There was an eternity of silence in the corridor, and everyone held their breath!
Lan Tian's face suddenly changed. He looked at his grandma, her eyebrows, the way her eyebrows were raised when she spoke... Suddenly, he remembered that she was...
After all, Li Jing was a prostitute. Moreover, she had always been arrogant and did not know her grandma. She became angry immediately, but due to the crowd, her upbringing prevented her from roaring. She took a deep breath and said with sharp eyes, "Old man
, you have to be measured when you speak. It’s better not to talk nonsense about things like human life. You’re quite old, so don’t make yourself suffer!”
Grandma smiled disdainfully and looked past her towards Lan Tian, "President Lan, do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
"You...you are Xia..." Lan Tian thought for a long time, but did not think of her name. After all, it was so long ago, but he only vaguely remembered her wheel hub.
"Yes, my surname is Xia, and my name is Xia Zhilan, remember?" Grandma twisted her fingers, her joints slowly turned blue, and her eyes were full of hatred that could not be resolved. Xia Xinyan supported her, feeling
Her body was trembling, she shrank inwardly, and hurriedly whispered, "Grandma, don't be anxious, speak slowly, speak slowly..." She was afraid that her grandma would suddenly become emotional and fall ill, which would cause serious problems.
Many emotions flashed through Lan Tian's eyes, and his expression was vague, as if he was recalling those years...
Xiao Hong was about to speak, but she was stopped by her grandma, who patted her hand to signal for peace of mind. Xiao Hong glanced at Xia Xinyan and said nothing.
This is the first question that Xia Xinyan has had in her mind for a long time, "Grandma, what is the relationship between Aunt Xiao and you?" She has always felt that something is wrong. If she is her biological mother, how come she has never heard Xiao Hong call her mother?
And Xiao Hong's husband never yelled, and their attitude was very different.
Grandma suddenly held Xia Xinyan's hand, and her knuckles were extremely hard. The flesh on the back of Xia Xinyan's hand was squeezed together. It hurt, and she was probably turning green. She wanted to remind grandma, but she saw her look like this.
There was unconcealable pain in her heart, and a trace of fear... She didn't speak.
But my heart jumped... If grandma is not Xiao Hong's mother, but she is Xiao Hong's biological daughter, then doesn't it prove that she and grandma...
"President Lan, have you remembered? Do I have to call you Young Master?"
There was a bang, and something seemed to explode in Lan Tian's heart. His face turned pale and his breathing became rapid! His fingers trembled slightly, he looked at grandma, and uttered a few words, "Back then...I..."
"Back then, if it weren't for you, how could my husband and son have died? How could I have been widowed at such a young age? Lan Tian, you bastard! Your whole family is a bastard, and none of them are good!" Grandma became more and more emotional as she spoke.
, my whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
Xia Xinyan and Li Jing became more and more confused the more they listened...
"Old man, back then, I was young and ignorant..." Lan Tian stood there, feeling as if a sharp sword was pointing at him, feeling uncomfortable all over his body, but he didn't know how to explain it?
Grandma's thin body, gray hair on the temples, and skinny figure seemed to be leaving at any time. But her back was straight, supporting the weight of her whole body. Xia Xinyan didn't know how to describe the feeling in her heart, just looking at it
Looking at grandma's back, I suddenly felt very sad and wanted to cry. A feeling of distress spread rapidly...
"Mom Xia, don't get excited, speak slowly. Yan'er is still here, her health is important." Xiao Hong stepped forward to support her grandma and let her sit on the stool.
Xia Xinyan's mind went crazy...Xiao Hong called grandma Xia Ma? Not mom? That way, it was like calling a servant.
"Lantian, what's going on? What does our Lan family owe him? You seem to be serious too? And her son, how could the death of her husband have anything to do with you?" Li Jing felt even more anxious. If it really was
If so, doesn't his husband have a bloody life?
Lan Tian slowly squatted down, buried his head in his palms, and a muffled voice slipped out from between his fingers, "You are young and ignorant... I was still young at the time, thirteen or fourteen years old, arrogant and arrogant.
I have been pampered since I was a child, so I have too much self-esteem. Most people look down on me, and I have always thought that subordinates should behave like subordinates and should not get involved with the master. It is like the relationship between a king and his ministers. I want you to
If you die, you can't live! So, that afternoon, I saw a servant of my family kissing me and a woman in the garden, and there was a child next to me eating my favorite fish sushi, and I just...
"
"So you're going to beat us to death with sticks! Right? You think we shouldn't do anything in your garden, and you think a servant's child shouldn't eat the master's food, right?" Grandma
Li Sheng said, veins popped out in his fingers, and he grabbed the clothes on his chest, where he was almost out of breath.
Lan Tian didn't speak anymore, and still maintained that posture... At that moment, the person seemed to have aged suddenly, and he didn't care about his anger.
"Xia Ma..." Xiao Hong patted her grandma's hand to signal her not to get excited.
"I am a servant of the royal family, and I always thought I was the gardener of the Lan family. At that time, we had no money, and we had to pay for every penny we spent, so we only applied for a certificate at the Civil Affairs Bureau and did not tell anyone.
I live in the royal family and he lives in the Lan family. We saved money on food and medical expenses and rented a room outside with two months' salary for both of us." Grandma's thoughts were far away, and tears were blooming in the corners of her eyes as she thought about it...
Xia Xinyan looked at Xin Zhen from the side, the corners of her eyes were moist, and a faint smile overflowed from the corners of her mouth. That was the taste of happiness, she understood.
"At that time, the Lan family and the royal family were incompatible with each other! The masters above had all told us that they were not allowed to have any contact with each other, including conversations between servants! So my husband and I were always careful.
When we go out, we always go first and then the other. Even if we meet on the street, we have to pretend not to know each other. We are afraid that the owners of the two families will know about it and split us up. This kind of relationship is not bad. Even if we don’t see each other during the day, when we come home at night
We can still chat in the north and south, smile at each other, and the two places are separated by a day... We have been like this for ten years, and I don't know how we can maintain this for the next year without being discovered.
My child is also nine years old...until that day..."
That day, the spring was warm, the flowers were blooming, the wind was gentle and the sun was beautiful.
Xia Zhilan was on vacation, but Li Chuan had to go to the Lan family to work. Their child Li Xiaocheng was clamoring to go to his father's place of work...
"Be good, Xiaocheng. Dad has to go to work. Please don't make trouble. Can you wait for me to prepare delicious food for you when I come back in the evening?" Li Chuan squatted on the ground to discuss with his son.
Li Xiaocheng's face was full of stubbornness. He wrinkled his nose and said, "No, I want to go with you! My classmates all say that I have no father and that I am a wild boy..."
With a snap, a loud slap hit Li Xiaocheng's face. Xia Zhilan shouted with trembling heart, "Who told you these? You..." She was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Since Li Xiaocheng went to school, she has always picked up and dropped off Li Chuan no matter it was windy or rainy. Even if Li Chuan went there occasionally, and when people asked, she would tell people very feebly that they were friends and just passing by.
Li Chuan's expression sank, and his heart ached, the pain was severe. In a few years, when they have saved enough money, it will be fine, and they can go to other places, and the two of them can be together openly. He thought about renting a house
The place is very remote and should not be discovered...
He choked and touched his son's head, "Xiaocheng, you are a man, you can't cry! Dad has to go to work and I really can't take you with him."
Li Xiaocheng didn't know why today, even if he was beaten, he had to stay in his father's arms, tears welling up in his eyes, "But Li Guang in our class often goes to work with his father, and he often brings children from the factory
Come back with some little things to show off to us. Dad, I just want to take a look, I don’t want to stay in this musty little home."
A word or a musty smell made Xia Zhilan feel sad... What can be done? This house is in a remote location. After a rain, it would take ten days for the ground to dry completely.
There were tears in the corners of Li Chuan's eyes, but he couldn't shed tears in front of his son. He picked up his son and said, "Okay, come with me today, but not next time."
Li Xiaocheng shouted happily.
Xia Zhilan frowned, and Li Chuan chuckled, "It's okay. The master and his wife went out of town yesterday to discuss business and won't come back. The young master is still at school. I just need to talk to the housekeeper. You can go too and let him play for a while.
, just bring him back."
Xia Zhilan was shocked, "What should I do if someone recognizes me?"
"Wouldn't it be nice if we stayed like this for ten years? And even if they recognize you, so what? Do they know who you are? Where do you work? Everything will be fine." The two of them walked out as they talked.
When he went to the beach on the street, Li Chuan took out a crumpled piece of paper and bought two scallion pancakes.
"Our contract will expire in half a year. Then we will go to other places together so that we don't have to hide." Xia Zhilan said while eating the cake, and rolled up her sleeves to wipe her son's mouth.
Oil juice.
Li Chuan smiled and did not respond. He originally wanted to work for another two years. He had no education and no ability. He could only work as a servant for a rich family, and the work was not tiring. Just looking at the tiredness and disgust of this life on Xia Zhilan's eyebrows,
That's it, just leave if you leave.
Xia Zhilan took two bites of the cake and stuffed it into Li Chuan's mouth.
"I won't eat it, you can eat it." Li Chuan took it out and handed it to Xia Zhilan.
"I'm not hungry. I'm not going to work today. You still have a job."
"Oh, you two are so serious. Dad, you eat mine. I'm still young and my belly is small, too." Li Xiaocheng handed half of the cake to his father.
"My little town is really obedient, haha..." Li Chuan laughed loudly, his laughter was very hearty and happy.
The three of you take a bite, and I take a bite. The aroma of green onions spreads in the air...
The early morning sunlight is faint and scattered. On the country road, a man, a woman and a child are walking hand in hand on the path that intersects with the bamboo forest. Every smile, every word, every word is so warm that it makes the sun shine...
…
And as they move forward, they don't know what is waiting for them ahead?
"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Li Xiaocheng ran back and forth in the Lan family garden. The flowers were in clusters, colorful and purple. He had lived for nine years and had never seen such a beautiful scenery. It was so beautiful that he moved.
Don't open your eyes.
"Li Xiaocheng, don't run around, don't trample the flowers." Xia Zhilan was already very anxious. She kept looking to the side for fear of being seen. Her son's shouting made her anxious.
.But he couldn't bear to step forward to stop him. His son's face hadn't had such a bright smile for a long time...
"Forget it, let him go. I'll clean up later. Fortunately, the master and his wife are not at home." Seeing his son like this, Li Chuan felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but smile.
He suddenly thought that when he just passed by the kitchen, there was some leftover sushi from last night. It was the young master's favorite food. It was leftover anyway, and the young master was not at home. His son had never eaten this food until he was nine years old.
Just give him a taste, it should be okay.
Looking at his son, he felt sour in his heart. He sighed, what he could give him was too little, and he owed his son a lot... He went to the kitchen, brought the remaining sushi, and gave it to Xia Zhilan. There were five pieces left.
All of them were given to my son.
"Wow, there's something to eat. Dad, you're so kind." Li Xiaocheng took it and ate it, one bite at a time, without chewing it. He uttered inaudible words, "It's so delicious..."
Seeing him like this, Xia Zhilan also handed the two in her hands to her son. Seeing her son's satisfied smile, their hearts felt as if water had melted, and they felt soft.
Xia Zhilan only looked at her son and did not pay attention to her feet. She tripped on Hua Teng and stumbled down. And at the moment when her body tilted, a certain part of her brain hurt. At that moment, darkness came over.
…
"Zhilan, what's wrong with you?" Li Chuan hurriedly held Xia Zhilan in his arms, and was shocked when he saw her face was pale and her expression was weak.
After the body stabilized, the discomfort in the brain also gradually stabilized. Seeing her husband's anxious look, she hurriedly got up from him and said, "I'm fine..."
Suddenly, "What are you doing?" a sharp roar sounded a little childish.
Li Chuan and Xia Zhilan froze, and turned around to see a boy wearing a school uniform. His clothes were hung all over his body, and his trouser legs were rolled up and dragged down to his feet. His expression was angry! He looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old.
There is a sense of return of the king.
"Master..." Li Chuan was startled and shouted hurriedly.
But Lan Tian walked straight to Li Xiaocheng, threw the plate to the ground, and rolled the two sushis left on the plate aside, "You thief, why should you eat my food?"
Li Chuan stepped forward and protected Li Xiaocheng behind him. The little guy was frightened and hid behind his father, shaking. He was always a good boy in school. He had never met such a fierce person. He was more angry than his mother.
It was scary, that look seemed to want to eat him!
"Master, if the child is hungry, I will give him the leftovers from yesterday..."
Lan Tian raised his eyebrows and said, "That's mine. Did you get my consent? You are a thief, you all are! And you even hugged me in my garden. I saw it. It's shameless."
In their time, the relationship between men and women was limited to words and deeds, not etiquette. If a man and a woman were affectionate in public, it was a crime and would be reviled by the public.
"Master, we don't..." Li Chuan's expression changed. He didn't know if they could bear the consequences. He was still thinking of explaining.
"Hmph! I want to tell dad that you are having an affair with a woman and your child is so old. You are shameless. And you," Lan Tian pointed at Li Xiaocheng behind Li Chuan, "You thief, you stole my food, I will forgive you."
I can’t help you.”
Lan Tian glanced at Xia Zhilan and sneered, "Bitch."
Xia Zhilan's face was pale and almost transparent. She couldn't say a word, and she didn't even have the courage to look at the blue sky. But this sentence annoyed Li Xiaocheng. He was nine years old, did he understand what being mean meant? He suddenly
He jumped out, pointed at Lan Tian's back and called the birth canal, "Why do you scold my mother? You are not a human being, you don't know the size, you are uneducated!" His parents taught him since he was a child to be polite and not to offend or insult his elders.
Disrespectful.
Li Chuan quickly covered his son's mouth. Don't say such nonsense. Xia Zhilan was breathing heavily and looked at the blue sky without blinking. Don't do anything.
Lan Tian was not a kind person. He rushed forward and because of his height advantage, he kicked Li Xiaocheng in the stomach. He was very proud to see Li Xiaocheng bending down in pain. In school,
He plays football.
I'm sorry that you two lowly servants can't do anything to me? Humph!
"Master!"
"Master, please let us go." Xia Zhilan was still a step too late. She couldn't be as fast as Lan Tian, and her son was injured even though she was on guard. She knelt at his feet, "Master
, please let us go, I beg you! The child is ignorant, and I, the old woman, will kneel down for you." She couldn't let her son get hurt anymore, and Lan Tian was wearing those kind of soft leather shoes, and the toes were very hard.
, this kick, how can it be done?
But their family cannot be offended. If the Lan family just breathes, they will be wiped out.
Lan Tian looked at Xia Zhilan and smiled contemptuously, "Okay, then you let him kneel at my feet and give me a head, and I will let him go."
When Li Chuan saw Xia Zhilan like this, his son was speechless in pain and felt like a knife was twisting his heart. However, he was helpless. He had never hated himself so much for being useless. He could not protect his wife and children, and let them become the victims of others.
Meat.
"Don't even think about it...Mom, if you get up, I will never kneel to him." Li Xiaocheng had a hard bone. He raised his head from the ground, with thin beads of sweat on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and said.
Lan Tian took a breath, damn boy, your breath is still strong! If I don't let you kneel down today, your surname will not be Lan.
"Okay, then don't blame me!" Lan Tian clenched his fists, and a group of servants dared to yell at him. He was impatient!