Nongben is passionate

Since Mr. Han passed away, the old lady was left alone in Zhoutang's old house. She was used to the slow-paced life in Zhoutang, and she didn't want to leave here to live with her daughter and son-in-law.The old lady has a stubborn temper, and no one can persuade her. Han Ruoying and Han Ruohua have no choice but to hire a young nanny to take care of the old lady's life——

Over the years, the old lady has obviously aged, her memory has begun to decline, and her actions have gradually slowed down, but she still lives a leisurely and simple life, always wearing clean cloth shirts or cheongsams, the room is spotlessly cleaned, and the quilts sewn stitch by thread are always available. The smell of the sun.

After dinner, He Lin bid farewell and left. He booked a room at the hotel in the town——

The old lady got up and asked to stay, "Xiao Lin, you can stay here, tidy up the room, the quilts are ready-made, why bother to stay in a hotel—"

He Lin supported the old lady so that she would not let her see her off, "Old lady, please sit down, I will stay at the Tianhua Hotel in the town, it is very convenient and not troublesome at all, you can have a good chat with the third young master—"

The old lady still sent him to the door, "Then come here for breakfast tomorrow, don't eat outside, it's unhygienic."

He Lin looked at Xie Xuan, saw him nodding, and responded with a smile: "Then bother the old lady——Third Young Master, I'm leaving. All the materials you want are in that leather bag. If you have any questions, just give them to me." Call up."

Xie Xuan nodded and watched He Lin leave before helping the old lady back to the dining room.

The nanny was washing the dishes. The old lady took Xie Xuan's hand and went upstairs. She entered the room between her and the old man. Holding some soft things, handkerchiefs, socks, and her rosary, she took out a boxwood jewelry box from the innermost part, pulled Xie Xuan to sit on the bed, opened the box, and there was a black satin scarf wrapped inside——

She opened it carefully, and what was tightly wrapped in the satin scarf was a heavy gold phoenix bracelet, two pairs of gold earrings, two gold chains, a man's gold ring, and a gold brooch carved into a half-opened peony Under the light, the flowers are dazzling and graceful, which is extremely stunning.

With nostalgia on her face, she showed him one by one and told him the origin of these jewelry. At the end, she carefully wrapped them in cloth, closed the jewelry box, and pushed it to Xie Xuan, "Here you are."

Xie Xuan was so surprised that she didn't know what to do. She put her hand on the jewelry box and said, "Grandma, I don't wear jewelry, so you can keep it. That gold brooch looks best with your peacock blue cheongsam cheongsam. When the weather gets warmer, you put on that dress, and I will accompany you to the theater in the provincial capital—”

Speaking of the play, the old lady was obviously happy, with a smile on her face, but she still firmly pushed the jewelry box to Xie Xuan, "Take it, I will give Xie Ya's share when she gets married, I also keep the opened one, it’s for you, I’m afraid I’ll forget it in the future, so I’ll give it to you now—” She had clearly felt her memory decline, but she didn’t feel panicked at all, calmly preparing herself for the future thing.

Xie Xuan felt sad for a while, the old lady looked at the room quietly, and didn't speak for a while——

The room is still the same as before—a carved Ning style bed with faded paint, a white cotton curtain hanging, and a silk quilt carefully folded and placed in the innermost part.Under the window is a low cabinet with double doors, and under the glass are some old photos—his, pale and weak when he first came to Zhoutang, and his eldest brother Xie Fang, who died young, just turned one year old, holding a ball Sitting in the swimming circle, mother's, aunt's, it should be taken during the tomb-sweeping in the Qingming Festival, and she and her grandfather were taken in Beidaihe when they were young, and she and her sister, her sister looks very similar to her, Xie Xuan saw it once—some of the large and small photos were yellowed and faded, and I don’t know how many times I went through it——an old-fashioned dressing cabinet was placed on the cabinet, and when it was opened, it was a mirror, and her wooden comb was placed inside. , grates, hairpins...

There is a chest of drawers on the north wall, and an old-fashioned TV set on the chest of drawers. Everything is contaminated with the atmosphere of too many people, and it is a taste of the quietness of the world for a long time, but on the wall beside the bed, Hanging the black and white portrait of grandpa, quietly looking down at the empty double bed——

The old lady put Xie Xuan's hand on the jewelry box and repeated, "Take it, the current gold shop can't make such good jewelry. That brooch was made by a master craftsman in Wuxi. That master craftsman's The craftsmanship is famous throughout Wuxi. I used to have a little sister who was very close. We always wore the same clothes and had the same braids. Later, she married Wuxi and asked the old master to make two identical brooches. She has one, and I have one. I don’t know how she is doing now. I heard that in those years, because of the bad composition, life was very difficult... Your mother and aunt are not willing to give this brooch, so I will give it to you—— "

In the past, the old lady would never talk to him like this. She was not a kind person, she said little, and was a bit serious, especially when it came to Xie Xuan's studies, she was very strict.But maybe as Xie Xuan grew up, she gradually regarded him as a man who could take on responsibility, but instead softened herself and retreated to a subordinate role.

She told him her wish, an extremely simple and ordinary thought, nothing more than she wanted to watch Xie Xuan get married and start a business. She seemed to have a clear understanding of her own lifespan, and felt that she might not be able to watch Kai Luo. But Xie Xuan can still look forward to it. She put Xie Xuan's hand in her palm, rubbed it slowly, and said: "In fact, there is no such thing as a vigorous feeling in the world, it is nothing more than day and night every year On the contrary, it’s all about being considerate and responsible for each other. To live is to live a life, and to get married is to live with two people—”

That was her personal experience, and she was not in love with Xie Xuan's grandfather.She is the daughter of a big landlord. She has read a few old books, received a Western-style education, can play the piano, and can draw a few orchids. Xie Xuan's grandfather, a real poor and lower-middle peasant, didn't even know a few big characters at first. .If it weren't for the impermanence of the world, no matter how persistent and infatuated the old man is, these two people would not be able to get together.She married Xie Xuan's grandfather, in the eyes of others, she was "highly climbed", but to her, she was "married down". She was wronged, but at that time, her heart was ashamed, and she was just living life——

Later, the domestic situation was tense, and there were criticisms every day. Her identity as the landlord's lady was found out again, and the superiors also kindly hinted that Xie Xuan's grandfather was divorced. With a glorious military rank on his lower body, he ran to work with her.It was Xie Xuan's grandfather's perseverance during those difficult years that moved her. For more than 50 years, there was no vigorous and unswerving relationship between the two, no sweet words, no quarrels, doubts, and distrust. They just worked, studied, Take care of the younger generation.No matter how it was at the beginning, in the end, no one can do without anyone——

It was already very late at night, but Xie Xuan didn't feel much sleepy. After reading the materials He Lin gave him in the leather bag, he pinched the center of his eyebrows—the stack of materials in the leather bag were all about Yulin Yu's family. The family owns a slipper factory, which specializes in exporting, and is quite well-known in Yulin City. Yu Guoxin himself is quite capable and courageous, otherwise he would not stand out among so many slipper manufacturers in the same period. His wife Huang Meixian She is not of a law-abiding nature either. She has no interest in slipper factories. She usually likes to go shopping, do beauty treatments and play mahjong. She heard that real estate speculation is very profitable and she doesn't need to worry about it. After trying the money, after tasting the sweetness, she was out of control, and even reached out to the public account, which was not satisfied, and even started to borrow money from the people around her. Finally, Lin Linzong found that she had more than 100 creditors.And Huang Meixian has a younger brother who opened an investment company in Shanghai. She was tempted by the brilliant prospects his younger brother described, and invested all the money from real estate speculation into her younger brother's investment company——

Huang Meixian just sold three houses, and then transferred the money to her brother's investment company.Now she has more than [-] properties under her name.Last year, because of the warm winter, Yu Guoxin’s slipper factory lost a lot of money—Xie Xuan casually flipped through the real estate catalogs listed by He Lin, twitched his lips, and smiled—he was actually not even considered a thing back then. The Yu family on the Internet is stumped, won't you die laughing?

He Lin's information is very complete, except for Yu Guoxin and Huang Meixian, and their son and daughter.The two couples lived their own lives extremely wonderfully, and neither of them had the mind to take care of their children's education, only to stuff money.His son, Yu Wei, is a typical second-generation rich man. He has friends everywhere, and after graduating from junior college, he joined his father's factory to help out. Dressed up like a little girl to be jealous of others, but no, something happened——

Xie Xuan threw the information aside, stood up and walked around the room, He Lin would probably be surprised, how could he investigate a trivial Yu's family, Xie Xuan came to Zhoutang to say to the outside world, to visit his grandmother, and then, yes Investigating the situation in Yulin, Xie Xuan intends to open a real estate here - Yulin's economy is developing rapidly, and now that the first-tier cities are basically saturated, moving to second-tier and third-tier cities is an important strategy. Therefore, Xie Xuan's proposal is almost nonexistent. passed with difficulty.

Xie Xuan looked out the window and sneered slightly—of course he would do business, but he also had to do some private matters.He has never been tolerant, even after many years, the powerless self-loathing and self-abandonment have always been deeply rooted in his bones, spurring him to move forward, forward——

Xie Xuan turned his head, his eyes fell on the boxwood jewelry box on the bed, and his heart softened a little.He walked over, opened the box, and lifted the satin scarf. On the black satin scarf, there was a pinch of gold dazzling—he knew what his grandmother meant—he picked up the only men's ring inside, and this ring belonged to his grandfather. His wedding ring, a simple circle, was engraved with the words "Forever and Forever" inside, which has been worn down to the point where it is almost unrecognizable. It was his grandfather's joke that he would leave it to him as a family heirloom.

Xie Xuan rubbed the gold ring with his fingers, thought for a while, and found a faded red string from the drawer in the bed for a long time, strung the ring up and hung it around his neck, put it inside the collar, and the metal touch It was a little cold to his chest, but he felt very warm.