on your own."

"I feel so sorry for you, Sister Fan. I didn't know you had to endure so much. I used to think I wasn't doing well, but now you see I'm very happy. My parents love me very much and always consider me."

"Okay, Sister Fan, although it's said that you shouldn't experience the suffering of others and shouldn't advise others to do good, I still want to say a few words to you. This situation is all your own fault.

If you hadn't spoiled them, your parents and brother wouldn't have ended up like this, so you have to think about how you're going to live your life from now on?

To be honest, whether it is Han Tao, Andy or us, we can only help you temporarily, but not forever.

From now on, you should stop being so stubborn and suffer for your reputation. You should keep the compensation and the remaining money from the sale of the house in your own hands, and then send money to your mother every month.

And you have to tell her that if she spends the money you sent to her brother again, you will not give her any more money. Just let them starve, but they will not die of hunger for three to five days.