Chapter 10 1. Sweet first love

Song Meiling's first love began in a foreign country. As time went by, the elder sister and the second sister returned to China after finishing their studies.The younger sister who continues to study abroad mainly relies on her elder brother Song Ziwen who is also studying in the United States to take care of her. In his spare time, Song Ziwen often went to the school of the little girl in the suburbs to play.He has practically become the patron saint and guardian of the little sister.In the Wood Building where my younger sister Song Meiling lived, every Saturday night, Song Ziwen would appear on the steps of this western-style building without fail.Whenever she heard the sound of her brother's leather shoes, Song Meiling always went forward to meet her, and the brother-sister friendship was unspoken.Over time, Song Meiling also met many Chinese students who were studying at Harvard and MIT through her brother's relationship.As students studying in foreign countries, they used the four characters "Chinese nation" to make friends with each other back then, and love and friendship also sprouted at this time.

One Sunday in the summer of 1914, in front of the Harvard University library.Soong Meiling was waiting for her brother to pick her up on the steps in front of the library, when a handsome Chinese student came to meet her.This person is also a classmate of Song Ziwen's class. He looks talented and has an extraordinary temperament. His name is Liu Jiwen.At this moment, when Liu Jiwen suddenly saw Soong Meiling standing there, with a plump and charming figure, Liu Jiwen couldn't help being moved, and his face turned red. "Miss, are you Brother Ziwen's younger sister?" Liu Jiwen leaned forward with a fashion magazine in his hand and asked proactively.

At this time, Song Meiling took a sneak look at the young man in front of him. His tall figure and fair face were full of handsomeness that young men usually have, just like the "David" in the hands of a sculptor.To be honest, as Song Meiling gradually grew up, the number of boys she paid attention to was not small, but they were often as fleeting.And this handsome young man in front of her, who somehow suddenly gave her the reverie of "Prince Charming". At this moment, Song Ziwen came over. "Come on, let me introduce you. This is my friend and classmate Liu Jiwen, a top student in the Department of Economics. This is my younger sister, Mei Ling, who majors in French and music at Wellesley University. Her violin and piano are hers. Good at it!"

Song Ziwen caressed Meiling's shoulder, as if he was her protector. Liu Jiwen shook Soong Meiling's slender hand very politely, but Soong Meiling withdrew her hand like an electric shock, her face turned red, her heart was pounding, but it was very sweet.She said in her heart, this is very normal.What happened today?What the hell. Song Ziwen very much hoped that his younger sister could get to know this good friend of his.He said: "Ji Wen, isn't there a good piano in the music room? Come on, how about letting my little sister perform?" Song Meiling turned her head, looked at Liu Jiwen with charming eyes, and smiled shyly.Liu Jiwen couldn't help but secretly exclaimed: My God, what a beautiful girl.There are such beautiful girls in the world!Skin as white and clear as fine porcelain, eyes as deep as a pool yet something glows at the same time!As he was thinking, he looked at her with an almost groggy look and said, "Fate! Oh, just listen to Beethoven's Symphony of Destiny!"

"You can't play symphonies on the piano." Soong Meiling corrected with a smile: "Let me play Chopin's "Green Island of Dreamland" for you!" Accompanied by Soong Meiling's melodious piano sound, Liu Jiwen was completely intoxicated. When we parted that day, he didn't shake hands with Soong Meiling again, but bowed deeply, which made Soong Meiling giggle.Soong Meiling waved her hand and followed her brother Song Ziwen away, leaving behind a charming back. A few days later, in Song Meiling's dormitory in Wood House.When Song Ziwen was talking about family affairs with his younger sister Meiling, he suddenly mentioned this matter. "Father wrote, saying that my second sister is going to marry Sun Yat-sen." Song Ziwen said.

"This is impossible." Soong Meiling was taken aback: "Sun Yat-sen is from the father's generation!" "You know, love knows no age. But this incident makes father and mother very sad." "Then you agree?" Song Meiling said. "Little sister, what's your opinion?" Song Ziwen asked back. "My opinion is very clear. As I said earlier, except for my face, I am all Westernized. The pursuit of democracy and freedom is the mainstream of Western society. Besides, age matters are all traditional customs of Eastern people. I Of course I'm on the side of Second Sister."

"By the way, little girl, how about Liu Jiwen from our class?" Song Ziwen asked again. "He's pretty nice. But recently, I've been busy with homework, and I don't have time to deal with him. He wrote me a letter." Soong Meiling handed the letter that Liu Jiwen forwarded to her yesterday to her brother: "Please take a look, there are no secrets inside." Song Ziwen immediately took a look, ha!This is not so much a letter as a poem.I saw it said: women are ordinary.The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, it is the woman who lights up a new day with morning cooking, and it is the woman who sews bits and pieces into a beautiful one.Women are extraordinary.In the wind and rain, it is the woman who opens the door for us, the ups and downs, it is the woman who gives us care and warmth.However, women are great.Human beings often compare mothers to the embodiment of beauty and grandeur. When human beings give birth to women, women also give birth to the whole human being.The world cannot do without women.

After reading it, Song Ziwen exclaimed in praise: "Oh! Ji Wen is really talented!" The summer vacation of 1916 was the last vacation that Soong Meiling would spend in the United States. One evening before the summer vacation, Soong Meiling boldly hung up the phone to Liu Jiwen: "Is it Mr. Jiwen? I am Meiling! Tomorrow It's summer vacation, and I want to use the ten days of vacation to travel. Let's go together, okay?" On the other side of the phone, Liu Jiwen's voice changed a little with excitement.He immediately agreed to Soong Meiling's invitation without saying a word.

Finally, Song Meiling asked Liu Jiwen to come to her apartment every day, and she planned to have a good discussion with Liu Jiwen first. In the early morning, Song Meiling was still sleeping soundly when the doorbell rang suddenly.She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the clock beside the bed. It was only 4 o'clock in the morning. Which daredevil is this, disturbing her so early?Song Meiling quickly changed into casual clothes, opened the door and saw that it was Liu Jiwen.Liu Jiwen looked at Song Meiling, smiled blankly and said, "Meiling, I didn't sleep all night. I really can't wait for the dawn..." Song Meiling's heart felt hot.

When Liu Jiwen entered the room, he almost tripped over a travel bag on the ground. Soong Meiling stood in front of the full-length mirror, humming softly while dressing up.She was wearing a white velvet dress with a bouquet of purple flowers embroidered on it, a thin golden belt with a silver buckle around her waist, her black hair was loose, her face was fair and smooth, without any makeup on , as fresh as morning dew.After finishing her makeup, she smiled at Liu Jiwen, her black eyes wide open. "Beautiful, so beautiful!" Liu Jiwen couldn't help admiring. Every girl likes a handsome guy.

Song Meiling immediately responded with a sweet smile: "We will set off at 8 o'clock by the car of the United States Travel Company, and we can arrive in New York in the morning." In the next ten days, they visited San Francisco, New York and other places, and specially visited Chinatown where overseas Chinese lived.When seeing those Chinese-style buildings with flying eaves and brackets, the two wanderers in a foreign land can't help but immerse themselves in the long-lost nostalgia. Then, they visited the movie city in Los Angeles, and went to the Royal Park, the oldest and largest park in the United States, to enjoy the wonders of North America.In addition, the two of them made a special trip to Niagara Falls, which is located at the junction of the United States and Canada. They were intoxicated by the majestic and magical creation, and they almost lingered. In nature, Liu Jiwen is a lively and vigorous "prince".He was wearing a gray sports suit with white lines, his tanned face was glowing, and his hair was a little disheveled.Along the way, he pressed the shutter of the camera without losing the opportunity, and took pictures of the scenic spots with Song Meiling as the protagonist.Each photo is taken like a poem and a picture, like a fairy or an illusion.On these photos, Liu Jiwen neither matched Shakespeare's or Goethe's poems, nor copied Tang poems, but matched his own poems.In those days, Liu Jiwen's thoughts flowed like a spring every night, and he was writing poems in his dreams... Love came so suddenly and so naturally, which Song Meiling never expected.Originally, the love in her mind should not be like this. When she took English literature class, she was particularly fond of King Arthur's knightly legendary fierce battle scenes.Song Meiling originally thought that love was born in a fierce battle of blood and fire, and that a male knight should hold the bloody head of his rival to woo... But now, there is no blood and no fire, and Liu Jiwen is not a knight, but a Harvard man. College students, what they hold in their hands is not the head of their love rival, but a camera.Song Meiling couldn't help being upset, but at the same time she was so moved.She had never known such a tumultuous emotion, such an intoxicating joy, that was felt all over her body. She believes this is called love. But she felt again, how could love come so often? The ten-day summer tour is over.The relationship between Song Meiling and Liu Jiwen became stronger and stronger. Song Meiling finally got her wish, and her university awarded her the highest honorary title of "Duran Scholar".The award ceremony is held at the beginning of a semester.The scene at that time was very grand, which made Song Meiling extremely excited.That day, when she received the award certificate from the principal, she couldn't help but shed tears. Not long after, Liu Jiwen took several photos of Soong Meiling during the trip, and published them in "Star Pictorial". Her appearance is so beautiful that even the "Star Pictorial" magazine sent many letters for her. love letter.Liu Jiwen couldn't hold his breath anymore. One day, he rushed to Song Meiling in a hurry, asking for an immediate engagement and early marriage. Seeing Liu Jiwen's flustered appearance, Song Meiling's heart was really sweet.Immediately she held back her smile, buried her face on Liu Jiwen's shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry, no one can take me away." "No, I'm officially engaged to you!" Song Meiling's eyelashes drooped for a few seconds, then they were lifted up immediately, her eyes fixed on Liu Jiwen's face, she gritted her teeth and shook her head. Liu Jiwen sighed and left resentfully. At this time, Song Meiling felt lost instead.She ran into the bedroom, embraced a doll on the table, and lay alone on the bed staring at the ceiling in a daze.Song Meiling also knew that Liu Jiwen had been chasing her so hard, and she looked pitiful just now.In fact, she was also very conflicted: engaged?Or drag it back?Song Meiling always felt that two people love each other, there is no harm in spending more time, at least the shortcomings of both parties can be worn out as much as possible. However, before Soong Meiling continued to grind, things took a sharp turn for the worse. One day, Soong Meiling received a letter from her eldest sister Soong Ailing from China. The letter talked about the marriage of her second sister Qingling; At that time, Song Meiling was reading the letter from her eldest sister, and in the deep night, scenes of tragedies were reflected in front of her again... After Soong Meiling finished reading the letter that day, her thoughts could not help but fluctuate.Back then, a college student living in a foreign country often had very complicated thoughts and feelings.Song Meiling knew that Chinese etiquette and customs were terrible things, and when she thought of her parents' arrangement of her second sister's marriage, she immediately thought of herself.Will my parents arrange it for me in the future?Thinking of the future, Song Meiling felt scared.Suddenly, Soong Meiling came up with an idea: "Yes, get engaged. You must get engaged before leaving the United States, so that you can protect yourself." So Soong Meiling first called her brother Ziwen, who promised to fully support her.Immediately afterwards, she called Liu Jiwen again. Hearing that Song Meiling suddenly wanted to go there by herself, Liu Jiwen was ecstatic.During this period of time, in order to pursue Meiling, he was really unwilling to eat and sleep, and he pursued it too hard. It's really hard to really love someone!Immediately, Liu Jiwen came in front of Song Meiling in the blink of an eye. Soong Meiling took out her handkerchief, gently wiped the dripping sweat from Liu Jiwen's face, and looked at the brilliance of Liu Jiwen's black eyes with deep affection.After a long time, she said softly: "Tomorrow, in front of my brother, we will be officially engaged, shall we?" ... "Ah!" Liu Jiwen was taken aback by the sudden joy.He had never understood the meaning of the word "surprise" so deeply.Immediately they hugged each other tightly, both soaked in love, a love that was sweet, deep, and inexplicable. Later, Liu Jiwen asked eagerly when he would get married. "Wait, wait. Wait until we return to China..." Soong Meiling murmured to herself.Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the horizon in the distance was gilded by the rising sun, spreading to the boundless.