I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 336: The Heart Belongs

He Xiuyu was stunned. What did she just say? He didn’t know these two knew each other?

Chu Ying, however, wasn’t upset and looked at He Xiuyu and Yuan Hengzhi, "So you two know each other as well?"

He Xiuyu looked at Yuan Hengzhi, "Then you know each other too."

An affirmative statement, not a question.

It was obvious; did it even need to be said?

And clearly, these two were quite familiar with each other.

Chu Ying only became careful around Rongrong; otherwise, she was like a completely different person.

Without restraint, she sat down with ease, "Since we’ve met, let’s join tables."

She ordered another dish and a bowl of rice. Then He Xiuyu found out how these two had met, surprised to learn it was during a blind date last Spring Festival.

He Xiuyu looked at his old friend with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, wondering just how many times this guy had been set up on blind dates.

Chu Ying had a good impression of Yuan Hengzhi. The family-arranged blind dates were a last resort; she had to go with a hardened expression, and when left with just the two of them, she spoke to him directly.

She said she liked a man and told Yuan Hengzhi that the man’s name was He Xiuwen, whose family was also in Beijing, but with a special profession that kept him away from home all year.

It was then that Chu Ying finally realized a serious problem, gripping her chopsticks tightly as she stared at Yuan Hengzhi, who wore a semi-smiling expression.

"Yuan Hengzhi, you... you are simply too deceitful! You’re so familiar with Chief Engineer He, it’s impossible you didn’t know He Xiuwen is his older brother. But why didn’t you tell me at the time? I had always thought you were a bright and upright noble gentleman, only to find you’re quite the sneaky one..."

That was quite a delay in her reaction; didn’t Yuan Hengzhi just say it when they walked in the door? She hadn’t realized it until this moment after sitting down and ordering, with her chopsticks in hand.

Yuan Hengzhi didn’t argue but simply smiled.

However, He Xiuyu remembered Rongrong’s evaluation of Chu Ying and smiled to himself as well.

Since a third person joined, the conversation between He Xiuyu and Yuan Hengzhi had to stop, but what had to be said was already said, and Yuan Hengzhi had his own ideas about it.

Chu Ying was a straightforward and decisive girl. Dining with these two, she didn’t play coy; she ate and drank freely, then they learned she was out for business and planned to return to Xichuan the next day.

However, during the meal, He Xiuyu keenly noticed Yuan Hengzhi sizing up Chu Ying several times.

He Xiuyu sighed to himself; what was going on with Yuan Hengzhi?

Why did he fall for girls who were already spoken for?

After finishing the meal, Chu Ying prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, Yuan Hengzhi’s workplace wasn’t too far from the Chu Family residence; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been introduced for the blind date.

He Xiuyu went back to the guesthouse, while Chu Ying boldly sat on the rear seat of Yuan Hengzhi’s bicycle and got a ride home from him.

Upon reaching the guesthouse, to his surprise, Qiao Qingyu was just seeing Lan Jianqing off. It turned out that Lan Jianqing saw Qiao Qingyu and Rongrong when they arrived and took them to the guesthouse.

Lan Jianqing now almost belonged to the first group in Beijing to own a car.

The brand? It was no longer seen in later years, but at the time, this car was absolutely top-notch.

He Xiuyu stood not far away, his brows furrowed slightly. There was always a hint of unease in He Xiuyu’s heart towards the people who did not appear in Qiao Qingyu’s memories.

After all, Qiao Qingyu’s experiences were truly extraordinary.

The encounters she had, and the things she possessed, were beyond the imagination of others.

Naturally, how could He Xiuyu not worry if there was something wrong with her?

But how could she remember nothing at all? Logically, she had been sent down to the countryside to learn from the farmers for five years, and at the age of fifteen, Qiao Qingyu once wanted to marry Lan Jianqing.

That should have been a major event, but there was not the slightest impression left in her memory, just like there was no memory of her near-drowning at the age of twelve.

He Xiuyu did not know where the problem lay, but he faintly felt that all of this was inexplicably related to the Space Device.

At this time, Lan Jianqing looked at Qiao Qingyu with some emotion. It was said that a young girl could change significantly as she grows, and he had not expected that the once indescribable little girl would grow into this. "I never imagined you would pick up books again, and I certainly didn’t expect you to become the top scholar in the liberal arts exam. You are really amazing."

Qiao Qingyu raised her eyebrows. She also saw He Xiuyu, who was standing not far away and walking towards them. She looked at Lan Jianqing, "Who told you I was the top liberal arts scholar?"

"Just asking around. Some things in this circle aren’t secrets at all, and besides, it’s not a bad thing."

Lan Jianqing did not tell Qiao Qingyu where he had gotten his information from.

He just smiled at Qiao Qingyu and then nodded towards He Xiuyu, who was approaching. After that, Lan Jianqing quickly walked towards the parking lot.

After he left, He Xiuyu also approached Qiao Qingyu, took a glance at the smoky little car, and asked, "You two just happened to meet, right?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

He Xiuyu smiled and did not reply. frёewebnoѵēl.com

However, he turned his head, looking in the direction where Lan Jianqing had disappeared, hoping some things were merely his own overthinking.

He entered the guesthouse’s entrance together with Qiao Qingyu.

Outside was cold, so Rongrong sat by herself in the warm lobby, where a waiter was playing with her, catching pocket mice.

Seeing He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu come in, He Xuerong put down the pocket mouse and quickly flung herself into He Xiuyu’s arms, saying sweetly, "Little uncle, are we going to see grandpa later?"

He Xiuyu hummed in agreement, "Little uncle and little aunt will take Rongrong home to see grandpa. Let’s go up and get ready. We’ll leave in a bit."

He Xuerong blinked her eyes but didn’t follow them upstairs. Instead, biting her lip, she mustered the courage to say, "If grandma and little aunt don’t like me, can I come back with little aunt?"

He Xiuyu was somewhat helpless, "Rongrong, don’t worry. You haven’t seen grandpa for a long time as well. Don’t you miss him?"

He Xuerong nodded, "I do."

"Since you miss him, little uncle will take you and little aunt back home to see grandpa. Right, and also great-grandpa and great-grandma, they have also come to Beijing."

He Xuerong had a faint memory of great-grandpa and great-grandma, but the child’s memory was not very clear anymore.

Regardless of any dawdling, ultimately, after an hour, packed neatly with cans of cakes, canned goods, and a net bag of apples, He Xiuyu, with Qiao Qingyu and Rongrong in tow, entered the courtyard.

At that moment, the sun had not yet set, and the sky was a fading white.

Although it was winter and the Lantern Festival had not passed yet, so in the eyes of many, the new year had not completely ended, which meant that there were still children setting off firecrackers in the evening, and the children were also running around, given that it was still the winter holiday.