Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

"No, I still have to wait a few days before I can go back. I just want to tell you that when you have time to go back, please water the flowers at home for me, otherwise they will die of drought."

Hearing Xu Li's answer, Han Tao smiled knowingly and teased her:

"Haha, Sister Li, are you worried about the flowers, or are you missing me?"

"Bah, I don't miss you, you self-indulgent little brother!

I can’t go back until next Thursday, and I’m just worried that no one will take care of my flowers.”

"Really?"

"Hate it, what's real or fake? If you keep making fun of me, I'll be angry and ignore you!"

After saying that, Xu Li hung up the phone and sent a message to the property staff, saying, "Don't forget to go back and check. I left a set of keys at the property!"

After she hung up the phone, Xu Li saw her mother looking at her curiously. Her face turned red, and without saying a word, she walked straight to the balcony, then looked at the scenery outside the window with a smile on her face.

After she divorced her ex-husband, she went through the most difficult days. Fortunately, she is a psychologist and she managed to get through it after self-adjustment.

However, such things cannot be completely forgotten at once, and they will still make you sad when you see them inadvertently.

Although she has been using work to avoid new relationships, she can't help but feel lonely, empty, lonely and cold during the long nights.

Until I met Han Tao, that warm, handsome man full of stories.

After that encounter and their subsequent interactions, her heart opened up again. Although the two had not been together for a long time, this man, who was three years younger than her, brought her indescribable warmth and a sense of security.

At the same time, Han Tao got into the car with a smile on his face.

This kind of woman next door who can be salty or sweet is really something that makes people like her unconsciously.

The main thing is that they are comfortable with each other. They know who they are, what kind of life they want, and they are also more clear about what kind of person they want to be with.

They will also become more mature in getting along with others, be able to adjust their behavior and emotions in a timely manner, not only focus on their own expectations and demands, but also be willing to give just the right amount of emotion in the relationship.

Moreover, they are not only aware of the multiple social identities they possess simultaneously, but can also find their own balance between different identities.

Such adaptability and flexibility, a woman who can be salty or sweet, sassy or gentle, is truly fascinating.

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Forty minutes later, in the Ode to Joy neighborhood.

Han Tao told Yang Dongxu to drive the car into the underground parking lot, and he got out of the car at the entrance of the community.

He had been planning to take a stroll in the community garden, but unexpectedly he ran into Qu Xiaoxiao, who was struggling to hold a large bag.

Qu Xiaoxiao was very happy to see Han Tao and quickly called out, "Brother Han, why are you here?"

Han Tao looked at her and replied, "I just came back from the company and was planning to take a stroll around the neighborhood."

"Oh, that's great!"

Qu Xiaoxiao laughed, and then asked in a flattering tone:

"Uncle, can you do me a favor and help me carry this bag of cat food to the 22nd floor?"

"Xiao Qu, I didn't realize you change your face so quickly. You even changed your address to someone you need a favor from, going straight from Brother Han to Uncle."

Qu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at Han Tao and said in a coquettish voice, "How come you don't have any romance at all? This is a nickname, don't you understand? Girls nowadays like older men, it's very popular!"

"Forget it, I can't afford it!"

After saying that, Han Tao glanced at Qu Yaojing and asked, "Why did you buy such a big bag of cat food? Do you have a lot of cats?"

“I don’t have a cat!”

Qu Xiaoxiao put the cat food bag on the ground and waved her hand in reply.

"You don't have a cat? Then why are you buying cat food? Are you eating it as a snack? Are you planning to use it to soak in milk?"

Han Tao smiled in her heart. She knew that Qu Xiaoxiao was used to feed stray cats. The reason she asked this was just to tease her.

"What are you talking about, uncle? Can you please stop making trouble? I saw a lot of stray cats in the neighborhood and felt sorry for them, so I bought some cat food to feed them!"

"I didn't know you were so caring. Looks like I need to reevaluate Miss Qu!"

"Don't think you know me well. I'm a fairy. There's a lot you don't know!"

After saying that, Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Han Tao proudly and gave him a big wink in a mischievous way!

"Hey, Brother Han, Xiao Qu!"

Qu Xiaoxiao had just finished speaking, before Han Tao could speak, Qiu Yingying's loud shouting came from a distance. It seemed that she was in a good mood.

Han Tao had heard about the situation from Guan Juer and Fan Shengmei before, so he guessed that the reason why Qiu Yingying was happy was that she must have been fooled by Manager Bai's sweet words and was at a loss.

"What's wrong, Xiao Qiu? Did you meet a handsome guy? You look so happy!"

It seems that it is useless for Fan Shengmei to delete the text messages. After all, Qiu Yingying and that manager Bai work in the same company and are together all day long. How can she possibly prevent it?

Qiu Yingying blushed upon hearing this. She looked at Han Tao embarrassedly and denied it insincerely:

"No, no, Brother Han, don't talk nonsense!"

"Haha, why would I blush without you?"

Han Tao found it a little funny. Qiu Yingying was a warm and cheerful girl, good in every way, except for her love-sickness that was worrying.

When Qu Xiaoxiao heard about the excitement, she wanted to make trouble and said:

"Qiu Yingying, your blushing means I was right! You're in love, right? Don't deny it, I have a sharp eye."

"I'm ignoring you guys, you're annoying!"

Qiu Yingying gave Qu Xiaoxiao a cold look and left pretending to be angry.

How could Qu Xiaoxiao miss such an interesting thing? So she didn't care about the cat food anymore and just ran after him, shouting as she ran:

"Don't go, Qiu Yingying. Tell me about this fun thing!"

"Get out, I have nothing to say to you!" Qiu Yingying walked forward angrily without even turning her head.

"What can't be said? Are you secretly in love with her?"

Hearing Qu Xiaoxiao say this, Qiu Yingying was like a cat with its fur standing on end, and immediately retorted:

"You're the one who has a crush on someone else, your whole family has a crush on someone else!"

"Ah! I've been tricked by this Qu Yaojing again!"

Han Tao felt both angry and amused when he saw Qu Xiaoxiao throwing the cat food away and running after Qiu Yingying while bickering all the way.

Seeing the two people almost reaching the door, Han Tao could only helplessly pick up the cat food bag and follow them.

Chapter 63 Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer

After the three of them entered Building 19, Qu Xiaoxiao and Qiu Yingying finally stopped quarreling.

When they reached the elevator, Han Tao discovered that Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer were also there, and they were chatting with their backs to them.

I don't know what topic we were talking about before, but when I saw Fan Shengmei lifting her hair, she sighed:

"Guan Guan, Sister Fan is actually really envious of you and Little Earthworm.

You are all still young and happy, with your parents pampering you. You don't have to worry about other people's opinions, and you don't have to worry about life. You are free and unfettered."

Hearing Fan Shengmei say this, Guan Juer beside her shook her head and said:

"Sister Fan, you don't understand, our situation is not as simple as you say, I'm under a lot of pressure too.

After I graduated, my parents used all their connections to find people and finally sent me to my current company as an intern.

Not only does it take a year of internship, but there is also a 50% elimination rate!

All my colleagues around me graduated from prestigious universities, but I am the only one who graduated from an ordinary university. I am so worried that I will be rejected.

So I had no choice but to work very hard, and often worked overtime until very late. Sometimes I got off work after ten o'clock, and fell asleep on the bed when I got home.

The most difficult thing is that I can’t be late the next day. I have to get up early and squeeze into the subway to continue working. It’s so difficult! ”

Hearing this, Fan Shengmei sighed again: "Ah! It's not easy to work, especially for girls like us who come from other places. It's so difficult to gain a foothold in the Magic City.

Apart from anything else, the rent is enough to overwhelm most people. Take the 2202 that we are renting now for example. The rent is 8000 yuan a month, and we still have to pay 1080 yuan in property management fees.

Adding the expenses of water, electricity, gas and so on, even if the three of us share it equally, the expenditure will be three to four thousand yuan per person!

My monthly salary is only 10,000 yuan, and rent takes up almost half of it. Sometimes I feel like I'm just a serf in a landlord's household, and I don't know when this will end!

Looking at Fan Shengmei, Guan Juer shook her head and said:

"Sister Fan, just be content! You're much better off than Yingying and I. At least your salary is much higher than ours.

My monthly salary is more than 5,000 yuan, and Yingying only 4,000 yuan. Yingying and I need help from our family every month to get by!

A few days ago, I was talking about this with Yingying while shopping. Her family just gave her 5,000 yuan this month.

My mom also said she would transfer money to me, which made me feel embarrassed. I'm already such a grown-up, and I still have to ask my parents for money after starting a business!"

Fan Shengmei nodded helplessly and complained, "There's nothing we can do. Compared to most of the Shanghai migrant workers, we're not the worst.

Speaking of which, our community has such a good environment, is close to the subway, and the houses are of suitable size and layout. It would be strange if they are not expensive.

It would be like a dream to have my own house here!"

Hearing Fan Shengmei say that, Guan Juer beside her was also a little discouraged:

"Yes, Sister Fan, I can't even imagine it. If there really is such a nice house, it would be like a dream!"

"Guan Guan, you and Sister Fan, don't be discouraged. If we all work hard, we will definitely gain a foothold in the Magic City!"

Seeing that Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer became more depressed as they talked, Qiu Yingying walked up to them and encouraged them with words in a casual manner. At the same time, she made a cheering gesture to cheer herself and them up.

"What's so scary about this?"

Listening to the two people's chat and the inspirational speech of the silly and sweet Qiu Yingying, without waiting for them to say anything, Qu Xiaoxiao said sarcastically:

"Guan Guan and Qiu Yingying have just graduated, so there's no rush. But Sister Fan, you can find a rich man to marry!"

If I marry someone like Brother Han, buying a few houses in this shabby neighborhood of ours would be nothing!"

He knew that Qu Xiaoxiao was deliberately picking on him because she had heard his sarcastic remarks before.

Fan Shengmei rolled her eyes and ignored her, instead greeting Han Tao:

"Hi, handsome Han, what a coincidence!"

"Hi, Xiaofan!"

Han Tao greeted Fan Shengmei, then asked with a polite smile, "Hello, Guan Guan, you just got back too!"

"Yeah~!"

Guan Guan nodded in response, then asked Han Tao in confusion:

"Brother Han, why didn't you go upstairs directly from the garage today?"

Han Tao smiled and said, "I came back early today. I was planning to take a walk in the neighborhood, but then I ran into Xiao Qiu and Xiao Qu, so we came back together!"

"Brother Han, is that cat food you're carrying? Sister Fan and I went to your house that night, and we didn't notice you had a cat!"

After hearing Han Tao's answer and seeing the big bag in his hand, Guan Juer looked at him curiously and asked why he was carrying cat food.

After hearing Guan Juer's question, before Han Tao could say anything, Qu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide in surprise and said:

"Two of us going to his house together, at night! Oh my god, is this that exciting?"

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. Guan Guan and I are here to return the gift!"

Fan Shengmei gave Qu Xiaoxiao a glare for talking nonsense and explained in a bad mood.

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"Ding!"

Before Qu Xiaoxiao could retort, the elevator arrived and Andy happened to be coming up from the basement.

She saw Han Tao at the door, smiled politely and greeted him:

"Hello Han Lu, what a coincidence!"

"Hello, Andy!"

Han Tao replied with a smile and walked into the elevator first. The others did not continue the previous topic and followed him in and stood.

Although several people were in the same elevator, because of the presence of Han Tao and the fact that he had already informed Qu Xiaoxiao of the information, there was no plot to slander Andy.