Chapter 142 Encounter
Hearing the dial tone on her phone, Sun Yurong wasn't really surprised. She cursed the old man and then let it go. If he wouldn't give it to her, she couldn't force him. That man was cold-hearted; if he didn't want to do something, he would never do it, even if you beat him to death.
He Xishan went home, packed up her daughter's things, and took them to her mother-in-law.
Sun Yurong glanced at her but didn't say anything.
He Xishan kissed her daughter's cheek: "I'm going back now, Mom. Thank you for your help."
Although it sounded awkward, I managed to say "Mom" anyway.
Sun Yurong snorted: "I'm willing to take care of my own granddaughter, as long as you make money and don't abandon my son because he can't provide you with a wealthy life."
He Xishan said in humiliation, "I won't."
Sun Yurong: "Whether or not it will happen depends on the future."
He Xishan went home. When Zhou Mingyuan got home and didn't see his daughter, he grabbed He Xishan and asked, "Where's Huihui?"
He Xishan lowered her head: "Grandma took her away and brought her with her."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Why did she take Huihui away? I'll go and bring her back."
He was about to leave when He Xishan grabbed him: "She said she would help us take care of the children. We would give her 10,000 yuan a month so she could hire a nanny and let me go out to work."
Zhou Mingyuan: "What's wrong with her? I'll go get the child and bring him back. You don't need to go to work."
He Xishan's eyes reddened as she said, "Mingyuan, I want to go to work. I want to share the burden with you. Please let me go to work."
Her parents abandoned her, and in this world, only Mingyuan truly cared for her. Her mother-in-law told her not to do anything to betray Mingyuan, but how could she? If she were to abandon even the only person who truly cared for her, what difference would there be between her and her parents?
After struggling for more than half a year, Zhou Mingyuan knew how tough it was to go to work. He asked, "Are you sure you want to go to work?"
He Xishan nodded: "I also have to work hard for our little family."
Zhou Mingyuan thought for a moment and said, "Find a job first. If you suffer any grievances, come back. I will work hard to earn money to support you."
He Xishan: "Okay."
They didn't mention anything about what they saw in the mall.
On Friday afternoon, Lin Yi'an was off work, and Yan Shuyan invited her to go shopping.
Yan Shuyan arrived at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic right after get off work hours.
Lin Yi'an looked behind her: "Where's Ranran?"
Yan Shuyan: "He goes to school, and his dad picks him up after school. We go to eat first, then go to see a movie, then get a beauty treatment, then go shopping, and then have dinner out before going home."
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangements."
Yan Shuyan: "I'll ride in your car, I'll leave mine here for now."
Sitting in the car, Yan Shuyan said, "I actually envy you."
Lin Yi'an looked at her, and Yan Shuyan smiled: "I envy you having your own career. Ever since Ranran started kindergarten, I've had so much free time. It's so boring being at home alone. I don't have many friends, and I've never worked before, so I don't know what it's like. I wanted to find something to do, but that bastard Zhou Mingyang disagreed. He said since we're free, we should have another child, give Ranran a little sister. I'm so spitting on him..."
Lin Yi'an: "......"
Yan Shuyan said irritably, "What does he take me for? We've been married for so many years and I never knew he was such a chauvinist. He should learn from his younger brother."
No wonder today's schedule is so packed, and they even specifically said they wouldn't go back until after dinner. It seems the couple had a fight. Lin Yi'an asked, "Will you listen to your older brother?"
Yan Shuyan: "No."
Lin Yi-an said, "If you want to go out and do something, just do it. Don't leave yourself with any regrets. Whether you succeed or not, you should always give it a try."
Yan Shuyan: "It's still more comfortable talking to you. I just mentioned this to Zhou Mingyang, and he listed a whole bunch of problems to discourage me. It's so annoying. He even said that we don't lack money at home, so there's no need to go out and earn a pittance. Is this about money? Can't I have some ambition? Am I only fit to stay at home and have and raise children?"
Lin Yi'an gave her a bad idea: "Let him stay home and take care of Ranran for a year and see how it goes."
Yan Shuyan laughed: "He can be crazy. Before, he was unemployed and felt restless at home. But ever since Mingshi handed over the family hotel to him, he has become much more energetic and smiles more often."
Lin Yi'an laughed and said, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. Big brother is too hypocritical."
Yan Shuyan: "Even if we don't go out to work, we can do some small business, like opening a flower shop or something. The investment is small, and even if we lose money, it's not a big deal. We can afford to lose money."
Lin Yi-an agreed: "I'll take care of all the potted plants at home and the clinic."
Yan Shuyan said happily, "Now that you say that, I have even more confidence."
Lin Yi-an smiled and said, "You must have confidence; I will definitely support your business."
Yan Shuyan considered it seriously: "If that's the case, then this flower shop can be opened."
Lin Yi'an said frankly, "Of course we can. With our family's connections, it would be easy to open a flower shop."
Yan Shuyan sat up straight: "When we got married, Grandpa gave us several shops, and we took one to open a flower shop..."
Lin Yi'an: "You can take a look and see where it would be suitable to open."
The two chatted as they ate lunch, then went to see a movie, got beauty treatments, and went shopping.
Zhou Mingyang received a message from his wife at the company and quickly packed his things to go home to pick up the children.
He was on the phone with his second brother while driving.
Zhou Mingshi was just about to ask his wife out for dinner when he received a call from him: "What's up?"
Zhou Mingyang: "Has your second sister-in-law gone home?"
Zhou Mingshi: "I was just about to call her. Is there something you need to talk to her about?"
Zhou Mingyang: "Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law went out to play and haven't returned yet. I'll ask my second sister-in-law if she's home yet."
Zhou Mingshi: "...Wouldn't it be more convenient for you to just ask your sister-in-law?"
Zhou Mingyang gave an awkward laugh: "Your sister-in-law probably doesn't want to talk to me."
Zhou Mingshi: "...Did you make your sister-in-law angry?"
Zhou Mingyang chuckled awkwardly twice.
Zhou Mingshi raised an eyebrow: "You should ask your sister-in-law directly. My husband and I won't be your mouthpieces."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and then dialed Lin Yi'an's number.
Lin Yi'an and Yan Shuyan had just entered the mall when they received his call. She said directly, "My sister-in-law and I are shopping at the mall."
Zhou Mingshi: "I'm waiting for you at home."
Lin Yi-an: "We'll have dinner outside before going back."
Zhou Mingshi: "...Okay."
Lin Yi-an: "Tomorrow is the weekend, I'll stay home with you."
Zhou Mingshi smiled and said, "Okay."
Seeing her hang up the phone, Yan Shuyan joked, "You two have such a good relationship."
Lin Yi'an laughed: "How did you figure that out?"
Yan Shuyan chuckled: "Tomorrow's the weekend, I'll stay home with you. He's not a three-year-old, does he need you to keep him company?"
Lin Yi-an said with a smile, "Our marriage is an arranged one. We didn't have any feelings for each other before. We both have to work, so we always try to cultivate our relationship during our time off."
Yan Shuyan: "How could there be no feelings? I think your relationship is even better than those who are dating or married."
Lin Yi-an smiled: "Ming Shi will be happy to hear this."
As the two talked and looked at the merchandise, Yan Shuyan suddenly grabbed Lin Yi'an's arm.
Lin Yi'an: "What's wrong?"
Yan Shuyan looked into the distance: "Take a look, isn't that Zhou Mingyuan?"
Lin Yi'an followed her gaze and her eyes slowly widened.
Yan Shuyan: "I never imagined that Zhou Mingyuan could still be wearing work clothes and selling cosmetics in a shopping mall."
Lin Yi-an: "He has a wife and daughter and needs to support his family. As long as he is a normal and responsible man, he should do whatever it takes, even if it is hard or tiring, as long as he can earn money."
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