The modern me and the Republic of China her

Chapter 20 Mid-Autumn Festival
Three days, no news at all.

Zhu Juanjuan read the letter delivered by the nurse several times.

Of course, she didn't believe that Xiaofa's letter of "time travel" was true, and she thought it was just a random word from his rich imagination.

But he is really gone!

Before I finished reading the letter that afternoon, I began to feel uneasy.

At first, she asked Gu Qiming to look for it together, but the other party said that the eldest wife is still in the hospital, so let's talk about it later.

She asked him to publish Qilan's photo in the newspaper, but he was also rejected.

The young master of the Gu family insisted on refusing to publish in the newspaper for three reasons:

After publishing in the newspaper, a bunch of reporters would be squatting at the gate of the mansion every day, affecting normal life;

The father will be promoted after the next year, and the spread of this matter will have a bad influence;

Qilan had been away for a year before, and he came back unscathed.

After seeing the indifferent and heartless attitude of the Gu family, it's better to find someone alone.

Qilan's appearance was roughly drawn from memory, and his age, gender, and height were written in the blank space under the portrait, and he described the clothes he wore on the day he left.

The kind Zhu Juanjuan went to the police station by car alone with the portrait.She was received by a thin sheriff and several police officers.The fat policeman who chased Xiaofa all over the street happened to be absent.

Her painting level is no less than Xiaofa's. Although she only met once, she can draw the boy vividly with just a few strokes.

The sheriff made a report and promised to keep it secret.It was getting late, and he sent someone to take her home in person.

From that day on, she called every day to inquire about the progress of the missing person, once in the morning and in the evening.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and when I saw the news of Mr. Gu's return from the newspaper, I felt hopeful again.

Counting that the eldest wife has also been discharged from the hospital, she wants to take the opportunity of visiting to talk to Qilan's father about it.

Seeing that her daughter had prepared a bunch of gifts in advance, Mrs. Zhu thought that Qi Ming was her favorite, so she asked the driver to send them there.

Zhu Juanjuan asked his mother to help distract the two wives so that he could chat, and Mrs. Zhu who didn't know the truth readily agreed.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Gu mansion was decorated up and down.

The third wife answered the phone early in the morning, and the whole family came out to greet her at the door.

Zhu Juanjuan asked the driver to hand over the gifts to the servants of the mansion, and said hello to the Gu family one by one.

Qi Ming had already carefully groomed and invited Ms. Zhu to the garden for a chat and tea.

She smiled and politely asked him to go first, and she would come later.

Mrs. Zhu said that she didn't enjoy the game last time, and wanted to continue playing cards, and successfully pulled away the eldest wife and the third wife.

She walked up to Mr. Gu politely and said that she needed to consult alone.The other party thought it was talking about their children's marriage, so he readily agreed.

Zhu Juanjuan and the head of the family lined up in the small hall on the west side.It was the place where Gu Mansion specially received distinguished guests.

Mr. Gu and her father used to be colleagues, but later they both gained power and became successful in their respective departments.

The current situation is more favorable to Mr. Zhu, so he urgently needs to form this marriage as soon as possible.

"Juanjuan, is your father busy recently?"

"Uncle Gu, thank you for your concern. He still leaves early and returns late as usual. I'm here today, and I want to talk to you about Qilan."

"Qilan? He found it?"

"He came back one day and disappeared the same day."

"I've been back for two days, how come no one mentioned this at home?"

"Do you know why he left?"

"Probably because he missed his mother..."

Zhu Juanjuan wanted to continue, but Mr. Gu stopped talking.

Regarding the second wife's situation, she had heard some sporadic rumors in the circle, but she couldn't confirm whether it was true or not.

It is said that Mr. Gu's second wife was a character in her early years. Due to family accidents, she was taken in by the theater.

Mr. Gu spent a lot of effort to find her whereabouts back then, but after entering the door with the third wife's sedan chair, this matter gradually faded in his heart.

The third wife, relying on her good family background, has gained power everywhere in the mansion and is relentless.Bullying the young master in different ways, often quarreling with Mr. Gu, the family has been restless all year round.

She took out the portrait from her bag and told him about Qilan being forced to go home again.

"I've been to the police station. The sheriff said he had a clue to call."

"Thank you for your concern. It's time for you to go to the garden, don't let Qi Ming wait alone."

Mr. Gu dismissed the 'nosy' girl and went into the study alone.

A mechanism in the study was opened, revealing the safe deep in the wall.

He locked the portrait drawn by Miss Zhu together with some confidential information.Then he walked into the ladies' room as if nothing had happened, and played cards together...

The Shijing community, which is across the street from Gu's mansion, is also full of festive celebrations.

Compared with its gradually simplified rituals in modern society, the Mid-Autumn Festival was a grand festival for every household during the Republic of China.

There is a long queue in front of the time-honored shops:

Buying moon cakes, sweet-scented osmanthus wine, sour plum soup, and roast duck; many people visit relatives and friends, and many people are looking forward to watching the moon, watching lanterns and guessing puzzles at night.

The school also announced the good news of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Early in the morning, many girls took their families back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.The campus became empty and quiet.

People from Lin Mi's family had already visited, so she insisted on leaving in the afternoon to write a diary in the dormitory alone.

The teachers also had their holidays.Single and homeless, Fa is the last to leave the office.

I just received the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits from the school: three boxes of moon cakes and an envelope containing five yuan.

He likes this job very much and is very grateful to Mr. Zhang who introduced the job.

The young man planned to go to the street to buy gifts for the holidays, visit his benefactor, and then buy autumn clothes on the way back to school.

If I can spare some time, I still want to go to that mysterious bookstore.

Ever since he stumbled upon the necklace from under the floor of the bookstore that night, he'd been sure he was one step closer to solving the mystery.

The young man was so anxious that he wished he could go back tomorrow.

After traveling for nearly a week, my parents must be very anxious, and I don't think about eating or drinking.

One box of moon cakes was left, and the remaining two boxes were put in the bag, and they went out with the puppy.

Lin Mi saw him walk out of the teacher's dormitory from a distance, and quickly looked in the mirror, then hurried to the school gate with a small leather bag on his back and waited.

He walked with his glasses on, thinking deeply, and didn't care about the surrounding scenery and pedestrians at all.

It wasn't until the beautiful girl in the distance floated in front of my eyes like a cloud in the sky that I belatedly nodded towards her.

She attracted his attention even more than before.

When there is no make-up, the unique youthful atmosphere of a girl rushes towards her face: she is wearing a light yellow western-style dress, an exquisite necklace, and her long black hair falls naturally on her shoulders.

"Has the family not come to pick you up yet?"

"Come on, I don't want to go."

"Are you waiting for your classmates?"

"Not waiting for a classmate," she said shyly for a moment, "waiting for a teacher."

"Oh," he didn't react for a while, and continued on his way in frustration: "I'll go first, I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!"

"Teacher Zhang, what I'm waiting for is..."

For a while, both of them stood still.She blushed and breathed heavily, looking up at the boy.

The heart seemed to be gently pinched by an invisible hand.

He took a few deep breaths, and took a few steps back to keep a suitable distance so that others would not look suspicious.

"I have so much to do, I'm afraid I don't have time."

"I can wait for you to come back."

"Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, you should go home to accompany your parents."

"Why don't you go home?"

This question suddenly entered the bottom of my heart, and I almost cried when I asked him, which was both embarrassing and moving.

The boy turned around, not wanting her to see his tears, and ran away with the puppy in his arms...

(End of this chapter)