“Yes.” Jiang Can answered truthfully, “My mother rarely likes anything, and I really wanted to help her fulfill this wish. But since you have already bought it, I cannot take away what she loves.”
Fu Xiuyu smiled; she was a well-mannered child.
It seems that there are fewer and fewer young girls these days who are as dignified and composed as this.
She suddenly remembered Yao Manning.
The reason why they chose this prospective daughter-in-law in the past was firstly because they felt that the two families were well-matched, and if Huo Zhixing married Yao Manning, it might also be beneficial to the Fu family.
Secondly, Yao Manning isn't too bad-looking, and she and Huo Zhixing are barely a good match.
But she later discovered that the eldest daughter of the Yao family had none of the manners and reserve expected of a wealthy heiress, nor did she possess the slightest ability or skill in managing the family business! Instead, she would travel to England countless times throughout the year, either trying to get close to her or going on shopping sprees, which annoyed her to no end!
Fu Xiuyu detested brainless pretty faces, and besides, with Yao Manning's looks, she was at best a flowerpot...
"Auntie?" Jiang Can smiled innocently at her, pulling her back to reality.
"Am I allowed to take photos or not?"
"Oh, go ahead and take the picture!" Fu Xiuyu said with a light laugh, coming back to her senses.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
"By the way," Fu Xiuyu couldn't help but want to say a few more words to the girl, "do you know what's in the painting?"
“Fireflies,” Jiang Can blurted out, then frowned, “but…”
This firefly has a rather strange shape; it actually has two layers of wings, one above the other.
“Heh, but I don’t understand it.” She smiled. “This is probably the creativity of an artist.”
“This is not something the artist imagined out of thin air.” Fu Xiuyu looked at her. “These are two-winged fireflies, which are very rare and only exist in the forests of Sabah in Southeast Asia.
"What?" Jiang Can asked in surprise.
Fu Xiuyu said in a low voice, "I once saw it in a private garden."
...
"Can Can, are you done yet? Can we buy this painting?"
Yin Wenxi walked over from the side, holding a colorful scarf in her hand, and showed it to her with a smile.
"I just bought this! Look at the embroidery, isn't it beautiful? Heh, this kind of embroidery is very rare in Yangcheng, only found in the south..."
Before the words were even finished, the atmosphere suddenly became as quiet as if it had fallen into a vacuum.
Fu Xiuyu stared intently at Yin Wenxi, and Yin Wenxi stared intently at Fu Xiuyu.
The two stared at each other for a long time, then almost simultaneously opened their eyes wide and called out each other's names:
"Yoon Moon-hee?"
"You... Fu Xiuyu?"
The two women wore the same surprise, the same astonishment, and their gazes shifted rapidly.
Jiang Can was stunned. The two people were so still that from a distance they looked like wax figures specially displayed in the exhibition hall!
"Mom, Auntie, do you...know each other?"
Yin Wenxi suddenly snapped out of her daze, her face pale. She pulled Jiang Can aside and whispered, "It's like seeing a ghost in broad daylight. Let's go... let's go home..."
"Yin Wenxi!" Fu Xiuyu called out to her, taking a few steps to block her path. "You haven't seen a ghost, have you? You're just too ashamed to face me, aren't you?"
“You…” Yin Wenxi’s fingers trembled slightly, “Stop talking nonsense! How can I face you?”
"Ha!" Fu Xiuyu laughed in horror, crossing her arms over her chest. "I was right about everything back then. You've made yourself so pathetic for a stinky man, what face do you have left?"
"Shut up!"
Yin Wenxi roared, and everyone in the exhibition hall turned to look in his direction.
Jiang Can shielded her behind him, looked at Fu Xiuyu warily, and tried his best to speak calmly: "Auntie, my mother is not feeling well, please don't treat her like this!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Fu Xiuyu's eyes. "What's wrong with her?"
"I can't reveal that right now." Jiang Can hugged Yin Wenxi's trembling shoulders. "I need to take my mother home now!"
"Wait a moment……"
Fu Xiuyu couldn't stop them, and Jiang Can hurriedly left the central exhibition hall with Yin Wenxi.
"Ms. Fu," the assistant asked her in a low voice, "should I investigate them?"
"What's there to investigate?" Fu Xiuyu glanced at him sideways. "We've been together since we were kids, don't I know her well?"
The assistant shut up and silently withdrew.
Fu Xiuyu watched Jiang Can and Yin Wenxi's retreating figures, lost in thought. Then she looked down at her feet and realized that the scarf Yin Wenxi had bought in her haste had fallen to the ground.
She picked it up, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"At such an advanced age, her favorite pattern hasn't changed! Sigh, does she still think she's a princess?"
"However... although this princess is unreliable, it's good that she gave birth to a little princess!"
...
Jiang Can brought Yin Wenxi home, and as soon as they entered, she nervously rummaged through the medicine box.
Yin Wenxi knew what she was looking for, waved her over, and smiled gently, "Can Can, don't bother... I don't need to take my medicine."
Jiang Can was taken aback and looked at her with concern.
"I'm all better now, I don't need medication anymore." Yin Wenxi said, sounding tired. "Mom's just a little tired, she'll be fine after a nap. You go and write your article, finish your work as soon as possible!"
"Mom, are you sure you're okay?"
"fine."
"Then... I'll stay right here beside you." Jiang Can brought over her laptop. "You can sleep, I'll write mine. If anything happens, I'll be there to help you!"
"Okay." Yin Wenxi smiled lovingly, patted Jiang Can's head, and looked at him with heartache.
Over the years, it has been thanks to my daughter that this family, which has been through so much hardship, has been able to hold together.
Yin Wenxi gently closed her eyes, but her sleep was extremely restless.
London Bridge, Swiss Alps, fireflies of Southeast Asia… these images flashed before her eyes, and then she saw a young Fu Xiuyu. They were still in their school uniforms, cheering and jumping for joy at the foot of the Alps, encouraging each other in the National Library, shining brightly in various academic competitions…
"What kind of man do you think we'll marry in the future?"
"I don't know, it's all arranged by my family."
"Didn't you ever think about rebelling? In short, I want to marry a man I love, and I'm willing to give everything for him!"
"You're too naive! Men can't be relied on; in the end, we have to rely on ourselves!"
"Xiuyu, when I have children in the future, will you be my child's godmother?"
"Hmm... how about you have a daughter and I have a son? Wouldn't it be better if we were in-laws?"
"Then it's settled!"
Yin Wenxi clutched the bedsheet, tears wetting her eyelashes.
"Yin Wenxi, that man isn't worth your love! All he wants is the Yin family. You've been used and deceived by him! Wake up!"
"My affairs are none of your business! Fu Xiuyu, we are no longer friends!"
“Xiuyu…” Yin Wenxi mumbled incoherently, “Actually, it was the Yin family who wronged him, he did nothing wrong…”
"Mom!" Jiang Can kept wiping her sweat. "What are you saying? What's wrong with you?"
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