20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 466: Husband and wife fight, endless fun

It was already late at night when the train arrived in Fengtian.

There were few people in the square and the north wind was howling, making it seem much quieter than usual.

Zhao Guoyan and a few of his brothers came to meet them. As soon as the two sides met, he immediately noticed Dong Niya, and then he felt a little regretful that he should have accepted this task.

"Boss, Shopkeeper Xue, uh... who is this?"

"Oh, Guoyan, let me introduce you." Jiang Lianheng turned sideways, hugged Dong Niya by the waist and brought her close to him, "This is Dong Niya, everyone come over and meet her."

The brothers looked at each other, came to their senses, and hurriedly clasped their hands and greeted in unison: "Fourth Madam!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out in the relatively empty square, scaring Tonya so much that she took a half step back, not understanding what it meant.

Jiang Lianheng was in a good mood when he saw this, and immediately smiled and ordered: "Guo Yan, take Dong Niya to Shuning first, and help her settle down for the next two days. The two of them will be company there after all."

Zhao Guoyan was stunned for a moment - well, the task of helping his elder brother hide the woman fell on his head again.

This is not a good job at all!
The most difficult thing in the world is that the master wants to keep a secret, but the mistress asks someone to tell the truth. If there is even the slightest mistake, you will end up being unpopular with both sides.

Originally, he was the one who took the lead in renovating the Third Madam's house. Now that the Fourth Madam had arrived, it was up to him to arrange it properly.

If this matter were to get out, people who didn't know would think that he was the pimp for the big brother!
Although Hu said so, he could not refuse this trust of "entrusting his wife and son to others".

Zhao Guoyan could only smile bitterly, wipe his face, and ask his men to bring a carriage over, lift the door curtain, and invite the fourth lady to get in the car and sit down.

Dong Niya didn't speak the language. She saw a group of hooligans trying to take her away. She didn't know whether she was being sold or would become a prostitute. So she kept looking back at Jiang Lianheng, her eyes full of doubt.

Fortunately, Chuanghu arrived in time with another group of Belarusian girls.

After a lot of persuasion and effort, they finally coaxed Tonya into the carriage.

Jiang Lianheng was so tired that his throat was smoking. Then he instructed Zhao Guoyan: "Send someone to the foreign company tomorrow to buy a piano and send it to her. She will feel relieved then."

After saying that, a cold wind suddenly blew over.

Everyone huddled together, stamped their feet a few times, divided the specialties brought from Harbin, and after giving each other a few words of advice, they dispersed under the cover of night and returned to their respective residences.

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The Jiang residence in the north of the city was quiet late at night.

When Jiang Lianheng came back, except for a few brothers patrolling the door at night, the whole house was quiet, peaceful and harmonious.

Most of the windows were dark, with only two dim lights on in the living room on the first floor and the study on the second floor, adding a touch of warmth in the cold winter night.

Dongfeng was on guard, waiting in the living room for Dao Ge to come home.

Hearing the noise in the yard, he immediately stood up, walked to the entrance to greet him, helped Jiang Lianheng take off his wolfskin coat, dusted and combed his hair, and asked about his well-being.

"Brother, do you want to eat? I'll go call Aunt Song." Zhang Zhengdong put the specialties of Harbin on the table and asked.

"It's too late, forget it!" Jiang Lianheng covered his ears and asked in a low voice, "Is everything fine at home? Are the two kids asleep?"

"Yeah, I went to bed a long time ago."

"Is your sister-in-law awake?"

"I haven't slept yet. It's almost the end of the year, and my sister-in-law is checking the accounts upstairs." Zhang Zhengdong scratched his head, and then added, "Mainly to wait for you to come back."

Jiang Lianheng hesitated for a moment, then glanced up the stairs, then dragged Dongfeng to the corner of the corridor and asked stealthily, "Recently... has anyone suspicious come to your house and come to see your sister-in-law?"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"Tsk, for example... inexplicable telegrams, late night phone calls, brothers coming and going in a hurry, not only looking for your sister-in-law, but also looking for Song Ma."

"No, no!" Zhang Zhengdong was confused. "Brother, what happened?"

Jiang Lianheng smacked his lips, put his arm on Dongfeng's shoulders, and said earnestly: "Dong, I hope you can understand who has the final say in this family. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Zhengdong frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Hiss - Brother, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly."

Jiang Lianheng leaned back, looked at Dongfeng suspiciously, shook his head and sighed: "You are dishonest, very dishonest!"

"Eh? Bro, I don't think I locked the door just now."

"No, you locked it."

"Really? Then I'll lock it again and see if it can be opened from the outside." Zhang Zhengdong lowered his head, turned around on the spot, and hurried to the entrance.

Jiang Lianheng narrowed his eyes, suspicious, but had no evidence, so he picked two Harbin specialties on the table and went upstairs to the study.

Pushing open the door, the dim desk lamp outlines a dignified and quiet face.

Hu Xiaoyan leaned over the desk. There were several thick stacks of account books on the table. After years of learning to read, she no longer needed the help of a dictionary, and her reviewing speed was therefore much faster.

Unfortunately, there are too many account books, and people are born to worry, so they often have to review everything one by one, no matter how big or small. After a long time, it is inevitable that they will feel exhausted and listless.

The tea in the bowl beside me had gone cold before I could even drink it.

When Hu Xiaoyan heard the door open, she didn't move at all. Her eyes were still fixed on the account book. She asked without raising her head, "Are you back?"

"Ah, just got back."

Jiang Lianheng walked to the desk, sat sideways on the chair, picked up an account book, glanced at it briefly, and put it back, asking: "Um... are you busy?"

"You have a keen eye. You can see all this?" Hu Xiaoyan turned the page with a teasing look.

Jiang Lianheng laughed to hide his embarrassment, then stole a few glances at Hu Xiaoyan. He was unsure and couldn't help but wonder inwardly: Does she know about Dong Niya?

They are not very old, but they are a real old couple.

After living together day and night and sleeping in the same bed for so many years, if someone has something up his mind, there must be something abnormal in the details, and you can guess it almost right based on your intuition.

Jiang Lianheng put his arm on the account book and tapped the cover twice with his fingers. Seeing that Hu Xiaoyan was silent, he suddenly cleared his throat and started to make small talk.

"Ahem...your tea has gone cold."

"Well, I didn't have time to drink."

"It's cold, you need to drink more hot drinks." Jiang Lianheng picked up the tea bowl, drank the cold tea in one gulp, then stood up and added some hot water for Hu Xiaoyan.

Hot steam rises under the desk lamp.

Hu Xiaoyan immediately noticed something was wrong and secretly glanced at Jiang Lianheng, then immediately returned her gaze to the account book and asked without raising her head, "Is Harbin fun?"

"Oh, what are you doing? You're always busy with business, and you've kept me busy." Jiang Lianheng sat down and sighed, "But it's all for my wife and children, so it doesn't matter if I'm a little tired. My heart is happy!"

"For which wife?"

"That's right, a wife is a wife, a concubine is a concubine, who else can I do this for? For you!"

Hu Xiaoyan nodded: "You've worked so hard, are you tired? Go soak your feet quickly, my eyes hurt a little now."

"Hmm?" Jiang Lianheng turned his head slightly, snorted twice, and then pushed the window open a crack with a shy look, and then changed the subject as if nothing had happened, "Wife, you must be hungry. I brought you some Harbin red sausage. Would you like to try it?"

"No, I'm afraid of the smell."

"Hahaha, ma'am, you have a good sense of humor. Then... do you want some black bread?"

"If you don't eat it, the bread will be more susceptible to taint."

"Uh...how about a candy with fillings? It's wrapped in candy paper. Don't worry, I'll peel one for you."

"No need." Hu Xiaoyan leaned back in her chair and finally raised her head. "Just say whatever you want to say."

Hearing this, Jiang Lianheng immediately put on a serious expression, nodded and said, "Wife, I do have something to discuss with you. The world has changed so much. You haven't been out far, so your experience is relatively limited. I've been wandering around outside for the past two years, and I feel very touched."

"What's the feeling?"

"Look, the old man and his generation, when they traveled around, they had to go through the spring gate first. If the spring gate was blocked, they could not move forward. At that time, there were foreigners outside the Great Wall, but not so many. But now, there are foreigners everywhere. You have never been to Harbin. At first glance, I thought they had gone abroad."

Jiang Lianheng spoke very seriously, and it didn't sound like he was joking or forcing something.

"Our Jiang family is not one of those people who perform martial arts on the streets. I have now realized that if we want to expand our business in the future, we must learn foreign languages ​​and spring points. In fact, they are basically the same thing. We must learn them!"

After hearing this, Hu Xiaoyan stopped deliberately arguing and became serious, saying, "Nanfeng also mentioned this to me."

"That's right! Unfortunately, we are just starting to learn now. I'm afraid it's a bit too late. We don't have the energy. We can learn as much as we can, but the two children must learn!" Jiang Lianheng said, counting on his fingers, "Not only do they have to learn Maozi and Japanese, but they also have to learn British and American——"

"Britain and the United States are saying the same thing." Hu Xiaoyan suddenly interrupted.

"Really?" Jiang Lianheng was a little confused. "How did you know? Don't pretend to know something you don't!"

"I am short-sighted, you can say what you want."

"Hey, it's good to be humble! What was I talking about just now? Oh, yes, yes, no matter whether it is useful or not, as long as it is a foreign language that can be learned, learn it all for me!" Hu Xiaoyan was very pleased, and her eyes softened.

"I didn't realize you care so much about your child's studies."

"You must be joking!" Jiang Lianheng straightened his back immediately, patted his chest, and said proudly, "Our Jiang family has a scholar in our family, what do you think? My father once said - my dear father - that you can learn anything except literacy. Our Jiang family is considered a semi-literate family, and you are marrying above your station."

Hu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes and ignored him, muttering to herself, "Xiaoya will be six years old during the Chinese New Year, and she should be sent to school."

"Does the eldest aunt teach those two kids to read normally?"

"Teach her. It's a good opportunity to give my aunt something to do. She'll have something to do and won't have to sit there doing nothing all day. It'll make her stupid."

"Very good, very good."

"But isn't it too early for them to learn foreign languages ​​now?"

"Not too early! Children have smart brains!" Jiang Lianheng slapped his thigh and said, "I'm going to put this matter on the agenda right away. Let's learn Maozi language first!"

Seeing that he was so insistent, and it was a good thing, Hu Xiaoyan stopped being stubborn and said absentmindedly, "Okay then, I'll ask Dongfeng to find a gentleman tomorrow."

"No!" Jiang Lianheng waved his hand immediately, "If you want to learn, learn the original flavor. Why hire those middlemen? They are unreliable. We can afford to hire foreigners."

Hu Xiaoyan narrowed her eyes and gradually realized that something was wrong - why was he so excited?

"Wife, you don't have to worry about this."

Jiang Lianheng went around in circles and finally got back to the point: "I went to Harbin this time and just happened to find a tutor for the two children. The girl looks - no, the tutor knows a lot, and can also teach Jiang Ya to play the piano, draw, etc.... Eh? Why are you glaring at me?"

Hu Xiaoyan asked intently, "Did you hire this teacher to teach the child or to teach you?"

"I, I'll learn a little too!"

"Come on, you just want to take another foreign concubine, don't I know you?"

"No, wife, listen to me, about this matter..."

"What are you talking about? It's just adding another concubine. Dad is gone and no one can take care of you. I understand. You can go back."

My thoughts were exposed on the spot!
Jiang Lianheng was a little annoyed and angry, and immediately lost his temper. He found a topic he didn't want to talk about and started to make a fuss about it.

"What the hell, I'm going back? Who are you chasing after? Besides, why did you mention the old man? Don't think you can do anything just because you're the old man's chosen daughter-in-law! I'm telling you, this family's surname is Jiang, not Hu, so don't get ahead of me!"

"I didn't say anything, why are you so anxious?"

"Who's anxious? Haha, what a joke, who's anxious?"

"The dog is getting desperate." Hu Xiaoyan lowered her head and started flipping through the account book again.

Jiang Lianheng immediately slammed the table and stood up, pointing his finger at Hu Xiaoyan and asking, "Who the hell are you scolding?"

"I'll scold anyone who gets impatient."

"Okay, very good, I'm a dog, so you're a fucking dog!"

"I'm a donkey."

"Oh my god, you loser woman, you are here to hurt the enemy by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred? If you curse me again, I will fucking beat you, do you believe it?"

"Go ahead and smoke it, so I don't have to bother you."

"Okay, you want to challenge me? I'm going to fucking beat you right now!"

The fierce quarrel made the originally quiet house suddenly noisy. Lights in several rooms were lit one after another, and rustling footsteps were heard in the corridor.

"Knock, knock, knock" - someone suddenly knocked on the door.

"Get lost!" Jiang Lianheng yelled at the door, "Get lost in your own rooms and stop meddling in other people's business!"

"Trail."

"Hey, aunt!" Jiang Lianheng quickly put on a smile, walked to the door happily, and pushed it open a palm-wide crack, "Aunt, why haven't you slept yet so late?"

Xu Ruqing stood at the door in a single layer of clothes, his brows furrowed, a look of worry on his face.

Times have changed. Now in this mansion, even "Chuan'erhong" is a little afraid of Jiang Lianheng.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Ruqing couldn't help but ask, "Xiaodao, why... why are you quarreling right after returning home? Xiaoyan is usually very tired, don't bully her."

"No!" Jiang Lianheng laughed twice and said respectfully, "We are just playing in the house! Hey, aunt, I brought you some specialties from Harbin, please try them."

Xu Ruqing was still worried, so she stood on tiptoe and looked into the study through the crack in the door.

"You said there was no quarrel, no quarrel, why is Xiaoyan crying?"

"Did you cry?" Jiang Lianheng glanced back and explained hurriedly, "No, no, uh... I just came back, and my feet smell a little, hehe, a little bit!"

Xu Ruqing still had some doubts, and quickly asked into the room: "Xiaoyan, are you okay? Did Xiaodao hit you?"

Hu Xiaoyan quickly wiped away her tears, shook her head, and said aggrievedly: "No, it just smells a little bit."

"Look, aunt, I didn't lie to you! Um...you should go to bed early, let's talk for a few minutes, come back!"

After closing the door, Jiang Lianheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Turning around, he saw Hu Xiaoyan still crying, so he pursed his lips and hesitantly said, "Uh... you behaved quite well just now, and you were quite sensible. I won't argue with you. I forgive you!"

Hu Xiaoyan threw the account book on the table and cried silently.

Jiang Lianheng walked to the window angrily, stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at Hu Xiaoyan, then smacked his lips and muttered, "I didn't really hit you, is it that serious?"

Hu Xiaoyan remained silent.

After being silent for a while, she suddenly turned her wheelchair and slowly moved towards the door.

Every move affects Jiang Lianheng's mood.

He couldn't help but turned around and asked, "What are you doing?"

Hu Xiaoyan didn't answer and slowly moved to the door.

Seeing this, Jiang Lianheng immediately walked over and stood in front of Hu Xiaoyan: "I'm asking you a question, what are you doing?"

"Dead."

"Tsk, die far away, don't die in this house, to avoid bad luck!"

Hu Xiaoyan refused to speak. She leaned forward slightly and reached for the door handle.

Unexpectedly, just when she stretched out halfway, Jiang Lianheng suddenly grabbed her wrist and threw it back.

"what are you doing?"

Hu Xiaoyan glared at him, then reached for the door handle again, but was forcibly pulled back by Jiang Lianheng again.

"What on earth are you going to do?"

"I want to go to the toilet!" Hu Xiaoyan shouted unhappily.

"Oh, let's go to the toilet." Jiang Lianheng let him go with a frown, muttering, "A lazy donkey will pee more when he goes to the millstone."

Hu Xiaoyan was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. She just wanted to leave the study room as soon as possible and didn't want to stay with him for even a second longer.

Under normal circumstances, she would have been familiar with opening and closing doors and going to the toilet in her wheelchair, these trivial matters in life. But now she was angry and her hands were a little flustered: she wanted to open the door, but the wheelchair blocked it; she wanted to step back, but she couldn't reach the door handle.

The more anxious you get, the angrier you get, and the angrier you get, the more anxious you get.

As I was busy, the tears that had just stopped rolling down my cheeks again. I hated myself for being a legless cripple.

Just when she was extremely anxious, she suddenly felt a pair of large hands around her waist. Then her body felt lighter. She was dazed for a moment, and when she regained consciousness, she was already firmly on his back.

Jiang Lianheng didn't say anything. He carried Hu Xiaoyan on his back and walked out of the study.

"Put me down, I can do it myself!"

"Come on, you're going to tear the door down again."

"Put me down!"

"I do not."

Still so twisted.

Hu Xiaoyan was at a loss as to what to do. Seeing her body falling, she couldn't help but hug Jiang Lianheng's shoulders and neck tightly.

He carried her on his back, walking through the dim and deep corridor. Suddenly, it seemed as if the beauty of the past had returned, and he saw the past again...

(End of this chapter)