Why did Gu Qingcheng put double quotation marks around nouns like grandmother and granddaughter?
Because someone with sharp eyes like Gu Qingcheng had already seen that the grandparents and grandchildren on the west side were not really grandparents and grandchildren.
My grandmother said her surname was Zhou. She looked clean and behaved in a very polite and considerate manner, not like an ordinary old lady from a small family.
Zhou loved Han Jiaojiao very much and took care of her almost meticulously.
However, Gu Qingcheng could clearly see that Zhou's love for Han Jiaojiao was also mixed with a bit of pity and respect.
That’s right, respect!
That was the maid's regard for her young master.
Maybe it's not obvious, but as a superior, Gu Qingcheng is very familiar with this complex emotion.
As a grandmother, she will pity her little granddaughter who has lost her mother, but she will not respect her.
As for Han Jiaojiao, although she relied on and trusted Zhou, she was still a little afraid.
But her awe was not directed towards serious elders, but more towards an unfamiliar outsider.
In short, Gu Qingcheng did not see the kind of bond that came from blood between Zhou and Han Jiaojiao.
Gu Qingcheng guessed that Zhou should be the old nanny of the family.
Either he was sent by my grandmother, or he was an old servant from my maternal grandfather's family.
It is true that Han Jiaojiao lost her mother, because Han Jiaojiao was also wearing mourning clothes.
Going to Beijing to seek refuge with relatives would probably be a question mark.
When Zhou introduced her family situation, she said that her daughter-in-law had died, but did not mention her son at all.
During the chat, when talking about women remaining faithful to their husbands and men remarrying, although she tried her best to hide it, the hatred that flashed in her eyes was still caught by Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng boldly speculated: Han Jiaojiao's biological mother died, but her father remarried quickly.
Nanny Zhou was an old servant in Han Jiaojiao's maternal grandmother's house. Her grandmother was worried about her little granddaughter and feared that she would be bullied by her stepmother and stepfather, so she sent a trusted person to pick her up.
Besides Nanny Zhou, there should be other people.
Because Gu Qingcheng discovered that the water tank in Nanny Zhou's house was always full, and the firewood was chopped and neatly arranged.
Nanny Zhou said that her family had run out of money and had to do some embroidery to earn money.
But Han Jiaojiao is very particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation. She is not luxurious, but not shabby either.
Well, among what Nanny Zhou said, probably only "Han Jiaojiao is sick and needs to stop and rest" is true.
All other estimates are false.
Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but question even the names of the "grandfather and grandson".
However, they were all strangers who met by chance and had brief contact. It was very likely that they would not have any intersection in the future, so Gu Qingcheng was too lazy to delve into it.
"They also said, Auntie, it's not good for you to do this!"
When she said this, Han Jiaojiao had already lowered her head and her voice was as small as a mosquito.
"Why not? I did give them money and food!"
Gu Qingcheng spoke softly to Han Jiaojiao.
Perhaps because they have similar "temperaments" and are both sickly and cowardly, Han Jiaojiao instinctively likes to be close to Gu Qingcheng.
Of course, such a beautiful face also makes the little girl unable to resist peeping.
She is good-looking and gentle, never speaks loudly to herself, never looks at herself with an accusing look of "Why are you so weak and useless", nor does she feel pity or sympathy.
Han Jiaojiao felt that she was safest and most relaxed when she stayed with Aunt Zhao.
Slowly, she began to tell Gu Qingcheng some of her inner thoughts.
Her confusion, her uneasiness, her bewilderment...she didn't want to get comfort or answers from Gu Qingcheng.
She simply wanted to talk.
Most of the time, Gu Qingcheng just listened silently.
Occasionally, when she sees the little girl really in pain or struggling, she will give her some "childish" advice.
"But, but the money will be taken away by bad guys! And the bad guys will treat Ji Sanlang's family even more harshly."
Han Jiaojiao raised her head, her two little fingers tangled together.
"You said it yourself, those are bad people! They do evil because they are bad people, not because I am a good person."
"Jisaburo's children are indeed well fed because of me."
"Just like the beggars on the street, some of them are indeed deceiving people, but the majority are pitiful people. We can't stop doing good deeds just because of a few scammers."
Gu Qingcheng tried her best to speak in a willful tone.
Han Jiaojiao grasped another key point, "Aunt, do you know those people are scammers?"
Auntie wasn't being deceived, but just wanted to do good deeds?
“…”
Gu Qingcheng pretended to be choked, looking a little embarrassed, and then said with forced composure, "Of course! I'm not stupid."
Han Jiaojiao was amused by Gu Qingcheng.
She covered her mouth and dared not laugh too loudly.
I couldn't help but complain in my heart: Yes! Auntie is not stupid, she is just too soft-hearted! And even more so!
Just like myself——
Suddenly, Han Jiaojiao remembered a serious, indifferent face. He always said with a disdainful tone: "You are stupid! You are too soft-hearted!"
Han Jiaojiao knew that she was not good enough and had disappointed her parents.
Although my mother didn't say it, the look in her eyes when she looked at me was always gloomy.
As for his father, there is no need to say more. He very frankly despised himself for not being like his parents and being a weak and useless person.
"Excellent? Your father is excellent?"
Han Jiaojiao suddenly heard Gu Qingcheng's voice.
Only then did she realize that she had inadvertently spoken her true feelings.
Auntie was raising questions in response to her father's dislike.
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