Zhou Ruxin has a very special occupation. Her job is to repair porcelain. Of course, it is not an ordinary cylinder tile. Ordinary bowls and dishes are broken, or flowers bloom on the ground, and most of them are thrown away. What Zhou Ruxin repaired was antique porcelain with market value. When she was young, she learned this craft from an elder who was her aunt, that is, Ru Xin's grandfather's younger sister, when she was in junior high school. That Ms. Zhou Jinxiang liked Ruxin's quiet and quiet personality very much, and supported her to study, listened to her talk, and taught her this skill one after another.

By the time Ruxin officially works for her, she must be over sixty, but somehow, she is in excellent condition, looks like someone in her fifties, and the corners of her mouth look younger. She took the porcelain sent by the guests and said: "In fact, everything is broken and irreparable." Ru Xin totally agrees. My aunt added, "Especially feelings." Her tone was very melancholy. She is single and a veritable old lady. Whether Chen Nian ever broke his heart because of an irreparable relationship is no longer testable, and no one dares to ask, maybe there must be, if he has never loved deeply, how could he have such a lost expression.

She then said softly: "These people don't take good care of fragile things, and use them to repair them after they are broken. Oh, who are you trying to deceive!" Ru Xin said without thinking: "Lie to yourself." The aunt let out a snort and laughed, "Well said." The shop opened in an old big house in the old part of the city, and it has gradually gained a reputation. The reputation is good. Most of the customers who come here are introduced by acquaintances. They don’t have too expensive porcelain. , the life of the two wives and grandchildren is quite comfortable.

Ru Xin once asked in the mirror, "Am I a blue-collar worker, or a white-collar worker, or nothing at all?" Ruxin has enrolled in a correspondence course at a foreign university, what subjects should she choose?Of course it is an oriental cultural relic. Because the nature of the job is noble and there is no need to participate in personnel disputes, Zhou Ru's temperament is different from that of ordinary young women. She has a beautiful bookish look on her face, and her manner is elegant and unrestrained. Many men have asked, "Who is that fair-skinned girl who loves to wear white dresses?"

Ruxin's characteristic is that she doesn't wear any decorations on her whole body, not even a hairpin on her hair, and she doesn't wear earrings, necklaces or rings all over her body. Because she doesn't have to rush for time, she doesn't wear a watch, so she looks very fresh and natural. It happened on a summer evening. As usual, my great-aunt went to Europe for vacation during the two hottest months, leaving Ru Xin alone to guard the shop. To avoid trouble, she opened the shop an hour later and closed the door an hour earlier. That evening, there was something wrong with the air conditioning, so someone was called to fix it. The mechanic was late and checked carefully, so it was close to six o'clock when it closed.

She was closing the gate when a person behind said anxiously: "Wait a minute, Miss, are you the person in charge of Yuanyuan Zhai?" Ruxin is calm and relaxed at all times, she turned her head away with a smile, and saw that the person who called her was a man in his fifties, with gray hair and a well-maintained figure, but his expression was quite vicissitudes , at this time, he was even a little excited. Ru Xin asked softly, "What's the matter?" The man didn't expect that it would be a girl with big eyes who turned his head. Those dark pupils reminded him of someone, and he was stunned.

Ru Xin reminded him, "Are you looking for us?" The man replied: "Yes, yes." "We're closed, tomorrow morning—" "No, miss, I have something urgent, please make an exception." He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his brow. If you think to yourself, such a coincidence, it can be seen that there is a destiny, let's see what happened to him. She reopened the gate, "Come in." The man breathed a sigh of relief. Ru Xin greeted him into the shop, and brewed Longjing tea with a Xuantong Yixing teapot. There was the word Yannian on the teapot. The man noticed it and suddenly smiled bitterly.

He put a box in his hand on the table. Then handed Ru Xin a business card. Ru Xin looked down and saw the three characters Li Zizhong, and there was no title printed on the business card. Ru Xin smiled, "Mr. Li, please have a cup of tea first." Li Shi felt a lot of comfort from his relaxed smile, and opened the box, "I have a piece of porcelain that needs to be repaired." Ruxin smiled, that's natural, otherwise, why bother to come to Yuanyuanzhai. Li Shi's voice became frustrated again, "I'm in a hurry, and I hope to finish it within a day." Ru Xin said, "Let's see what's going on first."

Li Shi sighed and opened the box. What Ru Xin saw was just a bunch of fragments. She raised her head and looked at Li Shi. Li Shi understood what she meant, "I know, I know." Ru Xin said softly: "It's rotten like this, how can I mend it?" "No, please help." "This is not an accidental miss, this is intentional damage. From this we can see that the owner has no mercy, so it is better to find another perfect one." Li Shi was speechless. Ruxin picked up the fragments and took a look, "This is an imitation Ge kiln bottle with cracked ice. It was made around the late Guangxu period. It is not expensive. Because the homophony is broken with years, bottle with flat, it hides the auspicious words of peace every year. Therefore, it is popular with collectors, and it can be found at any time."

Ru Xin has already stood up. She intends to see off guests. Na Li raised his head, his face was earnest, in an instant his face miraculously became very young, his expression was like a teenager who is full of entanglement because of his love for the person he likes. Ru Xin was surprised. But then he returned to his original posture, lowered his head, infinitely lost. But Ru Xin was already moved. Why is the store named Yuanyuanzhai?There is always a reason. She said softly, "Mr. Li, let me see what I can do." Hearing this, Li Zizhong let out a long breath, "Thank you, thank you."

Ru Xin said: "However, even if you try to put the pieces back together, you must know that the bottle is not the same bottle as before." "Yes, I totally understand." "Someone should be held accountable for vandalism like this." "That person is me." Ru Xin gets another surprise. "I broke the bottle." Ru Xin knew that it was inconvenient for her to ask further questions. "Come and pick it up Wednesday morning." "That's two days." "Mr. Li, the repair process is very complicated." "Yes, I understand." When he stood up, his figure suddenly hunched, and he became very old. Walking to the door, I turned around again, "Miss, you are an expert, how do you protect fragile things?" Ru Xin smiled when she heard the words, "You really want to know?" "Appreciate further details." Ru Xin said frankly: "I don't keep any porcelain in my house, and there are no fragile items, so I don't have to worry about them breaking." After listening to Ru Xin's words, Li Shi was shocked and left. Ru Xin noticed that there was a car waiting for him outside the door, and the driver helped him get into the car. She locked the store door first, then stared at the broken box in a daze. It's not that I can't make it up, but it's useless to make it up. But that Mr. Li insists on paying a high price to repair the irreparable, so let him do as he pleases. That night, Ru Xin stayed in the store until late at night before leaving. Yuanyuanzhai has a secret recipe of mucilage, which is foolproof when dealing with porcelain, and it will come in handy this time. Putting the vase together roughly, Ru Xin said softly, "I don't know if a broken heart can be repaired like this." That night she looked at the sky and said, "Nuwa doesn't know how to mend the sky." Sigh, go home and rest. Ruxin lives with her aunt, and after a long time, she becomes more distant from her parents, especially her two younger sisters who love to liven up their temper. Ru Xin only goes back to her parents' house once in more than a month, and her aunt's house is her real home. As the heart says is true, there are no fragile things in the house, very few decorations, simple and plain. She went back to work in the shop early the next morning. Put together the pieces, do polishing work, and then add enamel to make ice patterns. A layman may think that it is similar to the original bottle when viewed from a distance. But a discerning person feels that the bottle is lifeless, like a corpse. Ruxin regrets that her skills have not yet reached the state of resurrection. If it is done by my aunt, it will win three points. But my great-aunt retired last year, "The eyes are useless. After staring for a long time, the eyes are full of tears, and the eyes are still used to see more of this colorful world." Air drying and waxing are all fine grinding efforts. Mr. Li Zizhong came to pick up the goods early in the morning on the appointed day. The Ruxin he saw was wearing a beige silk toga, with a pleasant smile and icy muscles without any sweat. He had a strong crush on her. Ru Xin took the bottle out, and suddenly tears welled up in his eyelashes, "Thank you for your skillful hand, Miss Zhou, it is the same as before." Ru Xin couldn't bear to spoil his interest, the same as before?how is this possible. He asked about the labor cost. Ru Xin said it was worth about one-third of the price of the porcelain vase. That Mr. Li took out a pre-written check. Ru Xin looked at the silver code and smiled in surprise, "It's enough to buy a brand new pair." Li Zizhong also laughed, and left without saying a word, it was still the same car, the same driver. Ru Xin stood at the door of the store to see off the customers. What a weirdo. The bottle was broken, but the fragments were carefully stored away. In the future, when someone repaired it, they pretended to themselves that it was the same as before. Ru Xin shrugged and turned back to the shop, Yuan Yuan Zhai was open as usual. That summer, the business was quite slow, Ru Xin sat quietly in the shop and watched a piece of Wei Feng called papaya, what a strange title, vote me papaya, repay it with Qiongyao, the bandit repays it, and it will always be good. In another month, my aunt will be back. She said, "Oh, it's still hot here." But no, August is almost over, and the temperature is still too high to wear single clothes. She saw a large vase of hundreds of flowers on the counter. "Who brought it?" "Mrs. Liao, she said it was my father-in-law's birthday, and she asked us to make up the missing part of the bottle as a present." "Well, this vase is full of colorful flowers, rich and pleasing to the eye, implying auspiciousness of all flowers." "Ms. Liao also said that it's best to be in the same family as the relatives, otherwise you will die if you give soy sauce." The aunt laughed straight after hearing this. Ru Xin also laughed. "Ms. Liao seemed very happy when she married into a wealthy family." Ru Xin said: "Naive, I always think that there are things in this world that you can get for nothing." Ms. Zhou Jinxiang looked at her grandnephew, "What about you, do you have any luck?" "Absolutely not." "Well," my aunt nodded, "then you won't be disappointed." But Zhou Ruxin sometimes feels lonely. Throughout the autumn, every morning in the back hall, she practiced drawing patterns such as Liuyunbabats, etc., so that she could easily repair the patterns. On the porcelain, mandarin ducks represent love, bats represent gods, bananas and boys are recruits, eagles and monkeys are Heroes have queens, sailing boats are success, bamboo is a gentleman, and the Eight Immortals are longevity. Besides longevity, peace, and fertility, fame is also an important part of traditional society. Chickens and cockscombs are metaphors for official status. Ru Xin draws everything fluently. With this craft, life is not a problem. The aunt stood aside and watched her practice painting, and suddenly felt emotional, "There must be a peaceful and prosperous age for people to have the heart to collect these things." Ru Xin smiled, "Of course, when queuing up for a round of rice, who has the time to appreciate these bottles and cans." "Your grandfather said that when the dynasty changed from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, countless palace antiques were scattered among the people." Ru Xin raised her head, "I thought most of them went to museums in Europe and America." "Playthings will lose their minds." "It's not good to be addicted to anything." "Yes, there is a check signed by Li Zizhong in the safe—" "That was a grateful guest." "It can be seen that your craftsmanship is becoming more and more exquisite." Ru Xin said modestly, "Where, where." It's okay to have a mixed meal. In the early winter morning, my aunt was already greeting guests. The old man explained patiently: "This statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva is carved out of willow wood. The shop does not repair wooden utensils. I will recommend you to go elsewhere." Ru Xin saw that it was indeed Manjusri representing Daren, because riding on a lion, different Bodhisattvas squatted on different beasts. The guest had no choice but to leave with the wooden statue. Ru Xin asked, "Is it a real product from the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century?" The aunt couldn't help laughing, "If you think it is true, it is true. Even if it is false, it will not harm anyone." At this time, a customer in a suit pushed the door in, "I'm looking for Miss Zhou Ruxin." Ru Xin was surprised, "I am." "Miss Zhou," the man approached and took out his business card, "I'm Wang Deguang from Liu Guan Zhang Law Firm." "Hey, Lawyer Wang, what's the matter?" "Miss Zhou, do you know a Mr. Li Zizhong?" Ru Xin raised her head, "He is a customer, what happened to him?" "He died of liver cancer last Monday in London." Ru Xin couldn't help but let out an ah, feeling sad. Now that I think about it, he does have a sick appearance, and Ru Xin, who had a relationship with him once, feels deeply regretful. Lawyer Wang took out the document, "Miss Zhou, Li Zizhong's will has your name on it." This time, even the experienced and well-informed aunt stood aside and let out an ah. "Mr. Li Zizhong gave you the Yilushen Island under his name, and you can come to our office to receive it at any time." Zhou Ruxin stood up, infinitely astonished, "What, what did he give me?" Lawyer Wang smiled, "It's a private island, Ms. Zhou, it has a very special name called Yilushen, which means hallucination in English." Zhou Ruxin fell into a chair and was speechless for a long time. After a while she asked, "Lawyer Wang, where is this island?" Lawyer Wang spread out the map he brought, "Don't worry, it's not in a wild place. Look, it's located near the Big Island of Vancouver, west of Vancouver, Canada. It takes 15 minutes to get to BB Mocheng by crossing the street. It only takes 15 minutes to get to Wenbu. more than an hour." "It's called Yilushen?" "Yes, Miss Zhou." Zhou Ruxin was dumbfounded, "What do I want an island for?" "Miss Zhou, this is a resort." "camping?" "No, no, Miss Zhou, the island is well-equipped, with a five-bedroom villa, swimming pool, tennis court, private dock and yachts, ah, yes, there are also landing places for helicopters and seaplanes, there is a man and a man Two female housekeepers take care of everything." Ru Xin looked at her aunt, not knowing what to say. Lawyer Wang was very funny, "When will Ms. Zhou invite us to play?" The atmosphere eased. Ru Xin asked, "Does Mr. Li have any other instructions?" Lawyer Wang shook his head, "I am not the executor of his will. The lawyer is in London. Because this part involves Miss Zhou in this city, they entrusted me to do it." "Thank you, Attorney Wang." "Miss Zhou, please come and go through the acceptance procedures as soon as possible." Ms. Zhou Jinxiang said slowly at this time: "In the future, who will bear all the expenses on the island?" Lawyer Wang bowed, "Mr. Li has asked the real estate management company to pay all expenses on schedule, so there is no need to worry." Oh, I was very thoughtful. "I say goodbye." After Lawyer Wang left, Ru Xin was puzzled, "Why did you give me such a generous gift?" The aunt replied: "Throw me a papaya, and repay it with Qiongyao." Life is full of surprises. My aunt asked, "Will you go to that island to see?" "Perhaps in the spring." "It's called Yilushen, which means illusion." "That Mr. Li Zizhong doesn't seem to have any hope for life." "Everyone's outlook on life is different," my aunt lamented. "Unfortunately, I have never met this Mr. Li." Ruxin found the correct location of Yilushen on the map. It turned out that it faces the vast Pacific Ocean to the west, and obtained information from real estate experts. It turned out that this kind of unnamed island is often sold in Vancouver, and the price is not expensive, about a million There will be transactions in Canadian dollars, and the island owner has the right to name. The most challenging part is the cost of building the house, paving the road and maintaining it in the future. Experts said: "There is no excavator on the island, so it is more troublesome to transport it. The swimming pool has to be dug manually, which is very expensive." After being urged several times by Lawyer Wang, Zhou Ruxin finally went to sign to inherit Yi Lushen Island. From that day on, Zhou Ruxin became the owner of Yilushen Island. Lawyer Wang said with a smile: "If Ms. Zhou is willing to emigrate, I can handle the formalities on her behalf and make a little investment. It will be done soon." Ru Xin just said to think about it. Before the Chinese New Year, the store suddenly became busy. Maybe it's the season of giving gifts, or maybe the Chinese New Year needs to pay attention to the decoration, and the store is full of antiques that need to be repaired. If it is not rushing to work all night, I am afraid that it will be too late to deliver the goods. My aunt said, "Let's turn down one or two orders." "It's all introduced by acquaintances. We can't make them feel ashamed." Auntie looked at Ru Xin, "I'm giving you this shop, I'm afraid it will waste your youth, if I don't give it to you, I don't know how to deal with it." Ru Xin raised her head, feeling ominously confused, "What did Auntie say?" The aunt laughed and said, "I've been feeling tired lately." Ru Xin said: "Then why don't you come to the store in a hurry and settle the accounts after the New Year?" "not enough people." "We'll get a girl to help later." "No, it's better to use a boy, who can help us carry the burden." "That's it." On New Year's Eve, the guests came to collect all the antiques.At dusk, Ru Xin plans to close. My aunt suddenly said, "Ru Xin, go and see if the tea restaurant across the street is still open. I want to drink a cup of Hongdao coffee." Ru Xin immediately said yes, "I'll go right away." In fact, there is coffee in the store, but my aunt wants to drink coffee across the street, so why not go there, Ru Xin is understanding. The guy laughed, "Miss Zhou, haven't you rested yet?" "That's it." There are still a lot of customers having reunion dinner in the store, there are always lonely people in the world. Tonight, it looks like she will have dinner with her aunt, and she won't go back to her parents until eight or nine o'clock. Thinking about going back to Yuanyuan Zhai, he pushed open the door and found that my aunt was sitting on a chair with her elbows resting on the table, her chin resting on one hand, her eyes downcast, and she was smiling. Ru Xin said: "Yesterday I ordered the servants to cook some light dishes, and I called to ask how it was going." When the phone was dialed, the maid asked in a cheerful voice what time it was for dinner. Ru Xin smiled and said, "Seven o'clock." After hanging up the line, she turned her head and found that her aunt's posture hadn't changed at all, she was still smiling with her eyes down. Ru Xin was stunned. "Auntie," she approached gently, "Auntie?" She put her hands on her aunt's shoulders, and for a moment her hairs stood on end, her hands trembled, her aunt's body was weak and she leaned back on the back of the chair, her eyes were still half dozed, and the corners of her mouth were still curled up, as if she had a nameless dream. leave this world. She followed her dream. That night, Ru Xin didn't come home until midnight, the servant was still waiting for her, and the dishes were all cold on the table. The maid asked: "Miss, where have you been? Where is Auntie?" Ruxin replied wearily: "My aunt is not coming back. My aunt passed away this evening, and she lives in a quiet place where no one is disturbed." The maid was stunned, at a loss. "She is old, don't be sad, go, go make me a cup of hot tea." Ru Xin washed her face with cold water and called her parents. Her tone was very calm: "...There is no pain at all, no, no last words, I will take care of everything...I will not come back for the New Year, yes, I will contact you again." After hanging up the line, she drank a cup of tea, went into the room, threw herself into the bed, and fell asleep. Ru Xin didn't have a dream, but the sound of police questioning and ambulance horns lingered in her ears. Even in her sleep, she knew that her aunt had left her. She woke up early in the morning and walked gently into her aunt's bedroom. The room is quite large, painted milky white, with a large bed, a chest of drawers, and another line of closets. It is very tidy, unlike ordinary old people. My aunt has very few sundries, and the room is airy and has no smell at all. Ru Xin sat on the edge of the bed, her heart seemed to be falling from lead. The maid also got up and stood quietly at the door. Ru Xin raised her head, "Just keep doing it, everything will go on as usual." "I made you breakfast." "I'm not hungry." "Always eat a little." She was right, Ru Xin nodded. Ru Xin gently opened the drawer to find her aunt's last words, but the old man didn't leave a single word. A moment later someone rang the bell. It was my aunt's lawyer, Ms. Yin, who arrived. Ru Xin rushed out to greet her, "How dare you—" "Ru Xin, she and I are old friends, don't be too polite." She sat down holding Ru Xin's hand. "I'll send someone to help you." Ru Xin said, "No, I—" "You just pay them." Ru Xin lowered her head, "Alright." "Your aunt has a will with me, and everything will be inherited by you. The sum of her assets is about tens of millions." "Auntie's last wish?" Ms. Yin shook her head, "An open-minded person like her, at a certain age, has no requirements for people or things." Ru Xin nodded, "I wish I could be like her." Ms. Yin said: "Let's talk about it when you get married and have a family full of children and grandchildren." Ru Xin lowered her head, her face haggard. "You go home to celebrate the New Year." Ru Xin shook her head, "I'm not in the mood at all." "Then, when you're done, let's go outside for a walk." Ru Xin raised her head and exhaled, "Maybe." Ms. Yin drank tea and left. Ru Xin's father also came to visit later. Open your mouth and ask: "How to deal with the old lady's property?" Ruxin answered truthfully, "It's all mine." "Hey, Ru Xin, suddenly you became a rich girl!" If she doesn't talk to her, she has already lost the person she cherishes the most in the world, so what's the use of material things. Father patted her on the shoulder, "You have been with my aunt for many days, this is the fate and blessing of the two of you, if you build a long shed for thousands of miles, there will always be a feast, don't be too sad." Ru Xin lowered her head, "Yes." "Inheriting the inheritance, it's important to see how to help your younger siblings. Your eldest sister has always wanted to study design in New York." "yes." "I'm leaving, the family is waiting for me for the Chinese New Year." Ru Xin affirms that this is the saddest New Year in her life.