A foreign city, dear you

"Our sausages are ready."

"So fast?"

"Dad Lanshan put the casing on the bottle mouth and it was ready in one go."

"Really? Then I will do the same thing next time. Or Lanshan's father will find a way."

"Thanks to you, we will also be making sausages this year. It feels a bit like celebrating the New Year."

"Haha."

……

Living in Xiya Garden, although the balcony is blocked by Tianqin Pavilion, fortunately, I have a good neighbor with whom I can complain and share the joys of life.

One good thing about a big city is that if neighbors can get along, they will get along, and if they don't, they will get along. There is no need to deliberately gather in groups, you can be alone at ease, and you don't have to worry about some gossips and gossips.

Ye Lian just likes to be alone. A book can keep her at home all day. Many times, she felt like she was hiding in this big city.

……

Ever since sausages were exposed to the wind on the balcony, Ye Lian, who didn't like going to the balcony, would go to the balcony from time to time to take a look and touch to see how dry the sausages were.

The sausages hang there neatly one by one, like bananas and the moon, exuding a rich and attractive fragrance, indicating that the pace of the new year is getting closer...

……

At the end of the year, it’s time for companies to have their last meal.

During the last meal at Tongxinchang, Ye Lian also went.

In one year, the number of employees in Tongxin Factory has expanded to more than 100 people, and machines have been installed on the empty second floor and are running rumblingly.

The factory is booming.

At the beginning of the year, Ye Lian watched several bosses obtain financing and loans, and worried that they would expand too rapidly and run into problems.

Now it seems that her worries are unnecessary, and the development of the factory is gratifying.

Because Tongxin Factory is still under development, this year’s Chinese New Year is also symbolically distributed with a little red for the sake of celebration and joy.

The night they came back from the Wei Ya meal, Cao Xueqian drank, so they took a taxi home.

They got off the car at Dafu Shopping Center and walked home.

The two held hands and talked while walking.

On a cold winter night, the hearts of two people are warm and full of longing.

They talked about the development of Tongxin Factory, which was their hope;

Talking about every bit of this year, those are their memories.

But they all had a tacit understanding not to mention the matter of Cao Xueqian and Cheng Dianfei, or the divorce.

Some things can be recalled often;

And for some things, just let them go after they have passed. It is not necessary or appropriate to mention them again...

Life and marriage will inevitably have twists and turns, but when the twists and turns pass, you can only cherish them.

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Before we know it, 2011 is here, the lovely Year of the Rabbit.

This year, Lan Shan will be eleven years old, Ye Lian will be thirty-six years old, and Cao Xueqian will be thirty-five years old.

Before I knew it, more than two months had passed in 2011.

The days are getting warmer.

It was a Saturday in April, and Cao Xueqian had come back from get off work.

"Do you want to go out to play tomorrow?" Cao Xueqian asked at the dinner table.

"Where are we going to play?" Ye Lian lowered her head and ate her meal.

"Go to Cangqing World." Cao Xueqian replied.

"I'm going, I'm going." Lan Shan shouted immediately.

Cangqing world?

Ye Lian has heard of it but has never been there. I heard it is a very interesting park along the city and you can spend a whole day in it.

"Who is going?" Ye Lian was a little excited.

"For people from our department, we organized it ourselves, and family members can also go."

"People from your department?" Ye Lian raised her head: "Am I not going to attend the activities in your company? It's not appropriate."

"I told you that family members can go, and there are other family members with us. This is not organized by the company, but an outdoor activity arranged between colleagues and friends." Cao Xueqian mobilized Ye Lian.

"I'm not familiar with them, besides..." Ye Lian swallowed back what she had not finished. She was afraid of dealing with unfamiliar people, and besides...Cao Xueqian understood.

"The park is so big, we can just play on our own, and we don't always play together." Cao Xueqian naturally understood what Ye Lian was worried about.

Ye Lian didn't speak, her heart became entangled.

"How's it going? Are you going?" Cao Xueqian asked Ye Lian again when it was time to take a lunch break.

Ye Lian was confused and didn't know how to answer.

I want to go, but if Cheng Dianfei is there, wouldn't it be awkward to bump into each other?

But it was hard to tell Cao Xueqian directly, even though both of them understood what they were thinking.

When Cao Xueqian saw that Ye Lian didn't answer, he continued to persuade her: "Go. It was me who suggested bringing your family. If you don't go, wouldn't I slap myself in the face? Besides, don't you want to go to the Cangqing World? And Lanshan also Want to go.”

Cao Xueqian strongly encouraged Ye Lian, hoping that she could go. Anything fun and happy, he hopes Ye Lian can be there,

However, he had another intention. Because he was unsure of Ye Lian's attitude and it was not convenient to tell him, he didn't tell Ye Lian.

Ye Lian smiled, but still found it difficult to make a decision.

"Forget it, I won't go if you don't go, or I'll call to cancel tomorrow's event." Cao Xueqian backed down.

But in fact, Cao Xueqian was using retreat as an advance to force Ye Lian, and he didn't believe Ye Lian wouldn't agree.

Ye Lian was indeed not calm anymore.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't go, but it would be bad if Cao Xueqian doesn't go.

Last year, because of his own willfulness, Cao Xueqian was forced to turn back from his trip to the summer market and go home. Could it be that this time it would hinder him from being able to play?

Call to cancel an event? That's even worse. Doesn't that make Cao Xueqian a person with no credibility?

Forget it, let's go and see what happens when we get there tomorrow.

"Threaten me, right? Then let me tell you, your threat succeeded." Ye Lian showed a rare sense of humor.

"Haha!" Cao Xueqian laughed, feeling that Ye Lian in front of him was so cute, and gave her a big hug.

*

The next day, the weather was fine. The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the breeze is gentle.

Cao Xueqian insisted that Ye Lian put on the small pea green coat he bought for her last time he went to Fencheng for a business trip, and Ye Lian had no choice but to comply.

Needless to say, that dress fits Ye Lian just right, is simple and elegant, makes Ye Lian look exquisite and cute, and is convenient for Ye Lian to move and work.

After breakfast, the family drove to Cangqing World.

The time agreed upon by Cao Xueqian and his colleagues was 9:30 in the morning, and it was around 9:20 when they arrived at the gate of Cangqing World.

Two or three Lijin colleagues and their families arrived at about the same time, and everyone gathered together to chat while waiting.

Ye Lian was always reserved in front of strangers. She politely smiled and nodded to everyone as a greeting.

However, with Cao Xueqian here, she doesn't have to worry about the embarrassment of not being good at talking. Because Cao Xueqian can always find topics to talk about, and the atmosphere is harmonious and joyful. All she needs to do is smile next to her.

Cheng Dianfei, whom she is most concerned about, has not arrived yet.