Jiang Chen was very skillful. He peeled an apple and it was round and smooth. He cut it into several pieces and handed them to Mr. Miao and Miaomiao who had just woken up.
Miaomiao sat on the bedside, hugged Mr. Miao tightly, took the apple and thanked him, ate the apple with one hand, and didn't let go of the other hand. Even if she didn't cry or make a fuss, it can be seen from her waking up at the sound and her more dependent posture than usual that she is actually very insecure now.
Jiang Chen didn't know what to say. He felt a little soft-hearted and a little distressed. After a while, he said, "Is it sweet?"
Miaomiao finished eating a piece of apple, wiped her grandfather's hands and then wiped her own hands, then smiled and nodded: "Sweet."
Jiang Chen rubbed her head and said, "Then eat a few more pieces."
"Thank you, Brother Jiang Chen."
Mr. Miao remained silent, his eyes flickering as he watched the interaction between Jiang Chen and Miao Miao.
"Chenchen, if you have something to do, just go and do your own thing. I'm awake now, and there's nothing to do here. I won't delay you."
"It's okay, Grandpa Miao." Jiang Chen said with a smile, "I'm on vacation now. I haven't seen you and Miao Miao for a long time. It's a good opportunity for me to stay here with you for a while."
"Okay." Mr. Miao then turned to ask about Jiang Chen's studies and the situation of the He family.
After Jiang Chen returned to the He family, Mr. Miao, who was close to the Jiang family, naturally learned the news. He was worried at the beginning and comforted Jiang Zhuo and his wife. However, Jiang Chen became busier and busier later, and they met less and less often. It was only two years later that he asked about it for the first time.
"Very good." Jiang Chen smiled: "I have a younger brother and a younger sister. I will bring them to see you when I have the chance."
"That's good." Mr. Miao smiled kindly: "It's good to have brothers and sisters. When you grow up, you can help each other and have someone to rely on when you encounter problems."
The old man didn't know what he was thinking about, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He touched his granddaughter's head and stopped talking.
There is no sun today, and even the light is dim. The gauze curtains absorb a layer of mist, falling on the old man and the girl in the ward, like a layer of fog, and the air is gloomy.
Jiang Chen pursed his lips gently, stood up and opened the curtains, turned his head and smiled: "Grandpa Miao, you haven't had lunch yet, I'll go downstairs to buy you some, what do you want to eat?"
Mr. Miao seemed to come to his senses. He was stunned for two seconds before nodding and smiling: "Just buy a bowl of porridge in the cafeteria and some side dishes."
Jiang Chen was about to go when he heard Mr. Miao continue, "Miao Miao, can you go buy a bowl of porridge for grandpa?"
Miaomiao stood up immediately: "Okay!"
Jiang Chen paused, Miaomiao had already taken the money from Mr. Miao and ran away.
The ward door was closed and the room became quiet again.
Jiang Chen didn't say anything. He probably felt that Mr. Miao seemed to have something to say to him.
Mr. Miao was sitting straight with his back bent. He leaned back tremblingly. Jiang Chen took two steps at a time and walked to the bedside to adjust the pillow. Only then did he pay attention to look at Mr. Miao's face, which looked a little more gloomy than when Miao Miao was here just now.
Jiang Chen was shocked: "Grandpa Miao."
Mr. Miao leaned on the pillow, waved his hand gently, and asked him to sit down with a smile.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Jiang Chen looked him up and down. "When the doctor examined him just now..."
Mr. Miao's cough interrupted Jiang Chen's words. He quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to Mr. Miao. After drinking it, he suppressed his cough.
"It's nothing." Mr. Miao put down the cup and said lightly, "It's an old problem."
"How about letting a doctor take a look?"
"No, I know my own body well."
Jiang Chen said nothing, the old man's aged face reflected in his eyes. The image of Miao Miao hugging Mr. Miao's arm tightly just now appeared in his mind, and he felt worried in his heart.
Mr. Miao grabbed Jiang Chen's hand and tightened it slightly: "Grandpa wants to ask you a favor."
"You say."
"Go find Yang Hui for me."
Although the name Yang Hui is very common, when we think of the complexity and familiarity that Mr. Miao ignored when he mentioned Yang Hui before, it is self-evident who this Yang Hui is.
The astonishment on Jiang Chen's face was too obvious. When Mr. Miao saw him like this, the gloom in his eyes faded a little. He smiled and said, "Are you surprised?"
"Is it Yang Hui from Yang Hui International?"
"It's him." The smile on Mr. Miao's face gradually faded. He looked out the window at the gloomy sky, his eyes darkened. His old voice with a rural accent drew out and he sighed, "Do you want to hear the story between him and me?"
Jiang Chen pursed his lips. Although it was hard to imagine how Mr. Miao, who had lived in the countryside for most of his life, could know Yang Hui, who founded Yang Hui International. But he knew that Mr. Miao would not speak without a purpose. Judging from his expression, this story would not have a very happy ending.
But when he met Mr. Miao's mature and tolerant gaze, he knew that he wanted to talk, or someone had to listen to what he said, and now that he was sitting here, it could only be him.
Jiang Chen: “I want to.”
The wrinkles at the corners of Mr. Miao's eyes deepened. His kind eyes fell on him for a moment, then moved away slightly. He looked at a point outside the window with a focused look and spoke slowly: "Yang Hui, his surname was not Yang before, but Miao..."
Before Mr. Miao was born, the Miao family was a well-known family in the southern Yecheng. As the eldest son of the Miao family, Mr. Miao could be said to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth. According to him, before he was ten years old, he had never washed his hands or brushed his teeth by himself, and even had to be carried to school by servants. This gives us a glimpse into the situation of the Miao family.
However, the changes of the times are always unexpected. A family that was once rich and powerful fell into the state of being despised and rejected by everyone overnight. Mr. Miao, who was only thirteen years old at the time, instantly turned from a rich and prosperous young master into a "bad element" that everyone avoided. His family was forced to begin endless criticism and struggle. The difficulty had just begun, but it had already crushed Mr. Miao's parents who had never suffered hardship.
Mr. Miao's father was not a good-tempered man to begin with. The experiences that followed magnified the dark side of human nature. His hot temper became worse and turned into domestic violence. Mr. Miao's mother could not bear such a life and soon separated from his father.
Before they parted, Mr. Miao's mother asked him if he was willing to leave with her.
Mr. Miao shook his head with red eyes. He knew that his mother could only take one person away. If he went with her, his nine-year-old brother would definitely be left behind. The end of this dark life was foreseeable at a glance, and he couldn't let his young brother endure this.
Later, Mr. Miao's mother left with his younger brother Miao Hui. As time passed, that dark time gradually passed. His father passed away, and he got married and had children. Although life took away some things, it did not crush him, and his life was slowly getting better.
Thirty years later, Mr. Miao's younger brother came back. By then, Miao Hui had changed his name to his mother's surname, becoming Yang Hui. At that time, Yanghui Group was just a hotel with three chain stores, but for Mr. Miao who had always lived in the countryside, that was already the best.
After the brothers recognized each other, Yang Hui stayed in the village for a few days. He remembered the kindness of his brother who allowed him and his mother to leave, and felt sorry that his brother, who was a very good student and wanted to study abroad, had become a farmer. In order to make up for it and to have more time to spend with him, before leaving, he strongly invited his brother to bring his wife and daughter to the city to live with them.
Even though Mr. Miao was happy that his brother had returned, he was already middle-aged and had spent most of his life in the countryside, where he had a wife and children and got along well with his neighbors. He was not willing to leave, and certainly did not want to rely on his brother's family for a living. He refused without much thought. Yang Hui did not force him and left with regret.
The story up to this point, although it has some ups and downs, is also plain and warm.
However, the story does not end there. Within two years, Mr. Miao's daughter, who was about to get married, accidentally fell into the water and died. In grief, they unexpectedly welcomed another child. The birth of the newborn child faded the shadow of their daughter's death. Also, because they had lost a child before, Mr. Miao and his wife wanted to give the second child the best of everything.
This child was smart and hardworking. He always ranked among the top students in school since he was young. Even the backward teaching level in the village did not hold him back. He was admitted to a top university in the country. After graduation, under Yang Hui's persuasion, he joined the Yanghui Group, which was already well-known in the industry at that time.
Perhaps to repay his brother for his concession, Yang Hui treats his nephew very well, and the uncle and nephew get along very harmoniously. Moreover, Mr. Miao's son does have a talent for business. In just a few years, he took Yang Hui public and transformed Yang Hui Group into Yang Hui International. His position in the company has become increasingly stable.
Unexpectedly, this touched the nerves of Yang Hui's three biological sons, making them extremely wary of this cousin and constantly making small moves in private.
Mr. Miao's son was oppressed in the company both overtly and covertly. In order to maintain the simple and close relationship between his father and uncle, and between uncle and nephew, he resigned.
Yang Hui tried to retain Mr. Miao many times, demoted his two sons' positions, and even kicked his eldest son out of the company, but Mr. Miao's son still chose to leave.
But his departure did not make the other three let down their guard. Even though he had gone to another company, they still kept testing him from time to time. In particular, the eldest son who was kicked out of the company held a grudge against him. At Yang Hui's 50th birthday party, he got him drunk in broad daylight and then sent a woman from the club to sleep with him.
In order to make the matter worse, the eldest son asked his wife and the children to go to the hotel to find him in his name. As expected, his wife had a big quarrel with him and left with the children. He had no time to explain and hurriedly drove to chase her. What no one expected was that they encountered a chain car accident on the road. Three of the four members of the family died, except Miaomiao, who had visited her grandfather and did not go back.
He lost his daughter in middle age and his son and grandson in old age. This blow almost took Mr. Miao's life. After he survived, he completely cut off contact with the Yang family and raised his granddaughter alone.
After hearing this, Jiang Chen remained silent, not knowing what to say.
Mr. Miao seemed to have let go of a lot, and sighed: "I am old and will not live long. Miaomiao is still young, and I can't leave her alone. I don't want her to know about the hatred between adults, and someone has to take care of her..."
At this point, Jiang Chen understood why Mr. Miao asked him to find Yang Hui, and he knew that he had to help.
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