The Secret of the Sixty-Fifth Old Mansion
When I woke up early in the morning, the news that Qiao's largest developer, because of the budget cut, used inferior materials on the construction site, which eventually led to the collapse of the building under construction and the burial of workers in City C.
Qiao Xing watched the news, and he also had mixed feelings in his heart. The second uncle is afraid that he will have to fall on his heels this time, and she really can't do anything except stand by and watch.
What the second uncle did was already outrageous, not to mention that she couldn't help much, even if she really had that ability, she didn't want to help. Thinking of what he did to Jiang Yifan and what he did to his parents, she felt a chill.
It's just that Qiao's is not the second uncle's alone after all, and no matter what the final result of this matter is, it will still have an impact on Qiao's reputation.
I don't know what Jiang Yifan thinks about this matter, as a member of the Qiao family, I don't know if he will help.
Since the unpleasantness with Jiang Yifan because of Tang Xiaotang, Qiao Xing hasn't seen anyone else for several days, and he doesn't know what he's busy with all day and night, and his girlfriend is jealous and doesn't know how to coax.
But it's okay to give each other a little more time to calm down, and Qiao Xing also happened to take the opportunity to go back to the Qiao family's old house.
After his grandfather died, he left the Qiao family's old house in the suburbs to Qiao Xing, his favorite granddaughter. In fact, sometimes Qiao Xing also feels a little uneasy and guilty, she is also the granddaughter of the Qiao family, but her grandfather's attitude towards Qiao Fei is completely different from that towards her.
Although grandpa still loves Qiao Fei very much on the surface, Qiao Xing can feel that there is an invisible sense of alienation in that heavy love. At that time, Qiao Xing was still young and couldn't understand his grandfather's mind.
The old house is located in the suburbs, and it takes nearly half an hour to drive there, and Qiao Xing rarely drives by himself, so the journey to the old house is longer.
The old house is now empty, and almost no one will come except for the aunt who is in charge of cleaning. Qiao Xing was only in his teens when his grandfather left, and Jiang Yifan had not been brought back by his second aunt at that time, and Qiao Xing spent most of his time here except for his study.
Qiao Xing is the closest to his grandfather, closer than his parents, and Qiao Xing spent most of his childhood with his grandfather. So when her grandfather died, she was sad for a long time, but in fact, Jiang Yifan's arrival at the beginning distracted Qiao Xing's sadness of losing her grandfather.
Many things in this world are like this, when things happen, they think it may be a bad thing, but when the time passes, and when you look back again, you will find that the bad things at that time may have replaced the worse things, and of course it is a good thing.
Just like back then, when she was thinking about how to play tricks on Jiang Yifan, a nasty ghost, she unconsciously forgot the pain of losing her loved ones. Isn't that a good thing?
"Qiao Xing?" Just as Qiao Xing was about to enter the door, someone behind her suddenly stopped her. Qiao Xing glanced back, and not far away was an old woman with gray hair. Qiao Xing was a little dazed, and he didn't remember who the old man was for a while.
"It's really you, I'm your aunt, Qiao Xing." "Auntie?" Qiao Xing muttered in a low voice, searching quickly in her mind, and finally recognized the person in front of her, who was her aunt and grandmother who immigrated to England in the early years.
Thinking about it, her aunt and grandmother had already walked up to her, and she was very excited to stretch out her hands and hug Qiao Xing, "Long time no see, kid." ”
In fact, Qiao Xing did not have any feelings for this aunt and grandmother, who went to the United States when she was very young. When grandpa was still there, she would come back every year during the Chinese New Year, and she never came back after grandpa left. The last time we saw each other was at my grandfather's funeral.
Qiao Xing looked at the person in front of him, and he couldn't make an affectionate appearance, maybe so many years have passed; , she has long been accustomed to life without family affection.
"Isn't my aunt abroad? I didn't give a word of notice when I came back. The two entered the house together, and the furnishings in the house were exactly the same as when his grandfather left, which made Qiao Xing feel sad suddenly. My aunt and grandmother also seemed to be stuck in the memories and didn't hear Qiao Xing's words.
It took a while for the two of them to withdraw from their grief, and the aunt raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face, and asked instead, "What did you just say?" Qiao Xing felt a little embarrassed by his misdemeanor, "I asked my aunt if there was anything wrong with coming back this time?" ”
In fact, Qiao Xing asked this selfishly, and now Qiao's is full of turmoil because of the construction site. When my aunt and grandmother came back at this time, I am afraid that it is not just as simple as coming to see things and thinking about people. After all, she also has a large stake in Qiao's in her hand, and it is not impossible for her to stand up at this time and ask the second uncle to hand over Qiao's to her.
"I came back this time to fulfill your grandfather's last wish." Qiao Xing was very puzzled: "The last wish? What is that? Grandma smiled slightly, took Qiao Xing's hand and walked directly to her grandfather's study.
It was here that her grandfather taught her to write her name, and there are so many memories of her grandfather in this room.
After entering the house, my aunt opened my grandfather's safe and took out a document bag inside.
"You gave me something before your grandfather died, and asked me to give it to you at the right time, and I hid it in the safe left by your grandfather. Now that your second uncle will rob you of the company in the future, it has reached the point where the six relatives do not recognize it, and I know that it is time to hand over the things to you. ”
Qiao Xing looked at her aunt and grandmother with some blankness, "Grandpa has something you want you to give to me?" The aunt smiled lovingly and gently stroked Qiao Xing's head, like stroking a docile kitten.
"Your grandfather always knows how to plan ahead, when he planned to leave Qiao's to you, he had already thought that with your second temperament, he would definitely not be reconciled. That's why he left such a thing, so that you can use it to contain your second uncle. ”
Qiao Xing took the file bag, and when he opened it, it contained an envelope. And just when Qiao Xing was about to open the envelope, his aunt suddenly stopped him, and said, "Before you look at it, I think there are some things that I have to tell you first." ”
Qiao Xing looked at her aunt with questions, and her aunt continued: "You may not know that your second uncle was not born to your grandfather, but the son of your grandfather's mistress who was outside back then. ”
Qiao Xing could hardly believe her ears, why she had never heard of such a big thing. My aunt shook her head slightly: "Back then, your grandfather was confused by that woman's mystery, and he did not hesitate to divorce your grandmother for her." Later, she told your grandfather that she was pregnant, and your grandfather was anxious to marry her home.
At that time, I was stopped by your grandfather, and in the end, I only needed that woman to give birth to the child. Although your grandfather is unwilling, he does not dare to disobey your grandfather's wishes.
But he never imagined that this child was not his. He has kept this secret all these years for fear of being ridiculed. ”
What an ironic ending, I thought I had met true love, only to find out in the end that I was just a scumbag. It's also difficult for grandpa, who has endured this secret that makes him feel extremely humiliated alone for so many years.
Finally, Qiao Xing finally understood why the same granddaughter of the Qiao family, her grandfather's attitude towards Qiao Xing and Qiao Fei was completely different, there were so many stories in it.
Qiao Xing calmed down for a long time, and finally looked at the letter cautiously, which was all in his grandfather's handwriting.
"After my death, the eldest son will inherit the Qiao family, and the second son Sihai must not exceed the rules, and assist the eldest brother to take care of the Qiao family. If he refuses, he will be removed from all his positions in Qiao's family, and he will not be allowed to step into Qiao's house for half a step. ”
In just a few words, it is so ruthless, grandpa really didn't leave any affection. If the second uncle knew that no matter how hard he tried, in the end he was not qualified to inherit the Qiao family, how chilling would he be.
"Grandpa, this is too ruthless, after all, no matter what, the second uncle is also the child he raised, and the grievances and grievances of the previous generation have nothing to do with him."
"After all, Qiao's is his brother's life's work, and he pays attention to the inheritance of blood, so he will not hand over the company to Sihai, who is not related to him. It's just Qiao Xing, you have to understand that your grandfather is not ruthless to your second uncle by doing this, he is protecting you like this! ”
Qiao Xing was at a loss, and suddenly the letter in her hand was as hot as iron that was about to be burned red, which made her avoid it. "Grandma, I feel so confused right now. I don't know how to accept this truth, and I'm afraid I'm afraid to make it public. ”
Qiao Xing thinks that she has never been a virgin, and she has seen what her second uncle has done over the years. It's just that she knows better how to face Qiao Fei in the future once the news is announced. Even if the second uncle is wrong, she is not as wrong as Qiao Fei, she should not be implicated in the second uncle's battle for fame and fortune.
"Child, I know you have a good heart and do not want to hurt them. But you have to understand that now it's not about you whether you want to or not, but you have to do it, otherwise your grandfather's hard work will be in vain. Auntie's bitter advice made Qiao Xing feel even more uneasy.
Jiang Yifan said that the second uncle has done too many wrong things, even if he can not care about it, he will eventually be sanctioned by others. It's just that Qiao Xing just doesn't want to be the one who sanctions, doesn't want her to be the one who sanctions.
"Child, this is your grandfather's last wish, and now that I have completed my last mission, I should also go back."
Qiao Xing held the thin piece of paper, but it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. My aunt walked by, and she sat alone in the room, as if she had lost her soul, and sat there for a whole day. She didn't know what the outcome would be when she walked out of this door.
It seemed that there was a heavy burden on her shoulders suddenly, and she couldn't breathe.