That night, Ye Weizhou stayed at Zhao's house.

Zhao Ronghe finished washing and entered the room, and saw Ye Weizhou lying on his back, but his eyes were not closed, so he asked her with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Ye Weizhou let out an "um" sound.

"At a young age, I have a lot on my mind. Zhao Ronghe snorted and smeared alabaster.

After wiping, Zhao Ronghe also lay down on the bed. Ye Weizhou half-squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Lotus lotus, you are so fragrant." No wonder Mr. Liang likes you so much. ”

"He doesn't just like me because I'm fragrant. Zhao Ronghe raised her eyebrows proudly.

Ye Weizhou couldn't help but chuckle and slowly closed his eyes.

The two of them lay quietly for a long time, and Zhao Ronghe suddenly said loudly: "Weizhou, why don't you go to the Zhong family to visit Miss Zhong? After all, Mr. Zhong has visited you." Gifts are reciprocated, in fact, this is how it should be. ”

Ye Weizhou was a little sleepy, but when he heard Zhao Ronghe say this, his eyelashes couldn't help but tremble. But she didn't open her eyes, and she didn't speak.

Actually, she was going to go. I don't know why, when Zhao Tianqing asked her like that, she didn't think much about it, and actually refused directly.

This is also the case with her mind just now.

Zhao Ronghe waited patiently for a while, but didn't get a response, so he turned over on the bed and looked at her: "Weizhou?"

Ye Weizhou closed his eyes and snorted softly.

Zhao Ronghe stared at her side face for a moment, then sighed, turned over and lay down again: "Okay, let's sleep." Good night, Weizhou. ”

——

Ye Weizhou did not go to Zhong's house to visit Zhong Guican, who was unwell.

At the end of the year, by chance, Ye Weizhou heard his grandfather and father discuss the affairs of the Zhong family, saying that Zhong Guican's condition had deteriorated, and Zhong An put down everything at hand and took his sister abroad to see a doctor.

At that time, Ye Weizhou was dessert after eating, and when he heard the words, his chewing action slowed down.

Ye Xiaozong sighed: "Gui Can, this child, has not been very good since he was a child, and he doesn't like to talk, but fortunately he has a brother who loves her so much." ”

Ye Shenxing nodded: "Yes, yes." ”

Ye Xiaozong turned his head to look over, and Ye Weizhou hurriedly continued to chew, as if he hadn't heard their conversation.

Approaching the end of the year, the Chinese staff of Jiangxi Customs have a long way of thinking about the New Year, but unfortunately the number of customs declarations has not decreased, and the affairs are also busy.

There are still three days left before the Chinese New Year's Eve, and Jianghaiguan is still busy. At the end of work, in the Westminster newspaper, most of the people in the office of the tax collection department have dispersed, and the middle-aged man in the corner has also packed his briefcase. He was just about to leave, but unexpectedly, the telephone on the table rang at an inopportune time.

He frowned impatiently and glanced at the telephone, intent on ignoring. Carrying the briefcase and getting up and walking two steps, the middle-aged man couldn't help but curse in a low voice, turned back, and picked up the phone.

Ye Weizhou in front of the window didn't mean to leave, he was lowering his head and filling in English on a report for the import of tobacco from "Japan Saito Kaisha". She suddenly heard someone shouting: "Ye Weizhou!

Ye Weizhou continued to fill in, and asked without raising his head: "Who called?"

The man told her angrily: "Said it was called Zhong An!"

With a "swish", because Ye Weizhou's hand trembled, the pen in her hand also made an irregular mark on the report.

She frowned, staring at such a trace, and her heart was very distressed.

"Ye Weizhou, answer the phone!" the middle-aged man in the corner urged her again.

"This is coming!" distress is useless, Ye Weizhou thought he was unlucky, put down the pen, got up and took the earpiece.

Ye Weizhou looked at the earpiece, the distress between his eyebrows and eyes had not completely dissipated, and he said in a dull tone: "I'm Ye Weizhou, what's the matter?"

There was a pause at the end of the spectrum before the sound of the bell bank rang out. I don't know if it was because of exhaustion or something, but his voice sounded lower than ever: "Ah...... I'm Zhong An. ”

Ye Weizhou pursed the corners of his mouth and muttered, "I know you are Zhong An." ”

She said it softly, but Zhong An on the other end heard it. He couldn't help but chuckle: "When you were sick, I was going to see you, but I haven't been able to make time. There are a lot of things going on with shipping companies. ”

Completely unconsciously, Ye Weizhou's fingers wrapped around the telephone line, and when Zhong An finished speaking, she said "um" softly.

After a pause, Zhong An said again: "Miss Ye, what do you like? When I go back next year, I can give it to you as a New Year's gift." ”

Ye Weizhou's fingers paused: "Do you want to come back next year?"

Saying such a sentence, Ye Weizhou felt inappropriate. It's just that if you want to take it back, it's bound to be too late.

"Well," Zhong An quickly replied, "I won't be back in Shanghai until next spring." ”

Ye Weizhou nodded, and asked again: "How is your sister's body?"

"It's better, but it still needs time to recuperate. ”

After speaking, Zhong An repeated: "Miss Ye hasn't said what you like yet. ”

Ye Weizhou's fingers wrapped around the phone line again: "No." ”

"Huh?"

"Don't bring me anything. ”

As if he was afraid that the other party would insist, Ye Weizhou quickly said, "Mr. Zhong." ”

"Huh?"

Ye Weizhou tried to stop his fingers around the phone line: "Our Jianghaiguan has already gotten off work, if there is nothing important, I will hang up." ”

Zhong An at the other end slowly responded: "Okay, hang up." ”

Hanging up the phone, Ye Weizhou returned to his desk, looked down at the ruined report, and inevitably showed an extremely depressed look.

Due to the report, Ye Weizhou went home very late that day. When she arrived home, Ye Xiaozong and Ye Shenxing were already having dinner.

Ye Weizhou washed his hands on the table, and Ye Xiaozong glanced at her: "What's wrong today?"

Ye Weizhou was so hungry that he ate a big mouthful of rice first, and then replied vaguely: "I accidentally filled in the wrong declaration form, and I came back after changing it." ”

Ye Xiaozong couldn't help but smile: "Haven't you always been known for being serious and meticulous since you were studying in school and now you are working in the customs?

Ye Weizhou ate with his head bored and didn't say anything.

——

On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Jianghaiguan has a half-day holiday.

Ye Weizhou helped Holly's sister-in-law to post the Spring Festival couplets together, and before it was over, she heard the movement in the front hall, which seemed to be a visitor.

Sister-in-law Holly felt strange: "This door-to-door New Year's Eve is not coming at this time, and it has not yet passed Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Ye Weizhou smiled and did not speak.

The movement in the front hall seems to be very big, and Holly's sister-in-law is a very lively one, so she put down her things halfway and went to the front hall. She waited for a while before returning, and when she came back, she had a red smile on her face.

Ye Weizhou was also curious and asked her, "Who is here?"

Holly's sister-in-law smiled: "Little Miss, you should also recognize it." The Japanese who came to the Ye family before, Miss Xiao, you should still have an impression. Today it was his sister and brother-in-law. ”

Ye Weizhou was stunned.

Ryosuke Tanaka's brother-in-law is Mr. Teraoka of the Jianghai Customs Inspection and Valuation Section, what is he doing at the Ye family? Everyone said that Mr. Teraoka had great respect for traditional Chinese culture, and his grandfather, as a widow of Shanghai, was ......

“…… said it was an old acquaintance of the master. Holly's sister-in-law said this. Brush a layer of paste on the wall, and then paste the New Year's picture on it.

Ye Weizhou was stunned again: "Old acquaintances?"

Sister-in-law Holly nodded: "Back then, the old man stayed in Japan for a while. Ah, you don't know about this, little lady. That was when the old man was young. At that time, the old man got acquainted with the Japanese gentleman. It is said that both of them like tradition, and although there is a slight age difference, they have also become friends. ”

While speaking, Holly smoothed the bubbles and folds on the surface of the New Year's painting, and was full of smiles.

Ye Weizhou was stunned for a long time.

It wasn't until the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner that Ye Weizhou couldn't hold back, and finally asked: "Grandfather, are you an old acquaintance with Mr. Teraoka, the section chief of the Jianghai Customs Inspection and Estimation Section?"

"You said Kenji Teraoka?" Ye Xiaozong looked at Ye Weizhou, saw her nodding, and continued, "It's an old acquaintance, I went to Japan for a while when I was young, and I met him at that time. ”

Ye Weizhou frowned: "That...... He knew you were an old man in Shanghai from the beginning?"

Ye Xiaozong smiled: "He naturally knows." However, Kenji is very good and does not say anything to the outside. Even his brother-in-law didn't know about it until a few months ago. ”

Ye Weizhou's brows furrowed even tighter: "A few months ago?"

"At that time, you had a high fever, and he came to visit you, so I invited him into the living room and asked him to send a calligraphy and painting to Kenji on my behalf, who is also his brother-in-law," Ye Xiaozong said, "This young man is also interesting, and he actually asked me quietly, do you know that I am an old man in Shanghai." ”

Ye Shenxing next to him laughed when he heard it.

Ye Weizhou couldn't laugh.

That day, in the patio, when Ryosuke Tanaka asked her the sentence "Your grandfather is the widow of Shanghai, right", Ye Weizhou responded to him with unspoken malice and obvious rejection.

——

This year's Chinese New Year's Eve was the most absent-minded year for Ye Weizhou.

After eating, Ye Weizhou wanted to go back to the room, the moonlight outside was as cold as water, she lowered her head and walked very slowly. Originally, Ye Shenxing had been paying attention to Ye Weizhou, who was in a mood at the dinner table, but later, he followed behind her and stopped her at the corner.

When Ye Weizhou turned around, he spoke again: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, all the children are happy. I don't know if it's because you're no longer a child, or because of something else, you haven't eaten a few bites of Chinese New Year's Eve food......"

After a pause, Ye Shenxing looked a little cramped: "Weizhou, although the father doesn't understand his daughter's mind, seeing you like this, he also thinks, can he help you?"

Outside, a bright light flashed in the air, and then a beautiful fireworks burst into the night sky. With the faint smell of gunsmoke, the night was instantly lit up. Later, a second flower, a third flower......

It was the subordinates of the Ye family who set off fireworks in the courtyard, and they could hear the laughter of people according to the appointment.

Under the brilliant brilliance, Ye Weizhou, who has been patient with emotional catharsis, can no longer endure it.

With red eyes, she tried to look up at the fireworks, and muttered, "I—I thought my thinking was progressive, I thought it was ...... I thought there was nothing wrong with what I was doing, and there was nothing wrong with the way I looked at things, but ......"

Speaking of this, Ye Weizhou sobbed and had no way to continue.

Ye Shenxing hesitated for a while, and finally took a step forward, stretched out his hand and put it on his daughter's shoulder, patting it gently, as if coaxing a baby to comfort: "It's okay, it's okay......"

Ye Weizhou cried so much that his face was full of tears and snot.

As a big man, Ye Shenxing didn't have the habit of carrying a handkerchief on his body after all, and later he was a little at a loss, and almost contributed his sleeves.

Seeing his movements, Ye Weizhou finally smiled. Then, she leaned her head over, leaned on Ye Shenxing's shoulder, and even rubbed her tears on his robe very willfully and childishly.