Chapter 105: Familiar and Unfamiliar
Cheng Rongjian knew that it was late at night when Jiang Guangguang was gone, and he had just come out of the study with Anan, he looked at Anan who was expressionless, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Second master, Miss Jiang, it seems that she is not in her small courtyard." Moreover, her phone could not be reached. It's always turned off. ”
Cheng Rongjian was originally thinking about something, but when he heard this, he looked at him, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Akai had to bite the bullet and continue: "Didn't you order the people below not to follow today?" In the afternoon, Miss Jiang sent the two to the train station, but they didn't follow. Just waiting near the small courtyard, who knows that she hasn't gone back until now. ”
Cheng Rongjian looked at the time and said lightly: "Prepare the car." Ask someone to look for it at the train station. After a pause, he continued, "Check again, if there is anything out of the ordinary." ”
Akai hurriedly responded and hurried down. Cheng Rongjian didn't stop, and immediately walked outside. The car was already waiting, so he ordered the driver's yard.
Cheng Rongjian had his eyes closed all the way, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The driver's car drove very fast, and when he arrived at the small courtyard, the people who were arranged to follow Jiang Guangguang were already waiting there. Seeing him, he respectfully called the second master.
Cheng Rongjian didn't speak, smoking a cigarette and looking at the dark courtyard. After a while, he dusted off the ashes in his hands and said lightly, "Go and ring the doorbell." ”
It took a while for the two of them to realize that he was looking for Gou San, and hurriedly stepped forward and rang the doorbell. Gou San didn't come out in a short time, with messy hair. Seeing Cheng Rongjian standing at the door, he was startled and stammered, "Second Master, why are you here?" ”
Cheng Rongjian entered the courtyard and raised his eyebrows slightly. said casually: "Why did I come, didn't the third master figure it out?" ”
Although he was careless, there was a chill in his tone. Gou San immediately cheered up, put on a smiling face, and said, "Second master, you are smiling." I'm a little bit well-informed, but I'm not a god. ”
Cheng Rongjian smiled faintly and said, "Really? ”
The more he understated it, the creepi Gou San became. didn't dare to talk any more nonsense, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said, "Second Master, if you want to do anything, just give me orders." Even if it's going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire, it's just a matter of your words. ”
"The third master is serious." Cheng Rongjian handed the cigarette to his lips and took a puff, then said lightly: "I just came to ask the third master, where did they all go this afternoon?" ”
As he spoke, he looked at the dark courtyard next door.
Gou San was stunned at this time, and said, "Didn't you go to the train station?" I drank a little too much at noon, so I went with me, but I didn't go, so I went to sleep all the time. He reacted immediately and asked, "Is it what's wrong with Miss Jiang?" As he spoke, he also looked at the small courtyard, and immediately said, "Could it be that Miss Jiang didn't come back?" ”
He's quick-witted. immediately reacted to why Cheng Rongjian was looking for him, squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said: "Second master, I really don't know about this, I stayed in this courtyard this afternoon and didn't go out, I dare to swear." ”
Cheng Rongjian looked at him and didn't speak.
Gou San almost didn't kneel on the ground and swore an oath to show his innocence, and he didn't know where he thought of going, so he said anxiously: "Miss Jiang won't tell me even if she wants to leave, I really don't know." The second master named Coke is still far behind, and Miss Jiang will not be so visionless. No, no, no. Phew. He is not worthy of carrying shoes for the second master! ”
The more he said, the darker Anan's face became, but Gou San was completely unconscious, seeing that Cheng Rongjian didn't speak, he thought that he already knew what he said to Jiang Guangguang last time, and said stubbornly: "I said something bad about the second master to Miss Jiang last time, but I swear, my words definitely don't have that much influence."
He really doesn't seem to know it. Cheng Rongjian didn't look at him anymore, and walked directly outside. He stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and when he got into the car, he ordered, "Go and ask him, what did he say." ”
As soon as the car started, Anan's cell phone rang. He picked it up, not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, he looked at Cheng Rongjian and said, "Second master, they have all looked for the places she often goes, but there is no one." There is no other at the train station. It has also been confirmed, and there are only those two people who got on the train today. ”
Cheng Rongjian leaned back on the car seat with his eyes closed and didn't speak for a while. There was some confusion in her mind, if it was herself
He didn't think about it anymore when he thought about it, and said lightly: "Go to the train station and have a look." ”
The driver in front of him replied yes. There was silence in the car for a while, Cheng Rongjian looked out the window, lit another cigarette and smoked.
When the car was about to arrive at the train station, Anan's mobile phone rang, and he picked it up and simply asked him to say it. After hanging up the phone, he looked at Cheng Rongjian, hesitated slightly, and said, "Second master, Akai called just now and said that he found it at the hotel, and the surname Zhou was the room that he left this afternoon." ”
Cheng Rongjian's hand holding the cigarette paused slightly, threw the cigarette out of the car, and said lightly, "Go back." ”
The driver in front was stunned for a moment, and then replied yes. Anan wanted to say something, but Cheng Rongjian had already closed his eyes.
The atmosphere in the car was even more depressing, and the driver driving in front of him didn't even dare to get out of the atmosphere. After a long time, Cheng Rongjian said lightly: "Let Akai call all the people who went out." ”
Anan replied yes, Cheng Rongjian didn't say anything more, and closed his eyes again.
When Jiang Guangguang woke up, the sky was already cloudy, and it seemed to be raining outside, and from time to time the raindrops fell on the windowsill, making a crackling sound.
The room was familiar, and it took her a moment to remember that it was her old room. The bookcase, desk, and even the lamp are all exactly the same.
She was in a trance for a moment before she moved her body, and there was a heart-piercing pain in the back of her neck. She came to her senses immediately. Only to realize that this was not a dream.
She remembered the last scene before she passed out last night, and closed her eyes. It was a long time before she reopened her eyes and looked around. It's been so many years and the house is very well looked after, everything in the room is exactly the same as it was before she left. Only the quilt sheets on the bed are brand new.
Jiang Guangguang didn't know what he was feeling in his heart, so he just lay down and didn't move. When my heart gradually calmed down, I got up.
Outside, the sky was overcast. I can't tell what time it is. She went to look for her phone, only to find that although the clothes on her body were from yesterday, the phone was gone.
She sat on the bed for a long time, then reached out and pushed open the window. The tone outside was cloudy, and the green leaves on the wall were full of water droplets, and with a slight movement, they rolled into the root of the wall.
Everything in the yard is still the same, old wells, flowers and plants. It's just that the peach tree on the side of the courtyard wall is old and withered.
The cold wind blew in his face, until the bare arms were covered with goosebumps. She suddenly came back to her senses, and she was already a thing or a person. The sourness and pain came up almost immediately, and Jiang Guangguang's eyes were very astringent, and after a long time, she closed the window, opened the door and walked out.
As soon as she opened the door, she was stunned, and the smell of food in the kitchen was already wafting. She looked into the living room and stood for a moment before closing the bedroom door and walking towards the living room.
I thought it was Zhou Lai here, but she didn't take a few steps, and when she saw someone coming out of the kitchen, her footsteps stopped instantly.
Zhong Xin was wearing an apron and holding a boiled chicken soup in her hand. Seeing that Jiang Guangguang was up, she smiled slightly and said softly: "Get up, go wash your face, and eat in a while." ”
Although she didn't wear makeup, she was well-maintained. He still looks very young. I can't see that there is a daughter as big as her.
Jiang Guangguang's heart was full of mixed feelings, she didn't expect that when she got up one day, she would see her making breakfast for her. It's all like a dream.
She didn't ask why Zhong Xin was here, she was silent for a while, and walked to the bathroom. All toiletries were new, and there was a toothbrush squeezed with toothpaste on the cup
She looked at the toothbrush and stood for a moment before picking it up and rinsing her mouth.
I did it all silently. Breakfast was already on the table when I went out. It was very rich and the whole table was full. Her gaze stayed on the dishes, all of which she had loved to eat before.
Seeing her standing still, Zhong Xin pulled out a chair for her, and said gently: "Eat quickly, I haven't eaten last night, I must be hungry, right?" ”
Jiang Guangguang still didn't say anything, walked over, and sat down on the chair. The meal was served early, and I saw Zhong Xin standing. She said, "Eat it too." ”
Zhong Xin's eyes were slightly moist, nodded, and reluctantly smiled and said yes.
Jiang Guangguang couldn't remember when he had eaten such a rich breakfast, but it tasted like chewing wax. Then eat a grain of rice slowly.
Zhong Xin sandwiched vegetables for her from time to time, and asked her to eat more with concern. Her bowl was quickly piled up with spikes. Jiang Guangguang lowered his eyebrows and ate with his eyes down, and saw that she was still going to pick up vegetables, so he said, "You eat yours, don't worry about me." ”
Her tone was detached, Zhong Xin's hand paused slightly, and she reluctantly smiled and said yes.
A meal was eaten silently. No one said anything. It was probably too long since he came back, and suddenly, Jiang Guangguang seemed to have returned to many years ago. It's just that at that time, it was her grandparents and her who sat at this table.
Her heart ached, and her eyes moistened slightly. It was almost at the end of the meal that her emotions slowly calmed down.
After eating, Zhong Xin immediately got up and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Jiang Guangguang wanted to help her, but she was not allowed.
Zhou Lai came over after Zhong Xin cleaned up, he had already changed his clothes, but his face was a little tired. Seeing that Jiang Guangguang had woken up. He was not surprised at all, he woke up, put the pears he bought on the coffee table, then found a fruit knife and sharpened them, and said with a smile: "This is what you used to like to eat, and I sold some of them when I saw them sold in the morning market." ”
He was like nothing.
Jiang Guangguang was silent and didn't speak, Zhong Xin walked out, and Zhou Lai called Auntie.
The smile on Zhong Xin's face was gentle, and she said, "It's raining, why did you come here so early." Have you eaten breakfast? ”
"After eating, the rain is not heavy." Zhou Lai replied with a smile, handed the peeled pear in his hand to Jiang Guangguang, picked up another one, and said, "Auntie, I'll peel one for you too, it's sweet and sour, it's quite appetizing." ”
Zhong Xin smiled and said yes. Zhou came to see Jiang Guangguang, smiled and said, "My mother said that you and Arong will go over to eat later, and she went to the vegetable market early today to buy a lot of vegetables." ”
When Zhong Xin heard this, she didn't answer, and looked at Jiang Guangguang tentatively.
Jiang Guangguang's heart was irresistible, the relationship between them was much more fragile than the relationship between other mothers and daughters. It has to be carefully maintained. She was slightly stunned, in fact, it was just a blood relationship. For so many years, they haven't even sat down to eat together. Not to mention being like other mothers and daughters.
It's probably touching the scene, and she is a little out of shape today. She quickly replied, paused slightly, and said, "If you have something to do, go and get busy, and I'll go over by myself later." ”
Her tone was calm, and she couldn't hear anything at all. Zhong Xin was slightly stunned, opened her mouth to say something, but couldn't say anything. The eye sockets were slightly red. The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly froze.
Zhou Lai smiled slightly and said, "Auntie misses you a lot, A-Ei, you just came back, you should accompany Auntie well." As he spoke, he handed the pear to Zhong Xin and asked her to taste it.
The stiff atmosphere was dissolved, and Zhong Xin squeezed out a smile. He said, "I'm fine." ”
Jiang Guangguang stopped talking. However, Zhou Lai livened up the atmosphere, telling some jokes from time to time, and the atmosphere in the room was a little lighter.
It was still drizzling outside, and Jiang Guangguang sat for a while, then stood up and said, "I'll go out." ”
She didn't look at them as she spoke, and walked outside.
Zhong Xin, who was talking to Zhou, was stunned, and stood up in a hurry. Just about to say something, Zhou Lai reached out and grabbed her arm and shook his head at her. Then he picked up an umbrella and chased it out.
Jiang Guangguang just walked to the door of the small courtyard. Zhou Lai put an umbrella over her head. He said in a low voice: "I came by car, are you going to see your uncle and them?" It's far away, I'll send you. ”
He knew her well. Jiang Guangguang didn't say a word, and walked forward. She hadn't been back in years, and the changes around her had been great. In addition to the surrounding mansions, there are many more high-rise buildings around. Not far from the walk, there is a big supermarket, and all the small convenience stores around it are closed. Only one incense wax paper candle shop is still open. There was a wreath hanging at the door, and it was deserted.
She went to buy paper candles and wine, and Zhou Lai paid first. Then he carried it to his car. He drove a black off-road, which was very eye-catching in this alley.
I wanted to say something all the way last week, but Jiang Guangguang had been looking out the window in a trance, he wanted to speak several times, but in the end he didn't say anything, and drove silently.
There was a cigarette on the platform, and Jiang Guangguang wanted to smoke it a little. I don't know what I remembered, but in the end I didn't move.
The grandparents were buried together, and the father's tomb was next to each other, and it was well cared for and there were no weeds. Jiang Guangguang originally thought that she would burst into tears, but in fact she was very calm, kneeling and burning the paper money, taking out the wine and putting it in front of the tomb.
Zhou Lai quietly accompanied her, and after a long time, he said softly: "Aunt Zhong, I will come here several times a year." ”
Jiang Guangguang still didn't speak. Zhou Lai wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, was silent for a while, and said, "You haven't been back for a long time." I have something to say to my grandparents and uncles, I'll wait for you over there. ”
He said without waiting for Jiang Guangguang to speak, and walked in the direction of the mountain. Jiang Guangguang was standing in front of the tomb, his hand gently stroking the photo of his grandparents. Tears came down from the corners of her eyes, and she didn't notice it.
She wanted to say something, and a thousand words were blocked in her chest, and after a long time, she said in a low voice: "Grandparents, no, my little granddaughter Arong has come back to see you." Are you doing over there? ”
She stood so quietly that after a long time, she arrived at her father's tombstone. The photo of his father on the tombstone was still young and handsome, Jiang Guangguang silently burned the paper money, remembering the last time he saw him, the pain spread rapidly.
I don't know how long I stood there, but my body became numb for a long time. She knelt down and kowtowed, and went down the mountain step by step.
Zhou Lai was smoking a cigarette not far away, he was very patient, and he waited for so long, and he didn't rush her. Footsteps are heard. He just turned around. Jiang Guangguang's coat was drenched in drizzle, and there were some tiny droplets of water on his eyelashes.
The two went down the mountain wordlessly, and when they got to the car, Zhou Lai handed a towel to Jiang Guangguang and said, "Wipe your hair, don't catch a cold." ”
Jiang Guangguang didn't pick it up, but asked, "Is my phone in you?" ”
Zhou Lai's hand holding the towel stiffened, and then he said casually: "Well, I put it at home." Later, you can go over and eat, and I'll give it to you. ”
Jiang Guangguang didn't say anything, what happened last night. Again, not a word was mentioned. She didn't mention it, and Zhou Lai naturally wouldn't mention it, talking about some recent interesting things.
Jiang Guangguang had been silent all the time, and when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he found that there was a car parked on the side. Zhou Lai pulled over and said in a low voice, "It's Uncle Huo who is here." ”
Jiang Guangguang's body stiffened slightly, opened the car door and got out of the car. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Huo Chongyun and Zhong Xin standing under the eaves, the two should be arguing or something, and saw the two coming back. It stopped immediately. Zhong Xin smiled slightly and said, "I'm back." ”
Zhou Lai called Uncle Huo, and then turned Jiang Guangguang with his elbow, motioning for her to call someone. Jiang Guangguang is no longer the rebellious girl of the past, and he also called Uncle Huo.
Huo Chongyun smiled slightly, and said, "Ah Rong, your mother is not at ease when you are alone here. Later in the evening, I'll have someone pack your things for you and move to our side to stay with your mother. ”
The two should have been arguing over this topic just now, Zhong Xin wanted to interrupt Huo Chongyun several times, but Huo Chongyun didn't look at her.
"Thank you, no, I'm fine living here." Jiang Guangguang replied lightly.
Zhong Xin's eyes couldn't hide the disappointment, but she immediately squeezed out a smile and interrupted the topic, saying, "Go change your clothes first, your clothes are wet, don't catch a cold." ”
Huo Chongyun glanced at her helplessly, but in the end he didn't say anything more.
Jiang Guangguang was naturally reluctant to continue this topic, so he hummed and went into the house to change his clothes. Zhong Xin also followed her into the house, opened the brand-new suitcase in the house, found clothes for her, and said, "I bought these things by estimate, and I don't know if it's suitable." ”
She was a little cautious, observing Jiang Guangguang's expression. Jiang Guangguang said something quite appropriate, paused slightly, and said, "You don't have to bother in the future, I will buy it myself." ”
The smile on Zhong Xin's face froze, and finally said yes, let Jiang Guangguang change, and then gently closed the door and went out.
Jiang Guangguang looked at the clothes in the suitcase and didn't move for a while. She thought of last night, Zhou Lai did that, it wasn't him alone, they were all involved.
Jiang Guangguang remembered Cheng Rong Jianlai, and he didn't know if he had found out that she was missing at this time. She suddenly lost her mind. After a while, I changed most of my clothes, which were wet.
When Jiang Guangguang went out, Huo Chongyun was talking to Zhou about something, and stopped talking about it when he saw her come out. Zhou Lai took a step forward, smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, my mother has already called." ”
No matter how she came back, she has already returned, and she should go to see Aunt Luo. She nodded and said yes. Although Aunt Luo doesn't lack anything, she can't come back, so she can't come to the door empty-handed. She was thinking about buying something later, and Zhong Xin said softly, "Your Uncle Huo has prepared a gift for you." ”
Jiang Guangguang was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say thank you, but in the end he couldn't say it. Just nodded.
Zhong Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't object. Zhou Lai, who was walking in front, opened the car door and said with a smile: "Arong with me?" ”
What is the relationship between Jiang Guangguang and Zhong Xin, he couldn't be clearer.
Before Jiang Guangguang could speak, his mobile phone rang. He took it out and looked at it, but didn't pick it up, and directly pressed it.
It's just that he just pressed it, and the phone immediately rang again. He was a little embarrassed, and just as he was about to say something, Zhong Xin said thoughtfully: "Ah Lai, you are busy with you first, Ah Rong is here." ”
The ringing of the mobile phone was piercing on the quiet roadside, Zhou Lai squeezed out a smile, said that I will answer the call first, and took the mobile phone and went around to the other side.