Beijing-Hong Kong Confession

Chapter 159 Starting Point

Zhu Xia sat down and first asked about the health of Chief Meng and Grandma Meng. Then he held the teacup and sniffed the fragrant tea.

"Xia Xia and Xiao He are a couple?" Chief Meng held the newspaper in his hand and looked up at her.

Hearing the word "Xiao He" unexpectedly, Zhu Xia was stunned for three seconds before realizing that Chief Meng was talking about He Lianzhou.

She smiled and said, "Yeah."

Chief Meng nodded calmly.

Hearing this, Grandma Meng asked in a daze, "Xiao He? The Xiao He from Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Yes. It's the He you said who is even more handsome and taller than Grandpa Meng when he was young." Zhu Xia said with a smile.

Grandma Meng narrowed her eyes and smiled, "That's indeed better looking than your Grandpa Meng when he was young."

Chief Meng snorted, "You can't judge a person by his appearance alone!"

"If you don't look, do you think you have a chance?" Grandma Meng grabbed the coconut crisps in a dark wooden paper bag and stuffed them into Chief Meng's hand.

Chief Meng glared at her.

Zhu Xia couldn't help laughing. Grandpa Meng and Grandma Meng are still the same as they were when they were young, a pair of bickering enemies.

The two elders of the Meng family were open-minded and never interfered with the affairs of young people. They watched Zhu Xia grow up, knew her principles in dealing with people, and believed that she could handle the relationship with He Lianzhou and Song Chengyu.

"Last time, Xiao He said he had a girlfriend who he had been dating for more than seven years. Why didn't they get married earlier?" Chief Meng listened to Zhu Xia and Grandma Meng chatting on the side, and would occasionally interject to make his presence felt.

Zhu Xia was stunned. Dating for more than seven years?

"Not you?" Chief Meng flipped through today's newspaper and glanced at her.

"Yes……"

But they were separated for five years, so that shouldn't count as dating for more than seven years, right?

Zhu Xia left the Meng family and strolled in the alleys. Through the falling snowflakes, he looked at the corner tower. The red walls inlaid with white snow looked like a fairy palace, quiet and ethereal, and exquisite.

She lowered her head and fiddled with her phone, wanting to send a message to He Lianzhou, but she didn't know what to send.

Ask him why he told Grandpa Meng that they had been dating for more than seven years?

She actually knew the answer, didn't she?

As far as he was concerned, they had never broken up.

It's just that she ignored him for a little while...

Five years is too long for lovers to separate.

But if you really love someone, five years is just the starting point.

Zhu Xia switched to the camera app, adjusted the focus, took a picture of the corner tower with light snow, and shared it with He Lianzhou.

"From the moment the first snowflake fell, the capital city turned back into Peking"

*

Zhu Xia and You Feng said goodbye at the airport and never contacted each other again.

Therefore, she was a little surprised to receive a call from You Feng when she was concentrating on writing the paper for her medical project.

"Boss He wants to buy a villa in Pokfulam?" You Feng asked.

Zhu Xia said: "How should I know? Why don't you ask him but ask me?"

"Boss He may not have time to deal with me, but he will definitely have time to deal with you." You Feng said reasonably.

"There are so many villas in Hong Kong, he shouldn't buy one in Pokfulam." Zhu Xia said in an orderly manner, "There is nothing around except residential houses."

Besides, He Lianzhou already has a villa in a good location with a nice view of Repulse Bay. No matter how much money he has, he can’t buy one in Pok Fu Lam.

"HKU is on Pok Fu Lam Road." You Feng said lazily, "Haven't you been in contact with HKU recently? Are you planning to go there for classes when you have time?"

Zhu Xia was stunned.

Did He Lianzhou buy a villa in Pokfulam because she was going to the University of Hong Kong?

"It hasn't been decided yet." Zhu Xia was browsing the computer screen while making a phone call.

The medical department of HKU is known as a god department, and many top scorers are there. Teaching top scorers at such a young age was not in her plan.

"How many times did you get beaten when you got back?" Zhu Xia tapped the keyboard nimbly with his five fingers, making a slight sound.

"Why can't you expect something good from me?" You Feng said arrogantly, "I am not a lamb to be slaughtered. It's others who are being beaten."

Zhu Xia: “Oh.”

An interjection that indicates not much interest.

"When did you become so gossipy?" Zhu Xia felt quite strange. After thinking for a while, she found an answer herself, "Did Shang Qiao ask you to come here to ask about something?"

You Feng sneered: "Everything I do has to be related to her?"

"Yes. After all, she is your white moonlight."

"..."

A few green lisianthus were planted in a white porcelain vase on the dressing table, like the bright spring scenery hidden in the cold winter. Zhu Xia hung up the phone, closed the computer, changed her clothes, and prepared to visit the prison. However, when she wrapped her scarf around her arm, she received a message from Wen Shujia, saying that the recent requirements were strict and she could not visit Zhou's father.

Zhu Xia looked at the WeChat page in silence, and after a moment, she replied "OK". She left the room, walked through the magnificent hall, the clean and quiet corridor, and came to the greenhouse.

In the greenhouse, Mr. Song and Uncle were playing chess, and it seemed like they never had enough games to play. Zhu Xia greeted everyone when he entered the room, then sat on a low stool and slowly brewed and poured tea.

"In my memory, Xia Xia was still a little girl, but now she is about to get married." The uncle twisted a white flag with his fingertips and looked at Zhu Xia, "Cheng Yu has not returned to the old house much these days. He must be busy with his wedding."

Zhu Xia had indeed not seen Song Chengyu for a few days. The last time they met, she returned the ring to him. Although the two did not say anything, everything was implied.

That was just the beginning, or even not even the beginning. The one who decided their marriage was never them, but Mr. Song.

There are young and beautiful female models and college students every year, but there are only a few who can stay sober and rational and guide Song Chengyu to make the right decision when he is confused.

A granddaughter-in-law doesn't necessarily need to be of equal social status, but she must have skills.

The Song family has plenty of material things.

The material aspects may not be equal, but the spiritual aspects must be compatible.

The mutual support between the head of the family and the mother of the family is the indispensable foundation for the prosperity of the family.

"When the second brother rescued Xia Xia, she was skinny and small. Now she has grown into a graceful young lady," said the eldest uncle.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Song glanced at Zhu Xia and smiled, "You were younger than Yun Yan is now back then."

"He seemed to be malnourished, right? He had a high fever and was admitted to the hospital." The uncle recalled, "He held your grandfather's hand all night and cried for his parents. He even rubbed his snot on your grandfather's clothes. His mysophobia was cured."

Zhu Xia held her lips together and smiled again and again.

Grandpa is really good to her, but this kind of goodness is different from Song Chengyu's.

To judge a person, don’t look at how good he is when he is good to you, but look at how cruel he is when he is bad to you.

Zhu Xia recalled carefully that for more than ten years, her grandfather had never even given her a bad look, let alone yelled at her or used violence.

……

Back in the room, Zhu Xia threw her scarf at the head of the bed, collapsed, and laid on the quilt to clear her mind.

After a while, I heard the phone ringing.

She picked up the phone without thinking, but the other party was silent for a while before saying, "Are you crying?"