Hearing Xiao Daiyu's words, Ah Xing smiled bitterly: "It's not weird. I've been dealing with these guys since I was a kid. This is all good, if you encounter a role that is at stake, you will scold people at the lightest, and throw things at the worst. Renting a house is this fate, who let you not have your own house in Shanghai? ”

Xiao Daiyu snorted coldly, "It's just one house, I have several on the Bund, Xiafei Road and Foch Road, I don't know how many times better than this old woman's low shed." ”

What she said is not bragging, Xiao Daiyu did purchase a lot of real estate on the Bund in Shanghai after her career, and there are also many in the prosperous road.

It's just that these houses are now under Wang Maocai's supervision.

"It's a pity that I can't live now." Ah Xing handed the meat bun wrapped in newspaper in his hand to Xiao Daiyu, they didn't dare to move these days, and they had been hiding in this small attic, afraid that Wang Maocai would send someone to chase them over.

"I don't know when it's going to be. By the way, Ah Xing, haven't you saved any money on weekdays? Xiao Daiyu's own money is all on the four roads, most of it was burned in the fire, and some of it is hidden in Wang Maocai's place of residence, which she can't go to at all now, so she can't move a dime of the money.

Accustomed to living a life of brocade clothes and jade food, Xiao Daiyu was naturally unwilling to eat like this all day long, and an idea germinated in her heart. She naturally knew that Ah Xing must have made a lot of oil and water over the years with Wang Maocai, but she didn't know if he had left some behind.

Ah Xing spread his hands, "Sister, you can't take out your money, and I can't take out my money." We can only avoid this gust of limelight. ”

"Alas, it's also true, it's thanks to you that I can pick up this life." Xiao Daiyu took the bun, took one out in her hand, and ate it in small bites.

"Seriously, Ah Xing, you are the best man for me. When I was a child, my parents went early and were fostered at my aunt's house, and they beat me and scolded me since I was a child, and they didn't give me enough to eat. Later, in the year of famine, my uncle took me to Shanghai and sold my ......."

Speaking of her difficult past, the corners of Xiao Daiyu's eyes were not only moist, she lowered the corners of her eyes with a hand towel, and continued: "I thought that Wang Mao would be a good man for me, he gave me brocade clothes and jade food, and gave me glory and wealth. I never thought that he would kill me! I thought that no one in this world would be good to me anymore, but I never thought that Ah Xing, you would risk death to save me. ”

Speaking of which, Xiao Daiyu looked at Ah Xing, and there was a kind of furnace-like heat in her eyes.

Ah Xing sat aside, his eyes staring at Xiao Daiyu from time to time, and there was a faint smile on his face.

"What do you want me to do?" Xiao Daiyu asked deliberately.

"Nothing, nothing." Ah Xing's eyes quickly turned away, but his face was already a little red, but fortunately, now the electricity of the people in Shanghai is limited, and every household uses kerosene lamps, and it is not easy to find the fact that they are blushing under the dim light.

Seeing that Ah Xing was a little embarrassed, Xiao Daiyu asked, "Have you eaten?" We don't have any money these days, and every time you say you ate out first. I don't believe much, come! Eat the rest. ”

"No, no, no, sister, you eat first, I really ate outside......" Ah Xing's explanation seemed so unconfident, facing Xiao Daiyu, he still had a kind of respect and love.

"Then I won't eat it anymore, you can't tell the truth." Xiao Daiyu pretended to be angry.

Ah Xing saw that Xiao Daiyu was pretending to be angry, so he took it and said, "I'll eat, I'll eat!" Don't be angry. ”

Xiao Daiyu turned her anger into a laugh and handed over the bun. Ah Xing took it and took a bite, a mouthful full of juice and oil, very fragrant.

"Ah Xing, don't call me Xiao Daiyu in the future." Xiao Daiyu said slowly: "That name is also a last resort." Don't call me my sister, just call me by my name, call me Xiangyun. ”

"Xiangyun." Ah Xing read it silently in his mouth.

"Well, this is my previous name, no one else knows, even Wang Maocai, I haven't said it. You're going to call me this from now on, right? Xiao Daiyu said slowly.

Ah Xing grinned, he naturally knew that this was a hint, and it was also a hint of his relationship with Xiao Daiyu. Thinking of this, he bites the bun faster.

After a few bites, the bun went down halfway. Ah Xing looked at the bun but fell into a trance.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Daiyu saw that Ah Xing had been staring at the bun, so she felt a little strange and asked.

"Wang Maocai is dead?" Ah Xing said coldly.

"What? Wang Maocai died? Xiao Daiyu was a little puzzled, and she didn't know why Ah Xing came up with this sentence out of nowhere.

"Yes, you see." Ah Xing took out the remaining bun, stretched out the newspaper of the bun, and took the newspaper in Ah Xing's hand with the help of the faint light of the kerosene lamp. It reads the news that Wang Maocai was burned to death in her apartment on Sima Road.

"Burned?" Obviously, they all know that this is impossible.

"What the hell is going on?" Xiao Daiyu was puzzled, and she didn't know what was going on, how could Wang Mao, who was so good, be burned to death in her apartment? Ah Qiang did set fire to it that day, could it be that Wang Maocai also came with him and was killed by Ah Qiang?

That's impossible! Xiao Daiyu knows Ah Qiang and Wang Maocai, and she knows that Wang Maocai can't be so stupid.

If this is not possible, then why would such a report appear in the newspapers?

She then looked down, and it not only said that Wang Maocai was burned to death, but also herself. The newspaper said that she was also burned to death in the fire?

What's going on? Xiao Daiyu said the incomprehension in her heart. Ah Xing didn't show a surprised expression after hearing this, he said rather indifferently: "This matter is not simple, it must have been deliberately designed by Wang Maocai." ”

"Deliberately designed?" Xiao Daiyu didn't understand it even more.

After Ah Xing revealed all his thoughts, Xiao Daiyu understood.

"You mean, Wang Maocai is gone now? And he killed us that day to hide our eyes? Xiao Daiyu couldn't believe it, and she felt a little scared when she thought about it.

Ah Xing nodded and said: "Wang Maocai has been planning to escape from Shanghai, he knows that the Japanese will not stay long, so he will make a lot of money. I think he's going to make it to the United States. ”

"Then we can all go and get our money back." Xiao Daiyu said with some excitement.

"Almost, since Wang Maocai has escaped, we are not in any danger. But just to be on the safe side, I'll go out tomorrow to investigate. Ah Xing said.

"Well, let's go away when the time comes!" Xiao Daiyu said happily.

"Yes, but I have something to do before I go." Ah Xing smiled slightly.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Daiyu asked puzzled.

"You'll know when the time comes!" Ah Xing said mysteriously.

……

At this time in the United States, a civilian flight took off from Washington, and after traveling to many places, it landed at Nanjing Airport. In the first-class cabin, Huang Ying, who had not returned for more than a year, stepped off the plane.

Since she took charge of the "China Daily" in the United States, she has rarely returned, and occasionally left in a hurry.

Seeing Huang Ying again, Huang Ke and Zhao Xiaowan were very excited, it has been more than a year since they last met, and their daughter is much more mature than before, and her body is less youthful and more capable. She was dressed in a black women's suit, a pair of trousers and a pair of flat leather shoes, her short ear-length hair was pulled back, and she had no ornaments on her body, except for a simple watch on her hand.

It seems that she is so different from girls of the same age.

"Father, mother, how are you doing?" Huang Ying walked over and snuggled up to her mother Zhao Xiaowan's shoulder, and the original capable image disappeared all of a sudden, turning into a spoiled daughter.

"Okay, we've been doing well lately, it's you, are you still used to eating bread and butter in the United States? Do you want to eat food from home? Zhao Xiaowan chattered, no different from an ordinary elderly woman.

Huang Zhengzhong heard that his sister was back, and he ran back in a hurry, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he panted and said: "I thought it would take a while to arrive, but I didn't expect you to be early." Sister, I'm going to see what good things I brought from the United States? ”

"Silly boy! When my sister came back so far, she knew she wanted something! Zhao Xiaowan seemed to blame a few words.

The family talked and laughed, Huang Ke raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "Let's go, it's not early, let's go home and talk." ”

Then they all went home. The eldest son, Huang Zheng, failed to return as scheduled due to military affairs, and the reunion that the family was looking forward to came to naught.

But this is already good, after all, most of the family is together, and it can be regarded as half a reunion.

Huang Ke deliberately set aside two hours to go home for lunch this day. In any case, he needs to set aside some time to spend with the children.

Zhao Xiaowan, her grandmother and the chef Lao Ma prepared a lot of meals, and Huang Ying and Huang Zhengzhong also helped make dumplings.

The daughter hasn't come back for a long time, she misses it very much, and a thousand words have turned into food on the table.

The family was happy, and Zhao Xiaowan told Huang Ying about Huang Zheng, "Zheng'er talked about a friend not long ago, and I thought that he would bring it back this time, but I never thought that it was busy with military affairs." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaowan pretended to be angry and said, "This kid, I don't know if it's done on purpose." ”

Huang Ying chuckled after hearing this, "Xiao Zheng actually talked about friends?" No, I'll see you next time. ”

As she spoke, she asked Huang Zhengzhong beside her, "By the way, Zhengzhong, when will you bring someone back to meet your parents?" ”

"Nonsense, where do I have?" Huang Zhengzhong didn't know who his sister was talking about, so he had to prevaricate.

"Su Huike is a very good girl!" Huang Ying said meaningfully.

"Haha, Su Hui?" Huang Zhengzhong himself laughed.