The New Year's Eve Gala was a great success. Everyone enjoyed every performance, especially the one led by Zhuang Sheng, who received rave reviews. Everyone thought Zhuang Sheng was a serious and rigorous person, but they didn't expect him to be quite talented in the arts.
Moreover, Zhuang Sheng has his own way of performing, which is slightly different from that of the art soldiers. However, it is not stiff, but natural and full of humor.
But no one knew how nervous Zhuang Sheng was when he stood on the stage. He never got nervous facing a crowd of soldiers, and he never got nervous facing his superiors. But standing on the stage, performing a skill that wasn't his, he was incredibly nervous.
Especially, his entire family is watching in the audience!
This was Zhuang Sheng's first experience of acting since childhood. Fortunately, it was completed smoothly in the end.
At this time, Gao Shanshan was on winter vacation, and the Chinese New Year was approaching. Chen Wanglong and his wife were anxious to go back and clean up the house.
The New Year is taken very seriously in rural areas. Although Chen Jianmin and Gao Shu did not say it explicitly, it can be seen that they want to go home and tidy up the house in preparation for the New Year.
So, on the 24th, Zhuang Sheng borrowed a car from the army and sent Chen Wanglong and his wife, Gao Shu and his wife, and Gao Shanshan back to Lelin Village.
Originally, Liu Ruonan wanted Xiaofang and Chen Lei to go back together, but Liu Ruonan is now pregnant. Xiaofang and Chen Lei definitely cannot just leave everything behind and go back to their hometown, so they decided to stay and go back with Zhuang Sheng and Liu Ruonan.
Zhuang Sheng had to wait until the army was on holiday. Liu Ruonan's clothing business wasn't very popular right now, after all, everyone who wanted to buy New Year's clothes had already bought them. However, the video store was still very popular. Every household wanted to add a little atmosphere to their home during the New Year.
During Liu Ruonan's early pregnancy, she didn't experience morning sickness, but she was constantly tired and had severe back pain, making it impossible for her to do anything. In fact, given her current situation, it would be better for her to not be at the store. She could rest well at home.
Finally, because of Xiaofang and Chen Lei's insistence, Liu Ruonan stayed at home every day, waiting for Zhuang Sheng to come back.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, two days before Chinese New Year, Zhuang Sheng finally had a day off. He drove back in the green jeep from the army, and by then Liu Ruonan had already packed her things.
Actually, there wasn't much to bring. Chen Jianmin already had plenty of her and Zhuang Sheng's belongings at home. At least there wasn't much to bring, just some cotton-padded clothes and clothes for the New Year.
The clothing business was not very busy during the first month of the lunar year, so after Liu Ruonan and Zhuang Sheng discussed it, they decided to wait until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before returning.
At this time, Chen Lei and Xiaofang had already packed up the shop. Xiaofang handed Liu Ruonan a notebook that clearly recorded the shop's cash flow and the employee salary settlement.
Liu Ruonan took a quick look and found that Xiaofang's records were quite detailed. She had never thought that Xiaofang was actually quite talented in accounting.
I remember she said that she stopped going to school after her parents died, but she had a unique sensitivity to accounting.
"Sister-in-law, thank you. You have worked really hard during this period." Since Xiaofang and Chen Lei got married, Liu Ruonan changed her name to sister-in-law in a more affectionate way.
Xiaofang said a little embarrassedly: "What are you talking about! This is what I should do, and you are paying me! Please don't be so polite."
After hearing Xiaofang say this, Liu Ruonan was no longer polite.
People always say that gratitude is rewarded with kindness, while hatred is resentful. Liu Ruonan knew that she couldn't let Xiaofang feel that she was being treated specially. If she continued like that, conflicts would naturally arise over time.
When working, it's work; when working, it's family. So, at work, Xiaofang is just her employee, and she gets all the benefits she deserves. Moreover, during the time Liu Ruonan was resting at home, she also paid overtime to Chen Lei and Xiaofang.
Yes, this is indeed what she should do. So, in this regard, there is no need for Liu Ruonan to argue with her.
Chen Lei had already happily carried his packed bag out. People at that time generally didn't have suitcases; they either had bags or sacks. Chen Lei and Xiaofang were both the type who knew how to live, and they felt that spending so much money on a suitcase at the mall was a waste of money.
Chen Lei put the bags of all sizes into the car, locked all the doors, and checked everything. He felt relieved and helped Xiaofang get into the car.
At this time, Zhuang Sheng had already helped Liu Ruonan sit in the car and considerately fastened her seat belt.
After closing the car door, Zhuang Sheng started the engine and drove away.
Driving along the dusty road, Zhuang Sheng felt a mixture of emotions. In the past, he would at least go home to celebrate the New Year with his father. But now, he no longer had a home.
Sometimes Zhuang Sheng would wonder what the human heart was really like. Why were they treated so differently when they were all his own flesh and blood? In such a family, he was the only one who couldn't accommodate him.
This is really a sad thing.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Sheng quickly regained control of his emotions. He was unfortunate, but in fact, he was also lucky.
If it weren't for these misfortunes, how could he have married Liu Ruonan? How could he have known that his aunt was the one who loved him the most?
He turned his head and glanced at Liu Ruonan, his eyes filled with love for her.
But at this moment, Liu Ruonan had already fallen asleep leaning on the backrest.
The journey was supposed to take less than three hours, but the road was difficult to drive on and Liu Ruonan was pregnant, so she was most afraid of bumpy roads. Therefore, Zhuang Sheng drove as carefully as possible. By the time they got home, it took them a full four hours.
Chen Jianmin knew they would be back today, but he didn't know what time. He kept looking at the door, but he never saw anyone. Because they were still steaming buns at home, he gave the job of picking up Zhuang Sheng and Liu Ruonan to Gao Shanshan.
Gao Shanshan is a good child. She finished most of her winter vacation homework within three days of returning. She originally wanted to finish all of it, but Chen Jianmin felt sorry for her seeing how hard she was working, so he asked her to relax and do the rest after the New Year.
Gao Shanshan was quite relaxed, having met up with her friends to play jump rope in the open space at the gate. It had been ages since she'd last seen them, and seeing them again gave them plenty to talk about. They were all envious of Gao Shanshan, listening to her stories about life in the city and school.
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