Chapter 15 Section 14

early morning. Wang Qiming vaguely heard the bell ringing the time downstairs. He sat up, got out of bed alone, and walked into the bathroom. He had made it a habit to shower in the morning, like most people in America. Getting up in the morning to take a bath is not so much for hygiene and cleanliness as for clearing the mind.Let the hot, warm water wash away the turbidity of the night; let the pleasant liquid clear the mind and cheer up the numb body at once. Right to take a shower, he was thinking about how to have a serious conversation with his daughter.Yes, he has the confidence to make his daughter understand him; when necessary, he can also try to understand her daughter.

After taking a bath, he felt much more relaxed.He wiped his wet body with a large towel and walked out of the bathroom. "Get up!" Who is this shouting? "Get up!" This is Guo Yan.Her voice was shrill and mournful, and it was obvious that something serious had happened. He put on a towel and rushed out of the bathroom. Guo Yan ran down the stairs, stumbled, as if she saw a ghost upstairs. "Ningning, Ningning..." she shouted. Without any explanation, Wang Qiming rushed up the stairs and ran upstairs. The bedroom—Ningning's bedroom—was wide open and empty.

Wang Qiming looked for each other in another room. Study room, no. Living room, no. Balcony, no. The kitchen, neither. He searched all over the house, shouting, "Ning Ning—Ning Ning—" There was no response from her. Holding a piece of paper she just picked up, Guo Yan rushed to Wang Qiming's side. "Qiming! Look! What she left behind!" Wang Qiming came over, took the paper, and read it eagerly. Dear Mom and Dad: I'm leaving. forgive me.I didn't say hello.Because I don't want to wake you up, I know that you are very tired for the factory and for me.

So, now I go quietly. I regret the things I said last night that made you angry and hurt you, please forget them.Actually, I don't want to make you angry.I love you. Dad, Mom! I grew up.In the United States, young people as old as me must step out of the gate and fend for themselves.But you're always trying to keep me at home, and it's not good for me or good for you.Only by truly doing what you said, learning to think independently, can a person grow up.Now, I'm going out for a ride, just like you guys. Dad, Mom, I'm leaving. Don't worry too much about me. Love you guys - it's from the bottom of my heart.

your Ning Ning five o'clock in the morning On the back of that piece of paper, there was a line of small characters, which were very scrawled: Dad, Mom: There are two things, Dad's headache medicine, I have bought it and put it next to the refrigerator. I didn't take all the clothes my mother bought for me. Mom, keep it for yourself, it's cold in New York in winter. goodbye! Ning Ning Wang Qiming's head elephant was hit hard with a fist, causing tinnitus and dizziness. The body that had just been washed was sweating again.On the top of the head, in the hair that was not yet dry, water flowed down.

The puppy just bought was squatting in the corner, sticking out its little red tongue, watching the new owner's abnormal expression vigilantly. "I'm going to call the police!" he said. "Call the police?" Guo Yan asked. "Yes, right now." "immediately?" He hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed 911. Just dial 911. Wang Qiming explained what happened in the most concise English, hoping that the police could help him find Ningning. The indifferent voice of the policeman came from the phone: "Well, I'm afraid we can't help you much."

"why?" "She's eighteen." "So what about 18?" "According to the law, if you keep your daughter - an 18-year-old daughter - at home, you are breaking the law, unfortunately." "it's me?" "Yes. If you have nothing else to report, well, I have something else..." Wang Qiming angrily hung up the phone regardless of politeness. "Bastard law!" he swore. They called all Ningning's friends they knew. No one knows her whereabouts, no one knows. Guo Yan said: "Maybe, maybe, she will call. Let's wait."

They put down the phone. Wang Qiming sat down and stood up, stood up and sat down again, like a leopard in a cage. Finally, the phone rang. Guo Yan took the first step and said, "I'll pick it up!" She excitedly picked up the phone receiver. "Hi! I'm Xiumei, come to the factory quickly, something has happened. Yes, come quickly!" As soon as Xiumei saw them coming in, she rushed up to meet them and said, "Boss, look, I reminded you last week that the shoulders of these 334s had the wrong thread. But you said to rush out first. Now, Look!" She pointed to the twenty or so boxes of returned goods stacked at the gate of the factory.

"Return?" Wang Qiming understood the seriousness of the problem. "It's all returned!" When Xiumei said this, her face was flushed and she was panting heavily. Wang Qiming's anger suddenly came up.He yelled loudly: "If you return the goods, blame me! Didn't I tell you?" No one dared to speak out. "I told you to use the wrong thread?" He was wandering around the factory building, venting his anger and evil fire, "The clothes maker is sloppy, what's the ironer doing? The packing is also idle What did you do? Let me tell you the truth, this batch of returned goods is a total of 68,000 yuan inside and out; don't think that I have enough money to stop it, to be honest, I don't have a word of money to fill the hole!If you want to earn wages, you want to eat, nothing else, pack these goods up again within two days and send them to others; otherwise, we will all starve together—don’t blame anyone! "

His voice was getting louder and louder, his words were getting harsher, and he didn't save any face. Guo Yan stood aside without saying a word.She knew that more than half of the anger in her husband's heart was aimed at Ningning. The workers didn't know this layer and kept their heads down. "We are all Chinese. It's not easy for Chinese people to find a job overseas and make enough money for us. I can't bear to return goods like this, and you should understand!" he said , "If you are willing to do it, work overtime these two days, drive the night train, and drive out this little work; if you don't want to do it, don't say anything else, let me go, I welcome it!"

After finishing the fiery training, he turned around and walked into his office. Before entering, he slammed the office door loudly. Everyone put down the work in hand, you look at me, I look at you, quietly, no one makes a sound. None of them had ever seen Wang Qiming so ferocious and furious.They were all overwhelmed by the violent storm, and no one spoke or moved. Guo Yan knew what role she should play at this time. She laughed a few times, and said to everyone: "He is a person with such a temper. Just say what you say, and leave when you are done. Don't take anyone to heart. After all, it's no wonder that he lost his temper about this matter: if the rice bowl Damn it, who do you think is not in a hurry!" After she explained a few sentences in this way, she spoke again: "Although these clothes are said to be returned by others, there is no need to make them again. The shoulders are disassembled, the front piece is punched in from the waist, and the thread on the shoulders is replaced. Just come here. In two days, I think I can get out. Everyone is more tired, even if it is helping me! " With that said, she sat down first, took a piece of clothing and started to fight again. It was difficult for everyone who said this to say anything, so they had to do it silently. In the office, Wang Qiming sat with his head in his hands, not knowing what to think, and he didn't think about anything. After a long time, Guo Yan walked into the office from the outside. "I'll take care of the factory." Guo Yan said to Wang Qiming, "Go out and look for it." He nodded. He then went to Ningning's school, where the teacher said he hadn't seen her for two weeks. He also went to the police station.The officer shrugged at him and threw up his hands, indicating that the police could not get involved in this matter. These predictable outcomes added to his inner turmoil.He got into the car and immediately called Ah Chun. "What's up?" "Have." "Is it important?" "Very important." "Come on, I'll wait for you." Over the past few years, Wang Qiming has developed a habit. He always goes to see Ah Chun when he encounters problems that he can't solve and troubles that he can't get rid of.In Ah Chun's gentle and melodious tone, the bumpy boat in his heart can only become stable, and his troubles and sorrows will disappear. "The problem is," Ah Chun stood in front of him with a half glass of brandy in his hand, and he saw the brandy in the glass glowing golden, "You yourself." "Myself?" "Yes, you made a fuss out of a molehill." Ah Chun picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and explained to him calmly, "Since you have made up your mind to bring her from China, and since you have made up your mind to push her to the society, why are you doing all this to yourself?" What's all the fuss about?" "But, he..." "I know what you're going to say," she smiled faintly. "Smoking, swearing, marijuana, sex. But so what? This is society. When you decide to let her into this society, all of this is early." Should have thought of it!" "Isn't that...too unbearable?" Ah Chun put the wine glass on the tea table in front of her. "Remember," she said, "you're living in America now. America, chaotic on the surface, actually has its laws, it has its laws, it has its—the rules of the game—it's all It’s very strict. Its moral concepts only work within these rules. You can’t live in a vacuum. How can you ask you to live in the United States and hold a traditional Chinese concept? That’s not deformed. Yet?" "But I'm really scared," he said worriedly, "when she left, something unexpected happened, something I didn't expect." "If she doesn't leave, can you imagine everything about her? Did you think about her smoking marijuana? Did you think about her pregnancy and miscarriage in China?" He was speechless. "The accident didn't happen yesterday, it's just that you found out yesterday." "I'm afraid." "What are you afraid of? It's what's behind!" Before Wang Qiming could say anything, she took it up again, and left the table, pacing back and forth with a wine glass in her hand, "It's true, no one has written this before." Books on this topic, because the market is too small, it does not make money, and the number of Chinese immigrants in the United States is too small, who will really care about them and study them?" She walked to the window, looked at the blue sky and said: "Immigration, the education of immigrant children, what a profound topic. Let alone children, adults are also facing a huge pain and a culture shock that touches the soul. , Americans call it cultural shock. Immigrants are like people with severed limbs, and then put them back together, bone to bone, spirit to spirit, skin to skin. How painful it is, how painful it is. It’s tough. Some people, even if they deal with it, you will find that their walking, movements, and demeanor are so uncoordinated and ugly.” Wang Qiming was fascinated by this, the butt of the cigarette burned his fingers, he hurriedly extinguished the cigarette butt, and lit another one. "As for the children of immigrants, especially young people in their twenties, they are completely confused by the new environment. They can't tell good from bad, their standards have changed, their values ​​are unreliable, and they have changed like new clothes. .They don't even recognize themselves." "Are they comfortable?" "Comfortable?" She sneered, "Are they comfortable? They will resist, instinctively resist all this, and unconsciously absorb everything this new society brings to them. They suddenly become nothing. You can't be an American, and you're no longer Chinese. The new life is completely strange, and the old way of life has been thrown into the sea." Wang Qiming looked at Ah Chun with admiration. Ah Chun went on to say: "What are the Huaqing Gang, Qinglong Gang, Ghost Shadow Gang, and now the Vietnam Gang is added. They murdered, robbed, sold drugs, and prostituted, all of which became a major disaster in American society.What about the parents of these young people?They could only keep their eyes open and look at their children. These obedient children were going to kill and steal, and they were helpless.In order to survive, they work desperately, have no time to educate their children, and have no ability to discipline them.Because their English is not as good as these children, their social knowledge is not as good as these children, and they don't even have enough energy.what to do?Had to watch their children turn into devils. " "So, is there anything we can do?" "No." "Not at all?" "It's very difficult for us to do anything about these young people. Because this is history and one cannot resist history." "But……" "In terms of specific people, of course you have something to do." "do what?" "Prepare." "Defense?" "Yes." Ah Chun said with great experience, "You have to beware of the people around Ningning, the people hiding behind the scenes. Of course they know that you are a businessman and have some money in your hand. They will strike at you Let's do it. And..." "and also?" "Another possibility. They use Ningning as a hostage to force you to hand over a huge sum of money." He listened carefully, nodding his head.To be honest, he was a little nervous. It was because of his nervousness that he had to listen to Ah Chun seriously. Ah Chun was an old immigrant, and her experience was more valuable than gold. "Actually," Ah Chunxiang concluded, "you are meddling in your own business." "Medding your business?" "right." "Who?" "You." Ah Chun said with certainty, "American law is based on human rights. When she is 18 years old, you no longer have the right to interfere with her affairs." "What is interference?" "It's interference." "But she is not sensible yet, she is not an adult!" "From next year, there will be a big change in your taxes. All her expenses will no longer appear on your tax bills, and your various insurances will no longer be able to protect her. Her name It will also be removed from your family." "But I don't want to." "Whether you like it or not, it's human rights law." "The human rights law..." Wang Qiming said to himself.These three words, how can there be so much pressure! "You came to the United States voluntarily, not someone invited you to come here. When you come, you have to abide by its laws. Think about it! In the United States, you can't get the family happiness in the traditional Chinese concept! " "Could it be that all Chinese concepts are useless here?" "No. There is a saying in China that children and grandchildren have their own blessings: where the loess does not bury people! I think, the eastern hemisphere, the western hemisphere, everywhere the soil is soil. When a person dies, it doesn't matter where he is buried." At this time, she drank all the wine in the glass.The wine glass covered her face, behind the glass, no one could see or guess what expression was on her face. Wang Qiming also took a sip. "You should go." Ah Chun said. "You chased me away?" "No. It's not appropriate for your wife to support a factory alone, especially at this pass." "How is your shop?" Wang Qiming changed the subject. "Oh, what a mess, what a mess!" "Your personality is not suitable for partnering with others at all." "Sole proprietorship? Where's the money? Those two bastard shareholders want to sell their shares, but they want 100,000 cash down payment. Isn't that intentional to embarrass me?" Wang Qiming opened the door and said, "Ah Chun, I feel that without you in my life, it would be difficult for me to survive." "Stop talking nonsense!" As he spoke, Ah Chun pushed Wang Qiming into the car. A few days later, Chun received a check for US$100,000.The signature on it, Ah Chun, is an all-too-familiar name——Wang Qiming. She looked at the flamboyant signature and stood there for a long time.