Chapter 268 The Female Supporting Characters in the Republic of China 13
Chapter 268 The Female Supporting Characters in the Republic of China 13
Ji Lingruo went to the Tan family to find Tan Shengnan early in the morning, but the housekeeper told her that Tan Shengnan had gone out. As for where he had gone, Ji Lingruo had some answers in her mind.
When she arrived at the newspaper office, Ji Lingruo immediately saw the enthusiastic Tan Shengnan.
"Hey? Ruoruo, why are you here?"
"Today is New Year's Day. Why are you still coming to the newspaper office?" Ji Lingruo walked forward and sat on the chair.
Tan Shengnan stuck out his tongue. "Isn't this just to learn about the work in advance? I'm just sitting around doing nothing at home, so I might as well come over and learn something first."
What a studious kid.
Ji Lingruo smiled helplessly.
"Ruoruo, come with me to pay respect to my parents in a couple of days?" Tan Shengnan lowered his voice, "They will miss us after they are gone. I want to tell them that everything is fine now."
She continued, "If my parents knew about this, they would also hope that we could be happy."
Tan's father and mother also watched the original owner grow up since she was a child. They felt sorry for her experience in the Ji family and wanted to adopt her as their goddaughter, but were scolded by Ji's father and the unruly Ji Yaozu.
They said that they had bad intentions and wanted to ruin Ji Lingruo's reputation so that she would not be able to get married in the future and would have to be Tan's father's concubine.
Such a ridiculous statement made the Tan Zhai family very angry, but their anger was not directed at the original owner, but at other people in the Ji family.
After everyone left, Ji's father was furious and beat the original owner, saying that she was restless at a young age and would hook up with men, so he punished her to kneel outside the ancestral hall for a few days.
There was a heavy rain in the middle, and the original owner knelt in the cold rain until she fainted. Because the original owner was not worthy of entering the ancestral hall, she could only kneel in the open space outside the ancestral hall, looking at the sky in the four corners, trapping her tightly inside, unable to move.
Because of this, and for the sake of the original owner, Tan's father and mother rarely come to visit, and their daughter will quietly share the things they give her with the original owner, giving her half.
After Tan's parents found out, they prepared enough food. Tan Shengnan thought his parents didn't know and was very proud of his own cleverness.
One winter, Tan's mother prepared two close-fitting wool sweaters for her daughter. Tan Shengnan found that the sizes of the two sweaters were a little wrong, so she asked, "Mom, why are these two sweaters different in size?"
"Oh, the other one is based on the figure of the girl next door. She is quite thin, so I made it a little smaller. By the way, your father just bought some vanishing cream from outside. I will give a bottle to the girl later."
Tan Shengnan was shocked to realize that her parents knew everything. She thought she had hidden it well, but it turned out that she was the big fool.
The woolen, close-fitting, warm clothing kept the original owner warm. Although she wore a lot of clothes in the winter, those old-fashioned clothes were too cumbersome, heavy, and not very warm. She also had some old-fashioned clothes that could keep her warm, but her mother would not buy them for her.
She had a warm winter.
Looking at the somewhat sad Tan Shengnan in front of him, Ji Lingruo replied gently: "Okay."
In previous years, the original owner would always find an opportunity to sneak out, buy a bunch of white daisies, wear the green scarf given to her by Tan Shengnan, and come to the tombs of Tan's father and mother to pay their respects.
Only on this day would she wear her precious green scarf. Tan Shengnan was studying abroad and was not in the country. The original owner sent several telegrams, but unfortunately they fell into the sea and no reply was received.
She didn't know whether Tan Shengnan had also met with an accident and died like her father and mother, so she could only use this method to bring "Tan Shengnan" to pay tribute to her parents.
But that’s not necessary this year.
"Nannan, there are two things I want to tell you, one is about me, and the other is about you." Ji Lingruo looked at her seriously.
Feeling that what she was going to say next would definitely be very important, Tan Shengnan was slightly stunned.
"Go ahead, Ruoruo, I'm already mentally prepared."
"I will be leaving after the New Year."
"Ah? Are you leaving with Young Marshal Jing?" Tan Shengnan initially thought that Ji Lingruo didn't like Jing Yunchuan, but after they talked a lot during dinner yesterday, she gradually gave up the idea of taking her away from the Jing family.
She confirmed it several times, fearing that her friend was lying.
But her good friend told her that no one in the Jing family dared to offend her, and no one dared to make her unhappy.
Tan Shengnan's expression at that time: 0.0
"No, we will walk together for a while, but we will be together again soon." Ji Lingruo told her some plans.
She wants to go to the right place to develop the weapons and pharmaceutical industries and become the most powerful businessman.
In a few years, a war abroad will break out. Although the main battlefield is not in China, there will still be some involvement.
Weapons can enhance China's overall national strength, and medicine prevents it from being strangled by foreign countries. It can also provide timely treatment to soldiers fighting bravely in the war.
Why not make a lot of money from foreigners by using new weapons and new drugs?
"Then, what's the matter about me?" Tan Shengnan had a vague guess in her heart, but she didn't dare to think too much about it.
"I found the real murderer who killed your parents." Just these few words caused a storm in Tan Shengnan's heart.
It was all done by Uncle Tan.
It would have been unnecessary for Tan's father and mother to die, as the matter had already passed.
It was the uncle of the Tan family who personally led people to the door and identified the series of articles they had previously published, saying that the pen name was this family.
So they were shot to death by the angry feudal party.
Later, Uncle Tan brought his entire family to live in the Tan family's house as a matter of course. Although there was a girl studying abroad, she was just a woman and would not be a problem. She could also pave the way for his wealth and fame.
Later, that group of feudal parties either died in the City That Never Sleeps or died in the siege of Yuncheng a few days ago, so the only living enemy of Tan Shengnan was his uncle.
Tan Shengnan's eyes instantly turned red. This was simply an unexpected disaster. Her parents could have lived well and stayed with her for a long time, watching her build a career and witnessing the arrival of this prosperous era.
The country is still a bit chaotic now. When Tan Shengnan was studying abroad, he saw a scene that was completely different from that in China. Foreign countries were prosperous and open, and their technology was very advanced.
When she decided to leave, her foreign teacher advised her to stay here, "Tan, with your talent and wisdom, you can live well in our country. There is no need to go back. If you are willing, I can apply for a large amount of outstanding talent subsidies from the school..."
Despite her teacher's repeated persuasion, Tan Shengnan resolutely chose to go back.
She wanted to see this prosperous era with her parents and good friends. Even if it would take many years to achieve, as long as they were by her side, Tan Shengnan felt that it was all worth it.
But now, her parents have left her because of her uncle's selfishness.
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