Chapter 5 chapter Five

When the photos come out, the beauty is beautiful, the bright is not enough, and the melancholy is more than enough. Nan Sun put the photo on the desk. Mrs. Jiang saw it and said: "It's been a long time since I came to our house. Your father wanted to give a gift several times, but he didn't know what would be suitable. I must have any rare and exotic objects. It's rare that she sends someone to send things every year on your birthday. They are all expensive." Nan Sun smiled, "I don't remember much, this year's earrings are exactly the same as the previous year's, they are all Cartier sapphires."

"It's just that there is no way for her to continue like this. You persuade her to learn a skill." "It's too late to learn to sing and dance at the age of twenty-one." The mother and daughter were talking happily, when the doorbell rang, Zhang Anren came in with an unusually angry face. "Nan Sun, I have something to tell you." Mrs. Jiang had no choice but to accommodate her future son-in-law and avoid going out. Nansun said: "What's the matter, the face is like a mysterious altar." Zhang Anren started to ask, "Have you heard of this rumor?"

Nansun was startled and tried to calm down, "What's the matter?" "They said Zhang fired Ouyang for you." Nansun sat down in a daze. "I don't believe it, let's have a big fight with them," Zhang Anren said furiously, "This kind of person is too irresponsible, pointing at a female classmate casually, saying that she has an affair with the professor, should we ask Zhang Liangdong to clarify !" Nansun remained calm, "The year before last it was Zhou Lingling in medicine, last year it was Qian Mali in chemical engineering, and this year it's Jiang Nansun's turn to speak English."

When Zhang Anren thought about it, his expression turned pale. Nansun let out a sigh, "Fortunately, I have a boyfriend, otherwise there would be no witnesses." Zhang Anren thought for a moment, "That's true, I know you're home every night." "At home, not necessarily," Nansun laughed, "Anyway, as long as you know where I am." Zhang Anren's troubles came and went quickly, so he pulled Nansun up, "I've booked a venue and I'm going to play." Nan Sun graduated the following year with mediocre grades. Zhu Suosuo held a dance for her.

"For you, and for me." Suo Suo immediately added, "We were born in the same year, but you are twenty-two and I am twenty." After speaking, he admired his sense of humor and made a grimace. That night she was wearing a bright red velvet low-cut evening dress. The dress was supported by something, without straps, and she stood trembling like a shell. Once it reaches the waist, it is suddenly cut, very slender, the skirt is tight, and only reaches the knees, black studded rhinestone stockings are shining, and it is matched with a pair of nine centimeter high-heeled red shoes.

Zhang Anren didn't want to leave Zhu Suosuo's eyes. Nansun sighed, the legendary spider spirit, how can a man be against such a gravitational force. The waiter poured out Kruger champagne, and Suo Suo clinked glasses with Nansun, "Long live friendship!" Cheers to the two. Suosuo said to Zhang Anren: "Play with Nansun for a good night, I leave it to you." Xiaozhang watched her walk away, and said to Nansun: "I don't like her type, but I have to admit that this is a woman among women." Nan Sun nodded. Lock locks snow-white plump skin is heart-pounding.

"She looked like this when she was studying?" Nansun didn't answer, she remembered that Suosuo was yellow and thin back then, but she was already a beautiful girl. Her Mr. Li didn't come until 10:30, and Suo Suo was dancing. Nansun went up to greet her. He exchanged polite words with her, and then, like everyone else, stood aside to admire. After seeing the lock dance, you know what it means to be lively and fragrant. The women's eyes are amazed and envious, maybe even slightly jealous, but the men are driven crazy by her enthusiasm. Nansun said, "I'll call her."

"Wait a minute." Nan Sun looked at him. "Miss Jiang, I want to say a few words to you." Nan Sun made a sudden move, followed him away from the lively dance floor, and sat down at the small bar in the attic. Mr. Li gave Nansun a glass of mineral water, and he drank brandy himself. He asked: "Suosuo only has you as a family member?" Nan Sun nodded. Mr. Li sighed, and after a while he said, "She is going to get married." Nansun was startled, "With you?" "It's impossible for me." Mr. Li said very simply. "Who is that with?"

"I have no idea." Nansun couldn't help but drank all the water in the glass. This is an old trick, whether to get married or to break up, it has no effect on a shrewd, capable, treacherous person like Mr. Li. What is Suo Suo's idea? "She is a lovely girl, please tell her that I will not treat her badly, but getting married is another matter, my eldest grandson is about to enter college, I have to save face for my family, or maintain the status quo, If we don't break up immediately, I have no choice but to give up on her." Nansun looked at the empty cup silently.

"Please, Miss Jiang." "I'll talk to her." He thought he would go down to look for Zhuangsuo after he finished speaking, but he still sat down. Nansun heard him say: "Miss Jiang, you must find it funny that some old men with stinky money fall in love with little girls?" His voice was slightly bitter. Nansun replied, "I've never thought about it that way." Li seemed a little surprised and raised his eyes. "I only know that you take good care of her, Ai Wu Ji Wu, and you take care of her friends. She is very lucky." Lao Li felt slightly relieved, and heaved a long sigh, "Both you and Suosuo are very sensible."

Nan Sun said: "Age is not a problem. As far as we know, Mrs. Li has been ill in the United States for nearly ten years. Why don't you get married?" "It's not that simple." "But it's not impossible." "You are young and don't understand that there are many technical problems on the scene that cannot be solved." "That's because Mrs. Li's family has a controlling stake in Hengchang Real Estate, right?" Li was surprised, feeling that he underestimated this little girl. "Give up everything, Mr. Li, you are already rich, why not retire and marry Suosuo in Xanadu." He laughed, "It's a child's talk. After Li retired, how is he different from ordinary old people? Zhu Suosuo will kick him out in three months." Instead of taking such a risk, he might as well be himself. Beautiful girls can always be found. It's not that he doesn't want to sacrifice, it's just that an elderly man is worthless despite his dignity. Nansun was sad, knowing that their fate was over. "I'm just afraid that Suo Suo will fall into the wrong hands." Nansun said, "I'm worried too." "Look at her for me," Mr. Li said bitterly, "Don't say that I like her, even if you don't, you must never watch me fall." "yes." He stood up, "I'm leaving." Nansun sent him off behind him. When he reached the door, he turned his head, "By the way, the two countries will negotiate in the middle of next year. It's best to let go of what your father is holding to see the limelight." Nansun said in a low voice, "Thank you." "goodbye." He didn't look back, a man like that wouldn't look back. Nansun returned to the dance floor, the music slowed down, and she saw Zhu Suosuo dancing face to face with a tall young man, and there was no gap between the two bodies. That person is Xie Hongzu. All words are superfluous, and what is said is in vain. Suosuo already knew what she was doing. The dance ends in the morning. Suosuo and Nansun return to Jiang's house, and both of them dismiss their male companions. The old man was sleeping, and they drank coffee in the old-fashioned spacious kitchen in the morning light. Most of the makeup on Suo Suo's face was taken off, he was still young after all, but looked delicate. She took off her evening dress, kicked off her high heels, and put on Nansun's bathrobe. "Don't ask why?" Nansun asked back: "What is there to ask? Suo Suo laughed, "Still love me?" "love you forever." Suosuo stood up and hugged Nansun. After a while she said, "I'm getting married." "I know." "Thank you Hongzu." "Have you negotiated a good condition?" "I met his father and promised to call a satellite company to take care of him." Unexpectedly, the conditions are so ideal? Suosuo said softly: "He ran away with his family in a big quarrel and hid in New York. When we found him, he was drunk and broke. The only condition for him to come back is to be with Zhu Suosuo." Nan Sun understood. "Will it be long?" "There is nothing forever in this world. A full meal can only last for three or two hours, and life is only a matter of decades." "You sound like a forty-year-old middle-aged woman." "Maybe it's more than that big. One year of mine is worth three years of others." "bless you." "Nan Sun, thank you." she left. The clothes were left at Jiang's house, and they would not wear them anyway. Nansun carefully wrapped the Chinese clothes in soft paper, and put them in the lower compartment of the closet together with the shoes. She smiled, and it was only after twenty years that Suo Suo was returned. She was mad, and there should be some embarrassment. A few days later, Mr. Jiang looked at the morning paper and suddenly jumped up, "Oh, Zhu Suosuo is married." Mrs. Jiang quickly asked: "Where, show me." "Not with Mr. Li." "Who, who is it?" Mrs. Jiang pursued. Nan Sun smiled. "Xie Hongzu, the son of a shipping tycoon." "Why don't you invite us?" "They got married in America." Mrs. Jiang said "ah", "I'm going to have a banquet when I come back, don't I, Nansun?" "I am not sure." Mr. Jiang was very curious, "Nan Sun, have you seen this Xie Hongzu?" "I've seen it." "Strange, what did Mr. Li say?" Nansun suddenly remembered, "By the way, he said he would let it go." Mr. Jiang was stunned, "Let go, let go of Ms. Zhu?" "No, no, let go of the house." "Prices are rising day by day, isn't it time to release?" Mr. Jiang hesitated. Mrs. Jiang asked: "Is it really Li himself who said to let go?" Nan Sun nodded. "Well, is there something wrong?" "They are rich and suspicious, so it's okay to wait and see. They will only release when they earn a ticket at the end of the year, otherwise it will not be enough to pay the interest on the loan." Mrs. Jiang muttered, "The most ruthless is the bank, which legally releases stamps, so don't be too strong if you say so." Nansun took the newspaper and saw Suo Suo's wedding photo. The background was the back garden of a bungalow. They held an open-air tea party. The bride's wedding dress was blown by the wind, and she was reaching out to hold it down. . Mrs. Jiang was worried, "The young master, will you be sincere?" But the worries of ordinary people are superfluous, Suo Suo always knows what she is doing, unless there is a mistake on the way, but it seems unlikely that she will truly love someone, Nansun is very relieved. Mr. Jiang said: "I have a chance to ask Ms. Zhu, which stock of the Xie family is worth buying?" Seriously hoping for inside information. Nansun was noncommittal, just laughed. She started working in a public relations and publicity company run by a foreigner, and the director was a foreign old man with blonde hair and beard who was in his fifties. Maybe the foreigners should not be blamed, maybe the female compatriots should review their attitudes, what makes the white old man think that the yellow woman can be cheap anytime and anywhere. Sweaty and smelly, the sweater is full of moth holes, nothing to do, put the fat belly close to the young subordinate of the opposite sex, and said loudly: "NayHoMa?" Nansun, who was concentrating on his work, jumped up several times when he was frightened, and he giggled triumphantly. She heard a male colleague call him a pig. The university doesn't teach female students how to deal with this kind of person, but there are a few girls who still enjoy it, laughing and joking with the old man. Nan Sun suspects that he is too pedantic. After three months, Nansun found that the desolate mountains and wild mountains were all assigned to her, and all the laughing female colleagues attended the reception and watched the fashion show in the city. She is also very happy, she has a company car to take the company car, otherwise she uses public transportation.After three months, her skin was tanned and calluses formed on the soles of her feet. Mr. Jiang, who likes to take shortcuts, complained: "Go and talk to Ms. Zhu, and everything will be resolved." Nansun looked at the dark and thin image in the mirror, and his faith began to waver. On the one hand, Zhang Anren joined a construction company run by his relatives and worked from nine to five every day. Nansun didn't dare to complain to him if he was not well, and he also had a stomach full of bitterness that he couldn't swallow. The grandmother nagged: "These days, girls have to be raised at home until they are thirty." Her tone was full of horror and resentment. Nansun mother and daughter lowered their heads. Nansun was very shocked. He thought that he would get the key to the world after he came out of the school, but he didn't know it. Mrs. Jiang persuaded; "The old lady has always been like that, so you don't have to worry about it." "Now that I am an adult, she has to save me some face. She is younger than before and has a rich sense of humor." Mrs. Jiang thought about it: "Can you move out?" "Are you willing?" "It's popular now, and the daughters of several brand partners have bought small apartments outside." "I don't want to be home." Mrs. Jiang smiled: "After all, it's delicious and good to live in, isn't it?" "I have to do everything by myself outside, besides, now I don't even have the energy to watch TV after work." "Grandmother is nearly seventy years old, so it's not too much to accommodate her." "Mom, your forbearance skills are really amazing." "Take a step back and think about it, my fate is not bad. If I marry a capable husband, I may not see him. Just look at Ms. Zhu's former friend, Mr. Li. If you don't marry, you will look like your aunt. Heart is bitter, life is sad, life is not perfect.” "Auntie hasn't come back for several years." "Do you want to see her?" "Where is she now?" "London," Mrs. Jiang said, "it's good to go to relax, and come back to change jobs." She is willing to pay for her daughter's travel expenses. Nansun originally wanted to go with Xiaozhang, but he was working hard, but he was not willing to go, so Nansun had to quit his job and go on the road alone. The director was eager for her to do something like this, and happily accepted the resignation letter, but the boss politely kept a few words. The more sympathetic colleague said: "Nan Sun, you shouldn't give up so quickly. The Golden Retriever's contract is almost full. It's better to fight with him." Nansun laughed, with him, in this small place?Stop kidding, save your energy, and get down to business. Another sighed and said: "Nan Sun's departure reminds me that I should also pay attention. The real temple here is very windy, and the pool is shallow." When Nansun heard it, he felt vivid and burst out laughing. She packed up and flew to Europe alone. When I saw my aunt this time, I felt that she was old. The corners of the eyes and mouth are wrinkled, and the neck is also slack, but fortunately, he is refreshed and unrestrained, wearing leather clothes, and when he sees Nansun, he hugs her. "Where's the luggage?" "What luggage, just this bag." "Hey, you look like me." "I can't ask for more." The speculation between the aunt and nephew was unexpected. My aunt lives in the suburbs, 30 minutes away from the city by car. She has an extremely old but still in good condition Rolls Phantom. She does not need a driver and drives herself. It is very unique and interesting. Nansun lived so hard that he didn't want to go home. In the rainy spring, they took their little terriers for a walk in a nearby park. The puppy is called Kilkan, the name Superman uses on Earth. As soon as it walked away, Nansun called it, attracting attention. The passer-by was leading a Great Dane, twenty times the size of Qi Lejian, and Nan Sun noticed that its owner was a handsome young man. He stood still, wearing white clothes and blue cloth trousers and sneakers. There were cherry blossom trees on the left and right sides of the path. It had just rained, and pink petals fluttered down in the wind, falling on his head, shoulders, and feet. Nam-sun is sure he’s waiting for her to greet him. She also thought about it, but when she thought of Zhang Anren at home, she suppressed it. This feeling and this scene made her never forget it. He waited a moment and walked away with the Great Dane. The aunt sat down on the bench and said, "You can say hello to him." Nan Sun lowered his head and smiled. "So you're shy in your bones?" "He's so beautiful, it makes me feel inferior." Aunt said nothing more. On the way back, Nansun suddenly smelled the aroma of bread, and felt dazed for a while, and followed the scent involuntarily, recalling the past, thinking that her girlhood was gone forever, and couldn't help standing outside the bakery in a daze. My aunt bought two freshly baked bread and said with a smile, "Nan Sun, you seem to be full of thoughts." "I really want to stay." "Alright, I want to find a partner too." "Auntie, according to your conditions, if you are not too picky, it is not difficult to find someone in a foreign country." Aunt just laughed. In the evening, she said to Nansun: "If you suffer a little setback, don't be discouraged. Keep fighting." Nansun couldn't help but said, "Auntie, do you remember my friend Zhu Suosuo?" Auntie nodded. "I always thought that as long as they are willing, every girl can do it. I was wrong. There are champions in every industry. Unfortunately, I still don't know which industry I belong to." Aunt said nothing. Nansun didn't expect to live here for a few weeks. Xiao Zhang called, simply greeted her, and told her to have fun. When saying goodbye, the aunt told Nansun that she is always welcome. Nansun originally wanted to find Suo Suo as soon as he arrived at the port, but his friend got there first. "Where have you been, I've been looking for you everywhere, Xiaoxie's company is waiting for someone to hire, it's in a mess, it's all up to you." I want to help others, but I don't wait for others to speak. Suo Suo is afraid that his grandson will be overwhelmed, so his salary is not higher than that of other families, but there is a favorable condition, free dormitory with complete equipment. Nansun is happy to move out at this time. Saying goodbye to grandma, the old man was taking a nap in the middle of the day, carrying Nan grandson on his back, and said goodbye, it counted. In fact, she is the source of life of the Jiang family, and Nansun has inherited many factor cells from her, but at this moment, Nansun just wants to hide away. Dig a hole, hide it, practice diligently, train soldiers secretly, and one day, it will break out of the ground. It must be like the seventeen-year-old cicada, mixed with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and everyone will know it. Nam Sun left with such an angry mood. Suo Suo personally came to pick her up in a black Lincoln, and the driver and maid helped Nan Sun to pick up the simple luggage. The two of them sat in the back seat. Once the glass separated the front and rear seats, the servants could not hear their conversation, Suo Suo said solemnly: "This job is really to be done." Nan Sun gritted his teeth, "I know." Suosuo nodded in satisfaction, "You must fight for me and make ends meet." She seemed a little tired, smiling and stretching. Nan Sun noticed, "You..." Suo Suo nodded, "It's been three months." Nansun didn't expect it for a moment, but was just dazed and didn't respond properly. "You're going to be an aunt soon." Nansun stretched out his hand and put it on Suosuo's lower abdomen. Unexpectedly, there would be a moment of excitement on this day. Emotions take minutes to calm down. She asked, "Will the Xie family be very happy?" "No, I don't know how many illegitimate descendants of Xie Jiaming, so I don't care about this name." Nansun said: "That's only good, then give birth to a daughter and accompany Auntie." "You're getting married soon, and you'll have your own children then." Nan Sun was taken aback. Suosuo seemed to know her affairs very well, and tried to comfort her; "Xiaozhang's career will settle down a little bit, and you will be able to start a family. If you do his job, you will be very promising. You can rest assured." "Do you think we've been together for a century?" Suo Suo smiled, "Yes." During this period of time, Nansun and Suosuo regained the closeness they had when they were students. She accompanied her to see the doctor, looking at the first picture of the baby on the screen of the instrument, the small round head of the embryo in the womb made Nansun very nervous, and Suo Suo always made fun of her for exaggerating. She helped Suo Suo in and out, advised her to quit cigarettes, and supervised her to eat more fruits and vegetables. This child seemed to be shared by two people, Suo Suo was uncomfortable, and Nan Sun was restless. Nansun also wondered, Xie Hongzu, why he never showed up, why Suosuo took the lead alone, and then felt that it didn't matter. First, there was nothing wrong with Suosuo's emotions; second, the two of them controlled the whole thing very good. The small department store agency run by Nan Sun is not included in the nine subsidiaries and three joint ventures of Xie's Shipping Company. Nansun didn't have any fantasies, she understood that the so-called allocation of a company to Xie Hongzu to take care of was actually a cover, but if the agency bank was done well, the living expenses would not be worrying. In the next few months, Nan Sun completely forgot that she was studying English literature. She and the three employees of the company worked extremely trivial and heavy work day and night, often starting at nine in the morning and ending at nine in the evening. The chain locks all said: "Nan Sun, you have worked hard enough, don't work hard." There is not even an accountant in the company, and they are entrusted to reliable acquaintances outside. Nansun does everything by himself. The only enjoyment is going home to soak in hot water and bubble bath, and to wash his long hair until it is black and shiny. The good news is that colleagues get along well, there is only work pressure and no personnel disputes. Under Xie's name are nine oil tankers and twenty-two refitted freighters with a total deadweight of 2.5 million tons. The daily necessities on board are all entrusted to Nansun. Nansun didn't tell Xiaozhang that her boss was Zhu Suosuo. Zhang Anren always felt that it was not wise for Nansun to get too close to this type of woman. Those who are close to Zhu will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. For a while, they met less and less often, and the meeting point was usually Nansun's apartment. Fortunately, there was such a place, otherwise Xiao Zhang would not be able to get excited. When he came up, he usually drank beer and watched TV news, and he didn't have much appetite. After eating, I just dozed off on the sofa. He was a completely different person. Nansun felt that they were an old couple who had been married for twelve years. One evening, Zhang Anren came to him with a disheartened face. He didn't know who was angry with him. He didn't speak, but just poured beer. Nansun ignored him and just watched the news clips by satellite fax. Like all the citizens of the city, she saw the famous lady fall down the steps as she was going out of the synagogue, and stumbled. Nansun's reaction may be a little more startled than most people, she bowed forward. Zhang Anren also saw it, and the TV replayed it in slow motion, and he asked, "What's going on?" Nan Sun said with a smile: "I shouldn't wear high heels. In the past six months, I found that only sneakers are the safest and most comfortable." Zhang Anren asked: "What's the matter with the two of us, I don't seem to have anything to say recently." "Working hard to start a business, what do you say?" "I haven't looked at you for a long time." He took his girlfriend's hand. "Wrinkles come out, it doesn't matter if you don't look at them." "You pick the job yourself, so you can't complain." Nansun laughed and turned off the TV with the remote control.