In the small town of Leping.
Yin Xiu and Ning Yuejing came to an old residential area. Judging from the condition of those houses, they are probably thirty or forty years old, and the surrounding environment is not very good.
This is where Ning Yuejing lived with her mother for several years.
When I came back here again, everything seemed to have changed not too much, but the houses seemed more shabby than before.
Ning Yuejing walked in front and led Yin Xiu into this residential area. While telling Yin Xiu some trivial and interesting things when she was a child and lived here with her mother.
With a smile on her face, Yin Xiu listened quietly to Ning Yuejing's somewhat rambling description of her childhood life, describing the good and bad, happiness and sadness...
From the rumblings of Ning Yuejing's past, Yin Xiu felt that he seemed to understand Xiaojing better.
"Master, it's right here. My mother and I used to live in this building. We lived on the third floor at that time. There was only one room and a small living room."
Ning Yuejing stopped in front of an old small building, looked up at the dilapidated glass and wooden windows on the third floor, and said to Yin Xiu.
"I was still young at that time, and my mother had to go out to work during the day to make money, so I would play at home by myself. I remember that at that time, I would find a stool and move it to the window every evening, and then stand on the stool, Lying by the window and looking downstairs, waiting for my mother to come back from work... "
It can be heard in her words that Ning Yuejing deeply misses and is attached to that period of her childhood.
She looked up at the familiar window on the third floor with a hint of trance in her eyes, as if she saw herself lying on the window sill again in her childhood, looking down.
"Um."
Yin Xiu responded softly, looking at the old window sill on the third floor unconsciously, and said softly: "Would you like to go up and take a look? No one seems to be living in the room on the third floor."
"good."
Ning Yuejing responded without thinking.
There are not many people in this old residential area anymore, and most of the houses are idle and abandoned. It is obvious that most of the original residents here have moved away.
The six-story building in front of Yin Xiu and Ning Yuejing. There are only four or five households living there. The other rooms were vacant and abandoned.
Yin Xiu and Ning Yuejing walked up to the third floor. The door to the room was locked. Yin Xiu opened the lock directly with his spiritual consciousness, and pushed the door open together with Ning Yuejing...
The room was a little dark, and the corners were covered with broken spider webs. The several broken tables and chairs placed in the living room were covered with dust.
Ning Yuejing looked at the dusty broken tables and chairs and said: "Master. That table. I used to eat at that table when my mother and I had dinner together. And that wooden sofa, I used to eat there every night when I was a child. Sit on it and watch TV with mom."
"At that time, my mother would do other things. In the winter, she would sit there and knit a sweater for me. I would often stand on it, lie on my mother's back, hug her and talk... "
Although it happened many years ago, Ning Yuejing's memory of these things is obviously still very clear and profound. Even after so many years. It has never been forgotten.
Ning Yuejing kept talking to Yin Xiu about things in this house. Talking about how she lived here with her mother during her childhood.
All this seemed to be said to Yin Xiu, but also to herself.
Returning here after so many years, Ning Yuejing, who had always been cold and reserved, seemed to talk too much all of a sudden, as if she had endless things to say.
As she talked about those childhood memories, her mood seemed to become more and more relaxed, and the most innocent, untainted, white snow lotus-like smile gradually bloomed on her delicate face.
She at this moment. It's like I've returned to my innocent childhood, every smile comes from my heart. It comes from the original true self and pure goodness in human nature.
From this moment on, Ning Yuejing's body no longer shows the shadow of indifference and coldness that Yin Xiu had when he first met her, which was full of distance and even hostility towards everything. It was as if she had returned to the purest childhood. Everything is positive and everything is beautiful.
"Master, come quickly! I didn't expect that this wooden bed is still there. My mother and I used to sleep together on this bed. At that time, before going to bed every day, my mother would always play with me for a while in the bed, or talk to me. Stories, singing…”
Ning Yuejing pulled Yin Xiu into the dim room.
Although the room also looked dilapidated, with broken cobwebs and thick dust everywhere, but in Ning Yuejing's eyes, these signs of dilapidation obviously did not exist.
What she saw in her eyes was the happiness and beauty of getting along with her mother in her childhood memories, full of happy times...
When taking Xiao Jing out of the old building, Yin Xiu could clearly feel some changes in Xiao Jing. It was as if something had been put down in her heart, and her whole breath became much lighter.
When leaving, Yin Xiu also noticed that Xiao Jing turned around and took a deep look at the window sill on the third floor, as if saying goodbye to the past, or deeply engraving all the good things in the past on her Deeper in her heart, those bad things were abandoned by her.
The most significant change was that after Yin Xiu took her out of the old residential area, Yin Xiu found that the expression on Xiao Jing's face was much softer than before.
The first impression she gives is no longer that of a 'cold' and unapproachable person, but more like a gentle, elegant and quiet girl next door.
Yin Xiu was clearly aware of these subtle changes in Xiao Jing, but he didn't say anything. He just gently held Xiao Jing's shoulders and walked, raising the corners of his mouth unconsciously, showing a faint smile.
This kind of transformation in Xiao Jing is what he has always wanted to see and what he has been working hard for. Xiaojing's ability to get out of the shadow of her past experience will be of great benefit to her future.
It also made Yin Xiu feel more relieved about her.
It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon when we walked out of the old residential area. Yin Xiu and Ning Yuejing did not plan to return to Yinhai in such a hurry, but planned to stay here for a few days.
However, Leping Town is just a border town, and there are no high-end hotels in the town for accommodation. Yin Xiu and Ning Yuejing could only make do with a small hotel with a decent environment.
…
Kyoto.
After Xiao Rui returned to the army base with Xu Zhongkang and Xiao Min, he applied for leave on the pretext of a gunshot wound to his shoulder. Then he immediately returned to his home in Kyoto.
He couldn't wait to find out where Yin Xiu came from and what his connection was with the Xiao family.
Therefore, as soon as I return to Kyoto. Although it was already night, Xiao Rui immediately ran to the compound where her grandfather Xiao Jianjun lived.
"Grandpa, are you free now? I have something to ask you." As soon as she entered the room and saw her grandpa, Xiao Rui couldn't wait to ask.
Originally sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. Xiao Jianjun, who was drinking tea, was slightly stunned when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Rui in surprise, and asked: "Why, what's so important? You just sat down and you can't help but ask me?"
Xiao Rui said hurriedly: "Grandpa, this matter is very important. If I don't ask clearly, my heart will always feel like a cat is tickling me, and I won't be able to calm down."
This made Xiao Jianjun even more curious. For my grandson. He still understands it quite well.
Although he can be more direct sometimes, he is generally quite a calm person. For him to say this so impatiently, it seems that what he wants to ask is something unusual.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jianjun immediately put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Xiao Rui, and said, "Okay, if you have anything to ask, just ask."
Xiao Rui did not speak immediately, but glanced up at the aunt who was still busy in the kitchen preparing dinner. Then he said: "Grandpa, this matter is more important. Let's go to your room to talk about it."
Um
Xiao Jianjun suddenly became more curious. What kind of confidential matter was it that he was worried about being overheard by others and needed to be kept so secret
Xiao Jianjun nodded lightly without thinking too much and said, "Okay. Then go to my room and talk."
After saying that, he got up and walked upstairs. Xiao Rui also quickly followed.
After a while, the two came to Xiao Jianjun's study.
"Okay, tell me what happened." Xiao Jianjun asked.
Xiao Rui took a deep breath, spoke slowly, and asked tentatively: "Grandpa, I want to ask... the person who came back last time to 'treat' you and help you get rid of the poisonous insects that have been dormant in your body for many years is from our family. Isn’t there some origin?”
Xiao Jianjun was stunned when he heard this.
Immediately, he suddenly raised his head to look at Xiao Rui, a ray of light burst out from his eyes, his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "Where did you hear about this? Why did you come to ask me this? Something?"
Yin Xiu's identity is considered a secret in the Xiao family. Only the second generation of the Xiao family and Zhou Ting who were in the room that day knew about it.
As for Yin Xiu's identity, Xiao Jianjun had already strictly ordered the few people who knew about it not to mention it to others.
Now Xiao Rui suddenly came to ask him about this matter, which naturally made Xiao Jianjun react strongly, and even the tone of asking Xiao Rui seemed a bit harsh.
As for Xiao Rui, although she was a little confused when she saw her grandfather's reaction, she didn't quite understand why her grandfather had such a strong reaction, and she even asked him the same question in return.
However, he also understood that the person in love really had some connection with the Xiao family. In addition, judging from Grandpa's reaction, I'm afraid this matter won't be that simple.
"Grandpa, so that person is really related to our family? Who is he?" Xiao Rui couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Jianjun glanced at him, ignored his inquiry, and said coldly: "Tell me immediately, who told you? Was it your father? Or did Ting'er tell you something?"
Xiao Jianjun first suspected Xiao Rui's father, Xiao Jinghai and Zhou Ting. Among all the insiders in the Xiao family, these two people are indeed the most likely to reveal it to Xiao Rui.
After all, Xiao Jinghai is Xiao Rui's father, and Zhou Ting is the only third-generation junior among the Xiao family insiders. (To be continued.)