The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 485: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (24)

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Cao Wanning no longer wanted to stay in the study room any longer. After all, no one could tell whether Cao Ce would suddenly change his mind.

This harvest was the maximum benefit she could get from her brother.

You know, although she has her own ways to check and balance Cao Ce, resources like human relationships will eventually decrease every time they are used, whether in her own name or in the name of her eldest sister.

"Wait a minute," Cao Ce's voice suddenly sounded behind Cao Wanning as she was about to turn around and leave. "Tomorrow, I don't want to see you and your daughter again. I don't want to wear this dress again. Give her clothes back to me."

"As you command." Cao Wanning agreed, but his back was still facing Cao Ce, and he had no intention of turning around.

In this way, Cao Ce naturally had no way of seeing the look of disgust on her face at this moment.

In fact, if it wasn't absolutely necessary, why would she be willing to wear the old clothes left by the deceased with her daughter?

After Cao Wanning left, Cao Ce leaned back in his chair tiredly and rubbed his eyebrows.

He understood that Cao Wanning must have more than just these two sets of old clothes, but now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more.

At noon, the Cao family gathered together and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch. Everyone had a smile on their face, but no one knew how many of them were truly happy.

After the meal, Cao Shixun took Su Xiangran to visit the famous attractions in Haicheng.

At the same time, Cao Wanning chose to return to his rented hotel early.

As soon as she entered the room, she couldn't wait to take off her old clothes and quickly put on her favorite clothes.

However, when I saw the long-sleeved cheongsam thrown on the ground, a surge of resentment surged in my heart.

She wanted to stomp on it hard a few times, but she was worried that doing so would alert Cao Ce. After all, she had to return the dress tomorrow.

So, she suppressed her dissatisfaction, gritted her teeth, and threw the hateful cheongsam into the corner of the room, as if it was a pile of disgusting filth.

After a whole day of singing, reciting, acting and fighting, Cao Wanning felt exhausted and indescribable.

She fell headfirst onto the hotel bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

On the other hand, since Cao Wanning left, Cao Ce has locked himself in the study and has not stepped out.

In fact, he was not really in the study, but hid in a dark room specially set up in the study.

The walls of this small darkroom are covered with densely packed photos.

If you look closely, you will find that there are actually only three different styles of these photos, and the rest are printed from those three negatives.

The first photo shows two women with extremely similar looks, as eye-catching as twin flowers.

The girl who was a little petite, looked a little uneasy, and didn't even dare to smile was undoubtedly Cao Wanning;

The other person who smiled particularly brightly was the eldest daughter of the Cao family - Cao Fangning, but she actually had another name, Cao Xu.

There are three people in the second photo. The shortest one is still Cao Wanning, but compared to the previous photo, there is a young boy named Cao Ce with a green and immature face in the picture.

However, the most significant change in this photo is Cao Fangning. What is surprising is that at this moment she is wearing men's clothes and standing steadily between the two people.

The last photo is a group photo of Cao Fangning and Cao Ce. The background is a battlefield shrouded in smoke and surrounded by dilapidated ruins.

At this moment, the person in the photo should be called Cao Xu. She and her younger brother Cao Ce are both wearing military uniforms, holding the same type of guns in their hands, as if they are always ready to engage in a fierce and brutal battle.

Taking photos is not an easy thing in this day and age.

The first two precious photos were taken many years ago in a famous photo studio in Haicheng.

As for the last photo, it was taken by a reporter who went to the battlefield to interview.

In order to get the negative of this photo, Cao Ce went through a lot of twists and turns.

In fact, this photo became the last image of Cao Fangning left in the world.

In that brutal battle, she died on the battlefield in order to save her brother Cao Ce.

Of course, it is no coincidence that Cao Wanning and Cao Fangning look alike.

Tracing back to the past, it turned out that their mothers were actually sisters, and they were closely related by blood.

In this way, the three of them are not only half-siblings, but strictly speaking, they are also cousins.

Among them, Cao Ce and Cao Fangning have the same mother, and their mother is of extraordinary noble status, being a princess in the late Qing Dynasty.

Back then, when their mother got married, the Qing Dynasty was already in decline.

Despite her noble status as a princess, this marriage was not out of mutual love, but an act of helplessness. It can be said that this marriage was essentially a transaction.

Fortunately, this princess was very blessed and gave birth to a son and a daughter in just four years.