Chapter 357 New Year
Early the next morning, Grandma Shi sat in the yard with the luggage she had packed the day before, waiting for a group of old ladies to come and find her.
Shi Yin booked a car in advance, sent a group of grandmas to the car and gave them some instructions. She also added the family's location to Grandma Shi's map software to ensure that she could always see the coordinates updated by Grandma. Then she watched the car leave for the airport.
Little Sweet Bean: "Sister, how are you going to celebrate the New Year? You're all alone anyway, so why don't you go home and have a reunion dinner with Grandpa Ji? He's your grandpa now."
Shi Yin entered the courtyard and closed the door. "I know, but the word 'grandfather' is a bit too unfamiliar to me. He is my mother's closest relative, and I should be filial to him."
She was silent for a moment after she finished speaking. "But a few days ago at the Ji family, although the old man drove Ji Yan away, the matter was not completely resolved. Nine out of ten times, Ji Yan will go back on New Year's Eve."
"Why are you so sure?"
Shi Yin's beautiful eyes were half closed as she sat in the yard leaning against the stove, drinking tea. "How could she miss this opportunity to reunite with her family? And how could she be willing to give up her luxurious life like this?"
Sweet Bean: "What you said makes sense."
"Grandpa raised her from childhood. He would have a deep affection for even a cat or dog, let alone a living person. If Ji Yan returns to the Ji family on New Year's Eve, there will be a big drama. I have no interest in watching it. I just need to wait and see the result."
"What's the result?"
Shi Yin lowered her eyes and said, "If Mr. Ji allows Ji Yan to return to the Ji family, then I don't need to go back to this Ji family."
She has never been the kind of person who lets go of grudges with a smile. Whoever makes her unhappy will be made unhappy.
Ji Yan kept causing trouble for her, and she couldn't tolerate it.
Even without the Ji family, I can still survive.
If I am in the Ji family, there will be no Ji Yan; if Ji Yan is in the Ji family, there will be no me.
"But he is my mother's closest relative, and I can't become a stranger to him. As his life is drawing to a close, I will naturally be at his bedside to show my filial piety."
Not for the old man, but for my mother.
The rest of the time, they are just familiar strangers.
Little Sweet Bean paused, "Don't you like money? The Ji family is a well-known and prestigious family in City A. Aren't you afraid that Ji Yan will snatch all the family property away? With your ability, it would be easy to make the old man happy, wouldn't it?"
Shi Yin chuckled, "What are you afraid of? If Ji Yan gets the Ji family's property, do you believe that without me doing anything, someone will come to rob her of her wealth? With her brain, she's like a fish on the chopping board in the business world."
"Not to mention, the Ji family's wealth has never been a temptation to me. I have my own hands and feet, and my future is still bright."
Her only wish now is for her grandmother, she is all alone.
The word "grandfather" was so distant that she didn't know whether the old man was sincere to her or just in a whim.
Instead of thinking about it, it’s better to put it behind your mind.
Deal with important things first.
Little Sweet Bean sighed softly, "Sister, I underestimated you before!"
Shi Yin smiled but said nothing.
In the afternoon, Shi Yin walked to the village supermarket to buy some snacks. Before she came back, she had already bought a lot of New Year's goods online.
Although she is celebrating the New Year alone this year, the New Year’s Eve dinner is of course indispensable.
There is no festive atmosphere in the New Year, so naturally we need to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner and eat it while watching the Spring Festival Gala.
"Yinyin? Your grandma has already gone to the airport, right? It's so boring to be alone this year, why don't you come to Aunt Zhang's house to celebrate the New Year."
Shi Yin looked at a group of women chatting at the bridge.
"No need, Aunt Zhang. I bought a lot of snacks and plan to stay up all night to celebrate the Spring Festival."
"That's fine, feel free to do whatever you want. If you get bored, come to Aunt Zhang's house for the New Year. Aunt Zhang welcomes you anytime."
"Good Aunt Zhang."
After Shi Yin left, someone nearby said, "This kid is really capable. His parents are gone, and he relied on his grandmother for everything. Now he's a big boss."
"Oh, so pitiful. How miserable it must be without parents anymore."
"It wasn't hard. Her parents' company went bankrupt, but her family didn't, and they still have some savings. She worked hard and was sent abroad by the government. Her parents were also good people at the time, and they built roads for our village."
A group of women started chatting, but soon moved on to other things.
The year ends with the sound of firecrackers, and fireworks are set off in the village. Fleeting but beautiful fireworks continue to rise in the sky.
Shi Yin took off her apron, prepared her four favorite dishes, opened a bottle of red wine and turned on the TV. Listening to the cheerful voices on TV, and with the company of netizens in the live broadcast room and Xiao Tiandou, she didn't feel lonely.
The cell phone kept ringing.
After Shi Yin finished her work, she finally sat down, looked at the screen full of transfer records, took a sip of red wine and started working again.
It was as if it had been discussed in advance.
Fu Zhiyao, Chen Siyan, Fu Tingyi, Wen Jin, and Jiang Xize each sent a red envelope of 8888888.
Fu Linxi sent a red envelope of 666666.
Chen Yang and Ke Yang also sent red envelopes, both with amounts of 888888.
Shi Yin accepted the red envelopes from four of the targets, but not the others, but returned the blessings.
After receiving red envelopes from four people, he edited a message and sent it to the group, then opened Fu Linxi's chat box.
"How can a younger sister give out red envelopes? Senior sister loves you. (＾＿－)"
"You initiated a transfer, the transfer amount is 1888888 yuan"
Fu Linxi accepted it immediately.
Fu Linxi: "Ahhhh, Senior Sister, you really are my favorite! I made a small mistake. My eldest brother wouldn't let my parents give me New Year's money. Fortunately, Senior Sister loves me!"
The next second, a photo was sent.
The whole Fu family is having New Year’s Eve dinner together.
It’s just that Fu Zhiyao’s family didn’t come. Most likely they went to Fu Zhiyao’s grandfather’s house to celebrate the New Year.
I have heard Fu Zhiyao mention before that he spends every New Year at his grandfather's house because his grandfather has an only daughter and the New Year's celebration there is too lonely.
Fu Linxi: "It's strange. This year, my eldest brother didn't prepare a gift for my second sister-in-law. He always did in previous years, but this year he only prepared gifts for my parents."
Fu Linxi: "Senior, my brother may have really changed his mind. But I still think you are more suitable to live among all kinds of flowers~ hehe~~"
Shi Yin tapped the table with her index finger as Fu Linxi sent another message.
"Senior, on the first day of the Lunar New Year we are going to worship our ancestors as usual. On the second day we are going skiing. Our whole family is going. If you are not busy, you can come and join us."
Shi Yin: How can this be possible? Doesn't this mean I'm going to meet Fu Tingyi's mother?
She had seen him before at Wen Jin's house.
Although I don’t know whether Fu Tingyi’s mother saw the previous hot search and whether she recognized him.
After all, Fu Tingyi still doesn’t know Wen Jin and the others.
Keep it secret for a while.
It's better than a mess.
That's really life-threatening.
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