Wen Jianning's heart tightened slightly, and he could only respond vaguely.

The faces of the other people next to him were different when they heard this, and Wen Jingshu's carefully groomed eyebrows were even higher.

Wen Baiqing also glanced at Liao Jingqiu.

Liao Jingqiu immediately knew that she had said the wrong thing again, and she suddenly became nervous.

The atmosphere was a little stiff for a while, but Wen Baiqing was the first to speak: "Auntie, the dock is windy, you better go back first, and stay here to accompany us." ”

Wen Jingshu squinted slightly, and the smile on her face remained unchanged: "Okay, I know that your brother and sister have the best relationship." Just listen to you, stay here to accompany you, and we'll go back first. ”

After everyone left, Liao Jingqiu was about to apologize to Wen Jianning for Fang Cai's unintentional mistake, but heard Wen Baiqing say: "You go on the boat first, I have something I want to talk to Jianning alone." ”

Liao Jingqiu also knew that he had always valued this sister, so he immediately nodded and got on the boat first.

When only the two brothers and sisters were left in the same place, Wen Baiqing rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "How are you doing lately, have you ever had trouble with your aunt?" In fact, he wanted to ask as soon as he came back yesterday, but there was no suitable time.

Wen Jianning did have a stomach and wanted to say something to Wen Baiqing, but when the words came to her mouth, they became: "Auntie, she always looks at me unpleasantly, and she is unhappy every day." She's not happy, what can I do. ”

Seeing that although she was complaining, her tone was quite relaxed, Wen Baiqing breathed a sigh of relief: "You don't always have to work against her, and it doesn't hurt to bow your head once in a while." Okay, okay, I know you don't want to listen, aunt won't mention it for the time being, I think there seems to be something strange between you and Jianxiu, you two quarreled?"

Wen Jianning pretended to be casual: "If there is nothing, don't guess." ”

Wen Baiqing only said that it was just an ordinary quarrel between sisters, and he didn't take it seriously, and still explained to Wen Jianning: "You can bear with it for a while, and when I take time out of next spring and summer, I will take you out of Hong Kong, and the Wen family and my aunt will find a way for me, you just need to study in peace." ”

Wen Jianning didn't want to talk about this, so he casually found a topic and asked, "Meng ...... How is Auntie doing?"

Wen Baiqing smiled: "Don't worry, she is doing well." ”

Although the Liao family still refused to recognize Meng Li's in-laws, with Liao Jingqiu helping to persuade them, at least the teacher would not say anything to make them break off the relationship between mother and son.

As the two were talking, the whistle sounded again and again urging them to board the ship.

Finally, it's time to separate again.

Before boarding the boat, Wen Baiqing patted her on the shoulder and repeatedly instructed: "Jianning, take care of yourself." ”

Wen Jianning stood alone on the dock for a long time, until he couldn't see the trace of the steamer at all, and then turned away.

When she returned to the Mid-Levels Villa, she found that no one else had gone out today.

But she didn't think much of it, and went straight upstairs and locked herself in her room as usual. In the afternoon, she asked the maid to knock on the door and tell her to go to the garden for afternoon tea. Since the last time Master Qian happened, no one has called her for a long time.

Wen Jianning was slightly surprised, but she still went.

Although she didn't really want to stay with them, since Mei Shan had asked people to call, if she found an excuse to shirk again, Wen Jingshu would inevitably have to use the topic to play at that time.

By the time she reached the garden, everyone else was already sitting under the umbrellas and chatting.

Wen Jianning took out a chair and sat down, sitting quietly next to him, flipping through the tabloids casually, not participating in their conversation.

Jianwan beside him was complaining about the newly emerging Miss Zhao again, and her tone was a little mean: "...... She had only published two or three poems, and the crowd was about to make her a muse. If she was really talented, she would never have seen a famous newspaper ask her to write for it. ”

As she spoke, she didn't forget to glance at Wen Jianning next to her.

Although Jianxiu didn't know whether Jianwan just wanted to complain or say something, he was already keenly aware of the abnormality, and subconsciously turned his head: "Okay, let's not talk about this, there are a few new Swiss watches in the department store, didn't you say you wanted it before? ”

Wen Jingshu on the other side put down the bone china cup with gold edges, and said slowly: "You used to be very talented in this area, but you didn't want to work hard, and after writing a few small poems, you left it alone, and you were busy rehearsing dramas with people all day long." If you want me to say that if you have nothing to do recently, calm down and write a few more poems, it will not be difficult to overpower Miss Zhao. ”

Seeing that Wan's expression was sluggish, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

She remembered some unpleasant past, and she didn't want to talk about it anymore, but she heard Jianyu next to her innocently say: "Speaking of which, my classmates have invited me to participate in the literary club in the past two days, but I think I didn't write my article well, so I was a little hesitant for a while." If only I could be like a big sister. ”

Seeing Wan sneered, glanced at Wen Jianning, who was silent, and sneered: "You can ask your third sister, isn't she a talented girl from the Wildfire Society?" ”

Wen Jianning picked up the black tea and said calmly: "Recently, I have been busy with homework, and I quit club activities a long time ago. ”

Seeing that Wan had the heart to target her, she naturally didn't allow her to say something like this, and still held on: "Although you have quit the club, you are a talented woman who has been in the Wildfire Club for several years, so I think there must be something great to show us." ”

Wen Jianning frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Seeing Wanwan's eyebrows raised slightly, Mingyan's face carried undisguised malice: "I just think it's very strange, you lock yourself in your room all day and work hard, and you don't know what to do." You love literature, and you've been an officer at the Wildfire Club for so long, but you've never heard of you publishing anything in the school newspaper. I want to ask, can't you?"

Wen Jianning was about to sneer at each other, and Wen Jingshu on the side also looked over.

That gaze fell on her, with a cold scrutiny, which made her quickly calm down.

She had been writing in private for many years, and although she had always done it in secrecy, it was impossible for her to hide it from everyone in the villa. They were afraid that they had already guessed, but no one had pierced the surface and asked.

In Wen Jingshu's opinion, even if Wen Jianning has some talent, he is just making a small fuss and earning a pen fee of three or five yuan. This meager remuneration may be a lot of money for ordinary people, but for people like them, it is really not worth mentioning. Unless Wen Jianning can write "Flowers on the Sea", which was a hit some time ago, maybe they can take a look at it a little higher.

However, when Liao Jingqiu talked about the manuscript in a joking tone on the dock today, they faintly smelled something unusual, and they wanted to find out through the conversation. Even Mei Shan and Jianxiu, who have always played a round for Wen Jianning, did not speak, and were waiting for her answer.

Wen Jianning took a deep breath and replied, "I am only responsible for proofreading and typesetting in the club, and the matter of writing has nothing to do with me. I'm a secretary, but there are so many officers in the Wildfire Society, so what am I? ”

Seeing Wan sneered and wanted to ask, but Wen Jingshu said lazily: "That's it, Jianwan, since she doesn't want to say it, it's useless for you to ask again." There is still a layer of separation between people's hearts and us. ”

This was actually said very seriously, but Wen Jianning only sneered in his heart, and pretended to be uneasy on his face to defend himself: "Auntie, I didn't mean that......"

Wen Jingshu didn't bother to listen to her explanation, and elegantly forked a piece of cream snack and put it in her mouth, swallowed it and asked, "You said last night that you planned to take the entrance examination to Hong Kong University in the future, but you thought about it." ”

Wen Jianning said in a low voice: "I think about it." ”

Wen Jingshu's face showed a satisfied expression: "Very good." I originally wanted to say that the money in our family is not blown by the wind, especially you girls, how much money is spent on you, there should always be a fixed amount. If you don't want to further your studies, I can use the money to dress up for you early, find a suitable family job, and you don't need to go to any university, what's the use of studying so much. Since you have the heart to study, your family will naturally provide you with a good plan to finish college. ”

Although she said this to Wen Jianning alone, when she saw Wan, their faces were also a little unsightly, and they just barely maintained the expression on their faces.

Wen Jianning knew the meaning of her words, and said obediently on her face: "Thank you, aunt." ”

As soon as he returned to the upstairs room, Wen Jianning locked the door and carefully read the letters and manuscripts hidden in the cracks again, thinking about finding a time to destroy some of them. Because she was really not sure if Wen Jingshu would let people come in and flip through her things because they were interested in her writing.

She estimated the days, and in just these two days, the manuscript fee from Shanghai should also be sent. With this large amount of money, she can also feel more at ease. Until then, she didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble for herself.

After a while, Mei Shan personally came and knocked on the door, saying that she was going to take her to visit a professor at the University of Hong Kong. She obviously took what Wen Jianning said before seriously, arranged a meeting almost non-stop, and personally accompanied her there.

What Wen Jianning didn't know was that as soon as she left on her front foot, her letter was delivered.

Because there are people in the family who love to turn over people's things, Wen Jianning told the maid at home a long time ago that her letter must be handed over to her in person, or placed on the desk in her room, and is not allowed to pass through other people's hands.

As soon as the maid who had taken the letter from the postman entered the living room, she was seen by Jianyu, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, and asked with a smile, "Do you have my letter?"

The maid replied with a smile: "There is only a letter from the third lady today, and your letter may still be on the way." ”

Seeing Yu's heart moved, he smiled and said, "The third sister just went out, I'll help you put it in the third sister's room." ”

The maid hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head: "Fourth Miss, I'll send it myself." ”

Because of the letter, the eldest lady Wen Jianwan and the third lady have had a few troubles, and they are also very embarrassed to be subordinates. Although Miss Fourth Jianyu didn't look like the kind of person who would open letters privately, she still didn't dare to hand over Miss Three's letters at will, for fear of getting into any trouble again.

Fortunately, seeing that Yu just mentioned it casually and did not entangle, the maid breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran upstairs.

After a while, I saw Yu go upstairs and go back to the room, and was about to go in, but Yu Guang inadvertently caught a glimpse of the door of the room not far away. Probably because the servant was in a hurry after putting down the letter, the door was not closed, and there was a crack.

Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, Yu boldly pushed the door in.

The third sister's letter was placed on the table, and she only glanced at it and did not open it.

She walked around the room a few times, and finally landed her eyes on a brown paper bag that Wen Jianning had placed on the bookshelf.

(End of chapter)