Chapter 444: 444 forever couple
Madam Chen didn’t understand An Lan, and it was even less likely that she would understand Shi Lan.
Therefore, even though Yan Shixiu had told her the rules of the family from the start, she still trembled with caution, getting up early to make breakfast or tidying up the rooms every day. She seed truly afraid of being thrown out of the house.
But the truth was, both Yan Shixiu and Shi Lan were busy during the day and, after coming ho and having dinner in the evening, they would have to go into the study to work overti.
Madam Chen, a lonely old woman, feared nothing more than being disliked. She had originally thought that behind Yan Shixiu’s back, Shi Lan might give her a hard ti. However, after living together for these few days, Shi Lan had never shown her any unpleasantness. Although Shi Lan wasn’t the most empathetic of girls, within what she deed her territory, she believed everything was under her protection and nobody was allowed to bully anyone.
Eventually, the old lady was able to set her mind at ease, and in her free ti, she even did so sewing and embroidery.
One evening, upon coming ho, Shi Lan saw the old lady’s craftsmanship and was amazed. Before going to sleep, she said to Yan Shixiu, “Uncle Yan, I think Madam Chen’s embroidery skills are quite good.”
Yan Shixiu closed his laptop and looked at her, asking, “Got any ideas?”
“Though Madam Chen hasn’t said anything, after more than forty years of tireless service to the Lian Family, being thrown out just like that, do you think she doesn’t feel cold inside? Therefore, she doesn’t feel any sense of security living here. These past few days she has been observing , afraid that I will kick her out. If I don’t like soone, they wouldn’t even think about stepping through this door,” Shi Lan said.
“The Shi family is in the fashion business, so I know a few artists, and you should too, like Teacher Zhong Yide. Soday, let’s show Madam Chen’s work to him and see if they could work together. If Madam Chen can start her own business and earn an inco, she might shed the notion that she’s just a servant,” Shi Lan continued, “but since my current status is a bit awkward, this is sothing you’ll have to handle.”
After hearing her out, Yan Shixiu wrapped his arms around Shi Lan and said, “Everyone else considers the elderly a burden, a liability. Why is it that when it cos to you, no matter their age, everyone has value? People would probably find it hard to believe that you’re actually trying to find a job for a woman who is over sixty years old.”
“You know I always judge people by their abilities, and the old lady’s skills really are exceptional. Age doesn’t limit a person’s worth. Besides, a woman’s independence is defined by her economic status, and that saying applies to won of all ages. Sotis, money is a woman’s support!”
This was one of the young miss’s rare qualities.
She was adept at recognizing the strengths in others.
“Okay, I’ll handle this,” Yan Shixiu promised Shi Lan.
“But don’t tell her anything before we get a result, in case the greater the hope, the greater the disappointnt,” he cautioned.
The couple quietly planned this for the old lady.
As for Old Madam Lian, without any news from Madam Chen, she had beco noticeably thinner.
After all, Madam Chen had no one else in this world, and she was worried that Madam Chen couldn’t take care of herself out there.
Each ti she thought of this, Old Madam Lian beca deeply saddened, thus growing even more resentful towards Lian Yinseng.
…
Ti quietly moved into mid-November, and Yancheng finally entered a period of significant cooling. It was also in this month, on the seventeenth, that it was President Yan’s birthday.
During this ti, Shi Lan was still incredibly busy, nonstop.
On one hand, she had to oversee the training at ‘Superstar’, and on the other, she had to negotiate the luxury brand endorsent deals following Heavenly King’s event.
She was just a minor actress, yet it seed she had more daily affairs to manage than Yan Shixiu, the chairman of Shuangshi.
Yan Shixiu had recently given the old lady’s work to the master, albeit with a try-and-see attitude. When they didn’t get a reply after a few days, the couple took it as a test of the waters. If it didn’t work out, that wouldn’t be a problem; thus, they did not dwell on it.
However, on the eve of Yan Shixiu’s birthday, Yide Studio called, requesting to et this impressive craftswoman.
After hanging up the phone, Yan Shixiu couldn’t help but smile and murmured, “Truly worthy of you.”
Despite his birthday the next day, Yan Shixiu still arranged to take the old lady to et with them tomorrow.
In the afternoon, Shi Lan wasn’t at Peak; she had gone to the Heavenly King’s decoration site and had also obtained a pair of matching rings from the designer.
The rings were not that complicated, each incorporating the letter ‘S’ into their design. The woman’s ring used ‘S’ as the setting, while the man’s ring used ‘S’ for the ring face, and small, dazzling diamonds were embedded on the letter ‘S’.
Forever Shuangshi, forever husband and wife.
Shi Lan took the rings and returned to Jinlan No.1 Courtyard, then received news that the master there wanted to et with Old Lady Chen.
At dinner, Shi Lan laughed at him, “It looks like the candlelight dinner is off.”
Yan Shixiu put down his chopsticks and then thought about the impressive scenes when Shi Lan had sent gifts for his birthdays in the past.
He had not expected that in such a short ti, everything had changed.
“Having you by my side is all I need.”
Shi Lan glanced at him and said, “Then I really didn’t prepare a gift.”
“It’s okay.”
So people say it’s okay on the surface, but they’re definitely not happy about it.
However, Shi Lan did not give away the surprise too early.
After dinner, the couple invited Old Lady Chen to the living room and told her about sending her embroidery for the master’s appraisal. The old lady was overjoyed when she heard the news.
“Is this true? Do people really like it? Does soone want to collaborate with ?”
Over the years at the Lian Family, the old lady hadn’t been able to do much except maintain her embroidery skills.
“It’s true, Granny Chen. Tomorrow, I will send soone to do your hair and makeup, and co back to pick you up in the evening,” said Yan Shixiu.
“But… with the way I am, can I really make a public appearance?”
“Why can’t such great skills make a public appearance? Not only can you, but you can also take the main stage,” Shi Lan assured her firmly. “You’ve already left the Lian Family, so live freely, do what you want to do, and earn the money you want to earn.”
The old lady was touched and her eyes brimd with tears.
In her over forty years with the Lian Family, no one except Old Madam Lian had ever considered her soone fit for the public eye.
She was a servant, ant to serve the masters.
But here, it seed like she suddenly found her value.
“Young master, young mistress, I don’t know how to thank you enough.”
“If you really want to thank us, then stop seeing yourself as a servant,” Shi Lan said, feeling awkward as the old lady kept calling them young master and young mistress.
The old lady gave her thanks and was excited in the living room for a long while, probably never having imagined she would be appreciated by others.
Although she was old, it was always a pleasant thing to be affird by soone, no matter at what age.
…
Late at night, the couple returned to their bedroom.
Shi Lan used work as an excuse to have Yan Shixiu go shower first.
When Yan Shixiu ca out of the bathroom, he saw roses on the bed and in the middle of the roses, there was a white box.
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