Su Qingci wore an orange-red collared knee-length dress with a slight V-neck that revealed a small patch of fair skin. A matching belt cinched her waist, making her slender figure appear even more delicate.
Two jet-black braids hung down from her ears, and the wispy bangs on her forehead accentuated her fair, plump oval face, making her appear even more fresh and refined.
She has been out for two days.
My task for the next few days was to stay at the guesthouse in the South District with the letter of introduction given to me by Wang Zhongren, and then go out for a walk.
Her identity is that of an orphan girl from Hunan who went to the capital to seek refuge with her uncle. The current situation is that her uncle has not been found and she is still in the dark.
Every day, all she had to do was leisurely stroll around the streets and alleys, but Wang Zhongren didn't tell her what to look for.
A small county town on the outskirts of xx province.
Xu Weihua, carrying a shoulder bag, ran towards the post office with a clanging sound. "Comrade Li, is there a package for me?"
"Hey Sister Xu, I was just thinking you should be off work by now!"
"Hey, here it is, sign your name."
"Okay!"
Xu Weihua, with a rare smile on his face, signed the document to thank Comrade Li, then picked up the package and walked back.
As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, Xu Weihua called out into the yard.
"Su Changqing, Su Changqing, come out and get your things quickly."
Su Changqing rushed out in a hurry, holding a shovel.
"Oh, you should have just told me when the package arrived. I would have picked it up on my way home from get off work. There was no need for you to make the trip."
"Come on, give it to me~"
Su Changqing mumbled to himself as he took the package from Xu Weihua's hands.
Xu Weihua waved his hand, "It was sent from Kyoto, and the sender was Qingci!"
Su Changqing froze, a surge of indescribable excitement rising in his heart.
He turned and looked at Xu Weihua with a delighted expression.
Xu Weihua nodded. "Yes, Qingci has returned to Kyoto."
Su Changqing's lips trembled twice before she finally found her voice, "It's Dad, it must be Dad."
"The situation in Kyoto is starting to improve. Wei Hua, let's wait a little longer. As long as the situation stabilizes, Mom and Dad will definitely find a way to get us back."
"Hmm!" Xu Weihua nodded with a smile, her right hand unconsciously stroking the graying hair at Su Changqing's temples.
In just two years, he has aged a lot, and his posture is not as straight as before. When he stands, he has a slight hunch in his shoulders and back.
But at this moment, he visibly regained his energy and spirit.
Su Changqing placed the package on the living room table. "Take a look first. I'm still stir-frying sweet potato vines in the kitchen. I'll call you when the food is ready."
Xu Weihua nodded, her heart softening as she looked at Su Changqing's warm smile.
She came here ten years ago.
In her memory, there are all the memories of the original owner and Su Changqing.
The original owner and Su Changqing only met three times before getting married.
The first time Su Changqing returned from studying abroad, he visited the original owner's father.
At that time, Su Changqing wore glasses and a short-sleeved shirt. He was dressed very neatly and looked very refined, at least not annoying.
The second time was when the original owner went to the hospital to deliver food to her father and happened to meet him in her father's office.
The third meeting was between the families of both sides before the wedding.
The original owner was a bookworm who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese Literature at a young age. His main research interests were literature from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang and Five Dynasties. He was obsessed with Six Dynasties literature and classical Chinese studies.
Under constant pressure from her parents, she agreed to marry Su Changqing to appease them.
Su Changqing was in a similar situation to her. One of them was passionate about traditional Chinese culture, and the other was passionate about medicine. They got married in a daze under the arrangement of their parents.
They weren't in love, nor did they get together because of feelings; they just came together because they reached a certain age.
It's because everyone says they're a good match, and both sets of parents are satisfied.
At that wedding, apart from the bride and groom's unusual calm and lack of emotional fluctuation, everyone was very happy.
Amidst the commotion, Su Changqing drank a lot of wine, and they entered the bridal chamber without even having a chance to exchange more than a few words.
Life after marriage was very peaceful. The original owner studied her literature, and Su Changqing studied his own medicine. They did not interfere with each other.
A month later, the original owner discovered she was pregnant. She was a little stunned; she hadn't expected to have a child on her wedding night.
After becoming pregnant, she experienced severe morning sickness, stopped her beloved literary studies, and her temper worsened day by day.
At Li Yueniang's suggestion, Su Changqing seemed to be less busy and often went home early, but the two of them were unusually polite and distant with each other.
The couple had their first child less than a year after they got married. The young couple had no experience in raising children, so they left everything to Li Yueniang.
The couple returned to their previous routine, with one studying literature and the other studying medicine.
They didn't even have much in common. Under the interference of their elders, they tried to integrate into each other's lives, but Su Changqing couldn't understand what the original owner liked, and he couldn't understand the various professional terms Su Changqing used.
After their initial effort, the two returned to their own comfortable environments and went about their own business.
Of course, their efforts during this period were not without results; Su Qingci became pregnant during this time.
In the days that followed, both the original owner and Su Changqing reached the peak of their careers, leaving them with even less time to communicate. Moreover, they had children, and their parents no longer kept a close eye on the young couple as before, feeling that their way of getting along was not right.
The elders' gazes shifted from Xu Weihua and Su Changqing to Su Jindong and Su Qingci.
Without the mediation of their elders, the original owner and Su Changqing became even more estranged, but also more free, often going for days without exchanging a single word.
Several years passed in this way. By chance, the original owner had an accident, and Xu Weihua came to this family.
Su Changqing then realized that his wife of eight or nine years was very different from what he had imagined.
Xu Weihua, who had just woken up, punched Su Changqing, who was leaning over to check her forehead temperature, causing him to bleed from the nose.
She seemed to have developed bipolar disorder, becoming unusually irritable. She pointed at Su Changqing and cursed him mercilessly, as if she were pouring out all the grievances she had accumulated over so many years of marriage.
Then suddenly it turned into depression. He didn't speak or talk to anyone for several days. His life seemed hopeless, which scared both sets of parents to death.
Su Changqing was strongly condemned by the elders of both sides, who said he did not care about his wife and family. He was forced to take a short leave of absence to take care of Xu Weihua for a long time.
It can be said that during that period, the original owner had been married to Su Changqing for nearly ten years and had never been treated with such pampering.
Su Changqing only spoke up at this time, as if he didn't understand his wife at all.
What does his wife like to eat? What does she dislike to eat? What does she like and dislike? Apart from knowing that she enjoys studying traditional Chinese culture, he knew absolutely nothing else about her.
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