"Uncle Zhuo, you said... you have something to ask me about. What is it?" The two drank the soup slowly. Yang Qianyu remembered Zhuo Yueluan's previous words on WeChat and took the initiative to mention it.
"Oh, that's it." Zhuo Yueluan put down the spoon, took the hot towel nearby and wiped his hands, then took a document from the empty seat and handed it to her.
"I want to renovate the Siheyuan, and I found a decoration team that specializes in ancient buildings. This is the rendering they gave after on-site investigation. After all, the Siheyuan is your grandparents' old house, and it is also your mother's home. I think
I'm asking for your opinion - take a look, is this change okay?"
Yang Qianyu looked slightly startled, took the document, opened it and said, "I had such a plan before, but before I could implement it..."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes widened when she saw those renderings.
Judging from the effect of the drawings, it is naturally much better than now.
It not only retains the original style of the courtyard, but also improves the current dilapidated and aging problems. Coupled with facilities such as floor heating and air conditioning, if you live in it in the future, your comfort will definitely be greatly improved.
"It would be best if it could be improved like this. But Uncle Zhuo, you are the current owner of the courtyard. How you should renovate it should be based on your preferences." She closed the document, put it on the table and pushed it back, smiling.
Shaking his head, "This... you don't need to ask my opinion."
"Of course I have to take your opinion into consideration." Zhuo Yueluan said, "At my age, I can still enjoy it for many more years. If I am no longer here in the future, this yard will still be returned to you."
ah?
Yang Qianyu was startled, raised her eyes, and looked at him intently.
I want to comfort you, but I don’t know how to say it for a moment.
Zhuo Yueluan continued: "Besides, Mr. Feng will definitely contact me within a few days."
Yang Qianyu came back to her senses and said in a slow and authentic tone: "You mean... he wants to buy back the courtyard house."
"Well, haven't you had such an idea before?"
Being told what she was thinking, Yang Qianyu was a little shy and explained: "When I sold the courtyard house, I did think so, but later I found out that the seller was you, a person who had a special experience with my mother, so I changed my mind.
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"Well... you are a kind and good boy." Zhuo Yueluan nodded, picked up the spoon again, and sighed slowly, "I am just trying to atone for myself. I am very grateful that you are willing to give me this opportunity."
Atonement...
Yang Qianyu always felt that what he said was a bit harsh and couldn't help but ask: "Back then, when you separated from my mother, was there... any other reason?"
The man lowered his head, as if he didn't want to say more.
Yang Qianyu saw it and felt a little cold.
Could it be... that he broke his mother's heart and abandoned her?
But he said before that he married Yang Guohua because he was on a mission and lost contact during the mission. His mother couldn't contact him and thought he was abandoned.
She didn't have a way to find out what the truth was.
Because what happened back then was so long ago, my mother passed away and my grandparents also passed away.
Except for the person in front of me, no one knows what the truth is.
Zhuo Yueluan calmed down for a while, then looked up at Yang Qianyu and said solemnly: "It was my family who misled your mother back then."
"What's the meaning?"
"After I lost contact, your mother looked for me. My family knew that she was looking for me, and they were worried about causing any trouble... and because they didn't agree with me and your mother being together in the first place, so -"
Zhuo Yueluan paused for a moment before continuing with difficulty: "My family told your mother that I sacrificed my life for the country."
What?!
Yang Qianyu frowned, her face twisted into a ball, and she looked at Zhuo Yueluan in disbelief. For the first time, she felt that this gentle, flawless man could actually...
She didn't know how to describe the feeling in her heart.
Thinking about my mother's mood at that time, she must have been in so much pain that she felt like the sky was falling.
No wonder she would marry Yang Guohua. At that time, she must have been completely despondent and felt that it didn't matter who she lived with.
"I only found out about this matter many years later. Originally, I wanted to come back to your mother at that time, but I still have a family, and thinking that your mother also has a family, I was afraid that rashly coming back to explain the misunderstanding back then would make things worse for both of us.
Everyone..."
Zhuo Yueluan is an extremely decent and principled person.
For some things, if you are wrong, you are wrong. It is better to make the mistake right to the end, which will cause less pain to both parties.
He thought that if he came back to explain everything and the old relationship between the two rekindled, the two families would be destroyed and the innocent children would be affected.
"After careful consideration, I suppressed the impulse, but I asked Lao He to secretly inquire about your mother's situation. I simply wanted to know if she was doing well. Who knew that after I inquired, I found out that your mother had already passed away due to cancer.
."
Recalling her feelings when she learned the bad news, Zhuo Yueluan's eyes could not help but be filled with tears.
He originally thought that he would have a chance to explain the misunderstanding and make up for his mistakes in this life, but he never expected that the beautiful woman had passed away and her soul was broken.
Yang Qianyu felt heavy. Although the waiter served a lot of delicious food one after another, she had no appetite.
There was silence between the two for a while. Zhuo Yueluan saw that her eyes were also red, so he took a clean hot towel and handed it to her.
"Son, I'm sorry for your mother."
Yang Qianyu took the towel, held it in her hand and rubbed it unconsciously, shook her head, and nodded again, not knowing what to say.
After a long time, she sighed with emotion: "My mother lived a very hard life. Her whole life... is so worthless."
"Yes, I know, but unfortunately I have no chance to make amends, so I thought that to help you as much as I can is to alleviate the guilt in my heart."
Yang Qianyu smiled bitterly and quickly regained consciousness: "No need, you have helped me a lot, that's enough."
Zhuo Yueluan saw that she immediately distanced herself from him, and knew that she was blaming him in her heart for fighting for her mother, but he couldn't argue with her.
"I would like to bother you with the renovation of the courtyard, and come and take a look when you have time. Yi Lin is too busy with work, so I'm afraid he won't be able to get away. Now... your company just happened to be sold, so you should be free for a while."
Yang Qianyu wanted to refuse, but thinking that it was her mother's home after all, she couldn't bear it and nodded: "Okay, I will go there from time to time."
"Also, I mentioned to you last time that I want you to be my goddaughter. You should consider it..."
She raised her eyes, the redness in her eyes still lingering, shook her head and said, "Thank you, but no need."
There was a barrier in her heart, and she didn't want to get too close to Zhuo Yueluan, and she didn't want Feng Moyan to misunderstand him - so rejection was the best result.
Zhuo Yueluan was cut off before he could finish his words. Hearing her sharp refusal, his face was slightly stunned. He paused and nodded: "Okay, I respect your intention, but if you have anything to do in the future, you can always come to me."
"Okay, thank you." She agreed, but she thought in her heart that she wouldn't look for him again.