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Chapter 378 My Name Is Zhang Chenze

My name is Zhang Chenze, I lied.

I am 33 years old and have worked hard in Chengdu for ten years.

If I am willing to share my experience and publish it on any public platform, I may become a popular representative of independent women. After all, a girl from a small mountain village has become one of the most famous lawyers in Chengdu through her own efforts. No matter how you think about it, she is worth learning from.

But I don't want to do that.

I want to abandon everything in the past and start over in this place where no one knows me. If possible, I never want to have anything to do with that small mountain village.

I have my ambitions and my ideals.

I want to be an excellent person.

For this goal, I am willing to do anything.

When the law firm was just established, I had no money to rent a house, so I slept on the sofa in the firm for three years.

I get up at five o'clock every day to clean up the firm, and then wash and put on makeup in the public toilet. At night, I leave late on the pretext of working overtime and go to the public bathhouse for five yuan per time.

For three years, no subordinates knew that I lived here.

I have survived this kind of suffering, just because I have a dream in my heart.

If I can't become an excellent person, I will be trapped in that mountain village forever, not only me, but also my descendants.

But I often think that I may not have descendants at all.

If I can live my life brilliantly and gloriously, it would be the best thing.

My childhood was so miserable. From a fair perspective, my future should be happier. I dare not expect that I will live a good life. As long as I can get by and make myself feel comfortable, it will be fine.

"Sister Zhang, Sister Zhang!" Xiao Sun from the office patted me and scared me.

This young boy has been here for three years and has settled many difficult lawsuits for me. Among many young people, I am most optimistic about him.

"What's wrong?"

"Why are you distracted?" Xiao Sun smiled, "Look! The bride is here!"

I looked in the direction he pointed. Today's bride Mengmeng was wearing a pure white wedding dress inlaid with sequins. Under the spotlight, she walked towards the stage step by step with her father's arm.

Besides Xiao Sun, Meng Meng is my most capable assistant. She has worked with me for six years.

Now I am really happy to see her walking into the marriage hall.

The handsome and gentle groom took the bouquet and strode towards Meng Meng and her father. The audience beside him clapped and cheered at the same time, giving them the most sincere blessings.

But to be honest, I don’t like the next part.

At the request of the host, Meng Meng’s father had to hand Meng Meng’s hand to the groom personally.

Then in front of Meng Meng, the groom and hundreds of guests, he solemnly said to the groom: "Meng Meng will be entrusted to you in the future."

At this time, many guests wiped their eyes gently, as if they were crying.

The host also said in an emotional voice: "From now on, this man will take care of you forever instead of your father. No matter he is poor or rich, he will never leave you..."

Meng Meng stood on the stage, looking at the excited father and groom, and then looked at the guests who were crying nearby, and shrugged at me with a wry smile.

I understand Meng Meng, and I also know what she means.

If it weren't for the customs, traditions, and all the relatives in the family doing this, she would never allow this kind of link to appear in her wedding.

A few short sentences almost negated all of Mengmeng's efforts in her life. It seemed that without the care of her father and the groom, she would become a hungry child.

She seemed to be starving to death at home at any time.

Why must the reason for marriage be to find someone to rely on? Why can't it be because of love?

Working with me for these years, Mengmeng has a salary of at least 60,000 yuan per month. Even if no one takes care of her, she can still live a good life.

After all, Mengmeng has worked no less hard than me. She is a very good lawyer. Everything she has now is what she deserves. This is fair.

Mengmeng did not ask for a penny of betrothal gifts, nor did she cause any trouble to the parents of both parties.

She and the groom just bought a small house of dozens of square meters with their own savings, and then paid for furniture together. With the joint efforts of the two, they officially started the second stage of their lives.

In the days to come, they will still work together until they buy better furniture and live in a bigger house.

This is what I think love looks like at its best. It is like a stable balance that will never collapse.

When will people realize that the purpose of marriage is to give love a result, not to find a support for one party?

"Sister Zhang, Sister Zhang!!"

Xiao Sun's clear voice rang in my ears again.

I looked at her, came back to my senses and smiled: "What's wrong?"

"Your phone is ringing!" Xiao Sun said to me, "It's been ringing for a long time!"

I looked down at the number, and after a moment, the joy on my face was swept away, and the whole person was as cold as falling into an ice cellar.

"Excuse me."

I picked up the phone, walked out of the banquet hall, looked around for a while, found the safe passage, saw that there was no one around, and walked in, and answered the phone with great heaviness.

"Hello."

"Zhang Lai Di!!" Her harsh voice came from the phone, making me frown.

"Mom, my name is Zhang Chenze now."

"You still know your damn surname Zhang?!" She yelled on the phone, "Why didn't you answer my call?! Why didn't you answer my call yesterday?!"

"Busy." I said.

"Busy? Busy, you immortal! You're not stupid, you know how to earn money." She cursed, "Everyone envies the Zhang family for having both sons and daughters, but they don't know that you, a dead child, can't even get 200,000 yuan."

Oh, both sons and daughters.

In the village where I live, people who have sons hope to raise sons to support them in their old age, and only those who have daughters hope to have both sons and daughters.

How ironic?

"Mom, I don't understand." I said coldly, "I can give Chengcai a big red envelope when he gets married, but why do you want me to pay 200,000?"

"You have money!" She shouted, "You earn more than Chengcai, you are his sister, your brother is getting married, you pay for him to buy a house, what's wrong with that?"

"I don't understand why you can take this for granted." I sneered, "The money I earn is mine, what does it have to do with him? You have given him the best food, clothing, shelter and transportation since he was a child, and you have given him more education than me, he should be able to make money by himself."

"Chengcai hasn't found a suitable job yet! Ha Ma Pi..." Her tone became more sharp, "Why are you in a hurry? Are you still settling accounts with your own brother?"

"Mom, I'm telling the truth, I'm expanding the office and invested all my savings, and now I can't take out a penny."

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