Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2609 - 2545: Love Poems and Red Beans

"Thanks, Dad. Before Guan Tiezhu headed back after cleaning, he discovered a locked iron box nearby. Dad, do you recall it? It was discarded, so he retrieved it for me. It's a beautiful iron box carved with flowers, likely once a candy tin."

"Box?" Jiang Shiheng paused briefly, "What's inside?"

"I don't know since it's your belonging; naturally, I didn't ask and of course didn't open it."

"Check inside, since I can't remember it at all."

"Shall I try unlocking it later?" Chiang Xiao suggested, "If secrets lurk within, I'll uncover them!"

"You little rascal, no secrets remain hidden from you now." Jiang Shiheng laughed heartily.

After ending the call, excitement overwhelmed Chiang Xiao; she dashed for pliers and pried the lock apart.

Merely a tiny lock, it yielded with ease.

The box sprang open, displaying several neatly folded paper slips alongside a small lotus-embroidered scent sachet.

Nothing striking seemed present.

Chiang Xiao snatched the paper slips, unfolding the first to reveal a poetic verse.

A love poem.

Penned in her father's handwriting.

An entire verse crafted so? Guarded so preciously within the iron box?

What could it signify?

Might it indicate that Jiang Liu once genuinely fancied someone back then?

Why else would he compose a love poem?

The second slip held another love poem, still in her father's script.

The third slip bore yet another love poem.

The fourth slip contained just four characters.

My heart is joyful.

Hmm?

What does it imply?

Joyful over what?

Was her father's diary habit so peculiar, scripting love poems and brief phrases on slips?

Edges of the slips bore faint yellowing, yet they stayed pristine and tearless, meticulously safeguarded.

She swiftly untied the scent sachet.

A handful of red beans spilled into her palm from within, their shine dulled to a muted red.

Red beans?!

Love beans?!

These turned out to be the concealed treasures?

Chiang Xiao found herself momentarily speechless.

Unable to restrain herself, she dialed once more.

"Dad, you surely liked a girl back in those days!"

Chiang Xiao's bold claim nearly caused Jiang Shiheng to choke on his water.

"Why do you claim that?"

Chiang Xiao recounted the paper slips and red beans, rendering Jiang Shiheng mute for quite a while.

"Dad?"

Hearing no response promptly, Chiang Xiao called out hastily.

"I'm here."

Jiang Shiheng sighed deep inside, staring at the rippling water in his cup, which left him in a brief daze.

Sixth Brother...

All at once, a soft voice calling him echoed in his mind.

Gentle, carrying a hint of bashfulness.

Who?

Jiang Shiheng's hand shook, sending the cup crashing to the floor with a sharp clink.

Water splashed across the ground, even soaking his feet.

The crash startled Chiang Xiao over the line.

"Dad, what occurred? What's happening?"

Jiang Shiheng jolted back, "Nothing at all, just smashed a water cup."

"Xiao Sixth, what was that noise?"

A distant female voice reached Chiang Xiao, faint and far-off. Correctly identified, it belonged to Lu Shuangshuang.

Why was this pretentious Miss Lu intruding in her dad's courtyard so late into the night?