Chapter 1189 Touched
Outside the window, the northwest wind was blowing hard, and the breeze was whistling.
In the house, there was silence, the two of them were silent to each other, there was only a boiling kettle gurgling and steaming on the coal stove.
The contrast of this atmosphere only makes people feel a kind of heaviness, feeling the chill of winter and the hardship of life.
And because of the shocking news, Kang Shude has been in a state of trance.
His tear-filled eyes stared straight at the edge of the window, as if there was something he must see on the window.
A few minutes passed and seeing that he remained in this state, Miss Jiang Si could not help but worry about him.
She walked over quietly, placed the tea cup in front of Kang Shude, and greeted him, "Old Kang, Lao Kang..."
However, there was no reaction at all, until Miss Jiang Si endured Can't help but call for someone, Kang Shude suddenly came back to his senses, "Ah? What are you talking about?"
Seeing him like this, Miss Jiang Si naturally understood that he was extremely heartbroken. I regret very much that I should not have mentioned this matter rashly today.
However, although she felt sad looking at Kang Shude, many of her feelings could not be expressed in words.
She didn't know how to persuade him, so she could only try to comfort him in the direction she imagined.
"I mean, in this life, people gather and disperse in a hurry, the sea changes, it is easy to describe it with tears, and it is difficult to express sorrow in the heart. Don't get too entangled in some things. We are also old people who have passed the age of sixty. It’s time to see through some things. You are doing well now. This is your blessing. You should cherish your life now, or you should look forward..."
However, in extreme grief, Kang Shude But it is impossible to recover at once.
His eyes were still looking at the window, as if muttering to himself.
"I knew it would happen today... It's like fate. Mr. Song is too patriotic and attaches too much importance to the inheritance of Chinese culture. He is a person who can help others and benefit others and sacrifice himself for the sake of the country and the nation. So this In his whole life, he has shouldered so many things in vain. He did not hesitate to abandon his family and career for a lifetime, and his good intentions are really amazing. But who would have thought that when he is old, he should retire and enjoy his life. However, he has to suffer such hardship and bullying, and his family is affected... So what if he has ten thousand taels of gold? What if he deserves to be remembered in history? It is difficult to have a good ending in peace and prosperity... He, he, he is too It’s an injustice… it’s such an injustice…”
These words may sound meaningless at first, but upon inference, they hold a huge amount of information.
Miss Jiang Si could not help but feel a chill in her heart, and suddenly noticed something unusual.
She felt that it was very likely that Mr. Song would not die well, and Kang Shude knew the reason why the family was in trouble.
But just when she was about to ask, she hesitated.
Because there is no doubt that if there is any secret in this matter, it must involve huge dangers.
Mr. Song’s family has suffered a lot because of this incident, and now only one bloodline is left.
She didn’t want to stir up trouble after so many years and put the son she had finally raised for Song Chunzi back into danger and fall into an unfortunate fate.
Yes, since times have changed, why should we be so serious?
It is better to forget than to recall the past.
The dead are dead, and the living must continue to live, and live well.
So Miss Jiang Si made up her mind and resolutely prevented Kang Shude from being immersed in sorrow any longer.
We must try our best to change the topic and distract Kang Shude.
"Hey, hey... Lao Kang... The matter has come to this. I don't want to overthink it. I know you are grateful to Mr. Song. After all, it was he who made you successful, but he is gone, and this matter has passed. It’s been a long time. It hurts so much that your heart is cut out, so what if you swallow it in one mouthful? Something meaningful..."
"For Mr. Song... something meaningful?"
Kang Shude asked confusedly, still looking like he was not awake.
However, these words did touch him, and he finally seemed to be a little energetic.
"Yes, my son, Shen Cun, didn't I tell you? He is the only bloodline of the Song family. For Mr. Song and sister Chunzi, shouldn't you take care of him?"
"I...I'm here to take care of him? This...this...you are all in the United States, I...I just think, it's beyond our reach. Besides, I think you are living a good life now Ah. Your son is also a talented person now. He wants a degree and is not short of money. Why do you need me to take care of him? "
Kang Shude is really not being careless.
Mr. Song treated him like his own son, and every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring.
He and Song Chunzi also love each other as siblings and grew up together.
Not to mention that he and Miss Jiang Si have a far-reaching relationship. No matter what the argument is, there is no reason why he should not respond.
But he really didn’t understand what else he could do to help. "In life, status, money, and a comfortable life are not enough. For so many years, we have lived in a foreign country, and the feeling of being away from home is indescribable. Take my son, for example. He is a good person with both good character and academics. If my child were in China, I believe that his career would be smooth sailing and his family would be harmonious. But he grew up in the United States. His classmates, colleagues, and neighbors are Americans. The marriage partner is also an American. In addition, I am from the north and I am incompatible with the southerners in Chinatown. Shen Cun has lived in a community environment that is almost entirely white. We have never really understood each other and can rely on each other at critical times. friends. In addition, his education was almost entirely Western-style, and his understanding of Chinese culture was very limited, which made it even more difficult for him to find his own identity in the United States. He became an alternative, obviously knowledgeable and capable. , but could not be reused. I am afraid that because of this, his marriage did not end well. His ex-wife took away his mixed-race children and now he cannot see his own children. We have to be restricted and have to pay alimony for that woman. After thinking about it, we still have to go back to our hometown where we can truly be considered our own people. We are poor here. It's a human thing. Maybe only having a place in the capital can make us feel at ease and have confidence in our hearts. So I would like to help you to help him adapt to the environment here as soon as possible. He is really unfamiliar with the world of people in China. …”
In order to completely attract Kang Shude's thoughts, Miss Jiang Si lost no time in opening the skylight and made a clear statement.
"Is your son going to start a business in the capital?" Kang Shude already understood at this time.
“It’s to open an architecture office.”
“Well, that’s a thing. Construction projects are going on everywhere in the capital, so there’s no demand for this. In short, don’t worry. , Whether it's for your sake or for Mr. Song's affection, as long as I can help, I will do my best. Besides, even if I can't help, I still have apprentices. Let him worry about it..."
After hearing what Kang Shude said so boldly, he didn't hesitate to bring Ning Weimin along with him.
Miss Jiang Si couldn't help but feel happy.
"You are a real person. Although you have good intentions, you can't completely do everything for your apprentice. Looking at you as a master, I think there must be complaints and complaints behind your apprentice. "
"He dares!" Kang Shude said confidently when he mentioned his apprentice.
“That guy took most of the stuff out of my belly, and I don’t know how much money he made with this knowledge! How dare I be reluctant to arrange for him to do something? No such thing It makes sense. Otherwise, he would have to do whatever I say." Miss Jiang Si shook her head helplessly and sighed, "Don't blame me for talking about you. What's wrong with you? Everything is good, and most of the time, things are done very carefully. But the biggest problem is that when it comes to the people closest to you, you are not thorough enough, and you always make decisions for others. If nothing else, take your apprentice's marriage as an example. You, you only thought about your apprentice from your own perspective, but you didn’t think about the girl. If you object, the girl’s parents will definitely be happy? Don’t think that China is a huge country. In many countries, In the eyes of developed countries, China is still a poor and backward country. Is it easy for a girl to persist until now? Moths fly to the flames and don’t care anymore. In fact, there are people in the world who are better than your apprentice, but this girl just wants to go all the way and regard your apprentice as the best in the world. Don’t forget, I am also young. Only then can I understand the depth of her affection! ”
These words made Kang Shude extremely embarrassed and speechless.
Especially the last sentence seems to be complaining about something meaningfully.
Kang Shude was reminded of the branches and vines of the past, and the feelings between the two of them that could not be consummated even though they were affectionate and righteous to each other.
In an instant, Kang Shude's old face turned red, and he felt so ashamed that he did not even dare to look at Miss Jiang Si again.
"Old Kang, we have a saying in China that "the old man is tied with a red rope" and "a thousand-mile marriage is tied by a thin thread". Who is in the same family has already been arranged by fate. Some things, That is life, and no one can survive it. Do you still remember the story told by Mr. Lan who lived in the same room with you during the summer? He said that in ancient times, he saw an old man leaning on a cloth bag in the moonlight. Looking through the book, he asked the old man what book he was reading. The old man said "The Marriage Book of the World", which said who would marry whom. Whenever it was written in the book, he would use the red string in his cloth pocket to bind the couple. The ankles are tied together, and the two people will be together because of this rope even if they are thousands of miles apart. The man asked who his future wife was, and the old man said that there would be a woman picking up rotten vegetables at the market tomorrow, and she would take it. The girl was his future wife. The next day, the man went to the market and saw a dirty and rotten woman dragging a little girl with yellow hair. He cut the girl with a knife and ran away. A few years later, he became an official and married his boss's daughter. The daughter was beautiful, noble and virtuous, but there was a scar between her eyebrows. When asked, it was due to a family disaster when she was young. The wet nurse went to the street to beg for food and was chopped down. This person believed that Yue Lao's words were true... When I was a child, I heard it as a story, but as I grew up, I began to believe it. I have been single for so many years, and I feel the most in my life. It's an irreparable regret that Yue Lao didn't tie us two to the same rope. Don't you regret it? If that weren't the case, your apprentice would be tied to a very good girl now. Why do you have to cut it off for them? Ah, by the way, maybe you really don’t care and forget everything as soon as you turn around. …”
"Okay, okay, stop talking." Kang Shude looked disappointed and called out in a very low voice, "Nianyun, please don't gouge out my heart. It was true back then... I couldn't help you. I I have failed you. You may have some truth in what you said about the marriage of two young people. But if you say that I am heartless and forget you, you are wronging me."
He stood up holding the table and walked outside the house, "You come with me, you come with me, I will take you to see the yard where you lived..."
"You are not "Say, haven't you packed it up yet?" Miss Jiang Si, whose name is Jiang Nianyun, said curiously. In fact, when she came today, she asked to visit her former residence.
Kang Shude refused on the excuse that the house was not tidy and it was a mess, and said that he would invite her over after a few days when it was cleaned up.
Unexpectedly, Kang Shude actually mentioned the matter again at this time, and he was quite embarrassed and said, "At that time, I did lie. At that time, I was a little afraid that you would see What it looks like inside. But now..."
"Aren't you afraid now?" Miss Jiang Si looked suspiciously at the small courtyard next door, but there was nothing visible about the courtyard from the outside. The walls and roof ridges were all new, and there was no big abnormality.
“What on earth are you doing?”
“Hey, I can’t explain a sentence clearly. Come with me and you’ll understand everything with your own eyes.”
< br>With that said, Kang Shude went to get the key to the courtyard door, and then strode to the moon gate that connected the two courtyards. After opening the lock, he pushed the courtyard door open without hesitation.
After entering, we went straight to the apartment where Jiang Nianyun lived. After opening the door, we saw that the walls of the house were snow-white, and the doors and windows were inlaid with rolled glass and copper handles. The curtains hanging on the windows are snow white. The small carpet on the floor and the soft cushions on the sofa are dark red.
A decorative fireplace was built next to the wall, and a pot of blooming daphne was placed on the fireplace.
There is also a frame hanging on the wall, inlaid with it is the "invitation" that Jiang Nianyun organized to invite Kang Shude to the banquet. The handwriting is beautiful and correct.
If it was not written by Miss Jiang Si, who wrote it?
Jiang Nianyun was stunned by this scene.
Obviously everything here is trying to imitate the way she lived there.
And you can tell at a glance that someone must be taking care of it regularly.
At this point, there is no need to say anything else. It is obvious that the facts have proved everything.
Even though so many years have passed, Kang Shude has not forgotten anything that should not be forgotten.
Jiang Nianyun, Miss Jiang Si, looked at everything in front of her and was very moved...
(End of this chapter)