Chapter 80. What about Xiao Yuan? Did he get married too...?
Xiao Yuan still feels a chill and a sense of lingering fear when he recalls the dream. How could he have such a vivid dream that matched reality so perfectly?
He said, “Dad, Mom, I dreamt that Dalin and Xiaolin came back. We were all very close when we were little, so we all got together. Xiaolin was just as lively as he was when we were little, and since I was the only one who stayed in Shenzhen, we all became closer.”
That's nothing. Could it be that they got closer and one of them fell in love with the other, and then their parents disapproved?
Even if they disagree, it's the Lin family's side. Nie Qingqing and Song Zhao are the most open-minded, respecting the children's own ideas.
She smiled and asked, "Let me guess, the next thing to do is talk about relationships, right?"
She really envied those dreams that felt so real; when she dreamed, she would forget what happened as soon as she woke up.
Xiao Yuan was very serious: "Mom, this is not a good thing. In my dream, Xiao Lin's grandmother asked me to go to Hong Kong to develop my career. I said that my family owns an electronics factory, and I studied a related major in college. It's impossible for me to go to Hong Kong to do anything in finance. Then a series of bad things happened to our family, which affected my sister and Tangyuan as well. At the end of the dream, I found out that it was all Xiao Lin's grandmother's doing. I was very angry and woke up in anger. Fortunately, it was just a dream. I had to tell you all right away. When Da Lin and Xiao Lin come back, I don't plan to see them. If I don't see them, there won't be any more trouble, right?"
Grandma Xiaolin was able to use tricks on Xiaolin's mother to take both Xiaolin and Dalin away. Therefore, the things in Xiaoyuan's dream really match Grandma Xiaolin's personality.
But it would be too strange if the dream came true.
She comforted the child, saying, "Maybe it's because you received a call from Xiaolin and learned that she and her brother were coming back that you had this dream. Are you going to not see them just because of a dream?"
Compared to the unpleasant outcome in the dream, Xiaoyuan was very certain: "In the dream, I didn't like Xiaolin. It was an unexpected disaster. It can only bring good things, not bad. Moreover, there was something else in the dream. If it comes true, Mom, then we should all believe it."
"Anything else?" Nie Qingqing asked hurriedly. "What else did you dream about?"
Xiao Yuan continued, "I also dreamt that you would help a woman with two children on a rainy day. Those two children will grow up to be bastards, ungrateful and causing our family a lot of trouble. If you encounter them, please don't help them!"
"That's easy to verify," she asked hastily. "Where did I meet them?"
"I can only see the scenery around you. I can see the people clearly, but everything is blurry due to the heavy rain. There are no particularly obvious landmarks, so I don't know where you are."
Hearing his detailed description, Nie Qingqing became more alert: "Okay, Mom believes you. If I really encounter it, I will be careful."
Xiao Yuan repeatedly reminded her to keep it in mind and not to let what happened in her dream come true.
Song Zhao also said, "Don't just agree verbally but not take it seriously, or you'll make Xiao Yuan worry."
Song Zhao was absolutely certain that he hadn't dreamed of such a major event, but Xiao Yuan had. He suddenly felt that he might never dream of a similar dream again.
But it doesn't matter, the effect is the same. Maybe his older brothers and sisters will appear in his dreams in the future. Young people are more receptive and more likely to believe.
Nie Qingqing assured her, "I know, I will keep it in mind."
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Just a few days after she said that, she and Shumei went shopping at Times Square on the weekend. Shumei couldn't use the internal discount anymore, which was a pity. She sighed, "Such a good shopping mall, and Lawyer He just sold it off like that."
At that time, Nie Qingqing felt a little regretful, but seeing that Lawyer He and Mr. Zhong's business in Hong Kong had increased more than tenfold, the value of which was incomparable to that of a shopping mall, she felt no regret.
She said, "They sold this shopping mall, and with the money they made, they earned a lot more from other businesses. Don't feel bad about it. Tangyuan is going to build a shopping mall in Shanghai. After it opens, we'll go to Shanghai to buy it!"
Shumei was delighted: "Okay, I told you before that Tangyuan doesn't need anyone to take care of her. Look, now that I'm taking over your job, you finally have time to go shopping with me."
After the two of them finished shopping, Shumei said, "It's been a long time since we've had such a pleasant get-together. Let's have a meal before we go."
As soon as Nie Qingqing heard the thunder, fearing it might rain, she said, "It might rain. I have plenty of time now, I'll come back another time."
As soon as the two of them came out, oh my god, the sky was as gloomy as night, and raindrops the size of soybeans were pelting down. Her car was in the parking lot, only a few dozen meters away, but even walking there would leave her soaked to the bone.
In the summer, getting wet and taking a shower isn't a big problem, but the things they bought in their bags were expensive, so they couldn't bear to get wet and took shelter under the eaves. The downpour wasn't going to stop anytime soon, so the two looked at each other and smiled, saying, "We still have to go inside and eat."
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Shumei turned around and saw Qingqing not moving. Following her gaze, she saw a woman protecting two children, rushing towards the eaves of the mall, but being chased back by the mall's security guards.
The security guard was willing to get soaked in the rain to urge the woman and child to take shelter in the bicycle shed; his shouts could be heard all around.
Shumei got angry immediately. Even the most upscale shopping mall can't stop people from taking shelter from the rain, right?
She was about to go up and reason with him: "Who does he think he is? The mall doesn't belong to him, why won't he even let me take shelter from the rain? I'm going to talk to him!"
Nie Qingqing grabbed her arm: "Don't be impulsive, let me take another look."
Shumei found it strange. Qingqing was concerned about justice, so why was she looking at something? Was there something fishy going on?
She hurriedly asked, "Can't that woman help?"
Nie Qingqing saw it clearly now and was quite shocked. She quickly told Shumei about Xiaoyuan's dream.
“Xiao Yuan had a dream before, in which he said that I would help a woman with two children. Even the clothes the woman wore, the braids she wore, the children's height, and the location of their moles on their faces were exactly the same as the woman the security guard chased to the carport to take shelter from the rain. He said that my family would be badly harmed by those two children in the future and told me not to help. Today, seeing the exact same scene, I am very panicked. You'd better not help either.”
Shumei believed her godson's dream, especially since things in reality were exactly the same as in the dream.
She grabbed Nie Qingqing's hand and started walking: "It's better to believe it than not. It's the middle of summer, getting caught in the rain won't hurt us. Let's take another look."
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The two returned to the mall, ate hot pot, and chatted for two hours. When they came out again, the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared up, but they didn't see the woman with the child.
Nie Qingqing had already decided to let the matter drop, but Shumei, curious, told her to go to the parking lot first so she could talk to the security guard.
Nie Qingqing was also curious, so she went to wait in the car. After about ten minutes, Shumei came over, got in the car, and immediately started gossiping:
"The security guards chased her away for a reason. They said that this woman's child had damaged some things in the mall, and the manager, feeling sorry for her, kindly paid for the damages. Unexpectedly, she used the excuse of gratitude to go to the manager's place several times. The manager's wife got jealous, and the couple even had a fight. Now the manager doesn't dare to see her anymore, so the security guards chased her away."
Helping someone can actually create an enemy; that's really scary.
Nie Qingqing was still very frightened: "We only saw her pitiful appearance with the child getting soaked in the rain, how could we know the inside story?"
Shumei said, "That's right, Xiaoyuan's dream came at just the right time. Let me tell you, some things are very mysterious, you have to take them to heart and not take them lightly."
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This time, Nie Qingqing truly believed it. She first sent Shumei back, then drove to the electronics factory and told Song Zhao and Xiao Yuan about her experience and what she had learned from Shumei.
Xiao Yuan quickly calculated when Da Lin and Xiao Lin would return and said, "Dad, I'll go on a business trip on the day Da Lin and Xiao Lin return, and I won't see them."
Nie Qingqing said, "What if they come back this time and decide to stay permanently? You can't hide forever, can you?"
Song Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's say that Xiao Yuan has a girlfriend. Even if Xiao Lin has those feelings for him, he should break it off."
Nie Qingqing thought it was a good idea: "Then who should we ask for help? Xiao Yuan, do you have any close or reliable classmates?"
It's not good to help with something like this without proper guidance. Xiao Yuan said, "Then we can only ask Tang Gao for help. It just so happens that we're not in the same place. If Xiao Lin wants to verify, we can just pretend to do it once when we have the chance."
That seems like a good idea. Xiao Yuan's household registration has always been with Yun Li, so there's no problem with his bloodline or household registration. Pretending won't hurt.
She called her brother and sister-in-law to explain the situation. She said that one of the things in her dream had already been verified. Her brother and sister-in-law believed her immediately and said they had no objections. They wanted to see what Tanggao had to say.
Tanggao, an atheist, didn't believe in it at all and laughed at Xiaoyuan, but agreed to help.
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Before Da Lin and Xiao Lin returned, they had spoken to Xiao Yuan, so Nie Qingqing was at home on the day they arrived. They didn't come the day before, but on the second day, Da Lin and Xiao Lin brought expensive gifts to visit.
When Dalin and Xiaolin left, they were still children; when they returned, they were mature and steady young adults.
Xiao Lin has a sweet tongue. When they met, she was as affectionate as when they were children, and she even knew how to compliment people: "Aunt Qingqing, why are you still the same as before? If we go out together now, everyone will definitely say you are the older sister, not the aunt."
Who wouldn't love to hear that? Nie Qingqing was so flattered that she was practically floating on air. If it weren't for Xiao Yuan's dream, her affection for Xiao Lin would have overshadowed everything else.
She welcomed the two children into the house, smiling as she complimented them, "You have such a sweet tongue, unlike your brother, who wasn't talkative when he was little, and now he's even less so."
Dalin put down the expensive gifts he had brought and asked politely, "Aunt Qingqing, Tangyuan, Xiaoyuan, and Sister Xiaoyin, what are you all busy with?"
Xiao Lin also complained a little: "Yeah, I told Xiao Yuan when I would be back, but why isn't anyone home?"
Nie Qingqing hurriedly said, "Xiaoyin is currently traveling all over the country with the film crew, and she's not sure where she is. However, she has found a boyfriend, who is the son of your Uncle Song's former business partner. He also works in the electronics factory. Tangyuan is already married. He and his wife are inseparable. Wherever the project is, that's where their home is."
Xiao Lin hurriedly asked, "What about Xiao Yuan? He didn't get married too, did he?"
Nie Qingqing laughed and said, "He said he wanted to focus on his career first and help his father at the electronics factory. Unfortunately, he went on a business trip today. But he has already found a girlfriend."
Kobayashi was quite disappointed: "If only we had come back a day earlier."
Dalin comforted his sister, "It's okay, as long as he's in Shenzhen, he'll always come back from his business trips."
Nie Qingqing offered her comfort, and then asked, "How long do you plan to stay this time?"
Xiao Lin said happily, "We're coming back to set up an investment and development company, which will be involved in finance and stock trading. We'll definitely be staying here for a year or two."
There's a stock exchange in Pengcheng. Song Zhao bought shares in several companies, and they've even fallen in price, but he's not selling them, saying he's sure they'll rise in the long run.
Nie Qingqing genuinely praised the two children this time: "They sound amazing. You two are really making something of yourselves. Have you visited your mother yet?"
Dalin said, "I need to get the company ready first, and then I'll go see my mother when I go to Shanghai."
Nie Qingqing nodded and urged them to stay: "You've come all this way, so I'll cook. Why don't you eat here for lunch?"
The two could eat and chat with people their own age, but they didn't want to nag their elders, so they declined to leave. Nie Qingqing tried to persuade them to stay a few times, but then let them go.
Sigh, I don't know why Xiaolin remembered Xiaoyuan so much when they were little. Even after more than ten years, she still thinks about him. Xiaoyuan knows what's going on. Let the children handle their own affairs.
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