It has been a month since his mother passed away. Shao Shao woke up in the middle of the night and would still blurt out and ask, "Mom, are you coughing again?" He got up in a trance to pour a glass of boiling water for her, and holding the glass, he suddenly woke up. His mother had passed away. But she always heard her mother covering her mouth and coughing so as not to wake her up. I had to sigh and sleep again, of course it was difficult to fall asleep again.In summer, the sky dawned early again, and it was really hard, so I had to drag my tired body to go to work. Shaoshao works in the Government Information Department. At the beginning, she was called Miss District. Gradually, she did a good job. She was promoted to a higher status, and the lower ones started to be called Big Sister. This name made her old, but people still regarded it as a respectful title. It doesn't work if you don't accept it.

Over the years, all the girls under him have taken a long vacation of more than one month, except for Ou Shaoshao, who had a vacation of more than 30 days, either to get married or to have children, neither of which was Shaoshao's turn. When a foreigner is the boss, he praises him every day, "Gu, it would be nice if every girl was like you." Listen, is this a compliment or a derogation? When Shaoshao graduated from university and stepped into the society, he took an examination for the post of assistant news director of the news department. The chief examiner sat in a row and asked, "Miss Au, tell us, why did you consider working in the News Department?"

She remembered that she had crafted a fancy and serious reason, roughly speaking of contributing youthful ideals to society or something. In fact, she had to find a job with a stable income and a prospect of promotion, in order to support her mother's life. Shaoshao was very lucky. The year she entered the news department, men and women had just received equal pay for equal work, reached a certain rank, and could receive housing allowances. Shao Shao got along very well with her mother. The classmates in the university knew that she was the daughter of a famous mother. I often say "ah, this is not good, I have to go back to accompany my mother earlier", and I turn off many appointments.

Shao Shao is one of the few daughters who feels she has an impeccable mother. She thinks that her mother is beautiful, elegant, has a sense of humor, is very well-bred, and is better than her daughter in both Chinese and English—tsk tsk tsk, Shao Shao, you speak Cantonese English.Also, please, please, Tang Taizong's surname is not Tang. Later, even if I retired and stayed at home, when I got up early in the morning, I would put on light makeup and change into casual clothes, not like Shaoshao, who would run around the world in a pair of jeans, and only put on some rouge when I saw the governor.

All these years, not having a family is also because of my mother. It’s unfair to say this, but in fact, my mother hoped that she would get married early, “You are an only child, and you will have no relatives once your mother returns to the West. It is a serious matter to get married and have a lot of children.” Shao Shao was very skeptical, "If you are in such a hurry, you will get a divorce, right?" But my mother immediately replied: "Do you think that if you manage carefully, you won't break up? Marriage is about fate, and nothing else counts." But Shaoshao had classmates and colleagues who married early.

Once married, they have no time to take care of their parents, and have another child or two. They are so busy all day long, screaming, being led by the nose by housework assistants, and have to rush out in the middle of meetings to ask whether the child's fever has subsided. Feeling ashamed of guilt, unable to concentrate on work, and unable to take care of the children personally, it was extremely painful. Shao Shao is also very good at mocking them, "You don't have to be afraid of 1997, it will not be as chaotic as it is now when 97 comes." Her celibacy was not unenviable.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, my mother passed away. It was difficult for her mother to serve her during her lifetime. She had no relatives and friends, was not fond of playing cards, and was not good at shopping. She had a lot of spare time, but Shaoshao never made it hard to serve her mother. She liked to travel with her mother. But my mother is also very awkward. She doesn't go to Japan. She hates the Orientals, even though they have to use Japanese electrical appliances at home. Shao Shao is willing to go one hundred more times, but unfortunately, since last year, her mother's health has deteriorated significantly.

Shaoshao's boyfriend, Deng Zhineng, is a government doctor who is in charge of examining his aunt, who writes Yao Xiangru when she fills in her name. He called her Ms. Yao. Ms. Yao likes to smoke, more than half a pack a day, and she can't quit. This nephew is also strange, never asking her to quit. Today, Zhi Neng still says: "It depends on the person, like my aunt, who lives a lonely life, and smoking to relieve boredom is probably the only pleasure. After so many years, there is no need to quit." Very enlightened. The work of the news department became busy in the 1980s, and it was possible to put on a straight face and perfunctory sentences in the past.Now?After the government lost its prestige, even a trainee reporter could point to the chief news director and say triumphantly, "I'll complain to you."

Shao Shao said to his boss one day: "I also want to complain to the Queen of England." The boss asked, "What's wrong with her?" "She didn't send me a Christmas card." After her mother passed away, Shaoshao knew that it was her mother who accompanied her, not her. Shao Shao supported her cheeks with her hands. It's terrible, my mother has told them all, and there is no relative in the world, and the feeling of the universe is endless. The phone rang, Shao Shao picked up the receiver and blurted out: "The News Department." The other party was more humorous than her, "ah, sorry, I made a typo."

"Is it Zhineng?" "Exactly." "How do you know I can't sleep?" There was a hint of joy. "Of course I don't. I just came back tonight and I thought I'd wake you up." "What's the matter?" Annoyed. "Chat." Shao Shao looked at the alarm clock, it was half past six in the morning, "What can I say?" "Do you want to get married?" "One has its own benefits." Zhi Neng was not in a good mood, "You are the head of a department, so you are qualified to say such things. Who are you? Dong Shi imitated me and laughed my mouth out."

"Heh." Shaoshao obediently said, "Big mouth, big mouth." "Get up and shower, I'll pick you up for breakfast." "Today is Sunday. It's rare that there is no hailstorm and typhoon. It seems that I don't have to go to work. You always spare me. Please do me a favor and catch up on my sleep." Zhi Neng didn't seem to hear, "I'll be there in five minutes." "Where are you?" "Downstairs, I'm talking on Universal Pass." Shao Shao had no choice but to get up. Just as he was yawning, he suddenly heard a cough. She turned her head, "Mom?" Go all the way to the mother's bedroom, "Mom, Mom." Tears fell down. Fortunately, Deng Zhineng had come up to ring the bell at this time. Shao Shao staggered and opened the door, "Dazui, I thought about it, if you get married, get married." Deng Zhineng held her hand, "Oh, you don't need to be sentimental about your background." "I want a giant diamond ring, I want a white satin wedding dress, I want a trip to Tangia." "No problem, I heard you have quite a lot of private savings." Deng Zhineng's appearance is not good, but as his mother said before his death: "Shao Shao, he can make you laugh, this is the most rare thing." Deng Zhineng went around in his girlfriend's apartment, "Shao Shao, you should tidy up your aunt's things." Shao Shao cried again, "I don't want to move." "Sell the house, make a fortune, get married, and have money to defend yourself, so I won't dare to bully you." Shao Shao said nothing. "Let me clean it up for you." "Let's go to Wenhua for breakfast first." "Miss," Deng Zhineng called out, "since you plan to get married, you have to save food and money, and spend all day in the coffee shop of the big hotel? I'll take you to Shanghai Street to eat soy milk and rice. It's a serious matter." Shao Shao almost burst into tears from laughter. On the way, Deng Zhineng said, "Don't worry too much, I want to ask, does Auntie have any money for you?" Shaoshao said: "You probably want to know how much dowry I have. I'm sorry, the private savings my mother brought from Shanghai back then have already been used up. Otherwise, I'm still traveling in Europe. Why pay for a cow?" work." "Where's your grandfather?" "Grandpa passed away in San Francisco more than ten years ago, and the estate was inherited by my uncle's family. I have no contact with my cousins." "Then your father's side." "I have never met this gentleman before. I don't feel any loss when he left our mother and daughter early in the morning." "You don't want to go to him?" "Why didn't he come to me?" Deng Zhineng clapped his hands, "This tone reminds me of someone." Shao Shao got angry, "Who, Qiu Jin?" Deng Zhineng, "No, a person who doesn't know what's good or bad, Ou Shaoshao, think about it, you have no relatives in this world right now." "So what?" "Don't you feel chilled?" "It's chilling to see relatives who are dying." "Au Shaoshao, is your heart as strong as your quarrel?" Shaoshao sneered, "If you go too far, there's no way I won't warn you." "Go, go find your father." Shaoshao changed the subject, "Dazui, don't you want to help me clean up my belongings?" Deng Zhineng is a smart man, he naturally knows when to keep silent. After a full meal, returning to the apartment, Shaoshao sighed, rolled up his sleeves, took a breath, mustered up his courage, and opened the closet that his mother had used during her lifetime. Both she and Deng Zhineng were stunned. There are a few old suitcases in the closet, and they are labeled, and the old clothes are given to charity organizations. Ms. Yao had been ill for a period of time, so she had already packed her things. Shao Shao smiled with red eyes, "My mother has always been cuter than other mothers." Deng Zhineng nodded. "Here's a shoebox, unmarked for anyone." Shao Shao gently picked up another small box. Deng Zhineng asked: "What is that?" "Here's a box of Swiss chocolates." When she opened it, the candies inside had been eaten up, but every piece of wrapping paper printed with landscapes and flowers was neatly stored in the box. At first glance, it seemed like a complete box of candies. "I bought it for her with the salary I got from tutoring for the first time." Deng Zhineng was moved. "For more than ten years, I didn't expect my mother to keep the box." "Look what's in the shoebox." There is a pair of small children's shoes in the box, "This is my first pair of shoes." "Why are there pencil marks all over the shoes?" "That was my first painting." "Oh, it's terrible, the strokes are similar to Kedinsky, why don't you develop in this direction, don't discredit the genius." Shao Shao gave him a white look. There are also a few small kits, which contain a number of necklaces, rings and other accessories. "See, that's all." "It can be said that the family property is meager, well, who told me to love you, don't care about it." Shao Shao picked up an envelope at the bottom of the box, a little nervous, could it be her mother's last words? She gently opened it, and there were two photos. The size of Fushika, it was originally black and white, but after artificial coloring, it is very delicate, just like a work of art. Shao Shao had never seen these two photos before, so he quickly handed them to Deng Zhineng. "This is my mother." Deng Zhineng couldn't help shouting, "What a beautiful woman!" Really, the short curly hair is attached to the forehead in circles, the earrings are two flowers, wearing a cheongsam, and there is a handsome young man beside him. "Who is this?" Xiao Deng asked. Shao Shao said sadly, "It may be my father." "Look at another one." "here." The other one is a group photo of four people. In addition to Ms. Yao and the man, there is also a young man and a woman. The four of them are looking at the camera together, showing their white teeth. "It's the same photo studio, called Shanghai Vientiane." "Look," Shao Shao said, "look at how beautiful she was when she was young." "You're not much like your aunt." Shao Shao ignored him, "The photos were taken on the same day, look, the year is printed, 1950." "Was Shanghai liberated then?" "It seems to be coming soon." What Shaoshao sighed was another matter, "Look, big mouth, people get old all at once." "When did you give me such an ugly nickname?" "Go, we'll buy two silver frames right away to mount the pictures." Xiao Deng said, "Who are the other two elders?" "Their classmates, friends, relatives." "What are their names?" "Only my mother knows." "She never mentioned it when she was alive?" "If I were her, I wouldn't want to dwell on the past." "After the opening, she never returned to Shanghai?" "She said she has no relatives in the mainland." "Au Shaoshao, you are really a very lonely person." Shao Shao let out a "chi" laugh, "Is there such a thing? I feel that I know all over the world. If I want to go out, I won't repeat the date for 30 days." "At a critical moment?" "You, you carry me to the west." Really optimistic. Shaoshao immediately opened the suitcase to check, and it was indeed old clothes, most of which were put down for her after Shaoshao made money. Only an old velvet coat was removed. Things like velvet are worn out once they are old, like shedding hair, which is shameful. That purple jacket is still studded with rhinestone buttons. It must be glamorous when it is new, so Shaoshao gently took it out. Xiao Deng asked, "What's the use?" Shao Shao replied, "It's useless." She wrapped it in soft paper and put it in another drawer. Ms. Yao still has a few books left, "Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty", in addition to Aka Taj Still's detective novels, and several current affairs journals. Everything is normal, but Deng Zhineng thinks that the old lady's belongings are so simple, they must have been carefully sorted out, and he feels something strange. Xiao Deng felt that Ms. Yao seemed to be deliberately concealing something. He mused. Less than a month after he knew Shaoshao, he treated the aunt. Ms. Yao liked him very much, and he respected her. A year later, when we got to know each other well, his aunt joked with him: "Shaoshao met you because of my frail mother." Of course Xiao Deng answered very well: "It's an honor." The syntax is actually not very reasonable, but my aunt is hard of hearing. Ms. Yao was funny and talkative, but Xiao Deng never heard anything from her. Topics always revolve around Shao Shao's childhood fun and Hong Kong in the early 1950s. Xiao Deng never tires of these two themes, he loves to hear them to the extreme. Like "I took Shaoshao to the Repulse Bay sea bath for the first time. She was only seven years old. She didn't have a swimsuit and refused to go into the water. In order to surprise her, I took out a seersucker bathrobe from the travel bag. When she saw it, she was very happy , it was worn by my colleague's daughter, but Shaoshao didn't know." From these short stories, Xiao Deng can also learn the bitterness of a single-parent family, and the life of mother and daughter is not considered rich. For this reason, Xiao Deng is more gentle towards Shao Shao. He always wanted to get married, but Shao Shao said: "Give me five years, if nothing happens, get married immediately, I hope to make a breakthrough, and maybe become famous." Xiao Deng asked angrily: "At this time, should I stand or kneel?" From the beginning to the end, Xiao Deng knew nothing about his aunt's life experience. He only heard from Shao Shao that his grandfather lived with his uncle in San Francisco, and the two families had no contact. Why? "Because my grandfather objected to my mother marrying my father." Shaoshao explained. "Oh, maybe there's another story about three high fives." "Xiao Deng, if you have a daughter in the future, will you do that?" "Oh, miss, the previous generation was very lucky. Four sons and three daughters, whoever is disobedient, will drive him out of the house, and there are five or six people around. Modern people have at most one or two, and they are driven out, and they die alone. Who would dare to do that? It must be Ai Wu Ji Wu." Xiao Deng still doesn't know what happened to the Yao family in the early years. However, Shaoshao's childhood may have been very lonely, and there were no children of the same age to play with her. The silver photo frame was bought back, and the two photos were placed in a prominent position Deng Zhineng asked: "During these years, have you not seen a photo of your father?" "When I was young, I didn't know how to ask. When I was eleven or twelve years old, I already knew many things that I shouldn't ask. When I was in my twenties, I didn't want to ask." "Not curious?" Xiao Deng was very surprised. Shao Shao looked at him, "Who would be curious about one's own affairs, people are often curious about other people's affairs." Unexpectedly, Xiao Deng became serious, "Your business is my business, it's not too much." At the end of that week, Ou Shaoshao cleaned up his mother's room, opened the windows to circulate the air, and planned to find someone to repaint it. On Monday, there was a regular meeting early in the morning, so Shaoshao went to bed early. It's past eighteen or twenty-two, and I'd rather watch less drama, drink less, and have more rest time. She lifted the thin quilt and got into bed when she heard coughing. Shaoshao didn't think it was because she was suspicious, perhaps, the sound of a certain frequency could only be heard by the dear ones and close relatives. She looked up, "Mom, do you have something to say?" There was silence. "Mom, you know I've never been afraid of the dark." Shaoshao got out of bed, walked gently to her mother's room, and just entered the door when she kicked a small hard object with a "clang". Shao Shao hurriedly turned on the light, looked down, and saw that there were two keys. Hey, I rummaged through boxes and baskets this morning, and fell out of nowhere, but I didn't notice. What kind of key is this? I saw a small sticker on the handle of the spoon, East Asia Head Office No. 3057. Shaoshao suddenly realized that this was a bank safe key, and it seemed that her mother still had valuables. Shao Shao put away the key, and that night, she heard no more noise. When Deng Zhi could see the key, he couldn't believe it, "Before I left, I looked everywhere, and there was no key on the ground." "Dr. Deng, there are always times when people go astray." Xiao Deng was silent for a while, "The most urgent thing right now is to open the safe." In the afternoon of the same day, Shao Shao contacted the bank, brought all the documents, and opened the safe through the manager. There was only a big brown envelope in the small box, without a seal. Shaoshao reached in, took out the paper inside, and was stunned. She felt unreal. So I took a look and handed it to Deng Zhineng. It was a birth certificate issued by the Hong Kong government, and the paper was new, so it was obvious that it had never seen the light of day. More precisely, it is a woman's birth certificate. The first column on the paper is printed with surname: Xu, first name: Shaoshao.The second column is gender: female, the third column is date of birth, the fourth column is father: Xu Xuhao, mother: Yao Xiangru. Shao Shao raised her head and asked blankly, "Who is this?" Deng Zhineng looked at his girlfriend, "Your birth certificate?" "I don't have a birth certificate. I told you that I was born in Shanghai. When I was three months old, I was carried by my mother and went south. I used affidavit papers to enter primary school. Therefore, I don't have a British passport from Hong Kong. I used a small green passport. book." Deng Zhineng asked again: "Do you have any sisters?" "I'm sure I haven't, but I wish I had." "Then," Deng Zhineng said, "my conclusion is that this Xu Shaoshao is you, and you are Xu Shaoshao." "Dazui, don't ask me to do it, okay?" Shaoshao became angry, "My father's surname is Ou, and his name is Ou Yongliang!" Deng Zhineng looked around, "We'll talk about it when we get home." "There is no need to talk about this topic, and this is the end." Shao Shao locked the birth certificate again. But her hands trembled slightly. Back in the company, tongue is hot and lips are dry, he satirizes his boss, reprimands his subordinates, and sternly says to the reporter who is still chasing after the meeting: "Sit down!" Then he saw himself in the mirror in the bathroom, and a muscle under his left eye was trembling slightly. If Xu Xuhao is her father, who is Ou Yongliang? At dusk, because the Legislative Council meeting was still going on, and the work in the press room was like a fire, Shao Shao's mood calmed down. It doesn't matter who the father is. She is an adult, has established an identity, has her own social circle, and is ready to get married. Most importantly, she lost her father when she was two years old. This is clearly the entanglement of the previous generation and has nothing to do with her. For her, the most important thing is to do a good job. Thinking of this, she reviewed the press release with golden eyes. I looked up, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and I called Deng Zhineng. Dr. Deng was in the emergency room and hadn't finished get off work yet. Shao Shao sat down. How can this city not be prosperous, and working overtime is regarded as nothing. She walked to the parking lot to pick up the car. Yu Yiyang's colleague said: "What a round moon." Shao Shao looked up, and it was indeed so. The car phone rings. It was Deng Zhineng's voice: "Do you want a drink?" He is really considerate, at this moment a glass of cold beer can save Ou Shaoshao's life. At this moment, she no longer has to go home early to accompany her mother. Holding the beer in his hand, Shao Shao said, "I never thought my mother would hide the secret so well." Xiao Deng said: "That's great, I didn't say anything, I was suspicious very early on." "What an afterthought." Xiao Deng raised his head and recalled, "My aunt never complained. Think about it, how can there be an old man who doesn't complain? It's not normal." "Really, whoever is filial to his children and grandchildren is the biggest complaint." "Many, children are still dissatisfied with crawling at their feet." "My mother wasn't like that." "You are very lucky." "But I lost my father when I was young." "Then, luck among misfortunes." "Who the hell is my father?" "Either it's Xu Xuhao, or it's Ou Yongliang." The words were very clever. "Doctor Deng, you should come to our news room as a spokesperson." "Your surname is Xu on the birth certificate, Qu on the affidavit, and Ou Shaoshao on your primary and middle school diploma, and Qu on the ID card and passport." Shao Shao was annoyed, "What do you want to say?" "It's too late to change my surname to Xu." "Actually, I should follow my mother's surname Yao." "At that time, it was not fun to follow the mother's surname, so I had to find a father for the child." "The result is that I haven't found it yet, the etiquette of cannibalism." "It's good that Mr. Ou is willing to give up his surname. Legally, you are his daughter at this moment and have the right to share his property." "Wait, you assume my surname is Xu?" "Yes, my aunt remarried later, so you have been separated from your stepfather's surname to this day." Very reasonable assumption. "Where are they two?" "If you believe my aunt, they are dead." "Both of them are gone?" "Shao Shao, you don't need them." "You're right." She didn't love her mother any less for it. Shao Shao has been drinking beer. Xiao Deng suddenly remembered, "Did you post your obituary after your aunt passed away?" "Yes, my colleagues put in a lot of effort, and a notice was published afterwards to thank them." Xiao Deng was silent. Shao Shao asked: "You mean, I will get news from them?" "Maybe no, maybe they're dead." Shao Shao was a little tired, rubbing his eyes, "If my surname is restored to Xu, I can get a British Dependent Territories citizen passport with my birth certificate." "If you apply for the right of abode in the UK, you must be one of the first batch of people to get a passport, why bother with third-class documents." "But I have abstained." "I tried to persuade you." "I told you, Tang Chi Neng, I don't like to take the privileges that the British give me." "Then, you and I will become British citizens." "Deng Zhineng, I will never be anyone's accessory." "Au Shaoshao, we don't seem like a couple." Shao Shao smiled, "It's easy to yearn for that kind of dialogue, and you'll be satisfied if you buy a literary novel from the 1950s and recite it aloud." "Go home, you're tired." That night, Shao Shao thought about the past. When she was seven or eight years old, her mother took extra money and came back to do it. Someone asked her to translate the Chinese subtitles of foreign movies. While spreading out the script, she listened to the soundtrack, repeating and repeating.That movie was called "Wushan League". The hero kept asking: "Do you love me?" Farewell to love... Shaoshao was anxious for them, "Say it, why didn't you tell him? Tell him", fortunately, they had a happy reunion in the end.