Xiao Chen nodded seriously, "What about Gardenia?" Is it still a sister? ”

Wei Lan smiled: "Gardenia is Xiaochen's cousin, just call her sister."

Xiao Chen's brows furrowed, "Why can't I be my brother?" ”

"It's just the name that's changing, not the age." Gently tapping the tip of Xiao Chen's nose, Wei Lan smiled gently, "As for being a brother...... There will always be a chance later. ”

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up for a moment, and his little hand touched Wei Lan's stomach and said in surprise: "Is my mother going to give birth to Jiaojiao?" ”

A "Jiaojiao" made Wei Lan stunned again.

At that time, she had a big belly and couldn't tell whether the child was a boy or a girl, so she took her own name, and she always liked to shout her name and talk to the child in her belly when she had nothing to do.

Yan Yi knew the name she took, but she was born a boy, and the name was naturally "Chen", and when he sent Xiao Chen to the Wei family, he would only tell the Wei family that the child was called "Chen", and it was impossible to mention a name.

So, how did Xiao Chen know about "Jiaojiao"?

Wei Lan grabbed Xiao Chen and asked, "You ...... Do you know Jiaojiao? ”

Xiao Chen pouted, looking puzzled, "Didn't your mother say it?" ”

"I heard it in my dream, my mother said that she would take Xiaochen and Jiaojiao to step on the waves and dig crabs......"

As the immature child's voice settled, Wei Lan's memory seemed to go back to one afternoon in Haishi:

The sun was dappled and the sound of waves and steamship whistles could be heard in the distance, and she sat on a small pony under the eaves, her long hair hanging down naturally, her hands dragging her bulging belly, and her face was full of expectation......

Wei Lan fell into the memory, and the same smile appeared on her face, but her eyes gradually became dull, as if she had become the one trapped in the small courtyard again.

"Mom!" Xiao Chen didn't like Wei Lan who felt like this, so he sat in Wei Lan's arms and twisted.

For a moment, Wei Lan shuddered, his thoughts returned, and he looked at the little guy in his arms in confusion: "What's wrong?" ”

The four-year closed life has left an indelible mark on Wei Lan's heart.

It seems that everything is fine, but the actual nerves are still fragile.

……

Getting married was a sure thing, but it still took Gu Chao an afternoon to let Wei's mother relax.

Just like Gu Chao's first visit to the Wei family, Wei's mother once again cautiously advised: "The children are so old, I can't agree to this matter." But you remember, I agreed to this marriage because my girl fell in love with you, not because my old Wei family thought it was an "ugly thing" and was in a hurry to be good. ”

"Lan Lan is the treasure of our Wei family, if you can't love her and care for her wholeheartedly, you don't have to get married, she and I can support her."

The implication is that he is a little unwilling to suffer for Wei Lan, and he is also willing to be Wei Lan's backing for the rest of his life and stand up for her.

If you put it in someone else's house, the request may be a bit excessive, after all, husband and wife live a life, how can there be a time when they are not blushing?

But now it is Gu Chao who is facing this matter.

"In this world, there will be no one who loves her more than me." Gu Chao's face was cold, and his voice was hoarse and firm: "She will also be the treasure of my Gu family."

Wei's mother's pupils flickered with tears, and she turned her head to wipe a handful of tears.

She knew that Gu Chao would treat her daughter well, but there was still a thorn in her heart, and she was afraid that Gu Chao would not be able to take care of Wei Lan like she had done.

However, when the marriage of her children came to the door, it was not her worry that she would wait to offset the delay.

……

The marriage was finalized, Wei's mother looked at the days, and there will be a good day after the spring of the next year, so the wedding date of Gu Chao and Wei Lan was set on the nineteenth day of the first month of the next year.

Prior to this, Wei's mother wanted to separate Wei Lan and Gu Chao and prevent the two from seeing each other before marriage, but was dispelled by Wei Lan's unstable mental condition.

Every time after the sun sets, there is a layer of green light on the horizon, although it is faintly lit outside, but it is dark inside, and every household will light up the electric lights, but Wei Lan has no consciousness of lighting the lamp.

At first, once or twice, Wei's mother still nagged from time to time, many times, and every time Wei Lan would carry a small bench and shrink in various hidden corners of the room, Wei's mother gradually noticed that something was wrong.

After asking more questions, Gu Chaocai confided that because of some things, Wei Lan's mental condition has not been very good, and he is often passive and has no one by his side.

Gu Chao knew what to say and what not to say, and left Wei Xueliang's instructions before, he said that it was to avoid the important and light, although Wei's mother was dissatisfied, she really couldn't ask anything, so she could only give up.

It's just that she shed a lot of tears in front of Wei Lan in private, crying about the good girl, why was she ruined like this?

In this case, customs and etiquette were gradually forgotten, and Gu Chao temporarily stayed in the Gu family.

In order to take care of Wei Lan conveniently and let Wei Lan get more security, the Wei family did not even force them to divide the room.

And Xie Jinghong and Youlan ran crazy in Beijing for a few days and played all the major scenic spots, so under the instruction of Gu Chao, they went back to Haishi first.

In business, people still need to keep an eye on it.

When Wei Lan's situation recovers better, the two parties will meet in Province H.

On the one hand, Gu Yang had to be informed of them on the wedding day, and on the other hand, it was convenient for Gu Chao to also take Wei Lan and Xiaochen back to meet Grandma Gu.

However, because of Youlan's matter, Wei Lan blushed with Gu Chao once in private.

When he went to the countryside, Wei Lan assisted Youlan in his schoolwork, and in recent years, under the supervision of Xie Jinghong, Youlan's learning progress has never fallen behind.

But Youlan studied mostly at home, never experienced campus life, let alone any diploma.

These things are not needed now, but they will be of great use in the future.

Again, Youlan is in her youth, and she should experience campus life, so as not to wake up too late when she grows up in the future, and it will be difficult to experience it again.

Not only Youlan, but also Xie Jinghong.

Wei Lan's idea of sending Xie Jinghong and Youlan to school was at odds with Gu Chao.

After the past four years of separation, Gu Chao just wants to be with Wei Lan and live an ordinary life.

With Gu Chao's current assets, he may be relatively low in the country, but if he is placed in Beijing, few people can compare to him.

The money in their hands is enough for them to live a rich and comfortable life.

But if he wants to be comfortable, the business must be handled by a reliable person, and this reliable person is Xie Jinghong.

If Xie Jinghong is sent to school, Gu Chao will have to do it himself.

Of course Gu Chao was unwilling.

But at Wei Lan's insistence, Gu Chao still compromised.

Because Wei Lan has depicted the future for him, his career has already improved, and it is a pity to stop there, and besides, the country needs people like them.

*

"Rustle" twice, and the pattern that is about to be completed is slashed by a pencil.

Wei Lan didn't look at it, but looked out the window.

The windows on the second floor correspond to the direction of Jingshan, and at this time, half of the sun's face is hidden behind Jingshan, and half of the mountain is shrouded in the afterglow.

Gu Chao's career is quite smooth, perhaps because of her instructions, in recent years, he has introduced a lot of foreign exchange for the country, and because of this, the original "80" state-owned enterprises were paralyzed, and the national laid-off incident was buffered, and the signs of it have gradually emerged recently.

It is not enough to patronize the DPRK alone, but it is also necessary to bring more people, strive for more foreign exchange, and lead the country to become rich and strong.

Only when the people of the country stand up on their own can they truly avoid the slope of "laying off the whole people".

I was thinking about it, and the room was bright.

Wei Lan turned around, Gu Chao closed the door with his backhand at the door, and walked over with an enamel jar, "Why don't you turn on the light when you paint?" ”

Wei Lan frowned, and her peach blossom eyes widened, "I forgot!" ”

Gu Chao knew it in his heart, and he was not in a hurry that Wei Lan could recover all of a sudden.

He put the enamel jar on the table, pushed it all the way to Wei Lan, and then pulled out the paper under Wei Lan's hand and looked at it carefully, "This is ......"

The patterns on the paper are complicated, but they are very beautiful, and at first glance they look like ordinary squares, but when you look closely, you will realize that they are made up of various flowers and vines.

Gu Chao had seen similar patterns in Britain a few years ago, and foreigners' favorites, carpets, door frames and even walls were all such patterns.

"Don't look! I'm just starting to draw ......."

The rococo style pattern is very complicated, Wei Lan's painting is average, and there are only a few rulers that can be used with the help of tools at the moment, so you can imagine what kind of effect it is......

Wei Lan stretched out his hand to grab it, but was pressed back by Gu Chao, "Hurry up and drink, your mother will come in a while, and you won't be able to drink it." ”

Wei Lan lowered his head when he heard this, and saw half a cup of yellow-orange-orange liquid in the enamel jar on the table, "Arctic Ocean? ”

Take a sip and really do it!

It was hot last week, Xiao Chen and Gardenia refused to eat, and it was useless to coax, and in the end it was Wei Lin who came back from outside with two bottles of Arctic Ocean soda to solve the problem.

It's just that Wei Lin probably didn't expect that after that day, except for the two small ones, Wei Lan was also worried about the Arctic Ocean.

Wei Lan wants to drink, can Gu Chao not buy it for her?

I carried back two boxes in the afternoon of the same day, but it was a coincidence that I caught up with Wei Lan's small day.

The Arctic Ocean couldn't drink it, and was pressed by Wei's mother to drink a few large cups of brown sugar water.

In the past two days, the small days have just left, and Wei's mother's monitoring has not been relaxed. Just now Gu Chao entered the house with an enamel jar, and she thought it was the brown sugar water that Wei's mother asked him to send.

Gu Chao of the Arctic Ocean soaked in hot water, and it tasted warm at this time, lacking the momentum at room temperature, but it was still delicious.

There was only half a cup, and Wei Lan was reluctant to drink it in one gulp, so he slowly drank it in small sips.

As for that semi-finished drawing?

Gu Chao can watch it if he wants, as long as he gives her some Arctic Ocean next time.

While Gu Chao was looking at the drawings, Wei Lan asked, "Brother Chao, how much money do we have now?" ”

"What is this for?" Gu Chao glanced at her, the drawings rested on the table, and Gu Chao nodded at the top, "This is too cumbersome, it hurts your eyes to draw, you can draw something else if you want to." ”

"I don't paint every day, I can't paint one a week or a month?" Wei Lan covered the painting unhappily, and after a while, she squirmed her lips and pulled the corner of Gu Chao's shirt, "You haven't said it yet, how much money does our family have?" ”

This "our family" pleased Gu Chao, he leaned against the edge of the table with his back back, and pursed his lips with a smile, "Last year, the market value of the fixed industry and the invisible industry was assessed to be 1.48 billion US dollars, the liquidity was 214 million, and the discretionary capital was only about 80 million. ”

The big hand played with Wei Lan's high ponytail that fell behind his head, and Gu Chao asked again: "What is the need for money?" ”

(End of chapter)