Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

"Okay, okay, you're right. Xiao Han, you make your uncle very happy. You are really thoughtful."

There was visibly happiness on Guan's father's face. No one would not want their children to be excellent and find an ideal partner, and he as a father is certainly no exception.

In fact, from what just happened, we can feel the difference between men and women. Guan Juer's father hopes that she can exercise more while she is young and grow and develop in a bigger city and a better environment.

Guan's mother is more concerned about her marriage, because their family is able to provide her daughter with a house and a car, and even arrange a job for her, so a stable and decent life is the priority.

Guan Juer was happy to see that she had passed the test of her parents. Especially when she heard Han Tao say that he wanted to get engaged to her, she was deeply moved.

Sensing her daughter's emotions, Guan's mother patted her hands, looked at Han Tao and said, "Xiao Han, let's discuss this matter and see what to do. As for your parents..."

“Auntie, I grew up with my grandparents. I was able to communicate with them, but my mother went to Kyoto when I was very young and started a new family.

And I have never seen my father since I was born, so you and your uncle will be in charge of this matter."

Upon hearing this, Guan's father's expression froze, and he nodded, saying, "In that case, it is appropriate for us to maintain the property. The old man is old, so he shouldn't be bothered with running around. We will visit him when we have the chance."

"Old Guan is right, your uncle and I will take care of these things, and you just need to live a happy life.

And auntie tells you, you must not treat us as outsiders, from now on our home is your home......"

There was indescribable tenderness and heartache in Guan's mother's eyes when she looked at Han Tao. Perhaps this was the natural maternal instinct of girls. She would cry easily while watching TV and would feel sympathy unconsciously when seeing the weak.

Especially for a woman who is in control of the family and has a strong but gentle personality, once she encounters a situation like Han Tao, her maternal instinct will emerge, and she will unconsciously want to protect him and wrap him under her wings.

In Guan’s mother’s heart, home is a warm harbor and a spiritual home.

It is said that children in the world are all different, but mothers in the world are basically the same, so as a mother, Guan's mother also has a heart that loves children.

Although she is a bit strong in dealing with matters concerning her daughter, she is also a very traditional mother. She worries too much about Guan Juer and hopes that she can be healthy and safe, have everything go smoothly, and live a stable life.

No matter how you look at it, she loves her daughter very much and wants to give Guan Juer the best.

So now it can be said that she loves Han Tao so much because of Guan Juer, and now she knows Han Tao's life experience, her feelings towards him have changed a lot.

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Chapter 832 Warm Family

In the living room of Guan Juer's house, after expressing his attitude, Han Tao began to listen to Guan's father and mother and no longer expressed his opinion.

After all, since it involves their daughter's major life event, both parents are very concerned. They can be said to study every detail one by one, and they are still afraid of missing something.

Although they didn't plan to tell too many people about the engagement, the Guan family still had to be respectful and they still had to entertain relatives, friends, and close friends.

Because Guan's parents were afraid that their daughter would be wronged in the future, they specially ordered a house in Ode to Joy. So while discussing the details, Han Tao suggested buying a villa in Wuxi for Guan Juer.

After all, Wuxi and Shanghai are not particularly close to each other, and my relatives and friends have only heard of them but have never been to the houses there. It is better to have a clear and intuitive experience this way.

Moreover, this amount of money is really nothing to Han Tao, not to mention that the Guan family only has one daughter, Guan Juer, and these things will eventually belong to the future baby.

Guan's parents were originally against it. After all, Guan Juer and Han Tao didn't have much time to come back and live with them, so it would be a waste to buy a villa and leave it empty.

However, Han Tao was very determined about this and said that even if he and Guan Juer did not live there, they could give the house to the two elderly people for their retirement use, which would be more convenient than the current apartment.

After thinking it over again and again, Guan's father and mother agreed, but they also had some new ideas and arrangements of their own.

In fact, Guan's father and mother don't particularly care about economic conditions, but who would complain about having a lot of assets, especially assets that come from legitimate sources and will not affect Guan's father's career at all.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has decent character and is able to care about and value Guan Juer.

They have seen a lot of rich people, but perhaps not many of them can do this. Many wealthy people go through property fairness before getting married.

During the conversation, they also talked about getting married and having children. Han Tao also suggested that when he has a child, he plans to give the child his mother's surname, Guan. This made Guan's mother even happier and she felt that Han Tao was really reliable.

It's not that they have old-fashioned ideas, but we can see Han Tao's attitude from this incident. From economy, material to inheritance, he takes his daughter Guan Juer as the leader and gives her enough respect.

However, Father Guan was satisfied. Seeing his wife's expression of joy and attitude change, he could not help but remind her:

"Comrade Liu Mei, you need to improve your awareness. Our family doesn't care about such old ideas. It doesn't matter whose surname the child takes. As long as the child is healthy, that's all that matters."

Seeing her husband say this, Guan's mother couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said, "You are the only one who is aware of this, why are you still acting like a leader at home?

That's what I meant. I think Xiao Han considers everything for our family, so I'm happy."

Han Tao knew what the two meant. This was the attitude they wanted, so he ended the topic at the right time, put the prepared gift on the coffee table, and said:

"Uncle, aunt, this is the gift I prepared for you, as well as for your grandparents. I'm not familiar with the customs here, so please help me see if it's appropriate!"

"Xiao Han, you are thoughtful!"

After receiving Han Tao's gift, Father Guan opened the tea leaves generously, then looked at the two boxes and said in surprise:

"Is this Da Hong Pao? And it's the top grade one?"

Han Tao nodded and said, "It seems that what Guan Guan said is right, uncle is indeed very proficient in the tea ceremony, this is indeed Da Hong Pao.

Although it is not the tea from those six mother trees, it is also the best of the third generation. As long as uncle likes it, that’s fine.”

"I like it. It's a rare good thing. I drank it several times at my old boss's place. He treated it like a treasure every time."

"Uncle likes to drink it. I'll bring it to you in the future. Don't be reluctant to drink it. I'll make a pot and try it later.

By the way, the remaining boxes are green tea, which is also a rare good tea, all of which are organic tea leaves picked and roasted by hand. "

Han Tao smiled slightly. The two boxes of tea in Guan's father's hand were indeed the finest Dahongpao, which were absolute tributes in the past. Although they are not as precious as before after artificial breeding, they are still rare.

The green tea is Kongshan tea, which is considered to be their own product, and is produced from dozens of the oldest tea trees in the tea factory.

I just don’t know what Gu Jia’s expression would be if she saw that the tea leaves she left for Han Tao were given away to someone else, and that the person given away was another girl’s father.

Guan's mother looked at her husband's expression, which was very precious, and frowned and said, "Xiao Han, how much is this tea per pound? Is it very expensive?"

"One pound?" Before Han Tao could respond, Guan's father exclaimed, then said proudly:

"You think it's the big bowl of tea in the tea shop? How much is one pound? The price of Dahongpao is calculated by gram, which is more expensive than gold."

Hearing this, Guan Juer also slightly widened her eyes and said, "Brother Han, didn't I tell you to just buy something similar?"

"Guan Guan, do you think it's cheap or expensive?"

Seeing Guan Juer looking at him with a pout, Han Tao couldn't help but teasing her.

“Of course it’s expensive!”

Guan Juer rolled her eyes at Han Tao, then looked at her father and continued, "You don't feel bad about buying tea that costs hundreds or thousands of yuan per kilogram, but my father won't be willing to drink this kind of tea that is more expensive than gold per gram."

"You little bastard, your parents really love you for nothing. You're turning your back on me before you even get married. Are you trying to get rid of your father with 1,800 yuan?"

She rolled her eyes at her daughter. Although she was harsh in her words, she still looked at Han Tao and instructed:

"But Xiao Han, don't buy such expensive tea in the future. Your uncle just drinks it for fun. This kind of tea is too luxurious."

"What are you talking about? Why can't I drink some good tea? Besides, this is Xiao Han's gift to me. Don't you have some too?"

"How can it be the same? What Xiao Han gave me is jewelry, which I can wear for a lifetime and can be passed on to my daughter in the future.

You said I bought you such expensive tea, but it will be gone after you drink it, and you don’t use it for anything, isn’t it a waste? "

"How can this be a waste? Drinking tea can lower blood pressure, refresh the mind, and strengthen the heart. Health is more important than anything else!"

"OK OK!"

Hearing the old couple start arguing again, Guan Juer interrupted them and changed the subject, "Dad, you and Mom should stop discussing this. Hurry up and cook. I'm hungry!"

"Yes, yes, it's time for dinner. I'll go cook and have a couple of drinks with Xiao Han later!"

Seeing his daughter coming to his rescue, Guan's father immediately took the opportunity to run to the kitchen, and did not forget to put a few boxes of tea in his cabinet.

"This old man is really good at making excuses!"

Guan's mother pretended to be angry and muttered something, then stood up to help, saying, "Xiao Han, this is your first time at home, let Guan Guan show you around, I'll go help your uncle cook!"

Han Tao also stood up and said, "Auntie, you haven't seen Guan Guan for so long, let me go and help uncle cook, and you two can have a heart-to-heart chat for a while."

"No, no, you two are not in a hurry to leave anyway, you can talk about it tomorrow.

Auntie will cook two of her signature dishes for you to enjoy with your wine. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't let him drink."

"Thank you, Auntie. Thank you and Uncle for your hard work!"

"We are all family. It would be too polite to be polite. You young people have something to talk about. Go ahead!"

After saying that, Guan's mother pushed her daughter Guan Juer lightly, then went to the kitchen with a smile on her face.

Han Tao and Guan Juer looked at each other and said with a smile, "Uncle and aunt have such a good relationship. No wonder they were able to raise a girl like Guan Guan who is so well-educated and well-mannered."

Being praised by her lover, Guan Juer naturally said happily: "Well, my parents have never quarreled since I can remember. At most, they just bickered, and my dad usually lost."

"Uncles and aunts have set a good example for us. We should learn from them in the future!"

"Then Brother Han, you should be mentally prepared. If you hadn't come, Dad wouldn't have dared to confront Mom like this, otherwise he would have been nagged all night long."

"Haha, I want to see what our Guan Guan sounds like when he starts nagging!"

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Chapter 833 Andy's Free and Easy

In the Magic City, Shengxuan Group, in the Chief Financial Officer's Office, Andy finished his work for the day and prepared to go home to start his New Year's Day holiday tomorrow.

Tan Zongming came over specially, and seeing that she didn't work overtime, he smiled happily and said:

"That's right, work cannot be completed in one day. You should leave work at the appointed time and not work overtime every day.

By the way, what are your plans for the New Year holiday? Are you going to meet up with your neighbors or go out with Han Tao? Do you want to come to my house and spend the New Year holiday with me?"

Andy smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "I won't bother you, or I'll be unable to resist discussing work matters again.

I finally have a holiday, and I no longer have the desire to work. I just want to relax. "

Hearing this, Tan Zongming pretended to be defeated and said, "Andy, as your boss, I feel very sad to hear you say this."

"His acting is terrible. He doesn't deserve any sympathy at all." Andy laughed and couldn't help but teased.

“Well, we just finished planning for Bao’s company, and the board of directors is very satisfied. You really should take a break.

Have fun for a few days, after all, there is still a tough battle to be fought when you return, and only one battle can decide the outcome."

Andy looked at Tan Zongming and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lao Tan. You can call me anytime if you have anything. I'm in the vicinity of Shanghai these days and plan to take my brother there to play for a few days.

After Xiao Ming came to Shanghai, I, as his older sister, was so busy that I didn't have time to spend much time with him.

I heard from Aunt Xiuyuan that he has made a lot of friends recently and has made an appointment to go on a field trip. I want to go with him."

Tan Zongming nodded. "I'm really happy to see that Xiaoming is getting better and better. If you need me for anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Don't always think about doing it alone."

"No, after going through so many things, I realized that I am not as fragile as I thought. From the first time I met Xiao Ming to the repeated stimulations from Wei Guoqiang, I have survived.

In fact, I have learned a lot from you, Han Tao and those neighbors, including my younger brother Xiao Ming.

Everyone has problems in life, and there will be times when they can’t stand it, but we must hold on to the gentleness and beauty and forget the unhappiness and suffering.”

"Andy, hearing you say that, I'm really happy that I brought you back. I'm also really happy that you can live in Ode to Joy and have Han Tao and a group of good friends like that."

Seeing Andy become so open-minded, Tan Zongming was happy for him from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he also let go of the psychological burden. After all, it was he who brought her back to China.

"That's why I have to say thank you even more. I don't want to think about anything else now, although I can't guarantee that I will always be fine, and I can't guarantee that I will be sober and stay friends with you until the end.

Maybe I will never be able to start a family in my lifetime, I won’t be able to choose a traditional marriage, and I won’t be able to have my own children, but at least there is hope, and I once had it.

Maybe if I am strong enough, brave enough, and firm enough in my decision, I will never make the same mistake my mother made, and still have good memories when I grow old.”

"That's great. As a friend, I am really happy to see you like this. Just take your vacation with peace of mind. I will take care of the work. Have fun playing with your brother!"

"Thank you, I'll be leaving first, Lao Tan!"

Andy nodded, stood up and walked out, but when he reached the door, he turned back and said, "By the way, I wish you a happy new year in advance!"

"Happy New Year!"

Tan Zongming looked at Andy's back and murmured to himself, "Although we are not a good match, I still hope that Han Tao can let you live happily like this forever!"

In fact, he couldn't tell what kind of feelings he had towards Andy and himself. Just like he had said to Wei Wei before, he shouldn't provoke Andy easily until he was ready to take on everything.

That's why they have been friends for so many years, and he completely chose to stand by Andy, not mentioning their personal affairs, and guarding her like a family member.

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At the same time, Han Tao, mentioned by Andy and Tan Zongming, had just finished dinner and was playing chess and drinking tea with Guan's father. However, the Dahongpao was kept as a treasure, and they were drinking Kongshan tea at the moment.

Although the Kongshan tea brought by Han Tao was of top quality, it was not as famous as Dahongpao, so Guan's father treasured the two hundred grams of Dahongpao very much.

But the Kongshan tea is not bad either. Although this tea comes from their own tea factory, it is all produced from century-old mother trees in several villages.