The modern me and the Republic of China her

Chapter 373
Juanjuan's heart was sour, and she couldn't help hugging the little girl tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Two girls who lost their parents, the older one is holding the younger one, walking lonely in the snow.

When she first met Qiqi, the first impression this child gave her was that he was strong.

The reporter's father encountered an accident because he was investigating the shooting of the owner of the Antique Street, and his mother was seriously ill. This sensible little girl dropped out of school and disguised herself as a man to sell newspapers to support the family.

Although he is currently a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, he cannot protect himself, and lives under the gunpoint of the glaring villains, not knowing what will happen in the next moment, but the same broken family has sprouted the idea of ​​taking in Qiqi.

Facing the blurred mountains in the distance, she seemed to see her father holding an umbrella, smiling and waving at her in the snow.

"Dad, we are going to have a new daughter in our family, you must be very happy too?"

"We can be companions, and we can read, write and paint together in your study, so the house will not be deserted."

On the snowy ground, Mr. Zhu's phantom disappeared with the new round of snowflakes.

The north wind was blowing, and Juanjuan was afraid that Qiqi would catch the cold and get sick, so he bought a simple oil-paper umbrella from a roadside shop.

She thought of her plans for the future and whispered:
"From now on, you will live in my house, be a companion for my sister, go to school well, and stop selling newspapers, okay?"

Qiqi wiped away her tears, smiled and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister, you are so kind, I will study hard and work hard to repay you!"

On the way leading Qiqi home, she happened to meet her third brother Xingyuan and Qijiang who hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the four of them went into a restaurant and waited for a seat for dinner.

While waiting for his seat, Xing Yuan looked at Juan Juan, who was never far from the little girl, with mixed feelings in his heart.

She was in the best years of her life, and she actually brought a small oil bottle like a mother, and she had to spend money for food and drink, and she had to send it to school, a lot of trivial things.

Even if Gu Qijiang is broad-minded and doesn't care about spending money, he can still afford it. People outside are talking nonsense, and the masters and wives in the Gu mansion still don't want to kick the fourth sister out?

The more Xing Yuan thought about it, the more he lost his courage. Before the waiter came to call for a seat, he quickly shouted:

"Fourth sister, go stand outside, I have something to tell you."

Juanjuan got up and said to Qijiang: "If there is a seat, you and Qiqi go to order food first, don't wait for the two of us if you are hungry."

Qijiang naturally obeyed, and soon a table was vacated. He sat down with Qiqi, ordered some home-cooked dishes and hot pot, let the little girl eat first, and drank tea alone with his head down.

Juanjuan was relieved when he went out to talk with his brother.At least there are people eating downstairs here, it doesn't look like there are heavy soldiers in ambush.

On the railing of the corridor outside, the brothers and sisters, who had been reunited for a long time, looked at each other with mixed feelings.

No one else was present, only the north wind whistling, they thought of their dead parents and two elder brothers, hugged their heads and sobbed softly for a while before they stopped.

As soon as Xingyuan's crying stopped, he seemed to be a different person.

His tone was full of anxiety and impatience, and he kept rubbing his hands together.

"Fourth sister, are you planning to bring a child from a stranger's family home to raise?"

"Father was an official for the first time with two sleeves, and the family's property was accumulated by the eldest brother and the second brother. Now all the property is given to the two sister-in-laws, and they can't even afford servants. I don't have a job now. Can the two of us not starve to death? That’s not bad, where can I get the money to raise a baby for someone else?”

Cuanjuan wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and turned her head to look at him with a smile on her face.

"Third brother, I have a salary. As long as I don't spend money recklessly and be frugal, there will be no difficulty at all with multiple little sisters at home. Although the family is far from what it used to be, it is more than enough to do some good deeds. Take her in!"

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Xing Yuan stomped her feet angrily: "I advise you to be careful! Spending money and effort without talking about it will ruin your reputation. There are many people with malicious intentions outside, and they might even say that you secretly had a child with someone else. Only when the parents are gone and the elder brother is gone can they dare to take them home to raise them.”

What he said sounded extremely absurd, but it made Zhu Juanjuan shudder: people's words are terrifying.

When she was in a dilemma, Gu Qijiang strode over and put the thick coat she had taken off on her shoulders.

"I heard the conversation between the two of you just now. Qiqi's living expenses and tuition fees will be paid by me."

"Brother Xingyuan, we are all people who have stayed abroad, and we have different insights from those people with old ideas. As long as we behave well and do good deeds, we are not afraid of people's gossip. My father also agrees in this regard. If Uncle Zhu is still there , he will definitely agree to take in a lonely child."

What he said was reasonable and reasonable, which made Zhu Xingyuan speechless.

Qi Jiang supported Juan Juan to walk in, and he followed behind disgruntled.

A table of sumptuous meals, except for Xingyuan, everyone ate as comfortably in their hearts as in their stomachs.

After the meal, Qi Jiang called a carriage to take them back to Zhu's house. He walked home in a relaxed mood under the umbrella that Juan Juan gave him in the wind and snow.

The door of the house that Zhu Xingyuan has never forgotten has finally been opened.

When he returned home, he found that the old room was covered with dust everywhere, and he was depressed when he saw everything.

Zhu Juanjuan cleaned his two rooms carefully, and gave Qiqi the one facing south.Qiqi touched the newly made bed and the soft and thick quilt, and was moved to tears again.

Her arrival made Juanjuan feel the long-lost vitality.Having a lively child at home means that she and the third brother don't have to think of tearful sad things every day when they open their eyes, and have the courage to face a new life.

Although Qijiang stuffed the bulging wallet into her hand in front of Xingyuan before leaving, Juanjuan knew in her heart that she couldn't spend a penny from him, and whenever she had a chance to meet Qilan, she would entrust him with the wallet. Return to the original owner.

Qi Jiang trotted all the way, and when he arrived in front of his house, the night was already dark.

As soon as I looked up, I saw two huge red lanterns hanging on the door, and the two stone lions guarding the door also changed from pure gray to red with gray.

He pulled the brass ring vigorously, and there was a clanging sound from inside the door.

Then, there were small footsteps approaching from a distance, and two dull wooden doors opened.

The person standing in front of her would be a maid in her twenties in the eldest wife's room.Unlike in the past, the third wife's maid came to open the door.

She looked at him worriedly, and after making sure he was unharmed, she said cautiously:

"Second young master, where have you been these days? The eldest lady can't find you, and she is sick in bed and can't eat. Can you go and see her first?"

When Qi Jiang heard that his mother was ill, he was so anxious that he hurried to the eldest wife's room.

When passing by the hall, his footsteps caught the attention of the people at the table inside, and only heard the majestic voice of the third wife, the head of the family, through the walls and bright window panes:

"Second, come in and sit down first, I have something to ask you!"

(End of this chapter)