Lin Daiyu in modern times

The mural on the wall shows the face of a Japanese geisha with snow-white powder on her face, a little rouge on her cherry lips, wearing a kimono, and holding a folding fan in her hand.

Xu Fan just finished answering the phone, looked back at Daiyu, and said, "Why is there still someone giving you a gift? I saw that you and Su Yue like Hanfu, so I bought you a Beijing embroidery packet."

Daiyu retracted her gaze from the mural and said, "Jingxiu? Then I have to take a look."

Su Yue smiled and said: "Uncle Xu is really interesting, I have it too. I want to see it too."

The two girls went to open the presents on the spot.Seeing the two of them like this, Xu Fan just curled his lips slightly, and his eyes fell on Lin Daiyu.Zhao Anran saw it, coughed lightly, and said sourly: "Oh, they are all gift bags. Why didn't I see you so excited when I gave you two gifts? But..." He looked at it meaningfully. Glancing at Xu Fan, "I bought it on purpose at Nanluoguxiang, right? Uncle Xu is indeed much more caring than I am."

Xu Fan raised his eyebrows, smiled lightly and remained silent.Zhao Anran let out another long sigh.

Daiyu and the others had already opened the gift box, but what Daiyu saw was a light blue bag embroidered with hibiscus flowers, with a tassel hanging from the button, which added a bit of playfulness.And Su Yue's is light gray embroidered with willow twigs on the moon.Both of them liked it very much, and reluctantly put it back in the box, Su Yue said to Zhao Anran: "Zhao Anran, I like the bag you gave me too, I plan to take it with me when I go to the dance some time later." superior."

Thinking of this, Su Yue said to Daiyu again: "By the way, Daiyu, do you want to come with me?"

"Even if I don't believe your eyes, I still believe Yue'er's eyes." Daiyu first answered Zhao Anran, and then said to Su Yue, "What dance?"

Zhao Anran rubbed his nose and stopped talking. Indeed, his eyesight is not very good. Every time it is Mother Zhao's birthday, he can pick the ugliest bag from hundreds of bags.Thinking of this, his eyes lit up. If there is such a thing in the future, it would be nice to go to Su Yue. Although this little girl is young, she has a really good eye. Not to mention women's bags, it is other cosmetics, various She can tell one, two, three things that have something to do with fashion.

At this moment, the things Xu Fan ordered earlier came up, and several people were seated, Daiyu and Su Yue were in a row, Xu Fan was opposite, and Zhao Anran was diagonally opposite.Su Yue said: "It's my mother's friend's [-]th birthday, so I held a dance party at my house. But I hate this kind of dance party the most. It would be great if you could come and accompany me, Daiyu."

"If the school is on holiday, I will come to accompany you." Lin Daiyu thought that this dance would be similar to the banquet between her big families at that time. You need to attend a similar banquet party.Firstly, she does not reject it, and secondly, she is not afraid. Since her friend proposed it, she should agree.

Su Yue said happily: "The set time is Sunday, otherwise I can't go. That's great, I know Sister Lin is the best for me!"

"A famous person in Suzhou City will celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Could it be Tian's chairman?" Xu Fan mixed soy sauce for Lin Daiyu and handed it to her.Feel free to ask.

Su Yue was surprised: "Hey, it's him, Mr. Xu, do you know him?"

"Drinking tea with him in the tea house a few days ago, he invited me. I said to go back and check the schedule, but I haven't accepted yet."

Su Yue covered her face and said, "Daiyu, the big man's light on your uncle is going to blind my titanium alloy dog ​​eyes."

Lin Daiyu covered her lips and smiled: "Xu Fan, are you coming?"

"Well. You will come with me when the time comes, so it's fine to attend as my female companion."

"...Uncle Xu, why are you robbing me?!" Seeing that Daiyu had no intention of objecting, Su Yue looked at Zhao Anran angrily, "Zhao Anran, you will be my male companion!"

Zhao Anran was eating sushi, somehow he got involved and almost choked.He looked at Su Yue and wondered in his heart: This little girl's film, she treats him like a gentleman and uncle. I don't know why she called me by name directly a long time ago, and why the more I watch her, the more bossy I am. of?I knew that when we met for the first time, I wouldn't say anything about irregular menstruation!Sure enough, I lost face in front of this girl!Forget it, the male companion is the male companion, anyway, he was going to attend Tian Wenbin's [-]th birthday instead of his father...

Seeing Zhao Anran nodded vaguely, Su Yue smiled with satisfaction.

After eating, the four got into Zhao Anran's car and went to the hospital together.

On the way, Xu Fan went to buy a fruit basket.Speaking of which, because of the Zhao family's relationship, he had acquaintance with Mr. Mu a few times, but it was indeed just an accidental acquaintance.This is also the reason why he didn't go to visit when he heard about Mr. Mu's hospitalization.

Mr. Mu's ward is a separate ward, and the decoration is also very good. When Lin Daiyu and his party arrived, Mr. Mu was wearing Taoist robes and playing the piano. It didn't look like he was here for the hospital, but he was on vacation.

"Old man, I brought Daiyu to see you." After the old man stroked her, Zhao Anran knocked on the door.

"Come in." Mr. Mu's slightly aged voice came from inside the room.

When Zhao Anran pushed open the door, Mr. Mu had already stood up. He looked towards Zhao Anran and the others, and his eyes quickly fell on Lin Daiyu.Zhao Anran smiled and said, "Old man, Xiao Anzi was fortunate enough to live up to his fate and brought Sister Lin to you."

Lin Daiyu was about to say hello, but Mr. Mu's eyes suddenly became wet, and he said: "What a beautiful child. I have studied this remnant for many years, and not long ago, I caused her to be innocent and suffered a catastrophe. If it wasn't for you, my old man would be I'm going to die in peace!"

"The old man is serious." Lin Daiyu said seriously, "The sound of the old man's piano is faint, and the phoenix is ​​singing and the cranes are screaming. If he can play such a sound, the old man must be broad-minded. The younger generation is just lucky enough to have seen the complete Guqin score, so I really can't bear the old man's words."

Mr. Mu looked at Lin Daiyu appreciatively.Someone said to the four of them, "Come in and talk."

Su Yue's temper was very much in Mr. Mu's liking, so she hurried over to help him after hearing what he said.

Only then did Mr. Mu look at Xu Fan and said, "This kid looks familiar."

"Old man, junior Xu Fan. I used to come to your house with An Ran to play." Xu Fan put the fruit basket on the table beside him and said with a smile, "I specially accompanied Daiyu to visit you."

After he explained this, Mr. Mu remembered that Zhao Anran had introduced his relationship with Lin Daiyu.I heard that others are in the capital, but I didn't expect to come today.

"He's a handsome young man." Old Master Mu asked Su Yue to peel an apple for him, and then said to Lin Daiyu, "My good boy, I wonder if you still remember other songs? Hey, you also know about the fragmented book , I can remember only about five or six pieces of music according to my memory, and they are all incomplete."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "There are 23 pieces in this music score. The younger generation is not talented and has no other abilities, but the memory is barely passable. These 23 pieces are memorized by the younger generation. It's just that I didn't know how much the old man needed at the beginning, so I didn't dare to read them." I'm sorry, I didn't write it down silently. In this case, please give me an hour for the old man, and then I will write down the score silently for you."

Old man Mu's eyes were red, and he said, "Okay, good, good, good boy, then I'll take care of you." After speaking, the old man turned his head away and gently wiped the corners of his eyes.

Su Yue had already peeled the apples, and said to the old man, "Grandpa, it's idle anyway, teach me how to play the piano!"

Mr. Mu smiled through his tears: "You crazy girl! Do you remember what I taught you last time? Three days of fishing and two days of drying the net, just like your Aunt Zhao!"

Su Yue stuck out her tongue and went to talk to the old man.Zhao Anran naturally had to accompany her.

Lin Daiyu and Xu Fan sat down at a desk to write the score silently.But the old man said to Xu Fan: "Young man, what are you doing behind the little girl's ass all day long? I heard from the Zhao family boy that you play the zither well, and you must play other instruments very well. Well, Su Yue, this crazy girl, is annoying me so much, why don't you and I have a sparring session."

Xu Fan was choked by Mr. Mu's first words, even Lin Daiyu blushed and pushed Xu Fan gently.

Xu Fan thought to himself, this old man, if he doesn't follow the little girl, is he following her?If it wasn't for Zhao Anran's sake, I wouldn't pay attention to the old man.I used to go to his house to play, the old man was very tricky.With a smile on his face, he said: "Then the younger generation should be respectful rather than obedient."

Although there are many people living in the luxurious wards on this floor, it is true that the sound insulation is good.Playing the piano will not affect other patients.

Mr. Mu chuckled, watching with satisfaction that Lin Daiyu was writing the score by herself.Xin Dao, Xu Fan, this brat, used to be very tricky when he went to play with Zhao Anran at his house.Standing next to the little girl eagerly, can the little girl still write the music score silently?What you said just now was actually just an excuse.But what he didn't expect was that Xu Fan's piano skills were really good, not only good, but also very good.Gradually, Mr. Mu put away his contempt.

It's not that Su Yue and Zhao Anran don't understand good or bad, but neither of them has any interest in classical musical instruments, and they are not as devoted as Mr. Mu at all, and they can't concentrate on their own things like Lin Daiyu.Zhao Anran gave Su Yue a hand and motioned her to go out with him.

Su Yue was so eager for this, she quickly followed Zhao Anran to the outside of the ward quietly.

In the house, after Xu Fan's song ended, Mr. Mu said: "I can't see that you can maintain such a state of mind at such a young age and after rolling around in the mall for so many years. It's rare."

Didn't the old man pretend not to know him just now?Xu Fan was amused, and said, "The old man is absurd."

"I never say exaggerated things. To praise you is to praise you." Mr. Mu snorted softly.

The corner of Xu Fan's mouth twitched, thinking that this old man is really so tricky.

Lin Daiyu gave him a smile.

Mr. Mu said again: "I can also play the piece you just played."

"Please." Hearing that Mr. Mu wanted him to play it for himself to appreciate, Xu Fan respectfully invited him to play it.

"You write novels in Jinjiang? Can you tell me your pen name, little beauty writer." In the aisle, Zhao Anran was chatting with Su Yue.

"What kind of writer, I'm just a small writer." Su Yue scratched her head and said, "It's you, you are so amazing."

Zhao Anran still wanted to talk, but when he saw two people walking up the stairwell, they were people he knew—the woman in her 40s walking in the front was Mr. Mu's daughter-in-law, whose previous daughter-in-law had a car accident No, this is the one who got married later.She is only ten years older than Mr. Mu's eldest granddaughter.The one next to her is her cousin, and the brat who tore up Mr. Mu's Guqin score is her son.

"Auntie Mu, hello." Zhao Anran greeted her when she saw her.

It's just that her face was ugly, she smiled stiffly at Zhao Anran, and said, "Are you on duty today? I have something to say to the old man."

Zhao Anran said: "I'm not on duty today, I brought a few friends to see the old man. Auntie, please."

The faces of both of them were very ugly, especially the bear's mother seemed to have cried.The two knocked on the door, and Mr. Mu's impatient words came from inside. After entering, Mr. Mu was taken aback: "Why are you two?"

"Dad, I have something urgent to tell you."

Mr. Mu's face darkened.

Seeing this, Xu Fan and Lin Daiyu stood up and wanted to retreat temporarily.However, old man Mu said: "You two don't need to go out, call An Ran and that crazy girl in too. There is nothing in our family that we cannot tell others. If you have something to say, just say it!"

Xu Fan walked up to Lin Daiyu, patted her on the shoulder reassuringly, and then obeyed Mr. Mu's words and called people in.Mr. Mu has a stubborn temper. If you don't listen to him, it will be bad.

When everyone came in, as soon as the door was closed, his daughter-in-law said anxiously: "Dad, what are you doing? Isn't this a joke for outsiders to see us?!"

"Joke? If you didn't make a joke, how could others see the joke?" Mr. Mu snorted softly, "What's the matter, tell me quickly. Don't you see I'm busy?"

His daughter-in-law's face turned blue, she just suppressed her anger because of her seniority.

But the bear's mother couldn't bear it anymore, she cried: "My father-in-law, I beg you to hold your hand high, Xiaoyi is still a child!"

Mr. Mu was also furious: "Praise your hand? Who is it? It was my Guqin score that was torn up, and I was the one who was admitted to the hospital. How do you want me to show your hand?"

Su Yue hurriedly stepped forward to give Mr. Mu a break.

Then his daughter-in-law said: "Dad, Xiu Ming came back from abroad. As soon as he heard about the family, he sued Xiaoyi to court. He has classmates in the court, and the result is likely to ask Bingbing and his family to compensate 50, and Xiaoyi will be imprisoned in the juvenile detention center. You know Bingbing’s family background, 50 is not a small amount for them, and there is also the juvenile detention center. Is that where people go? Dad, Xiao Yi is still a child, even if he did something wrong, he shouldn't be punished so severely."

Mu Xiuming was the only son of Mr. Mu's ex-daughter-in-law. After his mother died, his father remarried, and Mu Xiuming went abroad to study.Just came back from graduation.

After hearing clearly the reason for his daughter-in-law's visit, Mr. Mu frowned and said, "You guys go and talk to Xiu Ming about this."

"Dad, it's not like you don't know Xiu Ming's temper! Now who else can persuade him except you?"

"So you want me to tell Xiu Ming that I was making trouble for no reason from the beginning to the end?" Mr. Mu said, "When something happened, you didn't tell me, 'Isn't it just a book? ? As for scaring the kids?’, didn’t it put me in the hospital?!”

"Father-in-law, Xiaoyi is wrong, but no matter how wrong he is, he is just a child. You are so senior, why do you want to argue with a child?" The mother of the bear child cried out directly.The meaning inside and outside the words is that Mr. Mu is so old that he shouldn't care about a child.If the verdict comes down, it will be Mr. Mu who cares about the children.

Mr. Mu was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Xu Fan and Zhao Anran looked at each other, but they couldn't speak because of their positions.

On the other hand, Su Yue gave the old man comfort, and said: "Auntie, why did the old man care about your child? Did he make you and your child make an apology? Or something? Isn't the old man living in the hospital now? Besides, it is a fact that your child tore up the Guqin score that the old man regards as a treasure. He ran to other people's house to play, and tampered with other people's things without their consent. Children are ignorant, and that is also a bad discipline from adults If you do something wrong, you will always apologize, right?"

"Who are you? I'm talking to the old man, why are you interrupting?" Xiongzi's mother changed her pitiful appearance just now, and said sharply to Su Yue, "Your mother never taught you, other people talk , don't interrupt indiscriminately?"

"Auntie." The person who spoke was Lin Daiyu, but she smiled slightly, "Yue'er is still a child, and your seniority is higher than her. Why do you want to argue with her as a child?"