Chapter 3 third chapter

That afternoon, Yichang told Minmin everything about her home, and she already regarded Minmin as a good friend. Turning off the lights at night and going to bed, Yichang fell asleep almost immediately, but Minmin slept on his arm for half the night. Finally fell asleep, and suddenly saw the room full of red, fire, it was fire, Minmin broke out in a cold sweat, "Wake up, wake up", Minmin opened his eyes, and saw the room full of Chaoyang, Mo Yichang was pushing her , Touching the nose for a burst of soap fragrance, it can be seen that the roommate has washed up. Minmin hurriedly got up, hurriedly organized herself, and got ready for class.

In less than three months, Chen Xiaofei answered a long-distance call at home. Hong Junde saw his wife's solemn expression, holding the microphone in both hands, as if holding a heavy weight, "um, um," she said, "unexpectedly, I don't know, you tell her yourself, me? I really don't know how to word it , let me think about it before replying to you." Xiaofei put down the phone, turned her back on her husband, and didn't know how long she was in a daze. Hong Junde couldn't help but grabbed her by the shoulder, twisted her around, and asked her: "Good wife, what's the matter, can I help share your worries?"

Xiaofei raised her head and said in great confusion, "It was Yusheng's call just now, and he told me that he plans to get married." Hong Junde was startled, then laughed and said, "You don't seem to have congratulated him." "I've only been there for three months, how is that possible?" "Maybe we met early in the morning and got along with each other in a foreign land, and the relationship blossomed." She whispered: "Minmin already knew!" Hong Junde couldn't understand, so he asked: "What does Minmin know?" The answer he got was a long sigh.

Hong Junde always knew that his wife had some special feelings for Wu Yusheng, so he said implicitly: "Aren't you married too?" Xiaofei raised his head, "He asked me to tell Minmin the news." "Don't worry, it is easier for children to accept this fact than adults imagine." "Then you don't know Wu Minmin." Hong Junde didn't take it seriously, "Minmin is a very sensible, quiet and lovely girl, she never troubles adults, I don't agree with your statement." Xiaofei remained silent. "Let me explain to her, I am her uncle, not an outsider."

Xiaofei hesitated, "No, let me do it." Hong Junde couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Why are you afraid?" "Scared," Xiaofei tried to remain calm, "Who is afraid of whom?" She refused to admit it. "It's been more than a day since I discovered that both you and Wu Yusheng are afraid of a little girl." "There is no such thing, where did you go, why should we be afraid of Minmin?" "Yeah, I can't figure it out." Xiaofei suddenly said: "Yes, I am afraid, I am afraid that Minmin's life will not be happy, I am afraid that she will overreact to her father's remarriage, I am afraid that she will not get along with her stepmother, these are indeed my fears, Minmin lost her mother since childhood, I am afraid that her psychology will be affected and she will not be able to grow up healthily."

Hong Junde looked at her: "Mrs. Hong, you are telling the truth, did you not hide it from Mr. Hong?" "Yusheng really shouldn't have passed this problem on to us." "Maybe he's too shy to talk." Xiaofei said angrily, "Then write a letter." Hong Junde watched coldly, still feeling that his wife had great scruples about his little nephew, strange, she loves her, but is very afraid of her, why? At the end of the week, as soon as Minmin entered the door, Hong Junde noticed that she had grown taller again. He was genuinely happy, went up to welcome her and said, "Minmin is getting more and more beautiful, boarding student life seems to be quite suitable for you."

Minmin hugged her uncle. He asked again: "Do you get along well with your classmates?" "My best classmate is Mo Yichang." "That's great. Now that you are middle school students, you must know how to cultivate friendship so that it can grow healthily." Minmin laughed, it's my uncle's way of saying such an ordinary thing so politely. At this time, Hong Junde gave his wife a wink, which was seen by Minmin, who was a little surprised, and then she saw his aunt frowning in embarrassment. Minmin decided to make life easier for them, and asked with a smile, "Is there anything you want to tell me, is it good news or bad news?"

Hong Junde was startled, could it be that Wu Minmin really had a premonition? He immediately laughed, no, but this little girl does have extraordinary sensitivity and precise analysis ability.Every move of others cannot escape her eyes, and it is not difficult to know everything after reasoning. "It's good news." Hong Junde said. Minmin looked at him, "It's not like that." Hong Junde revealed the mystery, "Minmin, your father decided to remarry." Minmin was stunned, her left cheek and her ears gradually became hot, and she felt so hot that she stayed there for a long time, and she couldn't make a sound for a while.

It was indeed not bad news, but Minmin only felt bored after hearing it. Aunt put her hand on her shoulder. Minmin finally said: "Is marriage really that important? Each of you wants to get married, but not everyone wants to get rich or study." Hong Junde smiled, "You will understand when you grow up." Minmin was silent. The auntie looked at her and begged, "Minmin, bless your father." Minmin said with emotion: "He doesn't need me anymore." "How come, a wife is a wife, a woman is a woman, two completely different things." Minmin spread her hands helplessly, "I said earlier that I will be stranded in the dormitory for a long time."

She went to the terrace, sat on the canvas chair, looked at the scenery, and stopped talking. Hong Junde said softly: "I'm still not happy." Chen Xiaofei protected his nephew, "Such a reaction is quite reasonable." "Yusheng should tell his daughter himself." "Who is his new wife? What does she look like? None of us know. Thinking about it, even we should be angry. Why are we protecting her so closely? We don't eat people, what a thing!" Hong Junde looked at her and smiled slightly. "why are you laughing?" "You don't want him to remarry either."

Chen Xiaofei was depressed, "Yes, I don't have the energy and patience to make new relatives." "Perhaps people are impatient to deal with you." "From then on, it is inevitable to distance yourself from Yusheng." Hong Junde nodded, "It is conceivable that you are not Yusheng's younger sister, you are just his former aunt, and your status is indeed a bit embarrassing." "No matter what, we wish him happiness." Hong Junde said: "I hope the second half of his life will be happier than the first half." Chen Xiaofei went to sit next to Minmin. Minmin suddenly asked: "How did the fire start?" Chen Xiaofei was taken aback, "Fire, what fire?" Minmin looked at Auntie. Xiaofei pretended to be calm, "Who did you listen to?" "No one, it is in my memory, burning like a fire, and I have never forgotten it." "It was an accident, forget it quickly." "Then why don't they get along, why can't they love each other?" "Your business is not your responsibility." Minmin smiled wryly, "Really? But I suffer because of it." The aunt held her hand, "Is it really so unbearable during those five years with me?" "I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't mean to." "It doesn't matter." Minmin said: "I shouldn't complain, you guys are good enough to me." Today she is inevitably a little uneasy. "I want to go back to the dormitory." "Your father will call later, let's go after dinner." Please bless him for me. " Her aunt breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll take you back to school." Minmin sat alone at the desk and meditated. Mo Yichang opened the door and entered the room. She didn't know that her roommate had come back. She put down her racket and took off her coat before turning on the light. When she saw Minmin, she was startled and took a step back. It's you?Why don't you turn on the light, it seems to be a little preoccupied. " Minmin was silent. "Let's go to the dining hall, come, let's talk after we eat." This is also the way. "I have fifteen pieces of algebra that I need your help with, Minmin, good friends need to help each other." At the end of the semester, Wu Yusheng came back with his new wife. Minmin sees his father first, he is much fatter, two or three sizes bigger, Minmin can hardly recognize him, it can be seen that he has lived a comfortable life these days, he has a big heart and a fat body, no problem. Everyone's eyes then solemnly fell on Mrs. Xin Wu, and strictly examined her. Afterwards, Chen Xiaofei said: "Yusheng has a good vision, but Gu Jiahua's character and knowledge are all top-notch." Hong Junde agreed, "Fortunately, I also married a generous, capable and beautiful career woman, otherwise I would really feel inferior." Minmin laughed when she heard it. Chen Xiaofei said: "I've always been worried that Yusheng would choose a partner among his students, and now a big rock has landed." "Minmin, what do you think?" "I'm happy for my father." "Minmin behaved so well," the aunt praised her, "neither humble nor overbearing, just right." "Really," Hong Junde agreed, "it's not easy." "I didn't expect people around my age to have such good skin." Minmin quickly said, "It's not as fair as Auntie." Now it was Hong Junde's turn to laugh. Minmin felt lonely, except for her, probably no one else remembered the fire. It should be forgotten. During the summer vacation, Minmin went home for a short stay, and Mo Yichang came to visit her. Minmin introduced her like this: "My father, his wife." Yichang was very surprised, and asked Minmin afterwards: "Can I say that?" "why not?" "Is she nice to you?" "Tolerable." "Are you nice to her?" "I promised my aunt to bless them." "What's that?" Yi Chang smiled, "Without your blessing, who would suffer misfortune? When will you bless me?" Minmin just laughed. The sound of cicadas was loud, and Minmin was obsessed with her memories as usual, often hiding in the room and not coming out. As soon as Gu Jiahua saw Minmin, he knew that this is not an easy child to deal with. The best way is not to deal with her, just accept her naturally, be polite, and never try to change any of her habits, naturally there is no need To deliberately please her and bribe her. Gu Jiahua said to himself: You are only marrying Wu Yusheng, not his whole family. If you change to a younger stepmother, you may not be able to calm down. Minmin is too polite and sensible. Gu Jiahua pays attention to her expression, she rarely smiles, but whenever she notices someone looking at her, Minmin will immediately pull the corners of her mouth and smile to show politeness, even to her father. Gu Jiahua wanted to get to know her very much, but was afraid of violating taboos. Whether she was her own was a secondary issue. The problem was that Minmin had already grown up when she took over the family, and it was difficult for anyone, including her biological mother or stepmother, to detect her inner world. . This impasse may never be broken. The family of three still sat together for dinner. Wu Yusheng said: "Professor Ling is about to immigrate, Minmin, you have time to say goodbye to Da Ling and Xiao Ling." Minmin was startled, this kind of goodbye is the hardest to say, maybe it's never to see each other again. Gu Jiahua said: "The children adapt quickly. Living in a foreign country is not without advantages." Such an ordinary sentence already made Minmin worry, so she remained silent. Sure enough, she heard her father ask: "Has Minmin considered studying abroad?" Minmin cleared her throat, "University maybe." After a while she put down her chopsticks and exited the dining room. Gu Jiahua gently asked her husband: "Why is she unhappy?" "It's normal for a teenage girl to be emotional, just leave her alone." Minmin said at the door, "I'll go to Ling's house." Wu Yusheng said: "Go quickly and come back quickly." Minmin goes out. Gu Jiahua said: "Proposing to study abroad at this time seems like we deliberately sent her away." Wu Yusheng was silent. "This room will definitely accommodate two children. I hope she doesn't worry too much." Wu Yusheng said: "Minmin is already a young girl." "She would love multiple brothers or sisters." "Don't be optimistic." "Yusheng, your father and daughter are not only estranged, but also overly respectful of each other," Gu Jiahua smiled, "The two of you keep everything in your heart, or just go around in circles. It's best to appoint a middleman to find out what you want and convey it on your behalf." Wu Yusheng glanced at her, "Are you willing to take on this important task?" "No, no, no," Gu Jiahua waved his hands quickly, "It's none of my business. Since ancient times, it's hard to be a good person. I don't dare to mess with the old scars between you father and daughter." "What are you talking about?" Wu Yusheng was displeased. "You are too humorous. Today, we are still divided between you and us. Could it be that this family still needs to divide the party?" When Gu Jiahua heard this, he quickly raised his hands, "Yusheng, I surrender, I'm sorry, I chose the wrong topic, and I will never make the same mistake in the future, please be lenient this time." Only then did Wu Yusheng show a smile. Gu Jiahua secretly called out "It's dangerous". "Tomorrow the decorator will come to fix the baby's room." "Have all the sundries been removed?" Wu Yusheng asked. "There is a camphor wood box to be carried away, and the place is just right for a small bed." Wu Yusheng said, "That's Minmin's stuff." Gu Jiahua glanced at him, where did the girl get the camphor wood box, it must be her mother's relic, right? "Move to Minmin's room." "Do you want to ask her permission?" Wu Yusheng said: "No need?" Gu Jiahua smiled, why the exception?He has always treated Minmin as his ancestor. The brass buckle of the camphor wood box has turned green, Gu Jiahua ordered the servant to carry the box over to Minmin's room, the foot slipped, the servant almost couldn't stand, let go, the box fell to the ground, and the lid knocked open. Gu Jiahua yelled "Oops". "Ma'am, this rug is slippery and shouldn't be laid here," the maid complained. As soon as Gu Jiahua looked up, he found that Minmin was already standing at the door of the room, frowning. She didn't know when she would come back, and she happened to see this scene. "Minmin, I'm sorry, we want to move this box back to your room." Minmin squatted down to straighten the camphor wooden box, and the copper lock was thrown off completely. She picked it up gently without making a sound, and opened the lid of the box. Gu Jiahua looked inside curiously, it's so heavy, what are you pretending for? She saw a doll in red gauze and a photo frame. Minmin took out the doll and introduced it to her stepmother: "Concubine Dorothy." "Why did you choose this name?" "Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, this is her puppy Pupu." "I understand," Gu Jiahua nodded, "Who is holding you in this photo, your mother?" "No, this is Aunt Su," Minmin wiped the dust off the photo frame with his fingers, "my friend." "I haven't heard you mention her." "Aunt Su has gone to another world." She put down the photo frame. Gu Jiahua was taken aback. Minmin said, "I want to move this box to the dormitory." "Of course." Gu Jiahua had no objection. Minmin closed the lid of the box. Seeing that nothing happened, Gu Jiahua gently left her room. The next day, Wu Yusheng asked Minmin: "Have you seen Da Ling and Xiao Ling?" "They don't want to go to foreign countries." "yes?" Minmin suddenly said: "Not every child likes to live in a foreign country." Gu Jiahua raised his head, who is this sentence for? Both of them were silent. In the afternoon, Minmin passed the old study and saw her stepmother holding a picture, hesitating on the side of the ladder. The ladder frame was brought by the workers for painting.Half the walls had been painted creamy white, and the room was very bright. Gu Jiahua clearly wanted to hang this painting up. Minmin looked at her. She smiled and said to Minmin: "Come and see how my painting is doing?" Minmin was a little surprised, she is still a painter? "This was my hobby during college. Later, I specialized in business management, leaving art behind for a long time." Minmin took the watercolor painting.Yes, now she is the hostess of the Wu residence, gradually adding her taste and things to the house. Minmin said, "I'll hang it up for you." "The nails are already on the wall, and the workers have been chiseling them for a long time this morning." It was the sound of drilling the wall that woke Minmin up. Minmin stretched out her left foot and stepped on the ladder frame. "Is the shelf reliable?" Gu Jiahua asked. "no problem." Minmin climbed to the top, rode horizontally on it, and nailed the painting, "Is it slanted?" "Please move the left corner up by two centimeters." At this moment, with a "hula", the ladder frame suddenly fell down, and Minmin's small body fell to the left at a right angle. Gu Jiahua dodged the danger instinctively, and it was too late to speak quickly, and with a "boom", Minmin fell firmly to the ground, unable to move. Gu Jiahua was stunned and didn't respond for a while. Wu Yusheng rushed into the room upon hearing the sound, "Minmin, what's the matter?" He helped his daughter up, and there were beads of sweat oozing from the corners of Minmin's forehead, and there was blood in her mouth. "Where does it hurt?" "Arm." Lisp. "Don't be afraid, I'll send you to the hospital right away." Wu Yusheng wrapped Minmin in a blanket, and took the car keys. Gu Jiahua stepped forward tremblingly, "Let me drive." Wu Yusheng nodded. He sat in the back seat, holding Minmin in his arms. The journey to the hospital was only ten minutes away, and they felt that ten hours would not be enough time to drive. Gu Jiahua was full of guilt and anxiously shed tears. Bao Minmin entered the emergency room, the doctor did a little examination, smiled and said to Wu Yusheng, who was ashen-faced, "She knocked a canine tooth, and her left arm was broken, and she needed a plaster cast. Come, let's take an X-ray before we talk." Completely Don't take it seriously. Gu Jiahua breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the bench to wipe his sweat. Minmin will stay in the hospital for a few days. After a lot of tossing, the two couples were already emaciated. As soon as they walked out of the hospital, they met Chen Xiaofei at the door. She gave them a glare, didn't even say hello, and hurried in to see Minmin. Gu Jiahua apologized to her husband wearily: "I'm sorry." Wu Yusheng said softly, "You also made an unintentional mistake." "I shouldn't have asked her to hang that picture, but I saw that she wanted to help so much that I couldn't refuse her. All in all, it was a dilemma." "Minmin is fine, don't worry too much." Gu Jiahua felt bored. "Which child has no accident." Gu Jiahua's chest felt tight and he vomited. Back home, just about to rest, Chen Xiaofei knocked on the door. Wu Yusheng said: "I'll deal with her, you rest." Chen Xiaofei came in, treated her as if she was at home, took ice water to drink, and complained about her brother-in-law. "This is Qianjin's front tooth, which is a permanent tooth. It won't grow back in the future. What have you done to her? What rough work do you want her to do? Can I do it for her?" "Xiaofei, don't misunderstand--" "The arm is broken, what is the misunderstanding?" Gu Jiahua walked out with a pale face, "Xiaofei, this is our family's business." Seeing that it was her, Xiaofei became angry, pointed at her and said, "This child is not your property, I can sue you for child abuse at any time!" Gu Jiahua argued, "It was an accident." "Why don't you climb the ladder yourself?" "I'm pregnant, otherwise I wouldn't hesitate!" It was also the first time Chen Xiaofei heard the news, so she fell silent. After a while she stood up and said, "Minmin will come to live with me after she is discharged from the hospital, don't argue with me, she has no status here." Gu Jiahua said angrily: "It turns out that you have been instilling such incorrect information in her, no wonder." "Okay, okay," Wu Yusheng stood between the two women, "Everyone is exhausted, let's talk about it tomorrow." He sent Xiaofei to the door. "Xiaofei, your meddling makes it even more difficult for me." "I have no choice, Yusheng, that is my sister's child, my own flesh and blood." "We'll discuss Minmin's future in the future." Chen Xiaofei stayed at the door for a while, and finally said, "Congratulations, Yusheng, you are going to be a father again." Wu Yusheng was silent. Chen Xiaofei opened the door and left. Wu Yusheng went to the study and saw his wife sitting quietly in a corner with her head supported. After a while he said: "Who said marriage is a matter of two people? No wonder." Gu Jiahua squeezed out a smile, "If I had known about cohabitation, forget it." Originally, there was no such person, and there was nothing wrong with her. She lived a good life, but she suddenly married a daughter-in-law. The requirements of relatives and friends were different. When there was a mistake, everyone complained endlessly, as if someone blocked their way of making money... Gu Jiahua felt it was very funny. Wu Yusheng yawned. "Go to sleep." Gu Jiahua said. This is also the best way. In the middle of the night, Gu Jiahua felt chest tightness. She didn't want to vomit on the dirty bed, so she struggled to get up and went into the bathroom. Feeling thirsty afterwards, she went into the kitchen along the corridor. She came out with a glass of cold water without turning on the light. What do you know, as soon as she crossed her feet, she fell to the ground. Gu Jiahua felt that the fall was too heavy, her bones felt like they were going to burst apart, and the stars were flying in front of her eyes. She knew something was wrong, so she didn't make a sound at the time, but she felt disheartened and just gritted her teeth to endure the pain. Wu Yusheng and the maid ran out at the same time and turned on the lights. He helped his wife up, "How do you feel?" Gu Jiahua still held on to the glass, the room was brightly lit, and she realized that the slippery snake-like thing she stepped on turned out to be the carpet that was first placed in Minmin's room. She trembled: "Who took out the carpet and put it here?" The maid was sweating profusely, "I don't know, I haven't touched it." Wu Yusheng said: "Don't worry about these details, I will send you to the hospital for observation." Gu Jiahua took his hand, "In your house, nothing goes well, right?" She understood, "Luck seems to be controlled by a mysterious force." Wu Yusheng didn't answer, but helped her up. Chen Xiaofei only received the bad news at noon. After listening to it, she put down the phone and remained silent for a long time. Then she poured out a glass of wine, took a swig, put on her coat, and drove off to visit the patient. She took a large bouquet of colorful flowers and pushed open the door of the ward. Gu Jiahua was lying on the hospital bed and was smoking. Seeing someone coming in, he was afraid it might be a nurse, and scolded her for smoking, so he hurriedly wanted to put away the contraband. Xiaofei quickly said, "It's me." Gu Jiahua breathed a sigh of relief. Xiaofei went over and held her hand, "Don't be sad, there is plenty of time, ten babies are fine." Gu Jiahua lowered his head and said melancholy, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy." "I support you." Gu Jiahua looked at her, "Does Minmin support me?" Xiaofei was stunned. "Xiaofei, Ming people don't whisper in front of us, we all have to look at Minmin's face, don't we?" Xiaofei forced himself to be calm, "What are you talking about? Even if she is stubborn and unruly, she is still lying in the hospital at the moment. You are tired and in a bad mood, so you are thinking wildly. I am like you. I want to be a mother like crazy. I understand. Your disappointment." Gu Jiahua held his lips and was about to speak when a nurse pushed the door open, sniffed his nose, smelled the smoke, and croaked: "Who, who smokes?" He crossed his hips and stared. Xiaofei quickly pushed the vat, "I, it's my fault." "Get out, you get out immediately." Xiaofei said to Gu Jiahua, "I'll come back tomorrow." In the children's ward of the other wing, Minmin's left arm has been cast in plaster, and her classmate Mo Yichang is envious and excitedly signing the plaster. Seeing Auntie, Minmin hurriedly asked, "When can I go home?" With a look of hope and innocence, he doesn't know what's going on outside. Xiaofei sat down on the edge of the bed, "Minmin, your stepmother lost her baby." Minmin was taken aback, "So she's pregnant?" Xiaofei nodded. Minmin said: "She didn't tell us, is she very depressed at the moment?" "a little bit." Minmin was also very annoyed, "Happy people are easier to get along with." "It doesn't matter, you come to my house after you leave the hospital." Mo Yichang didn't know what they were talking about, so he interjected, "Wu Minmin might as well come to my house." They all laughed. After the little classmates left, Chen Xiaofei gently asked Minmin: "Have you quarreled with your father?" Minmin raised her eyes, "No." "Remember he loves you." Minmin regretfully replied: "He doesn't need me anymore, I'm at home, the more I help, the more embarrassing I am, they plan to send me to a foreign country!" Chen Xiaofei comforted her, "It won't happen now." "Auntie, how do you know?" Chen Xiaofei said affirmatively: "They already know their mistakes, and they must change their original intentions." Before the plaster was removed, Minmin went to Mo Yi's house to play. Mo's family lives in a small three-story bungalow, each generation occupies one floor, the swimming pool is shared, and they have to take the official car, which leaves twice every morning at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Open a big pot of rice at 7 o'clock and 7 o'clock, and those who do not come out of the counterfeit are mistaken. Min Min was amazed. There are so many people in the swimming pool that it looks like a public recreational facility. Minmin quietly asked Yichang: "Who do you like the most?" Yi Chang said regretfully: "I just tell you who I dislike the most." "Who?" "Megumi in a neon purple two-piece swimsuit." Minmin took a look, "She's much older than you." "It's only two years old." Minmin was surprised and whispered, "But she has breasts." The meaning was sour, "God knows where she got it from." "The boy next to her is her close friend?" Yichang nodded. Minmin asked, "What's his name?" "Xiaoqiu, Qiu Jinyi." Minmin asked again: "Parents allow her to have a boyfriend?" Yichang suddenly smiled, "Wu Minmin, you are very talkative today, and I didn't see you talking so much in the past week." Minmin lowered his eyes and smiled. "You hurt your hand, otherwise you can take advantage of the excitement and go to the pool to go bubble."