CHAPTER XXIV
Yang Renjie continued: "Actually, I listened to my sister's words, and I was quite happy in my heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Before, she had never specifically asked which of my friends she wanted to meet. She wants to meet my friends and see you, which should be a sign of valuing you. ”
I was stunned for a long time and said, "But why does she have to see me?" After a pause, I asked, "What did she tell you then?" ”
Yang Renjie recalled: "She said that she basically knew my classmates and friends. Even if you haven't seen them, you probably know about their family history or are familiar with their family. You seem to be the only one she knows and hasn't met, so she hopes to meet you to satisfy her curiosity. ”
I pursed my lips and said with some dissatisfaction, "Could it be that she thinks I'm a bad person?" With you, afraid that I will bring you badly? ”
"Of course not." Yang Renjie hurriedly denied: "My sister has really taken care of me wholeheartedly for several years, so she pays special attention to me in all aspects." I am an old man, and my parents' generation is old and lacking in energy, which is equivalent to entrusting the task of raising me to my sister. So don't look at her usually very nice to me, very gentle, but she will never allow me to make the slightest mistake. From childhood to adulthood, not to mention the friends I made, even the books I read, she had to go through the sieve carefully. I'm not afraid of my parents, but I'm a little afraid of her. But I know that she is really good to me, so I am very close to her and willing to tell her everything. It's only in the past two years, since I went to college, that she has seen me grow up, and she has gradually become less strict than before. She has asked a few times about my relationship with you, and she probably wants to see you for a long time. She was able to endure it for so long, and to be honest, I was a little surprised. Don't think too much about it, though. You're so good, I haven't seen anyone who doesn't like you, and my sister is certainly no exception! ”
I hesitated, "Listening to you, she seems to be a very strict person." ”
"No, no." Yang Renjie explained with a smile: "Why did my words leave you with such an impression, as if she was fierce and vicious. My sister couldn't be more gentle and kind to people, even to her subordinates, and I have never seen her speak loudly. It is true that she is strict, but even if she makes a mistake, she will never scold, but be reasonable. ”
"Then why do you look so nervous? And you took me here to pick out clothes? Do you think that my usual clothes are not enough to meet people, or do you think that your sister will be dissatisfied with me because I am shabby? "Yang Renjie's explanation was not enough to dispel my doubts.
"I don't mean that, don't get me wrong. I have a good relationship with my sister and I value her opinion. I also hope that you can leave a good impression on her, that she can support our relationship, and that the two people I value the most can get along happily. Yang Renjie said solemnly.
I thought for a while and said, "Renjie, your sister wants to see me, and I don't think it's a bad thing. But I think the 'me' she wants to see is the real me, not the me you decorate. I pointed to myself in the mirror and said, "Look, is this still what I usually look like?" ”
Yang Renjie was a little puzzled: "You're more beautiful than usual, what's wrong with this?" ”
"Maybe it's prettier than I usually are, but it's just an illusion! I don't usually wear such a beautiful cheongsam, and I don't have such expensive leather shoes. These things don't match my identity, and they don't fit my life. Renjie, I don't want your sister to think that I'm just like your other friends, either rich or expensive. I'm one of the most ordinary girls in the city, and I can only support myself by working my own. Since your sister wants to see what your friend is like, I wish she saw the real me, just what she usually looks like. "I'm frank.
Yang Renjie lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Maybe I didn't think it through." Actually, I've told my sister a little bit about your situation, and she didn't say anything. In my original intention, I want you to appear in front of my favorite family in the most beautiful state. However, if it hurts your self-esteem or if you will deliberately hide something from her, it is not out of my heart. He held my hand and said, "Yuzhen, see my sister, you can wear whatever you want, I have no opinion." Anyway, in my eyes, you look good in whatever you wear. Just promise me one thing. ”
"What?" I asked.
"Please accept this dress today, as a gift from me. Because it really fits you, what you're wearing...... It's really beautiful! ”
The two of us stood in front of the dressing mirror, and the two of us were clearly reflected in the mirror. a long gown, a cheongsam; One blue, one light yellow, the same young and flying face, it looks like an impeccable match. The edges of the mirror are dark brown with traditional twig patterns, like the frame of a painting, tightly enclosing the two of us together.
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I ended up wearing the same cloth dress I used to wear to meet Yang Renjie's sister, and pretended to ignore the disappointed look in his eyes.
Yang Renjie took me to the gate of a bungalow on Pushi Road in the French Concession and rang the doorbell. Soon, a middle-aged man came out to open the door and greeted him respectfully: "Young Master Yang is here, please come inside." ”
Yang Renjie called him Uncle Chen very familiarly, and asked, "Is my sister in the garden or in the living room at this time?" And led me inside.
Uncle Chen hurriedly said: "Mrs. is not at home now. But she told you to wait in the little parlor for a while if you came. ”
Yang Renjie signaled to Uncle Chen that he knew, and then explained to me: "My sister rarely misses appointments, I think I have something to do when I go out, and it won't be long." I'll take you around first, and we'll wait for her for a while. ”
I nodded, feeling a bad premonition about this unexpected situation. However, the bungalows and gardens quickly caught my attention. What a beautiful house! It is a Western-style two-story building with oval windows and a pointed roof covered with red tiles, reminiscent of a European castle in a fairy tale in a book. The freshly watered, green carpet in front of the house, the grass with round droplets, and the tall broad-leaved sycamores that have been planted for I don't know how many years look so verdant and lovely. Under the shade of the trees, there is a set of large rattan tables and chairs, the chairs are covered with cream-white embroidered cushions, and a set of white porcelain tea sets are placed on the quaint and chic table.