The Beautiful Shadows in the Red Spider Lily Garden 1-4

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soon as I arrived at the company that morning, Huang Shan called me into her office. (Sister Huang, what brings you here so early? Are you going to give me a promotion and a raise?) I started joking with her as soon as I entered her office. Huang Shan is our HR manager; I've worked with her for over two years, and we've always had a good relationship, so I'm usually quite casual with her. (Xiao Ye, you're absolutely right. I really do have a promotion and a raise to offer, but it depends on whether you want to go.) I noticed Huang Shan's serious expression; she didn't seem to be joking. (Sister Huang, please stop joking. Just give me your instructions.) (Really, Xiao Tian, I'm not joking.) Huang Shan then told me about our company headquarters.

The company I work for is Haitian Pharmaceutical Group, headquartered in the Haitian Building on the Fifth Ring Road in Linjiang City. Linjiang City is one of the three core cities in Northeast China, a megacity, not only the economic, political, cultural, and transportation center of Northeast China, but also an important national science and technology and industrial development base. However, the company I work for isn't in Linjiang.) The head office is not the parent company, but rather the Daxin City branch of Haitian Pharmaceutical Group, one of the four branches under the Haitian Group.

Huang Shan told me the situation was as follows: Just a week ago, Tang Ming, the Human Resources Director of Haitian Pharmaceutical Group's head office, led four experienced senior employees from the HR department to a Fortune 500 company. With their departure, only one recent college graduate remained in the department, unfamiliar with the work processes and business. This paralyzed the entire HR department. Recruiting externally now would take a lot of time, and even then, finding suitable candidates wasn't guaranteed. Furthermore, the HR department is responsible for recruitment; with it shut down, who else could handle recruitment? Therefore, to quickly restore the HR department to operational status, the head office leadership instructed the four branches to recommend one experienced HR employee to transfer to the head office, so that the HR department at the head office could resume operations as soon as possible. "Resume normal work."

Huang Shan looked at me and smiled, saying, "Xiao Ye, how about it? Isn't this a good opportunity? Do you want to go? If you do, this opportunity is yours." To be honest, I think this really is an opportunity. The Daxin branch is just a small company. It's small in scale, poorly managed, and the staff's quality varies greatly. Most importantly, it's located in Daxin City, a relatively underdeveloped small city. Even among the four branches under Haitian Pharmaceutical Group, the company's performance is at the bottom. So there really isn't much room for development in this company. Actually, I'd been planning to leave for a while, and I'd even considered leaving Daxin City while I was still young to try my luck in a bigger, more economically developed city. And now this opportunity has presented itself! Working at the headquarters of Haitian Pharmaceutical Group in the economically prosperous Linjiang City means not only leaving the Daxin branch, but also leaving this economically underdeveloped small city of Daxin.

But I still have a question: why doesn't Huang Shan take this opportunity herself? She's only 29 this year, still quite young. Although she's married, her husband doesn't live in Daxin. Instead of working locally, she's working in Jinghai City, a larger city than Linjiang. With her abilities and qualifications, she's probably more capable than me in the head office's HR department. So why would Huang Shan give me such a great opportunity? (Sister Huang, to be honest, I think this is a great opportunity to go to a better city and a bigger company, but why don't you take it?) Faced with my question, Huang Shan smiled slightly. (Xiao Ye, to be honest, I'd like to go too. You know my husband also works in Jinghai City. If I go to Linjiang, then we'll both be going to a big city.) (Then why don't you go?) I asked her again! Before I made a decision, I needed to know why she didn't go. (I'm pregnant. I just found out last week. My husband would never agree to me going now.) Huang Shan unconsciously stroked her belly and said with a smile. (There's no way around it. Once a woman has a child, she can only focus more on the child. So, developing my career in an unfamiliar city is no longer suitable for me right now.)

(Sister Huang, congratulations on becoming a mother.) (Xiao Tian, you're different. You're still young, and you're not married yet, so you have no worries. This is the perfect time to develop your career. I hope you can seize this opportunity.) Huang Shan looked at me and said each word carefully. (Sister Huang, do you think I can do it? Our Haitian Group headquarters must have very high requirements for the abilities and qualities of its employees. Do you think I can do a good job in the human resources department at headquarters with my current abilities?) I suddenly became a little worried again. (You've been working in the human resources department of our branch for more than two years, and you've accumulated quite a bit of experience. You've always been a diligent worker, have a strong learning ability, and your emotional intelligence and IQ are not bad. I think you can do it. Yesterday, General Manager Lu mentioned this to me, and I directly recommended you. General Manager Lu agreed, and he also thinks highly of you. But if you ask me if you can do well at headquarters, I can only say that it depends on how much effort you are willing to put in. I believe that as long as you give it your all, you will definitely do well.) After Huang Shan finished speaking, seeing that I was still a little hesitant, she smiled and said... I was told to think it over carefully, because headquarters was waiting for a reply, so I needed to give them a definite answer before the end of the day whether I wanted to go or not.

Leaving Huang Shan's office, I found a quiet corner in the company and called my mother to ask for her opinion. She laughed and said, "(You've always been very opinionated, why did you need to ask me?)" She was right. I had indeed made up my mind. I wanted to seize this opportunity and transfer to the headquarters of Haitian Pharmaceutical Group. I also wanted to experience the vibrant nightlife and bustling cityscape of Linjiang. I told my mother my thoughts on the phone. My parents have always supported my decisions and hoped I would be successful and achieve something in my career. My mother agreed with my decision, but she also expressed her only concern: I had lived with them all these years and had no experience living alone in a different city. She worried that working alone in another city would be too difficult for me.

(Xiao Ye, you've lived with us all these years, so you have no experience living alone in a strange city. Being alone in a strange city, without family or friends, you probably can't understand that feeling of helplessness. I'm just worried you won't be able to adapt quickly.) My mother said to me with concern. I understood that she was worried I wouldn't be able to take care of myself. (Mom, don't worry, I'm twenty-four years old, a grown man. I'll definitely take good care of myself, and I'll definitely adapt to life there. You believe me.) I comforted her. (Hehe, I know you've always wanted to leave here and develop in a big city. Your father and I also hope you can have a better future, so we both agreed to let you go. I just said all that to prepare you mentally, to let you know that living alone in a strange place will face many difficulties and pressures. Of course, I believe my son has the ability to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, and I will definitely be able to succeed in Linjiang's company.) "To make a name for myself." My mother concluded.

With my mother's consent, I didn't hesitate any longer and went directly to Huang Shan to tell her my decision. Huang Shan then took me to see General Manager Lu. General Manager Lu first affirmed my work at the company over the past two years and then encouraged me for my decision to work in the Human Resources Department at the head office. In the afternoon, I handed over my work here. General Manager Lu also helped me contact the Administration Department at the head office and conveyed their requirements to me. The Administration Department required me to arrive at the Linjiang head office at 8:30 am next Monday, report to the Administration Department first, and then be led by an administrative specialist to the Human Resources Department. Finally, General Manager Lu gave me two mobile phone numbers. One was the mobile phone number of Zhang Shan, the administrative specialist in the Administration Department at the head office. After I arrived in Linjiang City, he would arrange accommodation for me, and he, as the administrative specialist, would also convey all the rules and regulations of the head office to me. The other was the mobile phone number of Xu Ruobei, the newly appointed Human Resources Director at the head office. She would be my immediate supervisor from now on.
(II)

When I got home from get off work that evening, I was greeted by a wonderful aroma as soon as I entered the house. Inside, I saw a feast laid out on the table: chicken stew with mushrooms, stir-fried green beans, and braised beef. My dad was still in the kitchen preparing steamed sea bass. My mom smiled and said, "Your dad heard you're going to work in Linjiang City and will only be home every few months, so he insisted on cooking some of his signature dishes for you. After all, you'll be away for a long time and won't be able to eat our cooking all the time." I felt a surge of emotion, but the thought of not being able to be with them as often as I am now filled me with sadness. But on the surface, I had to pretend to be relaxed and smile, saying, "I'm living alone in Linjiang, practicing my cooking skills. I'll cook for you all myself when I come back next time."

At this time, my dad had already prepared steamed sea bass. He put the dish on the table and said, "After all these years, all you can make is scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried potato slices, and even then, they're not cooked properly. I'll be satisfied if you can cook those two dishes properly next time you come back." At this time, my mom also served three bowls of rice and put them on the table, saying directly, "You two stop joking and eat." During the meal, we talked about company matters again, so my mom asked, "By the way, Xiaoye, I heard you say that the HR manager at your headquarters led all his employees away. Why?" (Huang Shan didn't know the specifics, but she said that the manager and the other employees who left with him all had their contracts expire last month. After the contracts expired, they all chose not to renew them, and the company couldn't do anything about it and could only watch them leave.) "Which company did they go to?" my dad couldn't help but ask. (Huang Shan only mentioned it was a Fortune 500 company; she wasn't sure which one. Since that leader could bring his entire team with him, the other company must have promised him substantial benefits, at least a much higher salary than ours.) I said.

We were eating and chatting when my mom's phone suddenly rang. She picked it up, glanced at the caller ID, and her expression changed slightly. I happened to look up at her and, seeing her expression, couldn't help but ask who was calling. My mom's eyes were still fixed on the phone screen, oblivious to the ringing, and she didn't hear me at all. My dad couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you answering?" My mom seemed to snap out of it then, quickly getting up and going to the living room to answer the phone. I felt she spoke very softly in the living room, as if she were whispering, as if afraid we would overhear. She's not usually like this when she talks on the phone. Who could have called? A question arose in my mind. My mom's phone call lasted a full forty minutes. By the time she hung up and came back, my dad and I had already finished eating. "Who was on the phone? Why did they talk for so long?" my dad asked. At that moment, I noticed my mom's expression still seemed quite serious. Suddenly, she grabbed my dad and pulled him towards the living room. My dad was startled and asked, "What are you doing?" My mom didn't answer, just pulled him into the living room. Then the two of them closed the living room door and started talking inside. Their voices were very soft; I listened carefully, but I couldn't make it out.

They talked for a very long time in the living room before my dad finally came out. I was about to ask them what they had been talking about... My dad suddenly said, "Xiaoye, come in. Your mom and I need to talk to you about something." I followed my dad into the living room and sat on the sofa. My parents sat opposite me, and seeing their somewhat solemn expressions, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. My mom looked at my dad, her eyes searching, and asked, "Should we tell him everything tonight?" My father's expression suddenly became very calm, and his voice was also calm. "Tell him everything. Some things are destined to be kept from him forever. Even if we don't want to say it, the time has come, and we have to."

My mom sighed after hearing his words, and she looked at me slowly and said, "Xiaoye, today we need to tell you something very important. It's about your background. If I had a choice, I might never want to tell you, but today is clearly the time to tell you." "Mom, what exactly do you want to tell me?" Her words made me even more uneasy. Instinctively, I felt that what she was going to tell me wouldn't be good news. My mother looked at me and said, word by word, "Xiaoye, we are not your biological parents. We are your adoptive parents."

Hearing her words, I felt as if I had been struck by lightning. My mind went blank. I stared at her, then at my father beside me, speechless. For so many years, my parents had cared for me so tenderly and lovingly, yet they weren't my biological parents. This was unbearable. Seeing my dazed state, my parents couldn't bear to say anything more, and the room fell silent, the air seeming to freeze.

After a long while, I felt my brain begin to function normally again, and I asked them what was going on. If they weren't my biological parents, then where were they? My mother sighed softly, and then she told me a story from the past. More than twenty years ago, there was a girl named Bei who attended a high school in Linjiang City. When she was a freshman, she met a man named Li Bin. Li Bin was in his early twenties and had been a notorious troublemaker in their area since high school.

Although Li Bin was a troublemaker, he was generous and righteous, and tall and handsome. Although I don't know exactly how he and Bei met, Bei seemed to have fallen for him. In that passionate and restless adolescence, Bei and Li Bin had a relationship that shouldn't have happened at her age. During the summer vacation after Bei's freshman year, she often felt abdominal bloating and pain, and sometimes felt nauseous. In fact, she felt that her stomach seemed to be getting bigger recently, but she thought it was just weight gain and didn't pay much attention to it. Bei's parents took her to the hospital for a checkup, and the results shocked the whole family: she was pregnant. Bei had no choice but to tell her family the truth about her relationship with Li Bin.

Because Bei had already missed the optimal time for abortion, her family had no other option but to let her give birth. Bei's mother helped her contact a private hospital, where she secretly gave birth to a baby boy. Her family even helped her apply for a year's leave of absence from school due to myocarditis. In reality, she had lost contact with Li Bin by then. Not long before, Li Bin had gotten into a fight with another group of thugs, stabbing one of them seriously with a knife. Having committed this serious crime, Li Bin vanished without a trace; not only could Bei not find him, but even the police couldn't find him. After the child's birth, the biggest headache for Bei's family was how to care for him. Bei was only sixteen when she gave birth to him; she herself was just a child, how could she possibly raise a baby boy? Bei's parents were both in poor health and didn't have the energy to help her raise the child.

Bei had a distant relative in Daxin City, who was her cousin, fourteen years older than her. Although they didn't interact much, Bei's mother knew that her cousin had been married for many years and was now thirty, but still childless. Out of desperation, Bei's mother took her baby boy to Daxin City, found her cousin, explained everything, and hoped they could adopt the child. The family eventually agreed and adopted the boy. My mother stopped there. At that moment, I finally understood my own background. My biological parents were naturally Li Bin and Bei, whom she had just mentioned. My mother softly said to me, "Xiao Ye, you understand your background now, right?" I nodded with a bitter smile, my heart filled with sorrow.

(My child, from the moment you came into our lives, your father and I have always raised you as our own.) The mother's emotions suddenly became a little agitated. At this moment, the father, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up: (Your mother and I had been married for many years without children, so we always hoped that God would send us a child. Until the day you came into our lives, I felt that you were an angel sent to us by God.) The father paused and then said: (So all these years, your mother and I have given you all our love and care. We have never cared whether you are our biological child or not.) Actually, they didn't need to say these words. How could I not feel their gentle care and tenderness towards me over the years? I stood up and said to my parents, "Mom and Dad, in my heart, you have always been the most important family members in my life—before, and always will be. As for whether you are my biological parents or whether we are related by blood, I don't care about those things. Your son will never forget your kindness in raising me, and the bond between our family cannot be broken by anyone or anything." Hearing this, my mother's eyes immediately reddened. "We don't ask for anything else, as long as you are happy and content, we will be satisfied." I stepped forward and hugged my parents. In that instant, tears welled up in the eyes of all three of us. At that moment, as we embraced, we felt a sense of peace and acceptance.

After a long while, we finally calmed down from our overly emotional state and sat down on the sofa again. My mother then said to me, "Xiao Ye, don't resent your biological mother. After all, she had her own difficulties and hardships back then. You said she was just a naive sixteen-year-old girl when she gave birth to a child without really thinking about it. Your biological father was a hoodlum who got into trouble and disappeared. What was she supposed to do?" Seeing that I didn't say anything, my mother continued, "At that time, she had just started high school. You know how terrible gossip can be. What would the school do if they found out that she had given birth? What would her classmates say about her? What would the teachers think of her? She couldn't bear all of that. Your maternal grandparents were also in poor health and couldn't help her raise you. So, sending you away was really the only option." (Has she never come to see me all these years?) I didn't want to ask this, but I couldn't help asking it in the end. (Yes, she visited you twice. Once was a year after we sent you to live with us, when you were a little over a year old. She came with your maternal grandmother during her high school summer vacation, but you were too young then to remember. The other time was when she was in college, and she came alone during her vacation. You should have been five years old then, so you should remember her, right?)

I searched my memory for a long time and finally found a very vague impression. A tall, young aunt came to my house and seemed to have bought me a lot of toys, all of them high-end ones. My mom asked me to go out with her, saying she would buy me ice cream, so I went out with her. Where did she take me? What did she say to me? It's been so long that I can't remember it clearly, but I vaguely recall her asking me, "Who do you think is prettier, Auntie or Mom?" At five years old, I didn't really have the ability to judge a woman's appearance, but my gut feeling was that she was prettier, so I said she was prettier than Mom. Then she asked me, "Would you like to live with Auntie?" I answered almost without hesitation, "No, I want to live with Mom." She seemed to smile faintly and didn't say anything more. That's my only memory of her. My mom then said, "When she was leaving, she wanted to leave me a bank card, saying it was for your child support, but your dad and I firmly refused. You are our child, and we are capable of raising you. Seeing that we wouldn't accept the card, she didn't say anything more, only that if you grow up and want to go to Linjiang, call her. After that, she never came back."

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