Chapter 55: Sadism
readx; The Gu family's house was originally an old-fashioned courtyard house, the old man Gu was in the main position at the time, Ning Qing lived in the east wing, Zhang's mother lived in the west, and the outer courtyard was inhabited by guards and a few people who did cleaning on weekdays. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Mr. Gu is also a person who knows how to enjoy it, there are dozens of orchids and chrysanthemums at home, and a few flower stands in front of the entrance hall are full, and they are very beautiful when the season comes, Ning Qing used to always watch Mr. Gu personally prune and cut these flowers, and when they bloom well, he likes to let Mama Zhang move a rocking chair to sit aside in the evening to enjoy the flowers, so he proposed to simply build a small pavilion in the yard, and Mr. Gu can drink tea and play chess in the yard in the future.
But the old man Gu didn't agree with what he said, saying that such a good yard could not change the pattern, the Gu family house was passed down from the ancestors for several generations, after the liberation of Kyoto, most of these lands and yards were handed over to the family, like the Gu house, it was hard to keep the old lady in the yard, but the old man Gu insisted, and Ning Qing had no choice but to give up.
Now sitting in this courtyard, bathed in the warm light of the sunset, Ning Qing also lay on the rocking chair where Old Man Gu often sits, with his eyes closed.
Mother Zhang is not good at disturbing Ning Qing, she has even been careful to avoid any topic about Old Man Gu recently, but what is the use of that, this has become an unspeakable knot in Ning Qing's heart.
"Miss." Mama Zhang's figure blocked the sun, and Ning Qing's face was cool.
Ning Qing sighed quietly, turned sideways and snuggled up to Zhang's mother's hand, leaning on her like a child absorbing warmth.
"What should I do, Mom Zhang, there are only two of us left, such a big yard, the flowers and plants in the yard are all grandpa's favorites, and the whole yard is grandpa's breath."
Zhang's mother felt even more uncomfortable, she had stayed in this home all her life, Ning Qing was more like her own granddaughter, now that Ning Qing said this, Zhang's mother couldn't help but shed tears, wanting to restrain herself from showing her emotions in front of Ning Qing, but unfortunately Ning Qing's heart was already full of pain, and Zhang's mother immediately felt a wet feeling in her hands.
She had no choice but to sigh, the most unbearable thing was Ning Qing, a little girl, and now she has become an orphan, so she makes Zhang's mother want to take out her heart and hurt her.
After waiting for a while, Ning Qing said to Zhang's mother in a hoarse voice, "Is the meal ready?" Let's go eat. ā
Zhang's mother had a heavy callouse on her hands, and when she sat up, she used a pair of thick hands to help her dry the corners of her eyes, without asking or comforting her, but said calmly: "At night, I made a fresh soup stewed with kidney beans and pig's trotters, and made a few vegetarian dishes that I usually like to eat, get up quickly, I haven't eaten well for a day."
She hadn't forgotten that Ning Qing had only drunk a bowl of soup when she went out in the morning, and she hadn't eaten anything until the afternoon, how could her body stand it, not to mention that Ning Qing had lost a lot of weight.
Ning Qing sat on the recliner for a while before slowly standing up and walking towards the inner hall, the shadow of Old Man Gu's death said that he would come out when he came out, and the pretense of the past few days was also a cover for the outside, the more this was the case, the more difficult it was for Ning Qing to let go in his heart.
This house is full of traces of Old Man Gu, full of those warm memories of the past, the more such memories there are, the more unforgettable Ning Qing will be.
Ning Qing sat down at the dining table and mentioned as if inadvertently: "Mother Zhang, otherwise we will sell the house."
What replied to her was the sound of Zhang's mother's chopsticks 'clicking' on the table, and after a short period of panic, she squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and pretended to be calm and asked, "What's wrong?" Isn't it comfortable to live in? ā
"I always feel that this house is too big, the two of us live in space, and it is impossible for you to clean it alone inside and out, and I don't like outsiders to enter the inner courtyard, otherwise we will move out, you can choose the villa or apartment, or live in my previous apartment, you used to go often, and you are familiar with it."
Ning Qing used to buy a suite in the nearby community when she was working in Mishang, but Old Man Gu has always insisted that she live at home, so she will only live in that apartment when she is too late and drinks again, and Zhang's mother will also clean and cook some side dishes and store them in the refrigerator every week.
She thought about it, Old Man Gu went, whether she could keep this house by herself was a problem, and now she can sell it at a good price, and the money from the sale can be kept for some investment later, anyway, she can't go back to the military region, and the old school can't go on anymore.
In the past, the first thing was that Mr. Gu was backstage, and no one dared to move, and the second was that Lin Erjie and those famous second generations often cheered, so political and business celebrities wanted to show their faces to see if they could catch a line.
In this situation, Ning Qing has no power and no strong background, and he still wants to continue to run the business, it will not only be a matter of losing money, but he will be laughed at in vain, but Ning Qing has no intention of keeping the good man anymore, and sold it with the house when the outside world did not know the news of Old Man Gu's death.
Zhang's mother didn't know that Ning Qing was planning to do this in her heart, and she only thought that Ning Qing was afraid of touching the scene, and she didn't dare to mention anything else, although she was reluctant to live at home, she was still relieved: "Miss can do whatever she thinks, as long as you can follow Miss."
"Mom Zhang, the two of us live together, now there are only two of us left, you are my grandmother, how can there be a young lady who is not a young lady, in the future, you will call me Qing'er like grandpa."
She really wants to treat Zhang's mother well, she grew up beside Zhang's mother from childhood to adulthood, and now, there are only two of them left in a family of Nuoda, and she wants to cherish and cherish the rest of what she has.
Zhang's mother didn't refute, her eyes were filled with tears, and she said with a little choked up: "Yes, Qing, Qing'er...... Eat quickly, eat more. ā
After speaking, he reflexively wiped the corners of his eyes, Ning Qing pretended not to see it, took the spoon and put it in his mouth spoonful by spoon, until the bottom of the bowl saw Bai before he stopped moving, and said to Zhang's mother: "I've eaten well, you eat slowly, I'll go and rest first."
Mother Zhang saw that she had only drunk a bowl of soup, and couldn't help but persuade again: "Little ...... Qing'er, you're eating, how about drinking two bowls of soup a day? ā
Ning Qing frowned, she had something hidden in her heart, and it was difficult to swallow anything she ate, just like drinking soup or drinking water, she really had no appetite.
Seeing that she really insisted, Zhang's mother had no choice but to follow her, and when Ning Qing went upstairs, Zhang's mother looked at her back, although she was not fat before, but now she is very thin, and the whole person seems to be about to fall as soon as the wind blows.
Mother Zhang shook her head, so she had to pour the remaining kidney bean and pig's trotter soup into the bowl, and wanted to let Ning Qing make up for it, so she stewed a big pot, and now it seems that she can only make up for it on her old bones.