Pei Yi had turned the suitcase into a mess. He said he would help tidy it up, but after all this time, he hadn't taken out even a single piece of clothing.
Jiang Se gently patted the lotion in his hand onto his face and squatted down to help.
He felt a little guilty, afraid that she would discover his actions just now, so he quickly tidied himself up. While Jiang Se was changing clothes, he slipped outside to make a phone call, and when he came back he looked much calmer.
Jiang Se had been to the Pei family many times before. For some reason, everyone in the Pei family liked her very much at that time, especially Grandma Pei and Pei Yi's mother. They were very nice to her and often invited her to the Pei family to play.
At this time, Jiang Se could naturally guess that the reason why the Pei family valued her so much was probably because of Pei Yi, and they loved her as well as her family.
This was the first time that Jiang Se came to Pei's house after her rebirth. When she came, it was still early. When Pei Yi's car was parked in the garage, the sound of a car was heard outside. Obviously, someone had come.
Every Spring Festival, many people want to come to the Pei family to pay New Year's greetings, but the Pei family keeps a low profile and only allows former subordinates who had a close relationship with Mr. Pei to come.
Jiang Se and Pei Yi first took the elevator upstairs. The Pei family's residence occupied a large area, and the garage was located on the second floor underground. After going up, they had to cross the courtyard to reach the main courtyard.
After they got out of the elevator, Pei Yi reached out to tidy up her long hair. Jiang Se turned around and smiled at him, saying thank you. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Feng Zhongliang, wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit and leaning on a cane, standing by a flower bed not far away.
Although he agreed to visit Pei Yi at Pei's house, it was actually because he mentioned that Feng Zhongliang would also come today. But when Jiang Se actually saw Feng Zhongliang, he still felt choked in his throat and his eyes were sore.
"Are you cold and shivering?"
Pei Yi held her hand and asked her in a low voice, but she did not answer. Pei Yi lowered his head to look at her. The tip of her nose was slightly red, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes. She stared at the direction behind him without blinking.
"Those, those?"
"Um?"
He called out to her twice before Jiang Se seemed to react and raised his head, but he didn't look at him.
Pei Yi turned around and looked in the direction Jiang Se was looking, and immediately saw the old man beside the flower bed. He turned his head with a serious expression, and when he saw Pei Yi, the tense lines on his face softened slightly, and he was about to come over here, leaning on his crutches.
Thinking of the sound of a car they heard when the two of them left the garage earlier, he guessed that it was Feng Zhongliang's car that arrived. The driver first dropped him off outside, then parked the car and came up to pick him up.
He looked just as serious as Jiang Se remembered, with his sparse gray hair combed back, revealing his majestic face. However, after not seeing him for more than half a year, he looked a little out of spirits. He leaned on a cane and took each step with difficulty.
Jiang Se paused for a moment, then trotted forward and reached out to help him.
He is old, already sixty-nine, almost seventy. When he joined the revolution in his early years, one of his legs was injured. At that time, the sanitary conditions were poor, and bullet fragments remained in the bones, leaving him with sequelae. Every winter or rainy season, he always felt sore legs and feet and could not use strength.
In the past, when he went to the Pei family to pay New Year's greetings, she was always by his side, lending him a hand.
"Be careful."
Jiang Se reached out and held his arm, and whispered something to him.
After taking a closer look, Jiang Se found that Feng Zhongliang had become thinner, and the hand he was holding on to the crutch seemed to be a little forceful. His hands did not look like those of a pampered person. The blood vessels on the back of his hands were prominent, like criss-crossing grooves, and his skin was wrinkled and slightly rough.
He once said that he was not born with a pair of rich hands. When he was young, the elders in his hometown said that he had a pair of hands that would lead to a lifetime of toil and he would never have a rest.
Feng Zhongliang was also busy. The Feng family planted a lot of flowers and plants. In his later years, he loved to grow flowers and plants. He took care of every plant and tree himself, and was often injured.
When Jiang Se helped him, her movements were natural. Feng Zhongliang was stunned for a moment, then when he came to his senses, he smiled and thanked her, his eyes falling on Jiang Se.
Feng Zhongliang had obviously seen her and Pei Yi holding hands before, and now he could vaguely guess her identity. When he saw Pei Yi, he said seriously:
"Ayi is back."
"Grandpa Feng."
Pei Yi first glanced at Jiang Se. She lowered her head and reached out to hook her hair that fell on the side of her face. This scene reminded him of the past. Every year when Feng Zhongliang came to Pei's house, it was Feng Nan who supported him.
He seemed not to be used to being supported by others, but for Pei Yi's sake, he let Jiang Se support him for a while, then pulled his hand back without a word.
Jiang Se still maintained the posture of supporting him. In fact, she had already guessed such an outcome. She was reborn. If such a thing had not happened to her, others might not even be able to imagine it in their dreams.
It is normal for Feng Zhongliang to treat her like this.
Although she understood it, it still took her a long time before she withdrew her hand. She closed her eyes and held back the tears in her eyes.
"This is my girlfriend Jiang Se."
He introduced him to Feng Zhongliang, and Feng Zhongliang looked a little complicated.
Among the noble families in the imperial capital, there is probably no one who does not know what Pei Yi felt for Feng Nan in the past.
He felt it was a pity that his granddaughter was too slow to realize. He knew very well what kind of character Pei Yi was and what kind of family background the Pei family had.
Pei Yi is so good to Feng Nan. If his granddaughter was smarter in this regard, she would have achieved success long ago and would have a good life in the future.
Unfortunately, the younger generation in Hong Kong were too eager. After Feng Nan met Zhao Junhan, he was influenced by someone and his personality changed drastically.
He felt a little regretful. Pei Yi brought the girl back to the Pei family. He probably meant to bring her back to meet his parents. He felt sorry for his granddaughter, but he also smiled and asked:
"The old leader will be very happy to see this."
Pei Yi also smiled and looked at Feng Zhongliang meaningfully:
"Are you unhappy?"
He obviously didn't expect Pei Yi to ask this question. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted:
"Happy? Haha, of course I'm happy for you too, Ayi."
Jiang Se understood the meaning of Pei Yi's words and couldn't help but pursed his lips and said nothing.
It was windy outside and Feng Zhongliang had an old injury in his legs, so he had to hold on for a while.
He has a stubborn temper and refuses to listen to others. He has many and strict rules. She did not say anything, but Pei Yi understood what she was thinking and reached out to help Feng Zhongliang:
“Grandpa Feng, I’ll help you in first. If Grandfather knew you were here, he would be very happy.”
Feng Zhongliang waved his hand:
"Why do I need you to help me? I'll stand for a while, Xiao Liu will come over." (To be continued)