This wasn't the first time Fang Lin's recycling company had done this; she was an expert in this area. The previous owner had left behind a shortage of goods, so the company had to suspend operations to reorganize and replenish its stock.
Taking inventory for a large supermarket is not easy; it took two days for the supermarket to reopen normally.
On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Dong Sanmei suddenly returned and went into her younger brother's house.
Dongqing said, "Third Sister, I had already bought my plane ticket and was planning to go to the island to spend the New Year with you. Why did you come back?"
“I missed my eldest and second eldest sisters, so I came back.” Dong Sanmei paused for a moment, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, “I wanted to come back and see my son even more.”
Dong Sanmei finally spoke her true feelings: the person she missed most was indeed her son. After all, her son was her own flesh and blood. She hadn't seen him since their divorce in early summer last year, and she had been missing him for a long time.
Dongqing said, "It's good that you're coming back for the New Year. I'll go to the airport tomorrow to cancel my ticket."
He was speaking from the heart; he also longed for his third sister to come back and celebrate the New Year together.
Just then, Li Yuzhu returned from outside with her children.
Dong Yusheng is 15 years old this year and is almost as tall as his father. His two younger sisters are 13 years old this year, and perhaps due to their living conditions, the two sisters are almost as tall as their mother.
When the three siblings saw their aunt return, they called out, "Third Aunt."
Dong Sanmei smiled and said, "You've all grown taller in the past six months."
When teenagers are developing rapidly, you may not notice much change even if you watch them every day, but you will see significant changes if you don't see them for six months.
Li Yuzhu asked, "Third Sister, you've been divorced for so long, haven't you found a boyfriend yet?"
Dong Sanmei said, "It's very difficult for someone like me to find a partner; I haven't found the right one yet."
Given Dong Sanmei's current circumstances, it's indeed difficult for her to find a suitable partner. Those with excellent personal qualities are too young, and those from well-off families already have children. She really doesn't want to become a stepmother after marriage.
Li Yuzhu asked, "I really don't believe no one is pursuing you!"
Given Dong Sanmei's current circumstances, no one would believe she has no suitors.
Dong Sanmei laughed after hearing this, but seeing that the children didn't say anything, Dong Qing knew that she was embarrassed to say such a thing in front of the children.
Dongqing said, "Third Sister, let's go to your house for a while. I have a lot of work-related things to discuss with you."
Dong Sanmei knew what her younger brother wanted to do. He said that talking about work was just a lie. He just wanted to find an excuse in front of the children to find out about her marital status. She smiled, nodded, said goodbye to her sister-in-law and children, and walked out of the house with her brother.
Upon arriving at their doorstep, Dong Sanmei took out her key to open the gate. She and her younger brother walked into the yard, opened the villa door, and sat down on the sofa in the living room.
It's been a long time since I've been back. The house is still the same, but the joy of the past is gone.
In the past, whenever I came home from get off work in the evening, my son would call out "Mom" and rush into my arms to cuddle. But those days are gone forever.
After the siblings sat down, Dongqing said, "Third sister, can you tell your brother who's pursuing you now?"
Dong Sanmei said, "We're not a good match, and his pursuit of my sister won't change anything."
Dong Qing said, "Love is like a pair of shoes; you only know if they fit when you put them on. You have to try them on first, right? Can you explain it to me in more detail?"
Dong Sanmei eventually told her younger brother about the young man who was deeply in love with her.
He is a technician who installs offshore hydroelectric power stations. He is a college graduate who has recently started working. His name is Yu Feng, he is unmarried, and he is only 26 years old this year.
Dong Sanmei is the owner of a business on the island and often has the opportunity to meet and communicate with the technicians. Once, after discussing work, Yu Feng asked, "General Manager Dong, I've never seen your husband. Didn't he come to the island to work with you?"
Dong Sanmei didn't hide anything from him, saying that she and her husband had been divorced for several months and that her son was living with her husband.
From then on, Yu Feng would often invite Dong Sanmei to the beach to chat, ostensibly to discuss work.
Dong Sanmei wasn't stupid. She had been through a marriage before, so it wasn't hard for her to see that this college student had fallen for her.
She didn't deny that Yu Feng was a very outstanding young man, but the two of them were too incompatible in age. Putting aside the fact that she was a divorcee, she was 38 years old this year, a full 12 years older than him. She was really worried that he was pursuing her for her current status. A marriage without love was not what she wanted.
On the eve of the Spring Festival holiday, Yu Feng and Dong Sanmei were taking a walk on the beach when Yu Feng suddenly asked, "Sister Sanmei, it's not hard for you to tell over the past few months that I like you. Do you like me?"
Recently, Yu Feng has been calling Dong Sanmei that when no one is around, and sometimes he even calls her "sister".
Dong Sanmei was more than ten years older than him, so there was nothing wrong with her calling him "sister," and Dong Sanmei accepted his address.
Dong Sanmei said, "Yufeng, we've known each other for four months. It's not a long time, but it's not short either. I want to know if you really like me!"
Some things don't need to be said too bluntly. Yu Feng could easily understand what Dong Sanmei meant: Do you like me, or do you like my family and status?
In this day and age, many people pursue marriage partners for wealth. Their goal in marriage is not love, but rather the other person's job and wealth, and secondly, the woman's appearance.
Dong Sanmei's current status would tempt many vain young people; I'm afraid he's after her wealth, not love.
Yu Feng said, "You might not believe me, but I'm not from an ordinary family. My father is a real estate tycoon. I really don't value money that much. I've always considered money as dirt. I'm not after your status or wealth; I only like you as a person."
Dong Sanmei looked at him in disbelief and asked, "Since you're a rich kid, why are you still working for a company? After graduating from university, shouldn't you have gone back to help your father manage the company?"
Yu Feng was also an unfortunate child. He then told Dong Sanmei about his family history.
Not long after Yu Feng began to remember things, his biological mother fell ill and passed away.
At that time, his family was very ordinary. His father was a section chief in his unit. Yi Xiaoshuang was very beautiful and more than ten years younger than her father. She had just graduated from university and was working in her father's department. Later, the two of them got together.
My father and Yi Xiaoshuang got married not long after they started dating, becoming a true older man and younger woman.
A year later, Yi Xiaoshuang gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and from then on, Yu Feng truly became the son raised by his stepmother.
In the 1980s, my father and Yi Xiaoshuang both resigned from their jobs to start their own businesses. They gradually made their fortunes and established their own real estate company, which now has assets of 1.2 billion yuan.
My stepmother, Yi Xiaoshuang, is very beautiful, but she is too scheming. She has taken control of the company's finances. My father is nominally the company's general manager, but he has no real power.
After Yu Feng was admitted to university, he reminded his father many times, saying, "Dad, our family will be ruined by Yi Xiaoshuang sooner or later. Divorce her quickly; it's not too late."
Often, bystanders see things more clearly than those directly involved. He wouldn't believe his son's words. The father said, "Don't speculate. Your aunt treats me very well."
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