On a certain day a few days later, it was also an extremely special day for Xu Lichen.
He had been feeling uneasy ever since he woke up in the morning, but he didn't know why.
When his personal agent called him over the phone, he could sense that something was wrong with him. "Hello, are you listening?"
Xu Lichen snapped back to reality. "I'm listening, I'm listening."
His agent was dissatisfied. "Be more attentive. It's too rare for a newcomer like you to work with Director Zhang! Don't be so careless, be more attentive! "
"Of course, of course!" Xu Lichen immediately promised. "I read the script too late last night."
Xu Lichen was a dissolute and unruly young master, but he wasn't careless when it came to his professionalism and was willing to work hard. His agent trusted him on this and said, "Don't be nervous. When the time comes, relax and perform according to your standards. I've had a good talk with Director Zhang, and I think that he wants someone like you … "
As he listened, his agent's voice became faint again.
"Hello? Hello? "his agent shouted loudly.
Xu Lichen snapped back to reality. "I'm here, I'm here."
"What's wrong with you?" his agent asked. "Are you okay?"
"Maybe I didn't sleep well," Xu Lichen said. Actually, he didn't know what was wrong with him either. He just couldn't concentrate today and was always in a daze.
His dazed state lasted until nighttime, when they were filming a night scene. During a break, one of the assistants said to the other, "Aiyo, an international flight to China has crashed. Half of the people on the plane are Chinese."
Xu Lichen jerked his head around, stood up, and walked over. "What plane? Let me see …"
He practically snatched the assistant's cell phone and clicked on the news headline.
In the news, the origin, destination, and flight number of the crashed plane were listed …
With a "bang," the cell phone fell to the ground and the screen shattered. The two assistants were stunned to see Xu Lichen, a tall young man … pass out on the ground.
Zhang Yansheng had just laid down and was about to fall asleep when he was woken up by a phone call. He picked it up in a daze. The other end didn't say anything for a long time, and only the sound of breathing could be heard.
Zhang Yansheng rubbed his eyes. "Hello …?"
After a long time, Xu Lichen's voice came from the other end of the line. "The plane crashed …"
Zhang Yansheng flipped over, "What fly …"
She suddenly paused!
Because just a few days ago, she had just crossed an important point in her life. She had crossed the point of her death in her previous life.
It would be her funeral tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
In Xu Lichen's previous life, he flew back to China to attend her funeral.
Then he died.
Xu Lichen held the phone and heard Zhang Yansheng's voice abruptly stop.
After a while, she said softly, "I'm in K City, and you're filming well. We're all alive. "
Xu Lichen felt as if his heart had been struck by something.
She actually knew what he was talking about the moment he said the word "plane crash"! If it was just a dream, why would she take such a ridiculous dream to heart and react so quickly? But if it wasn't a dream …
Xu Lichen felt dizzy.
"You … you know everything," he said.
Zhang Yansheng said casually, "I have classes tomorrow. We basically don't have any classes now, but we still have to go to school tomorrow. What are your plans tomorrow? "
Faced with her calm question, Xu Lichen couldn't help but answer, "We're filming an indoor scene tomorrow …"
Zhang Yansheng asked, "Is filming going well?"
"It's okay." Xu Lichen said, "But the female lead isn't coming, so I can only read my lines to the assistant director and then edit the scenes in post-production."
Zhang Yansheng's laughter came from the phone.
"It's your fault for not being famous enough," she said. "Or you can invest in it yourself. You can be the father of the client and see if this kind of small fry still dares to disrespect you."
Xu Lichen refused, "That's boring. It's the same as cheating. "
Zhang Yansheng laughed again.
"Okay. Don't think too much, "she said." Everyone is fine. What didn't happen didn't happen, and what happened is real. Don't think about those meaningless things. "
After a long time, Xu Lichen finally said, "Okay," and hung up the phone.
After chatting with her for a while, his mood seemed to have calmed down a lot.
He rolled up his sleeves and looked at his arm.
It was firm and strong, and his muscles were elastic. His skin was young and smooth.
There wasn't a single pinhole. It was clean.
[What didn't happen didn't happen, and what happened is real.]
But, what changed the direction of everything?
Clearly, at that time, he was already so thin because of drug abuse. Clearly, at the time of his death, his mother was still busy fighting with his father in China and didn't have time to care about him.
…
Xu Lichen sat on the hospital bed and thought for a long time before he finally figured it out.
In his "dream," the divergence point started when Zhang Yansheng didn't enter the eighth class in the first year of high school …
The divergence point that caused his life to turn in another direction was Zhang Yansheng.
His agent pushed open the door to the ward and saw him sitting by the bed with one hand holding the other wrist. His sleeves were rolled up high as he stared at his bare arm, thinking about something.
"You're awake?" He heaved a sigh of relief. "What's wrong with you? You scared everyone to death. The doctor couldn't find anything after the examination … "
Xu Lichen looked up with mixed feelings in his eyes.
He stood up abruptly and clasped his agent's face in his hands. He patted and rubbed his face.
His agent: "…"
The agent was really scared. "Lichen, Lichen, are you okay?"
Why did he look like he was crazy?
Xu Lichen sighed. "Brother Zhao, you're so real!"
His agent: "…"
It's over, he's really crazy! He's starting to talk nonsense!
The agent pretended to call the doctor but was stopped by Xu Lichen.
His eyes were bright and full of vitality. He smiled as usual. "Don't talk nonsense. Who's crazy? I'm starving. Let's go, let's get out of here and eat. I'm not compatible with the hospital. "
He put his arm around his agent's neck and nagged as they walked.
"Is the female lead coming tomorrow? If she doesn't come, I'll throw money at her! Damn it, at most, the scenes will be reshot. Don't be so unprofessional. "
"I'm starving! I'm starving! "
"Hurry up and eat. I still have to go home and memorize my lines after eating!"
"By the way, did I break Xiao Wang's phone? I'll get him a new one tomorrow. "
…
The autumn air was refreshing. Although it was a little cold at night, it was really comfortable during the day.
On the weekend, Zhang Yansheng sat in the courtyard of her house and enjoyed the comfortable breeze. She looked at the information that her grandmother had arranged for her to read.
Zhang Huan strolled over.
"Did you know that something happened at Qi Qi's place?" he asked.
Zhang Yansheng was surprised. "Something happened? What happened? "
Zhang Huan said, "It's at the Wu Shan subsidiary company."
For the past two years, Zhang Qi had been at the headquarters and learning from Zhang Yu and Old Madam Yang. In the past two years, Old Madam Yang had handed over a subsidiary company to her to manage. She went in and out and everyone called her "President Zhang."
Now, there were three President Zhang's in the headquarters.
"Didn't you say that Sister Qi has been managing it well?" Zhang Yansheng was a little surprised.
Zhang Huan chuckled. "She's just reporting the good news and not the bad news."
He pulled out an outdoor chair and sat next to her. "The backbone of the research and development team has collectively jumped ship with the entire team."
That was a big deal.
Zhang Yansheng was a little surprised. "Is it that serious? Sister Qi didn't notice it beforehand? "
"Qi Qi … used too much force." Zhang Huan shook his head. "She always wanted to show off in front of your grandmother, but her style of doing things is …"
Hard to describe.
Zhang Yansheng paused for a moment and added, "Forming cliques? Eliminating dissidents? "
Zhang Huan: "Oh, you know about it too?"
"She's always been like that. She used to be like that in school," Zhang Yansheng said.
When Zhang Yansheng first joined the student council and was still a newcomer, she heard the sophomores and juniors talk about "Sister Zhang." She thought it was gossip. In the end, she found out that the so-called "Sister Zhang" who had set the rule of "not crossing mountains and not carrying mountains" was actually her cousin, Zhang Qi.
After she left the Student Union, the third-year seniors at that time still did things according to her style.
After all, those who went against her had long been kicked out of the student council. Those who remained were all subservient.
When Zhang Yansheng was a member of the student council in her first and second years, she often had a battle of wits with this group of seniors. When she became the president in her third year, she cleaned up the atmosphere of the student council.
"Qi Qi, sigh, I don't know what's wrong with her personality," Zhang Huan muttered. "I always feel that she's not very open and bright. It's weird. "
He said, "Your grandmother asked her if she had a boyfriend. She said that she was young and focused on her career. She didn't want to be distracted by a relationship. Seriously, didn't you also date in university? You even brought your boyfriend out to meet people. I remember. How can you be distracted like that? Then what's wrong with you dating? You don't study hard? "
Zhang Yansheng didn't care. "She's just like that. Just ignore her. "
"Tsk." Zhang Huan crossed her legs and shook them. "What's wrong with dating? We're at such a good age. Shouldn't we be dating? Seriously. If we don't date properly now, how are we going to get married and have children in the future? When you're old enough, will a man fall from the sky and marry you? Yanyan, let me tell you. Talk to Xiao Yue properly. When it's about time, I think we can get married. Have a few more children and we'll have a family. "
"Dad is telling you, don't listen to Qi Qi. Dad and your uncle are both here. It's not even your turn to get married. What's the rush? You can't leave any of the important things in life behind. Starting a family and having children. "
"Don't worry about me." Zhang Yansheng stared at the documents and said, "If you have so much free time, go worry about Zhang Heling. Did you know that she has a boyfriend? "
"Huh?" Zhang Huan sat up straight. "Hehe has a boyfriend? Why didn't anyone tell me? "
Zhang Yansheng was calm and composed. "Then I should be asking you how you're a father. Do you care enough about your own daughter?"
"How am I not caring enough about myself? I have to attend two parent-teacher conferences on my own! Luckily, the junior high and senior high school divisions don't have them on the same day. Otherwise, I would have to split myself! "Zhang Huan said angrily.
After he finished complaining, he asked, "How's Hehe's boyfriend? Is he honest or not? "
"He's not that good." Zhang Yansheng said, "I've seen him twice. In half an hour, I heard him say 'my mom said' twice."
When Zhang Huan heard this, he immediately rejected it. "Isn't that a typical mommy's boy?"
Zhang Yansheng chuckled and said, "Why don't you guess what your daughter likes about that guy?"
Zhang Huan: "Don't keep me in suspense!"
Zhang Yansheng was a little helpless. "She likes that guy to listen to her."
Zhang Huan was silent for a long time. Then, he changed his words and said, "Actually … it's okay."
Zhang Yansheng: "???"
"My daughter doesn't lack money. She doesn't need to rely on him to wear clothes and eat." Zhang Huan leaned back and crossed his legs. "It's more important to make my daughter happy."
Zhang Yansheng: "…"
He actually couldn't refute that.
If he thought about it from this angle, it did seem like …
Zhang Huan pulled the topic back. "Don't worry about Hehe. She's still young. She'll have three or four boyfriends from middle school to university. It's still a long time before she gets married. There's no rush. "
He squinted and asked, "What about you and Xiaoyue? What do you plan to do in the future?"
Zhang Yansheng covered his face with his documents. "Don't worry about me."
"How can you say that? As a father, how can I not care?" Zhang Huan said, "Let me tell you, I've already prepared a dowry for you. Dad will take it whenever you want! Actually, I think it's pretty good to get married after graduation and have a child while you're still young. Your grandmother is also looking forward to having a great-grandchild. Look at Qi Qi. She keeps saying that she's focused on her career and not on love. Little Lin, you gave birth to a mixed-blood child outside and refused to come back. Your grandma doesn't like mixed-blood children either. So, I'm counting on you. "
He rambled on and on as if he was about to go through menopause.
Zhang Yansheng stood up and left before he was about to bring up her deceased mother and squeeze out a few tears.
Two days later, she asked Yue Song, "Has Grandpa urged you to get married?"
Yue Song patted her head. "I've blocked all of them. You don't have to worry."
"Don't feel pressured. We'll decide for ourselves." He kissed her face. "When you're ready, I'll listen to you."
Zhang Yansheng didn't talk about this topic anymore, but she did start to think about reality. If she and Yue Song were to be together, how would they walk in the future?
A few days later, Yue Song suddenly received a message from his cousin, Xue Xintong. It was a photo of her, her child, and Zhang Yansheng having a meal together.
Yue Song was surprised and called her. "Why are you two together?"
Xue Xintong smiled and said, "We're happy to."
The siblings casually chatted for a while until they hung up the phone. Yue Song felt that Xue Xintong's smile was strange and had a feeling that she was up to no good.
A few days later, the mystery was revealed.
When she opened the door that day, she felt that the atmosphere was different. She walked from the foyer to the dining room and was surprised to find that Zhang Yansheng had prepared a candlelit dinner.
Of course, it couldn't have been made by Zhang Yansheng. The only thing Zhang Yansheng knew how to cook was scrambled eggs. In this aspect, she couldn't compare to Yue Song. Yue Song even knew how to fry steak.
In any case, it didn't matter whether she cooked it herself or not. Zhang Yansheng had prepared a candlelit dinner with her heart.
Yue Song was surprised and asked her with a smile, "What day is it today?"
Zhang Yansheng's long hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall. She only told him, "It's a day when I'm in a good mood."
Yue Song smiled. After the two of them had a happy meal, he asked, "You have to tell me why you're in a good mood, right?"
Zhang Yansheng pulled him. "Take a shower first."
If he didn't accept such a warm invitation from the girl he loved, he wouldn't be a man.
Yue Song happily shared a bath with Zhang Yansheng. At the critical moment, he wanted to withdraw and stay outside, but Zhang Yansheng kept pestering him. With one careless move, he gave everything to her.
At the time, of course, he was happy. However, after leaving the bathroom, Yue Song was annoyed. He opened the closet and took out his clothes. "You have to take emergency contraceptives, right? I'll go buy some."
Zhang Yansheng lazily lay on the bed and said, "I'm not taking any."
Yue Song was slightly stunned.
Zhang Yansheng turned over and laid on her side. She propped her head up and said, "Today is my ovulation day. It's a good day for pregnancy."
Yue Song's gaze froze.
"Yue Song." Zhang Yansheng said, "I don't want to get married, but we can have a child first."
Yue Song's mind was very fast. He immediately remembered that Zhang Yansheng suddenly went to visit Xue Xintong a few days ago. He asked, "So you went to see my sister a few days ago because …"
"Yeah." Zhang Yansheng sat up with a towel wrapped around her. "I asked Sister Xue for advice. She gave me a lot of experience and advice on raising a child. After analyzing it, it's feasible. "
"I'm in my fourth year now. I don't have many classes. This year will be very relaxing." She became serious. "I'm not doing this on a whim. I've thought about it seriously. We can make good use of this year."
"Right now, our bodies are at the peak of our lives. This way, not only will I recover quickly, but the quality of the baby will also be high. Sister Xue strongly advised me to have children early. She regretted that she made up her mind too late. Her body didn't recover as well. "
"Yue Song, do you agree? If you don't agree, "Zhang Yansheng looked at him," then I'll respect your decision. I'll go downstairs to buy emergency contraceptives right away. "
Yue Song thought for a moment.
Zhang Yansheng held her breath.
Having a child wasn't just a matter of her alone. It was a matter of two people. If Yue Song wasn't willing, she wouldn't force her. After all, to her, this was just a choice. It wasn't a necessary choice.
Yue Song asked, "You're really not getting married?"
Zhang Yansheng was very firm. "Marriage isn't a necessary choice. I choose not to get married. "
Yue Song asked again, "Have you considered the elders' reactions?"
"This is a choice between the two of us." Zhang Yansheng said, "As long as you agree and support us, I think that the two of us can withstand anything together."
Yue Song had already put on her pants, but she started to unbutton them again.
Zhang Yansheng: "?"
"How can you guarantee that you'll hit the jackpot the first time?" Yue Song said slowly, "You still have to do it a few more times to be sure."
Zhang Yansheng covered her face and laughed.
It was another round of nonsense.
The young body didn't disappoint and hit the jackpot.
The fact that Zhang Yansheng was pregnant but didn't intend to get married shocked both families.
Not only did Yue Song's parents rush back from abroad, but Grandfather Yue also personally called Old Madam Zhang and said solemnly, "I want to propose marriage."
Old Madam Zhang was satisfied with Grandfather Yue's attitude, but she said, "There's no rush to propose marriage. Let's meet first and sit down to have a good talk with the children. We'll hear what they think. "
According to Grandfather Yue, there was no need for that. They already had a child. It would be enough to force them to put on a wedding dress and have a grand wedding.
They were willing to have a child together. Why didn't they want to get married?
What was in the minds of young people these days?
But Old Madam Zhang's words carried weight, so Grandfather Yue had to agree.
He didn't know that Zhang Yansheng had already talked to Old Madam Zhang alone.
Old Madam Zhang was originally angry at Zhang Yansheng's nonsense. After all, it was traditional for the elderly to get married before having children. But after talking to Zhang Yansheng, she changed her mind.
Zhang Yansheng obviously wasn't fooling around. She was very calm.
"I don't want to get married." She said, "In reality, marriage is more of a financial relationship. The man and woman live together to share the cost of living and to support and raise children together. In a family like ours, whether it's living or raising children, we don't have to rely on the other party's financial support to carry on.
"The reason why we have children is purely for the sake of eugenics. Yue Song and I didn't break up, nor did we have a conflict. We just chose different ways of living. This choice was made by both of our mutual wishes, and it won't hurt anyone else.
"While I'm in my fourth year of university, I'll have more energy to do other things after I'm done with having children and leave school. In the early stages, the things I can do are relatively simple and low-level. This is also the stage where the children need more mother's company. When I'm more involved in my career, the children will be old enough to go to kindergarten and primary school, and I can leave. To me, this is a better plan than leaving school to get married and have children. "
This plan went against the life plans of ordinary people, but it did move Old Madam Zhang.
Most importantly, she understood why Zhang Yansheng didn't want to get married.
She could only sigh.
Zhang Yansheng followed up with another attack: "Grandma, I need your support."
Old Madam Zhang mocked her: "Don't you have big ideas? Why do you still need my support?"
Zhang Yansheng looked at the ceiling: "My dad is going crazy. When he heard that I don't want to get married, he's going to roll up his sleeves and beat up Yue Song."
"So if you have nothing to do …" Zhang Yansheng sincerely requested: "Move your muscles and bones, beat your son up, and let him calm down."
Therefore, if you want to entrust someone with something, you have to entrust it to the right person.
Zhang Huan was about to explode, but Old Madam Zhang calmed him down.
"Why don't you think about why Yanyan doesn't want to get married?" Old Madam Zhang scolded: "She doesn't want to talk to you about this because she feels sad when she talks about it. Think about Xiao Min, think about Hehe and Shuoshuo. As a father, what kind of role model have you set for your children? With a father like you, Yanyan doesn't want to get married. I don't want to blame her at all. "
Zhang Huan was scolded by Old Madam Zhang.
He felt wronged. It was an old matter, so why did she bring it up to scold him?
But if he wanted to refute, he really couldn't. Moreover, whenever he wanted to refute, Old Madam Zhang would beat him.
This was not like when he was young. When he was young, he dared to run. Now that Old Madam Zhang was so old, he didn't dare to run. He could only endure the beating, grimacing in pain and screaming exaggeratedly.
It was clearly the two little ones who were messing around. Why was he the one getting beaten?
How unlucky!
In the end, Old Master Yue, Yue Song's parents, Old Madam Zhang, and Zhang Huan, these few elders, sat together.
Sitting opposite them were Zhang Yansheng and Yue Song who were being interrogated.
"It's not like your relationship isn't good. You already have a child. I see that you're quite happy. Why don't you want to get married? This is outrageous! "Old Master Yue blew his beard and glared.
Yue Song was very calm. He had always been a young man who gave people a sense of calmness and steadiness. In the face of such a three-way trial, he wasn't nervous and said, "I've already communicated with you about my thoughts of not getting married. This is a choice that Yansheng and I made together. Times have changed. Marriage is not a necessary option. I still hope that you can accept it. "
Old Master Yue pointed at Yue Song and said to Old Madam Zhang, "Look at this kid. I'm about to die from anger. You tell me. As long as you say the word, I've already prepared the betrothal gifts. "
Old Madam Zhang smiled slightly.
How could Old Madam Zhang not see through Old Master Yue's attitude?
Although marriage or not marriage didn't conform to the older generation's views, to the Yue family, there was no loss at all. Old Master Yue was more concerned about hugging a great-grandchild quickly and fulfilling his dream of having four generations living under the same roof.
Old Master Yue's actions were completely as the groom's family to express a solemn attitude to the Zhang family. He expressed that although the two young ones were fooling around, their family had no intention of disrespecting Zhang Yansheng.
Only when the two families' faces were intact could they enter the substantive stage of the discussion.
Old Madam Zhang said, "Let's hear what the children have to say."
She gave Zhang Yansheng a chance to speak.
Zhang Yansheng was like Yue Song. He wasn't anxious or in a hurry. He was very calm and said, "Grandfather, Yue Song and I have a good relationship. We're also willing to have and raise children together. It's just that we young people have a different view of marriage. We don't think that marriage is necessary. Also … "
She understood what Old Master Yue was worried about better than anyone else. She directly said, "When our children are born, their surname will definitely be Yue."
When Zhang Yansheng said this, Old Master Yue didn't show it on his face, but he was greatly relieved in his heart.
His grandson had already talked to him about not getting married. There was no substantial harm to the Yue family's interests, so it wasn't that hard to accept.
Especially since his son and daughter-in-law had also said that there were such cases abroad. Not getting married but having children together was just a choice of lifestyle.
Therefore, the only thing Old Master Yue was worried about was the right to bear the surname. When he heard Zhang Yansheng say this, he was completely relieved.
However, Zhang Huan exploded again.
"This won't do!" He objected very fiercely. "Since we're not getting married, of course we'll take the surname of whoever we're with!"
In the end, a middle-aged man like Zhang Huan still couldn't get rid of the traditional values of "the woman would be at a disadvantage" in this kind of matter. Especially since he was the woman's father, this feeling of "being at a disadvantage" was especially strong. Although he knew that Zhang Yansheng was unwilling to get married, he still felt that Yue Song was the one who had taken advantage of him.
However, Zhang Yansheng glanced at him and said calmly, "The child's surname belongs to his parents. The law states that he can take either parent's surname. The child's surname is Yue, and this was decided by me and Yue Song together. "
Zhang Yansheng's personality couldn't be said to be weak, but she had given birth while she was still unmarried and didn't want to fight for the surname. In the end … she didn't want the child to bear Zhang Huan's surname.
Just as she had said to Zhang Heling before, no one could choose their reincarnation. If she hadn't been reborn and had been given the choice to reincarnate, she would have definitely chosen not to be Zhang Huan's daughter.
In comparison, although Yue Song's parents were a little irresponsible and spoiled, they had indeed set a better example for the younger generation in terms of marriage.
These two people were still sticky and clingy to this day, as if they had just fallen in love.
At the same time, she also wanted to thank Yue Song for her understanding and support. Regarding the child's surname, she had already made the decision a long time ago.
Old Madam Yang had two grandsons, so she didn't care at all. She suppressed Zhang Huan. "The younger generation has their own ideas. Old people like us shouldn't get involved. They are already adults and can take responsibility for themselves. Let them do what they want. "
In front of Old Madam Yang, there was no room for Zhang Huan to refute. Once Old Madam Yang spoke, this matter was settled.
Old Man Yue said, "Alright, we'll listen to you. Take a look at this. "
He pushed over the transfer agreement that he had prepared earlier. "Our family can't mistreat our children. This is for Yansheng."
Old Madam Yang flipped through it and saw the Yue family's sincerity. She was very satisfied. She also took out something. "This is for the children."
Just like that, the betrothal gifts and dowry were exchanged. Although there was no wedding ceremony or certificate, the two elders had already regarded Zhang Yansheng/Yue Song as their granddaughter-in-law and grandson-in-law in their hearts.
The atmosphere was very harmonious and friendly. Other than Zhang Huan's sour face, everyone was happily talking about the baby that was about to come into the world.
The communication progressed quickly. They had already thought of buying a bigger and more spacious residence for the two young people, hiring a nutritionist to take care of the pregnant woman's body, arranging a hospital, finding the best midwife, hiring a qualified confinement nanny. One wasn't enough, they needed at least three … and so on.
Only Zhang Huan was fuming like a frog.
Zhang Yansheng's uncle brought the news of this matter back home.
Because Zhang Qi had made a huge mistake at work, Zhao Lanfen and Zhang Qi couldn't hold their heads up high recently. Suddenly, they heard that Zhang Yansheng was pregnant but not married. Both of them heaved a sigh of relief.
Although they felt that their luck wasn't good, it seemed that Zhang Yansheng's luck was even worse. She got pregnant before marriage and couldn't get married.
However, halfway through their sigh of relief, Zhang Yu sighed again. "The two children are quite mischievous, but the adults are still sensible."
He then told his wife and daughter about the contents of the betrothal gifts and sighed. "They are very sincere." Of course, this "sincerity" was also because of their large family business.
Zhao Lanfen and Zhang Qi hadn't even finished heaving a sigh of relief when they were forcefully choked back in.
The adults were worried for nothing, but Zhang Yansheng's body was so healthy that it made people jealous. She didn't even have morning sickness and managed to get through the first three months of her pregnancy. It basically didn't affect her life.
She attended classes as usual and went to the company for her internship as usual. However, her grandmother wanted her to go home and take care of the fetus. She didn't want her to do anything.
Zhang Yansheng agreed and turned around to go to the gym. Considering the impact of childbirth on her body, Zhang Yansheng didn't plan on stopping working out. She had carefully studied the experiences of female models and actresses from home and abroad during pregnancy. Under the guidance of a professional trainer, she had always maintained her exercise volume.
When her grandmother found out about this, she almost fainted and called Zhang Yansheng back.
The two of them had a good discussion. In the end, her grandmother agreed to let Zhang Yansheng work, and Zhang Yansheng also agreed to reduce her exercise volume.
"You guys are worrying for nothing." Zhang Yansheng said. "Secretary Yang from the secretarial desk is already eight months pregnant, right? Isn't she still at her post? I asked her, and she said that she wouldn't leave her post until the contractions started. "
This was true. The salary for this position was very high, and Secretary Yang was very worried that someone else would take her place. When she had a child in the future, she would need to earn more money for her milk powder. She planned to come back to work immediately after her maternity leave and be a part-time nurse.
Her grandmother was so angry that she rubbed her temples. "My heart aches for you, but you're still wrong!"
Although she said this, she still knew that she was worried too much. Which normal professional woman didn't persist in working with a big belly? Moreover, Zhang Yansheng's body was so healthy.
In the end, she still let her be. Zhang Yansheng didn't delay her studies, internship, or pregnancy.
At the end of the summer of the second year, Zhang Yansheng successfully gave birth to a healthy boy.
The child was named Yue Yan, and his nickname was Little Shitou. Little Shitou was very healthy. When he was born, he had a head of thick black hair. His eyebrows, eyes, and nose were too similar to Yue Song's. In the future, he would definitely be a handsome man. Both families were overjoyed.
Old Master Yue quietly said to Yue Song, "Do you want to have a wife? Take advantage of this time. Women are soft-hearted at this time. Quickly go and propose. "
Yue Song facepalmed. "Don't worry about it."
Old Master Yue muttered, "In our family for so many generations, you're the most useless one. You can't even get a wife."
He was very disdainful.
When Zhang Yansheng woke up, Yue Song was sitting by the bed and holding her hand. No wonder she felt as if she was holding something in her hand even in her dream.
"You're awake. Drink some water." Yue Song poured some water for her to drink first.
Zhang Yansheng was really thirsty, so she finished the cup of warm water in his hand.
Yue Song put down the cup and held her hand again. "You've worked hard."
He looked at her with a particularly gentle gaze.
Although they were still a couple, having a child with the same blood made it seem like they were completely different from before.
Zhang Yansheng felt something and asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"
Yue Song stroked her hand for a long time before saying, "I'm a very patient person. I won't lose to you."
Zhang Yansheng stared at him.
The young and handsome father smiled slightly. "I'll wait until the day you're willing."
Zhang Yansheng was silent for a long time before saying softly, "I'm sorry."
Her child's father stroked her slightly damp hair and told her, "You don't have to apologize. This is a decision we made together."
Zhang Yansheng's figure recovered very quickly.
In fact, during her pregnancy, other than her belly swelling, all other parts of her body were in good condition. When she was out of confinement, there were no signs of childbirth at all. She was full of youthful charm.
Xu Lichen came back to see her and told her something.
"It's about Wang Qian," he said.
Xu Lichen and Zhang Yansheng each had their own lives. Regarding the various things in the "dream," Xu Lichen had long decided to step over it and live in the reality.
When he was in university, the movies and TV dramas he acted in had already become popular and he was a genuine star. At the gathering of K City's First Middle School's eighth class, the students discussed for a while and tried to invite him.
Originally, it was just a test, but they didn't expect the big star Xu Lichen to really come. Everyone was very surprised.
At the dinner table, Cai Yan, whose boyfriend was stolen by Wang Qian, suddenly mentioned Wang Qian.
Someone asked, "Wang Qian? Who's that? "
Most of the students didn't remember Wang Qian at all. Wang Qian had only been with them for half a semester before transferring schools. Their memories of her had long been blurred.
However, Xu Lichen's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He asked, "What's wrong with Wang Qian?"
Cai Yan was very happy that there were still people who remembered Wang Qian. Otherwise, if no one knew who Wang Qian was, wouldn't that be a night of luxury?
She said, "I studied in the same city as her. For a period of time, I suddenly realized that Wang Qian had disappeared from our Chinese circle. I felt that it was very strange. She was a person who loved to party, so how could she suddenly disappear? I asked around and guess what happened. It turned out that her family found out that she was taking drugs and her family forcibly brought her back to China to get rid of her drug addiction. "
Everyone clicked their tongues and sighed as if it had nothing to do with them.
Only Xu Lichen silently raised his glass and drank the entire glass of wine.
He found time to visit Zhang Yansheng and told him about this matter.
"What does it have to do with me?" Zhang Yansheng didn't care, "What does Wang Qian have to do with you and me? Hey, don't poke his face. Have you washed your hands? "
Xu Lichen grinned and went to wash his hands. When he came back to play with Little Shitou, he said, "I want to be a godfather!"
Zhang Yansheng said bluntly, "Give me the red packet first."
In order to raise Little Shitou, Zhang Yansheng stayed at home for half a year. After Little Shitou was weaned, he finally officially joined the family business.
As time passed, Zhang Qi learned about Zhang Yansheng's daily life at the headquarters through various channels. He worriedly said to Zhang Yu, "Why do I feel like Grandma values Yanyan so much?"
Zhang Yu said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhang Qi felt wronged, "Can't you feel it?"
Of course Zhang Yu could feel it. He was often at the headquarters and saw Zhang Yansheng and the old madam every day. How could he not feel it?
The old madam taught Zhang Yansheng step by step. It was really different from how she treated Zhang Qi.
Zhang Yu understood very well what this meant.
In fact, he also felt very uncomfortable.
However, he was the eldest son of the Zhang family. He couldn't say this out loud. If he said it out loud, the third generation of the Zhang family could forget about harmony.
Also, he had to admit that Zhang Yansheng was much more mature than his daughter at the same age. She was neither arrogant nor impatient and wasn't eager to show off. She learned very earnestly by the old madam's side.
He still remembered how eager Zhang Qi was to show off when she first joined the family business. At that time, he told her not to be anxious.
But it was useless. She was anxious and very eager to show off in front of the old madam. It was obvious that she used too much force.
It wasn't that the old madam didn't give her a chance. After all, she was the eldest sister of the third generation. However, Zhang Qi was always unaware of it. When she was sent out and given real power, she didn't do a good job and caused the employees of the subsidiary company to be shaken.
His wife attributed that incident to "bad luck", but Zhang Yu knew that it wasn't luck. It was a contradiction caused by the accumulation of behavior preferences of a person in a position of power.
Since then, he had done his best to guide Zhang Qi and Zhang Qi had indeed improved a lot … However, it was obvious that the old madam had other plans in mind.
The various relatives of the Zhang family who worked in Xingnan, as well as some senior figures in the company, slowly saw it in the following years. In the third generation of the Zhang family, the old madam had chosen the eldest daughter of the second son, Zhang Yansheng.
Gradually, everyone's attitude towards Zhang Yansheng and Zhang Qi became different.
Although it was a private matter, the higher-ups had more or less heard that Zhang Yansheng had a child when she graduated from university.
That child was the sole heir of the Qingting Group. This was a combination of the strong and the strong.
In the blink of an eye, Little Shitou was already four years old. He was smart, healthy, and handsome. In the kindergarten, there were already little girls fighting over who could play with him.
The son was handsome, but the father was even more handsome. He was very young.
The kindergarten teachers all hoped that the father would come to pick up Little Shitou so that they could see the young and handsome father.
They sighed and said, "Little Shitou is so good at reincarnating."
Handsome father, beautiful mother, born with a silver spoon in his mouth … this was a level 10 reincarnation skill.
Zhang Yansheng was now Xingnan's "Little President Zhang". This title used to belong to Zhang Huan, but now it was hers.
The young Little President Zhang was calm and steady in her work. She was neither arrogant nor rash, and was very solid. She was praised by the older generation.
This year, the project she was in charge of with the "government" had achieved great results. Xingnan had already applied for her to participate in the "Top Ten Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs" selection.
Her chances of winning were very high.
On this day, it had been cloudy since the morning. It was almost noon when the rain finally fell. It wasn't a storm, but it was still a heavy rain.
Zhang Yansheng went to the National Development and Reform Commission to meet a leader. When she came out, the rain outside the porch formed a curtain of water.
The National Development and Reform Commission only allowed internal parking in the compound. They had an external parking lot nearby. Zhang Yansheng's car was parked there. It was still a long way to go.
Zhang Yansheng rarely encountered this kind of situation. Because most of the places she went were either underground garages or parking on the porch. Once she lost her keys, there would be a parking attendant. Only in this kind of place would this kind of situation happen.
Zhang Yansheng stood under the porch and waited for the rain to stop.
In her boredom, she thought about all kinds of things in her mind.
She thought about the conversation just now. Was there anything that was not smooth enough?
She thought about the company's recent capital allocation.
She thought about a few of her own private investments.
She thought about how Zhang Heling had originally gone abroad to study. When she came back during the summer vacation, she was attracted by the publicity of a talent show on the streets and ran to sign up. In the end, she fought her way to the finals and was packaged as a "talented girl". Then, she dropped out of school and debuted in the entertainment industry.
Xu Lichen, the young film emperor, was doing very well in the entertainment industry. He had capital and connections. He patted his chest and promised to take care of Zhang Heling and let her participate in his TV series. However, not long after, he angrily called and humbly begged Zhang Yansheng to quickly take his sister away. He didn't want to ruin a good drama that he had painstakingly created.
Zhang Yansheng wondered: "Is she that bad?"
That shouldn't be. Zhang Heling had the face, temperament, and figure. She could play the piano well, and her knowledge wasn't shallow. Compared to the other girls who debuted in the same talent show, she deserved to be called a "talented girl".
That shouldn't be.
Xu Lichen looked up at the sky and sighed: "Acting requires talent."
Xu Lichen belonged to the category of talented actors. In contrast, Zhang Heling belonged to the category of untalented actors.
"She sings and dances well, but I never expected that she would be so stubborn when it comes to acting. Damn it … I originally thought that it would be fine to let her show her face in a small role as the junior sister of the main lead, but I never expected that … as long as she appeared in a scene, it would basically be ruined. F * ck. "
Zhang Yansheng was even more speechless: "Then you can just tell her. Hehe is very sensible."
"It's just that she's too sensible. I can't tell her." Xu Lichen scratched his head. "You don't know how hard she works! How serious! F * ck, even the director is begging me to think of a way! Even the director can't bear to tell her directly!
In the end, it was Zhang Yansheng who gave Zhang Heling a call.
Zhang Heling felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
"Actually, I also thought that it wouldn't work, but no one told me that 'you don't have to act anymore,' so I could only endure it." Zhang Heling felt wronged. "Brother Xu, why didn't you tell me earlier? I wanted to leave a long time ago. I don't really like acting, I just like the stage. "
In the end, Zhang Heling formed a girl group with a few other girls and became a professional idol instead of an actress.
In the industry, Xu Lichen was there to protect her. Outside of the industry, she had the Zhang family's grandmother, father, and sister to be her financial backers. The best resources were given to her, and Zhang Heling's girl group became extremely popular.
Zhang Shuocheng thought of Zhang Heling again. Zhang Huan complained more than once that Zhang Shuocheng was too homebody. He wanted to take him out to meet people, but he refused. He wanted to send him abroad to study, but he also refused.
In the end, the school that Zhang Huan chose for Zhang Shuocheng was the school that Zhang Shuocheng had studied in his previous life — — it was in K City, and Zhang Shuocheng was willing to go.
Zhang Huan always complained to Zhang Yansheng. In the end, he comforted himself, "Do you know that kid from the Li family? He committed a crime and went to jail. Old Li tried all kinds of ways to get him out, but it was a bit difficult. The situation is a bit serious. Sigh, in comparison, your younger brother is still considered good. At least he doesn't do anything illegal. "
After comforting himself like this, he felt better again.
Zhang Yansheng thought of Little Shitou again. It was her turn to pick him up today.
He thought of the children sitting in rows on the chairs, standing up when they saw their parents and jumping into their parents' arms. That scene was too cute. Of course, the cutest was his own child.
Every time he left, there would be a group of little girls chasing after him to say goodbye.
Just as the corners of her mouth were curled up in a smile, she suddenly saw a familiar figure in the rain.
He was tall and slender, and his trousers were wrapped around his long legs. The rainwater splashed on his black leather shoes and wet the bottom of his trousers. The umbrella was raised, revealing a handsome face that was smiling at her.
Zhang Yansheng was surprised, "Why are you here?"
Yue Song said, "I just finished the meeting and saw that it was raining. I remembered that you were coming to the National Development and Reform Commission today. Then I thought about how far the National Development and Reform Commission's parking lot is … I didn't come to the wrong place."
He used the arm that was holding the umbrella to support her, "Let's go, we can eat lunch together."
Zhang Yansheng held his arm and stepped into the rain with him.
The rain slid down the umbrella and formed a world of water. In this world, there was only the two of them.
He said, "Let's go pick up Little Shitou tonight. He loves it when the two of us go together. He can be proud for a few days."
He said, "This rain has been holding back for a few days and won't stop anytime soon. I shouldn't have let him wear shorts in the morning. It's time for him to wear trousers. "
Treading in the rain, he rambled on about trivial and ordinary things.
Day after day, it wasn't strange at all.
Zhang Yansheng stared at the water screen and seemed to clearly see a drop of rain fall from the umbrella to the ground and splash. The impact seemed to make a loud sound.
Zhang Yansheng turned her head to look at the face of her child's father.
His handsome eyebrows and high nose bridge were extremely good-looking.
Zhang Yansheng suddenly felt her heart contract, contract very hard.
She actually didn't understand why there were so many people in this world who were dauntlessly willing to give up when marriage was so full of schemes, dirty tricks, and disgusting.
But at this moment, she suddenly understood.
Because if you were lucky enough, you would eventually meet that person. You knew that there might be storms and turbulence ahead, but you still wanted to spend the rest of your life with that person.
Marriage was this "long term" ceremony.
When this thought was strong enough, you would yearn for this ceremony. Not only would you declare your sovereignty to the world, but you would also make a promise to this person.
This kind of sweetness made people yearn for it.
Yue Song suddenly felt his arm tighten. Zhang Yansheng stopped in his tracks. He also stopped and turned his head. "What's wrong?"
Zhang Yansheng stared at his eyebrows in the rain and saw her own shadow in his eyes. When he looked at her, he was always so focused. His eyes only had her shadow.
Thus, Zhang Yansheng knew that Yue Song was that person.
So Zhang Yansheng let go of his arm and proposed to Yue Song in the rain. "Yue Song, will you marry me?"
Perhaps because he had waited for too long, Yue Song was stunned for a moment. He blinked and then reacted.
"Oh …" He handed the umbrella to her. "Take it."
Zhang Yansheng instinctively took the umbrella.
Yue Song held her other hand and put his hand into the inner pocket of his suit … He took out the family ring and put it on Zhang Yansheng's finger.
Zhang Yansheng raised her hand. The huge gem was soft and beautiful in the rain.
"Why do you have this with you?" She was surprised.
"I've always had it with me." Yue Song smiled. Even someone as calm as him had a rare sly look in his eyes. "I've always had it with me. I was waiting for the day when you said yes. In the end … "
He held his forehead and couldn't help but laugh.
"I do." He said, "Zhang Yansheng, you've made me wait for a long time."
[End]
Gengzi – Autumn Sleeves
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