My father still doesn’t know about the existence of Xiaodouzi in the orphanage.
If Yan Yuan, a big talker, singles her out, her father might suspect that Xiaodouzi is her biological daughter.
You know, there are not many women in the world who are willing to be mothers of children before they get married.
What's more, she is still a mother to a child who is not related by blood.
After saying these words, no one would believe that Xiaodouzi was not Zhang Ling's biological child.
She glanced at the time displayed on the electronic screen in the car, and now it was impossible to chase Yan Yuan and scold her, so she could only set off for work as soon as possible.
With an anxious mood, she continued driving on the road. At a corner at an intersection, a dazzling light reflected from the passenger seat. She looked closely and saw that it was the USB flash drive left behind by Yan Yuan.
She smiled and said to herself: "Yan Yuan, you are so skilled at neglecting things, and you still want to threaten me?"
At the same time, Xiaodouzi also confirmed that Li Xiang will come to the parent-child sports meeting.
The biggest difference between the rhetoric and Zhang Ling's is that the time and specific format of the sports meeting were clarified.
The student registration project for the Parent-Child Games is divided into three stages: mother-child (female) stage, father-son (female) stage, and family stage.
Each stage will be scored accordingly, and the top three families in the grade with the highest total score will be awarded the "Most Harmonious Family Title", and will be awarded a sports meeting harmony medal, and their photos will be archived in the school memorial hall for permanent viewing and study.
The original intention of the school to organize this campaign is to encourage parents to interact more with their children, thereby shortening the distance between parents and children and making family relationships more harmonious.
Because the school believes that only children raised in harmonious families are the best.
To be honest, Xiaodouzi was also very tempted by the rewards from the sports meeting.
It's just that she passively felt that the family she pieced together was destined to miss the reward.
So she gave up her unrealistic reward fantasy and decided to use the parent-child sports meeting to do something else.
Xiaodouzi planned to deliberately ask Li Xiang to accompany her to the father-daughter stage the first day, and told Zhang Ling that she would not be able to come due to her busy work. The actual time that Zhang Ling knew was the next day;
Then, Zhang Ling was asked to participate in the mother-daughter stage on the second day, and Li Xiang was deliberately told that this stage would be on the third day.
Then Xiaodouzi will make full use of his identity as a child, unhappily mentioning that other people's fathers can come to cheer him up, and complaining that Li wanted to come but failed to make the appointment...
Why does it say using a child’s identity here?
Because sometimes children's words are naturally very persuasive.
In short, try to make Zhang Ling feel that Li Xiang is really not a man worth trusting because of her words.
Xiaodouzi felt that even if this could not drive Li Xiang away from Zhang Ling immediately, it would plant a seed of doubt in Zhang Ling's heart.
Doubtful, was she really wrong to accept Li Xiang's pursuit?
The little girl put down the phone with a cunning smile on her face. This was not the expression she should have at this age.
Although it was nice to have Li Xiang as a father when visiting Disneyland, she just didn't like Li Xiang.
Perhaps the little girl regards Zhang Ling as her most important private property in her heart;
Or maybe she lacked maternal love since she was a child, which led to a strong possessive desire for maternal love in her heart.
When she saw someone else besides her sharing the love from Zhang Ling.
The little girl had a rejection reaction in her heart.
She was worried that Zhang Ling would gradually ignore and neglect her because of Li Xiang's existence.
Because Xiaodouzi learned from his classmates that adults will have children of their own when they get married.
She has seen more of the selfishness of human nature.
I know if Zhang Ling’s mother talks about having her own child with Li Xiang in the future.
It is even very possible that she will not have a mother.
She understands how her classmates laughed at her for being pitiful when she didn't have a mother?
No children from normal families are willing to play with her.
In order to show their bravery, there were also a few bad boys who repeatedly mocked her as a motherless child in front of everyone, and even bullied her with physical violence.
During that time patience and loneliness became her best friends.
I often hide in bed alone and cry.
Yes, even so, she didn't want outsiders to see her tears.
Because sometimes tears really can't buy her the respect she wants, and many times they will lead to even more intense ridicule.
Since Zhang Ling attended her parent-teacher conference as a mother.
She gradually started to have two or three friends to play with.
When a friend stood up for her and punished the bad boys who had bullied her, she experienced an unprecedented sense of happiness after having friends.
Of course, these are only the indirect happiness brought by Zhang Ling’s mother.
The direct happiness brought by Zhang Ling's mother is too much to be described in one or two sentences.
For example, all children dream of the happiness that comes from being sick and being hospitalized.
Yes, you read that right!
For many children, being sick and hospitalized is indeed a blessing.
Not only can you avoid schoolwork openly, but you can also enjoy the obedient pampering of your parents.
For example, Xiaodouzi got an opportunity to go to Disneyland due to illness.
She hasn't had enough of these happy days yet.
She didn't want Li Xiang's appearance to bring her back to an era without a mother.
So she must act as soon as possible to drive away Li Xiang, the bad guy who wants to take away her happy time.
Obviously, the school's parent-child sports meeting is definitely the best time.
"Xiaodouzi, will your parents come?" A little girl suddenly appeared behind Xiaodouzi and asked.
Xiaodouzi turned around and said with an innocent smile:
"Everyone will come."
The little girl said disappointedly:
"I envy you so much. Both your parents can accompany you to the sports meeting. Alas, unlike me, only my mother can come. My father said..."
Xiaodouzi felt a sense of pride in his heart as he listened to his friend's complaints.
She may not know that this pride comes from Li Xiang.
Li Xiang's father's promise gave Xiaodouzi the capital to show off in front of his classmates.
She patted her friend's shoulder and comforted her:
"There are still two days until the sports meeting. You can try harder when you get home tonight. Maybe there will be a turn for the better."
The little girl's eyes instantly filled with hope and she said:
"You're right. How can you give up until the last moment? I will work hard."
She glanced at the teaching building in the distance and said:
"Let's go, I guess class is about to start. The next class is the homeroom teacher's class, so don't let the teacher catch us being late."
"good."
The two little girls held hands and walked cheerfully towards the teaching building. It seemed that just a simple holding of hands could make each other happy.
At this time, Li Xiang looked at Xiaodouzi's call number on his mobile phone, with a look of uncontrollable joy on his face.
He originally regretted turning around and leaving Zhang Ling without saying a few words in the morning.
I didn't reserve a reason for myself to meet openly next time.
How can we fulfill grandma's dying wishes if we can't meet each other?
Yes, this was grandma's last wish before she died.
After dinner at my grandma’s birthday party.
Xiaodouzi saw the beautiful scenery in the nearby park and asked the family of three to go and eat.
Li Xiang smiled slightly and said: "I will definitely agree to this wish. But I don't know whether your mother will agree or not?"
He sincerely looked forward to the family of three going out for a walk together after dinner.
He had imagined this beautiful and happy picture more than once.
Because whenever he saw similar scenes in the park, he would imagine that one day he would be so happy.
"Mom will definitely agree." Xiaodouzi said excitedly, looking back at the closed door with a bit of worry, "But when will mom and great-grandmother finish whispering?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Ling happened to walk out of her grandma's bedroom.
Xiaodouzi couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, and rushed towards her face and said at the same time:
"Mom, how about we go to the nearby park for a walk as a family of three now?"
Before she answered the question, she glanced at Li Xiang and guessed that he also wanted to go out for a walk.
She reached out and touched Xiaodouzi's ears, lowered her head and said with a smile:
"Don't worry! Your great-grandmother also has something to say to dad. Can we go together after they finish talking?"
"Looking for me?" Li Xiang asked back.
He thought his ears had heard wrongly.
It feels a bit like the last words of an ancient emperor before his death.
"Well, that's right! Grandma is waiting inside, please go in quickly." Zhang Ling said with determination in her eyes.
When Li Xiang walked into the bedroom with complicated emotions and saw that his grandma's face was already much charred, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
"Mother, are you okay? Otherwise, I'd better take you to the hospital quickly."
When grandma heard Li Xiang's concern, the pain on her face quickly disappeared, and then she put on a natural smile and said:
"There's no need to go to the hospital. It's probably time to take medicine. Just wait until I finish taking the medicine and go to bed to rest for a while."
"Then I'll..." Li Xiang turned around and prepared to pour water and medicine for grandma.
"Wait a minute!" Grandma said with a commanding tone.
Li wanted to hear grandma's words, put one hand on the door handle, and turned back to look at grandma incomprehensibly:
"Mom, do you need anything else? I'll get it for you."
Grandma continued: "Grandma has a few words to say. It won't be too late for you to go after I finish speaking."
Li Xiang wanted to insist on going, but when he saw the look in his grandma's eyes, he agreed as if he was under a spell:
"All right."
Grandma licked her chapped lips with her tongue and said:
"Listen to me, I've decided on this granddaughter-in-law outside. Your kid will marry me home as my granddaughter-in-law no matter what."
It’s hard to tell what’s in Li Xiang’s smile:
"My dear, I also want to do this, but..."
"There is no but!" Grandma directly refuted Li Xiang and refused to let him express it any further. She continued, "This is my grandma's last wish in this life. You are such an unsatisfactory grandson, do you just want to let..."
Li Xiang listened to his grandma's choked words and made up his mind with a feeling in his heart:
"Okay! My dear, I promise you."
Grandma showed a smile that was difficult for Li Xiang to understand for the time being and said:
"Remember what you said, let's go. Grandma just heard that Xiaodouzi is going to let the three of you go to the park together. This is a good opportunity. You kid must seize it."
…
Now thinking of grandma's unfathomable smile last night, Li Xiang seemed to understand something today.
As soon as Zhang Ling walked into the company's office, she heard the landline phone ringing.
She picked up the phone and sat down at the same time and said:
"Hello, hello! Who is this?"
"Zhang Ling, you finally answered the phone. Why didn't you answer the phone when I called you? I'm almost dying of anxiety." Yan Yuan said anxiously.
Zhang Ling was already happy when she heard Yan Yuan's voice, but she still pretended not to know anything and said:
"Oh, maybe I forgot to charge it last night and the battery ran out. What's the matter? Tell me quickly. Don't try to delay my work."
The real reason was that she deliberately shut down her phone after learning that Yan Yuan pulled down the USB flash drive.
She didn't want to be remotely controlled by Yan Yuan, delaying her work time and giving her a work USB flash drive.
What's more, Yan Yuan threatened her with her father when she got out of the car.
This made her extremely unhappy.
Yan Yuan said: "I can't find my work USB flash drive. It's very strange! I clearly remember that it was there when I was in your car. When I came to the work, I couldn't find it. Look quickly to see if my USB flash drive is in your car."
Up?"
"Oh, I know!" Zhang Ling hung up the phone without hearing Yan Yuan's reply.
A quarter of an hour.
Yan Yuan made a total of four phone calls during this period.
She didn't answer any of them.
The phone rang again, and she pretended to be out of breath and said:
"Hello, hello! Who is this?"
Yan Yuan said like an ant on a hot pot at this moment:
"Zhang Ling, why don't you answer the phone? You're making me anxious!"
"I personally went to find a USB flash drive for you." Zhang Ling said, pretending to be aggrieved.
"Have you found it? Tell me quickly!"
Listening to Yan Yuan's anxious voice, she felt much relieved.
"Yeah, I found it under the seat with a lot of effort."
"Quickly, can you find someone to bring it to me? I'm about to be scolded to death by Master Jue."
"Does this have anything to do with me?"
"Yes! My dear sister is in trouble, why don't you help her? Hurry up! You're a good girl."
"Tch, where are you coaxing the child?"
"My kindest sister, please be kind enough to find someone to send it to me, okay?"
"not good!"
"Ah, why?"
"I remember what some people said after they got out of the car! It's so scary that my little heart is trembling now. Tell me what to do."
"It's easy to talk about! Isn't it just that Li wants to be Xiaodouzi's father? I promise not to ask uncle, okay. Please find someone to send it to you quickly."
Zhang Ling heard Yan Yuan's cunning words.
"Okay. Then I will make an appointment for a courier later, and it will be delivered to you within two hours. That's it, you wait..."
Yan Yuan urgently interrupted: "No! I need to use it now! Master Jue gave me an ultimatum. If I can't finish my work today, I won't be allowed to get off work."
Don't let it be a small thing to get off work, the work is not completed smoothly, and you are on the cusp of layoffs.
If Master Miejie...
Then she will really be on the layoff list.
"But your guarantee just now is not enough! What can I do? I can only give you a USB flash drive according to the insufficient method." Zhang Ling reminded.
Only then did Yan Yuan suddenly understand the reason. She could only suppress her endless curiosity and said through gritted teeth in order to make her work go smoothly:
"Okay! I promise that I will never ask you any questions in the future, let alone mention this matter to my uncle in private, okay? If I dare to break my promise, I will be put in the shoes of Master Jue every day from now on."
She felt that Yan Yuan's oath was poisonous enough.
It's like cursing yourself for losing your job.
After Zhang Ling heard this, her lips curved gracefully and she said:
"Okay! How old is this? Why don't you find someone to give it to you?"
"What do you mean?" She could only think of this solution in desperation.
Zhang Ling said in a pleasant tone:
"I have already sent all the data on your USB flash drive to you via XX. Please pay attention to check it. I don't need to teach you the rest."
(XX here refers to unpublished sharing software that can replace a USB flash drive.)
"No, no! Sisters, you are the best. Oh!" Yan Yuan happily hung up the phone immediately.
He said this on the phone, but Yan Yuan hung up the phone, looked at the screen and cursed Zhang Ling as a bad guy.
Zhang Ling understood Yan Yuan's character and knew that Yan Yuan would probably scold her behind her back.
Just scold me, she won't hear it, and even if she hears it, she won't worry about it.
People!
Let alone friends, even the closest relatives will be complained and scolded if there is a conflict.
The purpose of the picture is to vent the resentment in the heart so that the state of mind can be restored to the original state quickly.
Resentment is something that should not be accumulated. The more you accumulate, the more people will be blinded by hatred.
She doesn't think too much about this now. Since she has come to work in the company, she must devote herself to her work wholeheartedly.
Zhang Ling's small punishment to Yan Yuan temporarily solved the crisis caused by Yan Yuan, but another crisis quietly came.