Chapter 228: I also really miss him

The two arrived at the entrance of the Song and Dance Hall.

Wang Li slipped one hand into his pocket and asked curiously, "How are you and my younger sister doing lately?"

"She's fine; she's been busy too, keeping the books until her head aches."

Li Jiaci spoke while giving the driver in the car a glance.

He now has a driver.

When going out, he no longer needs to hold the steering wheel himself.

Wang Li chuckled twice and reminded, "Spring Festival is just a few days away—hurry up and set aside your work so we can celebrate properly!"

"I understand—when the time comes, I'll go to my new villa for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Good, it's settled!"

The driver turned the car around.

Li Jiaci hurriedly greeted Wang Li, opened the rear car door, and got in.

A moment later.

The car arrived at the new villa.

After renovation, the villa's interior layout had undergone a complete transformation.

Li Jiaci had originally planned to live together with his brothers.

So the villa has the most rooms.

Each room has a different style, fully customized according to the brothers' preferences.

Of course, the cost was not small either.

Li Jiaci walked into the villa and couldn't help letting out a sigh.

Not long ago, he was still a penniless social loafer, living in a rundown old tenement, going three days hungry nine times, unable to afford even a decent piece of clothing, and even walking down the street would draw contemptuous looks.

All of the past flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

In his previous life, he could see no hope; merely surviving another day felt like a gain.

Simply living had originally been so difficult.

But now he not only lives in splendor, but also lives abundantly.

Without having to risk his life, he could easily earn money enough to last a lifetime.

He no longer had to be startled awake in the dead of night by noises downstairs, worrying that enemies had come to seek his life.

Nor did he have to, in freezing wind and snow, drag his starving brothers around fleeing.

Li Jiaci let out a deep sigh.

The driver moved the items from the trunk inside.

"Boss, let's start decorating quickly—it'll get dark soon!"

"Okay."

Li Jiaci opened the box.

His eyes were filled with festive red.

Couplets, paper cutouts, hangings, lanterns, firecrackers, and so on.

They worked until evening.

Li Jiaci admired his handiwork and nodded in satisfaction.

He could already imagine the brothers' surprised looks when they entered.

"There are still three days until New Year's—Xiao Xu, tomorrow morning you and Wang Lan collect the New Year's bonus, then go home to reunite with your family!"

Upon hearing this, the driver Xu Sheng nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you, boss, thank you!"

These days, which company gives out New Year's bonuses?

Moreover, the New Year's bonus equals half a month's wages.

Besides that, there are endless local specialties made into holiday gift packages for them to take home.

Clearly only one person goes to work, but the happiness is shared by the whole family.

"Work hard—next year strive to buy a place locally, bring your parents from home over, and enjoy life together!"

Li Jiaci finished saying that, then waved at him: "Come out—I'm about to close the door!"

"Boss, why are you so good to your subordinates?"

Xu Sheng came to the doorway and couldn't help asking.

Li Jiaci closed the villa door and gave him a chuckling glance.

"Do you want the boss to treat you well?"

"Of course I do—my previous bosses never treated me like a person!"

"That's right—I satisfy your needs, you satisfy mine; only when both sides achieve their goals can we go far."

"Oh… I understand the boss's meaning—I will definitely work hard from now on!"

"Go drive!"

"Got it!"

All the way, speeding like wind and lightning.

Shiqiang Mu Cai Chang.

Li Jiaci returned just in time for dinner.

Taking advantage of Hong Bo being present as well, he straightforwardly told several people the Spring Festival holiday arrangements.

Those whose hometowns are elsewhere will uniformly start spring vacation tomorrow.

Locals will have the day after tomorrow off.

Hong Bo laughed and said: "Okay, I'll move all the New Year goods tomorrow; the workers will receive their holiday money and then pack up the goods and take them away!"

These past two days I've seen red lanterns hung all over the street; the lines of people going to the market to buy New Year goods are endless, as if the goods were free, everyone shouldering sacks to load them!

Zhang Chuqiang opens with gestures to act out the scene he saw.

The expression on his face was extraordinarily novel.

Hearing this, Liu Jiang was eating what was in his bowl, and in a deep voice said: "Last year at this time, Elder Brother Zhang was still here; he had us go to his house for a New Year's Eve dinner, and each person was given a red envelope with 20 yuan..."

If we were to say which day of the year they are happiest,

That must be New Year's Eve.

Because Zhang Shiqiang personally prepares a table of New Year's Eve dinner, buys several bottles of baijiu, lets them eat meat with open bellies, and drink freely with open hearts.

In the blink of an eye, another spring festival arrives.

Some people leave, and never come back.

Zhao Chen lowered his head and silently wiped his tears.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yingna also felt uneasy in her heart; she reached out and patted his back.

Just moments ago the small dining table was extraordinarily lively, but suddenly it fell silent.

Hong Bo lit a cigarette, got up, and walked to the door.

He had never met Zhang Shiqiang, yet he also knew how much this person weighed in the hearts of the brothers—more important than heaven, more important than earth, more important than anyone.

Just then, in the sorrowful atmosphere.

Li Jiaci clapped his hands and said to the few people: "Don't wear long faces; hurry up and eat while it's hot. On New Year's Eve, I'll take you to see Elder Brother Zhang, offer him a cup of wine, tell him about our current changes, and let him be happy too."

"Got it, brother, you eat too!"

Wang Lan served some dishes to Li Jiaci.

At night.

Wang Yingna sat on the bed waiting for a long time, but Li Jiaci never came in.

Outside, it snowed again, and the cold wind made the windows clatter.

She hesitated a moment, but still decided to put on her clothes and go outside to take a look.

There was no sign of Li Jiaci in the office.

There was none in the bunkhouse either.

She even searched all the few vehicles in the factory.

Still she saw no one.

Wang Yingna couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

At dinner, whenever the crowd mentioned Zhang Shiqiang, they all wore sorrowful expressions.

Only Li Jiaci did not.

Others don't know, but could she possibly not know?

Li Jiaci simply likes to keep all his thoughts hidden in his heart.

The more he appears calm, the more people worry.

Wang Yingna took out her phone and dialed Li Jiaci's number.

But the call hadn't even gone through yet.

Suddenly.

A sound of footsteps came from behind her.

Creak—creak…

Stepping on thick snow, approaching her.

"Jiaci brother?"

Wang Yingna spoke uncertainly.

Then, in the night, a man wrapped in cold air walked out.

His eyelashes were frozen by frost, and the breath he exhaled turned directly into white mist that lingered in the air.

Wang Yingna narrowed her eyes, relying on the faint dormitory light to make out the person before her.

Yet she couldn't help but be greatly startled.

"You…"

Just as she opened her mouth,

she was tightly embraced by the person who had come.

Immediately after, a suppressed sob came from beside her ear: "I also miss him so much… really…"

Wang Yingna's eyes instantly reddened.