When Su Mei was young, she was a socialite in Shanghai Beach. At that time, her circle of friends included Zhang Liying, Zhou Zhifu, Yan Renmei, Wu Jing, Sheng Aiyi, and of course, the famous Zhao Family's fourth daughter.
What these young ladies had in common was that their ancestors were rich, and they were still rich now. Some of them were Li Hongzhang's best friends, such as the governors of Liangjiang and Guangxi provinces, the ministers of Beiyang, the elders of the Republic of China, and the heads of the government. There were also old capitalists who didn't even care about the "four big families".
Fourth Miss Zhao's status was considered low among them because her father was only the vice minister of the Beiyang government's transportation department, which was equivalent to the current vice-ministerial level. The children of vice-ministers were nothing special in their circle. Fourth Miss Zhao could only elope with Zhang Xueliang because in their family's view, Zhang Xueliang's background was not good, even if his father was Zhang Zuolin.
The country was destroyed, and the people had no way to live, but it didn't affect the upper class to maintain their three thousand years of scholar-official style. At that time, Lu Xiaoman and Lin Huiyin were of course famous and talented, but most of the young ladies didn't think much of them. After all, they were already down and out, or their grandfathers were local officials.
Old Lady Zhu … no, she was still Miss Su at that time, but she didn't like to enjoy life with the young ladies. She was also good friends with Qin Peng and Ye Sijin, and made a lot of efforts for the revolution and the anti-Japanese war. She didn't look for Tagore to shoot birds and fish with him. She was worried about the country and the people.
Decades later, the world changed, and who didn't wander from place to place? The Zhu family also left the mainland. After the reform and opening up, the country was in urgent need of investment. Qin Peng personally invited the Zhu family to invest in the mainland. These years, the Zhu family's investment in the mainland was everywhere, and their friendship in the past played a role.
Like Qin Peng, Su Mei, who had been in charge of the Zhu family for more than sixty years, was no longer in charge. However, since the Qin and Zhu families resumed contact, they had been very close. Zhu Juntang had known Qin Yanan since she was young.
Before Eldest Miss Su married into the Zhu family, she had also been in love. It was said that there was romance and sadomasochism. The man was always fickle, and the woman was always sad. In the end, it was nothing more than death. There was nothing new about it.
"I remember you saying that the man in the photo on my great-grandfather's desk was very similar to a man your great-grandmother used to draw, right?" During the Republic of China period, these women did not have any talent and would be thought to be unable to go on stage. To them, sketching, oil painting, or traditional Chinese painting were just insignificant skills. They might not be very good at it, but to perform and make the men praise them, adding to their charm was not a problem.
"Very similar, but when I asked her about it, she wouldn't tell me. Her expression was very ugly, so I didn't dare to ask again." The person Zhu Juntang was most afraid of was this great-grandmother. Although she also loved Zhu Juntang the most, when Zhu Juntang got into trouble, she would not show any mercy.
Qin Yanan took out her phone and searched for a long time. She found the photo on her great-grandfather's desk that she had taken and pointed at the mysterious man.
Zhu Juntang nodded vigorously. Juniors like her, who had a close relationship with Qin Peng, had gone to pay their respects before his birthday. That was the real birthday banquet, a family banquet. The one held a few days ago was called a political event.
At that time, Zhu Juntang had already gone to Qin Peng's study to talk to the old man. Of course, she had seen the photo.
"Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
"That man might be your great-grandmother's first love," Qin Yanan said with some certainty. "Only a first love would be so obsessed with it."
"Why are you bringing up the old gossip?" Zhu Juntang said with some dissatisfaction. The Su family was naturally once a wealthy family, but the Zhu family was also rich. When Su Mei had just married into the Zhu family, she had inevitably encountered some melodramatic plots that were common in wealthy families. News of Su Mei's previous love had spread throughout the inner courtyard. There were even rumors that Su Mei was no longer a virgin. Even the young master was not Young Master Zhu's biological son.
Of course, Zhu Juntang did not like these rumors and related comments.
"What you said is really ridiculous …" Zhu Juntang said. Suddenly, she came to a realization. "You mean, this matter might have something to do with my great-grandmother?"
Qin Yanan nodded.
"My great-grandmother must not know about this. If she knew, she might come to take a look. What if she got excited when she saw that familiar face?" Zhu Juntang still loved and respected her grandmother. Even though she had lived as long as Old Master Qin Peng, Zhu Juntang still hoped that she could live as long as she could.
"I think that my great-grandfather might tell your great-grandmother about this. After all, she is the descendant of their best friend." Qin Yanan narrowed her eyes and looked at Zhu Juntang with evil intentions. "Think about it. If my great-grandfather would do this, what about the one in your family? I think you and him are quite compatible. "
"Throw the blame to me! I'll feed you to the dogs later. "Zhu Juntang said fiercely. She purposely revealed her two small canine teeth to show her determination.
Zhu Jun Tang was also quite worried. She could still guess the thoughts of these old grannies, especially with Old Lady Su Mei's personality. The man she had failed to marry back then, and now the descendant of this man had married into the Zhu family, this kind of revenge was very likely … although in Zhu Jun Tang's eyes, this was not revenge at all. Whoever could marry into the Zhu family and become the husband of her Third Miss Zhu would be marrying a fairy, a blessing that could only be cultivated since Pangu split the heavens and earth.
Qin Yanan was thinking about the feasibility of it. Should she sell Zhu Juntang?
Zhu Juntang looked at Qin Yanan and knew that she had evil intentions. She scolded, "Don't you dare try to get me. I, Zhu Juntang, would rather jump down from here than be with a man that you don't like! I will only steal the man that you like! "
"Little girl, do you think you can snatch the man I like?" Qin Yanan said disdainfully. Then, she looked at herself in the mirror and gradually revealed an expression of disbelief. "Do you think I'm ugly?"
The beauty in the mirror revealed her upper body among the flowers. Her figure was graceful, and her eyes were slightly sad. She did not deliberately exude indifference. Instead, the helplessness that condensed at the corner of her mouth made people feel that her temperament was increasingly similar to that of Ye Sijin in the photo.
"So-so." Zhu Juntang was stunned. Tonight, Qin Yanan's topic of conversation was too jumpy. Zhu Juntang reluctantly said, "I'm the most beautiful fairy in the world, and you're the second most beautiful fairy in the world."
"Let me tell you, I'm not like what you think …"
"Purple, purple, purple! Don't copy my words. Speak properly! "
"He said that because I look too much like my great-grandmother, he can't accept my appearance … Do you think this is implicitly saying that he thinks I'm ugly and doesn't like me?"
Zhu Juntang carefully looked at Qin Yanan and said angrily, "He's blind! But he probably means it. Otherwise, why can't he accept you just because you look like another great beauty? "
"There are all kinds of people. What kind of lousy excuse is that? Who cares about him? Little brat doesn't understand the beauty of a mature woman. I guess in his eyes, a beautiful girl like you is what he likes." Qin Yanan said with some jealousy. She faced an inconceivable fact. It was not a matter of whether she liked Liu Changan or not, but that Liu Changan actually didn't like her at all … His reason that she looked like Ye Sijin was really a terrible excuse. Qin Yanan could only think that Liu Changan liked girls of the same age as him. Otherwise, why?
"That's …" Zhu Juntang was about to be complacent, but immediately became vigilant. "Don't give me that. You're the second most beautiful fairy in the world. You're not much different from me. He doesn't like you, and he doesn't like me. Don't expect to use me as a shield."
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