Girl Haicheng, in front of a mansion in a high-end residential area, a taxi stopped, the rear door opened, and a girl got out of the car.
He is about 1.68 meters tall and has a well-proportioned figure. He is dressed in a white T-shirt, nine-point black cloth trousers and white sneakers. His long black hair is tied up in a high ponytail and reaches his waist.
It was noon when she got off the car, and the sun was shining brightly. She raised her hand slightly to cover the sunlight and glanced at the mansion in front of her. Under the fierce sunlight, the girl's face could not be seen clearly, but she couldn't hide her temperament.
There is a quietness in the elegance, giving people a feeling of being a lady in ancient times.
She glanced at the mansion in front of her, then retracted her gaze, and went around to the back of the taxi to open the trunk to get her luggage. It was a big suitcase, and the taxi driver thought that a little girl with small arms and legs couldn't handle it. As soon as she got off the car and was about to help, she saw that she easily took out the suitcase.
"The little girl is very strong!" the taxi driver praised.
The girl smiled lightly in response.
Only then did she see her face.
She is very beautiful, but not the kind of publicized beauty. She is very introverted and special.
After thanking him and paying the fare, he was about to drag his suitcase towards the mansion not far away when a person came across him.
"Excuse me, is that Miss Shi Yan?" The
visitor looked like a very kind old man in his fifties.
Shi Yan smiled slightly: "I'm Shi Yan, hello." The
old man was obviously stunned when he saw Shi Yan, but he was very good, and quickly recovered: "My name is Jiang Hai, the housekeeper of the Jiang family in Haicheng. , The old lady is going out temporarily, and she is not in Haicheng these days, so let me receive Miss Shi."
"I'm sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother, don't bother, I learned that Miss Shi was admitted to Haicheng University, but the old lady has been talking about you for a long time, and has been looking forward to your coming. If it wasn't for the sudden illness of an old friend, the old lady would visit, I'm afraid she wouldn't say anything. Leave when you came here."
Shi Yan smiled lightly: "I'm worried about the old man."
"It's right to miss you, you saved the life of the old lady."
"It's just a coincidence, you shouldn't be one ." "Save the word."
"Miss Shi is too modest. You saved the old lady, which is a great kindness for the Jiang family in Haicheng. Let me help you with the suitcase."
Before Shi Yan could answer, the suitcase was taken away by him. .
Shi Yan didn't argue with him either. Although the suitcase was a bit heavy, it didn't take much effort to drag it along on a smooth road.
She smiled lightly and thanked her.
The Jiang family in Haicheng is worthy of being a big family in Haicheng. The house is very large, and the gate is a long stone road. The flagstone road is very wide and can accommodate two cars side by side. On both sides are a row of big trees that can only be hugged by one person with open arms. It looks like a lot of years.
The flagstone road was swept clean, and there were basically no leaves.
"Usually cars drive in directly. Miss Shi, if you don't let us send a car to the airport to pick you up, the taxi can only go to the door, so we have to walk for a while." Jiang Hai explained patiently.
"Thank you." Shi Yan said with a smile.
"You're welcome, Miss Shi, I should be more active as an old man. It's okay to walk a little bit. I'm afraid you will find it difficult to walk."
"I'm fine. Come down."
Jiang Hai smiled and said, "Since you rescued the old lady three years ago, the old lady has to take care of you at your house for half a month. When I came back, I kept talking about how good and sensible you are. Now that I see you, I will Only then did I realize that the old lady didn't exaggerate."
"You won the prize." He smiled lightly, neither humble nor arrogant.
Jiang Hai appreciated it in his heart.
No wonder the old lady kept thinking, who doesn't like such a sensible, well-behaved and decent child who is neither humble nor arrogant?
Just looking at it like that, it's hard to believe she's a country kid.
From words and deeds to behavior to smiles, everything is inappropriate, and it is more like a lady than a real lady.
"Let me introduce the members of the family to Miss Shi."
"Okay." He
listened quietly with a faint smile.
"In addition to the old lady, Haicheng Jiang's family also has an uncle and an uncle, but since the eldest young master officially took over the family's business and the uncle gradually retired, he and the eldest lady don't often live in the old house. Only the uncle lives in the old house. A pair of children with the eldest wife, namely the eldest young master and the eldest young lady."
"The second master and the second wife do not have any contact with the family's business. They are engaged in scientific research work, often working overtime or on business trips, and do not often live in the old house. There is only one of them. My son, the second young master in the family, lives with them and rarely returns to the old house."
"The third master is an actor who is determined to devote his life to acting, but is not married. He is very busy with work and is often full of The world is running, and he rarely lives in the old house."
"Only the fifth master lives in the old house. He is not in good health and has been recuperating at home."
"The composition of the family is almost like this. Miss Shi doesn't need to remember it deliberately. Just count." The
uncle, the second master, the third master and the fifth master have all, but what about the fourth master?
Thinking so, Shi Yan did not ask rudely.
"Thank you for letting me know."
"Miss Shi, you're welcome, even if I don't say it, you can figure it out after staying in the old house for a few days. The family members are not complicated. I'll tell you something when I suddenly think of it. Say it, so that you know what you know, so that you don't feel too unfamiliar and scared when you first came here."
He is really a careful and kind person.
"You are bothered."
Jiang Hai smiled and continued: "The eldest miss is one month older than you, and just like you, just finished the college entrance examination and got the admission letter, so I can't stay at home, so I accompany the old lady to visit an old friend. Speaking of which, the eldest miss is also admitted. After you go to Haicheng University, you will still be in the same school."
"I heard this from Grandma Jiang on the phone."
Shi Yan smiled and said, "But in terms of grades, I'm not as good as Miss Jiang, I just stepped on my major. On the admissions line, Miss Jiang's professional admission threshold is much higher than mine, and she is several points higher than her professional admission threshold, and she has passed the admission threshold of Kyoto University. I heard from Grandma Jiang that she did not want to leave home too much. Haicheng University was chosen by Yuan Cai."
"Everyone has their own strengths, our eldest just happens to be good at learning, maybe what Miss Shi is good at is what our eldest is not good at." Since he is only a housekeeper, Jiang Hai does not Judging the host's lady too much, but he is already very good at talking like this.
"You look up to me."
"The old lady and the eldest miss are not at home. The eldest young master is in the company, but he will be back in the evening. Miss Shi should be able to see him by then. As for the fifth master, he usually stays in his own yard. If you don't go out, Miss Shi should have little chance to meet her, but he doesn't like being disturbed by others, so Miss Shi will try to avoid the fifth master's yard in the old house and walk a little." The
last sentence was calm, but in fact it was for Shi Yan remind.
I have to say that Jiang Hai is indeed a very talkative person.
"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to in the old house?" Actually, I want to ask if there are any taboos.
It's just that Jiang Hai said it euphemistically, so Shi Yan asked more euphemistically.
"No, it's just that the eldest young master always talks less, and people are more deserted. If he is too indifferent to you, I hope you don't take it to heart, just pretend he doesn't exist." At the
end Jiang Hai added with a smile: "It's the old lady. Let me tell you so."
"The old lady said that she managed to coax you to live at home for a while before school started, and she didn't want you to live unpleasantly, and she didn't want you to be unable to live after two days. She said that during the half month she lived in your house, you Take care of her as a grandmother, she once regarded it as her home, and I hope you can also regard Haicheng Jiang's as your home."
Shi Yan listened to his words, without a long speech of gratitude, only smiled and said: " Grandma Jiang is a very loving old man who deserves respect." Don't be
arrogant or impetuous.
Jiang Hai looked at her a little higher.
More and more she doesn't feel like a child who grew up in the country.
But she is.
According to the old lady, during the half month she lived at Miss Shi's house, she heard from neighbors that Miss Shi used to live with her grandmother, and when her grandmother died at the age of thirteen, she had been living alone.
From the age of thirteen to nineteen, from the first year of junior high school to the third year of high school graduation, I lived alone for six years.
A miserable child.
But her demeanor really doesn't look like someone raised by a poor family, let alone someone who is an orphan who lives alone at the age of thirteen.
Maybe some people are just naturally good-natured?
From the tree-lined stone road, there is a large garden. In addition to all kinds of flowers, there are rockery lotus ponds in the garden. This season is when lotus flowers are in full bloom, which is very beautiful.
Jiang Hai pointed to a building over there and introduced: "There is the main building, there are no people there, the first floor is the main hall where guests are usually entertained; the second floor is the restaurant, where everyone usually eats; the third floor is more elegant and generally If the ladies and the eldest need to treat elegant guests, they are all there, usually holding some tea parties or the like."
"Everyone in the family will live in a yard alone when they are ten years old, and everyone has their own yard in the old house. , even if they don't live here often. The yard that the old lady arranged for Miss Shi is right next to her yard, and the yard of you and the eldest lady is the closest to the old lady's yard."
"I will take Miss Shi to the old lady to prepare for you now . yard placement.”
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Hai was surprised again.
According to the old lady, Miss Shi lived in a brick house with earthen walls in the countryside, and all the vegetables she ate were grown by herself on a plot of land in the yard, and the conditions were very difficult. How could she not react at all when she first entered such a mansion?
Her expression didn't look like she was deliberately pretending to be calm for fear of being looked down upon.
She is really calm. It seems to her that this huge house is no different from the earth-walled and tiled house in her house.
It is rare to have such a heart at this age.
No wonder the old lady loved her so much.
After dragging the suitcase all the way for more than 20 minutes, I finally came to the yard arranged by the old lady for Shi Yan. The yard is independently separated by a fence. It is not big, with only a small two-story western-style building and a small garden.
After sending her into the yard, Jiang Hai did not follow up with the house.
"It's not convenient for me to go in, so Xiao Zhao will take Miss Shi next. If you need anything, Miss Shi can just tell Xiao Zhao, she will arrange it, or you can call me directly. This is my business card."
Xiao Zhao It was a maid called by Jiang Haigang, who was in her thirties.
Shi Yan took his business card with both hands and smiled: "Thank you, thank you for picking me up in person."
"Miss Shi is welcome."
After Jiang Hai left, Xiao Zhao said, "Miss Shi, I will help you bring your luggage to the building. Go up. The room and study are on the second floor, and the first floor is the living room. You can sit on the first floor and rest for a while. I'll pack up before you go upstairs."
Shi Yan smiled and refused: "No need, I'll just pack it up myself. Leave me a phone number, if you need me to call you again. I've been on the road for a long time, and I want to take a bath and rest after I pack up."
"Then I'll help you carry your luggage upstairs."
"No need . , I'll do it myself."
Xiao Zhao still wanted to insist, but saw that she easily lifted the suitcase up the stone ladder and entered the house.
This Miss Shi Yan looked thin, but she didn't expect her strength to be quite strong.
"Then Miss Shi called me for something, and I left her phone number on the coffee table in the living room."
"Okay."
Xiao Zhao was suddenly dazzled by her smile.
This is too beautiful!
The temperament is also very good, and it is not inferior to the eldest lady...
Well, it seems that Miss Shi and the eldest lady are not the same style, but anyway, she actually thinks that Miss Shi is like a lady from an orthodox family.
Is this the country girl who saved the old lady in the legend?
Nothing like coming from the country.
Shi Yan directly carried the suitcase upstairs.
The doors of the rooms are all open, so it is not difficult to tell which is the room and which is the study.
The rooms are all furnished, with sofas, beds, a cloakroom and a large balcony. The color of the room is simple, with a light blue style, which Shi Yan likes.
There is a hanging chair on the balcony, and a few potted plants are placed next to it.
Shi Yan opened the suitcase and planned to hang his clothes in the cloakroom first.
The suitcase was opened, half clothes and half books.
They are all old books, and they are often read at a glance.
This season's clothes don't take up much space, so even though most of her suitcases are filled with books, there are actually five sets of regular clothes, two sets of pajamas, and two pairs of shoes.
The style is similar to the one she wears.
When I opened the closet in the cloakroom, there was a fragrant smell in my breath, and I knew it was a sachet to deodorize and prevent insects in the closet.
In addition to the prepared hangers, there are two sets of nightdresses and two sets of looser sportswear in the cabinet, neither of which has taken off the tag. She probably didn't know her figure, so the old lady told people to prepare only these.
The clothes are not gorgeous, they are all in a very low-key style, which is not much different from her usual style of clothing.
Shi Yan smiled slightly.
The old lady is really a careful person.
After hanging all the clothes, she closed the suitcase and dragged it to the study next to her.
She treasured these books more than the clothes she brought.
The study is very simple. In addition to a few bookshelves and a desk, there is also a set of sofas. The sofa is equipped with a small solid wood coffee table. There is a tatami mat near the floor-to-ceiling window. go and see.
There is a computer on the desk.
In the study room, small rugs are laid on the tatami and sofa according to the layout style.
There are green plants on the desk on the coffee table, and a pot next to the floor-to-ceiling window.
It looks cozy.
There are three bookshelves, one of which is full of books, all new books, which should have been prepared for her on a special trip; the other two bookshelves are empty and should be reserved for her to put her own books.
Shi Yan took out the books and placed them on the bookshelf one by one.
After doing this, about half an hour has passed.
It was not false that she and Xiao Zhao wanted to take a bath and rest.
From the countryside where she lives to Haicheng, she took a bus for three hours to the city, a taxi for half an hour from the city station to the airport, and a flight of more than three hours. It took almost an hour by taxi to get to Jiang's house.
Really tired.
She went back to her room and put her suitcases away, took a set of pajamas she brought, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
The bathroom should have a complete set of toiletries, and a washing machine is also prepared, which is exactly what Shi Yan wants. The old lady prepared the washing machine. Xu thought that she would wash clothes by herself in the countryside, so she would not be used to letting others do the washing.
Very thoughtful.
After taking a shower, putting on pajamas and drying his hair, Shi Yan washed and dried the changed clothes before he closed the curtains and lay on the bed.
There is a touch of incense on the bed, not very strong, which is acceptable to Shi Yan.
Pull up the quilt and take a look at the phone.
It's almost three in the afternoon.
According to the housekeeper Jiang Hai, the eldest young master of the Jiang family will go back to the old house after get off work. She is a guest at the Jiang family on the first day.
In any case, when you come to be a guest, you should say hello to the host.
In this way, she can sleep for two hours.
Shi Yan set the alarm for five o'clock.
I slept well this night.
Shi Yan's mentality has always been very good, and she has always been at ease. She rarely suffers from insomnia when she lives alone in the country, not to mention lying on such a soft bed now.
Get up, wash and change clothes.
Another white T-shirt, black cloth pants and white sneakers.
The styles of her clothes are similar, but the styles are not the same. If you don't look closely, you can't tell, and you will mistakenly think that she has not changed clothes.
But Shi Yan didn't care about that, she just needed to dress comfortably.
It is definitely not appropriate to go to the main building alone, after all, it is in someone else's house.
Shi Yan saw a note left by Xiao Zhao on the coffee table in the living room on the first floor, with her number written on it, so she called Xiao Zhao and asked Xiao Zhao to take her to the main building.
Xiao Zhao came quickly.
"Miss Shi."
Shi Yan stood up from the sofa, nodded slightly and smiled: "Sister Zhao, please take me to the main building, I don't know the way very well."
She must know the way, she has always had a good memory, just now When he came over, Jiang Hai pointed her to the location of the main building, and she probably remembered how to get there.
"Miss Shi, you're welcome, you can just call me Xiao Zhao."
Shi Yan smiled lightly, neither responding well nor badly.
Xiao Zhao continued: "Miss Shi went to the main building, are you hungry? If you are hungry and feel that it is too far to go to the main building, I can bring dinner here.
" When I came to Jiang's house as a guest, I happened to say hello to your eldest young master."
Seeing Xiao Zhao looking at her in surprise, Shi Yan smiled and said, "It was Haibo who told me that no one else was in the old house, and it is inconvenient for your fifth master to be there. Go to disturb, only your eldest young master will come back after work, so I was thinking of being a guest at Jiang's house on the first day, and I should say hello to the master, so I can only find your eldest young master."
Haibo was Jiang Hai when he brought her over, When she heard Xiao Zhao's call, she followed suit.
"That's it."
Xiao Zhao said with a smile: "Actually, the old lady asked me before going out, and let me tell you, if you don't want to see other people, you don't have to, and the eldest young master is no exception. The old lady also said, let you Treat this place as your own home, then you can feel as comfortable as you are in your own home, the Jiang family is her home, you are the guest she invited back, and no one dares to say that you are not."
"Grandma Jiang has a heart. "Shi Yan smiled lightly.
"It's just that I was a guest at Jiang's house for the first time, so I should say hello to the host. I also want to go out for a walk and get familiar with the environment."
She said so, and Xiao Zhao naturally couldn't say anything.
After hesitating, he said, "Then you see our eldest young master, if he... is not very enthusiastic, don't take it to heart. Our eldest young master has a relatively cold temperament and is not aimed at you alone."
Shi Yan is the old lady's honored guest . , and Xiao Zhao had a good first impression of her, otherwise Xiao Zhao would not easily say this in front of her.
It is a taboo to say little things about the host in front of guests.
Although this is not a small thing.
"I know this, Haibo and I mentioned it."
"Then I can rest assured."
Xiao Zhao led Shi Yan to the main building and walked for more than ten minutes.
When we arrived at the main hall on the first floor of the main building, it was already 5:40. A servant chef was busy in the kitchen, and after greeting Shi Yan to sit down, Xiao Zhao made her a cup of tea.
"If the eldest young master is not entertained, he will come back on time after work, and he will be home at about six o'clock. He didn't call in advance today to inform the kitchen that he doesn't have to prepare dinner. He should be back on time. You have a cup of tea and so on. I will go back first. , you can call me if you have anything."
"Okay, it's hard work, Sister Zhao."
She didn't change her words, and Xiao Zhao didn't correct her either.
He smiled at her and left the main hall.
Shi Yan drank the third sip of tea, and the old clock on the wall pointed to 5:55 when there was the sound of a car coming back outside, followed by the voice of a servant saying hello and shouting "Eldest Young Master".
Someone came in through the main gate, and Shi Yan looked up at the sound.
Author: Su Xuan
That person is also looking at her.
With a height of about 1.85 meters, he has a cold and handsome face with sharp eyebrows.
This is Jiang Sheng, the eldest son of the Jiang family. He is twenty-four years old. He has taken over the property of the Jiang family in Haicheng and is the principal of the Jiang family in Haicheng.
These were mentioned by Mrs. Jiang and Shi Yan while chatting on the phone.
Shi Yan put down the tea cup and stood up, smiled and nodded: "Hello, I'm Shi Yan, I'm sorry."
Jiang Sheng looked at her and retracted his eyes, and walked in: "Miss Shi, hello, I'm Jiang Sheng."
No To reach out and shake hands to say hello, he just nodded lightly, his expression was indeed very cold.
Maybe someone reminded him in advance, or maybe Shi Yanben didn't care, his expression didn't change in the slightest, he still had a decent smile on his face, and said hello again: "Young Master Jiang."
Jiang Sheng's eyes turned again . back to her face.
But it only took a few seconds to move away. He seemed to be curious about her demeanor, which was not like a countryman, but he had no plans to explore more.
"You're welcome, Miss Shi, you are grandmother's guest." The
implication was not a nuisance.
"Miss Shi, please take a seat."
Shi Yan sat down, and Jiang Sheng also sat down on the other sofa.
"No one in the family is in the old house, so there's a lot of neglect. My grandmother and my sister went out of town to visit an old friend who was sick. They won't be back for at least three days. I'm busy with work, so I'm afraid I won't be able to receive Miss Shi in person. If Miss Shi needs anything, I'll ask the housekeeper. Haibo, he will make arrangements."
Jiang Sheng had arrived, but the coldness was really cold.
It's just that the family is not in the old house? Didn't you say there is another fifth master?
Shi Yan didn't ask much.
He smiled and replied, "Okay."
He didn't say anything else, what he said was that he asked her to contact the housekeeper Haibo when she had something to do.
Jiang Sheng glanced at the old clock on the wall and said, "Dinner is usually at 6:30, and there is still about half an hour. Miss Shi will sit here for a while. I still have something to deal with in the study.
" If you have something to do, just go to work, don't worry about me."
Jiang Sheng nodded and got up, but did not leave immediately, but called a passing servant: "Go and call Haibo over for dinner."
"Okay, young master. "
Jiang Hai usually doesn't come here to eat together.
Although the servant was suspicious, he did not ask any further questions.
However, Shi Yan, who heard Jiang Sheng's order, once again sighed in his heart that the people of the Jiang family in Haicheng were careful and thoughtful.
There is no one else in the old house of the Jiang family, and the fifth master of the Jiang family doesn't go out very often. Later, there will be only her and Young Master Jiang for dinner, which is indeed a bit inappropriate. But when she first came as a guest, she met and greeted in the main building again. It would be rude if Young Master Jiang left her for dinner alone.
It is neither wrong nor disrespectful to call the housekeeper Jiang Hai together.
Half an hour passed quickly.
The restaurant on the second floor of the main building.
The dining room is large, with five solid wood dining tables, they are seated at the main table.
"Miss Shi, please take a seat." Jiang Hai smiled kindly.
Shi Yandao thanked and took his seat.
"I only heard from the old lady that Miss Shi doesn't have a taboo, and I don't know what Miss Shi likes to eat, so I let the kitchen prepare a little bit. If Miss Shi has anything she wants to eat, she can tell Xiao Zhao and let her talk to the kitchen tomorrow. Shi Yan replied with a slight smile: "
Okay, thank you Haibo."
Jiang Hai poured a glass of red wine for Jiang Sheng and half a glass of white wine for himself, and asked Shi Yan, "Does Miss Shi need to drink?"
"I don't have to ." ,thanks."
During the meal, Jiang Hai greeted him. Jiang Sheng said "please" to Shi Yan when he moved his chopsticks at the beginning. He didn't speak during the whole process, his expression was cold and his aura was a bit overwhelming.
For other little girls who met for the first time, how could she be so calm to eat at the same table with him, but Shi Yan did it.
This not only made Jiang Hai look sideways again, but also made Jiang Sheng look sideways slightly.
Look at her more.
After dinner, Shi Yan left the main building and returned to the yard arranged for her by Mrs. Jiang. It takes more than ten minutes to walk from the main building to the yard, but it saves her time for a walk after dinner. After returning, she went straight to the study and took a book from the shelf that Mrs. Jiang had prepared for her.
After she left, Jiang Hai, who was walking with Jiang Sheng after dinner in the yard, talked about her with Jiang Sheng.
"This Miss Shi Yan is not the same as she imagined."
Jiang Sheng didn't answer his words.
Jiang Hai seemed to be used to this, Gu Zi said: "I heard the old lady mention her before, I always thought she was just a well-behaved country child, and she must have a simple atmosphere, but Miss Shi gave me the feeling that she was not at all. That's it."
"I personally led Miss Shi to the door at noon today, and the Jiang family's mansion is one of the best mansions in Haicheng, but from the beginning to the end, Miss Shi's expression has not changed in the slightest. It's not that Miss Shi She has to look like she has never seen the world before, but she is too calm, as if in her eyes, the Jiang family mansion is no different from the earth-walled and tiled house in her house."
Jiang Sheng paused and glanced at him.
This is a rare response, indicating that he has a little interest in this topic.
Jiang Hai continued: "Of course, this may be due to her cultivation. After all, no one stipulates that children in the countryside cannot be cultivated."
"It's just, the first time I met for the first time, I was able to do this at the same table with the young master. A little girl who doesn't change her face."
Not to mention the cold face of Young Master, sometimes even people who are over 500 years old are afraid to look at him, but it is said that Young Master is too outstanding, which little girl is not shy and timid when she sees it. ? Miss Shi was not affected at all.
This is no longer something that can be done with good training.
"And Miss Shi's temperament... Without deliberate disguise, she can give people the feeling of a lady from a noble family."
"If Miss Shi was born in a family with a little background, it is understandable that she can cultivate such a temperament. But she came from an ordinary farm family, and she was an orphan who grew up with her grandmother and lived alone for six years after her grandmother's death." What
Jiang Hai can think of, Jiang Sheng can also think of naturally. It's just that before Jiang Hai didn't mention it, Jiang Sheng's thoughts were elsewhere and not on this, so he didn't think much about Shi Yan.
Wen Yan asked Jiang Hai: "What do you want to say?"
"I didn't want to say anything, I just sighed."
Jiang Sheng frowned: "Hai Bo.
" , I actually wanted to ask the eldest son if he needs to check the details of Miss Shi. But then I thought that she was the old lady's savior, and she was a guest who was invited to the house after several invitations by the old lady. The young lady is still a month younger. In my eyes, she is just a child. It seems a bit of a fuss to suspect a child like this, so I hesitated again..."
"But young master, Haicheng Jiang's family is not an ordinary family. You can't have a heart, and you can't have a heart against others."
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