The working people are willing to use the harvest of a year's hard work for expenses, such as a few small gambles, such as buying new year's goods before the end of the year, or, for example, the new year's money that they don't want to give but have to give.
In recent years, various magazines and TV shows have frequently expressed the view that they cannot afford to spend the Spring Festival. As for whether it is really unaffordable, it is a matter of opinion.
Different from the working people, top Chinese ladies like Ling Hong and Chen Xueqin do not feel distressed after spending irrationally. During the Chinese New Year, they always have to buy a few decent clothes for rushing to the door for parties, even if Chen Xueqin Xue Qin has changed a lot, and Ling Hong has rarely participated in public activities since Mai Changqing passed away. However, it is really unreasonable for wealthy ladies like them not to buy a few sets of affordable clothes before the Spring Festival.
On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, there were only three days left before the Spring Festival. Chen Xueqin enthusiastically asked Ling Hong to go shopping. The latter arrived as scheduled, but did not miss the appointment.
Like Chen Xueqin, her home was also deserted. Even though she forced a smile in front of the Mai family elders, after that false smile passed, it was replaced by an increasingly intense desertion and emptiness.
After feeding the child, Ling Hong hugged Chengcheng and drove out.
As usual on dates, Chen Xueqin always likes to take the initiative to express sincerity. Ling Hong does not resist this, so she lets Chen Xueqin release her motherly nature.
Compared with ordinary working women, they are more bold and less hesitant when shopping, and they are more popular with salespeople.
There is a popular saying that reincarnation is the most technical job in the world, and it hits the nail on the head.
After spending a whole morning shopping like crazy, the two of them chose a Western restaurant with an elegant environment for dinner. With the beautiful looks and aura of these two sisters, it was easy to attract some attention from the opposite sex, especially Ling Hong, who was holding a baby in her arms. But it couldn't cover up her graceful and plump figure at all. For some animals with somewhat alternative tastes, a wife is the kingly rule.
After Chen Xueqin sat down, she stirred the coffee with a half-smile, and stared at Ling Hong with a hint of teasing.
Ling Hong sighed softly and said, "Xiao Nizi, are you planning to laugh at me?"
"How can that be impossible?" Chen Xueqin said with a smile, "Sister Hong, your market is so big, it's too late for me to be happy for you, how can you make a joke."
Ling Hong chuckled and shook her head, noncommittal.
She will never marry again in this life,
The day Mai Changqing passed away, she made up her mind.
After regaining consciousness for a moment, he saw Chen Xueqin staring at him intently, and couldn't help but smile and said, "I have something to say."
"Yes." Chen Xueqin nodded slightly, biting her lip and said, "Sister Hong, how do you plan to spend the Spring Festival?"
"What's going on?" A strange color flashed across Ling Hong's beautiful eyes, but she still asked with her usual expression.
"I heard that Uncle Mai took his wife and children back to the army during the Spring Festival last year." Chen Xueqin mustered up the courage and said, "Sister Hong, you plan to follow."
Ling Hong was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said: "I don't want to go, I might stay at home."
"Isn't that a person?" Chen Xueqin suddenly became energetic,
"Don't I have a child with me?" Ling Hong said,
"But that's boring." Chen Xueqin looked sad, put down the spoon and sighed softly, "My father passed away, and the Chen family was also very deserted. In previous years, he couldn't get out of bed during the Spring Festival, but he would still spend New Year's Eve with us after all. This time, only my brother and I are left, alas..."
"At least you have a companion." Ling Hong consoled her, "It's better than me being alone, not even having anyone to chat with to relieve my boredom."
"Otherwise," Chen Xueqin asked tentatively, "Sister Hong, please spend the Spring Festival with me and my brother. This way, it will be more lively and you will have company."
"You're still afraid that you won't have a companion." Ling Hong said with an indifferent expression, "After the reunion dinner, there are so many parties you have to go to."
"I won't go to these boring parties now." Chen Xueqin was overjoyed when she saw that Ling Hong didn't object to her mentioning her brother, and she hurriedly begged, "Sister Hong, just promise me. At worst, I will take care of the children for you. You You can play mahjong with peace of mind, okay?"
When Ling Hong heard this, her expression became a little complicated. She gently stirred the coffee with the spoon in her hand, and finally shook her head and said, "No."
"Why?" Chen Xueqin asked hurriedly, "It's been so long, are you still angry with my brother?"
"Actually, you don't have to keep trying to please me for Chen Yifei." Ling Hong shook her head gently and said, "There's no need. I was really angry with him some time ago. Why was it not him who died, but my husband? As time went by, I thought It makes sense, if my husband is in danger, he will not stand idly by, and if it is your brother who dies, I will do the same thing you are doing now."
"Comparing my feelings with my own, I gradually understood Chang Qing's mood at that time." Ling Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Perhaps, this is the brotherhood between men."
"Yes." Chen Xueqin looked a little lonely. In her heart, Mai Changqing has always been a big brother figure. When she was in trouble and her brother was not around, she would always think of Mai Changqing. After he died, Chen Xueqin She was just as sad and sad. Now that Ling Hong could figure it out, she felt deeply comforted. She tightened the spoon in her hand and said slightly forcefully, "Sister Hong, from now on, treat our Chen family as your own home. If you have any difficulties, I and I will Brother will do his best to help you. After all, it is much harder to find a few friends in this circle than a few enemies."
Ling Hong smiled slightly, smoothed the hair on her forehead and said, "I won't bother you on New Year's Eve. I will take Chengcheng to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. Remember to give my son a big red envelope."
"This is natural." Chen Xueqin smiled happily.
I don't know whether it was because Chen Xueqin was extremely excited because she opened up Ling Hong's heart, or whether the two of them were tired from shopping all morning. Chen Xueqin hurriedly stuffed her clothes into the car, said hello to Ling Hong and then went home. ,
Ling Hong, however, waited for her car to leave. Her big sister's smile suddenly faded. She got into the car coldly, and said to Mai Zhicheng, who was staring at the roof of the car with wide eyes: "Son, let's go to pay New Year's greetings to our enemies on the first day of the new year." , do you feel aggrieved?"
"I can't help it. Before I do something I want to do, I always have to do something disgusting." Ling Hong tightened her collar for her son, a soft smile appeared on her beautiful face, "Wait for the report. If you settle your grudge, mom will treat you well, okay."
Looking at her husband's son whose face looked more and more like her husband's, Ling Hong's vision gradually became blurry, she pursed her lips and stopped talking.
…
In the study room, Chen Yifei was sitting on a chair with a smile on his face. He even gave up the habit of practicing calligraphy after lunch break and just sat in a chair in a daze.
Opposite him, stood a man covered in pitch black. There were not many people who could come in and stay in Chen Yifei's study for a long time. Mai Changqing was one of them, and the second best person in the world in front of him was the only one.
"She doesn't seem to hate me anymore." Chen Yifei smiled, his expression a little dull.
"I just heard what Chen Xueqin said." Number Two Under Heaven said calmly,
"She came to Chen's house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year." Chen Yifei said,
"I heard it too." The second best person in the world nodded.
"She will bring the child." Chen Yifei looked a little excited, "Tell me, what gift should I prepare for Chengcheng? No matter how big the red envelope is, it can't make him happy. After all, neither the Mai family nor the Ling family is lacking. He should not be short of money or toys, but besides these, what else can I give him."
"You're asking me." Number Two Under Heaven asked coldly,
Chen Yifei was astonished, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
Yes, he is asking about the second best person in the world, but he shouldn’t ask about the second best person in the world.
Apart from being good at killing people, the second best person in the world couldn't give Chen Yifei any advice.
After struggling to regain his mood, Chen Yifei tensed his muscles and said, "There are only a few days left. I must come up with a gift for Chengcheng, otherwise he will be unhappy."
"He is only half a year old." The second best person in the world frowned slightly.
"Half a year is enough." Chen Yifei smiled happily, "Half a year old can play with toys and smile at people."
"You seem to have forgotten that you killed his father." The Second Under Heaven said with the utmost cruelty,
As soon as these words came out, Chen Yifei's expression changed drastically.
The smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a terrifying coldness,
Chengcheng's father was killed by his own hands. He deliberately tried to forget it, but he knew that that scene and those few words the man said before he died would never be forgotten or washed away in his life.
The person he least wants to kill is Mai Changqing. The friendship he cherishes the most is Mai Changqing. His only friend is also Mai Changqing, but he knows too much, and Chen Yifei can't tolerate him.
So he's going to die,
Chen Yifei stabbed him to death. Mai Changqing didn't believe that he would die in his brother's hands, but he didn't hate it, not at all. How could he hate his brother, his only brother?
"I remember, how could I forget." Chen Yifei said in a cold tone, "He was still begging me to take him home before he died. He was so stupid. Since he wanted to go home, why did he leave home? Why did he leave home after leaving home? How to go back."
"So far, we are not completely sure that Ling Hong doesn't know anything about it." Number Two Under Heaven reminded,
He doesn't like Chen Yifei killing Mai Changqing. He doesn't like it morally.
But he still stands by Chen Yifei. Regardless of whether it is voluntary or not, he is Chen Yifei's subordinate. Living on the emperor's salary and worrying about the emperor's worries is the most basic moral conduct of every person who knows how to be grateful.
In his opinion, Chen Yifei's current mentality has gone awry.
His wariness was wiped out at that moment. Chen Yifei in that state was extremely dangerous.
Chen Yifei listened to the friendly reminder from No. 2 Under Heaven, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and said meaningfully: "You mean, Ling Hong may be approaching me on false pretenses."
"There are no absolutes in anything. After all, it was you who killed her husband. It's better not to know, but to know, a fierce woman like her will have to die." The second best person in the world said,
"I understand what you said." Chen Yifei's pupils shrank slightly and he said every word, "But I can't do anything to her for the time being."
"Because we can't confirm whether she knows or not." Number Two Under Heaven asked,
"This is only part of the reason." Chen Yifei shook his head, "She is Chengcheng's mother. Chengcheng is still young. He cannot become an orphan. I know what it's like to be an orphan..."
"if,."
"If she is not sincere," Chen Yifei slowly stood up, glanced at the second best person in the world with a charming look, and said lightly, "Mai Changqing is already dead, what is she doing alive?"
