Chapter 170: The Silver-Haired Lady
Ji Qingling and Fu Zijun just finished chatting with several award-winning designers in the world, Ji Qingling already had a preliminary idea of their small paradise, wanting to make a private garden, but there are not many designers who do this kind of design at home and abroad, they prefer a modern style with a strong sense of design, so as to highlight their professionalism, which makes Ji Qingling a little disappointed.
"I'll ask people to find out if there are any designers who are good at this area." Fu Zijun couldn't bear to see the disappointed look on his wife's face, and comforted him in a low voice.
"If we really don't have it, we may be able to do it ourselves." She gave him a smile back.
"I know that there is a master who has a high attainment in the private garden, but he has been in seclusion for many years, and it is not easy to be invited." Fu Zijun actually had a belly case for a long time, but it might not work out, he was worried that she would be even more disappointed, so he simply showed a little tone.
Ji Qingling didn't care, "Let it be, many things can't be forced." ”
Fu Zijun wanted to say something, but an emergency call called him away.
Ji Qingling, who was idle and bored, thought that he had made an appointment with Xia Zhu to discuss the details of the publication of the new book when he came to the capital this time, so he made a phone call.
"I'm running errands in Century Building right now, and I'm almost done, so why don't we make an appointment at the coffee shop downstairs?" Xia Zhu held the arm of a silver-haired noblewoman, her demeanor was more than respectful, but her closeness was insufficient, which was a little different from her usual neat and tidy image.
Ji Qingling looked at the surrounding environment, "It's such a coincidence, I happen to be here in the Century Commercial Building." ”
"Okay, we'll see you later."
"You kid. Busy and busy, but still pay attention to your body. "The silver-haired lady had a beautiful face, though her hair was all white. She didn't look old at all, she looked only fifty or sixty years old, and the silver thread added a bit of momentum to her.
"I know, auntie, you also have to pay more attention to your body." Xia Zhu said softly.
A black sedan pulled up in front of them.
"Okay, don't send me, aren't you still in trouble? Let's get busy. The silver-haired lady clapped her hand. I was about to turn around and get into the car.
"Huh? It's coming so fast! Xia Zhu looked at Ji Qingling, who was walking towards her, and the aura on her body changed instantly, and she waved her hand with a smile on her face.
"I'm just walking around here. I saw you when I came out of it. Ji Qingling also smiled and gestured at her.
"You wait for me." Although Xia Zhu said this, her attention was on Ji Qingling, who was about to close the car door for the silver-haired noblewoman.
Unexpectedly, half of the silver-haired lady got into the car, but when she saw Ji Qingling, her whole body froze.
"Done?" Ji Qingling thought she had sent someone to the car. He walked over with a backpack on his back and a grin.
Xia Zhu only cared about talking to her. Not noticing the shock of the silver-haired noblewoman, she smiled at Ji Qingling and said, "You are really young in this dress today." ”
"I'm not old." Ji Qingling tied two braids on his chest today, with a strap skirt, a backpack and canvas shoes, and he was full of student spirit.
"You're pretending to be tender." Xia Zhu said sourly, and when he turned around, he found that instead of getting on the train, the silver-haired lady fell down and stood in place, and couldn't help but be surprised. "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
"This kid. Child, what's your name? The silver-haired lady stared at Ji Qingling intently, her expression excited.
"What's wrong? Auntie, she is my friend, do you know her? Seeing Ji Qingling's dazed appearance, Xia Zhu hurriedly spoke, Auntie has always been a graceful and elegant woman, how could there be such a gaffe moment.
"What's your name, kid?" The silver-haired lady ignored Xia Zhu's persuasion and insisted on speaking.
"My name is Ji Qingling." Although she didn't know the purpose of the silver-haired noblewoman, she was Xia Zhu's elder after all, and out of politeness, she still answered this question, but there was a trace of doubt and vigilance in her eyes.
"Surname Ji?" A hint of disappointment flashed in the silver-haired lady's eyes, but then hope was rekindled, "Where are you from?" ”
Ji Qingling glanced at Xia Zhu, who was at a loss, and saw her smile helplessly, so she had to smile back, "I'm from City A." ”
"City A, City A! Yes! It's City A! The silver-haired lady looked even more excited, "Can you go with me to get some blood, or give me some hair?" Hair is fine! ”
Blood draws? To the hair? That's an overkill.
How can you ask strangers to draw blood and ask for hair when you meet?
Ji Qingling looked at Xia Zhu in shock, pursed her lips slightly but didn't answer, if she wasn't Xia Zhu's elder, she would definitely turn around and leave without hesitation, is this old man crazy?
"Huh?" Xia Zhu's shock was no less than that of Ji Qingling, but he quickly reacted, what else would make the always steady aunt lose her mind?
"Auntie, you don't think she's a big cousin, do you? She is only in her early twenties. ”
"Maybe it's not Xiao Xuan, but it may also be Xiao Xuan's descendant!" The silver-haired noblewoman roared out of shape, looking at Ji Qingling's eyes so eagerly that she wanted to run away.
"Sister Xia Zhu, if you have something, let's make an appointment another day." Ji Qingling smiled awkwardly, knowing that he was probably mistaken.
"No, no, no, don't go." The silver-haired lady grabbed the corner of Ji Qingling's clothes.
"Why don't we find a quiet place to sit down and talk?" Xia Zhu knew the reason why the silver-haired lady was excited, and looked at Ji Qingling beggingly, no matter how old people are not suitable for emotion, now let's calm down the old man's affection.
Ji Qingling has always been soft-hearted, so he had to respond.
"That's right, my aunt and my uncle just got married, just in time for the turmoil at that time, because of the reasons of the eldest uncle's family, their family was very persecuted, at that time my eldest cousin was only more than a year old, in order to protect her, the eldest uncle sent her to a good friend in the countryside. Unexpectedly, even in the countryside at that time, he couldn't escape the catastrophe, and the family that took in the eldest cousin was also destroyed by the fight, leaving only a newly adult son, who calculated the account to the eldest aunt's family, and hated the eldest cousin deeply, and abandoned the eldest cousin to the entrance of the village. Since then, the life and death of the eldest cousin is unknown, no matter how we look for her, we can't find any trace of her, so many years have passed in a flash, and this matter has also become a piece of my aunt's heart. She thought of my eldest cousin when she saw you today, so she was a little out of shape. Xia Zhu explained embarrassedly.
"Old lady, I'm certainly not your daughter, I am nearly twenty years younger than your daughter in terms of time." Ji Qingling had some sympathy for the silver-haired noblewoman, but he couldn't deceive her, so he sincerely persuaded her, "Maybe it's just a coincidence, it's just a little similar." ”
Ji Qingling and Xia Zhu glanced at each other, and read the helplessness in each other's eyes, they outsiders knew very well that in that era of scarcity and turmoil, a baby girl was abandoned on the side of the road, I am afraid that it would be more than lucky, but as a mother, she always refused to accept this fact.
"No way, you look exactly like me when I was younger, how can it be just a coincidence?" The silver-haired lady seemed to have drilled the tip of the horns, and thought that Ji Qingling was related to her daughter, "What about your mother?" Do you look like your mother? ”
Ji Qingling frowned slightly, "My mother died when I was very young. ”
Xia Zhu looked apologetic, "Qingling, I'm sorry, my aunt didn't mean it." ”
"It's okay." Ji Qingling couldn't bear to see the silver-haired lady with such sad and desperate eyes.
"Where's your grandparents? Can you let me meet them? Perhaps by meeting her, she would be able to ask for many useful clues.
Ji Qingling's face stiffened, a little unnatural, "I don't have a grandparents." ”
The mother is just a child daughter-in-law, who has been abused since she was a child, and later escaped from the arrangement of her adoptive parents to marry Ji Jingui, the two sides have a feud, and there has been no contact for a long time, and it is impossible for her to recognize her stepmother's parents as her grandparents, so there is no grandparents in her heart.
"Then do you remember when your mother gave birth?" The silver-haired noblewoman's eyes glistened with water.
Ji Qingling shook her head, her expression gloomy, "Even my mother herself doesn't know her birth date, she said that no one in that era would remember a girl's birthday." ”
Although there are few memories with her mother, those days were the only happy time before she got married, she knew that her mother was the only person who was really good to her, even if the family was poor at that time, every time she had a birthday, she would boil two eggs for her.
Later, when she became a little more sensible, she asked her mother when her birthday was, and she also wanted to boil two eggs for her birthday, and her mother sighed and touched her head, telling her that she was just a woman, and no one would care about a woman's birthday, and even she herself did not know when she was born.
At that time, my mother only had numbness and resignation in her eyes, and she couldn't hear a trace of resentment towards fate.
She often thinks that if her mother's health can be better and she can live longer, when Ji Jingui makes a fortune, will their life not be like this, every time she thinks of her mother, she feels so distressed, and her son wants to support but does not wait.
The silver-haired lady's tears fell "fluttering", and she instantly appeared old, which made Ji Qingling feel very uncomfortable.
"You don't know how much you look like when I was younger." The silver-haired lady shuddered from her purse a well-protected black-and-white photograph of a young couple holding a chubby baby in their arms.
Ji Qingling's eyes shrank sharply when she touched the young woman in the photo, and even she thought that the person in the photo was herself, let alone the silver-haired lady.
Xia Zhu patted his thigh and said suddenly, "When I first saw Qing Ling, I thought she looked very familiar, and now I finally know who she looks like." (To be continued......)