Chapter 128: Waiting for a House Full of Children and Grandchildren
Su Nian’s predictions were indeed accurate—his soft-hearted mother eventually followed his biological father to the south.
After all, in my mother Su Hong’s heart, the South is not an ordinary geographical coordinate. It is a "blind box of memories" that hides half of her youth. After decades, who wouldn’t want to go back and take a look?
Her fate with Chen Ran ended suddenly. Although the old lady had intervened, in the final analysis, it was because she herself did not want to delay Chen Ran's future. She didn't even dare to say "goodbye" and "evaporated" from Chen Ran's world.
You have to know that at that time, Chen Ran was a "potential stock" designer in the garment factory. He was about to go to France for gilding and his future was dazzling; while Su Hong was just an ordinary female worker operating a sewing machine in the workshop. The conditions of the two were very different. To say that there was a "world of difference" would be an understatement.
The old lady's contemptuous words pierced her heart like needles.
"Okay, I'm done playing. I'm leaving!" Su Hong turned around and left in a very clean and neat manner.
It was not until she returned to her hometown that she realized: Wow, she actually had a "little surprise" - she was pregnant with Chen Ran's baby.
But at that time, the two had lost contact and hadn't even called each other. I couldn't just chase him and say, "I'm pregnant with your child" and ask him to take responsibility, right?
Su Hong gritted her teeth and persevered through more than twenty years of hardship, stitch by stitch, like sewing clothes.
Before leaving, Su Hong handed over the tailor shop she had run for half her life to Afen. Fortunately, the shop had hired a seamstress a while ago, and although the speed of taking on work was slow, it could still barely keep going.
It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss it. This shop was her "old friend". She relied on it to support herself and raise her eldest daughter.
But now Su Nian was pregnant. Prenatal checkups, childbirth, and confinement—which of these didn't require someone to worry about? In a mother's heart, her daughter had to come first. The business of this shop had to be put on hold for the time being.
Su Hong was thinking that when she came back from the south, she would discuss with Afen and let her take full charge of the shop and hire a reliable female worker. Then she could completely "return to the family" and take good care of her daughter.
The reason for rushing to go south was that the old lady in Chen Ran's family was not in good condition - the caregiver said that the old lady's condition was getting worse, and the doctor also urged Chen Ran to go back to discuss a treatment plan.
After all, she is his biological mother. Even if they have seen each other less frequently in recent years, blood is thicker than water. As soon as Chen Ran heard this, he decided to go back.
Su Hong looked at his anxious and angry look, how could she feel at ease? She simply packed her bags and followed him, at least she could lend a hand and talk to him to ease his mind.
This action brought tears to Chen Ran's eyes and he was deeply moved. Even if Su Hong didn't go, he wouldn't blame her.
Chen Ran couldn't help but secretly swear in his heart that he would be extra nice to Su Hong in the future.
Su Hong had long since let go of the things the old lady did back then. Besides, Chen Ran had also said that the old lady was regretting it so much that her intestines were turning green. There was no need to dwell on the past.
Su Nian is a "man of action". She spent a day designing a silk waistcoat in traditional Chinese style and asked her father to take it to the grandmother she had never met.
She was so meticulous when sewing, and the stitches were even neater than those measured with a ruler. I had a strong desire in my heart: I must let the old lady know that the "ordinary female worker" whom she looked down upon back then, raised a daughter who not only learned fashion design, but also had excellent craftsmanship!
Chen Ran and Special Assistant Fang both went to the south, so Su Nian finally didn't have to go to the rooftop to "punch in for free meals" at noon. Every day, she went out to explore restaurants with her two dining companions, having hot pot today and barbecue tomorrow. She felt so free that she almost floated in the air.
News came from the south: When the old lady saw the waistcoat and the photos of Su Nian and Si Yan, her eyes turned red on the spot, and tears fell like broken strings. She held Su Hong's hand and apologized repeatedly. The scene was very "Qiong Yao".
Su Hong was not a person who held grudges. Seeing that the old lady was so sincere, she simply let it go and let the past go.
When she heard that Su Nian was pregnant, the old lady was even more delighted, and kept muttering, "My son's wait was not in vain, and he finally has a house full of children and grandchildren." She was so excited that she was happier than if she had won the lottery.
However, the old lady's health was still not optimistic. The doctor recommended chemotherapy, but she waved her hand and refused: "I won't bother with this anymore. Now my son and daughter-in-law don't blame me, and my knot is untied. I'll just let nature take its course for the rest of my life."
Friday came in a blink of an eye. As Su Nian, Fang Xia and Li Yue jumped out of the company gate, they saw Si Yan and Zhong Jie standing downstairs, like two handsome door gods.
Su Nian's eyes turned, glancing at Zhong Jie, then stealing a glance at Fang Xia—oh, Fang Xia's raised mouth corners are harder to suppress than AK! There's definitely something going on!
"Today is Zhong Jie's birthday, let's go eat together!" Si Yan spoke first.
"Fang Xia, let's go together." Zhong Jie said immediately, his eyes glued to Fang Xia.
Li Yue, standing by, rubbed her hands anxiously, wondering, "Are they forming a clique? Are they excluding me?"
She was about to say dejectedly, "Then I'll go first," but Su Nian interrupted her: "Lawyer Zhong, please add one more person! Let me, your sister, join in the fun, okay?" As she said that, she pushed Li Yue forward.
"Of course, welcome!" Zhong Jie replied immediately, as if he had been waiting for this sentence.
Fang Xia, who was standing by, was too embarrassed to say "no" and could only pretend to be calm: "Okay..."
The group split into two groups: Li Yue followed Su Nian into Si Yan's car, and Fang Xia was naturally "taken away" by Zhong Jie.
As soon as they got in the car, Li Yue leaned over to Su Nian's ear and whispered, "Niannian, do you think this lawyer Zhong is pursuing Sister Fang Xia?"
Su Nian turned to look at Si Yan in the driver's seat, "Same question?"
Si Yan suppressed a smile and continued, "How about I ask for you guys later?"
"Then... we don't need it, right?" Li Yue was still hesitating.
"Okay!" Su Nian answered immediately, his voice as loud as if he had won the lottery.
The two of them sang in unison, and the carriage suddenly became a happy comedy scene.
The car stopped at the door of a high-end club. As soon as they entered the private room, they saw Qin Chuan and Wu Yichen had arrived, and there was a girl sitting next to them who was dressed in a pure manner and had a very sweet smile.
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