Chapter 157 Being Bullied
"Xiao Song, Caixia, what's going on?"
At this time, Granny Jiang, who came rushing over after hearing the noise, pushed through the crowd and asked in surprise when she saw the scene before her.
Granny Jiang has lived here all her life, and all the neighbors know her. When Granny Jiang asked this question, everyone was even more convinced of what Song Yuanchao had just said.
"Granny Jiang, you're here at the right time. This guy just acted rudely towards Caixia..." Song Yuanchao said, turning his head. The strength in his hands inevitably loosened when he turned around. At this time, Director Xu hurriedly pulled back hard and finally escaped from Song Yuanchao's "clutches".
"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do that! I...I was talking about work with Xiao Ying, I didn't do anything rude at all..." Director Xu tried his best to explain while backing away.
"Come on, tell us what you did just now. Do you think I'm blind? Why don't you go to the office to discuss work but come here to discuss it? Are you kidding me?" Song Yuanchao cursed back without any mercy, and took a step forward to grab Director Xu, as if he wanted to grab this guy and teach him a lesson again.
"I'm the leader. Is it your business where we discuss work?"
"Caixia is my girlfriend, tell me whether I have any right to interfere or not! Hey, you still dare to be stubborn? I must teach you a lesson today..." Song Yuanchao opened his eyes wide and rolled up his sleeves. Granny Jiang and Ying Caixia on the side hurriedly grabbed him. They were going to beat Director Xu up. He was no longer right.
But who would have thought that Director Xu was already scared out of his wits. Seeing this situation, how could he dare to stay here? He immediately turned around and ran out of the crowd. After running a few steps, this guy turned back and shouted: "You... you kid, wait for me!"
"Don't run! Don't run if you have the guts!" Song Yuanchao was furious. He broke free from Ying Caixia's pull and pretended to rush towards Director Xu. Seeing Song Yuanchao's gesture, Director Xu fled in a hurry. He fell down because he ran so fast. After getting up from the ground, he didn't even dare to look back and disappeared in the blink of an eye like a stray dog.
After Director Xu ran away, Song Yuanchao cursed him a few more times and then the matter ended.
Seeing that the person involved was gone, the crowd no longer had time to watch the fun. A few neighbors who were close to the Ying family comforted her with a few words, but as for the ordinary spectators, they soon dispersed.
"Why are you here?" Ying Caixia was surprised and happy to see Song Yuanchao appearing out of nowhere.
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Song Yuanchao winked at Ying Caixia, and Ying Caixia stopped asking questions. She picked up her luggage and thanked Grandma Jiang. Song Yuanchao took Ying Caixia and walked towards home. When they arrived at the door, Ying Caixia took out the key to open the locked door and called Song Yuanchao in.
After entering the yard, Song Yuanchao looked around inside the high wall.
One has to admit that the Ying family is indeed a wealthy family. This Hui-style building occupies a large area, approximately five or six acres.
There is a high wall and a big gate outside. Once you enter, there is a courtyard. After passing through this courtyard, there is another courtyard. There are three courtyards in total in the whole house. The architectural layout faces west and east. Different from the Siheyuan in Yanjing, the Hui-style courtyard structure is more unique. There is also a large back garden in the last courtyard, with rockery and shady trees.
The first two courtyards are typical Hui style, but the last one is a three-story building with a very distinctive Western style. The exterior wall of the three-story red brick building is decorated with Roman columns. It is not much different from the small Western-style buildings commonly seen in Shanghai. It has a living room, study, bedroom, servant's room, etc. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the black and white floor tiles on the ground forming exquisite patterns, which looks extremely beautiful.
This house alone could accommodate dozens of people, but now Ying Caixia is the only one left in the huge Ying family.
Due to the lack of repair and maintenance over the years, many places have begun to fall into disrepair, but one can still feel the grandeur of the Ying family when it was at its peak.
Taking Song Yuanchao directly to the third courtyard, they came to the small living room on the first floor. Compared with the previous two courtyards, this place obviously has a more lively atmosphere, and it seems that this is where Ying Caixia lives now.
"Sit anywhere. I'll boil some water."
"Let me help you." Song Yuanchao put the luggage aside and helped Ying Caixia with the work. After a while, they both sat down in the small living room with a cup of tea.
Although it was called a small living room, it was actually not small. It was about the same size as Song Yuanchao's room in Shanghai. There were a few old leather sofas in the living room. Apart from that, there was a wooden cabinet near the fireplace. The rest of the place was empty.
As if she could see that Song Yuanchao was confused about the layout of the small living room, Ying Caixia smiled bitterly and said, "Originally there was a piano over there, a wine cabinet over here, and this... and this..."
She pointed to several places and said: "These things were confiscated long before I went to the countryside, including many other furniture and supplies in the house. They are all gone now."
Song Yuanchao sighed softly. No wonder the two courtyards in front seemed empty all the way in. This turned out to be the reason.
"Thank you so much today."
Song Yuanchao waved his hands: "You know my temper. If I don't take action when I see something like this, then how can I still be me? By the way, who was that guy just now? How can you still tolerate it after he did this to you? In my impression, you are not this kind of person!"
Facing Song Yuanchao's question, Ying Caixia showed bitter helplessness: "He is Director Xu, the leader of my current workplace. I know he is not a good person, but what can I do? Look, I am the only one left in my family now. I have no elders or relatives to rely on. Even my job was hard to come by. If I lose this job, what will I eat and drink? How can I survive?"
As she spoke, Ying Caixia's tears fell. From her slow narration, Song Yuanchao finally understood the whole story.
After returning to Jinling from the northwest, Ying Caixia lived with her mother, and the two had a warm and happy life. But the good times didn't last long. Since Ying Caixia's father passed away, her mother's health has been poor. She has been holding on for years because she was worried about her daughter. When Ying Caixia finally came back, she was happy and finally let go of the anger in her heart.
In April last year, Ying Caixia's mother suddenly fell ill and passed away in less than a week. This was a great blow to Ying Caixia, because with her mother's death, she no longer had any relatives in this world.
After dealing with her mother's afterlife, Ying Caixia lived alone, but one has to know that people need to eat to make a living in this world. Although Ying Caixia has some savings, she can't just live off it all. Besides, as an educated youth who returned to the city, it is not .
I finally got a job through the street department, which is pasting paper boxes in a factory under the street department.
Although it was a temporary job and the salary was not much, it was still a job after all, right? And with a monthly salary of more than 20 yuan, it was not a problem to barely make ends meet.
But what Ying Caixia didn't expect was that she got into trouble soon after she started working in this factory. Compared with Lin Yan, although Ying Caixia was not as beautiful as Lin Yan, she also had delicate features and could be considered above average. Moreover, the Ying family was a wealthy family. As the only descendant of the Ying family today, Ying Caixia had been a lady and lived a wealthy life when she was a child, so she had a temperament that ordinary girls did not have.
In addition, although the Ying family is no longer as powerful as it used to be, and their former wealth and status have disappeared with history, don't forget that the Ying family still left this compound to Ying Caixia, and this alone makes them much better than ordinary people.
Director Xu who harassed Ying Caixia was not a good guy. This guy was very active in his youth and did a lot of bad things. Later, for some unknown reason, he got a position as a director and directly managed this street factory.
Director Xu is already in his early forties this year. His wife died of illness a few years ago. After becoming single, he has been having affairs with many other women. It is said that he is secretly having an affair with a young widow.
After learning about Ying Caixia's family situation, this evil wolf, Director Xu, set his eyes on Ying Caixia and repeatedly proposed that Ying Caixia become his "partner". In fact, this guy's real purpose could not be that he had his eyes on the Ying family mansion. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. As long as he can win over Ying Caixia, then not only Ying Caixia herself, but also the entire Ying family mansion will naturally become his. This deal is worth it no matter how you look at it.
In order to achieve this goal, Director Xu had used threats and bribes on Ying Caixia countless times. Ying Caixia was a very smart girl and of course she understood Director Xu's ill intentions. How could she possibly agree to his request? However, due to work reasons, she could not confront him directly and could only keep finding excuses to shirk.
As time went by, Director Xu's patience gradually wore off. Today, when she got off work, Ying Caixia deliberately avoided Director Xu and hurried home . But who would have thought that this guy shamelessly came over again, stopped Ying Caixia at the alley and gave her an ultimatum.
"This bastard!" Song Yuanchao slapped the armrest and cursed angrily. Although he had vaguely guessed the reason, when Ying Caixia finished speaking, Song Yuanchao felt even angrier. He even hated himself for not giving this guy enough slaps. If he had known this would happen, he should have knocked out all of this guy's teeth.
"Forget it. You beat him today, and I've let out most of my anger. If it doesn't work out, then just give up the job." Ying Caixia shook her head and looked at Song Yuanchao and asked, "By the way, why did you come here all of a sudden? Are you doing well these days?"
"I wrote you several letters but you didn't reply. Yan Zi said you didn't reply to her letters either. We were all very worried about you. The school is on winter vacation now, so we came to see you, but we didn't expect to run into this."
Ying Caixia's gaze lingered on the school badge on Song Yuanchao's chest and she laughed: "Congratulations, you finally got into university. What are you and Yan Zi doing now...?"
"We are already together, and I have also met Yan Zi's parents. If nothing unexpected happens, we will get married after graduation." Song Yuanchao said.
"That's great, congratulations to you!" Ying Caixia sincerely asked Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan blessings. As a person involved in the incident, she knew it very well, and she understood the feelings between Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan even better. Last year, they finally got the opportunity to return to the city. At that time, Ying Caixia was still worried about Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan, feeling that they would be separated from each other from now on, and she didn't know whether this pair of lovers could finally get married.
Who would have thought that after returning to the city, Song Yuanchao not only passed the entrance exam to Imperial University of Peking, but also went from Shanghai to Yanjing to reunite with Lin Yan again. As their comrade-in-arms and good friend, Ying Caixia was happy for them.
