Quick Travel: From Beginner to Master

A woman in her 40s stared at the TV screen without blinking.

It was a famous interview column, and the host and the two guests were chatting and laughing.

"We all know that Mr. Zhou won a particularly important architectural award not long ago. I would like to congratulate you."

"Thank you."

"I heard that you donated all your winnings. We also learned that you make anonymous donations to impoverished mountainous areas every year, and you go there with your wife to do volunteer work. Can you tell us more about this experience? "

"Okay." The man and his wife looked at each other and said cheerfully: "My wife and I..."

……

"Mom, stop looking. Uncle Zhou had nothing to do with you many years ago. It's useless no matter how much you worry about him. Come over for dinner."

Zhao Tianbao walked into the room and saw what was playing on the TV, and understood what his mother was thinking.

"The seat next to him should belong to me," Zhao Wanwan shook her head gently, and her withered hair lifted up a few strands as she moved, "I should be his wife."

"...Is it fun to immerse yourself in your own fantasies? Mom, aren't you tired?"

Zhao Tianbao waited for a few seconds, but did not wait for his mother's answer.

He looked at the elegant and comfortable Mrs. Zhou on the screen, and then at his overly old mother. In the end, he said nothing and turned around to serve her a meal.

In the living room, Father Zhao saw that only his grandson came out, and said displeasedly: "Where is your mother?"

"She... is not in a good mood. I'll bring the food in."

"Bring it in to eat? Do you still need to feed her? Sit down and eat, don't worry about her, she will come out naturally when she is hungry."

Father Zhao is over 60 years old and has a strong body. His voice is loud and clear, just to be heard by Zhao Wanwan.

After a while, Zhao Wanwan opened the door and came out.

She walked to the table and sat down without saying a word. She slowly picked up vegetables and ate without looking at anyone.

Father Zhao got angry when he saw her not caring about anything, "Look at you, you stay in the room all day long and you are not afraid of getting sick from boredom. If you don't go out for a walk, Xiaobao, Even if you don't take a job at work, do you still have any human spirit?"

"Being a housekeeper, is that called a job?"

Zhao Wanwan lowered her head and moved her lips. It took Father Zhao a little effort to hear what she said clearly.

"This job is not worthy of you, right? Then what do you want to do? Chairman, president, or do you want to do the same job as Xiaobao?"

Father Zhao looked sullen, "Do you have what it takes?"

Zhao Wanwan stopped talking.

Mother Zhao patted Father Zhao on the back and said, "Stop saying a few words, Xiao Wan is in a bad mood."

"She is in a bad mood every day!" Father Zhao put down his chopsticks, "I don't want to eat anymore. I'm so angry."

He took his coat off the hanger and put it on his body. "I'm going to play two games with Lao Wang." After that, he strode out.

Zhao's mother knew that he and Lao Wang were chess friends, so she let him go.

Zhao Tianbao hurriedly finished the rice in the bowl and quickly glanced at the clock on the wall. "I'm going to be late." He grabbed the light notebook placed on the cabinet and ran out of the door like a gust of wind. "You guys go first tonight?" Eat, I may not be able to come back.”

Zhao Wanwan met Zhao's mother's hesitant gaze, stiffly looked away, stood up, returned to the room, and gently closed the door.

A long sigh sounded in the empty living room.

Mother Zhao didn't understand how her daughter could become like this.

Yes, she admitted that she and her husband pampered Xiao Wan a little because they had suffered hardships when they were young, so they would try their best to satisfy their children in terms of material conditions.

But they didn't forget to teach the principles that should be taught, such as integrity, kindness, justice, and repaying kindness... which one did they not teach?

Xiaobao was brought with them and experienced a similar education. Didn't the child who was a little crooked when he first came have straightened himself out?

Where is Xiao Wan?

She went abroad to have a baby without telling them, and she knew she couldn't find her. How devastated were they as parents?

Could it be that her parents were bad people in her eyes, demons that prevented her from meeting their children?

When she returned to China, she did not contact them. She thought for a moment about the hardships of her parents looking for their son outside.

If her old neighbor hadn't told her specifically, she and her husband wouldn't have known how long they would have been wandering.

Her daughter is really cruel.

But she and her husband still had to come all the way back to see her. Their adopted son was 99 years old and worried about [-]. They were her parents, so how could they really care about her.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, everything could be forgiven.

Later, Xiaobao's father was found, and later, they got married.

They didn't go to Xiaowan's wedding.

Her husband strongly disapproved of their marriage. Shen Han was well-known and had a prominent family background. It was easy for a family like this to manipulate their daughter.

As for their parents, they either risk their lives or they cannot support their daughters.

Sure enough, after Shen Han married Xiao Wan, scandals still appeared in the newspapers from time to time, and he was even more unscrupulous than when he was single.

She and her husband were so anxious that before they came to question, the Shen family's house collapsed even faster.

She and her husband didn't know what happened during this period. They only saw their daughter climbing higher and higher, and then fell hard.

Xiaowan divorced Shen Han when the Shen family was in crisis, and they were happy to see this happen.

Although as in-laws, it is unkind to think so, but as parents, they support their daughter Mingzhe to protect herself.

When he learned that Xiaowan's money was missing, his husband was not surprised, as if he had expected it.

He said flatly: "We don't know what the Shen family did wrong, but it can't be a good thing. Wanwan may have been involved unintentionally. Just throw away the ill-gotten wealth. If you keep it, something will happen sooner or later." "

She felt it was a pity, but she felt that her husband was right.

I thought that Xiao Wanxi would just settle down and live a good life, but she never thought that she would have the idea of ​​starting a business again.

They tried to persuade her for a long time, but Xiaowan couldn't listen at all. It was her stubbornness that made her husband make up his mind and leave her with Xiaobao.

With such a ambitious mother who doesn't care about her children, can Xiaobao still have a future?I'm afraid it won't be destroyed!

Xiaobao is undoubtedly very smart, but he has some bad habits, and she and her husband worked hard to help him correct them.

At the age of 13, Xiaobao was specially recruited into the Network Security Department with his outstanding skills. Now he has lived up to the cultivation of the country and can be regarded as a pillar of talent.

Xiaowan...the business was not successful.

After building a business for several years and losing everything, I finally got a knock on the door of my home late one night.

She angrily complained that her subordinates were not up to par, her partners turned against her, and her connections were unreliable.

But, to be honest, since you choose to start a business, you should be prepared for failure. Xiaowan has no debt, which is already the best result.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to my daughter, and she was unable to extricate herself from self-doubt.

The last straw that broke the camel's back fell when Xiao Wan saw Bo Heng's child.

Sijiu City is not small, but they still bumped into each other.

One side is down and out and can only look up, one side is successful and has a happy family.

When Xiaowan came back, her mental state was not good. She kept saying, "No way, he loves me, and the person he loves most is me. How could he marry someone else?"

Why won't you marry someone else?

In the past, I could barely say that they were childhood sweethearts and that they were well matched, but now it would be self-defeating to say this again.

Moreover, it was Xiao Wan who got married first, so she couldn't still think about letting others wait a lifetime.

Both she and her husband were ashamed for their daughter.

Zhao's father and Zhao's mother didn't know that their children were using others as backup. After Zhao Wan went to college in the evening, he hid many things from them and never talked to them about his true feelings.

If they knew that their daughter was eating for nothing and taking from others, and even accepting expensive gifts and money, they would be so embarrassed that they would be embarrassed to see others.

After this incident, Xiao Wan seemed to be a changed person. She would never go out if she could stay at home in a daze. A person in his 30s had no vitality at all.

The husband beat her and scolded her, but he still couldn't change her daughter at all.

Fortunately, Xiaobao was capable and was quickly recruited by the department. They moved into the family building with Xiaobao.

The food, clothing, housing and transportation are properly arranged, and Xiaobao's future is bright. At least her daughter will have a secure life when she gets old. She doesn't want to communicate with others, so let her go.

At worst, they can work for a few more years and save some money for her.

However, Mother Zhao cast her sad eyes on the closed door, "Xiao Wan, come downstairs for a walk. You will get bored if you stay in the house."

No one answered.

Mother Zhao looked away in disappointment, sighed for a while, and got up to put away the dishes.

In the bedroom separated by a wall, Zhao Wanwan sat on the floor leaning on the edge of the bed, numbly and slowly recalling the tender eyes that Zhou Boheng couldn't hide when he looked at his wife.

Long-term self-isolation has reduced her thinking sensitivity.

Mrs. Zhou should have been her, really, if she hadn't disliked him in the first place.

dislike?

Yes, Zhao Wanwan sneered, out of disgust.

In the past, she always avoided facing her own heart, but now she has nothing to lose, and there is really no need to pretend.

She, Zhao Wanwan, is actually a person who dislikes poverty and loves wealth, and is greedy for vanity.

When she was in high school, Zhou Boheng could help her in her study and life, and she benefited greatly from the envious looks of people around her. But after going to college, she found that there were many people better than Zhou Boheng, both in appearance and at home. world.

So she enjoyed Zhou Boheng's kindness but rejected his confession.

When she first entered the workplace, her immediate boss, Shen Han, showed great interest in her. She said she could not give in, but she still felt a sense of joy in her heart.

So after that unexpected pregnancy, she traveled far away, and her subconscious told her that what was in her belly was what she would rely on in the future, and no one could say anything about it until the baby was born.

She couldn't deny that she was happy when she met Shen Han again after returning to China. Shen Han pursued her relentlessly.

But she always knew what Shen Han liked to do, so she maintained a detached attitude and wouldn't let Shen Han get what he wanted easily.

She does all this very naturally, but she refuses to admit that she is the White Lotus in some people's mouth.

After deceiving himself and others for a long time, he put on a mask that could not be taken off. Zhao Wanwan truly believed that he was beautiful and worthy of being fought over by others.

Before Zhou Boheng came up with the idea for her, her plan was going smoothly, intentionally or unintentionally. After listening to Zhou Boheng's advice, things were like a wild horse running wild in an unknown direction until today.

So, how did she discover that she was vain?

Perhaps, when I was a child, I expected to see my classmates getting off the luxury car with a blond doll in their arms?

She tried very hard to look away, but her eyes were stuck on the doll and she couldn't move away at all.

When she came home and saw her parents huddled together counting the wages in their hands, she felt all kinds of blame in her heart.

Even though her parents spent most of their salary to buy an identical doll, it didn't calm her resentment.

Why isn't she that girl?

Why aren't her parents the girl's parents?

What she wanted was never a simple doll, but a life that exuded the fragrance of Brother Kong Fang.

Zhao Wanwan slowly thought about the host's introduction to Zhou Boheng, "National Outstanding Architect, Vice President of the Provincial Photography Association... The cumulative donation amount is as high as 3000 million..."

It turns out that opportunities surrounded her a long time ago, but she missed them and took advantage of others.

……

Zhao Tianbao stared at the computer, quickly typing on the keyboard with one hand, and touching the water glass on the table with the other hand.

There is no water in the cup anymore.

Taking advantage of the break, Zhao Tianbao went to the tea room to pour water.

"Hello, team leader." Team members in twos and threes in the corridor greeted him calmly.

Zhao Tianbao nodded slightly, replied briefly "Okay", and strode past them.

Their working atmosphere is like this, tiring and fast-paced, and they are too lazy to talk even if they have a break.

Tens of millions of attacks have to be intercepted every day, and everyone's nerves are tense at any time.

Zhao Tianbao tightened the lid of the cup, walked to the window and looked into the distance. A large piece of bamboo was planted in the yard to relieve eye fatigue for the staff.

Joining the team at the age of 13, this is Zhao Tianbao's seventh year of work. He is exactly 20 years old.

Living with his grandparents, he lived a very poor life, but he also benefited a lot and learned a lot of truths.

The place they originally lived in was not spacious, shabby and small. It was a new house bought by my grandparents with their little savings after they returned to the city.

Zhao Tianbao felt very distressed when he saw his grandparents, who were no longer young and struggling for life every day, and wanted to use hacking methods to increase their income.

When he was playing with the computer, he happened to be seen by his grandfather who came back.

That was the first time grandpa got angry with him.

He said that taking money without asking is considered stealing. It has nothing to do with whether others are rich or not. If you want money, just earn it!

Zhao Tianbao was a little confused. No one had taught him this. Was what he did wrong?

Grandpa asked him if he had done anything similar before, and he shook his head, no.

He didn't lie, he really didn't. He and his mother never worried about finances even when they were abroad.

From then on, his grandparents paid close attention to his education, and he gradually understood that he had really done a lot of wrong things in the past.

The most sorry person is Aunt Julie.

His aunt helped him and his mother, but he repaid the favor by covering up the date between his mother and Uncle Qi.

He and Aunt Zhu met again later. At that time, she had divorced Uncle Qi, and the custody of the child belonged to her.

For some reason, after the Zhu and Qi families drew a clear line, the power of the Qi family dropped drastically, and Uncle Qi's status in the family also plummeted.

Zhao Tianbao hesitated for a long time, then stepped forward to apologize to Aunt Zhu.

She didn't say she forgives or doesn't forgive, she just shook her head and said, "It's all over."

This is the tolerance of an elder to a younger generation, but avoiding talking about it often means the answer itself.

Zhao Tianbao felt extremely guilty.

When he was a child, he was attached to his mother and was willing to do anything for her, but his mother probably never loved anyone.

Except for herself.

Otherwise, why would she let him use petty tricks to achieve all kinds of wishes for her?

How could she let a three- or four-year-old child clean the house, cook, and take care of her with peace of mind?

Grandpa and grandma want to take him away, and her retention is also for herself. A tool man genius with a high IQ will always be useful if he stays by her side, right?

She doesn't love her father, Uncle Zhou, her grandparents, or him.

But she loved them when they symbolized wealth, status and power.

Just like Uncle Zhou became famous, she regretted it.

Zhao Tianbao didn't know whether to hate his mother or pity her. He really couldn't love such a mother.

He can guarantee her basic living needs, but as for the rest... he can't afford it.

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After Zhao's father finished playing chess and saw that the sun had not yet set, he walked straight out of the family compound and went outside to buy food and drinks.

When he came back and rounded the corner, an unkempt woman suddenly jumped up to him, startling him.

A young man with an ordinary face hurried over and pulled the woman away, "I'm sorry, old man, my mother has some mental problems..."

"He's talking nonsense! I don't even recognize that I have a good mind..." Before the woman could finish her words, she was dragged away by the man.

Father Zhao watched them go away inexplicably, "What's going on?"

If the woman had stayed longer, Father Zhao might have been able to identify that this person was his former mother-in-law with eyes that were in the sky.

But the reality is that women come and go quickly. Father Zhao stood there for a moment and went back in confusion.

He saw that the young man acted in a measured manner, and it must be true that they are mother and son. Mental illness is not easy to treat, and the young man has a heavy burden.

After Shen's mother was warned by the security personnel secretly protecting the Zhao family, she was sent to the rescue station.

Lying on the narrow single bed, listening to the sighs coming from the surrounding beds, Mother Shen couldn't help but feel sad.

She is a rich young lady, but one day she will make a living by begging. Life is unpredictable and terrifying.

The property that Zhao Wanwan reluctantly gave her was squandered in less than half a year. Mother Shen was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and the words "diligence and frugality" did not come to her.

After spending money lavishly, Shen's mother had no choice but to work to support herself. However, she had always kept her fingers crossed and knew how to do things. Her high degree of education bought from abroad would be discovered by her employer in less than three days.

No matter how beautiful the vase is, it's just a vase, not to mention that Shen's mother is not young anymore. She doesn't even have the age advantage when applying for a job.

From long-term work to short-term work, from short-term work to casual work, it became increasingly difficult for Shen's mother to find a job, and finally she had to beg for money.

Today she wanted to try her luck in the family area. She heard that important talents lived in that area, and most of their families were kind-hearted and willing to give charity.

Seeing Zhao's father unexpectedly, Shen's mother suspected that she was dreaming. She only rushed forward after looking carefully.

Father Zhao is here, which means she can find her grandson. Can the grandson still ignore grandma?

Mother Shen had asked many people about her grandson before, but Zhao Tianbao had changed his surname and he was always at work, so it was strange that she could find him.

Mother Shen's full hopes were quickly shattered. Now she no longer has the qualifications to approach the family area.

As she got further and further away from Zhao's father, Shen's mother suddenly remembered an incident many, many years ago.

She was only 16 years old at the time. One summer afternoon, two of her brother's men dragged a pregnant woman out of the car.

She curiously asked her brother who he was.

The brother smiled and touched her head, "Her husband won't pay back the money he owes. Well, don't ask. It's not good for you to know too much."

"Help...help, help my child..." The pregnant woman raised her head and glanced pleadingly in her direction.

She turned around reluctantly.

The bright sunshine enveloped the earth, and the lawn was unreally green.

Later, she never saw the pregnant woman again.

The woman must have been just as helpless as she was when she was dragged away, so...is this retribution?

Because she didn't plead?She was the most favored in the family, and her parents and elder brother would not disagree if she said she would be released.

She was hypocritical in the first half of her life and paid for it in the second half of her life. She thought that her family was impregnable, but it turned out that the debt of conscience made her life worse than death.

"Hahaha..." Mother Shen slowly laughed, getting louder and louder and more harsh.

Tears shed together with laughter in the dark night.