Because of Aunt Gu's illness, the Cao family spent a lot of money. Zheng Qiulian didn't dare to ask Aunt Gu for the pension money that Gu Tiezhu gave her, but she was attracted by the money Cao earned from digging herbs in the mountains. Unfortunately, Cao hid it very well and Zheng Qiulian never found it.
Cao saved the little money she earned from digging herbs for college. She knew her mother had always wanted her to drop out, but she refused. She was about to enter her third year of high school. Her grades were excellent, she was top of her class, and her teacher had told her that as long as she continued studying, she would definitely be accepted into a university in Kyoto.
Cao always remembered the encouragement from her sister Zhou Yuanyuan. She wanted to go to Kyoto to study and see the outside world.
Because of the jade pendant Zhou Jiasheng left to Cao, the Cao family was very "lively" for a while.
Seeing that Cao refused to hand over the jade pendant, Zheng Qiulian started to demand that Cao drop out of school, saying that her family was in financial difficulty and that even if Cao passed the college entrance exam, they wouldn't be able to support her.
Cao knew that Zheng Qiulian had forced her to drop out of school in order to exchange her for a wife for her second brother. Ever since her eldest sister, Hua, died of a serious illness at the age of fifteen, Zheng Qiulian had always disliked Cao. Hua's death was "jinxed" by Cao.
Cao explained to Zheng Qiulian several times that the jade pendant was not hers, but someone else asked her to keep it, but Zheng Qiulian never believed it.
Zheng Qiulian spent the whole day cursing at Cao, saying she didn't care about the family. She had valuables, but she didn't think about finding a wife for her brother, instead keeping them for herself. She also knew she would have to sell Cao's jade pendant sooner or later.
After Aunt Gu fell ill, her health has not been very good and she has no energy to take care of Zheng Qiulian. Cao is also unwilling to bother Aunt Gu with these things.
After hesitating for a while, Zhao Cao decided to come to Kyoto to return the jade pendant to Zhou Jiasheng and make things clear to Zhou Jiasheng. No matter what Zhou Jiasheng thought, Cao felt that there was no future for her and Zhou Jiasheng.
Cao is a down-to-earth girl. In Zhaojiagou, Zhou Jiasheng's family is a legendary figure. Cao has never dreamed of "turning from a sparrow into a phoenix". She, Zhao Cao, will fight for what she wants with her own hands.
Zhao Cao's trip to Kyoto was not smooth at all.
Zhao Cao had come to Kyoto without telling Zheng Qiulian. She preferred to be misunderstood by Zheng Qiulian as a secretive person rather than let her know that the jade pendant was a token of love given to her by Zhou Jiasheng. If Zheng Qiulian knew Zhao Cao and Zhou Jiasheng were involved, she would definitely go to the Zhou family and demand a generous betrothal gift.
Zhao Cao said goodbye to Aunt Gu, packed a few changes of clothes, took all her belongings, and set off. Of course, Zhao Cao's entire belongings only amounted to a few dozen yuan, and after deducting the round-trip ticket money, there was not much left.
On the train, Zhao Cao's bag of clothes was stolen. Fortunately, Zhao Cao still had a shoulder bag. Inside the bag was all his wealth, including a few large flatbreads for his family.
Along the way, Cao did not dare to take out the money. When the train arrived in Kyoto, there was only
After arriving in Kyoto City, Zhao Cao took the address Zhao Qingshan left for Aunt Gu and found Zhangshu Hutong in Gongqiao District.
The door of Zhao Qingshan's house was locked. Zhao Cao asked the neighbors and found out that Zhao Qingshan and his family had moved away a few months ago. As for where they moved to, the neighbors didn't know.
Zhao Cao was quite good at finding her way. She was unfamiliar with Kyoto City, but she managed to find the military compound according to the address Zhou Yuanyuan left her.
Zhou Yuanyuan was in seclusion at the time. Zhou Xi didn't dare to disturb her, so he had to tell Zhao Cao that Zhou Yuanyuan was not at home.
Faced with the serious Zhou Xi, Zhao Cao did not dare to follow Zhou Xi into the house and turned away.
Zhao Cao walked around the street for a while but couldn't think of a solution. Seeing that night was about to fall, he had no choice but to call Zhou Jiasheng.
Zhou Jiasheng was overjoyed when he received Zhao Cao's call.
Putting down the project he was working on halfway, Zhou Jiasheng found the hungry Zhao Cao as quickly as possible.
After Zhou Jiasheng took Cao out for a meal, he brought her to the three-bedroom apartment behind Renhe Hospital and settled her down there.
Zhao Cao first thanked Zhou Jiasheng for his hospitality, then brought up the matter of the jade pendant. Zhao Cao insisted on returning the jade pendant to Zhou Jiasheng and asked him if he had any way to untie the red string.
Seeing that Cao was in a hurry to distance himself from him, Zhou Jiasheng had no choice but to speak seriously and angrily.
Zhou Jiasheng's jade pendant is a talisman given to him by a "high monk." Its power lies in the red string. The string can only be untied by finding the joint and cannot be cut, otherwise the amulet will lose its effectiveness.
Zhao Cao was frightened by Zhou Jiasheng and quickly let go of the scissors in his hand.
Seeing that Cao was intimidated by him, Zhou Jiasheng made an excuse that he had something to do today and made an appointment with Zhao Cao to eat roast duck at Chenfeng Road tomorrow afternoon. At that time, the two of them would think of a way to find the connection of the red rope together.
In order to show his sincerity, Zhou Jiasheng specially drew a route map to Chenfeng Road for Cao, and after meeting his good neighbor, he left.
Hearing this, Zhou Yuanyuan tried hard to hold back her laughter and secretly gave her brother a thumbs up in her heart.
No wonder Zhou Jiasheng begged Zhou Yuanyuan to cast a spell on his red string when he returned home last time. The red string around Zhao Cao's neck wasn't without a knot, but the knot had been hidden by Zhou Yuanyuan's spell. Zhao Cao was just a mortal, so how could he possibly see through Zhou Yuanyuan's "sleight of hand"?
Furthermore, Zhou Jiasheng, having met his beloved girl, surprisingly learned to coax Cao Didi into staying with him, then used the excuse of "returning the pendant" to invite Cao Didi out for dinner. Unfortunately, Zhou Jiasheng was being targeted for some reason. He shrugged off his bodyguards and was kidnapped before even reaching Morning Breeze Road.
Thinking of all the efforts her brother had made for Cao, Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but persuade her: "Sister Cao, just obey my brother! My brother is really good, young and promising, and he loves you deeply."
"Yuanyuan, your brother is a very kind person, but I really don't have the heart for him. Right now, I just want to study hard, leave Zhaojiagou, and ideally, stay away from my mother." Zhao Cao sighed. Romance and the like seemed like a distant thought to Zhao Cao right now. If she wanted to control her own destiny, she had to become stronger.
"Sister Cao, yes, as long as you are willing, this day will come soon." Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Zhao Cao with admiration. She seemed to understand why Zhou Jiasheng liked this girl Cao.
Cao's personality is somewhat similar to Zhou Jiasheng's. Both of them are tenacious and move forward in pursuit of their goals.
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