Wen Baiqing told the villa that he had urgent business and needed to return as soon as possible. In fact, he stayed in Hong Kong for two more days, and finally persuaded Meng Li to go back to Guangzhou with him.

On the day of departure, Wen Jianning slipped out of the villa and went to the dock to see them off.

Because he couldn't predict when the next time he would come back, Wen Baiqing repeatedly told Wen Jianning not to easily conflict with Wen Jingshu, nor to be rash. Whatever it is, everything will wait for him to come back.

Seeing that the time was not early, Wen Baiqing glanced at Meng Li beside him.

Obviously, she had something to say to Wen Jianning.

Meng Li has washed off the fat powder on his face, and although his plain face is a little old, it is much more pleasing to the eye than before. She pinned the broken hair from her sideburns behind her ears, looking low-browed, and even a little embarrassed: "Listen to Bai Qing, you are the third among the sisters, I will call you Miss Three." I couldn't live with you before, I'm a person, I've been used to messing around in a nasty place in the past, and I don't have to hide my mouth, please don't go to your heart. ”

Wen Jianning just smiled: "You don't have to mind the past, my attitude was not very good before, I hope you don't be surprised." You and your cousin will live a good life when you go back, and forget about the past. ”

In the distance, a long whistle sounded from the mail ship, urging passengers to board early.

The three waved goodbye.

Seeing them board the boat, Wen Jianning turned around and walked back alone.

On the way back, she kept thinking about her aunt and uncle.

Although she has been in Hong Kong and has hardly returned to the mainland over the years, she has also tried to inquire about the whereabouts of the Ming family.

However, I didn't expect that my aunt and uncle would never return back then, and they never returned to Mingshui Town after that. To this day, Wen Jianning still doesn't want to think badly, but she doesn't have any expectations for seeing her uncle and mother again in this life. She only hopes that they can live in a certain corner of this world safely, and not have to be displaced like Meng Li in the past.

Nothing else.

...

After Wen Baiqing left, Wen Jianning returned to his previous busy state.

In addition to going back and forth between the villa and the school every day, she often had to follow Wen Jingshu and them, socializing with a group of men and women at the dance. When she returned from the feast and returned to her room, she felt exhausted, and she had never been so tired.

As for seeing embroidery, they at least maintained a polite state on the surface, but they still ignored each other in private. As time passed, even Jianwan noticed that something was wrong with them. However, they are evil, and they are naturally happy to see it, and Wen Jianninglai is even more ruthless when he taunts him on weekdays, and Jianxiu just watched quietly from the side, and he didn't at least come out to persuade him as before.

Wen Jianning still looked indifferent on the surface, but only she knew what it was like in her heart.

The only thing that can make her feel a little happy is the release of "Flowers on the Sea".

"Flowers on the Sea" is far more successful than Wen Jianning imagined, and the influence of Bai Mao's pen name is finally no longer limited to Hong Kong, but for the first time officially announced its existence in the domestic literary circle. Over time, the influence of "Flowers of the Sea" gradually spread from Shanghai to Hong Kong, where it was also sought after.

Her friend Zhong Hui, for example, became a loyal reader of Bai Mao, and it is said that she wrote a long letter to the magazine in Shanghai. Even when she was walking after school, Wen Jianning listened to her complain all the way: "It's been a while since "Flowers on the Sea" was published, and I asked my father to ask "Sing Tao Miscellaneous Talk", but they still refused to let go. I sent a letter to the newspaper office in Shanghai, but there has been no reply until now, and this Mr. Bai Mao is really mysterious. ”

Wen Jianning just smiled secretly next to her when she heard this, and only after laughing did she ask her, "You wrote to Bai Mao, do you have something to ask him?"

Zhong Hui sighed and said, "Sort of, in fact, I just want to ask, what does that ending mean, and whether Mingxiu escaped or not." This ending made me feel uncomfortable. ”

Wen Jianning pursed his lips and smiled.

In the ending of "Flowers on the Sea", the protagonist Mingxiu rowed away the only usable lifeboat on the boat and fled to the sea under the moonlit night, but before she could catch her breath, she found that there were signs of a storm coming at the junction of the sea and the sky.

In her opinion, whether it is the protagonist Mingxiu or the fate of a whole boatload of people, it is already obvious to hint.

It's just that she still doesn't want to talk to Zhong Hui about these thoughts for the time being.

Wen Jianning knew that her friend had always been the most emotional, and if she confirmed that it was a tragic ending, she might have to cry a few cylinders of tears. In the future, she will know that Wen Jianning is this Bai Mao, and maybe she will be murdered.

She was smiling and thinking, and heard Zhong Hui say: "I have looked for Bai Mao's previous works, and I don't know what he can do to produce new works." "Flowers on the Sea" is well written, but it is too sad, and I would like to see him write something else. ”

Wen Jianning actually wanted to tell Zhong Hui that Mr. Bai Mao didn't plan to write a long story for the time being because of his tight homework, even if it was a short story, he only planned to start writing occasionally when he had spare time.

But she held back and didn't say anything.

Zhong Hui didn't know what to think of, and suddenly turned her head and asked her: "Jianning, your Chinese composition has always been praised by the teacher, why don't you try to write your own articles and submit them to the newspaper." ”

In fact, there is another thing, Zhong Hui has always found it strange, Jianning is a member of the Wildfire Society, but all along, she has only helped to review and proofread, except for reading notes, she has hardly taken the initiative to write anything and submit it to the school journal.

Wen Jianning replied calmly: "At least wait for the university, there is really not enough time now." ”

It turned out that it was because of studying, and too, she had been working hard.

Zhong Hui nodded, and asked again: "By the way, Jianning, I have been forgetting to ask you before, you should be planning to take the entrance examination to Hong Kong University, right?"

Wen Jianning shook his head: "No." ”

Zhong Hui asked curiously: "Then are you planning to go abroad, to Europe, or to the United States?"

Wen Jianning still shook his head: "No, I think I'm probably ...... I will go to the mainland. ”

She said uncertainly.

After receiving Feng Yi's letter last time, she has always had plans in this regard, but during this time, she was physically and mentally exhausted and had no time to think about which university in the mainland she wanted to go to.

Zhong Hui said with a look of adoration: "Jianning, I really admire you." ”

As soon as Wen Jianning saw her expression, he knew that his friend was afraid that something would go wrong, so he hurriedly explained: "I want to go to the mainland only because my teacher is over there, not what you think." She knows that her friend has always been a woman, although she is a girl, she has the heart to serve the country, and she always wants to go to the front line in the mainland.

Zhong Huiwan smiled: "I know what you want to say, but now everyone knows that the mainland is so chaotic, rushing to Hong Kong and abroad, and you are still willing to go to the north, which in itself is very worthy of my admiration." ”

Wen Jianning was a little embarrassed by her: "I just have such an idea, and I haven't thought about where to go yet." ”

Zhong Hui bowed his head and said: "Actually, I also want to go to Peking to go to university, but my father said that it is an eventful time in China right now." The Japanese may not know when they will enter North China, and the next few years are afraid that it will not be even more peaceful. ”

Zhong Hui still has a family in Hong Kong that he can't let go, but Wen Jianning doesn't have these ties. After leaving Hong Kong, she could go to Shanghai to join Mr. Qi, and for her, no matter how peaceful the mainland is, it is better than staying here in Hong Kong.

With these grievances with the Wen family, Wen Jianning really couldn't talk to Zhong Hui, so she could only whisper: "Staying in Hong Kong or going abroad, you can only hide for a while, but when you go to the mainland, even if you are in the midst of war, at least your heart is at peace." ”

Zhong Hui lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said with a solemn expression: "Jianning, I'll be your companion, let's go to the mainland to take the university entrance examination together, and then pull Jiang Xuwen." ”

Wen Jianning smiled and asked, "Will your family agree?"

She asked a pun, although the relationship between the two has not yet been confirmed, but the strangeness between these two friends, she, the middleman, is very clear.

Zhong Hui blushed and said awkwardly, "I don't care about them." ”

The two were still talking and laughing, when they suddenly heard someone shouting behind them, and when they looked back, they saw Jiang Xuwen in black student clothes running towards them, panting and standing in front of them.

With the increasing tension of school, the senior members have gradually withdrawn from the daily activities of the club, and even Jiang Xuwen, the president of the Wildfire Club, is slowly handing over the affairs at hand to the junior members. As soon as he finished the affairs of the society, he immediately ran to them.

As soon as he came, Zhong Hui repeated what he had just said to Wen Jianning, and proposed: "When the time comes, the three of us will go north together, so that we can be companions." ”

Wen Jianning saw that Zhong Hui really had this idea, afraid that her impulsive temperament would make a fuss about going north the next day, so she hurriedly said: "Don't be in a hurry to go north beforehand, let's think about where to go to the university first." ”

Zhong Hui tilted his head and said: "Do you still need to think about it, your grades are so good, you must go to Peking University or Tsinghua University." ”

Wen Jianning was stunned for a moment.

The two Zhong Hui mentioned are both universities in Beiping.

Although she also considered going to several universities in Peking in the future at the beginning, she didn't know anyone in Beiping, and Mr. Qi was in Shanghai, so she first considered Shanghai. Peking is too far away and strange for her. ”

Zhong Hui muttered to himself on the side, as if he had made up his mind: "Actually, I also want to go to Nankai in Tianjin, and Mr. Zhang Boling's 'fairness and fairness, changing with each passing day' really won my heart." But Peking University is also my dream for a long time......"

She said this as if she had been admitted to these top universities in China, and she was agonizing about which one was better.

Jiang Xuwen and Wen Jianning looked at each other and smiled helplessly, there was nothing they could do with her.

Zhong Hui said excitedly, while turning his head, his short hair throwing out a clean and neat arc: "Then we will say that we will go to the mainland together next year and be admitted to Peking University." ”

Seeing her so happy, Wen Jianning smiled lightly: "Okay." ”

Jiang Xuwen next to him just laughed, but a trace of bitterness flashed in his eyes.

But in a blink of an eye, he also responded, and discussed the mainland university with Zhong Hui next to him.

Wen Jianning shook his head, just thinking that he had mistaken it for a while.

The three friends chatted all the way to the school gate and went back to their respective homes.

After Wen Jianning returned to the villa in the middle of the mountain, he went upstairs directly to review his homework. Before she knew it, it was almost time for dinner, she put down her pen and stretched, and was about to get up and move, when the maid knocked on the door and brought a letter in.

Wen Baiqing finally got a letter.

Wen Jianning took it apart and looked at it, and after only scanning a few lines, he slowly frowned.

Sure enough, as they guessed that day, Wen Baiqing did not go well after returning this time.

The handwriting in the letter was a little sloppy, obviously he was in a bad mood when he wrote the letter, and he also had the intention of spitting it out with Wen Jianning.

On the same day, Wen Baiqing returned to Guangzhou with his mother Meng Li and rented an apartment for her to live in. Before he could figure out how to talk to the teacher's family, he was attacked by the other party first.

The teacher was furious and asked him why he had brought back a woman from Hong Kong to do something like a golden house. His wife, who had always regarded him as her own, was also disappointed in him, not to mention the young lady who had admired him a lot.

finally waited for him to explain clearly, but the situation was at a stalemate again. As Wen Jianning said before, it is still difficult for ordinary people to accept being in-laws with a prostitute, let alone Wen Baiqing, his teacher and others.

Wen Baiqing's mentor surnamed Liao not only has a prominent family background, but he is also a high-ranking person in the army.

He originally took a fancy to Wen Baiqing as his son-in-law, firstly, because Wen Baiqing was handsome, upright, and capable, and he was a student under his hands, so he knew the roots. Although the Wen family is a businessman, at least they are innocent, so they will not insult his beloved daughter. Now that the student had suddenly brought back a mother who had been a prostitute, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

But his daughter really likes it, and he is really satisfied with this student. After thinking about it, he gave Wen Baiqing an ultimatum: he came forward to give Meng Li a sum of money, asked her to sign the document to sever the mother-son relationship with Wen Baiqing, and promised not to mention this matter to anyone in the future, and also sent her to settle in Southeast Asia so that the two families could get married. Otherwise, he would never have been able to get his daughter to recognize a prostitute as her mother-in-law.

With Wen Baiqing's character, how could he agree.

Although he has been much smoother than before in recent years, he still has his own persistence. Not to mention that when he was young, Meng Li once brought him to his teens alone, and just severing the mother-son relationship touched his bottom line.

The two sides froze here for a moment.

Meng Li knew that he had dragged down his son, so he secretly ran away a few times, and was found by Wen Baiqing again. She hoped that she could leave Guangzhou, let Wen Baiqing marry his teacher's daughter, and live her own life.

Wen Baiqing naturally refused.

But he couldn't give a satisfactory explanation from the teacher, and even the young lady who loved him didn't speak for him, so he could only be caught between two of them.

So he specially wrote to Wen Jianning, first, to complain to her, and second, to ask her if she had any ideas.

But although Wen Jianning stood on Wen Baiqing's side, he could also understand the mood of his teacher's family.

She thought for a long time before she wrote back to Wen Baiqing.

In fact, Wen Jianning couldn't think of any way to do both, so he could only tell him that he should be considerate of the teacher's family's feelings, and if he had the opportunity to talk about his thoughts with his teacher and the young lady of the Liao family. If you really can't talk about it, you don't have to force it. In the end, the two parties are only verbally married, and the marriage contract should be dissolved as soon as possible, so as not to delay their respective marriages.

After she finished writing the letter, she was about to put down her pen when she suddenly remembered what Wen Baiqing had said last time.

- If she remembers correctly, the young lady of the Liao family seems to like her very much.

(End of chapter)