"Why are you yelling at him? He's just a child and knows nothing."
"They say a father's love is like a mountain, but looking at you, if I hadn't come, would you have thrown him in the trash?"
"When you and your brother were mischievous as children, your father never scolded you like this. Now that you're a father yourself, you're so hot-tempered?"
"I'm so angry, if you do this again, I'll spank you!"
As soon as Grandma Jian opened her mouth, she launched a barrage of criticism at Jian Fan.
Jian Fan's dark, handsome face was filled with grievance. "Mom, it's not like that. Since this kid was born, he's been good to everyone, smiling at everyone he meets. But every time I hold him, he turns his face on me and wets me. This unlucky kid, he... he's doing it on purpose..."
"Doing it on purpose? How old is he? Such a tiny child, what can he possibly know? It must be you who isn't good to him, that's why he's like this!"
As she spoke, Grandma Jian's anger turned into a smile. She picked up the little dumpling and said cheerfully, "Oh my, my darling is so smart. Even at this age, he knows who is good to him and who isn't."
As soon as Grandma Jian held him, the little dumpling, who had been crying loudly, immediately stopped crying and smiled at her.
Grandma Jian was delighted, as if she had found a treasure. Her well-maintained, elegant face broke into a smile like a golden chrysanthemum.
"See, he knows to smile at me at such a young age. Look at you, you always have a cold face, as if everyone owes you billions. It's infuriating just looking at you."
Since the arrival of her eldest grandson, Jian Fan, the eldest son, had clearly fallen out of favor. At this moment, he was utterly disliked by Grandma Jian.
"Get out of the way, don't just stand there!"
"Fine, I'm leaving!"
Jian Fan left with a dark expression.
"And throw away the diaper."
Grandma Jian took the disposable diaper from under the little dumpling's bottom and threw it to Jian Fan.
Jian Fan: "..."
They say a child without a mother is like a blade of grass, but even grass is better than how I'm treated now, and I have a mother.
...
Meanwhile, after signing the contract for the female lead role in "The Double Saints of the Great Tang," Jiang Ling plunged herself into researching the character.
Before every filming, she would thoroughly understand her characters, immersing herself in them to portray each one so brilliantly.
Although Jiang Ling had filmed many historical dramas before, and her characters were hailed as classics, she still felt immense pressure this time.
This was not only because Wu Meiniang was the only empress in history, Wu Zetian, but also because of the historical background.
Historical dramas are a broad category, which can be further divided by theme into palace intrigue, political maneuvering, idol dramas, mythology, wuxia, domestic struggles, time travel, and historical dramas.
Among these, historical dramas are undoubtedly the most challenging to film.
Because historical dramas have a fixed historical background, if they deviate too much from historical facts or if the costumes and makeup are mismatched, they can be slammed by the audience in an instant.
Therefore, actors in such dramas must not only thoroughly understand their characters but also grasp the historical background to restore history as much as possible.
Although Jiang Ling had not filmed any historical dramas related to the Tang Dynasty before, she was very familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty.
As she studied the script, she couldn't help but admire the screenwriter's profound knowledge of Tang Dynasty history and their respect for historical facts.
When speaking of ancient women, the first thing people think of is the patriarchal system where men are superior to women.
It is true that ancient society was patriarchal, and women had low status, only able to rely on men. However, this did not mean that women had no chance to rise above their circumstances.