Chapter 67: Don't suffer needlessly

Almost without any hesitation, Shen Li quickly shook her head.

"I don't want to become the same kind of person as her."

She gave an explanation at the same time.

Yu Hong couldn't help but chuckle softly when she heard this explanation. She looked at Shen Li with bright eyes. In this young girl, she saw a purity and clarity she hadn't seen in a long time, even her thoughts were so pure and kind.

Finally, she nodded: "In this circle, forbearance is indeed a good trait at times, but it cannot be permanently branded into your personality."

Shen Li looked confused.

Yu Hong said bluntly: "To put it plainly, you can't keep enduring it, otherwise people will think you are easy to bully. And in this industry, being 'easy to bully' is not a good thing."

As a gold-medal agent with many years of experience, her few words were already enough to help Shen Li clear her mind significantly.

"Teacher, am I not suitable for survival in this industry?" Shen Li asked the question that had been bothering her and making her feel uneasy, but which she had never dared to ask.

But unexpectedly, Yu Hong denied her self-negation without hesitation.

Yu Hong blurted out: "Of course you are suitable. This industry never lacks people who work hard; what it lacks are geniuses, and you are a genius. You were born to eat this bowl of rice as an actor!"

"But I..."

Yu Hong held Shen Li's hand, understanding her current doubts, and patted the back of her hand soothingly: "You are still young, perhaps you have been protected too well since you were a child, so suddenly entering this circle makes you feel unable to adapt. This is normal."

"People always have a process of growth. The more you experience, the more you understand. You are still inexperienced in the world, every step you take is a tentative one, and you have to walk carefully. Even when others bully you, you know you should endure it because you understand that pointing it out is useless. So you aren't completely ignorant; you are more composed than many people."

"But composure is not weakness, and you must not let others think you are easy to bully. You can endure for a moment, but you cannot endure for a lifetime."

Shen Li listened carefully and seemed to understand a thing or two.

Teacher Yu Hong was telling her that she could endure small things, but she couldn't always be a weak and easily bullied person.

"Thank you, Teacher, I feel much better," Shen Li said obediently.

Yu Hong liked the young girl in front of her even more. Her conditions were good, and her personality was soft, which actually stirred up a protective instinct she hadn't felt in a long time.

"Don't thank me, you know I have designs on you."

As Yu Hong spoke, she looked at Xiao Yun and A-Pan and couldn't help but tease: "You already have assistants? You wouldn't be planning to seek a better future behind my back, would you?"

"No, no, Teacher, please don't misunderstand. A-Pan and Xiao Yun are from the production company, temporarily assigned to take care of me."

Yu Hong nodded upon hearing this, and then took a sample contract out of her bag: "Anyway, you are in the crew now, so I'm not in a hurry. Take some time to look at the contract. This contract is the standard template our company uses to sign artists. An Yu signed this version as well."

"If you feel there are any problems with the contract, you can mark them, and we can discuss them properly later. Regardless, I still very much hope you can come to me."

Shen Li took it with both hands and nodded gratefully.

Shen Li didn't tell her sister about what happened on set today. She knew her sister must be very happy after returning to Shengang, so she didn't want her sister to worry about her.

Shen Ci was rarely idle, lying at home, and was currently video chatting with Gu Lianxing.

"My dear, I'm bored to death without you. I used to think it was great that it was just the two of us in the dorm, but now I wish a new roommate would come to keep me company immediately."

"Then why don't you go out more? If you don't stay in the dorm, you won't miss me so much."

Gu Lianxing pouted: "It was 36 degrees yesterday. The moment I stepped out of the dorm building, I was almost cooked."

"Shengang is also very hot. I originally wanted to go to my aunt's shop today, but I haven't left the house yet. Anyway, National Day is coming soon, just endure it and it will pass."

Just as she was speaking, the sound of a key turning in the lock of the front door suddenly came.

Shen Ci was stunned and subconsciously glanced at the time on the wall: 1:30 PM.

At this time, her mother was at work and her younger brother was at school. Who could be back?

"Lianxing, I'll hang up first, we'll talk later."

Shen Ci hung up the video directly and saw her mother open the door and walk in.

Her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and her expression was slightly heavy.

"Mom?" Shen Ci stood up in surprise and asked curiously: "Why are you back at this time? Are you off this afternoon?"

Shen Jingjing sighed softly, looked at her daughter, forced a strained smile, and said: "I'm off from now on."

"What do you mean?" Shen Ci didn't react for a moment.

"Your mom has been laid off."

Shen Ci stood frozen in place upon hearing this. Although she herself had been trying to find ways to make her mother resign obediently, God suddenly intervened to help her, which also made her feel surprised.

"Why?" Shen Ci asked with feigned concern.

After Shen Jingjing poured a glass of water and drank it, she explained in a low spirit: "Normal personnel changes at the hotel. They hired some new employees and laid off a batch of old ones. Although Mom has seniority, my education is low, and I'm older, so..."

Shen Ci knew that the Ruili Hotel was a foreign brand and had always had educational thresholds for the group's leadership. She didn't expect that a housekeeper in the housekeeping department would also be included in the priority layoff list because of low education.

It was absurd amidst the reasonable.

However, Shen Jingjing just felt a bit lost about being suddenly unemployed, but she wasn't too sad.

"The company gave compensation, it's all legal and compliant, so Mom has nothing to complain about," Shen Jingjing said, then smiled herself: "I've been busy for half my life without resting. Now that I'm suddenly laid off, I feel empty inside."

"I'll ask your Aunt Qian later if she still needs people. I've worked in a five-star hotel, so I should be able to do it."

Aunt Qian?

Shen Ci thought about this Aunt Qian and quickly grabbed her mother: "Mom, forget it. Aunt Qian's housekeeping company is much more tiring than the hotel. Haven't you had enough of cleaning?"

"What's tiring about cleaning?" Shen Jingjing said: "Mom didn't feel tired raising the three of you."

"That's not the point. You said yourself you haven't rested for half your life, so now that you've finally been laid off, why are you in such a hurry to find something to do?"

"A-Li just started school and already got a role, and I've made money in Longcheng. Our family isn't short of money now."

Shen Jingjing looked at her daughter and said: "Whether we are short of money or not, a person can't be idle. If a person is idle, they'll be ruined."

"Stop suffering needlessly. Is there nothing else to do besides going to work?"

Shen Ci pulled her mother into her room and tilted her chin toward the closet: "Hurry up and change your clothes. I'll take you out to experience how great it is not to go to work."

"Mom doesn't..."

Shen Ci glared and interrupted her mother's spell: "We haven't been out together for a long time. Don't you want to?" ===== CHAPTER 68 =====