Mr. Qi went to the bank first, took back the rattan box stored in the safe, and took out a key from the bookcase under the bed, opened the box, and asked Wen Jianning to help count it.

She was the daughter of a large family in Huaicheng, and soon after she got married, because she could not bear her husband's punches and kicks, and was influenced by the new ideas at that time, she resolutely divorced with her dowry.

Mr. Qi's brother and sister-in-law were old-fashioned, and they were ashamed of this and did not let her enter the door of Qi's house again. Over the years, she has been alone and self-sufficient, and the original dowry has left most of the antique jewelry except for occasional emergencies or relief to relatives and friends. Wen Jianning was in trouble this time, and she thought of this for the first time.

Wen Jianning hurriedly said, "Sir, how can this work." This is what your mother left you, how can you pawn it out like this because of my business. You keep your things, and my side is not good, and my cousin will help you find a way. ”

Mr. Qi disagreed: "If these dead things are placed here with me, they will only fall into ashes after all, and it is better to use them to solve this urgent need for you." I just don't know if I can make up enough money for these things to pawn out. ”

Seeing that the student was about to refute, Mr. Qi's tone was unquestionable: "You also know where this money came from, and you owe it to others in the past." My money is not profitable, and you and I, teachers and students, will not owe a debt of affection. If you refuse, you don't think of me as your teacher. ”

Wen Jianning opened his mouth, and now he couldn't say anything to refuse.

Regardless of the process, the 30,000 yuan was finally put together.

After the money arrived, the Wen family didn't know if they regretted that the price they asked for was too little, and there was no news for a long time. But after a while, they finally published a statement in the newspaper, announcing that Wen Jianning had completely disconnected from the Wen family, and that life and death had nothing to do with the Wen family, and the whole farce finally came to an end in a sloppy manner.

After everything settled, it was time for Wen Jianning to move to Meng Li in the French Concession.

Before leaving, Wen Jianning took Mr. Qi's arm and shook it: "Sir, you can live with us." ”

Mr. Qi just shook his head: "It's too far away from the magazine where I work, it's really inconvenient." You should go to your second aunt and stay well, and remember to listen to the elders. ”

Wen Jianning didn't know that this was just Mr. Qi's prevarication, but she couldn't persuade Mr. Qi, so she could only give up.

Eventually, she moved out alone.

She didn't really want to live in a small bungalow in the French Concession at all, but she also knew that she couldn't stay with Mr. Qi like this anymore. Even if she could reluctantly follow Mr. Qi under the temporary protection of Wen Baiqing and others, she couldn't rely on Mr. Qi for the rest of her life.

What's more, she has troubled Mr. Qi enough.

On the side of the French Concession, Meng Li was placed in Shanghai alone, and he didn't see Wen Baiqing's son again for more than half a year.

Now that he entrusted Wen Jianning to her, she didn't say a word, and personally commanded the servants to clean up Wen Jianning's room, and she was willing to rest assured after asking her what she meant about every arrangement. And Wen Jianning couldn't give any useful advice here, so she tossed and turned around with great interest by herself, and almost changed every room to her and let her choose.

Wen Jianning saw this beautifully furnished room, but his heart was inexplicably a little uncomfortable.

However, she still remembered to hide her emotions in front of Meng Li and others, so she didn't let them see the clues.

After Wen Jianning moved here, he was not suitable for life next to Meng Li at first.

After coming to Shanghai, especially when she lived with Mr. Qi before, she only nested in the alley most of the time, and moved here to live with Meng Li, but she was often forced to go out for a stroll.

Meng Li is a good person, likes to be lively, there is no day to be idle, every morning when he gets up, he turns on the gramophone downstairs, listens to pop songs, and after breakfast, he has to take Wen Jianning out to go shopping and listen to plays, and he goes shopping all day.

At first, Wen Jianning was embarrassed to refuse, but for several days in a row, she was so tired that she couldn't walk when she came back every evening, but Meng Li was still in good spirits and pulled her new friend to play cards in the living room downstairs for a night.

Later, when Meng Li pulled her out again, Wen Jianning said that he would not go with her anymore.

She saw Wen Jingshu's shadow in Meng Li, and she was inevitably a little resistant to this.

Escaping from Hong Kong and offending the Wen family, everything she did was to get rid of the shadow given to her by the Wen family, if she wanted to return to the kind of life she used to have, then why did she ask for her own hardship in the first place.

But soon, Wen Jianning gradually realized that Meng Li was still a little different after all.

When she came to Shanghai, it was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and in a blink of an eye, it was winter.

The geographical location of Shanghai is not considered to be northern, but the winter weather is still colder for Wen Jianning, who used to live on Hong Kong Island for a long time, and she has a reason to stay alone in the room because she has reduced her outings. By the end of the evening, when she came to the window, the leaves of the plane trees planted on the side of the road had long since fallen, and only the bare branches stretched out into the gray sky.

After sitting all day, she was tired and had a sore back, and after moving her shoulders, she pulled on her slippers and planned to go downstairs to find some snacks

In the past, the lively living room would be deserted, the crystal chandelier was not turned on, only a small lamp was turned on next to it, quietly exuding a milky white soft light in the dark. The gramophone was not turned on, Meng Li was leaning back to the velvet sofa alone, and there was an open booklet on the small magenta lacquer coffee table.

Wen Jianning thought she was asleep, and walked down with the handrail of the wooden staircase, only to find that she was still awake, but she just looked up and didn't know what she was thinking, and the expression on her face was a little lonely.

She couldn't help but ask strangely, "Why didn't you set up a game today?"

No wonder she felt so quiet upstairs just now, at this time, Meng Li and her newfound sisters had already started the game.

Meng Li turned his head and smiled: "I heard that it was going to snow tonight, and one or two of them made excuses and said that they couldn't come." ”

Wen Jianning sat down next to her: "The mountain can't come, you can go to the other side of the mountain." ”

Meng Li shook his head and laughed at himself: "Other people's families are lively, I'm going to join in the fun, it's plain and annoying." ”

Wen Jianning reached out and took the booklet, only to find that Meng Li was actually reading a recipe for Cantonese cuisine.

"Are you going to learn how to cook?"

Meng Li snatched the booklet from her hand again, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Sort of, I think that this year, Bai Qing and they may come to stay here for two days during the New Year, so I will take a look." ”

Wen Jianning didn't know what to say for a while.

She knew that she could say that there were cooks and servants here, and Meng Li didn't need to look at them. But what she knew, didn't Meng Li understand?

Wen Jianning also knew that she couldn't say that Wen Baiqing would most likely not come to accompany her this year. After all, he is going to get married next year, and this kind of happy moment for the family should be spent in the Wen family or the Liao family.

She has also seen some these days, although Meng Li has been pampered since she was picked up by Wen Baiqing, and now she is living comfortably in Shanghai by herself, but when she occasionally talks about the Liao family, her expression is still a little lost. Meng Li has been in a sinking position for half his life, and now he has finally found his son, but because of his former identity, he can only be in such an embarrassing situation.

Rather than living alone in an empty bungalow, perhaps she would like to be with her son's family and live an ordinary life. But Meng Li himself may also know that things in the world are not always as expected, and now that it is like this, it is already a blessing from God.

Wen Jianning thought about it seriously and said, "If you really want to learn, why don't you ask someone to go to the restaurant to invite a Cantonese chef to learn well, and you can show your hand well in front of my cousin and Sister Jingqiu." ”

Meng Li smiled: "My young lady, what to do with that money, I'm just talking." Not to mention that there are cooks at home, they may not be able to come to me for the New Year. I've only learned in vain. ”

Wen Jianning said very insistently: "Even if you don't come this year, you will definitely come over next year." We will come together in the future, so you can't be lazy at this moment. The food cooked by my own family is not the same as that cooked by the cook. ”

Meng Li was stunned.

When she came back to her senses, her lips trembled a little, and she smiled as if she was crying: "You...... That's right. ”

......

Perhaps it was because Wen Jianning's comforting words had an effect, and in the next few days, Meng Li's greetings and care for Wen Jianning were almost frightening.

For example, she knew that Wen Jianning liked literature, so she wanted to take Wen Jianning to other people's literary salons.

This is not all a whim of Meng Li, most of her brand partners live nearby, or the wives of rich families she met in beauty salons and department stores, and she has a wide range of contacts, and it is easy to meet a few famous writers in Shanghai.

Wen Jianning shook his head: "You don't have to be so troublesome, I won't go." ”

She refused to participate in these activities, not because she was shy and afraid to meet people, but because she and the Wen family had a storm in the tabloids, and it was inevitable that she would be seen. If her photo hadn't been made public, there might have been a chance to be lucky, but since even her photo had been printed in the newspaper, she didn't have the courage to go to the salon as if nothing had happened, and let others judge her behind her back.

"I played too much a while ago, and I'm going to take the exam next year, so I can just take a good look at the book and review my homework here. ”

As soon as she said this, Meng Li couldn't help her anymore.

For example, two days later, Wen Jianning was reading a book in the room when he was suddenly called downstairs by the maid.

At a glance, she saw that the sofa in the living room was full of all kinds of clothes, as if Meng Li and her brand partner had moved the coat racks of the department store here, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Meng Li greeted her happily: "I bought you some new clothes, come and see, like it or not." ”

Wen Jianning looked at the cheongsam placed on the top, and immediately shook his head: "This can't be done, the weather is too cold now, and I can't wear it out." ”

"It's really a dead brain, who let you wear it out now, try it first," Meng Li directly commanded the maid to hold the clothes, and pushed Wen Jianning upstairs to change clothes, "Go quickly, give me a try one by one." ”

When Wen saw Ning Mu trying on the last set of clothes with a face, Meng Li looked at her and shook her head, and made a final comment: "It looks like Zhou Zheng, but she looks childish, and she looks like a female student." ”

Although she said this, she looked at the girl in front of her who was in her prime again, and sincerely felt sorry for her: "But my family is still young, and I have such a good appearance, and I don't know which man can have such blessings in the future." The Wen family doesn't do good deeds and ruin your reputation like this. In the future, if you fall in love with the young master of any family, you will have to suffer hardship. ”

was told about this kind of thing in person, although Wen Jianning couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, but he still accepted her praise generously: "You forgot that you said that my temper is not likable, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a good family in the future." ”

Meng Li only laughed when she heard it, they hated each other at the beginning, who would have thought that there would be today.

After laughing, she still deliberately straightened her face: "Okay, you know how to stay in your room and read books all day long, and you are pedantic at a young age, and you don't have any femininity at all." I'm not allowed to read tomorrow, so come with me to the department store and choose some suitable clothes for you. ”

In the face of such a Meng Li, Wen Jianning did not refuse directly as before, and finally could only agree with a wry smile.

(End of chapter)