20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3875 If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.

"My mom was interviewed by the newspaper and TV station today. She performed very well in her professional attire."

Liu Cui excitedly whispered to Zhao Chang'an, "She's a sophisticated and capable urban professional woman, and looks as young and beautiful as she's in her twenties."

The faint sounds of mahjong tiles clattering and women laughing and talking could still be heard.

“Then you should learn from your mother. In the future, you should also face the microphone and camera like this when you are interviewed.”

Zhao Chang'an smiled and encouraged Liu Cui.

“I can’t do it, I’m far inferior to my mother.” Liu Cui giggled, and you could tell how happy she was just from her laughter. “I’m scared.”

"Who are you talking to, so happy, Zhao Chang'an?"

Su Ying's voice came from the other end of the phone, though she was some distance away.

"You'll catch up with experience and growth eventually. Is your mom playing mahjong?"

Zhao Chang'an guessed that Su Ying had now "re-established" herself and was riding high on her success, so she had contacted her old friends and colleagues again to show off.

"Yes, the TV host who interviewed my mother was Jiang Ji, Mrs. Li's wife, Sister Yun, and my mother's former colleague and good friend, Aunt Dong Li. Mr. Li treated us to dinner that night, and after dinner, the women played mahjong."

"I'm asking you a question, you brat, are you Zhao Chang'an?"

Su Ying's voice rose as she asked the question on the other end of the phone. Clearly, Liu Cui was so focused on talking to Zhao Chang'an that she had ignored Su Ying's question, which annoyed her.

"Yes, he asked about the interview."

Liu Cui was a little unhappy that her mother had interrupted her conversation with her lover. She gave Su Ying a loud, perfunctory reply, and then the door opened.

Later, Su Ying added with dissatisfaction, "If you're going to make a phone call, just make one. Why are you saying this outside?"

However, her voice gradually faded, clearly indicating that Liu Cui was ignoring her.

“I’m out. I’ve been sitting here getting impatient, but my mom loves playing mahjong and once she starts, she can’t stop. Especially her and Aunt Dong, they were two well-known players in the old Normal University staff quarters, sometimes they could play all night long.”

Liu Cui complained with a smile.

"If you can't stand it anymore, why don't you go back to your room and rest? Watching TV is better than just sitting there."

"The restaurant is a bit of a walk from the hotel, and there's a TV here too."

Liu Cui said, "My mom doesn't let me go to the hotel alone either, because she's afraid it's dark and unsafe."

Zhao Chang'an thought for a moment and said, "I just got off the plane. I'm going to Wen Ye's place to discuss the acquisition contract for Luanchuan Molybdenum tomorrow. I estimate it will be past ten o'clock by the time I finish. If your mother is coming over then, I'll pick you up, and we'll sleep together. Let her call all night."

Liu Cui hesitated for a moment and said, "Never mind, you must be tired today. We're not in the city, but at a resort in the northern suburbs. I didn't even notice the name. It's huge, with mountains on it. The hotel is on the mountain, and the guesthouse is at the foot of the mountain."

In that case, it wouldn't be appropriate for Zhao Chang'an to drive through Zhengzhou at 10 a.m., since he was supposed to leave for Luoyi early the next morning and then go to Luanchuan.

He smiled gently and asked Liu Cui, "Have you chosen a car yet?"

"Look carefully, hehe, we're just waiting for you to hand over the money. We didn't go to each store one by one. Sister Jiang Ji said she knows Mr. Li, the general agent for Audi, who can give us a discount."

Liu Cui's voice was sweet and gentle, like a coquettish wife pouting in front of her husband: "It turns out it was one of my mother's former students. Tonight, it's Mr. Li who's treating us. The environment of this manor is very nice, with woods and mountains everywhere. The food is also good, with lots of wild vegetables and game. There are many people here to play, and many are playing cards."

How big are your mom and her family?

Zhao Chang'an's heart skipped a beat, and he asked warily.

“It’s okay, my mom knows. They started at twenty, and the most they’ve ever lost in one round is only a little over a hundred. Besides, right now three people are winning, and Mrs. Li and Sister Yun are the only ones losing. I estimate she’s already lost over a thousand.”

In fact, Zhao Chang'an knew he had gone too far after asking that question.

A dealership for a major car brand in Zhengzhou—that's a lucrative business. Only a madman would set traps in a card game. More likely, this Mrs. Li was instructed by her husband to come and lose money. Although the minimum bet is 20, and the maximum loss in a hand is a little over 100, the winner can pocket 300 or 400 in one hand.

At that time, a bowl of hot dry noodles in the mountain city cost one yuan, a small portion cost 50 cents, and a tea egg cost 50 cents. The average monthly salary in Zhengzhou was 1,150 yuan. Although the card game was not big, it was not too small either.

"I'm going to Luoyi tomorrow, so I won't be able to go with you guys to buy the car. I'll send the money to your mom's bank account."

Zhao Chang'an said.

"It's okay, my mom and I will go buy something. I know you're busy."

Liu Cui's side was filled with endless tenderness.

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Liu Cui hung up the phone and, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart, pushed open the door to the private room and entered.

Su Ying, Jiang Ji, Liu Yunyun, and Dong Li all immediately stopped playing mahjong and stared at her.

"how?"

Liu Cui subconsciously looked down at her clothes, but there was nothing wrong with them. She asked her mother, puzzled.

"What were you talking about with Zhao Chang'an for so long?"

Su Ying frowned slightly, her tone a little stern as she questioned him.

"How long? I didn't feel anything."

Liu Cui picked up her phone, wanting to check the call log to see how long she had been talking to Zhao Chang'an.

I don't remember exchanging more than a few words with Zhao Chang'an before I hung up. How many minutes could it have taken?

“Xiao Su, Liu Cui and Zhao Chang’an were classmates in high school, and now you’re both working at OneNano. What’s wrong with young people chatting a little longer? Liu Cui, you don’t need to worry about your mother.”

Dong Li knew that Su Ying had always been very strict with her daughter, but she didn't expect that Liu Cui's long phone call with Zhao Chang'an could also upset her.

This is Zhao Chang'an's phone number. If she could talk to her daughter like this all night, she would be overjoyed and wouldn't say a word against it.

Su Ying's expression softened, and she asked, "What did you say?"

"They didn't say anything."

Liu Cui looked down at the call time on her phone screen; it had lasted a full eleven minutes. She was secretly astonished at how long it had taken.

But I really didn't feel anything at all; I just thought I had talked for five or six minutes at most.

"Zhao Chang'an said he's going to Luoyi tomorrow to sign a contract with Luanchuan Molybdenum. He asked how your interview went today, and I said, 'Mom, you did a great job, and you looked so sophisticated and capable, like a young and beautiful female white-collar worker in her twenties from a big city.'"

Hearing her daughter praise her for looking young and beautiful to Zhao Chang'an, Su Ying couldn't suppress the joy on her face. She was also very satisfied with her makeup today, feeling that she looked more than ten years younger.

Liu Cui didn't mention that Zhao Chang'an was going to buy a car for her and her daughter and transfer money to their bank account, because the matter was too sensitive and could easily lead to speculation.

Of course, Liu Cui, who deeply loves Zhao Chang'an, doesn't mind at all when others say she is his woman. Even if it's true but not officially recognized, she is still happy.

However, she would never utter such words, which could be used against her, for fear of damaging Zhao Chang'an's reputation and his relationship with Tang Shuang.

When Liu Cui first learned that Zhao Chang'an had many other women, she was heartbroken, disappointed, and devastated.

Until one day, Zhao Chang'an hugged her tightly from behind, and the two of them looked at the vast Yangtze River estuary together. Zhao Chang'an did not explain anything, but only said: "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight."

At that time, Liu Cui was still heartbroken and resentful, and then went to study in France. She neither said that they should break up nor that they should.

However, the actual meaning also implies that it will gradually fade away with time and the wind.