Chapter 2 Chapter two

Mother stayed up late at night, and Shaoshao woke up after a good night's sleep, still hearing "Do you love me", soul-stirring. After handing in the test papers, Shaoshao will have gifts, big dolls, new shoes and socks... It's all mother's hard-earned money, which was generously spent on her. Shao Shao's eyes were moist. After suffering so much, until today, she, Ou Shaoshao, will not be anyone's accessory. Even the cute Deng Dazui. Shao Shao burst into tears, hating her for not being able to make her mother enjoy herself, the only part of her mother's skill was cooking, Shao Shao was clumsy, only able to cook canned soup and instant noodles, always hoped to prepare a table of home-cooked dishes for her on her mother's birthday , this wish has never been fulfilled.

One day, when he learned that his boss knew Cai Lan, a columnist, and that Mr. Cai was very good at playing tricks, Shao Shao had a whimsical idea, and discussed with his boss: "So, can you invite him to come to the house to show his skills?" The chief news officer said hesitantly: "Our relationship is very polite, how can we make such a request?" I thought, it would be more and more strange for a woman to be over twenty-seven or eight years old and not get married. Then my mother's health took a turn for the worse, so I had to eat some easy-to-digest healthy food.

"Do you love me?" Wu Shanmeng's dialogue is still vivid in my ears, and Shaoshao curled up on the bed, as if returning to the appearance of seven or eight years old. As for the mother, the mother was lying on the small desk at the other end of the bed, relying on a small sixty-watt desk lamp to operate overnight. If she had a father, she wouldn't have to work so hard. Shao Shao whimpered. The phone rang, and it was Deng Zhineng's voice: "Can't sleep?" He could guess. Shao Shao said, "Let's get married quickly." "Okay, let's ask for a holiday from the superior tomorrow."

"How long?" "One month." So it was decided. Shao Shao cried. "Missing mother?" Shaoshao couldn't stop crying, she remembered her mother said: "Shaoshao, Zhineng is also an orphan, treat him better." Xiao Deng asked, "Do you want me to come over?" "No, I'm tired." Shao Shao hung up the phone and fell asleep in a state of confusion. In the dream, she saw her mother stroking her hair. She stretched out her hand and found that her hand was small, it was a baby. At this time, the alarm clock rang. On the second day, Deng Zhineng came to pick her up for work.

The bosses of the two people smiled when they heard the news: "Marriage is a major event in life, so great." Two weeks later, they published a simple announcement in the newspaper that Deng Zhineng and Au Shaoshao got married at a certain registration office on a certain day of a certain year. On that day, Shaoshao wore an ivory white gown that she bought off the shelf, without any headgear or jewelry, but the young female colleagues said in unison: "Sister Qu is so beautiful today." With a flick of a pen, after signing, they became a legal couple, and the vacation officially began.

Shao Shao has moved to Deng Zhineng's dormitory, and she feels more at ease. "Did you notice any strange guests in the auditorium just now?" "No, who's here, Queen Elizabeth II?" "I have already asked His Majesty, she has no time to attend due to her children's marriage dispute." "Then who are you referring to?" "I want to see your father." Shao Shao was silent. They then busily packed their clothes and went out. Shao Shao muttered: "I bought a suit for this group of colleagues. Believe it or not, it's worth half a month's salary."

"However, it looks really nice." Shao Shao smiled and looked at him tenderly, "Deng Dazui, I love you." "Heh, I finally heard these three words from your mouth. It's hard work, and the moon is bright when the clouds bloom." At this time, someone rang the bell, and Xiao Ming, the office assistant in the news room, was standing outside the door, smiling: "They asked me to send it." What he held in his hand was a large stack of enlarged photos, which had already been rushed out, and another expensive gift box, I don't know what it contained.

Let’s look at the photos first, it’s really well taken, no wonder, the lens and techniques have taken countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and they are familiar with it. The two immediately admired it carefully. After a while, I remembered the gift box. When I opened it, I saw that it was a set of Wedgwood porcelain tea sets. Hey, this is not a gift from her colleagues. They all know that she is the most practical. She travels the world with one ear cup, and drinks tea and soup with it. "Do you have a greeting card?" "Have." It said "Miss Ou Shaoshao's new wedding, Su Shunjuan congratulates".

"Who is Ms. Su?" "no idea." "Is it an aunt?" "Well, maybe, the tea set is useful, and I can greet guests in the future." At this moment, Deng Zhineng called her suddenly: "Shaoshao, come and have a look." He was holding an enlarged photo in his hand. Of course, there was a couple in front of him, and the guests were behind him. Xiao Deng pointed to one of the wives and asked, "Who is this?" Shao Shao took a look, "I don't know him, maybe he's a curious person passing by." She had been stationed at the Great Hall, and whenever she had free time, she would go downstairs to the marriage registry to see the bride.

"So familiar." "Every middle-aged lady has a round face, there is no difference." Xiao Deng's eyes fell on the two old photos in a silver frame. "Let's see, does the unknown lady in the photo of the four resemble this lady?" Shao Shao let out a "chi" laugh. Suspicion. "Her name may be Su Shunjuan." Shao Shao got angry, and pointed to the other faces in the photo, "So, who is she, her, and her?" Xiao Deng suddenly laughed, "They are all my ex-girlfriends, come to see me for the last time." "Yes, there will be no chance in the future."

"Yes, once you enter the zone, the gate is as deep as the sea." Fortunately, the luggage is simple, and it can be packed after three picks and two picks. With their ability to handle affairs and life experience, everything can be easily solved. But Shaoshao also understands very well that one must not have children, otherwise one thousand years of Taoism will be lost in one dynasty. Shaoshao's colleague at the same level has a baby who is usually taken care of by a nanny due to busy work.It was a holiday, and the guilt-ridden mother spent a whole morning making a pot of fish porridge, thinking it was delicious, but the one-year-old child was ungrateful and refused to taste it. The pot was pressed on the child's head, and the mother and child hugged each other and cried loudly. It's scary to be so charming that you love to hate it. But mother said, "But they give you fun too." Shao Shao asked, "What about me, have I made any contribution?" "You have always been different. You are smart, cute, gentle, hard-working, and have no bad habits in life. You are my mother's treasure." Shao Shao remembers that she laughed until tears fell. Such a rare gem, when it grows up, it is just one of the living beings. "What are you thinking?" Shao Shao came back to his senses, "It's nothing." Of course Deng Zhineng knew that she was missing her mother again. After checking the plane tickets and passports, the two were just about to go out with their luggage when the phone rang. Xiao Deng immediately said: "Don't listen to it." "Maybe just wishing us a good trip." He has already picked up the receiver, but luckily he didn't blurt out "News Room" this time. "It's Miss Ou, I'm going to call Mrs. Deng now." The voice was soft, it was an aunt. "Which one?" Shao Shao asked with a smile. "My name is Su." "Oh, are you the one who sent you to Wedgwood?" "Exactly." The other side laughed too. "It seems we haven't met before." "I saw it before. You were young at that time, so you don't remember it. I saw the notice in the newspaper last week, so I realized that the daughter of an old friend got married. This call was given to me by the news room. It's too presumptuous. Don't blame me. ?" As a civil servant, there is no privacy at all, so I have to go to the Ministry of Information. Xiao Deng, who was waiting there, pointed at his watch while staring, telling her to speak quickly. "Ms. Su, we are going out to the airport." "Oh, then come back and talk again, you guys have fun, Shunfeng." With a smack, he hangs up the line. "Ms. Su?" Xiao Deng became nervous, "Let me talk to her—" But Shao Shao had already put down the microphone. Xiao Deng called: "Hey, what did you do?" Shao Shao was puzzled, "Didn't you urge me to end the dialogue?" "I don't know it's Ms. Su Shunjuan." "Is that name special to you?" Xiao Deng kicked his feet, "You don't care about your own background." Shao Shao shook his head. Why is she disregarding her life experience?Life experience in the Cantonese population generally refers to living conditions and personal status. She, Au Shaoshao, did not know how hard she worked to maintain her personal mental and health conditions at their peak. As for Deng Zhineng's life experience, she really took it seriously. "The plane is about to take off, why don't you move?" They did not go to Tangia, where yellow fever was endemic, politics was unstable, and they were young and could not speak French. Yearning to return to yearning, just like Shaoshao has always yearned to teach English to village children in the poorest backcountry of the motherland, but it is another thing to practice. Their final destination is the prosperous and stable Hawaiian Islands. Although vulgar, I still had a lot of fun. Sleep until the sun is high, wake up with a glass of champagne, and then decide whether to eat Japanese food or French food. Because of her poor family background, Shao Shao didn’t have the opportunity to take a flight until she was about 20 years old, but her mother tried to take her around as much as possible. She likes Macau the most, riding a tricycle with her mother, buying egg rolls, watching movies, and, Went to pull a slot machine, won ten bucks, and my mother told her the machine was called "The One-Armed Bandit." Later, when he went to Las Vegas with his mother, Shaoshao laughed and said, "It's not as fun as Macau." It was absolutely true. If it wasn't for the death of his mother, Shao Shao would not have gotten married so soon. Life is not unhappy, Shao Shao doesn't want to discover the secret. During the honeymoon trip, Xiao Deng never forgot that Ms. Su Shunjuan. So Shaoshao said: "I knew I had invited her here." "Ms. Sue is the key to the whole thing." "What, what is it?" "Who is your father?" "Didn't you say it, it doesn't matter who he is." "Of course it's insignificant to you at the moment, but I'm curious." "The dog takes the mouse." "That's my father-in-law." "In-laws only." "Our boy's grandfather." "We have no children." "We're bound to have kids." "Duh!" It was already possible to have a good argument on this topic, but the breeze, sunshine and fine sand really softened Shaoshao, and she changed the subject and said, "Do you know that the whole of Waikiki is a man-made beach? Alas, falsehoods are sometimes true. " But Xiao Deng said: "That Ms. Su didn't leave her phone number. Do you think she will contact you?" Shao Shao had already fallen asleep with a peaceful face. Her dream was the exact opposite of her expression. She dreamed that she came to a small room with soft light, and a middle-aged man sat with her back. She asked politely: "Is that your father?" She was an adult and confident, she knew exactly what to say, and was about to greet a few words, when the middle-aged man turned around—— There are no facial features on the face, it is a blank face. Shao Shao woke up suddenly, feeling cold all over his body. If she didn't want this nightmare to continue, she had to find out the answer. The next day they ended their vacation and flew home. Don't underestimate Ou Shaoshao, who has worked in the news department for so long and is honored as the eldest sister, so of course he knows how to use clues to find clues. She took the empty gift box to the Wedgwood Company to check. The salesman was a young man, which made things easier. She said: "The friend who gave the gift did not leave a phone number. I really want to thank this elder, so I came to ask you." "Ah, this tea set was bought by Ms. Su, and I will handle it." "Is it Ms. Su Shunjuan?" "That's right," the young man smiled, "Let me see, do I still have her phone number here, nine two three four five six zero." It is quite rare for an elderly woman to use her real surname to come out to meet people. She usually calls herself Mrs. Li or Mrs. Zhang. Shaoshao thought of her mother again. When her mother picked up the phone before she was alive, she would always give Yao Xiangru three characters. "Thank you, hey, is this Peter Rabbit?" "Yes, a set of four, small cups and small bowls are best for children." "Give me a set." Xiao Deng got the call, "Good guy." He said excitedly, "Ou Shaoshao, I knew you would handle things." Shao Shao remained silent, fortunately the bosses in the news room had already discovered this fact ten years earlier, otherwise they would have had to drink the northwest wind. "We'll talk when we get home." Shao Shao lowered her head. She had already seen a picture, called the truth, the gray-blue tide was slowly receding, revealing jagged and strange rocks one by one. She didn't know whether it was right or wrong to take the initiative this time. Give it a try while you're still on vacation. Shao Shao sighed lightly. Xiao Deng is a considerate person. He knew what his wife was thinking when he saw her. He thought about it and said, "It's good to find out what's going on and put it behind me once and for all." Shao Shao smiled wryly, "I hope he is dead, as I always knew." "Hey hey it's not you." Shao Shao stroked the hair on his forehead and smiled. Really, she was never a black heart. In college, I have a good classmate named Huo Yongjin, who is from Cantonese, but with a handsome rectangular face, he looks like a northerner. His family wanted him to marry early, because he was the only boy, but Shaoshao had already decided to take care of his mother, so he declined him politely. How stupid, can't you dominate him?Shao Shao is not a black hearted person, if he likes him so much, he is willing to give up on him. Nowadays, a popular new star on TV looks like Huo Yongjin back then. Every time he sees that young man on the screen, Shaoshao is deeply moved and moved in his heart. All women miss his handsome face. When breaking up, Huo Yongjin said very calmly: "You will never find someone like me." This is absolutely true. After the age of twenty-one, the feeling of longing for love and being loved will gradually fade away. She has a different feeling for Deng Zhineng. "A penny buys your daydreams." Shao Shao smiled, "My trend of thought has always been that of nomads." "Your physical body is already homecoming." That's right. My palms were a little sweaty when I dialed the phone, "I'm looking for Ms. Su Shunjuan." It was a young woman, "Wait, please." When the phone was put down, Shaoshao heard a pleasant chirping of birds. Ms. Su was in a good environment, and she knew from her phone number that it was a high-end residential area. "Which one?" came her hearty voice, "I'm Su Shunjuan." "Ms. Su, I'm Ou Shaoshao, do you remember me?" Unexpectedly, Ms. Su was very surprised, "Shaoshao, it's you." Maybe it was because Shaoshao was overwhelmed, her voice was a little choked up, but then she returned to normal, "How about you, are you having a good honeymoon?" "Everything is fine, Ms. Su, I would like to meet you, is it convenient for you?" "Ah," she froze, but then said, "Yes, yes, we'll come out for afternoon tea." "Four o'clock tomorrow afternoon, okay?" "No problem, I'll wait downstairs in Wenhua." After hanging up the phone, Shao Shao's heart was still beating. "How about it?" Xiao Deng asked from the side, "Based on intuition, is it an enemy or a friend?" "Friend!" Shao Shao said with certainty, "Absolutely a friend." Xiao Deng felt relieved, "I'll accompany you after playing tomorrow." "Are you going too?" Shaoshao was surprised, this was her private matter. Xiao Deng moved his face closer to her, "Ou Shaoshao, your business is my business." "No, no, this city has not yet implemented communism, and my business still belongs to me." Xiao Deng was annoyed, "How dare you eliminate me!" "I have decided to go to the meeting alone." "At best I'll sit at another table and wait for you." "Deng Zhineng, I didn't expect you to have more than a little problem." Without saying a word, Deng Zhineng picked up the newspaper and put it in front of his nose. Shao Shao is angry. Maybe after the holiday, he will be fine as soon as he returns to work, Shaoshao made a condition with him: "Another table, don't make any noise." Because the appointment was with an elder, Shaoshao arrived ten minutes early. Having had enough sleep and been exposed to the sun, she has a healthy complexion and wears casual clothes. Shao Shao looks very young and beautiful. Deng Zhineng is looking at his new wife at another table. He has infinite pity for her. I really want to treat her better. She has no father or mother. alone. Shaoshao, however, paid close attention to the door. At 4:07, as soon as a lady in an expensive suit came in, Shaoshao stood up to greet her. The lady was also a little nervous, she seemed to recognize Ou Shaoshao from the crowd at a glance. "Shao Shao?" "Ms. Su." Naturally, the four hands were tightly clasped together. As expected, Ms. Su's environment is good, and Shaoshao's eyes are wandering, and she can clearly identify the elder's outfit. During his mother's lifetime, Shaoshao also worked hard to buy some good quality clothes for her, but there was a distance between her and Ms. Su. Ms. Su's elegance was the result of many years of attention. "Shao Shao, we should have met long ago." "You are my mother's—" "classmate." Shao Shao breathed a sigh of relief and called out "Aunt Su." Ms. Su burst into tears, "You look exactly like Xiangru. When I entered the door just now, I was startled, my hairs stood on end, and I screamed in my heart, Xiangru, Xiangru!" He took out a handkerchief from his handbag Wipe away tears. Shao Shao quickly comforted, "My mother is much more upright than me." "I'm sorry." Ms. Su apologized repeatedly. "Aunt Su, why didn't you get to know us sooner? Our mother and daughter are so lonely, and we have no relatives or friends." "We didn't know you two were in this city." "you?" "Me and...husband." "what." "We only found out that Mr. Yao Guoshan lives in New Jersey, New York, USA. We thought you were there too, but we didn't expect you to be so close." Shao Shao was very sad. "We only found out when we saw the obituary. It was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, sending a wreath." Ms. Su's voice dropped. Shao Shao said softly: "Some people live to be eighty or ninety years old, but my mother doesn't." Looking into the distance, she didn't dare to move, but after a while, the eyelashes flashed, and tears finally rolled down. Ms. Su said, "I'm so glad to hear about your marriage." "Thank you." "We always remember that your name is Shao Shao." Shao Shao nodded. Ms. Su is different from her mother. Ms. Su is the kind of person who is very straightforward and says what she wants, which is very rare, while her mother observes for a while before putting her arms on her chest, smiling slightly, and keeping her opinions in her heart . At this time someone came over and handed Shao Shao a handkerchief. Shao Shao quickly introduced, "My husband Deng Zhineng." Ms. Su immediately raised her head and looked at Xiao Deng carefully. A well-informed, experienced, and wise senior like her can almost see a person's background clearly at a glance. But Deng Zhineng is of medium height, with ordinary features, wearing a dark suit, and his appearance is very ordinary, which cannot be compared with the fair-skinned, sweet-looking, and heroic Ou Shaoshao. But the young man's eyes full of attention! Choosing husbands and virtues shows that Ou Shaoshao is wise. Ms. Su smiled, "Okay, okay, I hope my daughter has the same vision." "Oh, Ms. Su also has a daughter." "I have two children." Ms. Su smiled. "If you have a chance, you must introduce me." At this time, Deng Zhineng suddenly took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Ms. Su to see. "Aunt Su, this short-haired, round-faced girl must be you back then." When Ms. Su saw the photo, she was stunned. As if she had been slapped by an invisible hand, her hands trembled, she took the photo, and stared at the person in the photo intently, "Yes, it's me, this is me, I also have a copy of this photo, back then Xiangru copied it to me, and I lost it in the chaos, but I didn't expect Xiangru to keep it." She was so choked up that she couldn't speak. At this time, even Shaoshao felt that Aunt Su's reaction was very intense, which was unusual. "Can you give me this photo?" Shao Shao replied: "I will immediately ask my colleagues in the photography team to turn over and copy for me." Deng Zhineng is really one is one, two is two, "Aunt Su, this is you, that is my mother-in-law, may I ask, who are these two gentlemen?" Shao Shao didn't expect Deng Zhineng to be so presumptuous, but Shao Shao himself was eager to know. Ms. Su stared at the photo, "Here," she pointed to the square-faced young man and said, "This is my husband." "Ah," Shao Shao said, "then, what about the long-faced one?" Ms. Su was silent. Shao Shao asked, "Is it my biological father?" Ms. Su raised her head, "I don't remember many things that happened back then." Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Shao Shao held her hand. But Xiao Deng did not let this aunt go, "This is Shao Shao's father Aunt Su suddenly calmed down, smiled, looked at Deng Zhineng, "Young man, you are a powerful character." Deng Zhineng didn't change his expression, "Yes, I'm smarter than Shaoshao." Auntie Su was fearless, looked at Deng Zhineng and said, "Yes, he is Shao Shao's father, and his name is Xu Xuhao." "Where are people?" "Shaoshao died before he was born." "Shao Shao is a posthumous child?" "yes." "But--" Aunt Su waved her hand suddenly, "Young man, that's enough." Shaoshao also disagreed, "Da Zui, why did you interrogate my aunt like a prisoner?" Deng Zhineng closed the tent immediately. At this time, Ms. Su said: "Shaoshao, I am relieved to have him take care of you." "Aunt Su." Ms. Su raised her hand, "I'm tired, let's talk next time." Shao Shao wanted to say something else, but Ms. Su said again: "No need to apologize, I understand how you feel." She stood up, at this moment, Shaoshao realized that she was much older than when she came in. There is someone who picks her up outside the coffee shop. The driver approached in a blue German saloon car, not the latest model, which showed that her financial situation had always been good. After sending Ms. Su away, Shaoshao immediately put on a serious face and took Deng Zhineng's knife. "what do you mean?" Xiao Deng immediately raised his hands to cover his head, showing that he was helpless. Shao Shao was annoyed, "Even if Auntie Su knows the past, she has no obligation to tell the whole story, you shouldn't offend her." Xiao Deng blindly admitted his mistake, "Yes yes yes yes." "Besides, people will think that I have set up a trap with you, one playing the red face and the other the bad face." "Yes yes yes yes." "You man! Not enough success, more than failure." Shaoshao resentful. "Yes yes yes yes." "Are you finished?" Shao Shao scolded with a smile. "Yes yes yes yes, can I say the second word?" "Besides, she doesn't necessarily know everything about mother." "I don't know everything, but I know eight or nine." "Why do you say that?" "She saw you when you were two or three years old." Shao Shao said nothing. "She must have seen your mother remarry." After a while, Shaoshao raised her head, and she was obviously older than this morning, "I don't want to dig up the past." "Then why did you come to see Ms. Su Shunjuan?" "Because I miss my mother, I have said goodbye to my mother forever, and it is also a kind of comfort to see my mother's close friends." Deng Zhineng put his arms around his wife's shoulders and walked towards the parking lot. At this time, it was drizzling, and they didn't bring an umbrella, and they didn't care, and they didn't speed up in the rain. Xiao Deng said to Shao Shao: "Even though the mother lived to be ninety-nine years old, the children always feel that she died too early." Shao Shao raised her head, "My mother has never been blessed." "Being born to you is already a blessing." "Big mouth, you really know how to talk." "May I ask you not to call me big mouth in front of strangers?" "Aunt Su is half of her own." "Hey," Xiao Deng said only at this time, "it's raining." They were both wet. The next day, Shaoshao entrusted his colleagues to enlarge the photos as negatives. The colleague laughed and said, "I won't be able to paint." "However, you must know such hands." "There is an old gentleman who used to be an art artist, but now he is retired. He has a cameo appearance with emotional intelligence. I don't know if it will work." "Please please." The young colleague in the photography team turned his head, "I really didn't expect color photography to be so common. Black and white negatives are useless except for those of us who are experts." "It took off in the sixties, right?" "It really flourished around the 1970s, when everyone had a camera—a camera." "This photo has a long history." Shao Shao said softly. "Precious." "give it to you." "I'll do it for you as soon as I get off work." After the completion, Shaoshao will send it to Ms. Su. After a long vacation, I am eager to go to work, and some freshmen who have just registered will go back to the news room to read newspapers for a short period of time. Senior sisters like Ou Shaoshao naturally have a greater sense of belonging. Somehow, the noisy newsroom with no partitions has long become her spiritual sustenance. My mother came here once before she was alive, and she was very surprised. "Where are you sitting, daughter?" Shao Shao pointed to one of the writing desks. My mother was puzzled, "Isn't it because I was promoted, and the environment is so bad, how can I write an article?" Shao Shao quickly defended the news room: "We are not a decoration company, and even the Wall Street Journal's news room is not partitioned. If you don't believe me, go ask." "Where is your coat hanging?" Shao Shao smiled, "I rarely wear long coats." Mother has nothing to say. "Where do you have lunch every day?" "Eat whatever you want." Mother simply fell silent. One generation is not as good as the previous generation, and each generation has worked harder than the previous generation. The hardest part of this generation is that it has taken hard work for granted.