The frustration caused by Chu Tianshu's meeting Wen Ruyu was swept away in her heart. She raised her chin and said, "It is your own strength that is called strength. Relying on other people's strength is empty."
Cao Xiaoyu was unwilling to admit Chu Tianshu's excellence from the bottom of his heart.
She has already become a star and has a bright future. How can she feel embarrassed if she still can't compare to Chu Tianshu, a boy who was born as a beggar?
Wen Ruyu shook her head helplessly and did not continue to dwell on this topic.
She took the big bag she brought and took out three gift boxes from it: "I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare any decent gifts. I'm just a little careful. Please don't dislike it, uncle, aunt, and Xiao Yu."
With that said, she placed the three gift boxes in front of the three of them.
"Things given by big stars are definitely not too bad. How can you dislike them?"
Cao Xinmin happily took the gift box and was ready to open it on the spot.
"Dad, why are you like this?"
Cao Xiaoyu snatched the gift box from Cao Xinmin's hand, frowned and said, "Isn't it embarrassing?
Have you never received a gift in your life?"
"Ms. Wen, I'm very happy that you came to our house for dinner. Even if we get to know each other from now on, if you have any problems with your acting skills, you can discuss it with me."
Cao Xiaoyu pushed all three gift boxes back to Wen Ruyu: "As for the gifts, we won't accept them. I, Cao Xiaoyu, will not be short of money in the future. Whatever we need, I will buy it myself..."
"In the future, I will definitely be able to afford anything!"
She worded this sentence very strongly, as if she was admonishing Wen Ruyu, and also as if she was admonishing herself.
In the past, when I thought of Wen Ruyu, she could only look up to the mountains.
But now that Wen Ruyu was sitting in front of her, she suddenly felt a strong unwillingness in her heart. She was unwilling to admit that she was inferior to Wen Ruyu, and she had the idea of stepping on Wen Ruyu.
She can admire outstanding people she is not familiar with, but she cannot accept that there are people around her who are living better than her.
Wen Ruyu's expression was extremely embarrassed, and she blushed and said, "It's just a little care for the first time. Don't think too much about it."
Cao Xiaoyu said: "I didn't think much about it, it's just that we can't accept your gift."
Feng Suzhi hurriedly spoke to smooth things over: "You are Tianshu's friend. When you come here, it's like your own home, so don't be polite."
Chu Tianshu cleared his throat and looked at Cao Xiaoyu with a smile: "I'm a little thirsty."
Feng Suzhi stood up quickly and said, "I'll get you a cup of tea."
Chu Tianshu said: "Auntie, please sit down."
"Be careful."
Cao Xiaoyu glanced sideways at Chu Tianshu, stood up and said, "Don't worry, I won't go back on what I said."
Feng Suzhi grabbed Wen Ruyu's hand and said with a smile, "They are making a bet."
Wen Ruyu asked curiously: "What bet are you making?"
Feng Suzhi said with a smile: "They were joking. Xiaoyu said that if Tianshu could really invite you here, she would bring tea and water to Tianshu."
Wen Ruyu couldn't help but smile.
Cao Xiaoyu went to the living room to pour a cup of tea, and when he came back, he paused in front of Chu Tianshu: "Drink."
Chu Tianshu's lips curled up: "I have to taste the tea poured by the future star himself."
Just as he was talking, Cao Xiaoyu's cell phone rang.
She walked aside and answered the phone, saying respectfully: "Hello, Sister Wang."
Then, Cao Xiaoyu showed ecstasy and screamed excitedly: "Really?"
"Ah...I'm so happy..."
Cao Xiaoyu was jumping up and down in the living room.
Cao Xinmin said in shock: "Is this girl crazy?"
Feng Suzhi said to Wen Ruyu: "I have been like a crazy girl since I was a child, making you laugh."
Wen Ruyu smiled and said nothing.
After Chu Tianshu drank a cup of tea, Cao Xiaoyu calmed down.
She returned to the restaurant with her hands behind her back, looked at Wen Ruyu condescendingly, and said with a half-smile: "Ruyu, did something happen to the new drama you just started filming?
The role you participated in will no longer be played by you, right?"
Wen Ruyu smiled and nodded: "Yes."
She glanced at Chu Tianshu in surprise. She didn't expect that Gu Sihai would be so concerned about what Chu Tianshu told him, so the arrangements were made.
Wen Ruyu continued to ask with some pride: "Then do you know who will replace you as the second female lead?"
Seeing the excitement on Cao Xiaoyu's face, Wen Ruyu couldn't bear to interrupt her expressiveness and asked, pretending to be unaware, "Who is it?"
"I!"
Cao Xiaoyu said proudly and laughed happily: "You didn't expect it, right?
In fact, I didn't expect that the group would let me take over your role."
Cao Xinmin said in disbelief: "Daughter, what did you just say?
Your group...let you..."
He glanced at Wen Ruyu and said in a dry voice: "Let you take over Miss Wen's role?"
"right."
Cao Xiaoyu raised her chin like a proud peacock, "My manager just called me, informing me that I would play the role of Wen Ruyu next, and said that it was arranged by Chairman Gu himself."
Cao Xinmin took out his ears and said uncertainly: "Am I dreaming?
Or did I hear it wrong?
How is this possible?"
Cao Xiaoyu rolled his eyes: "Why is it impossible?"
She said proudly: "The chairman must have seen my previous films and realized that I have a bright future and deserve to be vigorously cultivated, so he made this decision."
"I knew that my future achievements would never be worse than yours."
Cao Xiaoyu looked at Wen Ruyu with contempt in his eyes, "I just didn't expect that this moment would come so quickly."
"Since the company has asked me to replace Wen Ruyu as the second female lead in the new drama, it means that the group has decided to abandon Wen Ruyu and support me instead."
Cao Xiaoyu leaned down and put her arms around Cao Xinmin's neck, her expression still unable to conceal her excitement, "Dad, your daughter is going to be popular, the kind of fire that will spread all over the country, and even the world."
Feng Suzhi said: "Of course my mother is happy that the group is willing to support you, but it's not necessarily that the group is ready to give up on Ruyu. There may be other new movies that she is anxious to film."
“Mom, do you think filming is a joke?
This drama group has invested a total of 300 million yuan, and 100 million yuan has already been invested in the early stage."
Cao Xiaoyu looked at Wen Ruyu and said with a smile: "If the group had not decided to give up on her, how could it have been possible that the initial investment was in vain and she changed roles midway?"
Wen Ruyu looked at the self-righteous Cao Xiaoyu calmly, her expression full of helplessness, and she really didn't know what to say.
Cao Xiaoyu stepped forward and opened the gift box in front of Wen Ruyu: "I'll take a look at what she gave, and then I'll buy you the exact same one."
Looking at the belt that Cao Xiaoyu took out from the gift box given to him, Cao Xinmin curled his lips and said: "I thought I gave you something good, but my feelings are just a broken belt..."
He glanced sideways at Wen Ruyu: "How can such a big star do it?"
Feng Suzhi frowned and said: "Old Cao, no matter what you give me, it is Miss Wen's heart. Don't say that."
Chu Tianshu couldn't help but said: "Uncle Cao, this is no ordinary belt."