There are more than 50 households living in the Sanpingli residential area on Donger Street. Most of them have some money, such as university teachers, journalists, factory technicians, or businessmen.
There were no properties in the Republic of China. After Liu Changchuan successfully entered, he began to look for the address No. 35, No. 31, No. 33, and No. 34 according to the house number.
Liu Changchuan finally stopped in front of a two-story house. An older man at the gatehouse was yawning. Liu Changchuan knocked lightly on the door.
The old man opened his eyes and took a look. He might not have woken up yet. After pausing for a few seconds, he asked impatiently: "This is the Chen family. What's wrong, young man?"
"Hello, old man, I would like to ask if there is a servant named Xu Mei here?"
"She is a relative of my family. There has been a missing person notice in our family for half a month. Yesterday, a woman named Aunt Wang called and mentioned this place, so I came to look for her." Liu Changchuan told the story respectfully.
"Xu Mei?" The old man was a little confused. After muttering Xu Mei's name, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
"Ah, you are looking for Xiaomei. You have to ask the eldest lady about this. Xiaomei has been living outside last year. As for what she is doing, I, a gatekeeper, don't know."
"Then can you please help me call the Chen family's team?"
"Okay, you wait here. It happens that the eldest lady didn't go out today." After the old man said that, he got up and walked into the yard. Liu Changchuan took out a cigarette and lit it, and kicked the pebbles at the door boredly.
After about five minutes, the old man came out and asked him to come in, saying that the eldest lady wanted to ask him something.
Liu Changchuan was speechless. There were too many rules in the Chen family. Just tell him where Xu Mei was.
Liu Changchuan walked into the yard and took a look at the Chen family's house and shook his head. It could be seen from the house that this family was far from rich. At most, they were better than some small businessmen. This was a two-story small foreign-style building, not big. It might still be worth a little bit in the French Concession, but it wouldn't be worth more than 3,000 oceans in the Chinese world.
"Young man, you wait at the door. There is a stool over there. You should sit down first." When the old man saw Liu Changchuan going straight to the house to go in, he quickly stopped him.
Liu Changchuan was stunned for a moment. This was not the way a host would treat guests. Then he realized that he was not wearing a suit today. He was just wearing an ordinary coat. The fabric was of a worthless kind. Was he being looked down upon?
Forget it, just fulfill your sister's instructions, find Xu Mei, and feel a little aggrieved. Liu Changchuan activated the spiritual victory method and comforted himself.
"You are looking for Xu Mei, what is your relationship?" At this time, a woman in her 20s walked out of the room. The girl was over 1.65 meters tall, with a delicate face, a baby face and a tight cheongsam wrapped in Liu Changchuan looked straight at him and thought: Isn't this just a character in an anime? It's too kawaii.
"Ahem..." The girl coughed lightly. He was very dissatisfied with Liu Changchuan's dog eyes, where were he looking?
Liu Changchuan reacted and said hurriedly: "Xu Mei's sister-in-law is my sister. My brother-in-law has passed away a long time ago. Her brother has passed away. I want to inform Xu Mei. My sister also wants to know how she is doing."
"Xiaomei's brother passed away. When?" The eldest lady of the Chen family was very surprised. She had seen Xiaomei's brother-in-law before. He was as strong as an ox and left as soon as he said so.
"It must have been a year and a half." Liu Changchuan was a little depressed. His cheap brother-in-law was really like this. You just left and left your wife and daughter behind. What should they do? Without him, he couldn't even imagine what would happen to Liu Lan's mother and daughter.
"Hey, I don't know how Xiaomei would cry if he knew. He always told me about his little niece. The child was just born at that time. Xiaomei would happily tell me about it almost every day."
There were so many words that Liu Changchuan couldn't stand Miss Chen's nagging, so he went straight to the point and asked: "Miss Chen, can you tell me where Xu Mei is now, so that I can go back and explain to my sister?"
"Oh. She left my house last year and worked in Shanbei Cotton Factory. She usually lives in the dormitory. We have a good relationship. Whenever there is a holiday, she will come to stay for a few days. The day before yesterday, she stayed in my room and talked with me for half a day. Old talk."
Phew, I got the news. Liu Changchuan didn't want to stay in the Chen family at all. Shanbei Cotton Factory, wasn't that the factory across the street from his home?
But it's true, it's not far from my home, but I can't see her from both sides. If my sister doesn't post a missing person notice, it's hard to say whether they can see each other in the future. The world is very chaotic, and there is a possibility of losing contact for the rest of their lives.
"Thank you, Miss Chen. I'll take my leave." Liu Changchuan nodded and was about to leave. Miss Chen quickly stopped him and asked for his home address. She was worried that Liu Changchuan would not be able to find Xu Mei, so she left an address just in case.
After Liu Changchuan left Chen's house, he took a rickshaw to Shanbei Cotton Factory. The original owner of Shanbei Cotton Factory was Zhou Jinchang.
After the Japanese came, they directly took 50% of the shares at the lowest price. If the Japanese were not worried that they would not be able to manage them all if they took over, they would not even give Zhou Jinchang a mouthful of soup.
"Hello, can you help me find Xu Mei?" Liu Changchuan said to the guard at the door of the factory.
About ten minutes later, a girl with a pretty face and wearing a cotton factory uniform came out to him. Liu Changchuan wanted to make a final confirmation and scanned it with his "scanning eye".
Scanning………………
[Xu Mei’s 21-year-old Red Party Special Section]
Ah this...?
Liu Changchuan was stunned. He didn't expect to meet "fellow countrymen" here.
"Are you looking for me?" Xu Mei blurted out as she looked at the unknown man in front of her.
"Hahaha, we have never met. I didn't attend my sister's wedding because I was out of town. Let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Changchuan, my sister's name is Liu Lan, and my niece's nickname is Xiao Lingdang." Liu Changchuan After reacting, he smiled and introduced himself.
"Ah, you are my sister-in-law's brother?" Xu Mei was overjoyed. He didn't expect to meet someone from his hometown in the unfamiliar Shanghai, let alone his sister-in-law's biological brother.
"Have you returned to your hometown? Are my brother and sister-in-law okay?" Xu Mei asked eagerly.
He had been away from home for so many years and missed his brother and sister-in-law very much. If it hadn't been for the war, she would have wanted to go back and visit.
Liu Changchuan pursed his lips and sighed before replying: "There was a disaster in my hometown a few years ago. Your brother took the whole family to Shanghai to make a living. My brother-in-law got sick the year before last and left without being rescued."
"What...?"
Xu Mei didn't understand at first, but then she squatted on the ground and cried loudly. Her only relative, her brother, was dead.
Liu Changchuan really didn't know how to persuade her, so he could only watch from the sidelines. Xu Mei had to face this matter eventually, so she might as well cry for a while. Anyone with a family relationship would not feel well knowing that a loved one has passed away.
