Chapter 40 Chapter Forty

But this summer is going so fast, it seems that the color of the whole season fades away in a hurry between the ebb and flow of the tide. The Jingjia Pharmacy was not lit, and the door was deserted. In the evening when the heavy rain was about to pour, the light was dim, and the mahogany counter and the carvings on the medicine drawers on the wall were so blurred that only outlines remained. I stood in the corner with an umbrella. I came to play with Ah Shen, but the sound of arguments in the hall reached my ears. "I've already said that I don't want to go abroad this year. I don't think I've learned enough!" - this is from Depth of Field.

"Oh? Then who was the one who wanted to go abroad for further study?"——This belonged to his old grandfather. "Grandpa, I really want to study abroad and I have received the notice, but my current knowledge is really not enough. I want to stay here and study Chinese medicine with you for a few more years. I like this place and I like to help others with you , you are an old Chinese medicine practitioner who can help the world with a pot, and you must understand this feeling. This is something you can’t learn after studying in school for many years, and you often say that everything can’t be done halfway. How is this good?"

"After talking for a long time, you still want to give up?" "I'm not giving up, I'm..." "Ah Shen, do you want me to break the word? You and that little girl from the Xia family are not suitable, and you can't be together." "...What is impossible?" "You, you have been an honest child since you were a child. Grandpa watched you grow up, and there is nothing to teach you. Grandpa told you clearly that you can't stay. You are a fish, you are a bird, and your world is as vast as the sea and the sky. No matter what, you can't give up on yourself."

"Grandpa, I didn't give up, I just..." "I said no, I just can't!" "Grandpa, you're being unreasonable. What's wrong with her, Lolo? Do you want to hate her again and again? Grandpa, isn't it enough that you broke up Mom and Dad?" --boom! There was a heavy slam of the door, and in the dark sky, Jing Shen's stubborn figure strode away, and disappeared at the end of the long street as the wind swept the fallen leaves. I was so stupid that I didn't catch up and went home. "Luo Luo, hurry up and change your clothes, Mr. Chen is coming."

I was caught by my father as soon as I got home. Nuo Da’s house is brightly lit at the moment, and the crystal headlights that I usually don’t want to light are shining brightly like a dream. On the polished long table, there are There are neat and high-end tableware that are worth a lot of money at first glance, and dried flowers are spread in every corner of the living room, overflowing with fragrance. The middle-aged man standing straight in front of the window is my dad. The vicissitudes and majesty left by years of sailing are engraved between his brows, and his broad back is like a heavy nail on the deck. Wei's momentum.

Yes, his name scares countless thieves at sea, and makes countless seafarers dare not act rashly. He has been at sea for twenty years and has never made a single mistake. People say that he is a legend in the sea. Decades after his death, there are still people erecting temples for him by the sea, enshrining him as the god of the sea—the most famous, most experienced, and most unselfish captain in Chen's Shipping Group—my father, Xia Yuanhang. At this time, my dad is the most important person in the Chen Group, under one person, above ten thousand people. And in this hall, which looks like a grand hospitality for distinguished guests, I refused to obey as always.

"Father, why are you so serious? It's not the first time Mr. Chen has come here." I pouted. "You...what are you talking about!" My dad reprimanded in a low voice, and then turned around. In fact, after a closer look, there was still such a kindness on his majestic face, but it was hidden by him. well done. I made a grimace, and went upstairs to change into clothes that I could meet customers with. "Luo Luo, go back to your room later, Dad and Mr. Chen have important things to talk about." But as soon as I got down, my dad drove me back again. I complained: "Isn't it okay to look at it? Then what else do I need to change, Dad, really!"

The Mr. Chen that my father said was the only son of the Chen family, the heir of the Chen's Shipping Group, and a well-known young talent in the South China Sea——Chen Xin, and the only person my father needed to be loyal to. As far back as I can remember, my dad has been a captain of Chen's Shipping. Later, Chen Xin took over and handed over the most important main lines to my dad. Since then, my dad has been valued and more loyal. When the captains obeyed the unwritten rules and teamed up with their crews to smuggle oil and water privately, my father, who was stern and selfless, was like a gust of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. He not only wiped out his own team, but also took care of others. This behavior has been used by many people. The oil and water crew members hated it, but Chen Xin saw it. Chen Xin is a person who cherishes talents. From now on, he will trust my dad to be responsible for the transportation of all important cargo.

My dad is also blessed by God. He has been at sea for many years and has never made a mistake. Occasionally, he avoided the dangers caused by bad weather. Chen Xin paid more and more attention to him, and even said in public: "I respect Captain Xia. Like my father." Chen Xin's father had passed away that year, and there were many rumors that the old man who died overnight was actually killed by his own son—but the words were unfounded, and this did not hinder Chen Xin, who was the only son, at all. Dafangfang inherited the family business. After his father passed away, Chen Xinzhen respected Xia Yuanhang Captain Xia like his father. Unfortunately, my father didn't have that ambition, and he didn't want to accept that blessing. He just did what he should do as a subordinate. do.

I know my dad has always been strict, and I complained a few words, so I obediently went up to the second floor, lying on the fence and watching, wondering what is going to be handed over to my dad this time, it seems very important look like. At this time, the doorbell rang, and my dad hurried to open the door. After a while, Chen Xin came in side by side with him. I smacked my lips, Chen Xin is really more and more imposing, I looked at the young man downstairs wearing gold-rimmed glasses and wearing a suit and leather shoes from a distance, this man, just standing there with his imposing manner and sharpness, is astonishing. Compared with the shining lights in the hall, it seems that this person's temperament cannot be cultivated in a day or two. If I can be so chic one day, will Ah Shen look at me with admiration?

I wriggled my fingers and comforted myself, no matter how handsome Chen Xin is, it has nothing to do with me, how can he compare to Ah Shen. There is only one tree in the world. I stand under the tree. Those dazzling lights pass through its branches and leaves, turning into thousands of tenderness and compassion. There is only such a tree in the world. The light years are infinitely far away. Can't help crying. There is only one depth of field in the world. ——"Old Xia, how many times have I told you, don't be so polite, look at you, don't you treat me like an outsider?" —— "Hehe, what did Mr. Chen say, please sit down." ——"You, you, just treat me as a visit, can't you, don't be so enthusiastic next time, I'm here today to talk about that business, and I rely on you the most. It used to be 'heavy'..." I was curious to listen to the conversation downstairs, but I was not interested after listening for a long time. I can't play any role in my father's business affairs. The two men talked seriously like a secret, but I was confused. Afraid of being scolded by my father, I finally yawned and went back to my room to sleep, I thought. But the sky often fails to meet people's wishes. At this moment, the telephone in the living room rang like hell. My dad was talking about key points with Chen Xin, and the harsh ringing of the phone made him frown. His own calls usually go to his mobile phone, and my mother rarely socializes except for the teacher to complain. Or when Ren Jiayue came looking for me, he rarely got a call. The bell sounded one after another, persistently refusing to stop, my dad apologized, and picked up the phone angrily: "Hey, who is it?... What? Are you looking for Luo Luo? Who are you? She's not here! " With a bang, the phone hung up, and my dad hurriedly continued the previous topic with Chen Shujun. Many years later, I found out that that evening, Jing Shen called me for the first time. I gave him a photo with my number written on the back. I thought he threw it away, but he put it in his wallet. Treasured for many, many years. The girl I call Sora Aoi, the seventeen-year-old white cotton skirt, the large expanses of light and shadow under the tree, gorgeous, slender, pure, it is not someone else, it is me. Many years later, when "Love in the Grape Vine" hit the theaters, I looked at the slogan on the poster about the purest love, and I shook my head and sighed. But that's all, there is only one first love in the world, and there is only one him in the world. Finally he went abroad. My dad's objection, Grandpa Jing's objection, my cowardice, my low self-esteem, I told him in the last heavy rain at the end of summer, get out, I never liked you. I fled in embarrassment, and I didn't even have the courage to send him off. Half a year later, my dad was shipwrecked, the boat was destroyed and everyone died. The climate on the southern coast is long summer without winter, even in winter, it is usually as warm as spring, but this year's winter seems to be extraordinarily cold. There was a crackling fire in the house, and the flickering fire was reflected on my mother's face beside the fire. She was wrapped in a thick woolen blanket on her knees, and she was curled up in a chair by the fire to keep warm. The fire is so warm, but our faces are all clouded and sad, and even my mother is in unbearable pain. The grand hall is empty and lonely, the whole house, except for the burning fire in the hall, there is nothing bright, the house is so big, the decoration is gorgeous, it is gloomy, everything is incompatible with the interior decoration of this house, this year, We are so poor and shabby. On the opposite wall, there is my dad in a plain photo frame. He is still heroic, and he still smiles grandly. My mother watched and sighed lowly. I decocted the medicine and asked my mother to drink some, she shook her head, stroking my waist-length hair and regretted: "I don't need to decoct the medicine in the future, we owe a debt that can never be repaid in ten lifetimes, so how can we have spare money to drink medicine. " "But, Mom, your knee hurts, it hurts when it's cold, how can you not drink medicine." My heart ached, I picked up the medicine bowl and forced my mother to drink it. My mother said: "My rheumatism is not a day or two sick, it's not a problem, Luo Luo, you better pack up, leave this city, go to a place where no one can find them, don't worry about mom, mom Will take care of myself." Of course I will not abandon my mother, the world is so big, only here is my home, I searched my brain to think of words to comfort my mother, the door of my house was knocked, one after another, hurried and irritable, as if urging my life. My mother was startled and almost dropped the medicine bowl in her hand. Oh shit!Those gangsters are here again!