Ding Zicong opened a newspaper. His father was an official in the municipal government. His ancestors were rich in water transport, and his family background was prosperous.
He and his young mistress had a harmonious relationship. On a warm spring morning, the two of them brought their children to join in the fun.
The sunshine was just right, and the child was very well-behaved. He lay in the carrier and played with his hands without causing any fuss.
It was Miss Ding who saw Yun Qiao first.
"Aunt Yun!" she greeted loudly.
She wore a light gold cheongsam with a begonia pattern, which looked dignified and beautiful. She had just turned nineteen this year, and she still had the delicate face of a girl.
Yun Qiao introduced Xi Lanting in a low voice: "The couple on the boat was the one who died in childbirth..."
Xi Lanting responded, not too concerned.
Yun Qiao walked over and hugged Mrs. Ding. Mrs. Ding was excited and couldn't help but be happy when she saw Yun Qiao.
She made an appointment with Yun Qiao during the Chinese New Year, and later called her twice, but Yun Qiao declined.
"Long time no see." Mrs. Ding sighed, "Look at the child, she has gained a lot of weight."
The baby looks different every day, and Yun Qiao can no longer remember what she looked like back then. Now, the baby has chubby cheeks and big wet eyes, innocent and cute.
The Ding family husband and wife are both good-looking. No matter who inherits the baby, the baby will be a beauty in the future.
"It's so beautiful." Yun Qiao said.
Ding Zicong smiled and said: "Like her mother. Aunt Yun, let's sit together, we haven't started eating yet."
"We also have friends together, so we won't bother you." Yun Qiao said.
"Then you can come to my house as a guest when you have time." Ding Zicong added, "We have now moved out of the big house and bought a small mansion on Donglan Road."
Yun Qiao: "Jimin Hospital is on Donglan Road."
"Yes, Donglan Road is very long. Jimin Hospital is at No. 1 Donglan Road, and our small mansion is at No. 98 Donglan Road, about three miles away." Ding Zicong said.
Yun Qiao: "This road is indeed quite long."
"It's not the longest in Yancheng. There are several roads in the city that are longer than this one. I suspect that the people in the city government are ungrateful and can't come up with good names." Ding Zicong said.
He is deliberately funny.
Yun Qiao and Mrs. Ding laughed together.
Xi Lanting's expression was calm, but he was not impatient. He was listening to their chat with great interest.
Mrs. Ding asked Yun Qiao to hold the child.
The child is less than four months old and is still a small ball. Yun Qiao is a little worried that he won't be able to hold it firmly.
She took it carefully.
However, the moment she held the child in her arms, the child smiled at her.
"She can laugh!" Miss Ding shouted from the side, "This is the first time she has laughed. Yingying likes Grandma Yun so much. It is really a fate. Yingying's life was saved by Grandma Yun."
Yun Qiao also felt a little different while holding the child.
Her heart seemed to be filled with excitement, and she was filled with love for a moment. She was confused, and she could vaguely hear the delicate voice of a child in her ears: "Mother."
Yun Qiao was a little lost.
"She...she's so cute." Yun Qiao was absent-minded for a moment, and no one noticed. She started chatting and said, "What's your nickname? Wasn't her nickname used to be Tongtong?"
"That's Ding Yingying. Her nickname is still Tongtong, but sometimes we call her both Yingying and Tongtong," said Mrs. Ding.
However, the nickname Tongtong is already half eliminated, because some time ago fortune tellers said that this nickname is unlucky and will hinder children.
Yun Qiao asked again which words they were.
Mrs. Ding told her one by one.
Yun Qiao immediately said: "My grandma's name is also Ying. This child and I are really destined. Why do we call her this? Because it sounds good?"
"That's not true." Mrs. Ding said with a smile, "When I was pregnant, I always dreamed of an oriole, which was very cute. So I gave it this name."
Oriole...
Yun Qiao always felt that she should remember something, but she couldn't.
She has an inexplicable connection with this child.
However, it was her who saved the life, and it should be related to her.
She returned the child to the Ding couple and promised to have dinner together later.