Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Because the person wrapped in love, the heart...
Time flew by, and in a flash, it was the end of the year. Chen Zhuo had finalized several of Guan Siyu's contracts. "Wild River" officially aired, but Jiang Rui and Guan Siyu's scenes were released late. The entire promotional period had been planned, and they only needed to release it on the platform on time.
There are several girls in the studio who are from other places. Chen Zhuo simply gave them two extra days off before the New Year and let them go home early. As long as they can be found at any time and work is done online, it's fine.
Shao Chengzhang didn't start his holiday until the 29th of the lunar year. In the afternoon, he accompanied Chen Zhuo to the supermarket to buy some snacks to stock up on, as well as the Chinese character for "Fu" to be pasted on the wall. He never prepared these things for the Lunar New Year in previous years.
Shao Chengzhang stood at the door holding the word "Fu", and Chen Zhuo stood behind him, directing him to make sure it was not pasted crookedly.
He said: "This is my first time to put up a blessing character."
"Huh?" Chen Zhuo's eyes widened. "You don't even prepare these things for Chinese New Year?" Although the festive atmosphere had faded, Chen Zhuo still loved to dress up. Life always needed a sense of ritual and conviction. "Tieba, this time it's official."
Shao Chengzhang's large hands smoothed the paper from top to bottom, left to right, and pasted the character "Fu" in place. "I used to work on New Year's Eve, then sleep when I got home. I'd wake up the next day and go to Yihai Villa to pay New Year's greetings. That was the end of the New Year for me."
His hand was on the fingerprint lock, the door opened, and Chen Zhuo took him in.
It was an understatement, but Chen Zhuo felt a little distressed when he heard it. "I thought you would go to Yi Hai. Otherwise, why don't you come home with me this year and spend the New Year with my mother."
Shao Chengzhang smiled and said "Okay".
Shen Zhuo nodded: "Then you will be the son-in-law of our Shen family from now on. Baby, don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."
"If you treat me badly, I'll go and complain to my mother."
Shen Zhuo snorted. She really didn't dare to say who Ms. Chi favored more now.
Ever since she created a three-person group for mutual affection, Ms. Chi no longer approached her individually; everything was discussed in the group. Ms. Chi was also a fan of forwarding videos, sometimes posting seven or eight a day. Chen Zhuo found it annoying and simply stopped disturbing her. Shao Chengzhang was attentive, responding to every word, to the point that Ms. Chi now started with "Chengzhang ah..." whenever she opened her mouth in the group, as if forgetting her daughter's existence.
"Just tell me what I did wrong to you? Haven't I been the best to you?"
"Yeah." Shao Chengzhang suddenly felt confident for some reason. He kissed her and said, "You are the best person to me in this world."
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Knowing that Shao Chengzhang was going to Shen Zhuo's mother's house for the New Year, Shao Song's expression was not very good. What kind of words were these? In the end, he suggested that they just pick up Ms. Chi and celebrate the New Year together.
Chen Zhuo evaded the question, saying that Ms. Chi had already started preparing at home, and Lan Fuyu intervened before giving up. Shao Song asked Uncle Tian to bring some gifts to Shao Chengzhang's car, all of which were expensive supplements.
Chen Zhuo said that so much was not needed, but Shao Chengzhang stopped her and said it was okay. She watched the trunk of the Cayenne being filled up little by little.
Ms. Chi spent the afternoon at home preparing New Year's Eve dinner and dumpling fillings, both vegetarian and meaty. Unlike when she was a child, these days, people don't stay up all night to celebrate the New Year. After dinner, they start making dumplings. They finish around 10 o'clock, eat a few symbolically, watch the Spring Festival Gala, play on their phone, and then it's almost time for bed.
Chen Zhuo couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had eaten coin dumplings and sugar dumplings. This year, Ms. Chi prepared ten coins and eight pieces of crispy candies, saying that eating them would bring him a sweet and prosperous next year.
Shao Chengzhang said that each coin had a value, and after eating, they could come to him to exchange it for money. When Shen Zhuo heard this, his eyes lit up. He had put away the food during the reunion dinner, just wanting to eat more coin dumplings in the evening.
Ms. Chi said with a smile: "You only grow in age, but not in wisdom. You are so grown up but still act like a child, thinking about money."
Chen Zhuo hummed and retorted: "I'm obviously trying to maintain my innocence."
Seven plates of dumplings were served, each plate was not very full. Shen Zhuo looked around and just as he was about to take one, Ms. Chi stopped him: "Don't be picky, just take whatever plate you want to eat."
Chen Zhuo pouted and took the plate in front of him, picked out the dumpling that caught his eye the most, and took a bite. It was sweet.
“It’s made of sugar…”
"The sugar ones are great, so sweet." Ms. Chi smiled.
Shao Chengzhang picked one up and bit into it. Inside, a shiny silver coin was wrapped. He used his chopsticks to remove it and set it aside. A moment later, Ms. Chi also found a coin dumpling. Shen Zhuo had already eaten three, and there was nothing left. This comparison made him feel unbalanced.
Ms. Chi said, "It would be nice if you two could each get some candy and some money."
Chen Zhuo said, "No, I have to make money next year too!" Especially now that she is the boss, there must be a good sign.
Shao Chengzhang picked up a dumpling for her and looked at her with a smile, "Wife, eat this."
Shen Zhuo took a half-believing bite, and her teeth hit something hard. She spit it out, poked it with the tip of her chopsticks, and saw a coin. She grinned at Shao Chengzhang.
"Now you are eating money, are you happy?" he asked.
Chen Zhuo kept nodding his head like a small spring ornament.
Shen Zhuo got a total of four coins, two of which were from the blind box she opened, and the remaining two were from eating the money dumplings that Shao Chengzhang and Ms. Chi picked for her.
She mumbled and bowed to the two of them: "Thank you, Mom~ Thank you, husband~" She took it to wash, and Shao Chengzhang gave her the coin he had eaten.
After washing the coins, he opened his palm towards Shao Chengzhang and said, "It's a deal, five coins for 50,000."
Shao Chengzhang smiled and nodded, then took his phone to transfer money to her. He remembered that she said she didn't like WeChat transfers, always saying that the withdrawal fees were expensive, so he transferred the money to her bank card.
Shen Zhuo looked over his shoulder and saw Ms. Chi coming out of the inner room, and said first: "Mom, Happy New Year." Shao Chengzhang turned around and said "Happy New Year" to Ms. Chi.
"Hey, Happy New Year. Here, these are the red envelopes for both of you." Ms. Chi handed over the red envelopes with a smile.
Shen Zhuo said "Wuhu", took it with both hands, squeezed it, and found it was quite thick, "Thank you, Mom!"
Shao Chengzhang was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Mom, I don't need it." He hadn't received a red envelope from his elders for a long time.
"Why not? You two will always be children to me. Keep it."
"Yes, my mother gave it to me. Take it."
As soon as his wife said that, Shao Chengzhang stopped refusing and took the red envelope with both hands, saying happily, "Thank you, Mom."
After handing out the red envelopes, Ms. Chi prepared to wash up and go back to her room to sleep. Shen Zhuo held the red envelope in one hand and stretched out his hand to Shao Chengzhang to ask for a red envelope, "Shao Chengzhang, Happy New Year."
Shao Chengzhang held her hand with his big hand, "Wife, Happy New Year."
"Hmm? Where's my red envelope?"
Shao Chengzhang raised his eyebrows, "Just call me something and you want a red envelope?"
Chen Zhuo's eyes rolled, and he stood on tiptoe and blew into his ear: "Call me brother, will you give it to me?"
Shao Chengzhang put his arm around her waist and lifted her up. Shen Zhuo subconsciously lifted her legs and clamped them around his waist. The faint sound of running water came from the bathroom, and she realized that this was not Yuelan Bay.
"Put me down!" She patted his shoulder, but she didn't want Ms. Chi to see it, it would be so embarrassing.
Shao Chengzhang's hands left her waist and circled her from behind, "It's you who's hanging on me, but it's not that I won't let you down."
"You—" She loosened one hand and tried to get down, but Shao Chengzhang held her hips and lifted her up. While Ms. Chi was still in the bathroom, he entered Shen Zhuo's small bedroom.
The door was not closed and the lights were not turned on in time. Only the faint cold white moonlight outside the window illuminated the room.
Shao Chengzhang laid her flat on the bed, leaning over her with his hands on his side, staring at her. He didn't dare to speak loudly, and said in a low voice: "Scream once more and I'll give it to you."
"No more shouting." Chen Zhuo tilted his head and said stubbornly, "I don't want the red envelope anymore."
"I can't give up." Shao Chengzhang switched from using his hands to support himself with his elbows, closing the distance. His other hand tickled her waist. Shen Zhuo hunched over, pushing his forearm against him, preventing him from continuing.
Shao Chengzhang grabbed her hands with his big hands, lifted them up above her head and held them, then blew air into her ears.
"Okay, okay, is it not okay for me to call you?" Chen Zhuo couldn't bear it anymore and shrank his neck. Finally, he compromised and called him in a very low voice: "Brother." Chen Zhuo felt that talking to him quietly like having an affair, and he couldn't help laughing.
Shao Chengzhang was still not satisfied and was about to ask her to shout a few more times when he heard Ms. Chi calling for help. Shao Chengzhang had no choice but to let her go and got up to go out to find Ms. Chi.
Ms. Chi's home was in an old neighborhood, and the heating wasn't very good. Worried that the young couple would be cold at night, she found a quilt in the wardrobe and gave it to them. Shao Chengzhang walked into her bedroom and took a thick cotton quilt.
Ms. Chi told them to go to bed early. After saying goodnight to each other, Shao Chengzhang returned to the room with the quilt. Chen Zhuo was no longer there. She was washing up in the bathroom.
Shao Chengzhang knocked on the door and went in to join her. He took out a toothbrush from her makeup bag, and Shen Zhuo squeezed the toothpaste on it. Shen Zhuo washed up first and went back to the room. He got into bed and couldn't help but gasp for air. It was icy cold.
When Shao Chengzhang came back, she would go straight into his arms, put her hands in front of him and press them against him. When she felt the place she was pressing against was no longer hot, she would move to another place and press it against him. Remembering that he hadn't given her a red envelope yet, she reminded him, "Don't forget, I want a red envelope with a lucky number."
Shao Chengzhang couldn't help laughing: "Feudal and superstitious little money-grubber." As she asked for an auspicious number, he sent her 188888.
Shen Zhuo's phone occasionally buzzed and vibrated. She guessed it was probably a New Year's greeting from a colleague or friend, but she didn't want to pay any attention to it at the moment. She just wanted to nestle quietly in Shao Chengzhang's arms.
"Shao Chengzhang." She suddenly called him.
"Um?"
Shen Zhuo raised his head slightly and looked at him, "You know, I haven't had such a happy Spring Festival in a long time."
Only when she was a child did she look forward to Chinese New Year. Back then, Shen Furong was still around, and every time they ate dumplings, she would eat until she was stuffed and vomited, just to save up for a few more dumplings. Shen Furong would then give her the more expensive dumplings.
"Have I never told you about my dad?" she asked. Before he could answer, she began, "Well, there's actually not much to say. He left me and my mom when I was a freshman in high school. In my memory, he was always very kind to me and always acceded to my requests. But my mom was very strong-willed, and we often quarreled. After he left, I missed him very much and felt that my mom had forced him away, so I turned against her and was very rebellious. Later, when I grew up, I gradually realized how difficult it was for a woman to take care of the family and work at the same time, and my relationship with my mom began to ease."
"But I went from one extreme to another. I began to hate my dad, thinking he was an irresponsible man. It made me determined not to get married and not rely on any man. I could only rely on myself because I didn't want to be like my mom. But then, surprisingly, I agreed to go on a blind date with you and got married. Sometimes I feel like fate is so magical."
"That means we are destined to be together." Shao Chengzhang asked, "Wife, have you ever regretted marrying me?"
Chen Zhuo thought for a moment and said with certainty, "No, and I often feel that marrying you is great. You made me realize that marriage can be different, and not all men are like my dad. Now when I mention him, I don't seem to have any special feelings, no resentment or anger. The only person he feels sorry for is my mom."
"Have you ever thought about finding him?"
"No, I just hope that everyone is well now and no one will disturb each other's lives." In the past, Shen Zhuo never thought that one day she would be able to calmly mention Shen Furong and send him blessings.
She found that she liked herself more now than ever before.
Because she could feel the love from Shao Chengzhang, Jiang Jun, and Ms. Chi.
Because people who are wrapped in love will also have soft hearts.
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