Chapter 48 I don't know what she looks like
"Mom, Mom, shall we go out and play?" An An's voice pulled Shen Lianxiu's thoughts out of suspicion and fear.
When Chen Lianxiu looked at the sky outside, it was almost dark.
This was something that had been promised to An An a long time ago, so Chen Lianxiu naturally couldn't go back on her word. So she could only put all those things behind her, hurriedly had dinner with An An, and then left Pei Mansion.
Although Aunt Zhang had been informed of this matter earlier and she had readily agreed at that time, perhaps because of what had just happened, Aunt Zhang assigned another maid to accompany Chen Lianxiu and An An.
There is nothing wrong with having one more person, but since there was no one before and there is one now, it is inevitable that there is a sense of surveillance. Chen Lianxiu always feels awkward, but in order to avoid any more trouble, he has to agree.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the gate of Pei Mansion, he saw Pei Qian coming back from outside.
He couldn't just pretend he didn't see her. After greeting her, Pei Qian asked, "Where are you going, Madam Yu?"
Shen Lianxiu answered honestly.
Pei Qian said, "Today is Qixi Festival. The streets are crowded. It's not safe for a servant like me to go alone. How about this? I'll go with you."
Chen Lianxiu was sweating profusely and quickly waved her hands: "No, no, we'll just go for a walk and be back soon. We won't go far."
"Madam Yu is fine on her own, but there's also An An." Pei Qian walked over to An An, leaned over and picked her up. "Let's go."
Chen Lianxiu frowned imperceptibly, but could only follow.
The city of Chenzhou was brightly lit and bustling at this time, but Shen Lianxiu had completely lost interest.
How did we run into the Pei family?
Pei Qian stopped in front of a lighting shop, holding An An. An An was already pointing at a little rabbit lantern and said to Shen Lianxiu, "I want this."
Chen Lianxiu felt a little comforted. At least An An didn't ask Pei Qian, who was holding her, for anything. This showed that she had done a good job of educating An An.
She took out the money and was about to give it to him, but Pei Qian's servant was one step ahead of her and had already given the money. An An was very satisfied holding the little rabbit lantern.
"Are you happy?" Pei Qian asked An An.
An An nodded heavily: "I like it."
"An An, hurry up and thank Uncle Pei." Shen Lianxiu said.
After hearing what Shen Lianxiu said, An An immediately thanked him in a loud voice.
"No need to thank me, it's just a little thing." Pei Qian smiled and touched the two small buns on An An's head. "I wish I had such a good daughter."
Chen Lianxiu gave a wry smile, then immediately felt something was wrong and quickly added, "It will happen naturally after Pei Langjun gets married."
Pei Qian continued walking down the street, holding An An in his arms. As they walked, he asked, "When did Madam Yu's husband die?"
Shen Lianxiu said: "Four or five years ago."
"So An An died before she was born or right after she was born," Pei Qian sighed, and then said, "Then it must have been very hard for Madam Yu to raise her alone, right?"
Shen Lianxiu said: "Not bad."
"Madam Yu doesn't seem to be in a good mood?"
"No, I just don't want to talk about the past anymore."
Pei Qian smiled, seemingly innocently, and pointed ahead, "There are many acrobatics along this street. An An will definitely like them."
Shen Lianxiu nodded and indicated that she would follow him.
Along the way, Pei Qian bought some sweets and fruits for An An. Afraid that she would be thirsty, he also bought some sugar ice and snow cold yuanzi and asked the maid to take them.
An An gave Chen Lianxiu a lion candy, and Chen Lianxiu had no choice but to eat it. The candy was obviously sweet, but she had no taste for it and had no interest in eating it.
As we walked down the street, we saw people performing fire-breathing and puppetry in front of us, with a crowd of people surrounding them.
Seeing this, Chen Lianxiu said to Pei Qian, "No need to go in. We can just watch from outside. We can see it anyway."
Pei Qian let An An sit on his shoulders.
Chen Lianxiu felt that it was inappropriate and uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do but do this.
An An is a little kid who knows nothing, but she is very happy.
She had never been to Chenzhou before and had never seen these acrobatics, so she was naturally extremely surprised.
Chen Lianxiu was feeling upset, but when he looked up, he saw An An's little mouth wide open, his eyes brightly staring at the person who was spewing fire over there, his little hands clapping hard, his palms turning red, the firelight reflected on An An's chubby little face, and Chen Lianxiu's heart softened, and the gloominess just now dissipated by half.
Since you have agreed to accompany An An out to play, don't be indecisive, but should accompany her well.
She smiled and turned her attention to the juggling over there.
About half an hour had passed. After all, Chenzhou was not like the capital, where festivals never stopped all night. It was already late now, and the circus performances had begun to close.
An An loved watching fire-breathing shows the most. Chen Lianxiu thought she wouldn't have much chance to watch them, so she didn't rush her to go back. Instead, she waited until she finished watching the last show before holding An An's hand and asking, "Is it good?"
An An answered loudly: "It looks good!"
Pei Qian held her most of the time tonight. An An yawned at this moment, and when she saw Chen Lianxiu, she began to miss her mother. She twisted her little body and wanted to get down.
Pei Qian put her down, and Chen Lianxiu held An An's hand. At this time, the crowd was walking out in twos and threes. She moved aside slightly and then followed the crowd.
An An rubbed her eyes again, and Shen Lianxiu asked her: "Want to sleep, right?"
An An shook her head repeatedly.
Chen Lianxiu knew that she still wanted to play, so she didn't restrain her. At this time, there were many people and the noise was noisy, so she raised her voice a little: "Then let's walk and see as we go!"
She held An An's hand and followed the crowd, walking forward.
Not far from them, a pair of eyes that were almost identical to An An's were momentarily distracted when they heard the faint words carried by the wind.
But after a moment, he reacted and searched the crowd like crazy.
The crowd was surging, and he looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of him, but he didn't know where to start.
The colleagues who had been hanging out with Zhou Linjin were all baffled. Ao Xing, who had worked with him for many years and was more familiar with him, quickly went up to him and grabbed him, "Sir, what are you doing?"
Zhou Linjin said with a pale face: "I'm looking for someone."
That voice must be Shen Lianxiu's. He wouldn't be wrong. Even if he died, he would never forget her voice.
She's still alive!
But what about people?
Zhou Linjin's palms were covered in cold sweat. He didn't recognize her at all.
Even if she stood in front of him, he would not be able to recognize her.
Say one more word, as long as he hears her say one more word, he will definitely be able to find her...
Ao Xing said, "What does it look like? We'll help you find it together, don't worry!"
Ao Xing saw that something was wrong with him, so he thought it was because he had been drinking and had been out in the wind. There was no need to be so anxious to find someone.
Zhou Linjin said: "I don't know her."
Ao Xing and his colleagues fell silent upon hearing this.
"I'm drunk..." Ao Xing said awkwardly, "Sir, let's go back."
Today it was Ao Xing who suggested that they go to the street to see what was happening. Zhou Linjin didn't want to come at first, but he had to agree under Ao Xing's strong persuasion. If Zhou Linjin got drunk and went crazy in the street, he would definitely blame him when he sobered up.
"Call Bi Cha, call Bi Cha quickly!" Zhou Linjin almost lost his composure and shouted at Ao Xing.
Bi Cha clearly followed him to Chenzhou, but he did not bring him out. Bi Cha recognized his face. If Bi Cha was here at this moment, he would definitely find him!
Ao Xing wanted to help Zhou Linjin, but he brushed his hand away, and then he watched Zhou Linjin plunge into the crowd.
He called out a name, but his eyes were full of confusion.
Because the women he went to see were all young and beautiful, the women in the crowd panicked and quickly avoided him, thinking he was a drunken lecher.
"Did you see a woman?"
"There are so many women here, what do they look like?"
"I don't know. I don't know what she looks like."
"Are you sick? I don't know who you're looking for! Get out of here!"
People walked away and the crowd gradually dispersed.
When Bi Cha noticed it, Zhou Linjin was standing in the middle of the street.
The streets were deserted, but he still stared at the people walking in groups of three or four.
"My dear!" Bi Cha, not knowing what was going on, hurried forward. "Are you drunk? What's wrong with you?"
Zhou Linjin pressed his forehead, but still couldn't stop the sharp dull pain in his head, as if a saw was constantly sawing at him, trying to split him in half.
Bi Cha was also shocked when he saw that his face was blue and pale.
Although he followed Zhou Linjin and knew that he had been depressed about that incident in recent years, he had never seen him lose his composure like this.
The last time I saw him like this was five years ago when he made a scene at the Shen family after learning of Shen Lianxiu's death.
Bi Cha suddenly came to his senses and thought that Zhou Linjin might have drunk too much, so he thought of Chen Lianxiu again. He was about to go up and restrain Zhou Linjin, but Zhou Linjin grabbed his wrist instead.
"I heard it, she's still alive." A lock of hair fell hastily, but it couldn't hide the hope in Zhou Linjin's eyes. "Bi Cha, help me, help me find her. She must be nearby. I heard her voice!"
Bi Cha frowned: "My dear, Madam Shen is dead..."
"She's not dead! Find her for me!"
At this time, Ao Xing and others also came forward. They had also heard about what happened five years ago, but they had never seen Zhou Linjin express any emotion, so they always regarded it as a bad debt, which would be settled when the person died. However, they did not expect that Zhou Linjin seemed to have gone crazy at this moment.
"Go find it quickly," Ao Xing winked at Bi Cha, "otherwise, why would I need you to eat!"
Bi Cha had no choice. At this time, the people on the street had gradually dispersed, so he looked at them one by one aimlessly.
Zhou Linjin also went in the opposite direction of Bi Cha. Even if he didn't recognize her face, he would be able to recognize her if she spoke.
But there was no trace of Shen Lianxiu.
The night deepened, and without knowing when, the streets had become completely quiet, with only a few people who had not returned home and vendors who had packed up their stalls.
Zhou Linjin came back from the other side of the street and Bi Cha was already waiting for him there.
"My dear..." Bi Cha came up, "No one..."
Zhou Linjin didn't say anything.
Ao Xing said: "Maybe I just heard it wrong."
The colleagues nearby also agreed.
Did he hear it wrong? How could he even hear her voice wrong?
Could it be that over time, he would slowly forget even her voice? Then how could he recognize her again?
"Go back," Zhou Linjin lowered his eyes, and it seemed as if even his neck drooped a bit. "It was me who lost my composure tonight and disturbed everyone's interest."
Having said that, he didn't wait for anyone else to speak, and he raised his leg and walked forward.
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