Chapter 398

The Past

Chapter 398 The Past
Song Ci stepped forward and sat down beside Zhao Wanxia.

Zhao Wanxia, ​​who was in a daze, realized something at this moment, turned her head to look at Song Ci, and then stood up abruptly, with awe of Song Ci, but also restraint and nervousness towards strangers.

At this time, Song Ci has added rules to himself, just like Xiao Mili and the others, as long as the ghost sees him, he will automatically obtain some information about his identity, saving him the trouble of explaining himself every time.

"Mr. Song, you... hello..."

Zhao Wanxia stammered hello, and seemed relieved when she saw the rice grains next to her.

Seeing this situation, Song Ci couldn't help frowning slightly.

It seems that Zhao Wanxia is very afraid of people, and she doesn't know if she is simply afraid of strangers, or if she is afraid of adult men.

Song Ci thinks it should be the latter, otherwise she wouldn't have given her a sense of security just because of the existence of millet grains.

"Sit down and talk." Song Ci smiled at her.

But Zhao Wanxia stood still, with a look of indecision on her face.

She didn't sit down, but Xiaomi Li sat down next to Song Ci, looking at the gurgling river in front of her.

This river is an artificial river excavated in rural areas for flood control and field irrigation.

There are rivers like this everywhere in China, and Songjiazhuang, the hometown of Song Ci, also has such rivers.

Grandpa also told him that these rivers were dug out by shovel by shovel. They worked every day and counted their work points. Each village contracted a section, all relying on manpower, unlike excavators now.

Song Ci has never seen such a dense crowd, full of working people, a spectacular scene with shoulders and hands.

But the artificial river in front of him is at the junction of the two provinces, and after crossing the river, it is another province.

However, because of this, many local villagers married to other provinces, and many villagers from other provinces married in. It is said that the two provinces do not have much influence. The only difference is that some policies are slightly different.

Seeing Song Ci looking at the river in front of her, Zhao Wanxia didn't speak again, and then sat down cautiously, but there was still a grain of rice in between, and there was still a distance, which showed her strong vigilance.

Even when Zhao Wanxia sat down, she still seemed restless and peeked at Song Ci frequently.

Song Ci didn't keep her waiting, but said directly: "Do you know why I came to you?"

Zhao Wanxia shook her head.

Then he turned his gaze to the rice grain next to him.

The first time she saw Mi Li, she knew they were walkers and understood their responsibilities.

So she naturally thought he was here to extradite her.

"Actually, I was entrusted by others." Song Ci looked back at her.

Zhao Wanxia first showed surprise, and then realized that Song Ci was staring at her, she immediately turned her head away, and moved her body uncomfortably.

Looking at some of her subtle movements, Song Ci could vaguely guess what happened to her.

"Do you remember Zhou Yutong?" Song Ci said directly.

Zhao Wanxia turned her head suddenly when she heard the words, stared at him with wide eyes, and said in a sad tone: "She... did she have an accident too?"

Song Ci shook his head, and then explained: "For these years, she has been looking for you, but she has found nothing. His boyfriend knew about it, so he asked me to come here."

"Has she had a boyfriend?" Zhao Wanxia showed surprise on her face, with a faint hint of disgust and rejection.

"She is in her 30s, and many children of her age have gone to kindergarten." Song Ci said.

"It's been so long?" She finished speaking and looked at the river in a daze.

Song Ci didn't bother her either, just sat quietly with her like this.

The millet grain next to him was so bored that he picked up the green grass that had begun to sprout green shoots beside him.

After a while, Zhao Wanxia turned around and asked Song Ci, "Is she the host?"

"Host?" Song Ci was a little surprised when he heard this.

"That's right, her dream when she was a child was to be a TV host." Zhao Wanxia said.

Song Ci shook his head, he didn't expect Zhou Yutong's ideal to be a show host, which is a bit different from her personality.

"She became a policeman." Song Ci said.

Zhao Wanxia's eyes widened when she heard this, she seemed extremely surprised.

"She used to hate the police the most. How could she be a policeman?"

Song Ci said: "Her father is a policeman, how could she hate the policeman?"

"It's because her father is a policeman that she hates the police." Zhao Wanxia insisted.

Song Ci was a little taken aback when he heard this, because Yun Chuyao had told him before that she had a bad relationship with Yun Shiqi when she was young.

Because he is often away from home and misses many family activities, it is strange for children to like it.

"The reason why she became a policeman is probably because of you. Over the years, she has been using her position to find your whereabouts." Song Ci said.

When Zhao Wanxia heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched, and the corners of her eyes were moist.

Zhao Wanxia turned her head, raised her hand, and said in a nasal voice with some choking: "She is my best friend."

"Well, you can see it."

"Our two families are neighbors. My father is an employee of an agricultural machinery factory. We grew up together..."

"I often went to Zhou Yutong's house to play at that time, and her mother was also very nice, she would always wash fruits and bring me snacks..."

"Because Zhou Yutong's father is often not at home, if something breaks at home, my father will help to fix it..."

"My mother has a very good relationship with her mother. Every year during the Chinese New Year, they take turns to organize dinner parties..."

"My dad will be fine by then..."

……

Speaking of the past, Zhao Wanxia's eyes are full of longing, full of nostalgia for her childhood.

"Later, my dad was laid off and started a business with someone. He was cheated out of a lot of money..."

"At that time, a lot of people came to ask for debts, and there were a lot of troubles several times, thanks to Uncle Zhou..."

"My parents quietly sold the house in order to avoid debts, and are going to move to the countryside..."

"I want to say goodbye to Zhou Yutong, but my mother won't let me go for the sake of face. She also said that in the current situation of our family, she has no time to hide and can't meet me. I knew she was lying to me... ..."

"Later, I came to my grandpa's house with my parents, but my grandpa and grandma had passed away for many years, and the house was already very dilapidated. My dad said that we would live here for a while, and we would move again when he made money and paid off the bills. go back……"

Speaking of this, Zhao Wanxia's face was full of confusion, and a trace of sadness slowly climbed up his brow.

Song Ci didn't urge him, and continued to wait patiently, and then he saw a piece of grass in the hand of Xiaomi Li, and an ant on the grass was looking around, but he couldn't find the way from here, and he couldn't find the way back.

At this moment, Zhao Wanxia said again: "Later, my dad not only didn't make any money, but also became addicted to gambling. Not only did he spend the money to buy the house, but he also owed a lot of money to outsiders. My dad is completely useless." , drinking or sleeping every day, other than that, borrowing money to gamble everywhere..."

"A good home, why did it become like this?"

Zhao Wanxia looked at Song Ci, as if she wanted to seek an answer from him, but Song Ci didn't know how to answer.

"Later, my father owed too much money, so he gave me and my mother to others..."

Song Ci frowned upon hearing this. At the end of the [-]s and the beginning of [-], some places were indeed chaotic, but the police should not ignore things like this.

So Song Ci asked directly: "Why didn't you call the police?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wanxia shook her head with a pale face.

It seems that there may be other twists and turns.

Song Ci wanted to ask again, but Zhao Wanxia stood up, turned around and left, and then quickly disappeared in front of the two of them.

"Oh?"

Xiaomi Li put down the grass stalk in her hand in a daze, and reached out to touch her hammer.

Song Ci: ...

"No need to do that, she doesn't want to say it, there must be her difficulties." Song Ci said.

After hearing this, Xiaomi Li put down the hammer in his hand.

"Let's go, let's go back." Song Ci stood up and patted the grass clippings on his buttocks.

He felt that leaving the rest to Zhou Yutong might be the best result.

Hearing this, Xiao Mili hurriedly stood up, and then naturally stuffed her little hand into Song Ci's big hand.

"Go home."

Song Ci said with a smile, and then the two disappeared directly on the shore.

After they disappeared, Zhao Wanxia appeared again. She was still standing on the river bank, but this time, instead of looking at the gurgling river, she looked at the dilapidated village behind her.
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"So, good news or bad news?"

When Yun Wanli saw Song Ci, he couldn't wait to ask.

Before Song Ci spoke, Nuan Nuan, who was ignored by the side, was not happy.

With his hands on his hips, he said angrily, "Uncle, you haven't greeted me yet."

"Uh, Nuannuan, you're here too." Yun Wanli hurriedly said with a smile.

"Hmph, I'm angry, I don't want to talk to you now." Nuan Nuan crossed her arms on her chest and said angrily.

"I'm sorry, uncle didn't pay attention just now, can you forgive me?"

Yun Wanli reached out to hug her, but Nuan Nuan turned around, facing him with her buttocks, and swayed her body back and forth, looking uncooperative, Song Ci stood by and smiled without saying a word.

"If not, I'll treat you to a big meal at noon." Yun Wanli said loudly.

Then I saw Nuan Nuan tilting her ear, listening quietly.

"Oh, what's the big meal?" Song Ci also responded authentically.

"Let's eat hot pot. In winter, it's most suitable to eat hot mutton hot pot."

Nuan Nuan curled her lips when she heard the words, she likes mutton, especially mutton skewers, but she doesn't like hot pot, because hot pot is too spicy and hot, and it's troublesome to eat.

"Humph."

Nuannuan snorted loudly, expressing that she was very dissatisfied with this big meal.

"Let's forget it. If I get angry these days, I won't eat hot pot."

"Well, then shall we go eat roast goose?"

Song Ci was a little surprised, this is just a dish, not the main meal.

The little guy, with his back to them, craned his neck and continued to eavesdrop.

"Roast goose?"

"Yes, there is a new Cantonese restaurant in the nearby Vientiane Mall. Shenjing Roasted Goose is their signature. In addition, they also have crispy roasted pork, pineapple buns and other signature dishes..."

"This is good, this is good, just eat this, just eat this..."

Before Yun Wanli finished speaking, Nuan Nuan turned around and said eagerly, for fear that Yun Wanli would go back on his word.

"Not angry anymore?" Yun Wanli asked with a smile.

"Who is angry, I'm teasing you." Nuan Nuan said seriously.

"Haha~"

Song Ci and Yun Wanli laughed out loud.

Yun Wanli bent down and picked her up, letting her ride on his shoulders.

"You little thing, just like your mother when she was a child, you are a little clever ghost..."

"Hey hey hey..."

Nuannuan also laughed happily, not sure if it was because she was going to eat a big meal, or because her uncle said she looked like her mother.

On the way to the Cantonese restaurant, Yun Wanli couldn't wait to ask again.

Song Ci didn't answer immediately, but asked with a smile, "What kind of answer do you think it will be?"

Yun Wanli glanced at him when he heard the words, then sighed and said, "Yutong will definitely be very sad when she finds out."

He is also extremely astute, when Song Ci asked him back, he had already guessed the answer in an instant.

In fact, before this, both he and Zhou Yutong had basically guessed that Zhao Wanxia was not alive, but it was not confirmed, and Zhou Yutong had been unwilling to believe it.

"How did she...?"

Yun Wanli opened his mouth to ask, but realized that Nuannuan was still sitting on his shoulder, so he immediately kept silent.

Song Ci understood what he meant, so he took the initiative to say: "I don't know either."

Yun Wanli looked at her in surprise.

"She didn't want to say it, so I didn't ask any more..."

So Song Ci told in detail what happened to Zhao Wanxia, ​​or to be precise, Qi Lianxia's family.

"It's really a beast, that's her own daughter." Hearing this, Yun Wanli couldn't help cursing in a low voice.

Yun Wanli has seen a photo of Qi Lianxia, ​​a very pretty and delicate girl, at such a young age, she was paid off to a creditor, one can imagine what happened next.

"Gambling has already dragged him into the abyss, he is no longer human." Song Ci said plainly.

"In that case, why didn't she tell you who the murderer was? Does she know why you are looking for her?"

"I know, I told her that it was entrusted by her best friend." Song Ci said.

Yun Wanli was silent when he heard the words, and his mind turned rapidly, thinking about the reason why Qi Lianxia didn't want to say anything.

But before he could figure out why, the Cantonese restaurant Yun Wanli had mentioned had already arrived.

Song Ci took a look inside, the decoration is very new, it should be newly opened soon.

"It's true that the daughter-in-law has forgotten her mother, and the mother-in-law still thinks about you being free to go back for dinner every day. You say you are busy every day, but you still have time to date your girlfriend."

"A date? What date? Don't talk nonsense." Yun Wanli argued forcefully.

"Let's put it down, this restaurant has just opened, how do you know the taste is good, it means you must have been here, don't tell me, you came to eat by yourself." Song Ci gave him a blank look.

"You man, I kindly invite you to dinner, and you talk so much, it's really unpleasant, I don't want to eat..." Yun Wanli "turned into anger" and pretended to leave.

"No."

Nuan Nuan, who was riding on his shoulder, immediately grabbed his ear, as if grabbing the steering wheel.

"Drive, come in quickly, come in quickly..."

While urging, she also said to Song Ci: "Father, why are you so ignorant, don't make uncle angry."

"Uncle, be good, we're not angry, we don't play with him."

Song Ci: ...

(End of this chapter)