After rebirth, my childhood friend became a clingy person

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Late August 1986

Jiang Yuechu stood in front of the gate of the courtyard house in Beijing City, unable to recover for a long time.

This was the first time she had actually stepped on this land since she bought the courtyard house.

Tao Yumei opened the gate of the courtyard, turned around and saw Jiang Yuechu who was in a daze.

"Yue'er, come in quickly. You must be tired after sitting on the train for two days and two nights. Look at you, how much weight have you lost in this year?" Tao Yumei took the luggage bag from her hand.

"Erniu, Sanya, go in and put your things away. Your room is in the north courtyard. Take your sister Yue's luggage in as well."

"Okay, auntie." The two children were very sensible and carried their things into the yard.

As soon as Jiang Yue walked into the door, he saw an exquisitely built screen wall with delicate patterns carved on it.

After turning around the screen wall, you will see a large courtyard. Standing in the courtyard, you are facing the main house on the north side, with the east and west wing rooms on the left and right, and corridors on all four sides. The whole courtyard is arranged in an orderly manner, and at first glance, it occupies a large area. A tall and dense ginkgo tree and a pomegranate tree are planted near the east wing of the courtyard, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, as if to block out all the sunlight. On the west side is a row of flower stands with various flowers placed on them, blooming like a brocade.

Looking at this spacious and bright courtyard, Jiang Yuechu felt a sense of emptiness and desolation in her heart. When she bought this courtyard, she also wrote a letter to Jiang Yannan, but unfortunately, he did not receive it.

Now, only she and her two children live here, and it seems empty and lonely.

"You must be tired today, so just rest at home and come to my place for dinner tomorrow night. And you haven't met your brother and sister-in-law yet, right? They will be back tomorrow."

Jiang Yuechu came to his senses when he heard Tao Yumei's words, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, godmother!"

"You kid, you're still so distant with me." Tao Yumei sighed when she saw her listless appearance. "Yan Nan, no news yet?"

Jiang Yuechu shook her head slightly. Since he disappeared, she had run to South City many times and searched almost every corner of South City, but she didn't get any news.

She knew that the possibility of him being in South City was slim, but the world was so big, she didn't know where else she could find him.

Half a year later, she suddenly received an unsigned letter with only a few simple words in it:

Everything is fine, don't worry!

The moment he saw the letter, Jiang Yuechu's nerves, which had been tense for too long, finally relaxed completely, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

As long as he lives...

After receiving the letter, she thought he would be back soon. But as time passed, there was no news except those six words.

Her heart sank slowly. She didn't understand what was stopping him from coming back?

Finally, she also got a vague piece of news in South City. It seemed that someone had asked about Jiang Yannan at school, and those people spoke with a Beijing accent.

With this little bit of information, Jiang Yuechu was no longer troubled. At least, now she had some direction.

"Let's go in first, and you should have a good rest." Tao Yumei led her to the main room of the north house.

Jiang Yuechu took a glance.

This is a five-bay main room, with bedrooms and study rooms on both sides. There is an eight-immortal table at the back of the room, with two chairs on both sides of the table, and a painting and two banners hanging on the wall.

A set of wooden sofas was placed in the middle of the main room. In front of the sofa was a wooden coffee table with a vase on it, and a bunch of lotus flowers in it.

Tao Yumei pulled her to sit on the sofa and looked her up and down.

"You've lost a lot of weight. Look at your face. It used to be so round and plump, but now it's so thin... You've worked hard this year. Now you're feeling better. Come to your godmother's house for dinner. I promise to take care of you the same as before."

"How can it be so exaggerated as godmother?" Jiang Yuechu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's just that there are too many things to do, so I'm a little busy."

At this time, Erniu and Sanya had just put their luggage in the room and ran out.

"Zhi'en, Zhiyi, are you two disobedient at home and making your sister worry?" Tao Yumei looked at the two children and deliberately teased them, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

"Aunt, I'm very obedient. I always get first place in every exam, and the teacher always praises me for being smart and sensible." Xu Zhien leaned on Jiang Yuechu, and suddenly turned around and pointed at the boy not far away: "It's just that my brother is disobedient. His grades are always at the bottom, and the teacher often calls his parents."

"Chen Zhien!..." Chen Zhiyi's face turned red and he shouted softly through gritted teeth. He didn't expect that his sister would ruin his plan like this.

Tao Yumei and Jiang Yuechu couldn't help but laugh at the same time after hearing this.

Tao Yumei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she finally showed a genuine smile.

"School will start in a few days. How are your admission procedures going?"

"Almost. I have to thank my brother this time. I didn't do well in the exam this year. If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't have been able to get into school."

"What are you talking about as a family? It's just a coincidence. The number of applicants for your major was small, and they didn't recruit enough students, so they were planning to lower the score line. Later, they admitted several more students. It's not like your eldest brother had to use his connections to get the job done. Otherwise, with your eldest brother's straightforward temper, he wouldn't agree to it."

"We have already contacted the school for the two children. It is a school for children of military families in our compound, called Peiying Primary School. It is only about ten minutes' walk from the entrance of the alley and you don't need to pick them up.

I have already found the cook you mentioned before. She will come to cook dinner for you every day and clean twice a week. The salary is 30 yuan a month. She came early this morning to clean the house and has already prepared dinner. You can be sure of this person's character. I have known her for more than ten years. ..."

Jiang Yuechu suddenly hugged Tao Yumei's shoulders and leaned in her arms. For some reason, she suddenly felt an unbearable bitterness in her heart and tears couldn't stop falling.

"This child,...what's wrong with her?" Tao Yumei panicked when she saw her like this. She searched her pockets for a while, took out a handkerchief and kept wiping her tears.

"It's okay, I'm just too touched! Being your daughter is the greatest blessing in my life..." Jiang Yuechu took the handkerchief from her hand and pressed it to her eyes. She felt like she was about to become Lin Daiyu, crying at the slightest provocation.

She has shed too many tears over the past year.

But crying is an act of the weak, and she never wanted to cry again.

She wanted to live a good life, and when Jiang Yannan came back, she would face him in the most perfect manner, letting him know that she could live well even if he was not by her side.

"This shows that we are destined to be together. You know I only have three sons, and I wanted a daughter for a long time, but unfortunately I didn't get it. Then when I met you, I thought to myself, if I had a daughter, she should be like you, well-behaved, cute, and considerate..."

"How can I be as good as my godmother said?" Jiang Yuechu finally showed some shyness of a little girl this time.

Tao Yumei felt relieved when she saw that she had finally regained some of her former liveliness.

"I mean it's fine." She glared at her and stood up. "You've been on the train for such a long time, you must be tired. Eat and rest early."

"Won't you join us for a bite, Godmother?"

"There are several gentlemen at home waiting for me to go back and serve them. I will go back first."

Jiang Yuechu didn't want to keep her any longer and sent her directly to the entrance of the alley.