Chapter 34: Returning Home
After arriving in Hankou, the group sailed down the river to prepare to return to Shanghai.
It is said that he is timid in his hometown, and Zhou Min now has such a feeling, although it is not his home in the 21st century, but this is also his home in this time and space.
Zhou Min felt a little flustered in his heart. She didn't know how to get along with her "parents" at home when she arrived in Shanghai. Let yourself open your mouth to call Mom and Dad, and he can't do it.
Zhou Tao seemed to see Zhou Min's nervousness. He said to her, "Minmin, I want to talk to you." ”
The two sat at opposite ends of the table with two cups of coffee in front of them. Smelling the faint aroma of coffee, Zhou Min was a little dazed. It's been a long time since I've smelled this familiar smell. The familiar aroma of coffee seemed to bring Zhou Min back to his memories. She unconsciously stirred the coffee in her cup with her spoon. I don't know what I'm thinking with my head down?
"Minmin, Minmin" Zhou Tao shouted several times in a row, and Zhou Min raised his head and looked at him blankly.
Looking at Zhou Min's somewhat blank eyes, Zhou Tao had some heartache, his sister turned out to be very well-behaved and smart, but she was a little stubborn. He is very dependent on his brother and admires him very much. But now Zhou Min will only look at himself with strange eyes and blank eyes.
"Minmin, I sense you're a little nervous, right?"
"yes, I don't know what to do. ”
"You don't have to face anything, you go back to your home to see your parents, what are you afraid of?"
"But I don't remember them. ”
"It doesn't matter, they will always remember you because you are their favorite daughter, my sister. ”
"I feel guilty for your concern. ”
"There's no need to feel guilty, no one wants to see something like this happen. ”
In fact, the guilt in Zhou Min's heart is the guilt of deceiving everyone. She felt that she had robbed everyone of their love for the real "Zhou Min". This love originally did not belong to her, but now it has been taken by her. "Thank you! I'll take care of them and don't make them sad. “
"Minmin, you don't understand what I mean, you don't need to go to the show, you are back to your own home, no matter what you do, everyone will not blame you, because you are a part of this family. You don't need to be around the family. ”
After Zhou Tao's enlightenment, Zhou Min gradually let go of his nervousness and kept encouraging himself to bravely face the upcoming new environment.
After spending another day with everyone on the boat, Zhou Min heard a long whistle early the next morning. Walking towards the deck, you will be greeted by a very large pier. There is a dense crowd of goods and pedestrians coming and going.
At this moment, Zhou Min knew that she had come to Shanghai.
At that time, the megacity was the most connected city in the world. It is a city where Japanese people dare not be overly arrogant. It's the city you're going to live in. It is a city that composes heroic and tragic songs.
When they got off the boat, there was already a car waiting for them.
Mrs. Zhou originally insisted on coming to the dock to pick up her son and daughter in person, but her husband stopped her.
"Madam, although Tao'er went to pick up Minmin back, although it can't be said that everyone knows about it, most people know about it. If the two of us go to the dock now, we may be chased and intercepted by reporters, so it is better to let them come back quietly, and it can also reduce some trouble and danger. ”
"Okay, Yaozu, I'll listen to you, I'll go prepare some things that Min Min and Tao'er like to eat first. ”
Zhou Min, who was sitting in the car, fell silent again. Looking at the scenery outside the window, Zhou Min had a feeling of returning to the modern era. Shanghai was the largest metropolis in China at that time. Western-style buildings, shops, large department stores, banks, hotels, and all kinds of buildings floated in front of Zhou Min's eyes. This is not the withered mountains of the Qinghe base area of the Eighth Route Army, nor the dusty dirt roads that walk up.
The car is driving at a constant speed on the concrete pavement. It didn't take long for the car to stop in front of a roadblock. In front of the roadcar stood two Indian patrolmen. After checking the two Indian Ahsan, they let the convoy in.
Zhou Min knew that after entering the concession, her home was about to arrive.
The mood that had been calmed down now rose and fell again, like waves crashing into her heart. Nervousness, excitement, panic, uneasiness, all kinds of emotions rushed to her.
In the short time that Zhou Min was in a daze, the car stopped.
After the driver opened the door, Zhou Min and the others got out of the car. In front of her was a very large iron gate. It is flanked by tall marble pillars with a small door number that reads "Zhou Mansion, 37 Gordon Road". Zhou Min looked inside the door of the iron fence and saw a large lawn. At the end of the lawn is a white villa full of European style.
Walking in the door, Zhou Min found that this Zhou Mansion was very large, and there seemed to be an empty space behind the villa.
This is the first time Zhou Min has walked into such a large villa. She had seen it on TV before, and she didn't expect that one day she would be able to come to the villa where the rich lived, and she didn't expect that now she was about to become one of the owners of the villa.
Zhou Min, who was in a mess in his mind, mechanically followed Zhou Tao and slowly walked to the door of the villa.
There were two rows of servants standing in front of the door, opening the door and bowing to them, and saying, "Welcome home." ”
Looking at the neatly dressed maid, Zhou Min looked at the open door of the villa again, which made her feel a graceful and luxurious atmosphere.
Follow Zhou Tao into the villa, the first feeling is spacious and bright, the sunlight reflects the dazzling light on the floor, the noble golden sofa is placed in the center of the living room, in front of the sofa is a glass coffee table, on which there are some tea sets. In the corner of the living room, there is also a sandalwood trellis with a variety of bonsai on it. The entire spiral staircase is pear wood yellow, which looks elegant. The crystal chandelier on the ceiling is full of European and American aristocratic atmosphere.
There is a huge landscape painting on the wall facing the gate, and the whole layout is full of elegance and nobility.
Seeing the layout of the room like this, Zhou Min's tense heart also relaxed a little, according to the decoration of the room, it can be seen that the owner is very tasteful, not a tyrant who got rich overnight.
"Minmin, come and let my mother see where the injury is" A middle-aged woman's soft and hurried voice floated into Zhou Min's ears, and following the direction of the sound, Zhou Min saw a woman wearing cheongsam and high heels trotting towards her. Next to him was a middle-aged man in a black silk horse coat, and the two looked at Zhou Min excitedly.
"Dad, Mom, isn't my sister back, what are you in a hurry?" Zhou Tao couldn't help but say when he saw the second elder's eager look.
Zhou Min saw that people were coming over excitedly and enthusiastically, and wanted to open his mouth and say, "Dad, Mom, I'm back." However, when the words came to his lips, he could not say anything. He could only look at Zhou Tao and Steward Fang for help.
"Sir, madam, Mademoiselle has amnesia. Looking at the excited two, Steward Fang reminded in a low voice.
But at this time, Mrs. Zhou couldn't take care of it so much, so she hugged Zhou Min and started crying, crying and saying to Zhou Min: "Mom's good daughter, you have suffered, it is Mom and Dad who are sorry for you, we should not force you to get engaged and lock you up, otherwise you will not be hurt, and now you don't remember us, woo woo." The more Mrs. Zhou spoke, the more sad she became, and her eyes were red when she cried.
Zhou Min, who was held in Mrs. Zhou's arms, was very moved when she listened to Mrs. Zhou's sad words of self-blame. But this touch disappeared without a trace when he heard "forced you to get engaged and locked up".
Zhou Min's heart wailed: "These two people are black enough, and they actually used forced marriage and locking up a young girl, it seems that the future will not be easy." ”
At the request of Zhou's father, Mrs. Zhou let go of her baby daughter, "Madam, Minmin, they rushed back non-stop, they are already very tired, you let them wash up and rest." ”
Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears and instructed the maid to take Zhou Min and Xiaoxue to wash.
After washing, the two collapsed on the soft bed and soon fell asleep.