Chapter 185 Welcome Welcome
"Hand over the milk quickly!" The old lady played around with her grandson very persistently.
"Nothing, take a look!" Jiang Shiming had already stuffed the photo behind him, raised his hand and turned it around with a smile. "I just ran into a primary school classmate in Dongcheng District, and I forgot his name, so I came here to look through the photos."
The old lady continued to feel around but couldn't find anything. She pouted and said, "Go ahead and make something up. Let's see if you can make up a granddaughter-in-law for me."
"Maybe I can make up a little fairy to cheer her up," he smiled and led her downstairs. After having some midnight snack, he reported what happened at grandpa's house to the two old people and then went upstairs.
As soon as the door closed, the smile on his face faded completely, and he took out a yellowed photo from his sleeve. This was a photo taken 22 years ago in the Jiang family's old house in Shanghai. Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang had no silver hair yet, and they were wearing suits and cheongsams that were very popular at the time, sitting upright on plum blossom chairs, looking like a pampered master and mistress.
Next to them was a young couple. The woman was holding a boy of three or four years old in her arms, and on the other side was a pretty girl.
The photo had been touched for more than 20 years, and the girl's appearance had become very blurry. However, he could still firmly believe from her slender and graceful figure and elegant posture that his aunt was once the most beautiful woman in Shanghai, and was worthy of being praised by great writers and written into textbooks.
"Oh," he threw himself onto the bed. If only there hadn't been that fire that year, he would have known what his aunt looked like, and that could have eliminated one of the reasons why he felt a sense of déjà vu when he saw that girl this morning.
That little girl was really pretty, like a white jade doll. She was the only girl he was willing to look at, but she wasn't the kind of girl that men and women fell in love with at first sight.
I don't know why he has such a ridiculous guess. My aunt is so beautiful, and the chance of her surviving in the war is too low. Although they have never given up looking for her over the years, none of the news is true.
Gradually, the family members have slowly accepted the fact that my aunt will never come back.
Forget it, he should just slowly find the answer himself, so as to save his family from having to deal with the blow of "the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment".
These past few days, An Zhixia was like a little hamster, moving things into the house non-stop every day. Not much each time, she put them all in a woven bag and placed them in the back room.
Jing Xiaosheng charged a lot of money but was efficient. On the third day after arriving in Fujiang County, he telegraphed her saying that everything had been done and that he had already bought a return ticket for the next day, which was the ninth day of the first lunar month.
An Zhixia had been keeping it to herself and hadn't told her brother. During lunch on the tenth day, while her brother was busy, she took the opportunity to talk to Chef Zhang for a while.
It was after get off work when Chef Zhang called An Zhiqiu over and said with a smile: "Zhiqiu, tomorrow a group of comrades from the south will come to visit our Kyoto, and the leaders want our Baifu State-owned Restaurant to help welcome and entertain them.
You see, among us, you are the only one who is good-looking and has good temperament, and you can represent the spirit of Baifu. So don't come here tomorrow morning, go to the train station to pick us up at 7 o'clock, and remember to bring the sign that says "Welcome to our Baifu State-owned Hotel" so you don't miss it. "
An Zhiqiu was confused. This was too general. "Master Zhang, where did these comrades come from? How many people are there? Didn't the leader send a car to pick them up?"
Chef Zhang's smile froze, and he said with a fierce face, "I don't know either. Anyway, that's what the leader told me to do. You should be smart when the time comes. They are so crowded that they will definitely be very conspicuous. When you come, isn't there a bus to our Dongcheng District? I will reimburse you for the bus ticket."
"Okay, Master Zhang, I'll prepare the filling now and let half of the dough rise. You can just make dumplings when you come tomorrow." An Zhiqiu smiled and replied, "I'll tell my sister first."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and get off work with your sister. We've watched you for so many days, and you can't even make the stuffing for buns?" After sending the man away, Chef Zhang was surrounded excitedly by the remaining few people.
"Master Zhang, has our Baifu State-Owned Restaurant become famous? Why do comrades from the south come to visit our restaurant?"
"Yes, this shows that the leaders above have taken Baifu seriously and have entrusted us with such an important task! Tomorrow we must put all our efforts into making an authentic Kyoto meal for our comrades in the south!"
"There's no inspection team here," Chef Zhang said unhappily, holding the cloth around his neck and shooing several people away, "Hurry up and get back to work. My wife and Yue's family are here, why are you joining in the fun?"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly remembered that An Zhixia had whispered to the chef for a long time at noon. They also wanted to see An Zhiqiu's ecstatic look when he saw his wife.
The next morning, after the brother and sister finished their exercise and had a simple meal, An Zhiqiu put on the black wool coat that his sister had prepared for him, took the paper cards he had made last night, and rode his bike to catch the bus.
An Zhixia redecorated her brother's room, replacing the four-piece suit of a phoenix wearing a peony with the label removed from the supermarket, pasted a pair of beautiful red double happiness window decorations on the bright windows, and hung lace on the roof which was made by cutting and pasting pieces of window decoration paper.
Thermos bottles, washbasins, toothbrushes, mouthwash cups, enamel pots, towels, etc. are all changed into festive styles and placed in pairs.
A mirror, a comb, hair accessories, and skin care products neatly occupied a corner of the desk, and there were two tweed coats, one long and one short, hanging in the closet.
The room looked particularly festive after she had decorated it like this. An Zhixia squinted her eyes in satisfaction, her gaze fell on the bed, and she immediately went forward to spread a layer of red dates, peanuts, longans and chestnuts under the sheets. Then she clapped her hands, closed the door, and went to clean up the rest of the room.
Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang lived in the west wing, which also had a large kang that could accommodate seven or eight adults. If they could make two more seats for the back, what if the two brothers of the Fang family were worried about coming with them? It was always better to be prepared.
After making the bed, putting out toiletries and cups, she washed her hands and went into the kitchen to start cooking. While preparing daily necessities, she also asked her brother to use the convenience of the state-owned restaurant to buy some food for the family. There were nine dishes, including cold dishes, fried food, stir-fried dishes, and steamed dishes, all served on a large plate. Each dish was quite large, and with the addition of soup, it was a good omen for the family to reunite.
An Zhiqiu bought a platform ticket at the station and went in. When he saw people getting off the train, he raised his sign and looked through the crowd. He waited for half an hour. He looked at his newlywed wife and Yue family who suddenly appeared in his sight. The corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, and a feeling of joy swept through his body.
"An Zhixia, you are awesome!"
He strode through the crowd with a little excitement, and quickly took the bag from his father-in-law. His eyes passed over Fang Hongye, and he smiled with red ears as he greeted everyone: "Dad, Mom, Brother Yuan, Niu Wang... Li Xi, Yan Yan, Xin Xin, you are all here? Welcome, welcome!"
Today's third update has been presented~ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~Bye~
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