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Xiang Shifang said that he would consider it, but he did not give Lin Ji a definite answer when the New Year approached. There were also many things to be busy at the end of the year. Then go to Xiang Shifang for the result.

Soon it was time for the annual leave, Lin Ji was packing his luggage at home and preparing to return to Mianshi, when he received a call from Song Guangfeng.Every year at this time, he would invite Lin Ji to go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year with them. After all, Lin Ji is lonely now, and celebrating the New Year alone is too lonely.But Lin Ji declined every time. He promised once in a certain year, and ended up going to Song Guangfeng's hometown. Mr. Song spread out, and there were dozens of brothers and grandchildren. Lin Ji was good at dealing with wine tables and negotiation tables. But he couldn't stand up to those simple or powerful little people. Almost every day, different people came to ask him about his wealth, career and relationship status. Although Lin stayed there for three days, it seemed like three years had passed.

So he didn't go back with Song Guangfeng easily.

In the afternoon, he brought his aunt back to Mianshi. Grandma Wang was very happy to see him, and asked her grandchildren to help Lin Ji clean up. It is her own child.

Lin has a good personality and is generous, and he brings many gifts every time he comes back, so even if Grandma Wang favors him, no one thinks it's wrong.

New Year's Eve is approaching, and all stores will be closed for the festival. Taking advantage of the last few days, Lin went to the orphanage to pick up Jiajia, took him to the mall to buy new clothes, and went to the playground to play around.

The first time Gaga came out to play with his Uncle Lin, he was so happy that he was like a runaway pony. He almost dragged Lin Ji away. After the fifth merry-go-round ride, it was like getting off a roller coaster.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening to send Jia Jia back to the orphanage, and he fell asleep not long after he was in the car. When Lin Ji carried him out of the car, he grabbed Lin Ji's clothes tightly.

"I'll take you to bed." Lin Ji said softly.

Jia Jia hid her head in Lin Ji's chest and said aggrievedly: "I want to stay with you."

"Good boy, I'll come to see you again." Lin Ji kissed his hair.

"You always come after a long time." Gaga said sadly, "I want to see you every day."

"Wait a little longer, when you grow up a bit, and when I stabilize the company completely, I'll take you out and live with me."

Gaga raised her head abruptly, her tear-filled eyes sparkled dazzlingly, "Really, Uncle Lin?! Will you pick me up in the future?"

"Well, in another two years, you will go to kindergarten at that time, and I will pick you up in the afternoon and cook you dinner." Lin Ji talked about their future, Jia Jia kicked his legs in anticipation, and he hugged Lin Ji's neck choked and said, "Then can I call you Dad?"

Lin Ji's footsteps stopped, and this title hit the most sore part of his heart unexpectedly.

"Papa Lin." Gaga said softly.

Lin Ji squeezed his butt, "It's still early, I'm still Uncle Lin."

"When it's just the two of us, can I call you daddy?" Jia Jia acted like a baby obediently, and looked at Lin Ji with his big eyes, Lin Ji couldn't shake his head at all.

On New Year's Eve, Lin Ji went out to visit his relatives early in the morning. Lin Ji prepared a back box full of gifts and thick red envelopes. Although those relatives had narrow-mindedness and traditional meanness, they were in trouble at Lin Ji's house. Time has extended a helping hand, which is worthy of Lin Ji's repayment.

Lin Ji also went to Lin Cheng's grave. He was buried in a geomantic place where wild flowers bloom in spring.

It is said that he gave this kind of flower when he was courting Lu Qianran.

"Dad." Lin filled up the wine, "Long time no see."

Then he randomly scanned the place next to the tombstone, sat down like this, took out a can of beer, and touched the tombstone, "I won't drink white, I have to go back to the city later, um... Don't laugh at me either, it won't end well if I get drunk."

As he spoke, Lin Ji bowed his head and laughed sullenly.

"If you're still here, I'm definitely not what I am now." Lin Ji whispered, he sighed, and looked up at the gray sky, "But it's been so many years, there's no need to think so much about what-ifs. "

"Mom still hasn't come back. I think she will come back every year...Maybe she really went to you?"

"It's not bad for me to be alone now, so let's spend another few decades as a two-person world."

Lin Ji took out a photo from his pocket, which was a single photo of Lu Qianran, and he pasted the photo next to Lin Cheng's name.

"Well, our family is reunited."

Lin smiled, but his eyes were a little red.

In the evening, Lin didn't eat at relatives' house, but went back to Grandma Wang's house. Even Grandma Wang was brought over. Grandma Wang prepared a lot of fish and shrimp for him, and they all went to stab and shell them. Grandma screamed loudly. , I ate with tears in my eyes.

Different from the liveliness and warmth here, the Cheng family's atmosphere is too tense, as if anyone who takes a breath will break this terrible balance.

Xiang Shifang was sitting on the sofa, with his slender legs crossed, his expression was probably the only relaxed one in the house, as if he hadn't noticed the vigilant eyes cast on him from all directions at all.

Cheng Pingyi welcomed him very much, and he felt that the atmosphere was stiff, so he took the initiative to chat with Xiang Shifang, although his words always emphasized his father's identity intentionally or unintentionally.

Xiang Shifang's response was casual, and his attitude made others gnash their teeth even more.

Cheng Jiaoxin was that other person.

Today when she came down from upstairs and saw Xiang Shifang, she blurted out "Why are you here", and Cheng Pingyi said a few words.

She and this person are not right at all!Ever since she was a child, even though she had a higher status in the Cheng family than Xiang Shifang, the eldest son, he never lowered his head and looked at her with contempt, as if she was a clown.

But now she is the real winner!The entire Cheng family centered on her!

Even though Cheng Jiaoxin knew it in her heart, she still couldn't let it go, because even if she didn't want to admit it, it was a fact that Xiang Shifang was better than her in her career.She can't help but make some small jokes. For example, the last time she got Xiang Shifang's trip to inspect the Yurun Gymnasium, she bribed a distant relative who was idle and asked him to stir up protests in the nearby xx community. the mood of the residents.She felt that her hand was wonderful, especially when she saw the picture of Xiang Shifang's bloodied head, she was very happy.

But before she was overjoyed, she received an anonymous package, which contained only a USB flash drive. She dared not slack off, and even hired a hacker to check whether the USB flash drive was safe, but it turned out that there was only a video in it.

"You can't put me in prison for five years! I'll tell the truth about everything you ask! Cheng Jiaoxin asked me to do it! She gave me 10 yuan! Tell me to incite those people to trouble you! It's all the truth! You ask her Go! I don't want to go to prison, brother, please don't let me go to prison..."

Zhang Jun begged sternly, like a slap on her face.

Afterwards, she tried to find a way to get Zhang Jun out, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only pay a high price, and asked him not to tell others the reason for this.

Even so, she was caught by Xiang Shifang again, and he might use this to make a fuss about his arrival today.

Her emotions fell into Cheng Lao's eyes, and she was just having a temper tantrum, so he patted her on the shoulder kindly and said, "Why is our little Jiao's face so wrinkled?"

"Grandpa." Cheng Jiao said coquettishly with her mouth flattened, "I'm not feeling well, can I not come down for dinner tonight?"

"How can we do that? How can we be reunited without you?" Mr. Cheng smiled and scratched his granddaughter's nose.

Zhou Kerong noticed that Cheng Pingyi frowned quickly when he heard her daughter's words, and said, "Jiao Xin, you are already 22, and you are still self-willed like a child?"

Cheng Jiaoxin turned her face away and snorted, but she showed her beauty to the fullest, which made Mr. Cheng laugh out loud. After laughing, he glanced at Shifang again, "They are also grandchildren, why is there such a big gap?"

The corner of Xiang Shifang's mouth twitched slightly, but he was looking at Cheng Jiaoxin with unpredictable eyes.

With a guilty conscience, Cheng Jiao lowered her head subconsciously.

Cheng Lao saw it, and immediately said angrily: "If you have anything to say, just say it! Why are you scaring Jiaoxin?"

Xiang Shifang laughed inexplicably, "Let me take a breath, you can make a fuss, can't you?"

"Dad, it's been a long time since Shifang came back, so don't keep targeting him."

Cheng Lao was so angry that his nose was going to fly, Cheng Jiaoxin hurriedly made a small padded jacket and comforted him softly.

Zhou Kerong looked at Cheng Pingyi's expression of concern for Xiang Shifang, and her nails dug into her palms quietly.

Finally, the New Year's Eve dinner is ready, and the family with ghosts sits on the table. The dishes are rich, but they don't feel the atmosphere of the New Year.

"It wasn't like this on New Year's Eve before." Cheng Jiaoxin whispered.

Cheng Laoheng frowned coldly, looking unhappy.

"Jiao Xin, you seem to have something in your words." Cheng Pingyi said in a deep voice, "Is your brother not our family?"

What he said made Xiang Shifang and Cheng Jiaoxin both show a look of resentment.

"After all, Jiaoxin hasn't lived with Shi... Xiang Shifang since she was a child, so it's reasonable that she doesn't know her very well." Zhou Kerong said tolerantly.

The four words "not too familiar" are too familiar.

"People in their 20s don't care about the things they did when they were young, so it's hard to become a big player," Cheng Pingyi said.

"Dad." Cheng Jiaoxin bit her lip, feeling a little humiliated.

"Let's eat first." Grandma Cheng struggled to ease the atmosphere, and she couldn't help complaining in her heart, why did she ask Xiang Shifang to come back today, and let him have a good year?

Finally, he reached the step of moving his chopsticks, but before eating for a while, Cheng Pingyi and Xiang Shifang chatted about the stock market. Although Xiang Shifang didn't give many responses, there were some anyway. Cheng Pingyi felt relieved, and naturally brought Cheng Jiaoxin into it. topic.

"Jiao Xin, listen carefully. You don't study hard all day, and you always want to manage the company. How can there be such a good thing?"

Cheng Jiao was reluctant, unable to swallow.

Cheng Pingyi also said: "The company you bought last time said it could generate [-] million in revenue within two years. What happened? The company's debt problem five years ago has not been resolved. After all, you did a good job and took over the hot potato. "

"That's because they didn't mention this at all!" Cheng Jiao retorted unwillingly.

"The blueprint is too beautiful, it is a loophole!" Cheng Pingyi said, "If it were your brother, he would definitely not be fooled by this!"

Xiang Shifang calmed down and gave Cheng Jiaoxin a sympathetic look.

Cheng Jiao rushed forward with anger, she slapped her chopsticks and said angrily, "I can't compare to him in everything! Then you can give him the company! Let him change Cheng's name to Xiangshi!"

"How did you talk?!" Cheng Pingyi also became angry.

"Why are you teaching Jiaoxin a lesson?" Mr. Cheng protected his granddaughter, "She is still so young, why did she go astray?!"

"At her age, Shifang has already doubled the size of the company!" Cheng Pingyi said.

"Dad, you dislike me, don't you?" Cheng Jiaoxin burst into tears, "You think I'm not good at all, so don't take me back in the first place!"

After speaking, she threw herself into Grandma Cheng's arms and wept.

Cheng Lao glared at Xiang Shifang, even though he hadn't said a word so far.

Xiang Shifang enjoyed the "Spring Festival Gala" enough, got up and clapped his hands, and said calmly: "It seems that I shouldn't come here, so I won't bother you."

He walked away, but stopped after walking a few steps, without looking back, he said, "I won't rob Cheng Shi with you, don't worry."

"Shifang!" Cheng Pingyi wanted to persuade him to stay, but since Shifang was determined to go, he could only look at his son's back in pain.

Back in his car, Xiang Shifang made a call.

"As I expected, Mr. Cheng's courage to fight in the mall was probably softened by his granddaughter. Tomorrow, Cheng Jiaoxin will probably see that he will get a large sum of 'New Year's money', so he will release the bidding announcement for the third land in District C. Tell her I'm involved too, and get the money over."

"Let's see if Cheng Pingyi will tolerate her prodigal behavior this time."

After the call ended, Xiang Shifang's phone vibrated, and he received a short video.

From Lin Ji.