Chapter 29 See You
"Yeah, what does this have to do with them? Mom, I have to take this opportunity to say a few words to you. You don't treat yourself as an outsider at all. Every time you have something to do, you go to Brother Liangpeng and Sister-in-law. I resigned, why would I go to them?"
Wang Fang found it outrageous. It was clearly her own business, yet she didn't even notice it, and yet her mother went to find Zhang Liangpeng and Pei Juanjuan. They had originally talked about it behind closed doors at home, but now the whole community had to know about it.
"Shut up!" Xie Mei had her own reasons. She was using force first, courtesy later, a tactical strategy. She hadn't summoned Zhang Liangpeng and Pei Juanjuan to confront them, not to accuse them, but to get them involved so Xie Mei could play her "courtesy" card.
Xie Mei looked up at Zhang Liangpeng, stood up silently, and walked to Zhang Liangpeng.
As soon as she passed by, Zhang Liangpeng immediately went to meet her, holding Xie Mei's arms with both hands, and said, "Master's wife, please tell me what you want to say."
"Liang Peng, Master's wife, I was impulsive. Your master is right. Wang Fang's resignation has nothing to do with you. I even forced you to come here. It's my fault."
"Master's wife, please don't say that. Publicly, I'm the director of the cotton mill. You should come to me for this matter. Personally, as Wang Fang's elder brother, I should be the one to persuade her. Master's wife is right. Absolutely right. Really."
Xie Mei's eyes were wrinkled, and her fingers were unusually rough. As the first generation of workers at the cotton mill, Xie Mei and Wang Yuxiu dedicated their entire youth to it. Their youthful passion contributed to the mill's subsequent success. So when Xie Mei held Zhang Liangpeng's hands, he was deeply moved.
He looked into Xie Mei's eyes, his voice trembling slightly: "Master's wife."
"Liang Peng, it's Master's Wife who's wrong." Xie Mei lowered her voice. "I won't say anything else. Over the years, although we are two families with different surnames, we have actually become one family. No matter what you think of Master and Master's Wife, Master's Wife truly treats you as her own son."
"I know, Master's wife," said Zhang Liangpeng.
"Wang Fang and Wang Gang are your biological brothers." Xie Mei looked Zhang Liangpeng in the eye and asked earnestly, "Liangpeng, although Wang Fang's resignation letter has been approved, can you please, I say, can you please, just pretend this never happened and let her go back to work?"
"Ah?" Zhang Liangpeng paused for a moment. He had never expected Xie Mei to say that. He first glanced at Wang Fang, then shifted his gaze to Wang Yuxiu. Finally, he said with embarrassment, "Master's wife, this..."
"Alright, alright." Wang Yuxiu began to persuade him, "Don't make things difficult for Liangpeng. His resignation has been approved, and all the workers in the factory know about it. How can you let Liangpeng pretend it never happened? You!"
Wang Fang was standing at the door. When she heard her mother's words, she immediately said angrily, "Mom, I'm over 40 years old. Can't you stop being like this? Can't I quit my job? I want to open a shoe store to sell shoes. Why can't I? Mom, please stop giving Brother Liangpeng problems. Don't even say that he agreed to this and pretend it never happened. Even if the king forces me to go back to work, I won't go!"
After Wang Fang finished speaking, she turned around and rushed out the door.
Xie Mei watched Wang Fang rush out directly. Before she could stop her, she had already disappeared outside the door.
The room was silent for a moment.
Now that the parties involved have left, there is no reason for others to continue.
Wang Yuxiu quickly gave Zhang Liangpeng a look, and Zhang Liangpeng understood and immediately said, "Master's wife, don't worry. Juanjuan and I will go catch up with Wang Fang and talk to her later."
"Yes, yes, it's easy for you young people to talk." Wang Yuxiu said immediately, "Go quickly, go quickly."
Zhang Liangpeng and Pei Juanjuan were looking forward to hearing this, and they hurried out.
Seeing this, Xie Mei could only sigh and sit on a chair in the restaurant.
Xin Tianyi came out of the bedroom and stood at the door, and saw her grandmother's face flushed with anger.
Xin Tianyi walked to Xie Mei and squatted down.
She stretched out her hand, placed it in Xie Mei's palm, raised her eyes and looked at Xie Mei.
Xie Mei looked a little dazed, and no one knew what she was thinking, or perhaps she was thinking nothing at all.
Xie Mei came back to her senses when Xin Tianyi put his hand in her palm.
She looked at Xin Tianyi and asked after a long while, "Are you hungry?"
Xin Tianyi shook his head and smiled at Xie Mei: "Grandma, don't worry about my mother, let her try."
"It's too late to say anything now." Xie Mei sighed, "You're already over 40, and you're still so impulsive."
"You can start over in your forties." Xin Tianyi said, "No matter what age you are, as long as you want to change, it's never too late. Grandma, my mother is still young. She also joined the factory when she was a teenager and worked there until she was forty-two. No, my mother is forty-three this year. If she doesn't change, she will have to spend her whole life in the cotton mill. Grandma, let her try. The world outside is big, there are many things to do. Really, there is more than just one cotton mill."
Xie Mei's eyes were a little cloudy. She looked at Xin Tianyi and asked uncertainly, "Really?"
"Yes." Xin Tianyi nodded. "Grandma, you've worked in the cotton mill your whole life. Do you regret it? Have you ever thought about doing something else?"
After hearing what Xin Tianyi said, Xie Mei suddenly remembered herself. When she was young, she once wanted to sing opera. She was so fascinated by it that she would sing a few lines while working in the workshop. When a troupe came to perform, she wanted to join them...
Once, she even packed her luggage.
"Everyone has dreams, and everyone has what they most want to do in their life." Xin Tianyi said slowly, "You only live once, and this is the only time. Let my mother go, let her try. At least when she looks back on it in the future, she won't regret it."
Xie Mei seemed persuaded. As she listened to Xin Tianyi's words, she imagined where Xie Mei would be now if she had followed the troupe. What kind of life would she be leading?
Does she regret it?
…
Xie Mei gently clasped her hands together, with Xin Tianyi's soft little hands still tucked inside.
Xie Mei asked, "What about you? Do you have a dream? What is your dream?"
Xin Tianyi raised his eyes and looked at Xie Mei.
Her eyes sparkled.
"have."
"What?"
"See you."
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