Chapter 54

Returning home this time, Xu Xingxing sat very fast. Several years have passed, and the train schedule from Xiacheng to Huaicheng has not changed. The bus she took tonight was the bus she took the most when she came home from college vacation.

The five or six-hour drive used to be like an arrow, but it passed very slowly. And today, just for a while, the train has arrived.

The train station at one o'clock in the morning was cold and silent. On the high platform, there were only passengers who got off the same train as her.

The passengers were in a hurry and brought their large and small bags to the exit. At the exit of the station, there are relatives and friends who have been waiting there early.

In the past, when Xu Xingxing went home, Lin Meihui and Xu Xingyuan would also wait for her at the exit. In order not to interfere with her business opening the next day, Lin Meihui usually goes to bed at seven o'clock and picks her up at twelve o'clock. After picking her up, warm her a bowl of fish soup and sleep with her.

During the winter and summer vacations, it is the coldest and hottest time of the year. It is really a torment to wake up and go out in the middle.

In college, Xu Xingxing could also ask for anything from his family in this way. But now, as an adult, she can no longer be like this.

Xu Xingxing walked out of the station, listened to the shouts of the surrounding hotels soliciting customers, wrapped up his clothes and went to a chain hotel opposite the train station.

A big bed room was opened, and Xu Xingxing lay down in his clothes. When closed eyes, mind started to clutter again. didn't sleep all night last night, and took the train all night again tonight, and couldn't keep spirits up.

At six o'clock in the morning, Xu Xingxing got up from the bed, washed his face, and exited the room. Then he went out to take a taxi and went to Lin Meihui's breakfast stall.

Lin Meihui's breakfast was spread out in the old town, not far from her home. A small shop of more than ten square meters can hardly seat a few people. There were also some plastic tables and chairs outside, which were wiped clean. Beside the table and chairs, there is a stove. There is a steamer on top, and a large pot for cooking wontons.

Although the shop that opened early is not big, it is clean and neat, and the business is very prosperous.

Most of the people who come to the store for breakfast are workers who work in nearby factories. There are not enough tables and chairs in the shop, and some customers squat on the curb with wontons to eat. The hot steam from the wonton pot and the steaming tray decorates the breakfast stall with a human touch. Although life is poor, every day is full of taste.

This is the life of ordinary people, for the family, around the family, the family also gives them motivation and warmth.

Most of the customers who shop early are old customers. When eating the xiaolongbao, he looked up and saw Xu Xingxing walking by. After eating the xiaolongbao, he did not forget to remind him.

"Sister, your daughter is back."

Lin Meihui stood by the stove, her small body hidden in the heat that came out when she opened the steamer. The water vapor hit her face, and Lin Meihui smiled honestly and said, "My daughter will not come back until my son gets married. The dumplings with minced meat are ready~"

In the morning, the steamed dumplings could not be sold. With this shout, several people came over and snatched them one by one. As soon as the xiao long bao was snatched away, the heat around her dissipated. Lin Meihui raised her eyes and saw Xu Xingxing standing in front of her.

"Starry sky." Lin Meihui was stunned for a moment.

Xu Xingxing didn't look very good. After all, he hadn't slept for two nights, and he had thick dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were full of red blood. Her eyes were a little sour from the surrounding water vapor. Looking at Lin Meihui, Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "Mom, I'll come back early to help."

"Oh, good." Lin Meihui regained her senses, looking at Xu Xingxing's face, she felt that something was not right, but she didn't ask more, just answered, and handed over a clean apron, smiling. He smiled and said, "Don't get your clothes dirty."

Xu Xingxing often came to the early stall to help, and quickly started to help. The gang helped them off at nine o'clock in the morning and sent off the last wave of guests, and Xu Xingxing began to collect the tables and chairs.

The stalls here can only be set up until 9:30, and the outside things must be collected before the city management comes.

"sister."

While cleaning the table, someone suddenly called her from behind, Xu Xingxing looked back and saw Xu Mingyi.

It was still a bit cold in March in the south. Xu Mingyi only wore a wide sweater and a pair of long boots, her thighs were half exposed, and she looked a little cold.

A glance at Xu Mingyi, Xu Xingxing turned back and continued to clean the table, asking in a light tone.

"What are you here for?"

Seeing that Xu Xingxing ignored her, Xu Mingyi raised her brows, walked to the table where Xu Xingxing was wiping, and sat down. Putting his right leg on his left, Xu Mingyi looked up at Xu Xingxing and smiled, "I heard that you were back, so I came here."

She came to find Xu Xingxing.

Xu Xingxing put away the vinegar dish on the table and asked casually, "What's the matter?"

Xu Xingxing ignored her, and Xu Mingyi didn't care either. She was in a good mood now. Seeing Xu Xingxing taking away the table next to her, Xu Mingyi quickly followed Xu Xingxing who was carrying the table, hummed and said with a smile, "I'm pregnant, the child born by Wang Shun."

With a "bang", the plastic table was placed on the ground by Xu Xingxing and looked back at Xu Mingyi.

From Xu Xingxing's expression, Xu Mingyi couldn't see anything, so she thought she was jealous for the time being. Xu Mingyi raised her chin, looked at Xu Xingxing, and explained her purpose.

"Let's work together. His wife was involved in your relationship with Wang Shunsheng at the time. She was your mistress. You must be very angry. If you help me marry Wang Shunsheng, I will avenge you. Look, you can't Give him a child, I give him a child."

Looking at Xu Mingyi with a proud face in front of him, Xu Xingxing suddenly smiled, smiling, and a layer of sadness rolled over in his heart.

How could it be so easy for her to get pregnant? Why is it so easy for women all over the world to get pregnant? She and Huaijing have been together for so long, almost every day, why she just can't get pregnant.

If she could be pregnant with Huaijing's child, even if she was separated from him now, she wouldn't be in such pain.

All this is doomed, a woman like Xu Mingyi who is not responsible at all can be a father and mother with a man who is not responsible at all like Wang Shunsheng, and she can't wait to pray every day that she can get pregnant, but she still can't get pregnant!

For the first time, Xu Xingxing was full of anger, sadness and unwillingness.

Xu Xingxing smiled, his jaw trembled, and something icy and cold slipped down from the corner of his eye.

Looking at Xu Xingxing who was holding the plastic table in front of her, Xu Mingyi frowned and said impatiently, "Why are you crying? You just say help or not? Come on. Whoever of us married Wang Shunsheng, isn't it the same? It's all for the Xu family."

After Lin Meihui counted the raw materials, she came out of the small warehouse. As soon as she came out, she saw the place where the plastic tables and chairs were placed at the door. Xu Mingyi folded her arms and looked at Xu Xingkong triumphantly. And Xu Xingxing was on the side, crying silently.

She didn't know why Xu Xingkong came back this time. As soon as he came back, he was bullied by Xu Mingyi and cried. Lin Meihui's heart seemed to be slapped by a black blind man, her blood was blurred, her eyes were red, she walked quickly to Xu Mingyi's side, and "slap" she slapped her face.

"Don't bully my child, get out of here!" Lin Meihui was shaking all over, gritted her teeth and shouted out this sentence.

Although Lin Meihui is petite, she is a physical worker. This slap used 100% of her strength, causing Xu Mingyi to be stunned for a moment. All she could hear was tinnitus and burning pain on her face.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? She can't give birth to herself, so she won't let anyone tell me... ah..." Xu Mingyi started crying in pain, and her words were not blocked, but when she said the last sentence , Lin Meihui picked up the broom next to her and slapped it on her thigh.

A red bloodstain appeared on Bai Huahua's thigh in an instant.

"Wow!" Xu Mingyi cried out in pain, seeing Lin Meihui's red eyes, she had to come over with a broom, she was stunned, she stepped on high heels and ran with a lame leg while crying and shouting: "Crazy, you all Crazy!"

"Get out!" Lin Meihui threw the broom out.

After throwing it away, the little old lady walked back to the store quickly. As soon as she arrived at the store, Lin Meihui hugged Xu Xingxing, thinking she was stimulated by Wang Shunsheng, hugged her and muttered, "Where is mom, where is mom..."

The tears in his eyes, like a dam full of water, finally couldn't bear it anymore, Xu Xingxing hugged Lin Meihui, and there were thousands of words in his heart, but only one sentence.

"Mom, I miss him so much."

The hottest news in Xiacheng recently is that the current chairman of Huai's Group hired a nanny more than ten years ago to kill Huai Changzhuo, the former chairman of the Huai's Group and his biological brother.

Huai Jing, son of Huai Changzhuo, recently filed a lawsuit against Huai Changchao for murder. But within a week, Huai Changchao was detained at the Huai Zhai.

The mansion, which had always been deserted, became even more deserted after experiencing the excitement just now. The huge living room was empty, with only two people left.

Huaijing stood in front of the window, looking at the courtyard outside through the checkered window. The weather is a little cloudy today, and the sun behind the clouds only shines a little.

The lawn in the courtyard had just been renovated and had been dyed with layers of fresh green. The mandarin duck jasmine by the blue tile and white wall also picked up new buds and opened new flowers.

Early this morning, he came to the mansion and watched Huai Changchao get arrested. However, since he was arrested in Huaichang Dynasty, his mood has been extremely calm.

Just like more than ten years ago, when his father died, Huai Changchao had already paid for his life.

After everyone in the living room had left, he didn't leave. Despite the affection with Mrs. Mei, her actions towards herself have become much weaker. And if his father was alive, he would definitely not let his mother be so lonely and lonely.

He was accompanying her for her father.

Although they were with her, they were with her silently, and neither of them spoke. That's fine, it's better than her continuing to talk about family and prosperity.

The corner of Huai Jing's lips twitched, his eyelashes lifted, reflecting the sunlight that had just emerged, and a dark shadow reflected on his eyes, cold and indifferent.

Mrs. Mei sat upright on the sofa, feeling the home she tried so hard to maintain but was still in disarray.

The husband died, the eldest son died, and the second son was arrested. Now the only pregnant family member in front of her is Huai Jing standing by the window sill.

His identity is very complicated. He is both the eldest grandson of the Huai family and the pro-grandson of the He family. In order to protect the property of the Huai family for her husband, she has never trusted him.

His mother was the daughter of the He family. After her son died, He Qingru could remarry at any time. She couldn't hand over the Huai family to the grandson of a daughter-in-law who could remarry at any time.

It was this mistrust that deepened the estrangement between her and Huai Jing.

But all of her arrangements were based on not knowing that Huai Changzhuo had killed Huai Changzhuo. When Huaijing listed pieces of evidence in front of her, even after more than seventy years of ups and downs, she didn't know how to deal with it.

She was close to her second son, who was rebellious and murdered her brother, and distanced herself from the biological son of her eldest son, who was wronged and died.

Mrs. Mei raised her eyes and looked at Huaijing standing by the window. After a generation, the communication between the two seemed to be not smooth. For the safety of the Huai family, she has been suppressing him like this. He felt aggrieved, and for so many years, he turned the table on his back.

"Do you want to take over the Huai family completely?" Mrs. Mei's expression remained unchanged, but her words contained some ingratiating attempts to ease the relationship with Huaijing, "I can quit the Huai family."

As soon as she quits, it means that Huai Jing will be the head of the Huai family in the future.

This is her greatest sincerity, and after listening to her sincerity, the expression on Huai Jing Junyi's face did not change in the slightest. He raised his eyelashes slightly, looked at Mrs. Mei who was sitting on the sofa, and said lightly, "Actually, at the beginning, I just wanted to get back the things that once belonged to my father."

She didn't give it to him, he grabbed it himself.

Mrs. Mei's eyes trembled, and she met his gaze. There is indifference and alienation between the man's eyebrows, as well as his ambition and domineering. She looked at him, imagining what he looked like when he was a child, imagining the happy days when he was pregnant with children and grandchildren.

For his father, he forbeared for ten years, and his forbearance was only because she abused the help of Huaichang Dynasty. Mrs. Mei has held it all her life, but now her guilt and regret are like a swarm of ants, nibbling away her flesh and blood, and she can't hold it anymore.

The old lady's eyes were slightly red, she looked at the grandson in front of her, and said a word in a trembling voice.

"sorry."

Huai Jing raised her eyes, looked at the increasingly old grandmother sitting on the sofa, smiled, and turned her eyes to the window again.

The courtyard outside the window is covered with sunlight, thin clouds float, and the shadows disappear from the courtyard little by little. Huaijing's memories of the courtyard become alive again.

When my father was alive, he often took him and Guanwan to play in the yard. He had thought that when he would marry Xu Xingxing in the future, he would also take her and their children to play in this place with childhood memories.

But it was too late, he and she just missed it by accident.

Huai Jing raised her eyes and smiled.

Xu Xingxing is gone, and he will never want to play here again.

The Huai's Group changed its head, and the Jinggu Charity Dinner organized by the Huai's and the other three families in Xiacheng was attended and presided over by the new chairman of the Huai's Group, Huai Jing.

The venue of the banquet was set in the banquet hall on the top floor of Yinzi International Hotel. All the celebrities who participated in the charity banquet were celebrities from Xiacheng. The banquet hall was very lively.

After socializing, Huai Jing walked to the balcony outside the banquet room with only half a glass of champagne left.

The top floor of Yinzi International Hotel is semi-outdoor and semi-indoor. In the banquet hall, people are smiling and changing cups. Outside the banquet hall, people resting in the booths remove their masks and have no expressions on their faces.

As soon as Huaijing went out, he nodded slightly to the people who greeted him, put the wine glass in his hand on the tray in waiter's hand, got up and walked to the fence of the balcony.

He drank some wine tonight, and his face was paler than ever. Under the lighting of the rooftop light, it is somewhat transparent. He leaned over slightly, rested his hands on the fence of the balcony, raised his chin, and looked at Jia Ting Plaza opposite the hotel with his light brown eyes.

At night, Jia Ting Plaza is brightly lit. There is a narrow long street between the shopping mall and the apartment, like a golden dragon.

At this time, the long street was full of people, bustling, shoulder to shoulder.

With so many people, Huai Jing took a close look, but couldn't see anything.

While he was staring at Changjie in a daze, He Yu came over beside him, glanced in the direction he was looking at, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Huaijing leaned over to hold the fence, tall and tall, with a delicate and handsome face. She was wearing a dark suit with a tailored fit, which was extravagant and gentle.

He didn't like this kind of entertainment the most, and it was really hard for him to have not torn off his tie yet.

Withdrawing his gaze, he glanced sideways at He Yu. Huaijing stretched out his hand to pull the tie. When his fingers touched the tie, he paused for a moment, but moved his neck and turned his gaze to Heping Street.

"Nothing to see."

He Yu didn't ask any more. He also lay on the fence, looked at the long street opposite, and asked, "Why do you like to set the location in Yinzi now? Didn't you like it very much before?"

In the past, charity dinners were held at the Baihang Business Club in the suburbs. The place is bigger and cleaner than here.

But recently, all the banquets organized by Huaijing seem to be held in Yinzi.

The profile of his face was pierced by light, and the man's outline was deeper and clearer. He lowered his eyes and looked at the opposite side, his eyelashes cast a semi-circular shadow on his lower eyelid.

He Yu's question made him raise his eyebrows slightly, and his heart turned a thousand times, but he only smiled and said, "I like it now."

This answer made He Yu chuckle softly.

Who Huaijing was, he knew best. He is very thoughtful and very stable. He doesn't like anything, it's hard to like it. And what you like, you will like for a lifetime.

After He Yu finished laughing, he looked up and saw a man resting on the deck. He called Huaijing and said, "Introduce someone you know."

Withdrawing his gaze, Huaijing turned his head and followed He Yu's gaze.

Within sight, a man in a light-colored suit sat. His hair was a little long, but he looked fresh and cool. The temperament is elegant and gentle, but there is some indifference to fame and fortune between his eyebrows and eyes.

Seemingly aware of their gaze, the man raised his eyes slightly and looked here. He knew He Yu, so after meeting their gaze, he smiled and got up and walked over.

He Yu took Huaijing and walked towards him. The three of them met in the center of the deck and the balcony. He Yu pointed to Huaijing beside him, and said with a smile: "Introduce, this is the current member of Huai's Group. Chairman Huai Jing is also the initiator of this charity dinner. This is Bai Zhu, a well-known young painter and a philanthropist."

After He Yu's introduction, when the two shook hands to know each other, Bai Zhu stretched out his hand, but there was no movement on the other side. Bai Zhu's eyes flickered, and he looked up at him.

The man stared at him and muttered his name over and over again.

"Bamboo?"

"Yes." Bai Zhu responded generously and said, "My name is Bai Zhu."

His eyes seemed to freeze, he stared at Bai Zhu for a long time, Huai Jing raised his eyes and glanced at the booth where he had just sat, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you here alone?"

This question made Bai Zhu somewhat inexplicable. He frowned and asked suspiciously, "What?"

Huaijing did not answer his question, his chest was a little tight, he pressed the corner of his lips to stabilize his expression, and said, "I know a woman, she said she admired you very much, she..."

Speaking of this, his throat was sore, and a trace of sadness flashed in Huaijing's eyes. He licked his lower lip and said, "I'm sorry."

Huai Jing turned around and left, and just two steps away, Bai Zhu behind him stopped him.

"Xu Xingxing?"

The figure of the man froze.

Bai Zhu raised his eyes to look at his back, frowning slightly, and the vague memory in his mind became clear.

He recognized his back, and when he sent Xu Xingxing home after the last exhibition, he had seen him standing under the magnolia tree from a distance. Bai Zhu originally thought that the back was a stranger, but when Xu Xingxing looked back at him, he and her nodded and drove away.

But now looking at Huai Jing's back, he understands Huai Jing's anomaly tonight, and also understands Xu Xingkong's look back that night.

He is the man Xu Xingxing likes.

The words Xu Xingxing said to him by the pond in Baiyan Village that day echoed in his ears again.

"He is excellent in the eyes of outsiders, but in my eyes, his excellence is that the ginger syrup he boils is very sweet."

"Others say he is mature and stable, but in fact he is very naive. Mimi has been teased several times by him for being so docile, and I... I have also been anxious with him. I forgot if I was anxious, I just remember being happy. It's time."

"I can't say exactly what I like about him, maybe because I like him everywhere."

Bai Zhu stood where he was, and continued to repeat Xu Xingxing's words with a calm expression.

"She said that she is an evasive personality, but she will break through herself for the person she likes. But she doesn't know whether her liking will cause trouble to him, so she may still run away in the end. However, all this is because She loves you."

As soon as Bai Zhu's voice fell behind him, the man turned around and looked over. He stood with the back light among the crowd, his eyes turning red.