Chapter 11 Goodbye Rose Part 4 (1)

Two sisters summoned me to London at Christmas and said they had something important to say to me—"There must be no mistake". I drove my Volkswagen from Oxford to London, boom boom boom, the car seemed to be scattered at any time, the journey was very thrilling, I can imagine myself standing in the middle of the M1 highway, minus six Speed, hitchhiking like a popsicle... It's so terrifying, I tremble just thinking about it. Maybe in London I should consider a new car. The young lady stood at the door to welcome me, wearing a fashionable black Gamma mink fur, her complexion was not very good.

I got out of the car and went up to hug her, stroked her coat sleeves, "wow", I said, "this dress is enough for me for a lifetime." She slapped my hand away, "Luo Zhenzhong, you really look dead!" "How can you say that a person with an important mission is 'dead'?" "I don't understand your tongue-tied Mandarin, you just bleach your skin and become a foreigner." She gave me a white look. The footman came and lifted the trunk for me.He said, "Master, that car of yours, tsk tsk." He went in. The young lady gave me a white look, "Do you know what car he drives?"

"Because these days, even the servants are driving Rolls, we genuine young masters have to be ingenious." "You're so funny." She pushed me into the house. I sat down by the fire. "Isn't it snowing?" I asked, "It's better to have snow in this cold weather." The eldest sister came out from the study, "Is the third young master here?" I stood up pretentiously: "The third young master is here, but his sword is not here." The eldest sister was annoyed, "Sit down." I took the whiskey and soda that the maid had poured me, and took a sip. "What's the matter?" I asked, "Tell me to let me go."

"You know about Daddy?" the young lady said angrily. "Yes," I said, "he's getting married." "You don't care?" the eldest sister asked. "What do you care about?" I was puzzled. "How about getting married?" the young lady asked sharply. I pretended to be shocked, "You mean—" I took in a dramatic breath, "Our stepmother will treat us like Snow White? Oh, my God!" This time even the elder sister got angry, "Luo Zhenzhong, can you be more serious?" "Ok," I greeted, "Okay."

"Luo Zhenzhong, you are a fool for the rest of your life." The young lady said, "Fortunately, you are the only boy in your family. What are you going to do? Be the number one scholar in a small town like Oxford for the rest of your life? You are so stupid." Promising, let me tell you that after my father got married, all the family property fell into the hands of that woman, and then you will cry to heaven and earth." "There will be such a thing?" I couldn't help laughing. "Why not?" Eldest sister stared at me, "What's the age of father? He's fifty-nine, and he's still married. It's like meeting a vixen. We haven't made any plans yet. Are we really impatient?"

I was stunned, "The vixen thing... I read it in the novel, it's really..." I rubbed my hands. The eldest sister sighed, "I don't think so, we old sisters don't have to worry about this matter, the real emperor is not in a hurry with eunuchs, our brothers are almost idiots." "What do you think of me?" I asked back, "Find a Maoshan Taoist priest to sacrifice a magic weapon, fight to the death with that vixen, and force her to show her original shape?" "At least you can go back to your father. You don't know that your father waits for you to come home every year. In the past ten years, you have been pushing him back and forth. Why?"

"I think life in a foreign country is more suitable for me." "You have a grudge against money?" "I'm not short of anything," I said, "I'm self-sufficient, and I'm happy." "But Daddy's career will soon fall into the hands of others." "Sister, I don't care. That's my father's career, not ours. I didn't come into this world for my father's career. I made it clear to him ten years ago. I have obtained his understanding. My son does not necessarily inherit my career. There are many capable and promising young people outside. They can all be my father's good helpers. My father is fifty-nine years old, and he can still find the one he loves. I'm lucky for him," I paused, "As for whether that woman is a vixen, we don't have to worry about him, as long as he is happy."

The young lady sneered again and again, "Listen to such a sensible and filial son." "Sisters, I know you are doing it for my own good," I said, "I am very open-minded in this matter, so you don't have to worry about me." The young lady said: "You know that we are doing it for your own good. Our share has already been discounted as a dowry." I was stumped: "What do I want money for? People need a lot of money, but it's just because there are obsessives - they must buy everything and put mountains and seas at home. I don't think so, like I like to paint, so I go to the art museum, anyway, I will donate 80% of it to the art museum after I die, so why bother for decades.”

"Crazy monk." The eldest sister scolded me. I said, "I'm leaving. If I don't leave, there will be even worse things to scold me." "You've been driving for hours, and you're tired enough. How about resting here for a few nights?" "Just promise not to bother me." I grimaced. "Okay, okay." The eldest sister smiled, "Why don't you even have a girlfriend?" "I'm gay, don't you know that?" "fart!" "There are two aunts in my family, where can I find the daughter of a good family to marry?" I teased.

The elder sister resentfully said, "This kid, this is how he will live his whole life." The little sister said: "Don't look at him as crazy, he is called a gentleman, he is magnanimous, and he is no better than us villains." I go upstairs. I shook the phone to Oxford to find Zhuang Guodong. Lao Zhuang is my colleague.He is a bit withdrawn, but he still gets along with me. I asked him to come to London, "It's a holiday anyway, what are you doing bored in the dormitory all by yourself?" "I'm too lazy to drive." "Then I'm going to suffocate here. If you come, we can still go fishing together."

He said: "You are not tired of fishing day and night." The voice was muffled. "Come on," I told him the address, "although my two elder sisters are in their mid-mature, they still have a little charm. If you fancy you, you will have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life." "Epicenter, you are getting more interesting." "Go out immediately, see you tonight, goodbye." "Okay, goodbye." He hung up the phone. The young lady came into the room, "Is that accurate? You're joking about your old sister again, I'll tear your mouth out sooner or later." "That's Zhuang Guodong," I said, "my colleague." "Oh, that's the one you said, the one who took pictures of his wife after ten years of divorce?" "That's right, it's him," I laughed. "He did take a picture of the prison for ten years, but it wasn't his wife, it was another woman." "The emotional life of you people is so strange, I can't accept it." I puffed up my chest, "Miss, my love life hasn't sprouted yet, don't sink a whole boat with a penny." "Epicenter, when will your brain shoot grow?" "What's wrong with being big and happy?" I asked back. "You have made a long-term plan, and you should plan for yourself." "I didn't get the fate, I couldn't find a girlfriend." I said. "How many girls are there in Oxford? Come and live in London, and I'll keep you married within three months." "Marry someone indiscriminately? Why don't you find that cow in Oxford Agricultural College." "So Daddy was disappointed in you. He won the title of knight that year. I asked him if he was happy, and he replied: 'Your mother is not here, what is there to be happy? Now you can only be happy when you hold your grandson.' The young lady made the bed for me. "If I can have children, I will satisfy him." I spread my hands and said. She ignored me, "Your friend shares a room with you?" "Yes." I said. "It's all right now. As soon as daddy gets married, that woman will be promoted to the altar, and you, a serious heir, will be thrown into limbo..." "Miss, you have seen too many things like changing the civet cat for the prince." "At least you should get another car," she muttered. "You sent me?" I asked. "I asked Daddy to go," she said, "At most, I will give you a cushion first." I smiled hippie, "When it comes to money, I lose my feelings." "Screw you." In the evening, Zhuang Guodong came. He looked like a big movie star—handsome face, majestic figure, good temperament, a little unruly, and a little bit of white hair, adding to his mature beauty. I welcome out. "Come in and warm the fire, the turkey dinner is ready." I patted him on the shoulder. Zhuang came into the study, and I introduced my sisters to him. The sisters were amazed at his excellence. The young lady said: "Before I met you, I thought Zhenzhong was a handsome boy, but now I realize that Zhenzhong is really a big, stupid boy." "Hey hey!" I protested. After dinner, Zhuang and I played chess in the room. I said: "Tomorrow my sister and brother-in-law will introduce girls to us." "Is it annoying?" he said. "No way," I asked, "how long do you plan to stay?" He yawned, "It doesn't matter." He took out the silver photo frame I was familiar with from the simple luggage bag and put it on the bedside. "My God, Zhuang, you are too infatuated." I said, "Without this photo, you can't sleep?" The melancholy look on Zhuang's face appeared again. He gulped down the whiskey and smiled wryly, "I can't forget her, I love her so much." The photo was blurry, it was a landscape photo of him taking a photo with that girl, I couldn't see why, so I shrugged. "If you love her, you should follow her," I said. "I couldn't," he said. "I was engaged." "Then dream about her picture." I said, "I wish you happiness." "I abandoned her first." Zhuang leaned on the bed and said. "You abandoned her?" I asked, "Why?" I didn't understand. "You won't understand." He sighed. "Another game?" I changed the subject. "Tired." He looked out the window. "You've come to London from Oxford. Come, let's have a drink in the pub." "I don't want to move." He stretched. I let him go, the vacation is just to relax his nerves, if Zhuang can lie happily in bed, I hope he can lie in bed for ten or eight days. The next day, the eldest sister invited many "famous ladies" from overseas Chinese and female students from various colleges, and the sound of singing and singing filled the library.Some people were playing the piano, some were flipping through picture books, some were chatting and joking, some were fanning fans, wow, it was dazzling. Some of them are students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, so they are naturally the best at dressing up. At first glance, they look like ordinary clothes, but in fact, they put all their efforts into dressing them in a back-to-basics style: flowery skirts, long wool socks, big sweaters, cloth shoes, and braided hair... I don't know who I'm looking for, who I'm waiting for, but these girls are good-looking, and from the beginning to the end, none of them asked me to give my heart. So I am lonely. Zhuang Guodong was even more downcast than me, his eyes had a layer of tear film, and I sat on the window sill with a wine glass in his hand, looking bored. I gently asked: "Where is the flower we want?" Zhuang glanced at me, "I don't know your flowers." He lowered his head and smiled wryly. There are many girls' eyes on him, he doesn't care, and he can't see it. I asked him: "Who did you fancy?" "No." He stretched his waist, "It's not that there are no girls with good looks or characters here, but...you always heard 'except Wushan is not a cloud'?" "This is your tragedy. There are many people, except Wushan, who are all clouds." I laughed, "From one sow to another, they become romantic figures, hahahaha, how comfortable happy." Zhuang glared at me, "What about you?" "Me?" I said, "I can only live once. I don't intend to have half a dozen children with a woman, feed her for the rest of her life, and sacrifice my ideals and freedom. I am very selfish, and I want to find a good partner." "You are twenty-seven years old this year. When you are thirty-seven years old and your voice is still so loud, I will obey you." Zhuang lit a cigarette, "These things are preordained and cannot be controlled." "Ah, yes," I made a gesture and said exaggeratedly, "It's all predestined. Five hundred years ago, Yuelao's red rope has led me to a woman. It's useless for me to struggle and resist. It's all written in the heavenly book." Li: She is a little girl from her natal family who plays mahjong stickers, illiterate, ah..." My voice raised unconsciously.A few girls next to me "giggled" and laughed. Zhuang's eyes fell on my face like frost.I spread my hands: "Zhuang, I just want to make you happy." "There is destiny." I am obedient, just do not want to quarrel with him. "In this case, let's be more open-minded, Zhuang, and smile." The sisters brought out silverware and greeted us to drink a standard English afternoon tea.The girls all gathered around, and the one sitting next to me had bright eyes and bright teeth, and was as moving as a gust of spring breeze. I yearned for it a lot, but when I thought of the one I had been waiting for, I had no choice but to keep my eyes straight and bowed my head. Concentrate on drinking my black tea with milk. The brothers-in-law also came, busy saying hello and serving the ladies, heh, everyone is beaming in the new year. The long-distance call is connected. The young lady called me to talk to my father. I talked to my dad for a while, congratulating him and wishing him a happy wedding.He asked me to go home during the Lunar New Year, I declined as usual, the young lady winked desperately, I couldn't bear to please her too much, so I changed my words and said: "Let me think about it..." Dad's voice was very relaxed and full of life, which was very different from before. Anyway, this woman made him happy, and that was enough.There is nothing free in the world, there is always a price to pay for everything, there is nothing wrong with Dad getting a little happiness in his later years. After hanging up the phone, I asked my young lady, "Your winking eyes, you sent them to your brother in every detail, is there anything wrong with that?" "You stupid bastard," she said with a stampede, "while your father still remembers you, don't go back for a walk—" She gritted her teeth and pointed at my forehead. "You hit my Achilles' heel," I cried out in pain, "I will die in seventy-seven forty-nine days." Zhuang walked over with a smile, "This epicenter really made friends and relatives laugh." The young lady seems to have met a bosom friend. "Mr. Zhuang, to be fair, this younger brother really troubled our brains. He is in his twenties, and he is still so foolish. He plays the piano and writes pictures every day. He doesn't understand worldly affairs. Alas, it makes our hair gray." I also sighed, "Everything depends on me, and when there are wrinkles on the forehead, it also depends on me." Zhuang said, "He's talking poorly again." "That's not it." The young lady clapped her hands and said, "It really touched my heart." "I call that a sense of humor." I correct them. Zhuang said: "But everyone likes him. You don't know how popular he is among the foreign girls. It's really enviable, so he desperately played the role of Liu Xiahui, calling those passionate blondes The girl hates her teeth itching." The young lady laughed loudly, "You two brothers are really a couple." I said: "Yes, if there is no Zhuang Guodong in Oxford, it will not be suffocating. I have my own plan. In the future, my father will bother me and don't support me. I will go to the end of the world to sing cross talk with Lao Zhuang. I am afraid that I will get two meals .” "What is Mr. Zhuang doing in Oxford?" the young lady asked. I replied: "He washes the toilet." Zhuang Waner: "The epicenter cleaned the dormitory." The little sister said: "Hey, are you two finished?" But she couldn't help laughing. I said, "We have made an appointment. When we are fifty-five years old, if no one can find a partner, I will marry Lao Zhuang." "Is this kind of joke okay?" The younger sister frowned at me, "Let it be told to Dad's ears, and peel your skin." I said to Zhuang with a sad face, "Our family is the most violent. They tend to cramp and peel off their skin, chopping them into meatloaf." The young lady ignored me, "Mr. Zhuang doesn't have a girlfriend, either?" I said: "He has. He was married, divorced, had a girlfriend, and broke up with his girlfriend. He is not as pure as me. I am pure." I puffed out my chest. I'm sorry to ask you any more. But Zhuang didn't tell himself. He smoked deeply and said, "I was really in love when I met a lovely young girl a few days after my engagement. Her beauty made me palpitate, but I To be a perfect person, I did not change my mind, I rejected her and married my fiancée. The marriage lasted for ten years, and in the eyes of others, we are also a happy couple." Zhuang said: "In my heart, I miss the person I abandoned all the time. We finally divorced. On that day, my wife said to me: 'Zhuang, you never loved me. We wasted ten years.' Divorce I was more relaxed and happy when I was married than when I was married. Does it sound cold? In fact, we drank three bottles of red wine in the small restaurant, and she asked me what was my plan—what was my plan? In the library in Oxford, I Find a job and do it for a few years. What are my plans?" Zhuang Wen smiled. The young lady was stunned when she heard that, and asked pitifully, "Is there no child?" "No. Today's women are very self-loving. Giving birth may not be very painful, but it will have a little impact on their body and appearance. What if they don't have a great sense of security and love?" Zhuang sighed. I said, "Zhuang is a sad person." Zhuang laughed foolishly, looking like it was cool in autumn. He was not like this before, he used to be very arrogant and stern, unattainable, but now he is like brandy in a wine cellar, getting more and more mellow, getting along well with everyone. The lady-in-law came over and asked, "What are you talking about? The guests are leaving." The young lady said, "You go and give it off, I'll be right there." The lady-in-law shrugged and went out. The young lady said to Zhuang: "I will go back to Hong Kong after the Lunar New Year. Mr. Zhuang, I would like to invite you to take a walk to relax. Our house is very big, with more than ten rooms. If Mr. Zhuang doesn't mind, let's go together." Go relax." "Really," I said, "Old Zhuang, why not do it?" "I haven't been back for a long time," Zhuang said. "The tree is thousands of feet tall, and the leaves fall back to their roots." I said with a smile. "I'm going to die," the young lady gave me a white look, "Using idioms indiscriminately, who has lost the leaves?" After the new year, Zhuang and I drove back to Oxford, and we still lived our days of indifference to the world.After work, we smoke pipes and play chess in the dormitory. What regrets do we have in life? It is true that I am a second-generation ancestor who knows how to enjoy the most. Dad makes money just to make our children and grandchildren live comfortably. Because my father held an early wedding, my eldest sister and I talked on the phone frequently.She was very nervous, and she was afraid that her father would become unconscious because of the vixen's fascination. I laughed at her very much. As a result, she and her eldest brother-in-law went back to Hong Kong to attend the wedding, and after returning, there was no news.This time it was my turn to be anxious, so I asked, "How is Dad?" "Daddy is going to sell the old house!" said the eldest sister, "and he has built another bungalow in Shi'ao. He is young and fashionable, and he is not like the old dad." I felt relieved, "Great. Where's her wife? Is that vixen black or white? What magic weapon does she have? How did you fight?" The eldest sister was depressed for a long time, "No, she is not a vixen." "Huh?" I was surprised. "She came from a good family, but was married once before and had a daughter." "It's not unusual. Could it be that Dad can still marry a sixteen-year-old girl with yellow flowers?" "Father really loves her, you can see that." I laughed, "So you guys are disappointed, you were expecting to see a flirtatious gold digger..." "No, epicenter, your status is even more unstable because of this, I think you have to go back once every lunar year. She is only thirty or forty years old, if she gives birth, epicenter..." "Sister, I've said it before, I don't plan to fight for the crown prince, so don't worry about me." The eldest sister was silent. "Is she beautiful?" "beautiful." Asking a woman to praise another woman's beauty is like a story of a camel going through the eye of a needle, I wondered. "That's good. After my mother passed away, my father has never shown his face... Dad is a good man, and he should enjoy this blessing in his later years." "Epicenter," said the eldest sister, "the problem is that father is not like a man in his later years at all. He is handsome and strong. In my opinion, even your eldest brother-in-law is not as good as him." "Really, that's great." I cheered up physically and mentally. The eldest sister said angrily: "He got a new life from that woman, and he doesn't need us anymore." "Nonsense, elder sister, we are still his beloved children. Of course he loves us. Besides, we have grown up and have our own lives. We have no time to accompany him. We should be thankful for him." "I don't even know what to say. Originally, he was close to semi-retirement. He wanted to hand over some affairs in Hong Kong to your elder brother-in-law, but now he has made a comeback and reorganized several companies to flourish. It's not too old." I was happy, "That's great, I can get out of here again, otherwise he keeps pushing me to sit at the counter and suffocate me." "He asked when you will marry a wife." "I?" "It's you." "Everything is ready, I owe Dongfeng alone." I added, "Dongfeng will not be with Zhou Lang." "I'm you, so I brought my girlfriend and went back to meet him, so that he could have a good time." "Yes, it would be more ideal to bring a pregnant woman back." "You're maggots again, Epicenter." "Sister, why are you so jealous, Daddy will always be our Daddy, don't you think so?" "It won't be the same in the future," said the elder sister. Women are afraid of change. "I'll go back for the Lunar New Year. What do you want me to say to you? Are you worried about inheritance?" "Epicenter!" "What's that for? You're in your thirties or forties, so maybe you still want to snuggle up to your daddy's lap." The eldest sister was silent. I comforted her, "Don't worry, everything is with me." "You," her voice sounded relieved, "you pussy." What an insult. Women love to make a fool of their brothers. "You are all shocked when Dad gets married. Think about it, what will happen to you if I get married?" "Shameless, stinky." Negotiations with my sisters have finally come to an end. When February came, Zhuang Guodong told me that he didn't want to go back to Hong Kong. I knew what he was thinking, I said: "Old Zhuang, there are three million women in Hong Kong, you may not meet her on the street, the chance is very small, and maybe she has already married Married, gave birth to six children, turned into a big fat woman with gold teeth, what are you afraid of? Even if you see her, you won’t recognize her.” "I don't want to go back to that place," Zhuang said. "It happened more than ten years ago, don't be stupid, okay? Hong Kong has changed a long time ago. If you don't accompany me back, I really can't bring up the courage to meet my father. There is a guest in the middle. It's easier to avoid him, don't you think?" "Why do you want to avoid your own father?" Lao Zhuang wondered. "He always wants me to go back to do business. Zhuang, you know me best. Since I have money to spend without doing anything, why do I have to go back to the cement forest to host ten-hour meetings every day? Am I crazy?" Lao Zhuang was angry and funny, "What if he blocks you financially?" I scratched my scalp, "I'm not a prodigal, just the interest on the stocks under my name can't be used up, it's not like you haven't seen my Volkswagen, alas, it will collapse anytime and anywhere. No, no, dad won't Hard on me, I'm just so-called 'good for nothing', not bad." "If I were your father, I would have a headache too." He smiled. "Zhuang, you're about the same as me, our eldest brother, we're talking about second brother." "No no, epicentre, I came to my senses through somersaults. And you, as you say yourself, are pure," he said. "Old Zhuang, hey, if you were joking, you brought it back to make fun of me." I patted his shoulder, my face flushed, "Who is the Holy Virgin? If you accompany me this trip, I will not stay with you. " He smiled, "I've never seen someone like you, you need to be accompanied when you go back to your hometown." I also laughed, "Zhuang, I will definitely not ask you to accompany me when I go back to grandma's house." "Epicenter, it's rare for you to be so open-minded!" He praised me, "It's rare for a rich man to be like you." I suddenly asked: "Do you remember Tim Zhang? Isn't Tim Ping Ri a very gentle and gentle person?" When it comes to Tim Zhang, he is also silent. "Isn't his family rich in Hong Kong? For a girl, he jumped off the twenty-fourth floor, and his brain was completely devastated." After a long time, Zhuang said slowly, "It's amazing what people do for love." I smiled wryly, "I've seen that girl, she's so ordinary, she's not even pretty! There's absolutely no room for explanation, poor Tim." Zhuang smoked deeply, "Everything is preordained." I disagree, "How can you deny all human efforts in one sentence? I will never do such a thing, I have willpower." Zhuang looked at the blue smoke he spewed out, without arguing with me. "I've never met anyone as pessimistic as you," I said. "Are you going to Hong Kong or not?" He smiled sideways, "Go, go." I bought two round-trip air tickets, and Lao Zhuang was not polite to me. We were sent to the airport by my sister. The little sister said to me: "When you see Daddy, you have to be more solemn." But I said, "Is it easy to buy a ferry ticket to Macau? I want to eat fragrant meat with Lao Zhuang." The eldest sister sighed, "You! This time is different, so be careful." I blinked and said to Zhuang: "I wonder if Cinderella's sisters have such kind hearts?" The eldest sister almost flew over with her handbag and smashed my head. Zhuang Guodong and I finally boarded the plane safely. He told me: "I'm nervous and have a premonition." "Don't worry." I said, "If you are unhappy, you can tell me, it's so easy." Zhuang's face was not facing me, but his voice trembled slightly. "Epicenter, I want to find her." I don't stay for a while, everyone has the heart of sideways concealment.I sympathize with Zhuang Guodong. He has been stuck in this relationship for more than ten years. The longer he gets stuck, he has to find a way to escape. I said, "Actually, the success of your business is more than enough compensation. You take care of the whole library. Dude, it's a big deal. There are more than seven million books." Zhuang said lonely: "Books don't have gentle voices and warm little hands." "If you only wanted those hands, why didn't you hold them tight? Now that you have abandoned her, any pair of hands can give you the same warmth." "I'm a fool." "Lao Zhuang, I think the past is the past, and the trauma has left no trace. Don't dig up the old things. Memories are often the most beautiful." He turned his head, "Why, do you really think she has become a grandmother with gold teeth?" "Maybe she's immigrated, it's the fashion these days." "You seldom refer to the past to satirize the present." "How do you plan to find her?" I really wondered, "It happened more than ten years ago, and you plan to publish it in the newspaper?" "It's also good to publish in the newspaper." He pondered. "Old Zhuang, don't overdo it. Do you still want to write an advertisement that says: 'Xianmei, since returning from Changting, is your home life okay?' Hey, don't you have some neurological problems?" I pushed him . Unexpectedly, he murmured and repeated: "Since Changting came back after parting...but Liang Shanbo didn't marry Jiumei." I felt timid, "Tian Zhang taught me this, don't learn it." He raised his head and smiled, "Tian Dazhi is so brave, I can't match him." "Hey, let's talk about something else, shall we?" "Say something else? Okay, what do you want me to say? Which restaurant in Hong Kong has delicious seafood and game? Which tennis court has beautiful grass? The sports car is still the best made in Italy, and the TV star Wang Mingquan is the most charming? Is it these? "I was silent. "Epicenter, we are friends, and I have no intention of becoming your friend." I quickly apologized, "Listen to what tone is this? Lao Zhuang, you are too caring and overly sensitive." He closed his eyes and fell asleep.I saw his eyelids twitch slightly, but he wasn't asleep. I sigh.A person, if he has never been in love in his life, he would say he regrets it.I don't know the taste of honey, I have loved vigorously, but in the end I have a dream again, and I have been depressed for half my life. I figured, my only hope is that when I fall in love myself, I don’t need to go through too much pain, I love her and she loves me, close the skylight with a “touch”, blow into the bridal chamber, and it’s over. But this girl, where is she, I wondered blankly. Don't be in a hurry, before she shows up, I'll play tennis first, go shopping in Huadu, eat and drink, it's not too late to relax. I am relieved again. I pushed Lao Zhuang and said, "I know you haven't slept yet. Lao Zhuang, naturally you will live at my house when you arrive in Hong Kong." He opened his eyes, "Do I still have money to stay in a big hotel?" "My home is really more comfortable than a hotel, otherwise I'll stay in a hotel with you." I laughed. He lazily said: "Listen to this kind of tone, I really don't envy anyone. My little brother, as long as you are lucky, you don't need to be born early." "You're still so cynical," I said. "Take a break." I smiled at him, then stretched my head to see if there was my dream lover around, then closed my eyes and fell asleep. When he woke up, Lao Zhuang was reading a book. "Heh," I said, "It's The Legend of the Condor Heroes again. You should know how to recite it by now, right?" He ignored me, and I went back to sleep after eating the plane meal. This time, he was woken up by Lao Zhuang: "It's here, it's here." He said. I said: "The feet are swollen from sitting." Stretch your waist. Father's car and driver were waiting at the door, and they took the luggage from us. The driver said: "Third young master, the master asked where you live." "Go back to the old house before the old house is sold." I said with a smile, "The old man has just become a groom, and a tall and burly son is dangling in front of him, which is an eyesore. Let's not go to the new house." The driver wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. We arrived at the old house in a short while, and I asked the driver to report to the master. I told Lao Zhuang to make this place his home. While he was taking a shower, Dad's phone rang, "Come and meet me," he said. Under the decree. I immediately stood outside the bathroom and begged Lao Zhuang to accompany me. He told me to die under the sound of splashing water in the shower head. I had to go to the execution ground alone. My father's new house is in Shek O. I never thought that my father would have such good taste. He has always been practical, but the new house is beautifully decorated and very fashionable. A row of bright red and purple flower beds is accompanied by a kidney-shaped rockery goldfish pond with gurgling water.For a while, I was lingering in this exquisite little garden and refused to enter the living room. There was a girl squatting, wearing thick gloves, pruning some rose-red rhododendrons. She was wearing a black sweater and trousers, her long hair was tied into a low bun with a jade hairpin inserted, and the skin at the corners of her ears was as white as fat. I couldn't help but leaned forward, wanting to see her profile. She was very focused on cutting the branches "click, click, click", and I had to turn sideways again. I was thinking about whether to cough or not. I stepped on the wrong foot and slipped into the goldfish pond. With a splash, the lower half of my body suddenly became Drenched chicken. The girl turned her head when she heard the sound, startled. I wanted to apologize, but when I saw the girl's face, I was stunned. The girl of my dreams who had been waiting for half my life, she appeared at this moment. I was so dumbfounded that I couldn't say a word, and I didn't care about getting wet, so I simply stood in the pool. I saw her holding up the goldfish that I bounced on the grass by the pond with her hands. "Oh, sorry for my blistered eyes, my hydrangea head..." She raised her eyes and lightly reproached me, "You sir, why are you so reckless?" I opened my mouth and looked at her. She put the goldfish gently into the pool. "Aren't you coming up yet? The water is cold." She stomped her feet. I climbed up to the edge of the pool in one step, with lotus and aquatic plants on my leather shoes. "What did you do?" she scolded. "My fish pond is ruined." "Oh, I'm sorry." My eyes did not leave her frown and smile. "Hey, who are you?" she asked me. I still said there: "Oh, I'm sorry." My whole body was like a lightning strike. She chuckled lightly, sighed again, turned her head and called, "Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang!" She walked away. Uncle Huang is our family's old manservant, he walked over hurriedly, and when he saw me, he hugged me happily: "Third young master!" Then he was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with you?" I asked him, "Who is that girl?" "What girl? You haven't changed your clothes yet!" He led me into the guest room through the long window of the study room, and gave me a change of dry clothes, chattering at the same time.I resigned myself to it and kept silent. that girl. With a mature face and an extremely feminine posture, she is a real beauty. I have never seen black jewel-like eyes, such flowing eye waves, I was stunned. Our family has never had such relatives and friends, who is it? My mind flutters. Someone knocked on the door, "Epicenter, are you in the room?" Father's voice. "It's me." I answered and opened the door. "Epicenter!" He hugged me. "Father!" My eyes were wet. "Have you discovered your conscience? Are you willing to come back to see me?" Father asked a series of questions. I looked at him carefully, he became more energetic, his figure was well maintained, and he did not look like he was in his fifties at all.His hair is white, but it makes him more handsome. I praised: "Daddy, you are really getting richer and richer. Why, are you enjoying your life?" "Fine, fine." Dad looked genuinely refreshed. Whoever that woman is, if she can make him so happy, I'm grateful to her. I smiled and said, "Is this all due to the new Mrs. Luo Luoqing?" Dad asked: "Epicenter, you don't object?" "Father, how can I object to you becoming a happy person again?" "Epicenter, you really deserve to be my son." He was very happy, "Jinjin and Sese opposed it." "Sisters, be careful." I said. "Come on, let me introduce you to her." "It's my pleasure," I said. "Epicenter, if you are willing to come back and help me," came, "I will have no regrets in my life." Come. “爹，我自己对这门功夫一点兴趣也无，只怕会越帮越忙，我倒是带了一个人才来，待会儿我叫他来见你。” 爹笑，“算是你的替身？” 我呵呵大笑。 我们父子来到客厅，爹对女佣说：“去请太太。” 女佣人答：“太太去买花，说是三少爷来了，客厅光秃秃，不好看。” 我说：“太客气了，那么我先接了我同事来。” “都这么心急。”爹摇头。 走到门口，我停住了，犹疑着转身。 “爹——”我叫。 "What's up?" “这里是不是有一位女客？”我问。 “女客，什么女客？没有哇。”爹答。 “我明明见到的，”我说，“刚才她在金鱼池畔修剪杜鹃花，穿黑色毛衣黑色长裤。” 爹笑了：“哦，她，我一定答应介绍你认识。” “太好了。”我说，“现在我去接我的替身。” 我吹着口哨，轻快地开着父亲的新式跑车到老房子去接庄国栋，这上下他也该洗完澡了吧。 " 到了老房子，老黄的妻——黄妈，来开门，笑得皱纹都在舞动：“三少爷，你来了？十年整你都没回来过，好忍心啊。老爷还能坐飞机去看你，我又不谙洋文，你真是。” “怎么，”我笑问，“派你来服侍我们？抑或是监视？” “是呀，庄少爷出去了。”她说，“叫我关照你一声。” “他出去了？去了哪里？” “他说去报馆登一则广告。”黄妈说。 “他疯了。”我说，“真去登广告？”这老小子。 我坐在沙发上等他回来，一边听黄妈絮絮地诉说过去十年来发生的事。 我有兴趣地问：“爹是在什么地方认识新太太的？” “老爷在一次宴会中看见太太，就托人介绍，真是姻缘前定，大家都替老爷高兴。” “新太太美吗？” “美。”老黄妈说。 我笑，“你们看女人，但凡珠光宝气，平头整脸的，都算美。” “不，三少爷，新太太真的是美。”黄妈说道。 我还是不信，“三十余岁女人，皮肤打折，还美呢，老黄妈你老老实实招供出来，新太太给了你什么好处？她很会笼络人心吧？” “三少爷一张嘴益发叫人啼笑皆非了，”她眯眯笑，“三少爷，我看你也别回去了，就帮老爷做生意，多好。” “我不会做生意。”我说。 “学学就会了。” “我懒。”我摊摊手，“黄妈，你看着我长大，知道我的脾气，我最不喜与人争。小时候我连兽棋都不肯玩，就因为怕输，商场上血肉横飞，全是惨痛的战争，怎么适合我呢？” “那么娶老婆呢？难道也是打仗？”黄妈反唇相讥。 “黄妈，”我乐得飞飞地，“这件事有点苗头，今天我见到我的梦中女郎了。” “三少爷，你少做梦呵。”她笑。 我懊恼地说，“所以我不要回来，你们个个都是训导主任，缠牢我就拼命批评我，一句好话都没有。”黄妈大笑，这老太太。 大屋内仍然是旧时装修，高高屋顶上粉刷有点剥落，电灯开关是老式那种，扳下来“扑”的一声，非常亲切可爱。沙发上罩着大花的布套子，花梨木茶几上被茶杯垫烫着一个个白圈印子。墙上一些不知名的字画都已经糊掉了——黄妈是很妙的，她见画上有灰尘，便用湿布去擦。真有她的。 这一切都令我想到儿时的温馨：父亲在法国人手下做买办，母亲打理家事，把外公给的私蓄取出贴补家用，从没一句怨言。 母亲是个温柔美丽的老式女人，可是她进过港大，太平洋战争爆发时才辍的学，因是广东人，皮肤带种蜜黄色，面孔轮廓很好，高鼻子，大眼睛，长睫毛，像尖沙咀卖的油画上那些蛋家女郎，一把乌油油的黑发，梳一个低低的发髻，所以刚才我看到那个荷花池女郎的低髻，马上从心中喜爱出来。 母亲嫁了宁波人，也会说上海话，但一遇情急，常会露出粤语。可是父亲一日比一日发财，她的身体也一日比一日差，生了两位姐姐，再生下我，本来还准备多养几个儿子，但是已经不行了。 她患的是癌症。 当年我十二岁，她常搂着我落泪：“阿妈晤舍得你，阿妈晤舍得你。”已知道自己时日不久。 想到这里，我双眼红了。 老黄妈很明白，“三少爷，想起了娘是不是？” I nod. 她叹口气。 我仿佛看到母亲穿着宽身素白旗袍在沙发边走来走去唤我：“震中，震中。” “爹喜欢嘲笑她，“你们这些广东人如何如何……” 门铃响了，打断我思路。 黄妈去开门，是庄国栋回来了。 老庄见到我那样子，诧异问：“眼红红，哭了？谁欺侮你？抑或是叫爹爹打手心了？” 我连忙说：“你去了哪里？” “登广告，”他说，“寻人。”他把一张草稿递给我。 我说：“荒唐荒唐。”取过草稿看。 上面写着：“书房一别，可还安好？请即与我联络。”附着一个信箱号码。 “书房一别——什么书房？”我问，“你真老土，这简直比诸流行小说的桥段还低级，这简直是张恨水鸳鸯蝴蝶派的玩意儿，亏你是受过教育的人。” 他又抽烟，不反驳我。 “你绝望了，”我扮个鬼脸，“当心你那信箱里塞满了又麻又疤的女人来件。” 他还是不响。 “来，上我家吃饭。” “不去，你们一家大小团聚，关我什么事？” “那你来香港干吗？”我急问。 “度假。”他微笑。 “你出卖了我。”我说。 “你想卖我，结果给我卖了。”他悠然。 “跟我爹办事不错的。”我一本正经说。 “我也不善钻营。”他说。 : “那么去吃顿饭总可以的。”我说。 “你放心，我一定去，既然住在你家，总得拜会伯父大人，但不是今天。” “老庄，”我说，“这是正经的，你可相信一见钟情？” “我相信爱情可以在任何情形之下，防不胜防地发生。爱情是一种过滤性病毒，无药可治。” 我兴奋地说：“我今天终于见到了她。” “谁？”他淡然问。 “我梦中的女郎呀。” "Hey!" “别嘲笑我，是真的。” 庄说：“就因为她长得还不错？也许她一开口，满嘴垃圾，也许她唯一的嗜好是坐牌桌？别太武断，许多漂亮女人是没有灵魂的。震中，你的毛病是永远天真。” “听听谁在教训我，”我不服，“我自然有我的眼光。”我白他一眼，“你去不去？不去拉倒。” “你在那里嚷嚷，不过是因为你根本没勇气去坐在你父亲与继母面前。”他笑。 说实话，我真有点气馁。 老庄简直说到我心坎里去了。 怕是怕父亲在晚饭当儿（一片死寂，只听见碗筷叮叮响），忽然说：“震中，你不用回英国了，我给你在公司里安排了一个职位，月薪三千元，打明儿起，你名下那些股票全部蠲免，所以你不回来也不行了。” 当然听了父亲那些话，我只好流泪。 于是继母拿出她那后娘本色，在厚厚的脂粉下透出一声冷笑：“震中，你爹也是为了你好……” 我打了一个冷战，两个姐姐的话对我实在有太大的影响。 老庄对我说：“震中，你这个人，其实是懒，懒得不可开交，听见工作是要流泪的。” 我耸耸肩，“我要去了。” 黄妈进来说：“老爷来电话。” “是。”我敬了一个礼。 我出去取过听筒。 爹在那边说，“震中，对不起，今天的晚饭恐怕要取消。” “为什么？”我问。 “你继母有点要事，赶出去了，叫我向你道歉。” “呵，不妨。”我说，“改明天吧，好不好？” “你要不要来陪我一个人吃饭？菜式都做好了。” 我沉吟片刻。 “震中，至多我不再提叫你回来的事。如何？” 我笑了，“爹，我想与朋友出去逛逛，我明天来吧。” “咱们父子两人的生肖，怕是犯了冲了。” “爹，你怎么信这个？”我说，“你是罗德庆爵士呀。” 他只好呵呵地笑，挂了电话。 庄在我身边说，“好了，推得一天是一天，又能逃避一日。” “爹已答应我不会逼我留下来。”我说。 “震中，每一个人生下来，总得负一定的责任，你很应该为你父亲牺牲点自我。” 我反问：“你总知道宋徽宗，他也为他父亲牺牲自我呀，结果他做好皇帝没有？” “你太过分了。” “还有这个叫温莎公爵的人，他也对得起他老子……” “够了够了，”庄笑着截止我，“太过分了。” 我说：“我们喝啤酒去。” 老黄妈又进来说：“二小姐的长途电话找你。” “唉，万里追踪。”我说着去取过听筒。 小姐姐马上问：“你见到她没有？” "not yet." “爹怎么样？” “气色非常好。” “有没有叫他生气呢？” “怎么会？他都没逼我住香港。” 小姐姐惶恐地说：“大告不妙了，难为你那么轻松。” "I do not understand." “他不要你了！” “胡说。”我喝止她，“你们真是小女人，别再离间我们父子的感情了。” 庄在一边鼓掌。 小姐姐怒道：“那你多多保重吧！”摔了电话。我说：“女人！女人对一切男人都没有信心，包括她们的男友、丈夫、兄弟、父亲……女人根本不相信男人，可是又得与他们发生亲密关系，可怜。” “哲学家，”庄问，“去什么地方吃饭？” 黄妈说：“两位少爷，我做了一桌的菜，你们就在家里吃吧。” 饭菜端出来，我看到一大盘香啧啧的葱烤鲫鱼，当场又想起了妈妈。妈妈学会了煮这一味上海菜，吃尽苦头，鲫鱼肚内塞肉饼子，常让鱼骨刺破手指，不外为了爹爱吃这味小菜。 可是君生日日说恩情，君死又随人去了。也难怪姐姐们替妈妈不值——父亲竟另娶了他人，我再大方，再替父亲高兴，想到妈妈，心中也恻然。 “你母亲也是个美女吧？”庄问。 “是。”我点点头，“广东美女，瘦瘦的，尖长脸蛋，非常美，不过美是非常私人的一件事。” “不，”庄说，“真正的美并不私人，所谓情人眼中出西施，那并不是真正的美，那不过是看顺了眼而已。'不识子都之骄者，乃无目者也'真正的美是有目共睹的。” 我拍一拍大腿，“老庄，今天早上我见过的那个女郎，老庄，她才是真正的美女……” “貌美，倒还是其次，最了不起是她那种完全为感情而生，又为感情而死的意旨。”庄喃喃说。 “什么？老庄，你说什么？” "nothing." “你也见过那种美女吗？”我问。 “当然。”他悲凉地微笑。 “就是银相框中那个女郎吗？” He nodded. “十多年了，即使你寻回她，也……”电话铃又打断我们的话柄。 黄妈说：“报馆找庄少爷。” 庄马上跳过去。 只听他唯唯诺诺，不知在电话里说些什么，然后放下电话，不吃饭，竟要出门了。 “你哪里去？” “我收到信了！” “什么信？没头没脑。” “她的信！” "Who is she?" “你这个人！”他急躁地说，“别阻着我出门，夹缠不清。” 我抓起一条鸡腿，说：“我送你去。” 一向温文的庄说：“快呵快呵。”每个人都有他投胎的时间。 我飞车与他到北角。 他说：“明报……是这里了。” “这不是你登广告的那间报馆吗？呵，我明白了，她有信给你了，”我笑，“真快！明报广告，效力宏大。” 他逼我胡乱停了车，与他奔上报馆。 我喘气：“为什么不搭电梯？” “电梯太慢，你没见电梯在十楼吗，下来又得老半天。” 我叫苦连天，奔到十楼，肺都几乎炸开来。 我扑到广告部。 一个瘦瘦高高，戴黑边眼镜的男人摇摇晃晃向我们走过来，他说：“广告部休息了。” “是你们打电话叫我来取信的，我有个信箱在贵报。”老庄急如火焚。 那男子托托眼镜框，“啊，是，特别关照，信在这里，请跟我来。” 庄跟着过去。 那男子取出信来，又托一托眼镜，他说：“拿信来的那位小姐，跟你一般心急，”他抬起头来，“她是一位美女，令人心悸。” 这男子的口气像个诗人。 老庄取出证明文件，取过了信，迫不及待地要拆开来，这时我看到一个中年人步入编辑室，他长得方头大耳，神态威武，面容好不熟悉—— 我推一推老庄“喂，你天天看射雕英雄传，你瞧，这位先生像不像金庸？可能是你的偶像呢，还不上去打个招呼请他签名？” 老庄看着那封信的内容，手籁籁地抖，根本没把我的话听进去，我从未见过他如此激动。 我眼看那位先生走入编辑室，简直跌足，失之交臂，全是老庄的错。老庄这人，读了一封女人写的信，灵魂飞上离恨天去，太没出息了。 但见他把信按在胸前暖着，仰天长叹，声中似有无限辛酸。 “你怎么了，老庄。”我担心起来，“咱们离开这里吧。” 那位交信给他的仁兄表示无限同情，握住双手问：“信中不是坏消息吧？” 庄根本不答他。 我客气地问：“先生贵姓？” “小姓蔡。” 我拉起老庄，跟他说：“谢谢你，蔡先生，我们走了。”