Chapter 21 Chapter 20 Humiliation

The day of Junjun's enrollment has finally arrived, and the significance of this day is extraordinary for Master Li's family.Gao Chun and Jin Kui were also happy, and sending Junjun to school became the top priority of the day in No. 3 Courtyard.Early in the morning, Gao Chun asked Jin Kui to book two taxis. He and Jin Kui would accompany Master Li and his wife to send Jun Jun to school.Jin Kui was also happy to let him out of the courtyard.Outside the courtyard is the noisy market, which is the fireworks and normal life. The taxi pulled them to the gate of the University of Commerce and Business, and Jin Kui pushed Gao Chun into the school gate in a wheelchair.The festive atmosphere of freshmen entering the school is overwhelming, and the campus is extremely lively with lights and festoons.Junjun was so excited that he quickly disappeared without a trace. Master Li dragged his staggering wife everywhere to look for him.Excited students and parents can be seen everywhere, and there is noise and laughter everywhere.Jin Kui pushed Gao Chunye away from Master Li, every scene seemed to be their dream last night, they simply wandered in the dream freely.

They lingered on the campus of this university for half the morning, and only returned home before lunch.Before entering the backyard, they heard the phone ringing far away, and neither of them spoke, but they both guessed in their hearts that it was Zhou Xin.Sure enough, the call was from France, and it still reached Gao Chun's bedroom. Jin Kui pushed the wheelchair into the room and was about to answer it. After hesitating for a while, she turned around and pushed Gao Chun forward. Fidgety phone receiver. Zhou Xin asked first: "Aren't you in bed? Have you gone out to bask in the sun?"

Gao Chun said: "Ah, we sent Junjun to school today, and Junjun reported for duty on the first day today." Jin Kui didn't answer the phone this time, Zhou Xin was rather surprised: "Where is Jin Kui, isn't she here?" Gao Chun said, "Yes, she is here." "After waiting for a long time on the phone, why didn't she answer it?" "Oh, she, she, we just got back." "Oh, Junjun is reporting today?" Zhou Xin then asked Junjun about his schooling, and asked Gao Chun to convey her congratulations to Master Li and his wife.Zhou Xin called Gao Chun in a gallery near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Of course, she was most concerned about Gao Chun's body. When she heard that Gao Chun could walk on her own, Zhou Xin couldn't believe her ears. .Gao Chun told Zhou Xin that Jin Kui took him to see Chinese medicine once a week. He thought that taking Chinese medicine was very effective, but he did not tell Dr. Liu and the others at Guangming Hospital that Western medicine looked down on Chinese medicine. They should not let them eat.Zhou Xin felt a little inappropriate for Gao Chun's statement, and suggested that Gao Chun should talk to Dr. Liu. After all, Dr. Liu has been seeing your illness and knows your situation best. You should let them see the medicine prescribed by Chinese medicine. Fang Zi, see if there is any conflict with their treatment plan.

During lunch, Gao Chun told Jin Kui about Zhou Xin's opinion, and Jin Kui immediately expressed her objection. She said, isn't this part of Chinese medicine very effective, and there will be no conflict with Western medicine.You tell Dr. Liu and them, will you listen to them if they let you eat it?Perhaps Jin Kuitai regards herself as the closest person to Gao Chun, completely ignoring that Zhou Xin is Gao Chun's wife and the hostess of the family, and her own public identity is just a servant in the No. 3 courtyard. people. So whether her tough attitude is appropriate or not, even she herself is not clear about it.Her resoluteness and toughness made Gao Chun change her position and show obedience: Well, then don't tell Dr. Liu first.

Fortunately, Zhou Xinyuan is in Europe, beyond his reach, and his different views on Chinese and Western medicine will not trigger any real friction and disputes in this family. In the following days, as usual, Jin Kui took Gao Chun to see traditional Chinese medicine once a week and western medicine once a week, taking both Chinese and Western medicines.After sending his daughter to university as he wished, Master Li has more free time. In addition to taking care of his wife, he can also spare more time to help Jin Kui with some rough and heavy work.Cleaning bedding, tidying the garden, repairing doors and windows, etc. are all done by Master Li, which shows Master Li's hard-working nature of the working people.That period of time was the happiest time after Gao Chun and Jin Kui reunited, the time when Jin Kui became the nanny and the most harmonious relationship with Master Li, and the most stable and peaceful time in No. 3 Courtyard.

Master Li is also responsible for the procurement of various daily necessities in No. 3 Courtyard. Non-staple food stores, department stores and hardware stores are the places he frequents.Master Li also enjoyed the joy of work and life for a while, completely forgetting that he still has a debt that has not yet been settled. He almost forgot that the sister-in-law who paid for Junjun's admission to the University of Business and Commerce would suddenly reappear after disappearing for many days and block Master Li at the door of a hardware store as if falling from the sky.When Master Li saw Sister Sun's face that always had the same expression or no expression, he was afraid, and obediently followed her into a car on the side of the road.

Master Li guessed right, Sister Sun came to him because of a dunning. They sat down in an empty snack bar not far from the hardware store. Sister Sun's way of speaking was almost the same as her appearance, cold, crisp, and straight to the point. "Mr. Li, is your daughter doing well in school?" This is of course not a greeting, not a wish, but Master Li still politely bowed his buttocks and put on a smiling face, expressing his gratitude with great effort: "Ah, it's okay, I have to thank Sister Sun. Let's see which week Sister Sun is free. When I don’t go to school on Saturdays and Sundays, I will take her to thank Sister Sun face to face, and I must thank you for your kindness.”

"Mr. Li, it's not the first time we've dealt with each other. You should know that I'm a very honest person. I'm going to tell you the truth today. I've been in a bit of trouble recently. Mr. Li, please do me a favor. " Master Li's tongue tightened: "Oh, how can I help Sister Sun?" "Yes, return the money I paid for your daughter's schooling last time, and it will be considered a help." "The money... Didn't the money say at the time that it had to be paid back? I will definitely pay it back..." "I didn't say when to pay it back, but I can pay it back at any time. Since you said you will definitely pay it back, then pay it back now, I need it urgently now!"

"Now, now I can't get it out..." "I know you can't afford it. If you could afford it, you wouldn't let me pay it back then. If you can't afford it, you can borrow it. I can't afford the money I paid you. I also asked for it." Borrowed." "You have a place to borrow, I'm not familiar with the place in Beijing, so I don't have a place to borrow it for a while. " Master Li always had a smiling face, and Sister Sun always had a serious face: "You have a place to borrow, and you live in such a big yard, can you have no place to borrow it? You can go to Beijing's ten districts and eight counties to ask, how many people in Beijing can borrow money?" Living in a yard as big as yours?"

"It's someone else's yard. I work for them. I can't borrow it from them..." "Who to borrow is your business, I just remind you." "Sister Sun, look, I will definitely accept the money, please allow me a while, please let me think of a way, okay?" It seems that Sister Sun didn't plan to wait to get the money today. After she finished expressing her intentions, she accepted it as soon as she saw it: "Okay, you can figure out a way. I will wait for your reply today and tomorrow. If you don't pay back the money the day after tomorrow, I will not bother you, I will go to the University of Business and Business to find your daughter. Anyway, there are professional debt collection companies now. Have you ever seen those professional business debt collectors? The truth is, if you talk about it for one day, you can talk about it for two days, and if you talk about it for two days, you can talk about it for three days. Anyway, their job is to waste time, to see who can afford it..."

"My daughter, my daughter doesn't know about this matter, why are you looking for her!" Master Li was in a hurry, and he began to understand whether it was a blessing or a curse or a disaster: "Besides, she is a girl, you can ask someone to come to the school to find her." , in case her teachers and classmates find out... the impact is too bad, the impact..." "The purpose of chasing the debt is to cause an impact. Otherwise, who is afraid? Your daughter is the beneficiary of the money, and she has the right to know. If she doesn't pay back the money, she will lose face. Let the teachers and classmates know that she can be admitted to this school. Professional, that costs money!" Master Li turned from defense to offense and tried to get away: "Actually, according to my daughter's scores, she can be admitted to this school and this major without spending money. No one can tell whether it will work or not. Anyway, my daughter also passed the exam, so I won't pursue it anymore. I think the intermediary company may have cheated you of your money. You can ask them to go..." Sister Sun didn't let Master Li go on: "Mr. Li, if you say that, then we won't talk about it. Goodbye, we will meet later." Sister Sun spoke quickly and without delay in her actions. She got up with a flick of her sleeves, turned around and left, leaving Master Li alone at the table.Master Li wanted to use soft words to persuade him to stay, but he opened his mouth a little too slowly. Sister Sun had already opened the store door, and the dust disappeared in an instant... Master Li didn't chase him out, he was in a state of confusion, and even if he chased him out, he didn't know what to do. What to say, so I can only stay at the small dining table in a daze.He didn't know how he stood up and how he walked out. After he walked back to the No. 3 courtyard, his steps were still in a daze.When his wife asked him what he was doing, he answered absent-mindedly: "Going to buy nails."The wife asked: Where are the nails?Only then did Master Li realize that his hands were empty, and he didn't know whether the nails he bought had fallen into the hardware store or the snack bar... That night, Master Li found Jin Kui. After thinking about it, he knocked on Jin Kui's door at eleven o'clock in the evening.Usually at this time, Gao Chun would have gone to bed early, and when Gao Chun had gone to bed, Jin Kui should go to bed too.But he knocked for a long time, but no one answered in Jinkui's room.I looked through the crack of the window for a long time, but there was no shadow inside.He walked back suspiciously, and when he approached the hallway between the courtyards, he noticed faint yellow lights peeking through the thick curtains of Gao Chun's bedroom.Along with the light leaked out, there was also the sound of affectionate talking and laughing. The talking and laughing sound seemed suspicious. He couldn't guess why Gao Chun didn't sleep when it was almost midnight, and why Jin Kui didn't sleep when it was almost midnight. Stay in the high-purity bedroom. Master Li didn't look for Jin Kui again. At night, he confessed to his wife that he owed a huge debt for the Junjun exam. His wife, who had been mentally fragile due to illness, was terrified and cried almost all night.She didn't understand why she had to pay so much money for a professional exam, and how she could afford it.Her husband's expression told her that the money must be paid back, and the only thing she could do was to make sacrifices for herself. "Then my illness will be cured, and I won't take the medicine. Save all the money, save all the money, and pay off the debt!" Master Li rolled his eyes at her irritably: "Don't make any more trouble, okay, don't you think I'm not annoying enough? You don't treat your illness and don't take medicine. If you get sick again, don't you want to bother me? You can't lie down on the bed. Moved, it's not me who is worrying about it!" The wife broke down in tears and cried, "When I married you, I thought I could take care of you for the rest of my life. I didn't expect you to take care of me for so many years. If you didn't have me, you wouldn't be so tired anyway, so It will save trouble if I die, you and Junjun won't be bothered anymore..." Master Li saw that her words were getting more and more outrageous, so he coaxed her again: "Where are you talking? You, you are so nonsense. I won't be tired or bothered? If you die, if you save enough money, you will pay it back." It’s okay if you’re in debt. Don’t cry, don’t cry, go to sleep, and I’ll figure out a way about the money. I don’t believe that if the money is not paid for a while, what can that woman do to me? The ability to get the school to expel Junjun, I will borrow her ability!" Master Li comforted his wife and comforted himself in this way.But he still used his brain all night, thinking that there is the most convenient way to get the money together as soon as possible.He thought about almost every source of money that was closest to him, over and over again, and the only realistic one was Gao Chun. The next morning, while making breakfast together in the kitchen, he spoke to Jin Kui first. He knew that he had to get the amount he wanted from Gao Chun's passbook before Zhou Xin returned to China. The passbook left by Zhou Xin was actually controlled by Jin Kui. "Jin Kui, I looked for you after eleven o'clock last night, and you haven't returned to your room yet. What time does Gao Chun go to bed now? If he doesn't sleep, you won't be able to sleep, right? It's enough to torture people." Master Li must be eager to get involved in the topic, but he has to go around in circles, provoking conversation and expressing concern. Winning Jin Kui's favor is the first homework Master Li has to do. Sure enough, Jin Kui was induced to ask, "Did you look for me last night? When did you look for me?" "Hey, what do you tell me to say about this, Jin Kui, you all know that in the past few years, my biggest thought is to let Junjun go to school, for Junjun to go to school..." "Hasn't Junjun already gone? Hasn't your goal been achieved?" "Yes, but for Junjun to go to school, Gao Chun's teacher and I owed a whole body of debt. Now people are forcing us to pay the debt. My wife didn't want to live last night. She wanted to use the money from the medical treatment to pay off the debt. , I want to pay this debt with my own life. The problem is that I can't afford it, people like us, life is not worth a few dollars." "You, how much money did you borrow?" Jin Kui stared at Master Li's face with puzzled eyes, she couldn't imagine what kind of number Master Li would say. "Thirty thousand." "Thirty thousand?" The debt that Master Li said greatly exceeded Jin Kui's estimate: "When did you borrow it, and why did you borrow so much money?" "Junjun borrowed it before going to school, when I..." "Didn't Gao Chun pay Junjun's tuition? Why did you borrow so much again?" "We were afraid that Junjun's score was not high. She applied to the University of Commerce and Business, and she applied to Business English. There are too many people who take this major in this school, and they can't get in without spending money." "How is it possible? Going to school is based on grades, so why spend money?" "There is no way now, everyone spends money. It is not our family who are willing to go bankrupt for the future of the child." "How could it cost 30,000 yuan, so much?" "How is it impossible? It is said that it costs tens of thousands even for a child to go to a good kindergarten." "Then..." Jin Kui was at a loss for words. When she and Gao Chun were preparing to go to the North Dance Academy all day long, they thought it would be enough to collect all the tuition fees for the first year.But at this moment, Master Li spoke so convincingly that she couldn't tell whether it was true or false, so she could only ask, "Then, who did you borrow the money from?" "A...a friend I used to know." Of course, Master Li couldn't name Sister Sun, so Jin Kui was a little strange: "How do you know such a rich friend who is willing to lend you so much money at once?" "At that time, he raised a sum of money and wanted to open a shop," Master Li could only arrange it smoothly: "I didn't find a suitable place, so I lent the money to me first, it was all for the sake of the child, and I was afraid of delaying the child's future. Now they have found a suitable place, so they are eager to ask me to pay back the money. I can't delay such a big event for them. It is how many years of hard work they have saved for opening a shop. " "Then what to do, do you have the money to pay back?" "I can't pay it back for a while. Jin Kui, only you can help me now, only you and Gao Chun can help me. I could have directly talked to Gao Chun about this matter. I was his master in the past. Qingmian begged him, I guess he would definitely help, not to mention that he and our family Junjun have always been in a good relationship, and they have always been like their sister. But after all, Gao Chun has helped me a lot, and I feel a little sorry for asking. So I want to find you first, and I want you to give me an idea. Moreover, when Zhou Xin is away, Gao Chun's money is still in your hands.I heard that Gao Chun's father left 200 million yuan for Gao Chun, so my little money is really small money. To Gao Chun, it's a drop in the bucket. " Jin Kui didn't quite understand what he meant: "You, you want to borrow money from Gao Chun?" "Do you think it's okay?" Master Li asked back. "I think..." Jin Kui got on well with Master Li for a while, but her personality still made her tell the truth: "I think it's possible... Maybe I should talk to Zhou Xin about it, such a big number." "Zhou Xin is abroad, isn't she talking about a European exhibition tour? Europe is so big, when will she come back?" "Call or else, it should be night in Europe right now..." "I can't explain this kind of thing over the phone, and international calls are quite expensive." "You must tell her to borrow so much money, and you must not tell her." "Didn't I want to discuss it with you? I thought, you and Gao Chun have been together for so long, and now you have a good relationship. You can take care of Gao Chun with such a small salary. If it wasn't for your feelings, you would definitely not do it." Yes, Gao Chun should know this too. I guess Gao Chun will definitely find a way to thank you in return. So I thought, if you could do Junjun a favor, it would be considered a big favor for me and Junjun’s mother , can you borrow 30,000 yuan from Gao Chun in your name, and say that your family is in urgent need. If you borrow it, Gao Chun will definitely not ask you to pay it back. " "This is not allowed..." Jin Kui understood it, and she immediately refused, but Master Li hadn't finished speaking. "Then, I will pay you back the money, and I will definitely pay it back. If I don't pay it, Junjun will pay it back. Let's sign an IOU, or make an agreement, and Junjun and I will sign. Junjun is studying business English. , Is it not easy to make money doing business with foreigners in the future? If you don’t believe me, you must believe in Junjun.” Jin Kui said: "Of course I believe Junjun, and you and I also believe it. The problem is that Gao Chun and I definitely can't borrow money. I came here to take care of him and to work..." Master Li said: "You are so good to Gao Chun, Gao Chun will definitely..." Jin Kui said: "I won't ask Gao Chun to repay me. I came here to repay Gao Chun. Gao Chun was so kind to me in the past, so I came here to repay him!" Seeing that Jin Kui was a little excited, Master Li raised his hand to tell her to stop: "Okay, okay, it's not convenient for you to borrow it, so I won't bother you. I'll go and tell Gao Chun myself, okay, I'll go and talk to Gao Chun myself .” Jin Kui calmed herself down, holding back the tears that were about to fill her eyes, she turned around, her working hands trembling a little.Master Li didn't speak any more, each other's agitation and annoyance were stuffed in their hearts, locked in their mouths, and they were making breakfast in silence. This morning became quite dull. During breakfast, Gao Chun also noticed that Jin Kui's mood was a little depressed, and he asked her: What's wrong?Jin Kui said: Nothing.Nothing so preoccupied?Gao Chun stared at her suspiciously.For Gao Chun, Jin Kui is the whole of his life now.Except for Jin Kui, he hardly has any other human interaction, his life is monotonous and closed, if Jin Kui has a happy face, he will be happy accordingly, and if Jin Kui is depressed, he will be nervous and depressed.The terrified look in his eyes made Jin Kui quickly put on a smiling face. It really didn't matter, she said: Who is preoccupied.Gao Chun relaxed now and said: Oh. After breakfast, Jin Kui cleaned up the kitchen, and then came to clean Gao Chun's bedroom.When she was cleaning the bedroom, Gao Chun sat on the wheelchair in front of the window and watched her, waiting for her to finish her work and push him to the garden to bask in the sun.They ran into Master Li at the entrance of the garden. Master Li seemed to be waiting for them here specially. When he saw them coming, he pinched a cigarette and stood up from the steps in front of the door.Gao Chun asked: Master Li, why are you sitting here?Master Li glanced at Jin Kui, and replied to Gao Chun: Uh...it's okay, I was thinking...Gao Chun suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said to Jin Kui: Hey, by the way, I have to call Zhou Xin first , she asked me to tell her the results of yesterday's blood test, and it's the night in Europe, so she should go to bed any later.Jin Kui nodded and pushed the wheelchair to go back, Gao Chuncai asked Master Li again: Master Li, are you okay?Master Li obviously didn't want to talk about Gao Chun's affairs before talking to Zhou Xin, so he hastily evaded: Ah, no, it's okay, it's okay.Gao Chun turned around and asked again: How does Junjun live in school, can you get used to it?Master Li reluctantly replied: OK, okay. Junjun has been in school for two weeks and feels that everything is fine.One morning just at the beginning of the third week, Junjun felt that everything was fine, but something happened to him that felt bad. That day, she finished her breakfast in the student cafeteria as usual, then wandered back to the dormitory to pick up her schoolbag, but was stopped by two strangers in the dormitory's doorway with their purses and jackets on.The classmates who were with Junjun thought that Junjun had committed the case, and the plainclothes police came to the door to collect evidence, so they avoided entering the building.The two asked Junjun a few words, and Junjun realized that they were not from the Public Security Bureau. "Is your name Li Junjun?" "Yes, where are you from?" "Does your family live in Courtyard No. 3, Renli Hutong?" "Yeah, where are you from, is there something wrong?" "Let's find a place to talk, shall we? How about over there, a little quieter over there." "What are you doing?" Junjun didn't move, and insisted that the other party reveal his identity, so the other party could only say: "We are full-time account collectors of a business consulting company, can we talk over there?" Junjun still didn't move, the title of account chaser sounded a little strange.She said, "Do you have anything to do with me? If you have anything to do, just talk about it here. I still have to go to class." A man said: "Let's talk about it in a place where there are few people. This is not an honorable thing for you. We are thinking about it for you. We don't want to make it too public." "What's disgraceful? I haven't broken any law!" Junjun's mouth was stiff, but his voice was raised instead. The two men looked around, and students passing by stopped and looked sideways.The man's voice was still calm, and his speaking speed was still steady, and he said: "Your father, Li Fuyou, borrowed 30,000 yuan in debt to help you choose a major for college entrance examination, and now you don't pay back the debt. Do you think this matter is particularly honorable to you? Do you think it is honorable?" We can yell for you." Jun Jun blushed, and she was sweating: "You are talking nonsense, I took the exam myself, my family never paid me, you are talking nonsense..." "You don't know about this, don't you? If you don't know, we can tell you. Do you think we should talk here or over there?" Jun Jun's face turned pale, his footsteps moved involuntarily, and he could no longer speak... That night Jun Jun rushed home from school and cried to his father about what happened in the morning. She thought that her father would be as surprised as she was, and the facts would be clarified immediately, but her father's dark and silent demeanor made her understand that the crazy talk of the two men in the morning was not groundless. "What else did they say?" asked the father. "No, I didn't say anything... He, they said, just came to say hello to me today, and he didn't want to mess me up at school right away." Jun Jun was still sobbing. If this incident was the first humiliation she encountered in her life, then it was obviously not the two men who blocked her in the morning, but the sullen father in front of her. "They said, if you pay back the money, or if you go to the creditor to intercede, they won't come to me anymore. If you don't pay back, and don't take the initiative to go to the creditor, they will come again. If they come again, they will make trouble , Let the classmates and teachers know about me..." The more Jun Junyue said, the more he was wronged, the more resentful, and the more helpless he became.The mother asked cautiously from the side: "What do you know about you?" Junjun's anger finally converged into a river. "Everyone knows that I was admitted by money! Everyone knows that I can't do it! Everyone knows that I have no skills! Everyone knows that I am in debt!Why are you borrowing money?Why not pay back the borrowed money?Let me follow you to embarrassment!Let me follow you to embarrassment! " Junjun's cries began to be harsh, and the mother tried to comfort her daughter: "Junjun, your father will find a way to pay back the money, and your father is also for your own good..." But the daughter would not listen.The daughter has become angry at the loss of self-esteem. "Why don't you tell me when you borrow money? I'm an adult, what right do you have to hide it from me! I will go my own way! I don't want you to do it for me!" Master Li slapped Jun Jun on the face, this slap stunned the whole family of three.Even Master Li himself didn't expect that the slap was so hard. "You...you say I have no rights! You went to college and learned your skills for two days, and you come to talk about rights with me? I have dragged you up for so many years, I took care of your mother, and I served tea and water for you two, I work from morning to night and I have no rights? I raised you for 18 years and I sent you to college just to let you talk about rights with me? You know how many people your father scorned for you, begging grandpa to sue grandma, you feel like someone who lost you Don’t you think that you are the only human being in our family, and neither me nor your mother are human? We are human beings who serve you, don’t you?” Junjun cried very sadly, not knowing whether he was moved by his father or more wronged.Master Li's wife struggled to get out of bed, wanted to hold her husband, tried to coax her daughter, but was inarticulate and didn't know what to say.Master Li lowered his head, stopped talking, opened the door and walked out. The autumn night is already very cold, and the leaves have not yet fallen, but I can already see that everything in the world is about to wither.Junjun raised his head for the last time, and saw his father's back was arched, he looked like a staggering old man.At this time, they all heard the prelude of a piece of music faintly, sounding from the deep backyard. In the big bedroom in the backyard, as soon as the note played from the CD player, Gao Chun's eye circles turned red.The melody he is most familiar with always makes the hairs on his body stand up and his legs tremble faintly. Before putting the CD into the machine, Jin Kui tied the red silk scarf on Gao Chun's browbones. She helped him stand up slowly, looking for the feeling in the power of the music.Her face is facing his, her hand is holding his, she infects his body and mind with the dancing of her body, and she lures his rhythm with murmured words.She wanted him to forget his injuries, forget his panic, forget all the pain he went through, and dance!Dance!Dancing... Dancing is their common dream!Dreams can make them forget reality.Dancing is also his talent, his instinct, the feeling and induction beyond the body, and the excitement and passion that will never be lost. Gao Chun's feet moved forward, different from usual, this time obviously with the rhythm of the music, he seemed to jump up and down, as if he wanted to follow the melody.He couldn't help following Jin Kui's guidance, trying to step on the beat of "Love of Ice and Fire", his upper body also regained its straight and elegant lines, and one of his hands even cooperated with Jin Kui, and began to dance gracefully. For the first time, the male and female characters of "Ice and Fire Love" swayed between square inches like this, and the expressions on their faces also entered the theme. It was no longer a performance, but a spiritual exchange between each other. The music ended in a climax, Gao Chun's face was wet with sweat, and Jin Kui's cheeks were weeping.They hug each other, relying on each other for support.They knew they were back to dancing.This is not a dream, but a reality, a restart of reality. "Did you see, you can dance, you can dance, how well you dance!" Jin Kui's encouragement made Gao Chun's panting excited: "...I want to jump up, but I can't. I want to leave the ground and float in the air like in the past." "You can jump up, you can float in the air, the most important thing is that your feeling has not changed, feeling is the soul of dance." The knock on the door interrupted their discussion and disturbed their emotions. They did not let go of each other and listened quietly to the movement outside the house. "Tuk tuk tuk," the knock on the door sounded again unmistakably, with a touch of tentativeness and trepidation.Jin Kui helped Gao Chun to sit on the sofa, and then opened the door. Standing outside the house was Master Li with anxious eyes. There was a wind blowing in the yard, and the autumn wind was getting colder every day.Jin Kui closed the door casually, and she stood on the corridor in front of the house, asking each other with Master Li. Jin Kui: "Are you looking for Gao Chun?" Master Li: "Is Gao Chun asleep?" Jin Kui: "It's time for Gao Chun to sleep, are you in a hurry?" Master Li: "Can I talk to Gao Chun? Just five minutes, okay?" Jin Kui: "He seems a little tired, let me ask him, okay?" Master Li was a little unhappy, but he still nodded, "Then I'll wait here!" His tone sounded like he was going to die if he didn't see him. Jin Kui went back into the room and explained the situation to Gao Chun. She tried to convey it objectively without adding personal attitude: "Master Li is here, and he wants to see you. He borrowed 30,000 yuan for Junjun to choose a major for the university entrance examination." , Now people want him to pay back the money immediately, he can't come up with it for a while, he probably wants to ask you for help, do you want to see him?" Maybe that "ice and fire love" exhausted Gao Chun's physical strength, and it was really late, Gao Chun obviously didn't want to see Master Li again, but he gave a generous promise to Master Li's request. "It's ok, is it 30,000? How much money is there in the passbook, is it enough? You take it out and give it to him tomorrow." Jin Kui said: "Okay." After hesitating for a moment, he added: "Should I call Zhou Xin and ask Zhou Xin? Before she left, she told me that I must ask her for instructions on spending money other than daily expenses." Gao Chun did not object: "Okay, then you can call her and tell her, she is still in France now, what time is it in France?" "It should be daytime." Jin Kui said. Jin Kui dialed Zhou Xin's mobile phone from the phone in Gaochun's house, and the phone was connected smoothly. Jin Kui asked Gao Chun, "You told her?" Gao Chun said, "Just tell me." So Jin Kui talked to Zhou Xin.Gao Chun remembered correctly that Zhou Xin was still in France and had just transferred from Paris to Marseille.Marseille and Nice are also stops in the tour of the Great Wall Painting Exhibition.When Jin Kui called, Zhou Xin and the old sour millet were having dinner in a small town near Marseille.Zhou Xin walked outside the restaurant, avoiding the din of steak and beer. In fact, when Jin Kui just mentioned that Master Li was going to choose a major for his daughter, Zhou Xin already guessed that he was going to borrow money again. .So her reaction was surprisingly quick, how much does he want to borrow?she asked.Thirty thousand.Jin Kui answered on the phone.In fact, Jin Kui still tried to convey Master Li's intention as tactfully as possible, but Zhou Xin's attitude was as decisive as she expected: No!Zhou Xin said: You must tell Gao Chun that you must not agree to this matter. People in Master Li's family are critically ill or unable to eat. Gao Chun can help in an emergency.It is too unreasonable for him to choose a professional running relationship for Junjunxuan School, and Gao Chun has to pay for it, and it costs 30,000 yuan.Parents in the world do not want their children to become successful, but even parents with financial conditions may not necessarily spend 30,000 yuan to choose a major for their children.I also went to college, and my mother never spent this kind of money on me.We cannot promise this!You must tell Gao Chun.You ask Gao Chun to answer the phone, I'll tell him! Gao Chun answered the phone. In this way, Zhou Xin repeated her opinion again.Gao Chun listened with a "huh" without arguing or refuting.After hanging up the phone, his mood became dull. Jin Kui looked at his face, and didn't ask any further questions, and didn't say much. Before Zhou Xin hung up the phone, Gu Zi had already walked out of the restaurant and stood behind Zhou Xin, concerned about Zhou Xin's expression.Seeing Zhou Xin's depressed expression, he stepped forward and asked: "It's from Gao Chun. Is he in good health?" "It's okay." Zhou Xin lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then explained to Gu Zi hastily: "His former master wanted to borrow some money from him, so Gao Chun called me to discuss it." "He respects you a lot..." Gu Zi nodded in response, with some jealousy in his words. "No, that person has borrowed money several times, and this time it costs 30,000 yuan. He will definitely not pay it back." "Thirty thousand?" Gu Zi also thought it was a bit too much: "What is the use of borrowing so much money?" Zhou Xin didn't say what it was for, but sighed a little irritably: "Poor parents in the world." Then he said: "I'll ask Gao Chun when I go back. If he is really willing to borrow it, then let him do it." The money is his, and I should remind him, if he wants to borrow it, I can't stop him." This was probably Zhou Xin's housework, so Gu Zi kept silent, but he let out a long sigh. Although it was as light as breathing, he expressed his inner sympathy and injustice quite effectively. Afterwards, Gu Zi said to Zhou Xin: "I understand, it is really difficult for you to have such a family. I understand." After talking on the phone with Zhou Xin, Jin Kui left Gao Chun's room, and Master Li was still waiting in the front porch, smoking two cigarettes nervously.Before Zhou Xin went abroad, she had confessed that the household was based on saving, so the lights in the porch were not usually turned on, and Jin Kui was under the moonlight, and conveyed the opinions of Gao Chun and Zhou Xin to Master Li. "Master Li, Gao Chun just called to discuss with Zhou Xin. Because the amount of money you want to borrow is relatively large, he still needs to discuss with Zhou Xin. They think...they think that you, your lover, and Jun Jun, if something urgent happens, they will definitely help, but in order to find a better professional for Junjun, they feel that it is not good for them to pay for you...they feel..." Jin Kui didn't know how to convey this result, how to convey it so as not to embarrass Master Li too much, and not make him resent Gao Chun because of his acquaintance.Although there was no light, she could clearly see Master Li's disappointment and dissatisfaction.Master Li took out another cigarette and stuffed it in his mouth, and he took it off again within a moment, feeling suffocated.He said, "Then I'll figure it out myself." Then he turned and walked towards the front yard.尽管他对这个院子早已轻车熟路，但金葵还是听到穿堂的黑暗中传来一阵七零八落的声响，不知李师傅撞上了什么东西。 金葵回到了屋里。 经此一事，高纯的情绪已不似刚才那样开心。他问金葵：“你跟李师傅怎么说的？”金葵说：“就说这钱数太大了，又不是生活和治病急需的，事前又没打招呼，所以替他还这笔钱有点困难。”高纯想了一下，又问：“那李师傅怎么说呀？”金葵不想让高纯太过操心，便把这事轻描淡写：“李师傅？他没说什么，就说他再自己想想办法。”高纯还是操心：“他能有什么办法？”金葵说：“估计是再找借钱的人商量商量去吧，反正君君已经上了大学，那出钱的人还能到学校把君君从教室里拉出来呀。”金葵这话显然对高纯起了安定作用，他点头说：“噢。”脸上线条也柔和下来。金葵说：“咱们接着跳舞吧，你刚才跳得特别好，这劲还没过去吧？” 高纯说：“啊，还跳吗？” 其实，金葵和高纯都低估了李师傅的愤懑，他对高纯和周欣如此干脆地拒绝自己感到屈辱。他也怀疑这事全是金葵从中作梗，金葵从一开始就说这事不行的，她在双方之间来回传递信息，这事行与不行她都难脱干系！ 李师傅没回自己的屋子，他不想看到妻子女儿询问的目光。他坐在垂花门的台阶上闷头抽烟，静静的夜晚忽然又有音乐缠绵。李师傅侧耳巡听，音乐还是从后院传出来的。李师傅不懂音乐，但能依稀感觉那个调子和谈情说爱有关。男女爱情这种吃饱喝足之后才有的闲情逸致加剧了李师傅的不平，让他更清楚地明白他与高纯虽然名为师徒，其实早已分化成贫富两等。围在高纯身边的人都是事事维护高纯的，没人再为他这个徒有虚名的师傅着想，他已经被挤到一个边缘的角落，已经变成一个可有可无的下人。 借钱这件事过去几天之后，再也没人主动提起，虽然金葵和李师傅在厨房见了，脸上多少还都不太自然，但似乎一切到此为止，这篇插页就算翻了过去。没人想到这事新的进展，还是发生在商贸大学，李师傅最敏感的那根神经，还是他的心肝女儿。那两个讨账员去威胁一下君君，仅仅是蔡东萍整个计划的一个前奏，前奏之后的另一场大戏，才真正让李师傅震撼不已。 第二次到商贸大学来堵君君的就不是两个人了，这次来的人数增加了一倍。地点也不再选择学生宿舍楼外安静的一角，而是专门挑了君君上课的教学楼外。时间也从上次早上上课之前，改在了中午下课之后，学生们如退潮般涌出教学楼的那个钟点。 他们在那个钟点堵住了君君，他们当中有男有女，衣着正经，面目朴素。他们当着广大同学和老师的面，大声说了让君君颜面扫地的话。那些话既非谩骂诅咒，也无龌龊肮脏字眼，他们是一群专业的追账员，不会触犯法律和公德。表面看他们只是在恳求君君还钱，实际上却将君君花钱买专业的丑闻抖落出来，他们的声音制造了围观的场面，制造了无数惊讶的目光，以及交头接耳的疑问和评论。 “你是李君君吧，你欠中介公司的钱到底还不还？” “还钱的事你打算怎么办呀，这么小年纪就学会当老赖啦？” “你上了你要上的专业了，别人为你花的钱可不是白花的，那三万块你得还的！” “……我知道是你爸爸替你借的，你别说你不知道，你不知道谁信呀，你问问周围的同学信不信？” “你要没钱干吗非要挑学校挑专业呀，你问问周围广大同学，都有多少人像你似的这么花钱非要上什么学校什么专业。你考不上商贸大学就上差一点的学校吧不就得了，到你们老家那边县里区里找个什么大专上上不就完了，你既然那么想上好的学校，怎么不自己刻苦学习呀。” “你明明知道这钱还不上，当初为什么还厚着脸皮借呀！” 君君开始还强撑镇定，还试图否认，试图推到父亲身上，试图解释和避走，但那几个人围着君君七嘴八舌，话语跟得密不透风。很快君君的眼泪便夺眶而出，崩溃般大喊大叫：“我不认识你们！你们是哪儿的！我不认识你们！”但那几个男女岂能退让，仍然不紧不慢地团团围攻。 “你不认识我们，你借钱的时候怎么不说不认识我们！” “你再看看你认识我吗，你认识我吗？我们前几天还来找过你呢，你说回家跟家里说去，你到底说了没有，怎么今天又说不认识了？ " 君君哭着想跑，她试图推开众人，但那几个人左挡右挡，始终粘黏不离，君君的哭喊声已经歇斯底里。 “你们别挡着我，你们滚开，你们胡说八道！你们胡说八道……我不知道，我什么都不知道……” 有老师模样的人上来询问：“怎么了，你们是哪个单位的？这学生怎么了，你们找她什么事呀？” 这一问正给了追账者从头再说一遍的机会。于是，有说的，有听的，围的人越来越多。大家听来听去渐渐听明白了，那个哭着跑掉的女孩上商贸大学的分数是够了，但没太大优势，选不上的机会更大，所以就借了钱活动了有关人员有关机构，结果不但上了商贸大学，还进了热门的专业。上了大学进了专业她就再也不提还钱的事了，人家债主怎么找她，她都不理，人家只好找我们，对这种老赖，不这么追账真没别的办法……追账者言之切切，赖账者逃之夭夭，人群中鄙夷之词四起，犹如网上的板砖横飞：“谁呀，哪个专业的？”“有本事自己考啊，没钱还什么都想要。”“现在不都流行透支消费吗，人家国外也是借钱消费，挺正常的。”“透支消费是以完善的信用制度为前提的，咱们这儿净是这种赖账的谁还敢让你透支呀。”“西方国家也有恶意透支呀……”围观者各执己见，老师模样的男子也只能正面劝说：“这肯定不可能的，我们学校招生完全看分数，程序很严格的。至于她因为什么借了钱，你们的债务纠纷最好不要到学校来闹，你们可以上法院去起诉嘛，通过法律解决问题嘛，不要到学校里来闹……” 人群渐渐散去……追账者虽然没有追到钱财，却已圆满完成任务。他们出了商贸大学的校门，站在街边，窃窃一笑，无声告别，做鸟兽散。 这场闹剧发生的当天下午，君君没有再去教室上课。她回到仁里胡同三号院自家的住处，当着目瞪口呆的一对父母，声泪俱下地号啕大哭。 李师傅的妻子也跟着哭了，两下就哭哑了喉咙……女儿在校园里当众受辱，只有李师傅洞悉内幕。他对抱头痛哭的母女没有一句安慰，自己默默走出屋子。不知出于什么原因，他站在倒座房的垂花门前，向后院的方向凝望了一眼，然后才走出了三号院高高的院门。 李师傅去的地方，还是胡同口的那家副食品店。他在副食店的公用电话上拨了一个号码，接下来便站在店外的街边抽烟。抽了五根烟后那辆黑色的轿车来了，和前几次同样，李师傅无声地上去，车子无声地开走。 车子将李师傅带到一座楼前，李师傅跟在那位寡言少语的孙姐身后上了电梯，在某层的一个房间见到了孙姐称之为蔡小姐的一个女人。这个女人李师傅知道，就是孙姐的后台老板。李师傅还知道，她就是三号院原来的主人，就是高纯那位同父异母的姐姐。 和蔡小姐谈上了话，李师傅才有机会环顾四周，才看清这里像是一个做美容的小店。他不知道这间屋子其实只是这个高级美容会所里的一个单间，这种开在大厦里的美容会所一般只做熟客，也就是所谓“会员制”的，卖的就是这种安静、私密、无人相扰的专属空间。 房间里的美容师回避出去了，但孙姐没有回避，默不作声地站在一边，听了那位涂了一头染发剂的蔡小姐与李师傅进行的交谈。 “商贸英语，挺不错的专业呀。”蔡小姐说：“是你替你女儿出的主意吧？学这专业出来找的工作，收入都高。” 李师傅站在屋子门边，没有说话。门是关紧了的，不怕隔墙有耳。 蔡小姐接着说：“那三万块钱即便算我送给你女儿的，你就连句谢谢都不说吗？” 李师傅木讷地点了下头，算是鞠躬，他说：“谢谢。” “那你怎么谢呀？” 李师傅当然知道，那三万块债务，绝非一声谢字可以了结。但他不说话，等着对方说。但对方也不说，对方要他说。 “怎么谢呀你想？” “你要我怎么谢？” “别我要你怎么谢，你想怎么谢呀？” “你要我怎么谢？” 李师傅已经从女儿的遭遇中领教了这位染发女人的手段，他小心谨慎，字斟句酌，宁可重复，不敢话多。 “你和高纯关系怎么样啊？你不是和孙姐说你是他师傅吗！” “我现在从不和他摆师傅架子。” “他老婆对你怎么样？” “我是给他们打工的，打工挣钱呗。他们能对我怎么样。” “就是说，对你不怎么样。那她对高纯怎么样啊？” “不太清楚，高纯残废了，这种夫妻……这种夫妻关系怎么处，这我就不清楚了。” “周欣找个残废当老公，肯定也是为了钱吧？” “不知道，可能吧。” “那对我弟弟岂不是太不公平了吗？残废也是人哪，身残心不残呀。” "..." “帮你徒弟一个忙吧，可以吗？” “帮高纯？” "right." “怎么帮？” “劝他和周欣离婚！” "divorce?" 从感情上论，李师傅当然也希望高纯和周欣分手，但从道义上说，宁拆十座庙，不拆一门亲，劝人分手岂不是太缺德吗？但蔡小姐看上去并非笑谈，她的态度相当认真，认真得几乎一丝不苟。 “这事，也就算是你谢我了吧。” 三号院太深了。 君君在前面倒座房里的哭声，竟然传不到后院。 后院，高纯在自己的房里练走，金葵在卫生间里清洁，她听到了高纯摔倒在地的声音，连忙放下手中的活计跑进卧房去看。她把高纯抱到沙发上坐下，发现他的脚踝不知刚刚磕在了何处，竟然皮破流血。问高纯，高纯也搞不清磕在哪儿了，也许腿的残疾让他失去了正常的痛感。金葵在床头柜放药的抽屉里，取了药棉、酒精和纱布，酒精清洗创面时高纯才疼得叫出声来，但他的叫声立即被几乎同时响起的电话铃声打断。 不知因为什么，电话铃声每次响起，都会让两人心惊肉跳。他们一起摆头看着电话，似乎在等铃声自己停歇。但铃声始终不停，高纯在沙发上动身不便，电话便由金葵接了。电话还是周欣打过来的，问金葵高纯在哪儿。金葵扶高纯在床头坐下通话，电话中周欣告诉他自己正在德国柏林。她告诉高纯今天是长城画展欧洲之旅的最后一天，也就是说，我们明天就要回去了，就要回北京了，你想我了吗？周欣在电话中的声音有些疲倦，从时间上看此时的柏林夜色正浓。高纯木然地说：啊，想。目光却心虚地飘移开去，去看身边的金葵。金葵也在看他，猜测着这个越洋电话里的哝哝低语，是否事关凶吉。 她猜不到电话那边在说些什么，只看到高纯一直被动地点头。电话终于说完了，听筒放回机座，屋里安静下来，静得心跳变重。 高纯低头想了一下，抬眼对金葵说了一句：“她要回来了，明天。” 屋里复又安静，没有一丝声音。