There was an ordinary pillow on the top. When he removed the pillow, there was a hard box that was the same size and length as the pillow. However, the box was wrapped in a pillow-like cloth very carefully. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to tell that it was two things stacked together. Obviously, Meng Lin had made a decision based on the size of the box and placed the real pillow on top of it. Therefore, the size and height of her pillow were different from the other rooms. That was why Xia Qingfeng felt weird on the bed at first, but he couldn't pinpoint the reason. He had overlooked the size and height of the pillow. If he hadn't gone back to his room to lie down, he didn't know when the inspiration would have come to him.
The box was wrapped very carefully, and the corners of the box were not exposed. He opened the box gently. It was a very ordinary box. There were a few small boxes inside, and there were bags of things inside. These were the bags of face masks that Meng Lin brought from the 21st century to the Republic of China when he transmigrated. However, Xia Qingfeng did not recognize them. Looking at the foreign language on them, he was sure that they were brought back from England. However, he could not tell what they were because he did not know the foreign language. When he flipped through it again to see if there was anything else, a strange thing entered his eyes.
In fact, this thing was a smartphone, and it was a phone with no battery. However, Xia Qingfeng had never seen such a thing before. Curious, he flipped the phone over and over again, but he could not see anything special about it. He did not know what it was for, and there was no response from the few buttons on it. He was really confused. These things were very likely to be foreign goods. It was normal for his sister to bring back some foreign goods from overseas. Moreover, he could not see any flaws in these things. Perhaps he was worrying too much. He should not have suspected his biological sister.
While he was thinking, Xia Qingfeng accidentally touched the button on his phone, probably because he had been fiddling with the phone's buttons. At that moment, the phone vibrated and magically turned on.
Some smart phones ran out of battery at that time. As long as they were turned off for a few hours, the remaining power inside could be stored and the phone could be turned on again. However, it would automatically turn off not long after it was turned on. If it was turned on again, it would not work. At this time, it had to be charged.
Xia Qingfeng did not expect the phone to shake when he turned it on. He did not expect it to move, so he threw it to the ground in fright. As the phone slowly turned on, he saw a picture of Meng Lin's life. He was dressed in a western-style outfit, and he guessed that it might be a souvenir from when he was abroad. We modern people all know what's going on. Before Meng Lin transmigrated, he used his own photo to make a mobile phone desktop, but in the 1935 Republic of China, no one knew about this.
Xia Qingfeng picked up the strange object. He suddenly remembered that his teacher once said that in 1925, Baird of England invented the world's first television set. This television set allowed one to see many things about Beiping and Shanghai at home. At that time, the classroom was filled with sighs. Many people shook their heads and said that they did not believe it. Some people jeered that if they did not go to Beiping in person, they would not know about Beiping just by watching something at home. It wasn't until 1958 that the first television set in China was successfully tested that people saw the magic of television sets. Before 1958, there was no television broadcasting in China, and television sets couldn't be produced in China. Of course, this was a story for the future.
Looking at this thing in front of him, Xia Qingfeng suddenly felt that Meng Lin was his biological sister. Only England could bring back so many advanced gadgets. It seemed that he had really misunderstood his sister. In the future, they would be a family, and they should work together to help their father do business. Suspicion was really poisonous!
Noises came from the courtyard. Xia Qingfeng knew that everyone had returned from visiting the grave. He quickly put the things back into the box, wrapped the box with cloth as fast as he could, and put a pillow on it. After making sure that there was no one in the courtyard, he went out of the door and went back to his room.
Xia Qingfeng had neglected something very important. His phone was on and he had put it into the box.
When Meng Lin came back, he heard from his mother that his brother had fallen asleep again after waking up. He wanted to visit his brother, but he was afraid of disturbing him. It was not lunchtime yet, so he turned around and went into his room. As soon as she entered the room, she heard the familiar ringtone of her phone that she had not heard for a long time…
The moment the ringtone rang, Meng Lin thought that she had misheard it or that she was hallucinating. The phone was clearly out of battery, and how could a 21st-century phone answer a call in the Republic of China of the last century? Meng Lin immediately stood still. She pricked up her ears and listened attentively. She wanted to prove it again.
The phone was still ringing. Meng Lin suddenly realized something and ran to the pillow on her bed. She ran too fast and recklessly and kicked the stool beside her. However, she couldn't care less about this. She threw the pillow on the box under the bed like it was trash and anxiously tore off the cloth wrapped around the box. The more anxious she was, the more she couldn't tear it open. The more she couldn't tear it open, the more anxious she was. Her hands kept trembling. She knew that the phone might be her only hope to return to the 21st century.
The ringtone of her phone was like thousands of ants biting Meng Lin's heart. She had never been so excited and cherished by the ringtone of her phone. She wished that the ringtone would ring for a while longer. When she finally opened the box, the screen of the phone said," Mommy."”called.
It had been almost three months since she last called home. Perhaps her mother was anxious that she would call. Just as she was about to press the answer button, the phone suddenly hung up. Meng Lin was shocked. His first reaction was to see if he could call back. However, because his phone had consumed too much power just now, it had automatically turned off.
Meng Lin pressed the switch with all his might. No matter how long he pressed it, the phone did not respond. Meng Lin was about to cry. If his mother called him again and found that his phone was turned off, she would definitely be worried to death. What should I do? What should I do? Meng Lin could not help but cry.
After crying a few times, she felt that she couldn't go on like this. She had to make use of her phone so that she still had a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to return to her original environment. However, everyone here did not use electricity. Many poor families could not even afford to use kerosene lamps. Once it was dark, the whole family would sleep. After all, the Xia residence was considered a rich family. They had a lamb oil lamp lit up the entire night, which was very extravagant in the vicinity.
"Young miss, it's time to eat." Ah Fu's voice came from the door, interrupting Meng Lin's thoughts.
"Oh…Oh…I'm here." Meng Lin quickly wiped the tears off his face and put the phone back into the box. He carefully wrapped the outer layer of cloth, arranged the pillow, and put the stool that he had just kicked down. He looked at himself in the mirror and then went out.
Lunch during the New Year was simple because dinner was the most sumptuous. As the New Year was approaching, the Xia family was busy with the New Year. Basically, all the servants and maids who had nothing important to do in their hometown stayed behind because they were paid five times more than usual. Children from poor families naturally liked this hard labor money. When the third day of the New Year was over, there was no more work in the family, so they were arranged to go back to their hometown to visit their relatives. At that time, the Eldest Master instructed Ah Fu to arrange which servants and maids went the same way, divided them into several roads, and arranged a few carriages. Along the way, the waiter drove the carriage and sent off the servant girls who were on the same way as him. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the people who were on the same way back to the residence would arrange a place and pick them up together. They would also take care of each other on the way back. Ah Fu's parents died when he was young and he had an uncle. However, because his sister-in-law was not kind, he was placed under his family's fence when he was young. His sister-in-law did not even give him food. Therefore, when Ah Fu ran away from home in a fit of anger and was about to starve to death by begging on the streets, it was the First Master who took him in. Since Ah Fu entered the Xia residence at the age of 15, he had stayed in the Xia residence for 365 days a year.
On New Year's Day, there were many servants and maids in the house. The dining table was divided into five tables. Grandpa, Grandma, Father, Mother, Brother, and Meng Lin sat at one table. The rest were servants and servants. "On the second day of the new year, I'll call all of you over to talk about the family property."”
" Father, shouldn't we talk about this after the fifteenth day? If we quarrel over this during the New Year…" The eldest was a little worried.
"No, it's better to say this sooner than later. With a troublesome son like Third Brother, it's inevitable that there will be a commotion every day.”
"Father, hasn't the distribution of the family property already been decided? All the silver we've earned over the years have basically been given to Second Nizi. We three brothers each have one shop.”
"That was how we split it before, but I thought about it. I was afraid that someone like Third Brother would not be able to run the business well if I gave him the most profitable shop. He would be unwilling to give him a shop with less profit, so I thought of a way to get the best of both worlds.”
"Father, please speak."
"In terms of business, you are more experienced than Third Brother and Fourth Brother. I am more assured to give you all three shops. After the profits are made, you three brothers will take 40% and the other two will each take 30%. In other words, Third Brother and Fourth Brother didn't have to worry about the shop and could still make profits. As long as the shop was in your hands, it was better than being in Third Brother and Fourth Brother's hands. The third brother didn't do his job properly, so the shop would be ruined sooner or later. The fourth brother was an honest man, too timid and conservative. He was only suitable to learn some skills, not to start a big business.”
"Alright, for the sake of the Xia family's business, I promise Father. Father, please rest assured that I will not mistreat my brothers even if I earn money.”
Old Master Xia nodded and continued," Qingfeng and Menglin have grown up. Over the years, Qingfeng has been doing odd jobs in Shanghai. I can see that he has worked very hard and must have learned a lot. So, I have an important decision.”He put down his chopsticks and said solemnly,""Your mother and I are already at this age. How many more 80 years can we live? When we're old, we'll return to our roots. So, your mother and I have discussed it and decided to enjoy our old age in our hometown. No matter how capable your grandfather is, his descendants can't do it. A century-old enterprise will always be a legend. As for Azurepeak and Menglin, let them go to Shanghai to manage three shops. You should also go over and guide them in the beginning. One of them has been doing odd jobs under me for many years, and the other has been overseas for many years. It's time for them to display their talents in the shop.”After saying that, he looked at Azurepeak and Meng Lin's reactions.
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