Ode to Joy clearly loves you

Ode to Joy.

The second floor.

Fan's family has already finished dinner.

"It's really a crime." Seeing Fan Shengmei cleaning the table, Fan's mother said her thoughts, "We eat and drink here, and your eldest brother and sister-in-law don't know how they are doing outside." She didn't notice it at all. The daughter's complexion is getting worse and worse, and she only cares about talking to herself, preparing the clothes for her grandson to wear after taking a shower, "Now that I think about it, those people may not necessarily know where your elder brother is. Since they don't know where he is, then he It shouldn’t be a problem if you come to Shanghai, Xiaomei, I think it’s quite safe here, there are guards coming in and out, after your elder brother and sister-in-law come..."

"After they come, I should have no place to live." Fan Shengmei took over the words, "Including me, we will have to live on the streets."

After saying this, Fan's father and Fan's mother stopped their movements and looked at their daughter.

Mother Fan put down her clothes and hurried to her daughter, "Xiaomei, what are you talking about? What are you living on the street? Isn't this your friend's house? How could she let you live on the street? I think your friend is quite Well, those little girls are pretty nice too."

Fan Shengmei looked at her mother, who has been partial to her son until now, and said nothing. She didn't know what to say to her mother, and she understood the reason why she said that the mother couldn't understand at all, because she felt that accepting help from others was something that should be done From the standpoint of the weak, she accepts help without a bottom line, even begging without self-esteem. This is what she can't tolerate the most, her weakness that she doesn't want others to know.

"Xiaomei, look, we've been here for several days. We haven't thanked you, the friend who borrowed the house, or you can tell her to let your elder brother and sister-in-law also come to Shanghai. I think she seems She is very capable, or let her find a job for your elder brother and sister-in-law in Shanghai, and the salary is not too high." Fan's mother said to herself again, "In this way, we don't have to rely on you to raise our whole family."

"Yeah, Xiaomei, look, the house here is okay, let's all squeeze together." Father Fan also thinks that the place he lives in now is pretty good, and in fact, he can let his son and daughter-in-law come and hide together. , the expenses are also saved."

"That's right." Mother Fan went to hug her grandson, preparing to give him a bath.

Fan Shengmei turned her head and looked at her father again, her throat was stuck in what she wanted to say.

"You can tell that friend tomorrow, and I'll call your elder brother tonight and ask them to come over!" Mother Fan thought that this was their foothold in Shanghai.

"You can call him over." Fan Shengmei smiled wryly at her parents, "I'm worried that I won't be able to find him. It's impossible for our whole family to hide in Shanghai. If you let him come, I will fight with him face to face. Explain everything clearly, and I will find someone to send him back to solve the beating matter; you can call him!"

When Mother Fan heard that she was going to send her son home to solve the problem, she became anxious, "Xiaomei, how can you do this? Why do we have a good house to live in here, and your elder brother has to suffer so much to avoid debts outside..."

"That's all he asked for!" Fan Shengmei retorted back, "And this good house is not mine at all, my friend will take back the house at any time."

"Xiaomei, you can talk to her, go and beg her not to take back the house." Fan's mother said very lightly, "You go and talk about it." She felt that her daughter didn't want her son and wife to come to Shanghai, so she said that on purpose. of.

"She didn't take any money when we live here now, but do you know how much the rent for a flat like this is near here?" Fan Shengmei looked at her mother who lived at ease, who was ungrateful and whimsical, "She is kind, and it is a temporary emergency. If you lend us two days, do you think you can live forever? It’s always about helping the emergency, not the poor. It’s hard for me to have such a friend. I’m scared of all the friends around me, and no one is willing to borrow money Give it to me, do you want me to lose this too? Tell you, losing this friend, our family will definitely have no house to live in, and we don’t have the money to stay in a hotel, so we can only live on the streets.”

"No!" Mother Fan retorted her daughter, "I met your short-haired friend in the morning, the little girl who drove last night, and she promised to lend you money." She said flatteredly, "She said she would give you as much as you want. Why don't you borrow it from her."

Fan Shengmei was taken aback for a moment, and her eyebrows could not help but frown.

"I'll pay her back the salary next month." Fan's mother said in a relaxed tone, as if she didn't have to pay it back at all. "I've already told her."

Fan Shengmei turned her gaze to one side, adjusted her breathing, but in the end she didn't say a word.

Fan's mother thought that she had heard the good news, "I went to give Lei Lei a bath, the water heater here is good, the water is big, Xiaomei, wait a minute to see what brand the water heater is, and we will change it at home later. "Of course you pay for it.

Fan Shengmei didn't hear what her mother said at all, she just stood there in a daze: She actually asked herself to borrow money from Qu Xiaoxiao!What is Qu Xiaoxiao going to do?Is it to humiliate yourself?Or do you feel sorry for yourself and want to be a good person again? !For a while, I felt my throat was dry and sore, I couldn't stay any longer, I turned around and went out the door, trying to calm myself down with a hair dryer, feeling wronged, wanting to cry, and all kinds of emotions came flooding in.

When he went out, he saw Xiaoguan and Xiaoqiu coming towards him.

She couldn't control it anymore, she stepped forward and hugged Xiaoqiu.

When Xiao Qiu saw her, he wanted to say hello, but when she hugged her suddenly, Xiao Qiu couldn't react, "Sister Fan, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't ask anything." Fan Shengmei's bitterness accumulated these days reached its limit at this moment, she hugged Xiaoqiu tightly, and sobbed.

Xiaoqiu was still holding some food bought by her and Xiaoguan, and wanted to give it to Fan's parents, so he took the Wangwang gift bag and patted Fan Shengmei on the back.

Seeing this, Xiao Guan said, "Sister Fan, let's go back upstairs." The food can be delivered later.

Fan Shengmei has strong self-control, hugged Xiaoqiu for a while, then let go of her, wiped her eye sockets to prevent them from seeing her eyes, and nodded, "Okay."

In the No. [-] elevator, Xiaoguan and Xiaoqiu stood beside Fan Shengmei, watching her try not to let herself really cry.

"Sister Fan, Xiaoguan and I bought some food, just some milk and biscuits." Xiaoqiu found a topic, "Don't be disgusted."

"Sister Fan, if there is anything you can tell us, even if we can't help you, it might make you feel better if you say it." Xiaoguan also whispered softly. He had never seen such a sad Sister Fan before. Renxin: "Did you encounter any difficulties? Is it not convenient to tell Zhenzhen? Then do you want us to talk to her?"

"Don't!" Fan Shengmei immediately shook her head, "Don't bother her, this is our family's business, we will solve it ourselves."

Xiaoqiu and Xiaoguan looked at each other and didn't say anything more.

The elevator reached the 21st floor, and the three walked in.

Xiaoqiu saw someone in the kitchen, and fixed his eyes on Andy, "Andy, are you back?"

Andy was looking for the black tea that Ming Zhen had mentioned, and wanted to make some tea, "Yeah, what are you guys?" Seeing Xiao Guan's hand with big and small bags.

"We bought some food, and we want to give it to Uncle Fan and Aunt Fan." Xiao Guan turned his eyes to Fan Shengmei while talking, "I didn't expect to meet Sister Fan coming out before entering the door..."

"Andy, what delicious treat did Zhenzhen cook for you today?" Xiaoqiu heard that she entertained Andy and Mr. Wei at her boyfriend's house, and was very curious, "Is it the expensive dishes like abalone and shark's fin? How many abalones? "

"The cabbage is delicious after I eat it. Those so-called expensive dishes are no different from what we usually eat." The food in Ming's kitchen is all good. .”

"Cabbage?" Xiao Qiu scratched his head.

But Xiaoguan knows that the simpler the dish, the more complicated the ingredients may be, and the cooking method is very particular.

Andy looked at Fan Shengmei with red eyes, "Xiao Fan, um, would you like to drink some wine and talk to me?"

Seeing Andy's expression, Xiaoguan tugged at Xiaoqiu, "Yingying, it seems that a new movie disc has arrived, let's go to the audio-visual room to watch the new movie."

Xiaoqiu blinked dumbly:?

Xiao Guan made an emoji, "I'm going to get some snacks, you prepare drinks, let's go down and watch a movie."

Only then did Xiaoqiu react, "Oh, okay, I'll go prepare a drink."

Xiaoguan and Xiaoqiu left obediently.

Andy found a bottle of wine that he hadn't drunk last time, took two upside-down glasses, and poured two glasses, "Sorry, I can't create an atmosphere like Min does."

"It's okay." Fan Shengmei stepped forward, "I don't need any atmosphere now." She just wanted to drink, so she drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then poured herself another glass. Red "Did she tell you?"

Andy watched her drink so hard the first time, "Yes, but I don't think she wants to drive you away."

"Then why did she say those words?" Fan Shengmei raised her eyes, "Those hurtful words."

"But your words are just as hurtful. Old Tan told me that I'm going to fight against Mi En." Andy said calmly, "You should know that she didn't want to embarrass you by being superior, she just wanted to help you, but you are so Sensitive rejection; Min is also a very sensitive person at times, not only you who are sensitive and want to maintain self-esteem, she is also the same, she was not allowed to be angry when you rejected him so directly, Miss Fan, isn't that unreasonable?"

Fan Shengmei frowned.

"You said she was high above you, but could it be that you set yourself too low, so you thought she set yourself high?" Andy analyzed, "Yes, Ming Zhen has wealth and family, and she is also in charge. Powerful positions, but she still had these in the past, why didn't you feel that she was superior at that time?"

Fan Shengmei lowered her eyes and remained silent.

"She hasn't changed much, but she has gradually become cheerful. When I first saw her, she had a heavy sense of gloom, but now she has begun to shine." It's just these changes. "Xiaofan, she hasn't changed, she hasn't changed. Confidence, something we don't know is you."

Fan Shengmei raised her hand, wanted to say something but her throat was dry, unable to say anything, she drank the wine in her glass again.

Andy poured the third cup for her again, "I think you should apologize to her, not to make you admit your mistakes in a humble way, but to apologize calmly, so that you can return to the place where you lowered yourself."

Fan Shengmei is a smart person, after hearing this, she understood what Andy meant, "I understand." She nodded, "Thank you, Andy." Her words woke her up.

"She lives at Lao Tan's place today, if you want to call, wait until tomorrow." Andy told.

Fan Shengmei felt tired, but did not dare to relax, "Okay."

Andy looked at her calmly, "Little sister Fan, no one can take care of someone for a lifetime. Self-reliance is very important, but sometimes you really can't support it. It's not a sin to show some weakness occasionally."

Fan Shengmei didn't answer, her eyes suddenly turned red and she looked away.

Andy took a deep breath, walked to the stairs, and went upstairs.