Happy days pass by so quickly that before we know it the New Year is almost over and it’s time to open the shop.

Others who opened a shop were busy making money, but Song Yunran was busy being the God of Wealth. Because of what happened before the New Year, the shop was closed in a hurry and there was no time to give out New Year's red envelopes and gifts to the employees.

As soon as the door opened today, Song Yunran prepared things for them: a red envelope of 800 wen for each person, two kilograms of pork belly, and a new set of clothes for each person.

The pork belly from the two older sisters and Du Run was confiscated. The older sister gave hers to her uncle, saying that grandpa liked to eat it, and that it was her way of showing filial piety to grandpa, so she asked her uncle to take it home.

The second sister gave the pork belly to Ling Xiao, saying that Ling Xiao had many children at home, and asked him to take it back to add to the children's dishes. After the two of them refused for a while, Ling Xiao couldn't resist Song Yunxi and accepted it, and thanked Song Yunxi repeatedly.

Du Run took the pork belly to the door and sold it to the owner of the shop next door. When he came back, he counted the money happily and shouted with a smile: "Thank you, Boss Song! Long live Boss Song!"

"Thank you, Boss Song!" Everyone imitated Du Run in unison.

"Okay, get busy! Guests will be arriving soon."

Song Yunrun waved his hand, signaling everyone not to be polite, and asked everyone to go to work.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many customers, Song Yunran quickly counted the inventory. The oil, salt and other things had been basically used up, and the cured meats were probably enough for two months. He still needed to buy some more to continue drying them in the next few days, otherwise they would not be able to be dried in the summer.

Song Yunran said something to Du Run and asked her to look after the shop while she went out to place an order.

When Song Yunran came back from placing orders in the afternoon, she looked around and found that Du Run was missing: "Where is Du Run?"

Xiyue looked around and shook her head: "It was here just now, I don't know where it is now!"

Erzhu heard Song Yunran looking for Du Run and poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "It seems like she went to the back alley just now."

Why was she going to the back alley? She was usually unwilling to go out even when she was asked to take out the trash, so why did she go to the back alley today? She felt something was wrong and turned around and walked towards the back alley.

"Mom! Let go, don't pull me!"

Du Run pulled his hand back and stepped back to avoid his mother's clutches, obviously unwilling to go with her.

Song Yunran saw Du Run's resistance, so she quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Du Run. She guessed that this person was Du Run's mother Deng Xiaolian.

"Aunt, I've bought her and she's mine, but since you're her mother, if there's anything or you want to see her, I can agree, but don't do anything to her, or I won't be polite."

Although the tone was flat, every word was spoken with great force, making the woman opposite a little overwhelmed.

Song Yunran took a look at Deng. It seemed that she was four or five months pregnant. She was probably sent back to her parents' home and remarried not long ago.

Deng was obviously frightened by what Song Yunran said. Her eyes wandered for a while, and finally she reached out to wipe her forehead and stammered, "She, she is my daughter. As a mother, I never agreed to sell her to you."

Song Yunran was a little confused about what this Deng meant. If she really loved her daughter and didn't want to sell her to someone else, she could consider it and let her return to her mother as long as Du Run agreed. But if she had ulterior motives, then everything would be off the table.

"Where were you when she was beaten by your mother-in-law? Where were you when she couldn't even get enough to eat? Her indenture is in my house now, and it can't be annulled just because you disagree."

When Du Run was bought, it was because she came from the same place as himself. He told Old Lady Chen and the others that he bought her to be a maid, but Song Yunran has always treated her as a friend and now she is half a family member.

Song Yunran's question made Deng feel guilty and she dared not look up at her. Even her breathing became rapid. Her voice trembled slightly: "Now her grandmother is sick and wants to see her. Even if you are her employer, you can't be so unreasonable!"

It seemed that Mrs. Deng was lying, but Song Yunran did not expose her. Instead, she looked at Du Run.

Du Run also understood what Song Yunran meant immediately. She was asking about his opinion. If he wanted to go, she would definitely not stop him.

"My grandmother sold me to Miss Song a long time ago, but Miss Song is kind and gives me two days off every month. I will take leave today and go back with you to see grandma, but I still have to go back tomorrow."

In fact, Du Run still has feelings for his mother. After all, it has been so many years, and when his father was alive, his mother was also very good to him. Although what happened today is a bit suspicious, she is his biological mother after all and should not harm him.

Hearing that Du Run was willing to go with her, Deng instantly breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's go quickly!"

"Wait!"

Seeing how anxious Deng was to take Du Run away, Song Yunran felt more and more that something was wrong. Could it be that Deng wanted to take her away and not let her come back?

"Come with me, I have something to tell you."

After Song Yunran finished speaking, she walked forward, and after walking for a while and getting a little further away from Deng, she stopped.

After making sure that Mrs. Deng couldn't hear him, he whispered, "Du Run, you should know that I never treated you as a maid. I feel that what happened today is a little inappropriate. I feel that your mother is hiding something from us, but now that she said this, I can't force you to stay. If you go with her, you first tell me where your grandmother's home is? And do you know where your mother's current husband is?"

Song Yunran was a little worried that Du Run was deceived by her mother, so she wanted to find out clearly before letting her go, otherwise it would be too late to find out if something happened.

Du Run also knew that Song Yunran was doing this for her own good, which was why she thought so much about it, so she reached out and gently hugged her.

"I know you are doing this for my own good, I understand! Thank you! Qingqing knows where my grandmother's home is, if I don't come back tomorrow, you can let Qingqing take you there. As for where my mother will marry, I don't know either, but don't worry! I will take care of it myself."

After they finished their whisper, they left. Du Run left with her mother, while Song Yunran returned to the shop to continue her work.

At first, Song Yunran was absent-minded and kept thinking about Du Run, but as more customers came and she became busier, she gradually let go of the thought. The most important thing was that that was her biological mother and she would not harm her. At most, she would just dig some money out of her.

Du Runze and Deng took a ox cart back to her grandmother's house. On the way, Deng took out a kettle and asked her to drink a sip, saying that the weather was cold and drinking some hot water would warm her up.

Seeing Deng's loving eyes, Du Run couldn't refuse, so he picked it up and took a sip. Seeing that her daughter was finally no longer on guard against her, Deng happily kept nagging her beside her, but Du Run didn't answer a word, and finally simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

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