Chapter 137 A Rare Talk Between Mother and Daughter
Yan Nian was thinking that she should take this opportunity to speak out about this matter. Her parents would know about it sooner or later, and the sooner she spoke, the more chance she would have to explain. At least for Xu Yiqing, there would be more buffer time.
It wasn't her style to discuss it with them later.
Xu Yiqing slammed the table and stood up, startling the three of them.
Yan Nian expected her reaction to be like this.
Yan Nian was definitely afraid before, and even now, she still felt a bit scared, but the nature of this fear had changed since returning to Lindu. Xu Yiqing's edges had been gradually softened, and he was no longer as sharp towards her as before. This was the change she had hoped for in her previous life, but it was unattainable.
Yan Nian pulled her: "Mom, listen to me."
Xu Yiqing ignored her.
It was also the first time that Yao Lijun saw Xu Yiqing so angry. Although she had experienced Yan Nian secretly filling out the application form before, she had never seen her get angry in person.
Later, Xu Yiqing sold the car she had bought for Yan Nianxin, and spoke to her politely. Although she was very strong and made her uncomfortable for so many years, when she thought about what Yan Qilin had done to her, this discomfort was nothing.
Moreover, being able to propose it in front of them and in front of both families, letting Yan Nian decide her own happiness, was already beyond her scope.
Ever since she learned about the days Yan Nian spent in Lingyun, her grandmother couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She lived in self-blame for a long time.
She believed that throwing this issue to the two children was the most correct decision at the moment and would not put either party in an embarrassing situation.
But now, it’s not a good time to speak up for Yan Nian.
Yan Qilin is even worse off. Ever since Yan Nian woke him up, he has lost his say in front of the mother and daughter. If he had spent more time on them in the early years, he wouldn't have ended up like this today, and none of these things would have happened.
Xu Yiqing hadn't exploded like this in a long time. When she heard that Yan Nian was leaving home, she was so angry that she had no intention of listening to her.
She didn't know where the fire came from, she couldn't explain it, and she was also afraid that the relationship that had finally eased would be burned to ashes because of her temper. Xu Yiqing took a deep breath, suppressed her anger and said, "Wait until you are sure you have made up your mind before telling me whether you want to go to the coast. I'm tired, I'm going to rest first."
Xu Yiqing ignored the three of them and went straight into the bedroom and slammed the door.
Yan Nian's shoulders trembled.
The remaining three people looked in the same direction at the same time, and the atmosphere was tense.
Seeing Yan Qilin about to speak, Yao Lijun winked at him - why are you still sitting here at this hour? Don't you have a home?
Yan Qilin knew exactly what his mother meant and swallowed the words back.
From some perspectives, Xu Yiqing seemed to be Yao Lijun's biological daughter, not him.
Now he is completely despised, despised by his ex-wife, despised by his daughter, and even despised by his own mother.
well!
On the contrary, no matter what decision Yan Nian made, they all agreed with it except Xu Yiqing. Anyone who tried to persuade Xu Yiqing now would undoubtedly add fuel to the fire. It would be better for him to just remain silent.
Yan Qilin stood up and said goodbye.
Yan Nian looked at her grandmother and said, "Grandma, you should take a rest."
Yao Lijun also sighed and comforted her, "Baby, your mother cares about you too much and is afraid that you will be bullied, so she is like this. What are your plans? Wait until she calms down and tell her properly. I believe she will understand."
Knowing that Xu Yiqing was somewhat unhappy with her decision to let Yan Nian decide her own happiness, now was not the time to persuade her. She would wait and explain herself. Although she was divorced from her son, she still regarded Xu Yiqing as her daughter-in-law. She could not let Xu Yiqing feel unhappy in her heart, as she had already lost her parents.
Yan Nian nodded: "Yeah, I know."
After taking care of Yao Lijun and putting her to sleep, Yan Nian returned to the living room.
Passing by Xu Yiqing's room, a strong light was seen shining under the crack of the door. Yan Nian stood there for a while and then went into her room to wash up.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when I left the room again, and the light in Xu Yiqing's bedroom was still on.
Children need to be coaxed, and adults need to be coaxed even more.
Yan Nian took a shower and felt refreshed all over, no longer tired.
Mr. Xu has been away from home for almost half a year and has not gone out to work. Although he still retains shares in the company, he can't just watch her at home every day. Yan Nian still hopes that she will go out for a walk to divert her attention.
Yan Nian walked to the constant temperature wine cabinet, took two highball glasses and a bottle of red wine and walked to the door of Xu Yiqing's bedroom.
Knocked on the door.
Xu Yiqing ignored her.
Yan Nian now had some rogue thoughts and knocked a few more times.
Hearing the sound of slippers walking, Yan Nian immediately straightened his back seriously.
When Xu Yiqing came to open the door, she had already changed into pajamas and looked unhappy. Her eyes fell on her hands. She also brought wine, two wine glasses? Her first reaction was, who taught her to drink?
Yan Nian smiled and said, "Mom, you haven't had any drink tonight. I'll drink with you."
Xu Yiqing had the habit of drinking red wine before going to bed, but he couldn't drink it now. Xu Yiqing turned into the cloakroom without closing the door.
Yan Nian thought for a few seconds and didn't close the door or say anything, which meant he didn't refuse her entry.
He went in, kicked the door shut, and then went into the cloakroom.
Since Yan Qilin moved out, this place has become more spacious than before. Xu Yiqing has a lot of clothes, but this place is almost as big as her room. After a little tidying up, it is not as crowded as before.
Xu Yiqing sat in front of the dressing table and took care of her skin.
Yan Nian poured the wine and tried to find a way to say, "Mom, do you want to grow your hair long?"
Since the divorce, Xu Yiqing has never trimmed her hair. Now it is longer than her shoulders, and she looks more gentle.
Xu Yiqing still ignored her and got up to go to sleep.
Yan Nian followed with wine in hand.
Xu Yiqing got into bed. He liked to read financial news before going to sleep. He sat at the head of the bed and turned the pages with his iPad.
He didn't pay any attention to it, and his peripheral vision was observing Yan Nian's every move.
Yan Nian brought the red wine to the cabinet next to her, poured herself a glass and placed it on the cabinet on the other side, then got into bed without hesitation.
In the past, Yan Nian would never do such a thing. Since when did she change so much?
Xu Yiqing thought about it, it was after she found out that she was with Zhou Ran!
I laugh more and am much more cheerful than before.
Yan Nian came over with a glass of wine and toasted with her: "Have a drink, Mom."
Xu Yiqing asked seriously, "When did you learn to drink?"
Yan Nian was stunned, his mind racing, and he said seriously: "I don't drink, but when I saw you drinking, I wanted to try it. It helps with sleep."
"..." Xu Yiqing's face turned red when she thought about the period last year when she was drunk every day. Fortunately, she only turned on the reading light, so she didn't expose too much.
No, Yan Nian is telling her that she is setting an example?
Xu Yiqing completely ignored her. Yan Nian was not embarrassed. She took a sip, put down the wine glass, leaned on Xu Yiqing's head, and said softly, "Don't be angry."
Xu Yiqing tilted his head to take a look, and his heart softened.
In her memory, Yan Nian has never acted coquettishly towards her since he was in the third grade.
Xu Yiqing's eyes were filled with tears as he pretended to be calm while flipping through the financial news.
After she calmed down, she thought carefully for a long time about going to the coast. She only had this one daughter, and Zhou Ran was a very good talker. He could coax people around with just a few words. She had seen this before.
She was originally angry, but Zhou Ran quickly diverted her attention.
The Zhou family is much more well-off than theirs, and she and Yan Qilin are divorced. After a long time, disagreements are inevitable between couples who have been together for a long time. She is afraid that Yan Nian will suffer because of their affairs.
She met Yan Qilin at the age of nineteen in college, and when she was twenty, she insisted on marrying him. No matter how her parents tried to persuade her, she refused to listen. She had Yan Meng early on, and after Yan Meng passed away, she soon had Yan Nian.
She absolutely couldn't let Yan Nian inherit this from her.
Now Xu Yiqing's biggest concession is that Yan Nian should date for at least another year, and wait until Yan Nian is 27 years old to get married before considering having children. She doesn't want Yan Nian to get married too early.
She has experienced that caring too much about someone always makes you the loser.
If Zhou Ran treated her badly when they went to the coastal area, since they were so far away, with Yan Nian's personality, he would definitely not tell her if he was wronged.
As Xu Yiqing was thinking, he accidentally stumbled upon the entertainment news.
It is news that a certain actress is suspected of having a love affair.
Yan Nian accompanied her to watch the news quietly, but Xu Yiqing was swiping so fast that she couldn't see clearly. She was obviously thinking about something. She asked, "Do you still like to watch entertainment news?"
Xu Yiqing came to his senses and immediately closed the page, still stubbornly saying, "I just read it occasionally."
Yan Nian knew she was distracted and took her left arm with both hands. "Mom, I want to go to the beach and see the culture and economy over there. Didn't you say that we should put our knowledge into practice? I studied translation, and I'm sure it will be better there than in the inland. From childhood to adulthood, you always put me first in everything you do, fearing that I would be bullied. I've never really accomplished anything away from home. I don't want to be a little princess in a greenhouse. There's no harm in getting more experience. This way, when I'm not in Boya, I'll have the confidence to support myself. Let me give it a try."
This was her true feelings. She didn't want to be a waste and wanted to leave home and see the world.
Xu Yiqing was speechless for a moment and put down the tablet.
When she saw her shining on the stage that night, Xu Yiqing knew that she could no longer hold on to her. She tried hard to convince herself that she should let go and let Yan Nian shine in the adult world.
But, easier said than done, she was the only one.
Yan Nian looked at her seriously and said half-jokingly, "How about you and grandma go over there too? That way you can have the best of both worlds."
Xu Yiqing glared: "I'm not working anymore?"
Yan Nian observed her mood, which was much better than before.
Yan Nian rubbed her shoulder and said, "You don't go to work, and you run to the south of the Yangtze River every day. It doesn't matter if you go to the coast."
Xu Yiqing couldn't say she was going to see a psychiatrist, so she changed the subject and asked, "Are all your colleagues going to the coastal areas?"
Yan Nian shook his head: "There are five people in our translation team, maybe some of them won't go."
"Don't just follow him blindly. Ask Zhou Ran to come see me when he's free in a couple of days."
This statement has a strong leadership connotation.
Yan Nianmei's heart skipped a beat, and she hesitated and reacted a beat too late.
Xu Yiqing saw through her thoughts and said in a bad tone, "I'm not going to embarrass him, I'm just giving him some instructions."
Did he agree to this? Yan Nian was completely confused.
Xu Yiqing said solemnly, "You can go if you want, but you have to agree to three rules with me."
Yan Nian felt a little complicated: "Well, go ahead."
Xu Yiqing simply opened up to her and said, "First of all, you can't live with Zhou Ran."
Feeling that this was too sharp, he added, "You can't live together before you get married."
Yan Nian listened carefully.
"Tell me the first time you encounter any problems. If I find out, come back on your own and don't make me ask you to come."
"Also, you must come back during the holidays."
Yan Nian pondered the matter carefully. If she could solve the problem herself, she would definitely not need to report it. Thirdly, she knew it all herself, without Xu Yiqing telling her. Firstly, if the company didn't solve the housing problem, she would still have to rent a house herself, which seemed not to be a difficult task. She promised, "Okay, I promise you."
Xu Yiqing rarely had a heart-to-heart talk with her: "Out there, love yourself a little more, so you won't suffer any loss. The little thoughts between girls can't be ignored, so be more careful in everything."
She had seen the tricks used in the workplace.
"I know."
Xu Yiqing was annoyed with herself for not talking to her daughter about this earlier. It was too late to say anything now.
But Yan Nian had an idea.
The woman who was in love with Yan Qilin was a living example. I heard that the county school didn't accept her, so now she's back selling luxury goods in a shopping mall in this city.
I looked for Yan Qilin several times.
That girl has now transferred to another difficult-to-enter middle school in Lindu. I don’t know through whose connections she got there.
As far as she knew, it wasn't Yan Qilin.
Xu Yiqing glanced at his daughter.
Forget it, why ask these questions? Her own life was a mess and had finally turned around. Asking Yan Nian about these troubles would only add to her troubles.
The two chatted until after one in the morning, finished the red wine in the glass, and Yan Nian fell asleep dizzy.
Xu Yiqing smiled and shook his head. This alcohol tolerance would put him at a disadvantage in the workplace.
After washing the cups and returning to the room, I heard Yan Nian's even breathing.
Xu Yiqing walked to the head of the bed and touched her head. It was as if time had overlapped, and the little Yannian who used to clamor to sleep with her was curled up beside her.
At that time, the child was like a blank piece of paper, and her eyes were pure and clear.
Speaks well and sounds nice.
Xu Yiqing pulled the quilt for her and fell asleep after lying down.
Although I have given her three rules, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It seems that it is not impossible to buy a house there.
As I was thinking about it, I immediately took out my mobile phone to study the policies and housing prices there.
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Yan Nian told Zhou Ran in the general manager's office that her family had agreed to her going to the coastal area. Zhou Ran was a little surprised: "They agreed just like that!"
When Yan Nian told him that Xu Yiqing had made three rules with her and asked him to find time to meet her, Zhou Ran was drinking water and almost spit it out.
Yan Nian patted him on the back.
"Okay, then let's do it this Saturday! I'll go meet Mr. Xu."
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Yan Nian has now become the number one topic of discussion in the company. Ever since the company's chairman Zhou Ji's series of actions at the dinner that day, people in the company have shown much more respect for Yan Nian.
Regardless of whether Yan Nian knows her or not, everyone who meets her will say hello.
As we all know, Jay Chou has only one son, Mr. Zhou, who will take over Boya in the future.
That night, Zhou Ji announced the relationship between Yan Nian and Zhou Ran to everyone in the company. Everyone was thinking, since Yan Nian has been recognized, doesn't this mean she will be the future Mrs. Zhou?
Those who had gossiped about her in the past, those who felt guilty would avoid her, while those who didn't feel guilty would greet her shamelessly.
Yan Nian thought that she and Zhou Ran were already very high-profile in the company. Now they drove to work by themselves and tried to take the elevator when there were fewer people, avoiding it whenever possible.
Xu Mi said that those people were blind and did not see Yan Nian's strengths.
Yan Nian smiled.
However, there has been some signs that You Jia is not right recently, and Xu Mi has reminded Yan Nian many times to keep a close eye on Mr. Zhou.
Yan Nian didn't care at all, but Xu Mi's chattering these past two days reminded her of something. Before she came, You Jia always went with Zhou Ran to social events.
There was a hint of gloom in Yan Nian's eyes when he looked at Xu Mi and You Jia.
It seems that they are still too idle. I don’t know if the workload will be heavy after going to the coastal areas. It would be best if they can have endless things to do so that they don’t have to worry about Zhou Ran.
Yan Nian seemed to be lost in thought when a piece of news popped up in the lower left corner of his computer.
Frannio's name was too eye-catching, and Yan Nian almost crossed it out.
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