Chapter 158 Chapter 158 (Two in One) Tears were streaming down my face,…
The garlic crayfish was quickly delivered to the entrance of Shengwan. Since the takeaway could not be brought in, Ms. Xu helped her get it in through the back door. Her eyes stayed on the crutches that Bai Qingqing was holding, and she hesitated for a moment:
"Miss, let me help you carry it up. Let's take the freight elevator."
Bai Qingqing nodded, and hopped and walked toward the freight elevator. She opened the elevator door and signaled Ms. Xu to come in with bright eyes.
As soon as the two of them reached Bai Qingqing's room on the third floor, they ran into Bai Shuting, who was personally carrying a tray to bring dinner to Bai Qingqing.
The three of them looked at each other.
After a brief silence.
Ms. Xu pushed open Bai Qingqing's door with a very professional smile. Bai Shuting silently brought the tray into the room, placed it on the table by the window, and opened the window by one-third.
Finally, his eyes fell on a heavy box of crayfish beside him. He estimated that it weighed at least four pounds.
Bai Shuting hesitated for a moment and said, "Qingqing, you are still injured, eat less."
Ms. Xu nodded.
Bai Qingqing was determined to eat the lobster. Originally, it was optional, but now she had to eat it. She said perfunctorily, "I know," and then said, "Ms. Xu, please come up and help me throw away the shrimp shells later."
Bai Shuting was still standing there with his tall and strong figure. Bai Qingqing looked at him and decided to seal his mouth to avoid wasting her performance.
"you……"
But before she could speak, Bai Shuting nodded first, with a look of loyalty in his eyes.
"……OK."
Bai Qingqing glanced at the crack in the window he had just opened, and felt that the big black bear would not betray anyone, so she put her crutches aside with confidence, sat down on the chair, and prepared to eat.
Ms. Xu and Bai Shuting left after seeing this. Bai Shuting walked halfway and suddenly turned back. He lowered his head to the table and pointed at the crayfish he had brought to his daughter who was looking up at him. He asked, "Do you want to eat this?"
Bai Qingqing:?
This is... brought here and now you want to take it away?
Although she ordered another four kilograms,
Bai Qingqing felt that Bai Shuting wouldn't do that, so she hesitated and said, "Not... eating?"
"Okay," Bai Shuting reached out and took the plate of lobster away, "Enjoy your meal."
After he finished speaking, he walked out as he had done before and closed her door.
Bai Qingqing: “…”
First floor.
The atmosphere was obviously different from before. Bai Shuting, who returned to the restaurant with the lobster, was stunned and looked at his wife.
Ao Xinyi's almond-shaped eyes were slightly red and watery, as if she had just cried. Ao Binghong had a gloomy face, and like Yu Xiulan, his expression was quite complicated.
Bai Shuting has known his father-in-law and mother-in-law for many years, and he recognized at a glance that this was the expression on his father-in-law's face that was somewhat embarrassing but unable to save face.
He stretched out his arm, and in front of everyone at the table, gently placed the portion of crayfish that he had just brought upstairs back to the empty space in the middle of the dining table. The bright red plate of crayfish occupied everyone's visual nerves, reminding them of what had just happened here.
Bai Shuting withdrew his hand and sat back next to Ao Xinyi, pretending that he hadn't noticed anything.
Ao Xinyi wiped his eyes and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Why did you bring the lobster back again?"
Bai Shuting: "Qingqing...can't eat."
Ao Xinyi opened his lips, his eyes trembling, and after a while he whispered, "She must be sad..."
Yu Xiulan sighed.
Ao Binghong felt hot on his face just after listening to his daughter talking about the experiences of his granddaughter who had been living away from home since childhood.
The red color of the crayfish was too dazzling. Ao Binghong only glanced at it and then turned his eyes away. He said in a stiff voice: "She...her leg is broken. If she doesn't want to eat it, then don't eat it. It will heal faster."
Ao Xinyi's brows immediately frowned again: "Dad! You really can't talk to Qingqing like this!"
The old man waved his hand. All he could think about was Bai Qingqing limping away. His heart was in turmoil. "I know, I know. Shu Ting has brought the food up. Let's eat too!"
He picked up his chopsticks, looked around at his children and grandchildren, and thought of the miserable granddaughter upstairs. He waved his hand irritably and said, "Let's eat."
*
The next morning.
Ao Binghong walked back and forth in the main building of the Bai family, like taking a stroll, from upstairs to downstairs. Finally, when no one was around, he returned to the third floor and sat in the flower hall at the end of the corridor to drink tea.
Taking advantage of the tall green plants and flowers to hide his figure, he would occasionally poke his head out from behind the Monstera and look towards Bai Qingqing's door.
It was already past noon, and there was still no sound in his granddaughter's room.
The old man waited for the whole morning and went to the toilet three times, but the door was not opened.
In the outdoor courtyard, Bai Shuting and Ao Xinyi looked at the heads that popped up from time to time in the flower hall and then sank down again. The couple felt helpless.
Bai Shuting pondered for a moment: "Xinyi... Actually, for what we are going to do next, Dad's attitude may be a good thing."
Ao Xinyi shook his head: "I don't want to. We have made Qingqing suffer enough injustice. Even if we have to leave, I hope that Qingqing's final memory of this place... can be a little better."
Qingqing said that she would consider going abroad, but Ao Xinyi never gave her a clear answer. Ao Xinyi thought that even if she didn't want to study abroad, he could use the excuse of traveling to send her away for a while.
If Qingqing refused to leave, she would urge her to leave.
She must be sent away.
I just don't know what Jiang Mu Ning means when he says he wants to go abroad... The variety show was recorded last night, and Jiang Mu Ning will be back this afternoon. He will definitely tell them about this, so we'll see what happens then.
Ao Xinyi: "How is the investigation of the Jiang family and their related industries going? Is there any place we can start? We are short of time and cannot afford to delay."
Bai Shuting said seriously: "Everything is ready. As soon as Qingqing leaves, we will start."
upstairs.
With nothing to do today, Bai Qingqing placed Nuanyu beside her and slept soundly for more than ten hours. When she woke up, the hidden injuries on her body had almost healed, and even the bones in her broken leg had grown a lot.
The spiritual power within the warm jade still feels strong today, and there is no change even after her lavish use.
Such a precious thing, even if it is made into a magic weapon, can save several lives. Ji Kui actually gave it to her without any fear that she would take it and not do anything about it.
Now that her cultivation had recovered somewhat, Bai Qingqing checked the gourd containing the Heavenly Dao, and continued to keep it close to her body along with the dagger. She got up with Nuan Yu in her palm and checked the messages in the program group.
They have finished filming and will be taking the return flight at noon today, arriving in Dongshi in the evening.
After washing up, she sat in an electric wheelchair and went out with a new folding cane on the side.
As soon as she went out, she felt a distant gaze quickly retreating from her.
Bai Qingqing followed her feeling and glanced in the direction of the flower hall. She immediately recognized the swaying figure behind the green plants: Ao Binghong.
Ao Bai's rooms and the rooms of the elderly on both sides are all on the second floor, which is convenient for going up and down. The fact that Ao Binghong is now in the flower hall on the third floor is self-evident.
Most likely he came to cause trouble for her.
Bai Qingqing pretended not to see anything and drove her wheelchair towards the elevator. In the empty corridor, she handsomely threw away her folding cane with one hand.
With a "snap", it turned into a straight silver iron rod in the air.
Ao Binghong was startled by the noise and retracted his foot that was about to meet his granddaughter. He watched the electric wheelchair smoothly draw an arc in front of his eyes and drive into the elevator.
In the elevator, Bai Qingqing curled her lips and pressed the next floor.
The elevator door closed slowly, gathering the sunlight in the corridor into a line. Just as it was about to close, the door was suddenly pushed open, revealing Ao Binghong's serious face.
The old man entered the elevator, and after two seconds of silence, he casually asked, "Where are you going?"
Bai Qingqing glanced at him in the reflection of the elevator door.
The old man looked at her and said, "Your feet are inconvenient. I happen to have nothing to do right now. I can push you over."
Bai Qingqing: "Don't bother, the wheelchair is electric."
Ao Binghong was silent. It was obvious that after what happened yesterday, his granddaughter didn't have a good impression of him when they met for the first time.
After a few words and a brief pause, the elevator quickly reached the first floor. Bai Qingqing steered the elevator out, and Ao Binghong followed behind her. In the quiet and deserted surroundings, he suddenly said, "Qingqing, yesterday... it was Grandpa's fault. Grandpa apologizes to you."
The wheelchair stopped.
Bai Qingqing raised her eyes to look at him and frowned.
[Why are you two different people today and yesterday? What are you planning...]
Ao Binghong was stunned when he heard the voice. He was sure that he had really heard Bai Qingqing's voice just now. However, she really did not open her mouth. Instead, she looked at him with a thoughtful expression.
Yesterday, he heard something once or twice and he thought it was hallucination or vision problems.
But now there were only two of them, only one and a half steps away. Ao Binghong confirmed that he had not heard wrongly, and it was not because of old age that his eyes were blurry.
The old man stood there in a daze for a moment.
Before he could react, Bai Qingqing's face suddenly turned a little hurt: "It's okay, Grandpa, you don't have to apologize to me. I can't stay in this house for much longer anyway... Mu Ning will be back tonight, right? I will try to avoid appearing in front of her and you as much as possible."
Bai Qingqing lowered her head and squeezed her eyes, but not a single tear came out. She blinked her eyes and gave up the idea of crying. She raised her head again, without looking at Ao Binghong again, turned around and smoothly drove away by twisting the joystick.
"Hey," Ao Binghong called out subconsciously and followed her, not caring about the sound or not, and chased after her and asked, "Why can't you stay longer?"
While having dinner yesterday, my daughter told the old couple about what her granddaughter had gone through over the years. She didn’t have time to talk in detail about what was happening now, let alone whether she would leave or not.
If she leaves, where can she go?
Although he dotes on Ningning, he didn't say that he didn't want to have his own granddaughter.
He still has to teach his children well!
At least Ningning and Qingqing should have a good relationship.
Bai Qingqing was about to cry, but she didn't answer. She drove her wheelchair all the way to the kitchen. When she saw Aunt Qiao, she immediately shouted that she was hungry and asked if there was anything to eat.
[Hungry, hungry, hungry… It’s time for lunch, right? I want to eat charcoal grilled lamb chops, slurp~]
Yu Xiulan was making snacks in the kitchen when she vaguely heard her granddaughter's voice. She poked her head out of the kitchen and saw that it was indeed Bai Qingqing. She said happily, "Qingqing, you're up. You want to have lunch, right? The meal will be ready in a while. Let me make you something to fill your stomach first."
In the summer there is little lamb on the menu, but Qingqing wanted to eat lamb chops so she just took some out and fried them, which was very quick.
Bai Qingqing was also stunned when she saw Yu Xiulan's warm and familiar face.
She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with the current script.
[How come things change so much in one day? Shouldn’t everyone dislike me? They should dislike everything I do, including eating, sleeping, talking and doing…]
[Now that’s a bit too friendly…]
[Is it because Jiang Mu Ning hasn't returned home yet? ]
"If you want to eat fried lamb chops, just let Aunt Qiao make it." Bai Qingqing smiled at Yu Xiulan and then turned to look at Aunt Qiao. She still felt more at ease with her.
She was afraid that Yu Xiulan would add too much salt and choke her to death.
Several voices of slightly different quality sounded in the quiet space.
Yu Xiulan frowned in confusion and looked at the old man beside her granddaughter, and saw the same shock on his face.
The couple's eyes met across the air, and with just this one glance, Yu Xiulan and Ao Binghong soon received the same affirmation from the faces of the other old couple.
They just heard their granddaughter's thoughts, right?
Is this what my daughter said is special about her granddaughter? What is that special thing that I will know when I meet her?
Just listen to your heart?
Does such a thing still exist in the world? ! !
Could it be that they were dreaming in broad daylight and haven't woken up yet...
Yu Xiulan and Ao Binghong's minds were racing. Their understanding of the world was greatly impacted. In this situation, they forced themselves to calm down.
Ao Binghong is determined not to believe these things and is still studying what the principles behind them are.
Yu Xiulan accepted it faster, and soon looked intently at Bai Qingqing, who was sitting weakly in a wheelchair. She wanted to eat lamb chops but was afraid of bothering herself, and even the faint smile on her face was filled with worry.
Yu Xiulan recalled what she had just said in her heart, how no one should dislike her, and that they were dissatisfied with everything she did, and her eyes were suddenly filled with heartache.
Her own granddaughter, whom she had never met, was also a piece of flesh that fell from her daughter!
Not to mention the miserable experiences she had endured in the past few years, but now that she had returned home she still had to live so cautiously, Yu Xiulan's eyes immediately became moist.
"Grandma made it. She's a pretty good cook. Qingqing will try her cooking today!" Yu Xiulan didn't dare to look at Bai Qingqing's face which looked so similar to her daughter's when she was a child. She turned around and went into the kitchen.
Bai Qingqing sat in the wheelchair, stunned for a moment.
What are the personalities and characters of Yu Xiulan and Ao Binghong in the original book?
In the book, the four old men on both sides are not described very much. After all, Li Qingqing was already courting death enough on her own, so the author did not spend much time and effort on the four old men.
If the old couple hadn't suddenly appeared, she wouldn't have known the names of Ao Xinyi's parents.
They seem to be similar to traditional grandparents and conform to social stereotypes about men and women.
The only thing worth mentioning is that among the Ao and Bai families, the one who doted on Jiang Muning the most was Ao Binghong.
If you want stars, give them to the stars; if you want the moon, give it to the moon.
Yu Xiulan should be the one who was mentioned briefly, as she appeared in less than half a chapter.
So, in the parts that the author did not describe, Yu Xiulan's attitude towards Li Qingqing was actually quite good?
Bai Qingqing tapped her fingers on the wheelchair and glanced at Ao Binghong who was still standing beside her. In the novel, Ao Binghong doted on Jiang Mu Ning to the utmost, and he must have been extremely bad to her, the control group.
It seems that of the two old men, he should be the one to be most wary of. [Should I scare him, or should I do it like this...]
Ao Binghong suddenly shuddered where he was standing, and his wandering eyes suddenly fell on her.
Startled and jerky, like the monkeys on Huangmei Mountain.
Bai Qingqing slowly shook her head: [There is no need to confront him head-on.]
She drove her wheelchair to the table, and the butler moved the original chair away and squatted down to lock the wheels for her.
The next plan is very clear. Her cultivation has recovered most of it. When Jiang Mu Ning comes back tonight, she will try to strangle the captured Tian Dao. One is to see if she can kill him, and the other is to see if Jiang Mu Ning and the big one above his head will have any reaction.
If everything goes well, great.
Although it is not yet time for Jiang Mu Ning to go abroad, but since she claimed that she was going abroad, it would be convenient for her to kill people abroad during this period to avoid causing more trouble in the Bai family.
Now that the heroine of Small World is dead, how can the remaining actors cooperate? All the restraints should be useless, right?
It’s just right to finish off Jiang Mu Ning and then kill Tian Dao.
She doesn't care who comes and goes around her, what the plot is, or what their attitude is towards her.
Before she knew it, the freshly-fried lamb chops were placed in front of her on a black frosted plate.
Three lamb chops were drizzled with sauce and carefully arranged on a plate. The knife was sharp, and the tip of the fork was silver.
Bai Qingqing didn't notice Yu Xiulan's expectant face. She picked up the knife and fork with both hands, put the fork on the lamb chop, and cut through the lamb chop with the knife, which made a rustling sound on the bottom of the plate.
【Kill, kill, kill, kill.】
Yu Xiulan’s smile froze and she looked confused.
Rustle?
How can Qingqing be so cute? She even dubbed in her mind while cutting lamb chops?
Bai Qingqing stuffed the cut mutton into her mouth and gritted it with her teeth, not caring about anything else.
Anyway, this is her plan. If something goes wrong in any link and the small world collapses, then let it collapse. Anyway, she can't follow the plot all her life, and she can't resist taking action against Tiandao when she can obviously kill him.
Even if it was in exchange for the white jade that Ji Kui gave her, she had to go through this journey.
[Kill, kill, kill, the lamb chops are so delicious. There are only two left... How come they are finished so quickly? Wow...]
[I suddenly want to eat grilled shrimp. 】
Ao Binghong followed her and quietly sat down at the dining table. He looked at Bai Qingqing from across the table and studied her thoughts curiously.
When Yu Xiulan heard Bai Qingqing praising her delicious lamb chops, she felt that it was not enough. Her smile suddenly widened and she looked at her old man proudly: "Qingqing, do you want to eat something else?"
My granddaughter said she wanted to eat grilled shrimp.
It would definitely be inconvenient for her to eat shrimps now. Yu Xiulan said inconspicuously: "Today's beef ribs are quite beautiful. How about frying some more beef ribs?"
Beef ribs?
Not bad.
Bai Qingqing instantly forgot about grilling shrimps and gave Yu Xiulan a cute smile: "Okay, I want to eat. Thank you, grandma."
Yu Xiulan immediately got up and went to the kitchen. When she passed Ao Binghong, she pinched him and told him to stop staring at her granddaughter in such a curious way.
Ao Binghong still couldn't accept the fact that he could hear his granddaughter's inner voice, and it was even more difficult for him to understand that his wife could communicate with her so freely.
He held his arm and touched it in pain.
Bai Qingqing had already continued to work on the remaining two lamb chops while thinking about Yu Xiulan's ending in the book.
[In the end, not much time was spent on them...]
After Ao Xinyi committed suicide by shooting herself abroad, it was Yu Xiulan who presided over the funeral for her daughter, holding her portrait and ashes.
Sons, daughters, grandchildren, some died, some were injured.
Yu Xiulan's hair turned snow-white overnight, and she looked like a soulless puppet at the funeral.
Jiang Muning went to attend the funeral to mourn Ao Xinyi. Yu Xiulan, who had no reaction to the guests and the outside world throughout the whole process, came to her senses and beat Jiang Muning out like crazy.
With tears streaming down his face and a madman in his act, he roared that the Ao and Bai families had raised a vicious wolf.
Ao Binghong also felt heartbroken and disgusted with Jiang Muning, whom he had once treated like the apple of his eye.
The author used 500 words to describe Ao Xinyi's funeral, focusing mainly on the breakup between Jiang Muning and the Ao family. After the funeral, there was no more writing about these two old people.
It seems that the two of them should have survived to the end.
But I think, even if he doesn't die, life as an orphan in old age won't be very good.
Bai Qingqing said this calmly in her heart, finishing the crispy and tender lamb chops in just a few bites without even glancing at Ao Binghong's pale face.
The beef ribs were lightly fried on all sides for two or three minutes before being served. The fat soaked the texture of the meat. Yu Xiulan brought the beef ribs to Bai Qingqing, and seeing her eyes sparkling and eager to eat, she put down the plate and reminded her, "Be careful of the heat, eat slowly."
"Thank you, grandma."
Yu Xiulan turned around and saw that Ao Binghong looked unwell. She asked him in a low voice, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ao Binghong had not yet recovered from Bai Qingqing's words.
What about Yiyi committing suicide by shooting herself in a foreign country, Xiulan presiding over her funeral with gray hair, what about losing one's parents in old age???
What happened to Ningning? Why did Xiulan kick Ningning out? Why did he hate Ningning?
Ao Binghong's first reaction was that Bai Qingqing was making things up, but her tone was too serious, and there wasn't even a hint of joking in it. It was more like she was stating a fact.
Ao Binghong didn't believe it in his heart, but even though he was just listening, he was protected and controlled. His face turned pale, his arms went numb, and he held on to the dining table with both hands.
If I wasn't sitting on a chair, my legs would be so weak that I wouldn't be able to stand.
Being interrupted by Yu Xiulan's words, Ao Binghong calmed down a little. His old eyes were red and he didn't know when he started to cry.
He wanted to stand up and scold Bai Qingqing for talking nonsense, but he was so sad and heartbroken that he couldn't say a word. He always felt that Bai Qingqing's voice would come true.
Yu Xiulan saw her husband suddenly cry, she cried out "Ah!" and quickly sat beside him, asking in a low voice: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Weren't you fine when we set out?"
Yu Xiulan spoke softly, but Bai Qingqing had better hearing, so she glanced at them when she heard what she said.
Feeling Bai Qingqing's gaze, Ao Binghong felt even more heartbroken, as if all the thoughts in his heart had become a burning reality, unavoidable as he followed her gaze.
He didn't have the energy to ask, and waved his hands weakly: "I don't feel well, help me lie down in my room for a while..."
Yu Xiulan quickly helped him to stand up, and while helping him back to the room, she asked him in detail where he felt uncomfortable and whether he wanted a doctor to come over and give him an acupuncture.
Ao Binghong was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, and he walked with trembling hands every few steps. When the two of them walked to the corner of the living room, they happened to bump into their daughter and son-in-law.
"...It was Yu Xiulan who presided over the funeral for her daughter, holding her portrait and ashes."
The old man's mind echoed with these words. He opened his mouth with a hum and grabbed his daughter's hand without saying anything, feeling her warm body temperature: "Yiyi, what's going on with Qingqing, Qingqing's voice? She..."
Ao Binghong was a man who would not shed tears even if he was shot by bullets. Ao Xinyi had never seen such a scene before. The three people were immediately shocked and surrounded him, and helped the old man to sit on the chair nearby.
"Did you hear it?" Ao Xinyi asked, "Dad, what did you hear?"
No one would believe this matter unless they heard it with their own ears. Ao Xinyi only mentioned it once without elaborating.
At this point it seemed that Dad not only heard it, but he also heard something that hit him hard.
Yu Xiulan only then realized that the old man must have done this because he heard his granddaughter's thoughts alone when she was in the kitchen.
Ao Binghong cried like a child: "She's talking nonsense! She's talking nonsense! How could she think of you like that in her heart!"
He had already felt unbearably heartbroken when he first heard it. Now Bai Qingqing's words echoed in his mind, slowly weaving together a picture, as if he was really at his daughter's funeral.
He had been in poor health for many years and usually didn't even buy health supplements. How could he have listened to Bai Qingqing's concerns?
Ao Binghong felt that he must have lost his mind, and tried his best to calm himself down, reminding himself not to take Bai Qingqing's words seriously.
And what about Ningning being a vicious wolf? That’s all nonsense!
Bai Shuting suddenly asked, "Dad... did you hear Qingqing say in her heart that you were dead?"
"Nonsense! No!" Ao Binghong's eyes widened, shocked by the outrageous words of his always filial son-in-law.
Yu Xiulan opened her eyes wide: "Shu Ting, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Ao Xinyi understood: "That means he heard that I was dead."
Just now, when dad saw her, he pulled her hand. It seems that she was the one who died.
Ao Xinyi suddenly laughed out loud. Qingqing didn't say anything happened to the two old people, so her parents might be fine.
Ao Binghong was indeed even more furious. He stood up and jumped up in anger: "You are talking nonsense! Children speak without restraint! Did you hear Bai Qingqing say that about you in her heart? You really take what a child says seriously!"
Ao Xinyi sighed: "Dad, she is not 'that Bai Qingqing', she is my daughter... Since you have heard some of it, I will tell you everything."
In this world, no one from the Bai family can escape.
Her parents are also about to face their fate.
She and Bai Shuting took the two old people out of the main building, sat them in the warm sunshine in the back garden, and calmly began to describe what kind of world they lived in.
…
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
On the school table in the back garden, four people’s cell phones began to ring one after another.
The conversation, which was already coming to an end, was interrupted. Ao Xinyi first glanced at his phone and found that it was a message from Jiang Mu Ning.
"Jiang Mu Ning is about to arrive home. He will be home at about the same time as we returned yesterday, around five o'clock."
Yu Xiulan wiped away her tears. In just four hours in the afternoon, she felt like she had aged ten years. She became angry when she heard the name "Jiang Mu Ning". Seeing her daughter reading a message, she also glanced at her own phone.
After seeing the screen clearly, he opened Ao Binghong's message and found two identical messages with only the names changed:
[Grandma/Grandpa, I've finished filming and just got off the plane. I'm going home now. I think we can meet around 5:30!]
[Long time no see, I miss you so much.]
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