Magic City, Jingyuan.

As an international metropolis, Magic City has countless high-rise buildings lined up in rows, and every inch of land is valuable but not marketable. However, the Linjiang Road area is a special place of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle, with almost no sights to be seen within a few kilometers.

When you look at modern buildings, you can occasionally see a few small red brick buildings in the 1960s style through the tall French palm trees. This is the dry rest house that everyone in the authentic magic city knows.

If such a large area were to be developed commercially, countless powerful real estate developers would have to compete for a piece of the pie. However, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, or more precisely from the Republic of China to the present, it has almost always retained its original appearance, except for

The roads have become wider, the trees have grown up, and some basic facilities have been improved, but little has changed.

Some people say that this area was leased during the Republic of China, and the buildings in this area have the typical Chinese and Western fusion characteristics of the Republic of China. The reason why they are not developed commercially is to protect historical relics. It sounds reasonable, but in fact they don’t understand

Only those in the know would think this way.

Only a very few people know that the real reason is that the "Quiet Garden" is here.

Looking through the historical materials in the Magic City Archives, we can find that from the day it was built, it was called "Jingyuan Mansion" and the owner's surname was Zhu. Later, "Jingyuan Mansion" was used as a dowry for the only daughter of the owner surnamed Zhu; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, "Jingyuan Mansion" was

It was renamed "Jingyuan"; in the late 1960s, "Jingyuan" only retained a few buildings and a small part of the surrounding area, and donated the other parts to the government. The government built several small red brick buildings as dry buildings.

The rest house has retained this layout to this day.

The layout in the Jingyuan has styles from different eras, with Western oil paintings hanging, wooden furniture from the Republic of China period, and various modern electrical appliances. It is no exaggeration to say that many daily utensils are qualified to enter museums.

Not to mention some collections of objects. But if a gentleman wants to make a fortune, it can only be said that he has made a wrong calculation, because the security of the entire Jingyuan from the outside to the inside will definitely make him doubt his life.

The current owner of Jingyuan is a ninety-year-old woman with age spots on her hands and face. She is currently sitting on an old sofa, holding a glass of lemonade and coaxing her little grandson: "

Monkey, you’ve eaten this meal, drank your tea, and everyone else has left, why are you still hanging on here with me? What’s the harm in holding on?”

The "monkey" in the old lady's mouth is her youngest grandson, named Mu Maohe, who is 26 years old this year. When he was a child, his name "Hezi" gradually turned into "monkey", so "monkey" became Mu Mao in the mouth of relatives and friends.

Nickname for and.

"Grandma, look at what you said, don't I just want to spend more time with you?" Mu Maohe leaned on the sofa without a trace of posture, held the remote control and kept adjusting the channels, and said without hesitation, "Besides, little one

Xiaoxiao finally returned to China. I have the best relationship with Xiaoxiao at home, and I also want to accompany Xiaoxiao again... I want to drink grapefruit tea, Xiaoxiao will pour me a cup."

The woman Mu Maohe calls "Xiao Xiao" is his niece in terms of seniority. At first glance, she has a typical oriental face, but her long black hair with a hint of gold and sapphire blue smiling eyes

You can still tell that he is a "mixed race".

Xiaoxiao grabbed the remote control and complained dissatisfiedly: "What are you going to watch after all this time? My eyes are blurred... I want to drink it myself, but it's not like I don't have legs."

The grapefruit tea was not drunk, and the remote control was snatched away. Mu Maohe complained like a child: "Grandma, please judge. After all, I am also an elder. It is not too much to ask Xiaoxiao to pour a glass of water for the elder."

Bar?"

"Hey, Mu Maohe, do you still know that you are an elder?" Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, "Are you just saying that you have looked like an elder since you were a child? Tiantian has the nerve to tell others that you watched me grow up, you

Why don't you say I'm the one you bullied?"

"Grandma, look, now I don't even call you uncle, I just call you by name..."

The old lady was used to the scene of the two bickering, so she immediately started to argue, "What are you yelling about? It makes my head hurt! Little monkey, if you have something to say, go back as soon as possible."

"That's right, go back quickly, you are not welcome here!" Xiaoxiao also started to use the remote control to change channels, "It's like changing girlfriends and clothes every day. Hey, uncle, haven't you decided who you want to accompany you tonight?

ah?"

"Don't talk nonsense! You're just trying to taint my innocence. Am I that kind of person?"

Xiao Xiao was disdainful: "Tch, are you innocent? Who is this star in the newspaper talking about every day?"

"Can you believe what the newspaper says? I was just acting on occasion, do you understand?"

Xiaoxiao was about to reply when the old lady suddenly interrupted: "Hey...Xiaoxiao, wait...stop!"

Xiaoxiao turned to look at the old lady in confusion when she heard the sound, "Grandma, what's wrong?"

The old lady, who had been snuggled up on the single sofa, now sat up straight and pointed at the TV with some excitement, "Turn back the channel!"

Xiaoxiao was surprised by the old lady's expression, so she turned up the table and asked, "This?"

"No, go up!" The old lady's eyes flashed.

"this?"

As soon as Xiaoxiao finished asking, he heard the old lady respond excitedly, her voice trembling: "Yes...yes...that's it, that's it..."

Xiaoxiao was frightened by the old lady's condition. The old lady was old and her heart was not in good condition. What the health care doctor often said was "don't get too excited".

Xiaoxiao quickly stood up and walked over, held the old lady's hand, and stroked her back gently, "Grandma, don't be too excited. What's wrong with you?"

"Monkey" Mu Maohe was also startled by the old lady's reaction and quickly came over: "Xiaoxiao, grandma, what's wrong?"

The old lady ignored Xiaoxiao and Mu Maohe at all, almost with tears in her eyes, staring at the TV screen, and even hummed along with the songs on the TV, and the tunes were all the same.

Xiaoxiao drank and Mu Maohe couldn't figure out the situation. He could only follow the old lady's gaze and look at the TV. The program being played on the TV was the opening song of "A Thousand Thousand Tribulations of Love" from Magic City TV's Golden Theater.

"... Let us be companions in the world of mortals, live a carefree life, ride horses galloping to share the prosperity of the world, sing the joy in our hearts while drinking wine, and seize the youth with great vigor..."

After the opening song ended, the title of the drama "Love Is Thousands of Tribulations" and the words "Episode 1" popped up.

The old lady watched patiently for a few more minutes, and finally shook her head, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired. Xiaoxiao, please send me back to the room... and little monkey, you can either go back early. If you don't want to go back at night,

Live here.”

Xiaoxiao helped the old lady get up and turned to greet Mu Maohe: "Uncle, I will send grandma back to her room to rest first."

"Okay! I'll sit here for a while. If you need anything, remember to call me."

The old lady's bedroom is on the second floor. The room is large and has a separate bathroom, cloakroom and study room.

The old lady pointed in the direction of the study, "Go to the study first."

"Go to the study room?" Xiaoxiao dissuaded: "Why don't you just rest! Grandma, you scared me just now. The doctor said you shouldn't be too excited. Are you okay?"

The old lady smiled kindly and said: "It's okay... How can I not know my own body? Hey, it's easy to be sad when you get older. The song just now was so nice, it reminded me of some things in the past...

…Go to the study and help me look up the name of that song online.”

The study room is also very large, almost like a small office. It is fully equipped with bookcases, desks, sofas and coffee tables for guests. The computer on the desk even has a separate projector.

"Grandma, I can't find the song I just mentioned online right now. Why don't you check it again tomorrow? How about you go to bed early?" Xiaoxiao searched the Internet for a long time without satisfactory results.

The old lady refused, "I'll do it myself, you don't know what I'm looking for."

The old lady sat down in front of the computer and tried a few keyword searches. A bunch of results popped up. The old lady opened them one by one and browsed, and finally found a few videos, which were played at the press conference of "A Thousand Thousand Tribulations of Love".

Promotional video.

The old lady watched the two videos containing "Shangxie" and "Dang" several times. She leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes, lost in thought. The trembling lips and corners of her eyes showed that she was not at peace inside.

Xiaoxiao softly called "Grandma Grandma" twice but received no response. She was so frightened that she immediately picked up the phone on the desk and spoke quickly: "Director Qin, Grandma Grandma will be very excited right now. I'm afraid her heart won't be able to bear it. You

Come and have a look."

A crisp reply came from the phone: "Okay, I'll be there soon!"

In less than a minute, rapid footsteps sounded. Director Qin carried a medical kit and led two doctors into the study, followed by Mu Maohe who looked eager.

Xiaoxiao quickly said to Director Qin: "Grandma Grandma has been very excited. Director Qin, please check Grandma Grandma quickly!"

The old lady who had been closing her eyes just now opened her eyes and said with a smile: "I told you that I'm fine, but you kid doesn't believe it, so you start such a big fight... Since you're worried, then...

Check it out!”

The next step was auscultation and blood pressure testing. The old lady secretly winked at Director Qin while no one was paying attention, and Director Qin nodded slightly in response.

"Madam, she should be fine. However, just to be on the safe side, blood tests and ECG monitoring will be done next. It will affect your work if you and I are here. Why don't you go downstairs and wait for a while?

I'll let you know when I get out," Director Qin said.

Xiaoxiao, Mu Mao and Yiyan went downstairs, and the old lady put on a full show, cooperated with the doctor to draw blood, and put on the ECG monitor.

As long as the equipment in the ward, such as ventilators and ECG monitors, can be seen in the old lady's room, there are even laboratories and examination rooms in Jingyuan. Some of the physical therapy equipment are even more advanced than those in big hospitals.

Director Qin used the excuse of "blood tests" to send away the two doctors, "Madam, your blood pressure is indeed higher now than in the morning, and your heart is not good, so you should pay more attention to controlling your emotions."

The old lady didn't take it seriously, "I've long put aside the matter of life and death, and the only one I can't let go of is this child, Xiaoxiao."

When Director Qin heard this, he thought of Xiao Xiao's life experience and sighed, "Hey..."

The small life experience is embarrassing, full of sadness and sadness...

Bird Kaufman was a Swiss doctor. He hated the war, so after graduating from medical school, he traveled across the ocean to Shanghai to support China's war of resistance. He fell in love with a nurse in the hospital and settled down for life.

In 1944, both the couple were killed in a bombing, leaving only a son who was less than one year old. The old lady, who had been married for two years and had no children at that time, learned about this and after discussing with her husband, she adopted the poor orphan as a child.

If he was born, he would be named Mu Zongguang, and this Mu Zongguang would be his little grandpa.

Because of his typical European appearance, Mu Zongguang was injured during those chaotic years and later died of his injuries. His wife also died of excessive grief the following year, leaving behind his only son Mu Maoen, who was only two years old.

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Mu Maoen was raised by an old lady, and when she grew up, she wanted to join the army. As a person who came from the war years, the old lady naturally knew that the battlefield was ruthless, and she could only make the request to get married and have children. New

After marriage, Mu Maoen ignored the obstruction of his newly pregnant wife and secretly joined the army. For this reason, his newlywed wife was very depressed during the pregnancy and the birth was not smooth. Although she was lucky enough to survive the birth, her body was broken down.

, and eventually died of illness in the same year.

Although the old lady used her personal connections to take care of Mu Mao'en in many ways, "fate is not up to anyone", and Mu Mao'en was later killed by a stray bullet on the battlefield.

In this way, "Xiao Xiao", who had just turned one year old, lost his parents. The grieving old lady decided to let the miserable "Xiao Xiao" take her own surname of Zhu. She was not superstitious and asked a Feng Shui master to rename "Xiao Xiao" Zhu Yuchu.
To be continued...