The two crossed the grass and approached the small iron gate painted green. Hong Kong has a humid climate, and most of the rich houses are built on stone foundations 30 to 40 meters high. Therefore, after leaving this gate, one has to climb down a spiral staircase of 100 steps to reach the road. Clara was pulling the bolt of the door when a car horn sounded below. Ruby came out from nowhere, passed by Isla Ge and Clara, and ran down the stone steps, laughing and shouting all the way: "Young Madam is back! Young Madam is back!" Clara shrugged and sneered: "It's a trivial matter, but it's worth risking your life to rush to get the first place! It's usually a slave, but I can't stand that kind of lowly look!" He turned around and went in. Isla Ge was left standing alone at the iron gate; she was disturbed by Ruby's noise, and her heart was a little flustered. Holding the iron gate and looking down, the car door opened, and a petite young woman in a suit stepped out of the car. She was dressed in black, with a green web hanging from the brim of her black straw hat. On the web was an emerald spider the size of a fingernail, glittering in the sunlight. It was crawling on her cheek, flickering. When it was bright, it looked like a teardrop that was about to fall, and when it was dark, it looked like a green mole. The web was at least two or three yards long, and it was draped over her shoulders like a scarf, fluttering in the wind. The driver was not clearly visible, but he seemed to be a young man. He stuck his head out to say goodbye to her. She stiffened her neck and walked up the steps. Ruby, who was already smiling, came up to her and asked, "Why doesn't the thirteenth young master of the Qiao family come up to have a beer?" The woman said, "Who has time to flirt with him?"
Ruby heard that her tone was not right, so he quickly put away his smile, took the small rattan box from her hand, and whispered: "You must be tired! You come back early!" The woman looked back and saw that the car had already driven away, so she spat heavily on the ground and cursed: "Go away, but don't come back! We are finished!" Ruby saw that she was really angry, so she didn't dare to interrupt. The woman glanced at Ruby, and at first she looked disdainful of complaining to her, and was stunned for a while, then she laughed sourly and said: "Ruby, listen, he invited me to the beach early in the morning, but it turned out that he was using me as a cover. He wanted to date Malin Zhao. The Guangdong family has strict rules, and he was afraid that her father would not agree. With the elders present to supervise, the daughter of the Zhao family would have a talisman. He had such an idea, and he dared to say it to me!" Ruby hurriedly stamped his feet and sighed, cursing the guy surnamed Qiao. The woman ignored her and continued in one breath: "It is common for me to win people over. You, Qiao, shouldn't have made it clear and played a trick on me. I have seen a lot of people, and if everyone has me in their eyes, there can't be a second person. The opera is about getting engaged in the back garden, and it's not my turn to play the wet nurse! I'm not used to being a guest at a banquet! You little B@st@ard, Qiao, your father got a knighthood by currying favor with the British, and your mother is a Portuguese Wh0re of unknown origin, who counts chips in a Macau casino. You little monkey boy, you are so bold that you are playing tricks in front of me!" While scolding, she lifted her veil, lifted it behind her hat, and walked up the stairs.
Isla Ge saw her face only then. After all, she was a few years older. Her white skin was slightly pale, and her lips were smeared with purple-black rouge, the new "mulberry red" color in Paris this season. Isla Ge recognized those eyes that seemed to be half asleep. Her father's photo album treasured a yellowed "family portrait" photo, in which those eyes were in it. The beauty had aged, but her eyes had not. Isla Ge was shocked and her face became hot. Then she heard Ruby following her aunt and asking, "No matter how playful the boy from the Qiao family is, he can't be more playful than you. Are you really going to accompany him to pick up Miss Zhao?" The woman was beaming with joy and said, "I'm not that stupid! When he suggested it in the car, I said, "Okay, go pick her up, but three people will be awkward, you can find someone else." He agreed, but he advocated picking up Malin Zhao first and then inviting others, so as to avoid two men and two women, which would make Mr. Zhao suspicious. I said, "Why don't we take advantage of the situation and bring Old Master Zhao along? I can't swim, and neither can Old Master Zhao. We can just lie on the beach and bask in the sun and have some company." The man named Qiao was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Forget it! Let's go by ourselves and have some quiet time. 'I said, "What's the matter?" He just kept driving. I saw that we were almost at Repulse Bay, so I forced him to drive back in one breath, saying that he had heatstroke. He was so tired that he was sweating all over. He wanted to stop and drink a bottle of soda, but I wouldn't let him. Finally, I let out a sigh of relief." Ruby clapped his hands and laughed, "It's so refreshing! Young Madam has manipulated him enough! There's just one thing. We're going to have a dinner party tomorrow. I guess his invitation must be cancelled, and we have to find someone else to fill the vacancy. Please give me your advice, Young Madam." The woman tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "Who should we invite? As soon as these British officers come, they try to get my wine, but it's useless. They get drunk as soon as they drink too much. Oh! Remember this, don't let that army lieutenant come to your house next time. When he's drunk, he just sticks to Ruby and flirts. It's not decent!" Ruby agreed repeatedly. The woman asked again, "Has Sir Qiao Cheng called?" Ruby shook his head and said with a smile, "I really don't understand: when our grandfather was alive, the Qiao family, two or three generations old and young, called all day long, sneakily trying every means to cause trouble for the young lady, making us people frightened, and afraid that the grandfather would be angry if he knew. Now the young lady's friends are all successful, but they are acting like a show-off!" The woman said, "What's so hard to understand? It's just their cunning temper! They have to be sneaky to be interesting!" Ruby said, "If the young lady finds a suitable person to marry, I'm afraid they won't be jealous!" The woman said, "Bah! You're talking nonsense again. I tell you---" At this point, she finished walking up the stone steps and saw a stranger by the iron gate, so she stopped talking. Isla Ge stepped forward boldly and called her aunt. Her aunt, Mrs. Vivienne, raised her chin and squinted at her.
Isla Ge introduced herself, "Aunt, I am Ge Yukun's daughter." Mrs. Vivienne asked immediately, "Is Ge Yukun dead?"
Isla Ge said, "My father is still in TOEFL." Mrs. Vivienne said, "Does he know you came to see me?" Isla Ge was speechless for a moment. Mrs. Vivienne said, "Please go. If he finds out, there will be a big fight! This is not a place for you to go around. It will tarnish your good name!" Isla Ge apologized with a smile, "Don't blame aunt for being angry. We have been in Hong Kong for so long, but we haven't come to pay our respects to aunt. It's really damnable!" Mrs. Vivienne said, "Oh! So you came here specially to pay your respects today! I was too worried. I just thought you didn't come to the temple for no reason. You must need me. I said this at the beginning: One day when Ge Yukun died, I would obediently take out money to buy a coffin for him. As long as he lives, don't ask me to lend you a penny!" After being said so directly by her, Isla Ge was young and tender-faced, and she couldn't pretend anymore. She had a thick smile on her face, but now the smile froze on her lips. Ruby was standing by and saw that she was so embarrassed that she couldn't stand it. She smiled and said, "How do you know that he is borrowing money when he hasn't even opened his mouth yet? But as the old saying goes, if you were bitten by a snake three years ago, you will be afraid of a rope! Miss Ge, you don't know that our mansion has a constant stream of relatives and fellow townsmen coming to play the lottery all year round. You are so scared that you have lost your courage. Miss, don't be impatient. You have come from a long way to visit your relatives. Let's talk to each other before we leave. Please sit in the living room for a while, so that we can have a little time. "Nanny, take a break. I will come and call you if you get through this breath." Mrs. Vivienne smiled faintly and said, "I heard that you, a girl, are actually apologizing for me. You better mind your own business! I don't know how many tips you have received from others!" Ruby said, "Oh! It's as if I have never seen money! You see, this girl doesn't look like someone who spends a lot of money. I'm afraid she can't buy me!" Although Ruby was kind enough to help Isla Ge out of trouble, these two sentences made people embarrassed. Isla Ge forced a smile, but her face turned red and white, and her expression was uncertain. Ruby leaned close to Mrs. Vivienne's ear and whispered, "Young Nanny, you always forget that Dr. Feng in the beauty salon told you not to frown, otherwise you will easily get crow's feet at the corners of your eyes." Mrs. Vivienne really became friendly after hearing this. Ruby said again, "Standing under the scorching sun, be careful not to get freckles!" A gust of wind blew Mrs. Vivienne into the house.
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