Chapter 26

·

·

·

Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Bureau Chief Zhang, Director Li."

Guben understood and exchanged polite pleasantries.

"You're Xiao Bin, right?"

Director Li of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department jumped in to speak, looking at him with great enthusiasm: "I know your mother; we've dealt with each other a few times."

Guben's mother worked at the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, while he was at the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, and there was little connection between them.

This relationship was forced and far-fetched; Guben smiled knowingly but did not deliberately point it out.

"Is Old Gu in good health?"

Bureau Chief Zhang of the Tourism Bureau, unwilling to be outdone, also tried to get close: "I visited your home during the New Year, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye."

"Grandfather is in good health."

Guben wore a flawless smile and answered appropriately: "Every day at the crack of dawn he goes to Jiefang Pavilion for morning exercise, plays chess with his chess friends, and doesn't return until noon."

"The old man has quite a distance from your home to Jiefang Pavilion."

Bureau Chief Zhang sounded a little surprised: "If he walks, it must take over an hour round trip, right?"

"Grandfather likes to exercise."

Guben was speaking when, as if by telepathy, he turned slightly and glanced toward the entrance of No. 9 Courtyard.

Lin Xiyu heard that reporters had come and came out from home again; the moment she stepped out of the door, she met a pair of clear, bright eyes.

She paused in her breathing and subconsciously averted her gaze.

Guben narrowed his eyes, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, even if he were slow-witted, he could tell that this girl was deliberately avoiding her.

He asked himself he had not offended her, so why had she changed so much after not seeing her for a few days?

Could it really be because of the reason her female cousin mentioned......

—

Lin Xiyu heard Guben and the two leaders exchanging pleasantries from the corridor, and the more she listened, the more stifled she felt, unable to suppress another surge of vexation.

The gulf in family status lay like a huge chasm between the two, making it hard for her not to face reality.

She glanced away, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Guben.

Guben lived up to his grandfather's teachings from childhood; although his heart was in turmoil, his expression showed nothing, and he still smiled very appropriately, accommodating himself to exchange pleasantries with others.

—

The program group held a simple opening ceremony at the entrance of the small courtyard, then after cutting saw off the three leaders, the documentary officially began filming.

Li Yan held the microphone and walked around the courtyard, her eyes shining, laughing and talking incessantly, her words full of longing for siheyuan life, with the word "envious" appearing very frequently.

Lin Xiyu's maternal grandmother's home was only over thirty square meters; the living room was too small to accommodate so many people.

The program group's staff discussed it and decided to set the filming location under the grape arbor in the courtyard.

In mid-June, the grapes were not yet ripe; string after string of green grapes hung among the branches and leaves, drooping from the bamboo strips, densely covering the entire grape arbor.

The pomegranate trees on both sides of the grape arbor had also grown thumb-sized pomegranates; the red little fruits complemented the green grapes, looking especially delightful.

The camera was set up, and with Lin Xiyu accompanying her, Grandmother first came to sit under the grape vines to accept the interview.

Lin Xiyu's appearance resembled her grandmother by seventy percent.

Grandmother was also a beauty when she was young, with skin like snow, a jade nose and cherry lips, bright and captivating.

Now older, the old lady also paid great attention to her appearance; her white hair was combed meticulously, tied up with a leather band, covered with a black net, her bearing outstanding, possessing quite a classical beauty.

One old and one young sat under the grape arbor, their beautiful eyes flowing, chatting and laughing freely; every frown and smile was a scene.

The corner of Guben's mouth curved slightly as he watched the lively, spirited girl, unable to help but feel his heart and mind sway.