The modern me and the Republic of China her

Chapter 411

On the way to the appointment, it's not that Shi'an didn't take the time to speculate on who the owner of the clothes would be.Judging from the exquisite fabric and workmanship of the white cheongsam, the other party must be a lady or wife with good living conditions, who is very concerned about dressing up.

As for age, it's hard to guess.The color and style are really nice.Girls look pure and lively in it, and young women look dignified and elegant in it.Even if she herself, wearing it will immediately add to the icing on the cake.

After much thought, Shi'an never expected that this mysterious woman would be Mrs. Lin whom she avoided.The last time it was night, there were so many people in the store that I didn't recognize him.As a result, I took the wrong cheongsam, and it was extremely embarrassing to meet face to face in broad daylight.I have to widen my heart:
"Don't be afraid. Could it be in broad daylight? Could she still eat me?"

In order not to make Mrs. Lin worry too much, she raised her head and walked over to pick up the box, thanking her generously.At this time, a small ball of paper fell to her feet along the edge of the box.The heel of his shoe caught off guard and stepped on the ball of paper that had just landed.

The red satin box in the hand is full of weight.Intuitively, I guessed it was jewelry.Sending a valuable item in a good manner, nine times out of ten, is to ask for something.

Shi'an smiled embarrassedly, holding this hot meeting gift from Mrs. Lin in her hand.If you keep smiling like this, your face will become stiff sooner or later.Before she could decide whether to sit with her for a while and find an excuse to slip away, or get up and leave immediately, Mrs. Lin got up to say goodbye.

"I still have some things to do. Thank you for sending the cheongsam today. Goodbye."

She holds the bag that Boss Li has rewrapped lovingly, not letting the guards touch it.Shi'an watched her cold and lonely back away, and suddenly felt that her smile concealed her loneliness just like this back.

"Qilan is still outside the store. He must have spotted Lin Mi's mother too. Hey, don't be as impulsive as that boy surnamed Li."

The anxious heart finally calmed down a little the moment he saw him.He kept his promise and did not leave.She ran forward in a hurry, looked around and saw that no one was staring at her, and said in a low voice:
"I sent clothes in just now, but I didn't expect it to be Lin Mi's mother. I saw her two days ago. She is so hard to see now, and she is less free than a parrot in a cage. At least a parrot can still think. Say what say what."

Qilan put her finger to her lips, signaling her not to speak any further. "Just pretend it never happened, don't get involved, and protect yourself, okay?"

She immediately lowered her head, closed her mouth, pretended to be dumb, and only looked at him with two big bright eyes.Qilan understood that she really had something to say, so she took Shi'an to a teahouse not far away.

They found a table against the wall, and the two sat down.Qilan felt that everything in front of him was familiar, and suddenly remembered that before going to Tianjin Railway Station, Qijiang and Shi'an also came here.Unconsciously, more than half a year has passed.The taste of the tea and melon seeds and peanut snacks served by the shop assistants has not changed.

Shi'an took a sip of hot tea, and put the red box and paper balls on the table.She opened the lid of the box first, revealing a pearl necklace, each of which was smooth and round.

Before Qilan could ask about the origin of the necklace, she also opened the paper ball.It's just a piece of paper about two fingers long and one inch wide.The special thing is that the only five small characters on it were written with a thrush pen: "Look for Li Yan to save me".

Looking at the crumpled note, Shi'an suddenly realized.

"I came to pick up my clothes at night on New Year's Day. I ran into a former guard of the Lin family at the door. He saw Lin Mi's mother before me. The shop assistants inside were not allowed to enter, so I was in a hurry. I covered him and went in to have a look, almost Mrs. Lin recognized her, and she was scared to death."

"Do you know his identity?"

"I was terrified that night. General Hong talked to my father countless times in order to find his nephew, whose life and death are unknown. Lee, 17 years old."

Speaking of this, Shi'an changed the topic, "Are you familiar with Li Yan? Are you really going to find him to rescue Mrs. Lin?"

Qilan shook his head, "I've met him several times. But it's not appropriate for him to show up now. There must be a reason why he refuses to recognize his own uncle after knowing his background."

"There must be some difficulties," she recalled the tears on Li Yan's face that night. "He is really loyal to the Lin family. But I always worry that if he doesn't come out, Lin Mi's mother may not be able to afford it." .”

This is undoubtedly a big problem.Qilan will not be able to think of a good solution for a while.Shi'an can't stay outside for too long.He decided to take her home first.

Outside He's courtyard, they all saw General Hong's car and guards who were about to leave.This time, Shi'an's father personally sent him to the door and talked with him for a long time before leaving.

"My father is getting more and more careful. I tried to eavesdrop on their conversation several times, but failed. There are guards standing by the door, and no one is allowed to approach."

"Don't take any more risks. People who lead soldiers to fight are very powerful. In case something happens, I can't make it in time and I can't help you. It's best to forget about the matter with Mrs. Lin today, and pretend that I didn't find her paper ball."

"Okay. I won't be caught that easily. You are the one who really needs to be more careful." Shi'an pouted and reluctantly waved goodbye.

She waited until Qilan's figure disappeared at the intersection before slowly walking towards the south gate.The guards met Shi'an, saluted, and opened the door respectfully.

On this day, the elder brothers who had their own homes outside came with their sister-in-law and children.Mrs. He chatted happily with her long-lost son and daughter-in-law in the living room, and her grandchildren were chasing and fighting for toys and candies.No one noticed that she went out early in the morning and came back quietly.

It was still early, far from lunch.She went back to her room, closed the door, and half of her hanging heart was relieved.The hair is a little heavy, presumably because of the cold wind blowing some discomfort.

Shi'an covered herself under the blanket for a long time, but it still didn't get better, so she had to order the servant to go to the kitchen to boil a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup to warm her body.When the ginger soup was served, she held the bowl with both hands and blew on the hot ginger soup, sweating from her forehead.

Shi'an felt much more comfortable after drinking the soup.As soon as I found an inconspicuous place in the room to hide the pearl necklace that Mrs. Lin had stuffed, my mother opened the door and walked in.

This time, Mrs. He didn't knock on the door first as in the past.She stared at her daughter with a straight face, and she was completely different from the way she was talking and laughing in the living room.

"Shi'an, tell me the truth, who did you go out to meet this morning?"

She watched the tendons on her mother's neck bulge, and the anger in her heart was self-evident.Could it be that something has been revealed?She blinked, feeling wrong.Even if he found out that Mrs. Lin called her to go to the store for an appointment, returning the clothes was not a crime of bullying the emperor, and it was not worth beheading.

(End of this chapter)