Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 131
"Xinyu..."

Before Ye Zijin could react, Zizheng had already been held back by Wang Xinyu.A flash of surprise flashed in Zizheng's eyes. He glanced around and said to Wang Xinyu in a low voice, "Why are you here? You're not..."

Wang Xinyu said angrily: "Why, you want to leave me behind again this time? It's just that I found that letter a long time ago, so I'm going to go with you this time. I even bought the ticket."

Zizheng shook his head, and said firmly, "No, you can't go, I don't want you to suffer with me."

Wang Xinyu raised the small suitcase in his hand and said, "I don't care, I want to go with you anyway, and I'll join if it's a big deal..."

Before he could say those words, Zizheng hurriedly shouted in a deep voice: "This is no joke! You go back quickly, I'm leaving!"

But Wang Xinyu still held on to Zizheng, and said stubbornly: "I don't want to wait any longer, no matter what happens in the future, I will be with you."

Ye Zijin saw that the two were at a stalemate, and that Zizheng's departure was imminent, so she stepped forward and said, "Zizheng, since Xinyu has decided, don't let her girls down."

"Sister, you don't know..." Zizheng spoke anxiously.

"I know what you're worried about, but I believe Xinyu didn't make this decision on a whim. Don't you have the heart to let her continue to spend the rest of her life in hopeless waiting?" Ye Zijin asked rhetorically.

Zizheng was silent for a moment, Wang Xinyu glanced at Ye Zijin gratefully, then turned to Zizheng and said, "Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. Unless you don't love me anymore, I will never leave."

Xiao Wu, who was waiting behind, walked up impatiently and said, "Can you go now, the train is about to leave!"

Zizheng also lost his mind, but Wang Xinyu pulled Zizheng up and walked to the platform, Ye Zijin walked behind, looking at the backs of the two, he felt a little relieved in his heart.

"Sister, I'm leaving, you have to take good care of yourself. In addition, no matter how you scold me, I have to tell you, be careful Zirong. Although he has lost his memory now, once he regains his memory, I don't know what he will do." What to do. Since he can attack me, he can also attack you, you must beware of Zirong..." Zizheng expressed his worries.

Ye Zijin nodded, and said, "I will be careful, and so are you. Protect Xinyu."

"En." Zizheng bowed his head in response.

The three of them were about to board the car when suddenly a group of soldiers rushed up from the surroundings and stood guard at each boarding point.

"Brother Bing, what are you going to do? Are we not allowed to get on the bus after we bought the ticket?" Xiao Wu asked with a smile.

The man standing in front of the car door gave him a blank look, and said: "There is an order from above, all people who get on the car must be inspected."

The man said to the passengers who lined up behind him: "Everyone takes out their IDs and unpacks their luggage. They have to be checked before they can get on the bus."

Several people wanted to open the box containing the silk and satin, but Xiao Wu rushed over and said, "The things inside can't be opened, it's the top quality cheongsam material, if you touch it, something bad will happen."

A few soldiers pushed Xiao Wu away impatiently, and one of them scolded: "You have to open the box to check your mother's material, otherwise you are a Communist Party, and we will arrest you if you want."

"Stop!" Ye Zijin stepped forward to stop her.

Seeing that it was a woman, those few people didn't take Ye Zijin seriously, and shouted: "Where is this woman, if you want to survive, get out of here!"

Ye Zijin said calmly: "I am the boss of Shen Ji Huafu Company. I know you Section Chief Liao. If you want to survive, please let go of that box. The things inside are more expensive than your lives."

Those soldiers were all vulgar people, they didn't know Shen Ji's Chinese clothes at all, but seeing Ye Zijin's serious tone, they felt a little bit afraid.The man who took the lead just now had some knowledge. He had heard about Shen Ji Huafu Company and knew a little bit about the background behind him. Forgive me."

Ye Zijin glanced at the man and said, "This batch of high-quality silk and satin is going to be sent to Nanjing, it's not good if it's late, and I ask the army commander to let my buddy get on the car immediately."

The man responded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, get in the car now."

Zizheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to board the train with Xiao Wu and Xinyu, when suddenly a deep and powerful voice came from behind, "Slow down."

Ye Zijin turned around and saw that it was Liao Yuanfeng.

"Boss Ye, long time no see." Liao Yuanfeng walked up with a smile on his face, and said politely.

Ye Zijin replied politely, "Section Chief Liao is really busy, so he comes to the station for inspection every now and then. This is the second time I've met you here."

Liao Yuanfeng smiled and said: "I can't help it, I'm using someone's salary to do things for others. Why did Boss Ye come to the station in person at such a late hour, to see off the passengers?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiao Wu and the three of them.

Ye Zijin tried her best to keep calm, and said with a faint smile, "I can't help it. It's just a matter of being loyal to others. Secretary-General Zhu asked me to collect a batch of high-quality cheongsam materials and send them to Nanjing. You also know that Mrs. Jiang I love cheongsam very much, and to make a good cheongsam of course requires high-quality materials.”

When Liao Yuanfeng heard Secretary-General Zhu and Mrs. Jiang, he was immediately respectful, and said with a smile, "Boss Ye is really bothering you. These silks and satins must be extremely expensive. As a countryman, I haven't seen any good ones yet. I don't know. Can you let me open my eyes?"

Ye Zijin knew what Liao Yuanfeng was up to, but fortunately there was nothing else in the box except silk. Liao Yuanfeng was a suspicious person, and he would not dispel his suspicions unless he saw him with his own eyes.Ye Zijin was calm and composed, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liao is really joking. If you are a countryman like you, then we are not mud people who really came from the country like this. You want to check, just say it, just be careful not to do it." If the material is scratched, I won’t be able to explain why I missed Secretary-General Zhu.”

Liao Yuanfeng chuckled twice, and said: "Boss Ye is really straightforward, it's really easy to deal with you. Don't worry, give me a hundred guts and I won't dare to damage the material I'm going to give to Mrs. Jiang."

Liao Yuanfeng winked at his subordinates, and the soldier who was leading just now carefully opened the box, inside were eighteen pieces of jacquard silks and satins of various colors neatly placed.Liao Yuanfeng took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, then reached into the box and turned it over a few times, checking every piece of folded silk and satin before closing the box with confidence.

"Sure enough, all of them are treasures, and the cheongsams made must be extremely luxurious." Liao Yuanfeng said.

Ye Zijin said casually: "Section Chief Liao, can I let my buddy get in the car now?"

Liao Yuanfeng glanced at Xiao Wu and Zizheng, and suddenly asked, "Boss Ye, do we need three people to deliver this batch of silk? There is only one box."

Ye Zijin was startled, but she calmed down quickly, Liao Yuanfeng was just suspicious, he didn't know Zizheng's identity.

"Section Chief Liao, you also know that this is the cheongsam material to be given to Mrs. Jiang. Firstly, this batch of silk is very valuable, and secondly, this batch of silk is of great significance, so it is not surprising that I have sent more people. There was an inspection or something, those rough people ruined the luster and feel of my material, and this knowledgeable girl in my shop also knows how to fix it." Ye Zijin smiled and glanced at Liao Yuanfeng's face with a stiff smile.

"Boss Ye is really thoughtful. No wonder Secretary-General Zhu trusts you so much. Since this batch of silks and satins is of great importance, your people should hurry up and get in the car. I hope Boss Ye will leave me a few of such good silks and satins in the future. "Liao Yuanfeng laughed.

Ye Zijin nodded, "Okay, but Section Chief Liao still needs to take care of my business. I heard that you often take your wife to Jinhong Tower to make cheongsams. Your wife is really well-maintained, and her body and skin are as good as seventeen. Like an eight-year-old girl, Section Chief Liao is so lucky. If your wife comes to Shenji to make cheongsams in the future, I will definitely recommend the brightest and best materials to her, otherwise how can she be worthy of Section Chief Liao's current status." In fact, Ye Zijin knew that Liao Yuanfeng's wife was old and ugly, she was found by Liao Yuanfeng's hometown when he was still in the countryside, and that woman was an extremely ordinary country woman.

"Boss Ye has won the prize. In the future, I will definitely bring her to Shenji to make clothes..." Liao Yuanfeng's face turned green and pale, and he couldn't tell Ye Zijin any more, let people continue to check here, and he left and went elsewhere I went to inspect.

Ye Zijin watched Zizheng and the three of them get into the car, and could only watch them go in, unable to even say a final goodbye.

Not long after, the train started, white smoke billowed, the siren blared, one car after another whizzed past her eyes, and there was a huge roar in her ears, Ye Zijin looked blankly at the rear of the train, Her mind was empty, and as the train went away, so did her heart.The solitary railway track, the deserted platform, the noisy and crowded just now reduced by half, the people seeing off the guests began to go out, Ye Zijin stood silently in place, unwilling to leave for a long time...

In the blink of an eye, it was May, and Zizheng had been gone for nearly a month.The garden of the villa is very quiet, the clear water of the pond is like a piece of clear jade, and the waves are slightly rippling when a few gusts of wind blow.Large pomegranate flowers are mixed among the green leaves, like a burning fire.

Zirong was sitting under a tree, drawing so intently that he didn't even notice that someone was coming behind him.

"You draw so beautifully." A gentle and bright voice sounded, like the summer wind blowing the crystal curtain in front of the window.

Zirong was startled, stood up quickly, and accidentally knocked over a pile of paint cans beside him, and the pink, orange, and light green paints flowed out, staining the toes of the visitors' shoes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Zirong apologized again and again, took the cloth next to him and squatted down to shine the shoes of the woman who came.Unexpectedly, his hands were also stained with paint, and the more he rubbed it, the more stained it became. A pair of good white leather shoes were rubbed into a mixture of pink and green.

Zirong looked at the woman apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, these shoes can't be wiped clean, I'll pay you a pair, what's your name, where do you live, I bought it for you."

The woman burst out laughing, and said: "My name is Zhao Zhimei, you don't need to pay me, it's just a pair of shoes, I'm Zijin's friend, I'm here to find Zijin, is she at home?"

Zirong smiled embarrassedly, and said, "She went out just now, why don't you go inside and wait a while."

"Well, good." Zhao Zhimei replied, glanced at the drawing board in his hand inadvertently, and asked, "You painted a rose flower, right? It's a good painting. Are you an art student?"

Zirong scratched his head and said, "I'm too bored at home, so my sister asked a teacher to teach me how to draw, and I'm just drawing blindly."

"So you are the younger brother who got lost before. Zijin mentioned to me, isn't your name Zirong?" Zhao Zhimei asked.

"Lost?" Zirong was puzzled, "My sister never mentioned it to me, have I been lost before?"

Seeing that Zirong didn't know anything about it, Zhao Zhimei stopped talking. Since Ye Zijin didn't tell him, she guessed that Zijin was worried that Zirong would be sad if he found out.She coped: "Zijin often told me about when you were young, saying that once when you were hiding and seeking, you hid very well. Zijin couldn't find you and thought you were lost."

"Oh, that's it..." Zi Rong smiled awkwardly, "My sister said that I was naughty when I was young..."

Zhao Zhimei suddenly took the painting in Zirong's hand, and looked up at the roses not far away. Now is the season when roses are in full bloom. The roses in the garden are beautiful and pure, and they bloom in clusters of pink or white , mixed among the light green and dark green leaves, Shanshan is lovely and very pretty.

"Give me this painting, and it will be my compensation for these shoes." Zhao Zhimei smiled, her eyes were curved, bright and lively.

Zirong looked surprised, and hurriedly said: "This painting is not finished yet, so I really can't give it away. If you really like it, I will give it to you after I finish it..."

"Okay, then you paint here, I'll watch, anyway, Zijin hasn't come back yet, you can paint for a while." Zhao Zhimei leaned over to help Zirong clean up the paint pots that fell on the ground.

How could Zirong ask a girl whom he met for the first time to do this, so he immediately knelt down and grabbed the painting tray and paint pot. Zhao Zhimei accidentally got colorful paints on his hands. The clean cloth was handed over carefully.

"Wipe it, I don't need your help here, your dress is so beautiful, it's not easy to wash it if it gets dirty." Zirong said while arranging brushes and other things.

When Zhao Zhimei took the white cloth, she suddenly froze, and the scene of singing on stage for the first time appeared in her mind.

Not long after she arrived in Shanghai at that time, she was forced to look for a job in a singing and dancing hall to make ends meet.It was hard enough to get on stage, but that night I sang out of tune because of nervousness.After stepping down, she was scolded by the manager and ridiculed by other singers and dancers.Because of her grievances, she found a hidden place to cry by herself. When she was crying sadly, one hand touched her shoulder lightly, and someone behind her handed her a handkerchief, "Wipe it..." Then She still can't forget the man's voice. She only saw the man's side face at that time, and before he had time to take a closer look, the man turned and left.

"I seem to have seen you somewhere..." Zhao Zhimei hesitated for a moment, then said slowly.Her heart thumped, and when she heard Zirong's words just now, the secret buried in her heart immediately came to life again.

(End of this chapter)