Chapter 09 Grandfather
Chu Lingyue has been abroad for filming.
There is a movie about the Chinese gold rush in the mid-nineteenth century, so part of the filming location was in the United States.
She stared at the man in the photo and was very sure: "San Francisco. Three years ago, his girlfriend was Chinese and was filming in another crew. I met him when he visited the crew. But... the age doesn't seem to match."
The time in the photo was nineteen years ago. The newlywed man looked to be in his twenties. Now he is at least in his forties.
The one Chu Lingyue had seen was only in his thirties. It
really doesn't match.
But! This looks too similar!
However, it may also be because the photography technology nineteen years ago was not very advanced, and there were some deviations from the real person, so such a coincidence occurred.
Chu Lingyue was unsure and handed the photo to Liang Xinxin.
Liang Xinxin wiped her hair casually, put the towel on her shoulders, sat down and looked carefully.
Unfortunately, the man in the photo was definitely not the one she dreamed of.
The man in the dream was very tall, estimated to be over 1.9 meters tall.
And the one in the photo, based on the surrounding street lamp posts, is estimated to be a little over 1.8 meters tall.
So who was she dreaming of?
How strange.
As for the woman in the photo...
she really looks a lot like her, especially the nose and mouth, no wonder the uncle recognized her at a glance.
Liang Xinxin glanced at Liang Zhiwei again.
The eyes are quite similar, but the face shape is not so similar.
Liang Zhiwei has a kind of plumpness that is ignorant of the sufferings of the world, with a round face, double chin, and fleshy body. Maybe if she loses weight, she will be 50% or 60% similar.
The woman in the photo is slender, thin and gentle, a very intellectual woman of the new era.
She had short hair cut to her ears and was wearing a Lenin suit.
Behind them was the government building, with the national emblem on it specially exposed.
Looking at their intimate posture, they must be a very loving couple.
Then she should be the fruit of love, and should not be abandoned by her father!
She couldn't figure it out, and her heart seemed to be filled with coptis, bitter and astringent. Her
eyes could not help but turn red.
She held the photo in her arms and begged in a trembling voice: "Aunt, can you give me the photo? I have grown up so big, but this is the first time I see my parents..."
Liang Zhiwei was very excited and hugged her quickly: "Here you go! Fortunately, I sealed it with plastic, otherwise the photo would have been damaged after so many years."
Liang Xinxin didn't understand.
But it doesn't matter, even if this aunt has ulterior motives, at least the aunt kept the photo of her parents.
She was very grateful and asked, "Do you have a good relationship with my mother?"
"Yes! Your grandparents have six children in total, and the first four are sons. Although your mother and I are several years apart in age, we slept in the same bed when we were young. I even braided her hair!" Liang Zhiwei was very happy. It was great that her niece was willing to get close to her.
Maybe the old man would leave her some inheritance for Xinxin's sake.
She was undisguised in her joy, and Liang Xinxin could see it.
It was not purely because of family affection, but mixed with profit calculations.
But it didn't matter. For the sake of this photo, she could pretend not to know.
She slowed down, calmed down, and stood up: "Aunt, I'm sleepy."
"Okay, then go take a shower." Liang Zhiwei's shoulders were wet, and she didn't know if it was the water on her niece's hair or the tears she shed.
It doesn't matter, it's all the same.
Her old age is settled!
After she left, Chu Lingyue opened her mouth and wanted to persuade Liang Xinxin, but she couldn't bear it when she saw Liang Xinxin sitting in front of the bed stroking the photo again and again. She
simply went out: "I'll call my friend in the United States to ask who that person is. You take a shower first, and go to bed if you're sleepy, and don't wait for me."
"Well, thank you, sister Yue." Liang Xinxin hid the photo under the pillow and went to take a shower contentedly.
When she came out, Xu Meihe came over with a diamond necklace and showed her courtesy: "Xinxin, your aunt said you don't like this one?"
Liang Xinxin shook her head, didn't understand, didn't want it.
Xu Meihe was a little disappointed, and took off her earrings and bracelets.
She cherished this hard-earned new life and wanted to try her best to please this cousin.
Unfortunately, Liang Xinxin didn't know that her heart had changed.
She just thought she was annoying.
But the vixen mentioned Xu Meihe specifically...
Forget it, give her some good face.
Liang Xinxin returned the jewelry to Xu Meihe: "Third aunt, don't give me these, I'm sleepy, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"Ah, okay, okay, you go to sleep!" The poor woman who had been poor for a long time and suddenly became rich did not dare to offend the rich cousin of the Liang family, and hurried out.
Liang Xinxin didn't understand what was wrong with her, so she would ask the fox spirit tomorrow.
She felt a little uncomfortable lying on the strange bed.
What a soft and bouncy bed. She stood up and pressed down hard. It seemed to have springs?
Poor her, she had always slept on a bed made of planks that the farmers had pieced together since she was a child. Even the wood was not in order. How could she have slept on such a big bed that was so fragrant, soft and bouncy?
She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
When Chu Lingyue came back, Liang Xinxin was holding the photo in a daze.
Chu Lingyue felt a little distressed: "Xinxin, what happened to your parents? I haven't seen them for so many years?"
It would have been better if she didn't ask. As soon as she asked, Liang Xinxin's eyes were red.
Chu Lingyue hugged her tightly: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, I won't ask anymore, go to sleep."
Liang Xinxin didn't blame Chu Lingyue, she just felt wronged.
If she had a father and a mother, she wouldn't have to be bullied, nor would she have to wander on the road, come to a strange foreign land, and live under someone else's roof.
Not to mention being frightened by her third aunt in the hospital, being targeted by her second aunt in the old house... she
didn't have to shed tears in front of a strange kind sister.
Her crying was simply heartbreaking.
As she cried, she thought of the fox spirit's words, saying that he would feel heartbroken if she cried, and she stopped abruptly.
This aggrieved and forbearing look really shocked Chu Lingyue.
She was only nineteen years old, and grew up in luxury. If she hadn't been a child star and had to frequently put herself in the role to experience life, she probably wouldn't have been able to understand the surging emotions of Xinxin.
There is no doubt that Xinxin's eighteen years of life must have been very difficult, so much so that she had to hold back her tears.
Maybe it's because she has been reading people's eyes since she was a child?
Chu Lingyue was heartbroken, hugged her shoulders and patted her gently: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you no matter what happens. I don't have a sister, you will be my sister in the future! I will definitely protect you!"
Liang Xinxin nodded softly, and then she lay in the arms of the strange sister, and fell asleep in the fragrance of jasmine.
At the same time, in a small apartment in Central.
Chu Weizheng felt so uncomfortable in his heart that he couldn't help but frown in his sleep.
Fortunately, the feeling of choking and suffocation soon disappeared.
His brows naturally relaxed.
The next day, Liang Xinxin got up very early.
Let Chu Lingyue help her choose clothes, all of which were newly bought by her uncle last night.
She was dressed neatly, took out a beige leather handbag and gestured in front of her: "Take this when you go to the hospital later."
Liang Xinxin nodded and went downstairs to eat.
Liang Guoxing sat in the position of the head of the family, and Liang Xinxin was on his right.
After he spoke, everyone started to use the tableware, clanging, but there was no sound.
Three generations living under the same roof, dozens of people, she felt dizzy just by looking at them.
This does not include the concubines and their children.
A rough estimate is that there are at least hundreds of people in the entire Liang family.
Fortunately, her kind sister-in-law asked A Yue to accompany her.
Otherwise, she would definitely not be as calm as she is now.
There are many rules for eating, and what to do first and what to do later are very particular.
She didn't want to show her weakness, so she would deliberately slow down and watch how others did it, and then she would learn from them.
The eldest wife was injured yesterday and didn't come to eat.
The second wife was unhappy with Liang Xinxin, and her glares never stopped.
The third wife was smiling and used a serving chopstick to help her pick up food.
The fourth wife seemed to be as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, not caring about anything, but just liking to eat.
Liang Zhiwei deliberately sat near Liang Xinxin to show her closeness.
As for the other three uncles, only the third uncle came back. Liang Xinxin greeted him and lowered her head to eat.
Liang Guoxing ate very quickly, wiped his mouth with a snow-white napkin, stood up and reminded Chu Lingyue: "Ayue, tell Xinxin to eat slowly, don't worry, I'll wait for her in the car, and then we'll go to the hospital to see her grandfather together."
"Okay, Uncle Liang." Chu Lingyue nodded. She was not used to the Liang family's Chinese breakfast, so she just had a few bites to fill her stomach.
As soon as Liang Guoxing left, the restaurant became lively, with people talking and chatting, like a vegetable market.
It turns out that only when the uncle is around will the restaurant be serious and quiet.
Liang Xinxin hurried to eat.
A sinister voice suddenly came from the opposite side: "You eat so slowly, have you never tasted good food? Are you afraid of choking to death?"
Liang Xinxin didn't even need to look up to guess that it was the second wife.
The fourth wife on the side was eating by herself and ignored her.
Xu Meihe hurried to smooth things over: "How could it be, second sister-in-law, Xinxin is called elegant!"
"You know shit!" The second wife was furious when she thought that the industry she had set her eyes on would be given to Liang Xinxin by her father.
The female ghost in Xu Meihe's body was born from the lower class. She could tell at a glance that the hostility of the second wife came from a conflict of interest.
She simply said sarcastically: "I don't understand, but what's the point of getting angry at a child? If you have the guts, go and tell the old man!"
The second wife had a good relationship with her before, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly speak for Liang Xinxin, and she was so angry that she started to curse at her.
Liang Xinxin ignored her, quickly finished her meal, wiped her mouth, called Chu Lingyue, and turned to leave.
Liang Zhiwei also finished her meal. She wished that all these sisters-in-law would quarrel so that she could pick up some meat soup to drink, and maybe even have some meat scraps to eat. She
quickly got up and chased after them.
The second wife was worried that the old man would give Liang Xinxin the family property, so she hurriedly urged her son to go and have a look.
Liang Youmin ignored her and went to work after dinner.
Helpless, the second wife had to call her brothers from her mother's family to discuss a scheme.
Finally, she said angrily: "If it doesn't work, kill them!"
"Sister, what do you want me to do?"
"Tamper with Liang Guoxing's car and let them all die!"
The other party quickly responded: "Okay, I'm going to the hospital now."
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In the ward, the elderly Liang Agong was quarreling with the nurse.
He knew he was dying, he wanted to go home, and he wanted to die at home.
The nurse could only coax
him. While they were quarreling, the door of the ward was pushed open.
A young girl with a cute face walked in.
She was wearing a willow-yellow silk dress, which made her skin look like cream.
She was wearing an apricot woolen coat and a pair of beige round-toed leather shoes.
She was standing quietly by the door with her handbag in her hand, facing the light.
Grandpa Liang, who was heartbroken, suddenly calmed down, squinted his eyes, and looked at her carefully.
When he saw the girl's face clearly, his cloudy eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted excitedly: "A-Yan! A-Yan, is that you? You are willing to come back to see your father!"