novelaction Chapter 703 The Past of Two People
Chapter 703 The Past of Two People
Lin Ping's words evoked countless memories for Huang Jiayu.
She paused for a moment before saying, "Your mother and I both come from the countryside. Those were years of severe drought, with no harvest and countless villagers starving to death. Your mother and I also fled."
"We were gone for half a month. We could only eat some wild vegetables to fill our stomachs. We were in danger of starving to death at any time."
At this point, Huang Jiayu's eyes welled up with tears, clearly recalling that painful past and the bond she shared with Chu Qing.
"Just when we were starving to death, an old man with white hair and a youthful face came and said he would take us to cultivate, which might be even worse than our current situation. Qing'er went with the old man, but I didn't want to go through any more trouble."
"When Qing'er left, we hugged and cried for a long time, fearing that we would never have the chance to meet again in this life. So we made a secret agreement that if our children were both boys or both girls, we would become sworn brothers, and if one was a boy and the other a girl, we would become husband and wife."
"Later I met the old master of the Meng family. He took pity on me and brought me back to the Meng family."
"Did you see my mother again after that? You don't seem to have a good impression of my father," Lin Ping asked with a touch of sadness.
"Yes, I have. Ten years after we parted, Qing'er came to see me, bringing your father with her." Huang Jiayu's expression softened slightly.
“Your mother is already a stunningly beautiful woman. With her gorgeous face, she could have married into a wealthy family. But she chose Lin Hao, who has no money or power. If your mother hadn’t been pregnant, I would have done everything in my power to break them up.”
Huang Jiayu speaks frankly and is not afraid of Lin Ping's opinion.
She had been poor since childhood and didn't want her closest sisters to suffer like that.
"And then? Has my mother ever appeared again?" Lin Ping asked anxiously.
He didn't care whether Lin Hao was poor or destitute; he only cared about his mother's whereabouts.
Huang Jiayu shook her head and said, "Qing'er has never come since then. Lin Hao appeared a few months ago, saying he was going to find you and fulfill Qing'er's wish. I was confused at the time, but you came not long after."
"Good child, I am content just to see you grow up healthy. Your aunt is not the kind of old-fashioned person and will not make too many demands on you. Anyway, your aunt has saved a lot of money for you and Qingge, enough for you to live a life without worry about food and clothing."
Take a look, is this something a mother-in-law should say?
This is clearly her biological mother!
Not only did they personally send their daughter to their home, but they also prepared a generous dowry.
"Does it have to be that we get married to fulfill Mother's wish? Can't I just become siblings with Qingge and do my best to be filial to you?" Lin Ping suddenly asked.
His reason for pursuing Meng Qingge was entirely to fulfill Chu Qing's wish, and of course, also because of Lin Hao's threat.
He's not a womanizer who falls in love with every woman he meets and sleeps with every one he loves. If that were the case, Eighth Brother would protest.
These female confidantes are now giving Lin Ping a lot of headaches, so he tries to avoid getting involved with women as much as possible.
Wouldn't it be better to become siblings with Meng Qingge and abandon those filthy thoughts in my mind?
"You don't like Qingge?" Huang Jiayu suddenly stared at Lin Ping with suspicion, not answering his question at all.
"No, no, no, Qingge is a famous beauty in Kyoto, how could I not like her?" Lin Ping hurriedly shook his head, afraid that Huang Jiayu would have a problem with him.
Before he could figure out his mother's true intentions, he couldn't give up pursuing Meng Qingge. What if Lin Hao suddenly turned around and attacked him?
Therefore, he needs to continue to get Huang Jiayu's help.
"That's good, otherwise we would be letting Qing'er down." Huang Jiayu nodded and said.
"What kind of bizarre parents are these? Don't they consider their child's feelings at all?" Lin Ping thought to himself.
That doesn't seem quite right either; at the very least, his marriage to Jiang Yunying was the right one.
Feelings can be cultivated over time; let's get married first.
Meanwhile, Meng Qingchao slunk back to the Meng family's old residence, kneeling on the ground and weeping as he recounted what had happened that day.
"Outrageous! They've really gone too far! They actually want me to apologize?" The old lady slammed her cane on the ground, her wrinkled face as cold as frost.
“Who says otherwise? Meng Qingge clearly doesn’t respect you at all,” Meng Qingchao added fuel to the fire.
"Enough! If you hadn't messed things up, things wouldn't have turned out this way. I want to see what tricks Meng Qingge has up her sleeve," the old lady said angrily, naturally preparing to move to the east wing.
With Meng Qingchao's help, the old lady got into the carriage and went to the east wing with a serious expression.
She hated Meng Yuanping to the core, after all, he wasn't her biological son, and she also looked down on Huang Jiayu, after all, she was a maid she had taken in.
She didn't even attend their wedding, and as for the east wing, she had only been there once in the past twenty years.
Upon hearing that the old lady was coming, the entire east wing erupted in excitement.
Meng Yuanping was first surprised, then excited, and finally fearful.
He was surprised because he hadn't expected the old lady to visit in person.
The reason for their excitement was that the old lady had not visited for decades, and they felt quite flattered.
The fear stemmed from the possibility that the old lady would come and demand an explanation, given Meng Qingge's overly formal demeanor.
"Should we keep the old lady out?" Huang Jiayu asked softly, admitting that she was also a little flustered.
Lin Ping smiled faintly: "Aunt Huang, relax. The old lady isn't a monster; she doesn't eat people. Just let her in and we'll see how she reacts."
Meng Yuanping wished he could carry the old lady in on his back, and he truly supported her every step of the way, for fear of upsetting her.
"I heard Qingge is ill, so I came to see her," the old lady said in a gentle tone, clearly adopting a humble attitude.
If she really came to demand an explanation, she could have easily avoided coming in person and simply labeled Meng Qingge as unfilial and expelled her from the Meng family.
Since we're here, it's to ease tensions.
"This way, Auntie. Qingge is in her room," Meng Yuanping said cautiously.
The old lady glanced sideways at the courtyard and smiled contemptuously: "Yuanping, you've lived here all these years, it must have been quite a hardship for you."
Not to mention compared to the old house, even compared to the West Wing, this place is lacking.
So calling it a grand mansion is less accurate than calling it an ordinary courtyard house.
The group quickly entered Meng Qingge's room, where she was lying down pretending to be asleep, as Lin Ping had instructed.
"Qingge, your grandmother is here." Meng Yuanping stepped forward, about to wake Meng Qingge, who was pretending to be asleep.
As it turns out, you can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.
"Shh... let her sleep. I just came to check on things," the old lady said softly.
"I'm afraid the old lady's purpose in coming here isn't that simple. You want Qingge to go to Qingfeng Tower to discuss business tomorrow, right?" Lin Ping asked directly.