Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 40
Since Ye Zijin's ankle was sprained, Mrs. He brought her different dishes and soup every day at noon. Surprisingly, most of the dishes were Beijing dishes that she had eaten in Beijing.There are also some exquisite palace pastries, such as mille-feuille, pea yellow and kidney bean rolls.Although the cooking is not as good as the ones eaten in the palace back then, the long-awaited taste still evokes Ye Zijin's nostalgia for his hometown.

Ye Zijin suspected that Meng Haoxiang sent someone to check her details, so he knew her favorite dishes, his thoughts made Ye Zijin shudder, and she really couldn't hide anything from him.

One day at lunch, as soon as Mrs. He left, Xiao Wu joked, "Thanks to someone, I'm going to gain three catties. There's soup every day. Let's change the shop into a noodle restaurant."

Ye Zijin just listened and didn't pay attention, she had already explained to her master that Master Shen usually eats in the back room, and didn't say anything about Meng Haoxiang sending someone to pick him up and deliver the soup, he just told her not to cause trouble.

Xiaoyue hugged Ye Zijin and said: "What are you talking about here, Boss Meng is just doing this to repay his kindness, and he won't give it away when Zijin's foot injury is fully healed..." Xiaoyue's eyes suddenly dimmed a bit as she spoke , just lowered his head and tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Xiao Wu said disdainfully: "What do you know, you girl with long hair and short knowledge, you are so stupid. Huh... What's wrong with your mouth today? It's like you've been smeared with lard."

Only then did Ye Zijin notice that Xiaoyue's lips were shiny and moist, like two delicate cherry blossoms after the rain.She accidentally discovered that these days Xiaoyue would secretly take out a small round mirror to take a picture from time to time, and when she saw Ah Cheng sending her to the shop, she always came out shyly to greet him, could it be...

Ye Zijin gasped, seeing Xiaoyue's blank and lost look, she became a little more certain.

Xiaoyue blushed and argued: "You are short-sighted, haven't you even heard of lipstick? Now girls in Shanghai like to wear this."

"What is lipstick? It's like lard, what's so good about it, cut..." Xiao Wu smiled and took a bowl of rice and picked up a few chopsticks, and sat alone on the small stool by the door to eat.

Ye Zijin pulled Xiaoyue aside and asked in a low voice, "Where did you get the lipstick? I know you won't buy these Western things yourself."

"I..." Xiaoyue bit her lips embarrassingly, hesitated for a moment before slowly saying: "It's... brother Ah Cheng sent me..."

Ye Zijin's heart skipped a beat, as she expected, she really didn't know whether she had hurt Xiaoyue or helped Xiaoyue.

"You really like Ah Cheng? Do you know who he is?" Ye Zijin asked in a low voice.

Xiaoyue nodded, "I know, he is Boss Meng's subordinate, a member of the gang..."

"Then do you know how dangerous it would be to be with him? Have you ever thought about the kind of life that you live in fear every day?" Ye Zijin was a little anxious, for fear that Xiaoyue would be trapped and unable to extricate herself. Although Xiaoyue was only half a year younger than her, she had experienced With few people and simple people, Ye Zijin was worried that she would not be able to stand up to a few sweet words and believed the wrong person, besides Ah Cheng was still a member of the gang, thinking about it made Xiaoyue sweat.

Xiaoyue shook her head again, and said: "I don't want to live that kind of life, but I don't feel dangerous when I'm with him, but I feel very safe and at ease. I will be happy when I see him, and I will always think about him when I can't see him." ... I know he really likes me too, I believe him."

The sentence "I believe in him" suddenly made Ye Zijin speechless. At the beginning, it was the sentence "I believe in you" that made Ye Zijin feel warmer. She actually felt a little sorry for Xiaoyue. She always regarded Xiaoyue as her younger sister. If Xiaoyue insisted on If she wants to be with Ah Cheng, she can't stop anything, she doesn't want Xiaoyue to experience the pain of liking but not being able to be together.

Ye Zijin suddenly envied Xiaoyue, she and Ah Cheng liked each other, and they both knew each other's feelings, but she could only bury that feeling deeply in her heart...

This evening, the sky was covered with a piece of orange, which was smudged from deep to shallow. A faint ink line outlined the outline of the sky, and night was about to fall.The long whistle of the pier can be faintly heard, as if one can imagine the busy figure and solid back of the porter.

Ye Zijin hadn't seen Meng Haoxiang since that day at Dexing Restaurant.

As usual, Ah Cheng came to pick up Zijin home on time every day. She wanted to ask Boss Meng how he was doing, but she endured it and still didn't ask.

Because of Xiaoyue's incident today, Ye Zijin deliberately observed Ah Cheng. Apart from his gang status, he is still a good young man, safe and reliable in his speech and actions, he does not smoke, and he is clean and tidy.

"A Cheng, where are you from?" Ye Zijin wanted to find out about Ah Cheng.

Ah Cheng turned his head and said, "I'm from Wuxi, if Ms. Ye wants to ask any questions, please continue to ask."

This person was a straightforward person, as if he knew what she was thinking, Ye Zijin smiled faintly and said, "Then how old were you when you joined Jin'an Hall? When did you start following Boss Meng?"

Ah Cheng said: "I have been with Brother Xiang since I was a teenager. At that time, I was a porter at the dock. If it wasn't for Brother Xiang, I would have been beaten to death by the Chao Gang."

"So Boss Meng is your savior, and you will definitely go through fire and water for him?" Ye Zijin's heart became more and more heavy. It seems that the possibility of Ah Cheng leaving the gang is very small, so what will Xiaoyue do...

"Of course, Brother Xiang gave my life to me. He has always treated his brothers well, and he is loyal. It is worthwhile to follow him through life and death." When Ah Chengyi mentioned Meng Haoxiang, his eyes were full of respect.

Ye Zijin didn't continue to ask any more questions, she wanted to use this to test how much Xiaoyue had in Ah Cheng's heart, but now she could find out by looking at it from the side.Most members of the gang regard brothers as brothers and women as clothes, and it seems that Ah Cheng is no exception.

Ye Zijin returned home and found that Zizheng hadn't come back yet.At this time in the past, Zi Zheng was almost at home waiting for her to eat, why is it so late today?

(End of this chapter)