August didn't feel any sense of loss because of this, maybe because the remuneration of more than 140 yuan an hour was too tempting and too important for her. What made her feel even more lucky was that this hard-earning job was not as good as August's.
It was so hard, so early in the morning, August just prepared breakfast with Wang Ma in the kitchen.
"How many people are dining?" August asked Wang Ma while clearing the dining table.
"It's just two people since we moved here. Mrs. Xue will be in China during this period." Wang Ma was boiling hot milk.
"Where is the other person?"
"He's Mr. Xue's son, Xue Ziyi. He's the same age as you, but he's about to graduate." Mother Wang poured the milk into the glass cup, "Quickly put the cutlery and plates on the dining table, Ziyi has already gotten up."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of clean footsteps coming from the second floor. After a while, a tall boy wearing a blue shirt appeared in August's restaurant. August's eyes accidentally met his handsome face.
The eyes looked at each other.
"Hi..." August greeted him awkwardly.
"Who is this person?" He didn't rush to pay attention to August. He just glanced at her, then turned to ask Wang Ma.
"Oh, this is Miss August. The new hourly worker." Wang Ma introduced.
"Oh, why don't the servants wear uniforms?" He said lightly, but the word "servant" stuck in August's mind like a needle. "You idiot, servant, I just come here and take the money after I finish my work."
Human temporary workers!" August cursed in his mind.
"I want croissant." He just did it by himself, then raised his head slightly and said to August in a commanding tone. "What?" August was stunned, "croissant." He repeated it again.
, he looked at August frowning slightly, still not understanding, he sighed helplessly with a slight disdain, then walked to the cupboard, picked up a basket of croissants on the counter, and then put it
In front of August, he said to her coldly, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to say this in Chinese, but do you want to go back to China and learn English well before you come back?"
After thinking for a while, Su stopped looking at Hinako's room. She straightened her clothes and walked out of her bedroom. When she came to the door of the store and opened the door to look inside, there was only the old housekeeper in the accounting room.
People are making calculations.
"Mr. Old Butler..."
The old housekeeper was startled when he suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind. When he turned his head and saw it was Su, his tone of voice was full of concern:
"Oh, what's the matter?" He was surprised by Su's sudden arrival.
"The new head, he..." This question was a question she asked intentionally, because she had long known that the new head had gone to Qian Shou.
"It seems like he was still here just now. Now I don't know where he has gone. Do you have anything urgent to do with the shop owner..."
"Nothing, just a little thing..."
While talking, she took another look at the abacus that the old butler had just made. It was messy, as if it was something a child had played with. In fact, the old butler's abacus was fake, and he had another plan in his mind.
.
"Shenmu promised to arrive at two o'clock, right?"
Su didn't know what to say, so he kept asking questions. At this moment, some of the clerks in the store who were issuing invoices stopped what they were doing and began to listen to the conversation between the two of them.
"What are you listening to if you don't work? If you don't hurry up and issue the invoice, will it be too late?" The old housekeeper noticed the change in the surrounding atmosphere, criticized the clerk a few times, then turned to Su and said, "As long as she gets here, I will
I will rush over and notify everyone, you can just wait in the backyard."
He said with some urging in his tone. Su looked at the employees and maids in the store. They were doing their work and taking care of the customers, and they glanced here from time to time. From their eyes, Su
It felt like they knew something was going to happen today.
The noise of the shop was in sharp contrast with the tranquility of the backyard. Everything looked the same as before, but it was different. Everyone was full of curiosity about this Liyin who was about to visit, and every corner was occupied.
This atmosphere is dense.
At this time, Su's face showed a trace of ridicule. Maybe it was as Yoshizaburo said. His father bought a house for Liyin long before his death and left her a part of the savings through a trust. If they knew this
What kind of expression will the news give? She will definitely be surprised! If Su pursues this issue further, she may get some unexpected gains, so that she can regain her status as the eldest daughter in the family.
.
When thinking about this issue, Su thought of the woman the old housekeeper said about her age who was his father's concubine, and the woman he said was not only beautiful, but also very polite and affectionate. This kind of person
Su's heart couldn't help but have some expectations. Not only expectations, but also some interest.
At this time, there was a noise outside, and it was her aunt Yoshiko who was coming. When Su heard that her aunt was coming, she turned around and hid behind the door curtain, and then ran from the middle door to the corridor to greet her. The reason why she did this was because she did not
She didn't want her aunt to know that she was in the store.
"You arrived so early today."
Liyin arrived at two o'clock, and her aunt arrived half an hour earlier than her.
"Actually, I felt it was a bit early when I came out, but today is different from usual. The concubine will be arriving soon. I have to listen to what she has to say. Even for my dead sister, I have to
Arrive early! If I didn't get here before she came, I would always feel a little bad."
Aunt Yoshiko deliberately raised her voice loudly when she spoke, as if she wanted everyone to hear her. She probably, like Su, was also a little curious about Liyin.
Reine asked the driver to park the car at the corner of Minamihonmachi, which was still about 600 meters away from the Yajima family's store, but she decided to get out of the car and walk there. There were shops on both sides of the street here, and people came and went.
Often, there are delivery clerks and some customers from out of town bargaining there, and the noise is chaotic. Although there are many people here, it is rare to see someone like Liin wearing a kimono and combing her hair.
She was such a neat single woman. In order not to let more people notice her, she lowered her head very low and hurriedly passed by these people. After walking for a while, when she raised her head and saw the Yajima store,
My mind suddenly fell into a trance.
At this time, she did not go directly into the store, but leaned against the telephone pole at the door of the store, breathing heavily. Ever since the old housekeeper told her to come to our house today, she had begun to struggle mentally, and today she finally got the courage to
She mustered up the courage to come here, but now she started to feel dizzy again, maybe it was because of the hot weather. At this time, Liyin felt angry because she temporarily retreated. She took a deep breath and tried to stabilize her emotions.
Then he raised his head and looked at the Yajima family's mansion.
After he finished speaking, he turned around and sat down, flipping through the newspapers on the table and eating breakfast. August's face turned red and he felt an inexplicable emotion. He didn't know whether it was anger or grievance. At that time, August wanted to immediately
Disappeared into the living room. Wang Ma noticed August's embarrassment, she pushed August, and then said, "Come with me to clean the living room, and I will teach you how to use a vacuum cleaner."
After Xue Ziyi finished breakfast, he grabbed the car keys on the table and went out. Wang Ma introduced the buttons on the vacuum cleaner in the living room in a difficult Mandarin. August couldn't help it and asked Wang Ma, "That Xue Ziyi?
Has he always been this rude?"
"Hey, his personality has always been like this. Mr. Xue only has such a son, how can he not dote on him? However, some of my boss's words should be regarded as past after you hear them. There is no need to take it to heart." Wang
Mom comforted August.
"Well, I don't care." August nodded, but he still felt aggrieved.
In this strange country, August knows that he is not as beautiful as many hot and unrestrained local girls, nor can he buy beautiful clothes to dress up like many international students from wealthy families. August knows that his only bargaining chip is to work hard, but now
, even English, which he had always been very confident in before, was spurned and ridiculed. August really felt sad and sad for himself.
August was depressed all afternoon. After leaving Xue's house, August sent Feng Hui a text message - "Where are you? I want to see you."
After a while, he received his reply - "At school, what's wrong?" With his delicate mind, he noticed August's unhappiness, and August replied "We'll talk about it after we meet." Then he rushed to school. Feng Hui was there.
August was waiting for him under the building of the music department. As soon as August saw him, he walked up to him and asked him, "Do you know what croissant means?"
"Croissant." He answered August without thinking.
"You guys who have been abroad since childhood are really annoying!" August cried out in grievance. Feng Hui was startled by August's sudden reaction. He quickly hugged August and asked her what happened.
After August told him what happened this morning, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Look at how aggrieved you are, just because of this thing?" He pinched August's face lovingly.
"I'm very hurt, okay?" August's eyes were red. "How about I help you beat him up? What is his name?" "No need, I don't want to lose this job.
, not to mention that his father is a good man, and he kept me working at his house even though I didn’t have a work permit.” August said.
"Hey, the little baby is injured, how should I compensate you?" He looked at August with watery eyes.
August suddenly became shy. This was the first time he called August so affectionately. In an instant, August didn't know how to answer. "Then let's go to my house tonight and I will serve you. Cook for you."
You eat." Feng Hui suddenly suggested. "You cook?"
"Well, my cooking skills are well-known in the Chinese community in Boston." He said jokingly. In the evening, they took the tram to East York together, and then bought ingredients at a supermarket near Feng Hui's house. He pushed the cart. In August
Holding his hand next to him, the two of them were shopping for vegetables on the shelves, discussing which soy sauce to buy. When checking out, August looked at his tall back in front of him and felt extremely happy. He felt that he was fine.
What if I don’t know what the English word for croissant is? There are too many things in life that are more important than this, such as the man in front of August.
Feng Hui's cooking skills are really amazing. A few simple home-cooked dishes have the taste of a high-end restaurant. August also completely ignores her ladylike image and eats the rice and vegetables in one go. Feng Hui rents
The old detached house he lived in was smaller than August's home. Because there were many rooms, the small dining room and kitchen were full of clutter. Under the dim light of the dining room, he looked at August who was eating with gusto and felt satisfied.
He smiled heartily, and August suddenly felt that his eyes had a familiar warmth. He had never seen such eyes here before. Such eyes seemed like his own relatives.
After the meal, the two of them chatted and laughed together in the kitchen. After washing, he wiped his hands with a paper towel, and then gently said to August, "Let's go to my room."
August is not stupid. He is already 20 years old. August has gradually begun to understand some things. His words seem to be a hint.
However, August said to him, "Okay."
His room was a small attic on the second floor. What was in the room surprised August. A large suitcase, an old desk, and a single bed. The room was dark. When August walked in,
When he was sleeping, he suddenly hugged August and carried August to the bed. In the darkness, August could only hear her slightly rapid breathing. The two of them were still crowded on the small single bed, and he reached out and put August on the bed.
Her head was buried in his arms. There was no fancy perfume smell on his body, just a faint smell of washing powder.
"Feng Hui, I like you...!" Only in the darkness could August have the courage to say these words.
But he didn't speak, he just held August. Suddenly, his body trembled slightly, and he seemed to be crying.
"What's wrong?" August raised his head, and the silver moonlight illuminated the tears on his face.
"It's nothing, I just feel very happy." He said.
"Fool." August lowered his head and kissed him. His tears seeped onto the tip of August's tongue, with a dry and salty taste. Being with you, I seem to be able to forget many things that I don't want to remember. But, I
I know very well that I am not willing to forget those things. Some pain cannot be easily erased, so I am sorry.
sorry.
That night, in the airy little attic, Feng Hui held August like this, nothing more. When August shared this little secret with Yin Chuyu, the expression on her face could be a little bit surprised on the plane.
To describe it as contempt.
"Oh my god, what kind of innocent and disgusting drama are you playing? Two people just hugging each other for a night? I get goosebumps all over after hearing this!" Yin Chuyu covered his head in an exaggerated manner.
"Does...do you have to do that kind of thing to be considered normal?" August raised his head shyly.
"Otherwise, this boy Feng Hui is too strange." Yin Chuyu shrugged.
"What about you...?" August asked curiously.
"I went to high school in Los Angeles when I was seventeen, and a girl in my class who saved me was a virgin, so what do you think...?" Yin Chuyu answered August.
August sighed silently in her heart. Her outlook on the world and love may never become like that of Yin Chuyu. Yin Chuyu can continue to live her life like a normal person after the breakup, one shorter and one taller. August cannot, and
, I was actually very glad that nothing happened to Feng Hui that night. It was not because I was afraid that I would suffer a loss, but because I felt that their relationship until now was still very complete and pure. Although, in Yin Chuyu's view, this
It was very silly, and even August seemed very silly later.
Friday night, for most people, is all about parties, especially for a party animal like August.
"August, do you know where you are going to play in Lin'an tonight?" The man came over and asked August.
"Aren't we going to Dan your second home? I'm not going, I have to go to work on Saturday." August made an excuse casually.
"I'm just wondering why she, a girl, is doing the fraternity activities." The man frowned.
"Oh? Really? Then I don't know..." August waved his hand, Lin'an's social circle wanted to come to Guangzhou, there is nothing surprising about this.
"And she's the only girl." The man added. "Do you know a lot? Where did you get so much gossip?" August asked him sarcastically.
"Because a friend of mine from the fraternity also invited me to their party." He said. "Wow, are you going?" The world is so small, and God always gives opportunities for people you don't want to meet to meet.
Opportunity.
"Of course not, why are you going? Want to see Lin'an flirting with that white man? Hey, whatever, I'm going home." He sighed, tugged on his school bag, and said hello to August.
Just left.
When she got home, she saw someone busy in the kitchen, both stoves were on, and she was cooking.
"Hey, you're in such a good mood today, why don't you cook for yourself?" August closed the door and came to the kitchen. "Yes, I'm just waiting for you to come back to eat together." The woman smiled and answered August, since the last time A Gang
After her trip to Kunming, August found that her relationship with women had become significantly closer.
"Lin Chengyi set up a game tonight at a bar on King Street. Do you want to come with us?" She put the food on the plate and asked August.
"I'm not going." August replied.
"Are you sure he invited Feng Hui...?" the woman continued.
"Really? Feng Hui didn't tell me about this..." August was stunned for a moment. After dinner, August took out his mobile phone and sent Feng Hui a text message - "Lin Chengyi asked you to drink tonight.
...? But more than an hour passed and no reply was received. August didn't pay attention and forced himself to focus on his work. Time passed unknowingly, and his eyes already felt sour under the dim light, so
He took out his cell phone and looked at the time. It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, but there was still no text message from Feng Hui on his cell phone. Just when August was about to call Feng Hui, his cell phone suddenly vibrated.
Come on something mysterious.
"Hello, August..." Gao Xuan's slightly trembling voice came on the phone. August's heart suddenly sank, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Something happened to Lin Chengyi..."
"What's wrong..." August asked in surprise.
"The police found drugs on him. Now, he has been taken away by the police..." Her voice sounded like she was about to cry.
"Don't be nervous. Where are you now? I'm going to prepare now and I'll be here soon." August took a deep breath, then he grabbed the coat on his back and ran downstairs.
In Yitaobicoke, West District, Fuhan's car suddenly stopped in front of an ordinary independent house. The sound of "bang bang bang" music mixed with the exaggerated laughter of young people came faintly from the independent house. He looked at
He looked at the figure floating vaguely reflected on the curtains, then sighed, stepped on the accelerator with some uneasiness and helplessness, and disappeared on that hidden street.
The cold north wind blows somewhat lonely late at night. The reason why it is said to be lonely may be because there are no more fallen leaves to accompany it.
It's late autumn...
"The Eagle Family..." The old housekeeper pretended to be thinking there. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head as if he remembered something, and patted his thigh, "By the way, by the way, you just said that to me.
I seem to have some impression of it. Jiujia is the place below Sixun Village, a small village in the mountains. It is not well-known, so I have almost forgotten about it."
The old housekeeper lowered his head, took out a pen and inkstone, and wrote "Nara Prefecture Washi Family" in the real estate column.
"I will find out the specific area of this mountain forest as soon as possible and register it on it. Alas, since the old prince passed away, my brain seems to have suddenly stopped working."
He seemed to be talking to himself when he said the next sentence, and he laughed a few times after he finished speaking. However, Su didn't react at all, and his facial expression was still so stiff.
"Besides this, are there any other important items that haven't been recorded above?"
She was still a little worried, but the old housekeeper seemed to have known that she was going to ask, and answered slowly:
"Oh, in addition to these, there is another big thing, that is, there is a suicide note besides the three of you."
"You are talking about the things that the old prince left to the other woman." When she heard this, her aunt Yoshiko said, "What kind of woman is she? I think the old housekeeper has been gone since the last family meeting.
Have you been to her place? Has she read the contents of the suicide note? What is her attitude?" This time she had to get an answer from the old housekeeper.
"She is quite pretty, has a good temper, and is very emotional."
"Then according to what you mean, she is a person with looks and emotions, which is perfect."
Aunt Yoshiko sneered from time to time. Su also had a disdainful smile on her face.
"Can you tell whether you value feelings or not by meeting her once? I'm afraid you've met her many times."
"I did visit her. When I saw her, she was praying to the old prince in front of the Buddhist altar. There was no coffin in front of the altar. She placed all the bowls and chopsticks that the old prince had used before his death on it, and also prepared some wine and food.
She was still crying when she saw her. Besides, the old prince did not say in his suicide note how much of the inheritance he would give her. When she heard that she was mentioned in the will, she was so moved that she burst into tears.
Already."
"You just said she was very beautiful, right? Then which one is better than my dead mother?" Hinako asked in a curious tone.
"How can she be compared with the madam? The madam is a lady from a famous family, and she has a graceful and luxurious beauty. But she is always gentle and quiet, with a look of sorrow on her face, which makes men feel jealous when they see her.
A desire to protect her."
"Then you said she was very polite. Then how is she polite? Could you please tell me?"
Only Fierna, who has always been quiet, could ask a question like this. The old housekeeper did not answer quickly and thought for a while before saying:
"When I found her, I told her that the old prince mentioned her in his suicide note and wanted to give her some of the inheritance. The ladies also knew about it, and they were reasonable and would do what he said.
. But she said not to cause any more trouble to the family because of her. She is such a woman."
"Then have you ever thought that this is just a small way for her to win people's hearts? In this way, she can also win our sympathy." Su suddenly took over his words at this time, "In your opinion, it should be divided
How much should you give her?"
When she said this, she seemed to be sending away a beggar.
"This is not within the scope of my responsibilities, because it doesn't clearly state how much I will give. I can only see what the ladies think after discussing it."
"Now it looks like the matter is very difficult to handle, and it didn't clearly state how much to give. In fact, the deceased father deliberately didn't write clearly in order to let us give her more. From this point of view, my father is still
More cunning."
Su spoke harshly, with dissatisfaction in her tone. Fierna, who was sitting on the side, just blinked her eyes, followed by a sigh:
"Then if you look at it like this, if you give less, you will feel that you have lost face. Now is there any way to get the best of both worlds..."
"Is there still time to think about how shameless we are? If we are asked to give part of our inheritance to his ###, this is simply impossible! Besides, there is no such reason. When did this kind of thinking come about?
Of, Meiji, Taisho? They are no different from fools!"
Hinako was also a little dissatisfied with the suicide note at this time:
"Mr. Old Butler, will you execute the will in that suicide note?"
She looked serious, and the old housekeeper was a little surprised to ask her such a question.
"Needless to say, since the deceased wrote such a request before he was alive, then we must give it to her. If we don't give it to her, the woman can sue you for not fulfilling the deceased's last wish. Such a quarrel will have a negative impact on this place.
Unfavorable, so I think this matter should be carefully considered, and it is best to give her some..."
The old housekeeper tried his best to persuade them, but she didn't know if this would be effective. But her aunt Yoshiko seemed to have thought of something again, and leaned forward:
"Let's push this issue back now. The most important thing right now is to call her here. The old prince's suicide note did not clearly state how much he gave her, which is enough to show that he had already given it to her during his lifetime.
I just want to give some after death."
Now she was a little curious, and then she continued:
"Call her over as soon as possible. Maybe you can get some information about the Xuecun scroll paintings from her. Then wait until you meet her in person to discuss how to distribute them."
The aunt's timing was perfect, and she used this incident to cleverly end the family meeting.
There were very few people on both sides of the street. The old housekeeper was helpless. He tilted his mouth and frowned, and walked towards the Shenmu in a dull manner.
I thought that today's family meeting would be able to resolve the issue of inheritance distribution, but it turned out to be nothing. Now it seems that we can only hold the third family meeting in a week. We have to call Hamada Reine over.
, isn’t this more troublesome? Not only that, the Yukimura scroll painting may also be involved. It’s really unexpected that so many problems have arisen in this matter.
After the property catalog was announced, the number of mountains and forests was almost revealed. It was finally possible to deal with the matter. Imahashi's aunt took this opportunity to end the family meeting.
The more the old housekeeper thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He smacked his dry mouth, shook his head, and stopped thinking about it. He came to the corner of a grain processing plant, crossed the alley, and exited from a cigarette and drug store.
Passing through the shop, this is Liyin's home. When I came here before, the door was closed, but this time the courtyard door was open, and the door was also open a small crack.
The old housekeeper thought there was a guest inside at this time, so he rang the doorbell. He put his head through the crack in the door and looked around. It was already past six o'clock, and there were no lights in the room. It was pitch dark. At this time, the little boy
The courtyard looked a little desolate. The old housekeeper put his ear to the door and listened to the noise inside. He saw a thin figure walking into the hall with very light footsteps. He could also hear the sound of water boiling in the house.
.
"Excuse me, is anyone home?" He said hello at this time.
"Who is it..."
A faint sound came from the room. When the old housekeeper heard it, he straightened up quickly.
"Old housekeeper."
"Oh, it's the housekeeper... When did you get here? Why didn't I hear any sound..." The person inside deliberately spoke in a very relaxed tone.
"The courtyard door was open, so I came in without knocking. Is there any inconvenience?" The old housekeeper was looking in through the crack in the door as he spoke.
"Then please come in..."
Liyin did not go to the door to greet him as before, she just answered him in the tea room and then turned on the light in the room.
The old housekeeper saw that the water on the brazier in the tea room had boiled and was making a series of noises. There was also a pillow-like cushion placed next to the brazier.
He scanned everything around him with sharp eyes. When he saw that there was only a tea cup beside the brazier, he felt that no one else had been there just now.
"Why, are you feeling uncomfortable lying down?"
Under the strong light, Liyin's face looked a little pale, and these old housekeepers had noticed it. After hearing this, Liyin quickly shook her head.
"No, it's not a big deal. I wanted to clean the yard just now, but after a while I felt a little uncomfortable. Maybe I had a cold... so I didn't close the door to the yard and came in to rest for a while."
As she spoke, she took out the teapot and teacup from the tea set cabinet next to the brazier. Her expression looked very peaceful, without any abnormalities, and her dry hair hung straight down to her neck.
"Are you sure you're okay?"
He was still a little worried, and Liyin continued to pour water into the pot.
"Please don't worry about me, I'm fine. By the way, how is my family doing?"
She just wanted to ask the three sisters of the Yajima family. They haven't told her what happened at the family meeting today, so the old housekeeper didn't know how to answer her at the moment.
"Thanks to you, the three sisters are doing well. We just held a family meeting today, the second time, but the issue of inheritance distribution has still not been resolved." As he said that, the old housekeeper let out a long sigh.
.
"No results? You mean..." Liyin was a little confused.
"Everyone is competing with each other for how much they can get!"
"You mean they are fighting for the inheritance..." Liyin was obviously a little surprised when she heard the news, and asked with her eyes widened.
"It is said that a family's ugliness should not be made public, and it will make people blush if they say it out loud. The three sisters have all appraised the properties they have been assigned, but today the appraisal was very low. They refused to give in to each other and all wanted to take advantage of it.
It’s cheap, so there’s no result.”
"But they are all well-educated and well-known ladies. Now they are fighting over these inheritances. It's really puzzling... I still remember the day of the funeral, the three of them were standing there, looking like a few flowers.
, even wearing a white funeral dress, she was still so elegant. I have never forgotten the scene at that time..."
Liyin had a look of disbelief. The old housekeeper picked up the tea that had just been poured and took a sip.
"Yes, ladies are often like this. They have been pampered and spoiled since childhood. As long as it is something they like, they will find ways to keep it as their own. They will not consider others at all. So when it comes to their desires,
The desire becomes stronger. This time is an example. From the beginning when the inheritance was distributed, the fight between them started."
"But no matter what, they are blood-related sisters after all..." Liyin still couldn't believe what he said.
"Perhaps this is the reason why they are fighting like this. But it's no wonder. All the family properties are worth hundreds of millions, and no one wants to suffer, so they haven't made it clear yet. The three of them are fighting over each other.
, it makes people feel like a prodigal, but it might not be the case if it were someone else with two surnames. This is a female family for four consecutive generations, which makes people feel a little outrageous."
The old housekeeper spoke every word with a heavy tone, which made Liyin shudder. She stopped breathing and looked straight at the old housekeeper.
"There is also the landscape painting of Xuecun. They mentioned it today and no one believed the other."
"What? Are you talking about the landscape painting of Xuecun?" Liyin looked very surprised after hearing this.
"Yes, it just disappeared after being placed in the warehouse. This matter became a big issue at the family meeting today. They argued about it for a long time."
"Didn't the painting you mentioned be placed with me first..." The surprised expression on Liyin's face still did not fade away.
"In that case, if I told you that the painting was here, wouldn't I be clearly causing trouble for the deceased old prince?"
"Isn't that painting very precious to my family?"
To Liyin's sudden question, the old housekeeper did not answer directly, but talked about other things.
"Actually, the family didn't know when the old prince brought this painting to you. Even if you tell them now that the painting is with you, they will think that the old prince gave it to his concubine. They will also use
I have thought more about this topic, and even gave away landscape paintings, so have you ever given something more valuable before?"
"Then what should I do now! When the old prince just passed away, I told you that I would send it back, but you said no, but now..."
Liyin's emotions became excited, and her lips trembled a little. There was reproach in her words. But the old housekeeper pretended not to hear and said calmly:
"When things have reached this point, even returning the painting will not be beneficial to the old prince or you. So, just leave the painting to me, and I will choose an appropriate time to return it.
"
This time the old butler took the initiative to take on this responsibility. He paused for a moment and then said:
"But, I invite you to come to my house once this month."
"What? Are you going to my house this month?"
"Well, it's the afternoon of the 17th of this month." The old housekeeper answered her.
"Do you really want to go..."
After Liyin heard the news, she felt a little scared, and her eyes still flickered with uneasiness. She panted rapidly and looked into the distance with her eyes, which seemed a little misty.
"It seems that this incident is a bit sudden for you. I don't think you need to be so nervous... There are only three sisters in my family, and my aunt over Imabashi. So you don't have to be afraid. I will
I will be by your side to help you, so you don’t have to worry about that.”
"However, this matter is a bit difficult for me, I think..." Liyin said hesitantly.
"It's okay. In fact, you don't need to be so embarrassed. The situation now is very different from the time before the Anti-Japanese War. When you get to our house, you only need to tell them how grateful you are to the old prince for taking care of him during his lifetime. If they ask about the painting
, just say you don’t know.”
The old housekeeper warned her again and again. Liyin couldn't make up her mind for a while. She thought for a while, raised her head and said:
"Okay then, I'll leave everything to you..." After saying that, she lowered her head again.
"Don't worry if you leave everything to me. By the way, as for the painting, I'm afraid they will come looking for you, so I want to keep it for you first."
"Leave it to you..." Liyin thought for a while and nodded, "That's okay. I'm always afraid of being discovered by others when I put it here. Maybe it's much safer if I put it with you."
After saying this, Liyin stood up slowly, opened the door of the inner room, took out a long scroll painting box, and placed it on the mat.
"Please check it out."
When he saw the painting, the old housekeeper quickly bent down, took the painting out, untied the thread that bound the painting, and displayed the painting in front of his eyes.
A waterfall rushing down immediately appeared in front of the eyes. The author's painting method is bold and unrestrained, and the splash-ink effect is used in one go. The deep mountains and valleys are scattered around the waterfall, giving it a sense of mystery. Seeing this picture, I feel as if I am in it right now, and it is also
You can hear the sound of rapids hitting the rocks, which is refreshing.
The old housekeeper looked at the painting and was fascinated.
"This is indeed a landscape waterfall in Xuecun. Just leave it at my place first."
After saying that, he wrapped the painting as it was before and put it away. Liyin gave him another bundle and asked him to wrap the painting inside. After seeing the old housekeeper wrapping the painting, Liyin was deeply moved.
His tone sounded like he was tired.
"Wait a moment, I'll get some wine." After saying that, she got up and walked out.
"No need to bother, I have some things to do today. Besides, if I drink too much now, what will happen if this painting is lost? Let's talk about it another day."
He quickly stood up, hugged the painting tightly in his arms, and walked out the door.
When we arrived at Shenmu Station, the old housekeeper did not wait for the tram, but hailed a taxi.
After getting in the car, he put the painting flat on his knees to prevent others from seeing the waterfall and landscape. Then he just stared at the meter. For a stingy person like the old butler, sitting in
Taxis also need to be calculated. If you take a local train, it only costs 13 yuan. Even if you take the Ueno Line train, it only costs 20 yuan at most. But now the meter adds 20 yuan every time it ticks. It’s really
I feel bad. I paid such an expensive fee all because of this waterfall landscape.
The old butler looked out the window and quickly asked the driver to stop, because it was not far from Shiidaramachi Station. He looked around and asked him to wait here or go somewhere else? The old butler sat in the car.
Thinking.
"May I ask where you are thinking of?"
The driver glanced at him in the reflector, a little worried. The old housekeeper saw his expression in the reflector.
He was already very close to his residence here, but he decided not to go back and go there first.
The old housekeeper bent over and carefully checked the price on the meter before taking out three hundred and twenty yuan from his pocket.
Perhaps hearing the sound of a car outside the house, the servant poked his head out of the house and looked around.
"It's you who are here..."
When she saw the old housekeeper getting out of the taxi, the woman's face showed a surprised expression.
"Is there something urgent about coming here now?" She was a little worried about his arrival now.
"No, I just brought something here."
After the old housekeeper said this, she noticed that there was a long box in his arms. It was packed so tightly, and it didn't take a tram, so it must be something valuable.
"What kind of treasure is contained in this?"
As she spoke, she reached for the long box.
"Don't move, I'll just hold it myself." The old housekeeper held the box and walked straight into the house.
"Could it be that it's still a priceless treasure?"
"A scroll painting..."
"Scroll painting? Is it the best?" Upon hearing this, greed grew and spread in Sophie's heart.
"No, it's not really a treasure."
"But wasn't it just for this painting that you took a taxi today? It looks like it's worth a lot of money. Open it and let me see it."
"No..." A hint of displeasure flashed across the wrinkled face of the old butler.
"What's the matter? Why are you so stingy? You can't even look at it? I don't have anything valuable here, so take it out and let me open my eyes."
With that said, Sophie looked at the wall of the living room again. The painting "Seven Lucky Gods" was bought by the old housekeeper from Imamiya Rong's nightclub at half price.
"Okay? Open it and let me take a look..."
She stretched her hand towards the box without looking at the old housekeeper's face. The old housekeeper raised his eyebrows.
"Don't move. It's not the time for you to look at it now. There will be many opportunities to look at it in the future. Don't do anything to make me angry."
His tone was full of domineering and irresistible. As he spoke, he put the long box into the inner room. He looked at it and seemed to be a little worried, so he stuffed it inside again.
"I have marks on the rope on the baggage. If you open it, I can see it. It's best not to move it." After saying that, he closed the door tightly.
Sophie felt a little unhappy when she saw this situation, and she brought all the food and wine she had prepared to the table.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, are you very busy?" He hadn't come over these days, and Sophie thought he was deliberately alienating her.
"Yes, I have been checking the property directory these days, and I just sorted it out yesterday. I just finished the second family meeting today, and then I went to Liyin's place again. I think I was a bit busy!"
"You went to Liyin's place..."
"Yes, the three sisters are fighting over the inheritance, and there is no way to settle it. Now they are asking Liyin to come too. Isn't this adding to the chaos? If those women go to invite her, she will definitely not come, so let me go.
Well. Huh, I can't just leave it alone at this time..." The old housekeeper felt that these things they were doing were simply troublesome.
"So, what should we do now?"
"Actually, I don't know what to do now." As he said that, the old butler picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. "Now that things have developed, I can't shirk the responsibility of the executor..."
He was murmuring in a low voice while holding the wine glass. When he looked up, he found Sophie looking at him with doubtful eyes. Only then did he realize his gaffe, so he made up his mind and said:
"Is the bath water boiled yet? You go and take a look. I'll have a drink and then go over."
Sophie then stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and walked towards the bathroom. The old housekeeper looked at her and quickly took out a small notebook and a large envelope from his arms. He opened the notebook——
1 forty hectares, two million; yes;
20 hectares, 2.3 million; yes;
3 five hectares, three million; yes;
4 twenty hectares, nine million; none;
5.120 hectares, 2.6 million; Yes.
The old butler stared at the notebook intently. When he finished reading, he took out the calculated property catalog from the envelope and reluctantly wrote down the mountain forest, covering an area of 20 hectares. In fact, he knew that there was
This mountain forest, and deliberately did not write it in. When he wrote this mountain forest, he also made a "no" mark below, so that he could feel relieved. In addition to these,
Of course, there are other mountains and forests that he has not written down, but these have long been clearly understood in his mind.
At this time, there was a sound from the bathroom, and Sophie walked out of it. When the old housekeeper saw her coming out, he quickly put the notebook away and picked up a glass of wine.
"I've made you wait a little longer, so you can wash it now..."
At this time, Sophie's face was red from the steam. She took off the old housekeeper's coat from behind, and then walked into the bathroom together. Sophie started to boil water for him again. At this time, the old housekeeper suddenly felt that he was in an unusual mood.
When he got excited, he started to let Sophie pour water on him, and said with a smile on his face:
"It's really enjoyable. I've been so busy these days that my shoulders are extremely sore. Now I feel much more relaxed in the bubble bath. I won't go back tonight."
As he spoke, he reached out to Sophie, who was rubbing her back, and squeezed her firm and plump thighs.
Su and Siden were sitting on the seats across the river, and they were dining together. Through the glass window, you could see the water of the Yokohori River flowing outside the window, as if you could reach out and touch it, and you could also hear the gurgling sound of the water.
Although the two were having a meal, they were discussing yesterday's family meeting.
Siden's hands were slender and white, just like a woman's hands. In addition, the way he put the sashimi into his mouth was like a beautiful painting. Seeing this, Su couldn't help but
Put down the chopsticks and start to admire him.
Wearing a blue suit with a double-layered shirt exposed from the cuffs, this is how Sidien was dressed today. And the posture he was sitting there was very elegant. He looked very quiet now, which reminded Su of the time Sidien brought with him half a month ago.
The sight of two people running around with their manager made Su's heart ripple even more.
"Is there something on your mind?"
Seeing that Su suddenly stopped talking, Siden asked in surprise.
"Oh, it's nothing, I just feel..."
Su's tone was somewhat ambiguous when she said this, and then she raised her eyes again and turned the topic to the family meeting.
Sidian moved his chopsticks while listening to Su's words. It can be said that Sidian listened to every word she said. After saying that, Su poured him a glass of wine, but this time he
He was not as elegant as he used to drink, but drank it into his stomach in one gulp. After listening to Su talking for a while, he put down the wine glass.
"According to your opinion, the store was inherited by the second lady? There are various offices, a set of transportation supplies, plus a building area of 80 square meters, which of course also includes the business rights, the total adds up to 9,700
1.65 million; the third lady inherited 86 antiques and 65,000 shares of stock, a total of 96.3 million, am I right?"
Although Sidian's face was red from drinking now, he remembered these numbers accurately.
"That's right, but I think the two of them are definitely not telling the truth. They each seemed very calm when they said these words."
When he said this, Su's face looked very angry, but Sidian's expression was not that obvious, and there was just a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.
"As for this, I'm afraid you are all the same. You are also the same. The agent I found for you made a lower valuation than usual for the part of the inheritance you received."
"That's for sure, but the part I inherited is real estate, which needs to be taxed. Even if the two of them pay taxes, they won't pay that much. Although I inherited 97 million real estate, after tax,
There's only half left!" Su was still feeling unfair to herself.
"Have you discussed this aspect?"
"Didn't the dancer ask me to tell them that the two of them would pay for the tax? Not only did they not pay, but they asked me to include the cash, clothes, tea sets and wedding expenses that I took away from the wedding.
You want me to deduct all of this from the inheritance."
"Hahaha, I have never heard of these things being deducted when distributing inheritance. It seems that you spent a lot of money when you got married?" Sidian's eyes widened when he said this.
Light.
"What, don't listen to their nonsense, it only took a little time." Su said vaguely.
"Then let me take the liberty to ask, how much did you spend?"
It seemed that Siden wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. Su hesitated for a while and said:
"I have almost five million in clothes and five million in cash. My mother also gave me a tea set."
"This all happened six or seven years ago."
Su was silent for a while and nodded.
"What a lady from an old shop. You spent so much money just to get married, so why did you come back after only two or three years of marriage?"
Su was still the same as before, not speaking, but with an unhappy look on his face. Sidian was also a sensible person, so the topic was dropped.
"It seems that the second young lady in your family is not a fuel-efficient lamp! She actually told you to calculate the wedding expenses." As he said that, he filled Su's wine again.
"Stop pouring it for me, I can't drink it anymore..." Su's eyes were a little red, so she refused.
"How can that be okay? I'm just addicted to drinking now. Come and have a few more drinks with me." Sidian said to Su in a low voice, "By the way, I just heard you say that some of them are leftovers."
A common inheritance for you? What do those things refer to?"
At this time, Su took out a stack of letter paper and handed it to Siden to read. The content on it was the property catalog announced by the old butler at the family meeting yesterday.
The pen writing on the paper was very standard. Sidian looked at it carefully, then raised his head and said:
"Look, this was accumulated when the Yajima store was in poor operating conditions. Just saying that cotton is no longer good, I have left an inheritance of nearly 100 million to each of you, and there are many more
Less common heritage…”
As he spoke, with a strange smile on his face, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"The will does not specify who will give the joint inheritance to whom. Of course, conflicts will arise during distribution. So what is the most interesting thing to you?"
Sidian brought the catalog to Su. She stared at the catalog for a while and pointed to "Mountain Forest". Seeing her move, Sidian laughed.
"You don't want so much cash in the bank, but you have chosen the mountains and forests. You are truly worthy of being a young lady. But there are also many articles here. How much do you know about the issue of forest logging rights?"
"Logging rights? What do you mean?" Su obviously didn't understand this question.
"You don't understand this. There is a kind of people among the people who are called 'Mountain Masters'. If you want to do business in the mountains and forests, the most important thing to pay attention to is cutting down. If you don't understand any common sense, you will definitely suffer. If
Just talking about the area of the mountain forest is simply not enough. For some mountain forests, they only have an area, but they do not have the right to harvest. However, in some places, they have the right to harvest but not the area. Of course, they have both the area and the right to harvest.
There are some too. Their prices will vary depending on the ownership. So which one of them does your forest belong to?"
After being asked this question by him, Su realized that he really knew nothing about this aspect.
"Well, I haven't asked you carefully."
She answered vaguely, and Sidian's expression suddenly turned serious.
"How can you be so careless? Didn't the chief steward tell you whether he has the right to harvest? This is really strange!" Sidean's tone was mixed with displeasure.
"Do you even think so?"
Su actually asked this question because he just wanted to hear Siden's opinion on the big housekeeper.
"When the old housekeeper was the housekeeper of my house or when my grandmother was still alive, he had everything in his hands. He knew all about the shops outside and the property at home. Although my father was the shopkeeper, if he wanted
If you want to know the property status of previous generations, you have to ask him. Because the old housekeeper has been the housekeeper in my family for a long time, people trust him. Even if something goes wrong, nothing will happen.
I suspected him. But through this incident, I associated some of the previous things together, and now I feel more and more that something is wrong."
After saying this, she told the story about the Eagle Family Forest that the old housekeeper had mentioned at the last family meeting and the missing landscape painting of the Snow Village Waterfall. After hearing this, Sidian's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"This may be an old fox." He lowered his voice very low, "Actually, he didn't forget about the mountain forest of Jiujia's family, but he deliberately didn't write it in. But he didn't expect to ask you two sisters to write it down.
I found out, and he said he was careless only when he had no choice. Have you never doubted that this was really a momentary negligence on his part? He may be relying on his old age to do this now. What you see is just an illusion. That picture
Maybe he did the same thing in Yukimura's paintings."
"But the painting of Snow Village was not crossed out in the ledger?" Su didn't seem to understand what Sidian said.
"He is not that stupid. Since he did this, he will definitely think that one day something will be revealed. If the painting is scratched off, then people will naturally think of the person in charge, and he will not be able to escape the relationship. On the contrary,
, if he doesn’t cross it out, then when people ask, he can prevaricate it. Which of the two situations do you think he will choose?”
Sidien's words really surprised Su. She didn't expect that Sidien would analyze it like this, and she had to look at it differently.
"But he is so old, he can't be so cunning, right?"
Su still couldn't believe what Sidien said, but Sidien laughed because of Su's silly innocence.
"I think you can also ask about Xuecun's scroll paintings and follow the clues. Maybe you can find out something even more unexpected!"
"It's something even more unexpected than I expected..." Su was a little at a loss.
"Yes, but I can't tell what it will be. It feels like standing on a stage and dancing..." At this point, Sidian was silent for a long time.
The two of them had been sitting here for a while. After the conversation stopped, they could clearly hear the sound of water running outside the window, and the restaurant was filled with the tranquility of the night.
At this time, Su suddenly reached out to the call bell beside him and called the waitress.
"Give us some more wine..."
The waitress skillfully removed all the empty plates and wine bottles from the table. After a while, she brought out trout slices with bamboo shoots, young mushrooms, pickled bracken and other dishes to go with the wine. Su took the wine bottle and gave it to Si
Dean filled it up.
"Liyin will come home on the 17th of this month."
Sidian had already heard about Liyin from her, so he wasn't that surprised when he heard it this time.
"### When you come to my house for the first time, will you ask for anything?" Sidian seemed to be very interested in this matter.
"I heard from the old housekeeper that she doesn't seem to have any requirements."
"This is a bit strange for a ###. Some people often take the opportunity to make money after their lover dies. I don't know how she could do this?" Sidian was a little confused, "My mother is a member of the Plum Village School.
A dance teacher, not only does she have many students, but she also has her own venue, and she has a son as old as mine. How can a person with this kind of condition also - to be honest, even so, she has made careful calculations
, are also fighting for the family property. A person like Liyin who has no fixed career has no demands? Could it be that she just said that and actually had other plans?" He asked in a tentative tone.
"Actually, I thought it was strange at first, but the old housekeeper said that this was her original intention."
"So, is it possible that the old shop owner had prepared things for her before she was alive?"
"While alive..."
"Well, it is very difficult to distribute the inheritance to ### after death, and even if it is distributed, inheritance tax will have to be paid. Maybe he made some preparations before his death, such as buying a house and using her
The insurance money was deposited in his name, and he might have made an appointment with a trust bank to hand over the money to someone after his death. These things are uncertain. That's why that woman said those high-sounding words.
"
Thinking about it, this is not unreasonable. There is nearly 100 million in the inheritance, and she is not satisfied, let alone a woman without a fixed career. Thinking of this, Su also feels that Sidian's words are reasonable.
"If my father had already given the woman property when he was alive, but he said in his will that he would give her some property, then must he follow the above instructions..."
"It's hard to say. Now you have no evidence that your father gave her property before his death, so you must follow the will. If you can get the evidence, you don't have to give it to her."
"Then, what should we do now?" Su looked confused and helpless.
"What should I do? I'm not a master and I don't know how to divination. Listening to what you said, in the end, those who said they were at a disadvantage may have taken advantage, and those who started to take advantage have suffered again. In fact, this
It’s just a journey into troubled waters. Anyone can encounter these things, which makes people feel terrible.”
Sidian drank the wine in the glass again, and his face became extremely cold, and became even paler under the light.
Su then remembered the scene where the two sisters were confronting her at the family meeting yesterday. She felt so helpless at that time. Her eyes became moist and she looked at Siden.
"Teacher, please help me, I have a little..."
Her eyes were full of pleading, and Sidian was a little shaken.
"You've always been very strong, so you're afraid..." he asked with some suspicion.
"I was scared from the bottom of my heart. At the beginning, I thought they would let me order because I was the eldest, but now I found that I was wrong. They all vented their anger through the same nostril. As the eldest daughter, I wore a printed
I attended my father’s funeral wearing clothes with the family crest of the royal family, and even sat in the chief mourner’s seat. I remember that when I was very young, I often wore clothes with the family crest. How could my two younger sisters compare to me?
What? I think no matter what, I should get more than them. But the fact is the opposite. Do I no longer have my own status in this family..."
At this time, Su couldn't bear it anymore and tears burst out of her eyes. She originally wanted to find a place to lean her body over, but instead she put her hands on the mat and lay there crying.
"What's wrong with you……"
Sidian still used his soft voice. Now Su felt that she was being attacked from both sides and could no longer withstand the attack. She was very tired inside and felt a little dizzy in her body.
She did not answer Sidien's question. At this time Sidien stood up from his seat.
"It must be that these recent things have made you too tired. Come on, relax..."
Sidian's voice was light and he breathed into Su's ear. She suddenly raised her head and saw Sidian's body leaning towards her, and the blue suit on his body was slowly moving towards her.
Sliding down, what appeared in front of Su's eyes was a slender body that resembled a woman's.
"I will do anything to make you happy..."
While he was talking, the blue suit on Siden's body had completely slipped off, replaced by his naked body. He held Su tightly in his arms...
A kimono without patterns and a waistcoat with black patterns. Today is the day that Liyin is going to the main house. She looks in front of the mirror for a long time. The celadon color originally looks very simple and unassuming, but it makes
Liyin's face became even duller. Liyin looked at it, took out the red powder brush on the dressing table, touched up her makeup, and worked on the eyebrows on her big eyes, so that she could look at her face.
There was some blood on her face, and after everything was ready, she walked out with confidence.
The day finally came, and her heart was very heavy. This matter had been pressing in her heart for a long time, but it didn't take long for her upset mood to get better. She opened the window of the living room and faced
She sat down without the picture of the old prince. She looked at the old prince's face with concentration, lit incense and worshiped there, as if talking to him.
Looking back on the two months since the old prince's death, she didn't know how she survived. Two months of bleak life were just like this old photo. The only person who came here to see her was the old housekeeper, and the rest
She spent those days alone guarding the photo of the old prince. Time passed through her fingers quietly like this, making her feel that the beautiful time was so short, and the pain was always around her. No matter what happened in the past
, the key point is that today, she is going to visit her family, and the result may play a decisive role in the rest of her life. Thinking of these problems that must be faced, Liyin was a little excited, and her lips began to tremble. Liyin adjusted
After calming down his emotions, he silently stood up and walked towards the door.
When she walked to the door, she looked at her shoes and didn't know which pair to wear. According to the past rules, the concubine could only wear clogs when she came to my house, not straw sandals. But the old housekeeper once told her
However, she didn't want to be limited to the old ideas of the past, so she chose a pair of very ordinary sandals.
Liyin locked the door and walked out. In order not to attract other people's attention, she could only lower her head. Even so, many people still looked at her. They had no idea about such a person.
The life of the concubine she relies on is full of curiosity. She has seen this kind of look many times. It has been like this in the past two months since the death of the old prince, especially after they knew that Liyin was a concubine.
It is getting worse day by day. The same was true on the day when I attended the old prince's funeral. When people saw Liyin wearing funeral clothes, some people became interested in her life, while others were jealous and ridiculed. When they saw Liyin lowering her head to
While walking in front, the housewife from the drugstore selling cigarettes ran out wearing an apron:
"Are you going to attend your husband's funeral? I heard it was held at Kohōji Temple in Teramachi. The funerals of wealthy people are different. All the relatives, friends, and the whole family must be there. The scene must be huge, even though it is
Funerals can also be very lively, I never thought you could go to a place like that!"
If she could tell where the funeral was held, she must have read the newspaper report. Her eyes looked at Liyin from top to bottom, as if she was full of curiosity about her funeral dress, but her eyesight
There was a little bit of jealousy in it.
When she recalled what happened in the past, she felt a little uncomfortable, but that pharmacy was the only way to go, so her steps became heavier. It was just after noon, and everyone was resting, so no one should come out.
So she quickened her pace and tried to pass through the pharmacy faster, but unfortunately she bumped into someone:
"Are you going out today? It's really new!"
The voice was loud, as if to attract attention. She turned her head and looked over. The housewife who had emerged from the drugstore was peeking at her. She was still wearing the apron around her waist.
"Ah, something happened..." she hesitated.
"I've never seen you go out in such a long time. Ever since that incident happened, you've always stayed at home alone. It's been really difficult for you. Are you going to have another appointment today?"
Curiosity drove her to keep asking. Liyin nodded politely, bent down, and walked forward faster.
In order not to attract other people's attention, Reine did not take the train but got into a taxi. She told the driver that she was going to Minamimoto Town, and the driver drove in the direction of Osaka. At this time, Reine looked out the window,
The scene when the old prince died came to mind again.
She was also wearing such a simple and elegant kimono that day. In order to hide herself from others, she also took a taxi there. She went there in a hurry that day because she suddenly received a call from the old housekeeper saying that the old prince was very ill and all three daughters were there now.
Kyoto was not around, so he asked her to seize the time to come and meet him. The old housekeeper told her to get off the car at the door, and he would wait there before taking her in. However, because he was worried about the old prince's condition,
, so I ran directly towards the bedroom before I had time to say hello to the old housekeeper.
When she ran into the old prince's bedroom, she saw him lying on the screen. The old prince saw that Liyin was very excited and did not take into account the existence of the old butler. He grabbed Liyin's leg and said:
"I have been ill in bed for a long time... I am not going to die soon... I have to know how to take care of myself... and my body... I have already arranged my funeral, so don't worry... I don't have to worry about anything..."
He spoke intermittently and with great difficulty. The two looked at each other, as if they were listening to each other's words attentively. Liyin held the withered hands on her lap and chanted repeatedly.
A satisfied smile appeared on the old prince's face, as if he was absorbing something from Liyin's hand, and he was very quiet. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded in the corridor, and it was the maid who came to announce that Miss
They had already rushed back and were walking here. When he heard the news, the old prince immediately took his hand away from Liyin and pushed Liyin. The strength he used at that time was not like a person who was dying.
people.
"Get out of here quickly, don't let them find out!"
He asked Liyin to leave the house quickly. He pointed to the side door and told Liyin to go out from there. Liyin glanced at him, and then ducked into the trees in the yard and hid.
The corridor was wiped spotless and shone brightly under the sunlight. She saw three people wearing white stockings running hurriedly towards the old prince's room.
Liyin took a deep breath and leaned back on her seat. The wind outside the window blew in and hit her face, making her feel a little hot and sweaty. She pushed up the hair blown down by the wind with her hands.
As she moved her hair, she repeated to herself what the old prince said when he asked her to leave that day.
"Get out of here quickly, don't let them find out!" When he said these words, Liyin could hear how helpless he felt in his heart, and he also lamented his fate. While talking to Liyin
During the time they were together, he would give her 50,000 yuan every month to support her life. He also said that these were all accumulated by him over a period of time and were not money used for business in the store. Li
Yin used the money to buy everything in the family and lived a very hard life. They met seven years ago, when Liyin was a geisha in Shirahama Hot Spring. The old prince happened to go there that day to attend a business party. The old prince noticed
The reason why he came to her was because her expression was very incompatible with the banquet, and she looked very cold. It was this that aroused the sympathy of the old prince, so he arranged for her to be by his side. Of course, no one knew about this. At that time,
Liyin was helpless, so she was very grateful to the old prince, and she would not care about the money no matter how small it was.
During these seven years, their relationship was very careful, with only one purpose, that is, not letting the family know about it. In this way, a tacit understanding was created between Liyin and the old prince.
Every time when the old prince wanted to go out to socialize, he would go to Liyin's place to rest for a while, but after finishing those things, he would go home. He had never stayed a night at Liyin's place, without exception in the past seven years.
After the death of his wife Songzi, Liyin mentioned to him once:
"There's nothing to worry about now, just stay here..." This was the first time she took the initiative to let him stay there overnight.
"Although this is the case, my situation at home has never changed..."
The old prince smiled, but his smile was full of helplessness. As usual, he did not spend the night there, and rushed home after a while. The old prince's weakness and incompetence coupled with Liyin's unlucky fate,
They were united together and spent seven years secretly together.
She was lost in thought and looked outside the car. She would be there in fifteen or six minutes. Thinking of this, Liyin couldn't help but feel a little nervous. At this time, the old housekeeper's words rang in her ears again:
"... Nowadays, people who are related by blood will become rivals, and they won't give in to each other, as if there is so much hatred. It's scary..." Liyin still remembers the expression on his face when he spoke. She felt that this
It seemed like something ominous was going to happen when she went to my house this time. What would be the attitude of the three sisters towards her? Would they be tit-for-tat with her? This made her feel nervous.
Su put on her kimono, tied the obi around her body vigorously, and tied the knot as quickly as possible. She looked carefully in the mirror and made sure her clothes were neat before sitting down at the small table.
She put her hand on the table, supported her chin with the back of her hand, and looked at the trees in the yard through the crack in the door, with a blank look in her eyes. The air was like this before it rained, and it was unbearable, and the leaves on the branches
She also drooped down, and the hot air filled the whole room, which became even more obvious after putting on clothes. Excessive fatigue was spreading on her body, and then she thought of the night six days ago again.
The situation was similar to this time. She was very tired at the time and had drunk some wine, and she was sweating as much as now. Sidian hugged her body tightly. When she thought of this, she couldn't say that she felt happy in her heart.
Responsibility or regret. She looked at the single-room restaurant across the river, where she told Sidien what happened at the family meeting that day, and Sidien further analyzed the complexity of inheritance distribution and what happened inside.
The old housekeeper who was doing something weird, Liyin's opinions, etc. He also thought that his father might have made careful arrangements for Liyin's affairs when he was alive. Thinking of these things, Su fell into deep thought again.
On the issue of inheritance, she might get less than her two sisters, but the thought that the concubine and the housekeeper could also benefit from it made her feel uncomfortable. Perhaps driven by her own greed, she
That's why he let Sidian help him at any cost.
Su was held in Sidian's womanly arms, as if to eliminate the fear and insecurity in Su's heart. He put his lips on Su's mouth and kissed her softly.
.Maybe it was because she was drunk, she didn’t know if it was her admiration for Sidien, or she wanted him to work for her wholeheartedly. All her thoughts were intertwined at this moment. She stopped thinking and felt a kind of...
The invisible threads were so tangled that I couldn't breathe.
Thinking of this, Su suddenly stopped this memory. When she looked away, her eyes swept across Fierna's room, and there seemed to be some movement inside.
The air now is even hotter than before, but why is the glass window opposite closed tightly? Is the new boss back from the store? After the second family meeting, Fierna and the new boss looked at each other from the outside.
They all looked peaceful. Liyin was going to be here today. Su saw Fierna in the corridor early in the morning. She even pretended not to know and asked Su what kind of place Shenmu was. The new head was here
I come back every day for lunch and three o'clock in the afternoon, and at other times to visit, and I also take this opportunity to say something to Fierna. Fierna is the second daughter in the family, but she is relatively inferior in terms of inheritance.
The eldest daughter had more children, and not only that, she also inherited the Yajima family's store. Before these things could be sorted out, another Liyin appeared, making the already troublesome things even more complicated. The new head of the family and Fei
Erna's various schemes made Su Cong feel a sense of disgust in his heart.
Su blinked her bright eyes and looked towards Hinako again. Hinako's every move could be clearly seen through the gaps between the trees. She was sitting leisurely on the wicker chair as if
Knitting something. She thought that at the last family meeting, Hinako used the excuse of losing the Yukimura scroll painting and the tea set she took away to antagonize people there. I am afraid that her relaxation today is deliberately pretending to
What others saw was actually that she was paying attention to everyone's movements behind their backs.