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Gu Xiaozhen never dreamed that the young man Anan mentioned who could speak foreign language was Lianzhou.When Xiaozhen left home, Lianzhou was a child who had just started school.She seemed to remember the way Lianzhou held his hand and cried loudly. Now the child is taller than her, with fair skin and big shiny eyes showing his Shen family lineage, only a strand hanging from his forehead Curly hair reminds Xiaozhen of that woman named Cuiyun.

Before Lianzhou could call out the word "auntie", Xiaozhen dragged her into the inner room of the office and ordered in a panic: "A'nan, help me go downstairs and keep an eye on it, don't let anyone come up." After agreeing to go, she returned to the room and locked the door behind her.Lianzhou's mind was full of doubts, she stared blankly at Xiaozhen, unable to say a word.Xiaozhen grabbed his arm and said, "Lian Zhou, listen carefully. When you go back, don't tell anyone that you saw me here. And don't tell anyone that you know me, even Anan."

Lianzhou nodded, but asked, "Auntie, are you a Communist Party?" Xiaozhen was startled: "Who told you?" Lianzhou confessed: "I know that Anan's master is a Communist Party, and Anan always goes to clubs. Here, my mother was also taken away, saying that she was the Communist Party. She told me that you and the second uncle are good people. I guess you and the second uncle are also the Communist Party.” Xiaozhen did not answer directly, but immediately clarified: “Your second uncle No." Lianzhou didn't bother about her and Zhaoshi's identities anymore, and asked instead: "Where's my mother? I mean, my own mother." Xiaozhen remembered Zhaoshi's questioning in the Nanchang tavern, so she could only say vaguely: " Your mother, be it." It seemed that if she recognized the identity of Lian Zhou's mother in this way, that poor woman would have died a worthy death.

Xiaozhen calmed down her nervousness, and told Lianzhou: "You are a big boy now, some things are very dangerous, you should know. Go home quickly, don't run around outside." Lianzhou looked around Take a moment: "But, I'm here to get the manuscript." Xiaozhen shook his head: "Forget it, don't do this thing, go back quickly." Lianzhou shrugged, this movement was learned from Lan Xin recently, "You I didn't know that the person who was coming was me." Xiaozhen nodded, "So, this job is not a particularly secret and dangerous thing, but you need to know foreign languages, right?" After receiving an affirmative answer, Lianzhou continued Said: "So, I think I can do it. I promise not to tell others that I know you. I just took some manuscript translations from the secretary of the boss of Guanghua Bookstore. You see, Anan brought me here, The two of us talked for a long time in the house, but I went back empty-handed. In this way, instead, he asked me, what did I tell you, and asked if we knew each other before. "

Xiaozhen felt that she was so nervous just now that she was not as clear-headed as a child. Lianzhou's words were obviously reasonable, so she nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.He dug out some manuscripts from the drawer and asked Lianzhou: "German, French, English, which one do you choose?" Lianzhou said: "I can only read English, I only learned a little French, and I don't know German." Xiaozhen relaxed, looked at the child in front of her lovingly, and rubbed his head: "Little naughty can translate English, really amazing!" Lianzhou immediately changed back to that naughty child and imitated her tone and said: "Auntie I’m already a bookstore secretary, really amazing!” Xiaozhen smiled and asked him, “Your English is so good, was it taught by my second uncle?” Lianzhou pouted: “No, it was taught by my aunt, who is from Fudan University. Graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages, they can speak several languages, which is much better than my second uncle." Xiaoxin felt lost, and murmured, "Your second uncle, isn't it good?" Lian Zhou said while looking down at the manuscript in his hand. : "It's very good. He went to work in Hangzhou and is not at home. This way, no one cares about me every day. Isn't it the best thing? My mother is also very good. Brother Zhenghai and my sister are engaged. Actually, I really hope that my aunt Hurry up and have a baby so I'm not the youngest in the family."

Jingxian, Huanzhu, Zhenghai and Zhaoshi, these faces were all spinning in Xiaozhen's mind, she knew that no matter where she went or what she did, she could never forget those familiar faces in Shen's mansion.

However, Lian Zhou's hope was in vain, and Lan Xin failed to conceive successfully, while Zhao Shi was far away in Hangzhou at this time.Jing Xian comforted her: "There's no need to rush this matter, you are still young, it will be a matter of time. Zhao Shihan will always come home during the summer vacation." She turned around and secretly threatened Huanzhu again: "You two just made an appointment. They agreed to wait for Zheng Hai to graduate before getting married, and you are not allowed to do anything out of the ordinary." Huanzhu couldn't laugh or cry, Zheng Hai was far away in Japan, what could they do out of the ordinary.

The two got engaged, and their relationship seemed to be different.In the past, Huanzhu would feel uneasy when he couldn't see Zhenghai for a while, sitting alone in the room, whenever he heard the sound outside, he would feel that Zhenghai was looking for her.This is not the case now, she knows that this man belongs to her, she just has to wait quietly, he will come back, sit beside her, serve her tea and water, spread paper and rub ink.She is Gu Jingxian's daughter, and she is as strong as her mother in her bones. Although she can't speak, she doesn't want to be taken care of everywhere, and she never does things that she can do independently.Only when dealing with Zheng Hai, she was at ease as her princess, accepting all his praise, care, and pity.

Huanzhu now goes to work in the garment factory every day, watching the master take her design drafts to make patterns, or take a car to go to the silk and satin factory at home to see new materials.Shen Ji Silk has a large shop in the French Concession, very close to Sun's house, and she often visits Mrs. Sun.The Sun family had already moved away from the former Shikumen, and bought a small western-style building in the French Concession. Although it was not as good as the Shen family's garden mansion, it still looked like a wealthy place.

Mrs. Sun couldn't keep her mouth shut for joy when she saw Huanzhu.I called the old lady at home to pick up Huanzhu's coat, hat and handbag, and went to make tea by myself.Huanzhu took her hand, smiled and shook his head.In a blink of an eye, she saw the half-knitted sweater on the sofa, and Mrs. Sun smiled: "This is for his father. Zhenghai's has already been knitted by me and sent to Japan. That place is very humid." Huanzhu thought, the female workers in the factory often knit wool during their breaks, always for the man or son of the family, and she also wants to knit something for her own man.After thinking about it, I secretly smiled, handed the knitting needle to Mrs. Sun, and sat beside me to watch quietly.

Mrs. Sun is getting old, her mouth is broken, and she said while weaving: "I often talk to his father recently, it is really hard to tell in this life. His father and I are members of the family, you young people don't know, At that time we said that we were born in the family. I followed my wife to the Shen family, and my wife decided to marry his father. I thought that the Shen family treated people generously, and I just worked at home honestly for the rest of my life. I didn’t expect to meet the grandma Such a Bodhisattva. I always say Zhenghai, you, you were originally a slave, but now you have become a young master who has gone abroad. I heard that the new Sujuan is a young master, and I feel sorry for him. Excuse me."

"When the second master came to the house to propose marriage, I was taken aback. I was worried that the grandma would want us to marry in Zhenghai, so it's okay to say that. But Huanzhu, you know, there are three older sisters in Zhenghai, and I'm only his son. Our Sun family always wants to continue the incense, right? If my family marries a daughter-in-law, we have to go to the door to propose marriage, but I'm embarrassed, after all, you are the eldest lady of the boss, and Zhenghai is too high-flying. The second master said that Zhenghai is too Call him Second Uncle, he is here to help Zhenghai marry you. Oh, I don't even know what to say. His father talks about me all night, and he knows how to think wildly, and he doesn't understand the general idea at all. That's it, I am How can a maidservant's life be the same as that of grandma's."

Huanzhu kept his head down, listening to Mrs. Sun's nagging with a smile, and kept his eyes on the intertwined knitting needles and the tossing and jumping wool in Mrs. Sun's hands.She didn't think about what Mrs. Sun said, she didn't compare her and Zhenghai's identities.In her heart, Zhenghai is Zhenghai, the man who treats her the best and is the most knowledgeable and talented man she has ever seen.Demeanor, wisdom, talent, and responsibility are all praises that can be placed on this person without hesitation. In her heart, she is unparalleled.Ten years ago, when that dark-skinned boy took the schoolbag from her hand and put it on his shoulder, it seemed as if her heart followed him.

The next day, Huanzhu went out to buy wool and sticks and went back, planning to weave a scarf for Zhenghai.She has memorized Mrs. Sun's knitting method.But when I put the needle and wool together, I was dumbfounded. How did the first line be knitted?Huanzhu fiddled with the wool, thinking about it, she was too embarrassed to ask Mrs. Sun, and she would inevitably be laughed at.If you ask Sangzhi, I'm afraid she will do it for you.As for her mother and aunt, they were born as young ladies like her, so such a thing probably wouldn't happen.However, although my aunt doesn't know how to do it, she probably has a solution, so Huanzhu grabbed a pen and paper and knocked on Lan Xin's door.

Lan Xin saw Huanzhu's doubts, and said with a smile, "You are looking for the right person." Huanzhu stared at Lan Xin, very surprised, did not expect Lan Xin to knit.Lan Xin laughed loudly: "Where do you want to go, I don't know. But I know where to teach this!" She turned out the "Art Life" magazine on the desk: "Here, take it and read it, there are instructions on how to do it. Yes." Huanzhu took the magazine and was about to leave, thought for a while, and wrote a sentence on the paper: "I learned to teach you, and I will weave for my second uncle." Lan Xin said: "Your second uncle is not without you and Zhenghai. It’s so romantic, if I weave it for him, he would say, no soldier wears this. I didn’t waste my time.” Huanzhu smiled narrowly and flew away with the magazine.