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Chapter 144 Dr. Wen (13)

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Yes, Dr. Wen is anxious to find a position.But, it's nothing, he couldn't muster up the energy to urge Mr. Tang.His heart seems to be on the Yang family.Fall in the net of love?He himself did not believe that such a thing could happen.Ouch, yes, the Yang family's money is more important than their status; however, they lost more than nine yuan the first time they visited!According to this way of dripping, where can it be touched to the end?He hardly knew what had happened to him.Lonely, really; he would like to find a place to play.But this is not the time to play; at least he should help Mr. Tang with that while looking for a place to play.I can't find the energy to find Mr. Tang; yes, the sixth girl of the Yang family is indeed like a piece of jelly candy, sticking to his mouth, as if.As long as he wants to move, he wants to find her.It's not love, but what is it?If it was really love, how much would he look down on himself?Just relying on such a sixth girl; no, no, it must not be love.Dr. Wen is not so easy to be caught.He has his plans and thoughts... No matter how you put it: he wants to go to Yang's house again.Whether it's for love or money, he feels that he must go again, at least it's more fun there than other places.The life of the Yang family envied him, and he felt a strange interest, as if he would be willing to be the son-in-law of the Yang family even if he got nothing.The life of the Yang family is not the ideal life in his mind, but he vaguely thought that if this kind of life was handed over to him comfortably, he would be willing to sacrifice his ideals.This kind of life has a kind of temptation, which makes people soften, willingly soften.This kind of life is exactly what a foreign champion should pick up easily, and get all the enjoyment without any effort. It is like suddenly getting a beautiful quilt, which is very comfortable even if you lie down in a foreign dress, and the foreign dress has nothing to do with the brocade quilt. place of conflict.

He went to the Yang residence again. This time Mrs. Yang didn't greet him much.The rich widow has a temper as fickle as Xia Yun, and it is impossible to predict how cold or kind Mrs. Yang will be.She lives among rich people, but money can't make up for what she lacks!So she liked to entertain young male guests, especially when "girls" were called to serve her. The words and actions of the "girls" made her feel a little bit alive, lifted the stone in her heart a little bit, and she felt relaxed, almost frivolous.However, after the "girls" left, the stone in her heart slowly fell again. She was tired and depressed, as if life had no meaning at all. It was empty before, empty now, and empty in the future.At such times, she hated men very much; the emptiness and depression left by her old husband made her hate all men.She would rather lie in a daze, pity herself, and hate anyone else.Her temper, at this moment, held her, as if she was possessed by some evil spirit.

From what Mr. Tang told him and what he himself observed, Dr. Wen knew that he must first win the favor of Mrs. Yang; only after she coaxes him into liking him can he hope to become the son-in-law of the Yang family.This time, she was so indifferent, his heart couldn't help but feel a little colder.Let's go, or just sit there stiffly?He can't decide.Going out like this, it seems that it is difficult to find another step to enter this door; if you don't go, you will be so stiff and sad.The men in the Yang family obviously didn't take him seriously. When they met him, they just nodded and walked over, as if to say: "By the way, you can serve the old lady, it's none of our business!" What about those women? Except for Mrs. Yang, no one seemed to know how to entertain him. They came to see him, and some of them asked him half-hearted words, that's all.

After sitting with the guests for a while, Mrs. Yang went back to her room without even saying a word of modesty. Dr. Wen sighed secretly. He was just about to stand up—he couldn’t sit down anymore—to say goodbye to everyone, when Miss Six came in.She put on high heels today, and her body seems to be a little off. Although her waist is still swinging back and forth, the high heels don't allow her to sway in this direction with the wind.If her waist is a little loose, her shoulders are particularly mobile, one end is lifted up, the other is lifted to the side, very similar to those romantic girls in movies, who do not walk forward with their bodies straight, but put their shoulders in front , Leaning forward and leaning forward.She is very energetic: there is probably rouge on her face, at least her cheeks are obviously red, covering up the green; her lips are very red, but they are still very small, like a small red flower follicle; her eyes are set a little Light, the lazy energy seems to have moved from the face to the shoulders and arms, but the shoulders and arms are not moving enough to show this soft energy, so she is obviously lazy and energetic, and she seems to be in her heart. Very happy.Dr. Wen first noticed that she looked much better today than last time.Yes, her redness is a little cosmetic, but her posture is her own; it's just what he likes: if she learned it from watching movies, movies are the only good pastime in his mind , no, it can be said to be the only art.Second, he noticed her cheerfulness and spirit.Why is she happy?Because he came, he could imagine it.At such an embarrassing time, to get someone who liked him, and it was a woman, he almost wanted to thank her.Towards her, he can't go.Regardless of whether this is love or not, no matter what kind of character she is, he cannot go.Besides, if it was not for love, but for money that he came to the Yang family to receive the benefits, then it might not be impossible to give some of his love to this woman.Wouldn't it be better to bury money under love?Is it more complete?Yes, he waited to see what she did.He was much more at peace, and managed to kindle a little love.

She walked up to him in a blink of an eye, and when he was approaching, she slanted her body and raised a shoulder, as if she wanted to invite him to eat a steamed bun. The round shoulder was not far away from his mouth.As he was used to, he stretched out his hand, and she generously took it and shook it.The older women in the room opened their eyes wide, as if they were watching a new scene that was not quite proper but very interesting. Miss Six's eyes swept over Dr. Wen's face, passed over her shoulder, and fired in a circle like a machine gun; everyone hurriedly lowered their heads.As if to challenge them, she said to Dr. Wen: "Come here!" After she finished speaking, she led the way, and Dr. Wen followed closely behind, and walked out together.Her back and neck showed that no one here is better than Mrs. Yang, and she went by herself; Dr. Wen also saw this, so he was very happy.

As she walked towards the east room, she said, "It's quiet here, my own room!" Dr. Wen thought—according to American rules—this seemed a little too much; she went to her own room after seeing each other twice.However, he knew that the sooner the better, he must know that Miss Six loved him a little bit, and she was so prestigious and prestigious, well, although mistakes are often made in busy schedules, there probably won't be any problems this time, Now that she has seen her identity and intentions clearly. As soon as he entered the east room, Dr. Wen could tell that the three rooms belonged to Miss Liu, because the furnishings of the tables and chairs were completely different from those in the north room. They were all new and smelled of incense powder everywhere.This made him know more about her identity.Looking at those tables, chairs and furnishings, he was also happier.Those in Mrs. Yang's house may be more expensive and more elegant, but he loves these new-style things, and these new-style things make him feel comfortable and intimate.There is a small white curtain hanging on the door of the north room, which is obviously her bedroom.The two rooms on the outside are connected with each other, with bookcases, writing desks, and a sofa set.He sat very comfortably on the sofa, his body trembled, reminding him of the United States, he sighed.

When Miss Six came to her room, she seemed to have returned to her old self, and her whole body became sluggish.Just about to lean on the back of the chair and sit down, she seemed to roll, ran to the bookcase, and took out a booklet with green leather and gold letters: "Please write some words!" Dr. Wen was about to stand up and go to the desk to write, but she stopped him: "Just right here!" After speaking, she softened and sat next to him. "What are you writing?" Dr. Wen took down the fountain pen and tapped his knee lightly. "Write a few words in English," her mouth almost touched his ear, "Aren't you a doctor in America?"

Dr. Wen smiled from his heart: "Does Ms. Yang have a foreign name?" "The Chinese name is Mingzhen, how vulgar! The foreign name is Lilin, which sounds nice." Her voice was very thin, but very Clearly, maybe because of being so close to him. Dr. Wen really wanted to write two lines of poems to her, but he couldn't think of any, so he couldn't help but praise: "Lilin is great! There are several movie stars with this name!" "You also like watching movies, don't you? " "I love watching! Art!" "Let's go see it together tomorrow. I don't know which movie is good and which one is bad; after watching it, I am often disappointed."

"By the way, when there is a good film, I will invite Misi Yang, I am very good at it! So let me just write a sentence that movies are the best art, right? ""Anything will do! " He flipped through the booklet and found a piece of pink paper to write on. Lilin brought out a box of vermilion quail and green candies, Dr. Wen chose a piece and thought it was very good.In America, it is the man who buys the candy for the woman during the courtship of love.Now, since Li came from outside, he started to eat her candy instead, which was too discouraged.But since she had money and he had nothing, I had to say something else.

With sugar in their mouths, the two of them talked much closer and sweeter.Dr. Wen understood that it wasn't that she didn't like to talk, but that she couldn't find anyone to talk to.During the conversation, Dr. Wen put a lot of thought into finding out everything about Lilin; she was very generous, asking every question, very straightforward and simple.Naturally, she also had things she didn't want to say directly, but her expression didn't teach him to see her cover-up.He asked about her qualifications, and she bluntly said that she had only graduated from high school.It's not that she doesn't want to study further, but that the Yang family doesn't like their sons and daughters to have the highest education and qualifications, because some of those who get such qualifications never look back, and start their own businesses outside, never to return .Therefore, the Yang family is unwilling to spend more money to create such a traitor.She likes to study very much, but she can't get the opportunity.This, Dr. Wen expressed his pity for her, and he can forgive her very much.At the same time, he also saw it very clearly: the Yang family didn't have the money to support their children to study abroad, but because they were afraid that the children would acquire advanced knowledge and independent abilities, they gradually dismantled the big family.Since it is not convenient for the children of the family to go abroad, the most convenient way is to recruit a few foreign students as son-in-laws.He could tell this from Lilin's expression; it didn't matter whether she really wanted to go to further study or not, she really envied a doctorate or master's degree.She has everything, but she lacks this qualification.Seeing this clearly, he thought it was a coincidence that he had the qualifications but no money, and she had the money but no qualifications; well, he and her were natural enough to complement each other, a match made in heaven.

He tried to see that Bu'er asked her many things, and what she liked was exactly what he liked, the more he talked, the more he seemed to hit it off.When he first came to the Yang family, he thought that this big family must be very old-fashioned. Even if the marriage was successful, he would have to spend a lot of effort to reform his wife and transform her into a modern woman.Now, after hearing Lilin's words, he knew that there was no need to bother with this matter. She was a ready-made modern woman, like a foreign flower growing in an ancient garden.He almost admired her.Since she is such a woman, it is no wonder that she seems to be so eager to find a boyfriend with a doctorate as if she is hungry. It is not because she is too romantic, but because she does not like this old-fashioned big family.Thinking about it this way, he thought that even if she came over to kiss him immediately, there would be nothing he could do.He has entered the way of magic, but he thinks he is very smart and has a little observation ability, so no matter how he looks at it, he thinks this is the cheapest and most suitable thing.After sitting in her room for more than one o'clock, and eating four or five pieces of red currant green candy, he seemed to have admitted that he had an inseparable relationship with her, let his imagination see her as an ideal partner, and put him The shortcomings she saw at first found considerable reasons to forgive. Mrs. Yang must have suddenly become happy again, and sent a maid over to invite Dr. Wen and Miss Six to play cards in the upper room.Dr. Wen was a little embarrassed.Serving the old lady is, he thought, the responsibility that must be fulfilled during this marriage, and he cannot shirk it.However, the hand is really tight, a dollar is also good, not to mention how much it might be if you lose.Of course, if you use small shrimps to catch big fish, you have to pay a few shrimps first; but even these small shrimps are so difficult to get together!He must have been really moved, his eyes were slightly wet. Lilin's eyes never left Dr. Wen's face, and she even saw that his eyes were slightly wet. "Yo, what's wrong with you?" The doctor knew that he had to tell a lie: "Look, I..." He sighed, "I see that you are so spoiled and spoiled, and the whole family treats you differently; as for me, I have been drifting outside for so many years. Under, a little, a little feeling!" "You can just play here, it doesn't matter if you come every day, welcome! Let's play with the old lady for a while; if you lose, I will give you a pad, come!" She touched three A ten-dollar bill came and stuffed it in his pocket. "No! No!" Dr. Wen knew that this little money was extremely useful, but he also knew that if he accepted it, he would never back down and sold himself completely. "What's the trouble, come quickly!" She panicked and almost pulled his hand, but she took it back when it was about to touch him. Dr. Wen walked out with his head down, and said in his heart, "If you sell it, let's sell it. They have money anyway, so they don't care!"
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