mtl008 Chapter 121 Ningning, who is cherished and pampered~
Chapter 121 Ningning, who is cherished and pampered~
Yes, that's right.
Even after all these years, Grandpa Jiang still keeps Jiang Ning's clothes from when she was a child.
Originally, Grandpa Jiang planned to give these things to Jiang Ning on her wedding day.
Because the elders disapproved of Jiang Ning and Cheng Zijun's marriage, he didn't even attend the wedding.
This is why the Cheng family patriarch put the house he gave as a dowry for Jiang Ning under the names of Jiang Dongsheng and He Sufang.
Because from the very beginning.
Grandpa Jiang disagreed.
Therefore, Grandpa Cheng could only go to Jiang Dongsheng and He Sufang, since at that time Jiang Dongsheng and He Sufang were Jiang Ning's nominal uncle and aunt.
Even the wedding witnesses were Jiang Dongsheng and He Sufang, representing the bride's family.
Upon hearing Grandpa Jiang's words, both Madam Si and Madam Shi nodded in unison, "Grandpa Ningning, then please go and get it."
Grandpa Jiang nodded. "Please wait a moment."
After saying that, Grandpa Jiang got up and went upstairs.
Before long, Grandpa Jiang came to the living room with a wooden box.
The wooden box was small and wine-red in color; due to its age, the paint had chipped off somewhat.
Grandpa Jiang then took out a key from his pocket and opened the wooden box.
I saw.
On the top layer of the box were a blue cotton-padded jacket and a pair of black trousers.
Grandpa Jiang took out the cotton-padded coat and said with a smile, "This is the cotton-padded coat that Ningning was wearing back then."
Madam Shi immediately stood up from the sofa, her hands trembling as she took the clothes, "This, this outfit is something I bought personally for Sheng Bao..."
Although nineteen years have passed.
But Madam Shi remembered every single thing that happened back then very clearly.
very clear.
At that time, because the weather was still a bit cold in early spring, she specifically told her daughter-in-law to give the blue cotton-padded jacket to her granddaughter before her son and daughter-in-law left.
After changing into the cotton-padded jacket, Madam Shi praised her granddaughter for her fair skin and said that she looked adorable in the jacket, like a little doll in a New Year's painting.
At the time, Madam Shi never imagined that after parting that morning, she and her grandson would have to wait 19 years to reunite!
“And this,” Grandpa Jiang took out a pair of tiger-head shoes from the box, “These are the shoes that Shengbao wore back then.”
Xue Yingxiang took the shoes. "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, sixth sister-in-law, seventh sister-in-law, eighth sister-in-law, do you still remember that these shoes were woven by the eight of us together?"
In Hong Kong, there is a custom where an aunt makes shoes for her nephew.
So, while Si Huashang was still pregnant, the eight sisters-in-law worked together to make these tiger-head shoes.
"Yes, yes, I remember! I knitted the tiger's ears!" Wang Ahui exclaimed excitedly.
Ma Han said with tears in her eyes, "I wove these eyes."
The eight aunts held the tiger-head shoes in their hands, looking at them closely, their eyes filled with tears. Although more than ten years had passed, it seemed to them as if it had just happened yesterday.
"This is the little bracelet Ningning was wearing back then." Grandpa Jiang took out two more gold bracelets.
Upon seeing the gold bracelets, Madam Si immediately stood up. "These gold bracelets were a gift I gave to Shengbao when she was a month old."
Madam Si never expected that Old Master Jiang would still have kept this bracelet.
Anyone else would have already sold that bracelet for money.
After all, Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Ning's living conditions used to be really tough.
This also shows that Grandpa Jiang truly loves Jiang Ning as his own granddaughter.
"And these too, these are photos of Ningning from age 1 to 19." Grandpa Jiang took out another stack of photos.
In the past, the family was poor and didn't have a camera or a mobile phone that could take pictures. In order to remember his granddaughter's childhood, every summer, Grandpa Jiang would take his granddaughter to a photo studio to take a picture as a memento.
Madam Shi took the photo and showed it to everyone.
Grandpa Jiang really took very good care of Jiang Ning.
One-year-old Jiang Ning is chubby and very cute.
Although 2-year-old Jiang Ning wasn't dressed very well, her innocent and happy smile was genuine.
Three-year-old Jiang Ning still smiled sweetly, leaning against Grandpa Jiang like a little glutinous rice ball, making people want to reach out and hug and kiss her.
Then there were photos of her at 4 years old, 5 years old... Almost every photo had the date it was taken marked. Although they hadn't participated in Jiang Ning's growth, seeing these photos made it feel like they had.
Looking at these photos, the Si family and Madam Shi felt incredibly distressed, as if their hearts were stuffed with cotton.
They just missed out on Sheng Bao's nineteen years like that!
The group looked through Jiang Ning's childhood belongings again and again, but they didn't find any clues about the family of three being in a car accident.
Si Huawen looked up at Grandpa Jiang and asked, "Uncle Jiang, was there any small note or anything like that in Sheng Bao's pocket at the time?"
Grandpa Jiang shook his head. "No."
Madam Si frowned deeply. "Where exactly did Hua Chang go?"
Si Huashang is different from Jiang Ning.
When the accident happened, Jiang Ning was only three months old, while Si Huashang was already an adult.
If Si Huashang were still alive, there would be no way she would have left without a trace.
Madam Si hugged Jiang Ning tightly, crying, "My poor Sheng Bao, you left your parents at such a young age. But it's alright, you have your grandma, maternal grandma, uncles and aunts, and thirteen brothers from now on. My Sheng Bao! You mustn't suffer even the slightest bit more in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Si Huawen and Si Huawu quickly replied, "Mom, we're here! Anyone who dares to let Shengbao suffer will be the first to face our wrath!"
"Grandma, we're here too!" Si Xudong and his brothers, including Si Xuxi, chimed in.
From now on, they will protect their youngest sister together.
Jiang Ning looked up at Madam Si, "Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely find my mother. I need to see her alive or dead!"
"Good, good, Shengbao." Madam Si's eyes were slightly red. "Grandma believes in you."
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Beijing.
After receiving a call from his mother, Tang An bought a plane ticket and flew back to Beijing.
The main gate of the Shi family.
Shi Nanyue was standing there waiting for Tang An.
"mom!"
At this moment, the luxury car belonging to the Shi family stopped, and Tang An stepped out. Just as she was about to say something, she saw the butler standing to the side, immediately ran up to Shi Nanyue with a smile, and excitedly asked, "Mom, I heard that we found our sister, is that true?"
The butler's surname is Wu.
Having worked for the Shi family since he was young, and being extremely loyal to Madam Shi, Tang An naturally couldn't reveal anything to the housekeeper at this time.
“Yes, An’an,” Shi Nanyue nodded and said with a smile, “Your maternal grandmother has already found Sheng Bao.”
"What about Sheng Bao? Where is Sheng Bao now?" Tang An asked immediately.
“Your maternal grandmother went to pick up Shengbao and take her home.” Shi Nanyue took her daughter’s hand. “Come on, An’an, let’s go back inside and I’ll tell you slowly.”
"Okay." Tang An nodded and followed Shi Nanyue's footsteps.
Soon, the mother and daughter arrived at their own yard.
Close the door.
Tang An's expression immediately changed, his eyes filled with a sinister look, a stark contrast to his previous demeanor: "Mom! What exactly happened? Didn't you say Shi Sheng was already dead? How could a dead person suddenly be here?!"
Shi Nanyue was also very strange.
Shi Sheng is clearly dead!
But now she's reappeared.
Shi Nanyue narrowed her eyes. "I heard it was found by the Si family. You've been in Hong Kong for so long, didn't you notice anything unusual at the Si family's place?"
"No," Tang An shook his head slightly.
Shi Nanyue tidied Tang An's hair and then asked, "By the way, An'an, how are things going between you and Si Qiming?"
"He's great. I think he's very satisfied with me, he's just a little shy." When mentioning Si Qiming, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Tang An's face, but soon, she seemed to think of something else, "Mom, now is not the time to talk about Si Qiming!"
"Shi Sheng is back. She'll definitely take my things away. What should I do? Now that she's back, I'm no longer the sole heir of the Shi family!"
Tang An was both angry and anxious.
She never imagined that Shi Sheng could be found.
after all!
She had been the heir to the Shi Group for so many years, and now her position had suddenly been snatched away by Shi Sheng. How could Tang An accept this?!
"An'an, don't worry." Shi Nanyue helped Tang An sit down in a chair and said gently, "I've checked. Shi Sheng is just a country girl now. She has no education, no ability, and she's a divorced second-hand woman! She's not even as good as one of your fingers."
As she finished speaking, a look of disdain flashed in Shi Nanyue's eyes.
Divorced?
Second-hand goods!
Upon hearing these two descriptive words, Tang An's eyes widened, revealing undisguised disdain. "Huh~ They're divorced? But isn't she only nineteen?"
Shi Nanyue curled her lips into a disdainful smile. "People in small places with little education tend to marry and have children early."
"Mom," Tang An looked at Shi Nanyue and then asked, "Are you sure she got a marriage certificate?"
Shi Nanyue was worried that Jiang Ning would take away what originally belonged to Tang An, so she thoroughly investigated all of Jiang Ning's past background information: "It's confirmed! She is from an ethnic minority, and she can get a marriage certificate when she turns 19. I even found her divorce file at the Civil Affairs Bureau!"
Gee tut.
Hearing his mother's accurate reply, Tang An became even more disdainful.
Someone who gets married and divorced at nineteen is definitely not a good person!
It's so filthy!
Does this kind of person even deserve to be her cousin?
Tang An felt increasingly disgusted by the thought.
At this point, Shi Nanyue narrowed her eyes and continued, "Even if your grandmother finds someone as utterly rotten as her, she'll still be a hopeless case. An'an, she can't compare to you!"
"So, in the end, only you can keep the Shi Group going. Even Shi Sheng, your own granddaughter, can only play a supporting role!"