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Chapter 322 One cannot have it all; Yuan Qingzhuo arrives at Que Mountain.
After staying with Jiang Hanying for about ten minutes, Duanmu Long got up to say goodbye.

"I'll go back and check on how my great-aunt is doing."

Jiang Hanying replied with a "Okay".

Pei Yuan quickly got up and saw the person out.

Duanmu Rongrong was slowly examining the newly done hair ornaments, and pointed to the earrings, "Change to the red jade one I brought."

The makeup artist next to her quickly opened a small box and carefully took out the jewelry she wanted.

It can't be done carelessly. Most of these pieces of jewelry are from Teacher Duanmu's collection. If they get damaged, lost, or sold, she can't afford to compensate for them.

After the earrings were changed, Duanmu Rongrong nodded in satisfaction, "That's right."

The makeup artist had no objections whatsoever.

Faced with Teacher Duanmu's top-notch aesthetic sense and these top-tier collections, their makeup and hair team was merely assistants and learners.

Duanmu Long pushed open the door and came in, only to see his aunt finally being helped to stand up in front of the dressing mirror. "Is the makeup and styling done?"

"Okay, go and get the clothes."

The group then went to retrieve the matching costumes. These costumes weren't their own, but they were still quite valuable, definitely collector's items.

We must be extremely careful.

Duanmu Long went over and took his great-aunt's hand.

I looked up and was immediately dazzled. "What a magnificent and dignified Empress Dowager!"

Duanmu Rongrong smiled and tapped her nose. "Didn't you go visiting? Why are you back so soon?"

Before the person who went to get the clothes returned, Duanmu Long wrinkled his nose, his tone tinged with annoyance and confusion: "I don't know why, but I always feel like Jiang Hanying doesn't really like me."

This was a first for her!
As the eldest daughter of the Duanmu family, she is still young, but everyone she has known since childhood has flattered and fawned over her.

Even though she was getting annoyed by the fawning faces coming over, it didn't mean she would suddenly enjoy being ignored!
What's more, this time it was because she felt the other person was very good in every way, and it was rare for her to take the initiative to make friends with someone.

The psychological gap has increased significantly.

"Oh?"

Duanmu Rongrong raised an eyebrow slightly in surprise, "How could our Longlong not be popular with such a smart and cute girl?"

"Auntie!"

Duanmu Rongrong patted the back of her hand, "I think you're overthinking it."

"is it?"

"You should know that most of the young people you hang out with are just trying to flatter and please you because of the surname 'Duanmu'. Only a small number of them treat you as an equal, and most of them come from families no less prestigious than yours and genuinely consider you a friend. Over the years, there have only been a handful of them, haven't there?"

Duanmu Long nodded involuntarily as he listened.

It seems that reality is just as my great-aunt described.

"Let's go back to that girl Jiang Hanying. You two only met for the first time today, and you're not familiar with each other yet. If she's just doing this for my sake, she might come up to you like those other people and start flattering you right away..."

Before he could finish speaking, Duanmu Long's face showed some disgust and resistance.

Duanmu Rongrong noticed the change in her expression. "So, it's not that she doesn't like you; she just doesn't care about your additional status. If you don't want someone to flatter you because of your status, you can't blame them for being a little cold to you at first. It takes time for people to get to know each other and become friends. You can't have it all, right?"

Duanmu Long lowered his eyes and thought for a while before nodding gently, "Grandma, I was being too attached to appearances."

"It's good that you can figure it out."

After the old man and the young man finished talking, the person who went to the inner room to get the clothes came out with the clothes in his hands.

Duanmu Long took two steps back and watched them dress his aunt in gorgeous clothes. As he watched, he couldn't help but wonder: Why is Jiang Hanying so indifferent to her status?
She didn't specifically investigate Jiang Hanying because she had heard Jiang Hanying talk about her family background when she watched the live broadcast of "Absolute Experience" featuring Chengxiao. Her father died young, her mother remarried after going abroad, and she had a half-sister whose father she didn't know if she was a younger brother or sister.

With this background, she wouldn't even be worthy of being compared to the Duanmu family, let alone among those who were eager to flatter her.

So, why is that?

On the way to take her aunt's official photos across the street, Duanmu Long was still pondering this question.

As I approached the door, I was distracted and accidentally stepped on a black hem of a robe.

It wasn't the black and gold gown that her great-aunt was wearing. This dress... She looked up and met a pair of phoenix eyes that were slightly furrowed and looking at her. The eyes were deep and calm.

"Sorry, I didn't notice."

Gu Wang shook his head. "It's nothing. I was partly responsible for stopping for a moment."

Although the clothes were stepped on, no footprints were left, so it didn't cause any trouble.

He took a step back and looked at the person who had made him stop just before entering, and said politely, "Teacher Duanmu, please go first."

Duanmu Rongrong smiled and nodded at the male actor in front of her who would later play her son: "Then I won't be polite."

Duanmu Long landed behind his great-aunt, nodded to Gu Wang as he entered the room, and then quickly walked in.

"Brother, shall we go inside and wait?"

Since they happened to be filming at the same time, Duanmu Rongrong's side will definitely get to film first.

Gu Wang glanced inside and shook his head. "Let's go back first, and come back to film later."

"Why don't we go in and have a chat with Teacher Duanmu? What a great opportunity!"

"say what?"

Gu Wang asked as he walked back.

Seeing this, the assistant sighed and turned around as well.

Others are so eager to get close to Teacher Duanmu that they can't even get a chance to stand up to him, but his brother is really something else, he doesn't even want the opportunity that's offered to him!
After Duanmu Long went in, he deliberately didn't close the door. When he saw his aunt standing in front of the camera and posing, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the door.

"Huh, why didn't they come in?"

If she wasn't mistaken, the other person should also be coming in to take their costume fitting photos. Where is they?
Did they turn back when they saw them come in?

Duanmu Long didn't see anyone until Duanmu Rongrong finished taking her costume photos and went back to change into her second outfit.

The costume fittings for the three main actors are in full swing, while Yuan Chaoyu, who claimed to have something to do today and specially finished his costume fitting yesterday, is quite leisurely now.

In the antique-style garden villa nestled against the mountain and beside the water, a fragrant incense burns in the waterside pavilion, which also repels mosquitoes. Yuan Chaoyu, dressed in a light moon-white ancient costume embroidered with begonia flowers, is kneeling on a soft cushion, head bowed, playing the zither.

As the song "Autumn Wind" ended, she looked up, a smile curving her lips as she gazed at the man leisurely sipping tea beside her. "Brother!"

Yuan Qingzhuo poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Why did you decide to play this piece?"

"Thank you, brother." Yuan Chaoyu accepted the teacup with both hands. When asked why she played "Autumn Wind Song," she pursed her lips and said, "I just played it when I thought of it."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Seeing that her brother's reaction was indifferent, only commenting on her technique and not noticing the deeper meaning in her playing, Yuan Chaoyu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She quickly picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea to cover it up, and then tentatively asked, "Brother, how many days will you be staying here this time to visit the set?"

Yuan Qingzhuo turned his head to look at the mist slowly floating on the surface of the pool next to him, and replied leisurely in a relaxed tone, "I probably won't be going back to the capital for a while. I've been a bit busy recently, so I plan to stay here and rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chaoyu's previously somewhat depressed mood instantly soared to the heavens, and he almost couldn't help but cheer out loud.

My brother has so many private courtyards for resting, but he came to Queshan. It must be because she is here too!