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Chapter 14 Fate intersection

I want you to know that there is always someone waiting for you in this world, no matter when, no matter where, anyway, you know, there is always such a person.
Yes, we all know that in this world, there is always someone waiting for you.This person may be on the bank of the reeds, or in the long rainy alley in the south of the Yangtze River, or in a hurry to build a bridge of dreams.No matter how many years, you must believe that he will always be waiting at the intersection of fate, waiting for you.Maybe he will not die for you, but he is destined to live for you.Please remember, if you don't come, he won't leave.

If love is a catastrophe, then everyone has to go through many catastrophes before they can be reborn.Zhang Ailing was twenty-four years old when she suffered from love robbery.Not too early, not too late.This man, the lonely Zhang Ailing would rather be humbled into the dust, but also bloom flowers for him.This man made Zhang Ailing willing to turn around gorgeously and wither away secretly when she was standing in the peerless world.This man made Zhang Ailing resolutely throw everything away, exile to the end of the world, live alone, and die alone. His name is Hu Lancheng. In the troubled times of the Republic of China, he was not very famous, but his name was impressive.A ruthless flower-appreciator who makes all the fragrances jealous and the spring breeze pales in color.A misty dust that comes without a trace and goes without a place to return.A arrogant and conceited literati, a traitor who travels with prostitutes.That's all.

If it weren't for the troubled times of the Republic of China, Hu Lancheng might have changed to another way of life.Maybe he will follow the rules and be an ordinary man, and live a peaceful and stable life with a kind woman with all his heart.But he is destined not to be such a man, he is destined to live wantonly and unrestrainedly in troubled times.No matter what life looks like, whether it is success or failure, whether it is a king or a bandit, you must live in your own way.Even if you lose your reputation, even if you have nothing, you will have no regrets. Hu Lancheng can also be regarded as a character.Such characters are rare in the long river of history.Although he is not honest, he is not cowardly; although he is not affectionate, he is not ungrateful.Although he is not merciful, he is not cold either.It's just that such a character is really not perfect, bright enough, or cute enough.There were so many men in the world of the Republic of China, so why did this one light up Eileen Chang.There were countless clouds in the sky in the Republic of China, why did this one meet Zhang Ailing.

How many years of practice, how many times looking back, how many kinds of fate, can there be such a relationship.But although Hu Lancheng was pleasantly surprised by such an encounter, he was not really born for Eileen Chang.Even though he also wanted to watch the long flow of water with this talented woman from the Republic of China, but he just couldn't do it.Therefore, he can only live up to him, miss Chunhua, and lose Qiuyue.The Buddha said that beautiful women and white bones are all illusory, green and green bamboos are all dharmakaya, and yellow flowers are nothing but prajna. Compared with Zhang Ailing, Hu Lancheng's life experience can be described as a world of difference.He was born in Hucun, Xiabei Township, Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province, and his nickname was Ruisheng.It is said that his grandfather Hu Zaiyuan used to be the owner of a tea inn, and he can be regarded as a rich man in the local area, but his father Hu Xiuming inherited the family business and fell into decline for no reason, becoming an ordinary farmer.Hu Lancheng loved reading since he was a child, but because of his poor family, he lacked many opportunities.

Originally, he could teach in the countryside and live a simple life with his ordinary wife.But in troubled times, he was too proud of his talents to live in the countryside, so he embarked on his journey of studying in life.Twenty-one-year-old Hu Lancheng went to Peiping, and because of his calligraphy skills, he worked as a copyist in the vice president's office of Yenching University.After returning to Zhejiang, he taught in several colleges and lived a poor but stable life. If his wife Yufeng hadn't died of illness suddenly, he had no money to bury him, borrowed money everywhere, and suffered all kinds of stares and ridicule, perhaps Hu Lancheng would not have changed.Or maybe it's just an excuse.His nature is like this, it is inevitable in his life to break into the complicated politics and fall into the sea of ​​love.

Later, Hu Lancheng said such an indifferent sentence: "For such a catastrophe of earth-shattering and earth-shattering, I can't shed a single tear. I have returned to my mother when I was an adult. The howls and cries have all been returned to Yufeng, and this heart has returned to the inhumanity of heaven and earth!" Such determination is like a sharp sword with a cold light, without pulling it out, it will already hurt the heart.I don't know why Zhang Ailing fell in love with such a man.But when they met, Hu Lancheng was clearly an affectionate and modest gentleman.Who would have thought that the one she met among thousands of people would be so heartless.It's not Zhang Ailing's fault, it's just her fault that she will meet Hu Lancheng on a narrow road, and all her emotions will be plundered by him, leaving no room for it.

After the death of Fa's wife, Hu Lancheng was forced to look for jobs everywhere, moved to many cities, and continued his teaching career.But at this time, Hu Lancheng was already impetuous and could no longer bear the poor life.He is not reconciled to just being a teacher and spending the remaining years with nothing.Zhang Ailing once also said this sentence: "Teaching is very difficult-you have to be an actor and a man." Hu Lancheng has been waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the day when he can rely on the east wind and go straight to the sky.During this period, he married his wife Quan Huiwen.

The turbulent times really brought luck to Hu Lancheng.In 1936, Hu Lancheng was hired by Liao Lei, commander of the Seventh Army, and concurrently ran the "Liuzhou Daily", advocating that the Anti-Japanese War must be combined with the luck of the civilian uprising.In May, the Guangdong-Guangdong mutiny broke out and failed immediately. He was imprisoned by the Fourth Army General Headquarters for thirty-three days. In this way, it brought Hu Lancheng even greater opportunities.In 1937, he was hired by the "China Daily" as the chief writer and set off for Shanghai.At the beginning of the following year, he was transferred to Hong Kong's "South China Daily" as the chief editor.At this time, Hu Lancheng was already a powerful literary general under Wang Jingwei, and those bleak past events had already become the past that he didn't want to mention.

When Wang Jingwei's wife Chen Bijun arrived in Hong Kong, she felt that Hu Lancheng was a talent, so she personally increased his salary to 360 Hong Kong dollars, and also gave him 2,000 yuan in confidentiality fees.After that, Hu Lancheng's status rose steadily.He left Hong Kong and returned to Shanghai to serve as the chief editor of "China Daily".In the next few years, Hu Lancheng's good luck was frequent, and he was so unstoppable. There are ups and downs in the officialdom, and fortune and misfortune are unpredictable.As time went by, Hu Lancheng, who was proud of his talent, was gradually neglected by Wang Jingwei.Already accustomed to the days when the stars are holding the moon, Hu Lancheng has never suffered the slightest cold reception.He got acquainted with Atsuki Ikeda, an official of the Japanese embassy, ​​and was later arrested by Wang Jingwei, and was released only after the Japanese intervened.

After Hu Lancheng was released from prison, he waved goodbye to that glorious political career.Looking back on the past, all kinds of achievements are as bright as fireworks. Although they are beautiful, they disappear too fast.Waking up now is like having a dream in Nanke. In the dream, there are cars and BMWs, and there is nothing outside the dream.Fortunately, time is still there, and the living can start over. Hu Lancheng, who was severely frustrated, needed time to heal his injuries. He went to his home in Nanjing to recuperate.However, it was such a rest that made Hu Lancheng encounter the name Zhang Ailing by chance.After that, Zhang Ailing fell into the love net woven by this man and was bound for many years.In fact, as early as when Hu Lancheng was in prison, Zhang Ailing accompanied Su Qing to the home of a man named Zhou Fohai to intercede for him.At that time, Su Qing admired Hu Lancheng very much.Presumably Zhang Ailing had heard about Hu Lancheng, and knew a little about his talent, otherwise she would not be as cold as her, and would not accompany Su Qing to do such things.

It was a sunny afternoon in winter, with a soft wind, but not cold.Hu Lancheng, who had nothing to do, casually flipped through a monthly magazine "Tiandi" sent by Feng Heyi.Looking at the speech first, it turned out that Feng Heyi was Su Qing. He admired this woman's generous and neat writing style.Scroll down and see, the author is Eileen Chang.Just a few small chapters made Hu Lancheng feel that this article is extraordinary.So he read the whole article carefully, which made him overwhelmed.Read it again, and it's still not enough. Since then, Hu Lancheng has never been able to let go of this person named Zhang Ailing.For a long time, Hu Lancheng only thought about his political career, and did not pay attention to anecdotes in the literary world.So he didn't know anything about the talented women who had already become popular in Shanghai. If it wasn't for this accident, maybe they would just pass by like this.But some people also said that no matter how you avoid people who are predestined for three lives, they will still be together in the end. Hu Lancheng began to collect magazines, paying attention to all works related to Eileen Chang.As long as it's hers, it's all good.It was even hard for him to believe that there would be such a peerless woman in the world who could write so beautifully and so hard to extricate herself from.What's more, he didn't know that her words would make him completely forget the frustration of politics, and he just wanted to let himself sink in her world. Yes, he wanted to sink down for this woman named Zhang Ailing, even if Shen would spend his whole life.Perhaps we should believe that Hu Lancheng's eager desire for Zhang Ailing at this time came from the bottom of his heart.His fascination with her is not because of the words, but the feelings hidden behind the words.He understood that a woman who could write such words must have a flamboyant and lonely soul.He understands her, so he is going to find her. Find her and tell her that he is the one she has been waiting for for many years but has been refusing to show up.He is the one she wants to meet among thousands of people.He is the one who is willing to hold hands with her and watch the stars quietly.
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