I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

The Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra performed six shows in London and Birmingham, and went from being unknown to receiving a strong response. The finale of the war song was especially exciting.

The orchestra has decided to make "Victory" a repertoire of their symphony orchestra. Even without the female voice singing in the middle, it is still a classic piece that makes people's blood boil.

In June, Jingyi returned to Hong Kong with the symphony orchestra and began to relax again. But Xiaodang came to her to discuss that she had a date at the Shangri-La Hotel.

The man is a junior manager of the hotel, two years older than her. Now the two have reached the stage of discussing marriage, and they have decided to get married at the end of the year.

Xiaodang is already 26 years old this year, which is considered a late marriage for ordinary people. Jingyi asked about the man's family situation.

The man's family lives in Huangpu New Village in Hung Hom District, in a public housing unit of more than 30 square meters. His sister is already married. He lives with his parents and has a 10-square-meter bedroom that can be used as a wedding room.

"Marriage is a top priority! Sister, you have to think it through. If you get married and live with his parents, you must understand his parents' personalities. If it's another Jia Zhang, won't you go back to the old ways?"

Jingyi had no intention of interfering in her marriage, but she had to understand the man's family background clearly.

"I've been to his house. His parents are very kind and both work in factories. Although the house is a bit small, it is very clean and makes me feel at home." Xiaodang is looking forward to his marriage.

"If you want to get married, you have to go back to Sijiu City to go through the foreign marriage procedures. What should you do if the Jia family obstructs you? You must think clearly about the corresponding strategy."

As soon as the Jia family was mentioned, Xiao Dang immediately started to frown. She knew very well how greedy the people in the Jia family were. If she brought her boyfriend back from Xiangjiang, her grandmother Jia Zhang would be the first one to disagree.

Jingyi was not at all confident about Xiaodang. Without telling Xiaodang, she asked Assistant Tingting to find a private detective at the detective agency to secretly investigate everything about her boyfriend and his family.

It only took two days for the private detective to bring back the investigation report. It was not difficult to investigate an ordinary family like this, and the fee was not high.

This hotel manager named Zhang Tao is 28 years old this year. He graduated from a junior college and majored in hotel management. He has no bad habits. He had a girlfriend before and they dated for four years. Later, his ex-girlfriend immigrated to Canada.

His father was a dockworker and his mother was an employee of a toy factory. They worked hard all their lives but neither of them had bad tendencies. He had an older sister who had been married for ten years and also married into an ordinary family.

Jingyi read the private detective's report and thought it was okay. She didn't expect Xiaodang to marry into a wealthy family, and a simple and ordinary family like this would be the most suitable.

She is still there for financial support! Jingyi asked her assistant Tingting to find a real estate management company and bought a fully decorated house of more than 60 square meters in Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon.

Jingyi even went to take a look at the apartment, which has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, and is located on the 12th floor. It has complete facilities and is ready for immediate move-in.

Jingyi didn't mean to buy a big house for them! It was mainly because the management fee and property fee in Hong Kong were very high, and she was afraid that they couldn't afford it. Of course, Jia Dang's name was on the property title! This was pre-marital property and no one could divide it.

Everything was ready, so Xiao Dang informed the man's family and they met to discuss their marriage. She found a private room at a high-end restaurant in Hung Hom and booked one.

When Zhang Tao brought his parents to the restaurant's private room, they were all stunned. They had never thought that the famous Lou Jingyi was actually Jia Dang's biological sister.

Lou Jingyi is a household name in Hong Kong! Her advertisements can be seen at every street corner. She is arguably the most famous star in Hong Kong.

There are rumors that Lou Jingyi was born into a wealthy family. What about her biological sister?

The old couple began to feel terrified! They couldn't afford to marry into such a family.

Jingyi, however, was not arrogant at all and courteously invited them to take a seat. Seeing that they all looked at a loss, she knew that they had recognized her identity.

"My sister and I have been separated for many years, and we only got in touch a year ago. Her current registered residence is in Sijiu City, so I want to discuss an engagement with you this time, so that we can move her registered residence here."

Jingyi didn't hesitate to explain the situation. When they heard that Xiaodang was not a daughter of a rich family, the old couple breathed a sigh of relief. If they married a daughter of a rich family, wouldn't they be worried every day? Traditional families pay attention to the marriage of equal status!

The two sides made an engagement right then! At the table, they discussed the matter of going to Sijiu City. Jingyi decided to go back to Sijiu City as well, as she was really worried about Tan Yali and her daughter there.

This year, Hong Kong has opened international flights to Shanghai. After Jingyi and her group of four arrived in Shanghai, they transferred to a domestic flight to Beijing.

As soon as she came out of the Sijiucheng Airport, Xiao Dang began to feel uneasy. The ferocious appearance of Jia Zhang immediately appeared in her mind and could not be shaken off.

"Jingyi, what if my grandma detained me?"

Xiao Dang was about to cry. She had lived under the tyranny of Jia Zhang for too long, and it had left a shadow in her heart.

"You are not her personal property! Didn't we discuss this? As long as they dare to control you and restrict your personal freedom, Zhang Tao, go to the police station and report it. Now that we have the Marriage Law, no one can force you."

Jingyi saw that she looked so weak and wished she could go to the courtyard instead of her. But she couldn't add fuel to the fire and cause more trouble for Xiaodang.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I won't call the police until the situation becomes unmanageable. After all, we are all relatives."

Zhang Tao looked kind. Jingyi glanced at him and thought, he has not experienced the harshness of society yet, and he still wants to be a relative of the Jia family!

"Then let Tingting follow you. If anything happens, Tingting, you can call Lou Mansion."

The group first went to Kyoto International Hotel and booked two rooms for Xiaodang. The two sides agreed to go to the courtyard tomorrow, and Jingyi took her assistant Tingting to the chairman's office of the hotel.

"You didn't even tell me you were coming back, so I could ask Liu Quan to pick you up."

Tan Yali just came out of the office. When she turned around, she saw her granddaughter and started to scold her.

"Why go through so much trouble! Where are you going?" Jingyi asked hurriedly when she saw that she was in a hurry.

"Oh! I have an appointment. Go find your mother. She has been talking about you a lot recently." Tan Yali waved her hand at her, like she was shooing away a fly.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem like a different person. Is this a second youth?" Jingyi murmured to herself, looking at her grandmother's back.

She stomped her feet, took a taxi with her assistant Tingting, and returned to Lou Mansion in Dongdan.

Jingyi wanted to rush back to ask the maid what had happened at home during the time she was away and whether anyone had come to visit.

The servants at Lou Mansion could not provide any substantive information. During the time when Miss Jingyi was away, no suspicious people came to visit. She could only wait for Liu Quan to come back and ask!

Knowing that Jingyi was back, Tan Yali and her daughter went home early today. After having dinner together, Jingyi took the time to call Liu Quan outside and began to inquire about the mother and daughter's recent situation.

"The young lady has been concentrating on her work recently and has not had much contact with the outside world. That idiot Zhu you mentioned has never appeared once either."

Liu Quan paused, and then said, "The mistress has met a lot of old friends recently. Including the He Daqing you mentioned! They are all old friends getting together. They drank tea and chatted, and nothing out of the ordinary happened."

"The more this is the case, the more you have to keep a close eye on them. I have no objection to their old friends getting together. But you just can't let grandma be alone with He Daqing." Jingyi really had no better solution and could only let Liu Quan continue to keep an eye on her.

"Some time ago, the mistress went to the compound at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang and visited He Daqing's family. She gave a lot of gifts to his granddaughter." Liu Quan thought for a while and added.

Granddaughter? Rainwater’s daughter.

When Jingyi thought of rain, a big bowl of delicious white noodle dumpling soup immediately emerged in her mind.

During the time she lived in the courtyard, the only people who were truly kind to her were Lou Xiao'e and He Yushui.

Although the rain was not very good, it was really good to me. I was only four years old at that time, and she didn't have any intentions towards me.

As a human being, we should repay even a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.