Chapter 9 Chapter 04

After lunch, Zhou Rushui was about to take a nap when the waiter brought two guests into the room.They are his friends Chen Zhen and Wu Renmin.He stood up, shook hands with them, and beckoned them to sit down. Chen Zhen was a young man in his twenties, not tall, with a resolute expression on his thin face.A pair of large glasses covered his nearsightedness.In addition, there are no other characteristics.But it can be seen from all aspects that he is a strong-willed person. Wu Renmin is older than Chen Zhen, slightly taller, with a round face and a strong body. He is bold and enthusiastic, but it is easy to make people feel that he is a bit frivolous. You, it just so happened that your letter came, so we came to see you together." After speaking, Chen Zhen sat down on the recliner, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Wu Renmin sat down on the movable chair in front of the writing desk, casually flipped through the books on the desk, turned his face to Zhou Rushui who was standing in the middle of the room, and asked with a smile: "How are you doing recently? I heard that you have a new Romance gone." Zhou Rushui smiled and asked, "Have you read the letter I wrote to Chen Zhen?" "Yes, I have read it, but I don't know who the woman is," was Wu Renmin's answer. "Why do you need to know her name? A woman is just a woman, why bother to find out who she is. My problem is not here. And you have seen this woman before."

"Have we met? Who? This is strange." Chen Zhen said loudly in surprise, "Where do you think I saw her?" "Zhang Ruolan, haven't you met?" Zhou Rushui finally said her name. "Didn't you see her at Jianhong's house? I was there that time. A woman in her twenties, with long eyelashes, bright eyes, a high nose, and a mole under the corner of her left eye." He was interrupted by Chen Zhen before he finished speaking.Chen Zhen said loudly: "Ah, so it is her. Not only have I seen her, but Renmin and I often talk about her. She is not bad, I think she is just a petty bourgeois woman."

"What a petty bourgeois woman. You must not be happy to hear this sentence like water." Wu Renmin clapped his hands beside him and laughed. "Not necessarily," Zhou Rushui expressed dissatisfaction, and began to argue. "Her thoughts are close to ours. I see nothing in her of petit-bourgeois habits." "Yes, I know." Chen Zhen couldn't help but chuckle. "She must agree with your agrarianism, she must say that the civilization of the city is not good, there is a smell of gasoline all day long in the city, how the ticket sellers on the tram take advantage of it, how the businessmen cheat, the countryside has beautiful scenery and clean air, Some simple residents said that everyone should pick up the hoes and go back to the fields. So you two returned the soil to the seaside hotel." He couldn't help laughing when he said this, and Wu Renmin also laughed in agreement.

Zhou Rushui was angry and funny at the side, but he also held back and argued calmly: "You misunderstood, land returnism is by no means so simple. You don't understand what land returnism is." Chen Zhen's face became serious, and he said seriously: "It doesn't matter if you understand or not? Land returnism is nothing more than land returnism. To me, it's better to live a peaceful and stable life in the countryside for a year. Live an active day in the city." Zhou Rushui listened attentively to what he said, thinking that these friends had gradually separated from him in thought.They are urbanists, but they themselves have become "land returnists".He also remembered that in Chen Zhen's recently published book, he didn't even talk about the rural problems. He was talking to the people in the city, as if he thought that once the urban problems were solved, the rural problems would also be solved.He thinks this kind of thinking is wrong. He thinks that the countryside is more important than the city, and the germination of the new society in the future is here.All enlightened people should leave the cities and go to the countryside to work, to run farms, schools, cooperatives, and other public and productive undertakings, to teach and help farmers.He took this approach as a matter of course.But every time he said it, even his best friends like Chen Zhen would laugh at him, not saying that his method was too far-fetched, or laughing that he was dreaming.They really don't know him.

Thinking of this, he felt aggrieved, as if he had a lot to say in his heart, but when he saw Chen Zhen's blushing face, he couldn't help but think about what this young man spent his life on, how he worked hard regardless of his life, For whom?So he felt that even if Chen Zhen was wrong, he had no right to oppose him, because he sacrificed his life on it, and it was for others.In the end, he developed a feeling of reverence for Chen Zhen, and at the same time looked at this friend with concern, and said, "You should also take care of your health. Why do you get angry so easily?"

"He can't help it. He works so desperately and doesn't pay attention to hygiene. I think he should also find a woman," Wu Renmin said with a smile.There was regret in that smile. "Then let me introduce Zhang Ruolan to you, how about she is beautiful, gentle, and considerate," Zhou Rushui said to Chen Zhen with a smile, it was just a joke. Chen Zhen shook his hands and said with a smile: "Go, you petty bourgeois woman." Then he said: "Why are you so polite and give your man to me?" don't care. Not in the current two or three years, why are you so hasty?We care about your body.As friends, we can't just watch you destroy yourself so mercilessly. " Wu Renmin said movedly, his voice trembling slightly. He seemed to be afraid that Chen Zhen would not listen to him quietly, so he deliberately spoke quickly, but he couldn't continue. Chen Zhen looked at him in surprise. Yezhu blushed and looked at Chen Zhen silently, and he continued after a while: "We advise you, but you will never listen to us.So I advocate finding a woman to control you, like a nanny taking care of children, and arrange everything for you..." Chen Zhen smiled slightly when he heard this, and interrupted: "It's like Yaozhu to you, isn't it? "

Zhou Rushui was a little sad at first, but when he heard this unexpected sentence, he couldn't help laughing out loud. "Really, you really have no reason for that." Wu Renmin said to Chen Zhen angrily and with a smile, "I'm telling you the truth, you shouldn't be joking with me. Don't you care about yourself at all? You know we treat you—" He was so excited that he couldn't get the words out and had to choke it down. Chen Zhen stood up silently.He glanced at Wu Renmin a few times, he understood that look and expression.He looked at Zhou Rushui again, Zhou Rushui's eyes were also shining.He knows his friends love him.He felt a burst of warmth, raised his head and walked a few steps in the room, then looked at Wu Renmin with grateful eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you. I also understand what you mean. Don't you see that I am doing well?"

"Good? But don't you feel like your body is losing weight day by day? We can see clearly. "Wu Renmin almost wailed in despair. "Yes, really, I saw you last year stronger than you are now. Your disease is not incurable, but you don't take care of your body. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think of us all treating you One heart." Zhou Rushui said emotionally, he felt that he was going to cry, he turned his head and didn't dare to look at Chen Zhen again. Chen Zhen sighed slightly, and said to himself: "Why do you only pay attention to me alone? I don't matter, as long as you are all good... I know you love me. But I can't help it. "He walked back to the couch, sat down, smiled forcedly, and continued, "Don't talk about it. You're going to make me cry. I was very happy when I first came." He finished Just close your eyes and lie down.

Now everyone has nothing to say.Zhou Rushui took out his handkerchief and secretly wiped away his tears, while Wu Renmin bit his lip silently, looking down at the book he had just opened on the table. After a while, Chen Zhen suddenly opened his eyes, looked at his two friends in astonishment, and said loudly, "Rushui, your problem is more important. What are you going to do now?" Afterwards, he looked at Zhou Rushui's long face that had just been raised, waiting for the friend's answer. "What should I do? I haven't decided yet," Zhou Rushui replied hesitantly.

"No decision?" Chen Zhen asked in surprise, "Didn't you write a letter saying that it's no longer a problem?" Zhou Rushui looked at Chen Zhen in a daze, unable to speak for a while.He was a little afraid to answer Chen Zhen's question, but he had to answer, so he said casually: "I can't remember what was written in the letter. There are indeed problems, and they are very complicated." Chen Zhen didn't speak. "What's so complicated? Simply put, you don't have the courage." Wu Renmin said with a sneer. Chen Zhen suddenly laughed out loud.But Zhou Rushui blushed and argued dissatisfiedly: "Who says I don't have the courage? If I decide to do it, I will do it desperately, regardless of anything. My courage is greater than anyone else." He has A little pompous, this time he really believed he had a lot of courage. "It's just waiting for you to decide, but it's difficult. You only have one or two decisions at most in your life," Wu Renmin said with a smile. Zhou Rushui shook his head, looked at them angrily, and after a while, said: "You don't understand me, my problem is very complicated..." He was snatched by Chen Zhen just as he said this, and said: "Yes, you You have a wife you don't love, a child you don't know, you have old parents... I know all of this. What else do you have?" "Why is he already married?" Wu Renmin said in surprise, "We don't know. I thought he was never married." Zhou Rushui was so angry that he couldn't speak after being robbed, and he didn't want to get angry with them, so he looked at them in a daze. "This is his complicated problem." Chen Zhen nodded and said, "I am the only one of his friends who knows about this. I have lived with him in Japan for half a year, and I have read all his letters." Xie After a pause, he said to Zhou Rushui again, "Actually, this is not a problem at all. In fact, you have almost divorced from the family. You fell in love with a woman outside, lived with her or married, and no one interfered with you." "It's just how can I live with my conscience?" Zhou Rushui showed a painful look, and at this moment he seemed to regard himself as a great victim. "Conscience? What conscience?" Wu Renmin laughed while sitting on a chair, "What does this have to do with conscience? It is natural for you to fall in love with a woman and marry her. The wife at home is married by your parents. That's not your wife, that's their daughter-in-law, let them take care of it." "Wouldn't this embarrass my parents? Wouldn't I have completely severed ties with the family from now on, and would never be able to go home to see my parents again? This is too cruel." Zhou Rushui said sadly. "Then let's just get a divorce," Chen Zhen said in an almost cruel tone, as if he had no sympathy for him at all. "It's the first time in your life that you have done a happy thing to be able to get a divorce." "Divorce?" Zhou Rushui read as if he didn't understand.The two words hit him on the head like a whip, and he stroked his forehead with his hands, showing a look of horror.These two words were too terrifying, and he who lived by his conscience could not bear them.He suddenly shouted in fear: "No, this is not allowed by conscience. Not only can it not be practiced, but it can't even be mentioned. First of all, my parents will be hit hard, which will make them Sad. I still have a conscience, I can't do such a thing." Chen Zhen's face suddenly changed.He was disgusted with Zhou Rushui who used his conscience as a talisman.There was a strong light in his eyes, which pierced Zhou Rushui's face through his glasses, causing Zhou Rushui's face to ache.He said, "Conscience. Go, I don't want a conscience. I'm about to make that people, all people, be punished for their faults.It does not matter whether it is a parent or someone else who errs, it deserves to be punished...To bring a man into life, to place hope before him, to seduce him with this, to take it away when he is almost there, and to give another He made a prison, shut him up in it, kept him from youth, from happiness, and made his life a long torment.Parents who treat their children as their own playthings and dispose of them at will should be punished.We should make them regret what they have done. But you, you thought you should sacrifice everything for them, but you hid under the shield of conscience and gave up your responsibilities to society and human beings.What a coward you are. "The rest of his words were very fast, Zhou Rushui and Wu Renmin couldn't hear clearly, but they knew he was angry. He was easily angry, probably because of his poor health. But after a while, he would be quiet again Come down. So everyone ignores him. Even if they disagree with what he said, they don’t refute him. At this time, after he finished speaking, he fell silent again, blushing, and looked very distressed. These words were too terrifying, they sounded ridiculous to Zhou Rushui's ears.Had it been someone else who had spoken, he would have argued with him.However, the young Chen Zhen sat in front of him panting.Like him, this man also sacrificed his youth and happiness, but not for the few, but for the masses.And what surpassed him was that this man worked hard all day long and engaged in social movements, so he got tuberculosis. Although the disease was mild, he worked even harder after getting the disease.Others advised him to rest, but he only said: "Because I don't live long enough, so I have to work harder." If it wasn't for a greater love that inspired him, would he be able to make such a great sacrifice?For such a person, Zhou Rushui couldn't be blamed for "having no conscience".He couldn't find a suitable answer to Chen Zhen.He just stared blankly at the man's face. There were moments of awkward tranquility. "What are you going to do?" Wu Renmin asked aggressively. "Let me think about it again," Zhou Rushui said in a deep voice, "I think I should decide on a plan. If I decide to leave my family behind, I will naturally find a woman. I really need to get married. But I want to go home again. Then all the plans will be out of the question." There was a melancholy in his voice, and he seemed afraid of going home. "What are you going to do when you go home? Are you going to the countryside to improve the countryside?" Wu Renmin looked at him with concern. "I originally had this idea. I wanted to go back to the villages I was more familiar with and start some improvement businesses. Start with a small village first, and then expand to several villages. Set up farms, schools, cooperatives, To set up a militia, because there are often bandits in those townships, and militias are also needed..." "That's also very good, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to do it alone," Wu Renmin nodded. The expression on Zhou Rushui's face became more melancholy, he was rarely so melancholy on weekdays.He said anxiously: "However, this is impossible. I wrote a letter to my father, and he wrote to scold me, saying: After reading books for so many years, why did you lose your mind and think about returning to farming?" Don’t mention returning to farming. A few months ago, two students who graduated from the capital’s agricultural technical school went to the countryside. They were arrested and sent to the generals within two months, saying that they were the Communist Party. , Beheaded them. If you want to come back, give up the idea of ​​returning to farming. From this point of view, even if you go back, it is absolutely impossible to return to the soil." "Then what do you do?" Wu Renmin's eyes hovered over his face, making it impossible for him to escape. "I have no other choice," he replied blankly. "I said don't go back." Wu Renmin said bluntly. Zhou Rushui looked embarrassed and said, "If I don't go back, I feel like I can't bear it in my conscience. Two months ago, when I was still in Tokyo, my father sent me two letters asking me to go back immediately, saying that I hadn't seen me in eight or nine years. I don’t know what’s going on with him, but he really wants to see me. He thinks that I have studied abroad for eight or nine years and graduated from a foreign university, so I can go back to the province and become an official.” "An official? I don't think your temperament is suitable for an official," Wu Renmin interrupted. "It's because of this that I'm hesitant. I don't want to be an official; I can't return to the farm. I can't do anything when I go home." the whole way. "Then don't go back." Zhou Rushui didn't pay attention to Wu Renmin's words, and just went on talking to himself: "I've been thinking for a long time, but I can't think of a solution. Sometimes I want to run home desperately, even though I know that my family and myself will benefit from going back. What a benefit, I think it is only in this way that the conscience can be at peace." "As far as I can see, there's no reason why you should go home." "You still don't understand... my father is old, his business has completely failed in recent years, and the family life is not well-off. My father really wants me to go back to help the family... and I have many relatives who are really suffering...most of them It's widows... I should try to help them, if I don't go back, what will they do?" "What can you do when you go back?" Wu Renmin asked suspiciously, tilting his head, expressing that he didn't believe his words.Zhou Rushui couldn't answer.In fact, he has nothing to do.At this time, only the word "conscience" is in his mind, and he doesn't know what conscience is. If someone carefully analyzed his so-called conscience to him, he would laugh too. Wu Renmin felt that it would be a waste of energy to continue talking to Zhou Rushui, so he suppressed his anger and said to him lightly: "Okay, you go back, I agree with you going back, it's better to leave earlier." Zhou Rushui didn't know that what Wu Renmin said was negative.He thought that Wu Renmin really wanted him to go home.Hearing that others approved of his going home, he himself hesitated again.Before he felt that he had to go home, but now he felt that going home was too much.Especially the thought of abandoning his favorite Zhang Ruolan and going home to live a loveless life with his ugly wife was beyond his tolerance.He said regretfully: "I'm afraid I won't have the chance to come out again when I get home. And my plan, my wish, can't be realized. And she..." He immediately stopped talking at this point. Wu Renmin also didn't pay attention to who the word "she" refers to, because he couldn't tell whether Zhou Rushui said "he" or "she" in spoken language.He just sneered and said, "Aren't you talking about sacrifice, the comfort of conscience? Are you still caring about these little things?" Zhou Rushui didn't speak, feeling very sad. "How many words did you write when you came here?" Wu Renmin felt that he had nothing to say, and suddenly remembered this matter and asked. At the same time, he also wanted to change the topic and talk to Zhou Rushui about other things. "The original manuscript is less than two pages long, so it's only six hundred words," Zhou Rushui replied flatly. "Why are there so few? This is a good place to write." "I thought so too. Who would have thought that I met her just after arriving here," he couldn't help laughing as he spoke. "Then I advise you to give up the idea of ​​going home and marry her. I see you're fascinated. "Wu Renmin saw him laughing, thinking that things had turned around and he would change his mind, so he sincerely advised him again, hoping that he would take the road of happiness. "I can't decide on this yet. My problem is very complicated. It takes a long time to think about it before I can avoid regrets in the future." Zhou Rushui still didn't have a firm expression on his face. "You've been thinking about it for several years," Chen Zhen, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly stood up and said in a loud voice, "but it's still as fruitless as it is now. Your so-called conscience is like a paper lantern, punctured It is worth nothing. This conscience, when carefully analyzed, is the reputation of ordinary people in society... What you think about doing will not arouse the criticism of ordinary people in society, or even arouse their approval, so you think you have won The comfort of conscience. You are a person without courage. You have no courage to face the painful reality of life, so you often escape into wonderful dreams. Unlike you, I want to live in the painful reality. You Do you think I have no love for my parents? Do you think I am a cruel and heartless person? No, absolutely not, I also know how to love my parents. However, my mother died when I was born.I only have one father who loves me.I also shed tears when I left home at the age of sixteen.In less than two years, my father died, and several telegrams came from my family asking me to go back, but I ignored them.I also feel pain when I do this, but I don't regret it. My body belongs to society.I have no right to give up social work for the sake of my family.I am not afraid of criticism from ordinary people in the society. I don't want the comfort of conscience you mentioned. I am a completely different person from you.But I also have my satisfaction.I put my love and my hate on my work, and one day in the future I will see my achievements, what kind of impact my love and hate will have. "He said these words with great determination, and his clenched fists were like blocks of iron. He stood upright and looked very powerful, like a statue. "You may be right," Zhou Rushui said vaguely, because he felt that he had nothing to refute Chen Zhen.On the one hand, he was moved, and on the other hand, he was in pain. He couldn't watch Chen Zhen analyze the conscience he admired as worthless. "Really, what's the use of talking to him about this? The more we explain it to him, the more he will not understand." Wu Renmin thought over Zhou Rushui's words, and he seemed to see through Zhou Rushui's heart.He knew that if he continued to argue with Zhou Rushui, there would be no results.He felt sorry for Zhou Rushui, but he didn't want to talk about this unpleasant matter for them all.He was still a little angry when he spoke, but the anger was already very, very faint. "Rushui is not convinced by theory, but by facts. He won't listen to what we say. But Zhang Ruolan, she may have a way..." "Zhang Ruolan? Hmph. I don't believe it," Chen Zhen sneered, interrupting Wu Renmin's conversation .He was about to continue talking, when suddenly there was a short and light knock on the door. "She's here," Zhou Rushui stood up and said in a low voice, and walked to open the door with a happy but slightly excited smile.All unpleasant thoughts fly away. As soon as the door opened, Zhang Ruolan's slender figure appeared outside, and she smiled gently. "So there are guests here, so I won't bother Mr. Zhou. Come back later," she said hesitantly when she saw the back of a man inside the room when she was about to enter the room. "It doesn't matter, please come in. They are all acquaintances. You have met Chen Zhen and Renmin. Please come in and have a seat," Zhou Rushui panicked when she heard that she was leaving, and hurriedly tried to persuade her to stay. Zhang Ruolan didn't speak any more, but just responded obsequiously.She walked in, greeted them, and then sat down on a mahogany armchair, which was diagonally opposite to Chen Zhen. "I haven't seen Ms. Zhang for a long time. A few days ago, I heard that Ms. Zhang moved here from Jianhong. Zhu Yaozhu wanted to see you very much. She was bored at home, so she should go outside to play, but she is not healthy these days That's great, so I didn't come," Wu Renmin said politely to Zhang Ruolan when he saw that everyone was silent. "I don't dare to ask Mrs. Wu to see me from such a distance," Zhang Ruolan replied politely, dimples appeared on her cheeks from a smile, which attracted Zhou Rushui's eyes.Zhou Rushui's eyes never left her cheeks.But she didn't notice it at all.She just continued: "I've wanted to visit Mrs. Wu at your house a long time ago, but I forgot your new address, and I only found out from Mr. Jianhong two days ago." After a break, she asked again: "Mr. Wu Are you still writing articles recently? It’s been a long time since I saw your big book in a magazine. I heard from Mr. Jianhong that you’ve been working very hard on translating a "History of the French Revolution" recently." "That's just the beginning. Recently, because of Yaozhu's poor health, my work is also very slow." "Mrs. Wu's health has never been very good. She should rest more. She hasn't been sick recently, has she? Mr. Wu, you'd better persuade her to stay here for a few months. It will also be good for her health," Zhang Ruolan said earnestly. Concerned about the health of Wu Renmin's wife. Wu Renmin glanced at her gratefully, and then said: "Actually, she doesn't have any serious illnesses, but she is weak. But she has a bad habit, she loves to worry about it. No matter what, she always has to do it herself. Even small things can be done by herself." She refused to let it go. She was too kind to me, and she had to worry about a small matter of mine. I persuaded her, but she always refused to listen to me. Her stubbornness was similar to that of Chen Zhen. Chen Zhen tortured his body desperately, We persuaded him, but he didn't listen. There's nothing he can do about it." Wu Renmin felt that his tone was gradually becoming sad, so he suddenly turned the topic on Chen Zhen, and at the same time looked at Chen Zhen with a smile, making obedient people Forgot about Yaozhu. "You really have no reason for that, you actually scolded someone face to face." Chen Zhen continued with a smile. This made everyone laugh, which dispelled the melancholy atmosphere in the room. "Yes, Mr. Wu's words are not bad. Mr. Chen's body should be taken care of." We see his books come out one after another, as if he were writing faster than we can read them.I was a little worried for him.Mr. Jianhong often talked about this matter to us.Mr. Jianhong said that Mr. Chen seems to be a person who does not know the future.Mr. Chen, are you right? "After Zhang Ruolan finished speaking, she looked at Chen Zhen with concern, then slightly lowered her head and smiled. Chen Zhen looked back at her with grateful eyes, suddenly a light flashed across his face, and he smiled.He said to himself: "Anyway, you are all reasonable..." He swallowed another sentence. "Mr. Chen, you don't often go to Mr. Jianhong's place recently. Peizhu talked about you and Yunyu the other day, and she also..." Zhang Ruolan enunciated very clearly. She is not used to speaking Mandarin, so she spoke very clearly. slow.Chen Zhen didn't notice this, because at this moment he slightly raised his head to look at the ceiling.He didn't wait for her to finish before interrupting, "I've had a lot of work lately, so I didn't go to Jianhong's place. Ms. Zhang must go often. Peizhu is doing well recently. And that Ms. Qin, have you seen her recently?" "Yunyu is Miss Qin's name, because Zhang Ruolan mentioned her just now, so he also asked about her.He knew she was Zhang Ruolan's good friend.Moreover, based on the title of the book "Three Rebellious Women", he nicknamed the three girls he often saw at Li Jianhong's house "Three Petit Bourgeois Women".Those three girls are: Zhang Ruolan, Qin Yunyu and Jianhong's daughter Li Peizhu.He felt that Yizhu, Yiyu, and Yilan could just represent the three types of petty bourgeois women, so he gave them this nickname. "Ah," Zhang Ruolan said with a smile, "Speaking of Yunyu, she is here. We just talked and forgot about her. She is still in my room. She didn't know you two were here too, she heard me She said that Mr. Zhou is here, and she wants to see Mr. Zhou, so she wants me to ask." She turned her eyes to Zhou Rushui's face and asked, "Mr. Zhou, that is the classmate I mentioned to you last time. You Would you like to see her?" Zhou Rushui's eyes never left Zhang Ruolan's cheek these days, and now she heard that Qin Yunyu wanted to see him, she was so happy, she quickly stood up and said urgently, "Then please invite Ms. Zhang to invite her here immediately." Zhang Ruolan agreed with a smile and went out.The door is open.Zhou Rushui waited for a while with a beating heart, and Zhang Ruolan walked in accompanied by a girl who was slightly taller than her. In Chen Zhen's eyes, there was the beauty of the girl who had expressed his affection for him: a tall and tall woman with a melon-shaped face without any features, because all parts were placed just right.She is a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth, and she is dressed very modernly, with permed hair, thin eyebrows, powder, and bright lipstick.She was wearing a long cheongsam of yellow Indian silk with small flowers and a pair of high heels on her feet. "Another petty-bourgeois woman, there are already two of the three women in Jianhong's family," Chen Zhen thought, and couldn't help laughing secretly in his heart. Wu Renmin also knew Qin Yunyu.So Zhang Ruolan introduced Zhou Rushui to her alone.Zhou Rushui was very happy, he let the two of them sit on the big sofa, but he sat on the armchair next to him.He paid great attention to Qin Yunyu's words and actions.He immediately felt that Qin Yunyu was very cute, but he also understood that she was a woman who was not easy to deal with.Although Qin Yunyu is more beautiful and lively than Zhang Ruolan, but her sharpness is too exposed, it is better for Zhang Ruolan to be more stable.Zhang Ruolan brought a lot of the gentle flavor of oriental women. Qin Yunyu has a sharp mouth.Although she and Zhou Rushui met for the first time, they asked him a lot of questions generously.But at the same time, she did not neglect the other guests. Her eyes seemed to be constantly turning around the faces of everyone in the room, making everyone feel that she was talking to him.With her here, the room seemed very lively.She and Zhou Rushui talked the most.She asked him about Japanese customs and customs, the current situation of the Japanese literary world and his opinion on Japanese writers, because she studied literature.Zhou Rushui naturally answered her one by one in detail.He also took this opportunity to greatly praise Ogawa Weiming, a fairy tale writer whom he admired.But she didn't have much interest in the writer.It was the great young writer who was famous for "The Wanderer" that caught her attention.So Zhou Rushui took out the bust photo of the female writer from the box and showed it to her.At the same time, Zhou Rushui briefly described her wandering life from a prostitute to the first-class female writer in modern Japan, described his meeting with her, and mentioned what she said in the book "men are not good things".These words really attracted everyone's attention, especially Qin Yunyu aroused a kind of longing. She couldn't tell what this longing was, but she felt a little empty in her heart. "Life is too dull in China," Qin Yunyu sighed softly, as if talking to herself. "Actually, living in the world is not necessarily boring," Chen Zhen said mockingly. "Why?" Qin Yunyu suddenly turned her head to look at Chen Zhen, her sharp and active eyes kept flashing on his face, forcing him to answer. "Because living in Japan is the same as living in China," Chen Zhen replied coldly, avoiding her gaze. "This is prejudice, and I don't agree with it. After all, Japan is much better." Zhou Rushui interrupted vigorously immediately.He lived in Japan for seven years, and all he got was a good impression, so he praised everything in Japan when he saw people. "Then you ask Renmin, he also lived in Tokyo and Kyoto for several years. Could it be that he is also biased?" Chen Zhen rushed to argue, but he was not angry, and there was still a smile on his face. Wu Renmin was about to speak, but Qin Yunyu said to Chen Zhen first: "Mr. Chen, you alone are an exception. Reading your article, I know that you don't have any pleasant thoughts." "However, I often laugh too. Sometimes I am very happy," Chen Zhen said calmly, even with a mocking tone. "I don't believe it. It's impossible," Qin Yunyu pouted and replied. "That's weird, Mi Siqin, why don't you believe it? Why is it impossible?" Chen Zhen laughed, and he was more interested in her deliberately pursuing question.He usually hates boring conversations, but he likes heated debates, and he is not afraid of strong arguments. "Because I've read almost all of your articles. I know you cultivated yourself with melancholy. Your gloom is really frightening." Qin Yunyu tilted her head and spoke half-jokingly and half-seriously in a clear and slow voice. Say. "Then just don't read them," Chen Zhen still said flatly, but his peace of mind was disturbed by her words.Melancholy began to rise from the bottom of his heart.He tried to suppress it, unwilling to let her see the change in his mood.He even defiantly added: "I don't believe you've read all of my articles." Qin Yunyu smiled slightly and was about to speak.Zhang Ruolan showed a little uneasiness at the side, moved her body close to Qin Yunyu, and lightly touched Qin Yunyu's elbow.Qin Yunyu glanced back at her slightly. "Mr. Chen, if you don't believe it, come to my house to read it someday. I have all your books, and I read them very carefully. If you don't believe me, you can ask her." Qin Yunyu said, and she pointed at Zhang Ruolan with a smile. Zhang Ruolan originally hoped that she would change the subject, but at this moment she had no choice but to speak: "Yes, Mr. Chen, what she said is indeed the truth. I even borrowed a few books to read." Chen Zhen was speechless.He was a little embarrassed, and thought to himself: Two of the three women are together, and they all speak the same words.Wu Renmin and Zhou Rushui laughed unconsciously when they saw his embarrassment. Zhang Ruolan whispered two or three words in Qin Yunyu's ear, Qin Yunyu turned around and smiled slightly, then turned to look at Chen Zhen.She tilted her head slightly, and her two bright eyes rolled on his face.She also laughed along with them, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, her whole body trembling slightly because of the laughter. Chen Zhen glanced at her face and body through the glasses, and thought to himself: "Among the three women, jade is the most alluring." But he immediately looked away and looked at the price of the room hanging on the wall. Watch, don't miss her anymore. "陈先生，我觉得你的每本书里面都充满着追求爱的呼号，不管你说这是人类爱也好，什么也好。总之你也是需要爱的。我想，你与其拿忧郁来培养自己，不如在爱情里去求安慰。剑虹先生也说你故意过着很苦的生活，其实是不必要的。你为什么不去追求爱情？为什么要这样地自苦？陈先生，你为什么不找个爱人组织一个小家庭？我不相信就没有一个女人喜欢你。……"秦蕴玉对陈真说。但是她的话还没有说完，就被吴仁民打断了："密斯秦，算了吧，你对他说这些话，就等于对牛弹琴。我们刚才还劝过他。他连生命都不要，还说什么爱情？说什么女人？他这个人好像是一副机器，只知道整天转动，转动……"陈真沉默着，他的脸上带着微笑，但是他的心开始在痛了。 秦蕴玉依旧侧头看陈真，一面回答吴仁民道："我不相信陈先生就是这样的人。方才周先生不是说《放浪记》的作者写过男人都不是好东西的话吗？这句话是很可玩味的。世界上没有一个男人不需要爱情。不是我们故意挖苦男人：每一个女人总有许多男人追逐她，死命地纠缠她，不管她爱不爱他。那样的男人到处都是。"她说了又抿嘴笑起来。 陈真的心依旧是很平静的，他微笑地望着她，并不注意她的话。他知道她的话是有根据的。他记得剑虹告诉过他：她在学校里受过许多同学的追逐和包围，她每天总要接到几封不认识的景慕者的情书。她现在成为这样的女子，和这种环境也有点关系。所以他对于她的过度的大方和活泼，完全了解，一点也不奇怪。不过他心里暗想："如果你要来试试你的玩弄男人的手段，那么你就找错了对象了。" 周如水不能够忍耐了，便跟秦蕴玉争辩起男人和女人的好坏来。他是这样的一个人：心里有什么话，口里总得说出来，听了不合意的话总要争辩几句，不管和他说话的是什么人。秦蕴玉的嘴也是不肯让人的，不过她的战略比周如水的厉害。她说几句正经话，总要夹一两句玩笑的话在里面，等周如水快要生气的时候，她又使他发笑了。这其间吴仁民和张若兰也各自发表他们的意见，来缓和这场争辩。陈真不再同秦蕴玉争论了，他靠在躺椅上旁观着。 话题从来是愈说愈扯得远的。后来他们又谈到那个下女出身的女作家，周如水看见有机会夸耀他在日本的见闻，自然不肯放过，便说："在咖啡店的女给中也有几个了不起的人物，而且在那里面也有知道人类爱的，这也可以给陈真的主张作个证据。"他说着便对陈真一笑，其实陈真并没有对她们正式发表过他的主张。"记得有一次我去看一个日本友人，同他一道出来，走到一个小咖啡店里。一个年轻的女招待来招呼我们，坐在我们的旁边谈了许多话。我的朋友问她为什么要做女招待，她的答复是出乎我们意料之外的。她说，她爱人类，尤其是爱下层阶级的人。因为那般人整天被资本家榨取，又受到社会的歧视，整天劳苦，一点快乐也得不到，只有在这一刻到咖啡店里来求一点安慰，所以她们做女给的便尽力安慰他们，使他们在这一刻可以得到一点安慰而暂时忘掉生活的痛苦，或者给他们鼓舞起新的勇气，使他们继续在这黑暗的社会中奋斗。她又说：我不是来供人玩弄的，我是因为可怜人才来安慰人的……她满口新名词，什么布尔乔亚，什么普洛利塔利亚，说得非常自然。她的年纪看起来至多不过十七八岁，相貌和举动都有不少的爱娇。我的朋友说，她可能是一个社会主义者。以后我也就不曾再遇见她了。想不到日本还有这样的年轻女人。……""可惜周先生以后没有去找她。说不定将来她又是一个第一流的女作家呢。"秦蕴玉说。 "可惜密斯秦不是男人。如果密斯秦是男人，我想你听见这个故事，一定会到日本去找她，"周如水笑着说。 "是啊，我如果是男人，我一定要做一个有勇气的男人。 我想到哪里就要做到哪里。像那些做起事来老是迟疑不决、一点也不痛快的男人，我看也看不惯。"秦蕴玉热烈地说。她不住地点着脚，两颗黑眼珠灵活地在周如水的身上轮了一转，又转注到陈真的平静的脸上，最后她又把眼睛掉去看张若兰。在从陈真的脸上移到张若兰的眼瞳上之间，她的眼光还在吴仁民的脸上停留了一下。她常常这样地看人，她常常以为自己比男人高贵，因为好像每个男人都有所求于她。她说以上的话是指一般的男人说的，不是特别指周如水，事实上她并不知道周如水的性格。然而陈真却以为她是在挖苦周如水。至于周如水自己呢，他一点也不觉得这些话有什么触犯他的地方，因为他相信自己是一个勇敢的人。 他们又谈了一些话。周如水留这几个客人在他的房里吃了晚饭。晚饭后他约他们到海滨去散步。 这是一个月夜。半圆月已经升在海面上了。前面是一片银波，在淡淡的月光下动荡着，像数万条银色鲤鱼。 在海边散步的人并不多，有两三对年轻的夫妇往来谈笑，他们都是海滨旅馆的客人。还有几个小孩在那里扑打。这五个人在石级上坐了一些时候，又起来闲走了一会。他们一路上谈了好些话。这其间以秦蕴玉和周如水两人的话最多，而陈真的话最少。 后来陈真告辞回去了。周如水挽留他，但是他一定要回去。吴仁民也说要走，因为他的妻子身体不好，他们两人便一道走了。他们还赶得上最后的一班火车，从这里步行到火车站还要花去三十多分钟的时间。临走的时候陈真听见秦蕴玉问他为什么近来不到李剑虹那里去，他回答说没有时间。她又说要到他的家里去看他，又请他到她家里去玩，同时还邀请了吴仁民和周如水。他们都答应了，他也只好说"有空一定来"。 They went.秦蕴玉被张若兰留了下来，她就睡在张若兰的房里。