Chapter 7 Chapter VII

The scale of the garment factory is small, and the proprietress personally inspects the shop and chats during lunch. "You are very close to Miss Zhu." "We were classmates in middle school." "It's really rare." Nansun thought that it was rare for the proprietress to praise Suosuo, so he hurriedly said: "Really, married into Xie's family, so prosperous, I don't think my old classmates are shabby at all, I admire her the most." The proprietress was surprised, then laughed, "I mean you, Nansun." "I?" "So I'm not wrong about the person. You are really honest, you are a dignified college student, you have a legitimate job, but you miss being with such a woman."

Nansun hesitated, feeling uncomfortable, because she was the proprietress's wife, so she didn't speak out to contradict her. "This Miss Zhu Suosuo is very well-known in the social world. Nansun, you are honest, you don't know much about it. There is a nickname called Zhu Saohuo. Many wives have suffered for her. She is a business woman, do you understand?" Nansun looked at the proprietress, "I can't control those." "So you are rare." Nansun's throat seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton, and he said to him from left to right, "Look at these phoenix flower cloth versions, I really can't believe that this will be popular in the next season."

The proprietress looked at her face and said: "She is not favored in Xie's family, but women are cruel if they have money around them. Marry whoever you like. The society has always been very strange. What sense of justice do you have to respect them as legendary women? .” Nan Sun was deeply saddened. Zhu Suosuo had done so much for her, she didn't dare to defend her a few words, in order not to suffer the immediate loss, she kept silent like a cicada. Jobs are important, whoever is not a charlatan who judges Mao and argues, who wants to speak up for justice, will have to forgive her.

The proprietress concluded: "When you are with such a person, be careful." Nan Sun squeezed out a smile. A confidant is nothing more than that, and one's own interests come first. That afternoon, Nansun felt that life was meaningless. She thought of the story her grandmother had told a thousand times about Peter denying his Lord three times before the cock crowed. She hated herself for a day. Early the next morning, I still got up and went to the garment factory for a meeting. Computers are widely used in the factory, and Nan Sun is very interested. Every time, he visits the experts to use computers to make paper patterns, and makes it a show.

She got along very well with the lady in charge and chatted a few words. A young man walked by and said hello. The lady in charge said with a smile, "That's our manager. He has only been in office for three months and has already completed several projects. He is known as a computer prodigy." Nansun was listening, but he didn't care much. "You're unmarried, the ladies in all departments in the factory are a little absent-minded." Nansun smiled and asked a few questions before leaving. She always goes back to the company for lunch and stays in the office for a long time, which is why the boss loves her. Sometimes long-distance calls come in at weird moments, and there is a reliable, talking staff who waits loyally and gives guests everything. good impression.

Nam Sun has no friends at all. Fashionable men and women regard lunch date as a ritual, but Nan Sun is not one of them. Most of the meetings with Suo Suo are on Saturdays, so that we can talk in detail. The elevator in the factory was crowded, and she took two steps back to let others in. Nansun thought, if everyone is willing to take a step back, the world will be peaceful. She laughed at herself for thinking wildly. At this moment, she heard a voice asking softly: "... How are you?" Nansun raised his head, a handsome face was greeting her attentively. Afraid she didn't hear clearly, he said again: "How is Qi Lejian?"

Nansun was stunned. The brain quickly sorted out the information, and it took three minutes to reach a conclusion: "You!" The young man smiled, "Are you all right?" One day in the middle of the mountain, it has been thousands of years in the world, Nansun suddenly felt bitter, and there was no feeling of joy. The elevator doors opened, and the two of them were rushed out. The two stood on the sidewalk. It was only then that Nansun saw him clearly. When they met again in the dirty and busy factory area, the temperament of the young man was no different from that under the cherry blossom tree, which also broke her heart.

But what about her? Nansun lowered his head, how haggard these days are. She cleared her throat, "Nice to see you again." "Do you want to be together..." "No, I have something to do, another day." After Nansun finished speaking, he hurried across the road, stopped an empty car, and jumped into it. Halfway through the car, she didn't feel the need to be so introverted. But forget it, the many blows in life made her a frightened bird, and she was most afraid of unprepared accidents. After hearing the news, Zhu Suosuo said regretfully, "Not every man is like Zhang Anren."

Nan Sun smirked. "Even if it was, you'll have to deal with it now." After a while, Nansun said, "I'm not even in the mood." "How can I do without friends of the opposite sex?" Suo Suo disagrees. Nansun said something else: "My mother greets you." "It's bitter cold over there, she's used to it." "I don't know how much I like it. I did it right. She is like a new life." "You too, look at you, how capable you are, everyone can see their money." Suo Suo never minds making fun of himself. Nam Sun is embarrassed every time.

After drinking tea and returning home, the room was pitch black. Nansun turned on the light and heard groans from the kitchen. She swooped in and saw her grandmother lying on the ground with pasta turned upside down beside her, all over the floor. Nansun was in a hurry and hurried to help her. "Nan Sun," the old lady cried out in pain, "legs, legs." The servant was on holiday, she had been lying here for some time, Nansun was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head, like ants on a hot pot, he quickly called the doctor he knew well, and cleaned up for his grandmother.

Grandma struggled, "I'll do it myself..." Nansun was in pain, and his hands and feet were three times faster than usual. If there is anything, she will never forgive herself, sit and chat with her girlfriend in the coffee shop, let her grandmother go through life and death alone, and the sky is wrong, and the earth is not working. Doctors and ambulances arrived at the same time. Nansun didn't blame them for having an expression of "this family is so unlucky", after all, they had already been here not long ago. Fortunately, the old man just broke his leg, put on a plaster cast, and was discharged from the hospital to recuperate. Nansun's concussion has not yet recovered, and he lay down in front of the old man's bed and said, "It's my fault, it's me who made you suffer."I have never spoken so many words to my grandmother in my life. The old lady had no choice but to reciprocate: "It's useless to be old, and it's a burden to the younger generation..." Suosuo laughs at them as if they are staged a bitter scene. Nansun called Suosuo back from time to time, "You have an engagement, please go first." "I'm not a celebrity in front of my grandparents. In many places, I'm not asked to appear on the scene, and it's inconvenient for me to go around by myself. It's boring." "You are the one who wants to marry. At that time, a certain gentleman treats you like a jewel." Suo Suo restrained his expression, pondered, and after a while, he said, "There are many things that you cannot see." "I didn't expect Xie Hongzu to be so honest." Suosuo turned his head and smiled, "Didn't you hear that he and Marlene Zhao had a resurgence?" Nan Sun put down the cards in his hand, his heart sank, "No." "real." "what would you do?" Suo Suo still maintained a smiling face, "She is willing to be the second wife, and I can be called her sister. Miss Zhao Jiasan calls me wife, so I don't suffer." Hearing this, Nansun knew that she didn't intend to divorce, and she didn't even want to pursue it. Suosuo put down the cards, "Blackjack, win you." As if nothing had happened. The old lady called in the room at this time: "Nan Sun, Nan Sun." Nansun replied, "Come." She helped her grandmother to the bathroom. When he came out, Suo Suo had already changed the topic, and he didn't want to say more. In the middle of the night, Nansun sent Suosuo away and went into the room to see his grandmother. Thought she was asleep, but she turned her head, "Nan Sun..." Nansun held her hand tightly without saying a word. It is not easy for the old man to recover so quickly. The sky is gloomy, the dawn is almost as dark as the sky, the alarm clock can play tricks on people, the dream is thick, the bed is warm, but it breaks the only beautiful moment in life with a jingle on time. Mr. Nansun felt that the sound of the alarm clock was not only vicious and cruel, but also full of ridicule and ridicule, like the kind of snobbish relatives and friends who took advantage of your illness to take your life. Suo Suo probably saw through it early on, so he didn't suffer from such trivial birdishness. She heard her grandmother coughing. "Get up." Recently she often greets her granddaughter like this. Nansun quickly put on a smiling face and went over with a cup of tea. "Get ready to go to work and ignore me." Nansun looked out of the window, and the people on the opposite side also turned on the lights, so that it would be dark until dawn and then dark again. What the hell is life. Nansun waited for the maid to open the door and come in before she took her coat and put it on. After the last time, she never dared to ask her grandmother to stay at home alone. The overcoat is bright red, light and warm, it is the surplus of Suo Suo. When the phone rang, Nansun felt surprised. In this embarrassing time, even the company was embarrassed to remind him. Who was it? She took the microphone. "Nan Sun?" It was Auntie's voice, Nansun yelled suddenly, thinking in his heart whether it was a blessing or a disaster, it was a disaster that could not be avoided, it was not a black heart, and the unlucky thing should be the turn of other families. She cleared her throat, "Auntie?" "Yes, Nansun, I have good news for you." Nansun smiled bitterly, it's hard to believe that there will be any good news here and there. "Nan Sun, your mother is getting married." "Gah!" Nansun loosened his hand and dropped the phone. She quickly picked it up and pressed the earphones against her ears, for fear of leaking the news, "What?" "Your mother will stay for naturalization after marriage, and will not come back for the time being." "She is going to marry, with whom?" At this time, Grandmother Ye heard the sound and came out slowly. "Same man, a very good Chinese man, let your mother tell you now." Nansun opened his eyes and opened his mouth, astonished as if he had received an unknown slap. Incredible! The mother's voice came over, clear, cheerful, and generous, not like the same person at all. She said, "Nan Sun, will you come to our wedding?" Nansun was so stupid. All these years, she had always hoped that her mother would have her own life and kept encouraging her, but she did not expect the results to be so good. At the age of forty-five, her husband died a year ago, and she wanted to remarry. "Nan Sun?" "I want to accompany grandma, I can't leave." Nansun was a little sad, a little jealous, and a little angry. Unexpectedly, the mother bargained, "You are also my daughter." "I think I'd better talk to my aunt." The aunt's voice came back again, "Nan Sun, we thought you would be happy." "Who is the other party, the chef of Likoufu?" "Nan Sun, Nan Sun, Nan Sun." "I have a right to know." "You don't congratulate your mother?" Nansun was determined, and she showed her rationality, "I'm very happy for her. That's great. I hope she will write a letter to let me know the details." "She still expects you to come over once." "No, my grandmother had an accident recently, and I have to accompany her." "I haven't heard you say that." "I was afraid you were worried, so I didn't mention it." "We thought of a compromise." "I'm really happy for my mother, congratulate her on my behalf." "Come on." Auntie smiled slyly. "I'm catching up with work, bye." Nam-sun hangs up and looks at her grandmother. Mrs. Jiang seemed to know what happened, but she accepted it better than Nansun, but she was slightly surprised. Nansun said: "It doesn't matter, there is me." She rolled up her briefcase and went out. On the underground railway, Nansun really rejoiced. It was really good news. Her mother’s surname was not Jiang, and her maiden name was not Mrs. She was a person with flesh and blood and soul. After her husband passed away, the contract was terminated, and she was no longer Anyone's wife, that identity has come to an end, there is no reason to ask her to continue serving the Jiang family. People's thinking is still too pedantic and feudal, and they still like to see others suffer, but those who save themselves are classified as cunning and untrustworthy. When he arrived at the company, Nansun couldn't help it. The first thing he did was to call his aunt and sincerely congratulate his mother again. This time she heard her aunt say from the side, "Isn't it? I know Nansun, she has the capacity to tolerate people." Nansun let out a long breath and smiled faintly all day long. It rained in the afternoon, she was going on a business trip, the ground was muddy, and she forgot to bring an umbrella, which did not make her depressed. Even when arguing with the cloth merchant, he still smiles, making the other party puzzled. At least someone in the family had luck. She whistled. The landlady is waiting for her. "Nan Sun, it's almost Chinese New Year." "Yes," she said, taking off her coat. "It's six o'clock, you should go back." "I don't have anything to do when I go back. Could it be that I go to bed at eight o'clock?" "Nan Sun, these days, you have made me understand what a right-hand man is. Using you alone is better than three people." Although Nansun has not been out to work for many days, he also understands the rules of the industry. It is the only thing that the capital automatically rewards the labor, unless, unless someone wants to buy people's hearts and wait for his subordinates to do it wholeheartedly. This is a small and medium-sized factory, and it is not easy to hire people. The boss is treacherous, and the employees are not easy to pester. She made such a risk, but it was worth it. At the moment, Nansun just smiled politely without showing any signs of expression. "Someone told me that Sun's Garment is going to dig you out." Nansun was silent. "When I hear such news, I must talk to you before I am reconciled. My husband said, you are not afraid of Miss Jiang making fun of me. I told him that Jiang Nansun is not such a person." Nan Sun smiled. "We will give you three months' salary during the Chinese New Year, Nansun, you also know that the mother's economy has not yet recovered..." The proprietress talked non-stop for twenty minutes, and Nansun would never forget her eloquence. This kind of old-fashioned manufacturer is no different from human touch, but it lasts forever, and its management is scientific and reliable. Everything in the Sun's Garment Factory is on track, the system is orderly, and the work goes smoothly without the need for the boss's wife to have close friends with her subordinates. After the new year, Nansun decided to go to a higher place. Suosuo took the child on a trip to Europe, and Nansun asked her to visit his newly married mother. Suosuo smiled and said, "I really didn't expect such a thing to happen, so it was a surprise. I will definitely do it for you, and I will give you a big gift." "I thought the target was a widower in Chinatown or something. I never dreamed that it was a professor of mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, and he was never married. In fact, all his glasses fell to the ground." "It seems to be only a few years older than her." "Three years older." "Lingtang is actually well maintained, but the grooming is not good enough." "Live a hard life, it's true that you get old before you get old. The old lady don't want the old clothes at the bottom of the box, throw a piece out for her... she looks like a grandma." Suosuo was silent, and said after a while: "So, no matter what people think of me, I am a human being for myself." Nansun took out the photo, "Come on, this is them." The middle-aged woman in the photo is radiant and well-groomed, wearing elegant and fashionable new clothes, and she is just a couple with a good-looking partner. Suo Suo said with a smile: "The world is full of legends." "I don't know what the old lady thinks. She didn't have to be so mean to my mother." "But you forgive her." Nan Sun asked: "Is there? I don't love her. I just do my duty. It's like paying off debts one by one. It doesn't involve feelings. My surname is Jiang, and I can't run away." Suosuo said, "Old people also have their own problems." "It's really not enjoyable. The world is chaotic. It's better to watch the movies when I was a child. The characters are loyal and evil, but the forehead is not chiseled. And good and evil will be rewarded in the end." Suosuo laughed, "I'm a bad person, and I'm most afraid of retribution." "Bad guy, tell me about your recent situation." "Thank you for your concern, everything is going well." "What happened to Xie Hongzu?" "Xie Jun's position in my heart is not very important." "Listen, listen, what is this?" "You'll understand in the future." "Prophet, when will you be back?" "Three, five, seven months." Jiang's grandparents had an extremely light Lunar New Year. Nansun bought narcissus, which made the room fragrant. She sat in the living room knocking rose melon seeds and watched TV. When she was tired, she fell asleep for a while, and got up to help the old lady eat in a nearby restaurant. , not afraid of the maid's holiday, very leisurely. Nansun secretly paid attention to her grandmother's demeanor, and admired her ability to bend and stretch. The only people who come to pay New Year's greetings are the church members. Nansun avoids watching the love story in the room, and still sheds tears at the critical moment, trying everything. In real life, there are women of the era who don't cry easily, and their feelings are pinned in the novel. When I was thirsty, I tiptoed out to find tea, and heard my grandmother and a friend say: "...there is still a little old money, which can no longer be moved. It is the dowry of my granddaughter." Nansun was very moved when she heard this, it can be seen that she has some status in the heart of the old man, but who will she marry, she can't help but smile wryly. After the church members left, Nansun came out for activities, and grandmother took a nap. The three-day public holiday was long, and Nansun was a little restless, eager to take up his new job immediately, exhausted from doing it, and died happily. The phone rings, and Nam-sun hopes it's his mother. "Miss Jiang Nansun." "I'm." "My name is Wang Yongzheng." Nansun's brain was a little rusty, and he couldn't remember this person, "Where is Mr. Wang from?" "We met once in Huntington Park, and later saw you in the computer department of Oriental Garments, and exchanged pleasantries in the elevator, remember?" Nansun rested at home for a few days, got enough sleep, and was relatively relaxed, so he smiled and asked, "I know, you are the young man who led the Great Dane." "That big dog is not mine." "What a coincidence, Qilejian is not mine either." "That's your aunt's, isn't it?" Nansun was surprised, "How do you know?" "Later, I met her several times in the park. We had a good talk, but it's a pity that she didn't tell me your address." Nan Sun laughed a few times. "Your company also refuses to disclose your home phone number." "Then how did you find it?" "I begged Ms. Cai, the director of the company's computer department." "Ah, her." "Miss Cai said that you will go to Sun's to work after the holiday." "It's no longer a secret." Nansun knew that Miss Cai said more than that. "I didn't go out for a walk even during the holiday." "Hey, I'm happy to sit at home and enjoy the happiness." He hesitated for a while, he was reluctant to hang up on the phone number he had found so hard. Nan Sun has not chatted aimlessly on the phone for a long time, it feels fresh, like going back in time, back to girlhood. "There are so many people, I don't know where to squeeze." "Outsiders come to this city and they all say that." "Although you are a local, I guarantee that you have not squeezed through the New Year's Fair." "It's too big of a challenge." Nansun laughed. "How about I come to pick you up tonight, I won't give up easily." "You may not know my situation. I want to accompany my grandmother. Don't worry about leaving her alone at home." "Is it convenient for the family to greet guests?" "The place where I let go is shallow and narrow." "You all say that." "Maybe have lunch together when work starts?" Wang Yongzheng chuckled, of course he knew that Nansun was evading him. "I'll see you later." "welcome." Nansun put down the receiver and stretched. Wang Yongzheng is certainly a good young man, but what is there that does not have to pay the price?Seeing her strange appearance, Nansun couldn't help laughing. She was wearing jeans whose knees had burst at an unknown age, her father's old woolen socks, and pajamas that were cut into shirts. She felt cold and pulled her grandmother's fleece scarf around her neck. superior. It's not that she doesn't want to dress up for someone who pleases herself, but what pleases her the most is the colorful TV. After get off work, she only cares about comfort first. When she first met Zhang Anren, the world was much better. In a blink of an eye, he became the ugliest memory in her life.Maybe, in ten or twenty years, when her career is successful and the economy is stable, she will invest her time and energy in falling in love again, but not now, now she decides to do something that will pay off more.It is possible to make an appointment with that person, the more you have to avoid it. Nan Sun thought of an article written by an American female columnist, which looks humorous but is actually bitter: "Looking back on my celibate life, it is like spending in the forest, blindly passed from one wild animal's arm to another, without memory, How to end up with someone who looks like a capuchin a lot of the time and has a marriage license. My love life is not a chaotic universe, it's an evolutionary path. I've been wrong many, many times, but never make the same mistake twice Again, like all evolution, mine starts at the bottom..." Nan Sun once laughed and cried for this report. It's not that Zhang Anren doesn't look like a snake. Once bitten by a snake, he is afraid of ropes all his life. Nan Sun feels that everyone has a negative side, the more beautiful the positive side, the more worried the viewer is about the other side. Grandma said: "Someone is looking for you, why don't you go out?" Nan Sun shook his head with a smile. "I can ask sister Qi to accompany me." Nam Sun picked up the magazine. "It's better for young people to go out for a walk." Nansun said softly, "I'm not young anymore." The old lady Jiang was a little sad, and she also knew that it was more or less for her that Nansun sacrificed social activities. This granddaughter who was once discriminated against by her loved her so much. The old lady was panicked. Nansun quickly said, "I'll bring you pumpkin seeds, and the pine nuts that Suosuo sent are also sweet." Grandma lowered her head. "There are also homemade Jiuniang Yuanzi. Look at Suosuo, he is not a new year, but he has arranged everything before leaving." "If you have the opportunity, you must repay Miss Zhu well." Nansun said: "Suosuo is the kind of rare all-weather friend," regardless of whether grandma understands it or not, "I am successful, she is not jealous, I am tired, she does not despise, life is enough to have a confidant." In the evening, the phone rang again. Mrs. Jiang said: "If this is looking for you, you might as well go out, Sister Sun is coming soon." Nansun smiled wryly, now he still has a life to live without a night sky, not to be a minister, if you are told not to go, call someone else immediately, whoever has no one can't do it, and whoever is still suffering from lovesickness. The old lady answered, but she started chatting: "Yes, I am Nansun's grandma, you are from the north? It is rare to hear such a good Mandarin, okay, I can understand, I am fine, thank you, you Come to ask Nansun? Great, I will pick her up in half an hour, yes, yes, see you later.” He made a decision and hung up the phone. Nan Sun widened his eyes, "Who is this?" "A young man named Wang Yongzheng." Nansun screamed strangely: "You promised him on my behalf?" "Yes, it's the second time I've called." "But I have to wash my hair, take a shower, make up and change clothes. How can thirty minutes be enough?" Grandma looked at her, "It's true, you can figure it out for yourself." After that, she went back to the room. Nansun sat dejectedly at first, looking at his unkempt self in the mirror, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Of course, it was not because of Wang Yongzheng, but because of his grandmother. His grandparents and grandchildren had feelings from the beginning, but they had to wait more than twenty years later. . But, better late than never. Nansun jumped up and washed it under the shower head. She still had long hair, and she had no time to dry it, so it was wet and hung on her shoulders. She took out her jeans and put them on. She found that she was fat, and the zipper couldn't be closed. She changed into it in embarrassment The wool skirt with lines, just put on lipstick, and the doorbell rang. Nansun was really afraid that the old lady would say something to Wang Yongzheng that would misunderstand him, so he jumped to open the door. Outside the door stood the old lady's church friend and Wang Qingnian. The four of them exchanged pleasantries before sitting down separately. Wang Yongzheng was wearing a corduroy suit and looked talented. Nansun thought, going out with him was really a challenge. Others would think that such a good-looking man's girlfriend is not very good. She opened the chocolate brought by Wang Yongzheng, and ate it honestly.On the one hand, Wang Yongzheng also stared at Nansun in a daze, this was the third time they had met, and he couldn't help being surprised by this girl. For the first time, in a foreign country, she had muddy feet and torn trousers, but her face looked like a heroine in a pre-Raphaelite painting, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, long hair, and ivory-like skin. The middle petals gave him the impression of being an elf in the forest. The second time, she was wearing a standard suit, concentrating on working with the computer, her solemn face was sad, and her wild long hair was tied behind her head, but he still recognized her at a glance. And then today. She still smells like potion soap, sober and lively, her hair is tied up with a clip, and she has a little lipstick on her mouth. She looks in a better mood. When choosing chocolate, there is a kind of innocent desire and greed in her big eyes, and the sugar is in her mouth. When it melted, she squinted her eyes slightly to enjoy it, and almost let out a sound. Wang Yongzheng thought to himself: This is her, and I will pursue her if necessary. He has seen too many women who are only three-point pretty and complain everywhere that the same sex is jealous of her. He is a little tired. It is rare to see a really beautiful Jiang Nansun who doesn't make a fuss. He is not stupid and is determined to hold on to her. The two old ladies were sitting among the young people, and it was hard to talk, so Sister Sun accosted and said, "Let's go to the room to pray." There were only the two of them left in the small living room. Wang Yongzheng said: "Your grandmother is very cute." Nansun raised her head and thought, "Yes." It wasn't before, but the hardships made them mature and mature, they don't care too much about everything, and they are willing to make others happy, even if they suffer a little bit, they can laugh it off. Not so long ago, neither she nor her grandmother was cute. Nan Sun smiled. This mysterious smile that will appear soon also fascinated Wang Yongzheng. "Do you want to go out for a walk?" "Quo Vadis?" Wang Yongzheng was startled, and wiped his nose with his hands, feeling inexplicably excited. He knew that he had found the right person, and Jiang Nansun would never make him dull. "You won't come to my apartment for a while, will you?" Nansun thought about it sideways, "Why not, it's better than crowding in the street, and you look like a good young man." "Please." When the two reached the intersection, Nansun called a pickpocket to patronize her. She didn't even notice that the purse was missing. She turned her head and saw Wang Yongzheng making a deal with a stranger. She was just surprised when she saw Wang Yongzheng took a bag that seemed familiar to her. The wallet, suddenly woke up, only to find that the handbag has been opened. Wang Yongzheng smiled and returned the purse to her. Nansun felt that it was really good to be taken care of, so she simply obediently followed behind Wang Yongzheng, she thought with emotion, the end of the world, just go like this.