The next morning, when I woke up, An Lan was no longer by my side just like the previous days. She would go back to Xiao Man's place every day before Xiao Man woke up.
The sun has shined through the gaps in the curtains, and the air is full of spring.
And the crazy scene last night also flashed in my mind in an instant, like a dream but not a dream!
Last night, An Lan was like a blooming epiphyllum, fully displaying her most beautiful side.
This is the first time in the long time that I have known her that she has been so proactive and so bold in her words.
I don't know why she suddenly became like this. Could it be that she was stimulated by something?
After being stunned in bed for a long time, I got out of bed and put on my clothes.
After washing, I walked out of the room. Breakfast was already prepared on the table, but An Lan and Xiao Man were nowhere to be seen, and even Sister Cai was not at home.
I didn't think much about it, so I sat down at the dining table and started eating breakfast, while taking out my tablet to read today's morning news.
At this moment, the door opened. I turned around and looked at the door. It was An Lan and Xiao Man, followed by Sister Cai.
They carried two shopping bags from the supermarket in their hands and went out to buy groceries early in the morning. But this was Sister Cai's business, and An Lan also went with them.
While I was wondering, An Lan put on her shoes and walked over to me, looked at me with a smile and said, "Don't go to the company today."
"Why?" I looked at her with a puzzled face, why did I feel that she had become mysterious since last night.
"Don't you know what day it is?"
I just thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't remember any date.
An Lan rolled his eyes at me and then said: "Fool, today is your birthday!"
"Ah?!" I quickly took out my phone and looked at the calendar. Today is really the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, and it's my birthday!
I immediately laughed and said, "I don't celebrate birthdays very often, so I've even forgotten them."
"Okay! Today, I won't go to the company, stay at home, and our family will celebrate your birthday." An Lan walked up behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and said softly.
"Okay, it's good to relax. We have been too busy during this period. If we don't immerse ourselves in it, I will forget why we are busy."
Xiaoman came over at this time, took out a knitted deer and handed it to me, saying in a sweet voice: "Happy birthday!"
"Hey! Xiaoman, is this your birthday gift to me now?" I took the delicate little deer and said.
Xiao Man's little head nodded lightly. I looked at this beautifully woven deer and asked, "Why did you give dad a deer? Do you like deer?"
"Well, do you like it?"
"I like it. Daddy likes whatever Xiaoman gives me." As I said that, I reached out and touched her delicate face gently.
Let’s put aside the days when she first returned to China, let alone touching her, even if I bumped into her accidentally, she was far away from me.
As we have been getting along for a long time, Xiaoman's attitude towards me is much better now than before, although she still doesn't call me daddy, and she still doesn't let me sleep with her.
This birthday is really the most satisfying birthday I have ever had. Being accompanied by my dearest people makes me feel a rare happiness.
An Lan also ordered a cake for me, which arrived just as we were finishing lunch.
Although we had just eaten, Xiao Man was clamoring for cake, so An Lan and I had no choice but to open the cake.
Light a candle and let me make a wish. My wish is very simple, that is, I hope our family will be together forever.
After blowing out the candles and preparing to cut the cake, my cell phone suddenly rang.
I ignored it because An Lan and I had agreed not to interfere with anything related to work today.
After the ringing ended, I divided the cake. Xiaoman took the cake and ate it happily.
But the phone rang again, and I was really annoyed, so I had to take the phone out and prepare to turn it off.
But when I looked at the caller, I saw it was Gu Lisa.
I hesitated for a moment and finally answered the phone.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked Gulisa after I answered the phone.
"Mr. Chen, something bad is going to happen!" Gulisa's tone sounded extremely panicked.
I frowned subconsciously and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"There was a fire in the warehouse, and all our new products were burned."
"What?!" I was shocked and felt my scalp numb.
"I have called the fire department and they are on their way. Mr. Chen, please come over quickly!"
At that moment, I felt chills all over my body, and my heart suddenly tightened.
I didn't even know how I ended the call. At this time, An Lan came over to me. She didn't know what happened.
She put a little cake cream on her hand and then spread it on my face.
When she saw that I didn't respond, she realized something was wrong and asked me, "What's wrong with you?"
Such a big thing happened, and I didn't know how to tell An Lan for a while.
I pulled An Lan aside and stabilized my mood before saying to her: "Just now, Gu Lisa from the clothing factory called and said that there was a fire in the ready-made clothing warehouse, and all our latest designed clothes were destroyed in the flames."
When An Lan heard these words, his originally calm face suddenly became painful.
Yes, at this juncture, a fire broke out in the clothing warehouse, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow.
But I didn't panic. As I said before, I have experienced a lot and endured strong winds and waves. At this time, I understand the importance of calmness.
I said to An Lan: "I'll go over and take a look first, don't be too anxious."
"I will go with you."
Just like that, a wonderful birthday was disrupted by a sudden fire.
But things are all serious. My life is naturally a light one, and the fire in the clothing warehouse is a serious one.
An Lan and I rushed to the garment factory without stopping. We were both a little uneasy along the way, although I tried hard to control my emotions.
First of all, I don’t know whether the warehouse that was burned was the main warehouse or an ordinary warehouse. If it was an ordinary warehouse, it would be okay and the loss would not be huge, but if it was the main warehouse, it would be over!
As we got closer and closer to the garment factory, the sound of fire truck sirens became more and more obvious, and we could clearly see a plume of thick smoke floating into the sky from where the garment factory was.
The street leading to the garment factory was blocked by police cordons. We couldn't drive in, so we had to park outside and run all the way in.
After seeing everything clearly, An Lan and I froze on the spot.
The raging fire in front of us has completely engulfed the warehouse on the east side of the factory. There are three fire trucks parked in front of us, and firefighters are doing their best to extinguish the fire.
As far as I know, the warehouse on the east side is the finished garment warehouse, connected to the design room.
The firefighters were urgently controlling the fire, and all kinds of chaotic sounds were intertwined in their ears, a hell-like sound.
At this time, I saw Gulisa. She was talking to one of the firefighters on her hands and knees, and she looked very anxious.
I ran towards her decisively, and the fire captain asked Gulisa in great surprise: "What did you say? There is someone inside?!"