People always think back. The trend of thought has been flying back, flying back, to the joys and sorrows of the long distance, and even to a beautiful May morning when I was young. Memories are usually bittersweet. For most people, the furthest remembrance is just going to childhood, six or seven years old, not very sensible, but with infinite love, often for small things, like a piece of fruit candy or a pencil , spent most of the day with grandparents or aunts and uncles, and in the end, he can always get what he wants. This is the essence of childhood: getting something for nothing. Wu Minmin's memory is different.

Her memory began at the age of three, or even earlier. She remembers sitting in a stroller and being pushed to the park by the nanny. It was winter in the north, the sky was gray and blue, and the branches were dry. She signaled that she wanted to leave, but the nanny always coaxed her: "Sit down and don't move." Even though she was still a baby, Minmin knew very well that it was her father's intention that she and the nanny leave home every day to take a nap in the park. Because every day at this time, when my mother wakes up, she must throw things and scold people. Minmin remembers everything.

She remembered that her tearful mother hugged her to her side, whispered to her, and then pushed her away forcefully, causing her to fall. If she was sitting, her mother would tell her to stand. If she stood in front of her mother, He also suspected that she was blocking his sight and drove her away. Minmin was always in a daze, not knowing how to make adults happy, she hoped to see a smile on her mother's face, and occasionally praised her, but never. The rest of the time, she sat in her room with the babysitter. There is a small desk and matching chair in the middle of the room, where Minmin often sits and learns to write Arabic letters with a pencil.

On the day of the fire, the nanny was not with her. Minmin saw fiery red shadows running around on the wall, and felt a burning sensation on her back. She turned her head and looked towards the door of the room. The nanny rushed in at this moment, covered her head with a wet blanket, and snatched her out. She remembered telling her good classmate Mo Yichang about the tragedy, and Yichang thought for a while and said, "You don't have a memory. Afterwards, the adults told you what happened, and you combined your imagination with the facts and compiled them into memories." ."

No, no one mentioned the terrible accident to her afterward at all, and they all hoped that the young girl would not remember it. But it was impossible, she clearly knew that her mother was buried in the fire. The firefighters and the police arrived at the same time, and immediately started rescue work. The neighbors watching the excitement shouted: "There is a child inside, there is a child inside!" The nanny was already stunned, and when everyone reminded her, she remembered that there was a child in the blanket bag she was holding in her hand. She untied it, revealing Minmin's face, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Minmin didn't cry, she looked at the disaster site, the wooden bungalow had been burned to the sky, and a corner of the gray-blue sky was reflected blood red. Too late, mother is inside. Minmin clasped the nanny's neck with both arms. She heard the nanny tell the police, "It was the wife who set the fire." "Why did she do that?" asked the policeman. "The madam has been very disturbed," replied the nurse excitedly. "She seems to want to destroy everything: herself, the family, and everyone in the family." Hearing this, Yichang frowned tightly, "Impossible, how could the nanny describe your mother like this, she is only responsible for taking care of the children, and also, a three-year-old child will not understand the meaning of destruction, everything is up to you From your imagination, you should not trouble yourself, the fire was an accident."

In order to prove that what she said was true, Yichang found his three-year-old nephew, handed him a ping-pong ball, and said to him: "Destroy it." The child stuffed the ball into his mouth, and the Italian yelled, fearing that he would swallow and choke, so he quickly snatched the ball back, and the child burst into earth-shattering tears. Yichang asked, "See? That's all a three-year-old can do." Minmin no longer intends to persuade Yichang. In the middle of the night, she sat in the dark dormitory room, immersing herself in the memories alone. Only she knew the truth of the matter, and only she clearly remembered what happened.

When her father came back from the university, the fire had been put out, and only a pile of rubble remained on the disaster site. Minmin was placed in a friend's house. A few days later, she attended her mother's funeral with a bouquet of flowers in her hand, ready to dedicate to her mother. She turned around, raised her head and said softly to the nurse, "She never smiles." The nanny was shocked: "What, what did you say?" How could a three-year-old child sigh like this? Her father reached out, "I'll hug you." He thought she wanted to see better.

The nanny took a step back, looked scared, and resigned. The Wu family's father and daughter continued to stay at a friend's house. Uncle Su is a colleague of his father. Mrs. Su has no children. When she saw Minmin, she knelt down and asked with a smile, "What's the name of this little princess?" Minmin immediately liked her, quickened his pace and walked to her side, letting her hug her. Aunt Su's body smelled so fragrant that Minmin felt extremely safe. They lived in the Su family for a long time. During these three to five months, Minmin remembered that she could always enjoy fresh food and clean clothes.

Aunt Su also treated her like her own child. Minmin remembers her appearance: thin and tall, with a few freckles on her nose, and neatly dressed at home. She bought a lot of toys for Minmin, and there was a blonde doll wearing a bright red gauze dress, which was Minmin's favorite. Aunt Su told Minmin, "It's called Dorothy." There was another toy dog, "It's Tutu." Everything has a name, and Aunt Su is like a child. She said to Minmin's father, "Wu Yusheng, I had already decided not to have children until I saw your daughter," and said to her husband, "Su Lishan, I also want such a lovely child." stand up.

Minmin heard her father say, "It's time for us to go home after the new year." The Su couple was very surprised, "Go back to Hong Kong?" Minmin saw her father nodding. "Oh," said my aunt, "I don't want to part with Minmin." "Her aunt is willing to take care of her. I have considered it for a long time and think I can accept this suggestion." Aunt Su showed a look of loneliness and helplessness. Minmin stretched out her hand and held her hand. Aunt Su asked Minmin movedly: "You don't want to part with me?" There is also the ability to understand ideas. After a while, Aunt Su said, "It's okay, Hong Kong is warmer, and you can take the opportunity to leave this sad place. Also, a place like Toronto really can't call it a home." Su Lishan yelled at this time: "Women, you just complain and complain all day long." Minmin didn't see her father smiling. Later she learned that it is difficult for a person to laugh when his heart is broken. They were about to leave, and Minmin missed Su's bread and butter pudding very much, and she hoped that her aunt in Hong Kong could also have such good cooking skills. On the Saturday afternoon before they were due to leave by plane, Su Lishan was going to watch a football game. His wife said, "Take Minmin to get some fresh air." "The ball game is three hours long." "Come back in an hour." Su Lishan had no choice but to say, "Despotism," he said to his old colleagues, "I am a standard wife slave." He picked up Minmin, first sent her father to the university to pack things, then drove the car, and took Minmin to the stadium. The car stopped halfway. Minmin raised his head vigilantly, and saw a young woman smiling and opening the car door, who is she? Seeing Minmin, the girl also asked, "Hey, who is this?" Su Shanli said: "Minling, hold the child and sit." The girl hugged Minmin on her lap, "What's your name? Lishan, I didn't know you had a daughter." She laughed. Su Lishan was busy turning the car around, and in his busy schedule, the girl leaned over to kiss his cheek. Su Lishan said: "It's not good for others to see." The girl was displeased, "Sooner or later, people will know that after graduation next summer, I will definitely ask you to make a choice." Su Lishan said: "Give me a little more time." He stretched out a hand to hold her hand. The girl turned from anger to joy, and whispered in Minmin's ear: "Did you hear that, he chose me, he doesn't want you." Minmin remembered that she raised her head and looked at each other. The girl changed color, "Lishan, look at this child's eyes, as if she wants to pierce my heart, can she understand our speech?" "Unless Minmin is a genius," Su Lishan said, "is Minmin right?" However, the girl was already shocked, and she didn't say anything else along the way. During the ball game, Su Lishan bought popcorn for everyone to eat. This girl named Minling has been paying attention to Minmin's behavior. She asked Minmin: "You understand this game, don't you?" Before Minmin answered, Su Lishan had already said, "Hu Minling, what's wrong with you?" "Lishan, she is not an ordinary child, look how strange she looks." "I won't let you say that, okay, okay, let's go!" "Whose child is this?" "The daughter of Professor Wu Yusheng, Department of British History." "Professor Wu? Mrs. Wu—" Minling's face changed color. "Don't mention it anymore, come on, let's go." Su Lishan picked up Minmin. "Lishan, everyone knows what happened to Mrs. Wu." "Minling, there is no need to mention the past." Su Lishan repeatedly prevented his girlfriend from making a fuss about this topic. When the wind came, Su Lishan took off his scarf, lightly covered Minmin's head to keep out the wind, and hurriedly walked towards the parking lot with her in his arms. Minmin's sight was obstructed, and it sounded like someone yelled, "There is someone in the first room on the left on the second floor!" Her mother was trapped inside. Minmin smelled a burning smell of wood in her nose, she hugged Uncle Su's neck tightly with her arms, and finally the scarf was lifted gently, Minmin found that she was already sitting in the car, and someone was lying in a big iron bucket at the other end of the parking lot. There was a fire in the house to keep warm, and the burning smell came from there. She understands every word and remembers every detail. Hu Minling said uncomfortably: "Lishan, you are already fascinated by this child." Su Lishan replied with a smile: "You saw it. I never knew that babies are such cute little animals." Hu Minling said: "Your wife cannot give you children." Su Lishan didn't make a sound. Hu Minling continued: "I can." Su Lishan said: "Come on, Minling, today you are too much." "She's already visited famous doctors, she's already going to give up, isn't she?" Su Lishan stopped the car, "Even if I leave her, it's definitely not for this reason." He let her get out of the car and drove Minmin home. Mrs. Su came out to meet them. She asked Minmin: "Is the game good?" Min Min nodded. Mrs. Su smiled and said, "When you grow up, you must be a quiet woman. Su Lishan turned his head and smiled when he heard it, "Chasing the dead." The next morning, all the men went out, only Mrs. Su and Minmin were left. The phone rang, and Mrs. Su went over to listen. She said to the other party, "Dr. Su is in the laboratory." She returned to her seat and continued to peel oranges for Minmin to eat. Minmin suddenly said, "Hu Minling." Aunt Su was taken aback, "How do you know it's her? Miss Hu is your Uncle Su's favorite student." Minmin looked at Aunt Su, and suddenly said clearly: "Sooner or later, people will know that after graduation next summer, I will definitely ask you to make a choice." When Mrs. Su heard this, her expression changed suddenly. She stood up and knocked over the coffee table. Minmin is like a parrot learning to speak. She has a good memory and repeats what the adults have said without changing her voice. Mrs. Su's hair stood on end, the situation was too weird, she was inexplicably terrified, "Minmin, where did you hear that?" Minmin continued to learn: "Did you hear that, he chose me, he doesn't want you." Mrs. Su fully understood. Her hands trembled, and she whispered to herself in bewilderment: "They have been hiding it from me. She often comes here to look for Su Lishan, right at my house, and insults me in front of my face. No wonder She often has a contemptuous smile on her lips, I thought she looked down on housewives, but now I understand." Minmin looked at her quietly. "Tell me, Minmin, when did this happen, yesterday?" Min Min nodded. "Hu Minling went to the American football game with you?" Min Min nodded. "Heh, it's all over the sky, so just keep me alone in the boring gourd." Minmin didn't stop, she continued to learn: "Your wife can't give you a child, but I can." Mrs. Su felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her cheek muscles trembled involuntarily. After a while, she stretched out her hands and pressed her face.Because she found that her tears were uncontrollable and splashed everywhere, she was afraid of scaring Minmin. Like everyone else, Mrs. Su underestimated the three-and-a-half-year-old Minmin. This child is different from other children. Since she was born, she has been used to seeing the tears of adults. Mrs. Su murmured: "Minmin, you will not lie to me, children will not lie." She held her tightly in her arms. She burst into tears, just like Minmin's mother. Minmin hugged Aunt Su. In the afternoon, Mrs. Su carried Minmin to the small bed, forced a smile on her face, "It's time for you to take a nap, and Auntie is going to take a nap too." When Minmin woke up, the room was full of people. She climbed out of the crib, and no one noticed. She saw Uncle Su and her father looking haggard and speechless. The ambulance personnel lifted Aunt Su and put her on a stretcher. Minmin walked over and saw her eyes closed, raised her head and asked the nurse, "Is she still awake?" The nurse was taken aback: "Where did this child come out from?" Her father hurried over to hug her. She asked, "Auntie is still awake?" Wu Yusheng didn't answer, and followed the car with Su Lishan to the hospital.They wait outside the emergency classroom. Su Lishan's face was ashen, "She doesn't know how to find out... She talked to Hu Minling, and Minling admitted everything... I didn't expect..." Wu Yusheng scolded her: "You did it so obviously because you were obviously afraid that she wouldn't know it, and you have no taboo." Su Lishan covered his face and wept. Minmin heard her father sigh deeply. Su Lishan said: "I was wrong, I ruined this family by myself." Minmin looked at him, only hoping that Aunt Su would wake up. The doctor came out. Minmin was the first to meet her and raised her head to wait for the news. "She woke up," said the doctor. Minmin breathed a sigh of relief. Su Lishan hurriedly asked: "Can we go in and see her?" The doctor glared at him and said, "She doesn't want to see you, yes, who is Wu Minmin?" Minmin took a step forward. "You?" The doctor was surprised, "follow me, please." Minmin entered the treatment room holding the doctor's hand. Aunt Su was lying on the white quilt. Minmin went over and put her face on her chest, feeling the ups and downs. She heard Aunt Su whisper, "Thank you, Minmin." Min Min nodded. "Don't worry, I've woken up and decided to be a new person and start everything from scratch." She began to pant. Minmin held her hand. "You understand what I'm saying, don't you?" Suddenly, she convulsed, and Minmin heard a long "beep" from a machine beside the bed, and the doctor said nervously, "Take the baby out first, don't let this matter affect her badly." The nurse hurriedly pulled Minmin away, and Minmin felt that Aunt Su's chest heaving had stopped, so she let go. Minmin didn't cry, she was led out of the ward by the nurse. Ten minutes later, the doctor came out and said, "The patient has passed away." Minmin saw Su Lishan staggering back and hitting the wall. She really felt sorry for him. Wu Yusheng didn't say a word, picked up his daughter and left. The next day, they left Toronto for Hong Kong. Mo Yichang went back to the dormitory after playing the ball, and turned on the lights. At first, she didn't know that Minmin was sitting alone in the dark, and she was startled, but after she got used to it, she persuaded her: "What are you thinking? I have known you for so long and I have been thinking about it for so long. What's the benefit?" Minmin just smiled and said nothing. Yichang said, "I've said ten sentences and you still can't say one." Minmin turned over her homework, but still didn't speak. Yi Chang leaned on the desk and looked at her, "What are you thinking, are those stories written in your eyes, so your eyes are so deep?" Minmin shook her head. "Okay, okay, I won't bother you with your homework, I'm going to take a shower." Minmin lay on the bed with the notebook covering her chest. To this day, she can still feel Aunt Su's cold hands. Poor girl, everyone doesn't even know her boudoir name, everyone calls her Mrs. Su, but she has been married to Su Lishan for a long time. Minmin asked his father a year ago: "Did Uncle Su marry Hu Minling?" Wu Yusheng was stunned, "Do you still remember them?" "Yes, I remember." The father couldn't believe it, "You were only three or four years old at that time." Min Min smiled. Wu Yusheng lowered his head and recalled, "No, later Hu Minling married a foreign lecturer, and Su Lishan was always in poverty. He seemed to be cursed." Minmin felt sorry. "The Su couple feel sorry for you." "I remember too." "The ending was too sad." Minmin didn't answer. Auntie picked them up at the airport when they came back. She was dressed in black, and it was the first time Minmin saw her. Children especially like beautiful people, and when they see ugly people, they will immediately show a snobbish look of disgust and fear, which is very frightening. Embarrassed. Minmin called "Auntie" and held her hand. This aunt is very beautiful, and Minmin hit it off with her immediately. The first thing she said to Minmin was: "You look exactly like your mother." Her car was also black and was driven by a chauffeur. Sitting between father and aunt, Minmin heard her aunt say, "Yusheng, why don't you move in with us too." "My surname is Wu, how can I move to Chen's house?" "You've always been nice." "There are dormitory rations in the school, and it's good for me to live there." Auntie seemed to have a lot to say, too many, and it was all jammed in a bottleneck in her heart, and she couldn't get out a single word. When they arrived at Chen's house, Wu Yusheng drank a cup of hot tea, gave his daughter a few words, and left. The Chen residence is spacious and elegantly furnished. The aunt is a very rational person. She asked her nephew to sit opposite her and said clearly: "I am your mother's younger sister. My name is Chen Xiaofei. Your mother passed away. Now I will take care of you. We It's a close relative, and you can tell me anything you need." Min Min nodded. Min Min lived in her aunt's house until she graduated from elementary school. The taciturn temper was developed at that time. In the morning, a teacher came to help with kindergarten homework, and in the afternoon, a music teacher tried to stimulate Minmin's interest, but she was not very active. Wu Yusheng said, "It's too early." The aunt laughed, "I don't want gifted children to be wasted." "You want to cultivate geniuses?" The aunt squatted down and asked Minmin: "What are you best at?" Wu Yusheng said: "Children should be good at eating ice cream and crying like a baby, isn't it Minmin?" Minmin smiled, she knew what she was good at in the future. "She's a little grown-up," said the aunt. Later, Minmin would answer the phone, and while the servant was away, she answered clearly on the phone: "This is Chen's mansion, Miss Chen Xiaofei is not at home, who are you?" The guests at the other end thought he was a very sensible kid, and sometimes the messages were quite complicated, but it didn't bother Minmin's memory. The aunt just said: "I remember your mother was also such an elf when she was a child." The surprise was a guest. Shi Songhui had known Chen Xiaofei for some time, and was only recently allowed to use Chen's phone number. He pursued her and knew she was single. When he heard Minmin's voice, he couldn't help being surprised, "My name is Shi Songhui, can you tell me who you are?" "My name is Wu Minmin, and Chen Xiaofei is my aunt." Shi Songhui really wanted to have a few more conversations, but he didn't intend to offend Chen Xiaofei, fearing that she would misunderstand that he was extracting information from the child, so he had to give up. Unexpectedly, the second time I called, the kid already remembered his voice and asked crisply, "Are you Mr. Shi Songhui?" He was very impressed, "Auntie hasn't come back yet?" "Auntie's company has something to do." "Are you doing your homework?" "No." She wouldn't say what she was doing. "I have an appointment with your aunt tomorrow, and then I will treat you to candy." "Thank you." Shi Songhui didn't understand why the little girl's voice was so cold. For her sake, he deliberately picked out a box of cream cakes of various styles and brought them to Chen's house. Before the others arrived, Minmin could already tell that Shi Songhui was an important guest. Auntie grabbed a lot of lipstick in her hand, "What color is good, Minmin, come and help me choose one." Minmin went over, picked out a purple lipstick, and handed it to the other hand of the auntie. "Oh," the aunt laughed, "it's not too much to put on the whole face and only have one mouth." After thinking about it for a while, I still use it, and my complexion looks clearer, and my sideburns are black and blue. "Wu Minmin, you are such a little artist," said the auntie in a very happy mood. These days, there are not many male customers who can enter the house, and she hopes to have a proper development with Shi Songhui. It's good to have laughter in the room, Minmin feels happy sitting in her own room. Auntie appeared at the door, "Come on, let me introduce you, this is my nephew Wu Minmin." Minmin turned her head away, Shi Songhui saw her clearly, and said in surprise: "You!" Seeing his reaction, Chen Xiaofei smiled and asked, "Are you two old friends?" "No, I didn't expect Minmin to be so small." Minmin smiled at him. Shi Songhui suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He looked at Minmin hesitantly, and after a while he felt that he was too suspicious, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Let's be friends." Min Min shook hands with him. Shi Songhui was a little relieved. He didn't expect the Chen family to have this child, and he was a little confused. What is Chen Xiaofei's plan to take her with him after marriage?He then laughed and said that Shi Songhui might not be the one who married her because of Qing's business. Occasionally raising his head, Shi Songhui always noticed that Minmin was looking at him with a smile on his lips, paying close attention to him. He felt uncomfortable and couldn't explain why. While Chen Xiaofei was going to refill his coffee, he said softly, "I didn't come here to snatch your aunt away. Not only will you not lose your aunt, but you will gain another friend." When he turned his head to see Minmin's reaction, he realized that she was not in the room at all. She went to the kitchen to find her aunt. Shi Songhui laughed, it was really wrong. In the afternoon, he went for a drive with them. Children who are not like children are also good, sitting quietly in the back seat, not making a sound, not arguing to go to the bathroom, and not asking for candy and cookies. Shi Songhui had to look at her in the rear-view mirror every once in a while to be sure of her existence. Shi Songhui is sure that Wu Minmin is not an ordinary child. Seven months later, he and Xiaofei had already talked about marriage. "Minmin can still live with us," he said. "You have to seek the consent of their father and daughter." Does she have a father? "Shi Songhui had another surprise. "My brother-in-law is a professor at South China University, don't underestimate my family." Shi Songhui took the opportunity to say: "You never mentioned them." "You plan to live with me, not combine with my family." Xiaofei replied gently. Shi Songhui stared at her, "I want to know you a little more." "There will be many opportunities in the future." "You protect your family very well." "Me and Minmin, she is my only blood relative, I will take care of her, and she will take care of me in the future." Shi Songhui protested: "What about me?" Chen Xiaofei suddenly said, "Men, you can come or go." Shi Songhui thought his girlfriend was joking, so he shook his head blindly. Minmin had just walked past the door of the study and overheard what his aunt said. She knew what her aunt said was true. When the guest left, the aunt asked her, "Would you like to live with us in the future?" Minmin shook her head without hesitation. "You don't like Shi Songhui?" Xiaofei knew in his heart that even if his character was decent, he would always be a semi-stranger at the moment, eager to get involved in the Chen family and play an important role. He wanted to know too much and gave too little time, but she was willing to give him a chance. "Ask your father out on Zhou Wei, and we will discuss this issue in detail." Minmin took out a booklet from his pocket, "He dropped this, I just found it under the sofa." "What is this, heh, this is Shi Songhui's address and phone record book." Chen Xiaofei put it aside. The piano teacher came, and Minmin went to the study to practice piano. It was another afternoon of headaches, and there were so many mispronunciations by Minmin that it was unbelievable. Chen Xiaofei stood up, and the booklet fell to the ground with a flick of her sleeve, and it happened to be one of the middle pages. She knelt down to pick it up, not intending to peek at it, but the middle side of the small book was densely filled with names and phone numbers. In alphabetical order, all of them were the first names of female surnames in English. At a glance, there were about forty or fifty names. He doesn't know anything about her?She is not the same to him. Chen Xiaofei held the corner of her mouth and put the small book in the drawer. She did not expect that Shi Songhui had such a wide range of friends. After dating for half a year, she didn't think he was someone who liked sex. Xiaofei was very puzzled. When Wu Yusheng came to see his daughter, he asked her: "Trouble?" Xiaofei replied stubbornly, "Don't worry about my business." "I've heard that Mr. So-and-so's conduct is very undignified." Xiaofei glanced at him, "I thought university professors should not listen to insults." "You are my wife and sister, I have to listen." Wu Yusheng had his reasons. Xiaofei said, "I knew you before my sister." At this time, Minmin just came in and stood beside her aunt. Wu Yusheng laughed and said, "Yes, you were only as old as Minmin at that time." "Yes, my sister is already a junior high school student." Minmin asked his father: "How old are you and what are you doing?" "I'm a high school student, and I'm applying for a job as a tutor for your little aunt." Xiaofei said, "Minmin, there is a lot of homework to do, so don't hurry up." After Minmin left, she looked out the window, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said softly: "Later, you married my sister." It meant that she didn't know how many things happened. "Neither Minmin nor I like Shi Songhui, you don't have to accommodate us, if you decide to be with him, Minmin can move out and live with me." "If it wasn't for him, maybe there would be no one." "Nobody is nobody." "It's easy to say, but sometimes it's embarrassingly lonely." Xiaofei was still calm. "A capable woman like you has nothing to worry about." "Here, that's the sentence, it's been my whole life wrong." She raised her head and raised her voice, "Minmin, I know you're eavesdropping." Minmin shyly turned around from the corner of the door and sat beside her aunt. "Listen to the wall, hey, what do you think?" The aunt teased her. "He drinks." Minmin said softly. Wu Yusheng said: "I also noticed this, Xiaofei, remember, no one will change any habit for anyone." Xiaofei nodded, "I know, I never thought I had that magical power." "Think it over." "You don't assist me in making any choices?" "No," Wu Yusheng was a little haggard, "Xiaofei, I will never have any unreasonable thoughts in this life."