At night, after knowing that Lu Zhe was the child of the Lu family, Zhao's father and mother were so excited that they could not sleep the whole night.
They even forgot that Fu Baili did not come back for dinner in the evening.
"What do you think? If we let Youyou go to the Lu family tomorrow, will the people in the Lu family ignore her?" Mother Zhao turned around and pushed Father Zhao's back.
"You are said to have long hair but little knowledge. Do you know what rich people value most?"
Father Zhao turned to Mother Zhao and told her, "Rich people don't care about money, but they care about reputation. We helped them raise Lu Zhe to this age. We are the benefactors of the Lu family. It is reasonable and logical that they should be grateful to us."
Zhao's mother thought what her husband said made sense.
"Besides, I asked my daughter to go to the Lu family tomorrow to test the Lu family's attitude. If the Lu family really doesn't admit it, I have other ways." A gleam of light flashed in Zhao's father's small eyes.
Mother Zhao felt as if a mountain of gold and silver had appeared before her eyes. "How much do you think the Lu family will give us as a reward?"
Father Zhao despised his wife very much. "After so many years, why haven't you made any progress? You just eat rice and don't use your brain?"
He said: "It's not about how much money the Lu family gives us. You should think about how much money we should ask the Lu family for. Do you know how powerful and rich the Lu family is? The Lu family's industries are not only spread all over the country, but also abroad. There are many Lu family industries."
In City B, the Lu family and the Su family are both well-known for being rich and powerful.
Mother Zhao swallowed her saliva and said, "We want one million?"
Obviously, Zhao's father had a bigger heart than Zhao's mother. "After Lu Zhe inherits the Lu family, it will be hundreds of billions of assets. We want 10 million, plus a house. It's not too much at all."
Zhao's mother quickly pushed her curly hair behind her eyes, her face full of shock, "One thousand... Ten million."
When her daughter won the lottery and they got five million, she thought she was dreaming. Unexpectedly, after her husband lost all the money, they soon had another ten million. It must be that God and Buddha blessed the Zhao family.
Father Zhao was also full of excitement, "Okay, okay, let's go to bed quickly."
The next day, Zhao Youyou found the Lu family's address.
Standing outside the Lu family's gate, she felt timid for the first time since her rebirth.
The solemn gate makes people feel intimidated, and the high walls make people dare not approach.
She clearly realized that Lu Zhe was really different from his previous life. The cold and downtrodden young man had suddenly become the heir to a wealthy family.
At Lu's house.
Wen Ya was entertaining Su's mother. She invited Su's mother to come over to taste tea, arrange flowers, and chat. At this time, the housekeeper came in to report that there was a girl outside the door who claimed to be Lu Zhe's sister.
"What's the other person's name?" Wen Ya put down the cup in her hand.
Housekeeper: "She said her name was Zhao Youyou."
After finding Lu Zhe, Wen Ya and Lu Chen both sent people to investigate Lu Zhe's previous life, and they also knew that Lu Zhe was adopted by the Zhao family.
"Did she say what it was?"
The housekeeper said, "Madam, Zhao Youyou said she wants to talk to you or your husband about something."
Wen Ya was silent for a moment, then she turned around and asked Su's mother, "Tong Xin, are you interested in hearing about Lu Zhe's past?"
Although she didn't know the reason, when chatting with Su's mother today, Wen Ya clearly felt that her attitude towards the two children being together had softened, which was a good thing.
Su's father had investigated Lu Zhe's background before, and Su's mother was of course aware of Lu Zhe's adoption. "I'm free now anyway, so it might as well listen to it."
Wen Ya nodded, "Butler, let her in."
Walking into the Lu family, Zhao Youyou couldn't help but become nervous. She followed the housekeeper with her head held high, and her eyes couldn't help but look around.
It was not until he walked into the grand and exquisite house and saw two well-maintained ladies in the living room that Zhao Youyou came back to his senses.
"Are you Zhao Youyou?" Wen Ya looked the other person up and down and motioned to him, "Sit down."
Although Zhao Youyou is good-looking, she is just ordinary to Wen Ya.
Not to mention that Wen Ya herself is bright and beautiful, Su's mother Tong Xin, who is sitting next to her, is also gentle and beautiful. Moreover, every rich girl she has met on a daily basis is outstanding in appearance, not to mention that her future daughter-in-law Su Ci is a super beautiful woman.
"Thank you." Zhao Youyou politely and courteously sat down on the single sofa opposite.
Wen Ya asked someone to pour tea for Zhao Youyou: "You just told the housekeeper that you are Lu Zhe's sister?"
Zhao Youyou was a little embarrassed, but her tone was sincere, "Mrs. Lu, I'm very happy that my brother has found his biological parents, but no matter where he goes, he is my brother."
Wen Ya asked her: "You have a good relationship?"
Zhao Youyou was stunned. Is her relationship with Lu Zhe good
The bad thing is that she has always disliked him and bullied him since she was a child, and now, Lu Zhe is also very cold to her.
"Is this question difficult to answer?" Wen Ya looked at the silent Zhao Youyou, "Tell me about Lu Zhe's life in your home."
She and Lu Chen sent people to investigate Lu Zhe's life in the Zhao family. The Zhao family had already moved away. The investigators asked the neighbors near the Zhao family's former house and learned that Lu Zhe's life in the Zhao family was not good.
The neighbors didn't know much. After all, everyone lived behind closed doors, so they could only answer what they saw on a daily basis.
Lu Zhe has been helping the Zhao family buy groceries since he was a child. Even buying rice, oil and the like is Lu Zhe's responsibility.
The child, who was not even ten years old, was wearing thin clothes in the middle of winter. His pants did not fit him well, revealing a large part of his ankles, and his shoes were worn out. He carried a bag of rice weighing more than ten kilograms on his thin shoulders and walked from the first floor to the fifth floor.
Or, when a neighbor opened the door, he would see Lu Zhe, wearing only one piece of clothing, standing at the door in the middle of winter as punishment, with purple marks on the back of his hands from being whipped. The little boy had a stern face, pursed his pale lips, and stood there without saying a word.
Wen Ya felt heartbroken when she saw the investigation results.
Because the Zhao family adopted her son, she did not cause trouble for them. After all, in her opinion, she was the one who should be punished the most. She was primarily responsible for her son's abduction because she did not protect her son well.
"My brother is at our house..." Zhao Youyou was not stupid enough to tell Lu Zhe the true living situation in her house, but she couldn't lie either. After all, if Lu Zhe knew about it, she would definitely be exposed.
Zhao Youyou thought quickly, "My brother is very capable."
Wen Ya lowered her head and sipped her tea without responding.
Even Su's mother, who was standing by, smiled without saying anything.
Zhao Youyou was nervous. She continued, "My brother has a good relationship with us. He often helps mom and dad with housework within his ability."
Wen Ya put down her teacup, "What else?"
"Our family is not well off, so during the holidays, my brother goes back home to work part-time." She remembered that Lu Zhe had started to use his vacation time to work part-time since he was in junior high school, but most of his money would eventually be taken away by his parents.
Wen Ya looked at Zhao Youyou.
Zhao Youyou continued: "My brother loved me very much when I was a child, and he would give in to me in everything..."
Zhao Youyou was very smart and avoided the main point. She said a lot of half-true and half-false things, making it difficult for people to find any handle on her.
Wen Ya and Su's mother Tong Xin listened quietly. As wives of wealthy families, what kind of people had they not seen
Zhao Youyou is okay at pretending in front of the little boy who has a crush on her, but she is really not good enough in front of Wen Ya and Su's mother.
Wen Ya was impatient and interrupted Zhao Youyou directly, "Okay, what you said is completely different from the results of the investigation I sent people to do. There is no need to say more nice things. Why did you come to the Lu family today?"
Zhao Youyou is young after all. When she heard Wen Ya’s words, she was shocked and ashamed, and her face turned red instantly.
Has she sent someone to investigate
So, after all she said just now, they were just laughing at the joke
Zhao Youyou bit her lips tightly with shame, and clenched her hands on her legs. This was the first time she felt so embarrassed after her rebirth.
"Tell me, the purpose of your visit today." Wen Ya is a smart person and is not easily fooled.
Zhao Youyou's face was flushed. She still remembered the purpose of today. "My parents raised my brother. Now that he has found his family, they are very happy. But our family has encountered difficulties recently. After all, my parents have raised my brother. I want to ask him for help."
Wen Ya had already guessed that there would be such a day. "How much do you want?"
Zhao Youyou's throat tightened, and her face was still hot with humiliation. "Ten million, plus an extra house."
The air in the living room froze.
Mother Su at the side couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Wen Ya, I always thought it was expensive for my family to raise Ci Ci, but I didn't expect that Lu Zhe's adoption would cost so much money."
She said, "This is the first time I know that it costs 10 million for an average family to raise a child. A house is worth at least several million, so the total cost is more than 10 million."
Su's mother's words made Zhao Youyou blush. She clenched her palms tightly, feeling extremely ashamed.
Wen Yamingyan had a smile on her face, but her eyes were looking at Zhao Youyou fiercely, "There is a saying, I don't know if your family has heard it, being too greedy will easily lead to poverty."
Zhao Youyou was stunned.
Wen Ya said slowly: "Butler, please see the guest off."
The housekeeper walked up to Zhao Youyou and said, "Miss Zhao, please."
Looking at the departing figure, Wen Yaming's face was full of displeasure. If she hadn't remembered that the Zhao family had indeed adopted her son, she would have caused trouble for the Zhao family long ago.
Return home.
As soon as Zhao Youyou walked in, Zhao's father and mother stood up at the same time, "Youyou, what's wrong? What does the Lu family mean?"
Zhao Youyou bit her lip and shook her head, "They didn't agree."
Father Zhao looked anxious. "How did you communicate? Are you unwilling to give 10 million, or do you not agree to give the house?"
"When I put forward my request, Lu Zhe's mother warned me not to be too greedy and asked me to leave." Zhao Youyou whispered, "Dad, I don't think the Lu family will give us so much money."
"Don't worry, I've thought of a solution." Father Zhao has already thought of what to do next if the Lu family doesn't give it.
At this time, Fu Baili came out of the room.
Zhao's father, Zhao's mother, and Zhao Youyou looked at the same time.
Fu Baili glanced at Zhao Youyou and continued walking out.
"Bai Li." Zhao Youyou chased after him.
Zhao's father was in a bad mood. "Look at what he looks like now?" He said to Zhao's mother beside him, "He is just a useless person who is just waiting to die."
Zhao's mother quickly covered her husband's mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. The person hasn't gone far yet."
Outside the door, Zhao Youyou heard what her parents said. She looked at Fu Baili awkwardly, "My father didn't mean you. He didn't mean that."
Fu Bailijun had no expression on his face. He said coldly, "I came back at midnight last night. Did you notice?"
Zhao Youyou was startled. "I was a little tired yesterday and went to bed early. I didn't notice when you came back. Where did you go?"
"I found a job."
Zhao Youyou was really shocked this time. "Work? What kind of work?"
"Extra, 100 yuan a day." Fu Baili has been looking for a job in many places these past two days. He suddenly realized that after leaving the Fu family, he was useless except for fighting.
Zhao Youyou looked at Fu Baili in disbelief, thinking he was crazy.
In her opinion, Fu Baili was a child of destiny. His family was rich and all he needed was to have everything he wanted. She didn't expect that he would go find a job, and be an extra for 100 yuan a day
When has Fu Baili ever cared about a hundred dollars
Zhao Youyou's voice trembled a little, "You're not going back to the Fu family?"
Fu Baili looked at her seriously, "Well, I have nothing now, do you still want to be with me?"
Zhao Youyou was a little confused. "How about you go back to the Fu family and apologize to Grandma Fu. She will forgive you. I don't mind being wronged. I will wait until the day when Grandma Fu agrees with us."
Fu Baili was silent for a moment, then reached out and rubbed Zhao Youyou's head, "I mind if you are wronged."
" No... ... "
Fu Baili interrupted her, "You are better at studying than me, you should go back to school and study hard. I still need to go to the crew today."
After saying that, Fu Baili decisively turned around and left.
... ...
Su Ci didn't have classes today. She received a call from her eldest brother, asking her to go to his study and give him a document. The document was important and he didn't trust anyone else to handle it.
The Su Group's building is located in the city center where every inch of land is valuable. The decoration in the building is not only luxurious, but also has a high-end sense of the times.
She walked to the front desk and two etiquette ladies politely asked her who she was looking for.
"I'm looking for Su Zhiyuan."
The etiquette lady looked at the beautiful and dazzling girl in front of her and wanted to tell her that she needed to make an appointment in advance to see Mr. Su. At this time, they saw Mr. Su's right-hand man came down and walked quickly to the girl.
The assistant said respectfully, "Ms. Su Ci, Mr. Su asked me to pick you up. Please follow me."
Su Ci nodded, "Thank you."
The etiquette ladies watched the girl follow the assistant into Mr. Su's private elevator, and only then did they realize that the girl was the daughter of the Su family and Mr. Su's sister.
Whether it is Mr. Su or this Miss Su, both siblings are so good-looking.
This was Su Ci's second visit to Su Zhiyuan's office. The interior design was still in black and gray tones, cold, deserted, serious and old-fashioned.
"Ms. Su Ci, President Su is still in a meeting, which will be over soon. He asked you to wait a moment and he will send you home after the meeting." The assistant relayed Su Zhiyuan's words.
Su Ci put the document down, "Okay, I understand."
"Miss Su Ci, if you feel bored, I can take you to the eighth floor. The crew rented our company's venue for filming. The male lead is Xie Yinan, the movie star of our Chuangshen Film and Television Company."
Su Ci was a little surprised, "Filming on the eighth floor? Well, take me downstairs to have a look." It would be boring for her to just wait here anyway.
The assistant walked in front to lead the way.
In the elevator, the assistant told Su Ci that actor Xie Yinan was recently negotiating with the company about terminating his contract, and he wanted to set up his own studio.
Xie Yinan was made famous by Chuangshen Films and Television and also made a lot of money for the company. Su Zhiyuan is a businessman who puts profits first, so of course he is unwilling to let him go easily.
The building covers a large area, and the crew rented a floor of an office building, which should have cost a lot. However, Chuangshen Films and Television invested in this drama, so the cost of the venue was cut in half.
Su Ci had filmed many movies before, so she was not surprised or curious when she saw the filming situation.
But what caught her attention was that the person who was grabbed by the collar and beaten by the two actors was Fu Baili
Su Ci blinked to make sure she had not recognized the wrong person.
"Su... ...Ancestor Su." The agent Xuanyu had just returned from the bathroom. When he saw the beautiful girl standing aside watching the show, he was almost frightened to the point of his legs going limp. Why did this little ancestor of the Su family come here
"My last name is Su, not your great-grandmother." Su Ci looked at the person wearing green and said unhappily.
Many people slapped their mouths lightly, "Look at my mouth, I'm talking nonsense, I deserve to be slapped."
Su Ci was speechless. She asked, "How many of those guys over there are also actors?"
"Yes, yes, yes, these are the extras I found yesterday." Many people are no longer valued by their companies and have few artistes under them, and have fallen into the miserable situation of managing extras.
He used to fantasize about signing Su Ci so that he could revive his business, but he didn't expect that Su Ci was the daughter of the Su family and the sister of his boss. He was so scared that he quickly gave up the idea of signing Su Ci.
Su Ci looked at him for a while, and didn't know what kind of system he had. He had found her to shoot commercials and record variety shows before, and now he found Fu Baili to be an extra.
However, after Fu Baili left the Fu family, he ended up in such a miserable state that he had to become an extra and was even the one who got beaten.
In order to make the scene more realistic, the director had the actors fight for real.
Su Ci's eyes were bright as she watched Fu Baili being beaten, and she felt no sympathy at all.
By the time the director called for stop, Fu Baili had been punched several times and was bleeding from the corners of his mouth, while the other two male actors were special actors.
In the crew, the hierarchy is the most clear, and extras are at the lowest position. When a staff member came forward, he first asked the two male special actors if they were injured, and finally asked Fu Baili and gave him a hemostatic patch.
Not only is the attitude of the staff different, but even the rest treatment is different. Special actors have small stools to sit on and rest, while extras can only find a corner to squat or sit on the ground.
Su Ci discovered that Fu Baili had changed a lot compared to the one she saw at Mrs. Fu’s birthday party.
Fu Baili used to be the school bully, arrogant, willful, and conceited. Now he has been reduced to an extra who gets beaten, and the arrogance between his brows is gone.
She looked at the hemostatic patch casually put on the corner of Fu Baili's mouth, and he turned around and walked silently to the corner to rest.
"I bought some bread. Let me give you one. I noticed you didn't have breakfast this morning." In the corner, another male extra handed a loaf of bread to Fu Baili.
"No need." As soon as Fu Baili finished speaking, his stomach made a series of "gurgling" sounds. For the first time ever, the eldest young master of the Fu family blushed in embarrassment.
He came home too late last night and didn't have dinner. He also didn't have breakfast when he went out this morning, so he was really hungry.
"Take it." The actor stuffed the bread into Fu Baili's hand. "We extras are different from other actors. We don't have lunch included. It's best to prepare your own food in advance."
Fu Baili rarely thanked people. His voice was cold and awkward. "Thank you."
"We don't need to come tomorrow. Have you got any other roles?" The male extra was very enthusiastic. "I'm going to shoot an outdoor scene with another crew the day after tomorrow. I'll be a stand-in for 200 yuan a day. That crew is still short of people. Do you want to go? I'll introduce you."
Fu Baili thought about it and said, "Okay."
"Look over there, that's the new actress hired by the crew, so pretty." The male extra touched Fu Baili's hand, "She seems to be looking at us?"
Fu Baili raised his head and saw the actress mentioned by the male extras at a glance.
It’s Su Ci!
He looked away expressionlessly. He remembered how bad Su Ci's mouth was at his grandmother's birthday party, how arrogant her personality was, and how unpleasant she was.
This is the Su family's territory, no wonder the other party would appear here.
Su Ci's gaze fell on the wrist of the male extra next to Fu Baili. She saw that the other party's health value was a thin red line, with only two days left, which formed a sharp contrast with the green grid on Fu Baili's wrist.
Su Ci narrowed her eyes, and there was another golden marshmallow.