Chapter 5 Section 5

Chen Zuoqian's move was actually natural, but Song Lian was unexpected. She stood there, staring at Chen Zuoqian with dazed and panicked eyes. After a while she realized what happened, she covered her face to prevent them See the tears gushing out of Pa Lai Lai.As she walked out, she wept in a low voice, and the people at the table heard Song Lian saying, what did I do wrong, and what did I do wrong again? Even the maids standing aside witnessed the turmoil at the birthday banquet, and they were sensitively aware that this would be a major turning point in Songlian's life in the Chen Mansion.At night, two maids went to the door to take away the birthday lanterns, and one said, who do you think the master is going to tonight?The other thought for a while and said, "I can't guess it. This kind of thing is not done on his own whim. Who can guess it?"

Two women sat facing each other, Mei Shan and Song Lian.Mei Shan has been well-groomed, with her eyebrows drawn, gorgeous lipstick of the beauty brand, and a luxurious fur coat draped over her knees; while Song Lian looks like she just got up lazily, with a stick of hair between her fingers. Technical smoke, inhale slowly with eyes closed.The strange thing is that neither of them spoke, listening to the tick-tock of the wall clock, Songlian and Meishan had their own thoughts, just like two trees facing each other with their own thoughts, which is also common in history. Mei Shan said that I found that you have had a bad temper these two days, did it come from your body?

Song Lian said that this has something to do with that, I am not sure about that, and I don't know when she came and when she went again. Mei Shan said that smart women are confused, this month hasn't come yet?Stop getting pregnant: Song Lian said no, how could this happen? Mei Shan said that you should have it logically, Chen Zuoqian is quite capable in this regard, you can raise your waist at night, really, I won't lie to you. Song Lian said Mei Shan, you really don't have a fence on your mouth, thanks to you being able to speak. Mei Shan said that there is nothing to hide from this matter, if you don't add a child to the Chen family, hard times will come later.We are all the same.

Song Lian said that Chen Zuoqian didn't come to my place at all these days, whatever, I don't care.Mei Shan said that if you are not up to the heat, I will not, I told him straight, as long as he does not come to my place for more than five days, I will find a companion.I can't live a widowed life.He is the hardest with me, he fears and hates and wants me, and I am not afraid of him. Song Lian said how boring this matter is, I don't care anyway, I just don't understand what a woman is, what a woman is, like a dog, like a cat, like a goldfish, like a mouse, everything.Just not human.

Mei Shan said, don't do your best to trample yourself, don't worry about Chen Zuoqian ignoring you, he will come to you again, you are younger than us, fresh and educated, if he abandons you to find Yuru And Zhuo Yun are the fools, their waists are almost as thick as buckets.And what about kissing him in public? Song Lian said you are really annoying, I didn't mean that, I meant myself. Mei Shan said don't think about it, it's nothing, he's just a bit prudish, if it's on the bed, let alone a kiss on the cheek, he'd be happy even to kiss him there. Song Lian said you don't want to talk about it, it's disgusting.

Mei Shan said, then you can go to the Rose Theater with me, Cheng Yanqiu is here, performing "Tears in the Barren Mountain", how about going to relax? Song Lian said I won't go, I don't want to go out, I just have one heart, no matter what, so what can I do to relax? Mei Shan said that you can't accompany me, but I have talked so much with you. Song Lian said what's the fun in asking me to accompany you, you go to Chen Zuoqian to accompany you, if he doesn't have time, you can go to that doctor. Mei Shan froze for a moment, her face immediately fell down.Mei Shan grabbed her fur coat and scarf and stood up. She approached Song Lian and stared at her.Mei Shan said sharply, this is not a joke, if you talk nonsense to others, I will tear your mouth apart, I am not afraid of you, I am not afraid of anyone, anyone who wants to harm me is wishful thinking!

Sure enough, Fei Pu brought a friend to see Song Lian, and said that he was the blowing Xiao teacher invited for her.Instead, Song Lian was at a loss. She didn't take Xue Xiao's matter seriously.He fixed his eyes on the teacher, a young man with fair skin and a crew cut, he looked like a student but not like a student, his gestures were a little shy and cautious, and he announced his name. It turned out that he was the third son of the Gu family, the silk king here.Song Lian saw them coming from the window, holding hands.Song Lian felt that the two men walked hand in hand, there was a fresh and strange feeling.

Seeing how close you two are, Song Lian pursed her lips and said with a smile that I have never seen two big men walking hand in hand.Fei Pu looked a little embarrassed, he said, we have known each other since we were young, and we studied in the same school.Looking at the young master of the Gu family, he blushed even more.Song Lian thought this teacher was interesting, but she didn't know what kind of man she was who blushed easily.Song Lian said, I have grown up so much that I have not made a good friend.Feipu said, it's not surprising, you look aloof and not easy to get close to.Song Lian said, I have been wronged, I am actually lonely but not arrogant, I must have some capital to do it.What capital do I have to do it?

Fei Pu took out the flute from a black silk flute bag, and said: This one is for you, it was originally given to me by Young Master Gu, borrowing flowers to present to Buddha.Song Lian took Xiao to look at Young Master Gu, Young Master Gu nodded and smiled.Song Lian held Xiao to her lips, blew a random sound, and said, "I'm afraid I'm stupid and won't be able to learn it."Young master Gu said that blowing the flute is very simple, as long as you put your heart into it, there is no reason you can't learn it.Song Lian said, "I'm afraid I won't need that heart. My heart is scattered like sand and I can't put it back."Young Master Gu laughed again, then it will be difficult, I only care about your flute, not your heart.Fei Pu sat down, looked at Song Lian, and then at Young Master Gu, with his unique warmth shining in his eyes.

There are seven holes in the flute, and one hole is a mood. It is very beautiful and sentimental when it is embellished. Those who play the flute need these two kinds of emotions; Young Master Gu looked at Song Lian very reservedly and said, you have both kinds of emotions ?Song Lian thought for a while and said, I am afraid there is only the latter one.Young Master Gu said it's good to have it, sentimentality is also a sentiment, if you are afraid of emptiness, if you have nothing in your heart, then you can't play the flute well.Song Lian said, Young Master Gu will play a song first: let me listen to what's in the flute.Young Master Gu didn't refuse, so he played the flute.Song Lian heard a gentle and soft sound of the flute, and she was sobbing.Sitting on the sofa, Feipu closed his eyes and said, this is "Autumn Resentment".

Yuru's maid, Fuzi, came to knock on the window at this time, and Fuzi called Feipu sharply, "Master, my wife wants you to meet guests in the living room."Feipu said, who is here?Fuzi said, I don't know, my wife told you to go quickly.Feipu frowned and said, tell the guests to come here and look for me.Fuzi was still knocking on the window, shouting, my wife must you go, if you don't go, she will scold me to death.Feipu cursed lightly, disgusted.He stood up helplessly and scolded again, what guest?hell.Young Master Gu looked at Fei Pu with a flute, and asked doubtfully, can this flute still be taught?Feipu waved his hand and said, teach me, you are here, I just go and have a look. Song Lian and Young Master Gu were left sitting in the room, not knowing what to say for a moment.Song Lian suddenly smiled and said, withdraw the lie.Young Master Gu was shocked, who do you say is lying?Song Lian also came to her senses, not about you, but about her, you don't understand.Young Master Gu was a little restless, and Song Lian noticed that his face was starting to turn red again, and she was amused again, the young master of a rich family also has such a thin skin, so it is an advantage to love to blush anyway.Song Lian looked at Young Master Gu with pity, Song Lian said, keep playing, it's not over yet.Young Master Gu looked down at the Xiao in his hand, stuffed it back into the black silk Xiao bag, and said in a low voice, it's over, there is no mood now, and the tune is over.A good song is afraid of disappointment, you understand?As soon as Feipu played the flute, he couldn't play it well. Young Master Gu quickly got up and said goodbye, Song Lian sent him to the garden, she was suddenly full of gratitude to him, but it was not appropriate to show it, so she stopped and pressed her chest, bowed her knees and said a blessing.Young Master Gu said, when will I learn the flute again?Songlian shook her head, she didn't know.Young master Gu thought for a while and said, let's see Feipu's arrangement, and then said, Feipu is very good to you, he often praises you in front of his friends, Songlian sighed, what's the use of him being nice to me?There is no one in this world you can rely on. As soon as Song Lian came back to the house, Zhuo Yun rushed in, saying that Fei Pu and the eldest wife had quarreled.Song Lian was stunned for a moment, then sneered; I guessed that was the case.Zhuo Yun said, go and persuade her.Song Lian said, what is it if I persuade you?They are mother and son, so if they quarrel casually, what is it for me to persuade them?Zhuo Yun said, don't you know that they are fighting because of you?Song Lian said, well, this is even more strange, I have no trouble with them, why do you want to get me involved?Zhuo Yun slanted off Song Lian, don't pretend to be confused, you know why they are arguing.Song Lian's voice could not help but become sharp, what do I know?I knew she couldn't tolerate anyone being nice to me, who did she see me as?What else can I have with her son?Song Lian said that tears welled up in her eyes again, how boring and disgusting.She said, why so boring?Zhuo Yun was eating melon seeds in her mouth, and now she stuffed the melon seed husks in her hand to the geese standing on the side, Zhuo Yun smiled and pushed the lotus, don't get angry, you are not afraid of the shadow slanting, you can't get angry. Don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, what are you afraid of?Song Lian said, let you say that, I really don't seem to have anything to fear.You like to persuade you to persuade, I am too lazy to go.Zhuo Yun said, Song Lian, you are cruel enough, I have really seen it.Song Lian said, you have flattered me so much, no one can take out his heart to see, he knows best who is cruel. Song Lian met Fei Pu in the garden the next day.Feipu walked listlessly, playing with a lighter all the way.Fei Pu pretended not to see Song Lian, but Song Lian called him loudly on purpose.Song Lian talked to him standing up as usual.She asked, what guest came yesterday?It made me fail to learn Xiao, Feipu smiled wryly, don't pretend to be confused, today the whole garden is full of rumors about my quarrel with the eldest wife.Songlian asked again, what are you arguing about?Feipu shook his head, ignited the lighter one by one, and blew it out again. He looked around scribbledly and said: Staying at home for a long time is boring, I want to go out and run, or outside Well, free and happy.Song Lian said, I understand, after a long time of trouble, you are still afraid of her.Feipu said, it's not that she's afraid of her, it's that she's afraid of annoyance and women, women are really scary.Song Lian said, are you afraid of women?Then why are you not afraid of me?Feipu said, I was a little afraid of you too, but it was much better. You are different from them, so I like to go to your place. Later, Song Lian always remembered what Fei Pu said casually, you are different from them.Song Lian felt that Feipu gave her a basic kind of comfort, like the indistinct winter sunshine, with a little warmth. From then on, Feipu seldom came to Songlian's room, and he seemed to be having trouble in business, and he was always depressed.Song Lian can only look at him at the dinner table, and sometimes she can see the movements of Mei Shan and the doctor's legs under the mahjong table. Stretch over there.She was terrified and excited at the thought of it. One day Feipu came suddenly and stood there rubbing his hands, looking at his feet.Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Song Lian laughed, "What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd, why don't you talk?"Fei Pu said, I'm going on a long trip, and Song Lian said, don't you often travel far?Feipu said that this time he was going to Yunnan to do a tobacco business.Song Lian said, what's the matter, as long as it's not opium business.Feipu said, yesterday a senior monk told me a fortune teller, telling me that my behavior would be a disaster.I never believed this before, but this time I seem to believe it a little bit.Song Lian said, since you believe it, don't go there, I heard that there are a lot of bandits there, they will cut people's flesh and eat them.Feipu said, I can't go if I don't go, one is because I want to go out, and the other is to make money, the old Chen family will be sitting on nothing if they go on like this.Master is a bit confused now, I don't care who cares?Song Lian said, you are right, so go ahead, it is not proper for a big man to stay at home all day.Feipu scratched his head and was silent for a while, then suddenly said, if I go and never come back, will you cry?Song Lian hurriedly covered his mouth, not to curse herself.Feipu grabbed Songlian's hand, turned it over, and studied it again, saying, why can't I read the handprint?Can't see anything.Maybe you have a hard life and have hidden everything: Song Lian withdrew her hand and said, don't make trouble, if Yan'er sees it, she will chew her tongue.Feipu said, she dared me to cut off her tongue and make soup. Song Lian said goodbye to Fei Pu on the porch, and saw Young Master Gu wandering in the garden.Song Lian asked Feipu, why is he outside?Fei Pu smiled and said that he was also afraid of women, just like me.He also said that he went to Yunnan with me.Song Lian made a face, the two of you are like husband and wife, inseparable.Feipu said, you seem to be a little jealous, if you want to go to Yunnan, I will take you with you, will you go?Song Lian said, I want to go, but it doesn't work. "Fei Pu said, why doesn't it work? Song Lian pushed him, don't be stupid, you know why it doesn't work. Let's go, let's go. She saw Fei Pu and Young Master Gu walking out of the Crescent Gate and disappearing. He couldn't tell what he felt about this farewell, indifference or melancholy, but one thing she knew in her heart, she would feel even more lonely in Chen's house after Fei Pu left.