Chapter 2: The Abandoned Capitalist Lady in the 1950s
The heroine of that novel is Xu Qingwan!
The story begins in 1950, when several concubines of the Xu family were arguing about dividing the family property in the Xu family villa in Gangcheng.
At this time, the Xu family was extremely poor, and their income was far less than their expenses!
The whole family can only rely on Bai Lian to work hard outside to make a living. Xu Qingwan and Xu Yunzhou also have to go to work to earn money to supplement the family income when they are not in school.
And what about the other family members? Each one is lazier than the other and unwilling to go out and earn money!
That morning, when everyone saw that breakfast still only consisted of porridge and pickles, the third sister Xu Yunwan's temper suddenly exploded and she threw her chopsticks to the ground.
This fall triggered a family war and eventually led to the separation of the family!
Bai Lian took Xu Qingwan and Xu Yunzhou and left the Xu family with a pitifully small amount of money. From then on, Xu Qingwan's legendary life began!
What kind of gangster boss got injured and fainted, and she was the one who saved him!
And the governor's father was in trouble, and what a coincidence, she happened to run into him and lend a hand!
She even discovered the kidnapping of the richest man's child! Things like this happened several times.
In short, Xu Qingwan had a wide network of contacts and extremely good luck. She could always pick up several good stones every time she gambled on them. With these, she quickly accumulated capital and started a business in Gangcheng.
With the help of his connections, he soon became a new force in Hong Kong!
The fact that Xu Qingwan had an older sister was that she often stroked a peace locket. When others asked her about it, she said that it was the only thing left by her older sister who stayed in the mainland.
The night before coming to Hong Kong City, my elder sister died of illness, and this peace locket became my only thought!
Ning Ning hadn't finished reading this book when she saw that Xu Qingwan had taken a fancy to a piece of land and wanted to buy it to build a shopping mall. She had planned to continue reading the rest of the novel tomorrow.
Who would have thought that I would be transported directly into this book as soon as I fell asleep!
This time, I can actually experience the world in the book! This isn't just immersive; I'm actually directly participating in it. It's truly unparalleled!
But looking at the direction Xu Qingwan and Xu Yunzhou were walking, they were coming towards her. Could it be that the eldest lady also lived here?
Never mind, these people were moving things secretly in the middle of the night like thieves, they definitely didn’t want too many people to know, so there was nothing wrong with them pretending to be asleep!
Unexpectedly, the footsteps were getting closer and closer. The two stopped at her door and knocked. The girl's voice came: "Big sister, are you awake? Yunzhou and I are here to see you."
Hearing no movement in the room, Xu Yunzhou pushed the door open impatiently, "She's so sick, maybe she's dying. Let's quickly find out if she has any good things hidden here. Once we find them, we can get out quickly, otherwise we'll miss the boat!"
As he spoke, he rushed into the house, turned on the light and started looking.
Mom clearly said that anything found here belongs to whoever finds it, and Dad also agreed, but Qingwan was still dragging her feet.
Xu Qingwan followed Xu Yunzhou into the room. She didn't mess around anywhere else, but just touched and prodded around the wooden bed where Ning Ning was lying, even touching the bottom of the bed.
Ning Ning could feel with her eyes closed that the room was turned upside down by them as if it had been swept through by a tornado.
But she didn't expect that after listening for a long time, she found out that the unlucky young lady was actually herself.
Whose young lady lives so poorly and dresses so simply? If these two people hadn't said that, she would have thought she was a servant.
But now she dared not move. The eldest daughter was so poor, and people came to search her house. It was obvious that she had no status in this family. She had better continue to listen to what they said to see if there was any news that would benefit her.
The two of them were like two headless flies, turning every corner of the room upside down, but they didn't find anything.
Xu Yunzhou lost his patience. "I didn't expect he was such a pauper. The Qi family has such a huge fortune, but how come they only have this little bit of stuff?"
Xu Qingwan frowned, "Dad has been looking for it for so many years and still can't find it, or maybe there is really nothing left of the Qi family, it's just an empty shell.
Or maybe that woman is cunning and said she gave everything to Dad, but in fact she kept some of it and hid it somewhere else."
Xu Yunzhou curled his lips and raised his chin towards Ning Ning who was lying on the bed, "But in all these years, I haven't seen her go anywhere else to get anything. Maybe she really doesn't have anything.
Forget it, we just came here to look for it before we leave, and if we don’t find it, forget it.”
Xu Qingwan always felt that there was something she hadn't found, so she called out "Big Sister" twice.
Seeing that Ning Ning on the bed did not respond, he was about to reach out to lift Ning Ning's quilt, intending to feel if it was hidden on her.
At this moment, Ning Ning's body suddenly began to curl up, which frightened Xu Qingwan so much that she shuddered and took a big step back, not daring to move forward anymore.
When Ning Ning heard the word "Qi family", a sudden sharp pain came over her head, and a memory that had nothing to do with her suddenly popped into her mind.
The pain made her body curl up uncontrollably into a ball, and she couldn't help but whimpering.
These two half-grown children were timid after all. When they saw that Ning Ning seemed to be about to wake up, they left the room directly.
After searching for such a long time, they didn't find any treasures. I guess there really wasn't anything, otherwise why would Dad allow them to rummage around in this room? He would have quietly put it away long ago, so how could it be their turn!
Thinking of this, the two of them quickly left Ning Ning's room. They still had to hurry to board the ship and leave Hai City, but they didn't have that much time to waste here. The two of them walked faster and faster, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The sound of a car starting could be heard outside. As the sound gradually faded away, Ning Ning gradually calmed down.
It turned out that Ning Ning was receiving the memories of this little girl.
The girl's name was Qi Tingwan. Yes, her surname was Qi. The Qi family had only one daughter, and Mr. Xu was the Qi family's live-in son-in-law.
When Qi Tingwan was seven years old, the old man and the old lady of the Qi family both passed away.
Mr. Xu immediately brought Bai Lian and her two children back home. They were only half a year younger than Qi Tingwan. Look, how long did Mr. Xu have to raise Bai Lian and her two children outside?
The little girl always remembered that before her grandfather died, he hung a peace locket around her neck, saying that it was the key to unlock the Qi family's treasure house.
Qi Tingwan always called the old couple of the Qi family grandpa and grandma.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Qi family donated most of their wealth to support the revolution.
The remaining treasures were passed down from generation to generation by the head of the Qi family, and she was told not to tell anyone, not even her father.
Not long after the old couple passed away, Qi Tingwan's mother, the eldest daughter of the Qi family, also died in an accident while going out.
Now the Qi family has become the Xu family, and Qi Tingwan has fallen into Bai Lian's hands.
As soon as the two elders of the Qi family passed away, Bai Lian and others were taken back. Of course, Miss Qi was not happy about it.
Now that Miss Qi is gone, no one can stop Bai Lian and her son from being brought back. Qi Tingwan will fall directly into Bai Lian's hands. How can life be good then?
She didn't let her eat enough and told her to keep in shape. He used so many tricks to torture her.
Being kicked out of the master bedroom on the third floor and moved to the guest bedroom on the first floor, saying that he had to give way to his younger sister, is nothing new!
There is no way a little girl of seven or eight years old can defeat an adult.
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