Regarding this issue, I definitely don’t want An Lan to go back, but so much money is indeed quite attractive.
But no matter how attractive she is, nothing is more important than her staying by my side. She is my priceless treasure.
So I didn't hesitate and replied decisively: "I don't hope."
"That's right, okay, let's not talk about it anymore."
An Lan doesn't want to mention it anymore, and I won't ask again. She may never want to mention these things to me.
Since I married her, she has almost never mentioned anything about her own family, and she has never mentioned anything about the company her father left behind.
I have even forgotten that such a thing happened and who she once was.
But when all these memories came back to my mind, I remembered that she was not an ordinary person, but she chose ordinary me.
But I don’t know if these things really end here?
Or is this just the beginning?
That person named Sean will never give up, and how can I keep her?
I think I should take the initiative to talk to Sean. This is my responsibility as a man, because running away cannot solve the problem.
…
An Lan and I set out for Chengdu early the next morning. We took Xiaoman and Yangyang with us, and also stopped by to see Yifeng and the others.
After more than four hours of driving, we finally arrived in Chengdu. Although we had been away for a long time, we were still very familiar with this city.
I didn't even use navigation to find where An Yifeng and Zhou Mo currently live.
I got in touch with An Yifeng on the way here, and they are waiting for us at home.
After ringing the doorbell, An Yifeng came to open the door for us.
As soon as the door opened, Xiaoman called to An Yifeng: "Uncle."
"Hey, Xiaoman, come and give me a hug."
An Yifeng knelt down and hugged Xiaoman, then greeted An Lan and me: "Sister, brother-in-law, come in quickly."
Zhou Mo also walked over at this time and shouted to me and An Lan.
I looked at Zhou Mo, and her belly was obviously a lot bigger.
"Zhou Mo, why didn't you tell me that you were pregnant?"
Zhou Mo smiled, glanced at An Lan and said, "I told my sister! Didn't my sister tell you?"
"She just told me yesterday, how many months ago?"
Zhou Mo lowered his head and touched his belly and said, "I'm just 34 weeks today."
"That's coming soon. It's great. You are all going to be parents."
An Yifeng smiled and quickly went to bring us tea.
An Lan and Zhou Mo were sitting on the sofa chatting about pregnancy. An Yifeng went to the kitchen to get busy, and I followed him to the kitchen to help.
"You have to work harder during this time!" I said to An Yifeng.
"That's right. Brother-in-law, are you feeling better?"
"Well, I'm feeling much better now. I've been back for more than half a month."
"That's good. It seems that Mr. Wu is still capable. I've been worried about him."
"I have to thank you! If you hadn't taken me to Mr. Wu, my illness wouldn't have been so easy to cure."
An Yifeng smiled again and said, "Brother-in-law, I just found out too late. If I had known about your situation earlier, I would have taken you to Mr. Wu earlier."
"It doesn't matter, it's not too late. Let's talk about you and Zhou Mo. How are you doing lately?"
"It's good. Isn't Zhou Mo pregnant now? She's raising her at home anyway. Everything in the store is left to the store manager to take care of."
"Is business okay?"
"It's just not that good. Several branches have been closed."
I paused and asked doubtfully: "What's going on?"
An Yifeng sighed softly and said: "Wasn't it been inspected once before because of hygiene problems? After that incident, it has been not working well. Anyway, the business has not been very good, so some stores have been closed."
"How many stores are still open now?"
"Basically all the stores outside the city have been closed, and there are only two stores in the city."
I didn't expect it to be so serious, so I frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me these things before?"
"Zhou Mo didn't let her talk. She said your company had so many things to do and wouldn't trouble you."
I sighed and said, "What kind of trouble is this? It's true for you two. We are a family. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. Why are you seeing people outside?"
An Yifeng smiled again and said, "Actually, it's not bad. The business of these two stores is still very good, and they can support Zhou Mo and I's daily expenses."
I glanced at Zhou Mo on the sofa in the living room. No wonder I felt a little tired when I saw her just now.
An Yifeng suddenly asked me again: "Brother-in-law, your company is doing well recently, right?"
"Very good. By the way, Yifeng, have you heard of Anrui Clothing?"
"Anrui Clothing?" An Yifeng was stunned, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it, what's wrong?"
I sighed softly and said, "I've been a little troubled recently because this company has been secretly confronting me. This time I came to Chengdu, I planned to go to this company to understand the situation."
"Oh! I really haven't heard of this company. It's not a small company that can compete with your company, brother-in-law, right?"
"From what we know so far, they are just a small company, but I don't think it's that simple, so I went there in person."
"Do you know the specific address?"
"I know, I'll go take a look this afternoon."
"Then I'll go with you. We'll take care of each other."
I smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not here to fight, I'm just here to understand the situation."
In the living room, An Lan was still chatting with Zhou Mo about some things after pregnancy. Zhou Mo was also very interested in it and used a small notebook to write down what An Lan said.
Looking at them, I was really in a trance.
I came to the living room, smiled and asked Zhou Mo: "Zhou Mo, do you like boys or girls?"
"I must like them all! I am counting the days every day and looking forward to the birth of my child soon."
An Lan smiled and agreed: "It was the same when I was pregnant with Xiaoman. I was very uncomfortable with it at first. Gradually, I looked forward to her being born soon, but after she was born, I pushed her back."
Zhou Moxiao asked: "Why?"
"I didn't understand anything at that time. With such a baby in front of me, I was completely at a loss. At that time, I was a little doubtful about life."
Zhou Mo turned to me and asked, "Brother, what were you doing at that time?"
"I……"
An Lan took over and said, "I don't blame him. He didn't even know if the child was his at that time, and I didn't tell him."
"Why?" Zhou Mo asked puzzled.
I don’t want to recall those days because due to some misunderstandings, An Lan and I almost had nothing to do with each other.
An Lan smiled and said: "These things are a long story, but they are all a misunderstanding."
"Then you will take care of the child alone?"
"During the confinement period, I went to the confinement center and was cared for by nurses. Later, I took the baby to see my mother. I really had no choice."
Zhou Mo looked down at his belly again, and said with a smile: "I was very surprised when I found out I was pregnant, because Yifeng and I didn't think about it at that time. I originally wanted to wait until things in the store stabilized.
Yes, but here he comes."
"Yes! I was the same at that time. I didn't expect it at all, but now that he is here, I can accept it with peace of mind. Children are the best gift God has given us."
I immediately asked Zhou Mo: "By the way, Zhou Mo, I heard from Yifeng that you have closed many stores now. What is the specific situation now?"