When Zhan Chunlan returned, everyone in the family was happy, except for Zhan Chunlan herself.
Everyone in the family goes to work during the day, and Zhan Chunyun has also left. Now, there really is no one left to help her with the housework.
Looking at the pile of dirty clothes that had been there for who knows how long, including a family's underwear, she wanted to just throw them into the toilet!
Thinking this way, she did it.
He grabbed a pair of fire tongs, lifted the underwear up, and with two snips of the scissors, turned it into a pile of shredded cloth—so dirty that he didn't even want to start a fire—he just swept it into the trash can.
These past few days, everyone has been looking for their underwear.
At first, everyone was a little embarrassed to ask, but when Zhan Hongyu was the first to stand up and ask Xu Lixia to buy him new underwear, Zhan Chunhua also took the opportunity to mention that her own was missing as well.
Xu Lixia had initially thought that only Zhan Zhiqiang and her underwear had fallen somewhere, and she had been searching for them for the past few days.
After hearing what they said, I realized that everyone's things were gone.
She pointed the gun directly at Zhan Chunlan: "Did you do this?"
Zhan Chunlan was full of questions and looked completely innocent: "What do you mean? Mom, mine is gone too. When you buy them, can you buy two for me as well?"
Xu Lixia was also unsure: "It really isn't you?"
What Zhan Zhiqiang cared about most was his old face. Hearing the family discussing this at the dinner table, his expression turned very unpleasant: "Alright, just throw it away and go buy a new one."
After saying that, the "big man" turned around and went out for a stroll.
Xu Lixia didn't give up. What if she couldn't find it this time, and the same thing happened again after she bought more? They didn't have enough replacement coupons for their family of five to spend lavishly: "Think carefully, did it go missing before you washed it, or did you discover it was missing when you were collecting the clothes?"
"I didn't notice. Those things that were almost washed away were gone. Who knew they would disappear?" Zhan Chunlan hoped that Xu Lixia could buy her two pairs as well. After all, they were cheap, and every little bit helps. She couldn't work for this company for nothing, could she?
"Why don't you wash properly? Why do you wash so hard every time? All these things in the house are the result of your father and I working hard to earn them, and you don't even know how to cherish them!"
"No way? How can you blame her for this?" Zhan Chunlan slammed the door and went inside. A voice floated out from under the door: "If you think I can't wash it well, then wash it yourself. Do you think I want to wash it for you? This is my strength. If you don't like it, then don't make me do it!"
"Your temper has changed so much since you went back to your hometown?" Zhan Chunhua stared blankly at Xu Lixia, whose face was ashen, and muttered to herself.
"Are you trying to cause trouble?! I knew it was you who did this! I'm telling you, if you do this again, I'll beat you to death!" Xu Lixia stared at the closed door, her anger surging to her head, her temples throbbing. "What girl doesn't do laundry? Is it beneath you to do laundry? You're such a bad girl!"
Inside the house, Zhan Chunlan didn't hear the shouting and cursing outside at all; she went straight into her space to admire her orchids.
As soon as Zhan Chunlan stepped into the space, she was completely enveloped by an extremely rich fragrance of orchids.
The fragrance of common orchids is always subtle and lingering, and one has to get close and calm down to catch a glimpse of it.
But at this moment, the fragrance filled every inch of air, so rich that it was almost tangible, exuding a vibrant life force amidst its elegance—undoubtedly, these orchids not only adapted perfectly to this space, but even grew more splendidly than they would have in the outside world.
This was a huge surprise for Zhan Chunlan. She had only transplanted a few orchids here because she didn't want to waste the land. After all, in later generations, wild orchids would be dug up and become extinct. Moreover, digging up orchids on the mountain at will could lead to imprisonment if reported.
She had no idea what would happen after Lan Hua came in; as long as she survived, that was enough.
Surprisingly, they not only survived, but thrived.
Most importantly, when she bent down to examine the orchids closely, she discovered something unusual.
She clearly remembered that what was transplanted was just an ordinary Cymbidium goeringii, with a delicate but unremarkable appearance.
But what comes into view now seems to have been reborn – the original "demure young ladies" have all grown up to have very different appearances.
Some leaves are thick and lustrous, elegant and noble like a beauty from the Tang Dynasty; some are tall and slender, graceful and charming like a swallow from the Han Dynasty; and some petals are adorned with magnificent patterns never seen before, quietly breathing in the misty air, a blend of brightness and coolness, breathtakingly beautiful.
They have long transcended the realm of ordinary orchids, as if they have quietly completed some incredible transformation in this world.
They seem to have a different value now...
Zhan Chunlan was so engrossed in admiring the orchids that she didn't notice how much larger the space had become. What was originally a small courtyard with a private plot of land had now been transformed into a lawn, though not a single patch of land, but rather a lawn that slowly spread outwards around the entire space.
This space is indeed not what it initially appears to be. As her body recovers and the vitality within the space increases, the space gradually expands.
There is another change that even Zhan Chunlan herself was unaware of.
There was no full-length mirror at home, so she rarely had the chance to examine her appearance closely. She was unaware that the once pitiful, thin figure had quietly transformed. Now, she not only had a graceful figure and a beautiful face, but also possessed an indescribable natural charm.
To those who don't know her well, she is like a budding orchid in a secluded valley, elegant and graceful, with a natural charm in her tranquility.
Zhan Chunlan knew nothing; she was simply immersed in the beautiful scenery before her, and longed to lie down in the sea of flowers and enjoy the feeling of being tightly surrounded by orchids.
She wanted to be a flower fairy, an orchid fairy.
Outside, the underwear incident was left unresolved. Perhaps no one expected someone who had done housework for over a decade to rebel, so they didn't understand the significance of her action, and everything remained as usual.
Zhan Chunlan was happy to oblige everyone, allowing the whole family to achieve the goal of owning a pair of underwear.
Once is one thing, but even the dumbest person would realize it after two or three times, let alone the fact that there are no stupid people in the Zhan family.
What can we do? We've already scolded her, but she won't change; should we hit her? I don't know what Zhan Chunlan has been eating lately, she runs faster than anyone else.
Moreover, Xu Lixia didn't dare to yell loudly at home, for fear that the neighbors would hear her; the family had to save face.
There's no other way. The defective fabric I bought was originally intended to make new clothes for Zhan Hongyu, but now I can only arrange for each of us to have a new pair of underwear.
Now it was Zhan Hongyu's turn to object: "Why should the whole family's underwear be made from the fabric I use to make clothes? No way, I must wear new clothes for the New Year!"
"Everyone gets new clothes for the New Year, and I don't have any, so I'm too ashamed to play with them!" Zhan Hongyu threw a tantrum at home, refusing to get up unless he was promised new clothes.
Xu Lixia couldn't bear to see her precious son like this. As soon as she lay down, she relented: "I didn't say I wouldn't make you new clothes. I'll take you to buy new cotton-padded clothes when you have a few days off."
Looking at her clothes, which were way too short, Zhan Chunlan told herself, even though they weren't her parents, that she had money now, lots of money, and could buy a lot of clothes, enough to buy back all the new clothes she had worn in the past ten years.
But there will still be a feeling of sadness, and these emotions are beyond one's control.
Previously, the three sisters took turns wearing each other's clothes. Xu Lixia's clothes were altered to fit Zhan Chunhua, then Zhan Chunhua's clothes were given to Zhan Chunyun, and when Zhan Chunyun's clothes were too small, they were given to Zhan Chunlan.
A piece of clothing has to go through three hands before it reaches Zhan Chunlan.
Not long ago, Zhan Chunyun went to the countryside and took all the clothes she could wear with her.
After Zhan Chunhua started working, she never wore clothes altered by her mother again. She saved up money to buy her own clothes, and her second and third children weren't even allowed to touch them.
Xu Lixia stopped altering the old clothes. In this era, people's figures don't change much, and everyone cherishes their clothes, wearing them for many years. Who would complain about not having enough clothes?
As for Zhan Chunlan? She has clothes on!
Zhan Chunlan: The most painful thing in life is having money but not being able to wear new clothes! After all, I don't have a job, I don't have any lucky money, and I don't have any cloth coupons. There's no way to explain why I can't wear new clothes out of thin air. That's all I can do.
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