When Wen Jianning returned to the hall, Jianyu was already waiting for her at the door, but there was no trace of the other two beside her.

Seeing that she finally came over, Jianyu hurriedly said, "Third sister, big sister, they have already gone to the door." ”

The dance party in the hall was not over yet, and even jazz music could be heard. According to Jianwan's temperament, the dance party is about to leave before it is over, and something must be wrong.

Wen Jianning couldn't help asking, "But what happened?"

Jianyu whispered: "A big poet came to the ball, saying that he was a friend of the Feng family. The eldest sister mentioned her poems in front of others, but was ridiculed, saying that if her poems could be published in the newspaper, they would definitely spend money to buy them. The big sister felt that she had lost face, so she had to leave first. And as Jianwan's sisters, even if they disagree in private, they will advance and retreat together on the surface, so naturally they can only accompany her to leave.

Wen Jianning was silent.

It may be a good thing for Jianwan to know the truth early, but it still depends on whether she can accept this fact.

When the two of them came to their car, they saw Lu Jiajun standing in front of the car door, bowing his head and talking to the people inside.

Jianwan, who was sitting in the car, had been coaxed by Lu Jiajun and Jianxiu left and right, but her eyes were still slightly red.

Wen Jianning was surprised: "How did he chase him here from Hong Kong?"

Jianyu whispered: "Brother Jiajun was also invited to the dance today, and it is said that his family and the Feng family are world friends. ”

I see.

Wen Jianning had only heard embroidery say that Lu Jiajun's family was a scholarly family, but he didn't expect his family background to be so good. Thinking about the treatment of this poor man in Jianwan in the future, maybe he can improve a few points.

Lu Jiajun personally sent them back to the Wen Mansion, and after Wen Jianning and the others got out of the car, they could still see him and Jianwan standing at the door talking.

The two of them entered the house first, and only Jianxiu stayed at the door alone, and only after Lu Jiajun turned back and left step by step, he walked into the house with Jianwan.

Wen Jianwan was spoiled by someone, and he couldn't show off at the dance today, and he was a little unwilling. However, being able to find out Lu Jiajun's family background is also a big gain for her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn her head and ask, "Why didn't I hear you say that the Lu family and the Feng family are good things for the Tong family before?"

Jianxiu bowed his head and said: "It's just an ordinary friend who knows at random, he himself only says that he is from Zhejiang, and his ancestor is a scholarly family, how can I know that his family can be on par with the Feng family." ”

Seeing that Wan just asked casually, he was no longer suspicious after hearing it, but there was a thoughtful look on his face.

...

When it was time for dinner, the elders inevitably wanted to ask about today's events, and they were prevaricated by the sisters.

Because of the loss of face at the dance, the Feng Mansion posted again in the next few days, saying that it was a literary salon and invited them to go, but they were all rejected by Jianwan. She couldn't go by herself, and she didn't let anyone else go, so she dragged Jianxiu and Lu Jiajun around all day long.

Wen Jianning was too lazy to join them, she got up early every morning with a sketchbook, and wandered aimlessly through the streets of Shanghai, department stores, racetracks, dance halls, cinemas, parks, and churches, all of which were commonplace scenes in Hong Kong, and they were just the same in Shanghai.

What's more, Mr. Qi said that let her go to a place she has never seen before.

So on the second day, Wen Jianning walked into the alleys crisscrossing Shanghai.

Not long after the cart that pulled away the toilet in the early morning left, the stench of fish scales and rotten vegetable leaves came from the roadside drain, and the smell was disgusting and disgusting, forcing Wen Jianning to retreat almost the moment he entered. Except when she was selling fish at the market in Mingshui Town, she hadn't smelled it in years.

Whether it is the Wen family's villa, the Wen mansion, or other places she has stayed in over the years, most of them are clean and bright. Wen Jianning's nose had long been degraded by the overly comfortable and affluent life like other senses, and suddenly being in this environment awakened the memories of the past.

In the past few years, Wen Jianning has never tried to seriously mobilize the senses of the whole body to observe everything around him:

She had seen unkempt beggars in the corners, covered with lice and bugs, curled up in the corners, rickshaw drivers in the streets, pulling their customers through the streets like mules and horses in order to earn the family's rations, the dock workers carrying heavy loads on their shoulders so that they could barely stand upright, and the many foreigners, not so polite as they usually see at the banquets and dances, but arrogant and arrogant to her countrymen, as if they had forgotten that they were stepping on the territory of another country。

Wen Jianning vaguely understood what Mr. Qi meant, Mr. Qi wanted her to see that there are still many misfortunes in this era, which are staged almost every day. Prosperity has the same background, but ugliness has its own joys and sorrows.

But this still did not answer her confusion, and she did not know what she could do in the face of these people. She may be able to solve the current predicament of one or two of them, but she will not be able to change their miserable lives, let alone save thousands of people. On top of that, she can't even control her own destiny, let alone change the world.

The more she saw and the heavier her heart became, the more this confusion deepened.

However, this time was not like before, Mr. Qi never gave a definite answer, and still asked Wen Jianning to find it by himself.

In this vast sea of people, go and find the answer that suits her.

...

In Wen Jianning's distress and confusion, the time finally arrived on Feng Ling's wedding day.

Early in the morning, the Wen sisters got up and dressed up and went to the Feng Mansion with their elders.

When everyone arrived, they found that the outside of the Feng Mansion was even more congested than on the day of the ball.

If only young talents came last time, this time it was more of Shanghai's local celebrities and gentry, and they even saw a few familiar faces that had only appeared in the newspapers.

Not only were the girls speechless, but even the elders of the Wen family were a little excited.

They were able to come to the wedding this time, and it was because of the friendship between the girls and Feng Ling. If you can get in touch with the Feng family this time, it will also be good for the family's business, and even if you can't, it would be good to take this opportunity to make a few more friends.

The divorce ceremony started early, and the descendants of the Feng family took the girls to see Feng Ling first.

Feng Ling was trying on wedding dresses in the room, and when she saw them coming, she showed a little smile on her face, and hurriedly beckoned them to sit down.

Outsiders only think that Feng Ling is generous and enthusiastic, but only those who know her well know that she has a strong personality and loves to be in the limelight, and her popularity among her peers and sisters is not good. Although the girls of the Wen family are not her own sisters, at least they truly worship Feng Ling. Letting them participate in the wedding, for Feng Ling, can be regarded as filling the gap that she did not have her own sisters to support her.

After everyone sat down, Feng Ling apologized for her friend who offended Jianwan that day.

She only learned about it after the fact, and she wanted the poet friend to apologize to Jianwan in person. But the poet is used to being open-minded by nature, and he can't look down on a girl like Jianwan, whose heart is higher than the sky, and in the end she has to come forward in person.

Feng Ling apologized like this, but she was embarrassed to see Wan, and the matter was finally revealed.

Everyone was chatting when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in—"

The door opened a crack, revealing a young man in a gray robe.

As soon as he saw a few girls sitting inside, he subconsciously wanted to quit, but was stopped by Feng Ling and beckoned him in: "Ah Yi, come here, I'll introduce you to a few friends." ”

At this time, Feng Yi neither advanced nor retreated, so he could only come in hard.

The four girls looked at each other and stood up at the same time.

Feng Ling pulled the person over and introduced the two parties with a smile: "This is my younger brother Feng Yi, this is the student I taught in Hong Kong before, you can call your sisters." ”

Feng Yi was so embarrassed that his ears were about to get hot, and his eyes happened to meet Wen Jianning, who was standing on the far left.

The moment their eyes met, both of them were stunned.

Their gaze met and they couldn't escape the eyes of the people next to them.

Jianwan had heard Feng Ling talk about her brother before, and she had always been quite curious about him. But as soon as Feng Yi came in, she looked at Wen Jianning, which made her can't help but ask, "You know each other?"

There was a slight sour taste in his tone.

Wen Jianning nodded: "I saw it in the study building a few days ago. ”

Although she guessed that he was the Feng family at the time, she didn't expect him to be Feng Ling's younger brother, no wonder he looked a little familiar.

Feng Ling reminded with a smile: "You forgot, haven't we met in Hong Kong before." ”

As soon as she said this, the two remembered the first time they met a few months ago, and then they suddenly realized.

Seeing that Wan and the others didn't know what was going on, although they wanted to ask, but out of reserve, they could only suppress the urge to interrogate Wen Jianning first, and turned their heads to talk and laugh with the Feng family sisters and brothers.

Feng Yi is obviously not good at dealing with girls, so he will be forced to sit here, and the whole person will be restless.

After another topic, Feng Ling glanced at Feng Yi, who was sitting on pins and needles beside her, and said with a smile: "Let Ah Yi accompany you outside to breathe first, it's enough to see Ning here to accompany me." ”

Obviously, Feng Ling had something to say to Wen Jianning alone.

Seeing that Wan Yuan was a little angry, but when he thought that he could go out with Feng Yi, he quickly turned his anger into joy.

After they all went out and closed the door, Feng Ling pondered for a while before slowly speaking to the girl in front of her, "Jianning, I have something to say sorry to you first." ”

Wen Jianning was stunned for a moment.

"The last time I asked someone to take you to the Feng Family Library, I did it on purpose. In fact, I knew that Ah Yi was in the building, and I intended to let you go over, because I had the intention of letting you make friends. After Feng Ling finished speaking, she solemnly bowed slightly to apologize.

Although when he saw Feng Yi just now, Wen Jianning already had a guess in his heart. But Feng Ling's words made her a little at a loss, and she said, "Sister Feng Ling, you don't have to apologize." ”

After all, it's not the old society anymore, they just met, and Feng Ling's arrangement is not very out of line.

But Feng Ling's expression was very serious: "Maybe you think it's a trivial matter, but in the final analysis, my motives are not pure in the first place, and I should apologize to you." Ah Yi has been withdrawn since he was a child, and he can't get along with girls, which has always worried me, so he made this decision. In order to make amends for my mistakes, if you need help in the future, please let me know. After all, I am a member of the Feng family, and I can at least do you a small favor in the future. ”

Wen Jianning knew how heavy a promise a person from Feng Ling's background was: "Sister Feng Ling, in fact, I-"

Before she finished speaking, Feng Ling patted her hands on her shoulders, and said in a firm tone: "Don't talk too much, children, you will need it one day." Her eyes seemed to see everything, and she went straight to Wen Jianning's heart.

Wen Jianning hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Feng Ling smiled lightly: "Speaking of which, I also have a little favor that I need your help with, Ah Yi went to the United States to study this year, and he has no friends over there." You don't need to do anything, just write a letter to him once in a while and exchange your thoughts, and I think you kids have something in common to talk about. ”

With the first nod in agreement, this time Wen Jianning did not hesitate for a long time, but still nodded.

Although she doesn't like this kind of parental arrangement-style friendship, she also knows that it is impossible to get Feng Ling's promise just by relying on the little things before. Only by agreeing to her request can you get the corresponding payment.

It's just that if Wen Jianning didn't know that with the Feng family's family background, it would be impossible to fall in love with her background, otherwise she would really think that Feng Ling was going to mess around with the mandarin duck score for her younger brother.

After Wen Jianning left, Feng Ling sat in front of the dresser and smiled in the mirror.

She taught all four girls of the Wen family back then, but she only had the deepest impression of Wen Jianning. This girl has a tough temperament, a pure heart, and a serious and rigorous work, very similar to Feng Yi, they are the same kind of people. When the same kind of people are together, they will have a little common language. But two equally silent and boring people are together, and they will not not have feelings.

Feng Yi has gone to the United States to study this year and will have to wait a few years to complete his studies. If it weren't for Feng Ling's wedding this time, he would not normally return to Shanghai, and he wanted to see Wen Jianning again, but he was afraid that he didn't know what year and month he would have to wait.

That way, she doesn't have to worry about the unexpected.

Wen Jianning would be a suitable candidate.

...

Wen Jianning left Feng Ling's room, and when she found Jianwan and them under the guidance of her subordinates, Feng Yi obviously couldn't hold on. When I saw her coming, I was obviously relieved on my face.

However, when he thought of Wen Jianning being left by his sister Feng Ling to speak alone, and then thinking of the previous meeting in the library, Feng Yi felt that he might have to relax his breath early.

He asked, "Did my sister say anything excessive to you?"

Wen Jianning hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and said, "No." ”

She didn't know that this moment of hesitation had been fully seen by Feng Yi. He was about to say something, but the subordinates on the side urged, he could only take a deep look at Wen Jianning and said to her, "See you at the banquet later." ”

(End of chapter)