Meanwhile, the Li Chuan family was quite surprised to receive an offer from Jia Siying's company, given that the company was known for its strict standards in the industry.
Because the timber could not be transported, they had to consider purchasing it from the domestic market, and the first timber they considered was from Jia Siying's home.
However, those who cooperate with Jia Siying's family are usually old partners and they are not willing to accept new young people. Li Chuan has been hesitant to make a decision on this issue.
Unexpectedly, while he was hesitating, he received an olive branch from the other party.
It would be foolish not to take advantage of such a great opportunity. However, the other party expressed a desire to have a meal together.
And it wasn't a solo meal and drinks with business partners, but rather an event similar to a family gathering.
So Li Chuan happily took Xiao Fei, Xiao Ling, An Ran, and Xiao Qing to the appointment. When they arrived at the agreed location, they were surprised to find it was the top student and his family.
Previously, Li Chuan and An Ran had already learned about this from their daughter, and his best friend had also witnessed the impeccable performance between the two of them.
Therefore, Jia Siying developed a great liking for this top student class monitor who excelled academically and was also an excellent mentor to her daughter.
At that moment, they realized this was not a business gathering, but a family get-together between two good friends. So they set aside the formalities of business and sat down to chat.
After chatting for another half hour, Xiaotian's words strained the atmosphere.
"Why didn't I see Jia Siying's mother?" As soon as Xiao Tian finished speaking, he immediately sensed the change in the atmosphere between the three people opposite him.
They had been discussing matters between the two families in a harmonious atmosphere, but those words shattered the crisp autumn air like a biting winter wind.
Xiao Tian immediately realized he had said the wrong thing, but he couldn't take it back, so he could only awkwardly leave his words there.
“My mother passed away when I was very young, and I’ve almost forgotten what she looked like.” Jia Siying’s eyes reddened slightly when she mentioned her mother.
The absence of a mother remains Jia Siying's darkest past. She longs to be picked up from school by her mother like other children, but she can only ever go home alone.
When he entered junior high school, everyone laughed at him for not having a mother, and from then on, he kept his mother a secret.
Today, this long-forgotten term suddenly entered Jia Siying's ears again, and it made her very uncomfortable. However, she did not want to embarrass her best friend's family, so she spoke up sadly.
From childhood, Jia Siying's mother was always a taboo subject in her family. Her father and brother tried their best to play the role of a mother, but they could never truly replace her.
Until Jia Siying's personality changed drastically, even if her father and brother inadvertently mentioned her mother, Jia Siying would rush into her room like a madwoman and lock herself in for days and nights without eating.
Since then, Jia Siying's father and brother have been very careful in their interactions with their sister, never daring to mention anything about their mother.
But today, they heard their mother from Jia Siying's mouth. At that moment, the father and brother knew that Jia Siying's knot in her heart had been untied.
So they started talking about Jia Siying's mother, partly out of nostalgia and partly to offer some solace to Jia Siying's grieving heart.
It turns out that Jia Siying's mother died in a car accident when Jia Siying was very young. Despite a day and a night of intensive care, she could not be saved, leaving behind only Jia Siying's favorite toy.
As a mother, Anran couldn't bear to hear such a heartbreaking story. She understood that Justin's mother had left that toy with Jia Siying so that it could replace her and keep Jia Siying company.
He understood a mother's deepest love, and at the same time, he felt sorry for the child.
So he proposed that he make Jia Siying his goddaughter. Anyway, Jia Siying and his Xiao Qing were like sisters, and even if he didn't make her his goddaughter, their two families would get along very well. However, with the status of goddaughter, he would receive double the love.
When Jia Siying heard that she also had a mother, albeit a godmother, tears still welled up in her eyes.
Jia Siying's father and brother wholeheartedly supported this plan. This would make up for the 18 years of maternal love their daughter missed, preventing her from experiencing further hardship in the future.
After Jia Siying's mother passed away, he was busy with work and was unable to take good care of Jia Siying. Moreover, Jia Siying kept asking for her mother, and he had even considered finding her a stepmother.
And he actually did it. But the mother Jia Siying wanted was the one he remembered from before; the new mother wasn't the one he wanted, so he was particularly hostile towards her.
Because this new mother had taken away the original mother's place, she kept crying and making a fuss. Jia Siying's father believed that her sudden crying was because his new girlfriend was treating her badly, so he resolutely decided to break up with her.
From that time on, Jia Siying's father never had the idea of finding a girlfriend again, but instead focused on working and raising his daughter.
The hardships involved are unimaginable, but nothing disappears simply because of the hardships. That is motherly love.
He had always owed Jia Siying 18 years of maternal love. At this moment, he finally had a godmother, which brought Jia Siying's father great comfort.
Furthermore, An Ran's gift of the bracelet she had worn for many years to Jia Siying made their relationship even more unbreakable.
The dinner party ended, and their performance was about to begin.
Jia Siying and Xiao Qing simply stopped going to class and focused on preparing for the final performance. However, even though they stopped going to school, they didn't fall behind in their studies.
As the top student and class monitor, Jia Siying had a very good foundation, coupled with her previous preparation. Therefore, she continued to tutor Xiaoqing every night as usual.
However, the tutoring was for lessons he had learned on his own.
Xiao Qing, who had always been at a mid-level, was filled with envy and secretly vowed to catch up with the top student and class monitor, Jia Siying.
The performance took place as scheduled. Xiao Qing and Jia Siying's performance was a great success and received unanimous praise from the audience.
Furthermore, a prominent figure commented that the teamwork between Xiao Qing and Jia Siying was simply flawless. They were like the left and right hands of a person, their coordination without a single mistake.
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