amaotonovel Chapter 297 Xu Hongdou's Worries
Chapter 297 Xu Hongdou's Worries
On the other side, at Xu Hongmi's home.
After playing for a whole day, Lingling was already exhausted. She had taken a shower and lay down on the bed to sleep.
After Xu Hongdou coaxed the little girl to sleep, she herself was also covered in water. She took a shower, thought for a while, and then walked towards the study.
The light in the study was soft, and the bookshelves were filled with books. Xu Hongmi was still busy working. When she heard the door open, she asked without turning her head, "Is Lingling asleep?"
"I'm tired after playing all day." Xu Hongdou looked at her sister and complained speechlessly, "I said that you are busy at the company during the day and you are also busy at home at night. You are really conscientious as a boss."
Xu Hongmi's fingers kept tapping on the keyboard, and he said in a teasing tone, "You think doing business is so easy. Now you say it's easy for me, but soon you will understand my difficulties."
Xu Hongdou frowned slightly and said with a worried and concerned look, "It's only been half a year. Look at your current condition. It's much worse than during the Chinese New Year. Your skin is so dry and you have dark circles under your eyes. You can't just focus on work and neglect your health."
Xu Hongmi looked up at her sister and joked, "Oh, our Hongdou has grown up and now cares about me as her elder sister. It seems that with emotional nourishment, things are different."
"Xu Hongmi, I'm talking to you about serious matters. Can you please behave yourself?" Xu Hongdou glared at her sister in dissatisfaction.
Xu Hongmi was very pleased, but she couldn't help but teasing, "Oh, you've gotten worse in the past few days. You even dare to yell at the chairman."
"I." Xu Hongdou's voice softened, and she reached out to hug Xu Hongmi's arm, "Sister."
Xu Hongmi couldn't help but shudder all over, with a look of disgust on her face, "Hey, I'm warning you, speak nicely, this won't work on me if you use it on your Xiao Chen."
"Xu Hongmi." Xu Hongdou raised her voice.
"That's right." Xu Hongmi said with a smile.
"Sister, do you know why I resigned?" Xu Hongdou asked with a somewhat lonely look.
Xu Hongmi looked serious, "If you don't tell us, how are we going to know?"
"I have been working in a hotel since I graduated from college. You know how competitive our hotel chain is. I always felt that I was young at that time, so I worked very hard." Xu Hongdou said slowly, lost in memories.
"Later, Nan Nan suddenly got cancer. My first reaction was that I didn't believe it and thought it was impossible. I even suspected that it was a misdiagnosis. After all, Nan Nan and I are the same age. We are still young and it is the best time of our lives." Xu Hongdou's voice trembled a little.
Xu Hongmi reached out and hugged her sister, knowing that this matter had always been a knot in her sister's heart. The reason why she and her parents did not object to her resignation was also due to this reason.
"Looking at Nan Nan's increasingly thin face and dry hair, I felt distressed and scared at the time. I could only numb myself by working twice as hard. I thought that as long as I became a deputy director, I could relax a little, earn more, and buy a house in Beijing sooner."
"Later, when Nan Nan ran away from the hospital, I realized that she was dying. At that time, I really regretted it. I was worried that when I saw her, she would be a box of ashes. I regretted not being with her more during her last moments."
"In the following months, I could only numb myself with work every day. When I returned home, the feeling of loneliness could not help but come over me. I felt very vulnerable at that time and often couldn't help crying in my dreams." Xu Hongdou couldn't help but have red eyes and a weak voice when she thought of her experiences during that time.
"That day, the clock in our hotel broke down. I saw the discarded gears and asked the master, "Is this not needed anymore?" The master told me it was broken and couldn't keep the same speed. These were all the words that went through my mind. I couldn't help thinking about myself and Nan Nan, and then I felt dizzy and passed out." Xu Hongdou's voice trembled a little.
Xu Hongmi asked nervously, "What happened? What did the doctor say? Why didn't you tell your family that you fainted?"
"Why should I tell you? Worrying can't solve anything, and it's not a big deal. The doctor said I'm under too much pressure and too nervous." Xu Hongdou said with a wry smile.
Xu Hongmi breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and asked, "So, you resigned later."
"Yes, it's really not a good feeling lying alone in the hospital." Xu Hongdou lowered her head and sighed softly.
"No, your company doesn't have anyone to take care of you?" Xu Hongmi asked unhappily.
"It's arranged, but the girl's boyfriend has flown from thousands of kilometers away to celebrate her birthday with her. How can I bother to delay him?" Xu Hongdou smiled helplessly.
"Then why didn't you call me? Even if you were afraid that my parents would worry, you know that the company has an office in Beijing." Xu Hongmi asked angrily.
"It's nothing serious. Besides, if I hadn't fainted, I wouldn't have made up my mind." Xu Hongdou said with a wry smile, "I still remember what that bastard Xiao Chen said about me. I had no house, no car, no boyfriend, and I was a complete "three-no" product."
Xu Hongmi looked at her sister's coquettish look, and she didn't seem angry at all. She was clearly very proud.
"This can be considered a blessing in disguise for you. Xiao Chen is very steady in his work, has a good vision, and speaks in a humorous and witty way. I am very satisfied with this brother-in-law." Xu Hongmi said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, Mom is satisfied, you are satisfied, even Xiao Lingling is satisfied, right? You can't wait for me to get married now?" Xu Hongdou said pretending to be angry.
"You talk as if you're not satisfied yourself." Xu Hongmi teased.
"I." Xu Hongdou didn't know how to say this and was speechless for a moment.
"What's going on? Are they having a quarrel?" Xu Hongmi asked curiously.
Xu Hongdou showed a trace of confusion, "We didn't quarrel, I just feel that this relationship of holding more than two gold bricks is always a little uncertain."
After hearing this, Xu Hongmi sighed and said, "Hongdou, I always feel that matters of the heart still depend on you personally. No matter how satisfied we are, it's useless if you don't untie the knot in your heart."
Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, Xu Hongdou changed the subject and asked, "Sister, how are you and my brother-in-law doing?"
"Very good." Xu Hongmi's expression was unnatural for a moment, and her eyes were a little evasive.
Xu Hongdou saw this and recalled what she had said to Xiao Lingdang during the day, so she asked, "Is there something wrong with your relationship?"
"No, what are you talking about? We have a good relationship." Xu Hongmi said quickly, forcing a smile on her face.
Xu Hongdou already had the answer in her mind, and she felt even more annoyed. You know, her brother-in-law is two years younger than her sister. Although he is not a third year older than her sister, he is almost the same. Lingling is already six years old, and now their relationship has problems. What about her?
Seeing her sister's expression, Xu Hongmi urged her in a depressed tone, "Go back to your room and sleep first. I still have to take Lingling out to play tomorrow. I still have some work to do here. I'll go to sleep after I'm done."
"Okay, don't be too tired and go to bed early." Xu Hongdou felt that the problem was a bit serious. The first person she thought of was Chen An. This guy was very smart and would definitely have no problem with this kind of thing.
Chen An and Nan Nan chatted until very late, and finally Chen An mentioned the matter of sending the things over. Chen Nanxing didn't think much about it. She was in a good mood, because she finally knew where her little man stood, and she felt relieved.