Volume 3 Comprehensive Film and Television Chapter 136: The Dilemma of the Three Beauties of Ode to Joy
Time goes back to three hours ago, at 8:45 pm, in Room 2202 of the Song of Joy Community, after Yuan Xudong took the initiative to end the WeChat conversation, Qiu Yingying rushed out of the bedroom holding her phone, patted the doors of Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer respectively, and said excitedly:
"Sister Fan, Guan Guan, please come out quickly, Mr. Yuan has contacted me!"
Hearing that Yuan Xudong had contacted Qiu Yingying, Fan Shengmei quickly opened the door, tore off the mask and threw it into the trash can, while saying with concern:
"Little earthworm, what did Mr. Yuan say?"
"Mr. Yuan wants to invite Guan Guan and me to dinner at the nearby Hilton Hotel. He will pick us up in the community at 7 o'clock tomorrow night!"
Qiu Yingying ran over and hugged Fan Shengmei's arms excitedly. When Guan Juer squinted her eyes and walked out of the bedroom, Qiu Yingying quickly ran over and hugged her, jumping and saying:
"Guan Guan, Mr. Yuan wants to invite us to dinner at the nearby Hilton Hotel. He will pick us up in the community at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. Remember to get off work early and don't be late!"
“Hmm~~”
Guan Juer nodded slightly, looked at Qiu Yingying with narrowed eyes and a happy face and said:
"Yingying, this is my first time eating at the Hilton Hotel. I heard it's very expensive there, but I don't know if it's true!"
"Of course it's true!"
Looking at Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer hugging each other, Fan Shengmei said with envy in her eyes:
"It's such a high-end place. If we just order a few good dishes and open a bottle of good wine, it will cost us three sisters a month's salary. Don't you think it's expensive?"
Hearing Fan Shengmei say this, Qiu Yingying let go of Guan Juer and stood there counting on her fingers:
"My monthly salary is 4,000 yuan, Guan Guan's is 6,000 yuan, and Sister Fan's is 10,000 yuan. The three of us together make 20,000 yuan. A meal costs me five months' salary. Isn't this too expensive?"
"Silly girl, this society has classes, just like a pyramid. We are at the bottom and Mr. Yuan is at the top. You think it's incredible that you need five months' salary for a meal, but those rich people think it's even more incredible that you only spend more than a thousand yuan a month on food. It's simply unimaginable!"
Touching Qiu Yingying's little head, Fan Shengmei forced a smile and said:
"But it doesn't matter. You and Guan Guan are still young. Now you have met Mr. Yuan. You will definitely not be like Sister Fan, who is still unmarried at the age of 30 and has struggled in Shanghai for so many years, but has nothing but a pile of rags!"
Seeing Fan Shengmei's eyes reddened and she became more and more sad, Qiu Yingying said with a worried look on her face:
"Sister Fan, what's wrong with you?"
It was the first time that Fan Shengmei showed her weak side, crying like an ordinary woman. Guan Juer, who was standing by, looked surprised and also worried:
"Sister Fan, have you encountered any difficulties?"
"No, I just felt something. When I heard that Mr. Yuan wanted to treat you to a meal, I was happy for you, but I was also a little sad. I thought about how I came to Shanghai to work alone, all alone, hiding from others every day, eating steamed buns, and living in the company dormitory. Why wasn't there a good man willing to let me rely on you?"
Seeing Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer looking at her with worry, Fan Shengmei wiped her eyes and forced a smile:
"You are different from Sister Fan. You are both the only children in your family. Your parents have given you all their love and subsidized your living expenses every month. Now you have met a billionaire like Mr. Yuan. He has money and good looks. The most important thing is that he is likely to pursue one of you.
Sister Fan is telling you, if Mr. Yuan really wants to pursue you, you must seize the opportunity. This may be the only chance in your life. If you seize it, you will become a phoenix. If you don’t, you will be a chicken in front of a phoenix and will be at the bottom of society for the rest of your life. Do you understand?"
Seeing Fan Shengmei so sad, Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer looked at each other, then nodded vigorously in accordance with her meaning:
"Got it, Sister Fan!"
Looking at the cute Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer, Fan Shengmei burst into laughter, put her hands around their necks, and sighed from the bottom of her heart:
"Sister Fan really envies you two. You can say whatever you want to say and do whatever you want to do. You don't have to care about other people's opinions and can live according to your own wishes. Maybe this is why you are happier than me."
Hearing Fan Shengmei say this, Qiu Yingying glanced at her with a dejected look on her face and said:
"Sister Fan, you are wrong. I can't do whatever I want. I am already an adult, but I still ask my father for living expenses. I want to go back to my hometown Yancheng to take the civil service exam, but he refuses to agree. He says that children who go home have no future. He insists that I stay in Shanghai to work. But my monthly salary is only 4,000 yuan. I can't even support myself. When can I buy a house and a car in Shanghai?"
After Qiu Yingying finished speaking, before Fan Shengmei could speak, Guan Juer on the side said with full approval:
"Me too. My parents used all their connections to find someone to send me to this company as an intern. Not only does it take a year, but there's also a 50% elimination rate. They all graduated from prestigious universities, but I'm the only one from an ordinary university. I was so worried about being rejected, so I had to work really hard. I often worked overtime until 10 p.m., went home and fell asleep, and then went back to work the next day. It was so hard!"
Looking at the inexperienced Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer, Fan Shengmei smiled and said:
"Little earthworm, do you want to buy a house in Shanghai?"
"Of course I did, Sister Fan, do you have any ideas?"
Qiu Yingying nodded vigorously, her face full of longing and said:
"If I can afford to buy a house, I will buy one in our Ode to Joy community, just like 2202 where we live now, with three bedrooms, one for each of us. This way, we don't have to worry about the property management and the landlord. Sister Fan, Guan Guan, what do you think?"
"Well, I also think our community is nice and suitable for living!"
Without waiting for Fan Shengmei to respond, Guan Juer nodded slightly in agreement:
"The environment here is so good, it's close to the subway, and the houses are of suitable sizes and layouts. If I could have my own house here, it would be like a dream!"
"Yeah, it's just like a dream!"
Seeing Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer looking at her, Fan Shengmei hugged them and said with a smile:
"Houses in Shanghai are not expensive. The down payment for a small apartment is only about one million yuan, and you can get a loan of two to three million yuan from the bank. Since you two are so young, you can take out a loan for 30 years. You will have to pay more than 10,000 yuan a month, about 15,000 yuan. By the time you two are in your 50s, you can pay off the loan. Isn't it like a dream?"
Hearing Fan Shengmei say this, Qiu Yingying thought for a while and said dejectedly:
"Forget it, I can only rent a house in this life, I will never be able to buy one!"
"The key is that renting a house isn't cheap either!"
Guan Juer on the side was also somewhat disappointed:
"Take 2202, where we are renting now, for example. We pay rent every three months, and we also have to pay the property management fee ourselves. Each of us pays 9,080 yuan, which adds up to more than 27,000 yuan for three people. This is too expensive. My salary for three months is only 18,000 yuan, and the rent takes up a little more than half of it. I am just like a serf in a landlord's house. When will this life end?"
Seeing Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer looking depressed, Fan Shengmei hugged their necks and whispered in their ears:
"It doesn't matter if you two can't afford a house, as long as Mr. Yuan can afford it. For a tycoon like him, buying a multi-million house is just like buying a pack of instant noodles for us. If he really likes a woman, that woman will be as happy as a princess. You two are so cute, I'm optimistic about you!"
Hearing Fan Shengmei praising her for being cute, Qiu Yingying excitedly said without waiting for Guan Juer to speak:
"Sister Fan, am I really cute? Mr. Yuan also praised me for being cute. Does he like me?"
Hearing Qiu Yingying say this, Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer looked at her curiously. Qiu Yingying has always been carefree and says whatever she thinks. She said that Yuan Xudong must have said this when he praised her for being cute. Thinking of this, Guan Juer couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Yingying, when did Mr. Yuan praise you for being cute?"
"Just now, he praised me on WeChat!"
As Qiu Yingying spoke, she opened WeChat on her phone and found the chat history between her and Yuan Xudong. Then she handed the phone to Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer and said with a smile:
"Look, the last sentence, Miss Qiu, you are so cute, is he praising me?"
Without paying attention to what Qiu Yingying said, Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer scrolled through the chat records between her and Yuan Xudong. From the shared address to the job position, from age to hobbies, all the information that could be exposed was exposed by Qiu Yingying.
What's even more outrageous is that she also sent Yuan Xudong two photos of her daily life in 2202. The photos included Fan Shengmei in white pajamas, looking graceful; Qiu Yingying, looking lively and cute while eating donuts and drinking milk tea; and Guan Juer, looking quiet and reserved while combing her hair after taking a shower.
Seeing that she was only wearing a white T-shirt and light pink shorts in the photo, with the skin on her legs and arms completely exposed, Guan Juer couldn't help blushing when she thought of how Yuan Xudong would see her just after taking a shower. She looked at the heartless Qiu Yingying and said angrily:
"Yingying, why did you send the photo of me just taking a shower to Mr. Yuan?"
Glancing at the blushing Guan Juer, Qiu Yingying said as a matter of course:
"Mr. Yuan asked me for two photos. I thought your photo looked the best, so I sent it to him. Your skin is so good, just like Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber. Mr. Yuan will definitely like it!"
"Little earthworm, it's fine if you post Guan Guan's photos, but why did you post mine?"
Giving Qiu Yingying a blank look, Fan Shengmei browsed through the chat history between her and Yuan Xudong, while teasing:
"Mr. Yuan really did praise you for being cute!"
Before Qiu Yingying could show any joy, she quickly added:
"You're just being silly and cute. You answer whatever people ask you."
Before Qiu Yingying could open her mouth to defend herself, a cell phone rang. It was Fan Shengmei's. She quickly took out her phone and saw that the caller ID was her mother. Fan Shengmei's face changed slightly, and then she returned Qiu Yingying's phone to her and said briefly:
"I'm going to answer a call, you and Guan Guan wait for a while!"
"Got it, Sister Fan, go answer the phone first. It's so late, your mother must have something urgent to talk to you about!"
"Maybe!"
Fan Shengmei nodded slightly, then walked back to her room, closed the door and answered the phone. Before she could speak, a slightly harsh voice came from the other side:
"Xiao Mei, why haven't you sent money back this month? Your brother and sister-in-law can barely make ends meet. And Lei Lei is crying for milk every day. It doesn't matter if we adults eat less, but we can't let Lei Lei suffer!"
Hiding in the corner of the room, Fan Shengmei suppressed her voice and said in pain:
"Mom, I'm your child too. Have you ever called me to show your concern for me? Every time you call, you ask for money. I only have 10,000 yuan a month. This month I have to pay 9,000 yuan in rent. I need the remaining 1,000 yuan to survive for another month. You guys figure it out!"
