Chapter 402 A Crazy Life

When she was young, Hu Cuilan had a stable and respectable job in her hometown, which satisfied her parents. Because of her respectable job and good looks, the threshold of her family was almost broken down by matchmakers.

But she decisively rejected all blind dates, and despite her parents' opposition, she resolutely quit the job she didn't like, chose to leave home, and go out to explore the world on her own.

At that time, her parents often pointed at her and scolded her for being an unfilial son.

Hu Cuilan's mother also said many times that because of her daughter's willfulness, she was so angry that she couldn't sleep for whole nights despite her age.

As a result, Hu Cuilan broke into her parents' bedroom in the middle of the night for three days in a row and asked them, "Why are you snoring if you can't sleep?"

In the end, Hu Cuilan insisted on her own opinion and left her hometown. Amidst various disapproving voices, she chose a job she liked.

A few years later, I really achieved good results. In the process, I met Zhao Ping'an's father and got married.

This life trajectory, which is like that of the heroine in a cool novel, makes everyone think that a woman as ambitious and capable as Hu Cuilan will definitely achieve great success.

Everyone in the family, including her husband, hoped that she could work hard in her career, make further progress, achieve true success in the secular sense, and lead the entire family to complete the class transition.

But at that time she just wanted to have a child of her own while she was still young.

That’s right, it wasn’t her parents who urged her to have a baby, nor was it her parents-in-law who wanted to continue the family line, and she didn’t even want to give her husband a child of love.

Just for myself, I want a child with my own flesh and blood.

Her career was on the rise at the time, and all the voices in society were telling her that having a child at this time was obviously an unwise choice.

But she said, "How much money is considered a lot?" "There is no standard answer to my life. I just want to be happy."

Thus, Zhao Ping'an was born.

From then on, everyone thought that by giving birth to the child they had always dreamed of, Hu Cuilan would become a wise, selfless, and great mother.

Who would have known that she had sent Zhao Ping'an to the daycare center early so that he wouldn't disturb her from enjoying her wonderful life.

Other mothers would say, "My dear son, I don't like it, so you eat it."

But Hu Cuilan said, "My dear son, Mom likes this, so don't eat it."

Her family and friends all think she is a selfish and sophisticated egoist.

So in the year when Zhao Ping'an's father passed away, everyone speculated that it would not be long before Hu Cuilan would remarry and find a new love, taking her children with her.

Unexpectedly, she once again surprised everyone by remaining single for so many years and raising her child by herself.

When someone praised her for her loyalty, she was unhappy and said, "I am not being faithful to anyone, I just haven't met love for the second time."

Before they died, Hu Cuilan's parents commented on their daughter: an unexpectedly crazy life.

But only she knew how happy she was to please herself. She was so happy that even God couldn't stand it and made her inexplicably develop mania.

But that didn't stop her from dancing in the square, traveling around, and continuing to love herself and follow her heart.

After listening to Hu Cuilan's story, Chu Peipei and Li Shihan were both thoughtful.

The sentence I often see when surfing the Internet: "You are yourself first, then a wife and a mother" seems to have taken on a concrete form at this moment.

This is easier said than done, but in reality few people can actually do it.

Hu Cuilan drank a few more glasses today and was a little tipsy. She smiled at the people present and admitted frankly:

"I love myself the most in the world. I love myself first, then I love others, even my son."

"I am often scolded as an unfilial daughter, and often accused of being an incompetent wife and daughter-in-law. But I have always been the most satisfied with myself."

At this moment, everyone looked at her, as if the person before their eyes was no longer the aunt in her fifties, but the unrestrained and carefree Hu Cuilan when she was young.

Zhao Pingan suddenly raised his thumb and grinned, "Mom, you are cool!"

In fact, he prefers such a happy and vibrant mother to a self-sacrificing mother.

An Nan, who was silent on the side, also thought of Qi Shulan.

Yes, what she wants most is that her mother can live happily. It doesn’t matter whether she is an excellent entrepreneur or a good mother.

Most importantly, Annan hopes that she can live freely and happily.

Gu Zhiyu saw that An Nan's eyes were a little red, and knew what she was thinking, so he silently grabbed her hand.

Annan turned his head to look at him, then held his warm hand.

The crowd played like this from noon until dark, and then dispersed with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

After everyone had said goodbye, when only Annan and Gu Zhiyu were left in the room, Annan sighed:

"I finally understand why leaders like to organize team-building activities for their employees before natural disasters!"

She looked at Gu Zhiyu and said, "Playing together like this can really help us get to know each other better and deepen our relationship! I feel like our cohesion has increased a lot."

"That's because you are friends." Gu Zhiyu said, "You won't get this kind of effect if you do this with a smiling leader who hides a knife behind his smile or a colleague who speaks sweet words but has a sharp tongue."

"You're right." Annan said with a smile, "It seems that you don't have this kind of team-building culture in Gu's?"

Gu Zhiyu snorted lightly: "Don't do those useless things."

Annan raised his eyebrows: "Then what are you doing?"

Gu Zhiyu: "They make money, I run the business, we have a clear division of labor, no emotional involvement."

An Nan curled his lips and said, "It seems that our family is not as good as Gu's, and there is a reason for that. An Xingye likes to do this in the company, and often lets employees go out for team building during their break time."

The two chatted and laughed for a while before going back to their room to rest.

The next day, Chu Peipei and others went to the official base to buy a house as planned, and brought back good news to Annan.

"You mean, my house was replaced with a 100-square-meter one?!"

Chu Peipei smiled and nodded: "Yes. After the earthquake, the government compensated the first residents to buy houses, and the newly built big house was allocated to you first. Here, this is the new key."

Then he added: "The one I bought is 60 square meters, just opposite your building. I live in the same building with Zhao Ping'an and Long Cong'an.

The two brothers you introduced are really amazing, very good at dealing with people, and they can even bargain, helping us save a lot of food."

Annan took the key: "That's good."

Chu Peipei said goodbye to her in a good mood: "Then I'll go back first. I still have to organize the remaining supplies."

Annan nodded and walked her out of the hospital. Just as he was about to close the door and go home, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

"Miss An!"