Chapter 75 third act

[Under the Act] Characters introduced in the third act (according to the order of appearance) Wen Juan, Second Wife of Li: Li Qiong, Zhang Aizhu, Wen Qi, was promoted to Second Young Master: Wen Jingchu, a young man who graduated from a university and has worked in a southern factory for a year, Wenxia Meizhen Location: The study shared by the third and fourth misses Time: with the second On the same day, in the same room after four o'clock in the afternoon, the chaotic situation in the morning returned to tranquility.The house has been organized by Mei Zhen and Wen Qi into a so-called futuristic smoking room.There are new paintings on the wall, and there is a weird new painting screen next to it.The low stools and cushions are divided into several groups with other sofas and chairs, and each group has a small coffee table in the center, high ones, short ones, mahogany ones, carved lacquer ones, round ones and square ones.The furniture had apparently been brought from elsewhere in the house, and the most important decorations on the coffee table were small gauze lamps and cigarette dishes.There is a small decoration in front of the window on the bookshelf.The most eye-catching are the red candles side by side.These days girls are obviously influenced by Western art for banquets, and spend their minds on this kind of place.

It was still dark when the curtain opened, the sunlight was already limited, and the room seemed a little blurry.The eldest lady, Wen Juan, sat in front of a small table and read a short letter repeatedly. Juan: (talking to herself) This is really annoying!I haven't brought up what happened this morning, but he's making things difficult for me!This is really strange, he said well that he will come, but now he says he can't come early!This is simply insulting me! (Frowning and thinking hard) He still wants to talk to me tonight, I don't know what to say? ... Do you want to mention Meizhen to me? (Stands up impatiently to make a call) Hey, East Bureau 5340, where is it?Hello, is Mr. Tang at home?I, Li's house, Miss Li asked him to talk... (Puts his head around to see if there is anyone)...Hello, Yuan Lan?I'm Juan, by the way... I have received your letter, but I don't understand!Why don't you come dance early tonight?Why the sooner you come, the more you will hinder my pleasure?Why is this planned for me!What?Tonight?In this way, you are not a bit awkward, and you are trying to make people unhappy? ... People... People kindly invite you... You know that you are sorry for others, so don't do this, okay?You have no idea?Why is there no way?Are you late at night?

That... that's up to you. (hangs up the phone angrily, leans on the table and cries, wipes away tears and is startled again) Mother (Li Qiong) walked into the house, saw Wenjuan crying and retreating in surprise, and came in again with another idea. Joan: (pretending not to see Juan crying) The arrangement of this room is quite interesting! [Juan lowers her head and wipes her tears without answering. 〕Joan: (Still pretending not to see) Are you young people going to make... [Juan remains silent. 〕Joan: Juanjuan, do you think the second brother is a little fatter than last year when he comes back this time? (sees Juan and is silent) I really didn't expect him to live so hard in the factory, and he got fat. This is a good lesson for me as a parent.I usually think that I have never pampered children, but now it seems that I should make your children suffer! (peeks at Wenjuan and sees that she is not moving) You see, although your banquet is not luxurious enough, it is considered first-class happiness.Those who are hungry these years are not counted, and many and many people cannot eat enough. This sometimes makes me feel that your happiness is a bit like a sin! (Seeing that Juan always refuses to agree, he resolutely walks behind her and pats her) Juanjuan, what's wrong?Why are you angry when you are busy?

Juan: (choked up angrily) Who... who wants to be angry? ! Joan: Juan, Mom doesn't think it's worth getting angry at when you were young!Last night, I heard that you slept very late, you will definitely play late tonight, be careful tomorrow you will have a headache again! [Juan simply begins to cry. 〕Joan: Don't cry, don't cry, it doesn't look good when you turn your eyes red from crying, what's going on, can you tell me? Juan: (raises her head angrily) Yuan Lan is going to lose face tonight!He, he said he couldn't come early, he would arrive very late, and people would be surprised during the meal, and didn't mother promise Zhongwei and the fourth child to announce their engagement tonight?

Qiong: What does it matter if Yuan Lan comes early or late? Juan: Why doesn't it matter? !And, let me tell mom, Mei is really hateful! Joan: (surprised) What happened to Mei Zhen? Juan: What's wrong? !Mom think about it!Ever since she came back from Yuanlan, she has always been so goblin-like to curry favor with guests in front of the guests. When I entered this room this morning, I saw her crying about Yuanlan for no reason!Yuan Lan put his hands on her back affectionately, comforting her in a low voice!I've told mom a long time ago that Mei really doesn't care! Joan: (Thinking for a moment) In the actions of your new recruits, this is not a big deal!This cannot be blamed on Mei Zhen alone. (In a persuasive tone) I see Juanjuan, if you are very angry with Yuan Lan, you can "bloat" your marriage contract, don't keep getting angry with Yuan Lan, it's good and bad, you can't blow it and you're frozen!Marriage cannot be forced, you have to have determination.

Juan: He, he cheated on someone, why am I not angry! Joan: If he is really bad, what's the use of being angry with him?It's better for everyone to speak politely and break up the verbal engagement of the past few years, and everyone is free. Juan: This is cheap for him! Joan: What's that called, Juan?You think this way as if you are using marriage to get angry with others, and you don't care about your own happiness!What's the trouble?If you don't like him, or if you feel that he is sorry for you, then you have no choice but to blow up the past, and you should plan for your own happiness.

Juan: Then he will be proud!He himself has always been insincere, "walking" is enough for others, now if I want to say that I have blown the engagement, he can push it on me and say that I cheated on him! Joan: What is who "wandered" who!If you can't get along, the matter should be resolved as soon as possible. In my opinion, marriage is a very important matter, and you can't just get angry.If you think about it, decide to tell me earlier.You know how worried I am about you! Juan: So, how about Meizhen?She is so hateful, don't you care? Joan: I have to ask May about the truth. I still don't know what she did that shouldn't be done.

Juan: Didn't I tell you that she is flattering Yuan Lan, and I saw with my own eyes this morning that the two of them are getting along very well in this room... Joan: I think it is up to you to decide this matter. If you are dissatisfied with Yuan Lan's attitude towards you, you should tell him earlier that your relationship will only be regarded as friends in the future. You don't need to mention the past, and don't worry about other things at all. it's gone. Juan: You're only talking about my relationship with Yuan Lan, Mei Zhen is so hateful and ridiculous, so you don't mention it!

Joan: To be honest, Juan, how can this be considered ridiculous and abhorrent?Yuan Lan should be responsible for this matter!Now that men and women are free to do their own affairs, how can we stop whoever "pleases" with whom? Juan: Well, I'm not even as good as a girl now!Let her be insulted casually, and I have to swallow my breath and break off the engagement with my friend!Anyway, I only blame myself for not having a mother, my life is bad... Joan: Juan, you can't talk to me like that! (stands up) I consider myself to be 100% sincere to you.Since you were young, you have always made things difficult for me because of your grandma's disobedience to me. I have always been very impatient with you.Today you are so old, you should have the ability to judge right from wrong!According to my observation, you don't like Yuan Lan very much, I really don't understand why you don't express it clearly?Why are you so angry?

Juan: Who said I don't like Yuan Lan? Joan: I said according to my observation.I also know that you are well aware that he is well-educated and has a good character, but marriage does not depend on such objective conditions.You are always so incompatible in temperament, this time Yuan Lan came back from abroad, the interests of the two of you are getting further and further apart... Juan: Anyway, the engagement is not my idea!It was originally mentioned by their family; now he has changed his mind and told me to take advantage of him like this, I am not such a good person! Joan: Juan, why did you come here?

Juan: I don't know! (Stands up angrily) I knew that if I wanted to find a way, I had to clean up Mei Zhen, so that I could get out of my breath.I hate Mezhen so much!At that time, I suspected that Yuan Lan had a crush on her. Joan: You already knew, why did you agree to get engaged to Yuan Lan? Juan: It's because I can't let Mei Zhen spoil my affair with Yuan Lan! Joan: Juan, this matter of yours really makes me anxious. Your temper like this can only annoy yourself. You shouldn’t be so angry about everything! Juan: Everything makes me angry!This Meizhen can really piss me off, she always seems to resist me all day long.She is obviously a girl but she refuses to accept it!I didn't sell her to be a girl, nor did I buy her. She always hated me so much. Joan: Maybe she hates it a little bit, but can you blame her?Remember how you oppressed her when grandma was there, and how you made her study problem extra complicated?At that time, she was still young and not very angry, but now she often resents her life experience and feels injustice with her resentment... But her hatred is not all about you... Juan: How can I oppress her?Why am I responsible for whether she studies or not? Joan: Of course I am the most responsible person, but at that time your grandma bought her and handed it over to me. I knew it would be difficult from the very beginning. I don’t need to mention the past, but since you asked Me, I'll tell you straight away. At that time, I proposed to send her to school, just to adopt her as a goddaughter, so as not to wrong her in the future.I think she is so clever that she will always read well.But because she is so smart, she goes to school with you, and her homework is often better than yours, so you keep arguing with her, saying that she goes to school with you, which makes you look bad.It made your grandma get very angry with me, saying that I did this on purpose as a stepmother to make you feel uncomfortable.After that, I separated her from your sisters, and treated her differently from you to show the difference... Juan: Grandma was also kind at the time, she was old-fashioned, she just wanted people to laugh at me and go to school with the girl... At that time, the second brother went to another school, and the third and fourth sisters didn't go to school. It was me who went to school with Mei Zhen alone. . Joan: Just for this, I obeyed your grandma's wishes, and since then I have wronged Mei Zhen!In the end, I didn't send Mei Zhen to the same school as the third and fourth sisters, but everything became a habit, and her work status became more and more difficult to handle every day, and now she is getting more and more embarrassing!To be honest, I have been an old-fashioned daughter-in-law in the Li family for more than ten years, and I obey the adults' ideas in everything. I don't regret anything. It's Mei Zhen's matter. I didn't insist on my opinion and missed her. Now I always feel a little guilty... Juan: I don't understand what you're talking about, getting more difficult and embarrassing day by day? Joan: Think about it for yourself!Mei Zhen is not an ordinary girl, and she has received a fairly high education. Now that she is in the name of a girl, what will she do in the future?At that time, the little stimulation I received in elementary school was not counted. When she entered middle school, she had friends and could not invite people to the house. Your friends, she had to get tea and snacks as usual, and called them Mr. and Ms. ——Back then, Zhuang Yun, who was her classmate, did you remember?She doesn't feel unfair, how embarrassed are we? ... Now that she is so old, the atmosphere is even more different from before, and she will read some books on new ideas... Do you think... Juan: That's where Sanmei is promoting her socialism! Joan: This doesn't need the socialism of the third child, we just realized that Mei Zhen has a lot of grievances and inconveniences here!Let's take tonight's treat as an example. Will she come out to play with you then? ... Juan: By the way, (angryly) How about tonight?The fourth sister said that Mom asked Mei Zhen to come out as a guest—did she also ask her to dance? ... If this is the case, I don't have to come out at all... This is obviously embarrassing for me! Joan: (sighs) I've been up and down about this matter all morning. I want to discuss it with you. What I'm afraid of is that you won't want to. The third and fourth children both said that Mei Zhen should be invited. Juan: Then why do you need to discuss with me?You don't care if I want to or not! Joan: Juan, I'm so mad at you for talking like that!You know, I often feel wronged by Mei Zhen because I worry too much about whether you are willing or not. At the banquet tonight, Mei Zhen has been busy for you sisters for many days. Are you embarrassed not to ask her to come out to play?It's time for her to come out and play with your friends. Juan: You don't need to worry about that, (coldly) the parting is just between the dark and the bright.Didn't she fool around with Yuan Lan for a while this morning? (Crying) Anyway, I blame me for not having a mother... Joan: Juan, do you only have such a sick mind?Why don't you be rational, objective, and fair! ... Let me tell you, it's one thing for me to invite Mei Zhen to come out as a guest, but it's another thing for you to get along with Yuan Lan or not, so don't make trouble together.And in order to protect your dignity, you are dissatisfied with Yuan Lan, you should tell him the truth earlier and get rid of the engagement.Don't try to be awkward with him, let him... speak first... that's all I can say as a mother. [Juan begins to sob and cry with aggrieved heart. 〕Joan: (walking to Juan's side unhappily, sitting down and embracing Wenjuan, kindly) Good boy, don't be like this, you are so young, happiness should come first, Yuanlan is not good, tell me He... don't make people laugh at you for not being generous enough... I also hope that you can be kind to Mei Zhen... [Aizhu walks in suddenly. 〕Zhu: (shocked) What happened to Wenjuan? Ms. Qiongzhang, you came just in time, Juanjuan is a little unhappy, you go wash your face with her... there will be guests soon, right?Juan, what time do you have dinner tonight? Juan: 6:30... 7:00... Anyway, I won't come out. Zhu (sitting next to Juan) Juanjuan, what's the matter? Joan (stands up) Ms. Zhang, please try to persuade her. It’s not a big deal. I decided to invite Mei Zhen to come out tonight. Let me take this opportunity to confess that we already treat her like a friend.You are from the new era, so you must agree with this point, and Mei Zhen will definitely not be embarrassed in front of the guests at night. (to go) Aunt Zhu invites Mei Zhen to be a guest tonight, if she is so serious, (sneering) then we should all be accompanying guests, how dare you offend her! Joan (angry and stern) I'm not joking, Miss Zhang, I just beg you young people to be kind and helpful... [Juan secretly pulls Aizhu's sleeve. ] [Under Joan. 〕Zhu: What's the matter, Juan? Juan: What's wrong?It's my fate, it's too strange to meet such a Meizhen!Everyone has become more and more used to her recently. I didn't expect that even my mother would openly protect her, and my mother obviously heard me say that Yuanlan is a bit unreliable...they looked like this morning... Zhu: I don't understand why Yuan Lan is so unreliable? Juan: Can't you see who Yuan Lan is crazy about recently?He often stares at Mei Zhen's every move, which doesn't make me mad!this morning... [Footsteps are heard outside. 〕Zhu: (Puts finger on lips to signal Wenjuan in a low voice) Hey!Someone came in outside, let's go to your room to talk... [Juan looks back at the door, it is silent outside. 〕Juan: I'll tell you later... Zhu (sighs and looks out of the window, then turns back) Juan, let me ask you, I asked you to check your second brother's tone, did you check for anything? Brother Juan's mouth was tighter than a wax seal, so I couldn't ask any questions.According to my opinion, he is not in a hurry to look at Cancan... Come on Zhu, let me tell you, I think it's Mei Zhen's ghost who is at work there. Since lunch, I saw your second brother and Mei Zhen staring at each other, and I don't know what it means. [There are voices outside again, the two listen carefully. 〕Juan: Let's go, go to my room... [Rongsheng lifts the coal barrel in. 〕Juan: What's the matter, Rongsheng? Rong: The fourth lady told me to make the fire brighter. The room should be as hot as possible tonight. Zhu: Let's go! [Exit Juan and Zhu. 〕Rong: (Fixes the stove alone, then stands up and looks at the room after a while. Facing the screen) Doesn’t that make you cry? (Try again on some small stools. The room is getting darker) It's getting dark early! (I went to turn on the small light again. I looked around and went to the stove to make a stove again) [The small door opens, Fourth Miss Wen Qi comes in with a white towel over her shoulders and hair that has just been washed. 〕Rong: Fourth Miss, is that you? Qi: Rongsheng, what happened to the fire? Rong: I'm getting it right here!Come up when you speak. Qi: Rongsheng, tonight, you and Mei Zhen should be more polite tonight... Rong: We speak politely "for a while"... She is a girl... Qi: It’s not for anything else. Tonight, my wife invited Mei Zhen to come out as a guest. You can treat her as a guest. Better, you know that she is also a classmate of mine. Rong: Anyway, you are Miss, we must listen to what you want us to do, but Fourth Miss... I think (Yi Lao sells the old man) that you treat her like this, and it will not do her any good... Qi: Why?I don't understand your words! (Approaching the stove to roast her hair) Rong: Come to think of it, the more you treat her like this, the more you raise her eyes high, so what will happen to her in the future? Qi: I don't understand. How do you explain this? Rong: Let’s talk about the shopkeeper of Tak Kee Electric Materials Co., Ltd., who has been talking for almost two years! Qi: So what happened to shopkeeper Song? It’s been almost two years? Rong: (Rubbing two palms hesitantly) That Xiao Song is endless...waiting for Mei Zhen to agree...marry him? Qi: (surprised) Xiao Song wait...wait...Mei Zhen? Rong: That's right, it's not quite "matched".Mei Zhen just refused to answer him, so he didn't dare to mention it to the second wife.My daughter-in-law also said that day, she said, or she would speak nicely to the wives and ladies for Shopkeeper Song, but Xiao Song didn't dare to let us speak.Today, by the way, let me tell you first... [The small door is suddenly pushed open, and Wen Jing—the second young master who just came home—enters.Wen Jing, like his family, also has a beautiful physique and a pleasant smiling face.In the quiet place, he is most like his mother. We are surprised that under his smiling expression, there is a kind of melancholy that is not suitable for him. This is because he is burdened with a problem that is not easy to solve. rather than the inclinations of his temperament. 〕Jing: (affectionately and mischievously) How about it? Qi: (Xiang Rongsheng) You go, hurry up and go to another room to check the stove. Rong: Alright, Miss Fourth. [Rong exits in a hurry. 〕Jing: (smiling) Rongsheng is still like this, I can't figure out whether he is a good guy or a bad guy! (again mischievously) How?I think you should let me brush your hair with you! Qi: Second brother, I told you, you have been there for a year, your hands have become thicker, and you can’t brush your hair anymore, I don’t want you to mess with my head! Jing: Don't be so angry with me, okay?You know that my handiwork is already very good. After this year's experience in the factory, I got used to the most complicated machines, and my hands are much more sensitive... Qi: Come on, my head is not some complicated machine! Jing: (laughing and teasing Qi) I also know that it is not complicated, it is just a very simple thing! Qi: Second brother, you are really annoying! (pushes him with the brush in his hand) Go ahead and dress yourself up, there are several ladies waiting to welcome you tonight!Go ahead, I don't want you to brush my hair... Jing (takes the brush and holds it up high) I can't imagine that after I've been away for a year, my delicate and obedient little sister has turned into such a fierce and pungent "girl"! Qi: You are so mad at me! Jing: Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm so angry, there are people who will not agree to me now... Qi: (Wang Jing, seriously) Second Brother...Second Brother...you haven't told me, do you like Zhongwei? ... (embarrassed) Brother, you have to tell me the truth... Jing: (Affectionately) Fourth, you know that I like Zhongwei. He looks very childish, but I think he has something in him. Now it’s just a matter of how he develops his idea. It’s really cool... Qi: I know, I know, I think among the many of us, at least he is a bit, a bit real, second brother, you think so too, I am so happy...we will announce our engagement tonight . [The two approach the fire gradually. 〕Jing: (gently pushing Qi) If you are happy, please sit down and obediently let me brush your hair...as a souvenir, after you get married, it will not be your elder brother's turn! Qi: (laughs) Brother, you are such a monster, why do you like brushing my hair so much? Jing: You have to ask a psychologist about this. My own psychological analysis is: a real man must like a very feminine and feminine thing. I mean natural and feminine things, not those artificial, extravagant and cumbersome things. terrible stuff! (brush hair) Qi: Scared!take it easy... Jing: I'm sorry, (brushes Qi's hair again) Is this okay?Let me tell you, for some reason, I feel that the hair of a girl who has just been washed shows a kind of cleanliness, a kind of gentleness, a kind of feminine grace, and I will have a kind of respect and a kind of love for it, It is both aesthetic and human...and at this time, I also feel a kind of harmonious happiness with my own temperament. Qi: Really?Second brother. Jing: Look (while brushing his hair) I forgot the pride of being a man, and told a silly sister about the emotions around him, she still didn't believe it! Qi: Second brother, I still remember that you used to like braids with other people. At that time, we all cut our hair, but Mei Zhen had braids... We all laughed at you as a good girl, but you ignored Mei Zhen for a long time... Jing: (frowning slightly) You still remember those, I forgot! (Sigh) Shall I smoke a cigarette?Well, (passing the brush to Qi) You brush for a while, and I will take a break... Qi: (stands up to pick up the brush) Okay, just brush it a few times! (Frequently looses hair and shakes the water) Second brother, how many days off do you have? Jing: Less than ten days. Qi: Then why did you come back so late, why didn't you come earlier, let's get together for a few more days?You seem not to want to go home, afraid to go home like. Jing: I, I'm really a little scared. Qi: (surprised) Why? Jing: Fourth brother, you really don't know? Qi: Don't know what?I don't understand! Jing: I'm afraid to see Mei Zhen... Qi: (more surprised) Why, second brother? Jing: (sighs, takes two puffs of cigarettes, and is silent for a while) Because I feel that about Mei Zhen, I will embarrass my mother. Qi: Second brother!How do you say this? Jing: (sitting down, bowing his head and smoking a cigarette) Fourth brother, don't you...don't you sympathize with me? (beats the ashes) Sometimes it hurts - or maybe I'm not brave enough. Qi: (sitting next to Jing) Brother, can you tell me everything?I think... I can completely sympathize with you, Mei Zhen can really make people love her... (see Jing Wuyan) Now that you have said it, I understand how confused I am!I wonder how it didn't occur to me, I should have seen that you liked her...but there was a moment when you seemed to like Cancan—do you remember Cancan?I also invited her tonight. Jing: (wry smile) The younger sister seems to be more confused than the older sister.My eldest sister has been suspicious of me for a long time, staring at me everywhere, sometimes I am very embarrassed.She also knows my weakness, which makes me feel helpless and embarrassed, so I deliberately stay with Cancan all the time, (throws down the cigarette, stands up) Fourth, I don't know what you think... Qi: Me?What do I think? Jing: What I mean is: I don’t know if you also feel that if I’m really nice to Mei, this matter will really make my mother suffer, (quickly) I’m afraid that people will use my matter to ridicule her, saying that her son is not good. Promising, fell in love with the girl.I think that statement is too embarrassing; the general slanderous words in society make me shudder too much.Let's just say that if I do marry Meizhen, it's even worse, I can hear all the bad things and ruin Meizhen... and my mother thinks so much about my son, I can't give people a chance to say Her son has no bones, (hately) I don't want to let people like my aunt have an excuse to be proud, you know?Fourth! Qi: Now I fully understand! ... No wonder you try your best to avoid Meizhen all the time. Jing: I have liked her for a long time, let me tell you!But I always feel that if I treat her well, it will only cause her pain, and I will also create a difficult problem for my mother, making her angry for my obedience, so I always avoid it, and don't let people know what's in my heart, (shrugs shoulders ) is just a little pain for yourself. (stands in meditation) Qi: Doesn't she know about Mei Zhen? Jing: I'm afraid she might be suspicious!Maybe I have given her a lot of pain. Qi: Maybe, but I didn't see anything... I also like Mei Zhen very much, but I want you to be with her. The first one, the uncle must make a big mess with his mother, the second one is the eldest sister, You must be unhappy, and if you are an uncle who loves to tell stories, my mother will not be less troublesome.But just now I just heard something, Rong Sheng said that Mei Zhen... what she... (a bit afraid to talk about Xiao Song's marriage proposal) Jing: (obviously upset) What happened to Mei Zhen? Qi: Rongsheng said... [Zhang Aizhu is loaded. 〕Zhu: Hey, it's so dark here, let me turn on a light for you! Qi: (winking with Jing impatiently) Why are you all dressed up!It's not warm here. Zhu: (Looking at Jing) Can I call you second child?You see, this one here is called your second brother and that one is called your second brother, neither one is appropriate for me to call it! (smiling, with a heavy southern accent) Second child, look, is my pair of bracelets good? (reaches out) Jing: (politely) I don't understand this. Zhu: Do you think it looks good? Jing: Of course it looks good! Zhu: Why of course? Jing: (embarrassed) Because of course it should be taken for granted! Zhu: (laughing) You have no sincerity in what you say! ...Hey, fourth child, you know, is your eldest sister crying there? Qi: She cried again, I don't know, anyway, she loves to cry too much. Zhu: You can't blame her for this, (looks at Wangjing) She met Yuan Lan and Mei Zhen in this room this morning, and she didn't know how they got along, they were so affectionate—you were so angry. Qi: what?No, no, definitely not! Zhu: Hey, I saw it myself, is there anything wrong?you think. [Qi looks at Jing, Jing turns to the door. 〕Jing: Your words are too complicated. I'd better go to the house and write a letter. Maybe I have to leave tomorrow! Qi: Second brother, wait... Jing: No, I don't have time. [Jing gets off in a hurry. 〕Zhu: (Looking at Jing's back in disappointment) Your second brother is leaving tomorrow? Qi: Didn't we send them away?Aizhu, did eldest sister really tell you those words? Zhu: Not really!Am I lying? Qi: Maybe she got it wrong and said that on purpose, because she herself doesn't like Brother Yuan very much! Zhu: How could this be misunderstood?I really don't understand how you think Mei Zhen is such a good person!Your mother said that she will officially invite Mei Zhen to be a guest here tonight, so that she can be equal to you. I think she will have more tricks in the future.Maybe Zhongwei will also be fascinated by her! Qi: Love beads!Don't talk like that!To be honest, Meizhen is really smart, and she is getting more and more beautiful now, why can't people like her? (laughs) If I were a man, maybe I'd be in love with her too. Zhu: (sneering) You are so generous, you can let your sister and your good friend fall in love with Mei Zhen, Mei Zhen is really lucky! Qi: Come on, I feel sorry for her! [Wen Xia pulls Mei Zhen up. 〕Xia: Mei is really annoying. Mom asked her to come out tonight as a guest, but she will definitely not, and must hide. Zhu: Why is Meizhen so polite? Someone is waiting to fall in love with you. Why are you running away? It's making people fall in love! Mei: Miss Zhang, what are you talking about? Xia: (pulls Mei Zhen) Mei Zhen, don't care what she says!Let me tell you, you have to come out tonight, if you don't come out, you just don't understand your mother's kindness, and I'm sorry for her.You are always dissatisfied with the social class habits, and today it is your turn, you can't escape that kind of consciousness, if you mind these things, you are worthless! Qi: Mei Zhen, if I were you, I wouldn't hide! Mei: (sincerely choked up a little) I'm not doing it for myself, I'm afraid that someone will be unwilling, it doesn't mean much. Zhu (Xiang Meizhen) Don't look at me, I don't understand what you mean!Missy won't come out tonight, why bother to say that.Anyway, this is too much of my business, this is a dispute between your Li family... Xia: What?Eldest sister really won't come out tonight?That's not good, she also invited a lot of friends we don't know well... Zhu: Then you can ask your elder sister, I don’t know, to be honest, I have heard a lot of things today and I sympathize with her... [Aizhu walks away towards the door. 〕Mei: Look, don’t you?I don't think I'll come out, I'm not in the mood anyway. Qi, third sister, let's go to see the eldest sister together. When a guest comes back, it's too bad for her to make a fuss! Xia: (Turning back) Mei Zhen, you should think about it, I advise you to be more courageous and pretend that you don’t know!This is the time to test yourself today... Mei: My dear lady, go and see the eldest lady, let me think about it carefully, what is experimented or not is full of foreign words. [Qi and Xia go down together, Mei gets up, turns off the big lamp, leaving only the small table lamp, sits alone in a small corner in front of the screen, with his back to the door, bowing his head and sobbing.The door opened gently, and Wen Jing came in wearing black trousers and a white hard shell shirt with evening clothes, a half-tied black tie, and a dark wool "morning gown" outside. 〕Jing: Fourth brother, tie me that damn tie...where did it go? ... (Seeing that there is no one in the room, stretches his waist and sits downcastly on a big chair, takes out a cigarette, goes to look for matches and stands in the middle of the room, suddenly sees Mei Zhen) Mei, Mei Zhen...you What are you doing here? Mei: (wipes tears and stands up and laughs) There are many things, sit here and think about it... Jing: (coldly) So sorry to bother you!I didn't see you when I came in. May: You never saw me... Jing: (gasp) Why should I pay special attention to you? ... May: (stares in surprise) Who said that?How can someone talk like that, Master Jing! (Trying to suppress it) I mean you've been away for a year...and came back today...everybody's happy, but you...you seem...to ignore people like that, it's so sad! (want to cry but stops tears) Jing: I don't know how to be a reasonable person?Maybe you know what other gentlemen do to you, and I don't... Mei: (even more surprised by Jing's words) Lord Jing!Your words are a bit strange!Usually you don't like to talk, and you always speak straightforwardly. Why do you speak like this today? Jing: You seem to understand it very well. Isn't that enough?There is no need for me to be straightforward! Mei: (angrily) I don't understand what you said, Master Jing, you have to say it clearly! Jing: I said that it is enough for you to understand. I don’t need to say anything. Anyway, I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon. Why do you care if I’m straightforward or not!Just be straightforward about your own business.Although sometimes when we do one thing, many others suffer for us...but that is helpless! May: (with crying) What did you say?I'm so confused!I'm so confused. (sitting on the back of the chair and crying) [Jing is a little embarrassed, wants to comfort Mei, walks to her side, then resolutely turns around and walks away.Wen Qi enters. 〕Qi: Second brother, (seeing the crying Mei Zhen) What's wrong? Mei: (Looking up at Qi) Fourth Miss, come quickly, and ask Master Jing what's wrong for me, I really don't understand what he said! Qi: (staring at Wen Jing, at a loss) Second brother! Jing: Fourth brother, don't ask!I'm leaving tomorrow, and I don't have to worry about everything anymore, even my mother, I will leave it to you to take care of me... Qi: Second brother! [Wen Jing walks out hurriedly with a tense face. 〕Mei: Fourth Miss! Qi: Mei Zhen!What happened? Mei: I don't understand. I don't understand what Master Jing is saying at this moment... Qi: What did he tell you? Mei: I’m sitting here alone. He, he didn’t see me at first when he came in, but then he saw me. Shang said coldly that he was sorry for disturbing me... I was a little angry at his ignorance, so I said Whenever I seem to be ignoring people anyway... He just got angry and asked me what it means to be ignorant! What did you say? Maybe I know how other gentlemen treat me. He doesn't understand that... The more I don't understand his words, the more... I'm so confused! Qi: (Started for a long time) Let me ask you, Mei Zhen, what's the matter with you, Brother Yuan?Were you talking in this room this morning? May: This morning?Oh, but how do you know, Miss Fourth? Qi: So there really is such a thing! (Sigh) Zhang Aizhu told me, and my second brother heard it too.Aizhu said that the eldest sister saw you with your own eyes Brother Tongyuan...Brother Tongyuan... Mei: (urgently) But, but I didn't say anything to Mr. Tang!He said, he, he...to me... Qi: Isn't that the same? Mei: (urgently) Not the same!no the same! (crying) because I told him that I love another person and I only know one person... Qi: Who?Who is that? Mei: (sobbing and crying) That's right, it's your second brother! Qi: Second brother? Mei (still crying) But, Miss Si, you don't need to worry, it doesn't matter, I can promise Xiao Song tomorrow... to be the shopkeeper of his electrical materials store!That way, everyone can relax...it doesn't matter to me... Qi: (sadly) Mei Zhen!you can not…… Mei: Why can't I, Fourth Miss? (stands up and wipes away tears) Just watch!Look... just look! Qi: Mei Zhen!don't...you... [Mei Zhen rushes out the door, Qi stands alone for a moment, then sits down dejectedly and covers her face with her hands. ] [Under the curtain. 〕 The above three acts were serialized in the "Literary Magazine" in May, June, and July of 1937.Originally planned to write four acts, the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War interrupted Lin Huiyin's writing plan.此后有读者追问林徽因：梅真后来怎样了？林徽因只笑答：抗战去了。