Xiao Xiao opened the box and was pleasantly surprised when she saw the various styles of imperial green jade jewelry inside.
"Oh my god...what a beautiful necklace!"
"I like them all very much. Thank you so much, Miss Yan."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "As long as Fifth Madam likes it."
Xiao Xiao took out the ring and tried it on. "It's really beautiful. I didn't expect that jade rings could be designed like this.
Ms. Yan, you are amazing. You are born to be a designer."
“Actually, I don’t have any talent for design. I just worked hard.
I'm much luckier than those talented people." After saying this, Yan Ning picked up the juice and took a sip.
She is lucky to have a treasure space.
She is even more lucky to have the 21st century plug-in.
Xiao Xiao took the ring off and put it back into the jewelry box. "Ms. Yan, have you been exposed to jewelry design since childhood?"
Yan Ning: "No, I have only studied jewelry design for two or three years. I have lived in the mainland since I was a child.
The environment and education there didn't allow me to be exposed to these things from a young age."
"Where in the mainland is Miss Yan from?" Xiao Xiao picked up the coffee and took a sip.
Yan Ning said: "My hometown is in Jilin Province in the northeast."
Xiao Xiao paused for a moment while holding the cup, as if she recalled something in her mind.
"From the Northeast... I haven't heard the word Northeast for a long time."
Xiao Xiao smiled, a hint of loneliness in her smile, "Actually, I'm also from the mainland, my hometown is in Liao Province in Northeast China."
Yan Ning was a little surprised, "What a coincidence! When did you come to Hong Kong City, Madam Wu?"
When did you come?
Xiao Xiao put down the cup in her hand and recalled the past.
Yan Ning ate the fruit quietly without making a sound to disturb her.
After a long while, Xiao Xiao slowly spoke: "I came to Hong Kong when I was twelve years old. I was smuggled to Hong Kong by human traffickers."
Yan Ning was so shocked that he didn't even bother to eat the fruit.
Xiao Xiao was immersed in her own memories, "At that time, the inland was very poor and there was a famine.
My parents saved their food rations for me and my sister, but they starved to death.
At the age of twelve, I started living like a beggar with my four-year-old sister.”
"My sister was so hungry that she could only cry every day. Later, I really had no other choice.
I took my sister to my aunt's house in the county to beg for food, but unexpectedly we met human traffickers in the county town.
My sister and I were forced to separate, and I was taken all the way to Guang Province by human traffickers.
After being resold several times, it was sold from Guangdong Province to a dance hall in Hong Kong City, and I lost contact with my sister since then.
Speaking of this, Xiao Xiao's eyes revealed a look of sadness.
A four-year-old child, especially in the inland during that famine era, might not even survive!
Even if you survive and grow up by chance, how can you possibly find it in such a vast sea of people?
Yan Ning said softly: "It is said that there is a blood connection between relatives. Perhaps your sister is living well somewhere in the mainland.
Maybe you will meet and reunite again sometime in the future."
Xiao Xiao showed a bitter smile, "Even if she is living well in the mainland now,
But one of us is in Hong Kong and the other is in the mainland, how could we possibly meet by chance? "
Yan Ning: "Fifth Madam, your living conditions are quite good now. Have you ever thought of sending someone to the inland area to inquire about the news?"
Xiao Xiao sighed, "In the past few years, I have been sending people to Liao Province and several nearby provinces to inquire about the news.
But after so many years, things have changed and it is not so easy to find out.
My sister also has a plum blossom birthmark on her body, but I still haven't heard anything about her.
So I have given up now and just let everything take its course!"
Plum blossom birthmark?
Why does she feel familiar...
Yan Ning's eyes suddenly widened. "Fifth Madam, where is the plum blossom birthmark on your sister's body?"
Xiao Xiao looked at Yan Ning, "It's on the right side of the waist."
"Is the birthmark red and pink, with the five petals clearly visible?" Yan Ning asked.
Xiao Xiao nodded excitedly, "Yes, Miss Yan, how did you know? Have you seen this birthmark?"
Yan Ning took a deep breath. What a coincidence!
The beautiful girl with disfigured face whom she met on the train had this birthmark on her waist.
Yan Ning said: "Fifth Madam, I did see a birthmark like this on a girl's waist.
When I was in the inland, I once took a train from Jilin Province to Beijing. On the train, I met a girl who was about 17 or 18 years old.
When the girl climbed onto the train berth, I accidentally discovered a pink peach blossom birthmark on her waist.
Besides, that girl's appearance is very outstanding, and she is only slightly inferior to you."
"Really?"
Xiao Xiao was very excited, "This shape of birthmark is rare, especially the plum blossom birthmark with five petals clearly visible.
Miss Yan, do you know where that girl is from?"
Yan Ning shook his head regretfully, "I don't know. We were just casual strangers at the time, so I didn't ask so many questions.
At the time, she was with her adoptive mother and a younger brother. Her adoptive mother treated her very badly, beating and scolding her.
Later, I saw her crying in the restroom on the train, and I chatted with her for a few words.
She told me that she was sold to her adoptive mother's house as a child bride.
But later her adoptive father and his eldest son died in an accident, and her adoptive mother said that they were killed by her.
From then on, she was treated as a servant and was asked to work like a cow or a horse to atone for her adoptive mother's sins.
When she grew up and became more and more beautiful, her adoptive mother planned to sell her for money..."
"Fifth Madam, are you okay?" Yan Ning looked worriedly at Xiao Xiao who couldn't help crying.
Xiao Xiao wiped her tears with a handkerchief, her voice choked with sobs, "I think that girl is my sister, she must be. Miss Yan, please continue."
Yan Ning nodded slightly and continued, "In order to avoid being sold by her adoptive mother, she cruelly destroyed her appearance..."
"What? She ruined her own appearance?" Xiao Xiao was shocked and raised her voice a few degrees.
"The scar on her face runs from the outer corner of her eye to the angle of her jaw." Yan Ning stretched out his hand and gestured at his face.
Xiao Xiao covered her mouth and burst into tears.
After a moment, she controlled her emotions and asked, "Miss Yan, is there anything else?"
Yan Ning sighed and continued, "After her appearance was ruined, her adoptive mother tried to sell her several times but failed, so she kept her.
When I met her on the train, her adoptive mother would curse her with all kinds of filthy words whenever she got the slightest displeasure.
They got off at Beijing City, but I don't know whether they were going to Beijing City or transferring to other places."
After saying that, she looked at Xiao Xiao who had been crying, "Fifth Madam, perhaps you can arrange for someone to go to Jing City and Liao Province to inquire.
That girl is very pretty and has a scar on her face, so she should be easy to find out more about.”
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