Early the next morning, Xu Nanzhi packed up and boarded a plane to Yuncheng.
Because she didn't sleep well last night, even the journey of just a few hours made her face look a little tired.
After leaving the platform, I took a taxi straight to the old house.
Along the way, she thought a lot, and everything that happened at that time flashed through her mind like a movie, with every frame clearly visible.
My thoughts instantly went back to many years ago.
After Lao Xu got divorced, his grandfather introduced many people to him, all of whom wanted Lao Xu to have another child. After all, in his opinion, the Xu family still needed a boy.
But no one knew what Old Xu was thinking. He simply didn't find her a stepmother. In the worst case, he even announced in front of everyone that everything in the Xu family would belong to her, Xu Nanzhi.
After this incident, my grandfather never mentioned introducing a girl to Lao Xu again. I thought it was my grandfather's compromise with Lao Xu, and the days went on like that.
Later, the focus of the Xu family's business began to gradually shift to the capital, and Old Xu also had to stay in the capital often. I don't know how these adults discussed it, but they simply transferred her to a high school in the capital.
She said this would make it easier for Lao Xu to take care of her, but after arriving in Beijing, she lived in the Wen family.
Two years after her mother divorced Lao Xu, she married the eldest son of the Wen family at that time, and then gave birth to Wen Yan.
Speaking of which, Uncle Wen and her mother were true childhood sweethearts, but they didn't end up together.
Later, when she heard Lao Xu talk about this matter, he roughly meant that he was more handsome back then, so her mother chose Lao Xu. However, Xu Nanzhi just laughed when she heard it. After all, the biggest winner now was Uncle Wen, and her Lao Xu could only hold the photo sadly.
But she was too young at that time. She was only four years old when they divorced. Even when Wen Yan was born later, she was only seven years old.
But even so, she would go to the Wen family in Beijing to live for a while at a fixed time every year. There were no girls in the Wen family, which made her the darling of the family.
Uncle Wen also has an eldest son, Wen Yan's biological brother, Wen Ting. Although he is young, he always likes to do things in a methodical manner, which makes her always want to bully him.
However, Wen Ting was a few years older than her and never took her antics to heart. But after a while, the two of them got along well.
Now that I think about it, the two of them are quite interesting. They didn't take each other's parents' remarriage too seriously, and they seemed to be too open-minded.
Thinking of this, Xu Nanzhi couldn't help but smile.
It seemed that she spent her entire life in such a pleasant atmosphere until she went to college.
At that time, her grandmother always had a smile on her face and taught her how to arrange flowers and appreciate fragrance. In her impression, the elegance of a Jiangnan lady was fully embodied in her grandmother.
She still remembered that after high school, she took Wen Yan back to Yuncheng every winter and summer vacation. At the beginning, he was troubled by his grandmother's rules about burning incense and drinking tea, but his grandmother would not let him go, which made him complain repeatedly. He even fell asleep while listening to an opera and was punished by his grandmother to copy an entire opera collection.
And how long will these days last? It seems that they will last until her freshman year.
One after another, the grandfather brought back several people, both men and women. He pointed to a middle-aged man and said that this was his son. He also asked the girl behind the middle-aged man to call the grandmother "Grandma".
That day she just sat on the sofa, looking at her grandmother's expressionless face, and for the first time she felt uneasy for no reason.
She didn't know what happened later because her grandmother asked her to go back to her room. She didn't come to the living room until Lao Xu called her out.
It seemed that everything had been settled, and my grandfather moved out of the old house that night.
"Girl, we're here."
His thoughts were interrupted by the driver's reminder. Xu Nanzhi raised his head, looked at the familiar building in front of him, paid the fare and got out of the car.
As I pushed the door open and walked in, the past events came to my mind vividly, some of which seemed to have disappeared like a passing cloud, leaving only memories.
Following her memory, she walked to the incense burner standing on the side, lit the incense with skillful movements, and looked at the white smoke floating out of it, which made her feel close to it.
This old house is cleaned all year round, so there is not much dust. After walking around, her eyes finally stopped at a group of photos hanging on the wall. The three of them were gathered together, including her grandmother, Lao Xu, and her. Now she was the only one left.
After she finished the funeral alone, she left the country and spent five years abroad. Only at this moment did she feel at peace.
She walked upstairs to her original room. Everything was still the same as it was five years ago. She fell on the bed and felt an indescribable tranquility.
His eyelids seemed a little heavy, and the jet lag hit him at this moment. Xu Nanzhi slowly closed his eyes as if following his heart.
The sunlight slanted in through the window, and the light and shadow were cast on the desk beside, which added a touch of mystery to the room.
However, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is always changeable, as if a tragic story had just happened. At this time, a light drizzle was falling from the sky.
People always say that the south of the Yangtze River is misty and rainy, which is quite appropriate at this time.
Xu Nanzhi was awakened by a burst of phone calls. After opening his eyes, he was stunned for a few seconds before reaching out for the phone.
"Hello." The eyes that had just woken up were still half-closed, and the voice was a little hoarse, which made the other person stunned.
He seemed to be hesitating: "Are you sleeping?"
A tentative voice came from the phone, and it seemed to carry a hint of annoyance.
Xu Nanzhi blinked: "I'm awake."
After hearing this, the other end seemed to continue: "The thing you asked me to do for you some time ago has been completed. The formalities have also been handled. I'll wait for you to come back..."
Before the other party finished speaking, Xu Nanzhi said, "I'm back. Let's meet tonight. Send me the location."
The person on the other end seemed shocked by what he said. He was stunned for two seconds, and then his tone unconsciously rose slightly: "No, when did it happen? Why didn't you tell me? Are you in Yuncheng now? When did you arrive? It would be great if I could pick you up. Where are you now?"
The series of words made Xu Nanzhi frown slightly: "In the old house, came back yesterday, and returned to Yuncheng today."
"Then I'll come find you now."
The man on the other end seemed a little impatient, and one could clearly hear him getting up as if to clean up.
In response, Xu Nanzhi said in time: "No need, I have to go out in a while, please reserve a place and send it to me."
He repeated what he said, then continued, staring at her, "Maybe in two hours."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to respond.
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