Time pays off

The relatives and friends who paid homage arrived at Cheng's house one after another, each bringing different offerings, and wreaths and various offerings were piled up at the gate of the compound.Accompanied by Uncle Wu, Cheng Qinglan stood at the door to welcome the guests and returned the greetings.Cheng Qinglan was very calm in her heart. She didn't know whether she was too young or was too stimulated. She couldn't remember the funeral scene that year.

The fifth aunt in the courtyard, together with several aunts, prepared a big pot meal for noon, and no one cared about what to eat.But at noon, I have to burn paper in front of the grave, and it is not easy to come back on a hot day with an empty stomach.

It has been ten years since the incident, and Grandma Cheng has also realized that death cannot be brought back to life. Over the years, she has devoted all her energy to her granddaughter, who is the driving force behind her life. Now her granddaughter has finally grown up and passed the entrance examination. University, she was very relieved that she could be worthy of her dead son and daughter-in-law. The old lady sat in the living room, feeling a little depressed, and held back her tears.

To go to the grave to sacrifice, you need to bring wine and vegetables. The dishes are cooked by Cheng Qinglan herself, and the fifth aunt is on the side to guide her. A small portion of each dish, some that grandpa likes, and some that parents like.

Cheng Qinglan doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but she is very devout in doing these things, and every sacrificial process is strictly followed by the rules. This is the only thing she can do for her parents and grandpa. This will make her and grandma feel better some, then why not.

At noon, all the younger generations of the Cheng family were called, and they lined up in a long line, each holding a sacrifice in their hands, and walked out of the village along the road at the gate, and then walked towards Nanhu. Cheng Qinglan carried a bottle of wine Lanzi of Hecai walked at the front of the line with her grandmother.When they arrived at the cemetery, the people in the back row had just left the village, which shows that there are many descendants of the Cheng family.

When they arrived at the cemetery, Grandma Cheng couldn't hold it back and cried bitterly. Cheng Qinglan didn't let others stop her. She understood grandma. After suffering for so many years, crying is not a kind of catharsis. Aunt Cheng also advocated letting her sister-in-law cry , Persuasion is useless.After so many years of stagnation in my heart, it will be easier to vent it out.

The uncles surrounded and burned the prepared sacrifices, and Cheng Qinglan knelt down according to the position instructed by the elders.The younger generations of the Cheng family gathered around and knelt down.

The scene ten years ago seemed to reappear before her eyes. At that time, she was still young, and she was held in her arms by her uncle the whole time. She watched the coffin being buried in the soil. Cheng Qinglan remembered that she was very scared and wanted to cry at that time, but I couldn't make a sound at all, and I didn't say a word for a long time afterwards.

When she came to the cemetery again, she had grown up, and the mound that was as tall as a hill in her impression was nothing more than a small pile now.In the past ten years, she and her grandma supported each other, and it was not easy. The fate was so cruel that there was only one day between her birthday and the anniversary of the death of her parents and grandpa.She couldn't forget it even if she wanted to. In the past ten years, she has never had a birthday again.Even parents and grandpa became a taboo topic between her and grandma, and even relatives at home never mentioned it in front of them.

In the past few years in the capital, she has thought about coming back many times during the Ching Ming Festival, but her grandma won't let her come back, and her relatives won't let her come back. She really misses her parents, grandpa, and thinks that she will soon forget what they look like.Cheng Qinglan knelt on the ground, tears could no longer be controlled, and her body trembled uncontrollably. The elders behind her were so sad that they wiped away their tears.

Grandma Cheng lost control of her emotions and couldn't hold back her tears. Aunt Cheng's grandma was also in tears, and she came to persuade her sister-in-law not to cry anymore, worrying that she was not in good health and would not be able to bear it.The noon sun was so hot that the young people couldn't bear it after staying for a long time, let alone they were so old, several people worked together to help them up and stop them from crying.

Cheng Qinglan has the closest relationship with her little aunt Qin Yi. After kowtowing in front of her uncle's grave, Qin Yi came over and hugged her half in his arms to coax her, and whispered in his ear, "Stop crying, be good, if you cry, you will lose your eyes." Swollen, you feel sad little aunt and everyone knows, turn around and see aunt with you again. If you keep crying like this, your grandma will be sad again, you have the heart to let grandma cry with you all the time!" Qin Yi himself His eyes were also red, and he was stroking the little girl's back while talking, finally coaxing her into a hug.

The people around the grave also had red eyes. They poured the food and wine they brought into the fire, and Cheng Qinglan took out the photocopied admission notice. The notice was delivered to the house yesterday, grandma I asked her to make two copies, and today I happened to burn them in front of the grave for my parents and grandpa to see.

Cheng Qinglan finished burning the notice and walked to her grandmother to accompany her. The grandparents and grandchildren held hands tightly and supported each other.

When all the sacrifices in front of the grave are burned, everyone will come over and kowtow one by one, the sacrifice is considered to be over, and you can go back to have lunch.

Back at Cheng's compound, the people who stayed at home had already prepared all the meals. Cheng Qinglan and grandma didn't have any appetite, but there were guests, so it was hard for everyone to be hungry, so they barely ate some.

After Cheng Qinglan came back, apart from being silent, her mood was fairly stable, which made the relatives breathe a sigh of relief. They didn't dare to mention the anniversary before, because they were afraid that Cheng Qinglan would fall into the past emotions and would not be able to get out.Her state after the funeral that year scared everyone.

Qin Yi was worried, and stayed in Cheng Qinglan's room with her at night, worried that she would be emotionally unstable during the day and would have nightmares at night. The child had just arrived in the capital and couldn't leave him at night.The two of them lived in the same community, and she was there to guard it every night.It took a few months to get better.Qin Yi knew best how serious Cheng Qinglan's psychological shadow was.

At night, Cheng Qinglan had a dream, and she dreamed of that lake, that patch of reeds again, and she knew it was a dream in her dream, and told herself repeatedly, don't go over there, don't go over there, so that her parents will be fine.But the self in the dream was out of control and ran forward without hesitation.

He watched the self in the dream run forward, and when he stopped, he stood in place with a terrified expression, trying to scream.

Fortunately, there was no picture of parents lying in the water in the dream.In the later dream, my father and mother stood at the bow of the boat, waving happily to her. Such a scene had really existed. Every time they came back from Yucheng, grandma would take her to the pier to wait. Every time my parents came back, they would bring her Lots of presents for her.

Dad would jump ashore and hold her in his arms when the boat was still some distance away from the shore.Dad would hold her and put his arm around Mom.Mother was holding grandma's hand, and father told her and grandma anecdotes about Yucheng, and that was the happiest time for her.

At that time, all the children in the village envied her, envied her parents who worked in other places, and brought her beautiful foreign clothes that could only be found in big cities, as well as various sweets and novelty toys that they had never seen before. . .

She also feels that she is the happiest child with parents, grandparents and grandparents.

Qin Yi woke up with a feeling, and looked at the little girl beside him with the night light. He didn't know what he had dreamed of, his brows were tightly frowned, and his hands outside the quilt were tightly clenched. Qin Yi hesitated whether to put her She wakes up.

Soon she saw the little girl let go of her tightly clenched hands, and the corners of her mouth lifted into a very happy smile, and she even laughed out loud.Laughing and laughing, tears slowly fell down again.Qin Yi looked very sad, not knowing what she dreamed about, sighed and took out a tissue, carefully wiped away her tears.Qin Yi said in his heart that it will be fine, it will get better and better, and the most difficult time is over.

Fortunately, the second half of the night was relatively peaceful, and Qin Yi only dared to fall asleep when it was almost dawn.

Waking up in the morning, Cheng Qinglan vaguely remembered the dream. She hadn't dreamed of her parents for many years, but the dream was too short and she woke up too quickly.

"Are you awake?" Qin Yi said lazily, she didn't go to sleep until dawn, and only slept for two hours, her eyes still hurt a little.The little girl next to her moved, and she woke up too.

"Well, good morning, little aunt!" Cheng Qinglan turned sideways, faced Qin Yi and smiled at her, looking more energetic than yesterday.

"Can you tell me, what did you dream about last night? Laughing and crying for a while." Qin Yi said casually, pinching her face pamperingly while talking. After pinching it, the eyes are still a little red, like a little rabbit.

"I dreamed of my father and mother. I dreamed that they came back in a big boat, standing on the bow and smiling at me. My father smiled happily. In the dream, they still looked very young..." The face was pinched a little Itching, Cheng Qinglan smiled and avoided Qin Yi's hand, recalled the dream, and said with a look of nostalgia that she trusted her little aunt very much and never concealed anything from her.

"Ah! That's such a sweet dream!" Qin Yi hugged her, stroked her hair and said, "You dream about your parents, which means that they miss you too. They are smiling happily. It must be that my cousin and sister-in-law also want us Mao Mao is happy."

"Today is our Mao Mao's birthday, happy birthday! I'm 18 years old, I've grown into a big girl!" Qin Yi rubbed her face against her hair, trying to make her voice brighter, but her eyes were red, she felt sorry for this little girl , I haven't had a birthday in these years, and the elders are afraid of bringing back bad memories of her, so they never even said happy birthday to her.

Cheng Qinglan rubbed her little aunt's neck. Whether it was when she was a child or now, her little aunt made her feel very safe.I remember my little aunt said to her, "My aunt is a policeman, we Mao Mao don't have to be afraid of anything, my aunt will protect you, no one dares to bully you"

Cheng Qinglan remembered that her little aunt was still wearing a police uniform to send her to school, fearing that she would be bullied by her classmates at school.Later, my little aunt sent her to learn Taekwondo and taught her how to protect herself.In recent years, the little aunt has been her friend and more like her mother, accompanying her through the darkest stages of life.

Qin Yi is a criminal policeman, he is swift and resolute in his actions, and has a hot temper. Even his own mother dares to scold her, but when facing this little niece, he will put down his posture and coax her softly.

Relatives used to joke, "Ask who in the world can defeat Qin Dapao, only Mao Mao!" Qin Dapao is the nickname given to Qin Yi by relatives. Qin Yi still remembers that Cheng Qinglan refuted them at that time, she said, "You are not allowed to say that about me!" Little aunt, my little aunt is the second best person in the world." His tone and expression were really fierce, and it didn't hurt her in vain.If you ask why it is not the best, because there is also Grandma Cheng, who is the best.

Cheng Qinglan hasn't stayed with her little aunt so warmly for a long time. She is really busy, and it's rare for her to take a vacation. Cheng Qinglan just wants to rely on her for a while, because she feels safe by her side.

Growth is a process accompanied by pain and tears. In this process, we continue to lose, and gradually become stronger and mature in the loss. These psychological changes may mean growing up.

Cheng Qinglan felt the changes in herself, vaguely understood that she was entering a new stage of life, not an adult in the legal sense, but a change in her heart, she had really grown up, she could decide her own life, and she could Protect grandma.

On the anniversary of the Cheng family's anniversary, Shen Nian rested at home. She knew what day it was, and she seemed to remember all the important days about Cheng Qinglan.

Shen Nian couldn't help but think, she must be very sad. Is there anyone to accompany her and coax her? Even though she knows that she has grown up, Shen Nian will still regard her as the milk doll in his memory who needs to be coaxed. Distressed, will miss her.

It's rare to have a day off, but Shen Nian didn't go anywhere. She stayed in the apartment and concentrated on carving a piece of mahogany. She wanted to make a mahogany talisman and give it to Cheng Qinglan. She could see her tomorrow, so Shen Nian couldn't help but look forward to it.

9. Gifts

Today is a great occasion for Grandma Cheng. It is not only her granddaughter’s entrance ceremony, but also her granddaughter’s 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony. It is also an opportunity to thank her neighbors. After venting her emotions yesterday, Grandma Cheng relieved the grief that had been pent up for many years.

Last night, I chatted with my eldest sister for a long time, and she also thought about it. There is nothing more important than a granddaughter. What is lost can never be found. The living must always look forward, and they cannot let their children suffer with her.

Today is a good day, the haze of the past has been swept away, Grandma Cheng put on the festive clothes prepared by her niece, her eyes are still a little red from crying for too long yesterday, she simply put on some makeup, the cosmetics were given by her granddaughter.

Aunt Cheng entered the door and saw her sister-in-law applying makeup, she smiled and said, "That's right! We should have lived like this a long time ago, and the good days are still to come. Our old Cheng's family has not been so festive in a long time, and today we should be happy heart."

The two chatted and laughed, and they felt more radiant when they were in a good mood.

Compared to the two elders downstairs who were friendly, the sister-in-law and nephew upstairs were fighting, Cheng Qinglan was running ahead, and Qin Yi was chasing behind with a red dress in his hand.The dress was custom-made by Qin Yi. The girl turned 18 and officially became an adult. She hoped that her little niece would wear this bright dress and embark on a new stage of life, so that everything will go well in the future.

After Cheng Qinglan went to school, she refused to wear pink and bright clothes. The clothes were either white or other light colors. Later, she went to learn Taekwondo, and she didn't even wear skirts, which was inconvenient.

Qin Yi knew that it was impossible to use force on the little girl, he could only rely on coaxing.In the end, Qin Yi managed to coax her little niece to change into a red dress. The skirt is not red, but the designer specially made it according to the girl's age. The style is also very unique. It doesn't look too formal. On the pink and tender girl, it is eye-catching, bright and beautiful, and it should be playful and cute at this age.

After dressing up, Cheng Qinglan looked at herself in the mirror, and she didn't dare to recognize herself. She smiled and said to Qin Yi, "I didn't expect my little aunt to be a fashionista besides being good at criminal investigation!" The shoes are all prepared by Qin Yi. The young girl has good skin and doesn't need makeup, just a little light-colored lipstick.

Qin Yi personally experienced the comfort of having a young girl in my family, and took several photos with her little niece in her arms. She said, "I will be a big girl in the future. You can dress up brightly and see how suitable this color is for you." !" After speaking, he patted the girl's face and said, "The main thing is that our fur grows well, and we can control any color."

Qin Yi also wore a skirt today, the color is relatively low-key, and the style is simple. With her short hair, she looks neat and tidy. Standing with Cheng Qinglan, it looks very good. The aunt and nephew were praised by relatives as soon as they went downstairs.

Aunt Cheng's grandmother is usually a serious person, but today she teased Cheng Qinglan and said, "Ah! Where did this little fairy come from!"

Grandma Cheng also felt that her granddaughter was well dressed, so that she could show the beauty that a girl of this age should have.

Cheng Qinglan felt that grandma looked elegant and noble, she sat on the grand master's chair, she looked like the hostess of a wealthy family, she hadn't seen grandma so happy for many years.

The clothes of the two elders were also prepared by Qin Yi. The four of them have different styles of clothes, and they feel very good when standing together, fashionable and festive.Cheng Qinglan's eldest aunt works in the court, and she has something to do tomorrow, so she drove back to the capital overnight yesterday.

Aunt Cheng smiled and said to her sister-in-law, "I haven't been this happy in many years. Next time we dress up like this, I guess we have to wait until Mao Mao's wedding." Several people chatted and laughed in harmony.

In the center of the living room on the first floor against the wall, there is a long and simple table, which is the altar of the Cheng family. On it are the ancestral tablets, the incense burner, and the fruit and melon snacks that were just replaced today.After tidying up, Grandma Cheng led her granddaughter to burn incense on the ancestral tablet and kowtow.

After breakfast, guests began to come to the house one after another. Some distant relatives who had not been in contact with each other for many years also came to the door after hearing about it, and came to congratulate.All the people who came were guests, and invited them in politely. Grandma Cheng had prepared well, and she had prepared a few extra tables of food and wine, so she was not worried about the number of people and no tables to sit on.

Cheng Qinglan followed her grandma to thank the guests one by one. There was not room for so many people in the house. Cheng Qinglan had many uncles and aunts, and they all came to help greet the guests today, and they led the guests to the auditorium at the entrance of the village to sit.

Today, Cheng's family also booked a movie, with tea and unlimited supply of snacks, and everyone in the village watched movies in the auditorium.

Among the people Cheng Qinglan knew, the teacher Wu Zheng and her senior sister Meng Jingyi were the first to arrive. Wu Zheng wore a suit of clothes similar to Grandma Cheng's, with an elegant demeanor.Meng Jingyi is a person with a flamboyant personality. In Cheng Qinglan's impression, she often wears red clothes, but today she is wearing an apricot-colored long skirt with an exception. Her signature big wavy curly long hair has also been straightened, giving her more intellectual elegance. .As soon as Sister Meng came over, she put her arms around Junior Sister and joked, "I can't steal the limelight from Junior Sister today, I am willing to be a foil for Senior Sister."

There is a ten-year difference between their senior and sisters, and their relationship has always been very good. Meng Jingyi is not tall, and 1.6 meters tall is relatively short in the north, but she is still a head taller than her when she hugs her junior sister. Holding hands and leaning together is very intimate. Along the way, the junior sister is long and the junior sister is short.

Meng Jingyi is the best at coaxing junior sisters. When Cheng Qinglan first entered the school, Meng Jingyi took her with her. At that time, Cheng Qinglan was a little autistic and didn't like to talk very much. Meng Jingyi liked her very much, and she was like coaxing a baby every day. Tease her to play, be very patient.Meng Jingyi said to her master, "Having a junior junior sister makes up for the lack of a younger sister."

Entering the Cheng family compound, Meng Jing joked, "I never thought that my junior sister was a lady from a rich family. She used to hide it so deeply that even the senior sister didn't know it."

Cheng Qinglan feels that she is very lucky. In the dark moments of her life, besides her grandma, she also has teachers, little aunts, and elder sisters. They are all very good people. They bring her warmth and accompany her out of the psychological shadow, so she can have today everything of.

The mother and daughter Jiang Yutang and Shen Nian arrived after Wu Zheng and the others. They were also accompanied by several teachers from the previous party in Shanghai. The group drove three cars, and Shen Nian's car led the way.

After their car was at high speed, Jiang Yutang wanted to call Wu Zheng and ask her to find someone to pick them up at the entrance of the village.The navigation can only lead to the entrance of the village, and they have never been to the village.

Shen Nian said that there was no need to make a phone call, and led the two cars behind to turn into the village. The teachers all thought this small village was very beautiful, and the surrounding scenery was also good. There were rows of small western-style buildings in the village, which looked very grand.The roads in the village were also spacious. Sitting in the car, Jiang Yutang guessed which household was Cheng Qinglan's home.

To the south of the cement road is the rice field that can't be seen, and the greenery is very spectacular. Jiang Yutang said to Shen Nian, "Qinglan's house is in a good location. It is in a row in the village. The field is in front of the door. The unobstructed view is very good. It should be cool in summer too."

The car drove west along the concrete road, passing through the tall trees, and the quaint old house came into everyone's eyes. They were all surprised. Jiang Yutang looked at the old house outside the car window in surprise. She hadn't thought of it at this time. This big courtyard is Cheng Qinglan's house.

Shen Nian directly parked the car in the open space on the west side of the yard, and the two cars behind her also parked one after another. There was a lot of movement in so many cars, someone ran into the yard to inform Cheng Qinglan that there were guests, and soon Cheng Qinglan walked out of the yard. Zhong walked out, and she knew who it was when she saw the license plate, and trotted over to meet them.

Jiang Yutang was more interested in the old buildings, Shen Nian was still parking the car, she first got down to look around, just in time to see Cheng Qinglan walking out of the courtyard, Jiang Yutang was sure that this house was really Cheng Qinglan's house.

Cheng Qinglan was very happy to see Jiang Yutang again, trotted over and called "Auntie" sweetly

Jiang Yutang looked at the little girl in the red dress in front of her, and felt that her eyes lit up. This outfit was very suitable for her. Jiang Yutang felt that she and the little girl in front of her were very close. No matter in appearance or personality, she liked it very much. Cheng Qinglan hugged her into her arms.

The teachers in the car got off one after another, Cheng Qinglan greeted them respectfully one by one, when she saw Shen Nian, Cheng Qinglan was slightly taken aback, she didn't expect Shen Nian to come.He said politely, "Hi sister!"

Shen Nian smiled at her gently, his eyes were watery, and his smile was shallow, but Cheng Qinglan felt very surprised, especially the dress Shen Nian wore today, which had a kind of detached beauty.The faint smile on the corner of the mouth just now seemed to be blooming leisurely, and it was too late to catch it, which made people feel a little regretful.

There were still so many people around, Cheng Qinglan was very measured, she didn't keep staring at Shen Nian, she quickly looked away and talked to the teacher beside her.Wu Zheng also came over, and their old friends met again, chatted briefly in front of the courtyard, and welcomed him into the house to rest.

The teachers each prepared something for Cheng Qinglan. They have their own paintings, painting tools, and books, all of which are very precious and rare.

Cheng Qinglan was a little embarrassed. I told them before that there was no need to prepare anything. The guests who came to their house today, grandma would also explain to them that they would not accept gifts, as long as they came.

Wu Zheng said, "The gift from the elders is irresistible, let's take it, don't disappoint the teachers' wishes" and asked Cheng Qinglan to accept the gift.

After entering the courtyard, Jiang Yutang carefully looked up at the little girl in front of her. There were too many people at the door just now, but the more she looked at it now, the more she felt amazed. She pulled her to look left and right, reluctant to let go.She joked with Wu Zheng, "We haven't seen each other for a few days, and the little girl has suddenly become a big girl. This little girl is so pretty."

Shen Nian walked behind them, and she also felt that this red dress suits Cheng Qinglan very well, reminding her of the picture of the little girl in front of her on her first birthday that year, also wearing a red dress.Now the girl in the red dress is beginning to show her figure, like a fresh lotus after the rain, fresh and pleasant, with a bright and dazzling smile on her face, so beautiful that people can't bear to look away.

During this meeting, Shen Nian realized that the pink and tender girl in his impression had really grown up, and the smile on her brows and eyes looked more real than before. In the past, girls were also smiling, but there was always a hint of melancholy. Although it was well hidden, but Shen Nian couldn't fool the eyes of a ten-year-old Chinese doctor.

Cheng Qinglan had to entertain other guests, so she couldn't accompany them all the time. Wu Zheng led a few teachers to visit the courtyard. There were too many people in the courtyard, so they went around the courtyard first. There were towering trees outside the east wall of the courtyard. There are camphor trees, phoenix trees, and cypress trees. Judging from the thick stems, they should be some years old.No wonder you couldn't see the compound in the hidden period when you entered the village, it was so secluded.

Behind the yard is a bamboo forest, the height of which just reaches the second floor.There is a large open space to the west of the yard, which is where they parked just now.

Wu Zheng introduced that this was originally the small vegetable garden of Qinglan's family, and it was left unused after not being at home for many years.There is a narrow river next to the small vegetable garden, which connects to the South Lake. The river is crystal clear. There is a small stone bridge on the river. There is also a tree on the other side of the river. Standing here, you can't see what is behind the forest.Wu Zheng said that to the west is the back mountain of Guling Mountain, and the land over there also belongs to Qing Lan's family.

A teacher who knows water and wind said, "This house has excellent Feng Shui." There are mountains and waters, and it is located on the westernmost side of the village, which is quiet.

Cheng Qinglan's uncle sighed, "My little nephew's family was well-off. Judging by the layout of the yard, he is an elegant person."

Meng Jingyi was more straightforward, she said to the master, the little junior sister is a proper little landlord.

Shen Nian followed her mother, walking slowly, the mother and daughter were wearing the same dresses, Jiang Yutang's was royal blue, dignified and elegant.What Shen Nian wore was a moon-white long dress, with a particularly simple design, without any decorations on the whole body, and a cloth belt of the same color was tied around the waist, leaving a section at both ends to hang down naturally. When the wind blows, the belt is elegant and elegant. And a little free and easy.

Jiang Yutang originally asked her daughter to try on a shade of blue that was a shade lighter than her body, but Shen Nian refused, so she chose moon white. After Shen Nian tried it on, Jiang Yutang also thought it looked good, so she didn't object.

This time Shen Nian was willing to come to Jiangcheng with her, it was very rare. To be honest, Jiang Yutang was still surprised that Shen Nian would agree to join her in Jiangcheng.

The night before yesterday, she had a phone call with several teachers in Shanghai to confirm the itinerary. Jiang Yutang planned to ask the teachers to pick her up so that she would not have to drive by herself. When Shen Nian came back, she just mentioned it.Unexpectedly, my daughter offered to drive her to Jiangcheng with her.

At that time, Jiang Yutang was really moved. She hurriedly called the teachers and told them not to answer.The next day she pulled Shen Nian to pick out clothes, Shen Nian also cooperated in the whole process.

Shen Nian always remembered Cheng Qinglan's birthday, but he didn't expect that the school entrance banquet would be held on the same day as his birthday. After thinking about it, he felt that such an arrangement could not be better. It must be just one day away from the anniversary of his parents' death, so he hasn't celebrated his birthday properly in so many years.

She was also inexplicably impulsive at the time, and proposed to go to Jiangcheng with her mother. After talking about it, Shen Nian did not regret it.Would love to see her and attend her bar mitzvah.

Wu Zheng led a few people around the yard, and when they returned, they met Cheng Qinglan who had come out to look for them in front of the yard. Seeing the little girl, Jiang Yutang remembered that the gift hadn't been given to her yet, so she said to Cheng Qinglan, "It's just that, auntie and sister gave me a present." Your gift is still in the car." Before the mother and daughter got out of the car in a hurry, they put the gift in the car and didn't take it down.

Jiang Yutang left him behind, and Wu Zheng first took a few teachers to the backyard to rest.

Shen Nian opened the car door and took out the prepared gifts. Jiang Yutang gave a set of expensive painting tools. The very high-end box was wrapped in red cloth, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not ordinary.

The gift prepared by Shen Nian was packed in a small boxy wooden box, the black box was small and exquisite, and the packaging alone was very particular.

"Happy birthday!" Shen Nian handed the box to Cheng Qinglan, his eyes were gentle and calm, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Cheng Qinglan was surprised when she heard her happy birthday, she didn't understand how Shen Nian knew that today was her birthday?Except for the relatives of the Cheng family, few people knew that today was her birthday, and grandma didn't mention it to her relatives.

Jiang Yutang was also surprised standing next to them, birthday?Why didn't she know that today was the little girl's birthday, and the key point was how did her daughter know?Such a supernatural power, even better than her news?

Jiang Yutang didn't interrupt them, she reached out to hold the box for Cheng Qinglan so that she could receive the gift.

"Thank you, sister!" Cheng Qinglan stretched out her hand to accept the gift and thanked her with a smile after she was in a stalemate.

Jiang Yutang was even more curious than Cheng Qinglan about what was in the box, and urged her to open the box to have a look.

Cheng Qinglan glanced at Shen Nian, and carefully opened the box. On the top was a piece of mahogany charm. Cheng Qinglan's eyes lit up, and she held it in her hand to look through it. Larger, brighter, clearer, and exquisitely carved, Cheng Qinglan's first impression was that it was too expensive.

Cheng Qinglan could feel that Shen Nian was special to her, as if there was a kind of unique care and kindness, as if they had known each other for many years, it should be like this.But in fact, including this time, they have only met three times, so they can't be said to be familiar with each other.

She really couldn't accept such an expensive gift.

Jiang Yutang glanced at the jade pendant, then at her daughter with a calm face, she was very surprised, she really didn't expect Shen Nian to give this piece of jade to the little girl as a birthday present.

The old man made a total of four pieces of this jade pendant back then. It happened that when Shen Nian was born, the old man took out the jade pendant and gave two pieces to Jiang Yutang and the other two pieces to Shen Nian's little aunt.The old man told her at the time that if there were any more children born in the future, he would give each of them a piece of money.

Shen Nian's little aunt gave birth to twins, and each of the two children happened to get one piece.The other two pieces of jade have always been kept by Jiang Yutang. When Shen Nian was three years old, she gave both pieces of jade to Shen Nian.At that time, the couple had discussed it and did not plan to have a second child.

Jiang Yutang thought, it's also her fault that she didn't make it clear when she gave Yu back then.Shen Nian doesn't like jewelry, so this jade has been kept at home.Jiang Yutang did not expect that her daughter would quietly take out the jade and give it away.

I thought you didn't know the meaning behind Grandpa's customized jade, alas!It's all sent out, and there is no reason to take it back.Jiang Yutang looked at the one big and one small standing opposite each other, and sighed silently.

Jiang Yutang helped to persuade, "A modest gentleman, gentle as jade, your sister's gift has a good meaning, please accept it!"

Cheng Qinglan glanced at Jiang Yutang in some embarrassment, and then looked at Shen Nian. Shen Nian was also looking at her. Their eyes met. Gu Jing Wubo's eyes were sincere and soft. Cheng Qinglan was no stranger to such caring eyes. Little aunt She and the elders in the family often look at her like this, which is irresistible.

Cheng Qinglan carefully closed the wooden box, and thanked Shen Nian again.But she held the mahogany talisman in the palm of her hand and did not put it back.

Seeing that she was willing to accept the gift, Shen Nian smiled gently.People who don't like to smile usually, even if the corners of their mouths are slightly raised, it is very moving.

Under the shade of the tree, the two are red and white, one is childish and bright, the other is calm and demure, the unexpected complementation of standing together makes the picture very beautiful.

Jiang Yutang sighed in her heart, the two girls are really pleasing to the eye when they are together!It turns out that the daughter with a face of ice cubes all day can also laugh, and she looks so pretty when she smiles.If I smile like this more often, why worry about not having a boyfriend, alas!

Jiang Yutang suddenly felt that her daughter's jade was a good gift, and she might be able to recognize the little girl as a goddaughter.The little girl in front of her is good at everything, she is cute and has a pleasing personality. It would be great if she could have such a pair of daughters.

Cheng Qinglan held the mahogany talisman in her palm and felt the lines carved on it. She has loved all kinds of handicrafts since she was a child. This small piece of mahogany talisman is not perfect, but she likes it very much. Cheng Qinglan guessed that Shen missed herself Doing it makes me happier.

Cheng Qinglan doesn't know why, she has an inexplicable sense of closeness to Shen Nian, she felt it when she was in Shanghai last time, although she would be cautious when alone with Shen Nian, but she really likes to stay with Shen Nian, no matter what words I didn't say anything, I just wanted to get closer to her.

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10. Grandma

Not long after they returned to the courtyard, Grandma Cheng came back from the auditorium at the entrance of the village. The old lady heard that her granddaughter's teachers were coming, and when they met for the first time, they introduced and exchanged greetings.Wu Zheng will see the little disciple's grandma now, and feels that she seems to be a different person. She should let go of her knots, and after her brows and eyes are relaxed, she looks radiant.

Several teachers chatted with Grandma Cheng for a while, and felt that the old lady's speech was not revealing, but she spoke in a gentle manner, with a very high level of cultural connotation.

Wu Zheng heard from my younger disciple's aunt that Grandma Cheng was born in Gusu to a scholarly family, her ancestors were high-ranking officials, her father and brother were originally great figures in the south of the Yangtze River, her father was a diplomat, and her mother was European. During the period, she was beaten as a villain, and her elder brother was tortured to death. Her father was stimulated and lit a fire at home, but he never came out again.Grandma Cheng was taken in by relatives in the countryside early on, and she escaped with the help of Grandpa Cheng.

Grandma Cheng never mentioned this to outsiders, and no one knew that she was of mixed race, so Grandma Cheng was more like her father, only inheriting her mother's skin color.

Near noon, firecrackers sounded suddenly outside the courtyard of Cheng Qinglan's house. Cheng Qinglan and grandma came out to see what was going on, and everyone in the courtyard followed them curiously.

On the way out, Qin Yi leaned into Cheng Qinglan's ear and whispered something to her. Cheng Qinglan gave her a surprised look, and the two exchanged glances without saying anything.Qin Yi is reminding her to play by ear later.

In front of the gate of the Cheng family parked two stylish black luxury cars, followed by an off-road vehicle with red flowers on it. It was a new car that had not yet had a license plate, a purple Wrangler.

There was so much smoke from the firecrackers that it was hard to see who was sitting in the car. Only Cheng Qinglan and Qin Yi knew who was sitting in the car.

It took more than ten minutes for the firecrackers to stop. A middle-aged man got out of the first car. He was dressed like a driver. He trotted over and opened the rear door.There was an old lady in the back seat, she was not tall, she was wearing a dark purple cheongsam, and her hair was gray.After getting out of the car, the old lady took off her sunglasses, squinted her eyes and looked at everyone, her eyes were sharp, revealing the strong aura of a superior.

At this time, a young couple got off the second car. They looked well dressed. Behind them was a little boy of a few years old, who looked very similar to the couple.It can be seen that this is a family of three.

Grandma Cheng was stunned for a moment when she saw the person coming, and quickly recovered her composure.They will come to the door, it seems unexpected, but also reasonable.

The people who came were Cheng Qinglan's grandmother and uncle's family. They hadn't seen each other for ten years. After the funeral, the two families had a quarrel, and they had no contact with each other.Cheng Qinglan is in contact with her uncle, and occasionally calls, and her uncle secretly went to the capital to visit her a few times, and treated her very well.It's just that Cheng Qinglan couldn't get close to this uncle because of the conflict between the two families.His affection for him is not as deep as that of Qin Yi.

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