Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 221: Fan Shengmei
Room 2202.

Fan Shengmei glanced at the screen, a smile appeared on her face, and she answered the phone: "Hello, Lao Hu, why did you think of calling me?"

Lao Hu's somewhat helpless voice came from the other end of the phone: "Shengmei, I can't do anything about what your brother has done this time."

"My brother?" Fan Shengmei frowned suddenly, her eyes full of confusion, "What happened to my brother?"

"Your brother was doing a good job as a security guard, but suddenly he got into a fight with his immediate superior, and he didn't care about the occasion. He didn't even notice that there were VIPs in the lobby, and they started fighting right there. As a result, both of them were injured, first sent to the hospital, and then to the police station. It was a huge commotion."

Fan Shengmei's tone was full of apology: "Old Hu, I'm sorry, you worked so hard to find him a job, how could he do something like this?"

Old Hu sighed and said, "That's right, old classmate. I really can't protect him this time. Even the boss has spoken. I'm sorry."

"Don't say that. I should be the one saying sorry. So, when I get back, I will apologize to you in person, okay?"

"No, no, you just need to ask your brother. I heard that he's short on money right now and has even received a month's salary advance from the finance department. He was the one who started the fight, and if he didn't have the money, it might not be so easy to end."

"Thank you, Lao Hu."

After hanging up the phone, Fan Shengmei was upset. The burden of the family, her brother's incompetence and her own difficulties in making a living in the big city were like mountains pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe. She could no longer control herself, and her tears rolled down, soon soaking the pillow.

After crying for an unknown amount of time, her emotions gradually calmed down. She numbly opened WeChat and looked through her circle of friends.

In my circle of friends, I have exquisite makeup and a confident smile, but in reality, I am getting older and older, squeezed in a cramped rental house, have no savings, and have very few opportunities for promotion at work.

Her original family is like a burden that cannot be shaken off, dragging her into the quagmire of life, and she can hardly see any hope for the future.

About half an hour later, my phone rang again.

Fan Shengmei glanced at the caller ID, her brows instantly twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and the corners of her mouth subconsciously turned down.

Without thinking too much, she knew what the parents on the other end of the phone were going to say. It was just asking her for money again.

She let the phone ring for more than ten seconds before she reluctantly picked it up.

Mother Fan asked anxiously, "Xiao Mei, have you heard about your brother's situation?"

Fan Shengmei replied calmly: "I know."

Fan's mother cried, "The hotel wants to fire him. What do you think we should do?"

In the past, whenever Fan's mother cried and talked about serious matters at home, Fan Shengmei would soften her heart and help.

"He hit someone, and the person he hit was his superior. He deserves to be fired." Fan Shengmei said in a cold tone, with annoyance revealed in her eyes.

"How can you say that about your brother?"

"What else?" Fan Shengmei said impatiently, "I spent money and asked people to help him find a job, but he just beat me up and lost it. Now even my classmates have been implicated. What can I do?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I know, it's your brother who is not a good person." Fan's mother perfunctorily followed her daughter's tone, and then suddenly changed the subject, "But you know his character. When he had a job before, your sister-in-law was clamoring to divorce him every day. Now that he has lost his job, how can they live? He is still in the detention center, and your sister-in-law said she wanted to take Lei Lei back to her parents' home. Isn't that asking for our lives?"

"Mom, you treated me like toilet paper these years, wiping my brother's butt every day." Fan Shengmei's eyes were red, her voice was choked with sobs, and the grievances that had been pent up in her heart for a long time poured out like a flood. "When he got into trouble, he borrowed money, and I solved it for him. But this time, it can't be done. He is asking for trouble. What can I do?"

"Xiao Mei, you can't just stand by and watch him die. He's injured someone now. Where can we get so much money? Can you think of a solution?"

Fan Shengmei was extremely disappointed and said heartbrokenly, "If he can't pay, how can I? I only earn this much money every month. I have to live on my own, pay rent, and send living expenses to you and my dad. I don't have that much money."

"Xiaomei, listen to me..." Fan's mother tried to continue persuading her.

"Mom, I will send you living expenses tomorrow. If you want to support my brother, just support him. Bye."

"No, Xiaomei..."

On the other end of the phone, Fan's mother held up the receiver and looked at Fan's father who was sitting opposite her. Her crying voice disappeared and she returned to her normal tone, "Hang up."

At this time, the door of Room 2202 was pushed open with a light "click" sound, and Guan Juer walked in lightly with a bag of exquisite food in her hand.

Qiu Yingying walked out of the room with a warm smile: "Guan Guan, you're back."

"Yingying, I brought you some food." Guan Juer raised the bag in her hand, her eyes curved, "This is Huishan oil pastry and Mu Guiying cake, both are authentic Wuxi flavor."

"Guan Guan, you're so nice." Qiu Yingying felt a lump in her throat and a sense of guilt welled up in her heart.

"What's wrong with you?" Guan Juer pretended to be ignorant.

Qiu Yingying shook her head, not daring to tell the truth, "Nothing, I just feel so lucky to have met you."

"Where's Sister Fan? Is she out?"

"Sister Fan is probably sleeping. It seems like she's been going out on fewer dates lately."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Shengmei walked out of the room.

Although her eyes were slightly red, she still smiled and said, "Guan Guan, why didn't Lin Yuan come with you?"

Guan Juer was stunned for a moment. This was the first formal and effective communication between her and Fan Shengmei since their last quarrel.

She calmed herself down and explained, "He was a little tired from driving, so he went back to rest."

"I see..." Fan Shengmei casually brushed her hair, "Do you have any other plans tonight? How about we go out for dinner together?"

In fact, Fan Shengmei didn’t really want to have the dinner together, she just wanted to find out what Lin Yuan was doing.

Guan Juer smiled apologetically and declined, "Sister Fan, I'm so sorry, can we do it another day? Lin Yuan and I have something to do tonight."

"Okay, let's do it another day." Fan Shengmei still had a smile on her face, but she felt a little disappointed in her heart. She secretly thought that she could only find another time to communicate with Lin Yuan.

……

Monday evening.

The subway was crowded with people, and Fan Shengmei received another call from her sister-in-law while in the swaying carriage.

As soon as the call was connected, the eldest sister-in-law's voice began to tell the story like pouring beans, "Hey, Shengmei, your brother is locked up in there, and that family wants to ask him for medical expenses. They came to our house yesterday and made a fuss all night. Lei Lei was so scared that he kept crying. Your mother took Lei Lei to school this morning. I am still stuck and can't even go to work. I didn't expect that family to have so many brothers. They said that when your brother gets out, they will break one of his legs. What should we do, Shengmei?"

Fan Shengmei's face was as dark as water, she was angry and annoyed, but she just said calmly: "What can I do? Call the police, it has nothing to do with you anyway."

"Yes, yes, yes. If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that I could call the police." The eldest sister-in-law slapped her forehead and continued, "Shengmei, the medical expenses are already more than 2,000 yuan, plus the loss of work and nutrition fees in the future. We will definitely not be able to escape without 7,000 or 8,000 yuan this time. Shengmei, can you prepare 6,000 yuan for us first? I won't borrow all of it from you. I will prepare..."

"Sister-in-law, I really can't come up with any money this month. I just paid the rent for next quarter, and what I have left is only enough for me to eat and take the subway. Please think of another way."

"Shengmei, if I could think of another way, I wouldn't count on you. I'm a country bumpkin with no future, and you're the only one in my family who lives in a big city. You must have a few thousand or tens of thousands in savings. Long-distance calls are expensive, I won't tell you, just get the money together within three days and call me."

After hanging up the phone, Fan Shengmei's eyes were dim and helplessness spread in her heart.

She suddenly wanted to sneer. Are all people in big cities rich?
My salary is more than 10,000 yuan, but after deducting necessary expenses and remittances to my family, how much is left?

None of my family members have ever cared about how I was doing in Shanghai. In their eyes, I was just an ATM.

Lin Yuan's home.

"Isn't it my turn yet? Why did you call me here?"

Qu Xiaoxiao tapped it with the soft tip of her tongue, and then raised her head and looked at Lin Yuan in confusion.

Lin Yuan gently pressed her head down, "Concentrate on your work." He gently stroked the top of Qu Xiaoxiao's head, and then explained to her, "I played a little trick yesterday. I pretended that there was a power outage at home, took Guan Guan to Andy's house, and made them kneel side by side. As a result, they got angry and decided to ignore me for a week and didn't let me go to find you, so they called you here."

"Do you really listen to them so much?"

Qu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. Lin Yuan had never been so nice to her before.

"This is a taste, don't you understand? Why not give in to them a little on these little issues? Besides, do you think they wouldn't expect me to ask you to come to me?"

After last night, Andy and Guan Juer shared a common hatred for the enemy and unanimously decided to ignore Lin Yuan for three days.

Andy added: "You are not allowed to look for Qu Xiaoxiao either."

Only then did Guan Juer realize that Lin Yuan was actually related to Qu Xiaoxiao. After all, Lin Yuan only mentioned Qiu Yingying's matter to her last night.

It is said that rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, but Lin Yuan has eaten almost all the "grass" around him.

Guan Juer questioned: "You told me yesterday that it was just one more Yingying."

Andy was equally shocked: "You also took care of Xiao Qiu?"

This account really couldn't stand up to scrutiny. After the two of them checked the accounts, they found that there was much more to Lin Yuan than what they knew.

Now, only Fan Shengmei on the 22nd floor has not been "touched" by him.

"Just listen to my explanation..." Lin Yuan just opened his mouth.

Andy didn't care about that, and suddenly asked, "You wouldn't even let Miss Fan go, would you?"

"How is that possible? Heaven and earth are clear."

Lin Yuan really just held a nonchalant attitude towards Fan Shengmei.

If Fan Shengmei comes to him, he will adjust it if possible. If Fan Shengmei doesn't look for him, he won't take the initiative to contact her.

"I don't believe you. I don't want to talk to you for a week."

"Me too." Guan Juer echoed.

The two women worked together to push Lin Yuan out of the room.

After Lin Yuan was pushed out, Andy and Guan Juer looked at each other, and an awkward atmosphere instantly filled the air.

Lin Yuan was waiting outside the door. If they went out, they would definitely be "bullied" by him again; but sleeping in bed together was really embarrassing.

The two of them lay on the bed, chatting in low voices about Lin Yuan, Qu Xiaoxiao, and Qiu Yingying.

Finally, Andy said, "Guan Guan, let's go to bed early."

"Oh, okay, Sister Andy."

Andy reached out and turned off the light, and they both slowly closed their eyes.

I don’t know how much time passed before I gradually fell asleep.

However, it must be said that after this incident, the relationship between the two people became closer, and the previous embarrassment and shyness also dissipated a lot.

Back to the present.

Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes flickered as she playfully asked, "When will you take me with them? Xiaoguan looks so gentle and polite, and Andy has a cool personality. It will definitely be fun then."

"There will be a chance."

When Qu Xiaoxiao was working hard, the doorbell of her house suddenly rang.

"Could it be that they couldn't help but come to you secretly?"

Qu Xiaoxiao stopped and a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes.

Lin Yuan stood up and straightened his clothes: "I'll go take a look."

Fan Shengmei outside the door was a little conflicted, but after just a moment, her gaze became firm again.

Andy was willing to be the younger brother because his brother was found, so why should I hesitate?
Lin Yuan is young, promising and financially strong. If I can get his protection, my future life will definitely be worry-free and I won’t have to worry about the difficulties brought by my original family.

……

Lin Yuan looked through the peephole and saw Fan Shengmei standing outside the door.

I remembered that I talked about her with Andy and Guan Juer yesterday, but I didn't expect that she would come to my house on her own initiative today.

Lin Yuan opened the door, and a rich, refreshing scent of perfume hit him in the face.

Fan Shengmei wore a purple chiffon dress that perfectly outlined her proud figure. Her plump cleavage was faintly visible, her white and plump legs were straight and slender, and she wore a pair of exquisite high heels. She exuded the charm of a mature woman.

Lin Yuan had a guess in his mind, but he remained calm on the surface. He just stood at the door and asked, "Sister Fan, what's the matter?"

Fan Shengmei smiled on her delicate face and said in a tender voice, "I have a favor to ask you to help me. Can I come in?"

Lin Yuan welcomed her to the living room and asked, "What's the matter? If it's not urgent, let's talk about it tomorrow."

To be honest, Lin Yuan is in a state of neither getting up nor down. He really has no mood to listen to Fan Shengmei's story of "a broken home, biased parents, a useless brother, and a powerless her".

Fan Shengmei held Lin Yuan's arm affectionately and walked directly to the bedroom where the light was on. "Let's go in and talk."

Before she came, Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying were at home, and Andy was also at home, so there would be no talented people at Lin Yuan's house.

Unless Qu Xiaoxiao appears in Lin Yuan's house, but the probability of this happening should be very small.

Given her relationship with Qu Xiaoxiao, it was naturally impossible for her to ask Qu Xiaoxiao.

She believed that with Lin Yuan's emotional intelligence, it was impossible for him not to understand the implication of her actions.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly, stared at her face for a while, then took Fan Shengmei into the bedroom.

At this moment, Qu Xiaoxiao in the bedroom had heard the noise, and she also wanted to see what Fan Shengmei was going to say to Lin Yuan.

So he quietly hid in the closet, holding his breath, waiting for the show to begin.

"My Home……"

After Fan Shengmei and Lin Yuan sat down on the bed together, she suddenly noticed the protruding hillock of Lin Yuan's chest, and couldn't help but think of the last big adventure.

Lin Yuan said seriously: "Sister Fan, just tell me what's going on."

Fan Shengmei began to tell the story of her family.

Qu Xiaoxiao, who was hiding in the closet, listened quietly and felt less prejudiced against Fan Shengmei.

Especially after hearing that her family favored boys over girls and that her brother was useless and prone to causing trouble, Qu Xiaoxiao felt a sense of empathy and had a little understanding of her behavior.

In Fan Shengmei's expectant eyes, Lin Yuan looked calm and said in a calm tone: "Why should I help you?"

(End of this chapter)