Chapter 23 Chapter 23 It smells so good, Hongguo, your man is so good at it...
Jiang Hongguo wanted to go, because if she went there she would be able to see her grandmother's last name, Sun. However, Changzong excluded her from the list, and it was definitely not out of any personal connection.
Changzong didn't say anything, so Jiang Hongguo wanted to understand why she was excluded from the debt collection. But she didn't tell Changzong today, and he would be worried if he didn't see her when he came back. And there was also the little one.
Sister Shan laughed at her for being timid: "Mrs. Kong is going to the intersection to sell tea eggs. Go back and ask her to tell her that we will carry your little one. If you can't carry him, I will help you."
Jiang Hongguo really wanted to go, so she wrote a text message to tell Changzong that she would go out at nine o'clock, go shopping at the antique market with her neighbor Shan Dajie, and expect to be back at twelve o'clock noon. She wrote the message and placed it under the most conspicuous vase.
Sister Shan made a few "tsk tsk" sounds and said that newlyweds are so close that they talk so clearly even when they go out.
Of course she had to tell him, otherwise Changzong would be so worried. Not only did she write a letter, she also asked Grandma Kong to tell him again when she saw Changzong coming back.
After Grandma Kong rented out the house, she rented a small room at the back and lived in it. She usually sold tea eggs next to the bus stop, so Changzong could see her whenever he came back.
Sister Shan was really enthusiastic. She held the baby most of the way. The little one fell asleep in Jiang Hongguo's arms, and kicked his legs and stretched his arms and giggled in Sister Shan's arms. Sister Shan was very happy and said that the little one had a connection with her.
Actually, that's not the case. Jiang Hongguo had discovered the pattern a long time ago. The little one loves to play, and she couldn't hold him if he started to make noises. So he was very quiet in her arms, and would smile at Jiang Hongguo to make her happy. But when he was in other people's arms, he would jump around happily and didn't feel sorry for the people holding him, including Changzong.
She said something that made the enthusiastic Shan elder sister happy: "My baby is not shy and will accept anyone's hug. But he laughs even louder when you hold him, which means he is destined to be with you."
People enthusiastically hugged the baby, and Jiang Hongguo gave emotional value, and they were all very happy.
After getting off the car, next to us was a two-story building that was being renovated. Lawyer Qian was arguing with the workers, saying in a serious tone that the work was not done right.
Thinking of the purple jade grape, Jiang Hongguo stepped forward and said a few words to the worker, then cheered him up and went back to work.
Lawyer Qian thanked them and chatted for a while. He learned that they were going to the antique market. He was worried that Jiang Hongguo had just arrived and might not know how sinister people are in the antique market, so he kindly reminded her: "There are a lot of fakes in the antique market, don't buy expensive ones."
Sister Shan laughed: "We are so stupid. We only buy the cheap ones, regardless of whether they are real or fake."
Sister Shan had a good impression of Lawyer Qian. He actually owned a building and was a lawyer. She had no contact with such cultured people as lawyers in her life, so she instinctively began to inquire about Lawyer Qian.
"Hongguo, what is the relationship between your family and Lawyer Qian? He looks young, is he single? Is there anyone else in his family?"
Jiang Hongguo explained that Lawyer Qian was a student of Grandma Changzong and the lawyer who was invited back to draw up the will. She had met him a few times and didn't know much about his family situation, but he was single and grew up in an orphanage, so he probably couldn't find his family.
Sister Shan sighed a lot, and Jiang Hongguo sighed as well.
Lawyer Qian and Sun Aiqin, whom she is going to look for later, are both orphans who were once sponsored by Grandma Changzong, and they have a teacher-student relationship. Sister Shan and Sun Aiqin have been neighbors for several years, but she didn't even know about them. This shows that Lawyer Qian and Sun Aiqin have not had any open contact in recent years.
Several of my grandmother's students pretended not to know each other. They had a common thing happen, and one of them had done something wrong. Seeing the other person was like seeing the guilt in his or her heart, so they avoided seeing each other, thinking that they could just pretend nothing had happened.
The same principle applies to Changzong, Master Wang and others.
Jiang Hongguo and Sister Shan looked at the first roadside stall at the intersection and saw a wide variety of decorative cups and plates, all of which were said to be real. How could there be so many real ones? But they heard that some people were lucky and could buy real ones at a very cheap price.
Sister Shan was very happy when she came to this street. She was very excited to choose and bargain. She bought four sets of cups and saucers at a very cheap price. She said, "I know they are fake, but I just bought them for fun. Anyway, it didn't cost much."
That makes sense. As long as you are happy in your heart, it doesn't matter if it's fake.
Jiang Hongguo also wanted to buy one to use as a fruit plate, so she picked one carefully. Whenever she touched a bowl or plate with her fingers, she could see when and how it was made.
Oh my God, she thought she could only see it when she was pregnant and the little one was exerting force. She never thought she could see it again after giving birth.
Jiang Hongguo smiled happily. As she felt her way forward, she finally touched a large plate imitating the Ming Dynasty style. It was surrounded by a circle of twined flower patterns and a grape pattern in the middle, which matched the purple jade grapes perfectly and was the perfect size for placing fruits and vegetables.
The most important thing is that this is a replica made during the Republic of China period. It has a sense of age, but it is not an antique. Otherwise, I would not be willing to put it up, so I chose this one.
Sister Shan thought the grapes looked nice, and grapes symbolized a prosperous family, which made one happy when using them, so she decided to buy one too. She bargained hard and got the price down to about the same as porcelain bowls and plates in the department store. The two of them were very happy holding them.
After buying the things, they went all the way to the antique shop where Sun Aiqin worked. She was talking to someone, and Sister Shan pulled Hongguo aside to wait.
"That's the second aunt of Sun Aiqin's ex-husband. Xiao Sun already has a man, so why is she still looking for him? It's too late to regret now."
Jiang Hongguo didn't know Xiao Sun at all. Today was the first time they met. She saw that the other person only listened and rarely answered her ex-husband's second aunt who kept talking. She should have a more stable personality.
"Why did her husband's family make her so sad that they divorced her?"
Sister Shan couldn't think of a specific reason for a moment, and said, "Her original in-laws were not bad. Xiao Sun was an orphan, but there was a powerful teacher who was said to be a noble and glamorous person. Later, as you know, someone reported it, but nothing was found. I guess they hid it all. It is possible that they gave it to a few trustworthy students. Xiao Sun must have it, otherwise her in-laws could always get it done every time they asked someone to do something. Everyone was equally poor, so what good things could they have? It must have been Xiao Sun who took it out. At that time, no one thought that there would be a day of redress. Xiao Sun divorced when her teacher was redressed. You understand what's going on here, right?"
Sister Shan is a neighbor, and Hongguo feels that her guess makes sense. Xiao Sun might want to pay it back, but her in-laws are unwilling to do so for various reasons.
"The in-laws have already taken advantage of you. You've already divorced, so why do you still want the relatives to keep looking for you?"
Sister Shan shook her head: "Then I don't know."
After the second aunt from her ex-mother-in-law's family left, Sister Shan stepped forward and introduced Jiang Hongguo as a new neighbor who had just moved in. "Her name is Hongguo. Her husband is ambitious. He has only moved in one day and he has already gone to learn how to drive. By the way, your husband has also gone to learn how to drive, right? Maybe we can meet each other."
Jiang Hongguo told me about the place where Changzong learned to drive. Xiaosun's husband was also there, and it was only through Xiaosun's help from his classmates that he was able to go there to learn. Thinking about it this way, Changzong found the place himself, which was quite impressive. I wonder if Changzong will tell him that it was a neighbor's business?
Hong Guo said, "I brought some tea leaves from my hometown. I'll send some to you when you get off work tonight."
Sister Shan gave Jiang Hongguo some points: "The young couple renovated the house for Grandma Kong, which was really nice. They are nice neighbors. We should get along well with them and help each other."
Sun Aiqin smiled and said, "Of course I will. I don't know what time I'll get off work, so I'm not in a hurry for tea. I'll ask you for it if I see you at home someday."
Sister Shan took out the plate she had just bought and said, "It's a nice-looking plate for fruits and vegetables. It's very cheap. Hongguo and I each bought one."
After Sun Aiqin identified it, she said, "It was a replica made during the Republic of China. It's fake at first glance, but the porcelain produced by the kilns that imitated it at that time was considered relatively good."
Jiang Hongguo was very happy because what she saw was the same as what was identified: "I just thought it looked good, and I never thought I would be lucky enough to buy the real thing."
Sister Shan laughed: "Of course, it really can't be this price."
Jiang Hongguo had not seen the man Sun Aiqin found after her divorce, and without a clear understanding of the situation, she could not rashly decide how to use the IOU.
After chatting for a few minutes, Jiang Hongguo went home with Sister Shan. On the way, they learned some more about Xiao Sun. The man she had just found was also a poor and heartbroken man. The two of them felt sorry for each other and got together.
Sister Shan also said that she hoped Xiao Sun would meet a good man this time and live a stable life. However, the man was fierce and Sister Shan was a little scared of him. She didn't talk much with Xiao Sun's man, so she didn't know much about him.
Jiang Hongguo thought to herself, Changzong didn't take Xiaosun's things, does it have anything to do with her man?
Choosing to be neighbors is a wise choice. You will understand each other slowly.
After getting off the bus, Grandma Kong was still selling tea eggs. There were only a few left, so Jiang Hongguo bought them all and just closed the stall to go home for lunch.
Sister Shan took out the porcelain she had bought and said, "Grandma Kong, do you think what we bought is pretty?"
Grandma Kong said, "How much have you bought? What a waste of money."
Sister Shan laughed, "Like you? You earn more selling tea eggs than working, but you can't even afford to buy soap. You ask for unwanted soap ends. You're a miser. You're so old, but you're still so stingy. What's the point?"
Jiang Hongguo was picking fruits at a stall nearby. Grapes were in season, so she bought three bags, one for Sister Shan and one for Grandma Kong.
Sister Shan refused several times before accepting it: "Hongguo, you are too polite."
Grandma Kong accepted it without any hesitation and said, "Your husband is back. He bought a lot of meat and a big fish. He said he would make fried meatballs. He also said he would give me a bowl to try. Can he cook?"
Jiang Hongguo praised: "He didn't know how to do it at first, but he is smart and learns quickly. His fried meatballs are delicious. Sister Shan, you can also come to my house and I will send you a bowl to try."
Sister Shan said enviously, "There's no such thing as smart or not. If he loves you, you'll be willing to learn. Hongguo, you found a good man. The man that Xiao Sun found was also a cook, so I knew he would be good."
Grandma Kong agreed: "Yes, he likes you, so he is willing to cook for you. Unlike us women, we have to cook for the whole family whether we like it or not. It's really unfair."
Sister Shan doesn't like to say things that spoil the fun. When she walked to the door of Jiang Hongguo's house, the aroma of meat wafting from the kitchen was so fragrant that she had already swallowed it.
"Oh my god, it smells so good, Hongguo, your man is such a good cook."
Grandma Kong said, "He's quite quick. It's been less than an hour since he got home. Hongguo, how did you find this man? Does he have any brothers or sisters? Are they all like him?"
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