Chapter 92
Wu Xiu burst into tears, "Wuwuwu, Dali you are finally back!"
Tan Xinman was better than Wu Xiu and just choked up, "Sister! Sister! It's great that you are back..."
Wu Xiu suddenly let go of Tan Li and touched her arms distressedly, her tears even more fiercely, "We have lost weight, Dali has lost weight, wuwuwu." Tan
Xinman also held up Tan Li's long hair distressedly, "Sister's hair has faded and turned yellow, wuwuwu."
Wu Xiu: "Dali, tell mom quickly, how have you been doing during this period? Are you injured? Did you eat well? Did you sleep well? "
Tan Xinman: "My skin is rough. I don't have time to take care of it. It's okay, it's okay. My sister is back now. We will recover slowly."
Wu Xiu: "Yes, yes, yes, Mom asked Auntie to stew hen soup. She put a lot of medicinal herbs such as ginseng and cordyceps. Dali, you should drink a few more bowls later."
Tan Xinman: "Then I will ask the beauty team to come to my house right away and give my sister a deep SPA. The hair also needs to be colored, and the clothes..." Speaking
of clothes, Tan Li was still wearing an ordinary black suit. Seeing this, Wu Xiu and Tan Xinman, mother and daughter, started to shed their little gold beads again.
Wu Xiu looked like she had never suffered such a hardship before. "Mom has bought Dali a lot of beautiful clothes in the past three months. They are beautiful and comfortable. Let's go take a comfortable bath and change into something Dali likes."
Tan Xinman looked like she had no choice but to say, "My dear sister, how can she suffer such a hardship?" "My salary from my previous job has been paid, and I have used it to buy jewelry for you. You will go and have a look later. If you don't like it, I will buy you new ones next time you get paid."
The two of them were like Tang Seng, one on the left and one on the right, talking without taking a breath.
Tan Li couldn't even get a word in, let alone reply.
Tan Li: ...
She was forced to hug left and right, and her eyes drifted towards Ying Heng with a sad look.
How did Ying Heng convey the message? It seemed that she was not going for a long-distance exercise, but for a March of Misery.
Ying Heng looked away without any guilt, lowered his head and chuckled.
"Oh! What are we still standing here for!" Wu Xiu wiped the tears from her face, "Hurry, hurry, let's go sit inside."
"Mom has seen some nice sofas recently, all of which are soft and comfortable, and she bought them for Dali. Dali, go take a look later to see if you like any of them."
Tan Xinman did not forget to include another family member in the conversation, "Yes, yes, sister, let's not stand at the door, go in and sit down, the food is ready, and Dad has specially invited chefs with specialties from various countries, sister can eat whatever you want."
Tan Pei was behind the two of them and could not get in. Hearing this, he nodded reservedly, "Dali, you have worked hard during this period. Now that you are home, you can eat whatever you want and wear whatever you want."
"With mom and dad here, you don't have to worry about anything, just be happy."
Tan Pei, who had no feelings for anyone except his wife, now has a bit of a fatherly look.
Tan Li was surrounded by her parents and sister, and it reminded her of the first time she met her family.
Wu Xiu has not changed. He came up to hug her and was concerned about her. She only had eyes for her, still the familiar little crybaby. Tan Pei has changed
a bit. I don't know if it's because his acting skills have improved. The indifference, indifference and even calculation in his eyes before have melted a layer of spring warmth, inexplicably giving people a feeling that he will stand behind and protect her silently.
As for Tan Xinman, she has changed the most.
At first, she was timid and cautious. She felt it was an offense to even look at Tan Li for a second longer. The pride in her bones and the guilt in her heart were fighting each other. Every time she saw them, she was full of contradictions.
Now?
Oh, she let herself go, liberated her nature, and became Wu Xiu 2.0, a chatterbox and clingy version.
Tan Li looked at these family members who had never participated in her long first half of life, listened to them chattering in her ears like a flock of sparrows, and her eyebrows softened unconsciously.
Maybe she has changed too.
Before, she only thought that this family was either an ATM machine or a drama troupe that performed anytime and anywhere. Now...
Tan Li smiled.
Family. In the past, Tan Li only considered her teammates who shared life and death with her as her "family".
Now, although not immediately, Tan Li is willing to redefine the meaning of "family".
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Tan Li spent three months on a global and even cross-border campaign, and it only took her three minutes to turn back into a salted fish that only needed food and clothes.
It's even better than before.
For example, clothes.
Most of Tan Li's previous clothes came from the high-end customization of major luxury brands, which were already luxurious enough. But now, she is a good guy and directly invited the design director behind the luxury brand to tailor her clothes. Even the jewelry embellishing the clothes must be collection-level gems.
For example, food.
Originally, there were only a few aunts in the Tan family mansion who were responsible for daily meals. If they wanted to eat some exotic cuisine or Chinese food of state banquet level, the Tan family used to prefer to eat out.
But now, considering Tan Li's lazy nature of lying down rather than sitting, sitting rather than standing, they directly went to three-star restaurants to poach people, so that the Tan family has chefs who are good at various domestic and international cuisines on call 24 hours a day.
Not to mention other jewelry, professional beauty, and styling teams are on call at any time, the furniture is rotated every day according to Tan Li's favorite styles, and even the number of luxury cars signed by Tan Li in the underground garage has increased a lot.
The way the Tan family expresses their love is simple and rough - spending money on you from all angles and 360 degrees without repeating.
Due to the increase in objects and staff, Tan Pei and Wu Xiu even discussed moving to a new house.
The old house that their family had lived in for more than 20 years and had some feelings for was replaced by a castle design covering an area of 500 acres in a blink of an eye.
While the decoration team worked overtime to renovate, Tan Pei bought three nearby villas in the same community to temporarily serve as their own warehouse and dormitories for various staff members in the family.
The cloakroom in Tan Li's room could no longer hold clothes, and this was when she only wore each piece of clothing once.
Her jewelry box was almost full. There were ruby bracelets made of dozens of carats, sapphire crowns made of hundreds of carats, jade pendants and bracelets, and emerald earrings. Because they couldn't be covered, they were half-open, revealing colorful light. There were
also various lounge chairs in the basement warehouse, various luxury cars in the underground garage, and the freshest and best ingredients from all over the world shipped in by direct flights every day.
Even the drinking water was taken from the depths of the glaciers across half the world and shipped in by special plane every day.
Tan Li: ...Exaggerated, too exaggerated.
She still underestimated the speed at which rich people spend money.
The Tan family's fortune would not be squandered one day.
Tan Li felt that the ordinary wealthy life in the past was quite comfortable, but it would not have to come to this.
Wu Xiu handed her the design drawings that the design director had just sent her. Tan Li said, "No need for that. Let's just buy the show models..."
Before she finished speaking, Wu Xiu said, "Don't even mention the show models. Even the limited editions are the ones that the brands have leaked pictures of after publicity. They are not worthy of our Dali. Dali must wear the unique, one-of-a-kind clothes that no one else has seen!"
After saying that, she didn't ask Tan Li's opinion and chatted with the design director of the top luxury brand on the international phone about design concepts, material selection and other issues.
Tan Li: ... It's numb.
Tan Xinman gave her the jewelry she just bought from an auction, and Tan Li said, "No need, I actually have a lot of jewelry, enough..."
She was interrupted again in the middle of her speech. Tan Xinman took out a bunch of fan letters and said, "Sister, look at these, do you know? After "Loving Family" was broadcast, many people became your fans."
"But you don't have a social account, and they don't know how to express their love for you, so they sent all the fan letters to me."
"Look, they write so well, so sincerely! There are so many people in the world who really like you! That's great!"
"Oh, by the way, you can never have too much jewelry. I make a lot of money in the entertainment industry, so I like to use my salary to buy beautiful jewelry for my sister~"
Tan Li: ... Is it hard for Tan Xinman to cue her sister every time at an event that she is the best person in the world, and to find the most beautifully written, non-crazy, non-cursing, and sincere fan letters from among the thousands of fan letters and send them to her.
Even Tan Pei, seeing his wife and adopted daughter talking about Tan Li again and again, I don't know what kind of desire for victory and defeat has been aroused in him.
Tan Pei handed Tan Li several documents directly, "The first document is the private equity funds I set up specifically for you, the second document is the gold warehouse I prepared for you, the third is the share transfer agreement, and the fourth is the professional team I arranged for you. Although your assistant is capable, the team is still too small. You have to..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Seeing that he was about to continue talking, Tan Li quickly stopped Tan Pei.
Tan Li felt dizzy looking at these piles of thick paper materials without even opening them, "No need, the money I have now is really enough! It's enough!"
Tan Li deliberately emphasized his tone for fear that Tan Pei would not believe him.
In response, Tan Pei said, "Da Li, I know I'm not a good father, so you've never called me dad in your heart. I've tried, but I can't really care about anyone except Xiu Xiu."
"I can't give you the fatherly love that an ordinary father should have on the spiritual level, at least in terms of material, I hope I can be a qualified father."
Tan Li: ... This hypocritical love on the material level is so real.
After experiencing several setbacks, Tan Li also understood that this group of "family members" who are so happy that they can't be tied down can't be persuaded by ordinary means. Tan
Li thought about it and used the ultimate means-
"I'm going to travel around the world."
At the dinner table one day, while everyone was there, Tan Li casually dropped a bomb.
"Ahem!" Tan Pei groaned.
Wu Xiu's hand holding the soup stopped.
Tan Xinman also stopped chewing the half-eaten vegetable leaf in her mouth.
The next second.
Wu Xiu: "Da Li, when do you want to leave? Mom will go with you."
Tan Pei: "...Okay, honey, didn't we say before that we would go on a global trip? The company's affairs have been handed over to professional managers, so let's go together."
Tan Xinman gritted her teeth, "The girl group activity contract I signed before has more than 2 years left... Otherwise, I'll pay the penalty!"
"No need!" Seeing that the three of them were considering where to choose as the first stop, Tan Li quickly raised her hand, "Ah Heng and I have an appointment, just the two of us will go!"
Three ancestors, don't follow me, let me take a breath!
As soon as the voice fell, the three members of the Tan family frowned at the same time.
Wu Xiu: "Xiao Heng? When did you make the appointment? Does it have to be just the two of you? Can't mom and dad go together?"
Tan Pei: "Xiao Heng... is not bad, but doesn't he need to have regular follow-up visits for his leg? It's not convenient for him to accompany you, right? You may have to take care of him."
Tan Xinman went straight to the core of the problem, "Sister, are you in love with Brother Ying?"
"..." Tan Li originally wanted to say yes.
It's not the first time she has used Ying Heng as a shield. The method is simple and effective, and everyone who has used it says it's good.
But when she faced the three pairs of eyes looking straight at her...
Tan Li sighed slightly and told the truth, "No, we are just travel partners. We had made an appointment before, but I didn't go because I didn't have a passport."
"Then a lot of things happened, so it was delayed."
"Tan Xinman, you should know."
Tan Xinman knew, but she didn't want to admit it.
To this day, she still feels that Ying Heng is not worthy of Tan Li. In the past, it was because she felt that he was not sunny enough, and two depressed people could not keep each other warm.
And now, she simply and unreasonably feels that he is not worthy of her. What's the problem?
But it was rare for Tan Li to tell them the truth, so Tan Xinman pursed her lips and said reluctantly, "I seem to have heard you mention it before."
"Travel partners? Those two are still quite few..." Wu Xiu still wanted to join this boutique tour group around the world.
"Not in a relationship? Actually, Xiaoheng is really okay, and he's smart. If you two are really together, he'll take care of you, and Mom and Dad won't have to worry about you squandering all the property one day..." Tan Pei's voice became softer and softer under Wu Xiu's stare.
He said so, and Tan Li also wanted to stand up for her assistant Tong Jing, "Xiaotong's financial management ability is also very good. If Ah Heng can do it, I believe Xiaotong will not be worse than him."
Moreover, isn't Tan Li working hard now to prevent the Tan family's property from being squandered by these three spendthrifts!
Tan Xinman secretly glanced at Tan Li.
Although Tan Li said that she and Ying Heng were not in a relationship, she still felt that Tan Li treated Ying Heng differently.
Maybe not now, or maybe not for a long time in the future, or even Tan Li may never understand the relationship between men and women in her life, but Ying Heng is special in Tan Li's heart and cannot be replaced by others.
Tan Xinman doesn't know why Ying Heng is special in Tan Li's heart, but it's just a bit awkward.
She is happy that there is a special person in her sister's heart who can help her describe the warmth of the world, but at the same time, she regrets that this special person is not herself.
Although she and Tan Li are not related by blood, and there are bloody past events between them, but now, Tan Li is her sister, the closest family member, and the most important person who will choose to stand by her side without hesitation no matter what happens.
"Don't worry." A hand suddenly appeared on Tan Xinman's head and touched it gently. She heard Tan Li say, "We will come back from time to time during the journey."
Tan Xinman: ...My sister is so good! Ying Heng is not worthy!!!
Tan Li took back her hand from Tan Xinman's head and thought for a while, "I just want to see what this world is like."
She has stayed in the infinite flow world for too long. It's time to re-understand what the real world is like.
The three members of the Tan family stared at Tan Li's gentle mouth in a daze, and finally took back their words that wanted to stop, join, or match.
Wu Xiu gently took Tan Li's hand and said, "Go, kid."
"The world is so big, go see it all," she couldn't help but hold Tan Li in her arms, patting her back gently like a baby, "No matter how far you go or how tired you are, remember that your parents and Manman are still here. You can come back anytime you want."
"We will always be waiting for you."
In Wu Xiu's overly warm embrace, Tan Li nodded gently and said, "Okay."
After losing her teammates, Tan Li now has people waiting for her to come back again.
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