Chapter 362 [Only for one person] (1)
"I know!" Ye Qinghong's voice was extremely calm, although her heart was trembling.
Tang Baoer said: "Sister Qinghong, I also liked to dream when I was young, but as I grew older, I began to understand that people still have to face reality in the end." She smiled sadly and said: "When I learn to face reality, I find that I have begun to grow old."
Ye Qinghong said: "You girl is urging around the bush and saying that I'm old."
Tang Baoer smiled and said, "I don't have this intention, nor the courage." She leaned closer to Ye Qinghong and whispered: "Sister, do I need to call these people to gather?"
Ye Qinghong shook her head and said, "No, I will look for anyone I want to see."
Zhou Xiaodie's vision has recovered a lot. Although she cannot be like a normal person, she can at least live normally while wearing glasses. This marriage with the blind man is the old lady's greatest wish. Grandma Chen grabbed the hands of both of them before her death, and she couldn't even speak, and she understood the meaning. So the blind man took this opportunity to propose to her with the excuse of cheering for joy, and she agreed without hesitation.
Three years have passed in a flash. In these three years, they experienced the death of the old lady and had a lot of separations. However, they were always together and opened a silk shop in the French Concession in Huangpu. Because of Bai Yunfei's care, no one dared to cause trouble for them. Zhou Xiaodie was skillful and the blind man was able to speak well. The couple's business was getting better and better every day, and their lives were booming. However, the couple's biggest regret was that they had no children yet.
The blind man doesn't mind these things, saying it doesn't matter if he doesn't have a baby in his life, so no one will disturb the couple's life.
After getting married, the blind man was content with his own self-containedness and turned into a good family man. He would buy breakfast for Zhou Xiaodie early in the morning and then go and open the door by himself.
Because the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, the business has been particularly booming recently. Most of the filial sons and grandsons buy cloth and add clothes for their elders. Zhou Xiaodie recently hired two tailors and started a ready-to-wear business. She is far better than the blind in business.
The blind man usually opens the door at 9 o'clock. Generally speaking, there is no business between 9 o'clock and 9 o'clock. The blind man just used it to prepare. But just as the door opened, a customer came. When the blind man heard the sound of the wind chime at the door, he laughed and said happily: "Come on, you are the first distinguished customer after our store opened today. Come and take a look inside, there are all kinds of clothes and materials stores in the east, west, north, ancient and modern, and China and abroad. You can choose it hard, and I will give you the discount if you like..."
When the blind man saw the person clearly, his boss with his mouth opened, he pulled down his sunglasses and said in surprise: "Ye Qinghong?"
Ye Qinghong laughed, she nodded and said, "Boss An still recognizes me!"
The blind man raised his head excitedly and shouted to the upstairs: "Wife, wife! Look who is coming, look who is coming!"
Zhou Xiaodie, wearing black-framed glasses, poked half of her body out of the window. From such a distance, she just vaguely saw that it was a woman and couldn't remember who it was for a moment.
The blind man said excitedly: "Miss Ye, Ye Qinghong, you know, you know..."
The blind man was a little incoherent, and even had a little bit of a sore nose. This was not because of Ye Qinghong's long-term reunion, but because in his heart Ye Qinghong was Luo Lie's closest person. He even thought that Ye Qinghong and Luo Lie would eventually get together. At grandmother's funeral, Luo Lie said that he was married when he parted. The blind man felt extremely surprised at the time. He believed that based on Luo Lie and his relationship, there was no reason not to notify him of such a big marriage.
What he unexpectedly unexpected was that Luo Lie married Lan Ximei instead of Ye Qinghong. The blind man left without even asking for details. He thought Luo Lie would come back soon because he would marry Zhou Xiaodie after being mourned and bullied. But Luo Lie did not come over, and even sent blessings to his best friend. This was always a knot for the blind man.
In a sense, the blind man felt somewhat similar to Ye Qinghong, but he was ruthlessly abandoned by Luo Lie, and there was no explanation or excuse.
Zhou Xiaodie recognized Ye Qinghong, but she and Ye Qinghong did not have a deep friendship. If we trace the root cause, it should be hatred. However, Zhou Xiaodie had already let go of the past grudges. Despite this, all Zhou Xiaodie could do to Ye Qinghong was just polite.
Ye Qinghong visited the couple's silk shop and symbolically bought a silk scarf. Although the couple said they were unwilling to charge money, Ye Qinghong still insisted on paying. This return made her feel that nothing had changed much, but it seemed that everything was completely different again.
Ye Qinghong refused the invitation of the two to keep her for lunch. She quietly left while the number of guests. She walked to Waibaidu Bridge not far away. Looking at the hard steel guardrail, she felt that her heart was rubbed repeatedly by the hard edges and corners. Ye Qinghong wanted to cry happily, but she couldn't cry.
She didn't tell anyone that the reason she came back was not on a whim, but because she received a letter, where the appointment was here, and the appointment time was a week later, Luo Lie! She didn't know what the purpose of his appointment was after so many years? Is it to explain what happened back then? But if she thought about it carefully, Luo Lie never seemed to have made any promises, nor even said a word of love for her. Luo Lie seemed to have no need to explain. Ye Qinghong wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she finally did not refuse.
Ye Qinghong arrived a week ago, and only she herself knew the torment of this journey. She came long ago to be familiar with the place where she had lived and to regain her memories of the past, but in the end all the reasons were defeated by a real reason. She had been looking forward to meeting him. For three years, no matter whether he had her or not, or whether he had thought about her, but she had only him in her heart.
"Miss Ye!" The blind man's voice sounded behind him. He found that Ye Qinghong was missing. He quickly put down the business in the store and chased him out.
Ye Qinghong turned around and smiled at the blind man and said, "You are not busy in the store, what are you doing?"
The blind man laughed embarrassedly: "Business is too busy today, I was really neglected just now."
Ye Qinghong said: "Don't say that. If you really think so, you'll be out of here."
The blind man smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for several years. Actually, I have a lot to say to you, Miss Ye, you have nothing else, right?"
Ye Qinghong shook her head and suddenly regretted her expression.
The blind man said, "I'll treat you to a meal."
Ye Qinghong said: "I just had breakfast from Tang Baoer's house. It's already noon and morning."
The blind man touched the back of his head embarrassedly and said, "Then let's stand and say a few words."
Ye Qinghong smiled and nodded and said, "Success, just say it here."
The blind man said, "Hey, Miss Ye, have you seen Luo Lie in the past three years?"
Ye Qinghong understood when he heard his question. Luo Lie had never contacted him in the past three years. She shook her head and said, "If you don't say it, I almost forgot that there is this person." She said it lightly, but she felt a lot of feelings in her heart.
The blind man said, "He came when my grandmother passed away. I thought he would come to my wedding, but he didn't. I have never seen him since then. I have asked all my friends over the years, but there was no news about him. I thought you could have news about him."
Ye Qinghong shook her head and said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. We have disconnected a long time ago. The last time we met him was when something happened in Huangpu."
The blind man said, "You... know about Luo Lie's marriage?"
Ye Qinghong nodded, smiled with a pursed lips and said, "He didn't say anything, and he didn't have a chance to congratulate him."
The blind man said, "I don't know whether it is true or not. He said he married Lan Ximei, but in the past three years they are like evaporating from the world. No one knows their whereabouts. I am worried that nothing will happen to him."
Ye Qinghong said: "Don't worry, Luo Lie has the ability to protect himself and the ability to protect the person he wants to protect. There will be no trouble for him."
The blind man said, "I feel better after hearing what you said."
Ye Qinghong said: "It's great to see you when I come back this time."
The blind man smiled and said, "Me too. Thinking about the past, I have caused trouble a lot. Miss Ye won't hold a grudge against me, right?" Ye Qinghong shook his head and said, "I have never held grudges, the past is gone. Sometimes I think of the past by chance, and I miss it very much. I really want to go back to the past, but unfortunately time will not look back."
The blind man nodded and said, "Actually, we old friends rarely meet in the past three years."
Ye Qinghong said, "You are from all over the world, and it is not easy to get together." The blind man said, "That's right, Zhang Changgong returned to Baishan, Lu Weilin went to Nanyang, and Arnold took Martha back to Europe. They often sent me letters, unlike Luo Lie, who had completely cut off the news in the past three years."
Ye Qinghong said: "They all got married?"
The blind man said, "Except Zhang Changgong, everyone else is married." He looked at Ye Qinghong and said, "Miss Ye is still alone now?"
Ye Qinghong smiled and said, "I'm used to it."
The blind man said, "Why don't you do this? I'll send a telegram to Lao Zhang and the others tonight to see if everyone can come to Huangpu to gather."
Ye Qinghong shook her head and said, "No, I'll leave next week. Even if they can all come, I'm not too late."
The blind man looked disappointed: "Miss Ye, since he is back, will he stay for a while? Maybe... maybe he can meet Luo Lie."
Ye Qinghong gathered her hair that was blown away by the wind and said softly: "It's better not to see it..." She felt that she could no longer continue talking to the blind man because their reminiscence could never avoid a name. Ye Qinghong said: "Go back, your wife can't be busy alone."
The blind man said again: "Then tomorrow, tomorrow night, we will treat you to dinner."
Ye Qinghong shook her head and said, "No, I actually came back this time to deal with the domestic industry. I will leave after the processing is completed. Time is very tight. Otherwise, I will visit you before leaving."
Chapter completed!