Chapter 93 The Mo Family Arrives in Hong Kong
Yue Ning stood at the port waiting, listening to her uncle and aunt talk about the past.
At the beginning of 1938, there was a cold wave in Shanghai. My third aunt said that she was only five years old and she had no pants to wear in the ice and snow. It was my eldest uncle who wrapped her in a scarf.
With the help of her uncle, she and more than 30,000 refugees from Sujiazhai were sent to the Nanshi refugee camp, where they were given clothes to keep warm and met her grandmother.
Da Mama's father opened a school in Zhabei. The Japanese air raid bombed the school. In order to protect the children, Da Mama's parents were all killed. Da Mama, a young lady from a wealthy family, also became an orphan.
My third aunt said that she was a refugee from northern Jiangsu who could not speak and was bullied by other children in the refugee camp. My eldest aunt was eloquent and protected her, and even went to the nuns to complain.
Everyone laughed to death when they heard that Zhuang Baoru was good at complaining. My uncle also laughed, "Really? Baoru is good at complaining. Those kids hated her. At that time, Xianghao couldn't speak. He rushed over like a calf and knocked those kids to the ground."
My aunt said: "When Baoru first arrived in Singapore, the teacher in the school was promoting the benefits that the colonists brought to the colonies. Baoru said that the teacher did not mention the serious disasters that the colonists brought to the colonies. The principal came to me and let her skip two grades and enter the middle school."
Yue Ning recalled that every time Uncle Mo received a letter from Shanghai, he was always worried about Auntie. Auntie was eloquent and good at speaking. In those days, he was worried that running around for him like this would implicate Auntie. In the end, Auntie explained Uncle Mo's problem and transferred him back to Shanghai ahead of time.
She said: "If it weren't for Auntie going from department to department to explain the problem, how could Uncle Mo have returned to Shanghai so early?"
Everyone was talking about the interesting things that happened when Zhuang Baoru was young. While they were talking, they saw a family of four walking out of the port.
My third aunt is already old, but she still ran over like a child: "Sister."
When Yue Ning saw her eldest mother hugging her third aunt, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.
The eldest aunt went over to wipe the tears of the two sisters: "Are you silly? You already cried once when you went to Shanghai last time. Why are you crying again?"
Yue Ning and Qiao Junxian were waiting on the side. After the elders finished reminiscing about the past, Mo Weiwen waved: "Nannan."
Yue Ning saw her two sisters looking at Mo Weiwen and then at her.
Yue Ning walked over, and one of the sisters said, "Dad has another daughter."
"Yes! Yes!"
Mo Weiwen introduced that the girl with glasses and a gentle manner was Mo Ying, and the other girl with long hair and a round face was Mo Ya. Yue Ning called out, "Hello, sister."
Qiao Junxian was beside her: "Xiaoying, Xiaoya, I am your cousin Junxian."
"Hello, cousin."
"Okay, okay! If you want to talk, let's go back to Hong'an, okay?" said my uncle, "Everyone get in the car."
Everyone surrounded the family of four and went to the parking lot. They got into their cars and returned to the hotel. Qiao Junxian parked the car, and Yue Ning got in hand with him. Mo Weiwen, who was standing, saw the two holding hands, pushed his glasses, and looked carefully.
Yue Ning let go of Qiao Junxian's hand guiltily. Mo Weiwen looked at the two of them. Ye Yingyi said to her brother-in-law, "Junxian and Ningning are dating."
"What are you filming?" Mo Weiwen asked puzzledly.
Zhuang Baoru reacted immediately: "We are just dating."
Mo Weiwen took a breath and said, "Dating?"
Yue Ning nodded, and Mo Weiwen looked at her: "Come upstairs with me later."
Although Uncle Mo's expression was very gentle, Yue Ning still remembered the time when he did something wrong and was scolded by his father and Uncle Mo, one with a good face and the other with a bad face.
"Oh!" Yue Ning could only admit it.
Qiao Junxian still wanted to hold Yue Ning's hand, but Yue Ning didn't dare to do so again.
Fortunately, my uncle is the head of the family: "Bo Ru, Wei Wen, go to the room first and put your things away. We will go downstairs to eat. Bo Ru has not been back to Singapore for many years. We will have Nanyang cuisine for lunch. We will wait in the restaurant."
Yue Ning thought he had escaped, but Mo Weiwen waved and said, "Okay! Follow me!"
Yue Ning followed the family upstairs. Mo Weiwen asked his two daughters to go to their rooms first, and the couple took her into the room.
After entering the room, Mo Weiwen sighed, "Nannan, how old are you? You're already dating? At your age, what you need most is to study, learn knowledge, and enrich yourself. Your father said that he would find you a good family in the future. I talked to him for half a night. I told him that it was not about finding you a good family, but about ensuring that you can have food to eat no matter where you go. When your father left, the one he was most worried about was you. At that time, I was a clay Buddha and could hardly protect myself. I couldn't promise him anything. Later, you became strong, and I think he was relieved, and so was I. But you've only been in Hong Kong for a few days, and you're already dating."
Zhuang Baoru was unhappy: "Weiwen, Junxian is my nephew, the son of my third sister."
"No matter how good a boy is, he should do what he wants at his age. Xiaoying and Xiaoya are going to America. Aren't there any good kids among our relatives and friends there? Are you willing for these good kids to pursue Xiaoying and Xiaoya? Why do we send our children abroad? We send them to study and see the world. We don't send them to get married early and have children."
Yue Ning explained: "Uncle, I didn't get married early. Jun Xian and I agreed to wait until I finish college and get a master's degree before getting married."
Mo Weiwen sighed and said, "It's still too early. Your grandfather can't control you."
"Grandpa, you can't control me."
Mo Weiwen looked at her unhappily.
The doorbell rang, and Zhuang Baoru went to open the door: "Third sister."
Ye Yingyi came in: "Baoru, Weiwen, come downstairs."
"We'll be right there."
Unable to keep his family waiting, Mo Weiwen touched Yue Ning's head and said, "Let's go! Let's go downstairs together."
Ye Yingyi accompanied them downstairs. She said to her two nieces, "Let's have Singaporean food with mom at noon. What about dinner? Let's go to Ningning's Ningyan for a big meal."
"Ningning's Ning Yan?" Mo Weiwen was puzzled.
"After Ningning came to Hongcheng, the dishes she cooked were widely praised. My eldest brother bought a high-end restaurant and gave it to Ningning to run. In the future, when the Hong'an Hotel moves to the mainland, Ning Yan will go with it." Ye Yingyi told Mo Weiwen, "And Ningning has also reached an agreement with the Guangdong Agricultural Products Import and Export Company..."
Xiaoying couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, Ningning, you are really amazing."
Mo Weiwen looked at her in surprise. Yue Ning lowered her head and said, "I'm better at doing business."
"He's born to be a businessman." Ye Yingyi said.
After going downstairs, the family entered the restaurant. Under Mo Weiwen's gaze, Yue Ning sat next to Sister Xiaoya, separated from Qiao Junxian.
Zhuang Baoru had no choice but to pick some food for her lover, and told him to eat more and look less at her.
After dinner, Yue Ning said goodbye to his uncle and said he would go back to Ningyan to prepare for the dinner. Mo Weiwen asked, "You are tired of me, right?"
"How could that be?" Yue Ning asked him, "Do you want to eat the noodles with臊子? Do you want to eat the potato chips?"
When I was in the northwest, I missed the scallion pork chops and yellow sauce in my workplace in Shanghai. After returning to Shanghai, I often thought about the dishes made by the father and daughter. He said, "Eat."
Qiao Junxian came over: "Uncle, I'm sending Ningning to Ningyan."
The corners of Mo Weiwen's mouth drooped again, and his uncle said, "Weiwen, Baoru, let's go with Jiahe to talk about the situation of the two ships."
Yu's Xingtai and Qiao's Fangda each built a 60,000-ton bulk carrier for the country. Zhuang Baoru was the main designer and Mo Weiwen was also a designer of key parts.
The couple was about to leave, and Mo Weiwen suddenly turned around and said, "Junxian, send Ningning off and come back. I want to talk to you."
Qiao Junxian looked at his uncle-in-law, and Mo Weiwen also looked at him. He nodded: "Well, I'll be back soon."
After Qiao Junxian sent Yue Ning to Ningyan, he immediately drove back to Hongan and went to the door of his uncle's room. He knocked on the door and pushed it open. His uncle, who was laughing, suddenly stopped smiling.
The elders all stared at him as if they were watching a good show. Qiao Junxian was a little nervous: "Uncle-in-law, I'm back."
Mo Weiwen stood up and said, "Sister and brother-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, I want to talk to Jun Xian for a few words."
Qiao Junxian followed his uncle-in-law to his room. His uncle-in-law sat down on the sofa, and Qiao Junxian wisely closed the door.
Mo Weiwen looked at Qiao Junxian. It was the first time he met Baoru's nephew and he had a very good impression of him.
If Nannan met a boy like this when she was 23 or 24 years old, he would definitely have no objection and would say, "Junxian, sit down."
Qiao Junxian sat down tremblingly.
"Junxian, I am your uncle-in-law. But I am more of Ningning's father, at least that's what I think in my heart. Back then, when I went from Shanghai to the Northwest, your aunt was most worried about whether I, who couldn't cook, would starve to death. The fact is, whether you can cook or not, you may starve to death. People who can cook have an advantage over those who can't cook in that they can find food. He dug up wild vegetables and cooked them for me to eat. The problem with Ningning's father is relatively simple. Some people from the Mo family are in the United States and some are in Taiwan. It was difficult for me for a while. If it weren't for the careful care of Ningning's father, my legs would have been really useless. When Ningning's father was gone, I couldn't promise that I would take good care of the child. But I had already promised in my heart. Your aunt helped me run so many errands, and finally I can leave the Northwest and leave Ningning in the Northwest. I have already let Ningning's father down."
Mo Weiwen looked at Qiao Junxian. This kid was good-looking and well-spoken, but... anyway...
Qiao Junxian looked up at Mo Weiwen and said, "Uncle-in-law, I like Ningning sincerely."
"Just now, your parents also said that I agree with you dating, but I hope you can keep your promise and act out of emotion but within propriety. I don't care what the atmosphere in Hong Kong is like, you two are not allowed to do anything stupid. Otherwise, if you let me know, I won't care that we are close relatives, I will only stand by Ningning, she is my daughter." Mo Weiwen's face was solemn.
Qiao Junxian nodded repeatedly, and said with the most sincere heart: "Don't worry, uncle, I will never do that. I will wait until she graduates from college and gets a master's degree, and then I will propose to her. Before marriage, it must be based on love and etiquette, and I will not go beyond the rules. When the time comes, we will go to Ningning's father's grave together and tell her father. I hope that at the wedding, uncle can accompany Ningning to me and leave her to me with confidence."
Mo Weiwen looked at him. He knew that he was too nervous. He should be confident about the character of the Qiao family.
"Okay, I believe you."
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