Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 118
"Zizheng!" Ye Zijin opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and asked in surprise and joy, "When did you come back?"

Zizheng's expression eased a little, put the gun away, and said: "I arrived yesterday, and I just wanted to come back today to have a look at you, but when I got home, I found that you were not there, so I will wait here for you to come back."

Meng Haoxiang gently closed the door, then went to the window sill and drew the curtains. Ye Zijin was so absorbed in talking to his younger brother that he completely forgot Zizheng's identity. Seeing Meng Haoxiang being so cautious, he remembered Zizheng's dangerous situation.

"How long are you going to stay this time?" Ye Zijin was afraid that his younger brother would meet again in a hurry like last time and then leave.

Zizheng's eyes darkened, and he said, "My identity in Nanjing was exposed, so I came to Shanghai to avoid the limelight, and I may have to stay for a while."

Ye Zijin said nervously: "There are so many people here, will it be dangerous for you to live here? I'd better find another safe place for you to live in."

"I can help you find a place to live. It should be safe in the concession." Meng Haoxiang dispelled Ye Zijin's concerns.

Zizheng said apologetically, "I'm really bothering brother-in-law. I thought about finding a place to live by myself, but it's not convenient for me to go out and show up often during this period."

Meng Haoxiang was not used to hearing Zizheng calling her brother-in-law one by one, but since Zizheng didn't say anything, he just listened.It's just that Ye Zizheng's attitude towards him after his sudden return this time is much better, unlike the previous one who didn't like him.

"Have you eaten yet?" Ye Zijin remembered that Zizheng had been waiting for him to come back at home, because the neighbors in this alley still knew Zizheng, so they couldn't go out blatantly. She guessed that Zizheng hadn't eaten yet. dinner.

Zizheng smiled and said, "Sister, I've eaten."

Ye Zijin knew that her younger brother was lying, and since he was a child, he dared not look directly at her when he lied.Ye Zijin said angrily and distressedly: "You wait, I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you."

Just as Ye Zijin opened the door, he suddenly remembered something, and said to Zizheng, "Go and see Xinyu tomorrow too, she has missed you very much these years."

Zizheng hummed, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes.

Meng Haoxiang saw that Ye Zizheng was stronger than before. It turned out that the gentleman's scholarly temperament was a little more tough and resolute. It could be seen that he had also experienced storms outside these years.

"Although I shouldn't ask these questions, I have never had any malice towards the Communists. You can choose to tell or not to tell. I just want to ask how your identity in Nanjing was exposed?" Meng Haoxiang stared at Ye Zizheng, the reason why he did this The question was only for the purpose of protection. If someone really came to Nanjing, he could have dealt with it earlier.

Zizheng hesitated for a moment and said: "There was a traitor in Nanjing, and I was implicated in it, so I had to return to Shanghai first. I have lost contact with the organization now, and I am looking for the organization here."

"It's better to be careful in everything. You can hide for a while before you talk, and don't make your sister panic." Meng Haoxiang said calmly.

"Yes, I know." Ye Zizheng nodded.

While the two were talking, Ye Zijin quietly entered the room with a bowl of steaming noodles.

"Hurry up, you must be hungry." Ye Zijin patted Zizheng on the shoulder, handed the chopsticks into his hands, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for three years. You are really stronger. You have suffered a lot, right?"

Zizheng picked up the chopsticks and ate hungrily, "Sister, I'm not bitter, but I haven't been able to take care of you by your side these years, which made you suffer. Fortunately, my brother-in-law helped me take care of you."

Ye Zijin realized that Zizheng's name for Meng Haoxiang had changed. He glanced down at Meng Haoxiang, blushed and said, "I...we haven't married yet, why do you call him brother-in-law..."

Zizheng was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said, "Not married? I saw you came in together, I thought..."

Meng Haoxiang hurriedly coughed a few times and said, "Zijin and I will definitely get married. Before that, you can call me Big Brother Meng."

Zi Zheng smiled and said: "Since you are going to marry my sister, you can be regarded as my future brother-in-law. There is nothing wrong with me calling you that. If you dare to change your mind midway, I won't forgive you."

Ye Zijin poked his younger brother's forehead affectionately, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat the noodles, it won't taste good if it gets mushy."

Seeing her younger brother eating noodles with great mouthfuls, Ye Zijin felt as if time had gone back in time. Zeng Zizheng was hungry after studying, so she cooked noodles like this for her younger brother as a supper.Now that Zizheng came back safe and sound, she was very happy in her heart, but for some reason she couldn't relax.

After Meng Haoxiang left, Ye Zijin took out the bedding from the cabinet to make the bed for his younger brother.Ye Zizheng stood silently watching, his eyes were clouded with mist.

"Zizheng, why are you standing there stupidly?" Ye Zijin turned around and said with a smile.

Zizheng's lips moved, and he said in a low voice: "I just saw how you made the bed, sister, and thought of my mother..."

They were both young when Aunt Zhou left, and Zizheng's memory of her mother was vague. Maybe the back of the bed was engraved in his mind inadvertently.

It was quiet at night, and Ye Zijin's heart was filled with wet emotions, seeing Zizheng's sad look, he couldn't be happy either.Of the four people who used to depend on each other, now only she and Zizheng are left.

"Sister, let me help you." Zi Zheng broke the silence, walked to Ye Zijin's side, and picked up the corner of the bed sheet.

Ye Zijin looked at his younger brother in relief, and smiled lightly, "Okay."

The two siblings each pulled the two corners of the bed sheet, with a "crash", the bed sheet was raised up and then gradually fell down, and finally spread flat on the bed.It was still the sheets and quilts of the old year, and Ye Zijin would always take them out to dry in the sun whenever she saw the weather, and was always looking forward to the day when Zizheng would come home.Now that Zizheng has finally returned home, the bedding still has the smell of sunbathing, not damp at all.

"Sister, I have lost contact with the party organization now. I must find an organization to start a new job as soon as possible. Recently, many spies have been active in Shanghai and Nanjing. Many of our comrades have been arrested. The underground work is very short of manpower. Can you help me find a contact Human?" Ye Zizheng asked.

Ye Zijin said without any hesitation, "Who do you want me to help you find? I'll go. You'd better not show up during this time."

Ye Zizheng looked ashamed, "Sister, actually I don't want you to be involved, but I really have no other way now..."

Ye Zijin interrupted: "Zizheng, I support what you want to do and respect your choice. If you still treat me as your sister, tell me the truth about anything in the future, and I can help you find a way. I will do my best to protect you.”

"Sister... Thank you." Zizheng's throat trembled.

"Tell me, who is that person?" Ye Zijin asked.

"Actually, I haven't seen that person, and I don't know his identity in Shanghai. I only know that he is one of the leaders of the Shanghai underground CCP's Special Section. His name is Yang Zitian."

Yang Zitian?Ye Zijin repeated the name in his mind, only feeling a little familiar.Suddenly remembered the half of the photo that Wang Xinyu slipped out of the book back then. On the back of the photo was written a person's name, it was Yang Zitian!

"Sister, do you know this person?" Zizheng asked strangely when he saw his sister was in a daze.

Ye Zijin withdrew her thoughts, "Oh, I don't know, but I will help you find out about this person."

"Sister, are the places I contacted before still there?" Zizheng asked suddenly.

Ye Zijin thought about it seriously, and said, "I only know that the antique shop on Huagebei Road is still there, and you haven't told me anything else before. Do you have many contact points in Shanghai?"

Zizheng shook his head and said, "There used to be quite a few, but in the past few years, Shanghai has been vigorously suppressing the Communist Party. Many station stations have been destroyed by them. I don't know how many are left."

Thinking of the seriousness of the situation, Ye Zijin told Zizheng, "Don't act on your own, stay out of the wind and contact your organization during this time."

"Well, okay, I will be careful, sister, don't worry." Zi Zheng patted his chest and assured Ye Zijin.

In the evening of the next day, Ye Zijin went to the newspaper office to pick up Wang Xinyu.Because of Zizheng's special status, she decided to arrange for the two of them to meet in a safe place.It happened that Meng Haoxiang proposed to hold a family banquet for Zizheng at his home. Ye Zijin thought that Meng Haoxiang's home was in the French Concession, and even if outsiders wanted to go in and search and arrest people, they would need a search warrant. The Concession is a relatively safe place.So he brought Xinyu with him.

"Sister Zijin, where are you going to take me to eat? Why can't I go to a restaurant after going around?" Wang Xinyu looked at the plane trees on both sides of the road outside the window. Under the shade of the green trees were red bricks and white walls. There are not many cars and people in this area, and the environment is beautiful, not like the bustling area where the hotel is located.

Ye Zijin smiled and said, "You'll know when you get there, and this meal is worth a visit."

The car stopped in front of a villa, and the driver Deng Fu hurriedly got out of the car to open the door for the two of them. Meng Haoxiang sent his own car to pick them up. Deng Fu is a smart and smart person, and if someone follows him, he will definitely be found.Fortunately, there was nothing unusual along the way. After completing the task assigned by the boss, he sat in the car and waited.

Mrs. He heard the sound of a car outside, and hurriedly opened the door to greet her.

"Zijin, this friend of yours is really handsome. He looks like a learned person. He really gets along with..." Sister-in-law He was about to say that Zizheng and Zizheng were a match made in heaven, but Ye Zijin was caught by her words. His eyes forced him back, so he changed his words with a smile, "Come on in, I've prepared all the dishes."

Wang Xinyu asked suspiciously: "Sister Zijin, where is this place? Are you taking me to a friend's house as a guest?"

Ye Zijin shook her hand so that she wouldn't be so nervous, "This is Haoxiang's home, you don't have to be restrained, just have a meal together."

Wang Xinyu said in embarrassment: "Then I disturbed you and Boss Meng..."

Ye Zijin smiled and said, "It should be because we disturbed you."

You... Just as Wang Xinyu was wondering, Mrs. He had already opened the door.

Wang Xinyu saw a person approaching, that person's smile was so familiar, she had been waiting for him year after year...

"Xinyu." Zizheng called softly.

Wang Xinyu's eyes were full of tears, falling down like sand, and three years of longing and waiting all merged into silent tears.

Zizheng stepped forward to hold Wang Xinyu's cheeks, wiped her tears, and said softly, "I'm back well, my sister and brother-in-law are still watching."

Only then did Wang Xinyu realize that this was at Meng Haoxiang's home, and turned his face away in embarrassment to wipe away tears.

Ye Zijin held Xin Yu's hand, and comforted her, "It's fine when you come back. After a while, you'll have to change your name to my sister when you get married."

Wang Xinyu blushed and bowed her head in silence.

Mrs. He brought all the prepared dishes to the table and called the four of them over to eat.

Meng Haoxiang sat side by side with Ye Zijin, and Wang Xinyu and Zizheng sat opposite.The four tasted Mrs. He's dishes and couldn't stop praising her for her craftsmanship. Mrs. He shuttled between the kitchen and the dining room with a smile on her face, very busy.

At this time, Mrs. He served a basket of freshly steamed siu mai. Ye Zijin saw that Zizheng also put it in a bowl. She tasted it. Strangely: "Zizheng, don't you not like crab roe and seafood?"

Zizheng was stunned for a moment, then put down his chopsticks in a calm manner, and said, "Since this is my first time as a guest, and Mrs. He treats you so kindly, if I don't like this or that, wouldn't it be too bad?" Be polite. Besides, it’s been a long time since I’ve eaten such delicious home-cooked food outside these years, and I’m not picky about my appetite anymore.”

Mrs. He smiled and said: "You are too polite, kid. If you don't like it, don't eat it. We will be a family from now on. I know your taste this time, so I won't add crab roe when I make siu mai next time." something."

Ye Zijin recalled the scene when Zizheng developed a red rash after eating a few mouthfuls of crab roe tofu at Hua Ye's mansion, and asked with concern, "Does your body itch?"

Zizheng rubbed his neck and said, "It doesn't itch, maybe it's because I eat too little."

Ye Zijin didn't pay much attention to it, but felt that Zizheng seemed to be more reserved in front of Wang Xinyu than before. She guessed that it was because she hadn't seen him for a long time, and the original lovers now lost a little bit of intimacy.

(End of this chapter)