Chapter 8 chapter eight

As soon as I got back to Shanghai, my phone rang non-stop. First, Yan Xiaonan sent dozens of text messages in a row, asking why I didn’t turn on the phone, why my family in Hong Kong couldn’t find me, and where did Zheng Kaiwen die... I didn’t have the energy to explain to her, Just simply replied that I am back in Shanghai. Then came the phone call from Mom and Dad. When I left Shanghai for Hong Kong, my parents went to the countryside.Although I also told them that I went to Hong Kong for business, my mother will always be my mother.Who is my mother?Tang Sanzang is the chief disciple of Tathagata Buddhism.If she doesn't ask clearly about everything, she won't let it go.

So my ex-boyfriends and male friends kept everything from her except Jiang Yang.But at this time, facing hundreds of killing orders, I can only go home obediently. "What's the matter with you and Jiang Yang! How did you hear Yan Xiaonan say that he went abroad? You ran to Hong Kong without saying a word. You didn't go on a trip, and you didn't make it clear to your family. You left for more than a year. It's all nonsense about business trips. Honestly speaking, what's going on? Is there something else you're hiding from the family? How many things are you trying to hide from us..."

My mother was chanting mantras while filling the soup, so I could only bury my head in my meal and give my father a life-saving wink from time to time. Dad has always adopted a no-things policy with me, so if there is a fire on my body, he will not use a fire hydrant to save me. "mom--!" I can only stop her, otherwise it is estimated that the third aunt downstairs will start the broadcast again.My parents still live in a Shikumen house, and the sound insulation has never been good.When I was young, whose child failed the exam, whose child fell in love and broke up early, and the seven aunts and eight aunts upstairs and downstairs were well-informed.

This is also the reason why I insisted on buying a house and moving out, because my parents insisted on not moving out, so I had to move alone, so I moved into Yan Xiaonan's shared apartment.Parents insisted that the apartment building is not lively, and the neighbors have lived in it for most of their lives and have never known each other, so it is not as lively as the alley. But now I am really afraid of this excitement. "Oh, now that you're older and your wings are hardened, you think your mother is too wordy, so you can't even ask me a single question..." "That's not what I meant. I went to Hong Kong for work." I pounded the bottom of the bowl with my chopsticks, feeling so wronged. Thinking of the result of my hard work this year, I felt so wronged that I wanted to cry.It turns out that sometimes, work can't give you the right return.

All in vain. At this time, a large piece of sweet and sour pork ribs suddenly appeared in the bowl. I looked up and saw my father gave me another dish with chopsticks, and then said unhurriedly: "If there is anything to do, let's talk about it after dinner. It's rare for the children to come back for a meal." meal." As expected, my mother stopped talking, but immediately sighed again: "Luo Xin, it's not that mother wants to talk about you. But you are not young anymore, you are almost thirty, and women are thirty-year-old bean curds. At that time, if you want to marry It's hard to be good. You don't have to choose from thousands of choices, and your own conditions may not be so good. What will you do when you miss the good time? Parents are old, who will take care of you in the future, and you have such a stubborn temper. Don't even think about it, who will take care of you when you get sick in the future, don't you want to be alone for the rest of your life..."

I put my head down on the rice, but the grains of rice were stuck in my throat, and I couldn't eat them no matter what. I know that my mother is telling the truth. Although she recites scriptures from the age of twenty-five to the present, it has no effect on me at all.It's not that I don't understand this truth, but it's impossible for me to just find someone and get married.It's not that I don't want to get married, it's that Jiang Yang doesn't want to marry me. How can I say it? "Don't think mom is wordy, you are thirty years old, and your job is still so unstable. You don't even have a good partner..."

"Mom," I suddenly raised my head and said, "Why are these ribs so salty?" "Is it salty? A little, maybe too much soy sauce..." Mom immediately turned her attention to the sweet and sour pork ribs. This trick has been tried and tested, and my mother's mind is so simple that she can only focus on one thing, so the issue of ribs and my marriage can only be paralleled in her mind, regardless of high or low. Dad looked at me and smiled. I succeeded and stuck out my tongue at him. At this time, the third aunt's voice suddenly came from downstairs: "Mom, someone is looking for your daughter."

Mom's attention suddenly shifted from the sweet and sour pork ribs, she rushed to the door and looked downstairs, and responded, "Why?" "I know." The third aunt walked up the narrow stairs slowly knitting a sweater, and said in a low voice: "It's a man, he looks good, he looks like he always has money, and he drives here. Isn't it Your daughter's boyfriend?" "How could it be?" I know that although my mother said so, I don't know how much I hope it is. "I'll go down and have a look." I took the opportunity and ran downstairs quickly to find out what happened, and when I rushed to the entrance of the alley, I saw a black Audi parked there.

A person leaned against the door, sparks flickering in his hand. Zheng Kaiwen. The aunts at the entrance of the alley seemed to see Chow Yun-fat, and they couldn't restrain their inner excitement, pointing fingers at Zheng Kaiwen. Seeing me running out, an enthusiastic aunt immediately said, "Ninny, is he your boyfriend?" "No." I firmly denied. "It's my boss." "Oh..." There was a sigh of relief from the aunts. Zheng Kaiwen saw me coming, took out the ashtray and extinguished the cigarette, smiled at me and said, "I heard that you have returned to Shanghai..."

I grabbed him and quickly walked out of the alley. "Let's go outside and talk." Zheng Kaiwen nodded to the driver, signaling him to drive away first.As expected, it was Akun who drove the car. This guy is really an extremely loyal follower. "Why did you come to see me?" I finally got to the main road, out of the surveillance range of my seven aunts and my eight aunts, and then I dared to speak loudly.But I didn't notice that my tone was so unpleasant and unfriendly, which seemed to startle Zheng Kaiwen. "It's nothing." He deliberately acted calmly, and said, "I just heard that you are back, and I just came to Shanghai to do some business, so I stopped by to see you."

"By the way?" I raised my eyebrows and looked at him. By the way, he can know where my parents live, which is too convenient. "Yan Xiaonan looked for me, and she asked me what happened to you. She yelled at me viciously, and then told me that if she didn't find you and saw that you were safe, she would definitely hack me to death with a knife. I was really scared. So I found your place in Shanghai." He smiled and said it so casually. God knows how hard it is to find this kind of Shikumen house, not to mention that I have never registered my old house. He kept going, and I could only follow him.For a moment, it seemed to be back when I was in Central again. I followed him. At that time, I thought that I would follow this person for the rest of my life, forever... But now, history has proved that it was just an absurd vow made by myself and myself, just like All vows are the same. He doesn't know, never will know. Just as Jiang Yang would never know how much I hoped to be with him forever. In fact, some things have passed, so they should pass, erase it, erase it like chalk writing. "What's wrong with you?" Zheng Kaiwen suddenly turned and looked at me. Only then did I realize that I had already shed tears without knowing it. "It's okay." I wiped my tears vigorously. I was so disappointed that I let him see me crying. He asked me softly, "Did I cause you trouble?" I shook my head, and we continued walking, and after a while, I said, "How are things going with you?" "It's almost done. Everything that needs to be settled has been settled. I thought I would go to you after everything is done. I didn't expect that when I returned to Hong Kong, you had already left. The landlady said you left in a hurry. It was Cage who I called and I found out that you have returned to Shanghai." "It's fine." I said casually. "How are you? Is there anything I can do for you?" "No need." I stopped, looked at him and smiled, and said, "It's really no need, Shanghai is where I grew up, but it's the place where you need anything, you can ask me for help." He nodded with a smile and we continued walking in silence. I look at him from time to time, his sharp-edged face, his straight nose, and the corners of his mouth that seem to be smiling but not smiling.A sudden burst of sadness in my heart, I thought of what he had said to me. "Liang Luoxin," he suddenly looked at me and said, "If I ask you to stay, will you stay by my side?" "what?" He smiled, turned his head and walked forward before I could answer. What does that sentence mean?I didn't have time to think, so I could only walk quickly to follow.Before we knew it, we had reached the bank of the Huangpu River. He stopped and said to me, "Anyway, if you need help, just ask. I will stay in Shanghai for a while." I nodded, only to realize that Akun's car had been following us.He walked over, opened the car door, looked at me and said, "I'll take you home." "No, I want to walk by myself, anyway, it's not very far here." I raised my hand to hold down the hair that was blown by the wind, and he suddenly looked at me, lost for a second. "The wind along the Huangpu River is also very strong, so be careful of catching a cold." He smiled, lowered his head and got into the car. Yes, the wind along the Huangpu River is also very strong, so be careful not to catch a cold. I said silently in my heart, watched the Audi car turn around and go away, and finally turned my face away, no longer looking at him.