Chapter 162 Sisters
In the few days after returning to Shanghai, Song Yuanchao dealt with some things in Shanghai and had a few meals with his friends.
After finishing some of the things at hand, Song Yuanchao took some time to go to Suzhou and visit his parents' graves.
The last time I came here was before Song Yuanchao went to Beijing. It was summer at that time, and the cemetery was shaded by trees, and all kinds of unknown flowers and plants were blooming everywhere. But now it is winter, the cemetery is very desolate, and there are few people coming. It is almost the same as when Song Yuanchao just came back last year.
When he arrived at the tomb, Song Yuanchao cleaned up the dead branches and leaves scattered in front of the tomb, placed offerings, lit incense and candles, and poured a glass of wine for each of his parents.
Sitting down in the cemetery, Song Yuanchao talked to his parents who were buried there. He talked about many things about his time studying in Yanjing, and of course, including Lin Yan's situation.
When talking about Lin Yan, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but smile. He told his parents that he would marry Lin Yan after graduation. If nothing unexpected happens this summer he will bring Lin Yan here to let his parents see the daughter-in-law he has chosen for them.
After talking about all these things, Song Yuanchao took out something from his pocket. This thing was given to him by Principal Zhou together with Song Guangzeng's back pay. This was the final result of Song Guangzeng's situation at that time. It corrected the unfair treatment of Song Guangzeng at that time and highly praised Song Guangzeng's contribution to education.
Song Guangzeng did not wait for this thing when he was alive, but now it has finally arrived. Song Yuanchao unfolded the paper and slowly read the contents to his parents. He cried as he read the short hundred words. After he finished reading, Song Yuanchao was already in tears and his expression was a little uncontrollable.
"Dad, Mom, you can rest in peace now. Did you hear me? Dad's problem has been solved..." Song Yuanchao said while wiping his tears. After that, he struck a match and lit the paper in front of the tomb, watching it being engulfed by the flames and burning.
After a while, the piece of paper turned into ashes. A gust of wind blew, and the black and gray ashes swirled into the sky, as if Song Guangzeng and his wife were telling Song Yuanchao in this way that they heard and received it.
Song Yuanchao stayed in the cemetery for a full half day and only left in the evening.
Just like last time, it was too late to rush back to Shanghai today. After thinking about it, Song Yuanchao went directly to the hotel where he stayed when he first came to Suzhou and booked a single room for one night.
This time, Song Yuanchao did not meet Jiang Dongliang and Wei Xuejun. The world is so big and there are so many people. Although Song Yuanchao stayed in the same hotel today, how could there be such a coincidence?
Thinking of the past when he lived in the same room with the two of them, Song Yuanchao couldn't help laughing. Speaking of Jiang Dongliang, although Song Yuanchao never contacted him again after he withdrew from the clothes hanger business, and to be honest, Jiang Dongliang was a bit ungentlemanly, if he hadn't sold the sleeves to others without Song Yuanchao's knowledge, perhaps Song Yuanchao's clothes hanger business could have lasted longer.
But then again, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Dongliang's behavior. After all, businessmen pursue profits. Even if Jiang Dongliang is not a real businessman, as an old supply and marketing manager, he still has many characteristics of a businessman.
What's more, although Song Yuanchao was slightly dissatisfied with Jiang Dongliang, he did not hate him to the point of grudge, because in Song Yuanchao's view, Jiang Dongliang's appearance gave him the opportunity to make his first pot of gold. If it were not for Jiang Dongliang and the casing of their factory, there would be no clothes hanger business of Song Yuanchao later, and it would be even more impossible to earn a sum of money from this business in such a short time.
The clothes hanger business was a move Song Yuanchao made after returning to this era. It was also because of the money made from clothes hangers that Song Yuanchao, Qin Zhengguo, Li Daqi, Gu Jie and the school-run factory later produced review materials, which also led to Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie's career in Yangcheng, including the current fake collar business.
All of this originated from that chance encounter. Thinking of this, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but feel a little emotional. At the same time, he was also curious about the current situation of Jiang Dongliang and the others.
But this is just a thought. In the long years of life, many people may just be passers-by. They meet once or get along for a while and then go their separate ways. The possibility of seeing each other again is very small. Besides, Jiang Dongliang's factory is not in Gusu, and Song Yuanchao is not interested in visiting him specially, so he stayed in Gusu for one night and took the train .
It was less than ten o'clock in the morning when he got home. Song Yuanchao entered Building 23, took out the key from his pocket and walked to the second floor. Before he reached the door of his house, he heard voices upstairs. Song Yuanchao was slightly stunned. The floor above him was a three-story attic, and Ying Caixia was temporarily living there. Ying Caixia didn't have many friends in Shanghai, so who was she talking to?
Out of curiosity, Song Yuanchao continued walking upstairs. When he reached the door of the third-floor pavilion, he heard Ying Caixia's laughter coming from the house. After hesitating, Song Yuanchao raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Me! Song Yuanchao!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened from the inside. To Song Yuanchao's surprise, the person who opened the door was not Ying Caixia but Li Xiaoyun.
"Why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here? Besides, I'm in Sister Ying's room now. Your room is downstairs. Why are you running upstairs in broad daylight?" Li Xiaoyun tilted her head and looked at Song Yuanchao with a scrutinizing look.
"Sister Ying?" Song Yuanchao was stunned. When did this little girl become so familiar with Ying Caixia? I remember that I didn't bring Ying Caixia to meet Li Xiaoyun. How did the two of them know each other?
"Okay, stop teasing your brother Yuanchao, let him in." Ying Caixia's voice was heard in the room. Li Xiaoyun chuckled, then made way and invited Song Yuanchao to come in.
"Just got back? Have a drink of water first." Ying Caixia poured a glass of water for Song Yuanchao and pointed at Li Xiaoyun and said, "Xiaoyun came to see you early in the morning and knocked on the door downstairs for a long time..."
Li Xiaoyun didn't know that Song Yuanchao went to Gusu yesterday, so she came to find Song Yuanchao early this morning, but she knocked on the door for a long time but no one opened it. Instead, she alarmed Ying Caixia who was upstairs.
When Ying Caixia saw that a young and beautiful girl came to see Song Yuanchao, she was a little surprised. You know, Ying Caixia and Lin Yan were good friends. She knew the relationship between Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan, so she was a little cautious and asked about Li Xiaoyun's background.
Li Xiaoyun was also surprised to see Ying Caixia. She knew that the three-story pavilion upstairs from Song Yuanchao was also his home. He had lived there when Qin Zhengguo was there. How come a strange woman suddenly moved in?
Although Ying Caixia was not as pretty as Lin Yan, she had a decent appearance and was not short. She was nearly 1.7 meters tall, which was rare for women of that era. In addition, she had neat short hair and looked somewhat familiar. Li Xiaoyun immediately became alert.
The two women were wary of each other, tested each other, and soon figured out each other's identities.
Ying Caixia didn’t know Li Xiaoyun, but Li Xiaoyun knew Ying Caixia.
Firstly, Li Xiaoyun had seen the photo of Song Yuanchao, Lin Yan, Qin Zhengguo, and Ying Caixia, so she thought Ying Caixia looked familiar. Secondly, she and Lin Yan had a very good relationship and had been best friends since college. Of course, she knew some of their past experiences in the northwest from Lin Yan. In addition, Li Xiaoyun knew that Song Yuanchao got off the train in Jinling on purpose to meet Ying Caixia when he came back from Beijing.
When Lin Yan learned that the tall sister with short hair was Ying Caixia, she was quite surprised. She quickly grabbed her hand and kept talking about "Sister Ying" all the time, which confused Ying Caixia who had no idea what was going on.
It was not until Li Xiaoyun mentioned Lin Yan and explained who she was that Ying Caixia suddenly realized what was going on. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Ying Caixia became very enthusiastic about Li Xiaoyun, a lively and lovely girl, and told Li Xiaoyun that Song Yuanchao had gone to Gusu to visit the grave yesterday and would probably be back at noon today. Since he was here, she could go up and sit for a while and wait for Song Yuanchao to come back.
Li Xiaoyun was originally a generous girl. Naturally, she would not refuse what Ying Caixia said. Moreover, she had heard Ying Caixia's name countless times and was very curious about Ying Caixia. How could she miss the opportunity to get to know her when they met today?
So Li Xiaoyun went to the third floor pavilion and the two of them started chatting.
Li Xiaoyun is lively and cute, carefree and straightforward, which easily attracts Ying Caixia's favor . More importantly, Ying Caixia has no brothers or sisters, and she is the only one left in the Ying family. Ying Caixia has always been very envious of others who have brothers or sisters. She has always hoped to have a lovely sister since she was a child, and the appearance of Li Xiaoyun today just fills the expectation in Ying Caixia's heart.
Soon, the two of them became good friends who could talk about anything. Li Xiaoyun talked about some of their experiences in college, and Ying Caixia talked about their past in the northwest. The more they talked, the more they got along. Adding some funny and embarrassing stories, the two women became good sisters in the three-story pavilion, laughing and joking.
"Brother Yuanchao, you are really something. You only let Sister Ying live in such a place?" Song Yuanchao had just sat down and took the cup of water handed to him by Ying Caixia. Before he could even take a sip of the water, Li Xiaoyun started to speak up for Ying Caixia.
"Xiao Yun, this has nothing to do with Yuanchao. I think this place is good. It's clean and quiet. What's more, it's just right to live here in the cold winter. I'm very satisfied." Afraid that Song Yuanchao would misunderstand, Ying Caixia hurriedly explained.
"Sister Ying, my brother Yuanchao is fooling you. This place was originally for Qin Zhengguo to live in, but now it's for you? In my opinion, he should live upstairs and you should live downstairs, otherwise Sister Yanzi will definitely criticize him if she knows." Li Xiaoyun deliberately made trouble, rolling her eyes and looking for a seemingly far-fetched reason. Who made Song Yuanchao not tell her in advance about the tomb-sweeping yesterday? She almost made a wasted trip.
"Xiao Yun, I can't live here for long. Besides, I'm a guest. How can I ask Yuan Chao to move out of his house and give it to me? I'll leave after the New Year. I'm sorry to bother Yuan Chao these days."
"Sister Ying, are you leaving? Why? Don't you plan to stay in Shanghai? By the way, are you going to Yanjing with us? That's great. When we get to Yanjing, you, Sister Yanzi and I can go out and play together." Li Xiaoyun's little mouth was like a machine gun, and a series of words came out of it all at once.
