The company where Zhang Cuilan works is also on holiday. After the last morning meeting, she can go home with various gifts distributed by the company.
Now that she is a regular employee, she has the right to enjoy the benefits she deserves.
I don’t know where I learned how to draw numbers. A group of elderly cleaning staff reached out to draw their own numbers from an airtight box, and the prizes placed on the stage were about to be drawn out.
prize.
The prizes are very generous, including not only various daily necessities, but also large items such as refrigerators and washing machines.
Thinking that the weather was getting colder and colder, but her granddaughter still always washed the clothes by herself, Zhang Cuilan silently murmured in her heart that she hoped to be able to do it when she unloaded the washing machine.
However, what she doesn't know is that usually, these prizes have already been predetermined.
After she waited with great anticipation, it was the company manager who finally got the washing machine.
After the morning meeting, she only received daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt. After saying goodbye to her colleagues, she left the company and walked toward her home.
On the way, the originally lively streets have now become much deserted.
Perhaps it’s because most of the migrant population in the city have gone home to celebrate the New Year. In the past, it was hard to see a large crowd of people when they got off work. Even if it is still early, it should not be done before noon.
Like now, there are only a few scattered passers-by.
Walking neither fast nor slow, Zhang Cuilan glanced at the gifts she received this morning.
There is only a pack of salt and a bottle of shampoo.
Although the gift was small, Zhang Cuilan was moved and satisfied. Anyway, from the beginning, what she wanted most was just the washing machine. Other than that, she didn't have much objection to anything else.
"I don't know if that girl Yingying is awake."
Muttering to herself, she picked up the bag and walked home a little faster.
Liu Weicheng's cousin next door also came to her house last night. Before going to work this morning, she went to take a look inside the house and saw the little girl named Zhu Qinqin sleeping soundly with her granddaughter in her arms.
She does look cute. Although it was the first time we met, Zhang Cuilan liked her for her polite manner.
Ten-year-old Zhu Qinqin always makes her feel like she can see what her granddaughter looked like before.
During the Chinese New Year in previous years, there were only two of them in the family, their grandson. I heard the girl named Zhu Qinqin mentioned that during the Chinese New Year this year, the Liu Weicheng family meant to call their grandson to celebrate the New Year together.
Since the death of her wife, Zhang Cuilan has been living alone for these years.
After adopting Zhao Xuanying, we only celebrated the New Year and the holidays by one person, instead of celebrating the New Year and the holidays by two people.
Although my granddaughter is very filial, once people get older, they still find a lively and bustling environment more enjoyable.
"It's interesting to live in this kind of year..."
"Hello."
As the soliloquy ended, a woman's questioning voice came from beside Zhang Cuilan the next second.
When he looked back behind him, he saw a vehicle slowly approaching him.
The rear window had been rolled down, revealing the appearance of the woman who called out to him in the car. She was in her thirties, which seemed not very old for Zhang Cuilan.
He had a smile on his face and looked harmless to humans and animals.
Mistaking it for someone coming from out of town to ask for directions, the already warm-hearted Zhang Cuilan immediately stopped.
The car also stopped on the side of the road.
The woman in the car looked at Zhang Cuilan outside the car. After a few seconds, the woman in the car spoke again.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Dong Xin, and I am Chen Shikun's wife."
"..."
As the woman's voice reached Zhang Cuilan's ears, her face, which was calm a second ago, turned panicked just a few seconds later.
Although this was the first time she heard the name Dong Xin, the name Chen Shikun was very familiar to her.
The biological father of his own granddaughter.
Hearing this name again, Zhang Cuilan didn't know how she felt.
When faced with his appearance at first, Zhang Cuilan felt panicked for the first time, fearing that the granddaughter she had raised for many years would be snatched away by the other party, but she had to compromise due to the fact that the other party was her biological father.
Later, due to some minor incidents, she and Zhao Xuanying made it clear, which led to Zhao Xuanying that she would never let go.
Even though she and Zhao Xuanying are not related by blood, so many years of upbringing have allowed the two to develop a affection that far exceeds that between ordinary relatives.
Calculating carefully, Chen Shikun has not been seen in their lives for some time.
Originally, this incident was about to end in their lives, but who would have thought that now the other party's wife would come to visit them in person.
This person...is Chen Shikun's current wife?
Such an idea came to mind, and Zhang Cuilan didn't know what to say for a while.
Judging from her appearance, the woman named Dong Xin in front of her does not seem to be a sarcastic person. Instead, she seems to be a very kind and easy-to-talk type.
When the real owner came to her door, Zhang Cuilan, who had never experienced any big scenes, felt panicked for a moment.
"I already know about my husband. That girl is your granddaughter now, right?"
"..."
"You know everything?"
"It's called Zhao Xuanying, right."
A smile appeared on her face. At this moment, Dong Xin didn't look like she was looking for trouble at all.
Looking at Zhang Cuilan standing outside the car, she then added the purpose of her visit this time.
"Although it feels terrible that something like this happened, she is also my husband's daughter anyway... In other words, our two families have some kind of connection."
"..."
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon. You two should spend the Chinese New Year with our family this year. Anyway, it will be more lively if there are more people."
I don’t know what kind of medicine Dong Xin sells in his gourd.
When she learned that her husband had an illegitimate daughter, she not only showed no intention of getting angry at all, but instead took the initiative to come to her door and invite her family to celebrate the Chinese New Year with her own family.
Zhang Cuilan didn't know how to respond to such a thing.
He stared blankly at the woman in the car.
It took a long time before he opened his mouth to give an answer.
"I'm so sorry, we have to celebrate the New Year with our neighbor's family this year."
"Neighbor?"
"He is a young man who lives across the street from me and has helped our family many times."
"Oh~"
When Dong Xin heard Zhang Cuilan rejecting her, she didn't mean to be angry. Instead, she responded and asked with a smile.
"Is it Liu Weicheng?"
"You know him?!"
As Dong Xin called out Liu Weicheng's name, Zhang Cuilan froze on the spot.
The two seemingly unrelated people actually knew his name, which Zhang Cuilan couldn't understand no matter what.
Looking at Zhang Cuilan outside the car, Dong Xin's eyes narrowed at this moment.
Of course, she would not be surprised by this incident after having already investigated it beforehand.