"Yes, I have to admit, Zhang Hongmei is really outstanding. Sometimes I am also captivated by her charm."
"Alright, stop thinking about useless things and go to sleep. We have to go to the company tomorrow morning! Everyone else is getting a break, so how can we not strive for success?"
Silence fell over the bedroom. Miao Xinyue, however, mourned her brief, unrequited love. At first, she was simply attracted to Wyatt Roy's appearance, finding him too handsome and sunny. The second time she saw him, she was drawn to his family background, and the third time, her heart had involuntarily fallen for him.
Actually, I know that if he didn't have such a family background, I wouldn't have developed feelings for him so quickly. You could say that he meets all the requirements of my ideal partner.
But reality is cruel. Even when he sat across from her at dinner, she never even glanced at him. He only had eyes for Zhang Hongmei.
Even if she didn't want to, she had to admit that she was inferior to Zhang Hongmei in every way. So she figured it out and decided to focus all her energy on her studies. With her own qualifications, she was sure she could find a suitable husband after returning to China.
Thinking about this, I suddenly understood, smiled slightly, and let go of the burden in my heart.
The next morning, everyone was a little late. After Zhang Hongmei finished her Tai Chi practice and returned, she didn't see anyone else in the dining room, except for Zeng Zhongkang, who had just returned from his run.
"Hehe, everyone was so overjoyed yesterday, how come you're all so late today?"
Shen Yunfang simply smiled, "Hongmei, would you like to eat first?"
"No, let's wait until everyone else is ready. After dinner, we still need to shovel the snow out of the yard. I didn't expect the snow to be so thick overnight."
After washing up and going downstairs, everyone went to the dining room.
"Luckily, Haozheng came back yesterday, otherwise he might not have been able to come back today," Wang Xinyi said thankfully.
"Yes, with such heavy snow, we probably won't be able to get back until the day after tomorrow at the earliest, and that's assuming the snow stops." Zhao Hao was also very glad that he had insisted on coming back.
"Sorry, we can't shovel snow. We have to go to the company to see if there's any training today," Zhao Yuetong said apologetically.
"It's okay, you can leave after you finish eating. Wear more layers," Wang Xinyi told them. To be honest, in this kind of weather, she would have preferred to stay at home. But seeing how serious and enthusiastic the two girls were, she didn't want to discourage them.
After the meal, the men were responsible for the snow on the roof, while Zhang Hongmei and Shen Yunfang were responsible for piling up the snow in the yard to make it easier for them to carry it out.
After cleaning up the yard, the group cleared a path through the street to make it easier for people to get around.
Three days later, Miao Xinyue and the others took the bus to work. It was said that the snow on the road had been almost completely cleared. Zhang Hongmei avoided going out as much as possible because it was too cold.
Three days before school started, guests came to our house.
Anne, accompanied by a graceful and elegant elderly Chinese woman, rang the doorbell.
Zhang Hongmei saw Annie entering the courtyard from the second-floor window and immediately went downstairs.
The two met at the bottom of the stairs. "Sister, I knew you would greet me. This is my grandmother, Grandma, this is the Sister Zhang Hongmei I was talking about."
"Madam, please have a seat in the living room."
The man grabbed Zhang Hongmei's hand and began to stroke it incessantly, like a lecherous man, making Zhang Hongmei very uncomfortable. However, she was too embarrassed to pull her hand away and could only let him lead her back to the living room.
"You can just call me Aunt Huang. That's so nice of you, that's our good daughter."
Zhang Hongmei smiled awkwardly, unsure how to respond.
Just as he sat down, Carlos McKen came in. "You two are too impatient. Couldn't you wait for me?" Behind him was a foreigner carrying many gift boxes.
"Miss Zhang, this is a small gift for you, please accept it."
"Mr. McCann, you're too kind."
Huang Meihua patted Zhang Hongmei's hand. "You're welcome, you're welcome. We're the ones who disturbed you."
Carlos McKen sat helplessly to the side, watching his mother's mushy actions. Didn't she notice that the little girl was a bit awkward?
At this moment, Shen Yunfang served hot tea, and Wang Xinyi and Zhao Tiancheng also came out.
"You? The eldest granddaughter of the Grand Secretary Wang?"
Wang Xinyi was taken aback. It had really been over forty years since anyone had mentioned this. She looked at the old woman with a puzzled expression.
"And you are?"
"Hehe, it's understandable that you don't recognize me. You were only six or seven years old when I went abroad. We only met once or twice. I guessed that because you look so much like your grandma."
Wang Xinyi sat on the opposite sofa, looking at Huang Meihua with great excitement.
How should I address you?
"According to the older generation's seniority, just call me Sister Huang. I never expected to see my childhood friend here." Huang Meihua sighed a little. She had come here from overseas when she was sixteen to escape that man's forced marriage. In the past forty years, she had not met anyone familiar. She never expected to run into him today.
"Alright, calm down. You're pregnant, aren't you? We'll have plenty of time to talk. I'm planning to stay here for a few days this time."
"That's wonderful! All the people I know are either gone or avoiding me, so how could I not be excited to hear Sister Huang say that? You must stay a few more days so we can catch up properly."
"Hehe, don't worry. I miss everything about home too. How many months pregnant are you?"
Wang Xinyi lowered her head shyly, "It's been four months."
"Take good care of yourself. Go to the hospital when you're close to giving birth. I've had four children already, and Carlos is the youngest."
"Sister Huang, we're having lunch at home today. What would you like to eat?"
“I love all the dishes my parents cook!” Huang Meihua said with emotion. “I came here alone. My cooking skills are still not good. I’ve been trying for over forty years, but I can never make home-cooked dishes taste the same. Annie Baby told me that your family’s food is delicious, so I came here.”
"Sister Huang, we don't need to be so polite. Please sit down. I'll ask someone to go buy groceries. Today, I'll make sure you get to taste some home-cooked food." Wang Xinyi said, then remembered something, but Zhao Tiancheng helped her up.
"Sister Huang, look at me, I'm so excited to see you. This is my husband, Zhao Tiancheng."
"Hello Ms. Huang! We'll go and discuss the menu first, then we'll come over and chat with you in a bit."
"Hehe, okay, you guys go ahead." Huang Meihua had been holding Zhang Hongmei's hand the whole time. Now that Wang Xinyi and the others had left, she turned to Zhang Hongmei and looked at her with increasing satisfaction, but doubts began to form in her mind.
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