A thought of Anru [Siege]

Too late, she could hear An Yi calling from a distance, "Dad, Mom, hurry up and see, An Ru didn't tell her family when she was in love. This is proof."

Hui Niang, who was instructing the servants to serve the dishes, stopped her busy figure. Although she was a little dissatisfied with An Ru, she was more concerned about An Ru's relationship problems. Shaking the handkerchief frantically, his cheeks blushed a lot from the excitement.It was indeed a man's handkerchief, Hui Niang couldn't help but believe An Yi's words, and only waited to question An Ru carefully when there was no one around.

An Ru hates An Yi's nonsense, but she disagrees with An Yi to quarrel.It's just that she has her own way of greeting An Yi.

At the railing, she was one meter away from An Yi, and said to Kang Cheng who was sitting downstairs on the sofa with his eyes closed, "Dad, your snuff bottle..."

An Ru was interrupted by An Yi before she could finish her sentence. An Ru said unwillingly, "Mom, I was just joking with you! An Ru's handkerchief was given by a good male classmate, but I misunderstood her." gone."

An Ru glanced at An Yi warningly, and then completed the unfinished words in his father's questioning eyes.

"Isn't your snuff bottle broken? I'll buy a new one for you."

Kang Cheng nodded, saying something thoughtful.Hui Niang's eyes kept wandering between the two, and she thought: No matter what, my daughter is not young anymore, it's time to betroth her to someone else. As a mother, she should focus on helping her daughter pay attention to some good people.

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As night fell, it was rare for the family to get together after dinner. Even Anbang, who was usually busy with government affairs, was never absent.Due to the tension of the war, the government was busy moving inland, and Anbang, as an administrator, had to accompany him to the inland area.

Anbang said that war is imminent, and Shanghai is no longer a safe place. Only by going to the mainland with him can we be safe and secure.Kang Cheng disagreed. He said: "The Xu family's family business is all in Shanghai. It is absolutely impossible for me to abandon everything and go to the mainland with you. If Shanghai really falls, I am willing to live and die with it. If you are afraid, go with Anbang." , leave me alone to guard this family business.” The crutches held by Kang Cheng hit the ground one after another, and there was a muffled buzzing sound due to the collision and friction between the wood and the wood.

Hui Niang stepped forward and patted Kang Cheng on the back to comfort his ups and downs due to excitement. Kang Cheng blushed and coughed several times in succession. Hui Niang comforted: "His father, what nonsense are you talking about? Anbang is determined to do it for his family." Okay. It’s just that you don’t want to leave, so we will accompany you, and we will never leave you alone in Shanghai.”

An Ru had just finished washing, and her hair was not completely dry.Under the influence of gravity, the clear water slowly slid down along her slender hair, until the tips of her chest-length hair condensed into crystal drops of water, which slipped quietly in the quiet air and landed on the ground. On the white silk nightdress, it blends with it.Anru has a fairly good understanding of history, and knows that although Shanghai will fall, the people's lives will not be hindered, and Xu's family is in a concession, which has more guarantees.

She interjected: "Dad, don't worry. I heard from friends that even if Shanghai fell, the problem of living security is not a big deal. The big deal is that life will be more difficult after the war. If we are together as a family, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Only An Yi didn't care much about these actual facts and wars. Her family was discussing intensively, but she was absent-minded and didn't express her opinions. Her slender fingertips lightly scrubbed the mahogany tabletop. Others interrupted, so I had to sulk all by myself.

Finally, she waited for her family to finish talking about the matter, and said to Kang Cheng in a moment: "Dad, I want to study abroad, and I will bring you a female doctor." When talking about the female doctor, An Yi glanced provocatively Anru.

An Ru's long and thick eyelashes were lightly covered, blocking the thoughts in her eyes, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

It is difficult for An Yi to study abroad.

Kang Cheng is a traditional person. Even if he has worked in a securities company for more than ten years, he still can't learn foreign style. He has the common view of all feudal patriarchs: a daughter who reads too much is useless.Eight years ago, when An Ru proposed to Kang Cheng the idea of ​​studying abroad for the first time, she was undoubtedly rejected by the parents.An Ru usually has an easy-going and gentle temperament, but when she becomes stubborn, ten cows can't be pulled back. She fought against her father for more than a year, and her mother said kind words, so Kang Cheng reluctantly let go, and An Ru went to study abroad. All expenses have to be borne by her, and the family will not pay a penny for her.Fortunately, An Ru was outstanding in her studies, and she was able to win the school's publicly funded international student program, which gave her seven years of experience studying abroad.

Because of An Ru's lesson from the past, Kang Cheng didn't show any special emotions. He said, "Now that the country is in crisis, it's really useless to study abroad. It's better to stay at home so that your family members don't worry."

An Yi refused, and hurriedly said: "Why An Ru can study abroad, but I can't, you are partial."

"Don't say I'm biased. An Ru never spent a penny at home when she studied abroad. If you can do it, I'll let you go wherever you want." Kang Cheng knocked on the ground with his crutch, and Hui Niang helped him leave the hall. This is the end of a family gathering.

An Yi glared at An Ru, and went back to her room angrily.An Ru shrugged helplessly, said hello to An Bang and left.

Although Kang Cheng's words sound fair, they have become the biggest obstacle for An Yi to study abroad. An Yi has a temper and is not someone who can calm down and study. The grades in school are not very good, let alone her. It is even more difficult to get the one or two places that everyone is fighting for.However, if she is determined to focus on her studies, it is not impossible, but with An Yi's habit of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days, this matter is very mysterious.

An Yi's affairs are up to her to worry about, but An Ru doesn't have much time to take care of her affairs.

The dark green desk lamp was turned on, and under the dim yellow light, An Ru concentrated on holding on to the pen. The hard black pen gleamed with a lustrous luster, and the tip of the pen quickly slid across the yellowed paper under the light.

Thinking of something interesting, the smile on his face never stopped.Against the backdrop of the lights, her face became more and more gentle.Anru's appearance followed her mother's, with a pair of amber eyes embedded in her palm-sized face.If she smiles openly, there will be two deep dimples at the corners of her mouth, and her two canine teeth must be shown, but she often laughs heartily, and her smile only stays in a shallow smile, even her facial muscles are tight. The kind that doesn't move much, so few people can find her cute side.

Don't do what he thinks, the thoughts in her head are flying together with the words written in the pen, when she is emotional, the door thumps, she puts down the pen and rubs her already sore wrist, gets up and opens the door to see that it is her mother, and hurriedly opens the door. People came in.

Hui Niang sat on the head of her daughter's bed, An Ru's little face looked very soft under the soft light, she nodded with satisfaction, thinking that her daughter is the most outstanding girl in the world.

Hui Niang took An Ru's hand, and said insinuatingly, "Did Ah Ru make any friends abroad?"

An Ru pursed her lips, thought about it and said, "I'm usually busy with homework, so I haven't made any friends."

Hui Niang nodded approvingly. She was afraid that her daughter would mess with men and women outside. After all, after so many years, she was not by her daughter's side, and she didn't know how she would be affected by people and things outside. She can rest assured that she knows that her Ah Ru is the closest to her parents.

"Ah Ru, what did An Yi say earlier that you were in a relationship? That handkerchief..."

Hui Niang's unfinished words were obvious, An Ru finally came, and she explained: "It's all An Yi's nonsense, that handkerchief belonged to a lady on the same boat as me. I brought it here for some reason when I was packing up. I was thinking about how to give it back to someone!"

Before she was ten years old, An Ru was born and raised in Suzhou, which is known as a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. She only came to Shanghai when she was ten years old, so her tone of voice carried the unique Wu Nong soft language of the water townspeople.An Ru told her mother, her voice was quiet, but she was extremely firm. Hui Niang believed everything she said.

"If someone is in a hurry, remember to return it, so as not to be in a hurry." Hui Niang stroked Fu Anru's hair, her hands were still wet, and she urged: "Remember to sleep before your hair is dry, otherwise you should sleep." I have a headache."

The faint fragrance of jasmine from the mother's body penetrated into the nostrils, and An Ru felt very at ease in her heart, just like when she was lying in her mother's arms when she was a child, at that time, because she thought she was an adult, she would feel extremely embarrassed every time her mother hugged her.After being away from home for many years, those embarrassments were not as serious as missing her mother. She threw herself into her mother's arms and told her about her life abroad these years, and the two laughed from time to time.

I don't know who mentioned it, but An Ru thought of her former playmate and confidant sister, she asked, "Mom, how is sister Liusu doing?"

Hui Niang sighed: "Liu Su, I see her growing up, and her life is really hard now. You divorced from your husband's family not long after you left the country. How can this divorced woman have status in her mother's family?" No, after seven years of divorce, after her natal brothers ruined her property, they thought her family was useless for production. The money is gone, and she will have to rely on her natal family for life in the future. Even if you remarry, it will be difficult to find a good family, where there is a good family willing to marry a divorced woman, it is best to be a successor to someone else."

An Ru was silent for a long while, she once watched Bai Liusu's experience on the paper, and now after hearing the twists and turns from her mother, she felt a sense of sympathy.Bai Liusu is a victim of this era, which makes her constantly vigilant that her future should be controlled by herself. Even if her life is not good, it is her own choice.