Chapter 35 Let the prophecy come true
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Liancheng, Xiao Jianzhou, Xiao Qingfeng and others came out after finishing their talk.
Gu Jiaoxia scolded, "It's New Year's Day, why do you have to talk about it right before dinner? The children are getting hungry waiting for you."
Xiao Jianzhou regained his memory, and he was in a good mood, laughing heartily: "I am so happy that they are back to celebrate the New Year this year. I told Liancheng Qingfeng some things. Don't let the delicious food on the table get cold. Let's eat quickly."
Gu Jiaoxia looked at Xiao Jianzhou and felt refreshed. All the worries of the past few days were swept away. It seemed that Gu Liancheng and Xiao Qingfeng brought him good news.
Gu Jiaoxia was happy for him: "Look at you, now that they're back, the depression on your face is gone. Can you have a good New Year?"
After they sat down, everyone toasted to celebrate. Xiao Jianzhou tasted the dishes one by one, pointed at the stir-fried lotus root and cabbage and tofu and said, "These two dishes must be Jiang Zhao's craftsmanship. Your aunt can't make them to this level."
Gu Jiaoxia scolded with a smile: "Praise the child if you want to, why are you belittling me? I've been the one who cooked the meals you've been eating for decades."
Jiang Zhaoguai was embarrassed and said, "Aunt's cooking is also delicious."
Jiang Tang said hurriedly: "The fish cooked by Auntie is delicious!"
Gu Pan and Gu Hui didn't bother to be polite at all and just focused on eating. Their aunt's specialty, sweet and sour fish, was hard to find.
Everyone had a happy meal, and Xiao Jianzhou decided to go to Qi Shanhai immediately to help him restore his memory.
"I'll take Liancheng and Qingfeng to pay New Year's greetings to Old Qi." Xiao Jianzhou said, "Does Jiang Zhen want to come with us?"
Gu Jiaoxia and Jiang Zhen said, "Let them do their work. I will go with you to the department store. The manager of the department store is my good friend. You have a cart of good blankets, which are in great demand in winter. There is no reason not to buy them."
Jiang Zhen is still not sure whether Qi Shanhai is his father. If not, it would be so embarrassing. It would be better to find out first.
She said, “I won’t go.”
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Gu Liancheng followed Xiao Jianzhou to meet Deputy Minister Qi. This was his first time meeting a leader. He stood aside with Xiao Qingfeng and did not say much.
Xiao Jianzhou used the same method. In front of Qi Shanhai, he put the colorful ball into the water cup and handed the cup over.
"Don't ask anything now. Drink this glass of water and all your doubts will be answered."
Qi Shanhai: "Old Xiao, if you want me to drink this stuff, I can understand and I will drink it, but you bring these two young people with you, isn't this secret too casual?"
Xiao Jianzhou smiled and said, "There is also Jiang Zhen, who didn't want to come, otherwise there would be one more person. This incident is their credit, and they are the actual participants. It is impossible to hide it. You should drink quickly."
Out of trust in Xiao Jianzhou, Qi Shanhai drank the glass of water and then recovered his memory.
Originally, some things would not be disclosed to people of Gu Liancheng's level, but now that they are involved, they still need to carry out the execution later, so Qi Shanhai said: "This is a long story."
He paused and continued, "Jiang Zhen's mother is Jiang Mai Ya, but I am not Jiang Zhen's father."
This was the first time that Qi Shanhai mentioned Jiang Malt to someone, and the secret buried deep in his memory was revealed.
"Jiang Zhen's mother is very playful and her whereabouts are always elusive. I have encountered danger several times since I was a child, and she saved me twice. There was a gap of more than ten years between the two times, but she has always maintained the appearance of being eighteen years old."
"The last time I saw her was in 1924. She still looked 18 years old, but she told me that if I ever had the chance to see her daughter again, she would repay her for saving my life. She also said that her daughter would help me find my relatives."
Qi Shanhai said: "So, when I received the mission, joined the special department, and became one of the persons in charge of the whole thing, and saw Jiang Zhen's information, I knew that she was Jiang Mai Ya's daughter."
"I am not doing this simply to repay a favor. After analyzing all the information, I feel that Jiang Zhen cannot be detained and interrogated. Her personality is very similar to her mother's. If I really do this, Jiang Zhen will definitely run away without a trace and no one will be able to find her."
Xiao Jianzhou originally thought that Qi Shanhai would be Jiang Zhen's father, but now that he knows he is not, he feels that it seems reasonable.
He pondered: "Who could be Jiang Zhen's father?"
No one can figure out this problem now.
Gu Liancheng remembered something: "Jiang Zhen learned from her sister's memory that when her sister was a few years old, her parents said they wanted to do business and hired someone to take care of her, paying for more than ten years. That father might have been found by her mother. If we can find that person, we might get more clues."
Qi Shanhai replied, "We have arranged another team to look for her, but think about it, Jiang Zhen's mother took her so-called father away, so it won't be easy for us to find her. Now there is a traitor who leaked the information among us, and the scope of people who knew about it cannot be expanded any further. We must first find out the reason for his betrayal, and also find out whether the information was sold to anyone else besides Sangyu Village?"
Gu Liancheng thought of the agreement between Jiang Zhen and Wu Shouye and asked, "Liang Huaian, who sold the information, is Wu Hui'e's foster son. Jiang Zhen promised Wu Shouye that she would bring Liang Huaian back to Sangyu Village and let him modify his memory. However, Jiang Zhen put a condition. If Liang Huaian committed an unforgivable crime, she would not be able to help him get rid of the crime."
Qi Shanhai said: "If Liang Huaian had not committed treason, murder, or harmed the world, we would not have arrested him. Let's investigate first."
Regarding Mei Shanjiu's desire to regain his memory, Xiao Jianzhou meant that if he could remember it, perhaps everyone would be able to know more information.
"Wu Shouye is cautious. Perhaps he has been through so much that his thinking has wavered."
Qi Shanhai agreed: "Since the memory ball is with Jiang Zhen, it means Wu Shouye is willing to let Mei Shanjiu recover his memory, so let him recover."
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Jiang Zhen followed Gu Jiaoxia to meet the manager of the department store, but Gu Jiaoxia and Gao Hongfen started arguing as soon as they met.
Gao Hongfen complained cheerfully with a smile: "You only know how to act arrogantly in front of me, but when you go home and face your relatives, you act like a bullied daughter-in-law."
Gu Jiaoxia smiled and said, "Don't talk bad about me today. This is my sister-in-law, Jiang Zhen. She brought a batch of very good rabbit fur blankets. Find a counter with a good location and arrange a salesperson who is enthusiastic and good at selling to help sell them. Look, it's snowing today, so the blankets will surely sell well."
Gao Hongfen first looked Jiang Zhen up and down, praising him non-stop: "Oh my God, where did you find such a good girl? You care about your own brother, isn't my brother also your brother? Why don't you find a good partner for him?"
Gu Jiaoxia replied, "How old is your brother? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Gao Hongfen stopped joking and said to Jiang Zhen seriously, "I am a very honest person. Although we are related, I cannot give you a backdoor if your product is not good."
Jiang Zhen liked her personality and said, "Manager Gao, please take a look at the goods first. If you think this blanket is not worthy of the department store's sign, I will not be able to force you to buy it."
She took out a rabbit fur blanket. As soon as Gao Hongfen touched it, she knew that its quality was better than any blanket she had ever sold.
Jiang Zhen's quotation was determined by the factory after verification and inspection, and it is of good quality and low price.
After learning about the price, Gao Hongfen couldn't put the blanket down and even said, "Only 1,000 of them? This is not enough. If I buy another 500, will it be in time for the New Year?"
Jiang Zhen shook his head: "We have only just started making rabbit fur products this year, so we will definitely not be able to make it in time before the New Year. Based on this year's sales, we can reserve the supply for next year."
Gao Hongfen has been in the department store business for many years. She said that anything that can be sold will definitely be a hot seller.
Gu Jiaoxia said, "Don't just talk, arrange it now. I'll be your first customer and buy two."
Therefore, the rabbit fur blankets were placed on the best counter in the textile area, and Gao Hongfen arranged a gold medal salesperson to be responsible for the promotion. After just a few words, several blankets were sold.
Jiang Zhen was waiting here to go through the formalities and wait for the finance department to transfer the first batch of advance payments to the rabbit farm's account. After mailing the remittance slip, Jiang Zhen immediately called Cheng Lisheng and the rabbit farm to tell them that the balance could only be settled after the New Year and when the finance department returned to work.
As long as the goods are collected by the department store and put on sale, the worst that can happen is that they cannot be sold and are returned. The payment for the goods sold will never be in arrears.
Everyone in Fancheng can finally rest assured and have a happy New Year.
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Gao Hongfen came with her, and after finishing her business, she began to persuade Gu Jiaoxia about her family affairs.
"Your great-aunt is really difficult to deal with. Don't wait until she comes to your house to argue with you. Go see her first and talk to her. Do some ideological work. If you can talk her through, wouldn't that be better?"
Gu Jiaoxia shook her head and said, "It's been so many years. If she had listened to my advice, it wouldn't have dragged on until today. I really don't want to go, but you're right. It's her business whether she listens or not. I have to do what I should do first."
Gu Jiaoxia called Jiang Zhen: "Come with me, your aunt is in the hospital. If you can persuade her, you can meet her first. If not, you can go directly to grandpa's house tonight and see what she can do."
Jiang Zhen originally wanted to find Gu Liancheng and ask about the relationship between Qi Shanhai and her, but her eldest sister had made arrangements, so she decided to go with her first.
Gu Jiaoxia said to her friend: "If my brother comes to you to ask about it, just say that his wife and I were visiting my aunt in the hospital."
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My great aunt just had a minor cold, but for the sake of her relatives, she insisted on staying in the hospital for a day.
The nurse in charge didn't care whose relative she was. There were so many people waiting for beds, so she rushed her out of the hospital.
"Old man, you have more energy than young people. Please leave the hospital quickly and free up the bed."
The aunt got angry when she heard this and retorted, "Does it matter if you say I'm fine? I feel unwell, my chest is stuffy and I can't breathe. If you keep arguing, I'll faint and make me angry to death. Can you take responsibility for this? It's other people's business if they don't have a bed. What does it have to do with me? Can you say that you can't be fine without my bed? You are just an ordinary employee. Don't take it too seriously."
Mei Shanjiu brought his granddaughter Mei Shanling and came to the hospital from home. Seeing Zhuang Rumei arguing with the nurse, her temper became worse than when she was young.
Mei Shanjiu couldn't help but shudder, thinking that it was a good thing that he and Zhuang Rumei didn't get together back then, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stand her temper when he got old.
However, it is still possible to reminisce about the past, after all, he is one of the few friends I had many years ago.
After the nurse was driven away, Mei Shanjiu walked in from the door and introduced himself and his granddaughter.
"Madam Zhuang, I am the grandson of Mei Banxian, and this is my sister. We came to Beijing for business and came to see you."
The old aunt looked at the two young men. She had long forgotten what Mei Banxian looked like. Perhaps he looked somewhat similar to these two young men, but she still remembered clearly what Mei Banxian said.
She pointed at Mei Shanjiu and cursed, "It was your grandfather who told people's fortunes randomly and insisted that I would be angered to death by Liancheng's wife in the future. Since he said that, I had to believe it. Look at what's going on now."
Mei Shanjiu was speechless for a while. Why was she like this? They were as close as close friends back then, and she begged him to tell her fortune, and he told her the fortune.
Thinking that he had not yet found food, clothing and shelter in Beijing, Mei Shanjiu had no choice but to beg for help.
"Grandpa said you are his best friend. My brother and I lost our money on the road. Can you arrange a place for us to stay?"
My aunt seemed to have heard a huge joke: "Arrange accommodation? Do you also want me to arrange three meals a day for you?"
Mei Shanjiu was actually a very simple person, so he said, "If you can arrange it, that would be great."
The great aunt laughed out loud, amused: "Where did this stinky beggar come from? I'm not familiar with your grandfather, get out quickly and don't disturb my rest!"
Mei Shanling has already seen that the old woman is not going to admit her mistake. If she continues, she will only bring shame upon herself. It would be better for her to ask Jiang Zhen for help.
Although Jiang Zhen didn't like her and her grandfather, he gave them steamed buns on the way and provided them with food and accommodation.
Mei Shanling said, "This person has no conscience. Brother, don't beg her. Grandpa told her fortune before he died. It seems there is no need to tell her."
The aunt was shocked when she heard this and shouted, "Stop right there, both of you. What did that old man say about me again?"
Mei Shanling lied to her just to vent her anger.
"If you don't believe it, then don't ask. Even if you offer us food and shelter now, we won't accept it. Who doesn't have some backbone? Come on, brother, let's go find Jiang Zhen."
When Mei Shanjiu and Mei Shanling went out, they happened to pass by Gu Jiaoxia.
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Before deciding to confront the problem head-on, Gu Jiaoxia talked to her aunt again and asked Jiang Zhen not to go in yet and to wait for her outside the hospital.
Jiang Zhen had just found a place with few people when she saw Gu Liancheng coming over. She waved and was really nervous: "How is it, is Qi Shanhai my father?"
Gu Liancheng shook his head: "No, but my mother-in-law is kind to him."
Jiang Zhen unexpectedly felt relieved, but then she became melancholy again. Her biological father was someone else, her biological mother was nowhere to be found, and she only had her sister's memory beads. She actually thought, "Do you think that if I swallowed my sister's memory, I would know what my sister was investigating?"
Gu Liancheng was horrified: "Don't act recklessly just because you are mentally strong. Wu Shouye said that your mind will become disordered."
Jiang Zhen just thought about it and sighed: "Should I tell Professor Li about my sister's matter?"
Gu Liancheng was sad, worried that Li Chongling would not be able to accept it: "Let's wait until we have investigated the matter thoroughly before telling him. By the way, Deputy Minister Qi agreed to let Mei Shanjiu recover his memory."
"That's great. His recovery of memory will be good for us."
Jiang Zhen happened to see Mei Shanjiu and Mei Shanling walking out with sad faces.
She smiled and joked: "What's the matter? The situation is different from what you thought. You were not entertained but kicked out?"
Mei Shanling was furious when she saw Jiang Zhen's teasing face. It seemed that Jiang Zhen would not help them.
Mei Shanling was still very impatient and said, "You've already guessed it, why are you still asking!"
Mei Shanjiu knew who to ask for help at this time, and begged Jiang Zhen in a good-tempered manner.
"Jiang Zhen, we have known each other for a long time and have a destiny. Can you help Xiaoling and I find a place to stay? We haven't had a rest since we parted with you. We haven't even had a drink of water."
Jiang Zhen needs to bring Mei Shanjiu to the space to restore his memory, and he has to settle Mei Shanling first.
She pointed to the hospital's inpatient building and said to Gu Liancheng, "Go up and tell my sister I'm going to do something."
Gu Liancheng nodded: "There is a nice guesthouse near Grandpa's house. We can arrange for them to go there. It will be convenient for them to meet later."
Jiang Zhen asked for the location, then took the bus to the guesthouse with Mei Shanjiu and Mei Shanling, and asked for two rooms for a week.
After they settled in the room, he took them to a noodle shop outside and ordered two bowls of noodles. They were both full, and he gave them half a month's living expenses.
Jiang Zhen gave the living expenses to Mei Shanling: "You rest in the guesthouse, your grandfather and I will go to do something."
Mei Shanling asked cautiously: "Why don't you take me with you? What do you want to do with my grandfather?"
Jiang Zhen said, "He wants to recover his memory, right? I'm taking him there to recover his memory. Can we do that in this guesthouse? What if someone breaks in?"
Mei Shanling stopped talking, and Mei Shanjiu said, "Xiaoling, Grandpa will be safe with Jiang Zhen, but you, don't run around in the guesthouse."
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Jiang Zhen took Mei Shanjiu into the space, forced him to eat the secret beans, and then returned his memory ball to him.
"My brother-in-law and the others all drink it with water, but you can eat it plain. If you want water, we have it here."
Mei Shanjiu looked at the memory ball that he had lost and found again, feeling mixed emotions. At this moment, he began to hesitate.
"Jiang Zhen, do I really want to recover my memories? Will there be things in these memories that I cannot bear?"
Jiang Zhen was very puzzled: "Didn't you want to recover yourself? You said you were afraid you couldn't handle it after I gave it to you. Are you torturing me for fun?"
Mei Shanjiu said hurriedly: "I am just expressing my feelings. I still need to recover, otherwise I will die with regrets. Can you give me some water?"
Food and water were stored in the cabin. Jiang Zhen poured him half a cup and put Mei Shanjiu's memory ball in it. It was colorless and tasteless.
Before drinking, Mei Shanjiu said, "I've seen the captain use his ability before, and I've also seen him help others recover their memories. I didn't expect it would be my turn this time. I really don't know what the result will be, but this is what I insisted on doing. No matter what the result is, I'm mentally prepared."
After saying that, he drank the glass of water and recovered those forgotten memories.
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Mei Shanjiu saw that because he predicted the future for people at will and without control, some bad people persecuted innocent people by any means in order to change the future, causing many disasters. It was the captain who helped him clean up the mess and minimize the impact.
But he had not learned his lesson yet and fell into trouble with Wu Hui'e, the captain's sister. When Wu Hui'e asked him for help, he helped her and told her that the next time the time and space rift appeared, they would return to the end of the world.
Unexpectedly, because of this sentence, the captain's lover and good brother died. All this was caused by him, and the captain only extracted the relevant memories, one to prevent him from making mistakes again, and the other to let him live without burden, but he felt that such punishment was too light and the captain should not be allowed to bear the pain alone.
Wu Shouye extracted Mei Shanjiu's memory and knew that Wu Hui'e had asked about the future. Jiang Zhen thought that because it was too painful, he even extracted his own related memories.
Mei Shanjiu was crying loudly, but Jiang Zhen held back this time and didn't urge him, letting him cry enough. He was old now, so he could cry if he wanted to.
After Mei Shanjiu had cried enough, Jiang Zhen got down to business: "Since Wu Shouye has forgiven you, let's put this matter behind us. Don't you want to see Mei Shanling's future? Check it out now."
Mei Shanjiu wiped away her tears and looked up at Jiang Zhen: "After seeing Xiaoling's, I will not help anyone to see the future anymore. Even if Xiaoling begs me, I will not pry into it casually. Jiang Zhen, you helped me. If you need it, I can make an exception and help you see it. Do you need it?"
Jiang Zhen hesitated for a moment, then said, "Look, why not? I've helped you so much, it's only right that you help me take a look."
Mei Shanjiu was stunned for a moment and murmured to himself: "I thought you would refuse."
Jiang Zhen said: "I am different from you. If the future is good, I will work hard to pursue it. If it is not good, I will work hard to change it. There is no need to complain about the world."
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Mei Shanjiu first looked at Mei Shanling's future, and after reading it, he secretly rejoiced that his granddaughter's future would be ordinary. She would get married, have children, and live an ordinary life.
There will be some minor grievances during this period, but who can live without some grievances? If I try to help my granddaughter avoid these grievances, it may cause a greater impact, so the best way is to say nothing so as not to interfere with my granddaughter's ordinary happiness.
As long as Mei Shanling can live safely to old age, he will feel relieved.
Looking at Jiang Zhen's future, it is very good. Also, if someone like Jiang Zhen makes her life miserable, she will definitely make the other person's life even worse. Someone as passionate as her will naturally not have a bad life.
Mei Shanjiu said: "Jiang Zhen, you have a bright future."
Jiang Zhen finally heard what he wanted to hear, and he became friendly to Mei Shanjiu. But when he thought about his aunt, he couldn't help but complain: "Tell me, how did aunt Gu Liancheng die in my hands? You have been slandering me for many years. If you don't explain clearly, I will lock you up in the space."
Mei Shanjiu innocently defended himself: "I really don't know the reason. This is the future scene I saw. At that time, I didn't even know you. I saw her arguing with you, and she died in the middle of the argument."
Jiang Zhen thought about his aunt's temper and her hostility towards him, and he thought she might really be pissed to death by him.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then it's okay for me not to see her, right?"
Mei Shanjiu asked: "Of course you can, but will you not go to Gu Liancheng's grandfather's house?"
Jiang Zhen asked back: "Why not go?"
Mei Shanjiu smiled and said, "Zhuang Rumei will not leave her brother's house. In fact, the future can be changed, but the two of you are unwilling to give in. Can it be changed?"
Jiang Zhen was firm on this point and would never give in. He said directly: "Then let her get angry to death."
Mei Shanjiu was helpless: "Let's make it clear first, if that happens, don't blame me. I have already told you everything I know."
Seeing that he was so open-minded, Jiang Zhen asked, "Where do you plan to live in your old age? Go back to your hometown or stay in Beijing?"
Mei Shanjiu was melancholy: "I don't want to stay in my hometown or in Beijing. I want to find the person who cheated my family of money. If I can get it back, Xiaoling will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. But I have no idea. Besides, if no one is watching over my skills, it will be quite troublesome."
Isn't this quite smart? He knows how to look for the people who provide him with food and clothing. Jiang Zhen is afraid that he will need to use Mei Shanjiu's abilities in the future, and he really can't rest easy without someone like him around.
Jiang Zhen said: "Why don't you come back to Fancheng with us after the New Year to retire? Fancheng is a nice place."
Mei Shanjiu was of course willing and quickly said, "Okay, but we don't have the money to buy a house or land."
Jiang Zhen couldn't help but laugh, "If I recruit you, I can legitimately provide you with a house."
"Can you provide Xiaoling with a job?" Mei Shanjiu asked. "She also needs to settle down. I'll feel relieved if she is stable."
Jiang Zhen was speechless, "I really owe you guys. It's okay, but she can't be picky when she is offered a job. If she wants to pick, she can find one herself."
Mei Shanjiu nodded repeatedly: "Jiang Zhen, you are really my savior, thank you so much, although I no longer easily show people the future, but if you ask me to see it, I can still consider agreeing."
Jiang Zhen said, "Come on, let's go. I'll take you back to the guesthouse. You and your granddaughter should be alert and don't be fooled again."
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When Jiang Zhen got home, his eldest sister, brother-in-law and Gu Liancheng were already discussing when to go to his grandfather's house.
"Just now in the hospital, I talked to my great aunt in a nice way, but she was still that annoying. She refused to move out of grandpa's house and didn't allow Jiang Zhen to come over. I was so mad at her. So I said, it's not our fault if she gets mad to death."
The aunt, who had originally refused to leave the hospital, left quickly after hearing that Jiang Zhen was going there that evening.
Gu Jiaoxia was indeed afraid of pissing off her aunt to death. It wasn't because she felt sorry for her aunt, but because she was worried about Jiang Zhen: "My aunt has already arrived home. Do you really want to go? Otherwise, wait a day and call an ambulance at night. It doesn't seem very convenient."
Everyone looked at Jiang Zhen, not daring to make a decision.
Jiang Zhen smiled: "Why are you looking at me? I don't care whether my aunt lives or dies. But she insists on taking the fortune-teller's words as an imperial decree, so let the prophecy come true."
Gu Liancheng advised: "Have you considered the consequences? What if you get so angry that you die and can't get over it? Did you make the decision calmly?"
Jiang Zhen: "I am very calm. I can just run away. If she wants to make life difficult for me, she must be stronger than me. It is impossible for someone weaker than me to control me. Don't persuade me. I must meet your aunt. She has lived her whole life and willingly let me piss her off to death. How can I not satisfy her?"
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