The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 622 - 610: My Daughter Is a Vicious Supporting Female Character 10 (Part 2)

Zou Huai De’s eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of darkness flickering within them.

"Let her come back then. After so many years, what can she possibly do even if she returns?"

Liu Yue Mei, apparently reminded of something, laughed as well: "True, she must not have had a good life over the past twenty years; she’s probably very aged by now. When it’s time to film the show, I really want to see what kind of face she has the nerve to appear with in front of me."

She continued: "When the show airs, I’ll hire some internet trolls to sling mud at the mother and daughter, let those haters curse them to death. Zou Jingjing thinks she’s so great because she has her real mother? She doesn’t consider that her mother’s impoverished look will probably only drag her down."

Zou Xuexuan, upon hearing Liu Yue Mei speak like this, conjured up an image of a rural woman, aged, poor, timid, and stingy.

She laughed: "Mom, when you’re on the show, just crush her with your superiority. Let everyone see her impoverished look. Show off a few more of your talents and let Zou Jingjing see how despite having a mother, she is still crushed by us. Also, I heard they’re going to film abroad. That Sheng probably won’t even be able to find her bearings once she’s overseas."

Anning bought the items, but did not deliver them to Zou Jingjing’s place.

Instead, she took Zou Jingjing by car to a courtyard house near the Beijing Second Ring.

This was a double-entry courtyard house, which appeared to be very well preserved on the outside, even the paint on the entrance looked particularly bright.

Anning took out the keys to open the door.

Zou Jingjing clutched her pounding heart: "Oh my God, you’re not going to tell me this is your property, are you?"

Anning opened the door and pulled Zou Jingjing in: "Yes, it’s just that I didn’t expect that after all these years, your Yue Family uncle managed it so well. Well, I’ll give him another antique tomorrow in thanks. He must have spent a lot repairing this place over the years."

Anning led Zou Jingjing into the main room of the first entry, and upon entering, Zou Jingjing felt her eyes weren’t enough.

She noticed the carved doors and windows were not newly fitted but were antiques. Entering the hall, she saw that the tables and seats were seemingly also antiques.

"These, these..."

Anning sighed: "Those small tables are made of golden nanmu, the square table is yellow pear wood, and the other several chairs are all made of yellow pear wood," Anning pointed to the doors and windows, "These are made of red sandalwood. Now, our family has only these left, far from the prosperity we once had."

Zou Jingjing swallowed hard.

What did she mean by ’only these left’?

These items were already priceless! They were simply treasures that money couldn’t buy anymore, alright?

Anning pointed to a few porcelain items in the room: "These pieces are from the official kiln of the previous dynasty, including two that were imperial gifts," she said as she walked over to the Treasure Cabinet, pointing at a few small white porcelain bowls on it, "These are from the Jun kiln, and there are two from the Chai Kiln in the back room. I used to eat from them when I was young. I didn’t expect they would still be here."

My goodness.

Zou Jingjing wanted to scream.

What kind of life did her mother live when she was young? Eating from bowls worth millions of yuan was even more astounding than eating with a gold bowl and spoon, it was much more elegant, of course.

Isn’t Liu Yue Mei always boasting about her fine origins, about how delicate and refined her life was when she was young? She should see what real delicacy and elegance look like.

Anning walked over to a General jar and then pulled out a scroll to look at.

Zou Jingjing leaned closer and saw it was a landscape painting. Jingjing couldn’t quite understand the quality of the painting, but she thought it looked exceptionally good as if she could feel the spirit of the mountains and waters coming toward her. Glancing at the seal below, it seemed to read ’Old Man Qingxi.’

Anning turned to Zou Jingjing with a smile: "This was a work of my grandfather, your great-great-grandfather, in his later years. Not many of his works are left nowadays."

Zou Jingjing gave a forced smile: "Mom, who exactly was my great-great-grandfather?"

She had the impression that her great-great-grandparents were people of considerable importance.

However, she only heard Anning mention notable ancestors from the Sheng Family’s past, yet knew nothing about her own great-great-grandparents and grandparents.

Anning sat down with Zou Jingjing.

Zou Jingjing sat on the chair worth millions, feeling awkward all over.

"Your great-great-grandfather’s name was Sheng Hanwen, your great-great-grandmother was Fan Yunxi."

Anning remembered her deceased grandparents, feeling a little sad.

But Zou Jingjing was already shocked speechless: "Was it the Sheng Hanwen whose works often appeared in Chinese textbooks, and the physicist Fan Yunxi who made significant contributions to modern science?"

Anning nodded: "Yes."

Zou Jingjing rubbed her forehead.

She realized that she knew very little about the Sheng Family. Just how many talented people had the Sheng Family produced? Counting them would probably be impossible.

As for the original parents of her body, Anning did not mention them, and Jingjing, seeing Anning disinclined to talk about it, did not ask.

Nevertheless, Zou Jingjing thought, if Zou Huai De had not harmed Anning back then, what kind of life would she have had growing up under her mother’s care?

Would it have been like that kind of life where even the bowls used for eating were all made from various official kiln products, where the bed she slept on had been slept in by a princess, and where every accessory was imperial?

Anyway, she dared not think further.

Anning took Zou Jingjing to the bedroom in the inner courtyard to put away the items, and after that, they tidied up the house together.

While tidying up, Zou Jingjing was extremely careful, afraid of damaging anything.

The more she tidied, the more fearful Zou Jingjing became. This wasn’t just a home; it was practically a small-scale museum.

After finishing, Anning smiled at Zou Jingjing: "I simply wanted to seize the opportunity. Liu Yue Mei will surely try to flaunt her wealth when she’s filming, so we might as well show off first. This residence will only be used for the show, and we won’t stay here often after it’s over."