Chapter 12 Old Times

Wu Tingtao sat down at the main seat, with Xia Jinxian accompanying him on one side.

Wu Tingtao spread out his napkin and tied it, and said to Xia Jinxian, "I feel sorry for you to have dinner with this old man."

Xia Jinxian said quickly, "It is an honor to have dinner with Uncle Wu."

Wu Tingtao smiled and waved his hand.

After the cold dishes were served, Xia Jinxian hesitated and took out her mother's relics from her bag.

Wu Tingtao had actually been waiting for it for a long time. They had agreed last time. When Xia Jinxian finally took out Zhu Hongmei's relics, he even didn't dare to pick it up for a while.

Wu Tingtao asked cautiously, "Can you... show it to me?"

Xia Jinxian arranged the things neatly, handed them over and said, "I think mother would like you to see them."

Because she never forgot that person until her death, she put her life together. It has become a pool of stagnant water.

Sometimes she sympathized with her father, but sometimes she sympathized with her mother.

In this love, everyone is unfortunate.

She herself was trapped in this confusion. She just thought that if she died, she would also hope that her love that had not faded over the years would be known to him, right?

After all, it's not because of betrayal or any inextricable hatred that separated them. The original intention was just to hope that the other party would live well.

Mother should be like this too, right?

When Wu Tingtao saw the brooch, his hands were already trembling.

This man who is a powerful figure in the legal profession, what kind of storms has he not seen? He had been beaten by the other party, had unknown liquid thrown at him, and was even deliberately murdered. He had experienced all these and had come through them all.

But facing the deepest part of my heart, it is difficult to deal with it calmly.

His mother's diary made him burst into tears.

The meal was very quiet. Xia Jinxian was always a quiet person.

She left time and space to Wu Tingtao. Occasionally he would ask a few questions and she would answer.

Some can answer it, and some can't.

She knew that she didn't understand her mother 100%. There was a secret garden in her mother's heart, and there was a person living in it.

Wu Tingtao opened the last diary, and a yellowed check for 20,000 yuan fell out.

On the page with the check, it was written that Wu Tingtao's mother asked Zhu Hongmei to leave her son.

On the last page of this diary is written: Tao is gone and will never come back, and my love will never come back.

When Wu Tingtao saw this, he burst into tears. A mature man, but he cried like a helpless child.

Xia Jinxian was unable to comfort her and could only sit silently.

Wu Tingtao suddenly said, "If killing is not illegal, I should pick up the knife and kill your father now."

Xia Jinxian looked at his expression and knew that he was not joking.

When her mother had terminal cancer, she accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up. At that time, the cancer cells had metastasized, and the doctor said that the only option was chemotherapy.

Her mother, Zhu Hongmei, disagreed. She held Xia Jinxian's hand and said, "Xiaoxian, take me home."

At that time, she had been kicked out of the house by her father because of the divorce, and her mother was often abused by her father for this.

She knew that her father had a cold nature, so she asked her mother, "Are you still planning to go back and let your father humiliate you every day? Mom, please live with me, even if it is only for a year and a half, let me stay with you."

Zhu Hongmei, her mother, hugged her As she cried bitterly, Xia Jinxian took her mother back to her home and hired a part-time worker for her mother.

He gritted his teeth and saved money, but there was nothing he could do to save himself.

At that time, when I went home to help my mother pack things, her father, Xia Funong, actually chased her out and asked her for money.

Xia Jinxian said to him at that time, "I will give it to you, on a monthly basis. I don't have that much now."

However, Xia Funong held her down and forced her to make a bloody fingerprint and write an IOU.

At the end of her mother's life, Xia Jinxian accompanied her every day. In order to make her mother happy, she would accompany her mother to the flower and bird market on weekends to buy roses that her mother liked.

Mother looked at the multi-headed rose and loved it very much.

From Wu Tingtao's conversation, I learned that it was because Wu Tingtao often gave his mother roses.

At that time, my mother knew that her time was running out, so she probably missed her relationship with Wu Tingtao very much.

But every time she faced Xia Jinxian, her mother always pretended to be optimistic and fearless.

The past is unbearable to recall.

This world is so big, full of wonders, and the final results of various forms of love are also very different.

Xia Jinxian let out a long sigh and said, "It's not worth it."

Wu Tingtao wiped his face and said to Xia Jinxian, "Eat vegetables."

Xia Jinxian was already full and waved her hands with a smile.

Wu Tingtao didn't eat anything himself. He stroked the cover of the diary and said to Xia Jinxian, "At my age, I have actually seen everything, and I should look away. But there are some things that I can clearly understand and accept. , but it's still uncomfortable. Isn't it strange that people are strange?"

Xia Jinxian smiled slightly and nodded.

This profile looks so much like the original Hongmei.

Wu Tingtao put away his sigh and said to her, "The Xiaoling you recommended has been very good to me. Are you and him the same?"

Xia Jinxian understood Wu Tingtao's hint and quickly waved her hand, "No, just friends."

Wu Tingtao nodded. He nodded and said, "Anyway, if you have anything in life or finance, just tell me, I will do it for you if I can. I'm really sorry that I couldn't see Hongmei for the last time, so I hope you live well, just treat it as if you want me

to fulfill my wish." Xia Jinxian knew that it was inappropriate to refuse, so she just said hello with a smile, and said, "Uncle Wu, I'm afraid you will be annoyed by me."

Wu Tingtao sighed and said, "How could it be? No, it's too late for me to be happy. I have always wanted a daughter. I have two sons, but they are both very naughty and unsatisfactory in life."

Xia Jinxian did not answer. But Wu Tingtao was nagging. Fortunately, his two sons were younger than him, otherwise Xia Jinxian would really be worried that Wu Tingtao would make her his daughter-in-law.

The two of them talked for a long time. It was around 9 o'clock in the evening. Xia Jinxian consciously wanted to get up and say goodbye. Wu Tingtao called Ling Tanqing to see her off.

Xia Jinxian still wanted to say no, but the little one was clamoring to ride in the car with Xia Jinxian.

So Ling Tanqing drove Xia Jinxian back. On the way, Ling Tanqing

asked Xia Jinxian, "When do you have time, can I treat you to dinner alone to express my gratitude?

"

"You just look down on me."

The little boy asked innocently, "Aunt Xiao Xia, why don't you want to eat with us?"

Xia Jinxian could only say in front of the little boy, "No, Auntie, I'm not unwilling."

Xiao Budian cheered, "That's great."

The car drove to the downstairs of Xia Jinxian's house and Ling Tanqing opened the car door for her.

The soft light at this moment seems familiar, and the gardenias raised by someone are blooming in the dark night, exuding a fragrant fragrance.

Xia Jinxian took a deep breath and said, "It smells good."

When she looked sideways, it seemed that Ling Tanqing was Xu Yanqing back then.

This scene is too familiar. At that time, she often worked overtime with Xu Yanqing in the management committee.

Many times, it's almost ten o'clock when the materials are finished, and Xu Yanqing will help with the binding.

At that time, she always felt that Xu Yanqing was the kind of unworldly man with such beautiful hands, which were used for writing beautiful articles, not for binding.

But Xu Yanqing always said with a gentle smile, "I started doing these things back then."

Of course, Xia Jinxian couldn't resist him, and in the end she divided them into sets, and then Xu Yanqing bound them. The two of them sat at the small conference table at the front of the office. The former partner and the other partner.

Whenever I take a peek at him, I see that he is wearing glasses, but he is very elegant and good-looking. He has slightly curly hair, long eyelashes, and a tall nose. He has a really bookish face.

Especially since he looked so serious and focused, it was impossible to imagine that he was just pressing the stapler...

Thinking of this, Xia Jinxian couldn't help but want to laugh, but she touched her nose in embarrassment and held back from laughing.

Ling Tanqing asked her, "Why are you laughing?"

Xia Jinxian waved her hand, smiled and smelled the fragrance in the air and said, "It's the fragrance of flowers." Ling Tanqing nodded and said, "It's the fragrance of gardenias

."

, all exactly the same as what that person said back then.

She suddenly wanted to know, was it possible for her to fall in love with someone else in her life?

Or will you fall in love with that person's substitute?

Ling Tanqing looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said, "I have raised gardenias before."

Xia Jinxian actually raised them too, but after they were raised to death, she no longer had the talent to grow flowers. For this reason, she was often laughed at by Xu Yanqing.

Ling Tanqing said, "But I'm a bit lazy, so I ended up feeding him to death."

After hearing this, Xia Jinxian felt dumbfounded. She urged, "You should leave early, the little one is still waiting for you."

Ling Tan Qing suddenly pulled Xia Jinxian and asked, "Xiaoxian, when can I treat you to dinner

?

" Are you a guest at my house?"

Xia Jinxian said hesitantly, "Isn't it appropriate?"

Ling Tanqing knew that she was impatient and took a step back. "Is it okay to find a children's restaurant?"

Xia Jinxian agreed. Ask him to confirm the time and place and express that he will definitely attend the appointment.

After sending Xia Jinxian off, Ling Tanqing returned to the car and asked the little one, "Baby, do you like Aunt Xiaoxian?"

The little one nodded desperately, "Aunt Xiaoxian is pretty."

Ling Tanqing scratched her nose.

The little girl stretched out a small palm and asked Ling Tanqing, "Dad, did I do a good job?"

Ling Tanqing high-fived her and asked, "If, I mean if, Aunt Xiaoxian becomes your mother. ——"

"Wow - I miss my mother -"

The little one burst into tears before Ling Tanqing could finish speaking.

What child doesn't love his biological mother?

However, there are always too many interests and desires in this world, which cut off the ties of family ties.

When Xia Jinxian arrived home, Tan Qing was dressing up in the mirror.

Tan Qing was curling her hair with the mask on. Xia Jinxian asked, "Going out for a night out tomorrow?"

Tan Qing said, "Of course, there are so many people chasing me, and I'm too busy every day."

Xia Jinxian put away her mother's belongings, returned to the living room, and poured I drank a glass of water and watched Tan Qing take care of herself from head to toe.

Nowadays, Tan Qing and herself have both reached middle age and have reached the age where cosmetic surgery is needed. Anyway, Tan Qing cannot do without hyaluronic acid for the time being.

Xia Jinxian rubbed her face, feeling pain at the thought of the injection. Tan Qing

clicked her tongue, looked at her through the mirror and said, "Hey, let me tell you, why don't you look older?"

Look at your sister, are you talking humanly? How old am I?"

Tan Xia, a clever little girl, didn't dare to offend either of them, so she left a string of laughter and ran away to the toilet.

However, Tan Qing is really good at dressing up. The first time Xia Jinxian put on makeup, it was Tan Qing who helped her put it on.

It was my senior year, and everyone started looking for jobs or going for internships.

Xia Jinxian was introduced by her tutor and went to the Management Committee. One day, because she had to work overtime, Xu Yanqing gave her a bag of cosmetics when he sent her back to school.

Because there was an important event the next day, Xu Yanqing said at the time, "Light makeup is the most basic respect for others in the workplace. Although youth is capital, it will appear unofficial, so just take it."

Now that I think about it, it was actually Xu Yanqing. means of pursuit.

Anyway, that man always makes excuses to cover up his shyness.

That day, while carrying her bag, she innocently called her friend Wang Fei, "Have you ever had a crush on someone else?"

Wang Fei understood at the time and asked, "Who did you have a crush on?"

She murmured for a long time, but she didn't. She said clearly, but then asked, "Do you think the leader will give his subordinates clothes, scarves, and cosmetics?"

Of course Wang Fei laughed, and she said, "Are you sure you have a crush?"

At that time, Xia Jinxian was still very unsure. , she felt that such an outstanding person as Xu Yanqing would never fall in love with her.

It was also that day that I met Tan Qing.

The girl who lives in the same dormitory as Xia Jinxian is the kind of girl who is exquisitely dressed and very fashionable.

Due to her family of origin, Xia Jinxian does not have the confidence and publicity they have, and will only be envious in her heart.

She had never put on makeup and didn't know how to put it on, so she wandered in the corridor with the box of DIOR given by Xu Yanqing.

Finally she saw Tan Qing next door. After struggling for a long time, she mustered up the courage to knock on the door and go in to ask for advice.

Coincidentally, Tan Qing happened to be out of love that day.

Tan Qing was so youthful and innocent that day that he cried in her arms for a long time and said, "I just learned that the person I like is in love. Can you hold me for a while?"

Xia Jinxian held the bag and fell silent.

When Tan Qing finished crying, she came back to her senses and saw that half of Tan Qing's false eyelashes had fallen off.

She stretched out her fingers and picked up her false eyelashes, and Tan Qing screamed.

Facing this person who cried and lost her false eyelashes, Xia Jinxian asked her, "Tan Qing, can you teach me how to do makeup?"

Tan Qing pinched the false eyelashes that he had snatched back, wondering whether he should thank her for her trust.

Anyway, the first time the two met was extremely awkward.

Unexpectedly, now we have become good friends who live in the same house.