Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 68

After sending the Wilton couple back to the UK in the morning, Meng Haoxiang had other things to deal with and left first. Ye Zijin wanted to buy the afternoon ticket to go back to Shanghai by himself, but Qu Xiangtian told her that the ticket had already been bought and asked her Huilan mansion is waiting to set off together.

Ye Zijin arrived in her room and began to pack her things. After packing, she had nothing to do for a while, so she had to sit on a chair on the balcony and watch the scenery.The scenery of the Lan Mansion during the day is quite different from that at night, and the gloomy sky did not affect the magnolia flowers in the garden at all.The petals are like the slender and white fingers of beauties, some hold their palms together, and some raise their orchid fingers slightly.There is no noise of bees and butterflies here, only the company of green leaves, and the purple magnolia and white magnolia complement each other, which is exactly what the phrase "breeze breeze blows fragrance is overflowing, slim and graceful leaning on the railing".

At this time, several polite knocks on the door sounded.

Ye Zijin stood up and opened the door, and saw Qu Xiangtian standing outside the door carrying big and small bags.

"Mr. Qu, what's the matter? Didn't we leave at two o'clock in the afternoon?" Ye Zijin asked suspiciously.

Qu Xiangtian raised the things in his hands, and said: "Today I went to buy some Peking specialties to take back with my brothers, and I also bought one for you, Miss Ye. Oh, yes, I also bought some specialties on the way. The pea yellow from Yilantang and the almond cheese from Linji Cheese Shop are said to have been eaten in the imperial court.”

Ye Zijin knew that Qu Xiangtian was a thoughtful person, but she still heard the flaws in what she said.One of Yilantang and Linji Cheese Shop is in the south of the city and the other is in the north of the city. How could they drop by to buy them? This is probably what Meng Haoxiang meant.

Ye Zijin didn't say much, just accepted the things and thanked her.But she felt a little strange, if it was a business, how could Meng Haoxiang not bring Qu Xiangtian along, this time in Beiping, Qu Xiangtian almost followed Meng Haoxiang like a shadow.So she pretended to ask casually: "Mr. Qu, do you know what Boss Meng is going to do? When will he be back? Don't miss the train back to Shanghai."

Qu Xiangtian smiled and said: "Miss Ye can rest assured, elder brother will definitely come back on time. As for what he is going to do, I don't know. He only said he was going to see an old friend."

"Oh, yes, thank you for bringing me the specialties of Peking." Ye Zijin smiled back and ended the conversation hastily.

Qu Xiangtian nodded respectfully, then went downstairs.

After lunch, the gray sky suddenly began to rain, and the magnolias in the garden were surrounded by rain and mist.

Qu Xiangtian carried the luggage for Ye Zijin, and when the two of them went out, Ye Zijin saw Meng Haoxiang coming out of the room.

He was wearing a black overcoat, which accentuated his straight figure and broad shoulders.A dark gray top hat perfectly outlines the outline of his face, showing calmness and stability in his sternness.

He walked up to Qu Xiangtian, without looking at Ye Zijin, he only asked Qu Xiangtian, "Have you put all the gifts for Lord Hua in the car?"

Qu Xiangtian said: "Put it away before it rains, and before I get out of the car, I will wrap a few more layers with oiled paper, so that it will not be wet by the rain."

"Well, that's good." Meng Haoxiang nodded slightly, swept Ye Zijin lightly, turned and walked towards the stairs.

Ye Zijin didn't dare to look him in the eyes, since that night after admiring the flowers and drinking, she always felt a little uncomfortable seeing Meng Haoxiang.Although his attitude towards her has now become distant and indifferent, this strange feeling makes Ye Zijin not have the courage to face him as straightforwardly as in the past.

Rainwater slid down the car windows, and the majestic white jade marble carved gate of the Lan Mansion gradually blurred into a shadow.The car moved forward slowly, and the sound of hawking along the way was gradually hidden in the rain curtain, and the inside and outside of the car seemed like two worlds.

After getting off the car, Qu Xiangtian originally wanted to open the door and hold an umbrella for Meng Haoxiang, but he didn't expect Meng Haoxiang to step out without waiting for him to open the umbrella.Qu Xiangtian understood immediately, and politely opened the car door for Ye Zijin, a black umbrella was almost completely tilted towards Ye Zijin.

After the group entered the station, Meng Haoxiang did not ask them to wait on the platform, but stopped in the waiting hall.Ye Zijin looked at the wall clock on the wall, the train had already arrived at this moment, and it would be too late if he didn't get on the train.

Qu Xiangtian was also a little anxious, and urged: "Brother, it's time to get in the car."

Meng Haoxiang still stared at the direction of the gate, and said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer."

After another 5 minutes, Ye Zijin couldn't help but asked, "Who are you waiting for? Is there anyone else traveling?"

Meng Haoxiang didn't answer, his face was overcast, and Qu Xiangtian couldn't urge him anymore, so he could only continue to wait.

A few minutes later, Meng Haoxiang finally said: "Let's go." After speaking, he stopped looking in that direction, turned around and walked quickly towards the platform.

Although Ye Zijin felt strange in her heart, she glanced at the entrance of the station and hurriedly followed. Suddenly, a voice like a silver bell sounded behind her.

"Big sister! Big sister!"

Ye Zijin was stunned, and turned her head to see that it was Shen Kang's family!She was overjoyed.

I saw Guixiang hugging Xiao Jiaqi, and Shen Kangtong trotted towards her carrying a big box.

"I'm really sorry, I forgot something on the way and went back to pick it up, so I wasted some time." Shen Kang apologized face to face.

"Big sister, I also obediently took my medicine today, where is my candy?" Xiao Jiaqi asked expectantly.

"Okay, I'll buy pear paste candy for you when we arrive in Shanghai." Ye Zijin smiled and scratched Jiaqi's nose.

At this moment, Qu Xiangtian hurried over and said, "Let's go, the train is about to leave."

Ye Zijin snatched the cloth bag from Guixiang's hand and carried it, and the group walked quickly to the platform.

The sound of the train's whistle pierced the tranquility of the sky over Beiping. It was still raining outside, and the rain was mixed with the cool wind, but the inside of the train was warm and harmonious.

The compartment they were in was the exclusive compartment for VIPs, and there was an aisle between them and the first-class compartment.The interior of the carriage is luxuriously decorated, with jacquard curtains and Western oil paintings of flowers hanging on them. The tables are covered with white tablecloths, and even the stewardesses who deliver the food are dressed in black uniforms and respectfully carry the dishes on shiny silver trays. .

Although this exclusive carriage for VIPs was completely different from the third-class carriage, Ye Zijin felt that it would be better to stay in the third-class carriage, especially since the person sitting opposite was Meng Haoxiang.

After a simple lunch, Jiaqi's crying broke the silence in the car.

Gui Xiang scolded: "I just ate and want candy, no!"

Ye Zijin persuaded from the side, for fear that Xiao Jiaqi would faint from crying like last time.

Meng Haoxiang put down the newspaper in his hand, pointed to a box, and said to Qu Tian: "Fourth brother, help me take out that bag of granulated sugar."

Qu Xiangtian responded and went to get the suitcase from the luggage rack. He was careless when opening the suitcase, and a small thing fell out of the suitcase.The thing fell to the ground with a "ding dong" and jumped twice. Ye Zijin looked carefully and found that it was a half-carved wooden doll.

Meng Haoxiang got up to pick up the lump of wood, but Xiao Jiaqi said with a look of disgust: "Big brother's sculpture is so ugly, it's not as good-looking as my dad's Zhu Bajie, hehe..."

Shen Kangtong glanced at Meng Haoxiang, saw him throwing the wood carving into the box quickly, smiled again, and said to Jiaqi: "What nonsense are you kidding, do you still want to eat candy?"

Jia Qi immediately covered her mouth and stopped talking, staring at the candy in Meng Haoxiang's hand with watery eyes.

Ye Zijin was not confused. Hearing Jia Qi's words just now, and thinking about Meng Haoxiang's abnormal behavior today, it is not difficult to guess that he went to Shen Kangtong's house in the morning.At first she was still wondering why Shen Kangtong would suddenly change his mind and go back to Shanghai with them. What she said last night failed to make Shen Kangtong turn back. It turned out that Meng Haoxiang's persuasion had worked today.Thinking of this, she felt a little uncomfortable, but at any rate, the trip was not in vain. The master's family was finally reunited, and she no longer cared about these trivial matters.

Jia Qi ate the candy with relish, and asked Ye Zijin, "Big sister, do you know what my grandpa looks like?"

When Ye Zijin was asked by Xiao Jiaqi, Master's old face couldn't help coming to mind.She touched Jiaqi's head with a smile, and said, "Your grandfather is tall and thin, and has a bad temper. If you are disobedient, you will be afraid just by looking at his eyes. But if you are very good Well, he smiles very kindly, and will reward you with delicious food. And he is a very powerful tailor, he can make a lot of beautiful clothes, he can make the tiger-eared hat you wear, and the padded jacket you wear. "

Xiao Jiaqi looked at Ye Zijin with fluttering eyelashes, and suddenly clapped her hands and laughed, "My grandfather is as powerful as my father! Then will he be a puppet for Sun Monkey?"

"Of course!" Ye Zijin was amused by Xiao Jiaqi.Out of the corner of her eye, she looked at Shen Kangtong at the side, only to see that he was thoughtful and silent.

Ye Zijin turned to Comrade Shen Kang and said, "Brother Shen, Master's illness is serious, please persuade him to go to a hospital run by foreigners."

"Oh." Shen Kangtong replied dumbly, and there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in Guixiang's eyes.

It was already the next morning when the train arrived in Shanghai, and Ah Cheng and Lao Wu were already waiting outside the station.Meng Haoxiang asked Lao Wu to drive to Shenji tailor shop first.

Before stepping into the shop, he heard coughing from the back room.When Xiaoyue saw Ye Zijin, she went forward happily. When she saw a couple and a child following Ye Zijin, she was stunned for a second, and then asked: "This is...Brother Shen?"

Shen Kangtong nodded and smiled, "Xiaoyue, you have grown so big, where is Xiaowu?"

Xiaoyue was stunned, with tears in her eyes, "Xiao Wu is helping Master in the back room, please go in quickly."

Shen Kangtong hesitated a little, glanced at his wife and children, Gui Xiang looked at him tenderly, patted his arm, and said, "Let's go, let's go in and see the old man together."

The moment the curtain was lifted, Master Shen was cutting the fabric with scissors.The moment he looked up and saw Shen Kangtong, his hands froze in the air.

"Father, I'm back." After a while, Shen Kangtong uttered these words with difficulty, and then said: "I brought my wife and children back to see you..."

Master Shen's hands trembled a little, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly. He didn't know whether he was very happy or angry, but he couldn't speak for a while.

"Father..." Shen Kangtong called out again.

Hearing that Master Shen suddenly coughed violently, he couldn't straighten his waist, Shen Kangtong tried to go up to help, but was pushed away by Master Shen.

Master Shen pointed at his nose and cursed: "Get out of here! You bastard, get out of here, cough cough cough..."

Shen Kangtong suppressed his anger, and said: "Father, don't be so stubborn, please go to the doctor, I was wrong in the past, I was not filial, you..."

"Get out! I, Shen Qixiao... don't have your son..." Master Shen was emotional, panting, and then coughed uncontrollably.

Xiaoyue and Xiaowu supported Master Shen to sit down, Ye Zijin and Meng Haoxiang had no choice but to pull Shen Kangtong out first.

At this time, a childish voice came, "Grandpa, can you prick Monkey King's puppet?"

Jia Qi slid out of Guixiang's arms, went to Master Shen and pulled the corner of Master Shen's clothes and asked: "Big sister said you can make tiger ear hats and make many beautiful clothes, so can you tie me a Monkey King?" Muppet?"

The tense atmosphere eased a little bit. When Master Shen saw Jia Qi's cute little face, his heart softened a little. He stretched out his withered hand to caress his grandson's head, and said tremblingly, "Okay... You tie a puppet... what's your name..."

"My name is Shen Jiaqi!" Xiao Jiaqi tilted her head and smiled, and slowly climbed onto Master Shen's lap.

Master Shen carefully hugged Jia Qi and sat on his lap, already crying...

Xiaoyue's eyes were red when she heard that, tears were about to fall, Guixiang turned her face away and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.Seeing the scene where the grandfather and grandson reunited, Ye Zijin was also very moved, but because Meng Haoxiang was by her side, she held back her tears.

Meng Haoxiang said in a low voice: "Let's all go out and persuade Master Shen to seek medical treatment first."

Shen Kangtong saw that Xiao Jiaqi and his grandfather hit each other very well, worried that he would anger his father again here, so he took Guixiang out.

Ye Zijin poured tea for Shen Kangtong and his wife, when Xiaoyue came out and took a medicine jar from the small stove outside, Ye Zijin walked over to help and poured out a bowl of medicine from the jar.The shop suddenly smelled of bitter herbs, Ye Zijin frowned and asked: "Then the medicine prescribed by the old doctor is useful?"

Xiaoyue sighed, shook her head and said, "Master still has a bad cough, but he looks better after taking this medicine..."

Meng Haoxiang discussed with Shen Kangtong about sending Master Shen to the Western Hospital outside, while Ye Zijin and Xiaoyue went into the back room to deliver the medicine.

As soon as the medicine was brought in, Jia Qi pinched her nose and shouted, "I won't drink it, I won't drink it!"

Master Shen smiled and put his arms around Jiaqi, and said: "This is not for you, it's for me. Grandpa is sick...cough cough..." Said he turned his face away and coughed a few times.

Jia Qi touched Master Shen's hand like a book cover, and said sympathetically, "Grandpa, don't be afraid of suffering, I'll give you candy after you finish drinking!" After speaking, he took out the unfinished granulated sugar from the train from his pocket, He licked his mouth and shook the candy in his hand.

There was a gratifying smile in Master Shen's eyes, and he chuckled a few times and said, "Okay, no matter how hard the medicine is, Grandpa won't be afraid..."

(End of this chapter)