Linfengchun

Kapitel 65

She was concerned about the progress of the vegetable greenhouse, so she specially purchased a batch of improved vegetable seeds in Shanghai. Most of them were transported back through special channels, and a small portion was taken with her, intending to test them in the experimental fields of Qiujia Village when she got back.

Hua Zi grabbed his arm and pulled him outside, scolding him as they went: "Listen to your sister. It will take seven or eight days to get back. Be careful she doesn't get angry and sell you to some remote mountain village to do hard labor!"

Xia Lin listened to him, sticking out his tongue and making faces: "One of us in the family is born abnormal; the other is normal and doesn't make a sound. If I don't cause trouble and be naughty, my parents will cry themselves to death."

"Pah, you have the nerve to say that? Your parents have worried so much about you. You're the most troublesome one in our family!"

The car that was supposed to take them to the train station was waiting on the main road outside the hotel. The driver helped carry their bags and jogged back. Shanglin and Hua Ge walked slowly behind, discussing work in hushed tones. Changsheng pushed Xialin, urging him to hurry up. Just as they stepped out of the lobby and were about to cross the intersection, a black imported car came hurtling towards them with a screeching sound of brakes. It screeched to a halt beside Xialin, creating a gust of wind that lifted the baseball cap he had just put on.

Xia Lin broke out in a cold sweat. He calmed himself down and looked down. The wheel was less than three feet away from his feet. The dust it kicked up flew up and eventually drifted down onto his new shoes.

Xia Lin, who was turning around and winking at Chang Sheng, was startled. He took a step back, glaring angrily at the car, ready to unleash a torrent of abuse as soon as the people inside got out.

Changsheng frowned. Whose car is this? How rude!

If they take another step, they might run into something.

After waiting for a long time, the passenger door didn't open. Instead, the driver of the car opened his door and respectfully jogged over to the side near the gate. Seeing that they were blocking the car door, he was quite polite: "Excuse me, could you move aside?"

Xia Lin stuck his tongue out at him: "You almost killed me!"

The other person was taken aback, but replied politely, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice."

Xia Lin paused for a moment, then turned to ask, "Brother, are we that insignificant?"

Chang Sheng stared at the driver with eyes as cold as stars. The driver felt a chill run down his spine under the cold gaze. But duty called, and knowing that the boss in the car was not in a good mood, and in a hurry to open the door for them, he sincerely apologized again: "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I was in a hurry and didn't notice for a moment. I'm really sorry."

Although his tone was polite and he seemed quite sincere, there was a hint of perfunctoriness in his words because the other party was just two children.

Xia Lin worked for his sister. He seemed innocent and naive, but he was always very sharp-tongued. He retorted, "Luckily I didn't pay attention. If you had, I would be lying under the wheels of a car talking to you right now."

The driver hadn't expected them to be so difficult. He looked around but didn't see any adults coming to intervene. Worried that the people in the car would get angry, he suppressed his anger at being mocked by the children and apologized again: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

Shanglin had already seen the situation. Hua Ge wanted to go over and handle it, but she shook her head. After watching for a while, seeing that the driver was sweating profusely but dared not reach out to pull the two apart, she finally spoke up to defuse the situation: "Never mind, let's go."

Let me give you a piece of advice: be extremely careful when driving. Don't think you're invincible just because the roads are full of bicycles and motorcycles, and that you can drive recklessly.

Changsheng then pulled the reluctant Xia Lin aside, giving the driver a fierce glare before leaving.

The driver, sweating profusely and filled with fear, opened the car door and refused to go far, insisting on seeing who was so arrogant. He wouldn't even get out of the car when he saw his own driver arguing with someone else.

First, she stretched out a long leg, wearing red high heels and flesh-colored stockings.

In Qiu Shanglin's eyes, her flesh-colored stockings were utterly shocking. In later generations, no one wore high heels with stockings; everyone wore black stockings, which made their legs appear longer and more alluring.

Of course, people nowadays don't have her forward-thinking vision. In people's eyes, only the most fashionable and sexy women wear flesh-colored stockings, let alone pairing them with bright red high heels!

Shang Lin seemed to hear gasps of admiration from those around him, and couldn't help but become curious about the person's appearance and identity.

The driver carefully held the door open, and the woman slowly appeared before everyone's eyes.

A fitted black suit, a gleaming white pearl necklace, and a knee-length pencil skirt perfectly accentuated her S-shaped figure. Her long hair was pulled back into a neat bun at the back of her head.

Shanglin sighed softly, "She is beautiful, but unfortunately she is a cold beauty."

The woman's features were exquisite, and her makeup was flawless. However, her chin was held too high, and her back was too stiff. Just by standing there, she exuded a queenly aura.

She was a beautiful woman with a fiery passion and a strong desire for power—Shanglin concluded after glancing at the bright red shoes.

Hua Ge gasped. Shang Lin was surprised; he also thought the person was very beautiful.

Just as I was about to speak, I saw that the driver hadn't closed the door, but was instead holding it more carefully while waiting.

There was another person in the car.

Shanglin saw him come out with his head down and stand next to the beauty. Because his back was to Shanglin, he could only make out that he was about the same age as Changsheng, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his back view was handsome.

Look at her, and then look at Qiu Xialin, who looks like a monkey even in a suit. She was saddened... I put so much effort into raising you, but you didn't cultivate even the slightest bit of elegance in me.

I don't expect you to develop an elite temperament, but at least show me some refined manners—you practice calligraphy every day, but it's all gone to waste.

As for Li Changsheng... he's fine when he's not angry, doesn't speak, and doesn't make a move, but when he gets angry, he's practically a bandit... a born demon king...

As she grieved, the other driver closed the car door and took the two bosses into the hotel. Shanglin and Hua Ge stood in their usual path. The beauty walked up and glanced at them casually, then stopped with a surprised "Eh." As she stopped, the child who had been following her naturally stopped as well.

The beauty was petite, with a significant height difference between her and Brother Hua. Although she was looking up at him to speak, it seemed as if she was looking down on him.

"Hua Zi, are you in Shanghai?"

Shanglin snapped out of his reverie, surprised, and realized what was happening.

Looking closer, she saw Brother Hua bowing respectfully, matching the other person's height: "Yes, Madam. I'm handling some matters here."

The beautiful woman smiled slightly: "I still prefer you to call me Miss Xu."

Hua Zi didn't speak, but continued to bow respectfully.

The boy behind the beauty took a step forward, revealing his true face, and looked at Hua Zi with surprise: "You're here?"

Using a voice changer, the voice sounds like a male duck's quack...

A smile flickered in Shanglin's heart as he listened to him speak, amused by his hoarse voice, just like Changsheng's. But before the smile could reach his face, he suddenly remembered someone and froze.

Yin Yeyao!

Although it had been a long time since they last met, and the person was dressed differently than before, their appearance was still vaguely recognizable. It was Yin Yeyao, who had lived in Zifang Town for two years.

He is Yin Yeyao, and that beautiful woman beside him...

Shanglin took a step, wanting to call out to him, but Hua Ge, without looking at her, seemed to know her next move. He gently pulled her back, and their eyes met. She saw disapproval in his eyes.

Looking at Yin Yeyao again, he was only focused on Hua Ge speaking and didn't look at himself—but how could he not notice a living person right in front of him?

Even Xu Mi, after her initial surprise, noticed her and asked, "Whose little girl is she? She's so pretty."

Hua Ge replied respectfully, "My relatives came to Shanghai for a visit and are leaving today. They are on their way to the train station."

Xu Mi glanced at her twice and then let it go.

He simply said, "Since you're in Shanghai, let's catch up another day."

Brother Hua respectfully agreed.

Xu Mi said, "Let's go." She raised her head and walked into the lobby first, and someone opened the door for her without saying a word.

Yin Yeyao stared at her back, then turned to stare at Lin. The two looked at each other, but he remained expressionless and silent, only looking at her intently.

Shanglin was certain that he had recognized her, and was about to greet him with a smile when Hua Ge tightened his grip on her hand.

Shang Lin felt his heart tighten.

Xu Mi noticed that Yin Yeyao hadn't followed and didn't turn around, so she called out, "Hurry up, it's almost time."

Yin Yeyao pursed his lips, and Shang Lin noticed that there were slight fine lines at the corners of his mouth, which were the kind of fine lines that people who often pursed their lips when they were angry would get. It seemed that he did this action quite often.

He stared at her again, as if trying to memorize her, then walked past her without saying a word.

Shang Lin suddenly felt that life is unpredictable, or that life is like a play, no, no, life is melodramatic... How could this scene of old friends meeting but not being able to recognize each other happen to him?

How could it be so unfair that she knew Yin Yeyao?

Four years have passed, how come you've changed so much?

Hua Zi remained silent, simply holding her hand tightly.

Shang Lin remained silent and followed him to the car. Just before getting in, she looked back and, through the transparent glass door, saw Xu Mi shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with a man in a suit. Yin Yeyao stood to the side, seemingly smiling as well, and as if by chance, glanced outside and met her eyes.

After driving quite a distance, Hua Zi suddenly whispered, "Don't blame him, he hasn't had it easy these past few years."

Shang Lin mumbled a vague "Mmm." The large sign for the Jing'an Hotel grew farther and farther away in the rearview mirror.

Xia Lin pestered Chang Sheng to play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever lost got their palm slapped until it was bright red. He went around to his sister's seat to complain. Chang Sheng laughed loudly. Xia Lin wouldn't let it go. He grabbed his sister with one hand and Chang Sheng with the other, demanding that Shang Lin avenge him.