vrcanaries Chapter 179 She is not an adoptive mother
Chapter 179 She is not an adoptive mother
"Does it have to be five hundred thousand? What do you need so much money for?" Xu Youyou asked casually.
Seeing that she hadn't said anything final, Li Cuiyun felt that there was a chance, and her attitude became more resolute. She said, "Why are you asking so many questions? Anyway, I want 500,000! Stop talking nonsense!"
Xu Youyou wasn't good at dealing with this kind of middle-aged woman, but Xu Fang was different. She immediately glared at her and scolded her, "Be more polite when talking to our boss! You look like you're gambling. Are you asking for half a million because you're in gambling debt?"
Li Cuiyun immediately felt insulted: "Who's gambling? I'm taking the money for my son's wedding!"
Xu Youyou looked at the little girl named Zhao Zhaodi beside her with heartache.
Zhao Zhaodi looks about the same age as Wen Shiyan, but her hair is dry and yellow and her expression is timid. It is obvious that she has never been treated well by her family.
"How old is your son? He's getting married so soon?" Xu Youyou asked.
Since the little girl's name is Zhao Zhaodi, it is obvious that the male in the family should be a younger brother rather than an older brother.
Li Cuiyun's face was filled with pride when she mentioned her son. "Although my son is only sixteen, he's quite promising. So many grown men are still single, but he's already found a partner at such a young age and even got someone pregnant. It's just that his daughter-in-law's family is abominable. They're asking for a dowry of three hundred thousand... five hundred thousand!"
Xu Youyou watched Li Cuiyun change her tune abruptly. She knew the 500,000 yuan gift was inflated, but she feigned ignorance and simply said, "Why are you in such a hurry at sixteen? You're not even of legal marriage age yet."
Li Cuiyun said: "Children in the countryside get married early. They have a wedding banquet first and then get the marriage certificate when they are old enough."
"I can give you 500,000, but she will have nothing to do with you from now on. She belongs to me." Xu Youyou said.
When Zhao Zhaodi heard this, she glanced at Xu Youyou and a look of relief appeared on her face.
Li Cuiyun was not happy with the 500,000 yuan she received. She said, "No way! I worked so hard to raise her. If she makes a fortune in the entertainment industry, she still has to pay me back! This 500,000 yuan is just for the money you're making for the TV series now. The money you'll make in the future will be calculated separately!"
The light in Zhao Zhaodi's eyes gradually faded.
Xu Youyou sighed and recalled the information she had obtained earlier. The photos of other contestants were all taken from carefully selected angles and had extremely high pixels.
However, the pixel of Zhao Zhaodi's photo was very low, like a photo taken with a mobile phone ten years ago. Even in the blurry photo, you can see that the girl has lively eyes and good looks, so she was able to pass the first round of screening.
Zhao Zhaodi is not from LY city. She came from a remote town hundreds of miles away. It is said that her classmate's brother came to Luoyang for business and brought her here to participate in the audition.
Unlike Wen Shiyan who was carefully protected by her parents, Zhao Zhaodi asked her classmates to submit her first round of photos. She regarded this audition as her last straw. If she was selected in the audition, she could use the help of the crew to leave that home.
Unfortunately, her escape plan was discovered by Li Cuiyun, who chased her all the way here and opened her mouth wide to attack Xu Youyou.
"Auntie, either I give you 500,000 yuan at once, and it will have nothing to do with you how much your daughter earns in the future, or I can just forget about it." Xu Youyou said.
Li Cuiyun refused to do it at all costs, and was certain that Xu Youyou had fallen in love with Zhao Zhaodi.
But even though the system task was flashing there, Xu Youyou didn't indulge Li Cuiyun and directly ordered Xu Fang: "Send the guests out."
Xu Fang gently dragged Li Cuiyun out.
Only then did Li Cuiyun realize that Xu Youyou was serious. She kept Zhao Zhaodi just to save up the dowry for her son. Although her daughter was beautiful, she was only worth 300,000 yuan at most in the local area. She left room for negotiation when she asked for 500,000 yuan, but she didn't expect Xu Youyou to agree directly.
"Okay, okay, don't worry. I agree to the buyout for 500,000." Li Cuiyun said with a shy face.
Xu Youyou asked the staff to draft a contract with extremely harsh terms. Li Cuiyun just glanced at the 500,000 and signed it in a hurry, without paying any attention to the other conditions written on it.
When the money came in, Li Cuiyun was overjoyed and was happy to say something nice: "Congratulations on your wealth! You little girl is following a rich boss. Don't forget that I raised you."
Xu Youyou frowned slightly and said to Li Cuiyun, "Auntie, if you take the money, just speak nicely and do some good deeds for yourself."
Li Cuiyun's face froze when she heard this, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Xu Fang stepped forward, pulled the person out with disgust on her face, and deliberately grabbed Li Cuiyun's hair while grabbing her clothes.
Li Cuiyun screamed in pain.
Xu Fang held the torn hair in her palm and said perfunctorily, "I'm sorry, it was a mistake."
Li Cuiyun glared at Xu Fang, then left the hotel with the bank card in her arms.
Zhao Zhaodi, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly walked up to Xu Youyou and said, "You can not pay me, but you can't beat me, let alone send me back, okay?"
Xu Youyou was stunned when she heard that.
Zhao Zhaodi looked timid, her voice was shaking, and she looked extremely pitiful.
"Don't worry, I won't beat you, nor will I send you back." Xu Youyou said seriously.
Zhao Zhaodi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did they beat you?" Xu Youyou asked.
Zhao Zhaodi gave a smile that was uglier than crying.
Xu Youyou sighed and asked again, "How old are you?"
"Seventeen."
"Then he should be in his third year of high school?"
A hint of inferiority flashed across Zhao Zhaodi's eyes, and she shook her head: "I have no more books to study."
Xu Youyou felt even more distressed: "Do you want to study?"
Zhao Zhaodi nodded vigorously: "Yes! I... I have good academic performance and am number one in our class."
Xu Youyou's eyes softened: "Then I'll send you to continue studying and take the college entrance exam, okay?"
Zhao Zhaodi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"
Xu Youyou nodded slightly.
"As long as you let me study, I'm willing to do anything," said Zhao Zhaodi.
At this moment, Xu Youyou saw Xu Fang returning and said to Zhao Zhaodi, "That's right, I have something for you to do. Pull out a hair."
Although Zhao Zhaodi didn't understand, she still did it.
Xu Youyou just poked the system to ask for the task reward, but the system did not respond at all.
Although the system occasionally delays in issuing rewards, it will not play dead even if it pokes you on the head. Obviously, the task of picking up the leaks has not been completed yet.
Because Xu Youyou applied for an expedited process, the identification results came out before the Luoyang auditions were over.
Xu Youyou had previously felt that the mother and daughter did not look alike, and it turned out that they were not biological children.
"She's not my mother?" Zhao Zhaodi looked at the paternity test results, her eyes widening. Suddenly, she seemed to have a sudden realization: "No wonder. I always thought my mother was very gentle and shouldn't be so fierce."
Xu Youyou immediately asked, "Do you remember what she looks like?"
Zhao Zhaodi shook her head and said, "I can't remember clearly, but I remember that she had a very pleasant voice, as soft as singing, and she was different from everyone around her."
She tried hard to recall, but her mind became more confused and her expression became more painful.
Xu Youyou quickly told her not to think about it anymore: "It doesn't matter if you can't remember. Let's call the police first and deal with Li Cuiyun."
Zhao Zhaodi looked puzzled and said, "Maybe my mother found me somewhere..."
Xu Youyou shook her head and said, "Even if a child gets lost, it's hard for them to go to a place where their accent and habits have changed. Li Cuiyun's movements and demeanor aren't like those of an ordinary person. Remember, she's not your adoptive mother. She's either a human trafficker or a buyer."