Shen Feier curiously followed her grandma to the bedroom.

I watched my grandma take a stick of incense, light it, and bow before a portrait on the wall...

That is the last picture of my grandfather.

Shen Fei'er couldn't help but feel solemn, and at the same time she became more and more confused about what grandma wanted to do.

The next second, grandma suddenly took off grandpa's photo, and an inlaid code lock suddenly appeared on the wall behind it.

Grandma pressed it a few times.

Snap.

A small door popped open in the wall, revealing a square hole about ten centimeters square.

Grandma reached in and took out a small wooden box.

A very old one.

"My dear grandson, come here." The old lady greeted.

"Grandma, what is this? Baby?" Shen Feier walked over curiously.

"It's grandma's secret. Even your father has never seen it." The old lady said mysteriously and opened the wooden box.

Shen Feier saw that inside the wooden box, there was a black and white photo, which had a sense of age, a faded red floral cotton-padded jacket worn by a child, and some letters...

When she saw the photo clearly, she was stunned for a moment, "Grandma, isn't this Xie Yingying? How come you have a photo of her."

"This is not Xie Yingying, this is a photo of grandma when she was young. Isn't it amazing? She looks so much like Xie Yingying." The old grandma picked up the photo and looked at it carefully, as if she was caught in some kind of memory.

"Your photo? Oh my god, it looks exactly like Xie Yingying." Shen Feier was shocked.

"Yes, grandma was shocked when she first saw Xie Yingying. If I didn't have a daughter, I would have thought she was my daughter who was lost in the mainland."

"Grandma, just because Xie Yingying looks a lot like you, you are nice to her?"

"This is just one of the reasons, the most important reason is this..."

The old lady picked up the old and faded cotton-padded jacket and said, "My dear grandson, do you know who is wearing this? It's my daughter."

"Ah, didn't you say you don't have a daughter?" Shen Feier was extremely confused.

But grandma did not answer her words, but was immersed in a strong feeling of sadness.

"My grandma's ancestors were from the mainland. She had a husband before, but unfortunately he died on the battlefield. Grandma followed the refugees and smuggled them to Xiangjiang. At that time, she brought her one-year-old daughter to Xiangjiang without any relatives. All the money she had was quickly spent. At this moment, her daughter fell ill... In order to treat her daughter, my grandma once knelt on the street and begged. She also knelt in front of the hospital for days and nights. Unfortunately, no one came in exchange for it. pity.

That era was an era of cannibalism. Just like that, my daughter died in my arms, right in front of the hospital... I cried and fell unconscious on the ground, and no one paid attention to me. In the end, your grandfather found out. I carried me back home. At that time, your grandfather was still an apprentice in the newspaper office..." The old lady burst into tears as she recalled the past, and she kept choking while holding the worn-out cotton-padded jacket.

grandmother!!

Shen Feier stepped forward to hug the old lady and comfort her, "I understand why you like Xie Yingying and Xiaomiao, because she looks very similar to you and has the same experience as you. You treat Xiaomiao as if she died that year. daughter, to make up for the regret."

…

As a train conductor, he shouted with a loudspeaker, wishing passengers and friends a happy Lantern Festival.

Only then did Chen Meng remember that today is the Lantern Festival.

This is a day for family reunion.

But he was alone outside.

Somewhat melancholy.

suddenly.

A little girl who was playing on the seat fell down.

Almost fell to the ground.

Chen Meng had quick eyes and quick hands and caught it.

ah.

The little girl's mother exclaimed, hurriedly came over, hugged the little girl, and thanked Chen Meng repeatedly.

"You're welcome...Sister, you took the child on a long-distance train alone, why didn't you see the child's father?" Chen Meng just asked casually.

The mother and daughter were sitting in the row in front of him. He had been paying attention to them for a long time because the little girl always wanted to play with him.

"I took my child to Shenzhen City for medical treatment. The child's father has to work and has no time," the little girl's mother said.

"Sorry." Chen Meng apologized quickly.

Looking at the sentimental face of the child's mother, I suddenly remembered Yingying. This child was not much older than Xiaomiao. She looked lively and cute, but her body was obviously a little weak.

I don’t know how Yingying is doing and whether Xiaomiao’s condition has improved.

Today is the Lantern Festival. Yingying is alone outside. Did she encounter any difficulties? Is there anyone who could help her... Thinking about it, Chen Meng's eyes turned red.

hold head high!!

With the shrill whistle sound.

The train has arrived at the station.

Chen Meng stood up, picked up his luggage, and got off the train.

On the platform.

Meng Qiang has been waiting for a long time, holding a sign.

When he saw Chen Meng in the crowd, he shouted happily, "Mr. Chen, here, here."

"Brother Meng, you're okay." Chen Meng stepped forward and gave Meng Qiang a big hug.

"You're doing well, but Mr. Chen, you don't look too good. You look very haggard. If you ask me, why don't you go back to the countryside? Just stay in Shanghai. With your talents, in a few years

, must be a famous figure in the financial circle." Meng Qiang said.

"I'm not used to the prosperity of big cities. Although the countryside is backward, it is peaceful and far-reaching and can cultivate one's moral character." Chen Meng said with a smile.

"I admire you very much for this. If it were me who had seen the prosperity of a big city, I would not be able to live or die if I went back to the countryside." Meng Qiang said with genuine admiration.

"Everyone's pursuit is different," Chen Meng said.

bustling?

That's because you haven't seen the prosperity of future generations.

In later generations, those who live in the steel jungle do not long to return to their simple childhood and enjoy a pure life.

"Let's go, we've already booked a hotel and I'll pick you up." Meng Qiang said and accepted Chen Meng's salute.

hailed a taxi.

Go straight to the Old Shanghai Hotel.

As soon as he entered the box, Chen Meng saw two people he didn't expect.

Xiaoou...and Xiaomei, the female student who had an affair with Meng Qiang.

Seeing Chen Meng come in, Xiao Ou and Xiao Mei, who were talking, stood up, and Xiao Ou was even more excited and speechless.

"Xiao Ou, I haven't seen you for a few months, how are you?" Chen Meng looked at Xiao Ou's beautiful face, his thoughts were a little wandering, and the fragmented fragments of what happened that night were lingering in his mind.

"It's okay, Brother Chen, how about you?" Xiao Ou looked at Chen Meng with blank eyes and murmured.

While waiting for Chen Meng to come to the hotel, she had thought up countless opening remarks in her mind. It can be seen that when she saw Chen Meng, all the words she had thought of were blocked in her throat and could not be said.

"I'm fine too... Everyone, please sit down." Chen Meng smiled. Xiao Ou's lips were trembling with excitement. Seeing this, he felt quite uncomfortable.

A good girl brought trouble to others just because she was drunk.
Chapter completed!