Fang Yuan sighed softly, a hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes: "Sometimes I really envy you. You have a father who loves you and a boyfriend who treats you well, while I..."
At this point, her voice choked up slightly, "I have never received such treatment."
Zhou Ying hugged Fang Yuan tightly and said softly, "Mom, don't be sad. Our lives will get better and better in the future."
Seeing Zhou Ying say this, a hint of warmth rose in Fang Yuan's heart.
Fang Yuan shook her head gently, as if trying to shake the thoughts out of her mind.
Then she spoke slowly, "I didn't want to talk about your father in front of you. After all, as a father, he really was a good one..."
Speaking of this, Fang Yuan paused and looked at Zhou Ying with complex eyes.
After a moment of hesitation, she finally decided not to continue this topic.
"Forget it, let's not mention your father. I have no right to resent him either. After all, I approached him with a purpose in the beginning. He raised me for so many years, and when the company went bankrupt, I helped shoulder some of the debt. We can be considered even."
Hearing these words from Fang Yuan, Zhou Ying felt relieved.
Fang Yuan had already told her some things before.
However, this was, after all, a matter of feelings between Fang Yuan and her father.
She couldn't change their relationship either.
And just as Fang Yuan said, her childhood had been very beautiful.
She was full of respect for her father, and the bond between father and daughter had always been very good.
So, whenever she thought about these things, Zhou Ying often felt caught in the middle.
From childhood to adulthood, Zhou Ying's Father never missed a holiday and was always by her side.
In her memory, her father had always been a good dad.
The past events Fang Yuan told her last time had already left her somewhat shattered.
As a daughter, she only wanted to keep these past events in her heart, occasionally bringing them out to reminisce and feel the happiness of family.
Rather than recalling in the dead of night that her childhood was just an illusion.
She also knew that in many families, when parents are on bad terms, they often impose their conflicts and pain onto their children.
Not only do they ruthlessly criticize each other's faults in front of the child on a daily basis.
Even worse, they would ask the child to take sides, making the child participate in their arguments and conflicts.
Forcibly turning their own unhappiness into the child's unhappiness.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan was not like those irresponsible parents.
She didn't transfer her own unhappiness and pain to Zhou Ying, but chose to bear it all silently by herself.
Thinking this way, Zhou Ying felt even more sorry for Fang Yuan. After all, everything Fang Yuan had experienced was really not easy.
Zhou Ying hugged Fang Yuan: "Thank you, Mom. You and Dad both treat me very well."
Fang Yuan shook her head and continued, "I just think I was stupid before, like a canary, only knowing how to be fed, never thinking about improving myself through hard work. Look at me, I don't know how to do anything now."
Hearing this, Zhou Ying didn't know how to comfort Fang Yuan and could only say softly, "You're still young, it's not too late to learn now."
"That's the difference between you and me. I don't have your self-drive and courage, so I envy you."
"I had you by my side when I was little, and now that I've grown up, I've met Jiang Cheng. I feel really lucky."
Seeing the light of happiness flashing in Zhou Ying's smiling eyes, Fang Yuan smiled gently and patted her hand.
She said earnestly, "Although you can have everything by relying on Jiang Cheng now, as a woman, you still need to have your own skills to better integrate into society. Don't be like me, with no survival skills. Look, after your father's company went bankrupt back then, I didn't know how to do anything."
Zhou Ying nodded seriously.
"Mom, I understand what you mean. Jiang Cheng is very good to me, and I won't let his kindness go to waste. I will work hard myself too."
Fang Yuan continued to remind her, "Don't think I'm nagging. Let me give you another example. Look at now, aren't cases of celebrities marrying wealthy men becoming fewer and fewer?"
Zhou Ying thought about it carefully and found it was indeed the case.
"It seems so."
Fang Yuan replied, "In our era, once an ordinary female celebrity was favored by a wealthy man, they would choose to directly retire from the entertainment industry. They always said it was because they reached a certain age and suddenly wanted to get married and have children, so they chose to retire, but in fact, those were all excuses."
"In reality, many female celebrities are just playthings for the wealthy. To put it bluntly, if they weren't pregnant, the other party might not marry them at all."
Seeing Fang Yuan suddenly say this to her, Zhou Ying couldn't help but cover her mouth in surprise, her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at Fang Yuan.
Looking at Zhou Ying's reaction, Fang Yuan continued, "This isn't inside information. Even if they aren't celebrities, most rich people are like this. Otherwise, why would they marry these women who have no status and only looks? As long as you have money, what kind of beautiful woman can't you play with?"
"Don't think female celebrities are high and mighty, looking very aloof. In fact, no matter how beautiful they are or how pretty their shells are, they are just ordinary women. In front of money, they'll kneel down just like that."
Listening to Fang Yuan's words, a surge of complex emotions couldn't help but rise in her heart.
She spoke blankly, "I really thought that when female celebrities retired to get married, it must be true love. After all, they earn quite a bit and can support themselves. So, when they stopped singing, I was sad for quite a while. Now that you put it that way..."
Looking at her daughter, who was as pure as a little white rabbit.
Fang Yuan sighed helplessly.
She gently patted Zhou Ying's hand and said earnestly.
"Silly child, reality is not as simple as you imagine. In this materialistic society, money and power can often sway people's choices."
Zhou Ying frowned and asked in confusion, "Is there no true love at all?"
Fang Yuan shook her head: "I don't know, but even if there is, it's more precious and rarer than you imagine. So, don't easily believe those marriages that look perfect on the surface. You must learn to see with your own eyes and feel with your heart. Like me, everyone thought I was happy, but in the end, I didn't even get as much as you did."
Zhou Ying pouted and said, "Dad was too stingy. If he were still here, I would definitely give him a piece of my mind."
Hearing Zhou Ying's comforting words, Fang Yuan smiled and stroked her hair.
She continued, "But now, the trend of marrying wealthy men has passed. Mainly because, just like your father, wealthy men can easily go bankrupt sometimes. And most of them will require the other party to sign a prenuptial agreement. Even if they divorce, the woman shouldn't expect to get a single cent of the property."
"Many women initially feel they can firmly hold onto a man's heart in marriage, thinking he will eventually share his property with them, but in the end, it often turns out to be a futile effort."
Zhou Ying nodded: "That person named Tao, I heard she also came back to pay off her husband's debts."
Fang Yuan nodded and continued, "Yes, before bankruptcy, these wealthy men generally don't allow them to stay in the entertainment industry, let alone show their faces in public. They only give them a hundred thousand or so a month for living expenses, while they themselves spend every night lingering in nightclubs or nightspots, playing with all kinds of women, not caring at all if they are caught by the paparazzi."
"And these female celebrities, on one hand, have to endure the strange looks from the outside world and are subject to various restrictions, living far less freely than when they were making money in the entertainment industry. So, the vast majority end up in divorce and return to the entertainment industry, having not only wasted their prime youth but also becoming a laughingstock in everyone's eyes."
Seeing Fang Yuan speak such a long passage, Zhou Ying's voice sounded a bit weak: "Mom, Jiang Cheng and I aren't like that. Besides, he isn't old and is very handsome. Even if we don't stay together in the future, I won't resent him."
Fang Yuan extended her index finger and gently pointed at Zhou Ying's head, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness: "I'm not talking about you. You're my daughter, how could I not know you? Look at that infatuated look you have next to Jiang Cheng. Who doesn't know you like him?"
Hearing this, Zhou Ying's cheeks immediately flushed with a hint of crimson.
She lowered her head and argued softly, "I... Jiang Cheng is very devoted. Back in high school, he liked another woman and was very good to her. Our whole class knew."
"He liked someone else??" Fang Yuan looked at Zhou Ying in shock, her eyes full of disbelief.
Zhou Ying nodded: "Yes, in high school, he liked Zhao Jia, who was also our classmate, but they broke up later..."
Zhou Ying told Fang Yuan about Jiang Cheng and Zhao Jia.
After listening to Zhou Ying's narration, Fang Yuan was silent for a while, then sighed softly.
She thought to herself, could it be this past experience that made him become a playboy?
Seeing Fang Yuan dazing off again, Zhou Ying said, "I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."
Fang Yuan seeing this, pulled Zhou Ying and asked seriously, "Do you understand what Mom told you??"
"I understand, I know."
"It doesn't matter that you like Jiang Cheng, and it's also true that he's very good to you. Since he's good to you, you should seize the resources he gives to enrich yourself. That way, even if you separate in the future, you won't end up like me."
...After Fang Yuan finished speaking, Zhou Ying felt a sudden tightness in her heart.
She knew Fang Yuan said this for her own good, but the thought of separating from Jiang Cheng made her feel extremely miserable.
But she also understood that with her family background, she couldn't possibly match Jiang Cheng.
That's why she worked so hard. Except for eating and sleeping, she used almost all her spare time to practice, just to make herself better.
Zhou Ying nodded gloomily: "I understand, Mom. Then I'll go back to my room first. You should go take a shower too and rest early."
Recalling what happened with Jiang Cheng in Zhou Ying's room at noon, Fang Yuan subconsciously waved her hand: "Um... that... I'll sleep in the other room tonight. You sleep by yourself."
After all, what happened at noon was too embarrassing.
Although Zhou Ying didn't know, what if she talked in her sleep?
Hearing this, Zhou Ying asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Didn't you say before that you hadn't slept with me in a long time and wanted to?"
Fang Yuan quickly explained, "I'm not used to sleeping there, I'm afraid I won't be able to fall asleep..."
"Didn't you sleep quite soundly last night??"
Seeing Zhou Ying press the issue, Fang Yuan quickly made up an excuse: "You snored last night, I didn't sleep well."
Hearing this, Zhou Ying immediately covered her mouth: "Ah, Mom. Are you serious?? I don't think I do."
"Why would I lie to you?? You wouldn't know if you snore yourself."
"It seems it's true..." Zhou Ying's face fell, and she gloomily picked up her phone and sent a message to Jiang Cheng.
Zhou Ying: "darling, do I snore when I sleep?"
Looking at the message from Zhou Ying, Jiang Cheng felt very confused.
Jiang Cheng: "No? Why do you suddenly ask that?"
Zhou Ying: "Really? But my mom said I snore when I sleep, so she doesn't want to sleep with me anymore."
Seeing this message, Jiang Cheng immediately understood the reason.
As for whether beautiful women fart or poop, he wasn't sure, but he was certain this beauty definitely didn't snore.
Because whenever she was with Jiang Cheng, she was always so tired that she fell asleep directly in his arms.
If she didn't snore during that high-intensity exercise, she certainly wouldn't snore normally.
Obviously, Fang Yuan was worried that he would mistake her for Zhou Ying again.
Jiang Cheng didn't expose Fang Yuan.
Because a high-end hunter is willing to wait.
If Fang Yuan didn't want to mention it, Jiang Cheng decided he wouldn't mention it in the future either.
Some things can be done, but cannot be brought up proactively.
Jiang Cheng looked at Zhou Ying and said, "Maybe you've been too tired lately. It's easy to snore when you're too tired. Go to sleep."
Zhou Ying nodded and replied, "Makes sense. *Sob*, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."
After coaxing this beauty to sleep, Jiang Cheng opened his system page.
After finishing the signing of the Sina investment, his system finally upgraded.
He finally acquired an 11% stake in Sina for over 3.3 billion.
Ding. "Congratulations to the Host for upgrading again."
"The Host will receive 7 yuan for every second spent in the world."
This meant Jiang Cheng could earn seven yuan per second, four hundred and twenty yuan per minute, and twenty-five thousand two hundred yuan per hour!
In twenty-four hours, that would be six hundred four thousand eight hundred yuan!
At this rate, he could earn about 18,144,000 yuan every month!
Jiang Cheng marveled to himself; the money was coming in so fast it was almost unbelievable.
[Name: Jiang Cheng.]
[Age: 18 years old.]
[Height: 185.]
[Appearance: 94 points.]
[Level: 17.]
[System Reserve Fund: 98,765,545 yuan (can be withdrawn at any time)]
[System: 7 yuan/second.]
[Upgrade Experience: 40.6 billion / 50 billion.]